Lincolnshire derby
The Lincolnshire Derby, also known as the Lincs Derby, is the footballing rivalry between the teams in the ceremonial county of Lincolnshire, England: Lincoln City, Boston United, Gainsborough Trinity, Grimsby Town and Scunthorpe United.
 Lincolnshire flag | |
| Other names | Lincs Derby |
|---|---|
| Locale | Lincolnshire |
| Teams | Boston United, Gainsborough Trinity, Grimsby Town, Lincoln City, Scunthorpe United |
| First meeting | 3 January 1884 Grimsby Town vs. Lincoln City[1] 11 December 1886 Lincoln City vs. Gainsborough Trinity[2] 25 December 1951 Grimsby Town vs. Scunthorpe United[3] 23 August 1950 Lincoln City v Scunthorpe United[4] 27 December 1993 Boston United v Gainsborough Trinity[5] 10 August 2004 Grimsby Town v Boston United[6] 5 September 1896 Grimsby Town v Gainsborough Trinity[7] 29 November 1930 Gainsborough Trinity v Scunthorpe United[8] 22 November 1975 Lincoln City v Boston United[9] 21 November 1953 Scunthorpe United v Boston United[10] |
| Latest meeting | 23 January 2021 Scunthorpe United 3–0 Grimsby Town |
| Statistics | |
| Most wins | Grimsby Town (85) |
| Largest victory | 21 November 1953[11] Scunthorpe United 9–0 Boston United |
Games between the clubs are known as a "Lincolnshire Derby", however games between former Humberside based sides Grimsby Town and Scunthorpe United are usually counted as a Humber Derby.
History
Home of Grimsby Town since 1898.
Home of Lincoln City since 1895.
Home of Scunthorpe Utd since 1988
Home of Boston United since 1933.
Home of Gainsborough Trinity since 1873.
The derby was contested on 3 January 1884 when Grimsby Town played Lincoln City[12] at Clee Park in Grimsby. Grimsby won the game 1–0. Scunthorpe United's first game was a 1–0 away defeat to Gainsborough Trinity in 1930. Trinity debuted themselves in 1886 against Lincoln City in a 2–2 draw in the FA Cup. Boston United debuted in 1953 with a 9–0 defeat against Scunthorpe United, which is the record score from a Lincolnshire derby.
In recent years the derby has tended to be between Grimsby Town and Lincoln City, due to them both playing in Football League Two and the Conference National and Gainsborough Trinity versus Boston United in the Conference North. Grimsby and Lincoln have faced each other in tiers 2 to 5 of the English football league system, making this rivalry the most enduring.
Games between Grimsby Town and Scunthorpe United are also called and noted as the Humber Derby, which is a separate local rivalry shared between themselves and Hull City from the north bank of the Humber Estuary. Other Lincolnshire clubs also have minor derbys which are contested between the likes of Grantham Town, Spalding United, Lincoln United, Sleaford Town, Holbeach United, Boston Town, Stamford, Grimsby Borough, Louth Town, Bourne Town, Lincoln Moorlands Railway, Skegness Town, Cleethorpes Town and Nettleham, but all clubs play in divisions lower than the 6th tier of English football. In addition the five original teams are the only teams from the county who have ever played in the Football League.
Games played in the pre-season tournament the Lincolnshire Senior Cup do not count as Lincs derby as games in the competition are not viewed as competitive fixtures.
The most recent derby took place on 1 January 2018 with Gainsborough Trinity holding Boston United to a 1–1 draw at The Northolme, Gainsborough.[13]
Statistics and facts
Facts
- Most successful team in a Lincolnshire derby: Grimsby Town (85 wins)
- Most goals scored in Lincolnshire derbys: Grimsby Town (325 goals)
- Most goals conceded in Lincolnshire derbys: Lincoln City (350 goals)
- Most successful team from Lincolnshire: Grimsby Town (7 league titles, 1 domestic cup victory, 39 pre-season cup victories)
- Largest victory in a Lincolnshire derby: Scunthorpe United 9–0 Boston United (21 November 1953)
- Oldest team in Lincolnshire: Gainsborough Trinity (1873)
- Least successful team in a Lincolnshire derby: Boston United (15 wins)
- Club with most time spent in top tier of English football: Grimsby Town (12 seasons)
- Club with most time spent in second tier of English football: Grimsby Town (49 seasons)
- First club to play at Wembley Stadium: Brigg Town (1985)
- Team with most appearances at Wembley Stadium: Grimsby Town (7 times)
- Team with most appearances at the Millennium Stadium: Lincoln City (2 times)
- Largest attendance in Lincolnshire: 31,651, Grimsby Town v Wolverhampton Wanderers (FA Cup, 20 February 1937)
- Most successful team in the FA Cup: Grimsby Town (two semi-final appearances)
- Most successful team in the League Cup: Grimsby Town (Round 6)
- Most successful team in the Football League Trophy: Grimsby Town (winners, once in 1998) And Lincoln City (winners, once in 2018)
- Most successful team in the Lincolnshire Senior Cup: Grimsby Town and Lincoln City (winners, 38 times)
Goals scored
- Statistics up-to-date as of 19 January 2019
| Position | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grimsby Town | 339 |
| 2 | Lincoln City | 330 |
| 3 | Scunthorpe United | 174 |
| 4 | Gainsborough Trinity | 122 |
| 5 | Boston United | 74 |
Goals conceded
- Statistics up-to-date as of 19 January 2019
| Position | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lincoln City | 361 |
| 2 | Grimsby Town | 260 |
| 3 | Scunthorpe United | 199 |
| 4 | Gainsborough Trinity | 142 |
| 5 | Boston United | 69 |
Total results
- Statistics up-to-date as of 21 December 2019
Grimsby Town vs. Lincoln City
| Competition | Grimsby Town wins | Draws | Lincoln City wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| League & Cup | 49 | 33 | 32 |
Grimsby Town vs. Scunthorpe United
| Competition | Grimsby Town wins | Draws | Scunthorpe United wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| League & Cup | 25 | 17 | 16 |
Lincoln City vs. Scunthorpe United
| Competition | Lincoln City wins | Draws | Scunthorpe Utd wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| League & Cup | 29 | 19 | 25 |
Boston United vs. Gainsborough Trinity
| Competition | Boston United wins | Draws | Gainsborough Trinity wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| League & Cup | 10 | 6 | 5 |
Lincoln City vs. Gainsborough Trinity
| Competition | Lincoln City wins | Draws | Gainsborough Trinity wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| League & Cup | 16 | 8 | 10 |
Grimsby Town vs. Gainsborough Trinity
| Competition | Grimsby Town wins | Draws | Gainsborough Trinity wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| League & Cup | 10 | 6 | 10 |
Scunthorpe United vs. Gainsborough Trinity
| Competition | Scunthorpe United wins | Draws | Gainsborough Trinity wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| League & Cup | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Boston United vs. Lincoln City
| Competition | Boston United wins | Draws | Lincoln City wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| League & Cup | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Scunthorpe United vs. Boston United
| Competition | Scunthorpe United wins | Draws | Boston United wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| League & Cup | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Boston United vs. Grimsby Town
| Competition | Boston United wins | Draws | Grimsby Town wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| League & Cup | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Club ladder
Below is a list of all notable football clubs in the ceremonial county of Lincolnshire. The ladder is in order of what division clubs are in to what level. The current tier indicates what level the club compete at in the English football league system, the Highest tier box represents the highest tier that club has played their football at. The list also includes defunct clubs.
Last 20 meetings
Crossing the divide
The following lists include players who have made appearances for both Lincolnshire sides. If a player has been signed for both clubs but failed to play for both as in the case of Joby Gowshall[14] or Andy Smith[15] for Lincoln City and Grimsby Town then they are not included. If a player has played for one, but failed to make an appearance for the other, then he is included. Players do not necessarily have to have played in a Lincolnshire derby to be included in this section.
Grimsby Town and Lincoln City
| Player | Grimsby Town career | Lincoln City career | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Span | League apps |
League goals |
Span | League apps |
League goals | |
 Keith Alexander |
1988–1990 | 83 | 26 | 1990–1994 | 45 | 4 |
 Michael Appleton |
1997 | 10 | 3 | 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| Ian Baraclough |
1991–1992 | 1 | 0 | 1992–1994 | 73 | 10 |
 Kingsley Black |
1996–2001 | 141 | 8 | 2000 2001–2002 |
5 32 |
0 5 |
| Matthew Bloomer |
1997–2001 2006 2007 |
12 3 9 |
0 0 0 |
2003–2006 | 89 | 3 |
| Peter Bore |
2006–2011 | 153 | 15 | 2012– | 11 | 2 |
| Adam Buckley |
1998–2001 | 15 | 0 | 2001–2003 | 34 | 0 |
| John Burridge |
1995–1996 | 0 | 0 | 1993–1994 | 4 | 0 |
| John Cockerill |
1988–1992 | 107 | 19 | 1980 1982 |
0 0 |
0 0 |
| Luke Cornwall |
2001 | 10 | 4 | 2003 | 3 | 0 |
| Gary Croft |
1992–1996 2005–2007 |
172 61 |
4 0 |
2007–2008 | 14 | 0 |
| Gary Crosby |
1993 | 3 | 0 | 1986–1987 | 7 | 0 |
 Bobby Cumming |
1982–1987 | 365 | 58 | 1987–1988 1990–1991 |
25 4 |
12 0 |
| Tony Daws |
1993–1994 | 16 | 1 | 1994–1996 | 51 | 13 |
| Matt Dickins |
1994 | 0 | 0 | 1991–1992 1993 |
27 0 |
0 0 |
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2011–2012 | 52 | 8 | 2012– | 3 | 0 |
| Anthony Elding |
2011– | 59 | 14 | 2009 | 15 | 3 |
| David Felgate |
1985–1987 | 36 | 0 | 1980–1985 | 198 | 0 |
| Jimmy Fell |
1956–1961 | 166 | 35 | 1963–1965 | 64 | 10 |
| Terry Fleming |
2004–2005 | 43 | 2 | 1995–2000 | 183 | 8 |
| Rod Fletcher |
1973–1975 | 12 | 1 | 1967–1971 | 90 | 29 |
| Steve Foley |
1983–1985 | 34 | 2 | 1994–1995 | 16 | 0 |
| Jamie Forrester |
1995–1997 | 50 | 7 | 2006–2008 | 90 | 35 |
| Ben Futcher |
2006 | 22 | 0 | 2002–2005 | 126 | 14 |
| Scott Garner |
2010–2012 | 31 | 3 | 2012– | 5 | 0 |
| Dave Gilbert |
1989–1995 1997 |
259 5 |
41 0 |
1981–1982 | 32 | 1 |
| Jimmy Gilligan |
1985–1986 | 24 | 6 | 1982 1987 |
3 11 |
0 1 |
| Martin Gritton |
2004–2006 | 49 | 6 | 2006–2007 | 27 | 3 |
| Peter Grotier |
1985–1986 | 1 | 0 | 1974–1980 | 263 | 0 |
| Paul Groves |
1992–1996 1997–2004 |
184 270 |
38 33 |
1989 | 8 | 1 |
| Ian Hamilton |
1999 | 6 | 1 | 2001–2002 | 26 | 0 |
| Gordon Hobson |
1985–1986 | 52 | 18 | 1977–1985 1988–1990 |
272 61 |
73 23 |
| Archie Hubbard |
1910–1912 | 1912–1913 | ||||
| Phil Hubbard |
1974–1975 | 1967–1971 | ||||
| William Jeffrey |
1880s | 1880s | ||||
| Jason Lee |
1997 | 7 | 2 | 1991–1993 | 93 | 21 |
| Gary Lund |
1983–1986 | 60 | 24 | 1986–1987 | 44 | 13 |
 Junior Mendes |
2006 | 15 | 0 | 2007 | 9 | 0 |
| Bobby Mitchell |
1978–1982 | 1988–1989 | ||||
| Andy Moore |
1983–1987 | 65 | 1 | 1987–1988 | 35 | 1 |
 George Moulson |
194?–194? | 193?–194? | ||||
| Marc North |
1987–1989 1991–1992 |
67 1 |
17 0 |
1984–1985 | 4 | 0 |
| Walter Ponting |
1930–1936 | 12 | 3 | 1938–1939 | 23 | 15 |
| Anthony Pulis |
2006–2007 | 9 | 0 | 2009–2010 | 7 | 0 |
| Lee Ridley |
2010–2011 | 39 | 0 | 2008 | 15 | 0 |
| Pip Rippon |
1911–1920 | 121 | 37 | 1920–1922 | 33 | 10 |
| Jude Stirling |
2010 | 4 | 0 | 2006 | 6 | 0 |
| Steve Stoutt |
1988–1990 | 3 | 0 | 1990–1991 | 46 | 1 |
| Graham Taylor |
1962–1968 | 189 | 2 | 1968–1972 | 150 | 1 |
| Tyrone Thompson |
2011 | 3 | 1 | 2002 2011–2012 |
1 19 |
0 1 |
| Lee Thorpe |
2004 | 6 | 0 | 1997–2002 | 192 | 57 |
| Ciaran Toner |
2005–2008 | 94 | 14 | 2004–2005 | 15 | 2 |
| Ian Turner |
1972–1974 | 26 | 0 | 1978 | 7 | 0 |
| Phil Turner |
1986–1988 | 62 | 7 | 1979–1986 | 239 | 18 |
| John Ward |
1981–1982 | 3 | 0 | 1970–1979 1982 |
240 1 |
91 0 |
| Malcolm White |
1958–1963 | 65 | 0 | 1964–1965 | 25 | 0 |
Grimsby Town and Scunthorpe United
| Player | Grimsby Town career | Scunthorpe United career | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Span | League apps |
League goals |
Span | League apps |
League goals | |
| John Ackroyd |
1923 | 1920–1921 | ||||
| Ian Baraclough |
1991–1992 | 1 | 0 | 2004–2008 | 134 | 9 |
| Frank Barton |
1973–1976 | 123 | 15 | 1964–1968 | 93 | 26 |
| Terry Barwick |
2005–2006 | 8 | 0 | 2000–2005 | 46 | 1 |
| Peter Beagrie |
2006 | 9 | 0 | 2001–2006 | 172 | 34 |
| Mike Brolly |
1976–1982 | 257 | 27 | 1983–1985 | 95 | 15 |
| Andy Butler |
2006 | 4 | 0 | 2002–2008 | 134 | 15 |
| Paris Cowan-Hall |
2010 | 3 | 0 | 2010–2011 | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Croudson |
1998–2003 2010– |
6 8 |
0 0 |
2001 | 4 | 0 |
| Tony Daws |
1993–1994 | 16 | 0 | 1987–1993 | 183 | 63 |
| Billy Duff |
1960 | 3 | 0 | 1958–1960 | 0 | 0 |
| Ashley Fickling |
1995–1998 | 39 | 2 | 1998–2001 | 69 | 1 |
| Rod Fletcher |
1973–1975 | 12 | 1 | 1971–1973 | 98 | 30 |
| Tony Ford |
1975–1986 1991–1994 |
355 68 |
55 3 |
1994–1996 | 76 | 9 |
| Jamie Forrester |
1995–1997 | 41 | 6 | 1997–1999 | 101 | 37 |
| Dave Gilbert |
1989–1995 1997 |
259 5 |
41 0 |
1982 | 1 | 0 |
| Paul Groves |
1992–1996 1997–2004 |
184 270 |
38 33 |
2004 | 13 | 3 |
| Ian Hamilton |
1999 | 6 | 1 | 1988–1992 | 145 | 18 |
| David Harney |
1962–1967 | 60 | 10 | 1967–1969 | 52 | 8 |
| Paul Harsley |
1995–1997 | 0 | 0 | 1997–2001 | 128 | 5 |
| Mark Hine |
1984–1986 | 22 | 1 | 1991–1992 | 22 | 2 |
 Morten Hyldgaard |
2001 | 0 | 0 | 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| Michael Jeffrey |
2000–2002 | 47 | 2 | 2002 | 6 | 1 |
| Rob Jones |
2004–2006 | 60 | 5 | 2009–2011 | 42 | 2 |
| Ian Knight |
1989–1992 | 21 | 2 | 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| Brian Laws |
1994–1996 | 46 | 2 | 1997 1998 |
18 | 0 |
| Mike Lester |
1977–1979 | 48 | 10 | 1983–1986 | 106 | 9 |
| Josh Lillis |
2009 | 4 | 0 | 2006–2012 | 39 | 0 |
| Shaleum Logan |
2007 | 5 | 2 | 2007 | 4 | 0 |
 Clint Marcelle |
2004 | 4 | 0 | 1999 | 10 | 0 |
| Steve Mildenhall |
2005–2006 | 46 | 0 | 2012 | 9 | 0 |
 Dave Mulligan |
2007 | 6 | 0 | 2006–2008 | 24 | 1 |
| Jimmy Neil |
1994–1997 | 2 | 0 | 1997–1999 | 7 | 0 |
| Tom Newey |
2005–2009 | 147 | 3 | 2012– | 24 | 0 |
| Marc North |
1987–1989 1991–1992 |
87 1 |
17 0 |
1986 | 5 | 2 |
| Malcolm Partridge |
1974–1979 | 138 | 25 | 1979–1982 | 97 | 21 |
| Martin Paterson |
2006–2007 | 15 | 6 | 2007–2008 | 40 | 13 |
| Andy Pettinger |
2002–2004 | 3 | 0 | 1999–2000 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Rankine |
2012– | 4 | 0 | 2004–2005 | 21 | 4 |
| Lee Ridley |
2010–2011 | 39 | 0 | 2000–2007 | 100 | 2 |
| Craig Shakespeare |
1993–1997 | 106 | 10 | 1997–1998 | 4 | 0 |
| Dave Shearer |
1983–1984 | 4 | 0 | 1988 | 16 | 7 |
| Bobby Smith |
1967–1968 | 52 | 1 | 1965–1967 | 82 | 12 |
| Mark Smith |
1991–1993 | 77 | 4 | 1985–1986 1993–1995 |
1 62 |
0 8 |
| Dick Taylor |
1938–1948 | 36 | 0 | 1948–1954 | 131 | 2 |
| Robert Taylor |
2002 2002–2003 |
4 1 |
1 1 |
2003 | 9 | 0 |
| Peter Till |
2006–2009 | 72 | 4 | 2005–2006 | 7 | 0 |
| Conor Townsend |
2011–2012 2015 |
27 9 |
1 1 |
2015 2016– |
6 52 |
0 2 |
| Liam Trotter |
2008 | 15 | 2 | 2009 | 12 | 1 |
| Jimmy Whitfield |
1946–1949 | 29 | 7 | 1949–1951 1952–1955 |
16 104 |
6 25 |
| Ron Wigg |
1974–1976 | 63 | 12 | 1977–1979 | 50 | 7 |
| Peter Winn |
2012 | 10 | 0 | 2006–2010 | 4 | 0 |
| Neil Woods |
1990–1998 | 228 | 48 | 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| Andrew Wright |
2010 2012 |
9 4 |
1 1 |
2008–2012 | 87 | 0 |
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