Grimsby, Grimsby · England · League Two
Against expectation
Every English top-flight match this club has played, scored against the odds an Elo rating gave it before kick-off. Over 12 seasons from 1901-02 to 1947-48 it has fallen short of them by −7.2 match points.
1901-02one bar per season · height in match points · hover for that season1947-48
Best season against expectation
1934-35 +4.3 league pts
45 points on 40.7 expected as Grimsby Town
Worst season against expectation
1947-48 −9.8 league pts
22 points on 31.8 expected as Grimsby Town
Season points use that season’s own scoring, two for a win before 1981-82 and three after; the bars use match points so the whole series is comparable.The rating only starts telling you much after about 1960. Before that, knowing the era’s home-and-away split is almost as good as knowing the teams.
Greatest games
Grimsby Town's top matches by the club Game Score: closeness, stakes, quality and upset over one unified rating of league and European play.All-time board.
| # | Date | Stage | Result | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1936-03-21 | FA Cup · Semifinals | NL 0-1 v Arsenal | game score 71.4 |
| 2 | 1939-03-04 | FA Cup · Quarterfinals | AW 1-0 v Chelsea | game score 64.9 |
| 3 | 1932-04-30 | First Division | AW 6-5 v West Bromwich Albion | game score 64.1 |
| 4 | 1936-02-15 | FA Cup · Round 5 | HW 3-2 v Manchester City | game score 61.6 |
| 5 | 1937-03-27 | First Division | HL 3-4 v Derby County | game score 61.3 |
| 6 | 1937-03-03 | First Division | AW 3-2 v Brentford | game score 60.5 |
| 7 | 1930-05-03 | First Division | AW 1-0 v Huddersfield Town | game score 60.3 |
| 8 | 1938-04-30 | First Division | AW 2-1 v Derby County | game score 60.1 |
| 9 | 1936-04-25 | First Division | AL 2-3 v Portsmouth | game score 58.3 |
| 10 | 1949-01-29 | FA Cup · Round 4 | HL 2-3 v Hull City | game score 58.3 |
Footprint
Tiers played
L1, L2, L3, L4, L5
Top-flight (L1) seasons
12
Lower-tier league seasons
110
First season
1893
Most recent season
2026
The Heartbreak Index7.8 · #272
The Numb · Never won it, waiting since 1893
The Heartbreak Index7.8 · #272
The Numb · Never won it, waiting since 1893
7.8
Heartbreak
#272
of 1,139 clubs
#167
in Football
1.9
agony · 5.9 despair
The clocks
- First major trophy since 18932.8
Heaviest wounds
relegated from the top flight, 1948 · relegated from the top flight, 1903 · relegated from the top flight, 1932 · relegated from the second tier, 2003
One formula, every club the site covers. See the whole board →
Season-by-season
Most recent season first. Covers Levels 1 through 5 of the English pyramid. Rows tagged "national playoff" are pre-modern formats where the workbook records only playoff participants, not round-robin standings.
2027
League Two (4) · P6● live
6 P · 2-4-0 · 9:6 · +3
10
pts
2026
League Two (4) · P7PO
46 P · 22-12-12 · 74:50 · +24
78
pts
2025
League Two (4) · P9
46 P · 20-8-18 · 61:67 · -6
68
pts
2024
League Two (4) · P21
46 P · 11-16-19 · 57:74 · -17
49
pts
2023
League Two (4) · P11
46 P · 16-13-17 · 49:56 · -7
61
pts
2022
National League (5) · P6↑
44 P · 23-8-13 · 68:46 · +22
77
pts
2021
League Two (4) · P24↓
46 P · 10-13-23 · 37:69 · -32
43
pts
2020
League Two (4) · P15
37 P · 12-11-14 · 45:51 · -6
47
pts
2019
League Two (4) · P17
46 P · 16-8-22 · 45:56 · -11
56
pts
2018
League Two (4) · P18
46 P · 13-12-21 · 42:66 · -24
51
pts
2017
League Two (4) · P14
46 P · 17-11-18 · 59:63 · -4
62
pts
2016
National League (5) · P4↑
46 P · 22-14-10 · 82:45 · +37
80
pts
Show all 123 seasons
2015
Conference National (5) · P3PO
46 P · 25-11-10 · 74:40 · +34
86
pts
2014
Conference National (5) · P4PO
46 P · 22-12-12 · 65:46 · +19
78
pts
2013
Conference National (5) · P4PO
46 P · 23-14-9 · 70:38 · +32
83
pts
2012
Conference National (5) · P11
46 P · 19-13-14 · 79:60 · +19
70
pts
2011
Conference National (5) · P11
46 P · 15-17-14 · 72:62 · +10
62
pts
2010
League Two (4) · P23↓
46 P · 9-17-20 · 45:71 · -26
44
pts
2009
League Two (4) · P22
46 P · 9-14-23 · 51:69 · -18
41
pts
2008
League Two (4) · P16
46 P · 15-10-21 · 55:66 · -11
55
pts
2007
League Two (4) · P15
46 P · 17-8-21 · 57:73 · -16
59
pts
2006
League Two (4) · P4PO
46 P · 22-12-12 · 64:44 · +20
78
pts
2005
League Two (4) · P18
46 P · 14-16-16 · 51:52 · -1
58
pts
2004
Second Division (3) · P21↓
46 P · 13-11-22 · 55:81 · -26
50
pts
2003
First Division (2) · P24↓
46 P · 9-12-25 · 48:85 · -37
39
pts
2002
First Division (2) · P19
46 P · 12-14-20 · 50:72 · -22
50
pts
2001
First Division (2) · P18
46 P · 14-10-22 · 43:62 · -19
52
pts
2000
First Division (2) · P20
46 P · 13-12-21 · 41:67 · -26
51
pts
1999
First Division (2) · P11
46 P · 17-10-19 · 40:52 · -12
61
pts
1998
Second Division (3) · P3↑
46 P · 19-15-12 · 55:37 · +18
72
pts
1997
First Division (2) · P22↓
46 P · 11-13-22 · 60:81 · -21
46
pts
1996
First Division (2) · P17
46 P · 14-14-18 · 55:69 · -14
56
pts
1995
First Division (2) · P10
46 P · 17-14-15 · 62:56 · +6
65
pts
1994
First Division (2) · P16
46 P · 13-20-13 · 52:47 · +5
59
pts
1993
First Division (2) · P9
46 P · 19-7-20 · 58:57 · +1
64
pts
1992
Second Division (2) · P19
46 P · 14-11-21 · 47:62 · -15
53
pts
1991
Third Division (3) · P3↑
46 P · 24-11-11 · 66:34 · +32
83
pts
1990
Fourth Division (4) · P2↑
46 P · 22-13-11 · 70:47 · +23
79
pts
1989
Fourth Division (4) · P9
46 P · 17-15-14 · 65:59 · +6
66
pts
1988
Third Division (3) · P22↓
46 P · 12-14-20 · 48:58 · -10
50
pts
1987
Second Division (2) · P21↓
42 P · 10-14-18 · 39:59 · -20
44
pts
1986
Second Division (2) · P15
42 P · 14-10-18 · 58:62 · -4
52
pts
1985
Second Division (2) · P10
42 P · 18-8-16 · 72:64 · +8
62
pts
1984
Second Division (2) · P5
42 P · 19-13-10 · 60:47 · +13
70
pts
1983
Second Division (2) · P19
42 P · 12-11-19 · 45:70 · -25
47
pts
1982
Second Division (2) · P17
42 P · 11-13-18 · 53:65 · -12
46
pts
1981
Second Division (2) · P7
42 P · 15-15-12 · 44:42 · +2
45
pts
1980
Third Division (3) · P1↑
46 P · 26-10-10 · 73:42 · +31
62
pts
1979
Fourth Division (4) · P2↑
46 P · 26-9-11 · 82:49 · +33
61
pts
1978
Fourth Division (4) · P6
46 P · 21-11-14 · 57:51 · +6
53
pts
1977
Third Division (3) · P23↓
46 P · 12-9-25 · 45:69 · -24
33
pts
1976
Third Division (3) · P18
46 P · 15-10-21 · 62:74 · -12
40
pts
1975
Third Division (3) · P16
46 P · 15-13-18 · 55:64 · -9
43
pts
1974
Third Division (3) · P6
46 P · 18-15-13 · 67:50 · +17
51
pts
1973
Third Division (3) · P9
46 P · 20-8-18 · 67:61 · +6
48
pts
1972
Fourth Division (4) · P1↑
46 P · 28-7-11 · 88:56 · +32
63
pts
1971
Fourth Division (4) · P19
46 P · 18-7-21 · 57:71 · -14
43
pts
1970
Fourth Division (4) · P16
46 P · 14-15-17 · 54:58 · -4
43
pts
1969
Fourth Division (4) · P23
46 P · 9-15-22 · 47:69 · -22
33
pts
1968
Third Division (3) · P21↓
46 P · 14-9-23 · 52:69 · -17
37
pts
1967
Third Division (3) · P17
46 P · 17-9-20 · 61:68 · -7
43
pts
1966
Third Division (3) · P11
46 P · 17-13-16 · 68:62 · +6
47
pts
1965
Third Division (3) · P10
46 P · 16-17-13 · 68:67 · +1
49
pts
1964
Second Division (2) · P21↓
42 P · 9-14-19 · 47:75 · -28
32
pts
1963
Second Division (2) · P19
42 P · 11-13-18 · 55:66 · -11
35
pts
1962
Third Division (3) · P2↑
46 P · 28-6-12 · 80:56 · +24
62
pts
1961
Third Division (3) · P6
46 P · 20-10-16 · 77:69 · +8
50
pts
1960
Third Division (3) · P4
46 P · 18-16-12 · 87:70 · +17
52
pts
1959
Second Division (2) · P21↓
42 P · 9-10-23 · 62:90 · -28
28
pts
1958
Second Division (2) · P13
42 P · 17-6-19 · 86:83 · +3
40
pts
1957
Second Division (2) · P16
42 P · 17-5-20 · 61:62 · -1
39
pts
1956
Third Division North (3) · P1↑
46 P · 31-6-9 · 76:29 · +47
68
pts
1955
Third Division North (3) · P23
46 P · 13-8-25 · 47:78 · -31
34
pts
1954
Third Division North (3) · P17
46 P · 16-9-21 · 51:77 · -26
41
pts
1953
Third Division North (3) · P5
46 P · 21-10-15 · 75:59 · +16
52
pts
1952
Third Division North (3) · P2
46 P · 29-8-9 · 96:45 · +51
66
pts
1951
Second Division (2) · P22↓
42 P · 8-12-22 · 61:95 · -34
28
pts
1950
Second Division (2) · P11
42 P · 16-8-18 · 74:73 · +1
40
pts
1949
Second Division (2) · P11
42 P · 15-10-17 · 72:76 · -4
40
pts
1948
First Division (1) · P22↓
42 P · 8-6-28 · 45:111 · -66
22
pts
1947
First Division (1) · P16
42 P · 13-12-17 · 61:82 · -21
38
pts
1939
First Division (1) · P10
42 P · 16-11-15 · 61:69 · -8
43
pts
FA SF
1938
First Division (1) · P20
42 P · 13-12-17 · 51:68 · -17
38
pts
1937
First Division (1) · P12
42 P · 17-7-18 · 86:81 · +5
41
pts
1936
First Division (1) · P17
42 P · 17-5-20 · 65:73 · -8
39
pts
FA SF
1935
First Division (1) · P5
42 P · 17-11-14 · 78:60 · +18
45
pts
1934
Second Division (2) · P1↑
42 P · 27-5-10 · 103:59 · +44
59
pts
1933
Second Division (2) · P13
42 P · 14-13-15 · 79:84 · -5
41
pts
1932
First Division (1) · P21↓
42 P · 13-6-23 · 67:98 · -31
32
pts
1931
First Division (1) · P13
42 P · 17-5-20 · 82:87 · -5
39
pts
1930
First Division (1) · P18
42 P · 15-7-20 · 73:89 · -16
37
pts
1929
Second Division (2) · P2↑
42 P · 24-5-13 · 82:61 · +21
53
pts
1928
Second Division (2) · P11
42 P · 14-12-16 · 69:83 · -14
40
pts
1927
Second Division (2) · P17
42 P · 11-12-19 · 74:91 · -17
34
pts
1926
Third Division North (3) · P1↑
42 P · 26-9-7 · 91:40 · +51
61
pts
1925
Third Division North (3) · P12
42 P · 15-9-18 · 60:60 · 0
39
pts
1924
Third Division North (3) · P11
42 P · 14-13-15 · 49:47 · +2
41
pts
1923
Third Division North (3) · P14
38 P · 14-5-19 · 55:52 · +3
33
pts
1922
Third Division North (3) · P3
38 P · 21-8-9 · 72:47 · +25
50
pts
1921
Third Division South (3) · P13
42 P · 15-9-18 · 49:59 · -10
39
pts
1920
Second Division (2) · P22↓
42 P · 10-5-27 · 34:75 · -41
25
pts
1915
Second Division (2) · P17↓
38 P · 11-9-18 · 48:76 · -28
31
pts
1914
Second Division (2) · P15
38 P · 13-8-17 · 42:58 · -16
34
pts
1913
Second Division (2) · P7
38 P · 15-10-13 · 51:50 · +1
40
pts
1912
Second Division (2) · P9
38 P · 15-9-14 · 48:55 · -7
39
pts
1910
Second Division (2) · P19↓
38 P · 9-6-23 · 50:77 · -27
24
pts
1909
Second Division (2) · P13
38 P · 14-7-17 · 41:54 · -13
35
pts
1908
Second Division (2) · P18
38 P · 11-8-19 · 43:71 · -28
30
pts
1907
Second Division (2) · P11
38 P · 16-3-19 · 57:62 · -5
35
pts
1906
Second Division (2) · P8
38 P · 15-10-13 · 46:46 · 0
40
pts
1905
Second Division (2) · P13
34 P · 11-8-15 · 33:46 · -13
30
pts
1904
Second Division (2) · P6
34 P · 14-8-12 · 50:49 · +1
36
pts
1903
First Division (1) · P17↓
34 P · 8-9-17 · 43:62 · -19
25
pts
1902
First Division (1) · P15
34 P · 13-6-15 · 44:60 · -16
32
pts
1901
Second Division (2) · P1↑
34 P · 20-9-5 · 60:33 · +27
49
pts
1900
Second Division (2) · P6
34 P · 17-6-11 · 67:46 · +21
40
pts
1899
Second Division (2) · P10
34 P · 15-5-14 · 71:60 · +11
35
pts
1898
Second Division (2) · P12
30 P · 10-4-16 · 52:62 · -10
24
pts
1897
Second Division (2) · P3
30 P · 17-4-9 · 66:45 · +21
38
pts
1896
Second Division (2) · P3
30 P · 20-2-8 · 82:38 · +44
42
pts
1895
Second Division (2) · P5
30 P · 18-1-11 · 79:52 · +27
37
pts
1894
Second Division (2) · P5
28 P · 15-2-11 · 71:58 · +13
32
pts
1893
Second Division (2) · P4
22 P · 11-1-10 · 42:41 · +1
23
pts