Grimsby Town v Middlesbrough 1935-36 Cup QF

Late February 1936 and during the great pre-war grass shortage, Middlesbrough are in Old Cup quarter final action against Grimsby Town at Blundell Park. The English FA had to import 12 million metric tonnes of wet mud from India between 1935 and 1939 in order that every team could fulfill it's seasons fixtures.

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A passage to the next round, shame about the weather and the lack of Whispering grass

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The state of that pitch.