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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. Grimsby Town is the most successful team of the three professional clubs in historic Lincolnshire , being the only one to play top-flight English football.
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The club was founded in 1878 as Grimsby Pelham Football Club. Grimsby are the only team from Lincolnshire to play in the first tier of English football and the only club to reach the semi-finals of the FA Cup. The club's record appearance maker is John McDermott making 754 appearances and their leading goalscorer is Pat Glover with 180 goals.
A new Grimsby Borough club was established in 2003, [6] joining the 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. [4]
This is a list of notable footballers who have played for Grimsby Town. Generally, this means players that have played 100 or more league matches for the club. However, some players who have played fewer matches are also included; this includes players that have had considerable success at other clubs. Players are listed in alphabetical order.
On 12 January 2021, Grimsby Town became the first football club in England to be fined for breaking COVID-19 protocol after it was revealed that Holloway had played darts with some of his players at the club's training ground. [63] On 27 April 2021, Grimsby were relegated back to non-League for a second time.
Pages in category "Grimsby Town F.C." The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
It is not uncommon for a club to be known in common usage by a name other than its official name, or the name on the badge. Other clubs are more usually known by nicknames or contractions of their full names, for instance, Vasco da Gama is usually called simply Vasco, F.C. Internazionale Milan is contracted to Inter or Inter Milan, Sporting Clube de Portugal is often called Sporting or ...