Grangetown Boys Club F.C.
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| Full name | Grangetown Boys Club F.C | ||
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| Nickname | The Boysie[citation needed] | ||
| Founded | 1941 (age 84–85) | ||
| Ground | B & W Lifting Stadium, Grangetown, North Yorkshire[1] | ||
| Chairman | Carl Cairns | ||
| Manager | Curtis Collantine [2] | ||
| League | Northern League Division Two | ||
| 2025–26 | Northern League Division Two, 17th of 22 | ||
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Grangetown Boys Club is a football club based in Grangetown, North Yorkshire, England. Founded in 1941, they are currently members of the Northern League Division Two.
History
[edit]After being founded in 1941, The club first found success in the MacMillan Bowl in 1963–64 before breaking a 36 year duck in 1999–2000, with subsequent triumphs in 2001–02, and 2002–03.[3]
Boysie secured their inaugural Teesside League title in 1998–99 and successfully defended their championship status the following season in 1999–2000.[4]
The turn of the millennium saw Boysie go from strength to strength, clinching back to back league titles in 2001–02 and 2002–03.[4]
Alongside the traditional league and cup success the club also triumphed twice in the charity shield in the noughties, winning the R T Raine Trophy in 2002–03[5] and 2003–04[6]
The club's last Teesside league title came in 2010–11 after an eight year draught.[7] The following season Boysie reached the Semi Final of the North Riding Senior Cup, ultimately losing 4–0 to York City.[8]
Grangetown recorded a 2nd-place finish in the North Riding Football League's Premier Division in the 2023–24 season, it was confirmed that the FA had allocated Grangetown a place in the 2024–25 Northern League Division Two, entering the National League System for the first time in the club's history.[9][10]
Honours
[edit]| Competition | Titles | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teesside League | Division One | 5 | 1998–99,1999-00, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2010–11 |
| MacMillan Bowl | 4 | 1963–64, 1999–00, 2001–02, 2002–03 | |
| L R Raine Trophy | 2 | 2002–03, 2003–04 | |
| Lou Moore Trophy | 1 | 2009–10 | |
| North Riding County Cup[11] | 1 | 2002–03 | |
Records
[edit]- Best North Riding Senior Cup performance: Semi Finals 2012–13[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "GRANGETOWN BOYS CLUB". Northern League.
- ^ "Curtis Collantine Appointed First Team Manager". Grangetown Boys Club. Grangetown Boys Club.
- ^ "Club History". Grangetown Boys Club.
- ^ a b "Teesside League Winners". Football Club History Database.
- ^ "Grangetown win the seasons' first silverware". The Northern Echo. 16 August 2002.
- ^ "Grangetown BC 4, Nunthorpe Ath 1". Teesside Live.
- ^ "Grangetown Boys' Club are the champions". Teesside Live. 12 May 2011.
- ^ "Moses Ashikodi brace fires York City into North Riding Senior Cup final". York Press. 28 February 2012.
- ^ Lee, Jason (17 May 2024). "The FA announce 2024/25 club allocations for non league". Fan Banter. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ "Ebac Northern League reveal new season details as appeal outcome awaited". Sunderland Echo.
- ^ "North Riding Cup Winners". Football Club History Database.
- ^ "Grangetown Boys' Club lose to York City". Teesside Live. Teess9de Live. 29 February 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2024.