MORECAMBE
("The Shrimps")
Year formed | 1920 |
Ground | Globe Arena, Christie Way, Westgate, Morecambe LA4 4TB (for pictures of the ground click here) |
Pitch measurements | 112 x 77 yards (103 x 70 metres) |
Ground capacity | 6,476 |
Record attendance at present ground | 5,003 v Burnley, League Cup 2nd round, 24th August 2010 (lost 1-3) |
League career | Lancashire Combination: 1920 - 1968 Northern Premier League: 1968 - 1995 Conference: 1995 - 2007 League Two: 2007 - 2021 League One: 2021 - 2023 League Two: 2023 - / |
First Football League game | 11th August 2007 v Barnet, League Two, drew 0-0 |
Honours | |
European | None |
Domestic - League | Conference runners-up: 2002-03 Northern Premier League runners-up: 1994-95 Lancashire Combination champions: 1924-25, 1961-62, 1962-63, 1966-67, 1967-68 Lancashire Combination runners-up: 1925-26 |
Domestic - Cup | FA Trophy winners: 1973-74 Football Conference Challenge Cup winners: 1997-98 Lancashire Cup winners: 1967-68 |
Best League position | 4th, League Two, 2009-10, 2020-21 |
Lowest League position | 22nd, League Two, 2017-18 |
Furthest in FA Cup | 3rd round, 1961-62, 2000-01, 2002-03 |
Furthest in League Cup | 3rd round, 2007-08, 2020-21 |
Most League points | |
2 for a win | n/a |
3 for a win | 78, League Two, 2020-21 |
Fewest League points | |
2 for a win | n/a |
3 for a win | 32, League Two, 2019-20 |
Most League goals scored | 73, League Two, 2009-10 |
Most League goals conceded | 91, League Two, 2015-16 |
Fewest League goals scored | 35, League Two, 2019-20 |
Fewest League goals conceded | 52, League Two, 2014-15 |
Most wins in a League season | 23, League Two, 2020-21 |
Fewest wins in a League season | 7, League Two, 2019-20 |
Most draws in a League season | 19, League Two, 2017-18 |
Fewest draws in a League season | 9, League Two, 2020-21 |
Most losses in a League season | 24, League Two, 2015-16 |
Fewest losses in a League season | 13, League Two, 2008-09, 2009-10 |
Record League win | 5-0 v AFC Bournemouth, League Two, 12 December 2009 |
Record Cup win | 3-0 v Forest Green Rovers, FA Cup 1st round, 18 November 2000 |
Record League Cup win | 5-4 v Rotherham United, EFL Cup 1st round, 9 August 2016 |
Record defeat | 2-7 v Port Vale, League Two, 30 April 2011 |
Record League Cup defeat | 0-7 v Newcastle United, Carabao Cup 3rd round, 23 September 2020 |
Highest Number of League goals scored | |
in a season | 29, Justin Jackson, 1999-2000 |
in total | 100, John Norman, 1994-99 and 2000-02 |
Most League appearances | 299, Dave McKearney, 1995-2004 |
Most capped player | None |
Highest Transfer Fee Received | undisclosed for Justin Jackson to Rushden & Diamonds, June 2000 |
Highest Transfer Fee Paid | undisclosed for Carl Baker from Southport, July 2007 |