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League Two Table
| P | GD | Pts | ||
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| 1 | Salford | 12 | +7 | 25 |
| 2 | Barnet | 10 | +8 | 21 |
| 3 | Crewe | 12 | +4 | 21 |
| 4 | Walsall | 11 | +9 | 19 |
| 5 | Cheltenham | 12 | -1 | 18 |
| 6 | York | 11 | +6 | 17 |
| 7 | Gillingham | 12 | +3 | 17 |
| 8 | Shrewsbury | 12 | -4 | 17 |
| 9 | Chesterfield | 12 | +2 | 16 |
| 10 | Exeter | 12 | +2 | 16 |
| 11 | Accrington Stanley | 12 | +1 | 15 |
| 12 | Newport County | 12 | +1 | 15 |
| 13 | Tranmere | 12 | 0 | 15 |
| 14 | Rochdale | 12 | -2 | 15 |
| 15 | Swindon | 12 | -3 | 15 |
| 16 | Bristol Rovers | 12 | -4 | 15 |
| 17 | Grimsby | 12 | 0 | 14 |
| 18 | Fleetwood Town | 12 | -1 | 14 |
| 19 | Colchester | 11 | -3 | 12 |
| 20 | Port Vale | 10 | -4 | 12 |
| 21 | Oldham | 11 | -4 | 11 |
| 22 | Rotherham | 12 | -6 | 11 |
| 23 | Northampton | 10 | -2 | 10 |
| 24 | Crawley Town | 10 | -9 | 5 |
Full League Two Table
Prem|Champ|L1|L2|NL|NLN|NLS
SPL|SC|S1|S2
Blackpool Preview
By: Richard Hubbert
Date: 30/09/2003
Well, it seems not a moment since the Sheffield Wednesday game seems to have passed, before the Mariners are on their travels again.
This time we visit seaside rivals Blackpool who are only just a handful of places above Town in the table.
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Recent Form
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BLACKPOOL
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Won
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Notts County
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2-1
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Won
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Birmingham (Cup)
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1-0
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Won
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Stockport
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3-1
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Drew
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Brentford
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0-0
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Lost
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Bournemouth
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1-2
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Currently 15th in Division 2
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Recent Form
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TOWN
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Drew
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Sheff Wed
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0-0
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Won
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Chesterfield
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4-0
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Lost
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Swindon
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1-2
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Lost
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Hartlepool
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1-8
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Drew
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Peterborough
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1-1
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Currently 18th in Division 2
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TOP SCORERS
League and Cup Goals
Town
Boulding 6
Anderson 3
Cas 2
Blackpool
Taylor 7
Danns 2
Blackpool Facts
LAST SEASON 13th in Division Two. Season of mid table obscurity last year, the Tangerines will be hoping to push for a play off spot this year, but have found consistency hard to come by so far this term.
MANAGER Steve McMahon Manager since January 2000 when he replaced Nigel Worthington, McMahon guided Blackpool to play off victory in his first season and has since kept the club in division two. Is now under pressure to try and take the Tangerines to the next level.
TOP PLAYERS
John Murphy Big, strong centre forward who netted 19 goals for Blackpool last season. Formed a dangerous partnership with now Southampton striker Brett Ormerod a few seasons back, but has found goals hard to come by this season, and has been unable to force his way into the starting XI.
Richie Wellens Former Manchester United midfielder who is a vital cog in the Blackpool engine room. Signed on deadline day in the 1999/2000 season and now has over 100 appearances for the Bloomfield Road club to his name.
Grimsby Town Team News
Predicted Grimsby Team
Aidan Davison, John McDermott, Darren Barnard, Tony Crane, Mike Edwards, Des Hamilton, Graham Hockless, Nicky Daws, Stuart Campbell, Michael Boulding, Iffy Onoura
Substitutes
Greg Young, Darren Mansaram, Phil Jevons, Chris Bolder, Jason Crowe
Predicted Blackpool Team
Lee Jones, Simon Grayson, Chris Clarke, Steve Davis, Daniel Coid, Richie Wellens, Jonathan Douglas, Keith Southern, Neil Danns, Scott Taylor, Mike Sheron
Substitutes
Sean Doherty, Phil Barnes (GK), Martin Bullock, John Murphy, Leam Richardson
Last meeting
Like many sides Town will meet this season, the last time they played Blackpool was when they were last in this division - in the 1997/98 season. This game was in February, with Town enjoying a nine game unbeaten run at Blundell Park. It was a single Darryl Clare goal for Town that secured all three points when he struck on the hour mark.
Town Team:- Davison, McDermott, Jobling, Livingstone, Lever, Burnett, Donovan, Black, Nogan (Clare), Lester, Groves.
Blackpool Team:- Banks, Bryan, Hills, Butler, Lydiate, Linighan, Hughes, Clarkson, Malkin, Brabin, Preece.
ATTENDANCE - 4,924
Fishy Prediction Blackpool have already won in their last three games - that has to end somewhere and the way Town have played in the last 2 games makes me confident of victory.
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