2004–05 Grimsby Town F.C. season

Grimsby Town

2004–05 season
Chairman	Peter Furneaux
Manager	Russell Slade
Stadium	Blundell Park
Football League Two	18th
FA Cup	First round
Football League Cup	Second round
Football League Trophy	First round
Lincolnshire Senior Cup	Semi-final
Top goalscorer	League: Michael Reddy (9) All: Andy Parkinson, Michael Reddy (9)
Highest home attendance	7941 v Scunthorpe United (23 April 2005)
Lowest home attendance	3005 v Wigan Athletic (24 August 2004)
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Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Ref
17 June 2004	DF	Justin Whittle	Hull City	Free Transfer
18 June 2004	DF	Simon Ramsden	Sunderland	Free Transfer	[1]
1 July 2004	MF	Terry Fleming	Cambridge United	Free Transfer
1 July 2004	MF	Paul Ashton	Leicester City	Free Transfer
5 July 2004	DF	Rob Jones	Stockport County	Free Transfer
10 July 2004	MF	Andy Parkinson	Sheffield United	Free Transfer
16 July 2004	DF	Ronnie Bull	Millwall	Free Transfer
20 July 2004	FW	Michael Reddy	Sunderland	Free Transfer	[2]
24 July 2004	MF	Thomas Pinault	Colchester United	Free Transfer	[3]
29 July 2004	GK	Anthony Williams	Hartlepool United	Free Transfer	[4]
6 August 2004	FW	Clint Marcelle	Scarborough	Free Transfer	[5]
14 August 2004	DF	Dean Gordon	Coventry City	Free Transfer
10 September 2004	FW	Colin Cramb	Shrewsbury Town	Free Transfer	[6]
15 September 2004	DF	Terrell Forbes	Queens Park Rangers	Free Transfer
23 December 2004	FW	Martin Gritton	Torquay United	Undisclosed	[7]
29 December 2004	DF	Glen Downey	Scarborough	Free Transfer

Loans in

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Date Until	Ref
6 July 2004	MF	Ashley Sestanovich	Sheffield United	12 January 2005
3 September 2004	FW	Paul Robinson	Tranmere Rovers	3 October 2004
3 September 2004	FW	Chris Williams	Stockport County	26 September 2004	[8]
22 October 2004	FW	Jon Daly	Stockport County	10 November 2004
4 March 2005	MF	Matt Harrold	Brentford	5 May 2005

Transfers out

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred To	Fee	Ref
31 May 2004	DF	Mike Edwards	Notts County	Free Transfer
18 June 2004	FW	Phil Jevons	Yeovil Town	Free Transfer
26 June 2004	MF	Stuart Campbell	Bristol Rovers	Free Transfer
5 July 2004	GK	Aidan Davison	Colchester United	Free Transfer	[9]
14 July 2004	MF	Iain Anderson	Dundee	Released	[10]
5 August 2004	MF	Darren Barnard	Aldershot Town	Released
5 August 2004	MF	Paul Warhurst	Blackpool	Released	[11]
5 August 2004	MF	Jamie Lawrence	Brentford	Released
5 August 2004	FW	Isaiah Rankin	Brentford	Free Transfer
5 August 2004	GK	Andy Pettinger	Ossett Town	Released
5 August 2004	DF	Simon Ford	Redbridge	Released
5 August 2004	DF	Wes Parker	Gainsborough Trinity	Released
5 August 2004	MF	John Thorrington	Chicago Fire	Released
5 August 2004	FW	Mickael Antoine-Curier	Vard Haugesund	Released
5 August 2004	FW	Liam Nimmo	Spalding United	Released
5 August 2004	FW	Jonathan Rowan	Kidderminster Harriers	Released
31 October 2004	FW	Clint Marcelle	Tamworth	Released
11 January 2005	MF	Ashley Hildred	Hereford United	Released	[12]
14 January 2005	MF	Colin Cramb	Hamilton Academical	Free Transfer
24 January 2005	FW	Darren Mansaram	Halifax Town	Free Transfer	[13]
25 February 2005	DF	Greg Young	Halifax Town	Free Transfer
1 March 2005	GK	Paul Fraser	Ossett Town	Released
1 March 2005	DF	Kirk Wheeler	Ossett Town	Released
1 March 2005	FW	Giovanni Carchedi	Ossett Town	Released
6 March 2005	DF	Dean Gordon	APOEL Nicosia	Free Transfer

Loans out

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred To	Date Until	Ref
3 September 2004	FW	Darren Mansaram	Halifax Town	24 October 2004
16 September 2004	DF	Kirk Wheeler	Barrow	16 October 2004
7 October 2004	DF	Greg Young	Northwich Victoria	24 October 2004
15 October 2004	MF	Graham Hockless	Leigh RMI	10 November 2004	[14]
16 October 2004	DF	Kirk Wheeler	Ossett Albion	16 November 2004
3 December 2004	DF	Greg Young	Northwich Victoria	11 December 2004	[15]

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
16	Boston United	46	14	16	16	62	58	+4	58
17	Bury	46	14	16	16	54	54	0	58
18	Grimsby Town	46	14	16	16	51	52	−1	58
19	Notts County	46	13	13	20	46	62	−16	52
20	Chester City	46	12	16	18	43	69	−26	52

Updated to match(es) played on 15 September 2009. Source: 2004–05 League Two
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Fixtures and results

Pre-season Matches

Friendlies

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
15 Jul	Brigg Town	The Hawthorns, Brigg	W 3 – 2	–	Fleming, Parkinson, Garrocho
20 Jul	Scarborough	McCain Stadium, Scarborough	L 0 – 2	–	–
26 Jul	Willem II	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	D 1 – 1	–	Parkinson
29 Jul	Gainsborough Trinity	The Northolme, Gainsborough	W 1 – 0	–	McDermott
2 Aug	Halifax Town	The Shay, Halifax	D 1 – 1	–	Mansaram

Lincolnshire Cup

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
23 Jul	Scunthorpe United	Glanford Park, Scunthorpe	D 0 – 0	–	Scunthorpe win 5–4 on penalties

Football League Two

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
7 Aug	Darlington	Reynolds Arena, Darlington	L 0 – 1	–	–
10 Aug	Boston United	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	D 1 – 1	–	Reddy
14 Aug	Bury	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	W 5 – 1	–	Mansaram, Sestanovich, Pinault (2), Reddy
21 Aug	Rushden and Diamonds	Nene Park, Irthlingborough	L 0 – 1	–	–
28 Aug	Mansfield Town	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	W 2 – 0	–	Pinault, Crowe
30 Aug	Wycombe Wanderers	Adams Park, Wycombe	L 0 – 2	–	–
4 Sep	Rochdale	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	L 0 – 1	–	–
11 Sep	Macclesfield Town	Moss Rose, Macclesfield	L 1 – 3	–	Crowe
18 Sep	Leyton Orient	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	W 2 – 0	–	Crowe, Pinault
25 Sep	Cambridge United	Abbey Stadium, Cambridge	W 2 – 0	–	Parkinson, McDermott
1 Oct	Cheltenham Town	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	D 1 – 1	–	Parkinson
8 Oct	Northampton Town	Sixfields Stadium, Northampton	W 1 – 0	–	Gordon
16 Oct	Bristol Rovers	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	D 0 – 0	–	–
19 Oct	Shrewsbury Town	Gay Meadow, Shrewsbury	D 1 – 1	–	Fleming
23 Oct	Chester City	Deva Stadium, Chester	L 1 – 2	–	Daly
30 Oct	Swansea City	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	D 1 – 1	–	Cramb
6 Nov	Scunthorpe United	Glanford Park, Scunthorpe	L 0 – 2	–	–
20 Nov	Kidderminster Harriers	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	W 2 – 1	–	Gordon, Pinault
26 Nov	Southend United	Roots Hall, Southend	D 1 – 1	–	McDermott
7 Dec	Notts County	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	W 3 – 2	–	Bull, Parkinson, Whittle
11 Dec	Yeovil Town	Huish Park, Yeovil	L 1 – 2	–	Sestanovich
17 Dec	Oxford United	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	D 1 – 1	–	Cramb
26 Dec	Macclesfield Town	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	D 0 – 0	–	–
29 Dec	Lincoln City	Sincil Bank, Lincoln	D 0 – 0	–	–
3 Jan	Cambridge United	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	W 3 – 0	–	Pinault, Bull, Gritton
11 Jan	Northampton Town	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	L 1 – 2	–	Reddy
15 Jan	Leyton Orient	Brisbane Road, Leyton, London	W 2 – 1	–	Parkinson, Gritton
22 Jan	Lincoln City	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	L 2 – 4	–	Pinault, Coldicott
28 Jan	Cheltenham Town	Whaddon Road, Cheltenham	W 3 – 2	–	Fleming, Reddy (2)
5 Feb	Bristol Rovers	Memorial Ground, Bristol	L 0 – 3	–	–
12 Feb	Shrewsbury Town	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	L 0 – 1	–	–
19 Feb	Swansea City	Vetch Field, Swansea	D 0 – 0	–	–
22 Feb	Chester City	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	W 1 – 0	–	Gritton
26 Feb	Yeovil Town	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	W 2 – 1	–	Gritton, Parkinson
1 Mar	Rochdale	Spotland, Rochdale	L 0 – 2	–	–
5 Mar	Oxford United	Kassam Stadium, Oxford	W 2 – 1	–	Harrold, Parkinson
12 Mar	Boston United	York Street, Boston	D 1 – 1	–	Harrold
19 Mar	Darlington	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	L 0 – 1	–	–
25 Mar	Bury	Gigg Lane, Bury	L 1 – 3	–	Reddy
28 Mar	Rushden and Diamonds	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	D 0 – 0	–	–
2 Apr	Mansfield Town	Field Mill, Mansfield	L 0 – 2	–	–
9 Apr	Wycombe Wanderers	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	D 0 – 0	–	–
16 Apr	Notts County	Meadow Lane, Nottingham	D 2 – 2	–	Parkinson, Crowe
23 Apr	Scunthorpe United	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	D 0 – 0	–	–
30 Apr	Kidderminster Harriers	Aggborough, Kidderminster	W 4 – 1	–	Jones, Reddy (2), Parkinson
7 May	Southend United	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	D 1 – 1	–	Reddy

FA Cup

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
13 Nov	Exeter City	St James Park, Exeter	L 0 – 1	–	–

League Cup

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
24 Aug	Wigan Athletic	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	W 1 – 0	–	Parkinson
21 Sep	Charlton Athletic	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	L 0 – 2	–	–

Football League Trophy

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
28 Sep	Carlisle United	Brunton Park, Carlisle	L 1 – 2	–	Cramb

Squad overview

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   WAL Anthony Williams 2 DF   ENG John McDermott 3 DF   ENG Greg Young (Departed in February 2005) 4 DF   ENG Simon Ramsden 5 DF   ENG Tony Crane 6 DF   ENG Justin Whittle 7 MF   ENG Ashley Sestanovich (on loan from Sheffield United) 8 DF   ENG Jason Crowe 9 FW   EIR Michael Reddy 10 MF   ENG Andy Parkinson 11 MF   ENG Stacy Coldicott 12 MF   ENG Graham Hockless 13 GK   ENG Paul Fraser(Departed in February 2005) 14 FW   ENG David Soames 15 MF   ENG Terry Fleming 16 DF   ENG Ronnie Bull 17 MF   FRA Thomas Pinault

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 DF   ENG Rob Jones 19 FW   ENG Darren Mansaram (Departed in February 2005) 19 FW   ENG Matt Harrold (on loan from Brentford) 20 DF   ENG Kirk Wheeler(Departed in January 2005) 21 MF   ENG Ashley Hildred(Departed in November 2004) 21 MF   ENG Paul Ashton 22 FW   ENG Giovanni Carchedi(Departed in January 2005) 23 FW   TRI Clint Marcelle (Departed in October 2004) 24 DF   ENG Dean Gordon (Departed in March 2005) 25 DF   ENG Glen Downey 26 FW   EIR Jon Daly (on loan from Stockport County) 26 FW   ENG Chris Williams (on loan from Stockport County) 26 FW   SCO Martin Gritton 27 FW   ENG Paul Robinson (on loan from Tranmere Rovers) 27 FW   ENG Danny North 28 DF   ENG Terrell Forbes 29 FW   SCO Colin Cramb (Departed in January 2005) 30 MF   ENG Nick Hegarty

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League Two		League Cup		Football League Trophy		FA Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	WAL	Anthony Williams	51	0	47	0	2	0	1	0	1	0
2	DF	ENG	John McDermott	45	0	42	0	2	0	0	0	1	0
3	DF	ENG	Greg Young	8	0	6	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
4	DF	ENG	Simon Ramsden	27	0	26	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF	ENG	Tony Crane	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	DF	ENG	Justin Whittle	43	1	40	1	2	0	0	0	1	0
7	MF	ENG	Ashley Sestanovich (on loan from Sheffield United)	26	2	23	2	2	0	0	0	1	0
8	DF	ENG	Jason Crowe	41	4	38	4	2	0	0	0	1	0
9	FW	EIR	Michael Reddy	45	9	41	9	2	0	1	0	1	0
10	MF	ENG	Andy Parkinson	49	9	46	8	2	1	0	0	1	0
11	MF	ENG	Stacy Coldicott	34	1	32	1	1	0	1	0	0	0
12	MF	ENG	Graham Hockless	8	0	6	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
13	GK	ENG	Paul Fraser	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	FW	ENG	David Soames	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	DF	ENG	Ronnie Bull	30	2	28	2	1	0	1	0	0	0
16	MF	ENG	Terry Fleming	48	2	44	2	2	0	1	0	1	0
17	MF	FRA	Thomas Pinault	48	7	44	7	2	0	1	0	1	0
18	DF	ENG	Rob Jones	23	1	21	1	0	0	1	0	1	0
19	FW	ENG	Darren Mansaram	8	1	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	FW	ENG	Matt Harrold (on loan from Brentford)	6	2	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	DF	ENG	Kirk Wheeler	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	MF	ENG	Ashley Hildred	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	MF	ENG	Paul Ashton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	FW	ENG	Giovanni Carchedi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	FW	TRI	Clint Marcelle	5	0	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
24	DF	ENG	Dean Gordon	23	2	20	2	2	0	0	0	1	0
25	DF	ENG	Glen Downey	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	FW	ENG	Chris Williams (on loan from Stockport County)	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	FW	EIR	Jon Daly (on loan from Stockport County)	3	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	FW	SCO	Martin Gritton	24	4	24	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	FW	ENG	Paul Robinson (on loan from Tranmere Rovers )	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
27	FW	ENG	Danny North	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	DF	ENG	Terrell Forbes	34	0	33	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
29	FW	SCO	Colin Cramb	13	2	11	2	0	0	1	0	1	0
30	MF	ENG	Nick Hegarty	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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