2019–20 Morecambe F.C. season

Morecambe 2019–20 football season

Morecambe

2019–20 season

Co-chairmen

Graham Howse & Rod Taylor

Managers

Jim Bentley
(up to 28 October 2019)^[1]
Derek Adams
(from 7 November 2019)^[2]^{[n 1]}

Stadium

Globe Arena

League Two

22nd

FA Cup

First round

EFL Cup

Second round

EFL Trophy

Group Stage (3rd)

Top goalscorer

League:
Cole Stockton (5)
Lewis Alessandra (5)
All:
Cole Stockton (6)

Highest home attendance

3,899 v Bradford City
12 October 2019

Lowest home attendance

514 v Wolverhampton Wanderers U23
1 October 2019

Average home league attendance

2,264

Biggest win

Morecambe 3–1 Carlisle United
12 November 2019
Walsall 0–2 Morecambe
28 January 2020
Morecambe 2–0 Macclesfield Town
11 February 2020

Biggest defeat

Crewe Alexandra 5–0 Morecambe
23 November 2019

Home colours

Away colours

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2020–21 →

All statistics correct as of match played 7 March 2020.

The 2019–20 season was Morecambe's 96th season since formation and their 13th consecutive season in League Two, the fourth tier of English football.^[4] They finished 22nd in League Two, and also competed in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy, where they were eliminated in the first round, second round and group stage respectively.

Pre-season

The Shrimps have announced they will face FC United of Manchester, Bamber Bridge, Barrow, Everton U23s, Marine and Accrington Stanley as part of their pre-season preparations.^[5]^[6]^[7]

F.C. United of Manchester v Morecambe

9 July 2019 (2019-07-09) Friendly	F.C. United of Manchester	3–0	Morecambe	Moston
19:45 BST	Myers 38' Ennis 68' Sharp 86'	Report		Stadium: Broadhurst Park Attendance: 536 Referee: Leigh Edmunds^[8]

Bamber Bridge v Morecambe

13 July 2019 (2019-07-13) Friendly	Bamber Bridge	0–2	Morecambe	Bamber Bridge
15:00 BST		Report	Stockton 26', 53'	Stadium: Sir Tom Finney Stadium Attendance: 360 Referee: Dean Watson

Barrow v Morecambe

16 July 2019 (2019-07-16) Friendly	Barrow	2–0	Morecambe	Barrow-in-Furness
19:45 BST	Roche 61' (o.g.) Kay 84'	Report		Stadium: Progression Solicitors Stadium Attendance: 704 Referee: Marc Edwards

Everton U23 v Morecambe

20 July 2019 (2019-07-20) Friendly	Everton U23	1–3	Morecambe	Halewood
15:00 BST	Mampala	Report	Cranston Oates	Stadium: USM Finch Farm Attendance: 0

Marine v Morecambe

25 July 2019 (2019-07-25) Friendly	Marine	0–4	Morecambe	Crosby
19:30 BST		Report	Alessandra 35' O'Sullivan 83' (pen.) Jagne 88' Ellison 90'	Stadium: Marine Travel Arena Attendance: 213^[9] Referee: Ben Atkinson^[10]

Accrington Stanley v Morecambe

27 July 2019 (2019-07-27) Friendly	Accrington Stanley	2–0	Morecambe	Leyland
15:00 BST	Bishop 57' McConville 64'	Report		Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 448^[11] Referee: Jeremy Simpson^[12]

Competitions

League Two

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Promotion, qualification or relegation
17	Leyton Orient	36	10	12	14	47	55	−8	42	1.17
18	Carlisle United	37	10	12	15	39	56	−17	42	1.14
19	Oldham Athletic	37	9	14	14	44	57	−13	41	1.11
20	Scunthorpe United	37	10	10	17	44	56	−12	40	1.08
21	Mansfield Town	36	9	11	16	48	55	−7	38	1.06
22	Morecambe	37	7	11	19	35	60	−25	32	0.86
23	Stevenage	36	3	13	20	24	50	−26	22	0.61	Reprieved from relegation^[a]
24	Macclesfield Town (R)	37	7	15	15	32	47	−15	19^[b]	0.51^[b]	Relegation to the National League

Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points per game; 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^[20]
(R) Relegated
Notes:

^ As a result of Bury's expulsion from League One, only one team is relegated to maintain League Two at 24 teams.^[13]
^ Macclesfield Town deducted four points for failing to both pay their players' wages and to fulfil a fixture, reduced from six points after appeal.^[14]^[15] A further seven-point deduction was given for failing to play December's match against Plymouth Argyle.^[16] A further two-point deduction was given for breaches of regulations over non-payment of wages.^[17] On 3 July the EFL appealed against the independent disciplinary panel's sanctions on Macclesfield.^[18] A further four points were deducted on 11 August 2020, resulting in Macclesfield Town being relegated. Stevenage reprieved^[19]

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
37	7	11	19	35	60	−25	32	4	8	6	20	23	−3	3	3	13	15	37	−22

Last updated: 7 March 2020.
Source: BBC

Results by matchday

Updated to match(es) played on 7 March 2020. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; V = Void

Matches

On Thursday, 20 June 2019, the EFL League Two fixtures were revealed.^[21]

Morecambe v Grimsby Town

3 August 2019 (2019-08-03) 1	Morecambe	0–2	Grimsby Town	Morecambe
15:00 BST	Old 56' Kenyon 59' Alessandra 73'	Report	Green 58' Whitehouse 68' Clifton 74' Wright 90+7'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 2,872 Referee: Darren Handley

Mansfield Town v Morecambe

10 August 2019 (2019-08-10) 2	Mansfield Town	2–2	Morecambe	Mansfield
15:00 BST	Preston 36' 82' Maynard 39' Rose 72' Cook 90+3'	Report	Lavelle 4' Alessandra 21' Tutte 28' Buxton 50'	Stadium: One Call Stadium Attendance: 4,465 Referee: Christopher Pollard

Morecambe v Cheltenham Town

17 August 2019 (2019-08-17) 3	Morecambe	0–0	Cheltenham Town	Morecambe
15:00 BST	Roche 79'	Report	Long 58'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,692 Referee: David Rock

Macclesfield Town v Morecambe

20 August 2019 (2019-08-20) 4	Macclesfield Town	0–1	Morecambe	Macclesfield
19:45 BST	Welch-Hayes 58' Vassell 82'	Report	Alessandra 52' Sutton 65' O'Sullivan 70' Brewitt 85'	Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 1,862 Referee: Paul Marsden

Morecambe v Exeter City

24 August 2019 (2019-08-24) 5	Morecambe	2–3	Exeter City	Morecambe
15:00 BST	Alessandra 45+4', 63' Lavelle 80' 90+1'	Report	Taylor 21' Martin 25' Law 85'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,517 Referee: Tom Nield

Swindon Town v Morecambe

31 August 2019 (2019-08-31) 6	Swindon Town	3–1	Morecambe	Swindon
15:00 BST	Doyle 5', 21' Yates 17'	Report	Alessandra 13'	Stadium: The Energy Check County Ground Attendance: 6,877 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Morecambe v Salford City

7 September 2019 (2019-09-07) 7	Morecambe	2–2	Salford City	Morecambe
15:00 BST	Miller 48' Alessandra 50' Conlan 61'	Report	Lloyd 15', 66'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 2,778 Referee: Josh Smith

Scunthorpe United v Morecambe

14 September 2019 (2019-09-14) 8	Scunthorpe United	3–0	Morecambe	Scunthorpe
15:00 BST	Brown 8' Proctor 25' van Veen 33' Lund 41'	Report		Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 3,017 Referee: Nick Kinseley

Morecambe v Walsall

17 September 2019 (2019-09-17) 9	Morecambe	0–1	Walsall	Morecambe
19:45 BST	Old 79'	Report	Sinclair 4' Liddle 54'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,616 Referee: James Oldham

Oldham Athletic v Morecambe

21 September 2019 (2019-09-21) 10	Oldham Athletic	3–1	Morecambe	Oldham
15:00 BST	Maouche 33' Segbé Azankpo 51' Smith 89'	Report	Miller 78'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 3,305 Referee: Leigh Doughty

Morecambe v Northampton Town

28 September 2019 (2019-09-28) 11	Morecambe	2–2	Northampton Town	Morecambe
15:00 BST	Tanner 30' Buxton 72' Ellison 90+3' 90+3'	Report	Turnbull 21', 37' 86' Goode 29' Hoskins 79'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 2,245 Referee: Martin Coy

Port Vale v Morecambe

5 October 2019 (2019-10-05) 12	Port Vale	3–1	Morecambe	Burslem
15:00 BST	Joyce 49' Pope 68', 90' Crookes 73'	Report	O'Sullivan 18' Cranston 32' Brewitt 45+1' Alessandra 48' Lavelle 76'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 4,485 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Morecambe v Bradford City

12 October 2019 (2019-10-12) 13	Morecambe	1–2	Bradford City	Morecambe
15:00 BST	Brewitt 90+4'	Report	Akpan 47' Oteh 78'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 3,899 Referee: Christopher Sarginson

Colchester United v Morecambe

19 October 2019 (2019-10-19) 14	Colchester United	0–1	Morecambe	Colchester
15:00 BST	Nouble 85' Jackson 90+6'	Report	Brewitt 48' Stockton 66' Ellison 90+6'	Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium Attendance: 3,011 Referee: Trevor Kettle

Morecambe v Forest Green Rovers

22 October 2019 (2019-10-22) 15	Morecambe	0–2	Forest Green Rovers	Morecambe
19:45 BST	Alessandra 69' 90'	Report	Aitchison 75' Shephard 87' 90+4'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,658 Referee: Matt Donohue

Stevenage v Morecambe

26 October 2019 (2019-10-26) 16	Stevenage	1–0	Morecambe	Stevenage
15:00 BST	Vancooten 69' Cuthbert 82' Watts 85'	Report	Brewitt 51' Lavelle 87'	Stadium: The Lamex Stadium Attendance: 2,288 Referee: Kevin Johnson

Morecambe v Leyton Orient

2 November 2019 (2019-11-02) 17	Morecambe	1–0	Leyton Orient	Morecambe
15:00 GMT	Tutte 60' Leitch-Smith 74' Wildig 79' Alessandra 90'	Report	Happe 61'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 2,691 Referee: Paul Marsden

Crawley Town v Morecambe

16 November 2019 (2019-11-16) 18	Crawley Town	1–1	Morecambe	Crawley
15:00 GMT	Lubala 44' (pen.)	Report	Stockton 42' 81' Conlan 72'	Stadium: The People's Pension Stadium Attendance: 2,079 Referee: Antony Coggins

Crewe Alexandra v Morecambe

23 November 2019 (2019-11-23) 19	Crewe Alexandra	5–0	Morecambe	Crewe
15:00 GMT	Finney 22', 90+1' Lowery 31' Kirk 38' Wintle 58'	Report	Lavelle 34'	Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 4,149 Referee: Martin Coy

Morecambe v Carlisle United

7 December 2019 (2019-12-07) 20	Morecambe	1–1	Carlisle United	Morecambe
15:00 GMT	Alessandra 33' O'Sullivan 50' Conlan 57'	Report	Hope 29' 47' Branthwaite 61'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 3,126 Referee: Darren Handley

Plymouth Argyle v Morecambe

14 December 2019 (2019-12-14) 21	Plymouth Argyle	3–0	Morecambe	Plymouth
15:00 GMT	J. Grant 19' Cooper 44' Sarcevic 45+2' (pen.) C. Grant 90+1'	Report	Brewitt 9' Sutton 42'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 9,174 Referee: Brett Huxtable

Morecambe v Newport County

21 December 2019 (2019-12-21) 22	Morecambe	2–1	Newport County	Morecambe
15:00 GMT	O'Sullivan 41' 80' Stockton 68'	Report	Labadie 14' McNamara 45+4'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 2,161 Referee: Paul Marsden

Morecambe v Oldham Athletic

26 December 2019 (2019-12-26) 23	Morecambe	1–2	Oldham Athletic	Morecambe
15:00 GMT	Mendes Gomes 47'	Report	Segbé Azankpo 30' Sylla 75' McCann 90+6'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 2,797 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Cambridge United v Morecambe

29 December 2019 (2019-12-29) 24	Cambridge United	1–0	Morecambe	Cambridge
15:00 GMT	Roles 57'	Report	Kenyon 54'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 4,086 Referee: Will Finnie

Bradford City v Morecambe

1 January 2020 (2020-01-01) 25	Bradford City	1–0	Morecambe	Bradford
15:00 GMT	O'Connor 68' Vaughan 72' Oteh 80'	Report	Conlan 45+2'	Stadium: The Utilita Energy Stadium Attendance: 14,111 Referee: Andy Haines

Morecambe v Colchester United

11 January 2020 (2020-01-11) 26	Morecambe	1–1	Colchester United	Morecambe
15:00 GMT	Phillips 69' Diagouraga 73'	Report	Clampin 21' Nouble 35' Poku 60' Jackson 75' 83' Pell 90'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,593 Referee: Robert Lewis

Morecambe v Port Vale

14 January 2020 (2020-01-14) 27	Morecambe	2–1	Port Vale	Morecambe
19:45 GMT	Old 6' Stockton 12' Kenyon 76'	Report	Legge 28' Gibbons 71'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,639 Referee: Marc Edwards

Northampton Town v Morecambe

18 January 2020 (2020-01-18) 28	Northampton Town	4–1	Morecambe	Sixfields
15:00 GMT	Anderson 28' Watson 45+1' Adams 55' Lines 75'	Report	Phillips 64'	Stadium: The PTS Academy Stadium Attendance: 4,761 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Morecambe v Cambridge United

25 January 2020 (2020-01-25) 29	Morecambe	1–1	Cambridge United	Morecambe
15:00 GMT	Phillips 46' 55' Slew 59' Cooney 90+2'	Report	Lewis 25' Maris 36' Knibbs 68'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 2,019 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Walsall v Morecambe

28 January 2020 (2020-01-28) 30	Walsall	0–2	Morecambe	Walsall
19:45 GMT	Gordon 45'	Report	Slew 45' Old 68' Mendes Gomes 77' 90+6' Mbulu 89'	Stadium: Banks's Stadium Attendance: 3,554 Referee: Ross Joyce

Cheltenham Town v Morecambe

1 February 2020 (2020-02-01) 31	Cheltenham Town	2–1	Morecambe	Cheltenham
15:00 GMT	Thomas 32' (pen.) May 35' Raglan 44' Varney 64' Broom 90+2' Doyle-Hayes 90+6'	Report	Kenyon 71' Leitch-Smith 84' Wildig 87' Stockton 90+8'	Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium Attendance: 3,044 Referee: David Rock

Morecambe v Mansfield Town

8 February 2020 (2020-02-08) 32	Morecambe	1–1	Mansfield Town	Morecambe
15:00 GMT	Kenyon 85'	Report	Watts 49' Riley 60'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,965 Referee: Scott Oldham

Morecambe v Macclesfield Town

11 February 2020 (2020-02-11) 33	Morecambe	2–0	Macclesfield Town	Morecambe
19:45 GMT	Diagouraga 18' Wildig 35'	Report		Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,611 Referee: Michael Salisbury

Grimsby Town v Morecambe

15 February 2020 (2020-02-15) 34	Grimsby Town	2–1	Morecambe	Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT	Hanson 69' Benson 86'	Report	Phillips 90+2'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 4,704 Referee: Trevor Kettle

Carlisle United v Morecambe

22 February 2020 (2020-02-22) 35	Carlisle United	2–2	Morecambe	Carlisle
15:00 GMT	Patrick 45' Watt 51' Anderton 59' Hayden 65' Webster 90+5'	Report	Stockton 18' Wildig 24' Cranston 85'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 4,679 Referee: Peter Wright

Morecambe v Crewe Alexandra

29 February 2020 (2020-02-29) 36	Morecambe	1–1	Crewe Alexandra	Morecambe
15:00 GMT	Wildig 55' 68' Phillips 90+4'	Report	Ng 47'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 2,872 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Newport County v Morecambe

7 March 2020 (2020-03-07) 37	Newport County	1–0	Morecambe	Newport
15:00 GMT	Gorman 26' 69' Dolan 90+5'	Report	Slew 26' Bradbury 90+7'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,048 Referee: Neil Hair

Coronavirus Suspension

On 13 March 2020, all professional football in England was suspended until at least 3 April 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[22] Six days later, the suspension was extended to at least 30 April 2020.^[23] On 3 April 2020, the suspension was extended indefinitely.^[24]

On 11 May 2020, the Government released a document that stated that sport would not be able to resume before 1 June 2020 at the earliest, and only behind closed doors.^[25]

On 15 May 2020, the League Two clubs voted to end the season early,^[26] a decision that was ratified on 9 June.^[27]

This left Morecambe in 22nd place on 0.86 points per game, and safe to take their place in League Two for the 2020–21 season.

Morecambe v Plymouth Argyle

14 March 2020 (2020-03-14) 38	Morecambe	Void	Plymouth Argyle	Morecambe
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Globe Arena

Forest Green Rovers v Morecambe

17 March 2020 (2020-03-17) 39	Forest Green Rovers	Void	Morecambe	Nailsworth
19:45 GMT				Stadium: The New Lawn

Morecambe v Stevenage

21 March 2020 (2020-03-21) 40	Morecambe	Void	Stevenage	Morecambe
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Globe Arena

Leyton Orient v Morecambe

28 March 2020 (2020-03-28) 41	Leyton Orient	Void	Morecambe	Leyton
15:00 GMT				Stadium: The Breyer Group Stadium

Morecambe v Crawley Town

4 April 2020 (2020-04-04) 42	Morecambe	Void	Crawley Town	Morecambe
15:00 BST				Stadium: Globe Arena

Exeter City v Morecambe

10 April 2020 (2020-04-10) 43	Exeter City	Void	Morecambe	Exeter
15:00 BST				Stadium: St James Park

Morecambe v Swindon Town

13 April 2020 (2020-04-13) 44	Morecambe	Void	Swindon Town	Morecambe
15:00 BST				Stadium: Globe Arena

Salford City v Morecambe

18 April 2020 (2020-04-18) 45	Salford City	Void	Morecambe	Salford
15:00 BST				Stadium: The Peninsula Stadium

Morecambe v Scunthorpe United

25 April 2020 (2020-04-25) 46	Morecambe	Void	Scunthorpe United	Morecambe
15:00 BST				Stadium: Globe Arena

FA Cup

The draw for the first round proper was made on 21 October 2019 by Karen Carney (home teams) and Jermaine Beckford (away teams).^[28]

Blackpool v Morecambe

9 November 2019 (2019-11-09) First round	Blackpool	4–1	Morecambe	Blackpool
15:00 GMT	Delfouneso 9' Gnanduillet 24' Virtue-Thick 45' Kaikai 84'	Report	O'Sullivan 27' Conlan 35' Stockton 45+2' Tanner 49' Wildig 53'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 5,371 Referee: Ross Joyce

EFL Cup

The first round draw was made on 20 June.^[29] The second round draw was made on 13 August 2019 following the conclusion of all but one first-round matches.^[30]

Mansfield Town v Morecambe

13 August 2019 (2019-08-13) First round	Mansfield Town	2–2 (5–6 p)	Morecambe	Mansfield
19:45 BST	Smith 5' Pearce 57' Sterling-James 68' Rose 81'	Report	Oates 7' Old 18', 59' Conlan 22' Tanner 32' Halstead 79'	Stadium: One Call Stadium Attendance: 1,884 Referee: Robert Lewis
	Penalties
	Khan Sterling-James Benning Rose Pearce Tomlinson Smith Sweeney		Miller Cranston O'Sullivan Lavelle Buxton Kenyon Brewitt Old
Note: Morecambe went first in the shootout.

Burton Albion v Morecambe

27 August 2019 (2019-08-27) Second round	Burton Albion	4–0	Morecambe	Burton upon Trent
19:45 BST	Daniel 19' Boyce 34', 45+2', 74' Edwards 51'	Report	Brewitt 58'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

EFL Trophy

On 9 July 2019, the pre-determined group stage draw was announced with Invited clubs to be drawn on 12 July 2019.^[31]

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L1	Blackpool	3	2	0	0	1	7	3	+4	6	Advance to Round 2
2	ACA	Wolverhampton Wanderers U21	3	1	1	0	1	6	5	+1	5	Advance to Round 2
3	L2	Morecambe	3	1	0	1	1	6	8	−2	4
4	L2	Carlisle United	3	1	0	0	2	5	8	−3	3

Source: EFL.com

Blackpool v Morecambe

3 September 2019 (2019-09-03) Group Stage	Blackpool	5–1	Morecambe	Blackpool
19:30 BST	Heneghan 4' Nottingham 45+1' Hardie 51' Kaikai 89' Nuttall 90+1'	Report	Ellison 22' Sutton 84'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 2,319 Referee: Marc Edwards

Morecambe v Wolverhampton Wanderers U23

1 October 2019 (2019-10-01) Group Stage	Morecambe	2–2 (4–5 p)	Wolverhampton Wanderers U23	Morecambe
19:45 BST	Brewitt 25' Buxton 62' Oates 77' Howard 81'	Report	Watt 23' Samuels 29' Taylor 37' Buur 68'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 514 Referee: Ross Joyce
	Penalties
	Cranston Buxton O'Sullivan Old Howard Mendes Gomes		Watt Perry Sanderson Dai Wai-tsun Samuels

Morecambe v Carlisle United

12 November 2019 (2019-11-12) Group Stage	Morecambe	3–1	Carlisle United	Morecambe
19:45 GMT	Tutte 61' (pen.) Wildig 67' Conlan 90+1'	Report	Branthwaite 26'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 802 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2019	CB	Tom Brewitt	AFC Fylde	Free transfer	^[32]
1 July 2019	RB	Adam Buxton	Tranmere Rovers	Free transfer	^[33]
1 July 2019	CF	Michael Howard	Preston North End	Free transfer	^[34]
1 July 2019	CF	Cole Stockton	Tranmere Rovers	Free transfer	^[35]
2 July 2019	RM	John O'Sullivan	Blackpool	Free transfer	^[36]
25 July 2019	RW	Lewis Alessandra	Notts County	Free transfer	^[37]
25 July 2019	AM	Joe Lynch	Crewe Alexandra	Free transfer	^[38]
2 January 2020	DM	Toumani Diagouraga	Swindon Town	Free transfer	^[39]
2 January 2020	CF	Jordan Slew	Ashton United	Free transfer	^[40]
24 January 2020	CB	Christian Mbulu	Crewe Alexandra	Free transfer	^[41]

Loans in

Date	Position	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
24 July 2019	CF	Shaun Miller	Crewe Alexandra	30 June 2020	^[42]
12 August 2019	RB	George Tanner	Manchester United	24 January 2020	^[43]^[44]
2 January 2020	RB	Ryan Cooney	Burnley	30 June 2020	^[45]
2 January 2020	DM	Adam Phillips	Burnley	30 June 2020	^[45]
15 January 2020	GK	Christoffer Mafoumbi	Blackpool	30 June 2020	^[46]
31 January 2020	CF	Harvey Bradbury	Millwall	30 June 2020	^[47]

Loans out

Date	Position	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
30 December 2019	DM	Tyler Brownsword	Colne	30 January 2020	^[48]
11 January 2020	CF	Kyle Hawley	FC United of Manchester	February 2020	^[49]
14 February 2020	CF	Michael Howard	Marine	30 June 2020	^[50]
3 March 2020	RB	Adam Buxton	York City	30 June 2020	^[51]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2019	SS	Adam Campbell	Darlington	Released	^[52]^[53]
1 July 2019	RW	Aaron Collins	Forest Green Rovers	Free transfer	^[54]
1 July 2019	CM	Ben Hedley	Bradford (Park Avenue)	Released	^[52]^[55]
1 July 2019	RB	Zak Mills	Oldham Athletic	Free transfer	^[56]
1 July 2019	CF	Vadaine Oliver	Northampton Town	Released	^[52]^[57]
1 July 2019	RB	James Sinclair	Oskarshamns	Released	^[52]^[58]
1 July 2019	GK	Dawid Szczepaniak	Wrexham	Released	^[52]^[59]
5 July 2019	FW	Kai Herbert	Huddersfield Town	Undisclosed	^[60]
10 January 2020	AM	Joe Lynch	Free agent	Mutual consent	^[61]
23 January 2020	RW	Lewis Alessandra	Carlisle United	Mutual consent	^[62]^[63]

Footnotes

^ Kevin Ellison and Barry Roche served as joint caretaker player managers in the intervening period, and also took charge of the FA Cup tie at Blackpool on 9 November 2019.^[3]

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v t e Morecambe Football Club
Club	Club Seasons Players Managers Christie Park Mazuma Stadium
Seasons	2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
Matches	1974 FA Trophy final 2007 Conference Play-off final 2021 League Two Play-off final

2019–20 in English men's football

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2020–21 »

National teams

Senior (UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying)
U21 (UEFA Euro 2021 qualifying)
U19 (UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying)
U17 (UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying)

League
competitions

Level 1	Premier League
Levels 2–4	English Football League (Championship, League One, League Two, play-offs)
Levels 5–6	National League (National, North, South)
Levels 7–8	Isthmian League (Premier, North, South Central, South East) Northern Premier League (Premier, North West, South East) Southern League (Premier Central, Premier South, One Central, One South)
Levels 9–10	Combined Counties League (Premier, One) East Midlands Counties League (level 10 only) Eastern Counties League (Premier, One North, One South) Essex Senior League (level 9 only) Hellenic League (Premier, One East, One West) Midland League (Premier, One) Northern Counties East League (Premier, One) Northern League (One, Two) North West Counties League (Premier, One North, One South) Southern Combination League (Premier, One) Southern Counties East League (Premier, One) South West Peninsula League (Premier East, Premier West - level 10 only) Spartan South Midlands League (Premier, One) United Counties League (Premier, One) Wessex League (Premier, One) Western League (Premier, One) West Midlands (Regional) League (Premier - level 10 only)

Cup competitions

FA cups	FA Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final) FA Community Shield FA Trophy (Final) FA Vase (Final)
EFL cups	EFL Cup (Final) EFL Trophy (Final)

Youth competitions

Under-23	Professional U23 Development League Premier League Cup
Under-18	Professional U18 Development League FA Youth Cup

Club seasons
Premier League	Arsenal Aston Villa Bournemouth Brighton & Hove Albion Burnley Chelsea Crystal Palace Everton Leicester City Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Newcastle United Norwich City Sheffield United Southampton Tottenham Hotspur Watford West Ham United Wolverhampton Wanderers
Championship	Barnsley Birmingham City Blackburn Rovers Brentford Bristol City Cardiff City Charlton Athletic Derby County Fulham Huddersfield Town Hull City Leeds United Luton Town Middlesbrough Millwall Nottingham Forest Preston North End Queens Park Rangers Reading Sheffield Wednesday Stoke City Swansea City West Bromwich Albion Wigan Athletic
League One	Accrington Stanley AFC Wimbledon Blackpool Bolton Wanderers Bristol Rovers Burton Albion Bury Coventry City Doncaster Rovers Fleetwood Town Gillingham Ipswich Town Lincoln City Milton Keynes Dons Oxford United Peterborough United Portsmouth Rochdale Rotherham United Shrewsbury Town Southend United Sunderland Tranmere Rovers Wycombe Wanderers
League Two	Bradford City Cambridge United Carlisle United Cheltenham Town Colchester United Crawley Town Crewe Alexandra Exeter City Forest Green Rovers Grimsby Town Leyton Orient Mansfield Town Macclesfield Town Morecambe Newport County Northampton Town Oldham Athletic Plymouth Argyle Port Vale Salford City Scunthorpe United Stevenage Swindon Town Walsall