2006–07 Grimsby Town F.C. season
Introduction Grimsby Town Football Club entered the 2006–07 season as a member of League Two for the 3rd season on the trot. The club was managed by new appointment Graham Rodger. The club is still aiming to leave Blundell Park within the next few seasons.
Fixtures and results ===Friendlies===+DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 11 Jul  Lincoln United Ashby Avenue, Lincoln  W 1 - 0  -  North  14 Jul  Gainsborough Trinity The Northolme, Gainsborough  W 1 - 0  -  Rankin 17 Jul  Doncaster Rovers Blundell Park, Cleethorpes  L 0 - 2  -  - 24 Jul  Rotherham United Blundell Park, Cleethorpes  L 0 - 2  -  - 28 Jul  Stoke City Blundell Park, Cleethorpes  L 0 - 1  -  - Jul   Leeds United Blundell Park, Cleethorpes  D 1 - 1  -  Rankin===Lincolnshire Cup===+DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 20 Jul  Lincoln City Blundell Park, Cleethorpes  L 0 - 2  -  -===Football League Two===+DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 5 Aug  Boston United Blundell Park, Cleethorpes  W 3 - 2  -  Bore (2), Rankin 8 Aug  Wrexham The Racecourse Ground, Wrexham  L 0 - 3  -  - 12 Aug  Bristol Rovers Memorial Ground, Bristol  L 0 - 1  -  - 18 Aug  Mansfield Town Field Mill, Mansfield  D 1 - 1  -  Bore 26 Aug  Bury Gigg Lane, Bury  L 0 - 3  -  - 1 Sep  Macclesfield Town Blundell Park, Cleethorpes  D 1 - 1  -  Toner 9 Sep  Walsall Blundell Park, Cleethorpes  W 2 - 1  -  Bolland, Bore 12 Sep  Rochdale Spotland, Rochdale  L 0 - 1  -  - 16 Sep  Chester City Deva Stadium, Chester  W 2 - 0  -  Jones, Taylor 23 Sep  Stockport County Edgeley Park, Cleethorpes  L 0 - 1  -  - 26 Sep  Hartlepool United Blundell Park, Cleethorpes  L 1 - 4  -  Fenton 29 Sep  Darlington Darlington Arena, Darlington  D 2 - 2  -  Toner, Ravenhill 8 Oct  Hereford United Blundell Park, Cleethorpes  W 2 - 1  -  Jones (2) 14 Oct  Swindon Town The County Ground, Swindon  L 0 - 3  -  - 21 Oct  Notts County Blundell Park, Cleethorpes  L 0 - 2  -  - 28 Oct  Peterborough United London Road, Peterborough  D 2 - 2  -  Toner, Bore 4 Nov  Milton Keynes Dons Blundell Park, Cleethorpes  L 1 - 3  -  Ravenhill 18 Nov  Wycombe Wanderers Adams Park, Wycombe  D 1 - 1  -  Jones 25 Nov  Accrington Stanley Blundell Park, Cleethorpes  2 - 0  -  Paterson, Jones 5 Dec  Barnet Underhill Stadium, Barnet, London  W 1 - 0  -  Paterson 9 Dec  Shrewsbury Town Blundell Park, Cleethorpes  W 2 - 1  -  Paterson (2) 16 Dec  Lincoln City Sincil Bank, Lincoln  L 0 - 2  -  - 22 Dec  Torquay United Blundell Park, Cleethorpes  W 2 - 0  -  Rankin, Fenton 26 Dec  Hartlepool United Victoria Park, Hartlepool  L 0 - 2  -  - 30 Dec  Stockport County Edgeley Park, Cleethorpes  L 0 - 3  -  - 1 Jan  Rochdale Blundell Park, Cleethorpes  L 0 - 4  -  - 9 Jan  Chester City Blundell Park, Cleethorpes  L 0 - 2  -  - 15 Jan  Walsall Bescot Stadium, Walsall  L 0 - 2  -  - 20 Jan  Darlington Blundell Park, Cleethorpes  L 0 - 1  -  - 26 Jan  Torquay United Plainmoor, Torquay  L 1 - 4  -  Paterson 3 Feb  Boston United York Street, Boston  W 6 - 0  -  Bore (3), Toner, Hunt, Paterson 10 Feb  Bristol Rovers Blundell Park, Cleethorpes  W 4 - 3  -  North, Whittle, Boshell, Toner 17 Feb  Mansfield Town Field Mill, Mansfield  W 2 - 1  -  Bolland, North 20 Feb  Wrexham Blundell Park, Cleethorpes  W 2 - 1  -  Bolland, Toner 24 Feb  Macclesfield Town Moss Rose, Macclesfield  L 1 - 2  -  Jones 3 Mar Bury Blundell Park, Cleethorpes  W 2 - 0  -  North, Toner 10 Mar  Hereford United Edgar Street, Hereford  W 1 - 0  -  Bolland 17 Mar  Swindon Town Blundell Park, Cleethorpes  W 1 - 0  -  Toner 24 Mar  Peterborough United Blundell Park, Cleethorpes  L 0 - 2  -  - 31 Mar  Notts County Meadow Lane, Nottingham  L 0 - 2  -  - 7 Apr  Milton Keynes Dons National Hockey Stadium, Milton Keynes  W 2 - 1  -  Hunt, Boshell 9 Apr  Wycombe Wanderers Blundell Park, Cleethorpes  D 2 - 2  -  Jones, Bolland 14 Apr  Accrington Stanley Crown Ground, Accrington  L 1 - 4  -  Newey 21 Apr  Barnet Blundell Park, Cleethorpes  W 5 - 0  -  Jones, North (3), Fenton 28 Apr  Lincoln City Blundell Park, Cleethorpes  D 0 - 0  -  - 5 May  Shrewsbury Town Gay Meadow, Shrewsbury  D 2 - 2  -  Taylor, Fenton ===FA Cup===+DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 11 Nov  Northampton Town Sixfields Stadium, Northampton  D 0 - 0  -  - 21 Nov  Northampton Town Blundell Park, Cleethorpes  L 0 - 2  -  -===League Cup===+DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 22 Aug  Crewe Alexandra Blundell Park, Cleethorpes  L 0 - 3  -  -===Football League Trophy===+DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 17 Oct  Lincoln City Sincil Bank, Lincoln  D 0 - 0  -  '''Grimsby win 5–3 on penalties''' 31 Oct  Mansfield Town Field Mill, Mansfield  L 0 - 3  -  -
League table The four teams relegated from League One in 2005–06 would occupy the top four this season, sending Walsall, Hartlepool and Swindon back up. Bristol Rovers won the play-offs however, returning to League One after six years.Torquay United had been both the last team to finish bottom under the old election system, and the last team to finish bottom of the League and survive due to the Conference champions not having a good enough ground. However, this season they finished bottom and dropped out of the League. They were joined by Boston United, who went into administration in the 87th minute of the season's final game (but would still have been relegated even without the 10-point administration penalty).
Coaching staff RoleNationalityName'''First-Team Manager''' (sacked 06/11/06)Graham Rodger'''First-Team Manager''' (hired 9/11/06)Alan Buckley'''First-Team Assistant Manager'''Stuart Watkiss'''Player/Coach''' (released 27 October 2006)Peter Beagrie'''Reserve Team Manager'''Stuart Watkiss'''Head of Youth'''Neil Woods'''Youth Team Manager'''Neil Woods'''Physiotherapist'''Dave Moore'''Community Sport Coach'''Gary Childs
First Team squad
Squad overview ===Appearances and goals======Loaned out player stats======Most frequent starting line-up===350px'''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.
Transfers ===In=======Pre-season====#PlayerFromAgeFee01   Phil Barnes  Sheffield United  27  Free Transfer04   Gary Harkins  Blackburn Rovers  21  Free Transfer07   Isaiah Rankin  Brentford  27  Free Transfer11  Peter Beagrie  Scunthorpe United  40  Free Transfer16   Danny Boshell  Stockport County  25  Free Transfer18   Peter Bore  Grimsby Town Youth Academy  18  Professional Contract====Mid-season====#PlayerToAgeFee05   Nick Fenton  Doncaster Rovers  26  Free Transfer11   Anthony Pulis  Stoke City  22  Loan12   Ricky Ravenhill  Doncaster Rovers  25  Free Transfer14   Kevin James  Nottingham Forest  26  Loan14   James Lawson  Southend United  19  Loan14   Martin Paterson  Stoke City  20  Loan17   Andy Butler  Scunthorpe United  22  Loan17   Martin McIntosh  Huddersfield Town  35  Loan17   Peter Till  Birmingham City  20  Loan17   Peter Till  Birmingham City  20  Free Transfer21   Nicky Rizzo  MK Dons  27  Loan24   Simon Grand  Carlisle United  22  Loan24   Simon Grand  Carlisle United  22  Free Transfer25   James Hunt  Bristol Rovers  29  Loan27   Tony Thorpe  Stevenage Borough  32  Loan27   Tony Thorpe  Stevenage Borough  32  Free Transfer28   Ryan Bennett  Ipswich Town  17  Professional Contract29   Matthew Bloomer  Cambridge United  27  Free Transfer===Out=======Pre-season====#PlayerToAgeFee01   Steve Mildenhall  Yeovil Town  28  Free Transfer07   Jean-Paul Kamudimba Kalala  Yeovil Town  24  Free Transfer10   Marc Goodfellow  Bury  24  Free Transfer11   Andy Parkinson  Notts County  27  Free Transfer12   Rob Jones  Hibernian  26  £200,00013   John Lukic jnr  Released  19  Free Transfer16   Jermaine Palmer  Worksop Town  20  Free Transfer17   Glen Downey  Worksop Town  26  Free Transfer21   Alan Lamb  Eastwood Town  18  Free Transfer32   Curtis Woodhouse  Released  28  Retired to compete in Boxing====Mid-season====#PlayerToAgeFee05   Ben Futcher  Peterborough United  25  Free Transfer07   Isaiah Rankin  Macclesfield Town  27  Loan11   Peter Beagrie  Released  40  Retired12   Ricky Ravenhill  Darlington  25  Loan12   Ricky Ravenhill  Darlington  25  Undisclosed14   Terry Barwick  Northwich Victoria  23  Free Transfer21   Paul Ashton  Ossett Town  20  Free Transfer24   Ben Higgins  Eastwood Town  18  Free Transfer25   Miles Chamberlain  Eastwood Town  18  Free Transfer
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