# 2024–25 Stevenage F.C. season

The 2024–25 season is the 49th season in the history of Stevenage Football Club and their second 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 2024–25 EFL Trophy.

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos. | Player | From | Fee |
| 14 June 2024 | CB | Lewis Freestone | Cheltenham Town | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2024 | CF | Louis Appéré | Northampton Town | Free |
| 1 July 2024 | AM | Dan Kemp | Milton Keynes Dons | Free |
| 4 July 2024 | DM | Daniel Phillips | St Johnstone | Free |
| 26 July 2024 | CF | Tyreece Simpson | Huddersfield Town | Undisclosed |
| 5 August 2024 | CB | Charlie Goode | Brentford | Free |
| 30 August 2024 | CF | Jake Young | Bradford City | Undisclosed |
| 3 February 2025 | LW | Kyle Edwards | Oxford United | Free |
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 24 May, and would become official on July 1 once his Northampton Town contract expired
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 10 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Milton Keynes Dons contract expired

### Out

| Date | Pos. | Player | To | Fee |
| 25 July 2024 | CB | Terence Vancooten | Burton Albion | Undisclosed |
| 20 December 2024 | RB | Owen Cochrane | Maidenhead United | Undisclosed |
| 3 January 2025 | CF | Harrison Smith | St Albans City | Undisclosed |
| 9 January 2025 | CM | Ben Thompson | Bromley | Undisclosed |
| 24 January 2025 | CB | Nathan Thompson | Milton Keynes Dons | Undisclosed |

### Loaned in

| Date | Pos. | Player | From | Date until |
| 3 August 2024 | GK | Murphy Cooper | Queens Park Rangers | End of Season |
| 12 August 2024 | GK | Dean Bouzanis | Reading | End of Season |
| 22 August 2024 | DM | Eli King | Cardiff City | End of Season |
| 30 August 2024 | CF | Ken Aboh | Norwich City | 8 January 2025 |
| 31 January 2025 | CF | Brandon Hanlan | Wycombe Wanderers | End of Season |
* ↑ On 8 January, Aboh was recalled back to Norwich.

### Loaned out

| Date | Pos. | Player | To | Date until |
| 8 August 2024 | CF | Harrison Smith | Worthing | 3 January 2025 |
| 20 August 2024 | RB | Owen Cochrane | Maidenhead United | 17 September 2024 |
| 30 August 2024 | GK | Rylee Mitchell | Oxford City | 27 September 2024 |
| 30 August 2024 | CM | Ben Thompson | Bromley | 9 January 2025 |
| 5 October 2024 | CF | Makise Evans | St Albans City | 2 November 2024 |
| 25 November 2024 | CF | Makise Evans | Tonbridge Angels | 23 December 2024 |
| 4 January 2025 | CM | Ryan Doherty | Potters Bar Town | 1 February 2025 |
| 4 January 2025 | CB | Louie Henry | Potters Bar Town | 1 February 2025 |
| 9 January 2025 | CF | Aaron Pressley | Barrow | End of Season |
| 13 January 2025 | CF | Makise Evans | Bedford Town | End of Season |
| 13 January 2025 | CM | David Hicks | Aveley | End of Season |
| 20 January 2025 | CF | Tyreece Simpson | Colchester United | End of Season |
* ↑ On 3 January, Smith was recalled back from his loan at Worthing and subsequently joined St Albans permanently
* ↑ On 9 January, Thompson joined Bromley on a permanent basis

### Released / Out of Contract

| Date | Pos. | Player | Subsequent club | Join date |
| 30 June 2024 | CF | Theo Alexandrou | St Ives Town | 1 July 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | RW | Harry Anderson | Colchester United | 1 July 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | CF | Kane Hemmings | Crewe Alexandra | 1 July 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | RM | Alex MacDonald | Rotherham United | 1 July 2024 |

## Pre-season and friendlies

On 21 May, Stevenage announced their first pre-season friendly, against Jersey Bulls. A day later, a second fixture was confirmed against Watford. On June 14, the club added a further three fixtures to the schedule, against Norwich City, Coventry City and Chelsea U21s. In July, an away trip to face Braintree Town was announced.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Competitions
### League One
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 10 | Barnsley | 36 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 50 | 51 | −1 | 52 |
| 11 | Blackpool | 36 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 54 | 48 | +6 | 51 |
| 12 | Stevenage | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 34 | 37 | −3 | 48 |
| 13 | Lincoln City | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 48 | 45 | +3 | 46 |
| 14 | Rotherham United | 35 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 39 | 41 | −2 | 44 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 11 March 2025. Source: Soccerway

#### Matches

On 26 June, the League One fixtures were announced.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### FA Cup

Stevenage were drawn at home to Guiseley in the first round and then to Mansfield Town in the second round.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### EFL Cup

On 27 June, the draw for the first round was made, with Stevenage being drawn away against Norwich City.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### EFL Trophy

In the group stage, Stevenage were drawn into Southern Group D alongside Gillingham, Peterborough United and Crystal Palace U21. They were then drawn away to Burton Albion in the round of 32, Leyton Orient in the round of 16 and at home to Birmingham City in the quarter-finals.

#### Group stage

| Pos | Div | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | L1 | Peterborough United | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 9 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | L1 | Stevenage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 3 | ACA | Crystal Palace U21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | L2 | Gillingham | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 2 | |
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

#### Knockout stages
## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

    As of match played 11 March 2025
Players with no appearances are not included on the list Italics indicate a loaned in player
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | League One | League One | FA Cup | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | EFL Trophy |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Taye Ashby-Hammond | 8 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ATG | Luther James-Wildin | 25 | 0 | 21+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Dan Butler | 29 | 0 | 20+3 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Carl Piergianni | 40 | 1 | 35+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Dan Sweeney | 17 | 0 | 11+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Nick Freeman | 36 | 0 | 12+16 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | SCO | Louis Appéré | 13 | 1 | 3+7 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ENG | Dan Kemp | 42 | 10 | 27+7 | 9 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Jordan Roberts | 38 | 4 | 32+0 | 4 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | ENG | Tyreece Simpson | 25 | 2 | 7+12 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 4+0 | 2 |
| 13 | GK | ENG | Murphy Cooper | 36 | 0 | 33+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | ENG | Kane Smith | 22 | 0 | 13+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Charlie Goode | 15 | 1 | 8+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | ENG | Lewis Freestone | 27 | 1 | 16+3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 6+0 | 1 |
| 17 | FW | ENG | Elliott List | 34 | 4 | 12+17 | 4 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Harvey White | 41 | 2 | 17+15 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 5+1 | 1 |
| 19 | FW | NIR | Jamie Reid | 35 | 7 | 27+5 | 6 | 1+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | SCO | Aaron Pressley | 7 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | TRI | Daniel Phillips | 38 | 0 | 25+9 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | WAL | Louis Thompson | 35 | 2 | 26+5 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | AUS | Dean Bouzanis | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | WAL | Eli King | 27 | 1 | 13+9 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | ENG | Brandon Hanlan | 9 | 2 | 8+1 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | ENG | Kyle Edwards | 6 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 30 | FW | ENG | Jake Young | 28 | 3 | 10+11 | 3 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 |
| 35 | FW | ENG | Makise Evans | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | ENG | Ryan Doherty | 3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 40 | FW | ENG | Lenny Brown | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| Player(s) who featured whilst on loan but returned to parent club during the season: ||||||||||||||
| 27 | FW | ENG | Ken Aboh | 7 | 1 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 |
| Player(s) who featured but departed the club permanently during the season: ||||||||||||||
| 4 | DF | ENG | Nathan Thompson | 20 | 0 | 14+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | ENG | Ben Thompson | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |