Grantham Town F.C.

Grantham Town F.C.

Grantham Town is a football club, based in Grantham, Lincolnshire, currently playing in the Northern Premier League Division One South. They are nicknamed The Gingerbreads and they play their home matches at the South Kesteven Sports Stadium (known locally as The Meres). They were established in August 1874. Grantham's first match was a 2-1 friendly win against Third Lincs Volunteer Rifles on 29th October 1874

League History

* 1891-92 Midland Amateur Alliance
* 1893-94 Grantham & District League
* 1904-08 Midland Amateur Alliance
* 1908-11 Midland Amateur League
* 1911-25 Central Alliance
* 1925-33 Midland League
* 1933-34 Central Combination
* 1934-59 Midland League
* 1959-61 Central Alliance (South)
* 1961-72 Midland League
* 1972-73 Southern League Division One (North)
* 1973-78 Southern League Premier Division
* 1978-79 Southern League Division One (North)
* 1979-85 Northern Premier League
* 1985-98 Southern League Midland Division
* 1998-00 Southern League Premier Division
* 2000-02 Southern League Eastern Division
* 2002-06 Southern League Premier Division
* 2006-07 Northern Premier League Premier Division
* 2007-present Northern Premier League Division One (South)

* Best league position: 2nd in Southern League Premier Division, 1973/74
* Best FA Cup performance: 3rd round, 1883-84, 1886-87, 1973/74
* Best FA Trophy performance: Quarter-final replay, 1997/98; Quarter-final 1971/72

* FA Cup Record:

* First Round - 1877-78, 1878-79, 1884-85, 1885-86, 1935-36, 1947-48, 1949-50, 1961-62, 1967-68, 1969-70, 1972-73, 1975-76, 2003-04
* Second Round - 1880-81, 1881-82, 1887-88, 1928-29, 1945-46, 1965-66, 1966-67, 1968-69, 1970-71
* Third Round - 1883-84, 1886-87, 1973-74

* Honours

* Midland Amateur League Champions - 1910-11
* Midland Amateur League Cup Finalist - 1910-11
* Central Alliance Champions - 1924-25
* Midland League Champions - 1963-64, 1970-71, 1971-72
* Midland League Runners-up - 1937-38, 1964-65, 1969-70
* Midland League Cup Winners - 1968-69, 1970-71
* Southern League Premier Division Runners-up - 1973-74
* Southern League Division One (North) Champions - 1972-73, 1978-79
* Southern League Midland Division Champions - 1997-98
* Southern League Eastern Division Runners-up - 2001-02
* Southern League Merit Cup Winners - 1972-73, 2001-02
* Lincolnshire Senior Cup Winners - 1884-85, 1936-37, 1971-72, 1982-83
* Lincolnshire Senior Cup Finalist - 1934-35, 1935-36, 1939-40, 1945-46, 1946-47, 1949-50, 1980-81, 2001-02, 2002-03
* Lincolnshire Senior Cup 'A' Winners - 1953-54, 1960-61, 1961-62
* Lincolnshire Senior Cup 'A' Finalist - 1952-53, 1957-58
* Lincolnshire County Shield Winners - 2003-04, 2004-05

* Record Victory - 13-0 v Rufford Colliery (FA Cup Preliminary Round 1934-35)
* Record Defeat - 0-16 v Notts County Rovers (Midland Amateur Alliance 1892-93)
* Record Attendance - 6,573 v Middlesbrough (FA Cup Third Round 1973-74)
* Record Appearances - Adrian Speed (664 - 1989-2006)
* Record Goalscorer - Jack Macartney (416 - 1937-55)
* Most Goals in One Season - Jim Raynor (67 - 1963-64)

References

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Current squad

Notable former players

* Keith Alexander

* Ian Bowyer
* Terry Bly
* Kenny Burns
* Phil Boyer
* Gary Crosby
* Brett Darby
* Paul Hart
* Kirk Jackson
* Lee Wilson
* Martin O'Neill (Manager)

External links

* [http://www.granthamtownfc.co.nr/ Unofficial Website]
* [http://www.granthamtownfc.com/ Official website]


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