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 Bilel Mohsni Panachaiki Free transfer 11 August 2020 CF Ira Jackson Jr Folkestone Invicta Free transfer 13 August 2020 CF Montel Gibson Halesowen Town Free transfer 13 August 2020 AM George Williams Forest Green Rovers Free transfer 14 August 2020 CF Alhagi Touray Sisay Aberystwyth Town Free transfer 31 August 2020 CM Danny Rose Swindon Town Free transfer 2 September 2020 RW Sean Scannell Blackpool Free transfer 5 September 2020 CM Luke Spokes Taunton Town Undisclosed 11 December 2020 RW Filipe Morais Crawley Town Free transfer 8 January 2021 LB Sam Habergham Free agent Free transfer 25 January 2021 CF Stefan Payne Tranmere Rovers Free transfer 1 February 2021 LB Joe Bunney Hartlepool United Free transfer 1 February 2021 CF Lenell John-Lewis Hereford Undisclosed 6 February 2021 LW Julien Lamy Free agent Free transfer 12 February 2021 CM Giles Coke Hereford Free transfer
Loans in Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref. 3 September 2020 DF Danny Preston Nottingham Forest 1 February 2021 5 September 2020 RW Owura Edwards Bristol City 31 December 2020 7 September 2020 DM Terry Taylor Wolverhampton Wanderers 6 January 2021 30 September 2020 DM James Morton Bristol City 31 December 2020 8 October 2020 LW Kyle Bennett Bristol Rovers End of season 8 October 2020 CF Owen Windsor West Bromwich Albion 20 December 2020 16 October 2020 CF Virgil Gomis Nottingham Forest 5 January 2021 18 January 2021 CB Rollin Menayese Mansfield Town End of season 21 January 2021 CM Jay Matete Fleetwood Town End of season 29 January 2021 AM Idris El Mizouni Ipswich Town End of season 1 February 2021 CM Joe Adams Brentford End of season 1 February 2021 GK Jake Eastwood Sheffield United End of season
Loans out Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref. 15 September 2020 CM Jock Curran Spalding United 1 January 2021 15 September 2020 MF Cameron Painter Spalding United December 2020 9 October 2020 LB Joey Hope Cleethorpes Town November 2020 9 October 2020 CF Alhagi Touray Sisay Cleethorpes Town 9 November 2020 24 December 2020 GK Ollie Battersby Gateshead 29 December 2020 1 March 2021 CF Montel Gibson Altrincham April 2021
Transfers out Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref. 1 July 2020 LW Brandon Buckley Cleethorpes Town Released 1 July 2020 CF Harry Cardwell Chorley Released 1 July 2020 SS Jordan Cook Gateshead Released 1 July 2020 CB Harry Davis Morecambe Released 1 July 2020 LB Bradley Garmston Retired Released 1 July 2020 RW Elliot Grandin Saint-Pierroise Released 1 July 2020 CM Jake Hessenthaler Crawley Town Released 1 July 2020 LW Ahkeem Rose Dover Athletic Released 1 July 2020 CM Elliott Whitehouse Forest Green Rovers Released 17 July 2020 AM Billy Clarke Bradford City Free transfer 20 July 2020 AM Charles Vernam Burton Albion Free transfer 21 November 2020 CB Ludvig Öhman Falkenbergs FF Released 21 November 2020 CB Bilel Mohsni Barnet Released 14 January 2021 RW James Tilley Crawley Town Mutual consent 18 March 2021 LB Joe Bunney Altrincham Released 30 March 2021 LB Joey Hope Darlington Released
Pre-season
First-team squad #NameNationalityPositionDate of birth (age)Signed from (Last Club)Signed inContract endsGoalkeepers1 James McKeownGKRKSV Leonidas 2011202113 Ollie BattersbyGKAcademy2017202123 Sam RussellGKForest Green Rovers 2018202344Jake EastwoodGKSheffield United (Loan)20212021Defenders2Luke HendrieRBShrewsbury Town 201920216Luke WaterfallCBShrewsbury Town 2019202122Elliott HewittRB / CMNotts County 2019202125Mattie PollockCBAcademy2018202126Rollin MenayeseCBMansfield Town (Loan)2021202132Duncan IdehenCBAcademy2020202135Ben GristCB???Academy2020202136Sam HaberghamLBLincoln City 20212021Midfielders4Danny RoseCMSwindon Town 202020228Giles CokeCMHereford 2021202110George WilliamsAM / LWForest Green Rovers 2020202211Sean ScannellRWBlackpool 2020202214Luke SpokesCMTaunton Town 2020202115Harry CliftonCMAcademy2007202118Filipe MoraisRW / LW Crawley Town 2020202219Max WrightRWAcademy2008202220Jay MateteCMFleetwood Town (Loan)2021202124Jock CurranCMAcademy2019202127Harvey TomlinsonAM???Academy2020202129Joseph StarbuckDMAcademy2020202230Cameron PainterCMAcademy2020202132Evan KhouriCMWest Ham 2019202134Louis BoydCMAcademy2020202137Kyle BennettLWBristol Rovers (Loan)2020202138Idris El MizouniCM / AMIpswich Town (Loan)2021202139Ben DaviesCMCleethorpes Town 2020202142Julien LamyLWRotherham United 2021202145Joe AdamsRW / CM / AMBrentford (Loan)20212021Attackers7Matt GreenSTSalford City 201920219James HansonSTAFC Wimbledon 2019202112Montel GibsonSTHalesowen Town 2020202316Ira Jackson JrSTFolkestone Invicta 2020202217Alhagi Touray SisayST???Aberystwyth Town 2020202121Lenell John-LewisSTHereford 2021202231Luis AdlardSTAcademy2019202140Stefan PayneSTTranmere Rovers 20212021Players departed during season3Danny PrestonLBNottingham Forest (Loan)202020213Joe BunneyLBHartlepool United 202120215Ludvig ÖhmanCBBP 201920218Owen WindsorSTWest Brom (Loan)2020202118Bilel MohsniCBPanachaiki 2020202120Owura EdwardsRWBristol City (Loan)2020202121James TilleyST / AMBrighton 2020202126Terry TaylorDMWolves (loan)2020202128Joey HopeLBAcademy2020202136James MortonCMBristol City (Loan)2020202138Virgil GomisSTNottingham Forest (Loan)20202021 Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 2020–21 season (12 September).
Competitions EFL League Two
League table
Results summary
Results by matchday
Matches
The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.
FA Cup
The draw for the first round was made on Monday 26, October.
EFL Cup
The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson.
EFL Trophy
The regional group stage draw was confirmed on 18 August.
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