2025–26 Stevenage F.C. season

Stevenage
2025–26 season
ChairmanPhil Wallace
ManagerAlex Revell
StadiumThe Lamex Stadium

The 2025–26 season is 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 would also participate in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the EFL Trophy.

Transfers and contracts

In

Date Pos. Player From Fee Ref.
10 June 2025 AM Chem Campbell Wolverhampton Wanderers Undisclosed [1]
20 June 2025 LW Phoenix Patterson Fleetwood Town £200,000 [2][3]
1 July 2025[a] LB Saxon Earley Plymouth Argyle Bosman [4]
1 July 2025[b] DM Jordan Houghton [5]
11 July 2025 LW Beryly Lubala Wycombe Wanderers [6]
RB Jasper Pattenden Free transfer [7]
Expenditure: £200,000 (excluding undisclosed transfers)
  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 9 June, and would become official on July 1 once his contract at Plymouth had expired
  2. ^ The transfer was announced on 6 June, and would become official on July 1 once his contract at Plymouth had expired

Out

Date Pos. Player To Fee Ref.
17 June 2025 GK Rylee Mitchell Norwich City Undisclosed [8]
26 June 2025 CF Aaron Pressley Walsall Undisclosed [9]

Loaned in

Date Pos. Player From Date until Ref.

Loaned out

Date Pos. Player To Date until Ref.

Released / Out of Contract

Date Pos. Player Subsequent club Join date Ref.
30 June 2025 RW Elliott List Northampton Town 1 July 2025 [10]
CF Makise Evans Colchester United 11 July 2025 [11]
LW Kyle Edwards [12]
CM Jake Forster-Caskey [12]
David Hicks [12]
RB Kane Smith [12]

New Contract

Date Pos. Player Contract until Ref.

Pre-season and friendlies

On 14 May, Stevenage announced a pre-season camp in Murcia along with a friendly against Swansea City.[13] A second fixture was later confirmed, against Milton Keynes Dons.[14] A behind-closed-doors meeting with Queens Park Rangers was also later added.[15] In July, a trip to face Bishop's Stortford was added to the schedule.[16]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

5 July 2025 Friendly Queens Park Rangers 5–0 Stevenage Hounslow
12:00 BST
  • Dembélé 15', 35'
  • Chair 30'
  • Richards 32'
  • Vale 77'
 Report Stadium: TSG Training Centre
Attendance: 0 (behind-closed-doors)
12 July 2025 Friendly Bishop's Stortford 1–8 Stevenage Bishop's Stortford
14:00 BST
  • Trialist 69'
 Report
Stadium: Woodside Park
19 July 2025 Friendly Stevenage v Swansea City San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
12:00 CEST Stadium: Pinatar Arena
26 July 2025 Friendly Stevenage v Milton Keynes Dons Stevenage
15:00 BST Stadium: Broadhall Way

Competitions

League One

Main article: 2025–26 EFL League One

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
19 Reading 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Rotherham United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Stevenage 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to EFL League Two
22 Stockport County 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 Wigan Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on 26 April 2025. 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[17]

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: pre-season.
Source: Soccerway

Matches

On 26 June, the League One fixtures were announced.[18]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

2 August 2025 1 Blackpool v Stevenage Blackpool
15:00 BST Stadium: Bloomfield Road
9 August 2025 2 Stevenage v Rotherham United Stevenage
15:00 BST Stadium: Broadhall Way
16 August 2025 3 Stevenage v Northampton Town Stevenage
15:00 BST Stadium: Broadhall Way
19 August 2025 4 Port Vale v Stevenage Burslem
19:45 BST Stadium: Vale Park
23 August 2025 5 Huddersfield Town v Stevenage Huddersfield
15:00 BST Stadium: Kirklees Stadium
30 August 2025 6 Stevenage v Wycombe Wanderers Stevenage
15:00 BST Stadium: Broadhall Way
6 September 2025 7 Stevenage v Barnsley Stevenage
15:00 BST Stadium: Broadhall Way
13 September 2025 8 Mansfield Town v Stevenage Mansfield
15:00 BST Stadium: Field Mill
20 September 2025 9 Stevenage v Exeter City Stevenage
15:00 BST Stadium: Broadhall Way
27 September 2025 10 Leyton Orient v Stevenage Leyton
12:30 BST Stadium: Brisbane Road
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved live Sky Sports broadcasting.[19]

FA Cup

Main article: 2025–26 FA Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

EFL Cup

Main article: 2025–26 EFL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2025–26 EFL Trophy

Stevenage were drawn against AFC Wimbledon, Bromley and Crystal Palace U21 in the group stage.[20]

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 AFC Wimbledon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Round 2
2 L2 Bromley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 L1 Stevenage 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 ACA Crystal Palace U21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: EFL

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of pre-season

Players with no appearances are not included on the list
Italics indicate a loaned in player

No. Pos Nat Player Total League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals

References

  1. ^ "Stevenage sign Chem Campbell". Stevenage FC. 10 June 2025. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  2. ^ "Stevenage sign Phoenix Patterson". Stevenage FC. 20 June 2025. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  3. ^ @eflpublished (18 June 2025). "Stevenage are closing in on a deal to sign Fleetwood midfielder Phoenix Patterson" (Tweet). Retrieved 20 June 2025 – via Twitter.
  4. ^ "Stevenage sign Saxon Earley". Stevenage FC. 9 June 2025. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  5. ^ "Stevenage sign Jordan Houghton". Stevenage FC. 6 June 2025. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  6. ^ "Stevenage sign Beryly Lubala". Stevenage FC. 11 July 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  7. ^ "Jasper Pattenden signs for Stevenage". Stevenage FC. 11 July 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  8. ^ "Rylee Mitchell joins Norwich City". Stevenage FC. 17 June 2025. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  9. ^ "Aaron Pressley joins Walsall". Stevenage FC. 26 June 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  10. ^ "Elliott List Is Latest New Arrival". Northampton Town FC. 19 June 2025. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  11. ^ "Evans Signs Pro Deal". Colchester United FC. 11 July 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  12. ^ a b c d "Stevenage FC Retained List 2024/25". Stevenage FC. 16 May 2025. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
  13. ^ "Stevenage head to Spain for pre-season camp". Stevenage FC. 14 May 2025. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  14. ^ "Stevenage to host MK Dons in pre-season". Stevenage FC. 4 June 2025. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  15. ^ "Boro to face QPR Behind Closed Doors". Stevenage FC. 20 June 2025. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  16. ^ "Bishop's Stortford (A) added to pre-season schedule". Stevenage FC. 3 July 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  17. ^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". English Football League. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  18. ^ "League One 2025/26 fixtures, dates, schedule & how to watch: Luton Town vs AFC Wimbledon season opener live on Sky Sports". Sky Sports. 4 July 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  19. ^ "Leyton Orient (A) selected for Sky Sports+". Stevenage FC. 4 July 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  20. ^ "Under-21 teams and Group Stage draw confirmed for 2025/26 Vertu Trophy". English Football League. 25 June 2025. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
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