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Saturday, July 4, 2026

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Shock as Forest Green drop women’s team

Forest Green Rovers have announced that they will not be running a women’s team in the coming season.

The club has made the following statement on its official website:

“"We had been in discussions with Hartpury Uni about a partnership, but the Uni made a decision that ruled out the possibility of a joint team.

This means we'll also be stepping back from our joint involvement with Hartpury's Elite Training Centre for girls aged 9 to 16.

Our partnership with Hartpury has been worthwhile and valued, we'll continue to support them as they explore ways to take the programme forward through Hartpury Women FC.

Forest Green Rovers is committed to returning to the EFL as quickly as possible, and that means concentrating our resources and efforts on strengthening the Club and achieving that goal.

This isn't goodbye to women's football at Forest Green.

We'd like to return to it in the future, when the time is right and when we can build a programme that is sustainable and successful for the long term.

We'd like to thank the players, staff, volunteers and supporters who have been part of the women's programme and wish them every success for the future."

Last season, Forest Green narrowly missed out on the Premier Division title in the South West Women’s League, and promotion to the FA Women’s National League, when they finished in second place to champions Torquay United, and were also runners-up in the County Cup.