Where I live ( exiles )

My story is a bit different but it could have been very similar.

I was born at Croft Baker in Cleethorpes but never lived there. When I was born we lived in Grimsby in Newhaven Terrace. However, when I was only 6 months old we moved to Cardiff with my Dad's job. He was a local Government Officer. Then, about a year later, we moved to Leicester, again with my Dad's job.

When I was 3 and a half though, my Dad contracted leukemia, which back in the late 60's was as good as a death sentence and sadly died just over 2 months after diagnosis. As the house came with my Dad's job we were as good as thrown out on the street and Mum along with my sister, then 7, and brother 14, moved back to Grimsby, as that was where all our family were. We ended up in a council house on The Nunny originally and I've lived in Grimsby ever since.

Still the biggest regret in my life that I never really knew my Dad and I often wonder what would have happened had he not died at such a young age (38 ).

Born in Croft Baker 1966, moved to Leeds 86 and still here. Season Ticket holder so back home with my Dad for games when allowed. UTM!

Born in meggies and left when I was 18 to go to uni in South Wales. From there, lived in Leicester, that there London, Bristol and Gloucester.

Moved over to Northern Ireland (Derry/Londonderry) some 20 months ago with my good lady and never enjoyed a place more. It’s a lot like Gy/clee in many ways. People very hospitable and social. The bad press (mainly from the bbc) doesn’t do the city any favours. Plus, the Guinness is far better!

Born in Croft Baker in 1968. Brought up in Scartho and left Grimsby at 18 to go to university in Nottingham. Met my wife in Nottingham (but she was a Cleethorpes girl!) and we lived in Nottingham before moving to the Manchester area for her job. We then moved south to Hertfordshire because of work and then got divorced. I stayed in the area for a while before getting a job in the US and then was moved to Tokyo by the company, who then made me redundant!
I moved back to the UK almost 2 years ago and live not far from Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire.

It was always a little taste of home to check how Town had done on the BBC website when I was in the US or Japan. It was a bit surreal in Japan because you checked Saturday's result on Sunday morning, so looking at results and reading match reports was a Sunday breakfast thing.

Lived in Grimsby until I was 18. Studied in Sheffield. Got a job in London. Still in London 10 years later.

Nothing too exciting, all driven by simple economics and following where the work in my industry is rather than by choice. I’m in Peckham now. There’s a car on my street with a town sticker in the window, but this being London I have no idea who my neighbours are. When we could attend games though theres always lots of familiar exile faces at Cambridge, Crawley, Orient, Stevenage etc  🙂

Quoted from Dan

Lived in Grimsby until I was 18. Studied in Sheffield. Got a job in London. Still in London 10 years later.

Nothing too exciting, all driven by simple economics and following where the work in my industry is rather than by choice. I’m in Peckham now. There’s a car on my street with a town sticker in the window, but this being London I have no idea who my neighbours are.

Leave a note on the windscreen?

Considered it 😂 actually I think there must be a few mariners round here, If I go out for a run in my town shirt I often get the odd up the mariners or such from passers by.

It is a really good idea, Pete, nice one. I was born in 1963 in Lovett Street (close enough to hear...), went to every home game when Lawrie took us up. Most oif those were with my uncle, my dad was at sea with the Merchant Navy. We moved to Brigg when  I was 12, music (punk, specifically) took over and GTFC didn't get a look in until much later when I had kids of my own. Preston, Durham, London (Bethnal Green, Hackney) then Kuwait, then Beijing for 23 years (I know....) and now Jakarta, Indonesia to see out my teaching career. When my eldest lad (now 22) got into football at 3 years old (no kidding), my old flame reared her beautiful haddock-like head...when his younger brother was around 6, and their younger sister was 5 GTFC were back on the map for me. I have experienced Town as an 8 year old and as a 45-58 year old, so I missed the Buckley years completely. Anyway, these are tough times for everyone,but ideas like this bring people back together, Pete, so thank you. UTM

Born and bred in Grimsby and spent most of my childhood on the Yarborough estate. Worked for Findus (as my dad did) but moved to the north east for work in 1982 living in Whitley Bay and Tynemouth.
Moved south to work for Quaker Oats in 1990 and been living in Hazlemere near High Wycombe ever since. Last full time job was working for Nestle's pet food division, then did some part time self employed before throwing in the towel 3 years ago
Still enjoy visiting Grimsby for football and a beer in the Notts. My kids and grandsons are town fans so long may that continue

Born in Nunny nursing home, 1956, lived in Lord St, the Willows then joined up in 1972, moved to Hereford and many places in between. Came back to Grimsby in 1985 as my wife was dying so moved from the camp I was at to the nearest place of her mum and dad, which was in Binbrook. They lived in Nunny. Bought a house on Glenfield road. Later rented it out as I moved abroad. Left the forces in 99 and moved back into the house, started my own business so had to move to just outside Wakefield. Moved again to within 45 minutes of Grimsby still visit my relations now and again. Still, read the Grimsby Telegraph and follow Town, nobody else.