Stevenage Town Football Club was a

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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 ...

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, England. The club existed from 1894 until 1968, after which Stevenage Athletic were established.

History

The club were established in 1894 as Stevenage Town.Before Boro'
Boro Guide They were renamed Stevenage Wanderers the following year, before merging with a club named Rovers, at which point the club reverted to their original name. They joined the

Herts County League The Hertfordshire Senior County League is a football competition based in Hertfordshire, England. Founded in 1898, there are currently two divisions at senior level and two divisions at reserve and development level. Sitting at step 7 of the Nati ...

in 1899 but left after a single season. They rejoined in 1901 and were placed in the Northern Division. They left the league in 1925 when it was disbanded. In 1951 the club were founder members of the

Delphian League The Delphian League was an English amateur football league covering Greater London and the surrounding area. The league was formed in 1951 with 14 clubs and was effectively a level below the Corinthian League.Broadhall Way Broadhall Way, known as the Lamex Stadium for sponsorship purposes, is an association football stadium in Stevenage, Hertfordshire. It has been the home ground of Stevenage (formerly Stevenage Borough and Stevenage Town) since the early 1960s, an ...

in 1961, and in 1963 they joined Division One of the Southern League. After finishing third in 1966–67 they were promoted to the Premier Division. They finished eighteenth in their first season in the Premier Division, their highest-ever league finish, but folded at the end of the season. A new club, Stevenage Athletic, was formed in their place.What's in a name: Stevenage
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Records

*Highest league position: Eighteenth in the Southern League Premier Division, 1967–68 *Best

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performance: Third qualifying round second replay, 1966–67

References

{{reflist Defunct football clubs in England Association football clubs established in 1894 Association football clubs disestablished in 1968 Southern Football League clubs Defunct football clubs in Hertfordshire Stevenage Delphian League 1894 establishments in England 1968 disestablishments in England