2021–22 Morecambe F.C. season

The 2021–22 season was Morecambe's 98th season since formation, their 15th consecutive season in the Football League, and their first ever season in League One, the third tier of English football. They also competed in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.

Morecambe

2021–22 season
Co-chairmen	Graham Howse & Rod Taylor
Managers	Stephen Robinson (up to 22 February 2022)[1] Derek Adams (from 24 February 2022)[2][n 1]
Stadium	Mazuma Stadium
League One	19th
FA Cup	Third round
EFL Cup	Second round
EFL Trophy	Group stage (4th)
Top goalscorer	League: Cole Stockton (23) All: Cole Stockton (26)
Highest home attendance	5,831 v Sunderland 30 April 2022
Lowest home attendance	945 v Carlisle United 9 November 2021
Average home league attendance	4,310
Biggest win	Morecambe 3–0 Burton Albion 2 April 2022
Biggest defeat	Sunderland 5–0 Morecambe 7 December 2021 Shrewsbury Town 5–0 Morecambe 15 March 2022
Home colours Away colours
← 2020–21 2022–23 →
All statistics correct as of match played 30 April 2022.

During pre-season, Stephen Robinson was announced as the club's new manager on a three-year deal, succeeding Derek Adams who had departed to manage Bradford City.^[4]

Pre-season friendlies

On 18 June 2021, Morecambe announced matches against Workington, Chorley and Blackpool.^[5]

Workington v Morecambe

13 July 2021 (2021-07-13) Friendly	Workington	1–5	Morecambe	Workington
19:45 BST	Allison 54' (pen.)	Report	Stockton 34' McCalmont 43' Trialist 59' McDonald 60' Obika 70'	Stadium: Borough Park Attendance: 340[6] Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Chorley v Morecambe

17 July 2021 (2021-07-17) Friendly	Chorley	1–0	Morecambe	Chorley
15:00 BST	Scarborough 81' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Victory Park

Burnley v Morecambe

20 July 2021 Friendly	Burnley	2–1	Morecambe	Padiham
BST	Barnes 12' Guðmundsson 54'	Report	McPake 84'	Stadium: Barnfield Training Centre Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)

Barnsley v Morecambe

23 July 2021 Friendly	Barnsley	0–0	Morecambe	Loughborough
14:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Loughborough University Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)

Kendal Town v Morecambe

27 July 2021 Friendly	Kendal Town	1–4	Morecambe	Kendal
19:00 BST	Trialist 83'	Report	Ayunga 13' (pen.), 38' Phillips 31' Mayor 62'	Stadium: Parkside Road

Morecambe v Blackpool

31 July 2021 (2021-07-31) Friendly	Morecambe	1–1	Blackpool	Morecambe
15:00 BST	McDonald 23'	Report	Hamilton 54'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Referee: Andy Haines

Competitions

EFL League One

Main article: 2021–22 EFL League One

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
15	Cheltenham Town	46	13	17	16	66	80	−14	56
16	Burton Albion	46	14	11	21	51	67	−16	53
17	Lincoln City	46	14	10	22	55	63	−8	52
18	Shrewsbury Town	46	12	14	20	47	51	−4	50
19	Morecambe	46	10	12	24	57	88	−31	42
20	Fleetwood Town	46	8	16	22	62	82	−20	40
21	Gillingham (R)	46	8	16	22	35	69	−34	40	Relegation to EFL League Two
22	Doncaster Rovers (R)	46	10	8	28	37	82	−45	38
23	AFC Wimbledon (R)	46	6	19	21	49	75	−26	37

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 based on yellow and red cards received excluding the last four games of the season (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences; 9) If the tie affects the automatic promotion or relegation places, a play-off game or games would be held between the two tied teams^[7]
(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	12	24	57	88	−31	42	7	8	8	33	35	−2	3	4	16	24	53	−29

Last updated: 30 April 2022.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

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	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	D	W	L	L	W	L	L	W	D	W	L	L	L	D	L	L	W	D	L	L	L	D	L	W	D	L	W	D	L	D	L	D	L	D	L	D	L	L	L	W	W	L	W	D	L	L
Position	10	5	11	16	14	18	18	15	16	11	13	16	18	18	19	19	18	19	20	20	21	21	21	19	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	21	20	20	19	19	19	19

Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2022. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Morecambe's league fixtures were revealed at 09:00 BST on 24 June 2021.^[8]

Ipswich Town v Morecambe

7 August 2021 1	Ipswich Town	2–2	Morecambe	Ipswich
15:00 BST	Fraser 61' Evans  77' Penney  79' Norwood  83' Bonne 90+1'	Report	Stockton 22', 72' O'Connor  49' Gibson  75'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 21,037 Referee: Craig Hicks

Morecambe v Shrewsbury Town

14 August 2021 2	Morecambe	2–0	Shrewsbury Town	Morecambe
15:00 BST	Phillips 34' (pen.) Stockton 44' McLoughlin  54' Cooney  61'	Report	Davis  25' Pierre  66' Daniels  90+4'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 3,772 Referee: Declan Bourne

Morecambe v Rotherham United

17 August 2021 3	Morecambe	0–1	Rotherham United	Morecambe
19:45 BST	Andrésson  22' Cooney  90+4'	Report	Smith 60',  90+4' Mattock  88'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 4,004 Referee: David Webb

Gillingham v Morecambe

21 August 2021 4	Gillingham	2–1	Morecambe	Gillingham
15:00 BST	Carayol 4' Oliver 79' (pen.),  90+1'	Report	Stockton 25' Cooney  46' Lavelle  51'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 3,789 Referee: Tom Nield

Morecambe v Sheffield Wednesday

28 August 2021 5	Morecambe	1–0	Sheffield Wednesday	Morecambe
15:00 BST	McLoughlin  12' Cooney  34' Adeniran 63' (o.g.)	Report	Byers  5'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 5,481 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Morecambe v AFC Wimbledon

11 September 2021 6	Morecambe	3–4	AFC Wimbledon	Morecambe
15:00 BST	Stockton 49', 65' McLoughlin 54' Leigh  73' Delaney  89'	Report	Hartigan 5' Mebude  25' Lawrence  35' Chislett 61',  67' Nightingale 72' Assal 90+4',  90+5'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 3,173 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Doncaster Rovers v Morecambe

18 September 2021 7	Doncaster Rovers	1–0	Morecambe	Doncaster
15:00 BST	Rowe 81'	Report		Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Referee: Will Finnie

Crewe Alexandra v Morecambe

21 September 2021 8	Crewe Alexandra	1–3	Morecambe	Crewe
19:45 BST	Mandron 49'	Report	Phillips 8' Gnahoua 28', 85' Cooney  40' McLoughlin  79' Stockton  80'	Stadium: Mornflake Stadium Referee: Paul Howard

Morecambe v Accrington Stanley

25 September 2021 9	Morecambe	3–3	Accrington Stanley	Morecambe
15:00 BST	Stockton 15', 81' Gibson  19' Phillips 27' McLoughlin  38'	Report	Bishop 19' (pen.), 68' Butcher 21' Hamilton  39'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 4,142 Referee: Marc Edwards

Morecambe v Lincoln City

28 September 2021 10	Morecambe	2–0	Lincoln City	Morecambe
19:45 BST	Stockton 53' McLaughlin  55' Wootton 79'	Report		Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 3,466 Referee: Ben Toner

Wycombe Wanderers v Morecambe

2 October 2021 11	Wycombe Wanderers	4–3	Morecambe	High Wycombe
15:00 BST	Horgan 50' Vokes 53' Tafazolli 73' Thompson 90+2'	Report	McCalmont 4' Phillips 26' Ayunga 80'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 4,161 Referee: Tom Reeves

Burton Albion v Morecambe

15 October 2021 12	Burton Albion	3–2	Morecambe	Burton upon Trent
19:45 BST	O'Connor 6', 49' Shaughnessy 14' Hamer  34' Chapman  57' Mancienne  78' Oshilaja  78'	Report	Gibson 3',  90' Stockton 90+4'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 2,477 Referee: Martin Coy

Cheltenham Town v Morecambe

19 October 2021 13	Cheltenham Town	3–1	Morecambe	Cheltenham
19:45 GMT	Sercombe 26' Joseph 65', 68'	Report	Phillips 38' O'Connor  52' Gnahoua  74'	Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium Attendance: 2,909 Referee: Ben Speedie

Morecambe v Plymouth Argyle

23 October 2021 (2021-10-23) 14	Morecambe	1–1	Plymouth Argyle	Morecambe
15:00 BST	Ayunga 6' Jones  65'	Report	Mayor 12' Houghton  79' Galloway  84'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 4,272 Referee: Marc Edwards

Oxford United v Morecambe

30 October 2021 (2021-10-30) 15	Oxford United	3–1	Morecambe	Littlemore
15:00 BST	Seddon 29' Henry 52' Sykes 73' Taylor 87'	Report	Andrésson  51' Stockton 64'	Stadium: The Kassam Stadium Attendance: 8,766 Referee: Lee Swabey

Morecambe v Cambridge United

2 November 2021 16	Morecambe	0–2	Cambridge United	Morecambe
19:45 GMT	McDonald  19' Stockton  45+1' Ayunga  54' Price  64'	Report	Worman 28' Lankester  29' Ironside 72' (pen.) Smith  78'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 3,414 Referee: Bobby Madley

Fleetwood Town v Morecambe

20 November 2021 17	Fleetwood Town	1–2	Morecambe	Fleetwood
15:00 GMT	Johnson 82' Pilkington  90+5'  90+6'	Report	Jones 11' McLoughlin  43' Stockton 90+4',  90+5'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 3,545 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Morecambe v Charlton Athletic

23 November 2021 18	Morecambe	2–2	Charlton Athletic	Morecambe
19:45 GMT	Stockton 29' (pen.) Ayunga  60' O'Connor 72' Leigh  90+1'	Report	Jaiyesimi 2' Washington 27' Gunter  28' Dobson  69'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 4,009 Referee: Andy Haines

Morecambe v Milton Keynes Dons

27 November 2021 19	Morecambe	0–4	Milton Keynes Dons	Morecambe
15:00 GMT	McLoughlin  32'	Report	Eisa 23' O'Hora  34' O'Riley 40', 82' Darling 64'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 3,700 Referee: Rebecca Welch

Sunderland v Morecambe

7 December 2021 20	Sunderland	5–0	Morecambe	Sunderland
19:45 GMT	Stewart 13' Broadhead 17', 68' Pritchard 56' Dajaku 87'	Report	Ayunga  71'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 26,516 Referee: Ollie Yates

Portsmouth v Morecambe

11 December 2021 21	Portsmouth	2–0	Morecambe	Milton
15:00 GMT	Harness 11' Hackett-Fairchild  60' Ogilvie 77'	Report	Gibson  38' McLaughlin  85' Delaney  90+5'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 15,001 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Morecambe v Fleetwood Town

18 December 2021 22	Morecambe	0–0	Fleetwood Town	Morecambe
15:00 GMT	McLoughlin  83'	Report	Matete  79'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 4,018 Referee: Christopher Pollard

Morecambe v Crewe Alexandra

29 December 2021 (2021-12-29) 23	Morecambe	1–2	Crewe Alexandra	Morecambe
19:45 GMT	Leigh 36'	Report	Adebisi  42' Porter 52' Murphy 58'  59'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 3,831 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Morecambe v Doncaster Rovers

2 January 2022 24	Morecambe	4–3	Doncaster Rovers	Morecambe
15:00 GMT	Stockton 52', 74' Obika 83' Diagouraga 85' Ayunga  86'	Report	Barlow 7' Gardner 26' Olowu 29',  84' Hiwula  64'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 4,001 Referee: James Bell

AFC Wimbledon v Morecambe

15 January 2022 25	AFC Wimbledon	0–0	Morecambe	Wimbledon
15:00 GMT	Marsh  83' Ablade  90+1'	Report	Wildig  58' Leigh  65'	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 7,128 Referee: Ben Speedie

Morecambe v Wigan Athletic

18 January 2022 26	Morecambe	1–2	Wigan Athletic	Morecambe
19:45 GMT	Stockton 7' McLaughlin  90'	Report	Keane 45+1' Watts  70' Humphrys 73'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 5,359 Referee: Samuel Barrott

Morecambe v Wycombe Wanderers

22 January 2022 27	Morecambe	3–2	Wycombe Wanderers	Morecambe
15:00 GMT	O'Connor 39' Leigh  53' Ayunga 60',  86' Stockton 67'	Report	Akinfenwa 2' Grimmer 54' Tafazolli  58' Jacobson  84'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 3,865 Referee: Ben Toner

Accrington Stanley v Morecambe

29 January 2022 28	Accrington Stanley	2–2	Morecambe	Accrington
15:00 GMT	Bishop 35' Nottingham 45+4' Rich-Baghuelou  85' Butcher  88'	Report	Ayunga 14', 26' Diagouraga  38' Carson  74'	Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 3,527 Referee: Sam Purkiss

Sheffield Wednesday v Morecambe

1 February 2022 29	Sheffield Wednesday	2–0	Morecambe	Owlerton
19:45 GMT	Byers 55' Hutchinson  83' Mendez-Laing 90+1'	Report	McLaughlin  50'	Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 19,261 Referee: Ollie Yates

Morecambe v Bolton Wanderers

5 February 2022 30	Morecambe	1–1	Bolton Wanderers	Morecambe
15:00 GMT	Stockton 73' Smith  86'	Report	Johnston  45' Santos  69' Bakayoko 90+5'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 5,617 Referee: Ross Joyce

Lincoln City v Morecambe

8 February 2022 31	Lincoln City	2–1	Morecambe	Lincoln
19:45 GMT	Whittaker 10' Bramall 19' Walsh  42' Maguire  90+2'	Report	Diagouraga 56' Bedeau  90+2'	Stadium: LNER Stadium Attendance: 7,571 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Morecambe v Gillingham

12 February 2022 32	Morecambe	1–1	Gillingham	Morecambe
15:00 GMT	Obika 84'	Report	Tutonda  45+1' Jackson 72' Kelman  90+4'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 4,499 Referee: Peter Wright

Rotherham United v Morecambe

22 February 2022 33	Rotherham United	2–0	Morecambe	Rotherham
19:45 GMT	Ladapo 4', 30' Wiles  45+3'	Report	Bedeau  73'	Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 8,376 Referee: Simon Mather

Morecambe v Ipswich Town

26 February 2022 34	Morecambe	1–1	Ipswich Town	Morecambe
15:00 GMT	Wildig 59'	Report	Bonne  62' Burns 86' Bakinson  88'	Stadium: The Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 4,928 Referee: Matt Donohue

Plymouth Argyle v Morecambe

5 March 2022 35	Plymouth Argyle	2–0	Morecambe	Plymouth
15:00 GMT	Grant 14' Hardie 43'	Report	Connolly  34' O'Connor  59'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 12,228 Referee: Alan Young

Bolton Wanderers v Morecambe

8 March 2022 36	Bolton Wanderers	1–1	Morecambe	Horwich
20:00 GMT	Böðvarsson 90+4'	Report	Gibson  35' Stockton 41',  90+6' Connolly  73' Bedeau  90+6'	Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 14,559 Referee: Chris Sarginson

Morecambe v Cheltenham Town

12 March 2022 37	Morecambe	1–3	Cheltenham Town	Morecambe
15:00 GMT	Leigh 52'	Report	Bonds  9' Sercombe 44' Wright 46' May 80'	Stadium: The Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 3,733 Referee: Andrew Kitchen

Shrewsbury Town v Morecambe

15 March 2022 38	Shrewsbury Town	5–0	Morecambe	Shrewsbury
19:45 GMT	Udoh 44', 65' Leahy 47' (pen.), 51' Bowman 70'	Report	Wildig  50' McLoughlin  89'	Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow Attendance: 5,804 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Wigan Athletic v Morecambe

19 March 2022 39	Wigan Athletic	4–1	Morecambe	Wigan
15:00 GMT	Magennis 19' Kerr 44' Keane 67' Humphrys 68'	Report	Connolly 49' (pen.) Stockton  75'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 10,072 Referee: James Oldham

Morecambe v Burton Albion

2 April 2022 40	Morecambe	3–0	Burton Albion	Morecambe
15:00 BST	Connolly  28' Gnahoua 41' Phillips 45+5' Stockton 46'	Report	Shaughnessy  43' Oshilaja  71'	Stadium: The Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 5,238 Referee: Ross Joyce

Morecambe v Oxford United

5 April 2022 41	Morecambe	2–1	Oxford United	Morecambe
19:45 BST	Wildig 14' Stockton 25' McLaughlin  42' Fané  47'	Report	Taylor 3' Williams  44'	Stadium: The Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 3,882 Referee: Robert Lewis

Cambridge United v Morecambe

9 April 2022 42	Cambridge United	2–1	Morecambe	Cambridge
15:00 BST	Smith 42' Ironside 71' (pen.)	Report	Fané  51' Stockton 68'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 5,813 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Charlton Athletic v Morecambe

15 April 2022 43	Charlton Athletic	2–3	Morecambe	Charlton
15:00 BST	Stockley 53' Pearce  75' Aneke 81'	Report	Stockton 26' Gnahoua 43', 59'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 10,700 Referee: Marc Edwards

Morecambe v Portsmouth

18 April 2022 44	Morecambe	1–1	Portsmouth	Morecambe
15:00 BST	Ayunga 90+3' Leigh  90+5'	Report	Raggett 41'	Stadium: The Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 4,893 Referee: Bobby Madley

Milton Keynes Dons v Morecambe

23 April 2022 45	Milton Keynes Dons	2–0	Morecambe	Denbigh
15:00 BST	Darling 20' Kasumu  32' Lewington  56' Harvie 79'	Report	Gibson  7' Connolly  67' Phillips  86' Ayunga  89'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 10,101 Referee: Lee Swabey

Morecambe v Sunderland

30 April 2022 46	Morecambe	0–1	Sunderland	Morecambe
12:30 BST	Phillips  11' Wildig  68' Stockton  77' Cooney  90+1'	Report	Broadhead 10' Matete  90+2'	Stadium: The Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 5,831 Referee: Gavin Ward

FA Cup

Main article: 2021–22 FA Cup

Morecambe were drawn at home to Newport County in the first round,^[9] away to Buxton in the second round^[10] and to Tottenham Hotspur in the third round.^[11]

Morecambe v Newport County

6 November 2021 First round	Morecambe	1–0	Newport County	Morecambe
15:00 GMT	Wootton  12' Wildig 68'	Report		Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 1,879 Referee: Tom Nield

Buxton v Morecambe

4 December 2021 (2021-12-04) Second round	Buxton	0–1	Morecambe	Buxton
12:45 GMT	Elliott  45+1' Meikle  50'	Report	Stockton 29'	Stadium: Silverlands Attendance: 3,642 Referee: Lee Swabey

Tottenham Hotspur v Morecambe

9 January 2022 (2022-01-09) Third round	Tottenham Hotspur	3–1	Morecambe	Tottenham
14:00 GMT	Winks 74' Lucas Moura 85' Kane 88'	Report	O'Connor 33' Diagouraga  44' Cooney  74'	Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Attendance: 40,310 Referee: John Brooks

EFL Cup

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Cup

Morecambe were drawn away to Blackburn Rovers in the first round^[12] and at home to Preston North End in the second round.^[13]

Blackburn Rovers v Morecambe

10 August 2021 First round	Blackburn Rovers	1–2	Morecambe	Blackburn
19:45 BST	Buckley  6' Dolan 22' Davenport  81'	Report	Stockton 52' O'Connor  75' Phillips 84' (pen.),  90+1'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 5,283 Referee: Steve Martin

Morecambe v Preston North End

24 August 2021 Second round	Morecambe	2–4	Preston North End	Morecambe
19:45 BST	Duffus  39' O'Connor 45+4' Stockton 61'	Report	Riis Jakobsen 7', 33' Hughes  45+3' Ledson  54', 64' van den Berg 79',  90'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 4,334 Referee: James Oldham

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Trophy

Morecambe were placed into pre-determined (to minimise travel) Northern Group A with League Two sides Carlisle United and Hartlepool United at 15:00 BST on 23 June 2021. At 16:30 the following day, live on Sky Sports, they were joined by Everton U23, Anton Ferdinand making the draw.^[14] Group stage matches were revealed on July 6.^[15]

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L2	Carlisle United	3	2	1	0	0	7	3	+4	8	Advance to Round 2
2	L2	Hartlepool United	3	1	1	1	0	6	5	+1	6
3	ACA	Everton U21	3	1	0	0	2	1	3	−2	3
4	L1	Morecambe	3	0	0	1	2	2	5	−3	1

Source: EFL.com

Morecambe v Everton U21

14 September 2021 Group game 1	Morecambe	0–1	Everton U21	Morecambe
19:00 BST	McCalmont  81'	Report	Welch  30' McAllister 64'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 1,004 Referee: Andy Haines

Hartlepool United v Morecambe

5 October 2021 Group stage	Hartlepool United	2–2 (4–2 p)	Morecambe	Hartlepool
19:00 BST	Smith  2' Daly 8', 83' Ogle  39' Odusina  50' Fondop  79'	Report	McLoughlin 33' Jones 40' (pen.) Price  63'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 1,572 Referee: Simon Mather
	Penalties
	Daly Molyneux Ferguson Crawford		Cooney McLoughlin Gnahoua Jones

Morecambe v Carlisle United

9 November 2021 Group game 3	Morecambe	0–2	Carlisle United	Morecambe
19:00 GMT	Gibson  34'	Report	Gibson 49' Mellor 54'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 945 Referee: Ross Joyce

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2021	RB		Ryan Cooney	Burnley	Free transfer	[16]
1 July 2021	CB		Ryan Delaney	Bolton Wanderers	Free transfer	[17]
1 July 2021	LW		Arthur Gnahoua	Bolton Wanderers	Free transfer	[18]
1 July 2021	RW		Wes McDonald	Walsall	Free transfer	[19]
1 July 2021	CF		Jonathan Obika	St Mirren	Free transfer	[20]
1 July 2021	CB		Anthony O'Connor	Bradford City	Free transfer	[21]
8 July 2021	LB		Greg Leigh	Aberdeen	Free transfer	[22]
13 July 2021	AM		Shane McLoughlin	AFC Wimbledon	Free transfer	[23]
13 July 2021	CB		Jacob Mensah	Weymouth	Free transfer	[24]
26 July 2021	CF		Jonah Ayunga	Bristol Rovers	Undisclosed	[25]
10 August 2021	CB		Scott Wootton	Plymouth Argyle	Free transfer	[26]
11 August 2021	CF		Shayon Harrison	AFC Wimbledon	Free transfer	[27]
19 August 2021	CF		Courtney Duffus	Bromley	Undisclosed	[28]
10 September 2021	RB		Ryan McLaughlin	Rochdale	Free transfer	[29]
18 January 2022	DM		Ousmane Fané	UiTM	Free transfer	[30]
28 January 2022	CB		Rhys Bennett	Gillingham	Free transfer	[31]
31 January 2022	AM		Dylan Connolly	Northampton Town	Undisclosed	[32]
4 February 2022	GK		Adam Smith	Stevenage	Free transfer	[33]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
1 July 2021	CM		Callum Jones	Hull City	January 2022	[34]
1 July 2021	LW		Josh McPake	Rangers	January 2022[lower-alpha 1]	[36]
2 July 2021	CM		Alfie McCalmont	Leeds United	End of season	[37]
23 July 2021	GK		Jökull Andrésson	Reading	January 2022[lower-alpha 2]	[39]
27 July 2021	CM		Adam Phillips	Burnley	End of season	[40]
4 January 2022	CB		Jacob Bedeau	Burnley	End of season	[41]
5 January 2022	GK		Trevor Carson	Dundee United	End of season	[42]

1. On 4 January 2022, McPake was recalled by parent club Rangers.^[35]
2. On 10 January 2022, Andrésson was recalled by parent club Reading.^[38]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
31 January 2022	CB		Ryan Delaney	Scunthorpe United	End of season	[43]
24 March 2022	CF		Courtney Duffus	Stockport County	End of season	[44]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
26 June 2021	RW		Carlos Mendes Gomes	Luton Town	Undisclosed	[45]
30 June 2021	CB		Harry Davis	Scunthorpe United	Released	[46][47]
30 June 2021	GK		Mark Halstead	Torquay United	Released	[46][48]
30 June 2021	LB		Stephen Hendrie	Partick Thistle	Released	[46][49]
30 June 2021	DM		Alex Kenyon	Scunthorpe United	Released	[46][50]
30 June 2021	CB		Nathaniel Knight-Percival	Tranmere Rovers	Free transfer	[46][51]
30 June 2021	CF		A-Jay Leitch-Smith	Altrincham	Released	[46][52]
30 June 2021	CF		Liam McAlinden	Wrexham	Released	[46][53]
30 June 2021	RW		John O'Sullivan	Accrington Stanley	Released	[46][54]
30 June 2021	LM		Ben Pringle	Altrincham	Released	[46][55]
30 June 2021	CF		Jordan Slew	FC Halifax Town	Released	[46][56]
30 June 2021	DM		Yann Songo'o	Bradford City	Released	[46][57]
31 August 2021	CB		Samuel Lavelle	Charlton Athletic	Undisclosed	[58]
31 August 2021	RB		Kelvin Mellor	Carlisle United	Free transfer	[59]
7 January 2022	CB		Scott Wootton	Wellington Phoenix	Mutual consent	[60][61]
11 January 2022	CF		Shayon Harrison	Hayes & Yeading United F.C.	Contract expiry	[62]
8 February 2022	GK		Kyle Letheren	Free agent	Mutual consent	[63]

Footnotes

1. Barry Roche served as caretaker manager in the intervening period, taking charge of the league fixture at Rotherham United on 22 February 2022.^[3]

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