Preceding article: Grimsby Town F.C. season 2005-06

Succeeding article: Grimsby Town F.C. season 2007-08

Grimsby Town
2006–07 season
Chairman	John Fenty
Manager	Graham Rodger (sacked 6/11/06) Alan Buckley (hired 9/11/06)
League Two	15th
FA Cup	First Round
League Cup	First Round
Football League Trophy	Second Round

Fixtures & Results

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Pre Season Friendlies

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Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
Jul 11	Lincoln United	A	W 1 - 0	-	North
Jul 14	Gainsborough Trinity	A	W 1 - 0	-	Rankin
Jul 17	Doncaster Rovers	H	L 0 - 2	-	-
Jul 20	Lincoln City	H	L 0 - 2	-	-
Jul 24	Rotherham United	H	L 0 - 2	-	-
Jul 28	Stoke City	H	L 0 - 1	-	-
Jul	Leeds United	H	D 1 - 1	-	Rankin

League

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Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
Aug 05	Boston United	H	W 3 - 2	-	Bore (2),Rankin
Aug 08	Wrexham	A	L 0 - 3	-	-
Aug 12	Bristol Rovers	A	L 0 - 1	-	-
Aug 18	Mansfield Town	H	D 1 - 1	-	Bore
Aug 26	Bury	A	L 0 - 3	-	-
Sept 01	Macclesfield Town	H	D 1 - 1	-	Toner
Sept 09	Walsall	H	W 2 - 1	-	Bolland,Bore
Sept 12	Rochdale	A	L 0 - 1	-	-
Sept 16	Chester City	A	W 2 - 0	-	Jones,Taylor
Sept 23	Stockport County	H	L 0 - 1	-	-
Sept 26	Hartlepool United	H	L 1 - 4	-	Fenton
Sept 29	Darlington	A	D 2 - 2	-	Toner,Ravenhill
Oct 08	Hereford United	H	W 2 - 1	-	Jones (2)
Oct 14	Swindon Town	A	L 0 - 3	-	-
Oct 21	Notts County	H	L 0 - 2	-	-
Oct 28	Peterborough United	A	D 2 - 2	-	Toner,Bore
Nov 04	MK Dons	H	L 1 - 3	-	Ravenhill
Nov 18	Wycombe Wanderers	A	D 1 - 1	-	Jones
Nov 25	Accrington Stanley	H	2 - 0	-	Paterson,Jones
Dec 05	Barnet	A	W 1 - 0	-	Paterson
Dec 09	Shrewsbury Town	H	W 2 - 1	-	Paterson (2)
Dec 16	Lincoln City	A	L 0 - 2	-	-
Dec 22	Torquay United	H	W 2 - 0	-	Rankin,Fenton
Dec 26	Hartlepool United	A	L 0 - 2	-	-
Dec 30	Stockport County	A	L 0 - 3	-	-
Jan 01	Rochdale	H	L 0 - 4	-	-
Jan 09	Chester City	H	L 0 - 2	-	-
Jan 15	Walsall	A	L 0 - 2	-	-
Jan 20	Darlington	H	L 0 - 1	-	-
Jan 26	Torquay United	A	L 1 - 4	-	Paterson
Feb 03	Boston United	A	W 6 - 0	-	Bore (3),Toner,Hunt,Paterson
Feb 10	Bristol Rovers	H	W 4 - 3	-	North,Whittle,Boshell,Toner
Feb 17	Mansfield Town	A	W 2 - 1	-	Bolland,North
Feb 20	Wrexham	H	W 2 - 1	-	Bolland,Toner
Feb 24	Macclesfield Town	A	L 1 - 2	-	Jones
Mar 03	Bury	H	W 2 - 0	-	North,Toner
Mar 10	Hereford United	A	W 1 - 0	-	Bolland
Mar 17	Swindon Town	H	W 1 - 0	-	Toner
Mar 24	Peterborough United	H	L 0 - 2	-	-
Mar 31	Notts County	A	L 0 - 2	-	-
Apr 07	MK Dons	A	W 2 - 1	-	Hunt,Boshell
Apr 09	Wycombe Wanderers	H	D 2 - 2	-	Jones,Bolland
Apr 14	Accrington Stanley	A	L 1 - 4	-	Newey
Apr 21	Barnet	H	W 5 - 0	-	Jones,North (3),Fenton
Apr 28	Lincoln City	H	D 0 - 0	-	-
May 05	Shrewsbury Town	A	D 2 - 2	-	Taylor,Fenton

First Team Squad

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ENG	Phil Barnes
2	DF	ENG	John McDermott
3	DF	ENG	Tom Newey
4	MF	SCO	Gary Harkins
5	DF	ENG	Ben Futcher
5	DF	ENG	Nick Fenton
6	DF	ENG	Justin Whittle
7	FW	ENG	Isaiah Rankin
8	MF	ENG	Paul Bolland
9	FW	EIR	Michael Reddy
10	MF	NIR	Ciaran Toner
11	MF	ENG	Peter Beagrie
11	MF	WAL	Anthony Pulis
12	MF	ENG	Ricky Ravenhill
13	GK	ENG	Robert Murray
14	MF	ENG	Terry Barwick
14	MF	ENG	Kevin James
14	FW	ENG	James Lawson
14	FW	NIR	Martin Paterson
15	MF	ENG	Gary Cohen


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
16	MF	ENG	Danny Boshell
17	DF	ENG	Andy Butler
17	DF	SCO	Martin McIntosh
17	MF	ENG	Peter Till
18	MF	ENG	Peter Bore
19	FW	ENG	Gary Jones
20	DF	ENG	Gary Croft
21	MF	ENG	Paul Ashton
21	MF	AUS	Nicky Rizzo
22	FW	ENG	Danny North
23	MF	ENG	Nick Hegarty
24	DF	ENG	Simon Grand
24	DF	ENG	Ben Higgins
25	DF	ENG	Miles Chamberlain
25	MF	ENG	James Hunt
26	FW	ENG	Andy Taylor
27	FW	ENG	Tony Thorpe
28	DF	ENG	Ryan Bennett
29	DF	ENG	Matthew Bloomer

Transfers

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In

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Pre-Season

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#	Player	From	Age	Fee
01	Phil Barnes	Sheffield United	27	Free Transfer
04	Gary Harkins	Blackburn Rovers	21	Free Transfer
07	Isaiah Rankin	Brentford	27	Free Transfer
11	Peter Beagrie	Scunthorpe United	40	Free Transfer
16	Danny Boshell	Stockport County	25	Free Transfer
18	Peter Bore	Grimsby Town Youth Academy	18	Professional Contract

Mid Season

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#	Player	To	Age	Fee
05	Nick Fenton	Doncaster Rovers	26	Free Transfer
11	Anthony Pulis	Stoke City	22	Loan
12	Ricky Ravenhill	Doncaster Rovers	25	Free Transfer
14	Kevin James	Nottingham Forest	26	Loan
14	James Lawson	Southend United	19	Loan
14	Martin Paterson	Stoke City	20	Loan
17	Andy Butler	Scunthorpe United	22	Loan
17	Martin McIntosh	Huddersfield Town	35	Loan
17	Peter Till	Birmingham City	20	Loan
17	Peter Till	Birmingham City	20	Free Transfer
21	Nicky Rizzo	MK Dons	27	Loan
24	Simon Grand	Carlisle United	22	Loan
24	Simon Grand	Carlisle United	22	Free Transfer
25	James Hunt	Bristol Rovers	29	Loan
27	Tony Thorpe	Stevenage Borough	32	Loan
27	Tony Thorpe	Stevenage Borough	32	Free Transfer
28	Ryan Bennett	Ipswich Town	17	Professional Contract
29	Matthew Bloomer	Cambridge United	27	Free Transfer

Out

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Pre-Season

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#	Player	To	Age	Fee
01	Steve Mildenhall	Yeovil Town	28	Free Transfer
07	Jean Paul Kamudimba Kalala	Yeovil Town	24	Free Transfer
10	Marc Goodfellow	Bury	24	Free Transfer
11	Andy Parkinson	Notts County	27	Free Transfer
12	Rob Jones	Hibernian	26	£200,000
13	John Lukic jnr	Released	19	Free Transfer
16	Jermaine Palmer	Worksop Town	20	Free Transfer
17	Glen Downey	Worksop Town	26	Free Transfer
21	Alan Lamb	Eastwood Town	18	Free Transfer
32	Curtis Woodhouse	Released	28	Retired to compete in Boxing

Mid Season

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#	Player	To	Age	Fee
05	Ben Futcher	Peterborough United	25	Free Transfer
07	Isaiah Rankin	Macclesfield Town	27	Loan
11	Peter Beagrie	Released	40	Retired
12	Ricky Ravenhill	Darlington	25	Loan
12	Ricky Ravenhill	Darlington	25	Undisclosed
14	Terry Barwick	Northwich Victoria	23	Free Transfer
21	Paul Ashton	Ossett Town	20	Free Transfer
24	Ben Higgins	Eastwood Town	18	Free Transfer
25	Miles Chamberlain	Eastwood Town	18	Free Transfer