2014–15 Morecambe F.C. season

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Morecambe
2014–15 season
ChairmanPeter McGuigan
ManagerJim Bentley
StadiumGlobe Arena
League Two11th
FA CupFirst Round
League CupFirst Round
League TrophySecond Round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Jack Redshaw (11)
Kevin Ellison (11)
All:
Jack Redshaw (12)
Highest home attendance4,165 v Carlisle United
26 December 2014
Lowest home attendance1,156 v Mansfield Town
10 February 2015
Average home league attendance1,998
Biggest winDagenham & Redbridge 0–3 Morecambe
9 August 2014
Morecambe 3–0 Luton Town
13 December 2014
Biggest defeatPortsmouth 3–0 Morecambe
22 November 2014
Morecambe 1–4 Shrewsbury Town
17 March 2015
Away colours
All statistics correct as of match played 2 May 2015.

The 2014–15 season was Morecambe's eighth consecutive season in League Two, the fourth tier of English football.

They began the season on 9 August 2014, with the opening match of their League Two campaign. They also competed in three cup competitions, the FA Cup, the League Cup and the League Trophy. However, they only made it past the First Round in the League Trophy, losing 3–1 away to fellow League Two side Bury in the Second Round on 7 October 2014.

The season ended with a 3–1 home win over Southend United on 2 May 2015, securing an 11th-place finish in the league, the club's highest under Jim Bentley's management.

Competitions[]

Pre-season and friendlies[]

19 July 2014 Morecambe 2–4 Scotland Dundee Globe Arena, Morecambe
15:00 Amond 2'
Edwards 66'		 Report Cadogan 25'
Harkins 40'
Boyle 72'
MacDonald 90'
25 July 2014 Morecambe 1–2 Preston North End Globe Arena, Morecambe
19:30 Williams 63' Report Garner 19'
Keane 82'		 Attendance: 1,364
Referee: Ross Joyce

League Two[]

Main article: 2014–15 Football League Two

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 Newport County 46 18 11 17 51 54 −3 65
10 Exeter City 46 17 13 16 61 65 −4 64
11 Morecambe 46 17 12 17 53 52 +1 63
12 Northampton Town 46 18 7 21 67 62 +5 61
13 Oxford United 46 15 16 15 50 49 +1 61
Updated to match(es) played on 23 May 2015. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Matches[]

The fixtures for the 2014–15 season were announced on 18 June 2014 at 9am.[1]

9 August 2014 1 Dagenham & Redbridge 0–3 Morecambe Victoria Road, Dagenham
15:00 Report Ellison 49'
Amond 54' (pen.)
Redshaw 90+5'		 Attendance: 1,529
Referee: Patrick Miller
16 August 2014 2 Morecambe 3–2 Newport County Globe Arena, Morecambe
15:00 Ellison 58', 63'
Mullin 84'		 Report Chapman 27'
O'Connor 29'		 Attendance: 1,506
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
19 August 2014 3 Morecambe 1–0 Oxford United Globe Arena, Morecambe
19:45 Ellison 39' Report Attendance: 1,615
Referee: Tony Harrington
23 August 2014 4 Cambridge United 1–2 Morecambe Abbey Stadium, Cambridge
15:00 Elliott 55' Report Mullin 16', 61' Attendance: 3,152
Referee: Charles Breakspear
30 August 2014 5 Tranmere Rovers 2–1 Morecambe Prenton Park, Tranmere
15:00 Stockton 58', 90' Report Hughes 39' Red card 63' Attendance: 4,656
Referee: Mark Haywood
6 September 2014 6 Morecambe 0–0 Cheltenham Town Globe Arena, Morecambe
15:00 Report Attendance: 2,273
Referee: Mark Heywood
13 September 2014 7 Morecambe 2–1 Plymouth Argyle Globe Arena, Morecambe
15:00 Ellison 19'
Devitt 83'		 Report Hartley 25' Attendance: 1,865
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
16 September 2014 8 Mansfield Town 1–0 Morecambe Field Mill, Mansfield
19:45 Fisher 90' Report Attendance: 2,185
Referee: Stephen Martin
20 September 2014 9 AFC Wimbledon 1–0 Morecambe Kingsmeadow, Kingston upon Thames
15:00 Akinfenwa 27' Report Attendance: 3,822
Referee: Darren Drysdale
27 September 2014 10 Morecambe 0–1 Northampton Town Globe Arena, Morecambe
15:00 Mullin Yellow card 90+3' Report Byrom Yellow card 20'
Toney 33'		 Attendance: 1,725
Referee: Scott Duncan
4 October 2014 11 Southend United 0–1 Morecambe Roots Hall, Southend-on-Sea
15:00 Deegan Yellow card 21' Report Redshaw 5'
Beeley Yellow card 25'
Ellison Yellow card 90+1'		 Attendance: 5,284
Referee: Andy Woolmer
11 October 2014 12 Morecambe 1–3 Wycombe Wanderers Globe Arena, Morecambe
15:00 Ellison Yellow card 43'
Fleming 45+3'
Devitt Red card 50'		 Report Wood 10' Yellow card 52'
Hayes 15'
Scowen Yellow card 46'
Jacobson 72'
Craig Yellow card 84'		 Attendance: 1,710
Referee: Phil Gibbs
18 October 2014 13 Burton Albion 0–2 Morecambe Pirelli Stadium, Burton upon Trent
15:00 Report Fleming Yellow card 56'
Ellison 59'
Kenyon 61'
Barkhuizen Yellow card 85'		 Attendance: 2,560
Referee: Carl Boyeson
21 October 2014 14 Morecambe 1–1 York City Globe Arena, Morecambe
19:45 Redshaw 90+4' Report Montrose Yellow card 39'
Coulson 77'		 Attendance: 1,346
Referee: Andy Haines
25 October 2014 15 Morecambe 0–2 Exeter City Globe Arena, Morecambe
15:00 Report Beeley 9' (o.g.)
Nichols 89'		 Attendance: 1,787
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
31 October 2014 16 Accrington Stanley 2–1 Morecambe Crown Ground, Accrington
19:45 Joyce 5' (pen.)
McCartan 11'
Hunt Yellow card 90+1'
Aldred Yellow card 90+6'		 Report Hughes Yellow card 40'
Mullin 51'
Beeley Yellow card 58'
Wilson Yellow card 67'		 Attendance: 1,710
Referee: Stephen Martin
15 November 2014 17 Morecambe 1–0 Bury Globe Arena, Morecambe
15:00 Fleming Yellow card 55'
Ellison 70'		 Report Cameron Yellow card 81' Attendance: 2,665
Referee: David Coote
22 November 2014 18 Portsmouth 3–0 Morecambe Fratton Park, Portsmouth
15:00 Westcarr 11'
Whatmough Yellow card 19'
Bean Yellow card 36'
Wallace 54', 88'		 Report Goodall Yellow card 46'
Ellison Yellow card 70'
Hughes Yellow card 82'
Davies Yellow card 84'		 Attendance: 14,349
Referee: Gavin Ward
29 November 2014 19 Stevenage 1–1 Morecambe Lamex Stadium, Stevenage
15:00 Walton 62' (pen.)
Adams Yellow card 78'		 Report Amond 85' Attendance: 2,464
Referee: Mark Heywood
13 December 2014 20 Morecambe 3–0 Luton Town Globe Arena, Morecambe
15:00 Ellison 17'
Edwards Yellow card 31'
Hughes 45'
Amond 81'
Ellison Yellow card 86'		 Report McNulty Yellow card 26' Yellow-red card 28'
Lafayette Yellow card 86'		 Attendance: 2,263
Referee: Andy D'Urso
20 December 2014 21 Shrewsbury Town 1–0 Morecambe Greenhous Meadow, Shrewsbury
15:00 Woods Yellow card 51'
Mangan 86'		 Report Edwards Yellow card 82' Attendance: 4,708
Referee: Kevin Wright
26 December 2014 22 Morecambe 0–1 Carlisle United Globe Arena, Morecambe
15:00 Report Amoo 51'
Meppen-Walter Yellow card 75'
Hanford Yellow card 88'
Beck Yellow card 90+1'		 Attendance: 4,165
Referee: Richard Clark
28 December 2014 23 Hartlepool United 0–2 Morecambe Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00 Fenwick Yellow card 35'
Holden Yellow card 80'		 Report Redshaw 22', 81'
Mullin Yellow card 43'
Williams Yellow card 90+3'
Ellison Yellow card 90+4'		 Attendance: 4,108
Referee: Darren Drysdale
3 January 2015 24 Morecambe 0–0 Stevenage Globe Arena, Morecambe
15:00 Devitt Yellow card 36'
Mullin Yellow card 74'		 Report Henry Yellow card 34'
Charles Yellow card 90+4'		 Attendance: 1,530
Referee: Chris Sarginson
10 January 2015 25 Morecambe 0–0 Tranmere Rovers Globe Arena, Morecambe
15:00 Devitt Yellow card 53' Report Attendance: 2,232
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
16 January 2015 26 Cheltenham Town 1–1 Morecambe Whaddon Road, Cheltenham
19:45 Dunn 18' (pen.)
Sterling-James Yellow card 90'		 Report Amond 83' (pen.) Attendance: 2,122
Referee: Tim Robinson
24 January 2015 27 Plymouth Argyle 1–1 Morecambe Home Park, Plymouth
15:00 Reid 45+3'
McHugh Yellow card 88'		 Report Parrish Yellow card 15'
Redshaw 52'
Goodall Yellow card 80'		 Attendance: 6,314
Referee: Oliver Langford
31 January 2015 28 Morecambe 1–1 AFC Wimbledon Globe Arena, Morecambe
15:00 Amond 42'
Redshaw Yellow card 79'		 Report Reeves 12' Attendance: 1,841
Referee: Pat Miller
7 February 2015 29 Northampton Town 2–1 Morecambe Sixfields Stadium, Northampton
15:00 Byrom 1'
Richards 54'
Taylor Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Devitt 41'
Hughes Yellow card 69'		 Attendance: 4,307
Referee: Robert Lewis
10 February 2015 30 Morecambe 2–1 Mansfield Town Globe Arena, Morecambe
19:45 Mullin 17'
Ellison 24'
Fleming Yellow card 51'		 Report Heslop 27' Yellow card 62'
McGuire Yellow card 37'		 Attendance: 1,156
Referee: Darren Bond
15 February 2015 31 Morecambe 2–3 Dagenham & Redbridge Globe Arena, Morecambe
13:00 Fleming 24' Yellow card 82'
Edwards Yellow card 47'
Redshaw 90+5'		 Report Howell 1'
Obileye 48'
Cureton 52'		 Attendance: 1,351
Referee: Tony Harrington
21 February 2015 32 Newport County 0–1 Morecambe Rodney Parade, Newport
15:00 Jackson Yellow card 64'
Zebroski Yellow card 82'		 Report Redshaw 8'
Parrish Yellow card 39'		 Attendance: 2,883
Referee: Andy D'Urso
28 February 2015 33 Morecambe 0–2 Cambridge United Globe Arena, Morecambe
15:00 Wilson Yellow card 61'
Edwards Yellow card 76'		 Report Donaldson 45'
Slew 59'
Harrold Yellow card 61'
Champion Yellow card 85'		 Attendance: 1,593
Referee: Darren Handley
3 March 2015 34 Oxford United 1–1 Morecambe Kassam Stadium, Oxford
19:45 Baldock 87' Report Ellison 11'
Fleming Yellow card 43'
Beeley Yellow card 80'		 Attendance: 6,924
Referee: Fred Graham
7 March 2015 35 Luton Town 2–3 Morecambe Kenilworth Road, Luton
15:00 McGeehan Yellow card 5' 43'
McNulty Yellow card 65'
Lawless 76'
Lee Yellow card 84'
Oduwa Yellow card 90+4'
Wilkinson Yellow card 90+6'		 Report Redshaw 18' Yellow card 67'
Wilson 29' Yellow card 63'
Beeley Yellow card 64'
Edwards Yellow card 71' Yellow-red card 80'
Fleming Yellow card 81'
Hughes Yellow card 84'
Wilkinson 86' (o.g.)		 Attendance: 8,667
Referee: Carl Berry
14 March 2015 36 Morecambe 0–1 Hartlepool United Globe Arena, Morecambe
15:00 Report Parrish 35' (o.g.) Attendance: 1,673
Referee: Mark Haywood
17 March 2015 37 Morecambe 1–4 Shrewsbury Town Globe Arena, Morecambe
19:45 Redshaw 28' Yellow card 74'
Arestidou Red card 49'
Drummond Yellow card 62'		 Report Goldson 33'
Collins 35'
Grant Yellow card 40'
Grandison 84'
Barnett 90+4'		 Attendance: 1,363
Referee: Stuart Attwell
21 March 2015 38 Carlisle United 1–1 Morecambe Brunton Park, Carlisle
15:00 Potts 53'
Wyke Yellow card 82'		 Report Redshaw Yellow card 19'
Amond 78' (pen.)		 Attendance: 4,343
Referee: Peter Bankes
28 March 2015 39 Exeter City 1–1 Morecambe St James Park, Exeter
15:00 Nicholls 80'
Nichols Red card 90+5'		 Report McGowan 17'
Kenyon Yellow card 18'
Wilson Yellow card 75'
Hughes Yellow card 89'		 Attendance: 3,538
Referee: Michael Bull
3 April 2015 40 Morecambe 1–1 Accrington Stanley Globe Arena, Morecambe
15:00 Ellison 25'
Edwards Yellow card 53'		 Report Jones 28'
Gornell Red card 41'
Crooks Yellow card 83'		 Attendance: 1,982
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
6 April 2015 41 Bury 1–2 Morecambe Gigg Lane, Bury
15:00 Eaves 17' Report Goodall Yellow card 29'
Amond 79'
Mullin 85'		 Attendance: 4,045
Referee: Darren Bond
11 April 2015 42 Morecambe 3–1 Portsmouth Globe Arena, Morecambe
15:00 Kenyon 10', 69'
Amond 90+3'		 Report Chaplin 85' Attendance: 2,065
Referee: Steve Martin
14 April 2015 43 York City 2–1 Morecambe Bootham Crescent, York
19:45 Zubar 34'
Penn 51'		 Report Mullin 10'
Hughes Yellow card 84'		 Attendance: 2,854
Referee: Scott Duncan
18 April 2015 44 Morecambe 1–2 Burton Albion Globe Arena, Morecambe
15:00 Kenyon Yellow card 8'
Ellison Yellow card 40'
Arestidou Yellow card 60'
Hughes 90'		 Report Akins 30', 60' (pen.)
Edwards Yellow card 87'		 Attendance: 2,139
Referee: Keith Stroud
25 April 2015 45 Wycombe Wanderers 0–1 Morecambe Adams Park, High Wycombe
15:00 Amadi-Holloway Yellow card 82'
Bloomfield Yellow card 85'		 Report Redshaw Yellow card 39'
Fleming Yellow card 41'
Hughes Yellow card 45+2'
Parrish Yellow card 61'
Mullin 86'		 Attendance: 5,177
Referee: Lee Collins
2 May 2015 46 Morecambe 3–1 Southend United Globe Arena, Morecambe
15:00 Redshaw 4'
Wildig 54'
Devitt 66'		 Report Payne 10'
Deegan Yellow card 30'		 Attendance: 4,108
Referee: James Adcock

FA Cup[]

Main article: 2014–15 FA Cup

The draw for the first round of the FA Cup was made on 27 October 2014.[2]

8 November 2014 First Round Dover Athletic 1–0 Morecambe Crabble Athletic Ground, River
15:00 Kinnear Yellow card 18'
Payne 45+1'		 Report Kenyon Yellow card 76'
Wright Yellow card 77'		 Attendance: 1,609
Referee: Michael Bull

League Cup[]

Main article: 2014–15 Football League Cup

The draw for the first round was made on 17 June 2014 at 10am. Morecambe were drawn at home to Bradford City.[3]

12 August 2014 First Round Morecambe 0–1 Bradford City Globe Arena, Morecambe
19:45 Report McLean 83' Attendance: 2,395
Referee: Scott Duncan

League Trophy[]

Main article: 2014–15 Football League Trophy
2 September 2014 First Round Fleetwood Town 1–3 Morecambe Highbury Stadium, Fleetwood
19:45 Evans 12' Report Amond 28', 80'
Redshaw 34'		 Attendance: 2,048
Referee: Chris Sarginson
7 October 2014 Second Round Bury 3–1 Morecambe Gigg Lane, Bury
19:45 Nardiello 14' (pen.), 39'
Soares Yellow card 76'
Hussey Yellow card 84'
Lowe Yellow card 90+1' 90+4'
Rose Yellow card 90+2'
Jalal Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Beeley 74' Attendance: 1,681
Referee: Graham Salisbury

Transfers[]

In[]

Date Name From Fee Ref
20 May 2014 England Shaun Beeley England Fleetwood Town Free [4]
20 May 2014 Republic of Ireland Jamie Devitt England Chesterfield Free [4]
20 May 2014 England Ryan Edwards England Blackburn Rovers Free [4]
15 July 2014 England Alan Goodall England Fleetwood Town Free [5]
16 July 2014 England Laurence Wilson England Accrington Stanley Free [6]
23 July 2014 England Tom McCready Wales Airbus UK Broughton Free [7]
2 August 2014 England Paul Mullin England Huddersfield Town Free [8]

Out[]

Date Name To Fee Ref
6 May 2014 England Chris McCready Released Free [9]
6 May 2014 England Joe McGee Released Free [9]
6 May 2014 England Joe Mwasile England Workington Free [9][10]
6 May 2014 England Robbie Threlfall Released Free [9]
1 July 2014 France Tony Diagne England Lincoln City Free [11]
2 February 2015 England Tom McCready England Exeter City Free [12]

Loans in[]

Date Name From End date Ref
29 August 2014 England Joe Widdowson England Bury 29 October 2014 [13]
17 October 2014 England Tom Barkhuizen England Blackpool 15 November 2014 [14]
24 October 2014 England Scott Davies England Fleetwood Town 3 January 2015 [15][16]
20 March 2015 Wales Danny Ward England Liverpool 19 April 2015 [17]
20 March 2015 England Aaron Wildig England Shrewsbury Town 19 April 2015 [18]

Loans out[]

Date Name To End date Ref
1 August 2014 England Marcus Marshall England Lincoln City 30 June 2015 [19]
20 August 2014 England Will Bell Wales Bala Town 30 June 2015 [20]
24 February 2015 England Chris Doyle England Chorley 24 March 2015 [21]
26 March 2015 England Jack Sampson England Macclesfield Town 30 June 2015 [22]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Jim looks ahead to big kick off". Morecambe F.C. 18 June 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  2. ^ "First round draw". The FA. 27 October 2014.
  3. ^ "Shrimps to face Bradford". Morecambe F.C. 17 June 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  4. ^ a b c "Shrimps sign four". Morecambe FC. 20 May 2014. Archived from the original on 30 March 2015.
  5. ^ "Shrimps Sign Goodall". Morecambe F.C. 15 July 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  6. ^ "Bentley Adds Wilson". Morecambe F.C. 16 July 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  7. ^ "Tom McCready Signs". Morecambe F.C. 23 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  8. ^ "Shrimps sign young striker". Morecambe F.C. 2 August 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  9. ^ a b c d "Shrimps release four". Morecambe FC. 6 May 2014.
  10. ^ "Reds re-sign popular winger Joe Mwasile". Cumberland Echo. 1 November 2014.
  11. ^ "Tony Diagne Departure". Morecambe F.C. 1 July 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  12. ^ "McCready Joins Exeter". Morecambe F.C. 2 February 2015.
  13. ^ "Joe Widdowson Loan Deal". Morecambe F.C. 29 August 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  14. ^ "Barkhuizen Loan Deal". Morecambe F.C. 17 October 2014.
  15. ^ "Davies Loan Deal". Morecambe F.C. 24 October 2014.
  16. ^ "Morecambe 'keeper Davies heading back to Fleetwood for the time being". Morecambe Visitor. 4 January 2015.
  17. ^ "Danny Ward Signs". Morecambe F.C. 20 March 2015.
  18. ^ "Shrimps bring in Wildig on loan". Morecambe F.C. 20 March 2015.
  19. ^ "Marshall Joins Lincoln". Lincoln City F.C. 1 August 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  20. ^ "Will Bell Signs For Morecambe FC". Morecambe F.C. 20 August 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  21. ^ "Doyle Rejoins Chorley". Morecambe F.C. 23 February 2015.
  22. ^ "Sampson Leaves On Loan". Morecambe F.C. 26 March 2015.
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