Grimsby Town 2005–06 football season
The 2005–06 season is Grimsby Town 's 128th season in their existence. They competed in Football League Two , alongside competing in the FA Cup , Football League Cup and the Football League Trophy . The season covers the period from 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2006.
Fixtures and results [ edit ]
Grimsby Town's score shown first
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
6 August 2005
Oxford United
Blundell Park , Cleethorpes
1–1
Crane
9 August 2005
Bristol Rovers
Memorial Ground , Bristol
2–1
Gritton , R.Jones
20 August 2005
Darlington
Blundell Park , Cleethorpes
0–1
–
27 August 2005
Barnet
Underhill Stadium , Barnet , London
1–0
Andrew
29 August 2005
Rushden And Diamonds
Blundell Park , Cleethorpes
2–0
McDermott , Kalala
2 September 2005
Stockport County
Blundell Park , Cleethorpes
1–3
G.Jones
6 September 2005
Chester City
Deva Stadium , Chester
2–1
Kalala , Reddy
10 September 2005
Peterborough United
London Road , Peterborough
1–0
G.Jones
17 September 2005
Torquay United
Blundell Park , Cleethorpes
3–0
R.Jones , Reddy (2)
24 September 2005
Boston United
York Street , Boston
1–1
Kalala
27 September 2005
Notts County
Blundell Park , Cleethorpes
4–0
R.Jones , Gritton , Kalala , Cohen
1 October 2005
Shrewsbury Town
Gay Meadow , Shrewsbury
0–0
–
7 October 2005
Wycombe Wanderers
Blundell Park , Cleethorpes
0–1
–
14 October 2005
Cheltenham Town
Whaddon Road , Cheltenham
3–0
Bolland , Reddy , Cohen
22 October 2005
Leyton Orient
Blundell Park , Cleethorpes
0–1
–
29 October 2005
Northampton Town
Sixfields Stadium , Northampton
0–0
11 November 2005
Macclesfield Town
Blundell Park , Cleethorpes
3–1
G.Jones , Newey , Cohen
19 November 2005
Wycombe Wanderers
Adams Park , Wycombe
1–3
Reddy
26 November 2005
Oxford United
Kassam Stadium , Oxford
3–2
Parkinson , Bolland , Cohen
6 December 2005
Rochdale
Blundell Park , Cleethorpes
4–1
G.Jones , Cohen , R.Jones , Reddy
10 December 2005
Bristol Rovers
Blundell Park , Cleethorpes
0–1
–
26 December 2005
Bury
Gigg Lane , Bury
2–1
G.Jones , Cohen
28 December 2005
Lincoln City
Blundell Park , Cleethorpes
3–0
Toner , Reddy , Parkinson
31 December 2005
Wrexham
The Racecourse Ground , Wrexham
2–1
Reddy , Downey
2 January 2006
Carlisle United
Blundell Park , Cleethorpes
1–2
Toner
14 January 2006
Mansfield Town
Blundell Park , Cleethorpes
2–1
Reddy , Parkinson
17 January 2006
Darlington
Blundell Park , Cleethorpes
0–0
–
21 January 2006
Torquay United
Plainmoor , Torquay
2–2
Parkinson , Futcher
24 January 2006
Stockport County
Edgeley Park , Stockport
1–2
Reddy
28 January 2006
Peterborough United
Blundell Park , Cleethorpes
1–2
Reddy
4 February 2006
Notts County
Meadow Lane , Nottingham
1–0
Reddy
11 February 2006
Boston United
Blundell Park , Cleethorpes
1–0
Reddy
14 February 2006
Mansfield Town
Field Mill , Mansfield
1–2
Woodhouse
25 February 2006
Chester City
Blundell Park , Cleethorpes
1–0
G.Jones
3 March 2006
Rushden And Diamonds
Nene Park , Irthlingborough
1–1
Futcher
11 March 2006
Barnet
Blundell Park , Cleethorpes
3–0
G.Jones (2) , Bolland
18 March 2006
Bury
Blundell Park , Cleethorpes
2–1
G.Jones (2)
21 March 2006
Rochdale
Spotland , Rochdale
2–2
Toner , Bolland
25 March 2006
Lincoln City
Sincil Bank , Lincoln
0–5
–
1 April 2006
Wrexham
Blundell Park , Cleethorpes
2–0
G.Jones , Reddy
8 April 2006
Carlisle United
Brunton Park , Carlisle
0–1
–
15 April 2006
Shrewsbury Town
Blundell Park , Cleethorpes
1–1
Goodfellow
17 April 2006
Leyton Orient
Brisbane Road , Leyton , London
0–0
–
21 April 2006
Cheltenham Town
Blundell Park , Cleethorpes
1–0
G.Jones
29 April 2006
Macclesfield Town
Moss Rose , Macclesfield
1–1
G.Jones
6 May 2006
Northampton Town
Blundell Park , Cleethorpes
1–1
Kalala
Carlisle United were another side who earned a second successive promotion, only two years after a relegation from the League that some predicted would see the end of the club. Northampton Town joined them, making up for two seasons of play-off disappointment, and Leyton Orient ended a decade in the bottom division by earning promotion on nearly the last minute of the season. Wycombe started the season with a 21-game unbeaten run that saw 5 of their players named in the PFA LG2 team of the year. Two tragic off the fields events however saw them fall away in the second part of the season before losing to Cheltenham Town in the playoff semi-finals. Grimsby Town lost 1–0 to Cheltenham in the final at the Millennium Stadium .
Rushden and Diamonds failed to improve on the previous season, and paid the price with relegation to the Conference. Oxford United joined them, despite the return of manager Jim Smith , and became the first former winners of a major trophy to be relegated to the Conference.
Source:
[citation needed ] Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
(O) Play-off winners;
(P) Promoted
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Appearances and goals [ edit ]
Most frequent starting line-up [ edit ]
Most frequent starting line-up uses the team's most used formation: 4–4–2. The players used are those who have played the most games in each respective position, not necessarily who have played most games out of all the players.
^ Scunthorpe win 4–2 on penalties
^ Morecambe win 4–3 on penalties
National teams
League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Levels 5–6 Levels 7–8 Levels 9–10
Isthmian League (Two )
Combined Counties League (Premier , One )
Eastern Counties League (Premier , One )
Essex Senior League (level 9 only )
Hellenic League (Premier , One East , One West )
Kent League (level 9 only )
Midland Alliance (level 9 only )
Midland Football Combination (level 10 only )
North West Counties League (One , Two )
Northern Counties East League (Premier , One )
Northern League (One , Two )
Spartan South Midlands League (Premier , One )
Sussex County League (One , Two )
United Counties League (Premier , One )
Wessex League (One , Two )
West Midlands (Regional) League (level 10 only )
Western League (Premier , One )
Cup competitions
FA cups Football League cups
Other events