2016–17 Grimsby Town F.C. season

Grimsby Town

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)

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2017–18 →

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	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	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 ^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Released	^[16]
1 July 2016	RB	Danny East	Guiseley ^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Released	^[16]
1 July 2016	CM	Conor Henderson	Free agent	Released	^[16]
1 July 2016	RW	Marcus Marshall	Boston United ^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Released	^[16]
1 July 2016	LM	Andy Monkhouse	Ilkeston ^{[lower-alpha 4]}	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 ^{[lower-alpha 5]}	Released	^[16]
1 July 2016	LB	Gregor Robertson	Free agent	Released	^[16]
1 July 2016	LM	Anthony Straker	Aldershot Town ^{[lower-alpha 6]}	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	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 (2016-07-12) 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 (2016-07-15) Friendly	Grimsby Town	0–0	Hull City	Cleethorpes
19:30		Report		Stadium: Blundell Park

19 July 2016 (2016-07-19) Friendly	Boston United	1–1	Grimsby Town	Boston
19:30	Adams 15'		Vose 63'	Stadium: York Street

League Two

Main article: 2016–17 Football League Two

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
8	Blackpool	19	7	6	6	33	22	+11	27
9	Barnet	19	6	9	4	27	27	0	27
10	Grimsby Town	19	7	5	7	27	25	+2	26
11	Crewe Alexandra	19	6	8	5	22	25	−3	26
12	Cambridge United	19	7	4	8	21	23	−2	25

Updated to match(es) played on 3 December 2016. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

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

Main article: 2016–17 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

Main article: 2016–17 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

Main article: 2016–17 EFL Trophy

Pos	Lge	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L1	Walsall	3	3	0	0	0	8	3	+5	9	Advance to Round 2
2	ACA	Leicester City Academy	3	1	1	0	1	1	1	0	5	Advance to Round 2
3	L1	Sheffield United	3	1	0	1	1	5	4	+1	4
4	L2	Grimsby Town	3	0	0	0	3	4	10	−6	0

Source: EFL.com

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.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "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.

Grimsby Town Football Club

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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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2016–17 in English football

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National teams

Senior (2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying round)
U21 (UEFA Euro 2017 qualifying round)
U19 (UEFA Euro 2017 qualifying round)
U17 (UEFA Euro 2017 qualifying round)

League competitions

Level 1	Premier League

Levels 2–4	English Football League (Championship, League 1, League 2)

Levels 5–6	National League

Levels 7–8	Isthmian League Northern Premier League Southern League

Levels 9–10	Combined Counties League East Midlands Counties League (level 10 only) Eastern Counties League Essex Senior League (level 9 only) Hellenic League Midland League Northern Counties East League Northern League North West Counties League Southern Combination League Southern Counties East League South West Peninsula League (level 10 only) Spartan South Midlands League United Counties League Wessex League Western League West Midlands (Regional) League (level 10 only)

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

Under 18	Professional U18 Development League FA Youth Cup

Club seasons

Premier League	Arsenal Bournemouth Burnley Chelsea Crystal Palace Everton Hull City Leicester City Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Middlesbrough Southampton Stoke City Sunderland Swansea City Tottenham Hotspur Watford West Bromwich Albion West Ham United

Championship	Aston Villa Barnsley Birmingham City Blackburn Rovers Brentford Brighton & Hove Albion Bristol City Burton Albion Cardiff City Derby County Fulham Huddersfield Town Ipswich Town Leeds United Newcastle United Norwich City Nottingham Forest Preston North End Queens Park Rangers Reading Rotherham United Sheffield Wednesday Wigan Athletic Wolverhampton Wanderers

League One	AFC Wimbledon Bolton Wanderers Bradford City Bristol Rovers Bury Charlton Athletic Chesterfield Coventry City Fleetwood Town Gillingham Millwall Milton Keynes Dons Northampton Town Oldham Athletic Oxford United Peterbrough United Port Vale Rochdale Scunthorpe United Sheffield United Shrewsbury Town Southend United Swindon Town Walsall

League Two	Accrington Stanley Barnet Blackpool Cambridge United Carlisle United Cheltenham Town Colchester United Crawley Town Crewe Alexandra Doncaster Rovers Exeter City Grimsby Town Hartlepool United Leyton Orient Luton Town Mansfield Town Morecambe Newport County Notts County Plymouth Argyle Portsmouth Stevenage Wycombe Wanderers Yeovil Town

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