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| Full name | Grangetown Boys Club F.C | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Football League Division Two | ||
| 2023–24 | North Riding Football League Premier Division 2nd of 13[3] | ||
Grangetown Boys Club is afootball club based inGrangetown, North Yorkshire, England. It was founded in 1941, and plays on traditional black and orange wear. From the 2024–25 season, the club will compete in theNational League System at Step 6 in theNorthern Football League for the first time in history.[4][5]
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.[6]
Boysie secured their inauguralTeesside League title in 1998–99 and successfully defended their championship status the following season in 1999–2000.[7]
The turn of the millennium saw Boysie go from strength to strength, clinching back to back league titles in 2001–02 and 2002–03.[7]
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[8] and 2003–04[9]
The club's last Teesside league title came in 2010–11 after an eight year draught.[10] The following season Boysie reached the Semi Final of the North Riding Senior Cup, ultimately losing 4–0 to York City.[11]
Grangetown recorded a 2nd-place finish in theNorth Riding Football League's Premier Division in the 2023–24 season, it was confirmed that the FA had allocated Grangetown a place in the 2024–25Northern League Division Two, entering theNational League System for the first time in the club's history.[4][12]
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