Season by season league and cup results for Grimsby Town F.C.

Key

Key to league record

Level = Level of the league in the current league system Pld = Games played W = Games won D = Games drawn L = Games lost GF = Goals for GA = Goals against GD = Goals difference Pts = Points Position = Position in the final league table Top scorer and number of goals scored shown in bold when he was also top scorer for the division. Number of goals includes goals scored in play-offs.

Key to cup records

Res = Final reached round Rec = Final club record in the form of wins-draws-losses PR = Preliminary round QR1 (2, etc.) = Qualifying Cup rounds G = Group stage R1 (2, etc.) = Proper Cup rounds QF = Quarter-finalists SF = Semi-finalists F = Finalists A (QF, SF, F) = Area quarter-, semi-, finalists W = Winners

Seasons Year League Lvl Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Position Leading league scorer FA Cup FL Cup FL TrophyFA Trophy Average homeattendanceAverage home attendance = for league games only Name Goals Res Rec Res Rec Res Rec 1884–85 R4 1-0-1 1885–86R3 0-0-1 1886–87R2 1-1-1 1887–88R4 1-0-1 1888–89R2 2-0-1 1889–90Football Alliance2 22 12 2 8 58 47 +11 26 4th of 12 R2 1-0-1 1890–91 22 11 5 6 43 27 +16 27 3rd of 12 QR1 0-0-1 1891–92 22 6 6 10 40 39 +1 16 10th of 12 QR3 2-0-1Football League Second Division created, the club elected to the newly created division. 1892–93Second Division2 22 11 1 10 42 41 +1 23 4th of 12 R2 2-0-1 2,435 1893–94 28 15 2 11 71 58 +13 32 5th of 15 R1 1-0-1 2,800 1894–95 30 18 1 11 79 52 +27 37 5th of 16 - 3,530 1895–96 30 20 2 8 82 38 +44 42 3rd of 16 R2 3-1-1 3,500 1896–97 30 17 4 9 66 45 +21 38 3rd of 16 R1 0-2-1 4,345 1897–98 30 10 4 16 52 62 -10 24 12th of 16 R1 0-0-1 3,465 1898–99 34 15 5 14 71 60 +11 35 10th of 18 R1 1-1-1 3,545 1899–1900 34 17 6 11 67 46 +21 40 6th of 18 R1 1-0-1 3,800 1900–01 34 20 9 5 60 33 +27 49 1st of 18Promoted INT 0-0-1 5,125 1901–02First Division1 34 13 6 15 44 60 -16 32 15th of 18 R1 0-1-1 5,955 1902–03 34 8 9 17 43 62 -19 25 17th of 18Relegated R2 1-0-1 5,055 1903–04Second Division2 34 14 8 12 50 49 +1 36 6th of 18 R1 1-0-1 4,400 1904–05 34 11 8 15 33 46 -13 30 13th of 18 R1 1-0-1 3,875 1905–06 38 15 10 13 46 46 0 40 8th of 20 R1 0-0-1 4,230 1906–07 38 16 3 19 57 62 -5 35 11th of 20 R1 0-1-1 5,100 1907–08 38 11 8 19 43 71 -28 30 18th of 20 QF 3-1-1 4,575 1908–09 38 14 7 17 41 54 -13 35 13th of 20 R1 0-0-1 5,235 1909–10 38 9 6 23 50 77 -27 24 19th of 20 R1 0-0-1 4,405The club voted out of the Football League. 1910–11Midland League 38 25 7 6 93 32 +61 57 1st of 20 R3 2-0-1 The club elected to the Football League. 1911–12Second Division2 38 15 9 14 48 55 -7 39 9th of 20 - 5,250 1912–13 38 15 10 13 51 50 +1 40 7th of 20 R1 0-0-1 5,790 1913–14 38 13 8 17 42 58 -16 34 15th of 20 R1 0-0-1 8,345 1914–15 38 11 9 18 48 76 -28 31 17th of 20 R1 0-0-1 5,900No competitive football was played between 1915 and 1919 due to the World War I. 1919–20Second Division2 42 10 5 27 34 75 -41 25 22nd of 22Relegated R1 0-0-1 6,200 1920–21Third Division South3 42 15 9 18 49 59 -10 39 13th of 22Transferred R2 2-0-1 9,790 1921–22Third Division North 38 21 8 9 72 47 +25 50 3rd of 20 R1 2-3-1 8,750 1922–23 38 14 5 19 55 52 +3 33 14th of 20 QR5 0-0-1 8,445 1923–24 42 14 13 15 49 47 +2 41 11th of 22 R1 2-1-1 7,590 1924–25 42 15 9 18 60 60 0 39 12th of 22 QR5 0-0-1 6,315 1925–26 42 26 9 7 91 40 +51 61 1st of 22Promoted R3 2-1-1 9,418 1926–27Second Division2 42 11 12 19 74 91 -17 34 17th of 22 R3 2-0-1 12,558 1927–28 42 14 12 16 69 83 -14 40 11th of 22 R3 0-0-1 11,237 1928–29 42 24 5 13 82 61 +21 53 2nd of 22Promoted R3 0-1-1 12,295 1929–30First Division1 42 15 7 20 73 89 -16 37 18th of 22 R3 0-1-1 14,724 1930–31 42 17 5 20 82 87 -5 39 13th of 22 R5 2-0-1 13,082 1931–32 42 13 6 23 67 98 -31 32 21st of 22Relegated R5 2-0-1 11,968 1932–33Second Division2 42 14 13 15 79 84 -5 41 13th of 22 R4 1-0-1 8,357 1933–34 42 27 5 10 103 59 +44 59 1st of 22Promoted R4 1-0-1 10,852 1934–35First Division1 42 17 11 14 78 60 +18 45 5th of 22 R3 0-0-1 13,706 1935–36 42 17 5 20 65 73 -8 39 17th of 22 SF 4-1-1 11,496 1936–37 42 17 7 18 86 81 +5 41 12th of 22 R5 2-1-1 11,514 1937–38 42 13 12 17 51 68 -17 38 20th of 22 R3 0-1-1 12,288 1938–39 42 16 11 15 61 69 -8 43 10th of 22 SF 4-2-1 12,064No competitive football was played between 1939 and 1946 due to the World War II. 1945–46 R3 0-0-2 1946–47First Division1 42 13 12 17 61 82 -21 38 16th of 22 R4 1-1-1 16,220 1947–48 42 8 6 28 45 111 -66 22 22nd of 22Relegated R3 0-0-1 16,031 1948–49Second Division2 42 15 10 17 72 76 -4 40 11th of 22 R4 1-0-1 16,602 1949–50 42 16 8 18 74 73 +1 40 11th of 22 R4 1-0-1 18,056 1950–51 42 8 12 22 61 95 -34 28 22nd of 22Relegated R3 0-1-1 15,939 1951–52Third Division North3 46 29 8 9 96 45 +51 66 2nd of 24 R2 1-0-1 14,909 1952–53 46 21 10 15 75 59 +16 52 5th of 24 R3 2-0-1 14,298 1953–54 46 16 9 21 51 77 -26 41 17th of 24 R3 2-2-1 9,578 1954–55 46 13 8 25 47 78 -31 34 23rd of 24 R3 2-0-1 8,261 1955–56 46 31 6 9 76 29 +47 68 1st of 24Promoted R3 2-1-1 15,934 1956–57Second Division2 42 17 5 20 61 62 -1 39 16th of 22 R3 0-0-1 15,331 1957–58 42 17 6 19 86 83 +3 40 13th of 22 R3 0-0-1 14,166 1958–59 42 9 10 23 62 90 -28 28 21st of 22Relegated R4 1-1-1 13,108 1959–60Third Division3 46 18 16 12 87 70 +17 52 4th of 24 R2 1-0-1 10,540 1960–61 46 20 10 16 77 69 +8 50 6th of 24 R1 0-0-1R2 0-0-1 9,295 1961–62 46 28 6 12 80 56 +24 62 2nd of 24Promoted R1 0-0-1R1 0-0-1 9,469 1962–63Second Division2 42 11 13 18 55 66 -11 35 19th of 22 R3 0-0-1R2 0-0-1 11,216 1963–64 42 9 14 19 47 75 -28 32 21st of 22Relegated R3 0-0-1R2 0-0-1 9,515 1964–65Third Division3 46 16 17 13 68 67 +1 49 10th of 24 R2 1-2-1R3 1-0-1 7,144 1965–66 46 17 13 16 68 62 +6 47 11th of 24 R4 3-2-1QF 3-1-1 7,239 1966–67 46 17 9 20 61 68 -7 43 17th of 24 R1 0-1-1R4 3-1-1 5,965 1967–68 46 14 9 23 52 69 -17 37 21st of 24Relegated R1 0-0-1R2 1-1-1 4,301 1968–69Fourth Division4 46 9 15 22 47 69 -22 33 23rd of 24 R1 0-0-1R2 1-2-1 3,984 1969–70 46 14 15 17 54 58 -4 43 16th of 24 R1 0-0-1R1 0-0-1 4,112 1970–71 46 18 7 21 57 71 -14 43 19th of 24 R1 0-0-1R1 0-0-1 4,143 1971–72 46 28 7 11 88 56 +32 63 1st of 24Promoted R1 0-0-1R4 3-2-1 11,164 1972–73Third Division3 46 20 8 18 67 61 +6 48 9th of 24 R4 3-2-1R2 1-1-1 10,657 1973–74 46 18 15 13 67 50 +17 51 6th of 24 R3 2-1-1R2 1-2-1 7,240 1974–75 46 15 13 18 55 64 -9 43 16th of 24 R2 1-1-1R1 0-0-1 5,619 1975–76 46 15 10 21 62 74 -12 40 18th of 24 R1 0-0-1R1 0-1-1 5,380 1976–77 46 12 9 25 45 69 -24 33 23rd of 24Relegated R2 1-1-1R1 0-1-1 4,359 1977–78Fourth Division4 46 21 11 14 57 51 +6 53 6th of 24 R3 2-2-1R2 2-0-1 4,463 1978–79 46 26 9 11 82 49 +23 61 2nd of 24Promoted R1 0-0-1R2 2-0-1 6,290 1979–80Third Division3 46 26 10 10 73 42 +31 62 1st of 24Promoted Kevin Drinkell 16R3 2-1-1QF 5-3-1 10,498 1980–81Second Division2 42 15 15 12 44 42 +2 45 7th of 22 R3 0-0-1R1 1-0-1 10,960 1981–82 42 11 13 18 53 65 -12 46 17th of 22 R5 2-0-1R2 1-0-1 8,409 1982–83 42 12 11 19 45 70 -25 47 19th of 22 R4 1-1-1R2 1-2-1 7,751 1983–84 42 19 13 10 60 47 +13 70 5th of 22 R3 0-0-1R2 1-1-2 7,579 1984–85 42 18 8 16 72 64 +8 62 10th of 22 R4 1-1-1QF 3-2-1 6,466 1985–86 42 14 10 18 58 62 -4 52 15th of 22 R3 0-0-1R3 1-1-1 5,160 1986–87 42 10 14 18 39 59 -20 44 21st of 22Relegated R3 0-2-1R2 1-1-2 5,145 1987–88Third Division3 46 12 14 20 48 58 -10 50 22nd of 24Relegated R2 1-1-1R1 1-0-1G 1-0-2 3,336 1988–89Fourth Division4 46 17 15 14 65 59 +6 66 9th of 24 R5 4-1-1R1 0-0-2R1 1-1-1 4,267 1989–90 46 22 13 11 70 47 +23 79 2nd of 24Promoted R3 2-0-1R2 2-0-2G 0-1-1 5,991 1990–91Third Division3 46 24 11 11 66 34 +32 83 3rd of 24Promoted R1 0-0-1R1 1-0-1G 0-0-2 7,237 1991–92Second Division2 46 14 11 21 47 62 -15 53 19th of 24 R1 0-0-1R3 2-2-1 6,898Football League divisions renamed after the Premier League creation. 1992–93First Division2 46 19 7 20 58 57 +1 64 9th of 24 R5 2-1-1R2 1-2-1 6,091 1993–94 46 13 20 13 52 47 +5 59 16th of 24 R4 1-0-1R3 2-0-1 6,075 1994–95 46 17 14 15 62 56 +6 65 10th of 24 R3 0-0-1R1 0-0-2 5,921 1995–96 46 14 14 18 55 69 -14 56 17th of 24 R5 2-2-1R1 0-1-1 5,865 1996–97 46 11 13 22 60 81 -21 46 22nd of 24Relegated Clive Mendonca 18R3 0-0-1R1 1-0-1 5,640 1997–98Second Division3 46 19 15 12 55 37 +18 72 3rd of 24Promoted Kevin Donovan 16R4 3-2-1R4 3-0-3W 6-1-0 5,271Promoted after winning the play-offs. 1998–99First Division2 46 17 10 19 40 52 -12 61 11th of 24 Paul Groves 14R1 0-0-1R3 1-2-2 6,698 1999–2000 46 13 12 21 41 67 -26 51 20th of 24 Lee Ashcroft 12R4 1-0-1R3 2-1-2 6,157 2000–01 46 14 10 22 43 62 -19 52 18th of 24 Steve Livingstone 7R3 0-1-1R2 2-1-1 5,646 2001–02 46 12 14 20 50 72 -22 50 19th of 24 Michael Boulding 11R3 0-1-1R4 2-1-1 6,431 2002–03 46 9 12 25 48 85 -37 39 24th of 24Relegated Stuart CampbellSteve KabbaJohn Oster 6R3 0-1-1R1 0-0-1 5,700 2003–04Second Division3 46 13 11 22 55 81 -26 50 21st of 24Relegated Michael BouldingPhil Jevons 12R2 1-0-1R1 0-0-1R1 0-1-0 4,730Football League divisions renamed. 2004–05FootballLeague Two4 46 14 16 16 51 52 -1 58 18th of 24 Michael Reddy 9R1 0-0-1R2 1-0-1R1 0-0-1 4,943 2005–06 46 22 12 12 64 44 +20 78 4th of 24 Michael Reddy 14R1 0-0-1R3 2-0-1R1 0-1-0 5,151Lost in the play-off final. 2006–07 46 17 8 21 57 73 -16 59 15th of 24 Peter BoreGary JonesCiarán Toner 8R1 0-1-1R1 0-0-1R2 0-1-1 4,379 2007–08 46 15 10 21 55 66 -11 55 16th of 24 Danny North 9R2 1-1-1R1 0-0-1F 3-3-1 4,115 2008–09 46 9 14 23 51 69 -18 41 22nd of 24 Adam Proudlock 7R1 0-0-1R2 1-0-1R2 0-1-1 4,475 2009–10 46 9 17 20 45 71 -26 44 23rd of 24Relegated four players 5R1 0-0-1R1 0-0-1AQF 1-0-1 4,428 2010–11ConferenceNational5 46 15 17 14 72 62 +10 62 11th of 24 Alan Connell 25QR4 0-1-1R2 1-0-1 3,073 2011–12 46 19 13 14 79 60 +19 70 11th of 24 Liam Hearn 27R2 2-2-1QF 3-0-1 3,308 2012–13 46 23 14 9 70 38 +32 83 4th of 24 Andy Cook 11QR4 0-0-1F 5-3-0 3,813Lost in the play-off semifinal. 2013–14 46 22 12 12 65 46 +19 78 4th of 24 Ross Hannah 13R3 3-1-1SF 4-2-1 3,568Lost in the play-off semifinal. 2014–15 46 25 11 10 74 40 +34 86 3rd of 24 Lenell John-Lewis 16R1 1-0-1R2 1-1-1 3,683Lost in the play-off final.Fifth and sixth tier divisions renamed. 2015–16NationalLeague5 46 22 14 10 82 45 +37 80 4th of 24Promoted Pádraig Amond 30R2 2-1-1F 6-1-1 4,357Promoted after winning the play-offs. 2016–17FootballLeague Two 4 46 17 11 18 59 63 -4 62 14th of 24 Omar Bogle 19R1 0-0-1R1 0-0-1G 0-0-3 5,259 2017–18 46 13 12 21 42 66 -24 51 18th of 24 Mitch Rose 8R1 0-0-1R1 0-0-1G 0-2-1 4,658 2018–19 46 16 8 22 45 56 -11 56 17th of 24 Wes Thomas 11R3 2-0-1R1 0-0-1G 1-0-2 4,430 2019–20 37 12 11 14 45 51 -6 47 15th of 24 James Hanson 9R1 0-1-1R3 2-0-1G 0-0-3 4,599 2020–21 46 10 13 23 37 69 -32 43 24th of 24Relegated Lenell John-Lewis 4R1 0-0-1R1 0-0-1G 0-1-2 0 2021–22NationalLeague5 44 23 8 13 68 46 +22 77 6th of 23Promoted John McAtee 14R1 1-0-1R3 0-0-1 5,568Promoted after winning the play-offs. 2022–23FootballLeague Two 4 46 16 13 17 49 56 -7 61 11th of 24 Harry Clifton 7QF 5-1-1R2 1-0-1R2 1-1-2 6,2792023–24461116195774 -174921st of 24Danny Rose13R21-1-1R10-0-1G0-1-26,3542024–2546208186167 -6689th of 24Danny Rose14R10-0-1R20-1-1G0-1-26,0672025-26462212127450 +24787th of 24Jaze Kabia18R43-0-1R42-1-1G1-0-26,537

References and notes

External sources Football Club History Database English Football Archive