Morecambe F.C.
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| Full name | Morecambe Football Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | The Baymen, The Shrimps, The Cockles, The Moor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Founded | 1920 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Christie Park Morecambe |
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| Capacity | 6,400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairman | Peter McGuigan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager | Sammy McIlroy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Nationwide Conference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005-06 | Nationwide Conference, 5th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Morecambe F.C. is an English football club based in Morecambe, Lancashire. The club currently plays in the Conference National.
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[edit] History
The club was formed on 7 May 1920, after a meeting at the West View Hotel. It plays its home games at Christie Park - Morecambe.
The club has reached the FA Cup 3rd Round on 3 separate occasions. The first being in 1961/62 losing 1-0 to Weymouth, secondly in the 2000/01 season losing to then Premiership opponents Ipswich Town 3-0 at Christie Park and thirdly, again to Ipswich Town in 2002/03, this time at Portman Road, Ipswich. Morecambe lost 4-0 on this occasion.
League Clubs beaten in the FA Cup include Chester City in 1961/62, Cambridge United in 2000/01 and Chesterfield in 2002/03.
Morecambe won the FA Trophy in 1974, beating Dartford 2-1 in the final.
[edit] Recent years
Morecambe was considered one of the main promotion contenders for the 2005/2006 season and reached the Play Offs, but was beaten 4-3 on aggregate by Hereford United, after a 1-1 draw in the first leg at Christie Park. Hereford went on to win the playoff final, beating Halifax Town 3-2.
In November 2005 Jim Harvey suffered a heart attack in a League game at Christie Park against Cambridge United. Quickly the club declared the appointment of a caretaker manager, Sammy McIlroy who was a long time friend of Harvey. After the initial three months expired, McIlroy was given the job for the remainder of the season with Harvey expected to return on its closure. However, on his first day back as manager of Morecambe FC, Jim Harvey was sacked by the club and Sammy McIlroy was appointed as permanent manager with Mark Lillis as his assistant.
[edit] 2005-06 season
[edit] League
The club sits in 5th place in the Conference National. The club has only lost six times this season, most notably the 4-0 away defeat to trouble stricken Crawley Town.
[edit] FA Cup
4th Qualifying Round - 28th October 2006
| Moor Green | 1 | |
| Morecambe | 2 | McNiven, Stanley |
1st Round - 11 November 2006
| Morecambe | 2 | Curtis (pen), Twiss |
| Kidderminster Harriers | 1 |
2nd Round - 2 December 2006
| Swindon Town | 1 |
| Morecambe | 0 |
[edit] FA Trophy
1st Round - 16 December 2006
| Morecambe | 2 | Twiss, Curtis |
| York City | 1 |
2nd Round - 13 January 2007
| Morecambe | 5 | Twiss (2) , Howard , Hunter, Walker |
| Mangotsfield United | 0 |
[edit] Transfers
January 2007
Players in
Jason Walker, free transfer from Greenock Morton
Neil Sorvel, free transfer from Shrewsbury
Jerome Watt, loan from Northampton
Jamie Burns, free from Blackpool
Danny Adams, unattached (released by Huddersfield Town)
Matthew Blinkhorn, loan from Blackpool
Players out
Shaun Gray, free transfer to Fleetwood Town
Ryan Robinson, free transfer to Forest Green
Conal Platt, loan ended to Bournemouth
David Perkins, to Rochdale
Adriano Rigoglioso, released
Jerome Watt, loan ended to Northampton
[edit] Managers
| Dates | Manager |
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| 1994-2006 | Jim Harvey |
| 2006 | Sammy McIlroy (caretaker) |
| 2006-present | Sammy McIlroy |
[edit] Current squad
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[edit] Honours
- FA Trophy winners 1974
- Football Conference runners up 2003
- Northern Premier League runners up 1995
- Lancashire Combination champions 1925, 1962, 1963, 1967, 1968; runners up 1926
- Lancashire Trophy champions 1926, 1927, 1962, 1963, 1969, 1986, 1987, 1994, 1996, 1999
- Lancashire Senior Cup champions 1968
[edit] External links
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