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1 Season summary  




2 Transfers  


2.1  Transfers in  




2.2  Transfers out  




2.3  Loans out  






3 Final league table  




4 Squad  




5 References  













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Grimsby Town
1998–99 season
ChairmanBill Carr
ManagerAlan Buckley
StadiumBlundell Park
Football League First Division11th
FA CupThird round
Worthington CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Groves (14)
All: Groves (15)
Average home league attendance6,681
← 1997–98
1999–2000 →

During the 1998–99 English football season, Grimsby Town F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Season summary[edit]

Grimsby had a great first season back in the First Division after relegation two seasons ago, finishing in a satisfying 11th place,[1] with club captain Groves being their top scorer with 15 in all competitions.

Transfers[edit]

Transfers in[edit]

Date Pos Player Transferred from Fee Ref
1 July 1998 MF England Stacy Coldicott England West Bromwich Albion £125,000
11 August 1998 MF England Lee Ashcroft England Preston North End £500,000

Transfers out[edit]

Date Pos Player Transferred To Fee Ref
31 May 1998 GK England Jason Pearcey England Brentford Released
31 May 1998 DF England Kevin Jobling England Shrewsbury Town Released
31 May 1998 DF England Ashley Fickling England Scunthorpe United Released
31 May 1998 DF England Graham Rodger Retired Released
31 May 1998 FW England Neil Woods England York City Released
31 May 1998 MF England Darren Wrack England Walsall Released

Loans out[edit]

Date Pos Player Transferred To Date Until Ref
21 December 1998 MF Scotland Jim Dobbin England Southport 9 January 1999

Final league table[edit]

Main article: 1998–99 Football League

Pos Team
  • t
  • e
    		•  Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
    9 Norwich City 46 15 17 14 62 61 +1 62
    10 Huddersfield Town 46 15 16 15 62 71 −9 61
    11 Grimsby Town 46 17 10 19 40 52 −12 61
    12 West Bromwich Albion 46 16 11 19 69 76 −7 59
    13 Barnsley 46 14 17 15 59 56 +3 59
    Source: [citation needed]
    Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference

    Squad[edit]

    [1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

    No. Pos. Nation Player
    - GK Northern Ireland NIR Aidan Davison
    - DF England ENG John McDermott
    - DF Scotland SCO Peter Handyside
    - DF England ENG Richard Smith
    - DF England ENG Tony Gallimore
    - MF England ENG Paul Groves (captain)
    - MF Northern Ireland NIR Kingsley Black
    - FW Wales WAL Lee Nogan
    - FW England ENG Jack Lester
    - MF England ENG Stacy Coldicott
    - DF England ENG David Smith
    - MF England ENG Kevin Donovan
    - FW England ENG Lee Ashcroft
    No. Pos. Nation Player
    - MF England ENG Tommy Widdrington
    - GK England ENG Andy Love
    - FW England ENG Steve Livingstone
    - DF England ENG Mark Lever
    - MF England ENG Wayne Burnett
    - DF England ENG Danny Butterfield
    - FW Republic of Ireland IRL Daryl Clare
    - GK England ENG Steve Croudson
    - MF Scotland SCO Jim Dobbin
    - DF England ENG Matthew Bloomer
    - MF England ENG Adam Buckley
    - DF England ENG Ben Chapman

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "English Division One 1998–1999 : Table". Statto. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2012.

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