The 2026–27 season is the 149th season in the history of Grimsby Town Football Club and their fifth 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.
Transfers and contracts In DatePos.PlayerFromFeeRef. 17 June 2026 CB Undisclosed 1 July 2026 CF Free 1 July 2026 CF 1 July 2026 RB 27 July 2026 CM Undisclosed 7 August 2026 CF 24 August 2026 RW
Out DatePos.PlayerToFeeRef. 11 July 2026 RW Undisclosed 7 August 2026 ST
Loaned in DatePos.PlayerFromLoaned untilRef. 28 July 2026 GK End of season 14 August 2026 CM 1 September 2026CM 1 September 2026 CM 5 September 2026 GK 19 September 2026
Loaned out DatePos.PlayerToDate untilRef. 10 August 2026 CB 3 October 2026 15 August 2026 CF 10 October 2026 11 September 2026CM11 October 2026 25 September 2026 CB 24 October 2026
Released / Out of Contract DatePos.PlayerSubsequent clubJoin dateRef.30 June 2026 RW 1 July 2026 CAM 6 July 2026 CAM CM 1 July 2026 CF 26 July 2026 RB 24 July 2026 CM 2 September 2026
New Contract DatePos.PlayerContract untilRef. 19 May 2026 GK 30 June 2027 1 July 2026 CB Undisclosed CF 9 July 2026 CB 30 June 2028 28 July 2026 CM 30 June 2029 5 August 2026 LB 30 June 2029 7 August 2026 CB 30 June 2027 26 August 2026CM30 June 202816 September 2026CM30 June 2028
First-team 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 28 July 2026 Loan 30 June 2027 31 Christy Pym GK Exeter Mansfield Town 9 July 2025 Free 30 June 2027 41 Seb Auton GK Kingston Upon Hull Academy 30 May 2025 Trainee 30 June 2027 Defenders 2 Maldini Kacurri CB Lewisham Arsenal 30 January 2026 Undisclosed 30 June 2027 3 Jayden Sweeney LB Camden Leyton Orient 1 July 2025 Free 30 June 2027 5 Harvey Rodgers RB Selby Accrington Stanley 1 July 2023 Free 30 June 2028 6 Samuel Lavelle CB Blackpool Carlisle United 25 July 2025 Free 30 June 2027 12 Joe Foulkes RB Dudley Kidderminster 1 July 2026 Free 30 June 2027 16 Reece Staunton LB Bradford Spennymoor Town 1 July 2025 Free 30 June 2029 17 Cameron McJannet CB Milton Keynes Derry City 20 June 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2028 24 Doug Tharme CB Birkenhead Blackpool 12 January 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2028 26 Edon Pruti CB Chelsea Sutton United 17 June 2026 Undisclosed 30 June 2028 Midfielders 4 Kieran Green CM Stockton-on-Tees FC Halifax Town 15 July 2022 Undisclosed 30 June 2029 7 Jamie Walker CM Edinburgh Bradford City 1 July 2025 Free 30 June 2027 8 Cian Doyle CM Ireland Bray Wanderers 27 July 2026 Undisclosed 30 June 2028 10 Sonny Finch RW Houghton-le-Spring South Shields 24 August 2026 Undisclosed 30 June 2029 11 Ryley Reynolds CM Birmingham Notts County 14 August 2026 Loan 30 June 2027 14 Justin Amaluzor RW Southwark Altrincham 1 July 2025 Free 30 June 2027 15 Géza Dávid Turi CM Zalaegerszeg Víkingur 31 January 2025 Undisclosed 30 June 2028 18 Kristian Catchpole CM Kingston upon Hull Academy 26 August 2026 Trainee 30 June 2028 28 Fin Cartwright CM Redcar Middlesbrough 1 September 2026 Loan 30 June 2027 29 Mark Shelton CM Nottingham York City 1 September 2026 Loan 30 June 2027 30 Charles Vernam LW Lincoln Lincoln City 20 June 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2027 Forwards 9 Iwan Morgan ST Cardiff Brentford 7 August 2026 Undisclosed 30 June 2029 19 Josh Andrews ST Solihull Gillingham 1 July 2026 Free 30 June 2028 22 Cameron Gardner ST Newcastle-Upon-Tyne Academy 22 September 2023 Trainee 30 June 2028 39 Andy Cook ST Bishop Auckland Bradford City 1 July 2026 Free 30 June 2027 Out on Loan 23 Henry Brown CM Louth Academy 30 May 2025 Trainee 30 June 2027 35 Elliot Smith ST South Kelsey Academy 1 July 2026 Trainee 36 Alex Graham CB Durham Academy 1 July 2026 Trainee - Charlie Elliott CB Wakefield Academy 7 August 2026 Trainee 30 June 2027Players departed midseason 42 David Harrington GK Cork Bolton Wanderers 5 September 2026 Loan 19 September 2026
Pre-season and friendlies
On 1 June 2026, Grimsby Town confirmed they would begin pre-season with a visit to Cleethorpes Town on 11 July, followed by a behind-closed-doors training camp in Slovenia from 13-19 July where they would play Ukrainian Premier League side FC Zorya Luhansk on 18 July, also behind closed doors. They would then travel to National League sides Hartlepool United and Boston United on 25 and 29 July respectively, with a home fixture against Championship newcomers Lincoln City in-between the two on 28 July. The club additionally confirmed that a fixture would take place on 1 August, which later confirmed to be against Wigan Athletic. On the 23rd July, Grimsby announced a final pre-season charity friendly, away at local non-league team Grimsby Borough.
Competitions
League Two
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches On 25 June, the League Two fixtures were revealed.
FA Cup
EFL Cup
As a League Two team, Grimsby entered the EFL Cup in the first round, and were drawn at home to League One side Blackpool.
EFL Trophy
Group stage Grimsby were drawn against Burton Albion, Notts County and Nottingham Forest U21 into Northern Group F.
Statistics Appearances and goals
Disciplinary record
Rank Name League Two FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total 14MFKieran Green300000000000300 1 2 DF Maldini Kacurri 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 3 DF Jayden Sweeney 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 17 DF Cameron McJannet 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 03 5 DF Harvey Rodgers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 MF Cian Doyle 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 15 MF Géza Dávid Turi 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 28 MF Fin Cartwright 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 30 MF Charles Vernam 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 039FWAndy Cook 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Total 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 16 0 0
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