Notable Former Players & Managers
Further information: List of Grimsby Town F.C. players| Person | Grimsby Record | Claim to Fame |
|---|---|---|
| Darren Barnard | Player, 2002–04 68 games, 4 goals | Played in the Premier League for Chelsea and Barnsley. He earned 24 caps playing for Wales from between 1998 and 2004. Notably his last game came whilst he was a Grimsby player playing in Football League One |
| Peter Beagrie | Player, 2006 9 games, 0 goals | Played in England's top flight for the likes of Middlesbrough, Sheffield United, Everton, Manchester City and Bradford City and currently works as a Sky Sports football pundit. |
| Dave Beasant | Player, 1992 6 games, 0 goals | 1988 FA Cup winner with Wimbledon, first goalkeeper to save a penalty in an FA Cup final, and first goalkeeper to captain an FA Cup final team. 2 England caps. |
| Elemér Berkessy | Manager, 1954 | Became the first foreign manager in English football with Grimsby. |
| Jackie Bestall | Player, 1926–38 427 games, 76 goals | 1 England cap (6 February 1935, vs Ireland, 2–1, Goodison Park). Has the smallest road in Grimsby and Cleethorpes named after him, the only Town footballer to be honoured in this way. |
| Harry Betmead | Player, 1930–47 296 games, 10 goals | 1 England cap (20 May 1937, vs Finland, 8–0, Helsinki) |
| Garry Birtles | Player, 1989–91 69 games, 9 goals | Won the UEFA Champions League title twice with Nottingham Forest under Brian Clough, as well as winning the First Division, English League Cup and the UEFA Super Cup with Forest. He also spent two years playing for Manchester United. |
| Ivano Bonetti | Player, 1995–96 22 games, 4 goals | Played in the Italian Serie A for Juventus, Sampdoria and Torino amongst others. Became famous for the "chicken" incident which occurred when Grimsby manager Brian Laws launched a plate of chicken at Bonetti during a half time team talk. |
| Steve Chettle | Player, 2002–03 23 games, 1 goal | Played over 400 times in a spell for Nottingham Forest in the top flight from between 1986 and 1999. Featured in the 1991 FA Cup final. |
| Terry Cooke | Player, 2002–03 31 games, 2 goals | Won both the Premier League and FA Cup with Manchester United in the 1995–1996 season. Also went on to feature for Manchester City and Major League Soccer side Colorado Rapids. Also featured for the England at U21 level. |
| Danny Coyne | Player, 1999–2003 181 games | Welsh international goalkeeper 1996–present, 11 caps. |
| Gary Croft | Player, 1992–96 & 2005–2007 248 games, 4 goals | Became the record signing when sold to Blackburn Rovers for £1.6 million in 1996, until the sale of John Oster a year later. Became the first footballer to play with an electronic tag after being charged with driving offences whilst playing for Ipswich Town. |
| Tony Ford MBE | Player, 1975–86 & 1991–94 423 games, 58 goals | Holds all-time record, 931, for matches played in the English league by an outfield player. Youngest player to play for the club aged 16 years 143 days, 4 October 1975. |
| Hughie Gallacher | Player, 1937–38 12 games, 3 goals | 20 Scotland caps, 23 Scotland goals, member of the Wembley Wizards who beat England 5 – 1 in 1928 |
| Pat Glover | Player, 1929–38 227 games, 180 goals | Welsh international striker (1931–1937), 7 caps. Holds club records for most league goals in a career and in a season (42) as well as most international caps whilst a Grimsby player. |
| Richard Hughes | Player, 2003 12 games, 1 goals | Won the FA Cup with Portsmouth in 2007–2008 season. He also has represented Scotland 5 times. |
| John McDermott | Player, 1987–2007 647 games, 10 goals | Club's all time leading appearance holder with 755 games in all competitions |
| Lawrie McMenemy | Manager 1971–73 | Was the manager of Southampton when they won the FA Cup in 1976. |
| Clive Mendonca | Player, 1991–97 187 games, 64 goals | Winner of Grimsby's BBC cult heroes poll in 2004. Scored a hat-trick in Charlton Athletic's 1998 play-off final win. |
| Mike Newell | Manager, 2008–2009 | Played for Blackburn Rovers when the club won the Premier League in the 1994–1995 season. Notably played in attack with Alan Shearer and Chris Sutton. |
| David Nielsen | Player, 2000–01 17 games, 5 goals | Won the Danish Cup with FC Copenhagen in 1997. Also played top flight football in Denmark for Aalborg BK, and FC Midtjylland, as well as Lyngby FC, IK Start and SK Brann in Norway. |
| John Oster | Player, 1996–97 & 2002–03 42 games, 10 goals | Having started his career with the club, he went on to play International football for Wales, and also played in the English Premier League with Everton, Sunderland and Reading as well as being the clubs record sale at £2million in 1997. |
| Michael Reddy | Player, 2004–2007 104 games, 23 goals | Is currently the only Grimsby player to be named in the PFA Team of the Year |
| Graham Taylor OBE | Player, 1962–68 189 games, 2 goals | England Manager 1990–93, W 18 D 13 L 7. |
| George Tweedy | Player, 1932–52 347 games, Caretaker Manager 1950–51 | 1 England cap (2 December 1936, vs Hungary, 6–2, Highbury) |
| Bill Shankly OBE | Manager, 1951–53 | Liverpool Manager 1959–74, 3 League titles, 2 FA Cup wins, 1 UEFA Cup win. |
| Billy Walsh | Manager, 1954–55 | Played for Manchester City and international football for four different teams, England Schoolboys, both Ireland teams, the FAI XI and the IFA XI, and New Zealand |
| Paul Warhurst | Player, 2004 7 games, 0 goals | Notably played for Sheffield Wednesday as a defender cum makeshift striker, was runner up in the 1993 FA Cup final and League Cup. Went on to win the Premier League with Blackburn Rovers in 1994–1995 season. |
| Neil Webb | Player, 1996 4 games,1 goals | Won the FA Cup, UEFA Cup Winners Cup and English League Cup with Manchester United, also won the League Cup with Nottingham Forest and played 26 times internationally for England scoring 4 goals. |
| Zhang Enhua | Player, 2000–01 17 games, 3 goals | Was the international captain of China, which included appearing in Fifa World Cup 2002. In all Enhua featured 68 times, scoring 7 for his country. |
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