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| 1 | Walsall | 19 | +11 | 38 |
| 2 | Notts County | 19 | +11 | 34 |
| 3 | Swindon | 19 | +6 | 34 |
| 4 | Bromley | 19 | +8 | 33 |
| 5 | MK Dons | 19 | +14 | 32 |
| 6 | Cambridge Utd | 19 | +4 | 30 |
| 7 | Salford | 19 | -1 | 30 |
| 8 | Gillingham | 19 | +6 | 29 |
| 9 | Chesterfield | 19 | +3 | 29 |
| 10 | Colchester | 19 | +7 | 28 |
| 11 | Barnet | 19 | +7 | 28 |
| 12 | Crewe | 19 | +3 | 28 |
| 13 | Grimsby | 19 | +7 | 27 |
| 14 | Fleetwood Town | 19 | +1 | 27 |
| 15 | Tranmere | 19 | +6 | 26 |
| 16 | Accrington Stanley | 19 | +1 | 24 |
| 17 | Oldham | 19 | +2 | 23 |
| 18 | Barrow | 19 | -8 | 20 |
| 19 | Cheltenham | 19 | -17 | 20 |
| 20 | Shrewsbury | 19 | -13 | 18 |
| 21 | Crawley Town | 19 | -10 | 17 |
| 22 | Bristol Rovers | 19 | -20 | 17 |
| 23 | Harrogate Town | 19 | -13 | 16 |
| 24 | Newport County | 19 | -15 | 13 |
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Leyton Orient Preview
By: Richard Hubbert
Date: 16/04/2006
THE Mariners continue their hectic Easter schedule with a trip down south to fellow promotion rivals Leyton Orient in a crunch match that will help decide the fate of both side’s promotion campaigns. After Saturday's draw with Shrewsbury it's a game that Grimsby really need to win.
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Orient have been in amongst the promotion shake up for much of the season, for the most occupying a play off place. Manager Martin Ling took over in 2003 and has steadily rebuilt the London side, they finished 11th last year despite showing signs that they might have made the play offs. This season they have fared much better, and their ability to grind out some clean sheets, particularly in the last couple of months has hugely aided their promotion push. Generally more of a passing side, Orient have recorded some decent home victories of late with wins over Wycombe, Boston, Darlington and Cheltenham. They haven’t lost at Brisbane Road in their last six, that coming at home to rivals Northampton in mid January.
The O’s have one of the smallest squads in the division but have managed to preserve their fitness for most of the year, which has been a major factor in their success. Keeper Glyn Garner joined in the summer after a successful five-year stay with Bury. The Welshman has kept 12 clean sheets this season, with no small thanks to the defence in front of him. Left back Matt Lockwood has been with the club since 1998, racking up over 300 appearances in the process. Centre half John Mackie provides plenty of experience alongside rising star Gabriel Zakuani who has caught the eye of many with some impressive performances of late. Wayne Corden is a tricky winger who is on loan from neighbours Scunthorpe United. Meanwhile, in the centre of midfield is Michael Simpson (left), who nearly signed for the Mariners in 2004. Orient can call upon four decent strikers. Paul Connor and Gary Alexander have been preferred of late but they also have Jabo Ibehre, a 23 year old with 8 goals this season and also Lee Steele. Steele has had a bit of a stop start season but is still a threat, being a regular scorer for both Brighton and Shrewsbury in recent years.
Paul Connor. January transfer window signing from Swansea for £40,000. Connor has netted five goals in eleven starts including the second in a 2-0 win over Boston last weekend. A prolific goalscorer in this league with Rochdale with whom he spent three years with between 2001 and 2004, Connor has proved a valuable addition to the O’s side, forging a decent partnership with ex Hull man Gary Alexander.
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Town will be comforted by the fact that the Mariners came away from Brisbane Road last season with three points, recording a 2-1 win. Goals from Andy Parkinson and Martin Gritton was enough to give Town the points despite having Ronnie Bull sent off and Efe Echanomi grabbing a late goal for the O’s. Although the O’s had a player sent off themselves with Scott Fitzgerald being dismissed on his Orient debut. He went back to parent club Watford without ever appearing for Martin Ling’s side again. In total, Town have won eight times at Brisbane Road. Yet they will hope to avoid a 5-0 defeat that they suffered towards the end of their Division Four promotion season in 1989. P 52 W 22 D 13 L 17 F 79 A 63 Leyton Orient Head-to-Head (31st on The Opposition Ladder)
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The last meeting in October last year was decided by a solitary Craig Easton goal just before half time, which gave Orient all three points. Town struggled to get going and were condemned to their second league defeat in a row after previously losing to Wycombe by the same margin just weeks earlier.
Grimsby Team: Mildenhall ,McDermott ,Whittle ,Robert Jones ,Newey ,Francis ,Bolland ,Kamudimba ,Parkinson (Gritton ,55 ) ,Reddy ,Gary Jones (Cohen ,55 )
Leyton Orient Team: Garner ,Miller ,Zakuani ,Mackie ,Lockwood ,Tudor (Hanson ,89 ) ,Easton ,Simpson ,Keith ,Alexander ,Ibehre (Echanomi ,69 )
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