2012–13 Forest Green Rovers F.C. season
2012–13 season | |||
Chairman | Dale Vince | ||
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Manager | Dave Hockaday | ||
Ground | The New Lawn | ||
Conference | 10th | ||
FA Cup | Round 1 | ||
FA Trophy | Round 2 | ||
Top goalscorer |
League: James Norwood (15) All: James Norwood (17) | ||
Highest home attendance | 2,332 vs. Newport County | ||
Lowest home attendance | 575 vs. Dartford | ||
Average home league attendance | 1,169 | ||
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The 2011–12 season was Forest Green Rovers's 15th consecutive season in The Football Conference, the top division of England's Non-League football structure. The Nailsworth based club also competed in the FA Cup and the FA Trophy. They ended the Conference season with a 10th place league finish - the second year in a row the club had secured such a position.
League table
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 30 | 5 | 11 | 92 | 52 | +40 | 95 | Promotion to 2013–14 League Two |
2 | Kidderminster Harriers | 46 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 82 | 40 | +42 | 93 | |
3 | Newport County | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 85 | 60 | +25 | 80 | Promotion to 2013-14 League Two |
4 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 70 | 38 | +32 | 83 | |
5 | Wrexham | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 74 | 45 | +29 | 80 | |
6 | Hereford United | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 73 | 63 | +10 | 70 | |
7 | Luton Town | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 70 | 62 | +8 | 67 | |
8 | Dartford | 46 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 67 | 63 | +4 | 66 | |
9 | Braintree Town | 46 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 63 | 72 | −9 | 66 | |
10 | Forest Green Rovers | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 63 | 49 | +14 | 65 | |
11 | Macclesfield Town | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 65 | 70 | −5 | 63 | |
12 | Woking | 46 | 18 | 8 | 20 | 73 | 81 | −8 | 62 | |
13 | Alfreton Town | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 69 | 74 | −5 | 60 | |
14 | Cambridge United | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 68 | 69 | −1 | 59 | |
15 | Nuneaton Town | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 55 | 63 | −8 | 57 | |
16 | Lincoln City | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 66 | 73 | −7 | 56 | |
17 | Gateshead | 46 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 58 | 61 | −3 | 55 | |
18 | Hyde | 46 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 63 | 75 | −12 | 55 | |
19 | Tamworth | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 55 | 69 | −14 | 55 | |
20 | Southport | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 72 | 86 | −14 | 54 | |
21 | Stockport County | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 57 | 76 | −19 | 50 | Relegation to 2013–14 Conference North/South |
22 | Barrow | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 45 | 83 | −38 | 46 | |
23 | Ebbsfleet United | 46 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 55 | 89 | −34 | 39 | |
24 | AFC Telford United | 46 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 52 | 79 | −27 | 35 |
Updated to games played on 20 April 2013.
Source: Football Conference
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Squad
No. | Name | Nationality | Age | League appearances | League goals | Previous Club | Notes | |||
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Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
1 | Matt Bulman | 29 | 0 | 0 | Cirencester Town | |||||
23 | Sam Russell | 33 | 46 | 0 | Darlington | |||||
Defenders | ||||||||||
2 | Jared Hodgkiss | 29 | 29 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | |||||
3 | Chris Stokes | 24 | 36 | 4 | Bolton Wanderers | |||||
5 | Jamie Turley | 25 | 37 | 3 | Salisbury City | |||||
6 | Chris Todd | 34 | 0 | 0 | Newport County | Left club in January 2013 for Eastleigh | ||||
6 | Dale Bennett | 26 | 7 | 0 | Watford | |||||
15 | Eddie Oshodi | 24 | 41 | 1 | Watford | |||||
16 | Ed Asafu-Adjaye | 27 | 24 | 0 | Luton Town | |||||
21 | Aarran Racine | 24 | 24 | 1 | Southampton | |||||
26 | Ashley Brown | 21 | 0 | 0 | Youth | |||||
Midfielders | ||||||||||
4 | Al Bangura | 27 | 33 | 0 | Gabala | |||||
8 | Yan Klukowski | 29 | 40 | 11 | Larkhall Athletic | |||||
11 | Kieron Forbes | 25 | 32 | 0 | Watford | |||||
12 | Jamie Collins | 31 | 21 | 1 | Aldershot Town | |||||
17 | Lee Fowler | 32 | 5 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | One-month loan from Doncaster Rovers | ||||
19 | James Rowe | 14 | 0 | Reading | ||||||
22 | Paul Green | 28 | 20 | 0 | Tamworth | |||||
24 | George Washbourne | 0 | 0 | Youth | ||||||
28 | Stephen Brogan | 27 | 13 | 2 | Guiseley | |||||
Forwards | ||||||||||
7 | Omar Koroma | 26 | 15 | 0 | Portsmouth | |||||
9 | Reece Styche | 26 | 24 | 6 | Chasetown | |||||
10 | Magno Vieira | 30 | 34 | 3 | Fleetwood Town | |||||
14 | Matty Taylor | 25 | 42 | 9 | North Leigh | |||||
17 | Phil Marsh | 29 | 4 | 0 | Stalybridge Celtic | Left club for Guiseley in January 2013 | ||||
18 | Ben Wright | 27 | 18 | 3 | Braintree Town | |||||
20 | James Norwood | 25 | 41 | 15 | Exeter City | |||||
25 | Saul Williams | 21 | 3 | 0 | Youth | |||||
27 | Nathaniel Jarvis | 24 | 2 | 0 | Cardiff City | One-month loan in November 2012 from Cardiff City | ||||
27 | Yemi Odubade | 31 | 14 | 1 | Gateshead | Loan spell from Gateshead | ||||
29 | Wes Burns | 21 | 6 | 1 | Bristol City | One-month loan from Bristol City | ||||
30 | Reece Connolly | 24 | 7 | 1 | Farnborough | Loan spell from Farnborough |
Matches
Pre season friendlies
10 July 2012 | Brimscombe & Thrupp | 0 - 2 | Forest Green Rovers | The Meadow |
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19:45 | Styche, Taylor | Attendance: 481 |
14 July 2012 | North Leigh | 0 - 2 | Forest Green Rovers | Eynsham Hall |
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15:00 | Styche, Wright | Attendance: 150 |
17 July 2012 | Cirencester Town | 2 - 1 | Forest Green Rovers | Corinium Stadium |
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19:45 | Packer, Allard | Moore | Attendance: 105 |
18 July 2012 | Forest Green Rovers | 0 - 0 | Wycombe Wanderers | The New Lawn |
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19:45 | Attendance: 392 |
20 July 2012 | Shortwood United | 1 - 5 | Forest Green Rovers | Meadowbank |
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19:30 | Coates | Report | Wright (2), Vieira (2), Klukowski | Attendance: 239 |
24 July 2012 | Forest Green Rovers | 0 - 4 | Swindon Town | The New Lawn |
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19:45 | Report | Archibald-Henville, Caddis, Roberts, Ferry | Attendance: 1,517 |
28 July 2012 | Forest Green Rovers | 1 - 0 | Cardiff City | The New Lawn |
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15:00 | Koroma | Report | Attendance: 1,519 |
31 July 2012 | Slimbridge | 0 - 2 | Forest Green Rovers | Wisloe Road |
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19:45 | Report | Turley, Vieira | Attendance: 292 |
3 August 2012 | Wealdstone | 2 - 2 | Forest Green Rovers | St George's Stadium |
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19:45 | Jolly, Dyer | Wright, Styche | Attendance: 138 |
5 August 2012 | Forest Green Rovers | 2 - 2 | Manchester United | The New Lawn |
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15:00 | Klukowski (2) | Report | King, Agnaldo | Attendance: 3,207 |
League results
11 August 2012 | Forest Green Rovers | 1 - 1 | Cambridge United | The New Lawn |
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15:00 | Klukowski | Report | Elliot | Attendance: 1128 |
14 August 2012 | AFC Telford United | 1 - 2 | Forest Green Rovers | New Bucks Head |
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19:45 | Rooney | Report | Racine, Styche | Attendance: 1582 |
18 August 2012 | Gateshead | 1 - 1 | Forest Green Rovers | Gateshead International Stadium |
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15:00 | Fisher | Report | Styche | Attendance: 531 |
25 August 2012 | Forest Green Rovers | 3 - 1 | Woking | The New Lawn |
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15:00 | Vieira, Taylor (2) | Report | Betsy | Attendance: 979 |
27 August 2012 | Kidderminster Harriers | 0 - 1 | Forest Green Rovers | Aggborough |
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15:00 | Report | Norwood | Attendance: 1742 |
1 September 2012 | Forest Green Rovers | 3 - 1 | Hyde | The New Lawn |
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15:00 | Styche, Turley, Wright | Report | Crowther | Attendance: 768 |
4 September 2012 | Forest Green Rovers | 4 - 1 | Ebbsfleet United | The New Lawn |
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19:45 | Klukowski, Wright, Taylor, Oshodi | Report | Walsh | Attendance: 914 |
8 September 2012 | Grimsby Town | 1 - 0 | Forest Green Rovers | Blundell Park |
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15:00 | Pond | Report | Attendance: 3270 |
15 September 2012 | Forest Green Rovers | 1 - 1 | Alfreton Town | The New Lawn |
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15:00 | Klukowski | Report | Bradley | Attendance: 1072 |
22 September 2012 | Macclesfield Town | 1 - 2 | Forest Green Rovers | Moss Rose |
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15:00 | Barnes-Homer | Report | Taylor, Brogan | Attendance: 1729 |
25 September 2012 | Hereford United | 1 - 2 | Forest Green Rovers | Edgar Street |
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19:45 | Stam | Report | Wright, Klukowski | Attendance: 1656 |
28 September 2012 | Forest Green Rovers | 3 - 0 | Lincoln City | The New Lawn |
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19:45 | Taylor (2), Vieira | Report | Attendance: 1395 |
6 October 2012 | Wrexham | 2 - 1 | Forest Green Rovers | The Racecourse Ground |
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15:00 | Cieslewicz (2) | Report | Norwood | Attendance: 4053 |
9 October 2012 | Forest Green Rovers | 1 - 2 | Tamworth | The New Lawn |
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19:45 | Collins | Report | Cunnington | Attendance: 1022 |
13 October 2012 | Mansfield Town | 1 - 0 | Forest Green Rovers | Field Mill |
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15:00 | Rhead | Report | Attendance: 2019 |
27 October 2012 | Forest Green Rovers | 1 - 2 | Luton Town | The New Lawn |
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15:00 | Klukowski | Report | Fleetwood, Rendell | Attendance: 2112 |
6 November 2012 | Dartford | 0 - 1 | Forest Green Rovers | Princes Park |
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19:45 | Report | Klukowski | Attendance: 915 |
10 November 2012 | Forest Green Rovers | 4 - 1 | Stockport County | The New Lawn |
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15:00 | Klukowski, Hobson (OG), Norwood, Styche | Report | Newton | Attendance: 1176 |
17 November 2012 | Barrow | 2 - 2 | Forest Green Rovers | Holker Street |
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15:00 | Boyes, Flynn | Report | Norwood, Taylor | Attendance: 853 |
1 December 2012 | Forest Green Rovers | 1 - 0 | Nuneaton Town | The New Lawn |
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15:00 | Norwood | Report | Attendance: 948 |
8 December 2012 | Forest Green Rovers | 1 - 1 | Macclesfield Town | The New Lawn |
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15:00 | Stokes | Report | Fairhurst | Attendance: 901 |
18 December 2012 | Braintree Town | 3 - 1 | Forest Green Rovers | Cressing Road |
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19:45 | Marks, Davis (2) | Report | Stokes | Attendance: 480 |
26 December 2012 | Forest Green Rovers | 1 - 2 | Newport County | The New Lawn |
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15:00 | Brogan | Report | Swallow, Charles | Attendance: 2332 |
1 January 2013 | Newport County | 0 - 5 | Forest Green Rovers | Rodney Parade |
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15:00 | Report | Norwood (3), Klukowski, Styche | Attendance: 2787 |
5 January 2013 | Hyde | 0 - 1 | Forest Green Rovers | Ewen Fields |
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15:00 | Report | Norwood | Attendance: 553 |
12 January 2013 | Nuneaton Town | 1 - 1 | Forest Green Rovers | Liberty Way |
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15:00 | Gordon | Report | Taylor | Attendance: 910 |
19 January 2013 | Stockport County | 2 - 1 | Forest Green Rovers | Edgeley Park |
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15:00 | Newton, Nolan | Report | Styche | Attendance: 2802 |
26 January 2013 | Lincoln City | 1 - 2 | Forest Green Rovers | Sincil Bank |
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15:00 | Smith | Report | Klukowski, Stokes | Attendance: 1663 |
2 February 2013 | Forest Green Rovers | 0 - 0 | Wrexham | The New Lawn |
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15:00 | Report | Attendance: 1840 |
9 February 2013 | Luton Town | 1 - 1 | Forest Green Rovers | Kenilworth Road |
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15:00 | Gray | Report | Taylor | Attendance: 6374 |
12 February 2013 | Forest Green Rovers | 4 - 1 | Braintree Town | The New Lawn |
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19:45 | Norwood (3), Klukowski | Report | Daley | Attendance: 918 |
16 February 2013 | Forest Green Rovers | 1 - 0 | Gateshead | The New Lawn |
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15:00 | Vieira | Report | Attendance: 1139 |
19 February 2013 | Forest Green Rovers | 0 - 1 | Kidderminster Harriers | The New Lawn |
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19:45 | Report | Malbon | Attendance: 1449 |
26 February 2013 | Woking | 2 - 0 | Forest Green Rovers | Kingfield |
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19:45 | Betsy, Parkinson | Report | Attendance: 1105 |
2 March 2013 | Cambridge United | 0 - 0 | Forest Green Rovers | Abbey Stadium |
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15:00 | Report | Attendance: 2221 |
5 March 2013 | Forest Green Rovers | 0 - 1 | Grimsby Town | The New Lawn |
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19:45 | Report | Naylor | Attendance: 744 |
9 March 2013 | Forest Green Rovers | 1 - 1 | Barrow | The New Lawn |
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15:00 | Norwood | Report | Baker | Attendance: 904 |
12 March 2013 | Southport | 1 - 2 | Forest Green Rovers | Haig Avenue |
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19:45 | Whalley | Report | Odubade, Burns | Attendance: 632 |
15 March 2013 | Forest Green Rovers | 1 - 2 | Mansfield Town | The New Lawn |
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19:45 | Norwood | Report | Oshodi (OG), Stevenson | Attendance: 1109 |
30 March 2013 | Ebbsfleet United | 0 - 2 | Forest Green Rovers | Stonebridge Road |
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15:00 | Report | Norwood, Connolly | Attendance: 749 |
1 April 2013 | Forest Green Rovers | 0 - 0 | AFC Telford United | The New Lawn |
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15:00 | Report | Attendance: 1061 |
6 April 2013 | Tamworth | 2 - 1 | Forest Green Rovers | The Lamb Ground |
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15:00 | Cunnington | Report | Klukowski | Attendance: 773 |
9 April 2013 | Forest Green Rovers | 0 - 1 | Hereford United | The New Lawn |
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19:45 | Report | McDonald | Attendance: 1142 |
13 April 2013 | Forest Green Rovers | 0 - 1 | Southport | The New Lawn |
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15:00 | Report | Stokes (OG) | Attendance: 1496 |
16 April 2013 | Forest Green Rovers | 2 - 3 | Dartford | The New Lawn |
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19:45 | Stokes, Turley | Report | Harris, Bradbrook (2) | Attendance: 575 |
20 April 2013 | Alfreton Town | 2 - 1 | Forest Green Rovers | Impact Arena |
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15:00 | Law, Arnold | Report | Turley | Attendance: 759 |
FA Cup
20 October 2012 Fourth qualifying round | Forest Green Rovers | 1 - 1 | Dartford | The New Lawn |
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15:00 | Norwood | Report | Erskine | Attendance: 891 |
23 October 2012 Fourth qualifying round replay | Dartford | 1 - 4 | Forest Green Rovers | Princes Park |
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19:45 | Crawford | Klukowski, Taylor, Vieira | Attendance: 804 |
3 November 2012 First round | Forest Green Rovers | 2 - 3 | Port Vale | The New Lawn |
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15:00 | Norwood, Oshodi | Report | Vincent, McDonald, Williamson | Attendance: 1753 |
FA Trophy
24 November 2012 First round | Forest Green Rovers | 2 - 1 | AFC Totton | The New Lawn |
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15:00 | Taylor, Styche | Racine (OG) | Attendance: 523 |
15 December 2012 Second round | Forest Green Rovers | 1 - 2 | Gainsborough Trinity | The New Lawn |
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15:00 | Stokes | Stamp (2) | Attendance: 496 |