List of Grimsby Town F.C. players

This is a list of notable footballers who have played for Grimsby Town. Generally, this means players that have played 100 or more league matches for the club. However, some players who have played fewer matches are also included; this includes players that have had considerable success at other clubs.

Players are listed in alphabetical order. Appearances and goals are for league matches only; wartime matches are excluded. Substitute appearances included.

As of 1 November 2008.

Contents: 

• A
• B
• C
• D
• E
• F
• G
• H
• I
• J
• K
• L
• M
• N
• O
• P
• Q
• R
• S
• T
• U
• V
• W
• X-Z
• Key
• References

A

Name	Nationality	Position	Grimsby career	Appearances	Goals
Walter Abbott		IL	1919-1920
George Affleck		FB	1919–1924	197	0
Paul Agnew		LB	1983–1994	243	3
Keith Alexander	/	FW	1988–1990	83	26
Bradley Allen		FW	1999–2001	80	15
Willie Andrews	/	WH	1912–1914	105	2
Bill Appleyard		FW	1901-1902 1908	44 13	19 2
Jock Archibald		GK	1923–1926	111	0
Tony Arrowsmith		FB	1911–1914	137	0
Lee Ashcroft		FW	1998–1999	61	15

B

Name	Nationality	Position	Grimsby career	Appearances	Goals
Joseph Bache		FW	1920	5	0
Darren Barnard		LB	2002–2003	63	4
Alan Barnett		GK	1958–1962	116	0
Frank Barton		MF	1973–1975	123	15
Nigel Batch		GK	1976–1986	348	0
Peter Beagrie		MF	2006	9	0
Dave Beasant		GK	1992	6	0
Jackie Bestall		MF	1926–1937	427	76
Harry Betmead		CB	1931–1946	296	10
Garry Birtles		FW	1989–1991	69	9
Fred Bisby		MF	1905–1907	12	1
Kingsley Black		MF	1996–2000	141	8
Ernest Blake		MF	1920–1921	7	0
William Blanchard		FB	1907–1915	11	0
Jimmy Bloomer		FW	1949–1954	109	42
Tom Blythe		IF	1898	4	1
Paul Bolland		MF	2005-2010	118	13
Ivano Bonetti		MF	1995	19	3
Phil Bonnyman		MF	1982–1986	151	15
Dave Booth		FB	1972–1977	200	7
Michael Boulding		FW	2001–2002 2002-2003	35 39	11 16
Jimmy Boyd		FW	1938–1939	37	9
Dave Boylen		MF	1966–1977	384	34
Stuart Brace		FW	1968–1973	206	81
Jack Bradford		WH	1920–1923	108	0
Tommy Briggs		FW	1947–1950 1957-1958	116 19	78 9
Bert Brocklesbury		FB	1898	3	0
Mike Brolly		MF	1976–1981	254	27
Ernie Brooks		MF	1919-1920	3	0
Marlon Broomes		CB	2001	15	0
George Browell		CB	1911–1912	23	0
Willie Brown		FB	1951–1957	265	1
Edward Brumley		CB	1901-1903	5	2
Teddy Buck		WH	1929–1939	354	4
Wayne Burnett		MF	1997–2001	106	6
Andy Butler		CB	2006	4	0
Martin Butler		FW	2008	16	5
Danny Butterfield		RB	1997–2001	124	3

C

Name	Nationality	Position	Grimsby career	Appearances	Goals
Billy Cairns		FW	1946–1953	221	121
Stuart Campbell	/	MF	2000–2003	155	12
Jimmy Carmichael		FW	1920–1926	227	137
Herbert Chapman		FW	1898	10	4
Lew Chatterley		FW	1972–1974	73	16
Steve Chettle		CB	2002–2003	20	1
Gary Childs		MF	1989–1996	233	26
Allenby Chilton		CB	1954–1956	63	0
Daryl Clare		FW	1995–2001	79	9
Brian Clifton		WH	1962–1965	104	5
John Cockerill		MF	1988–1991	107	19
Ron Cockerill		CB	1958–1967	294	28
Steve Coglin		FW	1926–1930	118	39
Stacy Coldicott		MF	1998–2004	121	4
Ernie Coleman		FW	1928–1931	87	57
Doug Collins		MF	1963–1968	103	9
Dick Conner		WH	1953–1958	186	8
Terry Cooke		MF	2002–2003	28	1
Joe Cooper		FW	1924–1931	154	47
Danny Coyne		GK	1999–2002	181	0
Colin Cramb		FW	2004–2005	11	2
Tony Crane		CB	2003–2006	45	4
Charlie Craven		FW	1930–1937	256	95
Paul Crichton		GK	1993–1996	133	0
Gary Croft		LB	1990-1995 2005-2007	149 61	3 0
Dean Crombie		CB	1978–1986	320	4
Jason Crowe		RB	2003–2005	69	4
Mick Cullen		FW	1958–1962	178	35
Bobby Cumming		MF	1974–1986	365	57
Shaun Cunnington		MF	1987–1991	182	13
Terry Curran		MF	1987	12	0
Mike Czuczman		CD	1971-1975 1980-1981	113 9	6 0

D

Name	Nationality	Position	Grimsby career	Appearances	Goals
Jon Daly		FW	2005	3	1
Aidan Davison	/	GK	1997-1998 2003	77 32	0 0
Jim Dobbin		MF	1991-1995 1997-1998	164 6	21 0
Don Donovan		FB	1958–1964	238	1
Kevin Donovan		MF	1997–2000	156	24
Kevin Drinkell		FW	1976–1984	272	89
Jimmy Dyson		MF	1931–1937	139	38

E

Name	Nationality	Position	Grimsby career	Appearances	Goals
Paul Emson		MF	1983–1985	97	15
Zhang Enhua		CB	2000	17	3
Billy Evans		FW	1955–1957	102	28

F

Name	Nationality	Position	Grimsby career	Appearances	Goals
Willie Falconer		FW	2002	2	0
Jimmy Fell		MF	1956–1960	166	35
Nick Fenton		CB	2006–2008	80	6
Alan Fettis		GK	2004	11	0
Fred Fisher		FB	1938–1950	166	0
Terry Fleming		MF	2004–2005	43	2
Harry Fletcher		FW	1892-1897 1900-1902 1905-1909	154 79 40	73 12 7
Terrell Forbes		CB	2004–2005	33	0
Simon Ford		CB	2001–2004	78	4
Tony Ford		MF	1975-1985 1991-1993	355 68	55 3
Jamie Forrester		FW	1995–1997	41	6
Tom Frith		FB	1892–1898	125	0
Ben Futcher		CB	2006	19	2
Paul Futcher		CB	1990–1994	132	0

G

Name	Nationality	Position	Grimsby career	Appearances	Goals
Hughie Gallacher		FW	1937	12	3
Tony Gallimore		LB	1995–2002	273	4
Dave Gilbert		MF	1988-1994 1997	259 5	41 0
Wilf Gillow		WH	1919–1924	103	5
Pat Glover		FW	1929–1938	227	180
Dean Gordon		LB	2004–2005	20	2
Jimmy Gordon		CB	1909–1914	126	7
Paddy Gray		CB	1898–1902	121	5
Stewart Gray		CB	1970–1976	264	2
Paul Groves		MF	1992-1995 1997-2003	184 270	38 33

H

Name	Nationality	Position	Grimsby career	Appearances	Goals
Alec Hall		WH	1929–1947	358	4
Des Hamilton		MF	2003–2004	27	0
Peter Handyside		CB	1992–2000	190	4
Laurens ten Heuvel		FW	2003	4	0
Mike Hickman		FW	1968–1974	254	48
Sandy Higgins		CB	1892-1896 1911	126 1	27 0
Brian Hill		MF	1960–1966	180	26
Jack Hodgson		FB	1932–1947	212	2
Phil Hubbard		MF	1929–1947	146	37
Richard Hughes		MF	2003	12	1

J

Name	Nationality	Position	Grimsby career	Appearances	Goals
Hughie Jacobson		FB	1925–1934	360	1
Michael Jeffrey		FW	2000–2002	42	2
Dennis Jennings		MF	1932–1935	99	29
Phil Jevons		FW	2001–2004	63	18
Paul Jewell		FW	1995	5	1
Keith Jobling		CB	1953–1968	450	5
Kevin Jobling		FB	1987–1997	285	10
Pat Johnston		WH	1948–1956	250	16
Gary Jones		FW	2005–2008	118	27
Rob Jones		CB	2004–2006	60	5

K

Name	Nationality	Position	Grimsby career	Appearances	Goals
Steve Kabba		FW	2002	13	6
Jean-Paul Kamudimba Kalala		MF	2005–2006 2008-	21 0	5 0
Brian Keeble		FB	1959–1964	172	1
Jimmy Kelly		FB	1932–1937	160	3

L

Name	Nationality	Position	Grimsby career	Appearances	Goals
Jamie Lawrence		MF	2004	5	1
Brian Laws		CB	1994–1996	46	2
Jason Lee		FW	1997	7	2
Jack Lester		FW	1994–1999	133	17
Mark Lever		CB	1987–1999	361	8
Jack Lewis		FW	1969–1976	258	74
Gary Liddell		FW	1976–1980	105	22
Billy Lindsay		FB	1894–1897	106	1
Steve Livingstone		FW/CB	1993–2002	289	43
Stan Lloyd		MF	1948–1952	148	23

M

Name	Nationality	Position	Grimsby career	Appearances	Goals
Clint Marcelle		FW	2004	3	0
Tommy McCairns		FW	1893–1897	137	86
John McDermott		FB	1987–2007	647	10
Jimmy McGowan		WH	1946–1949	34	4
Frank McKenna		FW	1922–1926	114	31
George McLean		FW	1962–1964	91	41
Duncan McMillan		CB	1948–1954	188	2
Jimmy Maddison		MF	1950–1958	272	40
Billy Marshall		MF	1923–1931	340	59
Frank Martin		WH	1911–1920	159	1
Clive Mendonca		FW	1991–1996	166	61
Steve Mildenhall		GK	2005–2006	46	0
Bobby Mitchell		MF	1978–1981	142	6
Ken Moody		FB	1947–1950	114	0
David Moore		FB	1978-1982 1986-1987	136 4	2 0
Kevin Moore		CB	1976–1986	400	28
Bert Morley		FB	1904–1906	93	3
George Mountain		FB	1895 1897-1902	1 151	0 4

N

Name	Nationality	Position	Grimsby career	Appearances	Goals
Alan Neilson		CB	2001–2002	8	2
Alf Nelmes		WH	1898–1905	219	14
Tom Newey		LB	2005-	134	4
David Nielsen		FW	2000–2001	17	5
Chris Nicholl	/	CB	1983–1984	70	0
Lee Nogan		FW	1997–1999	73	10

O

Name	Nationality	Position	Grimsby career	Appearances	Goals
Iffy Onuora		FW	2003–2004	19	3
John Oster		MF	1996-1997 2002-2003	24 17	3 6

P

Name	Nationality	Position	Grimsby career	Appearances	Goals
Andy Parkinson		MF	2004–2006	88	12
Malcolm Partridge		FW	1974–1978	138	25
Martin Paterson		FW	2006–2007	15	6
Thomas Pinault		MF	2004–2005	43	7
Cliff Portwood		FW	1961–1963	92	35
Alan Pouton		MF	1999–2003	121	12
Gerry Priestley		MF	1955–1958	110	11
John Priestley		WH	1928–1931	139	7
Martin Pringle		FW	2002	2	0
Jack Prior		MF	1926–1931	160	34

R

Name	Nationality	Position	Grimsby career	Appearances	Goals
Ron Rafferty		FW	1956–1962	264	145
Isaiah Rankin		FW	2004 2006-2008	12 37	4 2
Graham Rathbone		CB	1966–1972	233	11
Tommy Read		GK	1927–1933	247	0
Michael Reddy		FW	2004–2007	94	23
Tony Rees		FW	1989–1993	141	33
Dave Richardson		FB	1955–1959	175	1
Thomas Rippon		FW	1911–1919	121	37
Nicky Rizzo		MF	2007	1	0
Neil Robinson		FB	1984–1987	109	6
Joe Robson		FW	1924–1930	161	123
Graham Rodger	/	CB	1991–1997	146	11
Bobby Ross		MF	1965–1970	212	18

S

Name	Nationality	Position	Grimsby career	Appearances	Goals
Georges Santos		CB/MF	2002–2003	26	1
Ashley Sestanovich	//	MF	2004–2005	22	2
Reg Scotson		WH	1950–1954	164	4
Jackie Scott		MF	1956–1962	240	51
Walter Scott		GK	1907-1909 1919	80 19	0 0
Max Seeburg		WH	1911	20	0
Craig Shakespeare		MF	1993–1997	106	10
Steve Sherwood		GK	1987–1992	183	0
Nicky Southall		MF	1995–1997	72	6
David Smith		LB	1997–2001	112	9
Martin Spendiff		GK	1902-1904 1913-1919	66 57	0 0
Tommy Spink		MF	1914–1921	116	3

T

Name	Nationality	Position	Grimsby career	Appearances	Goals
Graham Taylor		FB	1963–1967	189	2
Robert Taylor		FW	2002 2002-2003	4 1	1 0
Matt Tees		FW	1963-1966 1970-1972	113 83	51 42
Jimmy Thompson		FB	1962–1966	156	2
Lee Thorpe		FW	2004	6	0
Tony Thorpe		FW	2006–2007	6	0
John Thorrington		MF	2004	3	0
Andy Tillson		CB	1988–1990 1992	105 4	5 0
Andy Todd		CB	2002	12	3
Ciaran Toner		MF	2005–2008	96	14
George Tweedy		GK	1932–1952	347	0

V

Name	Nationality	Position	Grimsby career	Appearances	Goals
Ned Vincent		FB	1934–1946	144	2

W

Name	Nationality	Position	Grimsby career	Appearances	Goals
Harry Wainman		GK	1964–1977	420	0
Paul Warhurst		CB/MF/FW	2004	7	0
Joe Waters		MF	1975–1983	357	65
Tommy Watson		MF	1987–1995	172	24
Duncan Welbourne		FB	1957–1963	130	3
Sidney Wheelhouse		FB	1907–1914	234	3
Jimmy Whitehouse		GK	1892-1895 1899	110 27	0 0
Justin Whittle		CB	2004–2008	131	3
Trevor Whymark		FW	1980–1983	93	16
Tommy Widdrington		MF	1996–1999	89	8
Joe Widdowson		LB	2009-2010	58	1
Clive Wigginton		CB	1968–1974 1979-1982	173 122	6 2
Paul Wilkinson		FW	1982–1984	71	27
Menno Willems		MF	2000–2002	54	2
Clarrie Williams		GK	1952–1959	188	0
Charlie Wilson		FB	1923–1932	273	2
Curtis Woodhouse		MF	2006	16	1
Neil Woods		FW	1990–1997	226	42
Dave Worthington		FB	1966–1972	293	14
Charlie Wrack		CB	1925–1930	125	2
Darren Wrack		MF	1996–1998	13	1
Charlie Wright		GK	1962–1965	129	0

Key

• GK — Goalkeeper
• RB — Right back
• LB — Left back
• FB — Fullback
• CB — Centre back
• WH — Wing half
• MF — Midfielder
• FW — Forward

References

• Player database at thefishy.co.uk
• Grimsby Town at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
• Since 1888 - Football league statistics (requires registration)
• Lamming, Douglas (1985). A Who's Who of Grimsby Town AFC 1890-1985. Hutton Press. ISBN 0-907033-34-2.