Grantham Town F.C.

Grantham Town

Full name

Grantham Town Football Club

Nickname(s)

The Gingerbreads

Founded

1874 (as Grantham FC)

Ground

South Kesteven Sports Stadium

Capacity

7,500 (750 seated)

Chairman

Vacant

Manager

Adam Stevens

League

Northern Premier League Premier Division

2015–16

Northern Premier League Premier Division, 18th

Home colours

Away colours

Grantham Town F.C. is a football club, based in Grantham, Lincolnshire. The club plays in the Northern Premier League Premier Division. They are nicknamed The Gingerbreads and they play their home matches at the South Kesteven Sports Stadium (known locally as 'The Meres' after the recreation ground it was built upon).

History

The club was established in August 1874. Grantham's first match was a 2–1 friendly win against Third Lincs Volunteer Rifles on 29 October 1874. In 1877–78, the club became one of the first to enter the FA Cup, playing at home to Clapham Rovers in front of a gate of 650. On 7 April 2012 the club became champions of the Northern Premier League Division One South.

League history

1891–92 Midland Football 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
1998–2000 Southern League Premier Division
2000–02 Southern League Eastern Division
2002–06 Southern League Premier Division
2006–07 Northern Premier League Premier Division
2007–12 Northern Premier League Division One (South)
2012–present Northern Premier League Premier Division

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
Northern Premier League Division One South Champions – 2011–12
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, 2011–12

Records

One of the stands at the South Kesteven Stadium

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 1971–72; Quarter-final replay, 1997–98
Record Victory – 13–0 v Rufford Colliery (FA Cup Preliminary Round 1934–35)
Record League Victory – 12–2 v Denaby United (Midland League 1963–64)
Record Defeat – 0–16 v Notts County Rovers (Midland Amateur Alliance 1892–93)
Record Attendance (London Road) – 6,573 v Middlesbrough (FA Cup Third Round 1973–74)
Record Attendance (South Kesteven Stadium) – 3,695 v Southport (FA Trophy Quarter-Final 1997–98)
Record Appearances – Adrian Speed (667 – 1989–2006)
Record Goalscorer – Jack Macartney (416 – 1937–55)
Most Goals in One Season – Jimmy Raynor (67 – 1963–64)

Former players

1. Players that have played/managed in the Football League or any foreign equivalent to this level (i.e. fully professional league).
2. Players with full international caps.
3. Players that hold a club record.

References

External links

Official website
Grantham Town at the Football Club History Database
Grantham F.C. at the Football Club History Database

Coordinates: 52°54′21.352″N 0°39′53.438″W / 52.90593111°N 0.66484389°W / 52.90593111; -0.66484389

Northern Premier League

Premier Division	Ashton United Barwell Blyth Spartans Buxton Coalville Town Corby Town Frickley Athletic Grantham Town Halesowen Town Hednesford Town Ilkeston Marine Matlock Town Mickleover Sports Nantwich Town Rushall Olympic Skelmersdale United Spennymoor Town Stafford Rangers Stourbridge Sutton Coldfield Town Warrington Town Whitby Town Workington

Division One North	Bamber Bridge Brighouse Town Burscough Clitheroe Colne Colwyn Bay Droylsden Farsley Celtic Glossop North End Goole Hyde United Kendal Town Lancaster City Mossley Ossett Albion Ossett Town Prescot Cables Radcliffe Borough Ramsbottom United Scarborough Athletic Tadcaster Albion Trafford

Division One South	AFC Rushden & Diamonds Basford United Bedworth United Belper Town Carlton Town Chasetown Gresley Kidsgrove Athletic Leek Town Lincoln United Loughborough Dynamo Market Drayton Town Newcastle Town Northwich Victoria Romulus Rugby Town Shaw Lane Sheffield Spalding United Stamford Stocksbridge Park Steels Witton Albion

Seasons	1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

See also: Northern Premier League Challenge Cup, Northern Premier League President's Cup, Northern Premier League Chairman's Cup, Peter Swales Shield

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