Cleethorpes Town F.C.

History

The club was established by Tommy Watson in 1998 as the Lincolnshire Soccer School, with Watson playing for and managing the club. As LSS Lucarly's, they joined the Lincolnshire League in 2003, where they played for two seasons. In 2005 the club transferred to the Premier Division of the Central Midlands League in 2005. However, after one season they left to join Division One of the Humber Premier League.

Cleethorpes pulled out of the Humber Premier League during the 2009–10 season, but rejoined the Lincolnshire League for the 2010–11 season, as well as reaching the final of the FA Vase at Wembley, where they lost 4–0 to South Shields.

In 2018–19 Cleethorpes won the Lincolnshire Senior Cup for the first time, defeating Stamford 5–3 on penalties after a 3–3 draw. In 2024–25 the club won the Division One East title, securing promotion to the Premier Division.

Honours

• Northern Premier League
  • Division One East champions 2024–25
• Northern Counties East League
  • Premier Division champions 2016–17
  • Division One champions 2013–14
  • League Cup winners 2015–16
• Lincolnshire League
  • Champions 2011–12
  • Challenge Cup Winners 2011–12
  • Supplementary Cup winners 2010–11
• Lincolnshire Senior Cup
  • Winners 2018–19
• Lincolnshire County Senior Trophy
  • Winners 2016–17

Records

• Best FA Cup performance: Third qualifying round, 2018–19, 2021–22
• Best FA Trophy performance: Third qualifying round, 2018–19, 2025–26
• Best FA Vase performance: Finalists, 2016–17

References

References

1. "Cleethorpes Town".
2. [http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/cleethorpestown/a/club-history-41687.html Club History] Cleethorpes Town F.C.
3. [http://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/nlmnet/Aarg3EE/Linc88.html Lincolnshire League 1988-2012] Non-League Matters
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6. 2015–16]] they won the League Cup, beating [[Tadcaster Albion F.C.. following season]] saw the club win the Premier Division, earning promotion to Division One South of the [[Northern Premier League]]. They also won the Lincolnshire County Senior Trophy with a 1–0 win over [[Deeping Rangers F.C.. Deeping Rangers]] in the final,[http://www.lincolnshirefa.com/cups/2016-2017/county-senior-trophy/results#final County Senior Trophy] Lincolnshire FA
7. [https://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/sport/football/non-league/replay-for-wisbech-and-yaxley-penalty-shootout-agony-for-stamford-and-peterborough-sports-cup-exits-for-deeping-and-march-star-up-to-seventh-after-sansby-strike-1-8695965 Replay for Wisbech and Yaxley, penalty shootout agony for Stamford and Peterborough Sports, cup exits for Deeping and March, Star up to seventh after Sansby strike] Peterborough Telegraph, 7 November 2018