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v PORT VALE Saturday, January 11 2020 | Kick-Off: 3.00pm

AHEAD OF THE GAME Let’s build on Wednesday’s win! Here is the latest matchday news ahead of kick-off…

MATCHDAY TIMINGS… Club Shop/Ticket Office: Open from 12pm & after final whistle Broadhall Suite Bar: Open from 12pm-3pm & 4:45pm-6pm Hospitality: Open from 1:30pm Kids’ Zone: Open from 1pm-2:30pm Turnstiles: Open from 1:45pm

TICKET INFO… Tickets for today’s match range from £5 for Kids to £17 for Adults and are available online or in-store ahead of kick-off. Remember, all home tickets must be purchased before reaching the turnstiles and supporters can now scan their way in using their phone. Emergency Service Workers can attend Saturday’s game for just £5, as a way of raising awareness for the hard work undertaken by local emergency services and to thank its workers in the form of discounted match tickets in any of our stands priced at £5 upon production of their Blue Light Card or Staff ID. To redeem this offer, tickets must be bought in-person from the Club Shop of Ticket Office.

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awareness regarding hate crime... Stevenage Football Club prides itself on delivering a positive matchday experience for all supporters, and promotes an equal opportunities environment irrespective of people’s faith, gender, race, nationality, sexual orientation or disability. Supporters are encouraged to visit the stand and speak with the representatives from both Show Racism the Red Card and Herts Police to find out more about the importance of the message. Supporters can anonymously message the Matchday Control Room direct on 07565 942294 to report any signs of abuse, anti-social behaviour, foul/abusive language or discrimination within the stadium.

SUPPORT MIND THIS MATCHDAY Saturday’s match is the Club’s Mind Charity Matchday and there are loads of ways that supporters can play their part in supporting the EFL’s official Charity. Donate to the Matchday Bucket Collection before the match to support vital local mental health services provided by Stevenage Football Club’s local Mind branch – Mind in Mid Herts. Visit the Club Shop ahead of kick-off to purchase your Stevenage FC bespoke Mind Pin Badge for £3.50. Text FOOTBALL to 70660 to donate £3. Full T&C’s. We are looking forward to welcoming to help raise awareness of mental health and to raise funds to support their vital work. Stevenage FC v Port Vale

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ood afternoon and welcome to the players, officials and supporters of Port Vale. Delighted to get the win at Bristol Rovers on Wednesday night, my only complaint being that, once again, I was on the edge of my seat waiting for the final whistle, when we could and should have been 3-0 up and comfortable. We’ve now progressed to the last 8 in the EFL Trophy and are just 2 wins from a Wembley appearance which, given our season, seems strange. Very welcome, but strange. Mind you…when you consider that 12 of our 25 games have been draws, with 8 of those 12 draws 0-0 and 3 of them 1-1, you can see that we’ve not exactly been prolific scorers this season…. That’s what GW is focused on in this window – we want to add substance to our striking and creative options and, whilst that’s not easy in our present position, I’m confident we’ll get the right players in and kick on in the remaining 21 games. Stevenage FC v Port Vale

I thought we were outstanding against Colchester; playing with 10 men for 70 minutes against a decent side is not easy and we did well to see the game out at 0-0. Against The Gas I thought we looked a very good outfit; confident, professional, athletic, assured. Each of those adjectives is, I think, a reasonable description of our performance and I’m sure the dressing room was a great place to be after that win. But today it’s back to the important stuff. We’re keen to finish the game at 5pm with 21 points and set ourselves up nicely for another home game here on Tuesday night – this time against Oldham. If we show the confidence and desire we showed on Wednesday I’d back us against any team in League Two. What’s needed now is fan power to help make home advantage count. Let’s hear you getting behind the lads and making the difference. Enjoy the match! www.stevenagefc.com | 7

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e are Mind, the mental health charity. We are the charity partner of the EFL – you may have spotted our Mind squiggle on the back of the club shirts. Using the power of football, we aim to raise awareness of mental health, to help improve the approach to mental health in football through delivering training to clubs and to raise funds to deliver our life changing services. Our latest campaign ‘Have Your Mate’s Back’ asks fans to look out for their friends and check on their mental health. With 1 in 4 people experiencing a mental health problem each year, we all know someone who needs support. We want people to drop their mate a line, ask if they are ok and let them know they are there for them. It can make a big difference. As a demonstration of support for our campaign, we are encouraging everyone in the football community to wear their football shirt backwards, drawing attention to the Mind logo. Why not wear your shirt backwards today to show your support for better mental health in football? You can also show support and help raise vital funds by wearing one of our Mind Pin Badges, which Graham Westley is wearing in your club colours for today’s game. The limited-edition badges can be brought from our online shop or in your club store. Mind is a national charity with a federated network of independent, local charities. Your local Mind – Mind in Mid Herts - are partnered with Stevenage FC and will be running a collection at today’s game. Mind in Mid Herts a local, innovative and experienced mental health provider Stevenage FC v Port Vale

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MATCHDAY MASCOTS We are delighted to welcome two mascots to Boro today for our clash with Port Vale. First up we have James Mansfield, from Melbourn in Cambridgeshire. James, 8, attends Barrington Primary School and among his hobbies are football, swimming and PlayStation. His favourite player is Scott Cuthbert. We also welcome Reece Sambridge to Boro today as he is also a mascot. Reece, 8, is a pupil at Round Diamond School and lists football, Xbox, WWE and table tennis as his hobbies. His favourite player is Dean Parrett. We trust James and Reece have a great day with us today and can go home having given us the added luck to get three points today. If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to discuss a mascot package in more detail or making a booking then please contact the Foundation on 01438 223223 (Option 6) or via community@stevenagefc.com

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Thing you watched on TV: Zero Dark Thirty Thing you bought: Watermelon at the Services Football Match you went to: Tottenham vs Juventus Thing you ate: Cereal Time you lost your temper: Last night Good deed: Helped my missus make the bed Goal you scored: Southend at the start of the season Song you listened to: Justin Bieber ft Ed Sheeran – I Don’t Care

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elcome to todaysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; game against Port Vale. We welcome you back after the festive period and hope you enjoyed a well-earned rest! Academy life has resumed and we have an exciting second half of the season ahead of us. Throughout this period our ever-flourishing games programme will see us travel to teams as far as Manchester City, Wolves and Norwich alongside our current Games Programme. These prestigious fixtures now are prominent in our Games Programmes throughout the age groups due to the fantastic effort and development of our players through our innovative coaching strategies. As a new year begins we must say goodbye to Stephen Payne who departed in December. We would like to

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thank him for all his efforts and his contributions to not only player development but also coach development. We have a busy few months ahead of us searching and recruiting for our next crop of Under 9 players who hopefully one day you will see step onto the Lamex Stadium pitch. Thank you for all those who participated in the annual staff vs fans charity match for Cardiomyopathy UK in memory of former Stevenage FC player Mitchell Cole. The staff team remains unbeaten so if you feel you have got what it takes to beat the invincibles then weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll see you when the next fixture is arranged! I hope you enjoy the game!!

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tevenage FC Foundation in partnership with Mind in Mid Herts are using the power of sport to tackle mental health problems in the local community. Local mental health charity Mind in Mid Herts has been awarded funding by Sport England and the National Lottery to help people to try new sports and activities to help improve their physical and mental health. Through this work, Mind in Mid Herts will be supporting people experiencing mental health problems – such as depression and anxiety – to build their confidence to join in with a variety of activities, including sports clubs, yoga swimming, and in partnership with Stevenage FC Foundation, new Walking Football Sessions. Physical activity can play a vital role in the lives of people with mental health difficulties, reducing the risk of depression by up to 30%. Unfortunately, we also know that many people who do want to participate in sport are being held back by their mental health; whether that’s feelings of low self-confidence, exhaustion or fear of crowded spaces. Through the exercise sessions, Mind, Stevenage FC Foundation and other partners will be supporting people with mental health difficulties in the local community to enjoy the benefits of getting more active. Sharn Tomlinson, Chief Executive of Mind in Mid Herts said: “We are so thrilled to have been awarded the funding from National Mind and the English Football League to deliver the Get Set to Go program. The research is strong that physical activity improves people’s mental health and also that poor mental Stevenage FC v Port Vale

health effects people’s physical health. This programme is bringing mental and physical health together and part of the project is to raise awareness that we need think about both in a recursive way. What is also helpful is bringing people together to do something they all enjoy – making new friends is great for people’s mental health. We hope that the taster sessions will support people to have a go at something new. It may not be for everyone but you won’t know unless you try.” Hannah Marsh, Healthy Lifestyles Manager at Stevenage FC Foundation said: “It is a privilege to be in a position where we can we can help local people improve their mental health through the programmes that we run, where we take a focus on promoting positive health and wellbeing. The Get Set to Go programme is a fantastic example of partnership work between the Foundation and Mind in Mid Herts, giving those who may be suffering with mental health difficulties to access free, friendly exercise sessions that offer support to those who need it.” The Walking Football sessions will be starting at the end of January 2020, times and dates to be confirmed. For more details on the session, please contact Callum Kwasnik, Outreach Worker at Mind in Mid Herts on Callum.Kwasnik@mindinmidherts.org. Alternatively, email Hannah Marsh on hannahm@stevenagefc.com. www.stevenagefc.com | 29

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tevenage Football Club are pleased to announce a fantastic new partnership with Stevenage Community Trust this season. The Trust has been chosen as their main beneficiary for the current campaign and the focal point of this project is a match on Saturday February 1 at home against Leyton Orient in which Stevenage will play in a specially designed Stevenage Community Trust kit. This will be a first for the club, they have never previously utilised their third kit for an outside organisation and this will provide massive UK-wide publicity for the Trust and for the activities which they undertake. Only 250 of these limited-edition shirts have been produced and they will be sold to raise funds for Stevenage Community Trust, with the profits made from the sale of these shirts donated directly to the Trust. Shirts worn by the players themselves in the game on February 1 will also be available as they will be auctioned off at the end of the season for supporters to bid for. Both parties are now calling on the people of the town, supporters of the Trust and the Boro to back this initiative in a number of ways - the simplest will be to buy a shirt to keep and wear it at the Boro!

Commenting on the project, Alex Tunbridge, Chief Executive of Stevenage FC said: “We are delighted to be supporting Stevenage Community Trust by raising awareness and funds through wearing our first ever third kit at our match against Leyton Orient. We hope the club’s supporters and members of the local community will show their support for the fantastic work the Trust carries out in our town by purchasing a shirt and supporting the campaign.” Sharon Brown, vice-chairman of Stevenage Community Trust said: “This link between ourselves and Stevenage FC shows just how powerful organisations and businesses can be when they work together for their community. The project to produce a third shirt is unique in the Football League and at a local level will go a long way to help our work to support charitable groups and individuals at greatest need in the town and the surrounding villages. We are grateful to the club for working with us in this groundbreaking scheme.” Shirts costing just £40 are available to purchase from the club shop. You can also purchase shirts using the following online club link.

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LATEST NEWS WELCOME It’s really great to have The Valiants back here in Stevenage. It gives me great pleasure to welcome the committee members of the Port Vale Supporters’ Club to The Lamex. This afternoon, I dedicate the SA’s page to my old friend, Billy Bannister.

BILLY BANNISTER It is with much sadness that we heard of the passing of Billy Bannister. Billy joined Stevenage Town in November 1967, having been signed by manager Tommy Bickerstaff. His first game for the ”Stripes” was on November 14th 1967 away to Barnet. Despite at one stage losing 2-0, Stevenage went on to win the game with Billy scoring the winning goal in his debut match. His performance went on to make him an “ever-present” in Bickerstaff’s side, displacing Roy Cutler and making the no.9 shirt his own. Billy scored 20 goals (in all competitions) for the remainder of the 1967/68 season. Billy featured in Stevenage Town’s very last League game, a 0-0 draw away to Hillingdon Borough on May 11th and he was one of the eight ex-Stevenage Town players who followed Bickerstaff to Cambridge City for the 1968/69 season. On December 16th, Billy even scored the only goal for City in the game against Jimmy Briscoe’s newly-formed Stevenage Athletic. Billy was born June 20th 1948 in Seaham, County Durham. At 18, he joined Brighton and achieved 1st team squad status. His clam to fame was playing in front of 22,229 at the old Goldstone Ground against Notts Stevenage FC v Port Vale

County in a Football Combination fixture. Billy had also been with Bristol Rovers prior to his arrival at Broadhall Way. It was here in Stevenage that he met and married his wife Sue. They raised a family (Nicola and Stephen) and Billy went on to coach Stevenage Borough youth teams during the 1980’s, proving to be one of our best coaches during this period. Our thoughts and prayers are with Billy’s family at this time.

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having finished the last two seasons in 20th. They are no strangers to playing in the Football League, as they have spent more than 100 years without falling into the Non-League pyramid.

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The Valiants were relegated to Sky Bet League Two in 2017 after finishing in 21st place, one point below Gillingham who avoided the drop. Since then, they have endured relegation battles

Vale witnessed a frustrating Christmas period, picking up four draws in their last six league games. They also suffered a home defeat for the first time this season at Vale Park after Walsall’s Elijah Adebayo stole the show with the only goal of the game. That spell did include a 2-0 win against table toppers Swindon Town however. The Valiants have also been dumped out of two cup competitions in the space of one week. After going behind away at Manchester City in the FA Cup, Tom Pope caused havoc at the Etihad after equalising in the first-half before being beaten 4-1. They also lost 3-0 to Salford in the Leasing.Com Trophy.

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TOM POPE

STAR MAN… Tom Pope is no stranger to the Valiants fans and has faced up with Boro on many occasions, having first played for the club in 2010. He did leave for Bury in 2015, but returned two seasons later for his second stint. The striker has scored over 100 goals for Port Vale and was influential in their promotion campaign to League One in 2012/13, scoring 31 goals. The 34-year-old kick-started his career at Crewe Alexandra, but wasn’t offered a professional contract and was forced to ply his trade in non-league with Biddulph Victoria and Sunday League side Sneyd. He has also played for Barrow and Rotherham United.

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JOHN ASKEY

John Askey is the man in charge at Vale Park and replaced Neil Aspin who left the club in 18th place last season. The 55-year-old started his career at Port Vale but never made an appearance for the Club, whilst playing his whole playing career at Macclesfield Town having played over 500 games for The Silkmen - scoring over 100 goals. The former winger has had two spells at Moss Rose as a manager, but his biggest achievement came in his second homecoming when he guided Macclesfield to the National League title in 2018. by Taylor Catton

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FIXTURES & RESULTS 2019/20 DATE

OPPONENT

RESULT

BORO SCORERS

AUGUST 2019 Sat Aug 03 Salford City Sat Aug 10 Exeter City

2-0 0-1

Tue Aug 13 Southend United

1-2

Sat Aug 17

Leyton Orient Tue Aug 20 Bradford City

0-0

Sat Aug 24 Mansfield Town Sat Aug 31 Macclesfield Town

0-0

Parrett

0-1 2-2

Guthrie, Wildin

SEPTEMBER 2019 Tue Sep 03 MK Dons

0-3

Sat Sep 07 Cheltenham Town Sat Sep 14 Carlisle United

4-2

Newton (2)

2-3

Guthrie (2)

Tue Sep 17

Northampton Town

0-1

Sat Sep 21

Forest Green Rovers Cambridge United

0-0

Sat Sep 28 OCTOBER 2019

1-1

Cowley

Sat Oct 05 Colchester United

3-1

Cowley

Tue Oct 08 Wycombe Wanderers Sat Oct 12 Grimsby Town

0-1

Cowley

2-1

Guthrie, Carter

Sat Oct 19

1-1

Guthrie

Port Vale

Tue Oct 22 Swindon Town Morecambe

1-0

Sat Oct 26

Cuthbert 1-0 1-1 (4-2) Carter

Tue Oct 29 Fulham U21 NOVEMBER 2019 Sat Nov 02 Scunthorpe United Sat Nov 09 Peterborough United

0-0 1-1

Sat Nov 19

2-0

Peterborough United

Sat Nov 23 Walsall DECEMBER 2019

0-0

Tue Dec 03 Colchester United Sat Dec 07 Crawley Town Sat Dec 14 Sat Dec 21

1-2 1-1 1-5

Thu Dec 26 Forest Green Rovers

0-0

Sun Dec 29 Plymouth Argyle JANUARY 2020

2-1

0-0

Tue Jan 07 Bristol Rovers Port Vale Sat Jan 11

0-1

Sat Jan 25

Sonupe Cuthbert List

1-0

Sat Jan 04

Sat Jan 18

Cowley (2)

0-0

Newport County Crewe Alexandra

Wed Jan 01 Northampton Town Colchester United

List

LEAGUE TABLE

Sat Feb 15 Sat Feb 22

Bradford City Salford City Crawley Town Walsall

Sat Feb 29 MARCH 2020 Sat Mar 07

-1

14 Scunthorpe United

-2

-3

Newport County

16 Crawley Town

Leyton Orient

Sat Feb 08 Exeter City Tue Feb 11

P 26

Cambridge United Plymouth Argyle

2 0 2 0 2 1 1 1 3 1 0 8 0 5 3 3 2 5 5 5 1 13 7 7 1 5 29 3 4 0 5 2 0 1

Cambridge United

Mackail-Smith

Tue Jan 28 Grimsby Town FEBRUARY 2020 Sat Feb 01

APPEARANCES PAUL FARMAN............................................................29 (0) CHRIS STOKES............................................................25 (0) CHARLIE CARTER..................................................... 23 (3) SCOTT CUTHBERT..................................................... 22 (1) KURTIS GUTHRIE........................................................19 (4) KELLAND WATTS....................................................... 18 (2) ELLIOTT LIST................................................................ 16 (2) MICHAEL TIMLIN......................................................... 15 (6) TYLER DENTON.......................................................... 15 (2) BEN NUGENT............................................................... 15 (2) LUTHER WILDLIN.......................................................15 (0) JASON COWLEY........................................................14 (9) CHARLIE LAKIN........................................................... 14 (1) TOM SOARES................................................................. 14 (1) TERENCE VANCOOTEN.......................................... 13 (3) BEN KENNEDY............................................................. 12 (4) DEAN PARRETT........................................................... 11 (3) EMMANUEL SONUPE.................................................9 (5) CRAIG MACKAIL-SMITH........................................... 8 (11) NOOR HUSIN................................................................. 8 (4) PAUL DIGBY.....................................................................8 (1) ARTHUR IONTTON......................................................7 (4) PAUL TAYLOR................................................................6 (5) LUIS FERNANDEZ....................................................... 6 (4) DANNY NEWTON........................................................ 6 (4) JOEL BYROM...................................................................6 (1) SACHA BASTIEN.......................................................... 4 (0) JAMIE FIELDING............................................................3 (3) ADAM EL-ABD................................................................ 1 (2) JOE LEESLEY................................................................. 1 (0) JOEL ROLLINSON....................................................... 0 (2) LIAM SMYTH.................................................................. 0 (2) ANDRONICOS GEORGIOU...................................... 0 (1) ALEX REVELL................................................................ 0 (1)

GD Pts 31

Grimsby Town

-4

Mansfield Town

-5

19 Leyton Orient

-10

20 Oldham Athletic

-15

Sat Mar 14

Crewe Alexandra Newport County

Carlisle United

-17

Tue Mar 17

Swindon Town

22 Macclesfield Town

-3

Sat Mar 21

Morecambe

23 Stevenage

-15

24 Morecambe

-24

Sat Mar 28 Scunthorpe United APRIL 2020 Sat Apr 04 Oldham Athletic Fri Apr 10 Mansfield Town

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Mon Apr 13 Macclesfield Town Sat Apr 18 Cheltenham Town Sat Apr 25

Carlisle United

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STEVENAGE MANAGER: GRAHAM WESTLEY RED & WHITE SHIRTS, RED SHORTS, WHITE SOCKS

1 PAUL FARMAN 2 LUTHER JAMES-WILDIN 3 CHRISTOPHER STOKES 4 PAUL DIGBY 5 SCOTT CUTHBERT 6 THOMAS SOARES 7 CHARLIE CARTER 8 JOEL BYROM 9 JASON COWLEY 10 BEN KENNEDY 11 EMMANUEL SONUPE 12 NOOR HUSIN 13 SACHA BASTIEN 14 JAMIE FIELDING 15 TERENCE VANCOOTEN 16 ARTHUR IONTTON 17 JOEL ROLLINSON 18 DEAN PARRETT 19 DANIEL NEWTON 20 KELLAND WATTS 22 ALEX REID 23 JACK SMITH 24 ANDRONICOS GEORGIOU 25 PAUL TAYLOR 26 JOSEPH WHITE 27 ADAM EL-ABD 28 KURTIS GUTHRIE 29 LIAM SMYTH 30 LUIS FERNANDEZ 31 BEN NUGENT 32 CHARLIE LAKIN 33 TYLER DENTON 34 ELLIOTT LIST 35 CRAIG MACKAIL-SMITH 37 MACKYE TOWNSEND-WEST 38 ALEX REVELL 39 JOE LEESLEY 40 JACK BERMAN 44 MICHAEL TIMLIN

OFFICIALS REFEREE: Lee Swabey ASSISTANT: Oliver Jackson ASSISTANT: Paul Kelly FOURTH OFFICIAL: George Byrne

PORT VALE MANAGER: JOHN ASKEY BLACK AND GOLD SHIRTS & SHORTS, BLACK SOCKS

SCOTT BROWN 1 JAMES GIBBONS 2 ADAM CROOKES 3 LUKE JOYCE 4 LEON LEGGE 5 KIERAN KENNEDY 6 DAVID WORRALL 7 EMMANUEL OYELEKE 8 TOM POPE 9 TOM CONLON 10 CRISTIAN MONTANO 11 WILL ATKINSON 12 MARK CULLEN 13 NATHAN SMITH 15 JAKE TAYLOR 16 RHYS BROWNE 17 CALLUM EVANS 18 DAVID AMOO 19 SCOTT BURGESS 20 RICHARD BENNETT 21 RYAN LLOYD 22 RYAN CAMPBELL-GORDON 23 JOE BERKS 24 DANIEL TRICKETT-SMITH 25 LUCAS GREEN-BIRCH 26 ALEX HURST 27 SHAUN BRISLEY 28 JORDAN ARCHER 29 JONNY MADDISON 30

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