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| 2025 | Carlisle were relegated to the National League at the end of the 2024-25 season. |
| 2025 | Relegated to the National League, ending their 18-year stay in the English Football League. |
| 2025 | Morecambe F.C. projected to reach the Third Round of the FA Cup. |
| 2025 | The Terrace continues as kit manufacturer with shirt sponsor to be confirmed (tbc) |
| April 21 2025 | Morecambe F.C. were relegated from League Two after 18 years in the Football League, following a home defeat to Salford City. Club directors reported 'positive progress' towards the sale of the club. |
| March 12 2025 | Manager Jim Bentley and assistant manager Alan Morgan were dismissed following a poor run of games, including a 1-0 loss to local rivals Marine A.F.C. Player-manager David Morgan was appointed to oversee the first team until a new management team is found. |
| February 2025 | The club revealed plans for a new 5,000 capacity stadium in Thornton. |
| February 26 2025 | Nigel Adkins left Tranmere by mutual agreement after a ten-game winless run, and was replaced by assistant manager Andy Crosby until the end of the season. |
| February 6 2025 | Mark Hughes became Carlisle's new head coach. |
| February 3 2025 | Mike Williamson was sacked after just five wins from 25 games. |
| 2024 | Marine earns promotion to the National League North after a 2-1 victory away to Macclesfield F.C. |
| 2024 | Adopted Malooka as kit manufacturer. |
| 2024 | Marine A.F.C. won the Northern Premier League Premier Division Play-Off and Liverpool Senior Cup. |
| 2024 | Carlisle were immediately relegated back to League Two, finishing 24th with only 30 points. |
| 2024 | Oliver Reiss becomes Academy Manager, succeeding Ben Wilkinson. |
| 2024 | Ben Wilkinson leads Manchester City to victory in the FA Youth Cup. |
| 2024 | The Terrace becomes the kit manufacturer and The Fan Cave Memorabilia becomes the shirt sponsor |
| 2024 | Morecambe F.C. reached the Third Round of the FA Cup. |
| 2024 | Burnley F.C. Academy wins the Professional U18 Development League 2 North and the Central League Cup. |
| 2024 | Reached the FA Trophy semi-finals in the ongoing 2024-25 season. |
| December 2024 | Marine signed an option agreement on a plot of land for a new stadium, subject to planning and funding. |
| December 19 2024 | Morecambe received a suspended two-points deduction for five failures to report non-payment of accounts owed to HM Revenue and Customs. |
| September 2024 | Additional players like James Overy and Samuel Lusale joined the Academy in later months of 2024. |
| September 24 2024 | Kaden Braithwaite makes his first-team debut at age 16 in a match against Watford. |
| August 21 2024 | Paul Simpson was sacked after losing three of the first four league games. |
| July 2024 | First Year Scholars joined the Manchester United Academy, including Cameron Byrne-Hughes, Frederick Heath, Daniel Armer, and other young talents from England and other countries. |
| May 2024 | The club announced plans to build a new stadium with a fundraising target of £5 million. |
| May 20 2024 | Morecambe announced the departure of 16 players, leaving the club with only five players in the first-team squad. |
| May 9 2024 | The family of local businessman Peter Ogden completed a £2 million takeover of Rochdale A.F.C. after World Soccer Holdings' exclusivity period expired. |
| April 30 2024 | Ged Brannan left Morecambe to join League Two rivals Accrington Stanley, leaving the club managerless. |
| March 2024 | Club shareholders agreed to issue nine million new shares, allowing American group World Soccer Holdings to potentially take over Rochdale A.F.C. |
| February 2024 | Oldham Athletic announced the launch of a women's academy programme, providing a full-time environment for women players and funding for full-time education. |
| 2023 | Returned to Marine Travel as shirt sponsor. |
| 2023 | Marine wins the Liverpool Senior Cup by beating Runcorn Linnets 4-2 on penalties. |
| 2023 | Brian Barry-Murphy's team secured another Premier League 2 title. |
| 2023 | Manchester City Academy team won the 2023–24 FA Youth Cup, demonstrating the strength of their youth development program. |
| 2023 | Relegated from League One amidst financial troubles. |
| 2023 | Morecambe F.C. reached the Third Round of the EFL Cup. |
| 2023 | Burnley F.C. Academy won the Central League Cup for the second time in the 2023–24 season. |
| 2023 | Travis Binnion became the team's manager, taking over from Mark Dempsey. |
| November 10 2023 | Southport FC held its first Fan Forum under new ownership, where Assistant Manager Andy Burgess announced the introduction of GPS vests in player training. CEO Peter Mitchell shared the club's vision for becoming a full-time football club and committed to £500,000 in equity investment. |
| November 8 2023 | Ian Henderson became Rochdale's all-time leading goalscorer, scoring against Salford City in a 1–0 home win and surpassing Reg Jenkins' long-standing record of 129 goals. |
| November 2 2023 | Nigel Adkins was appointed permanent manager of Tranmere, signing a contract until the end of the 2025-26 season. |
| October 27 2023 | Big Help Group acquired Southport FC, becoming the majority shareholder by purchasing Ian Kyle's shares. Peter Mitchell succeeded Kyle as chairman. |
| September 17 2023 | David Unsworth was sacked after a seven-match winless run and replaced by Micky Mellon. |
| August 29 2023 | Jim Bentley is appointed as the new manager of Southport F.C. after Liam Watson steps back from the role to focus on his position as Club Director. |
| July 2023 | Multiple 2nd Year Scholars joined the Manchester United Academy, including William Murdock, Reece Munro, Jaydan Kamason, and others from various nationalities. |
| May 12 2023 | Jimmy McNulty was permanently appointed as manager after initially serving as interim manager. |
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