Grimsby Town Football Club is an English football club based in the seaside town of Cleethorpes, in North East Lincolnshire, England. They participate in the Conference National, the fifth tier of English football. They were founded in 1878 as Grimsby Pelham Football Club and later became Grimsby Town. The club is located at Blundell Park where it has been since 1898.
More clubs have lost their managers after meeting Grimsby than after playing any other club.[1]
===Games===[2]
- Biggest League Attendance: 26,605 v Stockport County on 11 April 1952
- Biggest FA Cup Attendance: 31,651 v Wolverhampton Wanderers on 20 February 1937
- Biggest League Cup Attendance: 23,115 v Wolverhampton Wanderers on 4 December 1979
- Biggest Neutral Venue Attendance: 76,972 v Wolverhampton Wanderers on 25 March 1939 in the FA Cup semi final at Old Trafford, Manchester[3]
- Smallest League Attendance: 1,833 v Brentford on 3 May 1969
- Smallest Cup Attendance: 970 v Scunthorpe United in Football League Trophy on 5 December 1987
- Highest League Gate Receipts: £81,200 v Newcastle United on 4 May 1993
- Highest FA Cup Gate Recepts: £119,799 v Aston Villa on 4 January 1994
- Highest League Cup Gate Receipts: £97,000 v Tottenham Hotspur on 29 October 1991
- Smallest League Gate Receipts: £32 v Glossop on 13 April 1907
- Biggest League Home Win: 8–0 v Tranmere Rovers on 4 September 1925
- Biggest League Away Win 7-0 v Bristol Rovers on 14 December 1957
- Biggest League Home Defeat 0-7 v Manchester United on 26 December 1899
- Biggest League Away Defeat 1-9 v Arsenal on 28 January 1931
- Biggest League Home Draw 5-5 v Preston North End on 15 October 1932 and v Charlton Athletic on 7 January 1933
- Biggest League Away Draw 4-4 v Lincoln City on 3 September 1958, and v Chesterfield on 27 March 2004
- Biggest Cup Home Win: 8–0 v Darlington on 21 November 1885
- Biggest Cup Away Win: 8-1 v Croydon Common on 18 January 1911
- Biggest Cup Defeat: 1–9 v Phoenix Bessemer on 25 November 1882
- Biggest Cup Draw 5-5 v Fulham on 9 January 1954
- Highest Scoring Game: 9–2 win over Darwen on 15 April 1899
- Biggest League Defeat: 1–9 v Arsenal on 28 January 1931[4]
- Seasons spent at Level 1 of the football league system: 12
- Seasons spent at Level 2 of the football league system: 49
- Seasons spent at Level 3 of the football league system: 30
- Seasons spent at Level 4 of the football league system: 14
- Most League Goals In A Season: 42 by Pat Glover (1933–34)
- Most League Goals In Total: 180 by Pat Glover (1930–39)
- Most League Appearances: 647 by John McDermott from between 1987 and 2007
- Most Appearances (all competitions): 754 by John McDermott from between 1987 and 2007
- Most Capped Player While At Club: 7 by Pat Glover playing for Wales
- Most Capped Player: 68 by Zhang Enhua playing for China
- Highest Transfer Fee Paid: £550,000 to Preston North End for Lee Ashcroft on 11 August 1998
- Highest Transfer Fee Received: £1.5 million rising to £2 million from Everton for John Oster on 1 August 1997
- Longest Serving Current Player: Bradley Wood, since September 2009 (although player/goalkeeping coach Steve Croudson initially played for the club between August 1998 and August 2003 and Simon Ford initially played for the club between July 2001 and June 2004)
- Youngest Player: Tony Ford, 16 years and 143 days, v Walsall on 4 October 1975.
- Oldest Player: Peter Beagrie, 40 years and 322 days, v Hartlepool United on 26 September 2006.