Unreliable History
To be written.

 

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    Club Records
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Formed 1933
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Turned Professional 2001
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Became a Limited Company 29 July 1935
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Previous names –
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Previous grounds –
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Nickname “THE PILGRIMS”
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Motto –
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Club Colours HOME :   Gold shirts with black trim, black shorts with gold trim, gold socks with black trim

AWAY :  All White
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Record Football League Win 6-0  v  Shrewsbury Town  (Division 3)    21.12.2002
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Record Football League Defeat 0-5  v  Mansfield Town  (Conference)    11.03.2016
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Record Cup Win 10-0  v  Bilsthorpe Colliery (FA Cup Second Round)    18.09.1937
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Record Fee Paid £60,000 to Scarborough for Paul ELLENDER (2001)
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Record Fee Received £125,000 from Northampton Town for Andy KIRK (2005)
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Record Appearances
(includes non-league appearances)		 679  –  Paul BASTOCK  (1992-2012)
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Record League Appearances 192  –  Paul ELLENDER  (2002-2007)
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Record League goal-scorer 20  –  Andy KIRK  (2004-2005)
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Record all-time goal-scorer 181  –  Chris COOK  (1978-1998)
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Record goal-scorer in a League season ??
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Most goals scored in a match 5  –  Wilf NOTLEY  v  Bilsthorpe Colliery  (FA Cup Preliminary Round)  (Home)     18.09.1937
5  –  Jack STONE  v  Skegness  (FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round)  (Away)    02.09.1950
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Record Home Attendance (Boston Community Ground) –
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Record Home Attendance (York Street) 11,000  v  Derby County   (FA Cup Third Round replay)     09.01.1974
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Record total of goals in a League season 61  –  League Two  (2005-2006)
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Record total of goals in a season 61  –  Frank BUNGAY   (1934-1935)
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Record League points total 3 points for a win  :  62  –  League Two  (2004-2005)  (46 games)
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Most Capped Player while at club ??  –  ??  (??)
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Youngest Player Nathan FORBES  –  16 years and 226 days  v  Darlington   (Division ??)  12.08.2006
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Oldest Player Neil THOMPSON  –  38 years and 347 days  v  Oxford United   (Division ??)  14.09.2002
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    Stadium details

Address :   Boston Community Stadium, Boston, Lincolnshire, PE21 6JN

Telephone :  01205 364406
Ticket Office :  01205 364406

Capacity :  5,061
Away Allocation :  ??
Pitch size :  105m x 68m  (115 yards  x 74 yards)
Official website :   bostonunited.co.uk

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    Directions

There are good directions to the Boston Community Stadium on the Football Ground Guide website.

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    Honours
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Conference Champions  (Fourth Tier) 2001-2002
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Southern League Champions  (Seventh Tier) 1999-2000
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FA Trophy Finalists 1984-1985
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    Managers
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Jimmy CRINGAN 1934 – 1935
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Willie VAUGHTON 1935 – 1936
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Arthur GREAVES 1936 – 1937
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Fred TUNSTALL 1937 – 1939
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Fred TUNSTALL 1945 – 1947
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Jimmy McGRAHAM 1948 – 1949
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Jimmy ITHELL 1950 – 1952
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Fred TUNSTALL 1952 – 1954
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Ray MIDDLETON  1954 – 1957
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Ray KING 1957 – 1960
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Ray MIDDLETON  1960 – 1961
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Paul TODD 1961 – 1964
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Fred TUNSTALL 1964 – 1965
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Don DONOVAN 1965 – 1969
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Jim SMITH 1969 – 1972
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Keith JOBLING 1972 – 1975
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Howard WILKINSON 1975 – 1976
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Freddie TAYLOR/Gordon BOLLAND (Joint Managers) 1976 – 1977
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Mickey WALKER 1977 – 1979
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Albert PHELAN 1979 – 1981
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John FROGGATT 1981 – 1984
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Arthur MANN 1984 – 1986
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Ray O’BRIEN 1986 – 1987
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George KERR 1987 – 1990
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Dave KUSACK 1990 – 1992
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Peter MORRIS 1992 – 1994
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Mel STERLAND 1994 – 1996
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Greg FEE 1996 – 1998
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Steve EVANS 1998 – 2002
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Neil THOMPSON 2002 – 2004
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James RODWELL (Caretaker) 2004
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Steve EVANS 2004 – 2007
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Tommy TAYLOR 2007 – 2008
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Steve WELSH 2008 – 2009
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Rob SCOTT/Paul HIRST (Joint Managers) 2009 – 2011
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Jason LEE/Paul CANNOVILLE (Joint Managers) 2011 – 2012
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Jason LEE 2012
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Graham DRURY 2012 – 2013
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Dennis GREENE 2013 – 2016
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Adam MURRAY 2016 – 2017
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Craig ELLIOTT 2017 – 2022
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Paul COX 2022
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Ian CULVERHOUSE 2022 – 2024
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    League Record

The Football League structure has historically been as follows …

1888-1892 1892-1920 1920-1921 1921-1958 1958-1992 1992-2004 2004 to date
First tier Football League Division One Division One Division One Division One Premiership Premier League
Second tier Division Two Division Two Division Two Division Two Division One Championship
Third tier Division Three Division Three
(North) and (South)		 Division Three Division Two  League One
Fourth tier Division Four Division Three League Two
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Promoted to Division Three  (Third Tier) 2002
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Division Three  (Third Tier) 2002-2004
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League Two  (Fourth Tier) 2004-2007
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Demoted to Conference North  (Sixth Tier)  (Financial reasons) 2007-2008
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Northern Premier League  (Seventh Tier) 2008-2010
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Conference North (Sixth Tier) 2010-2015
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National League North (Sixth Tier) 2015-
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Spurs v Boston United full results history
Date Venue Competition Score Spurs Scorers Boston United Scorers Attendance Notes
07.01.1955 H FA Cup R3 4 – 0 Duquemin, R. Smith, R. Smith, Robb – 46,185

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Spurs v Boston United match reports

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07.01.1955 FA Cup Third Round     Away     Won     4-0

Spurs faced Boston United in the Third Round of the FA Cup at White Hart Lane and beat the Pilgrims 4-0 in front of a crowd of 46,185.

Special train services were run from Lincolnshire to White Hart Lane and the big crowd contained 10,000 Boston fans, who ended up disappointed when Len Duquemin, Bobby Smith (2) and George Robb scored the goals to take Tottenham through to the Fourth Round of the competition.

The non-league club had set a record in beating a league side in Derby County 6-1 in the previous round, so it was no surprise when the Pilgrims started the match quickly, with their players using their pace to unsettle the Tottenham defence on a pitch with a slippery top.  With Spurs just three places off the bottom of the First Division, Boston fancied making the most of this tie.

Reg Howlett was the first to test Ron Reynolds, with a shot that the keeper did well to keep out, before Johnny Birkbeck saw his shot evade Reynolds, but roll agonisingly across the goal and wide of the far post.  With 30 minutes gone, Spurs started using the firmer ground on the wings and Bobby Smith, signed two weeks before the match, was on the spot to turn the ball into the net, reacting quickest to Johnny Brooks’ shot that came out off the foot of the post.

Minutes before the interval, Brooks provided Len Duquemin with the ball and the forward fired a shot that beat the goalkeeper from 18 yards out.

Following the re-start, Boston attempted to get back into the game and won a string of corners, but could not make anything from them.  They fell further behind, when a free-kick routine saw Duquemin step over the ball, leaving Blanchflower to square it to Micky Dulin.  His cross picked out Bobby Smith’s head and he put it out of Middleton’s reach to make it 3-0.

George Robb completed the scoring in the 78th minute, but the visitors came close to a deserved goal as the match reached the final minute, when Reg Harrison crashed a shot against the crossbar.

Teams :
Spurs – Ron Reynolds, Maurice Norman, Mel Hopkins, Danny Blanchflower, Harry Clarke, Tony Marchi, Micky Dulin, Johnny Brooks, Len Duquemin, Booby Smith and George Robb.
Boston United – Ray Middleton, Ralph Robinson, Geoff Snade, Don Hazeldine, Dave Miller, Tommy Lowder, Reg Harrison, Geoff Hazeldine, Ray Wilkins, Johnny Birbeck and Reg Howlett
Attendance : –   46,185

(with thanks to Lionel for the information and to the http://www.bufc.drfox.org.uk/ website)
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Spurs v Boston United Notes

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07.01.1955 The only match that Boston United have played against Spurs remains their biggest away attendance.
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They are linked with both

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Peter Corder Spurs youth product goalkeeper who left without making a first team appearance to join Peterborough United.  Moved to Nuneaton Borough, from where he spent a spell on loan at Boston United in December 1986, playing three times.
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David Galbraith Academy winger who left Spurs to find first team football with Northampton Town, where he played 37 times (1 goal) before going on loan to Boston in November 2005.  Later made permanent in a swap that saw Jason Lee move to Northampton.  Represented the Pilgrims over 60 times and scored six times, then joined Kettering Town in 2008.
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Paul Gascoigne Talented midfielder that Tottenham signed from Newcastle United in 1988 for £2.2 million.  Instrumental in Spurs’ journey to the FA Cup win in 1991, but injured knee ligaments in the final.  Left for SS Lazio in a deal that helped Tottenham survive financial ruin, but injuries plagued his career thereafter.  Moved clubs and in July 2004, he signed for Boston as player-coach.  Only made five appearances before pursing coaching options elsewhere.
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Andy Turner Became the youngest scorer in the Premier League (aged 17 years and 166 days) for a while shortly after making his debut in 1992.  Came through the youth system at Spurs and scored four times in 23 first team appearances, but went out on loan frequently before leaving for Portsmouth.  He was hit by injuries that saw him move around before going into coaching.  Spent a month on loan at Boston United from Rotherham United in November 2000, when he played five matches.
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Imre Varadi A Junior at Tottenham, Varadi went on to have a long and varied career, which included a time at York Street scoring once in 10 games after signing from Mansfield Town in the summer of 1995.  Left for Scunthorpe United later that year.
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Charlie Withers Had been at Tottenham for eleven years before he moved to Boston United, playing 164 times and scoring twice before leaving in 1958.  Made 48 appearances in his one season at York Street.
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Thanks to the http://www.bufc.drfox.org.uk website for some of the information on former players.

 

Debuts against Boston United

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Last game for the club – played against Boston United

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First goal scored for the club – scored against Boston United

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Last goal scored for the club – scored against Boston United

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Milestones

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Transfers from Tottenham to Boston United

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Name Date Fee
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Charlie WITHERS Summer 1958 –
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Transfers from Boston United to Tottenham

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