Grimsby Town 1-2 Shrewsbury Town: result and goals
Shrewsbury Town beat Grimsby Town 2-1 on Saturday, 3 October 2026 in the League Two.
Goals: George Lloyd 19', Kian McMahon-Brown 60', Finley Cartwright 75'.
Grimsby Town sit 11th on 17 points.
Shrewsbury Town sit 10th on 18 points.
Grimsby Town have 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Shrewsbury Town have 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Last 5 meetings: Grimsby Town won 2, Shrewsbury Town won 1, 2 drawn.
- Competition
- EFL League Two
- Kick-off
- Saturday, 3 October 2026, 15:00 (UK time)
- Venue
- Blundell Park, Grimsby
- 👥
- 7429
Match events
GRISHR19'⚽George Lloyd ast. William Boyle 0-1
26'Kevin Berkoe
50'Isaac Fletcher
56'Kian McMahon-Brown
58'Cian Doyle
60'⚽Kian McMahon-Brown ast. William Boyle 0-2
61'⇄▲ Iwan Morgan ▼ Charles Vernam
61'⇄▲ Finlay Cartwright ▼ Cian Doyle
74'Josh Ruffels
75'⚽Finlay Cartwright ast. Iwan Morgan 1-2
75'George Lloyd
80'⇄▲ Josh Davison ▼ Isaac Fletcher
80'⇄▲ Will Gray ▼ Jay Turner-Cooke
90'⇄▲ Ryley Reynolds ▼ Jamie Walker
90'⇄▲ Sonny Finch ▼ Andy Cook
90+4'Josh Davison
Live commentary
- 90'+4'Josh Davison (Shrewsbury Town) Yellow Card at 90'+4'
- 90'Sonny Finch (Grimsby Town) Substitution at 90'
- 90'Ryley Reynolds (Grimsby Town) Substitution at 90'
- 80'Will Gray (Shrewsbury Town) Substitution at 80'
- 80'Josh Davison (Shrewsbury Town) Substitution at 80'
- 75'George Lloyd (Shrewsbury Town) Yellow Card at 75'
- 75'Finley Cartwright (Grimsby Town) Goal at 75'
- 74'Joshua Ruffels (Shrewsbury Town) Yellow Card at 74'
- 61'Finley Cartwright (Grimsby Town) Substitution at 61'
- 61'Iwan Morgan (Grimsby Town) Substitution at 61'
- 60'Kian McMahon-Brown (Shrewsbury Town) Goal at 60'
- 58'Cian Doyle (Grimsby Town) Yellow Card at 58'
- 56'Kian McMahon-Brown (Shrewsbury Town) Yellow Card at 56'
- 50'Isaac Fletcher (Shrewsbury Town) Yellow Card at 50'
- 26'Kevin Berkoe (Shrewsbury Town) Yellow Card at 26'
- 19'George Lloyd (Shrewsbury Town) Goal at 19'
Commentary: ESPN
Stats
GRISHR
General
64%Possession36%
0Big chances1
0Big chances missed0
8Corners6
Shots
21Total shots9
6Shots off target4
5Shots on target4
10Blocked shots1
0Hit woodwork0
13Shots inside box8
8Shots outside box1
Expected goals (xG)
1.56xG1.13
0.83xG open play0.07
0.73xG set play1.06
1.56Non-penalty xG1.13
0.26xG on target (xGOT)1.52
Passes
390Passes220
268 (69%)Accurate passes110 (50%)
123Own half47
145Opposition half63
29 (37%)Accurate long balls15 (21%)
8 (30%)Accurate crosses7 (33%)
23Throw-ins21
46Touches in opposition box13
2Offsides0
Defence
17Tackles18
9Interceptions9
0Shot blocks10
28Clearances57
2Keeper saves3
Duels
90Duels won67
48 (59%)Ground duels won33 (41%)
42 (55%)Aerial duels won34 (45%)
7 (50%)Successful dribbles3 (38%)
Discipline
1Yellow cards6
0Red cards0
13Fouls committed25
General
63%Possession37%
0Big chances1
0Big chances missed0
4Corners4
Shots
10Total shots4
5Shots off target3
3Shots on target1
2Blocked shots0
0Hit woodwork0
5Shots inside box4
5Shots outside box0
Expected goals (xG)
0.55xG0.79
0.40xG open play0.05
0.15xG set play0.73
0.55Non-penalty xG0.79
0.11xG on target (xGOT)0.89
Passes
198Passes115
130 (66%)Accurate passes55 (48%)
70Own half25
60Opposition half30
10 (26%)Accurate long balls7 (19%)
2 (17%)Accurate crosses3 (27%)
12Throw-ins15
18Touches in opposition box7
0Offsides0
Defence
3Tackles7
3Interceptions6
0Shot blocks1
15Clearances29
0Keeper saves3
Duels
40Duels won31
18 (58%)Ground duels won13 (42%)
22 (55%)Aerial duels won18 (45%)
3 (50%)Successful dribbles1 (50%)
Discipline
0Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
5Fouls committed12
General
65%Possession35%
0Big chances0
0Big chances missed0
4Corners2
Shots
11Total shots5
1Shots off target1
2Shots on target3
8Blocked shots1
0Hit woodwork0
8Shots inside box4
3Shots outside box1
Expected goals (xG)
1.01xG0.34
0.43xG open play0.02
0.58xG set play0.33
1.01Non-penalty xG0.34
0.15xG on target (xGOT)0.63
Passes
192Passes105
138 (72%)Accurate passes55 (52%)
53Own half22
85Opposition half33
19 (48%)Accurate long balls8 (22%)
6 (40%)Accurate crosses4 (40%)
11Throw-ins6
28Touches in opposition box6
2Offsides0
Defence
14Tackles11
6Interceptions3
0Shot blocks9
13Clearances28
2Keeper saves0
Duels
50Duels won36
30 (60%)Ground duels won20 (40%)
20 (56%)Aerial duels won16 (44%)
4 (50%)Successful dribbles2 (33%)
Discipline
1Yellow cards5
0Red cards0
8Fouls committed13
Grimsby TownShrewsbury Town
Expected goals (xG)
1.56–1.13
xG on target (xGOT)
0.26–1.52
Shots
21–9
Big chances
0–1
Match momentum
Above the line the home side is on top; below, the away side.
Shot map
← Shrewsbury (9)GoalOn targetOff target or blockedGrimsby (21) →
xG: chance of each shot becoming a goal from its position and type. xGOT: the same once the shot is on target.
Player of the match
William Boyle
Shrewsbury Town
Ratings
Grimsby Town6.6
- 7.79Iwan MorganA▲61'
- 7.326Edon Pruti
- 7.328Finlay Cartwright⚽▲61'
- 6.930Charles Vernam
- 6.84Kieran Green
- 6.73Jayden Sweeney
- 6.617Cameron McJannet
- 6.35Harvey Rodgers
- 6.339Andy Cook
- 6.231Christy Pym
- 6.27Jamie Walker
- 6.18Cian Doyle
- 6.014Justin Amaluzor
Shrewsbury Town7.2
- 8.75William BoyleAA
- 7.711Kevin Berkoe
- 7.67Jay Turner-Cooke
- 7.69George Lloyd⚽
- 7.56Sam Stubbs
- 7.510Tom Sang
- 7.43Josh Ruffels
- 7.218Kian McMahon-Brown⚽
- 6.78Isaac Fletcher
- 6.51Will Brook
- 6.52Luca Hoole
- 6.421Will Gray▲80'
- 6.013Josh Davison▲80'
Rating out of 10 for each player’s contribution to the match.
Lineups
Grimsby · Substitutes
- 28Finlay Cartwright▲61'7.3
- 9Iwan Morgan▲61'7.7
- 11Ryley Reynolds▲90'
- 10Sonny Finch▲90'
- 1Harvey Cartwright
- 2Maldini Kacurri
- 12Joe Foulkes
Manager: David Artell
Shrewsbury · Substitutes
- 21Will Gray▲80'6.4
- 13Josh Davison▲80'6.0
- 32Cameron Gregory
- 23Isaac Lee
- 4Isaac England
- 24Lino Sousa
- 27Joseph Gbodé
Manager: Gavin Cowan
Last 5 matches
Grimsby Town
D@ Cheltenham Town2-25 Sept 2026
WBristol Rovers2-012 Sept 2026
WCrawley Town2-019 Sept 2026
L@ Notts County2-122 Sept 2026
L@ Newport County2-126 Sept 2026
Shrewsbury Town
L@ Fleetwood Town2-05 Sept 2026
WNorthampton Town2-012 Sept 2026
D@ Crewe Alexandra1-119 Sept 2026
L@ Tranmere Rovers1-022 Sept 2026
DColchester United2-226 Sept 2026
Head-to-head record
2
Grimsby
2
Draws
1
Shrewsbury
Last meetings
29 Dec 2025Grimsby Town1 – 0Shrewsbury Town
9 Dec 2025Shrewsbury Town1 – 1Grimsby Town
12 Aug 2025Grimsby Town3 – 1Shrewsbury Town
15 Dec 2015Shrewsbury Town1 – 0Grimsby Town
7 Dec 2015Grimsby Town0 – 0Shrewsbury Town
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Salford City | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | +7 | 25 | WWWWW |
| 2 |  Barnet | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | +8 | 22 | WWWLD |
| 3 |  Cheltenham | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 21 | LLLWW |
| 4 |  Crewe | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 21 | WWWLL |
| 5 |  York City | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | +8 | 20 | WDDDW |
| 6 |  Walsall | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | +9 | 19 | DDDDW |
| 7 |  Chesterfield | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | +6 | 19 | WDLDW |
| 8 |  Exeter | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | +3 | 19 | WWDWW |
| 9 |  Accrington | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | +6 | 18 | WDWDW |
| 10 |  Shrewsbury | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 18 | LWDLD |
| 11 |  Grimsby | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | +3 | 17 | DWWLL |
| 12 |  Gillingham | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 17 | DWLDL |
| 13 |  Tranmere | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 16 | LDLWD |
| 14 |  Swindon | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 16 | LLDWD |
| 15 |  Bristol Rovers | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | -4 | 16 | LLLLD |
| 16 |  Newport | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 15 | DWDDL |
| 17 |  Rochdale | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | -7 | 15 | WDLDL |
| 18 |  Fleetwood Town | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | -2 | 14 | LDWLL |
| 19 |  Northampton | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 13 | LDWLW |
| 20 |  Oldham | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 12 | LDWLD |
| 21 |  Colchester | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | -5 | 12 | DLDDL |
| 22 |  Rotherham | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | -6 | 12 | LLLDD |
| 23 |  Port Vale | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -6 | 12 | LWWDL |
| 24 |  Crawley | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -9 | 6 | DDLLD |
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FAQ
What was the score in Grimsby Town v Shrewsbury Town?
Shrewsbury Town beat Grimsby Town 2-1 on Saturday 3 October (League Two).
Who scored in Grimsby Town v Shrewsbury Town?
Goals: George Lloyd 19', Kian McMahon-Brown 60' and Finley Cartwright 75'.
When do Grimsby Town play next?
Grimsby Town play York City on Saturday 31 October at 12:30 (UK time).
When do Shrewsbury Town play next?
Shrewsbury Town play Everton U21 on Tuesday 27 October at 19:00 (UK time).
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