MATCH
Rushden & Diamonds 2–1 Stevenage Borough
Conference Cup R2 · Tuesday 24 October 2000
L
Result
A
Venue
1,545
Attendance
Unknown
Referee
Updated
Goalscorers
Team
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(--)Match Notebook
D
W
W
W
L
Neil Illman reached 5 Boro’ goals in 12 recorded appearances — the joint-28th quickest player in the recorded archive to that milestone.
After this match, Boro’s senior record against Rushden & Diamonds since July 1980 stood at P11 W3 D3 L5.
This was Boro’s 5th senior defeat against Rushden & Diamonds.
Ryan Kirby made his 150th Stevenage start.
Neil Illman made his 10th Stevenage start.
This was Boro’s 82nd 1–2 defeat since July 1980 — their 5th-most common senior scoreline at the time.
Boro’ have now played 5 competitive matches on 24 October — winning 2, drawing 0 and losing 3. We’ve scored 5 goals, conceded 7 and kept 1 clean sheets on this day.
This result completed Boro’s latest five-match form sequence shown above.