2017–18 Grimsby Town F.C. season

Grimsby Town

2017–18 season

Chairman

John Fenty

Manager

Russell Slade

Stadium

Blundell Park

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The 2017–18 season is Grimsby Town's 140th season of existence and their second consecutive season in League Two.^[1] Along with competing in League Two, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.

The season covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

Competitions

Friendlies

As of 2 June 2017, Grimsby Town have announced ten pre-season friendlies against Cleethorpes Town, Grimsby Borough, Stamford, Barnsley, Bideford, Tavistock, Boston United,^[2] Blackburn Rovers,^[3] Wigan Athletic^[4] and Winterton Rangers.^[5]

4 July 2017	Cleethorpes Town	2–4	Grimsby Town	Grimsby
19:00 BST	Taylor 7' Cooper 8'	Report	Berrett 9' Cardwell 54' Osborne 71' Yussuf 76'	Stadium: Bradley Football Development Centre Attendance: 1,500

6 July 2017	Grimsby Borough	3–11	Grimsby Town	Grimsby
19:00 BST	Debnam 7', 54' 74'	Report	Jones 2', 25' (pen.) Vernon 15', 29', 44' Rose 32' Dembélé 47' Summerfield 51' Cardwell 73', 76' Yussuf 81'	Stadium: Bradley Football Development Centre

11 July 2017 Lincolnshire Senior Cup	Stamford	2–3	Grimsby Town	Stamford
19:30 BST	Duffy 21' Sandy 61'	Report	Jones 29', 51' (pen.) Dembele 90+3'	Stadium: Zeeco Stadium Attendance: 268

13 July 2017 Lincolnshire Senior Cup	Grimsby Town	4–0	Scunthorpe United	Cleethorpes
14:00 BST	Yussuf 10' Boyce 38' Cardwell 58' Robinson 70'	Report		Stadium: Blundell Park

15 July 2017	Grimsby Town	2–1	Barnsley	Cleethorpes
12:30 BST	Dembele 46' Robinson 86'	Report	Isgrove 38'	Stadium: Blundell Park

18 July 2017	Bideford	0–4	Grimsby Town	Bideford
TBC BST		Report	Rose ?', 44' Vernon Yussuf	Stadium: The Sports Ground

20 July 2017	Tavistock	1–7	Grimsby Town	Tavistock
19:30 BST	73' (pen.)	Report	Cardwell 5', 47' Keeble 41' Dembele 64' Jones 65' (pen.), 82' Vernon 87'	Stadium: Langsford Park

22 July 2017	Boston United	3–0	Grimsby Town	Boston
15:00 BST	Chapman 39' Beatson 60' Tshimanga 75'	Report		Stadium: York Street Attendance: 677

25 July 2017	Grimsby Town	0–1	Blackburn Rovers	Cleethorpes
19:30 BST		Report	Graham 64'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 1,692 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

27 July 2017	Winterton Rangers	0–7	Grimsby Town	Winterton
19:30 BST		Report	Rollins 13', 28' Roberts 35', 74' Summerfield 55' Wright 77' Pollock 82'	Stadium: West Street

29 July 2017	Grimsby Town	1–1	Wigan Athletic	Cleethorpes
15:00 BST	Davies 88' (pen.)	Report	Lang 6'	Stadium: Blundell Park

League Two

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
10	Port Vale	2	1	1	5	4	+1	3
11	Carlisle United	2	1	1	3	3	0	3
12	Grimsby Town	2	1	1	3	3	0	3
13	Cheltenham Town	2	1	1	2	2	0	3
14	Notts County	2	1	1	2	3	−1	3

Updated to match(es) played on 12 August 2017. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Result summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	1	+2

Last updated: 5 August 2017.
Source:

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	A
Result	W
Position	4

Last updated: 5 August 2017.
Source: Statto.com
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

On 21 June 2017, the league fixtures were announced.^[6]

5 August 2017 1	Chesterfield	1–3	Grimsby Town	Chesterfield
15:00 BST	Donohue 5' Dennis 82' 86' Evatt 85'	Report	Clarke 33' Jones 39' Davies 85' (pen.) Mills 88', 88'	Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 7,925 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

12 August 2017 2	Grimsby Town	v	Coventry City	Cleethorpes
15:00 BST				Stadium: Blundell Park

19 August 2017 3	Stevenage	v	Grimsby Town	Stevenage
15:00 BST				Stadium: Lamex Stadium

26 August 2017 4	Grimsby Town	v	Wycombe Wanderers	Cleethorpes
15:00 BST				Stadium: Blundell Park

EFL Cup

On 16 June 2017, Grimsby Town were drawn at home to Derby County in the first round.^[7] Following the abandonment for the first round tie, the fixture was rescheduled for 22 August 2017.^[8]

8 August 2017 First round	Grimsby Town	A–A	Derby County	Cleethorpes
19:45 BST		^[9]		Stadium: Blundell Park

22 August 2017 First round	Grimsby Town	v	Derby County	Cleethorpes
19:45 BST				Stadium: Blundell Park

EFL Trophy

On 12 July 2017, Grimsby Town were drawn against Doncaster Rovers, Scunthorpe United and Sunderland U23s in Northern Group H.^[10]^[11]

Pos	Lge	Team	Qualification
1	ACA	Sunderland U23s	Round 2
2	L1	Doncaster Rovers	Round 2
3	L2	Grimsby Town
4	L1	Scunthorpe United

First match(es) will be played on August – September 2017. Source: EFL.com

29 August 2017 Group Game 1	Grimsby Town	v	Doncaster Rovers	Cleethorpes
19:45 BST				Stadium: Blundell Park

3 October 2017 Group Game 2	Scunthorpe United	v	Grimsby Town	Scunthorpe
19:45 BST				Stadium: Glanford Park

8 November 2017 Group Game 3	Grimsby Town	v	Sunderland U23s	Cleethorpes
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Blundell Park

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2017	CB	Nathan Clarke	Coventry City	Free	^[12]
1 July 2017	MF	Siriki Dembélé	Nike Academy	Free	^[13]
1 July 2017	LM	Sam Kelly	Port Vale	Free	^[14]
1 July 2017	MF	Mitch Rose	Newport County	Free	^[15]
15 July 2017	GK	Ben Killip	Norwich City	Free	^[16]
17 July 2017	CF	Harry Cardwell	Reading	Free	^[17]
26 July 2017	CB	Karleigh Osborne	Kilmarnock	Free	^[18]
29 July 2017	LB	Paul Dixon	Dundee United	Free	^[19]
8 August 2017	CF	JJ Hooper	Port Vale	Free	^[20]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2017	LB	Danny Andrew	Doncaster Rovers	Free	^[21]
1 July 2017	RW	Rhys Browne	Yeovil Town	Undisclosed	^[22]
1 July 2017	RW	Ashley Chambers	Nuneaton Town	Released	^[23]^{[lower-alpha 1]}
1 July 2017	CM	Craig Disley	Alfreton Town	Released	^[23]^{[lower-alpha 2]}
1 July 2017	CB	Josh Gowling	Torquay United	Released	^[23]^{[lower-alpha 3]}
1 July 2017	CB	Gavin Gunning	Port Vale	Released	^[23]^{[lower-alpha 4]}
1 July 2017	LB	Dan Jones	Barrow	Released	^[23]^{[lower-alpha 5]}
1 July 2017	CB	Shaun Pearson	Wrexham	Contract expired	^[29]
17 July 2017	CB	Andrew Boyce	Eastleigh	Free	^[30]
29 July 2017	CF	Adi Yussuf	Barrow	Undisclosed	^[31]

↑ Ashley Chambers joined Nuneaton Town following his release.^[24]
↑ Craig Disley joined Alfreton Town following his release.^[25]
↑ Josh Gowling joined Torquay United following his release.^[26]
↑ Gavin Gunning joined Port Vale following his release.^[27]
↑ Dan Jones joined Barrow following his release.^[28]

Loans in

Start date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	End date	Ref.
9 August 2017	RW		Diallang Jaiyesimi	Norwich City	30 June 2018	^[32]

References

↑ "History". Statto.
↑ "Pre-Season Friendlies Announced". Grimsby Town Official Site. 18 May 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
↑ "Blackburn Rovers Friendly Announced". Grimsby Town Official Site. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
↑ "Wigan Athletic Friendly Announced". Grimsby Town Official Site. 24 May 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
↑ "Winterton Rangers Friendly Announced". Grimsby Town Official Site. 2 June 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
↑ "Fixture List". Grimsby Town Official Site. June 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
↑ "Carabao Cup Draw - Town To Face Derby At Home". Grimsby Town Official Site. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
↑ "Derby Game Rearranged". Grimsby Town Official Site. 9 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
↑ "Tonight's Game Has Been Abandoned". Grimsby Town Official Site. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
↑ "Checkatrade Trophy Draw Complete". Grimsby Town Official Site. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
↑ "Checkatrade Trophy Fixture Information Confirmed". Grimsby Town Official Site. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
↑ "Town Secure Nathan Clarke". Grimsby Town Official Site. 23 June 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
↑ "Dembele Signs For The Mariners". Grimsby Town Official Site. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
↑ "Kelly Signs For The Mariners". Grimsby Town Official Site. 31 May 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
↑ "Rose Becomes Mariners First New Recruit". Grimsby Town Official Site. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
↑ "Killip Signs For The Mariners". Grimsby Town Official Site. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
↑ "Cardwell Signs For Town". Grimsby Town Official Site. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
↑ "Grimsby Town complete seventh summer signing as Karleigh Osborne joins the club". Grimsby Telegraph. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
↑ "Dixon Signs For Town". Grimsby Town Official Site. 29 July 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
↑ "Hooper Signs For Town". Grimsby Town Official Site. 29 July 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
↑ "Danny Andrew Departs - Player Statement". Grimsby Town Official Site. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
↑ "Browne Makes Glover's Switch". Grimsby Town Official Site. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
1 2 3 4 5 "Retained List Announced". Grimsby Town Official Site. 10 May 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
↑ "Ashley Chambers". Nuneaton Town Official Site. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
↑ "Reds Sign Craig Disley". Alfreton Town Official Site. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
↑ "Josh Gowling and Jon-Paul Pittman: Torquay United sign defender and striker". BBC. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
↑ "Gavin Gunning: Port Vale sign former Dundee United defender". BBC. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
↑ "Dan Jones: Barrow sign defender after Grimsby release". BBC. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
↑ "Club Statement - Shaun Pearson". Grimsby Town Official Site. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
↑ "Boyce Departs For Eastleigh". Grimsby Town Official Site. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
↑ "Yussuf Departs for Barrow". Grimsby Town Official Site. 29 July 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
↑ "DJ Joins On Season Long Loan". Grimsby Town Official Site. 9 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.

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League competitions

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Cup competitions

FA cups	FA Cup (Qualifying Rounds, Final) FA Community Shield FA Trophy (Final) FA Vase (Final)
EFL cups	EFL Cup (Final) EFL Trophy (Final)

Youth competitions

Under-23	Professional U23 Development League Premier League Cup
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