FA Cup

Last Updated: 05 July 2024

The end of another season; a memorable campaign. And here are our five of the best Boro' matches from 2022-3 to look back on...

5 Of The Best: First-Time Fixtures

There’s a first time for everything. For every player who makes hundreds of appearances in a Boro’ shirt, there will be a debut at some point. No-one becomes top scorer without bagging that initial goal. And another club won’t ever evolve into a fierce rival without an origin story. As …

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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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As we marched on in the 1997-8 FA Cup, 'Loud and Proud' would become a new terrace anthem to celebrate our remarkable efforts

Loud and Proud: Gordon Bennett & The Boro’ Boys

Our 1997-8 FA Cup run continues to be the stuff of legends; one of the many remarkable chapters in the story of Stevenage (Borough) FC. But it wasn’t just the memories of Swindon and Newcastle that we still have. Matchday announcer Andrew (Andy) Green had a nugget of inspiration; an …

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The recent 5-0 win over Barrow counts as one of our best Boro' games of 2022...

5 Of The Best: Boro’ Games In 2022

You know us – we don’t half love a good end of year listicle. In fact, we’re so cynical that sometimes we wonder if some celebrities may try to time their passing in order to make the list of those what we lost this year. After all: last name written …

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Boxing Day and New Year's Day? Sure. But how about all those other festive football treats we've been served up over the years?

5 Of The Best: Boro’ Festive Football Treats

Right, what does festive football mean to you? Is it the traditional Boxing Day fixture? Or how about the New Year’s Day games that’ll shake off your hangover – for better or for worse? Both are legit answers, to be fair. But let’s not forget about all the footballing frolics we …

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Yeovil Town v Stevenage: After getting the better of a team one division above us, can Boro' keep their FA Cup run on track at a team one division below?

Yeovil Town: It’s That Team Again…

After getting the better of a team one division above us, can Boro’ keep their FA Cup run on track at a team one division below? Well, there are two things that worry us in this Round Two tie. The first is that we’re off to a ground where our …

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MK Dons v Stevenage: The abject display that was Newport away made it a long week to be a Boro' fan. And we just can't see MK Dons away as the cure...

MK Dons: It’s That Team Again…

The abject display that was Newport away last week made it a very long week to be a Boro’ fan. And we just can’t see MK Dons away as being the cure. The FA Cup Round One draw didn’t look all that kind on paper when it came out of …

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In our club's not-so-long story, the name Brian Aldridge is forever linked with a bit of a cock up; one that's not even his fault

Who The Hell Was… Brian Aldridge?

In our club’s not-so-long story, the name Brian Aldridge is forever linked with a bit of a cock up; one that’s not even his fault. In fact, it’s a bit of a rum deal for the stopper who actually came in to do us a favour back in the day. …

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Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 Stevenage: It's not often we'll look back at a defeat with fondness – but this is when Boro' took on our hosts' mantra and dared to do

Good Game: Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 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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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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