Forest Green, founded in 1890 and based in Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, is one of English football’s most distinctive clubs. Its identity combines a long rise through the regional game with a nationally recognised commitment to environmental sustainability. The club’s green-and-black colours, ridge-top home and vegan operating policy sit alongside a modern football story shaped by promotion, adaptation and community scale. This page brings together the team’s 2026 snapshot, from its current playing group and coaching chronology to recent movement and recorded competition history.
Forest Green Upcoming matches by league
National League
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- Regular Season - 8
Carlisle
Forest Green
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- Regular Season - 9
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Boston United
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- Regular Season - 10
Sutton Utd
Forest Green
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- Regular Season - 11
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Wealdstone
Forest Green Last matches by league
National League
Friendlies Clubs
FA Trophy
FA Cup
League Two
EFL Trophy
Forest Green Team Roster
The latest recorded squad contains 25 players. The group includes nine attackers, three defenders, four goalkeepers and nine midfielders, giving the roster a broad spread across the pitch. The attacking options include O. Patrick, R. Rees, Sean Etaluku and J. Berry-McNally, while J. Moore-Taylor and E. Obi are listed among the defenders. Goalkeeping depth is represented by E. Ross, F. Pagel, H. Isted and L. McNicholas. In midfield, J. Clarke, K. McAllister, N. Haughton and T. Campbell are selected recorded names. Shirt numbers range from 1 to 42, with number 12 appearing twice in the roster.
position Goalkeeper
Ethan Walker Ross
Luke McNicholas
Fiachra Pagel
position Defender
N. Kengni
Kyle Ajayi
Gabriel Kircough
Max Robson
Chukwuemeka David Obi
Sydney Agina
Filozofe Mabete
Freddie Sass
position Midfielder
T. Pemberton
Jayden Clarke
Tate Campbell
Nicholas George Haughton
Oliver James Ewing
Kyle Kelly
position Attacker
Kyle McAllister
D'Mani Lucell Bughail-Mellor
Ricardo Rees
James Berry-McNally
Omari Joshua Curtis Patrick
Joshua Oluwole Olaoluwa Osude
Bryan Ifeanyi
Sean Etaluku
Kairo Ellis Mitchell
Last Forest Green Coachs
Stephen Cotterill is the most recent recorded appointment in Forest Green’s coaching timeline, with his spell beginning in January 2024. The chronology does not establish that he remains in post, so the timeline is described by its recorded dates rather than as a current appointment. David Horseman preceded him from July 2023 to January 2024, following Duncan Ferguson’s January-to-July 2023 spell. Ian Burchnall is also recorded from July 2022, while Robert Edwards’s tenure began in May 2021 and ended in May 2022. The sequence reflects several changes in the senior coaching position across five documented appointments.
History
| Coach | Coach country | Coach since | Coach until |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2025 | |||
| 1 August 2024 | |||
| 1 August 2023 | |||
| Duncan Cowan Ferguson | Scotland | 1 January 2023 | 1 July 2023 |
| Ian David Burchnall | England | 1 July 2022 | |
| Robert Owen Edwards | England | 1 May 2021 | 1 May 2022 |
| 1 April 2021 | 1 May 2021 | ||
| Mark Nicholas Cooper | England | 1 May 2016 | 1 April 2021 |
| Scott Bartlett | England | 1 April 2016 | 1 May 2016 |
| Adrian Barry Pennock | England | 1 November 2013 | 1 April 2016 |
| Scott Bartlett | England | 1 October 2013 | 1 November 2013 |
Forest Green Transfers
The recent arrivals recorded show a varied mix of movement. O. Patrick joined from Tranmere as a free agent on 22 July 2026, while J. Berry-McNally arrived from Wycombe on loan on 30 June. D. Bughail-Mellor moved from Macclesfield in March, and T. Campbell and G. Kircough were recorded as free-agent arrivals from Buxton and Penybont. Several loan additions came from Reading, Stockport County, Bristol City and Fulham, including A. Ahmed, J. Mingi, E. Morrison and C. Nwoko. The list also includes returns from loan, such as Y. Bamba and J. Marquez, alongside arrivals from Merthyr Town and Burton Albion.
Latest player transfers from
| Player | Team from | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| F. Sass |
Accrington ST
|
Transfer | 25 August 2026 |
| F. Sass |
Accrington ST
|
Transfer | 25 August 2026 |
| K. Ajayi |
Hemel Hempstead Town
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- | 9 August 2026 |
| K. Ajayi |
Hemel Hempstead Town
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- | 9 August 2026 |
| Filozofe Mabete |
Swindon Town
|
Loan | 5 August 2026 |
| O. Patrick |
Tranmere
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Free agent | 22 July 2026 |
| Kyle Kelly |
Liverpool U21
|
Loan | 21 July 2026 |
| K. Kelly |
Liverpool U21
|
Loan | 21 July 2026 |
| E. Ross |
Altrincham
|
Free agent | 16 July 2026 |
| Sydney Agina |
Stoke City
|
Loan | 6 July 2026 |
| E. Obi |
Kidderminster Harriers
|
- | 2 July 2026 |
Carshalton Athletic
|
Free agent | 30 June 2026 | |
| Oliver James Ewing |
Scunthorpe
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- | 30 June 2026 |
| O. Patrick |
Tranmere
|
Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| O. Ewing |
Scunthorpe
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- | 30 June 2026 |
The recent departures recorded include L. Mendy’s transfer to Heart Of Midlothian on 23 July 2026, while Y. Bamba moved to Newport County and C. Doidge joined the same club as a free agent on 30 June. T. Knowles also left as a free agent for Barnet. A series of loan returns sent C. Nwoko, E. Morrison, J. Buyabu, Abraham Kanu, A. Ahmed and J. Mingi back to Fulham, Bristol City, Sheffield Utd, Reading and Stockport County. Further recorded exits include loan returns for Isaac Moore, A. Dausch and Harry Whitwell, plus a transfer for H. Cardwell and a free-agent departure for L. Sercombe.
Latest player transfers to
| Player | Team to | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Long |
Weston-super-Mare
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Free agent | 6 August 2026 |
| J. Marquez |
Worthing
|
Loan | 6 August 2026 |
| William Merrett |
Hereford
|
Loan | 28 July 2026 |
| L. Mendy |
Heart Of Midlothian
|
Transfer | 23 July 2026 |
| T. Babalola |
Sutton Utd
|
- | 30 June 2026 |
| R. Inniss |
AFC Hornchurch
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Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| Y. Bamba |
Newport County
|
Transfer | 30 June 2026 |
| J. Moore-Taylor |
Sutton Utd
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Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| Jesse Aldridge |
Hartpury University
|
Loan | 30 June 2026 |
| T. Babalola |
Sutton Utd
|
- | 30 June 2026 |
| H. Bunker |
Carlisle
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Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| T. Knowles |
Barnet
|
Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| C. Doidge |
Newport County
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Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| Y. Bamba |
Newport County
|
Transfer | 30 June 2026 |
| T. Babalola |
Sutton Utd
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- | 29 June 2026 |
Transfers Synthesis
Forest Green’s recorded movement shows a mixture of permanent arrivals, free-agent additions, loans and players returning from temporary spells. The incoming entries include transfers from Tranmere, Merthyr Town and Burton Albion, free-agent additions from Buxton and Penybont, and temporary recruitment connected with Wycombe, Reading, Stockport County, Bristol City and Fulham. The outgoing entries show a similarly mixed cycle: L. Mendy and H. Cardwell are recorded in transfer moves, free-agent departures include C. Doidge, T. Knowles and L. Sercombe, and several loanees returned to their parent clubs. Some players appear in both directions at different points, notably Y. Bamba, A. Ahmed, J. Mingi, E. Morrison and C. Nwoko, reflecting the turnover associated with temporary registrations. The available movement records describe recent activity rather than a complete seasonal ledger, so they do not establish an overall transfer total or net balance.
Leagues Forest Green has participated in
Forest Green’s competition history covers the National League, FA Cup and FA Trophy from 2011 through the latest recorded 2025 entries. The club also has recent records in the National League Cup and Friendlies Clubs, both extending to 2025, with the National League Cup first appearing in 2024 and Friendlies Clubs in 2020. Earlier recorded EFL participation includes the EFL Trophy, League Cup and League Two through 2023, while League One is recorded in 2022. These entries show a mix of league, domestic cup and friendly football across the English pyramid, with the 2025 competitions forming the most recent recorded group.
More about Forest Green
Forest Green is an English football club based in Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, and was founded in 1890. The club represents a small Cotswolds community while operating within the national football pyramid. Its green-and-black identity and environmental outlook make it distinctive beyond its results on the pitch.
Its history began in local and regional football before progression through the Stroud and District leagues, the Hellenic League and the Southern League. That gradual rise led to the national semi-professional divisions and, later, historic entry into the English Football League. The recorded competition footprint reflects that journey, with National League and cup participation alongside League Two, League One, the EFL Trophy and League Cup appearances.
The New Lawn provides the club’s best-known home setting, standing on a ridge above Nailsworth. The venue is closely linked with Forest Green’s sustainability programme, including an organic, chemical-free pitch, solar-powered robotic mowing, electric-vehicle charging and onsite renewable-energy initiatives. Plans for a larger sustainable timber stadium at Eco Park remain part of the club’s long-term vision.
Dale Vince, founder of renewable-energy company Ecotricity, is identified with the club’s ownership and its modern ecological direction. Under his stewardship, Forest Green developed a vegan-only stadium catering policy and promoted lower-impact practices across matchday operations. Those choices have given the club an international profile, with recognition from football and environmental organisations.
Forest Green’s story therefore combines conventional sporting progression with an unusually explicit social and ecological mission. Its small-town roots, national competition history, distinctive venue and sustainability-led culture form the enduring framework around the team recorded in 2026.
Last matches statistics for Forest Green
| match | shots | Poss. | Pass % | Fouls | Cards | Saves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Forest Green
1 - 5
Cardiff
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Forest Green
3 - 2
Bristol City
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0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Forest Green
1 - 4
Swindon Town
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0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Forest Green
3 - 2
FC Halifax Town
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Worthing
1 - 2
Forest Green
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0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Forest Green
0 - 3
Boreham Wood
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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AFC Fylde
2 - 0
Forest Green
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Forest Green
1 - 2
Altrincham
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0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
AFC Hornchurch
0 - 1
Forest Green
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Forest Green
4 - 0
Gateshead
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Stockport County vs Forest Green
FA Cup 2024 - 1311840
Forest Green vs Notts County
League Two 2023 - 1040360
Morecambe vs Forest Green
League Two 2023 - 1040347
Wrexham vs Forest Green
League Two 2023 - 1040341
Mansfield Town vs Forest Green
League Two 2023 - 1039976
Forest Green vs Milton Keynes Dons
League Two 2023 - 1040323
2021-2022
1st shirt