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CLUB HISTORY |
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| 1878 | Club formed as Grimsby Pelham | |
| 1879 | Changed name to Grimsby Town | |
| 1880 | Started playing home matches at Clee Park | |
| 1889 | Started playing home matches at Abbey Park | |
| 1890 | Turned professional, and became a Limited Company | |
| 1892 | Elected to Football League in Division 2 | |
| 1899 | Started playing home matches at Blundell Park | |
| 1899 | Recorded highest score in League match beating Darwen 9-2 in Division 2 | |
| 1900 | 1901 | Football League Division 2 Champions |
| 1902 | H.N.Hickson became the first manager | |
| 1902 | 1903 | Relegated at end of season to Division 2 |
| 1920 | Haydn Price became new manager | |
| 1921 | George Fraser became new manager | |
| 1924 | Wilf Gillow became new manager | |
| 1925 | 1926 | Football League Division 3 South Champions |
| 1928 | 1929 | Runners-up in Football League Division 2 (promoted) |
| 1931 | Record heaviest defeat losing to Arsenal 9-1in Division 1 | |
| 1931 | 1932 | Relegated at end of season to Division 2 |
| 1932 | Frank Womack became new manager | |
| 1933 | 1934 | Football League Division 2 Champions |
| 1933 | 1934 | Pat Glover set record for most League goals in a season scoring 42 times |
| 1937 | Charles Spencer became new manager | |
| 1937 | Record home attendance of 31,657 against Wolves in FA Cup 5th round | |
| 1939 | Pat Glover became club's all-time record League goalscorer with 180 goals | |
| 1939 | Pat Glover became club's most-capped player, with 7 caps for Wales | |
| 1947 | 1948 | Relegated at end of season to Division 2 |
| 1950 | 1951 | Relegated at end of season to Division 3 |
| 1951 | Bill Shankly became new manager | |
| 1951 | 1952 | Runners-up in Football League Division 3 South (not promoted) |
| 1954 | Billy Walsh became new manager | |
| 1955 | Allenby Chilton became new manager | |
| 1955 | 1956 | Football League Division 3 South Champions |
| 1958 | 1959 | Relegated at end of season to Division 3 |
| 1960 | Tim Ward became new manager | |
| 1961 | 1962 | Runners-up in Football League Division 3 (promoted) |
| 1962 | Tom Johnston became new manager | |
| 1963 | 1964 | Relegated at end of season to Division 3 |
| 1964 | Jimmy McGuigan became new manager | |
| 1967 | Don McEvoy became new manager | |
| 1967 | 1968 | Relegated at end of season to Division 4 |
| 1968 | Bill Harvey became new manager | |
| 1969 | Bobby Kennedy became new manager | |
| 1971 | Lawrie McMenemy became new manager | |
| 1971 | 1972 | Football League Division 4 Champions |
| 1973 | Ron Ashman became new manager | |
| 1975 | Tom Casey became new manager | |
| 1975 | Tony Ford became club's youngest player at 16 years and 143 days | |
| 1976 | Johnny Newman became new manager | |
| 1976 | 1977 | Relegated at end of season to Division 4 |
| 1978 | 1979 | Runners-up in Football League Division 4 (promoted) |
| 1979 | George Kerr became new manager | |
| 1979 | 1980 | Football League Division 3 Champions |
| 1982 | David Booth became new manager | |
| 1985 | Mike Lyons became new manager | |
| 1986 | 1987 | Relegated at end of season to Division 3 |
| 1987 | Bobby Roberts became new manager | |
| 1987 | 1988 | Relegated at end of season to Division 4 |
| 1988 | Alan Buckley became new manager | |
| 1989 | 1990 | Runners-up in Barclays Football League Division 4 (promoted) |
| 1990 | 1991 | Finished 3rd in Barclays Football League Division 3 (promoted) |
| 1994 | Brian Laws became new manager | |
| 1996 | 1997 | Relegated at end of season to Nationwide League 2 (originally Division 3) |
| 1997 | Kenny Swain became new manager | |
| 1997 | Alan Buckley became manager for second time | |
| 1997 | Highest fee received for a player when selling John Oster for £1.5-million to Everton | |
| 1997 | 1998 | Winners of Autowindscreens Shield final beating AFC Bournemouth 2-1 aet |
| 1997 | 1998 | Finished 3rd in Nationwide Football League Division 2 (originally Division 3) promoted via Play-offs |
| 1998 | Club broke transfer record when buying Lee Ashcroft for £500,000 from Preston | |
| 2000 | Lennie Lawrence became new manager | |
| 2001 | Paul Groves became new manager | |
| 2002 | 2003 | Finished bottom of Nationwide League Division 1 - relegated |
| 2003 | 2004 | Relegated at end of season to Coca-Cola F/L Division 2 (originally Division 4) |
| 2004 | Nicky Law became new manager | |
| 2004 | Russell Slade became new manager | |
| 2006 | Graham Rodger became new manager | |
| 2006 | Alan Buckley became manager for third time | |
| 2007 | John McDermott played last game, setting club appearances record for League matches at 647 | |