1998–99 Grimsby Town F.C. season

During the 1998–99 English football season, Grimsby Town F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Grimsby Town

1998–99 season
Chairman	Bill Carr
Manager	Alan Buckley
Stadium	Blundell Park
Football League First Division	11th
FA Cup	Third round
Worthington Cup	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: Groves (14) All: Groves (15)
Average home league attendance	6,681
← 1997–98 1999–2000 →

Season summary

Grimsby had a great first season back in the First Division after relegation two seasons ago, finishing in a satisfying 11th place,^[1] with club captain Groves being their top scorer with 15 in all competitions.

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Ref
1 July 1998	MF	Stacy Coldicott	West Bromwich Albion	£125,000
11 August 1998	MF	Lee Ashcroft	Preston North End	£500,000

Transfers out

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred To	Fee	Ref
31 May 1998	GK	Jason Pearcey	Brentford	Released
31 May 1998	DF	Kevin Jobling	Shrewsbury Town	Released
31 May 1998	DF	Ashley Fickling	Scunthorpe United	Released
31 May 1998	DF	Graham Rodger	Retired	Released
31 May 1998	FW	Neil Woods	York City	Released
31 May 1998	MF	Darren Wrack	Walsall	Released

Loans out

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred To	Date Until	Ref
21 December 1998	MF	Jim Dobbin	Southport	9 January 1999

Final league table

Main article: 1998–99 Football League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
9	Norwich City	46	15	17	14	62	61	+1	62
10	Huddersfield Town	46	15	16	15	62	71	−9	61
11	Grimsby Town	46	17	10	19	40	52	−12	61
12	West Bromwich Albion	46	16	11	19	69	76	−7	59
13	Barnsley	46	14	17	15	59	56	+3	59

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference

Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player - GK  NIR Aidan Davison - DF  ENG John McDermott - DF  SCO Peter Handyside - DF  ENG Richard Smith - DF  ENG Tony Gallimore - MF  ENG Paul Groves (captain) - MF  NIR Kingsley Black - FW  WAL Lee Nogan - FW  ENG Jack Lester - MF  ENG Stacy Coldicott - DF  ENG David Smith - MF  ENG Kevin Donovan - FW  ENG Lee Ashcroft

No. Pos. Nation Player - MF  ENG Tommy Widdrington - GK  ENG Andy Love - FW  ENG Steve Livingstone - DF  ENG Mark Lever - MF  ENG Wayne Burnett - DF  ENG Danny Butterfield - FW  IRL Daryl Clare - GK  ENG Steve Croudson - MF  SCO Jim Dobbin - DF  ENG Matthew Bloomer - MF  ENG Adam Buckley - DF  ENG Ben Chapman