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History

The club was founded in 1890 as Nailsworth & Forest Green and joined the Stroud & District League where they remained for the first 32 years of their existence. They were founder members of the Gloucestershire Northern Senior League in 1922 which they were to win three times in 1935, 1950 and 1951.

In 1968 they were founder members of the Gloucestershire County League where they remained for seven seasons with an average finishing position of 6th. They joined the Hellenic League in 1975. The 1981-82 season was a red letter one for the club as they clinched the Hellenic League championship and the FA Vase under manager Bob Mersell. They moved upwards into the Southern League where they finished third in their maiden season in the Midland Division. However in subsequent seasons they failed to make much impact, and in 1989 the club changed its name to Stroud F.C.. This highly opposed move failed to improve the club's fortune and the name was changed back to Forest Green Rovers for the 1992-93 season. The Gloucestershire County League is a football league based in England. ... For the 5th century BC league of Greek city states, see Delian League. ... The 1981-82 season was the 102nd season of competitive football in England. ... The Football Association Challenge Vase is an annual football competition for teams playing in the lower regional leagues of England. ... The Southern League is an English football league for semi-professional and amateur teams. ... The 1992-1993 season was the 113th season of competitive football in England. ...

Under manager Frank Gregan the club enjoyed two successive promotions in 1997 and 1998 to the Conference National where they finished 12th in their first season. A run to the final of the FA Trophy saw them lose 1-0 at Wembley Stadium to Kingstonian. They went on to appear in the FA Cup First Round for the first time, defeating Guiseley 6-0 to set up a home tie with Torquay United, which they lost 3-0. Conference National (currently billed as the Blue Square Premier for sponsorship reasons) [1] is the top division of the Football Conference. ... The Football Association Challenge Trophy is an English football competition for clubs playing in the Football Conference, Southern League, Isthmian League, and Northern Premier League. ... For the new stadium, see Wembley Stadium. ... Kingstonian Football Club are an English, semi-professional football club that are playing in the Isthmian League First Division South for the 2006-07 season. ... This article is about the English FA Cup. ... Guiseley AFC is a football squad from Guiseley, England. ... Torquay United Football Club, nicknamed the Gulls, is an English association football club based in the seaside resort town of Torquay, Devon. ...

Another appearance in the FA Trophy final in 2000 saw another 1-0 defeat, this time to Canvey Island at Villa Park. Canvey Island F.C, known as the Gulls or Yellow Army, are an English association football club founded in 1926. ... For other uses, see Villa Park (disambiguation). ...

Colours and crest

The Rovers Badge is very similar to the FC Barcelona Badge. The flag of Saint George appears on both badges, showing his links to England as well as Catalunya.

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. This included 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. The Lawn Ground was, until 2006, home to Nationwide Conference football club, Forest Green Rovers F.C. in the county of Gloucestershire. ...

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 was 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 7 boxes and 'Green Man' bar. The eastern open terrace was allocated for away fans and the southern covered terrace (Trevor Horsley Stand) remains uncompleted. The western stand also contains the 5 Valleys Leisure Centre. Although the stadium can hold 5147 fans, the highest attendance was 3021 against Oxford. The usual attendance is 700 - 1000 for conference fixtures and around 500 - 1000 for cup fixtures. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The new Wembley Stadium was completed in time for the 2006-07 seasons FA Cup Final. ...

Folding of the Club

Rivals

Personnel

Board of Directors

Colin Gardner MBE Chairman, Trevor Horsley Vice-Chairman, Jenny Anns Executive Director, Ken Boulton Executive Director, Martin Anns Executive Director, John Clapp Executive Director, Mark Coles Executive Director

First team squad

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Coaching staff

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Managers

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Records and statistics

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Honours

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