MATCH
Walsall 1–6 Stevenage
Jersey Mike's Trophy Southern Group B · Tuesday 22 September 2026
W
Result
A
Venue
1,205
Attendance
R. Massey-Ellis
Referee
Updated
Goalscorers
Team
(71)
(71)Match Notebook
D
W
W
L
W
Michael Mellon scored a hat-trick — Boro’s first hat-trick since Kurtis Guthrie against Swansea City on 28 August 2018.
This was Boro’s biggest win over Walsall by goal margin in the senior archive since July 1980. The previous best was 3–1 on 11 March 2023.
After this match, Boro’s senior record against Walsall since July 1980 stood at P15 W5 D6 L4.
Jordan Houghton made his 50th Stevenage appearance.
This was Boro’s 5th senior win against Walsall.
Dan Kemp made his 25th substitute appearance for Stevenage.
Boro scored 6 goals in a match for the first time since a 6–1 result against Hartlepool United on 3 September 2016.
This was Boro’s 31st EFL Trophy Group Stage match and our 17th win at this stage. We’ve kept 9 clean sheets in these matches.
This was Boro’s 1st EFL Trophy meeting with Walsall. We’ve won 0, drawn 0 and lost 1 of those matches.
This was Boro’s 13th 6–1 win since July 1980 — their 24th-most common senior scoreline at the time.
This was the 1st Stevenage match refereed by R. Massey-Ellis. Boro’s record with R. Massey-Ellis is W1 D0 L0.
Boro’ have now played 10 competitive matches on 22 September — winning 5, drawing 3 and losing 2. We’ve scored 19 goals, conceded 13 and kept 1 clean sheets on this day. This was Boro’s biggest win on this date.
This result completed Boro’s latest five-match form sequence shown above.