2021–22 Morecambe F.C. season

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Morecambe
2021–22 season
Co-chairmenGraham Howse & Rod Taylor
ManagerStephen Robinson
StadiumMazuma Stadium
League One18th
FA CupFirst Round
EFL CupSecond Round
EFL TrophyGroup Stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Cole Stockton (6)
All:
Cole Stockton (8)
Highest home attendance5,481 v Sheffield Wednesday
28 August 2021
Lowest home attendance3,173 v AFC Wimbledon
11 September 2021
Average home league attendance4,108
Biggest winMorecambe 2–0 Shrewsbury Town
14 August 2021
Biggest defeatMorecambe 2–4 Preston North End
24 August 2021
Away colours
All statistics correct as of match played 11 September 2021.

The 2021–22 season is Morecambe's 98th season since formation, their 15th consecutive season in the Football League, and their first ever season in League One, the third tier of English football. They will also compete in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.

During pre-season, Stephen Robinson was announced as the club's new manager on a three year deal, succeeding Derek Adams who had departed to manage Bradford City.[1]

Pre-season friendlies[]

On 18 June 2021, Morecambe announced matches against Workington, Chorley and Blackpool.[2]

13 July 2021 (2021-07-13) Friendly Workington 1–5 Morecambe Workington
19:45 BST Allison Goal 54' (pen.) Report Stockton Goal 34'
McCalmont Goal 43'
Trialist Goal 59'
McDonald Goal 60'
Obika Goal 70'		 Stadium: Borough Park
Attendance: 340[3]
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
17 July 2021 (2021-07-17) Friendly Chorley 1–0 Morecambe Chorley
15:00 BST Scarborough Goal 81' (pen.) Report Stadium: Victory Park
20 July 2021 Friendly Burnley 2–1 Morecambe Padiham
BST Barnes Goal 12'
Guðmundsson Goal 54'		 Report McPake Goal 84' Stadium: Barnfield Training Centre
Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)
23 July 2021 Friendly Barnsley 0–0 Morecambe Loughborough
14:00 BST Report Stadium: Loughborough University
Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)
27 July 2021 Friendly Kendal Town 1–4 Morecambe Kendal
19:00 BST Trialist Goal 83' Report Ayunga Goal 13' (pen.), 38'
Phillips Goal 31'
Mayor Goal 62'		 Stadium: Parkside Road
31 July 2021 (2021-07-31) Friendly Morecambe 1–1 Blackpool Morecambe
15:00 BST McDonald Goal 23' Report Hamilton Goal 54' Stadium: Mazuma Stadium
Referee: Andy Haines

Competitions[]

EFL League One[]

Main article: 2021–22 EFL League One

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
14 Cheltenham Town 7 2 3 2 10 11 −1 9
15 Lincoln City 7 2 2 3 10 9 +1 8
16 Cambridge United 6 2 2 2 8 9 −1 8
17 Fleetwood Town 6 2 1 3 9 9 0 7
18 Morecambe 6 2 1 3 9 9 0 7
19 Gillingham 6 1 3 2 6 7 −1 6
20 Charlton Athletic 6 1 1 4 5 8 −3 4
21 Shrewsbury Town 7 1 1 5 3 10 −7 4 Relegation to EFL League Two
22 Ipswich Town 6 0 3 3 10 15 −5 3
Updated to match(es) played on 14 September 2021. 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[4]

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
6 2 1 3 9 9  0 7 2 0 2 6 5  +1 0 1 1 3 4  −1

Last updated: 11 September 2021.
Source:[citation needed]

Results by matchday[]

Matchday123456
GroundAHHAHH
ResultDWLLWL
Position10511161418
Updated to match(es) played on 11 September 2021. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

Morecambe's league fixtures were revealed at 09:00 BST on 24 June 2021.[5]

7 August 2021 1 Ipswich Town 2–2 Morecambe Ipswich
15:00 BST Fraser Goal 61'
Evans Yellow card 77'
Penney Yellow card 79'
Norwood Yellow card 83'
Bonne Goal 90+1'		 Report Stockton Goal 22', 72'
O'Connor Yellow card 49'
Gibson Yellow card 75'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 21,037
Referee: Craig Hicks
14 August 2021 2 Morecambe 2–0 Shrewsbury Town Morecambe
15:00 BST Phillips Goal 34' (pen.)
Stockton Goal 44'
McLoughlin Yellow card 54'
Cooney Yellow card 61'		 Report Davis Yellow card 25'
Pierre Yellow card 66'
Daniels Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 3,772
Referee: Declan Bourne
17 August 2021 3 Morecambe 0–1 Rotherham United Morecambe
19:45 BST Andrésson Yellow card 22'
Cooney Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Smith Goal 60', Yellow card 90+4'
Mattock Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 4,004
Referee: David Webb
21 August 2021 4 Gillingham 2–1 Morecambe Gillingham
15:00 BST Carayol Goal 4'
Oliver Goal 79' (pen.), Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Stockton Goal 25'
Cooney Yellow card 46'
Lavelle Yellow card 51'		 Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 3,789
Referee: Tom Nield
28 August 2021 5 Morecambe 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday Morecambe
15:00 BST McLoughlin Yellow card 12'
Cooney Yellow card 34'
Adeniran Goal 63' (o.g.)		 Report Byers Yellow card 5' Stadium: Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 5,481
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
11 September 2021 6 Morecambe 3–4 AFC Wimbledon Morecambe
15:00 BST Stockton Goal 49', 65'
McLoughlin Goal 54'
Leigh Yellow card 73'
Delaney Yellow card 89'		 Report Hartigan Goal 5'
Mebude Yellow card 25'
Lawrence Yellow card 35'
Chislett Goal 61', Yellow card 67'
Nightingale Goal 72'
Assal Goal 90+4', Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 3,173
Referee: Seb Stockbridge

FA Cup[]

Main article: 2021–22 FA Cup

Morecambe will enter in the First Round with the other 47 League One and League Two clubs. The First Round will take place the weekend of 6/7 November 2021.

EFL Cup[]

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Cup

Morecambe were drawn away to Blackburn Rovers in the first round[6] and at home to Preston North End in the second round.[7]

10 August 2021 First round Blackburn Rovers 1–2 Morecambe Blackburn
19:45 BST Buckley Yellow card 6'
Dolan Goal 22'
Davenport Yellow card 81'		 Report Stockton Goal 52'
O'Connor Yellow card 75'
Phillips Goal 84' (pen.), Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 5,283
Referee: Steve Martin
24 August 2021 Second round Morecambe 2–4 Preston North End Morecambe
19:45 BST Duffus Yellow card 39'
O'Connor Goal 45+4'
Stockton Goal 61'		 Report Riis Jakobsen Goal 7', 33'
Hughes Yellow card 45+3'
Ledson Yellow card 54', Goal 64'
van den Berg Goal 79', Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 4,334
Referee: James Oldham

EFL Trophy[]

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Trophy

Morecambe were placed into pre-determined (to minimise travel) Northern Group A with League Two sides Carlisle United and Hartlepool United at 15:00 BST on 23 June 2021. At 16:30 the following day, live on Sky Sports, they were joined by Everton U23, Anton Ferdinand making the draw.[8] Group stage matches were revealed on July 6.[9]

Pos Div Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 ACA Everton U21 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 +1 3 Advance to Round 2
2 L2 Carlisle United 1 0 1 0 0 3 3 0 2
3 L2 Hartlepool United 1 0 0 1 0 3 3 0 1
4 L1 Morecambe 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0
Updated to match(es) played on 14 September 2021. Source: EFL.com
14 September 2021 Group game 1 Morecambe 0–1 Everton U21 Morecambe
19:00 BST McCalmont Yellow card 81' Report Welch Yellow card 30'
McAllister Goal 64'		 Stadium: Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 1,004
Referee: Andy Haines
5 October 2021 Group game 2 Hartlepool United v Morecambe Hartlepool
19:00 BST Stadium: Victoria Park
9 November 2021 Group game 3 Morecambe v Carlisle United Morecambe
19:00 GMT Stadium: Mazuma Stadium

Transfers[]

Transfers in[]

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2021 RB England Ryan Cooney England Burnley Free transfer [10]
1 July 2021 CB Republic of Ireland Ryan Delaney England Bolton Wanderers Free transfer [11]
1 July 2021 LW France Arthur Gnahoua England Bolton Wanderers Free transfer [12]
1 July 2021 RW England Wes McDonald England Walsall Free transfer [13]
1 July 2021 CF England Jonathan Obika Scotland St Mirren Free transfer [14]
1 July 2021 CB Republic of Ireland Anthony O'Connor England Bradford City Free transfer [15]
8 July 2021 LB Jamaica Greg Leigh Scotland Aberdeen Free transfer [16]
13 July 2021 AM Republic of Ireland Shane McLoughlin England AFC Wimbledon Free transfer [17]
13 July 2021 CB Ghana Jacob Mensah England Weymouth Free transfer [18]
26 July 2021 CF Kenya Jonah Ayunga England Bristol Rovers Undisclosed [19]
10 August 2021 CB England Scott Wootton England Plymouth Argyle Free transfer [20]
11 August 2021 CF England Shayon Harrison England AFC Wimbledon Free transfer [21]
19 August 2021 CF England Courtney Duffus England Bromley Undisclosed [22]
10 September 2021 RB Northern Ireland Ryan McLaughlin England Rochdale Free transfer [23]

Loans in[]

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
1 July 2021 CM Wales Callum Jones England Hull City End of season [24]
1 July 2021 LW Scotland Josh McPake Scotland Rangers End of season [25]
2 July 2021 CM Northern Ireland Alfie McCalmont England Leeds United End of season [26]
23 July 2021 GK Iceland Jökull Andrésson England Reading End of season [27]
27 July 2021 CM England Adam Phillips England Burnley End of season [28]

Loans out[]

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.

Transfers out[]

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
26 June 2021 RW Spain Carlos Mendes Gomes England Luton Town Undisclosed [29]
30 June 2021 CB England Harry Davis England Scunthorpe United Released [30][31]
30 June 2021 GK England Mark Halstead England Torquay United Released [30][32]
30 June 2021 LB Scotland Stephen Hendrie Partick Thistle Released [30]
30 June 2021 DM England Alex Kenyon England Scunthorpe United Released [30][33]
30 June 2021 CB England Nathaniel Knight-Percival England Tranmere Rovers Free transfer [30][34]
30 June 2021 CF England A-Jay Leitch-Smith England Altrincham Released [30][35]
30 June 2021 CF Republic of Ireland Liam McAlinden Wales Wrexham Released [30][36]
30 June 2021 RW Republic of Ireland John O'Sullivan England Accrington Stanley Released [30][37]
30 June 2021 LM England Ben Pringle England Altrincham Released [30][38]
30 June 2021 CF England Jordan Slew England FC Halifax Town Released [30][39]
30 June 2021 DM Cameroon Yann Songo'o England Bradford City Released [30][40]
31 August 2021 CB Scotland Samuel Lavelle England Charlton Athletic Undisclosed [41]
31 August 2021 RB England Kelvin Mellor England Carlisle United Free transfer [42]

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