 Byrom started in Stevenage 's first ever Football League game , a 2 – 2 home draw against Macclesfield Town . He played in Stevenage 's televised League Cup loss two days later against Championship side Portsmouth . The following week , Byrom gave away a penalty in a 1 – 0 defeat at Bradford City , which Gareth Evans converted to score the only goal of the game . After playing the whole game in Stevenage 's 1 – 0 defeat at Cheltenham Town in September 2010 , Byrom suffered a number of injuries that kept him out of the first @-@ team for five months . He returned to first @-@ team action in February 2011 , coming on as an 89th @-@ minute substitute in a 3 – 0 loss at Bury . Four days later , he started in a 1 – 0 defeat at Shrewsbury Town . He was an unused substitute for Stevenage 's next five league matches , before starting in the club 's 3 – 3 home draw with Bury on the final day of the 2010 – 11 season – playing a key role in two of Stevenage 's goals to ensure the club reached the play @-@ offs . Byrom scored his first goal of the season in Stevenage 's 2 – 0 home win against Accrington Stanley in the play @-@ off semi @-@ final first leg , reaching the ball before Accrington goalkeeper Alex Cisak to double Stevenage 's lead . He played the whole game in the second leg , a 1 – 0 victory that ensured Stevenage made the play @-@ off final . Byrom started in the final , a 1 – 0 victory against Torquay United at Old Trafford , a win that meant Stevenage earned back @-@ to @-@ back promotions to League One . Despite ending the season on a positive note , Byrom made just 12 appearances , scoring once , due to a host of injuries interrupting his campaign . 
