The Mariners were last in the Football League in the 2009/10 season when they drew one and lost one of their games against Northampton Town.
Liam Davis and Bayo Akinfenwa scored the Cobblers goals at Blundell Park in the April of that season although Grimsby then knocked Northampton out of the FA Cup in December 2013.
Bristol Rovers are aiming for an immediate return to League Two after relegation in 2014. John-Joe O'Toole and Kaid Mohamed were part of their team for a goalless draw at Sixfields in March 2014.