2007–08 Morecambe F.C. season

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Morecambe
2007–08 season
ChairmanPeter McGuigan
ManagerSammy McIlroy
StadiumChristie Park
League Two11th
FA CupFirst Round
League CupThird Round
League TrophyArea Final
Top goalscorerLeague:
Carl Baker (10)
Matthew Blinkhorn (10)

All:
Carl Baker (11)
Matthew Blinkhorn (11)
Highest home attendance4,761 v Bradford City
12 October 2007
Lowest home attendance1,634 v Shrewsbury Town
8 April 2008
Average home league attendance2,812
Biggest winMorecambe 5–1 Rotherham United
29 March 2008
Biggest defeatSheffield United 5–0 Morecambe
25 September 2007
All statistics correct as of match played 3 May 2008.

The 2007–08 season was Morecambe's 84th season since formation, and their first ever in the Football League, having won promotion from the Conference the previous season. They played in League Two, the fourth tier of English football.

Their league campaign can roughly be broken down into three periods of mixed form, excellent form and poor form. After a mixed start, they went on a run of eight wins in 10 games, before recording just two wins in their final 14 games. An 11th placed finish in front of good crowds at Christie Park was a solid start to life in the Football League.

In the cup competitions, they excelled themselves. Although they were eliminated from the FA Cup in the First Round, in the other two competitions they recorded their – as of 2021 – best ever performances.

In the League Cup they reached the Third Round, being drawn away to Championship opposition on each occasion. They stunned Preston North End and Wolverhampton Wanderers (after extra time), before losing 5–0 to Sheffield United.

Meanwhile in the League Trophy, four victories saw them through to the Northern Area Final. A two legged affair against Grimsby Town stood between them and a second Wembley final in as many seasons. However after losing the first leg 1–0 at home, they were unable to turn the tie around at Blundell Park (0–0), and Grimsby progressed.

Competitions[]

League Two[]

League table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 Rotherham United 46 21 11 14 62 58 +4 64[a]
10 Bradford City 46 17 11 18 63 61 +2 62
11 Morecambe 46 16 12 18 59 63 −4 60
12 Barnet 46 16 12 18 56 63 −7 60
13 Bury 46 16 11 19 58 61 −3 59
Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2008. Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Rotherham United deducted 10 points for administration entrance.[1]

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 16 12 18 59 63  −4 60 9 6 8 33 32  +1 7 6 10 26 31  −5

Last updated: 3 May 2008.
Source: 11v11.com

Results by matchday[]

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GroundHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAAHHAAHHAHHAHAAHAAHHAHAHHAHA
ResultDLWDWLDLWDWLDDLWWWLWWWLWWLLDDWLWLLLLWLDWLDDLLD
Position172211107111417111191212141613109101010888888999108101010111010119111010101211
Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2008. Source: 11v11.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

FA Cup[]

10 November 2007 (2007-11-10) First Round Morecambe 0–2 Port Vale Morecambe
15:00 GMT Report
Stadium: Christie Park
Attendance: 2,730
Referee: Clive Oliver

League Cup[]

14 August 2007 (2007-08-14) First Round Preston North End 1–2 Morecambe Preston
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 7,703
Referee: Alan Wiley
28 August 2007 (2007-08-28) Second Round Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–3 (a.e.t.) Morecambe Wolverhampton
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 11,296
Referee: Anthony Taylor
25 September 2007 (2007-09-25) Third Round Sheffield United 5–0 Morecambe Sheffield
19:45 BST
  • Sharp Goal 18'33'
  • Shelton Goal 52'72'
  • Hendrie Goal 67'
Report
Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 8,854
Referee: Steve Tanner

First-team squad[]

Squad at end of season[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK England ENG Steven Drench
2 DF England ENG Adam Yates
3 DF England ENG Michael Howard
4 DF England ENG David Artell[notes 1]
5 DF England ENG Jim Bentley
6 MF England ENG Craig Stanley
7 MF England ENG Michael Twiss
8 MF England ENG Garry Hunter
9 FW England ENG Wayne Curtis
10 MF England ENG Carl Baker
11 MF England ENG Garry Thompson
12 MF England ENG Damien Allen
14 MF England ENG Neil Sorvel
15 MF England ENG Fraser McLachlan
16 MF England ENG Stewart Drummond
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF England ENG Jamie Burns
18 MF England ENG Paul Lloyd
19 DF England ENG Simon Grand
20 FW England ENG Jon Newby
21 FW England ENG Matthew Blinkhorn
22 DF England ENG
23 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Henry McStay[notes 2]
24 DF England ENG Andy Langford
25 DF England ENG Danny Adams
26 MF England ENG
28 MF England ENG
30 GK England ENG Scott Davies
32 GK England ENG Shwan Jalal[notes 3] (on loan from Peterborough United)
33 GK Scotland SCO Steve McIlhargey

Left club during season[]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
23 DF England ENG (to Fleetwood Town)
27 DF England ENG (to Workington)
29 DF England ENG Ryan Cresswell (on loan from Sheffield United)
No. Pos. Nation Player
31 GK England ENG Scott Loach (on loan from Watford)
32 GK England ENG Joe Lewis (on loan from Norwich City)

References[]

  1. ^ "Rotherham go into administration". BBC Sport. 18 March 2008. Retrieved 31 July 2010.
  2. ^ "FootballSquads - Morecambe - 2007/08". footballsquads.co.uk.

Notes[]

  1. ^ Artell was born in Rotherham, England, but also qualified to represent Gibraltar internationally and made his international debut for Gibraltar in March 2014.
  2. ^ McStay was born in Armagh, Northern Ireland, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and has represented them at U-21 level.
  3. ^ Jalal was born in Baghdad, Iraq, but was raised in England and played for the England C team; he later made his international debut for Iraq in June 2015.
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