A History of Grimsby Town Football Club – Volume One – 1878-1910

Volume One of the first in-depth look at the history of Grimsby Town FC sheds new light on the club's formation. It covers the period when Grimsby was one of the leading pioneers of professional football, not to mention insights into the life of Victorian professional footballers and the fan culture that developed in the early game.

The book unearths riots at Stoke where the team were lucky to survive with their lives, the Cropper incident, and a detailed look at the match-fixing scandal of 1903. This, combined with commentary from contemporary newspapers, aims to bring the story to life and explain what occurred.

For the first time, full results/team details are available for all of Town's early friendlies and county cup games, which allows for the first statistical details of the club's founding fathers to be published. The reserves are also covered in-depth with matches, and goalscorers are given for competitive matches. All statistics have been verified from earlier works and corrected, where applicable. Published in 2025.

Size: 156mm x 234mm – 210 pages.