Grimsby Borough

Grimsby Borough FC were formed in 2003 originally playing local football. However, in 2009 they made the leap into the Northern Counties East League, playing their home games at The Hawthorns, home of Brigg Town.

In 2010 Borough moved to their home town and began playing at the Grimsby Community Stadium on the outskirts of the town.


 












Grimsby Borough will be playing in the Northern Counties East League Division One in the 2012-13 season.

My visit

It was Friday 9th July 2010 and I was staying in Grimsby overnight. Earlier in the day I had called in on one or two grounds and was going to the Brigg Town v Grimsby Town pre season friendly later that evening. I was originally going to leave the walk to Borough's new ground until the Saturday morning as I had some time to kill and I had a feeling there would be some beer to walk off.

However, owing to the Winterton bus from Scunthorpe not going to plan I caught the train straight to Grimsby Town station.



What I hadn't realised was that the Grimsby Community Stadium was still being constructed. It looks like it will be very impressive and ideal for a club of Borough's standing once completed.
There was a fully fenced artificial pitch which could be used as a full sized pitch or divided into smaller areas. It had floodlights and on the far side was the brick wall of the stadiums main buildings. Perhaps some seating may be added in due course?

Round the other side was the main pitch, which was growing nicely. There was a water tanker, so it looks as though rain water will be collected to water the pitch. There was a wooden fence around three sides f the ground, topped by high wire fencing to keep any stray balls inside the ground. A rail fence enclosed the pitch with newly laid concrete surrounds.













The final side was still being worked on rigorously by plenty of workmen. It was a long brick building where presumably all the facilities would be based. There was also plenty of room in front to provide spectator facilities.

I walked back to the main road and fortunately a bus was soon along to take me back to Grimsby town centre.









I stayed in the County Hotel close to the station, and after dropping my bags off I headed off to the Community Stadium.

It soon became apparent that this was a fair walk out of town, but it was a beautiful day and I had my ipod to keep me entertained. I walked around a mile along Laceby Road, when I saw an open recreational area with floodlights in the distance.