| 2007–08 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Peter McGuigan |
| Manager | Sammy McIlroy |
| Stadium | Christie Park |
| League Two | 11th |
| FA Cup | First round |
| League Cup | Third round |
| League Trophy | Area Final |
| Top goalscorer | League: Carl Baker (10) Matthew Blinkhorn (10) All: Carl Baker (11) Matthew Blinkhorn (11) |
| Highest home attendance | 4,761 v Bradford City 12 October 2007 |
| Lowest home attendance | 1,634 v Shrewsbury Town 8 April 2008 |
| Average home league attendance | 2,812 |
| Biggest win | Morecambe 5–1 Rotherham United 29 March 2008 |
| Biggest defeat | Sheffield United 5–0 Morecambe 25 September 2007 |
| All statistics correct as of match played 3 May 2008. | |
The 2007–08 season was Morecambe's 84th season since formation, and their first ever in the Football League, having won promotion from the Conference the previous season. They played in League Two, the fourth tier of English football.
Their league campaign can roughly be broken down into three periods of mixed form, excellent form and poor form. After a mixed start, they went on a run of eight wins in 10 games, before recording just two wins in their final 14 games. An 11th placed finish in front of good crowds at Christie Park was a solid start to life in the Football League.
In the cup competitions, they excelled themselves. Although they were eliminated from the FA Cup in the First round, in the other two competitions they recorded their – as of 2021 – best ever performances.
In the League Cup they reached the Third round, being drawn away to Championship opposition on each occasion. They stunned Preston North End and Wolverhampton Wanderers (after extra time), before losing 5–0 to Sheffield United.
Meanwhile in the League Trophy, four victories saw them through to the Northern Area Final. A two legged affair against Grimsby Town stood between them and a second Wembley final in as many seasons. However after losing the first leg 1–0 at home, they were unable to turn the tie around at Blundell Park (0–0), and Grimsby progressed.
Competitions
League Two
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Rotherham United | 46 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 62 | 58 | +4 | 64[lower-alpha 1] |
| 10 | Bradford City | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 63 | 61 | +2 | 62 |
| 11 | Morecambe | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 59 | 63 | −4 | 60 |
| 12 | Barnet | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 56 | 63 | −7 | 60 |
| 13 | Bury | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 58 | 61 | −3 | 59 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
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 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 59 | 63 | −4 | 60 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 33 | 32 | +1 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 31 | −5 |
Last updated: 3 May 2008.
Source: 11v11.com
Results by matchday
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
FA Cup
| 10 November 2007 First round | Morecambe | 0–2 | Port Vale | Morecambe |
| 15:00 GMT | Report |
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Stadium: Christie Park Attendance: 2,730 Referee: Clive Oliver |
League Cup
| 14 August 2007 First round | Preston North End | 1–2 | Morecambe | Preston |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 7,703 Referee: Alan Wiley |
| 28 August 2007 Second round | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | Morecambe | Wolverhampton |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 11,296 Referee: Anthony Taylor |
| 25 September 2007 Third round | Sheffield United | 5–0 | Morecambe | Sheffield |
| 19:45 BST | Report |
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Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 8,854 Referee: Steve Tanner |
First-team squad
- Squad at end of season[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Left club during season
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References
- ↑ "Rotherham go into administration". BBC Sport. 18 March 2008. Retrieved 31 July 2010.
- ↑ "FootballSquads - Morecambe - 2007/08". footballsquads.co.uk.
Notes
- ↑ Artell was born in Rotherham, England, but also qualified to represent Gibraltar internationally and made his international debut for Gibraltar in March 2014.
- ↑ McStay was born in Armagh, Northern Ireland, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and has represented them at U-21 level.
- ↑ Jalal was born in Baghdad, Iraq, but was raised in England and played for the England C team; he later made his international debut for Iraq in June 2015.