MORECAMBE v GRIMSBY TOWN

The first meeting being in the Football League Trophy at Blundell Park on Tuesday 18th October 2005. Both teams were resting players, the Shrimps fielded a very young side, who surprised the hosts winning 4-3 on penalties after a 1-1 draw, Paul Lloyd's goal just before half-time was equalised in the 67th minute by Paul Ashton. Att 1,131.

Grimsby Town: Mildenhall, Hearty (Chamberlain), Cohen, Ramsden, Whittle, Crane, Francis (Palmer), Toner, Gritten, Slade (Ashton) and Barwick.

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Morecambe: Robinson, Blackburn, Howard (Gray), Lloyd, Kempson, Bentley, Smith, Stringfellow, Dodgson (Perkins), O'Connor (Carlton) and Hunter [unused subs S.Davies and Twiss].

We next met earlier last season in the Football League again at Blundell Park on Saturday 17th November, winning 2-1, att 4,897. Morecambe led 2-0 with goals from Jon Newby (27) and Michael Twiss (55) before Town pulled a goal back on 57 minutes from Andy Taylor.

Grimsby Town : Barnes, Newey, Clark, Bolland, Hegarty, Till, Boshell [sent off], Hunt (Toner), Fenton, North (Taylor) and Butler (Jones) [unused subs Bore and Montgomery].

Morecambe : Lewis, Yates, Artell, Bentley, Adams, Hunter, Stanley, Allen, Baker, Twiss and Newby (Curtis) [unused subs Burns, S.Davies, Lloyd and Sorvel].

Then came the Northern final of the Johnstone's Paint Trophy, interrupted by our record home league defeat . The first leg at Christie Park on Tuesday 26th February, we lost 1-0 after dominating the game, att 3,207.

Morecambe : Davies, Yates, Artell, McStay, Adams, Thompson, Stanley, Hunter, Baker, Twiss (Newby) and Blinkhorn (Curtis). [unused subs McIlhargey, Allen and Drummond].

Grimsby Town : Barnes, Clarke, Newey, Fenton, Hegarty, Bennett, Till, Bolland (1), Atkinson, North (Jones) and Boshell [unused subs Montgomery, Whittle, Bore and Jatman]

The horror show on Saturday 1st March at Christie Park, in the league, losing 0-4, att 2,303.

Morecambe : Davies, McStay, Artell (Yates), Bentley, Adams, Thompson (Twiss), Hunter (Drummond), Stanley, Baker, Newby and Blinkhorn [unused subs Jalal and Curtis].

Grimsby Town : Montgomery, Clarke, Bennett, Fenton, Hegarty (1) (Taylor), Whittle, Bolland, Boshell, Hunt, Bore (2) (Jarman) and Jones (Butler (1) [unused subs Barnes and Newey].

The second leg at Blundell Park on Tuesday 4th March finished goal-less, att 7,417.

Grimsby Town : Barnes, Clarke, Newey, Hunt, Fenton, Till, Bolland, North (Bore), Boshell, Hegarty and Atkinson [unused subs Montgomery, Taylor, Jones and Bennett].

Morecambe : Davies, Yates, Bentley, Artell, Adams, Hunter (Drummond), Stanley, Sorvel, Baker (Twiss), Blinkhorn (Curtis) and Thompson [unused subs McIlhargey and McStay].