# 2018–19 Stevenage F.C. season

The 2018–19 season was Stevenage's fifth consecutive season in League Two and their 43rd year in existence. Along with competing in League Two, the club participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.
The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

## Competitions
### Friendlies

Stevenage announced pre-season fixtures with St Albans City, Portsmouth and St Neots Town on 15 May 2018.

### League Two
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 8 | Colchester United | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 65 | 53 | +12 | 70 |
| 9 | Exeter City | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 60 | 49 | +11 | 70 |
| 10 | Stevenage | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 59 | 55 | +4 | 70 |
| 11 | Carlisle United | 46 | 20 | 8 | 18 | 67 | 62 | +5 | 68 |
| 12 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 60 | 59 | +1 | 65 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 4 May 2019. Source: BBC Sport

#### Results by matchday

| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | D | W | W | D | L | L | W | D | W | W | L | W | L | L | D | W | W | L | W | L | L | D | L | W | L | W | L | W | W | L | W | L | D | L | D | L | W | D | D | L | W | W | W | D | W | W |
| Position | 11 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 |

#### Matches

On 21 June 2018, the League Two fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.

### FA Cup

The first round draw was made live on BBC by Dennis Wise and Dion Dublin on 22 October.

### EFL Cup

On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made in Vietnam.

### EFL Trophy

On 13 July 2018, the initial group stage draw bar the U21 invited clubs was announced.
| Pos | Lge | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | ACA | Swansea City U21s (Q) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 6 | Round 2 |
| 2 | L1 | AFC Wimbledon (Q) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 5 | Round 2 |
| 3 | L1 | Charlton Athletic (E) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 4 | |
| 4 | L2 | Stevenage (E) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 3 | |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 1 July 2018 | CF | James Ball | Stockport County | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2018 | CM | Joel Byrom | Mansfield Town | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2018 | RW | Jamal Campbell-Ryce | Carlisle United | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2018 | CB | Scott Cuthbert | Luton Town | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2018 | GK | Paul Farman | Lincoln City | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2018 | LB | Johnny Hunt | Mansfield Town | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2018 | RW | Emmanuel Sonupe | Kidderminster Harriers | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2018 | CM | Michael Timlin | Southend United | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2018 | DM | Luther Wildin | Nuneaton Town | Undisclosed |
| 18 July 2018 | CB | Ben Nugent | Gillingham | Free transfer |
| 19 July 2018 | CF | Alex Reid | Fleetwood Town | Undisclosed |
| 24 July 2018 | GK | Will Appleyard | Crewe Alexandra | Free transfer |
| 26 July 2018 | CF | Kurtis Guthrie | Colchester United | Free transfer |
| 27 July 2018 | DM | Donovan Makoma | Barrow | Undisclosed |
| 31 January 2019 | GK | Oliver Byrne | Blackburn Rovers | Undisclosed |

### Transfers out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 1 July 2018 | LM | Tom Conlon | Port Vale | Released |
| 1 July 2018 | CB | Fraser Franks | Newport County | Released |
| 1 July 2018 | CF | Matt Godden | Peterborough United | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2018 | CM | Dale Gorman | Leyton Orient | Released |
| 1 July 2018 | CF | Jamie Gray | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2018 | DM | Jack King | Ebbsfleet United | Released |
| 1 July 2018 | CB | Kevin Lokko | Dover Athletic | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2018 | CF | Alex Samuel | Wycombe Wanderers | Released |
| 1 July 2018 | RM | Chris Whelpdale | Chelmsford City | Released |
| 1 July 2018 | CB | Ben Wilmot | Watford | Undisclosed |
| 2 July 2018 | GK | Chris Day | Free agent | Mutual consent |
| 3 July 2018 | RW | Claudio Ofosu | St Neots Town | Free transfer |
| 6 August 2018 | CB | Ali Omar | Queens Park Rangers | Free transfer |
| 10 August 2018 | FB | Macsen Fraser | Hitchin Town | Undisclosed |
| 8 November 2018 | CM | Jonathan Smith | Chesterfield | Mutual consent |
| 1 January 2019 | RB | Luke Wade-Slater | Bohemian | Undisclosed |
| 4 January 2019 | LB | Ryan Johnson | Kidderminster Harriers | Undisclosed |
| 18 January 2019 | RW | John Goddard | Aldershot Town | Undisclosed |
| 28 March 2019 | CM | James Ferry | Woking | Free transfer |

### Loans in

| Start date | Position | Name | From | End date |
| 3 August 2018 | GK | Seny Dieng | Queens Park Rangers | 1 January 2019 |
| 30 August 2018 | LB | Steve Seddon | Birmingham City | 15 January 2019 |
| 11 January 2019 | CM | Moses Makasi | West Ham United | 31 May 2019 |
| 14 January 2019 | GK | Oliver Byrne | Blackburn Rovers | 30 January 2019 |
| 31 January 2019 | CF | Elijah Adebayo | Fulham | 31 May 2019 |
| 31 January 2019 | DM | Ilias Chair | Queens Park Rangers | 31 May 2019 |
| 31 January 2019 | CF | Calum Dyson | Plymouth Argyle | 31 May 2019 |
| 31 January 2019 | LW | Jordan Gibson | Bradford City | 31 May 2019 |

### Loans out

| Start date | Position | Name | To | End date |
| 1 July 2018 | LB | Ryan Johnson | Kidderminster Harriers | 1 January 2019 |
| 24 July 2018 | CF | Joe White | Wealdstone | 22 August 2018 |
| 7 August 2018 | GK | Will Appleyard | Royston Town | 4 September 2018 |
| 17 August 2018 | RW | John Goddard | Bromley | 2 January 2019 |
| 29 August 2018 | LB | Joe Martin | Bristol Rovers | 1 January 2019 |
| 18 September 2018 | CM | Jonathan Smith | Chesterfield | 7 November 2018 |
| 19 September 2018 | CF | Joe White | Biggleswade Town | 31 May 2019 |
| 12 October 2018 | RB | Donovan Makoma | Woking | 11 November 2018 |
| 6 November 2018 | RB | Luke Wade-Slater | Kings Langley | 31 December 2018 |
| 15 December 2018 | CM | James Ferry | FC Halifax Town | 17 March 2019 |
| 21 December 2018 | RB | Donovan Makoma | Biggleswade Town | January 2019 |
| 23 December 2018 | CF | Harry Draper | Great Yarmouth Town | Work experience |
| 23 December 2018 | MF | Dylan Switters | Great Yarmouth Town | Work experience |
| 18 January 2019 | CF | Andronicos Georgiou | Kings Langley | 31 May 2019 |
| 19 January 2019 | CF | Harry Draper | Hitchin Town | 26 March 2019 |
| 31 January 2019 | CF | Ben Kennedy | Newport County | 31 May 2019 |
| 8 February 2019 | CF | Alex Reid | AFC Fylde | 31 May 2019 |
| 22 February 2019 | RB | Donovan Makoma | Wingate & Finchley | 31 May 2019 |
| 27 March 2019 | CF | Harry Draper | Biggleswade Town | 31 May 2019 |
| 29 March 2019 | GK | Will Appleyard | Bedford Town | 31 May 2019 |