brownfield site but disadvantages include parking and transport as the new stadium would be within the town itself. Talk of using the fish docks as a site for a new stadium has increased since July 2019. Advantages of this site are the use of the underused but iconic docks which could be directly incorporated into the design and ample scope for parking and transport links. Disadvantages include the potential cost of filling in the docks and land decontamination. The 2019 General Election produced a Conservative victory in the Great Grimsby Constituency and this may have a significant effect on the stadium plans. As government policy is to support the creation of Free Ports there is an opportunity for the town to attract more inward investment and for the ports to grow. This would make the fish docks site less desirable as it could limit the regeneration of the port and the revitalisation of the fishing industry. Nevertheless, a consortium looking to take ownership of the club has continued to pursue the concept of a stadium on the fish dock site. At the end of December 2019 the leader of the council stated that regeneration of the Freeman Street area with a new stadium on it was "top of his wish list for 2020", however in March 2020 all football was suspended as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Chairman of the club declared that the new stadium was now "bottom on our list of priorities". Records The highest ever attendance at the ground was for an FA Cup 5th Round match on 20 February 1937 against Wolverhampton Wanderers. Since the ground was converted to all seating for the start of the 1995–96 season after the Taylor Report, the highest attendance was for a Football League Division One (Second Tier) match against Sunderland on 13 March 1999. References External links Official Site Blundell Park at The National Association of Disabled Supporters McMenemys Official Website Stadium pictures Football venues in England Grimsby Town F.C. Sports venues in Lincolnshire Cleethorpes Sports venues completed in 1899 1899 establishments in England English Football League venues