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1996–97 Grimsby Town F.C. season

FieldValue
clubGrimsby Town
season1996–97
chairmanBill Carr
managerBrian Laws (until 1 November 1996)
John Cockerill (caretaker)
Kenny Swain (caretaker)
stadiumBlundell Park
leagueDivision One
league result22nd (Relegated)
cup1FA Cup
cup1 resultThird Round
cup3League Cup
cup3 resultFirst Round
cup4Lincolnshire Senior Cup
cup4 resultRunners Up
season topscorerClive Mendonca (19)
prevseason1995–96
nextseason1997–98

John Cockerill (caretaker) Kenny Swain (caretaker) During the 1996–97 English football season, Grimsby Town competed in the Football League First Division.

Transfers

Transfers in

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11 July 1996MFENG Tommy WiddringtonENG Southampton£300,000
16 July 1996MFNIR Kingsley BlackENG Nottingham Forest£25,000
19 July 1996MFENG Darren WrackENG Derby County£100,000
16 August 1996DFENG Neil WebbENG Nottingham ForestFree Transfer
31 August 1996GKENG Andy QuyENG Derby CountyFree Transfer

Loans in

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30 August 1996DFWAL Paul TrollopeENG Derby County1 October 1996
17 January 1997MFENG Michael AppletonENG Manchester United18 March 1997
28 January 1997GKENG Alan MillerENG Middlesbrough8 February 1997
21 March 1997FWENG Jason LeeENG Nottingham Forest31 May 1997

Transfers out

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31 May 1996MFENG Tommy WatsonRetiredReleased
31 May 1996DFITA Enzo GambaroAustria Sturm GrazReleased
8 July 1996MFENG Paul GrovesENG West Bromwich Albion£600,000
1 August 1996MFENG Steve FraserENG Lincoln CityFree Transfer
2 August 1996MFSCO Jim DobbinENG Rotherham UnitedFree Transfer
9 August 1996FWITA Ivano BonettiENG Tranmere RoversFree Transfer
2 October 1996GKENG Paul CrichtonENG West Bromwich Albion£250,000
1 November 1996DFENG Brian LawsENG DarlingtonReleased
8 November 1996MFSCO Johnny WalkerENG Mansfield Town£50,000
21 March 1997FWENG Jamie ForresterENG Scunthorpe UnitedFree Transfer

Loans out

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4 October 1996MFENG Jimmy NeilENG Grantham4 November 1996
17 February 1997MFENG Darren WrackENG Shrewsbury Town15 March 1997

Season summary

The Mariners were relegated from Division One. Despite flowing goals from Clive Mendonca and good performances from John Oster and newcomer Kingsley Black, Grimsby failed to save themselves. The club had suffered from the losses of ever-present goalkeeper Paul Crichton and Gary Croft, who made a £1.5 million move to Blackburn Rovers. Manager Brian Laws had been sacked late in 1996; John Cockerill and Kenny Swain both had stints as caretaker during the season. At the end of the season, former manager Alan Buckley, who had taken Grimsby from the Fourth to the old Second Division in his first stint in charge, rejoined the club in an attempt to take Grimsby back to the second tier.

Kit

Italian company Lotto became Grimsby's new kit manufacturers, and introduced a new kit for the season. Europe's Food Town remained kit sponsors.

Results

First Division

FA Cup

League Cup

League table

Squad overview

References

References

  1. "Grimsby Town - Historical Football Kits".
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