1998–99 Grimsby Town F.C. season

During the 1998–99 English football season, Grimsby Town F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Grimsby Town
1998–99 season
ChairmanBill Carr
ManagerAlan Buckley
StadiumBlundell Park
Football League First Division11th
FA CupThird round
Worthington CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Groves (14)
All: Groves (15)
Average home league attendance6,681

Season summary

Grimsby had a great first season back in the First Division after relegation two seasons ago, finishing in a satisfying 11th place,[1] with club captain Groves being their top scorer with 15 in all competitions.

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GS Pts
9 Norwich City 46 15 17 14 62 61 62 62
10 Huddersfield Town 46 15 16 15 62 71 62 61
11 Grimsby Town 46 17 10 19 40 52 40 61
12 West Bromwich Albion 46 16 11 19 69 76 69 59
13 Barnsley 46 14 17 15 59 56 59 59
Source:
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (F) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
- GK  NIR Aidan Davison
- DF  ENG John McDermott
- DF  SCO Peter Handyside
- DF  ENG Richard Smith
- DF  ENG Tony Gallimore
- MF  ENG Paul Groves (captain)
- MF  NIR Kingsley Black
- FW  WAL Lee Nogan
- FW  ENG Jack Lester
- MF  ENG Stacy Coldicott
- DF  ENG David Smith
- MF  ENG Kevin Donovan
- FW  ENG Lee Ashcroft
No. Pos. Nation Player
- MF  ENG Tommy Widdrington
- GK  ENG Andy Love
- FW  ENG Steve Livingstone
- DF  ENG Mark Lever
- MF  ENG Wayne Burnett
- DF  ENG Danny Butterfield
- FW  IRL Daryl Clare
- GK  ENG Steve Croudson
- MF  SCO Jim Dobbin
- DF  ENG Matthew Bloomer
- MF  ENG Adam Buckley
- DF  ENG Ben Chapman

References

  1. "English Division One 1998–1999 : Table". Statto. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
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