Grimsby Borough F.C.

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| clubname = Grimsby Borough

| nickname = The Wilderness Boys

| image = Grimsby Borough FC crest.svg

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| founded = 2003

| ground = The Bradley Football Development Centre, Grimsby

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| chairman = Jason Flint

| manager = Daniel Barrett

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| position = {{English football updater|GrimsbyB3}}

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Grimsby Borough Football Club is a football club based in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England. They are currently members of the {{English football updater|GrimsbyB}} 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.{{cite web |title=Grimsby Ross |url=https://www.fchd.info/GRIMSBYR.HTM |publisher=Football Club History Database |access-date=16 April 2017}}{{cite web |title=The Central Midlands League 1986–2011 |url=http://nonleaguematters.co.uk/nlmnet/Aarg3EB/Mid_CML.html |publisher=Non-League Football Matters |access-date=16 April 2017}} 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.{{cite web |title=Grimsby Borough |url=https://www.fchd.info/GRIMSBYB.HTM |publisher=Football Club History Database |access-date=16 April 2017}} In 1990–91 they were Lincolnshire League runners-up, but left the league after finishing fourth the following season.{{cite web |title=Lincolnshire League 1988–2012 |url=http://nonleaguematters.co.uk/nlmnet/Aarg3EE/Linc88.html |publisher=Non-League Football Matters |access-date=16 April 2017}}

A new Grimsby Borough club was established in 2003,{{cite book |first1=Mike |last1=Williams |first2=Tony |last2=Williams |title=Non-League Club Directory 2017 |year=2016 |publisher=Tony Williams Publications |location=Kingsbridge |pages=473 |isbn=978-1869833695}} 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,{{cite news |first=Dan |last=Sylvester |title=Grimsby Borough 3–2 Hallam |url=http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/grimsbyboroughfc/teams/1341/match-centre/0-3667464 |publisher=Pitchero |work=Grimsby Borough F.C. |date=26 April 2017 |access-date=1 May 2017}} they lost 4–2 to Penistone Church in the final.{{cite news |first=Dan |last=Sylvester |title=Grimsby Borough 2–4 Penistone Church |url=http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/grimsbyboroughfc/teams/1341/match-centre/0-3669918 |publisher=Pitchero |work=Grimsby Borough F.C. |date=29 April 2017 |access-date=1 May 2017}}

In 2018–19 Grimsby were Division One champions, earning promotion to the Premier Division.[http://www.ncefl.org.uk/news/matchreviews/2018/4937-toolstationncelmatchreview20181964/ Toolstation NCEL Match Review 2018/19 #64] North West Counties League, 28 April 2019 They were Premier Division champions in 2021–22 and were promoted to Division One East of the Northern Premier League.

Ground

The club initially played at the King George V ground, before moving to the Grimsby Institute of Further & Higher Education following their promotion to the Central Midlands League.{{cite news |title=Grimsby Borough gearing up for first game at the new Bradley Stadium |url=http://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/wilderness-boys-finally-coming-home/story-11538999-detail/story.html |newspaper=Grimsby Telegraph |date=26 August 2010 |access-date=1 May 2017 }}{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} They later began groundsharing at Brigg Town's Hawthorns ground in order to progress to the Supreme Division of the CML.{{cite news |title=Borough tributes to Hawthorns home before move |url=http://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/borough-tributes-hawthorns-home/story-11545669-detail/story.html |newspaper=Grimsby Telegraph |date=11 May 2010 |access-date=1 May 2017 }}{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} During the early months of the 2010–11 season the club played at Barton Town while awaiting the completion of their new ground

In 2010 the club moved to the Bradley Football Development Centre.{{cite news |title=£3m football centre to finally host first game after series of setbacks |url=http://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/163-3m-football-centre-finally-host-game-series-setbacks/story-11528596-detail/story.html |newspaper=Grimsby Telegraph |date=3 November 2010 |access-date=1 May 2017 }}{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} The first game was played at the new ground on 24 November, where a record crowd of 580 saw them lose 4–3 to Scarborough Athletic in a League Cup match.{{cite news |title=Scarborough storm back after Grimsby Borough get off to flyer |url=http://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/seadogs-storm-boro-flyer/story-11547161-detail/story.html |newspaper=Grimsby Telegraph |date=25 November 2010 |access-date=25 November 2010 }}{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} The ground currently has a capacity of 1,000, of which 180 is seated and 200 covered.