2017–18 Grimsby Town F.C. season
The 2017–18 season is Grimsby Town's 140th season of existence and their second 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.
| 2017–18 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | John Fenty |
| Manager | Russell Slade (sacked 11/02/18) Paul Wilkinson (left 02/03/18) Michael Jolley (from 02/03/18) |
| Stadium | Blundell Park |
| EFL Cup | First round (vs. Derby County) |
The season covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.
Transfers
In
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2017 | CM | Mitch Rose | Newport County | Free transfer | |
| 26 May 2017 | RM | Siriki Dembélé | Nike Academy | Free transfer | |
| 31 May 2017 | LM | Sam Kelly | Port Vale | Free transfer | |
| 1 July 2017 | CB | Nathan Clarke | Coventry City | Free transfer | |
| 15 July 2017 | GK | Ben Killip | Norwich City | Free transfer | |
| 17 July 2017 | FW | Harry Cardwell | Reading | Free transfer | |
| 27 July 2017 | CB | Karleigh Osborne | Kilmarnock | Free transfer | |
| 29 July 2017 | LB | Paul Dixon | Dundee United | Free transfer | |
| 1 August 2017 | FW | JJ Hooper | Port Vale | Free transfer | |
| 31 August 2017 | LM | Martyn Woolford | Fleetwood Town | Free transfer | |
| 15 October 2017 | RB | Reece Hall-Johnson | Braintree Town | Free transfer | |
| 9 March 2018 | LB | Andrew Fox | AFC Eskilstuna | Free transfer | |
| 10 March 2018 | FW | Gary McSheffrey | Eastleigh | Free transfer | |
Out
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 June 2017 | CB | Josh Gowling | Torquay United | Released | |
| 1 June 2017 | LB | Dan Jones | Barrow | Released | |
| 1 June 2017 | CB | Shaun Pearson | Wrexham | Released | |
| 1 June 2017 | LB | Danny Andrew | Doncaster Rovers | Released | |
| 1 June 2017 | CM | Josh Venney | Winterton Rangers | Released | |
| 16 June 2017 | LM | Rhys Browne | Yeovil Town | Undisclosed | |
| 1 July 2017 | CM | Craig Disley | Alfreton Town | Released | |
| 1 July 2017 | FW | Ashley Chambers | Numeaton Borough | Released | |
| 17 July 2017 | CB | Andrew Boyce | Eastleigh | Released | |
| 28 July 2017 | CB | Gavin Gunning | Port Vale | Released | |
| 29 July 2017 | FW | Adi Yussuf | Barrow | Released | |
| 9 January 2018 | RM | Tom Bolarinwa | Sutton United | Free transfer | |
| 9 January 2018 | CM | Jamey Osborne | Solihull Moors | Undisclosed | |
| 31 January 2018 | FW | Sam Jones | Shrewsbury Town | Undisclosed | |
| 7 February 2018 | FW | Akwasi Asante | Tamworth | Released | |
Loans in
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 August 2017 | LM | Diallang Jaiyesimi | Norwich City | End of season | |
| 29 August 2017 | FW | Jamille Matt | Blackpool | End of season | |
| 5 January 2018 | GK | Jake Kean | Sheffield Wednesday | End of season | |
| 8 January 2018 | FW | Charles Vernam | Derby County | End of season | |
| 26 January 2018 | FW | Mallik Wilks | Leeds United | End of season | |
| 31 January 2018 | FW | Simeon Jackson | Walsall | End of season | |
| 31 January 2018 | CB | Easah Suliman | Aston Villa | End of season | |
Loans out
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date until |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 August 2017 | FW | Max Wright | Scarborough Athletic | End of Season | |
| 16 October 2017 | FW | Akwasi Asante | Solihull Moors | 1 January 2018 | |
| 10 November 2017 | LM | Tom Bolarinwa | Sutton United | 9 January 2018 | |
| 1 December 2017 | CM | Jamey Osborne | Solihull Moors | 9 January 2018 | |
| 15 December 2017 | CM | Sean McAllister | York City | 15 January 2018 | |
| 31 January 2018 | CM | Chris Clements | Forest Green Rovers | End of season | |
Competitions
Friendlies
As of 2 June 2017, Grimsby Town have announced ten pre-season friendlies against Cleethorpes Town, Grimsby Borough, Stamford, Barnsley, Bideford, Tavistock, Boston United,[2] Blackburn Rovers,[3] Wigan Athletic[4] and Winterton Rangers.[5]
| 4 July 2017 | Cleethorpes Town | 2–4 | Grimsby Town | Grimsby |
| 19:00 BST | Taylor Cooper |
Report | Berrett Cardwell Osborne Yussuf |
Stadium: Bradley Football Development Centre Attendance: 1,500 |
| 6 July 2017 | Grimsby Borough | 3–11 | Grimsby Town | Grimsby |
| 19:00 BST | Debnam |
Report | Jones Vernon Rose Dembélé Summerfield Cardwell Yussuf |
Stadium: Bradley Football Development Centre |
| 11 July 2017 Lincolnshire Senior Cup | Stamford | 2–3 | Grimsby Town | Stamford |
| 19:30 BST | Duffy Sandy |
Report | Jones Dembele |
Stadium: Zeeco Stadium Attendance: 268 |
| 13 July 2017 Lincolnshire Senior Cup | Grimsby Town | 4–0 | Scunthorpe United | Cleethorpes |
| 14:00 BST | Yussuf Boyce Cardwell Robinson |
Report | Stadium: Blundell Park |
| 15 July 2017 | Grimsby Town | 2–1 | Barnsley | Cleethorpes |
| 12:30 BST | Dembele Robinson |
Report | Isgrove |
Stadium: Blundell Park |
| 18 July 2017 | Bideford | 0–4 | Grimsby Town | Bideford |
| TBC BST | Report | Rose Vernon Yussuf |
Stadium: The Sports Ground |
| 20 July 2017 | Tavistock | 1–7 | Grimsby Town | Tavistock |
| 19:30 BST | Report | Cardwell Keeble Dembele Jones Vernon |
Stadium: Langsford Park |
| 22 July 2017 | Boston United | 3–0 | Grimsby Town | Boston |
| 15:00 BST | Chapman Beatson Tshimanga |
Report | Stadium: York Street Attendance: 677 |
| 25 July 2017 | Grimsby Town | 0–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Cleethorpes |
| 19:30 BST | Report | Graham |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 1,692 Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
| 27 July 2017 | Winterton Rangers | 0–7 | Grimsby Town | Winterton |
| 19:30 BST | Report | Rollins Roberts Summerfield Wright Pollock |
Stadium: West Street |
| 29 July 2017 | Grimsby Town | 1–1 | Wigan Athletic | Cleethorpes |
| 15:00 BST | Davies |
Report | Lang |
Stadium: Blundell Park |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Stevenage | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 60 | 65 | −5 | 55 |
| 17 | Cheltenham Town | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 67 | 73 | −6 | 51 |
| 18 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 42 | 66 | −24 | 51 |
| 19 | Yeovil Town | 46 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 59 | 75 | −16 | 48 |
| 20 | Port Vale | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 49 | 67 | −18 | 47 |
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Result summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 32 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 29 | 44 | −15 | 36 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 21 | −7 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 23 | −8 |
Last updated: 3 February 2018.
Source:
Results by matchday
Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2018. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
On 21 June 2017, the league fixtures were announced.[6]
| 5 August 2017 1 | Chesterfield | 1–3 | Grimsby Town | Chesterfield |
| 15:00 BST | Donohue Dennis Evatt |
Report | Clarke Jones Davies Mills |
Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 7,925 Referee: Eddie Ilderton |
| 12 August 2017 2 | Grimsby Town | 0–2 | Coventry City | Cleethorpes |
| 15:00 BST | Dixon Berrett |
Report | Jones McNulty Grimmer |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 6,767 Referee: Richard Clark |
| 19 August 2017 3 | Stevenage | 3–1 | Grimsby Town | Stevenage |
| 15:00 BST | Smith Newton Kennedy Gorman McKee |
Report | Rose Jones Collins Dixon |
Stadium: Lamex Stadium Attendance: 2,793 Referee: Scott Oldham |
| 26 August 2017 4 | Grimsby Town | 2–3 | Wycombe Wanderers | Cleethorpes |
| 15:00 BST | Rose Collins Hooper |
Report | Akinfenwa Bean El-Abd |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 4,016 Referee: Mark Heywood |
| 2 September 2017 5 | Grimsby Town | 1–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Cleethorpes |
| 15:00 BST | Rose Dembélé |
Report | Cooper Raynes |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 4,066 Referee: Chris Sarginson |
| 9 September 2017 6 | Mansfield Town | 4–1 | Grimsby Town | Mansfield |
| 13:00 | Butcher Angol Pearce Osborne |
Report | Jones Osborne |
Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 4,625 Referee: Paul Tierney |
| 12 September 2017 7 | Accrington Stanley | 1–2 | Grimsby Town | Accrington |
| 19:45 BST | Jackson Hughes Wilks |
Report | Davies Jones Woolford Matt Dembélé |
Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,288 Referee: Robert Jones |
| 16 September 2017 8 | Grimsby Town | 2–1 | Yeovil Town | Cleethorpes |
| 15:00 BST | Collins Jones Vernon |
Report | Zoko Smith |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 3,945 Referee: Graham Horwood |
| 23 September 2017 9 | Newport County | 1–0 | Grimsby Town | Newport |
| 15:00 BST | Amond |
Report | Clarke |
Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,356 Referee: Antony Coggins |
| 26 September 2017 10 | Grimsby Town | 2–2 | Colchester United | Cleethorpes |
| 19:45 BST | Hooper Jones Berrett |
Report | Reid Comley Vincent-Young Loft |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 3,438 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
| 30 September 2017 11 | Grimsby Town | 0–0 | Lincoln City | Cleethorpes |
| 13:00 BST | Clarke |
Report | Bostwick |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 7,669 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
| 7 October 2017 12 | Port Vale | 1–2 | Grimsby Town | Burslem |
| 15:00 BST | Pope |
Report | Jones Dembélé |
Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 5,849 Referee: Andy Woolmer |
| 14 October 2017 13 | Grimsby Town | 0–0 | Crawley Town | Cleethorpes |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Smith Bulman |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 4,007 Referee: Gavin Ward |
| 17 October 2017 14 | Cheltenham Town | 2–3 | Grimsby Town | Cheltenham |
| 19:45 BST | Pell Hinds Winchester |
Report | Dembélé Collins Davies Summerfield |
Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 2,469 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
| 21 October 2017 15 | Morecambe | 0–0 | Grimsby Town | Morecambe |
| 15:00 BST | Wildig |
Report | Jones |
Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,525 Referee: Ben Toner |
| 28 October 2017 16 | Grimsby Town | 0–0 | Cambridge United | Cleethorpes |
| 15:00 BST | Dembélé Berrett |
Report | O'Neil Halliday |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 4,091 Referee: Seb Stockbridge |
| 11 November 2017 17 | Exeter City | 2–0 | Grimsby Town | Exeter |
| 15:00 GMT | Stockley McAlinden |
Report | Davies Dixon |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 3,854 Referee: Dean Whitestone |
| 18 November 2017 18 | Grimsby Town | 0–1 | Carlisle United | Cleethorpes |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Hill |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 3,753 Referee: Robert Lewis |
| 21 November 2017 19 | Grimsby Town | 3–2 | Swindon Town | Cleethorpes |
| 19:45 GMT | Matt Dembélé Rose |
Report | Anderson Matt Preston Smith |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 3,023 Referee: Martin Coy |
| 25 November 2017 20 | Barnet | 0–2 | Grimsby Town | Canons Park |
| 15:00 GMT | Pascal |
Report | Matt Jones |
Stadium: The Hive Stadium Attendance: 2,033 Referee: Gavin Ward |
| 9 December 2017 21 | Grimsby Town | 1–0 | Forest Green Rovers | Cleethorpes |
| 15:00 GMT | Rose Summerfield Dembélé McKeown |
Report | Fitzwater Roberts |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 4,398 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
| 16 December 2017 22 | Notts County | 0–0 | Grimsby Town | Nottingham |
| 15:00 GMT | Yates |
Report | Jones McKeown |
Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 8,016 Referee: Craig Hicks |
| 23 December 2017 23 | Luton Town | 2–0 | Grimsby Town | Luton |
| 15:00 GMT | Shinnie Berry Collins |
Report | Clarke McKeown |
Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 9,102 Referee: |
| 26 December 2017 24 | Grimsby Town | 1–1 | Mansfield Town | Cleethorpes |
| 13:00 GMT | Rose Matt Mills |
Report | White Hunt Rose Angol |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 5,704 Referee: |
| 30 December 2017 25 | Grimsby Town | 0–3 | Accrington Stanley | Cleethorpes |
| 15:00 GMT | Davies Matt |
Report | Jackson Brown Kee McConville |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 4,188 Referee: |
| 1 January 2018 26 | Crewe Alexandra | 2–0 | Grimsby Town | Crewe |
| 15:00 GMT | Porter Ng Walker |
Report | Woolford Berrett |
Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3,292 Referee: |
| 6 January 2018 27 | Grimsby Town | 0–2 | Morecambe | Cleethorpes |
| 15:00 GMT | Summerfield |
Report | Ellison Lavelle Kenyon Old |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 3,104 Referee: |
| 13 January 2018 28 | Grimsby Town | 1–2 | Newport County | Cleethorpes |
| 15:00 GMT | Clarke Matt |
Report | Willmott Labadie Nouble White |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 3,397 Referee: |
| 20 January 2018 29 | Colchester United | 1–1 | Grimsby Town | Colchester |
| 15:00 GMT | Murray |
Report | Vernam Davies |
Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,016 Referee: Craig Hicks |
| 27 January 2018 30 | Grimsby Town | 0–1 | Luton Town | Cleethorpes |
| 15:00 GMT | Davies Dembélé |
Report | Cook Collins |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 4,159 Referee: Michael Salisbury |
| 30 January 2018 31 | Yeovil Town | 3–0 | Grimsby Town | Yeovil |
| 19:45 GMT | Wing Browne Gray |
Report | Rose Summerfield Dixon Osborne |
Stadium: Huish Park |
| 3 February 2018 32 | Grimsby Town | 1–1 | Cheltenham Town | Cleethorpes |
| 15:00 GMT | Jackson Hall-Johnson |
Report | Boyle Graham |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 3,352 Referee: David Webb |
| 10 February 2018 33 | Crawley Town | 3–0 | Grimsby Town | Crawley |
| 15:00 GMT | Yorwerth Smith Ahearne-Grant Boldewijn |
Report | Wilks |
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,055 Referee: Kevin Johnson |
| 17 February 2018 34 | Cambridge United | 3–1 | Grimsby Town | Cambridge |
| 15:00 GMT | Ikpeazu Waters Maris |
Report | Hooper |
Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 4,739 Referee: Dean Whitestone |
| 24 February 2018 35 | Grimsby Town | 0–1 | Exeter City | Cleethorpes |
| 15:00 GMT | Dixon |
Report | Stockley Wilson Moore-Taylor |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 4,151 Referee: Andy Haines |
| 3 March 2018 36 | Carlisle United | 2–0 | Grimsby Town | Carlisle |
| 15:00 GMT | Hope Hill Ellis |
Report | Dixon Berrett |
Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 4,151 Referee: Scott Oldham |
| 10 March 2018 37 | Grimsby Town | 1–1 | Port Vale | Cleethorpes |
| 15:00 GMT | Berrett Clarke |
Report | Worrall Tonge Howkins |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 5,198 Referee: Seb Stockbridge |
| 17 March 2018 38 | Lincoln City | 3–1 | Grimsby Town | Lincoln |
| Frecklington Green Wharton Palmer |
Report | Clifton Davies |
Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 9,774 Referee: David Coote |
| 24 March 2018 39 | Coventry City | 4–0 | Grimsby Town | Coventry |
| 15:00 GMT | Vincenti McNulty |
Report | Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 8,755 Referee: Ollie Yates |
| 30 March 2018 40 | Grimsby Town | 0–0 | Stevenage | Cleethorpes |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Bowditch |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 5,368 Referee: Martin Coy |
| 2 April 2018 41 | Wycombe Wanderers | 2–1 | Grimsby Town | High Wycombe |
| 15:00 GMT | Jombati O'Nien El-Abd Kashket Williams |
Report | Woolford Fox Berrett |
Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 5,215 Referee: Chris Sarginson |
| 7 April 2018 42 | Grimsby Town | 1–0 | Chesterfield | Cleethorpes |
| 15:00 GMT | Fox Woolford Dembélé Rose |
Report | Reed Talbot |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 6,780 Referee: Robert Madley |
| 14 April 2018 43 | Grimsby Town | 2–2 | Barnet | Cleethorpes |
| 15:00 GMT | Collins Clarke Rose McSheffrey |
Report | Weston Nelson Akpa Akpro Coulthirst Clough Sweeney |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 5,416 Referee: Darren Bond |
| 21 April 2018 44 | Swindon Town | 0–1 | Grimsby Town | Swindon |
| 15:00 GMT | Mullin |
Report | Hall-Johnson Rose |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,690 Referee: John Brooks |
| 28 April 2018 45 | Grimsby Town | 2–1 | Notts County | Cleethorpes |
| 15:00 GMT | Clarke Woolford Matt |
Report | Virtue-Thick Jones |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 7,133 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
| 5 May 2018 46 | Forest Green Rovers | 0–3 | Grimsby Town | Nailsworth |
| 15:00 BST | Gunning |
Report | Hooper Fox |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 3,880 Referee: Seb Stockbridge |
EFL Cup
Grimsby went out in the first round of the EFL Cup to EFL Championship side Derby County F.C.
| 22 August 2017 Round One | Grimsby Town | 0-1 | Derby | Cleethorpes |
| 19:45 GMT | Berrett Davies |
Report | Lawrence Pearce Vydra |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 3033 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
References
- "History". Statto.
- "Pre-Season Friendlies Announced". Grimsby Town Official Site. 18 May 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
- "Blackburn Rovers Friendly Announced". Grimsby Town Official Site. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
- "Wigan Athletic Friendly Announced". Grimsby Town Official Site. 24 May 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
- "Winterton Rangers Friendly Announced". Grimsby Town Official Site. 2 June 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
- "Fixture List". Grimsby Town Official Site. June 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
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