List of Grimsby Town F.C. seasons

Season by season league and cup results for Grimsby Town F.C.

Grimsby Town Performances from 1892 until 2023

Seasons

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Year League Lvl Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Position Leading league scorer[1] FA Cup FL Cup FL Trophy
FA Trophy
Average home
attendance[2][a]
Name Goals Res Rec Res Rec Res Rec
1884–85 R4 1-0-1
1885–86 R3 0-0-1
1886–87 R2 1-1-1
1887–88 R4 1-0-1
1888–89 R2 2-0-1
1889–90 Football Alliance 2 22 12 2 8 58 47 +11 26 4th of 12 R2 1-0-1
1890–91 22 11 5 6 43 27 +16 27 3rd of 12 QR1 0-0-1
1891–92 22 6 6 10 40 39 +1 16 10th of 12 QR3 2-0-1
Football League Second Division created, the club elected to the newly created division.
1892–93 Second Division 2 22 11 1 10 42 41 +1 23 4th of 12 R2 2-0-1 2,435
1893–94 28 15 2 11 71 58 +13 32 5th of 15 R1 1-0-1 2,800
1894–95 30 18 1 11 79 52 +27 37 5th of 16 - 3,530
1895–96 30 20 2 8 82 38 +44 42 3rd of 16 R2 3-1-1 3,500
1896–97 30 17 4 9 66 45 +21 38 3rd of 16 R1 0-2-1 4,345
1897–98 30 10 4 16 52 62 -10 24 12th of 16 R1 0-0-1 3,465
1898–99 34 15 5 14 71 60 +11 35 10th of 18 R1 1-1-1 3,545
1899–1900 34 17 6 11 67 46 +21 40 6th of 18 R1 1-0-1 3,800
1900–01 34 20 9 5 60 33 +27 49 1st of 18
Promoted
INT 0-0-1 5,125
1901–02 First Division 1 34 13 6 15 44 60 -16 32 15th of 18 R1 0-1-1 5,955
1902–03 34 8 9 17 43 62 -19 25 17th of 18
Relegated
R2 1-0-1 5,055
1903–04 Second Division 2 34 14 8 12 50 49 +1 36 6th of 18 R1 1-0-1 4,400
1904–05 34 11 8 15 33 46 -13 30 13th of 18 R1 1-0-1 3,875
1905–06 38 15 10 13 46 46 0 40 8th of 20 R1 0-0-1 4,230
1906–07 38 16 3 19 57 62 -5 35 11th of 20 R1 0-1-1 5,100
1907–08 38 11 8 19 43 71 -28 30 18th of 20 QF 3-1-1 4,575
1908–09 38 14 7 17 41 54 -13 35 13th of 20 R1 0-0-1 5,235
1909–10 38 9 6 23 50 77 -27 24 19th of 20 R1 0-0-1 4,405
The club voted out of the Football League.
1910–11 Midland League 38 25 7 6 93 32 +61 57 1st of 20 R3 2-0-1
The club elected to the Football League.
1911–12 Second Division 2 38 15 9 14 48 55 -7 39 9th of 20 - 5,250
1912–13 38 15 10 13 51 50 +1 40 7th of 20 R1 0-0-1 5,790
1913–14 38 13 8 17 42 58 -16 34 15th of 20 R1 0-0-1 8,345
1914–15 38 11 9 18 48 76 -28 31 17th of 20 R1 0-0-1 5,900
No competitive football was played between 1915 and 1919 due to the World War I.
1919–20 Second Division 2 42 10 5 27 34 75 -41 25 22nd of 22
Relegated
R1 0-0-1 6,200
1920–21 Third Division South 3 42 15 9 18 49 59 -10 39 13th of 22
Transferred
R2 2-0-1 9,790
1921–22 Third Division North 38 21 8 9 72 47 +25 50 3rd of 20 R1 2-3-1 8,750
1922–23 38 14 5 19 55 52 +3 33 14th of 20 QR5 0-0-1 8,445
1923–24 42 14 13 15 49 47 +2 41 11th of 22 R1 2-1-1 7,590
1924–25 42 15 9 18 60 60 0 39 12th of 22 QR5 0-0-1 6,315
1925–26 42 26 9 7 91 40 +51 61 1st of 22
Promoted
R3 2-1-1 9,418
1926–27 Second Division 2 42 11 12 19 74 91 -17 34 17th of 22 R3 2-0-1 12,558
1927–28 42 14 12 16 69 83 -14 40 11th of 22 R3 0-0-1 11,237
1928–29 42 24 5 13 82 61 +21 53 2nd of 22
Promoted
R3 0-1-1 12,295
1929–30 First Division 1 42 15 7 20 73 89 -16 37 18th of 22 R3 0-1-1 14,724
1930–31 42 17 5 20 82 87 -5 39 13th of 22 R5 2-0-1 13,082
1931–32 42 13 6 23 67 98 -31 32 21st of 22
Relegated
R5 2-0-1 11,968
1932–33 Second Division 2 42 14 13 15 79 84 -5 41 13th of 22 R4 1-0-1 8,357
1933–34 42 27 5 10 103 59 +44 59 1st of 22
Promoted
R4 1-0-1 10,852
1934–35 First Division 1 42 17 11 14 78 60 +18 45 5th of 22 R3 0-0-1 13,706
1935–36 42 17 5 20 65 73 -8 39 17th of 22 SF 4-1-1 11,496
1936–37 42 17 7 18 86 81 +5 41 12th of 22 R5 2-1-1 11,514
1937–38 42 13 12 17 51 68 -17 38 20th of 22 R3 0-1-1 12,288
1938–39 42 16 11 15 61 69 -8 43 10th of 22 SF 4-2-1 12,064
No competitive football was played between 1939 and 1946 due to the World War II.
1945–46 R3 0-0-2
1946–47 First Division 1 42 13 12 17 61 82 -21 38 16th of 22 R4 1-1-1 16,220
1947–48 42 8 6 28 45 111 -66 22 22nd of 22
Relegated
R3 0-0-1 16,031
1948–49 Second Division 2 42 15 10 17 72 76 -4 40 11th of 22 R4 1-0-1 16,602
1949–50 42 16 8 18 74 73 +1 40 11th of 22 R4 1-0-1 18,056
1950–51 42 8 12 22 61 95 -34 28 22nd of 22
Relegated
R3 0-1-1 15,939
1951–52 Third Division North 3 46 29 8 9 96 45 +51 66 2nd of 24 R2 1-0-1 14,909
1952–53 46 21 10 15 75 59 +16 52 5th of 24 R3 2-0-1 14,298
1953–54 46 16 9 21 51 77 -26 41 17th of 24 R3 2-2-1 9,578
1954–55 46 13 8 25 47 78 -31 34 23rd of 24 R3 2-0-1 8,261
1955–56 46 31 6 9 76 29 +47 68 1st of 24
Promoted
R3 2-1-1 15,934
1956–57 Second Division 2 42 17 5 20 61 62 -1 39 16th of 22 R3 0-0-1 15,331
1957–58 42 17 6 19 86 83 +3 40 13th of 22 R3 0-0-1 14,166
1958–59 42 9 10 23 62 90 -28 28 21st of 22
Relegated
R4 1-1-1 13,108
1959–60 Third Division 3 46 18 16 12 87 70 +17 52 4th of 24 R2 1-0-1 10,540
1960–61 46 20 10 16 77 69 +8 50 6th of 24 R1 0-0-1 R2 0-0-1 9,295
1961–62 46 28 6 12 80 56 +24 62 2nd of 24
Promoted
R1 0-0-1 R1 0-0-1 9,469
1962–63 Second Division 2 42 11 13 18 55 66 -11 35 19th of 22 R3 0-0-1 R2 0-0-1 11,216
1963–64 42 9 14 19 47 75 -28 32 21st of 22
Relegated
R3 0-0-1 R2 0-0-1 9,515
1964–65 Third Division 3 46 16 17 13 68 67 +1 49 10th of 24 R2 1-2-1 R3 1-0-1 7,144
1965–66 46 17 13 16 68 62 +6 47 11th of 24 R4 3-2-1 QF 3-1-1 7,239
1966–67 46 17 9 20 61 68 -7 43 17th of 24 R1 0-1-1 R4 3-1-1 5,965
1967–68 46 14 9 23 52 69 -17 37 21st of 24
Relegated
R1 0-0-1 R2 1-1-1 4,301
1968–69 Fourth Division 4 46 9 15 22 47 69 -22 33 23rd of 24 R1 0-0-1 R2 1-2-1 3,984
1969–70 46 14 15 17 54 58 -4 43 16th of 24 R1 0-0-1 R1 0-0-1 4,112
1970–71 46 18 7 21 57 71 -14 43 19th of 24 R1 0-0-1 R1 0-0-1 4,143
1971–72 46 28 7 11 88 56 +32 63 1st of 24
Promoted
R1 0-0-1 R4 3-2-1 11,164
1972–73 Third Division 3 46 20 8 18 67 61 +6 48 9th of 24 R4 3-2-1 R2 1-1-1 10,657
1973–74 46 18 15 13 67 50 +17 51 6th of 24 R3 2-1-1 R2 1-2-1 7,240
1974–75 46 15 13 18 55 64 -9 43 16th of 24 R2 1-1-1 R1 0-0-1 5,619
1975–76 46 15 10 21 62 74 -12 40 18th of 24 R1 0-0-1 R1 0-1-1 5,380
1976–77 46 12 9 25 45 69 -24 33 23rd of 24
Relegated
R2 1-1-1 R1 0-1-1 4,359
1977–78 Fourth Division 4 46 21 11 14 57 51 +6 53 6th of 24 R3 2-2-1 R2 2-0-1 4,463
1978–79 46 26 9 11 82 49 +23 61 2nd of 24
Promoted
R1 0-0-1 R2 2-0-1 6,290
1979–80 Third Division 3 46 26 10 10 73 42 +31 62 1st of 24
Promoted
Kevin Drinkell 16 R3 2-1-1 QF 5-3-1 10,498
1980–81 Second Division 2 42 15 15 12 44 42 +2 45 7th of 22 R3 0-0-1 R1 1-0-1 10,960
1981–82 42 11 13 18 53 65 -12 46 17th of 22 R5 2-0-1 R2 1-0-1 8,409
1982–83 42 12 11 19 45 70 -25 47 19th of 22 R4 1-1-1 R2 1-2-1 7,751
1983–84 42 19 13 10 60 47 +13 70 5th of 22 R3 0-0-1 R2 1-1-2 7,579
1984–85 42 18 8 16 72 64 +8 62 10th of 22 R4 1-1-1 QF 3-2-1 6,466
1985–86 42 14 10 18 58 62 -4 52 15th of 22 R3 0-0-1 R3 1-1-1 5,160
1986–87 42 10 14 18 39 59 -20 44 21st of 22
Relegated
R3 0-2-1 R2 1-1-2 5,145
1987–88 Third Division 3 46 12 14 20 48 58 -10 50 22nd of 24
Relegated
R2 1-1-1 R1 1-0-1 G 1-0-2 3,336
1988–89 Fourth Division 4 46 17 15 14 65 59 +6 66 9th of 24 R5 4-1-1 R1 0-0-2 R1 1-1-1 4,267
1989–90 46 22 13 11 70 47 +23 79 2nd of 24
Promoted
R3 2-0-1 R2 2-0-2 G 0-1-1 5,991
1990–91 Third Division 3 46 24 11 11 66 34 +32 83 3rd of 24
Promoted
R1 0-0-1 R1 1-0-1 G 0-0-2 7,237
1991–92 Second Division 2 46 14 11 21 47 62 -15 53 19th of 24 R1 0-0-1 R3 2-2-1 6,898
Football League divisions renamed after the Premier League creation.
1992–93 First Division 2 46 19 7 20 58 57 +1 64 9th of 24 R5 2-1-1 R2 1-2-1 6,091
1993–94 46 13 20 13 52 47 +5 59 16th of 24 R4 1-0-1 R3 2-0-1 6,075
1994–95 46 17 14 15 62 56 +6 65 10th of 24 R3 0-0-1 R1 0-0-2 5,921
1995–96 46 14 14 18 55 69 -14 56 17th of 24 R5 2-2-1 R1 0-1-1 5,865
1996–97 46 11 13 22 60 81 -21 46 22nd of 24
Relegated
Clive Mendonca 18 R3 0-0-1 R1 1-0-1 5,640
1997–98 Second Division 3 46 19 15 12 55 37 +18 72 3rd of 24
Promoted
Kevin Donovan 16 R4 3-2-1 R4 3-0-3 W 6-1-0 5,271
Promoted after winning the play-offs.
1998–99 First Division 2 46 17 10 19 40 52 -12 61 11th of 24 Paul Groves 14 R1 0-0-1 R3 1-2-2 6,698
1999–2000 46 13 12 21 41 67 -26 51 20th of 24 Lee Ashcroft 12 R4 1-0-1 R3 2-1-2 6,157
2000–01 46 14 10 22 43 62 -19 52 18th of 24 Steve Livingstone 7 R3 0-1-1 R2 2-1-1 5,646
2001–02 46 12 14 20 50 72 -22 50 19th of 24 Michael Boulding 11 R3 0-1-1 R4 2-1-1 6,431
2002–03 46 9 12 25 48 85 -37 39 24th of 24
Relegated
Stuart Campbell
Steve Kabba
John Oster
6 R3 0-1-1 R1 0-0-1 5,700
2003–04 Second Division 3 46 13 11 22 55 81 -26 50 21st of 24
Relegated
Michael Boulding
Phil Jevons
12 R2 1-0-1 R1 0-0-1 R1 0-1-0 4,730
Football League divisions renamed.
2004–05 Football
League Two
4 46 14 16 16 51 52 -1 58 18th of 24 Michael Reddy 9 R1 0-0-1 R2 1-0-1 R1 0-0-1 4,943
2005–06 46 22 12 12 64 44 +20 78 4th of 24 Michael Reddy 14 R1 0-0-1 R3 2-0-1 R1 0-1-0 5,151
Lost in the play-off final.
2006–07 46 17 8 21 57 73 -16 59 15th of 24 Peter Bore
Gary Jones
Ciarán Toner
8 R1 0-1-1 R1 0-0-1 R2 0-1-1 4,379
2007–08 46 15 10 21 55 66 -11 55 16th of 24 Danny North 9 R2 1-1-1 R1 0-0-1 F 3-3-1 4,115
2008–09 46 9 14 23 51 69 -18 41 22nd of 24 Adam Proudlock 7 R1 0-0-1 R2 1-0-1 R2 0-1-1 4,475
2009–10 46 9 17 20 45 71 -26 44 23rd of 24
Relegated
four players 5 R1 0-0-1 R1 0-0-1 AQF 1-0-1 4,428
2010–11 Conference
National
5 46 15 17 14 72 62 +10 62 11th of 24 Alan Connell 25 QR4 0-1-1 R2 1-0-1 3,073
2011–12 46 19 13 14 79 60 +19 70 11th of 24 Liam Hearn 27 R2 2-2-1 QF 3-0-1 3,308
2012–13 46 23 14 9 70 38 +32 83 4th of 24 Andy Cook 11 QR4 0-0-1 F 5-3-0 3,813
Lost in the play-off semifinal.
2013–14 46 22 12 12 65 46 +19 78 4th of 24 Ross Hannah 13 R3 3-1-1 SF 4-2-1 3,568
Lost in the play-off semifinal.
2014–15 46 25 11 10 74 40 +34 86 3rd of 24 Lenell John-Lewis 16 R1 1-0-1 R2 1-1-1 3,683
Lost in the play-off final.
Fifth and sixth tier divisions renamed.
2015–16 National
League
5 46 22 14 10 82 45 +37 80 4th of 24
Promoted
Pádraig Amond 30 R2 2-1-1 F 6-1-1 4,357
Promoted after winning the play-offs.
2016–17 Football
League Two
4 46 17 11 18 59 63 -4 62 14th of 24 Omar Bogle 19 R1 0-0-1 R1 0-0-1 G 0-0-3 5,259
2017–18 46 13 12 21 42 66 -24 51 18th of 24 Mitch Rose 8 R1 0-0-1 R1 0-0-1 G 0-2-1 4,658
2018–19 46 16 8 22 45 56 -11 56 17th of 24 Wes Thomas 11 R3 2-0-1 R1 0-0-1 G 1-0-2 4,430
2019–20 37[b] 12 11 14 45 51 -6 47 15th of 24 James Hanson 9 R1 0-1-1 R3 2-0-1 G 0-0-3 4,599
2020–21 46 10 13 23 37 69 -32 43 24th of 24
Relegated
Lenell John-Lewis 4 R1 0-0-1 R1 0-0-1 G 0-1-2 0[c]
2021–22 National
League
5 44 23 8 13 68 46 +22 77 6th of 23
Promoted
John McAtee 14 R1 1-0-1 R3 0-0-1 5,568
Promoted after winning the play-offs.
2022–23 Football
League Two
4 46 16 13 17 49 56 -7 61 11th of 24 Harry Clifton 7 QF 5-1-1 R2 1-0-1 R2 1-1-2 6,279
2023-24 46 11 16 19 57 74 -17 49 21st of 24 Danny Rose 13 R2 1-1-1 R1 0-0-1 G 0-1-2 6,354
  1. ^ Average home attendance = for league games only
  2. ^ The 2019–20 season was disrupted by the effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic. The season was suspended in March 2020 and was then officially ended in May 2020.[3] Final league standings were decided on a points per game basis.
  3. ^ Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, matches were played behind closed doors to avoid transmission of the virus.

References and notes

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  1. ^ "Grimsby FC club details". Soccerbase. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  2. ^ "English attendances archive". EFS. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  3. ^ "League Two clubs vote to end season early amid coronavirus pandemic". Sky Sports. 16 May 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2021.

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