Boro' History

Last Updated: 05 July 2024

As GW's Boro' pushed for a Conference playoff place in the 2004-5 season, the arrival of Darryn Stamp was a bit of a key moment...

Unsung Heroes: Darryn Stamp

The mid-2000s were a bit of a cult time for Boro’ all told; Graham Westley now firmly into his stride as boss and pushing us into the promotion picture. With forwards like Anthony Elding and Dino Maamria at our disposal, we had the necessary capability to score goals. But there …

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Leyton Orient 1-2 Stevenage Borough: In the mid-1990s, Boro' started to move the dial in the FA Cup; establishing our cupset pedigree with a 1996 trip to Leyton Orient

Good Game: Leyton Orient 1-2 Stevenage Borough

Good Game: The series looking at the amazing, utterly memorable, unbelievably dramatic and downright ludicrous games that involved Stevenage Borough over the years. But we’ll insist that we accept no blame for memories warped by time, age or alcohol consumption at the time. We’ll never refer to any games involving …

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August 2023 is now done; Boro' now five league games in. So, how does the start of this campaign compare with others before it?

At This Stage: August 2023

Blink and you miss it; August is (all but) done and dusted – and we might as well be plunged into the depths of winter now. For Boro’, we’re enjoying a decent return to League One. As one month ends and the new one starts, we find ourselves five league …

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We're not the oldest club on the block, that's for sure. But doing a brief Stevenage FC history is not easy, we can tell you...

A Brief History of Stevenage FC

If Stephen Hawking had decided to write a book about our club, we’d imagine this is the title he’d choose. But, with the passing of that particular genius, a boat has long since sailed. And the title is ours to grab. The reason? To serve you a little slice of …

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Let's talk iconic Boro' goals for a second. Joel Byrom? Yep. Giuliano Grazioli? Very probably. John Mousinho? You'd think so...

Cult Classic: John Mousinho

Let’s talk iconic Boro’ goals for a second. Joel Byrom? Yep. Giuliano Grazioli? Very probably. John Mousinho? You’d have to think so. But this alone doesn’t instantly make a cult classic. Don’t get us wrong – landmark goals do a lot to keep someone fresh in the memory for the …

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There weren't many highlights during our 1997-8 campaign. But Giuliano Grazioli did his bit to give us one big moment from it...

Cult Classic: Giuliano Grazioli

There weren’t many highlights during our 1997-8 campaign. Boro’ had now entered a period of transition after a sustained run of success. The team that won the 1995-6 Conference title and gone close to retaining it in 1996-7 had now largely broken apart. Gone were the likes of Barry Hayles …

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He won titles and played for his (adopted) country – but who exactly was this Ray Houghton fella who signed for Boro' in 1999?

Who The Hell Was… Ray Houghton?

OK, so you’re Ray Houghton. That don’t impress us much. So, you got the looks. But have you got the touch (still)? Don’t get us wrong – we think you’re alright. But can you still do it on an away day at Stalybridge on a cold winter’s night? And herein …

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Not all players make an impact at Boro'. Some – like James Wallace – would no doubt like the chance to make an impact at all...

Who The Hell Was… James Wallace?

Not all players make an impact at Boro’. Some – like James Wallace – would no doubt like the chance to make an impact at all; the midfielder finding himself in an unusual situation at the Boro’. You’d even not realise he’d entered the building if you weren’t paying enough …

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After we raced through League Two, any notion that our 2011-2 League One campaign would be a struggle were soon to be proved wrong

2011-2: Behind The Numbers

After we raced through League Two, any notion that our 2011-2 League One campaign would be a struggle were soon to be proved wrong. In a division where there were some pretty big names about the place, it’d be easy to assume we were just happy to make up the …

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Is Chris Day one of our 10 best Stevenage goalkeepers? Well, yes...

10 Of The Best: Stevenage Goalkeepers

From different teams and times, the best Stevenage goalkeepers all have one thing to unite them – being bloody good between the sticks. You see, all genuine hopes of stopping a ball going into our goal come down to having a decent number one. Try keeping the sheet clean just …

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