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Stevenage

a town in SE England, in N Hertfordshire on the Great North Road: developed chiefly as the first of the new towns (1946). Pop.: 81 482 (2001)
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Stevenage

 

a city in Great Britain, in the county of Hertfordshire, 50 km north of London. Population, 71,900 (1973). Industrial enterprises in Stevenage specialize in the production of equipment used in radio electronics, as well as aircraft, instruments, office equipment, and hoisting and conveying machines.

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THE COMING OF AGE Burt Kennedy celebrates the second for Stevenage, before Whelpdale (above) salvaged a point EXETER 3 Wheeler 4, 80 Morrison 15 STEVENAGE 3 Parrett 39 Kennedy 45, Whelpdale 90 CHRIS WHELPDALE scored a last-gasp equaliser his Stevenage boss Teddy Sheringham would have been proud of to relieve the pressure on the former England striker.
Steve Jennings scored a great goal, two minutes after Stevenage went two up, midway through the second half.
There were also arguments between Stevenage directors and Town supporters frustrated at what they saw as the visitors' timewasting tactics after the match, when Stevenage missed a late penalty which would have levelled the scores.
Robert Fitzgerald, 24, was also banned from attending regulated football matches in England and Wales for six years after assaulting Stevenage defender Scott Laird on the pitch at the end of the game.
This time there was no-one to provide any inspiration against a Stevenage side who were truly magnificent.
A point at Stevenage would greatly enhance Vics' hopes of ultimate survival on a night when relegation-zone rivals Farsley, Halifax and Weymouth are all in action while Altrincham sit out anxiously.
'We will have Stevenage watched and do our homework before we play them.'
Barely 24 hours later, Westley controversially quit Farnborough to join Conference rivals Stevenage - and took EIGHT players with him!
Miss Stevenage, of Siskin Way, Spennells, Kidderminster, died in December - the latest victim of the side-effects of plastic surgery.
Sheringham, 49, was yesterday appointed boss of League Two Stevenage with a three-year contract.
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