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.

Name Nationality Position Grimsby career Appearances Goals
Walter Abbott   England IL 1919–1920
George Affleck   Scotland FB 1919–1924 197 0
Paul Agnew   Northern Ireland LB 1983–1994 243 3
Keith Alexander   England/  Saint Lucia FW 1988–1990 83 26
Bradley Allen   England FW 1999–2001 80 15
Willie Andrews   United States/  Ireland WH 1912–1914 105 2
Bill Appleyard   England FW 1901–1902
1908
44
13
19
2
Jock Archibald   Scotland GK 1923–1926 111 0
Tony Arrowsmith   England FB 1911–1914 137 0
Lee Ashcroft   England FW 1998–1999 61 15
Name Nationality Position Grimsby career Appearances Goals
Joseph Bache   England FW 1920 5 0
Darren Barnard   Wales LB 2002–2003 63 4
Alan Barnett   England GK 1958–1962 116 0
Frank Barton   England MF 1973–1975 123 15
Nigel Batch   England GK 1976–1986 348 0
Peter Beagrie   England MF 2006 9 0
Dave Beasant   England GK 1992 6 0
Bill Bellas   England FB 1951–1952 5 0
Jackie Bestall   England MF 1926–1937 427 76
Harry Betmead   England CB 1931–1946 296 10
Garry Birtles   England FW 1989–1991 69 9
Fred Bisby   England MF 1905–1907 12 1
Kingsley Black   Northern Ireland MF 1996–2000 141 8
Ernest Blake   England MF 1920–1921 7 0
William Blanchard   England FB 1907–1915 11 0
Jimmy Bloomer   Scotland FW 1949–1954 109 42
Tom Blythe   England IF 1898 4 1
Paul Bolland   England MF 2005–2010 118 13
Ivano Bonetti   Italy MF 1995 19 3
Phil Bonnyman   Scotland MF 1982–1986 151 15
Dave Booth   England FB 1972–1977 200 7
Michael Boulding   England FW 2001–2002
2002–2003
35
39
11
16
Jimmy Boyd   Scotland FW 1938–1939 37 9
Dave Boylen   England MF 1966–1977 384 34
Stuart Brace   England FW 1968–1973 206 81
Alec Brader   England FW 1960–1963 2 0
Jack Bradford   England WH 1920–1923 108 0
Tommy Briggs   England FW 1947–1950
1957–1958
116
19
78
9
Bert Brocklesbury   England FB 1898 3 0
Mike Brolly   Scotland MF 1976–1981 254 27
Ernie Brooks   England MF 1919–1920 3 0
Marlon Broomes   England CB 2001 15 0
George Browell   England CB 1911–1912 23 0
Willie Brown   Scotland FB 1951–1957 265 1
Edward Brumley   England CB 1901–1903 5 2
Teddy Buck   England WH 1929–1939 354 4
Wayne Burnett   England MF 1997–2001 106 6
Andy Butler   England CB 2006 4 0
Martin Butler   England FW 2008 16 5
Danny Butterfield   England RB 1997–2001 124 3
Name Nationality Position Grimsby career Appearances Goals
Billy Cairns   England FW 1946–1953 221 121
Stuart Campbell   England/  Scotland MF 2000–2003 155 12
Jimmy Carmichael   Scotland FW 1920–1926 227 137
Herbert Chapman   England FW 1898 10 4
Lew Chatterley   England FW 1972–1974 73 16
Steve Chettle   England CB 2002–2003 20 1
Gary Childs   England MF 1989–1996 233 26
Allenby Chilton   England CB 1954–1956 63 0
Daryl Clare   Ireland FW 1995–2001 79 9
Brian Clifton   England WH 1962–1965 104 5
John Cockerill   England MF 1988–1991 107 19
Ron Cockerill   England CB 1958–1967 294 28
Steve Coglin   England FW 1926–1930 118 39
Stacy Coldicott   England MF 1998–2004 121 4
Ernie Coleman   England FW 1928–1931 87 57
Doug Collins   England MF 1963–1968 103 9
Dick Conner   England WH 1953–1958 186 8
Terry Cooke   England MF 2002–2003 28 1
Joe Cooper   England FW 1924–1931 154 47
Danny Coyne   Wales GK 1999–2002 181 0
Colin Cramb   Scotland FW 2004–2005 11 2
Tony Crane   England CB 2003–2006 45 4
Charlie Craven   England FW 1930–1937 256 95
Paul Crichton   England GK 1993–1996 133 0
Gary Croft   England LB 1990–1995
2005–2007
149
61
3
0
Dean Crombie   England CB 1978–1986 320 4
Jason Crowe   England RB 2003–2005 69 4
Mick Cullen   Scotland FW 1958–1962 178 35
Bobby Cumming   Scotland MF 1974–1986 365 57
Shaun Cunnington   England MF 1987–1991 182 13
Terry Curran   England MF 1987 12 0
Mike Czuczman   England CD 1971–1975
1980–1981
113
9
6
0
Name Nationality Position Grimsby career Appearances Goals
Jon Daly   Ireland FW 2005 3 1
Aidan Davison   England/  Northern Ireland GK 1997–1998
2003
77
32
0
0
Jim Dobbin   Scotland MF 1991–1995
1997–1998
164
6
21
0
Don Donovan   Ireland FB 1958–1964 238 1
Kevin Donovan   England MF 1997–2000 156 24
Kevin Drinkell   England FW 1976–1984 272 89
Jimmy Dyson   Scotland MF 1931–1937 139 38
Name Nationality Position Grimsby career Appearances Goals
Paul Emson   England MF 1983–1985 97 15
Zhang Enhua   China CB 2000 17 3
Billy Evans   England FW 1955–1957 102 28
Name Nationality Position Grimsby career Appearances Goals
Willie Falconer   Scotland FW 2002 2 0
Jimmy Fell   England MF 1956–1960 166 35
Nick Fenton   England CB 2006–2008 80 6
Alan Fettis   Northern Ireland GK 2004 11 0
Fred Fisher   England FB 1938–1950 166 0
Terry Fleming   England MF 2004–2005 43 2
Harry Fletcher   England FW 1892–1897
1900–1902
1905–1909
154
79
40
73
12
7
Terrell Forbes   England CB 2004–2005 33 0
Simon Ford   Jamaica CB 2001–2004 78 4
Tony Ford   England MF 1975–1985
1991–1993
355
68
55
3
Jamie Forrester   England FW 1995–1997 41 6
Tom Frith   England FB 1892–1898 125 0
Ben Futcher   England CB 2006 19 2
Paul Futcher   England CB 1990–1994 132 0
Name Nationality Position Grimsby career Appearances Goals
Hughie Gallacher   Scotland FW 1937 12 3
Tony Gallimore   England LB 1995–2002 273 4
Dave Gilbert   England MF 1988–1994
1997
259
5
41
0
Wilf Gillow   England WH 1919–1924 103 5
Pat Glover   Wales FW 1929–1938 227 180
Dean Gordon   England LB 2004–2005 20 2
Jimmy Gordon   England CB 1909–1914 126 7
Paddy Gray   Scotland CB 1898–1902 121 5
Stewart Gray   England CB 1970–1976 264 2
Paul Groves   England MF 1992–1995
1997–2003
184
270
38
33
Goran Yabae   Canada MF 1999–2002
1997–2003
184
270
38
33
Name Nationality Position Grimsby career Appearances Goals
Alec Hall   England WH 1929–1947 358 4
Des Hamilton   England MF 2003–2004 27 0
Peter Handyside   Scotland CB 1992–2000 190 4
Laurens ten Heuvel   Netherlands FW 2003 4 0
Mike Hickman   England FW 1968–1974 254 48
Sandy Higgins   England CB 1892–1896
1911
126
1
27
0
Brian Hill   England MF 1960–1966 180 26
Jack Hodgson   England FB 1932–1947 212 2
Phil Hubbard   England MF 1929–1947 146 37
Richard Hughes   Scotland MF 2003 12 1
Name Nationality Position Grimsby career Appearances Goals
Hughie Jacobson   England FB 1925–1934 360 1
Michael Jeffrey   England FW 2000–2002 42 2
Dennis Jennings   England MF 1932–1935 99 29
Phil Jevons   England FW 2001–2004 63 18
Paul Jewell   England FW 1995 5 1
Keith Jobling   England CB 1953–1968 450 5
Kevin Jobling   England FB 1987–1997 285 10
Pat Johnston   Ireland WH 1948–1956 250 16
Gary Jones   England FW 2005–2008 118 27
Rob Jones   England CB 2004–2006 60 5
Name Nationality Position Grimsby career Appearances Goals
Steve Kabba   England FW 2002 13 6
Jean-Paul Kamudimba Kalala   DR Congo MF 2005–2006
2008–
21
0
5
0
Brian Keeble   England FB 1959–1964 172 1
Jimmy Kelly   England FB 1932–1937 160 3
Name Nationality Position Grimsby career Appearances Goals
Jamie Lawrence   Jamaica MF 2004 5 1
Brian Laws   England CB 1994–1996 46 2
Jason Lee   England FW 1997 7 2
Jack Lester   England FW 1994–1999 133 17
Mark Lever   England CB 1987–1999 361 8
Jack Lewis   England FW 1969–1976 258 74
Gary Liddell   Scotland FW 1976–1980 105 22
Billy Lindsay   England FB 1894–1897 106 1
Steve Livingstone   England FW/CB 1993–2002 289 43
Stan Lloyd   England MF 1948–1952 148 23
Name Nationality Position Grimsby career Appearances Goals
Clint Marcelle   Trinidad and Tobago FW 2004 3 0
Tommy McCairns   England FW 1893–1897 137 86
John McDermott   England FB 1987–2007 647 10
Jimmy McGowan   Scotland WH 1946–1949 34 4
Frank McKenna   England FW 1922–1926 114 31
James McKeown   Republic of Ireland GK 2011-2022 432 0
George McLean   Scotland FW 1962–1964 91 41
Duncan McMillan   Scotland CB 1948–1954 188 2
Jimmy Maddison   England MF 1950–1958 272 40
Billy Marshall   England MF 1923–1931 340 59
Frank Martin   England WH 1911–1920 159 1
Clive Mendonca   England FW 1991–1996 166 61
Steve Mildenhall   England GK 2005–2006 46 0
Bobby Mitchell   England MF 1978–1981 142 6
Ken Moody   England FB 1947–1950 114 0
David Moore   England FB 1978–1982
1986–1987
136
4
2
0
Kevin Moore   England CB 1976–1986 400 28
Bert Morley   England FB 1904–1906 93 3
George Mountain   England FB 1895
1897–1902
1
151
0
4
Name Nationality Position Grimsby career Appearances Goals
Alan Neilson   Wales CB 2001–2002 8 2
Alf Nelmes   England WH 1898–1905 219 14
Tom Newey   England LB 2005–2009 134 4
David Nielsen   Denmark FW 2000–2001 17 5
Chris Nicholl   England/  Northern Ireland CB 1983–1984 70 0
Lee Nogan   Wales FW 1997–1999 73 10
Name Nationality Position Grimsby career Appearances Goals
Iffy Onuora   Scotland FW 2003–2004 19 3
John Oster   Wales MF 1996–1997
2002–2003
24
17
3
6
Name Nationality Position Grimsby career Appearances Goals
Andy Parkinson   England MF 2004–2006 88 12
Malcolm Partridge   England FW 1974–1978 138 25
Martin Paterson   Northern Ireland FW 2006–2007 15 6
Norman Penrose   England WH 1938–1949 9 0
Thomas Pinault   France MF 2004–2005 43 7
Cliff Portwood   England FW 1961–1963 92 35
Alan Pouton   England MF 1999–2003 121 12
Gerry Priestley   England MF 1955–1958 110 11
John Priestley   Scotland WH 1928–1931 139 7
Martin Pringle   Sweden FW 2002 2 0
Jack Prior   England MF 1926–1931 160 34
Name Nationality Position Grimsby career Appearances Goals
Ron Rafferty   England FW 1956–1962 264 145
Isaiah Rankin   England FW 2004
2006–2008
12
37
4
2
Graham Rathbone   England CB 1966–1972 233 11
Tommy Read   England GK 1927–1933 247 0
Michael Reddy   Ireland FW 2004–2007 94 23
Tony Rees   Wales FW 1989–1993 141 33
Dave Richardson   England FB 1955–1959 175 1
Thomas Rippon   England FW 1911–1919 121 37
Nicky Rizzo   Australia MF 2007 1 0
Neil Robinson   England FB 1984–1987 109 6
Joe Robson   England FW 1924–1930 161 123
Graham Rodger   Scotland/  England CB 1991–1997 146 11
Bobby Ross   Scotland MF 1965–1970 212 18
Name Nationality Position Grimsby career Appearances Goals
Georges Santos   Cape Verde CB/MF 2002–2003 26 1
Ashley Sestanovich   England/  Croatia/  Grenada MF 2004–2005 22 2
Reg Scotson   England WH 1950–1954 164 4
Jackie Scott   Northern Ireland MF 1956–1962 240 51
Walter Scott   England GK 1907–1909
1919
80
19
0
0
Max Seeburg   Germany WH 1911 20 0
Craig Shakespeare   England MF 1993–1997 106 10
Steve Sherwood   England GK 1987–1992 183 0
Nicky Southall   England MF 1995–1997 72 6
David Smith   England LB 1997–2001 112 9
Martin Spendiff   England GK 1902–1904
1913–1919
66
57
0
0
Tommy Spink   England MF 1914–1921 116 3
Name Nationality Position Grimsby career Appearances Goals
Graham Taylor   England FB 1963–1967 189 2
Robert Taylor   England FW 2002
2002–2003
4
1
1
0
Matt Tees   Scotland FW 1963–1966
1970–1972
113
83
51
42
Jimmy Thompson   England FB 1962–1966 156 2
Lee Thorpe   England FW 2004 6 0
Tony Thorpe   England FW 2006–2007 6 0
John Thorrington   United States MF 2004 3 0
Andy Tillson   England CB 1988–1990
1992
105
4
5
0
Andy Todd   England CB 2002 12 3
Ciaran Toner   Northern Ireland MF 2005–2008 96 14
George Tweedy   England GK 1932–1952 347 0
Name Nationality Position Grimsby career Appearances Goals
Ned Vincent   England FB 1934–1946 144 2
Name Nationality Position Grimsby career Appearances Goals
Harry Wainman   England GK 1964–1977 420 0
Paul Warhurst   England CB/MF/FW 2004 7 0
Joe Waters   Ireland MF 1975–1983 357 65
Tommy Watson   England MF 1987–1995 172 24
Duncan Welbourne   England FB 1957–1963 130 3
Sidney Wheelhouse   England FB 1907–1914 234 3
Jimmy Whitehouse   England GK 1892–1895
1899
110
27
0
0
Justin Whittle   England CB 2004–2008 131 3
Trevor Whymark   England FW 1980–1983 93 16
Tommy Widdrington   England MF 1996–1999 89 8
Joe Widdowson   England LB 2009–2010 58 1
Clive Wigginton   England CB 1968–1974
1979–1982
173
122
6
2
Paul Wilkinson   England FW 1982–1984 71 27
Menno Willems   Netherlands MF 2000–2002 54 2
Clarrie Williams   England GK 1952–1959 188 0
Charlie Wilson   England FB 1923–1932 273 2
Curtis Woodhouse   England MF 2006 16 1
Neil Woods   England FW 1990–1997 226 42
Dave Worthington   England FB 1966–1972 293 14
Charlie Wrack   England CB 1925–1930 125 2
Darren Wrack   England MF 1996–1998 13 1
Charlie Wright   Scotland GK 1962–1965 129 0

References

edit
  • Player database at thefishy.co.uk
  • Grimsby Town at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer 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.