Grimsby Town are in the quarter finals of the FA Cup!! Alan Buckley is the club's most successful manager; he had three spells between 1988 and 2008, guiding the club to three promotions and two appearances at Wembley Stadium during the 199798 season, winning both the Football League Trophy and the Football League Second Division play-off Final. First Team - Grimsby Town Football Club Goalkeepers 01. [12], Grimsby Town and Hull City were the only two professional teams which had official permission to play league football on Christmas Day because of the demands of the fish trade, but that tradition has now disappeared following the dramatic reduction of their trawler fleets in recent years. By 1929 they were back in Division One,[15] 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 193435 season. "That's the best ten grand we've ever spent, the VAR.". "If we can be a catalyst and help everyone in the town walk a couple of inches taller, like we all will tonight, that's the role we want to play," he said. 1 England cap (20 May 1937, vs Finland, 8-0, Helsinki) Garry Birtles. In December 2013 it was announced that Cohen would be appearing in a new film called Grimsby. Why Alex Murdaugh was spared the death penalty, Why Trudeau is facing calls for a public inquiry, The shocking legacy of the Dutch 'Hunger Winter'. Appearances and goals are for league matches only; wartime matches are excluded. Today there is a quiet revolution occurring on and off the field in our unfashionable corner of north-east Lincolnshire in Grimsby. Grimsby Town . Substitute appearances included. In 2008, Buckley took Grimsby to the capital again, but lost out to MK Dons in the final of the Football League Trophy. Grimsby Town played the season using the brand "Grimsby Town Sports". Winner of Grimsby's BBC cult heroes poll in 2004. Sky Sports News' Soccer Saturday presenter Jeff Stelling tweeted: Brilliant night for @officialgtfc and specially for @Gav_Holohan34. Grimsby Town Football Club is a professional football club based in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, England, that competes in EFL League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system, following the victory in the 2022 National League play-off Final. 1 England cap (20 May 1937, vs Finland, 80, Helsinki), Club's most successful manager winning 3 promotions and 1 cup, including the Wembley Double, Player, 19921996 & 20052007 (248 games, 4 goals), Player, 19751986 & 199194 (423 games, 58 goals). [131], On 1 March 2023, Grimsby advanced to the quarter finals of the FA Cup for the first time since 1939 by beating Premier League side Southampton 2-1 away from home, in the process becoming the first club in the competition's history to knock out five teams from a higher division in the process.[132]. Just delighted for the players. Players from A-Z. For Premier League bottom club Southampton, it was another low point in a miserable season. Player sent off for head-butting own teammate. Wembley Double-winning captain from the 199798 season. Grimsby Town player Stefan Payne was sent off during Saturday's League Two defeat at Bradford for head-butting his teammate Filipe Morais, and manager Paul Hurst has said he may not play again for . [148], Grimsby is the football club that Sacha Baron Cohen's character Nobby supports in the 2016 action comedy film Grimsby. In a contrast to Mariners fans regarding Scunthorpe as their main rival, supporters of Lincoln City would regard Grimsby as theirs. [33] The following season the club had to apply for re-election to the league having finished second from bottom. Grimsby Town's relegation in 2010 made them the sixth club to compete in all top five divisions of English football (after Wimbledon, Wigan Athletic, Carlisle United, Oxford United and Luton Town, and before Leyton Orient, Notts County and Oldham Athletic). Just delighted for the players. Alan Buckley was appointed after the 1988 relegation and by 1991 had led the club to two successive promotions with the chairman at that time being Peter Furneaux. [6] The 1911 kit included the black and white striped t-shirt, white shorts and black socks. "Mr. Arthur Drewry.". [135] There have been numerous delays to the development of the new stadium. On 23 March 2011, former Boston United managerial duo of Rob Scott and Paul Hurst were announced as the new joint managers. We kept disciplined. [55] Buckley's crop of players consisting of some of the most popular and biggest cult heroes in the club's history; players such as Shaun Cunnington, Keith Alexander, Mark Lever, Dave Gilbert, Steve Livingstone, Paul Futcher, Paul Groves and Clive Mendonca made the club a solid second-tier side (the Second Division became Division One in 1992 upon the creation of the Premier League from the old First Division). Can they do it? Cup Fifth round: Saturday February 14th 1931 at Goodison Park. [57], The Mariners began to produce homegrown talent from the club's youth academy, including Jack Lester, John Oster, Gary Croft and Peter Handyside. Grimsby Town's geographical region pits them against three main professional rivals, two of which like Grimsby are from the former county of Humberside. 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The club said it would gain about 250,000 for the famous win, with the proceeds promised to go into next season's playing budget. [citation needed] Arthur Drewry, a local businessman, married the daughter of Grimsby Town's chairman, and subsequently served as a director of the club before his own chairmanship. [29] Shankly's record in league football at Grimsby was 62 wins and 35 defeats from 118 matches. Read more: Grimsby Town pull off mammoth FA Cup upset at Southampton thanks to Gavan Holohan penalties. They were just two games away from certain promotion when the season was cut short, as well as reaching the League Cup Final and the Lincolnshire Women's County Cup Final. 2 1 1 . [56] They dipped to 16th place a year later, though they were never in any real danger of relegation. Fourth-tier Grimsby hail 'miracle' FA Cup upset. Other famous fans include politician Norman Lamont, former professional snooker players Mike Hallett and Dean Reynolds, singer and songwriter Ella Henderson and BBC weather presenter Keeley Donovan. [35] Drewry became President of the Football League and Chairman of the Football Association after Grimsby, before he was elected as the 5th President of FIFA. [105] Grimsby reached the 2015 Conference Premier play-off Final against Bristol Rovers in front of a Conference record 47,029 crowd at Wembley Stadium. Situated inside the Findus Stand at Blundell Park, is "McMenemy's Function Suite", named after former manager Lawrie McMenemy. [118], Slade was sacked on 11 February 2018 after seeing the team fail to win in 12 league games, with eight losses, he left the team 17th in League Two. Market values . The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. [citation needed] The season was overshadowed by the collapse of ITV Digital putting enormous strain on finances for the club.[75]. League Two League level: Fourth Tier Table position . Grimsby Town have been drawn against Brighton & Hove Albion in the FA Cup quarter-final. [114] On 7 November 2016, Marcus Bignot, then manager of non-League side, Solihull Moors, was officially announced as the new Grimsby Town manager, along with the appointment of Micky Moore as his assistant. We have beaten three League One teams, including the then league leaders, Plymouth Argyle, 5-1. "The issue is going to be how many tickets can Brighton allocate to us because we'll have them all. The managerial duo was broken up on 6 September 2013 due to Rob Scott being suspended and Paul Hurst was placed in sole charge of the team. [78][79] For the new season, the club also had to supply its own kits following the closure of long serving kit suppliers Avec Sportswear. A good run in the League Cup saw Town beat Derby County away at Pride Park in round one, and defeat Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur at home in the second round, with Jean-Paul Kamudimba Kalala hitting an 87th-minute winner. Holds all-time record, 931, for matches played in the English league by an outfield player. Mr Stockwood joked: "I got a note from the FA saying we have to pay for the VAR, I said if we have to spend 10,000 slip it in an envelope to the referee rather than VAR. 3 Ainsley Maitland-Niles. A Paul Bolland goal in the away first leg was enough to see Town through. Passion for Real Sociedad runs as deep as San Sebastian's love for Basque culture and cuisine, Top 10 greatest FA Cup shocks after Grimsby stun Southampton, Oral history: When Barcelona, Real Madrid played four Clasicos in 18 days back in 2011. "They and their fans were brilliant and totally deserved their place in the last 8.". Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.), Supplemental Privacy Policy for Singapore. Grimsby-born actor Thomas Turgoose, who starred as the lead role character Shaun Fields in the drama film This Is England and the TV follow-up's This Is England '86, This Is England '88 and This Is England '90, is a season ticket holder. 32 Theo Walcott. The 2019/20 season saw the team venture into the Lincolnshire Women's League for the very first time led by newly appointed manager Dale Houlston. [90][91] Neil Woods was controversially made permanent manager on 23 November 2009. Harry the Haddock has been used by Grimsby fans as an inflatable symbol for more than 34 years after it jokingly featured in the reporting of the team's 1989 FA Cup journey to the 5th round. Whether it was the unlikely three-goal lead at half-time, seeing an academy graduate, Edwin Essel, come on for his first taste of these big nights in the 88th minute or the majority of the 7,106 singing hes one of our own to local hero Harry Clifton as he scored, it was one for the ages. Hurst after Grimsby's victory at Southampton / Alex Davidson/GettyImages. [122] which left Ben Davies as caretaker manager for two games. [67] Town won the game 10 thanks to a first half Kevin Donovan goal which gave the club a historic Wembley double and the Mariners promotion back to Division One. Bob Feller. 20 Scotland caps, 23 Scotland goals, member of the, Player, 19921996 & 19972004 (377 games, 71 goals). [84] The Mariners eventually suffered elimination by Newcastle United in the third round, losing 10 at home. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. [22][23] Much of the 1950s and 1960s were spent alternating between the Second Division and the Third Division North, later the Third Division. [23] Grimsby Town's stay in the Second Division ended in 1987, having spent much of the 198687 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. For the past 20 years it has been where I usually have fish and chips before a home game. [89] The Mariners would finish 22nd in League Two narrowly avoiding relegation on the final day. [52] 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). But the side went one better on Wednesday, to the delight of Grimsby-born Mariners midfielder Harry Clifton. Bob Smith: NFL football player. Following another slow start to the season, and despite previous backings from the Grimsby Town board, on 18 October 2009 the club's official website declared they had sacked Mike Newell due to "irretrievable breakdown". Some would say Bill Shankly went on to greater things and those in the know would say Alan Buckley had a more enduring impact on our history. The club advanced to the third round of the League Cup where they met holders Liverpool at Anfield. [27], Grimsby made a strong challenge for promotion in 195152 but finished second, three points behind Lincoln City (only one team was promoted from Division Three North, with one from Division Three South). Shortly afterwards Allenby Chilton became Grimsby's first player-manager, he joined late in the 195455 season from Manchester United. [24][25] His main problems were that Grimsby had been relegated twice in recent seasons, dropping from the First to the Third Division, and some good players had been transferred before he arrived. Henry Boot attempted to have the football team's development plan stopped, by asking for it to be sent for judicial review by the Government, however their attempt failed. The League Two side earned a famous victory against Southampton on Wednesday evening, despite the two. On 1 March 2023, Grimsby Town became the first team in FA Cup history to beat five teams from higher divisions following a 2-1 win at Southampton to advance to the quarter finals. Brighton & Hove Albion is going head to head with Grimsby Town starting on 18 Mar 2023 at 15:00 UTC . It was a mystery why Houlston felt the need to resign, given that he was such a enthusiastic ambassador for women's game, and had done so much to champion the formation of women's football at the club. 1 England cap (6 February 1935, vs Ireland, 2-1, Goodison Park). List of Grimsby Town F.C. [128] They defeated Notts County in the quarter-final of the play-offs, and Wrexham in the semi-final 54. [66] A decent run of form had ignited the careers of such younger players as Daryl Clare, Danny Butterfield and Jack Lester who were becoming an integral part of the Blundell Park set-up. Grimsby fans and Harry Haddock celebrate their fourth round win over Luton. [30], Grimsby became the first English football club to appoint a foreign manager with the appointment of Hungarian Elemr Berkessy in 1954. [104], Grimsby came third in the Conference Premier 201415 season, and secured a play-off spot. In 1890 the club became a limited company and in 1892 finally entered the Football League, when it was expanded to two divisions. What an effort. Nicknamed "the Mariners", the club was founded as Grimsby Pelham Football Club in 1878, changed its name to Grimsby Town a year later, and moved to its current stadium, Blundell Park, in 1898. [102] This led them to finish in 4th place with 83 points. He was reluctant to promote some promising reserves because of loyalty to the older players (a fault that was to resurface at Liverpool years later) and he finally resigned in January 1954, citing the board's lack of ambition as his main reason. Halifax Town respectively, having also lost at the venue in the 2015 National League play-off final to Bristol Rovers before finally gaining promotion by winning the 2016 final against Forest Green Rovers. Every state in the United States of America, and more than forty-five countries, have had at least one player make it to the show. In 2019, it was announced that Grimsby Town would enter the world of female football with the launch of its first ever affiliated women's team. During the summer of 2020, the FA announced that following a restructure to the leagues, Grimsby Town Women would be promoted to the 6th tier of the women's football pyramid, meaning that the team commenced the 2020/21 season in the East Midlands Women's Regional Football League, Division 1 North. From July 1951 to January 1953 they were managed by Bill Shankly. Historical results. [149], Grimsby's 4-5 victory away at Wrexham in the National League play-off semi-final is the main feature of Season 1, Episode 18 of the documentary Welcome to Wrexham which follows the purchase of Wrexham by Hollywood actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney. Well, why not Take a look through our gallery below of what happened on and off the pitch as Town headed to dreamland, Grimsby Town fans, players and staff celebrate as the Mariners seal a historic 2-1 win over Southampton at St Mary's in the FA Cup Fifth-Round to qualify for the Quarter Finals where they will face Brighton & Hove Albion, Tragedy as 'funny and mischievous' Grimsby mum, 38, dies leaving family heartbroken, Kristal Jackson, 38, was described as a 'funny, gentle and witty' person, Police uncover large cannabis factory after raid in Grimsby street, Thug in nine-hour rooftop standoff that cost police 36k threatens to blow up arresting officer, Ryan Tomney hurled tiles from the roof and started fires during the terrifying ordeal, Hit YouTube food reviewer impressed with 'stroke of genius' Cleethorpes chip shop, Rate My Takeaway has over 500,000 subscribers, It Started With a Stitch - The Grimsby shop shortlisted to win national contest, Voting closes on March 8 and young businesswoman Gemma is getting excited, See inside stunning Keelby home with trendy dcor and huge garden, Everything I got from The Company Shop in Grimsby for just under 10, 'I think it's more than possible to do a weekly shop here for around 25, and I'll definitely be trying it in the future', I tried the new caf that cooks everything in an air-fryer to see if it's just a gimmick, Dan Barrett was 'excited and nervous' to get the doors open, Carlisle United vs Grimsby Town LIVE: Build-up, team news, match updates and reaction, Live coverage of the Mariners' away fixture against Carlisle United in League Two, Paul Hurst's Grimsby Town rotation claim as he prepares squad for Carlisle United turnaround, The tough league schedule persists for the Mariners as their FA Cup journey continues, Mum's warning as son's pains and rash lead to 'horrendous' diagnosis, Jessica has spoken out to highlight the situation for other parents and their children, 'I bought fry-up ingredients from Clarkson's farm shop - the bread alone was 6', The cost was more than double that of a supermarket, but the shopper was impressed with one of the items, Date and broadcast details for Grimsby Town's FA Cup quarter-final at Brighton confirmed, The Mariners will play an FA Cup quarter-final for the first time in 84 years when they take on Brighton at the Amex, Scunthorpe man fined 60 by car park near hospital despite not finding a space, Niel Amos was unable to find a space in a 'congested' car park near Hull Royal Infirmary, The transformation of brave 12-year-old girl born with missing top lip, Sophie Austwick's mum, Lucy, has spoken out about the 'overwhelming' journey since finding out Sophie had a cleft lip and palate, Grimsby Town FA Cup heroics mean 'everything to the club, the fans and the town', The Mariners beat Southampton 2-1 in the Fifth Round of the FA Cup, Grimsby mum whose son, 29, tragically died of a brain tumour condemns lack of funding, James Clifford Campling died in 2018 after being diagnosed with a glioblastoma (GBM) brain tumour.
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