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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.
| 2008–09 season | ||||
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| Chairman | John Fenty | |||
| Manager | Alan Buckley (until 15 September 2008) Mike Newell (from 6 October 2008) | |||
| Stadium | Blundell Park | |||
| League Two | 22nd | |||
| FA Cup | First Round | |||
| League Cup | Second Round | |||
| Lincolnshire Senior Cup | Runners-up | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Adam Proudlock (8) All: Adam Proudlock (8) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 7,095 vs. Aldershot Town (28 March 2009) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 1,858 vs. Tranmere Rovers (12 August 2008) | |||
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Legend
| Win | Draw | Loss |
Pre-season and friendlies
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
Lincolnshire Cup
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
FA Cup
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Nov | Morecambe | Christie Park, Morecambe | L 1–2 | - | Stockdale |
Football League Cup
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Macclesfield Town | 46 | 13 | 8 | 25 | 45 | 77 | −32 | 47 | |
| 21 | Bournemouth | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 59 | 51 | +8 | 46[a] | |
| 22 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 51 | 69 | −18 | 41 | |
| 23 | Chester City (R) | 46 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 43 | 81 | −38 | 37 | Relegated to Conference National |
| 24 | Luton Town (R) | 46 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 58 | 65 | −7 | 26[b] |
Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
| Role | Nationality | Name |
|---|---|---|
| First-Team Manager (sacked 15/09/08) |  |
Alan Buckley |
| First-Team Manager (hired 6/10/08) | |
Mike Newell |
| First-Team Assistant Manager | |
Stuart Watkiss |
| First-Team Coach | |
Brian Stein |
| Reserve Team Manager | |
Stuart Watkiss |
| Head of Youth | |
Neil Woods |
| Youth Team Manager | |
Neil Woods |
| Chief Scout | |
Brian Stein |
| Goalkeeping Coach | |
Steve Croudson |
| Physiotherapist | |
David Moore |
| Community Sport Coach | |
Gary Childs |
| Community Sport Coach | |
Graham Rodger |
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Appearances & Goals
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | League Two | League Cup | Football League Trophy | FA Cup | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | ENG |
Phil Barnes | 37 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF |  SCO |
Robbie Stockdale | 22 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | ENG |
Tom Newey | 29 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ENG |
Ryan Bennett | 49 | 5 | 45 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG |
Matthew Heywood | 22 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG |
Richard Hope | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | SCO |
Peter Sweeney (on loan from Leeds United) | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG |
Peter Till | 21 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG |
Paul Bolland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG |
Martin Butler | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG |
Adam Proudlock | 29 | 8 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF |  WAL |
Chris Llewellyn | 32 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ENG |
Danny Boshell | 28 | 3 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | ENG |
Jamie Clarke | 35 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | ENG |
Gary Montgomery | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ENG |
James Hunt | 27 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ENG |
Matthew Bird | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | ENG |
Nick Fenton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | ENG |
Javan Vidal (on loan from Manchester City) | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF |  COD |
Jean-Paul Kamudimba Kalala (on loan from Oldham Athletic) | 22 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ENG |
Nick Hegarty | 39 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ENG |
Peter Bore | 29 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ENG |
Danny North | 18 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | ENG |
Andy Taylor | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | ENG |
Simon Heslop (on loan from Barnsley) | 11 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | ENG |
Joe Widdowson (on loan from West Ham United) | 20 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | ENG |
Nathan Jarman | 37 | 7 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | ENG |
Grant Normington | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | ENG |
Liam Trotter (on loan from Ipswich Town) | 16 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | FW |  EIR |
Barry Conlon (on loan from Bradford City) | 8 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF |  SLE |
Malvin Kamara (on loan from Huddersfield Town) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | ENG |
Rob Atkinson | 32 | 2 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | ENG |
Tomi Ameobi (on loan from Doncaster Rovers) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | FW |  FRA |
Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro | 20 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | FRA |
Mickael Buscher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | GK | ENG |
Leigh Overton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | ENG |
Bradley Wood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF |  NIR |
Stuart Elliott (on loan from Doncaster Rovers) | 11 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | ENG |
Dean Sinclair (on loan from Charlton Athletic) | 9 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | ENG |
Adrian Forbes (on loan from Millwall) | 15 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | GK | EIR |
Wayne Henderson (on loan from Preston North End) | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | GK | ENG |
Jonathan Lund | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | ENG |
Josh Fuller | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Loaned out player stats
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | League Two | League Cup | Football League Trophy | FA Cup | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 3 | DF | ENG |
Tom Newey (on loan at Rochdale) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG |
Peter Till (on loan at Chesterfield) | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ENG |
Peter Bore (on loan at York City) | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Most frequent starting line-up
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.
Scorers
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Domestic Cups
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In
Pre-season
| # | Player | From | Age | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | Robbie Stockdale | Tranmere Rovers | 28 | Free Transfer |
| 05 | Matthew Heywood | Brentford | 28 | Free Transfer |
| 06 | Richard Hope | Wrexham | 30 | Free Transfer |
| 10 | Chris Llewellyn | Wrexham | 28 | Free Transfer |
| 21 | Simon Heslop | Barnsley | 21 | Loan |
Mid Season
| # | Player | Previous club | Age | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 | Peter Sweeney | Leeds United | 24 | Loan |
| 09 | Adam Proudlock | Darlington | 27 | Loan |
| 09 | Adam Proudlock | Darlington | 27 | Undisclosed |
| 16 | Javan Vidal | Manchester City | 19 | Loan |
| 16 | Jean-Paul Kalala | Oldham Athletic | 26 | Loan |
| 21 | Joe Widdowson | West Ham United | 19 | Loan |
| 24 | Liam Trotter | Ipswich Town | 20 | Loan |
| 24 |  Barry Conlon | Bradford City | 30 | Loan |
| 25 | Malvin Kamara | Huddersfield Town | 24 | Loan |
| 25 | Rob Atkinson | Barnsley | 21 | Loan |
| 25 | Rob Atkinson | Barnsley | 21 | Free Transfer |
| 26 | Tomi Ameobi | Doncaster Rovers | 20 | Loan |
| 26 | Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro |  FCM Brussels | 23 | Signed |
| 27 | Mickael Buscher | Gretna | 21 | Signed |
| 29 | Bradley Wood | Grimsby Town Youth Academy | 18 | Pro Contract |
| 30 | Stuart Elliott | Doncaster Rovers | 30 | Loan |
| 31 | Dean Sinclair | Charlton Athletic | 24 | Loan |
| 32 | Adrian Forbes | Millwall | 30 | Loan |
| 33 | Wayne Henderson | Preston North End | 25 | Loan |
| 34 | Jonathan Lund | Leeds United | 22 | Signed |
| 35 | Josh Fuller | Grimsby Town Youth Academy | 17 | Pro Contract |
Out
Pre-season
| # | Player | To | Age | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Ciarán Toner | Rochdale | 27 | Free Transfer |
| 15 | Justin Whittle | Harrogate Town | 37 | Free Transfer |
| 16 | Nick Fenton | Rotherham United | 28 | Free Transfer |
| 19 | Gary Jones | Retired | 33 | Released |
Mid Season
| # | Player | To | Age | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Phil Barnes | Gainsborough Trinity | 30 | Free Transfer |
| 03 | Tom Newey | Rochdale | 26 | Loan |
| 06 | Richard Hope | Retired | 30 | Released |
| 07 | Peter Till | Chesterfield | 23 | Loan |
| 09 | Martin Butler | Burton Albion | 34 | Free Transfer |
| 13 | Gary Montgomery | Retired to compete in cricket | 26 | Released |
| 18 | Peter Bore | York City | 20 | Loan |
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