Second-half goals from Alan Connell and Michael Leary made it back-to-back victories on the road for the Mariners and gave new managers Rob Scott and Paul Hurst a better idea of what their Grimsby Town squad is capable of.
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🐝 FLASHBACK: Grimsby Town 4 Brentford 0 – 17.01.98
Since a Coca-Cola Cup exit at Liverpool in November 1997, Alan Buckley’s Grimsby Town side had been on a marvellous run of results. This performance saw them surge towards the fringes of the Division Two Play Offs.
The week before this fixture against the Bees, the Mariners’ run had come to a halt. They suffered a 4-1 hammering at title-chasing Bristol City. Town were like a wounded animal for this visit of the West Londoners, and they were at their most dangerous.
Continue reading⏪ REWIND | Grimsby Town 0 Crewe Alexandra 3
GRIMSBY TOWN 0 CREWE ALEXANDRA 3 (Maynard, O’Connor, Lowe (pen))
Tuesday 22-08-06, Carling Cup First Round |Att: 1,635
Grimsby Town were dumped out of the Carling Cup by an impressive Crewe side at Blundell Park. The Railwaymen had struggled up until that point in their season but really hit the ground running on their trip to Cleethorpes.
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Tranmere Rovers 1 (S Jennings)Grimsby Town 0
Saturday 30 April 2016 | Vanarama National League | Prenton Park | 6,637
A much-changed Grimsby Town side slipped to a 1-0 defeat at Tranmere Rovers to end the regular 2015/16 campaign.
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The Mariners started their inaugural Football Conference campaign with a trip to title favourites Crawley Town. Lee Peacock’s first-half free kick ensured Neil Woods’ side started the season with all three points but it would be a long, hard road back to the Football League from there.