Blundell Park

Blundell Park
The Young's Stand (then named The John Smith's Stand) in 2003.
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LocationBlundell Park
Cleethorpes
North East Lincolnshire
DN35 7PY
Coordinates53°34′12″N 0°2′47″W / 53.57000°N 0.04639°W / 53.57000; -0.04639
Public transitNational Rail New Clee (0.7 mi)

National Rail Cleethorpes (1.1 mi)
National Rail Grimsby Docks (1.3 mi)

National Rail Grimsby Town (2.3 mi)
OwnerGrimsby Town F.C
OperatorGrimsby Town F.C.
Capacity9,052 (all seated)[2]
Record attendance31,651 (vs Wolverhampton Wanderers, 20 February 1937)[3]
Field size101.5 by 68.5 metres (111.0 by 74.9 yd)
SurfaceGrass
ScoreboardYes
Construction
Broke ground1897
Built1899
Opened2 September 1899[1]
Renovated1925, 1939, 1961, 1982, 1995
Tenants
Grimsby Town (1899–present)

Blundell Park is a football ground in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, England and home to Grimsby Town Football Club. The stadium was built in 1899, but only one of the original stands remains. The current capacity of the ground is 9,052, after being made all-seater in summer 1995, reducing the number from around 27,000. Several relegations in previous years meant the expansion seating was also taken away; that reduced the capacity further from around 12,000 to what it is now.

The stadium is Grimsby Town's fourth ground, having previously played at Clee Park, Lovett Street and Abbey Park in the club's first twenty years of existence. The record attendance at Blundell Park was 31,651 in an FA Cup tie against Wolverhampton Wanderers on 20 February 1937. The two clubs also hold the record attendance at Manchester United's Old Trafford stadium when 76,962 people saw the two sides meet again in the 1939 FA Cup semi-final.

  1. ^ Paul Smith & Shirley Smith (2005) The Ultimate Directory of English & Scottish Football League Grounds Second Edition 1888–2005, Yore Publications, p. 24, ISBN 0954783042
  2. ^ "Blundell Park Stadium Capacity". Grimsby Town F.C. Archived from the original on 23 April 2016.
  3. ^ "Blundell Park through the ages". Grimsby Telegraph. 20 April 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2016.[permanent dead link]