2014–15 Morecambe F.C. season

The 2014–15 season was Morecambe's eighth consecutive season in League Two, the fourth tier of English football.

Morecambe
2014–15 season
ChairmanPeter McGuigan
ManagerJim Bentley
StadiumGlobe Arena
League Two11th
FA CupFirst Round
League CupFirst Round
League TrophySecond Round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Jack Redshaw (11)
Kevin Ellison (11)
All:
Jack Redshaw (12)
Highest home attendance4,165 v Carlisle United
26 December 2014
Lowest home attendance1,156 v Mansfield Town
10 February 2015
Average home league attendance1,998
Biggest winDagenham & Redbridge 0–3 Morecambe
9 August 2014
Morecambe 3–0 Luton Town
13 December 2014
Biggest defeatPortsmouth 3–0 Morecambe
22 November 2014
Morecambe 1–4 Shrewsbury Town
17 March 2015
All statistics correct as of match played 2 May 2015.

They began the season on 9 August 2014, with the opening match of their League Two campaign. They also competed in three cup competitions, the FA Cup, the League Cup and the League Trophy. However, they only made it past the First Round in the League Trophy, losing 3–1 away to fellow League Two side Bury in the Second Round on 7 October 2014.

The season ended with a 3–1 home win over Southend United on 2 May 2015, securing an 11th-place finish in the league, the club's highest under Jim Bentley's management.

Competitions

Pre-season and friendlies
19 July 2014 Morecambe2–4 DundeeGlobe Arena, Morecambe
15:00 Amond  2'
Edwards  66'		 Report Cadogan  25'
Harkins  40'
Boyle  72'
MacDonald  90'
25 July 2014 Morecambe1–2Preston North EndGlobe Arena, Morecambe
19:30 Williams  63' Report Garner  19'
Keane  82'		 Attendance: 1,364
Referee: Ross Joyce

League Two
Main article: 2014–15 Football League Two

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 Newport County 46 18 11 17 51 54 −3 65
10 Exeter City 46 17 13 16 61 65 −4 64
11 Morecambe 46 17 12 17 53 52 +1 63
12 Northampton Town 46 18 7 21 67 62 +5 61
13 Oxford United 46 15 16 15 50 49 +1 61
Updated to match(es) played on 23 May 2015. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Matches

The fixtures for the 2014–15 season were announced on 18 June 2014 at 9am.[1]

9 August 2014 1Dagenham & Redbridge0–3MorecambeVictoria Road, Dagenham
15:00 Report Ellison  49'
Amond  54' (pen.)
Redshaw  90+5'		 Attendance: 1,529
Referee: Patrick Miller
16 August 2014 2Morecambe3–2Newport CountyGlobe Arena, Morecambe
15:00 Ellison  58', 63'
Mullin  84'		 Report Chapman  27'
O'Connor  29'		 Attendance: 1,506
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
19 August 2014 3Morecambe1–0Oxford UnitedGlobe Arena, Morecambe
19:45 Ellison  39' Report Attendance: 1,615
Referee: Tony Harrington
23 August 2014 4Cambridge United1–2MorecambeAbbey Stadium, Cambridge
15:00 Elliott  55' Report Mullin  16', 61' Attendance: 3,152
Referee: Charles Breakspear
30 August 2014 5Tranmere Rovers2–1MorecambePrenton Park, Tranmere
15:00 Stockton  58', 90' Report Hughes  39'  63' Attendance: 4,656
Referee: Mark Haywood
6 September 2014 6Morecambe0–0Cheltenham TownGlobe Arena, Morecambe
15:00 Report Attendance: 2,273
Referee: Mark Heywood
13 September 2014 7Morecambe2–1Plymouth ArgyleGlobe Arena, Morecambe
15:00 Ellison  19'
Devitt  83'		 Report Hartley  25' Attendance: 1,865
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
16 September 2014 8Mansfield Town1–0MorecambeField Mill, Mansfield
19:45 Fisher  90' Report Attendance: 2,185
Referee: Stephen Martin
20 September 2014 9AFC Wimbledon1–0MorecambeKingsmeadow, Kingston upon Thames
15:00 Akinfenwa  27' Report Attendance: 3,822
Referee: Darren Drysdale
27 September 2014 10Morecambe0–1Northampton TownGlobe Arena, Morecambe
15:00 Mullin  90+3' Report Byrom  20'
Toney  33'		 Attendance: 1,725
Referee: Scott Duncan
4 October 2014 11Southend United0–1MorecambeRoots Hall, Southend-on-Sea
15:00 Deegan  21' Report Redshaw  5'
Beeley  25'
Ellison  90+1'		 Attendance: 5,284
Referee: Andy Woolmer
11 October 2014 12Morecambe1–3Wycombe WanderersGlobe Arena, Morecambe
15:00 Ellison  43'
Fleming  45+3'
Devitt  50'		 Report Wood  10'  52'
Hayes  15'
Scowen  46'
Jacobson  72'
Craig  84'		 Attendance: 1,710
Referee: Phil Gibbs
18 October 2014 13Burton Albion0–2MorecambePirelli Stadium, Burton upon Trent
15:00 Report Fleming  56'
Ellison  59'
Kenyon  61'
Barkhuizen  85'		 Attendance: 2,560
Referee: Carl Boyeson
21 October 2014 14Morecambe1–1York CityGlobe Arena, Morecambe
19:45 Redshaw  90+4' Report Montrose  39'
Coulson  77'		 Attendance: 1,346
Referee: Andy Haines
25 October 2014 15Morecambe0–2Exeter CityGlobe Arena, Morecambe
15:00 Report Beeley  9' (o.g.)
Nichols  89'		 Attendance: 1,787
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
31 October 2014 16Accrington Stanley2–1MorecambeCrown Ground, Accrington
19:45 Joyce  5' (pen.)
McCartan  11'
Hunt  90+1'
Aldred  90+6'		 Report Hughes  40'
Mullin  51'
Beeley  58'
Wilson  67'		 Attendance: 1,710
Referee: Stephen Martin
15 November 2014 17Morecambe1–0BuryGlobe Arena, Morecambe
15:00 Fleming  55'
Ellison  70'		 Report Cameron  81' Attendance: 2,665
Referee: David Coote
22 November 2014 18Portsmouth3–0MorecambeFratton Park, Portsmouth
15:00 Westcarr  11'
Whatmough  19'
Bean  36'
Wallace  54', 88'		 Report Goodall  46'
Ellison  70'
Hughes  82'
Davies  84'		 Attendance: 14,349
Referee: Gavin Ward
29 November 2014 19Stevenage1–1MorecambeLamex Stadium, Stevenage
15:00 Walton  62' (pen.)
Adams  78'		 Report Amond  85' Attendance: 2,464
Referee: Mark Heywood
13 December 2014 20Morecambe3–0Luton TownGlobe Arena, Morecambe
15:00 Ellison  17'
Edwards  31'
Hughes  45'
Amond  81'
Ellison  86'		 Report McNulty  26'  28'
Lafayette  86'		 Attendance: 2,263
Referee: Andy D'Urso
20 December 2014 21Shrewsbury Town1–0MorecambeGreenhous Meadow, Shrewsbury
15:00 Woods  51'
Mangan  86'		 Report Edwards  82' Attendance: 4,708
Referee: Kevin Wright
26 December 2014 22Morecambe0–1Carlisle UnitedGlobe Arena, Morecambe
15:00 Report Amoo  51'
Meppen-Walter  75'
Hanford  88'
Beck  90+1'		 Attendance: 4,165
Referee: Richard Clark
28 December 2014 23Hartlepool United0–2MorecambeVictoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00 Fenwick  35'
Holden  80'		 Report Redshaw  22', 81'
Mullin  43'
Williams  90+3'
Ellison  90+4'		 Attendance: 4,108
Referee: Darren Drysdale
3 January 2015 24Morecambe0–0StevenageGlobe Arena, Morecambe
15:00 Devitt  36'
Mullin  74'		 Report Henry  34'
Charles  90+4'		 Attendance: 1,530
Referee: Chris Sarginson
10 January 2015 25Morecambe0–0Tranmere RoversGlobe Arena, Morecambe
15:00 Devitt  53' Report Attendance: 2,232
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
16 January 2015 26Cheltenham Town1–1MorecambeWhaddon Road, Cheltenham
19:45 Dunn  18' (pen.)
Sterling-James  90'		 Report Amond  83' (pen.) Attendance: 2,122
Referee: Tim Robinson
24 January 2015 27Plymouth Argyle1–1MorecambeHome Park, Plymouth
15:00 Reid  45+3'
McHugh  88'		 Report Parrish  15'
Redshaw  52'
Goodall  80'		 Attendance: 6,314
Referee: Oliver Langford
31 January 2015 28Morecambe1–1AFC WimbledonGlobe Arena, Morecambe
15:00 Amond  42'
Redshaw  79'		 Report Reeves  12' Attendance: 1,841
Referee: Pat Miller
7 February 2015 29Northampton Town2–1MorecambeSixfields Stadium, Northampton
15:00 Byrom  1'
Richards  54'
Taylor  90+4'		 Report Devitt  41'
Hughes  69'		 Attendance: 4,307
Referee: Robert Lewis
10 February 2015 30Morecambe2–1Mansfield TownGlobe Arena, Morecambe
19:45 Mullin  17'
Ellison  24'
Fleming  51'		 Report Heslop  27'  62'
McGuire  37'		 Attendance: 1,156
Referee: Darren Bond
15 February 2015 31Morecambe2–3Dagenham & RedbridgeGlobe Arena, Morecambe
13:00 Fleming  24'  82'
Edwards  47'
Redshaw  90+5'		 Report Howell  1'
Obileye  48'
Cureton  52'		 Attendance: 1,351
Referee: Tony Harrington
21 February 2015 32Newport County0–1MorecambeRodney Parade, Newport
15:00 Jackson  64'
Zebroski  82'		 Report Redshaw  8'
Parrish  39'		 Attendance: 2,883
Referee: Andy D'Urso
28 February 2015 33Morecambe0–2Cambridge UnitedGlobe Arena, Morecambe
15:00 Wilson  61'
Edwards  76'		 Report Donaldson  45'
Slew  59'
Harrold  61'
Champion  85'		 Attendance: 1,593
Referee: Darren Handley
3 March 2015 34Oxford United1–1MorecambeKassam Stadium, Oxford
19:45 Baldock  87' Report Ellison  11'
Fleming  43'
Beeley  80'		 Attendance: 6,924
Referee: Fred Graham
7 March 2015 35Luton Town2–3MorecambeKenilworth Road, Luton
15:00 McGeehan  5'  43'
McNulty  65'
Lawless  76'
Lee  84'
Oduwa  90+4'
Wilkinson  90+6'		 Report Redshaw  18'  67'
Wilson  29'  63'
Beeley  64'
Edwards  71'  80'
Fleming  81'
Hughes  84'
Wilkinson  86' (o.g.)		 Attendance: 8,667
Referee: Carl Berry
14 March 2015 36Morecambe0–1Hartlepool UnitedGlobe Arena, Morecambe
15:00 Report Parrish  35' (o.g.) Attendance: 1,673
Referee: Mark Haywood
17 March 2015 37Morecambe1–4Shrewsbury TownGlobe Arena, Morecambe
19:45 Redshaw  28'  74'
Arestidou  49'
Drummond  62'		 Report Goldson  33'
Collins  35'
Grant  40'
Grandison  84'
Barnett  90+4'		 Attendance: 1,363
Referee: Stuart Attwell
21 March 2015 38Carlisle United1–1MorecambeBrunton Park, Carlisle
15:00 Potts  53'
Wyke  82'		 Report Redshaw  19'
Amond  78' (pen.)		 Attendance: 4,343
Referee: Peter Bankes
28 March 2015 39Exeter City1–1MorecambeSt James Park, Exeter
15:00 Nicholls  80'
Nichols  90+5'		 Report McGowan  17'
Kenyon  18'
Wilson  75'
Hughes  89'		 Attendance: 3,538
Referee: Michael Bull
3 April 2015 40Morecambe1–1Accrington StanleyGlobe Arena, Morecambe
15:00 Ellison  25'
Edwards  53'		 Report Jones  28'
Gornell  41'
Crooks  83'		 Attendance: 1,982
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
6 April 2015 41Bury1–2MorecambeGigg Lane, Bury
15:00 Eaves  17' Report Goodall  29'
Amond  79'
Mullin  85'		 Attendance: 4,045
Referee: Darren Bond
11 April 2015 42Morecambe3–1PortsmouthGlobe Arena, Morecambe
15:00 Kenyon  10', 69'
Amond  90+3'		 Report Chaplin  85' Attendance: 2,065
Referee: Steve Martin
14 April 2015 43York City2–1MorecambeBootham Crescent, York
19:45 Zubar  34'
Penn  51'		 Report Mullin  10'
Hughes  84'		 Attendance: 2,854
Referee: Scott Duncan
18 April 2015 44Morecambe1–2Burton AlbionGlobe Arena, Morecambe
15:00 Kenyon  8'
Ellison  40'
Arestidou  60'
Hughes  90'		 Report Akins  30', 60' (pen.)
Edwards  87'		 Attendance: 2,139
Referee: Keith Stroud
25 April 2015 45Wycombe Wanderers0–1MorecambeAdams Park, High Wycombe
15:00 Amadi-Holloway  82'
Bloomfield  85'		 Report Redshaw  39'
Fleming  41'
Hughes  45+2'
Parrish  61'
Mullin  86'		 Attendance: 5,177
Referee: Lee Collins
2 May 2015 46Morecambe3–1Southend UnitedGlobe Arena, Morecambe
15:00 Redshaw  4'
Wildig  54'
Devitt  66'		 Report Payne  10'
Deegan  30'		 Attendance: 4,108
Referee: James Adcock

FA Cup
Main article: 2014–15 FA Cup

The draw for the first round of the FA Cup was made on 27 October 2014.[2]

8 November 2014 First RoundDover Athletic1–0MorecambeCrabble Athletic Ground, River
15:00 Kinnear  18'
Payne  45+1'		 Report Kenyon  76'
Wright  77'		 Attendance: 1,609
Referee: Michael Bull

League Cup
Main article: 2014–15 Football League Cup

The draw for the first round was made on 17 June 2014 at 10am. Morecambe were drawn at home to Bradford City.[3]

12 August 2014 First RoundMorecambe0–1Bradford CityGlobe Arena, Morecambe
19:45 Report McLean  83' Attendance: 2,395
Referee: Scott Duncan

League Trophy
Main article: 2014–15 Football League Trophy
2 September 2014 First RoundFleetwood Town1–3MorecambeHighbury Stadium, Fleetwood
19:45 Evans  12' Report Amond  28', 80'
Redshaw  34'		 Attendance: 2,048
Referee: Chris Sarginson
7 October 2014 Second RoundBury3–1MorecambeGigg Lane, Bury
19:45 Nardiello  14' (pen.), 39'
Soares  76'
Hussey  84'
Lowe  90+1'  90+4'
Rose  90+2'
Jalal  90+3'		 Report Beeley  74' Attendance: 1,681
Referee: Graham Salisbury

Transfers

In
Date Name From Fee Ref
20 May 2014 Shaun Beeley Fleetwood TownFree[4]
20 May 2014 Jamie Devitt ChesterfieldFree[4]
20 May 2014 Ryan Edwards Blackburn RoversFree[4]
15 July 2014 Alan Goodall Fleetwood TownFree[5]
16 July 2014 Laurence Wilson Accrington StanleyFree[6]
23 July 2014 Tom McCready Airbus UK BroughtonFree[7]
2 August 2014 Paul Mullin Huddersfield TownFree[8]

Out
Date Name To Fee Ref
6 May 2014 Chris McCreadyReleasedFree[9]
6 May 2014 Joe McGeeReleasedFree[9]
6 May 2014 Joe Mwasile WorkingtonFree[9][10]
6 May 2014 Robbie ThrelfallReleasedFree[9]
1 July 2014 Tony Diagne Lincoln CityFree[11]
2 February 2015 Tom McCready Exeter CityFree[12]

Loans in
Date Name From End date Ref
29 August 2014 Joe Widdowson Bury29 October 2014[13]
17 October 2014 Tom Barkhuizen Blackpool15 November 2014[14]
24 October 2014 Scott Davies Fleetwood Town3 January 2015[15][16]
20 March 2015 Danny Ward Liverpool19 April 2015[17]
20 March 2015 Aaron Wildig Shrewsbury Town19 April 2015[18]

Loans out
Date Name To End date Ref
1 August 2014 Marcus Marshall Lincoln City30 June 2015[19]
20 August 2014 Will Bell Bala Town30 June 2015[20]
24 February 2015 Chris Doyle Chorley24 March 2015[21]
26 March 2015 Jack Sampson Macclesfield Town30 June 2015[22]

See also

References
  1. "Jim looks ahead to big kick off". Morecambe F.C. 18 June 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  2. "First round draw". The FA. 27 October 2014.
  3. "Shrimps to face Bradford". Morecambe F.C. 17 June 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  4. "Shrimps sign four". Morecambe FC. 20 May 2014. Archived from the original on 30 March 2015.
  5. "Shrimps Sign Goodall". Morecambe F.C. 15 July 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  6. "Bentley Adds Wilson". Morecambe F.C. 16 July 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  7. "Tom McCready Signs". Morecambe F.C. 23 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  8. "Shrimps sign young striker". Morecambe F.C. 2 August 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  9. "Shrimps release four". Morecambe FC. 6 May 2014.
  10. "Reds re-sign popular winger Joe Mwasile". Cumberland Echo. 1 November 2014.
  11. "Tony Diagne Departure". Morecambe F.C. 1 July 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  12. "McCready Joins Exeter". Morecambe F.C. 2 February 2015.
  13. "Joe Widdowson Loan Deal". Morecambe F.C. 29 August 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  14. "Barkhuizen Loan Deal". Morecambe F.C. 17 October 2014.
  15. "Davies Loan Deal". Morecambe F.C. 24 October 2014.
  16. "Morecambe 'keeper Davies heading back to Fleetwood for the time being". Morecambe Visitor. 4 January 2015.
  17. "Danny Ward Signs". Morecambe F.C. 20 March 2015.
  18. "Shrimps bring in Wildig on loan". Morecambe F.C. 20 March 2015.
  19. "Marshall Joins Lincoln". Lincoln City F.C. 1 August 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  20. "Will Bell Signs For Morecambe FC". Morecambe F.C. 20 August 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  21. "Doyle Rejoins Chorley". Morecambe F.C. 23 February 2015.
  22. "Sampson Leaves On Loan". Morecambe F.C. 26 March 2015.
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