History of Morecambe Football Club The Early Times
History Of Morecambe FC Since 1920
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In 1898-99 the team entered the Lancaster & District League, losing their first game away against Skerton Reserves on September 17. They lost again at home to St. Peters 1-8 on September 17, followed on October 1 by a 0-16 drubbing at Scotforth.
Results did pick up (slowly) and on October 22 the team won at Caton 6-5. The season ended with a 9th. place finish. The league table was:-
|
Lancaster & District League 1898-9 |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
|
|
1 |
KINGS OWN |
20 |
17 |
2 |
1 |
68 |
20 |
36 |
|
2 |
SKERTON NORTH END |
20 |
13 |
3 |
4 |
55 |
26 |
29 |
|
3 |
FREEHOLD ATHLETIC |
20 |
11 |
3 |
6 |
58 |
37 |
25 |
|
4 |
GALGATE |
20 |
10 |
1 |
9 |
57 |
41 |
21 |
|
5 |
SKERTON RESERVES |
20 |
10 |
1 |
9 |
44 |
32 |
21 |
|
6 |
SCOTFORTH |
20 |
8 |
4 |
8 |
74 |
39 |
20 |
|
7 |
HALTON |
20 |
8 |
4 |
8 |
50 |
49 |
20 |
|
8 |
ST PETERS |
20 |
7 |
4 |
9 |
54 |
59 |
18 |
|
9 |
MORECAMBE |
20 |
7 |
3 |
10 |
42 |
70 |
17 |
|
10 |
LANCASTER PARISH CHURCH |
20 |
3 |
6 |
11 |
37 |
72 |
12 |
|
11 |
CATON |
20 |
0 |
1 |
19 |
26 |
111 |
1 |
The following season Morecambe appear to have got the hang of the game and finished runners up:-
|
Lancaster & District League 1899-1900 |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
|
|
1 |
SCOTFORTH |
16 |
10 |
4 |
2 |
35 |
15 |
24 |
|
2 |
MORECAMBE |
16 |
9 |
4 |
3 |
41 |
21 |
22 |
|
3 |
GALGATE |
16 |
8 |
2 |
6 |
43 |
20 |
18 |
|
4 |
GARSTANG |
16 |
8 |
2 |
6 |
29 |
20 |
*18 |
|
5 |
SKERTON NORTH END |
16 |
7 |
4 |
5 |
28 |
25 |
18 |
|
6 |
FREEHOLD ATHLETIC |
16 |
8 |
1 |
7 |
39 |
37 |
17 |
|
7 |
HALTON |
16 |
4 |
1 |
11 |
22 |
49 |
9 |
|
8 |
ST PETERS |
16 |
2 |
2 |
10 |
20 |
54 |
8 |
|
9 |
SKERTON RESERVES |
16 |
5 |
5 |
11 |
20 |
31 |
**6 |
* includes 2 wins over Skerton by default ** 4 points deducted for playing an ineligible player