2023–24 Grimsby Town F.C. season
The 2023–24 season is the 146th season in the history of Grimsby Town and their second consecutive season in League Two. The club are participating in League Two, the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the 2023–24 EFL Trophy.
2023–24 season | |
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Owner | 1878 Partners (63.1%) The Mariners Trust (13.5%) Other Shareholders (12.9%) Mike Parker (10.5%) |
Chairman | Jason Stockwood |
Manager | Paul Hurst (until 28th October)[1] David Artell (from 27 November)[2] |
Stadium | Blundell Park |
League Two | 12th |
EFL Cup | First round |
EFL Trophy | Group stage |
Top goalscorer | Abo Eisa (4) |
Current squad edit
- As of 13 October 2023
No. | Name | Position | Nationality | Place of birth | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Date signed | Fee | Contract end | ||||
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Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
1 | Harvey Cartwright | GK | Grimsby | 9 May 2002 | Hull City | 4 July 2023 | Loan | 31 May 2024 | |||||
12 | Jake Eastwood | GK | Rotherham | 3 October 1996 | Sheffield United | 4 July 2023 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2025 | |||||
Defenders | |||||||||||||
2 | Michee Efete | RB | London | 11 March 1997 | Wealdstone | 1 July 2021 | Free Transfer | 30 June 2024 | |||||
3 | Anthony Glennon | LB | Bootle | 26 November 1999 | Burnley | 1 July 2022 | Free Transfer | 30 June 2024 | |||||
5 | Harvey Rodgers | CB | Selby | 20 October 1996 | Accrington Stanley | 1 July 2023 | Free Transfer | 30 June 2026 | |||||
6 | Luke Waterfall | CB | Sheffield | 30 July 1990 | Shrewsbury Town | 15 August 2019 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2024 | |||||
22 | Danny Amos | LB | Sheffield | 22 December 1999 | Port Vale | 13 January 2022 | Free Transfer | 30 June 2024 | |||||
28 | Toby Mullarkey | CB | Warrington | 4 November 1995 | Rochdale | 14 June 2023 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2025 | |||||
31 | Niall Maher | CB | Manchester | 31 July 1995 | FC Halifax Town | 1 July 2022 | Free Transfer | 30 June 2024 | |||||
38 | Jamie Bramwell | CB | Newcastle upon Tyne | 25 January 2004 | Newcastle United | 1 July 2021 | Free Transfer | 30 June 2024 | |||||
Midfielders | |||||||||||||
4 | Kieran Green | AM | Stockton-on-Tees | 30 June 1997 | FC Halifax Town | 15 July 2022 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2024 | |||||
7 | Abo Eisa | LW | Khartoum | 5 January 1996 | Bradford City | 1 July 2023 | Free Transfer | 30 June 2024 | |||||
8 | Gavan Holohan | AM | Kilkenny | 15 December 1991 | Hartlepool United | 22 March 2022 | Free Transfer | 30 June 2024 | |||||
10 | Charles Vernam | LW | Lincoln | 8 October 1996 | Lincoln City | 20 June 2023 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2026 | |||||
11 | Otis Khan | RM | Ashton-under-Lyne | 22 September 1995 | Leyton Orient | 1 July 2022 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2024 | |||||
15 | Harry Clifton | CM | Grimsby | 12 June 1998 | Academy | 1 July 2015 | — | 30 June 2024 | |||||
16 | Callum Ainley | CM | Swindon | 2 November 1997 | Free agent | 9 September 2023 | — | 30 June 2024 | |||||
19 | Jamie Andrews | CM | 19 September 2002 | West Bromwich Albion | 28 August 2023 | Loan | 31 May 2024 | ||||||
29 | Alex Hunt | CM | Sheffield | 29 May 2000 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1 September 2022 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2025 | |||||
30 | Evan Khouri | CM | 21 January 2003 | West Ham United | 7 July 2019 | Free Transfer | 30 June 2026 | ||||||
42 | Kamil Conteh | CM | London | 26 December 2002 | Middlesbrough | 3 July 2023 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2026 | |||||
Forwards | |||||||||||||
9 | Rekeil Pyke | CF | Leeds | 1 September 1997 | Shrewsbury Town | 1 July 2023 | Free Transfer | 30 June 2025 | |||||
14 | Arthur Gnahoua | CF | Grenoble | 18 September 1992 | Morecambe | 5 August 2023 | Free Transfer | 30 June 2024 | |||||
25 | Donovan Wilson | CF | Yate | 14 March 1997 | Sutton United | 1 July 2023 | Free Transfer | 30 June 2025 | |||||
32 | Danny Rose | CF | Barnsley | 10 December 1993 | Stevenage | 14 June 2023 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2025 | |||||
35 | Cameron Gardner | CF | 22 September 2005 | Academy | 22 September 2023 | — | 30 June 2026 | ||||||
Out on Loan | |||||||||||||
34 | Aaron Braithwaite | CM | Grimsby | 13 October 2003 | Academy | 1 July 2023 | — | 30 June 2024 | |||||
37 | Harvey Tomlinson | RW | 17 May 2004 | Academy | 1 July 2023 | — | 30 June 2024 | ||||||
39 | Edwin Essel | CF | Grimsby | 18 August 2004 | Academy | 1 July 2023 | — | 30 June 2024 |
Transfers edit
In edit
Date | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
14 June 2023 | CB | Toby Mullarkey | Rochdale | Undisclosed | [3] |
14 June 2023 | CF | Danny Rose | Stevenage | Undisclosed | [4] |
20 June 2023 | LW | Charles Vernam | Lincoln City | Undisclosed | [5] |
1 July 2023 | LW | Abo Eisa | Bradford City | Free Transfer | [6] |
1 July 2023 | CF | Rekeil Pyke | Shrewsbury Town | Free Transfer | [7] |
1 July 2023 | CB | Harvey Rodgers | Accrington Stanley | Free Transfer | [8] |
1 July 2023 | CF | Donovan Wilson | Sutton United | Free Transfer | [9] |
3 July 2023 | CM | Kamil Conteh | Middlesbrough | Undisclosed | [10] |
4 July 2023 | GK | Jake Eastwood | Sheffield United | Undisclosed | [11] |
5 August 2023 | LW | Arthur Gnahoua | Morecambe | Free Transfer | [12] |
9 September 2023 | CM | Callum Ainley | Free agent | — | [13] |
Out edit
Date | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
29 June 2023 | CF | Danilo Orsi | Crawley Town | Undisclosed | [14] |
30 June 2023 | CM | Louis Boyd | Cleethorpes Town | Released | [15] |
30 June 2023 | GK | Ollie Battersby | Guiseley | Released | [16][17] |
30 June 2023 | GK | Max Crocombe | Burton Albion | Rejected Contract | [18][19] |
30 June 2023 | RB | Jordan Cropper | Barnet | Released | [16] |
30 June 2023 | GK | Dec Dennis | Cleethorpes Town | Released | [16] |
30 June 2023 | RB | Josh Emmanuel | Carlisle United | Released | [16][20] |
30 June 2023 | LB | Owen Gallacher | Spennymoor Town | Released | [16][21] |
30 June 2023 | CB | Jaz Goundry | Alfreton Town | Released | [16][22] |
30 June 2023 | RB | Alex Markham | Bridlington Town | Released | [23] |
30 June 2023 | DM | Bryn Morris | Newport County | Released | [16][24] |
30 June 2023 | CB | Shaun Pearson | Retired | [25] | |
30 June 2023 | RW | Sean Scannell | Hornchurch | Released | [16][26] |
30 June 2023 | CF | Ryan Taylor | Alfreton Town | Released | [16][27] |
30 June 2023 | LB | Tom Zerboni | Grantham Town | Released | [28] |
Loaned in edit
Date | Pos | Player | Loaned from | Date until | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 July 2023 | GK | Harvey Cartwright | Hull City | End of Season | [29] |
28 August 2023 | MF | Jamie Andrews | West Bromwich Albion | End of Season | [30] |
Loaned out edit
Date | Pos | Player | Loaned to | Until | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
18 August 2023 | CF | Edwin Essel | Guiseley | 15 September 2023 | [31] |
19 August 2023 | CM | Aaron Braithwaite | Stafford Rangers | 1 January 2024 | [32] |
25 August 2023 | RW | Harvey Tomlinson | Grimsby Borough | 1 January 2024 | [33] |
26 September 2023 | CF | Edwin Essel | Grimsby Borough | 2 January 2024 | [34] |
Pre-season and friendlies edit
On 31 May, Grimsby Town announced their pre-season schedule, with friendlies against Grimsby Borough, Cleethorpes Town, Hull City, Lincoln City, Boston United and Fleetwood Town along with a training camp in Spain confirmed.[35] Grimsby confirmed they would play both Port Vale and UAE Pro League side Al-Ain FC at the Real Club de Golf Campoamor Resort in Alicante.[36]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
15 July 2023 Friendly | Grimsby Town | 1–21 | Hull City | Cleethorpes |
15:00 BST | Wilson 112' | Report | Slater 62' Longman 111' | Stadium: Blundell Park |
25 July 2023 Friendly | Grimsby Town | 2–0 | Lincoln City | Cleethorpes |
19:30 BST | Hunt 31' Rose 39' | Report | Stadium: Blundell Park |
29 July 2023 Friendly | Fleetwood Town | 1–0 | Grimsby Town | Fleetwood |
15:00 BST | Omochere 13' | Report | Stadium: Highbury Stadium |
Competitions edit
Overall record edit
Competition | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||
League Two | Matchday 1 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 19 | −3 | 23.08 | |
FA Cup | First round | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | |
EFL Cup | First round | First round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0.00 |
EFL Trophy | Group stage | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0.00 | |
Total | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 25 | −7 | 18.75 |
Last updated: 14 October 2023
Source: Soccerway
League Two edit
League table edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
16 | Walsall | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 32 | −6 | 24 |
17 | Doncaster Rovers | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 31 | −6 | 24 |
18 | Harrogate Town | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 27 | −7 | 24 |
19 | Grimsby Town | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 33 | −4 | 23 |
20 | Salford City | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 33 | −3 | 22 |
21 | Tranmere Rovers | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 29 | 34 | −5 | 21 |
22 | Colchester United | 21 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 29 | 42 | −13 | 20 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 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[38]
Results summary edit
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 |
21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 33 | −4 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 19 | −7 |
Last updated: 9 December 2023.
Source: Soccerway
Results by round edit
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches edit
On 22 June, the EFL League Two fixtures were released.[39]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
5 August 2023 1 | Grimsby Town | 0–0 | AFC Wimbledon | Cleethorpes |
15:00 BST | Clifton 58' Conteh 69' Green 89' Pyke 90+8' | Report | Johnson 49' Al-Hamadi 59' 61' Little 90+6' | Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 7,214 Referee: Matthew Corlett |
12 August 2023 2 | Notts County | 3–2 | Grimsby Town | Nottingham |
15:00 BST | Palmer 8' Bostock 40' Nemane 45+4' Waterfall 50' (o.g.) Crowley 61' Stone 90' Adebayo-Rowling 90+4' | Report | Rose 17' 25' Glennon 24' Clifton 34' 45+7' Conteh 64' | Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 12,950 Referee: Edward Duckworth |
15 August 2023 3 | Grimsby Town | 2–0 | Salford City | Cleethorpes |
19:45 BST | Eisa 20', 65' | Report | Ashley 33' 49' Lund 70' Mallan 73' Vassell 90+3' | Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 5,968 Referee: Peter Wright |
19 August 2023 4 | Grimsby Town | 1–1 | Mansfield Town | Cleethorpes |
15:00 BST |
| Report |
| Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 7,100 Referee: Will Finnie |
2 September 2023 6 | Grimsby Town | 2–0 | Gillingham | Cleethorpes |
15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 6,479 Referee: Adam Herczeg |
23 September 2023 9 | Grimsby Town | 2–3 | Crawley Town | Cleethorpes |
15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 6,357 Referee: Simon Mather |
30 September 2023 10 | Swindon Town | 2–1 | Grimsby Town | Swindon |
15:00 BST |
| Report | Stadium: The County Ground Attendance: 9,168 Referee: Andy Davies |
3 October 2023 11 | Grimsby Town | 2–1 | Barrow | Cleethorpes |
19:45 BST | Report | Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 4,882 Referee: Thomas Kirk |
7 October 2023 12 | Tranmere Rovers | 2–2 | Grimsby Town | Birkenhead |
15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 5,968 Referee: Martin Coy |
14 October 2023 13 | Grimsby Town | 0–2 | Accrington Stanley | Cleethorpes |
15:00 BST |
| Report | Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 6,335 Referee: Lewis Smith |
21 October 2023 14 | Stockport County | 3–2 | Grimsby Town | Stockport |
15:00 GMT |
| Report | Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 9,498 Referee: Scott Simpson |
24 October 2023 15 | Grimsby Town | 2–3 | Colchester United | Cleethorpes |
19:45 GMT | Report | Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 5,010 Referee: Alan Young |
28 October 2023 16 | Doncaster Rovers | 1–0 | Grimsby Town | Doncaster |
15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium Attendance: 8,746 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
18 November 2023 18 | Forest Green Rovers | 2–2 | Grimsby Town | Nailsworth |
15:00 GMT |
| Report | Stadium: The Bolt New Lawn Attendance: 2,580 Referee: Scott Tallis |
25 November 2023 19 | Grimsby Town | 1–1 | Sutton United | Cleethorpes |
15:00 GMT |
| Report |
| Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 5,456 Referee: Matthew Corlett |
28 November 2023 20 | Milton Keynes Dons | 1–1 | Grimsby Town | Denbigh |
19:45 GMT | Report | Stadium: Stadium mk Attendance: 4,962 Referee: Peter Wright |
9 December 2023 21 | Grimsby Town | 2–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Cleethorpes |
15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 5,291 Referee: Richie Watkins |
16 December 2023 22 | Newport County | v | Grimsby Town | Newport |
15:00 GMT | Stadium: Rodney Parade |
23 December 2023 23 | Grimsby Town | v | Harrogate Town | Cleethorpes |
15:00 GMT | Stadium: Blundell Park |
26 December 2023 24 | Mansfield Town | v | Grimsby Town | Mansfield |
12:30 GMT[40] | Stadium: One Call Stadium |
FA Cup edit
Town were drawn away to Ebbsfleet United or Slough Town in the first round.[41]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
5 November 2023 First round | Slough Town | 1–1 | Grimsby Town | Slough |
14:00 GMT |
| Report | Stadium: Arbour Park Attendance: 2,205 Referee: Ben Atkinson |
14 November 2023 First round replay | Grimsby Town | 7–2 | Slough Town | Cleethorpes |
19:45 GMT | Report |
| Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 3,079 Referee: Jacob Miles |
2 December 2023 Second round | Oxford United | 2–0 | Grimsby Town | Oxford |
15:00 GMT | Report |
| Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 4,149 Referee: Darren Bond |
EFL Cup edit
Grimsby were drawn away to Mansfield Town in the first round.[42]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
8 August 2023 First round | Mansfield Town | 2–0 | Grimsby Town | Mansfield |
19:30 BST | Akins 28' (pen.) Oates 55' | Report | Cartwright 27' Green 60' | Stadium: One Call Stadium Attendance: 3,123 Referee: Scott Jackson |
EFL Trophy edit
In the group stage, Grimsby Town were drawn into Northern Group F alongside Barnsley, Bradford City and Manchester City U21.[43]
Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | L2 | Bradford City | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 9 | Advance to Round 2 |
2 | L1 | Barnsley | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | |
3 | ACA | Manchester City U21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 2 | |
4 | L2 | Grimsby Town | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 |
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
29 August 2023 Group stage | Grimsby Town | 2–2 (2–4 p) | Manchester City U21 | Cleethorpes |
19:30 BST | Report |
| Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 1,101 Referee: Daniel Middleton | |
Penalties | ||||
|
10 October 2023 Group stage | Grimsby Town | 1–2 | Bradford City | Cleethorpes |
19:30 BST | Report | Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: Paul Howard Referee: 747 |
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