Danny Amos & Jordan Cropper: Grimsby Town defenders sign new one-year deals

Jordan Cropper (right) came in and played in Grimsby's promotion final win over Solihull Moors

Defenders Danny Amos and Jordan Cropper have signed new one-year contracts at Grimsby Town.

Full-back Amos, 22, played 21 games following his January move, helping the Mariners back into the English Football League through the play-offs.

Cropper, also 22, arrived in March and played 11 games as the season drew to a successful finale.

The former Burnley academy player had been on loan to Chesterfield before moving to Blundell Park.

Sheffield-born Amos, who represented Northern Ireland Under-21s, previously played for Doncaster and Port Vale.

"I knew I only had six months but I was fully focused on helping the club get promotion," Amos told the club website.

"I wasn't thinking about contracts at the time. But luckily the gaffer [Paul Hurst] showed faith in me and I'm now buzzing to put pen to paper."

Hurst added: "He thought it might have taken him a little bit of time to get up to speed, but, in fairness to him, he was in good shape and fitted in brilliantly with the group.

"He's a nice lad with a good character about him. He obviously did very well for us and played his part in helping us achieve promotion."