2023–24 Morecambe F.C. season

100th season in existence of Morecambe FC Morecambe 2023–24 football season

Morecambe
2023–24 season
Co-chairmen	Graham Howse & Rod Taylor
Manager	Derek Adams (until 20 November) John McMahon and Ged Brannan (joint interim from 20 to 27 November) Ged Brannan (from 27 November)
Stadium	Mazuma Mobile Stadium
League Two	15th
FA Cup	Third Round
EFL Cup	First Round
EFL Trophy	Group Stage (3rd)
Top goalscorer	League: Michael Mellon (13) All: Michael Mellon (15)
Highest home attendance	5,166 v Wrexham 9 March 2024
Lowest home attendance	1,203 v Barrow 10 October 2023
Average home league attendance	4,002
Biggest win	Doncaster Rovers 0–5 Morecambe 16 December 2023
Biggest defeat	Wrexham 6–0 Morecambe 25 November 2023
← 2022–232024–25 →
All statistics correct as of match played 27 April 2024.

The 2023–24 season was Morecambe's 100th season since formation, their 17th consecutive season in the Football League, and their first season back in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. This followed relegation from League One during the previous season.

They also competed in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.

Pre-season friendlies

On 2 June, Morecambe announced their pre-season preparations, with matches against Workington, Warrington Town, Southport, Burscough and Blackpool. A sixth was later added, against Wigan Athletic.

Workington v Morecambe

11 July 2023 (2023-07-11) Friendly	Workington	Cancelled	Morecambe	Workington
19:30 BST		Report		Stadium: Borough Park
Note: Match cancelled the day before due to Morecambe not being able to raise a team.

Warrington Town v Morecambe

15 July 2023 (2023-07-15) Friendly	Warrington Town	2–0	Morecambe	Warrington
15:00 BST	Buckley 25' Buckley-Ricketts 52'	Report		Stadium: Cantilever Park Attendance: 573

Southport v Morecambe

18 July 2023 (2023-07-18) Friendly	Southport	1–3	Morecambe	Southport
19:30 BST	Hmami 37' 53' Carver 59' Heath, F. 64'	Report	Senior 34' Mellon 38' Stokes 55' Rawson 88'	Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 623

Burscough v Morecambe

22 July 2023 (2023-07-22) Friendly	Burscough	1–10	Morecambe	Burscough
15:00 BST	31'	Report	Mayor 3', 48' Mellon 23', 42', 90' McKiernan 29', 34' Rawson 45' Bloxham 83', 88'	Stadium: Community Ground

Morecambe v Blackpool

25 July 2023 (2023-07-25) Friendly	Morecambe	1–1	Blackpool	Morecambe
19:30 BST	Bloxham 12' 44'	Report	Thompson 43' Lavery 56'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 2,265

Morecambe v Wigan Athletic

29 July 2023 (2023-07-29) Friendly	Morecambe	0–2	Wigan Athletic	Morecambe
15:00 BST	Songo'o 39'	Report	Aasgaard 18' Brennan 90+2'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 1,508

Competitions

League Two

Main article: 2023–24 EFL League Two

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
12	Gillingham	46	18	10	18	46	57	−11	64
13	Harrogate Town	46	17	12	17	60	69	−9	63
14	Notts County	46	18	7	21	89	86	+3	61
15	Morecambe	46	17	10	19	67	81	−14	58
16	Tranmere Rovers	46	17	6	23	67	70	−3	57
17	Accrington Stanley	46	16	9	21	63	71	−8	57
18	Newport County	46	16	7	23	62	76	−14	55

Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences
Notes:

On 11 April 2024, Morecambe were deducted three points for failing to pay players and staff on time following previous EFL rules breaches in the 2023–24 season.

Results 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	17	10	19	67	81	−14	61	8	7	8	29	29	0	9	3	11	38	52	−14

Last updated: 27 April 2024.
Source: Soccerway

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A
Result	W	L	D	W	L	W	L	D	W	D	W	W	W	W	L	L	L	L	D	W	L	D	L	D	D	W	L	W	W	W	D	L	D	W	W	L	L	L	L	W	W	L	L	L	L	D
Position	6	14	14	7	11	9	16	14	12	12	10	10	8	6	6	7	12	12	12	8	12	13	16	17	16	13	15	12	12	11	10	11	10	9	8	10	11	12	12	10	8	10	12	15	16	15

Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2024. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 22 June, the EFL League Two fixtures were released.

Morecambe v Walsall

5 August 2023 (2023-08-05) 1	Morecambe	2–1	Walsall	Morecambe
15:00 BST	Mayor 25' Love 34' Songo'o 38' McKiernan 48' Rawson 90+2' 90+3' Bedeau 90+5' Slew 90+11'	Report	Riley 37' Johnson 38' 90+5' McEntee 45+1' Hutchinson 86'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 4,609 Referee: Martin Coy

Mansfield Town v Morecambe

12 August 2023 (2023-08-12) 2	Mansfield Town	3–0	Morecambe	Mansfield
15:00 BST	Akins 45+1', 87' (pen.) Keillor-Dunn 62' Cargill 63' Lewis 70'	Report	McKiernan 45' Love 45+1'	Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 6,695 Referee: Scott Simpson

Morecambe v Notts County

15 August 2023 (2023-08-15) 3	Morecambe	0–0	Notts County	Morecambe
19:45 BST	Mayor 37'	Report	Baldwin 36'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 3,860 Referee: Scott Jackson

Morecambe v Bradford City

19 August 2023 4	Morecambe	3–0	Bradford City	Morecambe
15:00 BST	Songo'o 12' Mellon 22', 86' (pen.) 90+6' Mayor 31' McKiernan 68'	Report	Smallwood 22' Pattison 25' Stubbs 88'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 4,713 Referee: Lewis Smith

Harrogate Town v Morecambe

26 August 2023 5	Harrogate Town	2–0	Morecambe	Harrogate
15:00 BST	Armstrong 20' (pen.) Sutton 47' Thomson 66' Falkingham 82' Oxley 83'	Report	Rawson 20' 64' Bedeau 20' Mayor 45+4' Love 90+1'	Stadium: Wetherby Road Attendance: 2,224 Referee: Ross Joyce

Morecambe v Salford City

2 September 2023 6	Morecambe	1–0	Salford City	Morecambe
15:00 BST	Mellon 25'	Report	Lund 90+5'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 3,458 Referee: Will Finnie

Gillingham v Morecambe

16 September 2023 7	Gillingham	2–1	Morecambe	Gillingham
15:00 BST	Lapslie 9' Mahoney 23' J. Williams 36' S. Williams 58'	Report	Mellin 11' 39' 76' Connolly 52' Love 76' Tutonda 90+3'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 5,915 Referee: Declan Bourne

Morecambe v Swindon Town

23 September 2023 8	Morecambe	2–2	Swindon Town	Morecambe
15:00 BST	Taylor 31' Connolly 33' Songo'o 54' 55' Walker 80'	Report	Kemp 12' 90+6' Austin 57' (pen.) Khan 78'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 3,737 Referee: Scott Tallis

Forest Green Rovers v Morecambe

30 September 2023 9	Forest Green Rovers	1–2	Morecambe	Nailsworth
15:00 BST	Inniss 12' Brown 23' Robson 45+1' Omotoye 84'	Report	Love 5' Mellon 26' Slew 48' Bedeau 90+4'	Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 2,290 Referee: Adam Herczeg

Morecambe v Accrington Stanley

3 October 2023 10	Morecambe	1–1	Accrington Stanley	Morecambe
19:45 BST	Bloxham 61' Connolly 64' Senior 72' Bedeau 87'	Report	Andrews 61' Hills 63' Whalley 65' Leigh 70' (pen.)	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 3,458 Referee: Keith Stroud

Colchester United v Morecambe

7 October 2023 11	Colchester United	1–3	Morecambe	Colchester
15:00 BST	Mitchell 24' McGeehan 73' Chilvers 90+2' Ihionvien 90+5'	Report	Mayor 2' Tutonda 8' Love 16' McKiernan 21', 53', 61' Connolly 36' Senior 90+3'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,350 Referee: Sam Purkiss

Sutton United v Morecambe

21 October 2023 12	Sutton United	2–3	Morecambe	Sutton
15:00 BST	Coley 44' Smith 45+4' Goodliffe 62'	Report	Mellon 30' (pen.) Mayor 45+2' Tutonda 72' Senior 90+1' Love 90+6'	Stadium: Gander Green Lane Attendance: 2,603 Referee: Neil Hair

Morecambe v Tranmere Rovers

24 October 2023 13	Morecambe	1–0	Tranmere Rovers	Morecambe
19:45 BST	Bedeau 63' Turnbull 72' (o.g.) Mayor 79'	Report	Hendry 45' Jennings 45+4'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 3,678 Referee: Paul Howard

Morecambe v AFC Wimbledon

28 October 2023 14	Morecambe	4–1	AFC Wimbledon	Morecambe
15:00 BST	Mellon 46', 61' (pen.), 88' Lewis 51' Davenport 65' Tutonda 79'	Report	Bugiel 57' Little 72'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 4,453 Referee: Edward Duckworth

Barrow v Morecambe

31 October 2023 15	Barrow	1–0	Morecambe	Barrow-in-Furness
19:45 GMT	Telford 29' Farman 90+2'	Report	Senior 26'	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 4,007 Referee: Ben Speedie
Note: Fixture was previous postponed due to international call-ups.

Grimsby Town v Morecambe

11 November 2023 16	Grimsby Town	3–2	Morecambe	Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT	Khan 16' Rose 47' Green 49' Pyke 59' Holohan 74' Hunt 90+5'	Report	Mayor 2' Tutonda 44' McKiernan 86'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 5,939 Referee: Alan Young

Wrexham v Morecambe

25 November 2023 17	Wrexham	6–0	Morecambe	Wrexham
15:00 GMT	Senior 5' (o.g.) Mullin 7', 67', 77' Cannon 19' Mendy 35' Jones 90+6'	Report	McKiernan 56'	Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 10,224 Referee: Ben Atkinson

Morecambe v Newport County

28 November 2023 18	Morecambe	1–2	Newport County	Morecambe
19:45 GMT	Mellon 12' Mayor 90+6'	Report	Evans 28' Palmer-Houlden 57' Bennett 85'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 2,982 Referee: Ross Joyce

Morecambe v Stockport County

9 December 2023 (2023-12-09) 19	Morecambe	1–1	Stockport County	Morecambe
15:00 GMT	Mellon 70' Mayor 72'	Report	Wootton 87'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 4,505 Referee: John Busby

Doncaster Rovers v Morecambe

16 December 2023 20	Doncaster Rovers	0–5	Morecambe	Doncaster
15:00 GMT	Sterry 90+5' Senior 90+5'	Report	King 7' Tutonda 28' 80' Mellon 34', 90+7' Bedeau 51' Connolly 76' Mayor 90+3'	Stadium: The Eco-Power Stadium Attendance: 6,260 Referee: Kirsty Dowle

Morecambe v Milton Keynes Dons

23 December 2023 21	Morecambe	1–3	Milton Keynes Dons	Morecambe
15:00 GMT	Connolly 27' McKiernan 49' 52' Slew 90+6'	Report	Dean 31', 90+7' Williams 41' Tomlinson 69'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 4,551 Referee: Lewis Smith

Bradford City v Morecambe

26 December 2023 22	Bradford City	2–2	Morecambe	Bradford
15:00 GMT	Cook 56' Oduor 59' Tomkinson 80' Halliday 83'	Report	Connolly 3' Mckiernan 18', 58' Slew 78' Tutonda 80'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 18,540 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Notts County v Morecambe

29 December 2023 23	Notts County	5–0	Morecambe	Nottingham
19:45 GMT	Langstaff 10' (pen.), 13', 36' Brindley 17' Crowley 24' Jones 46'	Report	Taylor 38' Mckiernan 66'	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 9,786 Referee: Bobby Madley

Morecambe v Harrogate Town

1 January 2024 24	Morecambe	2–2	Harrogate Town	Morecambe
15:00 GMT	Slew 57', 87' Bedeau 90+2' Songo'o 90+3' Rawson 90+4'	Report	Muldoon 44' Thomson 83' Belshaw 90+3' Burrell 90+4'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 3,776 Referee: Simon Mather

Morecambe v Mansfield Town

13 January 2024 25	Morecambe	1–1	Mansfield Town	Morecambe
15:00 GMT	Senior 60' Mayor 72' Brown 78' 89'	Report	Cargill 61'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 4,387 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Milton Keynes Dons v Morecambe

20 January 2024 26	Milton Keynes Dons	1–2	Morecambe	Milton Keynes
15:00 GMT	Dean 2', 10' Tomlinson 21'	Report	Bedeau 35' Slew 51' Brown 90+2', 90+6' Stokes 90+8'	Stadium: Stadium mk Attendance: 6,099 Referee: Marc Edwards

Morecambe v Colchester United

27 January 2024 (2024-01-27) 27	Morecambe	0–1	Colchester United	Morecambe
15:00 GMT	Harrack 24' Rawson 75' Bedeau 90+7'	Report	Read 27' Wilkinson 74' Dallison 80'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 3,383 Referee: Daniel Middleton

Crawley Town v Morecambe

3 February 2024 28	Crawley Town	1–2	Morecambe	Crawley
15:00 GMT	Forster 17' Conroy 42' Wright 78'	Report	Garner 35', 84' Tutonda 80' Harrack 90+4'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,856 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Morecambe v Sutton United

10 February 2024 29	Morecambe	1–0	Sutton United	Morecambe
15:00 GMT	Garner 4' 24' Stokes 45+3' Senior 65' Edwards 90+3'	Report	Adom-Malaki 28' Angol 45+3' Jackson 72' Hart 90+3'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 4,045 Referee: Peter Wright

Tranmere Rovers v Morecambe

13 February 2024 (2024-02-13) 30	Tranmere Rovers	2–3	Morecambe	Birkenhead
19:45 GMT	Apter 4' Jennings 10' (pen.) Hendry 27' Morris 33' Saunders 55' Hawkes 75' Lewis 90+4'	Report	Brown 14' Adams 41' Khumbeni 57' Slew 82' Davenport 90+5'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 5,486 Referee: Ben Speedie

AFC Wimbledon v Morecambe

17 February 2024 31	AFC Wimbledon	1–1	Morecambe	Wimbledon
15:00 GMT	Bugiel 50' Tilley 62'	Report	Khumbeni 11' Taylor 42' Tutonda 66' Stokes 74' Davenport 86' Melbourne 90+2'	Stadium: The Cherry Red Records Stadium Attendance: 7,715 Referee: Martin Woods

Walsall v Morecambe

20 February 2024 32	Walsall	3–0	Morecambe	Bescot
19:45 GMT	Tierney 13' Comley 23' Matt 26' Gordon 58' Knowles 62' Adegboyega 65' Earing 90+1'	Report	Stokes 53' Tutonda 80'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 4,543 Referee: Carl Brook

Morecambe v Grimsby Town

24 February 2024 33	Morecambe	1–1	Grimsby Town	Morecambe
15:00 GMT	Slew 53' Khumbeni 85'	Report	Rose 2' Holohan 85'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 3,794 Referee: Will Finnie

Crewe Alexandra v Morecambe

2 March 2024 34	Crewe Alexandra	2–3	Morecambe	Crewe
15:00 GMT	Nevitt 18' Adebisi 25' Tracey 49' Demetriou 58'	Report	Stokes 58' Senior 68' Adams 69' Hiwula 72' Slew 74' Rawson 83'	Stadium: Mornflake Stadium Attendance: 4,995 Referee: Farai Hallam

Morecambe v Crawley Town

5 March 2024 35	Morecambe	1–0	Crawley Town	Morecambe
19:45 GMT	Brown 8' Khumbeni 45+1' Songo'o 48' Slew 68' Hiwula 90+2'	Report	Wright 10' Williams 28' Darcy 73' Orsi 90+4'	Stadium: Mazuma Mobile Stadium Attendance: 2,997 Referee: Matthew Corlett

Morecambe v Wrexham

9 March 2024 36	Morecambe	1–3	Wrexham	Morecambe
15:00 BST	Garner 4' Melbourne 39' 49' Songo'o 42' Edwards 63'	Report	McClean 32' (Mullin) Mullin 55' (pen) Fletcher 80' (McClean) Barnett 90+6'	Stadium: Mazuma Mobile Stadium Attendance: 5,166 Referee: Thomas Parsons

Newport County v Morecambe

12 March 2024 37	Newport County	5–3	Morecambe	Newport
19:45 GMT	Wildig 12', 54' Lewis 18' Charsley 78' Palmer-Houlden 90+7'	Report	Edwards 31', 74' Stokes 70'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,508 Referee: Scott Simpson

Salford City v Morecambe

17 March 2024 38	Salford City	3–1	Morecambe	Kersal
14:00 GMT	McLennan 13', 86' Hendry 50' Tilt 79'	Report	Garner 34' Vassell 61' (o.g.)	Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 2,927 Referee: Sam Purkiss

Morecambe v Gillingham

23 March 2024 39	Morecambe	2–3	Gillingham	Morecambe
15:00 BST	Slew 11', 74' Brown 23', 64' Adams 61' Khumbeni 90+2'	Report	Hawkins 18' Dieng 73', 90+5' Malone 83' Mahoney 86'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 3,408 Referee: Paul Howard

Accrington Stanley v Morecambe

29 March 2024 40	Accrington Stanley	1–2	Morecambe	Accrington
15:00 GMT	Gubbins 60' Leigh 72' Shipley 89', 89' O'Brien 90+9'	Report	Khumbeni 47', 55' Stokes 62' Tutonda 90+4'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 3,420 Referee: Alex Chilowicz

Morecambe v Barrow

1 April 2024 41	Morecambe	2–1	Barrow	Morecambe
15:00 GMT	Tutonda 3' 80' Edwards 11' Stokes 48'	Report	Campbell 31' Ray 65' Whitfield 89'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 4,878 Referee: Marc Edwards

Morecambe v Doncaster Rovers

6 April 2024 42	Morecambe	0–3	Doncaster Rovers	Morecambe
15:00 BST	Edwards 39' Taylor 55'	Report	Molyneux 12', 23' Adelakun 68' Craig 76' Sterry 88' Rowe 90+1'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 4,146 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Morecambe v Crewe Alexandra

9 April 2024 43	Morecambe	0–1	Crewe Alexandra	Morecambe
19:45 BST	Songo'o 90+5'	Report	Nevitt 70' Leigh 89'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 3,564 Referee: Scott Oldham

Stockport County v Morecambe

13 April 2024 44	Stockport County	2–0	Morecambe	Stockport
15:00 BST	Olaofe 8' Camps 40' Horsfall 45+4'	Report	Edwards 31' Bedeau 45+6' Brown 69'	Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 10,148 Referee: Lee Swabey

Morecambe v Forest Green Rovers

20 April 2024 45	Morecambe	1–2	Forest Green Rovers	Morecambe
15:00 BST	Brown 30' Rawson 68'	Report	Dabo 17' McCann 38' McAllister 44', 82' Bernard 89'	Stadium: Mazuma Mobile Stadium Attendance: 4,491 Referee: Ross Joyce

Swindon Town v Morecambe

27 April 2024 (2024-04-27) 46	Swindon Town	3–3	Morecambe	Swindon
15:00 BST	Austin 5', 35' McCarthy 46' Kokolo 74'	Report	Adams 15' Fairclough 21' Smith 86'	Stadium: The County Ground Attendance: 8,859 Referee: Craig Hicks

FA Cup

Main article: 2023–24 FA Cup

Morecambe were drawn away to Lincoln City in the first round, Wycombe Wanderers in the second round and Swansea City in the third round.

Lincoln City v Morecambe

4 November 2023 First Round	Lincoln City	1–2	Morecambe	Lincoln
15:00 GMT	Sørensen 14' 57' Eyoma 20' Hamilton 66'	Report	King 21' Tutonda 22' Mellon 43' Bloxham 53' Senior 62' McKiernan 66'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 4,607 Referee: Martin Coy

Wycombe Wanderers v Morecambe

2 December 2023 Second Round	Wycombe Wanderers	0–2	Morecambe	High Wycombe
15:00 GMT	Phillips 88'	Report	King 38' Bloxham 56' Mayor 74' Smith 90+5'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 1,604 Referee: Peter Wright

Swansea City v Morecambe

6 January 2024 Third Round	Swansea City	2–0	Morecambe	Landore
17:30 GMT	Patino 47' Wood 77' Yates 87'	Report	Mayor 85' Edwards 89'	Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium Attendance: 7,670 Referee: Tom Nield

EFL Cup

Main article: 2023–24 EFL Cup

The Shrimps were drawn away to Rotherham United in the first round.

Rotherham United v Morecambe

8 August 2023 (2023-08-08) First Round	Rotherham United	1–1 (4–2 p)	Morecambe	Rotherham
19:45 BST	Kayode 37' Onyedinma 89'	Report	Mellon 22' Moore 59'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 2,834 Referee: Thomas Parsons
	Penalties
	Hugill Rathbone Blackett Onyedinma		McKiernan Davenport Brown Taylor
Note: Morecambe went first in the shootout.

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2023–24 EFL Trophy

In the group stage, Morecambe were drawn into Northern Group A alongside Barrow, Blackpool and Liverpool U21.

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L1	Blackpool	3	3	0	9	3	+6	9	Advance to Round 2
2	ACA	Liverpool U21	3	1	2	6	7	−1	3	Advance to Round 2
3	L2	Morecambe	3	1	2	4	6	−2	3
4	L2	Barrow	3	1	2	3	6	−3	3

Updated to match(es) played on 14 November 2023. Source: EFL.com Morecambe v Liverpool U21

19 September 2023 (2023-09-19) Group Stage	Morecambe	0–3	Liverpool U21	Morecambe
19:00 BST	Brown 34' Mellon 90+4'	Report	Musiałowski 13' Frauendorf 28' Scanlon 28' Clark 39' Pitaluga 62' Davidson 80'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 1,607 Referee: Ollie Yates

Morecambe v Barrow

10 October 2023 (2023-10-10) Group Stage	Morecambe	3–1	Barrow	Morecambe
19:00 BST	Brown 20' 38' Rooney 58' Smith 73' Rawson 90+2'	Report	Spence 57' Whitfield 68' Duffus 90+2'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 2,203 Referee: Simon Mather

Blackpool v Morecambe

14 November 2023 Group Stage	Blackpool	2–1	Morecambe	Blackpool
19:00 GMT	Beesley 21', 46' Miles 41' Mariette 45'	Report	Slew 50' Rawson 90+2'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 1,829 Referee: Martin Woods

Transfers

In

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee
1 July 2023	CF	Charlie Brown	Cheltenham Town	Free Transfer
1 July 2023	CM	JJ McKiernan	Watford	Free Transfer
1 July 2023	GK	Stuart Moore	Blackpool	Free Transfer
1 July 2023	RB	Joel Senior	Carlisle United	Free Transfer
1 July 2023	CF	Cammy Smith	Partick Thistle	Free Transfer
1 July 2023	DM	Yann Songo'o	Bradford City	Free Transfer
1 July 2023	CB	Chris Stokes	Kilmarnock	Free Transfer
7 July 2023	CF	Jordan Slew	FC Halifax Town	Free Transfer
20 July 2023	DM	Jacob Davenport	Stockport County	Free Transfer
11 August 2023	LB	David Tutonda	Gillingham	Free Transfer
23 November 2023	RB	Oscar Threlkeld	Free agent	—
3 January 2024	RW	Gwion Edwards	Free agent	—
18 January 2024	LW	Brandon Barker	Free agent	—
18 January 2024	CB	Kayden Harrack	Queens Park Rangers	Free Transfer
22 February 2024	CF	Jordy Hiwula	Free agent	—

Out

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee
30 June 2023	RB	Ryan Cooney	Crewe Alexandra	Released
30 June 2023	AM	Daniel Crowley	Notts County	Released
30 June 2023	CB	Ryan Delaney	Newport County	Released
30 June 2023	CF	Courtney Duffus	Barrow	Released
30 June 2023	LB	Liam Gibson	Harrogate Town	Released
30 June 2023	LW	Arthur Gnahoua	Grimsby Town	Released
30 June 2023	LW	Ashley Hunter	Milton Keynes Dons	Released
30 June 2023	GK	Andre Da Silva Mendes	Lancaster City	Released
30 June 2023	CF	Oumar Niasse	Macclesfield	Released
30 June 2023	CF	Jonathan Obika	Motherwell	Released
30 June 2023	GK	Connor Ripley	Port Vale	Released
30 June 2023	LB	Pape Souaré	Motherwell	Released
30 June 2023	CF	Cole Stockton	Burton Albion	Released
31 January 2024	LW	Adam Mayor	Millwall	Undisclosed

Loaned in

Date	Pos	Player	Loaned from	Date until
11 July 2023	CF	Michael Mellon	Burnley	8 January 2024
20 July 2023	CF	Tom Bloxham	Shrewsbury Town	9 January 2024
28 July 2023	DM	Eli King	Cardiff City	8 January 2024
31 August 2023	CB	James Connolly	Bristol Rovers	3 January 2024
1 September 2023	LW	Ethan Walker	Blackburn Rovers	2 January 2024
5 January 2024	GK	Archie Mair	Norwich City	End of Season
11 January 2024	AM	Joe Adams	Wigan Athletic	End of Season
16 January 2024	CF	Gerard Garner	Barrow	End of Season
1 February 2024	DM	Nelson Khumbeni	Bolton Wanderers	End of Season
1 February 2024	CF	Julian Larsson	Nottingham Forest	End of Season

On 8 January, Mellon was recalled back to Burnley early from his season-long loan.
On 9 January, Bloxham was recalled back to Shrewsbury early from his season-long loan.
On 8 January, King was recalled back to Cardiff early from his season-long loan.
On 3 January, Connolly was recalled back to Bristol Rovers early due to injuries within the Bristol squad.
On 2 January, Walker was recalled back to Blackburn early.

Loaned out

Date	Pos	Player	Loaned to	Date Until
12 October 2023	CM	Cameron Rooney	Nantwich Town	11 November 2023
15 December 2023	CM	Cameron Rooney	Runcorn Linnets	11 January 2024
17 January 2024	CM	Cameron Rooney	Lower Breck	15 February 2024
30 January 2024	CB	Leyton Holden	Kendal Town	29 February 2024
30 January 2024	CF	Matthew Williams	Kendal Town	29 February 2024

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v t e Morecambe Football Club
Club	Club Seasons Players Managers Christie Park Mazuma Mobile Stadium
Seasons	2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Matches	1974 FA Trophy Final 2007 Conference Play-off Final 2021 League Two Play-off Final

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National teams

Senior (UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying, finals)
U21 (UEFA Euro 2023 finals)
U20 (2023 FIFA World Cup finals)
U17 (UEFA Euro 2023 finals)

League
competitions

Level 1	Premier League
Levels 2–4	English Football League (Championship, League One, League Two, play-offs)
Levels 5–6	National League (National, North, South)
Levels 7–8	Isthmian League (Premier, One North, One South Central, One South East) Northern Premier League (Premier, One East, One Midlands, One West) Southern League (Premier Central, Premier South, One Central, One South)
Levels 9–10	Combined Counties League (Premier North, Premier South, One) Eastern Counties League (Premier, One North, One South) Essex Senior League (level 9 only) Hellenic League (Premier, One) Midland League (Premier, One) Northern Counties East League (Premier, One) Northern League (One, Two) North West Counties League (Premier, One North, One South) Southern Combination League (Premier, One) Southern Counties East League (Premier, One) South West Peninsula League (Premier East, Premier West - level 10 only) Spartan South Midlands League (Premier, One) United Counties League (Premier North, Premier South, One) Wessex League (Premier, One) Western League (Premier, One)

Cup
competitions

FA cups	FA Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final) FA Community Shield FA Trophy (Final) FA Vase (Final)
EFL cups	EFL Cup (Final) EFL Trophy (Final)

Youth
competitions

Under-21	Professional U21 Development League Premier League Cup Premier League International Cup
Under-18	Professional U18 Development League FA Youth Cup

Club seasons
Premier League	Arsenal Aston Villa Bournemouth Brentford Brighton & Hove Albion Burnley Chelsea Crystal Palace Everton Fulham Liverpool Luton Town Manchester City Manchester United Newcastle United Nottingham Forest Sheffield United Tottenham Hotspur West Ham United Wolverhampton Wanderers
Championship	Birmingham City Blackburn Rovers Bristol City Cardiff City Coventry City Huddersfield Town Hull City Ipswich Town Leeds United Leicester City Middlesbrough Millwall Norwich City Plymouth Argyle Preston North End Queens Park Rangers Rotherham United Sheffield Wednesday Southampton Stoke City Sunderland Swansea City Watford West Bromwich Albion
League One	Barnsley Blackpool Bolton Wanderers Bristol Rovers Burton Albion Cambridge United Carlisle United Charlton Athletic Cheltenham Town Derby County Exeter City Fleetwood Town Leyton Orient Lincoln City Northampton Town Oxford United Peterborough United Portsmouth Port Vale Reading Shrewsbury Town Stevenage Wigan Athletic Wycombe Wanderers
League Two	Accrington Stanley AFC Wimbledon Barrow Bradford City Colchester United Crawley Town Crewe Alexandra Doncaster Rovers Forest Green Rovers Gillingham Grimsby Town Harrogate Town Mansfield Town Milton Keynes Dons Morecambe Newport County Notts County Salford City Stockport County Sutton United Swindon Town Tranmere Rovers Walsall Wrexham

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