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Stevenage Borough F.C.
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| Full name | Stevenage Borough Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | The Boro | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1976 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Broadhall Way Stevenage (Capacity 7,100) |
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| Chairman |  Phil Wallace |
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| Manager | Peter Taylor |
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| League | Conference National | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–07 | Conference National, 8th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Stevenage Borough F.C. are an English football team based in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, currently playing in the Conference National. Their home ground is Broadhall Way, Stevenage.
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Stevenage has had several early football clubs dating back to the 19th century all of which have now ceased. Stevenage Borough was formed in 1976 after the bankruptcy of Stevenage Athletic. Borough then progressed quickly through to the Conference in 1993-94 under the management of Paul Fairclough. Stevenage Borough reached their apex in 1995-96 when they won the Conference Championship, but were denied promotion to the Football League Division Three as their stadium did not meet the requirements for Football League grounds and the total capacity of 6,000 (including 1,000 seats) was not in place.
The closest they have come to playing in the Football League since was in a defeat to Carlisle United in the 2004/2005 Conference Playoff Final which they lost 1-0.
Mark Stimson, one of the more successful managers at Stevenage Borough, resigned on 17 October 2007. He was replaced by Peter Taylor on 1 November 2007 Club chairman Phil Wallace said 'This is a Championship appointment in the Conference and shows our desire to compete for promotion this season and next. This is breathtaking news for the town of Stevenage. Peter is one of the finest coaches in the country.'
Stevenage Borough gained fame in January 1998 when they reached the 4th Round of the FA Cup, being drawn against Newcastle United of the Premiership. After Giuliano Grazioli's equaliser at Broadhall Way, Boro' gained a replay at St. James' Park, but they eventually lost 2-1.
On 12 May 2007, Stevenage won the FA Trophy for the first time in their history, with victory over Kidderminster Harriers, winning 3-2 despite being 2-0 behind at half time. Mitchell Cole (51), Craig Dobson (74) & Steve Morison (88) scored the vital goals for Stevenage in what was the first ever final at the new Wembley Stadium. The attendance was 53,262. [1]
- FA Trophy
- 2006-07
- Football Conference
- 1995-96
- Ryman Premiership
- 1992-93
- Ryman Division Two North
- 1991-92
- Ryman Division One
- 1990-91
- Isthmian League Division Two
- 1989-90
- As of 23 November 2007.[2]
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Barry Hayles - Plymouth Argyle
Efetobore Sodje - Gillingham
Giuliano Grazioli - Barnet- Sam Sodje - Reading
- D.J. Campbell - Leicester City
- George Boyd - Peterborough United
Ray Houghton - Oxford United, Liverpool & Aston Villa
David Phillips - Manchester City, Coventry City, Norwich City, Nottingham Forest
Lionel Perez - Sunderland, Newcastle, Cambridge United- Anthony Elding - Stockport
- ^ footballconference.co.uk - FA Trophy Final, Kidderminster 2-3 Stevenage (12 May, 2007).
- ^ Stevenage Borough. FootballSquads. Retrieved on 2007-11-23.
- Stevenage Borough Football Club Official Website
- BoroGuide Unofficial Website
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