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Encyclopedia > Blundell Park

The Ground

Blundell Park is a 9546 seat venue, home to Grimsby Town Football Club. Grimsby Town F.C. are an English football club in Football League Two, who in 2004 finished towards the bottom of the league. ...


The most keen home fans often sit in what is locally known as the Pontoon Stand (or 'Ponny'), behind one of the goals. Home fans also sit in the John Smith which runs along part of the length of the pitch, this was previously known as the 'Findus Family Stand'. Opposite this stand is the 'Main Stand'. Away fans sit in the Osmond stand, opposite the Ponny, where there are around 2000 seats. Findus is a company that produces and retails frozen food. ...


Travelling there

Blundell Park is a short walk from Cleethorpes Train Station (Not Grimsby!). It's on the A180, a road with excellent links to the M18, M1, M62, although parking around the ground can be very tight.


Local users can catch the 16, 45 and 3F busses past the stand. The nearest supermarket is Ramsdens, the nearest pub is the Leaking Boot, locally known as Darleys.


The Future

Several times in recent years, the club has debated moving home to a new ground within the town of Grimsby. Sites considered include a new ground in the areas Pyewipe industrial estate, and Great Coates areas of town. Great Coates is a village and civil parish in North East Lincolnshire, England. ...


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Blundell Park - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (550 words)
Blundell Park is a football ground in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, England and is home to Grimsby Town.
In 2004 Blundell Park was listed in The Observer as one of the ten worst football grounds in England
Blundell Park is a short walk from Cleethorpes railway station (Not Grimsby!).
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