2005–06 Grimsby Town F.C. season

Grimsby Town
2005–06 season
Chairman	John Fenty
Manager	Russell Slade
Football League Two	4th (Play off runners up)
FA Cup	First round
League Cup	Third round
Football League Trophy	First round
Lincolnshire Senior Cup	Semi Final
Top goalscorer	League: Gary Jones(15); All: Gary Jones(17)
Highest home attendance	8458 v Northampton Town (6 May 2006)
Lowest home attendance	1131 v Morecambe (18 October 2005)
	← 2004–05 2006–07 →

The 2005–06 season is Grimsby Town's 128th season in their existence. They competed in Football League Two, alongside competing in the FA Cup, Football League Cup and the Football League Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2006.

Fixtures and results[]

Grimsby Town's score shown first

Legend[]

Win	Draw	Loss

Pre-season matches[]

Friendlies[]


Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers
18 July 2005	Sheffield Wednesday	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	1–2	Hegarty
22 July 2005	Rotherham United	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	1–1	Gritton
26 July 2005	Leeds United	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	1–1	Reddy
31 July 2005	Lincoln City	Sincil Bank, Lincoln	1–0	Parkinson
2 August 2005	Blackburn Rovers	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	1–2	R.Jones

Lincolnshire Cup[]


Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
14 July 2005	Scunthorpe United	Glanford Park, Scunthorpe	0–0^[a]

Football League Two[]


Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers
6 August 2005	Oxford United	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	1–1	Crane
9 August 2005	Bristol Rovers	Memorial Ground, Bristol	2–1	Gritton, R.Jones
20 August 2005	Darlington	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	0–1	–
27 August 2005	Barnet	Underhill Stadium, Barnet, London	1–0	Andrew
29 August 2005	Rushden And Diamonds	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	2–0	McDermott, Kalala
2 September 2005	Stockport County	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	1–3	G.Jones
6 September 2005	Chester City	Deva Stadium, Chester	2–1	Kalala, Reddy
10 September 2005	Peterborough United	London Road, Peterborough	1–0	G.Jones
17 September 2005	Torquay United	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	3–0	R.Jones, Reddy (2)
24 September 2005	Boston United	York Street, Boston	1–1	Kalala
27 September 2005	Notts County	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	4–0	R.Jones, Gritton, Kalala, Cohen
1 October 2005	Shrewsbury Town	Gay Meadow, Shrewsbury	0–0	–
7 October 2005	Wycombe Wanderers	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	0–1	–
14 October 2005	Cheltenham Town	Whaddon Road, Cheltenham	3–0	Bolland, Reddy, Cohen
22 October 2005	Leyton Orient	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	0–1	–
29 October 2005	Northampton Town	Sixfields Stadium, Northampton	0–0	Toner, Bore
11 November 2005	Macclesfield Town	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	3–1	G.Jones, Newey, Cohen
19 November 2005	Wycombe Wanderers	Adams Park, Wycombe	1–3	Reddy
26 November 2005	Oxford United	Kassam Stadium, Oxford	3–2	Parkinson, Bolland, Cohen
6 December 2005	Rochdale	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	4–1	G.Jones, Cohen, R.Jones, Reddy
10 December 2005	Bristol Rovers	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	0–1	–
26 December 2005	Bury	Gigg Lane, Bury	2–1	G.Jones, Cohen
28 December 2005	Lincoln City	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	3–0	Toner, Reddy, Parkinson
31 December 2005	Wrexham	The Racecourse Ground, Wrexham	2–1	Reddy, Downey
2 January 2006	Carlisle United	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	1–2	Toner
14 January 2006	Mansfield Town	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	2–1	Reddy, Parkinson
17 January 2006	Darlington	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	0–0	–
21 January 2006	Torquay United	Plainmoor, Torquay	2–2	Parkinson, Futcher
24 January 2006	Stockport County	Edgeley Park, Stockport	1–2	Reddy
28 January 2006	Peterborough United	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	1–2	Reddy
4 February 2006	Notts County	Meadow Lane, Nottingham	1–0	Reddy
11 February 2006	Boston United	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	1–0	Reddy
14 February 2006	Mansfield Town	Field Mill, Mansfield	1–2	Woodhouse
25 February 2006	Chester City	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	1–0	G.Jones
3 March 2006	Rushden And Diamonds	Nene Park, Irthlingborough	1–1	Futcher
11 March 2006	Barnet	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	3–0	G.Jones (2), Bolland
18 March 2006	Bury	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	2–1	G.Jones (2)
21 March 2006	Rochdale	Spotland, Rochdale	2–2	Toner, Bolland
25 March 2006	Lincoln City	Sincil Bank, Lincoln	0–5	–
1 April 2006	Wrexham	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	2–0	G.Jones, Reddy
8 April 2006	Carlisle United	Brunton Park, Carlisle	0–1	–
15 April 2006	Shrewsbury Town	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	1–1	Goodfellow
17 April 2006	Leyton Orient	Brisbane Road, Leyton, London	0–0	–
21 April 2006	Cheltenham Town	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	1–0	G.Jones
29 April 2006	Macclesfield Town	Moss Rose, Macclesfield	1–1	G.Jones
6 May 2006	Northampton Town	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	1–1	Kalala

Play offs[]


Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers
13 May 2006	Lincoln City	Sincil Bank, Lincoln	1–0	G.Jones
16 May 2006	Lincoln City	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	2–1	Futcher, G.Jones
28 May 2006	Cheltenham Town	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff	0–1	–

FA Cup[]


Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
5 November 2006	Bristol Rovers	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	1–2		G.Jones

League Cup[]


Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers
28 August 2005	Derby County	Pride Park Stadium, Derby	1–0	G.Jones
20 September 2005	Tottenham Hotspur	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	1–0	Kalala
26 October 2005	Newcastle United	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	0–1	–

Football League Trophy[]


Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
18 October 2005	Morecambe	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	1–1^[b]	–	Ashton

League table[]

Carlisle United were another side who earned a second successive promotion, only two years after a relegation from the League that some predicted would see the end of the club. Northampton Town joined them, making up for two seasons of play-off disappointment, and Leyton Orient ended a decade in the bottom division by earning promotion on nearly the last minute of the season. Wycombe started the season with a 21-game unbeaten run that saw 5 of their players named in the PFA LG2 team of the year. Two tragic off the fields events however saw them fall away in the second part of the season before losing to Cheltenham Town in the playoff semi-finals. Grimsby Town lost 1–0 to Cheltenham in the final at the Millennium Stadium.

Rushden and Diamonds failed to improve on the previous season, and paid the price with relegation to the Conference. Oxford United joined them, despite the return of manager Jim Smith, and became the first former winners of a major trophy to be relegated to the Conference.

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
2	Northampton Town (P)	46	22	17	7	63	37	+26	83	Promoted
3	Leyton Orient (P)	46	22	15	9	67	51	+16	81	Promoted
4	Grimsby Town	46	22	12	12	64	44	+20	78	Participated in play-offs
5	Cheltenham Town (O, P)	46	19	15	12	65	53	+12	72
6	Wycombe Wanderers	46	18	17	11	72	56	+16	71

Source:^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
(O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted

Coaching staff[]

Role	Nationality	Name
First-Team Manager		Russell Slade
First-Team Assistant Manager		Graham Rodger
Reserve Team Manager		Graham Rodger
Head of Youth		Neil Woods
Youth Team Manager		Neil Woods
Physiotherapist		Dave Moore
Community Sport Coach		Gary Childs

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	ENG	Steve Mildenhall
2	DF	ENG	John McDermott
3	DF	ENG	Tom Newey
4	DF	ENG	Simon Ramsden (Departed in January 2006)
5	DF	ENG	Tony Crane (Departed in January 2006)
5	DF	ENG	Ben Futcher
6	DF	ENG	Justin Whittle
7	MF	COD	Jean-Paul Kamudimba Kalala
8	MF	ENG	Paul Bolland
9	FW	EIR	Michael Reddy
10	MF	SCO	Martin Gritton (Departed in January 2006)
10	MF	ENG	Marc Goodfellow
11	MF	ENG	Andy Parkinson
12	DF	ENG	Rob Jones
13	GK	ENG	John Lukic (Departed in March 2006)
14	MF	ENG	Terry Barwick
15	MF	ENG	Gary Cohen
16	FW	ENG	Jermaine Palmer
17	DF	ENG	Glen Downey


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
18	MF	NIR	Ciaran Toner
19	FW	ENG	Gary Jones
20	DF	ENG	Gary Croft
21	MF	ENG	Alan Lamb
22	FW	ENG	Calvin Andrew (on loan from Luton Town)
22	FW	ENG	Andy Taylor
23	MF	ENG	Nick Hegarty
24	FW	ENG	Danny North
25	MF	ENG	Paul Ashton
26	MF	ENG	Tommy Taylor (Departed in November 2005)
26	GK	ENG	Robert Murray
28	DF	ENG	Simon Francis (on loan from Sheffield United)
28	DF	ENG	Matthew Bloomer (on loan from Lincoln City)
29	DF	ENG	Miles Chamberlain
30	MF	ENG	Ben Higgins
31	FW	ENG	Steve Slade (Departed in October 2005)
31	FW	MSR	Junior Mendes (on loan from Huddersfield Town)
32	MF	ENG	Curtis Woodhouse

First Team Squad[]

Appearances and goals[]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League Two		League Cup		Football League Trophy		FA Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Steve Mildenhall	54	0	49	0	3	0	1	0	1	0
2	DF		John McDermott	37	1	32	1	3	0	1	0	1	0
3	DF		Tom Newey	43	1	40	1	1	0	1	0	1	0
4	DF		Simon Ramsden	15	0	12	0	1	0	1	0	1	0
5	DF		Tony Crane	6	1	5	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
5	DF		Ben Futcher	18	2	18	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	DF		Justin Whittle	41	1	37	1	3	0	1	0	0	0
7	MF		Jean-Paul Kamudimba Kalala	25	6	21	5	3	1	1	0	0	0
8	MF		Paul Bolland	51	4	47	4	3	0	0	0	1	0
9	FW		Michael Reddy	51	14	47	14	3	0	1	0	0	0
10	FW		Martin Gritton	30	2	26	2	2	0	1	0	1	0
10	MF		Marc Goodfellow	11	1	11	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	MF		Andy Parkinson	47	4	43	4	3	0	0	0	1	0
12	DF		Rob Jones	46	4	42	4	3	0	0	0	1	0
13	GK		John Lukic jnr	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	MF		Terry Barwick	11	0	8	0	2	0	1	0	0	0
15	MF		Gary Cohen	48	6	43	6	3	0	1	0	1	0
16	FW		Jermaine Palmer	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
17	DF		Glen Downey	3	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
18	MF		Ciaran Toner	34	3	34	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	FW		Gary Jones	47	17	43	15	3	1	0	0	1	1
20	DF		Gary Croft	37	0	36	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
21	MF		Alan Lamb	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	FW		Calvin Andrew (on loan from Luton Town)	9	1	8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
22	FW		Andy Taylor	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	MF		Nick Hegarty	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
24	FW		Danny North	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	MF		Paul Ashton	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
26	MF		Tommy Taylor	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	GK		Robert Murray	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	DF		Simon Francis (on loan from Sheffield United)	6	0	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
28	DF		Matthew Bloomer (on loan from Lincoln City)	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	DF		Miles Chamberlain	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
30	DF		Ben Higgins	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	FW		Steve Slade	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
31	MF		Junior Mendes (on loan from Huddersfield Town)	20	0	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	MF		Curtis Woodhouse	19	1	19	1	0	0	0	0	0	0

Most frequent starting line-up[]

Mildenhall

McDermott

Whittle

R.Jones

Newey

Cohen

Bolland

Toner

Parkinson

G.Jones

Reddy

Most frequent starting line-up uses the team's most used formation: 4–4–2. The players used are those who have played the most games in each respective position, not necessarily who have played most games out of all the players.

Transfers[]

In[]

Pre Season[]

#	Player	From	Age	Fee
01	Steve Mildenhall	Oldham Athletic	27	Free Transfer
03	Tom Newey	Leyton Orient	24	Free Transfer
07	Jean Paul Kamudimba Kalala	OGC Nice	23	Free Transfer
08	Paul Bolland	Notts County	25	Free Transfer
13	John Lukic jnr	Nottingham Forest	18	Free Transfer
14	Terry Barwick	Scunthorpe United	26	Free Transfer
15	Gary Cohen	Gretna	22	Loan
16	Jermaine Palmer	Stoke City	19	Free Transfer
18	Ciaran Toner	Lincoln City	24	Free Transfer
19	Gary Jones	Tranmere Rovers	30	Free Transfer
20	Gary Croft	Cardiff City	30	Free Transfer
21	Alan Lamb	Grimsby Town Youth Academy	17	Professional Contract
22	Calvin Andrew	Luton Town	18	Loan
26	Tommy Taylor	Viking FK	20	Free Transfer
30	Ben Higgins	Grimsby Town Youth Academy	17	Professional Contract

Mid Season[]

#	Player	From	Age	Fee
05	Ben Futcher	Boston United	24	Free Transfer
10	Marc Goodfellow	Swansea City	23	Free Transfer
15	Gary Cohen	Gretna	22	Free Transfer
22	Andy Taylor	Grimsby Town Youth Academy	18	Professional Contract
26	Robert Murray	Grimsby Town Youth Academy	18	Professional Contract
28	Matthew Bloomer	Lincoln City	26	Loan
28	Simon Francis	Sheffield United	20	Loan
31	Junior Mendes	Huddersfield Town	28	Loan
31	Steve Slade	Knattspyrnufélagið Víkingur	29	Free Transfer
31	Curtis Woodhouse	Hull City	25	Free Transfer

Out[]

Pre Season[]

#	Player	To	Age	Fee
01	Anthony Williams	Carlisle United	27	Free Transfer
08	Jason Crowe	Northampton Town	26	Free Transfer
11	Stacy Coldicott	Hereford United	31	Free Transfer
12	Graham Hockless	North Ferriby United	22	Free Transfer
14	David Soames	Armthorpe Welfare	20	Free Transfer
15	Terry Fleming	Kidderminster Harriers	33	Free Transfer
16	Ronnie Bull	New Zealand Knights FC	24	Free Transfer
17	Thomas Pinault	Released	23	Free Transfer
28	Terrell Forbes	Oldham Athletic	23	Free Transfer

Mid Season[]

#	Player	To	Age	Fee
04	Simon Ramsden	Rochdale	23	Free Transfer
05	Tony Crane	Worksop Town	22	Loan
05	Tony Crane	Worksop Town	22	Free Transfer
10	Martin Gritton	Lincoln City	27	Free Transfer
16	Jermaine Palmer	Scarborough	18	Loan
16	Jermaine Palmer	York City	18	Loan
16	Jermaine Palmer	Alfreton Town	18	Loan
23	Nick Hegarty	Whitby Town	19	Loan
23	Nick Hegarty	Willenhall Town	19	Loan
26	Tommy Taylor	Buxton	20	Free Transfer
31	Steve Slade	Maidenhead United	29	Free Transfer

Notes[]

^ Scunthorpe win 4–2 on penalties
^ Morecambe win 4–3 on penalties

References[]

[1] Scunthorpe win 4–2 on penalties

[2] Morecambe win 4–3 on penalties

[a]

[b]