GRIMSBY TOWN have signed Derby County defender Tom Naylor to bolster their push for Conference Premier promotion.
Naylor, a product of the youth team at one of Grimsby’s title rivals Mansfield Town, joined Derby in January 2012 for an undisclosed fee following a loan spell at Pride Park.
He has since found first-team opportunities hard to come by and has featured just once for Nigel Clough’s side this term – missing the crucial penalty in a shoot-out defeat to Scunthorpe in the Capital One Cup.
The 21-year-old spent time on loan at Bradford City earlier in the season and has now joined Grimsby for what remains of the 2012/13 campaign.
Naylor is ineligible to play in this weekend’s FA Trophy semi-final second leg against Dartford but will be available for the final should the Mariners make it.
Commenting on his move to Blundell Park, Naylor wrote on his Twitter page: “Excited for my time at Grimsby & hopefully helping them get promotion.. but also be working hard to get my Derby shirt back next season!!”
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