 Ahead of the 2008 – 09 season, Byrom featured regularly in Northwich's pre-season campaign, and scored twice in a friendly game against Manchester United reserves in August 2008. During the early stages of the season, Byrom was a permanent fixture in the centre of Northwich's midfield. He created both of Northwich's goals in a 2 – 1 win at home to newly promoted Barrow, as well as scoring away at Kettering Town, a "25-yard drive into the top corner of the net". He also created both of Northwich's goals in a victory against Grays Athletic in October 2008. However, Byrom had a hernia operation shortly after the club's 4 – 1 loss to Eastbourne Borough in December, keeping him out of the first-team for a total of ten weeks. He returned to first-team action in February 2009, playing the whole match in a 1 – 0 defeat to Altrincham. He was a regular until the end of the season, and scored his second career hat-trick against Rushden and Diamonds in a 4 – 2 victory, although could not prevent the Vics relegation from the Conference National in April 2009 despite the club winning their last six games of the campaign. Byrom's last match for Northwich was in the club's 2 – 1 away win at the Kassam Stadium against Oxford United. He played a total of 52 games during his one and a half-year tenure with Northwich, scoring nine goals.
