Where I live ( exiles )

I thought it would be nice to find out where most of the exiles live and why they moved there.

Apart from two years living in Middlesbough between the age of 5--7 I lived in Grimsby and Cleethorpes until the age of 39.

We moved to Sudbury in Suffolk because my wife had a job offer to manage a new sheltered housing scheme from her employer , I gave up my job as a car salesman and encouraged her to take it so we could have a new adventure (a bit like Ollie and wife )  

After two years our daughter moved into Suffolk in a small village called Thurston.
One day while visiting the daughter we passed a new sheltered housing scheme which was a five minute walk from the daughters so the wife said I think I will put if for that job if they have not got anybody appointed yet. They hadn't so she did and she got the job which was with a different company.
So we moved to Thurston and we have stayed here ever since , it did not make any difference to my job with the Suffolk County Council as I visited building all around Suffolk.

When we both retired first the wife then myself we decided to stay in the village which has grown from 1500 people to over 4000 and its still growing.
It's a nice area to live but Grimsby will always be home and the mariners will always be the only team for me.
I have formed a mini Grimsby Town fan club here with my grandchildren and great grandchildren.I

Once a mariner always a mariner.

Ipswich is only 30 minutes away and Norwich less than a hour but could never support them the only time I have been is to see town play and its the same with Colchester and Cambridge plenty of clubs I could choose to watch but haven't.

I was born in Grimsby (but never actually lived there).  I lived in Holton Le Clay until I was 6, moved to Grantham where I grew up and then went to Uni in Southampton.  Moved to Bristol for my first graduate job in 2001 and have never left the South West.  I moved to a village in North Somerset in 2010 as we were having kids and the local schools in Bristol weren't great at the time.  Where I live now is relatively idyllic and I still work in Bristol (although haven't been to office since February).  In normal times, I travel a lot with work and we have Bristol airport nearby and London is 2 hours away by train.  

I've never stopped supporting Town, there's only ever been one club for me.  I haven't inflicted Town on my son though, he's a Bristol City fan but he's still seen Town win more than them live.  Mainly thanks to the last 2 visits to Exeter (and the fact that he's never seen City score when we've been to a game)!  That said he's more into cricket than anything else....  

Great idea Pete

Born Nunny maternity home (1983) - lived and brought up Watford Ave on the Grange  - left 1995 for a place called Northampton

Lived here ever since - well actually live in Flore now which is about 20 mins drive to the Town Centre

So my old man had a Fish Round down in London and the surrounding villages and he was driving a lot so needed to find a place to live that would cut out the driving and we ended up in Northampton - ironically he no longer does the Fish anymore but drives for a living!

Met some good Grimsby folk here in Northampton - Mike , Mick and his two lads and also Mick's mate who I do appologise I have forget your name - terrible memory for my age

My journey was in the opposite direction Pete.

My father who came from Hull was drafted in as a shuttering joiner to work on the 53 Mablethorpe flood disaster. He ended up staying in digs at a guest house on Grant Street here (Cleethorpes) which just happened to be run by my future grandparents.
He met my mother there, they got married and moved to Hull. I was born in Hull and grew up in Cottingham. My dad used to take me to watch the Tigers at Boothferry Park when I was a kid, Chilton, Wagstaff, Simpkin to name a few. He was a Hull City fanatic.
My mother missed her parents so they decided to move back to Cleethorpes.
Never forget the day I started school at St Peters on the Ave, sh!tting myself, I would have had a Hull  accent back then. Fortunately the accent disappeared over the years  
Did a lot of fishing with my school mates at Beacon Hill/Matthew so was a late starter for my age following Town. Started following Town in the late 70's, what a great time that was, hooked ever since.

Born in Brigg.
Leeds Uni (Gary Lund's girlfriend [now wife apparently] was also there, a couple of times I had the surreal experience of him catching the same train after the game - nice guy, now an estate agent that plays alot of golf...)
From age 23 on - Lancashire (Burnley then Preston)
Manchester 7 years
Limerick 5 years (about a mile from the Waters ancestral home) - became a county cricketer - County Limerick - about Brigg Town 2nd XI standard.
Leicestershire - Melton Mowbray...

Addendum - I have 3 kids who all support Town, never having lived within 80 miles of Gy, the minor trade-off is they all support Leicester Tigers who, up until 3 yrs ago, used to mostly win, at least it's not another football team...

Born in Croft Baker and lived in Gy til I was 18 and went to Bradford for uni. Lived there 6 years then moved to Stockport where I have been for 16 years now.

Grimsby born n bred, moved to Beverley in 2001 to live with my now,, thankfully, ex-wife.
Worked at Immingham docks until 2004, then changed jobs and ended up staying on the north bank and now living on the outskirts of Hessle.
My boy was born in Beverley, now 16 and followed in my foot steps and is GTFC through to the core, proudly dons his town shirts, tops, coat and hat everywhere he goes.👍⚽

Born in Nunsthorpe at the maternity hospital

Lived my early years in Cleethorpes ( Lovett Street ) so within earshot of BP... there was no way I was not going to go there to find out more about all the cheers I could hear from our house  

Moved to Grimsby when I was 8 and stayed local until my early 20s ( apart from a year at Newcastle Poly ) then moved with my job (VW) to MK

For the first 4-5 years came home just about every weekend as there was nothing to do - only stayed there when Town had a game down that way. To be honest being a central location was better for getting to away games than being in GY

Lived there for 15 years - got married and had my first daughter there but then started heading back northwards
into Northamptonshire ( Thrapston - just a coupe of miles away from the old Rushden ground )

Lived there 10 years (and had another daughter and a son) before taking a leap of faith coming back north

How I'd have loved to come back to my hometown but the (ex) Mrs wanted to go back to her roots so ended up in Goole...... I can't say I live here really.

It's just my base in the week now as I work in Hull and come over to GY ( or did ) for all the home games ( along with my son - we were both season ticket holders until this season )

The wife divorced me a couple of years back and the kids are all in their 20s now and building their own lives so I really do feel like "a fish out of water" over here. A bit like a salmon, being spawned near the Humber and after testing the waters elsewhere, want/need to come back to my familiar old ground

I'm getting closer to retirement now and once that's all done, then more than likely I'll end up going back to my roots. Can't wait!  

UTM

Born in Croft Baker in 1951 Lived in Rowston Street and first saw Town on Christmas Day 1958 (we lost)

Went to Clee Grammar. Joined Her Majesty's Customs and Excise in 1968 at Immingham

Married my wife, a nurse at the General, in 1973 and bought our first house in Claremont Road. Our lad Matt (named after the great man) was born in 1976

Transferred to Ipswich in 1978 to work on drugs Investigation Duties. Retired early in 2005

Wanted to move back 'home' on retirement but my wife is a Skeggy lass not Grimsby plus our son and two grand daughters are down here so stuck in silly Suffolk for life I guess.

Only ever been in Portman Road in the 40+ years I have been here when the Mariners were the visitors

Born and lived an idyllic childhood in a small village near Leeds until I was 11, unfortunately at a rugby league school but still preferred football. My hero was John Charles. My mother came from Grimsby but had relatives in Leeds, father was born and bred in Leeds.

Used to visit Cleethorpes at least twice a year and got my intro to BP and Ron Rafferty at Christmas Day 1956.

Eventually moved permanently to Cleethorpes then Grimsby for the next few years. Lost most of the Yorks accent then, my Dad never did though. Became a committed Mariner.
Later went to Nottingham and then worked in various places in West Yorks before returning to GY ...... until 7 years ago when I moved to Norfolk and support Town by mouse, keyboard and profanity.

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  🙂

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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.

Born and grew up in GY.
Moved to London at 17. Then Geneva. Moved back to GY for a few years. Moved back to LDN. Then moved to New York. Moved back to LDN. Moved to Bedford, where I currently live.

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Born and grew up in GY.
Moved to London at 17. Then Geneva. Moved back to GY for a few years. Moved back to LDN. Then moved to New York. Moved back to LDN. Moved to Bedford, where I currently live.

are you running  away from or to? kidding. see the world

My parents weren't from the area originally. My dad was a deep sea fisherman from Fleetwood Lancs. He came here via Hull and fished out of Grimsby to Iceland/Faroes for Consols and Peter Sleights.

My mum was from Donegal, Ireland. Still not entirely sure how she ended up on the Lincolnshire coast. I was born 1967 in Grimsby. Lived most of my life in Cleethorpes (Barcroft St where the floodlights would light up my bedroom on night matches) and later off Clee Road.

Went to my first game in '77 after nagging my mum and dad forever. I had already seen Blackpool (my dad's team) and Fleetwood Town play by then. Been a ST holder on and off since.

Met my (now) wife who is from the Scunny area and moved here getting on for almost 20 years ago. In that time I only know 2 guys who actually watch the Iron on a regular basis. Obviously I will never go to Glanford Park to watch them . They don't really bother me as they have no interest to me. My only visits to Scunthorpe United have been cheering the away side be it The Mighty Mariners, or the Tangerines or the Cods. Saw Man City there once as I was a ST holder at City for a number of years. But it's the Mariners all the way these days and a ST holder at BP.

There are a few Mariners around these parts and only down the road so I havent moved far.

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. When we could attend games though theres always lots of familiar exile faces at Cambridge, Crawley, Orient, Stevenage etc  🙂

Had to do it  

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Born in Horncastle. Lived (Waltham) and worked in Grimsby until 1990 moved to Stoke on Trent for work. Currently living in Newcastle under-Lyme (it's the posh end of Stoke).
First real Town game was against Everton in the cup (Brolly 2) and then never left the Barrats Stand.
My son never succumbed to supporting Stoke/Man Utd and has supported Town with me since 4 years old poor thing
Do alot of away games and a few home games and hope for better times ahead for us all.

Born in 1969 at Croft Baker, i lived in Fairbrother Street  and Birch Avenue (as a youngster).  So went to Welhome then Yarborough schools before going to Hereford. Lived in Scartho until 7 years ago I then moved to the Nottingham area as I had set a up busines there,.

I recently moved to Berryhill Mansfield.  I get to home and away matches as and when I can which is not as often as I would like.

My dad was born in Grimsby (Durban Road) in the early 1920s and supported Town.  The family sensibly moved closer to BP living on the corner of Ellison St and Grimsby Road.

He married a lass from Mablethorpe and I was brought up there.  Great place to grow up, especially in the summer.  Very few decent jobs though.  Like many friends I moved away from the area. I joined the RAF as an Apprentice at age 16.

Met my future wife whilst stationed at RAF Fylingdales in North Yorkshire.  Bought a house in York as I got a job in the city after demob. Have been married for 38 football seasons now.  Although not sure if the NL seasons should be deducted.  

3 Town fans living here car-share for most home games.  

Born and bred in Grimsby 1952, lived Bridge Street until they decided to build the multistorey flats and we moved to Springfield Road were I stayed until getting married in 1980 at Great Coates church. Wife was also born Grimsby and lived Wade Avenue and Newsham Drive. Within a month of getting married we moved for work as newsagents managers, spent 1 year in Barnet, nearly 4 years in Coventry, 2 years in Newark, 2 years in Ipswich finally moving to Flitwick in Bedfordshire during November 1989 and have remained to this day. Took early retirement in 2013 and paid off the mortgage after getting a pay off from Asda as they looked to reduce the workforce in the warehouse. Both our children and our 3 grandchildren live in Northampton so moving back home (seems out of the question),as we still refer to it, there is only one home and one team for me.Whilst in Ipswich I used to get offered tickets for the paperboys and took my son once, big mistake he took them up as his team and still supports them. Do not get to many town games as I would like to but have managed all the Wembley games. We manage nowadays to spend a week in Grimsby playing catch up which often coincides attending funerals, not managed it this year because of the pandemic but on the plus side nobody we know has died except for the mighty Matt Tees although we did not know him personally.

UTM and everybody stay safe.

Born Louth, First Town game v Chelsea aged 7. Still have the old Black and White programme.  Lived Louth and Grimsby till age 21 when I moved to Oz.

Went "bush" for a few years and actually met another Mariner also from Louth. (He actually successfully feigned madness to get himself and his family repatriated to the UK).

Back to Lincolnshire in 2005, now retired.

Quoted from Ipswin

Born in Croft Baker in 1951 Lived in Rowston Street and first saw Town on Christmas Day 1958 (we lost)

Went to Clee Grammar. Joined Her Majesty's Customs and Excise in 1968 at Immingham

Married my wife, a nurse at the General, in 1973 and bought our first house in Claremont Road. Our lad Matt (named after the great man) was born in 1976

Transferred to Ipswich in 1978 to work on drugs Investigation Duties. Retired early in 2005

Wanted to move back 'home' on retirement but my wife is a Skeggy lass not Grimsby plus our son and two grand daughters are down here so stuck in silly Suffolk for life I guess.

Only ever been in Portman Road in the 40+ years I have been here when the Mariners were the visitors

I lived in Martlesham Heath for a few years, the only time I went into Portman Road was to see Joe Cocker and Rod Stewart! Town and Ipswich weren't in the same league at the time!

Born in ‘75 and grew up in Scaffa until I left for uni in the nineties.

We’ve been in the fishing industry for generations and after graduating, and not giving much thought to a job, I ended up on the docks with my dad. Wasn’t for me and ended up teaching in the Welsh valleys and spending a good few years in Cardiff. Met my now wife during this time at a school in Newport Andy moved over to Brizzle where she was living. Still here 17 odd years later and live a stones throw from the Memorial Stadium with another Town fan living just round the corner.

Neither of my two kids have taken to footy massively, but if you ask them who they support they’ll say Grimsby!

Still get home occasionally to go to a game with my dad - hope I’ll get to it again some time soon.

ok Pete good idea
I've been a Town fan for 49 years

Born in Nairobi in Kenya   My Mum was Belgian and my Dad Scottish After arriving in the uk 7 days before England Won the World Cup July 1966 on my mum's passport   we moved around the country East London, Newcastle, Hexham, Brigg  Finally settling in LOUTH.  First Town game Boxing Day 1969  V Bradford PA. then a gap till 71-72  where going to BP became regular First Season ticket 74-75 I left the area in 1978 to go and work in London Obviously my passion for the mariners continued I move back in Aug 79  and we all know it was season to remember.Back to London May 1980 I was a ST holder for about 23 years In the mid 80"s help form the London Mariners exiles( no mobiles in those days ) this coincided with AB  the messiah great times and Great football. Ive seen Town at every ground apart from White hart Lane and Old Trafford (old school 92) I still support the Mariners and probably attend 25 to 30 games a season I take my Daughter to Town games and still meet and sometimes travel with  the small network of loyal Town fans that live and work in London UTM

I hop yr keeping well and Safe Tanga  

Well done Pete a great way to hear from  all the exiles and their stories

After reading Bottesford Mariners post it got me thinking how many others came from Fleetwood to Grimsby for the fish - my mam’s parents so my grandparents came from Fleetwood across to Grimsby and that’s how I ended up I guess being a Grimbarian rather than a Lancashire lad!!

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Born in Brigg.
Leeds Uni (Gary Lund's girlfriend [now wife apparently] was also there, a couple of times I had the surreal experience of him catching the same train after the game - nice guy, now an estate agent that plays alot of golf...)
From age 23 on - Lancashire (Burnley then Preston)
Manchester 7 years
Limerick 5 years (about a mile from the Waters ancestral home) - became a county cricketer - County Limerick - about Brigg Town 2nd XI standard.
Leicestershire - Melton Mowbray...

It doesn’t surprise me Gary plays a lot of golf he’s a bit older than me but I went to school with his brothers Kevin and Ian and Gary was good at every sport and quite clever too!!

Before being an exile I lived on the East Marsh up until the late 80s then in Cleethorpes.

Then due to work via...

- Hull
- Newcastle
- Sussex (various)
- London (various)
- Watford
- MK

We ended up in every Town supporters “favourite Town” ....... Stevenage 😉 as it used to be relatively cheap and 20 odd minutes into St Pancras. It’s a grade 1 sh1t hole but I’ve seen much worse.

Still a STH (when allowed) and get to many away trips.

UTM!!

Born 1949 at home in Carr Lane.  Barcroft Street junior school then Clee Grammar. Could always tell when town scored as could hear the crowd noise so clearly. At first my father would not let me go as he was worried I would be exposed to bad language!  When I did start going my heroes were Matt Tees and Rodney Green as well as Ron Cockerill and Charlie Wright - a very good keeper and great entertainer. Did catch the end of Ron Rafferty career - surely the best header of a ball I ever saw.  Went to UMIST (Manchester) then to London to work for engineering company who I stayed with all my working life (often overseas) before retiring 5 years ago.  Moved to Reading when company relocated from London in 1974 - and still here - so have lived here most of my life - but never did really regard it as home.  Wife, son and daughter all support Reading and wife is secretary to Reading supporters trust.  Years ago I did go to a few games at Elm Park with my son when he was small but really I personally have no interest in any other club but Grimsby Town.  

Quoted from Bigboy

Years ago I did go to a few games at Elm Park with my son when he was small but really I personally have no interest in any other club but Grimsby Town.  

FA Cup 4th round replay in 1989?

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Well done Pete a great way to hear from  all the exiles and their stories

After reading Bottesford Mariners post it got me thinking how many others came from Fleetwood to Grimsby for the fish - my mam’s parents so my grandparents came from Fleetwood across to Grimsby and that’s how I ended up I guess being a Grimbarian rather than a Lancashire lad!!

My great-great-grandfather left Brixham (Devon)  to join the fishing boom in GY at the start of the 1900s. Have visited Brixham and it’s a beautiful part of the world. God knows what he must have thought when he arrived in Grimsby!

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Born Louth, First Town game v Chelsea aged 7. Still have the old Black and White programme.  Lived Louth and Grimsby till age 21 when I moved to Oz.

Went "bush" for a few years and actually met another Mariner also from Louth. (He actually successfully feigned madness to get himself and his family repatriated to the UK).

Back to Lincolnshire in 2005, now retired.

Oz that bad then that he did that? 😆

Quoted from Les Brechin

FA Cup 4th round replay in 1989?

No didn't make that Les - my wife was heavily pregnant with son at the time - so perhaps that distracted my attention!

Quoted from Bigboy

No didn't make that Les - my wife was heavily pregnant with son at the time - so perhaps that distracted my attention!

Shame, one of my favourite Town games of all time that.

We gave it our all but when they equalised in the last 10 minutes, we were dead on our feet and there was only going to be one winner.

That was before Kev Jobling pounced on that backpass. The 1500 or so Town fans behind the goal were already celebrated before Jobling shot after he'd rounded the keeper.

Born at home round the corner from Beacon Hill and the Boys Grammar schools (later combined into Matthew Humberston). Siblings all went to Beacon hill but somehow I ended up at Lindsey. First Town game was the 4:3 win v Donny in August 71. Went with sister, brother, grandad and uncles. Stopped going in the mid-70s as I started my teenage rebellion, against teenagers, so missed the glory years.

Went to Uni in Kent in early 80s and got back into Town because the lads I hung round with at college sort of foisted it on me. Back to Kent (Folkestone, fathered a lad called Ira   ) for first ‘proper’ job after graduating. Then moved to St Mary Cray (Orpington, Kent) for job in London. Got married. Worked in London until 2010. Moved to Kingston in mid-90s where I got mixed up with a bunch of Town fans (all on our way back separately from a game at Norwich). Had two kids, got divorced few years later.

Had two more kids, moved to Hampton (just over the river from Kingston). Got a job in Sheffield but job was shite so move back home didn’t work out so stayed in Hampton. Moved to New Malden (east of Kingston) 5 years ago. Got married again <2 years ago when missus consented to make an honest man of me. Been working over at Uxbridge for most of last 8 years though WFH this year.

Eldest (son) got the Town bug badly (even though he was a Wimbledon season ticket holder through most of his secondary school). He stayed up in Liverpool after he graduated. Three girls not really into football but have been to quite a lot of town games (decent bogs might entice them back   ).

Chance of moving back now, very slim due to kids and despite being from Finland, the missus finds Grimsby too cold!

Quoted from BeijingMariner

are you running  away from or to? kidding. see the world

Wanderlust maybe? Dunno. I travel a lot with my job, so maybe that has something to do with it. Thinking of moving to Biarritz sometime in the next few years.

Quoted from Eastendmariner

I hop yr keeping well and Safe Tanga  

Hi Rob xx

I was born in Grimsby but parents moved to North Yorkshire when I was 5. Went to Uni in Hull partly so it would be easy to watch Town then ended up living in Leeds and meeting my wife before moving to Knaresborough four and a half years ago which is where we now live. I have three kids. Daughter is nearly two but my lads who are 7 and 5 are big town fans and have watched every league game this season on ifollow though they can't wait to get back to BP. Have just bollocked the 7 year old as we are giving away an old pine dining table and when I got under it to take it apart I spotted 'We are Town' scrawled on the underside in felt tip. I was secretly delighted though.

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I was born in Grimsby but parents moved to North Yorkshire when I was 5. Went to Uni in Hull partly so it would be easy to watch Town then ended up living in Leeds and meeting my wife before moving to Knaresborough four and a half years ago which is where we now live. I have three kids. Daughter is nearly two but my lads who are 7 and 5 are big town fans and have watched every league game this season on ifollow though they can't wait to get back to BP. Have just bollocked the 7 year old as we are giving away an old pine dining table and when I got under it to take it apart I spotted 'We are Town' scrawled on the underside in felt tip. I was secretly delighted though.

I bet you were bursting with pride! I know I would be 😆

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My dad was born in Grimsby (Durban Road) in the early 1920s and supported Town.  The family sensibly moved closer to BP living on the corner of Ellison St and Grimsby Road.

He married a lass from Mablethorpe and I was brought up there.  Great place to grow up, especially in the summer.  Very few decent jobs though.  Like many friends I moved away from the area. I joined the RAF as an Apprentice at age 16.

Met my future wife whilst stationed at RAF Fylingdales in North Yorkshire.  Bought a house in York as I got a job in the city after demob. Have been married for 38 football seasons now.  Although not sure if the NL seasons should be deducted.  

3 Town fans living here car-share for most home games.  

Was you stationed at Fylindales when they had the 3 massive golf balls? I remember them featuring a lot in Heartbeat.

This is for my brother, he was the lead singer & song writer for his band Exit, after the punk days he formed a new band 'Better mouse trap' they went to London to seek their fame & fortune, after a few years they went their separate ways, my brother stayed down there &
now lives in Islington, he made the Daily Mirror fan of the month in 1973, he travelled to every Grimsby Town home & away game in the 72/73 season. He still goes to all the games in the south & comes home for some of the home games passing the Arsenal stadium wearing his Grimsby scarf & hat on his way to Kings Cross station, our grandma used to live in Suggitts Lane so we would get into see the last 30 mins in those day free, once in your hooked. he is friends with Captain Sensible from the punk band Damned & i also knew a famous lad from Humberston called Rod Temperton who became famous for his band 'Heatwave' & his best written song called 'Thriller by a chap called Michael Jackson.

Fantastic thread

Might have already been mentioned but surely we're all exiles at the moment!

Yes I was at RAF Fylingdales when the 3 massive golf balls were there.  Locals complained bitterly in 1963 when the golf balls were built.  Said it spoilt the countryside.  

Ironically, when the golf balls were replaced by some ugly towers, there was strong support to keep the original golf balls.  I had a look inside once and they were massive.

In 1963 the snow was very deep and drifted on the moors, the station was cut-off. My father in law worked for RCA there and lead an escape party down to the North York’s Moor railway line (as it is now) and to Pickering and safety.  You could also hang a hat on the top of a telegraph pole such were the snow drifts.

Croydon, nice and easy for palace away a couple years back...

Born in Sutton (Surrey), ended up here via York, Chicago and Wimbledon.

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Croydon, nice and easy for palace away a couple years back...

Born in Sutton (Surrey), ended up here via York, Chicago and Wimbledon.

Never lived in the Grimsby area then?

How come you're a Mariner?

Someone mentioned getting in (gates opened to let people out) to see the last 30 mins free.  I used to do that when I had no money.  But something happened in 1967 that cured me of that habit.  A midweek game against Swindon got in 20 mins from end.  Town leading 2-1 and then we got a third.  Game over?  Not so fast! Swindon ran out 4-3 winners. Harry Wainman had mare and gifted them a couple.  Don Rogers got one of them.  He was the one player on the pitch without a spot of mud on his shorts.  Pat Terry (just signed from Reading) scored the winner.  He always seemed to score against us. I still can't forget the disappointment of that night even though it was 53 years ago.

Quoted from Les Brechin

Never lived in the Grimsby area then?

How come you're a Mariner?

It’s the glamour Les. If you’ve ever seen Sutton you’d understand.

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Once a mariner always a mariner.

Great post Grimsby Pete

I bet you haven’t seen this many ticks since you and Ipswin ran that Suffolk sheep rustling operation 😬

Quoted from KingstonMariner

It’s the glamour Les. If you’ve ever seen Sutton you’d understand.

Pahaha moving on up

Made in the 80’s, grew up Durban Road, Wybers and Healing. It kinda got further away from then on in but Grimsby will always be home. Lived in South Africa for nearly 5 yrs, stayed in Saudi Arabia 4 yrs, and most recently stayed in Oman 3.5 yrs. Affectionately nicknamed soutpiel in South Africa, I’ve always loved heading back during the festive season to catch a few Town games with my friends and old man. Unfortunately Covid has put a temporary stop to that.

I always pack a Mighty Mariner in my suitcase and like to leave them on my travels. Some of the furthest I’ve left one is Margaritaville in Cancun, Flames bar in Bredasdorp and Sky bar Kuala Lumpur. If they’re still there I claim them as mascot exiles!

Quoted from Les Brechin

Never lived in the Grimsby area then?

How come you're a Mariner?

No mate - Dad’s a town fan and his side of the family are up there. I spend more time up there than him now!

Central Sleaford Now
Previously Spalding Area
Previously Boston
Before that Spilsby
Born and brought up on Nunny And Scaffa
Uncle used to have the hitching rail pub off freemo
He Took me to my first game when I was 6 in the Barrett’s stand
Ex Father in law was beedies on the docks
Followed town since home and away
Used to live near mike Brolley 👍👍

Born in Nunsthorpe maternity home in 1979. Grew up around the fiveways area. Went to uni in Hertfordshire in 2001. After uni I stayed in Hertfordshire, working in Hatfield & living in St Albans until 2015. Changed jobs in 2015 witch resulted in me having to move A LOT.

Carmarthen, Wales 2015-2016
Laugharne, Wales 2016 - 2017
Islington, London - 2017 - 2018
Exeter, Devon - 2018 - 2019
Hull - (only for 3 months thank god)
Camden, London - 2019-2020
Back in Grimsby -  April 2020 - Until Covid felicitations off and I can go back to work in London

Born in Louth in the 60s and lived in the wilds of the Wolds till I left Uni.  Have lived in London since I started work 32 years ago, mostly in south west London.  Handy for all those Wembley games!

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Born in Nunsthorpe maternity home in 1979. Grew up around the fiveways area. Went to uni in Hertfordshire in 2001. After uni I stayed in Hertfordshire, working in Hatfield & living in St Albans until 2015. Changed jobs in 2015 witch resulted in me having to move A LOT.

Carmarthen, Wales 2015-2016
Laugharne, Wales 2016 - 2017
Islington, London - 2017 - 2018
Exeter, Devon - 2018 - 2019
Hull - (only for 3 months thank god)
Camden, London - 2019-2020
Back in Grimsby -  April 2020 - Until Covid felicitations off and I can go back to work in London

Kinell your contracts must have been shorter than the average Town player.

I am finding all these posts very interesting reading thank you all keep them coming.

Born in Crowtree Lane in Louth, within a shanked 7 iron of the second fairway at Louth Golf Club, I’ve only ever lived in Tetney and Covenham so can barely be called an exile. We’ve now gone from two season tickets (me and eldest) to three (me and both) to four (me, wife and both). Favourite Town moments include being in the 22000 against Exeter, various amazing cup runs to Wembley 2016. Nathan’s goal still makes me cry now- let’s hope we never have to do non league ever again. Utm

Quoted from KingstonMariner

Kinell your contracts must have been shorter than the average Town player.

Same contract all the way through. Basically, I get put into live music venues that have failed or are badly failing, fix them, then get moved on to the next one to fix. Sod's law, I was meant to be settling permanently at one venue in London from March this year, then covid happened.

Quoted from grimsby pete

I am finding all these posts very interesting reading thank you all keep them coming.

This is better than Test & Trace

Are you moonshooting for Serco? 😬

Quoted from NorthLondonMariner

Born in Nunsthorpe maternity home in 1979. Grew up around the fiveways area. Went to uni in Hertfordshire in 2001. After uni I stayed in Hertfordshire, working in Hatfield & living in St Albans until 2015. Changed jobs in 2015 witch resulted in me having to move A LOT.

Carmarthen, Wales 2015-2016
Laugharne, Wales 2016 - 2017
Islington, London - 2017 - 2018
Exeter, Devon - 2018 - 2019
Hull - (only for 3 months thank god)
Camden, London - 2019-2020
Back in Grimsby -  April 2020 - Until Covid felicitations off and I can go back to work in London

Carmarthen (caerfyddrin) is a lovely part of wales. What did you do there?

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Carmarthen (caerfyddrin) is a lovely part of wales. What did you do there?

Managed a few uni venues in mid, south, and north wales but based myself in Carmarthenshire.

Born and raised in Grimsby, went to Welholme and Wintringham. First town match in 1972.
Now live in Todmorden, surrounded by Burnley fans.
When I first moved her I got a fox fur hat with a big bush fox tail hanging down the back.
A guy stopped me in the street and asked why I was wearing it and I told him that when I told my friends I was moving to Todmorden they said wear the fox hat

I’ll join in suppose I’m an exile, though the border to the very southern tip of Lincolnshire is only a 5 minute drive away it’s still the best part of a 2 hour drive.
Born the son of a docker in 1979 in cleethorpes and lived in Immingham til I left.
First game in 1992 in the Buckley era, was hooked from then on.
Attended when lifts allowed but for a lot of my childhood it was the voice on John Tondeur.
Moved to Lincoln in 1999 for no good reason.
Moved back to Immingham in mid 2000 and started working for a railfreight company in October 2000, full time employment was the start of attending as many games as shifts would allow.
Moved to Doncaster in 2001 with work but still enjoyed the short drive to the football.
When my dad retired he regained his love for grimsby having not attended since he was young and we became season ticket holders along with my nephew and my other half who is now a committed town fan., I’ll never forget the first time he came to a game with me and seemed to recognise and say hello to almost everyone as we walked in.
Started working in Peterborough in 2015 and moved there in 2016 but kept a season ticket until he became ill in 2018, attendances became sporadic away games until he passed away in 2019 and I’m still to attend a home game since.
Currently in Murrow in Cambridgshire which isn’t as glamorous as some on here.
Being a town fan has always been a thought when I’ve looked at jobs and even now with half an eye to retirement I still can’t imagine being too far from town, parking my car and then walking down to a Tuesday night game in November or December is so evocative to me, that first glimpse of the floodlights gets me every time, The club is a massive part of my connection to the area.

Born in Nunsthorpe maternity in 1978, first year lived at Killingholme but then moved to Cleethorpes. Got into football in the mid 80s so my dad would take me to reserve team games if we were playing one of the bigger first division reserve teams, I suppose because it had an element of glamour and was cheap. I remember a proper freezing night watching Liverpool reserves put 5 or 6 past our reserves. Massively lucky that I started hoing to watch the first team as Buckley came in so came of age watching some absolutely beautiful football.

Schooled at Middlethorpe, Lindsey and then onto Grimsby College through to Lincoln University in the late 90s/early 2000's. Briefly came back home but then moved to Manchester as I had friends there and loads more opportunities there job wise, socially, gigwise. Worked at the Commonwealth Games and then onto the same company I'm still working for to this day working with various football clubs and sports organisations. Moved to Warrington as my future wife lived there and the houses are more reasonably priced whilst being easily commutable to Manchester in despite of Northern Rails often abysmal service.

The last season ticket I had at BP was the season we went down to the conference. Been going mostly to away games when I have the chance to, with maybe 2 or 3 home games a season. Still proud to be Town and always find people at work who support the bigger clubs look out for Town results to have a chat about come Monday morning.

Born 56. Lived on the yarborough estate. Moved to limerick where my dad was from.Mam brought us back about 72. Various jobs all over fishing, merchant navy,. Moved to perth oz, Came back to good old Gy. Living happily back in my home town

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Born 56. Lived on the yarborough estate. Moved to limerick where my dad was from.Mam brought us back about 72. Various jobs all over fishing, merchant navy,. Moved to perth oz, Came back to good old Gy. Living happily back in my home town

Left Keelby aged 18 went out Uni , lived in Mallorca , Gran Canaria , Bingley , Saltaire (Shipley) and now Grand Cayman. Pretty sure I’m never coming back.

Born in Westwoodside,a small village near Epworth,in 1930. Moved to Scunthorpe in 1936 when Dad got a job at Appleby Frodingham steel works.During the war the Mariners played their home games at the Old Show Ground inScunthorpe where I became an instant fan and have followed them with a passion ever since.In 1946 moved to Stockport again because of dad`s work but attended many games around the area to follow Grimsby.Emigrated to Perth,western Australia in 1961 with my family but have always always visited Blundell Park on my many returns to the UK and am still as passionate about the Mariners as in my younger days.and will not change,nor do I want to.

Born and bred in Grimsby and lived in the same house in the willows Estate for 23 years (my mum is still their now)

Moved down to Devon to be with a woman. 1 child, 9 years and 8 'homes' later I'm now living alone just south of Taunton in a nice village, living above someone's double garage.

Everyone who knows me down here knows me as a Grimsby fan as I make it quite clear they're the only team I'll ever support.

UTM

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Born in Crowtree Lane in Louth, within a shanked 7 iron of the second fairway at Louth Golf Club, I’ve only ever lived in Tetney and Covenham so can barely be called an exile. We’ve now gone from two season tickets (me and eldest) to three (me and both) to four (me, wife and both). Favourite Town moments include being in the 22000 against Exeter, various amazing cup runs to Wembley 2016. Nathan’s goal still makes me cry now- let’s hope we never have to do non league ever again. Utm

Sledging at Hubbard Hills ?

Born in Wainfleet my dad used to take me to see the mariners from age of 8  .4 mile bike ride to Firsby Station catch King Cross-Cleethorpes at Firsby off at Cleethorpes to the ground ,returned back  fish and chips at Suttons of Wainfleet on coal fired range(know this is heresy but much better than Cleethorpes ) only is was raining fast of exceptionally cold did we catch train at Wainflleet.


At age of 18 went to Teesside Polytechnic liven in Redcar and Saltburn, after that moved back worked at Joe Corals for a bit (only job I could get) often at Scarthoe branch as relief manager.Bought business in Friskney spent 10 years there ,went back to Hull University to take Masters Degree,Worked at L.C.C. moved to Spalding 15 years there got promoted to live  to H.Q. at Lincoln refused to live in City of Dammed,was there 14 years took early retirement/redundancy in 2012 after austerity and spending cuts made job impossible.Sued County Council they settled out of court  been retired and taking authority on eversince.

Quoted from Knut Anders Fosters Voles

Great post Grimsby Pete

I bet you haven’t seen this many ticks since you and Ipswin ran that Suffolk sheep rustling operation 😬

Please get it right it was 'shagging'

Born Grimsby, first five years Heneage Road, school years in Ulceby, back to Town for a year before going to Uni in Hull, followed by .... High Wycombe, Oxford, Bristol, Birmingham, Stroud, Bristol (again), Seaford (E. Sussex)... but always a Mariner. Moved back to Lincs recently (Tealby) and was looking forward to seeing Town play more often....

Born Croft Baker Maternity in 63 but family moved to Scunny when I was about 2 or 3 I think. Brought up there so unfortunately I see it as my home town really as no memories of living in Grimsby at all. Dads side of family all Town fans and started being taken in 72 and by 1980 I  was stewarding, I think I only missed 1 home game in all my teenage years.
Moved to Stoke in 85 (The city is a dump) to marry a Stokie lass (Vale family, I could see the Vale Park floodlights from our bedroom window on night games), but you must try cheese & bacon oatcakes if you can) . Son of and Younger Son of appeared 89/91. Then moved to the village of Madeley a few miles out of Town on Cheshire border and still there.
Only got to odd games in the late 80s/90s due to lack of funds/decent motor. Went to couple of Vale and Stoke games with friends I made locally in the first couple of years in Stoke but wasn't interested. Fun memory of catching bus home with Town scarf tightly hidden after that 0-0 draw with Stoke in the 80s which was mentioned on another thread the other day. Watched a lot of our games on teletext,   but managed to get to all but one Wembley game over the years. Get to about a 15 games a year home/away now usually with Son Of.

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Born in Horncastle. Lived (Waltham) and worked in Grimsby until 1990 moved to Stoke on Trent for work. Currently living in Newcastle under-Lyme (it's the posh end of Stoke).
First real Town game was against Everton in the cup (Brolly 2) and then never left the Barrats Stand.
My son never succumbed to supporting Stoke/Man Utd and has supported Town with me since 4 years old poor thing
Do alot of away games and a few home games and hope for better times ahead for us all.

Just down the 525 from me then.

What a great thread this is, loving the glow of nostalgia. Few mentions of the yarborough estate where I grew up on Newsham Drive until getting married in 1977
Whenever we're in Grimsby I always go and look at my mum and dads old house on Newsham Drive, so imagine the shock when I rocked up one day to find the whole estate flattened. Don't think the estate was quite 50 years old when it was demolished and the prefabs on Nunsthorpe outlived it. Thinking someone made a few quid somewhere??

Well, I've really enjoyed reading these posts. Fascinating how people move about in life.
Cheers all

You could print a little book with all these stories in it couldn't you, even a bigger one with all 92 clubs in it.

Best seller  

Quoted from Madeleymariner

Just down the 525 from me then.

Yes that's right! I know someone who supports Town in Crewe. Almost enough for a committee lol!!

Quoted from promotion plaice

You could print a little book with all these stories in it couldn't you, even a bigger one with all 92 clubs in it.

Best seller  

Maybe GrimRob  would like to publish another book based on this.  

I am sure it would sell well , I would buy a copy .

Quoted from grimsby pete

Maybe GrimRob  would like to publish another book based on this.  

I am sure it would sell well , I would buy a copy .

Will you be on commission Pete?  

What do you think 10% or  20% ?  

Quoted from buckstown

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

I lived 6 years in Wycombe.  started in about 86 and then went back 89-94.  If you played Sunday league we could have been on the same pitch .

Quoted from malkamalka

Born Louth, First Town game v Chelsea aged 7. Still have the old Black and White programme.  Lived Louth and Grimsby till age 21 when I moved to Oz.

Went "bush" for a few years and actually met another Mariner also from Louth. (He actually successfully feigned madness to get himself and his family repatriated to the UK).

Back to Lincolnshire in 2005, now retired.

Was on a budget trip to Oz and I went to get my head shaved.  WHen he told me the price, I said. "No thanks mate, I am on a budget"  As I was walking out the door he called me and asked who I supported.  I told him I was a Town fan and he said, "I'll do it for half price".  He came from Caistor.