Anyone know Darren Darby?

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On this GTFC day.... We were unlucky that day. West Ham certainly deserved their win but we were still right in it at 2-1 before we lost Bob Cumming & then they took us apart. No disgrace even though the scoreline might suggest otherwise.

11th April 1978 - Runaway Division Four leaders Watford are held to a 1-1 draw by Grimsby at Blundell Park. Charles Ekberg takes you through the action for BBC Humberside Sport #GTFC Wainman, Mawer, Booth, Waters, K Moore, Hanvey, Ford, Donovan, Lester, Partridge, Brolly. Att: 7189

11th April 1992 - Grimsby have a fight on their hands to stay in Division Two after a 2-0 defeat at Portsmouth leave them just three points above a very congested relegation zone. #GTFC #Pompey

11th April 1981 - Joe Waters scores a penalty but high flying Grimsby Town are taken apart 5-1 by Division Two champions elect West Ham at Blundell Park in front of 17,924 #GTFC Batch, Stone, Crombie, Waters, Wigginton, K Moore, Brolly, Whymark, Drinkell, Mitchell, Cumming #WHUFC

11th April 1896 - Tommy McCairns sets a Grimsby Town club record for goals in a league game that has never been beaten. He scores six times in a 7-1 win over Leicester Fosse at Abbey Park in Division Two #GTFC ⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️🔥

11th April 1985 - Jackie Bestall, arguably Grimsby's greatest ever player dies aged 84. A diminutive, skilful midfielder who created many goals, he captained #GTFC for five seasons in the halcyon days of the 1930's, was capped by England and played in the 1936 FA Cup semi-final

11th April 1952 - Blundell Park's record league crowd of 26,605 sees Grimsby beat Stockport 4-0 with goals from Pat Johnston(pen), James Maddison, Stan Lloyd and Jimmy Bloomer #GTFC Tweedy, Brown, Galbraith, Scotson, MacMillan, Johnston, Lloyd, Bloomer, Cairns, Hernon, Maddison

Grimsby Town beat Barnsley 1-0 in a rearranged Second Division match at Blundell Park #OTD in 1984, with a Paul Wilkinson goal Cod Almighty MarinerMen On this GTFC day.... The Fishy Up The Mariners ⚫⚪🔴

Beautiful

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I remember around this time going through a series of what I felt were new lows as a Town fan.

This was definitely one of them.

9th April 1988 - Grimsby v Fulham

Anyone know mascots Madeline Staples (40) or Julie Kuhlman (51)??

UTM
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9th April 1994 - Paul Crichton concedes a stoppage time penalty as Grimsby Town go down 1-0 at a very soggy Ashton Gate to Bristol City in Division One. #GTFC

As a sign of how good things were, at my 10th away game I witness a first defeat.

9th April 1991 - In a rearranged Tuesday night game, high flying Grimsby go down 3-2 to a David Lee inspired Bury. Tony Rees and a controversial Dave Gilbert free kick for the Mariners #GTFC

9th April 1982 - Grimsby v Barnsley

3-2 win with goals from Whymark, K Moore and Waters.

Some good local names on the Pointometer and Sponsorkit, the mascot is 49 year old Michael Ranshaw from Alford.

Souvenir shop on Grimsby Road. 😍

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9th April 2013 - Grimsby come from behind to win 2-1 at Dartford in the Blue Square thanks to goals from Andy Cook & Aswad Thomas plus a great display from Macca #GTFC McKeown, Hatton, Wood, Miller (Thomas), Naylor, Taylor, Disley, Niven (Artus), Colbeck, Cook, John-Lewis

9th April 2012 - Shaun Pearson scores twice as Grimsby Town beat Gateshead 2-0 at Blundell Park in the National League #GTFC McKeown, Silk, Townsend, Miller, Pearson, Artus, Disley, Church, Coulson, Hearn, Hughes-Mason. Att: 2938. UTM

9th April 2007 - The club's all-time record appearance holder, John McDermott turns out for the 750th time as Grimsby Town host Wycombe in League Two. #GTFC

9th April 2007 - Grimsby Town come from 2-0 down to grab a 2-2 draw at home to Wycombe in League Two, Gary Jones and Paul Bolland on target in front of 4271 #GTFC Barnes, McDermott, Newey, Fenton, Whittle, Hunt, Till, Bolland, North, Boshell (Jones), Toner