2024–25 Grimsby Town F.C. season

Grimsby Town
2024–25 season
Owner1878 Partners (63.1%),
The Mariners Trust (13.5%),
Other Shareholders (12.9%),
Mike Parker (10%)
ChairmanAndrew Pettit
ManagerDavid Artell
StadiumBlundell Park
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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.

First-team Squad[edit]

As of 26 June 2024
No. Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth (Age) Signed from Date signed Fee Contract end
Goalkeepers
12 Jake Eastwood GK England Rotherham (1996-10-03) 3 October 1996 (age 27) Sheffield United 4 July 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2025
- Jordan Wright GK England Stoke-on-Trent (1999-02-27) 27 February 1999 (age 25) Lincoln City 14 June 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2026
Defenders
5 Harvey Rodgers CB England Selby (1996-10-20) 20 October 1996 (age 27) Accrington Stanley 1 July 2023 Free 30 June 2026
24 Doug Tharme CB England Birkenhead (1999-08-17) 17 August 1999 (age 24) Blackpool 12 January 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2025
28 Toby Mullarkey CB England Warrington (1995-11-04) 4 November 1995 (age 28) Rochdale 14 June 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2025
33 Denver Hume LB England Ashington (1998-08-11) 11 August 1998 (age 25) Portsmouth 1 February 2024 Free 30 June 2025
- Tyrell Warren RB England Manchester (1998-10-05) 5 October 1998 (age 25) Barrow 1 July 2024 Free 30 June 2026
- Matty Carson LB England Chester (2002-10-17) 17 October 2002 (age 21) Reading 1 July 2024 Free 30 June 2026
- Cameron McJannet CB England Milton Keynes (1998-09-06) 6 September 1998 (age 25) Derry City 20 June 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2026
Midfielders
4 Kieran Green AM England Stockton-on-Tees (1997-06-30) 30 June 1997 (age 26) FC Halifax Town 15 July 2022 Undisclosed 30 June 2025
6 Curtis Thompson CM England Nottingham (1993-09-02) 2 September 1993 (age 30) Cheltenham Town 1 February 2024 Free 30 June 2025
10 Charles Vernam LW England Lincoln (1996-10-08) 8 October 1996 (age 27) Lincoln City 20 June 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2026
16 Callum Ainley CM England Swindon (1997-11-02) 2 November 1997 (age 26) Crewe Alexandra 9 September 2023 Free 30 June 2025
30 Evan Khouri CM England London (2003-01-21) 21 January 2003 (age 21) West Ham United 7 July 2019 Free 30 June 2026
- Harvey Cribb CM England England (2006-01-21) 21 January 2006 (age 18) Academy 30 April 2024 Trainee 30 June 2025
Forwards
9 Rekeil Pyke CF England Leeds (1997-09-01) 1 September 1997 (age 26) Shrewsbury Town 1 July 2023 Free 30 June 2025
25 Donovan Wilson CF England Yate (1997-03-14) 14 March 1997 (age 27) Sutton United 1 July 2023 Free 30 June 2025
32 Danny Rose CF England Barnsley (1993-12-10) 10 December 1993 (age 30) Stevenage 14 June 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2025
35 Cameron Gardner CF England Newcastle-Upon-Tyne (2005-09-22) 22 September 2005 (age 18) Academy 22 September 2023 Trainee 30 June 2026

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

Date Pos. Player From Fee Ref.
14 June 2024 GK England Jordan Wright England Lincoln City Undisclosed [1]
20 June 2024 CB England Cameron McJannet Republic of Ireland Derry City Undisclosed [2]
1 July 2024[a] LB England Matthew Carson England Reading Free [3]
1 July 2024[b] RB England Tyrell Warren England Barrow Free [4]
  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[edit]

Date Pos. Player To Fee Ref.
14 June 2024[a] CM England Alex Hunt England York City Undisclosed [5]
  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 11 June, and would become official on June 14 once the transfer window re-opened

Loaned in[edit]

Date Position Player From Date until Ref

Loaned out[edit]

Date Position Player To Date until Ref

Released / Out of Contract[edit]

Date Pos. Player Subsequent club Join date Ref.
30 June 2024 CM Wales Harry Clifton England Doncaster Rovers 1 July 2024 [6]
30 June 2024 LB England Anthony Glennon Wales Newport County 1 July 2024 [7][8]
30 June 2024 LB Northern Ireland Danny Amos [7]
30 June 2024 CM England Aaron Braithwaite [7]
30 June 2024 CB England Jamie Bramwell [7]
30 June 2024 LW Sudan Abo Eisa [7]
30 June 2024 CF England Edwin Essel [7]
30 June 2024 LW France Arthur Gnahoua [7]
30 June 2024 AM Republic of Ireland Gavan Holohan [7]
30 June 2024 LW Pakistan Otis Khan [7]
30 June 2024 CB England Niall Maher [7]
30 June 2024 AM England Harvey Tomlinson [7]

Pre-season and friendlies[edit]

On 4 June, Grimsby announced their first pre-season friendly, against neighbours Grimsby Borough.[9] A day later, a further two fixtures were confirmed against Cleethorpes Town and York City.[10][11] A fourth pre-season fixture was added in Alfreton Town.[12] On 12 June, a fifth fixture during pre-season was announced, versus Boston United.[13] A day later, it was confirmed that Rotherham United would visit during pre-season.[14] A seventh friendly was later announced, against South Shields.[15] Mansfield Town were then confirmed as a eighth pre-season opposition.[16]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

9 July 2024 Friendly Grimsby Borough v Grimsby Town Grimsby
19:45 BST Stadium: The Bradley Football Development Centre
13 July 2024 Friendly Cleethorpes Town v Grimsby Town Grimsby
14:00 BST Stadium: Linden Club
16 July 2024 Friendly Boston United v Grimsby Town Boston
19:30 BST Stadium: Boston Community Stadium
20 July 2024 Friendly York City v Grimsby Town Huntington
15:00 BST Stadium: York Community Stadium
27 July 2024 Friendly South Shields v Grimsby Town Jarrow
15:00 BST Stadium: Mariners Park
30 July 2024 Friendly Grimsby Town v Rotherham United Cleethorpes
19:30 BST Stadium: Blundell Park
31 July 2024 Friendly Alfreton Town v Grimsby Town Alfreton
19:30 BST Stadium: North Street
3 August 2024 Friendly Grimsby Town v Mansfield Town Cleethorpes
15:00 BST Stadium: Blundell Park

Competitions[edit]

League Two[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
11 Doncaster Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Fleetwood Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Gillingham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Grimsby Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Harrogate Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Milton Keynes Dons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Morecambe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 10 August 2024. 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[17]

Results summary[edit]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: pre-season.
Source: Soccerway

Matches[edit]

On 26 June, the League Two fixtures were announced.[18]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

10 August 2024 1 Fleetwood Town v Grimsby Town Fleetwood
15:00 BST Stadium: Highbury Stadium

FA Cup[edit]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

EFL Cup[edit]

On 27 June, the draw for the first round was made, with Grimsby being drawn at home against Bradford City.[19]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

13 August 2024 First round Grimsby Town v Bradford City Cleethorpes
19:45 BST Stadium: Blundell Park

EFL Trophy[edit]

In the group stage, Grimsby were drawn into Northern Group G alongside Chesterfield, Lincoln City and a TBC Category One Academy Side.[20]


  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals[edit]

As of pre-season

List includes all first team players and any other matchday squad players

No. Pos Nat Player Total League Two FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
GK England ENG Jake Eastwood 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
GK England ENG Jordan Wright 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Defenders
DF England ENG Matthew Carson 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG Denver Hume 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG Cameron McJannet 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG Toby Mullarkey 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG Harvey Rodgers 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG Doug Tharme 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG Tyrell Warren 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Midfielders
MF England ENG Callum Ainley 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Cameron Gardner 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Kieran Green 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Evan Khouri 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Curtis Thompson 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Forwards
FW England ENG Rekeil Pyke 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW England ENG Danny Rose 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW England ENG Charles Vernam 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW England ENG Donovan Wilson 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Wright is a Mariner". Grimsby Town FC. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  2. ^ "McJannet Signs". Grimsby Town FC. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Carson Completes Move". Grimsby Town FC. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Warren joins the Mariners". Grimsby Town FC. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Hunt Departs". Grimsby Town FC. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Rovers secure deal for midfielder Harry Clifton". Doncaster Rovers FC. 2 June 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Retained and Released List 2023/24". Grimsby Town FC. 30 April 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  8. ^ "Newport County complete signing of Anthony Glennon". Newport County AFC. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Grimsby Borough Pre-Season Friendly". Grimsby Town FC. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  10. ^ "Cleethorpes Town Game Confirmed". Grimsby Town FC. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  11. ^ "York City Friendly Announced". Grimsby Town FC. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  12. ^ "Town to play Alfreton". Grimsby Town FC. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  13. ^ "Town To Play Boston". Grimsby Town FC. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  14. ^ "Rotherham At Home". Grimsby Town FC. 13 June 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  15. ^ "Town To Face South Shields". Grimsby Town FC. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  16. ^ "The Stags in final pre-season game". Grimsby Town FC. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  17. ^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  18. ^ "Bromley face Harrogate in club's first ever EFL match". British Broadcasting Corporation. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  19. ^ "Carabao Cup Round One draw confirmed". English Football League. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  20. ^ "Under-21 teams and Group Stage draw confirmed for 2024/25 Bristol Street Motors Trophy". English Football League. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.