Northern Premier League Marine is delighted to announce that National League South Dulwich Hamlet have accepted an invitation to travel to Crosby to play in a pre season friendly at the Marine Travel Arena on Saturday 13th July 2019.

The game kicks off at the earlier time of 1pm to allow their visitors enough travel time to return to their London base for the evening.

Admission prices have been halved for the game with adults admitted for £5 with concessions at just £3.

Marine and Dulwich Hamlet met in the final of the FA Amateur Cup in 1932 at a packed West Ham ground in front of 22,000 spectators with Dulwich winning 7-1 on a very muddy pitch.

The Dulwich Hamlet game is the start of the club’s plans to celebrate its 125th anniversary this coming season and follows the staging of a 125 launch night to be held in the Clubrooms on Friday 12th July 2019 starting at 8pm.

The launch night is an opportunity for fans to collect their pre ordered 125 shirts, ties, and dinner tickets in addition to sampling the Mariners' new 125 cask beer also to be launched that evening.

The new 125 home shirt designed by Macron of gold and black halves bearing the 125 logo will be worn for the first time for the Dulwich Hamlet game.

Marine Chairman Paul Leary said:

“It is a great milestone to be planning our 125th anniversary this coming season. This is something that has to be celebrated and the events planned over the year will in some way acknowledge the many people over the decades who have given so much of their lives to look after Marine Football Club. Our founders would be especially proud of what we have now at the Marine Travel Arena.”

Leary added:

“I look forward to meeting the officials and supporters of Dulwich Hamlet in what is a very special game for both clubs bringing us together for the first time since that famous day in the Amateur Cup final at West Ham in 1932. I would like to thank the directors of Dulwich Hamlet for accepting our invitation and I am sure that we will all have a great day.”