2016–17 Stevenage F.C. season

Stevenage

2016–17 season

Chairman

Phil Wallace

Manager

Darren Sarll

Stadium

Lamex Stadium

FA Cup

First round
(vs. Port Vale)

League Cup

First round
(vs. Stoke City)

← 2015–16

2017–18 →

The 2016–17 season is Stevenage's third consecutive season in League Two and their 41st year in existence.^[1] Along with competing in League Two, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2016	LB	Andrew Fox	Peterborough United	Free transfer	^[2]
1 July 2016	CF	Matthew Godden	Ebbsfleet United	Undisclosed	^[3]
1 July 2016	GK	Jamie Jones	Preston North End	Free transfer	^[4]
4 July 2016	CF	Rowan Liburd	Reading	Undisclosed	^[5]
6 July 2016	CF	Jake Hyde	York City	Free transfer	^[6]
19 July 2016	LW	Jobi McAnuff	Leyton Orient	Free transfer	^[7]
31 August 2016	LB	Kgosi Ntlhe	Peterborough United	Undisclosed	^[8]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2016	LM	Charlie Adams	Real Monarchs ^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Released	^[10]
1 July 2016	CM	Lee Cox	Free agent	Released	^[10]
1 July 2016	RM	Rohdell Gordon	Braintree Town ^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Released	^[10]
1 July 2016	CM	Jack Jebb	Free agent	Released	^[10]
1 July 2016	CF	Adam Marriott	Lincoln City ^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Released	^[10]
1 July 2016	CM	David McAllister	Free agent	Released	^[10]
1 July 2016	CF	Aaron O'Connor	Free agent	Released	^[10]
1 July 2016	LB	Jerome Okimo	Braintree Town ^{[lower-alpha 4]}	Released	^[10]
1 July 2016	CM	Dean Parrett	AFC Wimbledon	Free transfer	^[14]
1 July 2016	CF	Jack Storer	Birmingham City	Undisclosed	^[15]
1 July 2016	RM	Chris Whelpdale	AFC Wimbledon	Free transfer	^[16]
1 July 2016	RW	Louis-Michel Yamfam	Charlton Athletic	Undisclosed	^[17]

↑ Following Adams' release, he signed for Real Monarchs.^[9]
↑ Following Gordon's release, he signed for Braintree Town.^[11]
↑ Following Marriott's release, he signed for Lincoln City.^[12]
↑ Following Okimo's release, he signed for Braintree Town.^[13]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
8 July 2016	CB	Shaun Donnellan	West Bromwich Albion	1 January 2017	^[18]
15 August 2016	LW	Connor Hunte	Wolverhampton Wanderers	7 January 2017	^[19]
25 August 2016	CM	Henry Cowans	Aston Villa	7 January 2017	^[20]
30 August 2016	DM	Jack King	Scunthorpe United	3 January 2017	^[21]
31 August 2016	AM	Harry McKirdy	Aston Villa	7 January 2017	^[22]
31 August 2016	CF	Tyler Walker	Nottingham Forest	End of Season	^[23]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
1 August 2016	CF		Dipo Akinyemi	St Albans City	3 January 2017	^[24]
1 August 2016	LB		Ryan Johnson	St Albans City	3 January 2017	^[24]

Competitions

Pre-season friendlies

9 July 2016 (2016-07-09) Friendly	St Albans City	2–3	Stevenage	St Albans
15:00 BST	Theophanous 15' Hill 60'	Report	Fox 46' Hyde 66', 76'	Stadium: Clarence Park Attendance: 420 Referee: Mick Russell

14 July 2016 (2016-07-14) Friendly	Stevenage	0–2	Watford	Stevenage
19:45 BST		Report	Capoue 50' Sinclair 89'	Stadium: Broadhall Way Referee: Darren Deadman

16 July 2016 (2016-07-16) Friendly	Bishop's Stortford	0–6	Stevenage	Bishop's Stortford
15:00 BST		Report	Lee 18' Trialist 24' Kennedy 40' (pen.) Conlon 73', 82' Godden 90'	Stadium: The ProKit UK Stadium Attendance: 275 Referee: Anthony Serrano

23 July 2016 (2016-07-23) Friendly	Stevenage	1–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Stevenage
17:30 BST	Liburd 31'	Report		Stadium: Broadhall Way Referee: Lee Collins

26 July 2016 (2016-07-26) Friendly	Boreham Wood	0–0	Stevenage	Borehamwood
19:30 BST		Report		Stadium: Meadow Park

30 July 2016 (2016-07-30) Friendly	Stevenage	4–1	Milton Keynes Dons	Stevenage
15:00 BST	Godden 1', 61' Hyde 36' Conlon 70'	Report	Upson 18'	Stadium: Broadhall Way Referee: Charles Breakspeare

League Two

Main article: 2016–17 Football League Two

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
12	Cambridge United	19	7	4	8	21	23	−2	25
13	Mansfield Town	19	6	7	6	21	25	−4	25
14	Stevenage	18	7	3	8	28	29	−1	24
15	Colchester United	19	6	5	8	27	26	+1	23
16	Crawley Town	19	6	5	8	21	32	−11	23

Updated to match(es) played on 3 December 2016. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Matches

6 August 2016 1	Stevenage	1–2	Crewe Alexandra	Stevenage
15:00 BST	Conlon 24' Wilkinson 32' Lee 90+4'	Report	Davis 12' Lowe 64' Kiwomya 80'	Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 2,544 (316 away) Referee: Kevin Johnson

13 August 2016 2	Notts County	1–1	Stevenage	Nottingham
15:00 BST	Stead 18' O'Connor 62' Duffy 77' Hollis 83'	Report	Kennedy 9' Tonge 23'	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 3,987 (192 away) Referee: Robert Jones

16 August 2016 3	Leyton Orient	3–0	Stevenage	Leyton
19:45 BST	Massey 20', 75' Cox 37'	Report	Franks 7' Godden 13' Wilkinson 82'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 3,779 (304 away) Referee: Brett Huxtable

20 August 2016 4	Stevenage	2–1	Luton Town	Stevenage
15:00 BST	Hunte 53' Wells 60' Wilkinson 85' Godden 90+6'	Report	McGeehan 15' Hylton 38' Lee 66'	Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 3,517 (1,674 away) Referee: Andy Haines

27 August 2016 5	Grimsby Town	5–2	Stevenage	Cleethorpes
15:00 BST	Bogle 15', 50', 90+4' Summerfield 40' Vose 49' Andrew 73'	Report	Franks 45+2' McAnuff 66' Kennedy 75'	Stadium: Blundell Park

3 September 2016 6	Stevenage	6–1	Hartlepool United	Stevenage
15:00 BST	Pett 27' Ntlhe 34' Walker 44', 57' Wells 53' Tonge 69' (pen.) Godden 78'	Report	Thomas 4' Richards 43' Harrison 83'	Stadium: Broadhall Way

10 September 2016 7	Stevenage	2–1	Crawley Town	Stevenage
15:00 BST	Walker 44' 76' King 55' 73' Pett 64'	Report	Collins 86' 88' Payne 90'	Stadium: The Lamex Stadium Attendance: 2,157 (212 away) Referee: Trevor Kettle

17 September 2016 8	Wycombe Wanderers	1–0	Stevenage	High Wycombe
15:00 BST	Gape 14' Southwell 45+3' Cowan-Hall 82'	Report	Tonge 34' Franks 52'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 3,181 (292 away) Referee: Brendan Malone

24 September 2016 9	Stevenage	0–2	Exeter City	Stevenage
15:00 BST	McAnuff 54' Kennedy 61'	Report	Moore-Taylor 24' Taylor 45' Reid 53' Holmes 70' Watkins 71' Simpson 85'	Stadium: The Lamex Stadium Attendance: 2,244 Referee: Ollie Yates

27 September 2016 10	Cheltenham Town	0–0	Stevenage	Cheltenham
19:45 BST	Dickie 34' Wright 36' Waters 90+2'	Report	King 76' Gorman 78'	Stadium: LCI Rail Stadium Attendance: 2,238 Referee: Robert Jones

8 October 2016 11	Stevenage	1–2	Plymouth Argyle	Stevenage
15:00 BST	Godden 29' Henry 46' Bradley 54' (o.g.) Cowans 69' Franks 78'	Report	Bradley 47', 58' Spencer 50' Purrington 69' Jervis 85'	Stadium: The Lamex Stadium Attendance: 2,881 Referee: Ross Joyce

15 October 2016 12	Morecambe	0–2	Stevenage	Morecambe
15:00 BST	Whitmore 61' Mullin 88' Murphy 90+5'	Report	Godden 36' Cowans 43' Kennedy 57' Henry 88'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,212 Referee: Richard Clark

22 October 2016 13	Stevenage	1–2	Carlisle United	Stevenage
15:00 BST	Jones 17' Godden 44' (pen.) Ntlhe 69' Kennedy 71' McKirdy 90'	Report	Kennedy 16' 31' Grainger 39' 57' (pen.) Miller 43' Adams 45+3' Gillespie 90+1' Brisley 90+7'	Stadium: The Lamex Stadium Attendance: 2,720 Referee: Nick Kinseley

29 October 2016 14	Mansfield Town	1–2	Stevenage	Mansfield
15:00 BST	Hoban 54' Pearce 90+1'	Report	Lee 32' Wilkinson 35' Gorman 45+4' McKirdy 57' 66' Henry 70' Jones 74' Kennedy 80'	Stadium: One Call Stadium Attendance: 2,716 Referee: Mark Heywood

12 November 2016 15	Stevenage	2–2	Yeovil Town	Stevenage
15:00 GMT	Cowans 31' Lee 43' Kennedy 68', 86' King 84'	Report	Smith 32' Hedges 48' Whitfield 90+5'	Stadium: The Lamex Stadium Attendance: 2,457 Referee: Gavin Ward

19 November 2016 16	Accrington Stanley	0–1	Stevenage	Accrington
15:00 GMT	Pearson 55' McConville 72' Vyner 81'	Report	Godden 55' 71' Schumacher 61' McAnuff 90+5'	Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 1,283 Referee: Michael Salisbury

26 November 2016 17	Portsmouth	1–2	Stevenage	Portsmouth
15:00 GMT	Clarke 73' Smith 80' Evans 90+1'	Report	Gorman 39' Wilkinson 45' Schumacher 71' Godden 75' King 90+4'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 15,987 Referee: Ben Toner

3 December 2016 18	Stevenage	3–4	Doncaster Rovers	Stevenage
15:00 GMT	McKirdy 22' Lee 41' Gorman 44' Pett 61' Franks 72' Liburd 90'	Report	Marquis 12' Butler 28' Mandeville 35' Blair 39' Jones 73' (o.g.)	Stadium: The Lamex Stadium Attendance: 2,705 Referee: Lee Collins

FA Cup

Main article: 2016–17 FA Cup

5 November 2016 First round	Port Vale	1–0	Stevenage	Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT	Streete 38' Smith 47' Grant 49'	Report	Gorman 30' Cowans 43'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 3,093 Referee: Mark Haywood

EFL Cup

Main article: 2016–17 EFL Cup

9 August 2016 First round	Ipswich Town	0–1	Stevenage	Ipswich
19:45 BST	Smith 51'	Report	Kennedy 53' Lee 77' Henry 81'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 6,858 (245 away) Referee: Charles Breakspear

23 August 2016 Second round	Stevenage	0–4	Stoke City	Stevenage
19:45 BST	Lee 43' Franks 81'	Report	Crouch 14', 48', 70' Cameron 30' Bardsley 32'	Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 3,363 (854 away) Referee: Oliver Langford

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2016–17 EFL Trophy

Pos	Lge	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L1	Southend United	3	2	0	0	1	3	4	−1	6	Advance to Round 2
2	ACA	Brighton & Hove Albion Academy	3	1	1	0	1	3	4	−1	5	Advance to Round 2
3	L2	Stevenage	3	1	0	1	1	7	5	+2	4
4	L2	Leyton Orient	3	1	0	0	2	3	3	0	3

Source: EFL.com

30 August 2016 Group stage 1	Leyton Orient	3–1	Stevenage	Leyton
19:45 BST	McCallum 33', 70' Kelly 46' Semedo 54'		Wells 13' Franks 58' 90'	Stadium: Brisbane Road

4 October 2016 Group stage 2	Stevenage	2–2 (3–4 p)	Brighton & Hove Albion U23	Stevenage
19:45 BST	Walker 60' McKirdy 87'	Report	Ince 1' Starkey 83' Goldson 88'	Stadium: The Lamex Stadium Attendance: 486 Referee: Nick Kinseley
		Penalties
	Tonge Cowans Fox Hunte Gorman		Hünemeier Goldson Tilley Pocognoli Collar

8 November 2016 Group stage 3	Stevenage	4–0	Southend United	Stevenage
19:45 GMT	Schumacher 8' Godden 18' Liburd 64', 90+1' Gorman 78'	Report	Thompson 7'	Stadium: The Lamex Stadium Attendance: 559 Referee: Graham Horwood

References

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↑ "Matt Godden Agrees Terms". Stevenage Official Site. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
↑ "Jamie Jones Agrees Terms". Stevenage Official Site. 14 June 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
↑ "Stevenage Sign Rowan Liburd From Reading". Stevenage Official Site. 4 July 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
↑ "Stevenage Sign Striker Jake Hyde". Stevenage Official Site. 6 July 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
↑ "Stevenage Sign Jobi McAnuff". Stevenage Official Site. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
↑ "Stevenage Sign Kgosi Ntlhe From Peterborough". Stevenage Official Site. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
↑ "Monarchs sign international duo, midfielder Charlie Adams, forward Ameth Ramirez". RSL SoapBox. 3 August 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
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↑ "AFC Wimbledon sign midfielder Parrett". BBC. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
↑ "Birmingham City sign teenage striker Jack Storer". Birmingham Mail. 12 April 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
↑ "AFC Wimbledon sign winger Whelpdale". BBC. 28 June 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
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↑ "Henry Cowans Signs On Loan From Aston Villa". Stevenage Official Site. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
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1 2 "Duo Join St Albans City On Loan". Stevenage Official Site. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.

Stevenage Football Club

The club	Players Managers Broadhall Way

Seasons	2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

2016–17 in English football

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National teams

Senior (2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying round)
U21 (UEFA Euro 2017 qualifying round)
U19 (UEFA Euro 2017 qualifying round)
U17 (UEFA Euro 2017 qualifying round)

League competitions

Level 1	Premier League

Levels 2–4	English Football League (Championship, League 1, League 2)

Levels 5–6	National League

Levels 7–8	Isthmian League Northern Premier League Southern League

Levels 9–10	Combined Counties League East Midlands Counties League (level 10 only) Eastern Counties League Essex Senior League (level 9 only) Hellenic League Midland League Northern Counties East League Northern League North West Counties League Southern Combination League Southern Counties East League South West Peninsula League (level 10 only) Spartan South Midlands League United Counties League Wessex League Western League West Midlands (Regional) League (level 10 only)

Cup competitions

FA cups	FA Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final) FA Community Shield FA Trophy (Final) FA Vase (Final)

EFL cups	EFL Cup (Final) EFL Trophy (Final)

Youth competitions

Under 23	Professional U23 Development League Premier League Cup

Under 18	Professional U18 Development League FA Youth Cup

Club seasons

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Championship	Aston Villa Barnsley Birmingham City Blackburn Rovers Brentford Brighton & Hove Albion Bristol City Burton Albion Cardiff City Derby County Fulham Huddersfield Town Ipswich Town Leeds United Newcastle United Norwich City Nottingham Forest Preston North End Queens Park Rangers Reading Rotherham United Sheffield Wednesday Wigan Athletic Wolverhampton Wanderers

League One	AFC Wimbledon Bolton Wanderers Bradford City Bristol Rovers Bury Charlton Athletic Chesterfield Coventry City Fleetwood Town Gillingham Millwall Milton Keynes Dons Northampton Town Oldham Athletic Oxford United Peterbrough United Port Vale Rochdale Scunthorpe United Sheffield United Shrewsbury Town Southend United Swindon Town Walsall

League Two	Accrington Stanley Barnet Blackpool Cambridge United Carlisle United Cheltenham Town Colchester United Crawley Town Crewe Alexandra Doncaster Rovers Exeter City Grimsby Town Hartlepool United Leyton Orient Luton Town Mansfield Town Morecambe Newport County Notts County Plymouth Argyle Portsmouth Stevenage Wycombe Wanderers Yeovil Town

Summer 2016 transfers
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