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| Full name | Spilsby Town Football Club | |
|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | The Magpies | |
| Founded | 1881 | |
| Ground | Ancaster Avenue Playing Field, Spilsby | |
| Manager | Eddie Rich & Roy Kelly | |
| League | Boston & District League Premier Division | |
| 2022-23 | Boston & District League, 1st | |
Spilsby Town F.C. is an English football club based in Spilsby, Lincolnshire. They play in the Boston & District League Premier Division, outside the English football league system.
Formed as simply Spilsby, the club's foundation date is stated as 1881. [1] However, the Charles W. Alcock football yearbooks record the club's foundation date as 1870, with the club originally playing at the cricket ground and wearing red and black jerseys and socks. [2] The club entered the FA Cup for the first time in 1880-81 and lost 0–7 to Stafford Road of Wolverhampton. [3] The match had to be played at Trent Bridge as Spilsby's ground was flooded; however, as Notts County were playing a prestigious friendly against Queen's Park at the Castle Ground at the same time, the attendance was about a dozen. [4]
The club continued to compete in the FA Cup until 1884, but failed to win a single game. The highest scoring game in Sheffield Wednesday's history came against Spilsby in 1882 when the Sheffielders won 12–2 in the First Round. [5] They did however find success in the Lincolnshire Senior Cup, winning the first three competitions from 1882 to 1884. [6]
Since the 1880s, the club has changed name to Spilsby Town and featured in more local competitions, winning the Boston & District League on numerous occasions. The club did enter the Lincolnshire Football League during the 1990s, but left half way through the 1995–96 season, and rejoined the Boston league. [7]
In 2011 the club played a match against a team from Staveley to commemorate what was thought to be their first ever game in the FA Cup. [8] The 2018–19 season saw the club win the Boston Premier League title. [9]
The club play their home games at the Ancaster Avenue Playing Fields. [10]
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