1996–97 Grimsby Town F.C. season
1996–97 season | |
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Chairman | Bill Carr |
Manager | Brian Laws (until 1 November 1996) John Cockerill (caretaker) Kenny Swain (caretaker) |
Stadium | Blundell Park |
Division One | 22nd (Relegated) |
FA Cup | Third Round |
League Cup | First Round |
Lincolnshire Senior Cup | Runners Up |
Top goalscorer | League: All: Clive Mendonca (19) |
During the 1996–97 English football season, Grimsby Town competed in the Football League First Division.
Transfers
[edit]Transfers in
[edit]Date | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Ref |
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11 July 1996 | MF | ![]() |
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£300,000 | |
16 July 1996 | MF | ![]() |
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£25,000 | |
19 July 1996 | MF | ![]() |
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£100,000 | |
16 August 1996 | DF | ![]() |
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Free Transfer | |
31 August 1996 | GK | ![]() |
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Free Transfer |
Loans in
[edit]Date | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Date Until | Ref |
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30 August 1996 | DF | ![]() |
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1 October 1996 | |
17 January 1997 | MF | ![]() |
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18 March 1997 | |
28 January 1997 | GK | ![]() |
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8 February 1997 | |
21 March 1997 | FW | ![]() |
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31 May 1997 |
Transfers out
[edit]Date | Pos | Player | Transferred To | Fee | Ref |
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31 May 1996 | MF | ![]() |
Retired | Released | |
31 May 1996 | DF | ![]() |
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Released | |
8 July 1996 | MF | ![]() |
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£600,000 | |
1 August 1996 | MF | ![]() |
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Free Transfer | |
2 August 1996 | MF | ![]() |
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Free Transfer | |
9 August 1996 | FW | ![]() |
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Free Transfer | |
2 October 1996 | GK | ![]() |
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£250,000 | |
1 November 1996 | DF | ![]() |
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Released | |
8 November 1996 | MF | ![]() |
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£50,000 | |
21 March 1997 | FW | ![]() |
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Free Transfer |
Loans out
[edit]Date | Pos | Player | Transferred To | Date Until | Ref |
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4 October 1996 | MF | ![]() |
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4 November 1996 | |
17 February 1997 | MF | ![]() |
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15 March 1997 |
Season summary
[edit]The Mariners were relegated from Division One. Despite flowing goals from Clive Mendonca and good performances from John Oster and newcomer Kingsley Black, Grimsby failed to save themselves. The club had suffered from the losses of ever-present goalkeeper Paul Crichton and Gary Croft, who made a £1.5 million move to Blackburn Rovers. Manager Brian Laws had been sacked late in 1996; John Cockerill and Kenny Swain both had stints as caretaker during the season. At the end of the season, former manager Alan Buckley, who had taken Grimsby from the Fourth to the old Second Division in his first stint in charge, rejoined the club in an attempt to take Grimsby back to the second tier.
Kit
[edit]Italian company Lotto became Grimsby's new kit manufacturers, and introduced a new kit for the season.[1] Europe's Food Town remained kit sponsors.
Results
[edit]First Division
[edit]FA Cup
[edit]League Cup
[edit]League table
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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20 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 48 | 61 | −13 | 54 | |
21 | Bradford City | 46 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 47 | 72 | −25 | 48 | |
22 | Grimsby Town (R) | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 59 | 81 | −22 | 46 | Relegation to the Second Division |
23 | Oldham Athletic (R) | 46 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 51 | 66 | −15 | 43 | |
24 | Southend United (R) | 46 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 42 | 85 | −43 | 39 |
Squad overview
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
References
[edit]- ^ "Grimsby Town - Historical Football Kits".
- ^ "England 1996–97". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 28 March 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2010.