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2023–24 Grimsby Town F.C. season

The 2023–24 season is the 146th season in the history of Grimsby Town and their second consecutive season in League Two. The club are participating in League Two, the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the 2023–24 EFL Trophy.

Grimsby Town
2023–24 season
Owner1878 Partners (63.1%)
The Mariners Trust (13.5%)
Other Shareholders (12.9%)
Mike Parker (10.5%)
ChairmanJason Stockwood
ManagerPaul Hurst
(until 28th October)[1]
David Artell
(from 27 November)[2]
StadiumBlundell Park
League Two21st
FA CupSecond Round
EFL CupFirst round
EFL TrophyGroup stage
Top goalscorerDanny Rose (12)
← 2022–23
2024–25 →

Current squad edit

As of 1 March 2024
No. Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth (Age) Signed from Date signed Fee Contract end
Goalkeepers
1 Harvey Cartwright GK   Grimsby (2002-05-09) 9 May 2002 (age 21) Hull City 4 July 2023 Loan 31 May 2024
12 Jake Eastwood GK   Rotherham (1996-10-03) 3 October 1996 (age 27) Sheffield United 4 July 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2025
Defenders
2 Liam Smith RB   Dalgety Bay (1996-04-10) 10 April 1996 (age 28) Cheltenham Town 1 February 2024 Loan 30 June 2024
3 Anthony Glennon LB   Bootle (1999-11-26) 26 November 1999 (age 24) Burnley 1 July 2022 Free 30 June 2024
5 Harvey Rodgers CB   Selby (1996-10-20) 20 October 1996 (age 27) Accrington Stanley 1 July 2023 Free 30 June 2026
24 Doug Tharme CB   Birkenhead (1999-08-17) 17 August 1999 (age 24) Blackpool 12 January 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2025
28 Toby Mullarkey CB   Warrington (1995-11-04) 4 November 1995 (age 28) Rochdale 14 June 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2025
31 Niall Maher CB   Manchester (1995-07-31) 31 July 1995 (age 28) FC Halifax Town 1 July 2022 Free 30 June 2024
33 Denver Hume LB   Ashington (1998-08-11) 11 August 1998 (age 25) Portsmouth 1 February 2024 Free 30 June 2024
38 Jamie Bramwell CB   Newcastle upon Tyne (2004-01-25) 25 January 2004 (age 20) Newcastle United 1 July 2021 Free 30 June 2024
Midfielders
4 Kieran Green AM   Stockton-on-Tees (1997-06-30) 30 June 1997 (age 26) FC Halifax Town 15 July 2022 Undisclosed 30 June 2024
6 Curtis Thompson CM   Nottingham (1993-09-02) 2 September 1993 (age 30) Cheltenham Town 1 February 2024 Free 30 June 2025
7 Abo Eisa LW   Khartoum (1996-01-05) 5 January 1996 (age 28) Bradford City 1 July 2023 Free 30 June 2024
8 Gavan Holohan AM   Kilkenny (1991-12-15) 15 December 1991 (age 32) Hartlepool United 22 March 2022 Free 30 June 2024
10 Charles Vernam LW   Lincoln (1996-10-08) 8 October 1996 (age 27) Lincoln City 20 June 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2026
15 Harry Clifton CM     Grimsby (1998-06-12) 12 June 1998 (age 25) Academy 1 July 2015 Trainee 30 June 2024
16 Callum Ainley CM   Swindon (1997-11-02) 2 November 1997 (age 26) Crewe Alexandra 9 September 2023 Free 30 June 2024
18 Harry Wood CM   Leeds (2002-08-02) 2 August 2002 (age 21) Hull City 12 January 2024 Loan 31 May 2024
19 Jamie Andrews CM   Solihull (2002-09-19) 19 September 2002 (age 21) West Bromwich Albion 28 August 2023 Loan 31 May 2024
30 Evan Khouri CM   London (2003-01-21) 21 January 2003 (age 21) West Ham United 7 July 2019 Free 30 June 2026
37 Harvey Tomlinson RW   Grimsby (2004-05-17) 17 May 2004 (age 19) Academy 1 July 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024
Forwards
9 Rekeil Pyke CF   Leeds (1997-09-01) 1 September 1997 (age 26) Shrewsbury Town 1 July 2023 Free 30 June 2025
14 Arthur Gnahoua CF   Grenoble (1992-09-18) 18 September 1992 (age 31) Morecambe 5 August 2023 Free 30 June 2024
20 Justin Obikwu CF   Brent (2004-02-18) 18 February 2004 (age 20) Coventry City 12 January 2024 Loan 31 May 2024
25 Donovan Wilson CF   Yate (1997-03-14) 14 March 1997 (age 27) Sutton United 1 July 2023 Free 30 June 2025
32 Danny Rose CF   Barnsley (1993-12-10) 10 December 1993 (age 30) Stevenage 14 June 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2025
35 Cameron Gardner CF   Newcastle-Upon-Tyne (2005-09-22) 22 September 2005 (age 18) Academy 22 September 2023 Trainee 30 June 2026
39 Edwin Essel CF   Grimsby (2004-08-18) 18 August 2004 (age 19) Academy 1 July 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024
Out on Loan
- Danny Amos LB     Sheffield (1999-12-22) 22 December 1999 (age 24) Port Vale 13 January 2022 Free 30 June 2024
- Otis Khan RM     Ashton-Under-Lyne (1995-09-22) 22 September 1995 (age 28) Leyton Orient 1 July 2022 Undisclosed 30 June 2024
- Alex Hunt CM   Sheffield (2000-05-29) 29 May 2000 (age 23) Sheffield Wednesday 1 September 2022 Undisclosed 30 June 2025
- Aaron Braithwaite CM   Grimsby (2003-10-13) 13 October 2003 (age 20) Academy 1 July 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024
Players departed midseason
2 Michee Efete RB     London (1997-03-01) 1 March 1997 (age 27) Wealdstone 1 July 2021 Free 30 June 2024
6 Luke Waterfall CB   Sheffield (1990-07-30) 30 July 1990 (age 33) Shrewsbury Town 15 August 2019 Undisclosed 30 June 2024
42 Kamil Conteh CM     London (2002-12-26) 26 December 2002 (age 21) Middlesbrough 3 July 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2026

Transfers edit

In edit

Date Pos Player Transferred from Fee Ref
14 June 2023 CB   Toby Mullarkey   Rochdale Undisclosed [3]
14 June 2023 CF   Danny Rose   Stevenage Undisclosed [4]
20 June 2023 LW   Charles Vernam   Lincoln City Undisclosed [5]
1 July 2023 LW   Abo Eisa   Bradford City Free Transfer [6]
1 July 2023 CF   Rekeil Pyke   Shrewsbury Town Free Transfer [7]
1 July 2023 CB   Harvey Rodgers   Accrington Stanley Free Transfer [8]
1 July 2023 CF   Donovan Wilson   Sutton United Free Transfer [9]
3 July 2023 CM   Kamil Conteh   Middlesbrough Undisclosed [10]
4 July 2023 GK   Jake Eastwood   Sheffield United Undisclosed [11]
5 August 2023 LW   Arthur Gnahoua   Morecambe Free Transfer [12]
9 September 2023 CM   Callum Ainley   Free agent — [13]
12 January 2024 CB   Doug Tharme   Blackpool Undisclosed [14]
1 February 2024 LB   Denver Hume   Portsmouth Free Transfer [15]
1 February 2024 CM   Curtis Thompson   Cheltenham Town Free Transfer [16]

Out edit

Date Pos Player Transferred to Fee Ref
29 June 2023 CF   Danilo Orsi   Crawley Town Undisclosed [17]
30 June 2023 CM   Louis Boyd   Cleethorpes Town Released [18]
30 June 2023 GK   Ollie Battersby   Guiseley Released [19][20]
30 June 2023 GK   Max Crocombe   Burton Albion Rejected Contract [21][22]
30 June 2023 RB   Jordan Cropper   Barnet Released [19]
30 June 2023 GK   Dec Dennis   Cleethorpes Town Released [19]
30 June 2023 RB   Josh Emmanuel   Carlisle United Released [19][23]
30 June 2023 LB   Owen Gallacher   Spennymoor Town Released [19][24]
30 June 2023 CB   Jaz Goundry   Alfreton Town Released [19][25]
30 June 2023 RB   Alex Markham   Bridlington Town Released [26]
30 June 2023 DM   Bryn Morris   Newport County Released [19][27]
30 June 2023 CB   Shaun Pearson Retired [28]
30 June 2023 RW   Sean Scannell   Hornchurch Released [19][29]
30 June 2023 CF   Ryan Taylor   Alfreton Town Released [19][30]
30 June 2023 LB   Tom Zerboni   Grantham Town Released [31]
25 January 2024 CB   Luke Waterfall   Hartlepool United Free Transfer [32]
26 January 2024 CM   Kamil Conteh   Bristol Rovers Undisclosed [33]
31 January 2024 RB   Michee Efete   Ross County Mutual Consent [34][35]

Loaned in edit

Date Pos Player Loaned from Date until Ref
4 July 2023 GK   Harvey Cartwright   Hull City End of Season [11]
28 August 2023 MF   Jamie Andrews   West Bromwich Albion End of Season [36]
12 January 2024 CF   Justin Obikwu   Coventry City End of Season [14]
12 January 2024 CM   Harry Wood   Hull City End of Season [14]
1 February 2024 RB   Liam Smith   Cheltenham Town End of Season [37]

Loaned out edit

Date Pos Player Loaned to Until Ref
18 August 2023 CF   Edwin Essel   Guiseley 15 September 2023 [38]
19 August 2023 CM   Aaron Braithwaite   Stafford Rangers 24 November 2023 [39]
25 August 2023 RW   Harvey Tomlinson   Grimsby Borough 1 January 2024 [40]
26 September 2023 CF   Edwin Essel   Grimsby Borough 2 January 2024 [41]
16 December 2023 CB   Jamie Bramwell   Whitby Town 13 January 2024 [42]
25 January 2024 RM   Otis Khan   Hartlepool United 30 June 2024 [43]
31 January 2024 CM   Evan Khouri   Spennymoor Town 29 February 2024 [44]
6 February 2024 LB   Danny Amos   York City End of Season [45]
22 February 2024 CM   Alex Hunt   York City End of Season [46]
1 March 2024 CM   Aaron Braithwaite   Whitby Town 1 April 2024 [47]

Pre-season and friendlies edit

On 31 May, Grimsby Town announced their pre-season schedule, with friendlies against Grimsby Borough, Cleethorpes Town, Hull City, Lincoln City, Boston United and Fleetwood Town along with a training camp in Spain confirmed.[48] Grimsby confirmed they would play both Port Vale and UAE Pro League side Al-Ain FC at the Real Club de Golf Campoamor Resort in Alicante.[49]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

4 July 2023 Friendly Grimsby Borough 1–5 Grimsby Town Grimsby
19:30 BST York   34' (pen.) Report
Stadium: Bradley Football Development Centre
8 July 2023 Friendly Cleethorpes Town 1–2 Grimsby Town Grimsby
14:00 BST Bateson   33' Report
Stadium: MyEnergi Stadium
15 July 2023 Friendly Grimsby Town 1–21 Hull City Cleethorpes
15:00 BST Wilson   112' Report Slater   62'
Longman   111'		 Stadium: Blundell Park
18 July 2023 Friendly   Qatar SC 1–0   Grimsby Town Dehesa de Campoamor, Alicante, Spain
18:00 CST Benoun   Report Stadium: Real Club de Golf Campoamor Resort
19 July 2023 Friendly   Al-Ain Postponed   Grimsby Town Dehesa de Campoamor, Alicante, Spain
18:00 CST Stadium: Real Club de Golf Campoamor Resort
21 July 2023 Friendly Port Vale 1–11 Grimsby Town Dehesa de Campoamor, Alicante, Spain
10:00 CST Garrity   Report Wilson   Stadium: Real Club de Golf Campoamor Resort
25 July 2023 Friendly Grimsby Town 2–0 Lincoln City Cleethorpes
19:30 BST Hunt   31'
Rose   39'		 Report Stadium: Blundell Park
26 July 2023 Friendly Boston United 3–2 Grimsby Town XI Boston
19:45 BST Wilson   46'
Mooney   60',   75'		 Gardner   10'
Bostwick (OG)   28'		 Stadium: Boston Community Stadium
Attendance: 891
29 July 2023 Friendly Fleetwood Town 1–0 Grimsby Town Fleetwood
15:00 BST Omochere   13' Report Stadium: Highbury Stadium
  • ^ Game incorporated four-thirty minute quarters as opposed to using the traditional clock.[50]

Competitions edit

Overall record edit

Competition Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
League Two Matchday 1 30 6 11 13 42 54 −12 020.00
FA Cup First round Second round 3 1 1 1 8 5 +3 033.33
EFL Cup First round First round 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 000.00
EFL Trophy Group stage Group stage 3 0 1 2 3 6 −3 000.00
Total 37 7 13 17 53 67 −14 018.92

Last updated: 10 February 2024
Source: Soccerway

League Two edit

Main article: 2023–24 EFL League Two

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
18 Newport County 46 16 7 23 62 76 −14 55
19 Swindon Town 46 14 12 20 77 83 −6 54
20 Salford City 46 13 12 21 66 82 −16 51
21 Grimsby Town 46 11 16 19 57 74 −17 49
22 Colchester United 46 11 12 23 59 80 −21 45
23 Sutton United (R) 46 9 15 22 59 84 −25 42 Relegated to National League
24 Forest Green Rovers (R) 46 11 9 26 44 78 −34 42
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2024. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[51]
(R) Relegated


Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
45 11 16 18 57 72  −15 49 9 5 9 34 41  −7 2 11 9 23 31  −8

Last updated: 20 April 2024.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round edit

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262830313234353627137383940414243292443334546
GroundHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHHAHHAHAAHAHAHHAAAHA
ResultDLWDDWDLLLWDLLLLWDDDWDLLWLDLDLLDWDDWDLLDWLWLW
Position13199141512121517191618182020212121212019181919192019202021222221212121212121212121212120
Updated to match(es) played on 20 April 2024. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Notes:
  • 1 Matchday 27 (vs AFC Wimbledon) was postponed due to Wimbledon's FA Cup involvement.
  • 2 Matchday 29 (vs Harrogate Town) was postponed due to a frozen pitch.
  • 3 Matchday 33 (vs Colchester United) was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.

Matches edit

On 22 June, the EFL League Two fixtures were released.[52]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

5 August 2023 1 Grimsby Town 0–0 AFC Wimbledon Cleethorpes
15:00 BST Clifton   58'
Conteh   69'
Green   89'
Pyke   90+8'		 Report Johnson   49'
Al-Hamadi   59'   61'
Little   90+6'		 Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 7,214
Referee: Matthew Corlett
12 August 2023 2 Notts County 3–2 Grimsby Town Nottingham
15:00 BST Palmer   8'
Bostock   40'
Nemane   45+4'
Waterfall   50' (o.g.)
Crowley   61'
Stone   90'
Adebayo-Rowling   90+4'		 Report Rose   17'   25'
Glennon   24'
Clifton   34'   45+7'
Conteh   64'		 Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 12,950
Referee: Edward Duckworth
15 August 2023 3 Grimsby Town 2–0 Salford City Cleethorpes
19:45 BST Eisa   20', 65' Report Ashley   33'   49'
Lund   70'
Mallan   73'
Vassell   90+3'		 Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 5,968
Referee: Peter Wright
19 August 2023 4 Grimsby Town 1–1 Mansfield Town Cleethorpes
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 7,100
Referee: Will Finnie
26 August 2023 5 Walsall 1–1 Grimsby Town Walsall
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Poundland Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 5,314
Referee: Ben Atkinson
2 September 2023 6 Grimsby Town 2–0 Gillingham Cleethorpes
15:00 BST
Report Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 6,479
Referee: Adam Herczeg
9 September 2023 7 Bradford City 1–1 Grimsby Town Bradford
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: University of Bradford Stadium
Attendance: 18,879
Referee: Sam Purkiss
16 September 2023 8 Wrexham 3–0 Grimsby Town Wrexham
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: STōK Cae Ras
Attendance: 10,116
Referee: David Rock
23 September 2023 9 Grimsby Town 2–3 Crawley Town Cleethorpes
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 6,357
Referee: Simon Mather
30 September 2023 10 Swindon Town 2–1 Grimsby Town Swindon
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: The County Ground
Attendance: 9,168
Referee: Andy Davies
3 October 2023 11 Grimsby Town 2–1 Barrow Cleethorpes
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 4,882
Referee: Thomas Kirk
7 October 2023 12 Tranmere Rovers 2–2 Grimsby Town Birkenhead
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 5,968
Referee: Martin Coy
14 October 2023 13 Grimsby Town 0–2 Accrington Stanley Cleethorpes
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 6,335
Referee: Lewis Smith
21 October 2023 14 Stockport County 3–2 Grimsby Town Stockport
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 9,498
Referee: Scott Simpson
24 October 2023 15 Grimsby Town 2–3 Colchester United Cleethorpes
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 5,010
Referee: Alan Young
28 October 2023 16 Doncaster Rovers 1–0 Grimsby Town Doncaster
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium
Attendance: 8,746
Referee: Darren Drysdale
11 November 2023 17 Grimsby Town 3–2 Morecambe Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 5,939
Referee: Alan Young
18 November 2023 18 Forest Green Rovers 2–2 Grimsby Town Nailsworth
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: The Bolt New Lawn
Attendance: 2,580
Referee: Scott Tallis
25 November 2023 19 Grimsby Town 1–1 Sutton United Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 5,456
Referee: Matthew Corlett
28 November 2023 20 Milton Keynes Dons 1–1 Grimsby Town Denbigh
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Stadium mk
Attendance: 4,962
Referee: Peter Wright
9 December 2023 21 Grimsby Town 2–1 Crewe Alexandra Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 5,291
Referee: Richie Watkins
16 December 2023 22 Newport County 1–1 Grimsby Town Newport
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 3,809
Referee: Tom Nield
23 December 2023 23 Grimsby Town 1–2 Harrogate Town Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 6,302
Referee: Adam Herczeg
26 December 2023 24 Mansfield Town 2–0 Grimsby Town Mansfield
12:30 GMT[53]
Report
Stadium: One Call Stadium
Attendance: 8,125
Referee: Ollie Yates
29 December 2023 25 Salford City 0–3 Grimsby Town Kersal
19:45 GMT Report
Stadium: Peninsula Stadium
Attendance: 2,921
Referee: Dale Baines
1 January 2024 26 Grimsby Town 1–6 Walsall Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 6,355
Referee: Edward Duckworth
13 January 2024 28 Grimsby Town 5–5 Notts County Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 7,567
Referee: Craig Hicks
27 January 2024 30 Grimsby Town 1-2 Tranmere Rovers Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 6,421
Referee: Paul Howard
3 February 2024 31 Accrington Stanley 0–0 Grimsby Town Accrington
15:00 GMT Woods   49' Report Hume   79' Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 8,745
Referee: David Rock
10 February 2024 32 Grimsby Town 1–3 Stockport County Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 6,732
Referee: Thomas Parsons
17 February 2024 34 Grimsby Town 1–5 Doncaster Rovers Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 7,424
Referee: Thomas Kirk
24 February 2024 35 Morecambe 1–1 Grimsby Town Morecambe
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 3,794
Referee: Will Finnie
2 March 2024 36 Grimsby Town 1–0 Forest Green Rovers Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 6,506
Referee: Tom Reeves
5 March 2024 27[54] AFC Wimbledon 0–0 Grimsby Town Wimbledon
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: The Cherry Red Records Stadium
Attendance: 7,028
Referee: Daniel Middleton
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 6 January, but was postponed due to Wimbledon's FA Cup involvement.
9 March 2024 37 Sutton United 1–1 Grimsby Town Sutton
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: VBS Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,346
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
12 March 2024 38 Grimsby Town 1–0 Milton Keynes Dons Cleethorpes
19:45 GMT
Report Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 5,659
Referee: Aaron Bannister
16 March 2024 39 Gillingham 1–1 Grimsby Town Gillingham
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 6,065
Referee: James Bell
23 March 2024 40 Grimsby Town 1–3 Wrexham Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 7,728
Referee: Ollie Yates
29 March 2024 41 Barrow 3–1 Grimsby Town Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 4,024
Referee: Oliver Langford
1 April 2024 42 Grimsby Town 1–1 Bradford City Cleethorpes
13:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 6,711
Referee: Matthew Corlett
6 April 2024 43 Grimsby Town 1–0 Newport County Cleethorpes
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 5,951
Referee: Bobby Madley
9 April 2024 29[55] Harrogate Town 1–0 Grimsby Town Harrogate
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Wetherby Road
Attendance: 3,201
Referee: Thomas Parsons
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 20 January, but was postponed due to a frozen pitch.[56]
13 April 2024 44 Crewe Alexandra 0–3 Grimsby Town Crewe
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Mornflake Stadium
Attendance: 5,665
Referee: Simon Mather
16 April 2024 33[57] Colchester United 2–0 Grimsby Town Colchester
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 4,350
Referee: Carl Brook
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 13 February, but was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.[58]
20 April 2024 45 Grimsby Town 2–0 Swindon Town Cleethorpes
15:00 BST
Report Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 6,752
Referee: Martin Coy
27 April 2024 46 Crawley Town v Grimsby Town Crawley
15:00 BST Stadium: Broadfield Stadium

FA Cup edit

Main article: 2023–24 FA Cup

Town were drawn away to Ebbsfleet United or Slough Town in the first round.[59]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

5 November 2023 First round Slough Town 1–1 Grimsby Town Slough
14:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Arbour Park
Attendance: 2,205
Referee: Ben Atkinson
14 November 2023 First round replay Grimsby Town 7–2 Slough Town Cleethorpes
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 3,079
Referee: Jacob Miles
2 December 2023 Second round Oxford United 2–0 Grimsby Town Oxford
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 4,149
Referee: Darren Bond

EFL Cup edit

Main article: 2023–24 EFL Cup

Grimsby were drawn away to Mansfield Town in the first round.[60]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

8 August 2023 First round Mansfield Town 2–0 Grimsby Town Mansfield
19:30 BST Akins   28' (pen.)
Oates   55'		 Report Cartwright   27'
Green   60'		 Stadium: One Call Stadium
Attendance: 3,123
Referee: Scott Jackson

EFL Trophy edit

Main article: 2023–24 EFL Trophy

In the group stage, Grimsby Town were drawn into Northern Group F alongside Barnsley, Bradford City and Manchester City U21.[61]

Pos Div Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Bradford City 3 3 0 0 0 10 2 +8 9 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Barnsley 3 2 0 0 1 6 6 0 6
3 ACA Manchester City U21 3 0 1 0 2 3 8 −5 2
4 L2 Grimsby Town 3 0 0 1 2 3 6 −3 1
Updated to match(es) played on 31 October 2023. Source: EFL.com

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

29 August 2023 Group stage Grimsby Town 2–2
(2–4 p)		 Manchester City U21 Cleethorpes
19:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 1,101
Referee: Daniel Middleton
Penalties
5 September 2023 Group stage Barnsley 2–0 Grimsby Town Barnsley
19:30 BST
Report Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 2,439
Referee: Ruebyn Ricardo
10 October 2023 Group stage Grimsby Town 1–2 Bradford City Cleethorpes
19:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: Paul Howard
Referee: 747

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