The 2017–18 season was
Morecambe's eleventh consecutive season in
League Two
The English Football League Two (often referred to as League Two for short or Sky Bet League Two for sponsorship purposes, and known as the Football League Two from 2004 until 2016) is the third and lowest division of the English Football Lea ...
, the fourth
tier of
English football
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. They finished 22nd in League Two, and also competed in the
FA Cup
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,
EFL Cup and
EFL Trophy, where they were eliminated in the second round, first round and group stage respectively.
The season page covers the period between 1 July 2017 and 30 June 2018.
Competitions
Friendlies
As of 26 June 2017, Morecambe have announced six pre-season friendlies against
Preston North End,
Rochdale
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,
Blackburn Rovers
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,
AFC Fylde
AFC Fylde is a professional football club based in Wesham in the Borough of Fylde, Lancashire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Mill Farm.
Originally known as Kirkham & Wesham following a merger of Kirkham Town and Wesh ...
,
Bamber Bridge
Bamber Bridge is an urban village in Lancashire, England, south-east of Preston, in the borough of South Ribble. The name derives from the Old English "bēam" and "brycg", which probably means "tree-trunk bridge". The population was 13,945 at ...
and
Lancaster City.
League Two
League table
Result summary
Results by matchday
Matches
On 21 June 2017, the league fixtures were announced.
FA Cup
On 16 October 2017, Morecambe were drawn at home against
Hartlepool United
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They were founded i ...
in the first round. An away fixture against
Shrewsbury Towm was confirmed for the second round.
EFL Cup
On 16 June 2017, Morecambe were drawn away to
Barnsley in the first round.
EFL Trophy
On 12 July 2017, the group stage draw was completed with Morecambe facing
Carlisle United,
Leicester City U23s and
Fleetwood Town in Northern Group A.
Transfers
Transfers in
Transfers out
Loans in
Loans out
References
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