2007–08 Morecambe F.C. season

During the 2007–08 English football season, Morecambe F.C. competed in Football League Two.

Morecambe
2007–08 season
ChairmanPeter McGuigan
ManagerSammy McIlroy
StadiumChristie Park
League Two11th
FA CupFirst Round
League CupThird Round
League TrophyArea Final
Biggest winMorecambe 5–1 Rotherham United
29 March 2008
Biggest defeatSheffield United 5–0 Morecambe
25 September 2007
All statistics correct as of match played 3 May 2008.

Season summary

Morecambe achieved an 11th-place finish in their first ever season in the Football League. The club also claimed two victories in the League Cup, winning away at second-tier Preston North End and Wolverhampton Wanderers. However, they lost in the third round with a 5-0 defeat at Sheffield United.

First-team squad
Squad at end of season[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 GK Steven Drench
2 DF Adam Yates
3 DF Michael Howard
4 DF David Artell[notes 1]
5 DF Jim Bentley
6 MF Craig Stanley
7 MF Michael Twiss
8 MF Garry Hunter
9 FW Wayne Curtis
10 MF Carl Baker
11 MF Garry Thompson
12 MF Damien Allen
14 MF Neil Sorvel
15 MF Fraser McLachlan
16 MF Stewart Drummond
No. Position Player
17 MF Jamie Burns
18 MF Paul Lloyd
19 DF Simon Grand
20 FW Jon Newby
21 FW Matthew Blinkhorn
22 DF Jamie Davies
23 DF Henry McStay[notes 2]
24 DF Andy Langford
25 DF Danny Adams
26 MF Paul Jarvis
28 MF Gary Ball
30 GK Scott Davies
32 GK Shwan Jalal[notes 3] (on loan from Peterborough United)
33 GK Steve McIlhargey

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
23 DF Keiran Walmsley (to Fleetwood Town)
27 DF Phil McLuckie (to Workington)
29 DF Ryan Cresswell (on loan from Sheffield United)
No. Position Player
31 GK Scott Loach (on loan from Watford)
32 GK Joe Lewis (on loan from Norwich City)

References
  1. "FootballSquads - Morecambe - 2007/08". footballsquads.co.uk.

Notes
  1. Artell was born in Rotherham, England, but also qualified to represent Gibraltar internationally and made his international debut for Gibraltar in March 2014.
  2. McStay was born in Armagh, Northern Ireland, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and has represented them at U-21 level.
  3. Jalal was born in Baghdad, Iraq, but was raised in England and played for the England C team; he later made his international debut for Iraq in June 2015.
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