# 2006–07 Grimsby Town F.C. season

Grimsby Town Football Club entered the 2006–07 season as a member of League Two for the 3rd season on the trot. The club was managed by new appointment Graham Rodger. The club is still aiming to leave Blundell Park within the next few seasons.

## Fixtures and results
### Friendlies

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 11 Jul | Lincoln United | Ashby Avenue, Lincoln | W 1 - 0 | - | North |
| 14 Jul | Gainsborough Trinity | The Northolme, Gainsborough | W 1 - 0 | - | Rankin |
| 17 Jul | Doncaster Rovers | Blundell Park, Cleethorpes | L 0 - 2 | - | - |
| 24 Jul | Rotherham United | Blundell Park, Cleethorpes | L 0 - 2 | - | - |
| 28 Jul | Stoke City | Blundell Park, Cleethorpes | L 0 - 1 | - | - |
| Jul | Leeds United | Blundell Park, Cleethorpes | D 1 - 1 | - | Rankin |

### Lincolnshire Cup

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 20 Jul | Lincoln City | Blundell Park, Cleethorpes | L 0 - 2 | - | - |

### Football League Two

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 5 Aug | Boston United | Blundell Park, Cleethorpes | W 3 - 2 | - | Bore (2), Rankin |
| 8 Aug | Wrexham | The Racecourse Ground, Wrexham | L 0 - 3 | - | - |
| 12 Aug | Bristol Rovers | Memorial Ground, Bristol | L 0 - 1 | - | - |
| 18 Aug | Mansfield Town | Field Mill, Mansfield | D 1 - 1 | - | Bore |
| 26 Aug | Bury | Gigg Lane, Bury | L 0 - 3 | - | - |
| 1 Sep | Macclesfield Town | Blundell Park, Cleethorpes | D 1 - 1 | - | Toner |
| 9 Sep | Walsall | Blundell Park, Cleethorpes | W 2 - 1 | - | Bolland, Bore |
| 12 Sep | Rochdale | Spotland, Rochdale | L 0 - 1 | - | - |
| 16 Sep | Chester City | Deva Stadium, Chester | W 2 - 0 | - | Jones, Taylor |
| 23 Sep | Stockport County | Edgeley Park, Cleethorpes | L 0 - 1 | - | - |
| 26 Sep | Hartlepool United | Blundell Park, Cleethorpes | L 1 - 4 | - | Fenton |
| 29 Sep | Darlington | Darlington Arena, Darlington | D 2 - 2 | - | Toner, Ravenhill |
| 8 Oct | Hereford United | Blundell Park, Cleethorpes | W 2 - 1 | - | Jones (2) |
| 14 Oct | Swindon Town | The County Ground, Swindon | L 0 - 3 | - | - |
| 21 Oct | Notts County | Blundell Park, Cleethorpes | L 0 - 2 | - | - |
| 28 Oct | Peterborough United | London Road, Peterborough | D 2 - 2 | - | Toner, Bore |
| 4 Nov | Milton Keynes Dons | Blundell Park, Cleethorpes | L 1 - 3 | - | Ravenhill |
| 18 Nov | Wycombe Wanderers | Adams Park, Wycombe | D 1 - 1 | - | Jones |
| 25 Nov | Accrington Stanley | Blundell Park, Cleethorpes | 2 - 0 | - | Paterson, Jones |
| 5 Dec | Barnet | Underhill Stadium, Barnet, London | W 1 - 0 | - | Paterson |
| 9 Dec | Shrewsbury Town | Blundell Park, Cleethorpes | W 2 - 1 | - | Paterson (2) |
| 16 Dec | Lincoln City | Sincil Bank, Lincoln | L 0 - 2 | - | - |
| 22 Dec | Torquay United | Blundell Park, Cleethorpes | W 2 - 0 | - | Rankin, Fenton |
| 26 Dec | Hartlepool United | Victoria Park, Hartlepool | L 0 - 2 | - | - |
| 30 Dec | Stockport County | Edgeley Park, Cleethorpes | L 0 - 3 | - | - |
| 1 Jan | Rochdale | Blundell Park, Cleethorpes | L 0 - 4 | - | - |
| 9 Jan | Chester City | Blundell Park, Cleethorpes | L 0 - 2 | - | - |
| 15 Jan | Walsall | Bescot Stadium, Walsall | L 0 - 2 | - | - |
| 20 Jan | Darlington | Blundell Park, Cleethorpes | L 0 - 1 | - | - |
| 26 Jan | Torquay United | Plainmoor, Torquay | L 1 - 4 | - | Paterson |
| 3 Feb | Boston United | York Street, Boston | W 6 - 0 | - | Bore (3), Toner, Hunt, Paterson |
| 10 Feb | Bristol Rovers | Blundell Park, Cleethorpes | W 4 - 3 | - | North, Whittle, Boshell, Toner |
| 17 Feb | Mansfield Town | Field Mill, Mansfield | W 2 - 1 | - | Bolland, North |
| 20 Feb | Wrexham | Blundell Park, Cleethorpes | W 2 - 1 | - | Bolland, Toner |
| 24 Feb | Macclesfield Town | Moss Rose, Macclesfield | L 1 - 2 | - | Jones |
| 3 Mar | Bury | Blundell Park, Cleethorpes | W 2 - 0 | - | North, Toner |
| 10 Mar | Hereford United | Edgar Street, Hereford | W 1 - 0 | - | Bolland |
| 17 Mar | Swindon Town | Blundell Park, Cleethorpes | W 1 - 0 | - | Toner |
| 24 Mar | Peterborough United | Blundell Park, Cleethorpes | L 0 - 2 | - | - |
| 31 Mar | Notts County | Meadow Lane, Nottingham | L 0 - 2 | - | - |
| 7 Apr | Milton Keynes Dons | National Hockey Stadium, Milton Keynes | W 2 - 1 | - | Hunt, Boshell |
| 9 Apr | Wycombe Wanderers | Blundell Park, Cleethorpes | D 2 - 2 | - | Jones, Bolland |
| 14 Apr | Accrington Stanley | Crown Ground, Accrington | L 1 - 4 | - | Newey |
| 21 Apr | Barnet | Blundell Park, Cleethorpes | W 5 - 0 | - | Jones, North (3), Fenton |
| 28 Apr | Lincoln City | Blundell Park, Cleethorpes | D 0 - 0 | - | - |
| 5 May | Shrewsbury Town | Gay Meadow, Shrewsbury | D 2 - 2 | - | Taylor, Fenton |

### FA Cup

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 11 Nov | Northampton Town | Sixfields Stadium, Northampton | D 0 - 0 | - | - |
| 21 Nov | Northampton Town | Blundell Park, Cleethorpes | L 0 - 2 | - | - |

### League Cup

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 22 Aug | Crewe Alexandra | Blundell Park, Cleethorpes | L 0 - 3 | - | - |

### Football League Trophy

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 17 Oct | Lincoln City | Sincil Bank, Lincoln | D 0 - 0 | - | Grimsby win 5–3 on penalties |
| 31 Oct | Mansfield Town | Field Mill, Mansfield | L 0 - 3 | - | - |

## League table

The four teams relegated from League One in 2005–06 would occupy the top four this season, sending Walsall, Hartlepool and Swindon back up. Bristol Rovers won the play-offs however, returning to League One after six years.
Torquay United had been both the last team to finish bottom under the old election system, and the last team to finish bottom of the League and survive due to the Conference champions not having a good enough ground. However, this season they finished bottom and dropped out of the League. They were joined by Boston United, who went into administration in the 87th minute of the season's final game (but would still have been relegated even without the 10-point administration penalty).
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 13 | Notts County | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 55 | 53 | +2 | 62 |
| 14 | Barnet | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 55 | 70 | −15 | 59 |
| 15 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 57 | 73 | −16 | 59 |
| 16 | Hereford United | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 45 | 53 | −8 | 55 |
| 17 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 58 | 63 | −5 | 54 |

## Coaching staff

| Role | Name |
| First-Team Manager (sacked 06/11/06) | Graham Rodger |
| First-Team Manager (hired 9/11/06) | Alan Buckley |
| First-Team Assistant Manager | Stuart Watkiss |
| Player/Coach (released 27 October 2006) | Peter Beagrie |
| Reserve Team Manager | Stuart Watkiss |
| Head of Youth | Neil Woods |
| Youth Team Manager | Neil Woods |
| Physiotherapist | David Moore |
| Community Sport Coach | Gary Childs |

## 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 | ENG | Phil Barnes |
| 2 | DF | ENG | John McDermott |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Tom Newey |
| 4 | MF | SCO | Gary Harkins |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Ben Futcher (Departed in August 2006) |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Nick Fenton |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Justin Whittle |
| 7 | FW | ENG | Isaiah Rankin |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Paul Bolland |
| 9 | FW | EIR | Michael Reddy |
| 10 | MF | NIR | Ciaran Toner |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Peter Beagrie (Departed in October 2006) |
| 11 | MF | WAL | Anthony Pulis (on loan from Stoke City) |
| 12 | MF | ENG | Ricky Ravenhill (Departed in January 2007) |
| 13 | GK | ENG | Robert Murray |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Terry Barwick (Departed in August 2006) |
| 14 | FW | ENG | James Lawson (on loan from Southend United) |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Kevin James (on loan from Nottingham Forest) |
| 14 | FW | NIR | Martin Paterson (on loan from Stoke City) |
| 15 | MF | ENG | Gary Cohen |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Danny Boshell |
| 17 | DF | SCO | Martin McIntosh (on loan from Huddersfield Town) |
| 17 | DF | ENG | Andy Butler (on loan from Scunthorpe United) |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Peter Till |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Peter Bore |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Gary Jones |
| 20 | DF | ENG | Gary Croft |
| 21 | MF | ENG | Paul Ashton (Departed in January 2007) |
| 21 | MF | AUS | Nicky Rizzo (on loan from Milton Keynes Dons) |
| 22 | FW | ENG | Danny North |
| 23 | MF | ENG | Nick Hegarty |
| 24 | MF | ENG | Ben Higgins (Departed in January 2007) |
| 24 | DF | ENG | Simon Grand |
| 25 | DF | ENG | Miles Chamberlain (Departed in January 2007) |
| 25 | MF | ENG | James Hunt (on loan from Bristol Rovers) |
| 26 | FW | ENG | Andy Taylor |
| 27 | FW | ENG | Tony Thorpe |
| 28 | DF | ENG | Ryan Bennett |
| 29 | DF | ENG | Matthew Bloomer |

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | League Two | League 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 | ENG | Phil Barnes | 51 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | John McDermott | 27 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Tom Newey | 46 | 1 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | SCO | Gary Harkins | 17 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Ben Futcher | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Nick Fenton | 42 | 4 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Justin Whittle | 42 | 1 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | ENG | Isaiah Rankin | 23 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Paul Bolland | 42 | 5 | 39 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | EIR | Michael Reddy | 11 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | NIR | Ciaran Toner | 37 | 8 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Peter Beagrie | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | WAL | Anthony Pulis (on loan from Stoke City) | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | ENG | Ricky Ravenhill | 20 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | ENG | Robert Murray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Terry Barwick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Kevin James (on loan from Nottingham Forest) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | ENG | James Lawson (on loan from Southend United) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | NIR | Martin Paterson (on loan from Stoke City) | 15 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | ENG | Gary Cohen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Danny Boshell | 33 | 2 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | SCO | Martin McIntosh (on loan from Huddersfield Town) | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | ENG | Andy Butler (on loan from Scunthorpe United) | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Peter Till | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Peter Bore | 35 | 8 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Gary Jones | 42 | 8 | 39 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | ENG | Gary Croft | 33 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | ENG | Paul Ashton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | AUS | Nicky Rizzo (on loan from Milton Keynes Dons) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | ENG | Danny North | 23 | 6 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | ENG | Nick Hegarty | 19 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | ENG | Ben Higgins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | ENG | Simon Grand | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | ENG | Miles Chamberlain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | ENG | James Hunt (on loan from Bristol Rovers) | 15 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | ENG | Andy Taylor | 12 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | ENG | Tony Thorpe | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | ENG | Ryan Bennett | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | ENG | Matthew Bloomer | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Loaned out player stats

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | League Two | League 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 |
| 7 | FW | ENG | Isaiah Rankin (on loan at Macclesfield Town) | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | ENG | Ricky Ravenhill (on loan at Darlington) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Most frequent starting line-up

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 | Phil Barnes | Sheffield United | 27 | Free Transfer |
| 04 | Gary Harkins | Blackburn Rovers | 21 | Free Transfer |
| 07 | Isaiah Rankin | Brentford | 27 | Free Transfer |
| 11 | Peter Beagrie | Scunthorpe United | 40 | Free Transfer |
| 16 | Danny Boshell | Stockport County | 25 | Free Transfer |
| 18 | Peter Bore | Grimsby Town Youth Academy | 18 | Professional Contract |

#### Mid-season

| # | Player | To | Age | Fee |
| 05 | Nick Fenton | Doncaster Rovers | 26 | Free Transfer |
| 11 | Anthony Pulis | Stoke City | 22 | Loan |
| 12 | Ricky Ravenhill | Doncaster Rovers | 25 | Free Transfer |
| 14 | Kevin James | Nottingham Forest | 26 | Loan |
| 14 | James Lawson | Southend United | 19 | Loan |
| 14 | Martin Paterson | Stoke City | 20 | Loan |
| 17 | Andy Butler | Scunthorpe United | 22 | Loan |
| 17 | Martin McIntosh | Huddersfield Town | 35 | Loan |
| 17 | Peter Till | Birmingham City | 20 | Loan |
| 17 | Peter Till | Birmingham City | 20 | Free Transfer |
| 21 | Nicky Rizzo | MK Dons | 27 | Loan |
| 24 | Simon Grand | Carlisle United | 22 | Loan |
| 24 | Simon Grand | Carlisle United | 22 | Free Transfer |
| 25 | James Hunt | Bristol Rovers | 29 | Loan |
| 27 | Tony Thorpe | Stevenage Borough | 32 | Loan |
| 27 | Tony Thorpe | Stevenage Borough | 32 | Free Transfer |
| 28 | Ryan Bennett | Ipswich Town | 17 | Professional Contract |
| 29 | Matthew Bloomer | Cambridge United | 27 | Free Transfer |

### Out
#### Pre-season

| # | Player | To | Age | Fee |
| 01 | Steve Mildenhall | Yeovil Town | 28 | Free Transfer |
| 07 | Jean-Paul Kamudimba Kalala | Yeovil Town | 24 | Free Transfer |
| 10 | Marc Goodfellow | Bury | 24 | Free Transfer |
| 11 | Andy Parkinson | Notts County | 27 | Free Transfer |
| 12 | Rob Jones | Hibernian | 26 | £200,000 |
| 13 | John Lukic jnr | Released | 19 | Free Transfer |
| 16 | Jermaine Palmer | Worksop Town | 20 | Free Transfer |
| 17 | Glen Downey | Worksop Town | 26 | Free Transfer |
| 21 | Alan Lamb | Eastwood Town | 18 | Free Transfer |
| 32 | Curtis Woodhouse | Released | 28 | Retired to compete in Boxing |

#### Mid-season

| # | Player | To | Age | Fee |
| 05 | Ben Futcher | Peterborough United | 25 | Free Transfer |
| 07 | Isaiah Rankin | Macclesfield Town | 27 | Loan |
| 11 | Peter Beagrie | Released | 40 | Retired |
| 12 | Ricky Ravenhill | Darlington | 25 | Loan |
| 12 | Ricky Ravenhill | Darlington | 25 | Undisclosed |
| 14 | Terry Barwick | Northwich Victoria | 23 | Free Transfer |
| 21 | Paul Ashton | Ossett Town | 20 | Free Transfer |
| 24 | Ben Higgins | Eastwood Town | 18 | Free Transfer |
| 25 | Miles Chamberlain | Eastwood Town | 18 | Free Transfer |