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Grangetown Boys Club is a football club based in Grangetown, North Yorkshire, England. Founded in 1941, the Club is affectionately known as 'Boysie' and play in a traditional black and orange kit inspired by the tiger on the club's crest.
| Full name | Grangetown Boys Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | The Boysie | ||
| Founded | 1941 | ||
| Ground | B & W Lifting Stadium,[1] Grangetown | ||
| Chairman | Carl Cairns | ||
| Manager | James Hunter | ||
| League | Northern Football League Division Two | ||
| 2023–24 | North Riding Football League Premier Division 2nd of 13[2] | ||
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From the 2024–25 season, the club will compete in the National League System at Step 6 in the Northern Football League for the first time in their history.[3][4]
History
After being founded in 1941, The club first found success in the MacMillan Bowl in 1963–64 before breaking a 36 year duck in 1999–2000, with subsequent triumphs in 2001–02, and 2002–03.[5]
Boysie secured their inaugural Teesside League title in 1998–99 and successfully defended their championship status the following season in 1999-2000.[6]
The turn of the millennium saw Boysie go from strength to strength, clinching back to back league titles in 2001–02 and 2002–03.[7]
Alongside the traditional league and cup success the club also triumphed twice in the charity shield in the noughties, winning the R T Raine Trophy in 2002–03[8] and 2003–04[9]
The club's last Teesside league title came in 2010–11 after an eight year draught.[10] The following season Boysie reached the Semi Final of the North Riding Senior Cup, ultimately losing 4–0 to York City.[11]
Grangetown recorded a 2nd place finish in the North Riding Football League's Premier Division in the 2023–24 season, it was confirmed that the FA had allocated Grangetown a place in the 2024–25 Northern League Division Two, entering the National League System for the first time in the club's history.[3][12]
Coaching staff
- As of 5 April 2024
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| First Team Manager |  James Hunter
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| Assistant Manager | Rob Rennard
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| Assistant Manager | John Todd
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| First Team Coach | Andy Jaffray
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List of managers
- 2019–Present: James Hunter
Honours
- Teesside League
- 5x First Division Champions: 1998–99,1999-00, 2001–02, 2002–03, & 2010–11
- MacMillan Bowl
- 4x Winners: 1963–64, 1999–00, 2001–02, & 2002–03
- L R Raine Trophy
- 2x Winners: 2002–03, 2003–04
- Lou Moore Trophy
- Winners: 2009–10
- North Riding County Cup[13]
- Winners: 2002–03
Records
- Best North Riding Senior Cup performance: Semi Finals 2012–13[14]
References
- ^ "GRANGETOWN BOYS CLUB". Northern League.
- ^ "North Riding League Table 2023/24". FA Full Time.
- ^ 3.0 3.1 Lee, Jason (17 May 2024). "The FA announce 2024/25 club allocations for non league". Fan Banter. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ "FA ANNOUNCES MAKE-UP OF EBAC NORTHERN LEAGUE". Northern league.
- ^ "Club History". Grangetown Boys Club.
- ^ "Teesside League Winners". Football Club History Database.
- ^ "Teesside League Winners". Football Club History Database.
- ^ "Grangetown win the seasons' first silverware". The Northern Echo. 16 August 2002.
- ^ "Grangetown BC 4, Nunthorpe Ath 1". Teesside Live.
- ^ "Grangetown Boys' Club are the champions". Teesside Live. 12 May 2011.
- ^ "Moses Ashikodi brace fires York City into North Riding Senior Cup final". York Press. 28 February 2012.
- ^ "Ebac Northern League reveal new season details as appeal outcome awaited". Sunderland Echo.
- ^ "North Riding Cup Winners". Football Club History Database.
- ^ "Grangetown Boys' Club lose to York City". Teesside Live. Teess9de Live. 29 February 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2024.