2017–18 Stevenage F.C. season

Stevenage

2017–18 season

Chairman

Phil Wallace

Manager

Darren Sarll

EFL Cup

First Round

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The 2017–18 season is Stevenage's fourth consecutive season in League Two and their 42nd year in existence.^[1] Along with competing in League Two, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.

The season covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

Competitions

Friendlies

On 19 May 2017, Stevenage announced their first two friendlies for pre-season.^[2] Four days later, a third home pre-season match, against Millwall was confirmed.^[3] Six further pre-season fixtures were revealed two days later.^[4]

On 20 July 2017, it was announced the planned friendly against Cheshunt had been cancelled.^[5]

8 July 2017	Hitchin Town	1–1	Stevenage	Hitchin
15:00 BST	Charles 65'	Report	Turgott	Stadium: Top Field Attendance: 732

11 July 2017	Stevenage	2–2	Norwich City	Stevenage
19:45 BST	Samuel 32' Gorman 66' (pen.)	Report	Oliveira 7' Pritchard 24'	Stadium: Lamex Stadium

22 July 2017	Stevenage	1–2	Charlton Athletic	Stevenage
15:00 BST	Franks 34'	Report	Ahearne-Grant 40' Forster-Caskey 56'	Stadium: Lamex Stadium

25 July 2017	Stevenage	0–0	Millwall	Stevenage
19:45 BST		Report		Stadium: Lamex Stadium

29 July 2017	Dagenham & Redbridge	0–2	Stevenage	Dagenham
15:00 BST		Report	Wilkinson 13' McKee 20'	Stadium: Chigwell Construction Stadium

League Two

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
15	Yeovil Town	2	1	0	1	5	10	−5	3
16	Newport County	2	0	2	0	4	4	0	2
17	Stevenage	2	0	2	0	4	4	0	2
18	Crewe Alexandra	2	0	2	0	3	3	0	2
19	Lincoln City	2	0	2	0	3	3	0	2

Updated to match(es) played on 12 August 2017. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Result summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	0	1	0	3	3	0	1	0	1	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: 5 August 2017.
Source:

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	H
Result	D
Position	10

Last updated: 5 August 2017.
Source: Statto.com
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

On 21 June 2017, the league fixtures were announced.^[6]^[7]

5 August 2017 1	Stevenage	3–3	Newport County	Stevenage
15:00 BST	Pett 11' Gorman 61' (pen.) Newton 72'	Report	Nouble 55' Demetriou 77' McCoulsky 90+4'	Stadium: Lamex Stadium Attendance: 2,650 Referee: Martin Coy

12 August 2017 2	Colchester United	v	Stevenage	Colchester
15:00 BST				Stadium: Weston Homes Community Stadium

19 August 2017 3	Stevenage	v	Grimsby Town	Stevenage
15:00 BST				Stadium: Lamex Stadium

26 August 2017 4	Barnet	v	Stevenage	Canons Park
15:00 BST				Stadium: The Hive Stadium

EFL Cup

On 16 June 2017, Stevenage were drawn away to Millwall in the first round.^[8]

8 August 2017 First round	Millwall	2–0	Stevenage	Bermondsey
19:45 BST	Elliott 54', 67'	Report		Stadium: The Den Attendance: 3,096 Referee: Simon Hooper

EFL Trophy

On 12 July 2017, Stevenage were drawn in Southern Group G alongside Brighton & Hove Albion U23s, Milton Keynes Dons and Oxford United.^[9]^[10]

Pos	Lge	Team	Qualification
1	ACA	Brighton & Hove Albion U23s	Round 2
2	L1	Milton Keynes Dons	Round 2
3	L1	Oxford United
4	L2	Stevenage

First match(es) will be played on August – September 2017. Source: EFL.com

29 August 2017 Group Game 1	Stevenage	v	Oxford United	Stevenage
19:45 BST				Stadium: Lamex Stadium

3 October 2017 Group Game 2	Milton Keynes Dons	v	Stevenage	Denbigh
19:45 BST				Stadium: StadiumMK

7 November 2017 Group Game 3	Stevenage	v	Brighton & Hove Albion U23s	Stevenage
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Lamex Stadium

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2017	CM	Harry Beautyman	Northampton Town	Free	^[11]
1 July 2017	CM	James Ferry	Brentford	Undisclosed	^[12]
1 July 2017	LB	Joe Martin	Millwall	Free	^[13]
1 July 2017	CF	Danny Newton	Tamworth	Free	^[14]
1 July 2017	CF	Alex Samuel	Swansea City	Undisclosed	^[15]
1 July 2017	RW	Blair Turgott	Bromley	Free	^[16]
18 July 2017	CB	Terence Vancooten	Reading	Free	^[17]
28 July 2017	RM	Chris Whelpdale	AFC Wimbledon	Free	^[18]
2 August 2017	CB	Kevin Lokko	Maidstone United	Undisclosed	^[19]
7 August 2017	CM	Jonathan Smith	Luton Town	Free	^[20]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2017	LB	Andrew Fox	Free agent	Released	^[21]
1 July 2017	CF	Jake Hyde	Maidenhead United	Released	^[21]^{[lower-alpha 1]}
1 July 2017	RB	Nathan Kerr	Glentoran	Released	^[21]^{[lower-alpha 2]}
1 July 2017	CM	Charlie Lee	Leyton Orient	Released	^[21]^{[lower-alpha 3]}
1 July 2017	LB	Kgosi Ntlhe	Rochdale	Released	^[25]^{[lower-alpha 4]}
1 July 2017	CM	Michael Tonge	Port Vale	Released	^[21]^{[lower-alpha 5]}
1 July 2017	CB	Dean Wells	Boreham Wood	Released	^[21]^{[lower-alpha 6]}
7 August 2017	GK	Jamie Jones	Wigan Athletic	Free	^[29]

↑ Jake Hyde joined Maidenhead United following his release.^[22]
↑ Nathan Kerr joined Glentoran following his release.^[23]
↑ Charlie Lee joined Leyton Orient following his release.^[24]
↑ Kgosi Ntlhe joined Rochdale following his release.^[26]
↑ Michael Tonge joined Port Vale following his release.^[27]
↑ Dean Wells joined Boreham Wood following his release.^[28]

Loans in

Start date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	End date	Ref.
1 July 2017	GK		Joe Fryer	Middlesbrough	30 June 2018	^[30]

Loans out

Start date	Position	Name	To	End date	Ref.
15 July 2017	LB	Ryan Johnson	Boreham Wood	30 June 2018	^[31]
26 July 2017	CF	Dipo Akinyemi	Bishop's Stortford	30 June 2018	^[32]
4 August 2017	CB	Kevin Lokko	Dagenham & Redbridge	30 June 2018	^[33]

References

↑ "History". Statto.
↑ "PRE-SEASON: Norwich & Charlton to visit the Lamex Stadium". Stevenage F.C. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
↑ "PRE-SEASON: Millwall added to home friendly schedule". Stevenage F.C. 23 May 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
↑ "PRE-SEASON: Away dates added to friendly schedule". Stevenage F.C. 25 May 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
↑ "Cheshunt friendly cancelled". Stevenage F.C. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
↑ "FIXTURES: Full 2017/2018 schedule released". Stevenage F.C. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
↑ "Fixture List". Stevenage F.C. June 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
↑ "Millwall away in Carabao Cup Round One". Stevenage F.C. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
↑ "Brighton & Hove Albion complete Checkatrade Trophy Group". Stevenage F.C. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
↑ "Checkatrade Trophy dates and prices confirmed". Stevenage F.C. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
↑ "NEW SIGNING: Harry Beautyman joins Stevenage FC". Stevenage F.C. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
↑ "TRANSFER: James Ferry joins from Brentford". Stevenage F.C. 12 May 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
↑ "NEW SIGNING: Joe Martin joins Stevenage FC". Stevenage F.C. 27 June 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
↑ "NEW SIGNING: Danny Newton added to strike force". Stevenage F.C. 19 June 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
↑ "TRANSFER: Swansea striker Alex Samuel to join Boro". Stevenage F.C. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
↑ "NEW SIGNING: Blair Turgott signs for Stevenage". Stevenage F.C. 27 June 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
↑ "Terence Vancooten joins Stevenage FC". Stevenage F.C. 18 July 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
↑ "NEW SIGNING: Chris Whelpdale rejoins Stevenage FC". Stevenage F.C. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
↑ "NEW SIGNING: Kevin Lokko signs from Maidstone". Stevenage F.C. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
↑ "NEW SIGNING: Jonathan Smith joins Stevenage FC". Stevenage F.C. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
1 2 3 4 5 6 "Stevenage FC 2016/2017 Released List". Stevenage F.C. 12 May 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
↑ "Jake Hyde: Maidenhead United sign Stevenage striker from 1 July". BBC Sport. 25 June 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
↑ "Glentoran complete two more signings". Glentoran F.C. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
↑ "Charlie Lee: Leyton Orient sign former Stevenage midfielder". BBC Sport. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
↑ "Kgosi Ntlhe released". Stevenage F.C. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
↑ "Kgosi Ntlhe: Rochdale sign defender on a free transfer from Stevenage". BBC Sport. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
↑ "Port Vale sign Michael Tonge and agree loan for Bournemouth winger Ben Whitfield". BBC Sport. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
↑ "Boreham Wood sign Keiran Murtagh and Dean Wells". BBC Sport. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
↑ "Jamie Jones: Goalkeeper joins Wigan Athletic on a one-year contract". BBC Sport. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
↑ "NEW SIGNING: Joe Fryer joins on loan". Stevenage F.C. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
↑ "Ryan Johnson joins Boreham Wood on loan". Stevenage F.C. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
↑ "Dipo Akinyemi leaves on loan". Stevenage F.C. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
↑ "Lokko joins Dagenham on loan". Stevenage F.C. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.

Stevenage Football Club

The club

Seasons

Matches

FA Trophy finals	2002 2007 2009 2010
Play-off finals	2005 Conference National 2011 Football League Two

2017–18 in English football

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National teams

Senior (2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying round)
U21 (UEFA Euro 2019 qualifying round)
U19 (UEFA Euro 2018 qualifying round)
U17 (UEFA Euro 2018 finals)

League competitions

Level 1	Premier League
Levels 2–4	English Football League (Championship, League One, League Two)
Levels 5–6	National League (National, North, South)
Levels 7–8	Isthmian League (Premier, North, South) Northern Premier League (Premier, North, South) Southern League (Premier, Central, South & West)
Levels 9–10	Combined Counties League (Premier, One) East Midlands Counties League (level 10 only) Eastern Counties League (Premier, One) Essex Senior League (level 9 only) Hellenic League (Premier, One East, One West) Midland League (Premier, One) Northern Counties East League (Premier, One) Northern League (One, Two) North West Counties League (Premier, One) Southern Combination League (Premier, One) Southern Counties East League (Premier, One) South West Peninsula League Premier Division (level 10 only) Spartan South Midlands League (Premier, One) United Counties League (Premier, One) Wessex League (Premier, One) Western League (Premier, One) 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
Premier League	AFC Bournemouth Arsenal Brighton & Hove Albion Burnley Chelsea Crystal Palace Everton Huddersfield Town Leicester City Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Newcastle United Southampton Stoke City Swansea City Tottenham Hotspur Watford West Bromwich Albion West Ham United
Championship	Aston Villa Barnsley Birmingham City Bolton Wanderers Brentford Bristol City Burton Albion Cardiff City Derby County Fulham Hull City Ipswich Town Leeds United Middlesbrough Millwall Norwich City Nottingham Forest Preston North End Queens Park Rangers Reading Sheffield United Sheffield Wednesday Sunderland Wolverhampton Wanderers
League One	AFC Wimbledon Blackburn Rovers Blackpool Bradford City Bristol Rovers Bury Charlton Athletic Doncaster Rovers Fleetwood Town Gillingham Milton Keynes Dons Northampton Town Oldham Athletic Oxford United Peterborough United Plymouth Argyle Portsmouth Rochdale Rotherham United Scunthorpe United Shrewsbury Town Southend United Walsall Wigan Athletic
League Two	Accrington Stanley Barnet Cambridge United Carlisle United Cheltenham Town Chesterfield Colchester United Coventry City Crawley Town Crewe Alexandra Exeter City Forest Green Rovers Grimsby Town Lincoln City Luton Town Mansfield Town Morecambe Newport County Notts County Port Vale Stevenage Swindon Town Wycombe Wanderers Yeovil Town

Summer 2017 transfers
Winter 2017–18 transfers
Summer 2018 transfers

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