Cleethorpes Town F.C.
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| Full name | Cleethorpes Town Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Owls | ||
| Founded | 1998 | ||
| Ground | The Bradley Football Development Centre, Grimsby | ||
| Capacity | 1,000 (180 seated)[1] | ||
| Chairman | David Patterson | ||
| Manager | Marcus Newell | ||
| League | Northern Counties East League Premier Division | ||
| 2015–16 | Northern Counties East League Premier Division, 3rd | ||
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Cleethorpes Town Football Club is a football club based in Grimsby in North East Lincolnshire, England. The club are currently members of the Northern Counties East League Premier Division and play at Grimsby Borough's Bradley Football Development Centre.
History
The club was established by Tommy Watson in 1998 as the Lincolnshire Soccer School,[2] with Watson playing for and managing the club. As LSS Lucarly's, they joined the Lincolnshire League in 2003, where they played for two season.[3] In 2005 the club transferred to the Premier Division of the Central Midlands League in 2005.[4] However, after one season they left to join Division One of the Humber Premier League.[4] After finishing third in their first season in the division, they were promoted to the Premier Division.[4] In 2008 the club adopted their current name.[5]
Cleethropes pulled out of the Humber Premier League during the 2009–10 season, but rejoined the Lincolnshire League for the 2010–11 season,[5] which saw them win the Supplmentary Cup.<ref name=H> After winning the league and Challenge Cup in 2011–12,[2] they were promoted to Division One of the Northern Counties East League.[5] In 2013–14 they won Division One, earning promotion to the Premier Division.[5] In 2015–16 they won the League Cup, beating Tadcaster Albion 3–2 in the final.[2]
Honours
- Northern Counties East League
- Division One champions 2013–14
- League Cup winners 2015–16
- Lincolnshire League
- Champions 2011–12
- Challenge Cup Winners 2011–12
- Supplementary Cup winners 2010–11
See also
- Cleethorpes Town F.C. players
- Cleethorpes Town F.C. managers
Records
- Best FA Cup performance: Second qualifying round, 2014–15[5]
- Best FA Vase performance: Fifth round, 2015–16[5]
References
- ↑ Cleethorpes Town Northern Counties East League
- 1 2 3 Club History Cleethorpes Town F.C.
- ↑ Lincolnshire League 1988-2012 Non-League Matters
- 1 2 3 LSS Lucarlys at the Football Club History Database
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Cleethorpes Town at the Football Club History Database
External links
Coordinates: 53°32′51.490″N 0°7′21.914″W / 53.54763611°N 0.12275389°W