League Two · Attendance record

Grimsby Town

Formed in 1878 and known as The Mariners. League attendance history, season by season.

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Current stadiumBlundell Park9,052 capacity · 2026/27Away-day guide
Club formed1878The Mariners
Attendance record begins1892/93121 completed seasons with data
2026/27 league average7,194Live season →
2025/26 league average6,537Completed season
Year-on-year change+10.1%2026/27 vs 2025/26 · live
The story in numbers1892/93 — 2026/27

Attendance History

Every recorded season, from the first to the latest.

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Highest average18,0561949/50
First World War 1915/16–1918/19 Second World War 1939/40–1945/46 COVID-19 restrictions 2019/20–2020/21
The line connects recorded seasons across missing years. Shaded bands mark war and COVID interruptions. No missing values are estimated. Season ending year · Hover or tap for details. Stadium change: 1899/00 Blundell Park
The numbers

Club statistics

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Grimsby Town currently averages 7,194 for league matches in 2026/27, compared with 6,537 in 2025/26. Its highest completed-season average in the database is 18,056 in 1949/50.

All-time average
7,479
Recorded seasons; includes 2026/27 where available
Highest season average
18,056
1949/50
Lowest season average
2,435
1892/93
Highest since 2000/01
6,537
2025/26
Five-season average
6,188
2021/22–2025/26 · completed seasons
Best national attendance rank
#21
Across recorded seasons
Biggest year-on-year rise
+6,986
+161.4% · 1971/72 vs 1970/71
Biggest year-on-year fall
-4,720
-33.0% · 1953/54 vs 1952/53
Seasons represented
135
122 with a recorded average

Season extremes and five-season averages use completed seasons. Year-on-year changes compare consecutive completed seasons with published averages, measured in supporters per match. The live 2026/27 figure appears separately.

Current season only

2026/27 Stadium Utilisation

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StadiumBlundell Park
2026/27 capacity9,052
League average7,194
Percentage filled79.5%

League average ÷ recorded 2026/27 stadium capacity. Published capacity can exceed seats available at a match because of segregation or other restrictions. Capacity source ↗

League matches

Season-by-season attendance

Live season
The all-time average uses every season for which a league average is shown, plus the live 2026/27 figure where available. Tier rank compares attendance averages at the same league level; it is shown only for seasons with a complete comparison. League finish is a separate result on the pitch.
SeasonTierLeague finishAverageEngland rankTier rank (attendance)
2026/27Live4In progress7,194729
2025/26476,537749
2024/25496,0677713
2023/244216,3547411
2022/234116,279699
2021/22565,704——
2020/21424———
2019/204154,599719
2018/194174,4307210
2017/184184,658688
2016/174145,259656
2015/16544,357——
2014/15533,683——
2013/14543,568——
2012/13543,813——
2011/125113,308——
2010/115113,073——
2009/104234,428716
2008/094224,4757410
2007/084164,1157911
2006/074154,3797913
2005/06445,151717
2004/054184,943729
2003/043214,7307620
2002/032245,8845923
2001/022196,4315723
2000/012185,6465824
1999/002206,1575423
1998/992116,6985222
1997/98335,6015611
1996/972225,8595323
1995/962175,9924923
1994/952105,9215323
1993/942166,0755424
1992/93296,0885221
1991/922196,9204619
1990/91337,237433
1989/90425,984522
1988/89494,302635
1987/883223,4166818
1986/872215,05051—
1985/862155,15744—
1984/852106,4583912
1983/84257,6433914
1982/832197,7414015
1981/822178,4063713
1980/812710,961359
1979/803110,618374
1978/79426,528575
1977/78464,696696
1976/773234,7387120
1975/763185,5806114
1974/753165,9626015
1973/74367,419538
1972/733910,849333
1971/724111,315442
1970/714194,3298015
1969/704164,4237916
1968/694233,9848619
1967/683214,3018422
1966/673175,9376919
1965/663117,2396616
1964/653107,1446614
1963/642219,5155420
1962/6321911,2164717
1961/62329,4695912
1960/61369,2955711
1959/603410,543578
1958/5922113,1084718
1957/5821314,1664317
1956/5721615,3313815
1955/563N114,630477
1954/553N238,2616824
1953/543N179,5786319
1952/533N514,298508
1951/523N214,909529
1950/5122216,0504719
1949/5021118,0564618
1948/4921116,6024818
1947/4812216,0315022
1946/4711616,2204522
1945/46————
1938/3911012,0644322
1937/3812012,2884722
1936/3711211,5144522
1935/3611711,4963722
1934/351513,7063221
1933/342110,8524014
1932/332138,3575121
1931/3212111,9683522
1930/3111313,0823021
1929/3011814,7242922
1928/292212,2954114
1927/2821111,23739—
1926/2721712,55836—
1925/263N19,41846—
1924/253N126,31568—
1923/243N117,59061—
1922/233N148,44558—
1921/223N38,75059—
1920/213139,7905210
1919/202226,20044—
1914/152175,90031—
1913/142158,34533—
1912/13275,79037—
1911/12295,25038—
1910/11————
1909/102194,40538—
1908/092135,23537—
1907/082184,57536—
1906/072115,10031—
1905/06284,23033—
1904/052133,87532—
1903/04264,40026—
1902/031175,0552618
1901/021155,9552118
1900/01215,12524—
1899/00263,80027—
1898/992103,54527—
1897/982123,46524—
1896/97234,34524—
1895/96233,50023—
1894/95253,53025—
1893/94252,80025—
1892/93242,43521—
1891/92————
1890/91————
1889/90————
1888/89————
1887/88————
1886/87————
1885/86————
1884/85————
1883/84————
1882/83————

Historic seasonal figures, league finishes and national rankings are based primarily on the long-running compilation at European Football Statistics ↗, with thanks. All-time averages and tier attendance ranks are calculated by this site.