2009/10 PREVIEW: FOREST GREEN ROVERS
In our final look of the week at teams the Town will face in the BSP next season we take a trip to Gloucestershire to preview Jim Harvey's Forest Green Rovers.
Nickname: Rovers
Manager: Jim Harvey
Ground: The New Lawn
Last season: Conference 18th
2008/09 average attendance: 955
2009/10 BSP title odds: 50/1
Previous meetings: None
Recent history:
Rovers' 18th place finish in the BSP last season could conceivably be recognised as a disappointment to the New Lawn faithful after Jim Harvey's side had topped the table at the end of August.
However, Harvey led the club to fine runs in the FA Cup - losing 4-3 in a thrilling tie against Championship Derby County - and the Setanta Shield, where they finished runners-up after a penalty shootout defeat to AFC Telford United.
The 2007/08 season saw Rovers finish eighth - their highest ever league position since their elevation to the non-league top flight in 1997/98.
Rovers have twice visited Wembley, winning on their first trip in the FA Vase in 1982 and losing in the FA Trophy final to Kingstonian in 1999.
At the beginning of the 2006/07 season the club swapped their Lawn ground for their New Lawn ground which held their highest attendance of 4,836 for Derby's visit last season.
FACT: Forest Green are based in the small Gloucestershire town of Nailsworth which has a population of just over 6,000 people.
Official website: www.forestgreenroversfc.com
Next week: Gateshead, Hayes & Yeading and Grays Athletic.
Previews so far - click the teams below:
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