Boro' History

Last Updated: 05 July 2024

The 2013-4 season was low on highlights for Boro'. Very low. But there were some gems to be had – like our win at Bradford City...

Good Game: Bradford City 2-3 Stevenage

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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Our 2013-4 League One campaign would end in something that no Boro' side had experienced since the 1987-8 season – relegation

2013-4: Behind The Numbers

Our 2013-4 League One campaign ended in something that no Boro’ side had gone through since the 1987-8 season – relegation. It’s never nice to get that sinking feeling. Of course, it won’t shock you to learn that some other teams have a lot more experience of going down than …

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Stevenage promoted. That's all the history books will say. Everything else will be a footnote...

Stevenage Promoted: The Times Boro’ Went Up…

Stevenage promoted. That’s all the history books will say. Everything else will be a footnote; Boro’ completing a remarkable reversal in fortunes to earn their place in League One for the 2023-4 campaign. It’s the seventh time (if we counted right) that we’ve gone up one division based on our …

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Stevenage Borough 4-0 Woking: Easter Monday 1996 is the date which will live in infamy; Boro' making it very clear to Woking who would be Conference champions

Good Game: Stevenage Borough 4-0 Woking

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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Let's settle the debate once and for all. We tasked ChatGPT with declaring Boro's all-time greatest XI. And the result? Well...

ChatGPT: Boro’s All-Time Greatest XI

It’s a case of ‘BoroGuide battles the green and white robot’; diving – as we so often like to do for amusement – into the depths of ChatGPT. You’ll no doubt be familiar with this leap forward in AI. It can apparently solve the world’s woes with intense experience and …

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We've had many super strikers on our books over the years. But who are the most prolific forwards to turn out for the Boro'?

Stevenage: Most Prolific Forwards In History

Stevenage Football Club are not one of the heavy hitters of English football. But that does not mean that we’ve not had top players showcase their talents at the Lamex Stadium in the past. Deadly goalscorers, tough tacklers and creative technicians; Boro’ have had it all, but who were the …

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We're probably preaching to the converted here – but let's dive into five of our top reasons to support Stevenage Football Club

5 Of The Best: Reasons to Support Stevenage Football Club

It has to be said – we’re quite fond of the Boro’. If nothing else, they inspire us to keep doing this bleedin’ website; now 20+ years in. Our reasons to support Stevenage Football Club? It’s often a hard one to nail down. We have many reasons; some abstract, others personal. …

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The 2007 FA Trophy Final – one of the biggest Stevenage FC matches in history (to date)

10 Of The Best: Biggest Stevenage FC Matches In History

It’s a bit of an understatement – but there have been some huge moments in the history of Stevenage (Borough) Football Club since coming to life in 1976. It’s tough to boil them down into a list of just 10 iconic moments; trying to capture the significance of those games, …

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In Boro's Football League years, Darius Charles – the original defensive centre-forward – is very much a cult classic candidate

Cult Classic: Darius Charles

In Boro’s Football League years, Darius Charles – the original defensive centre-forward – is very much a cult classic candidate. The only question we have is of ourselves; trying to work out how we hadn’t got to this celebration of Big D before. The modern game has an idea of …

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