# 2013–14 Morecambe F.C. season

During the 2013–14 English football season, Morecambe Football Club competed in Football League Two where they finished in 18th position with 54 points.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 16 | Exeter City | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 54 | 57 | −3 | 55 |
| 17 | Cheltenham Town | 46 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 53 | 63 | −10 | 55 |
| 18 | Morecambe | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 52 | 64 | −12 | 54 |
| 19 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 50 | 56 | −6 | 53 |
| 20 | AFC Wimbledon | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 49 | 57 | −8 | 53 |
* ↑ On 28 April AFC Wimbledon have been deducted 3 points for fielding an ineligible player.

## Results

Morecambe's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League Two

| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 1 | 3 August 2013 | Wycombe Wanderers | A | 0–1 | 3,238 | |
| 2 | 10 August 2013 | Torquay United | H | 1–1 | 1,555 | Williams |
| 3 | 17 August 2013 | Portsmouth | A | 0–3 | 14,590 | |
| 4 | 24 August 2013 | Exeter City | H | 2–0 | 1,539 | Ellison (2) |
| 5 | 31 August 2013 | Plymouth Argyle | H | 2–1 | 1,800 | Ellison, Amond |
| 6 | 7 September 2013 | Southend United | A | 3–1 | 6,080 | Fleming (2), Jack Sampson |
| 7 | 14 September 2013 | Newport County | A | 3–2 | 3,165 | Amond, Naylor (2 o.g.) |
| 8 | 21 September 2013 | Dagenham & Redbridge | H | 2–2 | 1,790 | Amond, Hughes |
| 9 | 28 September 2013 | Northampton Town | A | 0–0 | 3,841 | |
| 10 | 5 October 2013 | Chesterfield | H | 4–3 | 2,204 | Ellison, Amond, Hughes, Sampson |
| 11 | 12 October 2013 | Bury | A | 2–0 | 3,082 | Williams, Diagne |
| 12 | 19 October 2013 | AFC Wimbledon | H | 1–1 | 2,149 | Ellison |
| 13 | 22 October 2013 | Cheltenham Town | A | 0–3 | 2,050 | |
| 14 | 26 March 2014 | Accrington Stanley | H | 1–2 | 2,175 | Sampson |
| 15 | 2 November 2013 | Burton Albion | A | 1–0 | 2,702 | Williams |
| 16 | 16 November 2013 | Rochdale | H | 1–2 | 2,563 | Amond |
| 17 | 23 November 2013 | Oxford United | H | 0–3 | 4,871 | |
| 18 | 26 November 2013 | York City | H | 0–0 | 1,381 | |
| 19 | 30 November 2013 | Mansfield Town | A | 2–1 | 2,753 | Ellison, Redshaw |
| 20 | 7 December 2013 | Cheltenham Town | H | 0–1 | 1,290 | |
| 21 | 14 December 2013 | Bristol Rovers | H | 2–1 | 1,514 | Redshaw, Amond |
| 22 | 21 December 2013 | Scunthorpe United | A | 0–2 | 3,510 | |
| 23 | 26 December 2013 | Fleetwood Town | H | 1–0 | 3,008 | Amond |
| 24 | 29 December 2013 | Hartlepool United | A | 1–2 | 2,081 | Sampson |
| 25 | 1 January 2014 | York City | A | 0–1 | 3,276 | |
| 26 | 4 January 2014 | Torquay United | A | 1–1 | 2,004 | Threlfall |
| 27 | 11 January 2014 | Wycombe Wanderers | H | 1–1 | 1,575 | Ellison |
| 28 | 25 January 2014 | Portsmouth | H | 2–2 | 2,550 | Hughes, Redshaw |
| 29 | 8 February 2014 | Burton Albion | H | 0–1 | 1,478 | |
| 30 | 15 February 2014 | Rochdale | A | 1–2 | 2,344 | Redshaw |
| 31 | 18 February 2014 | Exeter City | A | 1–1 | 2,620 | Amond |
| 32 | 22 February 2014 | Oxford United | H | 1–1 | 1,614 | Diagne |
| 33 | 1 March 2014 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 0–5 | 6,827 | |
| 34 | 8 March 2014 | Southend United | H | 2–1 | 1,608 | Redshaw, Ellison |
| 35 | 11 March 2014 | Newport County | H | 4–1 | 1,300 | Redshaw (2), Ellison, Devitt |
| 36 | 15 March 2014 | Dagenham & Redbridge | A | 1–1 | 1,718 | Hughes |
| 37 | 18 March 2014 | Accrington Stanley | A | 1–5 | 1,525 | Amond |
| 38 | 22 March 2014 | Northampton Town | H | 1–1 | 1,761 | Amond |
| 39 | 25 March 2014 | Chesterfield | A | 0–1 | 4,891 | |
| 40 | 29 March 2014 | Bristol Rovers | A | 0–1 | 5,647 | |
| 41 | 5 April 2014 | Mansfield Town | H | 0–1 | 1,772 | |
| 42 | 12 April 2014 | Fleetwood Town | A | 2–2 | 3,114 | Pond (o.g.), Hughes |
| 43 | 18 April 2014 | Scunthorpe United | H | 1–1 | 2,952 | Sampson |
| 44 | 21 April 2014 | Hartlepool United | A | 1–2 | 4,864 | Ellison |
| 45 | 26 April 2014 | AFC Wimbledon | A | 3–0 | 4,017 | Amond, Devitt, Redshaw |
| 46 | 3 May 2014 | Bury | H | 0–0 | 2,944 | |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| R1 | 9 November 2013 | Southend United | H | 0–3 | 1,475 | |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| R1 | 6 August 2013 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 1–0 | 2,545 | Williams |
| R2 | 28 August 2013 | Newcastle United | H | 0–2 | 5,375 | |

### Football League Trophy

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| R1 | 8 October 2013 | Carlisle United | H | 0–0 (3–4 pens) | 2,297 | |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Position | Name | From† | Fee |
| 6 June 2013 | DF | Tony Diagne | Macclesfield Town | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2013 | MF | Marcus Marshall | (Bury) | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2013 | FW | Jack Sampson | (Bolton Wanderers) | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2013 | MF | Alex Kenyon | (Stockport County) | Compensation |
| 9 July 2013 | DF | Mark Hughes | (Bury) | Free transfer |
| 1 August 2013 | FW | Padraig Amond | (Accrington Stanley) | Free transfer |
| 31 January 2014 | DF | Shaun Beeley | (Fleetwood Town) | Free transfer |
    † Brackets around club names denote the player's contract with that club had expired before he joined Morecambe.

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Date until |
| 22 January 2014 | MF | Jamie Devitt | Chesterfield | End of season |
| 21 March 2014 | DF | Ryan Edwards | Blackburn Rovers | End of season |
| 27 March 2014 | DF | Jordan Mustoe | Wigan Athletic | End of season |
| 27 March 2014 | DF | Liam Grimshaw | Manchester United | End of season |

### Out

| Date | Position | Name | To† | Fee |
| 30 June 2013 | MF | Gary McDonald | | Contract expired |
| 30 June 2013 | DF | Will Haining | | Released |
| 30 June 2013 | FW | Chris Holroyd | (Macclesfield Town) | Released |
| 30 June 2013 | MF | Lewis Alessandra | (Plymouth Argyle) | Contract expired |
| 30 June 2013 | FW | Jordan Burrow | (Stevenage) | Contract expired |
    † Brackets around club names denote the player joined that club after his Morecambe contract expired.

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Date until | Ref. |
| 21 January 2014 | MF | Joe Mwasile | Altrincham | 21 February 2014 | |

## Squad statistics

| No. | Pos. | Name | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | Barry Roche | 45 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Shaun Beeley | 11(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11(1) | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Robbie Threlfall | 31(3) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33(3) | 1 |
| 4 | MF | Alex Kenyon | 33(6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34(8) | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Mark Hughes | 43(1) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 46(1) | 5 |
| 6 | DF | Tony Diagne | 15(12) | 2 | 0(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18(13) | 2 |
| 7 | FW | Jack Redshaw | 14(15) | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14(15) | 8 |
| 8 | MF | Andrew Wright | 30(5) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34(5) | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Jack Sampson | 31(11) | 5 | 0(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34(12) | 5 |
| 10 | MF | Ryan Williams | 21(4) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0(1) | 0 | 24(5) | 4 |
| 11 | FW | Kevin Ellison | 38(4) | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 40(5) | 10 |
| 12 | MF | Jamie Devitt | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | Marcus Marshall | 6(9) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7(10) | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Chris McCready | 20(2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21(2) | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Stewart Drummond | 31(4) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34(4) | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Andrew Fleming | 33(2) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37(2) | 2 |
| 19 | MF | Joe McGee | 3(8) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4(9) | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Joe Mwasile | 2(17) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4(19) | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Aaron McGowan | 0(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(2) | 0 |
| 22 | DF | Andy Parrish | 38(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42(1) | 0 |
| 23 | DF | Chris Doyle | 1(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(2) | 0 |
| 25 | GK | Andreas Arestidou | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | Pádraig Amond | 33(12) | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37(12) | 11 |
| 34 | DF | Ryan Edwards | 8(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8(1) | 0 |
| 37 | DF | Jordan Mustoe | 4(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4(1) | 0 |