List of Stevenage F.C. seasons

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Stevenage Football Club is an English association football club based in Stevenage, Hertfordshire. The team competes in EFL League One, the third tier of English football. The club was formed in 1976 as Stevenage Borough F.C. following the bankruptcy of the town's former team, Stevenage Athletic. [1] They took on senior status and played their first competitive match in the United Counties Football League in August 1980. [2] They have played their home games at Broadhall Way since the club's formation.

Contents

This list details the club's achievements in first-team competitions, and the top goalscorer for each season. Top goalscorers highlighted in yellow were also the top scorers in the division Stevenage were competing in that season.

History

In their first season as a senior club, the team won the United Counties League Division One championship, as well as the United Counties League Cup. [1] In 1984, the club joined Division Two North of the Isthmian League, and the following season earned promotion to Division One. Two years later, the club was relegated, [3] before winning the Division Two North title during the 1990–91 season after amassing 107 points. [3] During the 1993–94 season the club won the Isthmian Premier Division, and were promoted to the Football Conference. [1] Two seasons later, they won the Conference, [4] but were denied promotion to the Football League due to insufficient ground facilities. [2] The 1996–97 season saw the club progress to the third round of the FA Cup for the first time. [5] The following season, Stevenage reached the fourth round, where they drew Premier League club Newcastle United, drawing 1–1 at Broadhall Way, [6] before losing the replay 2–1 at St James' Park. [7]

During the 2001–02 season, Stevenage reached the FA Trophy final for the first time, losing 2–0 to Yeovil Town at Villa Park. [8] Two years later, during the 2004–05 season, the club made the play-offs after finishing fifth under the guidance of manager Graham Westley, [9] losing in the final 1–0 to Carlisle United at the Britannia Stadium. [10] The club reached the FA Trophy final again during the 2006–07 season, [11] where they came back from 2–0 down to defeat Kidderminster Harriers 3–2 in front of a record FA Trophy crowd of 53,262 at the new Wembley Stadium. [12] The team reached the final again two years later, and beat York City 2–0. [13] Stevenage won promotion to the Football League after winning the Conference Premier during the 2009–10 season. [14] The team amassed 99 points for the season; finishing 11 points clear at the top of the table. Had the club's two victories against Chester City counted, Stevenage would have broken the record for the number of points any club has accumulated over any Conference Premier season, recording 105 points. [15] The club's promotion during the 2009–10 season meant that Stevenage would be competing in League Two for the first time in their history. [14]

Stevenage finished sixth in their first season in the Football League, [16] reaching the play-offs, [17] [18] where they defeated Torquay United 1–0 in the Final at Old Trafford in May 2011, meaning the club had earned back-to-back promotions into League One. [19] During the same season, Stevenage reached the Fourth Round of the FA Cup, defeating Newcastle United 3–1 at Broadhall Way, before eventually losing to Reading in the following round. [20] [21] [22] In the club's first season in League One during the 2011–12 season, the team achieved their highest league finish to date, reaching the play-offs after finishing in sixth place. They went on to lose in the play-off semi-final. [23] [24] Stevenage also reached the Fifth Round of the FA Cup for the first time in their history that season, eventually losing 3–1 to Tottenham Hotspur in a replay at White Hart Lane, [25] after the two teams drew at Broadhall Way. [26] The club suffered relegation back to League Two during the 2013–14 season. It was almost an immediate return to League One the following year as the club reached the play-offs courtesy of a sixth-placed finish, although lost at the semi-final stage. [27] [28]

The club were in last place in League Two during the 2019–20 season when the season was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. [29] Stevenage were initially relegated following an independent disciplinary panel's decision to deduct Macclesfield Town, who had not paid their players on six separate occasions during the campaign, two points. [30] [31] The English Football League successfully appealed the sanctions meaning Stevenage retained their League Two status. [32]

Seasons

SeasonLeague FA Cup FA Trophy Other competitionsTop scorer [A]
DivisionPWDLFAPtsPos
1980–81 UCL-1 [B] (↑)32237210635531stN/A [C] N/A [C] United Counties League Cup WTrevor Metcalfe29
1981–82 UCL-P361291550493312thN/AN/ADanny Dance13
1982–83 UCL-P3410101451563012thN/AN/A FA Vase PRERRonnie Lear13
1983–84 UCL-P36169115246416th QR1 N/A FA Vase R2Paddy Butcher14
1984–85 Isth-2N [D] 382369794975 [E] 4th QR2 N/A FA Vase R2Steve Armsby30
1985–86 Isth-2N (↑)3826667124841st QR1 N/A FA Vase QFMartin Gittings33
1986–87 Isth-14212111961674716th QR3 QR2Ricky Marshall17
1987–88 Isth-1 (↓)421192236644221st QR1 QR3Adrian Taylor9
1988–89 Isth-2N42201398455734th QR2 N/A FA Vase PRERMartin Gittings24
1989–90 Isth-2N42211657031794th QR1 N/A FA Vase R3Rob McComb23
1990–91 Isth-2N (↑)423453122291071st QR1 N/A FA Vase R1Jimmy Hughes32
1991–92 Isth-1 (↑)4030649537961st QR1 QR1Martin Gittings44
1992–93 Isth-P42188166260627th QR3 R2Martin Gittings34
1993–94 Isth-P (↑)4231478839971st QR4 R1Martin Gittings40
1994–95 Conf4220715684967 5th QR2 R3 Barry Hayles 15
1995–96 Conf42271051014491 1st [F] R1 [G] QF Barry Hayles 34 ♦
1996–97 Conf4224108875382 3rd R3 SFBarry Hayles25
1997–98 Conf42131217596351 15th R4 QFGary Crawshaw16
1998–99 Conf4217178624568 6th R2 R4 Carl Alford 33
1999–2000 Conf4216917605457 10th QR4 R3 Carl Alford 26
2000–01 Conf4215189716163 7th QR4 R5Neil Illman17
2001–02 Conf42151017576055 11th QR4 RU Football League Trophy R1S Jean-Michel Sigere 12
2002–03 Conf42141018615552 12th R2 R4 Football League Trophy R2SKirk Jackson8
2003–04 Conf4218915585263 8th R2 R4 Football League Trophy R1S Anthony Elding 19
2004–05 Conf4222614655272 5th [H] R2 R3 Conference League Cup SFS Anthony Elding 22
Football League Trophy R1S
2005–06 Conf42191211624769 6th R2 R1 Football League Trophy R1S Darryn Stamp 13
2006–07 Conf46201016766670 8th R1 W Steve Morison 34
2007–08 Conf4624715825579 6th R1 R1 Conference League Cup R1S Steve Morison 23
2008–09 Conf46231211735481 5th [I] R1 W Conference League Cup R4S Steve Morison 32
2009–10 Conf (↑)44 [J] 3095792499 1st R1 RU Yemi Odubade 16
2010–11 L2 (↑)46181513624569 6th [K] R4 N/A Football League Cup R1 Byron Harrison
John Mousinho 		8
Football League Trophy R1S
2011–12 L14618199694473 6th [L] R5 N/A Football League Cup R1 Chris Beardsley 10
Football League Trophy R2S
2012–13 L14615922476454 18th R1 N/A Football League Cup R2 Lucas Akins 10
Football League Trophy R1S
2013–14 L1 (↓)4611926467242 24th R4 N/A Football League Cup R2 François Zoko 16
Football League Trophy SFS
2014–15 L246201214625472 6th [M] R1 N/A Football League Cup R1 Charlie Lee 9
Football League Trophy R1S
2015–16 L246111520526748 18th R2 N/A Football League Cup R1 Chris Whelpdale 9
Football League Trophy R2S
2016–17 L24620719676367 10th R1 N/A EFL Cup R2 Matt Godden 21
EFL Trophy R1S
2017–18 L246141319606555 16th R3 N/A EFL Cup R1 Danny Newton 16
EFL Trophy R1S
2018–19 L246201016595570 10th R1 N/A EFL Cup R1 Kurtis Guthrie 14
EFL Trophy R1S
2019–20 L236 [N] 31320245022 23rd R1 N/A EFL Cup R1 Charlie Carter 6
EFL Trophy QF
2020–21 L246141814414160 14th R3 N/A EFL Cup R1 Elliott List 11
EFL Trophy R1S
2021–22 L246111421456847 21st R2 N/A EFL Cup R2S Luke Norris 16
EFL Trophy R2S
2022–23 L2 (↑)4624137613985 2nd R4 N/A EFL Cup R3 Luke Norris
Jamie Reid 		14
EFL Trophy R16S
2023–24 L146191413574671 9th R3 N/A EFL Cup R2 Jamie Reid 18
EFL Trophy R1S
2024–25 L1

Key

Key to colours and symbols:

ChampionsRunners-up Promoted ↑ Relegated ↓Top league scorer in Stevenage's division ♦

Footnotes

A.  ^ : Includes goals scored in the FA Cup, FA Vase, Football League Trophy, Conference National (including playoffs), Football League (including playoffs), Football League Cup, FA Trophy and Conference League Cup.
B.  ^ : Stevenage joined the United Counties League Division One league before the start of the 1980–81 season.
C.  ^ : Stevenage did not enter the FA Cup until the 1983–84 season. The club were also ineligible to enter the FA Trophy until the club reached the Isthmian Division One in the 1986–87 season. As a result of the club's relegation back to the Isthmian Division 2 North in 1988, Stevenage were again ineligible to enter the FA Trophy until 1991.
D.  ^ : Stevenage joined the Isthmian Division 2 North for the 1984–85 season as a result of a re-structuring of the National League System.
E.  ^ : The 1984–85 season saw the introduction of three points for a win. Although this rule came into play for the Football League in 1981, it was not introduced in the Isthmian League until 1984.
F.  ^ : After winning the Football Conference in the 1995–96 season, Stevenage were denied promotion to the Football League due to insufficient ground facilities. [2]
G.  ^ : The first time the club reached the FA Cup first round proper.
H.  ^ : Lost in the play-off final to Carlisle United 1–0 at the Britannia Stadium. [10]
I.  ^ : Lost in the play-off semi-final to Cambridge United 4–3 on aggregate. [33] [34]
J.  ^ : Chester City were expelled from the league on 26 February 2010 and their results were expunged on 8 March. [35] Therefore, Stevenage's 1–0 and 2–0 victories over them were removed from the records. Consequently, there were 44 Conference Premier fixtures during the 2009–10 season, as opposed to 46. [36]
K.  ^ : Stevenage beat Torquay United 1–0 in the 2010–11 play-off final at Old Trafford, meaning the club were promoted to League One. [19]
L.  ^ : Lost in the play-off semi-final to Sheffield United 1–0 on aggregate. Also highest League finish. [37] [38]
M.  ^ : Lost in the play-off semi-final to Southend United 4–2 on aggregate. [27] [28]
N.  ^ : The 2019–20 season was ended early due to the COVID-19 pandemic. EFL clubs voted to end the season with immediate effect on 15 May 2020, with the final league table being determined on a points-per-game basis. [29]

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