The 2023–24 season is the 146th season in the history of Grimsby Town and their second consecutive season in League Two. The club are participating in League Two, the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the 2023–24 EFL Trophy.
Current squad
No. Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth (age) Signed from Date signed Fee Contract end Goalkeepers 1 Harvey Cartwright GK Grimsby Hull City 4 July 2023 Loan 31 May 2024 12 Jake Eastwood GK Rotherham Sheffield United 4 July 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2025 Defenders 2 Liam Smith RB Dalgety Bay Cheltenham Town 1 February 2024 Loan 30 June 2024 3 Anthony Glennon LB Bootle Burnley 1 July 2022 Free 30 June 2024 5 Harvey Rodgers CB Selby Accrington Stanley 1 July 2023 Free 30 June 2026 24 Doug Tharme CB Birkenhead Blackpool 12 January 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2025 28 Toby Mullarkey CB Warrington Rochdale 14 June 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2025 31 Niall Maher CB Manchester FC Halifax Town 1 July 2022 Free 30 June 2024 33 Denver Hume LB Ashington Portsmouth 1 February 2024 Free 30 June 2024 38 Jamie Bramwell CB Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle United 1 July 2021 Free 30 June 2024 Midfielders 4 Kieran Green AM Stockton-on-Tees FC Halifax Town 15 July 2022 Undisclosed 30 June 2024 6 Curtis Thompson CM Nottingham Cheltenham Town 1 February 2024 Free 30 June 2025 7 Abo Eisa LW Khartoum Bradford City 1 July 2023 Free 30 June 2024 8 Gavan Holohan AM Kilkenny Hartlepool United 22 March 2022 Free 30 June 2024 10 Charles Vernam LW Lincoln Lincoln City 20 June 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2026 15 Harry Clifton CM Grimsby Academy 1 July 2015 Trainee 30 June 2024 16 Callum Ainley CM Swindon Crewe Alexandra 9 September 2023 Free 30 June 2024 18 Harry Wood CM Leeds Hull City 12 January 2024 Loan 31 May 2024 19 Jamie Andrews CM Solihull West Bromwich Albion 28 August 2023 Loan 31 May 2024 30 Evan Khouri CM London West Ham United 7 July 2019 Free 30 June 2026 37 Harvey Tomlinson RW Grimsby Academy 1 July 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024 Forwards 9 Rekeil Pyke CF Leeds Shrewsbury Town 1 July 2023 Free 30 June 2025 14 Arthur Gnahoua CF Grenoble Morecambe 5 August 2023 Free 30 June 2024 20 Justin Obikwu CF Brent Coventry City 12 January 2024 Loan 31 May 2024 25 Donovan Wilson CF Yate Sutton United 1 July 2023 Free 30 June 2025 32 Danny Rose CF Barnsley Stevenage 14 June 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2025 35 Cameron Gardner CF Newcastle-Upon-Tyne Academy 22 September 2023 Trainee 30 June 2026 39 Edwin Essel CF Grimsby Academy 1 July 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024 Out on Loan - Danny Amos LB Sheffield Port Vale 13 January 2022 Free 30 June 2024 - Otis Khan RM Ashton-Under-Lyne Leyton Orient 1 July 2022 Undisclosed 30 June 2024 - Alex Hunt CM Sheffield Sheffield Wednesday 1 September 2022 Undisclosed 30 June 2025 - Aaron Braithwaite CM Grimsby Academy 1 July 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024 Players departed midseason 2 Michee Efete RB London Wealdstone 1 July 2021 Free 30 June 2024 6 Luke Waterfall CB Sheffield Shrewsbury Town 15 August 2019 Undisclosed 30 June 2024 42 Kamil Conteh CM London Middlesbrough 3 July 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2026
Transfers In DatePosPlayerTransferred fromFeeRef 14 June 2023 CB Undisclosed 14 June 2023 CF Undisclosed 20 June 2023 LW Undisclosed 1 July 2023 LW Free transfer 1 July 2023 CF Free transfer 1 July 2023 CB Free transfer 1 July 2023 CF Free transfer 3 July 2023 CM Undisclosed 4 July 2023 GK Undisclosed 5 August 2023 LW Free transfer 9 September 2023 CM Free agent 12 January 2024 CB Undisclosed 1 February 2024 LB Free transfer 1 February 2024 CM Free transfer
Out DatePosPlayerTransferred toFeeRef 29 June 2023 CF Undisclosed 30 June 2023 CM Released 30 June 2023 GK Released 30 June 2023 GK Rejected Contract 30 June 2023 RB Released 30 June 2023 GK Released 30 June 2023 RB Released 30 June 2023 LB Released 30 June 2023 CB Released 30 June 2023 RB Released https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=662638472551560&set=pb.100064162382194.-2207520000.&locale=en_GB 30 June 2023 DM Released 30 June 2023 CB Retired 30 June 2023 RW Released 30 June 2023 CF Released 30 June 2023 LB Released 25 January 2024 CB Free transfer 26 January 2024 CM Undisclosed 31 January 2024 RB Mutual Consent
Loaned in DatePosPlayerLoaned fromDate untilRef 4 July 2023 GK End of season 28 August 2023 MF End of season 12 January 2024 CF End of season 12 January 2024 CM End of season 1 February 2024 RB End of season
Loaned out DatePosPlayerLoaned toUntilRef 18 August 2023 CF 15 September 2023 19 August 2023 CM 24 November 2023 25 August 2023 RW 1 January 2024 26 September 2023 CF 2 January 2024 16 December 2023 CB 13 January 2024 25 January 2024 RM 30 June 2024 31 January 2024 CM 29 February 2024 6 February 2024 LB End of season 22 February 2024 CM End of season 1 March 2024 CM 1 April 2024
Pre-season and friendlies On 31 May, Grimsby Town announced their pre-season schedule, with friendlies against Grimsby Borough, Cleethorpes Town, Hull City, Lincoln City, Boston United and Fleetwood Town along with a training camp in Spain confirmed. Grimsby confirmed they would play both Port Vale and UAE Pro League side Al-Ain FC at the Real Club de Golf Campoamor Resort in Alicante.
Game incorporated four-thirty minute quarters as opposed to using the traditional clock.
Competitions Overall record
League Two
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches On 22 June, the EFL League Two fixtures were released.
FA Cup
Town were drawn away to Ebbsfleet United or Slough Town in the first round.
EFL Cup
Grimsby were drawn away to Mansfield Town in the first round.
EFL Trophy
In the group stage, Grimsby Town were drawn into Northern Group F alongside Barnsley, Bradford City and Manchester City U21.
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