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 was 20 years ago that a group of disenfranchised Grimsby Town writers first proposed the idea of a Grimsby Town magazine. There’s so much rich history associated with the Mariners, much of it largely untapped in the shape of deep-dives and long-form articles that can really do the people associated with Grimsby Town Football Club justice.
Continue readingA week is a long time in football; nine months is practically a lifetime. That was perhaps no more apparent than when the Mariners and Sheffield Wednesday faced each other three times in cup competitions during 1997. Here’s how the Mariners went from embarrassment to euphoria at Hillsborough in less than a year.
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