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FC HISTORYEST. 1976
Stevenage ↗
Founded
1976
Known as
The Boro
Home turf
Broadhall Way
From
Hertfordshire
The long read
More than a scoreline.
From local beginnings to the big occasions. This is Stevenage.
An introduction covering the club’s formation through its 2023 promotion. This is a growing collection, rather than a complete season-by-season record.
A fresh start for the town
Stevenage’s modern club began in 1976 after Stevenage Athletic folded. Youth football and local playing fields came before senior league football. The early ground dispute made a permanent home part of the struggle, not a starting privilege. Early history →
Working up the divisions
Entry into the United Counties League in 1980 opened a new chapter. The first season brought a divisional title, and the early 1990s saw Paul Fairclough lead a rapid climb through the Isthmian divisions. By 1994, Boro had reached the Conference. The rise →
Winning wasn’t quite enough
The 1995–96 Conference championship should have been the next step. Instead, ground requirements blocked entry into the Football League. The title stayed in the record books; the promotion had to wait. Club history →
Wembley, twice
The 2007 FA Trophy final turned a two-goal deficit into a 3–2 victory over Kidderminster Harriers. Two years later, Stevenage returned to Wembley and beat York City 2–0 to lift the Trophy again. The finals →
A new name. A new level.
The 2009–10 Conference title finally brought Football League membership. Borough disappeared from the name, and a second promotion followed in 2011. There would be a return to League Two in 2014, before promotion back to League One in 2023. Football League years →
The moments that mattered
Through the years.
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1976
A new beginning
A new club takes shape after the collapse of Stevenage Athletic. [source]
1980–81
Off to a flying start
The first senior league campaign brings the United Counties Division One title. [source]
1993–94
Conference bound
The Isthmian Premier title takes Boro to non-league’s top division. [source]
1995–96
Champions, but no promotion
Ground requirements prevent a Football League place despite winning the Conference. [source]
2007
Wembley, what a comeback
Two goals down to Kidderminster, Boro recover to win the FA Trophy 3–2. [source]
2009
Back for another Trophy
A 2–0 win over York City brings a second FA Trophy. [source]
2010
Football League at last
Conference champions again; the club drops Borough from its name. [source]
2011
Straight up again
John Mousinho scores at Old Trafford as Boro win promotion through the play-offs. [source]
2023
Back to League One
League Two runners-up under Steve Evans, in a year that also brings an FA Cup win at Aston Villa. [source]
Home turf
More than a ground.
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Broadhall Way
Broadhall Way is central to the story, but the new club could not use it straight away. A dispute over the ground left the early team playing on local fields. The return to Broadhall Way accompanied entry into the United Counties League in 1980. This page uses the ground’s traditional name rather than a changing sponsorship title.
Detailed competition and season records. The selection here focuses on senior league achievements and the FA Trophy.
A growing record
Our first chapter is an introduction, not an exhaustive archive. We credit existing research and will expand the collection as more material is checked. Our editorial approach ↗