2018–19 Grimsby Town F.C. season
The 2018–19 season is Grimsby Town's 141st season of existence and their third consecutive season in League Two.[1] Along with competing in League Two, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.
2018–19 season | ||||
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Chairman | John Fenty | |||
Manager | Michael Jolley | |||
Stadium | Blundell Park | |||
League Two | 17th | |||
FA Cup | Third round | |||
EFL Cup | First round (vs. Rochdale) | |||
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The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.
Competitions
Friendlies
The club have confirmed the first four pre-season friendlies will be against Cleethorpes Town, Sunderland, York City and Doncaster Rovers.[2]
The annual pre-season fixture versus Cleethorpes Town will take place at the new home ground of their opponents, The Linden Club, on Saturday 7 July.
The Mariners will then play host to EFL League One side Sunderland on Tuesday 17 July before travelling to York City on Saturday 21 July. Town will then host Doncaster Rovers at Blundell Park on Tuesday 24 July.
7 July 2018 | Cleethorpes Town | 4-3 | Grimsby Town | Grimsby |
15:00 BST | Stadium: Linden Club |
24 July 2018 Friendly | Grimsby Town | 1–0 | Doncaster Rovers | Cleethorpes |
19:30 BST | Hall-Johnson 23' | Report | Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 1,397 |
27 July 2018 Friendly | Gainsborough Trinity | 0–4 | Grimsby Town | Gainsborough |
13:00 BST | Report | Hooper 28' Clifton 36' Hessenthaler 68' Robles 82' |
Stadium: Gainsborough Martin & Co. Arena |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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15 | Northampton Town | 46 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 64 | 63 | +1 | 61 |
16 | Cheltenham Town | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 57 | 68 | −11 | 57 |
17 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 16 | 8 | 22 | 45 | 56 | −11 | 56 |
18 | Morecambe | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 54 | 70 | −16 | 54 |
19 | Crawley Town | 46 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 51 | 68 | −17 | 53 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results [3]
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 |
46 | 16 | 8 | 22 | 45 | 56 | −11 | 56 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 34 | −15 |
Last updated: 4 May 2019.
Source: BBC
Results by matchday
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
On 21 June 2018, the League Two fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[4][5]
4 August 2018 1 | Grimsby Town | 1–4 | Forest Green Rovers | Cleethorpes |
15:00 BST | Rose 31' (pen.) | Report | Winchester 51' Collins 67' (o.g.) Doidge 70' 83' |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 5,879 Referee: Martin Coy |
11 August 2018 2 | Macclesfield Town | 0–2 | Grimsby Town | Macclesfield |
15:00 BST | Report | Cook 29' Rose 63' Vernam 90' |
Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 2,589 Referee: Oliver Langford |
18 August 2018 3 | Grimsby Town | 1–1 | Lincoln City | Cleethorpes |
13:00 BST | Woolford 33' | Report | Akinde 71' (pen.) | Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 7,201 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
21 August 2018 4 | Milton Keynes Dons | 1–1 | Grimsby Town | Denbigh |
19:45 BST | Simpson 46' | Report | Cook 35' [[Paul Dixon|Dixon]] 82' |
Stadium: Stadium mk Attendance: 6800 Referee: P Wright |
25 August 2018 5 | Newport County | 1–0 | Grimsby Town | Newport |
15:00 BST | Dolan 40' | Report | Thomas 90+2' | Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,288 Referee: Neil Hair |
1 September 2018 6 | Grimsby Town | 0–1 | Yeovil Town | Cleethorpes |
15:00 BST | Report | Patrick 78' | Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 4,284 Referee: Thomas Bramall |
8 September 2018 7 | Bury | 4–0 | Grimsby Town | Bury |
15:00 BST | Mayor 14', 70' Aimson 34' Dagnall 63' |
Report | Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 3,677 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
15 September 2018 8 | Grimsby Town | 0–3 | Oldham Athletic | Cleethorpes |
15:00 BST | Report | Surridge 63', 65' Baxter 90+2' |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 4,746 Referee: Nick Kinseley |
22 September 2018 9 | Stevenage | 1–0 | Grimsby Town | Stevenage |
15:00 BST | Seddon 83' | Report | Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 2,332 Referee: Lee Collins |
29 September 2018 10 | Grimsby Town | 1–2 | Morecambe | Cleethorpes |
15:00 BST | Embleton 9' | Report | Oates 61' Mandeville 65' |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 3,972 Referee: Chris Sarginson |
2 October 2018 11 | Carlisle United | 0–1 | Grimsby Town | Carlisle |
19:45 BST | Report | Hendrie 38' | Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 3,316 Referee: Martin Coy |
6 October 2018 12 | Grimsby Town | 2–0 | Port Vale | Cleethorpes |
15:00 BST | Thomas 1' Hooper 53' Whitmore 71' |
Report | Kay 85' | Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 3,842 Referee: Andy Haines |
20 October 2018 13 | Grimsby Town | 0–0 | Exeter City | Cleethorpes |
15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 4,038 Referee: Matt Donohue |
23 October 2018 14 | Grimsby Town | 1–0 | Colchester United | Cleethorpes |
19:45 BST | Thomas 65' | Report | Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 3,662 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
27 October 2018 15 | Crewe Alexandra | 2–0 | Grimsby Town | Crewe |
15:00 BST | Whelan 70' Miller 77' |
Report | Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3,725 Referee: Peter Wright |
3 November 2018 16 | Cambridge United | 1–0 | Grimsby Town | Cambridge |
15:00 GMT | Lewis 83' | Report | Hall-Johnson 76' Embleton 89' |
Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 4,096 Referee: Nick Kinseley |
6 November 2018 17 | Mansfield Town | 2–1 | Grimsby Town | Mansfield |
19:45 GMT | Walker 50', 82' | Report | Benning 36' (o.g.) | Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 4,118 Referee: Keith Stroud |
17 November 2018 18 | Grimsby Town | 1–0 | Crawley Town | Cleethorpes |
15:00 GMT | Rose 86' | Report | Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 4,459 Referee: Andy Haines |
24 November 2018 19 | Northampton Town | 2–2 | Grimsby Town | Northampton |
15:00 GMT | Williams 4' van Veen 74' |
Report | Vernam 36' Cardwell 80' Collins 86' |
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,594 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
27 November 2018 20 | Grimsby Town | 5–2 | Tranmere Rovers | Cleethorpes |
19:45 GMT | Clifton 33' Thomas 40' Davis 48' Rose 82' (pen.) Embleton 90' |
Report | Norwood 11' Mullin 65' |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 3,293 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
8 December 2018 21 | Cheltenham Town | 2–1 | Grimsby Town | Cheltenham |
15:00 GMT | Broom 29' Thomas 90+2' (pen.) |
Report | Embleton 63' | Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 2,775 Referee: Paul Marsden |
15 December 2018 22 | Grimsby Town | 2–1 | Swindon Town | Cleethorpes |
15:00 GMT | Thomas 26' (pen.), 61' | Report | Taylor 28' | Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 3,809 Referee: Scott Oldham |
22 December 2018 23 | Grimsby Town | 4–0 | Notts County | Cleethorpes |
15:00 GMT | Clifton 4' Davis 37', 66' Rose 69' Thomas 75' 88' |
Report | Hewitt 75' | Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 4,946 Referee: David Webb |
26 December 2018 24 | Port Vale | 0–1 | Grimsby Town | Burslem |
15:00 GMT | Kay 24' | Report | Thomas 62' | Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 5,129 Referee: Ben Toner |
29 December 2018 25 | Exeter City | 1–2 | Grimsby Town | Exeter |
15:00 GMT | Stockley 78' | Report | Woolford 9' 14' Whitmore 51' Hendrie 73' Rose 80' (pen.) |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 4,956 Referee: Chris Sarginson |
1 January 2019 26 | Grimsby Town | 0–1 | Mansfield Town | Cleethorpes |
13:00 GMT | Rose 60' | Report | Bishop 21' Sweeney 68' |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 5,931 Referee: Matt Donohue |
12 January 2019 27 | Grimsby Town | 0–2 | Macclesfield Town | Cleethorpes |
15:00 GMT | Ring 83' | Report | Arthur 5' Marsh 26' Wilson 33' 53' |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 4,694 Referee: Seb Stockbridge |
19 January 2019 28 | Lincoln City | 1–0 | Grimsby Town | Lincoln |
13:00 GMT | O'Connor 5' Toffolo 12' 42' Akinde 45+1' |
Report | Thomas 14' Hessenthaler 39' Whitmore 50' Davis 71' McKeown 76' Öhman 84' |
Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 9,650 Referee: Mike Dean |
22 January 2019 29 | Forest Green Rovers | 3–0 | Grimsby Town | Nailsworth |
19:45 GMT | Doidge 29', 45+1' Brown 50' |
Report | Öhman 49' Rose 64' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 1,810 Referee: Antony Coggins |
26 January 2019 30 | Grimsby Town | 1–0 | Milton Keynes Dons | Cleethorpes |
15:00 GMT | Öhman 25' Thomas 27' Davis 41' Whitmore 64' |
Report | Gilbey 45+2' Cargill 61' |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 3,862 Referee: Paul Marsden |
2 February 2019 31 | Grimsby Town | 3–0 | Newport County | Cleethorpes |
15:00 GMT | Cook 17', 56' Thomas 45+1' Demetriou 84' (o.g.) |
Report | Pipe 76' | Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 3,712 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
9 February 2019 32 | Yeovil Town | 1–3 | Grimsby Town | Yeovil |
15:00 GMT | Alcock 5' 65' Fisher 90' |
Report | Thomas 9' Gafaiti 35' (o.g.) Hessenthaler 74' Hendrie 77' Dennis 87' Embleton 90+2' |
Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 2,692 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
16 February 2019 33 | Grimsby Town | 1–0 | Cheltenham Town | Cleethorpes |
15:00 GMT | Thomas 41' (pen.) | Report | Raglan 44' Tillson 80' |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 4,940 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
23 February 2019 34 | Swindon Town | 1–1 | Grimsby Town | Swindon |
15:00 GMT | Robinson 74' | Report | Öhman 20' 66' Thomas 50' Hendrie 76' Dennis 90+5' |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,434 Referee: Neil Hair |
2 March 2019 35 | Grimsby Town | 0–2 | Cambridge United | Cleethorpes |
15:00 GMT | Report | Taft 42' Deegan 61' Hepburn-Murphy 72' 82' |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 4,772 Referee: Scott Oldham |
9 March 2019 36 | Crawley Town | 2–1 | Grimsby Town | Crawley |
15:00 GMT | Palmer 21' 26', 40' | Report | Thomas 6' Woolford 15' Embleton 70' Öhman 79' |
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,043 Referee: Brett Huxtable |
12 March 2019 37 | Tranmere Rovers | 4–1 | Grimsby Town | Birkenhead |
19:45 GMT | Jennings 18', 44' Monthé 34' Norwood 39' Davies 80' |
Report | Thomas 32' Woolford 33' |
Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 5,269 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
16 March 2019 38 | Grimsby Town | 0–0 | Northampton Town | Cleethorpes |
15:00 GMT | Hessenthaler 51' | Report | Hoskins 8' Buchanan 45+2' |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 3,890 Referee: Oliver Yates |
23 March 2019 39 | Grimsby Town | 0–0 | Bury | Cleethorpes |
15:00 GMT | Hendrie 65' Davis 72' |
Report | Wharton 84' | Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 4,375 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
30 March 2019 40 | Oldham Athletic | 2–0 | Grimsby Town | Oldham |
15:00 GMT | O'Grady 42' Lang 77' 90+1' |
Report | Hessenthaler 63' Davis 83' |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 3,998 Referee: James Adcock |
6 April 2019 41 | Grimsby Town | 0–2 | Stevenage | Cleethorpes |
15:00 BST | Clifton 54' | Report | Guthrie 23', 50' Martin 45+2' |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 3,689 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
13 April 2019 42 | Morecambe | 1–1 | Grimsby Town | Morecambe |
15:00 BST | Collins 80' (pen.) | Report | Vernam 88' | Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,897 Referee: Scott Oldham |
19 April 2019 43 | Colchester United | 1–0 | Grimsby Town | Colchester |
15:00 BST | Nouble 25' Lapslie 77' Jackson 80' |
Report | Hall-Johnson 36' Dennis 42' Clifton 66' Collins 90+3' 90+5' |
Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,677 Referee: Christopher Sarginson |
22 April 2019 44 | Grimsby Town | 1–0 | Carlisle United | Cleethorpes |
15:00 BST | Clifton 64' Grayson 90' |
Report | Thomas 54' Jones 60' |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 3,647 Referee: Paul Marsden |
27 April 2019 45 | Notts County | 2–1 | Grimsby Town | Nottingham |
15:00 BST | Stubbs 48' Mackail-Smith 48' Rose 55' Clifton 67' (o.g.) |
Report | Hall-Johnson 50' Whitmore 90+3' |
Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 8,519 Referee: Andy Haines |
4 May 2019 46 | Grimsby Town | 2–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Cleethorpes |
12:30 BST | Davis 26' Grayson 34' Wright 62' |
Report | Sass-Davies 12' Ng 19' |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 4,248 Referee: Craig Hicks |
FA Cup
The first round draw was made live on BBC by Dennis Wise and Dion Dublin on 22 October.[6] The draw for the second round was made live on BBC and BT by Mark Schwarzer and Glenn Murray on 12 November.[7] The third round draw was made live on BBC by Ruud Gullit and Paul Ince from Stamford Bridge on 3 December 2018.[8]
10 November 2018 First round | Grimsby Town | 3–1 | Milton Keynes Dons | Cleethorpes |
15:00 GMT | Embleton 50' Thomas 61' Vernam 73' |
Report | Agard 23' | Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 1,991 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
2 December 2018 Second round | Chesterfield | 0–2 | Grimsby Town | Chesterfield |
14:00 GMT | Report | Vernam 37' Clifton 70' |
Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 4,537 Referee: Michael Salisbury |
5 January 2019 Third round | Crystal Palace | 1–0 | Grimsby Town | Selhurst |
17:30 GMT | Ayew 86' | Report | Fox 2' Hendrie 45+1' Rose 74' |
Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 19,967 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
EFL Cup
On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made in Vietnam.[9]
14 August 2018 First round | Grimsby Town | 0–2 | Rochdale | Cleethorpes |
19:45 BST | Report | Rathbone 39', 79' | Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 1,781 Referee: Darren England |
EFL Trophy
On 13 July 2018, the initial group stage draw bar the U21 invited clubs was announced.[10] It was later announced that Northern Group G would include Newcastle United U21.
Pos | Lge | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ACA | Newcastle United U21 (Q) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 9 | Round 2 |
2 | L2 | Notts County (Q) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 | |
3 | L1 | Doncaster Rovers (E) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 3 | |
4 | L2 | Grimsby Town (E) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 |
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
4 September 2018 Group stages | Grimsby Town | 2–1 | Notts County | Cleethorpes |
19:45 BST | Rose 69 (pen)' Hessenthaler 88' |
Report | Alessandra 12' | Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 746 |
9 October 2018 Group stages | Doncaster Rovers | 2–0 | Grimsby Town | Doncaster |
19:30 BST | May 23', 57' (pen.) | Report | Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 1,420 |
13 November 2018 Group stages | Grimsby Town | 2–3 | Newcastle United U21 | Cleethorpes |
19:45 GMT | Hooper 9' Cook 54' |
Report | Roberts 19' Sorensen 26' Longstaff 78' |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 547 |
Top scorers
- As of September 5, 2018
Rnk | Pos | No. | Player | League Two | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | Total |
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1 | FW | 39 | Wes Thomas | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
2 | FW | 11 | Jordan Cook | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
3 | FW | 18 | Charles Vernam | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
3 | MF | 8 | Mitch Rose | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
3 | MF | 22 | Elliot Embleton | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
6 | MF | 15 | Harry Clifton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
6 | CB | 24 | Harry Davis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
8 | MF | 26 | Martyn Woolford | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
8 | FW | 99 | JJ Hooper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
10 | MF | 7 | Jake Hessenthaler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
10 | RB | 27 | Luke Hendrie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
10 | FW | 21 | Ahkeem Rose | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
10 | FW | 17 | Harry Cardwell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
10 | FW | 8 | Kristian Dennis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Own Goals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
Total | 36 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 45 |
Transfers
Transfers in
Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 July 2018 | SS | Jordan Cook | Luton Town | Free transfer | [11] | |
1 July 2018 | CB | Harry Davis | St. Mirren | Free transfer | [12] | |
1 July 2018 | CM | Jake Hessenthaler | Gillingham | Free transfer | [13] | |
1 July 2018 | CF | Louis Robles | San Roque de Lepe | Free transfer | [14] | |
1 July 2018 | CM | John Welsh | Preston North End | Free transfer | [13] | |
1 July 2018 | CM | Elliott Whitehouse | Lincoln City | Free transfer | [15] | |
1 July 2018 | CB | Alex Whitmore | Chesterfield | Undisclosed | [16] | |
9 July 2018 | GK | Sam Russell | Forest Green Rovers | Free transfer | [17] | |
24 July 2018 | AM | Charles Vernam | Derby County | Undisclosed | [18] | |
17 August 2018 | CF | Wes Thomas | Oxford United | Free transfer | [19] | |
1 January 2019 | LB | Sebastian Ring | Örebro | Free transfer | [20] | |
8 January 2019 | CB | Ludvig Öhman | Brommapojkarna | Undisclosed | [21] | |
11 January 2019 | RB | Luke Hendrie | Shrewsbury Town | Undisclosed | [22] |
Transfers out
Loans in
Start date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | End date | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6 July 2018 | CB | Akin Famewo | Luton Town | 28 January 2019 | [47][48] | |
18 August 2018 | RB | Luke Hendrie | Shrewsbury Town | 7 January 2019 | [49][22] | |
30 August 2018 | CM | Elliot Embleton | Sunderland | 31 May 2019 | [50][51] | |
31 August 2018 | LM | Ben Pringle | Preston North End | 21 January 2019 | [52][53] | |
18 January 2018 | DM | Joe Grayson | Blackburn Rovers | 31 May 2019 | [54] | |
31 January 2019 | CF | Kristian Dennis | Notts County | 31 May 2019 | [55] |
Loans out
Start date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | End date | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6 September 2018 | FW | Ahkeem Rose | Boston United | 6 October 2018 | [56] | |
6 September 2018 | CM | Max Wright | Boston United | 26 April 2019 | [56][57][58] | |
5 December 2018 | CF | JJ Hooper | Bromley | 30 April 2019 | [59][60] |
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