2009–10 Grimsby Town F.C. season

Grimsby Town
Season 2009-10
Chairman John Fenty
Managers Mike Newell (until 18 Oct. 2009)
Neil Woods
Team captains Matthew Heywood (until 1 Feb. 2010)
Lee Peacock
Home stadium Blundell Park
Football League Two 23rd place
FA Cup First Round
League Cup First Round
Football League Trophy Regional Quarter Finals
South West Challenge Cup Final (withdrew)
Lincolnshire Senior Cup Runner Up
Top goalscorer League: Michael Coulson, Jamie Devitt, Barry Conlon and Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro (5 goals)
All comps: Peter Sweeney (6 goals)
Highest home
attendance
7,033 v Barnet
1 May 2010
Highest away
attendance
11,321 v Bradford City
13 February 2010
Lowest home
attendance
2,103 v Bath City
7 November 2009
Lowest away
attendance
1,839 v Accrington Stanley
5 April 2010
2008–09 2010-11

Grimsby Town Football Club entered the 2009–10 as a member of Football League Two for the 6th season on the trot. The club are still aiming to leave Blundell Park within the next few seasons. Manager Mike Newell brought in eight players in the close season, four of which were on loan at the club the previous season, he also released eight players, the club also offered four contracts to youth team members. Manager Mike Newell also gave new contracts to midfielders Jamie Clarke and Danny Boshell. Also in the close season Assistant Manager, Stuart Watkiss did not have his contract renewed and he joined Hull City as Development Coach, and Brian Stein who was chief scout took on the responsibilities of Stuart Watkiss.

Fixtures and results

Pre season matches

South West Challenge Cup

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
15 July RRFC Montegnee
Mill Road, Barnstaple W 1 – 0 212 Clarke
17 July Yeovil Town
Vicarage Road, Torrington W 3 – 2 239 Conlon, North, Arnold
18 July Rushden & Diamonds
Marshford, Appledore W 4 – 1 Forbes, Akpa Akpro, Arnold, North
19 July Luton Town
The Sports Ground, Bideford – C – C --------

Lincolnshire Cup

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
20 July Scunthorpe United
Blundell Park, Cleethorpes L 0 – 3 859 --------

Friendlies

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
21 July Leeds United
Blundell Park, Cleethorpes D 1 – 1 3,416 Akpa Akpro
25 July Stockport County
Edgeley Park, Stockport L 0 – 1 1,144 --------
28 July Doncaster Rovers
Blundell Park, Cleethorpes L 0 – 2 1,886 --------
30 July Gainsborough Trinity
The Northolme, Gainsborough – P – P --------
1 Aug Winterton Rangers
West Street, Winterton W 12 – 1 Akpa Akpro (4), Conlon (3), North (2), Jarman, Leary, Clarke
Pre Season Top Scorers
RankPlayerGoals
1 France Akpa Akpro 6
2 Republic of Ireland Conlon 4
= England North 4
3 England Arnold 2
= England Clarke 2
4 England Forbes 1
= England Jarman 1
= England Leary 1
As of 1 August 2009

Mike Newell took Grimsby Town to the 2009 South West Challenge Cup in Devon, in which the rules allowed him to make ten changes in each match, which he did on each occasion. They started off strong in pre-season with a one-nil win against Belgian side R.R.F.C. Montegnée, with a late free kick from Jamie Clarke. They then played in a five-goal thriller against Yeovil Town in which Grimsby Town won 3–2, with Barry Conlon, Danny North, Nathan Arnold all scoring, going on to reach the semi-final and finishing top of their group. Then continuing their strong form they beat Rushden & Diamonds 4–1 with Adrian Forbes, Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro, Nathan Arnold, Danny North all scoring, putting them into the final. After reaching the Final they had to withdraw on the grounds that they could not agree a kick-off time with their opponents Luton Town, in which there would be police at the ground, providing protection for the fans, as fans' safety concerns had been expressed earlier in the tournament. During the 2009 South West Challenge Cup Mike Newell named two trialists in his 23-man squad, who were Nathan Arnold from Mansfield Town in which he impressed by scoring two goals and he also named Swansea City striker Chris Jones in his squad, although he didn't score, he impressed enough to be offered a contract. Also joining for their last match, defender Sol Davis from Luton Town joined up for a trial.

On their return home they faced Scunthorpe United in the Lincolnshire Senior Cup Semi-Final, in which they were beaten by a strong Scunthorpe United side 3–0, after Mike Newell fielded a weakened team. Their next opponents were Leeds United, in which they drew 1–1 in front of a big crowd after Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro had put them in the lead in the first half.

They faced Stockport County in their next pre-season match and were beaten one-nil, they were without skipper Ryan Bennett, Rob Atkinson and Danny North, in a well worked play eight minutes into the second half, Poole slotted the ball under Grimsby's Nick Colgan. Both Nick Hegarty and Nathan Jarman had good chances to score but were denied by Stockport County's defence. In the second half of the match Stockport County's Matty Mainwaring went off with two fractures to his leg after a tackle from Michael Leary, new striker Chris Jones, came on for Nick Hegarty.

In their last pre-season friendly Grimsby played Northern Counties East Premier League side Winterton Rangers, the Mariners were the dominant force throughout the game with Barry Conlon grabbing a first half hat-trick in under twenty-five minutes after his first goal after eight minutes and completed his hat-trick twenty five minutes later, with a Nathan Jarman goal after his second. Winterton Rangers scored through Gary Jones after he spotted Leigh Overton off his line and chipping it into the back of the net. Nathan Jarman coming off in the first half with a suspected broken toe, which was later confirmed along with a broken metatarsal. In the second half the manager changing his squad totally with the exception of the keeper and Chris Jones, who came on for the injured Nathan Jarman, in the second half Akpa Akpro scoring four after he walked through the defence, Danny North scored a brace after chipping the keeper twice and nearly grabbing his hat-trick only for his effort to be tipped onto the bar but he later set up Michael Leary for a tap in. Clarke scored his second free kick. Grimsby had left sided Watford player Louis Lavers on trial who started in the first half in left back but moved to the left side of midfield in the second half, on the 75th minute Grimsby brought on 14-year-old Jack Barlow from the youth-team.

Football League Two

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
8 Aug Cheltenham Town
Abbey Business Stadium, Cheltenham L 1 – 2 3,654 Conlon
15 Aug Crewe Alexandra
Blundell Park, Cleethorpes L 0 – 4 5,007 --------
18 Aug Rotherham United
Blundell Park, Cleethorpes L 1 – 2 4,156 Sweeney
22 Aug Bury
Gigg Lane, Bury W 1 – 0 2,799 Conlon
29 Aug Aldershot Town
Blundell Park, Cleethorpes L 1 – 2 3,757 Conlon
5 Sep Port Vale
Vale Park, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent L 0 – 4 5,056 --------
12 Sep Hereford United
Blundell Park, Cleethorpes W 1 – 0 3,173 North
19 Sep Torquay United
Plainmoor, Torquay W 2 – 0 2.575 Nicholson (OG), Sweeney
26 Sep Darlington
Blundell Park, Cleethorpes D 1 – 1 4,014 Atkinson
30 Sep Chesterfield
Saltergate, Chesterfield L 2 – 3 3,329 Proudlock, Sweeney
3 Oct Barnet
Underhill, Barnet, London L 0 – 3 2,497 --------
10 Oct Burton Albion
Blundell Park, Cleethorpes L 1 – 2 4,002 Jones
17 Oct Rochdale
Blundell Park, Cleethorpes L 0 – 2 3,754 --------
24 Oct A.F.C. Bournemouth
Dean Court, Bournemouth L 1 – 3 5,270 Linwood
30 Oct Accrington Stanley
Blundell Park, Cleethorpes D 2 – 2 4,325 Forbes, Conlon
14 Nov Northampton Town
Sixfields Stadium, Northampton D 0 – 0 4,028 --------
21 Nov Lincoln City
Sincil Bank, Lincoln D 0 – 0 4,981 --------
24 Nov Bradford City
Blundell Park, Cleethorpes L 0 – 3 3,646 -------
28 Nov Macclesfield Town
Moss Rose, Macclesfield D 0 – 0 1,409 --------
5 Dec Dagenham & Redbridge
Blundell Park, Cleethorpes D 1 – 1 3,090 Coulson
12 Dec Shrewsbury Town
New Meadow, Shrewsbury D 0 – 0 4,850 --------
18 Dec Morecambe
Blundell Park, Cleethorpes D 1 – 1 3,119 Sweeney
28 Dec Port Vale
Blundell Park, Cleethorpes L 1 – 2 4,401 Conlon
2 Jan Bury
Blundell Park, Cleethorpes D 1 – 1 3,463 Akpa Akpro
16 Jan Cheltenham Town
Blundell Park, Cleethorpes D 0 – 0 3,334 --------
23 Jan Rotherham United
Don Valley Stadium, Sheffield L 1 – 2 3,751 Fletcher
30 Jan Aldershot Town
Recreation Ground, Aldershot D 1 – 1 3,195 Grant (OG)
6 Feb Notts County
Blundell Park, Cleethorpes L 0 – 1 4,452 --------
13 Feb Bradford City
Valley Parade, Bradford D 0 – 0 11,321 --------
17 Feb Notts County
Meadow Lane, Nottingham D 1 – 1 5,163 Devitt
20 Feb Lincoln City
Blundell Park, Cleethorpes D 2 – 2 6,395 Peacock (2)
23 Feb Macclesfield Town
Blundell Park, Cleethorpes D 1 – 1 4,813 Devitt
27 Feb Dagenham & Redbridge
Victoria Road, Dagenham, London L 0 – 2 2,190 --------
6 Mar Shrewsbury Town
Blundell Park, Cleethorpes W 3 – 0 3,651 Sinclair (2), Akpa Akpro
9 Mar Crewe Alexandra
Gresty Road, Crewe L 2 – 4 3,272 Akpa Akpro, Sinclair
13 Mar Morecambe
Christie Park, Morecambe D 1 – 1 1,882 Coulson
20 Mar AFC Bournemouth
Blundell Park, Cleethorpes W 3 – 2 4,428 Devitt, Coulson, Chambers
27 Mar Rochdale
Spotland, Rochdale L 1 – 4 4,724 Chambers
2 Apr Northampton Town
Blundell Park, Cleethorpes L 1 – 2 6,482 Coulson
5 Apr Accrington Stanley
Crown Ground, Accrington W 3 – 2 1,839 Hudson, Coulson, Devitt
10 Apr Hereford United
Edgar Street, Hereford W 1 – 0 2,143 Devitt
13 Apr Chesterfield
Blundell Park, Cleethorpes D 2 – 2 5,648 T.Wright, Akpa Akpro
17 Apr Torquay United
Blundell Park, Cleethorpes L 0 – 3 5,702 --------
24 Apr Darlington
Darlington Arena, Darlington W 2 – 0 1,911 Lancashire, Akpa Akpro
1 May Barnet
Blundell Park, Cleethorpes W 2 – 0 7,033 Atkinson, Hudson
8 May Burton Albion
Pirelli Stadium, Burton upon Trent L 0 – 3 4,987 --------

FA Cup

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
7 Nov Bath City
Blundell Park, Cleethorpes L 0 – 2 2,103 --------

League Cup

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
11 Aug Tranmere Rovers
Prenton Park, Tranmere L 0 – 4 3,527 --------

Football League Trophy

Grimsby received a bye into the second round of the competition, in the Northern Section. Due to the new way of determining which teams received byes into the second round of the competition, the teams who received a bye last season, will not receive a bye two seasons in succession, the byes are now determined by recommendation at club meetings.

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
6 Oct Hartlepool United
Victoria Park, Hartlepool W 2 – 0 1,675 Sweeney, Proudlock
10 Nov Leeds United
Elland Road, Leeds L 1 – 3 10,430 Sweeney

League table

Notts County's season mostly made the headlines for all the wrong reasons, as they were involved in an abortive high-spending takeover by a consortium who bought in Sven-Göran Eriksson as Director of Football, and got through four managers during the course of the season. However, they managed to shake off their off-field problems and won the title. Bournemouth continued their revival under Eddie Howe and won promotion in the runners-up spot. The last automatic promotion spot was won by Rochdale, who were promoted for the first time since 1969

Dagenham and Redbridge won the play-offs, reaching the 2nd tier of the Football League for the first time in their 18-year history.

Darlington were unable to recover from losing many of their players during their spell in administration at the end of the previous season, and were relegated in bottom place, becoming only the third club (after Halifax Town and Chester City) to be relegated to the Football Conference on two separate occasions. Grimsby suffered the relegation that they only avoided the previous year due to Luton Town's points deduction; their form improved significantly in the final weeks of the season, but they were ultimately undone by a run of nearly five months without a win earlier in the season, and were relegated to the Blue Square Premier after losing on the final day of the season.

PWDLFAGDPts
C1Notts County46271279631+6593
P2Bournemouth46258136144+1783
P3Rochdale46257148248+3482
 4Morecambe462013137364+973
 5Rotherham United462110155552+373
 6Aldershot Town462012146956+1372
P7Dagenham & Redbridge462012146958+1172
 8Chesterfield46217186162−170
 9Bury461912155459−569
 10Port Vale461717126150+1168
 11Northampton Town461813156253+967
 12Shrewsbury Town461712175554+163
 13Burton Albion461711187170+162
 14Bradford City461614165962−362
 15Accrington Stanley46187216274−1261
 16Hereford United46178215465−1159
 17Torquay United461415176455+957
 18Crewe Alexandra461510216873−555
 19Macclesfield Town461218164958−954
 20Lincoln City461311224265−2350
 21Barnet461212224763−1648
 22Cheltenham Town461018185471−1748
R23Grimsby Town46917204572−2744
R24Darlington4686323387−5430

Coaching staff

Role Nationality Name
First-Team Manager England Mike Newell (sacked 18 October 2009)
First-Team Manager England Neil Woods (hired 23 November 2009)
First-Team Assistant Manager England Brian Stein (left 30 November 2009)
First-Team Assistant Manager England Chris Casper (hired 1 December 2009)
Reserve-Team Manager England Brian Stein (left 30 November 2009)
Reserve-Team Manager England Chris Casper (hired 1 December 2009)
Youth Team Manager England Neil Woods (promoted to first team manager 23 November 2009)
Chief Scout England Brian Stein (left 30 November 2009)
Goalkeeping Coach England Steve Croudson
Physiotherapist England Dave Moore
Community Sport Coach England Gary Childs
Community Sport Coach England Graham Rodger

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalLeague Two League Cup Football League Trophy FA Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Republic of Ireland Nick Colgan 38 0 34 0 1 0 2 0 1 0
2 DF Scotland Robbie Stockdale 9 0 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF England Joe Widdowson 39 0 37 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
4 DF England Ryan Bennett 16 0 13 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
4 MF England Dean Sinclair 15 3 15 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF England Matthew Heywood 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 MF Scotland Peter Sweeney 40 6 37 4 1 0 2 2 0 0
7 MF England Adrian Forbes 15 1 13 1 0 0 2 0 0 0
8 FW England Nathan Jarman 8 0 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
9 FW England Adam Proudlock 29 2 27 1 1 0 1 1 0 0
10 MF Republic of Ireland Barry Conlon 19 5 16 5 1 0 1 0 1 0
11 MF England Danny Boshell 9 0 6 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
12 DF England Jamie Clarke 16 0 13 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
12 DF England Jude Stirling 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 MF England Nick Hegarty 10 0 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF England Peter Bore 42 0 40 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
15 DF England Matthew Bird 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 DF England Paul Linwood 29 1 28 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
17 MF England Grant Normington 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 FW Wales Chris Jones 8 1 7 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
19 MF England Michael Leary 32 0 28 0 1 0 2 0 1 0
20 GK England Josh Lillis 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 MF Jordan Jammal Shahin 7 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
21 GK England Tommy Forecast 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 MF France Arnaud Mendy 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 FW England Michael Coulson 28 5 28 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 DF England Mark Gray 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 DF England Olly Lancashire 25 1 24 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
23 FW England Wes Fletcher 6 1 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 FW Northern Ireland Josh Magennis 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 DF Republic of Ireland Damien McCrory 10 0 9 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
24 MF Republic of Ireland Jamie Devitt 14 5 14 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 DF England Rob Atkinson 39 2 35 2 1 0 2 0 1 0
26 FW France Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro 39 5 35 5 1 0 2 0 1 0
27 FW England Danny North 20 1 17 1 1 0 1 0 1 0
28 MF England Josh Fuller 7 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
29 DF England Bradley Wood 11 0 8 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
30 FW England Nathan Dixon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 MF England Harry Deane 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 MF England Nicky Featherstone 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 MF England Mark Hudson 15 2 15 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 FW England Ben Wright 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 FW England Ashley Chambers 3 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 FW England Paris Cowan-Hall 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 GK England Leigh Overton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 FW England Tommy Wright 14 1 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 MF Scotland Lee Peacock 16 2 16 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 GK England Mark Oxley 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
# GK England Ed Eley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
# MF England Drew Rhoades 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
# MF England Jamie Steel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Loaned out player stats

No. Pos Nat Player TotalLeague League Cup Football League Trophy FA Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
4 DF England Ryan Bennett (on loan at Peterborough United) 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 FW Republic of Ireland Barry Conlon (on loan at Chesterfield) 4 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 DF England Matthew Bird (on loan at Frickley Athletic) 9 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF England Grant Normington (on loan at Frickley Athletic) 9 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 FW Wales Chris Jones (on loan at Neath) 2 4 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
-- GK England Ed Eley (on loan at Ilkeston Towm) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
-- GK England Ed Eley (on loan at Mansfield Town) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Most frequent starting line-up

Most frequent starting line-up uses the team's most used formation: 4–4–2. The players used are those who have played the most games in each respective position, not necessarily who have played most games out of all the players.

Scorers

Transfers

In

Pre-Season

# Position Player Previous club Age Fee
01 GK Republic of Ireland Nick Colgan England Sunderland 35 Free Transfer
03 DF England Joe Widdowson England West Ham United 19 Free Transfer
06 MF Scotland Peter Sweeney England Leeds United 24 Free Transfer
07 MF England Adrian Forbes England Millwall 30 Free Transfer
10 FW Republic of Ireland Barry Conlon England Bradford City 30 Signed as Free Agent
18 FW Wales Chris Jones WalesSwansea City 19 Signed as Free Agent
16 DF England Paul Linwood England Chester City 25 Free Transfer
19 MF England Michael Leary England Barnet 26 Signed as Free Agent
GK England Ed Eley England Grimsby Town Youth Academy 18 Pro Contract
MF England Drew Rhoades EnglandGrimsby Town Youth Academy 18 Pro Contract
MF England Jamie Steel EnglandGrimsby Town Youth Academy 18 Pro Contract

Mid Season

# Position Player From Age Fee
04 MF England Dean Sinclair England Charlton Athletic 25 Loan
12 DF England Jude Stirling England MK Dons 27 Loan
20 GK England Josh Lillis England Scunthorpe United 22 Loan
20 MF Jordan Jammal Shahin England Armthorpe Welfare 20 Signed
21 GK England Tommy Forecast England Southampton 22 Loan
21 MF France Arnaud Mendy England Derby County 19 Loan
21 FW England Michael Coulson England Barnsley 21 Loan
22 DF England Mark Gray England Grimsby Town Youth Academy 17 Pro Contract
23 DF England Olly Lancashire England Southampton 20 Loan
23 DF England Olly Lancashire England Southampton 20 Loan
23 FW England Wes Fletcher England Burnley 18 Loan
24 FW Northern Ireland Josh Magennis Wales Cardiff City 19 Loan
24 DF Republic of Ireland Damien McCrory England Plymouth Argyle 19 Loan
24 MF Republic of Ireland Jamie Devitt England Hull City 19 Loan
30 FW England Nathan Dixon England Grimsby Town Youth Academy 17 Pro Contract
30 MF England Harry Deane England Grimsby Town Youth Academy 17 Pro Contract
31 MF England Nicky Featherstone England Hull City 21 Loan
31 MF England Nicky Featherstone England Hull City 21 Loan
32 MF England Mark Hudson England Gainsborough Trinity 29 Free Transfer
33 FW England Ben Wright England Peterborough United 21 Loan
33 FW England Ashley Chambers England Leicester City 19 Loan
34 FW England Paris Cowan-Hall England Portsmouth 19 Loan
34 FW England Paris Cowan-Hall England Portsmouth 19 Loan
36 FW England Tommy Wright Scotland Aberdeen 25 Free Transfer
37 MF Scotland Lee Peacock England Swindon Town 33 Free Transfer
38 GK England Mark Oxley England Hull City 19 Loan

Out

Pre-Season

# Position Player New Club Age Fee
03 DF England Tom Newey EnglandBury 26 Released
07 MF England Peter Till EnglandWalsall 23 Released
08 MF England Paul Bolland EnglandMacclesfield Town 29 Free Transfer
10 MF Wales Chris Llewellyn WalesNeath Athletic 28 Free Transfer
14 MF England James Hunt EnglandGainsborough Trinity 32 Released
20 FW England Andy Taylor EnglandBrigg Town 20 Released
27 MF France Mickael Buscher 22 Released
34 GK England Jonathan Lund EnglandBurnley 22 Released

Mid Season

# Position Player From Age Fee
04 DF England Ryan Bennett England Peterborough United 19 Loan
04 DF England Ryan Bennett England Peterborough United 19 £500,000
05 DF England Matthew Heywood 30 Released
10 FW Republic of Ireland Barry Conlon England Chesterfield 31 Loan
10 FW Republic of Ireland Barry Conlon England Chesterfield 31 Free Transfer
11 MF England Danny Boshell England Chesterfield 28 Free Transfer
12 DF England Jamie Clarke England York City 27 Free Transfer
15 DF England Matthew Bird England Frickley Athletic 19 Loan
17 MF England Grant Normington England Frickley Athletic 19 Loan
17 MF England Grant Normington EnglandFrickley Athletic 19 Released
18 FW Wales Chris Jones Wales Neath Athletic 20 Loan
27 FW England Danny North England Alfreton Town 22 Released
GK England Ed Eley England Ilkeston Town 18 Loan
GK England Ed Eley England Mansfield Town 18 Loan
GK England Ed Eley England Mansfield Town 18 Loan
GK England Ed Eley England Eastwood Town 18 Free Transfer
MF England Jamie Steel England Grimsby Borough 18 Released

Trialists

Manager Mike Newell took two of the trialists Nathan Arnold, Chris Jones in his 23-man squad to the 2009 South West Challenge Cup and defender Sol Davis joined up with the squad mini way through the 2009 South West Challenge Cup and was given 45 minutes to impress. Before the 2009 South West Challenge Cup Mike Newell had a number of strikers on trial, but none of them were offered a contract. Although not scoring Chris Jones impressed enough to be offered a contract by the club and which was later accepted.

Pre-Season

# Nat. Pos. Name From Age Apps Goals Result
# England MF Nathan Arnold EnglandMansfield Town 22 4 2 Contract Offered but Declined
# Republic of Ireland FW Graham Barrett ScotlandSt Johnstone 27 0 0 No Contract Offered
# England DF Sol Davis EnglandLuton Town 29 1 0 No Contract Offered
# Wales FW Chris Jones WalesSwansea City 19 3 0 Contract Offered & Accepted
# England DF Louis Lavers EnglandWatford 18 2 0 No Contract Offered
# Northern Ireland FW Andy Smith Northern IrelandPortadown 28 0 0 No Contract Offered
# Italy GK Kevin Strukelj AustraliaSydney United 24 0 0 No Contract Offered

Mid-Season

# Nat. Pos. Name From Age Apps Goals Result
# England MF Chris Arthur EnglandQueens Park Rangers 19 1 1 No contract offered
# Colombia FW Steve Lozano-Calderon EnglandCharlton Athletic 1 1 No contract offered
# England DF Chris Ramsey EnglandManchester City 2 0 No contract offered
# England DF Darren Williams ScotlandDundee 32 1 0 No contract offered
# England MF Ryan Crowther EnglandLiverpool 21 1 0 No contract offered
# England MF Ben Osman EnglandExeter City 19 1 0 No contract offered
# England MF Mark Hudson EnglandGainsborough Trinity 29 1 0 Contract Offered & Accepted
# England FW Sean Evans EnglandStourbridge N/A 1 0 No contract offered
# Republic of Ireland MF James Cronesberry EnglandMiddlesbrough 19 1 0 No contract offered
# Scotland MF Tam McManus Northern IrelandDerry City 28 2 0 No contract offered
# Scotland FW Ross Campbell SwedenOstersunds FK 22 0 0 No contract offered
# England MF Mark Doninger EnglandBlyth Spartans 19 1 0 No contract offered
# England DF Curtley Williams EnglandIpswich Town 19 1 0 No contract offered
# England MF Ryan Smith EnglandCrystal Palace 23 1 0 No contract offered
# Netherlands Antilles DF Timothy Cathalina NetherlandsFC Emmen 25 1 0 No contract offered

References

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