2020–21 Grimsby Town F.C. season

Grimsby Town
2020–21 season
ChairmanPhilip Day
ManagerIan Holloway
(until 23 December)[1]
Paul Hurst
(from 30 December)[2]
StadiumBlundell Park
League Two24th (Relegated)
FA CupFirst round
EFL CupFirst round
EFL TrophyGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ira Jackson Jr
Lenell John-Lewis
Mattie Pollock
(3 each)
All:
Mattie Pollock
(4 goals)

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 Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
11 August 2020 CB Tunisia Bilel Mohsni Greece Panachaiki Free transfer [3]
11 August 2020 CF England Ira Jackson Jr England Folkestone Invicta Free transfer [4]
13 August 2020 CF England Montel Gibson England Halesowen Town Free transfer [5]
13 August 2020 AM Wales George Williams England Forest Green Rovers Free transfer [6]
14 August 2020 CF Spain Alhagi Touray Sisay Wales Aberystwyth Town Free transfer [7]
31 August 2020 CM England Danny Rose England Swindon Town Free transfer [8]
2 September 2020 RW Republic of Ireland Sean Scannell England Blackpool Free transfer [9]
5 September 2020 CM England Luke Spokes England Taunton Town Undisclosed [10]
11 December 2020 RW Portugal Filipe Morais England Crawley Town Free transfer [11]
8 January 2021 LB England Sam Habergham Free agent Free transfer [12]
25 January 2021 CF England Stefan Payne England Tranmere Rovers Free transfer [13]
1 February 2021 LB England Joe Bunney England Hartlepool United Free transfer [14]
1 February 2021 CF England Lenell John-Lewis England Hereford Undisclosed [15]
6 February 2021 LW France Julien Lamy England Free agent Free transfer [16]
12 February 2021 CM England Giles Coke England Hereford Free transfer [17]

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
3 September 2020 DF England Danny Preston England Nottingham Forest 1 February 2021 [18][19]
5 September 2020 RW England Owura Edwards England Bristol City 31 December 2020 [20]
7 September 2020 DM Wales Terry Taylor England Wolverhampton Wanderers 6 January 2021 [21]
30 September 2020 DM England James Morton England Bristol City 31 December 2020 [22]
8 October 2020 LW England Kyle Bennett England Bristol Rovers End of season [23]
8 October 2020 CF England Owen Windsor England West Bromwich Albion 20 December 2020 [24][25]
16 October 2020 CF France Virgil Gomis England Nottingham Forest 5 January 2021 [26]
18 January 2021 CB Wales Rollin Menayese England Mansfield Town End of season [27]
21 January 2021 CM England Jay Matete England Fleetwood Town End of season [28]
29 January 2021 AM Tunisia Idris El Mizouni England Ipswich Town End of season [29]
1 February 2021 CM Wales Joe Adams England Brentford End of season [30]
1 February 2021 GK England Jake Eastwood England Sheffield United End of season [31]

Loans out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
15 September 2020 CM England Jock Curran England Spalding United 1 January 2021 [32]
15 September 2020 MF England Cameron Painter England Spalding United December 2020 [32]
9 October 2020 LB England Joey Hope England Cleethorpes Town November 2020 [33]
9 October 2020 CF Spain Alhagi Touray Sisay England Cleethorpes Town 9 November 2020 [33]
24 December 2020 GK England Ollie Battersby England Gateshead 29 December 2020 [34]
1 March 2021 CF England Montel Gibson England Altrincham April 2021 [35]

Transfers out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2020 LW England Brandon Buckley England Cleethorpes Town Released [36]
1 July 2020 CF Scotland Harry Cardwell England Chorley Released [36][37]
1 July 2020 SS England Jordan Cook England Gateshead Released [36][38]
1 July 2020 CB England Harry Davis England Morecambe Released [36][39]
1 July 2020 LB Republic of Ireland Bradley Garmston Retired Released [36]
1 July 2020 RW France Elliot Grandin France Saint-Pierroise Released [36]
1 July 2020 CM England Jake Hessenthaler England Crawley Town Released [36][40]
1 July 2020 LW Jamaica Ahkeem Rose England Dover Athletic Released [36][41]
1 July 2020 CM England Elliott Whitehouse England Forest Green Rovers Released [36][42]
17 July 2020 AM Republic of Ireland Billy Clarke England Bradford City Free transfer [43]
20 July 2020 AM England Charles Vernam England Burton Albion Free transfer [44]
21 November 2020 CB Sweden Ludvig Öhman Sweden Falkenbergs FF Released [45]
21 November 2020 CB Tunisia Bilel Mohsni England Barnet Released [46][47]
14 January 2021 RW England James Tilley England Crawley Town Mutual consent [48][49]
18 March 2021 LB England Joe Bunney England Altrincham Released [50]
30 March 2021 LB England Joey Hope England Darlington Released [51]

Pre-season

First-team squad

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

Competitions

EFL League Two

Main article: 2020–21 EFL League Two

League table

Pos Team
 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
Updated to match(es) played on 31 May 2021. 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[52]
(R) Relegated

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 10 13 23 37 69  −32 43 5 8 10 17 30  −13 5 5 13 20 39  −19

Last updated: 8 May 2021.
Source: BBC

Results by matchday

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAAAHHAAHAAHAHHAHHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHHAAHAHAHHAAHA
ResultLLDWWLDLDWLWLLLDLWLLDLLDLLLWLLLDDDDWDDDLWLWLWL
Position20232318151617191718201818202020201920222223232323232323242424242424242424242424242424242424
Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2021. Source: 11v11 for league tables and fixtures
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.[53]

12 September 2020 1 Walsall 1–0 Grimsby Town Bescot
15:00 BST Cockerill-Mollett Yellow card 44'
Adebayo 60'		 Report Edwards Yellow card 44'
Idehen Yellow card 69'		 Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lee Swabey
19 September 2020 2 Grimsby Town 0–4 Salford City Cleethorpes
15:00 BST Tilley Yellow card 48'
Öhman Red card 90+2'		 Report Hunter Yellow card 28'
Henderson 32' (pen.), 63' (pen.), 76'
Towell Yellow card 56' 90+3' (pen.)
Touray Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Declan Bourne
10 October 2020 3 Bolton Wanderers 0–0 Grimsby Town Horwich
15:00 BST Sarcevic Yellow card 70'
Santos Yellow card 90+7'		 Report Green Yellow card 52' Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Samuel Barrott
13 October 2020 4 Cheltenham Town 1–3 Grimsby Town Cheltenham
19:00 BST Williams 28'
Bonds Yellow card 49'		 Report Edwards 23'
Tilley 39'
Pollock Yellow card 67'
Hendrie Yellow card 84'
Windsor 90+4'		 Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Paul Howard
17 October 2020 5 Leyton Orient 2–3 Grimsby Town Leyton
17:30 BST Wilkinson 5'
Wright Yellow card 39'
Maguire-Drew 74' Yellow card 75'
Clay Yellow card 90'
McAnuff Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Waterfall 22'
Williams 32'
Clifton Yellow card 86'
Gibson 90+1' (pen.)		 Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tom Nield
20 October 2020 6 Grimsby Town 1–2 Harrogate Town Cleethorpes
19:45 BST Tilley 26' Yellow card 61'
Pollock Yellow card 45'
Hendrie Yellow card 48'
Preston Yellow card 56'
Clifton Yellow card 70'		 Report Muldoon 25', 43'
Thomson Yellow card 42'
Kerry Yellow card 73'		 Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
24 October 2020 7 Grimsby Town 1–1 Carlisle United Cleethorpes
15:00 BST Pollock 24' Yellow card 90+3'
Taylor Yellow card 37'
Waterfall Yellow card 76'
Starbuck Yellow card 82'		 Report Anderton Yellow card 18'
McKeown 46' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Christopher Pollard
27 October 2020 8 Forest Green Rovers 1–0 Grimsby Town Nailsworth
19:00 GMT Young 24'
Winchester Yellow card 48'
Godwin-Malife Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Taylor Yellow card 90+2'
Green Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: The Innocent [Insert Name Here] Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Adcock
31 October 2020 9 Stevenage 0–0 Grimsby Town Stevenage
15:00 GMT Coker Yellow card 84' Report Taylor Yellow card 53' Stadium: Lamex Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sam Allison
3 November 2020 10 Grimsby Town 1–0 Barrow Grimsby
19:00 GMT Gibson 60'
Waterfall Yellow card 77'
McKeown Yellow card 89'		 Report Hird Yellow card 41'
Platt Yellow card 71'		 Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alan Young
21 November 2020 11 Tranmere Rovers 5–0 Grimsby Town Birkenhead
15:00 GMT Vaughan 10', 29' (pen.)
Clarke 27'
Khan 34'
Monthé Yellow card 79'
Lewis 86'		 Report Hendrie Yellow card 35'
Waterfall Yellow card 65'		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Marc Edwards
24 November 2020 12 Crawley Town 1–2 Grimsby Town Crawley
19:00 GMT Watters 4' Yellow card 80'
Powell Yellow card 78'		 Report Green 35'
Wright 51'
Hewitt Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: The People's Pension Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kevin Johnson
1 December 2020 13 Grimsby Town 1–4 Exeter City Cleethorpes
19:00 GMT Hendrie 31' Yellow card 36'
Rose Yellow card 50'		 Report Bowman 19'
Williams 40', 44'
Jay 68'
Key Yellow card 74'		 Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andy Haines
5 December 2020 14 Colchester United 2–1 Grimsby Town Colchester
15:00 GMT Smith 8'
Harriott 56'
Gambin Yellow card 63'
Eastman Yellow card 87'		 Report Pollock Yellow card 2'
Hendrie 23'		 Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lee Swabey
8 December 2020 15 Grimsby Town 0–2 Newport County Cleethorpes
19:00 GMT Hendrie Yellow card 24'
Taylor Yellow card 52'
Waterfall Yellow card 66'		 Report Twine 25'
Amond 45+1' (pen.)
Willmott Yellow card 50'		 Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
12 December 2020 16 Grimsby Town 1–1 Mansfield Town Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT Bennett Yellow card 48'
Jackson Jr 63'
Russell Yellow card 68'
Clifton Yellow card 72'
Morais Yellow card 87'		 Report Gordon Yellow card 54'
Maynard 69' (pen.)
Lapslie Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Carl Brook
15 December 2020 17 Southend United 3–1 Grimsby Town Southend-on-Sea
19:45 GMT Taylor 1'
Clifford 57'
Halford 75'
Egbri Yellow card 89'		 Report Jackson Jr 45+4'
Hewitt Yellow card 68'
Waterfall Yellow card 73' Yellow-red card 90+4'		 Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sam Allison
19 December 2020 18 Grimsby Town 1–0 Scunthorpe United Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT Pollock 21'
Spokes Yellow card 59'
Holloway Yellow card		 Report McAtee Yellow card 39'
Jarvis Yellow card 55'
Clarke Yellow card 69'		 Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Darren Drysdale
22 December 2020 19 Grimsby Town 1–2 Bradford City Cleethorpes
19:00 GMT Clifton 49' Report Novak 21'
Sutton 45'		 Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: John Busby
26 December 2020 20 Morecambe 3–1 Grimsby Town Morecambe
15:00 GMT Stockton Yellow card 45'
Songo'o Yellow card 56'
Mendes Gomes 58', 71'
Phillips 90+3'		 Report Pollock 21' Stadium: Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Declan Bourne
29 December 2020 21 Grimsby Town 0–0 Oldham Athletic Cleethorpes
19:00 GMT Pollock Yellow card 39'
Hewitt Yellow card 86'
Preston Yellow card 88'		 Report Piergianni Yellow card 33'
Garrity Yellow card 68'
Ntambwe Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tom Nield
2 January 2021 22 Grimsby Town 1–2 Cambridge United Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT Hewitt 72' Report May 4'
Mullin 36'
Hannant Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andy Haines
9 January 2021 23 Port Vale 3–0 Grimsby Town Burslem
15:00 GMT Brisley 8', Yellow card 69'
Joyce Yellow card 11'
Rodney 15'
Waterfall 60' (o.g.)		 Report Wright Yellow card 86' Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Graham Salisbury
16 January 2021 24 Grimsby Town 0–0 Southend United Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT Habergham Yellow card 71'
Spokes Yellow card 90+1'		 Report McCormack Yellow card 74'
White Yellow card 75'
Demetriou Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ben Toner
23 January 2021 25 Scunthorpe United 3–0 Grimsby Town Scunthorpe
13:00 GMT Eisa 14', 65'
Loft 38', Yellow card 75'
Gilliead Yellow card 83'		 Report Wright Yellow card 29' Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ollie Yates
30 January 2021 26 Grimsby Town 1–2 Stevenage Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT McKeown Yellow card 73'
Payne 90+3'		 Report List 42'
Vincelot Yellow card 70'
Stevens 90+5'		 Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
6 February 2021 27 Newport County 1–0 Grimsby Town Newport
15:00 GMT Bennett Red card 37'
Maynard 51'		 Report Matete Yellow card 81' Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 0
Referee: Craig Hicks
23 February 2021 28 Grimsby Town 2–1 Crawley Town Cleethorpes
19:00 GMT Morais 21'
Bunney Yellow card 69' Yellow-red card 90+3'
Adams Yellow card 70', 79'
Hewitt Yellow card 85'		 Report Powell 30'
Wright Yellow card 32'
Hessenthaler Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bobby Madley
27 February 2021 29 Harrogate Town 1–0 Grimsby Town Harrogate
15:00 GMT Beck 77' Report Matete Yellow card 16' Stadium: The EnviroVent Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Trevor Kettle
2 March 2021 30 Grimsby Town 0–1 Leyton Orient Cleethorpes
19:00 GMT Report Happe 20' Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Steve Martin
6 March 2021 31 Grimsby Town 1–2 Forest Green Rovers Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT Matete Yellow card 30'
Hanson 38'		 Report Matt 19' (pen.)
Adams 66'

Mark Cooper Yellow card		 Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Peter Wright
9 March 2021 32 Carlisle United 1–1 Grimsby Town Carlisle
19:00 GMT Hayden Yellow card 31'
Zanzala 90+3'		 Report John-Lewis 16'
Coke Yellow card 55'		 Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Chris Sarginson
13 March 2021 33 Grimsby Town 0–0 Colchester United Cleethorpes
17:30 GMT Matete Yellow card 25' Report Pell Yellow card 90+2' Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Marc Edwards
17 March 2021 34 Grimsby Town 0–0 Tranmere Rovers Cleethorpes
19:00 GMT Lamy Yellow card 8'
Clifton Yellow card 60'		 Report Blackett-Taylor Yellow card 47'
Ridehalgh Yellow card 71'		 Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Robert Lewis
20 March 2021 35 Mansfield Town 2–2 Grimsby Town Mansfield
15:00 GMT Maris 20'
Law 67'
McLaughlin Yellow card 70'
Sweeney Yellow card 90'
Wright Yellow card 90+6'		 Report Jackson Jr Yellow card 56'
John-Lewis 63'
Matete Yellow card 63'
Williams 90+1'		 Stadium: One Call Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: John Busby
23 March 2021 36 Barrow 0–1 Grimsby Town Barrow-in-Furness
19:00 GMT Report John-Lewis Yellow card 62'
Spokes 71'		 Stadium: Furness Building Society Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ben Speedie
27 March 2021 37 Grimsby Town 1–1 Walsall Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT Hanson 9'
Payne Yellow card 12'		 Report Lavery 45+1'
Clarke Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Samuel Barrott
2 April 2021 38 Salford City 1–1 Grimsby Town Salford
15:00 BST Lowe Yellow card 26'
Touray Yellow card 73', 88'		 Report Clifton 2', Yellow card 19'
Payne Yellow card 50'
Matete Yellow card 73'		 Stadium: Moor Lane
Attendance: 0
Referee: Declan Bourne
5 April 2021 39 Grimsby Town 1–1 Cheltenham Town Cleethorpes
15:00 BST John-Lewis 8' Report Boyle 34' Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andy Davies
10 April 2021 40 Bradford City 1–0 Grimsby Town Bradford
15:00 BST A. O'Connor 42'
P. O'Connor Yellow card 70'
Donaldson Yellow card 76'		 Report Habergham Yellow card 38'
Williams Yellow card 44'
Payne Red card 45+2'
Hanson Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Utilita Energy Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Bell
17 April 2021 41 Grimsby Town 2–1 Bolton Wanderers Cleethorpes
12:30 BST Matete 1', Yellow card 78'
Khouri Yellow card 34'
Clifton Yellow card 59'
Jackson Jr 86'		 Report Williams Yellow card 6'
Miller 90+6'		 Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Carl Brook
20 April 2021 42 Grimsby Town 0–3 Morecambe Cleethorpes
19:00 BST Clifton Yellow card 83' Report Stockton 22'
Songo'o 28'
Waterfall 81' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Paul Howard
24 April 2021 43 Oldham Athletic 1–2 Grimsby Town Oldham
15:00 BST McAleny 30'
Whelan Yellow card 39'		 Report Coke Yellow card 6'
Green 36'
Menayese Yellow card 73'
Matete 80'
Khouri Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alan Young
27 April 2021 44 Exeter City 3–2 Grimsby Town Exeter
19:00 BST Waterfall 33' (o.g.)
Collins Yellow card 79'
Fisher 83'
Bowman 89'		 Report John-Lewis 41' (pen.)
Matete 58', Red card 61'
Menayese Yellow card 90+7'		 Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Rock
1 May 2021 45 Grimsby Town 1–0 Port Vale Cleethorpes
15:00 BST Green 32', Yellow card 45' Report Legge Yellow card 54'
Montaño Yellow card 83' Yellow-red card 87'		 Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Will Finnie
8 May 2021 46 Cambridge United 3–0 Grimsby Town Cambridge
15:00 BST O'Neil 25'
Hoolahan 57'
Mullin 80'		 Report Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tom Nield

FA Cup

Main article: 2020–21 FA Cup

The draw for the first round was made on Monday 26, October.[54]

  Win   Draw   Loss

7 November 2020 First round Dagenham & Redbridge 3–1 Grimsby Town Dagenham
15:00 GMT Wilson 10', 90+1'
Ogogo Yellow card 82'
Brundle 90+6' (pen.)		 Report Windsor 60' (pen.) Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Craig Hicks

EFL Cup

Main article: 2020–21 EFL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson.[55]

5 September 2020 First round Grimsby Town 1–1
(3–4 p)		 Morecambe Cleethorpes
15:00 BST Green 34' Report Phillips 7'
Slew Yellow card 44'		 Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Graham Salisbury
Penalties
Pollock soccer ball with check mark
Tilley soccer ball with red X
Preston soccer ball with check mark
Edwards soccer ball with check mark
McKeown soccer ball with red X		 Kenyon soccer ball with red X
McAlinden soccer ball with check mark
Hendrie soccer ball with check mark
Pringle soccer ball with check mark
O'Sullivan soccer ball with check mark

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2020–21 EFL Trophy

  Win   Draw   Loss

The regional group stage draw was confirmed on 18 August.[56]

Pos Div Team
 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
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
Source: EFL.com
8 September 2020 Group stage Grimsby Town 2–2
(5–4 p)		 Harrogate Town Cleethorpes
19:45 BST Gibson 36' (pen.)
Öhman Yellow card 74'
Boyd 74'
Taylor Yellow card 80'
Khouri Red card 90'		 Report Lokko Yellow card 33' 86'
Smith Yellow card 65'
Burrell soccer ball with red X 81
Kiernan 81'		 Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Bell
Penalties
Gibson soccer ball with check mark
Taylor soccer ball with check mark
Edwards soccer ball with check mark
Starbuck soccer ball with check mark
Jackson Jr soccer ball with check mark		 Thomson soccer ball with check mark
Martin soccer ball with check mark
Beck soccer ball with check mark
Burrell soccer ball with check mark
Kerry soccer ball with red X
10 November 2020 Group stage Grimsby Town 1–3 Leicester City U21 Cleethorpes
19:00 GMT Pollock 21'
Spokes Yellow card 89'		 Report Wright 58'
Tavares 60'
Muskwe 74'
Flynn Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Neil Hair
17 November 2020 Group stage Hull City 3–0 Grimsby Town Kingston upon Hull
17:30 GMT Samuelsen 27', 32'
Scott 79'		 Report Wright Yellow card 3'
Edwards Yellow card 64'		 Stadium: KCOM Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Darren Drysdale

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