Friday 3rd April 2015
445. Marsh Lane
Barton Town Old Boys 0v3 Cleethorpes Town
NCEL Premier Division
(11.30am ko)
Barton Town formed in 1880 and were one of the founder members of the Lincolnshire League, which was won in 1960-61. The club went on to have two spells in the Yorkshire League, with a few seasons in the Midland League sandwiched in between. The club returned to the Lincolnshire League in 1981, winning the title in their first season and remained in the league for a further decade, before dropping out due to finances
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Barton Old Boys had been a member of the Scunthorpe and District League since 1959. The club became one of the most successful clubs in the league culminating in winning of all four major Scunthorpe League competitions in 1994-95.
The new club began life in the Lincolnshire League in 1995-96 season, winning the title the following season. The Swans joined the newly formed Humber Premier League for the start of the 2000/01 season, after a third place finish they progressed to the Central Midlands League. The club joined the Northern Counties East League in 2007-08, winning promotion to the Premier Division in 2010-11 after finishing runners-up to Staveley MW.
Barton worked hard to grab an equaliser but were undone late on when Louis Grant rounded off a quick counter attack on 87 minutes, before Robertson fired in his second deep into injury time, latching onto a long ball for an easy task from close range which send the travelling hordes into raptures.
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BTOBFC 0 CTFC 3(Robertson 35,90 Grant 86)Att.517
Top Bloke - Brody Robertson(Cleethorpes Town)
Spondoolicks
Admission £5
Programme £1.50
Pin badge £3
Sausage sandwich £.1.70
446. West Street
Winterton Rangers 1v1 Yorkshire Amateur
NCEL Division One
(2.30pm ko)
In 2007-08 season they were Premier League champions winning the title by a clear 13 points and bagging 116 goals. They are currently back in the First Division after being relegated last season.
The ground has two identical stands on each side, one having 245 blue flip seats bolted to its three steps and the other a standing terrace. The rest of the ground is open with hard standing behind the goals. Next to the entrance is the main building which has the changing rooms, Rangers cafe and the Rangers Bar at the back.
WRFC 1 (Start 42) YAFC 1(Hughes 14)Att.303
Top Bloke - Suwara Bojang(Yorkshire Amateur)
Spondoolicks
Admission £5
Programme £1.50
Pin badge £3
Tea £1
447.The Bradley Football Development Centre
Grimsby Borough 3v1 Hall Road Rangers
NCEL Division One
(6.30pm ko)
The trio of today’s matches concluded on the outskirts of Grimsby at the Bradley Football Development Centre. As there was a few hours spare before the 6.30 kick off we took a detour to Brigg. Last week Graham Precious teased me on Facebook with a picture of the Wetherspoons pub in the town and the fact I hadn’t been to The White Horse. This was soon rectified with a ‘Fish Friday’ tea, a couple of cups of coffee and a half of Milk Stout. The distance between the two grounds was 28 miles, so we still arrived in plenty of time, a good half an hour before kick off.
They finished second in their debut season but were unable to gain promotion as they failed to meet the required ground criteria. They finished runners-up again in 2006-07 and promotion was granted to the Supreme Division, having agreed on a groundshare with Brigg Town. The following season despite finishing mid-table, they were invited to join Division One of the Northern Counties East League, where they’ve played since.
The ground is pretty basic with a standard seated stand on one side and a cover directly behind the top goal. The ground is open with hard standing on all sides. The refreshment and bar facilities plus the changing rooms are all in the main building. The ground is currently share with Cleethorpes Town, which means there’s a club from Cleethorpes playing in Grimsby and a club called Grimsby playing in Cleethorpes!!!
Grimsby Borough probably produced their best 45 minutes of the season in the second half, dominated throughout with two fabulous goals to double their win tally for the season. Twenty minutes from time Matthew Hall picked up the ball in midfield before running at the defence and unleashing a powerful shot which gave the ‘keeper no chance. The points were wrapped up ten minutes later when Fuller claimed his second, picking up a square ball and placing his side foot effort into the far corner.
This was without doubt the best game of the day and it was pleasing to see the hosts claiming a rare victory.
Matchday Stats
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Att.284
Top Bloke - Peter Fuller(Grimsby Borough)
Spondoolicks
Admission £4
Programme £1
Pin badge £3
Another cracking Groundhop, and as always it’s good to catch up with friends from all corners of the UK. I didn’t spare the horses on the way home, after dropping Lee off in Houghton-le-Spring I was back at Gallowgate View for 11.15pm. A 5.30am start at work the next morning meant I was unable to attend the Saturday leg of the hop, but I’m sure another grand day out was had by all.
Foetoes (Matchday album of 53 pictures from all 3 matches)