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{{short description|Association football club in Stevenage, England}}
{{Redirect|Stevenage Borough|the council|Stevenage Borough Council}}
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| ground = [[The Lamex Stadium]]
| capacity = 7,800
| chairman = [[Phil Wallace]]<ref name="Stevenage FC Club Contacts" />
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'''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 club competes in [[EFL League One]], the third level of the [[English football league system]]. They play their home games at [[Broadhall Way]] in Stevenage.

Founded in 1976 following the demise of the town's former club, they joined the [[United Counties League]] in 1980 and enjoyed success in the club's first year at senior status; winning the United Counties League Division One and the United Counties League Cup. Following three promotions in four seasons in the early 1990s, the club were promoted to the [[National League (division)|Conference National]] in 1994. Despite winning the league in the [[1995–96 in English football|1995–96 season]], the club were denied promotion to [[English Football League|the Football League]] due to insufficient ground facilities. Stevenage remained in the top tier of non-League for the following fourteen seasons, before the club earned promotion to the Football League after winning the Conference Premier in the [[2009–10 Stevenage Borough F.C. season|2009–10 season]].

The promotion served as the catalyst for a rebranding of the club, dropping the word 'Borough' from its title in June 2010. In their [[2010–11 Stevenage F.C. season|first season in the Football League]], Stevenage won promotion to [[EFL League One|League One]], the third tier of English football, via [[2011 Football League Two play-off final|the play-offs]]. The club achieved their highest league finish during the [[2011–12 Stevenage F.C. season|2011–12 season]] courtesy of a sixth-placed finish in League One. The core of the team that helped guide the club to its success throughout 2009 to 2012 departed, and Stevenage were relegated back into League Two at the end of the [[2013–14 Stevenage F.C. season|2013–14 season]].

The club has also enjoyed success in national cup competitions, becoming [[2007 FA Trophy Final|the first team to win a competitive final]] at the new [[Wembley Stadium]] in 2007, beating [[Kidderminster Harriers F.C.|Kidderminster Harriers]] 3–2 to lift the [[FA Trophy]] in front of a competition record crowd of 53,262. They [[2009 FA Trophy Final|won the competition again]] in 2009. The club has also produced a number of notable results in the [[FA Cup]] against high-profile opposition.

==History==
{{For|a statistical breakdown by season|List of Stevenage F.C. seasons}}

===1976–2010===
Stevenage Borough was formed in 1976 following the bankruptcy of [[Stevenage Athletic F.C.|Stevenage Athletic]].<ref name="Stevenage Borough – History" /> Chairman Keith Berners,<ref name="Stevenage Borough – History" /> and "a number of like-minded volunteers" were tasked with arranging a team to play Hitchin Town Youth at [[Broadhall Way]] in November 1976, as a "curtain-raiser" for the new club.<ref name="Stevenage Borough – History" /> However, the Broadhall Way pitch was subsequently dug up for non-footballing purposes after [[Stevenage Borough Council]] sold the land to a local businessman, who dug a trench across the full length of the pitch to ensure no football was played.<ref name="Stevenage Borough – History" /><ref name="Ground of the Week: Broadhall Way" /> Consequently, the new club started out playing in the Chiltern Youth league on a roped-off pitch at the town's King George V playing fields, and moved up to intermediate status, joining the Wallspan Southern Combination shortly after.<ref>{{Cite book
 | title = Stevenage Borough v Tamworth matchday programme
 | publisher = Stevenage F.C.
 | year = 2009
 | page = 34}}</ref> Stevenage Borough Council granted consent for the club to incorporate the name "Borough" in their title and to adopt the town's civic emblem as the club badge.<ref name="Stevenage Borough – History"/> In 1980, the council reacquired the lease for Broadhall Way and allowed the football club to become its tenant.<ref name="Stevenage Borough – History" /> With the council as their landlords and a refurbished stadium, Stevenage Borough took on senior status, under the management of Derek Montgomery, and joined the [[United Counties Football League]] in the same year.<ref name="Ground of the Week: Broadhall Way"/><ref name="BoroGuide – Derek Montgomery">{{cite news
| title = BoroGuide – Derek Montgomery
| url = https://www.boroguide.co.uk/managers/2/
| website = BoroGuide
| access-date = 25 August 2020}}</ref> The club's first competitive league match was a 3–1 victory against [[Northampton ON Chenecks F.C.|ON Chenecks]] on 16 August 1980, played in front of 421 people.<ref>{{cite news
| title = Stevenage Borough 3–1 ON Chenecks
| url = http://www.boroguide.co.uk/seasons/match.php?ID=1
| website = BoroGuide
| access-date = 16 April 2013}}</ref> In their first season as a senior club, the team won the [[United Counties League|United Counties League Division One]] championship, scoring over a hundred goals.<ref name="Stevenage: 1980–81 Season Details">{{Cite news
| title = Stevenage: 1980–81 Season Details
| url = https://www.boroguide.co.uk/seasons/8081/
| website = BoroGuide
| access-date = 9 August 2020}}</ref> The club also won the United Counties League Cup during the same season.<ref name="Stevenage Borough – History"/>

After three successive seasons in the [[United Counties Football League#Premier Division|United Counties Premier Division]], the club joined Division Two North of the [[Isthmian League]] in 1984, and the following season earned promotion to Isthmian League Division One after finishing the season as champions.<ref name="Stevenage Borough" /> Two years later, the club were relegated back to the Division Two North, having finished second bottom of the division.<ref name="Stevenage Borough" /> Brian Williams was tasked with steadying the club following the relegation; appointed as manager in July 1988.<ref name="BoroGuide – Brian Williams">{{cite news
| title = BoroGuide – Brian Williams
| url = https://www.boroguide.co.uk/managers/5/
| website = Boroguide
| access-date = 25 August 2020}}</ref> He spent two full seasons in charge, guiding Stevenage to two fourth-place finishes.<ref name="Boroguide – Season – 1988–89">{{cite news
| title = BoroGuide – Season – 1988–89
| url = https://www.boroguide.co.uk/seasons/8889/
| website = BoroGuide
| access-date = 25 August 2020}}</ref><ref name="BoroGuide – Season – 1989–90">{{cite news
| title = BoroGuide – Season – 1989–90
| url = https://www.boroguide.co.uk/seasons/8990/
| website = BoroGuide
| access-date = 25 August 2020}}</ref> [[Paul Fairclough]] was appointed as the club's manager in June 1990 and he would ultimately guide the team to four league titles in eight years.<ref name="BoroGuide – Paul Fairclough">{{cite news
| title = BoroGuide – Paul Fairclough
| url = https://www.boroguide.co.uk/managers/6/
| website = BoroGuide
| access-date = 25 August 2020}}</ref> The club won promotion during the [[1990–91 Isthmian League#Division Two North|1990–91 season]], Fairclough's first season in charge, winning 34 of their 42 games.<ref name="BoroGuide – Season – 1990–91">{{cite news
| title = BoroGuide – Season – 1990–91
| url = https://www.boroguide.co.uk/seasons/9091/
| website = BoroGuide
| access-date = 25 August 2020}}</ref> The league triumph included winning every match played at home, scoring 122 goals and amassing 107 points.<ref name="BoroGuide – Season – 1990–91"/> The following season, Stevenage won the [[1991–92 Isthmian League#League table 2|Isthmian League Division One]] title, remaining unbeaten at home for the second consecutive season, and were promoted to the Isthmian League Premier Division.<ref name="BoroGuide – Season – 1991–92">{{cite news
| title = BoroGuide – Season – 1991–92
| url = https://www.boroguide.co.uk/seasons/9192/
| website = BoroGuide
| access-date = 25 August 2020}}</ref> A third promotion in four years followed at the end of the [[1993–94 in English football|1993–94 season]], as Stevenage were promoted to the [[Football Conference]] after [[1993–94 Isthmian League#Premier Division|winning the Isthmian League Premier Division]].<ref name="Stevenage Borough – History"/> Two seasons later, Stevenage won the Conference,<ref>{{Cite news
 |title       = Stevenage Borough 1995–1996
 |url         = http://www.statto.com/football/teams/stevenage-borough/1995-1996
 |publisher   = Statto.com
 |access-date  = 23 August 2009
 |url-status     = dead
 |archiveurl  = https://web.archive.org/web/20110716133340/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/stevenage-borough/1995-1996
 |archivedate = 16 July 2011
}}</ref> but were denied promotion to [[English Football League|the Football League]], due to insufficient ground facilities,<ref name="Ground of the Week: Broadhall Way" /> thus reprieving [[Torquay United F.C.|Torquay United]], who had finished in last place of [[Football League Third Division|Division Three]].<ref>{{Cite news
 |title        = Final 1995/1996 Football League Two Table
 |url          = http://www.soccerbase.com/league2.sd?competitionid=4&seasonid=139&x=19&y=8
 |publisher    = Soccerbase
 |access-date   = 23 August 2009
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20100315104349/http://www.soccerbase.com/league2.sd?competitionid=4
 |archive-date = 15 March 2010
 |url-status     = dead
}}</ref> During the same season, the club reached the First Round of the [[FA Cup]] for the first time, losing 2–1 to [[Hereford United F.C.|Hereford United]] of the Third Division at [[Edgar Street]].<ref>{{Cite news
 |title      = Hereford 2–1 Stevenage
 |url        = http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=223501
 |archive-url = https://archive.today/20130202191711/http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=223501
 |url-status   = dead
 |archive-date = 2 February 2013
 |publisher  = Soccerbase
 |date       = 11 November 1995
 |access-date = 23 August 2009
}}</ref>

[[Image:Stevenage FC League Performance.svg|right|thumb|A chart of Stevenage's final table positions in the football league since 1994.]] The [[1996–97 in English football|1996–97 season]] saw the club progress to the Third Round of the FA Cup for the first time after a 2–1 victory against [[Leyton Orient F.C.|Leyton Orient]] at [[Brisbane Road]].<ref>{{Cite news
 |title      = Leyton Orient 1–2 Stevenage
 |url        = http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=243067
 |archive-url = https://archive.today/20070519173713/http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=243067
 |url-status   = dead
 |archive-date = 19 May 2007
 |publisher  = Soccerbase
 |date       = 7 December 1996
 |access-date = 23 August 2009
}}</ref> They were drawn against [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]] at Broadhall Way, but ground issues saw the tie switched to [[St Andrew's (stadium)|St Andrew's]]; Birmingham won the match 2–0.<ref>{{Cite news
 |title        = Birmingham 2–0 Stevenage
 |url          = http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=243489
 |publisher    = Soccerbase
 |date         = 4 January 1997
 |access-date   = 23 August 2009
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20050518055030/http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=243489
 |archive-date = 18 May 2005
 |url-status     = dead
}}</ref> The following season, the club reached the Fourth Round where they drew [[Premier League]] club [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] at Broadhall Way.<ref>{{cite news
| title = Stevenage face Newcastle in FA Cup
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/44596.stm
| website = BBC Sport
| date = 4 January 2008
| access-date = 23 August 2009}}</ref> A temporary stand was erected behind the South Stand, allocated to the Newcastle supporters, which increased the stadium capacity to 9,000, enough to satisfy [[The Football Association|The FA]].<ref name="Stevenage Borough – History"/><ref>{{cite news
| title = Football: FA will rule today on Stevenage tie
| url = https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-fa-will-rule-today-on-stevenage-tie-1137638.html
| newspaper = The Independent
| date = 9 January 1998
| access-date = 23 August 2009
| location=London}}</ref> Stevenage held Newcastle to a 1–1 draw, with [[Giuliano Grazioli]] equalising after [[Alan Shearer]] had given Newcastle an early lead.<ref>{{Cite news
 |title        = Stevenage 1–1 Newcastle
 |url          = http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=248282
 |publisher    = Soccerbase
 |date         = 25 January 1998
 |access-date   = 23 August 2009
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20050909200406/http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=248282
 |archive-date = 9 September 2005
 |url-status     = dead
}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
| title = Football: Grazioli keeps Stevenage under the spotlight
| url = https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-grazioli-keeps-stevenage-under-the-spotlight-1140932.html
| newspaper = The Independent
| date = 26 January 1998
| access-date = 23 August 2009
| location=London
| first=Phil
| last=Shaw}}</ref> Stevenage lost 2–1 in the replay at [[St James' Park]], a goal from Alan Shearer that "appeared to not cross the line" proved the difference.<ref>{{Cite news
 |title        = Newcastle 2–1 Stevenage
 |url          = http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=248561
 |publisher    = Soccerbase
 |date         = 4 March 1998
 |access-date   = 23 August 2009
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20050426223958/http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=248561
 |archive-date = 26 April 2005
 |url-status     = dead
}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
| title = Stevenage relive the day they gave Alan Shearer and Newcastle United a shock in FA Cup
| url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/stevenage-borough/8247072/Stevenage-relive-the-day-they-gave-Alan-Shearer-and-Newcastle-United-a-shock-in-FA-Cup.html
| newspaper = The Telegraph
|location=London
| date = 7 January 2011
| access-date = 8 January 2011| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20110121001809/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/stevenage-borough/8247072/Stevenage-relive-the-day-they-gave-Alan-Shearer-and-Newcastle-United-a-shock-in-FA-Cup.html| archivedate= 21 January 2011 | url-status= live}}</ref> Despite earning a large amount of revenue from the two respective cup runs, news emerged that the club were in financial difficulties and that the chairman, Victor Green, was going to close the club down if no buyer was found.<ref>{{Cite book
 | title = Stevenage Borough v Tamworth matchday programme
 | publisher = Stevenage F.C.
 | year = 2009
 | page = 35}}</ref> [[Phil Wallace]] purchased the club and set about rebuilding the finances and the relationship with the local council.<ref name="Stevenage Borough – History"/>

During the [[2001–02 Football Conference|2001–02 season]], the club [[2002 FA Trophy Final|reached the FA Trophy final]] for the first time, losing 2–0 to [[Yeovil Town F.C.|Yeovil Town]] at [[Villa Park]].<ref>{{cite news
| title = Yeovil lift FA Trophy
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/1980104.stm
| website = BBC Sport
| date = 12 April 2002
| access-date = 10 July 2009}}</ref> The following season, Stevenage were positioned in last place of the [[National League (division)|Conference National]] in January, seven points from safety.<ref>{{Cite news
 |title       = English Conference 2002–2003 : Table
 |url         = http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/conference/2002-2003/table/2002-12-26
 |publisher   = Statto.com
 |access-date  = 22 September 2012
 |url-status     = dead
 |archiveurl  = https://web.archive.org/web/20151117063302/http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/conference/2002-2003/table/2002-12-26
 |archivedate = 17 November 2015
}}</ref> The club appointed [[Graham Westley]] as manager in January 2003.<ref>{{cite news
| title = Westley quits Farnborough
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/2703141.stm
| website = BBC Sport
| date = 28 January 2003
| access-date = 5 October 2007}}</ref> Westley guided the club to 12th position,<ref>{{Cite news
 |title        = Final 2002/2003 Football Conference Table
 |url          = http://www.soccerbase.com/league2.sd?competitionid=9&seasonid=132&teamid=2499
 |publisher    = Soccerbase
 |access-date   = 23 August 2009
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20090912080817/http://www.soccerbase.com/league2.sd?competitionid=9
 |archive-date = 12 September 2009
 |url-status     = dead
}}</ref> winning eight games out of a possible 12 in the league.<ref>{{Cite news
 |title        = Stevenage 2002/2003 results and fixtures
 |url          = http://www.soccerbase.com/results2.sd
 |publisher    = Soccerbase
 |access-date   = 23 August 2009
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20080414235112/http://www.soccerbase.com/results2.sd
 |archive-date = 14 April 2008
 |url-status     = dead
}}</ref> During the [[2004–05 Football Conference|2004–05 season]], Stevenage made the [[2004–05 Football Conference#Play-offs|play–offs]] after finishing fifth under the guidance of Westley.<ref>{{Cite news
 |title        = Final 2004/2005 Football Conference Table
 |url          = http://www.soccerbase.com/league2.sd?competitionid=9&seasonid=132&teamid=2499
 |publisher    = Soccerbase
 |access-date   = 23 August 2009
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20090912080817/http://www.soccerbase.com/league2.sd?competitionid=9
 |archive-date = 12 September 2009
 |url-status     = dead
}}</ref> The team lost 1–0 to [[Carlisle United F.C.|Carlisle United]] at the [[Britannia Stadium]] in the [[2005 Conference National play-off final|play-off final]].<ref>{{cite news
| title = Carlisle 1–0 Stevenage
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/4537061.stm
| website = BBC Sport
| date = 14 May 2005
| access-date = 23 August 2009}}</ref> The following year, the team finished sixth,<ref>{{Cite news
 |title        = Final 2005/2006 Football Conference Table
 |url          = http://www.soccerbase.com/league2.sd?competitionid=9&seasonid=135&teamid=2499
 |publisher    = Soccerbase
 |access-date   = 23 August 2009
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20090912080817/http://www.soccerbase.com/league2.sd?competitionid=9
 |archive-date = 12 September 2009
 |url-status     = dead
}}</ref> outside of the play-off places, and Westley's contract was not renewed, ending his three-and-a-half-year spell as manager.<ref>{{Cite news
| title = Westley to leave Borough
| url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/threecounties/content/articles/2006/05/15/graham_westley_leaves_feature.shtml
| publisher = BBC Beds Herts and Bucks
| date = 15 May 2006
| access-date = 5 October 2007}}</ref> The club appointed [[Mark Stimson]] as their new manager<ref>{{cite news
| title = Stevenage name Stimson as manager
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/stevenage/5024698.stm
| website = BBC Sport
| date = 28 May 2006
| access-date = 3 September 2008}}</ref> and the team finished in eighth position in Stimson's first season as manager.<ref>{{Cite news
 |title        = Final 2006/2007 Football Conference Table
 |url          = http://www.soccerbase.com/league2.sd?competitionid=9&seasonid=135&teamid=2499
 |publisher    = Soccerbase
 |access-date   = 23 August 2009
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20090912080817/http://www.soccerbase.com/league2.sd?competitionid=9
 |archive-date = 12 September 2009
 |url-status     = dead
}}</ref> That season, the club [[2007 FA Trophy Final|reached the FA Trophy final]] again,<ref>{{cite news
| title = FA Trophy semi-final second legs
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/6462849.stm
| website = BBC Sport
| date = 17 March 2007
| access-date = 23 August 2009}}</ref> where they came back from 2–0 down to beat [[Kidderminster Harriers F.C.|Kidderminster Harriers]] 3–2 in front of a record FA Trophy crowd of 53,262.<ref>{{Cite news
| title = Henry the first
| url = http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/FACompetitions/TheFATrophy/NewsAndFeatures/2009/Trophy_MatchReaction2.aspx
| publisher = TheFA.com
| date = 13 May 2007
| access-date = 17 August 2009}}</ref> The victory meant that Stevenage were the first team to win a competitive final at the new [[Wembley Stadium]].<ref>{{cite news
| title = Kidderminster 2–3 Stevenage
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/6649807.stm
| website = BBC Sport
| date = 12 May 2007
| access-date = 23 August 2009
| first=Ian
| last=Hughes}}</ref>
[[File:SBFCWEMBLEY2009.jpg|250px|thumb|Stevenage players celebrating winning the [[FA Trophy]] at [[Wembley Stadium]] in May 2009]]

After the FA Trophy success in 2007, as well as keeping the majority of the first-team at the club, Stevenage started the [[2007–08 Football Conference|2007–08]] season by breaking a new club record when the defence kept eight consecutive [[Clean sheet#Association football|clean sheets]].<ref>{{cite news
| title = Stevenage 4–0 Farsley Celtic
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/6996476.stm
| website = BBC Sport
| date = 18 September 2007
| access-date = 23 August 2009}}</ref> Stimson was offered a new contract by Stevenage in October 2007,<ref>{{cite news
| title = Stevenage offer Stimson new deal
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/stevenage/7047655.stm
| website = BBC Sport
| date = 16 October 2007
| access-date = 17 October 2007}}</ref> but resigned the following day and subsequently joined Football League club [[Gillingham F.C.|Gillingham]].<ref>{{cite news
| title = Stimson resigns as Stevenage boss
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/stevenage/7049044.stm
| website = BBC Sport
| date = 17 October 2007
| access-date = 17 October 2007}}</ref> In November 2007, he was replaced by [[Peter Taylor (footballer born 1953)|Peter Taylor]].<ref>{{cite news
| title = Stevenage name Taylor as new boss
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/stevenage/7071851.stm
| website = BBC Sport
| date = 1 November 2007
| access-date = 23 August 2009}}</ref> After failing to make the play-offs,<ref>{{cite news
| title = Play-off miss disappoints Taylor
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/stevenage/7362890.stm
| website = BBC Sport
| date = 23 April 2008
| access-date = 23 August 2009}}</ref> Taylor resigned at the end of the season<ref>{{cite news
| title = Manager Taylor to leave Stevenage
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/stevenage/7371937.stm
| website = BBC Sport
| date = 28 April 2008
| access-date = 23 August 2009}}</ref> and was replaced by former manager Graham Westley.<ref>{{cite news
| title = Westley named as Stevenage boss
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/stevenage/7380315.stm
| website = BBC Sport
| date = 2 May 2008
| access-date = 2 May 2008}}</ref> On Westley's return, Stevenage started the season slowly before going on a 27–game unbeaten run from December to March and reached the play-offs,<ref>{{Cite news
 |title        = Final 2008/2009 Football Conference Table
 |url          = http://www.soccerbase.com/league2.sd?competitionid=9&seasonid=138&teamid=2499
 |publisher    = Soccerbase
 |access-date   = 23 August 2009
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20090912080817/http://www.soccerbase.com/league2.sd?competitionid=9
 |archive-date = 12 September 2009
 |url-status     = dead
}}</ref> where they lost in the semi-finals to [[Cambridge United F.C.|Cambridge United]], 4–3 on aggregate.<ref>{{cite news
| title = Stevenage 3–1 Cambridge United
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/8020423.stm
| website = BBC Sport
| date = 30 April 2009
| access-date = 23 August 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
| title = Cambridge United 3–0 Stevenage
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/8031847.stm
| website = BBC Sport
| date = 5 May 2009
| access-date = 23 August 2009
| first=Phil
| last=Maiden}}</ref> During the same season, Stevenage enjoyed success in cup competitions; winning the [[Herts Senior Cup]] for the first time, beating [[Cheshunt F.C.|Cheshunt]] 2–1 in the final,<ref>{{Cite news
 |title       = No Charity for Cheshunt
 |first       = Alasdair
 |last        = Gold
 |url         = http://www.hertfordshiremercury.co.uk/Home/No-Charity-for-Cheshunt.htm
 |publisher   = Hertfordshire Mercury
 |date        = 8 April 2009
 |access-date  = 9 January 2011
 |url-status     = dead
 |archiveurl  = https://web.archive.org/web/20110721235029/http://www.hertfordshiremercury.co.uk/Home/No-Charity-for-Cheshunt.htm
 |archivedate = 21 July 2011
}}</ref> and the FA Trophy, where they beat [[York City F.C.|York City]] 2–0 in the [[2009 FA Trophy Final|final]].<ref>{{cite news
| title = Stevenage 2–0 York
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/8036407.stm
| website = BBC Sport
| date = 9 May 2009
| access-date = 22 July 2009}}</ref>

The following season, Westley retained the majority of the squad and Stevenage were positioned in first place by [[New Year's Day]].<ref>{{cite news
| title = Stevenage 4–1 Cambridge Utd
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/8423540.stm
| website = BBC Sport
| date = 1 January 2010
| access-date = 1 January 2010}}</ref> The squad won eight consecutive games through February and March 2010,<ref>{{cite news
| title = Stevenage 1–0 Oxford United
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/8570546.stm
| website = BBC Sport
| date = 30 March 2010
| access-date = 30 March 2010}}</ref> and Stevenage were promoted to the Football League for the first time in the club's history with two games to spare. Promotion was secured thanks to a 2–0 victory at Kidderminster Harriers, as Stevenage finished the season 11 points clear at the top of the table.<ref name="Kidderminster 0–2 Stevenage" /><ref>{{cite news
| title = Stevenage 1–0 York
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/8620969.stm
| website = BBC Sport
| date = 24 April 2010
| access-date = 24 April 2010}}</ref> The club reached [[2010 FA Trophy Final|the final of the FA Trophy again]], losing to [[Barrow F.C.|Barrow]] 2–1 after extra-time.<ref>{{cite news
| title = Stevenage Borough 1–2 Barrow AET
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/8633070.stm
| website = BBC Sport
| date = 8 May 2010
| access-date = 8 May 2010}}</ref> Shortly after the end of the season, chairman Phil Wallace stated that the club will start its life in the Football League as Stevenage Football Club, dropping the word 'Borough' from its name as of June 2010.<ref>{{cite news
| title = Stevenage to drop Borough from name
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/stevenage/8689789.stm
| website = BBC Sport
| date = 18 May 2010
| access-date = 18 May 2010}}</ref>

===Football League (2010–present)===
Stevenage's first Football League fixture was against [[Macclesfield Town F.C.|Macclesfield Town]] in August 2010, ending in a 2–2 draw at Broadhall Way.<ref>{{cite news
| title = Stevenage 2–2 Macclesfield Town
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/8842813.stm
| website = BBC Sport
| date = 7 August 2010
| access-date = 7 August 2010}}</ref> Following four defeats in six games in December 2010 and January 2011, the club were in 18th position, just four points above the relegation zone.<ref>{{cite news
| title = English League Two 2010–2011 : Table
| url = http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/league-two/2010-2011/table/2011-01-18
| publisher = Statto.com
| access-date = 29 May 2011}}</ref> During a congested period throughout February and March 2011, Stevenage won nine games out of eleven, propelling the club up the league table and into the play-off positions.<ref>{{cite news
| title = Port Vale 1–3 Stevenage
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/9394824.stm
| website = BBC Sport
| date = 22 February 2011
| access-date = 22 February 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
| title = Burton 0–2 Stevenage
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/12742339.stm
| website = BBC Sport
| date = 22 March 2011
| access-date = 22 March 2011}}</ref> Stevenage subsequently reached the [[2010–11 Football League Two#Semifinals|League Two play-offs]], finishing in sixth place.<ref>{{cite news
| title = 2010–11 Football League Two table
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/table/default.stm
| website = BBC Sport
| date= 16 June 2009
| access-date = 8 May 2011}}</ref> They faced Torquay United in the [[2011 Football League Two play-off final]] on 28 May 2011 at [[Old Trafford]].<ref name="Stevenage promoted to League One by beating Torquay" /> Stevenage won the game 1–0, securing a place in [[EFL League One|League One]] for the first time in the club's history, meaning the club had also earned back-to-back promotions.<ref name="Stevenage promoted to League One by beating Torquay" /> During the same season, Stevenage equalled their previous best performance in the FA Cup, reaching the Fourth Round of the competition before losing 2–1 to [[Reading F.C.|Reading]].<ref>{{cite news
| title = Stevenage 1–2 Reading
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/9379076.stm
| website = BBC Sport
| date = 29 January 2011
| access-date = 30 January 2011}}</ref> In the previous round, Stevenage were drawn against Premier League club Newcastle United, whom they had previously met, and lost over two "bitter" games, during the 1997–98 season.<ref>{{cite news
| title = Do you remember the first time?
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/9345266.stm
| website = BBC Sport
| date = 7 January 2011
| access-date = 30 January 2011}}</ref> Stevenage subsequently beat Newcastle 3–1 at Broadhall Way,<ref name="Stevenage 3–1 Newcastle" /> the first time the club had ever beaten first tier opposition.<ref name="Stevenage 3–1 Newcastle"/><ref>{{cite news
 |title      = Stevenage win league award
 |url        = http://www.stevenagefc.com/page/LatestNewsDetail/0,,10839~2320688,00.html
 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211218210239/https://www.stevenagefc.com/page/LatestNewsDetail/0,,10839~2320688,00.html
 |url-status = dead
 |archive-date = 18 December 2021
 |publisher  = Stevenage F.C.
 |date       = 20 March 2011
 |access-date = 22 March 2011
}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine
| title = Stevenage win team performance gong
| url = http://www.thecomet.net/stevenage-fc/stevenage_win_team_performance_gong_1_835813
| magazine = The Comet
| date = 21 March 2011
| accessdate = 22 March 2011}}</ref>

In their first season in the third tier of English football, Stevenage were positioned in the League One play-off places following a fourteen-game unbeaten run that lasted for three months.<ref>{{cite news
| title = Wycombe 0–1 Stevenage
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/16325047.stm
| website = BBC Sport
| date = 31 December 2011
| access-date = 23 May 2012}}</ref> In January 2012, Westley opted to leave Stevenage in order to take up the vacant managerial position at [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]].<ref>{{cite news
| title = Graham Westley named Preston boss after Stevenage compensation deal
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/16560529.stm
| website = BBC Sport
| date = 14 January 2012
| access-date = 23 May 2012}}</ref> Former [[Colorado Rapids]] manager [[Gary Smith (footballer born 1968)|Gary Smith]] replaced Westley.<ref>{{Cite news
 |title       = Stevenage appoint Gary Smith as manager
 |url         = http://www.stevenagefc.com/page/LatestNewsDetail/0,,10839~2588007,00.html
 |publisher   = Stevenage F.C.
 |date        = 25 January 2012
 |access-date  = 23 May 2012
 |url-status     = dead
 |archiveurl  = https://web.archive.org/web/20120128121547/http://www.stevenagefc.com/page/LatestNewsDetail/0%2C%2C10839~2588007%2C00.html
 |archivedate = 28 January 2012
}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
| title = Stevenage appoint Gary Smith as Graham Westley's successor
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/16687255.stm
| website = BBC Sport
| date = 25 January 2012
| access-date = 23 May 2012}}</ref> A run of four wins in their last five games meant that Stevenage finished in sixth, thus taking the final play-off place,<ref>{{cite news
| title = Stevenage 3–0 Bury
| url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17878455
| website = BBC Sport
| date = 5 May 2012
| access-date = 23 May 2012}}</ref> losing 1–0 on aggregate to [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] in the semi-final.<ref>{{cite news
 |title       = Stevenage FC 0–0 Sheffield United
 |url         = http://www.stevenagefc.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10839~61603,00.html
 |publisher   = Stevenage F.C.
 |date        = 11 May 2012
 |access-date  = 23 May 2012
 |url-status     = dead
 |archiveurl  = https://web.archive.org/web/20120515055615/http://www.stevenagefc.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10839~61603,00.html
 |archivedate = 15 May 2012
}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
 |title       = Sheffield United 1–0 Stevenage FC
 |url         = http://www.stevenagefc.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10839~61604,00.html
 |publisher   = Stevenage F.C.
 |date        = 14 May 2012
 |access-date  = 23 May 2012
 |url-status     = dead
 |archiveurl  = https://web.archive.org/web/20120526131117/http://www.stevenagefc.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10839~61604,00.html
 |archivedate = 26 May 2012
}}</ref> Stevenage also reached the Fifth Round of the FA Cup for the first time in their history during the season, losing 3–1 to Premier League club [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] in a replay at [[White Hart Lane]],<ref>{{cite news
 |title        = Tottenham 3–1 Stevenage
 |url          = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17201215
 |work    = BBC Sport
 |date         = 8 March 2012
 |access-date   = 23 May 2012
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20120309003341/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17201215
 |archive-date = 9 March 2012
 |url-status     = dead
}}</ref> after the two teams drew 0–0 at Broadhall Way.<ref>{{cite news
| title = Stevenage 0–0 Tottenham
| url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17001797
| website = BBC Sport
| date = 19 February 2012
| access-date = 23 May 2012}}</ref>

The majority of the squad that had helped the club win back-to-back promotions into League One departed at the end of the season. New management under Smith, alongside a change in transfer policy, resulted in a complete squad overhaul. Stevenage were positioned within the top six places midway through the [[2012–13 Stevenage F.C. season|2012–13 season]],<ref name="Stevenage sack manager Gary Smith after 'worrying' run">{{cite news
| title = Stevenage sack manager Gary Smith after 'worrying' run
| url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/21859273
| website = BBC Sport
| date = 13 March 2013
| access-date = 5 August 2020}}</ref> but a run of 14 losses from 18 matches from December 2012 meant the club were closer to the relegation places three months later.<ref name="Stevenage sack manager Gary Smith after 'worrying' run"/> Smith was subsequently sacked in March 2013 and replaced by Westley, returning for his third spell at the club.<ref name="Stevenage sack manager Gary Smith after 'worrying' run"/><ref name="Graham Westley re-appointed as Stevenage manager">{{cite news
| title = Graham Westley re-appointed as Stevenage manager
| url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/21980915
| website = BBC Sport
| date = 30 March 2013
| access-date = 5 August 2020}}</ref> The team finished in 18th place that season.<ref name="League One – 2012–13 League Table">{{cite news
| title = League One – 2012–13 League Table
| url = https://www.skysports.com/league-1-table/2012
| work = Sky Sports
| access-date = 5 August 2020}}</ref> A further squad overhaul took place ahead of the [[2013–14 Stevenage F.C. season|2013–14 season]] and Stevenage were ultimately relegated back to League Two after finishing in last place in the League One standings that season.<ref name="League Two – 2013–14 League Table">{{cite news
| title = League Two – 2013–14 League Table
| url = https://www.skysports.com/league-1-table/2013
| work = Sky Sports
| access-date = 5 August 2020}}</ref> The team made the play-off semi-finals in [[2014–15 Stevenage F.C. season|their first season back in League Two]], losing to [[Southend United F.C.|Southend United]].<ref name="Stevenage 1–1 Southend United">{{cite news
| title = Stevenage 1–1 Southend United
| url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32571629
| website = BBC Sport
| date = 10 May 2015
| access-date = 5 August 2020}}</ref><ref name="Southend United 3–1 Stevenage">{{cite news
| title = Southend United 3–1 Stevenage
| url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32620041
| website = BBC Sport
| date = 14 May 2015
| access-date = 5 August 2020}}</ref>

The club opted against offering Westley a new contract and replaced him with [[Teddy Sheringham]] in May 2015, taking on his first managerial role.<ref name="Teddy Sheringham: Stevenage name ex-England striker as boss">{{cite news
| title = Teddy Sheringham: Stevenage name ex-England striker as boss
| url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32832999
| website = BBC Sport
| date = 21 May 2015
| access-date = 5 August 2020}}</ref> Sheringham was sacked in February 2016 with the club positioned in 19th.<ref name="Teddy Sheringham: Stevenage sack former England striker">{{cite news
| title = Teddy Sheringham: Stevenage sack former England striker
| url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35465521
| website = BBC Sport
| date = 1 February 2016
| access-date = 5 August 2020}}</ref> First-team coach [[Darren Sarll]] took caretaker charge for the remainder of the season and was given the role on a permanent basis after helping the club secure League Two safety.<ref name="League Two – 2015–16 League Table">{{cite news
| title = League Two – 2015–16 League Table
| url = https://www.skysports.com/league-2-table/2015
| work = Sky Sports
| access-date = 5 August 2020}}</ref><ref name="Sarll and Roeder to remain in charge of management team">{{cite news
| title = Sarll and Roeder to remain in charge of management team
| url = https://www.stevenagefc.com/news/2016/may/sarll-and-roeder-to-remain-in-charge-of-management-team/
| publisher = Stevenage F.C.
| date = 8 May 2016
| access-date = 5 August 2020}}</ref> During Sarll's first full season in the charge, the club finished three points from the play-off positions.<ref name="League Two – 2016–17 League Table">{{cite news
| title = League Two – 2016–17 League Table
| url = https://www.skysports.com/league-2-table/2016
| work = Sky Sports
| access-date = 5 August 2020}}</ref> With Stevenage in 16th place during the [[2017–18 Stevenage F.C. season|2017–18 season]], Sarll was sacked in March 2018; Wallace stating the club "had not seen the progress expected" since making a number of signings during the [[Transfer window|January transfer window]].<ref name="Darren Sarll: Stevenage sack manager after two years in charge">{{cite news
| title = Darren Sarll: Stevenage sack manager after two years in charge
| url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43449319
| website = BBC Sport
| date = 18 March 2018
| access-date = 5 August 2020}}</ref> Former player and first-team coach, [[Dino Maamria]], replaced Sarll as manager.<ref name="Dino Maamria: Stevenage appoint Nuneaton Town boss as manager">{{cite news
| title = Dino Maamria: Stevenage appoint Nuneaton Town boss as manager
| url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43464824
| website = BBC Sport
| date = 20 March 2018
| access-date = 5 August 2020}}</ref> During the [[2018–19 Stevenage F.C. season|2018–19 season]], Maamria's first full season in charge, the club finished 10th, one point from the play-off places.<ref name="League Two – 2018–19 League Table">{{cite news
| title = League Two – 2018–19 League Table
| url = https://www.skysports.com/league-2-table/2018
| work = Sky Sports
| access-date = 5 August 2020}}</ref> In May 2019, Wallace announced a 12% public equity offering, through sports investment platform Tifosy, with the aim of raising funds to invest in player wages and increase the transfer budget.<ref name="Share in our future: Phil Wallace interview">{{Cite news
| title = Share in our future: Phil Wallace interview
| url = https://www.stevenagefc.com/news/2019/may/share-in-our-future-phil-wallace-interview-equity-investment-raise-tifosy-thursday-16th-may-2019/
| publisher = Stevenage F.C.
| date = 17 May 2019
| access-date = 5 August 2020}}</ref> The offer closed on 31 July 2019, at which time the club stated a total of £300,000 worth of shares had been purchased.<ref name="Offer closed: Over £300,000 worth of shares sold">{{Cite news
| title = Offer closed: Over £300,000 worth of shares sold
| url = https://www.stevenagefc.com/news/2019/august/share-in-our-future-equity-raise-closed-sky-bet-league-two-efl-friday-2nd-august-2019/
| publisher = Stevenage F.C.
| date = 2 August 2019
| access-date = 5 August 2020}}</ref>

The club started the [[2019–20 Stevenage F.C. season|2019–20 season]] without a win in the opening month of the season and Maamria was subsequently sacked in September 2019.<ref name="Dino Maamria: Stevenage sack Tunisian; Mark Sampson takes temporary charge">{{Cite news
| title = Dino Maamria: Stevenage sack Tunisian; Mark Sampson takes temporary charge
| url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49631589
| website = BBC Sport
| date = 9 September 2019
| access-date = 5 August 2020}}</ref> First-team coach [[Mark Sampson]] took caretaker charge,<ref name="Dino Maamria: Stevenage sack Tunisian; Mark Sampson takes temporary charge"/> but with the club in 23rd-place after several months under his management, Graham Westley returned for a fourth spell in December 2019.<ref name="Graham Westley: Stevenage reappoint former manager for fourth spell in charge">{{Cite news
| title = Graham Westley: Stevenage reappoint former manager for fourth spell in charge
| url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50801273
| website = BBC Sport
| date = 15 December 2019
| access-date = 5 August 2020}}</ref> Two months later, Westley resigned, and was replaced by [[Alex Revell]], who had previously assumed the role of player-coach at the club.<ref name="Graham Westley: Stevenage manager resigns to end fourth spell as boss">{{Cite news
| title = Graham Westley: Stevenage manager resigns to end fourth spell as boss
| url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51523874
| website = BBC Sport
| date = 16 February 2020
| access-date = 5 August 2020}}</ref> The club were in last place of League Two when the season was suspended due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom|COVID-19 pandemic]] in March 2020.<ref name="League One & League Two clubs vote to end seasons early">{{Cite news
| title = League One & League Two clubs vote to end seasons early
| url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52705124
| website = BBC Sport
| date = 9 June 2020
| access-date = 5 August 2020}}</ref> EFL clubs formally agreed to end the season during an EFL meeting on 9 June 2020, although "ongoing disciplinary matters" involving 23rd-placed [[Macclesfield Town F.C.|Macclesfield Town]], who had not paid their players on six separate occasions during the season, meant Stevenage might be reprieved.<ref name="League One & League Two clubs vote to end seasons early"/><ref name="Phil Wallace latest on EFL Appeal">{{Cite news
| title = Phil Wallace latest on EFL Appeal
| url = https://www.stevenagefc.com/news/2020/july/stevenage-football-club-efl-english-football-league-statement-macclesfield-town-phil-wallace-tuesday-28th-july-2020/
| publisher = Stevenage F.C.
| date = 28 July 2020
| access-date = 12 August 2020}}</ref> Stevenage were initially relegated from League Two after an independent disciplinary panel opted to deduct Macclesfield two points on 19 June, with a further four suspended, the maximum number they could deduct without relegating them, highlighting this as a key factor in the sanctions they had chosen to impose.<ref name="BBC-19Jun2020">{{cite news |title=League Two: Macclesfield deducted points but avoid relegation to National League|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53028810 |access-date=20 June 2020 |website=BBC Sport|date=19 June 2020}}</ref> The EFL successfully appealed against the panel's sanctions on Macclesfield,<ref name="BBC-03Jul2020">{{cite news |title=Macclesfield Town: EFL to appeal against independent panel decision |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53278818 |access-date=4 July 2020 |website=BBC Sport |date=3 July 2020}}</ref><ref name="BBC-13Jul2020">{{cite news |title=Stevenage will have chance to be heard at appeal against Macclesfield sanction |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53395910 |access-date=15 July 2020 |website=BBC Sport |date=13 July 2020}}</ref><ref name="BBC-28Jul2020">{{cite news |title=Macclesfield Town: Stevenage blocked from contributing to League Two rivals' points appeal |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53570421 |access-date=28 July 2020 |website=BBC Sport |date=28 July 2020}}</ref> winning on 11 August;<ref name="Macclesfield Town relegated after EFL wins points appeal, Stevenage reprieved">{{Cite news
| title = Macclesfield Town relegated after EFL wins points appeal, Stevenage reprieved
| url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53744939
| website = BBC Sport
| date = 11 August 2020
| access-date = 11 August 2020}}</ref> the four suspended points were applied to the 2019–20 season, meaning Stevenage finished 23rd and so remained in League Two.<ref name="Macclesfield Town relegated after EFL wins points appeal, Stevenage reprieved"/> 

Under Revell's management, the club finished the [[2020–21 Stevenage F.C. season|2020–21 season]] in 14th position in League Two.<ref name="Alex Revell: Stevenage part company with manager after poor run"> {{Cite news
| title = Alex Revell: Stevenage part company with manager after poor run
| url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59278160
| publisher = Stevenage F.C.
| date = 14 November 2021
| accessdate = 25 May 2022}}</ref> After three victories in the first 16 matches of the [[2021–22 Stevenage F.C. season|2021–22 season]], Revell left his position as first-team manager and was replaced by [[Paul Tisdale]] in November 2021.<ref name="Alex Revell: Stevenage part company with manager after poor run"/><ref name="Tisdale appointed">{{Cite news
| title = Tisdale appointed
| url = https://www.stevenagefc.com/news/2021/november/paul-tisdale-appointed-first-team-manager-stevenage-fc-football-club-sky-bet-league-two-efl-english-football-league-sunday-28-november-2021/
| publisher = Stevenage F.C.
| date = 28 November 2021
| access-date = 25 May 2022}}</ref> Tisdale left the club in March 2022, with Stevenage having won three of his 21 matches as manager.<ref name="Managerial change">{{Cite news
| title = Managerial change
| url = https://www.stevenagefc.com/news/2022/march/managerial-change-steve-evans-paul-tisdale-stevenage-fc-football-club-sky-bet-league-two-efl-english-football-league/
| publisher = Stevenage F.C.
| date = 16 March 2022
| access-date = 16 March 2022}}</ref> With the club positioned in 22nd place in League Two after a nine-match winless run, three points above the relegation places, [[Steve Evans (footballer, born 1962)|Steve Evans]] was appointed as manager.<ref name="Managerial change"/> The club won four of their final nine matches to avoid relegation and finish in 21st position.<ref name="League Two – 2021–22 – League Table">{{Cite news
| title = League Two – 2021–22 – League Table
| url = https://uk.soccerway.com/national/england/league-two/20212022/regular-season/r63679/
| publisher = Soccerway
| access-date = 25 May 2022}}</ref> During the [[2022–23 Stevenage F.C. season|2022–23 season]], under Evans' management, Stevenage earned promotion into League One after finishing in [[2022–23 EFL League Two#League table|second place in League Two]].<ref name="Reeves goal secures Stevenage second spot">{{cite news
| title = Reeves goal secures Stevenage second spot
| url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65445723
| website = BBC Sport
| date = 8 May 2023
| accessdate = 8 May 2023}}</ref> That season, the club also defeated Premier League club [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] at Villa Park in [[2022–23 FA Cup|the FA Cup third round]].<ref name="Aston Villa 1–2 Stevenage">{{cite news
| title = Aston Villa 1–2 Stevenage
| url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64198131
| website = BBC Sport
| date = 8 January 2023
| accessdate = 3 May 2023}}</ref> Stevenage trailed in the match, before scoring two goals in the final two minutes to win 2–1.<ref name="Aston Villa 1–2 Stevenage"/> During the [[2023–24 Stevenage F.C. season|2023–24]] season, Stevenage were in the play-off hunt for most of the season.<ref name="2324S">{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68834834 |title=Steve Evans: Rotherham United reappoint Stevenage manager after sacking Leam Richardson |website=BBC Sport |date=17 April 2024 |access-date=19 April 2024}}</ref> However, Evans left for [[Rotherham United F.C.|Rotherham United]] towards the end of the season.<ref name="2324S"/>

==Club identity==
===Crest===
The club has had five crests since its formation in 1976.<ref name="New crest revealed">{{Cite news
| title = New crest revealed
| url = https://www.stevenagefc.com/news/2019/june/stevenage-fc-new-crest-design-reveal-efl-english-football-league-saturday-1st-june-2019/
| publisher = Stevenage F.C.
| date = 1 June 2019
| access-date = 6 August 2020}}</ref> The first club crest was created in 1980 when Stevenage took on senior status, adopting the town's civic emblem as the basis of the crest.<ref name="New crest revealed"/> When the club were [[1993–94 Isthmian League#League table|promoted to the Conference National]] in 1994, the crest was changed to the [[Stevenage Borough Council]] 'tick' in recognition of the help the club had received from the council in its rise through the leagues.<ref name="New crest revealed"/> Shortly after former chairman Victor Green took over the club, in 1996,<ref name="New crest revealed"/> a new crest was introduced, modelled on the town's coat of arms; incorporating the club's colours of red and white, as well as a [[Hart (deer)|hart]]<ref name="New crest revealed"/> – which features on both the Stevenage and Hertfordshire coat of arms.<ref name="New crest revealed"/><ref name="Historical Football Kits – Stevenage">{{Cite news
| title = Historical Football Kits – Stevenage
| url = http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Stevenage_Borough/stevenage-borough.html
| website = Historical Kits
| access-date = 6 August 2020}}</ref> This crest was adjusted slightly in 2010 to remove the word 'Borough', in-line with the club's name change prior to playing in the Football League.<ref name="New crest revealed"/> The crest was modified ahead of the 2011–12 season by being placed in a shield, but reverted to the former version two years later.<ref name="Historical Football Kits – Stevenage"/> A new crest was created in June 2019; the hart being "brought to the forefront of the new design".<ref name="New crest revealed"/> The club stated that the previous crest "presented modern-day challenges due to its complex and detailed design" and therefore the new crest, circular in design, enabled the club to create a more visible identity on both a commercial and social level.<ref name="New crest revealed"/>

===Colours===
The club have always played in red and white colours.<ref name="Historical Football Kits – Stevenage"/> Prior to taking on senior status, the team wore red and white stripes.<ref name="Historical Football Kits – Stevenage"/> This changed from 1980 to 1988 when the club adopted plain red shirts and white shorts,<ref name="Historical Football Kits – Stevenage"/> although did wear an all red strip during the [[1982–83 in English football|1982–83 season]].<ref name="Historical Football Kits – Stevenage"/> The club reverted to stripes from 1988,<ref name="Historical Football Kits – Stevenage"/> and the strip design has varied considerably over the years.<ref name="Historical Football Kits – Stevenage"/> To mark the 40th anniversary of the club during the 2016–17 season, supporters were consulted about their favourite strip and the result was a re-creation of the diagonal stripes worn from 1996 to 1998.<ref name="Historical Football Kits – Stevenage"/>

A table of kit suppliers and shirt sponsors appear below:<ref name="Historical Football Kits – Stevenage"/>
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed plainrowheaders" style="width: 25%; text-align: center; margin-left:1em; float: left"
|-
!colspan=3|Kit suppliers
|-
!scope=col|Dates
!scope=col|Supplier
|-
|-
|1980–1981
|[[Le Coq Sportif]]
|-
|1982–1983
|[[Admiral Sportswear|Admiral]]
|-
|1983–1985
|Litesome
|-
|1985–1986
|Hobott
|-
|1985–1986
|Admiral
|-
|1994–2004
|Vandanel
|-
|2004–2008
|[[Erreà]]
|-
|2008–2011
|Vandanel
|-
|2011–2013
|[[Puma (brand)|Puma]]
|-
|2013–2015
|[[Fila (company)|Fila]]
|-
|2015–2017
|[[Carbrini Sportswear|Carbrini]]
|-
|2017–
|[[Macron (sportswear)|Macron]]
|}
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed plainrowheaders" style="width: 25%; text-align: center; margin-left:1em; float: left"
|-
!colspan=2| Shirt sponsors
|-
!scope=col|Dates
!scope=col|Sponsor
|-
|1985–1986
|Abbey Life
|-
|1991–1993
|Kings Park
|-
|1993–1996
|Propak
|-
|1996–2004
|Sunbank
|-
|2004–2006
|AVC Broadband
|-
|2006–2008
|CPM Omega
|-
|2008–2010
|Megaman
|-
|2010–2011
|LCN
|-
|2011–2012
|ServerChoice
|-
|2012–2017
|STS Tyre Pros
|-
|2017–2019
|Astute Electronics
|-
|2019–2021
|[[Burger King]]
|-
|2021–2023
|[[Amazon Prime#Prime Video and Prime Gaming|Amazon Prime Gaming]]
|-
|2023–
|Grilla
|}
{{clear}}

==Stadium==

===Broadhall Way===
{{details|Broadhall Way}}
[[File:Eastterracesbfc.jpg|220px|thumb|right|View of the East Terrace from the West Stand at [[Broadhall Way]]]]
The club plays at Broadhall Way, previously home to Stevenage Town and Stevenage Athletic. Following the [[bankruptcy]] of the town's former club, the stadium was not used for three years.<ref name="Ground of the Week: Broadhall Way" /> The newly formed Stevenage Borough moved into Broadhall Way in 1980 as a result of the [[Stevenage Borough Council|council]] re-purchasing the stadium.<ref name="Stevenage Borough – History"/><ref>{{Cite book
 | title = Stevenage Borough v Ebbsfleet United matchday programme
 | publisher = Stevenage F.C.
 | year = 2009
 | page = 36}}</ref><ref name="Broadhall Way Football Ground" /> Following Stevenage's successful [[1995–96 in English football|1995–96 Football Conference campaign]], the Hertfordshire club were denied promotion to the Football League because of insufficient ground capacity and facilities.<ref name="Ground of the Week: Broadhall Way"/> In the early 2000s, the ground was upgraded, with a new £600,000 stand opening,<ref name="Ground of the Week: Broadhall Way"/> including an executive suite underneath.<ref name="The Lamex Stadium" /> In January 2009, Stevenage signed a seven-figure sponsorship deal with the Lamex Food Group, resulting in the renaming of Broadhall Way to The Lamex Stadium.<ref>{{cite news
| title = Stevenage to change stadium name
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/stevenage/7852279.stm
| website = BBC Sport
| date = 25 January 2009
| access-date = 28 January 2009}}</ref> As a result of the club securing promotion as league champions during the club's [[2009–10 Football Conference|2009–10 season]], Broadhall Way hosted League football for the first time during the [[2010–11 in English football|2010–11 season]].<ref name="Kidderminster 0–2 Stevenage" />

The ground's pitch includes four stands&nbsp;– the East Terrace, the North Stand, the West Stand, and South Stand.<ref name="The Lamex Stadium" /> The West Stand is all-seated and covered, and covers the length of the pitch, although it has open corners to either side of the stand. At the back of the stand there are a number of glass-fronted areas to various club offices and executive boxes.<ref name="Ground of the Week: Broadhall Way" /> The club shop is situated next to the West Stand, opposite to the club's official car-park.<ref>{{Cite news
 |title       = Football Ground Guide – Stevenage
 |url         = http://www.footballgroundguide.com/stevenage/
 |publisher   = Football Ground Guide
 |access-date  = 12 April 2013
 |url-status     = dead
 |archiveurl  = https://web.archive.org/web/20111108001759/http://www.footballgroundguide.com/stevenage/
 |archivedate = 8 November 2011
}}</ref> Opposite to the West Stand is the East Terrace, which is a covered terrace for home supporters. The terrace has a [[gable]] with a clock sitting on its roof above the [[Association football#Pitch|half-way line]],<ref name="Ground of the Week: Broadhall Way" /> as well as holding a television gantry on its roof.<ref name="Broadhall Way Football Ground"/>

The North Terrace was situated behind the goal at the north end of the ground and was just seven steps deep.<ref name="Ground of the Week: Broadhall Way"/> Three-quarters of the terrace was covered, whilst one-quarter was open and without cover.<ref name="Broadhall Way Football Ground"/> The stand held a capacity of 700 people,<ref>{{Cite news
 |title       = Boro' Information
 |url         = http://fcboro.co.uk/boro-info/
 |publisher   = FCBoro
 |access-date  = 24 August 2009
 |url-status     = dead
 |archiveurl  = https://web.archive.org/web/20090721003636/http://fcboro.co.uk/boro-info/
 |archivedate = 21 July 2009
}}</ref> and offered facilities for disabled fans.<ref name="Ground of the Week: Broadhall Way"/> In January 2013, the club announced they were due to present plans to replace the existing North Terrace with a new £1.2 million 1,700 seat stand,<ref>{{Cite news
| title = Boro press forward with new North Stand
| url = http://www.stevenagefc.com/news/article/north-stand-developments-jan-13-623178.aspx
| publisher = Stevenage F.C.
| date = 29 January 2013
| access-date = 29 January 2013}}</ref> although these did not materialise due to "numerous obstacles put in the way".<ref name="Standing Shoulder to Shoulder for Stevenage">{{Cite news
| title = Standing Shoulder to Shoulder for Stevenage
| url = https://www.stevenagefc.com/news/2017/july/launched-standing-shoulder-to-shoulder-for-stevenage/
| publisher = Stevenage F.C.
| date = 17 July 2017
| access-date = 12 August 2017}}</ref> In July 2017, the club asked fans to contribute towards a mini-bond investment scheme, through sports investment platform Tifosy, in an attempt to fund the remaining £500,000 needed to go towards developing the new North Stand.<ref name="Standing Shoulder to Shoulder for Stevenage" /> Five weeks after the campaign started, the £500,000 target was met after investment from over 200 fans.<ref name="We are getting a new North Stand! £500,000 raised &ndash; opportunities to invest still available">{{Cite news
| title = We are getting a new North Stand! £500,000 raised &ndash; opportunities to invest still available
| url = https://www.stevenagefc.com/news/2017/august/we-are-getting-a-new-north-stand-500000-invested---opportunities-to-invest-still-available/
| publisher = Stevenage F.C.
| date = 24 August 2017
| access-date = 4 September 2017}}</ref> The North Terrace was demolished in January 2018.<ref name="Saturday's FA Cup game is final chance to watch from the North Terrace">{{Cite news
| title = Saturday's FA Cup game is final chance to watch from the North Terrace
| url = https://www.stevenagefc.com/news/2019/december/north-stand-update-open-stevenage-vs-crawley-season-ticket-holders-saturday-7th-november-2019/#:~:text=The%20brand%20new%20North%20Stand,up%20the%20seating%20to%20supporters.
| publisher = Stevenage F.C.
| date = 3 January 2018
| access-date = 7 January 2018}}</ref> The 1,428 all-seater stand was officially opened in December 2019.<ref name="North Stand work restarts as Stevenage FC chairman reveals hopes for investment">{{Cite news
| title = North Stand work restarts as Stevenage FC chairman reveals hopes for investment
| url = https://www.thecomet.net/news/stevenage-fc-north-stand-work-restarts-1-5906792
| work = The Comet
| date = 26 February 2019
| access-date = 1 August 2020}}</ref><ref name="North Stand Open to Season Ticket Holders this Saturday">{{Cite news
| title = North Stand Open to Season Ticket Holders this Saturday
| url = https://www.stevenagefc.com/news/2018/january/north-terrace-demolition-stevenage-v-reading-saturday-6th-january-2018/
| publisher = Stevenage F.C.
| date = 6 December 2019
| access-date = 1 August 2020}}</ref>

Opposite the North Stand is the South Stand, which is a single tiered, all-seated covered stand. The stand was built in 2001, costing £600,000.<ref name="Broadhall Way Football Ground"/> The South Stand is reserved for away supporters and can hold a capacity of 1,400.<ref name="The Lamex Stadium" /> The stand also has an [[Scoreboard#Association football (Soccer)|electronic scoreboard]] in the centre of the roof, which was installed in 2001, making it visible to home supporters.<ref name="Ground of the Week: Broadhall Way"/> The scoreboard was replaced in October 2011.<ref>{{Cite news
 |title      = The end of an era
 |url        = http://www.stevenagefc.com/page/LatestNewsDetail/0,,10839~2490228,00.html
 |publisher  = Stevenage F.C.
 |date       = 22 October 2011
 |access-date = 28 November 2011
}}{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Behind the stand is the supporters' club.<ref name="The Lamex Stadium" /> A new set of [[Floodlights (sport)|floodlights]] were installed before the start of the club's [[2007–08 in English football|2007–08 season]].<ref name="Conference Grounds - Stevenage Borough" />

===Training facilities===
The club opened a £5million training facility in nearby Shephalbury Park in the Autumn of 2002.<ref name="The Lamex Stadium" /> In June 2011, the club announced it had secured a 42-acre former sports ground in [[Bragbury End]]<ref name="Wallace building for the future" /> – with the intention of developing the site into a new training complex.<ref name="Wallace building for the future" /> Work began on the development in the summer of 2011,<ref name="Wallace building for the future" /> and the staff began to use the complex towards the latter stages of the [[2012–13 in English football|2012–13 season]].<ref>{{Cite news
| title = Bragbury End is Stevenage FC's state-of-the-art training complex.
| url = http://www.stevenagefc.com/news/article/north-stand-developments-jan-13-623178.aspx
| publisher = Stevenage F.C.
| access-date = 12 August 2017}}</ref>

==Records and statistics==
Stevenage's highest Football League finish was sixth place in [[EFL League One|League One]] during the [[2011–12 Stevenage F.C. season|2011–12 season]].<ref name="BoroGuide – Season Archive">{{Cite news
| title = BoroGuide – Season Archive
| url = https://www.boroguide.co.uk/seasons/
| website = BoroGuide
| access-date = 9 August 2020}}</ref> The same season, the club recorded their best run in the [[FA Cup]] when they reached the fifth round of the competition.<ref name="BoroGuide – Season Archive"/> Stevenage's largest victory in a league match came courtesy of an 11–1 win over [[British Timken Athletic F.C.|British Timken Athletic]] in the [[United Counties League]] in December 1980,<ref name="BoroGuide – Season Records">{{Cite news
| title = BoroGuide – Season Records
| url = https://www.boroguide.co.uk/records/seasons/
| website = BoroGuide
| access-date = 9 August 2020}}</ref><ref name="Stevenage Borough 11–1 British Timken Athletic">{{Cite news
| title = Stevenage Borough 11–1 British Timken Athletic
| url = https://www.boroguide.co.uk/seasons/match/18/
| website = BoroGuide
| access-date = 9 August 2020}}</ref> whilst their heaviest defeat is an 8–0 loss to [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]] in an [[EFL Trophy]] match in October 2018.<ref name="BoroGuide – Season Records"/>

The record for the most number of appearances for Stevenage is held by [[Ronnie Henry]], who played 502 matches in all competitions over two spells with the club.<ref name="BoroGuide – Player Records">{{Cite news
| title = BoroGuide – Player Records
| url = https://www.boroguide.co.uk/records/players/
| website = BoroGuide
| access-date = 9 August 2020}}</ref> Martin Gittings is the club's top goalscorer with 217 goals in all competitions.<ref name="BoroGuide – Player Records"/> He is the only player to have scored over 100 goals for the club.<ref name="BoroGuide – Player Records"/>

=== Cup runs ===
==== Stevenage Borough FC ====
* '''Best [[FA Cup]] performance''': 4th round ([[1997–98 FA Cup|1997–98]])<ref name="Stevenage Borough">{{fchd|id=STEVENAG|name=Stevenage}}</ref>
* '''Best [[FA Trophy]] performance''': '''Champions''' ([[2008–09 FA Trophy|2006-07, 2008–09]])<ref name="Stevenage Borough" />
* '''Best [[FA Vase]] performance''': Quarter-finals ([[1985–86 FA Vase|1985–86]])<ref name="Stevenage Borough" />

==== Stevenage FC ====
* '''Best [[FA Cup]] performance''': 5th round ([[2011–12 FA Cup|2011–12]])<ref name=Stevenagefchd>{{fchd|id=STEVENAG|name=Stevenage}}</ref>
* '''Best [[EFL Cup]] performance''': 2nd round ([[2012–13 Football League Cup|2012–13]], [[2013–14 Football League Cup|2013–14]], [[2016–17 EFL Cup|2016–17]])<ref name=Stevenagefchd />
* '''Best [[EFL Trophy]] performance''': Semi-finals ([[2013–14 Football League Trophy|2013–14]])<ref name=Stevenagefchd />

==Players==
{{updated|August 30 2024}}<ref name="Stevenage – First Team">{{Cite news
| title = Stevenage – First Team
| url = https://www.stevenagefc.com/news/first-team/
| publisher = Stevenage F.C.
| access-date = 3 October 2022}}</ref>

===Current squad===
{{football squad start}}
{{football squad player|no=1|nat=England|pos=GK|name=[[Taye Ashby-Hammond]]}}
{{football squad player|no=2|nat=Antigua and Barbuda|pos=DF|name=[[Luther James-Wildin]]}}
{{football squad player|no=3|nat=England|pos=DF|name=[[Dan Butler (footballer, born 1994)|Dan Butler]]}}
{{football squad player|no=4|nat=England|pos=DF|name=[[Nathan Thompson (English footballer)|Nathan Thompson]]}}
{{football squad player|no=5|nat=England|pos=DF|name=[[Carl Piergianni]]|other=[[Captain (association football)|captain]]}}
{{football squad player|no=6|nat=England|pos=DF|name=[[Dan Sweeney (footballer)|Dan Sweeney]]}}
{{football squad player|no=7|nat=England|pos=MF|name=[[Nick Freeman (footballer)|Nick Freeman]]}}
{{football squad player|no=8|nat=England|pos=MF|name=[[Jake Forster-Caskey]]}}
{{football squad player|no=9|nat=Scotland|pos=FW|name=[[Louis Appéré]]}}
{{football squad player|no=10|nat=England|pos=MF|name=[[Dan Kemp (footballer)|Dan Kemp]]}}
{{football squad player|no=11|nat=England|pos=MF|name=[[Jordan Roberts (footballer, born 1994)|Jordan Roberts]]}}
{{football squad player|no=12|nat=England|pos=FW|name=[[Tyreece Simpson]]}}
{{Fs player|no=13|nat=ENG|pos=GK|other=on loan from [[Queens Park Rangers]]|name=[[Murphy Cooper]]}}
{{football squad mid}}
{{football squad player|no=14|nat=England|pos=DF|name=[[Kane Smith]]}}
{{Fs player|no=15|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=[[Charlie Goode]]}}
{{football squad player|no=16|nat=England|pos=DF|name=[[Lewis Freestone]]}}
{{football squad player|no=17|nat=England|pos=FW|name=[[Elliott List]]}}
{{football squad player|no=18|nat=England|pos=MF|name=[[Harvey White (footballer)|Harvey White]]}}
{{football squad player|no=19|nat=Northern Ireland|pos=FW|name=[[Jamie Reid (footballer, born July 1994)|Jamie Reid]]}}
{{football squad player|no=20|nat=Scotland|pos=FW|name=[[Aaron Pressley]]}}
{{football squad player|no=21|nat=Australia|pos=GK|name=[[Dean Bouzanis]]|other=on loan from [[Reading F.C.|Reading]]}}
{{football squad player|no=22|nat=Trinidad and Tobago|pos=MF|name=[[Daniel Phillips (footballer)|Dan Phillips]]}}
{{football squad player|no=23|nat=Wales|pos=MF|name=[[Louis Thompson]]}}
{{football squad player|other=on loan from [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich]]|no=24|nat=England|pos=FW|name=[[Ken Aboh]]}}
{{Football squad player|no=26|nat=Wales|pos=MF|name=[[Eli King (footballer)|Eli King]]|other=on loan from [[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]]}}
{{Football squad player|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=[[Jake Young (footballer)|Jake Young]]|no=30}}
{{football squad end}}

===Out on loan===
{{fs start}}
{{Football squad player|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=[[Ben Thompson (footballer, born 1995)|Ben Thompson]]|other=to [[Bromley F.C.|Bromley]]}}
{{Football squad player|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=Rylee Mitchell|other=to [[Oxford City F.C.|Oxford City]]}}
{{Football squad player|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Harrison Smith|other=to [[Worthing F.C.|Worthing]]}}
{{Football squad player|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=David Hicks|other=to [[Potters Bar Town F.C.|Potters Bar]]}}
{{Football squad player|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Owen Cochrane|other=to [[Maidenhead United F.C.|Maidenhead]]}}
{{Football squad player|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=[[Makise Evans]]|other=to [[St Albans City F.C.|St Albans City]]}}
{{fs end}}

===Notable players===
{{Main|List of Stevenage F.C. players}}

===Player of the Year===
:As voted for by Supporters Association members and season ticket holders at the club.<ref>{{Cite news
| title = Previous Winners
| url = http://www.sfcsa.co.uk/home/player-of-the-year/previous-winners
| publisher = Stevenage F.C. Supporters' Association
| access-date = 16 May 2012}}</ref>
{{Div col|colwidth=15em}}
* 1993  {{flagicon|ENG}} Martin Gittings
* 1994  {{flagicon|ENG}} Stuart Beevor
* 1995  {{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Smith
* 1996  {{flagicon|JAM}} [[Barry Hayles]]
* 1997  {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Paul Barrowcliff]]
* 1998  {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Lee Harvey (footballer)|Lee Harvey]]
* 1999  {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Robin Trott]]
* 2000  {{flagicon|ENG}} Chris Taylor
* 2001  {{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Smith
* 2002  {{flagicon|ENG}} Jason Goodliffe
* 2003  {{flagicon|ENG}} Jason Goodliffe
* 2004  {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Lionel Pérez]]
* 2005  {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Dannie Bulman]]
* 2006  {{flagicon|NIR}} [[Alan Julian]]
* 2007  {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ronnie Henry]]
* 2008  {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Steve Morison]]
* 2009  {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Mark Roberts (footballer, born 1983)|Mark Roberts]]
* 2010  {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Scott Laird]]
* 2011  {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jon Ashton]]
* 2012  {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Mark Roberts (footballer, born 1983)|Mark Roberts]]
* 2013  {{flagicon|ENG}} [[James Dunne]]
* 2014  {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Luke Freeman]]
* 2015  {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Dean Wells (English footballer)|Dean Wells]]
* 2016  {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Michael Tonge]]
* 2017  {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Matt Godden]]
* 2018  {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Danny Newton]]
* 2019  {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Scott Cuthbert]]
* 2021  {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Elliott List]]
* 2022  {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Luke Norris]]
* 2023  {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Carl Piergianni]]
* 2024  {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Carl Piergianni]]
{{Div col end}}

==Management==
===Club officials===
'''Directors'''
*Chairman: [[Phil Wallace]]<ref name="Staff Directory" />
*Directors: Stuart Dinsey, Marcus Taverner, Marc Wallace, Paul Wallace<ref name="Staff Directory" />
*Chief executive officer: Mike Pink<ref name="Staff Directory" />

'''Management'''
*Manager: [[Alex Revell]]<ref
name="Staff Directory" />
*Assistant manager: Neil Banfield<ref name="Staff Directory" />
*First team coach: [[Scott Cuthbert]]<ref name="Staff Directory" />
*Goalkeeping coach: [[Marlon Beresford]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.instagram.com/stevenagefcofficial/p/C-U_BeTt3LP/?hl=en | title=Instagram }}</ref>
*First team physio: Matt Rogers<ref name="Stevenage FC Club Contacts" />
*Kit Manager: Keith Bell 

*Club doctors: Kevin Zammit, Adam Maguire<ref name="Stevenage FC Club Contacts" />

===Managerial history===

{{Main|List of Stevenage F.C. managers}}
:''Statistics are correct as of match played 13 April 2024<ref name="Stevenage FC Managers">{{cite news
| title = Stevenage FC managers
| url = http://www.boroguide.co.uk/managers.php
| website = BoroGuide
| access-date = 5 May 2018}}</ref>''
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!class="unsortable"|Name
!Nationality
!From
!class="unsortable"|To
!Matches
!Won
!Drawn
!Lost
!Win %
!class="unsortable"|Notes
|-
|-
|align=left|Derek Montgomery
|align=left|{{ENG}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1979}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1983|June}}
||120||54||26||40||{{#expr:54/120*100 round 1}}%||
|-
|align=left|Frank Cornwell
|align=left|{{ENG}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1983|July}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1987|September}}
||277||130||51||96||{{#expr:130/277*100 round 1}}%||
|-
|align=left|John Bailey
|align=left|{{ENG}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1987|September}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1988|May}}
||39||11||8||20||{{#expr:11/39*100 round 1}}%||
|-
|align=left|{{sortname|Brian|Williams|nolink=1}}
|align=left|{{ENG}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1988|July}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1990|May}}
||118||61||32||25||{{#expr:61/118*100 round 1}}%||
|-
|align=left|{{sortname|Paul|Fairclough|Paul Fairclough}}
|align=left|{{ENG}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1990|June}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1998|December|17}}
||509||288||90||131||{{#expr:288/509*100 round 1}}%||
|-
|align=left|{{sortname|Richard|Hill|Richard_Hill_(footballer,_born_1963)}}
|align=left|{{ENG}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1998|December|21}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2000|April|16}}
||58||23||16||19||{{#expr:23/58*100 round 1}}%||
|-
|align=left|{{sortname|Steve|Wignall|Steve Wignall}}
|align=left|{{ENG}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2000|April|18}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2000|May|28}}
||8||3||3||2||{{#expr:3/8*100 round 1}}%||
|-
|align=left|{{sortname|Paul|Fairclough|Paul Fairclough}}
|align=left|{{ENG}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2000|May|31}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2002|February|26}}
||85||31||29||25||{{#expr:31/85*100 round 1}}%||
|-
|align=left|{{sortname|Wayne|Turner|Wayne Turner (footballer)}}
|align=left|{{ENG}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2002|February|27}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2002|December|27}}
||45||15||7||23||{{#expr:15/45*100 round 1}}%||
|-
|align=left|{{sortname|Graham|Westley|Graham Westley}}
|align=left|{{ENG}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2003|January|29}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2006|June|30}}
||166||77||35||54||{{#expr:77/166*100 round 1}}%||
|-
|align=left|{{sortname|Mark|Stimson|Mark Stimson}}
|align=left|{{ENG}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2006|July|1}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2007|October|17}}
||72||38||13||21||{{#expr:38/72*100 round 1}}%||
|-
|align=left|{{sortname|Peter|Taylor|Peter Taylor (footballer, born 1953)}}
|align=left|{{ENG}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2007|November|1}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2008|April|28}}
||32||14||4||14||{{#expr:14/32*100 round 1}}%||
|-
|align=left|{{sortname|Graham|Westley|Graham Westley}}
|align=left|{{ENG}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2008|May|2}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2012|January|12}}
||201||109||49||43||{{#expr:109/201*100 round 1}}%||
|-
|align=left|{{sortname|Gary|Smith|Gary Smith (footballer, born 1968)}}
|align=left|{{ENG}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2012|January|25}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2013|March|20}}
||67||22||19||26||{{#expr:22/67*100 round 1}}%||
|-
|align=left|{{sortname|Graham|Westley|Graham Westley}}
|align=left|{{ENG}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2013|March|30}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2015|May|31}}
||112||38||25||49||{{#expr:38/112*100 round 1}}%||
|-
|align=left|[[Teddy Sheringham]]
|align=left|{{ENG}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2015|June|1}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2016|February|1}}
||33||7||10||16||{{#expr:7/33*100 round 1}}%||
|-
|align=left|[[Darren Sarll]]
|align=left|{{ENG}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2016|February|1}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2018|March|18}}
||114||41||26||47||{{#expr:41/114*100 round 1}}%||
|-
|align=left|[[Dino Maamria]]
|align=left|{{TUN}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2018|March|20}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2019|September|9}}
||69||24||15||30||{{#expr:24/69*100 round 1}}%||
|-
|align=left|{{sortname|Graham|Westley|Graham Westley}}
|align=left|{{ENG}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2019|December|23}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2020|February|16}}
||15||2||3||10||{{#expr:2/15*100 round 1}}%||
|-
|align=left|{{sortname|Alex|Revell|Alex Revell}}
|align=left|{{ENG}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2020|February|16}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2021|November|15}}
||77||20||30||27||{{#expr:20/77*100 round 1}}%||
|-
|align=left|{{sortname|Paul|Tisdale|Paul Tisdale}}
|align=left|{{ENG}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2021|November|29}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2022|March|16}}
||21||3||8||10||{{#expr:3/21*100 round 1}}%||
|-
|align=left|{{sortname|Steve|Evans|Steve Evans (footballer, born 1962)}}
|align=left|{{SCO}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2022|March|16}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2024|April|17}}
||120||57||33||30||{{#expr:57/120*100 round 1}}%||
|}

==Honours==
Source:<ref name="Stevenage Borough" />

'''League'''
*[[EFL League Two|League Two]] (level 4)
**Runners-up: [[2022–23 EFL League Two|2022–23]]
**Play-off winners: [[2011 Football League Two play-off final|2011]]
*[[National League (division)|Conference National]] (level 5)
**Champions: [[1995–96 Football Conference|1995–96]], [[2009–10 Football Conference|2009–10]]
*[[Isthmian League]]
**Premier Division champions: [[1993–94 in English football|1993–94]]
**Division One champions: [[1991–92 in English football|1991–92]]
**Division Two North champions: [[1985–86 in English football|1985–86]], [[1990–91 in English football|1990–91]]
*[[United Counties League]]
**Division One champions: [[1980–81 in English football|1980–81]]

'''Cup'''
*[[FA Trophy]]
**Winners: [[2006–07 FA Trophy|2006–07]], [[2008–09 FA Trophy|2008–09]]
**Runners-up: [[2001–02 FA Trophy|2001–02]], [[2009–10 FA Trophy|2009–10]]
*[[United Counties League|United Counties League, League Cup]]
**Winners: 1980–81<ref name="Stevenage: 1980–81 Season Details"/>
*[[Herts Senior Cup]]
**Winners: [[2008–09 in English football|2008–09]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thefa.com/-/media/cfa/hertfordshirefa/files/about/2018-19/handbook/section-6/county-competitions-winners.ashx |title=Herfordshire FA County Competition Winners |work=Football Association |access-date=9 January 2023 |format=pdf }}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist|refs=
<ref name="Stevenage Borough – History">{{Cite news
 |title       = Stevenage Borough – History
 |url         = http://www.stevenagefc.com/club/history/
 |publisher   = Stevenage F.C.
 |access-date  = 23 August 2009
 |url-status     = dead
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20121005001946/http://www.stevenagefc.com/club/history/
 |archive-date = 5 October 2012
}}</ref>
<ref name="Ground of the Week: Broadhall Way">{{Cite news
| title = Ground of the Week: Broadhall Way
| url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/content/articles/2007/11/12/nl_ground_stevanage_feature.shtml
| publisher = BBC&nbsp;– London
| access-date = 22 August 2009}}</ref>
<ref name="Stevenage Borough">{{Cite news
| title = Stevenage Borough
| url = https://www.fchd.info/STEVENAB.HTM
| publisher = Football Club History Database
| access-date = 23 August 2009}}</ref>
<ref name="Kidderminster 0–2 Stevenage">{{cite news
| title = Kidderminster 0–2 Stevenage
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/8618329.stm
| website = BBC Sport
| date = 17 April 2010
| access-date = 17 April 2010}}</ref>
<ref name="Stevenage 3–1 Newcastle">{{cite news
| title = Stevenage 3–1 Newcastle
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/9341905.stm
| website = BBC Sport
| date = 8 January 2011
| access-date = 8 January 2011}}</ref>
<ref name="Stevenage promoted to League One by beating Torquay">{{cite news
| title = Stevenage promoted to League One by beating Torquay
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13482198.stm
| website = BBC Sport
| date = 28 May 2011
| access-date = 28 May 2011}}</ref>
<ref name="Broadhall Way Football Ground">{{Cite news
| title = Broadhall Way Football Ground
| url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/threecounties/content/panoramas/broadhall_way_football_ground_360.shtml
| website = BBC&nbsp;– Beds, Herts and Bucks
| access-date = 21 August 2009}}</ref>
<ref name="Conference Grounds - Stevenage Borough">{{Cite news
 |title       = Conference Grounds&nbsp;– Stevenage Borough
 |url         = http://www.conferencegrounds.co.uk/stevenage_borough.htm
 |publisher   = Conference Grounds
 |access-date  = 23 August 2009
 |url-status     = dead
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20090725045355/http://www.conferencegrounds.co.uk/stevenage_borough.htm
 |archive-date = 25 July 2009
}}</ref>
<ref name="The Lamex Stadium">{{Cite news
 |title       = The Lamex Stadium
 |url         = http://www.stevenagefc.com/page/GroundGuide/0,,10839,00.html
 |publisher   = Stevenage F.C.
 |access-date  = 2 February 2011
 |url-status     = dead
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20110303212320/http://www.stevenagefc.com/page/GroundGuide/0,,10839,00.html
 |archive-date = 3 March 2011
}}</ref>
<ref name="Wallace building for the future">{{cite news
| title = Wallace building for the future
| url = http://www.thecomet.net/stevenage-fc/wallace_building_for_the_future_1_913037
| newspaper = The Comet
| date = 6 June 2011
| access-date = 21 July 2012}}</ref>
<ref name="Staff Directory">{{cite news
| title = Staff Directory
| url = http://www.stevenagefc.com/team/staff-directory/
| publisher = Stevenage F.C.
| access-date = 31 March 2013}}</ref>
<!-- not being used
<ref name="Backroom staff">{{cite news
 |title        = Backroom staff
 |url          = http://www.stevenagefc.com/team/backroom-staff/
 |publisher    = Stevenage F.C.
 |accessdate   = 30 June 2015
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20130516100042/http://www.stevenagefc.com/team/backroom-staff/
 |archive-date = 16 May 2013
 |url-status     = dead
}}</ref>-->
<ref name="Stevenage FC Club Contacts">{{cite news
| title = Stevenage FC Club Contacts
| url = http://www.stevenagefc.com/club/staff-directory//
| publisher = Stevenage F.C.
| access-date = 6 February 2017}}</ref>
}}

==External links==
{{commons category}}
*{{Official website|http://www.stevenagefc.com/}}
*{{BBC football info|BBClinkname=stevenage}}
*

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