The 2022–23 season was Stevenage's ninth consecutive season in League Two and their 47th year in existence. In addition to the league, they also competed in the 2022–23 FA Cup, the 2022–23 EFL Cup and the 2022–23 EFL Trophy.
Transfers In DatePosPlayerTransferred fromFeeRef 1 July 2022 CB Michael Bostwick Burton Albion Free transfer 1 July 2022 GK Aaron Chapman Gillingham Free transfer 1 July 2022 LB Max Clark Rochdale Free transfer 1 July 2022 CB Carl Piergianni Oldham Athletic Free transfer 1 July 2022 LM Jordan Roberts Motherwell Free transfer 1 July 2022 CF Danny Rose Northampton Town Free transfer 1 July 2022 RB Kane Smith Boreham Wood Free transfer 1 July 2022 CB Dan Sweeney Forest Green Rovers Free transfer 22 August 2022 RW David Amoo Port Vale Free Transfer 3 January 2023 CM Jake Forster-Caskey Charlton Athletic Undisclosed 30 January 2023 CF Josh March Forest Green Rovers Undisclosed 6 February 2023 GK Adam Przybek Walsall Free Transfer
Out DatePosPlayerTransferred toFeeRef 27 June 2022 GK Elyh Harrison Manchester United Undisclosed 30 June 2022 LW Bruno Andrade Boreham Wood Released 30 June 2022 RB Bradley Barry Eastbourne Borough Released 30 June 2022 GK Sacha Bastien Unattached Released 30 June 2022 AM Charlie Carter Eastleigh Released 30 June 2022 LB Ben Coker Solihull Moors Released 30 June 2022 CB Scott Cuthbert Woking Released 30 June 2022 CF James Daly Woking Released 30 June 2022 CF Harry Draper Biggleswade Town Released 30 June 2022 CB Sam Dreyer Bedford Town Released 30 June 2022 CB Luis Fernandez Hampton & Richmond Borough Released 30 June 2022 CM Chris Lines Bath City Released 30 June 2022 RB Luke O'Neill Ebbsfleet United Released 30 June 2022 CB Luke Prosser Unattached Released 30 June 2022 GK Timmy Smith Biggleswade Town Released 30 June 2022 CM Ed Upson Stowmarket Town Released 30 June 2022 GK Laurie Walker Barnet Free transfer 5 July 2022 CB Ross Marshall Torquay United Undisclosed 23 July 2022 CM Max Granville Biggleswade Town Free Transfer 3 January 2023 CM Arthur Read Colchester United Undisclosed 19 January 2023 RW David Amoo Crewe Alexandra Undisclosed 6 February 2023 GK Aaron Chapman Scunthorpe United Undisclosed
Loans in DatePosPlayerLoaned fromOn loan untilRef 15 June 2022 DM Dean Campbell Aberdeen End of Season 23 June 2022 GK Taye Ashby-Hammond Fulham End of Season 11 July 2022 DM Saxon Earley Norwich City 2 January 2023 1 September 2022 CM Alex Gilbey Charlton Athletic End of Season 5 January 2023 LM Daryl Horgan Wycombe Wanderers End of Season 13 January 2023 CB Jonathan Tomkinson Norwich City End of Season 31 January 2023 GK Jökull Andrésson Reading End of Season 31 January 2023 LB Josh Reid Coventry City End of Season 16 February 2023 GK Toby Savin Accrington Stanley 10 March 2023 10 March 2023 GK Jon McCracken Norwich City 17 March 2023 6 April 2023 GK Thimothée Lo-Tutala Hull City 13 April 2023
Loans out DatePosPlayerLoaned toOn loan untilRef 29 July 2022 MF Alfie Williams Hemel Hempstead Town 17 September 2022 5 August 2022 CB Mackye Townsend-West St Albans City 9 December 2022 17 September 2022 MF Alfie Williams Hayes & Yeading United 1 January 2023 23 September 2022 DM Jack Smith Dartford 22 October 2022 9 December 2022 RB Owen Cochrane Potters Bar Town 9 January 2023 9 December 2022 CB Mackye Townsend-West Royston Town 9 January 2023
Pre-season and friendlies It was announced on 16 May 2022 that the club would travel to Jersey for a training camp and have a subsequent friendly on 2 July against Combined Counties League club Jersey Bulls. Then on 10 June, Stevenage confirmed a home pre-season friendly with Peterborough United along with three further away fixtures. A further home pre-season match was confirmed, against West Bromwich Albion. The seventh and final friendly to be announced was against Derby County.
Competitions Overall record
League Two
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
On 23 June, the league fixtures were announced.
FA Cup
Stevenage were drawn away to Gateshead in the first round, King's Lynn Town in the second round, Aston Villa in the third round and Stoke City in the fourth round.
EFL Cup
Stevenage were drawn away to Reading in the first round and at home to Peterborough United in the second round. For the first time in the club's history, Stevenage advanced to the third round of the EFL Cup, where they were defeated by Charlton Athletic on penalties.
EFL Trophy
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