# 2022–23 Morecambe F.C. season

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 |
| 1 July 2022 | RB | Donald Love | Salford City | Free Transfer |
| 1 July 2022 | LB | Max Melbourne | Lincoln City | Free Transfer |
| 1 July 2022 | CB | Farrend Rawson | Mansfield Town | Free Transfer |
| 1 July 2022 | GK | Connor Ripley | Preston North End | Free Transfer |
| 8 July 2022 | CM | Jake Taylor | Port Vale | Undisclosed |
| 12 July 2022 | LW | Ashley Hunter | Salford City | Free Transfer |
| 9 August 2022 | CB | Jacob Bedeau | Burnley | Undisclosed |
| 10 January 2023 | AM | Daniel Crowley | Willem II | Undisclosed |
| 10 March 2023 | CF | Oumar Niasse | Free agent | — |
| 17 March 2023 | LB | Pape Souare | Free agent | — |
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 20 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Salford City contract expired
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 17 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Lincoln City contract expired
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 17 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Mansfield Town contract expired
* ↑ 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 |
| 30 June 2022 | CF | Jonah Ayunga | St Mirren | Free Transfer |
| 30 June 2022 | CB | Rhys Bennett | Rochdale | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | DM | Toumani Diagouraga | Rochdale | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | LB | Greg Leigh | Ipswich Town | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CB | Jacob Mensah | Maidstone United | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | LW | Freddie Price | Marine | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CM | Aaron Wildig | Newport County | Rejected Contract |
| 12 August 2022 | RW | Wes McDonald | Hartlepool United | Mutual Consent |
| 12 August 2022 | MF | Connor Pye | Sunderland | Undisclosed |
| 1 September 2022 | RB | Ryan McLaughlin | Unattached | Mutual Consent |
| 2 January 2023 | DM | Ousmane Fané | Penang | Mutual Consent |
| 8 January 2023 | RW | Dylan Connolly | Bohemian | Mutual Consent |
| 11 January 2023 | CB | Anthony O'Connor | Harrogate Town | Mutual Consent |
| 26 January 2023 | RM | Shane McLoughlin | Salford City | Mutual Consent |
* ↑ 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 |
| 23 June 2022 | CM | Caleb Watts | Southampton | End of Season |
| 25 July 2022 | DM | Jensen Weir | Brighton & Hove Albion | End of Season |
| 26 August 2022 | FW | Kieran Phillips | Huddersfield Town | 16 January 2023 |
| 1 September 2022 | DM | Liam Shaw | Celtic | End of Season |
| 5 January 2023 | CB | Dynel Simeu | Southampton | End of Season |
| 19 January 2023 | CF | Michael Mellon | Burnley | End of Season |
| 31 January 2023 | CM | Josh Austerfield | Huddersfield Town | End of Season |
* ↑ On 16 January, Phillips' loan from Huddersfield was cut short due to an injury

### Loans out

| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned to | On loan until |
| 2 September 2022 | GK | Andre Da Silva Mendes | Colne | 31 December 2022 |
| 7 January 2023 | GK | Andre Da Silva Mendes | Ashton United | End of Season |
| 1 February 2023 | CF | Jonathan Obika | Motherwell | End of Season |
* ↑ On 30 September, Mendes' loan at Colne was extended until end of December
* ↑ 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. Five days later, a home fixture against Middlesbrough was confirmed. On 13 June, a behind closed doors meeting with Huddersfield Town was added to the calendar.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Competitions
### Overall record

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | 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 | Total | Total | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
Last updated: pre-season Source: [ Soccerway]

### League One
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Relegation to EFL League Two |
| 23 | Accrington Stanley (R) | 46 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 40 | 77 | −37 | 44 | Relegation to EFL League Two |
| 24 | Forest Green Rovers (R) | 46 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 31 | 89 | −58 | 27 | Relegation to EFL League Two |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
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 |

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures
On 23 June, the league fixtures were announced.

### FA Cup

The Shrimps were drawn away to Sheffield Wednesday in the first round.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### EFL Cup

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures
Morecambe were drawn at home to Stoke City in the first round and away to Rotherham United in the second round.

### EFL Trophy

On 20 June, the initial Group stage draw was made, grouping Morecambe with Harrogate Town and Hartlepool United. Three days later, Everton U21s joined Northern Group A. In the second round, Morecambe were drawn away to Lincoln City.
| Pos | Div | Teamvte | 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 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 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 | |
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures