2020–21 Morecambe F.C. season

The 2020–21 season was Morecambe's 100th season since formation and their 14th consecutive season in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. It ended with the club being promoted to League One for the first time in their history, following playoff wins against Tranmere Rovers and, in the final, Newport County. They also competed in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.

Morecambe

2020–21 season
Co-chairmen	Graham Howse & Rod Taylor
Manager	Derek Adams
Stadium	Mazuma Stadium
League Two	4th
Play-offs	Winners
FA Cup	Third round
EFL Cup	Third round
EFL Trophy	Group Stage (4th)
Top goalscorer	League: Carlos Mendes Gomes (15) All: Carlos Mendes Gomes (16)
Average home league attendance	0[n 1]
Biggest win	Morecambe 4–0 Manchester United U23 18 November 2020
Biggest defeat	Morecambe 0–7 Newcastle United 23 September 2020
Home colours Away colours
← 2019–20 2021–22 →
All statistics correct as of match played 31 May 2021.

The season was severely disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, with all matches except the play-offs taking place behind closed doors.

Pre-season

Due to the late start to the season, and lack of preparation time, Morecambe's pre-season was limited to just three matches against Manchester United U23s, Workington and Everton U23s.

Manchester United U23 v Morecambe

22 August 2020 (2020-08-22) Friendly	Manchester United U23	1–1	Morecambe	Carrington
	Galbraith		Mendes Gomes	Stadium: Aon Training Complex Attendance: 0

Morecambe v Workington

25 August 2020 (2020-08-25) Friendly	Morecambe	1–0	Workington	Morecambe
19:45 BST	Stockton 54'	Report		Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren Handley

Everton U23 v Morecambe

29 August 2020 (2020-08-29) Friendly	Everton U23	0–1	Morecambe	Halewood
15:00 BST			Stockton 12'	Stadium: USM Finch Farm Attendance: 0

Competitions

EFL League Two

Main article: 2020–21 EFL League Two

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Cheltenham Town (C, P)	46	24	10	12	61	39	+22	82	Promotion to the EFL League One
2	Cambridge United (P)	46	24	8	14	73	49	+24	80
3	Bolton Wanderers (P)	46	23	10	13	59	50	+9	79
4	Morecambe (O, P)	46	23	9	14	69	58	+11	78	Qualification for League Two play-offs
5	Newport County	46	20	13	13	57	42	+15	73
6	Forest Green Rovers	46	20	13	13	59	51	+8	73
7	Tranmere Rovers	46	20	13	13	55	50	+5	73
8	Salford City	46	19	14	13	54	34	+20	71

Updated to match(es) played on 31 May 2021. 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 (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences^[2]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

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	23	9	14	69	58	+11	78	13	5	5	38	27	+11	10	4	9	31	31	0

Last updated: 8 May 2021.
Source: BBC

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	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	L	W	W	W	L	D	L	L	W	D	D	D	L	W	L	W	W	W	W	L	D	W	W	L	D	D	L	W	W	L	W	W	D	L	W	W	L	D	L	W	W	W	L	W	W
Position	4	14	5	2	1	6	6	11	12	10	9	10	10	14	11	12	10	8	5	5	9	8	6	3	6	7	6	8	4	4	5	5	4	5	7	6	6	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4

Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2021. Source: 11v11 for league tables and fixtures
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.^[3]

Cheltenham Town v Morecambe

12 September 2020 1	Cheltenham Town	1–2	Morecambe	Cheltenham
15:00 BST	May 28'	Report	Davis  40' Phillips 78' (pen.) Mendes Gomes 90+1'	Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Carl Brook

Morecambe v Cambridge United

19 September 2020 2	Morecambe	0–5	Cambridge United	Morecambe
15:00 BST	Diagouraga  58' Mendes Gomes  60'	Report	Hoolahan 29' Turner 34' (o.g.) May 37' Mullin 54', 64'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ben Speedie

Southend United v Morecambe

26 September 2020 3	Southend United	1–2	Morecambe	Southend-on-Sea
15:00 BST	Gibson 5' (o.g.) Taylor  15' Demetriou  37'	Report	Phillips  33' 73' Kenyon  37' Wildig 55'	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 0 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Morecambe v Port Vale

3 October 2020 4	Morecambe	1–0	Port Vale	Morecambe
15:00 BST	Phillips 76' (pen.) Gibson  85' O'Sullivan  90+5'	Report	Legge  77'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Bobby Madley

Oldham Athletic v Morecambe

10 October 2020 5	Oldham Athletic	2–3	Morecambe	Oldham
15:00 BST	McAleny 52', 90'	Report	Wildig 42' Gibson  57' Kenyon 59' Stockton 66'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Josh Smith

Crawley Town v Morecambe

17 October 2020 6	Crawley Town	4–0	Morecambe	Crawley
15:00 BST	Francomb 52'  54' Watters 67', 71' Frost 77'	Report		Stadium: The People's Pension Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: John Busby

Morecambe v Mansfield Town

20 October 2020 7	Morecambe	1–1	Mansfield Town	Morecambe
18:30 BST	Phillips 3'  35' Lavelle  50' Cooney  82'	Report	Charsley 26' McLaughlin  29'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Marc Edwards

Morecambe v Forest Green Rovers

24 October 2020 8	Morecambe	1–2	Forest Green Rovers	Morecambe
15:00 BST	Leitch-Smith 19' Lavelle  21' Hendrie  64' Wildig  74' Knight-Percival  87'	Report	Godwin-Malife  74' Young 79' Matt 83'  87'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Michael Salisbury

Carlisle United v Morecambe

27 October 2020 9	Carlisle United	3–1	Morecambe	Carlisle
19:00 GMT	Songo'o 1' (o.g.) Mellish 3' Riley  37' Tanner 87' Reilly  89'	Report	O'Sullivan  50' Songo'o 79'  81'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Ross Joyce

Tranmere Rovers v Morecambe

31 October 2020 10	Tranmere Rovers	0–1	Morecambe	Birkenhead
15:00 GMT	Khan  50'	Report	Phillips 57' (pen.)	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Hicks

Morecambe v Exeter City

3 November 2020 11	Morecambe	2–2	Exeter City	Morecambe
18:30 GMT	Mendes Gomes 41' Hendrie 45+1'	Report	Randall 33'  65' Taylor 72'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ollie Yates

Morecambe v Stevenage

14 November 2020 12	Morecambe	1–1	Stevenage	Morecambe
15:00 GMT	Knight-Percival  8' Slew 80' Mendes Gomes  87'	Report	Oteh 27' (pen.)  77' Hutton  59'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Tom Nield

Scunthorpe United v Morecambe

21 November 2020 13	Scunthorpe United	1–1	Morecambe	Scunthorpe
15:00 GMT	Onariase 80' Rowe  90+5'	Report	Wildig 90+3' Cooney  90+5'	Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Peter Wright

Salford City v Morecambe

24 November 2020 14	Salford City	2–1	Morecambe	Salford
19:00 GMT	Denny  6' Smith  10' Henderson  28' Andrade  36' Hunter 41', 44' Elliott  86'	Report	Lavelle  40' Stockton 54' Songo'o  60' Cooney  90+3'	Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Neil Hair

Morecambe v Barrow

1 December 2020 15	Morecambe	1–0	Barrow	Morecambe
18:30 GMT	Mendes Gomes 12' Davis  25' Songo'o  70'	Report	Hird  15'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Thomas Bramall

Newport County v Morecambe

5 December 2020 16	Newport County	2–1	Morecambe	Newport
15:00 GMT	Amond 11' Dolan 83' (pen.)	Report	Davis  30' Mendes Gomes 32' Hendrie  34' Phillips  68'  82'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 0 Referee: Sam Purkiss

Morecambe v Harrogate Town

12 December 2020 17	Morecambe	1–0	Harrogate Town	Morecambe
15:00 GMT	Wildig 56'  84' Halstead  89'	Report		Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ollie Yates

Morecambe v Leyton Orient

15 December 2020 18	Morecambe	2–1	Leyton Orient	Morecambe
18:30 GMT	Davis  11' Lavelle 56'  78' Mendes Gomes 73' Songo'o  86' Leitch-Smith  90+3'	Report	Johnson 18' Angol  44' Clay  68' Sotiriou  86' Vigouroux  89'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 0

Colchester United v Morecambe

19 December 2020 19	Colchester United	1–2	Morecambe	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Stockton 24' (o.g.)	Report	O'Sullivan 8' Cooney  23' Songo'o 61' Mendes Gomes  90+2'	Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium Attendance: 1,094 Referee: Sam Allison

Morecambe v Grimsby Town

26 December 2020 20	Morecambe	3–1	Grimsby Town	Morecambe
15:00 GMT	Stockton  45' Songo'o  56' Mendes Gomes 58', 71' Phillips 90+3'	Report	Pollock 21'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Declan Bourne

Leyton Orient v Morecambe

16 January 2021 21	Leyton Orient	2–0	Morecambe	Leyton
15:00 GMT	Sotiriou  60' Angol  83', 90+2' Knight-Percival 88' (o.g.)	Report	Lyons  90+1'	Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Brett Huxtable

Morecambe v Walsall

19 January 2021 22	Morecambe	1–1	Walsall	Morecambe
19:00 GMT	Stockton  40' Lavelle  79' Mendes Gomes 80' Hendrie  88' Derek Adams	Report	Gordon 37' Jules  40'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Morecambe v Colchester United

23 January 2021 23	Morecambe	3–0	Colchester United	Morecambe
15:00 GMT	Phillips 46' Hendrie  55' Diagouraga 58' O'Sullivan 80'	Report	Pell  60'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Robert Lewis

Exeter City v Morecambe

26 January 2021 24	Exeter City	0–2	Morecambe	Exeter
18:00 GMT	Maxted  8'	Report	Phillips 9' (pen.),  56' Stockton 66' Diagouraga  85' Cooney  90+2'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Hicks

Morecambe v Tranmere Rovers

30 January 2021 25	Morecambe	0–1	Tranmere Rovers	Morecambe
15:00 GMT	Phillips 38' Songo'o  45' Cooney  62' Hendrie  90+3'	Report	Spearing  65' Woolery 74'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Paul Howard

Stevenage v Morecambe

6 February 2021 26	Stevenage	2–2	Morecambe	Stevenage
15:00 GMT	List 8' Norris 81'	Report	Diagouraga 28' Stockton 32' Cooney  90+1'	Stadium: Lamex Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: James Oldham

Bolton Wanderers v Morecambe

9 February 2021 27	Bolton Wanderers	1–1	Morecambe	Horwich
19:00 GMT	Doyle 43' Maddison  73' Williams  80'	Report	Lyons 83'	Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Oliver Langford

Bradford City v Morecambe

16 February 2021 28	Bradford City	2–1	Morecambe	Bradford
19:00 GMT	O'Connor 28' Vernam 63' Rowe  90+2'	Report	O'Sullivan 9',  65' Gibson  45' Wildig  57'	Stadium: Utilita Energy Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Alan Young

Barrow v Morecambe

20 February 2021 (2021-02-20) 29	Barrow	1–2	Morecambe	Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 GMT	Banks  21' Jones  26' Quigley 65'	Report	Wildig 24' Lavelle  52' Songo'o  63' Mellor 66'	Stadium: Progression Solicitors Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Thomas Bramall

Morecambe v Salford City

23 February 2021 (2021-02-23) 30	Morecambe	2–1	Salford City	Morecambe
18:30 GMT	Songo'o  49' Lavelle  90' Mendes Gomes 90+4' Wildig 90+6'	Report	Thomas-Asante 45+1' Threlkeld  90+2' Turnbull  90+5' Hladký  90+9'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Mansfield Town v Morecambe

27 February 2021 (2021-02-27) 31	Mansfield Town	1–0	Morecambe	Mansfield
15:00 GMT	Sweeney  21' Bowery 41'	Report	Gibson  20' Lavelle  45' Mellor  72'	Stadium: One Call Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Morecambe v Crawley Town

2 March 2021 (2021-03-02) 32	Morecambe	3–1	Crawley Town	Morecambe
18:30 GMT	Stockton 5' Mendes Gomes 59', 88'	Report	Nadesan 13'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Oliver Langford

Morecambe v Carlisle United

6 March 2021 (2021-03-06) 33	Morecambe	3–1	Carlisle United	Morecambe
15:00 GMT	Lavelle  12' Wildig 32' Diagouraga 37' Mellor  45+2' Stockton 53'	Report	Alessandra  39' Hayden 79'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Sam Allison

Forest Green Rovers v Morecambe

9 March 2021 (2021-03-09) 34	Forest Green Rovers	2–2	Morecambe	Nailsworth
19:00 GMT	Collins 10' Stokes  23' Bernard  38' Matt 79'	Report	Stockton 22' O'Sullivan  38' Gibson  45+4' Mendes Gomes 90+4'	Stadium: The innocent New Lawn Attendance: 0 Referee: Trevor Kettle

Morecambe v Newport County

13 March 2021 (2021-03-13) 35	Morecambe	1–3	Newport County	Morecambe
15:00 GMT	Songo'o 20' Lavelle  38'	Report	Dolan 8' (pen.) Sheehan 45+1' Ellison 79'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Haines

Harrogate Town v Morecambe

20 March 2021 (2021-03-20) 36	Harrogate Town	0–1	Morecambe	Harrogate
15:00 GMT	Jones  72'	Report	Smith 1' (o.g.) Knight-Percival  39'  75' Stockton  45' Gibson  89' O'Sullivan  90+4'	Stadium: EnviroVent Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Josh Smith

Morecambe v Cheltenham Town

27 March 2021 (2021-03-27) 37	Morecambe	1–0	Cheltenham Town	Morecambe
15:00 GMT	McAlinden 20'	Report		Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Marc Edwards

Cambridge United v Morecambe

2 April 2021 (2021-04-02) 38	Cambridge United	2–1	Morecambe	Cambridge
15:00 BST	Mullin 18', 81' (pen.) Taylor  83' Ironside  87' Digby  90+3' Burton  90+4'	Report	Mendes Gomes  51' Gibson  55' Wildig  82' Price 88'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: David Rock

Morecambe v Southend United

6 April 2021 (2021-04-06) 39	Morecambe	1–1	Southend United	Morecambe
18:30 BST	Stockton 56'	Report	Dieng 18' Demetriou  68'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Scott Oldham

Port Vale v Morecambe

10 April 2021 (2021-04-10) 40	Port Vale	1–0	Morecambe	Burslem
15:00 BST	Oyeleke  14' Brisley  26' Smith 34' Rodney  89'	Report	Lavelle  34'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Antony Coggins

Morecambe v Scunthorpe United

13 April 2021 (2021-04-13) 41	Morecambe	4–1	Scunthorpe United	Morecambe
18:30 BST	Stockton 25' Mendes Gomes 37' Bedeau 49' (o.g.) Songo'o 60'  78'	Report	Howe  29' Beestin 83'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Declan Bourne

Morecambe v Oldham Athletic

17 April 2021 (2021-04-17) 42	Morecambe	4–3	Oldham Athletic	Morecambe
12:30 BST	Mendes Gomes 5', 53' Wildig 42' Stockton 45+1'	Report	McAleny 39' Borthwick-Jackson 78' Jameson 88'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Michael Salisbury
Note: Kick-off brought forward from 15:00 to avoid clashing with the funeral of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.

Grimsby Town v Morecambe

20 April 2021 (2021-04-20) 43	Grimsby Town	0–3	Morecambe	Cleethorpes
19:00 BST	Clifton  83'	Report	Stockton 22' Songo'o 28' Waterfall 81' (o.g.)	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Paul Howard

Morecambe v Bolton Wanderers

24 April 2021 (2021-04-24) 44	Morecambe	0–1	Bolton Wanderers	Morecambe
15:00 BST	Mellor  23' Price  49'	Report	Afolayan  40' Jackson 45+3'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Walsall v Morecambe

1 May 2021 (2021-05-01) 45	Walsall	0–2	Morecambe	Walsall
15:00 BST		Report	Stockton 45+2' Songo'o  58' 76'	Stadium: Banks's Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Lee Swabey

Morecambe v Bradford City

8 May 2021 (2021-05-08) 46	Morecambe	2–0	Bradford City	Morecambe
15:00 BST	McAlinden 28' Songo'o  38' Stockton 57' Diagouraga  79'	Report	Watt  62'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Hicks

Play-offs

Main article: 2021 English Football League play-offs § League Two

Morecambe's 4th-place finish in the league saw them qualify for the play-offs for the first time in 11 years. They played 7th place Tranmere Rovers over two legs and edged the Merseysiders out 3–2 on aggregate to reach the final for the first time in their history.

Tranmere Rovers v Morecambe

20 May 2021 (2021-05-20) Semi-final 1st Leg	Tranmere Rovers	1–2	Morecambe	Birkenhead
18:00 BST	Clarke 19' Spearing  54' Vaughan  78' Lloyd  83' O'Connor  89'	Report	Knight-Percival 15' McAlinden 45+1' Lyons  87' Mendes Gomes  89'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 3,400 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Morecambe v Tranmere Rovers

23 May 2021 (2021-05-23) Semi-final 2nd Leg	Morecambe	1–1 (3–2 agg.)	Tranmere Rovers	Morecambe
12:30 BST	Wildig 9' Cooney  76'	Report	Vaughan 53',  81'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 1,558 Referee: Thomas Bramall

Play-off Final

Main article: 2021 EFL League Two play-off Final

The semi-final victory over Tranmere saw Morecambe book their third trip to Wembley, after the 1974 FA Trophy Final and the 2007 Conference Play-off Final.

They played Welsh side Newport County for a place in League One, and prevailed thanks to a penalty from Carlos Mendes Gomes in the second period of extra time.

Morecambe v Newport County

31 May 2021 (2021-05-31) Final	Morecambe	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Newport County	London
15:00 BST	Mendes Gomes 107' (pen.),  108' O'Sullivan  112'	Report	Labadie  96' Demetriou  120'	Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 9,083 Referee: Bobby Madley

FA Cup

Main article: 2020–21 FA Cup

The draw for the first round proper was made on 26 October 2020 by Grant Holt.^[4] Morecambe were handed an away tie at eighth tier Maldon & Tiptree.

The draw for the second round proper was made on 9 November 2020 by Danny Cowley,^[5] with Morecambe drawn at home to Solihull Moors of the National League.

Robbie Savage drew the teams for the third round proper on 30 November 2020,^[6] with Morecambe being drawn away to Premier League giants (and eventual runners-up in the competition) Chelsea.

All draws were broadcast live on the BBC.

Maldon & Tiptree v Morecambe

8 November 2020 First round	Maldon & Tiptree	0–1	Morecambe	Maldon
12:45 GMT	McNamara  42' Stokes  90+1'	Report	Phillips 43' (pen.) Knight-Percival  69'	Stadium: Wallace Binder Attendance: 0 Referee: Will Finnie

Morecambe v Solihull Moors

28 November 2020 Second round	Morecambe	4–2 (a.e.t.)	Solihull Moors	Morecambe
12:30 GMT	Wildig  22' Lavelle  49' Stockton 53', 59', 107' O'Sullivan 95'  106' Songo'o  100' Davis  102'	Report	Hudlin 19' Hancox  45+3' Gleeson  49' Cranston 69' Williams  73' Ward  90+3' Coxe  107'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ben Speedie

Chelsea v Morecambe

10 January 2021 (2021-01-10) Third round	Chelsea	4–0	Morecambe	Fulham
13:30 GMT	Mount 18' Werner 44' Hudson-Odoi 49' Havertz 85'	Report	Gibson  78'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren England

EFL Cup

Main article: 2020–21 EFL Cup

The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson.^[7] The draw for both the second and third round were confirmed on 6 September, live on Sky Sports by Phil Babb.^[8]

Grimsby Town v Morecambe

5 September 2020 First round	Grimsby Town	1–1 (3–4 p)	Morecambe	Cleethorpes
15:00 BST	Green 34'	Report	Phillips 7' Slew  44'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Graham Salisbury
	Penalties
	Pollock Tilley Preston Edwards McKeown		Kenyon McAlinden Hendrie Pringle O'Sullivan

Morecambe v Oldham Athletic

15 September 2020 Second round	Morecambe	1–0	Oldham Athletic	Morecambe
19:45 BST	Wildig 22' Kenyon  30'	Report	Badan  38' Hamer  60' Garrity  62' Whelan  73' Grant  90'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ben Toner

Morecambe v Newcastle United

23 September 2020 Third round	Morecambe	0–7	Newcastle United	Morecambe
19:45 BST	Diagouraga  33'	Report	Joelinton 5', 31' Almirón 20' Murphy 27' Hayden 45+2' Lascelles 51' Lavelle 90+1' (o.g.)	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren Drysdale

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2020–21 EFL Trophy

The regional group stage draw was confirmed on 18 August.^[9]

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

Source: EFL.com

Morecambe v Rochdale

8 September 2020 Group stage	Morecambe	1–2	Rochdale	Morecambe
19:45 BST	Lavelle 23'  55' O'Sullivan  62'	Report	Tavares 86' Newby 90+3'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Samuel Barrott

Salford City v Morecambe

29 September 2020 Group stage	Salford City	2–0	Morecambe	Salford
19:45 BST	Wilson 44' Thomas-Asante  75' Touray  79' Hunter 90+2'	Report	Knight-Percival  1' Hendrie  43'	Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: James Bell

Morecambe v Manchester United U21

18 November 2020 Group stage	Morecambe	4–0	Manchester United U21	Morecambe
18:30 GMT	Cooney 24', 28' Davis 34' Price 62' Hendrie  90+4'	Report		Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 August 2020	LB	SCO	Stephen Hendrie	Kilmarnock	Free transfer	[10]
2 August 2020	CB	ENG	Harry Davis	Grimsby Town	Free transfer	[11]
3 August 2020	CB	ENG	Nathaniel Knight-Percival	Carlisle United	Free transfer	[12]
4 August 2020	CF	IRE	Liam McAlinden	Stockport County	Free transfer	[13]
10 August 2020	LM	ENG	Ben Pringle	Gillingham	Free transfer	[14]
13 August 2020	RB	ENG	Kelvin Mellor	Bradford City	Free transfer	[15]
22 September 2020	LB	ENG	Liam Gibson	Newcastle United	Free transfer	[16]
23 September 2020	CB	CMR	Yann Songo'o	Scunthorpe United	Free transfer	[17]
26 January 2021	GK	WAL	Kyle Letheren	Chesterfield	Free transfer	[18]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
5 August 2020	GK	ENG	Jake Turner	Newcastle United	Recalled Jan 2021	[19]
11 August 2020	RB	ENG	Ryan Cooney	Burnley	30 June 2021	[20]
12 August 2020	DM	ENG	Adam Phillips	Burnley	1 February 2021	[21][22]
6 January 2021	CM	NIR	Brad Lyons	Blackburn Rovers	30 June 2021	[23]
22 January 2021	GK	ISL	Jökull Andrésson	Reading	29 January 2021	[24]
1 February 2021	DM	ENG	Alex Denny	Salford City	End of season	[25]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2020	CB	ENG	Tom Brewitt	Tacoma Defiance	Released	[26][27]
1 July 2020	RB	ENG	Adam Buxton	Prestatyn Town	Released	[26][28]
1 July 2020	LW	ENG	Kevin Ellison	Newport County	Released	[26][29]
1 July 2020	CF	ENG	Kyle Hawley	Stalybridge Celtic	Released	[26][30]
1 July 2020	CF	ENG	Michael Howard	Marine	Released	[26][31]
1 July 2020	CM	ENG	Lamin Jagne	Unattached	Released	[26]
1 July 2020	CF	ENG	Rhys Oates	Hartlepool United	Released	[26][32]
1 July 2020	CB	NZL	Steven Old	East Kilbride	Rejected contract	[33][34]
1 July 2020	GK	IRL	Barry Roche	Retired		[26]
1 July 2020	CB	ENG	Ritchie Sutton	Altrincham	Released	[26][35]
1 July 2020	CM	ENG	Andrew Tutte	Bolton Wanderers	Released	[26][36]
7 August 2020	LB	WAL	Jordan Cranston	Solihull Moors	Undisclosed	[37]
11 September 2020	LB	NIR	Luke Conlan	AFC Fylde	Undisclosed	[38]

Footnotes

1. Entire regular season played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic, however approximately 1,500 did attend the home leg of the Play-off semi-final.^[1]