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2020–21 Grimsby Town F.C. season

The 2020–21 season is Grimsby Town's 143rd in existence and their fifth consecutive season in EFL League Two. Along with competing in League Two, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.

Grimsby Town
2020–21 season
ChairmanPhilip Day
ManagerIan Holloway
(until 23 December)[1]
Paul Hurst
(from 30 December)[2]
StadiumBlundell Park
League Two24th (Relegated)
FA CupFirst round
EFL CupFirst round
EFL TrophyGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ira Jackson Jr
Lenell John-Lewis
Mattie Pollock
(3 each)
All:
Mattie Pollock
(4 goals)

The season covers the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

The team struggled through the course of the season with relegation to the National League confirmed on 27 April after a 3-2 loss to Exeter City F.C.

Transfers

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Transfers in

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Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
11 August 2020 CB   Bilel Mohsni   Panachaiki Free transfer [3]
11 August 2020 CF   Ira Jackson Jr   Folkestone Invicta Free transfer [4]
13 August 2020 CF   Montel Gibson   Halesowen Town Free transfer [5]
13 August 2020 AM   George Williams   Forest Green Rovers Free transfer [6]
14 August 2020 CF   Alhagi Touray Sisay   Aberystwyth Town Free transfer [7]
31 August 2020 CM   Danny Rose   Swindon Town Free transfer [8]
2 September 2020 RW   Sean Scannell   Blackpool Free transfer [9]
5 September 2020 CM   Luke Spokes   Taunton Town Undisclosed [10]
11 December 2020 RW   Filipe Morais   Crawley Town Free transfer [11]
8 January 2021 LB   Sam Habergham   Free agent Free transfer [12]
25 January 2021 CF   Stefan Payne   Tranmere Rovers Free transfer [13]
1 February 2021 LB   Joe Bunney   Hartlepool United Free transfer [14]
1 February 2021 CF   Lenell John-Lewis   Hereford Undisclosed [15]
6 February 2021 LW   Julien Lamy   Free agent Free transfer [16]
12 February 2021 CM   Giles Coke   Hereford Free transfer [17]

Loans in

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Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
3 September 2020 DF   Danny Preston   Nottingham Forest 1 February 2021 [18][19]
5 September 2020 RW   Owura Edwards   Bristol City 31 December 2020 [20]
7 September 2020 DM   Terry Taylor   Wolverhampton Wanderers 6 January 2021 [21]
30 September 2020 DM   James Morton   Bristol City 31 December 2020 [22]
8 October 2020 LW   Kyle Bennett   Bristol Rovers End of season [23]
8 October 2020 CF   Owen Windsor   West Bromwich Albion 20 December 2020 [24][25]
16 October 2020 CF   Virgil Gomis   Nottingham Forest 5 January 2021 [26]
18 January 2021 CB   Rollin Menayese   Mansfield Town End of season [27]
21 January 2021 CM   Jay Matete   Fleetwood Town End of season [28]
29 January 2021 AM   Idris El Mizouni   Ipswich Town End of season [29]
1 February 2021 CM   Joe Adams   Brentford End of season [30]
1 February 2021 GK   Jake Eastwood   Sheffield United End of season [31]

Loans out

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Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
15 September 2020 CM   Jock Curran   Spalding United 1 January 2021 [32]
15 September 2020 MF   Cameron Painter   Spalding United December 2020 [32]
9 October 2020 LB   Joey Hope   Cleethorpes Town November 2020 [33]
9 October 2020 CF   Alhagi Touray Sisay   Cleethorpes Town 9 November 2020 [33]
24 December 2020 GK   Ollie Battersby   Gateshead 29 December 2020 [34]
1 March 2021 CF   Montel Gibson   Altrincham April 2021 [35]

Transfers out

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Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2020 LW   Brandon Buckley   Cleethorpes Town Released [36]
1 July 2020 CF   Harry Cardwell   Chorley Released [36][37]
1 July 2020 SS   Jordan Cook   Gateshead Released [36][38]
1 July 2020 CB   Harry Davis   Morecambe Released [36][39]
1 July 2020 LB   Bradley Garmston   Retired Released [36]
1 July 2020 RW   Elliot Grandin   Saint-Pierroise Released [36]
1 July 2020 CM   Jake Hessenthaler   Crawley Town Released [36][40]
1 July 2020 LW   Ahkeem Rose   Dover Athletic Released [36][41]
1 July 2020 CM   Elliott Whitehouse   Forest Green Rovers Released [36][42]
17 July 2020 AM   Billy Clarke   Bradford City Free transfer [43]
20 July 2020 AM   Charles Vernam   Burton Albion Free transfer [44]
21 November 2020 CB   Ludvig Öhman   Falkenbergs FF Released [45]
21 November 2020 CB   Bilel Mohsni   Barnet Released [46][47]
14 January 2021 RW   James Tilley   Crawley Town Mutual consent [48][49]
18 March 2021 LB   Joe Bunney   Altrincham Released [50]
30 March 2021 LB   Joey Hope   Darlington Released [51]

Pre-season

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First-team squad

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# Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from (Last Club) Signed in Contract ends
Goalkeepers
1 James McKeown   GK (1989-07-24)24 July 1989 (aged 31) RKSV Leonidas   2011 2021
13 Ollie Battersby   GK (2001-07-23)23 July 2001 (aged 19) Academy 2017 2021
23 Sam Russell   GK (1982-10-04)4 October 1982 (aged 37) Forest Green Rovers   2018 2023
44 Jake Eastwood   GK (1996-10-03)3 October 1996 (aged 23) Sheffield United   (Loan) 2021 2021
Defenders
2 Luke Hendrie   RB (1994-08-27)27 August 1994 (aged 26) Shrewsbury Town   2019 2021
6 Luke Waterfall   CB (1990-07-30)30 July 1990 (aged 30) Shrewsbury Town   2019 2021
22 Elliott Hewitt   RB / CM (1994-05-30)30 May 1994 (aged 26) Notts County   2019 2021
25 Mattie Pollock   CB (2001-09-28)28 September 2001 (aged 18) Academy 2018 2021
26 Rollin Menayese   CB (1997-12-04)4 December 1997 (aged 22) Mansfield Town   (Loan) 2021 2021
32 Duncan Idehen   CB (2002-07-03)3 July 2002 (aged 18) Academy 2020 2021
35 Ben Grist   CB ??? Academy 2020 2021
36 Sam Habergham   LB (1992-02-20)20 February 1992 (aged 28) Lincoln City   2021 2021
Midfielders
4 Danny Rose   CM (1988-02-21)21 February 1988 (aged 32) Swindon Town   2020 2022
8 Giles Coke   CM (1986-06-03)3 June 1986 (aged 34) Hereford   2021 2021
10 George Williams   AM / LW (1995-09-07)7 September 1995 (aged 25) Forest Green Rovers   2020 2022
11 Sean Scannell   RW (1990-09-17)17 September 1990 (aged 29) Blackpool   2020 2022
14 Luke Spokes   CM (2000-08-06)6 August 2000 (aged 20) Taunton Town   2020 2021
15 Harry Clifton   CM (1998-06-12)12 June 1998 (aged 22) Academy 2007 2021
18 Filipe Morais   RW / LW (1985-11-21)21 November 1985 (aged 34) Crawley Town   2020 2022
19 Max Wright   RW (1998-04-06)6 April 1998 (aged 22) Academy 2008 2022
20 Jay Matete   CM (2001-02-11)11 February 2001 (aged 19) Fleetwood Town   (Loan) 2021 2021
24 Jock Curran   CM (2001-01-29)29 January 2001 (aged 19) Academy 2019 2021
27 Harvey Tomlinson   AM ??? Academy 2020 2021
29 Joseph Starbuck   DM (2002-08-02)2 August 2002 (aged 18) Academy 2020 2022
30 Cameron Painter   CM (2002-02-22)22 February 2002 (aged 18) Academy 2020 2021
32 Evan Khouri   CM (2003-01-21)21 January 2003 (aged 17) West Ham   2019 2021
34 Louis Boyd   CM (2004-10-23)23 October 2004 (aged 15) Academy 2020 2021
37 Kyle Bennett   LW (1990-09-09)9 September 1990 (aged 30) Bristol Rovers   (Loan) 2020 2021
38 Idris El Mizouni   CM / AM (2000-09-26)26 September 2000 (aged 19) Ipswich Town   (Loan) 2021 2021
39 Ben Davies   CM (1981-05-27)27 May 1981 (aged 39) Cleethorpes Town   2020 2021
42 Julien Lamy   LW (1999-11-06)6 November 1999 (aged 20) Rotherham United   2021 2021
45 Joe Adams   RW / CM / AM (2001-02-13)13 February 2001 (aged 19) Brentford   (Loan) 2021 2021
Attackers
7 Matt Green   ST (1987-01-02)2 January 1987 (aged 33) Salford City   2019 2021
9 James Hanson   ST (1987-11-09)9 November 1987 (aged 32) AFC Wimbledon   2019 2021
12 Montel Gibson   ST (1997-12-15)15 December 1997 (aged 22) Halesowen Town   2020 2023
16 Ira Jackson Jr   ST (1997-01-28)28 January 1997 (aged 23) Folkestone Invicta   2020 2022
17 Alhagi Touray Sisay   ST ??? Aberystwyth Town   2020 2021
21 Lenell John-Lewis   ST (1989-05-17)17 May 1989 (aged 31) Hereford   2021 2022
31 Luis Adlard   ST (2002-10-13)13 October 2002 (aged 17) Academy 2019 2021
40 Stefan Payne   ST (1991-08-10)10 August 1991 (aged 29) Tranmere Rovers   2021 2021
Players departed during season
3 Danny Preston   LB (2000-08-06)6 August 2000 (aged 20) Nottingham Forest   (Loan) 2020 2021
3 Joe Bunney   LB (1993-09-26)26 September 1993 (aged 26) Hartlepool United   2021 2021
5 Ludvig Öhman   CB (1991-10-09)9 October 1991 (aged 28) BP   2019 2021
8 Owen Windsor   ST (2001-09-17)17 September 2001 (aged 18) West Brom   (Loan) 2020 2021
18 Bilel Mohsni   CB (1987-07-21)21 July 1987 (aged 33) Panachaiki   2020 2021
20 Owura Edwards   RW (2001-04-10)10 April 2001 (aged 19) Bristol City   (Loan) 2020 2021
21 James Tilley   ST / AM (1998-06-13)13 June 1998 (aged 22) Brighton   2020 2021
26 Terry Taylor   DM (2001-06-29)29 June 2001 (aged 19) Wolves   (loan) 2020 2021
28 Joey Hope   LB (2002-08-28)28 August 2002 (aged 18) Academy 2020 2021
36 James Morton   CM (1999-04-22)22 April 1999 (aged 21) Bristol City   (Loan) 2020 2021
38 Virgil Gomis   ST (1999-04-16)16 April 1999 (aged 21) Nottingham Forest   (Loan) 2020 2021
Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 2020–21 season (12 September).

Competitions

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EFL League Two

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Main article: 2020–21 EFL League Two

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
17 Harrogate Town 46 16 9 21 52 61 −9 57
18 Oldham Athletic 46 15 9 22 72 81 −9 54
19 Walsall 46 11 20 15 45 53 −8 53
20 Colchester United 46 11 18 17 44 61 −17 51
21 Barrow 46 13 11 22 53 59 −6 50
22 Scunthorpe United 46 13 9 24 41 64 −23 48
23 Southend United (R) 46 10 15 21 29 58 −29 45 Relegation to National League
24 Grimsby Town (R) 46 10 13 23 37 69 −32 43
Updated to match(es) played on 31 May 2021. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[52]
(R) Relegated

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 10 13 23 37 69  −32 43 5 8 10 17 30  −13 5 5 13 20 39  −19

Last updated: 8 May 2021.
Source: BBC

Results by matchday

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Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAAAHHAAHAAHAHHAHHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHHAAHAHAHHAAHA
ResultLLDWWLDLDWLWLLLDLWLLDLLDLLLWLLLDDDDWDDDLWLWLWL
Position20232318151617191718201818202020201920222223232323232323242424242424242424242424242424242424
Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2021. Source: 11v11 for league tables and fixtures
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.[53]

12 September 2020 1 Walsall 1–0 Grimsby Town Bescot
15:00 BST Cockerill-Mollett   44'
Adebayo   60'		 Report Edwards   44'
Idehen   69'		 Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lee Swabey
19 September 2020 2 Grimsby Town 0–4 Salford City Cleethorpes
15:00 BST Tilley   48'
Öhman   90+2'		 Report Hunter   28'
Henderson   32' (pen.), 63' (pen.), 76'
Towell   56'   90+3' (pen.)
Touray   89'		 Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Declan Bourne
10 October 2020 3 Bolton Wanderers 0–0 Grimsby Town Horwich
15:00 BST Sarcevic   70'
Santos   90+7'		 Report Green   52' Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Samuel Barrott
13 October 2020 4 Cheltenham Town 1–3 Grimsby Town Cheltenham
19:00 BST Williams   28'
Bonds   49'		 Report Edwards   23'
Tilley   39'
Pollock   67'
Hendrie   84'
Windsor   90+4'		 Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Paul Howard
17 October 2020 5 Leyton Orient 2–3 Grimsby Town Leyton
17:30 BST Wilkinson   5'
Wright   39'
Maguire-Drew   74'   75'
Clay   90'
McAnuff   90+3'		 Report Waterfall   22'
Williams   32'
Clifton   86'
Gibson   90+1' (pen.)		 Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tom Nield
20 October 2020 6 Grimsby Town 1–2 Harrogate Town Cleethorpes
19:45 BST Tilley   26'   61'
Pollock   45'
Hendrie   48'
Preston   56'
Clifton   70'		 Report Muldoon   25', 43'
Thomson   42'
Kerry   73'		 Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
24 October 2020 7 Grimsby Town 1–1 Carlisle United Cleethorpes
15:00 BST Pollock   24'   90+3'
Taylor   37'
Waterfall   76'
Starbuck   82'		 Report Anderton   18'
McKeown   46' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Christopher Pollard
27 October 2020 8 Forest Green Rovers 1–0 Grimsby Town Nailsworth
19:00 GMT Young   24'
Winchester   48'
Godwin-Malife   90+4'		 Report Taylor   90+2'
Green   90+3'		 Stadium: The Innocent [Insert Name Here] Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Adcock
31 October 2020 9 Stevenage 0–0 Grimsby Town Stevenage
15:00 GMT Coker   84' Report Taylor   53' Stadium: Lamex Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sam Allison
3 November 2020 10 Grimsby Town 1–0 Barrow Grimsby
19:00 GMT Gibson   60'
Waterfall   77'
McKeown   89'		 Report Hird   41'
Platt   71'		 Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alan Young
21 November 2020 11 Tranmere Rovers 5–0 Grimsby Town Birkenhead
15:00 GMT Vaughan   10', 29' (pen.)
Clarke   27'
Khan   34'
Monthé   79'
Lewis   86'		 Report Hendrie   35'
Waterfall   65'		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Marc Edwards
24 November 2020 12 Crawley Town 1–2 Grimsby Town Crawley
19:00 GMT Watters   4'   80'
Powell   78'		 Report Green   35'
Wright   51'
Hewitt   80'		 Stadium: The People's Pension Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kevin Johnson
1 December 2020 13 Grimsby Town 1–4 Exeter City Cleethorpes
19:00 GMT Hendrie   31'   36'
Rose   50'		 Report Bowman   19'
Williams   40', 44'
Jay   68'
Key   74'		 Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andy Haines
5 December 2020 14 Colchester United 2–1 Grimsby Town Colchester
15:00 GMT Smith   8'
Harriott   56'
Gambin   63'
Eastman   87'		 Report Pollock   2'
Hendrie   23'		 Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lee Swabey
8 December 2020 15 Grimsby Town 0–2 Newport County Cleethorpes
19:00 GMT Hendrie   24'
Taylor   52'
Waterfall   66'		 Report Twine   25'
Amond   45+1' (pen.)
Willmott   50'		 Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
12 December 2020 16 Grimsby Town 1–1 Mansfield Town Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT Bennett   48'
Jackson Jr   63'
Russell   68'
Clifton   72'
Morais   87'		 Report Gordon   54'
Maynard   69' (pen.)
Lapslie   89'		 Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Carl Brook
15 December 2020 17 Southend United 3–1 Grimsby Town Southend-on-Sea
19:45 GMT Taylor   1'
Clifford   57'
Halford   75'
Egbri   89'		 Report Jackson Jr   45+4'
Hewitt   68'
Waterfall   73'   90+4'		 Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sam Allison
19 December 2020 18 Grimsby Town 1–0 Scunthorpe United Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT Pollock   21'
Spokes   59'
Holloway  		 Report McAtee   39'
Jarvis   55'
Clarke   69'		 Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Darren Drysdale
22 December 2020 19 Grimsby Town 1–2 Bradford City Cleethorpes
19:00 GMT Clifton   49' Report Novak   21'
Sutton   45'		 Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: John Busby
26 December 2020 20 Morecambe 3–1 Grimsby Town Morecambe
15:00 GMT Stockton   45'
Songo'o   56'
Mendes Gomes   58', 71'
Phillips   90+3'		 Report Pollock   21' Stadium: Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Declan Bourne
29 December 2020 21 Grimsby Town 0–0 Oldham Athletic Cleethorpes
19:00 GMT Pollock   39'
Hewitt   86'
Preston   88'		 Report Piergianni   33'
Garrity   68'
Ntambwe   86'		 Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tom Nield
2 January 2021 22 Grimsby Town 1–2 Cambridge United Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT Hewitt   72' Report May   4'
Mullin   36'
Hannant   90+1'		 Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andy Haines
9 January 2021 23 Port Vale 3–0 Grimsby Town Burslem
15:00 GMT Brisley   8',   69'
Joyce   11'
Rodney   15'
Waterfall   60' (o.g.)		 Report Wright   86' Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Graham Salisbury
16 January 2021 24 Grimsby Town 0–0 Southend United Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT Habergham   71'
Spokes   90+1'		 Report McCormack   74'
White   75'
Demetriou   90+4'		 Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ben Toner
23 January 2021 25 Scunthorpe United 3–0 Grimsby Town Scunthorpe
13:00 GMT Eisa   14', 65'
Loft   38',   75'
Gilliead   83'		 Report Wright   29' Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ollie Yates
30 January 2021 26 Grimsby Town 1–2 Stevenage Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT McKeown   73'
Payne   90+3'		 Report List   42'
Vincelot   70'
Stevens   90+5'		 Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
6 February 2021 27 Newport County 1–0 Grimsby Town Newport
15:00 GMT Bennett   37'
Maynard   51'		 Report Matete   81' Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 0
Referee: Craig Hicks
23 February 2021 28 Grimsby Town 2–1 Crawley Town Cleethorpes
19:00 GMT Morais   21'
Bunney   69'   90+3'
Adams   70',   79'
Hewitt   85'		 Report Powell   30'
Wright   32'
Hessenthaler   90'		 Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bobby Madley
27 February 2021 29 Harrogate Town 1–0 Grimsby Town Harrogate
15:00 GMT Beck   77' Report Matete   16' Stadium: The EnviroVent Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Trevor Kettle
2 March 2021 30 Grimsby Town 0–1 Leyton Orient Cleethorpes
19:00 GMT Report Happe   20' Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Steve Martin
6 March 2021 31 Grimsby Town 1–2 Forest Green Rovers Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT Matete   30'
Hanson   38'		 Report Matt   19' (pen.)
Adams   66'

Mark Cooper  		 Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Peter Wright
9 March 2021 32 Carlisle United 1–1 Grimsby Town Carlisle
19:00 GMT Hayden   31'
Zanzala   90+3'		 Report John-Lewis   16'
Coke   55'		 Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Chris Sarginson
13 March 2021 33 Grimsby Town 0–0 Colchester United Cleethorpes
17:30 GMT Matete   25' Report Pell   90+2' Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Marc Edwards
17 March 2021 34 Grimsby Town 0–0 Tranmere Rovers Cleethorpes
19:00 GMT Lamy   8'
Clifton   60'		 Report Blackett-Taylor   47'
Ridehalgh   71'		 Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Robert Lewis
20 March 2021 35 Mansfield Town 2–2 Grimsby Town Mansfield
15:00 GMT Maris   20'
Law   67'
McLaughlin   70'
Sweeney   90'
Wright   90+6'		 Report Jackson Jr   56'
John-Lewis   63'
Matete   63'
Williams   90+1'		 Stadium: One Call Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: John Busby
23 March 2021 36 Barrow 0–1 Grimsby Town Barrow-in-Furness
19:00 GMT Report John-Lewis   62'
Spokes   71'		 Stadium: Furness Building Society Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ben Speedie
27 March 2021 37 Grimsby Town 1–1 Walsall Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT Hanson   9'
Payne   12'		 Report Lavery   45+1'
Clarke   88'		 Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Samuel Barrott
2 April 2021 38 Salford City 1–1 Grimsby Town Salford
15:00 BST Lowe   26'
Touray   73',   88'		 Report Clifton   2',   19'
Payne   50'
Matete   73'		 Stadium: Moor Lane
Attendance: 0
Referee: Declan Bourne
5 April 2021 39 Grimsby Town 1–1 Cheltenham Town Cleethorpes
15:00 BST John-Lewis   8' Report Boyle   34' Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andy Davies
10 April 2021 40 Bradford City 1–0 Grimsby Town Bradford
15:00 BST A. O'Connor   42'
P. O'Connor   70'
Donaldson   76'		 Report Habergham   38'
Williams   44'
Payne   45+2'
Hanson   90+3'		 Stadium: Utilita Energy Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Bell
17 April 2021 41 Grimsby Town 2–1 Bolton Wanderers Cleethorpes
12:30 BST Matete   1',   78'
Khouri   34'
Clifton   59'
Jackson Jr   86'		 Report Williams   6'
Miller   90+6'		 Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Carl Brook
20 April 2021 42 Grimsby Town 0–3 Morecambe Cleethorpes
19:00 BST Clifton   83' Report Stockton   22'
Songo'o   28'
Waterfall   81' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Paul Howard
24 April 2021 43 Oldham Athletic 1–2 Grimsby Town Oldham
15:00 BST McAleny   30'
Whelan   39'		 Report Coke   6'
Green   36'
Menayese   73'
Matete   80'
Khouri   89'		 Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alan Young
27 April 2021 44 Exeter City 3–2 Grimsby Town Exeter
19:00 BST Waterfall   33' (o.g.)
Collins   79'
Fisher   83'
Bowman   89'		 Report John-Lewis   41' (pen.)
Matete   58',   61'
Menayese   90+7'		 Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Rock
1 May 2021 45 Grimsby Town 1–0 Port Vale Cleethorpes
15:00 BST Green   32',   45' Report Legge   54'
Montaño   83'   87'		 Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Will Finnie
8 May 2021 46 Cambridge United 3–0 Grimsby Town Cambridge
15:00 BST O'Neil   25'
Hoolahan   57'
Mullin   80'		 Report Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tom Nield

FA Cup

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Main article: 2020–21 FA Cup

The draw for the first round was made on Monday 26, October.[54]

  Win   Draw   Loss

7 November 2020 First round Dagenham & Redbridge 3–1 Grimsby Town Dagenham
15:00 GMT Wilson   10', 90+1'
Ogogo   82'
Brundle   90+6' (pen.)		 Report Windsor   60' (pen.) Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Craig Hicks

EFL Cup

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Main article: 2020–21 EFL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson.[55]

5 September 2020 First round Grimsby Town 1–1
(3–4 p)		 Morecambe Cleethorpes
15:00 BST Green   34' Report Phillips   7'
Slew   44'		 Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Graham Salisbury
Penalties
Pollock  
Tilley  
Preston  
Edwards  
McKeown  		 Kenyon  
McAlinden  
Hendrie  
Pringle  
O'Sullivan  

EFL Trophy

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Main article: 2020–21 EFL Trophy

  Win   Draw   Loss

The regional group stage draw was confirmed on 18 August.[56]

Pos Div Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Hull City 3 2 0 0 1 6 2 +4 6 Advance to Round 2
2 ACA Leicester City U21 3 2 0 0 1 6 5 +1 6
3 L2 Harrogate Town 3 1 0 1 1 5 5 0 4
4 L2 Grimsby Town 3 0 1 0 2 3 8 −5 2
Source: EFL.com
8 September 2020 Group stage Grimsby Town 2–2
(5–4 p)		 Harrogate Town Cleethorpes
19:45 BST Gibson   36' (pen.)
Öhman   74'
Boyd   74'
Taylor   80'
Khouri   90'		 Report Lokko   33'   86'
Smith   65'
Burrell   81
Kiernan   81'		 Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Bell
Penalties
Gibson  
Taylor  
Edwards  
Starbuck  
Jackson Jr  		 Thomson  
Martin  
Beck  
Burrell  
Kerry  
10 November 2020 Group stage Grimsby Town 1–3 Leicester City U21 Cleethorpes
19:00 GMT Pollock   21'
Spokes   89'		 Report Wright   58'
Tavares   60'
Muskwe   74'
Flynn   85'		 Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Neil Hair
17 November 2020 Group stage Hull City 3–0 Grimsby Town Kingston upon Hull
17:30 GMT Samuelsen   27', 32'
Scott   79'		 Report Wright   3'
Edwards   64'		 Stadium: KCOM Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Darren Drysdale

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