From European Cup winners to Wembley heroes, England internationals to forgotten loan signings, Nottingham Forest and Grimsby Town have shared some memorable names over the years.
Some arrived at Blundell Park with their best days behind them, others went on to bigger things after leaving Town, while several enjoyed considerable success at both clubs.
Continue readingGrimsby Town 4 Nottingham Forest 3
Saturday 15 January 2000 | Football League Division One | 6,738
A seven-goal thriller between the Mariners and their visitors from Nottingham certainly warmed up nearly 7,000 fans in Blundell Park, as this Division One clash survived a bitterly cold spell on the east coast.
Continue readingIT is not often an England International goalkeeper arrives in Cleethorpes looking to resurrect his career but that is exactly what happened when Dave Beasant rolled into town in October 1992. Continue reading
FROM WIMBLEDON to Wembley to the World Cup, goalkeeper Dave Beasant will forever be remembered for being the first goalkeeper to save a penalty in an FA Cup Final, when he denied John Aldridge on the way to the Dons’ famous 1-0 victory in 1988.
What many football fans outside North East Lincolnshire will forget is that the stopper, affectionately referred to as ‘Lurch’, had to resurrect his career with Grimsby Town after being cast onto the scrap heap at Chelsea.
In 2006, I was fortunate enough to sit down with the former England international, who talked about everything from the ’88 Final to his spell in Cleethorpes to the fortunes of then-club Fulham. Continue reading
