▁Cup ▁with ▁New castle ▁United ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 ) ▁and ▁Tommy ▁Jones ▁from ▁Black pool . ▁Gr ims by ▁performed ▁far ▁better ▁in ▁the ▁league , ▁finishing ▁in ▁t enth ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁table , ▁whilst ▁in ▁the ▁FA ▁Cup , ▁they ▁reached ▁the ▁semi - final ▁against ▁Wol ver ham pton ▁W ander ers , ▁having ▁defeated ▁fellow ▁First ▁Division ▁team ▁Ch else a ▁in ▁the ▁previous ▁round . ▁The ▁semi - final ▁was ▁played ▁at ▁Old ▁Tra ff ord ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁March ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁a ▁crowd ▁of ▁ 7 6 , 9 6 2 ▁spect ators ; ▁this ▁remains ▁the ▁record ▁attend ance ▁at ▁Old ▁Tra ff ord . ▁In ▁the ▁semi - final , ▁Gr ims by ▁were ▁no ▁match ▁for ▁Wol ves ▁and ▁were ▁" simp ly ▁swe pt ▁aside ", ▁going ▁down ▁ 5 – 0 , ▁although ▁their ▁cause ▁was ▁not ▁helped ▁by ▁having ▁goal - keeper ▁George ▁M oul son ▁injured ▁early ▁on ▁in ▁the ▁match ▁and ▁having ▁to ▁play ▁with ▁only ▁ten ▁men ▁and ▁an ▁out field ▁player ▁in ▁goal . ▁ ▁Mc Il wa ine ▁remained ▁at ▁Bl und ell ▁Park ▁until ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁when ▁he ▁left ▁the ▁club ▁and ▁opened ▁a ▁mas se ur ▁practice ▁in ▁Gr ims by . ▁He ▁remained ▁in ▁Gr ims by ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁his ▁life , ▁dying ▁there ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁aged ▁ 7 5 .