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official opening of
the floodlights. With
well over a 1000
fans attending!
1992/93 saw
another new
manager in the hot
seat – Artie White a
famous name in the
Grimsby area, again
this was another
tough season for the
Pilgrims, finishing a
lowly 3rd from
bottom! Although the
club did play in the
famous FA Cup this
Pic: Chairman Johnny Walker with Grimsby Borough’s Chairman Tony Leggett
season losing 2-1 to
Immingham Town were
erect a fence required by the
Clitheroe from the North West
officially formed in 1969. The league meaning the club
Counties.
club competed in the
NEVER met required standard
Grimsby & district football
set by the NCEL.
1993/94 – Was another poor
league for the first season.
1990/91 saw big changes at
season for the club. Another
In 1970 the club started it
Immingham Town, long serving change in manager and
journey on the footballing
manager Steve Lawler
another struggle for players,
ladder by joining the
resigned and Mick Duffey took financially the club were in
Lincolnshire league division charge with a big rebuilding job ruins! The club managed to
2. The club stayed in the
to do. It was a very mixed
soldier on and complete the
Lincolnshire football league season with the NCEL
season, finishing 2nd from
until 1986/87 when the club
announcing they were
bottom.
became a founding member scrapping the second division
of the Northern Counties
due to clubs folding as they
1994/95 Alan Wilson came in
East League Division 2.
were unable to meet ground
as chairman of the club with
grading criteria , also this
the intention of making it the
Town managed to earn
season the club announced
best in the area. Alan settled
promotion in their 1st season,
plans to install floodlights at
some of the clubs debts and
earning them a place in the
Woodlands.
set about building a team of
NCEL Division 1. The summer
stars! Again Manager changes
1987 Woodlands the home of
1991/92 saw Immingham Town and player revolt occurred but
Immingham Town undertook a back in the NCEL (due to
the club managed to finish a
lot of redevelopment work to
second division folding) and
respectable 4th in the division.
meet the strict NCEL criteria
also .. Floodlights installed!!
with - Pitch railings, paths and The work was carried out in
1995/96 was to be the clubs
stands installed not to mention July/August 1991. On the pitch final season (half season) in
the improvements to the
Immingham Town had another existence! Immingham Town
changing facilities &
season of struggling, at times
nearly never even kicked a ball
clubhouse. Football in the town finding it difficult to raise a
due to severe financial
had never been so good!
team and finishing the season
problems! Wednesday 22nd
UNTIL ground shock
a lowly mid-table.
November Immingham Town
demotion!! After all the hard
officially dropped out of the
work carried out around the
The 1991/92 season will
NCEL & existence!
ground in the previous summer always be remembered for the Woodlands unfortunately
Immingham Town had failed to visit of Sheffield United the
suffered fire damage in the late
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