Grimsby Borough F.C.

Grimsby Borough Football Club is a football club based in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England. They are currently members of the Northern Counties East League Premier Division and play at the Bradley Football Development Centre.

A previous club named Grimsby Borough joined the Supreme Division of the Central Midlands League under the name Grimsby Ross in 1987.[2][3] They finished bottom of the division in 1988–89, and were renamed Grimsby Borough at the end of the season.[2] After finishing bottom of the table again the following season, the club dropped into the Lincolnshire League.[4] In 1990–91 they were Lincolnshire League runners-up, but left the league after finishing fourth the following season.[5]

A new Grimsby Borough club was established in 2003,[6] 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.[4] 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.[4] 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.[1] 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,[7] they lost 4–2 to Penistone Church in the final.[8]

In 2018–19 Grimsby were Division One champions, earning promotion to the Premier Division.