The 2005–06 season is Grimsby Town's 128th season in their existence. They competed in Football League Two, alongside competing in the FA Cup, Football League Cup and the Football League Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2006.
Transfers
Transfers in DatePosPlayerTransferred fromFeeRef25 May 2005FW Jermaine Palmer Stoke CityFree Transfer8 June 2005MF Terry Barwick Scunthorpe UnitedFree Transfer9 June 2005GK John Lukic Jr. Nottingham ForestFree Transfer22 June 2005GK Steve Mildenhall Oldham AthleticFree Transfer23 June 2005MF Paul Bolland Notts CountyFree Transfer27 June 2005DF Tom Newey Cambridge UnitedFree Transfer1 July 2005MF Jean-Paul Kamudimba Kalala OGC NiceFree Transfer1 July 2005FW Gary Jones Tranmere RoversFree Transfer5 August 2005DF Gary Croft Cardiff CityFree Transfer5 August 2005MF Tom Taylor Viking FKFree Transfer18 August 2005FW Ciaran Toner Lincoln CityFree Transfer18 October 2005FW Steve Slade Vikingur ReykjavikFree Transfer12 January 2006DF Ben Futcher Boston UnitedFree Transfer27 January 2006MF Curtis Woodhouse Hull CityFree Transfer31 January 2006FW Marc Goodfellow Bristol CityFree Transfer31 January 2006FW Gary Cohen GretnaFree Transfer
Loans in DatePosPlayerTransferred fromDate UntilRef29 June 2005FW Gary Cohen Gretna30 January 20061 August 2005FW Calvin Andrew Luton Town4 November 200527 September 2005DF Simon Francis Sheffield United23 October 20051 January 2006DF Matthew Bloomer Lincoln City31 January 200617 January 2006FW Junior Mendes Northampton Town17 May 2006
Transfers out DatePosPlayerTransferred ToFeeRef26 May 2005DF Terrell Forbes Oldham AthleticFree Transfer29 May 2005DF Jason Crowe NorthamptonTownFree Transfer29 May 2005MF Graham Hockless North Ferriby UnitedReleased29 May 2005FW David Soames Armthorpe WelfareReleased9 June 2005GK Anthony Williams Carlisle UnitedReleased1 July 2005MF Stacy Coldicott Hereford UnitedReleased6 July 2005MF Terry Fleming Kidderminster HarriersReleased7 July 2005MF Ronnie Bull New Zealand KnightsReleased20 October 2005FW Steve Slade WorthingReleased1 January 2006DF Tony Crane Worksop TownFree Transfer30 January 2006FW Martin Gritton Lincoln CityUndisclosed Fee31 January 2006DF Simon Ramsden RochdaleFree Transfer31 January 2006MF Tom Taylor BuxtonReleased30 March 2006GK John Lukic Jr. BarnsleyReleased
Loans out DatePosPlayerTransferred ToDate UntilRef3 August 2005FW Jermaine Palmer Scarborough3 September 200516 September 2005FW Jermaine Palmer York City16 October 200515 October 2005DF Tony Crane Worksop Town31 December 200524 November 2005MF Terry Barwick York City1 January 200627 November 2005MF Nick Hegarty Whitby Town27 December 200516 January 2006MF Nick Hegarty Willenhall Town16 March 200617 January 2006FW Jermaine Palmer Alfreton Town17 March 2006
Fixtures and results Grimsby Town's score shown first Legend WinDrawLoss Pre-season matches
Friendlies +DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 18 July 2005 Sheffield Wednesday Blundell Park, Cleethorpes 1–2 Hegarty 22 July 2005 Rotherham United Blundell Park, Cleethorpes 1–1 Gritton 26 July 2005 Leeds United Blundell Park, Cleethorpes 1–1 Reddy 31 July 2005 Lincoln City Sincil Bank, Lincoln 1–0 Parkinson 2 August 2005 Blackburn Rovers Blundell Park, Cleethorpes 1–2 R.Jones
Lincolnshire Cup +DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 14 July 2005 Scunthorpe United Glanford Park, Scunthorpe 0–0
Football League Two +DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 6 August 2005 Oxford United Blundell Park, Cleethorpes 1–1 Crane 9 August 2005 Bristol Rovers Memorial Ground, Bristol 2–1 Gritton, R.Jones 20 August 2005 Darlington Blundell Park, Cleethorpes 0–1 – 27 August 2005 Barnet Underhill Stadium, Barnet, London 1–0 Andrew 29 August 2005 Rushden And Diamonds Blundell Park, Cleethorpes 2–0 McDermott, Kalala 2 September 2005 Stockport County Blundell Park, Cleethorpes 1–3 G.Jones 6 September 2005 Chester City Deva Stadium, Chester 2–1 Kalala, Reddy 10 September 2005 Peterborough United London Road, Peterborough 1–0 G.Jones 17 September 2005 Torquay United Blundell Park, Cleethorpes 3–0 R.Jones, Reddy (2) 24 September 2005 Boston United York Street, Boston 1–1 Kalala 27 September 2005 Notts County Blundell Park, Cleethorpes 4–0 R.Jones, Gritton, Kalala, Cohen 1 October 2005 Shrewsbury Town Gay Meadow, Shrewsbury 0–0 – 7 October 2005 Wycombe Wanderers Blundell Park, Cleethorpes 0–1 – 14 October 2005 Cheltenham Town Whaddon Road, Cheltenham 3–0 Bolland, Reddy, Cohen 22 October 2005 Leyton Orient Blundell Park, Cleethorpes 0–1 – 29 October 2005 Northampton Town Sixfields Stadium, Northampton 0–0 11 November 2005 Macclesfield Town Blundell Park, Cleethorpes 3–1 G.Jones, Newey, Cohen 19 November 2005 Wycombe Wanderers Adams Park, Wycombe 1–3 Reddy 26 November 2005 Oxford United Kassam Stadium, Oxford 3–2 Parkinson, Bolland, Cohen 6 December 2005 Rochdale Blundell Park, Cleethorpes 4–1 G.Jones, Cohen, R.Jones, Reddy 10 December 2005 Bristol Rovers Blundell Park, Cleethorpes 0–1 – 26 December 2005 Bury Gigg Lane, Bury 2–1 G.Jones, Cohen 28 December 2005 Lincoln City Blundell Park, Cleethorpes 3–0 Toner, Reddy, Parkinson 31 December 2005 Wrexham The Racecourse Ground, Wrexham 2–1 Reddy, Downey 2 January 2006 Carlisle United Blundell Park, Cleethorpes 1–2 Toner 14 January 2006 Mansfield Town Blundell Park, Cleethorpes 2–1 Reddy, Parkinson 17 January 2006 Darlington Blundell Park, Cleethorpes 0–0 – 21 January 2006 Torquay United Plainmoor, Torquay 2–2 Parkinson, Futcher 24 January 2006 Stockport County Edgeley Park, Stockport 1–2 Reddy 28 January 2006 Peterborough United Blundell Park, Cleethorpes 1–2 Reddy 4 February 2006 Notts County Meadow Lane, Nottingham 1–0 Reddy 11 February 2006 Boston United Blundell Park, Cleethorpes 1–0 Reddy 14 February 2006 Mansfield Town Field Mill, Mansfield 1–2 Woodhouse 25 February 2006 Chester City Blundell Park, Cleethorpes 1–0 G.Jones 3 March 2006 Rushden And Diamonds Nene Park, Irthlingborough 1–1 Futcher 11 March 2006 Barnet Blundell Park, Cleethorpes 3–0 G.Jones (2), Bolland 18 March 2006 Bury Blundell Park, Cleethorpes 2–1 G.Jones (2) 21 March 2006 Rochdale Spotland, Rochdale 2–2 Toner, Bolland 25 March 2006 Lincoln City Sincil Bank, Lincoln 0–5 – 1 April 2006 Wrexham Blundell Park, Cleethorpes 2–0 G.Jones, Reddy 8 April 2006 Carlisle United Brunton Park, Carlisle 0–1 – 15 April 2006 Shrewsbury Town Blundell Park, Cleethorpes 1–1 Goodfellow 17 April 2006 Leyton Orient Brisbane Road, Leyton, London 0–0 – 21 April 2006 Cheltenham Town Blundell Park, Cleethorpes 1–0 G.Jones 29 April 2006 Macclesfield Town Moss Rose, Macclesfield 1–1 G.Jones 6 May 2006 Northampton Town Blundell Park, Cleethorpes 1–1 Kalala
Playoffs +DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 13 May 2006 Lincoln City Sincil Bank, Lincoln 1–0 G.Jones 16 May 2006 Lincoln City Blundell Park, Cleethorpes 2–1 Futcher, G.Jones 28 May 2006 Cheltenham Town Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 0–1 –
FA Cup +DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 5 November 2006 Bristol Rovers Blundell Park, Cleethorpes 1–2 G.Jones
League Cup +DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 28 August 2005 Derby County Pride Park Stadium, Derby 1–0 G.Jones 20 September 2005 Tottenham Hotspur Blundell Park, Cleethorpes 1–0 Kalala 26 October 2005 Newcastle United Blundell Park, Cleethorpes 0–1 –
Football League Trophy +DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 18 October 2005 Morecambe Blundell Park, Cleethorpes 1–1 – Ashton
League table Carlisle United were another side who earned a second successive promotion, only two years after a relegation from the League that some predicted would see the end of the club. Northampton Town joined them, making up for two seasons of play-off disappointment, and Leyton Orient ended a decade in the bottom division by earning promotion on nearly the last minute of the season. Wycombe started the season with a 21-game unbeaten run that saw 5 of their players named in the PFA LG2 team of the year. Two tragic off the fields events however saw them fall away in the second part of the season before losing to Cheltenham Town in the playoff semi-finals. Grimsby Town lost 1–0 to Cheltenham in the final at the Millennium Stadium.
Rushden and Diamonds failed to improve on the previous season, and paid the price with relegation to the Conference. Oxford United joined them, despite the return of manager Jim Smith, and became the first former winners of a major trophy to be relegated to the Conference.
Coaching staff
RoleNationalityNameFirst-Team ManagerRussell SladeFirst-Team Assistant ManagerGraham RodgerReserve Team ManagerGraham RodgerHead of YouthNeil WoodsYouth Team ManagerNeil WoodsPhysiotherapistDavid MooreCommunity Sport CoachGary Childs
Squad overview
First Team Squad
Appearances and goals
Notes
References