Morecambe F.C.

2018–19 season
Chairmen	Peter McGuigan (up to 30 October 2018)[1] Graham Howse & Rod Taylor (co-chairmen from 10 November 2018)[2]
Manager	Jim Bentley
Stadium	Globe Arena
League Two	18th
FA Cup	First round
EFL Cup	First round
EFL Trophy	Group Stage (4th)
Top goalscorer	Aaron Collins (8)
Highest home attendance	3,749 vCarlisle United 1 January 2019
Lowest home attendance	512 vStoke City U23 9 October 2018
Average home league attendance	2,033
Biggest win	Morecambe 4–0Cheltenham Town 22 April 2019
Biggest defeat	Crewe Alexandra 6–0Morecambe 4 August 2018
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All statistics correct as of match played 4 May 2019.

The2018–19 season wasMorecambe's 12th consecutive season inLeague Two, the fourthtier ofEnglish football.^[3] They finished 18th in League Two, and also competed in theFA Cup,EFL Cup andEFL Trophy. They were eliminated in the first round of the FA Cup and the EFL Cup, and in the Group stage of the EFL Trophy.

The season page covers the period between 1 July 2018 and 30 June 2019.

Morecambe revealed pre-season friendlies againstBamber Bridge,Alfreton Town,Chorley,Chester andFleetwood Town.^[4]

On 21 June 2018, theLeague Two fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.^[6][7]

Tranmere Rovers vMorecambe

26 December 2018 (2018-12-26)24	Tranmere Rovers	3–1	Morecambe	Birkenhead
15:00GMT	Stockton 3' 37' Norwood 29' Harris 45' Ellis 86'	Report	Wildig 57' Mills 65' Cranston 66'	Stadium:Prenton Park Attendance: 7,483 Referee: Scott Oldham

Colchester United vMorecambe

29 December 2018 (2018-12-29)25	Colchester United	0–0	Morecambe	Colchester
15:00GMT		Report	Mendes Gomes 63'	Stadium:Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,653 Referee: John Busby

Morecambe vCarlisle United

1 January 2019 (2019-01-01)26	Morecambe	0–2	Carlisle United	Morecambe
15:00GMT	Oliver 89' Cranston 89'	Report	Devitt 15' Etuhu 40' Sowerby 76' Gerrard 89'	Stadium:Globe Arena Attendance: 3,749 Referee: Ben Toner

Morecambe vCrewe Alexandra

5 January 2019 (2019-01-05)27	Morecambe	2–2	Crewe Alexandra	Morecambe
15:00GMT	Oates 55' Tutte 63' Mandeville 75' Ellison 84' Cranston 90+2'	Report	Jones 27' Porter 90+4' (pen.)	Stadium:Globe Arena Attendance: 1,662 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Exeter City vMorecambe

12 January 2019 (2019-01-12)28	Exeter City	0–0	Morecambe	Exeter
15:00GMT	Moxey 53' Law 68'	Report	Ellison 90+2'	Stadium:St James Park Attendance: 4,113 Referee: Brett Huxtable

Morecambe vStevenage

19 January 2019 (2019-01-19)29	Morecambe	1–2	Stevenage	Morecambe
15:00GMT	Ellison 70'	Report	Kennedy 25' (pen.) Timlin 64' Wilkinson 90+4'	Stadium:Globe Arena Attendance: 1,422 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Northampton Town vMorecambe

26 January 2019 (2019-01-26)30	Northampton Town	1–1	Morecambe	Northampton
14:00GMT	Pierre 15' Elšnik 22'	Report	Lavelle 36' Bennett 52'	Stadium:Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,512 Referee: Lee Collins

Morecambe vBury

9 February 2019 (2019-02-09)31	Morecambe	2–3	Bury	Morecambe
15:00GMT	Mills 58' Bennett 65' 89' Old 69'	Report	Mayor 17' O'Shea 45+4',59' 60'	Stadium:Globe Arena Attendance: 2,665 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Port Vale vMorecambe

16 February 2019 (2019-02-16)32	Port Vale	0–1	Morecambe	Burslem
15:00GMT	Pope20' Kay 68' Hannant 72'	Report	Kenyon 31' Mendes Gomes 63' Cranston 72' Collins 75'	Stadium:Vale Park Attendance: 4,147 Referee: John Busby

Oldham Athletic vMorecambe

19 February 2019 (2019-02-19)33	Oldham Athletic	1–2	Morecambe	Oldham
19:45GMT	Clarke 68' Baxter 76'	Report	Cranston 4' 74' Collins 90' 90+1'	Stadium:Boundary Park Attendance: 4,218 Referee: Andy Haines

Morecambe vLincoln City

23 February 2019 (2019-02-23)34	Morecambe	0–2	Lincoln City	Morecambe
15:00GMT	Conlan 67'	Report	Andrade 10',57' Bostwick 77'	Stadium:Globe Arena Attendance: 2,352 Referee: Martin Coy

Yeovil Town vMorecambe

2 March 2019 (2019-03-02)35	Yeovil Town	3–2	Morecambe	Yeovil
15:00GMT	Santos 42' Abrahams 58',62' Seager 87' Zoko 90+2'	Report	Bennett 22' Kenyon 47' Sutton 57' Old 83' Halstead 89' Cranston 90+1' Ellison 90+2'	Stadium:Huish Park Attendance: 2,521 Referee: Antony Coggins

Morecambe vForest Green Rovers

9 March 2019 (2019-03-09)36	Morecambe	3–0	Forest Green Rovers	Morecambe
15:00GMT	Oates 6' Collins 35' Kenyon 71'	Report		Stadium:Globe Arena Attendance: 1,528 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Morecambe vMilton Keynes Dons

12 March 2019 (2019-03-12)37	Morecambe	4–2	Milton Keynes Dons	Morecambe
19:45GMT	Bennett 21',57' Cissé 41' (o.g.) Collins 86'	Report	Hesketh 40' Cissé 45' Agard 70',76' Aneke 90+1'	Stadium:Globe Arena Attendance: 1,460 Referee: Ross Joyce

Notts County vMorecambe

16 March 2019 (2019-03-16)38	Notts County	0–0	Morecambe	Nottingham
15:00GMT	Rose 50' Doyle 90+5'	Report	Bennett 14' Mingoia 33' Cranston 67' Fleming 86' Halstead 90+5'	Stadium:Meadow Lane Attendance: 5,813 Referee: Kevin Johnson

Swindon Town vMorecambe

23 March 2019 (2019-03-23)39	Swindon Town	4–0	Morecambe	Swindon
15:00GMT	Robinson 10' Woolery 42' Conroy 66' Bennett 80' 81'	Report	Kenyon 36'	Stadium:County Ground Attendance: 5,707 Referee: Nick Kinseley

Morecambe vCrawley Town

30 March 2019 (2019-03-30)40	Morecambe	1–0	Crawley Town	Morecambe
15:00GMT	Mandeville 82'	Report	McNerney 66'	Stadium:Globe Arena Attendance: 2,445 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

Morecambe vGrimsby Town

13 April 2019 (2019-04-13)42	Morecambe	1–1	Grimsby Town	Morecambe
15:00BST	Collins 80' (pen.)	Report	Vernam 88'	Stadium:Globe Arena Attendance: 1,897 Referee: Scott Oldham

Mansfield Town vMorecambe

19 April 2019 (2019-04-19)43	Mansfield Town	4–0	Morecambe	Mansfield
15:00BST	Mellis 30' Pearce 45' 70' Sweeney 54' Hamilton 73' Benning 85'	Report	Fleming 28' Kenyon 36' Mills 50'	Stadium:Field Mill Attendance: 5,177 Referee: Trevor Kettle

The first round draw was made live onBBC byDennis Wise andDion Dublin on 22 October.^[9]

On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made inVietnam.^[10]

On 13 July 2018, the initial group stage draw bar the U21 invited clubs was announced.^[11]

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2018	CM	ENG	Lamin Jagne	Free agent	—	[12]
1 July 2018	CF	ESP	Carlos Mendes Gomes	West Didsbury & Chorlton	Free transfer	[12]
1 July 2018	RB	ENG	Zak Mills	Grimsby Town	Free transfer	[13]
1 July 2018	LW	ENG	Rhys Oates	Hartlepool United	Free transfer	[13]
1 July 2018	CF	ENG	Jason Oswell	Stockport County	Undisclosed	[14]
1 July 2018	RB	ENG	James Sinclair	GAIS	Free transfer	[15]
1 July 2018	CM	ENG	Andrew Tutte	Bury	Free transfer	[16]
3 July 2018	LB	WAL	Jordan Cranston	Cheltenham Town	Free transfer	[17]
9 July 2018	GK	ENG	Mark Halstead	Southport	Free transfer	[18]
23 July 2018	GK	POL	Dawid Szczepaniak	Airbus UK Broughton	Free transfer	[19]
8 August 2018	CF	ENG	A-Jay Leitch-Smith	Shrewsbury Town	Free transfer	[20]
26 October 2018	CM	BEL	Florent Cuvelier	Walsall	Free transfer	[21]
9 January 2019	CB	ENG	Ritchie Sutton	Tranmere Rovers	Free transfer	[22]
9 February 2019	RW	WAL	Aaron Collins	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Free transfer	[23]

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2018	LB	ENG	Patrick Brough	Falkirk	Released	[24][25]
1 July 2018	CF	WAL	Reece Deakin	Free agent	Released	[24]
1 July 2018	CF	ENG	Luke Jordan	Chester	Released	[24][26]
1 July 2018	RB	ENG	Aaron McGowan	Hamilton Academical	Free transfer	[27]
1 July 2018	CF	NIR	Adam McGurk	Nuneaton Town	Released	[24][28]
1 July 2018	GK	AUS	Danijel Nizic	Western Sydney Wanderers	Mutual consent	[29][30]
1 July 2018	DM	ENG	Michael Rose	Macclesfield Town	Released	[24][31]
1 July 2018	CF	ENG	Rhys Turner	Barrow	Released	[24][32]
1 July 2018	CB	ENG	Dean Winnard	Southport	Released	[24][33]
1 July 2018	LM	ENG	Steven Yawson	Free agent	Released	[24]
4 July 2018	LB	ENG	Leif Davis	Leeds United	Undisclosed	[34]
2 January 2019	RW	ENG	Garry Thompson	Workington	Released	[35][36]
5 January 2019	CF	ENG	Jason Oswell	Wrexham	Undisclosed	[37]

Start date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	End date	Ref.
12 July 2018	CF	ENG	Liam Mandeville	Doncaster Rovers	31 May 2019	[38]
10 August 2018	CB	ENG	Josef Yarney	Newcastle United	10 January 2019	[39][40]
31 August 2018	CF	ENG	Joe Piggott	Wigan Athletic	1 January 2019	[41]
4 January 2019	CB	SCO	Paul McKay	Cardiff City	31 May 2019	[42]
17 January 2019	CF	ENG	Richie Bennett	Morecambe	31 May 2019	[43]
31 January 2019	CF	ENG	Sam Dalby	Leeds United	31 May 2019	[44]
31 January 2019	RM	ENG	Piero Mingoia	Accrington Stanley	31 May 2019	[45]

Start date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	End date	Ref.
20 July 2018	RW	PHI	Gilmàr	Global Cebu	31 December 2018	[46]
3 August 2018	SS	ENG	Adam Campbell	Carlisle United	1 January 2019	[47]
17 August 2018	DM	ENG	Tyler Brownsword	Skelmersdale United	September 2018	[48]
17 August 2018	CF	ENG	Kyle Hawley	Skelmersdale United	September 2018	[48]

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