Grimsby Town vs Tranmere Rovers · League Two
Grimsby Town
7-5-6
1 – 2
FT
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Tranmere Rovers
5-8-5
Blundell Park · Grimsby · England
Tranmere Rovers got past Grimsby Town 2-1 at Blundell Park (crowd 5,565). The first goal went to Charlie Whitaker at the 19-minute mark and Darragh Burns brought Grimsby level after 67 minutes; Kristian Dennis got the deciding goal late on, at 90 minutes. Most of it went through Grimsby: 61% possession, 13 shots against 6, yet did not win. From 13 shots, Grimsby found the target 6 times.
Overview
- Kicks off
- Event
- League Two England
- Campaign
- 2025-26 English League Two, Regular Season
- Ground
- Blundell Park · Grimsby · England
- Crowd
- 5,565
- Referee
- Will Finnie
- Grimsby form
- LLLDD
- Tranmere form
- LDLWD
Each half
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grimsby | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tranmere | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Side by side
8Fouls17
0Yellow Cards4
0Red Cards0
0Offsides0
5Corner Kicks1
0Saves5
61.2%Possession38.8%
13Shots6
6On Goal2
50%On Target %30%
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
0Accurate Passes0
0Passes0
0%Pass Completion %0%
0Accurate Crosses0
0Crosses0
0%Cross %0%
0Long Balls0
0Accurate Long Balls0
0%Long Balls %0%
2Blocked Shots3
0Effective Tackles0
0Tackles0
0%Tackle %0%
0Interceptions0
0Effective Clearances0
0Clearances0
Timeline
Full time · 1-2
90'+8'
🟨Kristian Dennis
90'+6'1 - 2
⚽Kristian Dennis
90'
🔁Taylan Harrisreplacing Charlie Whitaker
🔁Clarke Oduorreplacing Jamie Walker
87'
🔁Justin Amaluzorreplacing Danny Rose
87'
87'
🟨Nohan Kenneh
80'
🔁Nohan Kennehreplacing Joe Ironside
80'
🔁Richard Smallwoodreplacing Billy Blacker
79'
🔁Kristian Dennisreplacing Connor Jennings
73'
🟨Connor Jennings
⚽Darragh Burns
67'1 - 1
🔁Jaze Kabiareplacing Tyrell Warren
66'
54'
🟨Patrick Brough
Half-time · 0-1
19'0 - 1
⚽Charlie Whitaker
Kick-off
Teams
Grimsby Town4-1-4-1
32↓Rose
8Khouri
30Vernam
18⚽Burns
7↓Walker
15Turi
16Staunton
17McJannett
5Rodgers
21↓Warren
1Pym
Bench
- 33Charlie Casper
- 29Clarke Oduoron for Jamie Walker, 87'
- 14Justin Amaluzoron for Danny Rose, 87'
- 19Zak Gilsenan
- 10Jude Soonsup-Bell
- 12Neo Eccleston
- 9Jaze Kabiaon for Tyrell Warren, 66'
Tranmere Rovers5-3-2
29↓Ironside
18🟨↓Jennings
7⚽↓Whitaker
8Finley
24↓Blacker
11Patrick
3🟨Brough
5Smith
14Joseph
2Norman
13Murphy
Bench
- 17Sol Solomon
- 9Kristian Dennison for Connor Jennings, 79' ⚽🟨
- 6Richard Smallwoodon for Billy Blacker, 80'
- 42Nohan Kennehon for Joe Ironside, 80' 🟨
- 12Jack Barrett
- 25Taylan Harrison for Charlie Whitaker, 90'
- 10Josh Davison
Standings
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Salford City | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | +9 | 28 |
| 2 |  Barnet | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | +10 | 25 |
| 3 |  Cheltenham Town | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 21 |
| 4 |  Crewe Alexandra | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 21 |
| 5 |  York City | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | +6 | 20 |
| 6 |  Walsall | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | +7 | 19 |
| 7 |  Chesterfield | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | +6 | 19 |
| 8 |  Exeter City | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | +3 | 19 |
| 9 |  Accrington Stanley | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | +6 | 18 |
| 10 |  Shrewsbury Town | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 18 |
| 11 |  Grimsby Town | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | +3 | 17 |
| 12 |  Gillingham | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 17 |
| 13 |  Tranmere Rovers | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
| 14 |  Swindon Town | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 16 |
| 15 |  Bristol Rovers | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | -4 | 16 |
| 16 |  Newport County | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 15 |
| 17 |  Rochdale | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | -7 | 15 |
| 18 |  Fleetwood Town | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | -2 | 14 |
| 19 |  Northampton Town | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 13 |
| 20 |  Oldham Athletic | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 12 |
| 21 |  Colchester United | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | -5 | 12 |
| 22 |  Rotherham United | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | -6 | 12 |
| 23 |  Port Vale | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -6 | 12 |
| 24 |  Crawley Town | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -9 | 6 |
Meetings
1Grimsby wins
2Level
2Tranmere wins
Last times they met
FT
Grimsby
1–1
Tranmere · 2024-25 English League Two
FT
Tranmere
0–1
Grimsby · 2024-25 English League Two
FT
Grimsby
1–2
Tranmere · 2023-24 English League Two
FT
Tranmere
2–2
Grimsby · 2023-24 English League Two
FT
Tranmere
2–0
Grimsby · 2022-23 English League Two
Form
Last games: Grimsby
W3-1W5-3D2-2L1-0D2-2
Last games: Tranmere
L3-1L2-1W2-1W3-2D2-2
