# 2024–25 Morecambe F.C. season

The 2024–25 season is Morecambe's 101st season since formation, their 18th consecutive season in the Football League, and their second consecutive season in League Two, the fourth tier of English football.
They also competed in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.

## Pre-season and friendlies

On 12 June, Morecambe announced their initial pre-season schedule, with matches against Kendal Town, Longridge Town, Burscough, Blackburn Rovers and Southport. Three weeks later, a final pre-season fixture was confirmed, against Burton Albion.

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 20 | Accrington Stanley | 37 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 45 | 55 | −10 | 40 | |
| 21 | Harrogate Town | 37 | 11 | 7 | 19 | 29 | 48 | −19 | 40 | |
| 22 | Tranmere Rovers | 37 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 28 | 55 | −27 | 36 | |
| 23 | Morecambe | 37 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 33 | 56 | −23 | 30 | Relegation to National League |
| 24 | Carlisle United | 36 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 26 | 53 | −27 | 27 | Relegation to National League |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 15 March 2025. Source: Soccerway

#### Results by matchday

| Matchday | 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 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | L | L | L | L | D | D | D | D | L | W | L | L | L | W | L | W | D | L | L | L | W | L | W | L | L | L | W | L | L | W | L | L | L | W | L | D |
| Position | 19 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| Points | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 30 |

#### Matches

The league fixtures were released on 26 June 2024.

### FA Cup

Morecambe were drawn away to Worthing in the first round, at home to Bradford City in the second round and away to Chelsea in the third round.

### EFL Cup

On 27 June, the draw for the first round was made, with Morecambe being drawn away against Huddersfield Town.

### EFL Trophy
#### Group stage

In the group stage, Morecambe were drawn into Northern Group C alongside Carlisle United, Wigan Athletic and Nottingham Forest U21. In the round of 32, Morecambe were drawn at home to Lincoln City.
| Pos | Div | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | L2 | Morecambe | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 6 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | L1 | Wigan Athletic | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 3 | ACA | Nottingham Forest U21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | L2 | Carlisle United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 | |

#### Knockout stage
## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos. | Player | From | Fee |
| 12 July 2024 | GK | Harry Burgoyne | Shrewsbury Town | Free |
| 12 July 2024 | RB | Luke Hendrie | Bradford City | Free |
| 12 July 2024 | CF | Hallam Hope | Oldham Athletic | Free |
| 12 July 2024 | RB | Adam Lewis | Liverpool | Free |
| 12 July 2024 | CM | Paul Lewis | Tranmere Rovers | Free |
| 12 July 2024 | RB | Ross Millen | Raith Rovers | Free |
| 12 July 2024 | CB | George Ray | Barrow | Free |
| 12 July 2024 | CB | Jamie Stott | FC Halifax Town | Free |
| 12 July 2024 | CB | Max Taylor | Rochdale | Free |
| 12 July 2024 | RM | Ben Tollitt | Oldham Athletic | Free |
| 12 July 2024 | CM | Tom White | Barrow | Free |
| 18 July 2024 | CM | Harvey Macadam | Fleetwood Town | Free |
| 26 July 2024 | CF | Lee Angol | Sutton United | Free |
| 14 January 2025 | GK | Ryan Schofield | Portsmouth | Free |
| 15 January 2025 | CM | Callum Cooke | Hartlepool United | Free |

### Out

| Date | Pos. | Player | To | Fee | Ref. |
| 3 January 2025 | CF | Charlie Brown | Accrington Stanley | Undisclosed | |

### Loaned in

| Date | Pos. | Player | From | Date until |
| 12 July 2024 | CM | Callum Jones | Hull City | End of Season |
| 20 August 2024 | CB | Rhys Williams | Liverpool | End of Season |
| 30 August 2024 | CF | Marcus Dackers | Salford City | End of Season |
| 31 January 2025 | CF | Andrew Dallas | Barnsley | End of Season |
| 3 February 2025 | CF | Gerard Garner | Barrow | End of Season |
* ↑ On 2 January, Williams' loan from Liverpool was extended until the end of season.

### Loaned out

| Date | Pos. | Player | To | Date until |
| 20 September 2024 | CB | Andy Evans | Darlington | 20 October 2024 |
| 14 November 2024 | CM | Nathan Mercer | Bamber Bridge | 12 December 2024 |
| 23 December 2024 | CB | Nathan Snowball | Morpeth Town | 20 January 2025 |
| 23 January 2025 | CB | Joseph Sowerby | Kendal Town | 20 February 2025 |
| 13 February 2025 | CM | Nathan Mercer | Wythenshawe | 13 March 2025 |
| 13 February 2025 | CM | Callum Stewart-Cooney | Wythenshawe | 13 March 2025 |

### Released / Out of Contract

| Date | Pos. | Player | Subsequent club | Join date |
| 30 June 2024 | CB | Jacob Bedeau | Notts County | 1 July 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | DM | Jacob Davenport | Derry City | 1 July 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | CM | JJ McKiernan | Lincoln City | 1 July 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | RB | Joel Senior | Bristol Rovers | 1 July 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | RB | Oscar Threlkeld | Torquay United | 1 July 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | CB | Farrend Rawson | Accrington Stanley | 2 July 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | RB | Donald Love | Accrington Stanley | 23 July 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | SS | Cammy Smith | Peterhead | 1 August 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | GK | Adam Smith | Hartlepool United | 3 August 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | CB | Chris Stokes | Barrow | 5 August 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | LW | Brandon Barker | | |
| 30 June 2024 | CF | Jordy Hiwula | | |
| 30 June 2024 | LB | Max Melbourne | | |
| 30 June 2024 | GK | George Pedley | | |
| 30 June 2024 | CM | Cameron Rooney | | |
| 30 June 2024 | CM | Jake Taylor | | |
| 31 December 2024 | CB | Kayden Harrack | Dagenham & Redbridge | 31 December 2024 |

## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

    As of match played 8 March 2025
Players with no appearances are not included on the list
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | League Two | League Two | FA Cup | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | EFL Trophy |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Harry Burgoyne | 26 | 0 | 18+2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Luke Hendrie | 40 | 0 | 34+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Adam Lewis | 42 | 1 | 21+13 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Tom White | 30 | 0 | 17+7 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Max Taylor | 18 | 0 | 9+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Jamie Stott | 41 | 3 | 33+2 | 3 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | WAL | Gwion Edwards | 27 | 2 | 17+6 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Harvey Macadam | 36 | 2 | 22+7 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | BRB | Hallam Hope | 27 | 4 | 9+11 | 2 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+1 | 2 |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Lee Angol | 18 | 5 | 11+5 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | ENG | Jordan Slew | 32 | 2 | 8+16 | 0 | 2+1 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | ENG | Ryan Schofield | 3 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | ENG | Rhys Williams | 33 | 2 | 27+1 | 1 | 3+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | WAL | George Ray | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | SCO | Andrew Dallas | 9 | 2 | 7+2 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Paul Lewis | 27 | 0 | 12+9 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Ben Tollitt | 39 | 8 | 23+8 | 6 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+1 | 2 |
| 19 | FW | WAL | Marcus Dackers | 34 | 1 | 21+10 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | ENG | Callum Cooke | 12 | 1 | 8+4 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | SCO | Ross Millen | 20 | 0 | 3+12 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | COD | David Tutonda | 38 | 0 | 28+5 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | CMR | Yann Songo'o | 31 | 2 | 20+6 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | ENG | Stuart Moore | 17 | 0 | 15+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | ENG | Lennon Dobson | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | WAL | Callum Jones | 30 | 1 | 22+2 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | ENG | Adam Fairclough | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | ENG | Nathan Mercer | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | ENG | Nathan Snowball | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 33 | FW | ENG | Gerard Garner | 6 | 1 | 3+3 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| Players who featured but departed the club permanently during the season: ||||||||||||||
| 12 | DF | GRN | Kayden Harrack | 13 | 0 | 4+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | ENG | Charlie Brown | 7 | 1 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 |