2003–04 Grimsby Town F.C. season

Grimsby Town
2003–04 season
Chairman	Peter Furneaux
Manager	Paul Groves; (sacked 9 February 2004); Nicky Law; (hired 4 March 2004)
Stadium	Blundell Park
Football League Division Two	21st
FA Cup	Second Round
Football League Cup	First Round
Football League Trophy	First Round
Lincolnshire Senior Cup	Runners Up
Copa de Ibiza	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: Michael Boulding, Phil Jevons (12); All: Michael Boulding, Phil Jevons (13)
Highest home attendance	6,856 (1 May vs Brentford)
Lowest home attendance	3,535 (16 September vs Swindon Town)
	← 2002–03 2004–05 →

League table[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
19	Stockport County	46	11	19	16	62	70	−8	52
20	Chesterfield	46	12	15	19	49	71	−22	51
21	Grimsby Town (R)	46	13	11	22	55	81	−26	50	Relegated
22	Rushden & Diamonds (R)	46	13	9	24	60	74	−14	48
23	Notts County (R)	46	10	12	24	50	78	−28	42

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Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
(R) Relegated

Fixtures and results[]

Pre-season matches[]

Copa de Ibiza[]


Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
8 July 2003	SD Portmany	Sant Antoni de Portmany, Ibiza, Spain	W 1 - 0	-	Hockless
10 July 2003	San Rafael	Sant Antoni de Portmany, Ibiza, Spain	W 1 - 0	-	Hockless

Friendlies[]


Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
15 July 2003	Lincoln City	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	W 1 - 0	-	O'Halloran
19 July 2003	Sunderland	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	D 1 - 1	-	Crane
23 July 2003	Hull City	KC Stadium, Kingston upon Hull	W 1 - 0	-	Boulding
26 July 2003	Boston United	York Street, Boston	W 2 - 1	-	ten Heuvel, Rowan
29 July 2003	Halifax Town	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	W 2 - 1	-	Anderson, Mansaram
26 July 2003	Barton Town	The Euronics Ground, Barton upon Humber	W 3 - 0	-	N/A
29 July 2003	Middlesbrough	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	W 2 - 1	-	Boulding, Crowe

Football League Division Two[]


Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
9 August 2003	Plymouth Argyle	Home Park, Plymouth	D 2 - 2	-	Boulding, Anderson
16 August 2003	Port Vale	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	L 1 - 2	-	Boulding
23 August 2003	Luton Town	Kenilworth Road, Luton	W 2 - 1	-	Anderson, Boulding
25 August 2003	Wycombe Wanderers	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	W 3 - 1	-	Boulding, Cas, Barnard
30 August 2003	Bristol City	Ashton Gate, Bristol	L 0 - 1	-	-
6 September 2003	Peterborough United	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	D 1 - 1	-	Boulding
12 September 2003	Hartlepool United	Victoria Park, Hartlepool	L 1 - 8	-	Rowan
16 September 2003	Swindon Town	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	L 1 - 2	-	Boulding
20 September 2003	Chesterfield	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	W 4 - 0	-	Campbell, Cas, Hockless, Edwards
27 September 2003	Sheffield Wednesday	Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield	D 0 - 0	-	-
30 September 2003	Blackpool	Bloomfield Road, Blackpool	W 1 - 0	-	Crane
4 October 2003	Queens Park Rangers	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	L 0 - 1	-	-
10 October 2003	Brighton & Hove Albion	Withdean Stadium, Brighton	L 0 - 3	-	-
18 October 2003	Colchester United	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	W 2 - 0	-	Onuora, Boulding
21 October 2003	Notts County	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	W 2 - 0	-	Boulding (2)
25 October 2003	Barnsley	Oakwell, Barnsley	D 0 - 0	-	-
1 November 2003	Rushden and Diamonds	Nene Park, Irthlingborough	L 1 - 3	-	Anderson
15 November 2003	Stockport County	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	D 1 - 1	-	Mansaram
22 November 2003	Brentford	Griffin Park, Brentford, London	W 3 - 1	-	Onuora, Boulding (2)
29 November 2003	Tranmere Rovers	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	L 0 - 1	-	-
13 December 2003	A.F.C. Bournemouth	Dean Court, Bournemouth	D 0 - 0	-	-
26 December 2003	Oldham Athletic	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	D 3 - 3	-	Jevons (2), Boulding
28 December 2003	Peterborough United	London Road, Peterborough	D 0 - 0	-	-
3 January 2004	Wycombe Wanderers	Adams Park, Wycombe	L 1 - 4	-	Onuora
3 January 2004	Plymouth Argyle	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	D 0 - 0	-	-
17 January 2004	Port Vale	Vale Park, Burslem	L 1 - 5	-	Jevons
20 January 2004	Wrexham	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	L 1 - 3	-	Jevons
8 February 2004	Oldham Athletic	Boundary Park, Oldham	L 0 - 6	-	-
14 February 2004	Brighton & Hove Albion	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	W 2 - 1	-	Rankin, Jevons
17 February 2004	Bristol City	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	L 1 - 2	-	Anderson
21 February 2004	Colchester United	Layer Road, Colchester	L 0 - 2	-	-
24 February 2004	Luton Town	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	W 3 - 2	-	Jevons (2), Ford
28 February 2004	Barnsley	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	W 6 - 1	-	Jevons (4), Armstrong, Rankin
2 March 2004	Notts County	Meadow Lane, Nottingham	L 1 - 3	-	Crane
6 March 2004	Wrexham	The Racecourse Ground, Wrexham	L 0 - 3	-	-
13 March 2004	AFC Bournemouth	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	D 1 - 1	-	Rowan
17 March 2004	Swindon Town	County Ground, Swindon	L 0 - 2	-	-
20 March 2004	Hartlepool United	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	L 0 - 2	-	-
24 March 2004	Chesterfield	Saltergate, Chesterfield	D 4 - 4	-	Lawrence, Barnard, Anderson, Rankin
4 April 2004	Sheffield Wednesday	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	W 2 - 0	-	Mansaram, Crane
10 April 2004	Queens Park Rangers	Loftus Road, Shepherd's Bush, London	L 0 - 3	-	-
12 April 2004	Blackpool	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	L 0 - 2	-	-
17 April 2004	Rushden and Diamonds	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	W 1 - 0	-	Jevons
25 April 2004	Stockport County	Edgeley Park, Stockport	L 1 - 2	-	Hockless
1 May 2004	Brentford	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	W 1 - 0	-	Rankin
8 May 2004	Tranmere Rovers	Prenton Park, Wirral	L 1 - 2	-	Mansaram

FA Cup[]


Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
8 November 2003	Queens Park Rangers	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	W 1 - 0	-	Boulding
6 December 2003	Peterborough United	London Road, Peterborough	L 2 - 3	-	Jevons, Cas

League Cup[]


Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
12 August 2003	Doncaster Rovers	Belle Vue, Doncaster	L 2 - 3	-	Campbell, Anderson

Football League Trophy[]


Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
15 October 2003	Sheffield Wednesday	Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield	D 1 - 1	-	Mansaram Sheff Wed win 5–4 on penalties

Squad overview[]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	NIR	Aidan Davison
2	DF	ENG	John McDermott
3	DF	WAL	Darren Barnard
4	DF	JAM	Simon Ford
5	DF	ENG	Tony Crane
6	MF	NED	Marcel Cas (Departed in January 2004)
7	MF	ENG	Alan Pouton (Departed in January 2004)
7	DF	ENG	Craig Armstrong (on loan from Sheffield Wednesday)
8	MF	SCO	Stuart Campbell
9	FW	ENG	Michael Boulding (Departed in February 2004)
9	MF	ENG	Paul Warhurst
10	FW	ENG	Darren Mansaram
11	MF	ENG	Stacy Coldicott
12	FW	ENG	Phil Jevons
13	GK	ENG	Andrew Pettinger
14	MF	ENG	Chris Bolder
15	FW	ENG	Jonathan Rowan
16	DF	ENG	Greg Young
17	DF	ENG	Kirk Wheeler
18	MF	ENG	Graham Hockless
19	DF	ENG	Iain Ward
20	MF	ENG	Des Hamilton (Departed in March 2004)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
21	MF	SCO	Iain Anderson
22	MF	ENG	Paul Groves (Player/manager until February 2004)
23	DF	ENG	Wes Parker
24	FW	ENG	David Soames
25	DF	ENG	Mike Edwards
26	DF	ENG	Jason Crowe
27	FW	NED	Laurens ten Heuvel (on loan from Sheffield United)
27	MF	USA	John Thorrington
28	MF	ENG	Ashley Hildred
29	FW	ENG	Giovanni Carchedi
30	GK	ENG	Bradley Hughes (Departed in November 2003)
30	GK	NIR	Alan Fettis (on loan from Hull City)
31	FW	ENG	Liam Nimmo
32	MF	ENG	Nick Daws (on loan from Rotherham United)
32	MF	JAM	Jamie Lawrence
33	FW	ENG	Lee Thorpe (on loan from Leyton Orient)
33	FW	FRA	Mickael Antoine-Curier
34	FW	ENG	Isaiah Rankin
35	MF	ENG	Nick Hegarty
39	FW	SCO	Iffy Onuora (Departed in February 2004)
--	GK	ENG	Paul Fraser

Appearances and goals[]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Division Two		League Cup		Football League Trophy		FA Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	NIR	Aidan Davison	36	0	32	0	1	0	1	0	2	0
2	DF	ENG	John McDermott	23	0	21	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
3	DF	WAL	Darren Barnard	38	2	34	2	1	0	1	0	2	0
4	DF	JAM	Simon Ford	28	1	26	1	1	0	1	0	0	0
5	DF	ENG	Tony Crane	40	3	37	3	1	0	0	0	2	0
6	MF	NED	Marcel Cas	23	3	19	2	1	0	1	0	2	1
7	MF	ENG	Alan Pouton	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	DF	ENG	Craig Armstrong (on loan from Sheffield Wednesday)	9	1	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	FW	SCO	Stuart Campbell	43	1	39	1	1	0	1	0	2	0
9	FW	ENG	Michael Boulding	30	13	27	12	1	0	1	0	1	1
9	MF	ENG	Paul Warhurst	7	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	FW	ENG	Darren Mansaram	34	4	31	3	1	0	1	0	1	1
11	MF	ENG	Stacy Coldicott	14	0	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	FW	ENG	Phil Jevons	30	13	29	12	0	0	0	0	1	1
13	GK	ENG	Andrew Pettinger	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	MF	ENG	Chris Bolder	7	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	FW	ENG	Jonathan Rowan	14	2	14	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	DF	ENG	Greg Young	19	0	17	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
17	DF	ENG	Kirk Wheeler	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	MF	ENG	Graham Hockless	13	2	13	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	DF	ENG	Iain Ward	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	MF	ENG	Des Hamilton	31	0	27	0	1	0	1	0	2	0
21	MF	SCO	Iain Anderson	33	6	29	5	1	1	1	0	2	0
22	MF	ENG	Paul Groves	12	0	11	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
23	DF	ENG	Wes Parker	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	FW	ENG	David Soames	10	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	DF	ENG	Mike Edwards	36	1	33	1	1	0	0	0	2	0
26	DF	ENG	Jason Crowe	36	0	32	0	1	0	1	0	2	0
27	FW	NED	Laurens ten Heuvel (on loan from Sheffield United)	5	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
27	MF	USA	John Thorrington	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	MF	ENG	Ashley Hildred	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	FW	ENG	Giovanni Carchedi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	GK	ENG	Bradley Hughes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	GK	NIR	Alan Fettis (on loan from Hull City)	11	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	FW	ENG	Liam Nimmo	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	MF	ENG	Nick Daws (on loan from Rotherham United)	18	0	17	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
32	MF	JAM	Jamie Lawrence	5	1	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	FW	ENG	Lee Thorpe (on loan from Leyton Orient)	6	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	FW	FRA	Mickael Antoine-Curier	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	FW	ENG	Isaiah Rankin	12	4	12	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
35	MF	ENG	Nick Hegarty	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
39	FW	SCO	Iffy Onuora	22	3	19	3	1	0	0	0	2	0
#	GK	ENG	Paul Fraser	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Transfers[]

In[]

Pre-Season[]

#	Player	From	Age	Fee
01	Aidan Davison	Bradford City	34	Free Transfer
05	Tony Crane	Sheffield Wednesday	19	Free Transfer
06	Marcel Cas	Sheffield United	30	Free Transfer
17	Kirk Wheeler	Grimsby Town Youth Academy	18	Professional Contract
20	Des Hamilton	Cardiff City	26	Free Transfer
21	Iain Anderson	Preston North End	26	Free Transfer
25	Mike Edwards	Colchester United	22	Free Transfer
26	Jason Crowe	Portsmouth	23	Free Transfer
27	Laurens ten Heuvel	Sheffield United	26	Loan
28	Ashley Hildred	Grimsby Town Youth Academy	18	Professional Contract
29	Giovanni Carchedi	Grimsby Town Youth Academy	18	Professional Contract
31	Liam Nimmo	Grimsby Town Youth Academy	17	Professional Contract

Mid-Season[]

#	Player	From	Age	Fee
07	Craig Armstrong	Sheffield Wednesday	28	Loan
09	Paul Warhurst	Carlisle United	33	Free Transfer
27	John Thorrington	Huddersfield Town	23	Free Transfer
30	Alan Fettis	Hull City	32	Loan
32	Nick Daws	Rotherham United	33	Loan
32	Jamie Lawrence	Wigan Athletic	32	Free Transfer
33	Lee Thorpe	Leyton Orient	26	Loan
33	Mickael Antoine-Curier	Notts County	19	Free Transfer
34	Isaiah Rankin	Barnsley	24	Loan (Part of Michael Boulding deal)
34	Isaiah Rankin	Barnsley	24	Free Transfer
35	Nick Hegarty	Grimsby Town Academy	18	Professional Contract
39	Iffy Onuora	Sheffield United	35	Loan
39	Iffy Onuora	Sheffield United	35	Free Transfer

Out[]

Pre-Season[]

#	Player	To	Age	Fee
01	Danny Coyne	Leicester City	28	Free Transfer
03	Tony Gallimore	Barnsley	30	Released
10	Steve Livingstone	Carlisle United	32	Released
11	Terry Cooke	Sheffield Wednesday	25	Released
13	Steve Croudson	Boston United	21	Released
14	Chris Thompson	Northwich Victoria	20	Released
18	Steve Chettle	Burton Albion	33	Released
23	Georges Santos	Ipswich Town	31	Free Transfer
26	Stephen Downes	York City	20	Released
33	Jake Sagare	Portland Timbers	22	Released

Mid-Season[]

#	Player	To	Age	Fee
06	Marcel Cas	RBC Roosendaal	30	Released
07	Alan Pouton	Gillingham	25	£30,000
09	Michael Boulding	Barnsley	26	£50,000 (plus Isaiah Rankin on loan)
20	Des Hamilton	Barnet	26	Released
22	Paul Groves	Scunthorpe United	36	Loan
30	Bradley Hughes	Gainsborough Trinity	20	Released
39	Iffy Onuora	Tranmere Rovers	35	Free Transfer

References[]

^ "England 2003–04". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 27 January 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2010.

[rsssf-1] "England 2003–04". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 27 January 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2010.

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