Morecambe's FA Trophy away day in round three
Morecambe’s first FA Trophy match in almost 19 years will see them travel to Gateshead in round three next month.
Monday afternoon’s draw for the last 64 saw the Shrimps handed a trip to the Gateshead International Stadium.
That is due to be played on Saturday, December 13 with the winners progressing into round four in early January.
A win would also see Morecambe bank £4,500 from the competition’s central prize fund, with defeat worth £1,250.
The teams have already met in the National League this season, Gateshead winning 5-2 at the Mazuma Mobile Stadium on September 30.
FA Trophy winners in 1974, relegation out of the EFL at the end of last season sees the Shrimps back in the competition for the first time since the 2006/07 campaign.
They exited in a third-round replay that season, beaten 3-0 at the former Stevenage Borough – who went on to win the trophy – in February 2007.