2007–08 Morecambe F.C. season

During the 2007–08 English football season, Morecambe F.C. competed in Football League Two.

Morecambe
2007–08 season
ChairmanPeter McGuigan
ManagerSammy McIlroy
StadiumChristie Park
League Two11th
FA CupFirst Round
League CupThird Round
League TrophyArea Final
Biggest winMorecambe 5–1 Rotherham United
29 March 2008
Biggest defeatSheffield United 5–0 Morecambe
25 September 2007
All statistics correct as of match played 3 May 2008.

Season summary

Morecambe achieved an 11th-place finish in their first ever season in the Football League. The club also claimed two victories in the League Cup, winning away at second-tier Preston North End and Wolverhampton Wanderers. However, they lost in the third round with a 5-0 defeat at Sheffield United.

First-team squad
Squad at end of season[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ENG Steven Drench
2 DF  ENG Adam Yates
3 DF  ENG Michael Howard
4 DF  ENG David Artell[notes 1]
5 DF  ENG Jim Bentley
6 MF  ENG Craig Stanley
7 MF  ENG Michael Twiss
8 MF  ENG Garry Hunter
9 FW  ENG Wayne Curtis
10 MF  ENG Carl Baker
11 MF  ENG Garry Thompson
12 MF  ENG Damien Allen
14 MF  ENG Neil Sorvel
15 MF  ENG Fraser McLachlan
16 MF  ENG Stewart Drummond
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF  ENG Jamie Burns
18 MF  ENG Paul Lloyd
19 DF  ENG Simon Grand
20 FW  ENG Jon Newby
21 FW  ENG Matthew Blinkhorn
22 DF  ENG Jamie Davies
23 DF  IRL Henry McStay[notes 2]
24 DF  ENG Andy Langford
25 DF  ENG Danny Adams
26 MF  ENG Paul Jarvis
28 MF  ENG Gary Ball
30 GK  ENG Scott Davies
32 GK  ENG Shwan Jalal[notes 3] (on loan from Peterborough United)
33 GK  SCO Steve McIlhargey

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
23 DF  ENG Keiran Walmsley (to Fleetwood Town)
27 DF  ENG Phil McLuckie (to Workington)
29 DF  ENG Ryan Cresswell (on loan from Sheffield United)
No. Pos. Nation Player
31 GK  ENG Scott Loach (on loan from Watford)
32 GK  ENG Joe Lewis (on loan from Norwich City)

References
  1. "FootballSquads - Morecambe - 2007/08". footballsquads.co.uk.

Notes
  1. Artell was born in Rotherham, England, but also qualified to represent Gibraltar internationally and made his international debut for Gibraltar in March 2014.
  2. McStay was born in Armagh, Northern Ireland, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and has represented them at U-21 level.
  3. Jalal was born in Baghdad, Iraq, but was raised in England and played for the England C team; he later made his international debut for Iraq in June 2015.
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