The 2022–23 season is Morecambe's 99th season since formation, their 16th consecutive season in the Football League, and their second consecutive season in League One, the third tier of English football. They also competed in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.
Transfers In DatePosPlayerTransferred fromFeeRef 1 July 2022 RB Donald Love Salford City Free Transfer 1 July 2022 LB Max Melbourne Lincoln City Free Transfer 1 July 2022 CB Farrend Rawson Mansfield Town Free Transfer 1 July 2022 GK Connor Ripley Preston North End Free Transfer 8 July 2022 CM Jake Taylor Port Vale Undisclosed 12 July 2022 LW Ashley Hunter Salford City Free Transfer 9 August 2022 CB Jacob Bedeau Burnley Undisclosed 10 January 2023 AM Daniel Crowley Willem II Undisclosed 10 March 2023 CF Oumar Niasse Free agent 17 March 2023 LB Pape Souare Free agent
Out DatePosPlayerTransferred toFeeRef 30 June 2022 CF Jonah Ayunga St Mirren Free Transfer 30 June 2022 CB Rhys Bennett Rochdale Released 30 June 2022 DM Toumani Diagouraga Rochdale Released 30 June 2022 LB Greg Leigh Ipswich Town Released 30 June 2022 CB Jacob Mensah Maidstone United Released 30 June 2022 LW Freddie Price Marine Released 30 June 2022 CM Aaron Wildig Newport County Rejected Contract 12 August 2022 RW Wes McDonald Hartlepool United Mutual Consent 12 August 2022 MF Connor Pye Sunderland Undisclosed 1 September 2022 RB Ryan McLaughlin Unattached Mutual Consent 2 January 2023 DM Ousmane Fané Penang Mutual Consent 8 January 2023 RW Dylan Connolly Bohemian Mutual Consent 11 January 2023 CB Anthony O'Connor Harrogate Town Mutual Consent 26 January 2023 RM Shane McLoughlin Salford City Mutual Consent
Loans in DatePosPlayerLoaned fromOn loan untilRef 23 June 2022 CM Caleb Watts Southampton End of Season 25 July 2022 DM Jensen Weir Brighton & Hove Albion End of Season 26 August 2022 FW Kieran Phillips Huddersfield Town 16 January 2023 1 September 2022 DM Liam Shaw Celtic End of Season 5 January 2023 CB Dynel Simeu Southampton End of Season 19 January 2023 CF Michael Mellon Burnley End of Season 31 January 2023 CM Josh Austerfield Huddersfield Town End of Season
Loans out DatePosPlayerLoaned toOn loan untilRef 2 September 2022 GK Andre Da Silva Mendes Colne 31 December 2022 7 January 2023 GK Andre Da Silva Mendes Ashton United End of Season 1 February 2023 CF Jonathan Obika Motherwell End of Season
Pre-season and friendlies Morecambe announced four pre-season matches on 20 May 2022. Five days later, a home fixture against Middlesbrough was confirmed. On 13 June, a behind closed doors meeting with Huddersfield Town was added to the calendar.
Competitions Overall record
League One
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
On 23 June, the league fixtures were announced.
FA Cup
The Shrimps were drawn away to Sheffield Wednesday in the first round.
EFL Cup
Morecambe were drawn at home to Stoke City in the first round and away to Rotherham United in the second round.
EFL Trophy
On 20 June, the initial Group stage draw was made, grouping Morecambe with Harrogate Town and Hartlepool United. Three days later, Everton U21s joined Northern Group A. In the second round, Morecambe were drawn away to Lincoln City.
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