The 2022–23 season was the 134th season in the existence of Forest Green Rovers Football Club and the club's first ever season in League One following their promotion from League Two in the previous season. In addition to the league, they also competed in the 2022–23 FA Cup, the 2022–23 EFL Cup and the 2022–23 EFL Trophy.
Transfers In DatePosPlayerTransferred fromFeeRef 1 July 2022 CM Reece Brown Huddersfield Town Free Transfer 1 July 2022 GK Alfie Burnett Rotherham United Free Transfer 1 July 2022 CM David Davis Shrewsbury Town Free Transfer 1 July 2022 AM Armani Little Torquay United Free Transfer 1 July 2022 RW Kyle McAllister St Mirren Free Transfer 1 July 2022 RB Corey O'Keeffe Rochdale Free Transfer 19 July 2022 LB Jacob Jones Swansea City Free Transfer 3 August 2022 CF Connor Wickham Milton Keynes Dons Free Transfer 4 August 2022 RB Sean Robertson Crystal Palace Free Transfer 7 September 2022 FW Sean O'Brien Millwall Free Transfer 22 November 2022 CM Dylan McGeouch Aberdeen Free Transfer 3 January 2023 GK Fiachra Pagel Drogheda United Undisclosed 5 January 2023 RW Jordon Garrick Swansea City Undisclosed 6 January 2023 LB Jamie Robson Lincoln City Undisclosed 10 January 2023 GK Ross Doohan Tranmere Rovers Undisclosed 12 January 2023 CF Amadou Bakayoko Bolton Wanderers Undisclosed 23 January 2023 CF Tyrese Omotoye Norwich City Undisclosed 24 January 2023 DM Charlie McCann Rangers Undisclosed
Out DatePosPlayerTransferred toFeeRef 10 June 2022 RB Kane Wilson Bristol City Compensation 10 June 2022 CF Jake Young Bradford City Undisclosed 30 June 2022 CM Ebou Adams Cardiff City Free Transfer 30 June 2022 CM Taylor Allen Walsall Released 30 June 2022 LM Nicky Cadden Barnsley Free Transfer 30 June 2022 RW Vaughn Covil Hull City Released 30 June 2022 LB Jack Evans Hereford Released 30 June 2022 RW Opi Edwards Rochester New York Released 30 June 2022 DF Luke Hallett AFC Totton Released 30 June 2022 CB Dan Sweeney Stevenage Free Transfer 30 June 2022 CM Elliott Whitehouse Scunthorpe United Released 15 July 2022 DM Sadou Diallo Derry City Undisclosed 3 January 2023 CF Connor Wickham Free agent Released 13 January 2023 CF Jamille Matt Walsall Undisclosed 30 January 2023 CF Josh March Stevenage Undisclosed
Loans in DatePosPlayerLoaned fromOn loan untilRef 27 June 2022 LB Harry Boyes Sheffield United 2 January 2023 5 July 2022 CB Oliver Casey Blackpool End of Season 22 August 2022 AM Myles Peart-Harris Brentford End of Season 1 September 2022 CF Bryan Fiabema Chelsea 31 January 2023 1 September 2022 CB Christian Marques Wolverhampton Wanderers 12 December 2022 3 January 2023 CB Brandon Cooper Swansea City End of Season 27 January 2023 CM Tyler Onyango Everton End of Season 27 January 2023 DM Charlie Savage Manchester United End of Season 31 January 2023 CF Jahmari Clarke Reading End of Season
Loans out DatePosPlayerLoaned toOn loan untilRef 13 October 2022 LB Jacob Jones Bath City 8 November 2022 CF Sean O'Brien Gloucester City 8 December 2022 3 January 2023 GK Fiachra Pagel Drogheda United End of Season 12 January 2023 CM Armani Little AFC Wimbledon End of Season 29 January 2023 GK Luke McGee Derby County End of Season 30 January 2023 CM David Davis Solihull Moors End of Season 31 January 2023 CM Regan Hendry Tranmere Rovers End of Season 31 January 2023 RB Sean Robertson Crewe Alexandra End of Season 31 January 2023 CF Matty Stevens Walsall End of Season 2 February 2023 DM Harvey Bunker Scunthorpe United 9 March 2023 2 February 2023 LB Jacob Jones King's Lynn Town End of Season
Pre-season and friendlies On June 14, FGR announced three pre-season friendlies against Melksham Town, Swindon Supermarine and Newport County.
Competitions Overall record
League One
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
On 23 June, the league fixtures were announced.
FA Cup
FGR were drawn at home to Birmingham City in the third round.
EFL Cup
FGR were drawn at home to Leyton Orient in the first round and to Brighton & Hove Albion in the second round.
EFL Trophy
On 20 June, the initial Group stage draw was made, grouping Forest Green Rovers with Exeter City and Newport County.
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