The 2021–22 season was Stevenage's eighth consecutive season in League Two and their 46th year in existence. Along with competing in League Two, the club are also participating in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup and the EFL Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022. Manager Alex Revell left the club on 15 November 2021 with the club having won three of their opening 16 league matches. Academy manager Robbie O’Keefe was named as caretaker manager while the club looked for a replacement. Paul Tisdale was appointed as manager on 28 November 2021. Stevenage and Tisdale parted ways on 16 March 2022, with Steve Evans taking charge as manager.
Pre-season friendlies Stevenage announced they would play pre-season friendlies against Hitchin Town, St Albans City, Wycombe Wanderers, Ipswich Town, Crystal Palace under-23s, Watford and Dover Athletic as part of their pre-season preparations.
Competitions League Two
League table
Results summary
Results by matchday
Matches Stevenage's league fixtures were revealed on 24 June 2021.
FA Cup
Stevenage were drawn away to Milton Keynes Dons in the first round and Yeovil Town in the second round.
EFL Cup
Stevenage were drawn at home to Luton Town in the first round and Wycombe Wanderers in the second round.
EFL Trophy
Stevenage were drawn into Southern Group H alongside Cambridge United, Oxford United and Tottenham Hotspur under-21s. Dates for the group stage fixtures were announced on 7 July 2021.
Transfers Transfers in Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref. 1 July 2021 CF James Daly Bristol Rovers Free transfer 1 July 2021 CM Arthur Read Brentford Undisclosed 1 July 2021 CM Jake Reeves Notts County Free transfer 1 July 2021 CM Jake Taylor Exeter City Free transfer 8 July 2021 RB Bradley Barry Barrow Free transfer 13 July 2021 CF Jamie Reid Mansfield Town Undisclosed 2 August 2021 GK Sacha Bastien Gillingham Free transfer 26 August 2021 LW Bruno Andrade Salford City Free transfer 23 October 2021 GK Adam Smith Forest Green Rovers Free transfer 4 January 2022 CM Ed Upson Newport County Undisclosed 6 January 2022 GK Laurie Walker Milton Keynes Dons Undisclosed
Loans in Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref. 1 July 2021 GK Joseph Anang West Ham United End of season 31 August 2021 LB Max Melbourne Lincoln City 1 January 2022 3 January 2022 GK Christy Pym Peterborough United End of season 4 January 2022 CB Michael Bostwick Burton Albion End of season 17 January 2022 CM Zain Westbrooke Bristol Rovers End of season 31 January 2022 LB Bailey Clements Ipswich Town End of season
Loans out Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref. 12 July 2021 CB Luis Fernandez King's Lynn Town End of season 2 August 2021 FW Harry Draper Royston Town 1 January 2022 10 September 2021 DF Sam Dreyer Hendon 5 December 2021 10 September 2021 GK Timmy Smith Biggleswade 8 October 2021 10 September 2021 MF Alfie Williams Kings Langley 3 December 2021 19 November 2021 GK Timmy Smith Barton Rovers 10 December 2021 18 February 2022 CB Ross Marshall Barnet End of season 18 February 2022 DM Jack Smith Kettering Town End of season
Transfers out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref. 15 May 2021 DM Romain Vincelot Retired 1 June 2021 MF Leke Drake Manchester City Undisclosed 10 June 2021 CF Marcus Dinanga Altrincham Undisclosed 30 June 2021 RW Femi Akinwande Braintree Town Released 30 June 2021 CF Jacob Bancroft Oxford City Released 30 June 2021 CF Inih Effiong Woking Released 30 June 2021 CB Jamie Fielding Tonbridge Angels Released 30 June 2021 DM Arthur Iontton King's Lynn Town Released 30 June 2021 GK Billy Johnson Braintree Town Released 30 June 2021 LB Joe Martin Ebbsfleet United Released 30 June 2021 CF Danny Newton Solihull Moors Released 30 June 2021 LM Tom Pett Port Vale Rejected contract 30 June 2021 CF Liam Smyth Wingate & Finchley Released 14 August 2021 RB Jake Bunyan Hertford Town Free transfer 6 January 2022 AM Elliot Osborne Altrincham Free transfer 22 January 2022 GK Adam Smith Morecambe Mutual consent
Statistics Appearances and goals
Last updated 31 August 2021.
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Top scorers Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total goals are equal.
Last updated 31 August 2021.
PositionNationalityPlayerEFL League TwoEFL CupEFL TrophyFA CupTotal1MF7Elliott List120032FW9Luke Norris200023DF3Ben Coker01001MF4Jake Reeves10001MF14Chris Lines10001FW17James Daly00101FW20Jamie Reid01001DF24Ross Marshall00101Own goals 0 0 1 0 1TOTALS543012
Clean sheets Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal.
Last updated 31 August 2021.
PositionNationalityPlayerEFL League TwoEFL CupEFL TrophyFA CupTotal1GK1Joseph Anang200022GK13Sacha Bastien00000TOTALS20002
Disciplinary record Includes all competitive matches.
Last updated 31 August 2021.
PositionNationalityNumberNameLeague TwoEFL CupEFL TrophyFA CupTotalDF 15 Terence Vancooten 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0MF 14 Chris Lines 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0DF 3 Ben Coker 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0MF 4 Jake Reeves 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 DF 5 Scott Cuthbert 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0MF 8 Jake Taylor 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 TOTALS6002002000001000
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