2003–04 Grimsby Town F.C. season

Grimsby Town

2003–04 season
Chairman	Peter Furneaux
Manager	Paul Groves (sacked 9 February 2004) Nicky Law (hired 4 March 2004)
Football League Division Two	21st
FA Cup	Second Round
Football League Cup	First Round
Football League Trophy	First Round
Lincolnshire Senior Cup	Runners Up
Copa de Ibiza	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: Michael Boulding, Phil Jevons (12) All: Michael Boulding, Phil Jevons (13)
Highest home attendance	6,856 (1 May vs Brentford)
Lowest home attendance	3,535 (16 September vs Swindon Town)
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Fixtures & Results

Pre Season Matches

Copa de Ibiza

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
8 Jul	SD Portmany	Sant Antoni de Portmany, Ibiza, Spain	W 1 - 0	-	Hockless
10 Jul	San Rafael	Sant Antoni de Portmany, Ibiza, Spain	W 1 - 0	-	Hockless

Friendlies

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
15 Jul	Lincoln City	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	W 1 - 0	-	O'Halloran
19 Jul	Sunderland	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	D 1 - 1	-	Crane
23 Jul	Hull City	KC Stadium, Kingston upon Hull	W 1 - 0	-	Boulding
26 Jul	Boston United	York Street, Boston	W 2 - 1	-	ten Heuvel, Rowan
29 Jul	Halifax Town	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	W 2 - 1	-	Anderson, Mansaram
26 Jul	Barton Town	The Euronics Ground, Barton upon Humber	W 3 - 0	-	N/A
29 Jul	Middlesbrough	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	W 2 - 1	-	Boulding, Crowe

Football League Division Two

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
9 Aug	Plymouth Argyle	Home Park, Plymouth	D 2 - 2	-	Boulding, Anderson
16 Aug	Port Vale	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	L 1 - 2	-	Boulding
23 Aug	Luton Town	Kenilworth Road, Luton	W 2 - 1	-	Anderson, Boulding
25 Aug	Wycombe Wanderers	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	W 3 - 1	-	Boulding, Cas, Barnard
30 Aug	Bristol City	Ashton Gate, Bristol	L 0 - 1	-	-
Sept 06	Peterborough United	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	D 1 - 1	-	Boulding
Sept 12	Hartlepool United	Victoria Park, Hartlepool	L 1 - 8	-	Rowan
Sept 16	Swindon Town	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	L 1 - 2	-	Boulding
Sept 20	Chesterfield	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	W 4 - 0	-	Campbell, Cas, Hockless, Edwards
Sept 27	Sheffield Wednesday	Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield	D 0 - 0	-	-
Sept 30	Blackpool	Bloomfield Road, Blackpool	W 1 - 0	-	Crane
Oct 04	Queens Park Rangers	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	L 0 - 1	-	-
10 Oct	Brighton & Hove Albion	Withdean Stadium, Brighton	L 0 - 3	-	-
18 Oct	Colchester United	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	W 2 - 0	-	Onuora, Boulding
21 Oct	Notts County	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	W 2 - 0	-	Boulding (2)
25 Oct	Barnsley	Oakwell, Barnsley	D 0 - 0	-	-
1 Nov	Rushden and Diamonds	Nene Park, Irthlingborough	L 1 - 3	-	Anderson
15 Nov	Stockport County	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	D 1 - 1	-	Mansaram
22 Nov	Brentford	Griffin Park, Brentford, London	W 3 - 1	-	Onuora, Boulding (2)
29 Nov	Tranmere Rovers	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	L 0 - 1	-	-
13 Dec	A.F.C. Bournemouth	Dean Court, Bournemouth	D 0 - 0	-	-
26 Dec	Oldham Athletic	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	D 3 - 3	-	Jevons (2), Boulding
28 Dec	Peterborough United	London Road, Peterborough	D 0 - 0	-	-
3 Jan	Wycombe Wanderers	Adams Park, Wycombe	L 1 - 4	-	Onuora
3 Jan	Plymouth Argyle	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	D 0 - 0	-	-
17 Jan	Port Vale	Vale Park, Burslem	L 1 - 5	-	Jevons
20 Jan	Wrexham	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	L 1 - 3	-	Jevons
8 Feb	Oldham Athletic	Boundary Park, Oldham	L 0 - 6	-	-
14 Feb	Brighton & Hove Albion	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	W 2 - 1	-	Rankin, Jevons
17 Feb	Bristol City	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	L 1 - 2	-	Anderson
21 Feb	Colchester United	Layer Road, Colchester	L 0 - 2	-	-
24 Feb	Luton Town	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	W 3 - 2	-	Jevons (2), Ford
28 Feb	Barnsley	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	W 6 - 1	-	Jevons (4), Armstrong, Rankin
2 Mar	Notts County	Meadow Lane, Nottingham	L 1 - 3	-	Crane
6 Mar	Wrexham	The Racecourse Ground, Wrexham	L 0 - 3	-	-
13 Mar	AFC Bournemouth	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	D 1 - 1	-	Rowan
17 Mar	Swindon Town	County Ground, Swindon	L 0 - 2	-	-
20 Mar	Hartlepool United	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	L 0 - 2	-	-
24 Mar	Chesterfield	Saltergate, Chesterfield	D 4 - 4	-	Lawrence, Barnard, Anderson, Rankin
4 Apr	Sheffield Wednesday	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	W 2 - 0	-	Mansaram, Crane
10 Apr	Queens Park Rangers	Loftus Road, Shepherd's Bush, London	L 0 - 3	-	-
12 Apr	Blackpool	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	L 0 - 2	-	-
17 Apr	Rushden and Diamonds	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	W 1 - 0	-	Jevons
25 Apr	Stockport County	Edgeley Park, Stockport	L 1 - 2	-	Hockless
1 May	Brentford	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	W 1 - 0	-	Rankin
8 May	Tranmere Rovers	Prenton Park, Wirral	L 1 - 2	-	Mansaram

FA Cup

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
8 Nov	Queens Park Rangers	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	W 1 - 0	-	Boulding
6 Dec	Peterborough United	London Road, Peterborough	L 2 - 3	-	Jevons, Cas

League Cup

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
12 Aug	Doncaster Rovers	Belle Vue, Doncaster	L 2 - 3	-	Campbell, Anderson

Football League Trophy

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
15 Oct	Sheffield Wednesday	Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield	D 1 - 1	-	Mansaram Sheff Wed win 5-4 on penalties

Squad overview

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Aidan Davison 2 DF John McDermott 3 DF Darren Barnard 4 DF Simon Ford 5 DF Tony Crane 6 MF Marcel Cas (Departed in January 2004) 7 MF Alan Pouton (Departed in January 2004) 7 DF Craig Armstrong (on loan from Sheffield Wednesday) 8 MF Stuart Campbell 9 FW Michael Boulding (Departed in February 2004) 9 MF Paul Warhurst 10 FW Darren Mansaram 11 MF Stacy Coldicott 12 FW Phil Jevons 13 GK Andrew Pettinger 14 MF Chris Bolder 15 FW Jonathan Rowan 16 DF Greg Young 17 DF Kirk Wheeler 18 MF Graham Hockless 19 DF Iain Ward 20 MF Des Hamilton (Departed in March 2004)

No. Position Player 21 MF Iain Anderson 22 MF Paul Groves (Player/manager until February 2004) 23 DF Wes Parker 24 FW David Soames 25 DF Mike Edwards 26 DF Jason Crowe 27 FW Laurens ten Heuvel (on loan from Sheffield United) 27 MF John Thorrington 28 MF Ashley Hildred 29 FW Giovanni Carchedi 30 GK Bradley Hughes (Departed in November 2003) 30 GK Alan Fettis (on loan from Hull City) 31 FW Liam Nimmo 32 MF Nick Daws (on loan from Rotherham United) 32 MF Jamie Lawrence 33 FW Lee Thorpe (on loan from Leyton Orient) 33 FW Mickael Antoine-Curier 34 FW Isaiah Rankin 35 MF Nick Hegarty 39 FW Iffy Onuora (Departed in February 2004) -- GK Paul Fraser

Appearances & Goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Division Two		League Cup		Football League Trophy		FA Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Aidan Davison	36	0	32	0	1	0	1	0	2	0
2	DF		John McDermott	23	0	21	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
3	DF		Darren Barnard	38	2	34	2	1	0	1	0	2	0
4	DF		Simon Ford	28	1	26	1	1	0	1	0	0	0
5	DF		Tony Crane	40	3	37	3	1	0	0	0	2	0
6	MF		Marcel Cas	23	3	19	2	1	0	1	0	2	1
7	MF		Alan Pouton	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	DF		Craig Armstrong (on loan from Sheffield Wednesday)	9	1	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	FW		Stuart Campbell	43	1	39	1	1	0	1	0	2	0
9	FW		Michael Boulding	30	13	27	12	1	0	1	0	1	1
9	MF		Paul Warhurst	7	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	FW		Darren Mansaram	34	4	31	3	1	0	1	0	1	1
11	MF		Stacy Coldicott	14	0	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	FW		Phil Jevons	30	13	29	12	0	0	0	0	1	1
13	GK		Andrew Pettinger	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	MF		Chris Bolder	7	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	FW		Jonathan Rowan	14	2	14	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	DF		Greg Young	19	0	17	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
17	DF		Kirk Wheeler	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	MF		Graham Hockless	13	2	13	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	DF		Iain Ward	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	MF		Des Hamilton	31	0	27	0	1	0	1	0	2	0
21	MF		Iain Anderson	33	6	29	5	1	1	1	0	2	0
22	MF		Paul Groves	12	0	11	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
23	DF		Wes Parker	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	FW		David Soames	10	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	DF		Mike Edwards	36	1	33	1	1	0	0	0	2	0
26	DF		Jason Crowe	36	0	32	0	1	0	1	0	2	0
27	FW		Laurens ten Heuvel (on loan from Sheffield United)	5	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
27	MF		John Thorrington	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	MF		Ashley Hildred	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	FW		Giovanni Carchedi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	GK		Bradley Hughes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	GK		Alan Fettis (on loan from Hull City)	11	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	FW		Liam Nimmo	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	MF		Nick Daws (on loan from Rotherham United)	18	0	17	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
32	MF		Jamie Lawrence	5	1	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	FW		Lee Thorpe (on loan from Leyton Orient)	6	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	FW		Mickael Antoine-Curier	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	FW		Isaiah Rankin	12	4	12	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
35	MF		Nick Hegarty	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
39	FW		Iffy Onuora	22	3	19	3	1	0	0	0	2	0
#	GK		Paul Fraser	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Most frequent starting line-up

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Davison

McDermott

Crane

Edwards

Barnard

Crowe

Hamilton

Campbell

Anderson

Jevons

Boulding

Most frequent starting line-up uses the team's most used formation: 4-4-2. The players used are those who have played the most games in each respective position, not necessarily who have played most games out of all the players.

Transfers

In

Pre-Season

#	Player	From	Age	Fee
01	Aidan Davison	Bradford City	34	Free Transfer
05	Tony Crane	Sheffield Wednesday	19	Free Transfer
06	Marcel Cas	Sheffield United	30	Free Transfer
17	Kirk Wheeler	Grimsby Town Youth Academy	18	Professional Contract
20	Des Hamilton	Cardiff City	26	Free Transfer
21	Iain Anderson	Preston North End	26	Free Transfer
25	Mike Edwards	Colchester United	22	Free Transfer
26	Jason Crowe	Portsmouth	23	Free Transfer
27	Laurens ten Heuvel	Sheffield United	26	Loan
28	Ashley Hildred	Grimsby Town Youth Academy	18	Professional Contract
29	Giovanni Carchedi	Grimsby Town Youth Academy	18	Professional Contract
31	Liam Nimmo	Grimsby Town Youth Academy	17	Professional Contract

Mid-Season

#	Player	From	Age	Fee
07	Craig Armstrong	Sheffield Wednesday	28	Loan
09	Paul Warhurst	Carlisle United	33	Free Transfer
27	John Thorrington	Huddersfield Town	23	Free Transfer
30	Alan Fettis	Hull City	32	Loan
32	Nick Daws	Rotherham United	33	Loan
32	Jamie Lawrence	Wigan Athletic	32	Free Transfer
33	Lee Thorpe	Leyton Orient	26	Loan
33	Mickael Antoine-Curier	Notts County	19	Free Transfer
34	Isaiah Rankin	Barnsley	24	Loan (Part of Michael Boulding deal)
34	Isaiah Rankin	Barnsley	24	Free Transfer
35	Nick Hegarty	Grimsby Town Academy	18	Professional Contract
39	Iffy Onuora	Sheffield United	35	Loan
39	Iffy Onuora	Sheffield United	35	Free Transfer

Out

Pre-Season

#	Player	To	Age	Fee
01	Danny Coyne	Leicester City	28	Free Transfer
03	Tony Gallimore	Barnsley	30	Released
10	Steve Livingstone	Carlisle United	32	Released
11	Terry Cooke	Sheffield Wednesday	25	Released
13	Steve Croudson	Boston United	21	Released
14	Chris Thompson	Northwich Victoria	20	Released
18	Steve Chettle	Burton Albion	33	Released
23	Georges Santos	Ipswich Town	31	Free Transfer
26	Stephen Downes	York City	20	Released
33	Jake Sagare	Portland Timbers	22	Released

Mid-Season

#	Player	To	Age	Fee
06	Marcel Cas	RBC Roosendaal	30	Released
07	Alan Pouton	Gillingham	25	£30,000
09	Michael Boulding	Barnsley	26	£50,000 (plus Isaiah Rankin on loan)
20	Des Hamilton	Barnet	26	Released
22	Paul Groves	Scunthorpe United	36	Loan
30	Bradley Hughes	Gainsborough Trinity	20	Released
39	Iffy Onuora	Tranmere Rovers	35	Free Transfer