1996–97 Grimsby Town F.C. season

February 2015 February 2015 Grimsby Town 1996–97 Bill Carr Brian Laws (until 1 November 1996)John Cockerill (caretaker)Kenny Swain (caretaker) Blundell Park Division One 22nd (Relegated) FA Cup Third Round League Cup First Round Lincolnshire Senior Cup Runners Up Clive Mendonca (19) 1995–96 1997–98 _whitestripes4 _grimsby2627 _whitestripes4 _whitesides _band_black 000000 000000 000000 FFFFFF _acm9596t _acm9596t _acm9596t _acm9596t _acm9596t 0633E6 During the 1996–97 English football season, Grimsby Town competed in the Football League First Division. Transfers Transfers in DatePosPlayerTransferred fromFeeRef 11 July 1996 MF ENG Tommy Widdrington ENG Southampton £300,000 16 July 1996 MF NIR Kingsley Black ENG Nottingham Forest £25,000 19 July 1996 MF ENG Darren Wrack ENG Derby County £100,000 16 August 1996 DF ENG Neil Webb ENG Nottingham Forest Free Transfer 31 August 1996 GK ENG Andy Quy ENG Derby County Free Transfer Loans in DatePosPlayerTransferred fromDate UntilRef 30 August 1996 DF WAL Paul Trollope ENG Derby County 1 October 1996 17 January 1997 MF ENG Michael Appleton ENG Manchester United 18 March 1997 28 January 1997 GK ENG Alan Miller ENG Middlesbrough 8 February 1997 21 March 1997 FW ENG Jason Lee ENG Nottingham Forest 31 May 1997 Transfers out DatePosPlayerTransferred ToFeeRef 31 May 1996 MF ENG Tommy Watson Retired Released 31 May 1996 DF ITA Enzo Gambaro Austria Sturm Graz Released 8 July 1996 MF ENG Paul Groves ENG West Bromwich Albion £600,000 1 August 1996 MF ENG Steve Fraser ENG Lincoln City Free Transfer 2 August 1996 MF SCO Jim Dobbin ENG Rotherham United Free Transfer 9 August 1996 FW ITA Ivano Bonetti ENG Tranmere Rovers Free Transfer 2 October 1996 GK ENG Paul Crichton ENG West Bromwich Albion £250,000 1 November 1996 DF ENG Brian Laws ENG Darlington Released 8 November 1996 MF SCO Johnny Walker ENG Mansfield Town £50,000 21 March 1997 FW ENG Jamie Forrester ENG Scunthorpe United Free Transfer Loans out DatePosPlayerTransferred ToDate UntilRef 4 October 1996 MF ENG Jimmy Neil ENG Grantham 4 November 1996 17 February 1997 MF ENG Darren Wrack ENG Shrewsbury Town 15 March 1997 Season summary The Mariners were relegated from Division One. Despite flowing goals from Clive Mendonca and good performances from John Oster and newcomer Kingsley Black, Grimsby failed to save themselves. The club had suffered from the losses of ever-present goalkeeper Paul Crichton and Gary Croft, who made a £1.5 million move to Blackburn Rovers. Manager Brian Laws had been sacked late in 1996; John Cockerill and Kenny Swain both had stints as caretaker during the season. At the end of the season, former manager Alan Buckley, who had taken Grimsby from the Fourth to the old Second Division in his first stint in charge, rejoined the club in an attempt to take Grimsby back to the second tier. Kit Italian company Lotto became Grimsby's new kit manufacturers, and introduced a new kit for the season.http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Grimsby_Town/Grimsby_Town.htm Grimsby Town - Historical Football Kits Europe's Food Town remained kit sponsors. Results First Division FA Cup League Cup League table First Division y GRI Squad overview ENG GK Paul Crichton Departed in October 1996 ENG GK Jason Pearcey ENG GK Andy Love ENG GK Alan Miller on loan from Middlesbrough ENG GK Andy Quy ENG DF Danny Butterfield ENG DF Ashley Fickling ENG DF Tony Gallimore ENG DF Joby Gowshall SCO DF Peter Handyside ENG DF Kevin Jobling ENG DF Brian Laws Departed in November 1996 ENG DF Mark Lever captain ENG DF John McDermott ENG DF Jimmy Neil ENG DF Graham Rodger ENG DF Richard Smith ENG DF Neil Webb ENG MF Michael Appleton on loan from Manchester United NIR MF Kingsley Black ENG MF Gary Childs ENG MF Paul Harsley WAL MF John Oster ENG MF Craig Shakespeare ENG MF Nicky Southall WAL MF Paul Trollope on loan from Derby County SCO MF Johnny Walker Departed in November 1996 ENG MF Tommy Widdrington ENG MF Darren Wrack IRL FW Daryl Clare ENG FW Jamie Forrester Departed in March 1997 ENG FW Jason Lee on loan from Nottingham Forest ENG FW Jack Lester ENG FW Steve Livingstone ENG FW Clive Mendonca ENG FW Neil Woods References Category:Grimsby Town F.C. seasons Grimsby Town