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ood afternoon and welcome to the players, and officials of Scunthorpe United. It’s always good to write at the start of a New Year and my best wishes to everyone for a happy and healthy 2021. It’s also good to finish your year with a win, so all of us were delighted with the win over Cambridge in midweek. We played with an intensity and desire that was great to see and I felt the win should have been more comfortable than it was. Actually that’s been the case so many times in 2020 and our lack of goals for has been the single reason why we’ve ended 2020 in a relegation place as I believe our defensive record is top six material. So, clearly, you can imagine where our efforts to strengthen the squad this week will lay…. I said before that we hope to bring in 4 or 5 new players and that’s still the target so hopefully after this game we can look forward to some new faces at the training ground during January. Our result in midweek brought our points total over the last 6 league games to 9, having been beaten just once in those 6 games. There’s any number of ‘look back’ stats to form an opinion, but the last 6 games provide an accurate pointer of where we’re going. I’m happy with that 1.5 points/game ratio – for the moment – but we know full well that we have to get that closer to 2 points/game for the remaining 27 games, including today. Continuing our existing 6 game form over the remaining 27 games would almost certainly see us safe but, really, we’re better than that. Much better. I had this same feeling in January 2011, after we first arrived in the EFL. On this day in 2011 we had 24 points from 20 games and it looked as if the step up was bigger than we thought. But we adjusted, strengthened and made the play offs in the last game of the season,

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then won those play offs to get promoted. Anything can happen in football, which is why we love it! Looking back to our start this season, we didn’t have the time or opportunity to get it right in the summer. If we’d known in May or June that we’d be in the EFL I have no doubt we’d have been able to sign the players we wanted and be pushing for a promotion place now. But we didn’t know until 11 August, when most of the targets were signed by others and so we are where we are. But the only way to achieve anything is to learn from your mistakes and look forwards, which is all we think about. One thing is for sure, none of us at Stevenage FC will give anything less than 100% to get us back up the table and create the excitement of previous years for our fans. Happy New Year!

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EXETER MATCH RESCHEDULED FOR FEBRUARY Stevenage Football Club’s Sky Bet League Two home match against Exeter City has been rescheduled for Tuesday 2nd February 2021 at 7pm. The game was originally scheduled for Saturday 19th December, but was postponed due to a positive COVID-19

test. Supporters will be abe to watch the game with an iFollow Match Pass, which will be available to purchase in due course.

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ROCKET LEAGUE & FIFA 21 NEW YEAR TOURNAMENTS TAKE PLACE THIS WEEKEND In November, Stevenage FC teamed up with Rival Games to launch the UK’s first eSports platform hosted by a professional sports team. The Stevenage FC eSports Arena is an online destination for gamers around the world to communicate, cooperate and compete against each other to win points and earn real life prizes. After the success of last month’s first-ever cash prize tournament in the Stevenage FC eSports Arena - where gamers won a total of $1,000 and two signed shirts by playing FIFA 21 - the Club are introducing Rocket League to its collection in the New Year, starting tonight. The New Year’s Kick-Off, which begins this evening at 7pm, will see gamers compete against each other in two separate online gaming tournaments, with the winner earning a personalised signed Stevenage FC jersey: • Rocket League - Saturday 2nd January 2020 @ 7pm GMT • FIFA 21 - Sunday 3rd January 2020 @ 7pm GMT For more information on the upcoming tournaments and how to sign up, please click here.

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s 2020 comes to an end, we reflect on the highlights of an unpredictable year… It has been a challenging period for everyone inside and out of football, and we are truly thankful for your support over the last 12 months. Despite the difficulties, we hope the Football Club brought some respite from reality to our community, whether it be a sandwich delivery or a win (or two) over our rivals.

MIND MATCHDAY VS PORT VALE – SATURDAY 11TH JANUARY We welcome Mind in Mid Herts to our game against Port Vale at The Lamex Stadium to raise awareness of mental health and raise funds to support their

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vital work. Funds are raised through bucket collections and sales of the bespoke Stevenage FC Mind pin badge.

CAMBRIDGE UNITED 0-4 STEVENAGE – SATURDAY 18TH JANUARY Goals from Elliott List, Jake Cassidy, Charlie Carter and Charlie Lakin earn Graham Westley’s side an unforgettable win at the Abbey Stadium, taking struggling Stevenage off the bottom of Sky Bet League Two and sending the away faithful home happy.

COMMUNITY TRUST GAME VS LEYTON ORIENT – SATURDAY 1ST FEBRUARY Stevenage Football Club partner with Stevenage Community Trust over

the course of the 2019/20 season, commemorated by the First Team wearing a one-off Third Shirt against Leyton Orient. All match-worn shirts are then signed and auctioned off, raising over £8,000 for the local charity.

BONDHOLDER NORTH STAND LAUNCH PARTY – SATURDAY 15TH FEBRUARY The new 1,400 seater North Stand opens its doors to Bondholders for the first time since completion against Salford City, in a celebration party in The 76 Lounge. The Club show its appreciation to the supporting Bondholders with complimentary food and drink, live music and opening speeches.

COMMUNITY CARELINE LAUNCHED – MONDAY 23RD MARCH Due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, Stevenage Football Club transform its services into a Community Careline, providing help to vulnerable local residents who faced months of selfisolation. Players, staff and fans volunteer to a wide range of services, from dog walking to prescription pick-ups.

SUPPORT & APPRECIATION TO NHS STAFF – TUESDAY 24TH MARCH As the Careline continues, the Sandwich Service oversees hundreds of meals delivered to the doors of the most vulnerable, as well as to the incredible staff of Lister Hospital. Fans are asked to provide messages of appreciation to the NHS staff, as well as provide a donation to the #HereForEachOther appeal.

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MET – WEDNESDAY 1ST APRIL Although a target of £6,000 was originally set to help sustain the Club’s Community Kitchen Sandwich Service, over £8,000 is raised in addition to the Club’s own contribution – with the additional money going towards other Community Careline services.

CLUB PARTNERS WITH STEVENAGE COMMUNITY TRUST & FOOD BANK – MONDAY 4TH MAY The Club partner with both Stevenage Community Trust and Stevenage Community Food Bank to provide fresh fruit, vegetables and a bespoke shopping service for families suffering in the midst of the pandemic. Funded by the Trust, volunteers from the Club expand its service to help families and individuals across the town with a shopping and delivery service.

PLAYERS REVEAL NEW SHIRTS VIA COMMUNITY CARELINE DELIVERY – FRIDAY 5TH JUNE In keeping with the work of the Club over the few months previous, the home and away jerseys for the succeeding season are revealed by Terence Vancooten and Arthur Iontton on Community Careline duty.

YASIN ARAI NAMED AS LEAGUE FOOTBALL EDUCATION WINNER – TUESDAY 9TH JUNE First year scholar Yasin Arai is named one of the country’s stand-out Academy players by the LFE, for his achievements both on and off the pitch. The award acknowledges the football and academic progress of Under 18 players on apprenticeships at EFL clubs.

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COMMUNITY SANDWICH SERVICE HITS 10,000 LANDMARK – THURSDAY 11TH JUNE After three months of Sandwich Service action, Del Ingle was the lucky recipient of the 10,000th sandwich – and rewarded with a brand-new Stevenage FC Away Shirt. 142 local residents are receiving a minimum of a free sandwich every day at this point in time, as a way of helping them have one less thing to think about during the pandemic.

SCOTT CUTHBERT SIGNS NEW CONTRACT – MONDAY 15TH JUNE The Skipper had made 73 appearances for Boro since joining in the summer of 2018 and was keen to sign a new deal to keep him at the Club - irrespective of which league Alex Revell’s men were to play in the following season.

CLUB WINS NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH AWARD FOR COMMUNITY WORK – THURSDAY 26TH JUNE Stevenage Football Club and Foundation receive an award from the Stevenage Neighbourhood Watch Association in partnership with the Hertfordshire Constabulary, for the work of the Community Careline over the summer.

CLUB REMAIN IN SKY BET LEAGUE TWO – TUESDAY 11TH AUGUST Following the outcome of the EFL’s appeal with regards to misconduct charges against Macclesfield Town, Stevenage Football Club remain in Sky Bet League Two for the 2020/21, despite being placed 23rd when the League

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stopped due to the pandemic.

COMMUNITY CARELINE CONCLUDES – FRIDAY 14TH AUGUST The Club’s Coronavirus Community Careline comes to a conclusion following 21 weeks of dedicated service to the vulnerable individuals and families of the town. Since its launch, the service supplied over 15,000 sandwiches, delivered over 400 prescriptions and made over 500 calls to local residents over the age of 70 who needed support during the pandemic.

KEIR STARMER VISITS TO PRAISE COMMUNITY WORK – FRIDAY 4TH SEPTEMBER Labour Leader Keir Starmer visits The Lamex Stadium to recognise Stevenage Football Club’s efforts in helping the local community during the COVID-19 pandemic. He is joined by Leader of Stevenage Council Sharon Taylor and meets the Club’s Chief Executive Officer Alex Tunbridge to discuss the Community work.

MOST PLAYED CLUB IN THE WORLD ON FIFA 20 - MONDAY 14TH SEPTEMBER In the summer of 2019, Stevenage Football Club announced Burger King as the Club’s main sponsor. Fast-forward a year, and the campaign generated over $2.5 million earned media, 25,000 goals shared online, became the most used team of FIFA 20’s Career Mode, and sold out of Club jerseys for the first time in its history.

STEVENAGE 3-0 OLDHAM – SATURDAY 19TH SEPTEMBER

Goals from Elliot Osborne, Luther JamesWildin and Luke Prosser ensure Stevenage and Manager Alex Revell secured a first home win in 329 days after a relentless second half display overcame Oldham Athletic to record a 3-0 win.

SCOTT CUTHBERT WINS PFA COMMUNITY PLAYER OF THE YEAR – WEDNESDAY 7TH OCTOBER Club captain Scott Cuthbert is awarded the PFA Community Player of the Year Award for 2019/20, after leading the way in player community engagement over the past year. As part of Mind’s ‘Do One Thing’ campaign to help mark World Mental Health Day, the Club invited Get Set to Go champion Duncan to The Lamex Stadium to present the award to Scott.

PHIL WALLACE AWARDED BEM IN QUEEN’S HONOURS LIST – MONDAY 12TH OCTOBER Stevenage Football Club Chairman Phil Wallace is honoured with a British Empire Medal in the Queen’s Honours List for services to Association Football and to the community of Hertfordshire. Wallace was responsible for the founding of the Stevenage FC Foundation in 2010, which has helped countless lives in the community, including the Club’s Coronavirus Community Careline in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.

MACKYE TOWNSEND-WEST EARNS PROFESSIONAL CONTRACT – THURSDAY 15TH OCTOBER Stevenage Football Club sign Mackye Townsend-West to his first professional contract after impressing Manager Alex

Revell with increased exposure to the First Team, including a debut against MK Dons in the EFL Cup.

21 GOLD LAGER ANNOUNCED – THURSDAY 29TH OCTOBER Stevenage Football Club announce the launch of a new Club lager brewed by Greene King. ’21 Gold’ is named in memory of former Boro midfielder Mitchell Cole. In partnership with Cardiomyopathy UK, the Club are donating £0.10 from every pint of 21 Gold to support their services.

STEVENAGE FC AND FOUNDATION ANNOUNCE WINTER COVID COMMUNITY COMMITMENT – FRIDAY 6TH NOVEMBER Following the Government’s news of a November lockdown, the Club launch a COVID Community Commitment, alongside the Stevenage FC Foundation. Over the winter period, the Club and Foundation are continuing to roll out a variety of initiatives with key local partners, addressing both short- and long-term winter lockdown issues.

STEVENAGE THROUGH TO FA CUP SECOND ROUND – SATURDAY 7TH NOVEMBER Stevenage secure their passage to the Second Round of the FA Cup after overcoming Concord Rangers on penalties. Ben Coker’s first half goal for Stevenage was cancelled out by the visitors in the second half, before the tie went to extra time where Boro took the lead time through Danny Newton. The game levelled again before Jamie Cumming’s saves sent Stevenage into the Second Round.

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STEVENAGE FC LAUNCH ESPORTS ARENA – WEDNESDAY 11TH NOVEMBER Stevenage Football Club announce the launch of its very own eSports platform of the eSports Arena, becoming the first English Club to launch a live platform of its kind. The platform inaugurated with a $1,000 cash prize FIFA 21 at the end of the month, as the eSports Arena continues to attract gamers from around the world to win games and earn prizes.

STEVENAGE BEAT LEAGUE ONE HULL CITY TO REACH FA CUP THIRD ROUND – SUNDAY 29TH NOVEMBER Elliott List’s strike cancels out Tom Eaves penalty opener with ten minutes to go, to send the tie into extra-time. Jamie Cumming was yet again the penalty shoot-out hero, as Stevenage overcome the challenge of the League One leaders to advance into the next round.

FANS RETURN TO THE LAMEX STADIUM – SATURDAY 5TH DECEMBER Stevenage Football Club welcome supporters back to The Lamex Stadium for the first time in 10 months due to the pandemic, to watch their team take on Southend United. Fans were instructed to many Government guidelines upon entry to the Stadium to ensure a safe experience for all and, despite the 0-0 result, the day was a success in terms of teamwork.

Burger Queen logo – symbolising the sponsorship of Stevenage FC Women. The new logo is proudly displayed on the team’s kit through the 20/21 season, as well as the Stevenage Burger King restaurant being rebranded to ‘Burger Queen’.

SFC SUPPORTERS’ ASSOCIATION LISTER HOSPITAL GIFT DONATION – TUESDAY 15TH DECEMBER Stevenage Football Club and the Stevenage FC Supporters’ Association are able to team up in order to make a festive delivery of gifts and Stevenage FC goods from the Club Shop, thanks to the SA’s Jacky Berners and Jenny Dowden.

SFC FOUNDATION DELIVER TOYS & VOUCHERS TO LISTER HOSPITAL CHILDREN’S WARD – FRIDAY 18TH DECEMBER Stevenage Football Club and Foundation’s Winter Drop Zone collects toys from generous members of the community, as over £500 worth was delivered to the Children’s Ward at Lister Hospital. In addition, the Men’s and Women’s teams team up to donate £400 worth of Smyths Toy Store vouchers.

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It had to be... Stevenage record a 1-0 win over rivals Cambridge United in the last game of 2020 at The Lamex Stadium. Thanks to Charlie Carter’s winner, Alex Revell’s men end the year with a win over the team who we recorded our first of the year over.

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new year always brings new opportunities and after a tough 2020, the Foundation is looking forward to helping our community get back on its feet and provide even more opportunities for people to get back on track. There is so much to be optimistic about, NCS will return in the summer providing opportunities for over 100 young people to have an amazing summer and make memories that will last a lifetime. Our biggest cohort in our Girls’ Development Centre will return, offering 88 girls weekly coaching opportunities to represent Stevenage FC. Just before Christmas, we were notified that our Tackling Loneliness Project had secured a further 3 months’ worth of funding from the DCMS, allowing us to continue this work and support people into the Spring. Our flourishing relationship with the Herts Sports Partnership will see our Strength & Balance classes, continue to be offered right across the county, as well as online until at least June. Later this month, we’ll be offering trials for our new Girls’ Football Education Programme, a post 16 football offer for girls looking to combine academic

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studies with high level football coaching, delivered in partnership with Marriotts School. Adding this to the GDC pathway and the progress that Stevenage FC Women have made, reinforces our commitment to providing a high quality pathway for local female footballers to achieve their potential. By March, we’ll have a brand new traineeship offer to support local people to find work, particularly after the impact the pandemic has had on the job market, offering vocational qualifications, alongside practical support to get back into work. As restrictions lift, our normal face to face activity will resume, something the team are very much looking forward to. Behind the scenes, the Foundation is working on a new strategy to steer us for the next 3-4 years, listening to what our community wants and needs from us, as well as key partners such as Stevenage Borough Council, Public Health Hertfordshire, the Police, Citizens Advice, Mind in Mid Herts, East & North Herts NHS Trust, Hertfordshire FA and many more. We look forward to launching the new strategy in the middle of the year and telling you all what we intend to do to support our local community for years to come.

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WOMEN POSITION: Forward

HOW DID YOU GET INTO FOOTBALL? Mainly through watching my older brothers play every weekend from a young age and practising individually and with them growing up, despite the fact they always put me in goal!

WHO INSPIRED YOU TO PLAY FOOTBALL? My family, as they have always been very supportive of me playing football but my parents especially; they never fail to miss a match!

WHO IS YOUR FAVOURITE FEMALE FOOTBALLER AND WHY? Kelly Smith - a prolific forward and very inspirational person on and off the pitch. A definite role model for me growing up and her positive impact on womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s football has been influential.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE FOOTBALL MOMENT AS A PLAYER? Winning the league with Stevenage in the 2017/18 season. The unbeaten run and the mass of goals scored was definitely a highlight for the whole squad.

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irst of all a big Happy New Year to everyone and in particular our Academy players and parents who like so many have had a really difficult time with the stop start of the season - many at really important times in their development. 2021 will no doubt bring many more challenges however we are determined to get as much football in as we can in a safe and developmental environment. Flexibility will be key, from staff, players and parents as we will no doubt suffer from last minute changes but the number one priority will be to get our boys playing every week and adding layers to their game. Our scholars go into the New Year off the back of some really promising performances as they enter the final stretch in their quest to gain that first professional contract and patience will be key for them. Careers won’t get decided in a game rather than in a series of high

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level performances on and off the pitch and they know they have our total belief in them. Success is always when talent meets opportunity and they have to be ready to step up when that chance comes. ROBBIE O’KEEFE – Academy Manager

WELCOME CLUB MATTERS Scunthorpe United come to play Boro day with a fascinating history which includes a couple of home grounds and a couple of names as well. Founded in 1899, originally it was just Scunthorpe United in the non-league set-up, but in 1910 the club merged with local side North Lindsey United to form Scunthorpe and Lindsey United.

As the conurbation began to grow with the rise of the steel industry, the emerging Football League was the eventual goal of the club. At the this stage the Show Ground (later to have the word â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Oldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; added to it) became the new home and Scunthorpe and Lindsey United pressed ahead with their ambition of reaching the senior level. The end of the second world war proved auspicious as they tried yet again on a number of occasions until in 1950 they were finally elected to Division Three North. In their first season Scunthorpe and Lindsey United finished in 12th place After a steady period in the lower reaches

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they built a side successful enough to win promotion to the second tier and in 196162 finished fourth (the highest position to date the club has reached). By this time the name Lindsey had been dropped by the club and Scunthorpe United settled into an era between the third and fourth tiers. The late sixties and seventies were marked by the nurturing of soon to be world superstar Kevin Keegan, who was sold to Liverpool in 1971 for a then generous fee of £35,000. Scunthorpe were to gain footballing headlines again at the end of the 80s when, in the wake of the fire at Bradford City and subsequent regulations, they decided to build a new ground. In 1988 they moved from the Old Showground to the newly created Glanford Park, and fortunes have seen a number of highs and lows since then. The Iron have certainly had a stab at life back in the second tier, playing four seasons at that level this century, while closing the 2003-2004 season just four points from dropping into the Conference. In the past 10 seasons the Iron have

played seven campaigns in Division one, with three in Division Two. Their last season in the Championship was in 2010-11.

THE BOSS Scunthorpe United appointed Neil Cox as the first team manager in August 2020. He arrived from Notts County, where he was assistant manager to Neal Ardley. Cox is well known to Scunthorpe fans, a local lad, he has come through the ranks. He made 26 appearances, scoring one goal, before a move to Aston Villa in 1991 for a fee of £400,000. The former defender, who won caps as an England Under-21 international, went on to also play at the highest level for Middlesbrough, Bolton Wanderers and Watford before ending his playing career with Cardiff City, Crewe Alexandra and Leek Town. Cox made a total of 652 senior career appearances and scored 42 goals. He started his coaching life with a management stint at Leek Town before a six-year spell as assistant to Neal Ardley at AFC Wimbledon before moving on to Notts County.

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Mark Howard - Scunthorpe United completed the signing of goalkeeper Mark Howard on a free transfer in October 2020. Howard started his career with Arsenal. Cardiff City, St Mirren, Aberdeen, Blackpool (twice, and his last club before the Iron), Sheffield United and Bolton Wanderers are also amongst his permanent clubs. He’s also been on loan with Falkirk, Swansea City and Salford City. In total, Howard has made almost 300 career appearances, and brings a wealth of experience to the squad, making 13 appearances so far this campaign.

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