Timeline
- 1878 – The club was formed as Grimsby Pelham Football Club
- 1878 – The club purchased Clee Park as their home ground
- 1879–1880 – The club played their football at Lovett Street
- 1880–1889 – The club returned to play at Clee Park
- 1882 – Entered the FA Cup for the first time and were knocked out in the Second Round
- 1888 – Grimsby were rejected in a bid to join the Football League
- 1889–1892 – Founder member of the Football Alliance
- 1889–1899 – The club played their football at Abbey Park Stadium
- 1892 – Grimsby were granted entry to the Football League playing in Division Two
- 1889–1892 – Club changed its name to Grimsby Town Football Club
- 1899 – The club moved to Blundell Park
- 1900–1901 – Champions of Division Two, promoted to Division One (top flight)
- 1902–1903 – Relegated to Division Two after finihsing 17th in Division One
- 1907–1908 – Reached the Quarter-finals of the FA Cup
- 1909–1910 – Failed to be re-elected to Division Two, so therefore joined the Midland League
- 1910–1911 – Champions of the Midland League, promoted back to the Football League Division Two
- 1915–1918 – Competitive football is suspended due to the outbreak of the First World War
- 1919–1920 – Relegated to the newly formed Football League Third Division after finishing 22nd in Division Two
- 1920–1921 – Entered to the Football League Third Division South
- 1921 – Moved to Football League Third Division North
- 1925–1926 – Champions of Third Division North, promoted to Division Two
- 1928–1929 – Promoted to the First Division after finishing 2nd in Division Two
- 1931–1932 – Relegated to Division Two after finishing 21st in Division One
- 1933–1934 – Champions of Division Two, promoted to Division One
- 1935–1936 – Reached the Semi-finals of the FA Cup
- 1938–1939 – Reached the Semi-finals of the FA Cup
- 1939–1945 – Competitive football is suspended due to the outbreak of the Second World War
- 1947–1948 – Relegated to Division Two, after finishing 22nd in Division One
- 1950–1951 – Relegated to Division Three North, after finishing 22nd in Division Two
- 1955–1956 – Champions of Division Three North, promoted to Division Two
- 1958–1959 – Relegated to Division Three, after finishing 21st in Division Two
- 1961–1962 – Promoted to Division Two, after finishing 2nd in Division Three
- 1963–1964 – Relegated (on goal difference) to Division Three, after finishing 21st in Division Two
- 1967–1968 – Relegated to Football League Division Four, after finishing 21st in Division Three
- 1971–1972 – Champions of Division Four, promoted to Division Three
- 1976–1977 – Relegated to Division Four, after finishing 23rd in Division Three
- 1978–1979 – Promoted to Division Three, after finishing 2nd in Division Four
- 1979–1980 – Champions of Division Three, promoted to Division Two
- 1986–1987 – Relegated to Division Three, after finishing 21st in Division Two
- 1987–1988 – Relegated to Division Four, after finishing 22nd in Division Three
- 1989–1990 – Promoted to Division Three, after finishing 2nd in Division Four
- 1990–1991 – Promoted to Division Two, after finishing 3rd in Division Three
- 1992 – Division Two is renamed Division One, after the formation of the Premier League. Division Three becomes Division Two and Division Four becomes Division Three.
- 1996–1997 – Relegated to Division Two, after finishing 22nd in Division One
- 1997–1998 – Promoted to Division One, after winning the Division Two Play-off final at Wembley Stadium, also winning the Football League Trophy at Wembley in the same year.
- 2002–2003 – Relegated to Division Two, after finishing 24th in Division One
- 2003–2004 – Relegated to Division Three, after finishing 21st in Division Two
- 2004 – Division Three is renamed Football League Two for sponsorship reasons. Division One now becomes the Football League Championship and Division Two becomes Football League One
- 2005–2006 – The club lose out on promotion to League One after losing in the League Two play-off final at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.
- 2007–2008 – Runners-up in the Football League Trophy at Wembley Stadium
- 2009–2010 – Relegated to the Conference National, after finishing 23rd in League Two. This ends an 117-year stay as a member of the Football League
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