| Club: | Morecambe |
| Season: | 2017–18 |
| Chairman: | Peter McGuigan |
| Manager: | Jim Bentley |
| Stadium: | Globe Arena |
| League: | League Two |
| League Result: | 22nd |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Second round |
| Cup2: | EFL Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | First round |
| Cup3: | EFL Trophy |
| Cup3 Result: | Group stage (4th) |
| Largest Win: | Morecambe 3–0 Hartlepool United 4 November 2017 |
| Largest Loss: | Exeter City 4–1 Morecambe 30 September 2017 Morecambe 0–3 Port Vale 17 October 2017 Morecambe 1–4 Notts County 26 December 2017 Cheltenham Town 3–0 Morecambe 7 April 2018 |
| Updated: | match played 5 May 2018 |
| Prevseason: | 2016–17 |
| Nextseason: | 2018–19 |
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The 2017–18 season was Morecambe's eleventh consecutive season in League Two, the fourth tier of English football.[1] They finished 22nd in League Two, and also competed in the FA Cup, 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.
As of 26 June 2017, Morecambe have announced six pre-season friendlies against Preston North End, Rochdale,[2] Blackburn Rovers,[3] AFC Fylde,[4] Bamber Bridge[5] and Lancaster City.[6]
On 21 June 2017, the league fixtures were announced.[7] [8]
On 16 October 2017, Morecambe were drawn at home against Hartlepool United in the first round.[9] An away fixture against Shrewsbury Towm was confirmed for the second round.[10]
On 16 June 2017, Morecambe were drawn away to Barnsley in the first round.[11]
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.[12] [13]
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2017 | Free | [14] | |||||
| 1 July 2017 | Free | [15] | |||||
| 1 July 2017 | Free | [16] | |||||
| 1 July 2017 | Free | [17] | |||||
| 22 July 2017 | Free | [18] | |||||
| 27 July 2017 |  | Free | [19] | ||||
| 1 August 2017 | Free | [20] | |||||
| 31 August 2017 | Free | [21] |
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2017 | Undisclosed | [22] | |||||
| 1 July 2017 | Released | [23] | |||||
| 1 July 2017 | Undisclosed | [24] | |||||
| 1 July 2017 | [25] | ||||||
| 1 July 2017 | Released |
| Start date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | End date | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 July 2017 | End of Season | [26] | |||||
| 9 August 2017 | January 2018 | [27] | |||||
| 22 August 2017 | End of Season | [28] | |||||
| 31 August 2017 | End of Season | [29] | |||||
| January 2018 | End of Season |
| Start date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | End date | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 August 2017 | 12 September 2017 | [30] | |||||
| 24 August 2017 | Niall Maher | 21 September 2017 | [31] |