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Grimsby Town

2002–03 season
Chairman	Peter Furneaux
Manager	Paul Groves
Football League Division One	24th
FA Cup	Third Round
Football League Cup	First Round
Lincolnshire Senior Cup	Semi Final
Top goalscorer	League: Stuart Campbell,Steve Kabba,John Oster (6) All: Stuart Campbell,Steve Kabba,John Oster (6)
Highest home attendance	8,306 v Norwich City (28th December 2002)
Lowest home attendance	3,248 v Chesterfield (10th September 2002)

Fixtures & Results

Pre Season Matches

Friendlies

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
Jul 13	Brigg Town	The Hawthorns, Brigg	W 4 - 0	-	Jevons,Gallimore,Rowan,Carchedi
Jul 18	AB Copenhagen	Gladsaxe Stadium, Copenhagen,Denmark	L 0 - 4	-	-
Jul 20	Herfolge BK	Herfolge Stadion, Herfolge,Denmark	L 1 - 2	-	Rowan
Jul 22	Boldklubben Frem	Valby Idraetspark, Copenhagen,Denmark	L 1 - 3	-	Cooke
Jul 26	Hull City	Boothferry Park, Kingston upon Hull	L 1 - 2	-	Jevons
Aug 03	Stockport County	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	W 1 - 0	-	Cooke

Lincolnshire Senior Cup

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
Jul 29	Scunthorpe United	Glanford Park, Scunthorpe	L 0 - 1	-	-

Football League Division Two

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
Aug 09	Plymouth Argyle	Home Park, Plymouth	D 2 - 2	-	Boulding,Anderson
Aug 16	Port Vale	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	L 1 - 2	-	Boulding
Aug 23	Luton Town	Kenilworth Road, Luton	W 2 - 1	-	Anderson,Boulding
Aug 25	Wycombe Wanderers	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	W 3 - 1	-	Boulding,Cas,Barnard
Aug 30	Bristol City	Ashton Gate, Bristol	L 0 - 1	-	-
Sept 06	Peterborough United	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	D 1 - 1	-	Boulding
Sept 12	Hartlepool United	Victoria Park, Hartlepool	L 1 - 8	-	Rowan
Sept 16	Swindon Town	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	L 1 - 2	-	Boulding
Sept 20	Chesterfield	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	W 4 - 0	-	Campbell,Cas,Hockless,Edwards
Sept 27	Sheffield Wednesday	Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield	D 0 - 0	-	-
Sept 30	Blackpool	Bloomfield Road, Blackpool	W 1 - 0	-	Crane
Oct 04	Queens Park Rangers	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	L 0 - 1	-	-
Oct 10	Brighton & Hove Albion	Withdean Stadium, Brighton	L 0 - 3	-	-
Oct 18	Colchester United	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	W 2 - 0	-	Onuora,Boulding
Oct 21	Notts County	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	W 2 - 0	-	Boulding (2)
Oct 25	Barnsley	Oakwell, Barnsley	D 0 - 0	-	-
Nov 01	Rushden and Diamonds	Nene Park, Irthlingborough	L 1 - 3	-	Anderson
Nov 15	Stockport County	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	D 1 - 1	-	Mansaram
Nov 22	Brentford	Griffin Park, Brentford,London	W 3 - 1	-	Onuora,Boulding (2)
Nov 29	Tranmere Rovers	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	L 0 - 1	-	-
Dec 13	A.F.C. Bournemouth	Dean Court, Bournemouth	D 0 - 0	-	-
Dec 26	Oldham Athletic	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	D 3 - 3	-	Jevons (2),Boulding
Dec 28	Peterborough United	London Road, Peterborough	D 0 - 0	-	-
Jan 03	Wycombe Wanderers	Adams Park, Wycombe	L 1 - 4	-	Onuora
Jan 03	Plymouth Argyle	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	D 0 - 0	-	-
Jan 17	Port Vale	Vale Park, Burslem	L 1 - 5	-	Jevons
Jan 20	Wrexham	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	L 1 - 3	-	Jevons
Feb 08	Oldham Athletic	Boundary Park, Oldham	L 0 - 6	-	-
Feb 14	Brighton & Hove Albion	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	W 2 - 1	-	Rankin,Jevons
Feb 17	Bristol City	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	L 1 - 2	-	Anderson
Feb 21	Colchester United	Layer Road, Colchester	L 0 - 2	-	-
Feb 24	Luton Town	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	W 3 - 2	-	Jevons (2),Ford
Feb 28	Barnsley	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	W 6 - 1	-	Jevons (4),Armstrong,Rankin
Mar 02	Notts County	Meadow Lane, Nottingham	L 1 - 3	-	Crane
Mar 06	Wrexham	The Racecourse Ground, Wrexham	L 0 - 3	-	-
Mar 13	AFC Bournemouth	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	D 1 - 1	-	Rowan
Mar 17	Swindon Town	County Ground, Swindon	L 0 - 2	-	-
Mar 20	Hartlepool United	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	L 0 - 2	-	-
Mar 24	Chesterfield	Saltergate, Chesterfield	D 4 - 4	-	Lawrence,Barnard,Anderson,Rankin
Apr 04	Sheffield Wednesday	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	W 2 - 0	-	Mansaram,Crane
Apr 10	Queens Park Rangers	Loftus Road, Shepherd's Bush,London	L 0 - 3	-	-
Apr 12	Blackpool	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	L 0 - 2	-	-
Apr 17	Rushden and Diamonds	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	W 1 - 0	-	Jevons
Apr 25	Stockport County	Edgeley Park, Stockport	L 1 - 2	-	Hockless
May 01	Brentford	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	W 1 - 0	-	Rankin
May 08	Tranmere Rovers	Prenton Park, Wirral	L 1 - 2	-	Mansaram

FA Cup

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
Nov 08	Queens Park Rangers	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	W 1 - 0	-	Boulding
Dec 06	Peterborough United	London Road, Peterborough	L 2 - 3	-	Jevons,Cas

League Cup

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
Aug 12	Doncaster Rovers	Belle Vue, Doncaster	L 2 - 3	-	Campbell,Anderson

Football League Trophy

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
Oct 15	Sheffield Wednesday	Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield	D 1 - 1	-	Mansaram Sheff Wed win 5-4 on penalties

Squad overview

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	WAL	Danny Coyne
2	DF	ENG	John McDermott
3	DF	ENG	Tony Gallimore
4	MF	ENG	Paul Groves (Player/manager)
5	DF	ENG	Paul Raven (Departed in February 2003)
6	DF	ENG	Stacy Coldicott
7	MF	ENG	Alan Pouton
8	MF	SCO	Stuart Campbell
9	FW	ENG	Phil Jevons
10	FW	ENG	Steve Livingstone
11	MF	ENG	Terry Cooke
12	FW	ENG	Jonathan Rowan
13	GK	ENG	Steve Croudson
14	FW	ENG	Chris Thompson
15	MF	ENG	Chris Bolder
16	DF	ENG	Iain Ward
17	DF	JAM	Simon Ford
18	DF	ENG	Steve Chettle
19	DF	WAL	Darren Barnard
20	FW	ENG	Paul Robinson (on loan from Wimbledon)

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
20	FW	ENG	David Soames
21	MF	ENG	Robert Taylor (Departed in December 2002)
21	DF	EIR	Jason Gavin (on loan from Middlesbrough)
21	FW	ENG	Michael Boulding
22	FW	ENG	Steve Kabba (on loan from Crystal Palace)
22	MF	SCO	Richard Hughes (on loan from Portsmouth)
23	DF	CPV	Georges Santos
24	MF	ENG	Graham Hockless
25	DF	ENG	Greg Young
26	MF	ENG	Stephen Downes
27	DF	ENG	Wes Parker
28	FW	ENG	Darren Mansaram
29	GK	ENG	Bradley Hughes
30	GK	ENG	Paul Fraser
31	MF	WAL	John Oster (on loan from Sunderland)
31	MF	EIR	Michael Keane (on loan from Preston North End)
32	GK	ENG	Shaun Allaway (on loan from Leeds United)
33	FW	USA	Jake Sagare
34	GK	ENG	Andrew Pettinger

Appearances & Goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Division One		League Cup		Football League Trophy		FA Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	WAL	Danny Coyne	36	0	32	0	1	0	1	0	2	0
2	DF	ENG	John McDermott	23	0	21	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
3	DF	ENG	Tony Gallimore	38	2	34	2	1	0	1	0	2	0
4	DF	ENG	Paul Groves	28	1	26	1	1	0	1	0	0	0
5	DF	ENG	Paul Raven	40	3	37	3	1	0	0	0	2	0
6	MF	ENG	Stacy Coldicott	23	3	19	2	1	0	1	0	2	1
7	MF	ENG	Alan Pouton	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	FW	SCO	Stuart Campbell	43	1	39	1	1	0	1	0	2	0
9	FW	ENG	Phil Jevons	30	13	27	12	1	0	1	0	1	1
10	FW	ENG	Steve Livingstone	34	4	31	3	1	0	1	0	1	1
11	MF	ENG	Terry Cooke	14	0	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	FW	ENG	Jonathan Rowan	30	13	29	12	0	0	0	0	1	1
13	GK	ENG	Steve Croudson	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	FW	ENG	Chris Thompson	7	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	MF	ENG	Chris Bolder	14	2	14	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	DF	ENG	Iain Ward	19	0	17	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
17	DF	JAM	Simon Ford	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	DF	ENG	Steve Chettle	13	2	13	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	MF	WAL	Darren Barnard	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	FW	ENG	Paul Robinson	31	0	27	0	1	0	1	0	2	0
22	FW	ENG	David Soames	33	6	29	5	1	1	1	0	2	0
21	FW	ENG	Robert Taylor	12	0	11	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
21	DF	EIR	Jason Gavin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	FW	ENG	Michael Boulding	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	FW	ENG	Steve Kabba	10	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	MF	SCO	Richard Hughes	36	1	33	1	1	0	0	0	2	0
23	DF	CPV	Georges Santos	36	0	32	0	1	0	1	0	2	0
24	MF	ENG	Graham Hockless	5	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
25	DF	ENG	Greg Young	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	MF	ENG	Stephen Downes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	DF	ENG	Wes Parker	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	FW	ENG	Darren Mansaram	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	GK	ENG	Bradley Hughes	11	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	GK	ENG	Paul Fraser	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	MF	WAL	John Oster	18	0	17	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
31	MF	EIR	Michael Keane	5	1	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	GK	ENG	Shaun Allaway	6	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	FW	USA	Jake Sagare	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	GK	ENG	Andrew Pettinger	12	4	12	4	0	0	0	0	0	0

Most frequent starting line-up

Davison

McDermott

Crane

Edwards

Barnard

Crowe

Hamilton

Campbell

Anderson

Jevons

Boulding

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

In

Pre-Season

#	Player	From	Age	Fee
11	Terry Cooke	Manchester City	26	Free Transfer
18	Steve Chettle	Barnsley	35	Free Transfer
19	Darren Barnard	Barnsley	31	Free Transfer
20	Paul Robinson	Wimbledon	24	Loan
21	Robert Taylor	Wolverhampton Wanderers	32	Free Transfer
22	Steve Kabba	Crystal Palace	23	Loan
25	Greg Young	Sheffield Wednesday	20	Free Transfer
26	Stephen Downes	Ossett Albion	20	Free Transfer
27	Wes Parker	Grimsby Town Youth Academy	18	Professional Contract
28	Darren Mansaram	Grimsby Town Youth Academy	18	Professional Contract
29	Bradley Hughes	Watford	18	Free Transfer
30	Paul Fraser	Grimsby Town Youth Academy	16	Professional Contract

Mid-Season

#	Player	From	Age	Fee
20	David Soames	Grimsby Town Youth Academy	18	Professional Contract
21	Jason Gavin	Middlesbrough	22	Loan
21	Michael Boulding	Aston Villa	27	Free Transfer
22	Richard Hughes	Portsmouth	24	Loan
23	Georges Santos	Sheffield United	32	Free Transfer
31	John Oster	Sunderland	24	Loan
31	Michael Keane	Preston North End	20	Loan
33	Mickael Antoine-Curier	Notts County	19	Free Transfer
34	Isaiah Rankin	Barnsley	24	Loan (Part of Michael Boulding deal)
34	Isaiah Rankin	Barnsley	24	Free Transfer
35	Nick Hegarty	Grimsby Town Academy	18	Professional Contract
39	Iffy Onuora	Sheffield United	35	Loan
39	Iffy Onuora	Sheffield United	35	Free Transfer

Out

Pre-Season

#	Player	To	Age	Fee
01	Danny Coyne	Leicester City	28	Free Transfer
03	Tony Gallimore	Barnsley	30	Released
10	Steve Livingstone	Carlisle United	32	Released
11	Terry Cooke	Sheffield Wednesday	25	Released
13	Steve Croudson	Boston United	21	Released
14	Chris Thompson	Northwich Victoria	20	Released
18	Steve Chettle	Burton Albion	33	Released
23	Georges Santos	Ipswich Town	31	Free Transfer
26	Stephen Downes	York City	20	Released
33	Jake Sagare	Portland Timbers	22	Released

Mid-Season

#	Player	To	Age	Fee
06	Marcel Cas	RBC Roosendaal	30	Released
07	Alan Pouton	Gillingham	25	£30,000
09	Michael Boulding	Barnsley	26	£50,000 (plus Isaiah Rankin on loan)
20	Des Hamilton	Barnet	26	Released
22	Paul Groves	Scunthorpe United	36	Loan
30	Bradley Hughes	Gainsborough Trinty	20	Released
39	Iffy Onuora	Tranmere Rovers	35	Free Transfer