Around The Grounds: Blundell Park, Home Of Grimsby Town (Photos)

Chris Wright

14th, March 2014

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By Chris Wright

It’s been a while so we figured it was high time to have a good old-fashioned nosey around a ground and what better place to revive the series than in Grimsby?

Oi! Quiet, you.

The Mariners have been docked at Blundell Park since 1899, though only one of the original stands, The Main Stand (finished in 1901), remains to this day with the general consensus being that the stand, or at least the central block which houses the tunnel and the dressing rooms, was the oldest surviving in the Football League up until the club dropped into the Conference in 2010.

Much like the town of Grimsby itself, Blundell Park is a football ground with a noticeably aquatic theme but that’s enough rambling from us – anyway, have a shufty around the place and then we’ll meet you in the Five Star Fish Suite for a swift ale afterwards…

Soccer - English Football League Grounds - Blundell Park

Blundell Park, circa 1975

Soccer - Nationwide League Division One - Grimsby Town v Nottingham Forest

Soccer - Nationwide League Division One - Grimsby Town v Nottingham Forest

Soccer - Coca-Cola Football League Two - Grimsby v Barnet - Blundell Park

Soccer - Coca-Cola Football League Two - Grimsby v Barnet - Blundell Park

Soccer - Nationwide League Division One - Grimsby Town v Nottingham Forest

Soccer - Coca-Cola Football League Two - Grimsby v Barnet - Blundell Park

Soccer - Coca-Cola Football League Two - Grimsby v Barnet - Blundell Park

Soccer - Coca-Cola Football League Two - Grimsby v Barnet - Blundell Park

Soccer - Coca-Cola Football League Two - Grimsby v Barnet - Blundell Park

Soccer - Coca-Cola Football League Two - Grimsby v Barnet - Blundell Park

Soccer - Coca-Cola Football League Two - Grimsby v Barnet - Blundell Park

Soccer - Coca-Cola Football League Two - Grimsby v Barnet - Blundell Park

Soccer - Coca-Cola Football League Two - Grimsby Town v Barnet - Blundell Park

Soccer - Coca-Cola Football League Two - Grimsby v Barnet - Blundell Park

Soccer - Coca-Cola Football League Two - Grimsby v Barnet - Blundell Park

Soccer - Coca-Cola Football League Two - Grimsby v Barnet - Blundell Park

Soccer - Coca-Cola Football League Two - Grimsby v Barnet - Blundell Park

Soccer - Nationwide League Division One - Grimsby Town v Nottingham Forest

Soccer - Coca-Cola Football League Two - Grimsby v Barnet - Blundell Park

Soccer - Under 17 International Friendly - England v Australia - Blundell Park

More in Pies’ Around The Grounds series…

Brisbane Road, Leyton Orient
Meadow Lane, Notts County

Whaddon Road, Cheltenham Town

Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield

Sixfields Stadium, Northampton And Coventry…ish

City Ground, Nottingham Forest
Princes Park, Dartford FC’s Wooden Eco Stadium

Molineux, Wolves

The New Maracana, Rio De Janeiro

Griffin Park, Brentford

De Kuip, Feyenoord

Upton Park, West Ham

San Mames, Athletic Bilbao

FC Gspon’s Ottmar Hitzfeld Stadium, The Highest Pitch In Europe

Valley Parade, Bradford City
Prenton Park, Tranmere
Wankdorf, Young Boys

Estadio Municipal, SC Braga

Home Park, Plymouth Argyle

Victoria Park, Hartlepool United
Bloomfield Road, Blackpool
Ninian Park, Cardiff City
Wankdorf Stadium, Young Boys
Portman Road, Ipswich Town
Recreation Ground, Aldershot
Saltergate, Former Home Of Chesterfield

(Photos: PA)

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2 Comments

  1. Anonymous says:

    That Grimsby Town Supporters Club badge is a thing of beauty. It makes me want to join even though I’m not a Grimsby Fan

  2. Kenny says:

    The fist is almost identical to Scunthorpe’s badge. Sans shade-marks

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