Grimsby Borough FC
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Grimsby Borough Football Club is a football club based in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England. They are currently members of the Northern Premier League Division One East and play at the Bradley Football Development Centre.
History
A previous club named Grimsby Borough joined the Supreme Division of the Central Midlands League under the name Grimsby Ross in 1987. They finished bottom of the division in 1988–89, and were renamed Grimsby Borough at the end of the season. After finishing bottom of the table again the following season, the club dropped into the Lincolnshire League. In 1990–91 they were Lincolnshire League runners-up, but left the league after finishing fourth the following season.
A new Grimsby Borough club was established in 2003, 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. Despite finishing second in their first season in the league, they were not promoted to the Supreme Division. However, after finishing as runners-up again in 2006–07, they were promoted. In 2007–08 the club finished twelfth in the Supreme Division and were admitted to Division One of the Northern Counties East League. In 2011–12 they won the league's Wilkinson Sword Trophy. Although they finished bottom of the division in 2014–15, conceding 161 goals, they were not relegated back to step seven. A fourth-place finish in 2016–17 saw them qualify or the promotion play-offs. After beating Hallam 3–2 in the semi-finals, they lost 4–2 to Penistone Church in the final.
In 2018–19 Grimsby were Division One champions, earning promotion to the Premier Division. They were Premier Division champions in 2021–22 and were promoted to Division One East of the Northern Premier League.
Los colores tradicionales del Grimsby Borough son el azul y el blanco. El escudo del club presenta una gaviota blanca sobre un fondo azul, en referencia a la ubicación costera del club. El apodo del club es "The Mariners", también en referencia a su ubicación costera.
El Grimsby Borough ha ganado varios títulos a lo largo de su historia, incluyendo la Northern Premier League Division One East en 1997-98 y 2010-11, y la FA Trophy en 1997-98. El club también ha llegado a la final de la FA Cup en dos ocasiones, en 1897-98 y 1935-36, pero perdió ambas finales.
Algunos de los jugadores más notables que han jugado para el Grimsby Borough incluyen a:
* John Hendrie
* Kevin Wilson
* Wayne Hall
* Paul Hurst
* Michael Boulding
El Grimsby Borough es un club con una rica historia y una base de aficionados apasionados. El club ha tenido sus altibajos a lo largo de los años, pero siempre ha logrado superar las adversidades y seguir adelante.