Grantham Town F.C.

Grantham Town
Full name	Grantham Town Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Gingerbreads
Founded	1874 (as Grantham)
Ground	South Kesteven Sports Stadium; (Capacity: 7,500 (750 seated))
Chairman	Steve Boam
Joint managers	Wayne Hallcro; Jimmy Albans
League	Northern Premier League; Division One South
2010–11	Northern Premier League; Division One South, 5th
Home colours	Away colours

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Grantham Town F.C. is a football club, based in Grantham, Lincolnshire, currently playing in the Northern Premier League Division One South. They are nicknamed The Gingerbreads and they play their home matches at the South Kesteven Sports Stadium (known locally as The Meres). They were established in August 1874. Grantham's first match was a 2–1 friendly win against Third Lincs Volunteer Rifles on 29 October 1874.

[edit] League History

1891–92 Midland Amateur Alliance
1893–94 Grantham & District League
1904–08 Midland Amateur Alliance
1908–11 Midland Amateur League
1911–25 Central Alliance
1925–33 Midland League
1933–34 Central Combination
1934–59 Midland League
1959–61 Central Alliance (South)
1961–72 Midland League
1972–73 Southern League Division One (North)
1973–78 Southern League Premier Division
1978–79 Southern League Division One (North)
1979–85 Northern Premier League
1985–98 Southern League Midland Division
1998–2000 Southern League Premier Division
2000–02 Southern League Eastern Division
2002–06 Southern League Premier Division
2006–07 Northern Premier League Premier Division
2007–present Northern Premier League Division One (South)

Best league position: 2nd in Southern League Premier Division, 1973–74
Best FA Cup performance: 3rd round, 1883–84, 1886–87, 1973–74
Best FA Trophy performance: Quarter-final replay, 1997–98; Quarter-final 1971–72

FA Cup Record:

First Round – 1877–78, 1878–79, 1884–85, 1885–86, 1935–36, 1947–48, 1949–50, 1961–62, 1967–68, 1969–70, 1972–73, 1975–76, 2003–04
Second Round – 1880–81, 1881–82, 1887–88, 1928–29, 1945–46, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1968–69, 1970–71
Third Round – 1883–84, 1886–87, 1973–74

Honours

Midland Amateur League Champions – 1910–11
Midland Amateur League Cup Finalist – 1910–11
Central Alliance Champions – 1924–25
Midland League Champions – 1963–64, 1970–71, 1971–72
Midland League Runners-up – 1937–38, 1964–65, 1969–70
Midland League Cup Winners – 1968–69, 1970–71
Southern League Premier Division Runners-up – 1973–74
Southern League Division One (North) Champions – 1972–73, 1978–79
Southern League Midland Division Champions – 1997–98
Southern League Eastern Division Runners-up – 2001–02
Southern League Merit Cup Winners – 1972–73, 2001–02
Lincolnshire Senior Cup Winners – 1884–85, 1936–37, 1971–72, 1982–83
Lincolnshire Senior Cup Finalist – 1934–35, 1935–36, 1939–40, 1945–46, 1946–47, 1949–50, 1980–81, 2001–02, 2002–03
Lincolnshire Senior Cup 'A' Winners – 1953–54, 1960–61, 1961–62
Lincolnshire Senior Cup 'A' Finalist – 1952–53, 1957–58
Lincolnshire County Shield Winners – 2003–04, 2004–05

Record Victory – 13–0 v Rufford Colliery (FA Cup Preliminary Round 1934–35)
Record League Victory – 12–2 v Denaby United (Midland League 1963–64)
Record Defeat – 0–16 v Notts County Rovers (Midland Amateur Alliance 1892–93)
Record Attendance – 6,573 v Middlesbrough (FA Cup Third Round 1973–74)
Record Appearances – Adrian Speed (664 – 1989–2006)
Record Goalscorer – Jack Macartney (416 – 1937–55)
Most Goals in One Season – Jimmy Raynor (67 – 1963–64)

[edit] Current squad

As of 2 November 2011.^[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.		Position	Player
		GK	Rob Murray
		DF	Gary Sucharewycz
		DF	Grant Brindley
		DF	Martin Ball
		DF	Phil Watt
		MF	Jamie McGhee
		MF	Niall O'Rafferty
		MF	Rhys Lewis
		MF	Sam Purcicoe
		MF	Sam Saunders
		MF	Tom Maddison
		MF	Steve Melton
		FW	Giovanni Carchedi
		FW	Ben Saunders
		FW	Joe Briers
		FW	Lee Potts
		FW	Paul Grimes
		FW	Tris Whitman
		FW	Tony Battersby