2016–17 Morecambe F.C. season

Morecambe

2016–17 season
Chairman	Peter McGuigan
Manager	Jim Bentley
Stadium	Globe Arena
FA Cup	First round replay (vs. Coventry City)
← 2015–16 2017–18 →

The 2016–17 season is Morecambe's tenth consecutive season in League Two, the fourth tier of English football.^[1]

The season page covers the period between 1 July 2016 and 30 June 2017.

Competitions

Pre-season friendlies

Bamber Bridge v Morecambe

12 July 2016 Friendly	Bamber Bridge	0–3	Morecambe	Bamber Bridge
19:30		Report	Stockton x2 Kenyon	Stadium: Sir Tom Finney Stadium

Morecambe v Blackburn Rovers

16 July 2016 Friendly	Morecambe	0–0	Blackburn Rovers	Morecambe
14:30		Report		Stadium: Globe Arena

Morecambe v Bury

16 July 2016 Friendly	Morecambe	4–0	Bury	Morecambe
16:00	Ellison Trialist Trialist Barkhuizen	Report		Stadium: Globe Arena

Morecambe v Burnley

19 July 2016 Friendly	Morecambe	1–1	Burnley	Morecambe
19:30	Turner  55'	Report	Gray  66'	Stadium: Globe Arena

FC Halifax Town v Morecambe

23 July 2016 Friendly	FC Halifax Town	6–2	Morecambe	Halifax
15:00	Kosylo  46' Macdonald  54' Garner  59' Denton  69' Peniket  83', 88'	Report	Mullin  7', 55'	Stadium: The Shay Attendance: 635 (45 away) Referee: Jane Simms

Morecambe v Preston North End

26 July 2016 Friendly	Morecambe	1–4	Preston North End	Morecambe
19:30	Barkhuizen  78'		Robinson  23', 81' Pringle  39' Hugill  71'	Stadium: Globe Arena

League Two

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
15	Colchester United	19	6	5	8	27	26	+1	23
16	Crawley Town	19	6	5	8	21	32	−11	23
17	Morecambe	19	7	2	10	23	36	−13	23
18	Hartlepool United	19	5	7	7	28	32	−4	22
19	Notts County	19	6	4	9	24	32	−8	22

Updated to match(es) played on 3 December 2016. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Matches

Grimsby Town v Morecambe

6 August 2016 1	Grimsby Town	2–0	Morecambe	Cleethorpes
15:00 BST	Jackson  6' Bolarinwa  43' Davies  63' Gowling  71' McKeown  81'	Report	Fleming  62'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 6,004 Referee: Mark Heywood

Morecambe v Blackpool

13 August 2016 2	Morecambe	2–1	Blackpool	Morecambe
15:00 BST	Wakefield  41' Dunn  45+3' (pen.) Rose  70'  76'		Taylor  4' Potts  23' Robertson  59'	Stadium: Globe Arena

Morecambe v Portsmouth

16 August 2016 3	Morecambe	2–0	Portsmouth	Morecambe
19:45 BST	Edwards  10' Barkhuizen  21' Stockton  65' Fleming  79' Molyneux  90+3'	Report	Doyle  67' Stevens  90+1'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,838 Referee: Nigel Miller

Yeovil Town v Morecambe

20 August 2016 4	Yeovil Town	0–1	Morecambe	Yeovil
15:00 BST	Dawson  40'	Report	Ellison  55' Fleming  79'	Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 2,937 Referee: John Busby

Accrington Stanley v Morecambe

27 August 2016 5	Accrington Stanley	2–3	Morecambe	Accrington
15:00 BST	Kee  27', 34' Hughes  36' Conneely  37' Parish  45+2' O'Sullivan  49'	Report	Stockton  45+1', 57'  54' Ellison  46'  76' Rose  83' Edwards  90+2'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,763 Referee: Mike Jones

Morecambe v Leyton Orient

3 September 2016 6	Morecambe	1–2	Leyton Orient	Morecambe
15:00 BST	Ellison  49'  90' Rose  67'	Report	Kelly  27' Bowery  55'  90'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,665 Referee: John Brooks

Morecambe v Doncaster Rovers

10 September 2016 7	Morecambe	1–5	Doncaster Rovers	Morecambe
15:00 BST	Kenyon  27' Stockton  45' Barkhuizen  51' Rose  63' Whitmore  84'	Report	Butler  4' Marquis  17', 66'  49' Blair  74' Coppinger  80'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,791 Referee: Ollie Yates

Cambridge United v Morecambe

17 September 2016 8	Cambridge United	1–2	Morecambe	Cambridge
15:00 BST	Mingoia  36' Williamson  53'	Report	Dunn  62' (pen.) Mullin  64' Winnard  79'	Stadium: The R Costings Abbey Stadium Referee: Darren England

Morecambe v Crawley Town

24 September 2016 9	Morecambe	2–3	Crawley Town	Morecambe
15:00 BST	Barkhuizen  49' Rose  89' Stockton  90+3'	Report	Yussuf  72' Collins  83' McNerney  88' Smith  90+1'	Stadium: Globe Arena Referee: Chris Sarginson

Barnet v Morecambe

27 September 2016 10	Barnet	2–2	Morecambe	Canons Park, London
20:00 BST	Akinde  7', 31'	Report	Barkhuizen  9' Stockton  81'	Stadium: The Hive Stadium Attendance: 1,164 Referee: Gavin Ward

Morecambe v Carlisle United

8 October 2016 11	Morecambe	0–3	Carlisle United	Morecambe
15:00 BST	Fleming  48' Ellison  55'	Report	Grainger  15' Kennedy  72', 78' Miller  90+3'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 3,773 Referee: Kevin Friend

Notts County v Morecambe

11 October 2016 12	Notts County	1–2	Morecambe	Nottingham
19:45 BST	Dickinson  33' Forte  74' Oliver  90+3'	Report	Barkhuizen  16', 55' (pen.) Edwards  85'	Stadium: Meadow Lane Stadium Attendance: 3,507 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Morecambe v Stevenage

15 October 2016 13	Morecambe	0–2	Stevenage	Morecambe
15:00 BST	Whitmore  61' Mullin 88' Murphy  90+5'	Report	Godden  36' Cowans  43' Kennedy  57' Henry  88'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,212 Referee: Richard Clark

Colchester United v Morecambe

22 October 2016 14	Colchester United	2–2	Morecambe	Colchester
15:00 BST	Porter  4', 39' (pen.) Wright  49'	Report	Barkhuizen 17'  27' Ellison  38' Fleming  56' Rose  62' Edwards  72' Molyneux  77'	Stadium: Weston Homes Community Stadium Attendance: 2,815 Referee: Gavin Ward

Morecambe v Exeter City

29 October 2016 15	Morecambe	0–3	Exeter City	Morecambe
15:00 BST	Edwards  35' Barkhuizen  42'	Report	Wheeler  4' Grant  16' Holmes  35' James  56' Croll  79'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,302 Referee: Ben Toner

Wycombe Wanderers v Morecambe

12 November 2016 16	Wycombe Wanderers	2–0	Morecambe	High Wycombe
15:00 GMT	Pierre  34'  47' Jacobson  72' O'Nien  81'	Report	Jennings  8' Winnard  25' Rose  45+3' Mullin  56'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 3,019 Referee: Darren Handley

Morecambe v Luton Town

19 November 2016 17	Morecambe	0–2	Luton Town	Morecambe
15:00 GMT	Rose  72' Whitmore  85'	Report	Hylton  26'  90+4' Vassell  60' Smith  89'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,507 Referee: Ben Toner

Crewe Alexandra v Morecambe

22 November 2016 18	Crewe Alexandra	2–1	Morecambe	Crewe
19:45 GMT	Kiwomya  19' Jones  42'	Report	Turner  8' Edwards  70' Wakefield  83'	Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 2,844 Referee: Trevor Kettle

Morecambe v Plymouth Argyle

26 November 2016 19	Morecambe	2–1	Plymouth Argyle	Morecambe
15:00 GMT	Rose  20' (pen.)  22' Ellison  26' Murphy  63' Wakefield  83'	Report	Donaldson  24' Slew  25', 47' Threlkeld  44'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,435 Referee: Darren England

FA Cup

Morecambe v Coventry City

6 November 2016 First round	Morecambe	1–1	Coventry City	Morecambe
14:00 GMT	Winnard  59' Whitmore  77' Murphy  90'	Report	Sterry  72'  79' Rúben Lameiras  90+1'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,732 Referee: Andy Haines

Coventry City v Morecambe

15 November 2016 First round replay	Coventry City	2–1	Morecambe	Coventry
19:45 GMT	Sordell  39', 57'	Report	Winnard  10' Jennings  86'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 2,175 Referee: Mark Haywood

EFL Cup

Rotherham United v Morecambe

9 August 2016 First round	Rotherham United	4–5 (a.e.t.)	Morecambe	Rotherham
19:45 BST	Wood  51' Halford  59' (pen.) Yates  81', 120' Forde  83'	Report	Stockton  6' Edwards  59' Dunn  68', 90+2' (pen.), 118' Wakefield  77' Ellison  113'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 3,793 (118 away fans) Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Morecambe v AFC Bournemouth

24 August 2016 Second round	Morecambe	1–2	AFC Bournemouth	Morecambe
19:45 BST	Stockton  14'		Gradel  8' Wilson  54'	Stadium: Globe Arena

EFL Trophy

Pos	Lge	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L1	Bradford City	3	2	0	0	1	5	4	+1	6	Advance to Round 2
2	L2	Morecambe	3	2	0	0	1	7	7	0	6
3	L1	Bury	3	1	0	1	1	6	4	+2	4
4	ACA	Stoke City Reserves and Academy	3	0	1	0	2	2	5	−3	2

Source: EFL.com

Bury v Morecambe

30 August 2016 Group stage 1	Bury	4–1	Morecambe	Bury
19:00 BST	Ismail  3' (pen.) Pope  49', 90+1' Kay  53'  81' Soares  83'		Mullin  43'  53' Wakefield  70'	Stadium: Gigg Lane

Morecambe v Stoke City U23

4 October 2016 Group stage 2	Morecambe	3–1	Stoke City U23	Morecambe
19:45 BST	Dunn  3'  90+7' Stockton  21' Murphy  44'  53'	Report	Edwards  15' Adam  48' Bardsley  90+7'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 686 Referee: Andy Haines

Morecambe v Bradford City

9 November 2016 Group stage 3	Morecambe	3–2	Bradford City	Morecambe
19:45 GMT	Fleming  40' Mullin  54' Stockton  66', 68' Edwards  72'	Report	Vučkić  52', 83' McNulty  78'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 827 Referee: Tony Harrington

Scunthorpe United v Morecambe

6 December 2016 Second round	Scunthorpe United	v	Morecambe	Scunthorpe
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Glanford Park

Transfers

In

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2016	LB		Luke Conlan	Burnley	Free transfer	[2]
1 July 2016	CB		Liam Wakefield	Accrington Stanley	Free transfer	[3]
1 July 2016	CB		Dean Winnard	Accrington Stanley	Free transfer	[4]
10 July 2016	CF		Rhys Turner	Oldham Athletic	Free transfer	[5]
30 July 2016	GK		Daniel Nizic	Burnley	Free transfer	[6]
1 August 2016	LB		Michael Rose	Rochdale	Free transfer	[7]

Out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2016	CM		Charlie Bailey	Kendal Town	Released	[8]
1 July 2016	RB		Shaun Beeley	Barrow [lower-alpha 1]	Released	[8]
1 July 2016	LM		Nathan Bondswell	Free agent	Released	[10]
1 July 2016	RM		Jamie Devitt	Carlisle United	Free transfer	[11]
1 July 2016	CB		Chris Doyle	Southport [lower-alpha 2]	Released	[8]
1 July 2016	CB		Adam Dugdale	Eastleigh [lower-alpha 3]	Released	[8]
1 July 2016	DM		Alan Goodall	Altrincham	Released	[10]
1 July 2016	CF		Jack Kelleher	Bradford Park Avenue [lower-alpha 4]	Released	[8]
1 July 2016	MF		Darren McKnight	Stalybridge Celtic [lower-alpha 5]	Released	[16]
1 July 2016	CF		Shaun Miller	Carlisle United	Free transfer	[17]
1 July 2016	CB		Andy Parrish	Free agent	Released	[10]
9 August 2016	LB		Laurence Wilson	Bangor City	Free transfer	[18]
9 November 2016	RW		Tom Barkhuizen	Preston North End [lower-alpha 6]	Mutual consent	[20]

1. Following Shaun Beeley being released, he later signed for Barrow.^[9]
2. Following Chris Doyle being released, he later signed for Southport.^[12]
3. Following Adam Dugdale being released, he later signed for Eastleigh.^[13]
4. Following Jack Kelleher being released, he later signed for Bradford Park Avenue.^[14]
5. Following Darren McKnight being released, he later signed for Stalybridge Celtic.^[15]
6. Following Barkhuizen's departure, he signed a pre-contract agreement on 18 November 2016 to join on 1 January 2017.^[19]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
2 July 2016	CF		Cole Stockton	Tranmere Rovers	1 January 2017	[21]
26 July 2016	CB		Alex Whitmore	Burnley	14 January 2017	[22]
30 July 2016	CF		Jack Dunn	Liverpool	1 January 2017	[23]
31 August 2016	LB		James Jennings	Cheltenham Town	3 January 2017	[24]
31 August 2016	CF		Ntumba Massanka	Burnley	3 January 2017	[25]

See also

• List of Morecambe F.C. seasons

References

1. "History". Statto.
2. "Luke Conlan Signs". Morecambe Official Site. 9 June 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
3. "Liam Wakefield Signs". Morecambe Official Site. 28 June 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
4. "Shrimps Sign Winnard". Morecambe Official Site. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
5. "Rhys Turner Signs". Morecambe Official Site. 10 July 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
6. "Nizic Signs". Morecambe Official Site. 30 July 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
7. "Michael Rose Signs". Morecambe Official Site. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
8. "Retained & Released". Morecambe Official Site. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
9. "Barrow add ex-Morecambe defender Beeley". BBC. 25 June 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
10. "Retained List". Morecambe Official Site. 9 May 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
11. "Carlisle United make double signing". BBC. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
12. "Southport bring in O'Brien and Doyle". BBC. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
13. "Eastleigh sign centre-back Dugdale". BBC. 2 June 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
14. "Former Shrimps Kelleher and Ryan at Bradford Park Avenue". Lancaster Guardian. 7 July 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
15. "Darren McKnight". Stalybridge Celtic Official Site. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
16. "Morecambe 16/17 Transfers". SkySports. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
17. "Miller Joins Carlisle". Morecambe Official Site. 17 June 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
18. "Citizens Reinforce Further with Wilson Signature". Bangor City Official Site. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
19. "Tom Barkhuizen to sign for Preston on January 1". SkySports. 18 November 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
20. "Tom Barkhuizen". Morecambe Official Site. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
21. "Stockton Loan". Morecambe Official Site. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
22. "Alex Whitmore Loan". Morecambe Official Site. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
23. "Jack Dunn Loan". Morecambe Official Site. 30 July 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
24. "Jennings Loan". Morecambe Official Site. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
25. "Ntumba Massanka Loan". Morecambe Official Site. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.