 He made more first team appearances for Grimsby during the 2010–11 season in his coaching capacity than he did in his five seasons with the club while a player.In the summer of 2011 Grimsby brought in James McKeown as a backup keeper to Kenny Arthur to ease the dependency on Croudson.He didn't appear on a team sheet again until February 2012 when he was named as a substitute for the FA Trophy match at home to York City.