2005–06 Grimsby Town F.C. season

Grimsby Town
2005–06 season
ChairmanJohn Fenty
ManagerRussell Slade
Football League Two4th (Play off runners up)
FA CupFirst round
League CupThird round
Football League TrophyFirst round
Lincolnshire Senior CupSemi-final
Top goalscorerLeague: Gary Jones(15)
All: Gary Jones(17)
Highest home attendance8458 v Northampton Town (6 May 2006)
Lowest home attendance1131 v Morecambe (18 October 2005)

The 2005–06 season is Grimsby Town's 128th season in their existence. They competed in Football League Two, alongside competing in the FA Cup, Football League Cup and the Football League Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2006.

Transfers

Transfers in

Date Pos Player Transferred from Fee Ref
25 May 2005 FW Jermaine Palmer Stoke City Free Transfer [1]
8 June 2005 MF Terry Barwick Scunthorpe United Free Transfer [2]
9 June 2005 GK John Lukic Jr. Nottingham Forest Free Transfer
22 June 2005 GK Steve Mildenhall Oldham Athletic Free Transfer
23 June 2005 MF Paul Bolland Notts County Free Transfer
27 June 2005 DF Tom Newey Cambridge United Free Transfer
1 July 2005 MF Jean-Paul Kamudimba Kalala OGC Nice Free Transfer
1 July 2005 FW Gary Jones Tranmere Rovers Free Transfer
5 August 2005 DF Gary Croft Cardiff City Free Transfer
5 August 2005 MF Tom Taylor Viking FK Free Transfer
18 August 2005 FW Ciaran Toner Lincoln City Free Transfer
18 October 2005 FW Steve Slade Vikingur Reykjavik Free Transfer
12 January 2006 DF Ben Futcher Boston United Free Transfer
27 January 2006 MF Curtis Woodhouse Hull City Free Transfer
31 January 2006 FW Marc Goodfellow Bristol City Free Transfer
31 January 2006 FW Gary Cohen Gretna Free Transfer

Loans in

Date Pos Player Transferred from Date Until Ref
29 June 2005 FW Gary Cohen Gretna 30 January 2006
1 August 2005 FW Calvin Andrew Luton Town 4 November 2005
27 September 2005 DF Simon Francis Sheffield United 23 October 2005
1 January 2006 DF Matthew Bloomer Lincoln City 31 January 2006
17 January 2006 FW Junior Mendes Northampton Town 17 May 2006

Transfers out

Date Pos Player Transferred To Fee Ref
26 May 2005 DF Terrell Forbes Oldham Athletic Free Transfer
29 May 2005 DF Jason Crowe NorthamptonTown Free Transfer
29 May 2005 MF Graham Hockless North Ferriby United Released
29 May 2005 FW David Soames Armthorpe Welfare Released
9 June 2005 GK Anthony Williams Carlisle United Released
1 July 2005 MF Stacy Coldicott Hereford United Released
6 July 2005 MF Terry Fleming Kidderminster Harriers Released
7 July 2005 MF Ronnie Bull New Zealand Knights Released
20 October 2005 FW Steve Slade Worthing Released
1 January 2006 DF Tony Crane Worksop Town Free Transfer
30 January 2006 FW Martin Gritton Lincoln City Undisclosed Fee
31 January 2006 DF Simon Ramsden Rochdale Free Transfer
31 January 2006 MF Tom Taylor Buxton Released
30 March 2006 GK John Lukic Jr. Barnsley Released

Loans out

Date Pos Player Transferred To Date Until Ref
3 August 2005 FW Jermaine Palmer Scarborough 3 September 2005
16 September 2005 FW Jermaine Palmer York City 16 October 2005
15 October 2005 DF Tony Crane Worksop Town 31 December 2005
24 November 2005 MF Terry Barwick York City 1 January 2006
27 November 2005 MF Nick Hegarty Whitby Town 27 December 2005
16 January 2006 MF Nick Hegarty Willenhall Town 16 March 2006
17 January 2006 FW Jermaine Palmer Alfreton Town 17 March 2006


Fixtures and results

Grimsby Town's score shown first

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Pre-season matches

Friendlies

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
18 July 2005 Sheffield Wednesday Blundell Park, Cleethorpes 1–2 Hegarty
22 July 2005 Rotherham United Blundell Park, Cleethorpes 1–1 Gritton
26 July 2005 Leeds United Blundell Park, Cleethorpes 1–1 Reddy
31 July 2005 Lincoln City Sincil Bank, Lincoln 1–0 Parkinson
2 August 2005 Blackburn Rovers Blundell Park, Cleethorpes 1–2 R.Jones

Lincolnshire Cup

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
14 July 2005 Scunthorpe United Glanford Park, Scunthorpe 0–0[a]

Football League Two

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
6 August 2005 Oxford United Blundell Park, Cleethorpes 1–1 Crane
9 August 2005 Bristol Rovers Memorial Ground, Bristol 2–1 Gritton, R.Jones
20 August 2005 Darlington Blundell Park, Cleethorpes 0–1 –
27 August 2005 Barnet Underhill Stadium, Barnet, London 1–0 Andrew
29 August 2005 Rushden And Diamonds Blundell Park, Cleethorpes 2–0 McDermott, Kalala
2 September 2005 Stockport County Blundell Park, Cleethorpes 1–3 G.Jones
6 September 2005 Chester City Deva Stadium, Chester 2–1 Kalala, Reddy
10 September 2005 Peterborough United London Road, Peterborough 1–0 G.Jones
17 September 2005 Torquay United Blundell Park, Cleethorpes 3–0 R.Jones, Reddy (2)
24 September 2005 Boston United York Street, Boston 1–1 Kalala
27 September 2005 Notts County Blundell Park, Cleethorpes 4–0 R.Jones, Gritton, Kalala, Cohen
1 October 2005 Shrewsbury Town Gay Meadow, Shrewsbury 0–0 –
7 October 2005 Wycombe Wanderers Blundell Park, Cleethorpes 0–1 –
14 October 2005 Cheltenham Town Whaddon Road, Cheltenham 3–0 Bolland, Reddy, Cohen
22 October 2005 Leyton Orient Blundell Park, Cleethorpes 0–1 –
29 October 2005 Northampton Town Sixfields Stadium, Northampton 0–0
11 November 2005 Macclesfield Town Blundell Park, Cleethorpes 3–1 G.Jones, Newey, Cohen
19 November 2005 Wycombe Wanderers Adams Park, Wycombe 1–3 Reddy
26 November 2005 Oxford United Kassam Stadium, Oxford 3–2 Parkinson, Bolland, Cohen
6 December 2005 Rochdale Blundell Park, Cleethorpes 4–1 G.Jones, Cohen, R.Jones, Reddy
10 December 2005 Bristol Rovers Blundell Park, Cleethorpes 0–1 –
26 December 2005 Bury Gigg Lane, Bury 2–1 G.Jones, Cohen
28 December 2005 Lincoln City Blundell Park, Cleethorpes 3–0 Toner, Reddy, Parkinson
31 December 2005 Wrexham The Racecourse Ground, Wrexham 2–1 Reddy, Downey
2 January 2006 Carlisle United Blundell Park, Cleethorpes 1–2 Toner
14 January 2006 Mansfield Town Blundell Park, Cleethorpes 2–1 Reddy, Parkinson
17 January 2006 Darlington Blundell Park, Cleethorpes 0–0 –
21 January 2006 Torquay United Plainmoor, Torquay 2–2 Parkinson, Futcher
24 January 2006 Stockport County Edgeley Park, Stockport 1–2 Reddy
28 January 2006 Peterborough United Blundell Park, Cleethorpes 1–2 Reddy
4 February 2006 Notts County Meadow Lane, Nottingham 1–0 Reddy
11 February 2006 Boston United Blundell Park, Cleethorpes 1–0 Reddy
14 February 2006 Mansfield Town Field Mill, Mansfield 1–2 Woodhouse
25 February 2006 Chester City Blundell Park, Cleethorpes 1–0 G.Jones
3 March 2006 Rushden And Diamonds Nene Park, Irthlingborough 1–1 Futcher
11 March 2006 Barnet Blundell Park, Cleethorpes 3–0 G.Jones (2), Bolland
18 March 2006 Bury Blundell Park, Cleethorpes 2–1 G.Jones (2)
21 March 2006 Rochdale Spotland, Rochdale 2–2 Toner, Bolland
25 March 2006 Lincoln City Sincil Bank, Lincoln 0–5 –
1 April 2006 Wrexham Blundell Park, Cleethorpes 2–0 G.Jones, Reddy
8 April 2006 Carlisle United Brunton Park, Carlisle 0–1 –
15 April 2006 Shrewsbury Town Blundell Park, Cleethorpes 1–1 Goodfellow
17 April 2006 Leyton Orient Brisbane Road, Leyton, London 0–0 –
21 April 2006 Cheltenham Town Blundell Park, Cleethorpes 1–0 G.Jones
29 April 2006 Macclesfield Town Moss Rose, Macclesfield 1–1 G.Jones
6 May 2006 Northampton Town Blundell Park, Cleethorpes 1–1 Kalala

Playoffs

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
13 May 2006 Lincoln City Sincil Bank, Lincoln 1–0 G.Jones
16 May 2006 Lincoln City Blundell Park, Cleethorpes 2–1 Futcher, G.Jones
28 May 2006 Cheltenham Town Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 0–1 –

FA Cup

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
5 November 2006 Bristol Rovers Blundell Park, Cleethorpes 1–2 G.Jones

League Cup

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
28 August 2005 Derby County Pride Park Stadium, Derby 1–0 G.Jones
20 September 2005 Tottenham Hotspur Blundell Park, Cleethorpes 1–0 Kalala
26 October 2005 Newcastle United Blundell Park, Cleethorpes 0–1 –

Football League Trophy

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
18 October 2005 Morecambe Blundell Park, Cleethorpes 1–1[b] – Ashton

League table

Carlisle United were another side who earned a second successive promotion, only two years after a relegation from the League that some predicted would see the end of the club. Northampton Town joined them, making up for two seasons of play-off disappointment, and Leyton Orient ended a decade in the bottom division by earning promotion on nearly the last minute of the season. Wycombe started the season with a 21-game unbeaten run that saw 5 of their players named in the PFA LG2 team of the year. Two tragic off the fields events however saw them fall away in the second part of the season before losing to Cheltenham Town in the playoff semi-finals. Grimsby Town lost 1–0 to Cheltenham in the final at the Millennium Stadium.

Rushden and Diamonds failed to improve on the previous season, and paid the price with relegation to the Conference. Oxford United joined them, despite the return of manager Jim Smith, and became the first former winners of a major trophy to be relegated to the Conference.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
2 Northampton Town (P) 46 22 17 7 63 37 +26 83 Promotion to Football League One
3 Leyton Orient (P) 46 22 15 9 67 51 +16 81
4 Grimsby Town 46 22 12 12 64 44 +20 78 Qualification for League Two play-offs
5 Cheltenham Town (O, P) 46 19 15 12 65 53 +12 72
6 Wycombe Wanderers 46 18 17 11 72 56 +16 71
Source:
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Coaching staff

Role Nationality Name
First-Team Manager Russell Slade
First-Team Assistant Manager Graham Rodger
Reserve Team Manager Graham Rodger
Head of Youth Neil Woods
Youth Team Manager Neil Woods
Physiotherapist David Moore
Community Sport Coach Gary Childs

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  ENG Steve Mildenhall
2 DF  ENG John McDermott
3 DF  ENG Tom Newey
4 DF  ENG Simon Ramsden (Departed in January 2006)
5 DF  ENG Tony Crane (Departed in January 2006)
5 DF  ENG Ben Futcher
6 DF  ENG Justin Whittle
7 MF  COD Jean-Paul Kamudimba Kalala
8 MF  ENG Paul Bolland
9 FW  IRL Michael Reddy
10 MF  SCO Martin Gritton (Departed in January 2006)
10 MF  ENG Marc Goodfellow
11 MF  ENG Andy Parkinson
12 DF  ENG Rob Jones
13 GK  ENG John Lukic (Departed in March 2006)
14 MF  ENG Terry Barwick
15 MF  ENG Gary Cohen
16 FW  ENG Jermaine Palmer
17 DF  ENG Glen Downey
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF  NIR Ciaran Toner
19 FW  ENG Gary Jones
20 DF  ENG Gary Croft
21 MF  ENG Alan Lamb
22 FW  ENG Calvin Andrew (on loan from Luton Town)
22 FW  ENG Andy Taylor
23 MF  ENG Nick Hegarty
24 FW  ENG Danny North
25 MF  ENG Paul Ashton
26 MF  ENG Tommy Taylor (Departed in November 2005)
26 GK  ENG Robert Murray
28 DF  ENG Simon Francis (on loan from Sheffield United)
28 DF  ENG Matthew Bloomer (on loan from Lincoln City)
29 DF  ENG Miles Chamberlain
30 MF  ENG Ben Higgins
31 FW  ENG Steve Slade (Departed in October 2005)
31 FW  MSR Junior Mendes (on loan from Huddersfield Town)
32 MF  ENG Curtis Woodhouse

First Team Squad

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  ENG Steve Mildenhall 54 0 49 0 3 0 1 0 1 0
2 DF  ENG John McDermott 37 1 32 1 3 0 1 0 1 0
3 DF  ENG Tom Newey 43 1 40 1 1 0 1 0 1 0
4 DF  ENG Simon Ramsden 15 0 12 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
5 DF  ENG Tony Crane 6 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
5 DF  ENG Ben Futcher 18 2 18 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 DF  ENG Justin Whittle 41 1 37 1 3 0 1 0 0 0
7 MF  COD Jean-Paul Kamudimba Kalala 25 6 21 5 3 1 1 0 0 0
8 MF  ENG Paul Bolland 51 4 47 4 3 0 0 0 1 0
9 FW  IRL Michael Reddy 51 14 47 14 3 0 1 0 0 0
10 FW  SCO Martin Gritton 30 2 26 2 2 0 1 0 1 0
10 MF  ENG Marc Goodfellow 11 1 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 MF  ENG Andy Parkinson 47 4 43 4 3 0 0 0 1 0
12 DF  ENG Rob Jones 46 4 42 4 3 0 0 0 1 0
13 GK  ENG John Lukic jnr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF  ENG Terry Barwick 11 0 8 0 2 0 1 0 0 0
15 MF  ENG Gary Cohen 48 6 43 6 3 0 1 0 1 0
16 FW  ENG Jermaine Palmer 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
17 DF  ENG Glen Downey 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
18 MF  NIR Ciaran Toner 34 3 34 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 FW  ENG Gary Jones 47 17 43 15 3 1 0 0 1 1
20 DF  ENG Gary Croft 37 0 36 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
21 MF  ENG Alan Lamb 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 FW  ENG Calvin Andrew (on loan from Luton Town) 9 1 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
22 FW  ENG Andy Taylor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 MF  ENG Nick Hegarty 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
24 FW  ENG Danny North 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 MF  ENG Paul Ashton 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
26 MF  ENG Tommy Taylor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 GK  ENG Robert Murray 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 DF  ENG Simon Francis (on loan from Sheffield United) 6 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
28 DF  ENG Matthew Bloomer (on loan from Lincoln City) 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 DF  ENG Miles Chamberlain 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
30 DF  ENG Ben Higgins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 FW  ENG Steve Slade 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
31 MF  MSR Junior Mendes (on loan from Huddersfield Town) 20 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 MF  ENG Curtis Woodhouse 19 1 19 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Notes

  1. ^ Scunthorpe win 4–2 on penalties
  2. ^ Morecambe win 4–3 on penalties

References

  1. ^ "Striker Palmer makes Grimsby move". 25 May 2005. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  2. ^ "Mariners sign midfielder Barwick". 8 June 2005. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
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