2019–20_Grimsby_Town_F.C._season

2019–20 Grimsby Town F.C. season

2019–20 Grimsby Town F.C. season

Grimsby Town F.C. 2019–20 football season


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.

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The season covers the period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020.

Transfers

Transfers in

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Loans in

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Loans out

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Pre-season

Grimsby revealed their pre-season programme in June 2019.[30]

6 July 2019 (2019-07-06) Friendly Cleethorpes Town 0–8 Grimsby Town Cleethorpes
15:00 BST Report Green
Hanson 19', 34', 45+1'
Wright 55', 58', 62'
Rose 60'
Stadium: Linden Club
9 July 2019 (2019-07-09) Friendly Grantham Town 1–3 Grimsby Town Grantham
19:30 BST Westcarr 21' Report Hanson 8'
Pollock 77'
Rose 90' (pen.)
Stadium: South Kesteven Sports Stadium
11 July 2019 (2019-07-11) Friendly Boston United 2–1 Grimsby Town Boston
19:30 BST Thewlis 49' (pen.)
Trialist 86'
Report Green 64' Stadium: The Jakesman Stadium
23 July 2019 (2019-07-23) Friendly Scarborough Athletic 1–2 Grimsby Town Scarborough
19:30 BST Walshaw 57' Report Ring 12'
Ogbu 43' (pen.)
Stadium: Flamingo Land Stadium
27 July 2019 (2019-07-27) Friendly Grimsby Town 0–2 Peterborough United Cleethorpes
15:00 BST Report Eisa 21'
Dembélé 74'
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 1,573

First Team Squad

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Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 2019–20 season (Friday 2 August).

Competitions

League Two

League table

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Source: EFL Official Website
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

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Last updated: 7 March 2020.
Source: BBC

Results by matchday

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Updated to match(es) played on 7 March 2020. Source: Statto.com
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 (2019-08-03) 1 Morecambe 0–2 Grimsby Town Morecambe
15:00 BST Old Yellow card 56'
Kenyon Yellow card 59'
Alessandra Yellow card 73'
Report Green Yellow card 58'
Whitehouse 68'
Clifton Yellow card 74'
Wright 90+7'
Stadium: Globe Arena
Attendance: 2,872
Referee: Darren Handley
10 August 2019 (2019-08-10) 2 Grimsby Town 1–1 Bradford City Cleethorpes
13:00 BST Öhman Yellow card 3'
Hanson 66'
Clifton Yellow card 77'
Report Vaughan 53'
Anderson Yellow card 68'
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 6,882
Referee: Ben Toner
17 August 2019 (2019-08-17) 3 Forest Green Rovers 1–0 Grimsby Town Nailsworth
15:00 BST Winchester Yellow card 31'
Mondal 75'
Report Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 2,152
Referee: Leigh Doughty
20 August 2019 (2019-08-20) 4 Grimsby Town 2–2 Colchester United Cleethorpes
19:45 BST Hewitt Yellow card 10'
Hanson 48' (pen.)
Davis Yellow card 68'
Green 87'
Report Nouble 25'
Norris 45+1'
Comley Yellow card 90+4'
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 4,103
Referee: Rob Lewis
24 August 2019 (2019-08-24) 5 Grimsby Town 5–2 Port Vale Cleethorpes
15:00 BST Cook 20'
Ogbu 51'
Green 57'
Whitehouse Yellow card 72'
Waterfall 80'
Hanson 86'
Hewitt Yellow card 90'
Report Whitehouse 13' (o.g.)
Worrall Yellow card 54'
Smith 62'
Joyce Yellow card 73'
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 4,290
Referee: Will Finnie
31 August 2019 (2019-08-31) 6 Walsall 1–3 Grimsby Town Walsall
15:00 BST Lavery 5'
Pring Yellow card 80'
Report Öhman Yellow card 20'
Whitehouse 41'
Hanson 68', 81' (pen.)
Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 4,812
Referee: David Rock
7 September 2019 (2019-09-07) 7 Grimsby Town 0–2 Crewe Alexandra Cleethorpes
15:00 BST Hanson soccer ball with red X 28' Yellow card 49' Report Lowery 46'
Powell Yellow card 62'
Kirk 90+1' Yellow card 90+2'
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 4,679
Referee: Anthony Coggins
14 September 2019 (2019-09-14) 8 Oldham Athletic 2–2 Grimsby Town Oldham
15:00 BST Missilou 19'
Morais 66'
Sylla Yellow card 84'
Report Ogbu Yellow card 46'
Hendrie Yellow card 61'
Hewitt Yellow card 69'
Cook 81'
Vernam Yellow card 89'
Öhman 90'
Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 3,789
Referee: Sam Purkiss
17 September 2019 (2019-09-17) 9 Salford City 1–0 Grimsby Town Salford
19:45 BST Shelton 21' Report Cook Yellow card 24' Stadium: The Peninsula Stadium
Attendance: 2,782
Referee: Chris Sarginson
21 September 2019 (2019-09-21) 10 Grimsby Town 1–0 Macclesfield Town Cleethorpes
15:00 BST Robson 56' Report Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 3,794
Referee: David Webb
28 September 2019 (2019-09-28) 11 Exeter City 1–3 Grimsby Town Exeter
15:00 BST Collins Yellow card 32'
Moxey Yellow card 59'
Sweeney Yellow card 76'
Taylor Yellow card 82'
Bowman 90+4'
Report Gibson Yellow card 22'
Robson 23', 67' Yellow card 25'
Ogbu 59' (pen.)
Hessenthaler Yellow card 69'
Wright Yellow card 77'
Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 4,973
Referee: Brett Huxtbale
5 October 2019 (2019-10-05) 12 Grimsby Town 0–1 Mansfield Town Cleethorpes
15:00 BST Cook Yellow card 42'
Green Yellow card 69'
Hendrie Yellow card 90+5'
Report Bishop Yellow card 58'
White Red card 60'
Pearce 90+6'
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 5,087
Referee: Paul Marsden
12 October 2019 (2019-10-12) 13 Stevenage 2–1 Grimsby Town Stevenage
15:00 BST Guthrie 17'
Carter 44'
Farman Yellow card 83'
Report Rose 80' Stadium: The Lamex Stadium
Attendance: 3,220
Referee: Neil Hair
19 October 2019 (2019-10-19) 14 Grimsby Town 0–4 Leyton Orient Cleethorpes
15:00 BST Hendrie Yellow card 25'
Hewitt Yellow card 56'
Report Happe 11'
Coulson 21'
Harrold Yellow card 28'
Ekpiteta Yellow card 37'
Dayton Yellow card 37'
Alabi 80'
Wright 85' (pen.)
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 4,132
Referee: Nick Kinseley
22 October 2019 (2019-10-22) 15 Cambridge United 0–0 Grimsby Town Cambridge
19:45 BST Smith soccer ball with red X 37' Report Whitehouse Yellow card 24' Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 4,898
Referee: James Adcock
26 October 2019 (2019-10-26) Grimsby Town v Cheltenham Town Cleethorpes
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Blundell Park
Note: Fixture was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.[33]
2 November 2019 (2019-11-02) Plymouth Argyle v Grimsby Town Plymouth
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Home Park
Note: Fixture was postponed due to structural damage to the roof of Home Park.[34]
16 November 2019 (2019-11-16) Grimsby Town v Newport County Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Blundell Park
Note: On 8 November, the match was postponed due to international call ups.[35]
23 November 2019 (2019-11-23) 16 Northampton Town 2–0 Grimsby Town Northampton
15:00 GMT Wharton 25'
Oliver 41' Yellow card 60'
Report McKeown Yellow card 42'
Green Yellow card 52'
Clifton Yellow card 81'
Rose Yellow card 90+1'
Stadium: PTS Academy Stadium
Attendance: 5,211
Referee: Andy Haines
26 November 2019 (2019-11-26) 17 Grimsby Town 0–0 Cheltenham Town Cleethorpes
19:45 GMT Whitehouse Yellow card 37'
Davis Yellow card 72'
Report Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 2,508
Referee: Christopher Pollard
7 December 2019 (2019-12-07) 18 Grimsby Town 0–3 Swindon Town Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT Hewitt Yellow card 76' Report Doyle 10'
Yates 24', 52'
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 3,723
Referee: Peter Wright
14 December 2019 (2019-12-14) 19 Carlisle United 0–0 Grimsby Town Carlisle
15:00 GMT Report Robson Yellow card 10'
Green Yellow card 66'
Gibson Yellow card 75'
Wright Yellow card 80'
Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 3,653
Referee: Marc Edwards
21 December 2019 (2019-12-21) 20 Grimsby Town 0–1 Scunthorpe United Cleethorpes
13:00 GMT Clifton Yellow card 36'
Wright Yellow card 82'
Report Brown Yellow card 26'
McGahey Yellow card 32'
van Veen 62' Yellow card 62'
Ntlhe Yellow card 73'
Ward Yellow card 76'
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 7,385
Referee: Tom Nield
26 December 2019 (2019-12-26) 21 Macclesfield Town 1–1 Grimsby Town Macclesfield
15:00 GMT Fitzpatrick Yellow card 38'
Ironside 49' (pen.)
Horsfall Yellow card 75'
Harris Yellow card 86'
Report Hendrie Yellow card 45+1'
Wright Yellow card 54'
Vernam 59'
Davis Yellow card 83'
Stadium: Moss Rose
Attendance: 1,991
Referee: Paul Marsden
29 December 2019 (2019-12-29) 22 Grimsby Town 1–1 Crawley Town Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT Hessenthaler 2'
Gibson Yellow card 25'
Hendrie Yellow card 59'
Clifton Yellow card 62'
Report Nadesan 37'
Lubala Yellow card 43'
McNerney Yellow card 90+3'
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 3,612
Referee: Oliver Yates
1 January 2020 (2020-01-01) 23 Grimsby Town 1–0 Salford City Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT Rose 83' Report Towell Yellow card 60' Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 4,555
Referee: Martin Coy
4 January 2020 (2020-01-04) 24 Mansfield Town 0–1 Grimsby Town Mansfield
15:00 GMT White Yellow card 31'
Pearce Yellow card 45+3'
Davies Yellow card 90+1'
Report Waterfall Red card 10'
Benning 66' (o.g.)
McKeown Yellow card 67'
Gibson Yellow card 77'
Stadium: One Call Stadium
Attendance: 5,848
Referee: James Oldham
11 January 2020 (2020-01-11) 25 Leyton Orient 1–1 Grimsby Town Leyton
15:00 GMT Kyprianou Yellow card 51'
Angol Yellow card 60' 90+2' (pen.)
Brophy Yellow card 90+6'
Report Hessenthaler Yellow card 30'
Clarke 74'
Hendrie Yellow card 83'
McKeown Yellow card 87'
Stadium: The Breyer Group Stadium
Attendance: 6,248
Referee: Will Finnie
18 January 2020 (2020-01-18) 26 Grimsby Town 0–1 Exeter City Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT Vernam Yellow card 44' Report Bowman Yellow card 32'
Law 67'
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 6,021
Referee: Andy Haines
25 January 2020 (2020-01-25) 27 Crawley Town 3–2 Grimsby Town Crawley
15:00 GMT Palmer 16', 70'
Nadesan Yellow card 58' 77'
Doherty Yellow card 85'
Report Whitehouse 21'
Hanson 32'
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,480
Referee: Nick Kinseley
28 January 2020 (2020-01-28) 28 Grimsby Town 3–1 Stevenage Cleethorpes
19:45 GMT Nugent 17' (o.g.)
Clarke 63' (pen.) Yellow card 64'
Vernam 72'
Hendrie Yellow card 78'
Report Lakin Yellow card 79' 90+2'
Nugent Yellow card 87'
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 4,175
Referee: Tom Nield
1 February 2020 (2020-02-01) 29 Grimsby Town 2–2 Forest Green Rovers Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT Vernam 19'
Clifton Yellow card 35'
Glennon 53'
Hendrie Yellow card 90+1'
Report Bailey 32'
Kitching Yellow card 44'
Aitchison 50'
Winchester Yellow card 55'
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 4,675
Referee: Paul Marsden
8 February 2020 (2020-02-08) 30 Bradford City 1–1 Grimsby Town Bradford
15:00 GMT Reeves Yellow card 77'
Novak 80'
Report Clarke Yellow card 70'
Hendrie 90+1'
Stadium: The Utilita Energy Stadium
Attendance: 17,668
Referee: Steve Martin
11 February 2020 (2020-02-11) 31 Colchester United 2–3 Grimsby Town Colchester
19:45 GMT Prosser 17' Yellow card 67'
Robinson 42'
Stevenson Yellow card 79'
Bramall Yellow card 90+1'
Report Vernam 21', 66', 69'
Green Yellow card 50'
Benson Yellow card 88'
Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium
Attendance: 2,954
Referee: Will Finnie
15 February 2020 (2020-02-15) 32 Grimsby Town 2–1 Morecambe Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT Hanson 69'
Benson 86'
Report Phillips 90+2' Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 4,704
Referee: Trevor Kettle
22 February 2020 (2020-02-22) 33 Swindon Town 3–1 Grimsby Town Swindon
15:00 GMT Grant Yellow card 3'
Yates 46'
Jaiyesimi 49'
Hendrie 57' (o.g.)
Report Hanson 59'
Clarke Yellow card 66'
Glennon Yellow card 70'
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 8,180
Referee: Sam Purkiss
25 February 2020 (2020-02-25) 34 Grimsby Town 4–2 Newport County Cleethorpes
19:45 GMT Garmston 1'
Hanson Yellow card 29' 61'
Benson 40'
Wright 84'
Report Green 10'
Inniss Yellow card 39'
Amond 68'
Labadie Yellow card 73'
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 3,578
Referee: Sebastian Stockbridge
29 February 2020 (2020-02-29) 35 Grimsby Town 0–3 Northampton Town Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT Öhman Yellow card 20' Report Goode 9'
Morton 26', 82'
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 4,879
Referee: Christopher Pollard
3 March 2020 (2020-03-03) 36 Plymouth Argyle 3–0 Grimsby Town Plymouth
19:45 GMT Bakinson 22'
Hardie 30'
Jephcott 40'
Grant Yellow card 65'
Report Clifton Yellow card 57' Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 9,327
Referee: David Rock
7 March 2020 (2020-03-07) 37 Scunthorpe United 0–2 Grimsby Town Scunthorpe
13:00 GMT Bedeau Yellow card 65'
Sutton Red card 81'
Gilliead Yellow card 86'
Perch Yellow card 90+2'
Report Glennon Yellow card 20'
Waterfall Yellow card 22' 61'
Vernam 52'
Hewitt Yellow card 89'
Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium
Attendance: 6,855
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
14 March 2020 (2020-03-14) Grimsby Town v Carlisle United Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT Stadium: Blundell Park
Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[36]
17 March 2020 (2020-03-17) Grimsby Town v Cambridge United Cleethorpes
19:45 GMT Stadium: Blundell Park
Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[36]
21 March 2020 (2020-03-21) Cheltenham Town v Grimsby Town Cheltenham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium
Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[36]
28 March 2020 (2020-03-28) Grimsby Town v Plymouth Argyle Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT Stadium: Blundell Park
Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[36]
4 April 2020 (2020-04-04) Newport County v Grimsby Town Newport
15:00 BST Stadium: Rodney Parade
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[37]
10 April 2020 (2020-04-10) Port Vale v Grimsby Town Burslem
15:00 BST Stadium: Vale Park
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[37]
13 April 2020 (2020-04-13) Grimsby Town v Walsall Cleethorpes
13:00 BST Stadium: Blundell Park
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[37]
18 April 2020 (2020-04-18) Crewe Alexandra v Grimsby Town Crewe
15:00 BST Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[37]
25 April 2020 (2020-04-25) Grimsby Town v Oldham Athletic Cleethorpes
15:00 BST Stadium: Blundell Park
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[37]

FA Cup

The first round draw was made on 21 October 2019.[38]

9 November 2019 (2019-11-09) First round Grimsby Town 1–1 Newport County Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT Öhman Yellow card 20'
Green Yellow card 27'
Waterfall 43'
Robson Yellow card 90+5'
Report Amond 80' (pen.) Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 2,086
Referee: Leigh Doughty
20 November 2019 (2019-11-20) First round replay Newport County 2–0 Grimsby Town Newport
19:45 GMT Abrahams Yellow card 47'
Amond 50'
Sheehan Yellow card 85'
Labadie 90+2'
Report Rose Yellow card 52'
Pollock Yellow card 80' Yellow-red card 90+1'
Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 2,053
Referee: Darren Handley

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 (2019-08-13) First round Grimsby Town 1–0 Doncaster Rovers Cleethorpes
19:45 BST Cook 40' Report Taylor Yellow card 78' Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 2,470
Referee: John Brooks
27 August 2019 (2019-08-27) Second round Grimsby Town A–A Macclesfield Town Cleethorpes
19:45 BST Wright Yellow card 14'
Cook Yellow card 35'
Report Cameron Yellow card 34' Stadium: Blundell Park
Referee: Darren Drysdale
Note: Match was abandoned at half-time due to a waterlogged pitch.[42]
25 September 2019 (2019-09-25) Third round Chelsea 7–1 Grimsby Town Fulham
19:45 BST Barkley 4'
Batshuayi 7', 86'
Pedro 43' (pen.)
Zouma 56'
James 82'
Hudson-Odoi 89'
Report Green 19' Yellow card 28' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 39,674
Referee: Keith Stroud

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]

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3 September 2019 (2019-09-03) Group stage Grimsby Town 1–2 Scunthorpe United Cleethorpes
19:45 BST Pollock Yellow card 32'
Cardwell 49'
Report van Veen 28', 75'
Colclough Yellow card 69'
Perch Red card 90+2'
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 1,302
Referee: Andy Haines
8 October 2019 (2019-10-08) Group stage Sunderland 3–2 Grimsby Town Sunderland
19:45 BST Watmore 68'
Dobson Yellow card 70'
McNulty 79'
Grigg 86'
Report Green 59'
Ogbu 81'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 6,952
Referee: Steve Martin
29 October 2019 (2019-10-29) Group stage Grimsby Town 1–2 Leicester City U21 Cleethorpes
19:45 GMT Ogbu 31'
Cardwell Yellow card 50'
Gibson Yellow card 59'
Clifton Yellow card 80'
Report Eppiah 68', 90' Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 341
Referee: Sebastian Stockbridge

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  2. "Holloway Appointed First Team Manager". Grimsby Town F.C. Archived from the original on 31 December 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
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  4. "Notts County sign striker Wes Thomas". West Bridgford Wire. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
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