Features (2025-26)

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A cup-tie played on a quagmire: Wolves v Grimsby in 1937

By Pat Bell, 9 February 2026

Town and Wolves met in the cup in 1937 as well as 1939. As Pat Bell shows, the first tie left Grimsby with a grievance

How a Southerner Accidentally Married Into Grimsby Town

By Lee Partis, 28 December 2025

What happened on the road to the Withdean? Lee Partis reflects on his realisation of the true meaning of life after marrying into the Mariners Mob.

After Manchester United

By Alistair Wilkinson, 3 September 2025

So long ago, was it all a dream? What more can we say? Al Wilkinson elegises and eulogises for posterity: In Memoriam MUFC

Embrace the future

By ChatGTFC, 26 August 2025

In a very special preview for a very special game our summer signing, ChatGTFC, gives you some very special FACTS! All is true. Ish.

Before Manchester United

By Alistair Wilkinson, 24 August 2025

Sound trumpets! Let our bloody colours wave. It's only words but words are all we have at the moment before we see them play. Al Wilkinson pens a poem

"Little glory": Grimsby's whip hand over Manchester United

By Pat Bell, 21 August 2025

In the decade before World War Two, Grimsby beat Man United eight times and lost only twice. Pat Bell examines the record

Insert fact, press button

By ChatGTFC, 19 August 2025

Deep in the background we've been working on succession planning, growing a new generation of CA diarists. As a treat here's a glimpse into the future

Looking for the Perfect Words After Finding the Perfect Goal

By Alistair Wilkinson, 7 August 2025

Al Wilkinson asks just one question: "Shall I compare Green to a summer's day?"