The 2025–26 season was the 50th season in the history of Stevenage Football Club and their third consecutive season in League One. In addition to the domestic league, the club also participated in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the EFL Trophy.
Transfers and contracts In DatePos.PlayerFromFeeRef. 10 June 2025 CAM Chem Campbell Wolverhampton Wanderers Undisclosed 20 June 2025 LW Phoenix Patterson Fleetwood Town £200,000 1 July 2025 LB Saxon Earley Plymouth Argyle Free 1 July 2025 CDM Jordan Houghton 11 July 2025 LW Beryly Lubala Wycombe Wanderers RB Jasper Pattenden Free transfer 23 July 2025 CAM Mathaeus Roberts Ipswich Town Free 29 July 2025 GK Filip Marschall Aston Villa Undisclosed 11 August 2025 CF Jovan Malcolm Gateshead 28 January 2026 CB Jack Taylor Sutton United 31 January 2026 CM Joe Knight Brighton & Hove Albion 13 February 2026 RW Matt Phillips Oxford United Free Expenditure: £200,000 (excluding undisclosed transfers)
Out DatePos.PlayerToFeeRef. 17 June 2025 GK Rylee Mitchell Norwich City Undisclosed 26 June 2025 CF Aaron Pressley Walsall 29 July 2025 CF Louis Appéré Cambridge United 13 January 2026 MF Nick Freeman Shrewsbury Town 16 January 2026 CF Jake Young St Mirren 2 February 2026 CM Ryan Doherty Ipswich Town
Loaned in DatePos.PlayerFromDate untilRef. 14 August 2025 CF Gassan Ahadme Charlton Athletic 31 May 2026 1 September 2025 CM Lewis Orford West Ham United 27 November 2025 17 January 2026 CF Harry Cornick Bristol City 31 May 2026
Loaned out DatePos.PlayerToDate untilRef. 4 October 2025 CAM Mathaeus Roberts Bedford Town 1 November 2025 2 January 2026 CAM Eastbourne Borough 6 April 2026 29 January 2026 CF Jovan Malcolm Barrow 31 May 2026 13 February 2026 CF Samuel Ayolie Canvey Island 14 March 2026 CM Riley England Royston Town CF Frank Norris Bishop's Stortford LB Dylan Suleiman Wormley Rovers 19 February 2026 CB Alfie Thornett Uxbridge 19 March 2026 4 March 2026 GK Calum Barnes Baldock Town 1 April 2026
Released / Out of Contract DatePos.PlayerSubsequent clubJoin dateRef.30 June 2025 RW Elliott List Northampton Town 1 July 2025 CF Makise Evans Colchester United 11 July 2025 RB Kane Smith Barnet 15 July 2025 CM David Hicks Reading 4 August 2025 CM Jake Forster-Caskey Woking 26 August 2025 LW Kyle Edwards Northampton Town 1 September 2025
New Contract DatePos.PlayerExpiryRef. 14 August 2025 LM Jordan Roberts Undisclosed 15 August 2025 CB Carl Piergianni 27 August 2025 CM Ryan Doherty Undisclosed 20 October 2025 CAM Dan Kemp 30 June 2028 12 January 2026 GK Max Woodford Undisclosed 16 January 2026 CB Lewis Freestone Undisclosed 26 February 2026 CF Lenny Brown Undisclosed 4 April 2026 CF Frank Norris
Pre-season and friendlies On 14 May, Stevenage announced a pre-season camp in Murcia along with a friendly against Swansea City. A second fixture was later confirmed, against Milton Keynes Dons. A behind-closed-doors meeting with Queens Park Rangers was also later added. In July, a trip to face Bishop's Stortford was added to the schedule.
Competitions League One
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches The league fixtures were released on 26 June 2025.
Play-offs
Stevenage finished 6th in the regular season and were drawn against 3rd place Stockport County.
FA Cup
Stevenage were drawn at home to Chesterfield in the first round.
EFL Cup
EFL Trophy
Stevenage were drawn against AFC Wimbledon, Bromley and Crystal Palace U21 in the group stage. After winning the group, Stevenage were drawn at home to Walsall in the round of 32.
Statistics Appearances and goals Players with no appearances are not included on the list; italics indicate loaned in player
|colspan="14"|Player(s) who featured but departed the club during the season:
References