Preceding article: Grimsby Town F.C. season 2002-03
Succeeding article: Grimsby Town F.C. season 2004-05
2003–04 season | |
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Chairman | Peter Furneaux |
Manager | Paul Groves (sacked 09/02/2004) Nicky Law (hired 04/03/2004) |
Football League Division Two | 21st |
FA Cup | Second Round |
Football League Cup | First Round |
Football League Trophy | First Round |
Lincolnshire Senior Cup | Runners Up |
Copa de Ibiza | Winners |
Top goalscorer | League: Michael Boulding,Phil Jevons (12) All: Michael Boulding,Phil Jevons (13) |
Highest home attendance | 6856 v Brentford (1st May 2004) |
Lowest home attendance | 3535 v Swindon Town (16th September 2003) |
Fixtures & Results edit
Pre Season Matches edit
Copa de Ibiza edit
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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Jul 08 | SD Portmany |
Sant Antoni de Portmany, Ibiza,Spain | W 1 - 0 | - | Hockless |
Jul 10 | San Rafael |
Sant Antoni de Portmany, Ibiza,Spain | W 1 - 0 | - | Hockless |
Friendlies edit
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jul 15 | Lincoln City |
Blundell Park, Cleethorpes | W 1 - 0 | - | O'Halloran |
Jul 19 | Sunderland |
Blundell Park, Cleethorpes | D 1 - 1 | - | Crane |
Jul 23 | Hull City |
KC Stadium, Kingston Upon Hull | W 1 - 0 | - | Boulding |
Jul 26 | Boston United |
York Street, Boston | W 2 - 1 | - | ten Heuvel,Rowan |
Jul 29 | Halifax Town |
Blundell Park, Cleethorpes | W 2 - 1 | - | Anderson,Mansaram |
Jul 26 | Barton Town |
The Euronics Ground, Barton upon Humber | W 3 - 0 | - | N/A |
Jul 29 | Middlesbrough |
Blundell Park, Cleethorpes | W 2 - 1 | - | Boulding,Crowe |
Football League Division Two edit
FA Cup edit
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov 08 | Queens Park Rangers |
Blundell Park, Cleethorpes | W 1 - 0 | - | Boulding |
Dec 06 | Peterborough United |
London Road, Peterborough | L 2 - 3 | - | Jevons,Cas |
League Cup edit
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aug 12 | Doncaster Rovers |
Belle Vue, Doncaster | L 2 - 3 | - | Campbell,Anderson |
Football League Trophy edit
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oct 15 | Sheffield Wednesday |
Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield | D 1 - 1 | - | Mansaram Sheff Wed win 5-4 on penalties |
Squad overview edit
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Appearances & Goals edit
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Division One | League Cup | Football League Trophy | FA Cup | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | WAL | Danny Coyne | 36 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
2 | DF | ENG | John McDermott | 23 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
3 | DF | ENG | Tony Gallimore | 38 | 2 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
4 | DF | ENG | Paul Groves | 28 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5 | DF | ENG | Paul Raven | 40 | 3 | 37 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
6 | MF | ENG | Stacy Coldicott | 23 | 3 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
7 | MF | ENG | Alan Pouton | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8 | FW | SCO | Stuart Campbell | 43 | 1 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
9 | FW | ENG | Phil Jevons | 30 | 13 | 27 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
10 | FW | ENG | Steve Livingstone | 34 | 4 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
11 | MF | ENG | Terry Cooke | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
12 | FW | ENG | Jonathan Rowan | 30 | 13 | 29 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
13 | GK | ENG | Steve Croudson | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
14 | FW | ENG | Chris Thompson | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
15 | MF | ENG | Chris Bolder | 14 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
16 | DF | ENG | Iain Ward | 19 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
17 | DF | JAM | Simon Ford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
18 | DF | ENG | Steve Chettle | 13 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
19 | MF | WAL | Darren Barnard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
20 | FW | ENG | Paul Robinson | 31 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
22 | FW | ENG | David Soames | 33 | 6 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
21 | FW | ENG | Robert Taylor | 12 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
21 | DF | EIR | Jason Gavin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
21 | FW | ENG | Michael Boulding | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
22 | FW | ENG | Steve Kabba | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
25 | MF | SCO | Richard Hughes | 36 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
23 | DF | CPV | Georges Santos | 36 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
24 | MF | ENG | Graham Hockless | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
25 | DF | ENG | Greg Young | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
26 | MF | ENG | Stephen Downes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
27 | DF | ENG | Wes Parker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
28 | FW | ENG | Darren Mansaram | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
29 | GK | ENG | Bradley Hughes | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
30 | GK | ENG | Paul Fraser | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31 | MF | WAL | John Oster | 18 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31 | MF | EIR | Michael Keane | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32 | GK | ENG | Shaun Allaway | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
33 | FW | USA | Jake Sagare | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
34 | GK | ENG | Andrew Pettinger | 12 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Appearances & Goals edit
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Division Two | League Cup | Football League Trophy | FA Cup | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | NIR | Aidan Davison | 36 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
2 | DF | ENG | John McDermott | 23 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
3 | DF | WAL | Darren Barnard | 38 | 2 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
4 | DF | JAM | Simon Ford | 28 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5 | DF | ENG | Tony Crane | 40 | 3 | 37 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
6 | MF | NED | Marcel Cas | 23 | 3 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
7 | MF | ENG | Alan Pouton | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7 | DF | ENG | Craig Armstrong (on loan from Sheffield Wednesday) | 9 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8 | FW | SCO | Stuart Campbell | 43 | 1 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
9 | FW | ENG | Michael Boulding | 30 | 13 | 27 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
9 | MF | ENG | Paul Warhurst | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
10 | FW | ENG | Darren Mansaram | 34 | 4 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
11 | MF | ENG | Stacy Coldicott | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
12 | FW | ENG | Phil Jevons | 30 | 13 | 29 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
13 | GK | ENG | Andrew Pettinger | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
14 | MF | ENG | Chris Bolder | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
15 | FW | ENG | Jonathan Rowan | 14 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
16 | DF | ENG | Greg Young | 19 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
17 | DF | ENG | Kirk Wheeler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
18 | MF | ENG | Graham Hockless | 13 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
19 | DF | ENG | Iain Ward | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
20 | MF | ENG | Des Hamilton | 31 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
21 | MF | SCO | Iain Anderson | 33 | 6 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
22 | MF | ENG | Paul Groves | 12 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
23 | DF | ENG | Wes Parker | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
24 | FW | ENG | David Soames | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
25 | DF | ENG | Mike Edwards | 36 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
26 | DF | ENG | Jason Crowe | 36 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
27 | FW | NED | Laurens ten Heuvel (on loan from Sheffield United) | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
27 | MF | USA | John Thorrington | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
28 | MF | ENG | Ashley Hildred | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
29 | FW | ENG | Giovanni Carchedi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
30 | GK | ENG | Bradley Hughes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
30 | GK | NIR | Alan Fettis (on loan from Hull City) | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31 | FW | ENG | Liam Nimmo | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32 | MF | ENG | Nick Daws (on loan from Rotherham United) | 18 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32 | MF | JAM | Jamie Lawrence | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
33 | FW | ENG | Lee Thorpe (on loan from Leyton Orient) | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
33 | FW | FRA | Mickael Antoine-Curier | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
34 | FW | ENG | Isaiah Rankin | 12 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
35 | MF | ENG | Nick Hegarty | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
39 | FW | SCO | Iffy Onuora | 22 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
# | GK | ENG | Paul Fraser | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Most frequent starting line-up edit
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.
Transfers edit
In edit
Pre-Season edit
# | Player | From | Age | Fee |
---|---|---|---|---|
01 | Aidan Davison | Bradford City | 34 | Free Transfer |
05 | Tony Crane | Sheffield Wednesday | 19 | Free Transfer |
06 | Marcel Cas | Sheffield United | 30 | Free Transfer |
17 | Kirk Wheeler | Grimsby Town Youth Academy | 18 | Professional Contract |
20 | Des Hamilton | Cardiff City | 26 | Free Transfer |
21 | Iain Anderson | Preston North End | 26 | Free Transfer |
25 | Mike Edwards | Colchester United | 22 | Free Transfer |
26 | Jason Crowe | Portsmouth | 23 | Free Transfer |
27 | Laurens ten Heuvel | Sheffield United | 26 | Loan |
28 | Ashley Hildred | Grimsby Town Youth Academy | 18 | Professional Contract |
29 | Giovanni Carchedi | Grimsby Town Youth Academy | 18 | Professional Contract |
31 | Liam Nimmo | Grimsby Town Youth Academy | 17 | Professional Contract |
Mid-Season edit
# | Player | From | Age | Fee |
---|---|---|---|---|
07 | Craig Armstrong | Sheffield Wednesday | 28 | Loan |
09 | Paul Warhurst | Carlisle United | 33 | Free Transfer |
27 | John Thorrington | Huddersfield Town | 23 | Free Transfer |
30 | Alan Fettis | Hull City | 32 | Loan |
32 | Nick Daws | Rotherham United | 33 | Loan |
32 | Jamie Lawrence | Wigan Athletic | 32 | Free Transfer |
33 | Lee Thorpe | Leyton Orient | 26 | Loan |
33 | Mickael Antoine-Curier | Notts County | 19 | Free Transfer |
34 | Isaiah Rankin | Barnsley | 24 | Loan (Part of Michael Boulding deal) |
34 | Isaiah Rankin | Barnsley | 24 | Free Transfer |
35 | Nick Hegarty | Grimsby Town Academy | 18 | Professional Contract |
39 | Iffy Onuora | Sheffield United | 35 | Loan |
39 | Iffy Onuora | Sheffield United | 35 | Free Transfer |
Out edit
Pre-Season edit
# | Player | To | Age | Fee |
---|---|---|---|---|
01 | Danny Coyne | Leicester City | 28 | Free Transfer |
03 | Tony Gallimore | Barnsley | 30 | Released |
10 | Steve Livingstone | Carlisle United | 32 | Released |
11 | Terry Cooke | Sheffield Wednesday | 25 | Released |
13 | Steve Croudson | Boston United | 21 | Released |
14 | Chris Thompson | Northwich Victoria | 20 | Released |
18 | Steve Chettle | Burton Albion | 33 | Released |
23 | Georges Santos | Ipswich Town | 31 | Free Transfer |
26 | Stephen Downes | York City | 20 | Released |
33 | Jake Sagare | Portland Timbers | 22 | Released |
Mid-Season edit
# | Player | To | Age | Fee |
---|---|---|---|---|
06 | Marcel Cas | RBC Roosendaal | 30 | Released |
07 | Alan Pouton | Gillingham | 25 | £30,000 |
09 | Michael Boulding | Barnsley | 26 | £50,000 (plus Isaiah Rankin on loan) |
20 | Des Hamilton | Barnet | 26 | Released |
22 | Paul Groves | Scunthorpe United | 36 | Loan |
30 | Bradley Hughes | Gainsborough Trinty | 20 | Released |
39 | Iffy Onuora | Tranmere Rovers | 35 | Free Transfer |