2014–15 Grimsby Town F.C. season

Grimsby Town
2014–15 season
Chairman	John Fenty
Stadium	Blundell Park
FA Cup	First Round
Lincolnshire Senior Cup	Winners

Grimsby Town Football Club entered the 2014–15 season as a member of the Conference National for the fifth season running.

Season review

Team kit

Errea supplied the kits for the sixth season running. Young's Bluecrest continued as the club's sponsor for the tenth consecutive season.

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Barnet (C, P)	46	28	8	10	94	46	+48	92	Promotion to Football League Two
2	Bristol Rovers (O, P)	46	25	16	5	73	34	+39	91	Qualification to Conference Premier play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
3	Grimsby Town	46	25	11	10	74	40	+34	86
4	Eastleigh	46	24	10	12	87	61	+26	82
5	Forest Green Rovers[lower-alpha 2]	46	22	16	8	80	54	+26	79

Updated to match(es) played on 17 May 2015. Source: Football Conference
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted.
Notes:

Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League Two.
Forest Green were deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player in their win over Southport on 9 August 2014.[1]

Fixtures and results

Pre season matches

Lincolnshire Cup


Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
2 August	Semi Final	Gainsborough Trinity	The Northolme, Gainsborough	W 3 - 1		Pittman, Hannah (2)
14 October	Final	Lincoln City	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	W 2 - 1		Hannah (2)

Friendlies


Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
9 July	Cleethorpes Town	The Bradley Football Development Centre, Grimsby	W 3 - 1	-	John-Lewis (2), Own Goal
12 July	Scarborough Athletic	Queensgate, Bridlington	W 3 - 0	-	Hannah, Hinchcliffe, Brown
15 July	Harrogate Town	Wetherby Road, Harrogate	W 2 - 0	-	Brown, John-Lewis
18 July	Matlock Town	Causeway Lane, Matlock	L 1 - 2		Neilson
22 July	Doncaster Rovers	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	L 0 - 4		-----
25 July	Mansfield Town	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	L 0 - 1		-----
29 July	Sunderland	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	W 2 - 0	-	John-Lewis, McLaughlin
5 August	Brigg Town	The Hawthorns, Brigg	W 2 - 0	-	Pittman, Bemrose

Conference National


Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
9 August	Bristol Rovers	Memorial Ground, Bristol	D 0 - 0	7,019	-----
12 August	Nuneaton Town	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	D 0 - 0	3,948	-----
16 August	Dover Athletic	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	D 1 - 1	3,548	Pittman
23 August	Gateshead	Gateshead International Stadium, Gateshead	W 6 - 1	1,782	Baxter (OG), Neilson (2), John-Lewis (2), Disley
25 August	Alfreton Town	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	W 7 - 0	4,102	John-Lewis, Dawson (OG), Pittman, Clay (2), Brown, Neilson
30 August	Aldershot Town	Recreation Ground, Aldershot	L 1 - 2	1,998	Neilson
6 September	Welling United	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	W 2 - 0	3,785	Pittman, Hannah
9 September	Lincoln City	Sincil Bank, Lincoln	L 2 - 3	5,209	Disley, Pittman
13 September	Torquay United	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	L 0 - 2	3,330	-----
16 September	FC Halifax Town	The Shay, Halifax	D 1 - 1	1,867	Neilson
20 September	Kidderminster Harriers	Aggborough, Kidderminster	W 1 - 0	2,093	Oates
27 September	Chester	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	W 3 - 0	3,245	Pearson, Hannah, Arnold
30 September	Southport	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	L 0 - 1	3,533	-----
4 October	Dartford	Princes Park, Dartford	D 1 - 1	1,109	John-Lewis
7 October	Altrincham	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	D 0 - 0	2,535	-----
11 October	Wrexham	Racecourse Ground, Wrexham	W 1 - 0	8,163	John-Lewis
18 October	Torquay United	Plainmoor, Torquay	W 3 - 2	2,353	John-Lewis (2), Disley
1 November	Dartford	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	W 3 - 0	3,105	Magnay, Arnold, John-Lewis
4 November	Braintree Town	Cressing Road, Braintree	W 1 - 0	875	John-Lewis
11 November	FC Halifax Town	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	W 1 - 0	3,443	Pearson
15 November	Altrincham	Moss Lane, Altrincham	D 1 - 1	2,535	Arnold
22 November	Kidderminster Harriers	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	L 0 - 2	3,446	-----
25 November	Woking	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	W 3 - 1	2,663	Disley, John-Lewis (2)

FA Cup


Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers

Champions.

FA Trophy


Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers

Coaching staff

Role	Nationality	Name
First-Team Joint Manager		Paul Hurst
Assistant Manager		Chris Doig
Reserve Team Manager		Chris Doig
Head of Youth		Stuart Watkiss
U17 Manager		Alan Buckley
Goalkeeping Coach		Paul Crichton
Head Physiotherapist		Dave Moore
Community Sport Coach		Graham Rodger

First team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	EIR	James McKeown
2	DF	ENG	Paul Bignot
3	DF	ENG	Aswad Thomas (Departed in February 2015)
4	MF	ENG	Scott Brown
5	DF	ENG	Shaun Pearson
6	DF	NIR	Carl Magnay
7	MF	WAL	Jack Mackreth
8	MF	ENG	Craig Disley (Club captain)
10	FW	ENG	Ross Hannah
11	MF	WAL	Scott Neilson
12	DF	SCO	Chris Doig (Player/Assistant Manager)
13	GK	ENG	Nick Draper
14	FW	ENG	Lenell John-Lewis
15	DF	ENG	Ellis Humble
16	MF	ENG	Craig Clay
18	FW	ENG	Jon-Paul Pittman
19	FW	ENG	Alan Connell (Departed in August 2014)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	DF	WAL	Daniel Parslow (on loan from York City)
20	MF	ENG	Nathan Arnold (on loan from Cambridge United)
21	GK	ENG	Callum Bastock
23	FW	ENG	Rhys Oates (on loan from Barnsley)
22	DF	COD	Aristote Nsiala
24	DF	ENG	Paul Walker
25	MF	ENG	Caine Winfarrah
26	MF	NIR	Paddy McLaughlin
27	MF	ENG	Lewis Bemrose
30	DF	ENG	Andrew Boyce (on loan from Scunthorpe United)
31	MF	ENG	Harry Pell (on loan from AFC Wimbledon)
31	FW	NZL	Hamish Watson
32	MF	ENG	Nicky Walker (on loan from Rotherham United)
33	FW	ENG	Ollie Palmer (on loan from Mansfield Town)
34	FW	ENG	Christian Jolley
35	DF	SCO	Gregor Robertson

Statistics

Appearances

Overall

Transfer and loans

In

Transfers

Date	Pos.	Player	From club	Transfer fee
4 June 2014	MF	Scott Brown	Southport	Free Transfer
9 June 2014	MF	Jack Mackreth	Macclesfield Town	Free Transfer
12 June 2014	DF	Aristote Nsiala	Southport	Free Transfer
11 July 2014	MF	Carl Magnay	Gateshead	Free Transfer
28 July 2014	FW	Jon-Paul Pittman	Wycombe Wanderers	Free Transfer
28 July 2014	MF	Craig Clay	Worksop Town	Free Transfer
8 August 2014	FW	Alan Connell	Northampton Town	Free Transfer
15 November 2014	GK	Nick Draper	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Free Transfer
20 November 2014	FW	Hamish Watson	Wairarapa United	Free Transfer
26 January 2015	FW	Christian Jolley	Newport County	Free Transfer
26 January 20145	DF	Gregor Robertson	Northampton Town	Free Transfer

Loans

Start date	End date	Pos.	Player	From club
19 July 2014		MF	Nathan Arnold	Cambridge United
8 August 2014	3 September 2014	DF	Andrew Boyce	Scunthorpe United
19 September 2014	20 October 2014	DF	Daniel Parslow	York City
19 September 2014	20 October 2014	FW	Rhys Oates	Barnsley
29 October 2014	25 November 2014	MF	Harry Pell	AFC Wimbledon
8 November 2014	-	DF	Daniel Parslow	York City
28 November 2014	1 January 2015	MF	Nicky Walker	Rotherham United
5 January 2015	-	FW	Ollie Palmer	Mansfield Town

Out

Transfers

Exit Date	Pos.	Player	To club	Transfer fee
12 May 2014	FW	Andy Cook	Barrow	Released
12 May 2014	FW	Dayle Southwell	Boston United	Released
12 May 2014	DF	Sam Hatton	Aldershot Town	Released
12 May 2014	GK	Jonathan Hedge	AFC Telford United	Released
12 May 2014	MF	Scott Kerr	Bradford Park Avenue	Released
12 May 2014	MF	Tom Charlesworth	Boston Town	Released
12 May 2014	DF	Jamal Fyfield	Welling United	Released
12 May 2014	MF	Andi Thanoj	Alfreton Town	Released
12 May 2014	DF	Clayton McDonald	Tranmere Rovers	Released
12 May 2014	MF	Joe Colbeck	Bradford Park Avenue	Released
27 August 2014	FW	Alan Connell	Havant & Waterlooville	Released
3 February 2015	DF	Aswad Thomas	Woking	Released

Loans

Start date	End date	Pos.	Player	To club
29 September 2014	29 October 2014	DF	Ellis Humble	Cleethorpes Town
1 November 2014	-	DF	Ellis Humble	Matlock Town
1 November 2014	-	MF	Caine Winfarrah	Matlock Town

Trialists

Pre-season

Pos.	Name	From	Age	Apps	Goals	Result
MF	Adam Hinchcliffe	Sheffield Wednesday	20	1	1	No contract offered
FW	Joe Ironside	Sheffield United	20	5	0	No contract offered
MF	Craig Clay	Worksop Town	22	5	0	Contract offered
FW	Jon-Paul Pittman	Wycombe Wanderers	27	2	0	Contract offered

Mid-season

#	Nat.	Pos.	Name	From	Age	Apps	Goals	Result

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References

"Forest Green deducted three points for fielding ineligible player". BBC Sport. 26 September 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2014.

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[table_note_res_FLTPO0.36920010362249-1] Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League Two.

[table_note_FGR0.36920010362249-3] Forest Green were deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player in their win over Southport on 9 August 2014.[1]

[2] "Forest Green deducted three points for fielding ineligible player". BBC Sport. 26 September 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2014.