Solihull Moors meet Grimsby Town in the National League play-off final on Sunday with a place in the Football League at stake.
Grimsby joined the Football League in 1892 and were in the First Division (second tier) as recently as 2003. Much less is known about Solihull Moors, however, for whom victory would bring them their first taste of league football.
Moors boasted the Sir Alex Ferguson of non-league football
Solihull Moors were founded in 2007 after a merger between Moor Green and Solihull Borough.
Moor Green were managed by Ian Faulkner who had taken over the reins in 1985. He became the first manager of the new club.
He passed away from cancer in 2011 aged 60 having taken charge of more than 1,400 games for Moor Green and Solihull Moors.
Ian Taylor and David Busst are former Moor Green players
Former Aston Villa defender Ian Taylor was spotted by a scout while a forklift truck driver playing for Moor Green. Port Vale paid £15,000 to sign the 23-year-old who would later go on to make more than 200 appearances for the Villans.
David Busst spent four years at Moor Green, while also selling insurance before signing for Coventry City.
After an horrific career-ending broken leg at Old Trafford, Busst would later go on to manage Solihull Borough.
Links with Millwall…and Grimsby
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