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First meeting 3 January 1884Grimsby Town vs. Lincoln City11 December 1886Lincoln City vs.Gainsborough Trinity25 December 1951Grimsby Town vs. Scunthorpe United23 August 1950Lincoln City v Scunthorpe United27 December 1993Boston United v Gainsborough Trinity10 August 2004Grimsby Town v Boston United5 September 1896Grimsby Town v Gainsborough Trinity29 November 1930Gainsborough Trinity v Scunthorpe United22 November 1975Lincoln City v Boston United21 November 1953Scunthorpe United v Boston United Latest meeting 28 December 2015Grimsby Town 2–0 Lincoln City | ||
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.
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History
The derby was contested on 3 January 1884 when Grimsby Town played Lincoln City 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 2nd to 5th of the English football league system, making this rivalry the most enduring.
The most recent derby took place on Boxing day 26 December 2012 with Grimsby Town beating Lincoln City 1-4 at Sincil Bank, Lincolnshire.
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 aren't viewed as competitive fixtures.
Facts
Goals scored
Statistics up-to-date as of 15 January 2013Goals conceded
Statistics up-to-date as of 15 January 2013Total results
Grimsby Town vs. Lincoln City
Grimsby Town vs. Scunthorpe United
Lincoln City vs. Scunthorpe United
Boston United vs. Gainsborough Trinity
Lincoln City vs. Gainsborough Trinity
Grimsby Town vs. Gainsborough Trinity
Scunthorpe United vs. Gainsborough Trinity
Boston United vs. Lincoln City
Scunthorpe United vs. Boston United
Boston United vs. Grimsby Town
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.
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 or Andy Smith 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.