Brigg Matters Issue 62 Autumn 2021

The Oldest Club in Town
by Roy Sheppard
At long last football has returned to the EC Surfacing
Stadium with the start of pre-season friendlies. The team
got off to a winning start with a very impressive 4-3 win
over local rivals, and division-above opponents, Grimsby
Borough.
The team has been strengthened in almost every
department with competition for places in all positions.
The evidence of pre-season so far reflects the optimism
of Chairman, Jim Huxford, for the coming season and
promotion to the Premier Division is a realistic aim.
The opening of the clubhouse, relaxation of Covid
restrictions and the effect of the outside catering changes
has seen a remarkable increase in attendances both on
match and non-match days. This was further enhanced
by the table sell-out at all of the televised European
Championship matches. The match-day attendances
at games have shown that come the league kick-off on
Saturday 31 July against Glasshoughton Welfare, the
club can confidently anticipate crowds of 200-300.
The football will be entertaining, the food and drink
excellent and we would welcome newcomers to come
along and get value-for-money entertainment.
UPCOMING HOME FIXTURES
21.08.21. v Hallam kick-off 3.00pm
28.08.21. v Clipstone kick-off 3.00pm
04.09.21. v Nostell Miners Welfare kick-off 3.00pm
11.09.21. v Cammell Laird 1907 (FA Vase) kick-off
3.00pm
22.09.21. v Rainworth Miners Welfare kick-off
7.45 pm
09.10.21. v Hall End Rangers kick-off 3.00pm
23.10.21. v Retford FC kick-off 3.00pm
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BRIGG TOWN HISTORY - PART 2
Grimsby Town was formed in 1878 after a meeting held
at the Wellington Arms public house in Freeman Street,
Grimsby. Several attendees included members of the
local Worsley Cricket Club who wanted to form a football
club to occupy the empty winter evenings after the
cricket season had finished. In its first year the club was
called Grimsby Pelham FC, the family name of the Earl
of Yarborough, a significant landowner in the area, and
the club’s first two matches
kicked off with separate
games against Brigg teams;
they lost both of them.
The first was against Brigg
Britannia at Brigg where
they turned up a player
short but made up their
numbers by persuading a
travelling supporter, George
Haddelsey, brother of one
their team members to play
for them. They lost 0-2.
Their second game was
played at the Clee Park
ground where they were
well beaten 1-4 by Brigg
Town.
The club became Grimsby
Town FC in 1879.
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