2005–06 Grimsby Town F.C. season

August 2020 August 2012 June 2025 Grimsby Town 2005–06 Russell Slade John Fenty Football League Two 4th (Play off runners up) FA Cup First round League Cup Third round Football League Trophy First round Lincolnshire Senior Cup Semi-final Gary Jones(15) Gary Jones(17) 8458 v Northampton Town (6 May 2006) 1131 v Morecambe (18 October 2005) _blackstripes 000000 FFFFFF 000000 000000 FF0000 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF 2004–05 2006–07 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 DatePosPlayerTransferred fromFeeRef25 May 2005FWENG Jermaine PalmerENG Stoke CityFree Transfer2005-05-25 Striker Palmer makes Grimsby move https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/g/grimsby_town/4580283.stm 2025-06-03 en-GB8 June 2005MFENG Terry BarwickENG Scunthorpe UnitedFree Transfer2005-06-08 Mariners sign midfielder Barwick https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/g/grimsby_town/4073722.stm 2025-06-03 en-GB9 June 2005GKENG John Lukic Jr.ENG Nottingham ForestFree Transfer22 June 2005GKENG Steve MildenhallENG Oldham AthleticFree Transfer23 June 2005MFENG Paul BollandENG Notts CountyFree Transfer27 June 2005DFENG Tom NeweyENG Cambridge UnitedFree Transfer1 July 2005MFDR Congo Jean-Paul Kamudimba KalalaFRA OGC NiceFree Transfer1 July 2005FWENG Gary JonesENG Tranmere RoversFree Transfer5 August 2005DFENG Gary CroftWAL Cardiff CityFree Transfer5 August 2005MFENG Tom TaylorNOR Viking FKFree Transfer18 August 2005FWNIR Ciaran TonerENG Lincoln CityFree Transfer18 October 2005FWENG Steve SladeISL Vikingur ReykjavikFree Transfer12 January 2006DFENG Ben FutcherENG Boston UnitedFree Transfer27 January 2006MFENG Curtis WoodhouseENG Hull CityFree Transfer31 January 2006FWENG Marc GoodfellowENG Bristol CityFree Transfer31 January 2006FWENG Gary CohenSCO GretnaFree Transfer Loans in DatePosPlayerTransferred fromDate UntilRef29 June 2005FWENG Gary CohenSCO Gretna30 January 20061 August 2005FWENG Calvin AndrewENG Luton Town4 November 200527 September 2005DFENG Simon FrancisENG Sheffield United23 October 20051 January 2006DFENG Matthew BloomerENG Lincoln City31 January 200617 January 2006FWMontserrat Junior MendesENG Northampton Town17 May 2006 Transfers out DatePosPlayerTransferred ToFeeRef26 May 2005DFENG Terrell ForbesENG Oldham AthleticFree Transfer29 May 2005DFENG Jason CroweENG NorthamptonTownFree Transfer29 May 2005MFENG Graham HocklessENG North Ferriby UnitedReleased29 May 2005FWENG David SoamesENG Armthorpe WelfareReleased9 June 2005GKWAL Anthony WilliamsENG Carlisle UnitedReleased1 July 2005MFENG Stacy ColdicottENG Hereford UnitedReleased6 July 2005MFENG Terry FlemingENG Kidderminster HarriersReleased7 July 2005MFENG Ronnie BullNZ New Zealand KnightsReleased20 October 2005FWENG Steve SladeENG WorthingReleased1 January 2006DFENG Tony CraneENG Worksop TownFree Transfer30 January 2006FWSCO Martin GrittonENG Lincoln CityUndisclosed Fee31 January 2006DFENG Simon RamsdenENG RochdaleFree Transfer31 January 2006MFENG Tom TaylorENG BuxtonReleased30 March 2006GKENG John Lukic Jr.ENG BarnsleyReleased Loans out DatePosPlayerTransferred ToDate UntilRef3 August 2005FWENG Jermaine PalmerENG Scarborough3 September 200516 September 2005FWENG Jermaine PalmerENG York City16 October 200515 October 2005DFENG Tony CraneENG Worksop Town31 December 200524 November 2005MFENG Terry BarwickENG York City1 January 200627 November 2005MFENG Nick HegartyENG Whitby Town27 December 200516 January 2006MFENG Nick HegartyENG Willenhall Town16 March 200617 January 2006FWENG Jermaine PalmerENG Alfreton Town17 March 2006 Fixtures and results Grimsby Town's score shown first Legend WinDrawLoss Pre-season matches Friendlies +DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 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 +DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 14 July 2005 Scunthorpe United Glanford Park, Scunthorpe 0–0Scunthorpe win 4–2 on penalties Football League Two +DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 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 +DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 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 +DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 5 November 2006 Bristol Rovers Blundell Park, Cleethorpes 1–2 G.Jones League Cup +DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 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 +DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 18 October 2005 Morecambe Blundell Park, Cleethorpes 1–1Morecambe win 4–3 on penalties – 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. Football League Two y GRI Coaching staff RoleNationalityNameFirst-Team ManagerEnglandRussell SladeFirst-Team Assistant ManagerEnglandGraham RodgerReserve Team ManagerEnglandGraham RodgerHead of YouthEnglandNeil WoodsYouth Team ManagerEnglandNeil WoodsPhysiotherapistEnglandDavid MooreCommunity Sport CoachEnglandGary Childs Squad overview 1 England GK Steve Mildenhall 2 England DF John McDermott 3 England DF Tom Newey 4 England DF Simon Ramsden Departed in January 2006 5 England DF Tony Crane Departed in January 2006 5 England DF Ben Futcher 6 England DF Justin Whittle 7 DR Congo MF Jean-Paul Kamudimba Kalala 8 England MF Paul Bolland 9 Republic of Ireland FW Michael Reddy 10 Scotland MF Martin Gritton Departed in January 2006 10 England MF Marc Goodfellow 11 England MF Andy Parkinson 12 England DF Rob Jones 13 England GK John Lukic Departed in March 2006 14 England MF Terry Barwick 15 England MF Gary Cohen 16 England FW Jermaine Palmer 17 England DF Glen Downey 18 Northern Ireland MF Ciaran Toner 19 England FW Gary Jones 20 England DF Gary Croft 21 England MF Alan Lamb 22 England FW Calvin Andrew on loan from Luton Town 22 England FW Andy Taylor 23 England MF Nick Hegarty 24 England FW Danny North 25 England MF Paul Ashton 26 England MF Tommy Taylor Departed in November 2005 26 England GK Robert Murray 28 England DF Simon Francis on loan from Sheffield United 28 England DF Matthew Bloomer on loan from Lincoln City 29 England DF Miles Chamberlain 30 England MF Ben Higgins 31 England FW Steve Slade Departed in October 2005 31 Montserrat FW Junior Mendes on loan from Huddersfield Town 32 England MF Curtis Woodhouse First Team Squad Appearances and goals League Two League Cup Football League Trophy FA Cup Steve Mildenhall GK England 1 49 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 John McDermott DF England 2 32 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 Tom Newey DF England 3 40 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 Simon Ramsden DF England 4 12 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 Tony Crane DF England 5 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Ben Futcher DF England 5 18 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Justin Whittle DF England 6 37 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 Jean-Paul Kamudimba Kalala MF Congo DR 7 21 5 3 1 1 0 0 0 Paul Bolland MF England 8 47 4 3 0 0 0 1 0 Michael Reddy FW Republic of Ireland 9 47 14 3 0 1 0 0 0 Martin Gritton FW Scotland 10 26 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 Marc Goodfellow MF England 10 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Andy Parkinson MF England 11 43 4 3 0 0 0 1 0 Rob Jones DF England 12 42 4 3 0 0 0 1 0 John Lukic jnr GK England 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Terry Barwick MF England 14 8 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 Gary Cohen MF England 15 43 6 3 0 1 0 1 0 Jermaine Palmer FW England 16 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Glen Downey DF England 17 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Ciaran Toner MF Northern Ireland 18 34 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gary Jones FW England 19 43 15 3 1 0 0 1 1 Gary Croft DF England 20 36 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Alan Lamb MF England 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Calvin Andrew (on loan from Luton Town) FW England 22 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Andy Taylor FW England 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nick Hegarty MF England 23 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Danny North FW England 24 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Paul Ashton MF England 25 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Tommy Taylor MF England 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Robert Murray GK England 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Simon Francis (on loan from Sheffield United) DF England 28 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Matthew Bloomer (on loan from Lincoln City) DF England 28 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Miles Chamberlain DF England 29 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Ben Higgins DF England 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Steve Slade FW England 31 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Junior Mendes (on loan from Huddersfield Town) MF Montserrat 31 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Curtis Woodhouse MF England 32 19 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 |} Notes References 2005–06 Grim