2023–24 Stevenage F.C. season

The 2023–24 season is the 48th season in the history of Stevenage and their first season back in League One since the 2013–14 season following their promotion from League Two in the previous season. The club are participating in League One, the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the 2023–24 EFL Trophy.

Stevenage
2023–24 season
ChairmanPhil Wallace
ManagerSteve Evans
StadiumBroadhall Way
League One3rd
EFL CupSecond round
EFL TrophyGroup stage

Current squad
As of 2 October 2023
No. Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth (Age) Signed from Date signed Fee Contract end
Goalkeepers
1Taye Ashby-HammondGKEnglandRichmond (1999-03-21) 21 March 1999Fulham1 July 2023Free Transfer30 June 2025
12Krisztián HegyiGKHungaryBudapest (2002-09-24) 24 September 2002West Ham United21 July 2023Loan31 May 2024
41Rylee MitchellGKEnglandAcademy5 September 2023—30 June 2024
Defenders
2Luther James-WildinRBAntigua and BarbudaLeicester (1997-12-03) 3 December 1997Nuneaton Borough1 July 2018Undisclosed30 June 2025
3Dan ButlerLBEnglandCowes (1994-08-26) 26 August 1994Peterborough United7 July 2023Undisclosed30 June 2025
4Nathan ThompsonCBEnglandChester (1990-11-09) 9 November 1990Peterborough United1 July 2023Free Transfer30 June 2024
5Carl PiergianniCBEnglandPeterborough (1992-05-03) 3 May 1992Oldham Athletic1 July 2022Free Transfer30 June 2025
6Dan SweeneyCBEnglandKingston upon Thames (1994-04-25) 25 April 1994Forest Green Rovers1 July 2022Free Transfer30 June 2024
14Kane SmithRBEnglandLuton (1996-02-07) 7 February 1996Boreham Wood1 July 2022Free Transfer30 June 2025
15Terence VancootenCBGuyanaKingston upon Thames (1997-12-29) 29 December 1997Reading18 July 2017Free Transfer30 June 2025
17Finley BurnsCBEnglandSouthwark (2003-07-17) 17 July 2003Manchester City1 August 2023Loan31 May 2024
25Reece HannamLBEnglandEnfield (2000-09-11) 11 September 2000Crystal Palace14 August 2023Free Transfer30 June 2025
Midfielders
7Alex MacDonaldRMScotlandWarrington (1990-04-14) 14 April 1990Gillingham1 July 2023Free Transfer30 June 2024
8Jake Forster-CaskeyCMEnglandSouthend-on-Sea (1994-04-25) 25 April 1994Charlton Athletic3 January 2023Undisclosed30 June 2025
10Nick FreemanCMEnglandStevenage (1995-11-07) 7 November 1995Wycombe Wanderers1 July 2023Free Transfer30 June 2025
11Jordan RobertsLMEnglandWatford (1994-01-05) 5 January 1994Motherwell1 July 2022Free Transfer30 June 2025
16Harry AndersonRMEnglandChertsey (1997-01-09) 9 January 1997Bristol Rovers1 July 2023Free Transfer30 June 2025
18Harvey WhiteDMEnglandMaidstone (2001-09-19) 19 September 2001Tottenham Hotspur2 September 2023Undisclosed30 June 2025
22Harrison NealCMEngland (2001-05-12) 12 May 2001Sheffield United14 August 2023Loan31 May 2024
23Louis ThompsonCMWalesBristol (1994-12-19) 19 December 1994Portsmouth1 July 2023Free Transfer30 June 2025
24Ben ThompsonCMEnglandSidcup (1995-10-03) 3 October 1995Peterborough United28 June 2023Undisclosed30 June 2025
Forwards
9Elliott ListRWEnglandCamberwell (1997-05-12) 12 May 1997Gillingham31 August 2019Undisclosed30 June 2024
19Jamie ReidCFNorthern IrelandTorquay (1994-07-15) 15 July 1994Mansfield Town13 July 2021Undisclosed30 June 2025
20Aaron PressleyCFScotlandEdinburgh (2001-11-07) 7 November 2001Brentford2 August 2023Compensation30 June 2025
29Kane HemmingsCFEnglandBurton upon Trent (1991-04-08) 8 April 1991Tranmere Rovers2 September 2023Free Transfer30 June 2025
26Charlie McNeillCFEnglandDroylsden (2003-09-09) 9 September 2003Manchester United1 September 2023Loan31 May 2024
43David HicksCFEnglandAcademy29 August 2023—30 June 2024
Out on Loan
42Theo AlexandrouCFEnglandAcademy29 August 2023—30 June 2024
Owen CochraneRBEnglandHuntingdon (2004-09-03) 3 September 2004Academy2 July 2023—30 June 2024

Transfers

In
Date Pos Player Transferred from Fee Ref
28 June 2023CMEngland Ben ThompsonEngland Peterborough UnitedUndisclosed[1]
1 July 2023RMEngland Harry AndersonEngland Bristol RoversFree Transfer[2]
1 July 2023GKEngland Taye Ashby-HammondEngland FulhamFree Transfer[3]
1 July 2023CMEngland Nick FreemanEngland Wycombe WanderersFree Transfer[4]
1 July 2023RMScotland Alex MacDonaldEngland GillinghamFree Transfer[5]
1 July 2023CMWales Louis ThompsonEngland PortsmouthFree Transfer[6]
1 July 2023CBEngland Nathan ThompsonEngland Peterborough UnitedFree Transfer[7]
7 July 2023LBEngland Dan ButlerEngland StevenageUndisclosed[8]
2 August 2023CFScotland Aaron PressleyEngland BrentfordCompensation[9]
14 August 2023LBEngland Reece HannamEngland Crystal PalaceFree Transfer[10]
2 September 2023CFEngland Kane HemmingsEngland Tranmere RoversFree Transfer[11]
2 September 2023DMEngland Harvey WhiteEngland Tottenham HotspurUndisclosed[12]

Out
Date Pos Player Transferred to Fee Ref
14 June 2023CFEngland Danny RoseEngland Grimsby TownUndisclosed[13]
30 June 2023CBEngland Michael BostwickEngland Boston UnitedReleased[14][15]
30 June 2023LBEngland Max ClarkEngland GillinghamReleased[14][16]
30 June 2023CFEngland Luke NorrisEngland Tranmere RoversReleased[14][17]
30 June 2023GKWales Adam Przybek Free agentReleased[14]
30 June 2023CMEngland Jake ReevesEngland AFC WimbledonFree Transfer[18]
30 June 2023DMEngland Jack SmithEngland King's Lynn TownReleased[14][19]
30 June 2023CMWales Jake TaylorEngland EastleighReleased[14][20]
30 June 2023LBEngland Sam Tinubu Free agentReleased[14]
30 June 2023CBEngland Mackye Townsend-West Free agentReleased[14]
30 June 2023CMEngland Alfie Williams Free agentReleased[14]
21 July 2023CFEngland Finlay JohnsonWales Cardiff CityCompensation[21]
1 September 2023CFEngland Josh MarchEngland Harrogate TownUndisclosed[22]

Loaned in
Date Pos Player Loaned from Until Ref
21 July 2023GKHungary Krisztián HegyiEngland West Ham UnitedEnd of Season[23]
1 August 2023CBEngland Finley BurnsEngland Manchester CityEnd of Season[24]
14 August 2023CMEngland Harrison NealEngland Sheffield UnitedEnd of Season[25]
1 September 2023CFEngland Charlie McNeillEngland Manchester UnitedEnd of Season[26]

Loaned out
Date Pos Player Loaned to Until Ref
31 July 2023RBEngland Owen CochraneEngland Kettering TownEnd of Season[27]
2 October 2023CFEngland Theo AlexandrouEngland Cheshunt30 October 2023[28]

Pre-season and friendlies

On 30 May, Stevenage announced their first pre-season friendly, against Watford.[29] A second friendly match was confirmed on June 5, against Ipswich Town.[30] A day later three away pre-season fixtures was added to the schedule, against St Neots Town, Hitchin Town and Stamford.[31] On 1 July, Boro announced two further friendlies, against Colchester United and a Tottenham Hotspur XI.[32]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

8 July 2023 Friendly St Neots Town 0–2 Stevenage St Neots
15:00 BST Report Piergianni 5'
Smith 28'		 Stadium: Rowley Park
Attendance: 810
11 July 2023 Friendly Hitchin Town 0–3 Stevenage Hitchin
19:45 BST Report Reid 35', 39' (pen.)
Forster-Caskey 81'		 Stadium: Top Field
Attendance: 1,033
15 July 2023 Friendly Stamford 2–1 Stevenage Stamford
14:00 BST Miller 20'
Charles 75'		 Report Forster-Caskey 23' Stadium: Zeeco Stadium
Attendance: 389
18 July 2023 Friendly Stevenage Cancelled Watford Stevenage
19:45 BST Stadium: The Lamex Stadium
Note: Due to the two sides being drawn against each other in the 2023–24 EFL Cup the friendly was cancelled.[33]
18 July 2023 Friendly Stevenage 1–1 Colchester United St Neots
19:45 BST Roberts 41' Report Fevrier 38' Stadium: The Premier Plus Stadium
Attendance: 301
22 July 2023 Friendly Stevenage 2–1 Ipswich Town Stevenage
15:30 BST Reid 5'
Thompson 49'		 Report Hirst 68' Stadium: The Lamex Stadium
Attendance: 1,826 (inc. 788 away)
29 July 2023 Friendly Stevenage 4–0 Tottenham Hotspur XI Stevenage
15:00 BST Freeman 23', 38'
Piergianni 48'
Linton 52' (o.g.)		 Report Stadium: The Lamex Stadium
Attendance: 2,045 (inc. 319 away)

Competitions

Overall record
Competition Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
League One Matchday 1 5 3 1 1 5 3 +2 060.00
FA Cup First round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
EFL Cup First round Second round 2 0 2 0 2 2 +0 000.00
EFL Trophy Group stage 1 0 1 0 1 1 +0 000.00
Total 8 3 4 1 8 6 +2 037.50

Last updated: 14 October 2023
Source: Soccerway

League One
Main article: 2023–24 EFL League One

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
4 Bolton Wanderers 13 8 2 3 25 18 +7 26 Qualification for League One play-offs
5 Peterborough United 14 7 4 3 21 14 +7 25
6 Blackpool 14 6 5 3 19 15 +4 23
7 Stevenage 15 6 5 4 19 16 +3 23
8 Derby County 13 6 3 4 20 12 +8 21
9 Lincoln City 13 6 3 4 18 13 +5 21
10 Wycombe Wanderers 13 6 2 5 20 21 −1 20
Updated to match(es) played on 24 October 2023. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[34]

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
14 6 4 4 18 15  +3 22 2 4 1 7 6  +1 4 0 3 11 9  +2

Last updated: 21 October 2023.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314
GroundAHAAHAHHAHAHAH
ResultWWWLDWDDWLLWLD
Position93355314335556
Updated to match(es) played on 21 October 2023. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 22 June, the EFL League One fixtures were released.[35]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

5 August 2023 (2023-08-05) 1 Northampton Town 0–1 Stevenage Northampton
15:00 BST Odimayo Yellow card 17'
Hoskins Yellow card 69'		 Report Piergianni Yellow card 4' 80'
Butler Yellow card 88'
Burns Yellow card 90+13'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 7,049
Referee: Lewis Smith
12 August 2023 (2023-08-12) 2 Stevenage 2–0 Shrewsbury Town Stevenage
15:00 BST Pressley 58'
Reid 87'		 Report Bayliss Yellow card 50'
Winchester Yellow card 74'
Kenneh Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Lamex Stadium
Attendance: 3,962
Referee: Craig Hicks
15 August 2023 3 Cambridge United 1–2 Stevenage Cambridge
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 7,529
Referee: Will Finnie
19 August 2023 4 Reading 2–0 Stevenage Reading
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Attendance: 11,674
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
26 August 2023 5 Stevenage 0–0 Portsmouth Stevenage
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: The Lamex Stadium
Referee: Simon Mather
2 September 2023 6 Leyton Orient 0–3 Stevenage Leyton
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium
Attendance: 8,287
Referee: Scott Oldham
9 September 2023 7 Stevenage 2–2 Carlisle United Stevenage
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: The Lamex Stadium
Attendance: 4,228
Referee: Darren Drysdale
16 September 2023 8 Stevenage 1–1 Charlton Athletic Stevenage
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: The Lamex Stadium
Attendance: 5,118
Referee: Peter Wright
23 September 2023 9 Cheltenham Town 0–3 Stevenage Cheltenham
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: The Completely-Suzuki Stadium
Attendance: 3,947
Referee: Leigh Doughty
30 September 2023 10 Stevenage 1–3 Oxford United Stevenage
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Lamex Stadium
Attendance: 5,512
Referee: Carl Brook
3 October 2023 11 Bolton Wanderers 3–2 Stevenage Horwich
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium
Attendance: 17,997
Referee: Josh Smith
7 October 2023 12 Stevenage 1–0 Wigan Athletic Stevenage
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: The Lamex Stadium
Attendance: 4,402
Referee: Alan Young
14 October 2023 13 Blackpool 3–0 Stevenage Blackpool
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 10,516
Referee: Paul Howard
21 October 2023 14 Stevenage 0–0 Port Vale Stevenage
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Lamex Stadium
Attendance: 4,047
Referee: Scott Jackson

FA Cup
Main article: 2023–24 FA Cup

Stevenage were drawn at home to Tranmere Rovers in the first round.[36]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

4 November 2023 First Round Stevenage v Tranmere Rovers Stevenage
15:00 GMT
      		Stadium: The Lamex Stadium

      EFL Cup
      Main article: 2023–24 EFL Cup

      Stevenage were drawn at home to Watford in the first round[37] and away to Exeter City in the second round.[38]

        Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

      8 August 2023 First round Stevenage 1–1
      (4–3 p)      		 Watford Stevenage
      19:45 BST
      		Report
      		Stadium: Lamex Stadium
      Attendance: 4,495
      Referee: Charles Breakspear
      Penalties
      29 August 2023 Second round Exeter City 1–1
      (5–3 p)      		 Stevenage Exeter
      19:45 BST
      		Report
      		Stadium: St James Park
      Referee: Andrew Kitchen
      Penalties

      EFL Trophy
      Main article: 2023–24 EFL Trophy

      Stevenage were drawn into Southern Group C, alongside AFC Wimbledon, Wycombe Wanderers and Crystal Palace U21.[39]

      Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
      1 L1 Wycombe Wanderers 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 +2 6 Advance to Round 2
      2 L2 AFC Wimbledon 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2
      3 L1 Stevenage 2 0 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
      4 ACA Crystal Palace U21 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0
      Updated to match(es) played on 10 October 2023. Source: EFL.com

        Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

      5 September 2023 Group stage AFC Wimbledon 1–1
      (6–5 p)      		 Stevenage Wimbledon
      19:00 BST
      		Report
      		Stadium: Cherry Red Records Stadium
      Attendance: 1,317
      Referee: Stephen Parkinson
      Penalties
      10 October 2023 Group stage Stevenage 0–1 Wycombe Wanderers Stevenage
      19:00 BST
      		Report
      		Stadium: Lamex Stadium
      Attendance: 902
      Referee: Daniel Middleton
      14 November 2023 Group stage Stevenage v Crystal Palace U21 Stevenage
      19:00 GMT Stadium: Lamex Stadium

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