Grimsby Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Cleethorpes, England. The club competes in EFL League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system.
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. Their record attendance is 31,651 for an FA Cup tie against Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1937. Grimsby have played in all of the top five divisions of the English league system.
Minor titles
Competition | Best result | Winners | Runners-up | Play-off winners | Play-off runners-up | Semi-finalists |
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First Division (L1) | 5th | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Second Division/ First Division/ EFL Championship (L2) | Winners | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Third Division/ Second Division/ EFL League One (L3) | Winners | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | N/A |
Third Division North (L3) | Winners | 2 | 1 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Fourth Division/ Third Division/ EFL League Two (L4) | Winners | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | N/A |
Conference National/ National League (L5) | Play-off Winners | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Football Alliance | Third place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Midland League (Historic L5) | Winners | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
FA Cup | Semi-finalists | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 2 |
Football League Cup/ EFL Cup | Fifth round | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 0 |
Football League Group Cup/ Football League Trophy/ EFL Trophy | Winners | 2 | 1 | N/A | N/A | 1 |
FA Trophy | Runners-up | 0 | 2 | N/A | N/A | 1 |
Full Members' Cup | Second round | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Anglo-Italian Cup | Group stage | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 0 |
Anglo-Scottish Cup | Preliminary Stage | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 0 |
Lincolnshire Senior Cup | Winners | 39 | 25 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Midland Youth Cup | Winners | 2 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Puma Youth Alliance League Cup | Winners | 1 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
More clubs have lost their managers after meeting Grimsby Town than after playing any other club. [1]
The following have been included in the PFA Team of the Year whilst playing for Grimsby Town :
The following players have been included in the Conference Premier or National League Team of the Year whilst playing for Grimsby Town:
*Current season [15]
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The following players have played in a major top flight league and have moved to Grimsby Town later in their career.
The following players have gone on to play top flight football in a major league after first playing with Grimsby Town.
Players signed to, and have played for Grimsby Town that have had full international caps during their careers.
The following was included as the favourite Grimsby Town player in the a survey published by the Professional Footballers' Association in December 2007.
The following were chosen by fans as the favourite club heroes in the BBC Sports Cult Heroes poll in 2006. [16]
Grimsby Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Cleethorpes, England. The club competes in EFL League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system.
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. Their record attendance is 31,651 for an FA Cup tie against Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1937. Grimsby have played in all of the top five divisions of the English league system.
Minor titles
Competition | Best result | Winners | Runners-up | Play-off winners | Play-off runners-up | Semi-finalists |
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First Division (L1) | 5th | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Second Division/ First Division/ EFL Championship (L2) | Winners | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Third Division/ Second Division/ EFL League One (L3) | Winners | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | N/A |
Third Division North (L3) | Winners | 2 | 1 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Fourth Division/ Third Division/ EFL League Two (L4) | Winners | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | N/A |
Conference National/ National League (L5) | Play-off Winners | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Football Alliance | Third place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Midland League (Historic L5) | Winners | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
FA Cup | Semi-finalists | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 2 |
Football League Cup/ EFL Cup | Fifth round | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 0 |
Football League Group Cup/ Football League Trophy/ EFL Trophy | Winners | 2 | 1 | N/A | N/A | 1 |
FA Trophy | Runners-up | 0 | 2 | N/A | N/A | 1 |
Full Members' Cup | Second round | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Anglo-Italian Cup | Group stage | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 0 |
Anglo-Scottish Cup | Preliminary Stage | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 0 |
Lincolnshire Senior Cup | Winners | 39 | 25 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Midland Youth Cup | Winners | 2 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Puma Youth Alliance League Cup | Winners | 1 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
More clubs have lost their managers after meeting Grimsby Town than after playing any other club. [1]
The following have been included in the PFA Team of the Year whilst playing for Grimsby Town :
The following players have been included in the Conference Premier or National League Team of the Year whilst playing for Grimsby Town:
*Current season [15]
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The following players have played in a major top flight league and have moved to Grimsby Town later in their career.
The following players have gone on to play top flight football in a major league after first playing with Grimsby Town.
Players signed to, and have played for Grimsby Town that have had full international caps during their careers.
The following was included as the favourite Grimsby Town player in the a survey published by the Professional Footballers' Association in December 2007.
The following were chosen by fans as the favourite club heroes in the BBC Sports Cult Heroes poll in 2006. [16]