2008–09 Morecambe F.C. season

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Morecambe
2008–09 season
ChairmanPeter McGuigan
ManagerSammy McIlroy
StadiumChristie Park
League Two11th
FA CupSecond round
Football League CupFirst round
Johnstones Paint TrophyNorthern Quarter Final

This page shows the progress of Morecambe F.C. in the 2008–09 football season. During the season, Morecambe competed in League Two in the English league system. This would be Morecambe's second season in the Football League

League table[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 Bradford City 46 18 13 15 66 55 +11 67
10 Chesterfield 46 16 15 15 62 57 +5 63
11 Morecambe 46 15 18 13 53 56 −3 63
12 Darlington 46 20 12 14 61 44 +17 62[a]
13 Lincoln City 46 14 17 15 53 52 +1 59
Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Darlington deducted 10 points for entering administration.[1]

Results[edit]

[2]

Football League Two[edit]

9 August 2008 1 Wycombe Wanderers 1–1 Morecambe High Wycombe
Spence 34' Artell 66' Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 4,021
16 August 2008 2 Morecambe 1–3 Rotherham United Morecambe
Wainwright 77' Lynch 8', 90'
Taylor 40'		 Stadium: Christie Park
Attendance: 2,606
23 August 2008 3 Bury 2–1 Morecambe Bury
Scott 19'
Artell 30' (o.g.)		 Howe 14' Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 2,679
30 August 2008 4 Morecambe 1–2 Dagenham & Redbridge Morecambe
O'Carroll 79' Saunders 50'
Taiwo 53'		 Stadium: Christie Park
Attendance: 1,571
6 September 2008 5 Morecambe 1–0 Shrewsbury Town Morecambe
Howe 4' Stadium: Christie Park
Attendance: 2,318
13 September 2008 6 Barnet 1–1 Morecambe London
Adomah 18' O'Carroll 42' Stadium: Underhill
Attendance: 1,776
20 September 2008 7 Morecambe 1–1 Grimsby Town Morecambe
Curtis 75' Till 10' (pen.) Stadium: Christie Park
Attendance: 1,989
27 September 2008 8 Lincoln City 1–1 Morecambe Lincoln
Frecklington 20' Stanley 45' Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 5,003
4 October 2008 9 Morecambe 2–2 Chesterfield Morecambe
Drummond 6'
Howe 85'		 Robertson 16'
Ward 21' (pen.)		 Stadium: Christie Park
Attendance: 1,734
11 October 2008 10 Gillingham 5–0 Morecambe Gillingham
Bentley 21'
Jackson 24', 36'
Artell 73' (o.g.)
McCammon 80'		 Stadium: Priestfield
Attendance: 4,316
18 October 2008 11 Morecambe 1–1 Rochdale Morecambe
Taylor 48' Dagnall 19' Stadium: Christie Park
Attendance: 2,572
21 October 2008 12 Brentford 3–1 Morecambe London
MacDonald 8'
Poole 11'
Elder 36'		 Drummond 5' Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 3,733
25 October 2008 13 Port Vale 2–1 Morecambe Stoke on Trent
Rodgers 80'
Richards 90'		 Bentley 81' Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 5,629
28 October 2008 14 Morecambe 1–1 Accrington Stanley Morecambe
Stanley 50' McStay 4' (o.g.) Stadium: Christie Park
Attendance: 2,044
1 November 2008 15 Morecambe 2–0 Aldershot Town Morecambe
Drummond 56'
McGivern 69'		 Stadium: Christie Park
Attendance: 1,897
15 November 2008 16 Chester City 1–2 Morecambe Chester
Johnson 60'
Ellison Red card 82'		 Stanley 32'
Howe 56' (pen.)
Adams Red card 83'		 Stadium: Deva Stadium
Attendance: 1,647
22 November 2008 17 Morecambe 1–1 Exeter City Morecambe
Howe 22' Panther 85' Stadium: Christie Park
Attendance: 2,003
25 November 2008 18 Bournemouth 0–0 Morecambe Bournemouth
Stadium: Fitness First Stadium
Attendance: 3,068
6 December 2008 19 Notts County 1–0 Morecambe Nottingham
Canham 45' Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 3,671
13 December 2008 20 Morecambe 1–0 Darlington Morecambe
Howe 67' Stadium: Christie Park
Attendance: 1,873
20 December 2008 21 Luton Town 1–1 Morecambe Luton
Spillane 51' Carlton 57' Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 5,664
26 December 2008 22 Morecambe 4–1 Macclesfield Town Morecambe
McStay 17'
Carlton 24'
Drummond 63'
Howe 79'		 Reid 3' Stadium: Christie Park
Attendance: 2,578
28 December 2008 23 Bradford City 4–0 Morecambe Bradford
McLaren 24'
Boulding 62'
Law 77'
Conlon 87' (pen.)		 Stadium: Coral Windows Stadium
Attendance: 13,105
17 January 2009 24 Morecambe 0–1 Gillingham Morecambe
Weston 19' Stadium: Christie Park
Attendance: 2,027
24 January 2009 25 Chesterfield 1–2 Morecambe Chesterfield
Gritton 57' Howe 54'
Stanley 65'		 Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 3,283
27 January 2009 26 Accrington Stanley 1–0 Morecambe Accrington
Ryan 57' Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 1,407
31 January 2009 27 Morecambe 1–1 Port Vale Morecambe
Stanley 4' Richman 43' Stadium: Christie Park
Attendance: 1,823
3 February 2009 28 Morecambe 2–0 Brentford Morecambe
Twiss 23'
Howe 89'		 Stadium: Christie Park
Attendance: 1,253
10 February 2009 29 Morecambe 1–1 Lincoln City Morecambe
Bentley 19' Green 83' Stadium: Christie Park
Attendance: 1,471
14 February 2009 30 Morecambe 3–1 Chester City Morecambe
Taylor 15'
Curtis 32', 44'		 Wilson 51' Stadium: Christie Park
Attendance: 1,795
17 February 2009 31 Rochdale 1–1 Morecambe Rochdale
Buckley 50' Twiss 90' Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 3,347
21 February 2009 32 Aldershot Town 0–2 Morecambe Aldershot
Curtis 45'
Drummond 54'		 Stadium: EBB Stadium
Attendance: 2,872
24 February 2009 33 Grimsby Town 2–3 Morecambe Grimsby
Forbes 21', 57'
Llewellyn Red card 41'		 Twiss 63'
O'Carroll 81'
Hunter 90'		 Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 2,644
28 February 2009 34 Morecambe 0–0 Wycombe Wanderers Morecambe
Stadium: Christie Park
Attendance: 2,005
4 March 2009 35 Dagenham & Redbridge 0–2 Morecambe London
O'Carroll 13'
Drummond 15'		 Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 1,403
10 March 2009 36 Morecambe 0–0 Bury Morecambe
Stadium: Christie Park
Attendance: 2,165
14 March 2009 37 Morecambe 2–1 Barnet Morecambe
Artell 33'
Curtis 38'		 O'Flynn 34' Stadium: Christie Park
Attendance: 1,899
21 March 2009 38 Shrewsbury Town 0–0 Morecambe Shrewsbury
Stadium: Prostar Stadium
Attendance: 5,426
28 March 2009 39 Morecambe 1–2 Luton Town Morecambe
Drummond 21' Martin 43'
Gallen 59'		 Stadium: Christie Park
Attendance: 2,599
4 April 2009 40 Darlington 0–0 Morecambe Darlington
Stadium: The Darlington Arena
Attendance: 2,560
10 April 2009 41 Morecambe 2–1 Bradford City Morecambe
Drummond 56'
Howe 75'		 Clarke 37' Stadium: Christie Park
Attendance: 4,546
13 April 2009 42 Macclesfield Town 0–1 Morecambe Macclesfield
Artell 85' Stadium: Moss Rose
Attendance: 1,773
18 April 2009 43 Morecambe 1–0 Notts County Morecambe
Duffy 72' Stadium: Christie Park
Attendance: 2,161
21 April 2009 44 Rotherham United 3–2 Morecambe Rotherham
R.Taylor 45'
J.Taylor 80'
Burchill 89' (pen.)		 O'Carroll 52'
Bentley 90'		 Stadium: Don Valley Stadium
Attendance: 2,078
25 April 2009 45 Exeter City 2–2 Morecambe Exeter
Moxey 49'
Harley 53'		 Drummond 9', 79' Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 8,544
2 May 2009 46 Morecambe 0–4 Bournemouth Morecambe
Ward 7'
Feeney 36'
Pitman 43', 69'		 Stadium: Christie Park
Attendance: 2,601

FA Cup[edit]

Main article: 2008–09 FA Cup
8 November 2008 Round 1 Morecambe 2–1 Grimsby Town Morecambe
Taylor 45', 77' Stockdale 88' Stadium: Christie Park
Attendance: 1,713
2 December 2008 Round 2 Morecambe 2–3 Cheltenham Town Morecambe
McStay 5'
Howe 27' (pen.)		 Vincent 23', 54'
Finnigan 36' (pen.)		 Stadium: Christie Park
Attendance: 1,758

League Cup[edit]

Main article: 2008–09 Football League Cup
13 August 2008 Round 1 Nottingham Forest 4–0 Morecambe Nottingham
Cohen 14'
Earnshaw 62', 89'
Newbold 81'		 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 4,030

Football League Trophy[edit]

Main article: 2008–09 Football League Trophy
2 September 2008 Round 1 Northern Section Oldham Athletic 1–1
(4–5 p)		 Morecambe Oldham
Whitaker 56' Drummond 65' Stadium: Boundary Park
7 October 2008 Round 2 Northern Section Chester City 1–1
(1–3 p)		 Morecambe Chester
Ellison 82' Howe 42' Stadium: Deva Stadium
4 November 2008 Quarter Final Northern Section Tranmere Rovers 1–0 Morecambe Birkenhead
Shotton 45' Stadium: Prenton Park

Players[edit]

[3]

First-team squad[edit]

Includes all players who were awarded squad numbers during the season.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Barry Roche
2 DF England ENG Adam Yates
3 DF England ENG Michael Howard
4 DF England ENG David Artell
5 DF England ENG Jim Bentley
6 MF England ENG Craig Stanley
7 FW England ENG Michael Twiss
8 MF England ENG Garry Hunter
9 FW England ENG Wayne Curtis
10 FW England ENG Rene Howe (on loan from Peterborough United)
11 MF England ENG Neil Wainwright
12 GK England ENG Lewis Edge
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Diarmuid O'Carroll
15 MF England ENG Fraser McLachlan
16 MF England ENG Stewart Drummond
17 FW England ENG Aaron Taylor
18 MF England ENG Mark Duffy (on loan from Southport)
21 FW England ENG Matthew Blinkhorn
22 DF England ENG Andy Parrish
23 DF Northern Ireland NIR Henry McStay
24 DF England ENG Matty Bell
25 DF England ENG Danny Adams
30 GK England ENG Scott Davies

Left club during season[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
12 MF England ENG Dan Smith (returned to parent club Plymouth Argyle following loan spell)
26 DF Northern Ireland NIR Ryan McGivern (returned to parent club Manchester City following loan spell)
27 FW England ENG Danny Carlton (returned to parent club Carlisle United following loan spell)
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF Scotland SCO Ryan McCann (signed for Queen of the South in January 2009) [4]
20 MF England ENG Michael Carr
18 MF England ENG Paul Lloyd

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Darlington in administration". The Football League. 25 February 2009. Archived from the original on 28 February 2009. Retrieved 25 February 2009.
  2. ^ "Morecambe match record: 2009".
  3. ^ "FootballSquads - Morecambe - 2008/09".
  4. ^ "Welcome back Ryan McCann". Archived from the original on 29 January 2009.
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