| Full name | Stevenage Athletic Football Club |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1968 |
| Dissolved | 1976 |
| Ground | Broadhall Way,Stevenage |
| 1975–76 | Southern League Division One North, 22/22 |
Stevenage Athletic F.C. was an Englishfootball club based inStevenage, Hertfordshire. The club existed from 1968 until being declared bankrupt in 1976, after whichStevenage Borough were established.
The club was established in 1968 after the dissolution ofStevenage Town.[1] The new club joined theMetropolitan League. They finished second in 1969–70 and were promoted to Division One of theSouthern League. In 1971 they were placed in Division One North after the league was expanded to three divisions. They applied to join theEastern Counties League (a lower league) in 1974, but were rejected.[2] The club finished bottom of the division in1975–76, and resigned from the league on 13 August 1976.[3] After their demise, the club'sBroadhall Way ground was subsequently dug up for non-footballing purposes after the council sold the land to a local businessman.[4]