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2008–09 Grimsby Town F.C. season

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Grimsby Town
2008–09 season
ChairmanJohn Fenty
ManagerAlan Buckley
(until 15 September 2008)
Mike Newell
(from 6 October 2008)
StadiumBlundell Park
League Two22nd
FA CupFirst Round
League CupSecond Round
Lincolnshire Senior CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Adam Proudlock (8)
All: Adam Proudlock (8)
Highest home attendance7,095 vs. Aldershot Town (28 March 2009)
Lowest home attendance1,858 vs. Tranmere Rovers (12 August 2008)

The 2008–09 season was Grimsby Town's 5th season in League Two. The club were still managed by Alan Buckley until September, when he was dismissed after poor pre-season and poor start to the club's League campaign. Mike Newell was given the job on a permanent basis after assistant manager Stuart Watkiss briefly took control of first-team affairs.

Matches

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Legend

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Win Draw Loss

Pre-season and friendlies

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
16 Jul Corby Town Rockingham Triangle, Corby L 1–3 - Bore
19 Jul Oldham Athletic Blundell Park, Cleethorpes L 1–2 - Hope
21 Jul Winterton Rangers West Street, Winterton D 1–1 - North
22 Jul Gainsborough Trinity The Northolme, Gainsborough W 2–0 - Till, Butler
25 Jul Farsley Celtic Throstle Nest, Farsley L 0–3 - -
30 Jul Eastwood Town Coronation Park, Eastwood L 1–5 - Jarman
4 Aug Brigg Town The Hawthorns, Brigg D 1–1 - North

The Mariners struggled to gel in pre-season, and it became clear the club would struggle in the league. Manager Alan Buckley included utilised his first team squad in the games against Corby, Oldham and Gainsborough, while a weakened side took a 5–1 drubbing by Eastwood Town.

Pre Season Top Scorers
Rank Player Goals
1 England North 2
= England Bore 2
3 England Butler 1
= England Hope 1
= England Jarman 1
= England Till 1
As of 22 July 2009

Lincolnshire Cup

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
29 Jul Lincoln City Blundell Park, Cleethorpes W 1–0 - Bore
2 Aug Scunthorpe United Glanford Park, Scunthorpe L 0–4 - -

A late strike from Peter Bore gave a youth dominated Grimsby side the win against Lincoln City in the semi-finals, only to see another youthful side get be well beaten, in the next round by Scunthorpe United.

League Two

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
9 Aug Rochdale Blundell Park, Cleethorpes D 0–0 - -
18 Aug Brentford Griffin Park, Brentford L 0–4 - -
23 Aug Chesterfield Blundell Park, Cleethorpes L 0–1 - -
30 Aug Lincoln City Sincil Bank, Lincoln D 1–1 - Till
Sept 06 Gillingham KRBS Priestfield Stadium
Gillingham
L 0–3 - -
Sept 13 Chester City Blundell Park, Cleethorpes L 1–3 - North
Sept 20 Morecambe Christie Park, Morecambe D 1–1 - Till
Sept 27 Barnet Blundell Park, Cleethorpes L 0–1 - -
4 Oct Rotherham United Don Valley Stadium, Sheffield L 1–4 - Boshell
11 Oct Wycombe Wanderers Blundell Park, Cleethorpes D 1–1 - Bore
18 Oct Exeter City St James Park, Exeter D 0–0 - -
21 Oct Luton Town Blundell Park, Cleethorpes D 2–2 - Bore, Bennett
24 Oct Bradford City Blundell Park, Cleethorpes L 1–3 - Trotter
28 Oct Dag & Red Victoria Road, Dagenham L 0–4 - -
1 Nov Darlington Blundell Park, Cleethorpes L 1–2 - Kalala
15 Nov Bury Gigg Lane Stadium W 2–0 - Trotter, Jarman
21 Nov AFC Bournemouth Blundell Park, Cleethorpes D 3–3 - Clarke, Bennett, Atkinson
25 Nov Macclesfield Town Moss Rose, Macclesfield L 0–1 - -
6 Dec Port Vale Vale Park, Burslem L 1–2 - Proudlock
12 Dec Shrewsbury Town Blundell Park, Cleethorpes W 1–0 - Proudlock
20 Dec Aldershot Town Recreation Ground/EBB Stadium, Aldershot D 2–2 - Kalala, Hegarty
26 Dec Notts County Blundell Park, Cleethorpes L 0–1 - -
28 Dec Accrington Stanley Crown Ground, Accrington L 1–3 - Proudlock
17 Jan Wycombe Wanderers Adams Park, High Wycombe W 1–0 - Jarman
24 Jan Rotherham United Blundell Park, Cleethorpes W 3–0 - Widdowson, Proudlock, Sinclair
27 Jan Dag & Red Blundell Park, Cleethorpes D 1–1 - Elliott
31 Jan Bradford City Valley Parade, Bradford L 0–2 - -
2 Feb Exeter City Blundell Park, Cleethorpes D 2–2 - Jarman (2)
10 Feb Barnet Underhill Stadium, Barnet D 3–3 - Bennett, Elliott, Forbes
14 Feb Bury Blundell Park, Cleethorpes L 1–2 - Proudlock
21 Feb Darlington The Northern Echo Darlington Arena L 1–0 - -
24 Feb Morecambe Blundell Park, Cleethorpes L 2–3 - Forbes (2)
28 Feb Rochdale Spotland Stadium, Rochdale L 0–2 - -
3 Mar Brentford Blundell Park, Cleethorpes L 0–1 - -
7 Mar Lincoln City Blundell Park, Cleethorpes W 5–1 - Proudlock (3), Akpa Akpro (2)
11 Mar Chesterfield Saltergate, Chesterfield L 1–2 - Bennett
14 Mar Chester City Deva Stadium, Chester D 1–1 - Hegarty
17 Mar Luton Town Kenilworth Road, Luton L 1–2 - Bennett
21 Mar Gillingham Blundell Park, Cleethorpes W 3–0 - Akpa Akpro, Hegarty, Conlon
28 Mar Aldershot Town Blundell Park, Cleethorpes W 1–0 - Conlon
4 Apr Shrewsbury Town New Meadow, Shrewsbury D 1–1 - Conlon
11 Apr Accrington Stanley Blundell Park, Cleethorpes L 0–1 - -
14 Apr Notts County Meadow Lane, Nottingham W 2–0 - Atkinson, Boshell
18 Apr Port Vale Blundell Park, Cleethorpes W 3–0 - Conlon (2), Jarman
25 Apr AFC Bournemouth Dean Court, Bournemouth L 1–2 - Jarman
2 May Macclesfield Town Blundell Park, Cleethorpes D 0–0 - -

FA Cup

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
8 Nov Morecambe Christie Park, Morecambe L 1–2 - Stockdale

Football League Cup

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
12 Aug Tranmere Rovers Blundell Park, Cleethorpes W 2–0 - Hunt, Chorley(O.G)
28 Aug Blackburn Rovers Ewood Park, Blackburn L 1–4 - Newey

Football League Trophy

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
Sept 03 Chesterfield Saltergate, Chesterfield D 2–2 - Jarman, North (Grimsby win 4–1 on penalties)
7 Oct Scunthorpe United Glanford Park, Scunthorpe L 1–2 - Hegarty

League table

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Brentford made a return to League One as champions, the second club to win the fourth tier three times since Doncaster Rovers. Exeter won their second successive promotion, and on the final day of the season managed to pip Wycombe Wanderers for the runners-up spot. Wycombe themselves managed the final automatic promotion spot by virtue of a single goal over Bury. The play-offs were won by Gillingham, who made an immediate return to League One after the previous season's relegation.

Several teams suffered heavy points deductions during the season. Rotherham were docked 17 points at the start of the season and Darlington 10 points later on. Without these penalties they would have both qualified for the play-offs, but instead managed only mid table. Bournemouth also suffered a 17-point deduction pre-season, and halfway through it looked to be enough to cost them their League status; however, a fightback under new manager Eddie Howe saw them climb to safety and secure survival with a game to spare.

Luton suffered the heaviest deduction however, and the loss of 30 points proved too much for them to survive. They suffered their third successive relegation and dropped out of the league, making them only the third English team to suffer three successive relegations, and the first to drop from the second tier to the Conference in successive years. The other relegated team was Chester City, who were statistically the worst team in the division and returned to the Conference after only five years. Grimsby would also have suffered relegation, if not for Luton's points deduction.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
20 Macclesfield Town 46 13 8 25 45 77 −32 47
21 Bournemouth 46 17 12 17 59 51 +8 46[a]
22 Grimsby Town 46 9 14 23 51 69 −18 41
23 Chester City (R) 46 8 13 25 43 81 −38 37 Relegated to Conference National
24 Luton Town (R) 46 13 17 16 58 65 −7 26[b]
Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Bournemouth deducted 17 points for leaving administration without a Company Voluntary Agreement.[1]
  2. ^ Luton Town deducted 30 points; 20 points for leaving administration without a Company Voluntary Agreement, and 10 points for making illegal payments to agents.[2]

Coaching staff

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Role Nationality Name
First-Team Manager (sacked 15/09/08) England Alan Buckley
First-Team Manager (hired 6/10/08) England Mike Newell
First-Team Assistant Manager England Stuart Watkiss
First-Team Coach England Brian Stein
Reserve Team Manager England Stuart Watkiss
Head of Youth England Neil Woods
Youth Team Manager England Neil Woods
Chief Scout England Brian Stein
Goalkeeping Coach England Steve Croudson
Physiotherapist England David Moore
Community Sport Coach England Gary Childs
Community Sport Coach England Graham Rodger

First-team squad

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Squad overview

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK England ENG Phil Barnes (Departed in April 2009)
2 DF Scotland SCO Robbie Stockdale
3 DF England ENG Tom Newey
4 DF England ENG Ryan Bennett
5 DF England ENG Matthew Heywood
6 DF England ENG Richard Hope (Departed in February 2009)
6 MF Scotland SCO Peter Sweeney (on loan from Leeds United)
7 MF England ENG Peter Till
8 MF England ENG Paul Bolland
9 FW England ENG Martin Butler (Departed in October 2008)
9 FW England ENG Adam Proudlock
10 MF Wales WAL Chris Llewellyn
11 MF England ENG Danny Boshell
12 MF England ENG Jamie Clarke
13 GK England ENG Gary Montgomery (Departed in April 2009)
14 MF England ENG James Hunt
15 DF England ENG Matthew Bird
16 DF England ENG Javan Vidal (on loan from Manchester City)
16 MF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Jean-Paul Kamudimba Kalala (on loan from Oldham Athletic)
17 MF England ENG Nick Hegarty
18 MF England ENG Peter Bore
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW England ENG Danny North
20 FW England ENG Andy Taylor
21 MF England ENG Simon Heslop (on loan from Barnsley)
21 DF England ENG Joe Widdowson (on loan from West Ham United)
22 FW England ENG Nathan Jarman
23 MF England ENG Grant Normington
24 MF England ENG Liam Trotter (on loan from Ipswich Town)
24 FW Ireland EIR Barry Conlon (on loan from Bradford City)
25 MF Sierra Leone SLE Malvin Kamara (on loan from Huddersfield Town)
25 DF England ENG Rob Atkinson
26 FW England ENG Tomi Ameobi (on loan from Doncaster Rovers)
26 FW France FRA Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro
27 MF France FRA Mickael Buscher (Departed in May 2009)
28 GK England ENG Leigh Overton
29 DF England ENG Bradley Wood
30 MF Northern Ireland NIR Stuart Elliott (on loan from Doncaster Rovers)
31 MF England ENG Dean Sinclair (on loan from Charlton Athletic)
32 MF England ENG Adrian Forbes (on loan from Millwall)
33 GK Ireland EIR Wayne Henderson (on loan from Preston North End)
34 GK England ENG Jonathan Lund
35 MF England ENG Josh Fuller

Appearances & Goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total League Two League Cup Football League Trophy FA Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England ENG Phil Barnes 37 0 32 0 2 0 2 0 1 0
2 DF Scotland SCO Robbie Stockdale 22 1 20 0 1 0 0 0 1 1
3 DF England ENG Tom Newey 29 1 24 0 2 1 2 0 1 0
4 DF England ENG Ryan Bennett 49 5 45 5 1 0 2 0 1 0
5 DF England ENG Matthew Heywood 22 0 18 0 2 0 2 0 0 0
6 DF England ENG Richard Hope 7 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
6 MF Scotland SCO Peter Sweeney (on loan from Leeds United) 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 MF England ENG Peter Till 21 2 16 2 2 0 2 0 1 0
8 MF England ENG Paul Bolland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW England ENG Martin Butler 5 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW England ENG Adam Proudlock 29 8 28 8 0 0 0 0 1 0
10 MF Wales WAL Chris Llewellyn 32 0 28 0 1 0 2 0 1 0
11 MF England ENG Danny Boshell 28 3 24 3 1 0 2 0 1 0
12 DF England ENG Jamie Clarke 35 1 32 1 1 0 2 0 0 0
13 GK England ENG Gary Montgomery 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF England ENG James Hunt 27 1 22 0 2 1 2 0 1 0
15 DF England ENG Matthew Bird 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 DF England ENG Nick Fenton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 DF England ENG Javan Vidal (on loan from Manchester City) 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
16 MF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Jean-Paul Kamudimba Kalala (on loan from Oldham Athletic) 22 2 21 2 0 0 0 0 1 0
17 MF England ENG Nick Hegarty 39 5 36 4 1 0 2 1 0 0
18 MF England ENG Peter Bore 29 1 27 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
19 FW England ENG Danny North 18 2 15 1 1 0 1 1 1 0
20 FW England ENG Andy Taylor 9 0 6 0 2 0 1 0 0 0
21 MF England ENG Simon Heslop (on loan from Barnsley) 11 0 8 0 2 0 1 0 0 0
21 DF England ENG Joe Widdowson (on loan from West Ham United) 20 1 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 FW England ENG Nathan Jarman 37 7 33 6 1 0 2 1 1 0
23 MF England ENG Grant Normington 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 MF England ENG Liam Trotter (on loan from Ipswich Town) 16 2 15 2 0 0 1 0 0 0
24 FW Ireland EIR Barry Conlon (on loan from Bradford City) 8 5 8 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 MF Sierra Leone SLE Malvin Kamara (on loan from Huddersfield Town) 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 DF England ENG Rob Atkinson 32 2 31 2 0 0 0 0 1 0
26 FW England ENG Tomi Ameobi (on loan from Doncaster Rovers) 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
26 FW France FRA Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro 20 3 20 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 MF France FRA Mickael Buscher 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 GK England ENG Leigh Overton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 DF England ENG Bradley Wood 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 MF Northern Ireland NIR Stuart Elliott (on loan from Doncaster Rovers) 11 2 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 MF England ENG Dean Sinclair (on loan from Charlton Athletic) 9 1 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 MF England ENG Adrian Forbes (on loan from Millwall) 15 3 15 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 GK Ireland EIR Wayne Henderson (on loan from Preston North End) 14 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 GK England ENG Jonathan Lund 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 MF England ENG Josh Fuller 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Loaned out player stats

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No. Pos Nat Player Total League Two League Cup Football League Trophy FA Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
3 DF England ENG Tom Newey (on loan at Rochdale) 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 MF England ENG Peter Till (on loan at Chesterfield) 15 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 MF England ENG Peter Bore (on loan at York City) 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Most frequent starting line-up

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Most frequent starting line-up uses the team's most used formation: 4-4-2. The players used are those who have played the most games in each respective position, not necessarily who have played most games out of all the players.

Scorers

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Transfers

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In

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Pre-season

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# Player From Age Fee
02 Scotland Robbie Stockdale EnglandTranmere Rovers 28 Free Transfer
05 England Matthew Heywood EnglandBrentford 28 Free Transfer
06 England Richard Hope WalesWrexham 30 Free Transfer
10 Wales Chris Llewellyn WalesWrexham 28 Free Transfer
21 England Simon Heslop EnglandBarnsley 21 Loan

Mid Season

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# Player Previous club Age Fee
06 Scotland Peter Sweeney EnglandLeeds United 24 Loan
09 England Adam Proudlock EnglandDarlington 27 Loan
09 England Adam Proudlock EnglandDarlington 27 Undisclosed
16 England Javan Vidal EnglandManchester City 19 Loan
16 Democratic Republic of the Congo Jean-Paul Kalala EnglandOldham Athletic 26 Loan
21 England Joe Widdowson EnglandWest Ham United 19 Loan
24 England Liam Trotter EnglandIpswich Town 20 Loan
24 Republic of Ireland Barry Conlon EnglandBradford City 30 Loan
25 Sierra Leone Malvin Kamara EnglandHuddersfield Town 24 Loan
25 England Rob Atkinson EnglandBarnsley 21 Loan
25 England Rob Atkinson EnglandBarnsley 21 Free Transfer
26 England Tomi Ameobi EnglandDoncaster Rovers 20 Loan
26 France Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro BelgiumFCM Brussels 23 Signed
27 France Mickael Buscher ScotlandGretna 21 Signed
29 England Bradley Wood EnglandGrimsby Town Youth Academy 18 Pro Contract
30 Northern Ireland Stuart Elliott EnglandDoncaster Rovers 30 Loan
31 England Dean Sinclair EnglandCharlton Athletic 24 Loan
32 England Adrian Forbes EnglandMillwall 30 Loan
33 Republic of Ireland Wayne Henderson EnglandPreston North End 25 Loan
34 England Jonathan Lund EnglandLeeds United 22 Signed
35 England Josh Fuller EnglandGrimsby Town Youth Academy 17 Pro Contract

Out

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Pre-season

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# Player To Age Fee
10 Northern Ireland Ciarán Toner EnglandRochdale 27 Free Transfer
15 England Justin Whittle EnglandHarrogate Town 37 Free Transfer
16 England Nick Fenton EnglandRotherham United 28 Free Transfer
19 England Gary Jones Retired 33 Released

Mid Season

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# Player To Age Fee
01 England Phil Barnes EnglandGainsborough Trinity 30 Free Transfer
03 England Tom Newey EnglandRochdale 26 Loan
06 England Richard Hope Retired 30 Released
07 England Peter Till EnglandChesterfield 23 Loan
09 England Martin Butler EnglandBurton Albion 34 Free Transfer
13 England Gary Montgomery Retired to compete in cricket 26 Released
18 England Peter Bore EnglandYork City 20 Loan

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Bournemouth face 17-point penalty". BBC Sport. 7 August 2008. Retrieved 7 August 2008.
  2. ^ "Luton to face 30-point deduction". BBC Sport. 10 July 2008. Retrieved 10 July 2008.