MORECAMBE striker Jon Newby scored a superb hat-trick as Morecambe piled on the agony for struggling Rotherham.

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The former Liverpool front man scored all three of his goals in a wonderful first half performance after Matty Blinkhorn had headed Morecambe into the lead from Garry Thompson's cross in the seventh minute.

Newby put Morecambe 3-0 ahead with superb goals on eight and 18 minutes before Mark Hudson brought the Millers back into the game on 36 minutes with a smart strike from the edge of the area which beat the flat-footed Morecambe keeper Scott Davies.

But any hopes of a comeback were dashed as Newby headed past Andy Warrington three minutes from the break.

Blinkhorn came close to adding to Rotherham's woes with a shot against the post and Warrington made fine saves from Wayne Curtis and Thompson to keep Morecambe at bay in the second period before the visiting keeper was beaten for a fifth time by Craig Stanley on 72 minutes.

Morecambe: Scott Davies, Yates, Artell, Stanley, Curtis, Thompson, Drummond, Burns, Newby, Blinkhorn, McStay. Subs: Jalal, Hunter, Baker, Allen, Grand.

Rotherham: Warrington, Tonge, Mills, Coughlan, Joseph, Harrison, Hudson, Green, Peter Holmes, Derek Holmes, Taylor. Subs: Cann, Pettigrew, Newsham, Cahill, Ross.

Referee: E Ilderton.
Attendance: 2,171.