2020–21 Grimsby Town F.C. season
The 2020–21 season is Grimsby Town's 143rd in existence and their fifth consecutive season in EFL League Two. Along with competing in League Two, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.
| 2020–21 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Philip Day | |||
| Manager | Ian Holloway | |||
| Stadium | Blundell Park | |||
| League Two | Preseason | |||
| FA Cup | First round | |||
| EFL Cup | First round | |||
| EFL Trophy | Group stage | |||
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The season covers the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.
Transfers
Transfers in
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 August 2020 | CB |  | Bilel Mohsni |  | Free transfer | [1] |
| 11 August 2020 | CF |  | Ira Jackson Jr. | | Free transfer | [2] |
| 13 August 2020 | CF | | Montel Gibson | | Free transfer | [3] |
| 13 August 2020 | AM | .svg.png){kind=small} | George Williams | | Free transfer | [4] |
| 14 August 2020 | CF |  | Alhagi Touray Sisay | | Free transfer | [5] |
Transfers out
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2020 | LW | | Brandon Buckley |  | Released | [6] |
| 1 July 2020 | CF |  | Harry Cardwell | | Released | [6][7] |
| 1 July 2020 | SS | | Jordan Cook | | Released | [6] |
| 1 July 2020 | CB | | Harry Davis | | Released | [6][8] |
| 1 July 2020 | LB |  | Bradley Garmston | | Released | [6] |
| 1 July 2020 | RW |  | Elliot Grandin | | Released | [6] |
| 1 July 2020 | CM | | Jake Hessenthaler | | Released | [6] |
| 1 July 2020 | LW |  | Ahkeem Rose | | Released | [6] |
| 1 July 2020 | CM | | Elliott Whitehouse | | Released | [6][9] |
| 17 July 2020 | AM | | Billy Clarke | | Free transfer | [10] |
| 20 July 2020 | AM | | Charles Vernam | | Free transfer | [11] |
Pre-season
First Team Squad
- Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 2020–21 season (Saturday 12th September).
| # | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||
| 1 | James McKeown | | GK | 24 July 1989 (aged 31) | RKSV Leonidas  | 2011 | 2021 |
| 23 | Sam Russell | | GK | 4 October 1982 (aged 37) | Forest Green Rovers | 2018 | 2023 |
| 13 | Ollie Battersby | | GK | 23 July 2001 (aged 19) | Academy | 2017 | 2021 |
| Defenders | |||||||
| 2 | Luke Hendrie | | RB | 27 August 1994 (aged 26) | Shrewsbury Town | 2019 | 2021 |
| 22 | Elliott Hewitt | | RB/CM | 30 May 1994 (aged 26) | Notts County | 2019 | 2021 |
| 5 | Ludvig Öhman |  | CB | 9 October 1991 (aged 28) | BP | 2019 | 2021 |
| 6 | Luke Waterfall | | CB | 30 July 1990 (aged 30) | Shrewsbury Town | 2019 | 2021 |
| 25 | Mattie Pollock | | CB | 28 September 2001 (aged 18) | Academy | 2018 | 2021 |
| Bilel Mohsni | | CB | 21 July 1987 (aged 33) | Panachaiki | 2020 | 2021 | |
| Duncan Idehen | | CB | 3 July 2002 (aged 18) | Academy | 2020 | 2021 | |
| 28 | Joey Hope | | LB | 28 June 2002 (aged 18) | Academy | 2020 | 2021 |
| Midfielders | |||||||
| 19 | Max Wright | | RW | 6 April 1998 (aged 22) | Academy | 2008 | 2022 |
| 15 | Harry Clifton | | CM | 12 June 1998 (aged 22) | Academy | 2007 | 2021 |
| 24 | Jock Curran | | CM | 29 January 2001 (aged 19) | Academy | 2017 | 2021 |
| George Williams | | AM / LW | 7 September 1995 (aged 25) | Forest Green Rovers | 2020 | 2022 | |
| Attackers | |||||||
| 9 | James Hanson | | ST | 9 November 1987 (aged 32) | AFC Wimbledon | 2019 | 2021 |
| 7 | Matt Green | | ST | 2 January 1987 (aged 33) | Salford City | 2019 | 2021 |
| 21 | James Tilley | | ST / AM | 13 June 1998 (aged 22) | Brighton | 2020 | 2021 |
| Montel Gibson | | ST | 15 December 1997 (aged 22) | Halesowen Town | 2020 | 2023 | |
| Ira Jackson Jr. | | ST | 28 January 1997 (aged 23) | Folkestone Invicta | 2020 | 2022 | |
| Alhagi Touray Sisay | | ST | ??? | Aberystwyth Town | 2020 | 2021 | |
Competitions
EFL League Two
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Colchester United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 8 | Crawley Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Exeter City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Forest Green Rovers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Grimsby Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | Harrogate Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | Leyton Orient | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | Mansfield Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | Morecambe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First match(es) will be played on 12 September 2020. 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[12]
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[12]
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: pre-season.
Source: BBC
Results by matchday
Updated to match(es) played on pre-season. Source: 11v11 for league tables and fixtures
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
Win Draw Loss Postponed
FA Cup
Win Draw Loss
EFL Cup
Win Draw Loss
EFL Trophy
Win Draw Loss
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References
- "Mohsni Becomes First Summer Signing". Grimsby Town F.C. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- "Grimsby Town sign striker Ira Jackson on busy day at Blundell Park". Grimsby Town F.C. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- "Town Secure Signing Of Gibson". Grimsby Town F.C. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- "Williams Is A Mariner!". Grimsby Town F.C. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- "Sisay Becomes Signing Number Five". Grimsby Town F.C. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- "Retained List Announced". Grimsby Town F.C. 21 May 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- "Cardwell Set For Return". Chorley F.C. 27 June 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- "SIGNING | Harry Davis". Morecambe F.C. 2 August 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- "FGR capture exciting attacking midfielder Elliott Whitehouse". Forest Green Rovers F.C. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- "Clarke joins Bradford for third time". BBC. 17 July 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- "Brewers confirm signing of former Derby striker Charles Vernam". Derby Telegraph. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
- "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
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