Today we feature Graham Westley's men from Broadhall Way in our preview of our opponents next season...
Nickname: Boro
Manager: Graham Westley
Ground: Broadhall Way
Last season: Conference 5th
2008/09 average attendance: 2,035
2009/10 BSP title odds: 15/2
Previous meetings:
Luton wins: 2
Stevenage wins: 0
Draws: 0
The Hatters have twice met Stevenage in competitive action with two meetings in two seasons in 2002/03 and 2003/04 in the LDV Vans Trophy.
Town came out on top in a seven goal thriller at Broadhall Way in 2002 with Ahmet Brkovic scoring a sensational second-half hat-trick on the space of six minutes.
Trailing 2-1 at the break the Hatters came back to triumph 4-3.
In the meeting the following season a solitary goal from Matthew Judge in stoppage sealed a 1-0 victory for the Town.
Recent history:
Stevenage are of the most established football clubs in Conference - the forthcoming campaign will be the Boro's 14th straight season in the non-league top flight.
Formed in 1976 they worked their way up the football pyramid during the 1980s and mid-1990s.
Undoubtly there best season came in only their second season in the Conference when they won the title in 1995/96 but were refused entry to the Football League when Broadhall Way failed to meet the sufficient ground criteria.
Stevenage came close again to winning promotion in 2004/05, this time via the play-offs.
However, after semi-final victory over Hereford United, Boro lost to Carlisle United in the final at the Britannia Stadium.
Last season the Hertfordshire outfit finished in fifth position but lost out in the play-offs losing on aggregate to Cambridge United at the semi-final stage.
The Broadhall Way faithful have had plenty of cup success to cheer about in recent seasons with two visits and two victories at Wembley in the last seasons in the FA Trophy.
In the first competitive match at the new Wembley, Boro came from two goals down to beat Kidderminster Harriers 3-2 in 2007 before comfortably seeing of York City last season 2-0.
FACT: The win over Harriers at Wembley was watched before a record FA Trophy crowd of 55,262.
Official website: www.stevenageborofc.com
Tomorrow: Tamworth
Previews so far - click the teams below:
AFC Wimbledon
Altrincham
Barrow
Cambridge United
Chester City
Crawley Town
Eastbourne Borough
Ebbsfleet United
Forest Green Rovers
Gateshead
Grays Athletic
Hayes & Yeading
Histon
Kettering Town
Kidderminster Harriers
Mansfield Town
Oxford United
Rushden & Diamonds
Salisbury City
