2007–08 Morecambe F.C. season

2007–08 Morecambe F.C. season
Manager Sammy McIlroy
Stadium Christie Park
League Two 11th
FA Cup First round
League Cup Third round
Football League Trophy Area finals

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

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. Position Player
1 England GK Steven Drench
2 England DF Adam Yates
3 England DF Michael Howard
4 England DF David Artell[notes 1]
5 England DF Jim Bentley
6 England MF Craig Stanley
7 England MF Michael Twiss
8 England MF Garry Hunter
9 England FW Wayne Curtis
10 England MF Carl Baker
11 England MF Garry Thompson
12 England MF Damien Allen
14 England MF Neil Sorvel
15 England MF Fraser McLachlan
16 England MF Stewart Drummond
No. Position Player
17 England MF Jamie Burns
18 England MF Paul Lloyd
19 England DF Simon Grand
20 England FW Jon Newby
21 England FW Matthew Blinkhorn
22 England DF Jamie Davies
23 Republic of Ireland DF Henry McStay[notes 2]
24 England DF Andy Langford
25 England DF Danny Adams
26 England MF Paul Jarvis
28 England MF Gary Ball
30 England GK Scott Davies
32 England GK Shwan Jalal[notes 3] (on loan from Peterborough United)
33 Scotland GK 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. Position Player
23 England DF Keiran Walmsley (to Fleetwood Town)
27 England DF Phil McLuckie (to Workington)
29 England DF Ryan Cresswell (on loan from Sheffield United)
No. Position Player
31 England GK Scott Loach (on loan from Watford)
32 England GK Joe Lewis (on loan from Norwich City)

References

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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