2017–18 Morecambe F.C. season
The 2017–18 season is Morecambe's eleventh consecutive season in League Two, the fourth tier of English football.[1] They finished 22nd in League Two, and also competed in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy, where they were eliminated in the second round, first round and group stage respectively.
2017–18 season | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Chairman | Peter McGuigan | |||
Manager | Jim Bentley | |||
Stadium | Globe Arena | |||
League Two | 22nd | |||
FA Cup | Second Round | |||
EFL Cup | First Round | |||
EFL Trophy | Group Stage (4th) | |||
Biggest win | Morecambe 3–0 Hartlepool United 4 November 2017 | |||
Biggest defeat | Exeter City 4–1 Morecambe 30 September 2017 Morecambe 0–3 Port Vale 17 October 2017 Morecambe 1–4 Notts County 26 December 2017 Cheltenham Town 3–0 Morecambe 7 April 2018 | |||
| ||||
All statistics correct as of match played 5 May 2018. |
The season page covers the period between 1 July 2017 and 30 June 2018.
Competitions
Friendlies
As of 26 June 2017, Morecambe have announced six pre-season friendlies against Preston North End, Rochdale,[2] Blackburn Rovers,[3] AFC Fylde,[4] Bamber Bridge[5] and Lancaster City.[6]
11 July 2017 | Bamber Bridge | 1–2 | Morecambe | Bamber Bridge |
19:30 BST | Carsley |
Report | Hedley Thompson |
Stadium: Irongate |
15 July 2017 Bay Trophy | Morecambe | 1–0 | Lancaster City | Morecambe |
15:00 BST | Fleming |
Report | Stadium: Globe Arena |
18 July 2017 | Morecambe | 0–2 | Preston North End | Morecambe |
19:30 BST | Report | Barkhuizen Pearson |
Stadium: Globe Arena |
21 July 2017 | Morecambe | 1–2 | Blackburn Rovers | Morecambe |
19:30 BST | Turner |
Report | Graham Bennett |
Stadium: Globe Arena |
League Two
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
20 | Port Vale | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 49 | 67 | −18 | 47 | |
21 | Forest Green Rovers | 46 | 13 | 8 | 25 | 54 | 77 | −23 | 47 | |
22 | Morecambe | 46 | 9 | 19 | 18 | 41 | 56 | −15 | 46 | |
23 | Barnet (R) | 46 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 46 | 65 | −19 | 46 | Relegation to the National League |
24 | Chesterfield (R) | 46 | 10 | 8 | 28 | 47 | 83 | −36 | 38 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(R) Relegated.
Result summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
46 | 9 | 19 | 18 | 41 | 56 | −15 | 46 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 27 | −5 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 29 | −10 |
Last updated: 5 May 2018.
Source:
Results by matchday
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
On 21 June 2017, the league fixtures were announced.[7][8]
5 August 2017 1 | Morecambe | 2–1 | Cheltenham Town | Morecambe |
15:00 BST | Thompson Wildig |
Report | Eisa Atangana |
Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,450 Referee: Anthony Coggins |
12 August 2017 2 | Lincoln City | 1–1 | Morecambe | Lincoln |
15:00 BST | Green |
Report | Wildig |
Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 8,060 Referee: Gavin Ward |
19 August 2017 3 | Morecambe | 0–1 | Swindon Town | Morecambe |
15:00 BST | Rose |
Report | McDermott Mullin |
Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,655 Referee: Mark Heywood |
26 August 2017 4 | Cambridge United | 0–0 | Morecambe | Cambridge |
15:00 BST | Report | Lund Conlan |
Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 4,573 Referee: Graham Horwood |
2 September 2017 5 | Morecambe | 1–2 | Accrington Stanley | Morecambe |
15:00 BST | Oliver Brough Campbell Müller Ellison |
Report | Kee Jackson Clark |
Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 2,059 Referee: Peter Bankes |
9 September 2017 6 | Notts County | 2–0 | Morecambe | Nottingham |
15:00 BST | Jones Hewitt Forte |
Report | Rose Müller |
Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 5,305 Referee: Richard Clark |
12 September 2017 7 | Yeovil Town | 2–2 | Morecambe | Yeovil |
19:45 BST | Zoko Krysiak Surridge |
Report | Old McGurk Ellison Brough |
Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 2,205 Referee: Craig Hicks |
16 September 2017 8 | Morecambe | 2–1 | Newport County | Morecambe |
15:00 BST | Ellison McGurk McGowan |
Report | Bennett Demetriou |
Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,189 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
23 September 2017 9 | Stevenage | 2–1 | Morecambe | Stevenage |
15:00 BST | Godden Wootton Gorman |
Report | Old Thompson |
Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 1,996 Referee: John Busby |
26 September 2017 10 | Morecambe | 0–0 | Luton Town | Morecambe |
19:45 BST | Report | Lee |
Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,354 Referee: Darren Handley |
30 September 2017 11 | Exeter City | 4–1 | Morecambe | Exeter |
15:00 BST | Brown Stockley Croll Moxey Pym |
Report | Lund Oliver Thompson Müller |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 3,651 Referee: Brett Huxtable |
7 October 2017 12 | Morecambe | 0–1 | Crawley Town | Morecambe |
15:00 BST | Campbell Ellison |
Report | Clifford Sanoh Roberts McNerney |
Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,222 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
14 October 2017 13 | Chesterfield | 0–2 | Morecambe | Chesterfield |
15:00 BST | Weir |
Report | McGurk Kenyon Thompson Oliver |
Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 4,489 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
17 October 2017 14 | Morecambe | 0–3 | Port Vale | Morecambe |
19:45 BST | Report | Pope Anderson Montaño |
Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,241 Referee: Ross Joyce |
21 October 2017 15 | Morecambe | 0–0 | Grimsby Town | Morecambe |
15:00 BST | Wildig |
Report | Jones |
Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,525 Referee: Ben Toner |
28 October 2017 16 | Forest Green Rovers | 2–0 | Morecambe | Nailsworth |
15:00 BST | Marsh-Brown Laird |
Report | Conlan McGurk |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 2,515 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
11 November 2017 17 | Morecambe | 2–1 | Wycombe Wanderers | Morecambe |
15:00 GMT | Old McGurk |
Report | Saunders Akinfenwa Stewart |
Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,472 Referee: Andy Haines |
18 November 2017 18 | Colchester United | 0–0 | Morecambe | Colchester |
15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 2,872 Referee: Lee Collins |
21 November 2017 19 | Morecambe | 0–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Morecambe |
19:45 GMT | Report | Ng |
Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 927 Referee: Scott Oldham |
25 November 2017 20 | Carlisle United | 1–1 | Morecambe | Carlisle |
15:00 GMT | Etuhu Lambe |
Report | Old Thompson |
Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 5,010 Referee: Darren Handley |
9 December 2017 21 | Morecambe | 2–0 | Coventry City | Morecambe |
15:00 GMT | McGurk Oliver Lang Fleming Rose |
Report | Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,773 Referee: Robert Lewis |
16 December 2017 22 | Barnet | 2–1 | Morecambe | Canons Park |
15:00 GMT | Campbell-Ryce Taylor Coulthirst |
Report | Müller Campbell |
Stadium: The Hive Stadium Attendance: 1,123 Referee: |
23 December 2017 23 | Mansfield Town | 2–1 | Morecambe | Mansfield |
15:00 GMT | Hemmings Hamilton Rose White |
Report | Lang Ellison Roche |
Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 3,058 Referee: |
26 December 2017 24 | Morecambe | 1–4 | Notts County | Morecambe |
15:00 GMT | Lang |
Report | Grant Alessandra |
Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,947 Referee: |
29 December 2017 25 | Morecambe | 4–3 | Yeovil Town | Morecambe |
19:45 GMT | Müller Oliver Lang Ellison Rose |
Report | Gray Khan Smith Krysiak Sowunmi |
Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,124 Referee: |
6 January 2018 26 | Grimsby Town | 0–2 | Morecambe | Cleethorpes |
15:00 GMT | Summerfield |
Report | Ellison Lavelle Kenyon Old |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 3,104 Referee: |
13 January 2018 27 | Morecambe | 1–1 | Stevenage | Morecambe |
15:00 | Ellison Rose Wildig Old |
Report | Smith Newton Franks |
Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,268 Referee: |
20 January 2018 28 | Luton Town | 1–0 | Morecambe | Luton |
15:00 | Mullins |
Report | Conlan Fleming |
Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 8,476 Referee: |
23 January 2018 29 | Newport County | 1–1 | Morecambe | Newport |
19:45 GMT | Tozer Bennett Willmott |
Report | McGurk Rose |
Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 2,754 Referee: |
27 January 2018 30 | Morecambe | 1–2 | Mansfield Town | Morecambe |
15:00 | Lavelle Lang McGowan |
Report | Diamond Rose Byrom Spencer |
Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,416 Referee: |
3 February 2018 31 | Port Vale | 0–0 | Morecambe | Stoke-on-Trent |
15:00 | Kay |
Report | Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 3,968 Referee: |
10 February 2018 | Morecambe | Postponed | Chesterfield | Morecambe |
15:00 | Stadium: Globe Arena |
17 February 2018 32 | Morecambe | 1–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Morecambe |
15:00 | McGowan Winnard Rose Conlan Wylde |
Report | Clements Grubb |
Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,447 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
24 February 2018 33 | Wycombe Wanderers | 2–4 | Morecambe | High Wycombe |
15:00 GMT | Freeman O'Nien |
Report | McGurk Ellison Wylde |
Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 4,672 Referee: Craig Hicks |
6 March 2018 34 | Accrington Stanley | 1–0 | Morecambe | Accrington |
19:45 GMT | Kee Brown Jackson |
Report | Rose Old |
Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,769 Referee: Eddie Ilderton |
10 March 2018 35 | Crawley Town | 1–1 | Morecambe | Crawley |
15:00 GMT | Payne Connolly Yorwerth Ahearne-Grant |
Report | Lavelle Lang |
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 1,642 Referee: Brendan Malone |
17 March 2018 36 | Morecambe | 2–1 | Exeter City | Morecambe |
15:00 GMT | McGowan Lavelle Rose |
Report | Sweeney Moxey |
Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,056 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
20 March 2018 37 | Morecambe | 0–0 | Colchester United | Morecambe |
19:45 GMT | McGurk Rose |
Report | Mandron |
Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 893 Referee: Richard Clark |
24 March 2018 38 | Morecambe | 0–0 | Lincoln City | Morecambe |
Report | Rowe |
Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,883 Referee: Eddie Ilderton |
30 March 2018 39 | Swindon Town | 1–1 | Morecambe | Swindon |
15:00 BST | Norris Hussey |
Report | Lang |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,328 Referee: Kevin Johnson |
7 April 2018 40 | Cheltenham Town | 3–0 | Morecambe | Cheltenham |
15:00 BST | Sellars Boyle Pell |
Report | Wylde Winnard |
Stadium: LCI Rail Stadium Attendance: 2,420 Referee: Lee Swabey |
10 April 2018 41 | Morecambe | 2–2 | Chesterfield | Morecambe |
19:45 BST | Thompson Kenyon Lang |
Report | Dennis Kellett Brown |
Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,042 Referee: Martin Coy |
14 April 2018 42 | Morecambe | 1–1 | Carlisle United | Morecambe |
15:00 BST | Conlan Lang |
Report | Devitt |
Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 3,319 Referee: John Brooks |
21 April 2018 43 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–0 | Morecambe | Crewe |
15:00 BST | Miller |
Report | McGurk |
Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3,942 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
24 April 2018 44 | Morecambe | 0–0 | Cambridge United | Morecambe |
19:45 BST | Lavelle Kenyon |
Report | Carroll |
Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 992 Referee: Ross Joyce |
28 April 2018 45 | Morecambe | 0–1 | Barnet | Morecambe |
15:00 BST | Oliver |
Report | Brindley Nicholls |
Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 2,073 Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
5 May 2018 46 | Coventry City | 0–0 | Morecambe | Coventry |
15:00 BST | Grimmer |
Report | Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 15,874 Referee: Andy Davies |
FA Cup
On 16 October 2017, Morecambe were drawn at home against Hartlepool United in the first round.[9] An away fixture against Shrewsbury Towm was confirmed for the second round.[10]
4 November 2017 First round | Morecambe | 3–0 | Hartlepool United | Morecambe |
15:00 GMT | Ellison Fleming Loach |
Report | Donnelly Featherstone |
Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 2,004 Referee: Tom Nield |
2 December 2017 Second round | Shrewsbury Town | 2–0 | Morecambe | Shrewsbury |
15:00 GMT | Rodman Whalley Payne |
Report | Roche Wildig |
Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 3,184 Referee: Craig Hicks |
EFL Trophy
On 12 July 2017, the group stage draw was completed with Morecambe facing Carlisle United, Leicester City U23s and Fleetwood Town in Northern Group A.[12][13]
Pos | Lge | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | L1 | Fleetwood Town (Q) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 | Round 2 |
2 | ACA | Leicester City U21s | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4 | |
3 | L2 | Carlisle United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 | |
4 | L2 | Morecambe (E) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 2 |
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
29 August 2017 | Morecambe | 0–2 | Carlisle United | Morecambe |
19:45 BST | Fleming |
Report | Hope Kennedy |
Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,228 |
Transfers
Transfers in
Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 July 2017 | LB | Patrick Brough | Carlisle United | Free | [14] | |
1 July 2017 | CF | Adam Campbell | Notts County | Free | [15] | |
1 July 2017 | CF | Vadaine Oliver | York City | Free | [16] | |
1 July 2017 | RW | Garry Thompson | Wycombe Wanderers | Free | [17] | |
22 July 2017 | ST | Reece Deakin | Airbus UK Broughton | Free | [18] | |
27 July 2017 | CB | Steven Old | GAIS | Free | [19] | |
1 August 2017 | CB | Sam Lavelle | Bolton Wanderers | Free | [20] | |
31 August 2017 | CF | Adam McGurk | Cambridge United | Free | [21] |
Transfers out
Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 July 2017 | CB | Ryan Edwards | Plymouth Argyle | Undisclosed | [22] | |
1 July 2017 | LM | Lee Molyneux | Guiseley A.F.C. | Released | [23] | |
1 July 2017 | CF | Paul Mullin | Swindon Town | Undisclosed | [24] | |
1 July 2017 | DM | Peter Murphy | Retired | N/A | [25] | |
1 July 2017 | CB | Liam Wakefield | Boston Utd | Released | [25] |
Loans in
Start date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | End date | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 July 2017 | RB | Mitchell Lund | Doncaster Rovers | End of Season | [26] | |
9 August 2017 | CM | Elliot Osborne | Fleetwood Town | January 2018 | [27] | |
22 August 2017 | CB | Max Müller | Wycombe Wanderers | End of Season | [28] | |
31 August 2017 | CF | Callum Lang | Wigan Athletic | End of Season | [29] | |
January 2018 | MF | Gregg Wylde | Plymouth Argyle | End of Season | [29] |
Loans out
Start date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | End date | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
15 August 2017 | MF | Ben Hedley | Witton Albion | 12 September 2017 | [30] | |
24 August 2017 | GK | Niall Maher | Halesowen Town | 21 September 2017 | [31] |
References
- "History". Statto.
- "Pre-season Friendlies". Morecambe Official Site. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
- "Blackburn Friendly". Morecambe Official Site. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
- "AFC Fylde Friendly". Morecambe Official Site. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- "Pre-season Campaign". Morecambe Official Site. 6 June 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
- "Shrimps To Face Lancaster In Pre-Season". Morecambe Official Site. 24 June 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
- "2017/18 Fixtures Released". Morecambe Official Site. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- "Fixture List". Morecambe Official Site. June 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- "Hartlepool In FA Cup First Round". Morecambe Official Site. 16 October 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
- "Shrewsbury In Second Round". Morecambe Official Site. 6 November 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- "Shrimps To Face Barnsley In Carabao Cup". Barnsley Official Site. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
- "Leicester City join Group A in Checkatrade Trophy". Fleetwood Town Official Site. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- "Checkatrade Trophy Group A fixtures confirmed". Fleetwood Town Official Site. 21 July 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- "Patrick Brough Signs". Morecambe Official Site. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- "Campbell Signs". Morecambe Official Site. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- "Vadaine Oliver Signs". Morcambe Official Site. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
- "Garry Thompson Signs". Morecambe Official Site. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- "Reece Deakin Signs". Morecambe Official Site. 22 July 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- "SIGNING: Steve Old". Morecambe Official Site. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- "Lavelle Signs". Morecambe Official Site. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
- "Adam McGurk Signs". Morecambe Official Site. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- "Edwards Joins Argyle". Morecambe Official Site. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- "Fleming Offered Deal". Morecambe Official Site. 6 June 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
- "Mullin Signs For Swindon". Morecambe Official Site. 27 June 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- "Retained List". Morecambe Official Site. 18 May 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- "Mitchell Lund Loan". Morecambe Official Site. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- "Elliott Osborne Loan". Morecambe Official Site. 9 August 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- "Max Muller Loan". Morecambe Official Site. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
- "Callum Lang". Morecambe Official Site. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- "Ben Hedley Loan". Morecambe Official Site. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
- "Niall Maher Loan". Morecambe Official Site. 24 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.