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Who are they?

Formed in 1920 the club nestle in Morecambe Bay have spent the majority of their history in the non league. The club won the FA trophy in 1974 at the home of football which was the start of several struggling years for the Shrimpers but that all came to an end with promotion to the Conference in 1995. 12 years later at the new Wembley Morecambe sealed their first time in the Football League with a 2-1 win over Exeter.

Morecambe's previous season shows just why they are being so successful now the club steadily rose up the table after a dip in October counter balanced the clubs good start. From then McIllroy’s men impressed all who played at Christie Park. So much so in fact that many fans were hoping for a late play off surge but the club ended up a respectable 11th with on loan striker Rene Howe and Captain Jim Bentley taking most of the plaudits.

The key to this season was building on what the club gathered last year with Rene Howe going back to his home club Peterborough it was essential The Shrimpers found another talisman to support the ageing Paul Mullin up front and they may have found him in a guy called Phil Jevons. All seems to have fallen into place and the club has improved every week. Currently 7th Morecambe have lost just 3 matches on the road and currently sit on top of the form table but the most worrying fact is this. In the last 5 league games Morecambe have scored 15 goals and conceded 0 that’s zero, nothing, Akpro’s goal tally.

Looking brighter than our own. Unlike ourselves Morecambe have started the construction on a new ground which will play host to its first match next season. The new facility will be a four sided stadium with training pitch and community facilities included and this could all be the start of their very first campaign in the third tier no wonder Morecambe fans have a smile on their face.

Phil Jevons. A little known striker captured for £250,000!! from the mire of Everton youths along with fellow scouser Chris Thompson from the red half during the Lawrence era. The striker settled quickly at Blundell Park, becoming a regular even at his young age forming a partnership with young wonky legs Johnny Rowan (who?). The striker is obviously remembered for his tap in against Liverpool which every time I hear about it the distance gets longer at current count he struck it from Warrington. After the collapse of ITV Digital blah blah he went to Yeovil on a free after a short time on loan at Hull. He then headed for cider country being the league’s top goal scorer in 2005 and after spending a few years experiencing the rural west country decided to pop up the M5 to Bristol City on a free, then Huddersfield where he scored against us and now on loan at Morecambe. Let’s face it Jevvo is what we're missing in this squad all 24 strikers the club currently have could all be handed their P45’s if we had someone like him on loan. He’s an ex-Mariner legend. Cue a hat trick in front of the Pontoon.

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Honours are fairly even between the sides but Grimsby have never won at Blundell Park against the Shrimps

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Grimsby 2 Morecambe 3 (Sat 24th Feb 2009)

Grimsby threw away a 2-0 half time lead, conceding three second half goals, the winner being inevitably in the 90th minute.

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