A Brigg pub will have a football team in the local Sunday League when the new 2021/22 season kicks off.
Black Bull FC will be competing in Division Three of a competition again being sponsored by Paul Fox, which has an office in the town centre.
Andrew Noon, landlord of the Wrawby Street hostelry, told Brigg Blog he was delighted and proud to confirm sponsorship of the team.
Pub owner Craft Union, Andrew and "the boys themselves" have contributed to buy squad kits and training tops.
"We are the venue for the team to regroup following matches, and for meetings, presentations, etc," Andrew added.
Brigg Blog (and other football followers) will remember the Black Bull having a team in the Scunthorpe Sunday League in the late 1970s/early 1980s, with another squad from the pub joining the Barton Regional competition in the mid-1980s for a few seasons (initially playing as Ancholme Valley Royals). Homes fixtures were at Brigg Rec, and Tony Sykes was then the landlord.
The 2021/22 Black Bull team will be in a Sunday division alongside Barnetby United, Blyborough United, Crosby, Duffs Dynamoes, Hibaldstow and Winterton Rovers. So there will be a number of local derby fixtures.
Broughton WMC will be playing in Division One.
Brigg Blog will be keeping an eye on all four teams' progress once the season gets under way.
Our thanks go to Barnetby official Lee Fielden for kindly supplying the format of the divisions and also the Challenge Cup draw. Black Bull have a first round home tie against Brumby FC (Division Four).
Brigg-based Briggensians FC have formed a Reserves side for 2021/22 in addition to their first team. Briggensians play on Saturdays in the Scunthorpe & District League.
The Black Bull pub can trace its origins back to 1820 - four decades before organised league football arrived on the scene, with Brigg Town FC being among the earliest clubs. BTFC is said to be the ninth oldest... in the world!
PICTURED: Landlord Andrew Noon in his beer garden and the Black Bull flying the flag in support of England during the recent Euro football tournament when many people visited the pub to watch big screen TV coverage of matches.