Match Preview proudly sponsored by Northumbria Print
Date: Tuesday 17th December
Venue: Craik Park, Morpeth Common, Morpeth, Northumberland, NE61 2YX
Kick Off: 7.45pm
Competition: Integro Challenge League Cup
Match Coverage: Twitter
Highlights: Highwaymen TV
Morpeth and Marske lock horns hoping to get their League Cup game played after postponements and abandonments in recent weeks.
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
The Highwaymen won 2-1 at Grantham Town on Saturday. Craig Westcarr opened the scoring with an angled drive before Chris Reid equalised on the stroke of half time. Liam Noble got the winner in the 84th minute as we he converted a penalty after Carl Finnigan as felled in the box.
Marske won 3-0 at home against Mossley on Saturday afternoon thanks to the perfect hat-trick from Andrew Stephenson. He scored his treble in 18 second half minutes, netting with this left foot, right foot and head to leave Marske in 6th position.
Manager
Carl Jarrett – Jarrett has been in charge at Markse for a number of years and has worked his magic at the club. In 2015, there was a slight hiccup with Jarrett resigning before rescinding his decision a couple of days of later.
