2021–22 Stevenage F.C. season

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 are also participating in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup and the EFL Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022. Manager Alex Revell left the club on 15 November 2021 with the club having won three of their opening 16 league matches.[1] Academy manager Robbie O’Keefe was named as caretaker manager while the club looked for a replacement.[2] Paul Tisdale was appointed as manager on 28 November 2021.[3]

Stevenage
2021–22 season
ChairmanPhil Wallace
ManagerAlex Revell
(until 15 November)
Paul Tisdale
(from 28 November)
StadiumBroadhall Way
FA CupSecond round
EFL CupSecond round
EFL TrophySecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Elliott List (8)

All:
Elliott List (12)

Pre-season friendlies

Stevenage announced they would play pre-season friendlies against Hitchin Town,[4] St Albans City,[4] Wycombe Wanderers,[4] Ipswich Town,[4][5] Crystal Palace under-23s,[6] Watford[7] and Dover Athletic[8] as part of their pre-season preparations.

10 July 2021 Friendly Hitchin Town 0–1 Stevenage Hitchin
15:00 BST Report Draper  34' Stadium: Top Field
Attendance: 761
14 July 2021 Friendly St Albans City 0–1 Stevenage St Albans
19:30 BST Report Draper  60' Stadium: Clarence Park
17 July 2021 Friendly Wycombe Wanderers 1–0 Stevenage Marlow
15:00 BST Kashket  43' Report Stadium: Marlow Road Training Ground
Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)
20 July 2021 Friendly Stevenage Cancelled Ipswich Town Needham Market
TBC BST Stadium: Bloomfields
Note: Match was cancelled due to circumstances beyond the clubs control.[9]
23 July 2021 Friendly Stevenage 1–0 Crystal Palace U23 Stevenage
19:00 BST  76' (o.g.) Report Stadium: Lamex Stadium
27 July 2021 Friendly Stevenage 1–1 Watford Stevenage
19:45 BST Reid  2' Report Sema  37' Stadium: Lamex Stadium
31 July 2021 Friendly Dover Athletic 0–2 Stevenage River
12:00 BST Report Reid  9'
Lines  59'
Stadium: Crabble Stadium

Competitions

League Two

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
19 Barrow 20 5 7 8 22 24 2 22
20 Colchester United 20 5 7 8 16 25 9 22
21 Carlisle United 21 4 7 10 15 29 14 19
22 Stevenage 20 4 7 9 16 33 17 19
23 Oldham Athletic 21 4 4 13 21 36 15 16 Relegation to National League
24 Scunthorpe United 21 2 10 9 16 36 20 16
Updated to match(es) played on 11 December 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[10]

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
20 4 7 9 16 33  −17 19 3 5 3 10 13  −3 1 2 6 6 20  −14

Last updated: 11 December 2021.
Source:

Results by matchday

Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920
GroundHAAHAHAHAHHAAHAHHAHH
ResultWWLDLDLLDWDLLDLLWDDL
Position82559121821211715202020212121212122
Updated to match(es) played on 11 December 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.[11]

7 August 2021 1 Stevenage 1–0 Barrow Stevenage
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 Horfield
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 Bradford
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 Stevenage
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 Bescot
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 Stevenage
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 Sutton
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
18 September 2021 8 Stevenage 0–4 Forest Green Rovers Stevenage
15:00 BST Reeves  53'
Coker  59'
Report Wilson  2'
Sweeney  43'
Hendry  45+1'
Stevens  50'
McGee  54'
Matt  58'
Stevenson  71'
Young  81'
Stadium: Lamex Stadium
Attendance: 3,111
Referee: Sam Allison
25 September 2021 9 Harrogate Town 0–0 Stevenage Harrogate
15:00 BST Hall  64' Report Cuthbert  64'
Reeves  69'
James-Wildin  72'
Stadium: EnviroVent Stadium
Attendance: 1,667
Referee: Carl Boyeson
2 October 2021 10 Stevenage 2–0 Hartlepool United Stevenage
15:00 BST Reid  21'
Taylor  44'
List  46'
Vancooten  58'
Report Stadium: Lamex Stadium
Attendance: 2,633
Referee: Ben Speedie
9 October 2021 11 Stevenage 2–2 Exeter City Stevenage
15:00 BST List  23', 59'
Taylor  57'
Cuthbert  66'
Report Nombe  10'
Sweeney  29'
Hartridge  44'
Ray  47'
Jay  50'
Atangana  84'
Stadium: Lamex Stadium
Referee: Christopher Pollard
16 October 2021 12 Oldham Athletic 3–0 Stevenage Oldham
15:00 BST Keillor-Dunn  6', 17'
Bowden  38'
Bahamboula  58'
Piergianni  90+1'
Report Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 3,492
Referee: Bobby Madley
19 October 2021 13 Northampton Town 3–0 Stevenage Northampton
19:45 BST Etete  34'
Hoskins  43'
Horsfall  63'
Lewis  88'
Report Reeves  12'
Vancooten  54'
Reid  56'
Coker  73'
Stadium: PTS Academy Stadium
Attendance: 4,123
Referee: Samuel Barrott
24 October 2021 (2021-10-24) 14 Stevenage 0–0 Leyton Orient Stevenage
15:00 BST Report Archibald  32' Stadium: Lamex Stadium
Attendance: 3,544
Referee: James Bell
30 October 2021 15 Newport County 5–0 Stevenage Newport
15:00 GMT Telford  12', 28', 48'
Baker-Richardson  34'
Azaz  50'
Report Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 3,439
Referee: Will Finnie
13 November 2021 16 Stevenage 1–2 Mansfield Town Stevenage
15:00 GMT Cuthbert  55'
Vancooten  85'
Norris  90+1'
Report Hawkins  12'
O'Toole  19',  90+7'
Stirk  65',  90+4'
Stadium: Lamex Stadium
Attendance: 2,946
Referee: Chris Sarginson
20 November 2021 17 Stevenage 1–0 Colchester United Stevenage
15:00 GMT Coker  25'
List  45+3' (pen.)
James-Wildin  89'
Report Dobra  38'
George  45+2'
Tchamadeu  59'
Jasper  83'
Stadium: Lamex Stadium
Attendance: 2,683
Referee: Trevor Kettle
23 November 2021 18 Rochdale 2–2 Stevenage Spotland
19:45 GMT Beesley  4'
Andrews  35'
Kelly  90'
Report List  27', 47'
Melbourne  74'
Read  89'
Cuthbert  90+4'
Stadium: Crown Oil Arena
Referee: Scott Oldham
7 December 2021 19 Stevenage 1–1 Scunthorpe United Stevenage
19:45 GMT Norris  6'
Prosser  44'
Report Hippolyte  14'
Rowe  39'
Pugh  83'
Stadium: Lamex Stadium
Attendance: 1,808
Referee: Brett Huxtable
11 December 2021 20 Stevenage 0–2 Carlisle United Stevenage
15:00 GMT James-Wildin  72' Report Mellor  7'
Mellish  44'
Gibson  65' (pen.)
Stadium: Lamex Stadium
Attendance: 2,842
Referee: Declan Bourne

FA Cup

Stevenage were drawn away to Milton Keynes Dons in the first round[12] and Yeovil Town in the second round.[13]

6 November 2021 First round Milton Keynes Dons 2–2 Stevenage Denbigh
15:00 GMT Darling  34'
Baldwin  36'
Watters  76'
Report Taylor  40'
Barry  70'
List  73'
Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: 2,860
Referee: Simon Mather
16 November 2021 First round replay Stevenage 2–1 (a.e.t.) Milton Keynes Dons Stevenage
19:45 GMT Taylor  51'
Reid  61'
Norris  120+1' (pen.)
Smith  120+1'
Report Darling  5'  119',  37'
Robson  11'
Boateng  34'
Martin  45+2'
Harvie  75'
Kasumu  112'
Baldwin  117'
Stadium: Lamex Stadium
Attendance: 1,876
Referee: Alan Young
4 December 2021 Second round Yeovil Town 1–0 Stevenage Yeovil
17:30 GMT Staunton  31'
Wakefield  51'
Wilkinson  72'
Report Reeves  10' Stadium: Huish Park
Attendance: 2,754
Referee: Craig Hicks

EFL Cup

Stevenage were drawn at home to Luton Town in the first round[14][15] and Wycombe Wanderers in the second round.[16][17]

10 August 2021 First round Stevenage 2–2
(3–0 p)
Luton Town Stevenage
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 Stevenage
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.[14] Dates for the group stage fixtures were announced on 7 July 2021.[18]

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Cambridge United (A) 3 2 0 0 1 5 2 +3 6 Advance to Round 2
2 L2 Stevenage (A) 3 2 0 0 1 6 5 +1 6
3 ACA Tottenham Hotspur U21 (E) 3 1 0 0 2 6 7 1 3
4 L1 Oxford United (E) 3 1 0 0 2 5 8 3 3
Updated to match(es) played on 9 November 2021. Source: EFL.com
(A) Advances to a further round; (E) Eliminated
31 August 2021 Group game 1 Stevenage 3–4 Tottenham Hotspur U21s Stevenage
19:00 BST Stadium: The Lamex Stadium
5 October 2021 Group game 2 Oxford United 1–2 Stevenage Littlemore
19:45 BST Stadium: Kassam Stadium
9 November 2021 Group game 3 Stevenage 1–0 Cambridge United Stevenage
19:00 GMT Vancooten  13'
Reeves  38'
List  40'
Report Masterson  62'
Weir  90+2'
Stadium: Lamex Stadium
Referee: Charles Breakspear
30 November 2021 Second round Sutton United 0–0
(4–3 p)
Stevenage Sutton
19:45 GMT Eastmond  90+8' Report Lines  33'
Vancooten  38'
Marshall  81'
Stadium: Borough Sports Park
Attendance: 770
Referee: Sam Purkiss
Penalties
Eastmond
Davis
Milsom
Korboa
Olaofe
Goodliffe
Norris
Reeves
Reid
List
James-Wildin
Osborne

Transfers

Transfers in

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2021CFJames Daly Bristol RoversFree transfer[19]
1 July 2021CMArthur Read BrentfordUndisclosed[20]
1 July 2021CMJake Reeves Notts CountyFree transfer[21]
1 July 2021CMJake Taylor Exeter CityFree transfer[22]
8 July 2021RBBradley Barry BarrowFree transfer[23]
13 July 2021CFJamie Reid Mansfield TownUndisclosed[24]
2 August 2021GKSacha Bastien GillinghamFree transfer[25]
26 August 2021LWBruno Andrade Salford CityFree transfer[26]
23 October 2021GKAdam Smith Forest Green RoversFree transfer[27]

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
1 July 2021GKJoseph Anang West Ham UnitedEnd of season[28]
31 August 2021LBMax Melbourne Lincoln City1 January 2022[29]

Loans out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
12 July 2021CBLuis Fernandez King's Lynn TownEnd of season[30]
2 August 2021FWHarry Draper Royston TownJanuary 2022[31]
10 September 2021DFSam Dreyer HendonNovember 2021[lower-alpha 1][33]
10 September 2021GKTimmy Smith Biggleswade8 October 2021[34]
10 September 2021MFAlfie Williams Kings LangleyNovember 2021[lower-alpha 2][34]
  1. Sam Dreyer's loan at Hendon was extended by a further month on 8 October.[32]
  2. Alfie Williams' loan at Kings Langley was extended by a further month on 8 October.[32]

Transfers out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
15 May 2021DMRomain VincelotRetired[35]
10 June 2021CFMarcus Dinanga AltrinchamUndisclosed[36]
30 June 2021RWFemi Akinwande Braintree TownReleased[35][37]
30 June 2021CFJacob Bancroft Oxford CityReleased[35][38]
30 June 2021CFInih Effiong WokingReleased[35][39]
30 June 2021CBJamie Fielding Tonbridge AngelsReleased[35][40]
30 June 2021DMArthur Iontton King's Lynn TownReleased[35][41]
30 June 2021GKBilly Johnson Braintree TownReleased[35][42]
30 June 2021LBJoe Martin Ebbsfleet UnitedReleased[35][43]
30 June 2021CFDanny Newton Solihull MoorsReleased[35][44]
30 June 2021LMTom Pett Port ValeRejected contract[35][45]
30 June 2021CFLiam Smyth Wingate & FinchleyReleased[35][46]
14 August 2021RBJake Bunyan Hertford TownFree transfer[47]

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Last updated 31 August 2021.
No. Pos Nat Player TotalEFL League TwoEFL CupEFL TrophyFA Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK  ENG Joseph Anang 604+002+000000
13 GK  FRA Sacha Bastien 201+00001+0000
31 GK  ENG Timmy Smith 0000000000
Defenders
2 DF  ATG Luther James-Wildin 805+002+000+1000
3 DF  ENG Ben Coker 815+002+011+0000
5 DF  SCO Scott Cuthbert 503+001+001+0000
6 DF  ENG Luke Prosser 402+101+000000
15 DF  GUY Terence Vancooten 705+001+100000
24 DF  ENG Ross Marshall 410+201+001+0100
25 DF  ENG Mackye Townsend-West 0000000000
27 DF  ENG Bradley Barry 1000001+0000
30 DF  ENG Luis Fernandez (out on loan) 0000000000
Midfielders
4 MF  ENG Jake Reeves 715+012+000000
7 MF  ENG Elliott List 633+112+020000
8 MF  WAL Jake Taylor 805+002+000+1000
10 MF  ENG Charlie Carter 401+201+000000
11 MF  ENG Elliot Osborne 503+101+000000
14 MF  ENG Chris Lines 613+110+101+0000
19 MF  ENG Arthur Read 401+101+001+0000
23 MF  ENG Jack Smith 401+001+101+0000
26 MF  ENG Alfie Williams 0000000000
Forwards
9 FW  ENG Luke Norris 824+120+201+0000
12 FW  POR Bruno Andrade 200+10001+0000
17 FW  ENG James Daly 510+300+101+0100
20 FW  NIR Jamie Reid 814+102+010+1000

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 Nationality No. Player EFL League Two EFL Cup EFL Trophy FA Cup Total
1 MF7Elliott List12003
2 FW9Luke Norris20002
3 DF3Ben Coker01001
MF4Jake Reeves10001
MF14Chris Lines10001
FW17James Daly00101
FW20Jamie Reid01001
DF24Ross Marshall00101
Own goals00101
TOTALS 5 4 3 0 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 Nationality No. Player EFL League Two EFL Cup EFL Trophy FA Cup Total
1
GK1Joseph Anang20002
2
GK13Sacha Bastien00000
TOTALS 2 0 0 0 2

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 31 August 2021.
Position Nationality Number Name League Two EFL Cup EFL Trophy FA Cup Total
         
DF15Terence Vancooten300100000000400
MF14Chris Lines100000100000200
DF3Ben Coker000000100000100
MF4Jake Reeves000100000000100
DF5Scott Cuthbert100000000000100
MF8Jake Taylor100000000000100
TOTALS 6 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0

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