2008–09 Stevenage Borough F.C. season

Stevenage Borough

2008–09 season
Chairman	Phil Wallace
Manager	Graham Westley
Conference National	5th
FA Cup	First Round
FA Trophy	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: Steve Morison (22) All: Steve Morison (30)
Highest home attendance	4,446 (v Cambridge United, Conference National play-off semi final first leg, 30 April 2009)
Lowest home attendance	737 (v St Albans City, FA Trophy, 13 December 2008)
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The 2008–09 season was Stevenage Borough F.C.'s 15th season in the Conference National. This article shows statistics of the club's players in the season, and also lists all matches that the club played during the season. Their sixth-place finish in the 2007–08 season meant it was their fifteenth successive season of playing in the Conference National. It also marked the return of Graham Westley as manager,^[1] who had previously managed the club for three years between 2003 and 2006.^[2] Westley was appointed following the resignment of Peter Taylor in May 2008.^[3]

Westley completely overhauled the squad in the summer transfer window and brought in no fewer than twelve players in an attempt to mount a serious Conference National title challenge. The squad failed to gel immediately and Stevenage started the season poorly, losing three out of their first four games and conceding thirteen goals in the process. However, the return to form of marksmen Steve Morison and strong signs of the squad coming together saw an up-turn in form for Stevenage from September onwards. A 24-game unbeaten run stretching from December 2008 to April 2009, as well as winning crucial games towards the latter stages of the season, ultimately meant that Westley's men made the Conference National play-off semi finals. Despite taking a 3–1 lead into the second leg, Stevenage lost 4–3 overall on aggregate to Cambridge United.

The club also featured in the final of the FA Trophy at Wembley Stadium for the second time in three years, where they won 2–0 against York City. Steve Morison was the club's top goalscorer after scoring 30 goals, with 22 in the league, one in the FA Cup and seven in the FA Trophy. Mark Roberts, who joined the club in November 2008, was named Player of the Year.^[4]

Match results

Legend

Win

Draw

Loss

Pre-season

On 5 June 2008, Stevenage Borough announced that their pre-season campaign would consist of ten friendlies to open the 2008–09 season. The club began their pre-season schedule on 15 July 2008 with a trip to Priestfield Stadium to play Gillingham, managed by ex-Stevenage manager Mark Stimson. Stevenage fielded two entirely different sides each half, playing a mixture of youth players, first team regulars and a trialist in the form of Tom Youngs. Stevenage won the match 1–0, thanks to a Steve Morison lob early in the second half. Two days later Borough travelled to nearby Hitchin Town and again used the maximum number of players available. Stevenage won the game 4–2 despite trailing 2–0 at the interval. Four second-half goals courtesy of Daryl McMahon, Mitchell Cole, Anthony Thomas and Steve Morison secured victory.

Stevenage then hosted three Football League sides at Broadhall Way within the space of six days. Firstly, Borough entertained Queens Park Rangers on 19 July. Stevenage went down 3–1 to a strong QPR side with striker Iyseden Christie scoring Borough's solitary goal. Next up at Broadhall Way was Peterborough United who annually visit Stevenage as part of the deal that took ex-Borough winger George Boyd to London Road in January 2007. Stevenage lost the game 2–0.Wycombe Wanderers, managed by another former Stevenage manager, Peter Taylor, inflicted a third pre-season defeat on Stevenage with a 2–1 reverse. A day later, the majority of the squad that did not feature against Wycombe, got a chance to prove themselves against Conference South outfit Bognor Regis Town. Despite leading 2–0, thanks to goals from Lee Boylan and Craig Westcarr, Bognor Regis scored two goals in quick succession just before half-time to level the match. This match was followed by two more friendlies within the space of two days; first a comfortable 6–0 victory against Isthmian League Premier Division side Boreham Wood, followed by a 3–1 win at Northwood. Stevenage then entertained League One outfit Leyton Orient; Steve Morison scoring Stevenage's goal in the 18th minute in an eventual 1–1 draw. Four days before the start of the new Conference National season, on 5 August, Borough travelled to Slough Town for their final pre-season fixture. Stevenage ran out 7–1 winners, with Lee Boylan scoring five of the goals.

Game	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers	Notes
1	15 July 2008	Gillingham	Away	1–0	1,791	Morison
2	17 July 2008	Hitchin Town	Away	4–2	278	McMahon, Cole, Thomas, Morison
3	19 July 2008	Queens Park Rangers	Home	1–3	1,062	Christie
4	22 July 2008	Peterborough United	Home	0–2	1,231
5	25 July 2008	Wycombe Wanderers	Home	1–2	981	Thomas
6	26 July 2008	Bognor Regis	Away	2–2	316	Westcarr, Boylan
7	29 July 2008	Boreham Wood	Away	6–0	227	Cole (2), Odhiambo, Morison, Bostwick, Boylan
8	31 July 2008	Northwood	Away	3–1	201	Westcarr, Anderson, Wilson
9	2 August 2008	Leyton Orient	Home	1–1	741	Morison
10	5 August 2008	Slough Town	Away	7–1	141	Boylan (5), Drury, Willock

• Note: Stevenage Borough goals come first.

Conference National

The 2008–09 Conference National fixtures were released on 2 July 2008, with Stevenage Borough opening their campaign with an away game against Wrexham on 9 August 2008.^[5]

Game	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers	Notes
1	9 August 2008	Wrexham	Away	0–5	4,901		[6]
2	12 August 2008	Eastbourne Borough	Home	1–3	1,681	Drury	[7]
3	16 August 2008	Weymouth	Home	1–1	1,357	Willock	[8]
4	23 August 2008	Ebbsfleet United	Away	0–4	1,420		[9]
5	25 August 2008	Crawley Town	Home	1–1	1,493	Cole	[10]
6	30 August 2008	Barrow	Away	3–1	1,764	Willock, Laird, Wilson	[11]
7	2 September 2008	Kettering Town	Away	0–1	1,592		[12]
8	6 September 2008	Burton Albion	Home	4–1	1,717	Boylan, Morison (3)	[13]
9	13 September 2008	Altrincham	Home	3–0	1,804	Morison (2), Cole	[14]
10	20 September 2008	Forest Green Rovers	Away	3–0	751	Boylan, Morison, Willock	[15]
11	25 September 2008	Grays Athletic	Away	2–1	791	Cole (2)	[16]
12	28 September 2008	York City	Home	3–3	1,917	Robinson (o.g), Morison (2)	[17]
13	4 October 2008	Torquay United	Away	0–3	2,066		[18]
14	7 October 2008	Mansfield Town	Home	3–2	1,517	Morison (pen), Cole, Bostwick	[19]
15	12 October 2008	Eastbourne Borough	Away	1–2	1,618	Odhiambo	[20]
16	18 October 2008	Salisbury City	Home	2–0	1,712	Albrighton, Morison	[21]
17	1 November 2008	Woking	Away	1–0	1,955	Vincenti	[22]
18	15 November 2008	Northwich Victoria	Home	1–1	1,630	Drury	[23]
19	18 November 2008	Histon	Home	1–3	1,622	Morison	[24]
20	22 November 2008	Burton Albion	Away	0–2	1,944		[25]
21	29 November 2008	Wrexham	Home	1–2	1,673	Willock	[26]
22	6 December 2008	Lewes	Away	2–0	486	Morison (pen), Vincenti	[27]
23	9 December 2008	Grays Athletic	Home	0–0	1,289		[28]
24	20 December 2008	Oxford United	Away	1–1	4,343	Bridges	[29]
25	26 December 2008	Rushden & Diamonds	Home	3–1	2,012	Morison (2), Boylan	[30]
26	28 December 2008	Cambridge United	Away	1–1	3,351	Cole (pen)	[31]
27	1 January 2009	Rushden & Diamonds	Away	1–1	1,853	Morison	[32]
28	3 January 2009	Lewes	Home	3–0	1,764	Boylan, Morison (2)	[33]
29	17 January 2009	Barrow	Home	3–0	2,205	Bridges, Morison (2)	[34]
30	24 January 2009	Salisbury City	Away	4–2	1,015	Cole (3), Drury	[35]
31	27 January 2009	Kettering Town	Home	2–1	1,880	Murphy, Vincenti	[36]
32	14 February 2009	Weymouth	Away	3–0	1,226	Drury, Morison, Bostwick	[37]
33	24 February 2009	Woking	Home	1–0	1,965	Boylan	[38]
34	28 February 2009	Altrincham	Away	2–1	958	Drury, Roberts	[39]
35	3 March 2009	Forest Green Rovers	Home	1–1	1,242	Cole (pen)	[40]
36	7 March 2009	Nortwich Victoria	Away	1–0	801	Roberts	[41]
37	24 March 2009	Histon	Away	0–0	1,133		[42]
38	28 March 2009	Oxford United	Home	1–1	3,700	Bridges	[43]
39	31 March 2009	York City	Away	2–0	1,923	Boylan, Morison	[44]
40	4 April 2009	Kidderminster Harriers	Away	2–4	2,115	Boylan, Cole	[45]
41	7 April 2009	Cambridge United	Home	2–1	3,408	Mendes, Boylan	[46]
42	11 April 2009	Ebbsfleet United	Home	1–0	1,913	Cole	[47]
43	13 April 2009	Crawley Town	Away	2–0	1,161	Bostwick, Willock	[48]
44	18 April 2009	Torquay United	Home	0–0	2,819		[49]
45	21 April 2009	Kidderminster Harriers	Home	3–1	2,530	Morison, Boylan (2)	[50]
46	26 April 2009	Mansfield Town	Away	1–2	3,614	Laird	[51]

• Note: Stevenage Borough goals come first.

Conference National play-offs

Game	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers	Notes
SF1	30 April 2009	Cambridge United	Home	3–1	4,446	Roberts, Morison (2)	[52]
SF2	4 May 2009	Cambridge United	Away	0–3	6,507		[53]

• Note: Stevenage Borough goals come first.

FA Cup

The Fourth Round Qualifying draw for the 2008–09 FA Cup paired Stevenage Borough with Horsham of the Isthmian League Premier Division.^[54] The match was played at Broadhall Way on 25 October 2008, and resulted in a 2–2 draw. Mitchell Cole opened the scoring just after the half hour mark, latching onto a Luke Oliver header and powerfully finishing past Horsham goalkeeper Paul Seuke. The lead lasted all of a minute, with former Borough man Jean-Michel Sigere slotting the ball past Chris Day. Horsham took the lead just before the interval, when Sigere sent Lee Farrell through on goal to give the visitors a lead to defend going into the second-half. However, Stevenage equalised late into the second period, thanks to a low-drilled effort from substitute Scott Laird.^[55][56] The draw meant that a replay would take place on 29 October. The draw for the First Round Proper was made on 26 October, with the winners of the replay travelling to the Walkers Stadium to play Leicester City on 8 November.

Stevenage ran out 4–1 winners in the replay, thanks to a sixteen-minute spell late in the second half that saw Borough score all four of their goals. However, it was Horsham who took the lead through a Lee Carney strike mid-way into the first half to give the hosts a deserved one-goal margin. Daryl McMahon equalised for Stevenage twenty minutes before the end, before setting up striker Calum Willock to slot home and subsequently give the visitors the lead. Willock then turned provider, setting up Steve Morison for an easy finish a minute before the added extras. The scoring wasn’t over though as Morison repaid the favour as his cross found Willock who promptly netted to complete the rout.^[57][58]

Stevenage fell at the First Round proper stage of the FA Cup as they lost 3–0 to Leicester City at the Walkers Stadium. Lloyd Dyer gave Leicester the lead following good work down the right flank by Matty Fryatt. Fryatt was on hand to give the League One side a two-goal advantage after the break, before Andy King completed a comfortable victory for the hosts.^[59]

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers	Notes
Q4	25 October 2008	Horsham	Home	2–2	1,051	Cole, Laird	[55]
Q4r	29 October 2008	Horsham	Away	4–1	641	McMahon, Willock (2), Morison	[57]
1	8 November 2008	Leicester City	Away	0–3	7,586		[59]

• Note: Stevenage Borough goals come first.

FA Trophy

Stevenage Borough entered the 2008-09 FA Trophy at the First round stage, and were paired against Hertfordshire rivals St Albans City at the draw on 24 November 2008. The match was played at Broadhall Way on 13 December 2008. Stevenage ran out eventual 4–1 winners, with Andy Drury opening the scoring just before the half-time interval after good work from Lee Boylan.^[60] Despite having many chances to double their lead in the second-half, Stevenage were made to rue missed chances when Gary Cohen equalised for the visitors 10 minutes before the end. The equaliser seemingly spurred Stevenage on, and Steve Morison put Borough 2–1 up with a curling effort from just inside the area. The game was sealed five minutes later by Boylan following a fatal mistake by St Albans goalkeeper Paul Bastock. Morison sealed his brace in injury-time, to put a gloss on what was a tough encounter.^[60]

The Second Round draw was held on 15 December 2009, and Stevenage were drawn against either Farnborough or Wingate & Finchley. The match between Farnborough and Wingate was played on 18 December, which Farnborough won 3–1 to set up a second round clash between Farnborough and Stevenage at Cherrywood Road. The tie meant that Graham Westley would be pitting his wits against the club he had previously managed for four years between the years 1999 and 2003. The game had initially been scheduled to be played on 10 January 2009, but was postponed after an early-morning pitch inspection. The match was re-scheduled to be played on 13 January 2009. The draw for the Third Round was made on 12 January, and providing Stevenage saw off the challenge of Farnborough they would be at home to Conference National leaders Burton Albion. Stevenage comfortably eased into the Third Round with a two-goal victory. First half goals from Mark Roberts and Lee Boylan put Stevenage in the driving seat, and although Farnborough carved out some chances for themselves in the second half, the result was never really in doubt.^[61]

The result meant that Stevenage would play Burton Albion on 31 January, who had previously disposed of Farsley Celtic and Salisbury City in the two previous rounds. Stevenage emphatically won the match 4–0 at Broadhall Way. Stevenage took a deserved lead into half-time after the prolific Steve Morison put Borough ahead following good work by Mitchell Cole down the left-wing. Burton forced two good saves from goalkeeper Chris Day just after the break, but it was Stevenage who doubled their lead thanks to a low-drilled, deflected effort from Mitchell Cole. This forced Burton to push forward, meaning Stevenage were able to exploit the Brewers on the counter-attack. Minutes later, Steve Morison added to his tally with a timely lob over the helpless Kevin Poole. The day was rounded off in injury-time when David Bridges sent a rasping effort beyond the outstretched hand of Poole.^[62]

The Monday after the match against Burton, the Fourth Round draw handed Stevenage a home tie with another Conference National side in the form of Forest Green Rovers. The match was to be played on 21 February 2009. As was the case in the previous round, Stevenage ran out comfortable 4–0 winners at Broadhall Way. Stevenage started strongly and took the lead mid-way into the first-half, courtesy of a curling Andy Drury free-kick. Similarly to the previous round against Burton, Borough forcefully built on the 1–0 lead taken into the break. David Bridges doubled Stevenage's advantage fifteen minutes after the interval with a glancing header. The game was then put beyond doubt, thanks to another goal from a set-piece; this time Mark Roberts powerfully heading past Ryan Robinson. The final goal came from marksmen Steve Morison, his fifth goal in four FA Trophy appearances. Lee Boylan got to the by-line and pulled the ball back for Morison, who secured another four goal victory in the FA Trophy.^[63]

The semi-final draw was made on 23 February 2009, with Borough due to play the winner of the tie between Ebbsfleet United and Wrexham. The replay between Ebbsfleet and Wrexham was played on 24 February, and ended with Ebbsfleet winning 3-1 to set up a two-legged semi-final clash against Stevenage, with the first leg being played on 14 March at Broadhall Way.^[64] In what was a close and tense affair, Stevenage took a one-goal advantage into the second-leg after a 3–2 victory in front of a crowd of 2,344. Borough started the game well, and were a goal to the good after just five minutes, thanks to another strike from Steve Morison. Just after the half hour mark, Borough doubled their advantage after some poor defending by the FA Trophy holders; with Scott Laird capitalising on a loose pass to send Lee Boylan in on goal to clinically finish past Lance Cronin. However, despite being two goals to the good, and looking relatively comfortable, Ebbsfleet managed to half the deficit in the second-half, after Neil Barrett stooped low to head past Chris Day in goal. Minutes later, the tie was all-square when Stacy Long sent a 20-yard dipping volley into the top right hand corner of the net. The setback spurred the home side on and with ten minutes left on the clock David Bridges rose powerfully to thunder a header past Cronin and ensure that Stevenage had a lead to defend going into the second-leg at Stonebridge Road.^[65]

The second leg, played a week later on 21 March 2009, was equally as tight as the first leg, with Stevenage winning the game 1–0 after a Peter Vincenti strike deep into injury-time.^[66] The 1–0 win meant that Stevenage won 4–2 on aggregate and consequently booked their place at Wembley Stadium for the second time in three years, where they would play York City on 9 May.^[67]

Stevenage defeated York 2–0 in the final of the FA Trophy in front of 27,102 at Wembley Stadium to taste FA Trophy success for the second time in three seasons.^[68] Stevenage dominated the game, but had to be patient to break down a resilient York City outfit. Steve Morison broke the deadlock, in what turned out to be his last game in a Stevenage shirt before moving to Millwall,^[69] tapping in after Mark Roberts had knocked the ball down from an Andy Drury corner mid-way into the second-half. Lee Boylan doubled the lead in injury-time, scooping the ball over York goalkeeper Michael Ingham to ensure a successful FA Trophy campaign.^[70]

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers	Notes
1	13 December 2008	St Albans City	Home	4–1	737	Drury, Morison (2), Boylan	[60]
2	13 January 2009	Farnborough	Away	2–0	705	Boylan, Roberts	[61]
3	31 January 2009	Burton Albion	Home	4–0	1,318	Morison (2), Cole, Bridges	[62]
4	21 February 2009	Forest Green Rovers	Home	4–0	1,349	Drury, Bridges, Roberts, Morison	[63]
SF1	14 March 2009	Ebbsfleet United	Home	3–2	2,344	Morison, Boylan, Bridges	[65]
SF2	21 March 2009	Ebbsfleet United	Away	1–0	3,008	Vincenti	[66]
F	9 May 2009	York City	Neutral	2–0	27,102	Morison, Boylan	[70]

• Note: Stevenage Borough goals come first.

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Burton Albion (C) (P)	46	27	7	12	81	52	+29	88	Promotion to League Two
2	Cambridge United	46	24	14	8	65	39	+26	86	Qualification to Conference National playoffs
3	Histon	46	23	14	9	78	48	+30	83
4	Torquay United (P)	46	23	14	9	72	47	+25	83
5	Stevenage Borough	46	23	12	11	73	54	+19	81
6	Kidderminster Harriers	46	23	10	13	69	48	+21	79
7	Oxford United	46	24	10	12	72	51	+21	077^*
8	Kettering Town	46	21	13	12	50	37	+13	76
9	Crawley Town	46	19	14	13	77	55	+22	070^*
10	Wrexham	46	18	12	16	64	48	+16	66
11	Rushden & Diamonds	46	16	15	15	61	49	+12	63
12	Mansfield Town	46	19	9	18	57	55	+2	062^*
13	Eastbourne Borough	46	18	6	22	58	70	−12	60
14	Ebbsfleet United	46	16	10	20	52	60	−8	58
15	Altrincham	46	15	11	20	49	66	−17	56
16	Salisbury City	46	14	13	19	54	64	−10	55
17	York City	46	11	19	16	47	51	−4	52
18	Forest Green Rovers	46	12	16	18	70	76	−6	52
19	Grays Athletic	46	14	10	22	44	64	−20	52
20	Barrow	46	12	15	19	51	65	−14	51
21	Woking (R)	46	10	14	22	37	60	−23	44	Relegation to Conference North/Conference South
22	Northwich Victoria (R)	46	11	10	25	56	75	−19	43
23	Weymouth (R)	46	11	10	25	45	86	−41	43
24	Lewes (R)	46	6	6	34	28	89	−61	24

Source: Football Conference
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
^* Mansfield Town deducted 4 points;^[71] Oxford United deducted 5 points;^[72] Crawley Town deducted 1 point;^[73]
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Season statistics

Starts and goals

^[74]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Conference National		FA Cup		FA Trophy
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Ashley Bayes	7	0	5+1	0	0	0	1	0
2	DF		Lawrie Wilson	41	1	24+11	1	1	0	5	0
3	DF		Scott Laird	52	3	43	2	3	1	6	0
4	DF		Eddie Odhiambo	19	1	9+8	1	2	0	0	0
5	DF		Jon Ashton	11	0	11	0	0	0	0	0
6	DF		Mark Albrighton	30	1	25+4	1	1	0	0	0
7	MF		Darren Murphy	19	1	10+2	1	0	0	7	0
8	MF		Gary Mills	36	0	21+9	0	2+1	0	2+1	0
9	FW		Dino Maamria	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
10	FW		Lee Boylan	41	10	25+7	10	2	0	7	0
11	FW		Junior Mendes	8	1	4+4	1	0	0	0	0
14	DF		Mark Roberts	32	4	25	2	0	0	7	2
15	MF		John Martin	12	0	11	0	1	0	0	0
16	GK		Chris Day	50	0	41	0	3	0	6	0
18	MF		David Bridges	19	5	15	3	0	0	4	2
19	FW		Calum Willock	33	6	12+17	4	2	2	0+2	0
20	FW		Steve Morison	51	30	40+1	22	3	1	7	7
21	MF		Mitchell Cole	51	14	36+6	12	3	1	6	1
23	MF		Andy Drury	35	6	23+2	5	2+1	0	7	1
24	MF		Michael Bostwick	49	3	39	3	3	0	7	0
25	DF		Ronnie Henry	49	0	41	0	3	0	5	0
27	FW		Jerome Anderson	7	0	0+7	0	0	0	0	0
30	MF		Peter Vincenti	30	5	10+16	4	1+1	0	1+1	1
Players who left the club before the end of the season
5	DF		Luke Oliver	22	0	18+4	0	0	0	0	0
7	FW		Anthony Thomas	11	0	5+6	0	0	0	0	0
9	FW		Iyseden Christie	3	0	2+1	0	0	0	0	0
11	MF		Tommy Black	6	0	3+3	0	0	0	0	0
13	MF		Daryl McMahon	15	1	11+2	0	2	1	0	0
28	MF		Kieron St Aimie	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
32	MF		Ed Upson	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
33	MF		Jordan Parkes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

• Note: '+' denotes appearance as a substitute.

End of Season Awards

Award	Player
Supporters Association Player of the Year	Mark Roberts[75]

Transfers

In

Pos	Player	From	Fee	Date	Notes
GK	Ashley Bayes	Crawley Town	Free Transfer	12 May 2008	[76]
MF	Gary Mills	Kettering Town	Free Transfer	12 May 2008	[76]
MF	David Bridges	Kettering Town	Free Transfer	12 May 2008	[76]
DF	Eddie Odhiambo	Oxford United	Free Transfer	13 May 2008	[76]
FW	Craig Westcarr	Kettering Town	Tribunal	16 May 2008	[77]
MF	Andy Drury	Lewes	Free Transfer	16 May 2008	[78]
FW	Anthony Thomas	Barnet	Free Transfer	17 May 2008	[78]
MF	Michael Bostwick	Ebbsfleet United	Free Transfer	20 May 2008	[79]
DF	Mark Albrighton	Cambridge United	Free Transfer	30 May 2008	[80]
FW	Lee Boylan	Cambridge United	Undisclosed	6 June 2008	[81]
FW	Iyseden Christie	Kidderminster Harriers	Free Transfer	6 June 2008	[81]
MF	Luke Cole	Exeter City	Free Transfer	25 June 2008	[82]
GK	Chris Day	Millwall	Free Transfer	1 September 2008	[83]
DF	Mark Roberts	Northwich Victoria	£4,000	1 January 2009	[84]
MF	Darren Murphy	Cork City	Free Transfer	3 January 2009	[85]
DF	Jon Ashton	Grays Athletic	Undisclosed	29 January 2009	[86]

Out

Pos	Player	To	Fee	Date	Notes
FW	Tesfaye Bramble	Leiston	Released	5 May 2008	[87]
FW	Isaiah Rankin	Crawley Town	Released	5 May 2008	[88]
MF	Alistair John	Chessington & Hook United	Released	5 May 2008	[89]
MF	Jamie Eames	Colney Heath	Released	5 May 2008	[90]
MF	Junior Lewis	Welwyn Garden City	Released	5 May 2008	[91]
MF	Mark Molesley	Grays Athletic	Released	10 May 2008	[92]
MF	Tyrone Berry	Gillingham	Released	10 May 2008	[93]
DF	Damian Batt	Fisher Athletic	Released	10 May 2008	[94]
MF	Sammy Moore	Dover Athletic	Released	17 May 2008	[95]
MF	Wayne O'Sullivan	Braintree Town	Released	25 June 2008	[96]
DF	Ashley Westwood	Wrexham	Released	11 July 2008	[97]
FW	Craig Westcarr	Kettering Town	Free Transfer	19 August 2008	[77]
MF	Tommy Black	Barnet	Released	1 January 2009	[98]
FW	Anthony Thomas	Hemel Hempstead	Released	3 January 2009	[99]
MF	Daryl McMahon	Cambridge United	Released	7 January 2009	[100]
DF	Luke Oliver	Wycombe Wanderers	Free Transfer	29 January 2009	[101]
FW	Iyseden Christie	Torquay United	Released	2 February 2009	[102]

Loans in

Pos	Player	From	Date	End date	Notes
MF	Ed Upson	Ipswich Town	1 September 2008	1 December 2008	[83]
MF	Jordan Parkes	West Ham United	25 November 2008	22 December 2008	[84]
MF	Kieron St Aimie	Barnet	26 November 2008	27 December 2008	[84]
DF	Mark Roberts	Northwich Victoria	27 November 2008	1 January 2009	[84]
FW	Junior Mendes	Aldershot Town	27 March 2009	31 May 2009	[103]

Loans out

Pos	Player	To	Date	End date	Notes
FW	Iyseden Christie	Kettering Town	2 September 2008	18 January 2009	[104]
MF	John Martin	Ebbsfleet United	3 February 2009	7 April 2009	[105]

See also

• 2008–09 in English football
• List of Stevenage Borough F.C. seasons

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External links

• Stevenage Borough F.C. official website
• Stevenage Borough F.C. on Soccerbase