Grantham Town Football Club is a football club, based in Grantham, Lincolnshire. The club plays in the Northern Premier League Premier Division. They are nicknamed The Gingerbreads and they play their home matches at the South Kesteven Sports Stadium (known locally as 'The Meres' after the recreation ground it was built upon).
The club was established in August 1874. Grantham's first match was a 2–1 friendly win against Third Lincs Volunteer Rifles on 29 October 1874. In 1877–78, the club became one of the first to enter the FA Cup, playing at home to Clapham Rovers in front of a gate of 650. On 7 April 2012 the club became champions of the Northern Premier League Division One South.
Lincolnshire Senior Cup 'A' Winners – 1953–54, 1960–61, 1961–62
Lincolnshire Senior Cup 'A' Finalist – 1952–53, 1957–58
Lincolnshire County Shield Winners – 2003–04, 2004–05, 2011–12
Records
Best league position: 2nd in Southern League Premier Division, 1973–74
Best FA Cup performance: 3rd round, 1883–84, 1886–87, 1973–74
Best FA Trophy performance: Quarter-final 1971–72; Quarter-final replay, 1997–98
Record Victory – 13–0 v Rufford Colliery (FA Cup Preliminary Round 1934–35)
Record League Victory – 12–2 v Denaby United (Midland League 1963–64)
Record Defeat – 0–16 v Notts County Rovers (Midland Amateur Alliance 1892–93)
Record Attendance (London Road) – 6,573 v Middlesbrough (FA Cup Third Round 1973–74)
Record Attendance (South Kesteven Stadium) – 3,695 v Southport (FA Trophy Quarter-Final 1997–98)
Record Appearances – Adrian Speed (667 – 1989–2006)
Record Goalscorer – Jack Macartney (416 – 1937–55)
Most Goals in One Season – Jimmy Raynor (67 – 1963–64)
Former players
1. Players that have played/managed in the Football League or any foreign equivalent to this level (i.e. fully professional league). 2. Players with full international caps. 3. Players that hold a club record.
