Grimsby Borough F.C.
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| Nickname(s) | The Wilderness Boys | ||
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| Founded | 2003 | ||
| Ground | The Bradley Football Development Centre, Grimsby | ||
| Capacity | 1,000 (180 seated)[1] | ||
| Chairman | Simon Harris and Andy Liddle | ||
| Manager | Daniel Barrett | ||
| League | Northern Premier League Division One East | ||
| 2023–24 | Northern Premier League Division One East, 11th of 20 | ||
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Grimsby Borough Football Club is a football club based in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England. They are currently members of the Northern Premier League Division One East and play at the Bradley Football Development Centre.
History
The club was Formed in 2003 on the back of Louth Uniteds withdrawal from all competitions. Nigel Fanthorpe initiated a meeting including Albany Jordan, Martin Blades, Paul Storer, Ken Vincent and Tony Smith with the intent to form a new club. [2]They applied and were accepted by Lincolnshire League for the 2003–04 season. After finishing as runners-up in their first season, they joined the Premier Division of the Central Midlands League.[3] Despite finishing second in their first season in the league, they were not promoted to the Supreme Division. However, after finishing as runners-up again in 2006–07, they were promoted.[3] In 2007–08 the club finished twelfth in the Supreme Division and were admitted to Division One of the Northern Counties East League. In 2011–12 they won the league's Wilkinson Sword Trophy.[1] Although they finished bottom of the division in 2014–15, conceding 161 goals, they were not relegated back to step seven. A fourth-place finish in 2016–17 saw them qualify or the promotion play-offs. After beating Hallam 3–2 in the semi-finals,[4] they lost 4–2 to Penistone Church in the final.[5]
In 2018–19 Grimsby were Division One champions, earning promotion to the Premier Division.
Ground
The re-established club initially played at the King George V ground, before moving to the Grimsby Institute of Further & Higher Education following their promotion to the Central Midlands League.[6] They later began groundsharing at Brigg Town's Hawthorns ground in order to progress to the Supreme Division of the CML.[7]
In 2010 the club moved to the Bradley Football Development Centre.[8] The first game was played at the new ground on 24 November, where a record crowd of 580 saw them lose 4–3 to Scarborough Athletic in a League Cup match.[9] The ground currently has a capacity of 1,000, of which 180 is seated and 200 covered.[1]
Honours
- Northern Counties East League
- Division One champions 2018–19
- League Trophy winners 2011–12
- Lincolnshire Junior Cup
- Winners 2007–08[2]
- Ashby Benefits Cup
- Winners 2009–10[1]
Records
- Best FA Cup performance: Extra preliminary round, 2011–12[3]
- Best FA Vase performance: First round, 2009–10[3]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Grimsby Borough". Northern Counties East League. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
- ^ a b Williams, Mike; Williams, Tony (2016). Non-League Club Directory 2017. Kingsbridge: Tony Williams Publications. p. 473. ISBN 978-1869833695.
- ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference
FCHD2was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Sylvester, Dan (26 April 2017). "Grimsby Borough 3–2 Hallam". Grimsby Borough F.C. Pitchero. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ Sylvester, Dan (29 April 2017). "Grimsby Borough 2–4 Penistone Church". Grimsby Borough F.C. Pitchero. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ "Grimsby Borough gearing up for first game at the new Bradley Stadium". Grimsby Telegraph. 26 August 2010. Retrieved 1 May 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Borough tributes to Hawthorns home before move". Grimsby Telegraph. 11 May 2010. Retrieved 1 May 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "£3m football centre to finally host first game after series of setbacks". Grimsby Telegraph. 3 November 2010. Retrieved 1 May 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Scarborough storm back after Grimsby Borough get off to flyer". Grimsby Telegraph. 25 November 2010. Retrieved 25 November 2010.[permanent dead link]