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So that was it, history was made, our last ever cup game at Christie Park.

There have been some crackers. Ipswich was obviously a high point, but Rotherham in the 70's and Hull were special too. Wycombe in the FA Trophy was brilliant, with Martin O'Niel in charge. Any other great home cup games?

7th December 2002
Morecambe 3 Chester City 2

9th December 2000
Morecambe 2 Cambridge United 1

never to be forgotten

we were unlucky tonight....gutted

Beating Burnley 2-1 in the 1968 Lancashire Senior Cup Final to become the first Non-League club to win the trophy. Burnley were an established Division 1 side then and put out a fairly strong side.

Remember Keith an NPL cup tie at home v Marine either late 80's or early 90's (not got Potted Shrimps to hand !!) but i think we were 0-3 down with about 10 or 15 minutes left and then beat them 4-3 !!!!

Marine must have hated Christie Park. That match ensured they STILL hadn't won here since the early 60's !!!

A cup game that sticks in my mind was the 8-0 v Esh Winning. FA Cup, 1986/87.

I'll never forget the cup games of the early 60's v York when a current club official and I cobbled together a banner saying 'Cock of the North'.......

OR the tie v Weymouth when I was lifted over the shoulders of my elders from the back of the cinder bank to the front.....No chance of that ever happening again..as they'd be in casualty

Memories of Cup Ties at CP....don't ya just luv 'em

Southport. FA Trophy 1993/94 !!! Or indeed that same season, same competition. Home wins v. Northwich and Slough !!

Barrow FA Cup 1988/89. Saturday lunchtime 0-0 draw.

Weymouth 1987/88 GMAC Cup Semi final.

As Churchill would say "OOOOhhhh yes" Southport in the Trophy 93/94 the Alty in the next round - their keeper - what a howler!!!!

matty wrote:As Churchill would say "OOOOhhhh yes" Southport in the Trophy 93/94 the Alty in the next round - their keeper - what a howler!!!!

Morecambe reject Paul Moore. Old Teflon gloves himself.

Morecambe V Carlisle
(Victor Gladwell) GLS Conference Cup
Highest ever crowd for a tie in any Conference only cup competition

Pretty random I know but I thought I'd throw it in.

-Vs- Blackpool Mechanics, a Marvin Ali screamer in a 4-0 win (If I remember rightly).

Going bonkers in the paddock..

FA Cup - Morecambe 6 Gainsborough Trinity 2

Four goals in three minutes. The fastest four goals in FA Cup history.

Three up and then they scored two in a minute. Wobbly knees lasted for about 18 seconds and within two minutes it was 5-2.

Topic not strictly correct as we are scheduled to have a Lancashire Senior Cup tie against Preston North End sometime (should have been tonight but has been postponed)

don't forget the "last EVER fa cup 2nd replay" a piece of historical trivia, but non-the less, an important event.

(still can't believe you lot scabbed a draw at the axe in the first game!!, then of course "rigged" the toss to decide the venue for the 2nd replay ) but i'm not bitter about it

Maybe one more cup game.... playoff cup maybe?!?!

lancaster_shrimp wrote:Maybe one more cup game.... playoff cup maybe?!?!

but that is not a cup game is it

An early memory of mine was a cup game against Milnthorpe Corinthians. Did that really happen or have i imagined it?

My favourites would be - Congleton (about 1960 in something like the Lancashire Combination/Cheshire League cup) which was my first ever game at Chrisite Park. The 3rd round ties against Weymouth and Ipswich. Lancashire Senior cup final against Burnley and the Challenge Trophy 2nd leg against South Shields

Richard Head wrote:An early memory of mine was a cup game against Milnthorpe Corinthians. Did that really happen or have i imagined it?

Yes it really did happen, but wasn't it played at Milnthorpe?

It was a long time ago and the old brain is not what it was but i was fairly sure it was at Christie Park. I think it was 7-0 but again i could be wrong. If i am right why can i remember things like that but i cant remember what i had for tea yesterday

Richard Head wrote:It was a long time ago and the old brain is not what it was but i was fairly sure it was at Christie Park. I think it was 7-0 but again i could be wrong. If i am right why can i remember things like that but i cant remember what i had for tea yesterday

We beat Sheffield FC 7-0 in the FA Cup in 1995 (our first season in the Conference). Could that be the one?

Martin wrote:

Richard Head wrote:It was a long time ago and the old brain is not what it was but i was fairly sure it was at Christie Park. I think it was 7-0 but again i could be wrong. If i am right why can i remember things like that but i cant remember what i had for tea yesterday

We beat Sheffield FC 7-0 in the FA Cup in 1995 (our first season in the Conference). Could that be the one?

To someone my age 1995 isnt a long time ago The match i am talking about would have been closer to 1965

Richard Head wrote:

Martin wrote:

Richard Head wrote:It was a long time ago and the old brain is not what it was but i was fairly sure it was at Christie Park. I think it was 7-0 but again i could be wrong. If i am right why can i remember things like that but i cant remember what i had for tea yesterday

We beat Sheffield FC 7-0 in the FA Cup in 1995 (our first season in the Conference). Could that be the one?

To someone my age 1995 isnt a long time ago The match i am talking about would have been closer to 1965

Well can't help you there then. My first visit was about 1967. Perhaps you're that confused that you're remembering half the Rossendale game?

one of the oddest cup games was played in front of about 150 people. We won 14-0 I think. Morecambe were playing a team from the North East because we'd won the Lancashire Junior Cup and they'd won the north eastern equivalent. But they were a standard a long way behind us. I think it would have been the biggest cup win.

Heysham_Shrimp wrote:Topic not strictly correct as we are scheduled to have a Lancashire Senior Cup tie against Preston North End sometime (should have been tonight but has been postponed)

Does anyone know if we have a new date for this fixture yet?

Thanks

Lurchy wrote:

Heysham_Shrimp wrote:Topic not strictly correct as we are scheduled to have a Lancashire Senior Cup tie against Preston North End sometime (should have been tonight but has been postponed)

Does anyone know if we have a new date for this fixture yet?

Thanks

December 2nd 2009