From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Grimsby Town
1998–99 season
ChairmanBill Carr
Manager Alan Buckley
Stadium Blundell Park
Football League First Division 11th
FA Cup Third round
Worthington Cup Third round
Top goalscorerLeague: Groves (14)
All: Groves (15)
Average home league attendance6,681

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

Season summary

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

Transfers in

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

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

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

Final league table

Pos Team 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

[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

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

Grimsby Town
1998–99 season
ChairmanBill Carr
Manager Alan Buckley
Stadium Blundell Park
Football League First Division 11th
FA Cup Third round
Worthington Cup Third round
Top goalscorerLeague: Groves (14)
All: Groves (15)
Average home league attendance6,681

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

Season summary

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

Transfers in

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

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

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

Final league table

Pos Team 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

[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

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

Videos

Youtube | Vimeo | Bing

Websites

Google | Yahoo | Bing

Encyclopedia

Google | Yahoo | Bing

Facebook