MATCH
Royston Town 1–2 Stevenage Borough
Eastern Floodlit Cup · Tuesday 20 October 1981
W
Result
A
Venue
—
Attendance
P. North
Referee
Updated
Goalscorers
Team
Starting XI
- 1Martyn Thompson
- 2Martin Allinson
- 3Terry Broom
- 4Steve Rowlands
- 5Andy Hughes
- 6Jose Whishaw
- 7Peter Gittings
- 8Malcolm Ward
- 9Tim Jolly
- 10Trevor Metcalfe
- 11Danny Dance
Substitutes
- No Information
Match Notebook
L
W
W
L
W
After this match, Boro’s senior record against Royston Town since July 1980 stood at P1 W1 D0 L0.
Trevor Metcalfe moved into 4th place for Boro’s highest win ratio (minimum 10 appearances): 68.63% — 35 wins in 51 matches with recorded results.
This was Boro’s 1st senior meeting with Royston Town.
This was Boro’s 1st senior win against Royston Town.
This was Boro’s 6th 2–1 win since July 1980 — their most common senior scoreline at the time.
This was the 1st Stevenage match refereed by P. North. Boro’s record with P. North is W1 D0 L0.
Boro’ have now played 2 competitive matches on 20 October — winning 2, drawing 0 and losing 0. We’ve scored 5 goals, conceded 1 and kept 1 clean sheets on this day.
This result completed Boro’s latest five-match form sequence shown above.