Morecambe
Full name	Morecambe Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Shrimps, The Erics
Founded	1920
Ground	Christie Park Morecambe (Capacity 6,400)
Chairman	Peter McGuigan
Manager	Sammy McIlroy
League	League Two
2007–08	League Two, 11th
Home colours 　 Away colours

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Contents 1 History 2 Managers 3 Current squad 4 Honours 5 References 6 External links

History

Football in the town dates back to the turn of the 20th century; however it was only until 7 May 1920 that Morecambe FC was formed after a meeting at the local West View Hotel. Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses The following are the Football (soccer events of the year 1920 throughout the world The club then took its place in the Lancashire Combination League for the 1920-21 season.

Sharing grounds with the Cricket Club during the first season, football proved popular, with crowds in excess of 3,000 for derby fixtures with Lancaster and Fleetwood. Lancaster City FC is a semi-professional English football team based in the city of Lancaster. Fleetwood Town FC is an English football club based in Fleetwood, Lancashire. Although success on the field was hard to come by, with the club lanquishing near the bottom of the table, at the end of the first season the club moved grounds to Roseberry Park. A few years later after the purchase of the ground by the then-President, Mr. J. B. Christie, the grounds' name was changed to its current title, Christie Park, in his honour. Those early seasons proved difficult and it was not until 1924-25 that the club began to enjoy some success, claiming the league title for the first time; this was later followed by success in the Lancashire Junior Cup (now the ATS Trophy) beating old rivals Chorley after two replays, and amazingly in front of over 30,000 spectators. Chorley FC are a football club from Chorley, Lancashire, England.

Mr. Christie bequeathed the ground to the club in 1927 and also helped incorporate the club into a Limited Company with a then share capital of £1,000. The rest of the 1920s and the whole of the 1930s saw a constant struggle to keep football alive on the North West coast, with poor results on the field and little or no revenue off the field, a near certain recipe for disaster.

The post-war era saw an upturn in the Shrimps fortunes with steady progress throughout the late 1940s and nearly all the 1950s, with a visible marked improvement when in 1956 Ken Horton was appointed player-manager. Player-manager is a sports term used to described a manager of a team who is also registered to play for the team Whilst success was only just around the corner, the foundations for the future were being built. The Auxiliary Supporters club had been formed and with their help many ground improvements were undertaken, so that the on field success dovetailed neatly with the off field enterprise. The fourteen years from 1960 could justifiably be said to be Morecambe's Golden Era. This included an FA Cup third round appearance in 1961-62, a 1-0 defeat to Weymouth; a Lancashire Senior Cup Final victory in 1968, a 2-1 win over Burnley^[1]; and an FA Trophy success at Wembley in 1974, a 2-1 win over Dartford in the final. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after Weymouth FC, also known as "The Terras" are a Dorset -based English football club based in the town of Weymouth, who play in the The Lancashire County Football Association Senior Cup (officially known as the Lancashire Football Association Canterbury Senior Cup for sponsorship reasons Burnley Football Club, nicknamed The Clarets, is a professional football club managed by Owen Coyle and based in Burnley, Lancashire History It was created by The Football Association in 1969 for Semi-professional teams to complement the existing FA Amateur Cup. original Wembley Stadium was a football Stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the Dartford FC are an English football club based in Dartford, Kent.

The next 12 years were as barren as any previous period in the club's history, with the Grim Reaper never far from the Christie Park door. Attendances fell from a creditable 2,000 plus to a miserable 200 minus, with a visible decline in the club fortunes during that period.

However, in 1985-86 signs of improvement appeared: the club's league position improved and cup success over the next few years filled the club with optimism.

It took ten years of continual improvement both on and off the field to reach the club's ambition of promotion to the Football Conference after many further improvements, not only to the ground but also regarding the club's structure, giving the club the opportunity to confidently look forward as one of the more progressive Conference clubs. Organisation The Football Conference stands at the top of the National League System (NLS a comprehensive structure linking together over 50 different leagues under the

Since elevation to the Conference in season 1995-96, the Shrimps have achieved status as one of the leading teams in the league. In fact, only Woking had a longer unbroken membership of the league at this time. Runners up spot has been claimed on one occasion and the play offs have been narrowly missed on twice. Also during this time the club also equalled its best appearance in the FA Cup in both 2000-01 and 2002-03. On both occasions the club faced Ipswich Town losing 3-0 and 4-0 respectively. PLEASE NOTE This section is the introduction Please do not add too much detail here Morecambe also defeated a few league clubs in the FA Cup including Cambridge United in 2000-01 and Chesterfield in 2002-03. Cambridge United Football Club is a professional football club from Cambridge, England. Chesterfield Football Club is an English football club based in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. Morecambe were considered one of the main promotion contenders for the 2005-06 season and reached the play-offs, but were beaten 4-3 on aggregate by Hereford United, after a 1-1 draw in the first leg at Christie Park. Hereford United Football Club are an English professional football club based in the city of Hereford. Christie Park is a sportsground located in the Lower North Shore Sydney suburb of Macquarie Park.

In November 2005 Jim Harvey suffered a heart attack during a league game at Christie Park against Cambridge United. Jim Harvey (born May 2 1958 in Lurgan) is a Northern Irish football player and coach Myocardial infarction ( MI or AMI for acute myocardial infarction) also known as a heart attack, occurs when the blood supply Cambridge United Football Club is a professional football club from Cambridge, England. Quickly the club declared the appointment of a caretaker manager, in the person of Sammy McIlroy, who was a long time friend of Harvey. Samuel Baxter "Sammy" McIlroy (born 2 August 1954) is a Northern Irish former international footballer whose clubs included After the initial three months expired, McIlroy was given the job for the remainder of the season with Harvey expected to return on its closure. However, on his first day back as manager of Morecambe, Harvey was sacked by the club and McIlroy was appointed as permanent manager with Mark Lillis as his assistant. Mark Anthony Lillis (born January 17, 1960 in Manchester) was a former Professional footballer and manager.

Morecambe were promoted to the Football League for the first time in their history after winning the 2007 Conference Playoff Final, beating Exeter City 2-1 at Wembley Stadium on 20 May 2007, in front of over 40,000 fans which followed their semi-final victory over York City. The Football League, also known as the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons is a league competition featuring professional football clubs Exeter City Football Club are an English football club based in Exeter, who were members of the Football League from 1920 to 2003 and rejoined Wembley Stadium is a Stadium in Wembley, located in the London Borough of Brent in London, England. ^[2]

On 17 July 2007, Morecambe announced plans to move to a new stadium in time for the start of the 2009-2010 season. Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ^[3]

Morecambe played their first game in The Football League against Barnet at Christie Park in August 2007, in which they played out a 0-0 draw to secure their first ever Football League point. The Football League, also known as the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons is a league competition featuring professional football clubs Barnet Football Club is an English football team from High Barnet, London, England, currently playing in Coca Cola Football Christie Park is a sportsground located in the Lower North Shore Sydney suburb of Macquarie Park. The Football League, also known as the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons is a league competition featuring professional football clubs ^[4] On August 14th Morecambe played their very first fixture in the League Cup and recorded a shock 2-1 win against near neighbours Preston North End at Deepdale with Jim Bentley and David Artell scoring for Morecambe. The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire Deepdale is a Stadium in the Deepdale area of Preston, England, the home of Preston North End F Jim Bentley (born June 11 1976 in Liverpool, England) is an English footballer, currently playing for Morecambe David John "Dave" Artell (born 22 November 1980 in Rotherham) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender ^[5]. The Shrimps compounded this surprising result with another upset win over a Championship side, a 3-1 deserved win over Wolverhampton Wanderers on August 28 to advance into the third round of the League Cup, in which they faced a third consecutive Championship Side, Sheffield United. Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire. However Morecambe battled hard but lost 5 goals to 0. They finished their first season in The Football League in 11th place with 60 points. The Football League, also known as the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons is a league competition featuring professional football clubs

Managers

Dates	Manager
1994	Leighton James
1994-2006	Jim Harvey
2006	Sammy McIlroy (caretaker)
2006-present	Sammy McIlroy

Current squad

No. Leighton James (born 16 February 1953 in Loughor, Swansea, Wales) is a retired professional footballer Jim Harvey (born May 2 1958 in Lurgan) is a Northern Irish football player and coach Samuel Baxter "Sammy" McIlroy (born 2 August 1954) is a Northern Irish former international footballer whose clubs included Samuel Baxter "Sammy" McIlroy (born 2 August 1954) is a Northern Irish former international footballer whose clubs included Position Player 1 GK Steven Drench 2 DF Adam Yates 3 DF Michael Howard 4 MF David Artell 5 DF Jim Bentley (captain) 6 MF Craig Stanley 7 FW Michael Twiss 8 MF Garry Hunter 9 FW Wayne Curtis 10 FW Carl Baker 15 MF Fraser McLachlan 16 MF Stewart Drummond

No. In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Steven Drench is an English professional footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Cambridge United in the Conference National, on In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Adam Yates (born on 28 May 1983 in Stoke) is an English Football defender currently on loan at Burton Albion from In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Michael Anthony Howard (born December 2, 1978) is a football player who plays as a defender For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. David John "Dave" Artell (born 22 November 1980 in Rotherham) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Jim Bentley (born June 11 1976 in Liverpool, England) is an English footballer, currently playing for Morecambe For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Craig Stanley (born March 3, 1983 in Bedworth, England) is an English footballer. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Michael John Twiss (born 26 December, 1977 in Salford, England) is an English footballer who plays for Morecambe For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Garry Hunter (born 1 January 1985 in Morecambe) is an English professional Football midfielder. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Wayne Curtis (born 6 March 1980 in Barrow-in-Furness) is an English Football striker. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Carl Paul Baker (born 26 December 1982 in Whiston, Merseyside) is an English professional footballer who currently plays For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Fraser McLachlan (born 9 November 1982, Manchester) is an English footballer. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Stewart Drummond (born 11 December 1975 in Preston) is an English professional footballer currently playing for Morecambe Position Player 18 FW Paul Lloyd 21 FW Matthew Blinkhorn 22 DF Jamie Davies 23 DF Henry McStay 24 DF Andy Langford 25 DF Danny Adams 26 MF Paul Jarvis 28 MF Gary Ball 30 GK Scott Davies 33 GK Steve McIlhargey -- MF Michael Carr

Honours

• FA Cup
  • 3rd round 1961-62, 2000-01, 2002-03

• Football League Cup
  • 3rd round 2007

• FA Trophy
  • Winners: 1974

• Football Conference
  • Runners-Up: 2003
  • Play-off Winners: 2007

• Northern Premier League
  • Runners-Up: 1995

• Northern Premier League Presidents Cup
  • Winners: 1991-92

• Lancashire Combination
  • Champions: 1924-25, 1961-62, 1962-63, 1966-67, 1967-68
  • Runners-Up: 1925-26

• Lancashire Combination Cup
  • Winners: 1926-27, 1945-46, 1964-65, 1966-67, 1967-68
  • Runners-Up: 1923-24, 1924-25, 1962-63

• Lancashire Senior Cup
  • Winners: 1967-68
  • Finalists: 1973-74

• Lancashire FA Challenge Trophy
  • Winners: 1925-26, 1926-27, 1961-62, 1962-63, 1968-69, 1985-86, 1986-87, 1993-94, 1995-96, 1998-99, 2003-04
  • Finalists: 1950-51, 1987-88, 1989-90, 1994-95, 1997-98

References

External links

• Official site
• Morecambe FC match reports, team news, video clips and daily updates of all the Shrimps news, brought to you by the Morecambe Visitor Newspaper Online
• Morecambe FC coverage from the Lancaster and Morecambe Citizen
• www.shrimpsvoices.co.uk Morecambe Football Club discussion forum.

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