2008–09 Grimsby Town F.C. season

February 2015 February 2015 Grimsby Town 2008–09 John Fenty Alan Buckley(until 15 September 2008)Mike Newell(from 6 October 2008) Blundell Park League Two 22nd FA Cup First Round League Cup Second Round Lincolnshire Senior Cup Runners-up Adam Proudlock (8) Adam Proudlock (8) 7,095 vs. Aldershot Town (28 March 2009) 1,858 vs. Tranmere Rovers (12 August 2008) __redborder _blackstripescollar __redborder 000000 ffffff 000000 000000 ffffff _whiteleftsideshoulder DD0000 DD0000 DD0000 ffffff DD0000 1E90FF 1E90FF 1E90FF 1E90FF 1E90FF 2007–08 2009–10 The 2008–09 season was Grimsby Town's 5th season in League Two. The club were still managed by Alan Buckley until September, when he was dismissed after poor pre-season and poor start to the club's League campaign. Mike Newell was given the job on a permanent basis after assistant manager Stuart Watkiss briefly took control of first-team affairs. Matches Legend WinDrawLoss Pre-season and friendlies +DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 16 Jul Corby Town Rockingham Triangle, Corby L 1–3 - Bore 19 Jul Oldham Athletic Blundell Park, Cleethorpes L 1–2 - Hope 21 Jul Winterton Rangers West Street, Winterton D 1–1 - North 22 Jul Gainsborough Trinity The Northolme, Gainsborough W 2–0 - Till, Butler 25 Jul Farsley Celtic Throstle Nest, Farsley L 0–3 - - 30 Jul Eastwood Town Coronation Park, Eastwood L 1–5 - Jarman 4 Aug Brigg Town The Hawthorns, Brigg D 1–1 - North The Mariners struggled to gel in pre-season, and it became clear the club would struggle in the league. Manager Alan Buckley included utilised his first team squad in the games against Corby, Oldham and Gainsborough, while a weakened side took a 5–1 drubbing by Eastwood Town. +Pre Season Top Scorers RankPlayerGoals1ENG North2=ENG Bore23ENG Butler1=ENG Hope1=ENG Jarman1=ENG Till1As of 22 July 2009 Lincolnshire Cup +DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 29 Jul Lincoln City Blundell Park, Cleethorpes W 1–0 - Bore 2 Aug Scunthorpe United Glanford Park, Scunthorpe L 0–4 - - A late strike from Peter Bore gave a youth dominated Grimsby side the win against Lincoln City in the semi-finals, only to see another youthful side get be well beaten, in the next round by Scunthorpe United. League Two Results by matchday table b Matchday Ground H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H Result D/L/L/D/L/L/D/L/L/D/D/D/L/L/L/W/D/L/L/W/D/L/L/W/W/D/L/D/D/L/L/L/L/L/W/L/D/L/W/W/D/L/W/W/L/D Position 13/17/17/17/20/20/20/21/21/21/21/21/21/22/22/22/21/22/22/22/21/22/22/22/22/22/22/22/21/21/22/22/22/23/22/23/23/23/22/22/22/22/22/22/22/22 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd yellow1 red1 +DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 9 Aug Rochdale Blundell Park, Cleethorpes D 0–0 - - 18 Aug Brentford Griffin Park, Brentford L 0–4 - - 23 Aug Chesterfield Blundell Park, Cleethorpes L 0–1 - - 30 Aug Lincoln City Sincil Bank, Lincoln D 1–1 - Till Sept 06 Gillingham KRBS Priestfield StadiumGillingham L 0–3 - - Sept 13 Chester City Blundell Park, Cleethorpes L 1–3 - North Sept 20 Morecambe Christie Park, Morecambe D 1–1 - Till Sept 27 Barnet Blundell Park, Cleethorpes L 0–1 - - 4 Oct Rotherham United Don Valley Stadium, Sheffield L 1–4 - Boshell 11 Oct Wycombe Wanderers Blundell Park, Cleethorpes D 1–1 - Bore 18 Oct Exeter City St James Park, Exeter D 0–0 - - 21 Oct Luton Town Blundell Park, Cleethorpes D 2–2 - Bore, Bennett 24 Oct Bradford City Blundell Park, Cleethorpes L 1–3 - Trotter 28 Oct Dag & Red Victoria Road, Dagenham L 0–4 - - 1 Nov Darlington Blundell Park, Cleethorpes L 1–2 - Kalala 15 Nov Bury Gigg Lane Stadium W 2–0 - Trotter, Jarman 21 Nov AFC Bournemouth Blundell Park, Cleethorpes D 3–3 - Clarke, Bennett, Atkinson 25 Nov Macclesfield Town Moss Rose, Macclesfield L 0–1 - - 6 Dec Port Vale Vale Park, Burslem L 1–2 - Proudlock 12 Dec Shrewsbury Town Blundell Park, Cleethorpes W 1–0 - Proudlock 20 Dec Aldershot Town Recreation Ground/EBB Stadium, Aldershot D 2–2 - Kalala, Hegarty 26 Dec Notts County Blundell Park, Cleethorpes L 0–1 - - 28 Dec Accrington Stanley Crown Ground, Accrington L 1–3 - Proudlock 17 Jan Wycombe Wanderers Adams Park, High Wycombe W 1–0 - Jarman 24 Jan Rotherham United Blundell Park, Cleethorpes W 3–0 - Widdowson, Proudlock, Sinclair 27 Jan Dag & Red Blundell Park, Cleethorpes D 1–1 - Elliott 31 Jan Bradford City Valley Parade, Bradford L 0–2 - - 2 Feb Exeter City Blundell Park, Cleethorpes D 2–2 - Jarman (2) 10 Feb Barnet Underhill Stadium, Barnet D 3–3 - Bennett, Elliott, Forbes 14 Feb Bury Blundell Park, Cleethorpes L 1–2 - Proudlock 21 Feb Darlington The Northern Echo Darlington Arena L 1–0 - - 24 Feb Morecambe Blundell Park, Cleethorpes L 2–3 - Forbes (2) 28 Feb Rochdale Spotland Stadium, Rochdale L 0–2 - - 3 Mar Brentford Blundell Park, Cleethorpes L 0–1 - - 7 Mar Lincoln City Blundell Park, Cleethorpes W 5–1 - Proudlock (3), Akpa Akpro (2) 11 Mar Chesterfield Saltergate, Chesterfield L 1–2 - Bennett 14 Mar Chester City Deva Stadium, Chester D 1–1 - Hegarty 17 Mar Luton Town Kenilworth Road, Luton L 1–2 - Bennett 21 Mar Gillingham Blundell Park, Cleethorpes W 3–0 - Akpa Akpro, Hegarty, Conlon 28 Mar Aldershot Town Blundell Park, Cleethorpes W 1–0 - Conlon 4 Apr Shrewsbury Town New Meadow, Shrewsbury D 1–1 - Conlon 11 Apr Accrington Stanley Blundell Park, Cleethorpes L 0–1 - - 14 Apr Notts County Meadow Lane, Nottingham W 2–0 - Atkinson, Boshell 18 Apr Port Vale Blundell Park, Cleethorpes W 3–0 - Conlon (2), Jarman 25 Apr AFC Bournemouth Dean Court, Bournemouth L 1–2 - Jarman 2 May Macclesfield Town Blundell Park, Cleethorpes D 0–0 - - FA Cup 2008–09 FA Cup +DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 8 Nov Morecambe Christie Park, Morecambe L 1–2 - Stockdale Football League Cup 2008–09 Football League Cup +DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 12 Aug Tranmere Rovers Blundell Park, Cleethorpes W 2–0 - Hunt, Chorley(O.G) 28 Aug Blackburn Rovers Ewood Park, Blackburn L 1–4 - Newey Football League Trophy 2008–09 Football League Trophy +DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers Sept 03 Chesterfield Saltergate, Chesterfield D 2–2 - Jarman, North (Grimsby win 4–1 on penalties) 7 Oct Scunthorpe United Glanford Park, Scunthorpe L 1–2 - Hegarty League table Brentford made a return to League One as champions, the second club to win the fourth tier three times since Doncaster Rovers. Exeter won their second successive promotion, and on the final day of the season managed to pip Wycombe Wanderers for the runners-up spot. Wycombe themselves managed the final automatic promotion spot by virtue of a single goal over Bury. The play-offs were won by Gillingham, who made an immediate return to League One after the previous season's relegation. Several teams suffered heavy points deductions during the season. Rotherham were docked 17 points at the start of the season and Darlington 10 points later on. Without these penalties they would have both qualified for the play-offs, but instead managed only mid table. Bournemouth also suffered a 17-point deduction pre-season, and halfway through it looked to be enough to cost them their League status; however, a fightback under new manager Eddie Howe saw them climb to safety and secure survival with a game to spare. Luton suffered the heaviest deduction however, and the loss of 30 points proved too much for them to survive. They suffered their third successive relegation and dropped out of the league, making them only the third English team to suffer three successive relegations, and the first to drop from the second tier to the Conference in successive years. The other relegated team was Chester City, who were statistically the worst team in the division and returned to the Conference after only five years. Grimsby would also have suffered relegation, if not for Luton's points deduction. GRI Coaching staff RoleNationalityNameFirst-Team Manager (sacked 15/09/08)EnglandAlan BuckleyFirst-Team Manager (hired 6/10/08)EnglandMike NewellFirst-Team Assistant ManagerEnglandStuart WatkissFirst-Team CoachEnglandBrian SteinReserve Team ManagerEnglandStuart WatkissHead of YouthEnglandNeil WoodsYouth Team ManagerEnglandNeil WoodsChief ScoutEnglandBrian SteinGoalkeeping CoachEnglandSteve CroudsonPhysiotherapistEnglandDavid MooreCommunity Sport CoachEnglandGary ChildsCommunity Sport CoachEnglandGraham Rodger Squad overview 1 England GK Phil Barnes Departed in April 2009 2 Scotland DF Robbie Stockdale 3 England DF Tom Newey 4 England DF Ryan Bennett 5 England DF Matthew Heywood 6 England DF Richard Hope Departed in February 2009 6 Scotland MF Peter Sweeney on loan from Leeds United 7 England MF Peter Till 8 England MF Paul Bolland 9 England FW Martin Butler Departed in October 2008 9 England FW Adam Proudlock 10 Wales MF Chris Llewellyn 11 England MF Danny Boshell 12 England MF Jamie Clarke 13 England GK Gary Montgomery Departed in April 2009 14 England MF James Hunt 15 England DF Matthew Bird 16 England DF Javan Vidal on loan from Manchester City 16 DR Congo MF Jean-Paul Kamudimba Kalala on loan from Oldham Athletic 17 England MF Nick Hegarty 18 England MF Peter Bore 19 England FW Danny North 20 England FW Andy Taylor 21 England MF Simon Heslop on loan from Barnsley 21 England DF Joe Widdowson on loan from West Ham United 22 England FW Nathan Jarman 23 England MF Grant Normington 24 England MF Liam Trotter on loan from Ipswich Town 24 Republic of Ireland FW Barry Conlon on loan from Bradford City 25 Sierra Leone MF Malvin Kamara on loan from Huddersfield Town 25 England DF Rob Atkinson 26 England FW Tomi Ameobi on loan from Doncaster Rovers 26 France FW Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro 27 France MF Mickael Buscher Departed in May 2009 28 England GK Leigh Overton 29 England DF Bradley Wood 30 Northern Ireland MF Stuart Elliott on loan from Doncaster Rovers 31 England MF Dean Sinclair on loan from Charlton Athletic 32 England MF Adrian Forbes on loan from Millwall 33 Republic of Ireland GK Wayne Henderson on loan from Preston North End 34 England GK Jonathan Lund 35 England MF Josh Fuller Appearances & Goals League Two League Cup Football League Trophy FA Cup Phil Barnes GK England 1 32 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 Robbie Stockdale DF Scotland 2 20 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 Tom Newey DF England 3 24 0 2 1 2 0 1 0 Ryan Bennett DF England 4 45 5 1 0 2 0 1 0 Matthew Heywood DF England 5 18 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 Richard Hope DF England 6 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Peter Sweeney (on loan from Leeds United) MF Scotland 6 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Peter Till MF England 7 16 2 2 0 2 0 1 0 Paul Bolland MF England 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Martin Butler FW England 9 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Adam Proudlock FW England 9 28 8 0 0 0 0 1 0 Chris Llewellyn MF Wales 10 28 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 Danny Boshell MF England 11 24 3 1 0 2 0 1 0 Jamie Clarke DF England 12 32 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 Gary Montgomery GK England 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 James Hunt MF England 14 22 0 2 1 2 0 1 0 Matthew Bird DF England 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nick Fenton DF England 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Javan Vidal (on loan from Manchester City) DF England 16 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Jean-Paul Kamudimba Kalala (on loan from Oldham Athletic) MF Congo DR 16 21 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 Nick Hegarty MF England 17 36 4 1 0 2 1 0 0 Peter Bore MF England 18 27 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 Danny North FW England 19 15 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 Andy Taylor FW England 20 6 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 Simon Heslop (on loan from Barnsley) MF England 21 8 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 Joe Widdowson (on loan from West Ham United) DF England 21 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nathan Jarman FW England 22 33 6 1 0 2 1 1 0 Grant Normington MF England 23 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Liam Trotter (on loan from Ipswich Town) MF England 24 15 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 Barry Conlon (on loan from Bradford City) FW Republic of Ireland 24 8 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 Malvin Kamara (on loan from Huddersfield Town) MF Sierra Leone 25 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rob Atkinson DF England 25 31 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 Tomi Ameobi (on loan from Doncaster Rovers) FW England 26 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro FW France 26 20 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mickael Buscher MF France 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Leigh Overton GK England 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bradley Wood DF England 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Stuart Elliott (on loan from Doncaster Rovers) MF Northern Ireland 30 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dean Sinclair (on loan from Charlton Athletic) MF England 31 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Adrian Forbes (on loan from Millwall) MF England 32 15 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wayne Henderson (on loan from Preston North End) GK Republic of Ireland 33 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jonathan Lund GK England 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Josh Fuller MF England 35 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |} Loaned out player stats League Two League Cup Football League Trophy FA Cup Tom Newey (on loan at Rochdale) DF England 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Peter Till (on loan at Chesterfield) MF England 7 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Peter Bore (on loan at York City) MF England 18 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |} Scorers All ScorerGoalsENG Adam Proudlock8ENG Nathan Jarman7IRL Barry Conlon5ENG Nick HegartyENG Ryan BennettENG Adrian Forbes3FRA Jean-Louis Akpa AkproENG Danny BoshellNIR Stuart Elliott2ENG Liam TrotterCongo DR Jean-Paul KalalaENG Danny NorthENG Peter TillENG Rob AtkinsonENG Dean Sinclair1ENG Joe WiddowsonSCO Robbie StockdaleENG James HuntENG Tom NeweyENG Jamie ClarkeENG Peter Bore League ScorerGoalsENG Adam Proudlock8ENG Nathan Jarman6IRL Barry Conlon5ENG Ryan BennettENG Nick Hegarty4ENG Adrian Forbes3FRA Jean-Paul KalalaENG Danny BoshellENG Rob Atkinson2ENG Liam TrotterCongo DR Jean-Paul Kamudimba KalalaENG Peter TillNIR Stuart ElliottENG Dean Sinclair1ENG Joe WiddowsonENG Danny NorthENG Peter BoreENG Jamie Clarke Domestic Cups ScorerGoalsENG James Hunt1ENG Tom NeweyENG Nick HegartyENG Nathan JarmanSCO Robbie StockdaleENG Danny North Transfers In Pre-season #PlayerFromAgeFee02 Scotland Robbie Stockdale EnglandTranmere Rovers 28 Free Transfer05 England Matthew Heywood EnglandBrentford 28 Free Transfer06 England Richard Hope WalesWrexham 30 Free Transfer10 Wales Chris Llewellyn WalesWrexham 28 Free Transfer21 England Simon Heslop EnglandBarnsley 21 Loan Mid Season #PlayerPrevious clubAgeFee06 Scotland Peter Sweeney EnglandLeeds United 24 Loan09 England Adam Proudlock EnglandDarlington 27 Loan09 England Adam Proudlock EnglandDarlington 27 Undisclosed16 England Javan Vidal EnglandManchester City 19 Loan16 Congo DR Jean-Paul Kalala EnglandOldham Athletic 26 Loan21 England Joe Widdowson EnglandWest Ham United 19 Loan24 England Liam Trotter EnglandIpswich Town 20 Loan24 Ireland Barry Conlon EnglandBradford City 30 Loan25 Sierra Leone Malvin Kamara EnglandHuddersfield Town 24 Loan25 England Rob Atkinson EnglandBarnsley 21 Loan25 England Rob Atkinson EnglandBarnsley 21 Free Transfer26 England Tomi Ameobi EnglandDoncaster Rovers 20 Loan26 France Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro BelgiumFCM Brussels 23 Signed27 France Mickael Buscher ScotlandGretna 21 Signed29 England Bradley Wood EnglandGrimsby Town Youth Academy 18 Pro Contract30 Northern Ireland Stuart Elliott EnglandDoncaster Rovers 30 Loan31 England Dean Sinclair EnglandCharlton Athletic 24 Loan32 England Adrian Forbes EnglandMillwall 30 Loan33 Ireland Wayne Henderson EnglandPreston North End 25 Loan34 England Jonathan Lund EnglandLeeds United 22 Signed35 England Josh Fuller EnglandGrimsby Town Youth Academy 17 Pro Contract Out Pre-season #PlayerToAgeFee10 Northern Ireland Ciarán Toner EnglandRochdale 27 Free Transfer15 England Justin Whittle EnglandHarrogate Town 37 Free Transfer16 England Nick Fenton EnglandRotherham United 28 Free Transfer19 England Gary Jones Retired 33 Released Mid Season #PlayerToAgeFee01 England Phil Barnes EnglandGainsborough Trinity 30 Free Transfer03 England Tom Newey EnglandRochdale 26 Loan06 England Richard Hope Retired 30 Released07 England Peter Till EnglandChesterfield 23 Loan09 England Martin Butler EnglandBurton Albion 34 Free Transfer13 England Gary Montgomery Retired to compete in cricket 26 Released18 England Peter Bore EnglandYork City 20 Loan See also List of Grimsby 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