Gainsborough Trinity F.C.
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| Full name | Gainsborough Trinity Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Trinity, The Holy Blues The Recreationists | ||
| Founded | 1873 (as Trinity Recreationists) | ||
| Ground | The Northolme Gainsborough | ||
| Capacity | 4,304 (504 seated) | ||
| Chairman |  Patrick Lobley | ||
| Manager | Steve Charles | ||
| League | Conference North | ||
| 2007-08 | Conference North, 11th | ||
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Gainsborough Trinity are an English football club, based in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire.
Between 1891 and 1912 they were members of the Football League. They are currently in the Conference North, and play their home matches at The Northolme, which has a capacity of 4,304 (504 seated, 3,800 standing). They are known as "Trinity" or the "Blues".
History
The club was formed in 1873 by the vicar of the Holy Trinity Church, and was originally known as Trinity Recreationalists. In 1889 they joined the Midland League, and finished 7th in their first season. In the 1890-91 season the club finished as Champions, and following a second place finish in the next season, the club was elected to the Second Division of The Football League.
After several years of struggle, the club was voted out of the league in 1912, being replaced by local rivals Lincoln City, and returned to the Midland League. During the 1940s, the club recorded its record attendance, when 9,760 saw a match against local rivals, the then non-league Scunthorpe United. The club won three Championships (1928, 1949 and 1967 - by which time the league had become the Midland Counties League) before becoming founder members of the newly-created Northern Premier League in 1969, where it remained until 2004.
At the end of the 2003-4 season, the club finished in a high enough position to become founder members of the newly-created Conference North.
As a non-league club, Trinity have recorded five wins against Football League opposition (a feat known in English football as giant-killing). Victories were recorded against Crewe Alexandra in 1928 and 1931, Port Vale in 1937, Gateshead in 1938 and Mansfield Town in 1946.
Trinity claim to be one of the few English clubs never to have experienced a relegation, as they were voted out of the Football League rather than being directly relegated. They were also the first and last opponents of Middlesbrough Ironopolis F.C.
Honours
- Midland League
- 1890-91, 1927-28, 1948-49
- Midland Counties League
- 1966-67
Famous Players/Managers
- Jackie Morton (went on to play for West Ham United and England)
- Ron Sewell (went on to play for Burnley and England)
- Fred Spiksley (went on to play for Sheffield Wednesday and England)
- Neil Warnock (went on to manage Notts County and Sheffield United amongst others).
- Paul Ellender (went on to captain Boston United after there promotion to the Football League)
- Glynn Snodin (former Leeds United defender)
Current Squad
1. Adam Sollitt 2. Danny Wood 3. Martin Drury 4. Nick Ellis 5. Richard Pell 6. Danny Anson 7. Alex Callery 8. Lewis McMahon 9. Simon Bird 10.Ryan Mallon 11.Chris Hall 12.Wes Parker 13.Liam Needham 14.Sam Lancaster 15.Jamie Smith 16.Alex Rodman 17.Arran Reid (loan) 18.Ashley Kitchen (loan) 19.Stef Frost (loan) 20.Matt Austin (loan) 21.Dave Reeves (loan) 22.Liam Nimmo 23.James Dugdeon 24.Adam Burley