Our official matchday programme will be on sale today for the visit of Northampton Town (Kick Off: 3pm). Inside this edition of The Mariner…

On loan midfielder Josh Benson talks to club media officer Ryan Petterson about his footballing upbringing and scoring his first professional goal in the feature interview. The 20-year-old is also the pull-out centrefold. 

Ollie shares his thoughts on our midweek victory against Newport County in his exclusive notes.

Carl Hullett reports on our trip to Swindon last weekend and explains why he thinks the future is looking exciting in a new ‘Away Days’ feature. 

We’ve got four pages of ‘Mini Mariners’ content, including photos of recent matchday activities, trivia, games and a Q&A with Anthony Glennon. 

Thomas Sargent writes about Town’s 6-1 win against Barnsley 16 years ago this weekend. 

Rob McIlveen reports on two more games from the 1979-80 title-winning campaign in the ‘Champions!’ series. 

There are updates from the Mariners Trust, photos from the Swindon and Newport games and more Blundell Park history from Rob Briggs.

And we have the lowdown on Northampton Town, their manager, key man, squad profiles, club records and a complete history of past encounters between the two sides. 

The Mariner will be available around the ground priced at £3 – make sure you pick up your copy before you go through the turnstiles!