Stevenage have confirmed that former Rotherham United forward Alex Revell will replace Steve Evans as permanent boss for next season.

The 40-year-old was an EFL journeyman forward in the 2000s and 2010s, playing most notably for the Millers as his stunning goal at Wembley Stadium earned a return to Championship football.

Retiring with the Boro in 2020, the Cambridgeshire native made his first foray into management with club in from 2020 until 2021, taking charge of 77 matches and winning just 20.

However, he returned to the Lamex Stadium in 2022 to work with the Academy before being moved up to the first-team fold under former Rotherham boss Evans.

The controversial Scot kept Stevenage in League Two in his first season before masterminding a promotion to League One in his first full season.

The Hertfordshire-based club were challenging for the play-offs until the final few games of the campaign, eyeing successive promotions, before Evans opted to return to Rotherham after their relegation from the Championship.

Stevenage Chairman Phil Wallace said:  “We’ve taken our time to consider various candidates, but we believe the dynamics of our squad dictated that Alex was the natural successor to Steve. Alex knows the players, he’s been part of the original recruitment metric and, importantly, he’s held in high esteem by the dressing room. However, we wanted to improve our chances of success on the pitch by providing an experienced coach/assistant manager with in-game expertise and years of experience winning games.

“In this regard, we’ve also appointed the Management Team that Alex has chosen with Neil Banfield joining as Assistant Manager/First Team coach and Scott Cuthbert taking over Alex’s former number three role”.