Grimsby Town Historical Retrospective
Grimsby Town Looks Back at Wilf Gillow and Historic 1924 Promotion
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Ahead of Grimsby Town’s meeting with Newport County, the club looks back to their first encounter 105 years ago, during Grimsby’s transition to the Third Division after relegation. The Mariners finished 13th in their first season, then rose to third in the newly formed Third Division North in 1921/22 but missed promotion to Stockport County by six points. The retrospective also traces Wilf Gillow’s career: after joining Grimsby in 1920 and serving during the First World War, he spent a season with Lancaster Town before returning to Blundell Park.
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Grimsby’s move into the Third Division South followed relegation from the Second Division at the end of the 1919/20 season.
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Before joining Grimsby, Wilf Gillow had played for Blackpool and Preston North End; during the First World War, he served with a Highland regiment and also had a spell at Partick Thistle.
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Gillow arrived at Blundell Park in February 1920, several months before Grimsby’s first season in the Third Division South.
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When Grimsby moved into the Third Division North in 1921/22, Darlington finished level with them on points in second place.
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Lancaster Town competed in the Lancashire Combination during Gillow’s 1922/23 spell there and finished runners-up that season.
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