2008–09 Morecambe F.C. season

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

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

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   82'
Stanley   32'
Howe   56' (pen.)
Adams   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   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
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
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
2 September 2008 Round 1 Northern Section Oldham Athletic 1–1
(4–5 p)
Morecambe Oldham
Whitaker   56' Drummond   65' Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 2,016
7 October 2008 Round 2 Northern Section Chester City 1–1
(1–3 p)
Morecambe Chester
Ellison   82' Howe   42' Stadium: Deva Stadium
Attendance: 926
4 November 2008 Quarter Final Northern Section Tranmere Rovers 1–0 Morecambe Birkenhead
Shotton   45' Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 2,110

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   IRL Barry Roche
2 DF   ENG Adam Yates
3 DF   ENG Michael Howard
4 DF   ENG David Artell
5 DF   ENG Jim Bentley
6 MF   ENG Craig Stanley
7 FW   ENG Michael Twiss
8 MF   ENG Garry Hunter
9 FW   ENG Wayne Curtis
10 FW   ENG Rene Howe (on loan from Peterborough United)
11 MF   ENG Neil Wainwright
12 GK   ENG Lewis Edge
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 FW   IRL Diarmuid O'Carroll
15 MF   ENG Fraser McLachlan
16 MF   ENG Stewart Drummond
17 FW   ENG Aaron Taylor
18 MF   ENG Mark Duffy (on loan from Southport)
21 FW   ENG Matthew Blinkhorn
22 DF   ENG Andy Parrish
23 DF   NIR Henry McStay
24 DF   ENG Matty Bell
25 DF   ENG Danny Adams
30 GK   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   ENG Dan Smith (returned to parent club Plymouth Argyle following loan spell)
26 DF   NIR Ryan McGivern (returned to parent club Manchester City following loan spell)
27 FW   ENG Danny Carlton (returned to parent club Carlisle United following loan spell)
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF   SCO Ryan McCann (signed for Queen of the South in January 2009) [4]
20 MF   ENG Michael Carr
18 MF   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.