2008–09 Morecambe F.C. season
# 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

## League table

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 |
| 13 | Lincoln City | 46 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 53 | 52 | +1 | 59 |

* ↑ Darlington deducted 10 points for entering administration.

## Players

### First-team squad

    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

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) |
| 20 | MF | ENG | Michael Carr |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Paul Lloyd |
