Brigg Town F.C.

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Brigg Town
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Full nameBrigg Town Football Club
Nickname(s)The Zebras
Founded1864
GroundThe Hawthorns, Brigg
Capacity2,500 (370 seated) [1]
ManagerDave Smith
League Northern Counties East League Division One
2021–22 Northern Counties East League Division One, 3rd of 21
Website Club website
An exterior shot of The Hawthorns Brigg town.jpg
An exterior shot of The Hawthorns

Brigg Town Football Club CIC is a football club based in Brigg, Lincolnshire, England. They are currently members of the Northern Counties East League Division One and play at the Hawthorns. Established in 1864, they are one of the oldest football clubs in the world.

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History

The club were established in 1864. [2] In 1881–82 they entered the inaugural Lincolnshire Senior Cup, reaching the final where they lost to Spilsby. They reached the final again the following season, again losing to Spilsby. [2] They joined the Lindsey League and in 1948 became founder members of the Lincolnshire League. [2] [3] They won the league in 1949–50, 1953–54, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1973–74 and 1975–76 and were runners-up in 1950–51, 1961–62, 1963–64, 1965–66, 1974–75. [3] [4]

After their eighth title in 1976, Brigg moved up to the Midland League and were placed in the Premier Division. [5] After finishing third in their first season in the league, they were champions in 1977–78. [5] When the league merged with the Yorkshire League to form the Northern Counties East League in 1982, Brigg were placed in Division One South. They were relegated to Division Two South at the end of the league's first season, but finished as runners-up the following season, earning promotion to Division One Central. [5] League reorganisation in 1985 saw them placed in Division One, and they were promoted to the Premier Division at the end of the 1985–86 season despite only finishing twelfth. [5]

In 1995–96 Brigg reached the final of the FA Vase, beating Clitheroe 3–0 at Wembley Stadium to lift the trophy. After finishing as Premier Division runners-up in 1999–2000, Brigg were champions in 2000–01, but were unable to take promotion due to the Hawthorns not being up to the required standard. [2] They were runners-up again for the next two seasons, [5] and in 2001–02 they reached the first round of the FA Cup for the first time, losing 4–1 at Tranmere Rovers. [5] In 2002–03 they reached the FA Vase final again and won the trophy for a second time with a 2–1 win against AFC Sudbury in a match played at Upton Park. A third-place finish in 2003–04 saw them promoted to Division One of the Northern Premier League. When the league was reorganised in 2007 they were placed in Division One South

Brigg were relegated back to the Premier Division of the Northern Counties East League at the end of the 2014–15 season after finishing bottom of Division One South. The 2015–16 season saw them relegated again, this time to Division One of the Northern Counties East League. [5] In 2017–18 they finished second-from-bottom of Division One and were relegated to the Lincolnshire League. In 2018–19 the club won the Lincolnshire Junior Cup, defeating Horncastle Town 3–1 in the final, [6] and were runners-up in the Lincolnshire League, resulting in promotion back to Division One of the Northern Counties East League. The 2021–22 season saw them win the Lincolnshire Senior Trophy with a 1–0 win over Winterton Rangers. [7]

Ground

The club played at the Old Manor House Convent playing fields on Station Road until 1939. [8] They then moved to Brocklesby Ox, where the club's record attendance of 2,000 against Boston United was set in 1953. [2] [8] In 1959 they moved to the Hawthorns. [8]

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References

  1. Brigg Town Non-League Club Directory
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Club History Brigg Town F.C.
  3. 1 2 Lincolnshire League 1948-1969 Non-League Matters
  4. Lincolnshire League 1968-1988 Non-League Matters
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Brigg Town at the Football Club History Database
  6. Gallery: County cup finals Lincolnshire FA
  7. Brigg Town end the season with silverware Lincolnshire World, 21 April 2022
  8. 1 2 3 4 Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2012) Non-League Club Directory 2013, p415 ISBN   978-1-869833-77-0
  9. Brigg Town win the 2nd Ian "Chalkie" Whyte Memorial Brigg Town F.C.

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