The 2015–16 season was Stevenage's second consecutive season in League Two and their 40th year in existence.[1] Along with competing in League Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.
| 2015–16 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Phil Wallace | ||
| Manager | Graham Westley (until 21 May 2015) Teddy Sheringham (between 21 May 2015 – 1 February 2016) Darren Sarll (from 1 February 2016) | ||
| League Two | 18th | ||
| FA Cup | First Round | ||
| League Cup | First Round | ||
| Football League Trophy | Second Round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Chris Whelpdale (8) All: Chris Whelpdale (9) | ||
Transfers
Transfers in
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2015 | CB |  | Mark Hughes | Morecambe | Free transfer | [2] |
| 1 July 2015 | CM | | Steven Schumacher | Fleetwood Town | Free transfer | [3] |
| 1 July 2015 | CF | | Brett Williams | Aldershot Town | Free transfer | [4] |
| 17 July 2015 | CB | | Fraser Franks | Luton Town | Free transfer | [5] |
| 7 August 2015 | CB | | Jamie McCombe | Doncaster Rovers | Free transfer | [6] |
| 1 September 2015 | CM | | Jack Jebb | Arsenal | Free transfer | [7] |
| 22 January 2016 | CB | | Luke Wilkinson | Luton Town | Unknown | [8] |
Transfers out
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2015 | DF | | George Allen | Free Agent | Released | [9] |
| 1 July 2015 | CB | | Jon Ashton | Crawley Town [a] | Free transfer | [9] |
| 1 July 2015 | CF | | Chris Beardsley | Mansfield Town [b] | Free transfer | [9] |
| 1 July 2015 | GK | | Sam Beasant | Cambridge United [c] | Free transfer | [9] |
| 1 July 2015 | AM | | Andy Bond | Chorley [d] | Released | [9] |
| 1 July 2015 | CB | | Darius Charles | Burton Albion | Free transfer | [14] |
| 1 July 2015 | CF | | Roarie Deacon | Crawley Town [e] | Free transfer | [9] |
| 1 July 2015 | CB |  | Bira Dembélé | Barnet [f] | Free transfer | [9] |
| 1 July 2015 | RM | | Joseph N'Guessan | Queens Park Rangers [g] | Free transfer | [9] |
| 1 July 2015 | CF |  | Fejiri Okenabirhie | Free Agent | Released | [9] |
| 1 July 2015 | RB | | Michael Richens | Free Agent | Released | [9] |
| 1 July 2015 | CM | | Simon Walton | Crawley Town [h] | Free transfer | [9] |
| 1 July 2015 | CB | | Harry Worley | Hartlepool United [i] | Free transfer | [9] |
| 1 July 2015 | CF |  | Calvin Zola | Free Agent | Released | [9] |
| 7 August 2015 | CF | | Connor Calcutt | Wealdstone | Free transfer | [20] |
Loans in
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 August 2015 | SS | | Tom Hitchcock | Milton Keynes Dons | 11 October 2015 | [6][a] |
| 14 August 2015 | GK |  | Chris Kettings | Crystal Palace | 12 September 2015 | [22] |
| 14 August 2015 | LB | | Connor Ogilvie | Tottenham Hotspur | 4 January 2016 | [23][b] |
| 27 August 2015 | GK |  | Jesse Joronen | Fulham | 10 January 2016 | [25] |
| 1 September 2015 | AM |  | Connor Smith | Watford | 29 September 2015 | [26] |
| 26 September 2015 | RW | | Kenny McEvoy | Tottenham Hotspur | 24 October 2015 | [27] |
| 14 January 2016 | CM | | Keith Keane | Cambridge United | 20 February | [28] |
| 23 January 2016 | R/LW |  | Deimantas Petravicius | Nottingham Forest | 23 February 2016 | [29] |
| 23 January 2016 | ST |  | Offrande Zanzala | Derby County | 23 February 2016 | [29] |
| 12 March 2016 | FW | | Greg Luer | Hull City | 12 April 2016 | [30] |
Competitions
Pre-season friendlies
On 29 May 2015, Stevenage announced three home pre-season friendlies against Nottingham Forest, Millwall and Tottenham Hotspur XI.[31] On 16 June 2015, Stevenage confirmed a XI squad will face St Neots Town.[32] Also a friendly fixture against Spanish side Sevilla B was announced.[33]
| 11 July 2015 Friendly | Wealdstone | 0–1 | Stevenage | Ruislip |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Williams  31' (pen.) | Stadium: The Vale Stadium |
| 14 July 2015 Friendly | St Neots Town | 0–2 | Stevenage XI | St Neots |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Akinyemi 15', 20' | Stadium: Rowley Park Attendance: 415 |
| 17 July 2015 Friendly | Stevenage | 0–3 | Nottingham Forest | Stevenage |
| 19:30 BST | Report | Mills 13' Lansbury 20' (pen.)Hobbs 88' | Stadium: Broadhall Way Referee: Andy Woolmer |
| 25 July 2015 Friendly | Stevenage | 0–1 | Millwall | Stevenage |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Beevers 61' | Stadium: Broadhall Way Referee: Graham Horwood |
| 1 August 2015 Friendly | Stevenage | 0–2 | Tottenham Hotspur XI | Stevenage |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Oduwa 6' Harrison 88' (pen.) | Stadium: Broadhall Way |
League Two
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 15 | 6 | 25 | 49 | 72 | −23 | 51 |
| 17 | Notts County | 46 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 54 | 83 | −29 | 51 |
| 18 | Stevenage | 46 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 52 | 67 | −15 | 48 |
| 19 | Yeovil Town | 46 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 43 | 59 | −16 | 48 |
| 20 | Crawley Town | 46 | 13 | 8 | 25 | 45 | 78 | −33 | 47 |
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2016. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Matches
On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[34]
August
| 8 August 2015 1 | Stevenage | 0–2 | Notts County | Stevenage |
| 15:00 BST | Schumacher  60' Hitchcock  90+4' | Report | Opoku Aborah 6' Thompson 35', 69' Jenner 88' Amevor 88', 90+4' Noble 89' | Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 3,652 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
| 15 August 2015 2 | Newport County | 2–2 | Stevenage | Newport |
| 15:00 BST | Collins 58' Boden 79' | Report | Akinyemi 39' Hughes 90' | Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 2,521 Referee: Nick Kinseley |
| 18 August 2015 3 | Leyton Orient | 3–0 | Stevenage | Leyton |
| 19:45 BST | Simpson 74' Turgott 84'Palmer 90' | Report | Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 4,949 Referee: Chris Sarginson |
| 22 August 2015 4 | Stevenage | 2–0 | Hartlepool United | Stevenage |
| 15:00 BST | Franks 45' Williams 88' | Report | Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 2,639 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
| 29 August 2015 5 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 1–1 | Stevenage | Dagenham |
| 15:00 BST | Hemmings 29' | Report | Hitchcock 74' | Stadium: Victoria Road Attendance: 1,653 Referee: Tim Robinson |
September
| 5 September 2015 6 | Stevenage | 2–1 | Plymouth Argyle | Stevenage |
| 15:00 BST | Ogilvie 6' Whelpdale 38' | Report | Tanner 54' | Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 3,560 Referee: Gary Sutton |
| 12 September 2015 7 | Stevenage | 2–2 | York City | Stevenage |
| 15:00 BST | Whelpdale 52' Lee 55' | Report | Nolan 39' Summerfield 74' | Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 3,319 Referee: Brendan Malone |
| 19 September 2015 8 | Barnet | 3–2 | Stevenage | Canons Park |
| 15:00 BST | N'Gala 48' McLean 63'Gash 78' | Report | Franks 11' Hitchcock 50' | Stadium: The Hive Stadium Attendance: 2,480 Referee: James Adcock |
| 26 September 2015 9 | Cambridge United | 1–0 | Stevenage | Cambridge |
| 15:00 BST | Dunk 90+7' | Report | Hitchcock 59' Lee 72' | Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 4,582 (away 573) Referee: Ross Joyce |
| 29 September 2015 10 | Stevenage | 0–2 | Mansfield Town | Stevenage |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Tafazolli 47' J Thomas 51' | Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 2,509 Referee: Lee Swabey |
October
| 3 October 2015 11 | Stevenage | 0–1 | Carlisle United | Stevenage |
| 15:00 BST | Conlon 48' | Report | Miller 82' | Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 2,999 Referee: Andy Davies |
| 11 October 2015 12 | Exeter City | 3–3 | Stevenage | Exeter |
| 12:15 BST | Wheeler 4', 80' Morrison 15' Noble 90' | Report | Parrett 39' Kennedy 15' Whelpdale 90+2' | Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 3,235 Referee: Roger East |
| 17 October 2015 13 | Stevenage | 2–1 | Wycombe Wanderers | Stevenage |
| 15:00 BST | Hughes 8' Joronen 10' Whelpdale 21' Schumacher 30' Gnanduillet 60', 89' Parrett 73' | Report | Bean 59' Kretzschmar 79' Pierre 89' | Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 3,292 Referee: Ben Toner |
| 20 October 2015 14 | Portsmouth | 1–1 | Stevenage | Portsmouth |
| 19:45 BST | Chaplin 77' | Report | Tonge 69' Williams 90+4' | Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 14,900 Referee: Andy Woolmer |
| 24 October 2015 15 | Northampton Town | 2–1 | Stevenage | Northampton |
| 15:00 BST | Calvert-Lewin 49' Potter 62' | Report | Schumacher 24' Tonge 59' Conlon 76' McCombe 86' Williams 90+5' | Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,492 Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
| 31 October 2015 16 | Stevenage | 1–5 | Oxford United | Stevenage |
| 15:00 GMT | Whelpdale 17' McCombe 27' Tonge 67' | Report | Taylor 13', 72' Sercombe 27' (pen.) McDonald 44', 66' Dunkley 45+5' Roofe 75' | Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 3,412 Referee: Lee Swabey |
November
| 14 November 2015 17 | Yeovil Town | 2–2 | Stevenage | Stevenage |
| 15:00 GMT | Cornick 52' Jeffers 58' Fogden 90+6' | Report | Parrett 44' Wells 55' Ogilvie 86' Pett 88' Schumacher 90+3' | Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 3,220 Referee: Phil Gibbs |
| 21 November 2015 18 | Stevenage | 0–0 | Luton Town | Stevenage |
| 15:00 GMT | Lee 57' Benson 87' | Report | Wells 76' Conlon 90' | Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 4,782 Referee: Robert Lewis |
| 24 November 2015 19 | Bristol Rovers | 1–2 | Stevenage | Horfield |
| 19:45 GMT | Taylor 33' | Report | Schumacher 4' Whelpdale 60' Lee 80' Franks 90+2' | Stadium: Memorial Stadium (Bristol) Attendance: 5,819 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
| 28 November 2015 20 | Stevenage | 4–3 | Morecambe | Stevenage |
| 15:00 GMT | Wells 7' Whelpdale 20', 49', 61' Pett 86' | Report | Ellison 13', 90+4' Goodall 27' Beeley 46' Murphy 64' Mullin 82' (pen.) | Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 2,415 Referee: Lee Collins |
December
| 12 December 2015 21 | Wimbledon | 1–2 | Stevenage | Kingston upon Thames |
| 15:00 GMT | Osborne 14' Francomb 43' | Report | Matt 57' Okimo 76' | Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 3,846 Referee: Nick Kinseley |
| 19 December 2015 22 | Stevenage | 1–1 | Accrington Stanley | Stevenage |
| 15:00 GMT | Gnanduillet 1' | Report | Halliday 53' Davies 81' Kee 85' (pen.) | Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 2,818 Referee: Darren England |
| 26 December 2015 23 | Crawley Town | 2–1 | Stevenage | Crawley |
| 15:00 GMT | Edwards 68' Walton 81' Yorwerth 86' Deacon 90', 90+6' | Report | Tonge 87' (pen.) | Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,289 Referee: Michael Bull |
| 28 December 2015 24 | Stevenage | 1–3 | Dagenham & Redbridge | Stevenage |
| 15:00 GMT | Franks 52' | Report | Chambers 18' Labadie 19' 83' Doidge 37' | Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 3,152 Referee: Oliver Langford |
January
| 2 January 2016 25 | Stevenage | 2–2 | Leyton Orient | Stevenage |
| 15:00 GMT | Franks 24' Gnanduillet 75', 79' | Report | Simpson 60' (pen.), 90+3' Pritchard 66' | Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 4,022 Referee: Darren Deadman |
| 9 January 2016 26 | Mansfield Town | 2–1 | Stevenage | Mansfield |
| 15:00 GMT | Clements 42', 60' Baxendale 65' | Report | Gnanduillet 90+5' | Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 3,126 Referee: David Webb |
| 16 January 2016 27 | Plymouth Argyle | 3–2 | Stevenage | Plymouth |
| 15:00 GMT | McHugh 3' Wylde 17' Tanner 40', 77' | Report | Lee 6', 49' Tonge 60' Parrett 64' | Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 9,546 Referee: James Linington |
| 23 January 2016 28 | Stevenage | 0–0 | Barnet | Stevenage |
| 15:00 GMT | Lee 48' Zanzala 56' Keane 59' | Report | Champion 39' Randall 63' | Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 3,801 Referee: Iain Williamson |
| 30 January 2016 29 | York City | 2–1 | Stevenage | York |
| 15:00 GMT | McEvoy 15' Galbraith 90+3' | Report | Keane 78' O'Connor 83' | Stadium: Bootham Crescent Attendance: 2,951 Referee: Jeremy Simpson |
February
| 6 February 2016 30 | Stevenage | 0–1 | Crawley Town | Stevenage |
| 15:00 GMT | Wilkinson 85' Zanzala 90+1' | Report | Harrold 44' Yorwerth | Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 2,639 Referee: Gavin Ward |
| 9 February 2016 31 | Hartlepool United | 1–2 | Stevenage | Hartlepool |
| 19:45 GMT | Magnay 42' Paynter 68'Thomas 76' | Report | Parrett 21' Ogilvie 41'Conlon 45', 52'Lee 61'Gorman 90' | Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 3,308 Referee: Ben Toner |
| 13 February 2016 32 | Stevenage | 2–0 | Cambridge United | Stevenage |
| 15:00 GMT | Harrison 18', 63' Wilkinson 29'Lee 50'Conlon 58'Ogilvie 64'Jones 89' | Report | Norris 64' Furlong 86' | Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 3,945 Referee: Chris Kavanagh |
| 20 February 2016 33 | Carlisle United | 1–0 | Stevenage | Carlisle |
| 15:00 GMT | Ibehre 59' Hope 73' | Report | Wilkinson 66' | Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 4,780 Referee: Eddie Ilderton |
| 27 February 2016 34 | Stevenage | 0–2 | Exeter City | Stevenage |
| 15:00 GMT | Conlon 49' | Report | Stockley 84', 90+7' | Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 2,812 Referee: Dean Whitestone |
March
| 5 March 2016 35 | Stevenage | 0–2 | Portsmouth | Stevenage |
| 15:00 GMT | Wilkinson 38' | Report | McNulty 22', 23' Naismith 82' | Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 4,092 Referee: Kevin Johnson |
| 12 March 2016 36 | Wycombe Wanderers | 1–0 | Stevenage | High Wycombe |
| 15:00 GMT | O'Nien 70' | Report | Kennedy 67' Tonge 90+5' | Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 3,715 Referee: Andy Woolmer |
| 19 March 2016 37 | Stevenage | 2–3 | Northampton Town | Stevenage |
| 15:00 GMT | Wilkinson 11', 30' Franks 79' | Report Highlights | Collins 41' O'Toole 51'Holmes 90+5' | Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 3,902 Referee: David Webb |
| 25 March 2016 38 | Oxford United | 1–1 | Stevenage | Stevenage |
| 15:00 GMT | Lundstram 16' MacDonald 46'Sercombe 58' | Report | Parrett 28' Jones 45'Harrison 69'Pritchard 75' | Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 7,980 Referee: Brendan Malone |
April
| 2 April 2016 39 | Luton Town | 0–1 | Stevenage | Luton |
| 15:00 BST | McCourt 16' | Report | Mulraney 48' Tonge 85' | Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 8,502 Referee: Darren Handley |
| 5 April 2016 40 | Stevenage | 0–0 | Yeovil Town | Stevenage |
| 19:45 BST | Kennedy 84' Tonge 89' | Report | Dolan 90+6' | Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 2,748 Referee: Nick Kinseley |
| 9 April 2016 41 | Notts County | 1–0 | Stevenage | Nottingham |
| 15:00 BST | Audel 36' Stead 53'Noble 80'Atkinson 88' | Report | Harrison 71' Gorman 79' | Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 4,172 Referee: Mark Heywood |
| 16 April 2016 42 | Stevenage | 2–1 | Newport County | Stevenage |
| 15:00 BST | Mulraney 9', 68' Wilkinson 32'O'Connor 33', 70' | Report | Holmes 29' Jones 32'Elito 58'Rodman 87' | Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 2,673 Referee: Iain Williamson |
| 19 April 2016 43 | Stevenage | 0–0 | Bristol Rovers | Stevenage |
| 15:00 BST | Tonge 59' Franks 78'Parrett 90' | Report | Clarke 57' | Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 3,836 Referee: Andy Madley |
| 23 April 2016 44 | Morecambe | 1–4 | Stevenage | Morecambe |
| 15:00 BST | Stockton 20' Wildig 57'Devitt 90+4' | Report | Goodall 38' (o.g.) Parrett 45+1', 71'Kennedy 86' | Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,129 Referee: Oliver Langford |
| 30 April 2016 45 | Stevenage | 0–0 | Wimbledon | Stevenage |
| 15:00 BST | Tonge 10' | Report | Robinson 48' | Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 4,011 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
May
| 7 May 2016 46 | Accrington Stanley | 0–0 | Stevenage | Accrington |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 4,386 |
FA Cup
| 7 November 2015 1st Round | Stevenage | 3–0 | Gillingham | Stevenage |
| 15:00 GMT | Schumacher 13' Whelpdale 29' Henry 43' Gnanduillet 43', 90+2' | Report | Dickenson 42' Loft 65' Donnelly 78' | Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 1,619 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
| 5 December 2015 2nd Round | Yeovil Town | 1–0 | Stevenage | Yeovil |
| 15:00 GMT | Dolan 12' Tozer 86' | Report | Wells 77' | Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 2,264 Referee: Chris Sarginson |
League Cup
On 16 June 2015, the first round draw was made, Stevenage were drawn away against Ipswich Town.[35]
| 11 August 2015 First round | Ipswich Town | 2–1 | Stevenage | Ipswich |
| 19:45 BST | Yorwerth 55' Tabb 76' | Report | Berra 34' (o.g.) | Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 10,449 Referee: Fred Graham |
Football League Trophy
On 5 September 2015, the second round draw was shown live on Soccer AM and drawn by Charlie Austin and Ed Skrein. Stevenage hosted Dagenham & Redbridge.[36]
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