Grimsby Borough F.C.

Grimsby Borough Football Club

Nickname(s)	The Wilderness Boys
Founded	2003
Ground	The Bradley Football Development Centre, Grimsby
Ground Capacity	1,000
Chairman	Matt Bryant
Managerr	Paul Walden
League	Northern Counties East League Division One
2014–15	Northern Counties East League Division One, 22nd
Home colours Away colours

Grimsby Borough F.C. is an English football club based in Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire. The club is currently a member of Division One of the Northern Counties East League and play at the Bradley Football Development Centre.

History

The club was established on 21 July 2003 by a group meeting at the Lord Tennyson pub in Louth and joined the Lincolnshire League for the start of the 2003–04 season. They finished second in their first season, earning promotion to the Premier Division of the Central Midlands League.

Although they finished second in the division in 2004–05, the club were unable to take promotion as their ground did not meet the required standard. In 2006–07 they finished runners-up again, and were able to take promotion to the Supreme Division, having agreed to groundshare at Brigg Town.

Despite only finishing twelfth in 2007–08, Borough were invited to join Division One of the Northern Counties East League. They also won the Lincolnshire Junior Cup, beating Skegness Town on penalties after a 3–3 draw.

On Wednesday 11 July 2012 the first ever Grimsby derby was played between Borough and their professional cross town neighbours, when Grimsby Town travelled to the Bradley FDC for a pre-season friendly and were victorious by a nine-goal margin after winning 12-3.

Stadium

The club currently play at the Bradley Football Development Centre. The first game was played at the new stadium on 24 November, where over 580 people saw them lose 4–3 to Scarborough Athletic despite leading 3-0 after 20 minutes in a NCEL League Cup match. In 2012 Borough found themselves sharing the Bradley FDC with Cleethorpes Town after they were accepted into the league. The facility is run by the local council and is rented by both sides.

Originally the club played at the King George V ground, before playing at the Grimsby Institute of Further & Higher Education following their promotion to the Central Midlands League. They later began groundsharing at Brigg Town's Hawthorns ground in order to progress to the Supreme Division of the CML.

First team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player Paul Walden GK Scott Drury DF Andy Appleby DF Carl Martin DF Callum Hyland DF Kyle Bensley DF Daniel Stevens DF Daniel Barrett MF James Petronzio MF Jack Debnam MF Jason Flint MF Steve Cooper MF Lee Croft FW Jamie Coulson FW Luke Fanthorpe FW Jacob Wilson

Honours

First team

• Lincolnshire Junior Cup
  • Winners 2007–08 (Final at Boston United)
• Ashby Benefits Cup
  • Winners 2009–10 (Final at Bottesford Town)
• Lincolnshire Senior Trophy
  • Runners Up 2010–11 (Final at Lincoln City)
• NCEL Wilkinson Sword Trophy
  • Winners 2011–12 (Final at Parkgate)

Reserve team

• Lincolnshire Football League Challenge Cup
  • Runners-up 2011–12 (Final at Lincoln United)

Records

• Attendance
  • Bradley Football Development Centre: 684 vs Grimsby Town, Friendly, 2012–13
  • The Hawthorns: 166 vs Scarborough Athletic, NCEL Division One, 2008–09
• Goals scored (Since joining NCEL)
  • 7 vs Brodsworth Welfare (a) League 2010-11
  • 7 vs Askern Villa (h), League, 2011–12
• Goals conceded (since joining NCEL)
  • 12 vs Grimsby Town, Friendly, 2012–13

External links

• Club Website