Grimsby Town F.C. 2019–20 football season
| 2019–20 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | John Fenty |
| Manager | Michael Jolley (until 31 December) Ian Holloway (from 31 December) |
| Stadium | Blundell Park |
| League Two | 15th |
| FA Cup | First round |
| EFL Cup | Third round |
| EFL Trophy | Group stage |
| ← 2018–192020–21 → | |
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 2019 | CM |
|
Ethan Robson | Sunderland
|
1 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.
Cleethorpes Town v Grimsby Town| 6 July 2019 (2019-07-06) Friendly | Cleethorpes Town | 0–8 | Grimsby Town | Cleethorpes |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Green  Hanson 19', 34', 45+1'Wright 55', 58', 62'Rose 60' |
Stadium: Linden Club |
| 9 July 2019 (2019-07-09) Friendly | Grantham Town | 1–3 | Grimsby Town | Grantham |
| 19:30 BST | Westcarr 21' |
Report | Hanson 8' Pollock 77'Rose 90' (pen.) |
Stadium: South Kesteven Sports Stadium |
| 11 July 2019 (2019-07-11) Friendly | Boston United | 2–1 | Grimsby Town | Boston |
| 19:30 BST | Thewlis 49' (pen.) Trialist 86' |
Report | Green 64' |
Stadium: The Jakesman Stadium |
| 18 July 2019 (2019-07-18) Friendly | Gainsborough Trinity | 2–0 | Grimsby Town | Gainsborough |
| 19:30 BST | Worsfold 20' Middleton 90+3' |
Report | Stadium: Gainsborough Martin & Co. Arena |
| 20 July 2019 (2019-07-20) Friendly | Grimsby Town | 1–0 | Doncaster Rovers | Cleethorpes |
| 12:30 BST | Hessenthaler 84' |
Stadium: Blundell Park |
| 23 July 2019 (2019-07-23) Friendly | Scarborough Athletic | 1–2 | Grimsby Town | Scarborough |
| 19:30 BST | Walshaw 57' |
Report | Ring 12' Ogbu 43' (pen.) |
Stadium: Flamingo Land Stadium |
| 27 July 2019 (2019-07-27) Friendly | Grimsby Town | 0–2 | Peterborough United | Cleethorpes |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Eisa 21' Dembélé 74' |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 1,573 |
First Team Squad
| # | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||
| — | James McKeown |
|
GK | (1989-07-24)24 July 1989 (aged 30) | RKSV Leonidas 
|
2011 | 2021 |
| — | Sam Russell |
|
GK | (1982-10-04)4 October 1982 (aged 36) | Forest Green Rovers
|
2018 | ???? |
| — | Ollie Battersby |
|
GK | (2001-07-23)23 July 2001 (aged 18) | Academy | 2017 | 2021 |
| Defenders | |||||||
| — | Luke Hendrie |
|
RB | (1994-08-27)27 August 1994 (aged 24) | Shrewsbury Town
|
2019 | 2021 |
| — | Elliott Hewitt |
|
RB/CM | (1994-05-30)30 May 1994 (aged 25) | Notts County
|
2019 | 2021 |
| — | Ludvig Öhman |
|
CB | (1991-10-09)9 October 1991 (aged 27) | BP
|
2019 | 2021 |
| — | Harry Davis |
|
CB | (1991-09-04)4 September 1991 (aged 27) | St Mirren 
|
2018 | 2020 |
| — | Mattie Pollock |
|
CB | (2001-09-28)28 September 2001 (aged 17) | Academy | 2018 | 2021 |
| — | Sebastian Ring |
|
LB | (1995-04-18)18 April 1995 (aged 24) | ÖSK
|
2019 | 2020 |
| — | Liam Gibson |
|
LB | (1997-04-25)25 April 1997 (aged 22) | Newcastle United (Loan)
|
2019 | 2020 |
| Midfielders | |||||||
| — | Jake Hessenthaler |
|
CM | (1994-04-20)20 April 1994 (aged 25) | Gillingham
|
2018 | 2020 |
| — | Elliott Whitehouse |
|
CM | (1993-10-27)27 October 1993 (aged 25) | Lincoln City
|
2018 | 2020 |
| — | Harry Clifton |
|
CM | (1998-06-12)12 June 1998 (aged 21) | Academy | 2007 | 2021 |
| — | Jock Curran |
|
CM | (2001-01-29)29 January 2001 (aged 18) | Academy | 2017 | 2020 |
| — | Charles Vernam |
|
CAM/CF | (1996-10-08)8 October 1996 (aged 22) | Derby County
|
2018 | 2020 |
| — | Jordan Cook |
|
CAM/CF | (1990-03-20)20 March 1990 (aged 29) | Luton Town
|
2018 | 2020 |
| — | Brandon Buckley |
|
CAM | (2000-09-21)21 September 2000 (aged 18) | Academy | 2009 | 2020 |
| — | Max Wright |
|
RW | (1998-04-06)6 April 1998 (aged 21) | Academy | 2008 | 2020 |
| Attackers | |||||||
| — | James Hanson |
|
ST | (1987-11-09)9 November 1987 (aged 31) | AFC Wimbledon
|
2019 | 2021 |
| — | Matt Green |
|
ST | (1987-01-02)2 January 1987 (aged 32) | Salford City
|
2019 | 2021 |
| — | Moses Ogbu |
|
ST | (1991-02-07)7 February 1991 (aged 28) | Al-Ain
|
2019 | 2020 |
| — | Harry Cardwell |
|
ST | (1996-10-28)28 October 1996 (aged 22) | Reading
|
2017 | 2020 |
| — | Ahkeem Rose | 
|
ST | (1998-11-27)27 November 1998 (aged 20) | Heather St John's
|
2017 | 2020 |
- Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 2019–20 season (Friday 2 August).
Competitions
League Two
Main article: 2019–20 EFL League TwoLeague table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Salford City | 37 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 49 | 46 | +3 | 50 | 1.35 |
| 12 | Walsall | 36 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 47 | 1.31 |
| 13 | Crawley Town | 37 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 51 | 47 | +4 | 48 | 1.30 |
| 14 | Newport County | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 32 | 39 | −7 | 46 | 1.28 |
| 15 | Grimsby Town | 37 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 45 | 51 | −6 | 47 | 1.27 |
| 16 | Cambridge United | 37 | 12 | 9 | 16 | 40 | 48 | −8 | 45 | 1.22 |
| 17 | Leyton Orient | 36 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 47 | 55 | −8 | 42 | 1.17 |
| 18 | Carlisle United | 37 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 39 | 56 | −17 | 42 | 1.14 |
| 19 | Oldham Athletic | 37 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 44 | 57 | −13 | 41 | 1.11 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points per game; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 37 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 45 | 51 | −6 | 47 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 27 | −5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 24 | −1 |
Last updated: 7 March 2020.
Source: BBC
Results by matchday
| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A |
| Result | W | D | L | D | W | W | L | D | L | W | W | L | L | L | D | L | D | L | D | L | D | D | W | W | D | L | L | W | D | D | W | W | L | W | L | L | W |
| Position | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
On Thursday, 20 June 2019, the EFL League Two fixtures were revealed.
Morecambe v Grimsby Town| 3 August 2019 (2019-08-03) 1 | Morecambe | 0–2 | Grimsby Town | Morecambe |
| 15:00 BST | Old  56'Kenyon 59'Alessandra 73' |
Report | Green 58' Whitehouse 68'Clifton 74'Wright 90+7' |
Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 2,872 Referee: Darren Handley |
| 10 August 2019 (2019-08-10) 2 | Grimsby Town | 1–1 | Bradford City | Cleethorpes |
| 13:00 BST | Öhman 3' Hanson 66'Clifton 77' |
Report | Vaughan 53' Anderson 68' |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 6,882 Referee: Ben Toner |
| 17 August 2019 (2019-08-17) 3 | Forest Green Rovers | 1–0 | Grimsby Town | Nailsworth |
| 15:00 BST | Winchester 31' Mondal 75' |
Report | Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 2,152 Referee: Leigh Doughty |
| 20 August 2019 (2019-08-20) 4 | Grimsby Town | 2–2 | Colchester United | Cleethorpes |
| 19:45 BST | Hewitt 10' Hanson 48' (pen.)Davis 68'Green 87' |
Report | Nouble 25' Norris 45+1'Comley 90+4' |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 4,103 Referee: Rob Lewis |
| 24 August 2019 (2019-08-24) 5 | Grimsby Town | 5–2 | Port Vale | Cleethorpes |
| 15:00 BST | Cook 20' Ogbu 51'Green 57'Whitehouse 72'Waterfall 80'Hanson 86'Hewitt 90' |
Report | Whitehouse 13' (o.g.) Worrall 54'Smith 62'Joyce 73' |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 4,290 Referee: Will Finnie |
| 31 August 2019 (2019-08-31) 6 | Walsall | 1–3 | Grimsby Town | Walsall |
| 15:00 BST | Lavery 5' Pring 80' |
Report | Öhman 20' Whitehouse 41'Hanson 68', 81' (pen.) |
Stadium: Banks's Stadium Attendance: 4,812 Referee: David Rock |
| 7 September 2019 (2019-09-07) 7 | Grimsby Town | 0–2 | Crewe Alexandra | Cleethorpes |
| 15:00 BST | Hanson  28' 49' |
Report | Lowery 46' Powell 62'Kirk 90+1' 90+2' |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 4,679 Referee: Anthony Coggins |
| 14 September 2019 (2019-09-14) 8 | Oldham Athletic | 2–2 | Grimsby Town | Oldham |
| 15:00 BST | Missilou 19' Morais 66'Sylla 84' |
Report | Ogbu 46' Hendrie 61'Hewitt 69'Cook 81'Vernam 89'Öhman 90' |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 3,789 Referee: Sam Purkiss |
| 17 September 2019 (2019-09-17) 9 | Salford City | 1–0 | Grimsby Town | Salford |
| 19:45 BST | Shelton 21' |
Report | Cook 24' |
Stadium: The Peninsula Stadium Attendance: 2,782 Referee: Chris Sarginson |
| 21 September 2019 (2019-09-21) 10 | Grimsby Town | 1–0 | Macclesfield Town | Cleethorpes |
| 15:00 BST | Robson 56' |
Report | Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 3,794 Referee: David Webb |
| 28 September 2019 (2019-09-28) 11 | Exeter City | 1–3 | Grimsby Town | Exeter |
| 15:00 BST | Collins 32' Moxey 59'Sweeney 76'Taylor 82'Bowman 90+4' |
Report | Gibson 22' Robson 23', 67' 25'Ogbu 59' (pen.)Hessenthaler 69'Wright 77' |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 4,973 Referee: Brett Huxtbale |
| 5 October 2019 (2019-10-05) 12 | Grimsby Town | 0–1 | Mansfield Town | Cleethorpes |
| 15:00 BST | Cook 42' Green 69'Hendrie 90+5' |
Report | Bishop 58' White  60'Pearce 90+6' |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 5,087 Referee: Paul Marsden |
| 12 October 2019 (2019-10-12) 13 | Stevenage | 2–1 | Grimsby Town | Stevenage |
| 15:00 BST | Guthrie 17' Carter 44'Farman 83' |
Report | Rose 80' |
Stadium: The Lamex Stadium Attendance: 3,220 Referee: Neil Hair |
| 19 October 2019 (2019-10-19) 14 | Grimsby Town | 0–4 | Leyton Orient | Cleethorpes |
| 15:00 BST | Hendrie 25' Hewitt 56' |
Report | Happe 11' Coulson 21'Harrold 28'Ekpiteta 37'Dayton 37'Alabi 80'Wright 85' (pen.) |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 4,132 Referee: Nick Kinseley |
| 22 October 2019 (2019-10-22) 15 | Cambridge United | 0–0 | Grimsby Town | Cambridge |
| 19:45 BST | Smith 37' |
Report | Whitehouse 24' |
Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 4,898 Referee: James Adcock |
| 26 October 2019 (2019-10-26) | Grimsby Town | v | Cheltenham Town | Cleethorpes |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Blundell Park | ||
| Note: Fixture was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch. | ||||
| 2 November 2019 (2019-11-02) | Plymouth Argyle | v | Grimsby Town | Plymouth |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Home Park | ||
| Note: Fixture was postponed due to structural damage to the roof of Home Park. | ||||
| 16 November 2019 (2019-11-16) | Grimsby Town | v | Newport County | Cleethorpes |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Blundell Park | ||
| Note: On 8 November, the match was postponed due to international call ups. | ||||
| 23 November 2019 (2019-11-23) 16 | Northampton Town | 2–0 | Grimsby Town | Northampton |
| 15:00 GMT | Wharton 25' Oliver 41' 60' |
Report | McKeown 42' Green 52'Clifton 81'Rose 90+1' |
Stadium: PTS Academy Stadium Attendance: 5,211 Referee: Andy Haines |
| 26 November 2019 (2019-11-26) 17 | Grimsby Town | 0–0 | Cheltenham Town | Cleethorpes |
| 19:45 GMT | Whitehouse 37' Davis 72' |
Report | Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 2,508 Referee: Christopher Pollard |
| 7 December 2019 (2019-12-07) 18 | Grimsby Town | 0–3 | Swindon Town | Cleethorpes |
| 15:00 GMT | Hewitt 76' |
Report | Doyle 10' Yates 24', 52' |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 3,723 Referee: Peter Wright |
| 14 December 2019 (2019-12-14) 19 | Carlisle United | 0–0 | Grimsby Town | Carlisle |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Robson 10' Green 66'Gibson 75'Wright 80' |
Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 3,653 Referee: Marc Edwards |
| 21 December 2019 (2019-12-21) 20 | Grimsby Town | 0–1 | Scunthorpe United | Cleethorpes |
| 13:00 GMT | Clifton 36' Wright 82' |
Report | Brown 26' McGahey 32'van Veen 62' 62'Ntlhe 73'Ward 76' |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 7,385 Referee: Tom Nield |
| 26 December 2019 (2019-12-26) 21 | Macclesfield Town | 1–1 | Grimsby Town | Macclesfield |
| 15:00 GMT | Fitzpatrick 38' Ironside 49' (pen.)Horsfall 75'Harris 86' |
Report | Hendrie 45+1' Wright 54'Vernam 59'Davis 83' |
Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 1,991 Referee: Paul Marsden |
| 29 December 2019 (2019-12-29) 22 | Grimsby Town | 1–1 | Crawley Town | Cleethorpes |
| 15:00 GMT | Hessenthaler 2' Gibson 25'Hendrie 59'Clifton 62' |
Report | Nadesan 37' Lubala 43'McNerney 90+3' |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 3,612 Referee: Oliver Yates |
| 1 January 2020 (2020-01-01) 23 | Grimsby Town | 1–0 | Salford City | Cleethorpes |
| 15:00 GMT | Rose 83' |
Report | Towell 60' |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 4,555 Referee: Martin Coy |
| 4 January 2020 (2020-01-04) 24 | Mansfield Town | 0–1 | Grimsby Town | Mansfield |
| 15:00 GMT | White 31' Pearce 45+3'Davies 90+1' |
Report | Waterfall 10' Benning 66' (o.g.)McKeown 67'Gibson 77' |
Stadium: One Call Stadium Attendance: 5,848 Referee: James Oldham |
| 11 January 2020 (2020-01-11) 25 | Leyton Orient | 1–1 | Grimsby Town | Leyton |
| 15:00 GMT | Kyprianou 51' Angol 60' 90+2' (pen.)Brophy 90+6' |
Report | Hessenthaler 30' Clarke 74'Hendrie 83'McKeown 87' |
Stadium: The Breyer Group Stadium Attendance: 6,248 Referee: Will Finnie |
| 18 January 2020 (2020-01-18) 26 | Grimsby Town | 0–1 | Exeter City | Cleethorpes |
| 15:00 GMT | Vernam 44' |
Report | Bowman 32' Law 67' |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 6,021 Referee: Andy Haines |
| 25 January 2020 (2020-01-25) 27 | Crawley Town | 3–2 | Grimsby Town | Crawley |
| 15:00 GMT | Palmer 16', 70' Nadesan 58' 77'Doherty 85' |
Report | Whitehouse 21' Hanson 32' |
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,480 Referee: Nick Kinseley |
| 28 January 2020 (2020-01-28) 28 | Grimsby Town | 3–1 | Stevenage | Cleethorpes |
| 19:45 GMT | Nugent 17' (o.g.) Clarke 63' (pen.) 64'Vernam 72'Hendrie 78' |
Report | Lakin 79' 90+2' Nugent 87' |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 4,175 Referee: Tom Nield |
| 1 February 2020 (2020-02-01) 29 | Grimsby Town | 2–2 | Forest Green Rovers | Cleethorpes |
| 15:00 GMT | Vernam 19' Clifton 35'Glennon 53'Hendrie 90+1' |
Report | Bailey 32' Kitching 44'Aitchison 50'Winchester 55' |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 4,675 Referee: Paul Marsden |
| 8 February 2020 (2020-02-08) 30 | Bradford City | 1–1 | Grimsby Town | Bradford |
| 15:00 GMT | Reeves 77' Novak 80' |
Report | Clarke 70' Hendrie 90+1' |
Stadium: The Utilita Energy Stadium Attendance: 17,668 Referee: Steve Martin |
| 11 February 2020 (2020-02-11) 31 | Colchester United | 2–3 | Grimsby Town | Colchester |
| 19:45 GMT | Prosser 17' 67' Robinson 42'Stevenson 79'Bramall 90+1' |
Report | Vernam 21', 66', 69' Green 50'Benson 88' |
Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium Attendance: 2,954 Referee: Will Finnie |
| 15 February 2020 (2020-02-15) 32 | Grimsby Town | 2–1 | Morecambe | Cleethorpes |
| 15:00 GMT | Hanson 69' Benson 86' |
Report | Phillips 90+2' |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 4,704 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
| 22 February 2020 (2020-02-22) 33 | Swindon Town | 3–1 | Grimsby Town | Swindon |
| 15:00 GMT | Grant 3' Yates 46'Jaiyesimi 49'Hendrie 57' (o.g.) |
Report | Hanson 59' Clarke 66'Glennon 70' |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 8,180 Referee: Sam Purkiss |
| 25 February 2020 (2020-02-25) 34 | Grimsby Town | 4–2 | Newport County | Cleethorpes |
| 19:45 GMT | Garmston 1' Hanson 29' 61'Benson 40'Wright 84' |
Report | Green 10' Inniss 39'Amond 68'Labadie 73' |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 3,578 Referee: Sebastian Stockbridge |
| 29 February 2020 (2020-02-29) 35 | Grimsby Town | 0–3 | Northampton Town | Cleethorpes |
| 15:00 GMT | Öhman 20' |
Report | Goode 9' Morton 26', 82' |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 4,879 Referee: Christopher Pollard |
| 3 March 2020 (2020-03-03) 36 | Plymouth Argyle | 3–0 | Grimsby Town | Plymouth |
| 19:45 GMT | Bakinson 22' Hardie 30'Jephcott 40'Grant 65' |
Report | Clifton 57' |
Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 9,327 Referee: David Rock |
| 7 March 2020 (2020-03-07) 37 | Scunthorpe United | 0–2 | Grimsby Town | Scunthorpe |
| 13:00 GMT | Bedeau 65' Sutton 81'Gilliead 86'Perch 90+2' |
Report | Glennon 20' Waterfall 22' 61'Vernam 52'Hewitt 89' |
Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 6,855 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
| 14 March 2020 (2020-03-14) | Grimsby Town | v | Carlisle United | Cleethorpes |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Blundell Park | |||
| Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | ||||
| 17 March 2020 (2020-03-17) | Grimsby Town | v | Cambridge United | Cleethorpes |
| 19:45 GMT | Stadium: Blundell Park | |||
| Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | ||||
| 21 March 2020 (2020-03-21) | Cheltenham Town | v | Grimsby Town | Cheltenham |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium | |||
| Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | ||||
| 28 March 2020 (2020-03-28) | Grimsby Town | v | Plymouth Argyle | Cleethorpes |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Blundell Park | |||
| Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | ||||
| 4 April 2020 (2020-04-04) | Newport County | v | Grimsby Town | Newport |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Rodney Parade | |||
| Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | ||||
| 10 April 2020 (2020-04-10) | Port Vale | v | Grimsby Town | Burslem |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Vale Park | |||
| Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | ||||
| 13 April 2020 (2020-04-13) | Grimsby Town | v | Walsall | Cleethorpes |
| 13:00 BST | Stadium: Blundell Park | |||
| Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | ||||
| 18 April 2020 (2020-04-18) | Crewe Alexandra | v | Grimsby Town | Crewe |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Alexandra Stadium | |||
| Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | ||||
| 25 April 2020 (2020-04-25) | Grimsby Town | v | Oldham Athletic | Cleethorpes |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Blundell Park | |||
| Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | ||||
FA Cup
Main article: 2019–20 FA CupThe first round draw was made on 21 October 2019.
Grimsby Town v Newport County| 9 November 2019 (2019-11-09) First round | Grimsby Town | 1–1 | Newport County | Cleethorpes |
| 15:00 GMT | Öhman 20' Green 27'Waterfall 43'Robson 90+5' |
Report | Amond 80' (pen.) |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 2,086 Referee: Leigh Doughty |
| 20 November 2019 (2019-11-20) First round replay | Newport County | 2–0 | Grimsby Town | Newport |
| 19:45 GMT | Abrahams 47' Amond 50'Sheehan 85'Labadie 90+2' |
Report | Rose 52' Pollock 80'  90+1' |
Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 2,053 Referee: Darren Handley |
EFL Cup
Main article: 2019–20 EFL CupThe 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.
Grimsby Town v Doncaster Rovers| 13 August 2019 (2019-08-13) First round | Grimsby Town | 1–0 | Doncaster Rovers | Cleethorpes |
| 19:45 BST | Cook 40' |
Report | Taylor 78' |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 2,470 Referee: John Brooks |
| 27 August 2019 (2019-08-27) Second round | Grimsby Town | A–A | Macclesfield Town | Cleethorpes |
| 19:45 BST | Wright 14' Cook 35' |
Report | Cameron 34' |
Stadium: Blundell Park Referee: Darren Drysdale |
| Note: Match was abandoned at half-time due to a waterlogged pitch. | ||||
| 11 September 2019 (2019-09-11) Second round | Grimsby Town | 0–0 (5–4 p) | Macclesfield Town | Cleethorpes |
| 19:45 BST | Whitehouse 16' Hessenthaler 56'Gibson 90' |
Report | Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 3,011 Referee: Darren Drysdale | |
| Penalties | ||||
| Green Hanson  Cardwell Ogbu Hessenthaler Whitehouse |
Ironside Horsfall Archibald Gnahoua Evans Kirby |
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| 25 September 2019 (2019-09-25) Third round | Chelsea | 7–1 | Grimsby Town | Fulham |
| 19:45 BST | Barkley 4' Batshuayi 7', 86'Pedro 43' (pen.)Zouma 56'James 82'Hudson-Odoi 89' |
Report | Green 19' 28' |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 39,674 Referee: Keith Stroud |
EFL Trophy
Main article: 2019–20 EFL TrophyOn 9 July 2019, the pre-determined group stage draw was announced with Invited clubs to be drawn on 12 July 2019.
| Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ACA | Leicester City U21 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 8 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | L2 | Scunthorpe United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | |
| 3 | L1 | Sunderland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | L2 | Grimsby Town | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 0 |
| 3 September 2019 (2019-09-03) Group stage | Grimsby Town | 1–2 | Scunthorpe United | Cleethorpes |
| 19:45 BST | Pollock 32' Cardwell 49' |
Report | van Veen 28', 75' Colclough 69'Perch 90+2' |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 1,302 Referee: Andy Haines |
| 8 October 2019 (2019-10-08) Group stage | Sunderland | 3–2 | Grimsby Town | Sunderland |
| 19:45 BST | Watmore 68' Dobson 70'McNulty 79'Grigg 86' |
Report | Green 59' Ogbu 81' |
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 6,952 Referee: Steve Martin |
| 29 October 2019 (2019-10-29) Group stage | Grimsby Town | 1–2 | Leicester City U21 | Cleethorpes |
| 19:45 GMT | Ogbu 31' Cardwell 50'Gibson 59'Clifton 80' |
Report | Eppiah 68', 90' |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 341 Referee: Sebastian Stockbridge |
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