1998–99 Grimsby Town F.C. season

Grimsby had a great first season back in the First Division after relegation two seasons ago, finishing in a satisfying 11th place,^[1] with club captain Groves being their top scorer with 15 in all competitions.

Final league table

Pos	Team	Pl	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1.	Sunderland	46	31	12	3	91	28	105
2.	Bradford City	46	26	9	11	82	47	87
3.	Ipswich Town	46	26	8	12	69	32	86
4.	Birmingham City	46	23	12	11	66	37	81
5.	Watford	46	21	14	11	65	56	77
6.	Bolton Wanderers	46	20	16	10	78	59	76
7.	Wolverhampton Wanderers	46	19	16	11	64	43	73
8.	Sheffield United	46	18	13	15	71	66	67
9.	Norwich City	46	15	17	14	62	61	62
10.	Huddersfield Town	46	15	16	15	62	71	61
11.	Grimsby Town	46	17	10	19	40	52	61
12.	West Bromwich Albion	46	16	11	19	69	76	59
13.	Barnsley	46	14	17	15	59	56	59
14.	Crystal Palace	46	14	16	16	58	71	58
15.	Tranmere Rovers	46	12	20	14	63	61	56
16.	Stockport County	46	12	17	17	49	60	53
17.	Swindon Town	46	13	11	22	59	81	50
18.	Crewe Alexandra	46	12	12	22	54	78	48
19.	Portsmouth	46	11	14	21	57	73	47
20.	Queens Park Rangers	46	12	11	23	52	61	47
21.	Port Vale	46	13	8	25	45	75	47
22.	Bury	46	10	17	19	35	60	47
23.	Oxford United	46	10	14	22	48	71	44
24.	Bristol City	46	9	15	22	57	80	42

Key
Promoted to the Premier League
Qualified for the promotion playoff
Relegated to Division 2

NB In the Football League goals scored (F) takes precedence over goal difference

Squad

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

No.	Position	Player
-	GK	Aidan Davison
-	DF	John McDermott
-	DF	Peter Handyside
-	DF	Richard Smith
-	DF	Tony Gallimore
-	MF	Paul Groves (captain)
-	MF	Kingsley Black
-	FW	Lee Nogan
-	FW	Jack Lester
-	MF	Stacy Coldicott
-	DF	David Smith
-	MF	Kevin Donovan
-	FW	Lee Ashcroft

No.	Position	Player
-	MF	Tommy Widdrington
-	GK	Andy Love
-	FW	Steve Livingstone
-	DF	Mark Lever
-	MF	Wayne Burnett
-	DF	Danny Butterfield
-	FW	Daryl Clare
-	GK	Steve Croudson
-	MF	Jim Dobbin
-	DF	Matthew Bloomer
-	MF	Adam Buckley
-	DF	Ben Chapman

References

↑ "English Division One 1998–1999 : Table". Statto. Retrieved 16 April 2012.

Grimsby Town Football Club
Players Managers Honours Current season
History	Seasons
Home stadium	Clee Park (1878–1879 & 1880–1889) Lovett Street (1879–1880) Abbey Park (1889–1899) Blundell Park (1899–present)
Rivalries	Humber derby Lincolnshire derby
Games	1998 Football League Trophy Final 1998 Football League Second Division play-off Final 2006 Football League Two play-off Final 2008 Football League Trophy Final 2013 FA Trophy Final 2015 Conference Premier play-off Final 2016 National League play-off Final 2016 FA Trophy Final
Supporters	Mariners Trust
Media	GTTV All articles

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First Division	Barnsley Birmingham City Bolton Wanderers Bradford City Bristol City Bury Crewe Alexandra Crystal Palace Grimsby Town Huddersfield Town Ipswich Town Norwich City Oxford United Port Vale Portsmouth Queens Park Rangers Sheffield United Stockport County Sunderland Swindon Town Tranmere Rovers Watford West Bromwich Albion Wolverhampton Wanderers
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