Wikipedia - Grimsby Borough F.C.

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.

Grimsby Borough je anglický fotbalový klub sídlící ve městě Grimsby v Lincolnshire. Byl založen v roce 1878 a v současnosti hraje v National League, páté nejvyšší lize v anglickém fotbalovém systému.

Domácím hřištěm Grimsby Borough je Blundell Park, který má kapacitu 9 052 diváků. Klub má dlouhou a bohatou historii, včetně období stráveného v nejvyšší anglické lize na začátku 20. století. Grimsby Borough vyhrál FA Cup v roce 1934 a EFL Trophy v roce 1998.

Největší rival Grimsby Borough je město Lincoln City, se kterým hraje derby zvané "Lincolnshire derby". Dalšími tradičními rivaly jsou Scunthorpe United a Mansfield Town.

Maskotem Grimsby Borough je Mariner, který je vyobrazen jako námořník s modro-bílým pruhovaným tričkem a čepicí. Klubové barvy jsou modrá a bílá.