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.

Grimsby Town
2018–19 season
ChairmanJohn Fenty
ManagerMichael Jolley
StadiumBlundell Park
League Two17th
FA CupThird round
EFL CupFirst round
(vs. Rochdale)

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 (2018-07-07) Cleethorpes Town 4-3 Grimsby Town Grimsby
15:00 BSTStadium: Linden Club
24 July 2018 (2018-07-24) Friendly Grimsby Town 1–0 Doncaster Rovers Cleethorpes
19:30 BSTHall-Johnson 23'ReportStadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 1,397

League Two

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
15Northampton Town461419136463+161
16Cheltenham Town461512195768−1157
17Grimsby Town46168224556−1156
18Morecambe461412205470−1654
19Crawley Town46158235168−1753
Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results [3]

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46168224556 −115611492622 +454131934 −15

Last updated: 4 May 2019.
Source: BBC

Results by matchday

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAAHAHAHAHHHAAAHAHAHHAAHHAAHHAHAHAAHHAHAAHAH
ResultLWDDLLLLLLWWDWLLLWDWLWWWWLLLLWWWWDLLLDDLLDLWLW
Position21121615172021212223221920191921212020181818161413141415151512111211141516161517171717171717
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2019. Source: Statto.com
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 (2018-08-04) 1 Grimsby Town 1–4 Forest Green Rovers Cleethorpes
15:00 BSTRose 31' (pen.)ReportWinchester 51'
Collins 67' (o.g.)
Doidge 70' 83'
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 5,879
Referee: Martin Coy
11 August 2018 (2018-08-11) 2 Macclesfield Town 0–2 Grimsby Town Macclesfield
15:00 BSTReportCook 29'
Rose  63'
Vernam 90'
Stadium: Moss Rose
Attendance: 2,589
Referee: Oliver Langford
18 August 2018 (2018-08-18) 3 Grimsby Town 1–1 Lincoln City Cleethorpes
13:00 BSTWoolford 33'ReportAkinde 71' (pen.)Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 7,201
Referee: Carl Boyeson
21 August 2018 (2018-08-21) 4 Milton Keynes Dons 1–1 Grimsby Town Denbigh
19:45 BSTSimpson 46'ReportCook 35'
[[Paul Dixon|Dixon]]  82'
Stadium: Stadium mk
Attendance: 6800
Referee: P Wright
25 August 2018 (2018-08-25) 5 Newport County 1–0 Grimsby Town Newport
15:00 BSTDolan 40'ReportThomas  90+2'Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 3,288
Referee: Neil Hair
1 September 2018 (2018-09-01) 6 Grimsby Town 0–1 Yeovil Town Cleethorpes
15:00 BSTReportPatrick 78'Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 4,284
Referee: Thomas Bramall
8 September 2018 (2018-09-08) 7 Bury 4–0 Grimsby Town Bury
15:00 BSTMayor 14', 70'
Aimson 34'
Dagnall 63'
ReportStadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 3,677
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
15 September 2018 (2018-09-15) 8 Grimsby Town 0–3 Oldham Athletic Cleethorpes
15:00 BSTReportSurridge 63', 65'
Baxter 90+2'
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 4,746
Referee: Nick Kinseley
22 September 2018 (2018-09-22) 9 Stevenage 1–0 Grimsby Town Stevenage
15:00 BSTSeddon 83'ReportStadium: Broadhall Way
Attendance: 2,332
Referee: Lee Collins
29 September 2018 (2018-09-29) 10 Grimsby Town 1–2 Morecambe Cleethorpes
15:00 BSTEmbleton 9'ReportOates 61'
Mandeville 65'
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 3,972
Referee: Chris Sarginson
2 October 2018 (2018-10-02) 11 Carlisle United 0–1 Grimsby Town Carlisle
19:45 BSTReportHendrie 38'Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 3,316
Referee: Martin Coy
6 October 2018 (2018-10-06) 12 Grimsby Town 2–0 Port Vale Cleethorpes
15:00 BSTThomas 1'
Hooper 53'
Whitmore  71'
ReportKay  85'Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 3,842
Referee: Andy Haines
20 October 2018 (2018-10-20) 13 Grimsby Town 0–0 Exeter City Cleethorpes
15:00 BSTReportStadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 4,038
Referee: Matt Donohue
23 October 2018 (2018-10-23) 14 Grimsby Town 1–0 Colchester United Cleethorpes
19:45 BSTThomas 65'ReportStadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 3,662
Referee: Graham Salisbury
27 October 2018 (2018-10-27) 15 Crewe Alexandra 2–0 Grimsby Town Crewe
15:00 BSTWhelan 70'
Miller 77'
ReportStadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 3,725
Referee: Peter Wright
3 November 2018 (2018-11-03) 16 Cambridge United 1–0 Grimsby Town Cambridge
15:00 GMTLewis 83'ReportHall-Johnson  76'
Embleton  89'
Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 4,096
Referee: Nick Kinseley
6 November 2018 (2018-11-06) 17 Mansfield Town 2–1 Grimsby Town Mansfield
19:45 GMTWalker 50', 82'ReportBenning 36' (o.g.)Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 4,118
Referee: Keith Stroud
17 November 2018 (2018-11-17) 18 Grimsby Town 1–0 Crawley Town Cleethorpes
15:00 GMTRose 86'ReportStadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 4,459
Referee: Andy Haines
24 November 2018 (2018-11-24) 19 Northampton Town 2–2 Grimsby Town Northampton
15:00 GMTWilliams 4'
van Veen 74'
ReportVernam 36'
Cardwell 80'
Collins  86'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,594
Referee: Trevor Kettle
27 November 2018 (2018-11-27) 20 Grimsby Town 5–2 Tranmere Rovers Cleethorpes
19:45 GMTClifton 33'
Thomas 40'
Davis 48'
Rose 82' (pen.)
Embleton 90'
ReportNorwood 11'
Mullin 65'
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 3,293
Referee: Darren Drysdale
8 December 2018 (2018-12-08) 21 Cheltenham Town 2–1 Grimsby Town Cheltenham
15:00 GMTBroom 29'
Thomas 90+2' (pen.)
ReportEmbleton 63'Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 2,775
Referee: Paul Marsden
15 December 2018 (2018-12-15) 22 Grimsby Town 2–1 Swindon Town Cleethorpes
15:00 GMTThomas 26' (pen.), 61'ReportTaylor 28'Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 3,809
Referee: Scott Oldham
22 December 2018 (2018-12-22) 23 Grimsby Town 4–0 Notts County Cleethorpes
15:00 GMTClifton 4'
Davis 37', 66'
Rose  69'
Thomas  75' 88'
ReportHewitt  75'Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 4,946
Referee: David Webb
26 December 2018 (2018-12-26) 24 Port Vale 0–1 Grimsby Town Burslem
15:00 GMTKay  24'ReportThomas 62'Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 5,129
Referee: Ben Toner
29 December 2018 (2018-12-29) 25 Exeter City 1–2 Grimsby Town Exeter
15:00 GMTStockley 78'ReportWoolford  9' 14'
Whitmore  51'
Hendrie  73'
Rose 80' (pen.)
Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 4,956
Referee: Chris Sarginson
1 January 2019 (2019-01-01) 26 Grimsby Town 0–1 Mansfield Town Cleethorpes
13:00 GMTRose  60'ReportBishop 21'
Sweeney  68'
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 5,931
Referee: Matt Donohue
12 January 2019 (2019-01-12) 27 Grimsby Town 0–2 Macclesfield Town Cleethorpes
15:00 GMTRing  83'ReportArthur  5'
Marsh 26'
Wilson 33'  53'
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 4,694
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
19 January 2019 (2019-01-19) 28 Lincoln City 1–0 Grimsby Town Lincoln
13:00 GMTO'Connor  5'
Toffolo 12'  42'
Akinde  45+1'
ReportThomas  14'
Hessenthaler  39'
Whitmore  50'
Davis  71'
McKeown  76'
Öhman  84'
Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 9,650
Referee: Mike Dean
22 January 2019 (2019-01-22) 29 Forest Green Rovers 3–0 Grimsby Town Nailsworth
19:45 GMTDoidge 29', 45+1'
Brown 50'
ReportÖhman  49'
Rose  64'
Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 1,810
Referee: Antony Coggins
26 January 2019 (2019-01-26) 30 Grimsby Town 1–0 Milton Keynes Dons Cleethorpes
15:00 GMTÖhman  25'
Thomas 27'
Davis  41'
Whitmore  64'
ReportGilbey  45+2'
Cargill  61'
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 3,862
Referee: Paul Marsden
2 February 2019 (2019-02-02) 31 Grimsby Town 3–0 Newport County Cleethorpes
15:00 GMTCook 17', 56'
Thomas 45+1'
Demetriou 84' (o.g.)
ReportPipe  76'Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 3,712
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
9 February 2019 (2019-02-09) 32 Yeovil Town 1–3 Grimsby Town Yeovil
15:00 GMTAlcock  5'   65'
Fisher 90'
ReportThomas 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 (2019-02-16) 33 Grimsby Town 1–0 Cheltenham Town Cleethorpes
15:00 GMTThomas 41' (pen.)ReportRaglan  44'
Tillson  80'
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 4,940
Referee: Trevor Kettle
23 February 2019 (2019-02-23) 34 Swindon Town 1–1 Grimsby Town Swindon
15:00 GMTRobinson 74'ReportÖhman  20'   66'
Thomas  50'
Hendrie 76'
Dennis  90+5'
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 6,434
Referee: Neil Hair
2 March 2019 (2019-03-02) 35 Grimsby Town 0–2 Cambridge United Cleethorpes
15:00 GMTReportTaft 42'
Deegan  61'
Hepburn-Murphy  72' 82'
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 4,772
Referee: Scott Oldham
9 March 2019 (2019-03-09) 36 Crawley Town 2–1 Grimsby Town Crawley
15:00 GMTPalmer  21' 26', 40'ReportThomas 6'
Woolford  15'
Embleton  70'
Öhman  79'
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,043
Referee: Brett Huxtable
12 March 2019 (2019-03-12) 37 Tranmere Rovers 4–1 Grimsby Town Birkenhead
19:45 GMTJennings 18', 44'
Monthé 34'
Norwood 39'
Davies  80'
ReportThomas 32'
Woolford 33'
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 5,269
Referee: Graham Salisbury
16 March 2019 (2019-03-16) 38 Grimsby Town 0–0 Northampton Town Cleethorpes
15:00 GMTHessenthaler  51'ReportHoskins  8'
Buchanan  45+2'
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 3,890
Referee: Oliver Yates
23 March 2019 (2019-03-23) 39 Grimsby Town 0–0 Bury Cleethorpes
15:00 GMTHendrie  65'
Davis  72'
ReportWharton  84'Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 4,375
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
30 March 2019 (2019-03-30) 40 Oldham Athletic 2–0 Grimsby Town Oldham
15:00 GMTO'Grady 42'
Lang 77'  90+1'
ReportHessenthaler  63'
Davis  83'
Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 3,998
Referee: James Adcock
6 April 2019 (2019-04-06) 41 Grimsby Town 0–2 Stevenage Cleethorpes
15:00 BSTClifton  54'ReportGuthrie 23', 50'
Martin  45+2'
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 3,689
Referee: Trevor Kettle
13 April 2019 (2019-04-13) 42 Morecambe 1–1 Grimsby Town Morecambe
15:00 BSTCollins 80' (pen.)ReportVernam 88'Stadium: Globe Arena
Attendance: 1,897
Referee: Scott Oldham
19 April 2019 (2019-04-19) 43 Colchester United 1–0 Grimsby Town Colchester
15:00 BSTNouble 25'
Lapslie  77'
Jackson  80'
ReportHall-Johnson  36'
Dennis  42'
Clifton  66'
Collins  90+3'   90+5'
Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,677
Referee: Christopher Sarginson
22 April 2019 (2019-04-22) 44 Grimsby Town 1–0 Carlisle United Cleethorpes
15:00 BSTClifton  64'
Grayson 90'
ReportThomas  54'
Jones  60'
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 3,647
Referee: Paul Marsden
27 April 2019 (2019-04-27) 45 Notts County 2–1 Grimsby Town Nottingham
15:00 BSTStubbs  48'
Mackail-Smith 48'
Rose  55'
Clifton 67' (o.g.)
ReportHall-Johnson  50'
Whitmore 90+3'
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 8,519
Referee: Andy Haines
4 May 2019 (2019-05-04) 46 Grimsby Town 2–0 Crewe Alexandra Cleethorpes
12:30 BSTDavis 26'
Grayson 34'
Wright  62'
ReportSass-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 (2018-11-10) First round Grimsby Town 3–1 Milton Keynes Dons Cleethorpes
15:00 GMTEmbleton 50'
Thomas 61'
Vernam 73'
ReportAgard 23'Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 1,991
Referee: Carl Boyeson
2 December 2018 (2018-12-02) Second round Chesterfield 0–2 Grimsby Town Chesterfield
14:00 GMTReportVernam 37'
Clifton 70'
Stadium: Proact Stadium
Attendance: 4,537
Referee: Michael Salisbury
5 January 2019 (2019-01-05) Third round Crystal Palace 1–0 Grimsby Town Selhurst
17:30 GMTAyew 86'ReportFox  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 (2018-08-14) First round Grimsby Town 0–2 Rochdale Cleethorpes
19:45 BSTReportRathbone 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.

PosLgeTeamPldWPWPLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1ACANewcastle United U213300083+59Round 2
2L2Notts County3100256−13
3L1Doncaster Rovers3100257−23
4L2Grimsby Town3100246−23
Source: EFL.com
4 September 2018 (2018-09-04) Group stages Grimsby Town 2–1 Notts County Cleethorpes
19:45 BSTRose 69 (pen)'
Hessenthaler 88'
ReportAlessandra 12'Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 746
9 October 2018 (2018-10-09) Group stages Doncaster Rovers 2–0 Grimsby Town Doncaster
19:30 BSTMay 23', 57' (pen.)ReportStadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 1,420

Top scorers

As of September 5, 2018
Rnk Pos No. PlayerLeague TwoFA CupEFL CupEFL TrophyTotal
1FW39 Wes Thomas1010011
2FW11 Jordan Cook40015
3FW18 Charles Vernam22004
3MF8 Mitch Rose30014
3MF22 Elliot Embleton31004
6MF15 Harry Clifton21003
6CB24 Harry Davis30003
8MF26 Martyn Woolford20002
8FW99 JJ Hooper10012
10MF7 Jake Hessenthaler00011
10RB27 Luke Hendrie10001
10FW21 Ahkeem Rose10001
10FW17 Harry Cardwell10001
10FW8 Kristian Dennis10001
Own Goals20002
Total3650445

Transfers

Transfers in

Date fromPositionNationalityNameFromFeeRef.
1 July 2018SS Jordan Cook Luton TownFree transfer[11]
1 July 2018CB Harry Davis St. MirrenFree transfer[12]
1 July 2018CM Jake Hessenthaler GillinghamFree transfer[13]
1 July 2018CF Louis Robles San Roque de LepeFree transfer[14]
1 July 2018CM John Welsh Preston North EndFree transfer[13]
1 July 2018CM Elliott Whitehouse Lincoln CityFree transfer[15]
1 July 2018CB Alex Whitmore ChesterfieldUndisclosed[16]
9 July 2018GK Sam Russell Forest Green RoversFree transfer[17]
24 July 2018AM Charles Vernam Derby CountyUndisclosed[18]
17 August 2018CF Wes Thomas Oxford UnitedFree transfer[19]
1 January 2019LB Sebastian Ring ÖrebroFree transfer[20]
8 January 2019CB Ludvig Öhman BrommapojkarnaUndisclosed[21]
11 January 2019RB Luke Hendrie Shrewsbury TownUndisclosed[22]

Transfers out

Date fromPositionNationalityNameToFeeRef.
1 July 2018CM James Berrett FC Halifax TownReleased[23][24]
1 July 2018CB Nathan Clarke FC Halifax TownReleased[23][25]
1 July 2018CM Chris Clements Cheltenham TownReleased[26][27]
1 July 2018RW Siriki Dembélé Peterborough UnitedUndisclosed[28]
1 July 2018RB Ben Davies Boston UnitedReleased[23][29]
1 July 2018CB Jack Keeble St Neots TownReleased[23][30]
1 July 2018LM Sam Kelly Hamilton AcademicalFree transfer[31]
1 July 2018GK Ben Killip Braintree TownReleased[23][32]
1 July 2018CM Sean McAllister ChesterReleased[23][33]
1 July 2018LW Gary McSheffrey Frickley AthleticReleased[23]
1 July 2018RB Zak Mills MorecambeReleased[23][34]
1 July 2018CB Karleigh Osborne Aldershot TownReleased[23][35]
1 July 2018CM Tom Sawyer Skegness TownReleased[23][36]
1 July 2018CF Scott Vernon Cleethorpes TownReleased[23][37]
5 July 2018CM Luke Summerfield WrexhamFree transfer[38]
8 August 2018CB Alexander McMillan YtterhogdalFree transfer[39]
19 November 2018LB Paul Dixon FalkirkMutual consent[40][41]
28 December 2018CF Louis Robles San Roque de LepeMutual consent[42][43]
29 January 2019CM Mitch Rose Notts CountyFree transfer[44]
6 February 2019LB Andrew Fox El Paso LocomotiveFree transfer[45]
20 March 2019CM John Welsh Atherton CollieriesMutual consent[46]

Loans in

Start datePositionNationalityNameFromEnd dateRef.
6 July 2018CB Akin Famewo Luton Town28 January 2019[47][48]
18 August 2018RB Luke Hendrie Shrewsbury Town7 January 2019[49][22]
30 August 2018CM Elliot Embleton Sunderland31 May 2019[50][51]
31 August 2018LM Ben Pringle Preston North End21 January 2019[52][53]
18 January 2018DM Joe Grayson Blackburn Rovers31 May 2019[54]
31 January 2019CF Kristian Dennis Notts County31 May 2019[55]

Loans out

Start datePositionNationalityNameToEnd dateRef.
6 September 2018FW Ahkeem Rose Boston United6 October 2018[56]
6 September 2018CM Max Wright Boston United26 April 2019[56][57][58]
5 December 2018CF JJ Hooper Bromley30 April 2019[59][60]

References