Morecambe F.C. financial crisis

Summary

Morecambe Football Club's financial crisis extended from late 2022 to the summer of 2025 as club owner, Bond Group Investments, tried to sell the club. Having been promoted to EFL League One in 2021, financial problems prevented any further progress and in May 2023 the club was relegated back to League Two after two seasons. By this time, financial problems had been publicly shared in October 2022 after Bond Group put the club up for sale. Through 2023 and 2024, players and staff were repeatedly paid late, and the club struggled to settle debts owed to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), with the club subject to transfer embargoes and fines. Despite claims that a sale of the club was imminent, by January 2025 Morecambe had no funds for the rest of the season, was unable to sign players in the transfer window, and the club were relegated to the National League at the end of the 2024–25 season.