Blast From The Past

Last Updated: 28 April 2020

It's been a while, but we've gone back to the archives to see what was going down back in the day – a time we were building for a new future

Boro’ Build New Future: Blast From The Past

It’s been a while, but we’ve gone back to the archives to see what was going down back in the day – a time we were building for a new future. So, shakedown 1979. For Boro’ kids, it was our time. Not quite a senior team at this point; still, …

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Boardroom Gutted In FC Blaze: Blast From The Past

Boardroom Gutted In FC Blaze: Blast From The Past

Hot off the press, it’s the latest from our #Boro40 Blast From The Past series. As the legal battle for control of the Broadhall Way stadium rumbles on, local vandals have offered their input too! In fact, this is the second time in a short space of time the venue was targeted four decades ago. …

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Boro' Sound Out Athenian League: Blast From The Past

Boro’ Sound Out Athenian League: Blast From The Past

Not for the first time and (hopefully) not for the last, we’ve been trawling through the British Library archives. Our aim, obviously, is to join up yet more dots in Stevenage Football Club’s history. And what better excuse is there than Boro’s big four-zero? After ploughing through copies of The Comet, here’s the latest in our series of articles from Boro’s early …

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Council May Lease Football Pitch: Blast From The Past

Council May Lease Football Pitch: Blast From The Past

Not for the first time and (hopefully) not for the last, we’ve been trawling through the British Library archives. Our aim, obviously, is to join up yet more dots in Stevenage Football Club’s history. And what better excuse is there than Boro’s big four-zero? After ploughing through copies of The Comet, here’s the latest in our series of articles from Boro’s early …

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Stevenage Soccer Row Hots Up: Blast From The Past

Stevenage Soccer Row Hots Up: Blast From The Past

It’s a brand new month and the perfect chance to dive back into some old articles. Fresh from our latest search through the vast archives of the British Library, we return with another Blast From The Past for you to savour. It’s a gentle reminder of how very different it all used …

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Up The Borough: Blast From The Past

Up The Borough: Blast From The Past

Here we are once again, fresh with the latest offerings from our trawl through the newspaper archives at the British Library. Our aim, as ever, is to bring you a little peak into our club’s history – and where it all started for Stevenage Football Club. Boro’s four-zero in 2016 has set …

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Trench Warfare Ruins Pitch: Blast From The Past

Trench Warfare Ruins Pitch: Blast From The Past

Not for the first time and (hopefully) not for the last, we’ve been trawling through the British Library archives. Our aim, obviously, is to join up yet more dots in Stevenage Football Club’s history. And what better excuse is there than Boro’s big four-zero? After ploughing through copies of The Comet, here’s the second in a series of articles from Boro’s early …

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