Cleethorpes Town Football Club is a
football
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club based in
Grimsby in
North East Lincolnshire
North East Lincolnshire is a Unitary authority area with borough status in Lincolnshire, England. It borders the borough of North Lincolnshire and districts of West Lindsey and East Lindsey. The population of the district in the 2011 Census was ...
, England. The club are currently members of the and play at the Linden Club.
History
The club was established by
Tommy Watson in 1998 as the Lincolnshire Soccer School,
[Club History]
Cleethorpes Town F.C. with Watson playing for and managing the club. As LSS Lucarly's, they joined the
Lincolnshire League
The Lincolnshire Football League is an English football league. The league has one division, which stands at level 11 of the English football league system).
History
The League runs a representative side that compete in the FA Inter League Cup. ...
in 2003, where they played for two seasons. In 2005 the club transferred to the Premier Division of the
Central Midlands League in 2005.
However, after one season they left to join Division One of the
Humber Premier League
The Humber Premier League is a football competition for clubs in the East Riding of Yorkshire and north Lincolnshire areas of England.
History
The league was formed in 2000. Reckitts won the league five times in the first six seasons of its ...
.
[ After finishing third in their first season in the division, they were promoted to the Premier Division.][ In 2008 the club adopted their current name.][ which saw them win the Supplementary Cup. After winning the league and Challenge Cup in 2011–12,][ they were promoted to Division One of the Northern Counties East League.][ In 2013–14 they won Division One, earning promotion to the Premier Division.][ In 2015–16 they won the League Cup, beating Tadcaster Albion 3–2 in the final.][ The following season saw the club win the Premier Division, earning promotion to Division One South of the ]Northern Premier League
The Northern Premier League is an English football league that was founded in 1968. It has four divisions: the Premier Division (which stands at level 7 of the English football league system), Division One East, Division One West and Divisio ...
. They also won the Lincolnshire County Senior Trophy with a 1–0 win over Deeping Rangers in the final, as well as reaching the final of the FA Vase
The Football Association Challenge Vase, usually referred to as the FA Vase, is an annual football competition for teams playing in Steps 5 and 6 of the English National League System (or equivalently, tier 9 or 10 of the overall English footbal ...
at Wembley, where they lost 4–0 to South Shields
South Shields () is a coastal town in South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England. It is on the south bank of the mouth of the River Tyne. Historically, it was known in Roman times as Arbeia, and as Caer Urfa by Early Middle Ages. According to the 20 ...
.
In 2018–19 Cleethorpes won the Lincolnshire Senior Cup
The Lincolnshire Senior County Cup is a football (soccer) competition for senior football clubs in Lincolnshire organised by the Lincolnshire FA.
The competition can be traced back to the formation of the Lincolnshire FA at a meeting held at ...
for the first time, defeating Stamford 5–3 on penalties after a 3–3 draw.Replay for Wisbech and Yaxley, penalty shootout agony for Stamford and Peterborough Sports, cup exits for Deeping and March, Star up to seventh after Sansby strike
Peterborough Telegraph, 7 November 2018
Honours
*Northern Counties East League
**Premier Division champions 2016–17
**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
*Lincolnshire Senior Cup
**Winners 2018–19
*Lincolnshire County Senior Trophy
**Winners 2016–17
Records
*Best FA Cup performance: Third qualifying round, 2018–19, 2021–22[
*Best ]FA Trophy
The Football Association Challenge Trophy, commonly known as the FA Trophy, is a men's football knockout cup competition run by and named after the English Football Association and competed for primarily by semi-professional teams. The compet ...
performance: Third qualifying round, 2018–19[
*Best ]FA Vase
The Football Association Challenge Vase, usually referred to as the FA Vase, is an annual football competition for teams playing in Steps 5 and 6 of the English National League System (or equivalently, tier 9 or 10 of the overall English footbal ...
performance: Finalists, 2016–17[
]
See also
*Cleethorpes Town F.C. players
Cleethorpes () is a seaside town on the estuary of the Humber in North East Lincolnshire, England with a population of 38,372 in 2020. It has been permanently occupied since the 6th century, with fishing as its original industry, then develo ...
* Cleethorpes Town F.C. managers
References
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Football clubs in England
Football clubs in Lincolnshire
Association football clubs established in 1998
1998 establishments in England
Lincolnshire Football League
Central Midlands Football League
Humber Premier League
Northern Counties East Football League
Northern Premier League clubs