News in Hitchin

Carlisle beat 10-man Stevenage 4-0 to post their biggest home win of the season.

First-half goals from Nick Anderton, Joshua Kayode and Lewis Alessandra put the Cumbrians in the driving seat after only 34 minutes.

This was not the rout that is suggested by the score-line, and this is not a home reporter bias, as at the interval – to a man the Peterborough Sports club officials expressed the unsolicited opinion that they could scarcely believe that Hitchin were two goals down having played so well so far.

The hosts had dominated with attacking football and had been hit by two fine breakaway counter moves of embarrassing simplicity.

Hitchin Town have been handed another home tie in the FA Trophy.

Following Hitchin's excellent 3-0 victory over Mickleover on Tuesday evening, the Canaries have been rewarded with another Top Field tie in round two.

Stevenage FC's League Two clash at Crawley Town has been moved.

The fourth tier fixture had initially been scheduled for Saturday, January 9.

Stevenage have re-started their hunt for a No2 following the shock news that the newly appointed Joe Dunne has had to step down for personal reasons.

The Lamex outfit bid farewell to Lennie Lawrence while appointing Dunne as assistant manager to Alex Revell last week.

A magnificent hat-trick from Luke Brown steered the Canaries into a memorable win over Mickleover, an in form team who ply their trade in the Northern Premier League.

The Derbyshire outfit have good cause to rue their recent visits to Hertfordshire, having lost on penalties to St Albans city on penalties in the FA Cup, and tonight they can have little complaint at their defeat at Hitchin.

It's been a long ten months during this dreadful pandemic, since supporters watched their team at the Lamex, but fans are finally allowed to return to watch their beloved Stevenage FC this afternoon.

Here's Hitchin Nub News' Stevenage FC columnist and club PA Jay Drackford's moving article on what it means to so many loyal Boro fans.

Stevenage drew 0-0 with Southend United on the afternoon fans returned to the Lamex after ten months.

The result sees Alec Revell's side move out of the relegation places and into 22nd place, seven points clear of rock-bottom Southend.

Stevenage were denied back-to-back league wins for the first time since May 2019 by a late Josh Gordon penalty as Walsall held Boro 1-1 on Tuesday evening.

There was late drama at the Banks's Stadium when former Leicester City striker Gordon climbed off the bench after two months out injured to prevent Alex Revell's side heading back down the M6 with all three points, with a stoppage-time penalty.

Stevenage bid farewell to Lennie Lawrence while appointing Joe Dunne as assistant manager to Alex Revell.

Mark Sampson will remain as first team coach, but the mentoring role of Lennie Lawrence will come to an end.