[82][83], Having guided Grimsby to a mid table finish in his first season, Russell Slade began the 200506 season with a good start to the season and much improved results and performances had seen Grimsby Town rise to the top of Football League Two. Shortly afterwards, fans learned another trip to the south coast is on the cards later this month as Town drew Brighton & Hove Albion in the last eight of the competition. We have beaten three League One teams, including the then league leaders, Plymouth Argyle, 5-1. I remember my disbelief and the sense of unfairness to this day. [67] Town won the game 10 thanks to a first half Kevin Donovan goal which gave the club a historic Wembley double and the Mariners promotion back to Division One. Nicknamed "the Mariners", the club was founded as Grimsby Pelham Football Club in 1878, changed its name to Grimsby Town a year later, and moved to its current stadium, Blundell Park, in 1898. Grimsby Town fans have hailed their FA Cup heroes after the League Two minnows reeled in Premier League Southampton on Wednesday night. Jackie Bestall, Ernest 'Pat' Glover and Charlie Craven . [106][107][108], Grimsby would play in the final of the FA Trophy,[109] but lost 10 to FC Halifax Town. Plans were underway to relocate the club to land at the side of the Peaks Parkway in Grimsby. It is just a fantastic day, we have gone down in the history books. The romance of the FA Cup has never felt more munificent and magical as the evenings events unfolded. Squad Grimsby Town This page displays a detailed overview of the club's current squad. [26] In 195354, Shankly became disillusioned when the board could not give him money to buy new players. In our first year of club ownership we were knocked out in the early qualifying rounds by Kidderminster Harriers, who play in National League North, the sixth tier. Despite this, the club struggled to avoid relegation, only securing their place in Division One on the last day of the season with a win over promoted Fulham. FA Cup heroes Grimsby Town have apologised this afternoon after being slated for using a video of Katie Price 's son Harvey in the aftermath of their underdog win. In December 2013 it was announced that Cohen would be appearing in a new film called Grimsby. Other famous fans include politician Norman Lamont, former professional snooker players Mike Hallett and Dean Reynolds, singer and songwriter Ella Henderson and BBC weather presenter Keeley Donovan. Jaz Goundry Defender 26. Grimsby Town's geographical region pits them against three main professional rivals, two of which like Grimsby are from the former county of Humberside. Danny Amos Defender 24. National team players: 0; Stadium: Blundell Park 9.546 Seats; Current transfer record: +-0 + Grimsby Town; Grimsby Town U18; Sub menu. Grimsby under Woods struggled and despite winning four and drawing one of their last six games to give them a chance of league survival going into the last game of the season., they were defeated 30 by Burton Albion,[94] and thus were relegated from the Football League for the first time in nearly 100 years. Player, 1926-38 427 games, 76 goals. Grimsby Town play in the Vanarama National League, the fourth division of mens professional football in England and the lowest football league division. Colin Murray Thursday 2 Mar 2023 7:13 pm. They were just two games away from certain promotion when the season was cut short, as well as reaching the League Cup Final and the Lincolnshire Women's County Cup Final. Grimsby Town are currently coached by English manager Paul Hurst who took charge in 2020. The 200001 season saw a boardroom change with Doug Everitt taking over from Bill Carr. Player, 19961997 & 20022003 (42 games, 10 goals), Having started his career with the club, he went on to play International football for, Is currently the only Grimsby player to be named in the. - Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.). Alan Buckley is the club's most successful manager; he had three spells between 1988 and 2008, guiding the club to three promotions and two appearances at Wembley Stadium during the 199798 season, winning both the Football League Trophy and the Football League Second Division play-off Final. [1] In the 198384 season the club finished 5th in the Second Division after spending most of the latter part of the campaign in the top three promotion places. Since the late 1990s, there have been plans for a new 20,200-seat stadium at nearby Great Coates tentatively titled the Conoco Stadium after a naming rights deal with the American energy corporation ConocoPhillips. He tweeted: "Simply unbelievable! More than 4,000 Town fans made the long journey to Hampshire on Wednesday evening, keen to avoid missing out on seeing history made. However, in 2019, these original lights were replaced with newer, brighter lights. "That's the best ten grand we've ever spent, the VAR.". Transfers & rumours . . Can they do it? [113] On 24 October 2016, Paul Hurst was appointed as Shrewsbury Town manager, Chris Doig also left Grimsby and made Hurst's assistant at Shrewsbury, thus leaving Dave Moore and Stuart Watkiss as caretaker managers. [158], More clubs have lost their managers after meeting Grimsby Town than after playing any other club.[159]. 20 Scotland caps, 23 Scotland goals, member of the, Player, 19921996 & 19972004 (377 games, 71 goals). [140], Actor and comedian Sacha Baron Cohen who is most widely known for creating and portraying the characters Ali G and Borat was spotted at Grimsby Town's home game against Cambridge United during the 201314 season. Read about our approach to external linking. [33] The following season the club had to apply for re-election to the league having finished second from bottom. Since the late 1990s Grimsby Town have had a Scandinavian supporters group based in Norway and Sweden. What an effort. Left Fee; Sum: 0 : Average age: 23.2 : Total market value of arrivals: 1.70m : Anthony Driscoll-Glennon: Left-Back: 22: Burnley U21: England As of the 201213 season, the GTFC Supporters Trust known as the 'Mariners Trust' has taken over responsibility for the operation of most of the bars at the stadium, which hopefully will lead to refurbishment, and new ideas from fans as to how the bars operate. There were scenes of jubilation on the south coast as Grimsby Town sealed a historic FA Cup Fifth-Round win at Southampton. 53 Dominic Ballard. When we trawl through the archives of our days, the act of supporting and following our teams creates lifelong memories on a par with those of those ritual celebrations seen in McMenemys. In 2019, it was announced that Grimsby Town would enter the world of female football with the launch of its first ever affiliated women's team. "Class team, class ownership and class supporters. "Pound for pound, and class for class, the best football team I have seen in England since the war. In 1954 they became the first English club to appoint a foreign manager, Hungarian Elemr Berkessy. Slade's Assistant Graham Rodger was his replacement but by November he had been dismissed following a poor start to the season, he was replaced by Alan Buckley who arrived back with The Mariners for a third time but could only produce a bottom half finish in League Two. [52] Following the resignation of Dave Booth in 1986 (to pursue outside business interests) the club had two managers in two years (Mick Lyons and Bobby Roberts). Passion for Real Sociedad runs as deep as San Sebastian's love for Basque culture and cuisine, Top 10 greatest FA Cup shocks after Grimsby stun Southampton, Oral history: When Barcelona, Real Madrid played four Clasicos in 18 days back in 2011. [58] Laws steered Grimsby to a 10th-place finish in his first season as manager. [27], Grimsby made a strong challenge for promotion in 195152 but finished second, three points behind Lincoln City (only one team was promoted from Division Three North, with one from Division Three South). Read about our approach to external linking. 2 1 1 . At the time only one of their previous 12 seasons had been spent below the second tier of English football. English clubs avoid punishment over booing of players taking a knee. [141] Cohen had been in the town to think of ideas for a new film and had also visited the town's fish docks. [149], Grimsby's 4-5 victory away at Wrexham in the National League play-off semi-final is the main feature of Season 1, Episode 18 of the documentary Welcome to Wrexham which follows the purchase of Wrexham by Hollywood actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney. Notable former managers include Bill Shankly, who went on to guide Liverpool to three League titles, two FA Cups and a UEFA Cup triumph, and Lawrie McMenemy who, after securing promotion to the then Third Division in 1972, moved to Southampton where he won the FA Cup in 1976. Team News. Barnsley, Doncaster Rovers and Boston United are three other examples of clubs who have shared some kind of rivalry with Grimsby in past seasons, whilst they were in the second and fourth tiers respectively. He also plays football with the mascots and warms up the Grimsby Town fans. Grimsby Town are in the quarter finals of the FA Cup!! Shortly afterwards Allenby Chilton became Grimsby's first player-manager, he joined late in the 195455 season from Manchester United. [34] It was in this season that the lowest-ever attendance for a Football League match at Blundell Park was ever recorded; 1,833 saw a 20 defeat to Brentford. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. The Mighty Mariner is Grimsby Town's mascot. Club's all-time leading appearance holder with 755 games in all competitions. [29] Shankly went on to win the Football League, FA Cup and UEFA Cup with Liverpool. Brighton & Hove Albion is going head to head with Grimsby Town starting on 18 Mar 2023 at 15:00 UTC . [30], Grimsby became the first English football club to appoint a foreign manager with the appointment of Hungarian Elemr Berkessy in 1954. During the summer of 2020, the FA announced that following a restructure to the leagues, Grimsby Town Women would be promoted to the 6th tier of the women's football pyramid, meaning that the team commenced the 2020/21 season in the East Midlands Women's Regional Football League, Division 1 North. VAN METER. Max Crocombe Goalkeeper 13. Why Alex Murdaugh was spared the death penalty, Why Trudeau is facing calls for a public inquiry, The shocking legacy of the Dutch 'Hunger Winter'. From July 1951 to January 1953 they were managed by Bill Shankly. "It was surreal," the 47-year-old supporter said. Download . In 1953 the club introduced its first floodlights to the ground and with that enabling Grimsby Town to play night-time fixtures. Hans Schlegel: astronaut. [48] Work started that year on a new 1million stand, originally called the Findus Stand (now known as the Young's Stand) after the former Barrett's Stand had been declared unsafe, the stand opened for the first time on 29 August 1982, as the Mariners played hosts to Leeds United. [81], In 2005, director John Fenty became the controlling shareholder in the club after a search for outside investors failed, and a sale of shares to the local public was poorly received. For Premier League bottom club Southampton, it was another low point in a miserable season. The 2019/20 season saw the team venture into the Lincolnshire Women's League for the very first time led by newly appointed manager Dale Houlston. [6] Between 1884 and 1910, various kit colours were introduced, with the most common colours being variations of pale blue and chocolate brown, worn with white shorts and black socks. Just delighted for the players. Association football club in Cleethorpes, England, "Grimsby Town" redirects here. [citation needed] Arthur Drewry, a local businessman, married the daughter of Grimsby Town's chairman, and subsequently served as a director of the club before his own chairmanship. [89] The Mariners would finish 22nd in League Two narrowly avoiding relegation on the final day. If you are looking to experiment a bit and have a break away from your daily stress, Then Grimsby Town FC Players paint by numbers is your best new hobby. The closest football club to Grimsby are Scunthorpe United, The Iron are mainly regarded as Town's biggest rival although historically Scunthorpe have played most of their football in divisions below The Mariners. The highest earning player in the squad is John McAtee earning 4,100 per week. On 5 May 2021, local businessmen Jason Stockwood and Andrew Pettit under their company 1878 Partners completed their takeover of the football club after buying out majority shareholder John Fenty. Bob Smith: NFL football player. He is the sixth oldest player to make his England debut and was the first Grimsby player to be capped by England. "I'm in shock a little bit. Inflatable fish mascots were thrusted skywards on the south coast at the final whistle as the Mariners netted an unlikely 2-1 victory in the 5th round. The Mariners went on to dump Burnley out of the Football League Trophy Northern section area final, which would see the club book its first trip to Wembley Stadium. Grimsby Town player Stefan Payne was sent off during Saturday's League Two defeat at Bradford for head-butting his teammate Filipe Morais, and manager Paul Hurst has said he may not play again for . 1 England cap (20 May 1937, vs Finland, 8-0, Helsinki) Garry Birtles. But the side went one better on Wednesday, to the delight of Grimsby-born Mariners midfielder Harry Clifton. First Team - Grimsby Town Football Club Goalkeepers 01. Became the first foreign manager in English football with Grimsby. With 4,000 fans making the long journey from the Humber Estuary to the Solent, many wielding inflatable haddocks, Grimsby belied their lowly status with a deserved win. players Scarborough Athletic F.C. Football: A Weekly Record of the Game (29 November 1882, p. 140), the Sheffield Daily Telegraph (27 November 1882, p. 7) and the Leeds Mercury (27 November 1882, p. 7) all record the score as 8-1; the Hull News (2 December 1882, p. 6) does not give a score, but implies that it was 8-1, as it records the half-time score as being 5-1; while the Sheffield Independent (27 November 1882, p. 4 and 2 December 1882, p. 12) records the score as 7-1, with the half-time score being 4-1, and the Derbyshire Times (2 December 1882, p. 6) just gives the score as being 7-1. Jerry Smith: professional golfer. *Important notice - Sofascore.com in partnership with U-TV offers over 140,000 live streaming events per year. All information about Grimsby Town (League Two) current squad with market values transfers rumours player stats fixtures news Ollie Battersby Goalkeeper Defenders 02. [147], Grimsby Town has popped up in two British films, being mentioned as one of Mike Bassett's former clubs in Mike Bassett: England Manager as well as the film ID. Player sent off for head-butting own teammate. [37] This turnaround was credited to the appointment of Lawrie McMenemy as manager. [24][25] His main problems were that Grimsby had been relegated twice in recent seasons, dropping from the First to the Third Division, and some good players had been transferred before he arrived. 2023 BBC. Grimsby Town's players and manager Paul Hurst now face Brighton in the FA Cup quarter finals, Bruce Fenwick travelled to watch the match with his 11-year-old daughter Maisy, pictured clutching an inflatable Harry Haddock, About 4,000 fans made the journey down to the south coast for the Wednesday night FA Cup tie. Which duo has the most goal contributions in Europe this season?