The 2023–24 season was Morecambe's 100th season since formation, their 17th consecutive season in the Football League, and their first season back in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. This followed relegation from League One during the previous season.
They also competed in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.
Pre-season friendlies On 2 June, Morecambe announced their pre-season preparations, with matches against Workington, Warrington Town, Southport, Burscough and Blackpool. A sixth was later added, against Wigan Athletic.
Competitions League Two
League table
Results summary
Results by matchday
Matches On 22 June, the EFL League Two fixtures were released.
FA Cup
Morecambe were drawn away to Lincoln City in the first round, Wycombe Wanderers in the second round and Swansea City in the third round.
EFL Cup
The Shrimps were drawn away to Rotherham United in the first round.
EFL Trophy
In the group stage, Morecambe were drawn into Northern Group A alongside Barrow, Blackpool and Liverpool U21.
Transfers In DatePosPlayerTransferred fromFeeRef 1 July 2023 CF Charlie Brown Cheltenham Town Free Transfer 1 July 2023 CM JJ McKiernan Watford Free Transfer 1 July 2023 GK Stuart Moore Blackpool Free Transfer 1 July 2023 RB Joel Senior Carlisle United Free Transfer 1 July 2023 CF Cammy Smith Partick Thistle Free Transfer 1 July 2023 DM Yann Songo'o Bradford City Free Transfer 1 July 2023 CB Chris Stokes Kilmarnock Free Transfer 7 July 2023 CF Jordan Slew FC Halifax Town Free Transfer 20 July 2023 DM Jacob Davenport Stockport County Free Transfer 11 August 2023 LB David Tutonda Gillingham Free Transfer 23 November 2023 RB Oscar Threlkeld Free agent 3 January 2024 RW Gwion Edwards Free agent 18 January 2024 LW Brandon Barker Free agent 18 January 2024 CB Kayden Harrack Queens Park Rangers Free Transfer 22 February 2024 CF Jordy Hiwula Free agent
Out DatePosPlayerTransferred toFeeRef 30 June 2023 RB Ryan Cooney Crewe Alexandra Released 30 June 2023 AM Daniel Crowley Notts County Released 30 June 2023 CB Ryan Delaney Newport County Released 30 June 2023 CF Courtney Duffus Barrow Released 30 June 2023 LB Liam Gibson Harrogate Town Released 30 June 2023 LW Arthur Gnahoua Grimsby Town Released 30 June 2023 LW Ashley Hunter Milton Keynes Dons Released 30 June 2023 GK Andre Da Silva Mendes Lancaster City Released 30 June 2023 CF Oumar Niasse Macclesfield Released <ref name="RetainedList" 30 June 2023 CF Jonathan Obika Motherwell Released 30 June 2023 GK Connor Ripley Port Vale Released 30 June 2023 LB Pape Souaré Motherwell Released 30 June 2023 CF Cole Stockton Burton Albion Released 31 January 2024 LW Adam Mayor Millwall Undisclosed
Loaned in DatePosPlayerLoaned fromDate untilRef 11 July 2023 CF Michael Mellon Burnley 8 January 2024 20 July 2023 CF Tom Bloxham Shrewsbury Town 9 January 2024 28 July 2023 DM Eli King Cardiff City 8 January 2024 31 August 2023 CB James Connolly Bristol Rovers 3 January 2024 1 September 2023 LW Ethan Walker Blackburn Rovers 2 January 2024 5 January 2024 GK Archie Mair Norwich City End of Season 11 January 2024 AM Joe Adams Wigan Athletic End of Season 16 January 2024 CF Gerard Garner Barrow End of Season 1 February 2024 DM Nelson Khumbeni Bolton Wanderers End of Season 1 February 2024 CF Julian Larsson Nottingham Forest End of Season
Loaned out DatePosPlayerLoaned toDate UntilRef 12 October 2023 CM Cameron Rooney Nantwich Town 11 November 2023 15 December 2023 CM Cameron Rooney Runcorn Linnets 11 January 2024 17 January 2024 CM Cameron Rooney Lower Breck 15 February 2024 30 January 2024 CB Leyton Holden Kendal Town 29 February 2024 30 January 2024 CF Matthew Williams Kendal Town 29 February 2024
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