A Sea of 23,000 Fans Roared On Mcmenemy's Champions of 71

Grimsby Telegraph › May 16, 2010

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THERE can have been few more emotional nights at Blundell Park than that of May 2, 1972.

After a decade of winning nothing, Grimsby Town took the Fourth Division Championship by beating Exeter City 3-0 in front of 22,489 fans - the biggest gate for 16 years.

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A Sea of 23,000 Fans Roared On Mcmenemy's Champions of 71

A community's interest in football had been revived by Lawrie McMenemy, a former guardsman, who had been appointed after the end of the previous season when gates were down to 4,0...

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