Hitchin Town: Club Profile
Before we had Barnet and Woking, there was Hitchin Town; the original grudge match for Boro’ fans and, for some, still the best. Forget the Johnny-come-latelys from Surrey and Edgware, the Canaries are the big prize. But it’s now a fair few years since Boro’ took on our near neighbours in a ‘proper’ match. And that’s hard for them to take, as we can get. After all, they had a free run at local bragging rights for so long.
As members of the Isthmian League, the 1968-9 campaign brought their best-ever finish; second behind Enfield at the final reckoning. But the next step eluded them. Eventually, a new neighbour from Stevenage would catch them up. Sure – the first few encounters saw the Canaries come out on top. We’d happily forget our 7-1 defeat in the 1982-3 Woolwich Trophy. But the tables started to turn and we started to gradually make ourselves known.
At last count, we had 13 ‘proper’ matches to our name – six in our favour and six in theirs. Three of theirs came from our first-ever three meetings. So, at the very least, that’s a sign of improvement on our part. Whenever the next match comes, the stakes will be high.
The Facts
Hitchin Town: Record vs Boro'
| Pl | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts* | WR% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 46% |
* league points only
Hitchin Town: Result-by-Result (Boro' Scoring First)
Tuesday 15 August 1995
Monday 04 April 1994
Monday 27 December 1993
Monday 13 April 1992
Saturday 07 December 1991
Monday 07 October 1991
Thursday 08 November 1990
Tuesday 09 October 1990
Saturday 08 August 1987
Monday 02 February 1987
Tuesday 14 February 1984
Friday 22 April 1983
Thursday 13 August 1981
Players For Us... and Them
| Paull Abbott | Profile |
| Ian Adcroft | Profile |
| Peter Adnams | Profile |
| Martin Allinson | Profile |
| Jerome Anderson | Profile |
| James Ayres | Profile |
| Gordon Barr | Profile |
| David Bass | Profile |
| Stuart Beevor | Profile |
| Paul Bowgett | Profile |
| Martin Bradshaw | Profile |
| Dean Brennan | Profile |
| Mark Bridge | Profile |
| George Brinkman | Profile |
| Dave Brown | Profile |
| Zak Burke | Profile |
| Colin Cardines | Profile |
| Dave Clover | Profile |
| Mitchell Cole | Profile |
| Owen Coll | Profile |
| Steve Conroy | Profile |
| Steve Cox | Profile |
| Scott Cretton | Profile |
| Phil Dean | Profile |
| Jhai Dhillon | Profile |
| James Dillnutt | Profile |
| Gary Dixon | Profile |
| Terry Dixon | Profile |
| Harry Draper | Profile |
| Mark Duckett | Profile |
| Mark E'Beyer | Profile |
| Inih Effiong | Profile |
| Efan Elad | Profile |
| Lee Endersby | Profile |
| Darren Fenton | Profile |
| Richard Fisher | Profile |
| Steve Flain | Profile |
| John Frendo | Profile |
| Adam Furness | Profile |
| Liam George | Profile |
| Martin Gittings | Profile |
| Paul Grant | Profile |
| Nicholas Grime | Profile |
| Dominic Grime | Profile |
| Nigel Hann | Profile |
| Darran Hay | Profile |
| Charlie Horlock | Profile |
| Richard Howell | Profile |
| Jimmy Hughes | Profile |
| Nicky Ironton | Profile |
| Jamie Jellis | Profile |
| Robert Kean | Profile |
| Ben L'Honore | Profile |
| Glen Lamacraft | Profile |
| Ieuan Lewis | Profile |
| Mark Lincoln | Profile |
| Ian Lindsay | Profile |
| Neil Madden | Profile |
| Steve Mahoney | Profile |
| Shaun Marshall | Profile |
| Tony Martin | Profile |
| Liam McDevitt | Profile |
| Colin McGill | Profile |
| Grant McRae | Profile |
| Jeran Meah | Profile |
| Trevor Metcalfe | Profile |
| Steve Miller | Profile |
| Ken Morgan | Profile |
| Paul Neufville | Profile |
| Luke Norris | Profile |
| Richard Nugent | Profile |
| Mickey Nunn | Profile |
| Robbie O'Keefe | Profile |
| Andy Paine | Profile |
| Adam Parker | Profile |
| Trevor Parker | Profile |
| Lee Payne | Profile |
| Sean Pearson | Profile |
| Gary Roberts | Profile |
| Andre Scarlett | Profile |
| Tyron Sealey | Profile |
| Steve Shea | Profile |
| Gary Sisman | Profile |
| Mark Smith | Profile |
| Kieron St Aimie | Profile |
| Theo Swaine | Profile |
| Daniel Talbot | Profile |
| Adrian Taylor | Profile |
| Denny Tyler | Profile |
| Rob Walker | Profile |
| Tony Ward | Profile |
| Ian Whitehead | Profile |
| Richard Wilmot | Profile |
Hitchin Town Ground Information
Away Fans’ Stand
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Ticket Info
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Facilities for Disabled Fans
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Pre-Match Pints
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Hitchin Town Travel Information – Distance: 8 miles
By Road
One of our closest neighbours isn’t too much trouble to get to by car. Using Junction 8 of the A1(M) as our starting point, take the A602 to Hitchin. As you come to a roundabout, take the third exit to stay on the A602; bypassing the town centre. Continue onto the next roundabout and take the second exit for the A505 towards Henlow.
A further half-a-mile down the road is a mini-roundabout. Take the third exit for Fishponds Rd/A505. The ground is on the left.
Tools: AA Route Planner | Highways Agency
Parking
We don’t think you can use the car park at the ground if you’re a fan. So, you may wish to try a side street where no restrictions apply. It might also be that you can park up on Butts Close opposite the ground.
By Rail
Station: HITCHIN
Services to: STEVENAGE
Leave the station and turn right. You’ll come to a roundabout, where you need to turn left; taking the A505 (Nightingale Road). Continue on for about 0.8 miles. This involves going over three roundabouts. The ground is then on the right.
Tools: National Rail | TfL Journey Planner
