Boro' History

Last Updated: 27 May 2023

Delays and disquiet with the 2021-2 edition put a thought into our head – what are the best all-time Stevenage kits we've seen?

5 Of The Best: Stevenage Kits

Delays and disquiet with the 2021-2 edition put a thought into our head – what are the best all-time Stevenage kits we’ve seen? Like all teams, Boro’ are blessed to have worn some real gems over the years. On the flip side, we’ve also stepped out in proper clangers. Looking …

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Our home game with Vauxhall Motors (Luton) in November 1985 seemed like an ordinary league clash – but it ended in tragedy...

Tragedy At Broadhall Way

Our home game with Vauxhall Motors (Luton) in November 1985 seemed like an ordinary league clash. Well, why wouldn’t it? But it was a fixture that didn’t make it past the half-time interval as tragedy struck in a way that you’d never expect to see at a football game. For …

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Brian Quailey, Tony Thorpe, Liam George... Boro's seen enough duff forwards over the years. And Greg Luer is also on that list...

Who The Hell Was… Greg Luer?

Brian Quailey, Tony Thorpe, Liam George… Boro’s seen enough duff forwards over the years. And Greg Luer is also on that list. In football, the conventional thinking is that a striker should be able to come in and score goals. That’s what they’re on the pitch to do. OK, so …

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For the first time in a quarter of a century, Boro' entered the 2014-5 season in a division one lower than the previous campaign

2014-5: Behind The Numbers

For the first time in a quarter of a century, Boro’ entered the 2014-5 season in a division one lower than the previous campaign. We’d spent three years punching hard above our weight; League One giving us the chance to rub shoulders with some truly big names as equals. Alas, …

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The 1996-7 FA Trophy semi-final against Woking was looking like our last shot at silverware...

1996-7: Behind The Numbers

In an alternate universe, Boro’s 1996-7 campaign was a historic double-winning one. In our universe, however, we fell agonisingly short. After out-dated ground rules stopped us going up to the Football League, we had to go again in the GM Vauxhall Conference as its reigning kings. Well, we’d won it …

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On Sunday, Boro' are hosting a very important benefit game for a very important player – superstar striker Martin Gittings

Gitts Is Up

On Sunday, Boro’ will be hosting a very important benefit game for a very important player – superstar striker Martin Gittings. You can almost ignore the visit of Swindon Town the day before. Based on our recent form and head-to-head against the Robins, that might be wise.  Either way, the …

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Stevenage Borough 2-1 Woking: In the mid-90s, no non-league rivalry compared to Boro' and Woking. And this FA Trophy semi-final showdown was set up nicely...

Good Game: Stevenage Borough 2-1 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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A combination of power and pace is what made Yemi Odubade such an integral, yet understated, part of our 2010 title-winning side

Unsung Heroes: Yemi Odubade

A perfect combination of power and pace is what made Yemi Odubade such an integral, yet understated, part of our 2010 title-winning side. If you had to pick a five-a-side team made up of our champion cohort, some picks would – of course – be obvious. We’d bet you’d pick …

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As we struggled to get used to life playing in the GM Vauxhall Conference, one man we turned to for a lift was Vasili Kalogeracos

Who The Hell Was… Vasili Kalogeracos?

As we struggled to get used to life playing in the GM Vauxhall Conference, one man we turned to for a lift was Vasili Kalogeracos. At the time, Boro’ had been unable to build on a 3-0 win away to Stafford Rangers on the opening day of the 1994-5 season. …

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It's not often you find a one-club man these days. In a parallel universe, Jose Whishaw would be one of them. One of our own...

Cult Classic: Jose Whishaw

It’s not often you find a one-club man these days. Even our highest appearance makers, Ronnie Henry and Mark Smith, turned out for other clubs in their time. But, in a parallel universe, Jose Whishaw is a genuine one club man. Such was his affinity for Stevenage, you can even …

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