With the dust having settled on an exciting season of EFL action at The New Lawn, attentions have already turned to the 2019/20 campaign, and with the play-off finals taking place over the weekend, the line-up for next season has been confirmed.

Here is a look at what can be expected from Forest Green Rovers’ new opponents as we put Bradford City, Leyton Orient, Plymouth Argyle, Salford City, Scunthorpe United and Walsall, in the spotlight.

Bradford City ‘The Bantams’ – Est. 1903

Valley Parade - 25,136

Manager - Gary Bowyer

Former FA Cup winners Bradford City have a rich Football League history which includes two seasons in the Premier League. The first of which came in the 1999/00 season when they avoided relegation with just 36 points, a record low at the time, before finishing bottom the following season.

Bradford are the only professional football club in England that wear claret and amber, and have worn those colours throughout their history.

Bradford City are known for one of the biggest FA Cup giant killings of recent years, as they overturned a 2-0 deficit to beat Premier League leaders 4-2 at Stamford Bridge in 2015.

This away day is one that Forest Green fans will be keeping an eye out for, with Valley Parade being one of the biggest League grounds they have visited in their history.

Leyton Orient 'The O's' – Est. 1881

Brisbane Road – 9,271

Manager – Justin Edinburgh

Leyton Orient are the second oldest football club in London and another team with a respectively illustrious history, who, up until the 2016/17 season, had spent a 112-year stint in the Football League.

Their first season in the National League was a frustrating one - finishing 13th and losing more games than they won- but the 2018/19 season saw them promoted back to the Football league with a goalless draw at home to Braintree Town.

The east London side, who play in all red, have reached the lofty heights of the First Division on just one occasion, finishing 22nd in the 1965/66 season.

Plymouth Argyle ‘The Pilgrims’ – Est. 1886

Home Park – 12,800

Manager – Kevin Nancekivell (Caretaker)

Plymouth Argyle are the furthest Football League side to both the South and the West of England and one of two League teams in Devon, the other being Exeter City who FGR fans will be familiar with, having played them seven times in the last two seasons.

Despite never reaching the Premier League, Argyle have spent six consecutive years in the Championship, ending with a double relegation down to League Two where they stayed until the last two seasons.

It went to final day last campaign as Plymouth saw themselves relegated back to League Two despite finishing on the same points as the two sides above them.

Salford City ‘The Ammies’ – Est. 1940

Moor Lane – 5,106

Manager – Graham Alexander

It has been a swift rise up through the football pyramid for Salford City since members of the Manchester United Class of ’92 bought shares back in 2014.

Four promotions in five years, and the addition of David Beckham to the board, saw the Ammies confirm Football League status for the first time in their history with a 3-0 win over AFC Fylde in the play-off final at Wembley.

Salford, who play in red tops with white shorts, are based just North of Manchester and will be a new opponent for Forest Green.

Scunthorpe United ‘The Iron’ – Est. 1899

Glanford Park – 9,088

Manager – Paul Hurst

Since 2004/05, Scunthorpe United have spent a lot of time bouncing between The Championship, League One and League Two, and up until their recent four-year stint in League One, they hadn’t spent more than two years in the same league during that time.

Based in Lincolnshire, Scunthorpe United is another long trip for Rovers fans, and one that may be a new ground for some given the two sides have never met at Glanford Park.

The only meeting between the two sides came in a 2014 FA Cup tie when the team in claret and blue emerged 2-0 victors at The New Lawn.

Walsall ‘The Saddlers’ – Est. 1888

The Banks’s Stadium – 11,300

Manager – Darrell Clarke

Of all the sides joining League Two ahead of next season, Walsall have been by far the most consistent, spending 14 out of the last 15 seasons in League One. In 2005/06, they dropped out of League One, only to bounce straight back as League Two champions the following year.

The Banks’s Stadium, which many FGR fans will have seen from the M6 on the way to games further North, is a relatively short trip from Nailsworth.

It’s another of the teams that will be a brand new opponent for Forest Green, the two sides having never faced in a competitive fixture. The Saddlers had a few familiar faces in their side last season, with Isaiah Osbourne and Scott Laird both pulling on the red shirts.

Don't forget you can secure your seat for the next campaign by purchasing one of our season ticket packages, released on Tuesday, June 4.