Grimsby Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Cleethorpes, England. The club competes in EFL League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system.

The club was founded in 1878 as Grimsby Pelham Football Club. Grimsby are the only team from Lincolnshire to play in the first tier of English football and the only club to reach the semi-finals of the FA Cup. The club's record appearance maker is John McDermott making 754 appearances and their leading goalscorer is Pat Glover with 180 goals. Their record attendance is 31,651 for an FA Cup tie against Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1937. Grimsby have played in all of the top five divisions of the English league system.

Honours and achievements Honours Second Division / Championship (level 2) Champions: 1898–99, 1933–34 Runners-up: 1928–29 Third place: 1895–96, 1896–97

Third Division / Third Division North / League One (level 3) Champions: 1925–26, 1955–56, 1979–80 Runners-up: 1951–52, 1961–62 Third place: 1921–22, 1990–91 Play-off winners: 1998

Fourth Division / League Two (level 4) Champions: 1971–72 Runners-up: 1978–79, 1989–90

National League (level 5) Play-off winners: 2016, 2022

Football League Trophy Winners: 1981–82, 1997–98 Runners-up: 2007–08

FA Trophy Runners-up: 2012–13, 2015–16

Minor titles Midland League Winners (5): 1910–11, 1930–31, 1931–32, 1933–34, 1946–47

Lincolnshire Senior Cup Winners (39): 1885–86, 1888–89, 1896–97, 1898–99, 1899–1900, 1900–01, 1901–02, 1902–03, 1905–06, 1908–09, 1912–13, 1920–21, 1922–23, 1924–25, 1928–29, 1929–30, 1932–33, 1935–36, 1936–37, 1937–38, 1946–47, 1949–50, 1952–53, 1967–68, 1972–73, 1975–76, 1979–80, 1983–84, 1986–87, 1989–90, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1999–2000, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15

Midland Youth Cup Winners: 2005–06, 2009–10

Puma Youth Alliance League Cup Winners: 2008–09

Achievements + Best performances in competitions entered Competition Best result Winners Play-off winners Play-off runners-up Semi-finalists First Division (L1) 0 0 N/A N/A N/A Second Division/First Division/EFL Championship (L2) 2 1 0 0 N/A Third Division/Second Division/EFL League One (L3) 1 1 1 0 N/A Third Division North (L3) 2 1 N/A N/A N/A Fourth Division/Third Division/EFL League Two (L4) 1 2 0 1 N/A Conference National/National League (L5) 0 0 2 1 2 Football Alliance 0 0 0 0 N/A Midland League (Historic L5) 5 0 0 0 N/A FA Cup 0 0 N/A N/A 2Football League Cup/EFL Cup 0 0 N/A N/A 0 Football League Group Cup/Football League Trophy/EFL Trophy 2 1 N/A N/A 1 FA Trophy 0 2 N/A N/A 1 Full Members' Cup 0 0 0 0 0 Anglo-Italian Cup 0 0 N/A N/A 0 Anglo-Scottish Cup 0 0 N/A N/A 0 Lincolnshire Senior Cup 39 25 N/A N/A N/A Midland Youth Cup 2 0 N/A N/A N/A Puma Youth Alliance League Cup 1 0 N/A N/A N/A

Seasons spent at Level 1 of the football league system: 12 Seasons spent at Level 2 of the football league system: 55 Seasons spent at Level 3 of the football league system: 28 Seasons spent at Level 4 of the football league system: 19 Seasons spent at Level 5 of the football league system: 7

Club records More clubs have lost their managers after meeting Grimsby Town than after playing any other club.

Games Biggest League attendance: 26,605 vs. Stockport County on 11 April 1952 Biggest FA Cup attendance: 31,651 v Wolverhampton Wanderers on 20 February 1937 Biggest League Cup attendance: 23,115 vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers on 4 December 1979 Biggest neutral venue attendance: 76,972 vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers on 25 March 1939 in the FA Cup semi-final at Old Trafford, Manchester Smallest League attendance: 1,833 vs. Brentford on 3 May 1969 Smallest cup attendance: 248 vs. Sunderland U23's in Football League Trophy on 8 November 2017 Highest League gate receipts: £81,200 vs. Newcastle United on 4 May 1993 Highest FA Cup gate receipts: £119,799 vs. Aston Villa on 4 January 1994 Highest League Cup gate receipts: £97,000 vs. Tottenham Hotspur on 29 October 1991 Smallest League gate receipts: £32 vs. Glossop on 13 April 1907 Biggest League home win: 8–0 vs. Tranmere Rovers on 4 September 1925 Biggest League away win 7–0 vs. Bristol Rovers on 14 December 1957 Biggest League home defeat 0–7 vs. Manchester United on 26 December 1899 Biggest League away defeat 1–9 vs. Arsenal on 28 January 1931 Biggest League home draw 5–5 vs. Preston North End on 15 October 1932, vs. Charlton Athletic on 7 January 1933 and vs. Notts County on 13 January 2024 Biggest League away draw 4–4 vs. Lincoln City on 3 September 1958, v Chesterfield on 27 March 2004 and v Eastleigh on 15 May 2022. Biggest cup home win: 8–0 vs. Darlington on 21 November 1885 Biggest cup away win: 8–1 vs. Croydon Common on 18 January 1911 Biggest cup defeat: 1–8 vs. Phoenix Bessemer on 25 November 1882It is unclear what the score was, but was likely to have been 8–1. Football: A Weekly Record of the Game (29 November 1882, p. 140), the Sheffield Daily Telegraph (27 November 1882, p. 7) and the Leeds Mercury (27 November 1882, p. 7) all record the score as 8–1; the Hull News (2 December 1882, p. 6) does not give a score, but implies that it was 8–1, as it records the half-time score as being 5–1; while the Sheffield Independent (27 November 1882, p. 4 and 2 December 1882, p. 12) records the score as 7–1, with the half-time score being 4–1, and the Derbyshire Times (2 December 1882, p. 6) just gives the score as being 7–1. It was not, however, 9–1, as often recorded. Biggest cup draw 5–5 vs. Fulham on 9 January 1954 Highest scoring game: 9–2 win vs. Darwen on 15 April 1899 and 6–5 win over Burnley on 29 October 2002 Biggest League defeat: 1–9 vs. Arsenal on 28 January 1931

Player records Most League goals in a season: 42, Pat Glover (1933–34) Most League goals in total: 180, Pat Glover (1930–39) Most League appearances: 647, John McDermott (1987–2007) Most appearances (all competitions): 754, John McDermott (1987–2007) Most capped player while at club: 9, Géza Dávid Turi for Faroe Islands Most capped player: 68 by Zhang Enhua for China Highest transfer fee paid: £550,000 to Preston North End for Lee Ashcroft on 11 August 1998 Highest transfer fee received: £1.5 million rising to £2 million from Everton for John Oster on 1 August 1997 Longest serving current player: Kieran Green since July 2022. Youngest player: Louis Boyd, 15 years and 324 days, vs. Harrogate Town on 8 September 2020. Oldest player: Peter Beagrie, 40 years and 322 days, vs. Hartlepool United on 26 September 2006. Youngest goalscorer: Louis Boyd, 15 years and 324 days, vs. Harrogate Town on 8 September 2020.

Annual awards PFA Team of the Year The following have been included in the PFA Team of the Year whilst playing for Grimsby Town : 1978–79 Kevin Moore, Joe Waters 1979–80 Kevin Moore, Joe Waters 1984–85 Paul Wilkinson 1997–98 Kevin Donovan, Paul Groves 2005–06 Michael Reddy

National League Team of the Year The following players have been included in the Conference Premier or National League Team of the Year whilst playing for Grimsby Town: 2011–12 Liam Hearn 2012–13 James McKeown, Aswad Thomas, Craig Disley 2013–14 Shaun Pearson, Craig Disley 2014–15 Shaun Pearson, Craig Disley, Nathan Arnold 2015–16 James McKeown, Josh Gowling, Pádraig Amond 2021–22 Luke Waterfall, John McAtee

Player of the Year As voted for by supporters of the club.

1971–72 Harry Wainman 1972–73 Dave Booth 1973–74 Dave Boylen 1974–75 Frank Barton 1975–76 Harry Wainman 1976–77 Joe Waters 1977–78 Geoff Barker 1978–79 Joe Waters 1979–80 Dean Crombie 1980–81 Nigel Batch 1981–82 Nigel Batch 1982–83 Kevin Drinkell 1983–84 Tony Ford 1984–85 Tony Ford 1985–86 Gordon Hobson 1986–87 Neil Robinson 1987–88 Don O'Riordan 1988–89 Shaun Cunnington 1989–90 Garry Birtles 1990–91 Dave Gilbert 1991–92 Paul Futcher 1992–93 Paul Futcher 1993–94 Paul Crichton 1994–95 Gary Croft 1995–96 Paul Groves 1996–97 Graham Rodger 1997–98 Kevin Donovan 1998–99 Paul Groves 1999–2000 Mark Lever 2000–01 Danny Coyne 2001–02 Danny Coyne 2002–03 Georges Santos 2003–04 Phil Jevons 2004–05 John McDermott 2005–06 Rob Jones 2006–07 Justin Whittle 2007–08 Phil Barnes 2008–09 Ryan Bennett 2009–10 Peter Bore 2010–11 Alan Connell 2011–12 Liam Hearn 2012–13 James McKeown 2013–14 James McKeown 2014–15 Carl Magnay 2015–16 Pádraig Amond 2016–17 Danny Andrew 2017–18 James McKeown 2018–19 James McKeown 2019–20 No award given 2020–21 No award given 2021–22 John McAtee 2022–23 Harry Clifton 2023–24 Danny Rose 2024–25 George McEachran 2025–26 Harvey Rodgers

Young Player of the Year As voted for by supporters of the club.

1974–75 Ian Walton 1975–75 Tony Ford 1976–77 Kevin Drinkell 1977–78 Shaun Mawer 1978–79 David Moore 1979–80 Phil Crosby 1980–81 Andy O'Dell 1981–82 John Steeples 1982–83 Paul Wilkinson 1983–84 Gary Lund 1984–85 Andy Moore 1985–86 Tony Barratt 1986–87 John McDermott 1987–88 Tommy Watson 1988–89 Mark Lever 1989–90 John McDermott 1990–91 Mark Lever 1991–92 John McDermott 1992–93 Gary Croft 1993–94 Gary Croft 1994–95 Gary Croft 1995–96 Jamie Forrester 1996–97 John Oster 1997–98 Daryl Clare 1998–99 Danny Butterfield 1999–2000 Danny Butterfield 2000–01 Jonathan Rowan 2001–02 Simon Ford 2002–03 Darren Mansaram 2003–04 Graham Hockless 2004–05 Nick Hegarty 2005–06 Gary Cohen 2006–07 Danny North 2007–08 Ryan Bennett 2008–09 Ryan Bennett 2010–11 Bradley Wood 2011–12 Conor Townsend 2012–13 Andi Thanoj 2013–14 Andi Thanoj 2014–15 Craig Clay 2015–16 Jon Nolan 2016–17 Calum Dyson 2017–18 Harry Clifton 2018–19 Harry Clifton 2021–22 John McAtee 2022–23 Evan Khouri 2023–24 Harvey Cartwright 2024–25 Evan Khouri 2025–26 Maldini Kacurri

Top goal scorers PlayerGoalsSeason Jaze Kabia* 18* 2025–26* Danny Rose 14 2024–25 Danny Rose 13 2023–24 Harry Clifton 7 2022–23 John McAtee 14 2021–22 Lenell John-Lewis 4 2020–21 James Hanson 9 2019–20 Wes Thomas 12 2018–19 Mitch Rose 8 2017–18 Omar Bogle 19 2016–17 Pádraig Amond 30 2015–16 Lenell John-Lewis 20 2014–15 Ross Hannah 15 2013–14 Andy Cook 16 2012–13 Liam Hearn 29 2011–12 Alan Connell 29 2010–11 Peter Sweeney 6 2009–10 Adam Proudlock 9 2008–09 Danny North 10 2007–08 Gary Jones, Ciarán Toner and Peter Bore 8 2006–07 Gary Jones 17 2005–06 Michael Reddy and Andy Parkinson 9 2004–05 Phil Jevons and Michael Boulding 12 2003–04 Stuart Campbell 7 2002–03 Michael Boulding 11 2001–02 Steve Livingstone 7 2000–01 Lee Ashcroft 12 1999–00 Paul Groves 14 1998–99 Kevin Donovan 16 1997–98 Clive Mendonca 19 1996–97 Paul Groves and Steve Livingstone 10 1995–96 Neil Woods 14 1994–95 Clive Mendonca 14 1993–94 Paul Groves 12 1992–93 Neil Woods 8 1991–92 Dave Gilbert and Neil Woods 12 1990–91 Tony Rees 13 1989–90 Keith Alexander 14 1988–89 Marc North 11 1987–88 Don O'Riordan and Ian Walsh 8 1986–87 Gordon Hobson 15 1985–86 Kevin Drinkell and Gary Lund 14 1984–85 Kevin Drinkell 14 1983–84 Kevin Drinkell 17 1982–83 Trevor Whymark 11 1981–82 Bobby Cumming 11 1980–81 Kevin Drinkell 16 1979–80 Tony Ford 16 1978–79 Terry Donovan 14 1977–78 Malcolm Partridge 11 1976–77 Jack Lewis 15 1975–76 Jack Lewis 21 1974–75 Jack Lewis 13 1973–74 Phil Hubbard 10 1973–74 Stuart Brace 18 1972–73 Matt Tees 27 1971–72 Matt Tees 10 1970–71 Stuart Brace 25 1969–70 Stuart Brace 10 1968–69 Dave Wilson 12 1967–68 Rodney Green 12 1966–67 Matt Tees 28 1965–66 George McLean 19 1964–65 Cliff Portwood 11 1963–64 George McLean 15 1962–63 Ron Rafferty 34 1961–62 Ron Rafferty 24 1960–61 Ralph Hunt 33 1959–60 Ron Rafferty 19 1958–59 Ron Rafferty 26 1957–58 Jackie Scott 11 1956–57 Bob Crosbie 35 1955–56 Arthur Hughes 11 1954–55 *Current season

Notable players Captains