48th season in existence of Stevenage FC
Stevenage 2023–24 football 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 .
Current squad
As of 7 March 2024
Transfers
In
Out
Loaned in
^ On 3 January, Hegyi returned to West Ham United early from his season-long loan.
^ On 3 January, Neal returned to Sheffield United early from his season-long loan.
^ On 3 January, McNeill returned to Manchester United early from his season-long loan.
Loaned out
^ 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
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
0 41.86
FA Cup
First round
Third round
4
1
2
1
8
8
+0
0 25.00
EFL Cup
First round
Second round
2
0
2
0
2
2
+0
00 0.00
EFL Trophy
Group stage
Group stage
3
1
1
1
6
4
+2
0 33.33
Total
52
20
18
14
69
56
+13
0 38.46
League One
League table
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:
^ 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 = PostponedNotes:
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
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
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
EFL Trophy
Stevenage were drawn into Southern Group C, alongside AFC Wimbledon , Wycombe Wanderers and Crystal Palace U21 .[ 62]
Updated to match(es) played on 14 November 2023. Source:
EFL.com
Win
Draw
Loss
Fixtures
References
National teams
League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Levels 5–6 Levels 7–8 Levels 9–10
Combined Counties League (Premier North , Premier South , One )
Eastern Counties League (Premier , One North , One South )
Essex Senior League (level 9 only)
Hellenic League (Premier , One )
Midland League (Premier , One )
Northern Counties East League (Premier , One )
Northern League (One , Two )
North West Counties League (Premier , One North , One South )
Southern Combination League (Premier , One )
Southern Counties East League (Premier , One )
South West Peninsula League (Premier East , Premier West - level 10 only )
Spartan South Midlands League (Premier , One )
United Counties League (Premier North , Premier South , One )
Wessex League (Premier , One )
Western League (Premier , One )
Cup competitions
Youth competitions