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| Full name | Cleethorpes Town Football Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname | The Owls | ||
| Founded | 1998 | ||
| Ground | Linden Club,Grimsby | ||
| Capacity | 2,200[1] | ||
| Chairman | Jason Ledden | ||
| Manager | Craig Rouse | ||
| League | Northern Premier League Premier Division | ||
| 2024–25 | Northern Premier League Division One East, 1st of 22 (promoted) | ||
| Website | cleethorpestownfc.co.uk | ||
Cleethorpes Town Football Club is afootball club based inGrimsby inNorth East Lincolnshire, England. The club are currently members of theNorthern Premier League Premier Division and play at the Linden Club.
The club was established byTommy Watson in 1998 as theLincolnshire Soccer School,[2] with Watson playing for and managing the club. AsLSS Lucarly's, they joined theLincolnshire League in 2003, where they played for two seasons.[3] In 2005 the club transferred to the Premier Division of theCentral Midlands League in 2005.[4] However, after one season they left to join Division One of theHumber Premier League.[4] After finishing third in their first season in the division, they were promoted to the Premier Division.[4] In 2008 the club adopted their current name.[5]
Cleethorpes pulled out of the Humber Premier League during the 2009–10 season, but rejoined the Lincolnshire League for the 2010–11 season,[5] which saw them win the Supplementary Cup. After winning the league and Challenge Cup in 2011–12,[2] they were promoted to Division One of the Northern Counties East League.[5] In2013–14 they won Division One, earning promotion to the Premier Division.[5] In2015–16 they won the League Cup, beatingTadcaster Albion 3–2 in the final.[2] Thefollowing season saw the club win the Premier Division, earning promotion to Division One South of theNorthern Premier League. They also won the Lincolnshire County Senior Trophy with a 1–0 win overDeeping Rangers in the final,[6] as well as reaching the final of theFA Vase atWembley, where they lost 4–0 toSouth Shields.
In 2018–19 Cleethorpes won theLincolnshire Senior Cup for the first time, defeatingStamford 5–3 on penalties after a 3–3 draw.[7] In2024–25 the club won the Division One East title, securing promotion to the Premier Division.
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