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
Chairman	Phil Wallace
Manager	Steve Evans (until 17 April)[1]
Stadium	Broadhall Way
League One	9th
FA Cup	Third round
EFL Cup	Second round
EFL Trophy	Group stage
← 2022–23 2024–25 →

Current squad

As of 7 March 2024

No.	Name	Position	Nationality	Place of birth	Date of birth (Age)	Previous club	Date signed	Fee	Contract end
Goalkeepers
1	Taye Ashby-Hammond	GK		Richmond	(1999-03-21) 21 March 1999 (age 25)	Fulham	1 July 2023	Free	30 June 2025
12	Craig MacGillivray	GK		Perth	(1993-01-12) 12 January 1993 (age 31)	Milton Keynes Dons	18 January 2024	Loan	31 May 2024
50	Max Woodford	GK				Academy	11 November 2023	Trainee	30 June 2026
Defenders
2	Luther James-Wildin	RB		Leicester	(1997-12-03) 3 December 1997 (age 26)	Nuneaton Borough	1 July 2018	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
3	Dan Butler	LB		Cowes	(1994-08-26) 26 August 1994 (age 30)	Peterborough United	7 July 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
4	Nathan Thompson	CB		Chester	(1990-11-09) 9 November 1990 (age 33)	Peterborough United	1 July 2023	Free	30 June 2024
5	Carl Piergianni	CB		Peterborough	(1992-05-03) 3 May 1992 (age 32)	Oldham Athletic	1 July 2022	Free	30 June 2025
6	Dan Sweeney	CB		Kingston upon Thames	(1994-04-25) 25 April 1994 (age 30)	Forest Green Rovers	1 July 2022	Free	30 June 2025
14	Kane Smith	RB		Luton	(1996-02-07) 7 February 1996 (age 28)	Boreham Wood	1 July 2022	Free	30 June 2025
15	Terence Vancooten	CB		Kingston upon Thames	(1997-12-29) 29 December 1997 (age 26)	Reading	18 July 2017	Free	30 June 2025
17	Finley Burns	CB		Southwark	(2003-07-17) 17 July 2003 (age 21)	Manchester City	1 August 2023	Loan	31 May 2024
22	Nesta Guinness-Walker	LB		Twickenham	(1999-09-14) 14 September 1999 (age 25)	Reading	24 January 2024	Loan	31 May 2024
—	Owen Cochrane	RB		Huntingdon	(2004-09-03) 3 September 2004 (age 20)	Academy	2 July 2023	Trainee	30 June 2024
Midfielders
7	Alex MacDonald	RM		Warrington	(1990-04-14) 14 April 1990 (age 34)	Gillingham	1 July 2023	Free	30 June 2024
8	Jake Forster-Caskey	CM		Southend-on-Sea	(1994-04-25) 25 April 1994 (age 30)	Charlton Athletic	3 January 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
10	Nick Freeman	CM		Stevenage	(1995-11-07) 7 November 1995 (age 28)	Wycombe Wanderers	1 July 2023	Free	30 June 2025
11	Jordan Roberts	LM		Watford	(1994-01-05) 5 January 1994 (age 30)	Motherwell	1 July 2022	Free	30 June 2025
18	Harvey White	DM		Maidstone	(2001-09-19) 19 September 2001 (age 23)	Tottenham Hotspur	2 September 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
23	Louis Thompson	CM		Bristol	(1994-12-19) 19 December 1994 (age 29)	Portsmouth	1 July 2023	Free	30 June 2025
24	Ben Thompson	CM		Sidcup	(1995-10-03) 3 October 1995 (age 29)	Peterborough United	28 June 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
Forwards
9	Elliott List	RW		Camberwell	(1997-05-12) 12 May 1997 (age 27)	Gillingham	31 August 2019	Undisclosed	30 June 2024
19	Jamie Reid	CF		Torquay	(1994-07-15) 15 July 1994 (age 30)	Mansfield Town	13 July 2021	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
20	Aaron Pressley	CF		Edinburgh	(2001-11-07) 7 November 2001 (age 22)	Brentford	2 August 2023	Compensation	30 June 2025
29	Kane Hemmings	CF		Burton upon Trent	(1991-04-08) 8 April 1991 (age 33)	Tranmere Rovers	2 September 2023	Free	30 June 2025
33	Vadaine Oliver	CF		Sheffield	(1991-10-21) 21 October 1991 (age 33)	Bradford City	17 January 2024	Loan	31 May 2024
42	Theo Alexandrou	CF				Academy	29 August 2023	Trainee	30 June 2024
44	Makise Evans	CF			(2006-08-20) 20 August 2006 (age 18)	Academy	13 November 2023	Trainee	30 June 2024
Out on Loan
16	Harry Anderson	RM		Chertsey	(1997-01-09) 9 January 1997 (age 27)	Bristol Rovers	1 July 2023	Free	30 June 2025
41	Rylee Mitchell	GK				Academy	5 September 2023	Trainee	30 June 2024
43	David Hicks	CM			(2006-05-02) 2 May 2006 (age 18)	Academy	29 August 2023	Trainee	30 June 2025

Transfers

In

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Ref
28 June 2023	CM	Ben Thompson	Peterborough United	Undisclosed	[2]
1 July 2023	RM	Harry Anderson	Bristol Rovers	Free Transfer	[3]
1 July 2023	GK	Taye Ashby-Hammond	Fulham	Free Transfer	[4]
1 July 2023	CM	Nick Freeman	Wycombe Wanderers	Free Transfer	[5]
1 July 2023	RM	Alex MacDonald	Gillingham	Free Transfer	[6]
1 July 2023	CM	Louis Thompson	Portsmouth	Free Transfer	[7]
1 July 2023	CB	Nathan Thompson	Peterborough United	Free Transfer	[8]
7 July 2023	LB	Dan Butler	Peterborough United	Undisclosed	[9]
2 August 2023	CF	Aaron Pressley	Brentford	Compensation	[10]
14 August 2023	LB	Reece Hannam	Crystal Palace	Free Transfer	[11]
2 September 2023	CF	Kane Hemmings	Tranmere Rovers	Free Transfer	[12]
2 September 2023	DM	Harvey White	Tottenham Hotspur	Undisclosed	[13]

Out

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Ref
14 June 2023	CF	Danny Rose	Grimsby Town	Undisclosed	[14]
30 June 2023	CB	Michael Bostwick	Boston United	Released	[15][16]
30 June 2023	LB	Max Clark	Gillingham	Released	[15][17]
30 June 2023	CF	Luke Norris	Tranmere Rovers	Released	[15][18]
30 June 2023	GK	Adam Przybek	Free agent	Released	[15]
30 June 2023	CM	Jake Reeves	AFC Wimbledon	Free Transfer	[19]
30 June 2023	DM	Jack Smith	King's Lynn Town	Released	[15][20]
30 June 2023	CM	Jake Taylor	Eastleigh	Released	[15][21]
30 June 2023	LB	Sam Tinubu	Free agent	Released	[15]
30 June 2023	CB	Mackye Townsend-West	Free agent	Released	[15]
30 June 2023	CM	Alfie Williams	Free agent	Released	[15]
21 July 2023	CF	Finlay Johnson	Cardiff City	Compensation	[22]
1 September 2023	CF	Josh March	Harrogate Town	Undisclosed	[23]
1 February 2024	LB	Reece Hannam	Free agent	Mutual Consent	[24]

Loaned in

Date	Pos	Player	Loaned from	Until	Ref
21 July 2023	GK	Krisztián Hegyi	West Ham United	3 January 2024[lower-alpha 1]	[25][26]
1 August 2023	CB	Finley Burns	Manchester City	End of Season	[27]
14 August 2023	CM	Harrison Neal	Sheffield United	3 January 2024[lower-alpha 2]	[28][26]
1 September 2023	CF	Charlie McNeill	Manchester United	3 January 2024[lower-alpha 3]	[29][26]
17 January 2024	CF	Vadaine Oliver	Bradford City	End of Season	[30]
18 January 2024	GK	Craig MacGillivray	Milton Keynes Dons	End of Season	[31]
24 January 2024	LB	Nesta Guinness-Walker	Reading	End of Season	[32]

1. On 3 January, Hegyi returned to West Ham United early from his season-long loan.
2. On 3 January, Neal returned to Sheffield United early from his season-long loan.
3. On 3 January, McNeill returned to Manchester United early from his season-long loan.

Loaned out

Date	Pos	Player	Loaned to	Until	Ref
31 July 2023	RB	Owen Cochrane	Kettering Town	20 November 2023[lower-alpha 1]	[33][34]
2 October 2023	CF	Theo Alexandrou	Cheshunt	30 October 2023	[35]
21 November 2023	RB	Owen Cochrane	Aveley	2 January 2024	[36]
26 January 2024	RM	Harry Anderson	Colchester United	End of Season	[37]
26 January 2024	CM	David Hicks	Potters Bar Town	24 February 2024	[38]
31 January 2024	GK	Rylee Mitchell	Potters Bar Town	28 February 2024	[39]
29 March 2024	GK	Rylee Mitchell	Royston Town	End of Season	[40]

1. On 20 November, Cochrane was recalled back from his loan at Kettering.

Pre-season and friendlies

On 30 May, Stevenage announced their first pre-season friendly, against Watford.^[41] A second friendly match was confirmed on June 5, against Ipswich Town.^[42] A day later three away pre-season fixtures was added to the schedule, against St Neots Town, Hitchin Town and Stamford.^[43] On 1 July, Boro announced two further friendlies, against Colchester United and a Tottenham Hotspur XI.^[44]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

St Neots Town v Stevenage

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

Hitchin Town v Stevenage

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

Stamford v Stevenage

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

Stevenage v Watford

18 July 2023 Friendly	Stevenage	Cancelled	Watford	Stevenage
19:45 BST				Stadium: Broadhall Way
Note: Due to the two sides being drawn against each other in the 2023–24 EFL Cup the friendly was cancelled.[45]

Stevenage v Colchester United

18 July 2023 Friendly	Stevenage	1–1	Colchester United	St Neots
19:45 BST	Roberts 41'	Report	Fevrier 38'	Stadium: Rowley Park Attendance: 301

Stevenage v Ipswich Town

22 July 2023 Friendly	Stevenage	2–1	Ipswich Town	Stevenage
15:30 BST	Reid 5' Thompson 49'	Report	Hirst 68'	Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 1,826 (inc. 788 away)

Stevenage v Tottenham Hotspur XI

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: Broadhall Way 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		43	18	13	12	53	42	+11	041.86
FA Cup	First round	Third round	4	1	2	1	8	8	+0	025.00
EFL Cup	First round	Second round	2	0	2	0	2	2	+0	000.00
EFL Trophy	Group stage	Group stage	3	1	1	1	6	4	+2	033.33
Total			52	20	18	14	69	56	+13	038.46

Last updated: 9 April 2024
Source: Soccerway

League One

Main article: 2023–24 EFL League One

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
6	Barnsley	46	21	13	12	82	64	+18	76	Qualified for League One play-offs
7	Lincoln City	46	20	14	12	65	40	+25	74
8	Blackpool	46	21	10	15	65	48	+17	73
9	Stevenage	46	19	14	13	57	46	+11	71
10	Wycombe Wanderers	46	17	14	15	60	55	+5	65
11	Leyton Orient	46	18	11	17	53	55	−2	65
12	Wigan Athletic	46	20	10	16	63	56	+7	62[lower-alpha 1]

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^[48]
Notes:

1. On 19 May 2023, Wigan Athletic were deducted four points for failing to pay players and staff on time following previous EFL rules breaches in the 2022–23 season.^[46] Another four-point deduction was applied on 26 May, after the club's owners missed a deadline to deposit an amount equalling 125% of its monthly wage bill.^[47]

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
45	18	14	13	55	45	+10	68	9	8	5	25	18	+7	9	6	8	30	27	+3

Last updated: 19 April 2024.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	26	28	30	31	272	32	33	34	35	251	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	293	44	45	46
Ground	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H
Result	W	W	W	L	D	W	D	D	W	L	L	W	L	D	D	W	W	W	W	D	W	D	L	W	L	W	W	W	L	D	L	L	W	W	D	D	L	L	D	D	D	L	W	L	D	W
Position	9	3	3	5	5	3	1	4	3	3	5	5	5	6	7	6	5	4	4	4	3	5	6	5	7	7	6	6	6	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	8	7	8	8	9	9	9	9	9

Updated to match(es) played on 19 April 2024. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Notes:

• ¹ Matchday 25 (vs Cambridge United) was postponed due to a local area power cut.
• ² Matchday 27 (vs Reading) was postponed due to FA Cup involvement.
• ³ Matchday 29 (vs Barnsley) was postponed due to a frozen pitch.

Matches

On 22 June, the EFL League One fixtures were released.^[49]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Northampton Town v Stevenage

5 August 2023 (2023-08-05) 1	Northampton Town	0–1	Stevenage	Northampton
15:00 BST	Odimayo  17' Hoskins  69'	Report	Piergianni  4' 80' Butler  88' Burns  90+13'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 7,049 Referee: Lewis Smith

Stevenage v Shrewsbury Town

12 August 2023 (2023-08-12) 2	Stevenage	2–0	Shrewsbury Town	Stevenage
15:00 BST	Pressley 58' Reid 87'	Report	Bayliss  50' Winchester  74' Kenneh  86'	Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 3,962 Referee: Craig Hicks

Cambridge United v Stevenage

15 August 2023 3	Cambridge United	1–2	Stevenage	Cambridge
19:45 BST	Kachunga 80'	Report	Roberts 27' Thompson  32' Butler  68' Reid 82'  83'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 7,529 Referee: Will Finnie

Reading v Stevenage

19 August 2023 4	Reading	2–0	Stevenage	Reading
15:00 BST	Ehibhatiomhan 45+4', 57'	Report	Thompson  5'  22' Reid  10' MacDonald  26' Neal  69'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 11,674 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Stevenage v Portsmouth

26 August 2023 5	Stevenage	0–0	Portsmouth	Stevenage
15:00 BST	Thompson  22' Forster-Caskey  56' Reid  62' Ashby-Hammond  90+8' List  90+10'	Report	Whyte  44' Rafferty  56' Kamara  69' Swanson  90+11'	Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 5,352 Referee: Simon Mather

Leyton Orient v Stevenage

2 September 2023 6	Leyton Orient	0–3	Stevenage	Leyton
15:00 BST	Forde  16' Turns  32'	Report	McNeill 21' Sweeney 44' Freeman 79' Roberts  86'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 8,287 Referee: Scott Oldham

Stevenage v Carlisle United

9 September 2023 7	Stevenage	2–2	Carlisle United	Stevenage
15:00 BST	Reid 15', 74' McNeill  37' Roberts  72'	Report	Maguire 20' Gibson  31' Guy  83' Garner 90'	Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 4,228 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Stevenage v Charlton Athletic

16 September 2023 8	Stevenage	1–1	Charlton Athletic	Stevenage
15:00 BST	Reid 34'  68' Butler  54' List  90+10'	Report	Dobson  51' Tedić  83' Aneke  84' Blackett-Taylor 90+2' (pen.)	Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 5,118 Referee: Peter Wright

Cheltenham Town v Stevenage

23 September 2023 9	Cheltenham Town	0–3	Stevenage	Cheltenham
15:00 BST	Keena  30'	Report	Roberts 7' Thompson  45+3' List 69', 73'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 3,947 Referee: Leigh Doughty

Stevenage v Oxford United

30 September 2023 10	Stevenage	1–3	Oxford United	Stevenage
15:00 BST	Reid 15' Butler  65'	Report	Leigh 23', 55' Moore  45+4' 82' Beadle  90+5'	Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 5,512 Referee: Carl Brook

Bolton Wanderers v Stevenage

3 October 2023 11	Bolton Wanderers	3–2	Stevenage	Horwich
19:45 BST	Charles 13' (pen.) Thomason  29' Iredale  44' 49' Jerome  64' Sheehan 70'	Report	Reid 20', 65' (pen.)  68' Sweeney  69'	Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium Attendance: 17,997 Referee: Josh Smith

Stevenage v Wigan Athletic

7 October 2023 12	Stevenage	1–0	Wigan Athletic	Stevenage
15:00 BST	Pressley 9' (pen.) Sweeney  52' Thompson  67' MacDonald  77' Butler  78'	Report	Sessegnon  4' Aasgaard  13' Lang  22'  34' Rekik  55' Shaw  69' Hughes  78' Clare  78' Magennis  88' Tickle  90+10' Pearce  90+10'	Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 4,402 Referee: Alan Young

Blackpool v Stevenage

14 October 2023 13	Blackpool	3–0	Stevenage	Blackpool
15:00 BST	Rhodes 38' Carey  43' Dale 60' Hamilton 78'	Report	Pressley  7' Thompson  13' Vancooten  53'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 10,516 Referee: Paul Howard

Stevenage v Port Vale

21 October 2023 14	Stevenage	0–0	Port Vale	Stevenage
15:00 GMT	Roberts  34' Thompson  50' Smith  80'	Report	Arblaster  28' Smith  38' Balmer  45'	Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 4,047 Referee: Scott Jackson

Bristol Rovers v Stevenage

24 October 2023 15	Bristol Rovers	1–1	Stevenage	Horfield
19:45 GMT	Finley  37' Evans  46' Collins  57' Martin 83' Crama  84' Taylor  88' Gibbons  90+3'	Report	Thompson  33' Reid 40' Freeman  45+2' James-Wildin  61' Burns  73'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 7,143 Referee: Matt Donohue

Stevenage v Derby County

28 October 2023 16	Stevenage	3–1	Derby County	Stevenage
15:00 GMT	Roberts 32' MacDonald 45+2' Reid  59' Piergianni  71' Hemmings 84'	Report	Cashin  11' Forsyth  30' Mendez-Laing 38'	Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 5,866 Referee: Thomas Kirk

Wycombe Wanderers v Stevenage

11 November 2023 17	Wycombe Wanderers	0–1	Stevenage	High Wycombe
15:00 GMT	Forino-Joseph  60' Leahy  79' Stryjek  90+12'	Report	Reid 45+14' Thompson  75' Forster-Caskey  90+23'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 4,936 Referee: Ben Speedie

Stevenage v Lincoln City

18 November 2023 18	Stevenage	1–0	Lincoln City	Stevenage
15:00 GMT	Piergianni  28' Reid 68'	Report	Jackson  81'	Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 5,045 Referee: Scott Simpson

Fleetwood Town v Stevenage

15 November 2023 19	Fleetwood Town	0–3	Stevenage	Fleetwood
15:00 GMT		Report	Reid 8' Thompson 56' List 90+5'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 2,771 Referee: Christopher Pollard

Stevenage v Peterborough United

28 November 2023 20	Stevenage	2–2	Peterborough United	Stevenage
19:45 GMT	James-Wildin 22' Thompson 30' Piergianni  34' Ashby-Hammond  66'	Report	Randall 51' Edwards 81'	Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 5,041 Referee: Sunny Gill

Burton Albion v Stevenage

9 December 2023 21	Burton Albion	1–2	Stevenage	Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT	Powell 7 Oshilaja 7'  77' Stockton  66' Hughes  90+3'	Report	Hemmings 45+1' Reid 51' (pen.) Neal  61' Forster-Caskey  63'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 2,406 Referee: Ben Atkinson

Stevenage v Exeter City

16 December 2023 22	Stevenage	1–1	Exeter City	Stevenage
15:00 GMT	Piergianni 45+1' Butler  53'	Report	Aitchison  23'  43' Taylor  43' Sweeney  46' Wildschut 47' Sinisalo  64' Niskanen  75'	Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 4,007 Referee: Ross Joyce

Barnsley v Stevenage

23 December 2023 23	Barnsley	2–1	Stevenage	Barnsley
15:00 GMT	McAtee 32' Connell  66' Kane 70'  81' Cotter  90+7'	Report	James-Wildin 4' Butler  67'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 12,525 Referee: Marc Edwards

Stevenage v Northampton Town

26 December 2023 24	Stevenage	3–0	Northampton Town	Stevenage
15:00 GMT	Reid 2' Roberts 42' List 67'	Report	Sowerby  52'	Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 5,164 Referee: Will Finnie

Portsmouth v Stevenage

1 January 2024 26	Portsmouth	2–1	Stevenage	Portsmouth
15:00 GMT	Lane 12' Bishop 33' Pack  62' Rafferty  86' Norris  90+1'	Report	L. Thompson  11', 26' Sweeney  35' Freeman  42' Roberts  57' Piergianni  72' N. Thompson  88',  90+6'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 18,891 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Shrewsbury Town v Stevenage

13 January 2024 28	Shrewsbury Town	0–1	Stevenage	Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT	Kenneh  67'	Report	Vancooten  55' Reid 84' Forster-Caskey  90+1'	Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 5,259 Referee: Thomas Kirk

Wigan Athletic v Stevenage

27 January 2024 30	Wigan Athletic	2–3	Stevenage	Wigan
15:00 GMT	Magennis 5' (pen.),  68' Aasgaard 38' Shaw  54' Jones  55' Humphrys  90+4'	Report	Reid 15' Burns  55' Piergianni  62', 66' Thompson 81' Freeman  82' Roberts  83'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 8,804 Referee: Ben Toner

Stevenage v Blackpool

3 February 2024 31	Stevenage	1–0	Blackpool	Stevenage
15:00 GMT	Butler  74' Forster-Caskey 85' Piergianni  89'	Report	Kouassi  45' Dembélé  79' Husband  85'	Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 5,014 Referee: Simon Mather

Stevenage v Reading

6 February 2024 27[50]	Stevenage	0–1	Reading	Stevenage
19:45 GMT		Report	Savage  24' Mola  39' Oliver 45' (o.g.) Knibbs  89' Ehibhatiomhan  90+4'	Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 3,947 Referee: Paul Howard
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 6 January, but was postponed due to FA Cup involvement.

Port Vale v Stevenage

10 February 2024 32	Port Vale	2–2	Stevenage	Burslem
15:00 GMT	Vancooten 6' (o.g.) Lowe  28' Mighten  82' Sang  89' Ojo 90+8' (pen.)	Report	Piergianni  33' Forster-Caskey  36' Reid 52' Vancooten 58' MacGillivray  90+3' Butler  90+7'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 5,296 Referee: Scott Tallis

Stevenage v Bristol Rovers

13 February 2024 33	Stevenage	2–3	Bristol Rovers	Stevenage
19:45 GMT	Hemmings 6' Forster-Caskey 24'	Report	Evans  21', 67' Thomas 29' Martin 62' Conteh  86'  90+5'	Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 3,231 Referee: Sunny Sukhvir Gill

Derby County v Stevenage

17 February 2024 34	Derby County	1–0	Stevenage	Derby
15:00 GMT	Sibley 90'	Report	Forster-Caskey  62' Ashby-Hammond  84'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 27,055 Referee: Tom Reeves

Stevenage v Wycombe Wanderers

24 February 2024 35	Stevenage	1–0	Wycombe Wanderers	Stevenage
15:00 GMT	Piergianni 23' Ashby-Hammond  81'	Report	Lonwijk  7' Stryjek  48'	Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 4,660 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Stevenage v Cambridge United

27 February 2024 25[51]	Stevenage	1–0	Cambridge United	Stevenage
19:45 GMT	Roberts 35' Forster-Caskey  45' Reid  66'	Report	Cousins  43'	Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 6,553 Referee: Alex Chilowicz
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 29 December, but was postponed due to a local area power cut.[52]

Lincoln City v Stevenage

2 March 2024 36	Lincoln City	0–0	Stevenage	Lincoln
15:00 GMT	House  33' Erhahon  37'	Report	Reid  27' Vancooten  75' Freeman  90+5'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 8,129 Referee: Bobby Madley

Stevenage v Fleetwood Town

9 March 2024 37	Stevenage	0–0	Fleetwood Town	Stevenage
15:00 GMT	Thompson  28'	Report	Holgate  21'  68' Rooney  75' Stockley  85'	Stadium: Lamex Stadium Attendance: 3,911 Referee: Adam Herczeg

Peterborough United v Stevenage

13 March 2024 38	Peterborough United	3–1	Stevenage	Peterborough
20:00 GMT	Kyprianou  33' Burrows 44' (pen.) Katongo 64' Poku 77'	Report	Freeman 85'	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 7,504 Referee: Carl Brook
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 12 March, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[53]

Stevenage v Leyton Orient

16 March 2024 39	Stevenage	0–1	Leyton Orient	Stevenage
15:00 GMT	Vancooten  77'	Report	Sanders 16' Pratley  44' Forde  83'	Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 5,650 Referee: Craig Hicks

Carlisle United v Stevenage

23 March 2024 40	Carlisle United	2–2	Stevenage	Carlisle
15:00 GMT	Butterworth 13', 65',  72' Charters  45+2' Neal  67' Lewis  77'	Report	Freeman  29' Roberts  39' MacDonald 82' (pen.) Vancooten 90+6'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 7,634 Referee: Daniel Middleton

Stevenage v Bolton Wanderers

29 March 2024 41	Stevenage	0–0	Bolton Wanderers	Stevenage
15:00 GMT		Report	Sheehan  75' Maghoma  76'	Stadium: Broadhall Way Referee: Sam Allison

Charlton Athletic v Stevenage

1 April 2024 42	Charlton Athletic	0–0	Stevenage	Charlton
15:00 BST	Watson  43'	Report	Thompson  22' White  88'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 14,351 Referee: Scott Oldham

Exeter City v Stevenage

6 April 2024 43	Exeter City	1–0	Stevenage	Exeter
15:00 BST	Carroll  22' Cole 38' Watts  69' Sweeney  90+3'	Report	Butler  7' L. Thompson  47' Hemmings  69' N. Thompson  86'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 6,314 Referee: Lewis Smith

Stevenage v Barnsley

9 April 2024 29[54]	Stevenage	2–1	Barnsley	Stevenage
19:45 BST	Reid 45+2' Butler 51' List  75' Thompson  85'	Report	De Gevigney  12' Phillips 30' McCart  51'	Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 4,727 Referee: Declan Bourne
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 20 January, but was postponed due to a frozen pitch.[55]

Stevenage v Burton Albion

13 April 2024 44	Stevenage	1–2	Burton Albion	Stevenage
15:00 BST	Butler  61' Thompson  75' Hemmings 88',  90+4'	Report	Oshilaja  21' Helm 45+1',  61' Hamer  71', 76'	Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 4,040 Referee: Ben Toner

Oxford United v Stevenage

19 April 2024 45	Oxford United	1–1	Stevenage	Oxford
20:00 BST	Brannagan 59' (pen.)	Report	Vancooten  10' Long 32' (o.g.) Guinness-Walker  71' Smith  88'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 9,174 Referee: Tom Nield
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 20 April, but was moved for live Sky Sports coverage.[56]

Stevenage v Cheltenham Town

27 April 2024 46	Stevenage	2–1	Cheltenham Town	Stevenage
15:00 BST	Hemmings 45+1 pen' Roberts  50' Thompson  74' Freeman 90'	Report	Nuttall  45+3' Thomas  51' Taylor 53' Shepherd  84'	Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 5,441 Referee: Lee Swabey

FA Cup

Main article: 2023–24 FA Cup

Stevenage were drawn at home to Tranmere Rovers in the first round^[57] and to either Port Vale or Burton Albion in the second round.^[58] On 14 November, Port Vale won their replay 2–0 and were confirmed as the next opponents.^[59]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Stevenage v Tranmere Rovers

4 November 2023 First round	Stevenage	4–3	Tranmere Rovers	Stevenage
15:00 GMT	Roberts 3' Butler  37' Reid 58' (pen.), 90+10' Hemmings 81'  88'	Report	Norris 28' (pen.) Merrie  38' Apter 55' Walker  67' Morris 90+1'	Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 2,404 Referee: Neil Hair

Stevenage v Port Vale

2 December 2023 Second round	Stevenage	1–1	Port Vale	Stevenage
15:00 GMT	Ashby-Hammond  64' Reid 69'  80' Piergianni  81' James-Wildin  90+3'	Report	Ojo 76' (pen.) Loft  78' Ikpeazu  81' Lowe  90+6'	Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 2,491 Referee: Tom Reeves

Port Vale v Stevenage

12 December 2023 Second round replay	Port Vale	3–3 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p)	Stevenage	Burslem
19:45 GMT	Garrity 6', 55'  106' Iacovitti  69' Ripley  90' Loft 114'	Report	L. Thompson  50' N. Thompson  50' 119' White 81' Hemmings 90+6'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 2,073 Referee: Tom Nield
	Penalties
	Ojo Garrity Lowe Sang Loft		Reid Hemmings White N. Thompson James-Wildin

Maidstone United v Stevenage

6 January 2024 Third round	Maidstone United	1–0	Stevenage	Maidstone
12:30 GMT	Corne 45+2' (pen.) Bone  63'	Report	Sweeney  14' Thompson  42' Freeman  48' Piergianni  78'	Stadium: Gallagher Stadium Referee: Steve Martin

EFL Cup

Main article: 2023–24 EFL Cup

Stevenage were drawn at home to Watford in the first round^[60] and away to Exeter City in the second round.^[61]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Stevenage v Watford

8 August 2023 First round	Stevenage	1–1 (4–3 p)	Watford	Stevenage
19:45 BST	March 43'	Report	Bayo 6'	Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 4,495 Referee: Charles Breakspear
	Penalties
	Reid Roberts Forster-Caskey MacDonald Thompson		Hoedt Sierralta Porteous Healey Koné

Exeter City v Stevenage

29 August 2023 Second round	Exeter City	1–1 (5–3 p)	Stevenage	Exeter
19:45 BST	Hartridge 5' Trevitt  8' Sweeney  30'	Report	Butler  63' Roberts 69' Thompson  89'	Stadium: St James Park Referee: Andrew Kitchen
	Penalties
	Trevitt Carroll Aimson Taylor Sweeney		Reid Roberts Butler Sweeney

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2023–24 EFL Trophy

Stevenage were drawn into Southern Group C, alongside AFC Wimbledon, Wycombe Wanderers and Crystal Palace U21.^[62]

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L1	Wycombe Wanderers	3	3	0	0	0	3	0	+3	9	Advance to Round 2
2	L2	AFC Wimbledon	3	1	1	0	1	3	2	+1	5
3	L1	Stevenage	3	1	0	1	1	6	4	+2	4
4	ACA	Crystal Palace U21	3	0	0	0	3	2	8	−6	0

Updated to match(es) played on 14 November 2023. Source: EFL.com

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

AFC Wimbledon v Stevenage

5 September 2023 Group stage	AFC Wimbledon	1–1 (6–5 p)	Stevenage	Wimbledon
19:00 BST	Pell  14' Davison  33' Lewis 71' Lock  90'	Report	MacDonald  40' Neal  46' Reid 55' (pen.) Forster-Caskey  75' Thompson  88'	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 1,317 Referee: Stephen Parkinson
	Penalties
	Sasu Ball Brown Ogundere Tilley Lakin		Reid Hemmings MacDonald Forster-Caskey Thompson Freeman

Stevenage v Wycombe Wanderers

10 October 2023 Group stage	Stevenage	0–1	Wycombe Wanderers	Stevenage
19:00 BST	Thompson  69'	Report	Vokes 70'	Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 902 Referee: Daniel Middleton

Stevenage v Crystal Palace U21

14 November 2023 Group stage	Stevenage	5–2	Crystal Palace U21	Stevenage
19:00 GMT	Sheridan 5' (o.g.) Forster-Caskey 13' White 22' Neal  24' Pressley 54', 83' James-Wildin  57' List  89'	Report	Ebiowei 17' Ola-Adebomi 20' Watson  85'	Stadium: Broadhall Way Referee: Daniel Middleton

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