# 2020–21 Grimsby Town F.C. season

The 2020–21 season is Grimsby Town's 143rd in existence and their fifth consecutive season in EFL 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 2020 to 30 June 2021.
The team struggled through the course of the season with relegation to the National League confirmed on 27 April after a 3-2 loss to Exeter City F.C.

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 11 August 2020 | CB | Bilel Mohsni | Panachaiki | Free transfer |
| 11 August 2020 | CF | Ira Jackson Jr | Folkestone Invicta | Free transfer |
| 13 August 2020 | CF | Montel Gibson | Halesowen Town | Free transfer |
| 13 August 2020 | AM | George Williams | Forest Green Rovers | Free transfer |
| 14 August 2020 | CF | Alhagi Touray Sisay | Aberystwyth Town | Free transfer |
| 31 August 2020 | CM | Danny Rose | Swindon Town | Free transfer |
| 2 September 2020 | RW | Sean Scannell | Blackpool | Free transfer |
| 5 September 2020 | CM | Luke Spokes | Taunton Town | Undisclosed |
| 11 December 2020 | RW | Filipe Morais | Crawley Town | Free transfer |
| 8 January 2021 | LB | Sam Habergham | Free agent | Free transfer |
| 25 January 2021 | CF | Stefan Payne | Tranmere Rovers | Free transfer |
| 1 February 2021 | LB | Joe Bunney | Hartlepool United | Free transfer |
| 1 February 2021 | CF | Lenell John-Lewis | Hereford | Undisclosed |
| 6 February 2021 | LW | Julien Lamy | Free agent | Free transfer |
| 12 February 2021 | CM | Giles Coke | Hereford | Free transfer |

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Date until |
| 3 September 2020 | DF | Danny Preston | Nottingham Forest | 1 February 2021 |
| 5 September 2020 | RW | Owura Edwards | Bristol City | 31 December 2020 |
| 7 September 2020 | DM | Terry Taylor | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 6 January 2021 |
| 30 September 2020 | DM | James Morton | Bristol City | 31 December 2020 |
| 8 October 2020 | LW | Kyle Bennett | Bristol Rovers | End of season |
| 8 October 2020 | CF | Owen Windsor | West Bromwich Albion | 20 December 2020 |
| 16 October 2020 | CF | Virgil Gomis | Nottingham Forest | 5 January 2021 |
| 18 January 2021 | CB | Rollin Menayese | Mansfield Town | End of season |
| 21 January 2021 | CM | Jay Matete | Fleetwood Town | End of season |
| 29 January 2021 | AM | Idris El Mizouni | Ipswich Town | End of season |
| 1 February 2021 | CM | Joe Adams | Brentford | End of season |
| 1 February 2021 | GK | Jake Eastwood | Sheffield United | End of season |

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Date until |
| 15 September 2020 | CM | Jock Curran | Spalding United | 1 January 2021 |
| 15 September 2020 | MF | Cameron Painter | Spalding United | December 2020 |
| 9 October 2020 | LB | Joey Hope | Cleethorpes Town | November 2020 |
| 9 October 2020 | CF | Alhagi Touray Sisay | Cleethorpes Town | 9 November 2020 |
| 24 December 2020 | GK | Ollie Battersby | Gateshead | 29 December 2020 |
| 1 March 2021 | CF | Montel Gibson | Altrincham | April 2021 |

### Transfers out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 1 July 2020 | LW | Brandon Buckley | Cleethorpes Town | Released |
| 1 July 2020 | CF | Harry Cardwell | Chorley | Released |
| 1 July 2020 | SS | Jordan Cook | Gateshead | Released |
| 1 July 2020 | CB | Harry Davis | Morecambe | Released |
| 1 July 2020 | LB | Bradley Garmston | Retired | Released |
| 1 July 2020 | RW | Elliot Grandin | Saint-Pierroise | Released |
| 1 July 2020 | CM | Jake Hessenthaler | Crawley Town | Released |
| 1 July 2020 | LW | Ahkeem Rose | Dover Athletic | Released |
| 1 July 2020 | CM | Elliott Whitehouse | Forest Green Rovers | Released |
| 17 July 2020 | AM | Billy Clarke | Bradford City | Free transfer |
| 20 July 2020 | AM | Charles Vernam | Burton Albion | Free transfer |
| 21 November 2020 | CB | Ludvig Öhman | Falkenbergs FF | Released |
| 21 November 2020 | CB | Bilel Mohsni | Barnet | Released |
| 14 January 2021 | RW | James Tilley | Crawley Town | Mutual consent |
| 18 March 2021 | LB | Joe Bunney | Altrincham | Released |
| 30 March 2021 | LB | Joey Hope | Darlington | Released |

## First-team squad

| # | Name | Position | Date of birth (age) | Signed from (Last Club) | Signed in | Contract ends |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||
| 1 | James McKeown | GK | (1989-07-24)24 July 1989 (aged 31) | RKSV Leonidas | 2011 | 2021 |
| 13 | Ollie Battersby | GK | (2001-07-23)23 July 2001 (aged 19) | Academy | 2017 | 2021 |
| 23 | Sam Russell | GK | (1982-10-04)4 October 1982 (aged 37) | Forest Green Rovers | 2018 | 2023 |
| 44 | Jake Eastwood | GK | (1996-10-03)3 October 1996 (aged 23) | Sheffield United (Loan) | 2021 | 2021 |
| Defenders ||||||||
| 2 | Luke Hendrie | RB | (1994-08-27)27 August 1994 (aged 26) | Shrewsbury Town | 2019 | 2021 |
| 6 | Luke Waterfall | CB | (1990-07-30)30 July 1990 (aged 30) | Shrewsbury Town | 2019 | 2021 |
| 22 | Elliott Hewitt | RB / CM | (1994-05-30)30 May 1994 (aged 26) | Notts County | 2019 | 2021 |
| 25 | Mattie Pollock | CB | (2001-09-28)28 September 2001 (aged 18) | Academy | 2018 | 2021 |
| 26 | Rollin Menayese | CB | (1997-12-04)4 December 1997 (aged 22) | Mansfield Town (Loan) | 2021 | 2021 |
| 32 | Duncan Idehen | CB | (2002-07-03)3 July 2002 (aged 18) | Academy | 2020 | 2021 |
| 35 | Ben Grist | CB | ??? | Academy | 2020 | 2021 |
| 36 | Sam Habergham | LB | (1992-02-20)20 February 1992 (aged 28) | Lincoln City | 2021 | 2021 |
| Midfielders ||||||||
| 4 | Danny Rose | CM | (1988-02-21)21 February 1988 (aged 32) | Swindon Town | 2020 | 2022 |
| 8 | Giles Coke | CM | (1986-06-03)3 June 1986 (aged 34) | Hereford | 2021 | 2021 |
| 10 | George Williams | AM / LW | (1995-09-07)7 September 1995 (aged 25) | Forest Green Rovers | 2020 | 2022 |
| 11 | Sean Scannell | RW | (1990-09-17)17 September 1990 (aged 29) | Blackpool | 2020 | 2022 |
| 14 | Luke Spokes | CM | (2000-08-06)6 August 2000 (aged 20) | Taunton Town | 2020 | 2021 |
| 15 | Harry Clifton | CM | (1998-06-12)12 June 1998 (aged 22) | Academy | 2007 | 2021 |
| 18 | Filipe Morais | RW / LW | (1985-11-21)21 November 1985 (aged 34) | Crawley Town | 2020 | 2022 |
| 19 | Max Wright | RW | (1998-04-06)6 April 1998 (aged 22) | Academy | 2008 | 2022 |
| 20 | Jay Matete | CM | (2001-02-11)11 February 2001 (aged 19) | Fleetwood Town (Loan) | 2021 | 2021 |
| 24 | Jock Curran | CM | (2001-01-29)29 January 2001 (aged 19) | Academy | 2019 | 2021 |
| 27 | Harvey Tomlinson | AM | ??? | Academy | 2020 | 2021 |
| 29 | Joseph Starbuck | DM | (2002-08-02)2 August 2002 (aged 18) | Academy | 2020 | 2022 |
| 30 | Cameron Painter | CM | (2002-02-22)22 February 2002 (aged 18) | Academy | 2020 | 2021 |
| 32 | Evan Khouri | CM | (2003-01-21)21 January 2003 (aged 17) | West Ham | 2019 | 2021 |
| 34 | Louis Boyd | CM | (2004-10-23)23 October 2004 (aged 15) | Academy | 2020 | 2021 |
| 37 | Kyle Bennett | LW | (1990-09-09)9 September 1990 (aged 30) | Bristol Rovers (Loan) | 2020 | 2021 |
| 38 | Idris El Mizouni | CM / AM | (2000-09-26)26 September 2000 (aged 19) | Ipswich Town (Loan) | 2021 | 2021 |
| 39 | Ben Davies | CM | (1981-05-27)27 May 1981 (aged 39) | Cleethorpes Town | 2020 | 2021 |
| 42 | Julien Lamy | LW | (1999-11-06)6 November 1999 (aged 20) | Rotherham United | 2021 | 2021 |
| 45 | Joe Adams | RW / CM / AM | (2001-02-13)13 February 2001 (aged 19) | Brentford (Loan) | 2021 | 2021 |
| Attackers ||||||||
| 7 | Matt Green | ST | (1987-01-02)2 January 1987 (aged 33) | Salford City | 2019 | 2021 |
| 9 | James Hanson | ST | (1987-11-09)9 November 1987 (aged 32) | AFC Wimbledon | 2019 | 2021 |
| 12 | Montel Gibson | ST | (1997-12-15)15 December 1997 (aged 22) | Halesowen Town | 2020 | 2023 |
| 16 | Ira Jackson Jr | ST | (1997-01-28)28 January 1997 (aged 23) | Folkestone Invicta | 2020 | 2022 |
| 17 | Alhagi Touray Sisay | ST | ??? | Aberystwyth Town | 2020 | 2021 |
| 21 | Lenell John-Lewis | ST | (1989-05-17)17 May 1989 (aged 31) | Hereford | 2021 | 2022 |
| 31 | Luis Adlard | ST | (2002-10-13)13 October 2002 (aged 17) | Academy | 2019 | 2021 |
| 40 | Stefan Payne | ST | (1991-08-10)10 August 1991 (aged 29) | Tranmere Rovers | 2021 | 2021 |
| Players departed during season ||||||||
| 3 | Danny Preston | LB | (2000-08-06)6 August 2000 (aged 20) | Nottingham Forest (Loan) | 2020 | 2021 |
| 3 | Joe Bunney | LB | (1993-09-26)26 September 1993 (aged 26) | Hartlepool United | 2021 | 2021 |
| 5 | Ludvig Öhman | CB | (1991-10-09)9 October 1991 (aged 28) | BP | 2019 | 2021 |
| 8 | Owen Windsor | ST | (2001-09-17)17 September 2001 (aged 18) | West Brom (Loan) | 2020 | 2021 |
| 18 | Bilel Mohsni | CB | (1987-07-21)21 July 1987 (aged 33) | Panachaiki | 2020 | 2021 |
| 20 | Owura Edwards | RW | (2001-04-10)10 April 2001 (aged 19) | Bristol City (Loan) | 2020 | 2021 |
| 21 | James Tilley | ST / AM | (1998-06-13)13 June 1998 (aged 22) | Brighton | 2020 | 2021 |
| 26 | Terry Taylor | DM | (2001-06-29)29 June 2001 (aged 19) | Wolves (loan) | 2020 | 2021 |
| 28 | Joey Hope | LB | (2002-08-28)28 August 2002 (aged 18) | Academy | 2020 | 2021 |
| 36 | James Morton | CM | (1999-04-22)22 April 1999 (aged 21) | Bristol City (Loan) | 2020 | 2021 |
| 38 | Virgil Gomis | ST | (1999-04-16)16 April 1999 (aged 21) | Nottingham Forest (Loan) | 2020 | 2021 |
    Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 2020–21 season (12 September).

## Competitions
### EFL League Two
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 17 | Harrogate Town | 46 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 52 | 61 | −9 | 57 | |
| 18 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 72 | 81 | −9 | 54 | |
| 19 | Walsall | 46 | 11 | 20 | 15 | 45 | 53 | −8 | 53 | |
| 20 | Colchester United | 46 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 44 | 61 | −17 | 51 | |
| 21 | Barrow | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 53 | 59 | −6 | 50 | |
| 22 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 41 | 64 | −23 | 48 | |
| 23 | Southend United (R) | 46 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 29 | 58 | −29 | 45 | Relegation to National League |
| 24 | Grimsby Town (R) | 46 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 37 | 69 | −32 | 43 | Relegation to National League |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 8 May 2021. 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 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
| Ground | A | H | A | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A |
| Result | L | L | D | W | W | L | D | L | D | W | L | W | L | L | L | D | L | W | L | L | D | L | L | D | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | D | D | D | D | W | D | D | D | L | W | L | W | L | W | L |
| Position | 20 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed
The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.

### FA Cup

The draw for the first round was made on Monday 26, October.
Win  Draw  Loss

### EFL Cup

Win  Draw  Loss
The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson.

### EFL Trophy

Win  Draw  Loss
The regional group stage draw was confirmed on 18 August.
| Pos | Div | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | L1 | Hull City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | ACA | Leicester City U21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 3 | L2 | Harrogate Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | L2 | Grimsby Town | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 2 | |