Grangetown Boys Club - B&W Lifting Stadium

Grangetown Boys Club FC

B&W Lifting Ltd Stadium

Trunk Road

19 Grange Farm Rd

Middlesbrough 

TS6 7HP

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Ground Number: 1534

Friday 3rd April 2026

Grangetown BC 0-1 Redcar Town

Northern League D2

GRANGETOWN BOYS CLUB - A BRIEF HISTORY

The club was established in 1941 by the North Riding Education Board as part of the national boys' club movement to cater for working-class lads. A range of sports, including boxing, were on offer, but football proved the most popular. Early league successes include the South Bank & District League in 1959, remaining unbeaten all season. They then joined the Teeside League, consistently remaining in the top tier. Grangetown saw success around the turn of the millennium, winning four titles between 1998 & 2003 before adding a 5th title in 2011. The years after this saw lean times, leading to the club withdrawing from Saturday football for the 2016/17 season before joining the North Riding League. In 2024, they finished as runners-up to Darlington United, winning promotion to the Northern League D2. They have found the going tough since joining step 6, consistently around the lower reaches of the table.

Grangetown BC made their debut in the FA Vase this season. They beat Leeds UCFA 1-0 before losing 4-1 to Tadcaster Albion in the 2nd Qualifying Round. Local cup wins include four MacMillan Bowls, two LR Raine Trophies, the North Riding County Cup in 2003 and the Lou Moore Trophy in 2010. Grangetown is an area in the borough of Redcar and Cleveland in North Yorkshire. The area is 3 miles east of Middlesbrough and 4 miles south-west of Redcar. Grangetown's development was a result of the discovery of ironstone in the nearby Eston Hills in 1840. Workers came from other parts of England, as well as Ireland, and Eastern Europe to work in the iron and steel industry along the riverbanks. The most famous person to come from Grangetown is Roy Chubby Brown, the stand-up comedian whose real name is Royston Vasey. Brown appeared in Series 2 of The League of Gentlemen as Larry Vaughn, mayor of the fictional town of Royston Vasey. The town's name comes from Brown's birth name.

MY VISIT

Although the hotels were not as cheap and abundant as they were on the North West Hop. Fortunately, after searching, I found a decent deal on a Travelodge in Sedgefield, £188 for the four nights. I'd rather not take the accessible room, but when Travelodge discriminate against people who don't want to share a bed, it has to be done. The next cheapest twin bed option was about £70 more, so I'd just have to suffer the smaller beds. I could have saved more if we had changed hotels each night, but both Colin & I prefer a single base to avoid switching. Fuel costs had also spiked by 25p a litre since I planned this in February, thanks to Trump & Nethanu's bad antics in Iran. There was also a chance that panic buying would make it difficult to get fuel, but I was hoping for the best. All these factors meant that it was one of the most expensive hops Groundhop UK had ever offered. It worked out at £491 or £423 for the whole trip, although £35 - £41 a game did not sound so bad when it included a programme & ticket. For my part, I could do without the clutter of programmes and wanted to swap out games. I reckoned I could do the hop for around £200 less, though, of course, I was lumbered with the driving yet again.

From West Auckland, it was an easy drive to our hotel. We spotted a Sainsbury's with favourable pricing for petrol, with 100 miles left in the tank, it was good to fill up for the weekend. It was 9p less a litre than I'd paid this morning. We were at Travelodge Sedgefield by 10.15, and the accessible room would be our home for the next few nights. The mobile signal was patchy, so I purchased internet, and things flew by. It felt like a Friday, so I had a few drinks, the sozzled nature aiding sleep as I dropped off straight away. I woke up at 7.30 and had a bath and caught up with all the reactions from last night. It appeared people enjoyed West Auckland as much as I did. We left at 8.50, delayed as Colin left his phone in the room. We stocked up at Tesco before heading to my 495th Wetherspoons - The Red Anchor in Stockton. My breakfast muffin, black pudding and cranberry juice carried a premium compared to other Spoons, but I was famished. The pub rated badly on Google Maps, and it was easy to see why it was reviewed so poorly with a 21-minute wait for drinks. Food took half an hour and was originally the wrong meal, not good. From there, it was 15 minutes to the ground, where parking was again well organised. It was a fiver to get in and was good to catch up with many people.

 

Grangetown BC were in 17th place and had won nine, drawn eight and lost twenty. They had ended a three-game losing run the previous Tuesday with a 2-1 win at home to Durham United, although they did have a game against Jarrow on Wednesday. Redcar Town were in 2nd place, but with games in hand, they could go clear at the top. They had won 25, drawn four and lost five. Their form had been a bit patchy of late, and they had gone down 2-1 at FC Hartlepool on Tuesday. Like the hosts, they had a game in midweek against Billingham Town on Tuesday. Grangetown started excellently, forcing the Redcar keeper into a great save. They continued to dominate the early stages before Redcar had a good spell around 20 minutes in. The attendance was announced as 531 around five minutes before Redcar Town took the lead with a header through Kieran Stares. The game was nice and competitive, and Grangetown really should have equalised, especially with a shot on 85 minutes where it looked easier to score than miss. They also had a last-minute penalty awarded for a trip, but the kick hit the left-hand post and was cleared away.

 

THE GROUND

TRUNK ROAD is a fairly basic ground but decent for the level. There are two small areas of covered standing, holding around 100., There is also a seated stand for 50. Food and drink are available, but I didn't check it out. Parking is available in a nearby grassy area.