The 2019–20 season is Grimsby Town's 142nd season of existence and their fourth 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 2019 to 30 June 2020.
Transfers Transfers in Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref. 1 July 2019 CF Matt Green Salford City Free transfer 1 July 2019 CF James Hanson AFC Wimbledon Free transfer 1 July 2019 RB Elliott Hewitt Notts County Free transfer 1 July 2019 CF Moses Ogbu Al-Ain Free transfer 16 August 2019 CB Luke Waterfall Shrewsbury Town Free transfer 9 January 2020 AM Billy Clarke Plymouth Argyle Free transfer 15 January 2020 AM James Tilley Bighton & Hove Albion Undisclosed 31 January 2020 LB Bradley Garmston Gillingham Free transfer 31 January 2020 RW Elliot Grandin Saint-Pierroise Undisclosed
Loans in Date Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref. 1 July 2019 LB Liam Gibson Newcastle United 1 January 2020 2 September 2019CMEthan Robson Sunderland1 January 2020 7 January 2020 LB Anthony Glennon Burnley 30 June 2020 16 January 2020 CM Josh Benson Burnley 30 June 2020
Loans out Date Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref. 1 August 2019 LW Brandon Buckley Cleethorpes Town January 2020 1 August 2019 CM Jock Curran Lincoln United January 2020 14 August 2019 GK Ollie Battersby Lincoln United September 2019 8 November 2019 AM Charles Vernam Chorley December 2019
Transfers out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref. 1 July 2019 CF Rumarn Burrell Middlesbrough Undisclosed 1 July 2019 CB Danny Collins Retired Released 1 July 2019 RB Reece Hall-Johnson Northampton Town Free transfer 1 July 2019 CF JJ Hooper Wrexham Released 1 July 2019 CF Wes Thomas Notts County Released 1 July 2019 CB Alex Whitmore AFC Fylde Free transfer 1 July 2019 LM Martyn Woolford Hyde United Released 22 December 2019 LB Sebastian Ring Kalmar FF Mutual consent 14 January 2020 CF Moses Ogbu Mjällby Mutual consent
Pre-season Grimsby revealed their pre-season programme in June 2019.
First Team Squad #NameNationalityPositionDate of birth (age)Signed fromSigned inContract endsGoalkeepers— James McKeownGKRKSV Leonidas 20112021— Sam RussellGKForest Green Rovers 2018????— Ollie BattersbyGKAcademy20172021Defenders—Luke HendrieRBShrewsbury Town 20192021—Elliott HewittRB/CMNotts County 20192021—Ludvig ÖhmanCBBP 20192021—Harry DavisCBSt Mirren 20182020—Mattie PollockCBAcademy20182021—Sebastian RingLBÖSK 20192020—Liam GibsonLBNewcastle United (Loan)20192020Midfielders—Jake HessenthalerCMGillingham 20182020—Elliott WhitehouseCMLincoln City 20182020—Harry CliftonCMAcademy20072021—Jock CurranCMAcademy20172020—Charles VernamCAM/CFDerby County 20182020—Jordan CookCAM/CFLuton Town 20182020—Brandon BuckleyCAMAcademy20092020—Max WrightRWAcademy20082020Attackers—James HansonSTAFC Wimbledon 20192021—Matt GreenSTSalford City 20192021—Moses OgbuSTAl-Ain 20192020—Harry CardwellSTReading 20172020—Ahkeem RoseSTHeather St John's 20172020 Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 2019–20 season (Friday 2 August).
Competitions
League Two
League table
Results summary
Results by matchday
Matches On Thursday, 20 June 2019, the EFL League Two fixtures were revealed.
FA Cup
The first round draw was made on 21 October 2019.
EFL Cup
The first round draw was made on 20 June. The second round draw was made on 13 August 2019 following the conclusion of all but one first-round matches. The third round draw was confirmed on 28 August 2019, live on Sky Sports.
EFL Trophy
On 9 July 2019, the pre-determined group stage draw was announced with Invited clubs to be drawn on 12 July 2019.
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