2016–17 Grimsby Town F.C. season
| 2016–17 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | John Fenty |
| Manager | Paul Hurst (until 24 October) |
| Stadium | Blundell Park |
| FA Cup | First round (vs. Bolton Wanderers) |
| League Cup | First round (vs. Derby County) |
The 2016–17 season is Grimsby Town's 139th season of existence and their first back in League Two after gaining promotion the previous season.[1] Along with competing in League Two, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy.
The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.
Transfers
In
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2016 | LB |  |
Danny Andrew | Fleetwood Town | Free transfer | [2] |
| 1 July 2016 | CM |  |
James Berrett | York City | Undisclosed | [3] |
| 1 July 2016 | RW | |
Tom Bolarinwa | Sutton United | Undisclosed | [4] |
| 1 July 2016 | CB | |
Andrew Boyce | Scunthorpe United | Free transfer | [5] |
| 1 July 2016 | CF |  |
Rhys Browne | Aldershot Town | Undisclosed | [6] |
| 1 July 2016 | CF | |
Ashley Chambers | Dagenham & Redbridge | Free transfer | [7] |
| 1 July 2016 | RB | |
Ben Davies | Portsmouth | Free transfer | [8] |
| 1 July 2016 | LB | |
Dan Jones | Hartlepool United | Free transfer | [9] |
| 1 July 2016 | CM | |
Sean McAllister | Scunthorpe United | Free transfer | [10] |
| 1 July 2016 | RB | |
Zak Mills | Boston United | Free transfer | [11] |
| 1 July 2016 | CM | |
Luke Summerfield | York City | Free transfer | [12] |
| 30 July 2016 | CF | |
Scott Vernon | Shrewsbury Town | Free transfer | [13] |
Out
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2016 | CF | |
Pádraig Amond | Hartlepool United | Free transfer | [14] |
| 1 July 2016 | RW | |
Nathan Arnold | Lincoln City | Free transfer | [15] |
| 1 July 2016 | GK | |
Callum Bastock | Free agent | Released | [16] |
| 1 July 2016 | CM | |
Craig Clay | Motherwell [a] | Released | [16] |
| 1 July 2016 | RB | |
Danny East | Guiseley [b] | Released | [16] |
| 1 July 2016 | CM | |
Conor Henderson | Free agent | Released | [16] |
| 1 July 2016 | RW | |
Marcus Marshall | Boston United [c] | Released | [16] |
| 1 July 2016 | LM | |
Andy Monkhouse | Ilkeston [d] | Released | [16] |
| 1 July 2016 | CM | |
Jon Nolan | Chesterfield | Free transfer | [21] |
| 1 July 2016 | CB |  |
Aristote Nsiala | Hartlepool United | Free transfer | [22] |
| 1 July 2016 | CF | |
Jon-Paul Pittman | Harrogate Town [e] | Released | [16] |
| 1 July 2016 | LB |  |
Gregor Robertson | Free agent | Released | [16] |
| 1 July 2016 | LM |  |
Anthony Straker | Aldershot Town [f] | Released | [16] |
| 1 July 2016 | CB | |
Josh Sunter | Free agent | Released | [16] |
| 1 July 2016 | RB | |
Richard Tait | Motherwell | Free transfer | [25] |
- ^ Following Clay's release, he signed for Motherwell.[17]
- ^ Following East's release, he signed for Guiseley.[18]
- ^ Following Marshall's release, he signed for Boston United.[19]
- ^ Following Monkhouse's release, he signed for Ilkeston.[20]
- ^ Following Pittman's release, he signed for Harrogate Town.[23]
- ^ Following Straker's release, he signed for Aldershot Town.[24]
Loans in
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2016 | AM | |
Dominic Vose | Scunthorpe United | End of season | [26] |
| 22 July 2016 | CF | |
Kayden Jackson | Barnsley | End of season | [27] |
| 31 August 2016 | CM |  |
Brandon Comley | Queens Park Rangers | 3 January 2017 | [28] |
| 31 August 2016 | GK | |
Dean Henderson | Manchester United | 3 January 2017 | [29] |
| 31 August 2016 | CF | |
Shaun Tuton | Barnsley | End of season | [30] |
Competitions
Pre-season friendlies
| 12 July 2016 Friendly | North Ferriby United | 4–1 | Grimsby Town | North Ferriby |
| 19:00 | Bateson  26'Fry 35'Brogan 61'Hare 64' |
Report | Summerfield 47' |
Stadium: Grange Lane |
| 15 July 2016 Friendly | Grimsby Town | 0–0 | Hull City | Cleethorpes |
| 19:30 | Report | Stadium: Blundell Park |
| 19 July 2016 Friendly | Boston United | 1–1 | Grimsby Town | Boston |
| 19:30 | Adams 15' |
Vose 63' |
Stadium: York Street |
League Two
League table
Template:2016–17 Football League Two table
Matches
| 6 August 2016 1 | Grimsby Town | 2–0 | Morecambe | Cleethorpes |
| 15:00 BST | Jackson 6' Bolarinwa  43'Davies 63'Gowling  71'McKeown 81' |
Report | Fleming 62' |
Stadium: Blundell Park |
| 13 August 2016 2 | Wycombe Wanderers | 2–1 | Grimsby Town | High Wycombe |
| 15:00 BST | McGinn 38' Jombati 55'Stewart 90+1' |
Report | Bolarinwa 47' Boyce 79'Berrett 89' |
Stadium: Adams Park |
| 16 August 2016 3 | Colchester United | 3–2 | Grimsby Town | Colchester |
| 19:45 BST | Dickenson 10', 39' Guthrie 26' 34' |
Report | Boyce 21' Disley 48'Pearson 77'Bogle 90+3' |
Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium |
| 20 August 2016 4 | Grimsby Town | 1–2 | Leyton Orient | Cleethorpes |
| 15:00 BST | Vose 90+2' Chambers 90+4'Andrew 90+4' |
Report | Erichot 33' Kelly 58'Palmer 77'Massey 86' |
Stadium: Blundell Park |
| 27 August 2016 5 | Grimsby Town | 5–2 | Stevenage | Cleethorpes |
| 15:00 BST | Bogle 15', 50', 90+4' Summerfield 40'Vose 49'Andrew 73' |
Report | Franks 45+2' McAnuff 66'Kennedy 75' |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 4,425 Referee: Darren Handley |
| 3 September 2016 6 | Notts County | 2–2 | Grimsby Town | Nottingham |
| 15:00 BST | Forte 77' Collins 89' |
Report | Pearson 34' Bogle 56' |
Stadium: Meadow Lane |
| 10 September 2016 7 | Luton Town | 1–2 | Grimsby Town | Luton |
| 15:00 BST | Sheehan 43' Rea 59'Potts 62'Cook 75' |
Report | Bogle 29', 82' Vose 78'Comley 88'McKeown 90+4'Jackson 90+4' |
Stadium: Kenilworth Road Stadium |
| 17 September 2016 8 | Grimsby Town | 0–2 | Crewe Alexandra | Cleethorpes |
| 15:00 BST | Bogle 60' Gowling 72' |
Report | Bakayogo 27' Hollands 43'Cooper 45+1'Jones 85' |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 5,289 Referee: Michael Salisbury |
| 24 September 2016 9 | Mansfield Town | 0–1 | Grimsby Town | Mansfield |
| 12:15 BST | Shearer 17' Pearce 17' |
Report | Bogle 17' (pen.) Chambers 72' |
Stadium: One Call Stadium |
| 27 September 2016 10 | Grimsby Town | 1–0 | Newport County | Cleethorpes |
| 19:45 BST | McKeown 59' Bogle 88' (pen.) 89' |
Report | Bennett 35' Parkin 59'Tozer 77' |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 4,296 Referee: Ben Toner |
| 1 October 2016 11 | Grimsby Town | 0–3 | Hartlepool United | Cleethorpes |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Carroll 4' Amond 25', 36'Thomas 60' |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 5,713 Referee: Chris Sarginson |
| 8 October 2016 12 | Exeter City | 0–0 | Grimsby Town | Exeter |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Comley 28' Gowling 78' |
Stadium: St. James' Park Attendance: 3,557 Referee: John Brooks |
| 15 October 2016 13 | Cambridge United | 0–1 | Grimsby Town | Cambridge |
| 15:00 BST | Dunne 49' Roberts 82'Clark 87' |
Report | Berrett 26' Tuton 90+2' |
Stadium: The R Costings Abbey Stadium Attendance: 5,121 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
| 22 October 2016 14 | Grimsby Town | 0–1 | Cheltenham Town | Cleethorpes |
| 15:00 BST | Andrew 71' |
Report | Waters 9' Pell 70'Munns 80'Dayton 85' |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 4,809 Referee: Darren Deadman |
| 29 October 2016 15 | Yeovil Town | 0–0 | Grimsby Town | Yeovil |
| 15:00 BST | Lawless 30' Mugabi 37'Smith 50' |
Report | Berrett 30' |
Stadium: Huish Park Stadium Attendance: 3,733 Referee: Brendan Malone |
| 12 November 2016 16 | Grimsby Town | 2–2 | Barnet | Cleethorpes |
| 15:00 GMT | Bogle 22', 35'  90+3'Chambers 43'Bolarinwa 81'Collins 90+6' |
Report | Dembélé 45+2' Akinde 50' (pen.), 55' (pen.)Champion 74'Sesay 90' |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 5,519 Referee: Seb Stockbridge |
| 19 November 2016 17 | Plymouth Argyle | 0–3 | Grimsby Town | Plymouth |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Collins 44' Bogle 62', 86' |
Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 10,241 Referee: Rob Jones |
| 22 November 2016 18 | Grimsby Town | 2–2 | Carlisle United | Cleethorpes |
| 19:45 GMT | Gowling 41' Bogle 50' (pen.)Bolarinwa 78' |
Report | Raynes 28' Wyke 44'Mills 67' (o.g.)Jones 83' |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 4,818 Referee: Nigel Miller |
| 26 November 2016 19 | Crawley Town | 3–2 | Grimsby Town | Crawley |
| 15:00 GMT | Yorwerth 20' Young 26'Collins 31'Roberts 56', 79'Payne 88'Boldewijn 90+5' |
Report | Bogle 45+2', 90' Mills 63' |
Stadium: Checkatrade.com Stadium Attendance: 2,315 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
FA Cup
| 5 November 2016 First round | Bolton Wanderers | 1–0 | Grimsby Town | Bolton |
| 15:00 GMT | Trotter 20' Proctor 55'Taylor 83' |
Report | Andrew 22' Gowling 80'Bogle 81' |
Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 6,649 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
EFL Cup
| 9 August 2016 First round | Derby County | 1–0 | Grimsby Town | Derby |
| 19:45 BST | Pearce 25' Keogh 60' |
Report | Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 11,692 Referee: Ben Toner |
EFL Trophy
Template:2016–17 EFL Trophy Northern Group H
| 30 August 2016 Group stage 1 | Walsall | 5–2 | Grimsby Town | Bescot |
| 19:45 BST | Bakayoko 18', 39', 43' Morris 61'Kouhyar 71'Preston 90' |
Boyce 5' Summerfield 67'Andrew 67' |
Stadium: Bescot Stadium |
| 4 October 2016 Group stage 2 | Grimsby Town | 0–1 | Leicester City U23 | Cleethorpes |
| 19:45 BST | McKeown 16' Gowling 24' |
Report | Domej 30' Mitchell 64' |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 609 Referee: Mark Haywood |
| 9 November 2016 Group stage 3 | Grimsby Town | 2–4 | Sheffield United | Cleethorpes |
| 19:45 GMT | Jackson 14' Boyce 63'Disley 81' |
Report | Slater 53' 59' Basham 60'Boyce 74' (o.g.)O'Connell 78'Clarke 87' |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 597 Referee: Richard Clark |
References
- ^ "History". Statto.
- ^ "Danny Andrew Joins The Mariners". Grimsby Town Official Site. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- ^ "Mariners Sign Berrett". Grimsby Town Official Site. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
- ^ "Bolarinwa Signs For The Mariners". Grimsby Town Official Site. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
- ^ "Boycey Is Back". Grimsby Town Official Site. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
- ^ "Browne Joins Town". Grimsby Town Official Site. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
- ^ "Chambers Joins Town". Grimsby Town Official Site. 24 June 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
- ^ "Davies Becomes A Mariner". Grimsby Town Official Site. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ "Dan's The Man - Defender Arrives At BP". Grimsby Town Official Site. 24 June 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
- ^ "McAllister Joins The Mariners". Grimsby Town Official Site. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ^ "Zak Joins Town". Grimsby Town Official Site. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ^ "Summerfield Signs For Town". Grimsby Town Official Site. 28 June 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
- ^ "Vernon Joins The Mariners". Grimsby Town Official Site. 30 July 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ^ "Amond joins Pools as Woods stays". BBC. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ "Lincoln sign ex-Grimsby man Arnold". BBC. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Retained List Announced". Grimsby Town Official Site. 24 May 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- ^ "Motherwell sign Clay on two-year deal". BBC. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ "Guiseley sign East, Vidal and Palmer". BBC. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ^ "Marshall makes United switch". Boston United Official Site. 3 August 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ^ "Winger Monkhouse joins Alfreton Town". Non League Daily. 24 May 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ^ "Chesterfield sign midfielder Nolan". BBC. 25 May 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- ^ "Hartlepool sign Grimsby defender Nsiala". BBC. 16 June 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- ^ "Harrogate grab Grimsby striker Pittman". Non League Yorkshire. 27 May 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ^ "Anthony Straker Returns To The Shots". Aldershot Town Official Site. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ^ "Well secure Lasley and three additions". BBC. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ^ "Vose Signs On Loan". Grimsby Town Official Site. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ "Barnsley Striker Arrives". Grimsby Town Official Site. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
- ^ "Comley Joins On Loan". Grimsby Town Official Site. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ^ "Henderson Joins The Mariners". Grimsby Town Official Site. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ^ "Shaun Tuton Signs On Loan". Grimsby Town Official Site. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.