The 2018–19 season was Morecambe's 12th consecutive season in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. They finished 18th in League Two, and also competed in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy. They were eliminated in the first round of the FA Cup and the EFL Cup, and in the Group stage of the EFL Trophy.
The season page covers the period between 1 July 2018 and 30 June 2019.
Competitions Pre-season friendlies Morecambe revealed pre-season friendlies against Bamber Bridge, Alfreton Town, Chorley, Chester and Fleetwood Town.
League Two League table
Results summary
Results by matchday
Matches On 21 June 2018, the League Two fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.
FA Cup
The first round draw was made live on BBC by Dennis Wise and Dion Dublin on 22 October.
EFL Cup
On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made in Vietnam.
EFL Trophy On 13 July 2018, the initial group stage draw bar the U21 invited clubs was announced.
Transfers Transfers in Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref. 1 July 2018 CM Lamin Jagne Free agent 1 July 2018 CF Carlos Mendes Gomes West Didsbury & Chorlton Free transfer 1 July 2018 RB Zak Mills Grimsby Town Free transfer 1 July 2018 LW Rhys Oates Hartlepool United Free transfer 1 July 2018 CF Jason Oswell Stockport County Undisclosed 1 July 2018 RB James Sinclair GAIS Free transfer 1 July 2018 CM Andrew Tutte Bury Free transfer 3 July 2018 LB Jordan Cranston Cheltenham Town Free transfer 9 July 2018 GK Mark Halstead Southport Free transfer 23 July 2018 GK Dawid Szczepaniak Airbus UK Broughton Free transfer 8 August 2018 CF A-Jay Leitch-Smith Shrewsbury Town Free transfer 26 October 2018 CM Florent Cuvelier Walsall Free transfer 9 January 2019 CB Ritchie Sutton Tranmere Rovers Free transfer 9 February 2019 RW Aaron Collins Wolverhampton Wanderers Free transfer
Transfers out Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref. 1 July 2018 LB Patrick Brough Falkirk Released 1 July 2018 CF Reece Deakin Free agent Released 1 July 2018 CF Luke Jordan Chester Released 1 July 2018 RB Aaron McGowan Hamilton Academical Free transfer 1 July 2018 CF Adam McGurk Nuneaton Town Released 1 July 2018 GK Danijel Nizic Western Sydney Wanderers Mutual consent 1 July 2018 DM Michael Rose Macclesfield Town Released 1 July 2018 CF Rhys Turner Barrow Released 1 July 2018 CB Dean Winnard Southport Released 1 July 2018 LM Steven Yawson Free agent Released 4 July 2018 LB Leif Davis Leeds United Undisclosed 2 January 2019 RW Garry Thompson Workington Released 5 January 2019 CF Jason Oswell Wrexham Undisclosed
Loans in Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref. 12 July 2018 CF Liam Mandeville Doncaster Rovers 31 May 2019 10 August 2018 CB Josef Yarney Newcastle United 10 January 2019 31 August 2018 CF Joe Piggott Wigan Athletic 1 January 2019 4 January 2019 CB Paul McKay Cardiff City 31 May 2019 17 January 2019 CF Richie Bennett Morecambe 31 May 2019 31 January 2019 CF Sam Dalby Leeds United 31 May 2019 31 January 2019 RM Piero Mingoia Accrington Stanley 31 May 2019
Loans out Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref. 20 July 2018 RW Gilmàr Global Cebu 31 December 2018 3 August 2018 SS Adam Campbell Carlisle United 1 January 2019 17 August 2018 DM Tyler Brownsword Skelmersdale United September 2018 17 August 2018 CF Kyle Hawley Skelmersdale United September 2018
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