The 2018–19 season was Forest Green Rovers's 130th year in existence and their second consecutive season in League Two. Along with competing in League Two, the club participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and the EFL Trophy.
The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.
Transfers
Transfers in Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref. 1 July 2018 CF Tahvon Campbell West Bromwich Albion Free transfer 1 July 2018 LB Joseph Mills Perth Glory Free transfer 1 July 2018 GK James Montgomery Gateshead Free transfer 1 July 2018 RW Isaac Pearce Fulham Free transfer 1 July 2018 RB Liam Shephard Peterborough United Undisclosed 1 July 2018 GK Lewis Thomas Swansea City Free transfer 1 July 2018 AM George Williams Fulham Free transfer 1 July 2018 RM Carl Winchester Cheltenham Town Free transfer 4 July 2018 DM Lloyd James Exeter City Undisclosed 31 July 2018 CB Paul Digby Mansfield Town Undisclosed 1 January 2019 LB Nathan McGinley Middlesbrough Undisclosed 2 January 2019 LW Junior Mondal Whitby Town Undisclosed 3 January 2019 CF Shawn McCoulsky Bristol City Undisclosed 24 January 2019 RB Udoka Godwin-Malife Oxford City Undisclosed
Transfers out Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref. 1 July 2018 CM Tom Anderson Free agent Released 1 July 2018 GK Cameron Belford Chorley Released 1 July 2018 RB Dale Bennett Sutton United Mutual consent 1 July 2018 CF Omar Bugiel Bromley Released 1 July 2018 DM Callum Evans Macclesfield Town Released 1 July 2018 RW Keanu Marsh-Brown Newport County Released 1 July 2018 CF Olly Mehew Free agent Released 1 July 2018 CB Manny Monthé Tranmere Rovers Undisclosed 1 July 2018 CB Jon Moran Chester Released 1 July 2018 LM Jordan Morris Cirencester Town Released 1 July 2018 DM Isaiah Osbourne Walsall Rejected contract 1 July 2018 GK Harry Pickering Free agent Released 1 July 2018 CB Mark Roberts Free agent Released 1 July 2018 GK Sam Russell Grimsby Town Released 1 July 2018 LB Alex Whittle Free agent Released 1 July 2018 LB Dan Wishart Sutton United Free transfer 13 July 2018 CF Luke James Hartlepool United Free transfer
Loans in Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref. 1 July 2018 GK Robert Sánchez Brighton & Hove Albion 31 May 2019 2 July 2018 LW Theo Archibald Brentford 7 January 2019 29 August 2018 LB Nathan McGinley Middlesbrough 1 January 2019 31 August 2018 CF Ben Morris Ipswich Town 31 May 2019 31 August 2018 CM Matt Worthington Bournemouth January 2019 14 January 2019 GK Lewis Ward Reading 31 May 2019 31 January 2019 DM Ben Liddle Middlesbrough 31 May 2019
Loans out Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref. 1 July 2018 CM Charlie Cooper Newport County 13 December 2018 10 August 2018 GK Lewis Thomas Yate Town 14 October 2018 23 August 2018 CB Haydn Hollis Chesterfield 31 May 2019 31 August 2018 CF Christian Doidge Bolton Wanderers 1 January 2019 6 September 2018 CM Jordan Simpson Havant & Waterlooville October 2018 20 September 2018 LM Fabien Robert Gloucester City November 2018 21 December 2018 RW Isaac Pearce Gloucester City January 2019 11 January 2019 LM Fabien Robert Gloucester City 31 May 2019 17 January 2019 LB Scott Laird Walsall 31 May 2019 22 January 2019 GK Lewis Thomas Yate Town 31 May 2019 31 January 2019 CF Tahvon Campbell Gillingham 31 May 2019 11 March 2019 CM Charlie Cooper Boreham Wood 31 May 2019 22 March 2019 CM Jordan Simpson Hampton & Richmond Borough 31 May 2019
Competitions
Pre-season friendlies FGR will play Brimscombe & Thrupp, Torquay United, Weston-super-Mare, Leeds United, Swindon Supermarine, Bristol Rovers, Hereford, Shortwood United and Wrexham in pre-season.
League Two
League table
Results summary
Results by matchday
Matches On 21 June 2018, the League Two fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.
Play-offs
FA Cup
The first round draw was made live on BBC by Dennis Wise and Dion Dublin on 22 October.
EFL Cup
On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made in Vietnam. The second round draw was made from the Stadium of Light on 16 August.
EFL Trophy On 13 July 2018, the initial group stage draw bar the U21 invited clubs was announced.
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