2016–17 Grimsby Town F.C. season

The 2016–17 season is Grimsby Town's 139th season of existence and their first back in League Two after gaining promotion the previous season.[1] Along with competing in League Two, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy.

Grimsby Town
2016–17 season
ChairmanJohn Fenty
ManagerPaul Hurst
(Left 24/10/16)
Marcus Bignot (Sacked 10/04/17)
Russell Slade
(From 12/4/17)
StadiumBlundell Park
FA CupFirst round
(vs. Bolton Wanderers)
League CupFirst round
(vs. Derby County)
← 2015–16

The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

Transfers

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Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2016 LB   Danny Andrew   Fleetwood Town Free transfer [2]
1 July 2016 CM   James Berrett   York City Undisclosed [3]
1 July 2016 RW   Tom Bolarinwa   Sutton United Undisclosed [4]
1 July 2016 CB   Andrew Boyce   Scunthorpe United Free transfer [5]
1 July 2016 CF   Rhys Browne   Aldershot Town Undisclosed [6]
1 July 2016 CF   Ashley Chambers   Dagenham & Redbridge Free transfer [7]
1 July 2016 RB     Ben Davies Portsmouth Free transfer [8]
1 July 2016 LB   Dan Jones   Hartlepool United Free transfer [9]
1 July 2016 CM   Sean McAllister   Scunthorpe United Free transfer [10]
1 July 2016 RB   Zak Mills   Boston United Free transfer [11]
1 July 2016 CM   Luke Summerfield   York City Free transfer [12]
30 July 2016 CF   Scott Vernon   Shrewsbury Town Free transfer [13]
12 September 2016 CB   Danny Collins   Rotherham United Free transfer [14]
1 January 2017 CF   Adi Yussuf   Mansfield Town Free transfer [15]
5 January 2017 CB   Gavin Gunning   Greenock Morton Free transfer [16]
18 January 2017 CF   Akwasi Asante   Solihull Moors Undisclosed [17]
18 January 2017 CM   Jamey Osborne   Solihull Moors Undisclosed [17]
19 January 2017 CM   Chris Clements  Mansfield Town Undisclosed [18]
31 January 2017 AM   Sam Jones   Gateshead Undisclosed [19]
Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2016 CF   Pádraig Amond   Hartlepool United Free transfer [20]
1 July 2016 RW   Nathan Arnold   Lincoln City Free transfer [21]
1 July 2016 GK   Callum Bastock Free agent Released [22]
1 July 2016 CM   Craig Clay   Motherwell [a] Released [22]
1 July 2016 RB   Danny East   Guiseley [b] Released [22]
1 July 2016 CM   Conor Henderson   Crawley Town Released [22]
1 July 2016 RW   Marcus Marshall   Boston United [c] Released [22]
1 July 2016 LM   Andy Monkhouse   Alfreton Town [d] Released [22]
1 July 2016 CM   Jon Nolan   Chesterfield Free transfer [27]
1 July 2016 CB   Aristote Nsiala   Hartlepool United Free transfer [28]
1 July 2016 CF   Jon-Paul Pittman   Harrogate Town [e] Released [22]
1 July 2016 LB   Gregor Robertson Retired Released [22]
1 July 2016 LM   Anthony Straker   Aldershot Town [f] Released [22]
1 July 2016 CB   Josh Sunter   Grimsby Borough Released [22]
1 July 2016 RB   Richard Tait   Motherwell Free transfer [31]
31 January 2017 CF   Omar Bogle   Wigan Athletic Undisclosed [32]
  1. ^ Following Clay's release, he signed for Motherwell.[23]
  2. ^ Following East's release, he signed for Guiseley.[24]
  3. ^ Following Marshall's release, he signed for Boston United.[25]
  4. ^ Following Monkhouse's release, he signed for Alfreton Town.[26]
  5. ^ Following Pittman's release, he signed for Harrogate Town.[29]
  6. ^ Following Straker's release, he signed for Aldershot Town.[30]

Loans in

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Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
1 July 2016 AM   Dominic Vose   Scunthorpe United End of season [33]
22 July 2016 CF   Kayden Jackson   Barnsley End of season [34]
31 August 2016 CM   Brandon Comley   Queens Park Rangers 3 January 2017 [35]
31 August 2016 GK   Dean Henderson   Manchester United 3 February 2017 [36][a][b]
31 August 2016 CF   Shaun Tuton Barnsley 31 December 2016 [39][c]
13 January 2017 CM   Brandon Comley   Queens Park Rangers End of season [41]
27 January 2017 AM   Luke Maxwell   Birmingham City End of season [42]
31 January 2017 CF   Calum Dyson   Everton End of season [43]
  1. ^ On 31 December 2016, Henderson's loan was extended.[37]
  2. ^ On 3 February 2017, Dean Henderson's loan was terminated.[38]
  3. ^ On 31 December 2016, Shaun Tuton's loan was terminated.[40]

Loans out

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Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
12 January 2017 RW   Rhys Browne   Macclesfield Town End of Season [44]
6 February 2017 CM   Luke Summerfield   Macclesfield Town End of Season [45]

Competitions

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Pre-season friendlies

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12 July 2016 (2016-07-12) Friendly North Ferriby United 4–1 Grimsby Town North Ferriby
19:00 Bateson   26'
Fry   35'
Brogan   61'
Hare   64'
Report Summerfield   47' Stadium: Grange Lane
15 July 2016 (2016-07-15) Friendly Grimsby Town 0–0 Hull City Cleethorpes
19:30 Report Stadium: Blundell Park
19 July 2016 (2016-07-19) Friendly Boston United 1–1 Grimsby Town Boston
19:30 Adams   15' Vose   63' Stadium: York Street

League Two

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
12 Mansfield Town 46 17 15 14 54 50 +4 66
13 Accrington Stanley 46 17 14 15 59 56 +3 65
14 Grimsby Town 46 17 11 18 59 63 −4 62
15 Barnet 46 14 15 17 57 64 −7 57
16 Notts County 46 16 8 22 54 76 −22 56
Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2017. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Matches

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6 August 2016 1 Grimsby Town 2–0 Morecambe Cleethorpes
15:00 BST Jackson   6'
Bolarinwa   43'
Davies   63'
Gowling   71'
McKeown   81'
Report Fleming   62' Stadium: Blundell Park
13 August 2016 2 Wycombe Wanderers 2–1 Grimsby Town High Wycombe
15:00 BST McGinn   38'
Jombati   55'
Stewart   90+1'
Report Bolarinwa   47'
Boyce   79'
Berrett   89'
Stadium: Adams Park
16 August 2016 3 Colchester United 3–2 Grimsby Town Colchester
19:45 BST Dickenson   10', 39'
Guthrie   26'   34'
Report Boyce   21'
Disley   48'
Pearson   77'
Bogle   90+3'
Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
20 August 2016 4 Grimsby Town 1–2 Leyton Orient Cleethorpes
15:00 BST Vose   90+2'
Chambers   90+4'
Andrew   90+4'
Report Erichot   33'
Kelly   58'
Palmer   77'
Massey   86'
Stadium: Blundell Park
27 August 2016 5 Grimsby Town 5–2 Stevenage Cleethorpes
15:00 BST Bogle   15', 50', 90+4'
Summerfield   40'
Vose   49'
Andrew   73'
Report Franks   45+2'
McAnuff   66'
Kennedy   75'
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 4,425
Referee: Darren Handley
3 September 2016 6 Notts County 2–2 Grimsby Town Nottingham
15:00 BST Forte   77'
Collins   89'
Report Pearson   34'
Bogle   56'
Stadium: Meadow Lane
10 September 2016 7 Luton Town 1–2 Grimsby Town Luton
15:00 BST Sheehan   43'
Rea   59'
Potts   62'
Cook   75'
Report Bogle   29', 82'
Vose   78'
Comley   88'
McKeown   90+4'
Jackson   90+4'
Stadium: Kenilworth Road Stadium
17 September 2016 8 Grimsby Town 0–2 Crewe Alexandra Cleethorpes
15:00 BST Bogle   60'
Gowling   72'
Report Bakayogo   27'
Hollands   43'
Cooper   45+1'
Jones   85'
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 5,289
Referee: Michael Salisbury
24 September 2016 9 Mansfield Town 0–1 Grimsby Town Mansfield
12:15 BST Shearer   17'
Pearce   17'
Report Bogle   17' (pen.)
Chambers   72'
Stadium: One Call Stadium
27 September 2016 10 Grimsby Town 1–0 Newport County Cleethorpes
19:45 BST McKeown   59'
Bogle   88' (pen.)   89'
Report Bennett   35'
Parkin   59'
Tozer   77'
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 4,296
Referee: Ben Toner
1 October 2016 11 Grimsby Town 0–3 Hartlepool United Cleethorpes
15:00 BST Report Carroll   4'
Amond   25', 36'
Thomas   60'
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 5,713
Referee: Chris Sarginson
8 October 2016 12 Exeter City 0–0 Grimsby Town Exeter
15:00 BST Report Comley   28'
Gowling   78'
Stadium: St. James' Park
Attendance: 3,557
Referee: John Brooks
15 October 2016 13 Cambridge United 0–1 Grimsby Town Cambridge
15:00 BST Dunne   49'
Roberts   82'
Clark   87'
Report Berrett   26'
Tuton   90+2'
Stadium: The R Costings Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 5,121
Referee: Charles Breakspear
22 October 2016 14 Grimsby Town 0–1 Cheltenham Town Cleethorpes
15:00 BST Andrew   71' Report Waters   9'
Pell   70'
Munns   80'
Dayton   85'
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 4,809
Referee: Darren Deadman
29 October 2016 15 Yeovil Town 0–0 Grimsby Town Yeovil
15:00 BST Lawless   30'
Mugabi   37'
Smith   50'
Report Berrett   30' Stadium: Huish Park Stadium
Attendance: 3,733
Referee: Brendan Malone
12 November 2016 16 Grimsby Town 2–2 Barnet Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT Bogle   22', 35'   90+3'
Chambers   43'
Bolarinwa   81'
Collins   90+6'
Report Dembélé   45+2'
Akinde   50' (pen.), 55' (pen.)
Champion   74'
Sesay   90'
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 5,519
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
19 November 2016 17 Plymouth Argyle 0–3 Grimsby Town Plymouth
15:00 GMT Report Collins   44'
Bogle   62', 86'
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 10,241
Referee: Rob Jones
22 November 2016 18 Grimsby Town 2–2 Carlisle United Cleethorpes
19:45 GMT Gowling   41'
Bogle   50' (pen.)
Bolarinwa   78'
Report Raynes   28'
Wyke   44'
Mills   67' (o.g.)
Jones   83'
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 4,818
Referee: Nigel Miller
26 November 2016 19 Crawley Town 3–2 Grimsby Town Crawley
15:00 GMT Yorwerth   20'
Young   26'
Collins   31'
Roberts   56', 79'
Payne   88'
Boldewijn   90+5'
Report Bogle   45+2', 90'
Mills   63'
Stadium: Checkatrade.com Stadium
Attendance: 2,315
Referee: Graham Salisbury
10 December 2016 20 Grimsby Town 0–1 Portsmouth Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT Gowling   51'
Berrett   85'
Report Stevens   82'
Naismith   86'
Evans   90+3'
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 6,560
Referee: Andy Haines
17 December 2016 21 Doncaster Rovers 1–0 Grimsby Town Doncaster
12:30 GMT Mandeville   3'
Butler   45+1'
Report Pearson   70'
Collins   86'
Berrett   89'
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 10,084
Referee: Richard Clark
26 December 2016 22 Grimsby Town 2–0 Accrington Stanley Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT Bolarinwa   32'
Bogle   50'
Andrew   68'
Chambers   88'
Report O'Sullivan   62'
Pearson   81'
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 5,782
Referee: Ross Joyce
31 December 2016 23 Grimsby Town 0–0 Blackpool Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT Report Osayi-Samuel   41'
Aldred   89'
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 5,637
Referee: Darren England
2 January 2017 24 Carlisle United 1–3 Grimsby Town Carlisle
15:00 GMT Wyke   31' Report Bogle   48', 74'
Yussuf   78'
Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 6,865
Referee: David Webb
7 January 2017 25 Hartlepool United 0–1 Grimsby Town Hartlepool
15:00 GMT Featherstone   75' Report Yussuf   34'
Comley   82'
Bogle   90+3'
Stadium: The Northern Gas and Power Stadium
Attendance: 4,388
Referee: Darren Drysdale
14 January 2017 26 Grimsby Town 0–3 Exeter City Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT Collins   57'
Disley   66'
Report James   15'
Watkins   28'   80'
Reid   41'
Wheeler   59'
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 5,009
Referee: Ben Toner
21 January 2017 27 Grimsby Town 2–0 Notts County Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT Bogle   27'
Clements   62'
Vernon   82'
Report O'Connor   42'
Tootle   54'
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 5,421
Referee: Darren Handley
28 January 2017 28 Stevenage 2–0 Grimsby Town Stevenage
15:00 GMT Schumacher   4'
McAnuff   61'
Wilkinson   68'
McQuoid   82'
Report Bogle   60' Stadium: Broadhall Way
Attendance: 3,394
Referee: Brett Huxtable
4 February 2017 29 Grimsby Town 1–1 Luton Town Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT Clements   56'
Collins   64'
Comley   90+7'
Report Vassell   36'   77'
Hylton   63'
Senior   76'
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 5,114
Referee: Mark Haywood
11 February 2017 30 Crewe Alexandra 5–0 Grimsby Town Crewe
15:00 GMT Cooper   2', 25'   62'
Dagnall   16', 29'
Cooke   87'
Nugent   90+3'
Report Dyson   6'
Pearson   35'
Gunning   90+2'
Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 4,003
Referee: Kevin Johnson
14 February 2017 31 Newport County 0–0 Grimsby Town Newport
19:45 GMT Jones   72' Report Collins   7'
Dyson   19'
Yussuf   72'
Gunning   77'
Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 1,868
Referee: John Busby
18 February 2017 32 Grimsby Town 3–0 Mansfield Town Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT Clements   40'
Pearson   56'
Dyson   61', 73' (pen.)
Gunning   70'
Report White   11'   75'
Bennett   39'
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 5,550
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
25 February 2017 33 Morecambe 1–0 Grimsby Town Morecambe
15:00 GMT Molyneux   2' Report Gunning   72' Stadium: Globe Arena
Attendance: 1,824
Referee: Darren Handley
28 February 2017 34 Grimsby Town 1–0 Colchester United Cleethorpes
19:45 GMT Jones   42'
Pearson   52'
Report Garvan   71'
Murray   73'
Fosu   83'
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 4,186
Referee: Darren Drysdale
4 March 2017 35 Grimsby Town 1–2 Wycombe Wanderers Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT Dyson   17' (pen.)
Clements   71'
Report Wood   16'
Cowan-Hall   57'   71'
Collins   67' (o.g.)
Southwell   90+4'
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 4,668
Referee: Nick Kinseley
11 March 2017 36 Leyton Orient 0–3 Grimsby Town Leyton, London
15:00 GMT Collins   63'
Koroma   90+3'
Report Jones   7'
Mills   56'
Osborne   58'
Kennedy   71' (o.g.)
Vernon   87'
Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 5,288
Referee: Lee Swabey
14 March 2017 37 Portsmouth 4–0 Grimsby Town Portsmouth
19:45 GMT Bennett   12'
Rose   35'
Baker   45+1'
Naismith   47'
Report Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 16,492
Referee: Robert Jones
18 March 2017 38 Grimsby Town 1–1 Crawley Town Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT Jones   22'
Collins   49'   81'
Pearson   83'
Report Murphy   45+1'
Payne   80'
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 4,263
Referee: Carl Boyeson
25 March 2017 39 Accrington Stanley 1–1 Grimsby Town Accrington
15:00 GMT McConville   89' Report Asante   70'
Gunning   87'
Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 2,312
Referee: Peter Gooch
1 April 2017 40 Grimsby Town 1–5 Doncaster Rovers Cleethorpes
13:00 GMT Clements   6'
Dyson   22'
Jones   34'
Mills   65'
Report Marquis   37', 43', 61'
Williams   49'   78'
May   88'
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 6,821
Referee: Graham Scott
8 April 2017 41 Blackpool 1–3 Grimsby Town Blackpool
15:00 BST Boyce   43' (o.g.)
Potts   86'
Black   89'
Aldred   90+1'
Report Collins   17'
Jones   45+3', 70'
Gunning   86'
Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 4,668
Referee: Darren Deadman
14 April 2017 42 Grimsby Town 2–1 Cambridge United Cleethorpes
15:00 BST Berrett   23'
Dyson   57' (pen.)
Jones   66'
Clements   84'
Report Halliday   90' Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 5,166
Referee: Andy Haines
17 April 2017 43 Cheltenham Town 2–1 Grimsby Town Cheltenham
13:00 BST Boyle   34'
Pell   39'
Brown   78'
Wright   89'
Report Clements   64'
Berrett   73'
Gunning   79'
Collins   90+6'
Stadium: Whaddon Road
Referee: Mark Heywood
22 April 2017 44 Grimsby Town 4–2 Yeovil Town Cleethorpes
15:00 BST Jones   6' (pen.)
Clements   36'
Vernon   59'
Osborne   62'
Report Lawless   47'
Zoko   75'
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 4,061
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
29 April 2017 45 Barnet 3–1 Grimsby Town Canons Park, London
15:00 BST Akinde   21'
Tutonda   40'
Weston   53'
Report Clements   52'
Disley   71'   74'
Bolarinwa   90'
Stadium: The Hive Stadium
Attendance: 3,247
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
6 May 2017 46 Grimsby Town 1–1 Plymouth Argyle Cleethorpes
17:30 BST Pearson   2'   79'
Disley   54'
Jones   75'
Dyson   90+2'
Report Spencer   61'
Fox   76'
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 6,866
Referee: Ross Joyce

FA Cup

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5 November 2016 First round Bolton Wanderers 1–0 Grimsby Town Bolton
15:00 GMT Trotter   20'
Proctor   55'
Taylor   83'
Report Andrew   22'
Gowling   80'
Bogle   81'
Stadium: Macron Stadium
Attendance: 6,649
Referee: Trevor Kettle

EFL Cup

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9 August 2016 First round Derby County 1–0 Grimsby Town Derby
19:45 BST Pearce   25'
Keogh   60'
Report Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 11,692
Referee: Ben Toner

EFL Trophy

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Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Walsall 3 3 0 0 0 8 3 +5 9 Advance to Round 2
2 ACA Leicester City U21 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 5
3 L1 Sheffield United 3 1 0 1 1 5 4 +1 4
4 L2 Grimsby Town 3 0 0 0 3 4 10 −6 0
Source: Sky Sports
30 August 2016 Group stage 1 Walsall 5–2 Grimsby Town Bescot
19:45 BST Bakayoko   18', 39', 43'
Morris   61'
Kouhyar   71'
Preston   90'
Boyce   5'
Summerfield   67'
Andrew   67'
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
4 October 2016 Group stage 2 Grimsby Town 0–1 Leicester City U23 Cleethorpes
19:45 BST McKeown   16'
Gowling   24'
Report Domej   30'
Mitchell   64'
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 609
Referee: Mark Haywood
9 November 2016 Group stage 3 Grimsby Town 2–4 Sheffield United Cleethorpes
19:45 GMT Jackson   14'
Boyce   63'
Disley   81'
Report Slater   53'   59'
Basham   60'
Boyce   74' (o.g.)
O'Connell   78'
Clarke   87'
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 597
Referee: Richard Clark

References

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