2018–19 Morecambe F.C. season

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Morecambe F.C.
2018–19 season
Chairmen Peter McGuigan
(up to 30 October 2018)[1]
Graham Howse & Rod Taylor
(co-chairmen from 10 November 2018)[2]
Manager Jim Bentley
Stadium Globe Arena
League Two 18th
FA Cup First round
EFL Cup First round
EFL Trophy Group Stage (4th)
Top goalscorer Aaron Collins (8)
Highest home attendance 3,749 v Carlisle United
1 January 2019
Lowest home attendance 512 v Stoke City U23
9 October 2018
Average home league attendance 2,033
Biggest win Morecambe 4–0 Cheltenham Town
22 April 2019
Biggest defeat Crewe Alexandra 6–0 Morecambe
4 August 2018
Home colours
Away colours
All statistics correct as of match played 4 May 2019.

The 2018–19 season was Morecambe's 12th consecutive season in League Two, the fourth tier of English football.[3] They finished 18th in League Two, and also competed in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy. They were eliminated in the first round of the FA Cup and the EFL Cup, and in the Group stage of the EFL Trophy.

The season page covers the period between 1 July 2018 and 30 June 2019.

Competitions

Pre-season friendlies

Morecambe revealed pre-season friendlies against Bamber Bridge, Alfreton Town, Chorley, Chester and Fleetwood Town.[4]

League Two

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
16 Cheltenham Town 46 15 12 19 57 68 −11 57
17 Grimsby Town 46 16 8 22 45 56 −11 56
18 Morecambe 46 14 12 20 54 70 −16 54
19 Crawley Town 46 15 8 23 51 68 −17 53
20 Port Vale 46 12 13 21 39 55 −16 49
Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results [5]

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
46 14 12 20 54 70  −16 54 8 5 10 33 31  +2 6 7 10 21 39  −18

Last updated: 4 May 2019.
Source: BBC

Results by matchday

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Matches

On 21 June 2018, the League Two fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[6][7]

FA Cup

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The first round draw was made live on BBC by Dennis Wise and Dion Dublin on 22 October.[9]

EFL Cup

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On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made in Vietnam.[10]

EFL Trophy

On 13 July 2018, the initial group stage draw bar the U21 invited clubs was announced.[11]

2018–19 EFL Trophy
Country  England
 Wales
Teams 64

The 2018–19 EFL Trophy, known as the Checkatrade Trophy for sponsorship reasons, is the 36th season in the history of the competition, a knock-out tournament for English football clubs in League One and League Two of the English football system, and also including 16 Premier League and Championship "B teams" with Category One status.

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2018 CM England Lamin Jagne Free agent N/A [12]
1 July 2018 CF Spain Carlos Mendes Gomes West Didsbury & Chorlton Free transfer [12]
1 July 2018 RB England Zak Mills Grimsby Town Free transfer [13]
1 July 2018 LW England Rhys Oates Hartlepool United Free transfer [13]
1 July 2018 CF England Jason Oswell Stockport County Undisclosed [14]
1 July 2018 RB England James Sinclair Sweden GAIS Free transfer [15]
1 July 2018 CM England Andrew Tutte Bury Free transfer [16]
3 July 2018 LB Wales Jordan Cranston Cheltenham Town Free transfer [17]
9 July 2018 GK England Mark Halstead Southport Free transfer [18]
23 July 2018 GK Poland Dawid Szczepaniak Wales Airbus UK Broughton Free transfer [19]
8 August 2018 CF England A-Jay Leitch-Smith Shrewsbury Town Free transfer [20]
26 October 2018 CM Belgium Florent Cuvelier Walsall Free transfer [21]
9 January 2019 CB England Ritchie Sutton Tranmere Rovers Free transfer [22]
9 February 2019 RW Wales Aaron Collins Wolverhampton Wanderers Free transfer [23]

Transfers out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2018 LB England Patrick Brough Scotland Falkirk Released [24][25]
1 July 2018 CF Wales Reece Deakin Free agent Released [24]
1 July 2018 CF England Luke Jordan Chester Released [24][26]
1 July 2018 RB England Aaron McGowan Scotland Hamilton Academical Free transfer [27]
1 July 2018 CF Northern Ireland Adam McGurk Nuneaton Town Released [24][28]
1 July 2018 GK Australia Danijel Nizic Australia Western Sydney Wanderers Mutual consent [29][30]
1 July 2018 DM England Michael Rose Macclesfield Town Released [24][31]
1 July 2018 CF England Rhys Turner Barrow Released [24][32]
1 July 2018 CB England Dean Winnard Southport Released [24][33]
1 July 2018 LM England Steven Yawson Free agent Released [24]
4 July 2018 LB England Leif Davis Leeds United Undisclosed [34]
2 January 2019 RW England Garry Thompson Workington Released [35][36]
5 January 2019 CF England Jason Oswell Wales Wrexham Undisclosed [37]

Loans in

Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
12 July 2018 CF England Liam Mandeville Doncaster Rovers 31 May 2019 [38]
10 August 2018 CB England Josef Yarney Newcastle United 10 January 2019 [39][40]
31 August 2018 CF England Joe Piggott Wigan Athletic 1 January 2019 [41]
4 January 2019 CB Scotland Paul McKay Wales Cardiff City 31 May 2019 [42]
17 January 2019 CF England Richie Bennett Morecambe 31 May 2019 [43]
31 January 2019 CF England Sam Dalby Leeds United 31 May 2019 [44]
31 January 2019 RM England Piero Mingoia Accrington Stanley 31 May 2019 [45]

Loans out

Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
20 July 2018 RW Philippines Gilmàr Philippines Global Cebu 31 December 2018 [46]
3 August 2018 SS England Adam Campbell Carlisle United 1 January 2019 [47]
17 August 2018 DM England Tyler Brownsword Skelmersdale United September 2018 [48]
17 August 2018 CF England Kyle Hawley Skelmersdale United September 2018 [48]

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