Grimsby Town

Blundell Park opened in 1899 as a replacement for Abbey Park, Grimsby Town’s previous stadium. They didn’t completely abandon their old home, however, taking with them all of Abbey Park’s fixtures and fittings, plus the Hazel Grove and Abbey Park Stands. Only one of the original stands is still in working order, with the ground’s capacity being reduced from 27,000 to 9052 when it became an all-seated affair in 1995. The record attendance at Blundell Park was 31,651, set during the club’s FA Cup game against Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1937. An interesting fact about the two teams is that they also hold the attendance record for Manchester United’s ground Old Trafford, with 76,962 people turning out to watch them play against each other at The Theatre Of Dreams in the FA Cup semi-final of 1939.