Gillingham 2-1 Morecambe: result and report

League Two · Saturday 16 September 2023

Result

Gillingham 2-1 Morecambe

League Two · Saturday 16 September 2023, 14:00 UTC · half-time 2-1

Gillingham · Morecambe · League Two predictions

Gillingham 2-1 Morecambe: match report

Gillingham defeated Morecambe 2-1 in the League Two on Saturday 16 September 2023. The half-time score was 2-1.

George Lapslie opened the scoring in the 9th minute. Gillingham's goals came from George Lapslie (9') and Connor Mahoney (23'). Morecambe scored through Michael Mellon (11').

Discipline: Gillingham received 2 yellow cards; Morecambe received 4 yellow cards and 1 red card.

Going into the game Gillingham were 2nd on 15 points from 7 and Morecambe 14th on 10 points from 6. Gillingham went on to finish that season 12th with 64 points, and Morecambe 15th with 61.

Gillingham lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Morecambe in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Ethan Coleman of Gillingham (8.4), ahead of Connor Mahoney (7.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Gillingham wins, 4 draws and 1 for Morecambe.

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 9'Goal · George LapslieGillingham · 1-0
  • 11'Goal · Michael MellonMorecambe · 1-1
  • 23'Goal · Connor MahoneyGillingham · 2-1
  • 36'Yellow card · Jonathan WilliamsGillingham
  • 39'Yellow card · Michael MellonMorecambe
  • 52'Yellow card · James ConnollyMorecambe
  • 59'Yellow card · Shaun WilliamsGillingham
  • 75'Yellow card · Donald LoveMorecambe
  • 76'Second yellow · Michael MellonMorecambe
  • 90+3'Yellow card · David TutondaMorecambe

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Gillingham 5, draws 4, Morecambe 1.

Team news

Gillingham line-up (4-2-3-1)

Jake Turner, Cheye Alexander, Conor Masterson, Shadrach Ogie, Scott Malone, Ethan Coleman, Shaun Williams, Jonathan Williams, George Lapslie, Connor Mahoney, Macauley Bonne

Morecambe line-up (4-2-3-1)

Stuart Moore, Donald Love, James Connolly, Jacob Bedeau, Joel Senior, Yann Songo'o, Eli King, Tom Bloxham, JJ McKiernan, Jordan Slew, Michael Mellon