Omar Bogle

In my time the rivalry was with Hull City.
Soccer in Hull was second to rugby, consequently the Tigers went up and down in the leagues, not achieving the top spot until the money arrived.
But they did have an outstanding team in the sixties due to Wagstaff and Chilton.
In those days the beauty of playing Hull City away, was that special supporter's trains left Cleethorpes direct for Boothferry Park.
I remember going on the ferry to an away game where a rather large football supporter was sporting a Grimsby Town rosette on one lapel and a Hull City rosette on the other.
I always want all 3 of the Lincolnshire clubs to be in the Football League.
Come on Boston, make it 4 again.

Getting off the train at Boothferry park station on a Hull v Town matchday was a very exciting different feeling for a young lad, great atmosphere builder

Thought this was a Bogle thread, enjoyed reading the last 2 pages about past and present rivalry.

The difference for us with Hull compared to other places is simply that so many fishing families in Grimsby were intermarried with Hull families so violent rivalry was not common in the 50s or 60s unless you were a total idiot. Going to the football over there was quite often a family outing over the ferry with an afternoon’s shopping at Hammonds for the distaff branch. Until the Wagstaff/Chilton days the Hessle Road area that was the main fishing family area was rugby league. That effect has gone now of course with new generations.

Scunthorpe were non-league until 1950 so were not real rivals until after they swapped divisions with us in 1958 with the Barry Thomas era. Lincoln were always sort of on and off but only when Town has been in the lower divisions because Lincoln has not been at Championship or Div. 2 level since 1961 and has been relegated to non-league more times than any other club. So maybe a bit of a chip on the shoulder there?

It was always Hull,Scunny ,Lincoln in that order and though we and the Imps have been joined at the hip for over a decade nothings really changed it`s just a close away day.

Quoted from 1mickylyons

It was always Hull,Scunny ,Lincoln in that order and though we and the Imps have been joined at the hip for over a decade nothings really changed it`s just a close away day.

Might be that way for some your older lot, but come on Hull are nothing more than a potentially big cup game now (For both of us). Scunthorpe have also been separated from you for a while too.

I think we have played Hull twice at their new ground - Their old ground was a hovel, but we would still view it as a derby should we play them again.

Whilst some might disregard our rivalry, I was at the away game in 89, and that was a very lively affair and certainly the definition of bitter rivals. Especially when that pest scored the winner for you. I can't imagine many Hull fans - Certainly younger ones would view you as a rival anymore, the same as us.

Some of the stuff on here and other threads smacks of elitism, you increasingly sound like Liverpool fans, things move on, clubs, rivalries, I hope your supporters buy in to Jolley and keep us playing each other , hopefully in League 1, because at the moment despite your constant belief in Jolley, Season ticket sales your end don't sound like the fans are quite with him yet.

It's difficult to class Hull as rivals when we've only played 6 league games against them in the last 50 years.

Quoted from TheRonRaffertyFanClub

The difference for us with Hull compared to other places is simply that so many fishing families in Grimsby were intermarried with Hull families so violent rivalry was not common in the 50s or 60s unless you were a total idiot. Going to the football over there was quite often a family outing over the ferry with an afternoon’s shopping at Hammonds for the distaff branch. Until the Wagstaff/Chilton days the Hessle Road area that was the main fishing family area was rugby league. That effect has gone now of course with new generations.

Scunthorpe were non-league until 1950 so were not real rivals until after they swapped divisions with us in 1958 with the Barry Thomas era. Lincoln were always sort of on and off but only when Town has been in the lower divisions because Lincoln has not been at Championship or Div. 2 level since 1961 and has been relegated to non-league more times than any other club. So maybe a bit of a chip on the shoulder there?

Great post. I started watching Town in 1968 and cannot remember playing Hull ever until that great 79/80 season. Growing up our main rivals were Scunny (who we always seemed to beat) and Lincoln (who we never seemed to beat.)

Quoted from StaffsMariner

It's difficult to class Hull as rivals when we've only played 6 league games against them in the last 50 years.

Quoted from StaffsMariner

It's difficult to class Hull as rivals when we've only played 6 league games against them in the last 50 years.

Rival - .be or seem to be equal or comparable to, a person or thing competing with another for the same objective or for superiority in the same field of activity.

I regard Hull City as rivals, Lincoln and Scunthorpe being so inferior do not qualify.