List of Grimsby Town F.C. players

This is a list of notable footballers who have played for Grimsby Town. Generally, this means players that have played 100 or more league matches for the club. However, some players who have played fewer matches are also included; this includes players that have had considerable success at other clubs.

Players are listed in alphabetical order. Appearances and goals are for league matches only; wartime matches are excluded. Substitute appearances included.

As of 1 November 2008.

Contents: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X-Z  Key   References 

A

Name Nationality Position Grimsby career Appearances Goals
George Affleck FB 1919–1924 197 0
Paul Agnew LB 1983–1994 243 3
Keith Alexander / FW 1988–1990 83 26
Bradley Allen FW 1999–2001 80 15
Willie Andrews / WH 1912–1914 105 2
Bill Appleyard FW 1901-1902
1908		 44
13		 19
2
Jock Archibald GK 1923–1926 111 0
Tony Arrowsmith FB 1911–1914 137 0
Lee Ashcroft FW 1998–1999 61 15

B

Name Nationality Position Grimsby career Appearances Goals
Joseph Bache FW 1920 5 0
Darren Barnard LB 2002–2003 63 4
Alan Barnett GK 1958–1962 116 0
Frank Barton MF 1973–1975 123 15
Nigel Batch GK 1976–1986 348 0
Peter Beagrie MF 2006 9 0
Dave Beasant GK 1992 6 0
Jackie Bestall MF 1926–1937 427 76
Harry Betmead CB 1931–1946 296 10
Garry Birtles FW 1989–1991 69 9
Kingsley Black MF 1996–2000 141 8
Jimmy Bloomer FW 1949–1954 109 42
Paul Bolland MF 2005-2010 118 13
Ivano Bonetti MF 1995 19 3
Phil Bonnyman MF 1982–1986 151 15
David Booth FB 1972–1977 200 7
Michael Boulding FW 2001–2002
2002-2003		 35
39		 11
16
Jimmy Boyd FW 1938–1939 37 9
David Boylen MF 1966–1977 384 34
Stuart Brace FW 1968–1973 206 81
Jack Bradford WH 1920–1923 108 0
Tommy Briggs FW 1947–1950
1957-1958		 116
19		 78
9
Mike Brolly MF 1976–1981 254 27
Marlon Broomes CB 2001 15 0
Willie Brown FB 1951–1957 265 1
Teddy Buck WH 1929–1939 354 4
Wayne Burnett MF 1997–2001 106 6
Andy Butler CB 2006 4 0
Martin Butler FW 2008 16 5
Danny Butterfield RB 1997–2001 124 3

C

Name Nationality Position Grimsby career Appearances Goals
Billy Cairns FW 1946–1953 221 121
Stuart Campbell / MF 2000–2003 155 12
Jimmy Carmichael FW 1920–1926 227 137
Herbert Chapman FW 1898 10 4
Lew Chatterley FW 1972–1974 73 16
Steve Chettle CB 2002–2003 20 1
Gary Childs MF 1989–1996 233 26
Allenby Chilton CB 1954–1956 63 0
Daryl Clare FW 1995–2001 79 9
Brian Clifton WH 1962–1965 104 5
John Cockerill MF 1988–1991 107 19
Ron Cockerill CB 1958–1967 294 28
Steve Coglin FW 1926–1930 118 39
Stacy Coldicott MF 1998–2004 121 4
Ernie Coleman FW 1928–1931 87 57
Doug Collins MF 1963–1968 103 9
Dick Conner WH 1953–1958 186 8
Terry Cooke MF 2002–2003 28 1
Joe Cooper FW 1924–1931 154 47
Danny Coyne GK 1999–2002 181 0
Colin Cramb FW 2004–2005 11 2
Tony Crane CB 2003–2006 45 4
Charlie Craven FW 1930–1937 256 95
Paul Crichton GK 1993–1996 133 0
Gary Croft LB 1990-1995
2005-2007		 149
61		 3
0
Dean Crombie CB 1978–1986 320 4
Jason Crowe RB 2003–2005 69 4
Mick Cullen FW 1958–1962 178 35
Bobby Cumming MF 1974–1986 365 57
Shaun Cunnington MF 1987–1991 182 13
Terry Curran MF 1987 12 0
Mike Czuczman CD 1971-1975
1980-1981		 113
9		 6
0

D

Name Nationality Position Grimsby career Appearances Goals
Jon Daly FW 2005 3 1
Aidan Davison / GK 1997-1998
2003		 77
32		 0
0
Jim Dobbin MF 1991-1995
1997-1998		 164
6		 21
0
Don Donovan FB 1958–1964 238 1
Kevin Donovan MF 1997–2000 156 24
Kevin Drinkell FW 1976–1984 272 89
Jimmy Dyson MF 1931–1937 139 38

E

Name Nationality Position Grimsby career Appearances Goals
Paul Emson MF 1983–1985 97 15
Zhang Enhua CB 2000 17 3
Billy Evans FW 1955–1957 102 28

F

Name Nationality Position Grimsby career Appearances Goals
Willie Falconer FW 2002 2 0
Jimmy Fell MF 1956–1960 166 35
Nick Fenton CB 2006–2008 80 6
Alan Fettis GK 2004 11 0
Fred Fisher FB 1938–1950 166 0
Terry Fleming MF 2004–2005 43 2
Harry Fletcher FW 1892-1897
1900-1902
1905-1909		 154
79
40		 73
12
7
Terrell Forbes CB 2004–2005 33 0
Simon Ford CB 2001–2004 78 4
Tony Ford MF 1975-1985
1991-1993		 355
68		 55
3
Jamie Forrester FW 1995–1997 41 6
Tom Frith FB 1892–1898 125 0
Ben Futcher CB 2006 19 2
Paul Futcher CB 1990–1994 132 0

G

Name Nationality Position Grimsby career Appearances Goals
Hughie Gallacher FW 1937 12 3
Tony Gallimore LB 1995–2002 273 4
Dave Gilbert MF 1988-1994
1997		 259
5		 41
0
Wilf Gillow WH 1919–1924 103 5
Pat Glover FW 1929–1938 227 180
Dean Gordon LB 2004–2005 20 2
Jimmy Gordon CB 1909–1914 126 7
Paddy Gray CB 1898–1902 121 5
Stewart Gray CB 1970–1976 264 2
Paul Groves MF 1992-1995
1997-2003		 184
270		 38
33

H

Name Nationality Position Grimsby career Appearances Goals
Alec Hall WH 1929–1947 358 4
Des Hamilton MF 2003–2004 27 0
Peter Handyside CB 1992–2000 190 4
Laurens ten Heuvel FW 2003 4 0
Mike Hickman FW 1968–1974 254 48
Sandy Higgins CB 1892-1896
1911		 126
1		 27
0
Brian Hill MF 1960–1966 180 26
Jack Hodgson FB 1932–1947 212 2
Phil Hubbard MF 1929–1947 146 37
Richard Hughes MF 2003 12 1

I

J

Name Nationality Position Grimsby career Appearances Goals
Hughie Jacobson FB 1925–1934 360 1
Michael Jeffrey FW 2000–2002 42 2
Dennis Jennings MF 1932–1935 99 29
Phil Jevons FW 2001–2004 63 18
Paul Jewell FW 1995 5 1
Keith Jobling CB 1953–1968 450 5
Kevin Jobling FB 1987–1997 285 10
Pat Johnston WH 1948–1956 250 16
Gary Jones FW 2005–2008 118 27
Rob Jones CB 2004–2006 60 5

K

Name Nationality Position Grimsby career Appearances Goals
Steve Kabba FW 2002 13 6
Jean-Paul Kamudimba Kalala MF 2005–2006
2008-		 21
0		 5
0
Brian Keeble FB 1959–1964 172 1
Jimmy Kelly FB 1932–1937 160 3

L

Name Nationality Position Grimsby career Appearances Goals
Jamie Lawrence MF 2004 5 1
Brian Laws CB 1994–1996 46 2
Jason Lee FW 1997 7 2
Jack Lester FW 1994–1999 133 17
Mark Lever CB 1987–1999 361 8
Jack Lewis FW 1969–1976 258 74
Gary Liddell FW 1976–1980 105 22
Billy Lindsay FB 1894–1897 106 1
Steve Livingstone FW/CB 1993–2002 289 43
Stan Lloyd MF 1948–1952 148 23

M

Name Nationality Position Grimsby career Appearances Goals
Clint Marcelle FW 2004 3 0
Tommy McCairns FW 1893–1897 137 86
John McDermott FB 1987–2007 647 10
Jimmy McGowan WH 1946–1949 34 4
Frank McKenna FW 1922–1926 114 31
George McLean FW 1962–1964 91 41
Duncan McMillan CB 1948–1954 188 2
Jimmy Maddison MF 1950–1958 272 40
Billy Marshall MF 1923–1931 340 59
Frank Martin WH 1911–1920 159 1
Clive Mendonca FW 1991–1996 166 61
Steve Mildenhall GK 2005–2006 46 0
Bobby Mitchell MF 1978–1981 142 6
Ken Moody FB 1947–1950 114 0
David Moore FB 1978-1982
1986-1987		 136
4		 2
0
Kevin Moore CB 1976–1986 400 28
Bert Morley FB 1904–1906 93 3
George Mountain FB 1895
1897-1902		 1
151		 0
4

N

Name Nationality Position Grimsby career Appearances Goals
Alan Neilson CB 2001–2002 8 2
Alfred Nelmes WH 1898–1905 219 14
Tom Newey LB 2005- 134 4
David Nielsen FW 2000–2001 17 5
Chris Nicholl / CB 1983–1984 70 0
Lee Nogan FW 1997–1999 73 10

O

Name Nationality Position Grimsby career Appearances Goals
Iffy Onuora FW 2003–2004 19 3
John Oster MF 1996-1997
2002-2003		 24
17		 3
6

P

Name Nationality Position Grimsby career Appearances Goals
Andy Parkinson MF 2004–2006 88 12
Malcolm Partridge FW 1974–1978 138 25
Martin Paterson FW 2006–2007 15 6
Thomas Pinault MF 2004–2005 43 7
Cliff Portwood FW 1961–1963 92 35
Alan Pouton MF 1999–2003 121 12
Gerry Priestley MF 1955–1958 110 11
Jock Priestley WH 1928–1931 139 7
Martin Pringle FW 2002 2 0
Jack Prior MF 1926–1931 160 34

Q

R

Name Nationality Position Grimsby career Appearances Goals
Ron Rafferty FW 1956–1962 264 145
Isaiah Rankin FW 2004
2006-2008		 12
37		 4
2
Graham Rathbone CB 1966–1972 233 11
Tommy Read GK 1927–1933 247 0
Michael Reddy FW 2004–2007 94 23
Tony Rees FW 1989–1993 141 33
Dave Richardson FB 1955–1959 175 1
Thomas Rippon FW 1911–1919 121 37
Nicky Rizzo MF 2007 1 0
Neil Robinson FB 1984–1987 109 6
Joe Robson FW 1924–1930 161 123
Graham Rodger / CB 1991–1997 146 11
Bobby Ross MF 1965–1970 212 18

S

Name Nationality Position Grimsby career Appearances Goals
Georges Santos CB/MF 2002–2003 26 1
Ashley Sestanovich // MF 2004–2005 22 2
Reg Scotson WH 1950–1954 164 4
Johnny Scott MF 1956–1962 240 51
Walter Scott GK 1907-1909
1919		 80
19		 0
0
Max Seeburg WH 1911 20 0
Craig Shakespeare MF 1993–1997 106 10
Steve Sherwood GK 1987–1992 183 0
Nicky Southall MF 1995–1997 72 6
David Smith LB 1997–2001 112 9
Martin Spendiff GK 1902-1904
1913-1919		 66
57		 0
0
Tommy Spink MF 1914–1921 116 3

T

Name Nationality Position Grimsby career Appearances Goals
Graham Taylor FB 1963–1967 189 2
Robert Taylor FW 2002
2002-2003		 4
1		 1
0
Matt Tees FW 1963-1966
1970-1972		 113
83		 51
42
Jimmy Thompson FB 1962–1966 156 2
Lee Thorpe FW 2004 6 0
Tony Thorpe FW 2006–2007 6 0
John Thorrington MF 2004 3 0
Andy Tillson CB 1988–1990
1992		 105
4		 5
0
Andy Todd CB 2002 12 3
Ciaran Toner MF 2005–2008 96 14
George Tweedy GK 1932–1952 347 0

U

V

Name Nationality Position Grimsby career Appearances Goals
Ned Vincent FB 1934–1946 144 2

W

Name Nationality Position Grimsby career Appearances Goals
Harry Wainman GK 1964–1977 420 0
Paul Warhurst CB/MF/FW 2004 7 0
Joe Waters MF 1975–1983 357 65
Tommy Watson MF 1987–1995 172 24
Duncan Welbourne FB 1957–1963 130 3
Sid Wheelhouse FB 1907–1914 234 3
Jimmy Whitehouse GK 1892-1895
1899		 110
27		 0
0
Justin Whittle CB 2004–2008 131 3
Trevor Whymark FW 1980–1983 93 16
Tommy Widdrington MF 1996–1999 89 8
Clive Wigginton CB 1968–1974 173 6
Paul Wilkinson FW 1982–1984 71 27
Menno Willems MF 2000–2002 54 2
Clarrie Williams GK 1952–1959 188 0
Charlie Wilson FB 1923–1932 273 2
Curtis Woodhouse MF 2006 16 1
Neil Woods FW 1990–1997 226 42
Dave Worthington FB 1966–1972 293 14
Charlie Wrack CB 1925–1930 125 2
Charlie Wright GK 1962–1965 129 0

X

Y

Z

Key

References

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