Rivals and Local Games
Grimsby's geographical region pits them against several professional clubs. Hull City, on the north bank of the Humber Estuary have traditionally been viewed as Grimsby's main rivals, however due to a contrast in fortunes the two clubs haven't met in the league since 1987, with the last competitive match being a Football League Trophy tie in 1998 which Grimsby won 1–0. The closest professional football club to Grimsby is Scunthorpe United. Like Hull, United have eclipsed Grimsby in recent seasons with both clubs climbing the Football League whilst Grimsby suffered three relegations between 2003 and 2010. Games involving all three traditional Humberside clubs are known as the Humber Derby.
In more recent years when Grimsby languished in League Two, matches with Lincoln City were viewed as the club's local derby until Grimsby's relegation from the Football League in 2010. The two clubs met in the 2005–2006 play-off semi-final with Grimsby running out 3–1 winners on aggregate and on 7 March 2009 Grimsby heavily defeated Lincoln 5–1 at Blundell Park. This rivalry was renewed in 2011 following Lincoln's relegation into the Conference National. A slight rivalry with Sheffield Wednesday intensified between 2000 and 2004, with the two clubs competing with each other in several relegation battles in both the First and Second Division. Barnsley and Boston United are two other examples of clubs who have shared some kind of rivalry with Grimsby in past seasons whilst they were in the second and fourth tier respectively. There are two other clubs within the Borough of Grimsby who are on the football ladder, Grimsby Borough and Cleethorpes Town, Town and Borough met in a pre-season friendly for the first team in either club's history in June 2012, the game ended in a 12–3 victory for Town.
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