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“Progression in the Carabao Cup has rewarded us with a home fixture
elcome to The Lamex Stadium for our Sky Bet League Two league match against Rochdale this evening. Across the football club this season, excitement has been building on and off the pitch. Our unbeaten start to the season under the management of Steve, Paul and Alex has seen us enjoy last minute winners against Stockport and Reading and last weekend we had incredible scenes from our travelling support as Danny Rose rescued us a point in the tenth minute of injury time! Progression in the Carabao Cup has rewarded us with a home fixture against Peterborough United in Round Two on Tuesday 23rd August at 7.45pm and I would encourage everyone to join us and be a part of the occasion as we try to make Round Three. If you have not already done so this season, a reminder that you can visit our 76 Lounge, Broadhall Suite and Club Shop before the match. Thank you to everyone who has supported the Club already this season and we hope you enjoy the game!
6 FCSTEVENAGE V A.F.C.ROCHDALE AHEAD OF THE GAME TICKET INFO ROCHDALE Tickets for our game vs Rochdale range from £18 for Adults, £10 Under 18s and £5 Under 12s at www.borotickets.co.uk , from the Club Shop and the Ticket Office ahead of kick-off. All tickets purchased Online/In-Advance of matchday are cheaper, and supporters can now scan their way in using the ticket QR code on their phone. CARLISLE UNITED & PETERBOROUGH UNITED Boro are at The Lamex Stadium for three games in eight days with Rochdale, Carlisle United and Peterborough United making the journey to Hertfordshire. Steve Evans’ side host The Cumbrians 2022/23 SEASON TICKETS CLICK HERE to purchase your 2022/23 Season Ticket today! Stand Adult Concession Under 18 Under 12 East £300 £260 £150 £75 North £360 £320 £180 £90 West £400 £360 £200 £100 MATCHDAY TIMINGS CLUB SHOP: Midday - 7.45pm Ticket Office: 5pm - 8pm THE BROADHALL SUITE: 5.30 – 7.45 (Home & Away supporters welcome) THE 76 LOUNGE: 5.30 – 7.45pm (PreBooked Hospitality & Home & Away Supporters) | Half-time (North Stand Ticket Holders) | Full-time – 10.30pm (Home & Away supporters welcome) TURNSTILES: 6.30pm in the league on Saturday 20th August at 3pm, while Grant McCann’s Posh visit Broadhall Way for our Carabao Cup Round Two tie. Tickets for all three games are available now at www.borotickets.co.uk ,
7 WWW.STEVENAGEFC.COM STEVENAGE FC SOCIAL @StevenageFC Official Twitter Account for Stevenage Football Club. Joined June 2011 71.6k Followers StevenagefcOfficial Stevenage FC. Official Instagram Page for Stevenage Football Club. 43.2k Followers @StevenageFCOfficial Stevenage Football Club. Official Facebook Page of Stevenage Football Club. 74k Followers @StevenageFC ROSEEEEEYYYY!!! @StevenageFC �� 100 (one hundred) minutes of football were played before @dannyrose_32 scored this equaliser. �� stevenagefcofficial A first professional goal for @saxonearley! �� #TogetherForBoro stevenagefcofficial A first Boro goal for @dannyrose_32 to win it! �� Could watch that cross from @dansweens_ all day. �� #TogetherForBoro stevenagefcofficial Into Round Two of @thecarabaocup.! ⏰ #TogetherForBoro @StevenageFC ⏰️84’. ️88’. ️90+5’. ️89’. ️ Stevenage90+10’.Football Club ��
9 WWW.STEVENAGEFC.COM MATCH ACTION JOHNSON 13’ ROSE 90+10’ WALSALL STEVENAGE1 V1 POSSESSION SHOTS SHOTS ON TARGET PASSES Danny Rose scores 100th minute leveller to rescue a point for Stevenage in the West Midlands... 58% 42% 14 6 4 1 58% 42%
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13 WWW.STEVENAGEFC.COM CLICK INTERACTIVEHERE!BORO QUIZ! Welcome to our latest interactive quiz of the season. Today it’s a chance to test your knowledge on our visitors Rochdale. GUESS THE PLAYERS ANSWERS: WHO’SDGE?BA DoncasterRoversF.C. GUESSTHEPLAYERS 1.LutherJames-Wildin 2.ArthurRead 3.DanSweeney WHO'S BADGE? Can you work out the badge of a another club from League Two?132
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Saturday December 4, 2004 FA Cup STARTINGR2XI 1 Andy Woodman 14 Matt Hocking 6 Barry Laker 17 Mark Rogers 33 Justin Gregory 18 Ritchie Hanlon (61) 4 Rob Quinn (75) 15 Dannie Bulman 8 Michael Brough 10 Brian Quailey 11 Craig McAllister (61) SUBSTITUTES 35 Steve Croudson 7 Jon Brady (61) 19 Jo Flack (75) 21 George Boyd (61) 29 Jermaine Hunter STEVENAGE0 ROCHDALE2
Boro’ welcomed Rochdale to The Lamex on December the 4th 2004 for an FA Cup second round tie. After sneaking past Billericay in the first round 1-0, Stevenage found themselves drawn against the League Two outfit who had beaten Oxford in the first round. After two draws in their last two matches, Stevenage were keen to produce a cup upset against Rochdale, and that hope started to become belief at half time as Boro’ managed to keep Rochdale at bay with the score at 0-0. But the deadlock was broken as Rochdale striker Grant Holt scored in the 70th minute, dealing a heavy blow to Stevenage’s chances of progressing further in the famous Ifcompetition.therewere some home fans inside the Lamex with a bit of optimism left, those feelings were finally extinguished as Stevenage ‘keeper Andy Woodman was dismissed with two minutes of ordinary time left before Grant Holt doubled his and the Dales’ tally for the afternoon as he scored in the 90th minute, securing Rochdale a place in the third round of the FA Cup at Stevenage’s expense. Boroguide
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WHERE DO YOU LIVE? Whittlesey (near Peterborough)
Paul Farman, genuinely a really nice guy (and gave Scarlett his keeper gloves before kick off at a Walsall away game), Ben Kennedy - always came over to say hello (both home and away) and Scott Cuthbert just because he was a great footballer.
Last limited edition with supporters names on (Daddy gave up his name so I could have mine!) and the Burger Queen shirt!
AWAY game - Cambridge away (18/01/20) when we won 4-0, quote from Scarlett after the game “The best game ever!”
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
Stevenage vs Newport County 16th April 2016 (Scarlett was 7 months old!)
eet Scarlett - she’s 6 (but nearly 7!) and has been a North Stand (new and old versions!) regular since before her first birthday! She’s a season ticket holder with her dad Richard, Grandad Jerry and Uncle Dan, all of whom have supported Boro for many years. Scarlett is also our youngest away day regular!
A maths teacher or a Vet (Daddy wants me to play for Stevenage and England!)
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I like to sing the songs and cheer on the team. At home games everybody is very friendly and always says hello including Boro bear!
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HOME game - the first time being the Mascot. Last game of the season 04/05/19, Leading Paul Farman & the team out, Boro won 2-0 vs Cheltenham.
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Thanks for all your support, Scarlett. You are a true supporter!
Carl Rutherford (slo@stevenagefc.com) and Alex Potter (dslo@stevenagefc.com)
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2008 Stevenage Borough 1-1 Weymouth, Blue Square Premier (Willock) 2011 AFC Bournemouth 1-3 Stevenage, npower League One (Reid, Mousinho, Beardsley)
2014 Southend United 2-0 Stevenage, Sky Bet League Two 2016 Leyton Orient 3-0 Stevenage, Sky Bet League Two IT’S ROCHDALE AGAIN… The Dale are not a side we know a tremendous amount about. Last season’s League Two double-header against them only took us to five encounters in total. The first coming up against them in
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1980 Stevenage Borough 3-1 ON Chenecks, United Counties League Division One (Daintree, P Gittings, Dance) 1986 Stevenage Borough 2-0 Leatherhead, Vauxhall Opel League Division One (Cumberbatch, Marshall)
First, when we’re at home on 16 August, we tend to win. The only exception is our most recent game on this date; our lukewarm 1-1 draw with Weymouth as GW’s second stint as Boro’ boss got off to a very slow start in 2008. The second thing is the tale of two 3-1 wins on this date. It starts in 1980 with a maiden senior league win at the expense of ON Chenecks. Boro’ turned senior in summer 1979 – but were left without a senior league competition to play in. Fast forward a year and our acceptance into the United Counties League showed that we weren’t hanging around. It was the start of a path that led to this date in 2011; Boro’ recording a 3-1 win at AFC Bournemouth in League One. In 1999, we didn’t have swagger to victory over Doncaster Rovers; Richard Hill’s team playing with such panache. Where did it all go wrong? Moving on six years, things got a bit heated down at Kingfield. A George Boyd brace had put us 2-1 ahead, but the hosts rallied to turn the game on its head as Dino Maamria lost his; sent off after an altercation with the Cards’ Ian Selley.
ON THIS DAY: 16 AUGUST Now, this is more like it. It’s now 10 days on from our first home game of a brandnew campaign – but didn’t it feel like it came around a bit earlier than usual? MidAugust is that ‘fresh season’ time of year as far as we’re concerned and you don’t have to be too eagle-eyed to spot two things straight away.
1997 Yeovil Town 2-1 Stevenage Borough, Nationwide Conference (Trebble) 1999 Stevenage Borough 3-0 Doncaster Rovers, Nationwide Conference (Love 2, Alford)
2003 Burton Albion 1-1 Stevenage Borough, Nationwide Conference (Elding) 2005 Woking 3-2 Stevenage Borough, Nationwide Conference (Boyd 2)
2004, then waiting seven years until we were promoted to League One. It was then another 10 years until last season’s It’sobligations.actually
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It’s not all that long since Max Clark swapped Spotland for Stevenage and will no doubt have some friendly words with our opponents today. He’s obviously not the only man to wear both shirts, however. But that’s not to say we have a big pool to choose from when it comes to this Onesegment.name that does stand out is Peter Vincenti. We don’t think it’s too much of a stretch to say that Vincenti really made a name for himself while at Boro’. He came to us from Millwall in 2008 and had a knack for scoring some big goals – not least our firstever in the Football League. No matter if you describe him as an attacker or a midfielder (or both), Vincenti developed a cult status in his three years at the Lamex. But it had to come to an end in January 2011 as he moved to fellow League Two side Aldershot Town. While with the Shots, the club were relegated at the end of the 2012-3 season – and ended up back in nonleague. For Vincenti, however, his career would keep him in the Football League. And it was Rochdale who snapped him up on the expiration of his Shots deal. The Jersey lad would then go on to enjoy a longer spell that offered more game time when compared with his Boro’ stay; 152 appearances over four years that yielded a total of 32 goals.
only four months since we were deliberating over our fortunes against the side from Spotland. They came to ours on Good Friday; Scott Cuthbert scoring the goal that secured a 1-0 win and our extending our unbeaten record against them to four games. In fact, the only time we’ve been on the wrong end of the result was when we met for the only time not as equals. That was in December 2004 when we lost 2-0 at home in our FA Cup Round Two meeting.
npower League One Everyone remembers the away day we had at Spotland during the 2011-2 campaign; Mark Roberts taking charge on a temporary basis after GW had left and delivering an astonishing 5-1 win. But we had no shortage of goals at our place earlier that season. The Dale came to us in early September with Boro’ looking for a first home League One victory. Craig Reid scored for the second time in as many games to open the scoring on 13 minutes. But our guests were back on terms 15 minutes later courtesy of an excellent Gary Jones effort. That lifted Boro’ to the next level and Chris Beardsley restored our advantage two minutes later as he tapped home Lawrie Wilson’s cross from close range. It got even better for Boro’ before the break too. Beardo was the main man again; cutely curling home from 20 yards in first half stoppage time to double the Weadvantage.wereall but out of sight with 20 minutes left on the clock. To sum up Rochdale’s day, Neal Trotman and goalkeeper Jake Kean found themselves
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STEVENAGE FC4 ROCHDALE A.F.C.2 broadcasting on different frequencies. The mix up ended up with Trotman putting through his own net and giving us an unassailable advantage. While David Ball’s consolation came almost instantly after that, it wasn’t anywhere near enough to raise the tension. By Pete Hayman courtesy of boroguide.co.uk
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Good afternoon and welcome to the Lamex for today’s fixture with Rochdale. Let the unbeaten run continue. Lots has changed since I was last asked to write notes for the programme, firstly on a personal note I have a new job role at the football club, and I am loving it. Moving from overseeing our pathway as Pathway Manager to overseeing our Under 7s – Under 12s as the Foundation Phase Lead coach at the academy. The new job has had its highs and lows since starting as with any job I guess. However the highs have definitely outweighed the lows. One personal highlight for me has been the amount of new experiences that has been created for our young players who with the support of their fantastic parents have travelled the length and breadth of the country testing themselves against some of the biggest clubs in England. I would firstly like to take this opportunity to thank all the players and parents across the academy not just in my phase for the past season, everyone at the academy is fully aware of the journeys and timescales involved in traveling to and from training and fixtures. Secondly, I would like to thank all the staff for all their hard work in making the experience at the academy the best for all our young players. Ultimately the environment we have at the academy not only develops players but helps development our staff as well and across the season I have had to say bye to a few colleagues but most importantly now individuals I consider lifelong friends in Steve Barker, Jesse Parsons & lastly Jimmy Martin who has been superb in developing myself as a coach and as a person during his time at the Football Club. All have gone onto the next step in their career, and I wish them the best of luck and thank them for their efforts. Now onto a summer like no other with the early return of football this has meant the last few months have been busier than ever with little time in between to put your feet up and rest. The planning for this coming season started pretty much straight away to ensure that our academy meets the staffs aim of being the best Cat 3 academy in the country. And we are exactly a week away from inviting our Under 9-14s back through the doors at Shephalbury starting the most exciting season at the academy yet. I hope you enjoy the game, make some noise, and COME ON BORO!
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Pre-season has begun in earnest with the girls having played 4 games already with a standout 12-1 victory against AFC Dunstable. Preparations are well and truly underway with the team expecting to make a title bid to bounce straight back up to the WNL.
We waved a fond farewell to Phil Woolger (First Team Goalkeeper Coach), Sam Piggott (S&C Coach) and Sian Perry (Physio). We have recruited a women’s football legend and former Arsenal treblewinning captain, Sian Williams (First Team Coach), Marco De Lauri (First Team Goalkeeper Coach) and Lyndsey Light The(Physio).playing
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t has been a busy few weeks for Stevenage FCW. Since our unfortunate relegation from the FA WNL last season, there have been several changes to the backroom staff and playing personnel.
Becky Shephard
Fixtures have already been released; we will be competing the Eastern Region Women’s Football League, with our campaign kicking off on 21 August away to newly promoted AFC Sudbury, followed up by our first home game of the season against Colney Heath on 28 August. Our home games will be played at the Hertfordshire FA, County Ground in Letchworth. We look forward to welcoming you down and supporting us in what we feel will be a memorable and successful season.
staff has been strengthened considerably with the club signing Amy Gooderham from tier 3 MK Dons, Nicole Farmer, Celine Ray, Kelsey Millen, Daisy Jenkins, Ciara Craig and Erin Price. There was also a return to the ‘Boro for striker, Becky Shephard who resigns for the club for her second spell. Despite dropping down a tier, we have managed to retain important core players from last season. We recently held our annual “Media Night” at the Lamex Stadium with the girls and staff getting their team photo and headshots for the season done in the new home and away kits.
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t’s been a busy summer that past few months here at the Foundation, after what has been a tough period for us heading towards our new year which starts in earnest next month. The team have been working to be more present at local community events such as, Stevenage Day, TOTFest, Codicote Village Day and out in and about in the town centre towards the end of last season, all of which has seen a boost in engagement, more selfies with Boro Bear and new fans created.
Out in the community our summer NCS programme has seen the first wave of 78 young people, complete their NCS journey and delivered some great social action into the community, raising awareness of key local charities. They are followed by our second wave of 29 departing yesterday for Kingswood in Finally,Norfolk.after much preparation, we’ve been delivered our Summer Soccer Camps and our Holiday Activities & Food (HaF) Camps, the latter of which was born from the Marcus Rashford initiative last year, and has seen 1965 free spaces delivered into the communities that need them most, offering a days’ worth of fun & sport, plus a hot meal provided by the amazing team at El Bar De Tapas in the Old Town.
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In total our summer programme has already engaged with 1329 children, as we just move past the halfway point. It has been fantastic to see results on the pitch improve, which has had a knock on effect throughout the Foundation team and with those we engage with. Whether young or old, talking to participants about the late equalisers or winners, new signings and hopes for the season has lifted the mood across our community.
Behind the scenes we’ve been preparing for the new academic year our education team working tirelessly to increase the number of local schools we work with, now at 48 schools, which is a big increase pre-covid times.
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In addition, clubs and organisations can also upgrade their Matchday Experience packages and gain additional experiences including Pre-Match Training Sessions, a Penalty Shoot Out and the chance to form the Matchday Guard of Honour.
With the 22/23 season well underway, we are delighted to bring back Mascot and Matchday packages to the Lamex Stadium. From leading the team out of the tunnel to a pre-match penalty shootout with your teammates, Stevenage FC Foundation provide once-in-a-lifetime experiences at the home of Stevenage Football Club.
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MASCOT PACKAGES: Become a VIP on matchday with our unforgettable Mascot Packages. Meet the First Team players ahead of kick-off and have your photo featured in our Matchday Programme, before walking out with your favourite Stevenage player in front of The Lamex Stadium crowd (& so much more!)
All local grassroots clubs and community organisations are invited to book themselves onto Stevenage Football Club’s Matchday Experience Packages for an upcoming home match this season.
To book, email mollyb@stevenagefc. com complete with the 2022/23 Matchday Package Application Form or call 01438 223223 for any home EFL League Two match this season.”
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For children aged 4-15, Mascot Packages are priced at just £99 and include four match tickets for the chosen fixture. Please email our Football Development Officer melissa.edwards@stevenagefcf. com to register your interest in becoming a mascot.
The package offers all associated players, participants, coaches, and leaders the opportunity to watch a match at The Lamex Stadium for just £1 each!
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After being locked into a bottom tier existence for more than 40 years Rochdale have been a bit more see-saw in the past few Havingcampaigns.reached the third tier in 2010 Rochdale lasted just two years - but although they were quickly relegated, they bounced back after two years in League Two and won promotion again in 2014. After successive finishes of 8th, 10th and 9th, Dale struggled for survival and in the end carved out seven seasons at League one level before they were relegated in 2021. Last season was one of adjustment to the new league and although they were never seriously in danger, an 18th place finish was not what was expected. This campaign has also proved to be a tough one with Rochdale, stranded at the bottom of the league, the only side with no return from their three games so far. Home defeats against Crewe and Grimsby have been sandwiched between an away reverse at Gillingham. But although our opponents tonight have only one league goal so far, they did grab two last week in a 2-0 Carabao Cup success at home to Burton. The win will see them travel to Sheffield Wednesday in the second round.
James Ball is a midfielder who joined Dale for an undisclosed fee from Solihull Moors at the end of the January 2022 transfer Thewindow.26-year-old put pen-to-paper on a two-and-a-half-year deal at the Crown Oil HeArena.started his career at his hometown club Bolton Wanderers and had loan spells at Hyde United, Northwich Victoria and Stalybridge Celtic during his time there. After leaving Wanderers, he went on to join Stockport County in 2016, where he made 74 appearances and scored 14 goals. From Stockport, James earned a move into the EFL with Boro, which was followed by him joining Ebbsfleet in 2019. After playing in all 14 of Fleet’s matches in the opening two months of the 2019/20 campaign, he was snapped up by fellow National League side Solihull Moors for an undisclosed fee. Ball set Dale on their way to their first win of the season last week as he fired home a penalty in the 2-0 Carabao Cup win at home to Burton.
L0-1Grimsby HOME W2-0Burton HOME GillinghamL1-0 AWAY L1-2Crewe HOME Port L2-3Vale HOME MEET THE BOSS: Dale boss Robbie Stockdale joined the Crown Oil Arena side in July 2021, following their relegation from League One. In his first full season in charge he guided them to an 18th place finish. Stockdale enjoyed an impressive career playing mainly as a defender where he played for Middlesbrough, West Ham and Sheffield Wednesday. After finishing his career at Tranmere and then Grimsby in 2012, he has enjoyed caretaker manager roles at Grimsby and Sunderland before taking on the Dale job. He also made five full international appearances for Scotland.
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‘LOVE FOOTBALL. PROTECT THE GAME’ To mark the new season, we want to make you aware of new measures being taken across all of football to ensure everyone can have a safe and enjoyable experience. We are supporting strong action from the FA, Premier League and EFL to tackle anti-social and criminal behaviours that put all of us at risk. This reflects the seriousness of the risks to fans and staff – pyros can burn at 2000 degrees Celsius and cause lifechanging injuries, while entering the pitch endangers players, managers and match Weofficials.know those who commit these illegal acts do not represent the majority of #LoveFootballsupporters.#ProtectTheGame A message about anti-social and criminal behaviour ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE PITCH WITHOUT PERMISSION AND THOSE CARRYING OR USING SMOKE BOMBS OR PYROS WILL NOW RECEIVE AN AUTOMATIC CLUB BAN.
HELP WANTED After an absence of some three years or so, Jackie’s back and we’re on-track to re-vitalise the ‘50/50’ ticket initiative. We urgently need individuals to go around the ground selling them. These tickets are a vital source of income for the Supporters’ Association and I would love to hear from anyone who can help - in any way. Come, be part of the team and practice the well-worn SA battle cry, “50 50 TICKETS”...
Salford so good, as our bus for Salford on Saturday August 27th departs the Lamex at 9:00am and costs just £30. Crewe, do you think you are?, when our bus for Gresty Road on September 3rd leaves at 9:30am and costs just £25. These are really amazing prices given the current economic climate. However, we must fill every seat to make them viable. Book early to avoid disappointment. HERE for details.
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We all cheered on the English Lionesses the other week during their amazing run in the UEFA Womens’ European Championship. They made us so proud. We are also justly proud of the Stevenage FC Women’s team, who represent our town and club in the FA Women’s National League. Did you know that Season Ticket holders can see our Women’s team at home for free? Sadly, fifty years ago, things were a lot different. There was no organised structure for the development of women’s football. However, there was a team back in 1972 called the “Chells Belles”. If anyone can remember anything about them, I’d really like to hear from them. Contact me here: Lloyd@sfcsa. co.uk
Last week, the FA announced a new rule regarding member clubs’ home colours and the club crest (badge). The stipulation is that a club cannot arbitrarily change the badge or colours unless the majority of the club’s supporters are in favour. Prophetically, Stevenage already
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Rochdale are back in town! It’s good to see “the Dale” again - always a warm welcome here at The Lamex for their fans and supporters.
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Chair - Stevenage FC Supporters’ Association has this agreement in place, underpinned by the SA’s “Golden Share”. Incidentally, do you know why Stevenage play in red and white? Well, back in 1884, the original colours were black and amber. From 1895, the club dabbled with light/ dark blue halves (see accompanying photo) until William Wadsworth, a draper from Datchworth, procured a set of red & white striped shirts in 1902 - and we’ve stuck with the colours ever since.
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37 WWW.STEVENAGEFC.COM LEAGUE TABLE DATE OPPONENT ATT RES BORO SCORERS JULY 2022 Sat Jul 30 Tranmere Rovers FL2 6,111 2-1 Reeves, Roberts AUGUST 2022 Sat Aug 06 Stockport County FL2 2,973 2-1 Norris, Reid Tue Aug 09 Reading CC 4,230 2-1 Earley, Rose Sat Aug 13 Walsall FL2 5,079 1-1 Rose Tue Aug 16 Rochdale FL2 Sat Aug 20 Carlisle United FL2 Tue Aug 27 Salford City FL2 Sat Aug 30 Peterborough United PJT SEPTEMBER 2022 Sat Sept 03 Crewe Alexandra FL2 Sat Sept 10 Sutton United FL2 Tue Sept 13 Newport County FL2 Sat Sept 17 Bradford City FL2 Tue Sept 20 Wycombe Wanderers PJT Sat Sept 24 Harrogate Town FL2 OCTOBER 2022 Sat Oct 01 Crawley Town FL2 Sat Oct 08 Swindon Town FL2 Sat Oct 15 Gillingham FL2 Tue Oct 18 Tottenham Hotspur U21 PJT Sat Oct 22 Northampton Town FL2 Tue Oct 25 Doncaster Rovers FL2 Sat Oct 29 Colchester United FL2 NOVEMBER 2022 Sat Nov 05 Round 1 FAC Sat Nov 12 Hartlepool United FL2 Sat Nov 19 Grimsby Town FL2 Sat Nov 26 Round 2 FAC DECEMBER 2022 Sat Dec 03 Barrow FL2 Sat Dec 10 Mansfield Town FL2 Sat Dec 17 AFC Wimbledon FL2 Mon Dec 26 Leyton Orient FL2 Thu Dec 29 Crawley Town FL2 JANUARY 2023 Sun Jan 01 Gillingham FL2 Sat Jan 07 Swindon Town FL2 Sat Jan 14 Harrogate Town FL2 Sat Jan 21 Leyton Orient FL2 Sat Jan 28 Crewe Alexandra FL2 FEBRUARY 2023 Sat Feb 04 Sutton United FL2 Sat Feb 11 Bradford City FL2 Tue Feb 14 Newport County FL2 Sat Feb 18 Stockport County FL2 Sat Feb 25 Tranmere Rovers FL2 MARCH 2023 Sat Mar 04 Rochdale FL2 Sat Mar 11 Walsall FL2 Sat Mar 18 Carlisle United FL2 Sat Mar 25 Salford City FL2 APRIL 2023 Sat Apr 01 Northampton Town FL2 Fri Apr 07 Colchester United FL2 Mon Apr 10 Hartlepool United FL2 Sat Apr 15 AFC Wimbledon FL2 Tue Apr 18 Doncaster Rovers FL2 Sat Apr 22 Mansfield Town FL2 Sat Apr 29 Grimsby Town FL2 MAY 2023 Sat May 06 Barrow FL2 FIXTURES & RESULTS APPEARANCES2022/23PL GLS Jake Reeves 4 (0) 1 Dan Sweeney 4 (0) 0 Terence Vancooten 4 (0) 0 Taye Ashby-Hammond 3 (0) 0 Michael Bostwick 3 (0) 0 Luther James-Wildin 3 (1) 0 Luke Norris 3 (0) 1 Carl Piergianni 3 (0) 0 Jake Taylor 3 (1) 0 Max Clark 2 (2) 0 Saxon Earley 2 (2) 1 Jamie Reid 2 (1) 1 Jordan Roberts 2 (2) 1 Dean Campbell 1 (2) 0 Aaron Chapman 1 (0) 0 Elliott List 1 (0) 0 Arthur Read 1 (2) 0 Danny Rose 1 (3) 2 Kane Smith 1 (1) 0 CLICK HERE FOR FULL TABLE AND STATS P W D L Pts 1 Leyton Orient 3 3 0 0 9 2 Walsall 3 2 1 0 7 3 Salford City 3 2 1 0 7 4 Northampton Town 3 2 1 0 7 5 Stevenage 3 2 1 0 7 6 Barrow 3 2 0 1 6 7 Crewe Alexandra 3 2 0 1 6 8 AFC Wimbledon 3 1 2 0 5 9 Doncaster Rovers 3 1 2 0 5 10 Carlisle United 3 1 2 0 5 11 Bradford City 3 1 1 1 4 12 Sutton United 3 1 1 1 4 13 Harrogate Town 3 1 1 1 4 14 Grimsby Town 3 1 1 1 4 15 Tranmere Rovers 3 1 0 2 3 16 Stockport County 3 1 0 2 3 17 Mansfield Town 3 1 0 2 3 18 Gillingham 3 1 0 2 3 19 Swindon Town 3 0 2 1 2 20 Colchester United 3 0 1 2 1 21 Crawley Town 3 0 1 2 1 22 Newport County 3 0 1 2 1 23 Hartlepool United 3 0 1 2 1 24 Rochdale 3 0 0 3 0
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STEVENAGE FC MANAGER: STEVE EVANS AARON CHAPMAN 1 LUTHER JAMES-WILDIN 2 MAX CLARK 3 JAKE REEVES 4 CARL PIERGIANNI 5 DAN SWEENEY 6 ELLIOTT LIST 7 JAKE TAYLOR 8 LUKE NORRIS 9 DEAN CAMPBELL 10 JORDEN ROBERTS 11 TAYE ASHBY-HAMMOND 12 KANE SMITH 14 TERENCE VANCOOTEN 15 ARTHUR READ 16 MICHAEL BOSTWICK 18 JAMIE REID 19 SAXON EARLEY 20 DANNY ROSE 32 www.stevenagefc.com OFFICIALS REFEREE: Tom Reeves ASSISTANT: Matthew Wilkes ASSISTANT: Kevin Howick FOURTH OFFICIAL: Paul Yates UP NEXT AT HOME CARLISLE UTD 20/08/2022 | KO: 3.00PM SKY BET LEAGUE TWO ROCHDALE A.F.C. MANAGER: ROBBIE STOCKDALE 1 RICHARD O’DONNELL 2 FEMI SERIKI 3 AIDAN WHITE 4 JIMMY MCNULTY 5 MAX TAYLOR 6 ETHAN EBANKS-LANDELL 7 LIAM KELLY 8 JAMES BALL 9 LUKE CHARMAN 10 DEVANTE RODNEY 11 ABRAHAM ODOH 13 JIMMY KEOHANE 14 ETHAN BRIERLEY 15 SAM GRAHAM 16 BEN NELSON 17 TYRESE SINCLAIR 19 TAHVON CAMPBELL 20 TOUMANI DIAGOURAGA 21 RAYHAAN TULLOCH 22 CIERAN SLICKER 24 CAMERON JOHN 29 JORDAN SCANLON 30 BRADLEY KELLY 33 OSCAR KELLY 40 IAN HENDERSON
