a two-year deal with Grimsby Town. Colbeck scored his first goal for Grimsby on 27 August 2012 against Mansfield Town, scoring the third goal of the game on 61 minutes, after good link up play between Greg Pearson who crossed into the box, the ball bouncing off strike partner Andy Cook for Colbeck to side-foot it into the top corner, the game finishing a 4–1 to the Grimsby. On Boxing Day 2012, Colbeck provided 3 assists and scored directly from a corner in the 4–1 Lincolnshire derby win over Lincoln City at Sincil Bank. On 8 January 2013 Colbeck was fined by The Football Association over comments he made on his Twitter account. Colbeck was released by Grimsby on 9 May 2014. Non League On 8 July 2014, Colbeck signed a one-year contract with Bradford Park Avenue. He then went in to join Harrogate Town but was released at the end of the 2016–17 season. He then joined Maltese side Hibernians on trial during the summer. Playing style Colbeck is a pacy midfielder who normally plays on the right wing. Talking about his game, Colbeck says: "I love taking players on, I think that's my best attribute." At Bradford, his manager Stuart McCall praised his hard work and commitment, but said he became frustrated about his lack of end product. McCall also said Colbeck's crossing needed to be improved. Another of his managers Dave Penney described Colbeck as being in "the Stanley Matthews mould", in reference to the former Blackpool winger. However, Colbeck's performances at Oldham also earned mixed reviews akin to McCall's comments, with fans and journalists describing him as a "tireless worker" but his crossing had a "lack of quality". Going into the 2007–08 season, Colbeck had yet to score a goal. Before the season, he admitted he needed to score more goals and went on to score six goals during the campaign, although it remains a career high. Career statistics A. Other matches are for games in the Football League Trophy. Honours Grimsby Town Lincolnshire Senior Cup (1): 2012–13 FA Trophy : Runners-up, 2012–13 Individual Bradford City player of the season: 2007–08 References External links 1986 births Living people English footballers Association football wingers Bradford City A.F.C. players Darlington F.C. players Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players Hereford United F.C. players Grimsby Town F.C. players Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players