Season so far

League Two

Key, Colchester v Grimsby
League position, Colchester United 8th, Grimsby Town 10thTotal points, Colchester United 42, Grimsby Town 40

Goals scored

Colchester United 41Grimsby Town 38

Form guide

All competitions

Colchester United won
v Fleetwood Town
2
1
League Two
Grimsby Town won
v Cheltenham Town
0
2
League Two
Colchester United won
v Bristol Rovers
0
1
League Two
Grimsby Town won
v Barnet
1
0
League Two
Colchester United won
v Milton Keynes Dons
1
0
League Two
Grimsby Town won
v Weston-super-Mare
3
2
FA Cup
Colchester United draw
v Gillingham
1
1
League Two
Grimsby Town won
v Fleetwood Town
0
1
League Two
Colchester United draw
v Crawley Town
1
1
League Two
Grimsby Town won
v Shrewsbury Town
1
0
League Two

Previous meetings

All competitions

Colchester United and Grimsby Town

Played19

Draw 4
Colchester United Won 9Grimsby Town Won 6

Previous scores

All competitions

League Two

Grimsby Town 1 , Colchester United 2 on the 11th of October 2025
Grimsby Town
Colchester United
11th of October 2025
Colchester United 1 , Grimsby Town 2 on the 28th of March 2025
Colchester United
Grimsby Town
28th of March 2025
Grimsby Town 0 , Colchester United 1 on the 23rd of November 2024
Grimsby Town
Colchester United
23rd of November 2024

Match Facts

  • Colchester have won five of their last six Football League matches against Grimsby Town (L1), as many as their previous 17 beforehand (W5 D6 L6).

  • Grimsby have won three of their last five Football League visits to Colchester (L2), as many as their first 18 prior (W3 D4 L11).

  • Danny Cowley has won five and lost just one of his eight Football League games as a manager against Grimsby Town, although that sole defeat was Colchester’s last home game against them in March 2025 (1-2).

  • Charles Vernam has scored four goals in four away league appearances for Grimsby at Colchester, including a hat-trick in February 2020.