2000–01 Motherwell F.C. season

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Motherwell
2000–01 season
ChairmanJohn Boyle
ManagerBilly Davies
Premier League8th
Scottish CupFourth round vs Dundee United
League CupThird round vs Dunfermline Athletic
Top goalscorerLeague: Stuart Elliott (12)
All: Stuart Elliott (12)

The 2000–01 season was Motherwell's 3rd season in the Scottish Premier League, and their 16th consecutive season in the top division of Scottish football.

Season review[]

In February, Ged Brannan joined Wigan Athletic and John Spencer was sold to Colorado Rapids.

On 2 March, Steve McMillan and Lee McCulloch both joined Wigan Athletic for a combined £1.25m.[1]

On 16 March, Saïd Chiba joined Motherwell on loan from AS Nancy until the end of the season, whilst James Okoli joined from Watford on a contract also until the end of the season.[2]

On 22 March, goalkeeper Andy Goram was loaned to Manchester United, for £100k, until the end of the season,[3] and Don Goodman left on a free-transfer to sign for Walsall.[4]

Squad[]

As of match played 20 May 2001
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (Age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
17 Stevie Woods Scotland GK (1970-02-23)23 February 1970 (aged 31) Preston North End 1994
25 Jon Connolly Scotland GK (1981-04-03)3 April 1981 (aged 20) Thorniewood United 2000 2 0
Defenders
2 Martyn Corrigan Scotland DF (1977-08-14)14 August 1977 (aged 23) Falkirk 2000[5] 59 1
4 Benito Kemble Suriname DF (1968-08-27)27 August 1968 (aged 32) N.E.C. 1999 53 1
5 James Okoli Nigeria DF (1976-01-11)11 January 1976 (aged 25) Watford 2001[2] 2001[2] 5 0
6 Greg Strong England DF (1975-09-05)5 September 1975 (aged 25) Bolton Wanderers 2000 44 2
15 Tony Thomas England DF (1971-07-12)12 July 1971 (aged 29) Everton 1999 20 1
16 Steven Hammell Scotland DF (1982-02-18)18 February 1982 (aged 19) Youth team 1999 42 0
23 Ange Oueifio Central African Republic DF (1976-03-29)29 March 1976 (aged 25) Denderleeuw EH 2000 20 0
28 Brian Dempsie Scotland DF (1983-02-04)4 February 1983 (aged 18) Youth team 1999 1 0
30 Scott Wilson Scotland DF (1982-04-20)20 April 1982 (aged 19) Youth team 2000 0 0
34 John Constable Scotland DF (1984-10-04)4 October 1984 (aged 16) Youth team 1999 0 0
36 William Kinniburgh Scotland DF (1984-09-08)8 September 1984 (aged 16) Youth team 2000 0 0
37 John Crawley Scotland DF (1984-03-20)20 March 1984 (aged 17) Youth team 1999 0 0
Midfielders
8 John Davies Scotland MF (1966-09-25)25 September 1966 (aged 34) Ayr United 1999 14 0
12 Derek Adams Scotland MF (1975-06-25)25 June 1975 (aged 25) Ross County 1998 75 7
18 Derek Townsley England MF (1973-01-21)21 January 1973 (aged 28) Queen of the South 1999 65 7
19 Stuart Elliott Northern Ireland MF (1978-07-23)23 July 1978 (aged 22) Glentoran 2000 36 12
20 Dougie Ramsay Scotland MF (1979-04-26)26 April 1979 (aged 22) Youth team 1997 16 1
21 Paul Harvey Scotland MF (1968-08-28)28 August 1968 (aged 32) Queen of the South 1999 26 1
22 Keith Lasley Scotland MF (1979-09-21)21 September 1979 (aged 21) Youth team 1999 13 1
26 Colin Miller Scotland MF Youth team 1999 0 0
29 Scotland MF (1983-06-22)22 June 1983 (aged 17) Youth team 1999 0 0
31 Scotland MF (1983-02-05)5 February 1983 (aged 18) Youth team 1999 0 0
33 John Constable Scotland MF (1981-12-01)1 December 1981 (aged 19) Youth team 1999 0 0
35 Shaun Fagan Scotland MF (1984-03-22)22 March 1984 (aged 17) Youth team 1999 0 0
38 Barry Tulloch Scotland MF (1984-01-30)30 January 1984 (aged 17) Youth team 2000 0 0
39 Liam Fleming Scotland MF Youth team 2000 0 0
40 Billy Brawley Scotland MF (1984-03-19)19 March 1984 (aged 17) Youth team 1999 0 0
41 Stephen Pearson Scotland MF (1982-10-02)2 October 1982 (aged 18) Youth team 2000 6 0
43 Scott Leitch Scotland MF (1969-10-06)6 October 1969 (aged 31) Swindon Town 2000 29 0
Saïd Chiba Morocco MF (1970-09-28)28 September 1970 (aged 30) loan from AS Nancy 2001[2] 2001[2] 7 0
Forwards
11 Stevie Nicholas Scotland FW (1981-07-08)8 July 1981 (aged 19) Stirling Albion 1999 50 3
14 Kevin Twaddle Scotland FW (1971-10-31)31 October 1971 (aged 29) Greenock Morton 1999 55 7
24 Scotland FW (1982-08-20)20 August 1982 (aged 18) Rothes 1999 9 0
27 James McFadden Scotland FW (1983-04-14)14 April 1983 (aged 18) Youth team 2000 7 0
32 John Fallon Scotland FW (1982-01-14)14 January 1982 (aged 19) Youth team 1999 0 0
Out on loan
1 Andy Goram Scotland GK (1964-04-13)13 April 1964 (aged 37) Sheffield United 1998 70 0
Left during the season
3 Steve McMillan Scotland DF (1976-01-19)19 January 1976 (aged 25) Troon 1993
5 Ged Brannan England MF (1972-01-15)15 January 1972 (aged 29) Manchester City 1998 93 18
7 John Spencer Scotland FW (1970-09-11)11 September 1970 (aged 30) Everton 1999 82 21
9 Lee McCulloch Scotland MF (1978-05-14)14 May 1978 (aged 23) Youth team 1995
10 Don Goodman England FW (1966-05-09)9 May 1966 (aged 35) Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1999 64 12
44 Jamie McClen England MF (1979-05-13)13 May 1979 (aged 22) loan from Newcastle United 2000 3 0

Out on loan[]

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 Scotland SCO Andy Goram (at Manchester United)
No. Pos. Nation Player

Transfers[]

In[]

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
Summer 2000 GK Scotland Jon Connolly Thorniewood United Undisclosed
Summer 2000 DF England Greg Strong Bolton Wanderers Undisclosed
Summer 2000 DF Central African Republic Ange Oueifio Denderleeuw EH Undisclosed
Summer 2000 MF Northern Ireland Stuart Elliott Glentoran Undisclosed
Summer 2000 MF Scotland Scott Leitch Swindon Town Undisclosed
16 March 2001 DF Nigeria James Okoli Watford Free [2]

Loans in[]

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date to Ref.
1 October 2000 MF England Jamie McClen Newcastle United 31 December 2000
16 March 2001 MF Morocco Saïd Chiba AS Nancy End of season [2]

Out[]

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
February 2001 MF England Ged Brannan Wigan Athletic Undisclosed
21 February 2001 FW Scotland John Spencer Colorado Rapids Undisclosed
2 March 2001 DF Scotland Steve McMillan Wigan Athletic £550,000 [1]
2 March 2001 MF Scotland Lee McCulloch Wigan Athletic £700,000 [1]
22 March 2001 FW England Don Goodman Walsall Free [4]

Loans out[]

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date to Ref.
22 March 2001 GK Scotland Andy Goram Manchester United End of Season [3]

Released[]

Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date
31 May 2001 GK Scotland Andy Goram Coventry City 24 August 2001
31 May 2001[6] DF Nigeria James Okoli York City
31 May 2001[6] DF Suriname Benito Kemble St Johnstone 27 July 2001[7]
31 May 2001 MF England Derek Townsley Hibernian 9 July 2001[8]
31 May 2001[6] MF Morocco Saïd Chiba Aris Thessaloniki

Competitions[]

Premier League[]

Main article: 2000–01 Scottish Premier League

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
6 Dundee 38 13 8 17 51 49 +2 47 Qualification for the UEFA Intertoto Cup first round[b]
7 Aberdeen 38 11 12 15 45 52 −7 45
8 Motherwell 38 12 7 19 42 56 −14 43
9 Dunfermline Athletic 38 11 9 18 34 54 −20 42
10 St Johnstone 38 9 13 16 40 56 −16 40
Source: Scottish Professional Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six) for the last five matches.
  2. ^ Dundee qualified for the 2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup as the highest-placed team to apply for a place in the competition.

Results summary[]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 12 7 19 42 56  −14 43 5 4 10 22 27  −5 7 3 9 20 29  −9

Source: See Results

Results by matchday[]

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAAHAHAAHHHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAAHAHHAHAH
ResultLLDLLDWLLLWWDWWLDWLLWWLLDWLLWDLLWLLLWD
Position121110111211101010111081097888888689967777888991088
Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results[]

29 July 2000 1 Motherwell 0 – 2 Dundee Motherwell
BST (UTC+1) Kemble Yellow card Billio 8' Yellow card
Ngonge Yellow card Yellow-red card 50'
Artero 86'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 6,161
Referee: John Rowbotham
5 August 2000 2 Celtic 1 – 0 Motherwell Glasgow
BST (UTC+1) Petrov 11'
McNamara Yellow card Yellow-red card 66'
Sutton Yellow card Yellow-red card 81'		 Davies Yellow card Yellow-red card 37'
Strong Yellow card
McCulloch Yellow card
Kemble Yellow card		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 58,534
Referee: Alan Freeland
12 August 2000 3 Dundee United 1 – 1 Motherwell Dundee
BST (UTC+1) Paterson 86' Spencer 11' Stadium: Tannadice
Attendance: 6,201
Referee: Willie Young
16 August 2000 4 Motherwell 0 – 1 Dunfermline Athletic Motherwell
BST (UTC+1) Strong Yellow card
Spencer Yellow card		 Moss 55'
Ferguson Yellow card		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 5,257
19 August 2000 5 Kilmarnock 3 – 2 Motherwell Kilmarnock
BST (UTC+1) Dargo 26' Yellow card
Wright 76' (pen.)
Dindeleux 80'		 Elliott 7', 65'
Hammell Yellow card		 Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 6,533
Referee: George Clyde
27 August 2000 6 Motherwell 1 – 1 Aberdeen Motherwell
BST (UTC+1) McCulloch 22' Yellow card
Strong Yellow card
Brannan Yellow card		 Winters 10'
Young Yellow card		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 5,541
Referee: John Rowbotham
9 September 2000 7 St Mirren 0 – 1 Motherwell Paisley
BST (UTC+1) McCulloch 53'
McMillan Yellow card
Goodman Yellow card		 Stadium: Love Street
Attendance: 5,274
Referee: Stuart Dougal
16 September 2000 8 Hibernian 2 – 0 Motherwell Edinburgh
BST (UTC+1) Paatelainen 49', 80'
Fenwick Yellow card
Sauzée Yellow card
Lehmann Yellow card		 Oueifio Yellow card
Hammell Yellow card
Townsley Yellow card
Strong Yellow card		 Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 9,852
Referee: Michael McCurry
23 September 2000 9 Motherwell 0 – 1 Rangers Motherwell
BST (UTC+1) Leitch Yellow card
Twaddle Yellow card
Spencer Yellow card		 Mols 11'
Amoruso Yellow card
Tugay Yellow card		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 11,275
Referee: Stuart Dougal
1 October 2000 10 Hearts 3 – 0 Motherwell Edinburgh
BST (UTC+1) Durie 13', 58'
Kirk 27'
James Yellow card
Naysmith Yellow card		 Oueifio Red card 8'
McCulloch Yellow card
Kemble Yellow card		 Stadium: Tynecastle
Attendance: 10,460
Referee: Willie Young
14 October 2000 11 Motherwell 4 – 0 St Johnstone Motherwell
BST (UTC+1) Dods 20' (o.g.)
McCulloch 26'
Brannan 64'
Elliott 71'
Kemble Yellow card Yellow-red card 78'
Elliott Yellow card		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 4,483
Referee: Kevin Toner
21 October 2000 12 Dundee 1 – 2 Motherwell Dundee
BST (UTC+1) Caniggia 21'
Bonetti Yellow card
Carranza Yellow card		 Elliott 1', 5'
Strong Yellow card
McMillan Yellow card
McCulloch Yellow card
Brannan Yellow card		 Stadium: Dens Park
Attendance: 7,344
Referee: John Fleming
29 October 2000 13 Motherwell 3 – 3 Celtic Motherwell
GMT (UTC) Adams 22'
McCulloch 53' Yellow card
Brannan 78' (pen.)
Strong Yellow card
Corrigan Yellow card		 Mjällby 13'
Valgaeren 57'
McNamara 71'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 10,820
Referee: Hugh Dallas
4 November 2000 14 Motherwell 2 – 1 Dundee United Motherwell
GMT (UTC) Brannan 44' (pen.) Yellow card
Elliott 50'
McMillan Yellow card		 Lauchlan Red card 31'
Naveda 55'
McQuillan Yellow card
Miller Yellow card		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 6,864
Referee: Alan Freeland
11 November 2000 15 Dunfermline Athletic 1 – 2 Motherwell Dunfermline
GMT (UTC) Moss 11' Yellow card
Nicholson Yellow card
Skinner Yellow card		 Townsley 85'
Brannan 90' (pen.)
Strong Yellow card
Leitch Yellow card
Townsley Yellow card		 Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 4,488
Referee: John Underhill
18 November 2000 16 Motherwell 1 – 2 Kilmarnock Motherwell
GMT (UTC) Brannan 3' Yellow card
Elliott Yellow card		 Wright 37'
Cocard 87'
Dindeleux Yellow card
Durrant Yellow card
McLaren Yellow card		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 6,571
Referee: Eric Martindale
25 November 2000 17 Aberdeen 3 – 3 Motherwell Aberdeen
GMT (UTC) Stavrum 41'
Di Rocco 80', 90'
Rowson Yellow card		 Townsley 14'
McCulloch 43', 69'
Leitch Yellow card
Townsley Yellow card		 Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 12,324
Referee: Hugh Dallas
29 November 2000 18 Motherwell 2 – 0 St Mirren Motherwell
GMT (UTC) Twaddle 74' Yellow card
Nicholas 90'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 5,312
Referee: Garry Mitchell
3 December 2000 19 Motherwell 1 – 3 Hibernian Motherwell
GMT (UTC) Elliott 83'
Leitch Yellow card
Brannan Yellow card		 Zitelli 38', 54' Yellow card
Townsley 48' (o.g.)
Laursen Yellow card
Sauzée Yellow card
O'Neil Yellow card		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 5,715
Referee: John Rowbotham
10 December 2000 20 Rangers 2 – 0 Motherwell Glasgow
GMT (UTC) Konterman 39'
Ferguson 78'
Wilson Yellow card
Ricksen Yellow card		 Corrigan Yellow card
Brannan Yellow card
Twaddle Yellow card
Oueifio Yellow card		 Stadium: Ibrox
Attendance: 46,058
Referee: Tom Brown
16 December 2000 21 Motherwell 2 – 0 Hearts Motherwell
GMT (UTC) Townsley 56'
Adams 87'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 5,440
Referee: Michael McCurry
23 December 2000 22 St Johnstone 2 – 3 Motherwell Perth
GMT (UTC) Parker 52'
Sylla 72' Yellow card
Dods Yellow card		 Spencer 6'
Adams 40'
Townsley 43'
Adams Yellow card Yellow-red card 49'
Hammell Yellow card		 Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 3,489
Referee: Michael McCurry
26 December 2000 23 Motherwell 0 – 3 Dundee Motherwell
GMT (UTC) Nicholas Red card 57'
Spencer Yellow card		 Sara 4', 69' Yellow card
Rae 35' Yellow card
Marrocco Yellow card Yellow-red card 53'
Tweed Yellow card
del Río Yellow card		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 6,183
Referee: Douglas McDonald
2 January 2001 24 Dundee United 2 – 0 Motherwell Dundee
GMT (UTC) Easton 55'
Hamilton 62'
Lauchlan Yellow card
Lilley Yellow card		 Strong Yellow card
Townsley Yellow card		 Stadium: Tannadice
Attendance: 6,311
Referee: Eric Martindale
31 January 2001 25 Motherwell 1 – 1 Dunfermline Athletic Motherwell
GMT (UTC) McCulloch 69'
Adams Yellow card
Goodman Yellow card		 Bullen 89'
Nicholson Yellow card
Mason Yellow card		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 4,601
Referee: Bobby Orr
3 February 2001 26 Kilmarnock 1 – 2 Motherwell Kilmarnock
GMT (UTC) Dargo 90' Brannan 29' (pen.)
Twaddle 83'
Leitch Yellow card
Townsley Yellow card		 Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 6,018
Referee: John Underhill
10 February 2001 27 Motherwell 0 – 1 Aberdeen Motherwell
GMT (UTC) Leitch Yellow card
Spencer Yellow card		 Young 88'
Rowson Yellow card
Belabed Yellow card		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 6,680
Referee: Michael McCurry
21 February 2001 28 Celtic 1 – 0 Motherwell Glasgow
GMT (UTC) Moravčík 83' Kemble Yellow card
Adams Yellow card
Leitch Yellow card
Townsley Yellow card
Lasley Yellow card		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 58,880
Referee: John Rowbotham
24 February 2001 29 St Mirren 0 – 1 Motherwell Paisley
GMT (UTC) Townsley 74'
Hammell Yellow card
Adams Yellow card
Elliott Yellow card		 Stadium: Love Street
Attendance: 4,034
Referee: Douglas McDonald
4 March 2001 30 Hibernian 1 – 1 Motherwell Edinburgh
GMT (UTC) Latapy 82'
Libbra Yellow card		 Strong 81' Yellow card
Corrigan Yellow card
Adams Yellow card
Townsley Yellow card
Elliott Yellow card		 Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 9,500
Referee: Kenny Clark
17 March 2001 31 Motherwell 1 – 2 Rangers Motherwell
GMT (UTC) Goodman 2'
Chiba Yellow card
Lasley Yellow card		 Fernandes 59'
Malcolm 89' Yellow card		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 11,208
Referee: Alan Freeland
31 March 2001 32 Hearts 3 – 0 Motherwell Edinburgh
BST (UTC+1) Tomaschek 15'
Kirk 63', 80'		 Chiba Yellow card
Leitch Yellow card		 Stadium: Tynecastle
Attendance: 11,581
Referee: David Somers
7 April 2001 33 Motherwell 1 – 0 St Johnstone Motherwell
BST (UTC+1) Elliott 24' Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 4,600
Referee: Douglas McDonald
21 April 2001 34 Motherwell 0 – 1 St Johnstone Motherwell
BST (UTC+1) Sylla 63'
Weir Yellow card		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 3,195
Referee: Kevin Toner
28 April 2001 35 Dundee United 1 – 0 Motherwell Dundee
BST (UTC+1) Buchan 36'
Miller Yellow card		 Okoli Yellow card Yellow-red card 56'
Oueifio Yellow card
Lasley Yellow card		 Stadium: Tannadice
Attendance: 5,928
Referee: John Underhill
5 May 2001 36 Motherwell 0 – 2 Aberdeen Motherwell
BST (UTC+1) Stavrum 30'
Winters 57'
Belabed Yellow card		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 3,905
Referee: Ian Fyfe
12 May 2001 37 Dunfermline Athletic 1 – 2 Motherwell Dundee
BST (UTC+1) Crawford 34' (pen.)
Doesburg Red card 88'		 Elliott 8', 16' Stadium: Tannadice
Attendance: 5,928
Referee: John Underhill
20 May 2001 38 Motherwell 3 – 3 St Mirren Motherwell
BST (UTC+1) Lasley 3'
Elliott 72', pen.', 77' Yellow card		 Quitongo 32', 57'
Fenton 49'
Turner Red card 72'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 4,158
Referee: Willie Young

Scottish Cup[]

Main article: 2000–01 Scottish Cup
27 January 2001 Third round St Mirren 1 – 2 Motherwell Paisley
GMT (UTC) Quitongo 89'
Walker Yellow card
Fenton Yellow card
Gillies Yellow card		 McCulloch 32'
Goodman Yellow card Yellow-red card 36'
Spencer 64' Yellow card
Strong Yellow card Yellow-red card 82'
Leitch Yellow card		 Stadium: Love Street
Attendance: 5,002
Referee: Willie Young
17 February 2001 Fourth round Motherwell 0 – 2 Dundee United Motherwell
GMT (UTC) Spencer Yellow card Miller 32'
Easton 38'
de Vos Yellow card		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 6,186
Referee: Stuart Dougal

League Cup[]

Main article: 2000–01 Scottish League Cup
22 August 2000 Second Round Queens Park 0 – 3 Motherwell Glasgow
BST (UTC+1) Duncan Yellow card Strong 13'
Harvey 70' Yellow card
McCulloch 90'
Hammell Yellow card
Corrigan Yellow card
Adams Yellow card		 Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 1,845
Referee: Michael McCurry
6 September 2000 Third Round Dunfermline Athletic 2 – 0 Motherwell Dunfermline
BST (UTC+1) Thomson 12'
Moss 66'		 McMillan Yellow card
McCulloch Yellow card		 Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 3,428
Referee: Alan Freeland

Squad statistics[]

As of match played 20 May 2001[9]

Appearances[]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League Scottish Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 DF Scotland SCO Martyn Corrigan 40 0 32+4 0 2 0 2 0
4 DF Suriname SUR Benito Kemble 27 0 25 0 0 0 2 0
5 DF Nigeria NGA James Okoli 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
6 DF England ENG Greg Strong 34 2 31+1 1 1 0 1 1
8 MF Scotland SCO John Davies 4 0 2 0 0 0 1+1 0
11 FW Scotland SCO Stevie Nicholas 18 1 5+12 1 0+1 0 0 0
12 MF Scotland SCO Derek Adams 29 3 17+9 3 2 0 1 0
14 FW Scotland SCO Kevin Twaddle 27 2 20+5 2 1+1 0 0 0
16 DF Scotland SCO Steven Hammell 38 0 32+2 0 2 0 2 0
17 GK Scotland SCO Stevie Woods 13 0 12+1 0 0 0 0 0
18 MF England ENG Derek Townsley 34 5 22+8 5 2+0 0 2+0 0
19 MF Northern Ireland NIR Stuart Elliott 36 12 20+13 12 1+0 0 1+1 0
20 MF Scotland SCO Dougie Ramsay 10 0 3+7 0 0 0 0 0
21 MF Scotland SCO Paul Harvey 12 1 10+1 0 0 0 0+1 1
22 MF Scotland SCO Keith Lasley 13 1 6+6 1 1 0 0 0
23 DF Central African Republic CTA Ange Oueifio 20 0 14+3 0 1 0 2 0
24 FW Scotland SCO 9 0 4+4 0 0 0 0+1 0
25 GK Scotland SCO Jon Connolly 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
27 FW Scotland SCO James McFadden 7 0 1+5 0 0+1 0 0 0
28 DF Scotland SCO Brian Dempsie 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
41 MF Scotland SCO Stephen Pearson 6 0 3+3 0 0 0 0 0
43 MF Scotland SCO Scott Leitch 29 0 23+3 0 2 0 1 0
MF Morocco MAR Saïd Chiba 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0
Players away from the club on loan:
1 GK Scotland SCO Andy Goram 26 0 22 0 2 0 2 0
Players who left Motherwell during the season:
3 DF Scotland SCO Steve McMillan 27 0 26 0 0 0 1 0
5 MF England ENG Ged Brannan 25 6 23 6 1 0 0+1 0
7 FW Scotland SCO John Spencer 25 3 20+2 2 1+1 1 1 0
9 MF Scotland SCO Lee McCulloch 29 9 26 7 1 1 2 1
10 FW England ENG Don Goodman 21 1 6+12 1 1 0 2 0
44 MF England ENG Jamie McClen 3 0 1+2 0 0 0 0 0

Goal scorers[]

Ranking Position Nation Number Name Premier League Scottish Cup League Cup Total
1 MF Northern Ireland 19 Stuart Elliott 12 0 0 12
2 MF Scotland 9 Lee McCulloch 7 1 1 9
3 MF England 5 Ged Brannan 6 0 0 6
4 MF England 18 Derek Townsley 5 0 0 5
5 MF Scotland 12 Derek Adams 3 0 0 3
FW Scotland 7 John Spencer 2 1 0 3
7 FW Scotland 14 Kevin Twaddle 2 0 0 2
DF England 6 Greg Strong 1 0 1 2
9 FW England 10 Don Goodman 1 0 0 1
MF Scotland 22 Keith Lasley 1 0 0 1
MF Scotland 11 Stevie Nicholas 1 0 0 1
MF Scotland 21 Paul Harvey 0 0 1 1
Own goal 1 0 0 1
TOTALS 42 2 3 47

Clean sheets[]

Ranking Position Nation Number Name Premier League Scottish Cup League Cup Total
1 GK Scotland 1 Andy Goram 3 0 1 4
2 GK Scotland 17 Stevie Woods 3 0 0 3
TOTALS 6 0 1 7

Disciplinary record[]

Number Nation Position Name Premier League Scottish Cup League Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
2 Scotland DF Martyn Corrigan 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
4 Netherlands DF Benito Kemble 6 1 0 0 0 0 6 1
5 Nigeria DF James Okoli 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1
6 England DF Greg Strong 9 0 1 1 0 0 10 1
8 Scotland MF John Davies 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1
11 Scotland FW Stevie Nicholas 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
12 Scotland MF Derek Adams 6 1 0 0 1 0 7 1
14 Scotland FW Kevin Twaddle 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
16 Scotland DF Steven Hammell 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 0
18 England MF Derek Townsley 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
19 Northern Ireland MF Stuart Elliott 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
21 Scotland MF Paul Harvey 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
22 Scotland MF Keith Lasley 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
23 Central African Republic DF Ange Oueifio 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 1
43 Scotland MF Scott Leitch 8 0 1 0 0 0 9 0
Morocco MF Saïd Chiba 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Players away on loan:
Players who left Motherwell during the season:
3 Scotland DF Steve McMillan 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
5 England MF Ged Brannan 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
7 Scotland FW John Spencer 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
9 Scotland MF Lee McCulloch 5 0 0 0 1 0 6 0
10 England FW Don Goodman 2 0 1 1 0 0 3 1
TOTALS 84 6 4 2 6 0 94 8

See also[]

References[]

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