# 2003–04 Grimsby Town F.C. season
## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee |
| 10 June 2002 | DF | Tony Crane | Sheffield Wednesday | Free Transfer |
| 17 June 2002 | MF | Marcel Cas | Sheffield United | Free Transfer |
| 1 July 2003 | GK | Aidan Davison | Bradford City | Free Transfer |
| 2 July 2003 | MF | Iain Anderson | Preston North End | Free Transfer |
| 4 July 2003 | MF | Des Hamilton | Cardiff City | Free Transfer |
| 7 August 2003 | DF | Mike Edwards | Colchester United | Free Transfer |
| 7 August 2003 | DF | Jason Crowe | Portsmouth | Free Transfer |
| 24 October 2003 | FW | Iffy Onuora | Sheffield United | Free Transfer |
| 11 March 2004 | MF | John Thorrington | Huddersfield Town | Free Transfer |
| 12 March 2004 | MF | Paul Warhurst | Carlisle United | Free Transfer |
| 19 March 2004 | FW | Mickael Antoine-Curier | Notts County | Free Transfer |
| 22 March 2004 | MF | Jamie Lawrence | Walsall | Free Transfer |
| 25 March 2004 | FW | Isaiah Rankin | Barnsley | Free Transfer |

### Loans in

| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Date Until |
| 8 August 2003 | FW | Laurens ten Heuvel | Sheffield United | 1 September 2003 |
| 19 September 2003 | MF | Nick Daws | Rotherham United | 22 October 2003 |
| 19 September 2003 | FW | Iffy Onuora | Sheffield United | 24 October 2003 |
| 17 January 2004 | FW | Nick Daws | Rotherham United | 7 March 2004 |
| 7 February 2004 | FW | Lee Thorpe | Leyton Orient | 11 March 2004 |
| 13 February 2004 | FW | Isaiah Rankin | Barnsley | 24 March 2004 |
| 23 February 2004 | DF | Craig Armstrong | Sheffield Wednesday | 9 May 2004 |
| 11 March 2004 | GK | Alan Fettis | Hull City | 9 May 2004 |

### Transfers out

| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred To | Fee |
| 3 July 2003 | GK | Danny Coyne | Leicester City | Free Transfer |
| 3 July 2003 | FW | Steve Livingstone | Carlisle United | Released |
| 17 July 2003 | DF | Georges Santos | Ipswich Town | Free Transfer |
| 1 August 2003 | MF | Stephen Downes | York City | Released |
| 4 August 2003 | FW | Chris Thompson | Northwich Victoria | Released |
| 5 August 2003 | GK | Steve Croudson | Boston United | Released |
| 7 August 2003 | DF | Steve Chettle | Burton Albion | Released |
| 8 August 2003 | MF | Terry Cooke | Sheffield Wednesday | Released |
| 8 August 2003 | DF | Tony Gallimore | Barnsley | Released |
| 19 September 2003 | FW | Jake Sagare | Halifax Town | Released |
| 1 January 2004 | GK | Bradley Hughes | | Released |
| 16 January 2004 | MF | Alan Pouton | Gillingham | £30,000 |
| 31 January 2004 | MF | Marcel Cas | RBC Roosendaal | Free Transfer |
| 12 February 2004 | MF | Michael Boulding | Barnsley | £50,000 + Rankin on 1 month loan. |
| 19 February 2004 | FW | Iffy Onuora | Tranmere Rovers | Released |
| 24 March 2004 | MF | Paul Groves | Scunthorpe United | Released |
| 25 March 2004 | MF | Des Hamilton | Barnet | Released |

### Loans out

| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred To | Date Until | Ref |
| 27 February 2004 | FW | Paul Groves | Scunthorpe United | 24 March 2004 | |

## League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 19 | Stockport County | 46 | 11 | 19 | 16 | 62 | 70 | −8 | 52 | |
| 20 | Chesterfield | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 49 | 71 | −22 | 51 | |
| 21 | Grimsby Town (R) | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 55 | 81 | −26 | 50 | Relegation to Football League Two |
| 22 | Rushden & Diamonds (R) | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 60 | 74 | −14 | 48 | Relegation to Football League Two |
| 23 | Notts County (R) | 46 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 50 | 78 | −28 | 42 | Relegation to Football League Two |

## Fixtures and results
### Pre-season matches
#### Copa de Ibiza

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 8 July 2003 | SD Portmany | Sant Antoni de Portmany, Ibiza, Spain | W 1 - 0 | approx. 1,000 | Hockless |
| 10 July 2003 | San Rafael | Sant Antoni de Portmany, Ibiza, Spain | W 1 - 0 | - | Hockless |

#### Friendlies

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 15 July 2003 | Lincoln City | Blundell Park, Cleethorpes | W 1 - 0 | - | O'Halloran |
| 19 July 2003 | Sunderland | Blundell Park, Cleethorpes | D 1 - 1 | - | Crane |
| 23 July 2003 | Hull City | KC Stadium, Kingston upon Hull | W 1 - 0 | - | Boulding |
| 26 July 2003 | Boston United | York Street, Boston | W 2 - 1 | - | ten Heuvel, Rowan |
| 26 July 2003 | Barton Town | The Euronics Ground, Barton upon Humber | W 3 - 0 | - | N/A |
| 29 July 2003 | Halifax Town | Blundell Park, Cleethorpes | W 2 - 1 | - | Anderson, Mansaram |
| 1 August 2003 | Middlesbrough | Blundell Park, Cleethorpes | W 2 - 1 | - | Boulding, Crowe |

### Football League Division Two

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 9 August 2003 | Plymouth Argyle | Home Park, Plymouth | D 2 - 2 | 9,590 | Boulding, Anderson |
| 16 August 2003 | Port Vale | Blundell Park, Cleethorpes | L 1 - 2 | 4,816 | Boulding |
| 23 August 2003 | Luton Town | Kenilworth Road, Luton | W 2 - 1 | 5,827 | Anderson, Boulding |
| 25 August 2003 | Wycombe Wanderers | Blundell Park, Cleethorpes | W 3 - 1 | 4,512 | Boulding, Cas, Barnard |
| 30 August 2003 | Bristol City | Ashton Gate, Bristol | L 0 - 1 | 10,033 | - |
| 6 September 2003 | Peterborough United | Blundell Park, Cleethorpes | D 1 - 1 | 4,710 | Boulding |
| 12 September 2003 | Hartlepool United | Victoria Park, Hartlepool | L 1 - 8 | 5,528 | Rowan |
| 16 September 2003 | Swindon Town | Blundell Park, Cleethorpes | L 1 - 2 | 3,535 | Boulding |
| 20 September 2003 | Chesterfield | Blundell Park, Cleethorpes | W 4 - 0 | 4,141 | Campbell, Cas, Hockless, Edwards |
| 27 September 2003 | Sheffield Wednesday | Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield | D 0 - 0 | 21,918 | - |
| 30 September 2003 | Blackpool | Bloomfield Road, Blackpool | W 1 - 0 | 5,491 | Crane |
| 4 October 2003 | Queens Park Rangers | Blundell Park, Cleethorpes | L 0 - 1 | 5,447 | - |
| 10 October 2003 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Withdean Stadium, Brighton | L 0 - 3 | 6,286 | - |
| 18 October 2003 | Colchester United | Blundell Park, Cleethorpes | W 2 - 0 | 5,021 | Onuora, Boulding |
| 21 October 2003 | Notts County | Blundell Park, Cleethorpes | W 2 - 0 | 4,274 | Boulding (2) |
| 25 October 2003 | Barnsley | Oakwell, Barnsley | D 0 - 0 | 10,092 | - |
| 1 November 2003 | Rushden and Diamonds | Nene Park, Irthlingborough | L 1 - 3 | 4,185 | Anderson |
| 15 November 2003 | Stockport County | Blundell Park, Cleethorpes | D 1 - 1 | 4,014 | Mansaram |
| 22 November 2003 | Brentford | Griffin Park, Brentford, London | W 3 - 1 | 4,685 | Onuora, Boulding (2) |
| 29 November 2003 | Tranmere Rovers | Blundell Park, Cleethorpes | L 0 - 1 | 4,406 | - |
| 13 December 2003 | A.F.C. Bournemouth | Dean Court, Bournemouth | D 0 - 0 | 5,837 | - |
| 26 December 2003 | Oldham Athletic | Blundell Park, Cleethorpes | D 3 - 3 | 6,172 | Jevons (2), Boulding |
| 28 December 2003 | Peterborough United | London Road, Peterborough | D 0 - 0 | 5,245 | - |
| 3 January 2004 | Wycombe Wanderers | Adams Park, Wycombe | L 1 - 4 | 4,519 | Onuora |
| 10 January 2004 | Plymouth Argyle | Blundell Park, Cleethorpes | D 0 - 0 | 5,007 | - |
| 17 January 2004 | Port Vale | Vale Park, Burslem | L 1 - 5 | 5,133 | Jevons |
| 20 January 2004 | Wrexham | Blundell Park, Cleethorpes | L 1 - 3 | 3,572 | Jevons |
| 8 February 2004 | Oldham Athletic | Boundary Park, Oldham | L 0 - 6 | 13,007 | - |
| 14 February 2004 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Blundell Park, Cleethorpes | W 2 - 1 | 3,673 | Rankin, Jevons |
| 17 February 2004 | Bristol City | Blundell Park, Cleethorpes | L 1 - 2 | 5,272 | Anderson |
| 21 February 2004 | Colchester United | Layer Road, Colchester | L 0 - 2 | 2,922 | - |
| 24 February 2004 | Luton Town | Blundell Park, Cleethorpes | W 3 - 2 | 3,143 | Jevons (2), Ford |
| 28 February 2004 | Barnsley | Blundell Park, Cleethorpes | W 6 - 1 | 5,603 | Jevons (4), Armstrong, Rankin |
| 2 March 2004 | Notts County | Meadow Lane, Nottingham | L 1 - 3 | 6,011 | Crane |
| 6 March 2004 | Wrexham | The Racecourse Ground, Wrexham | L 0 - 3 | 3,127 | - |
| 13 March 2004 | AFC Bournemouth | Blundell Park, Cleethorpes | D 1 - 1 | 5,015 | Rowan |
| 17 March 2004 | Swindon Town | County Ground, Swindon | L 0 - 2 | 6,954 | - |
| 20 March 2004 | Hartlepool United | Blundell Park, Cleethorpes | L 0 - 2 | 4,303 | - |
| 27 March 2004 | Chesterfield | Saltergate, Chesterfield | D 4 - 4 | 4,444 | Lawrence, Barnard, Anderson, Rankin |
| 4 April 2004 | Sheffield Wednesday | Blundell Park, Cleethorpes | W 2 - 0 | 6,641 | Mansaram, Crane |
| 10 April 2004 | Queens Park Rangers | Loftus Road, Shepherd's Bush, London | L 0 - 3 | 14,488 | - |
| 12 April 2004 | Blackpool | Blundell Park, Cleethorpes | L 0 - 2 | 4,775 | - |
| 17 April 2004 | Rushden and Diamonds | Blundell Park, Cleethorpes | W 1 - 0 | 3,890 | Jevons |
| 25 April 2004 | Stockport County | Edgeley Park, Stockport | L 1 - 2 | 5,924 | Hockless |
| 1 May 2004 | Brentford | Blundell Park, Cleethorpes | W 1 - 0 | 6,856 | Rankin |
| 8 May 2004 | Tranmere Rovers | Prenton Park, Wirral | L 1 - 2 | 10,301 | Mansaram |

### FA Cup

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 8 November 2003 | Queens Park Rangers | Blundell Park, Cleethorpes | W 1 - 0 | 4,144 | Boulding |
| 6 December 2003 | Peterborough United | London Road, Peterborough | L 2 - 3 | 4,836 | Jevons, Cas |

### League Cup

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 12 August 2003 | Doncaster Rovers | Belle Vue, Doncaster | L 2 - 3 | 6,057 | Campbell, Anderson |

### Football League Trophy

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 15 October 2003 | Sheffield Wednesday | Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield | D 1 - 1 | 7,323 | Mansaram Sheff Wed win 5–4 on penalties |

## Squad overview

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | NIR | Aidan Davison |
| 2 | DF | ENG | John McDermott |
| 3 | DF | WAL | Darren Barnard |
| 4 | DF | JAM | Simon Ford |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Tony Crane |
| 6 | MF | NED | Marcel Cas (Departed in January 2004) |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Alan Pouton (Departed in January 2004) |
| 7 | DF | ENG | Craig Armstrong (on loan from Sheffield Wednesday) |
| 8 | MF | SCO | Stuart Campbell |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Michael Boulding (Departed in February 2004) |
| 9 | MF | ENG | Paul Warhurst |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Darren Mansaram |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Stacy Coldicott |
| 12 | FW | ENG | Phil Jevons |
| 13 | GK | ENG | Andrew Pettinger |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Chris Bolder |
| 15 | FW | ENG | Jonathan Rowan |
| 16 | DF | ENG | Greg Young |
| 17 | DF | ENG | Kirk Wheeler |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Graham Hockless |
| 19 | DF | ENG | Iain Ward |
| 20 | MF | ENG | Des Hamilton (Departed in March 2004) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 21 | MF | SCO | Iain Anderson |
| 22 | MF | ENG | Paul Groves (Player/manager until February 2004) |
| 23 | DF | ENG | Wes Parker |
| 24 | FW | ENG | David Soames |
| 25 | DF | ENG | Mike Edwards |
| 26 | DF | ENG | Jason Crowe |
| 27 | FW | NED | Laurens ten Heuvel (on loan from Sheffield United) |
| 27 | MF | USA | John Thorrington |
| 28 | MF | ENG | Ashley Hildred |
| 29 | FW | ENG | Giovanni Carchedi |
| 30 | GK | ENG | Bradley Hughes (Departed in November 2003) |
| 30 | GK | NIR | Alan Fettis (on loan from Hull City) |
| 31 | FW | ENG | Liam Nimmo |
| 32 | MF | ENG | Nick Daws (on loan from Rotherham United) |
| 32 | MF | JAM | Jamie Lawrence |
| 33 | FW | ENG | Lee Thorpe (on loan from Leyton Orient) |
| 33 | FW | FRA | Mickael Antoine-Curier |
| 34 | FW | ENG | Isaiah Rankin |
| 35 | MF | ENG | Nick Hegarty |
| 39 | FW | SCO | Iffy Onuora (Departed in February 2004) |
| -- | GK | ENG | Paul Fraser |

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Division Two | Division Two | League Cup | League Cup | Football League Trophy | Football League Trophy | FA Cup | FA Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | NIR | Aidan Davison | 36 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | John McDermott | 23 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | WAL | Darren Barnard | 38 | 2 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | JAM | Simon Ford | 28 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Tony Crane | 40 | 3 | 37 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | NED | Marcel Cas | 23 | 3 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Alan Pouton | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | DF | ENG | Craig Armstrong (on loan from Sheffield Wednesday) | 9 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | SCO | Stuart Campbell | 43 | 1 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Michael Boulding | 30 | 13 | 27 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | ENG | Paul Warhurst | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Darren Mansaram | 34 | 4 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Stacy Coldicott | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | ENG | Phil Jevons | 30 | 13 | 29 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | GK | ENG | Andrew Pettinger | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Chris Bolder | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | ENG | Jonathan Rowan | 14 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | ENG | Greg Young | 19 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | ENG | Kirk Wheeler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Graham Hockless | 13 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | ENG | Iain Ward | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | ENG | Des Hamilton | 31 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | SCO | Iain Anderson | 33 | 6 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | ENG | Paul Groves | 12 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | ENG | Wes Parker | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | ENG | David Soames | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | ENG | Mike Edwards | 36 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | ENG | Jason Crowe | 36 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | NED | Laurens ten Heuvel (on loan from Sheffield United) | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | USA | John Thorrington | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | ENG | Ashley Hildred | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | ENG | Giovanni Carchedi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | ENG | Bradley Hughes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | NIR | Alan Fettis (on loan from Hull City) | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | FW | ENG | Liam Nimmo | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | ENG | Nick Daws (on loan from Rotherham United) | 18 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | JAM | Jamie Lawrence | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | FW | ENG | Lee Thorpe (on loan from Leyton Orient) | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | FW | FRA | Mickael Antoine-Curier | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | FW | ENG | Isaiah Rankin | 12 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | ENG | Nick Hegarty | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | FW | SCO | Iffy Onuora | 22 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| # | GK | ENG | Paul Fraser | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |