Morecambe 1-2 Cheltenham Town: result and report

League Two · Saturday 17 December 2016

Result

Morecambe 1-2 Cheltenham Town

League Two · Saturday 17 December 2016, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Morecambe 1-2 Cheltenham Town: match report

Morecambe lost to Cheltenham Town 1-2 in the League Two on Saturday 17 December 2016. The half-time score was 1-0.

Peter Murphy opened the scoring in the 6th minute. Morecambe's goal came from Peter Murphy (6'). Cheltenham Town scored through Billy Waters (70') and Harry Pell (71').

Discipline: Morecambe received 1 yellow card and 1 red card; Cheltenham Town received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Morecambe were 18th on 23 points from 19 and Cheltenham Town 23rd on 18 points from 20. Morecambe went on to finish that season 18th with 52 points, and Cheltenham Town 21st with 50.

Going into the match Morecambe's last five read W-L-L-L-L and Cheltenham Town's L-L-L-D-L.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 6'Goal · Peter MurphyMorecambe · 1-0
  • 39'Red card · A. KenyonMorecambe
  • 53'Yellow card · J. CranstonCheltenham Town
  • 53'Yellow card · Paul MullinMorecambe
  • 70'Goal · Billy WatersCheltenham Town · 1-1
  • 71'Goal · Harry PellCheltenham Town · 1-2

Team news

Morecambe line-up

Barry Roche, Liam Wakefield, Aaron McGowan, Ryan Edwards, Dean Winnard, Peter Murphy, Luke Conlan, Alex Kenyon, Michael Rose, Paul Mullin, Rhys Turner

Cheltenham Town line-up

Russell Griffiths, Aaron Downes, Danny Parslow, Jordan Cranston, Daniel O'Shaughnessy, Rob Dickie, Kyle Storer, H. Pell, Jack Munns, Billy Waters, Danny Wright