2013–14 Grimsby Town F.C. season
Grimsby Town | |
Season 2013-14 | |
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Chairman | John Fenty |
Managers | Rob Scott (Sacked 19/9/13) & Paul Hurst |
Team captain | Craig Disley |
Home stadium | Blundell Park |
Conference National | 4th |
FA Cup | Third Round |
FA Trophy | Semi Finalists |
Lincolnshire Senior Cup | Semi Finalists |
Top goalscorer | League: Ross Hannah (13 goals) All comps: Ross Hannah (14 goals) |
Highest home attendance |
8,359 vs Scunthorpe United |
Highest away attendance |
6,131 vs Luton Town |
Lowest home attendance |
1,102 vs Coalville Town |
Lowest away attendance |
456 vs Coalville Town |
← 2012–13 |
Grimsby Town Football Club entered the 2013–14 season as a member of the Conference National for the fourth season running. The club started the season off being managed by Rob Scott and Paul Hurst who were appointed in 2010-11 season, but Rob Scott has since left the club.
Team kit
Errea supplied the kits for the fifth season running. Young's Bluecrest continued as the club's sponsor for the ninth consecutive season.
Fixtures and results
Pre season matches
Lincolnshire Cup
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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20 July | Scunthorpe United | Glanford Park, Scunthorpe | L 0 - 3 | 1,837 | ----- |
Friendlies
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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9 July | Cleethorpes Town | The Bradley Football Development Centre, Grimsby | W 2 - 0 | 1,000 | McLaughlin, Thomas |
12 July | Winterton Rangers | West Street, Winterton | W 5 - 0 | 415 | John-Lewis, Hearn, Southwell, Yhklef (Own Goal), Colbeck |
16 July | Brigg Town | The Hawthorns, Brigg | W 3 - 0 | 511 | Hannah (2), Hearn |
17 July | Boston Town | Tattershall Road, Boston | L 0 - 2 | ----- | |
23 July | Bradford City | Blundell Park, Cleethorpes | L 0 - 2 | 1,330 | ----- |
26 July | Hull City | Blundell Park, Cleethorpes | W 1 - 0 | John-Lewis | |
30 July | North Ferrriby United | Grange Lane, North Ferriby | W 5 - 2 | 353 | Hearn (2), John-Lewis (2), Hatton |
2 Aug | Gainsborough Trinity | The Northolme, Gainsborough | D 1 - 1 | John-Lewis | |
3 Aug | Grantham Town | South Kesteven Sports Stadium, Grantham | L 1 - 2 | Hannah | |
Conference National
Conference Play-offs
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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1 May | Semi Final First Leg | Gateshead | Blundell Park, Cleethorpes | D 1 - 1 | 5,553 | Disley |
4 May | Semi Final Second Leg | Gateshead | Gateshead International Stadium, Gateshead | L 1 - 3 | 8,144 | Disley |
FA Cup
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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26 October | 4th Qualyfing Round | Rushall Olympic | Blundell Park, Cleethorpes | W 3 - 0 | 2,678 | Hannah, Pearson, Cook |
9 November | Round 1 | Scunthorpe United | Blundell Park, Cleethorpes | D 0 - 0 | 8,359 | ----- |
19 November | Round 1 Replay | Scunthorpe United | Glanford Park, Scunthorpe | W 2 - 1 | 5,699 | John-Lewis, McDonald |
7 December | Round 2 | Northampton Town | Blundell Park, Cleethorpes | W 2 - 0 | 3,828 | Pearson, McLaughlin |
4 December | Round 3 | Huddersfield Town | Blundell Park, Cleethorpes | L 2 - 3 | 6,504 | Hannah, Disley |
FA Trophy
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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30 November | Round 1 | Coalville Town | Owen Street Sports Ground, Coalville | D 1 - 1 | 456 | Rodman |
3 December | Round 1 Replay | Coalville Town | Blundell Park, Cleethorpes | W 3 - 0 | 1,102 | Southwell (3) |
14 December | Round 2 | Barnet | The Hive Stadium, London | W 2 - 1 | 972 | Cook, Southwell |
11 January | Round 3 | Maidenhead United | Blundell Park, Cleethorpes | W 2 - 1 | 1,630 | Colbeck, Pearson |
1 February | Round 4 | Tamworth | Blundell Park, Cleethorpes | W 4 - 1 | 2,903 | John-Lewis, Tounkara, McLaughlin, Cook |
15 February | Semi-Final First Leg | Cambridge United | Abbey Stadium, Cambridge | L 1 - 2 | 3,956 | John-Lewis |
22 February | Semi-Final Second Leg | Cambridge United | Blundell Park, Cleethorpes | D 1 - 1 | 3,456 | Neilson |
League table
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Luton Town (C) (P) | 46 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 102 | 35 | +67 | 101 | Promotion to 2014–15 League Two |
2 | Cambridge United | 46 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 72 | 35 | +37 | 82 | Qualification for Conference Premier Playoffs |
3 | Gateshead | 46 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 72 | 50 | +22 | 79 | |
4 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 65 | 46 | +19 | 78 | |
5 | F.C. Halifax Town | 46 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 85 | 58 | +27 | 77 | |
6 | Braintree Town | 46 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 57 | 39 | +18 | 74 | |
7 | Kidderminster Harriers | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 66 | 59 | +7 | 72 | |
8 | Barnet | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 58 | 53 | +5 | 70 | |
9 | Woking | 46 | 20 | 8 | 18 | 66 | 69 | −3 | 68 | |
10 | Forest Green Rovers | 46 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 80 | 66 | +14 | 67 | |
11 | Alfreton Town | 46 | 21 | 7 | 18 | 69 | 74 | −5 | 67‡ | |
12 | Salisbury City | 46 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 58 | 63 | −5 | 67 | |
13 | Nuneaton Town | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 54 | 60 | −6 | 66 | |
14 | Lincoln City | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 60 | 59 | +1 | 65 | |
15 | Macclesfield Town | 46 | 18 | 7 | 21 | 62 | 63 | −1 | 61 | |
16 | Welling United | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 59 | 61 | −2 | 60 | |
17 | Wrexham | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 59 | |
18 | Southport | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 53 | 71 | −18 | 53 | |
19 | Aldershot Town | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 69 | 62 | +7 | 51† | |
20 | Hereford United | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 44 | 63 | −19 | 51 | |
21 | Chester (R) | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 49 | 70 | −21 | 51 | Relegation to 2014–15 Conference North/South |
22 | Dartford (R) | 46 | 12 | 8 | 26 | 49 | 74 | −25 | 44 | |
23 | Tamworth (R) | 46 | 10 | 9 | 27 | 43 | 81 | −38 | 39 | |
24 | Hyde (R) | 46 | 1 | 7 | 38 | 38 | 119 | −81 | 10 |
Updated to games played on 26 April 2014.
Source: Football Conference
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
† Aldershot Town deducted ten points for entering administration
‡ Alfreton Town deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Coaching staff
Role | Nationality | Name |
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First-Team Joint Manager | Paul Hurst | |
First-Team Joint Manager | Rob Scott (Sacked 19/9/13) | |
First Team Coach | Chris Doig | |
Reserve Team Manager | Chris Doig | |
Head of Youth | Adam Smith (Until 11/9/13) | |
Head of Youth | Stuart Watkiss (Since 11/9/13) | |
U17 Manager | Alan Buckley | |
Goalkeeping Coach | Steve Croudson | |
Head Physiotherapist | Dave Moore | |
Community Sport Coach | Graham Rodger | |
Squad overview
First team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Statistics
Appearances
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Conference National | Conference League Cup | FA Trophy | FA Cup | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | Jonathan Hedge | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2 | DF | Sam Hatton | 37 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
3 | DF | Aswad Thomas | 41 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
4 | MF | Scott Kerr | 44 | 1 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
5 | DF | Shaun Pearson | 47 | 3 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
6 | DF | Chris Doig | 28 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
7 | MF | Joe Colbeck | 36 | 2 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
8 | MF | Craig Disley | 49 | 11 | 41 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
9 | FW | Andy Cook | 38 | 5 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
10 | FW | Liam Hearn | 15 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
11 | MF | Scott Neilson | 42 | 7 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
12 | DF | Clayton McDonald | 28 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
13 | GK | James McKeown | 56 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
14 | FW | Lenell John-Lewis | 46 | 9 | 39 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
15 | DF | Paul Bignot | 30 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
16 | DF | Alan Goodall | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
17 | MF | Ross Hannah | 40 | 14 | 34 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
18 | MF | Andi Thanoj | 28 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
19 | MF | Ritchie Jones | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
20 | FW | Dayle Southwell | 12 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
21 | DF | Ellis Humble | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
22 | MF | Tom Charlesworth | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
23 | FW | Alex Rodman | 46 | 8 | 36 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
24 | DF | Paul Walker | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
25 | MF | Caine Winfarrah | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
26 | MF | Patrick McLaughlin | 41 | 5 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
28 | FW | Oumare Tounkara | 15 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
29 | FW | Connor Jennings | 12 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
30 | DF | Andrew Boyce | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Transfer and loans
In
Transfers
Date | Pos. | Player | From club | Transfer fee |
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13 May 2013 | MF | Free Transfer | ||
1 June 2013 | MF | Free Transfer | ||
28 June 2013 | MF | Free Transfer | ||
8 July 2013 | MF | Free Transfer | ||
23 July 2013 | DF | Free Transfer | ||
25 July 2013 | DF | Free Transfer | ||
26 July 2013 | GK | Free Transfer | ||
1 August 2013 | DF | Free Transfer | ||
14 September 2013 | MF | Free Transfer | ||
13 January 2014 | DF | Free Transfer |
Youth team graduates
Loans
Start date | End date | Pos. | Player | From club |
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2 September 2013 | 9 October 2013 | DF | ||
27 January 2014 | May 2014 | FW | ||
1 March 2014 | May 2014 | FW | ||
10 March 2014 | May 2014 | DF |
Out
Transfers
Exit Date | Pos. | Player | To club | Transfer fee |
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5 May 2013 | DF | Released | ||
5 May 2013 | MF | Released | ||
5 May 2013 | DF | Released | ||
5 May 2013 | MF | Released | ||
5 May 2013 | DF | Released | ||
5 May 2013 | MF | Released | ||
5 May 2013 | GK | Released | ||
5 May 2013 | FW | Released | ||
5 May 2013 | MF | Released | ||
26 November 2013 | MF | Released | ||
21 March 2014 | FW | Released |
Loans
Start date | End date | Pos. | Player | To club |
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16 October 2013 | 15 November 2013 | FW | ||
30 November 2013 | 1 January 2014 | GK | ||
Trialists
Pre-season
# | Nat. | Pos. | Name | From | Age | Apps | Goals | Result |
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# | DF | Matt Clarke | 32 | 0 | 0 | No contract offered | ||
# | GK | Tom Turner | 19 | 1 | 0 | No contract offered | ||
# | DF | Chris Doig | 32 | 5 | 0 | Contract offered and accepted | ||
# | DF | Paul Bignot | 27 | 2 | 0 | Contract offered and accepted | ||
# | GK | Jake Turner | 20 | 2 | 0 | No contract offered | ||
Mid-season
# | Nat. | Pos. | Name | From | Age | Apps | Goals | Result |
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# | DF | Julian Kelly | 24 | 1 | 0 | No contract offered | ||
# | MF | Ritchie Jones | 26 | 1 | 0 | Contract offered & accepted | ||