2024–25 Grimsby Town F.C. season

The 2024–25 season is the 147th season in the history of Grimsby Town Football Club and their third consecutive season in League Two. In addition to the domestic league, the club would also participate in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the EFL Trophy.

Grimsby Town

2024–25 season
Owner	1878 Partners (63.1%), The Mariners Trust (13.5%), Other Shareholders (12.9%), Mike Parker (10%)
Chairman	Andrew Pettit
Manager	David Artell
Stadium	Blundell Park
FA Cup	First Round
EFL Cup	Second Round
EFL Trophy	Group Stage
Top goalscorer	League: Danny Rose (6) All: Danny Rose (7)
Highest home attendance	7,693 vs Doncaster Rovers (5 October 2024, League Two)
Lowest home attendance	927 vs Manchester City U21 (29 October 2024, EFL Trophy)
Average home league attendance	6,013
Biggest win	5–2 vs Accrington Stanley (H) (3 December 2024, League Two)
Biggest defeat	5–1 vs Sheffield Wednesday (H) (27 August 2024, EFL Cup)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2023–24 2025–26 →

Ahead of this season, Umbro were announced as the new kit provider for the next three seasons,^[1] replacing previous supplier Macron. Umbro produced three new kits for the team as well as a range of retro-feel training wear.

This was the first season of a new 5-year broadcasting deal between the EFL and Sky Sports which guaranteed to show 20+ games live for each EFL team across the 2024-25 season including league matches, all EFL Cup games and all EFL Trophy games via a new channel called 'Sky Sports+'.^[2]

Transfers

In

Date	Pos.	Player	From	Fee	Ref.
14 June 2024	GK	Jordan Wright	Lincoln City	Undisclosed	[3]
20 June 2024	CB	Cameron McJannet	Derry City	Undisclosed	[4]
1 July 2024[a]	LB	Matthew Carson	Reading	Free	[5]
1 July 2024[b]	RB	Tyrell Warren	Barrow	Free	[6]
4 July 2024	CM	George McEachran	Swindon Town	Free	[7]
9 July 2024	CB	Lewis Cass	Port Vale	Free	[8]
9 July 2024	RW	Jason Daði Svanþórsson	Breiðablik	Undisclosed	[9]

1. The transfer was announced on 20 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Reading contract expired
2. The transfer was announced on 28 May, and would become official on July 1 once his Barrow contract expired

Out

Date	Pos.	Player	To	Fee	Ref.
14 June 2024[a]	CM	Alex Hunt	York City	Undisclosed	[10]
9 July 2024	CB	Toby Mullarkey	Crawley Town	Undisclosed	[11]

1. The transfer was announced on 11 June, and would become official on June 14 once the transfer window re-opened

Loaned in

Date	Position	Player	From	Date until	Ref
6 August 2024	LW	Luca Barrington	Brighton & Hove Albion	End of Season	[12]
8 August 2024	CM	Jordan Davies	Wrexham	End of Season	[13]
30 August 2024	CM	Jayden Luker	Luton Town	End of Season	[14]
30 August 2024	CF	Justin Obikwu	Coventry City	End of Season	[15]
1 October 2024	GK	Jackson Smith	Barnsley	28 October 2024[a][b][c]	[16][17][18][19]

1. On 8 October, Smith's emergency loan from Barnsley was extended by a further 7-days
2. On 16 October, Smith's emergency loan from Barnsley was extended by a further 7-days
3. On 22 October, Smith's emergency loan from Barnsley was extended by a further 7-days

Loaned out

Date	Pos.	Player	To	Date until	Ref.
14 September 2024	CM	Harvey Cribb	Bridlington Town	13 October 2024	[20]
3 January 2025	CM	Harvey Cribb	Grimsby Borough	31 January 2025	[21]

Released / Out of Contract

Date	Pos.	Player	Subsequent club	Join date	Ref.
30 June 2024	CM	Harry Clifton	Doncaster Rovers	1 July 2024	[22]
30 June 2024	LB	Anthony Glennon	Newport County	1 July 2024	[23][24]
30 June 2024	CB	Jamie Bramwell	Gateshead	2 July 2024	[23][25]
30 June 2024	LW	Abo Eisa	Nongbua Pitchaya	8 July 2024	[23][26]
30 June 2024	CM	Gavan Holohan	Crawley Town	9 July 2024	[23][27]
30 June 2024	CF	Edwin Essel	Gainsborough Trinity	21 July 2024	[23][28]
30 June 2024	CB	Niall Maher	Eastleigh	8 August 2024	[23][29]
30 June 2024	CM	Aaron Braithwaite	Gainsborough Trinity	10 August 2024	[23][30]
30 June 2024	LW	Otis Khan	Oldham Athletic	30 August 2024	[23][31]
30 June 2024	LB	Danny Amos	Glentoran	30 August 2024	[23][32]
30 June 2024	AM	Harvey Tomlinson	Boston United	19 September 2024	[23][33]
30 June 2024	LW	Arthur Gnahoua			[23]

First-team Squad

As of 3 December 2024

No.	Name	Position	Nationality	Place of birth	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from	Date signed	Fee	Contract end
Goalkeepers
1	Jordan Wright	GK		Stoke-on-Trent	(1999-02-27) 27 February 1999 (age 25)	Lincoln City	14 June 2024	Undisclosed	30 June 2026
12	Jake Eastwood	GK		Rotherham	(1996-10-03) 3 October 1996 (age 28)	Sheffield United	4 July 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
Defenders
2	Lewis Cass	CB		North Shields	(2000-02-27) 27 February 2000 (age 24)	Port Vale	9 July 2024	Free	30 June 2026
3	Matty Carson	LB		Chester	(2002-10-17) 17 October 2002 (age 22)	Reading	1 July 2024	Free	30 June 2026
5	Harvey Rodgers	CB		Selby	(1996-10-20) 20 October 1996 (age 28)	Accrington Stanley	1 July 2023	Free	30 June 2026
17	Cameron McJannet	CB		Milton Keynes	(1998-09-06) 6 September 1998 (age 26)	Derry City	20 June 2024	Undisclosed	30 June 2026
21	Tyrell Warren	RB		Manchester	(1998-10-05) 5 October 1998 (age 26)	Barrow	1 July 2024	Free	30 June 2026
24	Doug Tharme	CB		Birkenhead	(1999-08-17) 17 August 1999 (age 25)	Blackpool	12 January 2024	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
33	Denver Hume	LB		Ashington	(1998-08-11) 11 August 1998 (age 26)	Portsmouth	1 February 2024	Free	30 June 2025
Midfielders
4	Kieran Green	CM		Stockton-on-Tees	(1997-06-30) 30 June 1997 (age 27)	FC Halifax Town	15 July 2022	Undisclosed	30 June 2027
6	Curtis Thompson	CM		Nottingham	(1993-09-02) 2 September 1993 (age 31)	Cheltenham Town	1 February 2024	Free	30 June 2025
7	Jordan Davies	CM		Wrexham	18 August 1998 (age 25)	Wrexham	8 August 2024	Loan	30 June 2025
8	Jayden Luker	CM		Southwark	30 April 2005 (age 19)	Luton Town	30 August 2024	Loan	30 June 2025
10	Charles Vernam	LW		Lincoln	(1996-10-08) 8 October 1996 (age 28)	Lincoln City	20 June 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2026
11	Jason Daði Svanþórsson	RW		Mosfellsbær	(1999-12-31) 31 December 1999 (age 25)	Breiðablik	9 July 2024	Undisclosed	30 June 2026
14	Luca Barrington	LW		Manchester	(2004-12-12) 12 December 2004 (age 20)	Brighton & Hove Albion	6 August 2024	Loan	30 June 2025
16	Callum Ainley	AM		Swindon	(1997-11-02) 2 November 1997 (age 27)	Crewe Alexandra	9 September 2023	Free	30 June 2025
20	George McEachran	CM		Oxford	(2000-08-30) 30 August 2000 (age 24)	Swindon Town	4 July 2024	Free	30 June 2026
30	Evan Khouri	CM		London	(2003-01-21) 21 January 2003 (age 21)	West Ham United	7 July 2019	Free	30 June 2026
44	Harvey Cribb	CM		England	(2006-01-21) 21 January 2006 (age 18)	Scunthorpe United	30 April 2024	Trainee	30 June 2025
Forwards
9	Justin Obikwu	CF		Brent	(2004-02-08) 8 February 2004 (age 20)	Coventry City	30 August 2024	Loan	30 June 2025
15	Rekeil Pyke	CF		Leeds	(1997-09-01) 1 September 1997 (age 27)	Shrewsbury Town	1 July 2023	Free	30 June 2025
22	Cameron Gardner	CF		Newcastle-Upon-Tyne	(2005-09-22) 22 September 2005 (age 19)	Academy	22 September 2023	Trainee	30 June 2028
25	Donovan Wilson	CF		Yate	(1997-03-14) 14 March 1997 (age 27)	Sutton United	1 July 2023	Free	30 June 2025
32	Danny Rose	CF		Barnsley	(1993-12-10) 10 December 1993 (age 31)	Stevenage	14 June 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2026
Players departed midseason
31	Jackson Smith	GK		Telford	(2001-10-14) 14 October 2001 (age 23)	Barnsley	1 October 2024	Emergency Loan	28 October 2024

Pre-season and friendlies

On 4 June, Grimsby announced their first pre-season friendly, against neighbours Grimsby Borough.^[34] A day later, a further two fixtures were confirmed against Cleethorpes Town and York City.^[35][36] A fourth pre-season fixture was added in Alfreton Town.^[37] On 12 June, a fifth fixture during pre-season was announced, versus Boston United.^[38] A day later, it was confirmed that Rotherham United would visit during pre-season.^[39] A seventh friendly was later announced, against South Shields.^[40] Mansfield Town were then confirmed as an eighth pre-season opposition.^[41]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Grimsby Borough v Grimsby Town

9 July 2024 Friendly	Grimsby Borough	0–2	Grimsby Town	Grimsby
19:45 BST		Report	Brown 42' Carson 82'	Stadium: The Bradley Football Development Centre

Cleethorpes Town v Grimsby Town

13 July 2024 Friendly	Cleethorpes Town	0–2	Grimsby Town	Grimsby
14:00 BST		Report	Khouri 10' Ladapo 81'	Stadium: Linden Club

Boston United v Grimsby Town

16 July 2024 Friendly	Boston United	0–2	Grimsby Town	Boston
19:30 BST			Green 50' Ladapo 68'	Stadium: Boston Community Stadium Attendance: 832

York City v Grimsby Town

20 July 2024 Friendly	York City	2–1	Grimsby Town	Huntington
15:00 BST	Chadwick 2' John-Lewis 75'	Report	Augiar (og) 28'	Stadium: York Community Stadium Attendance: 2332

South Shields v Grimsby Town

27 July 2024 Friendly	South Shields	4–3	Grimsby Town	Jarrow
15:00 BST	Trialist 29' Blackett 43' Hodgson 45', 88'	Report	Vernam 34' Ainley 44' Cass 78'	Stadium: Mariners Park

Grimsby Town v Rotherham United

30 July 2024 Friendly	Grimsby Town	2–2	Rotherham United	Cleethorpes
19:30 BST	Rodgers 2' Gardner 87'	Report	Clarke-Harris 12' Clarke-Harris (p) 55'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 2017 Referee: Adam Herczeg

Alfreton Town v Grimsby Town

31 July 2024 Friendly	Alfreton Town	Cancelled	Grimsby Town	Alfreton
19:30 BST				Stadium: North Street
Note: Fixture was cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances.[42]

Grimsby Town v Mansfield Town

3 August 2024 Friendly	Grimsby Town	0–1	Mansfield Town	Cleethorpes
15:00 BST		Report	Keillor-Dunn 78'	Stadium: Blundell Park

Competitions

League Two

Main article: 2024–25 EFL League Two

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
7	Doncaster Rovers	25	11	7	7	35	30	+5	40	Qualification for League Two play-offs
8	Bradford City	24	10	8	6	33	27	+6	38
9	Grimsby Town	25	12	1	12	36	40	−4	37
10	Chesterfield	24	9	7	8	38	29	+9	34
11	Milton Keynes Dons	23	10	4	9	36	31	+5	34

Updated to match(es) played on 11 January 2025. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences^[43]

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
25	12	1	12	36	40	−4	37	6	0	6	19	21	−2	6	1	6	17	19	−2

Last updated: 4 January 2025.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	261	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H
Result	L	W	L	W	L	L	W	W	W	L	W	L	W	L	W	D	L	W	W	L	L	W	W	L	L	P
Position	18	13	16	11	16	21	13	11	8	11	8	10	7	10	7	7	8	7	5	7	8	8	6	8	9	—
Points	0	3	3	6	6	6	9	12	15	15	18	18	21	21	24	25	25	28	31	31	31	34	37	37	37	—

Source: EFL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Notes:

• ¹ Matchday 26 (vs. Notts County) was postponed due to a frozen pitch.

Matches

On 26 June, the League Two fixtures were announced.^[44]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Fleetwood Town v Grimsby Town

10 August 2024 1	Fleetwood Town	1–0	Grimsby Town	Fleetwood
15:00 BST	Helm 18'	Report	Rodgers  27' Davies  69' Khouri  90+3'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 3,525 Referee: Ben Speedie

Grimsby Town v Cheltenham Town

17 August 2024 2	Grimsby Town	3–2	Cheltenham Town	Cleethorpes
15:00 BST	Davies 44, 90+3' Vernam 51' Vernam  71'	Report	Young 61' Taylor 82' Bakare  36' Payne  38' Pett  43' Taylor  57' Bowman  77' Bennett  90'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 5885 Referee: Elliot Bell

Notts County v Grimsby Town

22 August 2024 3	Notts County	4–1	Grimsby Town	Nottingham
20:00 BST	Jatta 6' Crowley 15, 57' Jones 45+1' Bedeau  29' Jatta  65'	Report	Rodgers 45+4' Green  67'	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 10,046 Referee: Oliver Yates
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 24 August, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[45]

Grimsby Town v Bradford City

31 August 2024 4	Grimsby Town	2–1	Bradford City	Cleethorpes
15:00 BST	Rose 28' Svanþórsson 47' Rose  10' Warren  45+4' McJannet  62' Rodgers  68'	Report	Sanderson 78' Pattison  35' Shepherd  52' Wright  72' Walker  90+1'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 7,004 Referee: Stephen Martin

Chesterfield v Grimsby Town

7 September 2024 5	Chesterfield	2–1	Grimsby Town	Chesterfield
15:00 BST	Berry 27' Markanday 45+2' Oldaker  24'  67' Grimes  39' Grigg  90+3'	Report	Vernam 50' Warren  26' Vernam  58' Carson  90+1'	Stadium: SMH Group Stadium Attendance: 9,325 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Grimsby Town v Barrow

14 September 2024 6	Grimsby Town	1–2	Barrow	Cleethorpes
15:00 BST	Green 45+3' Green  77' Ainley  86' Wilson  90~+3'	Report	Foley 14' Vassell 26' Campbell  5' Telford  68' Feely  90-3'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 5496 Referee: Ruebyn Ricardo

Grimsby Town v Bromley

21 September 2024 7	Grimsby Town	1–0	Bromley	Cleethorpes
15:00 BST	Rose pen' (51) Green  38'  85' Svanþórsson  79' McEachran  90'	Report	Odutayo  32'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 6115 Referee: Tom Reeves

Carlisle United v Grimsby Town

28 September 2024 8	Carlisle United	2–3	Grimsby Town	Carlisle
15:00 BST	Lavelle 12' Sadi 27' Vela  55' Sadi  58' Barclay  61'	Report	Barrington 24' Cass 81' Rodgers 90'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 7510 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Gillingham v Grimsby Town

1 October 2024 9	Gillingham	0–1	Grimsby Town	Gillingham
19:45 BST	Morris  50'	Report	Green 21' McJannet  25' Hume  51' Pyke  66' Green  81' Khouri  88' Rodgers  90+6'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Referee: Carl Brook

Grimsby Town v Doncaster Rovers

5 October 2024 10	Grimsby Town	0–3	Doncaster Rovers	Cleethorpes
12:30 BST	Hume  24' Green  36' Rodgers  45'	Report	Gibson 2, 44' Molyneux 10'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 7,693 Referee: Edward Duckworth
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[46]

Salford City v Grimsby Town

12 October 2024 11	Salford City	1–2	Grimsby Town	Kersal
15:00 BST	Mnoga  8' Stockton 15' McAleny  30' Austerfield  73'	Report	Barrington 1, 45+1' Cass  39' McJannet  81' Khouri  88' Carson  90+5'	Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 3,608 Referee: Jacob Miles

Grimsby Town v Walsall

19 October 2024 12	Grimsby Town	1–4	Walsall	Cleethorpes
15:00 BST	Wilson 87' McEachran  35' Carson  90+3'	Report	Matt 56' Jellis 69' Lowe 74' Johnson 90+1'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 5,984 Referee: Scott Jackson

Tranmere Rovers v Grimsby Town

22 October 2024 13	Tranmere Rovers	0–1	Grimsby Town	Birkenhead
19:45 BST	McGee  24' O'Connor  73' Turnbull  80' Norris  82' Davies  90+3' Hendry  90+5'	Report	Obikwu 59' Smith  69' Warren  76'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 5,428 Referee: Ben Toner

Grimsby Town v Milton Keynes Dons

26 October 2024 14	Grimsby Town	1–3	Milton Keynes Dons	Cleethorpes
15:00 BST	Rose 16' Warren  88' Hume  90+2'	Report	Gilbey 49' Hogan 53' Lemonheigh-Evans 90+5' Gilbey  64' Lemonheigh-Evans  90+1' Harrison  90+4'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 5,853 Referee: Scott Oldham

AFC Wimbledon v Grimsby Town

9 November 2024 15	AFC Wimbledon	0–1	Grimsby Town	Wimbledon
15:00 GMT	Johnson  50' Smith  77'	Report	Rose 30' McEachran  42' Hume  45+1' Wright  54'	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 8,307 Referee: Thomas Parsons

Newport County v Grimsby Town

16 November 2024 16	Newport County	0–0	Grimsby Town	Newport
15:00 GMT	Hudlin 59' Wildig  63' Baker  71' Whitmore  78'	Report	McJannet  58' Green  65' Thompson  78' Rodgers  90+1'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,298 Referee: James Oldham

Grimsby Town v Colchester United

23 November 2024 17	Grimsby Town	0–1	Colchester United	Cleethorpes
12:30 GMT		Report	Edwards  1' Egbo  28' Gordon 78' Macey  90+2'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 4,952 Referee: Martin Woods
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[46]

Grimsby Town v Accrington Stanley

3 December 2024 18	Grimsby Town	5–2	Accrington Stanley	Cleethorpes
19:45 GMT	Rodgers 2' Luker 11' Obikwu 19' Davies (p) 33' Aljofree (og) 68'	Report	Khumbeni  31' Love  40' Henderson 63' Woods 79' Hunter  89' O'Brien  90+3'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 3,874 Referee: Scott Simpson

Morecambe v Grimsby Town

7 December 2024 19	Morecambe	0–3	Grimsby Town	Morecambe
15:00 GMT	Lewis  13' Williams  32' White  45+1' Brown  88'	Report	Obikwu 26,39' Thompson  28' Rodgers  65' Rose  80' Rose 90+1'	Stadium: Mazuma Mobile Stadium Attendance: 2,995 Referee: Alan Young

Grimsby Town v Crewe Alexandra

14 December 2024 20	Grimsby Town	0–2	Crewe Alexandra	Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT	Thompson  47'	Report	Lankester 56' Demetriou  62' Tabiner 63' Conolly  71' Williams  73'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 5,745 Referee: James Durkin

Swindon Town v Grimsby Town

21 December 2024 21	Swindon Town	3–1	Grimsby Town	Swindon
15:00 GMT	Clarke 3',  66' Cox  39' Tshimanga 41', 61' Wright 52'	Report	Rose 72' (pen.) Hume  88'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 7,453 Referee: Matthew Russell

Grimsby Town v Harrogate Town

26 December 2024 22	Grimsby Town	2–1	Harrogate Town	Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT	Khouri 55' Svanthórsson 74',  90+3' McEachran  90+2'	Report	Duke-McKenna 82' Bray  90+1' Sutton  90+6'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 6,514 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Grimsby Town v Port Vale

29 December 2024 23	Grimsby Town	3–0	Port Vale	Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT	McJannet 29' Davies  71' Tharme 82' Svanthórsson 90+2'	Report	Debrah  15'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 7,045 Referee: Scott Jackson

Accrington Stanley v Grimsby Town

1 January 2025 24	Accrington Stanley	3–2	Grimsby Town	Accrington
15:00 GMT	Woods 9' Love  35' Coyle  44' Whalley 60' (p) Woods 82' Henderson  90'	Report	Green 5' Khouri 39',  74'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 2,675 Referee: Edward Duckworth

Bradford City v Grimsby Town

4 January 2025 25	Bradford City	3–1	Grimsby Town	Bradford
13:00 GMT	Baldwin  39' Richards 45+1' Smallwood 48' (pen.),  59' Pattison 69' Lapslie  90+1' Sarcevic  90+4'	Report	McJannet 51' Khouri  53' Warren  55'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 18,011 Referee: Elliot Bell
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved following conversations with the EFL.[47]

Grimsby Town v Notts County

11 January 2025 26	Grimsby Town	Postponed	Notts County	Cleethorpes
12:30 GMT				Stadium: Blundell Park
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[48] The match was then postponed due to a frozen pitch.[49]

Grimsby Town v Chesterfield

18 January 2025 27	Grimsby Town	v	Chesterfield	Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Blundell Park

Barrow v Grimsby Town

25 January 2025 28	Barrow	v	Grimsby Town	Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Holker Street

Grimsby Town v Gillingham

28 January 2025 29	Grimsby Town	v	Gillingham	Cleethorpes
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Blundell Park

Bromley v Grimsby Town

1 February 2025 30	Bromley	v	Grimsby Town	Bromley
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Hayes Lane

Grimsby Town v Carlisle United

8 February 2025 31	Grimsby Town	v	Carlisle United	Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Blundell Park

Doncaster Rovers v Grimsby Town

15 February 2025 32	Doncaster Rovers	v	Grimsby Town	Doncaster
12:30 GMT				Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[48]

Grimsby Town v Fleetwood Town

22 February 2025 33	Grimsby Town	v	Fleetwood Town	Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Blundell Park

Cheltenham Town v Grimsby Town

1 March 2025 34	Cheltenham Town	v	Grimsby Town	Cheltenham
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Whaddon Road

Grimsby Town v Tranmere Rovers

4 March 2025 35	Grimsby Town	v	Tranmere Rovers	Cleethorpes
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Blundell Park

Walsall v Grimsby Town

8 March 2025 36	Walsall	v	Grimsby Town	Bescot
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Bescot Stadium

Grimsby Town v Salford City

15 March 2025 37	Grimsby Town	v	Salford City	Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Blundell Park

Grimsby Town v Newport County

22 March 2025 38	Grimsby Town	v	Newport County	Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Blundell Park

Colchester United v Grimsby Town

28 March 2025 39	Colchester United	v	Grimsby Town	Colchester
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 29 March, but was moved on agreement from both clubs to allow an extra day's recovery between games.[50]

Crewe Alexandra v Grimsby Town

1 April 2025 40	Crewe Alexandra	v	Grimsby Town	Crewe
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Gresty Road

Grimsby Town v Morecambe

5 April 2025 41	Grimsby Town	v	Morecambe	Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Blundell Park

Harrogate Town v Grimsby Town

12 April 2025 42	Harrogate Town	v	Grimsby Town	Harrogate
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Wetherby Road

Grimsby Town v Swindon Town

18 April 2025 43	Grimsby Town	v	Swindon Town	Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Blundell Park

Port Vale v Grimsby Town

21 April 2025 44	Port Vale	v	Grimsby Town	Burslem
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Vale Park

Milton Keynes Dons v Grimsby Town

26 April 2025 45	Milton Keynes Dons	v	Grimsby Town	Bletchley
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Stadium MK

Grimsby Town v AFC Wimbledon

3 May 2025 46	Grimsby Town	v	AFC Wimbledon	Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Blundell Park

FA Cup

Main article: 2024–25 FA Cup

Grimsby Town were drawn at home to Wealdstone in the first round.^[51]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Grimsby Town v Wealdstone

2 November 2024 First round	Grimsby Town	0–1	Wealdstone	Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT	McEachran  22'	Report	Reid 90' Scott  16' Kretzschmar  29'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 3,174 Referee: James Westgate

EFL Cup

Main article: 2024–25 EFL Cup

On 27 June, the draw for the first round was made, with Grimsby being drawn at home against Bradford City.^[52] After beating Bradford on penalties, Grimsby were drawn at home against Sheffield Wednesday in Round 2.^[53]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Grimsby Town v Bradford City

13 August 2024 First round	Grimsby Town	1–1 (9–8 p)	Bradford City	Cleethorpes
19:45 BST	Wilson 36' Green  75'	Report	Cook 76' Baldwin  84'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 3,082 Referee: David Coote
	Penalties
	Green Davies Vernam Cass Gardner Ainley Eastwood McJannet Khouri McEachran		Smallwood Halliday Oduor Sarcevic Cook Young Baldwin Shepherd Pointon Byrne

Grimsby Town v Sheffield Wednesday

27 August 2024 Second Round	Grimsby Town	1–5	Sheffield Wednesday	Cleethorpes
19:45 BST	McJannet 18' Hume  38' Carson  80'	Report	Ugbo 53' Lowe 54' Paterson 72, 81' Valentín 90+3' Ihiekwe  27' Windass  68'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 6,364 Referee: Matthew Corlett

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2024–25 EFL Trophy

In the group stage, Grimsby were drawn into Northern Group G alongside Chesterfield, Lincoln City and Manchester City U21.^[54][55]

The dates of each fixture were announced on 7 August 2024.^[56] The match against Manchester City U21 was rearranged due to Grimsby's progress to the second round of the EFL Cup, and the new date for this fixture was announced as Tuesday 29 October 2024.^[57]

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L2	Chesterfield	3	2	1	0	0	5	3	+2	8	Advance to Round 2
2	L1	Lincoln City	3	2	0	0	1	7	2	+5	6
3	ACA	Manchester City U21	3	0	1	1	1	2	7	−5	3
4	L2	Grimsby Town	3	0	0	1	2	4	6	−2	1

Updated to match(es) played on 12 November 2024. Source: EFL

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Grimsby Town v Lincoln City

8 October 2024 Group Stage	Grimsby Town	1–2	Lincoln City	Cleethorpes
19:30 BST	Ainley  21' Svanþórsson 58'	Report	Earley  42' Cadamarteri 66' Erhahon  90+3' Moylan 90+4'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 1270 Referee: Oliver Mackey

Grimsby Town v Manchester City U21

29 October 2024 Group Stage	Grimsby Town	1–1 (4–5 p)	Manchester City U21	Cleethorpes
19:00 BST	Rose 90+1' Carson  14'	Report	Heskey 89' Oboavwoduo  45' Mfuni  67'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 927 Referee: Zac Kennard-Kettle
	Penalties
	Cass Carson Green Hume Rose Gardner		Mukasa Gray Dickson Heskey Whatmuff Heskey
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 27 August, but was postponed due to EFL Cup involvements.[58]

Chesterfield v Grimsby Town

12 November 2024 Group Stage	Chesterfield	3–2	Grimsby Town	Chesterfield
19:00 BST	Berry 8, 58' Madden 39' Naylor  70'	Report	Cass 18' Gardner 47' Cribb  90+6'	Stadium: SMH Group Stadium Attendance: 1,538 Referee: Michael Barlow

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of match played 4 January 2025

Players with no appearances are not included on the list

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League Two		FA Cup		EFL Cup		EFL Trophy
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Jordan Wright	19	0	16+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
2	DF	ENG	Lewis Cass	25	2	14+6	1	1+0	0	0+1	0	2+1	1
3	DF	ENG	Matthew Carson	11	0	0+7	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	3+0	0
4	MF	ENG	Kieran Green	22	3	17+1	3	1+0	0	2+0	0	0+1	0
5	DF	ENG	Harvey Rodgers	28	3	23+0	3	1+0	0	2+0	0	1+1	0
6	MF	ENG	Curtis Thompson	6	0	3+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
7	MF	WAL	Jordan Davies	15	3	7+6	3	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+1	0
8	MF	ENG	Jayden Luker	15	1	8+3	1	0+1	0	0+0	0	3+0	0
9	MF	TRI	Justin Obikwu	12	4	5+4	4	1+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
10	FW	ENG	Charles Vernam	9	2	7+0	2	0+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
11	FW	ISL	Jason Daði Svanþórsson	26	4	16+6	3	1+0	0	1+0	0	1+1	1
12	GK	ENG	Jake Eastwood	5	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
14	FW	ENG	Luca Barrington	28	3	14+9	3	0+1	0	1+1	0	1+1	0
15	FW	ENG	Rekeil Pyke	8	0	1+6	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
16	MF	ENG	Callum Ainley	25	0	4+15	0	0+1	0	0+2	0	3+0	0
17	DF	ENG	Cameron McJannet	29	3	25+0	2	1+0	0	2+0	1	1+0	0
20	MF	ENG	George McEachran	29	0	22+2	0	1+0	0	2+0	0	0+2	0
21	DF	ENG	Tyrell Warren	22	0	11+5	0	0+1	0	2+0	0	2+1	0
22	FW	ENG	Cameron Gardner	17	1	3+8	0	0+1	0	0+2	0	3+0	1
23	MF	ENG	Henry Brown	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
24	FW	ENG	Doug Tharme	14	1	4+7	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	0
25	FW	ENG	Donovan Wilson	14	2	4+7	1	0+0	0	1+1	1	1+0	0
26	DF	ENG	Callum Storr	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
30	MF	ENG	Evan Khouri	30	2	21+4	2	1+0	0	2+0	0	2+0	0
32	FW	ENG	Danny Rose	28	7	17+8	6	1+0	0	1+0	0	0+1	1
33	DF	ENG	Denver Hume	28	0	23+2	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	0+1	0
41	GK	ENG	Seb Auton	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
44	MF	ENG	Harvey Cribb	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
Players whose loans expired during the season:
31	GK	ENG	Jackson Smith	7	0	6+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0

Disciplinary record

As of match played 4 January 2025

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when disciplinary points / points per card / number of cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.

Rank	No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	League Two			FA Cup			EFL Cup			EFL Trophy			Total
1=	4	MF		Kieran Green	5	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	1	0
	5	DF		Harvey Rodgers	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	1	0
3=	3	DF		Matthew Carson	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0
	20	MF		George McEachran	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
	21	DF		Tyrell Warren	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
	30	MF		Evan Khouri	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
	33	DF		Denver Hume	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
8	17	DF		Cameron McJannet	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
9	6	MF		Curtis Thompson	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
10=	7	MF		Jordan Davies	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	10	FW		Charles Vernam	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	11	MF		Jason Daði Svanþórsson	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	16	MF		Callum Ainley	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
	32	ST		Danny Rose	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
15=	1	GK		Jordan Wright	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	2	DF		Lewis Cass	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	15	FW		Rekeil Pyke	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	25	ST		Donovan Wilson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	31	GK		Jackson Smith	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	44	MF		Harvey Cribb	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
Total					52	2	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	3	0	0	59	2	0

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