Spilsby Town F.C.

Spilsby Town F.C. is an English football club based in Spilsby, Lincolnshire. They play in the Boston & District League Premier Division, outside the English football league system.

Spilsby Town
Full nameSpilsby Town Football Club
Nickname(s)The Magpies
Founded1881
GroundAncaster Avenue Playing Field, Spilsby
ManagerEddie Rich & Roy Kelly
LeagueBoston & District League Premier Division
2022-23Boston & District League, 1st

History

Formed as simply Spilsby, the club's foundation date is stated as 1881.[1] However, the Charles W. Alcock football yearbooks record the club's foundation date as 1870, with the club originally playing at the cricket ground and wearing red and black jerseys and socks.[2] The club entered the FA Cup for the first time in 1880-81 and lost 0–7 to Stafford Road of Wolverhampton.[3] The match had to be played at Trent Bridge as Spilsby's ground was flooded; however, as Notts County were playing a prestigious friendly against Queen's Park at the Castle Ground at the same time, the attendance was about a dozen.[4]

The club continued to compete in the FA Cup until 1884, but failed to win a single game. The highest scoring game in Sheffield Wednesday's history came against Spilsby in 1882 when the Sheffielders won 12–2 in the First Round.[5] They did however find success in the Lincolnshire Senior Cup, winning the first three competitions from 1882 to 1884.[6]

Since the 1880s, the club has changed name to Spilsby Town and featured in more local competitions, winning the Boston & District League on numerous occasions. The club did enter the Lincolnshire Football League during the 1990s, but left half way through the 1995–96 season, and rejoined the Boston league.[7]

In 2011 the club played a match against a team from Staveley to commemorate what was thought to be their first ever game in the FA Cup.[8] The 2018–19 season saw the club win the Boston Premier League title.[9]

Ground
Spilsby Town FC

The club play their home games at the Ancaster Avenue Playing Fields.[10]

Honours
  • Boston & District League[11]
    • Premier Division Champions (4) 1947–48, 1963–64, 2001–02, 2018–19, 2022-23
    • Division One Champions (1) 1962–63
    • Sports Cup Winners (6) 1961–62, 1963–64, 1969–70, 1999–00, 2002–03, 2018–19, 2022-23
    • The Willoughby Cup Winners (5) 1953–54, 1989–90, 2001–02, 2011–12, 2015–16, 2022-23
  • Lincolnshire Senior Cup[8]
    • Winners (3) 1881–82, 1882–83, 1883–84

Records
  • Best FA Cup performance: 1st round

References
  1. Property Prices By Road in Spilsby, Lincolnshire: Property Prices By Road in Spilsby, Lincolnshire, accessdate: February 3, 2020
  2. Alcock, Charles (1880). Football Annual. p. 161.
  3. "Football Club History Database – F.A. Cup 1880–81". fchd.info. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  4. "report". Nottingham Evening Post: 4. 8 November 1880.
  5. "Football Club History Database – F.A. Cup 1882–83". fchd.info. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  6. Lincolnshire FA | News | 2007 | July | Historic Trophy Returns To Lincoln: Lincolnshire FA | News | 2007 | July | Historic Trophy Returns To Lincoln, accessdate: February 3, 2020
  7. SPILSBY TOWN at the Football Club History Database
  8. "Spilsby Town FC replay 1881 match to mark anniversary". BBC News. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  9. Sleaford Standard: Boston Saturday League: Champions crowned at Ruskington – Sleaford Standard, accessdate: February 3, 2020
  10. Spilsby Town FC, Spilsby, Lincolnshire: Spilsby Town FC, Spilsby, Lincolnshire, accessdate: February 3, 2020
  11. Roll of Honour: Roll of Honour, accessdate: February 3, 2020
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