History

A brief history of Boston Town FC.

Boston Football Club formed after a public meeting was held in the summer of 1964 following a row over money matters which led to Boston United opting out of senior non-league football.
FC first played in the Lincs League and Central Alliance League, winning both at a canter under Paul Todd. New manager Bill Curry brought them the Midland League title in 1974-75 before he was replaced by Bob Don-Duncan.
Boston FC reached the 1st Round Proper o...f the FA Cup in November 1976, playing Barnsley away in front of a 6,000 plus crowd. The end of that season brought more silverware, with FC triumphing 2-1 on aggregate against Alfreton in the Midland League Cup Final.
The 1978-79 season saw FC become champions again and they also won the Lincs Senior A Cup three times in a row. The 1979-80 season saw a thrilling FA Trophy run in which they beat holders Stafford Rangers before losing to Mossley in a replay. The Midland League title was won for a third time in 1980-81 by a commanding 13 points over second-placed Alfreton.
When the Midland League was disbanded, FC joined the Northern Counties East League, which was dominated by new names like Shepshed Charterhouse. A string of bosses followed, including Percy Freeman, Trevor Thompson, Steve Rogers, Martyn Boyers and Jim Kabia. Under Bill Brindley, FC enjoyed another title triumph, becoming champions of the Central Midlands League in 1986-87.
The club joined the United Counties League in 1990-91 and were renamed Boston Town soon afterwards. With Don-Duncan back at the helm, they won the United Counties League for the first time in 1994-95. A year earlier The Poachers had come close to making an appearance at Wembley, losing narrowly in the FA Vase semi-final to Taunton.
The 2000-01 season ended with another enthralling climax. This time, Town pipped Cogenhoe on the last day of the season, with Ian Shooter grabbing the all-important goal in stoppage time.
In 2007-08, Gary Bull became the club's all-time leading goalscorer – he eventually hung up his boots with 201 goals to his credit, having also smashed the club record for most goals in a season with a remarkable 57 in 2006-07.
The Poachers secured further silverware in 2008-09 when they won the Lincs Senior Trophy for the first time in 19 years, beating Winterton 2-0 in the final held at Lincoln City’s Sincil Bank stadium.
Following a disappointing 2009-10 season, Bob Don-Duncan departed again – and since then the club have appointed a string of managers to try to bring back success on the field.
The hot seat has been filled by Martyn Lakin, the duo of Ian Dunn and Matt Hocking, Nathan Collins in two spells, Dan Barrett, Mark Angel and Gary Frost.
In 2017, Frost led the Poachers to their best FA Cup run for four decades, beating three sides from higher leagues. After the team continued to struggle in the league, he was replaced in January 2018 by Dennis Greene, but Greene’s reign was also short-lived.
Former head coach Gary Edgley took over as manager in August 2018 and revived Boston Town’s fortunes, steering his side to another impressive FA Cup run the following year. The Poachers also reached a first cup final for 11 years that season, but sadly, the 2019-20 Lincs Senior Trophy competition was never completed because of the coronavirus pandemic.
In November 2021, the club announced a new sponsorship deal that saw their ground named the Mortgages For You Stadium.
The hugely popular and experienced Martyn Bunce took over as manager when Edgley stepped down at the end of 2021-22 for personal reasons.