28 Facts About Grimsby Town

1. Grimsby Town had an early shout for a penalty turned down when Siriki Dembele's cross seemingly struck a Lincoln hand.

2. Grimsby Town is the site of a Blue Cross Animal Hospital, one of only four in the country; the other three are situated in London.

3. Grimsby Town were relegated on 7 May 2010 to the Football Conference, losing their status as a League club.

4. Grimsby Town lies 15 miles from the nearest motorway, the M180 which continues as the A180 into the town and acts as a link to the national motorway network.

5. Grimsby Town has two markets, one next to Freshney Place and the other in Freeman Street.

6. Grimsby Town is listed in the Domesday Book as having a population of around 200, a priest, a mill and a ferry.

7. Grimsby Town was settled by Danes sometime in the 9th century AD.

8. Grimsby Town lies in the national character areas of the Humber, and the Lincolnshire coast and Marshes; it is predominantly low in topography.

9. Grimsby Town are next in action on Saturday, when we welcome Cheltenham Town to Blundell Park.

10. Grimsby Town were on their way to three points but were unable to keep a clean sheet as Yeovil pulled a goal back in the last minute of the 90, with FISHER heading past McKeown from a Pattison free kick.

11. Grimsby Town made the perfect start when Luke Hendrie's cross was met by Thomas to head home inside nine minutes.

12. Grimsby Town fans have an extra spring in their step this morning after the club earned a third straight League Two win.

13. Grimsby Town is the football club that Sacha Baron Cohen's character Nobby supports in the 2016 action comedy film Grimsby.

14. Grimsby Town appeared as a guest on Sky show Soccer AM in 2007 sporting a Grimsby Town shirt.

15. Since the late 1990s Grimsby Town have had a Scandinavian supporters group based in Norway and Sweden.

16. Grimsby Town plays football with the mascots and warms up the Grimsby Town fans.

17. Grimsby Town wears the club's home strip and normally parades in front of the Pontoon Stand as well as tormenting the opposition's fans.

18. Grimsby Town reached the 2015 Conference Premier play-off Final against Bristol Rovers in front of a Conference record 47,029 crowd at Wembley Stadium.

19. Grimsby Town went ahead in the second half with 20 minutes left to go, through an Andy Cook strike.

20. Grimsby Town left the club in 9th position in the Conference National.

21. Grimsby Town continued to show no signs of improvement under Woods and Casper and Town would find themselves being dragged into a second successive relegation battle.

22. In October 2008, Grimsby Town appointed Mike Newell as manager, a year and a half after his dismissal by Luton Town.

23. Grimsby Town played the season using the brand "Grimsby Town Sports" before a lucrative three-year deal with Nike was signed in April 2004.

24. Grimsby Town were to remain in football's second flight for six years.

25. Grimsby Town broke their transfer record in 1972 with a fee of £20,000 for the signing of Phil Hubbard.

26. In 1968 Grimsby Town slipped into the Fourth Division for the first time.

27. Grimsby Town was formed in 1878 after a meeting held at the Wellington Arms public house in Freeman Street, Grimsby.

28. Grimsby Town are the most successful of the three professional league clubs in historic Lincolnshire, being the only one to play top flight English football.