2021–22 Stevenage F.C. season

Stevenage
2021–22 season
Chairman	Phil Wallace
Manager	Alex Revell
Stadium	Broadhall Way
EFL Cup	Second round
Home colours	Third colours
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The 2021–22 season is Stevenage's eighth consecutive season in League Two and their 46th year in existence. Along with competing in League Two, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup and the EFL Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.

Pre-season friendlies[]

Stevenage announced they would have friendlies against Hitchin Town,^[1] St Albans City,^[1] Wycombe Wanderers,^[1] Ipswich Town,^[1]^[2] Crystal Palace U23,^[3] Watford^[4] and Dover Athletic^[5] as part of their pre-season preparations.

10 July 2021 Friendly	Hitchin Town	0–1	Stevenage	showHitchin
15:00 BST		Report	Draper 34'	Stadium: Top Field Attendance: 761

14 July 2021 Friendly	St Albans City	0–1	Stevenage	showSt Albans
19:30 BST		Report	Draper 60'	Stadium: Clarence Park

17 July 2021 Friendly	Wycombe Wanderers	1–0	Stevenage	showMarlow
15:00 BST	Kashket 43'	Report		Stadium: Marlow Road Training Ground Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)

20 July 2021 Friendly	Stevenage	Cancelled	Ipswich Town	showNeedham Market
TBC BST				Stadium: Bloomfields
Note: Match was cancelled due to circumstances beyond the clubs control.^[6]

23 July 2021 Friendly	Stevenage	1–0	Crystal Palace U23	showStevenage
19:00 BST	76' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Lamex Stadium

27 July 2021 Friendly	Stevenage	1–1	Watford	showStevenage
19:45 BST	Reid 2'	Report	Sema 37'	Stadium: Lamex Stadium

31 July 2021 Friendly	Dover Athletic	0–2	Stevenage	showRiver
12:00 BST		Report	Reid 9' Lines 59'	Stadium: Crabble Stadium

Competitions[]

League Two[]

League table[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
18	Sutton United	7	2	2	3	6	8	−2	8
19	Walsall	8	2	2	4	8	11	−3	8
20	Mansfield Town	8	2	2	4	10	14	−4	8
21	Stevenage	8	2	2	4	7	13	−6	8
22	Bristol Rovers	8	2	1	5	6	13	−7	7
23	Scunthorpe United	8	1	4	3	6	13	−7	7	Relegation to National League
24	Oldham Athletic	8	1	1	6	4	14	−10	4	Relegation to National League

Updated to match(es) played on 18 September 2021. 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^[7]

Results summary[]

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
7	2	2	3	7	9	−2	8	1	2	0	3	2	+1	1	0	3	4	7	−3

Last updated: 11 September 2021.
Source:^{[citation needed]}

Results by matchday[]

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Ground	H	A	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	W	L	D	L	D	L
Position	8	2	5	5	9	12	18

Updated to match(es) played on 11 September 2021. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

Stevenage's league fixtures were revealed on 24 June 2021.^[8]

7 August 2021 1	Stevenage	1–0	Barrow	showStevenage
15:00 BST	Lines 45+1' Reeves 46' Cuthbert 52' Vancooten 55' Taylor 90'	Report	Taylor 21' Banks 22' Platt 45+2' Kay 51' Ntlhe 68' Devitt 79'	Stadium: Lamex Stadium Attendance: 2,536 Referee: James Oldham

14 August 2021 2	Bristol Rovers	0–2	Stevenage	showHorfield
15:00 BST	Harries 50'	Report	Vancooten 52' Lines 88' Norris 90+6'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 7,071 Referee: Neil Hair

17 August 2021 3	Bradford	4–1	Stevenage	showBradford
19:45 BST	Cook 1' Cousin-Dawson 13' Angol Cook 30' Cook 38' Cavanan 88'	Report	List 17'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 14,257 Referee: Martin Coy

21 August 2021 4	Stevenage	1–1	Port Vale	showStevenage
15:00 BST	Norris 33'	Report	Smith 13' Rodney 20' Wilson 30' Walker 52'	Stadium: Lamex Stadium Attendance: 2,727 Referee: Sam Purkiss

28 August 2021 5	Walsall	1–0	Stevenage	showBescot
15:00 BST	Wilkinson 5' Labadie 63'	Report	Vancooten 84'	Stadium: Banks's Stadium Attendance: 4,257 Referee: Andrew Kitchen

4 September 2021 6	Stevenage	1–1	Swindon Town	showStevenage
15:00 BST	Coker 54'	Report	Payne 90+5' (pen.)	Stadium: Lamex Stadium Referee: John Brooks

11 September 2021 7	Sutton United	2–1	Stevenage	showSutton
15:00 BST	John 38' Bennett 58', 63' (pen.) Kizzi 89'	Report	Taylor 47' List 55' Vancooten 61' Coker 90+4'	Stadium: VBS Community Stadium Attendance: 2,427 Referee: Trevor Kettle

FA Cup[]

EFL Cup[]

Stevenage were drawn at home to Luton Town in the first round^[9]^[10] and Wycombe Wanderers in the second round.^[11]^[12]

10 August 2021 First round	Stevenage	2–2 (3–0 p)	Luton Town	showStevenage
19:45 BST	List 2' Vancooten 4' Coker 26'	Report	Jerome 5' Muskwe 40' Lansbury 44' Osho 56' Rea 58'	Stadium: Lamex Stadium Referee: Andy Woolmer
	Penalties
	Lines James-Wildin Reeves		Cornick Mendes Gomes Pereira

24 August 2021 Second round	Stevenage	2-2 (4-5 p)	Wycombe Wanderers	showStevenage
19:45 BST	Reeves 46' List 50' Reid 77'	Report	Akinfenwa 23' Jacobson 27' Pendlebury 34' Burley 60' De Barr 90+4'	Stadium: Lamex Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Declan Bourne
	Penalties
	Norris James-Wildin Reeves Coker		Jacobson Horgan Pendlebury Mehmeti De Barr

EFL Trophy[]

Stevenage were drawn into Southern Group H alongside Cambridge United, Oxford United and Tottenham Hotspur under-21s.^[9] Dates for the group stage fixtures were announced on July 7.^[13]

Pos	Div	Team v t	Pld	W	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L1	Cambridge United	1	1	4	1	+3	3	Advance to Round 2
2	ACA	Tottenham Hotspur U21	1	1	4	3	+1	3	Advance to Round 2
3	L2	Stevenage	0	0	3	4	−1	0
4	L1	Oxford United	0	0	1	4	−3	0

Updated to match(es) played on 31 August 2021. Source: EFL.com

31 August 2021 Group game 1	Stevenage	v	Tottenham Hotspur U21s	showStevenage
19:00 BST				Stadium: The Lamex Stadium

5 October 2021 Group game 2	Oxford United	v	Stevenage	showLittlemore
19:45 BST				Stadium: Kassam Stadium

9 November 2021 Group game 3	Stevenage	v	Cambridge United	showStevenage
19:00 GMT				Stadium: The Lamex Stadium

Transfers[]

Transfers in[]

Date	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2021	CF	James Daly	Bristol Rovers	Free transfer	^[14]
1 July 2021	CM	Arthur Read	Brentford	Undisclosed	^[15]
1 July 2021	CM	Jake Reeves	Notts County	Free transfer	^[16]
1 July 2021	CM	Jake Taylor	Exeter City	Free transfer	^[17]
8 July 2021	RB	Bradley Barry	Barrow	Free transfer	^[18]
13 July 2021	CF	Jamie Reid	Mansfield Town	Undisclosed	^[19]
2 August 2021	GK	Sacha Bastien	Gillingham	Free transfer	^[20]
26 August 2021	LW	Bruno Andrade	Salford City	Free transfer	^[21]

Loans in[]

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
1 July 2021	GK		Joseph Anang	West Ham United	End of season	^[22]
31 August 2021	LB		Max Melbourne	Lincoln City	January 2022	^[23]

Loans out[]

Date from	Position	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
12 July 2021	CB	Luis Fernandez	King's Lynn Town	End of season	^[24]
2 August 2021	FW	Harry Draper	Royston Town	January 2022	^[25]
10 September 2021	DF	Sam Dreyer	Hendon	8 October 2021	^[26]
10 September 2021	GK	Timmy Smith	Biggleswade	8 October 2021	^[27]
10 September 2021	MF	Alfie Williams	Kings Langley	8 October 2021	^[27]

Transfers out[]

Date	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
15 May 2021	DM	Romain Vincelot	Retired		^[28]
10 June 2021	CF	Marcus Dinanga	Altrincham	Undisclosed	^[29]
30 June 2021	RW	Femi Akinwande	Braintree Town	Released	^[28]^[30]
30 June 2021	CF	Jacob Bancroft	Oxford City	Released	^[28]^[31]
30 June 2021	CF	Inih Effiong	Woking	Released	^[28]^[32]
30 June 2021	CB	Jamie Fielding	Tonbridge Angels	Released	^[28]^[33]
30 June 2021	DM	Arthur Iontton		Released	^[28]
30 June 2021	GK	Billy Johnson		Released	^[28]
30 June 2021	LB	Joe Martin	Ebbsfleet United	Released	^[28]^[34]
30 June 2021	CF	Danny Newton	Solihull Moors	Released	^[28]^[35]
30 June 2021	LM	Tom Pett	Port Vale	Rejected contract	^[28]^[36]
30 June 2021	CF	Liam Smyth	Wingate & Finchley	Released	^[28]^[37]

Statistics[]

Appearances and goals[]

Last updated 31 August 2021.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		EFL League Two		EFL Cup		EFL Trophy		FA Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK		Joseph Anang	6	0	4+0	0	2+0	0	0	0	0	0
13	GK		Sacha Bastien	2	0	1+0	0	0	0	1+0	0	0	0
31	GK		Timmy Smith	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF		Luther James-Wildin	8	0	5+0	0	2+0	0	0+1	0	0	0
3	DF		Ben Coker	8	1	5+0	0	2+0	1	1+0	0	0	0
5	DF		Scott Cuthbert	5	0	3+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	0	0
6	DF		Luke Prosser	4	0	2+1	0	1+0	0	0	0	0	0
15	DF		Terence Vancooten	7	0	5+0	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0
24	DF		Ross Marshall	4	1	0+2	0	1+0	0	1+0	1	0	0
25	DF		Mackye Townsend-West	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	DF		Bradley Barry	1	0	0	0	0	0	1+0	0	0	0
30	DF		Luis Fernandez (out on loan)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
4	MF		Jake Reeves	7	1	5+0	1	2+0	0	0	0	0	0
7	MF		Elliott List	6	3	3+1	1	2+0	2	0	0	0	0
8	MF		Jake Taylor	8	0	5+0	0	2+0	0	0+1	0	0	0
10	MF		Charlie Carter	4	0	1+2	0	1+0	0	0	0	0	0
11	MF		Elliot Osborne	5	0	3+1	0	1+0	0	0	0	0	0
14	MF		Chris Lines	6	1	3+1	1	0+1	0	1+0	0	0	0
19	MF		Arthur Read	4	0	1+1	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	0	0
23	MF		Jack Smith	4	0	1+0	0	1+1	0	1+0	0	0	0
26	MF		Alfie Williams	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Forwards
9	FW		Luke Norris	8	2	4+1	2	0+2	0	1+0	0	0	0
12	FW		Bruno Andrade	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	1+0	0	0	0
17	FW		James Daly	5	1	0+3	0	0+1	0	1+0	1	0	0
20	FW		Jamie Reid	8	1	4+1	0	2+0	1	0+1	0	0	0

Top scorers[]

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total goals are equal.

Last updated 31 August 2021.

Rank	Position	No.	Player	EFL League Two	EFL Cup	EFL Trophy	Total
1	MF	7	Elliott List	1	2	0	3
2	FW	9	Luke Norris	2	0	0	2
3	DF	3	Ben Coker	0	1	0	1
	MF	4	Jake Reeves	1	0	0	1
	MF	14	Chris Lines	1	0	0	1
	FW	17	James Daly	0	0	1	1
	FW	20	Jamie Reid	0	1	0	1
	DF	24	Ross Marshall	0	0	1	1
	Own goals			0	0	1	1
	TOTALS			5	4	3	12

Clean sheets[]

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal.

Last updated 31 August 2021.

Rank	Position	No.	Player	EFL League Two	EFL Cup	EFL Trophy	FA Cup	Total
1
1	GK	1	Joseph Anang	2	0	0	0	2
2
2	GK	13	Sacha Bastien	0	0	0	0	0
TOTALS				2	0	0	0	2

Disciplinary record[]

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 31 August 2021.

Position	Nationality	Number	Name
Position	Nationality	Number	Name	League Two			EFL Cup			EFL Trophy			FA Cup			Total
DF		15	Terence Vancooten	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
MF		14	Chris Lines	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
DF		3	Ben Coker	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
MF		4	Jake Reeves	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
DF		5	Scott Cuthbert	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
MF		8	Jake Taylor	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
			TOTALS	6	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d "Four Pre-Season Fixtures Confirmed". Stevenage F.C. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
^ "Ipswich Town Friendly moved to Needham Market". Stevenage F.C. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
^ "Crystal Palace Home Pre-Season Fixture Confirmed". Stevenage F.C. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
^ "Watford Home Pre-Season Fixture Confirmed". Stevenage F.C. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
^ "Dover Athletic Away Pre-Season Fixture Confirmed". Stevenage F.C. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
^ "Ipswich Town Pre-Season Fixture Cancelled". Stevenage F.C. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". English Football League. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
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^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Carabao Cup and Papa John's Trophy Opponents Confirmed". Stevenage F.C. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
^ "Carabao Cup clash vs Luton Town confirmed". Stevenage F.C. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
^ "Carabao Cup Round Two draw confirmed". EFL. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
^ "Wycombe Wanderers Fixture Details Confirmed". Stevenage FC. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
^ "Papa John's Trophy Fixture Dates Confirmed". Stevenage F.C. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
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^ "Jake Taylor signs for Stevenage". Stevenage F.C. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
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[Four_Friendlies-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d "Four Pre-Season Fixtures Confirmed". Stevenage F.C. Retrieved 28 May 2021.

[2] "Ipswich Town Friendly moved to Needham Market". Stevenage F.C. Retrieved 16 July 2021.

[3] "Crystal Palace Home Pre-Season Fixture Confirmed". Stevenage F.C. Retrieved 15 June 2021.

[4] "Watford Home Pre-Season Fixture Confirmed". Stevenage F.C. Retrieved 2 June 2021.

[5] "Dover Athletic Away Pre-Season Fixture Confirmed". Stevenage F.C. Retrieved 8 June 2021.

[6] "Ipswich Town Pre-Season Fixture Cancelled". Stevenage F.C. Retrieved 19 July 2021.

[EFL_Regulations-7] "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". English Football League. Retrieved 4 May 2021.

[8] "2021/22 Fixtures Revealed". Stevenage F.C. Retrieved 24 June 2021.

[cup_draws-9] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Carabao Cup and Papa John's Trophy Opponents Confirmed". Stevenage F.C. Retrieved 24 June 2021.

[10] "Carabao Cup clash vs Luton Town confirmed". Stevenage F.C. Retrieved 15 July 2021.

[11] "Carabao Cup Round Two draw confirmed". EFL. Retrieved 12 August 2021.

[12] "Wycombe Wanderers Fixture Details Confirmed". Stevenage FC. Retrieved 17 August 2021.

[13] "Papa John's Trophy Fixture Dates Confirmed". Stevenage F.C. Retrieved 7 July 2021.

[14] "James Daly Signs for Stevenage". Stevenage F.C. Retrieved 2 June 2021.

[15] "Arthur Read Signs on a Permanent Deal". Stevenage F.C. 24 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.

[16] "Jake Reeves Joins Stevenage". Stevenage F.C. Retrieved 21 June 2021.

[17] "Jake Taylor signs for Stevenage". Stevenage F.C. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.

[18] "Bradley Barry signs for Boro". Stevenage F.C. Retrieved 8 July 2021.

[19] "Jamie Reid signs for Stevenage". Stevenage F.C. Retrieved 13 July 2021.

[20] "Sacha Bastien Returns to Stevenage". Stevenage F.C. Retrieved 2 August 2021.

[21] "Bruno Andrade signs for Stevenage". Stevenage FC. Retrieved 26 August 2021.

[22] "Joseph Anang Signs for 2021/22 Season". Stevenage F.C. Retrieved 15 June 2021.

[23] "Max Melbourne joins Stevenage on loan". Stevenage FC. Retrieved 31 August 2021.

[24] "Fernandez joins King's Lynn on loan". Stevenage F.C. Retrieved 12 July 2021.

[25] "Harry Draper joins Royston Town on loan". Stevenage F.C. Retrieved 2 August 2021.

[26] "Dreyer joins Hendon on loan". Stevenage Football Club. Retrieved 13 September 2021.

[WilliamsSmith-27] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Williams & Smith leave on loan". Stevenage Football Club. Retrieved 10 September 2021.

[Retained_list-28] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k "Stevenage FC Retained & Released List 2020/21". Stevenage F.C. Retrieved 15 May 2021.

[29] "Marcus Dinanga joins Altrincham". Stevenage F.C. Retrieved 10 June 2021.

[30] "After a short spell away in the Football League, we're delighted to announce @FemiCEO has returned to Cressing Road!". Braintree Town F.C. Retrieved 12 June 2021.

[31] "Jacob Bancroft Re-Joins Oxford City!". Oxford City F.C. Retrieved 4 July 2021.

[32] "Former Cards Striker Agrees To Sign". Woking F.C. Retrieved 26 May 2021.

[33] "Jamie Fielding signs for The Angels". Tonbridge Angels FC. Retrieved 10 September 2021.

[34] "In the house: Martin makes it happy hour at the Fleet". Ebbsfleet United F.C. Retrieved 18 June 2021.

[35] "Moors bolster strike force with Newton signing". Solihull Moors FC. Retrieved 2 August 2021.

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