Grimsby Town FC is an English football club based in Cleethorpes, near Grimsby in Lincolnshire, founded in 1878. Nicknamed the Mariners after the town's fishing heritage and playing at Blundell Park, the club has a long Football League history and is famous for its supporters' inflatable haddocks. The club actually plays across the river in Cleethorpes, a quirk long cherished by its supporters.
Blackpool FC, from the famous Lancashire seaside resort, is instantly recognisable in its tangerine shirts. Playing at Bloomfield Road, the club won the 1953 FA Cup — the celebrated 'Matthews final' — and in recent seasons has moved between the Championship and the lower divisions of the EFL.
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