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.

Grimsby Town
2020–21 season
ChairmanPhilip Day
ManagerIan Holloway
StadiumBlundell Park
League TwoPreseason
FA CupFirst round
EFL CupFirst round
EFL TrophyGroup stage

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 2020CBBilel Mohsni PanachaikiFree transfer[1]
11 August 2020CFIra Jackson Jr. Folkestone InvictaFree transfer[2]
13 August 2020CFMontel Gibson Halesowen TownFree transfer[3]
13 August 2020AMGeorge Williams Forest Green RoversFree transfer[4]
14 August 2020CFAlhagi Touray Sisay Aberystwyth TownFree transfer[5]

Transfers out
Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2020LWBrandon Buckley UnattachedReleased[6]
1 July 2020CFHarry Cardwell ChorleyReleased[6][7]
1 July 2020SSJordan Cook UnattachedReleased[6]
1 July 2020CBHarry Davis MorecambeReleased[6][8]
1 July 2020LBBradley Garmston UnattachedReleased[6]
1 July 2020RWElliot Grandin UnattachedReleased[6]
1 July 2020CMJake Hessenthaler UnattachedReleased[6]
1 July 2020LWAhkeem Rose UnattachedReleased[6]
1 July 2020CMElliott Whitehouse Forest Green RoversReleased[6][9]
17 July 2020AMBilly Clarke Bradford CityFree transfer[10]
20 July 2020AMCharles Vernam Burton AlbionFree 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 (1989-07-24)24 July 1989 (aged 31) RKSV Leonidas 2011 2021
23 Sam Russell GK (1982-10-04)4 October 1982 (aged 37) Forest Green Rovers 2018 2023
13 Ollie Battersby GK (2001-07-23)23 July 2001 (aged 19) Academy 2017 2021
Defenders
2 Luke Hendrie RB (1994-08-27)27 August 1994 (aged 26) Shrewsbury Town 2019 2021
22 Elliott Hewitt RB/CM (1994-05-30)30 May 1994 (aged 26) Notts County 2019 2021
5 Ludvig Öhman CB (1991-10-09)9 October 1991 (aged 28) BP 2019 2021
6 Luke Waterfall CB (1990-07-30)30 July 1990 (aged 30) Shrewsbury Town 2019 2021
25 Mattie Pollock CB (2001-09-28)28 September 2001 (aged 18) Academy 2018 2021
Bilel Mohsni CB (1987-07-21)21 July 1987 (aged 33) Panachaiki 2020 2021
Duncan Idehen CB (2002-07-03)3 July 2002 (aged 18) Academy 2020 2021
28 Joey Hope LB (2002-06-28)28 June 2002 (aged 18) Academy 2020 2021
Midfielders
19 Max Wright RW (1998-04-06)6 April 1998 (aged 22) Academy 2008 2022
15 Harry Clifton CM (1998-06-12)12 June 1998 (aged 22) Academy 2007 2021
24 Jock Curran CM (2001-01-29)29 January 2001 (aged 19) Academy 2017 2021
George Williams AM / LW (1995-09-07)7 September 1995 (aged 25) Forest Green Rovers 2020 2022
Attackers
9 James Hanson ST (1987-11-09)9 November 1987 (aged 32) AFC Wimbledon 2019 2021
7 Matt Green ST (1987-01-02)2 January 1987 (aged 33) Salford City 2019 2021
21 James Tilley ST / AM (1998-06-13)13 June 1998 (aged 22) Brighton 2020 2021
Montel Gibson ST (1997-12-15)15 December 1997 (aged 22) Halesowen Town 2020 2023
Ira Jackson Jr. ST (1997-01-28)28 January 1997 (aged 23) Folkestone Invicta 2020 2022
Alhagi Touray Sisay ST ??? Aberystwyth Town 2020 2021

Competitions

EFL League Two
Main article: 2020–21 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]

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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
Matchday1
Ground
Result
Position
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

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

FA Cup
Main article: 2020–21 FA Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

EFL Cup
Main article: 2020–21 EFL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

EFL Trophy
Main article: 2020–21 EFL Trophy

  Win   Draw   Loss

References
  1. "Mohsni Becomes First Summer Signing". Grimsby Town F.C. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  2. "Grimsby Town sign striker Ira Jackson on busy day at Blundell Park". Grimsby Town F.C. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  3. "Town Secure Signing Of Gibson". Grimsby Town F.C. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  4. "Williams Is A Mariner!". Grimsby Town F.C. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  5. "Sisay Becomes Signing Number Five". Grimsby Town F.C. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  6. "Retained List Announced". Grimsby Town F.C. 21 May 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  7. "Cardwell Set For Return". Chorley F.C. 27 June 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  8. "SIGNING | Harry Davis". Morecambe F.C. 2 August 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  9. "FGR capture exciting attacking midfielder Elliott Whitehouse". Forest Green Rovers F.C. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  10. "Clarke joins Bradford for third time". BBC. 17 July 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  11. "Brewers confirm signing of former Derby striker Charles Vernam". Derby Telegraph. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  12. "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
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