2015–16 Stevenage F.C. season

Stevenage
2015–16 season
Chairman Phil Wallace
Manager Teddy Sheringham
Stadium Broadhall Way
League Cup 1st round
(knocked out by Ipswich Borough)

The 2015–16 season is Stevenage's second consecutive season in League Two and their 40th year in existence.[1] Along with competing in League Two, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2015 CB England Mark Hughes Morecambe Free transfer [2]
1 July 2015 CM England Steven Schumacher Fleetwood Town Free transfer [3]
1 July 2015 CF England Brett Williams Aldershot Town Free transfer [4]
17 July 2015 CB England Fraser Franks Luton Town Free transfer [5]
7 August 2015 CB England Jamie McCombe Doncaster Rovers Free transfer [6]
1 September 2015 CM England Jack Jebb Arsenal Free transfer [7]
22 January 2016 CB England Luke Wilkinson Luton Town Unknown [8]

Transfers out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2015 DF England George Allen Free Agent Released [9]
1 July 2015 CB England Jon Ashton Crawley Town [lower-alpha 1] Free transfer [9]
1 July 2015 CF England Chris Beardsley Mansfield Town [lower-alpha 2] Free transfer [9]
1 July 2015 GK England Sam Beasant Cambridge United [lower-alpha 3] Free transfer [9]
1 July 2015 AM England Andrew Bond Chorley [lower-alpha 4] Released [9]
1 July 2015 CB England Darius Charles Burton Albion Free transfer [14]
1 July 2015 CF England Roarie Deacon Crawley Town [lower-alpha 5] Free transfer [9]
1 July 2015 CB France Bira Dembélé Barnet [lower-alpha 6] Free transfer [9]
1 July 2015 RM England Joseph N'Guessan Queens Park Rangers [lower-alpha 7] Free transfer [9]
1 July 2015 CF Nigeria Fejiri Okenabirhie Free Agent Released [9]
1 July 2015 RB England Michael Richens Free Agent Released [9]
1 July 2015 CM England Simon Walton Crawley Town [lower-alpha 8] Free transfer [9]
1 July 2015 CB England Harry Worley Hartlepool United [lower-alpha 9] Free transfer [9]
1 July 2015 CF Democratic Republic of the Congo Calvin Zola Free Agent Released [9]
7 August 2015 CF England Connor Calcutt Wealdstone Free transfer [20]
  1. Following Ashton's release he joined Crawley Town.[10]
  2. Following Beardsley's release he joined Mansfield Town.[11]
  3. Following Beasant's release he joined Cambridge United.[12]
  4. Following Bond's release he joined Chorley.[13]
  5. Following Deacon's release he joined Crawley Town.[15]
  6. Following Dembélé's release he joined Barnet.[16]
  7. Following N'Guessan's release he joined Queens Park Rangers.[17]
  8. Following Walton's release he joined Crawley Town.[18]
  9. Following Worley's release he joined Hartlepool United.[19]

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
7 August 2015 SS England Tom Hitchcock Milton Keynes Dons 11 October 2015 [6][lower-alpha 1]
14 August 2015 GK Scotland Chris Kettings Crystal Palace 12 September 2015 [22]
14 August 2015 LB England Connor Ogilvie Tottenham Hotspur 4 January 2016 [23][lower-alpha 2]
27 August 2015 GK Finland Jesse Joronen Fulham 10 January 2016 [25]
1 September 2015 AM Republic of Ireland Connor Smith Watford 29 September 2015 [26]
26 September 2015 RW Republic of Ireland Kenny McEvoy Tottenham Hotspur 24 October 2015 [27]
14 January 2016 CM Republic of Ireland Keith Keane Cambridge United 20 February [28]
23 January 2016 R/LW Lithuania Deimantas Petravicius Nottingham Forest 23 February 2016 [29]
23 January 2016 ST Republic of the Congo Offrande Zanzala Derby County 23 February 2016 [29]
12 March 2016 FW England Greg Luer Hull City 12 April 2016 [30]
  1. On 11 September 2015, Hitchcock's loan was extended until 11 October 2015.[21]
  2. On 14 September 2015, Ogilvie's loan was extened until 4 January 2016.[24]

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]

League Two

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
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2016. Source: BBC Sport
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
September
October
November
December
January
February
March
April
May

FA Cup

League Cup

On 16 June 2015, the first round draw was made, Stevenage were drawn away against Ipswich Town.[35]

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 will host Dagenham & Redbridge.[36]

References

  1. "History". Statto.
  2. "Stevenage Agree To Sign Mark Hughes". Stevenage FC. 27 May 2015.
  3. "Stevenage Agree Terms With Steven Schumacher". Stevenage FC. 24 June 2015.
  4. "Brett Williams To Sign For Stevenage". Stevenage FC. 12 June 2015.
  5. "Stevenage Sign Defender Fraser Franks". Stevenage FC. 17 July 2015.
  6. 1 2 "Stevenage Make Double Signing Ahead Of The New Season". Stevenage FC. 10 August 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  7. "Jack Jebb Signs For Stevenage". Stevenage FC. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  8. "Luke Wilkinson: Stevenage sign Luton Town defender". BBC Sport. 22 January 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Stevenage Release 13 Players". Stevenage FC. 20 May 2015.
  10. "Crawley Town sign former Leicester City defender Jon Ashton". Crawley Observer. 8 July 2015.
  11. "Chris Beardsley rejoins Mansfield Town". Mansfield Chad. 6 June 2015.
  12. "Cambridge United sign goalkeeper Sam Beasant". Cambridge United FC. 4 July 2015.
  13. "Bond signs contract". Chorley FC. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  14. "Darius Charles: Burton sign Stevenage defender". BBC Sport. 19 June 2015.
  15. "Crawley Town sign former Southampton and ex- Arsenal forwards". Crawley News. 27 July 2015.
  16. "Barnet snap up former Stevenage defender Dembele". Time Series. 23 June 2015.
  17. "QPR sign Monaco teenager Axel Prohouly and winger Joseph N'Guessan". Daily Mail. 15 June 2015.
  18. "Walton signs for Crawley". The Argus. 18 June 2015.
  19. "Worley Agrees Terms On Pools Move". Hartlepool United FC. 8 June 2015.
  20. "Three more sign for Stones on eve of season". Wealdstone FC. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  21. "Tom Hitchcock Loan Extended". Stevenage FC. 11 September 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  22. "Goalkeeper Chris Kettings Arrives On Loan". Stevenage FC. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  23. "Defender Connor Ogilvie Joins On Loan". Stevenage FC. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  24. "Connor Ogilvie Loan Extended Until January". Stevenage FC. 14 September 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  25. "Jesse Joronen Signs On Loan From Fulham". Stevenage FC. 27 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  26. "Connor Smith Signs On Loan From Watford". Stevenage FC. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  27. "Spurs Winger McEvoy Joins On Loan". Stevenage FC. 26 September 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  28. "Keith Keane joins Stevenage on loan from Cambridge United". BBC Sport. 14 January 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  29. 1 2 "Stevenage sign Deimantas Petravicius and Offrande Zanzala". BBC Sport. 23 January 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  30. "Greg Luer: Hull striker joins Stevenage on loan". BBC Sport (BBC). 12 March 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  31. "Nottingham Forest, Millwall And Spurs XI To Visit Stevenage This Pre-Season". Stevenage FC. 29 May 2015.
  32. "New Date Added To Pre-Season Schedule". Stevenage FC. 16 June 2015.
  33. "Stevenage To Visit Seville In Pre-Season". Stevenage FC. 16 June 2015.
  34. "STEVENAGE FOOTBALL CLUB 2015-16 FIXTURES ANNOUNCED". Stevenage FC. 17 June 2015.
  35. "Capital One Cup 2015/16 Round 1 Draw". Capital One Cup. 16 June 2015.
  36. "Johnstone’s Paint Trophy Round 2 draw". Football League. 5 September 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
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