Forest Green Rovers F.C.
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| Full name | Forest Green Rovers Football Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Rovers The Green |
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| Founded | 1890 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Forest Green New Stadium Nailsworth, Stroud Valley |
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| Capacity | 5,147 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairman |  Colin Gardner |
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| Manager |  Jim Harvey |
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| League | Conference National | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005-06 | Conference National, 20th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Forest Green Rovers F.C. are an English football team based in Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, currently playing in the Nationwide Conference.
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[edit] History
- 1968-69 - Founder members of Gloucestershire County League
- 1975-76 - Joined Hellenic League Premier Division
- 1981-82 - Hellenic League Champions. FA Vase Winners; promoted to Southern League Midland Division
- 1989 - Changed name to Stroud F.C.
- 1992 - Changed name back to Forest Green Rovers
- 1995-96 - Switched to Southern Division
- 1996-97 - Southern League Southern Division Champions; promoted to Premier Division
- 1997-98 - Southern League Champions; promoted to Conference
- 1998-99 - FA Trophy runner-up
- 2000-01 - FA Trophy runner-up
It is known that Fc Barcelona's badge was inspirsed by that of Forest Green Rovers.
[edit] Club records
- Best league position: 9th in Conference (level 5), 2002-03
- Best FA Cup performance: 2nd round, 1999-00
- Best FA Trophy performance: finalists, 1998-99 and 2000-01.
- Best FA Vase performance: winners, 1981-82.
- Best Football League Trophy performance: 1st round, 2003-04
[edit] Honours
- FA Vase winners 1982
- Southern League Premier Division champions 1998
- Southern League Southern Division champions 1997
- Hellenic League champions 1982
[edit] Stadium
The Lawn Ground had been home to the club since it was founded in 1890, and remained little more than a field until the club's continued progress demanded a series of upgrades from the 1950s, Terraces, famously partial leveling of the pitch, the Trevor Horsley Stand and new Barnfield Terrace sponsored by Rockwool, the latter two being moved to the new facility in 2006.
At the start of the 2006-07 season, Forest Green opened The New Lawn. The northern covered terrace is known as the Rockwool stand because of its sponsor. This is the liveliest part of the ground. The supporters have begun to call themselves the "Rockwool Army" after the stand. The western covered seated stand contains the boxes and 'green man' bar. The eastern open terrace is allocated for away fans and the southern covered terrace has yet to be finished. The western stand also contains the 5 valleys leisure centre. Although the stadium can hold 5147 fans, the highest attendance was 3021 against Oxford. Usual attendance is 800-1100 for conference fixtures and around 1500 for cup fixtures.
[edit] Current squad
As of 26 January 2007:
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[edit] Out on loan
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[edit] Coaching staff
- Jim Harvey
- Paul Wanless (player/assistant manager)
- Adam Coyle
- Jack Russell (goalkeeper coach)
- Keith Marfell (physio)
[edit] Sources
- Forest Green Rovers at the Football Club History Database
[edit] External links
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