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| Nickname(s) | The Mariners | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1878 (as Grimsby Pelham) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Blundell Park Cleethorpes (Capacity 9,106 (10,000 with temporary seats)) |
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| Chairman | John Fenty | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager |  Alan Buckley |
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| League | League Two | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–07 | League Two, 16th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Grimsby Town are an English Football club playing in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. Football club names are a part of the sport 's culture reflecting century-old traditions This is a of lists of the use of Nicknames in football (soccer. The following are the Association football events of the year 1878 throughout the world Blundell Park is a football ground in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, England and home to Grimsby Town F Cleethorpes is a town and Unparished area in North East Lincolnshire, England, situated on the Estuary of the River Humber. The following is a list of Association football stadia. They are ordered by their capacity, that is the maximum number of spectators that the John Shelton Fenty is currently the chairman of Grimsby Town Football Club. Alan Peter Buckley (born 20 April 1951 in Mansfield, England) is an English football Manager. Football League Two (often referred to as League Two for short or Coca-Cola Football League 2 for Sponsorship reasons is the third-highest division of England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Football League Two (often referred to as League Two for short or Coca-Cola Football League 2 for Sponsorship reasons is the third-highest division of The club is located at Blundell Park in Cleethorpes, the seaside town conurbation of Grimsby borough in North East Lincolnshire, on the Humber estuary. Blundell Park is a football ground in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, England and home to Grimsby Town F Cleethorpes is a town and Unparished area in North East Lincolnshire, England, situated on the Estuary of the River Humber. A conurbation is an Urban area or Agglomeration comprising a number of Cities, large Towns and larger urban areas that through Population Grimsby (or archaically Great Grimsby) is a Seaport on the Humber Estuary in Lincolnshire, England. North East Lincolnshire is a Unitary authority in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, bordering the unitary authority of North Lincolnshire The Humber is a large tidal Estuary on the east coast of northern England An estuary is a semi-enclosed Coastal body of Water with one or more Rivers or Streams flowing into it and with a free connection to the open
Despite having fallen on hard times in recent years, the club has been the most successful of the three professional league clubs in historic Lincolnshire, being the only one to play top-flight football. Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs) is a county in the east of England. It is also the only club of the three to reach an FA Cup semi-final (in fact doing so on two occasions) and is the only one to succeed in two finals at the old Wembley Stadium. original Wembley Stadium was a football Stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the It has also spent more time in the English game's first and second tiers than any other club from Lincolnshire.
Notable managers include the late Bill Shankly, who went on to guide Liverpool to three League titles, two FA Cups and a UEFA Cup triumph and Lawrie McMenemy who, after securing promotion to the then third division in 1972, moved to Southampton where he won the FA Cup in 1976. William "Bill" Shankly, OBE ( September 2, 1913 &ndash September 29, 1981) was one of Britain 's most successful Liverpool Football Club are an English professional Association football club based in Liverpool England. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA. Lawrie McMenemy MBE (born Gateshead, 28 July 1936) is a retired football coach best known for his spell as manager of Southampton The following are the Football (soccer events of the year 1972 throughout the world Southampton Football Club is a professional English football team, nicknamed The Saints and based in the city of Southampton. The 1976 FA Cup Final took place on 1 May 1976 at Wembley Stadium.
History
Early history
The club was formed in 1878 after a meeting held at the Wellington Arms public house in Freeman Street. Several attendees included members of the local Worsley Cricket Club who wanted to form a football club to occupy the empty winter evenings after the cricket season had finished.
The club was originally called Grimsby Pelham, this being the family name of the Earl of Yarborough, a significant landowner in the area. Earl of Yarborough is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. In 1880 the club purchased land at Clee Park which was to become their ground until 1889 when they relocated to Abbey Park, before moving again in 1899 to their present home, Blundell Park. The following are the Association football events of the year 1880 throughout the world The following are the Association football events of the year 1889 throughout the world The following are the Association football events of the year 1899 throughout the world Blundell Park is a football ground in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, England and home to Grimsby Town F The original colours were blue and white hoops, which were changed to chocolate and blue quartered shirts in 1884. The following are the Association football events of the year 1884 throughout the world
In 1888 the club first played league football, joining the newly-formed 'Combination'. The following are the Association football events of the year 1888 throughout the world The league soon collapsed and the following year the club applied to join the Football League, an application that was refused. The Football League, also known as the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons is a league competition featuring professional football clubs Instead the club joined the Football Alliance. The Football Alliance was an Association football league in England which ran for three seasons from 1889&ndash90 to 1891&ndash92. In 1890 the club became a limited company and in 1892 finally entered the Football League, when it was expanded to two divisions. The following are the Association football events of the year 1890 throughout the world The following are the Association football events of the year 1892 throughout the world The first game was a 2-1 victory over Northwich Victoria. Northwich Victoria Football Club is an English football club based in Wincham, Northwich, Cheshire.
The 1901-02 season saw promotion to the first division; two seasons later they were relegated and within a decade they would be a non-league side again, failing re-election in 1910 and falling to the Midland League. The following are the Football (soccer events of the year 1910 throughout the world There have been at least two different football competitions in England which used the name Midland Football League. However they won that at the first attempt and at the subsequent re-election vote, replaced local rivals Lincoln City in the Football League.
The Inter-War Years
This was probably the most successful period in the club's history as they played at the highest level. The first full season after the Great War the club was relegated to the new Third Division North. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All By 1929 they were however back in Division One, where they stayed (with a brief break from 1932 to 1934) until 1939, obtaining their highest-ever league position, 5th in Division One, in the 1934-35 season. The following are the Football (soccer events of the year 1929 throughout the world In 1925 they adopted the black and white stripes as their colours.
On 25 March 1939, Wolverhampton Wanderers played Grimsby, in a FA Cup semi-final at Old Trafford. The attendance of 76,962 remains Old Trafford's largest ever attendance, though it is likely to be exceeded in the near future. The Mariners lost the game 5-0 after the second choice goalkeeper George Moulson was injured early on in the match (first choice keeper George Tweedy had caught the flu days earlier). George Moulson was an Irish professional football player He played three times for the Republic of Ireland national football team and also played at club level for With the then rules forbidding substitutes for injuries Grimsby had to play with 10 men and an outfield player in goal. It was at this match that the squad wore numbered shirts for the first time, three months before it became official.
As well as the semi-final of 1939 the club also reached the semi-final of the FA Cup in 1936 but lost 1-0 to Arsenal.
Postwar decline
With the resumption of the Football League for the 1946-47 season after World War II the club were relegated at the end of the 1947-48 season and have never returned to this level. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Much of the 1950s and 1960s were spent alternating between the Second Division and the Third Division North, later the Third Division. In 1968 they slipped into the Fourth Division for the first time. The following season the club had to apply for re-election to the league having finished second from bottom. It was in this season that the lowest-ever attendance for a Football League match at Blundell Park was ever recorded; 1,833 saw a 2-0 defeat to Brentford. Brentford is a suburb in the London Borough of Hounslow at the Confluence of the River Thames and the River Brent in West London
Revival during the 1970s
Three years later 22,489 people witnessed a home victory against Exeter City that saw the club promoted as Fourth Division Champions. Exeter City Football Club are an English football club based in Exeter, who were members of the Football League from 1920 to 2003 and rejoined This turnaround was credited to the appointment of Lawrie McMenemy as manager. Lawrie McMenemy MBE (born Gateshead, 28 July 1936) is a retired football coach best known for his spell as manager of Southampton The club stayed in Division Three until relegation in 1977 but were promoted again in 1979. A year later they finished as Third Division Champions under the stewardship of George Kerr and returned to the second tier of the English game, a level they had not been at for 16 years. George Adams McDonald Kerr (born January 9, 1943 in Alexandria) is an English former footballer and manager.
In 1976 the club saw what could be said to be its' most prestigious visitor when the local Member of Parliament and then Foreign Secretary Anthony Crosland invited the then American Secretary of State Henry Kissinger to watch the Mariners play. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, commonly referred to as the Foreign Secretary, is a member of the United Kingdom Government heading the Charles Anthony Raven Crosland (29 August 1918 - 19 February 1977 was a member of the Labour Party and an important socialist theorist Secretary of State is a commonly used title for a Government Official. Henry Alfred Kissinger (born Heinz Alfred Kissinger on May 27, 1923) is a German -born American bureaucrat diplomat and 1973 The game they viewed was against Gillingham. Gillingham Football Club is an English professional football club based in the town of Gillingham, Kent.
Back in the Second Division
The first season back (1980-81) saw the club finish 7th. Work started that year on a new £1m stand, originally called the Findus Stand (now the Carlsberg Stand) after the former Barretts Stand had been declared unsafe. In the 1983-84 season the club finished fifth in the Second Division after spending most of the latter part of the campaign in the top three promotion places. This was their highest league finish since the 1947-48 season.
Grimsby's stay in the Second Division ended in 1987. They actually spent much of the 1986-87 season in the top half of the table, but a run of 8 losses and 2 draws in the final 10 games saw them fall from 8th to 21st.
Another decline and another revival
By 1988 the team were back in Division Four and the club was in extreme financial difficulties. Following the resignation of Dave Booth in 1986 (to pursue outside business interests) the club had two managers in two years (Mick Lyons and Bobby Roberts). Alan Buckley was appointed and by 1991 had led the club to two successive promotions with the chairman at that time being Peter Furneaux. Alan Peter Buckley (born 20 April 1951 in Mansfield, England) is an English football Manager.
The 1997 relegation
The club stayed at this level until the 1996-97 season when they were relegated, Buckley having left to manage West Bromwich Albion and replaced with Brian Laws. West Bromwich Albion Football Club (also known as West Brom, The Baggies, Albion, The Albion, The Throstles or WBA) are Brian Simon Laws (Born October 14, 1961 in Wallsend, England) is manager of Sheffield Wednesday F During his tenure Laws became famous for a changing-room altercation after a defeat at Luton with Town striker Ivano Bonetti, which left the latter with a broken cheekbone. Luton Town Football Club are an English football team based in the town of Luton in Bedfordshire. Ivano Bonetti (born in Brescia on 1 August 1964) is an Italian Football (soccer manager and former player
Back in Division One
The 1997-98 season saw the return of Alan Buckley as manager after an unsuccessful period at WBA. West Bromwich Albion Football Club (also known as West Brom, The Baggies, Albion, The Albion, The Throstles or WBA) are That season was the most successful in recent times, in which the club won the AutoWindscreens Shield final at Wembley Stadium courtesy of a golden goal from Wayne Burnett, followed four weeks later by promotion via the Second Division play-off final at the same venue. Structure The Trophy is currently contested by just Football League One and Football League Two clubs and from season 2006-07 is played in a knock-out ( original Wembley Stadium was a football Stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the The golden goal is a method used to decide the winner of games in elimination matches which end in a draw after the end of regulation time Wayne Burnett (born 4 September 1971 in Lambeth) was a Professional footballer who is most notable for playing at Plymouth Argyle, Huddersfield The same season saw notable victories against several clubs above them in the league structure, including (in the League Cup) Sheffield Wednesday and Leicester City (who were the holders of the cup at the time). The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition PLEASE NOTE This section is the introduction Please do not add too much detail here
The club held their position back in Division One but in 2000, after a boardroom change, Buckley was dismissed after just 2 games of the season. This was especially harsh as they managed a draw and a defeat against significantly better financed opponents. He was replaced by Lennie Lawrence . Robin Michael "Lennie" Lawrence (born December 12 1947 in Brighton, England) is a British football manager Grimsby found something to cheer about in the new millennium when Marlon Broomes and Phil Jevons struck to beat Liverpool at Anfield, in the then Worthington Cup (League Cup) the year after Liverpool had won the cup, 2-1. Anfield is an all-seater Association football Stadium in the district of Anfield, in Liverpool, England However the subsequent collapse of ITV Digital put enormous strain on finances and players had to be sold to cut costs and eventually the club were relegated. ITV Digital was a British Digital terrestrial television broadcaster, which launched a pay-TV service on the world's first digital terrestrial television network
Financial crisis and two relegations
Lawrence was replaced by former club captain Paul Groves as manager but as the financial problems continued and the club battled against possible administration, the club were relegated again into the basement division. Paul Groves (born 28 February 1966 in Derby, England) is an English former footballer who notably captained Grimsby Groves was sacked in 2004 and briefly replaced by Nicky Law before the appointment of Russell Slade in 2005. Nicholas "Nicky" Law (born 8 September 1961 in Greenwich) is an English football manager and former player Russell Slade (born 10 October 1960) is an English football manager.
The sudden collapse of ITV Digital left the club with debts of over £2m, £700,000 of which is owed to the Inland Revenue and a further substantial amount to their bankers, Lloyds TSB. ITV Digital was a British Digital terrestrial television broadcaster, which launched a pay-TV service on the world's first digital terrestrial television network The Inland Revenue was until April 2005 a department of the British Government responsible for the collection of direct taxation, including Lloyds TSB Group plc () is a leading British Financial institution with its Group Head office in London and its registered office In 2005 director John Fenty became the controlling shareholder in the club after a search for outside investors failed, and a sale of shares to the local public was poorly received. John Shelton Fenty is currently the chairman of Grimsby Town Football Club. He now owns 51% of the club and has made significant loans to the club to ensure its continued operation.
In 2006 the club announced an arrangement with the Revenue which allowed the club to repay its tax liabilities in instalments. In the report for the year ending 31 May 2006 it was revealed that the club made a profit after tax of over £400,000, due mainly to cup exploits and the play-off final.
Back in the basement division
The Mariners started well in the 2005/2006 season, rising to the top of Coca-Cola League Two, and beating Derby County and Tottenham Hotspur in the League Cup (although they were finally knocked out of the cup by Newcastle United). Football League Two (often referred to as League Two for short or Coca-Cola Football League 2 for Sponsorship reasons is the third-highest division of Derby County Football Club is a professional football club based at Pride Park Stadium in Derby England. Tottenham Hotspur, ˈtɒʔnəm is an English professional football club which currently plays in the Premier League. The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition Newcastle United Football Club (also known as The Magpies or The Toon) is an English football club based in Newcastle upon Grimsby failed to gain automatic promotion into League One after conceding a last minute goal against Northampton Town, although a Lee Steele goal giving Leyton Orient victory at Oxford United condemned Grimsby to the play-offs regardless. Northampton Town Football Club is a football club based in Northampton. Lee Steele (born in Liverpool on December 7, 1973) is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Northwich Victoria whom he joined Leyton Orient FC are an English Professional football team from east London currently playing in League One of the Football League For the Northern Irish football club see Oxford United Stars F This despite being amongst the automatic promotion places for the majority of the season. The Mariners faced local rivals Lincoln City in the play-offs semi-finals, going on to win 3-1 on aggregate. They faced Cheltenham Town at The Millennium Stadium in Cardiff but, perhaps surprisingly as the bookmakers made them favourites, they lost 1-0. Cheltenham Town Football Club is an English football club playing in League One, the third tier of English football The Millennium Stadium (Stadiwm y Mileniwm is the National stadium of Wales, located in the capital Cardiff. Cardiff ( 'kɑːdɪf) is the Capital and the largest city and county in Wales. A bookmaker, bookie or turf accountant, is an organization or a person that takes bets and pays winnings depending upon results and depending on the nature
Buckley returns
On 31 May, manager Russell Slade left the club after failing to agree terms on a new contract. Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. Russell Slade (born 10 October 1960) is an English football manager. His assistant, Graham Rodger, was promoted to replace him, but was himself dismissed by the board on 6 November 2006 after a disappointing beginning to the season, when the club released a statement saying "He has been a loyal servant to the club, but has become a victim of circumstances,. Graham Rodger is a Scottish born former professional footballer and football manager Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. . . Graham has qualities this club needs - the shame of it is that this man deserved better. "[1]
9 November 2006 saw the return of Alan Buckley for his third stint at managing the club in the last twenty years. Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Generally agreed to be the club's most successful manager, he had already taken the club from a basement division position to one that became established in what is now the Championship in his first term at the club (1988-1994). The Football League Championship (often referred to as The Championship for short or the Coca-Cola Football League Championship for sponsorship reasons
On 4 March 2008 Grimsby booked their place at Wembley Stadium after beating Morecombe in a nervous two-legged Northern Final of the Football League Trophy, after a Paul Bolland goal in the away first leg. Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common They went on to play MK Dons at the New Wembley on 30 March in which they lost 2-0 game after missing a penalty, conceding an MK Dons penalty in the second half and a second goal conceded minutes later. Wembley Stadium is a Stadium in Wembley, located in the London Borough of Brent in London, England. Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet.
Stadium
Grimsby play their home games at Blundell Park, which has had an all-seated capacity of just under 10,000 since 1995. Blundell Park is a football ground in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, England and home to Grimsby Town F Since the late 1990s, there have been plans for a new 20,200-seat stadium at nearby Great Coates - tentatively titled the Conoco Stadium after a naming rights deal with the American oil producer ConocoPhillips. The Conoco Stadium is the project name for the proposed new Football stadium for Grimsby Town Football Club, scheduled to be completed not earlier than the start of ConocoPhillips Company ( is an international energy corporation with its headquarters located in Houston Texas. Delays have marred the progress of this new stadium but the local council have finally granted planning permission. North East Lincolnshire is a Unitary authority in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, bordering the unitary authority of North Lincolnshire The Mariners hope to kick-off the 2010/11 season in their new home. [1]
Rivals
Grimsby Town share local rivalry with several local football clubs, notably Scunthorpe United. Scunthorpe United Football Club are an English Association football team based in the town of Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire. This is largely due to the geographical closeness between the two clubs as they have rarely competed at the same level of league football. Although traditionally Hull City is both the clubs and the towns biggest rivals, which dates back into the 1970s due to the infamous "Cod War"
However in recent years Lincoln City have become the clubs most local and regular played derby, which included a two legged play off semi final in the 2005/06 season. Hull City Association Football Club are an English football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire. The Cod Wars, also called the Iceland Cod Wars ( Icelandic: Þorskastríðin, "the cod wars" or Landhelgisstríðin, "the Lincoln City FC are an English football team currently playing in Football League Two (the fourth tier of the English football league system
Doncaster Rovers, Sheffield Wednesday and Sheffield United are other clubs in Grimsby's geographical region. Doncaster Rovers Football Club (or informally Donny) are an English football club based at the Keepmoat Stadium in the town of Doncaster Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire. However since Grimsby's sudden decline from, what is now known as the Football League Championship, these have become more of an inactive rivalry. The Football League Championship (often referred to as The Championship for short or the Coca-Cola Football League Championship for sponsorship reasons
Players
- As of 24 May 2008. Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common [2]
Current squad
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Famous Ex-Players/Managers
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| Jackie Bestall | Player 1926-38 427 games, 76 goals | 1 England cap (6 February 1935, vs Ireland, 2-1, Goodison Park). In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Gary Montgomery (born August 10, 1982 in Leamington Spa) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Nicholas Ian "Nick" Hegarty (born 25 June, 1986 in Wakefield, England) is an English footballer, currently playing For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Peter Charles Bore (born 4 November 1987 is an English footballer who plays for Grimsby Town as a winger and Striker. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Gary Steven Jones is an English football player who use to plays as a centre forward but has played in an attacking midfield role and as a centre back Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Andy Taylor (born 30 October 1988, is an English Football player who plays for Grimsby Town in the Football League Two Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Nathan Jarman (born 19 September 1986 in Scunthorpe) is a professional footballer who currently plays as a striker for Grimsby Town. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Martin Neil Butler (born 15 September 1974 in Dudley, West Midlands) is an English football Striker currently In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports This is a list of notable footballers who have played for Grimsby Town. John Gilbert "Jackie" Bestall, (b Beighton, 24 June 1900, d Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football A cap is an appearance for a select team such as a school county or international team in sports Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This article deals with the Irish Football Association team up to 1950 when it last picked players from outside Northern Ireland Goodison Park is the home ground of Everton FC in Liverpool. It was built in 1892 and now has a total capacity of 40157 all-seated Has the smallest road in Grimsby and Cleethorpes named after him, the only Town footballer to be honoured in this way. |
| Harry Betmead | Player 1930-47 296 games, 10 goals | 1 England cap (20 May 1937, vs Finland, 8-0, Helsinki) |
| Danny Coyne | Player 1999-2003 181 games | Welsh international goalkeeper 1996-present, 11 caps. Harry Betmead ( 11 April 1912 &ndash 26 August 1984) was an English football player who played for Grimsby Town Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Daniel "Danny" Coyne (born 27 August 1973 in Prestatyn, Wales) is a Welsh footballer currently playing for Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Wales national football team represents Wales in international men's football. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) |
| Tony Ford MBE | Player 1975-86 & 1991-94 423 games, 58 goals | Holds all-time record, 931, for matches played in the English league by an outfield player. Anthony "Tony" Ford MBE (born 14 May, 1959 in Grimsby, Lincolnshire) is a former English footballer Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Youngest player to play for the club aged 16 years 143 days, 4 October 1975. |
| Hughie Gallacher | Player 1937-38 12 games, 3 goals | 20 Scotland caps, 23 Scotland goals, member of the Wembley Wizards who beat England 5 - 1 in 1928 |
| Pat Glover | Player 1929-38 227 games, 180 goals | Welsh international striker (1931-1937), 7 caps. Hugh Kilpatrick "Hughie" Gallacher ( 2 February 1903 – 11 June 1957) was a Scottish football player in Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "Wembley Wizards" is the name given to the Scottish national team which defeated England at Wembley Stadium in 1928 by 5 goals to 1 in a comprehensive Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Wales national football team represents Wales in international men's football. Holds club records for most league goals in a career and in a season (42) as well as most international caps whilst a Grimsby player. |
| John McDermott | Player 1987-2007 647 games, 10 goals | Club's all time leading appearance holder with 755 games in all competitions |
| Clive Mendonca | Player 1991-97 187 games, 64 goals | Winner of Grimsby's BBC cult heroes poll in 2004[3]. John McDermott (born 3 February 1969 in Middlesbrough) is a former English footballer. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Clive Paul Mendonca (born 9 September 1968 in Islington, London) is an English former professional footballer, who played as a striker Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Scored a hat-trick in Charlton Athletic's 1998 play-off final win |
| Graham Taylor OBE | Player 1962-68 189 games, 2 goals | England Manager 1990-93, W 18 D 13 L 7. Charlton Athletic Football Club (also known as The Addicks) is a professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Graham Taylor OBE (born 15 September 1944 Worksop, Nottinghamshire) is a football manager and a former player The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) |
| George Tweedy | Player 1932-52 347 games, Caretaker Manager 1950-51 | 1 England cap (2 December 1936, vs Hungary, 6-2, Highbury) |
| Bill Shankly OBE | Manager 1951-53 | Liverpool Manager 1959-74, 3 League titles, 2 FA Cup wins, 1 UEFA Cup win. George Jacob Tweedy (8 January 1913 – 23 April 1987 was an English footballer who played goalkeeper and earned one cap for England. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Arsenal Stadium was a football stadium in Highbury, North London, which was the home ground of Arsenal Football Club between 6 September 1913 William "Bill" Shankly, OBE ( September 2, 1913 &ndash September 29, 1981) was one of Britain 's most successful Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Liverpool Football Club are an English professional Association football club based in Liverpool England. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. The Football League, also known as the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons is a league competition featuring professional football clubs The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA. |
| Billy Walsh | Manager 1954-55 | Played for Manchester City and international football for four different teams, England Schoolboys, both Ireland teams, the FAI XI and the IFA XI, and New Zealand |
In a survey published by the Professional Footballers' Association in December 2007, Matt Tees was listed as the all-time favourite player amongst Grimsby Town fans. Billy Walsh (born Dublin, Ireland, May 31, 1921; died Noosa Queensland, Australia July 28, 2006 TalkManchester City FC before changing verbs to singular --> Manchester City Football Club is an English professional football club The Republic of Ireland national football team represents Ireland in international football. This article deals with the Irish Football Association team up to 1950 when it last picked players from outside Northern Ireland The New Zealand national football team, nicknamed the All Whites, is the national team of New Zealand and is controlled by New Zealand Football The PFA Fans' Favourites is a list of football players produced as part of the celebrations of the Centenary of the Professional Footballers' Association The Professional Footballers' Association (PFA is the association for professional footballers in the United Kingdom.
Colours
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The clubs original shirt colours were blue and chocolate brown halves, followed by blue and chocolate brown quarters. Blue is a Colour, the Perception of which is evoked by Black, when used as a general term is a color that is a Very dark Black, black, or Black, of low Luminance relative to The black and white bar stripes were adopted in 1911 and have rarely been missing on the design of the home kit since. Black is the Color of objects that do not emit or Reflect Light in any part of the Visible spectrum; they absorb all such frequencies of White is a Color, the perception which is evoked by Light that stimulates all three types of color sensitive Cone cells in the Human eye
Exceptions to this are the black and white pinstripes worn in 1958-1959, 1965-1966 and 1993-1994, plus the shirt from 1960-1962, which was plain white with red shorts. Pin striping (pinstriping is the application of a very thin line of Paint or other material called a pin stripe, and is generally used for decoration
For 2006-2007 season black and white-halved shirts were worn. The 2007-2008 season's shirt saw a return to the traditional black and white bar stripes.
The new home and away kits were unveiled on 8th June 2008 for the 08/09 season. The home is black and white strips with a red trim and the away is red with a white trim, with Errea being the new kit manufacturer.
Honours
| Competition[4] | Honour | Date[5] |
|---|---|---|
| Division One | Highest placing, 5th | 1934-35 |
| Division Two | Champions | 1900-01, 1933-34 |
| Runners-up | 1928-29 | |
| Third Place | 1895-96, 1896-97 | |
| Division Three | Champions | 1979-80 |
| Runners-up | 1961-62 | |
| Third Place | 1990-91, 1997-98 | |
| Division Three North | Champions | 1925-26, 1955-56 |
| Runners-up | 1951-52 | |
| Third Place | 1921-22 | |
| Division Three South | Highest placing, 13th | 1920-21 |
| Division Four | Champions | 1971-72 |
| Runners-up | 1978-79, 1989-90 | |
| Play off finalists, 4th | 2005-06 | |
| Football Alliance | Third Place | 1890-91 |
| Midland League | Champions | 1910-11, 1930-31, 1932-33, 1933-34, 1946-47 |
| FA Cup | Semi Final | 1935-36, 1938-39 |
| Quarter Final | 1907-08 | |
| League Cup | Quarter Final | 1965-66, 1979-80, 1984-85 |
| Football League Group Trophy | Winners | 1981-82 |
| Football League Trophy | Winners | 1997-98 |
| Runners-up | 2007-08 | |
| Full Members Cup | Second Round North | 1991-92 |
| Anglo-Italian Cup | 2nd, English Group 1 | 1993-94 |
| Anglo-Scottish Cup | Preliminary Stage | 1980-81 |
| Lincolnshire Senior Cup | Winners | 1885-86, 1888-89, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-1900, 1900-01, 1901-02, 1902-03, 1905-06, 1908-09, 1912-13, 1920-21, 1922-23, 1924-25, 1928-29, 1929-30, 1932-33, 1935-36, 1936-37, 1937-38, 1946-47, 1949-50, 1952-53, 1967-68, 1972-73, 1975-76, 1979-80, 1983-84, 1986-87, 1989-90, 1991-92, 1992-93, 1993-94, 1994-95, 1995-96, 1999-2000 |
| Midland Youth Cup | Winners | 2005-06 |
Player Records
- Most league goals in a season - 42 Pat Glover (1933-34)
- Most league goals in total - 180 Pat Glover (1930-39)
- Most league appearances - 647 John McDermott (1987-2007}
- Most appearances (all competitions) - 754 John McDermott (1987-2007}
Supporters Player of the Year
See also
- Category:Grimsby Town F.C. players
- Category:Grimsby Town F.C. managers
References
- ^ The New Stadium - What Happens Next?. Season by season league and cup results for Grimsby Town FC. League FA Cup and League Cup Other cups References and notes The Football League First Division was the highest division of The Football League between 1993 and 2004 and the highest division of English football overall between From 1892 until 1992 the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football. From the 1992-93 to the 2003-04 season, the Football League Third Division was the third-highest division of The Football League and the fourth-highest The Third Division North of The Football League was a level in English association football, which ran parallel to Third Division South from The Football League Third Division South was a level of English professional football which ran in parallel to Third Division North from 1921 to 1958 "Fourth Division" redirects here For usage of the term in the Military, see 4th Division. 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The Anglo-Italian Cup, sometimes referred to as the Anglo-Italian Tournament, was a football cup competition held between clubs in England and Italy The Anglo-Scottish Cup was a tournament arranged for teams in English and Scottish football leagues during the summer for several years during the The First Competition 1881-1934 The Second Competition 1934-1949 The increasing dominance of the county's two Football League sides Grimsby Town and John McDermott (born 3 February 1969 in Middlesbrough) is a former English footballer. John McDermott (born 3 February 1969 in Middlesbrough) is a former English footballer. Anthony "Tony" Ford MBE (born 14 May, 1959 in Grimsby, Lincolnshire) is a former English footballer Joe Waters (born 20 September 1953) is an Irish former professional footballer Kevin Smith Drinkell (born 18 June 1960 in Grimsby) is a former professional footballer and football manager Joe Waters (born 20 September 1953) is an Irish former professional footballer David Moore (born December 17 1959 in Grimsby) is an English former professional footballer Kevin Smith Drinkell (born 18 June 1960 in Grimsby) is a former professional footballer and football manager Paul Wilkinson (born 30 October 1964, Louth) is a retired English football Striker currently working as the reserve Anthony "Tony" Ford MBE (born 14 May, 1959 in Grimsby, Lincolnshire) is a former English footballer Anthony "Tony" Ford MBE (born 14 May, 1959 in Grimsby, Lincolnshire) is a former English footballer Andy Moore is an English Actor who sometimes appears on ITV Soap opera Emmerdale as PC Mike Swirling. 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Paul Futcher (born September 25, 1956 in Chester, England) is a former professional footballer who had a distinguished career as Gary Croft (born February 17 1974 in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England) is an English football player who currently Paul Andrew Crichton (born 3 October, 1968 in Pontefract) is an English former professional footballer and now goalkeeping coach Gary Croft (born February 17 1974 in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England) is an English football player who currently Gary Croft (born February 17 1974 in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England) is an English football player who currently Gary Croft (born February 17 1974 in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England) is an English football player who currently Paul Groves (born 28 February 1966 in Derby, England) is an English former footballer who notably captained Grimsby Jamie Forrester (born 1 November 1974 in Bradford, West Yorkshire) is a professional footballer currently playing for Notts County Graham Rodger is a Scottish born former professional footballer and football manager John Morgan Oster (born 8 December 1978 in Boston, Lincolnshire) is an English born Welsh international Kevin Donovan (born December 17, 1971 in Halifax) is a retired Professional footballer who played as a Midfielder Daryl Clare (born 1 August 1978 in Jersey) is an Irish footballer. Paul Groves (born 28 February 1966 in Derby, England) is an English former footballer who notably captained Grimsby Daniel Paul "Danny" Butterfield (born November 21 1979 in Boston Lincolnshire) is an English footballer who plays for Mark Lever (born 29 March, 1970 in Beverley) is a former English footballer. Daniel Paul "Danny" Butterfield (born November 21 1979 in Boston Lincolnshire) is an English footballer who plays for Daniel "Danny" Coyne (born 27 August 1973 in Prestatyn, Wales) is a Welsh footballer currently playing for Jonathan "Jonny" or "Jon" Rowan (born 29 November, 1981 in Grimsby) is an English footballer. Daniel "Danny" Coyne (born 27 August 1973 in Prestatyn, Wales) is a Welsh footballer currently playing for Simon Ford (born 17 November 1981 in Newham) is an English born Jamaican professional footballer currently playing for Georges Santos (born 15 August, 1970 in Marseille) is a French -born Cape Verde professional footballer, currently playing Darren Timothy D Mansaram (born in Doncaster, June 25 1984) is an English footballer currently playing for Leigh Genesis. Phillip "Phil" Jevons (born August 1, 1978 in Liverpool, England) is an English football player for Football Graham Hockless (born 20 October, 1982 in Hull) is a semi-professional football player who plays as a midfielder for Heidelberg United John McDermott (born 3 February 1969 in Middlesbrough) is a former English footballer. Nicholas Ian "Nick" Hegarty (born 25 June, 1986 in Wakefield, England) is an English footballer, currently playing Robert William "Rob" Jones (born November 3, 1979 in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham) is an English football Gary Cohen (born January 20, 1984 in Walthamstow, London, England) is a former English professional Footballer who currently Justin Whittle is a professional football player currently playing for Harrogate Town and is a former member of the Royal Army Pay Corps in the British Army Danny North (born 7 September 1987 in Grimsby) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Grimsby Town. Philip Kenneth Barnes (born March 2 1979 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire) is an English Goalkeeper, currently playing for Ryan Bennett (born March 6 1990, Orsett) is an English football player who plays as a defender for Grimsby Town Grimsby Town. Retrieved on 2007-11-01. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi
- ^ First Team Profiles. Grimsby Town FC. Retrieved on 2008-01-03. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon.
- ^ BBC Sport - Grimsby's cult heroes
- ^ League divisions given as pre-Premier League names
- ^ Promotions in Bold
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