Morecambe FC
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| Full name | Morecambe Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | The Shrimps, Red and White Army (Now Red and Black Army), Seasiders |
| Founded | 7 May 1920 |
| Ground | Globe Arena |
| Capacity | 6,476 (2,247 seated) |
| Owner | Morecambe Football Club Ltd. (G. 50 – maj. shareholder) |
| Chairman | Peter McGuigan |
| Manager | Jim Bentley |
| League | League Two |
| 2016–17 | League Two, 18th |
| Website | Club website |
Morecambe Football Club is a professional football club in Morecambe, Lancashire, England, which plays in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. In 2007, they were promoted for the first time into the Football League.
From 1921 to 2010, home matches were played at Christie Park. In 2010, the club moved to Globe Arena.
Football in the town dates back to the turn of the 20th century; however, it was not until 7 May 1920 that Morecambe FC was formed after a meeting at the local West View Hotel. The club then took its place in the Lancashire Combination League for the 1920–21 season.
Sharing grounds with the Cricket Club at Wood Hill Lane during the first season, football proved popular, with crowds in excess of 3,000 for derby fixtures with Lancaster City and Fleetwood Town. Although success on the field was hard to come by, with the club languishing near the bottom of the table, at the end of the first season the club moved grounds to Roseberry Park. A few years later after the purchase of the ground by the then-President, Mr. J.B. Christie, the ground's name was changed to Christie Park, in his honour. Those early seasons proved difficult and it was not until 1924–25 that the club began to enjoy some success, claiming the league title for the first time; this was later followed by success in the Lancashire Junior Cup, beating old rivals Chorley after two replays, and in front of over 30,000 spectators.
Mr. Christie bequeathed the ground to the club in 1927 and also helped incorporate the club into a Limited Company with a then share capital of £1,000. The rest of the 1920s and the whole of the 1930s saw a constant struggle to keep football alive on the North West coast, with poor results on the field and little or no revenue off the field, a near certain recipe for disaster.
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