2007–08 Grimsby Town F.C. season

Grimsby Town
2007–08 season
Chairman John Fenty
Manager Alan Buckley
Coca Cola League Two 16th
FA Cup Second Round
Carling Cup First Round
Football League Trophy Runners Up
Lincolnshire Senior Cup Semi Final
Top goalscorer League: Danny North(9)
All: Danny North(9)
Highest home attendance 7,417 v Morecambe (4 March 2008)
Lowest home attendance 1,204 v Huddersfield Town (4 September 2007)
← 2006–07 2008–09 →

Contents

Fixtures & Results

Pre Season Matches

Friendlies

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
Jul 13 Brigg Town
 The Hawthorns, Brigg W 3 - 1 - Bore, North (2)
Jul 21 Farsley Celtic
 Throstle Nest, Farsley L 0 - 2 - -
Jul 24 Hull City
 Blundell Park, Cleethorpes L 0 - 1 - -
Jul 31 Grantham Town
 South Kesteven Sports Groun, Grantham W 3 - 0 - Hegarty, Taylor (2)
Aug 04 Scunthorpe United
 Blundell Park, Cleethorpes D 1 - 1 - North

Lincolnshire Cup

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
Jul 17 Gainsborough Trinity
 The Northolme, Gainsborough L 0 - 1 - -

Football League Two

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
Aug 11 Notts County
 Blundell Park, Cleethorpes D 1 - 1 - Bennett
Aug 18 Bury
 Gigg Lane, Bury D 1 - 1 - Bolland
Aug 25 Macclesfield Town
 Blundell Park, Cleethorpes D 1 - 1 - Taylor
Sept 01 Shrewsbury Town
 New Meadow, Shrewsbury L 1 - 2 - Toner
Sept 08 Accrington Stanley
 Crown Ground, Accrington L 1 - 4 - Bolland
Sept 15 Stockport County
 Blundell Park, Cleethorpes D 1 - 1 - Bolland
Sept 22 Lincoln City
 Sincil Bank, Lincoln W 2 - 1 - Whittle, Toner
Sept 29 Hereford United
 Blundell Park, Cleethorpes W 2 - 1 - Boshell, Newey
Oct 02 Chester City
 Blundell Park, Cleethorpes L 1 - 2 - Boshell
Oct 06 Peterborough United
 London Road, Peterborough L 1 - 2 - Toner
Oct 12 Rochdale
 Blundell Park, Cleethorpes L 1 - 2 - Logan
Oct 20 Wycombe Wanderers
 Adams Park, Wycombe L 0 - 3 - -
Oct 27 Bradford City
 Blundell Park, Cleethorpes D 1 - 1 - Logan
Nov 03 Rotherham United
 Millmoor, Rotherham L 1 - 2 - Fenton
Nov 06 Milton Keynes Dons
 stadium:mk, Milton Keynes L 0 - 2 - -
Nov 17 Morecambe
 Blundell Park, Cleethorpes L 1 - 2 - Taylor
Nov 24 Barnet
 Underhill, Barnet, London W 3 - 0 - North (2), Taylor
Dec 04 Darlington
 Blundell Park, Cleethorpes L 0 - 4 - -
Dec 08 Brentford
 Griffin Park, Brentford, London W 1 - 0 - Jones
Dec 15 Mansfield Town
 Blundell Park, Cleethorpes W 1 - 0 - Jones
Dec 22 Stockport County
 Edgeley Park, Stockport D 1 - 1 - Butler
Dec 26 Accrington Stanley
 Blundell Park, Cleethorpes L 1 - 2 - Hegarty
Dec 29 Lincoln City
 Blundell Park, Cleethorpes W 1 - 0 - Jones
Jan 01 Chester City
 Deva Stadium, Chester W 2 - 1 - Boshell, Atkinson
Jan 05 Chesterfield
 Saltergate, Chesterfield W 2 - 1 - North (2)
Jan 12 Wrexham
 Blundell Park, Cleethorpes W 1 - 0 - North
Jan 19 Dag & Red
 Victoria Road, Dagenham, London D 0 - 0 - -
Jan 26 Shrewsbury Town
 Blundell Park, Cleethorpes D 1 - 1 - North
Jan 29 Bury
 Blundell Park, Cleethorpes W 1 - 0 - Clarke
Feb 02 Notts County
 Meadow Lane, Nottingham D 1 - 1 - Fenton
Feb 09 Chesterfield
 Blundell Park, Cleethorpes W 4 - 2 - Boshell (2), North, Hegarty
Feb 12 Macclesfield Town
 Moss Rose, Macclesfield W 2 - 1 - North, Clarke
Feb 16 Dag & Red
 Blundell Park, Cleethorpes L 1 - 4 - Jones
Feb 23 Wrexham
 Racecourse Ground, Wrexham D 0 - 0 - -
Mar 01 Morecambe
 Christie Park, Morecambe W 4 - 0 - Bore (2), Hegarty, Butler
Mar 07 Milton Keynes Dons
 Blundell Park, Cleethorpes L 0 - 1 - -
Mar 11 Barnet
 Blundell Park, Cleethorpes W 4 - 1 - Hegarty, Bolland, Butler, Taylor
Mar 15 Darlington
 Balfour Webnet Darlington Arena, Darlington L 2 - 3 - Butler (2)
Mar 22 Mansfield Town
 Field Mill, Mansfield W 2 - 1 - Till, Boshell
Mar 24 Brentford
 Blundell Park, Cleethorpes L 1 - 2 - North
Apr 05 Rochdale
 Spotland Stadium, Rochdale L 1 - 3 - Taylor
Apr 12 Rotherham United
 Blundell Park, Cleethorpes L 0 - 1 - -
Apr 15 Wycombe Wanderers
 Blundell Park, Cleethorpes L 0 - 1 - -
Apr 19 Bradford City
 Valley Parade, Bradford L 1 - 2 - Till
Apr 26 Peterborough United
 Blundell Park, Cleethorpes L 1 - 4 - Butler
May 5 Hereford United
 Edgar Street, Hereford L 0 - 2 - -

FA Cup

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
Nov 10 Carlisle United
 Brunton Park, Carlisle D 1 - 1 - Bolland
Nov 20 Carlisle United
 Blundell Park, Cleethorpes W 1 - 0 - Jones
Dec 01 Huddersfield Town
 Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield L 0 - 3 - -

League Cup

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
Aug 14 Burnley
 Blundell Park, Cleethorpes D 1 - 1 - North, Burnley win 4-2 on penalties

Football League Trophy

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
Sep 04 Huddersfield Town
 Blundell Park, Cleethorpes W 4 - 1 - Fenton, Toner, Rankin, Till
Oct 09 Rotherham United
 Millmoor, Rotherham D 1 - 1 - Till, Grimsby win 4-2 on penalties
Nov 13 Doncaster Rovers
 Blundell Park, Cleethorpes D 2 - 2 - Boshell, Mills (O.G), Grimsby win 5-4 on penalties
Jan 08 Stockport County
 Edgeley Park, Stockport W 2 - 1 - Clarke, Raynes (O.G)
Feb 26 Morecambe
 Christie Park, Morecambe W 1 - 0 - Bolland
Mar 04 Morecambe
 Blundell Park, Grimsby D 0 - 0 - -
Mar 30 Milton Keynes Dons
 Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London L 0 - 2 - -

League table

P W D L F A GD Pts
C 1 Milton Keynes Dons 46 29 10 7 82 37 +45 97
P 2 Peterborough United 46 28 8 10 84 43 +41 92
P 3 Hereford United 46 26 10 10 72 41 +31 88
P 4 Stockport County 46 24 10 12 72 54 +18 82
  5 Rochdale 46 23 11 12 77 55 +22 80
  6 Darlington 46 22 12 12 67 40 +27 78
  7 Wycombe Wanderers 46 22 12 12 56 42 +14 78
  8 Chesterfield 46 19 12 15 76 56 +20 69
  9 Rotherham United 46 21 11 14 60 58 +2 64*
  10 Bradford City 46 17 11 18 63 61 +2 62
  11 Morecambe 46 16 12 18 59 63 -4 60
  12 Barnet 46 16 12 18 56 63 -7 60
  13 Bury 46 16 11 19 58 61 -3 59
  14 Brentford 46 17 8 21 52 70 -18 59
  15 Lincoln City 46 18 4 24 61 77 -16 58
  16 GRIMSBY TOWN 46 15 10 21 55 66 -11 55
  17 Accrington Stanley 46 16 3 27 49 83 -34 51
  18 Shrewsbury Town 46 12 14 20 56 65 -9 50
  19 Macclesfield Town 46 11 17 18 47 64 -17 50
  20 Dagenham & Redbridge 46 13 10 23 49 70 -21 49
  21 Notts County 46 10 18 18 37 53 -16 48
  22 Chester City 46 12 11 23 51 68 -17 47
R 23 Mansfield Town 46 11 9 26 48 68 -20 42
R 24 Wrexham 46 10 10 26 38 70 -32 40

* Deducted 10 points for entering administration

Coaching staff

Role Nationality Name
First-Team Manager Alan Buckley
First-Team Assistant Manager Stuart Watkiss
Reserve Team Manager Stuart Watkiss
Head of Youth Neil Woods
Youth Team Manager Neil Woods
Goalkeeping Coach Steve Croudson
Physiotherapist Dave Moore
Community Sport Coach Gary Childs
Community Sport Coach Graham Rodger

Firs Team Squad

Appearances and goals

No. Nat Pos Player Total League Two League Cup Football League Trophy FA Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Phil Barnes 51 0 42 0 1 0 7 0 1 0
2 DF Jamie Clarke 38 3 29 2 0 0 7 1 2 0
3 DF Tom Newey 52 1 42 1 1 0 6 0 3 0
4 MF James Hunt 46 0 37 0 1 0 5 0 3 0
5 DF Ryan Bennett 48 1 40 1 1 0 4 0 3 0
6 DF Nick Fenton 53 3 42 2 1 0 7 1 3 0
7 MF Peter Till 44 4 34 2 1 0 6 2 3 0
8 MF Paul Bolland 45 6 35 4 1 0 6 1 3 1
9 FW Danny North 36 10 27 9 1 1 6 0 2 0
10 MF Ciaran Toner 37 4 30 3 1 0 3 1 3 0
11 MF Danny Boshell 48 7 40 6 1 0 6 1 1 0
13 GK Gary Montgomery 7 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
14 DF David Mulligan (on loan from Scunthorpe United) 7 0 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
14 DF Shaleum Logan (on loan from Manchester City) 5 2 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 DF Sam Hird (on loan from Doncaster Rovers) 18 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
15 DF Justin Whittle 23 1 18 1 1 0 3 0 1 0
16 FW Isaiah Rankin 19 1 17 0 0 0 1 1 1 0
16 MF Grant Normington 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF Nick Hegarty 37 4 30 4 0 0 2 0 5 0
18 MF Peter Bore 23 2 17 2 1 0 4 0 1 0
19 FW Gary Jones 46 5 36 4 1 0 6 0 3 1
20 FW Andy Taylor 30 5 26 5 0 0 2 0 2 0
21 FW Nathan Jarman 8 0 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
22 DF Luke Foulkes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 DF Matthew Bird 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 FW Martin Butler 22 6 21 6 0 0 0 0 1 0
24 GK Leigh Overton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 DF Rob Atkinson (on loan from Barnsley) 28 1 24 1 0 0 4 0 0 0

Loaned out player stats

No. Nat Pos Player Total League Two League Cup Football League Trophy FA Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
17 MF Nick Hegarty (on loan at York City) 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Most frequent starting line-up

Barnes
Clarke
Bennett
Fenton
Newey
Till
Bolland
Boshell
Hegarty
Jones
North

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

Pre Season

In

# Player From Age Fee
02 Jamie Clarke Boston United 24 Free Transfer
04 James Hunt Bristol Rovers 30 Free Transfer
13 Gary Montgomery Rotherham United 24 Free Transfer
22 Luke Foulkes Grimsby Town Youth Academy 18 Professional Contract

Mid Season

# Player From Age Fee
14 Sam Hird Doncaster Rovers 20 Loan
14 Shaleum Logan Manchester City 18 Loan
14 David Mulligan Scunthorpe United 25 Loan
16 Grant Normington Grimsby Town Youth Academy 17 Professional Contract
21 Nathan Jarman Barnsley 21 Free Transfer
22 Matthew Bird Grimsby Town Youth Academy 18 Professional Contract
23 Martin Butler Walsall 33 Loan
23 Martin Butler Walsall 33 Free Transfer
24 Leigh Overton Grimsby Town Youth Academy 17 Professional Contract
25 Rob Atkinson Barnsley 20 Loan

Out

Pre Season

# Player To Age Fee
02 John McDermott Released 37 Retired
04 Gary Harkins Partick Thistle 22 Free Transfer
09 Michael Reddy Released 27 Retired through injury
13 Robert Murray King's Lynn 20 Free Transfer
15 Gary Cohen Released 23 Retired through Injury
20 Gary Croft Lincoln City 33 Free Transfer
24 Simon Grand Morecambe 23 Free Transfer
27 Tony Thorpe Tamworth 33 Free Transfer
29 Matthew Bloomer Boston United 28 Free Transfer

Mid Season

# Player To Age Fee
16 Isaiah Rankin Stevenage Borough 29 Free Transfer
17 Nick Hegarty York City 22 Loan
22 Luke Foulkes Boston United 18 Free Transfer

Notes and references
 « 2006–07
2008–09 » 
FA competitions
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Football League
Football Conference
Lower leagues
European competitions
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League One
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League Two
Accrington Stanley · Barnet · Bradford City · Brentford · Bury · Chester City · Chesterfield · Dagenham & Redbridge · Darlington · Grimsby Town · Hereford United · Lincoln City · Macclesfield Town · Mansfield Town · Milton Keynes Dons · Morecambe · Notts County · Peterborough United · Rochdale · Rotherham United · Shrewsbury Town · Stockport County · Wrexham · Wycombe Wanderers
Conference National
Aldershot Town · Altrincham · Burton Albion · Cambridge United · Crawley Town · Droylsden · Ebbsfleet United · Exeter City · Farsley Celtic · Forest Green Rovers · Grays Athletic · Halifax Town · Histon · Kidderminster Harriers · Northwich Victoria · Oxford United · Rushden & Diamonds · Salisbury City · Stafford Rangers · Stevenage Borough · Torquay United · Weymouth · Woking · York City
Conference South
Northern Premier League