Gainsborough Trinity F.C.
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| Full name | Gainsborough Trinity Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Trinity The Holy Blues The Recreationists |
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| Founded | 1873 (as Trinity Recreationists) |
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| Ground | The Northolme Gainsborough (Capacity: 4,304 (504 seated)) |
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| Chairman |  Peter Swann |
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| Manager | Steve Charles |
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| League | Conference North | ||
| 2008-09 | Conference North, 13th | ||
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Gainsborough Trinity Football Club are an English football club based in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire.
Between 1891 and 1912 they were members of the Football League. They are currently in the Conference North, and play their home matches at The Northolme, which has a capacity of 4,304 (504 seated, 3,800 standing). They are known as "Trinity" or the "Blues".
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[edit] History
The club was formed in 1873 by the vicar of the Holy Trinity Church, and was originally known as Trinity Recreationalists. In 1889 they joined the Midland League, and finished 7th in their first season. In the 1890-91 season the club finished as Champions, and following a second place finish in the next season, the club was elected to the Second Division of The Football League.
After several years of struggle, the club was voted out of the league in 1912, being replaced by local rivals Lincoln City, and returned to the Midland League. During the 1940s, the club recorded its record attendance, when 9,760 saw a match against local rivals, the then non-league Scunthorpe United. The club won three Championships (1928, 1949 and 1967 - by which time the league had become the Midland Counties League) before becoming founder members of the newly-created Northern Premier League in 1969, where it remained until 2004.
At the end of the 2003-4 season, the club finished in a high enough position to become founder members of the newly-created Conference North.
As a non-league club, Trinity have recorded five wins against Football League opposition (a feat known in English football as giant-killing). Victories were recorded against Crewe Alexandra in 1928 and 1931, Port Vale in 1937, Gateshead in 1938 and Mansfield Town in 1946.
Trinity claim to be one of the few English clubs never to have experienced a relegation, as they were voted out of the Football League rather than being directly relegated. They were also the first and last opponents of Middlesbrough Ironopolis. The club recently was bought out by new chairman Peter Swann, who owes the majority of the shares in the club after buying out long serving chairman Patrick Lobley. Swann also secured a new 10 year lease on the clubs home ground by agreeing terms with the ground's owners the Blues Club.
[edit] Honours
- Midland League
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- 1890–91, 1927–28, 1948–49
- Midland Counties League
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- 1966–67
[edit] Club Officials
Chairman:Peter Swann
Director:Patrick Lobley
Director Of Football:Peter Swann
Manager:Steve Charles
Assistant Manager:Dave Reeves
Head Coach:Steve Blatherwick
[edit] Current squad
- As of 9 June 2009.
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[edit] Notable Players/Managers
This is a list of Gainsborough Trinity players. Mainly this list contains players who have played more than 50 League appearances for the club, however this list includes some players who had a considerable success at other clubs.
- Colin Alcide (Notably played professional football with Lincoln City and Hull City)
- Alex Allen (Notably played professional football with Norwich City. Played with Gainsborough for five years)
Trevor Benjamin (Played in the Premiership for Leicester City as well as playing professional football for other clubs such as Coventry City and Peterborough United )- Bill Cartwright (footballer born 1884), also played for other clubs including Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur
- Dene Cropper (Notably played professional football with Sheffield Wednesday and Lincoln City )
Jim Dobbin (Notably played professional football with Grimsby Town and Celtic )- Simon Drayton (Local forward who made his name playing for Brigg Town in the FA Vase )
- James Dudgeon (Notably played professional football with Barnsley and Lincoln City
- Paul Ellender (Former Club Captain who notably played professional football with Boston United where he was captain for seven years)
- Lee Ellington (Notably played professional football with Hull City and Exeter City. He is also the older brother of Premiership forward Nathan Ellington )
- Ian Gore (Notably played professional football with Blackpool and Doncaster Rovers
- Jimmy Snee (Local forward who starred for the club in the 1980s. Went on to play for Brigg Town in the FA Vasefinal in 1996 )
- Joby Gowshall (Notably played professional football with Grimsby Town and Lincoln City, before making his name at Boston United
- Gareth Grant (Notably played professional football with Bradford City and Lincoln City.
- Russell Green (Successful former Club Captain and Player Coach who led Trinity to be champions of the Midland Counties League 1966-67. Previously professional at Lincoln City)
- Gary Ingham (Experienced Goalkeeper, who had two spells with the club. He also played for Doncaster Rovers amongst others)
- Jason Kabia (Notably played professional football with Lincoln City )
Clint Marcelle (Notably played Premiership football with Barnsley as well as playing professional football with other clubs such as Hull City and Grimsby Town)- Jason Maxwell (Prolific goal scorer for the club between, had two spells at The Northolme)
Lheureux Menga (French Non League journeyman who notably played for Dagenham & Redbridge)- Adie Mike (Notably played Premiership football with Manchester City as well as playing professional football for other clubs such as Stockport County and Lincoln City )
- Grant Morrow (Commanding midfielder from the mid nineties, who had two spells with the club)
- Jackie Morton(Notably played professional football for West Ham United and England )
- Ernie Moss (Managed the club in two different spells)
- Max Nicholson (Notably played professional football for Scunthorpe United and Hereford United
- Wes Parker (Notably played professional football for Grimsby Town )
- Paul Pettinger (Notably played professional football for Rotherham United and Lincoln City
- Ally Pickering (Notably played Premiership football with Coventry City as well as playing professional football with clubs such as Stoke City )
- Ben Purkiss (Right sided defender who went on to play for York City )
- Dave Reeves (Notably played professional football for Chesterfield and Carlisle United)
- Barry Richardson (Experienced Goalkeeper who featured for Sheffield Wednesday and Doncaster Rovers amongst others )
- Jonathan Rowan (Notably played professional football for Grimsby Town )
- Andy Saville (Notably played professional football for Cardiff City and Birmingham City )
- John Schofield (Notably played for and managed Lincoln City)
- Ronnie Sewell (Notably played professional football for Burnley and England )
- Steve Sherwood (Notably played professional football for Chelsea and Grimsby Town)
- Glynn Snodin (Notably played for Leeds United before coaching with Charlton Athletic,West Ham United and Northern Ireland amongst others)
- Fred Spiksley (Notably played professional football with Sheffield Wednesday and England )
- Phil Stant (Notably played and managed Lincoln City)
- John Stiles (Notably played professional football for Leeds United and is the son of the 1966 World Cup winning England player Nobby Stiles )
- Craig Stones (Notably played professional football for Lincoln City)
- Chris Timons (Former Club Captain, who played for the club on two different occasions)
Stanley Udenkwor (Nigerian forward who played UEFA Champions League football for Polish side Polonia Warsaw )- Tam Vo (French forward who lingered in the countries Non League system)
Dean Walling (Saint Kitts and Nevis International footballer who notably played professional football for Lincoln City and Carlisle United- Neil Warnock (Former manager who went on to manage Sheffield United and Crystal Palace amongst others )
- Neil Woods (Notably played professional football for Grimsby Town and Ipswich Town)
