2012–13 Grimsby Town F.C. season
Grimsby Town |
Season 2012-13 |
Chairman |
Managers |
Team captain |
Home stadium |
Conference National |
FA Cup |
FA Trophy |
Lincolnshire Senior Cup |
Top goalscorer |
Highest home |
Highest away |
Lowest home |
Lowest away |
← 2011–12 2013-14 → |
Grimsby Town Football Club entered the 2012–13 season as a member of the Conference National for the third season running. The club are managed by Rob Scott and Paul Hurst who were appointed in 2010-11 season.
Team kit
Errea supplied the kits for the fifth season running. Young's Bluecrest continued as the club's sponsor for the eighth consecutive season.
Fixtures and results
Pre season matches
Lincolnshire Cup
Date |
Opponent |
Venue |
Result |
Attendance |
Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
July 24 |
Scunthorpe United |
Glanford Park, Scunthorpe |
W 2 - 0 |
1,535 |
Soares, Cook |
July 31 |
Lincoln City |
Sincil Bank, Lincoln |
W 1 - 1 (5 - 4) Pens |
Miller |
|
Friendlies
Date |
Opponent |
Venue |
Result |
Attendance |
Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
July 11 |
Grimsby Borough |
Bradley Stadium, Grimsby |
W 12 - 3 |
630 |
Cook, Disley, Colbeck (3), Southwell, Hearn (3), Artus (2), Elding |
July 14 |
Gainsborough Trinity |
The Northolme, Gainsborough |
D 2 - 2 |
697 |
G.Pearson, Hatton |
July 17 |
Doncaster Rovers |
Blundell Park, Cleethorpes |
L 2 - 3 |
1,456 |
Southwell (2) |
July 18 |
Horncastle Town |
The Wong, Horncastle |
D 2 - 2 |
321 |
O'Malley (2) |
July 20 |
Hull City |
Blundell Park, Cleethorpes |
D 0 - 0 |
2,220 |
|
July 21 |
Winterton Rangers |
West Street, Winterton |
W 1 - 0 |
Morrall |
|
July 28 |
Barton Town Old Boys |
The Euronics Ground, Barton-upon-Humber |
W 4 - 2 |
Southwell, Colbeck (2), Hatton |
|
August 1 |
North Ferriby United |
Grange Lane, North Ferriby |
D 1 - 1 |
170 |
Hearn |
August 3 |
Stalybridge Celtic |
Bower Fold, Stalybridge |
L 1 - 2 |
G.Pearson |
|
Conference National
Date |
Opponent |
Venue |
Result |
Attendance |
Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aug 11 |
Southport |
Haig Avenue, Southport |
1–1 |
1,743 |
Disley |
Aug 14 |
Stockport County |
Blundell Park, Cleethorpes |
1–2 |
3,765 |
Pond |
Aug 18 |
Nuneaton Town |
Blundell Park, Cleethorpes |
0–0 |
3,405 |
|
Aug 25 |
Wrexham |
Racecourse Ground, Wrexham |
0–0 |
3,434 |
|
Aug 27 |
Mansfield Town |
Blundell Park, Cleethorpes |
4–1 |
4,323 |
Artus, G.Pearson (2), Colbeck |
Sept 1 |
Hereford United |
Edgar Street, Hereford |
2–0 |
2,059 |
Southwell, S.Pearson |
Sept 4 |
Barrow |
Holker Street, Barrow-in-Furness |
2–2 |
966 |
Elding (2) |
Sept 8 |
Forest Green Rovers |
Blundell Park, Cleethorpes |
1–0 |
3,270 |
Pond |
Sept 15 |
Kidderminster Harriers |
Aggborough, Kidderminster |
0–0 |
1,881 |
|
Sept 21 |
Luton Town |
Blundell Park, Cleethorpes |
4–1 |
4,074 |
Colbeck, Cook, Hannah, Beckwith (O.G) |
Sept 25 |
Gateshead |
Blundell Park, Cleethorpes |
3–0 |
3,202 |
Niven, Pond, Hannah |
Sept 29 |
Newport County |
Rodney Parade, Newport |
0–0 |
2,968 |
|
Oct 6 |
Dartford |
Blundell Park, Cleethorpes |
0–2 |
4,009 |
|
Oct 9 |
Alfreton Town |
North Street, Alfreton |
2–0 |
1,192 |
Neilson, Hannah |
Oct 13 |
AFC Telford United |
New Bucks Head, Telford |
2–1 |
2,349 |
Pond, Miller |
Oct 27 |
Macclesfield Town |
Blundell Park, Cleethorpes |
0–1 |
3,014 |
|
Nov 3 |
Tamworth |
The Lamb Ground, Tamworth |
1–0 |
1,042 |
Cook |
Nov 6 |
Hyde |
Ewen Fields, Hyde, Greater Manchester |
2–3 |
822 |
Hannah (2) |
Nov 10 |
Woking |
Blundell Park, Cleethorpes |
5–1 |
3,418 |
Hatton (2), Disley, Thanoj, Cook |
Nov 17 |
Braintree Town |
Blundell Park, Cleethorpes |
3–0 |
3,722 |
Hannah (2), Disley |
Dec 1 |
Ebbsfleet United |
Stonebridge Road, Gravesend |
1–1 |
2,968 |
Marshall |
Dec 8 |
Tamworth |
Blundell Park, Cleethorpes |
2–0 |
3,109 |
Disley, Hannah |
Dec 21 |
Wrexham |
Blundell Park, Cleethorpes |
1–0 |
4,302 |
Hannah |
Dec 26 |
Lincoln City |
Sincil Bank, Lincoln |
4–1 |
5,702 |
Cook, Boyce (O.G), Disley, Colbeck |
Jan 1 |
Lincoln City |
Blundell Park, Cleethorpes |
1–1 |
7,405 |
Miller |
Jan 5 |
Hereford United |
Blundell Park, Cleethorpes |
1–1 |
3,793 |
Pond |
Jan 22 |
Hyde |
Blundell Park, Cleethorpes |
2–0 |
2,755 |
Cook (2) |
Jan 26 |
Cambridge United |
Abbey Stadium, Cambridge |
0–0 |
2,764 |
|
Feb 2 |
Alfreton Town |
Blundell Park, Cleethorpes |
4–2 |
3,868 |
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FA Cup
Date |
Round |
Opponent |
Venue |
Result |
Attendance |
Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oct 26 |
4RQ |
Kidderminster Harriers |
Blundell Park, Cleethorpes |
2–4 |
3,612 |
Niven, Neilson |
FA Trophy
Date |
Round |
Opponent |
Venue |
Result |
Attendance |
Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov 24 |
1R |
Buxton |
Blundell Park, Cleethorpes |
0–0 |
2,533 |
|
Nov 28 |
1R Replay |
Buxton |
The Silverlands, Buxton |
1–0 |
776 |
Miller |
Dec 15 |
2R |
Havant & Waterlooville |
Blundell Park, Cleethorpes |
4–0 |
2,134 |
Cook (2), S.Pearson, G. Pearson |
Jan 12 |
3R |
Welling |
Park View Road, Welling |
2–1 |
1,037 |
Devitt, Marshall |
Jan 29 |
QF |
Luton Town |
Blundell Park, Cleethorpes |
3–0 |
2,791 |
Devitt, Cook, Marshall |
Feb 16 |
SF 1st leg |
F.C. Halifax Town or Dartford F.C. |
Blundell Park, Cleethorpes |
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Feb 23 |
SF 2nd leg |
F.C. Halifax Town or Dartford F.C. |
Coaching staff
Squad overview
Kit numbers
Information
No. |
Name |
Nationality |
Position |
Date of birth (age) |
Signed from |
Signed in |
Apps. |
Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Goalkeepers |
||||||||
1 |
Greg Fleming |
GK |
Chesterfield |
2012 |
0 |
0 |
||
13 |
James McKeown |
GK |
RSKV Leonidas |
2011 |
56 |
0 |
||
34 |
Steve Croudson |
GK |
Cammell Laird |
2010 |
14 |
0 |
||
Defenders |
||||||||
2 |
Sam Hatton |
RB |
AFC Wimbledon |
2012 |
4 |
0 |
||
3 |
Aswad Thomas |
LB |
Braintree Town |
2012 |
10 |
0 |
||
5 |
Shaun Pearson |
CB |
Boston United |
2011 |
40 |
4 |
||
6 |
Ian Miller |
CB |
Darlington |
2012 |
20 |
1 |
||
16 |
Simon Ford |
CB |
Chesterfield |
2012 |
0 |
0 |
||
19 |
Bradley Wood |
RB |
Youth Team |
2009 |
91 |
1 |
||
22 |
Nathan Pond |
CB |
Fleetwood Town |
2012 |
10 |
2 |
||
Midfielders |
||||||||
4 |
Derek Niven |
CM |
Chesterfield |
2012 |
9 |
0 |
||
7 |
Joe Colbeck |
RM |
Hereford United |
2012 |
10 |
2 |
||
8 |
Craig Disley |
CM |
Shrewsbury Town |
2011 |
54 |
2 |
||
11 |
Frankie Artus |
LM |
Cheltenham Town |
2011 |
39 |
2 |
||
17 |
Louie Soares |
CM |
Hayes & Yeading |
2012 |
15 |
2 |
||
21 |
Andi Thanoj |
CM |
Youth Team |
2010 |
34 |
1 |
||
24 |
Scott Neilson |
LM |
Crawley Town |
2012 |
1 |
0 |
||
Forwards |
||||||||
9 |
Anthony Elding |
FW |
Rochdale |
2011 |
52 |
14 |
||
10 |
Liam Hearn |
FW |
Alfreton Town |
2011 |
44 |
27 |
||
12 |
Andy Cook |
FW |
Barrow |
2012 |
10 |
1 |
||
18 |
Greg Pearson |
FW |
Burton Albion |
2012 |
7 |
2 |
||
20 |
Dayle Southwell |
FW |
Youth Team |
2011 |
11 |
1 |
||
25 |
Ross Hannah |
FW |
Bradford City |
2012 |
1 |
1 |
||
Statistics
Appearances
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Overall
Scorers
All
League
Domestic cups
Transfer and loans
In
Transfers
Date |
Pos. |
Player |
From club |
Transfer fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
5 June 2012 |
FW |
Andy Cook |
Barrow |
Undisclosed Fee |
20 June 2012 |
MF |
Joe Colbeck |
Hereford United |
Free |
23 June 2012 |
DF |
Sam Hatton |
AFC Wimbledon |
Free |
4 July 2012 |
DF |
Aswad Thomas |
Braintree Town |
Undisclosed Fee |
7 July 2012 |
FW |
Greg Pearson |
Burton Albion |
Free |
17 July 2012 |
MF |
Derek Niven |
Chesterfield |
Free |
24 July 2012 |
GK |
Greg Fleming |
Chesterfield |
Free |
1 August 2012 |
DF |
Simon Ford |
Chesterfield |
Free |
10 January 2013 |
FW |
Ross Hannah |
Bradford City |
Undisclosed Fee |
Youth team graduates
Date |
Pos. |
Player |
From club |
Transfer fee |
|---|
Loans
End date |
Pos. |
Player |
From club |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
10 August 2012 |
1 January 2013 |
DF |
Nathan Pond |
Fleetwood Town |
19 September 2012 |
1 January 2013 |
MF |
Scott Neilson |
Crawley Town |
20 September 2012 |
1 January 2013 |
FW |
Ross Hannah |
Bradford City |
23 November 2013 |
1 January 2013 |
FW |
Michael Rankine |
Aldershot Town |
4 January 2013 |
May 2013 |
FW |
Richard Brodie |
Crawley Town |
4 January 2013 |
May 2013 |
MF |
Jamie Devitt |
Hull City |
Out
Transfers
Exit Date |
Pos. |
Player |
To club |
Transfer fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
18 April 2012 |
GK |
Kenny Arthur |
Airdrie United |
Released |
27 April 2012 |
MF |
Michael Coulson |
York City |
Released |
27 April 2012 |
FW |
Robert Duffy |
Lincoln City |
Released |
27 April 2012 |
DF |
Charlie I'Anson |
Elche CF |
Released |
27 April 2012 |
DF |
Scott Garner |
Cambridge United |
Released |
1 May 2012 |
MF |
Anthony Church |
Chelmsford City |
Released |
1 May 2012 |
DF |
Josh Freeman |
Spalding United |
Released |
1 May 2012 |
FW |
Kiernan Hughes-Mason |
Welling United |
Released |
3 May 2012 |
DF |
Gary Silk |
Boston United |
Released |
2 July 2012 |
MF |
Serge Makofo |
Farnborough |
Released |
Loans
Start date |
End date |
Pos. |
Player |
To club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
27 September 2012 |
27 November 2012 |
MF |
Louie Soares |
Ebbsfleet United |
15 November 2012 |
1 January 2013 |
FW |
Anthony Elding |
Preston North End |
18 December 2012 |
May 2013 |
GK |
Tom Higton |
Grimsby Borough |
17 January 2013 |
May 2013 |
MF |
Louie Soares |
Alfreton Town |
Trialists
Pre-season
# |
Nat. |
Pos. |
Name |
From |
Age |
Apps |
Goals |
Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
# |
MF |
Ian Craney |
Accrington Stanley |
29 |
0 |
0 |
No contract offered |
|
# |
MF |
Derek Niven |
Chesterfield |
28 |
1 |
0 |
Contract offered & accepted |
|
# |
MF |
Lewis Chalmers |
Macclesfield Town |
26 |
1 |
0 |
No contract offered |
|
# |
GK |
Greg Fleming |
Chesterfield |
25 |
1 |
0 |
Contract offered & accepted |
|
# |
DF |
Simon Ford |
Chesterfield |
30 |
1 |
0 |
Contract offered & accepted |
|
# |
MF |
Luke Daley |
Plymouth Argyle |
22 |
1 |
0 |
No contract offered |
|
Mid-season
# |
Nat. |
Pos. |
Name |
From |
Age |
Apps |
Goals |
Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
# |
MF |
Dean Morgan |
Chesterfield |
28 |
0 |
0 |
No contract offered |
|