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1996–97 Grimsby Town F.C. season

During the 1996–97 English football season, Grimsby Town competed in the Football League First Division.

Grimsby Town
1996–97 season
ChairmanBill Carr
ManagerBrian Laws (until 1 November 1996)
John Cockerill (caretaker)
Kenny Swain (caretaker)
StadiumBlundell Park
Division One22nd (Relegated)
FA CupThird Round
League CupFirst Round
Lincolnshire Senior CupRunners Up
Top goalscorerLeague:
All: Clive Mendonca (19)

Transfers

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Transfers in

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Date Pos Player Transferred from Fee Ref
11 July 1996 MF   Tommy Widdrington   Southampton £300,000
16 July 1996 MF   Kingsley Black   Nottingham Forest £25,000
19 July 1996 MF   Darren Wrack   Derby County £100,000
16 August 1996 DF   Neil Webb   Nottingham Forest Free Transfer
31 August 1996 GK   Andy Quy   Derby County Free Transfer

Loans in

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Date Pos Player Transferred from Date Until Ref
30 August 1996 DF   Paul Trollope   Derby County 1 October 1996
17 January 1997 MF   Michael Appleton   Manchester United 18 March 1997
28 January 1997 GK   Alan Miller   Middlesbrough 8 February 1997
21 March 1997 FW   Jason Lee   Nottingham Forest 31 May 1997

Transfers out

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Date Pos Player Transferred To Fee Ref
31 May 1996 MF   Tommy Watson Retired Released
31 May 1996 DF   Enzo Gambaro   Sturm Graz Released
8 July 1996 MF   Paul Groves   West Bromwich Albion £600,000
1 August 1996 MF   Steve Fraser   Lincoln City Free Transfer
2 August 1996 MF   Jim Dobbin   Rotherham United Free Transfer
9 August 1996 FW   Ivano Bonetti   Tranmere Rovers Free Transfer
2 October 1996 GK   Paul Crichton   West Bromwich Albion £250,000
1 November 1996 DF   Brian Laws   Darlington Released
8 November 1996 MF   Johnny Walker   Mansfield Town £50,000
21 March 1997 FW   Jamie Forrester   Scunthorpe United Free Transfer

Loans out

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Date Pos Player Transferred To Date Until Ref
4 October 1996 MF   Jimmy Neil   Grantham 4 November 1996
17 February 1997 MF   Darren Wrack   Shrewsbury Town 15 March 1997

Season summary

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The Mariners were relegated from Division One. Despite flowing goals from Clive Mendonca and good performances from John Oster and newcomer Kingsley Black, Grimsby failed to save themselves. The club had suffered from the losses of ever-present goalkeeper Paul Crichton and Gary Croft, who made a £1.5 million move to Blackburn Rovers. Manager Brian Laws had been sacked late in 1996; John Cockerill and Kenny Swain both had stints as caretaker during the season. At the end of the season, former manager Alan Buckley, who had taken Grimsby from the Fourth to the old Second Division in his first stint in charge, rejoined the club in an attempt to take Grimsby back to the second tier.

Kit

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Italian company Lotto became Grimsby's new kit manufacturers, and introduced a new kit for the season.[1] Europe's Food Town remained kit sponsors.

Results

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First Division

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FA Cup

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League Cup

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League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
20 Huddersfield Town 46 13 15 18 48 61 −13 54
21 Bradford City 46 12 12 22 47 72 −25 48
22 Grimsby Town (R) 46 11 13 22 59 81 −22 46 Relegation to the Second Division
23 Oldham Athletic (R) 46 10 13 23 51 66 −15 43
24 Southend United (R) 46 8 15 23 42 85 −43 39
Source: [2]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference
(R) Relegated

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
— GK   ENG Paul Crichton (Departed in October 1996)
— GK   ENG Jason Pearcey
— GK   ENG Andy Love
— GK   ENG Alan Miller (on loan from Middlesbrough)
— GK   ENG Andy Quy
— DF   ENG Danny Butterfield
— DF   ENG Ashley Fickling
— DF   ENG Tony Gallimore
— DF   ENG Joby Gowshall
— DF   SCO Peter Handyside
— DF   ENG Kevin Jobling
— DF   ENG Brian Laws (Departed in November 1996)
— DF   ENG Mark Lever (captain)
— DF   ENG John McDermott
— DF   ENG Jimmy Neil
— DF   ENG Graham Rodger
— DF   ENG Richard Smith
— DF   ENG Neil Webb
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF   ENG Michael Appleton (on loan from Manchester United)
— MF   NIR Kingsley Black
— MF   ENG Gary Childs
— MF   ENG Paul Harsley
— MF   WAL John Oster
— MF   ENG Craig Shakespeare
— MF   ENG Nicky Southall
— MF   WAL Paul Trollope (on loan from Derby County)
— MF   SCO Johnny Walker (Departed in November 1996)
— MF   ENG Tommy Widdrington
— MF   ENG Darren Wrack
— FW   IRL Daryl Clare
— FW   ENG Jamie Forrester (Departed in March 1997)
— FW   ENG Jason Lee (on loan from Nottingham Forest)
— FW   ENG Jack Lester
— FW   ENG Steve Livingstone
— FW   ENG Clive Mendonca
— FW   ENG Neil Woods

References

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  1. ^ "Grimsby Town - Historical Football Kits".
  2. ^ "England 1996–97". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 28 March 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
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