# 2022–23 Grimsby Town F.C. season

The 2022–23 season was the 145th season in the existence of Grimsby Town Football Club and their first season back in League Two since the 2020–21 season following promotion in the previous season. In addition to the league, they also competed in the 2022–23 FA Cup, the 2022–23 EFL Cup and the 2022–23 EFL Trophy.
During the pre-season, the club sold a record number of season tickets, reaching 4,000 on 22 June 2022.

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee |
| 1 July 2022 | LB | Anthony Glennon | Burnley | Free Transfer |
| 1 July 2022 | RM | Otis Khan | Leyton Orient | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2022 | CB | Niall Maher | FC Halifax Town | Free Transfer |
| 1 July 2022 | CF | Danilo Orsi | Harrogate Town | Free Transfer |
| 1 July 2022 | CM | Stephen Wearne | Sunderland | Free Transfer |
| 15 July 2022 | AM | Kieran Green | FC Halifax Town | Undisclosed |
| 15 July 2022 | DM | Bryn Morris | Burton Albion | Free Transfer |
| 1 September 2022 | CM | Alex Hunt | Sheffield Wednesday | Undisclosed |
| 27 September 2022 | GK | Jamie Pardington | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Free Transfer |
| 31 January 2023 | RB | Josh Emmanuel | Hull City | Undisclosed |
| 3 February 2023 | LB | Owen Gallacher | Crawley Town | Free Transfer |
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 29 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Burnley contract expired
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 15 June, and would become official on July 1, once his FC Halifax Town contract expired
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 17 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Harrogate Town contract expired
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 17 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Sunderland contract expired

### Out

| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee |
| 30 June 2022 | CF | Luis Adlard | Grimsby Borough | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CM | Scott Burgess | York City | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CM | Giles Coke | Retired | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | LB | Adam Crookes | York City | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | DM | Ben Fox | Northampton Town | Free Transfer |
| 30 June 2022 | CF | Lenell John-Lewis | York City | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | GK | James McKeown | Finn Harps | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CM | Danny Rose | Darlington | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | LW | Érico Sousa | Boreham Wood | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CM | Luke Spokes | Bath City | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | RW | Max Wright | Harrogate Town | Released |
| 7 July 2022 | CB | David Longe-King | Dagenham & Redbridge | Undisclosed |
| 2 August 2022 | CF | John McAtee | Luton Town | Undisclosed |
| 4 January 2023 | GK | Jamie Pardington | Larne | Released |
| 16 January 2023 | RW | Jordan Maguire-Drew | Yeovil Town | Mutual Consent |
| 24 March 2023 | AM | Stephen Wearne | Gateshead | Free Transfer |
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 17 June, and would become official once his contract expired on June 30

### Loans in

| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned from | On loan until |
| 21 July 2022 | RM | Brendan Kiernan | Walsall | 24 January 2023 |
| 28 July 2022 | CB | Andy Smith | Hull City | End of Season |
| 2 August 2022 | CF | John McAtee | Luton Town | End of Season |
| 8 August 2022 | CF | Aribim Pepple | Luton Town | 12 January 2023 |
| 1 September 2022 | AM | Lewis Richardson | Burnley | 26 January 2023 |
| 1 September 2022 | CF | Keyendrah Simmonds | Birmingham City | 14 January 2023 |
| 14 January 2023 | LM | Mikey O'Neill | Preston North End | End of Season |
| 31 January 2023 | CF | Tom Dickson-Peters | Norwich City | End of Season |
| 31 January 2023 | CF | George Lloyd | Cheltenham Town | End of Season |

### Loans out

| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned to | On loan until |
| 27 September 2022 | GK | Ollie Battersby | Ilkeston Town | 1 January 2023 |
| 7 October 2022 | DF | Jamie Bramwell | Whitby Town | 7 December 2022 |
| 14 October 2022 | DF | Jaz Goundry | Grimsby Borough | 14 November 2022 |
| 14 October 2022 | FW | Edwin Essel | Grimsby Borough | 28 January 2023 |
| 14 October 2022 | DF | Harvey Tomlinson | Whitby Town | 14 November 2022 |
| 1 November 2022 | MF | Stephen Wearne | Torquay United | 1 January 2023 |
| 17 November 2022 | DF | Jaz Goundry | Matlock Town | 17 December 2022 |
| 25 November 2022 | DF | Harvey Tomlinson | Cleethorpes Town | 17 March 2023 |
| 26 November 2022 | MF | Aaron Braithwaite | Whitby Town | End of Season |
| 2 December 2022 | DF | Shaun Pearson | Boston United | 2 January 2023 |
| 16 December 2022 | RW | Jordan Maguire-Drew | Yeovil Town | 16 January 2023 |
| 13 January 2023 | DF | Jamie Bramwell | Gainsborough Trinity | 13 February 2023 |
| 3 March 2023 | CB | Jamie Bramwell | Whitby Town | End of Season |
| 11 March 2023 | RB | Jordan Cropper | Barnet | End of Season |
| 24 March 2023 | CF | Edwin Essel | Cleethorpes Town | End of Season |
| 24 March 2023 | CB | Jaz Goundry | Grimsby Borough | End of Season |

## Pre-season and friendlies

On 9 June, the Mariners announced their first pre-season friendlies, at home to Lincoln City and away to North Ferriby United. A third fixture was confirmed 4 days later, against Cleethorpes Town. A trip to Alfreton Town was next to be added to the clubs pre-season schedule.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Competitions
### Overall record

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| League Two | 30 July 2022 | May 2023 | Matchday 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| FA Cup | 5 November 2022 | TBC | First round | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| EFL Cup | 10 August 2022 | TBC | First round | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| EFL Trophy | TBC | TBC | Group stage | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
Last updated: pre-season Source: [ Soccerway]

### League Two
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 8 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 72 | 55 | +17 | 75 |
| 9 | Barrow | 46 | 18 | 8 | 20 | 47 | 53 | −6 | 62 |
| 10 | Swindon Town | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 61 | 55 | +6 | 61 |
| 11 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 49 | 56 | −7 | 61 |
| 12 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 45 | 48 | −3 | 58 |
| 13 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 48 | 60 | −12 | 58 |
| 14 | Sutton United | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 46 | 58 | −12 | 58 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 25 April 2023. Source: [ Soccerway]

#### Results by round

| Round | 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 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H |
| Result | L | D | W | D | W | W | D | W | L | L | D | W | W | D | L | L | L | D | L | W | L | L | W | L | W | L | L | W | D | D | L | D | W | W | D | D | D | L | L | W | D | W | L | W |
| Position | 21 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 |

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures
On 23 June, the league fixtures were announced.

### FA Cup

Grimsby were drawn at home to Plymouth Argyle in the first round, away to the winners off Curzon Ashton or Cambridge United in the second round, home to Burton Albion in the third round and away to either Luton Town or Wigan Athletic in the fourth round.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### EFL Cup

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures
The Mariners were drawn at home to Crewe Alexandra in the first round and to Nottingham Forest in the second round.

### EFL Trophy

On 20 June, the initial Group stage draw was made, grouping Grimsby Town with Derby County and Mansfield Town. In the second round, The Mariners were drawn at home to Accrington Stanley.
| Pos | Div | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | L2 | Grimsby Town | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | L2 | Mansfield Town | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 5 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 3 | ACA | Manchester City U21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 | |
| 4 | L1 | Derby County | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## First-team squad

| # | Name | Position | Date of birth (age) | Signed from (Last Club) | Signed in | Contract ends |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||
| 1 | Max Crocombe | GK | (1993-08-12)12 August 1993 (aged 29) | Melbourne Victory | 2021 | 2023 |
| 13 | Ollie Battersby | GK | (2001-07-23)23 July 2001 (aged 21) | Academy | 2017 | 2023 |
| Defenders ||||||||
| 2 | Michee Efete | RB | (1997-03-11)11 March 1997 (aged 25) | Wealdstone | 2021 | 2024 |
| 3 | Anthony Glennon | LB | (1999-11-26)26 November 1999 (aged 22) | Burnley | 2022 | 2024 |
| 5 | Shaun Pearson | CB | (1989-04-29)29 April 1989 (aged 33) | Wrexham | 2021 | 2023 |
| 6 | Luke Waterfall | CB | (1990-07-30)30 July 1990 (aged 32) | Shrewsbury Town | 2019 | 2024 |
| 7 | Josh Emmanuel | RB | (1997-08-18)18 August 1997 (aged 25) | Hull City | 2023 | 2023 |
| 22 | Danny Amos | LB | (1999-12-22)22 December 1999 (aged 22) | Port Vale | 2022 | 2023 |
| 23 | Owen Gallacher | LB | (1999-04-06)6 April 1999 (aged 23) | Crawley Town | 2023 | 2023 |
| 24 | Jaz Goundry | CB | (2003-08-12)12 August 2003 (aged 19) | Academy | 2021 | 2023 |
| 26 | Andy Smith | CB | (2001-09-11)11 September 2001 (aged 20) | Hull City (loan) | 2022 | 2023 |
| 31 | Niall Maher | CB | (1995-07-31)31 July 1995 (aged 27) | FC Halifax Town | 2022 | 2024 |
| 32 | Jordan Cropper | RB | (2000-05-12)12 May 2000 (aged 22) | Burnley | 2022 | 2023 |
| 38 | Jamie Bramwell | CB | (2004-06-25)25 June 2004 (aged 18) | Academy | 2022 | 2023 |
| Midfielders ||||||||
| 4 | Kieran Green | CM | (1997-06-30)30 June 1997 (aged 25) | FC Halifax Town | 2022 | 2024 |
| 8 | Gavan Holohan | CM | (1991-12-15)15 December 1991 (aged 30) | Hartlepool United | 2022 | 2024 |
| 11 | Otis Khan | LW | (1995-09-05)5 September 1995 (aged 26) | Leyton Orient | 2022 | 2024 |
| 15 | Harry Clifton | CM/RW/LW | (1998-06-12)12 June 1998 (aged 24) | Academy | 2007 | 2024 |
| 16 | Alex Hunt | CM | (2000-05-29)29 May 2000 (aged 22) | Sheffield Wednesday | 2022 | 2025 |
| 17 | Bryn Morris | CM | (1996-04-26)26 April 1996 (aged 26) | Burton Albion | 2022 | 2023 |
| 18 | Mikey O'Neill | LW | (2004-06-08)8 June 2004 (aged 18) | Preston North End (loan) | 2023 | 2023 |
| 30 | Evan Khouri | CM | (2003-01-21)21 January 2003 (aged 19) | West Ham United | 2019 | 2024 |
| 34 | Aaron Braithwaite | CM | (2003-10-13)13 October 2003 (aged 18) | Academy | 2022 | 2023 |
| 37 | Harvey Tomlinson | RW | TBC | Academy | 2020 | 2023 |
| 44 | Sean Scannell | RW | (1990-09-17)17 September 1990 (aged 31) | Blackpool | 2020 | 2023 |
| Attackers ||||||||
| 9 | George Lloyd | ST | (2000-02-11)11 February 2000 (aged 22) | Cheltenham Town (loan) | 2023 | 2023 |
| 10 | John McAtee | ST | (1999-07-23)23 July 1999 (aged 23) | Luton Town (loan) | 2022 | 2023 |
| 19 | Tom Dickson-Peters | ST | (2002-09-16)16 September 2002 (aged 19) | Norwich City (loan) | 2023 | 2023 |
| 20 | Danilo Orsi-Dadomo | ST | (1996-04-16)16 April 1996 (aged 26) | Harrogate Town | 2022 | 2024 |
| 29 | Ryan Taylor | ST | (1988-05-04)4 May 1988 (aged 34) | Newport County | 2021 | 2023 |
| 39 | Edwin Essel | ST | (2004-03-11)11 March 2004 (aged 18) | Academy | 2021 | 2023 |
| Players departed during season ||||||||
| 7 | Jordan Maguire-Drew | RW | (1997-09-19)19 September 1997 (aged 24) | Woking | 2021 | 2023 |
| 10 | John McAtee | ST | (1999-07-23)23 July 1999 (aged 23) | Scunthorpe United | 2021 | 2023 |
| 14 | Stephen Wearne | RW | (2000-12-16)16 December 2000 (aged 21) | Sunderland | 2022 | 2023 |
| 19 | Lewis Richardson | ST | (2003-02-07)7 February 2003 (aged 19) | Burnley (loan) | 2022 | 2023 |
| 21 | Keyendrah Simmonds | ST | (2001-05-31)31 May 2001 (aged 21) | Birmingham City (loan) | 2022 | 2023 |
| 23 | Aribim Pepple | ST | (2002-12-25)25 December 2002 (aged 19) | Luton Town (loan) | 2022 | 2023 |
| 27 | Brendan Kiernan | RW/ST | (1992-11-10)10 November 1992 (aged 29) | Walsall (loan) | 2022 | 2023 |
| 35 | Jamie Pardington | GK | (2000-06-20)20 June 2000 (aged 22) | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2022 | 2023 |
    Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 2022–23 season (1 September).