2021–22 Morecambe F.C. season

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.

Morecambe
2021–22 season
Co-chairmenGraham Howse & Rod Taylor
ManagerStephen Robinson
StadiumMazuma Stadium
League One20th
FA CupThird Round
EFL CupSecond Round
EFL TrophyGroup Stage (4th)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Cole Stockton (13)
All:
Cole Stockton (16)
Highest home attendance5,481 v Sheffield Wednesday
28 August 2021
Lowest home attendance945 v Carlisle United
9 November 2021
Average home league attendance3,943
Biggest winMorecambe 2–0 Shrewsbury Town
14 August 2021
Crewe Alexandra 1–3 Morecambe
21 September 2021
Morecambe 2–0 Lincoln City
28 September 2021
Biggest defeatSunderland 5–0 Morecambe
7 December 2021
All statistics correct as of match played 7 December 2021.

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  54' (pen.) Report Stockton  34'
McCalmont  43'
Trialist  59'
McDonald  60'
Obika  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  81' (pen.) Report Stadium: Victory Park
20 July 2021 Friendly Burnley 2–1 Morecambe Padiham
BST Barnes  12'
Guðmundsson  54'		 Report McPake  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  83' Report Ayunga  13' (pen.), 38'
Phillips  31'
Mayor  62'		 Stadium: Parkside Road
31 July 2021 (2021-07-31) Friendly Morecambe 1–1 Blackpool Morecambe
15:00 BST McDonald  23' Report Hamilton  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
17 AFC Wimbledon 20 6 7 7 30 32 −2 25
18 Lincoln City 21 5 7 9 22 28 −6 22
19 Fleetwood Town 21 5 6 10 36 40 −4 21
20 Shrewsbury Town 21 5 4 12 19 28 −9 19
21 Morecambe 21 5 4 12 29 44 −15 19 Relegation to EFL League Two
22 Gillingham 22 3 8 11 18 34 −16 17
23 Doncaster Rovers 21 4 4 13 13 36 −23 16
24 Crewe Alexandra 22 3 6 13 19 38 −19 15
Updated to match(es) played on 11 December 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
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
21 5 4 12 29 44  −15 19 3 3 4 14 17  −3 2 1 8 15 27  −12

Last updated: 11 December 2021.
Source:

Results by matchday
Matchday123456789101112131415161718192021
GroundAHHAHHAAHHAAAHAHAHHAA
ResultDWLLWLLWDWLLLDLLWDLLL
Position10511161418181516111316181819191819202021
Updated to match(es) played on 7 December 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  61'
Evans  77'
Penney  79'
Norwood  83'
Bonne  90+1'		 Report Stockton  22', 72'
O'Connor  49'
Gibson  75'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 21,037
Referee: Craig Hicks
14 August 2021 2 Morecambe 2–0 Shrewsbury Town Morecambe
15:00 BST Phillips  34' (pen.)
Stockton  44'
McLoughlin  54'
Cooney  61'		 Report Davis  25'
Pierre  66'
Daniels  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  22'
Cooney  90+4'		 Report Smith  60',  90+4'
Mattock  88'		 Stadium: Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 4,004
Referee: David Webb
21 August 2021 4 Gillingham 2–1 Morecambe Gillingham
15:00 BST Carayol  4'
Oliver  79' (pen.),  90+1'		 Report Stockton  25'
Cooney  46'
Lavelle  51'		 Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 3,789
Referee: Tom Nield
28 August 2021 5 Morecambe 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday Morecambe
15:00 BST McLoughlin  12'
Cooney  34'
Adeniran  63' (o.g.)		 Report Byers  5' Stadium: Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 5,481
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
11 September 2021 6 Morecambe 3–4 AFC Wimbledon Morecambe
15:00 BST Stockton  49', 65'
McLoughlin  54'
Leigh  73'
Delaney  89'		 Report Hartigan  5'
Mebude  25'
Lawrence  35'
Chislett  61',  67'
Nightingale  72'
Assal  90+4',  90+5'		 Stadium: Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 3,173
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
18 September 2021 7 Doncaster Rovers 1–0 Morecambe Doncaster
15:00 BST Rowe  81' Report Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Referee: Will Finnie
21 September 2021 8 Crewe Alexandra 1–3 Morecambe Crewe
19:45 BST Mandron  49' Report Phillips  8'
Gnahoua  28', 85'
Cooney  40'
McLoughlin  79'
Stockton  80'		 Stadium: Mornflake Stadium
Referee: Paul Howard
25 September 2021 9 Morecambe 3–3 Accrington Stanley Morecambe
15:00 BST Stockton  15', 81'
Gibson  19'
Phillips  27'
McLoughlin  38'		 Report Bishop  19' (pen.), 68'
Butcher  21'
Hamilton  39'		 Stadium: Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 4,142
Referee: Marc Edwards
28 September 2021 10 Morecambe 2–0 Lincoln City Morecambe
19:45 BST Stockton  53'
McLaughlin  55'
Wootton  79'		 Report Stadium: Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 3,466
Referee: Ben Toner
2 October 2021 11 Wycombe Wanderers 4–3 Morecambe High Wycombe
15:00 BST Horgan  50'
Vokes  53'
Tafazolli  73'
Thompson  90+2'		 Report McCalmont  4'
Phillips  26'
Ayunga  80'		 Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 4,161
Referee: Tom Reeves
15 October 2021 12 Burton Albion 3–2 Morecambe Burton upon Trent
19:45 BST O'Connor  6', 49'
Shaughnessy  14'
Hamer  34'
Chapman  57'
Mancienne  78'
Oshilaja  78'		 Report Gibson  3',  90'
Stockton  90+4'		 Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 2,477
Referee: Martin Coy
19 October 2021 13 Cheltenham Town 3–1 Morecambe Cheltenham
19:45 GMT Sercombe  26'
Joseph  65', 68'		 Report Phillips  38'
O'Connor  52'
Gnahoua  74'		 Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium
Attendance: 2,909
Referee: Ben Speedie
23 October 2021 (2021-10-23) 14 Morecambe 1–1 Plymouth Argyle Morecambe
15:00 BST Ayunga  6'
Jones  65'		 Report Mayor  12'
Houghton  79'
Galloway  84'		 Stadium: Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 4,272
Referee: Marc Edwards
30 October 2021 (2021-10-30) 15 Oxford United 3–1 Morecambe Littlemore
15:00 BST Seddon  29'
Henry 52'
Sykes  73'
Taylor  87'		 Report Andrésson  51'
Stockton  64'		 Stadium: The Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 8,766
Referee: Lee Swabey
2 November 2021 16 Morecambe 0–2 Cambridge United Morecambe
19:45 GMT McDonald  19'
Stockton  45+1'
Ayunga  54'
Price  64'		 Report Worman  28'
Lankester  29'
Ironside  72' (pen.)
Smith  78'		 Stadium: Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 3,414
Referee: Bobby Madley
20 November 2021 17 Fleetwood Town 1–2 Morecambe Fleetwood
15:00 GMT Johnson  82'
Pilkington  90+5'  90+6'		 Report Jones  11'
McLoughlin  43'
Stockton  90+4',  90+5'		 Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 3,545
Referee: Darren Drysdale
23 November 2021 18 Morecambe 2–2 Charlton Athletic Morecambe
19:45 GMT Stockton  29' (pen.)
Ayunga  60'
O'Connor  72'
Leigh  90+1'		 Report Jaiyesimi  2'
Washington  27'
Gunter  28'
Dobson  69'		 Stadium: Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 4,009
Referee: Andy Haines
27 November 2021 19 Morecambe 0–4 Milton Keynes Dons Morecambe
15:00 GMT McLoughlin  32' Report Eisa  23'
O'Hora  34'
O'Riley  40', 82'
Darling  64'		 Stadium: Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 3,700
Referee: Rebecca Welch
7 December 2021 20 Sunderland 5–0 Morecambe Sunderland
19:45 GMT Stewart  13'
Broadhead  17', 68'
Pritchard  56'
Dajaku  87'		 Report Ayunga  71' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 26,516
Referee: Ollie Yates
11 December 2021 21 Portsmouth 2–0 Morecambe Milton
15:00 GMT Harness  11'
Hackett-Fairchild  60'
Ogilvie  77'		 Report Gibson  38'
McLaughlin  85'
Delaney  90+5'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 15,001
Referee: Charles Breakspear

FA Cup
Main article: 2021–22 FA Cup

Morecambe were drawn at home to Newport County in the first round,[6] away to Buxton in the second round[7] and to Tottenham Hotspur in the third round.[8]

6 November 2021 First round Morecambe 1–0 Newport County Morecambe
15:00 GMT Wootton  12'
Wildig  68'		 Report Stadium: Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 1,879
Referee: Tom Nield
4 December 2021 (2021-12-04) Second Round Buxton 0–1 Morecambe Buxton
12:45 GMT Elliott  45+1'
Meikle  50'		 Report Stockton  29' Stadium: Silverlands
Attendance: 3,642
Referee: Lee Swabey
7–10 January 2022 Third Round Tottenham Hotspur v Morecambe Tottenham
TBC Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

EFL Cup
Main article: 2021–22 EFL Cup

Morecambe were drawn away to Blackburn Rovers in the first round[9] and at home to Preston North End in the second round.[10]

10 August 2021 First round Blackburn Rovers 1–2 Morecambe Blackburn
19:45 BST Buckley  6'
Dolan  22'
Davenport  81'		 Report Stockton  52'
O'Connor  75'
Phillips  84' (pen.),  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  39'
O'Connor  45+4'
Stockton  61'		 Report Riis Jakobsen  7', 33'
Hughes  45+3'
Ledson  54',  64'
van den Berg  79',  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.[11] Group stage matches were revealed on July 6.[12]

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Carlisle United (A) 3 2 1 0 0 7 3 +4 8 Advance to Round 2
2 L2 Hartlepool United (A) 3 1 1 1 0 6 5 +1 6
3 ACA Everton U21 (E) 3 1 0 0 2 1 3 −2 3
4 L1 Morecambe (E) 3 0 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
Updated to match(es) played on 9 November 2021. Source: EFL.com
(A) Advances to a further round; (E) Eliminated
14 September 2021 Group game 1 Morecambe 0–1 Everton U21 Morecambe
19:00 BST McCalmont  81' Report Welch  30'
McAllister  64'		 Stadium: Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 1,004
Referee: Andy Haines
5 October 2021 Group stage Hartlepool United 2–2
(4–2 p)		 Morecambe Hartlepool
19:00 BST Smith  2'
Daly  8', 83'
Ogle  39'
Odusina  50'
Fondop  79'		 Report McLoughlin  33'
Jones  40' (pen.)
Price  63'		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 1,572
Referee: Simon Mather
Penalties
Daly
Molyneux
Ferguson
Crawford 		Cooney
McLoughlin
Gnahoua
Jones
9 November 2021 Group game 3 Morecambe 0–2 Carlisle United Morecambe
19:00 GMT Gibson  34' Report Gibson  49'
Mellor  54'		 Stadium: Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 945
Referee: Ross Joyce

Transfers

Transfers in
Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2021RBRyan Cooney BurnleyFree transfer[13]
1 July 2021CBRyan Delaney Bolton WanderersFree transfer[14]
1 July 2021LWArthur Gnahoua Bolton WanderersFree transfer[15]
1 July 2021RWWes McDonald WalsallFree transfer[16]
1 July 2021CFJonathan Obika St MirrenFree transfer[17]
1 July 2021CBAnthony O'Connor Bradford CityFree transfer[18]
8 July 2021LBGreg Leigh AberdeenFree transfer[19]
13 July 2021AMShane McLoughlin AFC WimbledonFree transfer[20]
13 July 2021CBJacob Mensah WeymouthFree transfer[21]
26 July 2021CFJonah Ayunga Bristol RoversUndisclosed[22]
10 August 2021CBScott Wootton Plymouth ArgyleFree transfer[23]
11 August 2021CFShayon Harrison AFC WimbledonFree transfer[24]
19 August 2021CFCourtney Duffus BromleyUndisclosed[25]
10 September 2021RBRyan McLaughlin RochdaleFree transfer[26]

Loans in
Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
1 July 2021CMCallum Jones Hull CityEnd of season[27]
1 July 2021LWJosh McPake RangersEnd of season[28]
2 July 2021CMAlfie McCalmont Leeds UnitedEnd of season[29]
23 July 2021GKJökull Andrésson ReadingEnd of season[30]
27 July 2021CMAdam Phillips BurnleyEnd of season[31]

Loans out
Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.

Transfers out
Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
26 June 2021RWCarlos Mendes Gomes Luton TownUndisclosed[32]
30 June 2021CBHarry Davis Scunthorpe UnitedReleased[33][34]
30 June 2021GKMark Halstead Torquay UnitedReleased[33][35]
30 June 2021LBStephen HendriePartick ThistleReleased[33]
30 June 2021DMAlex Kenyon Scunthorpe UnitedReleased[33][36]
30 June 2021CBNathaniel Knight-Percival Tranmere RoversFree transfer[33][37]
30 June 2021CFA-Jay Leitch-Smith AltrinchamReleased[33][38]
30 June 2021CFLiam McAlinden WrexhamReleased[33][39]
30 June 2021RWJohn O'Sullivan Accrington StanleyReleased[33][40]
30 June 2021LMBen Pringle AltrinchamReleased[33][41]
30 June 2021CFJordan Slew FC Halifax TownReleased[33][42]
30 June 2021DMYann Songo'o Bradford CityReleased[33][43]
31 August 2021CBSamuel Lavelle Charlton AthleticUndisclosed[44]
31 August 2021RBKelvin Mellor Carlisle UnitedFree transfer[45]

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