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List of Grimsby Town F.C. seasons

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Grimsby Town Performances from 1892 until 2023

Season by season league and cup results for Grimsby Town F.C.

Key

Key to league record

  • Level = Level of the league in the current league system
  • Pld = Games played
  • W = Games won
  • D = Games drawn
  • L = Games lost
  • GF = Goals for
  • GA = Goals against
  • GD = Goals difference
  • Pts = Points
  • Position = Position in the final league table
  • Top scorer and number of goals scored shown in bold when he was also top scorer for the division. Number of goals includes goals scored in play-offs.


Key to cup records

  • Res = Final reached round
  • Rec = Final club record in the form of wins-draws-losses
  • PR = Preliminary round
  • QR1 (2, etc.) = Qualifying Cup rounds
  • G = Group stage
  • R1 (2, etc.) = Proper Cup rounds
  • QF = Quarter-finalists
  • SF = Semi-finalists
  • F = Finalists
  • A (QF, SF, F) = Area quarter-, semi-, finalists
  • W = Winners

Seasons

Year League Lvl Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Position Leading league scorer FA Cup FL Cup FL Trophy
FA Trophy
Average home
attendance
Name Goals Res Rec Res Rec Res Rec
1884–85 R4 1-0-1
1885–86 R3 0-0-1
1886–87 R2 1-1-1
1887–88 R4 1-0-1
1888–89 R2 2-0-1
1889–90 Football Alliance 2 22 12 2 8 58 47 +11 26 4th of 12 R2 1-0-1
1890–91 22 11 5 6 43 27 +16 27 3rd of 12 QR1 0-0-1
1891–92 22 6 6 10 40 39 +1 16 10th of 12 QR3 2-0-1
Football League Second Division created, the club elected to the newly created division.
1892–93 Second Division 2 22 11 1 10 42 41 +1 23 4th of 12 R2 2-0-1 2,435
1893–94 28 15 2 11 71 58 +13 32 5th of 15 R1 1-0-1 2,800
1894–95 30 18 1 11 79 52 +27 37 5th of 16 - 3,530
1895–96 30 20 2 8 82 38 +44 42 3rd of 16 R2 3-1-1 3,500
1896–97 30 17 4 9 66 45 +21 38 3rd of 16 R1 0-2-1 4,345
1897–98 30 10 4 16 52 62 -10 24 12th of 16 R1 0-0-1 3,465
1898–99 34 15 5 14 71 60 +11 35 10th of 18 R1 1-1-1 3,545
1899–1900 34 17 6 11 67 46 +21 40 6th of 18 R1 1-0-1 3,800
1900–01 34 20 9 5 60 33 +27 49 1st of 18
Promoted
INT 0-0-1 5,125
1901–02 First Division 1 34 13 6 15 44 60 -16 32 15th of 18 R1 0-1-1 5,955
1902–03 34 8 9 17 43 62 -19 25 17th of 18
Relegated
R2 1-0-1 5,055
1903–04 Second Division 2 34 14 8 12 50 49 +1 36 6th of 18 R1 1-0-1 4,400
1904–05 34 11 8 15 33 46 -13 30 13th of 18 R1 1-0-1 3,875
1905–06 38 15 10 13 46 46 0 40 8th of 20 R1 0-0-1 4,230
1906–07 38 16 3 19 57 62 -5 35 11th of 20 R1 0-1-1 5,100
1907–08 38 11 8 19 43 71 -28 30 18th of 20 QF 3-1-1 4,575
1908–09 38 14 7 17 41 54 -13 35 13th of 20 R1 0-0-1 5,235
1909–10 38 9 6 23 50 77 -27 24 19th of 20 R1 0-0-1 4,405
The club voted out of the Football League.
1910–11 Midland League 38 25 7 6 93 32 +61 57 1st of 20 R3 2-0-1
The club elected to the Football League.
1911–12 Second Division 2 38 15 9 14 48 55 -7 39 9th of 20 - 5,250
1912–13 38 15 10 13 51 50 +1 40 7th of 20 R1 0-0-1 5,790
1913–14 38 13 8 17 42 58 -16 34 15th of 20 R1 0-0-1 8,345
1914–15 38 11 9 18 48 76 -28 31 17th of 20 R1 0-0-1 5,900
No competitive football was played between 1915 and 1919 due to the World War I.
1919–20 Second Division 2 42 10 5 27 34 75 -41 25 22nd of 22
Relegated
R1 0-0-1 6,200
1920–21 Third Division South 3 42 15 9 18 49 59 -10 39 13th of 22
Transferred
R2 2-0-1 9,790
1921–22 Third Division North 38 21 8 9 72 47 +25 50 3rd of 20 R1 2-3-1 8,750
1922–23 38 14 5 19 55 52 +3 33 14th of 20 QR5 0-0-1 8,445
1923–24 42 14 13 15 49 47 +2 41 11th of 22 R1 2-1-1 7,590
1924–25 42 15 9 18 60 60 0 39 12th of 22 QR5 0-0-1 6,315
1925–26 42 26 9 7 91 40 +51 61 1st of 22
Promoted
R3 2-1-1 9,418
1926–27 Second Division 2 42 11 12 19 74 91 -17 34 17th of 22 R3 2-0-1 12,558
1927–28 42 14 12 16 69 83 -14 40 11th of 22 R3 0-0-1 11,237
1928–29 42 24 5 13 82 61 +21 53 2nd of 22
Promoted
R3 0-1-1 12,295
1929–30 First Division 1 42 15 7 20 73 89 -16 37 18th of 22 R3 0-1-1 14,724
1930–31 42 17 5 20 82 87 -5 39 13th of 22 R5 2-0-1 13,082
1931–32 42 13 6 23 67 98 -31 32 21st of 22
Relegated
R5 2-0-1 11,968
1932–33 Second Division 2 42 14 13 15 79 84 -5 41 13th of 22 R4 1-0-1 8,357
1933–34 42 27 5 10 103 59 +44 59 1st of 22
Promoted
R4 1-0-1 10,852
1934–35 First Division 1 42 17 11 14 78 60 +18 45 5th of 22 R3 0-0-1 13,706
1935–36 42 17 5 20 65 73 -8 39 17th of 22 SF 4-1-1 11,496
1936–37 42 17 7 18 86 81 +5 41 12th of 22 R5 2-1-1 11,514
1937–38 42 13 12 17 51 68 -17 38 20th of 22 R3 0-1-1 12,288
1938–39 42 16 11 15 61 69 -8 43 10th of 22 SF 4-2-1 12,064
No competitive football was played between 1939 and 1946 due to the World War II.
1945–46 R3 0-0-2
1946–47 First Division 1 42 13 12 17 61 82 -21 38 16th of 22 R4 1-1-1 16,220
1947–48 42 8 6 28 45 111 -66 22 22nd of 22
Relegated
R3 0-0-1 16,031
1948–49 Second Division 2 42 15 10 17 72 76 -4 40 11th of 22 R4 1-0-1 16,602
1949–50 42 16 8 18 74 73 +1 40 11th of 22 R4 1-0-1 18,056
1950–51 42 8 12 22 61 95 -34 28 22nd of 22
Relegated
R3 0-1-1 15,939
1951–52 Third Division North 3 46 29 8 9 96 45 +51 66 2nd of 24 R2 1-0-1 14,909
1952–53 46 21 10 15 75 59 +16 52 5th of 24 R3 2-0-1 14,298
1953–54 46 16 9 21 51 77 -26 41 17th of 24 R3 2-2-1 9,578
1954–55 46 13 8 25 47 78 -31 34 23rd of 24 R3 2-0-1 8,261
1955–56 46 31 6 9 76 29 +47 68 1st of 24
Promoted
R3 2-1-1 15,934
1956–57 Second Division 2 42 17 5 20 61 62 -1 39 16th of 22 R3 0-0-1 15,331
1957–58 42 17 6 19 86 83 +3 40 13th of 22 R3 0-0-1 14,166
1958–59 42 9 10 23 62 90 -28 28 21st of 22
Relegated
R4 1-1-1 13,108
1959–60 Third Division 3 46 18 16 12 87 70 +17 52 4th of 24 R2 1-0-1 10,540
1960–61 46 20 10 16 77 69 +8 50 6th of 24 R1 0-0-1 R2 0-0-1 9,295
1961–62 46 28 6 12 80 56 +24 62 2nd of 24
Promoted
R1 0-0-1 R1 0-0-1 9,469
1962–63 Second Division 2 42 11 13 18 55 66 -11 35 19th of 22 R3 0-0-1 R2 0-0-1 11,216
1963–64 42 9 14 19 47 75 -28 32 21st of 22
Relegated
R3 0-0-1 R2 0-0-1 9,515
1964–65 Third Division 3 46 16 17 13 68 67 +1 49 10th of 24 R2 1-2-1 R3 1-0-1 7,144
1965–66 46 17 13 16 68 62 +6 47 11th of 24 R4 3-2-1 QF 3-1-1 7,239
1966–67 46 17 9 20 61 68 -7 43 17th of 24 R1 0-1-1 R4 3-1-1 5,965
1967–68 46 14 9 23 52 69 -17 37 21st of 24
Relegated
R1 0-0-1 R2 1-1-1 4,301
1968–69 Fourth Division 4 46 9 15 22 47 69 -22 33 23rd of 24 R1 0-0-1 R2 1-2-1 3,984
1969–70 46 14 15 17 54 58 -4 43 16th of 24 R1 0-0-1 R1 0-0-1 4,112
1970–71 46 18 7 21 57 71 -14 43 19th of 24 R1 0-0-1 R1 0-0-1 4,143
1971–72 46 28 7 11 88 56 +32 63 1st of 24
Promoted
R1 0-0-1 R4 3-2-1 11,164
1972–73 Third Division 3 46 20 8 18 67 61 +6 48 9th of 24 R4 3-2-1 R2 1-1-1 10,657
1973–74 46 18 15 13 67 50 +17 51 6th of 24 R3 2-1-1 R2 1-2-1 7,240
1974–75 46 15 13 18 55 64 -9 43 16th of 24 R2 1-1-1 R1 0-0-1 5,619
1975–76 46 15 10 21 62 74 -12 40 18th of 24 R1 0-0-1 R1 0-1-1 5,380
1976–77 46 12 9 25 45 69 -24 33 23rd of 24
Relegated
R2 1-1-1 R1 0-1-1 4,359
1977–78 Fourth Division 4 46 21 11 14 57 51 +6 53 6th of 24 R3 2-2-1 R2 2-0-1 4,463
1978–79 46 26 9 11 82 49 +23 61 2nd of 24
Promoted
R1 0-0-1 R2 2-0-1 6,290
1979–80 Third Division 3 46 26 10 10 73 42 +31 62 1st of 24
Promoted
Kevin Drinkell 16 R3 2-1-1 QF 5-3-1 10,498
1980–81 Second Division 2 42 15 15 12 44 42 +2 45 7th of 22 R3 0-0-1 R1 1-0-1 10,960
1981–82 42 11 13 18 53 65 -12 46 17th of 22 R5 2-0-1 R2 1-0-1 8,409
1982–83 42 12 11 19 45 70 -25 47 19th of 22 R4 1-1-1 R2 1-2-1 7,751
1983–84 42 19 13 10 60 47 +13 70 5th of 22 R3 0-0-1 R2 1-1-2 7,579
1984–85 42 18 8 16 72 64 +8 62 10th of 22 R4 1-1-1 QF 3-2-1 6,466
1985–86 42 14 10 18 58 62 -4 52 15th of 22 R3 0-0-1 R3 1-1-1 5,160
1986–87 42 10 14 18 39 59 -20 44 21st of 22
Relegated
R3 0-2-1 R2 1-1-2 5,145
1987–88 Third Division 3 46 12 14 20 48 58 -10 50 22nd of 24
Relegated
R2 1-1-1 R1 1-0-1 G 1-0-2 3,336
1988–89 Fourth Division 4 46 17 15 14 65 59 +6 66 9th of 24 R5 4-1-1 R1 0-0-2 R1 1-1-1 4,267
1989–90 46 22 13 11 70 47 +23 79 2nd of 24
Promoted
R3 2-0-1 R2 2-0-2 G 0-1-1 5,991
1990–91 Third Division 3 46 24 11 11 66 34 +32 83 3rd of 24
Promoted
R1 0-0-1 R1 1-0-1 G 0-0-2 7,237
1991–92 Second Division 2 46 14 11 21 47 62 -15 53 19th of 24 R1 0-0-1 R3 2-2-1 6,898
Football League divisions renamed after the Premier League creation.
1992–93 First Division 2 46 19 7 20 58 57 +1 64 9th of 24 R5 2-1-1 R2 1-2-1 6,091
1993–94 46 13 20 13 52 47 +5 59 16th of 24 R4 1-0-1 R3 2-0-1 6,075
1994–95 46 17 14 15 62 56 +6 65 10th of 24 R3 0-0-1 R1 0-0-2 5,921
1995–96 46 14 14 18 55 69 -14 56 17th of 24 R5 2-2-1 R1 0-1-1 5,865
1996–97 46 11 13 22 60 81 -21 46 22nd of 24
Relegated
Clive Mendonca 18 R3 0-0-1 R1 1-0-1 5,640
1997–98 Second Division 3 46 19 15 12 55 37 +18 72 3rd of 24
Promoted
Kevin Donovan 16 R4 3-2-1 R4 3-0-3 W 6-1-0 5,271
Promoted after winning the play-offs.
1998–99 First Division 2 46 17 10 19 40 52 -12 61 11th of 24 Paul Groves 14 R1 0-0-1 R3 1-2-2 6,698
1999–2000 46 13 12 21 41 67 -26 51 20th of 24 Lee Ashcroft 12 R4 1-0-1 R3 2-1-2 6,157
2000–01 46 14 10 22 43 62 -19 52 18th of 24 Steve Livingstone 7 R3 0-1-1 R2 2-1-1 5,646
2001–02 46 12 14 20 50 72 -22 50 19th of 24 Michael Boulding 11 R3 0-1-1 R4 2-1-1 6,431
2002–03 46 9 12 25 48 85 -37 39 24th of 24
Relegated
Stuart Campbell
Steve Kabba
John Oster
6 R3 0-1-1 R1 0-0-1 5,700
2003–04 Second Division 3 46 13 11 22 55 81 -26 50 21st of 24
Relegated
Michael Boulding
Phil Jevons
12 R2 1-0-1 R1 0-0-1 R1 0-1-0 4,730
Football League divisions renamed.
2004–05 Football
League Two
4 46 14 16 16 51 52 -1 58 18th of 24 Michael Reddy 9 R1 0-0-1 R2 1-0-1 R1 0-0-1 4,943
2005–06 46 22 12 12 64 44 +20 78 4th of 24 Michael Reddy 14 R1 0-0-1 R3 2-0-1 R1 0-1-0 5,151
Lost in the play-off final.
2006–07 46 17 8 21 57 73 -16 59 15th of 24 Peter Bore
Gary Jones
Ciarán Toner
8 R1 0-1-1 R1 0-0-1 R2 0-1-1 4,379
2007–08 46 15 10 21 55 66 -11 55 16th of 24 Danny North 9 R2 1-1-1 R1 0-0-1 F 3-3-1 4,115
2008–09 46 9 14 23 51 69 -18 41 22nd of 24 Adam Proudlock 7 R1 0-0-1 R2 1-0-1 R2 0-1-1 4,475
2009–10 46 9 17 20 45 71 -26 44 23rd of 24
Relegated
four players 5 R1 0-0-1 R1 0-0-1 AQF 1-0-1 4,428
2010–11 Conference
National
5 46 15 17 14 72 62 +10 62 11th of 24 Alan Connell 25 QR4 0-1-1 R2 1-0-1 3,073
2011–12 46 19 13 14 79 60 +19 70 11th of 24 Liam Hearn 27 R2 2-2-1 QF 3-0-1 3,308
2012–13 46 23 14 9 70 38 +32 83 4th of 24 Andy Cook 11 QR4 0-0-1 F 5-3-0 3,813
Lost in the play-off semifinal.
2013–14 46 22 12 12 65 46 +19 78 4th of 24 Ross Hannah 13 R3 3-1-1 SF 4-2-1 3,568
Lost in the play-off semifinal.
2014–15 46 25 11 10 74 40 +34 86 3rd of 24 Lenell John-Lewis 16 R1 1-0-1 R2 1-1-1 3,683
Lost in the play-off final.
Fifth and sixth tier divisions renamed.
2015–16 National
League
5 46 22 14 10 82 45 +37 80 4th of 24
Promoted
Pádraig Amond 30 R2 2-1-1 F 6-1-1 4,357
Promoted after winning the play-offs.
2016–17 Football
League Two
4 46 17 11 18 59 63 -4 62 14th of 24 Omar Bogle 19 R1 0-0-1 R1 0-0-1 G 0-0-3 5,259
2017–18 46 13 12 21 42 66 -24 51 18th of 24 Mitch Rose 8 R1 0-0-1 R1 0-0-1 G 0-2-1 4,658
2018–19 46 16 8 22 45 56 -11 56 17th of 24 Wes Thomas 11 R3 2-0-1 R1 0-0-1 G 1-0-2 4,430
2019–20 37 12 11 14 45 51 -6 47 15th of 24 James Hanson 9 R1 0-1-1 R3 2-0-1 G 0-0-3 4,599
2020–21 46 10 13 23 37 69 -32 43 24th of 24
Relegated
Lenell John-Lewis 4 R1 0-0-1 R1 0-0-1 G 0-1-2 0
2021–22 National
League
5 44 23 8 13 68 46 +22 77 6th of 23
Promoted
John McAtee 14 R1 1-0-1 R3 0-0-1 5,568
Promoted after winning the play-offs.
2022–23 Football
League Two
4 46 16 13 17 49 56 -7 61 11th of 24 Harry Clifton 7 QF 5-1-1 R2 1-0-1 R2 1-1-2 6,279
2023-24 46 11 16 19 57 74 -17 49 21st of 24 Danny Rose 13 R2 1-1-1 R1 0-0-1 G 0-1-2 6,354
  1. Average home attendance = for league games only
  2. The 2019–20 season was disrupted by the effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic. The season was suspended in March 2020 and was then officially ended in May 2020. Final league standings were decided on a points per game basis.
  3. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, matches were played behind closed doors to avoid transmission of the virus.

References and notes

  1. "Grimsby FC club details". Soccerbase. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  2. "English attendances archive". EFS. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  3. "League Two clubs vote to end season early amid coronavirus pandemic". Sky Sports. 16 May 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2021.

External sources

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  • Clee Park (1878–1879 & 1880–1889)
  • Lovett Street (1879–1880)
  • Abbey Park (1889–1899)
  • Blundell Park (1899–present)
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