# 2016–17 Morecambe F.C. season

The 2016–17 season was Morecambe's tenth consecutive season in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. They finished 18th in League Two, and also competed in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy. They were eliminated in the first round in the FA Cup and the second round in the latter two.
The season page covers the period between 1 July 2016 and 30 June 2017.

## Competitions
### League Two
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 16 | Notts County | 46 | 16 | 8 | 22 | 54 | 76 | −22 | 56 |
| 17 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 58 | 67 | −9 | 55 |
| 18 | Morecambe | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 53 | 73 | −20 | 52 |
| 19 | Crawley Town | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 53 | 71 | −18 | 51 |
| 20 | Yeovil Town | 46 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 49 | 64 | −15 | 50 |

#### Matches
### EFL Trophy

| Pos | Div | Teamvte | 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 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 3 | L1 | Bury | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 | |
| 4 | ACA | Stoke City U21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 2 | |

## Transfers
### In

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 1 July 2016 | LB | Luke Conlan | Burnley | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2016 | CB | Liam Wakefield | Accrington Stanley | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2016 | CB | Dean Winnard | Accrington Stanley | Free transfer |
| 10 July 2016 | CF | Rhys Turner | Oldham Athletic | Free transfer |
| 30 July 2016 | GK | Danijel Nizic | Burnley | Free transfer |
| 1 August 2016 | LB | Michael Rose | Rochdale | Free transfer |

### Out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 1 July 2016 | CM | Charlie Bailey | Kendal Town | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | RB | Shaun Beeley | Barrow | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | LM | Nathan Bondswell | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | RM | Jamie Devitt | Carlisle United | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2016 | CB | Chris Doyle | Southport | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | CB | Adam Dugdale | Eastleigh | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | DM | Alan Goodall | Altrincham | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | CF | Jack Kelleher | Bradford Park Avenue | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | MF | Darren McKnight | Stalybridge Celtic | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | CF | Shaun Miller | Carlisle United | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2016 | CB | Andy Parrish | Free agent | Released |
| 9 August 2016 | LB | Laurence Wilson | Bangor City | Free transfer |
| 9 November 2016 | RW | Tom Barkhuizen | Preston North End | Mutual consent |
* ↑ Following Shaun Beeley being released, he later signed for Barrow.
* ↑ Following Chris Doyle being released, he later signed for Southport.
* ↑ Following Adam Dugdale being released, he later signed for Eastleigh.
* ↑ Following Jack Kelleher being released, he later signed for Bradford Park Avenue.
* ↑ Following Darren McKnight being released, he later signed for Stalybridge Celtic.
* ↑ Following Barkhuizen's departure, he signed a pre-contract agreement on 18 November 2016 to join on 1 January 2017.

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Date until |
| 2 July 2016 | CF | Cole Stockton | Tranmere Rovers | January 2017 |
| 26 July 2016 | CB | Alex Whitmore | Burnley | End of Season |
| 30 July 2016 | CF | Jack Dunn | Liverpool | January 2017 |
| 31 August 2016 | LB | James Jennings | Cheltenham Town | January 2017 |
| 31 August 2016 | CF | Ntumba Massanka | Burnley | January 2017 |
| 19 January 2017 | AM | Antony Evans | Everton | End of Season |
| 31 January 2017 | RB | Michael Duckworth | Fleetwood Town | End of Season |