2018–19 Stevenage F.C. season

Stevenage
2018–19 season
Chairman	Phil Wallace
Manager	Dino Maamria
EFL Cup	First round
Home colours	Away colours

The 2018–19 season is Stevenage's fifth consecutive season in League Two and their 43rd year in existence.^[1] Along with competing in League Two, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.

The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

Competitions

Friendlies

Stevenage announced pre-season fixtures with St Albans City, Portsmouth and St Neots Town on 15 May 2018.^[2]

10 July 2018 Friendly	St Albans City	1–3	Stevenage	St Albans
19:45 BST	Banton 54'	Report	Sonupe 5' Trialist 57', 66'	Stadium: Clarence Park

14 July 2018 Friendly	Stevenage	3–2	Portsmouth	Stevenage
15:00 BST	Kennedy 30' Georgiou 57', 70'	Report	Evans 20' Chaplin 89'	Stadium: Broadhall Way

17 July 2018 Friendly	St Neots Town	0–3	Stevenage	St Neots
19:45 BST		Report	Revell 6' (pen.), 61' Trialist 63'	Stadium: Rowley Park

21 July 2018 (2018-07-21) Friendly	Stevenage	2–0	Coventry City	Stevenage
14:00 BST	Ball 24' Nugent 34'	Report		Stadium: Broadhall Way

24 July 2018 (2018-07-24) Friendly	Stevenage	1–2	Crystal Palace	Stevenage
19:45 BST	Reid 18'	Report	Williams 44' Kaikai 89'	Stadium: Broadhall Way

27 July 2018 (2018-07-27) Friendly	Stevenage	0–1	Watford	Stevenage
19:30 BST		Report	Gray 88'	Stadium: Broadhall Way

League Two

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
5	Tranmere Rovers	13	6	5	2	17	12	+5	23	Qualification for League Two play-offs^{[lower-alpha 1]}
6	Colchester United	13	6	4	3	28	15	+13	22
7	Stevenage	13	6	3	4	16	13	+3	21
8	Forest Green Rovers	13	4	8	1	19	12	+7	20
9	Bury	13	5	4	4	19	15	+4	19

Updated to match(es) played on 13 October 2018. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results ^[3]
Notes:

↑ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to EFL League One.

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
12	6	3	3	15	11	+4	21	4	1	1	8	4	+4	2	2	2	7	7	0

Last updated: 6 October 2018.
Source: BBC Sport

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
Ground	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H
Result	D	W	W	D	L	L	W	D	W	W	L	W
Position	11	6	3	4	9	13	11	13	9	4	7	5

Updated to match(es) played on 2 October 2018. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 21 June 2018, the League Two fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.^[4]^[5]

4 August 2018 (2018-08-04) 1	Stevenage	2–2	Tranmere Rovers	Stevenage
15:00 BST	Ball 20' Byrom 27' Hunt 74'	Report	Norwood 33', 55'	Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 3,315 Referee: Charles Breakspear

11 August 2018 (2018-08-11) 2	Crawley Town	1–3	Stevenage	Crawley
15:00 BST	Palmer 53'	Report	Reid 48' Revell 88', 90+5'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,102 Referee: Peter Wright

18 August 2018 (2018-08-18) 3	Stevenage	1–0	Morecambe	Stevenage
15:00 BST	Timlin 45'	Report		Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 2,030 Referee: Matt Donohue

21 August 2018 (2018-08-21) 4	Forest Green Rovers	0–0	Stevenage	Nailsworth
19:45 BST		Report		Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 1,834 Referee: Brett Huxtable

25 August 2018 (2018-08-25) 5	Yeovil Town	2–0	Stevenage	Yeovil
15:00 BST	Fisher 24' D'Almeida 42'	Report	Timlin 87'	Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 2,635 Referee: Tom Nield

1 September 2018 (2018-09-01) 6	Stevenage	0–1	Cambridge United	Stevenage
15:00 BST		Report	Amoo 17'	Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 2,998 Referee: Paul Marsden

8 September 2018 (2018-09-08) 7	Stevenage	1–0	Macclesfield Town	Stevenage
15:00 BST	Newton 41'	Report		Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 2,282 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

15 September 2018 (2018-09-15) 8	Notts County	3–3	Stevenage	Nottingham
15:00 BST	Stead 22' (pen.) Boldewijn 43' Hemmings 49'	Report	Kennedy 38' Revell 45' Newton 73'	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 6,085 Referee: Ross Joyce

22 September 2018 (2018-09-22) 9	Stevenage	1–0	Grimsby Town	Stevenage
15:00 BST	Seddon 83'	Report		Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 2,332 Referee: Lee Collins

29 September 2018 (2018-09-29) 10	Carlisle United	0–1	Stevenage	Carlisle
15:00 BST		Report	Kennedy 56'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 4,200 Referee: Scott Oldham

2 October 2018 (2018-10-02) 11	Exeter City	1–0	Stevenage	Exeter
19:45 BST	Moxey 45+6'	Report	Wildin 83'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 3,671 Referee: Antony Coggins

6 October 2018 (2018-10-06) 12	Stevenage	3–1	Colchester United	Stevenage
15:00 BST	Guthrie 41' Kennedy 82' (pen.) Sonupe 84'	Report	Szmodics 2'	Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 2,763 Referee: Nick Kinseley

EFL Cup

On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made in Vietnam.^[6]

14 August 2018 (2018-08-14) First round	Norwich City	3–1	Stevenage	Norwich
19:45 BST	Stiepermann 27' Zimmermann 83' Pukki 89'	Report	Ball 40'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 11,687 Referee: Craig Hicks

EFL Trophy

On 13 July 2018, the initial group stage draw bar the U21 invited clubs was announced.^[7]

Pos	Div	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L1	Charlton Athletic	2	1	0	1	0	10	2	+8	4	Advance to Round 2
2	L2	Stevenage	2	1	0	0	1	5	8	−3	3	Advance to Round 2
3	ACA	Swansea City U21	2	1	0	0	1	1	5	−4	3
4	L1	AFC Wimbledon	2	0	1	0	1	2	3	−1	2

Updated to match(es) played on 9 October 2018. Source: EFL.com

28 August 2018 (2018-08-28) Group stages	Stevenage	5–0	Swansea City U21	Stevenage
19:45 BST	Kennedy 44' (pen.), 45+1' Guthrie 69' (pen.), 81', 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 470 Referee: Kevin Johnson

9 October 2018 (2018-10-09) Group stages	Stevenage	0–8	Charlton Athletic	Stevenage
19:45 BST		Report	Pratley 26' Stevenson 27', 59', 74' (pen.) Ajose 34' Vetokele 48' Lapslie 57', 87'	Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 793

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2018	CF	James Ball	Stockport County	Undisclosed	^[8]
1 July 2018	CM	Joel Byrom	Mansfield Town	Free transfer	^[9]
1 July 2018	RW	Jamal Campbell-Ryce	Carlisle United	Free transfer	^[10]
1 July 2018	CB	Scott Cuthbert	Luton Town	Free transfer	^[11]
1 July 2018	GK	Paul Farman	Lincoln City	Undisclosed	^[12]
1 July 2018	LB	Johnny Hunt	Mansfield Town	Free transfer	^[13]
1 July 2018	RW	Emmanuel Sonupe	Kidderminster Harriers	Undisclosed	^[14]
1 July 2018	CM	Michael Timlin	Southend United	Free transfer	^[15]
1 July 2018	DM	Luther Wildin	Nuneaton Town	Undisclosed	^[16]
18 July 2018	CB	Ben Nugent	Gillingham	Free transfer	^[17]
19 July 2018	CF	Alex Reid	Fleetwood Town	Undisclosed	^[18]
24 July 2018	GK	Will Appleyard	Crewe Alexandra	Free transfer	^[19]
26 July 2018	CF	Kurtis Guthrie	Colchester United	Free transfer	^[20]
27 July 2018	DM	Donovan Makoma	Barrow	Undisclosed	^[21]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2018	LM	Tom Conlon	Port Vale	Released	^[22]^[23]
1 July 2018	CB	Fraser Franks	Newport County	Released	^[22]^[24]
1 July 2018	CF	Matt Godden	Peterborough United	Undisclosed	^[25]
1 July 2018	CM	Dale Gorman	Leyton Orient	Released	^[22]^[26]
1 July 2018	CF	Jamie Gray	Free agent	Released	^[22]
1 July 2018	DM	Jack King	Ebbsfleet United	Released	^[22]^[27]
1 July 2018	CB	Kevin Lokko	Dover Athletic	Undisclosed	^[28]
1 July 2018	CF	Alex Samuel	Wycombe Wanderers	Released	^[22]^[29]
1 July 2018	RM	Chris Whelpdale	Chelmsford City	Released	^[22]^[30]
1 July 2018	CB	Ben Wilmot	Watford	Undisclosed	^[31]
2 July 2018	GK	Chris Day	Free agent	Mutual consent	^[32]
3 July 2018	RW	Claudio Ofosu	St Neots Town	Free transfer	^[33]
10 August 2018	FB	Macsen Fraser	Hitchin Town	Undisclosed	^[34]

Loans in

Start date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	End date	Ref.
3 August 2018	GK		Seny Dieng	Queens Park Rangers	5 January 2019	^[35]
30 August 2018	LB		Steve Seddon	Birmingham City	January 2019	^[36]

Loans out

Start date	Position	Name	To	End date	Ref.
1 July 2018	LB	Ryan Johnson	Kidderminster Harriers	January 2019	^[37]
24 July 2018	CF	Joe White	Wealdstone	21 August 2018	^[38]
7 August 2018	GK	Will Appleyard	Royston Town	4 September 2018	^[39]
17 August 2018	RW	John Goddard	Bromley	January 2019	^[40]
29 August 2018	LB	Joe Martin	Bristol Rovers	6 January 2019	^[41]
18 September 2018	CM	Jonathan Smith	Chesterfield	20 December 2018	^[42]
19 September 2018	CF	Joe White	Biggleswade Town	19 December 2018	^[43]
12 October 2018	RB	Donovan Makoma	Woking	9 November 2018	^[44]

References

↑ "History". Statto.
↑ "First week of pre-season friendlies confirmed". Stevenage F.C. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
↑ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
↑ "EFL fixtures for 2018-19 in full". BBC Sport. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
↑ "Stevenage Scores & Fixtures". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
↑ "Lampard's Derby at Oldham in Carabao Cup". BBC Sport. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
↑ "Checkatrade Trophy: Round One Draw information". English Football League. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
↑ "Stevenage sign Stockport midfielder Ball". BBC Sport. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
↑ "Stevenage re-sign midfielder Byrom". BBC Sport. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
↑ "Stevenage sign winger Campbell-Ryce". BBC Sport. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
↑ "Stevenage sign defender Cuthbert". BBC Sport. 30 May 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
↑ "Stevenage sign Lincoln keeper Farman". BBC Sport. 12 June 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
↑ "Stevenage sign Mansfield full-back Hunt". BBC Sport. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
↑ "Stevenage sign Harriers winger Sonupe". BBC Sport. 13 June 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
↑ "Stevenage sign Timlin from Southend". BBC Sport. 11 June 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
↑ "Stevenage sign Nuneaton's Wildin". BBC Sport. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
↑ "Stevenage sign ex-Gills defender Nugent". BBC Sport. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
↑ "Alex Reid joins Stevenage on permanent transfer". Fleetwood Town F.C. 19 July 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
↑ "Young goalkeeper Will Appleyard joins the club". Stevenage F.C. 24 July 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
↑ "Kurtis Guthrie signs with Stevenage". Stevenage F.C. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
↑ "Donovan Makoma joins the Boro". Stevenage F.C. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Seven players are released by Stevenage". BBC Sport. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
↑ "Tom Conlon signs for the Vale". Port Vale F.C. 25 July 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
↑ "Franks joins Newport as Owen-Evans levaes". BBC Sport. 18 June 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
↑ "Peterborough sign striker Godden". BBC Sport. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
↑ "Gorman makes Leyton Orient switch". BBC Sport. 14 June 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
↑ "Ebbsfleet United sign former Stevenage defender Jack King". Kent Online. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
↑ "Dover sign Lokko from Stevenage". BBC Sport. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
↑ "Alex Samuel signs short-term deal". Wycombe Wanderers F.C. 23 August 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
↑ "City sign former Peterborough United midfielder". Chelmsford City F.C. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
↑ "Official: Watford Sign Wilmot". Watford F.C. 24 May 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
↑ "Chris Day leaves Stevenage FC". Stevenage F.C. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
↑ "Young talent Claudio Ofosu tipped to excite following St Neots Town return". The Hunts Post. 3 July 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
↑ "Talbot And Fraser Join The Ranks". Hitchin Town F.C. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
↑ "Seny Dieng joins Stevenage on loan". Queens Park Rangers F.C. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
↑ "Steve Seddon Makes Loan Switch". Birmingham City F.C. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
↑ "Reds add defender as Sonupé moves on". Kidderminster Harriers F.C. 13 June 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
↑ "Joe White joins Wealdstone on loan". Stevenage F.C. 24 July 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
↑ "Appleyard joins Crows on loan". Stevenage F.C. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
↑ "Johnny Goddard joins Bromley on loan". Stevenage F.C. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
↑ "Joe Martin leaves on loan". Stevenage F.C. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
↑ "Jonathan Smith joins Chesterfield". Stevenage F.C. 18 September 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
↑ "Joe White joins Waders on loan". Stevenage F.C. 19 September 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
↑ "Donovan Makoma joins Woking on loan". Stevenage F.C. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.

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[table_note_res_PPO0.10132776810849-3] Four teams play for one spot and promotion to EFL League One.

[1] "History". Statto.

[2] "First week of pre-season friendlies confirmed". Stevenage F.C. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.

[EFL_Regulations-4] "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 2 August 2018.

[5] "EFL fixtures for 2018-19 in full". BBC Sport. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.

[6] "Stevenage Scores & Fixtures". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 June 2018.

[7] "Lampard's Derby at Oldham in Carabao Cup". BBC Sport. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.

[8] "Checkatrade Trophy: Round One Draw information". English Football League. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.

[9] "Stevenage sign Stockport midfielder Ball". BBC Sport. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.

[10] "Stevenage re-sign midfielder Byrom". BBC Sport. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.

[11] "Stevenage sign winger Campbell-Ryce". BBC Sport. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.

[12] "Stevenage sign defender Cuthbert". BBC Sport. 30 May 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.

[13] "Stevenage sign Lincoln keeper Farman". BBC Sport. 12 June 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2018.

[14] "Stevenage sign Mansfield full-back Hunt". BBC Sport. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.

[15] "Stevenage sign Harriers winger Sonupe". BBC Sport. 13 June 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2018.

[16] "Stevenage sign Timlin from Southend". BBC Sport. 11 June 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018.

[17] "Stevenage sign Nuneaton's Wildin". BBC Sport. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.

[18] "Stevenage sign ex-Gills defender Nugent". BBC Sport. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2018.

[19] "Alex Reid joins Stevenage on permanent transfer". Fleetwood Town F.C. 19 July 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2018.

[20] "Young goalkeeper Will Appleyard joins the club". Stevenage F.C. 24 July 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.

[21] "Kurtis Guthrie signs with Stevenage". Stevenage F.C. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.

[22] "Donovan Makoma joins the Boro". Stevenage F.C. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018.

[Seven_released-23] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Seven players are released by Stevenage". BBC Sport. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.

[24] "Tom Conlon signs for the Vale". Port Vale F.C. 25 July 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.

[25] "Franks joins Newport as Owen-Evans levaes". BBC Sport. 18 June 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.

[26] "Peterborough sign striker Godden". BBC Sport. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.

[27] "Gorman makes Leyton Orient switch". BBC Sport. 14 June 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2018.

[28] "Ebbsfleet United sign former Stevenage defender Jack King". Kent Online. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.

[29] "Dover sign Lokko from Stevenage". BBC Sport. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.

[30] "Alex Samuel signs short-term deal". Wycombe Wanderers F.C. 23 August 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2018.

[31] "City sign former Peterborough United midfielder". Chelmsford City F.C. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.

[32] "Official: Watford Sign Wilmot". Watford F.C. 24 May 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2018.

[33] "Chris Day leaves Stevenage FC". Stevenage F.C. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.

[34] "Young talent Claudio Ofosu tipped to excite following St Neots Town return". The Hunts Post. 3 July 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2018.

[35] "Talbot And Fraser Join The Ranks". Hitchin Town F.C. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.

[36] "Seny Dieng joins Stevenage on loan". Queens Park Rangers F.C. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.

[37] "Steve Seddon Makes Loan Switch". Birmingham City F.C. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.

[38] "Reds add defender as Sonupé moves on". Kidderminster Harriers F.C. 13 June 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.

[39] "Joe White joins Wealdstone on loan". Stevenage F.C. 24 July 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.

[40] "Appleyard joins Crows on loan". Stevenage F.C. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2018.

[41] "Johnny Goddard joins Bromley on loan". Stevenage F.C. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.

[42] "Joe Martin leaves on loan". Stevenage F.C. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.

[43] "Jonathan Smith joins Chesterfield". Stevenage F.C. 18 September 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2018.

[44] "Joe White joins Waders on loan". Stevenage F.C. 19 September 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2018.

[45] "Donovan Makoma joins Woking on loan". Stevenage F.C. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.