Preview: Grimsby v Hereford

The Opposition

Graham Turner is one of the longest serving managers in the country and took over at Edgar Street in the summer of 1995. Despite relegation in 1997, he was backed to stay on and became the majority shareholder in the club soon after, steering the club through a difficult financial period. After a number of years struggling in the Conference, Turner eventually began to turn the team around and they finished 2nd in 2004, 2005 and 2006 before finally winning the play offs at the third attempt.

After 10 years at Chester, popular 'keeper Wayne Brown spent last season on loan with Hereford and then made the move permanent over the summer. Malawian defender Tamika Mkandawire has been an almost ever present over the last two seasons and contributed 8 goals to the promotion campaign. Up front is one time Town target Tim Sills (left) who moved from Oxford in the summer, but has only one goal to his credit so far. Alongside him is their joint top scorer Stuart Fleetwood who has netted 5 goals so far this season, although he hasn't scored since his hat-trick eliminated Coventry in the 1st Round of the Carling Cup.

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Town have a terrible record against Hereford, having beaten them just three times out of 12 matches. Grimsby have a better record against Man Utd, Chelsea and Tottenham than they do against the Bulls.

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Hereford Head-to-Head (92nd on The Opposition Ladder)

Last Meeting

The last time Hereford visited Blundell Park was way back in September 1989 when the visitors recorded a 2-0 victory over the Mariners.

Grimsby Team: Sherwood, McDermott, Stephenson, Tillson, Lever, Cunnington, Childs, Gilbert, Rees, Watson, Birtles

Town did manage to gain revenge with a Gary Childs strike earning a 1-0 victory at Edgar Street the following March on their way to promotion from Division 4.

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