Football Clubs
Grimsby Town Football Club
Blundell Park
Cleethorpes
DN35 7PY | map
Lincolnshire
Tel: +44 (0) 1472 605050
Visit Website
Write a review
email page to a friend
This page has been viewed 4,696 times since 8th May 2006
Grimsby Town F.C. was formed, like many of the early Football League teams, by members of a local cricket team (Worsley Cricket Club) who were looking for a winter pastime. In 1878 a meeting was held at the Wellington Arms in Freeman Street and Grimsby Town F.C. was born, although for the first year team name was Grimsby Pelham. Grimsby first played league football in the Combination League in 1888, soon after joining the Football Association, the rival set up to the new Football League. In 1892 they were accepted into the Football League Second Division. League football was a turbulent ride for Grimsby, soon reaching the heights of the First Division only to fail in a bid for re-election to the League and drop to the Midland League a few years later. They returned to the League before long, and recovered considerably in the inter war years, regaining top flight status in 1929. They remained in top flight for the majority of the 1930's, gaining their highest ever Football League finish in 1935 with fifth place. They reached the FA Cup final twice during the 1930's. Since then the club slipped out of top flight and has spent its time with spell in each of the other three divisions of the Football League.
Recommended Books:
Motson's National Obsession: The... |
The Supporters' Guide to Premier and... |
Premiership: The Uncut History of the FA... |
Recommended Books:
A Picture of Britain |
Ashes Fever |
Coast |
Churchill |
Brit Quote: |
|
On this day: |