1998–99 Grimsby Town F.C. season
# 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.

## Season summary

Grimsby had a great first season back in the First Division after relegation two seasons ago, finishing in a satisfying 11th place, 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 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

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 |
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Fulham (C, P) | 46 | 31 | 8 | 7 | 79 | 32 | +47 | 101 | Promotion to the First Division |
| 2 | Walsall (P) | 46 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 63 | 47 | +16 | 87 | Promotion to the First Division |
| 3 | Manchester City (O, P) | 46 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 69 | 33 | +36 | 82 | Qualification for the Second Division play-offs |
| 4 | Gillingham | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 75 | 44 | +31 | 80 | Qualification for the Second Division play-offs |
| 5 | Preston North End | 46 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 78 | 50 | +28 | 79 | Qualification for the Second Division play-offs |
| 6 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 75 | 48 | +27 | 76 | Qualification for the Second Division play-offs |
| 7 | Bournemouth | 46 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 63 | 41 | +22 | 76 | |
| 8 | Stoke City | 46 | 21 | 6 | 19 | 59 | 63 | −4 | 69 | |
| 9 | Chesterfield | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 46 | 44 | +2 | 64 | |
| 10 | Millwall | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 52 | 59 | −7 | 62 | |
| 11 | Reading | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 54 | 63 | −9 | 61 | |
| 12 | Luton Town | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 51 | 60 | −9 | 58 | |
| 13 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 65 | 56 | +9 | 56 | |
| 14 | Blackpool | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 44 | 54 | −10 | 56 | |
| 15 | Burnley | 46 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 54 | 73 | −19 | 55 | |
| 16 | Notts County | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 52 | 61 | −9 | 54 | |
| 17 | Wrexham | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 43 | 62 | −19 | 53 | |
| 18 | Colchester United | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 52 | 70 | −18 | 52 | |
| 19 | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 52 | 58 | −6 | 51 | |
| 20 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 48 | 66 | −18 | 51 | |
| 21 | York City (R) | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 56 | 80 | −24 | 50 | Relegation to the Third Division |
| 22 | Northampton Town (R) | 46 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 43 | 57 | −14 | 48 | Relegation to the Third Division |
| 23 | Lincoln City (R) | 46 | 13 | 7 | 26 | 42 | 74 | −32 | 46 | Relegation to the Third Division |
| 24 | Macclesfield Town (R) | 46 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 43 | 63 | −20 | 43 | Relegation to the Third Division |

## Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. 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 |
