The 2018–19 season is Grimsby Town's 141st season of existence and their third consecutive season in League Two. Along with competing in League Two, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.
The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.
Competitions
Friendlies The club have confirmed the first four pre-season friendlies will be against Cleethorpes Town, Sunderland, York City and Doncaster Rovers.
The annual pre-season fixture versus Cleethorpes Town will take place at the new home ground of their opponents, The Linden Club, on Saturday 7 July.
The Mariners will then play host to EFL League One side Sunderland on Tuesday 17 July before travelling to York City on Saturday 21 July. Town will then host Doncaster Rovers at Blundell Park on Tuesday 24 July.
League Two
League table
Results summary
Results by matchday
Matches On 21 June 2018, the League Two fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.
FA Cup
The first round draw was made live on BBC by Dennis Wise and Dion Dublin on 22 October. The draw for the second round was made live on BBC and BT by Mark Schwarzer and Glenn Murray on 12 November. The third round draw was made live on BBC by Ruud Gullit and Paul Ince from Stamford Bridge on 3 December 2018.
EFL Cup
On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made in Vietnam.
EFL Trophy On 13 July 2018, the initial group stage draw bar the U21 invited clubs was announced. It was later announced that Northern Group G would include Newcastle United U21.
Top scorers
PlayerLeague TwoFA CupEFL CupEFL TrophyTotal1FW39 Wes Thomas10100112FW11 Jordan Cook400153FW18 Charles Vernam220043MF8 Mitch Rose300143MF22 Elliot Embleton310046MF15 Harry Clifton210036CB24 Harry Davis300038MF26 Martyn Woolford200028FW99 JJ Hooper1001210MF7 Jake Hessenthaler0001110RB27 Luke Hendrie1000110FW21 Ahkeem Rose1000110FW17 Harry Cardwell1000110FW8 Kristian Dennis10001 Own Goals 20002 Total3650445
Transfers
Transfers in Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref. 1 July 2018 SS Jordan Cook Luton Town Free transfer 1 July 2018 CB Harry Davis St. Mirren Free transfer 1 July 2018 CM Jake Hessenthaler Gillingham Free transfer 1 July 2018 CF Louis Robles San Roque de Lepe Free transfer 1 July 2018 CM John Welsh Preston North End Free transfer 1 July 2018 CM Elliott Whitehouse Lincoln City Free transfer 1 July 2018 CB Alex Whitmore Chesterfield Undisclosed 9 July 2018 GK Sam Russell Forest Green Rovers Free transfer 24 July 2018 AM Charles Vernam Derby County Undisclosed 17 August 2018 CF Wes Thomas Oxford United Free transfer 1 January 2019 LB Sebastian Ring Örebro Free transfer 8 January 2019 CB Ludvig Öhman Brommapojkarna Undisclosed 11 January 2019 RB Luke Hendrie Shrewsbury Town Undisclosed
Transfers out Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref. 1 July 2018 CM James Berrett FC Halifax Town Released 1 July 2018 CB Nathan Clarke FC Halifax Town Released 1 July 2018 CM Chris Clements Cheltenham Town Released 1 July 2018 RW Siriki Dembélé Peterborough United Undisclosed 1 July 2018 RB Ben Davies Boston United Released 1 July 2018 CB Jack Keeble St Neots Town Released 1 July 2018 LM Sam Kelly Hamilton Academical Free transfer 1 July 2018 GK Ben Killip Braintree Town Released 1 July 2018 CM Sean McAllister Chester Released 1 July 2018 LW Gary McSheffrey Frickley Athletic Released 1 July 2018 RB Zak Mills Morecambe Released 1 July 2018 CB Karleigh Osborne Aldershot Town Released 1 July 2018 CM Tom Sawyer Skegness Town Released 1 July 2018 CF Scott Vernon Cleethorpes Town Released 5 July 2018 CM Luke Summerfield Wrexham Free transfer 8 August 2018 CB Alexander McMillan Ytterhogdal Free transfer 19 November 2018 LB Paul Dixon Falkirk Mutual consent 28 December 2018 CF Louis Robles San Roque de Lepe Mutual consent 29 January 2019 CM Mitch Rose Notts County Free transfer 6 February 2019 LB Andrew Fox El Paso Locomotive Free transfer 20 March 2019 CM John Welsh Atherton Collieries Mutual consent
Loans in Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref. 6 July 2018 CB Akin Famewo Luton Town 28 January 2019 18 August 2018 RB Luke Hendrie Shrewsbury Town 7 January 2019 30 August 2018 CM Elliot Embleton Sunderland 31 May 2019 31 August 2018 LM Ben Pringle Preston North End 21 January 2019 18 January 2018 DM Joe Grayson Blackburn Rovers 31 May 2019 31 January 2019 CF Kristian Dennis Notts County 31 May 2019
Loans out Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref. 6 September 2018 FWAhkeem Rose Boston United 6 October 2018 6 September 2018 CMMax Wright Boston United 26 April 2019 5 December 2018 CF JJ Hooper Bromley 30 April 2019
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