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Stevenage just missed out on a final play off position last season and prior
to this they ended the previous campaigns in 5th and 8th positions. The year
Stevenage finished fifth they made it through to the play off final after
defeating Hereford in the semis but they lost to Carlisle by the single goal
in front of 13,000 spectators. Compared to previous seasons, Stevenage have
made a slower start to the season and currently find themselves in 16th
position with 19 points from 18 games.
The man in charge at Broadhall Way is Mark Stimson and he
replaced Graham Westley after Stevenage failed to make the Conference play
offs last season. Stimson arrived from Conference rivals Grays Athletic a
week before the season started and after a lot of players were given free
transfers following the disappointing end to last season.
Stevenage will have Tony Thorpe available after the
experienced striker returned from a loan spell at Grimsby last week after
the both clubs failed to agree any extension to Thorpe's one month stay at
Blundell Park. Thorpe played six games without scoring in the month after
only playing once for Boro since his move from Colchester in July.
Earlier on in October, Stevenage allowed striker Darryn Stamp
and midfielder Jason Goodliffe to join fellow Conference side York in three
and two month loan deals respectively. The move for Stamp looks a surprising
one by the Broadhall Way Club after the striker registered 26 goals in only
52 Conference games.
Top goal scorer for Stevenage is Steve Morison and he has
already scored twelve times this season in all competitions and this is two
more than Wrexham's joint top scorers combined. Morrison joined Boro in the
summer from Hertfordshire rivals Bishop Stortford after previously playing
for Northampton Town in the Football league and has continued his impressive
scoring record at his new club. |
First
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