2009–10 Grimsby Town F.C. season

June 2025 June 2025 February 2015 Grimsby Town 2009–10 John Fenty Mike Newell(until 18 October 2009)Neil Woods Blundell Park Football League Two 23rd place FA Cup First Round League Cup First Round Football League Trophy Regional Quarter Finals South West Challenge Cup Final (withdrew) Lincolnshire Senior Cup Runner Up Michael Coulson, Jamie Devitt, Barry Conlon and Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro (5 goals) Peter Sweeney (6 goals) 7,033 v Barnet 1 May 2010 2,103 v Bath City 7 November 2009 _black_stripes _grimsby_0910 _black_stripes ffffff 000000 ffffff 000000 ffffff 3333CC 3333CC 3333CC 3333CC 3333CC 2008–09 2010–11 Grimsby Town Football Club entered the 2009–10 as a member of Football League Two for the 6th season on the trot. The club are still aiming to leave Blundell Park within the next few seasons. Manager Mike Newell brought in eight players in the close season, four of which were on loan at the club the previous season, he also released eight players, the club also offered four contracts to youth team members. Manager Mike Newell also gave new contracts to midfielders Jamie Clarke and Danny Boshell. Also in the close season Assistant Manager, Stuart Watkiss did not have his contract renewed and he joined Hull City as Development Coach,Watkiss Leaves Grimsby https://www.thefishy.co.uk/story.php?id=8500923 3 June 2025 www.thefishy.co.uk and Brian Stein who was chief scout took on the responsibilities of Stuart Watkiss.Grimsby Town F.C. Town Part Company With Watkiss http://www.grimsby-townfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10417~1653014,00.html https://web.archive.org/web/20090512013548/http://www.grimsby-townfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10417~1653014,00.html 12 May 2009 3 June 2025 www.grimsby-townfc.premiumtv.co.uk Fixtures and results Pre season matches South West Challenge Cup +DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 15 July RRFC Montegnee Mill Road, Barnstaple 1–0 212 Clarke 17 July Yeovil Town Vicarage Road, Torrington 3–2 239 Conlon, North, Arnold 18 July Rushden & Diamonds Marshford, Appledore 4–1 – Forbes, Akpa Akpro, Arnold, North 19 July Luton Town The Sports Ground, Bideford C – C – -------- Lincolnshire Cup +DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 20 July Scunthorpe United Blundell Park, Cleethorpes 0–3 859 -------- Friendlies +DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 21 July Leeds United Blundell Park, Cleethorpes 1–1 3,416 Akpa Akpro 25 July Stockport County Edgeley Park, Stockport 0–1 1,144 -------- 28 July Doncaster Rovers Blundell Park, Cleethorpes 0–2 1,886 -------- 30 July Gainsborough Trinity The Northolme, Gainsborough P – P – -------- 1 Aug Winterton Rangers West Street, Winterton 12–1 – Akpa Akpro (4), Conlon (3), North (2), Jarman, Leary, Clarke +Pre Season Top Scorers RankPlayerGoals1FRA Akpa Akpro62IRE Conlon4=ENG North43ENG Arnold2=ENG Clarke24ENG Forbes1=ENG Jarman1=ENG Leary1As of 1 August 2009 Mike Newell took Grimsby Town to the 2009 South West Challenge Cup in Devon, in which the rules allowed him to make ten changes in each match, which he did on each occasion. They started off strong in pre-season with a one-nil win against Belgian side R.R.F.C. Montegnée, with a late free kick from Jamie Clarke. They then played in a five-goal thriller against Yeovil Town in which Grimsby Town won 3–2, with Barry Conlon, Danny North, Nathan Arnold all scoring, going on to reach the semi-final and finishing top of their group. Then continuing their strong form they beat Rushden & Diamonds 4–1 with Adrian Forbes, Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro, Nathan Arnold, Danny North all scoring, putting them into the final. After reaching the Final they had to withdraw on the grounds that they could not agree a kick-off time with their opponents Luton Town, in which there would be police at the ground, providing protection for the fans, as fans' safety concerns had been expressed earlier in the tournament. During the 2009 South West Challenge Cup Mike Newell named two trialists in his 23-man squad, who were Nathan Arnold from Mansfield Town in which he impressed by scoring two goals and he also named Swansea City striker Chris Jones in his squad, although he didn't score, he impressed enough to be offered a contract. Also joining for their last match, defender Sol Davis from Luton Town joined up for a trial. On their return home they faced Scunthorpe United in the Lincolnshire Senior Cup Semi-Final, in which they were beaten by a strong Scunthorpe United side 3–0, after Mike Newell fielded a weakened team. Their next opponents were Leeds United, in which they drew 1–1 in front of a big crowd after Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro had put them in the lead in the first half. They faced Stockport County in their next pre-season match and were beaten one-nil, they were without skipper Ryan Bennett, Rob Atkinson and Danny North, in a well worked play eight minutes into the second half, Poole slotted the ball under Grimsby's Nick Colgan. Both Nick Hegarty and Nathan Jarman had good chances to score but were denied by Stockport County's defence. In the second half of the match Stockport County's Matty Mainwaring went off with two fractures to his leg after a tackle from Michael Leary, new striker Chris Jones, came on for Nick Hegarty. In their last pre-season friendly Grimsby played Northern Counties East Premier League side Winterton Rangers, the Mariners were the dominant force throughout the game with Barry Conlon grabbing a first half hat-trick in under twenty-five minutes after his first goal after eight minutes and completed his hat-trick twenty five minutes later, with a Nathan Jarman goal after his second. Winterton Rangers scored through Gary Jones after he spotted Leigh Overton off his line and chipping it into the back of the net. Nathan Jarman coming off in the first half with a suspected broken toe, which was later confirmed along with a broken metatarsal. In the second half the manager changing his squad totally with the exception of the keeper and Chris Jones, who came on for the injured Nathan Jarman, in the second half Akpa Akpro scoring four after he walked through the defence, Danny North scored a brace after chipping the keeper twice and nearly grabbing his hat-trick only for his effort to be tipped onto the bar but he later set up Michael Leary for a tap in. Clarke scored his second free kick. Grimsby had left sided Watford player Louis Lavers on trial who started in the first half in left back but moved to the left side of midfield in the second half, on the 75th minute Grimsby brought on 14-year-old Jack Barlow from the youth-team. Football League Two Results by matchday table b Matchday Ground A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/H/H/A/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A Result L/L/L/W/L/L/W/W/D/L/L/L/L/L/D/D/D/L/D/D/D/D/D/D/D/L/D/L/D/D/D/D/L/W/L/D/W/L/L/L/W/D/L/W/W/L Position 17/24/24/20/22/23/21/18/17/21/22/22/23/23/23/23/23/23/23/23/23/23/23/23/23/23/23/23/23/23/23/23/23/23/23/23/23/23/23/23/23/23/23/23/23/23 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd yellow1 red1 +DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 8 Aug Cheltenham Town Abbey Business Stadium, Cheltenham 1–2 3,654 Conlon 15 Aug Crewe Alexandra Blundell Park, Cleethorpes 0–4 5,007 -------- 18 Aug Rotherham United Blundell Park, Cleethorpes 1–2 4,156 Sweeney 22 Aug Bury Gigg Lane, Bury 1–0 2,799 Conlon 29 Aug Aldershot Town Blundell Park, Cleethorpes 1–2 3,757 Conlon 5 Sep Port Vale Vale Park, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent 0–4 5,056 -------- 12 Sep Hereford United Blundell Park, Cleethorpes 1–0 3,173 North 19 Sep Torquay United Plainmoor, Torquay 2–0 2.575 Nicholson (OG), Sweeney 26 Sep Darlington Blundell Park, Cleethorpes 1–1 4,014 Atkinson 30 Sep Chesterfield Saltergate, Chesterfield 2–3 3,329 Proudlock, Sweeney 3 Oct Barnet Underhill, Barnet, London 0–3 2,497 -------- 10 Oct Burton Albion Blundell Park, Cleethorpes 1–2 4,002 Jones 17 Oct Rochdale Blundell Park, Cleethorpes 0–2 3,754 -------- 24 Oct A.F.C. Bournemouth Dean Court, Bournemouth 1–3 5,270 Linwood 30 Oct Accrington Stanley Blundell Park, Cleethorpes 2–2 4,325 Forbes, Conlon 14 Nov Northampton Town Sixfields Stadium, Northampton 0–0 4,028 -------- 21 Nov Lincoln City Sincil Bank, Lincoln 0–0 4,981 -------- 24 Nov Bradford City Blundell Park, Cleethorpes 0–3 3,646 ------- 28 Nov Macclesfield Town Moss Rose, Macclesfield 0–0 1,409 -------- 5 Dec Dagenham & Redbridge Blundell Park, Cleethorpes 1–1 3,090 Coulson 12 Dec Shrewsbury Town New Meadow, Shrewsbury 0–0 4,850 -------- 18 Dec Morecambe Blundell Park, Cleethorpes 1–1 3,119 Sweeney 28 Dec Port Vale Blundell Park, Cleethorpes 1–2 4,401 Conlon 2 Jan Bury Blundell Park, Cleethorpes 1–1 3,463 Akpa Akpro 16 Jan Cheltenham Town Blundell Park, Cleethorpes 0–0 3,334 -------- 23 Jan Rotherham United Don Valley Stadium, Sheffield 1–2 3,751 Fletcher 30 Jan Aldershot Town Recreation Ground, Aldershot 1–1 3,195 Grant (OG) 6 Feb Notts County Blundell Park, Cleethorpes 0–1 4,452 -------- 13 Feb Bradford City Valley Parade, Bradford 0–0 11,321 -------- 17 Feb Notts County Meadow Lane, Nottingham 1–1 5,163 Devitt 20 Feb Lincoln City Blundell Park, Cleethorpes 2–2 6,395 Peacock (2) 23 Feb Macclesfield Town Blundell Park, Cleethorpes 1–1 4,813 Devitt 27 Feb Dagenham & Redbridge Victoria Road, Dagenham, London 0–2 2,190 -------- 6 Mar Shrewsbury Town Blundell Park, Cleethorpes 3–0 3,651 Sinclair (2), Akpa Akpro 9 Mar Crewe Alexandra Gresty Road, Crewe 2–4 3,272 Akpa Akpro, Sinclair 13 Mar Morecambe Christie Park, Morecambe 1–1 1,882 Coulson 20 Mar AFC Bournemouth Blundell Park, Cleethorpes 3–2 4,428 Devitt, Coulson, Chambers 27 Mar Rochdale Spotland, Rochdale 1–4 4,724 Chambers 2 Apr Northampton Town Blundell Park, Cleethorpes 1–2 6,482 Coulson 5 Apr Accrington Stanley Crown Ground, Accrington 3–2 1,839 Hudson, Coulson, Devitt 10 Apr Hereford United Edgar Street, Hereford 1–0 2,143 Devitt 13 Apr Chesterfield Blundell Park, Cleethorpes 2–2 5,648 T.Wright, Akpa Akpro 17 Apr Torquay United Blundell Park, Cleethorpes 0–3 5,702 -------- 24 Apr Darlington Darlington Arena, Darlington 2–0 1,911 Lancashire, Akpa Akpro 1 May Barnet Blundell Park, Cleethorpes 2–0 7,033 Atkinson, Hudson 8 May Burton Albion Pirelli Stadium, Burton upon Trent 0–3 4,987 -------- FA Cup +DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 7 Nov Bath City Blundell Park, Cleethorpes 0–2 2,103 -------- League Cup +DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 11 Aug Tranmere Rovers Prenton Park, Tranmere 0–4 3,527 -------- Football League Trophy Grimsby received a bye into the second round of the competition, in the Northern Section. Due to the new way of determining which teams received byes into the second round of the competition, the teams who received a bye last season, will not receive a bye two seasons in succession, the byes are now determined by recommendation at club meetings. +DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 6 Oct Hartlepool United Victoria Park, Hartlepool 2–0 1,675 Sweeney, Proudlock 10 Nov Leeds United Elland Road, Leeds 1–3 10,430 Sweeney League table Notts County's season mostly made the headlines for all the wrong reasons, as they were involved in an abortive high-spending takeover by a consortium who bought in Sven-Göran Eriksson as Director of Football, and got through four managers during the course of the season. However, they managed to shake off their off-field problems and won the title. Bournemouth continued their revival under Eddie Howe and won promotion in the runners-up spot. The last automatic promotion spot was won by Rochdale, who were promoted for the first time since 1969 Dagenham and Redbridge won the play-offs, reaching the 2nd tier of the Football League for the first time in their 18-year history. Darlington were unable to recover from losing many of their players during their spell in administration at the end of the previous season, and were relegated in bottom place, becoming only the third club (after Halifax Town and Chester City) to be relegated to the Football Conference on two separate occasions. Grimsby suffered the relegation that they only avoided the previous year due to Luton Town's points deduction; their form improved significantly in the final weeks of the season, but they were ultimately undone by a run of nearly five months without a win earlier in the season, and were relegated to the Football Conference after losing on the final day of the season. y GRI Coaching staff RoleNationalityNameFirst-Team Manager EnglandMike Newell (sacked 18 October 2009)First-Team Manager EnglandNeil Woods (hired 23 November 2009)First-Team Assistant ManagerEnglandBrian Stein (left 30 November 2009)First-Team Assistant ManagerEnglandChris Casper (hired 1 December 2009)Reserve-Team ManagerEnglandBrian Stein (left 30 November 2009)Reserve-Team ManagerEnglandChris Casper (hired 1 December 2009)Youth Team ManagerEnglandNeil Woods (promoted to first team manager 23 November 2009)Chief ScoutEnglandBrian Stein (left 30 November 2009)Goalkeeping CoachEnglandSteve CroudsonPhysiotherapistEnglandDavid MooreCommunity Sport CoachEnglandGary ChildsCommunity Sport CoachEnglandGraham Rodger Appearances and goals League Two League Cup Football League Trophy FA Cup Nick Colgan GK Republic of Ireland 1 34 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 Robbie Stockdale DF Scotland 2 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Joe Widdowson DF England 3 37 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 Ryan Bennett DF England 4 13 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 Dean Sinclair MF England 4 15 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Matthew Heywood DF England 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Peter Sweeney MF Scotland 6 37 4 1 0 2 2 0 0 Adrian Forbes MF England 7 13 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 Nathan Jarman FW England 8 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Adam Proudlock FW England 9 27 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 Barry Conlon MF Republic of Ireland 10 16 5 1 0 1 0 1 0 Danny Boshell MF England 11 6 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 Jamie Clarke DF England 12 13 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 Jude Stirling DF England 12 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nick Hegarty MF England 13 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Peter Bore MF England 14 40 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Matthew Bird DF England 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Paul Linwood DF England 16 28 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 Grant Normington MF England 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chris Jones FW Wales 18 7 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 Michael Leary MF England 19 28 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 Josh Lillis GK England 20 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jammal Shahin MF Jordan 20 5 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Tommy Forecast GK England 21 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Arnaud Mendy MF France 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Michael Coulson FW England 21 28 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mark Gray DF England 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Olly Lancashire DF England 23 24 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Wes Fletcher FW England 23 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Josh Magennis FW Northern Ireland 24 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Damien McCrory DF Republic of Ireland 24 9 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Jamie Devitt MF Republic of Ireland 24 14 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rob Atkinson DF England 25 35 2 1 0 2 0 1 0 Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro FW France 26 35 5 1 0 2 0 1 0 Danny North FW England 27 17 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 Josh Fuller MF England 28 5 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Bradley Wood DF England 29 8 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 Nathan Dixon FW England 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Harry Deane MF England 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nicky Featherstone MF England 31 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mark Hudson MF England 32 15 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ben Wright FW England 33 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ashley Chambers FW England 33 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Paris Cowan-Hall FW England 34 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Leigh Overton GK England 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tommy Wright FW England 36 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lee Peacock MF Scotland 37 16 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mark Oxley GK England 38 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ed Eley GK England # 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Drew Rhoades MF England # 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jamie Steel MF England # 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |} Loaned out player stats League League Cup Football League Trophy FA Cup Ryan Bennett (on loan at Peterborough United) DF England 4 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Barry Conlon (on loan at Chesterfield) FW Republic of Ireland 10 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Matthew Bird (on loan at Frickley Athletic) DF England 15 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Grant Normington (on loan at Frickley Athletic) MF England 17 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chris Jones (on loan at Neath) FW Wales 18 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ed Eley (on loan at Ilkeston Town) GK England -- 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ed Eley (on loan at Mansfield Town) GK England -- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |} Scorers All ScorerGoalsSCO Peter Sweeney6ENG Michael Coulson5IRE Jamie DevittIRE Barry ConlonFRA Jean-Louis Akpa AkproENG Dean Sinclair3ENG Adam Proudlock2SCO Lee PeacockENG Ashley ChambersENG Rob AtkinsonENG Mark HudsonENG Danny North1WAL Chris JonesENG Paul LinwoodENG Adrian ForbesENG Wes FletcherENG Tommy WrightENG Olly Lancashire League ScorerGoalsENG Michael Coulson5IRE Jamie DevittIRE Barry ConlonFRA Jean-Louis Akpa AkproSCO Peter Sweeney4ENG Dean Sinclair3SCO Lee Peacock2ENG Ashley ChambersENG Rob AtkinsonENG Mark HudsonENG Danny North1ENG Adam ProudlockWAL Chris JonesENG Paul LinwoodENG Adrian ForbesENG Wes FletcherENG Tommy WrightENG Olly Lancashire Domestic Cups ScorerGoalsSCO Peter Sweeney2ENG Adam Proudlock1 Transfers In Pre-season #PositionPlayerPrevious clubAgeFee01 GK Ireland Nick Colgan England Sunderland 35 Free Transfer03 DF England Joe Widdowson England West Ham United 19 Free Transfer06 MF Scotland Peter Sweeney England Leeds United 24 Free Transfer07 MF England Adrian Forbes England Millwall 30 Free Transfer10 FW Ireland Barry Conlon England Bradford City 30 Signed as Free Agent18 FW Wales Chris Jones WalesSwansea City 19 Signed as Free Agent16 DF England Paul Linwood England Chester City 25 Free Transfer19 MF England Michael Leary England Barnet 26 Signed as Free Agent GK England Ed Eley England Grimsby Town Youth Academy 18 Pro Contract MF England Drew Rhoades EnglandGrimsby Town Youth Academy 18 Pro Contract MF England Jamie Steel EnglandGrimsby Town Youth Academy 18 Pro Contract Mid Season #PositionPlayerFromAgeFee04 MF England Dean Sinclair England Charlton Athletic 25 Loan12 DF England Jude Stirling England MK Dons 27 Loan20 GK England Josh Lillis England Scunthorpe United 22 Loan20 MF Jordan Jammal Shahin England Armthorpe Welfare 20 Signed21 GK England Tommy Forecast England Southampton 22 Loan21 MF France Arnaud Mendy England Derby County 19 Loan21 FW England Michael Coulson England Barnsley 21 Loan22 DF England Mark Gray England Grimsby Town Youth Academy 17 Pro Contract23 DF England Olly Lancashire England Southampton 20 Loan23 DF England Olly Lancashire England Southampton 20 Loan23 FW England Wes Fletcher England Burnley 18 Loan24 FW Northern Ireland Josh Magennis Wales Cardiff City 19 Loan24 DF Ireland Damien McCrory England Plymouth Argyle 19 Loan24 MF Ireland Jamie Devitt England Hull City 19 Loan30 FW England Nathan Dixon England Grimsby Town Youth Academy 17 Pro Contract30 MF England Harry Deane England Grimsby Town Youth Academy 17 Pro Contract31 MF England Nicky Featherstone England Hull City 21 Loan31 MF England Nicky Featherstone England Hull City 21 Loan32 MF England Mark Hudson England Gainsborough Trinity 29 Free Transfer33 FW England Ben Wright England Peterborough United 21 Loan33 FW England Ashley Chambers England Leicester City 19 Loan34 FW England Paris Cowan-Hall England Portsmouth 19 Loan34 FW England Paris Cowan-Hall England Portsmouth 19 Loan36 FW England Tommy Wright Scotland Aberdeen 25 Free Transfer37 MF Scotland Lee Peacock England Swindon Town 33 Free Transfer38 GK England Mark Oxley England Hull City 19 Loan Out Pre-season #PositionPlayerNew ClubAgeFee03 DF England Tom Newey EnglandBury 26 Released07 MF England Peter Till EnglandWalsall 23 Released08 MF England Paul Bolland EnglandMacclesfield Town 29 Free Transfer10 MF Wales Chris Llewellyn WalesNeath Athletic 28 Free Transfer14 MF England James Hunt EnglandGainsborough Trinity 32 Released20 FW England Andy Taylor EnglandBrigg Town 20 Released27 MF France Mickael Buscher – 22 Released34 GK England Jonathan Lund EnglandBurnley 22 Released Mid Season #PositionPlayerFromAgeFee 04 DF England Ryan Bennett England Peterborough United 19 Loan 04 DF England Ryan Bennett England Peterborough United 19 £500,000 05 DF England Matthew Heywood – 30 Released 10 FW Ireland Barry Conlon England Chesterfield 31 Loan 10 FW Ireland Barry Conlon England Chesterfield 31 Free Transfer 11 MF England Danny Boshell England Chesterfield 28 Free Transfer 12 DF England Jamie Clarke England York City 27 Free Transfer 15 DF England Matthew Bird England Frickley Athletic 19 Loan 17 MF England Grant Normington England Frickley Athletic 19 Loan 17 MF England Grant Normington EnglandFrickley Athletic 19 Released 18 FW Wales Chris Jones Wales Neath Athletic 20 Loan 27 FW England Danny North England Alfreton Town 22 Released – GK England Ed Eley England Ilkeston Town 18 Loan – GK England Ed Eley England Mansfield Town 18 Loan – GK England Ed Eley England Mansfield Town 18 Loan – GK England Ed Eley England Eastwood Town 18 Free Transfer – MF England Jamie Steel England Grimsby Borough 18 Released Trialists Manager Mike Newell took two of the trialists Nathan Arnold, Chris Jones in his 23-man squad to the 2009 South West Challenge Cup and defender Sol Davis joined up with the squad mini way through the 2009 South West Challenge Cup and was given 45 minutes to impress. Before the 2009 South West Challenge Cup Mike Newell had a number of strikers on trial, but none of them were offered a contract. Although not scoring Chris Jones impressed enough to be offered a contract by the club and which was later accepted. Pre-season #Nat.Pos.NameFromAgeAppsGoalsResult # England MF Nathan Arnold EnglandMansfield Town 22 4 2 Contract Offered but Declined # Ireland FW Graham Barrett ScotlandSt Johnstone 27 0 0 No Contract Offered # England DF Sol Davis EnglandLuton Town 29 1 0 No Contract Offered # Wales FW Chris Jones WalesSwansea City 19 3 0 Contract Offered & Accepted # England DF Louis Lavers EnglandWatford 18 2 0 No Contract Offered # Northern Ireland FW Andy Smith Northern IrelandPortadown 28 0 0 No Contract Offered # Italy GK Kevin Strukelj AustraliaSydney United 24 0 0 No Contract Offered Mid-season #Nat.Pos.NameFromAgeAppsGoalsResult # England MF Chris Arthur EnglandQueens Park Rangers 19 1 1 No contract offered # Colombia FW Steve Lozano-Calderon EnglandCharlton Athletic – 1 1 No contract offered # England DF Chris Ramsey EnglandManchester City – 2 0 No contract offered # England DF Darren Williams ScotlandDundee 32 1 0 No contract offered # England MF Ryan Crowther EnglandLiverpool 21 1 0 No contract offered # England MF Ben Osman EnglandExeter City 19 1 0 No contract offered # England MF Mark Hudson EnglandGainsborough Trinity 29 1 0 Contract Offered & Accepted # England FW Sean Evans EnglandStourbridge N/A 1 0 No contract offered # Ireland MF James Cronesberry EnglandMiddlesbrough 19 1 0 No contract offered # Scotland MF Tam McManus Northern IrelandDerry City 28 2 0 No contract offered # Scotland FW Ross Campbell SwedenOstersunds FK 22 0 0 No contract offered # England MF Mark Doninger EnglandBlyth Spartans 19 1 0 No contract offered # England DF Curtley Williams EnglandIpswich Town 19 1 0 No contract offered # England MF Ryan Smith EnglandCrystal Palace 23 1 0 No contract offered # Netherlands Antilles DF Timothy Cathalina NetherlandsFC Emmen 25 1 0 No contract offered References Grimsby Town Category:Grimsby Town F.C. seasons