Brigg Town Football Club CIC is a football club based in Brigg, Lincolnshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at the Hawthorns. Established in 1864, they are one of the oldest football clubs in the world.
The club was established in 1864. In 1881âÂÂ82 they entered the inaugural Lincolnshire Senior Cup, reaching the final where they lost to Spilsby. They reached the final again the following season, again losing to Spilsby. They joined the Lindsey League and in 1948 became founder members of the Lincolnshire League. They won the league in 1949âÂÂ50, 1953âÂÂ54, 1968âÂÂ69, 1969âÂÂ70, 1970âÂÂ71, 1971âÂÂ72, 1973âÂÂ74 and 1975âÂÂ76 and were runners-up in 1950âÂÂ51, 1961âÂÂ62, 1963âÂÂ64, 1965âÂÂ66, 1974âÂÂ75.
After their eighth title in 1976, Brigg moved up to the Midland League and were placed in the Premier Division. After finishing third in their first season in the league, they were champions in 1977âÂÂ78. When the league merged with the Yorkshire League to form the Northern Counties East League in 1982, Brigg were placed in Division One South. They were relegated to Division Two South at the end of the league's first season, but finished as runners-up the following season, earning promotion to Division One Central. League reorganisation in 1985 saw them placed in Division One, and they were promoted to the Premier Division at the end of the 1985âÂÂ86 season despite only finishing twelfth.
In 1995âÂÂ96 Brigg reached the final of the FA Vase, beating Clitheroe 3âÂÂ0 at Wembley Stadium to lift the trophy. After finishing as Premier Division runners-up in 1999âÂÂ2000, Brigg were champions in 2000âÂÂ01, but were unable to take promotion due to the Hawthorns not being up to the required standard. They were runners-up again for the next two seasons, and in 2001âÂÂ02 they reached the first round of the FA Cup, losing 4âÂÂ1 at Tranmere Rovers. In 2002âÂÂ03 they reached the FA Vase final again and won the trophy for a second time with a 2âÂÂ1 win against AFC Sudbury in a match played at Upton Park. A third-place finish in 2003âÂÂ04 saw them promoted to Division One of the Northern Premier League. When the league was reorganised in 2007 they were placed in Division One South
Brigg were relegated back to the Premier Division of the Northern Counties East League at the end of the 2014âÂÂ15 season after finishing bottom of Division One South. The 2015âÂÂ16 season saw them relegated again, this time to Division One of the Northern Counties East League. In 2017âÂÂ18 they finished second-from-bottom of Division One and were relegated to the Lincolnshire League. In 2018âÂÂ19 the club won the Lincolnshire Junior Cup, defeating Horncastle Town 3âÂÂ1 in the final, and were runners-up in the Lincolnshire League, resulting in promotion back to Division One of the Northern Counties East League. The 2021âÂÂ22 season saw them win the Lincolnshire Senior Trophy with a 1âÂÂ0 win over Winterton Rangers.
The club played at the Old Manor House Convent playing fields on Station Road until 1939. They then moved to Brocklesby Ox, where the club's record attendance of 2,000 against Boston United was set in 1953. In 1959 they moved to the Hawthorns.