2020–21 Morecambe F.C. season
The 2020–21 season is Morecambe's 14th consecutive season in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. They will also compete in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.
| 2020–21 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Co-chairmen | Graham Howse & Rod Taylor | ||
| Manager | Derek Adams | ||
| Stadium | Mazuma Stadium | ||
| League Two | 7th | ||
| FA Cup | Third Round | ||
| EFL Cup | Third Round | ||
| EFL Trophy | Group Stage (4th) | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Adam Phillips (8) Carlos Mendes Gomes (8) All: Adam Phillips (10) | ||
| Biggest win | Morecambe 4–0 Manchester United U23 18 November 2020 | ||
| Biggest defeat | Morecambe 0–7 Newcastle United 23 September 2020 | ||
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| All statistics correct as of match played 6 February 2021. | |||
Transfers
Transfers in
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 August 2020 | LB |  | Stephen Hendrie | Kilmarnock | Free transfer | [1] |
| 2 August 2020 | CB |  | Harry Davis | Grimsby Town | Free transfer | [2] |
| 3 August 2020 | CB | | Nathaniel Knight-Percival | Carlisle United | Free transfer | [3] |
| 4 August 2020 | CF |  | Liam McAlinden | Stockport County | Free transfer | [4] |
| 10 August 2020 | LM | | Ben Pringle | Gillingham | Free transfer | [5] |
| 13 August 2020 | RB | | Kelvin Mellor | Bradford City | Free transfer | [6] |
| 22 September 2020 | LB | | Liam Gibson | Newcastle United | Free transfer | [7] |
| 23 September 2020 | CB |  | Yann Songo'o | Scunthorpe United | Free transfer | [8] |
| 26 January 2021 | GK | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} | Kyle Letheren | Chesterfield | End of season | [9] |
Loans in
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2020 | GK | | Jake Turner | Newcastle United | Recalled Jan 2021 | [10] |
| 11 August 2020 | RB | | Ryan Cooney | Burnley | 30 June 2021 | [11] |
| 12 August 2020 | DM | | Adam Phillips | Burnley | 1 February 2021 | [12][13] |
| 6 January 2021 | CM |  | Brad Lyons | Blackburn Rovers | 30 June 2021 | [14] |
| 22 January 2021 | GK |  | Jökull Andrésson | Reading | 29 January 2021 | [15] |
| 1 February 2021 | DM | | Alex Denny | Salford City | End of season | [16] |
Transfers out
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2020 | CB | | Tom Brewitt |  Unattached | Released | [17] |
| 1 July 2020 | RB | | Adam Buxton | Unattached | Released | [17] |
| 1 July 2020 | LW | | Kevin Ellison | Newport County | Released | [17][18] |
| 1 July 2020 | CF | | Kyle Hawley | Stalybridge Celtic | Released | [17][19] |
| 1 July 2020 | CF | | Michael Howard | Marine | Released | [17][20] |
| 1 July 2020 | CM | | Lamin Jagne | Unattached | Released | [17] |
| 1 July 2020 | CF | | Rhys Oates | Hartlepool United | Released | [17][21] |
| 1 July 2020 | CB |  | Steven Old | East Kilbride | Rejected contract | [22][23] |
| 1 July 2020 | GK | | Barry Roche | Retired | [17] | |
| 1 July 2020 | CB | | Ritchie Sutton | Altrincham | Released | [17][24] |
| 1 July 2020 | CM | | Andrew Tutte | Bolton Wanderers | Released | [17][25] |
| 7 August 2020 | LB | | Jordan Cranston | Solihull Moors | Undisclosed | [26] |
| 11 September 2020 | LB | | Luke Conlan | AFC Fylde | Undisclosed | [27] |
Competitions
EFL League Two
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Tranmere Rovers | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 35 | 31 | +4 | 44 | Promotion to the EFL League One |
| 4 | Newport County | 25 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 36 | 27 | +9 | 43 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 5 | Exeter City | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 48 | 33 | +15 | 42 | |
| 6 | Carlisle United | 23 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 34 | 22 | +12 | 42 | |
| 7 | Morecambe | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 36 | −1 | 42 | |
| 8 | Cheltenham Town | 25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 23 | +11 | 41 | |
| 9 | Salford City | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 32 | 21 | +11 | 38 | |
| 10 | Leyton Orient | 27 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 38 | |
| 11 | Crawley Town | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 36 | 34 | +2 | 35 |
Updated to match(es) played on 6 February 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[28]
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[28]
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 |
| 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 36 | −1 | 42 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 21 | −3 |
Last updated: 6 February 2021.
Source: BBC
Results by matchday
Updated to match(es) played on 6 February 2021. Source: 11v11 for league tables and fixtures
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
Win Draw Loss Postponed
The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.[29]
| 12 September 2020 1 | Cheltenham Town | 1–2 | Morecambe | Cheltenham |
| 15:00 BST | May  28' |
Report | Davis  40'Phillips 78' (pen.)Mendes Gomes 90+1' |
Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Carl Brook |
| 19 September 2020 2 | Morecambe | 0–5 | Cambridge United | Morecambe |
| 15:00 BST | Diagouraga 58' Mendes Gomes 60' |
Report | Hoolahan 29' Turner 34' (o.g.)May 37'Mullin 54', 64' |
Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ben Speedie |
| 26 September 2020 3 | Southend United | 1–2 | Morecambe | Southend-on-Sea |
| 15:00 BST | Gibson 5' (o.g.) Taylor 15'Demetriou 37' |
Report | Phillips 33' 73' Kenyon 37'Wildig 55' |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 0 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
| 3 October 2020 4 | Morecambe | 1–0 | Port Vale | Morecambe |
| 15:00 BST | Phillips 76' (pen.) Gibson 85'O'Sullivan 90+5' |
Report | Legge 77' |
Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Bobby Madley |
| 10 October 2020 5 | Oldham Athletic | 2–3 | Morecambe | Oldham |
| 15:00 BST | McAleny 52', 90' |
Report | Wildig 42' Gibson 57'Kenyon 59'Stockton 66' |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Josh Smith |
| 17 October 2020 6 | Crawley Town | 4–0 | Morecambe | Crawley |
| 15:00 BST | Francomb 52' 54' Watters 67', 71'Frost 77' |
Report | Stadium: The People's Pension Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: John Busby |
| 20 October 2020 7 | Morecambe | 1–1 | Mansfield Town | Morecambe |
| 18:30 BST | Phillips 3' 35' Lavelle 50'Cooney 82' |
Report | Charsley 26' McLaughlin 29' |
Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Marc Edwards |
| 24 October 2020 8 | Morecambe | 1–2 | Forest Green Rovers | Morecambe |
| 15:00 BST | Leitch-Smith 19' Lavelle 21'Hendrie 64'Wildig 74'Knight-Percival 87' |
Report | Godwin-Malife 74' Young 79'Matt 83' 87' |
Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Michael Salisbury |
| 27 October 2020 9 | Carlisle United | 3–1 | Morecambe | Carlisle |
| 19:00 GMT | Songo'o 1' (o.g.) Mellish 3'Riley 37'Tanner 87'Reilly 89' |
Report | O'Sullivan 50' Songo'o 79' 81' |
Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Ross Joyce |
| 31 October 2020 10 | Tranmere Rovers | 0–1 | Morecambe | Birkenhead |
| 15:00 GMT | Khan 50' |
Report | Phillips 57' (pen.) |
Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Hicks |
| 3 November 2020 11 | Morecambe | 2–2 | Exeter City | Morecambe |
| 18:30 GMT | Mendes Gomes 41' Hendrie 45+1' |
Report | Randall 33' 65' Taylor 72' |
Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ollie Yates |
| 14 November 2020 12 | Morecambe | 1–1 | Stevenage | Morecambe |
| 15:00 GMT | Knight-Percival 8' Slew 80'Mendes Gomes 87' |
Report | Oteh 27' (pen.) 77' Hutton 59' |
Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Tom Nield |
| 21 November 2020 13 | Scunthorpe United | 1–1 | Morecambe | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00 GMT | Onariase 80' Rowe 90+5' |
Report | Wildig 90+3' Cooney 90+5' |
Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Peter Wright |
| 24 November 2020 14 | Salford City | 2–1 | Morecambe | Kersal |
| 19:00 GMT | Denny 6' Smith 10'Henderson 28'Andrade 36'Hunter 41', 44'Elliott 86' |
Report | Lavelle 40' Stockton 54'Songo'o 60'Cooney 90+3' |
Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Neil Hair |
| 1 December 2020 15 | Morecambe | 1–0 | Barrow | Morecambe |
| 18:30 GMT | Mendes Gomes 12' Davis 25'Songo'o 70' |
Report | Hird  15' |
Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Thomas Bramall |
| 5 December 2020 16 | Newport County | 2–1 | Morecambe | Newport |
| 15:00 GMT | Amond 11' Dolan 83' (pen.) |
Report | Davis 30' Mendes Gomes 32'Hendrie 34'Phillips 68'  82' |
Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 0 Referee: Sam Purkiss |
| 12 December 2020 17 | Morecambe | 1–0 | Harrogate Town | Morecambe |
| 15:00 GMT | Wildig 56' 84' Halstead 89' |
Report | Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ollie Yates |
| 15 December 2020 18 | Morecambe | 2–1 | Leyton Orient | Morecambe |
| 18:30 GMT | Davis 11' Lavelle 56' 78'Mendes Gomes 73'Songo'o 86'Leitch-Smith 90+3' |
Report | Johnson 18' Angol 44'Clay 68'Sotiriou 86'Vigouroux 89' |
Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 0 |
| 19 December 2020 19 | Colchester United | 1–2 | Morecambe | Colchester |
| 15:00 GMT | Stockton 24' (o.g.) |
Report | O'Sullivan 8' Cooney 23'Songo'o 61'Mendes Gomes 90+2' |
Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium Attendance: 1,094 Referee: Sam Allison |
| 26 December 2020 20 | Morecambe | 3–1 | Grimsby Town | Morecambe |
| 15:00 GMT | Stockton 45' Songo'o 56'Mendes Gomes 58', 71'Phillips 90+3' |
Report | Pollock 21' |
Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Declan Bourne |
| 16 January 2021 21 | Leyton Orient | 2–0 | Morecambe | Leyton |
| 15:00 GMT | Sotiriou 60' Angol 83', 90+2'Knight-Percival 88' (o.g.) |
Report | Lyons 90+1' |
Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Brett Huxtable |
| 19 January 2021 22 | Morecambe | 1–1 | Walsall | Morecambe |
| 19:00 GMT | Stockton 40' Lavelle 79'Mendes Gomes 80'Hendrie 88'Derek Adams |
Report | Gordon 37' Jules 40' |
Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
| 23 January 2021 23 | Morecambe | 3–0 | Colchester United | Morecambe |
| 15:00 GMT | Phillips 46' Hendrie 55'Diagouraga 58'O'Sullivan 80' |
Report | Pell 60' |
Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Robert Lewis |
| 26 January 2021 24 | Exeter City | 0–2 | Morecambe | Exeter |
| 18:00 GMT | Maxted 8' |
Report | Phillips 9' (pen.), 56' Stockton 66'Diagouraga 85'Cooney 90+2' |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Hicks |
FA Cup
The draw for the first round was made on Monday 26, October.[30] The second round draw was revealed on Monday, 9 November by Danny Cowley.[31] The third round draw was made on 30th November, with Premier League and EFL Championship clubs all entering the competition.[32]
Win Draw Loss
| 8 November 2020 First Round | Maldon & Tiptree | 0–1 | Morecambe | Maldon |
| 12:45 GMT | McNamara 42' Stokes 90+1' |
Report | Phillips 43' (pen.) Knight-Percival 69' |
Stadium: Wallace Binder Attendance: 0 Referee: Will Finnie |
| 28 November 2020 Second Round | Morecambe | 4–2 (a.e.t.) | Solihull Moors | Morecambe |
| 12:30 GMT | Wildig 22' Lavelle 49'Stockton 53', 59', 107'O'Sullivan 95' 106'Songo'o 100'Davis 102' |
Report | Hudlin 19' Hancox 45+3'Gleeson 49'Cranston 69'Williams 73'Ward 90+3'Coxe 107' |
Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ben Speedie |
| 10 January 2021 Third Round | Chelsea | 4–0 | Morecambe | Fulham |
| 13:30 GMT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren England |
EFL Cup
Win Draw Loss
The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson.[33] The draw for both the second and third round were confirmed on September 6, live on Sky Sports by Phil Babb.[34]
| 5 September 2020 First round | Grimsby Town | 1–1 (3–4 p) | Morecambe | Cleethorpes |
| 15:00 BST | Green 34' |
Report | Phillips 7' Slew 44' |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
| Penalties | ||||
Pollock  Tilley  Preston Edwards McKeown |
Kenyon McAlinden Hendrie Pringle O'Sullivan |
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| 15 September 2020 Second round | Morecambe | 1–0 | Oldham Athletic | Morecambe |
| 19:45 BST | Wildig 22' Kenyon 30' |
Report | Badan 38' Hamer 60'Garrity 62'Whelan 73'Grant 90' |
Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ben Toner |
| 23 September 2020 Third round | Morecambe | 0–7 | Newcastle United | Morecambe |
| 19:45 BST | Diagouraga 33' |
Report | Joelinton 5', 31' Almirón 20'Murphy 27'Hayden 45+2'Lascelles 51'Lavelle 90+1' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
EFL Trophy
Win Draw Loss
The regional group stage draw was confirmed on 18 August.[35]
| Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L2 | Salford City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 6 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | ACA | Manchester United U21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 5 | |
| 3 | L1 | Rochdale | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | L2 | Morecambe | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 |
Source: EFL.com
| 8 September 2020 Group stage | Morecambe | 1–2 | Rochdale | Morecambe |
| 19:45 BST | Lavelle 23' 55' O'Sullivan 62' |
Report | Tavares 86' Newby 90+3' |
Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Samuel Barrott |
| 29 September 2020 Group stage | Salford City | 2–0 | Morecambe | Salford |
| 19:45 BST | Wilson 44' Thomas-Asante 75'Touray 79'Hunter 90+2' |
Report | Knight-Percival 1' Hendrie 43' |
Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: James Bell |
| 18 November 2020 Group stage | Morecambe | 4–0 | Manchester United U21 | Morecambe |
| 18:30 GMT | Cooney 24', 28' Davis 34'Price 62'Hendrie 90+4' |
Report | Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
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