Forest Green Rovers has scrapped its women's team. The decision was made to focus on returning the men's team to the English Football League.

What happened?

The club announced it would be stepping back from its joint involvement with Hartpury's Elite Training Centre for girls aged 9 to 16.

Why it matters for Forest Green

This decision has been met with criticism from football teams and fans. A spokesperson for Dursley Town Ladies said: "Very sad to see a local flagship women’s team being thrown under the bus like this."

What comes next?

The club says this isn't goodbye to women's football at Forest Green. They'd like to return to it in the future when the time is right.

As of 01 Jul 2026, Forest Green Rovers is 7th in the National League with 81 points from 46 games. Their recent form has been WLWDW. | Category | Value | | --- | --- | | League standing | 7th | | Points | 81 | | Recent form | WLWDW | | Goals scored | 82 | | Goals conceded | 52 | | Goal difference | +30 | The last result was a 1-0 loss to Boreham Wood on 2026-04-29. The title race sees them 27 points behind leaders York.