Club: | Stevenage |
Season: | 2020–21 |
Manager: | Alex Revell |
Chairman: | Phil Wallace |
Stadium: | Broadhall Way |
League: | League Two |
League Result: | 14th |
Cup1: | FA Cup |
Cup1 Result: | Third round |
Cup2: | EFL Cup |
Cup2 Result: | First round |
Cup3: | EFL Trophy |
Cup3 Result: | Group stage |
League Topscorer: | Elliott List (9) |
Season Topscorer: | Elliott List (11) |
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Prevseason: | 2019–20 |
Nextseason: | 2021–22 |
The 2020–21 season was 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.
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]
Stevenage's struggles continued into the 2020–21 season as the team were in last place with only two wins in their first 18 matches. However, from Boxing Day on, the club won 10 matches, drew nine times and only lost five games, finishing in 14th place in the league table.
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. | |
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1 July 2020 | Undisclosed | [9] | |||||
1 July 2020 | Free transfer | [10] | |||||
1 July 2020 | Free transfer | [11] | |||||
10 July 2020 | Free transfer | [12] | |||||
22 July 2020 | Free transfer | [13] | |||||
24 July 2020 | ![]() | Free transfer | [14] | ||||
31 July 2020 | Free transfer | [15] | |||||
10 August 2020 | Free transfer | [16] | |||||
21 August 2020 | Free transfer | [17] | |||||
16 October 2020 | Undisclosed | ||||||
3 November 2020 | Free transfer | [18] | |||||
5 January 2021 | Undisclosed | [19] | |||||
5 January 2021 | Undisclosed | [20] | |||||
21 January 2021 | Undisclosed | [21] | |||||
29 January 2021 | Undisclosed | [22] |
Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7 August 2020 | 16 October 2020 | [23] | |||||
17 August 2020 | End of season | [24] | |||||
26 August 2020 | End of season | [25] | |||||
10 September 2020 | End of season | [26] | |||||
6 October 2020 | End of season | [27] | |||||
16 October 2020 | 18 January 2021 | [28] [29] | |||||
5 January 2021 | End of season | [30] | |||||
1 February 2021 | ![]() | End of season | [31] | ||||
2 February 2021 | 9 February 2021 | [32] |
Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date until | Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 October 2020 | 1 January 2021 | ||||||
1 October 2020 | 1 January 2021 | [33] | |||||
9 October 2020 | 1 January 2021 | [34] | |||||
2 December 2020 | 5 January 2021 | [35] | |||||
5 January 2021 | End of season | [36] | |||||
7 January 2021 | End of season | [37] | |||||
11 January 2021 | 2 April 2021 | [38] | |||||
21 January 2021 | 28 February 2021 |
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 July 2020 | ![]() | Released | [39] | ||||
1 July 2020 | Released | [40] | |||||
1 July 2020 | ![]() | Released | [41] | ||||
1 July 2020 | Released | [42] | |||||
1 July 2020 | Released | [43] | |||||
1 July 2020 | ![]() | Released | [44] | ||||
1 July 2020 | Released | [45] | |||||
1 July 2020 | Released | [46] | |||||
1 July 2020 | ![]() | Released | [47] [48] | ||||
1 July 2020 | ![]() | Released | [49] | ||||
1 July 2020 | ![]() | Released | [50] | ||||
1 July 2020 | Jamie Jellis | Released | [51] | ||||
1 July 2020 | Released | [52] | |||||
1 July 2020 | Released | [53] | |||||
1 July 2020 | Released | [54] | |||||
1 July 2020 | Released | [55] | |||||
1 July 2020 | Released | [56] | |||||
1 July 2020 | ![]() | Released | [57] | ||||
1 July 2020 | Unattached | Released | |||||
1 July 2020 | Released | [58] | |||||
1 July 2020 | Unattached | Released | |||||
17 August 2020 | Free transfer | [59] | |||||
19 September 2020 | Joe Leslie | Free transfer | [60] | ||||
4 February 2021 | Undisclosed | [61] | |||||
5 April 2021 | Released | [62] |
Win | Draw | Loss |
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
12 August 2020 | Braintree Town | Home | 5–1 | 0 | [63] | ||
18 August 2020 | Milton Keynes Dons | Home | 1–1 | 0 | [64] | ||
22 August 2020 | Luton Town | Home | 0–1 | — | 0 | [65] |
See main article: 2020–21 EFL League Two.
The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.[66]
Win | Draw | Loss |
Date | Time | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Referee | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
12 September 2020 | 15:00 | Barrow | Away | 1–1 | Effiong 85' (pen.) | 0 | Scott Oldham | [67] | |
19 September 2020 | 15:00 | Oldham Athletic | Home | 3–0 | Osborne 61', Wildin 65', Prosser 82' | 0 | Charles Breakspear | [68] | |
26 September 2020 | 15:00 | Bradford City | Away | 1–2 | List 37' | 0 | Ollie Yates | [69] | |
3 October 2020 | 15:00 | Salford City | Home | 0–1 | 0 | Craig Hicks | [70] | ||
10 October 2020 | 15:00 | Mansfield Town | Away | 0–0 | 0 | Seb Stockbridge | [71] | ||
17 October 2020 | 15:00 | Forest Green Rovers | Away | 0–1 | 0 | James Bell | [72] | ||
20 October 2020 | 19:00 | Newport County | Home | 0–1 | 0 | Lee Swabey | [73] | ||
24 October 2020 | 15:00 | Leyton Orient | Home | 0–2 | 0 | Darren Drysdale | [74] | ||
27 October 2020 | 19:00 | Harrogate Town | Away | 0–0 | 0 | Graham Salisbury | [75] | ||
31 October 2020 | 15:00 | Grimsby Town | Home | 0–0 | 0 | Sam Allison | [76] | ||
3 November 2020 | 19:00 | Colchester United | Away | 1–3 | Dinanga 15' | 0 | James Adcock | [77] | |
14 November 2020 | 15:00 | Morecambe | Away | 1–1 | Oteh 27' (pen.) | 0 | Tom Nield | [78] | |
21 November 2020 | 15:00 | Bolton Wanderers | Home | 1–2 | Pett 44' | 0 | Will Finnie | [79] | |
24 November 2020 | 15:00 | Port Vale | Home | 2–1 | Oteh 10', Newton 53' | 0 | Paul Howard | [80] | |
2 December 2020 | 19:00 | Walsall | Away | 1–1 | Oteh 50' (pen.) | 0 | Marc Edwards | [81] | |
5 December 2020 | 15:00 | Southend United | Home | 0–0 | 0 | Declan Bourne | [82] | ||
12 December 2020 | 15:00 | Carlisle United | Away | 0–4 | 2,000 | Robert Lewis | [83] | ||
26 December 2020 | 15:00 | Cheltenham Town | Away | 1–1 | Aitchison 80' | 0 | Chris Sarginson | [84] | |
29 December 2020 | 17:00 | Cambridge United | Home | 1–0 | Carter 22' | 0 | Thomas Bramall | [85] | |
2 January 2021 | 15:00 | Scunthorpe United | Home | 3–1 | Carter (2) 11', 22', Oteh 90+2' | 0 | Christopher Pollard | [86] | |
16 January 2021 | 15:00 | Tranmere Rovers | Home | 0–0 | 0 | Lee Swabey | [87] | ||
23 January 2021 | 13:00 | Exeter City | Away | 1–3 | List 81' | 0 | Matt Donohue | [88] | |
26 January 2021 | 15:00 | Colchester United | Home | 0–0 | 0 | Paul Howard | [89] | ||
30 January 2021 | 15:00 | Grimsby Town | Away | 2–1 | List 42', Stevens 90+5' | 0 | Anthony Backhouse | [90] | |
2 February 2021 | 19:00 | Exeter City | Home | 0–1 | 0 | Graham Salisbury | [91] | ||
6 February 2021 | 15:00 | Morecambe | Home | 2–2 | List 8', Norris 81' | 0 | James Oldham | [92] | |
9 February 2021 | 19:00 | Tranmere Rovers | Away | 1–0 | Newton 82' | 0 | Bobby Madley | [93] | |
13 February 2021 | 15:00 | Bolton Wanderers | Away | 0–1 | 0 | Trevor Kettle | [94] | ||
16 February 2021 | 19:00 | Crawley Town | Away | 1–0 | Osborne 83' | 0 | Carl Brook | [95] | |
20 February 2021 | 15:00 | Walsall | Home | 1–1 | List 70' | 0 | Antony Coggins | [96] | |
23 February 2021 | 19:00 | Port Vale | Away | 0–0 | 0 | Martin Coy | [97] | ||
27 February 2021 | 15:00 | Newport County | Away | 0–0 | 0 | James Bell | [98] | ||
2 March 2021 | 19:00 | Forest Green Rovers | Home | 3–0 | Newton (2) 30', 37', List 64' | 0 | Kevin Johnson | [99] | |
6 March 2021 | 15:00 | Harrogate Town | Home | 1–0 | List 52' | 0 | Scott Oldham | [100] | |
9 March 2021 | 19:00 | Leyton Orient | Away | 0–0 | 0 | Alan Young | [101] | ||
13 March 2021 | 15:00 | Southend United | Away | 0–0 | 0 | Peter Wright | [102] | ||
13 March 2021 | 15:00 | Carlisle United | Home | 3–1 | Pett 23', Norris 60', Read 71' | 0 | Brett Huxtable | [103] | |
27 March 2021 | 15:00 | Barrow | Home | 2–1 | List 53', Norris 87' (pen.) | 0 | James Adcock | [104] | |
2 April 2021 | 15:00 | Oldham Athletic | Away | 1–0 | Cuthbert 24' | 0 | Ben Toner | [105] | |
5 April 2021 | 15:00 | Bradford City | Home | 1–1 | Norris 15' | 0 | Carl Boyeson | [106] | |
10 April 2021 | 15:00 | Salford City | Away | 1–2 | Wildin 56' | 0 | Andy Haines | [107] | |
17 April 2021 | 12:30 | Mansfield Town | Home | 0–1 | 0 | Samuel Barrott | [108] | ||
20 April 2021 | 19:00 | Cheltenham Town | Home | 0–1 | 0 | Trevor Kettle | [109] | ||
24 April 2021 | 15:00 | Cambridge United | Away | 1–0 | Norris 63' | 0 | Ross Joyce | [110] | |
1 May 2021 | 15:00 | Crawley Town | Home | 3–3 | Norris (2) 21' (pen.), 74', Read 81' | 0 | Declan Bourne | [111] | |
8 May 2021 | 15:00 | Scunthorpe United | Away | 0–1 | List 59' | 0 | Ollie Yates | [112] |
See main article: 2020–21 FA Cup.
The draw for the first round was made on Monday 26, October.[113] The second round draw was revealed on Monday, 9 November by Danny Cowley.[114] The third round draw was made on 30 November, with Premier League and EFL Championship clubs all entering the competition.[115]
Win | Draw | Loss |
Round | Date | Time | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Referee | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
15:00 | Concord Rangers | Home | 2–2 | Coker 28', Newton 99' | 0 | John Busby | [116] | |||
13:30 | Hull City | Home | 1–1 | List 79' | 0 | Sam Allison | [117] | |||
15:00 | Swansea City | Home | 0–2 | 0 | Michael Salisbury | [118] |
See main article: 2020–21 EFL Cup.
The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson.[119]
Win | Draw | Loss |
See main article: 2020–21 EFL Trophy.
The regional group stage draw was confirmed on 18 August.[121]
Win | Draw | Loss |
Round | Date | Time | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Referee | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Group stage | 22 September 2020 | 19:00 | Southampton U21 | Home | 2–1 | Dinanga 45+3', Marsh 90+2' | 0 | Alan Young | [122] | |
Group stage | 6 October 2020 | 17:30 | Milton Keynes Dons | Home | 2–3 | Thompson 45+1' (o.g.), Effiong 66' (pen.) | 0 | Carl Brook | [123] | |
Group stage | 17 November 2020 | 19:00 | Northampton Town | Away | 0–0 2–4 pens. | 0 | Chris Sarginson | [124] |
Last updated 11 May 2021.
|-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers|-
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders|-
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders|-
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards|}
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total goals are equal.
Last updated 11 May 2021.
width=60 | width=60 | Position | width=80 | Nationality | width=60 | width=180 | Player | width=100 | EFL League Two | width=80 | EFL Cup | width=80 | EFL Trophy | width=80 | FA Cup | width=80 | Total | ||
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1 | MF | 17 | Elliott List | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | |||||||||||
2 | FW | 36 | Luke Norris | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |||||||||||
3 | FW | 11 | Danny Newton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||
4 | MF | 7 | Charlie Carter | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||||
FW | 28 | Aramide Oteh | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||
5 | DF | ![]() | 2 | Luther James-Wildin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
DF | 5 | Scott Cuthbert | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||
MF | 8 | Elliot Osborne | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||
FW | 9 | Inih Effiong | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||
MF | 19 | Arthur Read | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||
FW | 22 | Marcus Dinanga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||
MF | 26 | Tom Pett | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||
6 | DF | 3 | Ben Coker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
DF | 6 | Luke Prosser | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
FW | 10 | Tyrone Marsh | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
FW | 27 | Jack Aitchison | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
FW | 35 | Matty Stevens | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
Own goals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
TOTALS | 41 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 51 |
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal.
Last updated 11 May 2021.
width=60 | width=60 | Position | width=80 | Nationality | width=60 | width=180 | Player | width=100 | EFL League Two | width=80 | EFL Cup | width=80 | EFL Trophy | width=80 | FA Cup | width=80 | Total | ||
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1 | |||||||||||||||||||
GK | 1 | Jamie Cumming | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||||||
2 | |||||||||||||||||||
GK | 37 | David Stockdale | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||
TOTALS | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 |
Includes all competitive matches.
Last updated 11 May 2021.
Position | Nationality | Number | Name | League Two | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | FA Cup | Total | |||||||||||
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DF | 6 | Luke Prosser | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |||||||
FW | 11 | Danny Newton | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||||||
MF | ![]() | 4 | Romain Vincelot | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||||||
DF | 3 | Ben Coker | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||||||
DF | ![]() | 15 | Terence Vancooten | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||||
DF | 12 | Remeao Hutton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||||||
MF | 19 | Arthur Read | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||||||
DF | ![]() | 2 | Luther James-Wildin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
MF | 26 | Tom Pett | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||||
FW | 28 | Aramide Oteh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||||
MF | 8 | Elliot Osborne | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
MF | 16 | Arthur Iontton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
MF | 17 | Elliott List | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
MF | 28 | Joe Martin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
MF | 40 | Chris Lines | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
DF | 5 | Scott Cuthbert | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
FW | 20 | Femi Akinwande | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
FW | 35 | Matty Stevens | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
FW | 36 | Luke Norris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
TOTALS | 62 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 71 | 1 |