2015–16 Stevenage F.C. season
The 2015–16 season was Stevenage's second consecutive season in League Two and their 40th year in existence.[1] Along with competing in League Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.
| 2015–16 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Phil Wallace | ||
| Manager | Graham Westley  (until 21 May 2015) Teddy Sheringham (between 21 May 2015 – 1 February 2016) Darren Sarll (from 1 February 2016)  | ||
| League Two | 18th | ||
| FA Cup | First Round | ||
| League Cup | First Round | ||
| Football League Trophy | Second Round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Chris Whelpdale (8) All: Chris Whelpdale (9)  | ||
| 
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Transfers
    
    Transfers in
    
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2015 | CB | Mark Hughes | Morecambe | Free transfer | [2] | |
| 1 July 2015 | CM | Steven Schumacher | Fleetwood Town | Free transfer | [3] | |
| 1 July 2015 | CF | Brett Williams | Aldershot Town | Free transfer | [4] | |
| 17 July 2015 | CB | Fraser Franks | Luton Town | Free transfer | [5] | |
| 7 August 2015 | CB | Jamie McCombe | Doncaster Rovers | Free transfer | [6] | |
| 1 September 2015 | CM | Jack Jebb | Arsenal | Free transfer | [7] | |
| 22 January 2016 | CB | Luke Wilkinson | Luton Town | Unknown | [8] | |
Transfers out
    
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2015 | DF | George Allen | Free Agent | Released | [9] | |
| 1 July 2015 | CB | Jon Ashton | Crawley Town [lower-alpha 1] | Free transfer | [9] | |
| 1 July 2015 | CF | Chris Beardsley | Mansfield Town [lower-alpha 2] | Free transfer | [9] | |
| 1 July 2015 | GK | Sam Beasant | Cambridge United [lower-alpha 3] | Free transfer | [9] | |
| 1 July 2015 | AM | Andy Bond | Chorley [lower-alpha 4] | Released | [9] | |
| 1 July 2015 | CB | Darius Charles | Burton Albion | Free transfer | [14] | |
| 1 July 2015 | CF | Roarie Deacon | Crawley Town [lower-alpha 5] | Free transfer | [9] | |
| 1 July 2015 | CB | Bira Dembélé | Barnet [lower-alpha 6] | Free transfer | [9] | |
| 1 July 2015 | RM | Joseph N'Guessan | Queens Park Rangers [lower-alpha 7] | Free transfer | [9] | |
| 1 July 2015 | CF | Fejiri Okenabirhie | Free Agent | Released | [9] | |
| 1 July 2015 | RB | Michael Richens | Free Agent | Released | [9] | |
| 1 July 2015 | CM | Simon Walton | Crawley Town [lower-alpha 8] | Free transfer | [9] | |
| 1 July 2015 | CB | Harry Worley | Hartlepool United [lower-alpha 9] | Free transfer | [9] | |
| 1 July 2015 | CF | Calvin Zola | Free Agent | Released | [9] | |
| 7 August 2015 | CF | Connor Calcutt | Wealdstone | Free transfer | [20] | 
- Following Ashton's release he joined Crawley Town.[10]
 - Following Beardsley's release he joined Mansfield Town.[11]
 - Following Beasant's release he joined Cambridge United.[12]
 - Following Bond's release he joined Chorley.[13]
 - Following Deacon's release he joined Crawley Town.[15]
 - Following Dembélé's release he joined Barnet.[16]
 - Following N'Guessan's release he joined Queens Park Rangers.[17]
 - Following Walton's release he joined Crawley Town.[18]
 - Following Worley's release he joined Hartlepool United.[19]
 
Loans in
    
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Ref. | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 August 2015 | SS | Tom Hitchcock | Milton Keynes Dons | 11 October 2015 | [6][lower-alpha 1] | |
| 14 August 2015 | GK | Chris Kettings | Crystal Palace | 12 September 2015 | [22] | |
| 14 August 2015 | LB | Connor Ogilvie | Tottenham Hotspur | 4 January 2016 | [23][lower-alpha 2] | |
| 27 August 2015 | GK | Jesse Joronen | Fulham | 10 January 2016 | [25] | |
| 1 September 2015 | AM | Connor Smith | Watford | 29 September 2015 | [26] | |
| 26 September 2015 | RW | Kenny McEvoy | Tottenham Hotspur | 24 October 2015 | [27] | |
| 14 January 2016 | CM | Keith Keane | Cambridge United | 20 February | [28] | |
| 23 January 2016 | R/LW | Deimantas Petravicius | Nottingham Forest | 23 February 2016 | [29] | |
| 23 January 2016 | ST | Offrande Zanzala | Derby County | 23 February 2016 | [29] | |
| 12 March 2016 | FW | Greg Luer | Hull City | 12 April 2016 | [30] | 
Competitions
    
    Pre-season friendlies
    
On 29 May 2015, Stevenage announced three home pre-season friendlies against Nottingham Forest, Millwall and Tottenham Hotspur XI.[31] On 16 June 2015, Stevenage confirmed a XI squad will face St Neots Town.[32] Also a friendly fixture against Spanish side Sevilla B was announced.[33]
| 11 July 2015 Friendly | Wealdstone | 0–1 | Stevenage | Ruislip | 
| 15:00 BST | Report | Williams  | 
Stadium: The Vale Stadium | 
| 14 July 2015 Friendly | St Neots Town | 0–2 | Stevenage XI | St Neots | 
| 19:45 BST | Report | Akinyemi  | 
Stadium: Rowley Park Attendance: 415  | 
| 17 July 2015 Friendly | Stevenage | 0–3 | Nottingham Forest | Stevenage | 
| 19:30 BST | Report | Mills  Lansbury Hobbs  | 
Stadium: Broadhall Way Referee: Andy Woolmer  | 
| 25 July 2015 Friendly | Stevenage | 0–1 | Millwall | Stevenage | 
| 15:00 BST | Report | Beevers  | 
Stadium: Broadhall Way Referee: Graham Horwood  | 
| 1 August 2015 Friendly | Stevenage | 0–2 | Tottenham Hotspur XI | Stevenage | 
| 15:00 BST | Report | Oduwa  Harrison  | 
Stadium: Broadhall Way | 
League table
    
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 15 | 6 | 25 | 49 | 72 | −23 | 51 | 
| 17 | Notts County | 46 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 54 | 83 | −29 | 51 | 
| 18 | Stevenage | 46 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 52 | 67 | −15 | 48 | 
| 19 | Yeovil Town | 46 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 43 | 59 | −16 | 48 | 
| 20 | Crawley Town | 46 | 13 | 8 | 25 | 45 | 78 | −33 | 47 | 
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Matches
    
On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[34]
August
    
| 8 August 2015 1 | Stevenage | 0–2 | Notts County | Stevenage | 
| 15:00 BST | Schumacher  Hitchcock  | 
Report | Opoku Aborah  Thompson Jenner Amevor Noble  | 
Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 3,652 Referee: Graham Salisbury  | 
| 15 August 2015 2 | Newport County | 2–2 | Stevenage | Newport | 
| 15:00 BST | Collins  Boden  | 
Report | Akinyemi  Hughes  | 
Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 2,521 Referee: Nick Kinseley  | 
| 18 August 2015 3 | Leyton Orient | 3–0 | Stevenage | Leyton | 
| 19:45 BST | Simpson  Turgott Palmer  | 
Report | Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 4,949 Referee: Chris Sarginson  | 
| 22 August 2015 4 | Stevenage | 2–0 | Hartlepool United | Stevenage | 
| 15:00 BST | Franks  Williams  | 
Report | Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 2,639 Referee: Charles Breakspear  | 
| 29 August 2015 5 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 1–1 | Stevenage | Dagenham | 
| 15:00 BST | Hemmings  | 
Report | Hitchcock  | 
Stadium: Victoria Road Attendance: 1,653 Referee: Tim Robinson  | 
September
    
| 5 September 2015 6 | Stevenage | 2–1 | Plymouth Argyle | Stevenage | 
| 15:00 BST | Ogilvie  Whelpdale  | 
Report | Tanner  | 
Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 3,560 Referee: Gary Sutton  | 
| 12 September 2015 7 | Stevenage | 2–2 | York City | Stevenage | 
| 15:00 BST | Whelpdale  Lee  | 
Report | Nolan  Summerfield  | 
Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 3,319 Referee: Brendan Malone  | 
| 19 September 2015 8 | Barnet | 3–2 | Stevenage | Canons Park | 
| 15:00 BST | N'Gala  McLean Gash  | 
Report | Franks  Hitchcock  | 
Stadium: The Hive Stadium Attendance: 2,480 Referee: James Adcock  | 
| 26 September 2015 9 | Cambridge United | 1–0 | Stevenage | Cambridge | 
| 15:00 BST | Dunk  | 
Report | Hitchcock  Lee  | 
Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 4,582 (away 573) Referee: Ross Joyce  | 
| 29 September 2015 10 | Stevenage | 0–2 | Mansfield Town | Stevenage | 
| 19:45 BST | Report | Tafazolli  J Thomas  | 
Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 2,509 Referee: Lee Swabey  | 
October
    
| 3 October 2015 11 | Stevenage | 0–1 | Carlisle United | Stevenage | 
| 15:00 BST | Conlon  | 
Report | Miller  | 
Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 2,999 Referee: Andy Davies  | 
| 11 October 2015 12 | Exeter City | 3–3 | Stevenage | Exeter | 
| 12:15 BST | Wheeler  Morrison Noble  | 
Report | Parrett  Kennedy Whelpdale  | 
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 3,235 Referee: Roger East  | 
| 17 October 2015 13 | Stevenage | 2–1 | Wycombe Wanderers | Stevenage | 
| 15:00 BST | Hughes  Joronen Whelpdale Schumacher Gnanduillet Parrett  | 
Report | Bean  Kretzschmar Pierre  | 
Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 3,292 Referee: Ben Toner  | 
| 20 October 2015 14 | Portsmouth | 1–1 | Stevenage | Portsmouth | 
| 19:45 BST | Chaplin  | 
Report | Tonge  Williams  | 
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 14,900 Referee: Andy Woolmer  | 
| 24 October 2015 15 | Northampton Town | 2–1 | Stevenage | Northampton | 
| 15:00 BST | Calvert-Lewin  Potter  | 
Report | Schumacher  Tonge Conlon McCombe Williams  | 
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,492 Referee: Geoff Eltringham  | 
November
    
| 14 November 2015 17 | Yeovil Town | 2–2 | Stevenage | Stevenage | 
| 15:00 GMT | Cornick  Jeffers Fogden  | 
Report | Parrett  Wells Ogilvie Pett Schumacher  | 
Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 3,220 Referee: Phil Gibbs  | 
| 21 November 2015 18 | Stevenage | 0–0 | Luton Town | Stevenage | 
| 15:00 GMT | Lee  Benson  | 
Report | Wells  Conlon  | 
Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 4,782 Referee: Robert Lewis  | 
| 24 November 2015 19 | Bristol Rovers | 1–2 | Stevenage | Horfield | 
| 19:45 GMT | Taylor  | 
Report | Schumacher  Whelpdale Lee Franks  | 
Stadium: Memorial Stadium (Bristol) Attendance: 5,819 Referee: Graham Salisbury  | 
December
    
| 12 December 2015 21 | Wimbledon | 1–2 | Stevenage | Kingston upon Thames | 
| 15:00 GMT | Osborne  Francomb  | 
Report | Matt  Okimo  | 
Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 3,846 Referee: Nick Kinseley  | 
| 19 December 2015 22 | Stevenage | 1–1 | Accrington Stanley | Stevenage | 
| 15:00 GMT | Gnanduillet  | 
Report | Halliday  Davies Kee  | 
Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 2,818 Referee: Darren England  | 
| 26 December 2015 23 | Crawley Town | 2–1 | Stevenage | Crawley | 
| 15:00 GMT | Edwards  Walton Yorwerth Deacon  | 
Report | Tonge  | 
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,289 Referee: Michael Bull  | 
| 28 December 2015 24 | Stevenage | 1–3 | Dagenham & Redbridge | Stevenage | 
| 15:00 GMT | Franks  | 
Report | Chambers  Labadie Doidge  | 
Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 3,152 Referee: Oliver Langford  | 
January
    
| 2 January 2016 25 | Stevenage | 2–2 | Leyton Orient | Stevenage | 
| 15:00 GMT | Franks  Gnanduillet  | 
Report | Simpson  Pritchard  | 
Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 4,022 Referee: Darren Deadman  | 
| 9 January 2016 26 | Mansfield Town | 2–1 | Stevenage | Mansfield | 
| 15:00 GMT | Clements  Baxendale  | 
Report | Gnanduillet  | 
Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 3,126 Referee: David Webb  | 
| 16 January 2016 27 | Plymouth Argyle | 3–2 | Stevenage | Plymouth | 
| 15:00 GMT | McHugh  Wylde Tanner  | 
Report | Lee  Tonge Parrett  | 
Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 9,546 Referee: James Linington  | 
February
    
| 6 February 2016 30 | Stevenage | 0–1 | Crawley Town | Stevenage | 
| 15:00 GMT | Wilkinson  Zanzala  | 
Report | Harrold  Yorwerth  | 
Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 2,639 Referee: Gavin Ward  | 
| 9 February 2016 31 | Hartlepool United | 1–2 | Stevenage | Hartlepool | 
| 19:45 GMT | Magnay  Paynter Thomas  | 
Report | Parrett  Ogilvie Conlon Lee Gorman  | 
Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 3,308 Referee: Ben Toner  | 
| 13 February 2016 32 | Stevenage | 2–0 | Cambridge United | Stevenage | 
| 15:00 GMT | Harrison  Wilkinson Lee Conlon Ogilvie Jones  | 
Report | Norris  Furlong  | 
Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 3,945 Referee: Chris Kavanagh  | 
| 20 February 2016 33 | Carlisle United | 1–0 | Stevenage | Carlisle | 
| 15:00 GMT | Ibehre  Hope  | 
Report | Wilkinson  | 
Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 4,780 Referee: Eddie Ilderton  | 
| 27 February 2016 34 | Stevenage | 0–2 | Exeter City | Stevenage | 
| 15:00 GMT | Conlon  | 
Report | Stockley  | 
Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 2,812 Referee: Dean Whitestone  | 
March
    
| 5 March 2016 35 | Stevenage | 0–2 | Portsmouth | Stevenage | 
| 15:00 GMT | Wilkinson  | 
Report | McNulty  Naismith  | 
Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 4,092 Referee: Kevin Johnson  | 
| 12 March 2016 36 | Wycombe Wanderers | 1–0 | Stevenage | High Wycombe | 
| 15:00 GMT | O'Nien  | 
Report | Kennedy  Tonge  | 
Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 3,715 Referee: Andy Woolmer  | 
| 19 March 2016 37 | Stevenage | 2–3 | Northampton Town | Stevenage | 
| 15:00 GMT | Wilkinson  Franks  | 
Report Highlights  | 
Collins  O'Toole Holmes  | 
Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 3,902 Referee: David Webb  | 
April
    
| 2 April 2016 39 | Luton Town | 0–1 | Stevenage | Luton | 
| 15:00 BST | McCourt  | 
Report | Mulraney  Tonge  | 
Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 8,502 Referee: Darren Handley  | 
| 5 April 2016 40 | Stevenage | 0–0 | Yeovil Town | Stevenage | 
| 19:45 BST | Kennedy  Tonge  | 
Report | Dolan  | 
Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 2,748 Referee: Nick Kinseley  | 
| 9 April 2016 41 | Notts County | 1–0 | Stevenage | Nottingham | 
| 15:00 BST | Audel  Stead Noble Atkinson  | 
Report | Harrison  Gorman  | 
Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 4,172 Referee: Mark Heywood  | 
| 16 April 2016 42 | Stevenage | 2–1 | Newport County | Stevenage | 
| 15:00 BST | Mulraney  Wilkinson O'Connor  | 
Report | Holmes  Jones Elito Rodman  | 
Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 2,673 Referee: Iain Williamson  | 
| 19 April 2016 43 | Stevenage | 0–0 | Bristol Rovers | Stevenage | 
| 15:00 BST | Tonge  Franks Parrett  | 
Report | Clarke  | 
Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 3,836 Referee: Andy Madley  | 
May
    
| 7 May 2016 46 | Accrington Stanley | 0–0 | Stevenage | Accrington | 
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 4,386  | 
FA Cup
    
| 7 November 2015 1st Round | Stevenage | 3–0 | Gillingham | Stevenage | 
| 15:00 GMT | Schumacher  Whelpdale Henry Gnanduillet  | 
Report | Dickenson  Loft Donnelly  | 
Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 1,619 Referee: Trevor Kettle  | 
| 5 December 2015 2nd Round | Yeovil Town | 1–0 | Stevenage | Yeovil | 
| 15:00 GMT | Dolan  Tozer  | 
Report | Wells  | 
Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 2,264 Referee: Chris Sarginson  | 
League Cup
    
On 16 June 2015, the first round draw was made, Stevenage were drawn away against Ipswich Town.[35]
| 11 August 2015 First round | Ipswich Town | 2–1 | Stevenage | Ipswich | 
| 19:45 BST | Yorwerth  Tabb  | 
Report | Berra  | 
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 10,449 Referee: Fred Graham  | 
Football League Trophy
    
On 5 September 2015, the second round draw was shown live on Soccer AM and drawn by Charlie Austin and Ed Skrein. Stevenage hosted Dagenham & Redbridge.[36]
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