 He made his first start of the 2011 – 12 season in Stevenage 's first home win of the campaign , playing the first 76 minutes in a 4 – 2 victory over Rochdale on 3 September 2011 . Byrom scored his first goal of the season in the club 's emphatic 6 – 1 away victory against Colchester United in December 2011 , scoring the sixth goal after a fine individual run and finish . The following month , on 14 January 2012 , Byrom doubled his goal tally for the season when he scored with a first @-@ time finish from Luke Freeman 's cross in Stevenage 's 5 – 1 win over Rochdale at Spotland . Byrom scored in Stevenage 's televised FA Cup tie away at Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur in that year , scoring from the penalty spot to give Stevenage a brief lead before Tottenham came back to secure a 3 – 1 win . He went on to score two further goals during the latter stages of the season ; once in a 2 – 2 draw away at Sheffield United , and the other in a 3 – 0 win over Bury , on the last day of the regular season as Stevenage secured a play @-@ off place following their sixth @-@ place finish . He played in both play @-@ off semi @-@ final legs , which Stevenage lost 1 – 0 on aggregate to Sheffield United . He made 40 appearances during the season , scoring five times . Despite appearing regularly under new manager Gary Smith , Byrom rejected the offer of a contract extension , and left Stevenage in May 2012 . During his successful three @-@ year spell with the club , he made 100 appearances in all competitions , scoring eleven goals . 
