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| Full name | Guisborough Town Football Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | The Priorymen | ||
| Founded | 1973 | ||
| Ground | King George V Ground,Guisborough | ||
| Chairman | Andy Willis | ||
| Manager | Steve Connolly | ||
| League | Northern League Division One | ||
| 2023–24 | Northern League Division One, 6th of 20 | ||
Guisborough Town Football Club is afootball club based inGuisborough,North Yorkshire, England. They are currently members of theNorthern League Division One and play at the King George V Ground.
The club was established in 1973 and joined the Middlesbrough & District League. They later switched to the South Bank & District League before joining theNorthern Alliance in 1977.[1] They finished third in their first season in the league and then as runners-up in their second season, also winning the League Cup.[2] The club went on to win the league in 1979–80 without losing a match.[1] They also reached the final of theFA Vase, eventually losing 2–0 toStamford atWembley.[1] The club then joined the Premier Division of theMidland League. In 1982 the league merged with theYorkshire League to form theNorthern Counties East League, with a fifth-place finish in 1981–82 seeing Guisborough placed in the Premier Division of the new league.
In 1985 Guisborough switched to theNorthern League, effectively dropping a division as they were placed in Division Two. In1986–87 they were Division Two runners-up and were promoted to the Premier Division. In 1988–89 the club won both the League Cup, the league's Cleator Cup.[2] In theFA Cup they reached the first round of the competition for the first time after playing eight qualifying games. Drawn at home to Third DivisionBury, the match was moved toMiddlesbrough'sAyresome Park where Bury won 1–0 in front of a crowd of 5,990.[1][3] The club won theNorth Riding Senior Cup the following season, and retained it in 1990–91, a season which also saw them finish as Division One runners-up. They went on to win the Senior Cup again in 1992–93 and 1993–94.[2] In2004–05 the club finished bottom of Division One and were relegated to Division Two.[1]
The2010–11 season saw Guisborough end the season as Division Two runners-up, earning promotion back to Division One.[1] They also won the North Riding Senior Cup for a fifth time.[2] In 2013–14 they won the Senior Cup again.[2]
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