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List of Grimsby Town F.C. players

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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.

A

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Name Nationality Position Grimsby career Appearances Goals
Walter Abbott  England IL 1919–1920
George Affleck  Scotland FB 1919–1924 197 0
Paul Agnew  Northern Ireland LB 1983–1994 243 3
Keith Alexander  England/ Saint Lucia FW 1988–1990 83 26
Bradley Allen  England FW 1999–2001 80 15
Willie Andrews  United States/ Ireland WH 1912–1914 105 2
Bill Appleyard  England FW 1901–1902
1908
44
13
19
2
Jock Archibald  Scotland GK 1923–1926 111 0
Tony Arrowsmith  England FB 1911–1914 137 0
Lee Ashcroft  England FW 1998–1999 61 15

B

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Name Nationality Position Grimsby career Appearances Goals
Joseph Bache  England FW 1920 5 0
Darren Barnard  Wales LB 2002–2003 63 4
Alan Barnett  England GK 1958–1962 116 0
Frank Barton  England MF 1973–1975 123 15
Nigel Batch  England GK 1976–1986 348 0
Peter Beagrie  England MF 2006 9 0
Dave Beasant  England GK 1992 6 0
Bill Bellas  England FB 1951–1952 5 0
Jackie Bestall  England MF 1926–1937 427 76
Harry Betmead  England CB 1931–1946 296 10
Garry Birtles  England FW 1989–1991 69 9
Fred Bisby  England MF 1905–1907 12 1
Kingsley Black  Northern Ireland MF 1996–2000 141 8
Ernest Blake  England MF 1920–1921 7 0
William Blanchard  England FB 1907–1915 11 0
Jimmy Bloomer  Scotland FW 1949–1954 109 42
Tom Blythe  England IF 1898 4 1
Paul Bolland  England MF 2005–2010 118 13
Ivano Bonetti  Italy MF 1995 19 3
Phil Bonnyman  Scotland MF 1982–1986 151 15
Dave Booth  England FB 1972–1977 200 7
Michael Boulding  England FW 2001–2002
2002–2003
35
39
11
16
Jimmy Boyd  Scotland FW 1938–1939 37 9
Dave Boylen  England MF 1966–1977 384 34
Stuart Brace  England FW 1968–1973 206 81
Alec Brader  England FW 1960–1963 2 0
Jack Bradford  England WH 1920–1923 108 0
Tommy Briggs  England FW 1947–1950
1957–1958
116
19
78
9
Bert Brocklesbury  England FB 1898 3 0
Mike Brolly  Scotland MF 1976–1981 254 27
Ernie Brooks  England MF 1919–1920 3 0
Marlon Broomes  England CB 2001 15 0
George Browell  England CB 1911–1912 23 0
Willie Brown  Scotland FB 1951–1957 265 1
Edward Brumley  England CB 1901–1903 5 2
Teddy Buck  England WH 1929–1939 354 4
Wayne Burnett  England MF 1997–2001 106 6
Andy Butler  England CB 2006 4 0
Martin Butler  England FW 2008 16 5
Danny Butterfield  England RB 1997–2001 124 3

C

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

D

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

E

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

F

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

G

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Name Nationality Position Grimsby career Appearances Goals
Hughie Gallacher  Scotland FW 1937 12 3
Tony Gallimore  England LB 1995–2002 273 4
Dave Gilbert  England MF 1988–1994
1997
259
5
41
0
Wilf Gillow  England WH 1919–1924 103 5
Pat Glover  Wales FW 1929–1938 227 180
Dean Gordon  England LB 2004–2005 20 2
Jimmy Gordon  England CB 1909–1914 126 7
Paddy Gray  Scotland CB 1898–1902 121 5
Stewart Gray  England CB 1970–1976 264 2
Paul Groves  England MF 1992–1995
1997–2003
184
270
38
33
Goran Yabae  Canada MF 1999–2002
1997–2003
184
270
38
33

H

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

I

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J

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

K

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

L

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

M

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Name Nationality Position Grimsby career Appearances Goals
Clint Marcelle  Trinidad and Tobago FW 2004 3 0
Tommy McCairns  England FW 1893–1897 137 86
John McDermott  England FB 1987–2007 647 10
Jimmy McGowan  Scotland WH 1946–1949 34 4
Frank McKenna  England FW 1922–1926 114 31
James McKeown  Republic of Ireland GK 2011-2022 432 0
George McLean  Scotland FW 1962–1964 91 41
Duncan McMillan  Scotland CB 1948–1954 188 2
Jimmy Maddison  England MF 1950–1958 272 40
Billy Marshall  England MF 1923–1931 340 59
Frank Martin  England WH 1911–1920 159 1
Clive Mendonca  England FW 1991–1996 166 61
Steve Mildenhall  England GK 2005–2006 46 0
Bobby Mitchell  England MF 1978–1981 142 6
Ken Moody  England FB 1947–1950 114 0
David Moore  England FB 1978–1982
1986–1987
136
4
2
0
Kevin Moore  England CB 1976–1986 400 28
Bert Morley  England FB 1904–1906 93 3
George Mountain  England FB 1895
1897–1902
1
151
0
4

N

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Name Nationality Position Grimsby career Appearances Goals
Alan Neilson  Wales CB 2001–2002 8 2
Alf Nelmes  England WH 1898–1905 219 14
Tom Newey  England LB 2005–2009 134 4
David Nielsen  Denmark FW 2000–2001 17 5
Chris Nicholl  England/ Northern Ireland CB 1983–1984 70 0
Lee Nogan  Wales FW 1997–1999 73 10

O

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

P

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Name Nationality Position Grimsby career Appearances Goals
Andy Parkinson  England MF 2004–2006 88 12
Malcolm Partridge  England FW 1974–1978 138 25
Martin Paterson  Northern Ireland FW 2006–2007 15 6
Norman Penrose  England WH 1938–1949 9 0
Thomas Pinault  France MF 2004–2005 43 7
Cliff Portwood  England FW 1961–1963 92 35
Alan Pouton  England MF 1999–2003 121 12
Gerry Priestley  England MF 1955–1958 110 11
John Priestley  Scotland WH 1928–1931 139 7
Martin Pringle  Sweden FW 2002 2 0
Jack Prior  England MF 1926–1931 160 34

Q

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R

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

S

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

T

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

U

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V

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

W

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Name Nationality Position Grimsby career Appearances Goals
Harry Wainman  England GK 1964–1977 420 0
Paul Warhurst  England CB/MF/FW 2004 7 0
Joe Waters  Ireland MF 1975–1983 357 65
Tommy Watson  England MF 1987–1995 172 24
Duncan Welbourne  England FB 1957–1963 130 3
Sidney Wheelhouse  England FB 1907–1914 234 3
Jimmy Whitehouse  England GK 1892–1895
1899
110
27
0
0
Justin Whittle  England CB 2004–2008 131 3
Trevor Whymark  England FW 1980–1983 93 16
Tommy Widdrington  England MF 1996–1999 89 8
Joe Widdowson  England LB 2009–2010 58 1
Clive Wigginton  England CB 1968–1974
1979–1982
173
122
6
2
Paul Wilkinson  England FW 1982–1984 71 27
Menno Willems  Netherlands MF 2000–2002 54 2
Clarrie Williams  England GK 1952–1959 188 0
Charlie Wilson  England FB 1923–1932 273 2
Curtis Woodhouse  England MF 2006 16 1
Neil Woods  England FW 1990–1997 226 42
Dave Worthington  England FB 1966–1972 293 14
Charlie Wrack  England CB 1925–1930 125 2
Darren Wrack  England MF 1996–1998 13 1
Charlie Wright  Scotland GK 1962–1965 129 0

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Y

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Z

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Key

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References

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  • Player database at thefishy.co.uk
  • Grimsby Town at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  • Since 1888 – Football league statistics (requires registration)
  • Lamming, Douglas (1985). A Who's Who of Grimsby Town AFC 1890–1985. Hutton Press. ISBN 0-907033-34-2.