Boro' History

Last Updated: 09 July 2021

When a loan deal is turned into a permanent one, that lad must be doing something right. Luke Freeman is a good case in point...

Cult Classic: Luke Freeman

When a loan deal is turned into a permanent one, that lad must be doing something right. Luke Freeman is a good case in point. After all, one of the joys of bringing someone in on loan is that you can send them back. Sometimes, you simply can’t wait for …

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To a few people, he's a two-time Olympic decathlon champion. But, to others, Daley Thompson is best known as a Boro' player...

Who The Hell Was… Daley Thompson

To a few people, he’s a two-time Olympic decathlon champion; winning gold in 1980 and 1984. But, to others, Daley Thompson is best known as a Boro’ player. Probably. At least, we think we got it the right way around. And it was a blink-and-you-miss-it relationship. He came in, played, …

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After the sense of déjà vu going into Christmas, part two of our Stevenage review of the season charts a remarkable resurgence...

Stevenage Review Of The Season: 2020-1 [Part 2]

After the sense of déjà vu going into Christmas, part two of our Stevenage review of the season charts a remarkable resurgence; one that lifted us well clear of what seemed like the inevitable battle for survival we so badly managed the season before. Boro’ came into the new year …

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The 2020-1 campaign – a weird one, right? But we can't just let it go. So, here's our Stevenage review of the season that was...

Stevenage Review Of The Season: 2020-1 [Part 1]

The 2020-1 campaign – if anyone asks in years to come, you’ll tell ’em it was a weird one, right? But we can’t just let it go without a proper send-off. So, before it becomes little more than an abandoned chapter in a book, let’s take it for one final …

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All teams have seasons that live long in the memory. For us, our amazing 2009-10 Blue Square Premier campaign is one of them...

2009-10: Behind The Numbers

All teams have seasons that live long in the memory. Mind you, that can sometimes be for better or for worse. Y’know, if you’re Derby County fans looking back at a diabolical 2007-8 Premier League campaign. For Boro’, however, seasons that live longest in our memories are laced with good …

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The 1987-8 season will forever be the first one in which a Boro' side ended up being relegated. But do stats tell the full tale?

1987-8: Behind The Numbers

All too often, football little more than numbers on a page. But what about the stories that sit behind them? The 1987-8 Vauxhall Opel League Division One season will forever be the first one in which a Boro’ side ended up being relegated. But do stats paint the full picture? …

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As we look back across Stevenage history, we know that a lot of the tales we tell are fairly recent. But what about older ones?

Stevenage History: Where Are The Older Stories?

As we look back across Stevenage history, we know that a lot of the tales we tell are fairly recent. But what about older stories? Is there nothing worth sharing from the 1980s or the early 1990s? Of course there is! And we get why you might be asking why …

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We've had some magic moments on the telly. In 2002, however, You're The Manager planned to take that to a whole new level...

You’re The Manager: Boro’ and Channel 4

We’ve had some magic moments on the telly – most of which probably came in the FA Cup. In 2002, however, You’re The Manager planned to take our small screen stardom to a whole new level. Now more than ever, the battle for ratings means some mad, bad stuff out …

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Just picture the scene. It's 2000 and the internet is still a new thing for most of us. But could it be football's future?

Will The Webmasters Be Football’s Future?

Just picture the scene. It’s 2000 and we’d just partied like it was 1999. Because it was. The internet is still a bright, shiny new thing for most of us. But could turn it out to be football’s future? At the time, you’d be waiting days for Bridgerton to download. …

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As far as we know, only two lads are now forever immortalised in the name of a Boro' fanzine: Martin Gittings and Robin Trott...

Robin Trott

As far as we know, only two lads are now forever immortalised in the name of a Boro’ fanzine: Martin Gittings and Robin Trott. Now, you surely don’t need us to go into the very obvious reasons why our record scorer had the honour of lending his name to Gitts …

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