Unreliable History
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Club Records
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| Formed | 1976 |
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| Turned Professional | – |
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| Became a Limited Company | 1994 |
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| Previous names | Stevenage Borough = 1976-2010 |
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| Previous grounds | – |
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| Nickname | “BORO” |
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| Motto | – |
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| Club Colours [Images courtesy of the wonderful Colours of Football website] |
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| Record Football League Win | 6-0 v Yeovil Town (League One) (Away) 14.04.2012 |
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| Record Football League Defeat | 1-7 v Luton Town (League Two) 14.10.2017 |
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| Record Cup Win | 5-0 v Nantwich Town (FA Cup First Round) 04.11.2017 |
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| Record Fee Paid | £20,000 to Hereford United for Richard LEADBETTER (February 1999) |
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| Record Fee Received | >£1 million from Watford for Ben WILMOT (May 2018) |
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| Record Appearances (includes non-league appearances) | 502 – Ronnie HENRY (2005-2012 & 2014-2019) |
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| Record League Appearances | 230 – Ronnie HENRY (2005-2012 & 2014-2019) |
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| Record League goal-scorer | ?? – ?? (19??-19??) |
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| Record all-time goal-scorer | 217 – Martin GITTINGS (1980-1995) |
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| Record goal-scorer in a League season | 20 – Matt GODDEN League Two (2016-2017) (46 games) |
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| Record goal-scorer in a season | 21 – Matt GODDEN League Two (2016-2017) |
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| Most goals scored in a League match | 3 – Chris HOLDROYD v Hereford United (Away) 28.09.2010 3 – Dani LOPEZ v Sheffield United (League One) (Home) 16.03.2013 3 – Chris WHELPDALE v Morecambe (League Two) (Home) 28.11.2015 3 – Matt GODDEN v Newport County (League Two) (Home) 07.11.2017 3 – Matt GODDEN v Nantwich Town (FA Cup First Round) (Home) 04.11.2017 |
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| Record Home Attendance | 8,040 v Newcastle United (FA Cup Third Round) 25.01.1998 |
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| Record total of goals in a League season | 69 – League One (2011-2012) (46 games) |
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| Record League points total | 3 points for a win : 73 – League One (2011-2012) (46 games) |
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| Most Capped Player while at club | ?? |
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| Youngest Player | Shaun MARSHALL – 16 years and 326 days v Hertford Town (Division ??) 10.09.1988 |
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| Oldest Player | Chris DAY – 41 years and 260 days v Morecambe () (Home) 14.04.2017 |
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Stadium details
Address : Broadhall Way, Stevenage, Hertfordshire SG
Telephone : 01483 223223
Ticket Office : 01483 223223
Capacity : 6,722
Away Allocation : 1,400-2,000
Pitch size : m x m (110 yards x 70 yards)
Official website : www.stevenagefc.com
Directions
There are good directions to Broadhall Way on the Stevenage FC website and more information on the Away Days website.
Honours
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| Conference Champions (Fourth Tier) | 1995-1996, 2009-2010 |
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| FA Trophy Winners | 2006-2007, 2008-2009 |
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| FA Trophy Finalists | 2001-2002, 2009-2010 |
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Managers
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| Derek MONTGOMERY | 1979 – June 1983 |
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| Frank CORNWELL | July 1983 – September 1987 |
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| John BAILEY | September 1987 – May 1988 |
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| Brian WILLIAMS | July 1988 – May 1990 |
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| Paul FAIRCLOUGH | June 1990 – 17 December 1998 |
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| Richard HILL | 21 December 1998 – 16 April 2000 |
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| Steve WIGNALL | 18 April 2000 – 28 May 2000 |
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| Paul FAIRCLOUGH | 31 May 2000 – 26 February 2002 |
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| Wayne TURNER | 27 February 2002 – 27 December 2002 |
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| John DREYER (Caretaker) | January 2003 – 28 January 2003 |
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| Graham WESTLEY | 29 January 2003 – 30 June 2006 |
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| Mark STIMSON | 1 July 2006 – 17 October 2007 |
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| Peter TAYLOR | 1 November 2007 – 28 April 2008 |
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| Graham WESTLEY | 2 May 2008 – 12 January 2012 |
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| Mark ROBERTS (Caretaker) | 13 January 2012 – 25 January 2012 |
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| Gary SMITH | 25 January 2012 – 20 March 2013 |
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| Mark ROBERTS (Caretaker) | 20 March 2013 – 30 March 2013 |
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| Graham WESTLEY | 30 March 2013 – 31 May 2015 |
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| Teddy SHERINGHAM | 1 June 2015 – 1 February 2016 |
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| Darren SARLL | 1 February 2016 – 18 March 2018 |
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| Dino MAAMRIA | 20 March 2018 – 9 September 2019 |
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| Mark SAMPSON (Caretaker) | 9 September 2019 – 22 December 2019 |
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| Graham WESTLEY | 26 December 2019 – 16 February 2020 |
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| Alex REVELL | 16 February 2020 – |
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League Record
The Football League structure has historically been as follows …
| 1888-1892 | 1892-1920 | 1920-1921 | 1921-1958 | 1958-1992 | 1992-2004 | 2004 to date | |
| First tier | Football League | Division One | Division One | Division One | Division One | Premiership | Premier League |
| Second tier | Division Two | Division Two | Division Two | Division Two | Division One | Championship | |
| Third tier | Division Three | Division Three (North) and (South) |
Division Three | Division Two | League One | ||
| Fourth tier | Division Four | Division Three | League Two | ||||
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| United Counties League Division One | 1980-1981 |
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| United Counties League Premier Division | 1981-1984 |
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| Isthmian League Division Two North | 1984-1986 |
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| Isthmian League Division One | 1986-1988 |
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| Isthmian League Division Two North | 1988-1991 |
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| Isthmian League Division One | 1991-1992 |
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| Isthmian League Premier Division | 1992-1994 |
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| Conference (Fifth Tier) | 1994-2010 |
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| Promoted to League Two (Fourth Tier) | 2010 |
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| League Two (Fourth Tier) | 2010-2011 |
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| League One (Third Tier) | 2011-2014 |
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| League Two (Fourth Tier) | 2014- |
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