2022–23 Morecambe F.C. season

Morecambe

2022–23 season
Co-chairmen	Graham Howse & Rod Taylor
Manager	Derek Adams
Stadium	Mazuma Stadium
League One	22nd (relegated)
FA Cup	First round
EFL Cup	Third round
EFL Trophy	Round of 32
Top goalscorer	League: Cole Stockton (11) All: Cole Stockton (12)
Highest home attendance	5,769 v Lincoln City 29 April 2023
Lowest home attendance	912 v Everton U23 30 August 2022
Average home league attendance	4,572
Biggest win	Morecambe 5–0 Burton Albion 1 January 2023
Biggest defeat	Derby County 5–0 Morecambe 4 February 2023 Barnsley 5–0 Morecambe 1 April 2023
←  2021–22 2023–24  →
All statistics correct as of match played 7 May 2023.

The 2022–23 season is Morecambe's 99th season since formation, their 16th consecutive season in the Football League, and their second consecutive season in League One, the third tier of English football. They also competed in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.

Transfers

In

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Ref
1 July 2022 [lower-alpha 1]	RB	Donald Love	Salford City	Free Transfer	[1]
1 July 2022 [lower-alpha 2]	LB	Max Melbourne	Lincoln City	Free Transfer	[2]
1 July 2022 [lower-alpha 3]	CB	Farrend Rawson	Mansfield Town	Free Transfer	[3]
1 July 2022 [lower-alpha 4]	GK	Connor Ripley	Preston North End	Free Transfer	[4]
8 July 2022	CM	Jake Taylor	Port Vale	Undisclosed	[5]
12 July 2022	LW	Ashley Hunter	Salford City	Free Transfer	[6]
9 August 2022	CB	Jacob Bedeau	Burnley	Undisclosed	[7]
10 January 2023	AM	Daniel Crowley	Willem II	Undisclosed	[8]
10 March 2023	CF	Oumar Niasse	Free agent	—	[9]
17 March 2023	LB	Pape Souare	Free agent	—	[10]

1. The transfer was announced on 20 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Salford City contract expired
2. The transfer was announced on 17 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Lincoln City contract expired
3. The transfer was announced on 17 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Mansfield Town contract expired
4. The transfer was announced on 27 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Preston North End contract expired

Out

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Ref
30 June 2022 [lower-alpha 1]	CF	Jonah Ayunga	St Mirren	Free Transfer	[11]
30 June 2022	CB	Rhys Bennett	Rochdale	Released	[12] [13]
30 June 2022	DM	Toumani Diagouraga	Rochdale	Released	[12] [14]
30 June 2022	LB	Greg Leigh	Ipswich Town	Released	[12] [15]
30 June 2022	CB	Jacob Mensah	Maidstone United	Released	[12]
30 June 2022	LW	Freddie Price	Marine	Released	[12] [16]
30 June 2022	CM	Aaron Wildig	Newport County	Rejected Contract	[17] [18]
12 August 2022	RW	Wes McDonald	Hartlepool United	Mutual Consent	[19] [20]
12 August 2022	MF	Connor Pye	Sunderland	Undisclosed	[21]
1 September 2022	RB	Ryan McLaughlin	Unattached	Mutual Consent	[22]
2 January 2023	DM	Ousmane Fané	Penang	Mutual Consent	[23] [24]
8 January 2023	RW	Dylan Connolly	Bohemian	Mutual Consent	[25] [26]
11 January 2023	CB	Anthony O'Connor	Harrogate Town	Mutual Consent	[27] [28]
26 January 2023	RM	Shane McLoughlin	Salford City	Mutual Consent	[29] [30]

1. The transfer was announced on 1 June, and would become official on July 1, once his contract expired

Loans in

Date	Pos	Player	Loaned from	On loan until	Ref
23 June 2022	CM	Caleb Watts	Southampton	End of Season	[31]
25 July 2022	DM	Jensen Weir	Brighton & Hove Albion	End of Season	[32]
26 August 2022	FW	Kieran Phillips	Huddersfield Town	16 January 2023 [lower-alpha 1]	[33] [34]
1 September 2022	DM	Liam Shaw	Celtic	End of Season	[35]
5 January 2023	CB	Dynel Simeu	Southampton	End of Season	[36]
19 January 2023	CF	Michael Mellon	Burnley	End of Season	[37]
31 January 2023	CM	Josh Austerfield	Huddersfield Town	End of Season	[38]

1. On 16 January, Phillips' loan from Huddersfield was cut short due to an injury

Loans out

Date	Pos	Player	Loaned to	On loan until	Ref
2 September 2022	GK	Andre Da Silva Mendes	Colne	31 December 2022 [lower-alpha 1]	[39] [40]
7 January 2023	GK	Andre Da Silva Mendes	Ashton United	End of Season [lower-alpha 2]	[41] [42]
1 February 2023	CF	Jonathan Obika	Motherwell	End of Season	[43]

1. On 30 September, Mendes' loan at Colne was extended until end of December
2. On 3 February, Mendes' loan at Ashton was extended until the season ends

Pre-season and friendlies

Morecambe announced four pre-season matches on 20 May 2022. ^[44] Five days later, a home fixture against Middlesbrough was confirmed. ^[45] On 13 June, a behind closed doors meeting with Huddersfield Town was added to the calendar. ^[46]

  Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

Stalybridge Celtic v Morecambe

5 July 2022 Friendly	Stalybridge Celtic	1–2	Morecambe	Stalybridge
19:45 BST	Grewel 21'	Report	Connolly 83' (pen.) Gnahoua 87'	Stadium: Bower Fold Attendance: 369

Macclesfield v Morecambe

9 July 2022 Friendly	Macclesfield	2–2	Morecambe	Macclesfield
15:00 BST	Kengni 4' Curran 12'	Report	Stockton 47' Hunter 70'	Stadium: Leasing.com Stadium Attendance: 709 Referee: Tom Kirk

Huddersfield Town v Morecambe

12 July 2022 Friendly	Huddersfield Town	3–1	Morecambe	Huddersfield
14:00 BST	Jackson 39', 44' Rhodes 83'	Report	Obika 65'	Stadium: Canalside Sports Complex Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)

Chester v Morecambe

16 July 2022 Friendly	Chester	1–1	Morecambe	Chester
15:00 BST	Weeks 56'	Report	Hunter 22'	Stadium: Deva Stadium Attendance: 779 Referee: Peter Gibbons

Morecambe v Middlesbrough

19 July 2022 Friendly	Morecambe	0–3	Middlesbrough	Morecambe
19:00 BST		Report	Tavernier 14' Crooks 28' McGree 42'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 1,760

Morecambe v Carlisle United

23 July 2022 Friendly	Morecambe	0–0	Carlisle United	Morecambe
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 1,413

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Record
				Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
League One	August 2022	May 2023	Matchday 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
FA Cup	TBC	TBC	First round	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
EFL Cup	TBC	TBC	First round	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
EFL Trophy	TBC	TBC	Group stage	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Total				0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—

Last updated: pre-season
Source: [ Soccerway]

League One

Main article: 2022–23 EFL League One

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
19	Oxford United	46	11	14	21	49	56	−7	47
20	Cambridge United	46	13	7	26	41	68	−27	46
21	Milton Keynes Dons (R)	46	11	12	23	44	66	−22	45	Relegation to EFL League Two
22	Morecambe (R)	46	10	14	22	47	78	−31	44
23	Accrington Stanley (R)	46	11	11	24	40	77	−37	44
24	Forest Green Rovers (R)	46	6	9	31	31	89	−58	27

Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences ^[47]
(R) Relegated

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	10	14	22	47	78	−31	44	8	8	7	30	31	−1	2	6	15	17	47	−30

Last updated: 7 May 2023.
Source: [ Soccerway]

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	L	D	L	D	L	D	L	W	L	L	L	D	W	L	D	D	D	L	D	L	L	W	W	W	L	W	L	D	L	L	W	L	D	D	L	L	D	L	L	L	D	W	W	W	L
Position	16	21	21	22	23	23	22	23	23	23	24	24	24	23	24	23	22	22	23	24	24	24	24	22	19	21	19	21	21	21	23	20	20	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	23	23	22	21	21	22

Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2023. Source: [ Soccerway]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

On 23 June, the league fixtures were announced. ^[48]

Morecambe v Shrewsbury Town

30 July 20221	Morecambe	0–0	Shrewsbury Town	Morecambe
15:00 BST	Love  77' Delaney  82'	Report	Bowman  63' Flanagan  80'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 4,725 Referee: Marc Edwards

Peterborough United v Morecambe

6 August 20222	Peterborough United	3–0	Morecambe	Peterborough
15:00 BST	Ward 9' Thompson 43' Marriott  64' Kyprianou 72'	Report	Melbourne  42'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 7,691 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Morecambe v Fleetwood Town

13 August 20223	Morecambe	1–1	Fleetwood Town	Morecambe
15:00 BST	Gnahoua 32' Love  49' Hunter  69'	Report	Andrew  69', 83' Lane  90+6'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 4,288 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Bolton Wanderers v Morecambe

16 August 20224	Bolton Wanderers	1–0	Morecambe	Horwich
19:45 BST	Bradley 39',  90+5'	Report	Melbourne  23'	Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 17,165 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Oxford United v Morecambe

20 August 20225	Oxford United	1–1	Morecambe	Oxford
15:00 BST	Joseph 56' Rodríguez  89' Brown  90+7'	Report	Weir 48' Stockton  51' Fané  70' Rawson  79' Connolly  90+1'	Stadium: The Kassam Stadium Attendance: 6,813 Referee: Ben Speedie

Morecambe v Milton Keynes Dons

27 August 2022 (2022-08-27)6	Morecambe	0–4	Milton Keynes Dons	Morecambe
15:00 BST		Report	Grigg 16', 36' Grant 62' Dennis 67'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 3,995 Referee: Leigh Doughty

Bristol Rovers v Morecambe

3 September 2022 (2022-09-03)7	Bristol Rovers	2–2	Morecambe	Horfield
15:00 BST	Loft 29' Thomas 80',  90+1' McCormick  90+5'	Report	Weir 12' Gibson  16' Phillips 53'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 8,821 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Morecambe v Derby County

10 September 2022 (2022-09-10)	Morecambe	Postponed	Derby County	Morecambe
15:00 BST				Stadium: Mazuma Stadium
Note: Fixture was postponed as a mark of respect following the passing of Queen Elizabeth II. [49]

Morecambe v Sheffield Wednesday

13 September 2022 (2022-09-13)8	Morecambe	0–3	Sheffield Wednesday	Morecambe
19:45 BST		Report	McGuinness  38' Windass 70' Byers 78' Smith 83'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 5,148 Referee: Andrew Kitchen

Forest Green Rovers v Morecambe

17 September 2022 (2022-09-17)9	Forest Green Rovers	1–2	Morecambe	Nailsworth
15:00 BST	O'Keeffe  27' Wickham 30',  63'	Report	Phillips 44' Cooney  52' Rawson 90+3'	Stadium: The innocent New Lawn Stadium Attendance: 2,601 Referee: Ollie Yates

Morecambe v Cambridge United

24 September 2022 (2022-09-24)10	Morecambe	1–2	Cambridge United	Morecambe
15:00 BST	Weir 12',  37'	Report	Lankester 32' Knibbs 87'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 3,917 Referee: Bobby Madden

Accrington Stanley v Morecambe

1 October 2022 (2022-10-01)11	Accrington Stanley	3–1	Morecambe	Accrington
15:00 BST	Conneely  29' Tharme  53' Coyle 58' Hamilton 81' Leigh 85'	Report	Gibson  28' Gnahoua  45+1' Fané  61' Astley 77' (o.g.) Rawson  82' Love  88'	Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 2,916 Referee: James Oldham

Morecambe v Ipswich Town

8 October 2022 (2022-10-08)12	Morecambe	1–2	Ipswich Town	Morecambe
15:00 BST	Fané  23' Delaney  32' Phillips 34' Bedeau  62' Rawson  72' Love  90+8'	Report	Edmundson 54' Chaplin 58' Evans 65' (pen.) 71'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 4,776 Referee: Thomas Kirk

Burton Albion v Morecambe

15 October 2022 (2022-10-15)13	Burton Albion	1–1	Morecambe	Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST	Keillor-Dunn 30'	Report	Connolly  23' Shaw  25' Delaney 77' 78' Fané  79' Rawson  90+1'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 2,602 Referee: Tom Reeves

Morecambe v Barnsley

22 October 2022 (2022-10-22)14	Morecambe	1–0	Barnsley	Morecambe
15:00 BST	Phillips 39' Cooney  66' Connolly  87' Shaw  90+1'	Report	Cundy  55' Edwards  90'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 5,270 Referee: Simon Mather

Cheltenham Town v Morecambe

25 October 2022 (2022-10-25)15	Cheltenham Town	1–0	Morecambe	Cheltenham
19:45 BST	Williams 35'	Report	Connolly  60' Rawson  62' Fané  77'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Ground Attendance: 3,515 Referee: Scott Oldham

Wycombe Wanderers v Morecambe

29 October 2022 (2022-10-29)16	Wycombe Wanderers	1–1	Morecambe	High Wycombe
15:00 BST	Forino-Joseph 20' Mawson  79' Strykek  82'	Report	Weir  30' Gibson  47' Love  52' Major 82'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 6,263 Referee: Alan Young

Morecambe v Derby County

1 November 2022 (2022-11-01)17	Morecambe	1–1	Derby County	Morecambe
19:45 GMT	Weir 45+2' Watts  53' Ripley  81'	Report	Collins 38' McGoldrick  41'48' Sibley 59' Cashin  81'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 5,157 Referee: Marc Edwards

Morecambe v Portsmouth

12 November 2022 (2022-11-12)18	Morecambe	1–1	Portsmouth	Morecambe
15:00 GMT	Shaw 36' 90+6' Love  72' Connolly  90+4'	Report	Pack  15' Bishop 67' Mingi  90+6' Hume  90+7'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 4,726 Referee: Adam Herczeg

Lincoln City v Morecambe

19 November 2022 (2022-11-19)19	Lincoln City	2–1	Morecambe	Lincoln
15:00 BST	Walsh 17' House 67' Oakley-Boothe  83' Robson  86' Sørensen  90+2' Hopper  90+4'	Report	Weir 81',  89'	Stadium: LNER Stadium Attendance: 8,325 Referee: Martin Coy

Morecambe v Exeter City

2 December 2022 (2022-12-02)20	Morecambe	1–1	Exeter City	Morecambe
19:45 GMT	O'Connor  25' Stockton 34' Gibson  68'	Report	Key 36'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 3,976 Referee: Peter Wright

Morecambe v Charlton Athletic

10 December 2022 (2022-12-10)	Morecambe	Postponed	Charlton Athletic	Morecambe
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Mazuma Stadium
Note: Fixture was postponed due to a frozen pitch. [50]

Plymouth Argyle v Morecambe

17 December 2022 (2022-12-17)21	Plymouth Argyle	2–1	Morecambe	Plymouth
15:00 GMT	Whittaker 43' Ennis 69' Cosgrove 84'	Report	Shaw  30' O'Connor 90+1'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 14,368 Referee: Tom Reeves

Port Vale v Morecambe

26 December 2022 (2022-12-26)22	Port Vale	1–0	Morecambe	Burslem
15:00 GMT	Conlon  32' Massey 40' Benning  76'	Report	Melbourne  68' Love  85'  90+7' Rawson  86' Gibson  90+4'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 7,867 Referee: Simon Mather

Morecambe v Accrington Stanley

29 December 2022 (2022-12-29)23	Morecambe	2–0	Accrington Stanley	Morecambe
19:45 GMT	Shaw 34' Weir 43' Bedeau  65'	Report	Pritchard  57' Rodgers  90+4'	Stadium: The Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 4,191 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Morecambe v Burton Albion

1 January 2023 (2023-01-01)24	Morecambe	5–0	Burton Albion	Morecambe
15:00 GMT	Phillips 32', 55' Weir 45+1' Watts 51',  66', 83'	Report	Taylor  75'	Stadium: The Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 3,972 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Morecambe v Cheltenham Town

7 January 2023 (2023-01-07)25	Morecambe	2–1	Cheltenham Town	Morecambe
15:00 GMT	Weir 20' Phillips 47' Cooney  87' Mayor  90+3'	Report	May 39' Taylor  80'	Stadium: The Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 4,677 Referee: Martin Woods

Cambridge United v Morecambe

14 January 2023 (2023-01-14)	Cambridge United	Postponed	Morecambe	Cambridge
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Note: Fixture was postponed due to severe winds causing extensive damage to the roof structure. [51]

Morecambe v Port Vale

21 January 2023 (2023-01-21)	Morecambe	Postponed	Port Vale	Morecambe
15:00 GMT				Stadium: The Mazuma Stadium
Note: Fixture was postponed due to a frozen pitch. [52]

Ipswich Town v Morecambe

24 January 2023 (2023-01-24)26	Ipswich Town	4–0	Morecambe	Ipswich
19:45 GMT	Ladapo 1', 16' Chaplin 38', 45+6',  70'	Report	Bedeau  49' Crowley  70'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 21,948 Referee: David Rock

Morecambe v Bristol Rovers

28 January 2023 (2023-01-28)27	Morecambe	5–1	Bristol Rovers	Morecambe
15:00 GMT	Crowley 20' Gibson  45+2' Connolly 47' (o.g.) Love 49' Stockton 62' Mayor 88' Mayor  90+5'	Report	Connolly  42' Collins 90' McCormick  90+3'	Stadium: The Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 4,259 Referee: Will Finnie

Derby County v Morecambe

4 February 2023 (2023-02-04)28	Derby County	5–0	Morecambe	Derby
15:00 GMT	McGoldrick 45', 47', 50' (pen.) Collins 66' (pen.) Knight 69'	Report	Gibson  25' Simeu  44' Austerfield  87' Love  90+5'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 26,035 Referee: Craig Hicks

Morecambe v Forest Green Rovers

11 February 2023 (2023-02-11)29	Morecambe	1–1	Forest Green Rovers	Morecambe
15:00 GMT	Stockton 89'	Report	Omotoye  79' Clarke 81' Peart-Harris  88'	Stadium: The Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 4,563 Referee: Martin Coy

Sheffield Wednesday v Morecambe

14 February 2023 (2023-02-14)30	Sheffield Wednesday	3–0	Morecambe	Owlerton
19:45 GMT	Bannan 1',  36' Windass 22', 87'	Report	Simeu  10' Gibson  64'	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 21,330 Referee: Robert Lewis

Morecambe v Peterborough United

18 February 202331	Morecambe	0–3	Peterborough United	Morecambe
15:00 GMT	Bedeau  52'	Report	Taylor 12' Ward 22' Poku 29' Kyprianou  43'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 4,172 (458 away) Referee: Darren Handley

Morecambe v Port Vale

21 February 202332	Morecambe	1–0	Port Vale	Morecambe
19:45 GMT	Mayor 51' Bedeau  60'	Report	Robinson  90+3'	Stadium: The Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 4,360 (857 away) Referee: Ross Joyce

Fleetwood Town v Morecambe

25 February 202333	Fleetwood Town	1–0	Morecambe	Fleetwood
15:00 GMT	Mendes Gomes 13' Andrew  80' Hayes  88'	Report	Shaw  42' Love  71' Weir  82'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 4,550 Referee: Andy Davies

Morecambe v Bolton Wanderers

5 March 202334	Morecambe	0–0	Bolton Wanderers	Morecambe
12:30 GMT	Shaw  65'	Report		Stadium: The Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 5,211 (1,626 away) Referee: Oliver Langford

Cambridge United v Morecambe

7 March 202335	Cambridge United	1–1	Morecambe	Cambridge
19:45 GMT	Lankester 14' McGrandles  35' Jones  76'	Report	Stockton 45+2'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 5,225 (122 away) Referee: Paul Howard

Shrewsbury Town v Morecambe

11 March 202336	Shrewsbury Town	3–1	Morecambe	Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT	Moore  21' Leahy 33' (pen.),  65' Street 44' Bayliss  62' Dunkley 84'	Report	Crowley 45+1'	Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow Attendance: 5,225 (122 away) Referee: Rebecca Welch

Morecambe v Charlton Athletic

14 March 202337	Morecambe	1–4	Charlton Athletic	Morecambe
19:45 GMT	Weir  51' Love 61'	Report	Leaburn 17' Blackett-Taylor 21', 43' Thomas  24' Fraser 69' Morgan  74'	Stadium: The Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 3,795 Referee: Andy Haines

Morecambe v Oxford United

18 March 202338	Morecambe	1–1	Oxford United	Morecambe
15:00 GMT	Mayor  4' Simeu  67' Crowley  83' Hunter 87'	Report	Browne 41',  45+2'	Stadium: The Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 4,260 Referee: Samuel Barrott

Milton Keynes Dons v Morecambe

25 March 202339	Milton Keynes Dons	1–0	Morecambe	Denbigh
15:00 GMT	Leko 57' Maghoma  74'	Report	Simeu  40' Bedeau  79' Watts  90'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 6,758 (206 away) Referee: Thomas Parsons

Barnsley v Morecambe

1 April 202340	Barnsley	5–0	Morecambe	Barnsley
15:00 BST	Cole 4', 43' Simeu 21' (o.g.) Kane 32' Kitching  39' Thomas 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Oakwell Stadium Attendance: 11,519 (279 away) Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Morecambe v Plymouth Argyle

7 April 202341	Morecambe	1–3	Plymouth Argyle	Morecambe
15:00 BST	Weir 3' Rawson  30' Austerfield  74'	Report	Edwards  59' Mayor 63' Waine 86' Matete 90+3',  90+4'	Stadium: The Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 4,904 Referee: Marc Edwards

Portsmouth v Morecambe

10 April 202342	Portsmouth	0–0	Morecambe	Milton, Portsmouth
15:00 BST	Dale  90' Bishop  90+3'	Report	Austerfield  42' Rawson  59'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 17,739 (139 away) Referee: Ollie Yates

Morecambe v Wycombe Wanderers

15 April 202343	Morecambe	1–0	Wycombe Wanderers	Morecambe
15:00 BST	Cooney  61' Crowley  80' Stockton 89',  90'	Report	Forino-Joseph  69' Thompson  86'	Stadium: The Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 5,040 (234 away) Referee: Andrew Kitchen

Charlton Athletic v Morecambe

22 April 202344	Charlton Athletic	2–3	Morecambe	Charlton
15:00 BST	Leaburn  33' Rak-Sakyi 45+1' Fraser 79'	Report	Stockton 8', 57' Weir 64'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 13,347 (220 away) Referee: David Rock

Morecambe v Lincoln City

29 April 202345	Morecambe	3–2	Lincoln City	Morecambe
15:00 BST	Crowley  45+1' Stockton 50',  68', 86' Niasse 66' Austerfield  82' Derek Adams  off the pitch'	Report	Sørensen 30' Virtue  34', 48' Erhahon  74' Poole  85'	Stadium: The Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 5,759 Referee: Sam Allison

Exeter City v Morecambe

7 May 202346	Exeter City	3–2	Morecambe	Exeter
12:00 BST	Stansfield 49', 57', 70' Borges  72' Sweeney  77' Kite  83' Caprice  90+5'	Report	Stockton 53', 90+14' Weir  79' Mayor  81' Hunter  90+6'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 7,386 (658 away) Referee: Carl Brook

FA Cup

Main article: 2022–23 FA Cup

The Shrimps were drawn away to Sheffield Wednesday in the first round. ^[53]

  Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

Sheffield Wednesday v Morecambe

4 November 2022 (2022-11-04) First round	Sheffield Wednesday	2–0	Morecambe	Owlerton
19:45 BST	Windass 29' Mighten 65' Johnson  90'	Report	Weir  32'	Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 8,558 Referee: Sunny Gill

EFL Cup

Main article: 2022–23 EFL Cup

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Morecambe were drawn at home to Stoke City in the first round and away to Rotherham United in the second round. ^{[54] [55]}

Morecambe v Stoke City

9 August 2022 First round	Morecambe	0–0 (5–3 p)	Stoke City	Morecambe
19:45 BST	Weir  61'  62' Gibson  73' Ousmane  83'	Report		Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 2,806 Referee: Andy Haines
	Penalties
	Connolly Obika Watts Love McLoughlin		Fox Smallbone Clucas Thompson

Rotherham United v Morecambe

23 August 2022 Second round	Rotherham United	0–1	Morecambe	Rotherham
19:45 BST		Report	Gnahoua 72'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 3,808 Referee: Peter Wright

Milton Keynes Dons v Morecambe

8 November 2022 (2022-11-08) Third round	Milton Keynes Dons	2–0	Morecambe	Denbigh
19:45 GMT	O'Hora 18' Eisa  22' Dennis 51'	Report	Watts  35' Gibson  83'	Stadium: Stadium:mk Attendance: 1,674 Referee: Ben Toner

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2022–23 EFL Trophy

On 20 June, the initial Group stage draw was made, grouping Morecambe with Harrogate Town and Hartlepool United. ^[56] Three days later, Everton U21s joined Northern Group A. ^[57] In the second round, Morecambe were drawn away to Lincoln City. ^[58]

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	ACA	Everton U21	3	1	1	1	0	10	4	+6	6	Advance to Round 2
2	L1	Morecambe	3	0	2	0	1	4	5	−1	4
3	L2	Harrogate Town	3	1	0	1	1	3	4	−1	4
4	L2	Hartlepool United	3	1	0	1	1	2	6	−4	4

Source: EFL.com

  Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

Morecambe v Everton U21s

30 August 2022 Group stage	Morecambe	3–3 (7–6 p)	Everton U21s	Morecambe
19:00 BST	Weir 17' O'Connor  24' Watts 34',  54' Love  70' Rawson 84'	Report	McAllister 32' Price  45+1', 48' Cannon 57' John  90+2'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 912 Referee: Rebecca Welch
	Penalties
	Watts Phillips Cooney Love Connolly Major McLoughlin O'Connor		Cannon Okoronkwo Anderson Hunt Warrington Price Kouyate Campbell

Morecambe v Hartlepool United

20 September 2022 Group stage	Morecambe	0–0 (4–2 p)	Hartlepool United	Morecambe
19:00 BST	Fané  74' Love  90+4'	Report		Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 934 Referee: Martin Woods
	Penalties
	Weir Stockton Cooney Love		Murray Ferguson Shelton Crawford

Harrogate Town v Morecambe

18 October 2022 (2022-10-18) Group stage	Harrogate Town	2–1	Morecambe	Harrogate
19:00 BST	O'Boyle 28' Welch-Hayes 90+6'	Report	Major 2' Smith  53'	Stadium: The EnviroVent Stadium Attendance: 717 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Lincoln City v Morecambe

22 November 2022 (2022-11-22) Second round	Lincoln City	1–1 (4–3 p)	Morecambe	Lincoln
19:00 GMT	Hopper 53' Bishop  63'		Love  55' Stockton 67'	Stadium: LNER Stadium Attendance: 1,445 Referee: Carl Boyeson
	Penalties
	Diamond Bishop Sanders Poole		Weir Stockton Cooney Love Shaw

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