2020–21 Morecambe F.C. season

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.

Morecambe
2020–21 season
Co-chairmenGraham Howse & Rod Taylor
ManagerDerek Adams
StadiumMazuma Stadium
League Two4th
Play-offsWinners
FA CupThird round
EFL CupThird round
EFL TrophyGroup Stage (4th)
Top goalscorerLeague: Carlos Mendes Gomes (15)
All: Carlos Mendes Gomes (16)
Average home league attendance0[n 1]
Biggest winMorecambe 4–0 Manchester United U23
18 November 2020
Biggest defeatMorecambe 0–7 Newcastle United
23 September 2020
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

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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 (2020-08-22) Friendly Manchester United U23 1–1 Morecambe Carrington
  • Galbraith  
Stadium: Aon Training Complex
Attendance: 0
25 August 2020 (2020-08-25) Friendly Morecambe 1–0 Workington Morecambe
19:45 BST
Report Stadium: Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Darren Handley
29 August 2020 (2020-08-29) Friendly Everton U23 0–1 Morecambe Halewood
15:00 BST
Stadium: USM Finch Farm
Attendance: 0

Competitions

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EFL League Two

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League table

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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

Results summary

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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

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Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHAAHHAAHHAAHAHHAHAHHAHAAAAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAH
ResultWLWWWLDLLWDDDLWLWWWWLDWWLDDLWWLWWDLWWLDLWWWLWW
Position41452166111210910101411121085598636768445545766655444444
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

Matches

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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 (2021-02-20) 29 Barrow 1–2 Morecambe Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Progression Solicitors Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Thomas Bramall
23 February 2021 (2021-02-23) 30 Morecambe 2–1 Salford City Morecambe
18:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
27 February 2021 (2021-02-27) 31 Mansfield Town 1–0 Morecambe Mansfield
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: One Call Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
2 March 2021 (2021-03-02) 32 Morecambe 3–1 Crawley Town Morecambe
18:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Oliver Langford
6 March 2021 (2021-03-06) 33 Morecambe 3–1 Carlisle United Morecambe
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sam Allison
9 March 2021 (2021-03-09) 34 Forest Green Rovers 2–2 Morecambe Nailsworth
19:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: The innocent New Lawn
Attendance: 0
Referee: Trevor Kettle
13 March 2021 (2021-03-13) 35 Morecambe 1–3 Newport County Morecambe
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andy Haines
20 March 2021 (2021-03-20) 36 Harrogate Town 0–1 Morecambe Harrogate
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: EnviroVent Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Josh Smith
27 March 2021 (2021-03-27) 37 Morecambe 1–0 Cheltenham Town Morecambe
15:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Marc Edwards
2 April 2021 (2021-04-02) 38 Cambridge United 2–1 Morecambe Cambridge
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Rock
6 April 2021 (2021-04-06) 39 Morecambe 1–1 Southend United Morecambe
18:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Scott Oldham
10 April 2021 (2021-04-10) 40 Port Vale 1–0 Morecambe Burslem
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Antony Coggins
13 April 2021 (2021-04-13) 41 Morecambe 4–1 Scunthorpe United Morecambe
18:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Declan Bourne
17 April 2021 (2021-04-17) 42 Morecambe 4–3 Oldham Athletic Morecambe
12:30 BST
Report
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 (2021-04-20) 43 Grimsby Town 0–3 Morecambe Cleethorpes
19:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Paul Howard
24 April 2021 (2021-04-24) 44 Morecambe 0–1 Bolton Wanderers Morecambe
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Carl Boyeson
1 May 2021 (2021-05-01) 45 Walsall 0–2 Morecambe Walsall
15:00 BST Report
Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lee Swabey
8 May 2021 (2021-05-08) 46 Morecambe 2–0 Bradford City Morecambe
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Craig Hicks

Play-offs

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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 (2021-05-20) 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 (2021-05-23) 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

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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 (2021-05-31) 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

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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 (2021-01-10) Third round Chelsea 4–0 Morecambe Fulham
13:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 0
Referee: Darren England

EFL Cup

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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  
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

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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
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

Transfers

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Transfers in

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ 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

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  1. ^ "Morecambe 1–1 Tranmere Rovers". BBC Sport. 23 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  2. ^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Sky Bet League Two fixtures 2020/21". Sky Sports. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Emirates FA Cup first round Draw, Emirates FA Cup 2020-21". The Football Association. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  5. ^ "LIVE Emirates FA Cup second round Draw, Emirates FA Cup 20-21". The Football Association. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Third round Draw, Emirates FA Cup 20-21". The Football Association. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Carabao Cup Round One draw confirmed". English Football League. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Carabao Cup: Round Two and Three draw confirmed". English Football League. 6 September 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  9. ^ "EFL Trophy Regional Groups confirmed". English Football League. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  10. ^ "Signing: Stephen Hendrie". Morecambe F.C. 1 August 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  11. ^ "Signing: Harry Davis". Morecambe F.C. 2 August 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  12. ^ "Signing: Nathaniel Knight-Percival". Morecambe F.C. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  13. ^ "Signing: Liam McAlinden". Morecambe F.C. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  14. ^ "Signing: Ben Pringle". Morecambe F.C. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  15. ^ "Signing | Kelvin Mellor". Morecambe F.C. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  16. ^ "SIGNING | Liam Gibson". Morecambe FC - Official Site. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  17. ^ "SIGNING | Yann Songo'o". Morecambe FC - Official Site. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  18. ^ "Signing | Kyle Letheren". Morecambe FC - Official Site. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  19. ^ "Loan Deal | Jake Turner". Morecambe F.C. 5 August 2020. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  20. ^ "Loan Deal: Ryan Cooney". Morecambe F.C. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  21. ^ "Loan Deal | Adam Phillips". Morecambe F.C. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
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