 Porter scored his second career hat-trick for Motherwell on 27 December to help them to a 3–2 win over Inverness.Porter scored his eighth goal of the season with the only goal of the game as Motherwell beat Hearts at Fir Park on 7 January 2009.He scored his final Motherwell goal on 18 January with the final goal in a 4–0 away win over Dundee United.