2022–23 Stevenage F.C. season

Stevenage
2022–23 season
ChairmanPhil Wallace
ManagerSteve Evans
StadiumBroadhall Way
League Two2nd (promoted)
FA CupFourth round
EFL CupThird round
EFL TrophyRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Luke Norris
Jamie Reid
Jordan Roberts
(10 each)
All:
Luke Norris
Jamie Reid
(14 each)

The 2022–23 season was Stevenage's ninth consecutive season in League Two and their 47th year in existence. In addition to the league, they also competed in the 2022–23 FA Cup, the 2022–23 EFL Cup and the 2022–23 EFL Trophy.

Transfers

In

Date Pos Player Transferred from Fee Ref
1 July 2022[a] CB England Michael Bostwick England Burton Albion Free transfer [1]
1 July 2022[b] GK England Aaron Chapman England Gillingham Free transfer [2]
1 July 2022[c] LB England Max Clark England Rochdale Free transfer [3]
1 July 2022[d] CB England Carl Piergianni England Oldham Athletic Free transfer [4]
1 July 2022[e] LM England Jordan Roberts Scotland Motherwell Free transfer [5]
1 July 2022[f] CF England Danny Rose England Northampton Town Free transfer [6]
1 July 2022[g] RB England Kane Smith England Boreham Wood Free transfer [7]
1 July 2022[h] CB England Dan Sweeney England Forest Green Rovers Free transfer [8]
22 August 2022 RW England David Amoo England Port Vale Free Transfer [9]
3 January 2023 CM England Jake Forster-Caskey England Charlton Athletic Undisclosed [10]
30 January 2023 CF England Josh March England Forest Green Rovers Undisclosed [11]
6 February 2023 GK Wales Adam Przybek England Walsall Free Transfer [12]
  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 23 May, and would become official on July 1, once his Burton Albion contract expired
  2. ^ The transfer was announced on 23 May, and would become official on July 1, once his Gillingham contract expired
  3. ^ The transfer was announced on 16 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Rochdale contract expired
  4. ^ The transfer was announced on 23 May, and would become official on July 1, once his Oldham Athletic contract expired
  5. ^ The transfer was announced on 17 May, and would become official on July 1, once his Motherwell contract expired
  6. ^ The transfer was announced on 25 May, and would become official on July 1, once his Northampton Town contract expired
  7. ^ The transfer was announced on 23 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Boreham Wood contract expired
  8. ^ The transfer was announced on 18 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Forest Green Rovers contract expired

Out

Date Pos Player Transferred to Fee Ref
27 June 2022 GK England Elyh Harrison England Manchester United Undisclosed [13]
30 June 2022 LW Portugal Bruno Andrade England Boreham Wood Released [14][15]
30 June 2022 RB England Bradley Barry England Eastbourne Borough Released [14][16]
30 June 2022 GK France Sacha Bastien Unattached Released [14]
30 June 2022 AM England Charlie Carter England Eastleigh Released [14][17]
30 June 2022 LB England Ben Coker England Solihull Moors Released [14][18]
30 June 2022 CB Scotland Scott Cuthbert England Woking Released [14][19]
30 June 2022 CF England James Daly England Woking Released [14][20]
30 June 2022 CF England Harry Draper England Biggleswade Town Released [14][21]
30 June 2022 CB England Sam Dreyer England Bedford Town Released [14][22]
30 June 2022 CB England Luis Fernandez England Hampton & Richmond Borough Released [14][23]
30 June 2022 CM England Chris Lines England Bath City Released [14][24]
30 June 2022 RB England Luke O'Neill England Ebbsfleet United Released [14][25]
30 June 2022 CB England Luke Prosser Unattached Released [14]
30 June 2022 GK England Timmy Smith England Biggleswade Town Released [14][26]
30 June 2022 CM England Ed Upson England Stowmarket Town Released [14][27]
30 June 2022[a] GK England Laurie Walker England Barnet Free transfer [28]
5 July 2022 CB England Ross Marshall England Torquay United Undisclosed [29]
23 July 2022 CM England Max Granville England Biggleswade Town Free Transfer [30]
3 January 2023 CM England Arthur Read England Colchester United Undisclosed [31]
19 January 2023 RW England David Amoo England Crewe Alexandra Undisclosed [32]
6 February 2023 GK England Aaron Chapman England Scunthorpe United Undisclosed [33]
  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 20 June, and would become official once his contract at the club expired

Loans in

Date Pos Player Loaned from On loan until Ref
15 June 2022 DM Scotland Dean Campbell Scotland Aberdeen End of Season [34]
23 June 2022 GK England Taye Ashby-Hammond England Fulham End of Season [35]
11 July 2022 DM England Saxon Earley England Norwich City 2 January 2023[a] [36][37]
1 September 2022 CM England Alex Gilbey England Charlton Athletic End of Season [38]
5 January 2023 LM Republic of Ireland Daryl Horgan England Wycombe Wanderers End of Season [39]
13 January 2023 CB United States Jonathan Tomkinson England Norwich City End of Season [40]
31 January 2023 GK Iceland Jökull Andrésson England Reading End of Season [41]
31 January 2023 LB Scotland Josh Reid England Coventry City End of Season [42]
16 February 2023 GK England Toby Savin England Accrington Stanley 10 March 2023[b] [43][44][45]
10 March 2023 GK Scotland Jon McCracken England Norwich City 17 March 2023 [46]
6 April 2023 GK France Thimothée Lo-Tutala England Hull City 13 April 2023 [47]
  1. ^ On 2 January, Earley returned to Norwich early, allowing him to move to Plymouth
  2. ^ On 24 February, Savin's emergency loan from Accrington was extended by another seven days. On 3 March another seven-days was added on to the loan deal

Loans out

Date Pos Player Loaned to On loan until Ref
29 July 2022 MF England Alfie Williams England Hemel Hempstead Town 17 September 2022 [48][a]
5 August 2022 CB England Mackye Townsend-West England St Albans City 9 December 2022[b] [50][51]
17 September 2022 MF England Alfie Williams England Hayes & Yeading United 1 January 2023 [49]
23 September 2022 DM England Jack Smith England Dartford 22 October 2022 [52]
9 December 2022 RB England Owen Cochrane England Potters Bar Town 9 January 2023 [51]
9 December 2022 CB England Mackye Townsend-West England Royston Town 9 January 2023 [51]
  1. ^ On 17 September, Williams' loan at Hemel was cut short inable for him to join Hayes & Yeading in a similar loan move.[49]
  2. ^ On 9 December, Townsend-West was recalled to join Royston Town on loan.

Pre-season and friendlies

It was announced on 16 May 2022 that the club would travel to Jersey for a training camp and have a subsequent friendly on 2 July against Combined Counties League club Jersey Bulls.[53] Then on 10 June, Stevenage confirmed a home pre-season friendly with Peterborough United along with three further away fixtures.[54][55] A further home pre-season match was confirmed, against West Bromwich Albion.[56] The seventh and final friendly to be announced was against Derby County.[57]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

2 July 2022 Friendly Jersey Bulls 0–4 Stevenage St Helier, Jersey
15:00 Report List ?'
Rose ?'
Roberts ?'
Sweeney ?'		 Stadium: Springfield Stadium
5 July 2022 Friendly Hitchin Town 0–3 Stevenage Hitchin
19:00 BST Report Roberts 20'
Smith 38'
Sweeney 90'		 Stadium: Top Field
Attendance: 680
9 July 2022 Friendly Stevenage 2–0 West Bromwich Albion Stevenage
15:00 BST O'Shea 73' (o.g.)
List 81'		 Report Stadium: The Lamex Stadium
13 July 2022 Friendly Stevenage 1–1 Peterborough United Stevenage
19:30 BST Norris 18' (pen.) Report Clarke-Harris 49' Stadium: The Lamex Stadium
Attendance: 830
16 July 2022 Friendly St Albans City 0–2 Stevenage St Albans
13:00 BST Report Taylor 36'
Sweeney 90+1'		 Stadium: Clarence Park
19 July 2022 Friendly Stevenage 1–0 Derby County Stevenage
19:30 BST List 30' Report Stadium: Lamex Stadium
23 July 2022 Friendly Peterborough Sports 0–0 Stevenage Peterborough
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Lincoln Road
26 July 2022 Friendly Stamford 5–0 Stevenage Stamford
19:30 BST Report Stadium: Zeeco Stadium

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
League Two July 2022 May 2023 Matchday 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
FA Cup TBC TBC First round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
EFL Cup TBC TBC First round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
EFL Trophy TBC TBC Group stage 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—

Last updated: pre-season
Source: [ Soccerway]

League Two

Main article: 2022–23 EFL League Two

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Leyton Orient (C, P) 46 26 13 7 61 34 +27 91 Promotion to EFL League One
2 Stevenage (P) 46 24 13 9 61 39 +22 85
3 Northampton Town (P) 46 23 14 9 62 42 +20 83
4 Stockport County 46 22 13 11 65 37 +28 79 Qualification for League Two play-offs
5 Carlisle United (O, P) 46 20 16 10 66 43 +23 76
6 Bradford City 46 20 16 10 61 43 +18 76
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[58]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

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 23 13 9 60 39  +21 82 17 2 4 40 16  +24 6 11 5 20 23  −3

Last updated: 29 April 2023.
Source: [ Soccerway]

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHHAAHAHAHHAHAAHAHHAHHAHAHAAHAAHHAHAHAHHAAHA
ResultWWDWWLWWLWWWWDLWDWDWDDWWDWDLDLLWLWWDLDDDWWLWWW
Position9554252243321122222222222222223233223345333322
Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2023. Source: [ Soccerway]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

On 23 June, the league fixtures were announced.[59]

30 July 2022 1 Tranmere Rovers 1–2 Stevenage Birkenhead
15:00 BST Hemmings 51'
McAlear Yellow card 90+5'		 Report List Yellow card 28'
Reeves 40', Yellow card 79'
Vancooten Yellow card 57'
Roberts 84'		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 6,111
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
6 August 2022 2 Stevenage 2–1 Stockport County Stevenage
15:00 BST Rose Yellow card 85'
Norris 88' (pen.)
Reid 90+5'		 Report Palmer Yellow card 10' Yellow-red card 87'
Camps 58'
Horsfall Yellow card 66'
Sarcevic Yellow card 75'		 Stadium: Lamex Stadium
Attendance: 2,973
Referee: Adam Herczeg
13 August 2022 3 Walsall 1–1 Stevenage Bescot
15:00 BST Johnson 13'
Knowles Yellow card 70'
Evans Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Roberts Yellow card 90+5'
Rose 90+10', Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Poundland Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 5,079
Referee: Charles Breakspear
16 August 2022 4 Stevenage 1–0 Rochdale Stevenage
19:45 BST Roberts Yellow card 35'
Piergianni 41'		 Report Ball Yellow card 66'
Seriki Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: Lamex Stadium
Attendance: 2,720
Referee: Tom Reeves
20 August 2022 5 Stevenage 2–1 Carlisle United Stevenage
15:00 BST Smith 16'
Clark 42'
Norris Yellow card 89'
Ashby-Hammond Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Dennis 45+2'
Harris Yellow card 69'		 Stadium: Lamex Stadium
Attendance: 2,514
Referee: Craig Hicks
27 August 2022 (2022-08-27) 6 Salford City 1–0 Stevenage Salford
15:00 BST Watson 90' Report Piergianni Yellow card 55' Stadium: Moor Lane
Attendance: 2,023
Referee: Darren Drysdale
3 September 2022 (2022-09-03) 7 Crewe Alexandra 1–2 Stevenage Crewe
15:00 BST Thomas soccer ball with red X 19', Yellow card 76'
McDonald 27'
King Yellow card 41'
Baker-Richardson Yellow card 82'		 Report Sweeney Yellow card 37'
Reid 48', 67'
Reeves Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Mornflake Stadium
Attendance: 3,669
Referee: Tom Nield
10 September 2022 (2022-09-10) Stevenage Postponed Sutton United Stevenage
15:00 BST Stadium: Lamex Stadium
Note: Fixture was postponed as a mark of respect following the passing of Queen Elizabeth II.[60]
13 September 2022 (2022-09-13) 8 Stevenage 1–0 Newport County Stevenage
19:45 BST Norris Yellow card 6'
Roberts Yellow card 39'
Gilbey 48'
Sweeney Yellow card 56'		 Report Stadium: Lamex Stadium
Attendance: 2,109
Referee: Oliver Langford
17 September 2022 (2022-09-17) 9 Bradford City 3–0 Stevenage Bradford
15:00 BST Cook 6', Yellow card 51', 56'
Halliday Yellow card 36' Yellow-red card 89'
Wright 62'		 Report Roberts Yellow card 81' Stadium: University of Bradford Stadium
Attendance: 16,917
Referee: Lee Swabey
24 September 2022 (2022-09-24) 10 Stevenage 1–0 Harrogate Town Stevenage
15:00 BST Vancooten Yellow card 89'
Sweeney 90'		 Report Stadium: Lamex Stadium
Attendance: 2,547
Referee: Sam Allison
1 October 2022 (2022-10-01) 11 Crawley Town 1–2 Stevenage Crawley
15:00 BST Craig Yellow card 14'
Fellows Yellow card 45+4'
Nadesan 47' Yellow card 57'		 Report Roberts 23'
Norris 85' (pen.)		 Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,732
Referee: Will Finnie
4 October 2022 (2022-10-04) 12 Stevenage 3–0 Sutton United Stevenage
19:45 BST Sweeney 28' Yellow card 64'
Norris 48' 70'
Gilbey Yellow card 77'		 Report Eastmond Yellow card 24'
Milson Yellow card 52'
Barden Yellow card 67'
John Yellow card 74'
Thomas Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Lamex Stadium
Attendance: 2,471
Referee: Ollie Yates
8 October 2022 (2022-10-08) 13 Stevenage 2–0 Swindon Town Stevenage
15:00 BST Roberts 11' 60'
Piergianni Yellow card 45+3'		 Report Baudry Yellow card 59'
Clayton Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Lamex Stadium
Attendance: 4,087
Referee: Scott Oldham
15 October 2022 (2022-10-15) 14 Gillingham 1–1 Stevenage Gillingham
15:00 BST Baggott 40'
Adelakun Yellow card 59'		 Report Rose 28' Yellow card 39'
Roberts Yellow card 55'
Earley Yellow card 68'		 Stadium: MEMS Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 5,031
Referee: Ross Joyce
22 October 2022 (2022-10-22) 15 Stevenage 2–3 Northampton Town Stevenage
15:00 BST Vancooten Yellow card 1'
Rose 35'
Gilbey 85'		 Report Appéré 1' (pen.)
Koiki Yellow card 45+2'
Bowie Yellow card 56' 82'
McWilliams 87'
Hylton Red card 90+3'
Burge Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Lamex Stadium
Attendance: 4,941
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
25 October 2022 (2022-10-25) 16 Doncaster Rovers 0–1 Stevenage Doncaster
19:45 BST Anderson Yellow card 76'
Clayton Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Roberts 25'
James-Wildin Yellow card 31'		 Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium
Attendance: 5,690
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
29 October 2022 (2022-10-29) 17 Colchester United 1–1 Stevenage Colchester
15:00 BST Marshall-Miranda 6' Yellow card 72' Report Rose 17'
Piergianni Yellow card 76'
James-Wildin Yellow card 86'
Earley Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,486
Referee: Ben Speedie
12 November 2022 (2022-11-12) 18 Stevenage 1–0 Hartlepool United Stevenage
15:00 GMT Gilbey Yellow card 42'
Rose 79'		 Report Umerah Yellow card 27'
Hamilton Yellow card 39'
Paterson Yellow card 76'
Killip Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: Lamex Stadium
Attendance: 3,626
Referee: Carl Boyeson
19 November 2022 (2022-11-19) 19 Grimsby Town 1–1 Stevenage Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT McAtee soccer ball with red X 39'
Green Yellow card 42'
Maher 90+1'		 Report Piergianni Yellow card 49'
Reeves 79'
Earley Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 6,022
Referee: Tom Reeves
2 December 2022 (2022-12-02) 20 Stevenage 5–0 Barrow Stevenage
19:45 GMT Reeves 18'
Reid 50'
Gilbey Yellow card 63'
James-Wildin Yellow card 65'
Sweeney 75'
Norris 78' (pen.)
Warren 86' (o.g.)		 Report Ray Yellow card 40' Stadium: Lamex Stadium
Attendance: 2,756
Referee: Matt Donohue
10 December 2022 (2022-12-10) 21 Stevenage 0–0 Mansfield Town Stevenage
15:00 GMT Piergianni Yellow card 29' Report Stadium: Lamex Stadium
Attendance: 3,301
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
17 December 2022 (2022-12-17) AFC Wimbledon Postponed Stevenage Wimbledon
15:00 GMT Stadium: The Cherry Red Records Stadium
Note: Fixture was postponed due to a frozen pitch.[61]
27 December 2022 (2022-12-27) 22 Leyton Orient 0–0 Stevenage Leyton
12:00 GMT El Mizouni Yellow card 21'
Pratley Yellow card 51'		 Report James-Wildin Yellow card 45'
Rose Yellow card 50'		 Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 8,644
Referee: Charles Breakspear
30 December 2022 (2022-12-30) 23 Stevenage 3–1 Crawley Town Stevenage
19:45 GMT Roberts 10'
Piergianni 40', 83'
Gilbey Yellow card 85'		 Report Telford 89' (pen.) Stadium: The Lamex Stadium
Attendance: 3,238
Referee: Robert Lewis
2 January 2023 (2023-01-02) 24 Stevenage 1–0 Gillingham Stevenage
15:00 GMT Piergianni 23'
Sweeney Yellow card 34'
Gilbey Yellow card 64'
Rose Yellow card 88'		 Report Wright Yellow card 37' Stadium: The Lamex Stadium
Attendance: 3,703
Referee: Sunny Gill
14 January 2023 (2023-01-14) 25 Harrogate Town 1–1 Stevenage Harrogate
15:00 GMT Armstrong 77' Report Roberts Yellow card 22'
Piergianni 60'		 Stadium: The EnviroVent Stadium
Attendance: 2,314
Referee: Adam Herczeg
21 January 2023 (2023-01-21) 26 Stevenage 3–0 Leyton Orient Stevenage
15:00 GMT Reid 6'
Roberts 11'
Vancooten Yellow card 19'
Piergianni Yellow card 70'
Norris 90+1'		 Report El Mizouni Yellow card 36' Yellow-red card 45'
Smith Yellow card 48'		 Stadium: The Lamex Stadium
Attendance: 6,989
Referee: Scott Oldham
24 January 2023 (2023-01-24) Swindon Town Postponed Stevenage Swindon
19:45 GMT Stadium: County Ground
Note: Fixture was postponed due to a frozen pitch.[62]
4 February 2023 (2023-02-04) 27 Sutton United 0–0 Stevenage Sutton
15:00 GMT Boldewijn Yellow card 51' Report Roberts Yellow card 1'
Forster-Caskey Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: VBS Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,167
Referee: Thomas Kirk
11 February 2023 (2023-02-11) 28 Stevenage 2–3 Bradford City Stevenage
15:00 GMT Piergianni 26'
Reid Yellow card 31'
Sweeney 73'		 Report Clayton Yellow card 7'
Stubbs Yellow card 34'
Derbyshire 49'
Cook 56' (pen.)
Halliday Yellow card 74'
Walker 86'
Kelly Yellow card 90+4'
Nevers Yellow card 90+8'		 Stadium: The Lamex Stadium
Attendance: 5,037
Referee: Leigh Doughty
14 February 2023 (2023-02-14) 29 Newport County 2–2 Stevenage Newport
19:45 GMT Bogle 43', 84' (pen.)
Baker Yellow card 86'		 Report Norris 3', Yellow card 11'
Roberts 50'
Bostwick Yellow card 83'
Reid Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 3,486
Referee: Ollie Yates
18 February 2023 30 Stockport County 2–0 Stevenage Edgeley
15:00 GMT Collar 34'
Rydel 90+5'		 Report Gilbey Yellow card 57'
Sweeney Yellow card 76'
Smith Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 9,412 (270 away)
Referee: Bobby Madden
25 February 2023 31 Stevenage 0–1 Tranmere Rovers Stevenage
15:00 GMT Reid Yellow card 77'
Reeves Yellow card 78'		 Report Hendry Yellow card 26'
Hawkes Yellow card 58', 73' (pen.)
Dacres-Cogley Yellow card 77'
Davies Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: The Lamex Stadium
Attendance: 3,675
Referee: Martin Woods
28 February 2023 32 AFC Wimbledon 2–3 Stevenage Wimbledon
19:45 GMT Al-Hamadi 39', 74'
Marsh Yellow card 53'
Kalambayi Yellow card 60'		 Report Clark Yellow card 43'
Piergianni 55'
Sweeney Yellow card 60'
McAteer 61' (o.g.)
Gilbey Yellow card 70'
Roberts Yellow card 80'
Norris 83'		 Stadium: Cherry Red Records Stadium
Attendance: 6,936
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
5 March 2023 33 Rochdale 2–0 Stevenage Rochdale
15:00 GMT Rodney 7'
Lloyd 28'		 Report Clark Yellow card 19'
Reeves Yellow card 59'		 Stadium: Crown Oil Arena
Attendance: 2,189
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
11 March 2023 34 Stevenage 3–1 Walsall Stevenage
15:00 GMT March 7', 36'
Norris 14'
Piergianni Yellow card 62'
Reeves Yellow card 66'
Gilbey Yellow card 69'		 Report Monthé 29'
White Yellow card 35'		 Stadium: The Lamex Stadium
Attendance: 3,441 (including 364 away supporters)
Referee: Carl Brook
14 March 2023 35 Stevenage 1–0 Crewe Alexandra Stevenage
19:45 GMT Reeves Yellow card 52'
Reid 79'
Rose Yellow card 85'		 Report Stadium: The Lamex Stadium
Attendance: 2,670
Referee: Alan Young
18 March 2023 36 Carlisle United 0–0 Stevenage Carlisle
15:00 GMT Feeney Yellow card 43'
Mellish Yellow card 53'		 Report Piergianni Yellow card 43'
March Yellow card 53'
Sweeney Yellow card 70'		 Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 8,029
Referee: Tom Reeves
25 March 2023 37 Stevenage 1–3 Salford City Stevenage
15:00 GMT Norris Yellow card 58', 90'
Roberts Yellow card 82'		 Report Leak Yellow card 42'
Mallan 65'
Cairns Yellow card 80'
Hendry 80'
Smith 90+2'		 Stadium: The Lamex Stadium
Attendance: 3,749 (120 away supporters)
Referee: Darren Drysdale
1 April 2023 38 Northampton Town 1–1 Stevenage Northampton
15:00 BST Appéré 6'
Guthrie Yellow card 60'
Pinnock Yellow card 75'
Hondermarck Yellow card 83'
Odimayo Yellow card 90'
Yengi Yellow card 90+3'		 Report McCracken Yellow card 13'
Campbell Yellow card 19'
Reid 72'
Rose Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 7,759 (956 away)
Referee: Simon Mather
7 April 2023 39 Stevenage 1–1 Colchester United Stevenage
15:00 BST Gilbey 47'
Vancooten Yellow card 80'
James-Wildin Yellow card 83'		 Report Read Yellow card 10'
Hall 18'
Chambers Yellow card 90+8'		 Stadium: The Lamex Stadium
Attendance: 4,763 (624 away supporters)
Referee: James Oldham
10 April 2023 40 Hartlepool United 1–1 Stevenage Hartlepool
15:00 BST Murray Yellow card 28'
Featherstone 46'		 Report Rose 25'
Vancooten Yellow card 43'
Gilbey Yellow card 57'
Forster-Caskey Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: The Suit Direct Stadium
Attendance: 5,687 (171 away supporters)
Referee: Paul Howard
15 April 2023 41 Stevenage 2–1 AFC Wimbledon Stevenage
15:00 BST Roberts 4'
Reid 61'
Bostwick Yellow card 90'
Rose Yellow card 90+4'
Steve Evans Yellow card off pitch'		 Report Al-Hamadi 11'
Nightingale Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: The Lamex Stadium
Attendance: 4,062 (694 away supporters)
Referee: James Bell
18 April 2023 42 Stevenage 1–0 Doncaster Rovers Stevenage
19:45 BST Roberts 13'
James-Wildin Yellow card 63'
Rose Yellow card 84'
Reid Yellow card 90+5'		 Report Faulkner Yellow card 77' Stadium: The Lamex Stadium
Attendance: 2,990 (179 away supporters)
Referee: Craig Hicks
22 April 2023 43 Mansfield Town 1–0 Stevenage Mansfield
15:00 BST Keillor-Dunn 11'
Gale Yellow card 13'		 Report Sweeney Yellow card 15' Stadium: One Call Stadium
Attendance: 6,863
Referee: James Linington
25 April 2023 44 Swindon Town 0–1 Stevenage Swindon
19:45 BST Report Reid 25'
Clark Yellow card 90+7'		 Stadium: The County Ground
Attendance: 8,289 (including 311 away supporters)
Referee: Ben Speedie
29 April 2023 45 Stevenage 2–0 Grimsby Town Stevenage
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: The Lamex Stadium
Attendance: 6,533
Referee: Will Finnie
8 May 2023 46 Barrow 0–1 Stevenage Barrow-in-Furness
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: SO Legal Stadium
Attendance: 4,034 (425 away)
Referee: Andrew Kitchen

FA Cup

Main article: 2022–23 FA Cup

Stevenage were drawn away to Gateshead in the first round,[63] King's Lynn Town in the second round,[64] Aston Villa in the third round[65] and Stoke City in the fourth round.[66]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

5 November 2022 (2022-11-05) First round Gateshead 2–3 Stevenage Gateshead
15:00 GMT Harris 53'
Conteh 62'
Mills Yellow card 82'		 Report Roberts 21' Red card 82'
Richardson 34' (o.g.)
Norris 72'
Gilbey Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: Gateshead International Stadium
Attendance: 1,059
Referee: Peter Wright
26 November 2022 (2022-11-26) Second round King's Lynn Town 0–3 Stevenage King's Lynn
12:45 GMT Report Norris 49', 51'
Reid 54'		 Stadium: The Walks
Attendance: 4,203
Referee: Andrew Kitchen
7 January 2023 (2023-01-07) Third round Aston Villa 1–2 Stevenage Birmingham
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 32,343
Referee: Graham Scott
29 January 2023 (2023-01-29) Fourth round Stoke City 3–1 Stevenage Stoke-on-Trent
14:00 GMT Brown 3'
Smallbone Yellow card 50'
Laurent 73'
Baker 80' (pen.)		 Report Reid 70' Stadium: Bet365 Stadium
Attendance: 14,392
Referee: David Webb

EFL Cup

Main article: 2022–23 EFL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Stevenage were drawn away to Reading in the first round and at home to Peterborough United in the second round.[67][68] For the first time in the club's history, Stevenage advanced to the third round of the EFL Cup, where they were defeated by Charlton Athletic on penalties.[69]

9 August 2022 First round Reading 1–2 Stevenage Reading
20:00 BST Abrefa Yellow card 42'
Ehibhatiomhan 63', Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Earley 10', Yellow card 38'
Campbell Yellow card 58'
Rose 89'		 Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Attendance: 4,230
Referee: Carl Brook
23 August 2022 Second round Stevenage 1–0 Peterborough United Stevenage
19:45 BST Taylor Yellow card 70'
Reid 90+3'		 Report Knight Yellow card 64' Stadium: Lamex Stadium
Attendance: 2,292
Referee: Christopher Pollard
8 November 2022 (2022-11-08) Third round Stevenage 1–1
(4–5 p)		 Charlton Athletic Stevenage
19:45 GMT Norris 22' (pen.)
Read Yellow card 25'
Rose Yellow card 31'		 Report Chin Yellow card 21'
Aneke 87'
Clare Yellow card 90+5'
Lavelle Yellow card 90+6'		 Stadium: Lamex Stadium
Attendance: 3,515
Referee: Tom Nield
Penalties
Rose soccer ball with check mark
Campbell soccer ball with check mark
Sweeney soccer ball with check mark
Bostwick soccer ball with check mark
Taylor soccer ball with red X		 Clare soccer ball with check mark
Forster-Caskey soccer ball with check mark
Rak Sakyi soccer ball with check mark
Aneke soccer ball with check mark
Fraser soccer ball with check mark

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2022–23 EFL Trophy

Pos Div Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Stevenage 3 3 0 0 0 6 1 +5 9 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Peterborough United 3 1 0 1 1 5 3 +2 4
3 L1 Wycombe Wanderers 3 0 2 0 1 1 4 −3 4
4 ACA Tottenham Hotspur U21 3 0 0 1 2 0 4 −4 1
Source: EFL.com

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

30 August 2022 Group stage Peterborough United 1–2 Stevenage Peterborough
19:30 BST Jones 9'
Knight Yellow card 50'		 Report Taylor 18'
Reeves Yellow card 32'
Earley Yellow card 50'
Piergianni 84'		 Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 2,420
Referee: Robert Lewis
20 September 2022 Group stage Stevenage 3–0 Wycombe Wanderers Stevenage
19:00 BST Rose 4', 56'
Taylor Yellow card 62'
Gilbey Yellow card 69'
Vancooten 81'
Campbell Yellow card 83'
Clark Yellow card 86'		 Report Stadium: Lamex Stadium
Attendance: 717
Referee: Sunny Gill
18 October 2022 Group stage Stevenage 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur U21 Stevenage
19:00 BST Roberts 23' Report John Yellow card 48' Yellow-red card 84' Stadium: Lamex Stadium
Attendance: 1,449
Referee: Samuel Barrott
22 November 2022 Second round Stevenage 3–2 Arsenal U21 Stevenage
19:00 GMT Reeves Yellow card 24'
Amoo 51'
Sweeney 69'
Read 75'
Norris Yellow card 90+5'		 Report Butler-Oyedeji 6'
Cozier-Duberry 74'
Foran Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Lamex Stadium
Attendance: 2,236
Referee: Craig Hicks
13 December 2022 (2022-12-13) Third round Portsmouth 3–0 Stevenage Milton
19:00 GMT Dale Yellow card 18'
Mingi 37'
Koroma 59'
Oluwayemi Yellow card 73'
Pigott 90+4'		 Report Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 2,162
Referee: Neil Hair

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