2004–05 Grimsby Town F.C. season

Grimsby Town

2004–05 season
Chairman	Peter Furneaux
Manager	Russell Slade
Football League Two	18th
FA Cup	First Round
Football League Cup	Second Round
Football League Trophy	First Round
Lincolnshire Senior Cup	Semi Final
Top goalscorer	League: Michael Reddy (9) All: Andy Parkinson, Michael Reddy (9)
Highest home attendance	7941 v Scunthorpe United (23 April 2005)
Lowest home attendance	3005 v Wigan Athletic (24 August 2004)
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Fixtures and results

Pre Season Matches

Friendlies

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
15 Jul	Brigg Town	The Hawthorns, Brigg	W 3 - 2	-	Fleming, Parkinson,Garrocho
20 Jul	Scarborough	McCain Stadium, Scarborough	L 0 - 2	-	-
26 Jul	Willem II	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	D 1 - 1	-	Parkinson
29 Jul	Gainsborough Trinity	The Northolme, Gainsborough	W 1 - 0	-	McDermott
2 Aug	Halifax Town	The Shay, Halifax	D 1 - 1	-	Mansaram

Lincolnshire Cup

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
23 Jul	Scunthorpe United	Glanford Park, Scunthorpe	D 0 - 0	-	Scunthorpe win 5-4 on penalties

Football League Two

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
7 Aug	Darlington	Reynolds Arena, Darlington	L 0 - 1	-	-
10 Aug	Boston United	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	D 1 - 1	-	Reddy
14 Aug	Bury	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	W 5 - 1	-	Mansaram, Sestanovich, Pinault (2), Reddy
21 Aug	Rushden and Diamonds	Nene Park, Irthlingborough	L 0 - 1	-	-
28 Aug	Mansfield Town	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	W 2 - 0	-	Pinault, Crowe
30 Aug	Wycombe Wanderers	Adams Park, Wycombe	L 0 - 2	-	-
4 Sep	Rochdale	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	L 0 - 1	-	-
11 Sep	Macclesfield Town	Moss Rose, Macclesfield	L 1 - 3	-	Crowe
18 Sep	Leyton Orient	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	W 2 - 0	-	Crowe, Pinault
25 Sep	Cambridge United	Abbey Stadium, Cambridge	W 2 - 0	-	Parkinson, McDermott
1 Oct	Cheltenham Town	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	D 1 - 1	-	Parkinson
8 Oct	Northampton Town	Sixfields Stadium, Northampton	W 1 - 0	-	Gordon
16 Oct	Bristol Rovers	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	D 0 - 0	-	-
19 Oct	Shrewsbury Town	Gay Meadow, Shrewsbury	D 1 - 1	-	Fleming
23 Oct	Chester City	Deva Stadium, Chester	L 1 - 2	-	Daly
30 Oct	Swansea City	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	D 1 - 1	-	Cramb
6 Nov	Scunthorpe United	Glanford Park, Scunthorpe	L 0 - 2	-	-
20 Nov	Kidderminster Harriers	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	W 2 - 1	-	Gordon, Pinault
26 Nov	Southend United	Roots Hall, Southend	D 1 - 1	-	McDermott
7 Dec	Notts County	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	W 3 - 2	-	Bull, Parkinson, Whittle
11 Dec	Yeovil Town	Huish Park, Yeovil	L 1 - 2	-	Sestanovich
17 Dec	Oxford United	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	D 1 - 1	-	Cramb
26 Dec	Macclesfield Town	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	D 0 - 0	-	-
29 Dec	Lincoln City	Sincil Bank, Lincoln	D 0 - 0	-	-
3 Jan	Cambridge United	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	W 3 - 0	-	Pinault, Bull, Gritton
11 Jan	Northampton Town	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	L 1 - 2	-	Reddy
15 Jan	Leyton Orient	Brisbane Road, Leyton, London	W 2 - 1	-	Parkinson, Gritton
22 Jan	Lincoln City	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	L 2 - 4	-	Pinault, Coldicott
28 Jan	Cheltenham Town	Whaddon Road, Cheltenham	W 3 - 2	-	Fleming, Reddy (2)
5 Feb	Bristol Rovers	Memorial Ground, Bristol	L 0 - 3	-	-
12 Feb	Shrewsbury Town	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	L 0 - 1	-	-
19 Feb	Swansea City	Vetch Field, Swansea	D 0 - 0	-	-
22 Feb	Chester City	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	W 1 - 0	-	Gritton
26 Feb	Yeovil Town	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	W 2 - 1	-	Gritton, Parkinson
1 Mar	Rochdale	Spotland, Rochdale	L 0 - 2	-	-
5 Mar	Oxford United	Kassam Stadium, Oxford	W 2 - 1	-	Harrold, Parkinson
12 Mar	Boston United	York Street, Boston	D 1 - 1	-	Harrold
19 Mar	Darlington	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	L 0 - 1	-	-
25 Mar	Bury	Gigg Lane, Bury	L 1 - 3	-	Reddy
28 Mar	Rushden and Diamonds	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	D 0 - 0	-	-
2 Apr	Mansfield Town	Field Mill, Mansfield	L 0 - 2	-	-
9 Apr	Wycombe Wanderers	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	D 0 - 0	-	-
16 Apr	Notts County	Meadow Lane, Nottingham	D 2 - 2	-	Parkinson, Crowe
23 Apr	Scunthorpe United	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	D 0 - 0	-	-
30 Apr	Kidderminster Harriers	Aggborough, Kidderminster	W 4 - 1	-	Jones, Reddy (2), Parkinson
7 May	Southend United	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	D 1 - 1	-	Reddy

FA Cup

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
13 Nov	Exeter City	St James Park, Exeter	L 0 - 1	-	-

League Cup

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
24 Aug	Wigan Athletic	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	W 1 - 0	-	Parkinson
21 Sep	Charlton Athletic	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes	L 0 - 2	-	-

Football League Trophy

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
28 Sep	Carlisle United	Brunton Park, Carlisle	L 1 - 2	-	Cramb

Squad overview

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Anthony Williams 2 DF John McDermott 3 DF Greg Young (Departed in February 2005) 4 DF Simon Ramsden 5 DF Tony Crane 6 DF Justin Whittle 7 MF Ashley Sestanovich (on loan from Sheffield United) 7 DF Craig Armstrong (on loan from Sheffield Wednesday) 8 DF Jason Crowe 9 FW Michael Reddy 10 MF Andy Parkinson 11 MF Stacy Coldicott 12 MF Graham Hockless 13 GK Paul Fraser (Departed in February 2005) 14 FW David Soames 15 MF Terry Fleming 16 DF Ronnie Bull 17 MF Thomas Pinault

No. Position Player 18 DF Rob Jones 19 FW Darren Mansaram (Departed in February 2005) 19 FW Matt Harrold (on loan from Brentford) 20 DF Kirk Wheeler (Departed in January 2005) 21 MF Ashley Hildred (Departed in November 2004) 21 MF Paul Ashton 22 FW Giovanni Carchedi (Departed in January 2005) 23 FW Clint Marcelle (Departed in October 2004) 24 DF Dean Gordon (Departed in March 2005) 25 DF Glen Downey 26 FW Jon Daly (on loan from Stockport County) 26 FW Chris Williams (on loan from Stockport County) 26 FW Martin Gritton 27 FW Paul Robinson (on loan from Tranmere Rovers) 27 FW Danny North 28 DF Terrell Forbes 29 FW Colin Cramb (Departed in January 2005) 30 MF Nick Hegarty

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League Two		League Cup		Football League Trophy		FA Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Anthony Williams	51	0	47	0	2	0	1	0	1	0
2	DF		John McDermott	45	0	42	0	2	0	0	0	1	0
3	DF		Greg Young	8	0	6	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
4	DF		Simon Ramsden	27	0	26	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF		Tony Crane	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	DF		Justin Whittle	43	1	40	1	2	0	0	0	1	0
7	MF		Ashley Sestanovich (on loan from Sheffield United)	26	2	23	2	2	0	0	0	1	0
8	DF		Jason Crowe	41	4	38	4	2	0	0	0	1	0
9	FW		Michael Reddy	45	9	41	9	2	0	1	0	1	0
10	MF		Andy Parkinson	49	9	46	8	2	1	0	0	1	0
11	MF		Stacy Coldicott	34	1	32	1	1	0	1	0	0	0
12	MF		Graham Hockless	8	0	6	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
13	GK		Paul Fraser	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	FW		David Soames	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	DF		Ronnie Bull	30	2	28	2	1	0	1	0	0	0
16	MF		Terry Fleming	48	2	44	2	2	0	1	0	1	0
17	MF		Thomas Pinault	48	7	44	7	2	0	1	0	1	0
18	DF		Rob Jones	23	1	21	1	0	0	1	0	1	0
19	FW		Darren Mansaram	8	1	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	FW		Matt Harrold (on loan from Brentford)	6	2	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	DF		Kirk Wheeler	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	MF		Ashley Hildred	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	MF		Paul Ashton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	FW		Giovanni Carchedi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	FW		Clint Marcelle	5	0	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
24	DF		Dean Gordon	23	2	20	2	2	0	0	0	1	0
25	DF		Glen Downey	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	FW		Chris Williams (on loan from Stockport County)	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	FW		Jon Daly (on loan from Stockport County)	3	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	FW		Martin Gritton	24	4	24	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	FW		Paul Robinson (on loan from Tranmere Rovers )	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
27	FW		Danny North	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	DF		Terrell Forbes	34	0	33	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
29	FW		Colin Cramb	13	2	11	2	0	0	1	0	1	0
30	MF		Nick Hegarty	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Most frequent starting line-up

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Williams

McDermott

Whittle

Forbes

Bull

Crowe

Fleming

Pinault

Parkinson

Gritton

Reddy

Most frequent starting line-up uses the team's most used formation: 4-4-2. The players used are those who have played the most games in each respective position, not necessarily who have played most games out of all the players.

Transfers

In

Pre-Season

#	Player	From	Age	Fee
01	Anthony Williams	Hartlepool United	26	Free Transfer
04	Simon Ramsden	Sunderland	22	Free Transfer
06	Justin Whittle	Hull City	34	Free Transfer
07	Ashley Sestanovich	Sheffield United	22	Loan
09	Michael Reddy	Sunderland	24	Free Transfer
10	Andy Parkinson	Sheffield United	25	Free Transfer
15	Ronnie Bull	Millwall	24	Free Transfer
16	Terry Fleming	Cambridge United	32	Free Transfer
17	Thomas Pinault	Colchester United	22	Free Transfer
18	Rob Jones	Stockport County	24	Free Transfer
23	Clint Marcelle	Scarborough	35	Free Transfer
24	Dean Gordon	Coventry City	30	Free Transfer
25	Glen Downey	Scarborough	25	Free Transfer

Mid-Season

#	Player	From	Age	Fee
19	Matt Harrold	Brentford	20	Loan
21	Paul Ashton	Leicester City	18	Free Transfer
26	Jon Daly	Stockport County	21	Loan
26	Martin Gritton	Torquay United	26	£50,000
26	Chris Williams	Stockport County	18	Loan
27	Paul Robinson	Tranmere Rovers	18	Loan
28	Terrell Forbes	Queens Park Rangers	22	Free Transfer
27	Danny North	Grimsby Town Youth Academy	16	Professional Contract

Out

Pre-Season

#	Player	To	Age	Fee
01	Aidan Davison	Colchester United	36	Free Transfer
03	Darren Barnard	Aldershot Town	32	Free Transfer
04	Simon Ford	Redbridge	22	Free Transfer
08	Stuart Campbell	Bristol Rovers	26	Free Transfer
09	Paul Warhurst	Blackpool	34	Free Transfer
12	Phil Jevons	Yeovil Town	25	Free Transfer
13	Andrew Pettinger	Armthorpe Welfare	20	Free Transfer
14	Chris Bolder	Ossett Town	22	Free Transfer
15	Jonathan Rowan	Kidderminster Harriers	22	Free Transfer
19	Iain Ward	Brigg Town	21	Free Transfer
21	Iain Anderson	Dundee	27	Free Transfer
23	Wes Parker	Gainsborough Trinity	21	Free Transfer
25	Mike Edwards	Notts County	25	Free Transfer
27	John Thorrington	Chicago Fire	24	Free Transfer
31	Liam Nimmo	Spalding United	19	Free Transfer
32	Jamie Lawrence	Brentford	34	Free Transfer
33	Mickael Antoine-Curier	Vard Haugesund	21	Free Transfer
34	Isaiah Rankin	Brentford	26	Free Transfer

Mid-Season

#	Player	To	Age	Fee
03	Greg Young	Northwich Victoria	21	Loan
03	Greg Young	Halifax Town	21	Loan
03	Greg Young	Halifax Town	21	Free Transfer
13	Paul Fraser	Ossett Town	18	Free Transfer
19	Darren Mansaram	Halifax Town	20	Loan
19	Darren Mansaram	Halifax Town	20	Free Transfer
20	Kirk Wheeler	Barrow	20	Loan
20	Kirk Wheeler	Ossett Albion	20	Loan
20	Kirk Wheeler	Barrow	20	Free Transfer
21	Ashley Hildred	Hereford United	21	Free Transfer
22	Giovanni Carchedi	Ossett Town	21	Free Transfer
23	Clint Marcelle	Tamworth	35	Free Transfer
24	Dean Gordon	APOEL Nicosia	30	Free Transfer
29	Colin Cramb	Hamilton Academical	30	Free Transfer