FOREST GREEN - home (Amex), Falmer Years: = 0
no meetings from 2011.

Forest Green ground: New Lawn 5.1k . . . nickname: Rovers . . . shirt: green, black trim.
nostalgia: in 2027 it was 30 years since BHA survived as a Football League club. 2026 had been our 125th anniversary and coincided with 25 years since first promotion within the EFL at Withdean. Forest Green were equivalent of a National League club at turn of the century.
We didn't meet for any fixtures. Cup ties played in '03 & '22.

F Green NL/EFL record from 11/12: 10 10 11 5 2 3 NL, 21 5 11 6 1 L2, 24 L1, 24 L2, 3 7 NL @ 4/5/26.
recent promo - '22 L2, '17 NL . . rel - '23 L1, '24 L2
STATUS; came new to EFL fixtures, having served apprenticeship in non league contests many seasons previously.

Falmer Years season7 (H) onwards - FG not Premier League.

Championship to 2017
F Green NL record from 11/12: 10 10 11 5 2 3 NL

FY - BHA v FG EFL record H&A: P0 W0 D0 L0 . W = 0%
Falmer Years season1 (H) onwards - FG not C'ship
note: since Y2k Forest Green were not an EFL club during the noughties - see Forest Green in Clubs via Archive scroll.
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Forest Green Withdean Era (H) from1999 to 2011 - see Clubs scroll in Archive:
Season5 13/10/03 (H) - League Trophy R1.

2-0 EFL Trophy.
no other league meetings from 1999.

F GREEN NL from 99/00: 19 16 18 9 18 20 19 14 8 18 / 21 20 NL

FOREST GREEN - away, Falmer Years:
'22 EFL Cup . . . no league visits from 2011.

Season12 (A) EFL Cup R2 Wed 24/8/22 - w 0-3 ~ Undav, Alzate, Ferguson.
This newly promoted League One outfit was drawn to host Albion in the League Cup second round, when Prem clubs join R1 winners of the early-season evening competition. It was our very first visit to New Lawn, located in rural depths of Glos. Brighton fans would have to scroll back to the mid noughties at Withdean to record our only previous meeting, with its very own variety of autumnal open-air lower leagues knockout entertainment at the theatre of trees. As usual when facing lesser opposition Graham Potter was anticipated to field a second-string line-up of squad players and U21s. Such had been made similar decisions for LC ties away at Cardiff, Preston & Bristol Rovers from recent past annual midweek summer excursions during our latest Prem campaigns. FG Rovers had got past L2 leaders Orient 2-0 at home in R1, so were expected to put a fight anyhow. A week before this tie New Lawn was waterlogged - another factor to be included in the mix.
*** match report: Albion second squad went thru to meet Arsenal in R3, scoring three times and keeping a clean sheet to boot. Undav on debut netted first (38min), then Alzate with a smart punt just prior to the interval (45min). Rovers put on 5 subs and attacked in the second period as Seagulls reshuffled to cope. But Steele kept them at bay and Potter introduced U21 subs to see the tie out. At the death Ferguson bagged a very late goal to flatter the away outfit. All in all a job well done on the night with new players on show as well as useful displays from PL2 regulars. Potter said, 'we didn't do so well in the second half but you have to give the opponent credit. We stuck at it and went about the game the right way.' He was right as usual but is an all-round coach with wider team selection and forward thinking. So good work by GP too.
stats: ht 0-2, goals 38,45,94 poss 47%-53%, on target 3-5, off target 9-5, corners 4-5, fouls 8-9, yellows 3-1, shape 352-3412
weather: warm evening. gate: 3812 (1224 away) . MoM: Turns - mature display.
team: 23 Steele, 43 Turns, 29 van Hecke, 6 Colwill, 2 Lamptey, 41 Spong, 17 Alzate, 22 Mitoma, 28 Ferguson, 20 Enciso, 21 Undav .
subs: 47 Furlong 41 85, 42 Offiah 21 67, 49 Moran 22 67, 53 Hinchy 2 80, 51 Peupion 20 80.
bench: 38 McGill, 46 Tsoungui.

Falmer Years season1 (A) onwards - FG not C'ship nor Premier League.
New Lawn
note: since Y2k Forest Green were not an EFL club during the noughties - see Clubs in Archive scroll.
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Forest Green Withdean era (A): 1999 - 2011.
no visits to New Lawn in 12 seasons.