2019–20 Grimsby Town F.C. season
2019–20 season | |
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Chairman | John Fenty |
Manager | Michael Jolley (until 31 December)[1] Ian Holloway (from 31 December)[2] |
Stadium | Blundell Park |
League Two | 15th |
FA Cup | First round |
EFL Cup | Third round |
EFL Trophy | Group stage |
The 2019–20 season is Grimsby Town's 142nd season of existence and their fourth consecutive season in League Two.[3] Along with competing in League Two, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.
The season covers the period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020.
Transfers[]
Transfers in[]
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 July 2019 | CF | Matt Green | Salford City | Free transfer | [4] | |
1 July 2019 | CF | James Hanson | AFC Wimbledon | Free transfer | [5] | |
1 July 2019 | RB | Elliott Hewitt | Notts County | Free transfer | [6] | |
1 July 2019 | CF | Moses Ogbu | Al-Ain | Free transfer | [7] | |
16 August 2019 | CB | Luke Waterfall | Shrewsbury Town | Free transfer | [8] | |
9 January 2020 | AM | Billy Clarke | Plymouth Argyle | Free transfer | [9] | |
15 January 2020 | AM | James Tilley | Bighton & Hove Albion | Undisclosed | [10] | |
31 January 2020 | LB | Bradley Garmston | Gillingham | Free transfer | [11] | |
31 January 2020 | RW | Elliot Grandin | Saint-Pierroise | Undisclosed | [12] |
Loans in[]
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Ref. |
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1 July 2019 | LB | Liam Gibson | Newcastle United | 1 January 2020 | [13] | |
2 September 2019 | CM | Ethan Robson | Sunderland | 1 January 2020 | [14] | |
7 January 2020 | LB | Anthony Glennon | Burnley | 30 June 2020 | [15] | |
16 January 2020 | CM | Josh Benson | Burnley | 30 June 2020 | [16] |
Loans out[]
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date until | Ref. |
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1 August 2019 | LW | Brandon Buckley | Cleethorpes Town | January 2020 | [17] | |
1 August 2019 | CM | Jock Curran | Lincoln United | January 2020 | [17] | |
14 August 2019 | GK | Ollie Battersby | Lincoln United | September 2019 | [18] | |
8 November 2019 | AM | Charles Vernam | Chorley | December 2019 | [19] |
Transfers out[]
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
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1 July 2019 | CF | Rumarn Burrell | Middlesbrough | Undisclosed | [20] | |
1 July 2019 | CB | Danny Collins | Free agent | Released | [21] | |
1 July 2019 | RB | Reece Hall-Johnson | Northampton Town | Free transfer | [22] | |
1 July 2019 | CF | JJ Hooper | Wrexham | Released | [21][23] | |
1 July 2019 | CF | Wes Thomas | Notts County | Released | [21][24] | |
1 July 2019 | CB | Alex Whitmore | AFC Fylde | Free transfer | [25] | |
1 July 2019 | LM | Martyn Woolford | Hyde United | Released | [21][26] | |
22 December 2019 | LB | Sebastian Ring | Free agent | Mutual consent | [27] | |
14 January 2020 | CF | Moses Ogbu | Mjällby | Mutual consent | [28][29] |
Pre-season[]
Grimsby revealed their pre-season programme in June 2019.[30]
6 July 2019 Friendly | Cleethorpes Town | 0–8 | Grimsby Town | showCleethorpes |
9 July 2019 Friendly | Grantham Town | 1–3 | Grimsby Town | showGrantham |
11 July 2019 Friendly | Boston United | 2–1 | Grimsby Town | showBoston |
18 July 2019 Friendly | Gainsborough Trinity | 2–0 | Grimsby Town | showGainsborough |
20 July 2019 Friendly | Grimsby Town | 1–0 | Doncaster Rovers | showCleethorpes |
23 July 2019 Friendly | Scarborough Athletic | 1–2 | Grimsby Town | showScarborough |
27 July 2019 Friendly | Grimsby Town | 0–2 | Peterborough United | showCleethorpes |
First Team Squad[]
# | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends |
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Goalkeepers | |||||||
― | James McKeown | GK | 24 July 1989 (aged 30) | RKSV Leonidas | 2011 | 2021 | |
― | Sam Russell | GK | 4 October 1982 (aged 36) | Forest Green Rovers | 2018 | ???? | |
― | Ollie Battersby | GK | 23 July 2001 (aged 18) | Academy | 2017 | 2021 | |
Defenders | |||||||
― | Luke Hendrie | RB | 27 August 1994 (aged 24) | Shrewsbury Town | 2019 | 2021 | |
― | Elliott Hewitt | RB/CM | 30 May 1994 (aged 25) | Notts County | 2019 | 2021 | |
― | Ludvig Öhman | CB | 9 October 1991 (aged 27) | BP | 2019 | 2021 | |
― | Harry Davis | CB | 4 September 1991 (aged 27) | St Mirren | 2018 | 2020 | |
― | Matthew Pollock | CB | 28 September 2001 (aged 17) | Academy | 2018 | 2021 | |
― | Sebastian Ring | LB | 18 April 1995 (aged 24) | ÖSK | 2019 | 2020 | |
― | Liam Gibson | LB | 25 April 1997 (aged 22) | Newcastle United (Loan) | 2019 | 2020 | |
Midfielders | |||||||
― | Jake Hessenthaler | CM | 20 April 1994 (aged 25) | Gillingham | 2018 | 2020 | |
― | Elliott Whitehouse | CM | 27 October 1993 (aged 25) | Lincoln City | 2018 | 2020 | |
― | Harry Clifton | CM | 12 June 1998 (aged 21) | Academy | 2007 | 2021 | |
― | Jock Curran | CM | 29 January 2001 (aged 18) | Academy | 2017 | 2020 | |
― | Charles Vernam | CAM/CF | 8 October 1996 (aged 22) | Derby County | 2018 | 2020 | |
― | Jordan Cook | CAM/CF | 20 March 1990 (aged 29) | Luton Town | 2018 | 2020 | |
― | Brandon Buckley | CAM | 21 September 2000 (aged 18) | Academy | 2009 | 2020 | |
― | Max Wright | RW | 6 April 1998 (aged 21) | Academy | 2008 | 2020 | |
Attackers | |||||||
― | James Hanson | ST | 9 November 1987 (aged 31) | AFC Wimbledon | 2019 | 2021 | |
― | Matt Green | ST | 2 January 1987 (aged 32) | Salford City | 2019 | 2021 | |
― | Moses Ogbu | ST | 7 February 1991 (aged 28) | Al-Ain | 2019 | 2020 | |
― | Harry Cardwell | ST | 28 October 1996 (aged 22) | Reading | 2017 | 2020 | |
― | Ahkeem Rose | ST | 27 November 1998 (aged 20) | Heather St John's | 2017 | 2020 |
- Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 2019–20 season (Friday 2 August).
Competitions[]
League Two[]
League table[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11 | Salford City | 37 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 49 | 46 | +3 | 50 | 1.35 |
12 | Walsall | 36 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 47 | 1.31 |
13 | Crawley Town | 37 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 51 | 47 | +4 | 48 | 1.30 |
14 | Newport County | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 32 | 39 | −7 | 46 | 1.28 |
15 | Grimsby Town | 37 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 45 | 51 | −6 | 47 | 1.27 |
16 | Cambridge United | 37 | 12 | 9 | 16 | 40 | 48 | −8 | 45 | 1.22 |
17 | Leyton Orient | 36 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 47 | 55 | −8 | 42 | 1.17 |
18 | Carlisle United | 37 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 39 | 56 | −17 | 42 | 1.14 |
19 | Oldham Athletic | 37 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 44 | 57 | −13 | 41 | 1.11 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points per game; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[31]
Results summary[]
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
37 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 45 | 51 | −6 | 47 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 27 | −5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 24 | −1 |
Last updated: 7 March 2020.
Source: BBC
Results by matchday[]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches[]
On Thursday, 20 June 2019, the EFL League Two fixtures were revealed.[32]
3 August 2019 1 | Morecambe | 0–2 | Grimsby Town | showMorecambe |
10 August 2019 2 | Grimsby Town | 1–1 | Bradford City | showCleethorpes |
17 August 2019 3 | Forest Green Rovers | 1–0 | Grimsby Town | showNailsworth |
20 August 2019 4 | Grimsby Town | 2–2 | Colchester United | showCleethorpes |
24 August 2019 5 | Grimsby Town | 5–2 | Port Vale | showCleethorpes |
31 August 2019 6 | Walsall | 1–3 | Grimsby Town | showWalsall |
7 September 2019 7 | Grimsby Town | 0–2 | Crewe Alexandra | showCleethorpes |
14 September 2019 8 | Oldham Athletic | 2–2 | Grimsby Town | showOldham |
17 September 2019 9 | Salford City | 1–0 | Grimsby Town | showSalford |
21 September 2019 10 | Grimsby Town | 1–0 | Macclesfield Town | showCleethorpes |
28 September 2019 11 | Exeter City | 1–3 | Grimsby Town | showExeter |
5 October 2019 12 | Grimsby Town | 0–1 | Mansfield Town | showCleethorpes |
12 October 2019 13 | Stevenage | 2–1 | Grimsby Town | showStevenage |
19 October 2019 14 | Grimsby Town | 0–4 | Leyton Orient | showCleethorpes |
22 October 2019 15 | Cambridge United | 0–0 | Grimsby Town | showCambridge |
26 October 2019 | Grimsby Town | v | Cheltenham Town | showCleethorpes |
2 November 2019 | Plymouth Argyle | v | Grimsby Town | showPlymouth |
16 November 2019 | Grimsby Town | v | Newport County | showCleethorpes |
23 November 2019 16 | Northampton Town | 2–0 | Grimsby Town | showNorthampton |
26 November 2019 17 | Grimsby Town | 0–0 | Cheltenham Town | showCleethorpes |
7 December 2019 18 | Grimsby Town | 0–3 | Swindon Town | showCleethorpes |
14 December 2019 19 | Carlisle United | 0–0 | Grimsby Town | showCarlisle |
21 December 2019 20 | Grimsby Town | 0–1 | Scunthorpe United | showCleethorpes |
26 December 2019 21 | Macclesfield Town | 1–1 | Grimsby Town | showMacclesfield |
29 December 2019 22 | Grimsby Town | 1–1 | Crawley Town | showCleethorpes |
1 January 2020 23 | Grimsby Town | 1–0 | Salford City | showCleethorpes |
4 January 2020 24 | Mansfield Town | 0–1 | Grimsby Town | showMansfield |
11 January 2020 25 | Leyton Orient | 1–1 | Grimsby Town | showLeyton |
18 January 2020 26 | Grimsby Town | 0–1 | Exeter City | showCleethorpes |
25 January 2020 27 | Crawley Town | 3–2 | Grimsby Town | showCrawley |
28 January 2020 28 | Grimsby Town | 3–1 | Stevenage | showCleethorpes |
1 February 2020 29 | Grimsby Town | 2–2 | Forest Green Rovers | showCleethorpes |
8 February 2020 30 | Bradford City | 1–1 | Grimsby Town | showBradford |
11 February 2020 31 | Colchester United | 2–3 | Grimsby Town | showColchester |
15 February 2020 32 | Grimsby Town | 2–1 | Morecambe | showCleethorpes |
22 February 2020 33 | Swindon Town | 3–1 | Grimsby Town | showSwindon |
25 February 2020 34 | Grimsby Town | 4–2 | Newport County | showCleethorpes |
29 February 2020 35 | Grimsby Town | 0–3 | Northampton Town | showCleethorpes |
3 March 2020 36 | Plymouth Argyle | 3–0 | Grimsby Town | showPlymouth |
7 March 2020 37 | Scunthorpe United | 0–2 | Grimsby Town | showScunthorpe |
14 March 2020 | Grimsby Town | v | Carlisle United | showCleethorpes |
17 March 2020 | Grimsby Town | v | Cambridge United | showCleethorpes |
21 March 2020 | Cheltenham Town | v | Grimsby Town | showCheltenham |
28 March 2020 | Grimsby Town | v | Plymouth Argyle | showCleethorpes |
4 April 2020 | Newport County | v | Grimsby Town | showNewport |
10 April 2020 | Port Vale | v | Grimsby Town | showBurslem |
13 April 2020 | Grimsby Town | v | Walsall | showCleethorpes |
18 April 2020 | Crewe Alexandra | v | Grimsby Town | showCrewe |
25 April 2020 | Grimsby Town | v | Oldham Athletic | showCleethorpes |
FA Cup[]
The first round draw was made on 21 October 2019.[38]
9 November 2019 First round | Grimsby Town | 1–1 | Newport County | showCleethorpes |
20 November 2019 First round replay | Newport County | 2–0 | Grimsby Town | showNewport |
EFL Cup[]
The first round draw was made on 20 June.[39] The second round draw was made on 13 August 2019 following the conclusion of all but one first round matches.[40] The third round draw was confirmed on 28 August 2019, live on Sky Sports.[41]
13 August 2019 First round | Grimsby Town | 1–0 | Doncaster Rovers | showCleethorpes |
27 August 2019 Second round | Grimsby Town | A–A | Macclesfield Town | showCleethorpes |
11 September 2019 Second round | Grimsby Town | 0–0 (5–4 p) | Macclesfield Town | showCleethorpes |
25 September 2019 Third round | Chelsea | 7–1 | Grimsby Town | showFulham |
EFL Trophy[]
On 9 July 2019, the pre-determined group stage draw was announced with Invited clubs to be drawn on 12 July 2019.[43]
Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ACA | Leicester City U21 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 8 | Advance to Round 2 |
2 | L2 | Scunthorpe United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | |
3 | L1 | Sunderland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 | |
4 | L2 | Grimsby Town | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 0 |
3 September 2019 Group stage | Grimsby Town | 1–2 | Scunthorpe United | showCleethorpes |
8 October 2019 Group stage | Sunderland | 3–2 | Grimsby Town | showSunderland |
29 October 2019 Group stage | Grimsby Town | 1–2 | Leicester City U21 | showCleethorpes |
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