A week is a long time in football; nine months is practically a lifetime. That was perhaps no more apparent than when the Mariners and Sheffield Wednesday faced each other three times in cup competitions during 1997. Here’s how the Mariners went from embarrassment to euphoria at Hillsborough in less than a year.
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⏪ REWIND | Oldham Athletic 6 Grimsby Town 0
Date: Sunday 8 February 2004 | Competition: Nationwide League Division Two | Venue: Boundary Park | Att: 13,007
Paul Groves’ reign as Grimsby Town manager had gotten off to a flying start in December 2001, with a rousing 3-1 victory over Portsmouth at Blundell Park.
Despite looking doomed at one point, Groves’ side rallied and finished the 2001/02 season in fine form, surviving against the odds in Division One.
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