2014–15 Morecambe F.C. season

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
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 Dundee Morecambe
15:00 Amond 2'
Edwards 66'		 Report Cadogan 25'
Harkins 40'
Boyle 72'
MacDonald 90'		 Stadium: Globe Arena
25 July 2014 Morecambe 1–2 Preston North End Morecambe
19:30 Williams 63' Report Garner 19'
Keane 82'		 Stadium: Globe Arena
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 Dagenham
15:00 Report Ellison 49'
Amond 54' (pen.)
Redshaw 90+5'		 Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 1,529
Referee: Patrick Miller
16 August 2014 2 Morecambe 3–2 Newport County Morecambe
15:00 Ellison 58', 63'
Mullin 84'		 Report Chapman 27'
O'Connor 29'		 Stadium: Globe Arena
Attendance: 1,506
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
19 August 2014 3 Morecambe 1–0 Oxford United Morecambe
19:45 Ellison 39' Report Stadium: Globe Arena
Attendance: 1,615
Referee: Tony Harrington
23 August 2014 4 Cambridge United 1–2 Morecambe Cambridge
15:00 Elliott 55' Report Mullin 16', 61' Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 3,152
Referee: Charles Breakspear
30 August 2014 5 Tranmere Rovers 2–1 Morecambe Tranmere
15:00 Stockton 58', 90' Report Hughes 39'  63' Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 4,656
Referee: Mark Haywood
6 September 2014 6 Morecambe 0–0 Cheltenham Town Morecambe
15:00 Report Stadium: Globe Arena
Attendance: 2,273
Referee: Mark Heywood
13 September 2014 7 Morecambe 2–1 Plymouth Argyle Morecambe
15:00 Ellison 19'
Devitt 83'		 Report Hartley 25' Stadium: Globe Arena
Attendance: 1,865
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
16 September 2014 8 Mansfield Town 1–0 Morecambe Mansfield
19:45 Fisher 90' Report Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 2,185
Referee: Stephen Martin
20 September 2014 9 AFC Wimbledon 1–0 Morecambe Kingston upon Thames
15:00 Akinfenwa 27' Report Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 3,822
Referee: Darren Drysdale
27 September 2014 10 Morecambe 0–1 Northampton Town Morecambe
15:00 Mullin  90+3' Report Byrom  20'
Toney 33'		 Stadium: Globe Arena
Attendance: 1,725
Referee: Scott Duncan
4 October 2014 11 Southend United 0–1 Morecambe Southend-on-Sea
15:00 Deegan  21' Report Redshaw 5'
Beeley  25'
Ellison  90+1'		 Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 5,284
Referee: Andy Woolmer
11 October 2014 12 Morecambe 1–3 Wycombe Wanderers Morecambe
15:00 Ellison  43'
Fleming 45+3'
Devitt  50'		 Report Wood 10'  52'
Hayes 15'
Scowen  46'
Jacobson 72'
Craig  84'		 Stadium: Globe Arena
Attendance: 1,710
Referee: Phil Gibbs
18 October 2014 13 Burton Albion 0–2 Morecambe Burton upon Trent
15:00 Report Fleming  56'
Ellison 59'
Kenyon 61'
Barkhuizen  85'		 Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 2,560
Referee: Carl Boyeson
21 October 2014 14 Morecambe 1–1 York City Morecambe
19:45 Redshaw 90+4' Report Montrose  39'
Coulson 77'		 Stadium: Globe Arena
Attendance: 1,346
Referee: Andy Haines
25 October 2014 15 Morecambe 0–2 Exeter City Morecambe
15:00 Report Beeley 9' (o.g.)
Nichols 89'		 Stadium: Globe Arena
Attendance: 1,787
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
31 October 2014 16 Accrington Stanley 2–1 Morecambe Accrington
19:45 Joyce 5' (pen.)
McCartan 11'
Hunt  90+1'
Aldred  90+6'		 Report Hughes  40'
Mullin 51'
Beeley  58'
Wilson  67'		 Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 1,710
Referee: Stephen Martin
15 November 2014 17 Morecambe 1–0 Bury Morecambe
15:00 Fleming  55'
Ellison 70'		 Report Cameron  81' Stadium: Globe Arena
Attendance: 2,665
Referee: David Coote
22 November 2014 18 Portsmouth 3–0 Morecambe Portsmouth
15:00 Westcarr 11'
Whatmough  19'
Bean  36'
Wallace 54', 88'		 Report Goodall  46'
Ellison  70'
Hughes  82'
Davies  84'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 14,349
Referee: Gavin Ward
29 November 2014 19 Stevenage 1–1 Morecambe Stevenage
15:00 Walton 62' (pen.)
Adams  78'		 Report Amond 85' Stadium: Lamex Stadium
Attendance: 2,464
Referee: Mark Heywood
13 December 2014 20 Morecambe 3–0 Luton Town Morecambe
15:00 Ellison 17'
Edwards  31'
Hughes 45'
Amond 81'
Ellison  86'		 Report McNulty  26'  28'
Lafayette  86'		 Stadium: Globe Arena
Attendance: 2,263
Referee: Andy D'Urso
20 December 2014 21 Shrewsbury Town 1–0 Morecambe Shrewsbury
15:00 Woods  51'
Mangan 86'		 Report Edwards  82' Stadium: Greenhous Meadow
Attendance: 4,708
Referee: Kevin Wright
26 December 2014 22 Morecambe 0–1 Carlisle United Morecambe
15:00 Report Amoo 51'
Meppen-Walter  75'
Hanford  88'
Beck  90+1'		 Stadium: Globe Arena
Attendance: 4,165
Referee: Richard Clark
28 December 2014 23 Hartlepool United 0–2 Morecambe Hartlepool
15:00 Fenwick  35'
Holden  80'		 Report Redshaw 22', 81'
Mullin  43'
Williams  90+3'
Ellison  90+4'		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 4,108
Referee: Darren Drysdale
3 January 2015 24 Morecambe 0–0 Stevenage Morecambe
15:00 Devitt  36'
Mullin  74'		 Report Henry  34'
Charles  90+4'		 Stadium: Globe Arena
Attendance: 1,530
Referee: Chris Sarginson
10 January 2015 25 Morecambe 0–0 Tranmere Rovers Morecambe
15:00 Devitt  53' Report Stadium: Globe Arena
Attendance: 2,232
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
16 January 2015 26 Cheltenham Town 1–1 Morecambe Cheltenham
19:45 Dunn 18' (pen.)
Sterling-James  90'		 Report Amond 83' (pen.) Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 2,122
Referee: Tim Robinson
24 January 2015 27 Plymouth Argyle 1–1 Morecambe Plymouth
15:00 Reid 45+3'
McHugh  88'		 Report Parrish  15'
Redshaw 52'
Goodall  80'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 6,314
Referee: Oliver Langford
31 January 2015 28 Morecambe 1–1 AFC Wimbledon Morecambe
15:00 Amond 42'
Redshaw  79'		 Report Reeves 12' Stadium: Globe Arena
Attendance: 1,841
Referee: Pat Miller
7 February 2015 29 Northampton Town 2–1 Morecambe Northampton
15:00 Byrom 1'
Richards 54'
Taylor  90+4'		 Report Devitt 41'
Hughes  69'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,307
Referee: Robert Lewis
10 February 2015 30 Morecambe 2–1 Mansfield Town Morecambe
19:45 Mullin 17'
Ellison 24'
Fleming  51'		 Report Heslop 27'  62'
McGuire  37'		 Stadium: Globe Arena
Attendance: 1,156
Referee: Darren Bond
15 February 2015 31 Morecambe 2–3 Dagenham & Redbridge Morecambe
13:00 Fleming 24'  82'
Edwards  47'
Redshaw 90+5'		 Report Howell 1'
Obileye 48'
Cureton 52'		 Stadium: Globe Arena
Attendance: 1,351
Referee: Tony Harrington
21 February 2015 32 Newport County 0–1 Morecambe Newport
15:00 Jackson  64'
Zebroski  82'		 Report Redshaw 8'
Parrish  39'		 Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 2,883
Referee: Andy D'Urso
28 February 2015 33 Morecambe 0–2 Cambridge United Morecambe
15:00 Wilson  61'
Edwards  76'		 Report Donaldson 45'
Slew 59'
Harrold  61'
Champion  85'		 Stadium: Globe Arena
Attendance: 1,593
Referee: Darren Handley
3 March 2015 34 Oxford United 1–1 Morecambe Oxford
19:45 Baldock 87' Report Ellison 11'
Fleming  43'
Beeley  80'		 Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 6,924
Referee: Fred Graham
7 March 2015 35 Luton Town 2–3 Morecambe Luton
15:00 McGeehan  5' 43'
McNulty  65'
Lawless 76'
Lee  84'
Oduwa  90+4'
Wilkinson  90+6'		 Report Redshaw 18'  67'
Wilson 29'  63'
Beeley  64'
Edwards  71'  80'
Fleming  81'
Hughes  84'
Wilkinson 86' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 8,667
Referee: Carl Berry
14 March 2015 36 Morecambe 0–1 Hartlepool United Morecambe
15:00 Report Parrish 35' (o.g.) Stadium: Globe Arena
Attendance: 1,673
Referee: Mark Haywood
17 March 2015 37 Morecambe 1–4 Shrewsbury Town Morecambe
19:45 Redshaw 28'  74'
Arestidou  49'
Drummond  62'		 Report Goldson 33'
Collins 35'
Grant  40'
Grandison 84'
Barnett 90+4'		 Stadium: Globe Arena
Attendance: 1,363
Referee: Stuart Attwell
21 March 2015 38 Carlisle United 1–1 Morecambe Carlisle
15:00 Potts 53'
Wyke  82'		 Report Redshaw  19'
Amond 78' (pen.)		 Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 4,343
Referee: Peter Bankes
28 March 2015 39 Exeter City 1–1 Morecambe Exeter
15:00 Nicholls 80'
Nichols  90+5'		 Report McGowan 17'
Kenyon  18'
Wilson  75'
Hughes  89'		 Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 3,538
Referee: Michael Bull
3 April 2015 40 Morecambe 1–1 Accrington Stanley Morecambe
15:00 Ellison 25'
Edwards  53'		 Report Jones 28'
Gornell  41'
Crooks  83'		 Stadium: Globe Arena
Attendance: 1,982
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
6 April 2015 41 Bury 1–2 Morecambe Bury
15:00 Eaves 17' Report Goodall  29'
Amond 79'
Mullin 85'		 Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 4,045
Referee: Darren Bond
11 April 2015 42 Morecambe 3–1 Portsmouth Morecambe
15:00 Kenyon 10', 69'
Amond 90+3'		 Report Chaplin 85' Stadium: Globe Arena
Attendance: 2,065
Referee: Steve Martin
14 April 2015 43 York City 2–1 Morecambe York
19:45 Zubar 34'
Penn 51'		 Report Mullin 10'
Hughes  84'		 Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 2,854
Referee: Scott Duncan
18 April 2015 44 Morecambe 1–2 Burton Albion Morecambe
15:00 Kenyon  8'
Ellison  40'
Arestidou  60'
Hughes 90'		 Report Akins 30', 60' (pen.)
Edwards  87'		 Stadium: Globe Arena
Attendance: 2,139
Referee: Keith Stroud
25 April 2015 45 Wycombe Wanderers 0–1 Morecambe High Wycombe
15:00 Amadi-Holloway  82'
Bloomfield  85'		 Report Redshaw  39'
Fleming  41'
Hughes  45+2'
Parrish  61'
Mullin 86'		 Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 5,177
Referee: Lee Collins
2 May 2015 46 Morecambe 3–1 Southend United Morecambe
15:00 Redshaw 4'
Wildig 54'
Devitt 66'		 Report Payne 10'
Deegan  30'		 Stadium: Globe Arena
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 River
15:00 Kinnear  18'
Payne 45+1'		 Report Kenyon  76'
Wright  77'		 Stadium: Crabble Athletic Ground
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 Morecambe
19:45 Report McLean 83' Stadium: Globe Arena
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 Fleetwood
19:45 Evans 12' Report Amond 28', 80'
Redshaw 34'		 Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 2,048
Referee: Chris Sarginson
7 October 2014 Second Round Bury 3–1 Morecambe Bury
19:45 Nardiello 14' (pen.), 39'
Soares  76'
Hussey  84'
Lowe  90+1' 90+4'
Rose  90+2'
Jalal  90+3'		 Report Beeley 74' Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 1,681
Referee: Graham Salisbury

Transfers

In

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

Out

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

Loans in

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

Loans out

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