2022–23 Morecambe F.C. season

Morecambe
2022–23 season
Co-chairmenGraham Howse & Rod Taylor
ManagerDerek Adams
StadiumMazuma Stadium
League One22nd (relegated)
FA CupFirst round
EFL CupThird round
EFL TrophyRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague:
Cole Stockton (11)

All:
Cole Stockton (12)
Highest home attendance5,769 v Lincoln City
29 April 2023
Lowest home attendance912 v Everton U23
30 August 2022
Average home league attendance4,572
Biggest winMorecambe 5–0 Burton Albion
1 January 2023
Biggest defeatDerby County 5–0 Morecambe
4 February 2023
Barnsley 5–0 Morecambe
1 April 2023
All statistics correct as of match played 7 May 2023.

The 2022–23 season is Morecambe's 99th season since formation, their 16th consecutive season in the Football League, and their second consecutive season in League One, the third tier of English football. They also competed in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.

Transfers

In

Date Pos Player Transferred from Fee Ref
1 July 2022[a] RB Donald Love Salford City Free Transfer [1]
1 July 2022[b] LB Max Melbourne Lincoln City Free Transfer [2]
1 July 2022[c] CB Farrend Rawson Mansfield Town Free Transfer [3]
1 July 2022[d] GK Connor Ripley Preston North End Free Transfer [4]
8 July 2022 CM Jake Taylor Port Vale Undisclosed [5]
12 July 2022 LW Ashley Hunter Salford City Free Transfer [6]
9 August 2022 CB Jacob Bedeau Burnley Undisclosed [7]
10 January 2023 AM Daniel Crowley Willem II Undisclosed [8]
10 March 2023 CF Oumar Niasse Free agent [9]
17 March 2023 LB Pape Souare Free agent [10]
  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 20 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Salford City contract expired
  2. ^ The transfer was announced on 17 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Lincoln City contract expired
  3. ^ The transfer was announced on 17 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Mansfield Town contract expired
  4. ^ The transfer was announced on 27 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Preston North End contract expired

Out

Date Pos Player Transferred to Fee Ref
30 June 2022[a] CF Jonah Ayunga St Mirren Free Transfer [11]
30 June 2022 CB Rhys Bennett Rochdale Released [12][13]
30 June 2022 DM Toumani Diagouraga Rochdale Released [12][14]
30 June 2022 LB Greg Leigh Ipswich Town Released [12][15]
30 June 2022 CB Jacob Mensah Maidstone United Released [12]
30 June 2022 LW Freddie Price Marine Released [12][16]
30 June 2022 CM Aaron Wildig Newport County Rejected Contract [17][18]
12 August 2022 RW Wes McDonald Hartlepool United Mutual Consent [19][20]
12 August 2022 MF Connor Pye Sunderland Undisclosed [21]
1 September 2022 RB Ryan McLaughlin Unattached Mutual Consent [22]
2 January 2023 DM Ousmane Fané Penang Mutual Consent [23][24]
8 January 2023 RW Dylan Connolly Bohemian Mutual Consent [25][26]
11 January 2023 CB Anthony O'Connor Harrogate Town Mutual Consent [27][28]
26 January 2023 RM Shane McLoughlin Salford City Mutual Consent [29][30]
  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 1 June, and would become official on July 1, once his contract expired

Loans in

Date Pos Player Loaned from On loan until Ref
23 June 2022 CM Caleb Watts Southampton End of Season [31]
25 July 2022 DM Jensen Weir Brighton & Hove Albion End of Season [32]
26 August 2022 FW Kieran Phillips Huddersfield Town 16 January 2023[a] [33][34]
1 September 2022 DM Liam Shaw Celtic End of Season [35]
5 January 2023 CB Dynel Simeu Southampton End of Season [36]
19 January 2023 CF Michael Mellon Burnley End of Season [37]
31 January 2023 CM Josh Austerfield Huddersfield Town End of Season [38]
  1. ^ On 16 January, Phillips' loan from Huddersfield was cut short due to an injury

Loans out

Date Pos Player Loaned to On loan until Ref
2 September 2022 GK Andre Da Silva Mendes Colne 31 December 2022[a] [39][40]
7 January 2023 GK Andre Da Silva Mendes Ashton United End of Season[b] [41][42]
1 February 2023 CF Jonathan Obika Motherwell End of Season [43]
  1. ^ On 30 September, Mendes' loan at Colne was extended until end of December
  2. ^ On 3 February, Mendes' loan at Ashton was extended until the season ends

Pre-season and friendlies

Morecambe announced four pre-season matches on 20 May 2022.[44] Five days later, a home fixture against Middlesbrough was confirmed.[45] On 13 June, a behind closed doors meeting with Huddersfield Town was added to the calendar.[46]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

5 July 2022 Friendly Stalybridge Celtic 1–2 Morecambe Stalybridge
19:45 BST Grewel 21' Report Connolly 83' (pen.)
Gnahoua 87'
Stadium: Bower Fold
Attendance: 369
9 July 2022 Friendly Macclesfield 2–2 Morecambe Macclesfield
15:00 BST Kengni 4'
Curran 12'
Report Stockton 47'
Hunter 70'
Stadium: Leasing.com Stadium
Attendance: 709
Referee: Tom Kirk
12 July 2022 Friendly Huddersfield Town 3–1 Morecambe Huddersfield
14:00 BST Jackson 39', 44'
Rhodes 83'
Report Obika 65' Stadium: Canalside Sports Complex
Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)
16 July 2022 Friendly Chester 1–1 Morecambe Chester
15:00 BST Weeks 56' Report Hunter 22' Stadium: Deva Stadium
Attendance: 779
Referee: Peter Gibbons
19 July 2022 Friendly Morecambe 0–3 Middlesbrough Morecambe
19:00 BST Report Tavernier 14'
Crooks 28'
McGree 42'
Stadium: Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 1,760
23 July 2022 Friendly Morecambe 0–0 Carlisle United Morecambe
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 1,413

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
League One August 2022 May 2023 Matchday 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
FA Cup TBC TBC First round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
EFL Cup TBC TBC First round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
EFL Trophy TBC TBC Group stage 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !

Last updated: pre-season
Source: [ Soccerway]

League One

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
19 Oxford United 46 11 14 21 49 56 −7 47
20 Cambridge United 46 13 7 26 41 68 −27 46
21 Milton Keynes Dons (R) 46 11 12 23 44 66 −22 45 Relegation to EFL League Two
22 Morecambe (R) 46 10 14 22 47 78 −31 44
23 Accrington Stanley (R) 46 11 11 24 40 77 −37 44
24 Forest Green Rovers (R) 46 6 9 31 31 89 −58 27
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[47]
(R) Relegated

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 10 14 22 47 78  −31 44 8 8 7 30 31  −1 2 6 15 17 47  −30

Last updated: 7 May 2023.
Source: [ Soccerway]

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAAHHHAHAHAHHAHAAHHAAHAHAHA
ResultDLDLDLDLWLLLDWLDDDLDLLWWWLWLDLLWLDDLLDLLLDWWWL
Position16212122232322232323242424232423222223242424242219211921212123202021212122222222232322212122
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2023. Source: [ Soccerway]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

On 23 June, the league fixtures were announced.[48]

30 July 2022 1 Morecambe 0–0 Shrewsbury Town Morecambe
15:00 BST Love  77'
Delaney  82'
Report Bowman  63'
Flanagan  80'
Stadium: Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 4,725
Referee: Marc Edwards
6 August 2022 2 Peterborough United 3–0 Morecambe Peterborough
15:00 BST Ward 9'
Thompson 43'
Marriott  64'
Kyprianou 72'
Report Melbourne  42' Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 7,691
Referee: Dean Whitestone
13 August 2022 3 Morecambe 1–1 Fleetwood Town Morecambe
15:00 BST Gnahoua 32'
Love  49'
Hunter  69'
Report Andrew  69', 83'
Lane  90+6'
Stadium: Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 4,288
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
16 August 2022 4 Bolton Wanderers 1–0 Morecambe Horwich
19:45 BST Bradley 39',  90+5' Report Melbourne  23' Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
Attendance: 17,165
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
20 August 2022 5 Oxford United 1–1 Morecambe Oxford
15:00 BST Joseph 56'
Rodríguez  89'
Brown  90+7'
Report Weir 48'
Stockton  51'
Fané  70'
Rawson  79'
Connolly  90+1'
Stadium: The Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 6,813
Referee: Ben Speedie
27 August 2022 (2022-08-27) 6 Morecambe 0–4 Milton Keynes Dons Morecambe
15:00 BST Report Grigg 16', 36'
Grant 62'
Dennis 67'
Stadium: Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 3,995
Referee: Leigh Doughty
3 September 2022 (2022-09-03) 7 Bristol Rovers 2–2 Morecambe Horfield
15:00 BST Loft 29'
Thomas 80',  90+1'
McCormick  90+5'
Report Weir 12'
Gibson  16'
Phillips 53'
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 8,821
Referee: Dean Whitestone
10 September 2022 (2022-09-10) Morecambe Postponed Derby County Morecambe
15:00 BST Stadium: Mazuma Stadium
Note: Fixture was postponed as a mark of respect following the passing of Queen Elizabeth II.[49]
13 September 2022 (2022-09-13) 8 Morecambe 0–3 Sheffield Wednesday Morecambe
19:45 BST Report McGuinness  38'
Windass 70'
Byers 78'
Smith 83'
Stadium: Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 5,148
Referee: Andrew Kitchen
17 September 2022 (2022-09-17) 9 Forest Green Rovers 1–2 Morecambe Nailsworth
15:00 BST O'Keeffe  27'
Wickham 30',  63'
Report Phillips 44'
Cooney  52'
Rawson 90+3'
Stadium: The innocent New Lawn Stadium
Attendance: 2,601
Referee: Ollie Yates
24 September 2022 (2022-09-24) 10 Morecambe 1–2 Cambridge United Morecambe
15:00 BST Weir 12',  37' Report Lankester 32'
Knibbs 87'
Stadium: Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 3,917
Referee: Bobby Madden
1 October 2022 (2022-10-01) 11 Accrington Stanley 3–1 Morecambe Accrington
15:00 BST Conneely  29'
Tharme  53'
Coyle 58'
Hamilton 81'
Leigh 85'
Report Gibson  28'
Gnahoua  45+1'
Fané  61'
Astley 77' (o.g.)
Rawson  82'
Love  88'
Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 2,916
Referee: James Oldham
8 October 2022 (2022-10-08) 12 Morecambe 1–2 Ipswich Town Morecambe
15:00 BST Fané  23'
Delaney  32'
Phillips 34'
Bedeau  62'
Rawson  72'
Love  90+8'
Report Edmundson 54'
Chaplin 58'
Evans 65' (pen.)  71'
Stadium: Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 4,776
Referee: Thomas Kirk
15 October 2022 (2022-10-15) 13 Burton Albion 1–1 Morecambe Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST Keillor-Dunn 30' Report Connolly  23'
Shaw  25'
Delaney 77'  78'
Fané  79'
Rawson  90+1'
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 2,602
Referee: Tom Reeves
22 October 2022 (2022-10-22) 14 Morecambe 1–0 Barnsley Morecambe
15:00 BST Phillips 39'
Cooney  66'
Connolly  87'
Shaw  90+1'
Report Cundy  55'
Edwards  90'
Stadium: Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 5,270
Referee: Simon Mather
25 October 2022 (2022-10-25) 15 Cheltenham Town 1–0 Morecambe Cheltenham
19:45 BST Williams 35' Report Connolly  60'
Rawson  62'
Fané  77'
Stadium: Whaddon Road Ground
Attendance: 3,515
Referee: Scott Oldham
29 October 2022 (2022-10-29) 16 Wycombe Wanderers 1–1 Morecambe High Wycombe
15:00 BST Forino-Joseph 20'
Mawson  79'
Strykek  82'
Report Weir  30'
Gibson  47'
Love  52'
Major 82'
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 6,263
Referee: Alan Young
1 November 2022 (2022-11-01) 17 Morecambe 1–1 Derby County Morecambe
19:45 GMT Weir 45+2'
Watts  53'
Ripley  81'
Report Collins 38'
McGoldrick  41' 48'
Sibley 59'
Cashin  81'
Stadium: Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 5,157
Referee: Marc Edwards
12 November 2022 (2022-11-12) 18 Morecambe 1–1 Portsmouth Morecambe
15:00 GMT Shaw 36'  90+6'
Love  72'
Connolly  90+4'
Report Pack  15'
Bishop 67'
Mingi  90+6'
Hume  90+7'
Stadium: Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 4,726
Referee: Adam Herczeg
19 November 2022 (2022-11-19) 19 Lincoln City 2–1 Morecambe Lincoln
15:00 BST Walsh 17'
House 67'
Oakley-Boothe  83'
Robson  86'
Sørensen  90+2'
Hopper  90+4'
Report Weir 81',  89' Stadium: LNER Stadium
Attendance: 8,325
Referee: Martin Coy
2 December 2022 (2022-12-02) 20 Morecambe 1–1 Exeter City Morecambe
19:45 GMT O'Connor  25'
Stockton 34'
Gibson  68'
Report Key 36' Stadium: Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 3,976
Referee: Peter Wright
10 December 2022 (2022-12-10) Morecambe Postponed Charlton Athletic Morecambe
15:00 GMT Stadium: Mazuma Stadium
Note: Fixture was postponed due to a frozen pitch.[50]
17 December 2022 (2022-12-17) 21 Plymouth Argyle 2–1 Morecambe Plymouth
15:00 GMT Whittaker 43'
Ennis 69'
Cosgrove 84'
Report Shaw  30'
O'Connor 90+1'
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 14,368
Referee: Tom Reeves
26 December 2022 (2022-12-26) 22 Port Vale 1–0 Morecambe Burslem
15:00 GMT Conlon  32'
Massey 40'
Benning  76'
Report Melbourne  68'
Love  85'  90+7'
Rawson  86'
Gibson  90+4'
Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 7,867
Referee: Simon Mather
29 December 2022 (2022-12-29) 23 Morecambe 2–0 Accrington Stanley Morecambe
19:45 GMT Shaw 34'
Weir 43'
Bedeau  65'
Report Pritchard  57'
Rodgers  90+4'
Stadium: The Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 4,191
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
1 January 2023 (2023-01-01) 24 Morecambe 5–0 Burton Albion Morecambe
15:00 GMT Phillips 32', 55'
Weir 45+1'
Watts 51',  66', 83'
Report Taylor  75' Stadium: The Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 3,972
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
7 January 2023 (2023-01-07) 25 Morecambe 2–1 Cheltenham Town Morecambe
15:00 GMT Weir 20'
Phillips 47'
Cooney  87'
Mayor  90+3'
Report May 39'
Taylor  80'
Stadium: The Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 4,677
Referee: Martin Woods
14 January 2023 (2023-01-14) Cambridge United Postponed Morecambe Cambridge
15:00 GMT Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Note: Fixture was postponed due to severe winds causing extensive damage to the roof structure.[51]
21 January 2023 (2023-01-21) Morecambe Postponed Port Vale Morecambe
15:00 GMT Stadium: The Mazuma Stadium
Note: Fixture was postponed due to a frozen pitch.[52]
24 January 2023 (2023-01-24) 26 Ipswich Town 4–0 Morecambe Ipswich
19:45 GMT Ladapo 1', 16'
Chaplin 38', 45+6',  70'
Report Bedeau  49'
Crowley  70'
Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 21,948
Referee: David Rock
28 January 2023 (2023-01-28) 27 Morecambe 5–1 Bristol Rovers Morecambe
15:00 GMT Crowley 20'
Gibson  45+2'
Connolly 47' (o.g.)
Love 49'
Stockton 62'
Mayor 88'
Mayor  90+5'
Report Connolly  42'
Collins 90'
McCormick  90+3'
Stadium: The Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 4,259
Referee: Will Finnie
4 February 2023 (2023-02-04) 28 Derby County 5–0 Morecambe Derby
15:00 GMT McGoldrick 45', 47', 50' (pen.)
Collins 66' (pen.)
Knight 69'
Report Gibson  25'
Simeu  44'
Austerfield  87'
Love  90+5'
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 26,035
Referee: Craig Hicks
11 February 2023 (2023-02-11) 29 Morecambe 1–1 Forest Green Rovers Morecambe
15:00 GMT Stockton 89' Report Omotoye  79'
Clarke 81'
Peart-Harris  88'
Stadium: The Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 4,563
Referee: Martin Coy
14 February 2023 (2023-02-14) 30 Sheffield Wednesday 3–0 Morecambe Owlerton
19:45 GMT Bannan 1',  36'
Windass 22', 87'
Report Simeu  10'
Gibson  64'
Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 21,330
Referee: Robert Lewis
18 February 2023 31 Morecambe 0–3 Peterborough United Morecambe
15:00 GMT Bedeau  52' Report Taylor 12'
Ward 22'
Poku 29'
Kyprianou  43'
Stadium: Globe Arena
Attendance: 4,172 (458 away)
Referee: Darren Handley
21 February 2023 32 Morecambe 1–0 Port Vale Morecambe
19:45 GMT Mayor 51'
Bedeau  60'
Report Robinson  90+3' Stadium: The Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 4,360 (857 away)
Referee: Ross Joyce
25 February 2023 33 Fleetwood Town 1–0 Morecambe Fleetwood
15:00 GMT Mendes Gomes 13'
Andrew  80'
Hayes  88'
Report Shaw  42'
Love  71'
Weir  82'
Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 4,550
Referee: Andy Davies
5 March 2023 34 Morecambe 0–0 Bolton Wanderers Morecambe
12:30 GMT Shaw  65' Report Stadium: The Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 5,211 (1,626 away)
Referee: Oliver Langford
7 March 2023 35 Cambridge United 1–1 Morecambe Cambridge
19:45 GMT Lankester 14'
McGrandles  35'
Jones  76'
Report Stockton 45+2' Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 5,225 (122 away)
Referee: Paul Howard
11 March 2023 36 Shrewsbury Town 3–1 Morecambe Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT Moore  21'
Leahy 33' (pen.),  65'
Street 44'
Bayliss  62'
Dunkley 84'
Report Crowley 45+1' Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow
Attendance: 5,225 (122 away)
Referee: Rebecca Welch
14 March 2023 37 Morecambe 1–4 Charlton Athletic Morecambe
19:45 GMT Weir  51'
Love 61'
Report Leaburn 17'
Blackett-Taylor 21', 43'
Thomas  24'
Fraser 69'
Morgan  74'
Stadium: The Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 3,795
Referee: Andy Haines
18 March 2023 38 Morecambe 1–1 Oxford United Morecambe
15:00 GMT Mayor  4'
Simeu  67'
Crowley  83'
Hunter 87'
Report Browne 41',  45+2' Stadium: The Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 4,260
Referee: Samuel Barrott
25 March 2023 39 Milton Keynes Dons 1–0 Morecambe Denbigh
15:00 GMT Leko 57'
Maghoma  74'
Report Simeu  40'
Bedeau  79'
Watts  90'
Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: 6,758 (206 away)
Referee: Thomas Parsons
1 April 2023 40 Barnsley 5–0 Morecambe Barnsley
15:00 BST Cole 4', 43'
Simeu 21' (o.g.)
Kane 32'
Kitching  39'
Thomas 90+3'
Report Stadium: Oakwell Stadium
Attendance: 11,519 (279 away)
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
7 April 2023 41 Morecambe 1–3 Plymouth Argyle Morecambe
15:00 BST Weir 3'
Rawson  30'
Austerfield  74'
Report Edwards  59'
Mayor 63'
Waine 86'
Matete 90+3',  90+4'
Stadium: The Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 4,904
Referee: Marc Edwards
10 April 2023 42 Portsmouth 0–0 Morecambe Milton, Portsmouth
15:00 BST Dale  90'
Bishop  90+3'
Report Austerfield  42'
Rawson  59'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 17,739 (139 away)
Referee: Ollie Yates
15 April 2023 43 Morecambe 1–0 Wycombe Wanderers Morecambe
15:00 BST Cooney  61'
Crowley  80'
Stockton 89',  90'
Report Forino-Joseph  69'
Thompson  86'
Stadium: The Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 5,040 (234 away)
Referee: Andrew Kitchen
22 April 2023 44 Charlton Athletic 2–3 Morecambe Charlton
15:00 BST Leaburn  33'
Rak-Sakyi 45+1'
Fraser 79'
Report Stockton 8', 57'
Weir 64'
Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 13,347 (220 away)
Referee: David Rock
29 April 2023 45 Morecambe 3–2 Lincoln City Morecambe
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: The Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 5,759
Referee: Sam Allison
7 May 2023 46 Exeter City 3–2 Morecambe Exeter
12:00 BST Stansfield 49', 57', 70'
Borges  72'
Sweeney  77'
Kite  83'
Caprice  90+5'
Report Stockton 53', 90+14'
Weir  79'
Mayor  81'
Hunter  90+6'
Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 7,386 (658 away)
Referee: Carl Brook

FA Cup

The Shrimps were drawn away to Sheffield Wednesday in the first round.[53]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

4 November 2022 (2022-11-04) First round Sheffield Wednesday 2–0 Morecambe Owlerton
19:45 BST Windass 29'
Mighten 65'
Johnson  90'
Report Weir  32' Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 8,558
Referee: Sunny Gill

EFL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Morecambe were drawn at home to Stoke City in the first round and away to Rotherham United in the second round.[54][55]

9 August 2022 First round Morecambe 0–0
(5–3 p)
Stoke City Morecambe
19:45 BST Weir  61'  62'
Gibson  73'
Ousmane  83'
Report Stadium: Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 2,806
Referee: Andy Haines
Penalties
Connolly
Obika
Watts
Love
McLoughlin
Fox
Smallbone
Clucas
Thompson
23 August 2022 Second round Rotherham United 0–1 Morecambe Rotherham
19:45 BST Report Gnahoua 72' Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 3,808
Referee: Peter Wright
8 November 2022 (2022-11-08) Third round Milton Keynes Dons 2–0 Morecambe Denbigh
19:45 GMT O'Hora 18'
Eisa  22'
Dennis 51'
Report Watts  35'
Gibson  83'
Stadium: Stadium:mk
Attendance: 1,674
Referee: Ben Toner

EFL Trophy

On 20 June, the initial Group stage draw was made, grouping Morecambe with Harrogate Town and Hartlepool United.[56] Three days later, Everton U21s joined Northern Group A.[57] In the second round, Morecambe were drawn away to Lincoln City.[58]

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 ACA Everton U21 3 1 1 1 0 10 4 +6 6 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Morecambe 3 0 2 0 1 4 5 −1 4
3 L2 Harrogate Town 3 1 0 1 1 3 4 −1 4
4 L2 Hartlepool United 3 1 0 1 1 2 6 −4 4
Source: EFL.com

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

30 August 2022 Group stage Morecambe 3–3
(7–6 p)
Everton U21s Morecambe
19:00 BST Weir 17'
O'Connor  24'
Watts 34',  54'
Love  70'
Rawson 84'
Report McAllister 32'
Price  45+1', 48'
Cannon 57'
John  90+2'
Stadium: Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 912
Referee: Rebecca Welch
Penalties
Watts
Phillips
Cooney
Love
Connolly
Major
McLoughlin
O'Connor
Cannon
Okoronkwo
Anderson
Hunt
Warrington
Price
Kouyate
Campbell
20 September 2022 Group stage Morecambe 0–0
(4–2 p)
Hartlepool United Morecambe
19:00 BST Fané  74'
Love  90+4'
Report Stadium: Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 934
Referee: Martin Woods
Penalties
Weir
Stockton
Cooney
Love
Murray
Ferguson
Shelton
Crawford
18 October 2022 (2022-10-18) Group stage Harrogate Town 2–1 Morecambe Harrogate
19:00 BST O'Boyle 28'
Welch-Hayes 90+6'
Report Major 2'
Smith  53'
Stadium: The EnviroVent Stadium
Attendance: 717
Referee: Darren Drysdale
22 November 2022 (2022-11-22) Second round Lincoln City 1–1
(4–3 p)
Morecambe Lincoln
19:00 GMT Hopper 53'
Bishop  63'
Love  55'
Stockton 67'
Stadium: LNER Stadium
Attendance: 1,445
Referee: Carl Boyeson
Penalties
Diamond
Bishop
Sanders
Poole
Weir
Stockton
Cooney
Love
Shaw

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