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Morecambe F.C.
Full name	Morecambe Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Shrimps
Founded	1920
Ground	Christie Park Morecambe
Capacity	6,400
Chairman	Peter McGuigan
Manager	Sammy McIlroy
League	Nationwide Conference
2005-06	Nationwide Conference, 5th
Home colours Away colours

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History

The club was formed on 7 May 1920, after a meeting at the West View Hotel. It plays its home games at Christie Park - Morecambe. May 7 is the 127th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (128th in leap years). ... Year 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ...

The club has reached the FA Cup 3rd Round on 3 separate occasions. The first being in 1961/62 losing 1-0 to Weymouth, secondly in the 2000/01 season losing to then Premiership opponents Ipswich Town 3-0 at Christie Park and thirdly, again to Ipswich Town in 2002/03, this time at Portman Road, Ipswich. Morecambe lost 4-0 on this occasion. Note: for the full results of all FA Cup finals, see FA Cup Final The FA Cup - this is the fourth trophy, in use since 1992, and identical in design to the third trophy introduced in 1911. ... Weymouth F.C., also known as The Terras, are a Dorset-based English Association football (soccer) club based in the town of Weymouth, who play in the Conference National. ... For the Scottish equivalent see Scottish Premier League The FA Premier League (often referred to as the Barclays Premiership in England and the Barclays English Premier League or just simply The EPL internationally) is a league competition for football clubs located at the top of the English football league system... Binmen Town Football Club is the professional football club of Ipswich, Suffolk, England. ... Portman Road is the home ground of English Football club Ipswich Town. ... Timber framed buildings in St Nicholas Street The Ancient House is decorated with a particularly fine example of pargeting Ipswich (pronounced Ip-Switch) is the county town of Suffolk and a non-metropolitan district in East Anglia, England on the estuary of the River Orwell. ...

League Clubs beaten in the FA Cup include Chester City in 1961/62, Cambridge United in 2000/01 and Chesterfield in 2002/03. Chester City Football Club is an English football club from Chester, currently playing in Football League Two. ... Cambridge United Football Club are a professional football club from Cambridge, England. ... Chesterfield Football Club are an English football team currently playing in Football League One. ...

Morecambe won the FA Trophy in 1974, beating Dartford 2-1 in the final. The Football Association Challenge Trophy is an English football competition for clubs playing in the Football Conference, Southern League, Isthmian League, and Northern Premier League. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Dartford F.C. is a football club based in England. ...

Recent years

Morecambe was considered one of the main promotion contenders for the 2005/2006 season and reached the Play Offs, but was beaten 4-3 on aggregate by Hereford United, after a 1-1 draw in the first leg at Christie Park. Hereford went on to win the playoff final, beating Halifax Town 3-2. Hereford United F.C. are a football team from Hereford, currently playing in Englands Conference National. ... The 2005-06 Conference National Playoff Final took place on 20 May 2006 and was contested between Halifax Town and Hereford United. ... Halifax Town Association Football Club are an English football team currently playing in the Conference National. ...

In November 2005 Jim Harvey suffered a heart attack in a League game at Christie Park against Cambridge United. Quickly the club declared the appointment of a caretaker manager, Sammy McIlroy who was a long time friend of Harvey. 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 FC, Jim Harvey was sacked by the club and Sammy McIlroy was appointed as permanent manager with Mark Lillis as his assistant. Jim Harvey (born May 2, 1958 in Lurgan) is a Northern Irish football player and coach. ... A myocardial infarction occurs when an atherosclerotic plaque slowly builds up in the inner lining of a coronary artery and then suddenly ruptures, totally occluding the artery and preventing blood flow downstream. ... Cambridge United Football Club are a professional football club from Cambridge, England. ... Sammy McIlroy (b. ... Jim Harvey (born May 2, 1958 in Lurgan) is a Northern Irish football player and coach. ... Sammy McIlroy (b. ... Mark Anthony Lillis (born 17th January, 1960 in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England) is a former English footballer and football manager. ...

This season

The club sits in 5th place in the Conference National. The club has only lost six times this season, most notably the 4-0 away defeat to trouble stricken Crawley Town.

Manager History

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Cup History

FA Cup History
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Transfer History

Transfer History A list of players joining and leaving Morecambe, the previous or next club, and any transfer fees. ...

Current squad

No. Position Player 1 GK Steven Drench 2 DF Adam Yates 4 DF Michael Howard 5 DF James Bentley (captain) 6 MF Craig Stanley 7 FW Michael Twiss 8 FW Garry Hunter 9 FW Wayne Curtis 11 MF Gary Thompson 12 MF Ged Brannan 14 DF Danny Meadowcroft 15 FW Danny Carlton 16 FW David McNiven 17 MF Chris Blackburn

No. Position Player 18 MF Paul Lloyd 19 MF Jerome Watt (on loan from Northampton) 20 MF Jonathan Smith 22 DF Jamie Davies 23 DF Keiran Walmsley 24 MF Fraser McLachlan 26 MF Jamie Burns 27 MF Michael West 28 MF Thomas Pickersgill 29 DF Andy Langford 30 GK Scott Davies 31 FW Jason Walker 32 MF Neil Sorvel -- DF Danny Adams

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Honours

• FA Trophy winners 1974
• Football Conference runners up 2003
• Northern Premier League runners up 1995
• Lancashire Combination champions 1925, 1962, 1963, 1967, 1968; runners up 1926
• Lancashire Trophy champions 1926, 1927, 1962, 1963, 1969, 1986, 1987, 1994, 1996, 1999
• Lancashire Senior Cup champions 1968

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External links

• Official site