football
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club based in
Stevenage
Stevenage ( ) is a large town and borough in Hertfordshire, England, about north of London. Stevenage is east of junctions 7 and 8 of the A1(M), between Letchworth Garden City to the north and Welwyn Garden City to the south. In 1946, Stevena ...
, Hertfordshire. The club existed from 1968 until being declared bankrupt in 1976, after which
Stevenage Borough
Stevenage Football Club (known as Stevenage Borough Football Club until 2010) is a professional association football club based in the town of Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England. The team competes in EFL League Two, League Two, the fourth tier o ...
were established.
History
The club was established in 1968 after the dissolution of Stevenage Town. The new club joined the
Metropolitan League
The Metropolitan League was a football league in the south-east of England between 1949 and 1971.Southern League. In 1971 they were placed in Division One North after the league was expanded to three divisions. They applied to join the
Eastern Counties League
The Eastern Counties Football League, currently known as the Thurlow Nunn League for sponsorship purposes, is an English football league at levels 9 and 10 of the English football league system. It currently contains clubs from Norfolk, Suff ...
(a lower league) in 1974, but were rejected.Blakeman, M (2010) ''The official history of the Eastern Counties Football League 1935–2010 Volume II'' The club finished bottom of the division in 1975–76, and resigned from the league on 13 August 1976. After their demise, the club's
Broadhall Way
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ground was subsequently dug up for non-footballing purposes after the council sold the land to a local businessman.
Records
*Highest league position: Seventh in Southern League Division One North, 1973–74
*Best
FA Cup
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performance: Third qualifying round replay, 1974–75
*Best
FA Trophy
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performance: Second qualifying round replay, 1973–74