Anthony Glennon Defender 05. [5][134] The stadium has had an all-seated capacity of just under 10,000 in recent years, being in and around 27,000 before the stadium was made all seated in 1995. 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. 20 Scotland caps, 23 Scotland goals, member of the, Player, 19921996 & 19972004 (377 games, 71 goals). Shaun Pearson Defender 06. 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. Hans Schlegel: astronaut. Grimsby Town. It is also the only club of the three to reach an FA Cup semi-final (doing so on two occasions, both times during the 1930s). [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). 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. This brought the overall capacity down from around 12,000 to what it is today. Just delighted for the players. "For them to see some success and enjoy us going deep into a competition like this is amazing really. Instead the club joined the Football Alliance. [106][107] The game was forced to penalties where Jon-Paul Pittman missed the penultimate penalty in their 53 shootout. After a 13game winless streak in the league stretching from 22 March 2008, on 15 September 2008 Alan Buckley was sacked as manager for a second time. Grimsby's hearts were in their mouths as Duje Caleta-Car gave Southampton a lifeline and then Theo Walcott appeared to have equalised with 10 minutes to go, only for his effort to be chalked off by VAR for offside. A sense shared by the authorities apparently, because it was a tackle that changed the rules on professional fouls, with similar tackles now commanding a red card. 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. "It's pretty surreal but it definitely gives us boys a lift, it did in the last round against Luton as well.". [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. . Harry the Haddock has been used by Grimsby fans as an inflatable symbol for more than 34 years after it jokingly featured in the reporting of the team's 1989 FA Cup journey to the 5th round. The club said it would gain about 250,000 for the famous win, with the proceeds promised to go into next season's playing budget. Grimsby Town. [87] The season ended with eight straight defeats. The following were chosen by fans as the favourite club heroes in the BBC Sports Cult Heroes poll in 2006. 37 Armel Bella-Kotchap. [97] They finished the 201011 season in 11th on 62 points. Grimsby Town's geographical region pits them against three main professional rivals, two of which like Grimsby are from the former county of Humberside. Former Ipswich Town boss Paul Hurst hailed a 'special night' for his Grimsby Town players and fans after they pulled off a huge shock in the FA Cup last night. [65], A good run in the League Cup saw the Mariners knock holders Leicester City and fellow Premier League side Sheffield Wednesday out of the competition before finally losing out to Liverpool. [28].mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 40px}.mw-parser-output .templatequote .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;padding-left:1.6em;margin-top:0}. Send your story ideas to yorkslincs.news@bbc.co.uk. [92][93] The other main candidate for the job was former boss Russell Slade, but the board decided upon Woods ahead of Slade. [139] Mariners fans since 2006 have also had a friendship with the supporters of Belgian club Eendracht Aalst. Which duo has the most goal contributions in Europe this season? [29] Shankly's record in league football at Grimsby was 62 wins and 35 defeats from 118 matches. Follow BBC East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Fourth-tier Grimsby hail 'miracle' FA Cup upset. Players. Crazy cup night. The following players have played in a major top flight league and have moved to Grimsby Town later in their career. The 2020/21 season also saw Grimsby Town Women enter The FA Women's Cup for the very first time. Andy Smith Defender (On Loan From Hull City) 31. ", Mr Fenwick added: "I've seen a lot of rubbish in the last 15 years, but I've seen us win at Anfield, at Newcastle, at Wembley several times, so I'm very lucky.". Since the late 1990s Grimsby Town have had a Scandinavian supporters group based in Norway and Sweden. The League Two side provided. Appearances and goals are for league matches only; wartime matches are excluded. Financially it is massive for a lower-division club because a win would be the equivalent of between 10% and 20% of the annual player budget and the next round could be as much as 50%. players Add languages This is a list of notable footballers who have played for Grimsby Town. Grimsby's incredible fans, inflatable fish and FA Cup history. 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. League Two League level: Fourth Tier Table position . [57], The Mariners began to produce homegrown talent from the club's youth academy, including Jack Lester, John Oster, Gary Croft and Peter Handyside. [50], 198788 saw Grimsby Town suffer a second consecutive relegation, placing them in the Fourth Division. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. This was achieved, finishing 9th. He also wrote songs for his solo projects and played with blues-rock bands Deep Purple, Zephyr, and The James Gang. After the first four shows had aired, the project was eventually scrapped. [6] The 1911 kit included the black and white striped t-shirt, white shorts and black socks. Lawrie McMenemy is one of the most famous managers associated with Grimsby since the second world war. "The issue is going to be how many tickets can Brighton allocate to us because we'll have them all. Squad Grimsby Town This page displays a detailed overview of the club's current squad. [67] This was the first major trophy awarded to the club following its first appearance at Wembley. [29] Shankly went on to win the Football League, FA Cup and UEFA Cup with Liverpool. 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. Has the smallest road in Grimsby and Cleethorpes named after him, the only Town footballer to be honoured in this way. Grimsby-born actor Thomas Turgoose, who starred as the lead role character Shaun Fields in the drama film This Is England and the TV follow-up's This Is England '86, This Is England '88 and This Is England '90, is a season ticket holder. Grimsby's 1939 FA Cup semi-final attendance of 76,962 versus Wolverhampton Wanderers is still a record at Manchester United's Old Trafford stadium. Despite not being from Grimsby or England, the Man v. Food presenter said he is a supporter of the club, and was involved in a BBC Radio 5 Live phone-in before the 2013 FA Trophy final between Grimsby and Wrexham. All information about Grimsby Town (League Two) current squad with market values transfers rumours player stats fixtures news Niall Maher Grimsby fans and Harry Haddock celebrate their fourth round win over Luton. 18.12.2020 18:16. [20][21] The Mariners lost the game 50 after goalkeeper George Moulson was injured early in the match. Having spent almost his entire . "I'm in shock a little bit. [115] On 10 April 2017, Marcus Bignot was relieved of his duties from the club. Grimsby Town are currently coached by English manager Paul Hurst who took charge in 2020. League Two League level: Fourth Tier Table position . In a contrast to Mariners fans regarding Scunthorpe as their main rival, supporters of Lincoln City would regard Grimsby as theirs. Ollie Battersby Goalkeeper Defenders 02. Two penalties netted by Gavan Holohan either side of half-time sealed a 2-1 victory on one of the biggest nights in Grimsby's history and their reward is a trip to top-flight Brighton and Hove Albion in the last eight -- a clash destined to be billed as the Seagulls versus Haddocks. The original 1878 kit of Grimsby Pelham, featured a shirt with narrow horizontal stripes in royal blue and white, with long white shorts and black socks. [88] The board appointed Mike Newell as manager. to fan 18 in a game; won 266 games for Indians (1936 to '56). Read about our approach to external linking. Look at what that means to the support," Hurst said as the visiting fans celebrated loudly. More dramatically, we beat Premier League hopefuls Luton Town 3-0 in a hard-earned replay under the floodlights at Blundell Park. "Mr. Arthur Drewry.". Grimsby Town is the most successful team of the three professional clubs in historic Lincolnshire, being the only one to play top-flight English football. There were incredible scenes at St Mary's after the full-time whistle blew. [137] Up until 1998, there were two club mascots, Mighty and Mini Mariner, and until then they used to wear yellow fishing rain coats, before Mini was dropped, and Mighty was given the home strip to wear. The current Grimsby Town players list consists of 26 first team members of the first team squad, supported by members of the . 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. Bob Smith: NFL football player. [39][40] A year later they finished as Third Division Champions under the stewardship of George Kerr and returned to the second tier of the English game, a level they had not been at for 16 years.[41][42]. Competitions . [citation needed] The club had suffered from the losses of Gary Croft, who made a 1.7 million move to Blackburn Rovers and ever present goalkeeper Paul Crichton.[63]. [38], The club stayed in Division Three until relegation in 1977 but were promoted again in 1979. Read about our approach to external linking. Today we have ubiquitous live games beamed from every corner of the globe, so few things mark my age more starkly to my kids than the idea that one game a year was live on TV, apart perhaps from the concept of writing actual letters, which makes me sound like a character from a Bront novel. [131], On 1 March 2023, Grimsby advanced to the quarter finals of the FA Cup for the first time since 1939 by beating Premier League side Southampton 2-1 away from home, in the process becoming the first club in the competition's history to knock out five teams from a higher division in the process.[132]. We have beaten three League One teams, including the then league leaders, Plymouth Argyle, 5-1. Attendance: 65,000 Teams: Visit ESPN to view the latest Grimsby Town news, scores, stats, standings, rumors, and more . Bruce Fenwick, from Cleethorpes, was among the thousands who made the journey to the St Mary's Stadium along with his 11-year-old daughter Maisy. [129][130] In the 2022 National League play-off Final, they defeated Solihull Moors 21 after extra time to win promotion back to League Two at the London Stadium. Grimsby Town Football Club is a professional football club based in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, England, that competes in EFL League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system, following the victory in the 2022 National League play-off Final. [145] He appeared as a guest on Sky show Soccer AM in 2007 sporting a Grimsby Town shirt. In more recent times games against Lincoln City (a Lincolnshire derby) has been Grimsby's primary derby game, although historically Lincoln are another local side who have predominantly spent a lot of time in lower divisions to the ones Grimsby have regularly featured in, Town's relegation to League Two in 2004 renewed this rivalry with notable games being the play-off semi-final in 2006 in which Grimsby ran out 31 winners on aggregate. [53][54] Grimsby were to remain in football's second flight for six years. [128] They defeated Notts County in the quarter-final of the play-offs, and Wrexham in the semi-final 54. Go win the whole thing.". 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'. 1 England cap (20 May 1937, vs Finland, 8-0, Helsinki) Garry Birtles. Generally, this means players that have played 100 or more league matches for the club. [59] During his tenure, Laws became famous for a changing-room altercation after a defeat at Luton with Italian striker Ivano Bonetti, which left the latter with a fractured cheekbone, and caused the popular player to leave the club at the end of the season. [106][107][108], Grimsby would play in the final of the FA Trophy,[109] but lost 10 to FC Halifax Town. [135] There have been numerous delays to the development of the new stadium. 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. The league soon collapsed and the following year the club applied to join the Football League, an application that was refused. It was not, however, 9-1, as often recorded. However, Chilton was unable to stop Grimsby from being relegated. Profile. 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.