2008–09 Grimsby Town F.C. season

Grimsby Town
2008–09 season
Chairman John Fenty
Manager Alan Buckley
(until 15 September 2008)
Mike Newell
(from 6 October 2008)
Stadium Blundell Park
League Two 22nd
FA Cup First Round
League Cup Second Round
Lincolnshire Senior Cup Runners-up
Top goalscorer League: Adam Proudlock (8)
All: Adam Proudlock (8)
Highest home attendance 7,095 vs. Aldershot Town (28 March 2009)
Lowest home attendance 1,858 vs. Tranmere Rovers (12 August 2008)
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

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.

Pre-season and friendlies

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
16 JulCorby Town
Rockingham Triangle, CorbyL 1–3-Bore
19 JulOldham Athletic
Blundell Park, CleethorpesL 1–2-Hope
21 JulWinterton Rangers
West Street, WintertonD 1–1-North
22 JulGainsborough Trinity
The Northolme, GainsboroughW 2–0-Till, Butler
25 JulFarsley Celtic
Throstle Nest, FarsleyL 0–3--
30 JulEastwood Town
Coronation Park, EastwoodL 1–5-Jarman
4 AugBrigg Town
The Hawthorns, BriggD 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
RankPlayerGoals
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

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
29 JulLincoln City
Blundell Park, CleethorpesW 1–0-Bore
2 AugScunthorpe United
Glanford Park, ScunthorpeL 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

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
9 AugRochdale
Blundell Park, CleethorpesD 0–0--
18 AugBrentford
Griffin Park, BrentfordL 0–4--
23 AugChesterfield
Blundell Park, CleethorpesL 0–1--
30 AugLincoln City
Sincil Bank, LincolnD 1–1-Till
Sept 06Gillingham
KRBS Priestfield Stadium
Gillingham		L 0–3--
Sept 13Chester City
Blundell Park, CleethorpesL 1–3-North
Sept 20Morecambe
Christie Park, MorecambeD 1–1-Till
Sept 27Barnet
Blundell Park, CleethorpesL 0–1--
4 OctRotherham United
Don Valley Stadium, SheffieldL 1–4-Boshell
11 OctWycombe Wanderers
Blundell Park, CleethorpesD 1–1-Bore
18 OctExeter City
St James Park, ExeterD 0–0--
21 OctLuton Town
Blundell Park, CleethorpesD 2–2-Bore, Bennett
24 OctBradford City
Blundell Park, CleethorpesL 1–3-Trotter
28 OctDag & Red
Victoria Road, DagenhamL 0–4--
1 NovDarlington
Blundell Park, CleethorpesL 1–2-Kalala
15 NovBury
Gigg Lane StadiumW 2–0-Trotter, Jarman
21 NovAFC Bournemouth
Blundell Park, CleethorpesD 3–3-Clarke, Bennett, Atkinson
25 NovMacclesfield Town
Moss Rose, MacclesfieldL 0–1--
6 DecPort Vale
Vale Park, BurslemL 1–2-Proudlock
12 DecShrewsbury Town
Blundell Park, CleethorpesW 1–0-Proudlock
20 DecAldershot Town
Recreation Ground/EBB Stadium, AldershotD 2–2-Kalala, Hegarty
26 DecNotts County
Blundell Park, CleethorpesL 0–1--
28 DecAccrington Stanley
Crown Ground, AccringtonL 1–3-Proudlock
17 JanWycombe Wanderers
Adams Park, High WycombeW 1–0-Jarman
24 JanRotherham United
Blundell Park, CleethorpesW 3–0-Widdowson, Proudlock, Sinclair
27 JanDag & Red
Blundell Park, CleethorpesD 1–1-Elliott
31 JanBradford City
Valley Parade, BradfordL 0–2--
2 FebExeter City
Blundell Park, CleethorpesD 2–2-Jarman (2)
10 FebBarnet
Underhill Stadium, BarnetD 3–3-Bennett, Elliott, Forbes
14 FebBury
Blundell Park, CleethorpesL 1–2-Proudlock
21 FebDarlington
The Northern Echo Darlington ArenaL 1–0--
24 FebMorecambe
Blundell Park, CleethorpesL 2–3-Forbes (2)
28 FebRochdale
Spotland Stadium, RochdaleL 0–2--
3 MarBrentford
Blundell Park, CleethorpesL 0–1--
7 MarLincoln City
Blundell Park, CleethorpesW 5–1-Proudlock (3), Akpa Akpro (2)
11 MarChesterfield
Saltergate, ChesterfieldL 1–2-Bennett
14 MarChester City
Deva Stadium, ChesterD 1–1-Hegarty
17 MarLuton Town
Kenilworth Road, LutonL 1–2-Bennett
21 MarGillingham
Blundell Park, CleethorpesW 3–0-Akpa Akpro, Hegarty, Conlon
28 MarAldershot Town
Blundell Park, CleethorpesW 1–0-Conlon
4 AprShrewsbury Town
New Meadow, ShrewsburyD 1–1-Conlon
11 AprAccrington Stanley
Blundell Park, CleethorpesL 0–1--
14 AprNotts County
Meadow Lane, NottinghamW 2–0-Atkinson, Boshell
18 AprPort Vale
Blundell Park, CleethorpesW 3–0-Conlon (2), Jarman
25 AprAFC Bournemouth
Dean Court, BournemouthL 1–2-Jarman
2 MayMacclesfield Town
Blundell Park, CleethorpesD 0–0--

FA Cup

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
8 NovMorecambe
Christie Park, MorecambeL 1–2-Stockdale

Football League Cup

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
12 AugTranmere Rovers
Blundell Park, CleethorpesW 2–0-Hunt, Chorley(O.G)
28 AugBlackburn Rovers
Ewood Park, BlackburnL 1–4-Newey

Football League Trophy

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
Sept 03Chesterfield
Saltergate, ChesterfieldD 2–2-Jarman, North (Grimsby win 4-1 on penalties)
7 OctScunthorpe United
Glanford Park, ScunthorpeL 1–2-Hegarty

League table

League Two

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.

PWDLFAGDPts
C1Brentford46231676536+2985
P2Exeter City462213116550+1579
P3Wycombe Wanderers46201885433+2178
 4Bury462115106343+2078
P5Gillingham462112135855+375
 6Rochdale461913147059+1170
 7Shrewsbury Town461718116144+1769
 8Dagenham & Redbridge461911167753+2468
 9Bradford City461813156655+1167
 10Chesterfield461615156257+563
 11Morecambe461518135356-363
 12Darlington462012146144+1762*
 13Lincoln City461417155352+159
 14Rotherham United462112136046+1458*
 15Aldershot Town461412205980-2154
 16Accrington Stanley461311224259-1750
 17Barnet461115205674-1848
 18Port Vale46139244466-2248
 19Notts County461114214969-2047
 20Macclesfield Town46138254577-3247
 21Bournemouth461712175951+846*
 22GRIMSBY TOWN46914235169-1841
R23Chester City46813254381-3837
R24Luton Town461317165865-726*

* Darlington deducted 10 points for entering administration. Rotherham United and Bournemouth both deducted 17 points for failing to follow the Football League insolvency rules. Luton Town deducted 30 points; 20 for exiting administration without a Company Voluntary Arrangement, and 10 for making illegal payments to agents.

Coaching staff

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 Dave Moore
Community Sport Coach England Gary Childs
Community Sport Coach England Graham Rodger

Squad overview

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

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

Appearances & Goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalLeague TwoLeague CupFootball League TrophyFA Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK England Phil Barnes 370320202010
2 DF Scotland Robbie Stockdale 221200100011
3 DF England Tom Newey 291240212010
4 DF England Ryan Bennett 495455102010
5 DF England Matthew Heywood 220180202000
6 DF England Richard Hope 7060100000
6 MF Scotland Peter Sweeney (on loan from Leeds United) 8080000000
7 MF England Peter Till 212162202010
8 MF England Paul Bolland 0000000000
9 FW England Martin Butler 5030200000
9 FW England Adam Proudlock 298288000010
10 MF Wales Chris Llewellyn 320280102010
11 MF England Danny Boshell 283243102010
12 DF England Jamie Clarke 351321102000
13 GK England Gary Montgomery 0000000000
14 MF England James Hunt 271220212010
15 DF England Matthew Bird 0000000000
16 DF England Nick Fenton 0000000000
16 DF England Javan Vidal (on loan from Manchester City) 4030001000
16 MF Democratic Republic of the Congo Jean-Paul Kamudimba Kalala (on loan from Oldham Athletic) 222212000010
17 MF England Nick Hegarty 395364102100
18 MF England Peter Bore 291271100010
19 FW England Danny North 182151101110
20 FW England Andy Taylor 9060201000
21 MF England Simon Heslop (on loan from Barnsley) 11080201000
21 DF England Joe Widdowson (on loan from West Ham United) 201201000000
22 FW England Nathan Jarman 377336102110
23 MF England Grant Normington 1010000000
24 MF England Liam Trotter (on loan from Ipswich Town) 162152001000
24 FW Republic of Ireland Barry Conlon (on loan from Bradford City) 8585000000
25 MF Sierra Leone Malvin Kamara (on loan from Huddersfield Town) 2020000000
25 DF England Rob Atkinson 322312000010
26 FW England Tomi Ameobi (on loan from Doncaster Rovers) 3020100000
26 FW France Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro 203203000000
27 MF France Mickael Buscher 0000000000
28 GK England Leigh Overton 0000000000
29 DF England Bradley Wood 0000000000
30 MF Northern Ireland Stuart Elliott (on loan from Doncaster Rovers) 112112000000
31 MF England Dean Sinclair (on loan from Charlton Athletic) 9191000000
32 MF England Adrian Forbes (on loan from Millwall) 153153000000
33 GK Republic of Ireland Wayne Henderson (on loan from Preston North End) 140140000000
34 GK England Jonathan Lund 0000000000
35 MF England Josh Fuller 1010000000

Loaned out player stats

No. Pos Nat Player TotalLeague TwoLeague CupFootball League TrophyFA Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
3 DF England Tom Newey (on loan at Rochdale) 2020000000
7 MF England Peter Till (on loan at Chesterfield) 150150000000
18 MF England Peter Bore (on loan at York City) 4040000000

Most frequent starting line-up

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

Transfers

In

Pre-Season

# Player From Age Fee
02Scotland Robbie StockdaleEnglandTranmere Rovers28Free Transfer
05England Matthew HeywoodEnglandBrentford28Free Transfer
06England Richard HopeWalesWrexham30Free Transfer
10Wales Chris LlewellynWalesWrexham28Free Transfer
21England Simon HeslopEnglandBarnsley21Loan

Mid Season

# Player Previous club Age Fee
06Scotland Peter SweeneyEnglandLeeds United24Loan
09England Adam ProudlockEnglandDarlington27Loan
09England Adam ProudlockEnglandDarlington27Undisclosed
16England Javan VidalEnglandManchester City19Loan
16Democratic Republic of the Congo Jean-Paul KalalaEnglandOldham Athletic26Loan
21England Joe WiddowsonEnglandWest Ham United19Loan
24England Liam TrotterEnglandIpswich Town20Loan
24Republic of Ireland Barry ConlonEnglandBradford City30Loan
25Sierra Leone Malvin KamaraEnglandHuddersfield Town24Loan
25England Rob AtkinsonEnglandBarnsley21Loan
25England Rob AtkinsonEnglandBarnsley21Free Transfer
26England Tomi AmeobiEnglandDoncaster Rovers20Loan
26France Jean-Louis Akpa AkproBelgiumFCM Brussels23Signed
27France Mickael BuscherScotlandGretna21Signed
29England Bradley WoodEnglandGrimsby Town Youth Academy18Pro Contract
30Northern Ireland Stuart ElliottEnglandDoncaster Rovers30Loan
31England Dean SinclairEnglandCharlton Athletic24Loan
32England Adrian ForbesEnglandMillwall30Loan
33Republic of Ireland Wayne HendersonEnglandPreston North End25Loan
34England Jonathan LundEnglandLeeds United22Signed
35England Josh FullerEnglandGrimsby Town Youth Academy17Pro Contract

Out

Pre-Season

# Player To Age Fee
10Northern Ireland Ciarán TonerEnglandRochdale27Free Transfer
15England Justin WhittleEnglandHarrogate Town37Free Transfer
16England Nick FentonEnglandRotherham United28Free Transfer
19England Gary JonesRetired33Released

Mid Season

# Player To Age Fee
01England Phil BarnesEnglandGainsborough Trinity30Free Transfer
03England Tom NeweyEnglandRochdale26Loan
06England Richard HopeRetired30Released
07England Peter TillEnglandChesterfield23Loan
09England Martin ButlerEnglandBurton Albion34Free Transfer
13England Gary MontgomeryRetired to compete in cricket26Released
18England Peter BoreEnglandYork City20Loan

See also

References

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