Stevenage 2008/09

Stevenage finished 5th of 24 in the 2008/09 Conference National with 81 points (won 23, drawn 12, lost 11; scored 73, conceded 54). Highest position 3rd, after match 30; lowest 24th, after match 1. Longest runs: 7 wins in a row, 18 unbeaten and 5 without a win.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Stevenage
Champions, middle half
Relegated, middle half

Bands: the middle half of champions’ and relegated clubs’ points after each match, from every complete 24-club National League season on file.

Results

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Pts	Pos
1	Sat 9 Aug 2008	Wrexham (away)	0–5 L	Lost	0	24th
2	Tue 12 Aug 2008	Eastbourne Borough (home)	1–3 L	Lost	0	24th
3	Sat 16 Aug 2008	Weymouth (home)	1–1 D	Drew	1	23rd
4	Sat 23 Aug 2008	Ebbsfleet (away)	0–4 L	Lost	1	23rd
5	Mon 25 Aug 2008	Crawley Town (home)	1–1 D	Drew	2	23rd
6	Sat 30 Aug 2008	Barrow (away)	3–1 W	Won	5	20th
7	Tue 2 Sep 2008	Kettering Town (away)	0–1 L	Lost	5	20th
8	Sat 6 Sep 2008	Burton (home)	4–1 W	Won	8	18th
9	Sat 13 Sep 2008	Altrincham (home)	3–0 W	Won	11	18th
10	Sat 20 Sep 2008	Forest Green (away)	3–0 W	Won	14	14th
11	Thu 25 Sep 2008	Grays Athletic (away)	2–1 W	Won	17	11th
12	Sun 28 Sep 2008	York (home)	3–3 D	Drew	18	11th
13	Sat 4 Oct 2008	Torquay (away)	0–3 L	Lost	18	14th
14	Tue 7 Oct 2008	Mansfield (home)	3–2 W	Won	21	11th
15	Sun 12 Oct 2008	Eastbourne Borough (away)	1–2 L	Lost	21	12th
16	Sat 18 Oct 2008	Salisbury City (home)	2–0 W	Won	24	9th
17	Sat 1 Nov 2008	Woking (away)	1–0 W	Won	27	9th
18	Sat 15 Nov 2008	Northwich Victoria (home)	1–1 D	Drew	28	9th
19	Tue 18 Nov 2008	Histon (home)	1–3 L	Lost	28	9th
20	Sat 22 Nov 2008	Burton (away)	0–2 L	Lost	28	12th
21	Sat 29 Nov 2008	Wrexham (home)	1–2 L	Lost	28	11th
22	Sat 6 Dec 2008	Lewes (away)	2–0 W	Won	31	11th
23	Tue 9 Dec 2008	Grays Athletic (home)	0–0 D	Drew	32	11th
24	Sat 20 Dec 2008	Oxford (away)	1–1 D	Drew	33	10th
25	Fri 26 Dec 2008	Rushden & Diamonds (home)	3–1 W	Won	36	10th
26	Sun 28 Dec 2008	Cambridge (away)	1–1 D	Drew	37	9th
27	Thu 1 Jan 2009	Rushden & Diamonds (away)	1–1 D	Drew	38	9th
28	Sat 3 Jan 2009	Lewes (home)	3–0 W	Won	41	8th
29	Sat 17 Jan 2009	Barrow (home)	3–0 W	Won	44	7th
30	Sat 24 Jan 2009	Salisbury City (away)	4–2 W	Won	47	3rd
31	Tue 27 Jan 2009	Kettering Town (home)	2–1 W	Won	50	3rd
32	Sat 14 Feb 2009	Weymouth (away)	3–0 W	Won	53	3rd
33	Tue 24 Feb 2009	Woking (home)	1–0 W	Won	56	4th
34	Sat 28 Feb 2009	Altrincham (away)	2–1 W	Won	59	4th
35	Tue 3 Mar 2009	Forest Green (home)	1–1 D	Drew	60	4th
36	Sat 7 Mar 2009	Northwich Victoria (away)	1–0 W	Won	63	4th
37	Tue 24 Mar 2009	Histon (away)	0–0 D	Drew	64	7th
38	Sat 28 Mar 2009	Oxford (home)	1–1 D	Drew	65	7th
39	Tue 31 Mar 2009	York (away)	2–0 W	Won	68	6th
40	Sat 4 Apr 2009	Kidderminster (away)	2–4 L	Lost	68	7th
41	Tue 7 Apr 2009	Cambridge (home)	2–1 W	Won	71	7th
42	Sat 11 Apr 2009	Ebbsfleet (home)	1–0 W	Won	74	7th
43	Mon 13 Apr 2009	Crawley Town (away)	2–0 W	Won	77	6th
44	Sat 18 Apr 2009	Torquay (home)	0–0 D	Drew	78	7th
45	Tue 21 Apr 2009	Kidderminster (home)	3–1 W	Won	81	5th
46	Sun 26 Apr 2009	Mansfield (away)	1–2 L	Lost	81	5th

Score is this club’s goals first. Pos is the position in the table after that day’s matches; points include deductions from the date they applied.