The 2020–21 season was Morecambe's 97th season since formation and their 14th consecutive season in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. It ended with the club being promoted to League One for the first time in their history, following playoff wins against Tranmere Rovers and, in the final, Newport County. They also competed 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 | 4th | ||
| Play-offs | Winners | ||
| FA Cup | Third round | ||
| EFL Cup | Third round | ||
| EFL Trophy | Group Stage (4th) | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Carlos Mendes Gomes (15) All: Carlos Mendes Gomes (16) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 0[n 1] | ||
| 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 31 May 2021. | |||
The season was severely disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, with all matches except the play-offs taking place behind closed doors.
Pre-season edit
Due to the late start to the season, and lack of preparation time, Morecambe's pre-season was limited to just three matches against Manchester United U23s, Workington and Everton U23s.
| 22 August 2020 Friendly | Manchester United U23 | 1–1 | Morecambe | Carrington |
| Stadium: Aon Training Complex Attendance: 0 |
| 25 August 2020 Friendly | Morecambe | 1–0 | Workington | Morecambe |
| 19:45 BST |
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Report | Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren Handley |
| 29 August 2020 Friendly | Everton U23 | 0–1 | Morecambe | Halewood |
| 15:00 BST |
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Stadium: USM Finch Farm Attendance: 0 |
Competitions edit
EFL League Two edit
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cheltenham Town (C, P) | 46 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 61 | 39 | +22 | 82 | Promotion to the EFL League One |
| 2 | Cambridge United (P) | 46 | 24 | 8 | 14 | 73 | 49 | +24 | 80 | |
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers (P) | 46 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 59 | 50 | +9 | 79 | |
| 4 | Morecambe (O, P) | 46 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 69 | 58 | +11 | 78 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 5 | Newport County | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 57 | 42 | +15 | 73 | |
| 6 | Forest Green Rovers | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 59 | 51 | +8 | 73 | |
| 7 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 55 | 50 | +5 | 73 | |
| 8 | Salford City | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 54 | 34 | +20 | 71 |
Updated to match(es) played on 31 May 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[2]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
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[2]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Results summary edit
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 46 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 69 | 58 | +11 | 78 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 27 | +11 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 31 | 0 |
Last updated: 8 May 2021.
Source: BBC
Results by matchday edit
Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 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 edit
The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.[3]
| 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 | Salford |
| 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 |
| 30 January 2021 25 | Morecambe | 0–1 | Tranmere Rovers | Morecambe |
| 15:00 GMT | Phillips  38'Songo'o 45'Cooney 62'Hendrie 90+3' |
Report | Spearing 65' Woolery 74' |
Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Paul Howard |
| 6 February 2021 26 | Stevenage | 2–2 | Morecambe | Stevenage |
| 15:00 GMT | List 8' Norris 81' |
Report | Diagouraga 28' Stockton 32'Cooney 90+1' |
Stadium: Lamex Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: James Oldham |
| 9 February 2021 27 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–1 | Morecambe | Horwich |
| 19:00 GMT | Doyle 43' Maddison 73' Williams 80' |
Report | Lyons 83' |
Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Oliver Langford |
| 16 February 2021 28 | Bradford City | 2–1 | Morecambe | Bradford |
| 19:00 GMT | O'Connor 28' Vernam 63'Rowe 90+2' |
Report | O'Sullivan 9', 65' Gibson 45'Wildig 57' |
Stadium: Utilita Energy Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Alan Young |
| 20 February 2021 29 | Barrow | 1–2 | Morecambe | Barrow-in-Furness |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Progression Solicitors Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Thomas Bramall |
| 23 February 2021 30 | Morecambe | 2–1 | Salford City | Morecambe |
| 18:30 GMT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Seb Stockbridge |
| 27 February 2021 31 | Mansfield Town | 1–0 | Morecambe | Mansfield |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: One Call Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
| 2 March 2021 32 | Morecambe | 3–1 | Crawley Town | Morecambe |
| 18:30 GMT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Oliver Langford |
| 6 March 2021 33 | Morecambe | 3–1 | Carlisle United | Morecambe |
| 15:00 GMT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Sam Allison |
| 9 March 2021 34 | Forest Green Rovers | 2–2 | Morecambe | Nailsworth |
| 19:00 GMT | Report |
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Stadium: The innocent New Lawn Attendance: 0 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
| 13 March 2021 35 | Morecambe | 1–3 | Newport County | Morecambe |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Haines |
| 20 March 2021 36 | Harrogate Town | 0–1 | Morecambe | Harrogate |
| 15:00 GMT |
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Report |
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Stadium: EnviroVent Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Josh Smith |
| 27 March 2021 37 | Morecambe | 1–0 | Cheltenham Town | Morecambe |
| 15:00 GMT |
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Report | Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Marc Edwards |
| 2 April 2021 38 | Cambridge United | 2–1 | Morecambe | Cambridge |
| 15:00 BST | Report |
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Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: David Rock |
| 6 April 2021 39 | Morecambe | 1–1 | Southend United | Morecambe |
| 18:30 BST |
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Report | Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Scott Oldham |
| 10 April 2021 40 | Port Vale | 1–0 | Morecambe | Burslem |
| 15:00 BST | Report |
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Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Antony Coggins |
| 13 April 2021 41 | Morecambe | 4–1 | Scunthorpe United | Morecambe |
| 18:30 BST |
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Report | Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Declan Bourne |
| 17 April 2021 42 | Morecambe | 4–3 | Oldham Athletic | Morecambe |
| 12:30 BST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Michael Salisbury |
| Note: Kick-off brought forward from 15:00 to avoid clashing with the funeral of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. | ||||
| 20 April 2021 43 | Grimsby Town | 0–3 | Morecambe | Cleethorpes |
| 19:00 BST |
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Report | Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Paul Howard |
| 24 April 2021 44 | Morecambe | 0–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Morecambe |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
| 1 May 2021 45 | Walsall | 0–2 | Morecambe | Walsall |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Banks's Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Lee Swabey |
| 8 May 2021 46 | Morecambe | 2–0 | Bradford City | Morecambe |
| 15:00 BST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Hicks |
Play-offs edit
Morecambe's 4th place finish in the league saw them qualify for the play-offs for the first time in 11 years. They played 7th place Tranmere Rovers over two legs and edged the Merseysiders out 3–2 on aggregate to reach the final for the first time in their history.
| 20 May 2021 Semi-final 1st Leg | Tranmere Rovers | 1–2 | Morecambe | Birkenhead |
| 18:00 BST | Clarke 19' Spearing 54'Vaughan 78'Lloyd 83'O'Connor 89' |
Report | Knight-Percival 15' McAlinden 45+1'Lyons 87'Mendes Gomes 89' |
Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 3,400 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
| 23 May 2021 Semi-final 2nd Leg | Morecambe | 1–1 (3–2 agg.) | Tranmere Rovers | Morecambe |
| 12:30 BST | Wildig 9' Cooney 76' |
Report | Vaughan 53', 81' |
Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 1,558 Referee: Thomas Bramall |
Play-off Final edit
The semi-final victory over Tranmere saw Morecambe book their third trip to Wembley, after the 1974 FA Trophy Final and the 2007 Conference Play-off Final.
They played Welsh side Newport County for a place in League One, and prevailed thanks to a penalty from Carlos Mendes Gomes in the second period of extra time.
| 31 May 2021 Final | Morecambe | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Newport County | London |
| 15:00 BST | Mendes Gomes 107' (pen.), 108' O'Sullivan 112' |
Report | Labadie 96' Demetriou 120' |
Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 9,083 Referee: Bobby Madley |
FA Cup edit
The draw for the first round proper was made on 26 October 2020 by Grant Holt.[4] Morecambe were handed an away tie at eighth tier Maldon & Tiptree.
The draw for the second round proper was made on 9 November 2020 by Danny Cowley,[5] with Morecambe drawn at home to Solihull Moors of the National League.
Robbie Savage drew the teams for the third round proper on 30 November 2020,[6] with Morecambe being drawn away to Premier League giants (and eventual runners-up in the competition) Chelsea.
All draws were broadcast live on the BBC.
| 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 edit
The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson.[7] The draw for both the second and third round were confirmed on September 6, live on Sky Sports by Phil Babb.[8]
| 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 edit
The regional group stage draw was confirmed on 18 August.[9]
| 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 |
Transfers edit
Transfers in edit
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 August 2020 | LB |  |
Stephen Hendrie | Kilmarnock |
Free transfer | [10] |
| 2 August 2020 | CB |  |
Harry Davis | Grimsby Town |
Free transfer | [11] |
| 3 August 2020 | CB | |
Nathaniel Knight-Percival | Carlisle United |
Free transfer | [12] |
| 4 August 2020 | CF |  |
Liam McAlinden | Stockport County |
Free transfer | [13] |
| 10 August 2020 | LM | |
Ben Pringle | Gillingham |
Free transfer | [14] |
| 13 August 2020 | RB | |
Kelvin Mellor | Bradford City |
Free transfer | [15] |
| 22 September 2020 | LB | |
Liam Gibson | Newcastle United |
Free transfer | [16] |
| 23 September 2020 | CB |  |
Yann Songo'o | Scunthorpe United |
Free transfer | [17] |
| 26 January 2021 | GK |  |
Kyle Letheren | Chesterfield |
Free transfer | [18] |
Loans in edit
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2020 | GK | |
Jake Turner | Newcastle United |
Recalled Jan 2021 | [19] |
| 11 August 2020 | RB | |
Ryan Cooney | Burnley |
30 June 2021 | [20] |
| 12 August 2020 | DM | |
Adam Phillips | Burnley |
1 February 2021 | [21][22] |
| 6 January 2021 | CM |  |
Brad Lyons | Blackburn Rovers |
30 June 2021 | [23] |
| 22 January 2021 | GK |  |
Jökull Andrésson | Reading |
29 January 2021 | [24] |
| 1 February 2021 | DM | |
Alex Denny | Salford City |
End of season | [25] |
Transfers out edit
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2020 | CB | |
Tom Brewitt |  Tacoma Defiance |
Released | [26][27] |
| 1 July 2020 | RB | |
Adam Buxton | Prestatyn Town |
Released | [26][28] |
| 1 July 2020 | LW | |
Kevin Ellison | Newport County |
Released | [26][29] |
| 1 July 2020 | CF | |
Kyle Hawley | Stalybridge Celtic |
Released | [26][30] |
| 1 July 2020 | CF | |
Michael Howard | Marine |
Released | [26][31] |
| 1 July 2020 | CM | |
Lamin Jagne |  Unattached |
Released | [26] |
| 1 July 2020 | CF | |
Rhys Oates | Hartlepool United |
Released | [26][32] |
| 1 July 2020 | CB |  |
Steven Old | East Kilbride |
Rejected contract | [33][34] |
| 1 July 2020 | GK | |
Barry Roche | Retired | [26] | |
| 1 July 2020 | CB | |
Ritchie Sutton | Altrincham |
Released | [26][35] |
| 1 July 2020 | CM | |
Andrew Tutte | Bolton Wanderers |
Released | [26][36] |
| 7 August 2020 | LB | |
Jordan Cranston | Solihull Moors |
Undisclosed | [37] |
| 11 September 2020 | LB | |
Luke Conlan | AFC Fylde |
Undisclosed | [38] |
Footnotes edit
- ^ Entire regular season played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic, however approximately 1,500 did attend the home leg of the Play-off semi-final.[1]
References edit
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- ^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- ^ "Sky Bet League Two fixtures 2020/21". Sky Sports. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ "Emirates FA Cup first round Draw, Emirates FA Cup 2020-21". The Football Association. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- ^ "LIVE Emirates FA Cup second round Draw, Emirates FA Cup 20-21". The Football Association. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ "Third round Draw, Emirates FA Cup 20-21". The Football Association. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ "Carabao Cup Round One draw confirmed". English Football League. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- ^ "Carabao Cup: Round Two and Three draw confirmed". English Football League. 6 September 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^ "EFL Trophy Regional Groups confirmed". English Football League. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- ^ "Signing: Stephen Hendrie". Morecambe F.C. 1 August 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ "Signing: Harry Davis". Morecambe F.C. 2 August 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ "Signing: Nathaniel Knight-Percival". Morecambe F.C. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ^ "Signing: Liam McAlinden". Morecambe F.C. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^ "Signing: Ben Pringle". Morecambe F.C. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ "Signing | Kelvin Mellor". Morecambe F.C. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- ^ "SIGNING | Liam Gibson". Morecambe FC - Official Site. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
- ^ "SIGNING | Yann Songo'o". Morecambe FC - Official Site. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ "Signing | Kyle Letheren". Morecambe FC - Official Site. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ "Loan Deal
Jake Turner". Morecambe F.C. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020. - ^ "Loan Deal: Ryan Cooney". Morecambe F.C. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ "Loan Deal | Adam Phillips". Morecambe F.C. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
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