The 2024–25 season was the 147th season in the history of Grimsby Town Football Club and their third consecutive season in League Two. In addition to the domestic league, the club would also participate in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the EFL Trophy.
Ahead of this season, Umbro were announced as the new kit provider for the next three seasons, replacing previous supplier Macron. Umbro produced three new kits for the team as well as a range of retro-feel training wear.
This was the first season of a new 5-year broadcasting deal between the EFL and Sky Sports which guaranteed to show 20+ games live for each EFL team across the 2024-25 season including league matches, all EFL Cup games and all EFL Trophy games via a new channel called 'Sky Sports+'.
They finished the season in 9th place, narrowly missing out on the play-offs on the final day of the season.
Transfers In DatePos.PlayerFromFeeRef. 14 June 2024 GK Undisclosed 20 June 2024 CB Undisclosed 1 July 2024 LB Free 1 July 2024 RB Free 4 July 2024 CM Free 9 July 2024 CB Free 9 July 2024 RW Undisclosed 26 January 2025 RW Undisclosed 31 January 2025 CDM Undisclosed
Out DatePos.PlayerToFeeRef. 14 June 2024 CM Undisclosed 9 July 2024 CB Undisclosed
Loaned in DatePositionPlayerFromDate untilRef 6 August 2024 LW End of season 8 August 2024CMEnd of Season30 August 2024CMEnd of Season30 August 2024CFEnd of Season1 October 2024GK28 October 2024
Loaned out DatePos.PlayerToDate untilRef. 14 September 2024 CM 13 October 2024 4 December 2024 CM 4 January 2025 https://www.facebook.com/grimsbyboroughfc/photos/we-are-delighted-to-announce-charlie-clements-on-work-experience-as-always-wed-l/1115237260603054/?_rdr 3 January 2025 CM 31 January 2025 23 January 2025 CF End of season 4 February 2025 CF End of season https://www.facebook.com/CleethorpesTownFC/photos/%EF%B8%8F-%F0%9D%97%A1%F0%9D%97%B2%F0%9D%98%84-%F0%9D%97%A6%F0%9D%97%B6%F0%9D%97%B4%F0%9D%97%BB%F0%9D%97%B6%F0%9D%97%BB%F0%9D%97%B4we-are-delighted-to-announce-that-grayson-giles-is-joining-us-on-a-/1182186260581402/?_rdr 21 February 2025 LB 22 March 2025 27 March 2025 LB End of season
Released / Out of Contract DatePos.PlayerSubsequent clubJoin dateRef. 30 June 2024 CM 1 July 2024 30 June 2024 LB 1 July 2024 30 June 2024 CB 2 July 2024 30 June 2024 LW 8 July 2024 30 June 2024 CM 9 July 2024 30 June 2024 CF 21 July 2024 30 June 2024 CB 8 August 2024 30 June 2024 CM 10 August 2024 30 June 2024 LW 30 August 2024 30 June 2024 LB 30 August 2024 30 June 2024 AM 19 September 2024 30 June 2024 LW 8 February 2025
First-team Squad
No. Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth (age) Signed from Date signed Fee Contract end Goalkeepers 1 Jordan Wright GK Stoke-on-Trent Lincoln City 14 June 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2026 12 Jake Eastwood GK Rotherham Sheffield United 4 July 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2025 41 Seb Auton GK Kingston upon Hull Academy Trainee 30 June 2025 Defenders 2 Lewis Cass CB North Shields Port Vale 9 July 2024 Free 30 June 2026 5 Harvey Rodgers CB Selby Accrington Stanley 1 July 2023 Free 30 June 2026 17 Cameron McJannet CB Milton Keynes Derry City 20 June 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2026 21 Tyrell Warren RB Manchester Barrow 1 July 2024 Free 30 June 2026 24 Doug Tharme CB Birkenhead Blackpool 12 January 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2025 33 Denver Hume LB Ashington Portsmouth 1 February 2024 Free 30 June 2025 Midfielders 4 Kieran Green CM Stockton-on-Tees FC Halifax Town 15 July 2022 Undisclosed 30 June 2027 6 Curtis Thompson CM Nottingham Cheltenham Town 1 February 2024 Free 30 June 2025 7 Jordan Davies CM Wrexham 18 August 1998 (age 25) Wrexham 8 August 2024 Loan 30 June 2025 8 Jayden Luker CM Southwark 30 April 2005 (age 19) Luton Town 30 August 2024 Loan 30 June 2025 10 Charles Vernam LW Lincoln Lincoln City 20 June 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2026 11 Jason Daði Svanþórsson RW Mosfellsbær Breiðablik 9 July 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2026 14 Luca Barrington LW Manchester Brighton & Hove Albion 6 August 2024 Loan 30 June 2025 16 Callum Ainley AM Swindon Crewe Alexandra 9 September 2023 Free 30 June 2025 18 Darragh Burns RW Stamullen MK Dons 26 January 2025 Undisclosed 30 June 2028 19 Géza Dávid Turi CM Hungary Víkingur 31 January 2025 Undisclosed 30 June 2027 20 George McEachran CM Oxford Swindon Town 4 July 2024 Free 30 June 2026 30 Evan Khouri CM London West Ham United 7 July 2019 Free 30 June 2026 44 Harvey Cribb CM England Scunthorpe United 30 April 2024 Trainee 30 June 2025 Forwards 9 Justin Obikwu CF Brent Coventry City 30 August 2024 Loan 30 June 2025 22 Cameron Gardner CF Newcastle-Upon-Tyne Academy 22 September 2023 Trainee 30 June 2028 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 2026 Out on Loan 3 Matty Carson LB Chester Reading 1 July 2024 Free 30 June 2026 15 Rekeil Pyke CF Leeds Shrewsbury Town 1 July 2023 Free 30 June 2025 Players departed midseason 31 Jackson Smith GK Telford Barnsley 1 October 2024 Emergency Loan 28 October 2024
Pre-season and friendlies On 4 June, Grimsby announced their first pre-season friendly, against neighbours Grimsby Borough. A day later, a further two fixtures were confirmed against Cleethorpes Town and York City. A fourth pre-season fixture was added in Alfreton Town. On 12 June, a fifth fixture during pre-season was announced, versus Boston United. A day later, it was confirmed that Rotherham United would visit during pre-season. A seventh friendly was later announced, against South Shields. Mansfield Town were then confirmed as an eighth pre-season opposition.
Competitions
League Two
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches On 26 June, the League Two fixtures were announced.
FA Cup
Grimsby Town were drawn at home to Wealdstone in the first round.
EFL Cup
On 27 June, the draw for the first round was made, with Grimsby being drawn at home against Bradford City. After beating Bradford on penalties, Grimsby were drawn at home against Sheffield Wednesday in Round 2.
EFL Trophy
In the group stage, Grimsby were drawn into Northern Group G alongside Chesterfield, Lincoln City and Manchester City U21.
The dates of each fixture were announced on 7 August 2024. The match against Manchester City U21 was rearranged due to Grimsby's progress to the second round of the EFL Cup, and the new date for this fixture was announced as Tuesday 29 October 2024.
Statistics Appearances and goals
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Disciplinary record
Rank Name League Two FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total 1 4 MF Kieran Green 8 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 1 02 5 DF Harvey Rodgers 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 03 33 DF Denver Hume 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 04= 20 MF George McEachran 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 30 MF Evan Khouri 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 06 11 MF Jason Daði Svanþórsson 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 07 21 DF Tyrell Warren 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 08= 3 DF Matthew Carson 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 32 ST Danny Rose 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 010 2 DF Lewis Cass 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 011= 6 MF Curtis Thompson 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 17 DF Cameron McJannet 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 013= 7 MF Jordan Davies 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 8 MF Jayden Luker 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 10 FW Charles Vernam 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 16 MF Callum Ainley 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 19 MF Géza Dávid Turi 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 25 ST Donovan Wilson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 019= 1 GK Jordan Wright 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 15 FW Rekeil Pyke 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 18 MF Darragh Burns 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 24 DF Doug Tharme 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 31 GK Jackson Smith 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 44 MF Harvey Cribb 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 Total 85 3 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 92 3 0
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