Stevenage Football Club Profile and Squad

Stevenage

Stevenage is an English professional football club from Hertfordshire, founded in 1976 and known locally as The Boro. Its red-and-white identity is tied to Broadhall Way, while its modern story follows a determined climb from non-league football into the English Football League. The page brings together the club’s present-day squad picture, coaching timeline, recent player movement and recorded competition footprint, alongside the history and local setting that give Stevenage its distinctive place in the English game.

Stevenage website
Xtra rating
1690
Conservative: 1225
Rank club
205
Updated: 24 October 2026

Stevenage Upcoming matches by league

League One

  • - Regular Season - 14
    Leicester
    No H2H
    Stevenage
    King Power Stadium
  • - Regular Season - 15
    Stevenage
    No H2H
    Mansfield Town
  • - Regular Season - 16
    Notts County
    No H2H
    Stevenage
  • - Regular Season - 17
    Stevenage
    No H2H
    Blackpool

EFL Trophy

  • - Group South - 2
    Stevenage
    Fulham U21

FA Cup

  • - 1/128-finals
    Oxford United
    No H2H
    Stevenage

Stevenage Last matches by league

League One

  • - Regular Season - 13
    Stevenage
    0 - 1
    Milton Keynes Dons
    The Lamex Stadium
  • - Regular Season - 12
    Stevenage
    3 - 0
    Plymouth
    The Lamex Stadium
  • - Regular Season - 11
    Bradford
    2 - 0
    Stevenage
    University of Bradford Stadium
  • - Regular Season - 10
    Stevenage
    1 - 0
    Wigan
    The Lamex Stadium

EFL Trophy

  • - Group South - 2
    Stevenage
    Leicester
    The Lamex Stadium
  • - Group South - 2
    Walsall
    Stevenage
    Poundland Bescot Stadium
  • - Southern - 3
    Stevenage
    Crystal Palace U21
    Lamex Stadium
  • - Southern - 2
    Stevenage
    Bromley
    Lamex Stadium

League Cup

  • - Round of 64
    Stevenage
    Reading
  • - Round of 128
    Wycombe
    Stevenage
  • - 1st Round
    Charlton
    Stevenage
    The Valley

Friendlies Clubs

  • - Club Friendlies
    Stevenage
    Colchester
  • - Club Friendlies
    Stevenage
    Millwall
  • - Club Friendlies
    Stevenage
    West Ham
  • - Club Friendlies
    FC Andorra
    Stevenage

Stevenage Team Roster

Stevenage’s recorded squad contains 26 players: three goalkeepers, eight defenders, nine midfielders and six attackers. F. Marschall, D. Barden and M. Woodford form the goalkeeper group, while C. Piergianni, D. Butler, L. Freestone and L. James-Wildin are among the defensive options. The midfield includes D. Kemp, D. Phillips, J. Roberts, Joe Knight and T. Vancooten. J. Magennis, J. Malcolm, J. Reid, Lenny Brown and O. Sanderson are among the listed attacking options. The 26-player snapshot covers all four positional groups, from goalkeeping through attack.

position Goalkeeper

1 Tommy Hogan Setford
36 Max Woodford
Max Woodford
GK England

position Defender

5 Carl Liam Piergianni
6 Lewis Jay Freestone
14 Saxon Owen Earley
Saxon Owen Earley
DEF England
15 Terence Owen Vancooten
16 Kaelan Casey
Kaelan Casey
DEF England

position Midfielder

position Attacker

9 Joshua Brendan David Magennis
Joshua Brendan David Magennis
FWD Northern Ireland
18 Oliver Sanderson
Oliver Sanderson
FWD England
19 Tugra Turhan
Tugra Turhan
FWD Switzerland
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Last Stevenage Coachs

Alexander David Revell is Stevenage’s current coach, having begun his latest spell on 1 April 2024. The timeline also records his earlier period in charge from February 2020 to November 2021, followed by Paul Tisdale and Stephen Evans. Tisdale’s spell ran from November 2021 to March 2022, while Evans led the club from March 2022 until April 2024. Robbie O’Keefe is listed for November 2021, reflecting a brief entry within that transition. The sequence gives Revell the clearest present-day continuity at the editorial date.

Stephen Evans

Stephen Evans

Scotland
Coach since 1 March 2022
Coach until 1 April 2024
History
Coach Coach country Coach since Coach until
Stephen Evans Scotland 1 March 2022 1 April 2024
Robbie O'Keefe England 1 November 2021 1 November 2021
Paul Tisdale Malta 1 November 2021 1 March 2022
1 August 2020
Graham Westley England 1 December 2019 1 February 2020
Noureddine Maamria Tunisia 1 March 2018 1 September 2019
Darren Sarll England 1 February 2016 1 March 2018
Graham Westley England 1 April 2013 1 May 2015
Gary Neil Smith England 1 January 2012 1 March 2013
Graham Westley England 1 May 2008 1 January 2012

Stevenage Transfers

Recent arrivals include free-agent additions D. Barden, O. Sanderson, T. Taylor and J. Magennis. T. Vancooten is also listed as joining from Burton Albion without a stated movement type. F. Norris and J. Malcolm are recorded as returning from loans, while H. Cornick arrived on loan and L. Orford, G. Yahyai and G. Ahadme are earlier loan additions. Joe Knight, J. Taylor, F. Marschall and J. Pattenden feature among the recorded permanent arrivals. The entries span June 2025 to August 2026 and are not a complete account of every squad change.

Latest player transfers from
Player Team from Transfer type Transfer date
Wanya Marçal
Leicester
Free agent 14 September 2026
M. Smith
Wigan
Free agent 6 September 2026
T. Turhan
Başakşehir
Loan 31 August 2026
K. Casey
West Ham
Loan 31 August 2026
T. Setford
Arsenal
Loan 31 August 2026
M. Mellon
Burnley
Transfer 17 August 2026
D. Barden
Norwich
Free agent 4 August 2026
D. Barden
Norwich
Free agent 3 August 2026
T. Vancooten
Burton Albion
- 24 July 2026
J. Magennis
Exeter City
Free agent 30 June 2026
O. Sanderson
Fulham
Free agent 30 June 2026
T. Taylor
Charlton
Free agent 30 June 2026
O. Sanderson
Fulham
Free agent 29 June 2026
F. Norris
Bishop's Stortford
Return from loan 29 June 2026
J. Malcolm
Barrow
Return from loan 30 May 2026

The recent departures include free-agent exits for D. Sweeney, C. Goode, H. White, T. Ashby-Hammond and Ellis Bates. G. Ahadme and H. Cornick are recorded as returning to their parent clubs after loans, while F. Norris and Mathaeus Roberts left on loan. J. Young is listed as a transfer to St Mirren, and other permanent or free-transfer exits include N. Freeman, K. Edwards, J. Forster-Caskey, L. Appéré, K. Smith and M. Evans. The entries cover July 2025 to June 2026 and represent recent recorded movements rather than a complete departures history.

Latest player transfers to
Player Team to Transfer type Transfer date
B. Lubala
Colchester
Free agent 24 September 2026
Joe Knight
Sutton Utd
Loan 7 September 2026
J. Taylor
Exeter City
Loan 31 August 2026
D. Butler
Swindon Town
Loan 31 August 2026
F. Marschall
Millwall
Transfer 31 August 2026
J. Reid
Reading
Transfer 30 August 2026
J. Malcolm
York
Loan 25 August 2026
F. Norris
Bishop's Stortford
Loan 5 August 2026
T. Simpson
Port Vale
Free agent 3 August 2026
T. Ashby-Hammond
Barnet
Free agent 30 June 2026
H. White
Plymouth
Free agent 30 June 2026
C. Goode
Milton Keynes Dons
Free agent 30 June 2026
D. Sweeney
AFC Wimbledon
Free agent 30 June 2026
B. Lubala
Colchester
Free agent 29 June 2026
G. Yahyai
Charlton
Return from loan 29 June 2026

Transfers Synthesis

The recorded movement pattern around Stevenage is varied, combining free-agent recruitment, permanent arrivals, loans and returns from temporary spells. The latest summer activity brought in D. Barden, O. Sanderson, T. Taylor and J. Magennis as free agents, alongside arrivals classified as transfers and the return of loanees. Earlier entries add loan arrivals such as L. Orford, G. Yahyai and G. Ahadme, while H. Cornick is listed on loan. Departures show a similarly mixed cycle, with free-agent exits, loan returns, outgoing loans and transfers appearing between July 2025 and June 2026. Because the recent lists are selective rather than exhaustive, they show the character of recorded squad movement without establishing a complete in-and-out balance. No amounts are recorded for the movements shown, so the available evidence supports a timeline of player changes rather than a financial comparison.

Leagues Stevenage has participated in

Stevenage’s recent recorded competition footprint includes League One, the FA Cup, the EFL Trophy, the League Cup and Friendlies Clubs, with participation entries extending through 2025. These competitions therefore form the latest part of the club’s documented schedule. League One is the later recorded league setting, while League Two is historical, with entries ending in 2022. The cup and friendly records begin in 2011 or 2020 depending on the competition, providing context for Stevenage’s sustained presence across league and knockout football.

League One
England
EFL Trophy
England
FA Cup
England
League Cup
England

More about Stevenage

Stevenage Football Club is the professional club representing Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England. The club was founded in 1976, after the collapse of Stevenage Athletic, and first operated as Stevenage Borough. The Borough suffix was dropped in 2010 as the organisation established itself more firmly in the national professional pyramid. Known as The Boro, Stevenage carries a red-and-white visual identity and represents a post-war New Town whose football culture grew alongside the town’s development.

Home matches are played at Broadhall Way, the ground that has been the club’s base since 1980. The stadium, in the south of Stevenage, is associated with the West Stand, South Stand, North Stand and East Terrace, while training activity is based at Bragbury End. Broadhall Way has remained central to the club’s sense of place through its progression from non-league football into the English Football League.

Stevenage’s history is defined by upward movement and resilience. The club’s climb through the pyramid included notable FA Cup giant-killing occasions and memorable contests against higher-level opposition. Its recorded competition footprint includes League One, the FA Cup, the EFL Trophy and the League Cup, with League Two forming an earlier part of the documented league history. This combination of league continuity and cup exposure forms the competitive framework around the club.

The club’s governance has long been associated with chairman Phil Wallace and a preference for financial sustainability, local civic integration and gradual infrastructure development. On the pitch, Stevenage is traditionally linked with pragmatic organisation, defensive resilience, physical commitment and collective work rate. That culture has helped shape a squad model blending experienced lower-league professionals, developing loanees and players recruited for the demands of English football. Together, the venue, red-and-white identity, upward history and community-rooted operating model give Stevenage a distinct place in the English game as of August 2026.

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Stevenage vs Milton Keynes Dons
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Stevenage vs Plymouth
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Bradford vs Stevenage
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Stevenage vs Wigan
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Stevenage vs Leicester
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Leyton Orient vs Stevenage
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