2022–23 Grimsby Town F.C. season

The 2022–23 season is the 145th season in the existence of Grimsby Town Football Club and the first season back in League Two since the 2020–21 season following promotion in the previous season. In addition to the league, they will also compete in the 2022–23 FA Cup, the 2022–23 EFL Cup and the 2022–23 EFL Trophy.

Grimsby Town
2022–23 season
Owners1878 Partners (63.1%)
The Mariners Trust (13.5%)
Mike Parker (10.5%)
Other Shareholders (12.9%)
ChairmanJason Stockwood
ManagerPaul Hurst
StadiumBlundell Park
League Two11th
FA CupQuarter-finals
EFL CupSecond round
EFL TrophySecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Harry Clifton (7)
All: Harry Clifton (9)

During the pre-season, the club sold a record number of season tickets, hitting 4,000 on 22 June 2022.[1]

Transfers

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Date Pos Player Transferred from Fee Ref
1 July 2022[a] LB   Anthony Glennon   Burnley Free Transfer [2]
1 July 2022 RM   Otis Khan   Leyton Orient Undisclosed [3]
1 July 2022[b] CB   Niall Maher   FC Halifax Town Free Transfer [4]
1 July 2022[c] CF   Danilo Orsi   Harrogate Town Free Transfer [5]
1 July 2022[d] CM   Stephen Wearne   Sunderland Free Transfer [6]
15 July 2022 AM   Kieran Green   FC Halifax Town Undisclosed [7]
15 July 2022 DM   Bryn Morris   Burton Albion Free Transfer [8]
1 September 2022 CM   Alex Hunt   Sheffield Wednesday Undisclosed [9]
27 September 2022 GK   Jamie Pardington   Wolverhampton Wanderers Free Transfer [10]
31 January 2023 RB   Josh Emmanuel   Hull City Undisclosed [11]
3 February 2023 LB   Owen Gallacher   Crawley Town Free Transfer [12]
  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 29 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Burnley contract expired
  2. ^ The transfer was announced on 15 June, and would become official on July 1, once his FC Halifax Town contract expired
  3. ^ The transfer was announced on 17 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Harrogate Town contract expired
  4. ^ The transfer was announced on 17 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Sunderland contract expired
Date Pos Player Transferred to Fee Ref
30 June 2022 CF   Luis Adlard   Grimsby Borough Released [13]
30 June 2022 CM   Scott Burgess   York City Released [14]
30 June 2022 CM   Giles Coke   Retired Released [15]
30 June 2022 LB   Adam Crookes   York City Released [14]
30 June 2022[a] DM   Ben Fox   Northampton Town Free Transfer [16]
30 June 2022 CF   Lenell John-Lewis   York City Released [17]
30 June 2022 GK   James McKeown   Finn Harps Released [13]
30 June 2022 CM   Danny Rose   Darlington Released [13][18]
30 June 2022 LW   Érico Sousa   Boreham Wood Released [13]
30 June 2022 CM   Luke Spokes   Bath City Released [19]
30 June 2022 RW   Max Wright   Harrogate Town Released [13][20]
7 July 2022 CB   David Longe-King   Dagenham & Redbridge Undisclosed [21]
2 August 2022 CF   John McAtee   Luton Town Undisclosed [22]
4 January 2023 GK   Jamie Pardington   Larne Released [23][24]
16 January 2023 RW   Jordan Maguire-Drew   Yeovil Town Mutual Consent [25][26]
24 March 2023 AM   Stephen Wearne   Gateshead Free Transfer [27]
  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 17 June, and would become official once his contract expired on June 30

Loans in

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Date Pos Player Loaned from On loan until Ref
21 July 2022 RM   Brendan Kiernan   Walsall 24 January 2023 [28]
28 July 2022 CB   Andy Smith   Hull City End of Season [29]
2 August 2022 CF   John McAtee   Luton Town End of Season [22]
8 August 2022 CF   Aribim Pepple   Luton Town 12 January 2023 [30][31]
1 September 2022 AM   Lewis Richardson   Burnley 26 January 2023 [32]
1 September 2022 CF   Keyendrah Simmonds   Birmingham City 14 January 2023 [33]
14 January 2023 LM   Mikey O'Neill   Preston North End End of Season [34]
31 January 2023 CF   Tom Dickson-Peters   Norwich City End of Season [35]
31 January 2023 CF   George Lloyd   Cheltenham Town End of Season [36]

Loans out

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Date Pos Player Loaned to On loan until Ref
27 September 2022 GK   Ollie Battersby   Ilkeston Town 1 January 2023 [37]
7 October 2022 DF   Jamie Bramwell   Whitby Town 7 December 2022 [38][39]
14 October 2022 DF   Jaz Goundry   Grimsby Borough 14 November 2022 [40]
14 October 2022 FW   Edwin Essel   Grimsby Borough 28 January 2023 [40][41][42][43]
14 October 2022 DF   Harvey Tomlinson   Whitby Town 14 November 2022 [40]
1 November 2022 MF   Stephen Wearne   Torquay United 1 January 2023 [44][45]
17 November 2022 DF   Jaz Goundry   Matlock Town 17 December 2022 [46]
25 November 2022 DF   Harvey Tomlinson   Cleethorpes Town 17 March 2023 [47][48][49][50]
26 November 2022 MF   Aaron Braithwaite   Whitby Town End of Season [51][48][52][53][54]
2 December 2022 DF   Shaun Pearson   Boston United 2 January 2023 [55]
16 December 2022 RW   Jordan Maguire-Drew   Yeovil Town 16 January 2023 [56]
13 January 2023 DF   Jamie Bramwell   Gainsborough Trinity 13 February 2023 [57]
3 March 2023 CB   Jamie Bramwell   Whitby Town End of Season [58]
11 March 2023 RB   Jordan Cropper   Barnet End of Season [59][60]
24 March 2023 CF   Edwin Essel   Cleethorpes Town End of Season [54]
24 March 2023 CB   Jaz Goundry   Grimsby Borough End of Season [54]

Pre-season and friendlies

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On 9 June, the Mariners announced their first pre-season friendlies, at home to Lincoln City and away to North Ferriby United.[61] A third fixture was confirmed 4 days later, against Cleethorpes Town.[62] A trip to Alfreton Town was next to be added to the clubs pre-season schedule.[63]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

9 July 2022 Friendly Cleethorpes Town 0–2 Grimsby Town Grimsby
14:00 BST Report McAtee   37'
Orsi-Dadomo   85'
Stadium: Myenergi Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
12 July 2022 Friendly Hull City U23s 1–6 Grimsby Town North Ferriby
13:00 BST Hinds   14' Report Clifton   37'
Khouri   41'
McAtee   42'
Tomlinson   51'
Essel   75'
Glennon   82'
Stadium: Grange Lane
Attendance: Behind closed doors.
16 July 2022 Friendly Alfreton Town 0–4 Grimsby Town Alfreton
15:00 BST Report McAtee   15'
Waterfall   25'
Wearne   77'
Braithwaite   84'
Stadium: Impact Arena
Attendance: 407
19 July 2022 Friendly Grimsby Town 0–0 Lincoln City Cleethorpes
19:30 BST Report Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 3,813
20 July 2022 Friendly North Ferriby 1-0 Grimsby Town XI North Ferriby
19:30 BST Donald   41' Report Stadium: Grange Lane
Attendance: 398
23 July 2022 Friendly   CD Tenerife B 0-4   Grimsby Town Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
17:30 WEST Pearson
McAtee
Kiernan
Efete
Stadium: Tenerife Training Top Field 3
Attendance: Behind closed doors
26 July 2022 Friendly Grimsby Borough 3-3 Grimsby Town XI Grimsby
19:00 BST Adlard   19'
Kendall   57'
Drury   74'
  12'
  15'
  37'
Stadium: Bradley Stadium
Attendance: 270
18 October 2022 Friendly Grimsby Town XI 2-0 Sheffield United XI Cleethorpes
12:30 BST Maguire-Drew  
Simmonds  
Report Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: Behind closed doors

Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !

Last updated: pre-season
Source: [ Soccerway]

League Two

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League table

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Pos Team 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
Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[64]

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
44 15 13 16 48 54  −6 58 6 10 6 23 25  −2 9 3 10 25 29  −4

Last updated: 25 April 2023.
Source: [ Soccerway]

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041424344
GroundAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAAHHAHAHHAAHAAHHAHHAAHAAHAHHAH
ResultLDWDWWDWLLDWWDLLLDLWLLWLWLLWDDLDWWDDDLLWDWLW
Position211814161499881213111010111314161614161616161617191617161716161515151515151413121311
Updated to match(es) played on 25 April 2023. Source: [ Soccerway]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

On 23 June, the league fixtures were announced.[65]

30 July 2022 1 Leyton Orient 2–0 Grimsby Town Leyton
15:00 BST James   45+1',   56'
Hunt   45+4'
Moncur   49' (pen.)
Beckles   87'
Report Taylor   76'
McAtee   90'
Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium
Attendance: 8,557
Referee: Christopher Pollard
6 August 2022 2 Grimsby Town 1–1 Northampton Town Cleethorpes
15:00 BST Maguire-Drew   88' Report Hoskins   74'
Haynes   90+1'
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 7,154
Referee: Thomas Parsons
13 August 2022 3 Rochdale 0–1 Grimsby Town Rochdale
15:00 BST Ebanks-Landell   37'
Seriki   46'
Nelson   49'
Tulloch   60'
Report Clifton   29'
Morris   45+3'
Waterfall   90+2'
Stadium: Spotland
Referee: Thomas Kirk
16 August 2022 Grimsby Town Abandoned Carlisle United Cleethorpes
19:45 BST Mellish   16' Stadium: Blundell Park
Referee: Simon Mather
Note: Match was abandoned due to a waterlogged pitch.[66]
20 August 2022 4 Grimsby Town 0–0 Sutton United Cleethorpes
15:00 BST Waterfall   42'
Holohan   47'
Green   86'
Report John   34'
Boldewijn   86'
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 6,239
Referee: Martin Woods
27 August 2022 (2022-08-27) 5 Walsall 1–2 Grimsby Town Bescot
15:00 BST Johnson   5',   22' Report Clifton   77', 82'
Pepple   90+6'
Stadium: Poundland Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 5,644
Referee: Peter Wright
3 September 2022 (2022-09-03) 6 Newport County 0–2 Grimsby Town Newport
15:00 BST Bennett   22'
Evans   90+2'
Report Morris   63'
Kiernan   80'
Clifton   83'
Smith   88'
Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 4,251
Referee: Scott Oldham
10 September 2022 (2022-09-10) Grimsby Town Postponed Crewe Alexandra Cleethorpes
15:00 BST Stadium: Blundell Park
Note: Fixture was postponed as a mark of respect following the passing of Queen Elizabeth II.[67]
13 September 2022 (2022-09-13) 7 Grimsby Town 1–1 Gillingham Cleethorpes
19:45 BST Taylor   7'
Holohan   90'
Report Mandron   14',   86'
Adelakun   78'
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 5,960
Referee: Andy Haines
17 September 2022 (2022-09-17) 8 Colchester United 0–1 Grimsby Town Colchester
15:00 BST Longstaff   36' Report Efete   42'
Clifton   63'
Kiernan   78'
Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,167
Referee: Sunny Gill
24 September 2022 (2022-09-24) 9 Grimsby Town 1–2 Swindon Town Cleethorpes
15:00 BST Taylor   25'
Glennon   48'
Report Jephcott   13',   87'
Darcy   44'
Khan   49'   62'
Hutton   85'
Blake-Tracy   90+7'
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 6,805
Referee: Declan Bourne
27 September 2022 10 Grimsby Town 1–2 Carlisle United Cleethorpes
19:45 BST Efete   65'
Hunt   71'
Report Moxon   7'
Dennis   44'
Guy   67'
Armer   68'
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 6,447
Referee: Simon Mather
1 October 2022 (2022-10-01) 11 Salford City 1–1 Grimsby Town Salford
15:00 BST Vassell   2' Report Richardson   29'
Clifton   62'
Stadium: Moor Lane
Attendance: 3,521
Referee: Marc Edwards
8 October 2022 (2022-10-08) 12 Grimsby Town 3–0 Crawley Town Cleethorpes
15:00 BST Glennon   4'
Holohan   52'
Kiernan   81'
Taylor   85'   90+3'
Report Lynch   3' Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 6,068
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
15 October 2022 (2022-10-15) 13 Stockport County 1–3 Grimsby Town Edgeley
15:00 BST Madden   41'   57'
Camps   72'
Report Clifton   24'
Holohan   30'
Green   40'
Glennon   55'
Efete   67'
Taylor   90+3'
Hunt   90+5'
Crocombe   90+5'
Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 9,464
Referee: Alan Young
22 October 2022 (2022-10-22) 14 Grimsby Town 0–0 Bradford City Cleethorpes
15:00 BST Kiernan   36' Report Wright   47' Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 8,020
Referee: Martin Coy
25 October 2022 (2022-10-25) 15 Barrow 1–0 Grimsby Town Barrow-in-Furness
19:45 BST Brough   31'
Kay   39'
Canavan   51'
Waters   75'
Report Waterfall   51'
Hunt   90+3'
Stadium: Furness Building Society Stadium
Attendance: 3,301
Referee: Ben Toner
29 October 2022 (2022-10-29) 16 Hartlepool United 2–1 Grimsby Town Hartlepool
15:00 BST Tumilty   17'
Lacey   56'   78'
Maher   82' (o.g.)
Report Holohan   6'
Morris   18'
Waterfall   31'
Stadium: Suit Direct Stadium
Attendance: 4,600
Referee: Samuel Barrott
12 November 2022 (2022-11-12) 17 Grimsby Town 1–3 Doncaster Rovers Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT Hunt   44'
Smith   45+1'
McAtee   79'
Glennon   86'
Report Miller   6', 63'
Biggins   51'
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 8,046
Referee: Lewis Smith
19 November 2022 (2022-11-19) 18 Grimsby Town 1–1 Stevenage Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT McAtee   39'
Green   42'
Maher   90+1'
Report Piergianni   49'
Reeves   79'
Earley   80'
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 6,022
Referee: Tom Reeves
3 December 2022 (2022-12-03) 19 AFC Wimbledon 1–0 Grimsby Town Wimbledon
15:00 GMT Biler   34'
Kalambayi   49'
Chislett   60'
Pell   66'
Report Simmonds   78' Stadium: The Cherry Red Records Stadium
Attendance: 7,962
Referee: Darren Handley
10 December 2022 (2022-12-10) 20 Grimsby Town 2–1 Tranmere Rovers Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT Kiernan   7'
Maher   58'
Khan   80'
Report Lewis   45+2'
Burton   66'
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 5,134
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
17 December 2022 (2022-12-17) Mansfield Town Postponed Grimsby Town Mansfield
15:00 GMT Stadium: One Call Stadium
Note: Fixture was postponed due to a frozen pitch.[68]
26 December 2022 (2022-12-26) 21 Harrogate Town 3–2 Grimsby Town Harrogate
15:00 GMT Armstrong   12', 76'
Burrell   31'
Ramsay   42'
Crocombe   90+1' (o.g.)
Report Khan   29'
Green   42'
Clifton   49'
Stadium: EnviroVent Stadium
Attendance: 2,744
Referee: Bobby Madden
29 December 2022 (2022-12-29) 22 Grimsby Town 1–4 Salford City Cleethorpes
19:45 GMT Khan   21'
Glennon   22'
Report Smith   1', 34', 40'
Galbraith   30'
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 6,178
Referee: Carl Boyeson
1 January 2023 (2023-01-01) 23 Grimsby Town 1–0 Stockport County Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT Khan   51'
Green   78'
Clifton   81'
Report Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 6,490
Referee: Adam Herczeg
14 January 2023 (2023-01-14) 24 Swindon Town 5–0 Grimsby Town Swindon
15:00 GMT Austin   25'
Lavinier   62'
Williams   66'
Khan   71',   88'
Darcy   78'
Report Amos   34'
Clifton   59'
Holohan   74'
Stadium: The County Ground
Attendance: 11,053
Referee: Sam Purkiss
21 January 2023 (2023-01-21) Grimsby Town Postponed Harrogate Town Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT Stadium: Blundell Park
Note: Fixture was postponed due to a frozen pitch.[69]
24 January 2023 (2023-01-24) Crawley Town Postponed Grimsby Town Crawley
19:45 GMT Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Note: Fixture was postponed due to a frozen pitch.[70]
4 February 2023 (2023-02-04) 25 Crewe Alexandra 0–3 Grimsby Town Crewe
15:00 GMT Report McAtee   3'
Lloyd   31'
Green   73'
Dickson-Peters   84'
Stadium: Mornflake Stadium
Attendance: 4,460
Referee: Paul Howard
11 February 2023 (2023-02-11) 26 Grimsby Town 0–1 Colchester United Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT Waterfall   45' Report Hopper   32'
Wood   45+4'
O'Hara   78'
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 6,462
Referee: David Rock
14 February 2023 (2023-02-14) 27 Gillingham 2–1 Grimsby Town Gillingham
19:45 GMT Lapslie   56'
MacDonald   70'
Hawkins   87'
Report Glennon   19'
Holohan   75',   90+1'
Waterfall   90+4'
Stadium: MEMS Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 5,097
Referee: Craig Hicks
18 February 2023 28 Northampton Town 1–2 Grimsby Town Northampton
14:00 GMT Hoskins   18'
Guthrie   90+7'
Report Amos   15'
Emmanuel   36'
Waterfall   74'
Glennon   90+1',   90+2'
Taylor   90+7'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,694
Referee: Simon Mather
21 February 2023 29 Grimsby Town 0–0 Harrogate Town Cleethorpes
19:45 GMT Report Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 5,487
Referee: Tom Nield
25 February 2023 30 Grimsby Town 2–2 Leyton Orient Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT McAtee   46'
Lloyd   52',   72'
Glennon   75'
Report Kelman   25',   75'
Moncur   68'
Archibald   72'
Sotiriou   75'
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 6,283
Referee: Andy Haines
5 March 2023 31 Carlisle United 2–0 Grimsby Town Carlisle
15:00 GMT McCalmont   36'
Gibson   44'
Huntington   61'
Report O'Neill   34'
Khan   50'
Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 6,561
Referee: Marc Edwards
7 March 2023 32 Grimsby Town 1–1 Newport County Cleethorpes
19:45 GMT McAtee   36'
Waterfall   48'
Report Farquharson   55' Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 4,851
Referee: Bobby Madden
11 March 2023 33 Grimsby Town 1–0 Rochdale Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT Glennon   14'
Lloyd   68'
Crocombe   77'
Maher   81'
Waterfall   90+3'
Report Quigley   77' Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 5,963
Referee: James Oldham
14 March 2023 34 Sutton United 0–1 Grimsby Town Sutton
19:45 GMT Milsom   12'
Beautyman   79'
Rowe   90+7'
Kizzi   90+7'
Report Efete   34'
Amos   38'
Clifton   66'
Stadium: VBS Community Stadium
Attendance: 2,751
Referee: Andy Davies
22 March 2023 35 Mansfield Town 0–0 Grimsby Town Mansfield
19:45 GMT Report Maher   53' Stadium: One Call Stadium
Attendance: 7,569 (1,102 Grimsby supporters)
Referee: Tom Reeves
25 March 2023 36 Grimsby Town 1–1 Walsall Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT Morris   18',   81'
Maher   49'
Smith   73'
Green   85'
Amos   88'
Report McEntee   38'
Daniels   50',   90+4'
Evans   60'
White   60'
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 6,176
Referee: Robert Lewis
28 March 2023 37 Crawley Town 1–1 Grimsby Town Crawley
19:45 GMT Oteh   19'
Telford   87' (pen.)
Lynch   89'
Report Khan   33'
Clifton   42'
Crocombe   86'
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,668
Referee: Lee Swabey
1 April 2023 38 Bradford City 3–2 Grimsby Town Bradford
13:00 BST Gilliead   7'
Lewis   22'
Chapman   43'
Walker   62'
Cook   81'
Ridehalgh   90+4'
Report Clifton   20'
Holohan   23' (pen.)
Smith   44'
Stadium: University of Bradford Stadium
Attendance: 19,011
Referee: Charles Breakspear
7 April 2023 39 Grimsby Town 1–4 Hartlepool United Cleethorpes
15:00 BST Efete   54'
Taylor   80'
Report Kemp   19', 68' (pen.), 72'
Umerah   76'
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 7,425
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
10 April 2023 40 Doncaster Rovers 1–2 Grimsby Town Doncaster
15:00 BST Barlow   26'
Mitchell   77'
Report Waterfall   13'
Smith   28'
Taylor   45+3'
Glennon   79'
Maher   85'
Lloyd   90+6'
Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium
Attendance: 8,620
Referee: Alan Young
15 April 2023 41 Grimsby Town 1–1 Mansfield Town Cleethorpes
15:00 BST Efete   3'
Khan   52'
Lloyd   52'
Maher   72'
Report Hewitt   28'
Bowery   39'
Pym   52'
Wallace   87'
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 7,088
Referee: Neil Hair
18 April 2023 42 Grimsby Town 1–0 Barrow Cleethorpes
19:45 BST Emmanuel   72'
Orsi   77'
Report Young   1'
Gotts   26'
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 4,902
Referee: Lewis Smith
22 April 2023 43 Tranmere Rovers 2–0 Grimsby Town Birkenhead
15:00 BST Hawkes   33' (pen.)
Hughes   48'
Turnbull   70'
Report Hunt   89'
Lloyd   90+5'
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 5,600
Referee: Marc Edwards
25 April 2023 44 Grimsby Town 2–0 Crewe Alexandra Cleethorpes
19:45 BST Holohan   13'
Khan   77'
Orsi   82'
Report Mellor   17' Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 4,482
Referee: Darren Handley
29 April 2023 45 Stevenage 2–0 Grimsby Town Stevenage
15:00 BST Reid   57'
Wildoin   67'
Report Holohan   58' Stadium: Broadhall Way
Attendance: 6,533
Referee: Will Finnie
8 May 2023 46 Grimsby Town 1–0 AFC Wimbledon Cleethorpes
15:00 BST Ogundere   57' (own goal)
Glennon   38'
Report Davison   34'
Ogundere   43'
Nightingale   90+3'
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 6,733
Referee: David Rock

FA Cup

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Grimsby were drawn at home to Plymouth Argyle in the first round,[71] away to the winners off Curzon Ashton or Cambridge United in the second round,[72] home to Burton Albion in the third round[73] and away to either Luton Town or Wigan Athletic in the fourth round.[74]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

5 November 2022 (2022-11-05) First round Grimsby Town 5–1 Plymouth Argyle Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT Smith   10'   87'
Efete   33'
Kiernan   39', 58'
Glennon   45+7'
Khan   49'
Report Randell   5'
Butcher   70'
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 4,571
Referee: Thomas Parsons
26 November 2022 (2022-11-26) Second round Cambridge United 1–2 Grimsby Town Cambridge
15:00 GMT Digby   42'
Smith   81'
Report Green   29'
Waterfall   45+2'
Khan   61', 90'
McAtee   83'
Stadium: The Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 3,044
Referee: Carl Brook
7 January 2023 (2023-01-07) Third round Grimsby Town 1–0 Burton Albion Cleethorpes
17:30 GMT Richardson   76',   90+4'
Morris   90+2'
Report Kamwa   68'
Amissah   85'
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 5,447
Referee: Charles Breakspear
28 January 2023 (2023-01-28) Fourth round Luton Town 2–2 Grimsby Town Luton
15:00 GMT Adebayo   49' (pen.)
Clark   66'
Report Holohan   43',   88'
Clifton   45+1',   67'
Orsi-Dadomo   65'
Maher   73'
Crocombe   90+2'
Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 8,552
Referee: Tim Robinson
7 February 2023 (2023-02-07) Fourth round replay Grimsby Town 3–0 Luton Town Cleethorpes
19:45 GMT Clifton   9'
Orsi   27'
Morris   33'
Amos   43',   45+5'
Efete   80'
Report Watson   43'
Onyedinma   90'
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 7,051
Referee: Samuel Barrott
7 February 2023 (2023-02-07) Fifth Road Southampton 1–2 Grimsby Town Southampton
19:45 GMT Caleta-Car   49',   65' Report Hunt   32'
Holohan   45+1' (pen.),   50' (pen.)
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 27,584
Referee: Thomas Bramall
19 March 2023 Quarter-final Brighton & Hove Albion 5–0 Grimsby Town Falmer
14:15 GMT Undav   6'
Ferguson   51', 70'
March   82'
Mitoma   90'
Report Stadium: American Express Community Stadium
Attendance: 29,415
Referee: Jarred Gillett

EFL Cup

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  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.[75][76]

9 August 2022 First round Grimsby Town 4–0 Crewe Alexandra Cleethorpes
19:45 BST Amos   3'
Waterfall   13'
Green   34'
Smith   56'
Wearne   86'
Report Mellor   65' Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 2,802
Referee: Adam Herczeg
23 August 2022 Second round Grimsby Town 0–3 Nottingham Forest Cleethorpes
19:45 BST Report
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 8,418
Referee: Seb Stockbridge

EFL Trophy

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On 20 June, the initial Group stage draw was made, grouping Grimsby Town with Derby County and Mansfield Town.[77] In the second round, The Mariners were drawn at home to Accrington Stanley.[78]

Pos Div Team 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
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
Source: EFL.com

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

30 August 2022 Group stage Derby County 3–1 Grimsby Town Derby
19:00 BST Mendez-Laing   6'
Sibley   42'
Bird   45',   58'
Report Cropper   60'
Kiernan   88'
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 5,348
Referee: Carl Boyeson
20 September 2022 (2022-09-20) Group stage Grimsby Town 2–0 Mansfield Town Cleethorpes
19:30 BST Khan   15'
Orsi-Dadomo   39'
Pearson   60'
Report O'Toole   33' Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 912
Referee: Bobby Madden
8 November 2022 (2022-11-08) Group stage Grimsby Town 1–1
(4–2 p)
Manchester City U21 Cleethorpes
19:30 GMT Simmonds   3'
Khan   42'
Cropper   43'
Green   74'
Maher   90'
Report Dickson   17'
Charles   64'
Robertson   88'
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 1,281
Referee: Ben Speedie
Penalties
Holohan  
Clifton  
Kiernan  
Pearson  
Charles  
Katongo  
Bobb  
Robertson  
22 November 2022 (2022-11-22) Second round Grimsby Town 0–1 Accrington Stanley Cleethorpes
19:30 GMT Morris   65'
Smith   89'
Report Whalley   56'
Leigh   66' (pen.)
Rodgers   90'
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 703
Referee: Martin Coy

First-team squad

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# Name Nationality 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).

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