Forest Green 2016/17

Forest Green finished 3rd of 24 in the 2016/17 National League with 86 points (won 25, drawn 11, lost 10; scored 88, conceded 56) and were promoted. They were top of the table after 12 matches of 46; lowest 17th, after match 1. Longest runs: 6 wins in a row, 11 unbeaten and 6 without a win.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Forest Green
Champions, middle half
Relegated, middle half

Bands: the middle half of champions’ and relegated clubs’ points after each match, from every complete 24-club National League season on file.

Results

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Pts	Pos
1	Sat 6 Aug 2016	Boreham Wood (away)	0–1 L	Lost	0	17th
2	Tue 9 Aug 2016	Sutton (home)	1–1 D	Drew	1	16th
3	Sat 13 Aug 2016	Gateshead (home)	1–0 W	Won	4	13th
4	Tue 16 Aug 2016	Woking (away)	1–0 W	Won	7	11th
5	Sat 20 Aug 2016	York (home)	2–1 W	Won	10	6th
6	Sat 27 Aug 2016	Maidstone (away)	4–1 W	Won	13	3rd
7	Mon 29 Aug 2016	Southport (home)	5–1 W	Won	16	2nd
8	Sat 3 Sep 2016	Chester FC (away)	2–1 W	Won	19	1st
9	Sat 10 Sep 2016	Dover Athletic (away)	3–4 L	Lost	19	2nd
10	Tue 13 Sep 2016	Eastleigh (home)	1–1 D	Drew	20	3rd
11	Sat 17 Sep 2016	Bromley (home)	1–0 W	Won	23	2nd
12	Sat 24 Sep 2016	Braintree Town (away)	1–0 W	Won	26	2nd
13	Sat 1 Oct 2016	Barrow (home)	0–0 D	Drew	27	2nd
14	Tue 4 Oct 2016	Aldershot (away)	4–0 W	Won	30	1st
15	Sat 8 Oct 2016	North Ferriby (away)	3–0 W	Won	33	1st
16	Sat 22 Oct 2016	Guiseley (home)	3–0 W	Won	36	1st
17	Tue 25 Oct 2016	Solihull (away)	1–0 W	Won	39	1st
18	Sat 29 Oct 2016	Dag and Red (home)	1–1 D	Drew	40	1st
19	Sat 5 Nov 2016	Aldershot (home)	2–1 W	Won	43	1st
20	Sat 12 Nov 2016	Macclesfield (away)	1–0 W	Won	46	1st
21	Sat 19 Nov 2016	Lincoln (home)	2–3 L	Lost	46	1st
22	Tue 22 Nov 2016	Tranmere (home)	2–2 D	Drew	47	1st
23	Sat 26 Nov 2016	Wrexham (away)	1–3 L	Lost	47	1st
24	Sat 17 Dec 2016	Dover Athletic (home)	1–1 D	Drew	48	3rd
25	Mon 26 Dec 2016	Torquay (away)	3–4 L	Lost	48	3rd
26	Sun 1 Jan 2017	Torquay (home)	5–5 D	Drew	49	3rd
27	Sat 7 Jan 2017	Bromley (away)	5–1 W	Won	52	3rd
28	Tue 10 Jan 2017	Eastleigh (away)	1–1 D	Drew	53	2nd
29	Sat 21 Jan 2017	Braintree Town (home)	1–1 D	Drew	54	2nd
30	Sat 28 Jan 2017	Barrow (away)	3–2 W	Won	57	2nd
31	Sat 11 Feb 2017	Boreham Wood (home)	2–0 W	Won	60	3rd
32	Sat 18 Feb 2017	Gateshead (away)	1–3 L	Lost	60	3rd
33	Sat 25 Feb 2017	Woking (home)	4–3 W	Won	63	3rd
34	Sat 4 Mar 2017	Macclesfield (home)	3–0 W	Won	66	2nd
35	Sat 11 Mar 2017	Dag and Red (away)	1–2 L	Lost	66	3rd
36	Tue 14 Mar 2017	Sutton (away)	2–1 W	Won	69	2nd
37	Sat 18 Mar 2017	Wrexham (home)	3–0 W	Won	72	2nd
38	Tue 21 Mar 2017	Solihull (home)	2–1 W	Won	75	1st
39	Sat 25 Mar 2017	Lincoln (away)	1–3 L	Lost	75	2nd
40	Sat 1 Apr 2017	North Ferriby (home)	0–1 L	Lost	75	3rd
41	Sat 8 Apr 2017	Guiseley (away)	1–0 W	Won	78	3rd
42	Tue 11 Apr 2017	Tranmere (away)	1–0 W	Won	81	3rd
43	Fri 14 Apr 2017	Chester FC (home)	2–0 W	Won	84	3rd
44	Mon 17 Apr 2017	Southport (away)	0–2 L	Lost	84	3rd
45	Sat 22 Apr 2017	Maidstone (home)	2–2 D	Drew	85	3rd
46	Sat 29 Apr 2017	York (away)	2–2 D	Drew	86	3rd

Score is this club’s goals first. Pos is the position in the table after that day’s matches; points include deductions from the date they applied.