Blundell Park
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 Young's Stand (then named The John Smith's Stand) in 2003. | |
| Location | Blundell Park Cleethorpes North East Lincolnshire DN35 7PY |
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| Coordinates | 53°34′12″N 0°2′47″W |
| Public transit | New Clee (0.7 mi) Cleethorpes (1.1 mi) |
| Owner | Grimsby Town F.C |
| Operator | Grimsby Town F.C. |
| Capacity | 9,052 (all seated) |
| Record attendance | 31,651 (vs Wolverhampton Wanderers, 20 February 1937) |
| Field size | 101.5 by 68.5 metres (111.0 by 74.9 yd) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Scoreboard | Yes |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1897 |
| Built | 1899 |
| Opened | 2 September 1899 |
| Renovated | 1925, 1939, 1961, 1982, 1995 |
| Tenants | |
| Grimsby Town (1899–present) | |
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.