THE Mariners will travel to 'The Home Of Football' to face 'the oldest team in the world' Sheffield FC in a pre season warm up game on July 9th.

Two men wrote the rules and laws for a new game and founded The World’s First Football Club, Sheffield FC on the 24th of October in 1857.

The south Yorkshire side currently ply their trade in the Evo-Stik League First Division South.

Admission at The Home of Football stadium is:

Adults £8
Children (under 18) £4
Senior Citizens (over 65) £4
Students (please bring card) £4

Kick-off is 3pm.

Read more at http://www.grimsby-townfc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/grimsby-town-to-face-sheffield-fc-3160017.aspx#c1LezHh2F791hh1e.99

We played them in pre season in our first year in the Conference I believe, lovely little ground, good pub outside. Very tempted to make the trip.

I think i might make the trip. Never been before. The oldest football club in the world is some claim to fame being formed in 1857 (over 20 years before the Mariners)

For others travelling there for the first time please note though, like GTFC, Sheffield FC do not play in their home town/city.   Their current ground is in Dronfield Derbyshire just south of Sheffield towards Chesterfield.

Here's my statto side coming out again...interestingly enough the world's 2nd oldest team is also Sheffield based. Hallam FC were formed in 1860. They do play in Sheffield at the oldest football ground in the world. I suppose its not that strange that the worlds 2 oldest clubs are from the same area as back then who else would you play. It makes sense.  That said what did Sheffield FC do for 3 years until Hallam FC came along?  

As a resident of Sheffield, flipping yesssss 8)

The Coach and Horses outside the ground is an excellent pub run by Thornbridge (an excellent brewery)

Quoted from Youngy

We played them in pre season in our first year in the Conference I believe, lovely little ground, good pub outside. Very tempted to make the trip.

It was the season after that to be honest - Scott & Hurst were in charge by then

Agree though....a very nice setting so could be tempted to go again too!

UTM

Quoted from BottesfordMariner

I think i might make the trip. Never been before. The oldest football club in the world is some claim to fame being formed in 1857 (over 20 years before the Mariners)

For others travelling there for the first time please note though, like GTFC, Sheffield FC do not play in their home town/city.   Their current ground is in Dronfield Derbyshire just south of Sheffield towards Chesterfield.

Here's my statto side coming out again...interestingly enough the world's 2nd oldest team is also Sheffield based. Hallam FC were formed in 1860. They do play in Sheffield at the oldest football ground in the world. I suppose its not that strange that the worlds 2 oldest clubs are from the same area as back then who else would you play. It makes sense.  That said what did Sheffield FC do for 3 years until Hallam FC came along?

Sing 'campeones campeones, ole ole ole' for three years?

Quoted from Chrisblor

As a resident of Sheffield, flipping yesssss 8)

The Coach and Horses outside the ground is an excellent pub run by Thornbridge (an excellent brewery)

Agreed, the Coach and Horses is worth a visit (I also live locally)

I believe we won 2-0 last time (Pearson and Eagle ?). Not a bad game for a friendly