The
2011–12 season was
Stevenage F.C.
Stevenage Football Club (known as Stevenage Borough Football Club until 2010) is a professional association football club based in the town of Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England. The team competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the Engli ...
's second season in the
Football League
The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in the world. It was the top-level football league in Engla ...
, where the club competed in
League One
The English Football League One (often referred to as League One for short or Sky Bet League One for sponsorship purposes, and known as the Football League One from 2004 until 2016) is the second-highest division of the English Football Leag ...
. This article shows statistics of the club's players in the season, and also lists all matches that the club played during the
season
A season is a division of the year based on changes in weather, ecology, and the number of daylight hours in a given region. On Earth, seasons are the result of the axial parallelism of Earth's tilted orbit around the Sun. In temperate and pol ...
. Their sixth-place finish and subsequent successful
play-off campaign meant it was Stevenage's first ever season of playing in League One, having only spent one season in
League Two
The English Football League Two (often referred to as League Two for short or Sky Bet League Two for sponsorship purposes, and known as the Football League Two from 2004 until 2016) is the third and lowest division of the English Football Lea ...
.
The season also marked the second season that the club played under its new name – Stevenage Football Club, dropping 'Borough' from its title as of 1 June 2010.
The season started out as the third year in charge for manager
Graham Westley
Graham Neil Westley (born 4 March 1968) is an English former professional footballer and manager who was most recently manager of League Two club Stevenage.
Westley's playing career, spent mostly as a striker in non-League football, was curta ...
during his second spell at the club;
having previously managed the
Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire ( or ; often abbreviated Herts) is one of the home counties in southern England. It borders Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire to the north, Essex to the east, Greater London to the south, and Buckinghamshire to the west. For govern ...
side from 2003 to 2006.
However, Westley left Stevenage in January 2012, and joined fellow League One side
Preston North End
Preston North End Football Club, commonly referred to as Preston, North End or PNE, is a professional football club in Preston, Lancashire, England, who currently play in the EFL Championship, the second tier of the English football league syste ...
. The vacant managerial position was filled by former
Colorado Rapids
The Colorado Rapids are an American professional soccer club based in the Denver metropolitan area. The Rapids compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference. Founded in 1995, as part of the Anschutz Corporation, la ...
manager
Gary Smith, signing a contract until 2014.
Ahead of the club's first season in League One, Westley adopted the same "five in, five out" transfer policy as he had done for the two previous seasons. Strikers
Yemi Odubade
Yemi Odubade (born 4 July 1984) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a striker for Southern League Premier Division club Gosport Borough.
Odubade began his football career in England, playing in the Sussex County League for Eastbourne To ...
and
Charlie Griffin
Charles John Griffin (born 25 June 1979) is an English former professional footballer.
Griffin started his career with Bristol Rovers, spending two years at the club and progressing through the club's youth system. He was released at the age of ...
were the first to leave having been loaned out for much of the previous campaign, joining Conference National sides
Gateshead
Gateshead () is a large town in northern England. It is on the River Tyne's southern bank, opposite Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle to which it is joined by seven bridges. The town contains the Gateshead Millennium Bridge, Millennium Bridge, Sage ...
and
Forest Green Rovers
Forest Green Rovers Football Club are a professional football club based in Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, England. The team compete in , the third tier of the English football league system, and have played their home games at The New Lawn since ...
respectively.
Second choice goalkeeper
Ashley Bayes
Ashley John Bayes (born 19 April 1972) is an English former professional footballer who is goalkeeping coach at League One club AFC Wimbledon.
Bayes started his career at Brentford, where he progressed through the youth system to make his firs ...
opted to leave the club in order to play first-team football at
Conference South
The National League South, formerly Conference South, is one of the second divisions of the National League in England, immediately below the top division National League. Along with National League North, it is in the second level of the N ...
club
Basingstoke Town
Basingstoke Town Football Club is a football club based in Basingstoke, Hampshire, England. The club are currently members of the and play at the Winklebury Sports Complex. Their motto, 'Vestigia Nulla Retrorsum', means 'Never a step backward' ...
.
Luke Foster
Luke James Foster (born 8 September 1985) was an English professional footballer who last played as a defender for Northern Premier League Division One East club Loughborough Dynamo.
Foster started his career as a trainee with Sheffield Wedne ...
and
David Bridges
David Stephen Bridges (born 22 September 1982) is an English former professional footballer. He played as a midfielder.
Bridges started his career with local club Cambridge United, progressing through the club's youth system and eventually bre ...
also opted to leave Stevenage ahead of the season, both on free transfers, with Foster signing for
Rotherham United
Rotherham United Football Club, nicknamed The Millers, is a professional football club based in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England, which compete in the . The club's colours were initially yellow and black, but changed to red and white around 1 ...
,
and Bridges for his former club,
Kettering Town
Kettering Town Football Club is a football club based in Burton Latimer, Northamptonshire, England. They are currently members of and play at Latimer Park in Burton Latimer. Kettering were the first club to wear sponsorship on their shirts in ...
.
Stevenage's first signing of the season was striker
Guy Madjo
Guy Bertrand Madjo (born 1 June 1984) is a Cameroonian former footballer who played as a striker.
Following a spell playing football in his native Cameroon, Madjo moved to England and played for Petersfield Town of the Wessex League. He attrac ...
, who joined on a free transfer from
Albanian Superliga
The Kategoria Superiore, officially known as Abissnet Superiore for sponsorship reasons, is a professional league for men's association football clubs. At the top of the Albanian football league system, it is the country's primary football compet ...
side
KS Bylis Ballsh
KF Bylis, also known as Bylis Ballsh, is an Albanian football club based in Ballsh, Mallakastër District. The club's home ground is the Adush Muça Stadium and they currently compete in the Kategoria Superiore.
History
Early history
The club ...
.
Former Stevenage goalkeeper
Alan Julian
Alan John Julian (born 11 March 1983) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for National League South club Hampton & Richmond Borough.
Julian started his career at Brentford, progressing through the club's academy and makin ...
re-joined the club following his release by
Gillingham,
while
Phil Edwards rejected a contract extension at
Accrington Stanley
Accrington Stanley Football Club is a professional association football club based in Accrington, Lancashire, England. The club competes in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. They have spent their complete history ...
in order to join the Hertfordshire club on a free transfer.
Midfielders
Jennison Myrie-Williams
Jennison Machisti Myrie-Williams (born 17 May 1988) is an English Association football, footballer who plays as a Right winger, winger.
Myrie-Williams began his career at Bristol City F.C., Bristol City, progressing through the club's youth sys ...
and
Robin Shroot
Robin Alexander Edward Shroot (born 26 March 1988) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker. He is currently works at the academy of Rosenborg Kvinner.
Shroot started his career at Wimbledon as an eight-year-old, progressing throug ...
also signed on free transfers following successful trial periods with the club.
In terms of transfers during the 2011–12 campaign, striker
Don Cowan
Don Cowan (born 16 November 1989) is a former professional footballer who played as a winger or forward.
Cowan started his career with Shamrock Rovers, playing for the club's 'A' team before making a number of substitute appearances for the ...
joined the club from
Longford Town
Longford () is the county town of County Longford in Ireland. It has a population of 10,008 according to the 2016 census. It is the biggest town in the county and about one third of the county's population lives there. Longford lies at the meet ...
for an undisclosed fee in August 2011,
[
] and winger
Luke Freeman
Luke Anthony Freeman (born 22 March 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays for Premier League club Luton Town. He can play both as a midfielder or as a winger.
Freeman played at Charlton Athletic, before joining Gillingham at t ...
signed from
Arsenal
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in January 2012, after a successful three-month loan spell with the club.
Strikers
Byron Harrison and Guy Madjo both departed in January 2012, signing for League Two sides
AFC Wimbledon
AFC Wimbledon is an English professional Association football, football club, based in London Borough of Merton, Merton, London, that plays in the EFL League Two, after being relegated from the EFL League One following the 2021–22 EFL Leagu ...
and
Aldershot Town
Aldershot Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Aldershot
Aldershot () is a town in Hampshire, England. It lies on heathland in the extreme northeast corner of the county, southwest of London. The area i ...
for respective undisclosed fees.
[
]
Stevenage started their first ever League One campaign brightly, losing just one of their first eight League One fixtures, as well as securing a notable 5–1 home victory over
Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday Football Club is a professional association football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. The team competes in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. Formed in 1867 as an offshoot of ...
.
However, a run of four successive defeats moved Stevenage into the lower half of the league.
A 1–0 victory over then-unbeaten league leaders,
Charlton Athletic
Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, south-east London, which compete in . Their home ground is The Valley, where the club have played since 1919. They have also played at The Mount in C ...
,
would ultimately serve as the catalyst for an eleven-game unbeaten run, which included a 6–1 away win at
Colchester United
Colchester United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Colchester, Essex, England. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system.
Founded in 1937, the club spent its earl ...
.
The run had propelled Stevenage onto the edge of the play-off places. Following Westley's departure to Preston, captain
Mark Roberts took caretaker charge of the club, winning two games out of three, including another large victory away from home, this time against
Rochdale
Rochdale ( ) is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, at the foothills of the South Pennines in the dale on the River Roch, northwest of Oldham and northeast of Manchester. It is the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough ...
.
New manager Gary Smith took charge of his first league game, away at Sheffield Wednesday in February 2012, securing a 1–0 victory.
Sitting in the play-off places with a number of games in hand, Stevenage went on to win just one league game out of the following thirteen, although nine of which were draws.
The poor run of form left Stevenage in ninth position, and six points behind the play-off places with just five games remaining.
A run of four wins out of their last five matches, two of which against play-off rivals
Carlisle United
Carlisle United Football Club ( , ) is a professional association football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, England. The team compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. They have played their home games at Brunton Par ...
and
Brentford
Brentford is a suburban town in West London, England and part of the London Borough of Hounslow. It lies at the confluence of the River Brent and the Thames, west of Charing Cross.
Its economy has diverse company headquarters buildings whi ...
,
and another a 6–0 away win against
Yeovil Town Yeovil Town may refer to:
* Yeovil Town F.C., an English football team based in Yeovil, Somerset
* Yeovil Town L.F.C.
Bridgwater United Women's Football Club are an English women's association football club based in Bridgwater, Somerset who wer ...
,
meant that Stevenage ended up securing the final play-off spot on goal difference — following a 3–0 home victory against
Bury
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*The burial of human remains
*-bury, a suffix in English placenames
Places England
* Bury, Cambridgeshire, a village
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on the last day of the season.
Stevenage played third placed
Sheffield United
Sheffield United Football Club is a professional football club in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, which compete in the . They are nicknamed "the Blades" due to Sheffield's history of cutlery production. The team have played home games at ...
over two legs in the play-off semi-finals, losing 1–0 on aggregate.
Stevenage also competed in three cup competitions during the season. They fell at the first hurdle in both the
League Cup
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and
Football League Trophy
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, losing at home to
Championship
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Championship systems
Various forms of competition can be referred to by the term championship.
Title match system
In this system ...
side
Peterborough United
Peterborough United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England. The team compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. Peterborough have a long-standing ...
in the League Cup,
as well as suffering a penalty defeat away to AFC Wimbledon in the Football League Trophy.
Despite the early cup disappointment, Stevenage were to make history in the
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, more commonly known as the FA Cup, is an annual knockout football competition in men's domestic English football. First played during the 1871–72 season, it is the oldest national football competi ...
, reaching the Fifth Round for the first time in their history. After disposing of
Hartlepool United
Hartlepool United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Hartlepool, County Durham, England. The team competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system.
They were founded in 1908 as Hartle ...
and non-league
Stourbridge
Stourbridge is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley in the West Midlands, England, situated on the River Stour. Historically in Worcestershire, it was the centre of British glass making during the Industrial Revolution. The 20 ...
away,
Stevenage beat Championship club
Reading
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at the
Madejski Stadium
The Madejski Stadium (currently known as the Select Car Leasing Stadium for sponsorship reasons) is a football stadium in Reading. It is the home of Reading Football Club, who play in the EFL Championship. It also provides the finish for the Rea ...
.
A 1–0 victory in their first home game of the competition against fellow League One side
Notts County
Notts County Football Club is a professional association football club based in Nottingham, England. The team participate in the National League (division), National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. Founded on the 2 ...
lined up a Fifth Round home tie with
Premier League
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side
Tottenham Hotspur
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.
The two sides played out a 0–0 draw at Broadhall Way,
with Tottenham winning the subsequent replay at
White Hart Lane
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.
Striker
Chris Beardsley
Christopher Kellan Beardsley (born 28 February 1984) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is the fitness coach at club Burton Albion.
Beardsley played youth football with Mickleover Sports and Derby Count ...
finished as Stevenage's top goalscorer for the season with ten goals in all competitions. Captain Mark Roberts played every single minute of Stevenage's 56 matches during the season.
Roberts ended up winning the Player of the Year award for the season, with
Michael Bostwick
Michael Paul Trevor Bostwick (born 17 May 1988) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for National League North club Boston United.
Bostwick started his career at Millwall, and played regularly for the club's under-18 ...
winning Players' Player of the Year.
Squad details
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Last updated on 14 May 2012. The squad at the end of the season.[
]
Players information
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Wycombe Wanderers
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Rob Sinclair
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Salisbury City
Salisbury City Football Club was an English football club based in Salisbury, Wiltshire. They were formed in 1947 and played at The Raymond McEnhill Stadium. Salisbury had gained back-to-back promotions in recent years, first to the Conference S ...
,
, -
, 24
,
Michael Bostwick
Michael Paul Trevor Bostwick (born 17 May 1988) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for National League North club Boston United.
Bostwick started his career at Millwall, and played regularly for the club's under-18 ...
,
,
CM
,
,
Ebbsfleet United
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The club was formed in 1946 from ...
,
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Robin Shroot
Robin Alexander Edward Shroot (born 26 March 1988) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker. He is currently works at the academy of Rosenborg Kvinner.
Shroot started his career at Wimbledon as an eight-year-old, progressing throug ...
,
,
RM
,
,
Birmingham City
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Luke Freeman
Luke Anthony Freeman (born 22 March 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays for Premier League club Luton Town. He can play both as a midfielder or as a winger.
Freeman played at Charlton Athletic, before joining Gillingham at t ...
,
,
FW
,
,
Arsenal
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,
, -
, 18
,
Don Cowan
Don Cowan (born 16 November 1989) is a former professional footballer who played as a winger or forward.
Cowan started his career with Shamrock Rovers, playing for the club's 'A' team before making a number of substitute appearances for the ...
,
,
FW
,
,
Longford Town
Longford () is the county town of County Longford in Ireland. It has a population of 10,008 according to the 2016 census. It is the biggest town in the county and about one third of the county's population lives there. Longford lies at the meet ...
,
, -
, 19
,
Michael Thalassitis
Michael Thalassitis ( el, Μάικ Θαλασσίτης; 19 January 1993 – 16 March 2019) was a British association football, footballer and television personality. He was known for his appearances on the Love Island (2015 TV series, series 3) ...
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Chris Beardsley
Christopher Kellan Beardsley (born 28 February 1984) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is the fitness coach at club Burton Albion.
Beardsley played youth football with Mickleover Sports and Derby Count ...
,
,
FW
,
,
Kettering Town
Kettering Town Football Club is a football club based in Burton Latimer, Northamptonshire, England. They are currently members of and play at Latimer Park in Burton Latimer. Kettering were the first club to wear sponsorship on their shirts in ...
,
[
]
, -
, 27
,
Jordan Slew
Jordan Michael Slew (born 7 September 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for club FC Halifax Town.
Born in Sheffield, Slew began his footballing career at Sheffield United's academy in 2006, joining the club a ...
,
,
FW
,
,
Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers Football Club is a professional football club, based in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, which competes in the , the second tier of the English football league system. They have played home matches at Ewood Park since 1890. T ...
(loan)
,
[
]
, -
, 29
,
Patrick Agyemang
Patrick Agyemang (born 29 September 1980) is a former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Agyemang began his career at Wimbledon, progressing through the club's youth system. He was loaned out to Brentford in October 1999 for th ...
,
,
FW
,
,
Queens Park Rangers
Queens Park Rangers Football Club, commonly abbreviated to QPR, is a professional football club based in Shepherd's Bush, West London, England, which compete in the . After a nomadic early existence, they have played home matches at Loftus Ro ...
(loan)
,
, -
Management
*Manager:
Gary Smith
*Assistant manager:
Mark Newson
Mark Joseph Newson (born 7 December 1960) is an English former Association football, footballer. He has since moved into coaching.
Newson's career began as an apprentice at Charlton Athletic F.C., Charlton Athletic, although he made no first-te ...
*Goalkeeping coach:
Gary Phillips
*Fitness coach: Neil Withington
*Physiotherapist: Paul Dando
Match results
Legend
Pre-season
In June 2011, Stevenage announced that their
pre–season campaign would consist of eight friendlies to open the 2011–12 season.
[
][
] Stevenage's first pre-season fixture was an away trip to
Hitchin Town
Hitchin Town Football Club is an English semi-professional football club based in Hitchin, Hertfordshire. They are currently members of the . Founded in 1865 and known as 'The Canaries', Hitchin Town have been based at Top Field since their fou ...
on 13 July,
[
] with the away side winning the match 1–0 courtesy of an 86th-minute strike from
Chris Beardsley
Christopher Kellan Beardsley (born 28 February 1984) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is the fitness coach at club Burton Albion.
Beardsley played youth football with Mickleover Sports and Derby Count ...
after
Michael Thalassitis
Michael Thalassitis ( el, Μάικ Θαλασσίτης; 19 January 1993 – 16 March 2019) was a British association football, footballer and television personality. He was known for his appearances on the Love Island (2015 TV series, series 3) ...
' initial shot had been saved.
[
] Trialists
Jerome Federico
Jerome Joshua Federico (born 14 May 1992) is an English footballer who plays for Hanworth Villa.
Prior to this he had spells with Burnham, Woking, Wealdstone, Maidenhead United, Hayes & Yeading United, Hendon, Aylesbury, Dunstable Town, Nor ...
and
Robin Shroot
Robin Alexander Edward Shroot (born 26 March 1988) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker. He is currently works at the academy of Rosenborg Kvinner.
Shroot started his career at Wimbledon as an eight-year-old, progressing throug ...
also featured for Stevenage in the match as second-half substitutes.
Four days later, Stevenage beat a
Fulham XI side 1–0 at
Broadhall Way
Broadhall Way, known as the Lamex Stadium for sponsorship purposes, is an association football stadium in Stevenage, Hertfordshire. It has been the home ground of Stevenage (formerly Stevenage Borough and Stevenage Town) since the early 1960s, an ...
.
The home side opened the scoring with just ten minutes remaining, trialist Robin Shroot scoring at the back post after good work down the right wing from
Stacy Long
Stacy William Long (born 11 January 1985) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Long started his football career at Charlton Athletic in 1995 and progressed through the youth system, spending ten years on th ...
.
Stevenage then travelled to
Conference South
The National League South, formerly Conference South, is one of the second divisions of the National League in England, immediately below the top division National League. Along with National League North, it is in the second level of the N ...
side
Dover Athletic
Dover Athletic Football Club is a semi-professional association football club based in the town of Dover, Kent, England. The club currently competes in the National League South, the sixth tier of English football. The club was formed in 198 ...
on 19 July, losing 1–0 courtesy of a late Michael Corcoran penalty.
[
] New signing
Phil Edwards had missed a second-half penalty for Stevenage, firing wide after
Byron Harrison was fouled in the area.
Manager
Graham Westley
Graham Neil Westley (born 4 March 1968) is an English former professional footballer and manager who was most recently manager of League Two club Stevenage.
Westley's playing career, spent mostly as a striker in non-League football, was curta ...
again took the opportunity to look at a number of trialists — with
Welling United
Welling United Football Club is a professional football club, based in Welling in the London Borough of Bexley, England. The club's first team play in the National League South, at the sixth tier of English football.
History
Welling United Foot ...
's Jack Parkinson featuring in the first half of the match,
whilst former
Northampton Town
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Founded in 1897, the club competed in the Midland ...
midfielder
Liam Davis played 79 minutes.
Robin Shroot, who had featured in Stevenage's first two pre-season fixtures, played the whole match.
Another defeat followed four days later as Stevenage lost 1–0 to an
Arsenal XI side at Broadhall Way, a Chuks Aneke goal in the second-half separating the teams.
Trialist
Rohan Ricketts
Rohan Anthony Ricketts (born 22 December 1982) is an English professional footballer who most recently played as an attacking midfielder for Master's Futbol of League1 Ontario.
Club career
Arsenal
Ricketts started out with Arsenal, with whom ...
played 45 minutes for Stevenage, while Robin Shroot again featured as a second-half substitute
— with the latter signing a two-year contract three days later.
Stevenage lost their third consecutive pre-season friendly, again by a 1–0 scoreline, when they travelled to Conference South side
Hampton & Richmond Borough on 26 July.
[
] The only goal of the game came just before half-time; a Stuart Duff shot took a deflection off of Phil Edwards, wrong-footing
Alan Julian
Alan John Julian (born 11 March 1983) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for National League South club Hampton & Richmond Borough.
Julian started his career at Brentford, progressing through the club's academy and makin ...
in the Stevenage goal.
Two days later, Stevenage travelled to
Carshalton Athletic
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— the friendly was arranged as part of the transfer that took Stevenage striker
Byron Harrison from Carshalton to Broadhall Way.
[
] Stevenage won the match 3–0, with goals coming from
Craig Reid,
Guy Madjo
Guy Bertrand Madjo (born 1 June 1984) is a Cameroonian former footballer who played as a striker.
Following a spell playing football in his native Cameroon, Madjo moved to England and played for Petersfield Town of the Wessex League. He attrac ...
, and Robin Shroot.
A 2–1 win at
League Two
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side
Dagenham & Redbridge
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followed on 30 July.
Michael Bostwick
Michael Paul Trevor Bostwick (born 17 May 1988) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for National League North club Boston United.
Bostwick started his career at Millwall, and played regularly for the club's under-18 ...
opened the scoring after just eight minutes, heading in at the back post. Stevenage captain
Mark Roberts doubled Stevenage's lead on the hour mark, scoring from four yards out after Dagenham had failed to clear a corner. A late Brian Woodall goal served as a consolation for the home side.
The club's final pre-season fixture took place on 2 August 2011 against
Conference North
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side
Corby Town
Corby Town Football Club is a football club based in Corby, Northamptonshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Steel Park.
History
The club was established in 1948, taking over from Stewarts & Lloyds as the main team i ...
, ending 1–1.
[
] Stevenage took the lead midway through the first-half,
Ben May heading in a Stacy Long corner. Corby restored parity shortly after the interval, with Matt Rhead scoring from the penalty spot after
Jennison Myrie-Williams
Jennison Machisti Myrie-Williams (born 17 May 1988) is an English Association football, footballer who plays as a Right winger, winger.
Myrie-Williams began his career at Bristol City F.C., Bristol City, progressing through the club's youth sys ...
fouled Nick Rogan.
[
]
*
Note: Stevenage
Stevenage ( ) is a large town and borough in Hertfordshire, England, about north of London. Stevenage is east of junctions 7 and 8 of the A1(M), between Letchworth Garden City to the north and Welwyn Garden City to the south. In 1946, Stevena ...
goals come first.
League One
The
2011–12 League One fixtures were released on 17 June 2011, with Stevenage opening their league campaign at home to
Exeter City
Exeter City Football Club is a professional association football club based in Exeter, Devon, England. The team play in , the third tier of the English football league system. Known as "the Grecians", the origin of their nickname is subject to ...
on 6 August 2011.
The game ended 0–0, with both sides spurning a number of goalscoring opportunities.
The result meant that Stevenage had drawn their opening league fixture for the third consecutive season.
A week later, Stevenage drew 1–1 away at
Chesterfield
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* Rural Municipality of Chesterfield No. 261, Saskatchewan
* Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut United Kingdom
* Chesterfield, Derbyshire, a market town in England
** Chesterfield (UK Parliament constitue ...
. Stevenage took the lead five minutes before the interval,
Darius Charles
Wesley Darius Donald Charles (born 10 December 1987) is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He played in the English Football League for Brentford, Stevenage, Burton Albion, AFC Wimbledon and Wycombe Wanderers ...
heading in from close range after
Michael Bostwick
Michael Paul Trevor Bostwick (born 17 May 1988) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for National League North club Boston United.
Bostwick started his career at Millwall, and played regularly for the club's under-18 ...
's looping header was guided towards goal. Bostwick was sent-off twenty minutes into the second-half, receiving a second bookable offence for a foul on
Mark Allott
Mark Stephen Allott (born 3 October 1977) is an English former footballer.
Career
Oldham Athletic
Allott initially came through the youth ranks and was highly rated as a centre forward, scoring on his debut as a substitute in a defeat agai ...
. The home side equalised late on when
Jack Lester
Jack William Lester (born 8 October 1975) is an English football coach and former professional footballer, who is a first team coach at EFL Championship side of Sheffield United.
As a player Sheffield born Lester played as a forward from 1994 ...
headed in
Dean Morgan's cross.
Three days later, Stevenage earned their first win of the season, securing a 3–1 away victory against
Bournemouth
Bournemouth () is a coastal resort town in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council area of Dorset, England. At the 2011 census, the town had a population of 183,491, making it the largest town in Dorset. It is situated on the Southern ...
. Stevenage took the lead shortly before half-time,
Craig Reid's quick turn and shot beating
Shwan Jalal in the Bournemouth goal after
Lawrie Wilson
Lawrie Robert Wilson (born 11 September 1987) is an English footballer who plays as a right-back for club Billericay Town.
Wilson started his career at Charlton Athletic, and played regularly for the club's under-18 and reserve teams until he ...
's threaded ball beat the offside trap. Two minutes after the interval, the home side were level, substitute
Harry Arter
Harry Nicholas Arter (born 28 December 1989) is a professional footballer who plays as a central or defensive midfielder for club Nottingham Forest.
He began his career at Charlton Athletic, progressing through the club's youth academy before ...
scoring from
Marc Pugh
Marc Anthony Pugh (born 2 April 1987) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder. He has played in the English Football League and Premier League for Bury, Shrewsbury Town, Luton Town, Hereford United, ...
's squared pass. The away side took the lead once more with half an hour remaining,
John Mousinho scoring from the penalty spot after Bournemouth captain
Adam Barrett
Adam Nicholas Barrett (born 29 November 1979) is an English former professional footballer who played as a central defender. During his career, which lasted from 1998 to 2017, he made 647 appearances in the Football League, including 308 for So ...
handled
Stacy Long
Stacy William Long (born 11 January 1985) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Long started his football career at Charlton Athletic in 1995 and progressed through the youth system, spending ten years on th ...
's shot on the line, receiving a red card in the process for denying a goalscoring opportunity. Stevenage doubled their advantage in injury-time when
Chris Beardsley
Christopher Kellan Beardsley (born 28 February 1984) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is the fitness coach at club Burton Albion.
Beardsley played youth football with Mickleover Sports and Derby Count ...
latched on to
Scott Laird
Scott Benjamin Laird (born 15 May 1988) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left back and midfielder for Southern League Premier Division South club Weston-super-Mare. He is also the club's assistant manager.
Laird began his ...
's pass and beat Jalal with a first time finish.
Stevenage then drew 2–2 at home to
Hartlepool United
Hartlepool United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Hartlepool, County Durham, England. The team competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system.
They were founded in 1908 as Hartle ...
on 20 August, coming from two goals down to salvage a point. The visitors opened the scoring through
Peter Hartley's headed goal from a corner ten minutes before the interval. Hartlepool doubled their lead just before half-time through an
Adam Boyd
Adam Mark Boyd (born 25 May 1982) is an English footballer who last played for Bishop Auckland. Boyd plays as a striker and started off playing in school while attending Grange Primary School, in his hometown of Hartlepool.
During his studi ...
penalty kick after
Colin Nish
Colin John Nish (born 7 March 1981) is a Scottish former football player, coach and manager. Nish played for Dunfermline Athletic, Alloa Athletic, Clyde, Kilmarnock, Hibernian, Hartlepool United, Dundee, Dumbarton and Cowdenbeath. Whilst pl ...
was fouled in the area by
Jon Ashton
Jonathan James Ashton (born 4 October 1982) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender. He is a first-team fitness coach at League One club Ipswich Town.
A product of Leicester City's youth academy, Ashton made sev ...
. With twenty minutes remaining,
Byron Harrison scored his first goal of the season when he netted from six yards out. Scott Laird then restored parity with just two minutes remaining, heading in
Robin Shroot
Robin Alexander Edward Shroot (born 26 March 1988) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker. He is currently works at the academy of Rosenborg Kvinner.
Shroot started his career at Wimbledon as an eight-year-old, progressing throug ...
's corner to ensure Stevenage earned a point.
A week later, Stevenage lost their first league game of the season when they travelled to league leaders
Milton Keynes Dons
Milton Keynes Dons Football Club (), usually abbreviated to MK Dons, is a professional association football club based in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. The team competes in , the third tier of the English football league system. The ...
, losing 1–0 courtesy of a second-half goal from
Charlie MacDonald
Charles Lea MacDonald (born 13 February 1981) is an English footballer who plays for Barking.
Football career
Early career
MacDonald played for the Millwall youth team before joining Charlton Athletic as a trainee, turning professional in ...
.
Stevenage recorded their first home win of the season on 3 September, beating
Rochdale
Rochdale ( ) is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, at the foothills of the South Pennines in the dale on the River Roch, northwest of Oldham and northeast of Manchester. It is the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough ...
4–2 at Broadhall Way. The home side took the lead through Craig Reid, who collected Lawrie Wilson's knock down, before turning in the box and beating Rochdale goalkeeper
Jake Kean
Jacob Kendall Kean (born 4 February 1991) is an English football coach and former professional association football, footballer, who is head of goalkeeping at EFL League One side Burton Albion F.C., Burton Albion.
As a player, he was a Goalkee ...
. Rochdale captain
Gary Jones equalised shortly after with a volley that found its way into the net through a crowd of players. Two minutes later, Stevenage were ahead once more — Chris Beardsley scoring from close range after Reid's shot had been parried out by Kean. Beardsley added his second of the game in first-half injury-time, turning on the edge of the area before curling the ball into the far corner of the goal to give the hosts a two-goal advantage going into the interval. Reid added Stevenage's fourth goal of the game when he poked the ball past the onrushing Kean. The goal was wrongly accredited as a
Neal Trotman
Neal Anthony Trotman (born 11 March 1987) is an English former professional footballer who played as a central defender.
Football career
Oldham Athletic
Born in Levenshulme, Manchester, England, Trotman started his football career at Burnley ...
own goal, with there being "conclusive proof" that Reid made contact with the ball.
The away side replied with their second of the match almost instantly,
David Ball turning sharply before placing a shot that went in off of the post.
A week later, Stevenage travelled to
Oldham Athletic
Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is a professional football club in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system.
The history of Oldham Athletic ...
, earning a 1–1 draw. The visitors scored the opening goal after just four minutes —
Joel Byrom
Joel Alan Byrom (born 14 September 1986) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Northern Premier League Division One West club Clitheroe.
Byrom started his career at Blackburn Rovers at the age of 14, and spent four ...
's corner found Michael Bostwick on the edge of the area, and his shot was headed in by
Mark Roberts. Ten minutes later, Oldham equalised through a
Shefki Kuqi
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He spent most of his career in the English football league system, for clubs including Newcastle United, Sheffi ...
header to ensure the game ended with the scoreline tied.
Three days after the draw at Oldham, Stevenage welcomed
Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday Football Club is a professional association football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. The team competes in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. Formed in 1867 as an offshoot of ...
to Broadhall Way, winning the match 5–1. Stevenage took the lead after six minutes, Michael Bostwick's shot was fumbled by Wednesday goalkeeper
Richard O'Donnell
Richard Mark O'Donnell (born 12 September 1988) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Blackpool.
Having started his career with Sheffield Wednesday's youth system, O'Donnell progressed to the first team where he ...
and Craig Reid was on hand to score from six yards out. The lead was doubled four minutes later, when Mousinho beat
Rob Jones for pace before firing a 20 yard drive past O'Donnell. Seven minutes later, the home side were three goals ahead, Michael Bostwick's 25 yard shot rebounded off the post before nestling in the opposite corner of the goal. Shortly before the interval, Stevenage scored their fourth goal of the match — O'Donnell had saved Mousinho's shot well before the ball connected with the onrushing Lawrie Wilson, rebounding into the net. Darius Charles added a fifth goal for the home side in the second-half with a low finish from just inside the area after Lawrie Wilson had squared the ball across goal. Sheffield Wednesday added a consolation goal with fifteen minutes remaining through
Gary Madine
Gary Lee Madine (born 24 August 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Blackpool.
Madine began his career with Carlisle United, for whom he made his professional debut in 2007. He was sent out on loan in 2009, f ...
. The visitors were reduced to ten men late on when
Jermaine Johnson received a straight red card for an off the ball incident with Scott Laird.
Four days later, Stevenage lost their first home game of the campaign, losing 2–0 to
Notts County
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. Craig Reid had missed a penalty for the home side in the first-half, before goals from
Lee Hughes
Lee Hughes (born 22 May 1976) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for club Stourport Swifts.
A strong striker with excellent finishing abilities, Hughes represented the England semi-professional team once in 1996. ...
and
Ben Burgess
Benjamin Kieron Burgess (born 9 November 1981) is an English-born Irish retired footballer best known for his time playing for Hull City and Blackpool. He was capped by the Republic of Ireland at U18 and U21 level.
Club career
Early career
...
gave the visitors all three points.
A week later, on 24 September, Stevenage lost their second successive game, losing 1–0 to
Carlisle United
Carlisle United Football Club ( , ) is a professional association football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, England. The team compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. They have played their home games at Brunton Par ...
at
Brunton Park
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courtesy of a first-half
Peter Murphy header.
A third consecutive defeat followed a week later, on 1 October, as Stevenage lost 2–1 to
Scunthorpe United
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at Broadhall Way. Similarly to the club's last home defeat to Notts County, the visitors opened the scoring in first-half injury time,
Eddie Nolan
Edward William Nolan (born 5 August 1988) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a full-back or centre-back for League of Ireland Premier Division club Waterford.
Nolan has previously played for Blackburn Rovers, Stockport County, H ...
cutting in from the left and beating Chris Day from 20 yards out.
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* Michael J. O'Connor (politici ...
doubled Scunthorpe's advantage in second-half injury time with a finish from an acute angle, before substitute
Josh Walker scored two minutes later to half the deficit.
Stevenage then lost 2–1 away to
Huddersfield Town
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, a fourth straight defeat. Huddersfield opened the scoring just before half-time through
Gary Roberts. Scott Laird briefly levelled the game with twenty minutes remaining, scoring with a shot from just inside the area after John Mousinho had played the ball into his path. The home side took the lead again shortly after, this time
Lee Novak
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A former youth team player for Wallsend Boys Club, he began his senior career with Scottish club Gretna, before returning to his hometown wi ...
scoring after
Anton Robinson's shot had hit the post. Mousinho missed a late penalty for Stevenage after Byron Harrison was fouled in the area.
The four game losing streak ended a week later, on 15 October, when Stevenage beat
Charlton Athletic
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1–0, ending Charlton's unbeaten start to the season. The only goal of the game came eleven minutes into the match, former Charlton player Stacy Long saw his 25-yard shot take a deflection to wrongfoot goalkeeper
Ben Hamer
Benjamin John Hamer (; born 20 November 1987) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Championship side Watford.
Career Early career
Hamer was born in Chard, Somerset, and is a Bristol City fan. His family moved to G ...
. Both sides went on to create further chances, with
Leon Cort
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Cort began his career as at non-league side Dulwich ...
producing a save from Chris Day in the Stevenage goal, as well as Jon Ashton hitting the crossbar for the home side.
A 0–0 draw against
Yeovil Town Yeovil Town may refer to:
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* Yeovil Town L.F.C.
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followed a week later, with John Mousinho missing a penalty with ten minutes remaining. The penalty came about as a result of Yeovil's
Luke Ayling
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Ayling began his car ...
handling the ball on the line, receiving a straight red card. There was a "great sense of injustice around the ground" as Mark Roberts scored the rebound after Ayling had handled — with the referee refusing to give Stevenage the advantage and instead opting to award the penalty.
Three days after the draw, on 25 October, Stevenage travelled to
Brentford
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Its economy has diverse company headquarters buildings whi ...
, winning the match 1–0, their second away victory of the campaign. The only goal of the game came with twenty minutes left in the second-half; Chris Beardsley picking the ball up in the area before lashing a shot across the face of goal and into the net.
[
] Stevenage secured a second consecutive away victory in their following match, beating
Bury
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*-bury, a suffix in English placenames
Places England
* Bury, Cambridgeshire, a village
* Bury, Greater Manchester, a town, historically in Lancashire
** Bury (UK Parliament constituency) (1832–19 ...
2–1 at
Gigg Lane
Gigg Lane is a football ground in Bury, Greater Manchester, England, built for Bury F.C. in 1885. The first match was played on 12 September 1885 between Bury and a team from Wigan. One of the world's oldest professional football stadiums, Gig ...
. Byron Harrison opened the scoring for the visitors in the first-half, sweeping home John Mousinho's knock down. Stevenage doubled their advantage with fifteen minutes remaining, Mark Roberts beating the offside trap to head in Joel Byrom's cross. Bury replied almost immediately, with
Andy Bishop
Andrew Jamie Bishop (born 19 October 1982) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a striker for National League North club Stalybridge Celtic.
Bishop started his career in the youth team at Walsall, taking loan spells with Ki ...
converting from the penalty spot after Lawrie Wilson had fouled
Lenell John-Lewis
Lenell Nicholas John-Lewis (born 17 May 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for National League club York City.
He began his career with non-league side Grantham Town before later turning professional with Linc ...
.
The club's first fixture in November was a home game against
Sheffield United
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, with Stevenage winning the match 2–1. The hosts took the lead shortly before half-time, with Mark Roberts scoring his second goal in as many games with a sharp swivel and finish after Craig Reid's corner was not cleared by the Sheffield United defence. The away side levelled when substitute
Ched Evans
Chedwyn Michael Evans (born 28 December 1988) is a Welsh footballer who plays as a striker for Championship club Preston North End.
Born in Rhyl, Evans was signed by Manchester City from Chester City's youth set up in 2002 and he subsequent ...
scored with a low-drilled effort from a 20-yard free-kick. Stevenage had the chance to take the lead once again with just ten minutes remaining when Lawrie Wilson was fouled in the area, with Scott Laird duly converting the penalty.
[
] After a two-week break due to the FA Cup, Stevenage returned to league action with a trip to
Leyton Orient
Leyton Orient Football Club is a professional football club based in Leyton, East London, England, who compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. They are the second oldest football club in London to play at a professio ...
. The game ended 0–0, with Stevenage's Joel Byrom coming closest to breaking the deadlock when his 20-yard shot hit the post.
A second 0–0 draw followed a week later, on 26 November, when Stevenage hosted
Walsall
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at Broadhall Way. Both
Chuks Aneke
Chukwuemeka Ademola Amachi "Chuks" Aneke (born 3 July 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Charlton Athletic.
Aneke began his career as a youngster with Arsenal, and spent time on loan with Football League clu ...
and
Luke Freeman
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Freeman played at Charlton Athletic, before joining Gillingham at t ...
made their home debuts for the club, with both having chances to win the match.
After a two-week break from the League due to FA Cup commitments, Stevenage travelled to
Deepdale
Deepdale is a football stadium in the Deepdale area of Preston, England, the home of Preston North End. Deepdale is "widely recognised as being the oldest 'continuously used' football stadium in the world, though this is contested".
History ...
to face
Preston North End
Preston North End Football Club, commonly referred to as Preston, North End or PNE, is a professional football club in Preston, Lancashire, England, who currently play in the EFL Championship, the second tier of the English football league syste ...
on 10 December. The match ended 0–0, Stevenage's third straight stalemate. Second-half substitute's Darius Charles and Byron Harrison had the visitors' best chances, forcing Preston goalkeeper
Thorsten Stuckmann to make two strong saves. Preston's
Danny Mayor
Daniel John Mayor (born 18 October 1990) is an English professional association football, footballer who plays as a Midfielder#Winger, winger for club Plymouth Argyle F.C., Plymouth Argyle. He has played in the English Football League for Tranm ...
hit the post midway through the second period, before
Iain Hume
Iain Edward Hume (born 30 October 1983) is a Canadian football manager and former professional soccer player who played as a forward.
He began his career at Tranmere Rovers in 2000, and six years later moved to Leicester City for an initial £5 ...
's volley was palmed away from the goal by an outstretched Chris Day, saving Stevenage a point in injury-time.
[
] A week later, on 17 December, Stevenage faced
Tranmere Rovers
Tranmere Rovers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Birkenhead, Merseyside, England. The team compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1884 as Belmont Football Club, they adop ...
at Broadhall Way in the club's last home game of 2011 — with Stevenage securing a 2–1 victory. The home side took the lead seven minutes before half-time, with Chris Beardsley swivelling in the area before scooping the ball into the far corner of the goal, although the striker was subsequently substituted immediately after as a result of picking up a hamstring injury in the build-up to the goal. Substitute
Ben May was sent-off for the home side after "squaring up" to Tranmere goalkeeper
Paul Rachubka
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Born in San Luis Obispo, California, to an English mother and an American father, Rachubka ...
with twenty minutes remaining. Despite the visitors having a one-man advantage, it was Stevenage who doubled the lead, Mark Roberts heading in Robin Shroot's cross to score his fifth goal of the campaign. Tranmere's
Joss Labadie scored a consolation goal for the away side in the third minute of injury-time, scoring from the penalty spot after Scott Laird was adjudged to have brought down
Mark McChrystal
Mark Thomas McChrystal (born 26 June 1984) is a Northern Irish former professional footballer and coach. Born in Derry, he was a left-footed defender, he has in the past also captained the Northern Ireland under-21 side. He is currently a first- ...
.
Nine days later, Stevenage faced a Boxing Day away trip to
Colchester United
Colchester United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Colchester, Essex, England. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system.
Founded in 1937, the club spent its earl ...
. Stevenage won the game 6–1, their biggest Football League victory to date. The visitors scored the opening goal within the first ten minutes,
Don Cowan
Don Cowan (born 16 November 1989) is a former professional footballer who played as a winger or forward.
Cowan started his career with Shamrock Rovers, playing for the club's 'A' team before making a number of substitute appearances for the ...
and Chris Beardsley linked up well before the latter provided a square pass to the onrushing Robin Shroot, who made no mistake from six yards out. Cowan then set-up Beardsley, who scored from 25-yards with a low drilled effort. After hitting the post and forcing Chris Day into making a number of saves, Colchester halved the deficit shortly after the interval when
Karl Duguid
Karl Anthony Duguid (born 21 March 1978) is an English former professional footballer. He spent the majority of his playing career with Colchester United where, over two stints, he made over 400 league appearances. He also played for Plymouth ...
's cross looped across the face of the goal and
Ian Henderson Ian Henderson may refer to:
*Ian Henderson (footballer) (born 1985), English footballer for Rochdale
* Ian Henderson (musician), New Zealand drummer
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*Ian Henderson (police office ...
's headed in from six yards. Stevenage restored their two-goal cushion ten minutes later, when Michael Bostwick picked up
Phil Edwards' pass and saw his 30-yard shot take a deflection and wrong-foot
Ben Williams in the Colchester goal. Seven minutes later, Stevenage scored their fourth goal from a well-worked free-kick — with Bostwick playing the ball to Scott Laird, who sidefooted the ball into the net from inside the area. Another goal followed just two minutes later, when Luke Freeman picked up Joel Byrom's pass, beat his man and lashed the ball across the goal with a "powerful strike". Byrom added a sixth goal with ten minutes remaining when he ran onto
Ronnie Henry
Ronnie Stephen Henry (born 2 January 1984) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Southern League Premier Central club Royston Town. Henry is also a youth academy coach for Stevenage. He is the first player to lift ...
's header and calmly scored from just inside the area.
Five days later, on 31 December, Stevenage won their third consecutive game when they beat
Wycombe Wanderers
Wycombe Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. The team compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. They play their home ...
1–0 at
Adams Park
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. The only goal of the game came with just eight minutes remaining, substitute Luke Freeman's left wing cross found Lawrie Wilson, who lashed the ball into the net with a first time finish from six yards out.
[
]
Stevenage's thirteen game unbeaten run ended on 2 January 2012, losing 1–0 at home to Leyton Orient thanks to a first-half strike from
Lee Cook
Lee Cook (born 3 August 1982) is an English former professional footballer.
Career
Born in Hammersmith, London, Cook began his career at Southampton before moving on to non-League club Aylesbury United where he made 19 appearances, of which 14 ...
. Leyton Orient were reduced to ten men in the first-half, with
Ben Chorley
Benjamin Francis Chorley (born 30 September 1982) is an English former footballer who played as a defender. He was most recently the director of football at Swindon Town.
Chorley started his career at Arsenal, spending several years at the cl ...
receiving a red card for an off-the-ball incident with Chris Beardsley. Stevenage substitute Chuks Aneke was also sent-off in the second half for a high-footed challenge.
In the week prior to Stevenage's trip to Rochdale, speculation mounted as to whether Stevenage manager
Graham Westley
Graham Neil Westley (born 4 March 1968) is an English former professional footballer and manager who was most recently manager of League Two club Stevenage.
Westley's playing career, spent mostly as a striker in non-League football, was curta ...
would remain at the club amidst interest from fellow League One side, Preston North End.
Westley eventually joined Preston on 13 January, leaving the club after three-and-a-half years in charge.
Westley took his back-room staff with him to Preston, meaning captain Mark Roberts was named as player-manager for the club's trip to
Spotland
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on 14 January.
The game ended 5–1 to Stevenage. Luke Freeman, playing his first game since signing for the club on a permanent basis, scored the opening goal when his shot squirmed under Rochdale goalkeeper
Péter Kurucz. Shortly after the interval, Stevenage had doubled their advantage when Freeman beat his man down the left, before laying the ball to Chris Beardsley, who in-turn rolled the ball to the onrushing Lawrie Wilson, who scored with a first-time finish. Rochdale reduced the two-goal deficit when loanee
Brett Ormerod
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finished well from
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's driven cross. Stevenage restored their two-goal advantage almost instantly, Lawrie Wilson ran onto Mark Roberts' ball, before finishing neatly past Kurucz. Rochdale defender
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was given a second yellow card shortly after for a foul on Beardsley. Five minutes later, the visitors had a fourth goal, Freeman cut in from the right wing and unleashed a 25-yard drive into the top corner of the goal. Freeman was again involved in Stevenage's fifth goal, whipping in a cross from the left that Byrom side-footed home.
Roberts remained in charge for the club's trip to Scunthorpe United a week later, on 21 January, with the game ending in a 1–1 draw. Scunthorpe took the lead shortly after the half-time interval, with
Garry Thompson collecting a
Mark Duffy long ball before firing into the net from 12-yards out. Substitutes Robin Shroot and Darius Charles combined to ensure Stevenage earned a point from the match, with Shroot bringing down Lawrie Wilson's cross into the path of Charles, who turned quickly to beat the outstretched
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from six yards.
Stevenage returned to Broadhall Way three days later, after three successive away fixtures in all competitions, hosting Milton Keynes Dons. The away side took the lead after just two minutes, when former Stevenage loanee
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finished from close range after Chris Day had palmed away
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's cross. Stevenage drew level midway through the first-half following a neat interchange between Luke Freeman and Lawrie Wilson, with Freeman laying the ball off to Michael Bostwick, who unleashed a 25-yard strike into the bottom left corner of the goal. On the hour mark, MK Dons defender
Mathias Doumbé was sent-off for a second bookable offence after bringing down Chris Beardsley on the edge of the area. Stevenage took the lead from the resulting free-kick, with Scott Laird heading in Freeman's cross. The hosts had doubled their advantage three minutes later, Freeman again supplying the cross that was met by the head of Darius Charles, who firmly headed past MK Dons goalkeeper
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. With five minutes remaining, MK Dons scored their second goal of the game, with O'Shea crossing the ball for substitute
Tom Flanagan to head into the net from six yards. Stevenage restored their two-goal advantage almost instantly when Charles worked his way into the box before firing the ball across the face of the goal, which was turned in by MK Dons defender
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.
The club's first scheduled game of February was an away trip to Notts County, who Stevenage had also played the week before in the FA Cup. However, the game was called off on 3 February, a day before the match, due to a frozen pitch.
[
] Stevenage's home fixtures against Oldham Athletic and Carlisle United, scheduled to be played within the space of four days, on 7 February and 11 February respectively, were also postponed due to a frozen pitch after the playing surface was deemed to be unplayable ahead of each game.
[
][
] The club travelled to Sheffield Wednesday on 14 February, manager
Gary Smith's first league game in-charge, winning the game 1–0 at
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. The only goal of the game came shortly before the interval, Joel Byrom's corner was met by Chris Beardsley, whose header was ultimately turned in by Scott Laird.
Stevenage then faced Notts County at
Meadow Lane
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on 22 February, losing 1–0 courtesy of a late
Jeff Hughes strike.
Another defeat followed three days later, with the club losing 2–0 to league leaders Charlton Athletic at
The Valley. Charlton took the lead shortly after the interval, defender
Michael Morrison opened the scoring with a half volley from the edge of the area. Striker
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doubled Charlton's advantage with a deflected effort.
Three days later, on 28 February, Stevenage faced fourth placed Huddersfield Town at Broadhall Way, drawing 2–2. The hosts were without first-team regulars Jon Ashton, Chris Beardsley, Luke Freeman, and John Mousinho, and goalkeeper Chris Day was forced off with a shoulder injury at half-time. Huddersfield took the lead shortly after the interval, Lee Novak slid in
Danny Ward, who finished from an acute angle. The away side doubled their advantage just five minutes later, Novak scoring from 20-yards courtesy of a powerful strike. Stevenage reduced the deficit with twenty minutes left when Joel Byrom's corner found the head of Michael Bostwick, whose powerful header beat
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in the Huddersfield goal. The hosts then had the opportunity to draw level after Wilson was fouled in the area by
Sean Morrison, although Scott Laird saw his subsequent penalty saved by Smithies. With just two minutes remaining, Stevenage equalised. Substitute Jennison Myrie-Williams found space on the left wing, and fired the ball across goal, reaching fellow substitute Robin Shroot, who finished from a tight angle to ensure Stevenage earned a valuable point.
The club faced Exeter City at
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on 3 March, drawing 1–1. Exeter opened the scoring after fifteen minutes through
Richard Logan, before Stevenage equalised on the hour mark — Robin Shroot scoring his second goal in as many games as he finished neatly from substitute Jennison Myrie-Williams' cross.
A third successive draw followed a week later when Stevenage drew 2–2 at home with Chesterfield. The visitors opened the scoring after twelve minutes when Neal Trotman headed in
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's cross. Chesterfield doubled their advantage ten minutes later when
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capitalised a defensive mix-up to curl in a shot from the edge of the area. Stevenage scored two goals within the space of two second-half minutes to draw level. Firstly, Scott Laird prodded home Joel Byrom's corner to half the deficit, before Laird fired in a cross that was neatly turned in by Craig Reid.
Stevenage then faced a home game against Oldham Athletic on 13 March. The original game, scheduled to be played in February, was postponed due to adverse weather conditions. Stevenage won the game 1–0, courtesy of an injury-time header from Lawrie Wilson. Wilson connected with a low Darius Charles cross in the last minute of the match to give the home side their first league win in five outings.
[
] The club travelled to
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to face Hartlepool United four days later, playing out a 0–0 draw.
Another 0–0 draw followed three days later, on 20 March, as Stevenage played out a goalless draw against Colchester United at Broadhall Way. Stevenage played the second-half with ten men, after striker
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was sent-off just before the interval for "lashing out" at Colchester midfielder
Anthony Wordsworth.
An away trip to the
Bescot Stadium
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to play Walsall on 24 March followed, ending in a 1–1 draw. The home side took an early lead when Walsall defender
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turned in area and found the bottom right hand corner of the goal. Stevenage equalised on the hour mark, Jennison Myrie-Williams made room down the left wing, before his attempted cross was blocked, the ball fell into the path of Michael Bostwick who curled the ball into the net from 25 yards out.
A seventh draw in eight games was played out three days later, with Stevenage drawing 2–2 at home with Bournemouth. All four goals came in the first half of the match, with Bournemouth taking a two-goal lead before two Stevenage goals within the space of seven minutes meant the teams went into the break level. The visitors opened the scoring through
Wesley Thomas' half volley that found the top right corner of the goal. Bournemouth then doubled their advantage when
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made a bursting run from full back before hitting a rasping drive that found the net from the edge of the area. The hosts were looking second best, but reduced the two-goal deficit when Luke Freeman cut in from the left and curled a right footed shot past Bournemouth goalkeeper
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from 25 yards. Michael Bostwick scored his second goal in as many games with a low struck effort from the edge of the area, ensuring the two sides went in level at the interval.
Another draw followed when Stevenage drew 1–1 at home to Wycombe Wanderers. Stevenage took the lead with just ten minutes remaining, Michael Bostwick scoring his third goal in as many games when he made room for himself outside the area after a neat interchange with Scott Laird, before curling an effort that beat
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in the Wycombe goal. The away side equalised deep into injury-time when Mark Roberts was adjudged to have halted
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's run into the area illegally;
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stepped up and converted the resultant penalty.
Stevenage's nine game unbeaten run was ended on 6 April, losing 3–0 away to Tranmere Rovers courtesy of two early goals from on loan striker
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, and a second-half strike from
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.
Three days later, on 9 April, Stevenage welcomed Preston North End to Broadhall Way, signalling the return of former manager Graham Westley, who left Stevenage in January 2012 to take up the vacant position at Deepdale. The game ended 1–1, stretching Stevenage's winless run to seven league games. Preston took the lead with just four minutes remaining, with substitute
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sliding the ball in from six yards out following
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's through ball. Stevenage then equalised in the fourth minute of injury time, with captain Mark Roberts heading in Michael Bostwick's floated cross to ensure a share of the spoils.
The result meant that Stevenage were in ninth position, six points away from the final play-off place with just six games remaining. Stevenage travelled to in-form Yeovil Town five days after the draw with Preston, looking to secure a first away win in just under two months. Stevenage won the match 6–0, recording their biggest Football League victory to date, as well as recording the joint biggest away victory of 2011–12 League One campaign. Stevenage took an early lead in the match when
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was played into the area by Craig Reid, Agyemang then squared the ball across goal for Luke Freeman to score from close range. Yeovil were reduced to ten men when
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fouled Michael Bostwick. Agyemang scored Stevenage's second goal when he collected
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long pass, before calmly beating
Sam Walker in the Yeovil goal. Two goals within the space of three second half minutes put the game beyond doubt, with
Jon Ashton
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and Lascelles scoring headers from set pieces. Mark Roberts added a fifth goal with ten minutes remaining — prodding in Freeman's centre. Freeman then scored his second, and Stevenage's sixth, when Jordan Slew made room down the right wing after a neat interchange with Agyemang, before finding Freeman at the back post to tap in from six yards out.
The club then welcomed play-off rivals Carlisle United to Broadhall Way, knowing that a defeat would virtually end the club's play-off hopes. Stevenage dominated the first-half, but were unable to take an advantage into the interval. The second half was a much more even affair, with both teams spurning goalscoring opportunities. The deadlock was broken with just fifteen minutes remaining, substitute John Mousinho, returning from a six-month injury lay-off, latched onto Stacy Long's chipped through ball, before crashing the ball into the goal off the crossbar.
Four days later, on 21 April, Stevenage hosted another team hoping to snatch the final play-off place when Brentford travelled to Broadhall Way. Stevenage secured a 2–1 victory, consequently ending Brentford's play-off hopes in the process. The visitors had the opportunity to take the lead on the half hour mark when Jamaal Lascelles was adjudged to have pushed
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in the area. However,
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's penalty rebounded off the crossbar and Stevenage were able to clear to ensure the teams went in level at half-time. Brentford were then handed another chance from the penalty spot five minutes after the interval, this time the referee deemed Jon Ashton to have fouled Morrison. Brentford's
Sam Saunders stepped up and his powerful penalty rebounded off the post and into the arms of Chris Day. Just three minutes after the second penalty miss, Stevenage were one goal to the good. Craig Reid controlled Lawrie Wilson's low cross, before hitting a shot on the turn that bounced off the ground and past Brentford goalkeeper
Simon Moore. Luke Freeman then doubled Stevenage's advantage ten minutes later, dispossessing
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before cutting in and hitting a right-footed shot that crashed into the goal off the post. Saunders reduced the deficit in injury-time with a curling free-kick, although Stevenage held on to secure a vital victory.
The third straight victory, coupled with Notts County's home loss to Bury, meant that Stevenage were back in the play-off places with just two games remaining.
Stevenage then travelled to
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to face Sheffield United in a game that was televised live on
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on 28 April, and attracted a crowd of over 30,000 spectators. The game was an evening kick-off, meaning Stevenage had moved down to seventh in the league table as a result of Notts County's 4–3 win at Wycombe Wanderers earlier in the day. The game ended 2–2, with Stevenage taking a two-goal lead through strikes from Joel Byrom and Scott Laird, before Sheffield United's
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and
Matthew Lowton
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restored parity. The draw meant that Stevenage had regained their place in sixth with just one game remaining.
Similarly to the
2010–11
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campaign, Stevenage faced Bury at home for the final game of the regular season. The team knew that a win against Bury would secure a place in the play-offs, irrespective of what both play-off rivals, Notts County and Carlisle United, did in their respective games. Stevenage won the match 3–0, opening the scoring midway through the first-half when Craig Reid quickly controlled Luke Freeman's left wing cross before striking the ball high into the roof of the net. News at half-time filtered around the stadium that Notts County were comfortably beating their opponents, Colchester United, and therefore nothing more than a win would suffice if Stevenage were to secure sixth place. Nerves were settled with ten minutes remaining when Robin Shroot was fouled in the area, and Joel Byrom stepped up to convert the spot-kick and double Stevenage's advantage. A third goal was added in injury-time when Shroot broke through the centre of midfield, before laying the ball out to substitute Chris Beardsley, who lashed in a shot at the near post that Bury goalkeeper
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could only get a hand to.
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Note: Stevenage
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goals come first.
League One play-offs
As a result of Stevenage finishing sixth in the league, they faced third placed
Sheffield United
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over two legs in the
League One play-off semi-finals. Due to Sheffield United's higher standing in the league table, Stevenage had home advantage in the first leg, with the game being played on 11 May 2012, televised live on
Sky Sports
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. The game was a tight affair with very little chances, ending in a 0–0 draw.
The only chance of note during the game was
Craig Reid's looping effort that beat
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in the Sheffield United goal, but rebounded off the crossbar.
The second leg, played at Sheffield United's
Bramall Lane
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The stadium was originally a cricket ground, built on a road named after the Bramal ...
, took place on 14 May, and was again a televised match. Similarly to the first leg, the game was a close encounter, with very little chances in the first-half. Sheffield United took the lead with just five minutes remaining,
Chris Porter heading in
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's right wing cross to give the home side a 1–0 lead. Stevenage had little time to reply, and they ultimately bowed out at the semi-final stage of the play-offs in their first ever League One campaign.
*
Note: Stevenage
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goals come first.
League Cup
First Round fixtures for the competition were released on 16 June 2011, with Stevenage being drawn against
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opposition in the form of
Peterborough United
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at
Broadhall Way
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.
The match ended 4–3 to Peterborough, with the game having gone to extra-time.
The visitors took the lead after twenty minutes,
David Ball heading in from close range after a spell of Peterborough pressure.
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equalised for Stevenage with a sweeping shot following good work down the right wing from
Lawrie Wilson
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. Ball then scored his second of the game to restore Peterborough's advantage in the second-half, before a late 25-yard effort from
Michael Bostwick
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took the game to extra-time. Former Stevenage player
George Boyd scored with a curling left-footed free-kick just six minutes into the added on period to give Peterborough the lead for the third time in the match. Substitute
Chris Beardsley
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scored with a header from an acute angle with just three minutes remaining to tie the scores again, before
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converted from the penalty spot after Boyd had been fouled in the area to give Peterborough a late victory.
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Note: Stevenage
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goals come first.
FA Cup
The club entered the
2011–12 FA Cup
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at the First Round stage — only the second time the club had entered the competition at this stage since 1997.
The First Round draw was made on 29 October, with Stevenage facing an away trip to
League One
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side
Hartlepool United
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.
[
] The game was played on 12 November, with Stevenage securing a 1–0 away win. Hartlepool were reduced to ten men after just eight minutes when goalkeeper
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brought
Chris Beardsley
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down in the area.
Scott Laird
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scored the subsequent penalty and Stevenage held on to book a place in the Second Round.
The following day, Stevenage were dealt an away tie against either
League Two
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strugglers
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or
Southern Football League
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side
Stourbridge
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. Stourbridge beat Plymouth 2–0 in the replay, meaning they would host Stevenage at the
War Memorial Athletic Ground
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on 3 December.
Stevenage progressed to the Third Round for the second consecutive season after they beat Stourbridge 3–0 courtesy of three second-half goals.
After a cagey first-half, Stevenage opened the scoring mid-way into the second period, with Chris Beardsley scoring from six yards out after
Michael Bostwick
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Bostwick started his career at Millwall, and played regularly for the club's under-18 ...
's shot had been parried out by goalkeeper Lewis Solly. The away side doubled their advantage twelve minutes later when Beardsley converted
Byron Harrison's centre. Substitute
Robin Shroot
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Shroot started his career at Wimbledon as an eight-year-old, progressing throug ...
scored in injury-time after Harrison's initial shot was saved.
The Third Round draw was made a day after the Stourbridge victory, on 4 December, with the club being dealt an away tie against
Championship
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club
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.
The two sides had met the year before, with Reading knocking Stevenage out of the FA Cup during the
2010–11
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campaign, beating Stevenage 2–1 at
Broadhall Way
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in the Fourth Round. Stevenage travelled to the
Madejski Stadium
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on 7 January 2012, winning the match 1–0 courtesy of a first-half
Darius Charles
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strike. Charles' goal came after twenty minutes, when he collected the ball from Scott Laird before driving at goal, his shot took a deflection off of
Kaspars Gorkšs
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and beat the outstretched
Adam Federici
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Federici began his senior career at Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2003, but was only there briefly and soon switched to Torres. Af ...
in the Reading goal.
A day later, the Fourth Round draw was made, with Stevenage being drawn against League One opposition for the second time in the 2011–12 competition, facing a home tie against
Notts County
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.
The game was played on 28 January, with Stevenage securing a 1–0 victory at
Broadhall Way
Broadhall Way, known as the Lamex Stadium for sponsorship purposes, is an association football stadium in Stevenage, Hertfordshire. It has been the home ground of Stevenage (formerly Stevenage Borough and Stevenage Town) since the early 1960s, an ...
. The game was also
Gary Smith's first game in-charge, having been appointed as manager in the week prior to the game. The only goal of the match came in the first-half, with
Luke Freeman
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Freeman played at Charlton Athletic, before joining Gillingham at t ...
getting to the ball ahead of Notts County goalkeeper
Stuart Nelson
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, before lashing a shot across the face of goal that was deflected in off of
Damion Stewart
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Harbour View FC
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.
[
] The victory meant that the club had reached the Fifth Round of the FA Cup for the first time in their history.
The draw for the Fifth Round was made on 29 January, with Stevenage being dealt a home tie against
Premier League
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side
Tottenham Hotspur
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. The game was played on 19 February, and was also televised on
ITV
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, ending in a 0–0 draw.
Tottenham had the ball in the net early in the second-half, but
Louis Saha
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's shot hit
Scott Parker
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Parker began his career at Charlton Athletic, and ...
on the line, and the goal was consequently disallowed as a result of Parker being in an offside position. Stevenage's
Joel Byrom
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Byrom started his career at Blackburn Rovers at the age of 14, and spent four ...
had the hosts best efforts of the match with two long-range second-half strikes.
Shortly after the game, the Quarter Final draw was made, with the winners of the tie facing a home game against Premier League side
Bolton Wanderers
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.
The replay was played on 7 March, and the game was also televised live on
ESPN
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.
[
] Tottenham ran out 3–1 winners at
White Hart Lane
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. Stevenage took a surprise lead after just three minutes, Joel Byrom's bursting run into the area was unfairly halted by
Ryan Nelsen
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, with the referee awarding a penalty. Byrom stepped up and stroked the ball past
Carlo Cudicini
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in the Tottenham goal. Tottenham restored parity twenty minutes later when
Jermain Defoe
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Defoe began his career with Charlton Athletic, joining their youth team aged 14, be ...
latched onto
Gareth Bale
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's long ball and subsequently fired the ball into the net from the edge of the area. The home side won a penalty just after the interval, Bale winning the penalty after he was adjudged to have been fouled by Stevenage captain Mark Roberts —
Emmanuel Adebayor
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scored the resulting penalty. Stevenage spurned a number of opportunities to draw level, before Tottenham then added a third late-on when Defoe ran onto Bale's long throw-in before finishing from an acute angle.
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Note: Stevenage
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goals come first.
Football League Trophy
Stevenage were awarded a bye to the Second Round of the
Football League Trophy
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.
[
] This is because the competition is split into Northern and Southern sections, with eight clubs in each section bypassing the First Round draw.
[
] The draw was made on 3 September 2011, with Stevenage being dealt an away tie against
AFC Wimbledon
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, with the game being played on 4 October 2011.
[
] The game ended 2–2, with AFC Wimbledon winning the tie 4–3 on penalties. Stevenage had taken the lead after just seven minutes, a
Brett Johnson clearance hit the legs of
Lawrie Wilson
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and deflected past AFC Wimbledon goalkeeper
Jack Turner. The home side turned the game around shortly after the interval, scoring twice in the space of four second-half minutes. Former Stevenage player
Sam Hatton
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Having started his career with Stevenage Borough, he spent time on loan with Northwood, Yeading, Maidenhead United and Diss To ...
restored parity from the penalty spot after
Darius Charles
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had fouled
Ryan Jackson, before
Rashid Yussuff
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beat
Alan Julian
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Julian started his career at Brentford, progressing through the club's academy and makin ...
with a tidy finish. Stevenage captain
Mark Roberts' 20-yard injury-time volley meant that the tie went to penalties, with AFC Wimbledon progressing to the Third Round after Wilson missed the final spot-kick.
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Note: Stevenage
Stevenage ( ) is a large town and borough in Hertfordshire, England, about north of London. Stevenage is east of junctions 7 and 8 of the A1(M), between Letchworth Garden City to the north and Welwyn Garden City to the south. In 1946, Stevena ...
goals come first.
League table
Season statistics
Starts and goals
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Note: '+' denotes appearance as a substitute.
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Note: 'League One' column also includes League One play-offs.
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Note: Herts Senior Cup
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games and statistics not included.
End of Season Awards
Transfers
In
Out
Loans in
Loans out
See also
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2011–12 in English football
The 2011–12 season was the 132nd season of competitive football in England.
The season began on 5 August 2011 for the Football League, on 12 August for the Football Conference and 13 August for the Premier League. The Championship ended on 2 ...
*
List of Stevenage F.C. seasons
References
External links
Stevenage F.C. official websiteStevenage F.C. on Soccerbase
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Stevenage
Stevenage ( ) is a large town and borough in Hertfordshire, England, about north of London. Stevenage is east of junctions 7 and 8 of the A1(M), between Letchworth Garden City to the north and Welwyn Garden City to the south. In 1946, Stevena ...
Stevenage F.C. seasons