Date: Saturday 25th August 2018
Venue: Craik Park, Morpeth Common, Morpeth, Northumberland, NE61 2YX
Kick Off: 3pm
Competition: Emirates FA Cup Preliminary Round
Admission: Adults – £6, Concessions – £4, Under 16’s – Free
Match Coverage: Twitter
Highlights: Highwaymen TV
Saturday sees the Highwaymen entertain Marske United in the Emirates FA Cup Preliminary Round. Morpeth reached this stage of the competition following their demolition of Goole in the extra preliminary round.
History
The club was established in 1956 by members of Marske Cricket Club. They initially played in the Cleveland League and then the South Bank League before moving up to the Teesside League in 1976. The club won both the Teesside League and the North Riding County Cup in 1980–81. They were league champions again in 1984–85, after which the club moved up to the Wearside League. The following season saw the club win the North Riding County Cup for a second time.They won the League Cup in 1992–93.
Marske were runners-up in the Wearside League in 1993–94 and 1994–95, a season that also saw them win the North Riding Senior Cup and the League Cup. They went on to win the Wearside League title in 1995–96, as well as retaining the League Cup. After finishing as runners-up again in 1996–97, the club were promoted to Division Two of the Northern League. In their first season in Division Two they finished third, and were promoted to Division One. The club were relegated back to Division Two at the end of the 2003–04 season, but were promoted to Division One in 2010–11 after finishing third. They won the League Cup in 2013–14 and were Northern League champions the following season. The club were Division One runners-up in 2015–16. In 2017–18 they reached the semi-finals of the FA Vase, losing 3–2 on aggregate to Stockton Town
The 2017–18 season saw Marske win the Division One title again, earning promotion to Division One East of the Northern Premier League.
Last Match
Town grabbed their first league win of the season as they completed a hard fought victory over Brighouse Town. Liam Henderson grabbed his first of the season early in the game before Joe Walton added a second on the stroke of half time. Aaron Martin halved the deficit just after the hour mark but Morpeth deservedly held on. Martin saw red late on for a crude challenge which saw him pick up his second yellow of the game.
Marske United tasted defeat for the first time on Tuesday evening as they went down 2-1 at Frickley Athletic. Craig Gott curled home a freekick with the aid of the Frickley ‘keeper to put Marske ahead on 4 minutes. Gavin Allot equalised from the penalty spot on halftime before Jack Burton who was on as a substitute headed home from a corner with 15 minutes left to play. Marske were forced to play almost all of the second half with 10 men following the dismissal of Chay Liddle.
