2020–21 Stevenage F.C. season

The 2020–21 season is Stevenage's seventh consecutive season in League Two and their 45th year in existence.[1] Along with competing in League Two, the club participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.

Stevenage
2020–21 season
ChairmanPhil Wallace
ManagerAlex Revell
FA CupThird round
EFL CupFirst round
EFL TrophyGroup stage

The club were in last place of League Two when the 2019–20 season was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020.[2] EFL clubs formally agreed to end the season during an EFL meeting on 9 June 2020, although "ongoing disciplinary matters" involving 23rd-placed Macclesfield Town, who had not paid their players on six separate occasions during the season, meant Stevenage might be reprieved.[2][3] Stevenage were initially relegated from League Two after an independent disciplinary panel opted to deduct Macclesfield two points on 19 June, with a further four suspended, the maximum number they could deduct without relegating them.[4] The EFL stated it would appeal against the independent disciplinary panel's sanctions on Macclesfield,[5][6][7] winning their appeal against the points deduction on 11 August.[8] This meant that the four suspended points were activated immediately and applied to the 2019–20 season, meaning Stevenage finished in 23rd-place and consequently retained their League Two status.[8]

Pre-season
Win Draw Loss
DateOpponentVenueResult[lower-alpha 1]ScorersAttendanceRef.
12 August 2020Braintree TownHome[lower-alpha 2]5–10[lower-alpha 3][9]
18 August 2020Milton Keynes DonsHome1–10[lower-alpha 3][10]
22 August 2020Luton TownHome0–1—0[lower-alpha 3][11]

Competitions

League Two
Main article: 2020–21 EFL League Two

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
17 Bradford City 24 8 7 9 25 27 −2 31
18 Colchester United 25 7 10 8 28 34 −6 31
19 Bolton Wanderers 25 8 7 10 30 37 −7 31
20 Harrogate Town 25 8 6 11 28 32 −4 30
21 Stevenage 25 5 10 10 19 27 −8 25
22 Barrow 24 5 8 11 31 34 −3 23
23 Grimsby Town 26 5 6 15 20 45 −25 21 Relegation to National League
24 Southend United 26 5 5 16 17 44 −27 20
Updated to match(es) played on 2 February 2021. 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[12]

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
25 5 10 10 19 27  −8 25 4 4 5 10 9  +1 1 6 5 9 18  −9

Last updated: 2 February 2021.
Source: BBC Sport

Results by matchday
Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425
GroundAHAHAAHHAHAAHHAHAAHHHAHAH
ResultDWLLDLLLDDLDLWDDLDWWDLDWL
Position1151116151718202021212223212322232423222222222121
Updated to match(es) played on 2 February 2021. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.[13]

Win Draw Loss
DateTime[lower-alpha 4]OpponentVenueResult[lower-alpha 1]ScorersAttendanceRefereeRef.
12 September 202015:00BarrowAway1–1Effiong 85' (pen.)0Scott Oldham[14]
19 September 202015:00Oldham AthleticHome3–0Osborne 61', Wildin 65', Prosser 82'0Charles Breakspear[15]
26 September 202015:00Bradford CityAway1–2List 37'0Ollie Yates[16]
3 October 202015:00Salford CityHome0–10Craig Hicks[17]
10 October 202015:00Mansfield TownAway0–00Seb Stockbridge[18]
17 October 202015:00Forest Green RoversAway0–10James Bell[19]
20 October 202019:00Newport CountyHome0–10Lee Swabey[20]
24 October 202015:00Leyton OrientHome0–20Darren Drysdale[21]
27 October 202019:00Harrogate TownAway0–00Graham Salisbury[22]
31 October 202015:00Grimsby TownHome0–00Sam Allison[23]
3 November 202019:00Colchester UnitedAway1–3Dinanga 15'0James Adcock[24]
14 November 202015:00MorecambeAway1–1Oteh 27' (pen.)0Tom Nield[25]
21 November 202015:00Bolton WanderersHome1–2Pett 44'0Will Finnie[26]
24 November 202015:00Port ValeHome2–1Oteh 10', Newton 53'0Paul Howard[27]
2 December 202019:00WalsallAway1–1Oteh 50' (pen.)0Marc Edwards[28]
5 December 202015:00Southend UnitedHome0–00Declan Bourne[29]
12 December 202015:00Carlisle UnitedAway0–42,000Robert Lewis[30]
26 December 202015:00Cheltenham TownAway1–1Aitchison 80'0Chris Sarginson[31]
29 December 202017:00Cambridge UnitedHome1–0Carter 22'0Thomas Bramall[32]
2 January 202115:00Scunthorpe UnitedHome3–1Carter (2) 11', 22', Oteh 90+2'0Christopher Pollard[33]
16 January 202115:00Tranmere RoversHome0–00Lee Swabey[34]
23 January 202113:00Exeter CityAway1–3List 81'0Matt Donohue[35]
26 January 202115:00Colchester UnitedHome0–00Paul Howard[36]
30 January 202115:00Grimsby TownAway2–1List 42', Stevens 90+5'0Anthony Backhouse[37]
2 February 202119:00Exeter CityHome0–10Graham Salisbury[38]

FA Cup
Main article: 2020–21 FA Cup

The draw for the first round was made on Monday 26, October.[39] The second round draw was revealed on Monday, 9 November by Danny Cowley.[40] The third round draw was made on 30th November, with Premier League and EFL Championship clubs all entering the competition.[41]

Win Draw Loss
RoundDateTime[lower-alpha 4]OpponentVenueResult[lower-alpha 1]ScorersAttendanceRefereeRef.
First round8 November 202015:00Concord RangersHome2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)Coker 28', Newton 99'0[lower-alpha 3]John Busby[42]
Second round29 November 202013:30Hull CityHome1–1 (a.e.t.) (6–5 p)List 79'0[lower-alpha 3]Sam Allison[43]
Third round9 January 202115:00Swansea CityHome0–20[lower-alpha 3]Michael Salisbury[44]

EFL Cup
Main article: 2020–21 EFL Cup

The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson.[45]

Win Draw Loss
RoundDateTime[lower-alpha 4]OpponentVenueResult[lower-alpha 1]ScorersAttendanceRefereeRef.
First round29 August 202015:00PortsmouthHome3–3
1–3 pens.		List 9', Carter 10', Cuthbert 29'0[lower-alpha 3]Purkiss[46]

EFL Trophy
Main article: 2020–21 EFL Trophy

The regional group stage draw was confirmed on 18 August.[47]

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Milton Keynes Dons 3 2 0 0 1 7 5 +2 6 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Northampton Town 3 1 1 0 1 6 3 +3 5
3 L2 Stevenage 3 1 0 1 1 4 4 0 4
4 ACA Southampton U21 3 1 0 0 2 3 8 −5 3
Source: EFL.com
22 September 2020 Group stage Stevenage 2–1 Southampton U21 Stevenage
19:00 BST Vincelot  36'
Dinanga  45+3'
Vancooten  60'
Marsh  90+2'		 Report Jankewitz  30'
Slattery  37'
Ramsay  74'		 Stadium: Lamex Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alan Young
6 October 2020 Group stage Stevenage 2–3 Milton Keynes Dons Stevenage
17:30 BST Thompson  45+1' (o.g.)
Wildin  52'
Vincelot  64'
Effiong  66' (pen.)		 Report Morris  32'
Freeman  37'
Bird  38', 84'
Kasumu  90'		 Stadium: Lamex Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Carl Brook
17 November 2020 (2020-11-17) Group stage Northampton Town 0–0
(4–2 p)		 Stevenage Northampton
19:00 GMT Report Iontton  60' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Chris Sarginson
Penalties
Lines
Rose
McWilliams
Horsfall
Chukwuemeka 		Newton
Carter
Marsh
Akinwande

Transfers

Transfers in
Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2020CFFemi Akinwande Billericay TownUndisclosed[48]
1 July 2020CFInih Effiong Dover AthleticFree transfer[49]
1 July 2020CMElliot Osborne Stockport CountyFree transfer[50]
10 July 2020CBRoss Marshall Maidstone UnitedFree transfer[51]
22 July 2020GKBilly Johnson Norwich CityFree transfer[52]
24 July 2020DMRomain Vincelot Shrewsbury TownFree transfer[53]
31 July 2020CFTyrone Marsh Boreham WoodFree transfer[54]
10 August 2020CBLuke Prosser Colchester UnitedFree transfer[55]
21 August 2020CFMarcus Dinanga Telford UnitedFree transfer[56]
16 October 2020LBBen Coker Lincoln CityUndisclosed[57]
3 November 2020LMTom Pett Lincoln CityFree transfer[58]
5 January 2021CMChris Lines Northampton TownUndisclosed[59]
5 January 2021CFLuke Norris Colchester UnitedUndisclosed[60]
21 January 2021LWJacob Bancroft Oxford CityUndisclosed[61]
29 January 2020LBJoe Martin Northampton TownUndisclosed[62]

Loans in
Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
7 August 2020LBBen Coker Lincoln City16 October 2020[lower-alpha 5][63]
17 August 2020GKJamie Cumming ChelseaEnd of season[64]
26 August 2020RBRemeao Hutton Birmingham CityEnd of season[65]
10 September 2020CMArthur Read BrentfordEnd of season[66]
6 October 2020CFJack Aitchison BarnsleyEnd of season[67]
16 October 2020CFAramide Oteh Queens Park Rangers18 January 2021[68][69]
5 January 2021CFMatty Stevens Forest Green RoversEnd of season[70]
1 February 2021CMJack Roles Tottenham HotspurEnd of season[71]
2 February 2021GKDavid Stockdale Wycombe Wanderers9 February 2021[72]

Loans out
Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
1 October 2020CBJamie Fielding Braintree TownEnd of season[73]
1 October 2020CFLiam Smyth Braintree TownEnd of season[73]
9 October 2020CBLuis Fernandez Oxford City1 January 2021[74]
2 December 2020CFInih Effiong BarnetJanuary 2021[75]
5 January 2021CFMarcus Dinanga ChesterfieldEnd of season[76]
7 January 2021RWFemi Akinwande DartfordEnd of season[77]
11 January 2021CFInih Effiong Notts CountyEnd of season[78]
21 January 2021CBLuis Fernandez Oxford CityEnd of season[61]

Transfers out
Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2020GKSacha Bastien GillinghamReleased[79][80]
1 July 2020CMJoel Byrom Farsley CelticReleased[79][81]
1 July 2020RBCanice Carroll Queen's ParkReleased[79][82]
1 July 2020CFJake Cassidy York CityReleased[79][83]
1 July 2020CFJason Cowley Bromsgrove SportingReleased[79][84]
1 July 2020DMDiaguely Dabo KilmarnockReleased[79][85]
1 July 2020LBTyler Denton ChesterfieldReleased[79][86]
1 July 2020CBPaul Digby Cambridge UnitedReleased[79][87]
1 July 2020CFHarry Draper UnattachedReleased[79]
1 July 2020CBAdam El-Abd WhitehawkReleased[79][88]
1 July 2020CFAndronicos Georgiou Wycombe WanderersReleased[79][89]
1 July 2020CFSimeon Jackson UnattachedReleased[79]
1 July 2020MFJamie Jellis Aylesbury UnitedReleased[79][90]
1 July 2020CFBen Kennedy CrusadersReleased[79][91]
1 July 2020CBBen Nugent BarnetReleased[79][92]
1 July 2020CMDean Parrett WealdstoneReleased[79][93]
1 July 2020LBPatrick Reading Ayr UnitedReleased[79][94]
1 July 2020CFAlex Reid Stockport CountyReleased[79][95]
1 July 2020RWJoel Rollinson Eastbourne BoroughReleased[79][96]
1 July 2020CMTom Soares UnattachedReleased[79]
1 July 2020RWEmmanuel Sonupe Yeovil TownReleased[79][97]
1 July 2020CFPaul Taylor UnattachedReleased[79]
17 August 2020GKPaul Farman Carlisle UnitedFree transfer[98]
19 September 2020LMJoe Leslie WokingFree transfer[99]

Notes
  1. Stevenage's score shown first
  2. Match took place at Stevenage's training ground in Bragbury End
  3. Match played behind closed doors
  4. Time shown in local time (BST or GMT)
  5. Joined on a permanent basis.[57]

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