League Two Form Guide

		P	GD	Pts
1	Bromley	6	+6	15
2	Notts County	6	+3	13
3	Accrington Stanley	6	+5	12
4	Walsall	6	+4	12
5	Tranmere	6	+4	11
6	Colchester	6	+4	11
7	Crewe	6	+2	9
8	Swindon	6	+1	9
9	Cambridge Utd	6	+1	9
10	Cheltenham	6	-1	9
11	Barnet	6	+4	8
12	Crawley Town	6	+2	8
13	Oldham	6	+2	8
14	MK Dons	6	+1	8
15	Fleetwood Town	6	+1	8
16	Salford	6	-2	8
17	Chesterfield	6	0	7
18	Gillingham	6	0	7
19	Shrewsbury	6	-3	6
20	Newport County	6	-3	5
21	Grimsby	6	-3	3
22	Barrow	6	-6	3
23	Harrogate Town	6	-8	2
24	Bristol Rovers	6	-13	0

Full Form Table
Prem|Champ|L1|NL|VN|VS
SPL|SC|S1|S2

Question of the Week

Where will Grimsby finish?

The Caretaker

Morecambe v Grimsby Preview

By: Alex Green
Date: 18/09/2008

THE Mangerless Mariners move to Morecambe for more misery, merciless mayhem and most likely a massacre. How’s that for alliteration!

Home > 2008-2009 Season > Previews > Morecambe (a)

The Opposition

Overview

Morecambe eh? They will still be scratching their heads after last year's tremendous treble or whatever hybrid word Sky would use for some boring aimless tight match between the top four. A 4-0 win a 1-0 win and a 0-0 draw wouldn't that be a beautiful run nowadays? Well no point dwelling in the past, present day problems are more pressing and worrying. Morecambe on the other hand aren't too happy either. They survived their first season in the league with a brilliant 11th place just behind Bradford and 5 in front of ourselves. The Shrimps will want to improve quickly on the 5 points they've accumulated so far this season, and a win would catapult the north westerners up towards the early play-off runners.

The Team

Sammy Mcllroy (above) did dip into the transfer market during the summer window. Diarmuid O’Carroll joined from Scottish big boys Celtic while Neil Wainwright skipped across the country from Darlington. Leaving the western shores to pastures new were Jon Newby who left for Morton while Carl Baker left to join promoted Stockport for a healthy £175,000. Loan wise McIllroy has had more luck then Town in bringing in loan players. Rene Howe (left) has joined from Peterborough and Dan Smith has joined from Plymouth. McIllroy has kept the same size squad as last year but will have hoped to have strengthened it with his few additions. Time will tell whether or not this is the case but if they can replicate last year's success there is no reason why Morecambe cannot establish themselves as a league club.

One to Watch

Michael Twiss. The former Man Utd midfielder is to me personally one of the best players in League Two. Twiss made a habit of ripping teams apart in the conference and has carried on that tradition when he made the step up to the leagues. His array of passing, technique and an eye for goal make him one of the most dangerous midfielders in the lower leagues.

Recent Form

Town

Morecambe

L	Chester	(h)	1-3
L	Gillingham,	(a)	0-3
W	Chesterfield (JPT)	(a)	2-2 (4-1p)
D	Lincoln	(a)	1-1
L	Blackburn (LC)	(a)	1-4

Currently 20th in League Two.

D	Barnet	(a)	1-1
W	Shrewsbury	(h)	1-0
D	Oldham (JPT)	(a)	1-1
L	Dagenham	(h)	1-2
L	Bury	(a)	1-2

Currently 18th in League Two.

Top Scorers

Town

Morecambe

Danny North

Howe	2
O'Carroll	2

Team News

Town	Morecambe
Ipswich midfielder Liam Trotter has joined Town on a month's loan. Richard Hope (ankle) and Robbie Stockdale (calf) are back in contention for a recall, with Stockwell most likely to start.	Morecambe have no injury worries and are expected to name an unchanged line-up.

Squads

Town

Morecambe

1	GK	Phil Barnes
2	DF	Robbie Stockdale
3	DF	Tom Newey
4	DF	Ryan Bennett
5	DF	Matthew Heywood (c)
6	DF	Richard Hope
7	MF	Peter Till
8	MF	Paul Bolland
9	FW	Martin Butler
10	MF	Chris Llewellyn
11	MF	Danny Boshell
12	DF	Jamie Clarke
13	GK	Gary Montgomery
14	MF	James Hunt
15	DF	Matthew Bird
16	DF	Javan Vidal
17	MF	Nick Hegarty
18	MF	Peter Bore
19	FW	Danny North
20	FW	Andy Taylor
21	MF	Simon Heslop
22	FW	Nathan Jarman
23	MF	Grant Normington
24	GK	Leigh Overton
TBA	MF	Liam Trotter

1	GK	Barry Roche
3	DF	Michael Howard
4	DF	David Artell
5	DF	Jim Bentley (captain)
6	MF	Craig Stanley
7	FW	Michael Twiss
8	MF	Garry Hunter
9	FW	Wayne Curtis
10	FW	Rene Howe (on loan from Peterborough United)
11	MF	Neil Wainwright
14	FW	Diarmuid O'Carroll
15	MF	Fraser McLachlan
16	MF	Stewart Drummond
17	FW	Aaron Taylor
18	FW	Paul Lloyd
19	MF	Ryan McCann
21	FW	Matthew Blinkhorn
22	DF	Andy Parrish
23	DF	Henry McStay
24	MF	Matthew Bell
25	DF	Danny Adams
30	GK	Scott Davies
TBA	MF	Dan Smith (on loan from Plymouth Argyle)

Head to Head

Town have lost just once in the five fixtures between the two clubs to date.

P 5 W 2 D 2 L 1 F 7 A 3

Morecambe Head-to-Head (12th on The Opposition Ladder)

Last Meeting

Grimsby 0 Morecambe 0 (Tue 04th March 2008)

One of the most celebrated 0-0 draws in Grimsby's history as it meant Town qualified for the JPT final against MK Dons at Wembley. Phil Barnes was the hero of the night, making a string of saves to keep Town's dreams intact.

Report

Prediction

Please, please, please win a bloody match!

Morecambe 0-1 Grimsby Town

Reader's POMs

Add To Facebook

This site is by the fans, for the fans, and we will consider articles on any subject relating to the Mariners whether it be related to current news, a nostalgic look back in the past, a story about a player, a game or games in the past, something about Blundell Park or football in general. Click here to submit your article!

Forum Latest
Thread Title	Posts	Latest Post
Prediction Thread Notts Cty H 25.26	13	caistormariner	11/12 01:51
Just back	121	ginnywings	10/12 21:00
Shrewsbury Match Thread	265	GollyGTFC	10/12 20:50
Remarkable statistic	15	Maringer	10/12 19:58
BBC Radio Humberside's commentator's accent.....	128	Ganpati Goonerz	10/12 18:17
Are you....	16	HertsGTFC	10/12 13:36
JANUARY TRANSFER WINDOW	208	Son of Cod	10/12 07:57
TV Games/Upcoming Fixtures	3	SiteBot	10/12 03:30

This Season and previous Seasons

News | Submit Article

League Two Form Guide

Question of the Week

Morecambe v Grimsby Preview

Related Stories

This Season and previous Seasons