2010–11 Motherwell F.C. season

Motherwell
2010–11 season
Chairman	John Boyle
Manager	Craig Brown (Resigned),; Stuart McCall
Stadium	Fir Park
Scottish Premier League	6th
Scottish Cup	Runners-Up
League Cup	Semi-Finals
Europa League	Play Off Round
Top goalscorer	League: John Sutton, Nick Blackman (10); All: John Sutton (17)
Highest home attendance	10,092 v Rangers, 27 February 2011
Lowest home attendance	3,324 v Hearts, 14 December 2010
Average home league attendance	5,660
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2009–10 2011–12 →

Motherwell will compete in the Scottish Premier League, Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup and UEFA Europa League during the 2010–11 season. This is the third consecutive season in which Motherwell have been involved in European competition, the first time this has happened in the club's 125-year history.

Important Events[]

21 June 2010 – Draw for the UEFA Europa League second qualifying round. Motherwell draw Icelandic side, Breiðablik.
16 July 2010 – Draw for the UEFA Europa League third qualifying round. Motherwell draw Norwegian side, Aalesund.
21 June 2010 – Draw for the UEFA Europa League play-off round. Motherwell draw Danish side, Odense.
11 August 2010 – The club announce a new year-long sponsorship deal with Scottish telecommunications firm, Commsworld.^[1]
31 August 2010 – Draw for the Scottish League Cup third round. Motherwell draw Brechin City (away).
23 September 2010 – Draw for the Scottish League Cup quarter finals. Motherwell draw Dundee United (home).
5 October 2010 – Motherwell appoint new Vice-Chairman, Derek Weir, and report a modest profit for the sixth time in seven years.^[2]
28 October 2010 – Draw for the Scottish League Cup semi finals. Motherwell draw Rangers (tie to be played at Hampden).
22 November 2010 – Draw for the Scottish Cup Fourth round. Motherwell draw Dundee (away).
9 December 2010 – Manager Craig Brown resigns.^[3]
30 December 2010 – Motherwell appoint Stuart McCall as their new manager on a 2+1⁄2-year deal.^[4]
11 January 2011 – Draw for the Scottish Cup Fifth Round. Motherwell draw Stranraer (away).
19 January 2011 – Kenny Black is confirmed as the new assistant manager.^[5]
6 February 2011 – Draw for the Scottish Cup quarter finals. Motherwell draw Dundee United (away).
23 February 2011 – Chairman John Boyle announces that he will stand down as Motherwell chairman, and give up his shareholding for free. The club also consider switching to a wider form of ownership.^[6]
14 March 2011 – Draw for the Scottish Cup semi finals. Motherwell draw St Johnstone with the tie to be played at Hampden Park.
16 April 2011 – Motherwell defeat St Johnstone 3–0 at Hampden Park to progress to the 2011 Scottish Cup Final where they are to play Celtic, again at Hampden Park.
15 May 2011 – Motherwell finish their league campaign with a 4–0 defeat by Scottish Cup final opponents, Celtic, at Parkhead in their 52nd and penultimate competitive fixture of the season.
21 May 2011 – Motherwell finish their campaign with a 3–0 Scottish Cup final defeat against Celtic at Hampden Park.

Transfers[]

For a list of Scottish football transfers in 2010–11, see transfers in season 2010–11

In Permanent

Date	Player	From	Fee	Contract length
7 June 2010	Lee Hollis^[7]	Airdrie United	Free	One year
10 June 2010	Angelis Charalambous^[8]	Anorthosis Famagusta	Free	One Year
1 July 2010	Darren Randolph^[9]	Charlton Athletic	Free	Three Years
12 August 2010	Esteban Casagolda^[10]	FC Brussels	Free	One Year
31 August 2010	Steve Howarth^[11]^[12]	Clyde	Undisclosed	Unknown
2 September 2010	Alan Gow^[13]	Plymouth Argyle	Free	Six Months
4 February 2011	Francis Jeffers^[14]^[15]	Newcastle United Jets	Free	Six Months
1 April 2011	Maurice Ross^[16]	Unattached	Free	Three Months

Out Permanent

Date	Player	To	Fee
1 June 2010	Jim O'Brien^[17]	Barnsley	Free
1 June 2010	^[18]	Queen of the South	Free
1 July 2010	Giles Coke^[19]	Sheffield Wednesday	Free
23 July 2010	Darren Smith^[20]	Ross County	Free
12 January 2011	Marc Fitzpatrick^[21]	Ross County	Free
14 January 2011	Alan Gow^[22]	Notts County	Free
16 January 2011	Mark Reynolds^[23]	Sheffield Wednesday	Undisclosed
12 March 2010	Seb Kosiorowski^[24]	-	Released
31 August 2010	Michael Fraser^[25]	-	Released
1 June 2011	Esteban Casagolda^[26]	-	Released
1 June 2011	Angelis Charalambous^[26]	-	Released
August 2011	Dario Quinn	-	Released
31 August 2011	Dean McLean^[27]	-	Released

Loans in

Date	Player	From	Loan Length
14 August 2010	Nick Blackman^[28]	Blackburn Rovers	Six months
20 January 2011	Steve Jones^[29]	Walsall	6 months
28 January 2011	Gavin Gunning^[30]	Blackburn Rovers	6 months

Loans out

Date	Player	To	Loan Length
20 July 2010	Jordan Halsman^[31]	Annan Athletic	6 Months
20 July 2010	Steven Lawless^[31]	Annan Athletic	31 Days
4 August 2010	Dario Quinn^[32]	Linlithgow Rose	1 Year
28 August 2010	Gary Smith^[33]	Dumbarton	6 Months
31 August 2010	Steven Lawless^[34]	Albion Rovers	6 Months
20 July 2010	Peter Innes^[34]	Albion Rovers	6 Months
20 July 2010	Steven Meechan^[34]	Albion Rovers	6 Months
1 December 2010	Steven Lawless^[35]^[36]	Albion Rovers	6 months
1 December 2010	Peter Innes^[35]^[36]	Albion Rovers	6 months
28 January 2011	Jordan Halsman^[37]	Dumbarton	6 months

First-team Squad[]

Updated 28 January 2011^[38] 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	Darren Randolph
2	DF	SCO	Steven Saunders
3	DF	SCO	Steven Hammell
4	DF	SCO	Maurice Ross
5	DF	NIR	Stephen Craigan (captain)
6	MF	ENG	Tom Hateley
7	MF	JAM	Chris Humphrey
8	MF	ENG	Steve Jennings
9	FW	SCO	Jamie Murphy
11	FW	ENG	John Sutton
12	GK	SCO	Lee Hollis
14	MF	SCO	Keith Lasley
16	FW	SCO	Robert McHugh
17	MF	NIR	Steve Jones (on loan from Walsall)
18	MF	SCO	Ross Forbes


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	DF	ENG	Shaun Hutchinson
20	MF	ENG	Jonathan Page
21	DF	CYP	Angelis Charalambous
22	DF	IRL	Gavin Gunning (on loan from Blackburn Rovers)
23	FW	ESP	Esteban Casagolda
24	FW	ENG	Francis Jeffers
27	MF	SCO	Steven Meechan
28	FW	SCO	Steve Howarth
32	MF	SCO	Jamie Pollock
33	FW	SCO	Gary Smith
34	GK	WAL	Tom Bradley
36	DF	SCO	Ross McKinnon
41	FW	SCO	Lee Erwin
42	MF	SCO	Stuart Carswell

Statistics[]

Appearances[]

Updated 21 May 2011^[39]^[40]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Scottish Premier League		Europa League		Scottish Cup		Scottish League Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Darren Randolph	52	0	37+0	0	6+0	0	6+0	0	3+0	0
2	DF		Steven Saunders	36	1	22+3	1	5+1	0	2+0	0	3+0	0
3	DF		Steven Hammell	44	0	26+5	0	6+0	0	5+0	0	2+0	0
4	DF		Mark Reynolds	27	0	18+0	0	6+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
4	DF		Maurice Ross	6	0	5+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
5	DF		Stephen Craigan	50	1	32+3	0	6+0	0	5+1	1	3+0	0
6	MF		Tom Hateley	53	3	36+2	2	6+0	1	6+0	0	3+0	0
7	MF		Chris Humphrey	51	4	33+3	3	4+2	0	5+1	1	3+0	0
8	MF		Steve Jennings	42	1	30+0	0	5+0	0	4+0	1	2+1	0
9	FW		Jamie Murphy	49	12	31+4	6	6+0	3	5+1	3	2+0	0
11	FW		John Sutton	50	17	25+10	10	6+0	1	6+0	6	1+2	0
12	GK		Lee Hollis	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
14	MF		Keith Lasley	40	2	26+0	1	6+0	0	6+0	0	2+0	1
16	FW		Robert McHugh	17	0	0+11	0	0+3	0	0+2	0	0+1	0
17	MF		Marc Fitzpatrick	7	0	3+2	0	0+1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
17	MF		Steve Jones	17	2	10+2	1	0+0	0	1+3	1	0+1	0
18	MF		Ross Forbes	32	1	11+12	0	3+1	1	0+3	0	1+1	0
19	DF		Shaun Hutchinson	24	1	17+1	1	0+0	0	5+0	0	1+0	0
20	DF		Jonathan Page	14	3	3+6	0	0+2	1	0+1	0	1+1	2
21	DF		Angelis Charalambous	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
22	FW		Nick Blackman	22	10	15+3	10	1+1	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
22	DF		Gavin Gunning	18	0	12+2	0	0+0	0	4+0	0	0+0	0
23	FW		Esteban Casagolda	13	0	3+9	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
24	FW		Alan Gow	17	2	9+6	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	1
24	FW		Francis Jeffers	14	2	8+2	1	0+0	0	2+2	1	0+0	0
27	MF		Steven Meechan	2	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
28	FW		Steve Howarth	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
32	MF		Jamie Pollock	4	0	0+3	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
33	FW		Gary Smith	2	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
42	MF		Stuart Carswell	4	0	3+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

Top scorers[]

Last updated on 21 May 2011^[39]

Position	Nation	Number	Name	Scottish Premier League	Europa League	Scottish Cup	Scottish League Cup	Total
1		11	John Sutton	10	1	6	0	17
2		9	Jamie Murphy	6	3	3	0	12
3		22	Nick Blackman	10	0	0	0	10
4		7	Chris Humphrey	3	0	1	0	4
6		6	Tom Hateley	2	1	0	0	3
5		20	Jonathan Page	0	1	0	2	3
7		24	Francis Jeffers	1	0	1	0	2
15		17	Steve Jones	1	0	1	0	2
8		24	Alan Gow	1	0	0	1	2
9		14	Keith Lasley	1	0	0	1	2
10		19	Shaun Hutchinson	1	0	0	0	1
11		2	Steven Saunders	1	0	0	0	1
12		18	Ross Forbes	0	1	0	0	1
13		5	Stephen Craigan	0	0	1	0	1
14		8	Steve Jennings	0	0	1	0	1
/	/	/	Own Goals	3	0	0	0	3
/	/	/	TOTALS	40	7	14	4	65

Disciplinary record[]

Last updated 26 July 2011^[39]

Nation	Position	Number	Name
Nation	Position	Number	Name	Scottish Premier League		Europa League		Scottish Cup		Scottish League Cup		Total
	GK	1	Darren Randolph	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
	DF	2	Steven Saunders	6	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	8	1
	DF	3	Steven Hammell	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	DF	4	Mark Reynolds	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	DF	4	Maurice Ross	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	DF	5	Stephen Craigan	8	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	11	0
	MF	6	Tom Hateley	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	6	0
	MF	7	Chris Humphrey	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
	MF	8	Steve Jennings	9	1	1	1	3	0	1	0	14	2
	FW	9	Jamie Murphy	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	11	John Sutton	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	GK	12	Lee Hollis	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	14	Keith Lasley	7	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	10	0
	FW	16	Robert McHugh	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	17	Marc Fitzpatrick	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	MF	17	Steve Jones	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	MF	18	Ross Forbes	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
	DF	19	Shaun Hutchinson	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
	DF	20	Jonathan Page	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	DF	21	Angelis Charalambous	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	22	Nick Blackman	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	MF	22	Gavin Gunning	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	6	0
	FW	23	Esteban Casagolda	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	24	Alan Gow	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	24	Francis Jeffers	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	MF	25	Steven Meechan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	27	Steve Howarth	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	32	Jamie Pollock	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	33	Gary Smith	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	42	Stuart Carswell	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
/	/	/	TOTALS	65	1	9	1	8	0	2	0	84	2

Last updated: 26 July 2011
^[39]

Results and fixtures[]

Win Draw Loss

Friendlies[]

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score^[41]	Motherwell Scorer(s)^[42]	Attendance	Report
6 July 2010	Brechin City	A	3–1	Sutton 48', Forbes 55', Lasley 66'	Unknown	Motherwell F.C.
8 July 2010	Forfar Athletic	A	2–1	Trialist 24', Reynolds 75'	Unknown	Motherwell F.C.
10 July 2010	Ayr United	A	2–1	Forbes 69', McHugh 89'	Unknown	Motherwell F.C.

Scottish Premier League[]

^[40]

Match Day	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score^[41]	Motherwell Scorer(s)^[42]	League Position^[43]	Attendance	Report
1	15 August 2010	Hibernian	H	2–3	Sutton 13', Murphy 75' (pen.)	9	5,172	BBC Sport
2	22 August 2010	Kilmarnock	A	1–0	Blackman 37'	6	5,399	BBC Sport
3	29 August 2010	Celtic	H	0–1		7	9,207	BBC Sport
4	11 September 2010	St Johnstone	A	2–0	Blackman 3', Rutkiewicz 39' (og.)	4	3,254	BBC Sport
5	18 September 2010	Aberdeen	H	1–1	Murphy 35'	5	5,251	BBC Sport
6	25 September 2010	Hearts	A	2–0	Blackman 58', Sutton 70'	3	13,749	BBC Sport
7	2 October 2010	St Mirren	H	3–1	Humphrey 3', Hateley 87' (pen.), Murphy 88'	3	4,384	BBC Sport
8	16 October 2010	Rangers	A	1–4	Blackman 44'	3	44,609	BBC Sport
9	23 October 2010	Dundee United	H	2–1	Severin 1' (og.), Dillon 75' (og.)	3	4,635	BBC Sport
10	30 October 2010	Hamilton Academical	H	0–1		3	4,865	BBC Sport
11	6 November 2010	Inverness CT	A	2–1	Gow 33', Blackman 43'	3	4,054	BBC Sport
12	10 November 2010	St Johnstone	H	4–0	Blackman 12', 24', 45', Sutton 88'	3	3,361	BBC Sport
13	13 November 2010	Hibernian	A	1–2	Blackman 10' (pen.)	4	11,178	BBC Sport
14	20 November 2010	St Mirren	A	1–1	Blackman 74'	5	4,213	BBC Sport
15 (Re-arranged)	14 December 2010	Hearts	H	1–2	Lasley 45'	5	3,324	BBC Sport
19	26 December 2010	Rangers	H	1–4	Sutton 46'	6	9,371	BBC Sport
20	29 December 2010	Celtic	A	0–1		6	40,750	BBC Sport
21	1 January 2011	Hamilton Academical	A	0–0		6	3,171	BBC Sport
17 (Re-arranged)	12 January 2011	Dundee United	A	0–2		6	4,918	BBC Sport
22	15 January 2011	Inverness CT	H	0–0		6	3,728	BBC Sport
23	22 January 2011	Hibernian	H	2–0	Murphy 20', Saunders 24'	6	4,202	BBC Sport
24	26 January 2011	St Johnstone	A	0–1		6	2,268	BBC Sport
16 (Re-arranged)	2 February 2011	Kilmarnock	H	0–1		8	3,640	BBC Sport
26	12 February 2011	Rangers	A	0–6		8	43,789	BBC Sport
18 (Re-arranged)	15 February 2011	Aberdeen	A	2–1	Jeffers 14', Murphy 71'	5	6,882	BBC Sport
27	19 February 2011	Hamilton Academical	H	1–0	Sutton 36' (pen.)	5	4,407	BBC Sport
25 (Re-arranged)	23 February 2011	St Mirren	H	0–1		5	3,613	BBC Sport
28	27 February 2011	Celtic	H	2–0	Sutton 2', 49' (pen.)	5	9,716	BBC Sport
29	5 March 2011	Inverness CT	A	0–3		5	3,563	BBC Sport
30	19 March 2011	Kilmarnock	A	1–3	Sutton 12'	6	4,259	BBC Sport
31	2 April 2011	Aberdeen	H	2–1	Humphrey 15', Hutchinson 88'	6	4,458	BBC Sport
33 (Re-arranged)	6 April 2011	Dundee United	H	2–1	Murphy 26', Humphrey 41'	6	3,435	BBC Sport
32	9 April 2011	Hearts	A	0–0		6	13,800	BBC Sport
34	23 April 2011	Hearts	A	3–3	Sutton 55', 88', Hateley 58'	6	13,039	BBC Sport
35	30 April 2011	Rangers	H	0–5		6	8,968	BBC Sport
36	7 May 2011	Dundee United	A	0–4		6	5,951	BBC Sport
37	11 May 2011	Kilmarnock	H	1–1	Jones 8'	6	4,101	BBC Sport
38	15 May 2011	Celtic	A	0–4		6	57,837	BBC Sport

UEFA Europa League[]

Date	Round	Opponent	H/A	Score^[41]	Motherwell Scorer(s)^[42]	Attendance	Report
15 July 2010	Second qualifying round	Breiðablik	H	1–0	Forbes 63'	5,990	BBC Sport
22 July 2010	Second qualifying round	Breiðablik	A	1–0	Murphy 42'	1,700	BBC Sport
29 July 2010	Third qualifying round	Aalesund	A	1–1	Murphy 48'	8,450	BBC Sport
5 August 2010	Third qualifying round	Aalesund	H	3–0	Murphy 4', Sutton 11', Page 89'	7,721	BBC Sport
19 August 2010	Play-off round	Odense	A	1–2	Hateley 90+4'	14,911	BBC Sport
26 August 2010	Play-off round	Odense	H	0–1		9,105	BBC Sport

Scottish Cup[]

Date	Round	Opponent	H/A	Score^[41]	Motherwell Scorer(s)^[42]	Attendance	Report
9 January 2011	Fourth round	Dundee	A	4–0	Sutton 3', 47', Jennings 81', Murphy 87'	4,285	BBC Sport
5 February 2011	Fifth round	Stranraer	A	2–0	Jones 45', Sutton 82'	2,042	BBC Sport
13 March 2011	Quarter-final	Dundee United	A	2–2	Sutton 1', 72'	7,358	BBC Sport
30 March 2011	Quarter-final replay	Dundee United	H	3–0	Murphy 8', Humphrey 36', Jeffers 63'	8,337	BBC Sport
16 April 2011	Semi-final	St Johnstone	N	3–0	Craigan 5', Murphy 14', Sutton 39'	11,920	BBC Sport
21 May 2011	Final	Celtic	N	0–3		49,618	BBC Sport

Scottish League Cup[]

Date	Round	Opponent	H/A	Score^[41]	Motherwell Scorer(s)^[42]	Attendance	Report
21 September 2010	Third round	Brechin City	A	2–0	Page 16', 59'	903	BBC Sport
26 October 2010	Quarter-finals	Dundee United	H	1–0	Gow 86'	4,838	BBC Sport
30 January 2011	Semi-finals	Rangers	N	1–2	Lasley 66'	23,432	BBC Sport

Competitions[]

Overall[]

Competition	Started round	Current position / round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Scottish Premier League	—	—	6	5 August 2010	15 May 2011
League Cup	3rd Round	—	Semi-finals	21 September 2010	30 January 2011
Scottish Cup	4th Round	—	Final	9 January 2011	21 May 2011
UEFA Europa League	Second qualifying round	—	Play-off round	15 July 2010	26 August 2010

Source: Competitions

SPL[]

Classification[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
4	Dundee United	38	17	10	11	55	50	+5	61	Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round^[a]
5	Kilmarnock	38	13	10	15	53	55	−2	49
6	Motherwell	38	13	7	18	40	60	−20	46

7	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	38	14	11	13	52	44	+8	53
8	St Johnstone	38	11	11	16	23	43	−20	44

Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

^ Celtic entered the play-off round of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League as they won the 2011 Scottish Cup Final. Due to this, Heart of Midlothian also moved up to the third qualifying round, whilst fourth-placed team Dundee United received the second qualifying round spot.

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	13	7	18	40	60	−20	46	8	3	8	24	24	0	5	4	10	16	36	−20

Source: BBC Sport

Results by round[]

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	W	L	W	D	W	W	L	W	L	W	W	L	D	L	L	L	D	L	D	W	L	L	L	W	W	L	W	L	L	W	D	W	D	L	L	D	L
Position	9	6	7	4	5	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	8	8	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7

Source: BBC Sport
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results by opponent[]

Team	Results^[41]				Points
Team	1	2	3	4	Points
Aberdeen	1–1	2–1	2–1	—	7
Celtic	0–1	0–1	2–0	0–4	3
Dundee United	2–1	0–2	2–1	0–4	6
Hamilton Academical	0–1	0–0	1–0	—	4
Heart of Midlothian	2–0	1–2	0–0	3–3	5
Hibernian	2–3	1–2	2–0	—	3
Inverness CT	2–1	0–0	0–3	—	4
Kilmarnock	1–0	0–1	1–3	1–1	4
Rangers	1–4	1–4	0–6	0–5	0
St Johnstone	2–0	4–0	0–1	—	6
St Mirren	3–1	1–1	0–1	—	4

Source: 2010–11 Scottish Premier League article

Notes and references[]

^ "New shirt sponsor". Motherwell FC official website. 11 August 2010. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
^ "Club Statement". Motherwell F.C. 5 October 2010. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
^ "Aberdeen target Craig Brown resigns as Motherwell boss". BBC Sport. 9 December 2010. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
^ "Stuart McCall confirmed as Motherwell's new manager". BBC Sport. 30 December 2010. Archived from the original on 23 December 2010. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
^ "Black confirmed as assistant manager". Motherwell F.C. 30 December 2010. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
^ "Fir Park owner John Boyle to give away control for free". BBC Sport. 23 February 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
^ "Motherwell sign former Airdrie goalkeeper Lee Hollis". BBC Sport. 7 June 2010. Retrieved 7 June 2010.
^ "Cypriot Angelis Charalambous signs for Motherwell". BBC Sport. 10 June 2010. Archived from the original on 13 June 2010. Retrieved 10 June 2010.
^ "Charlton goalkeeper Darren Randolph joins Motherwell". BBC Sport. 1 July 2010. Archived from the original on 1 July 2010. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
^ "Motherwell sign striker Esteban Casagolda". BBC Sport. 12 August 2010. Archived from the original on 14 August 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
^ "Final day SPL and league transfer deals: Full list". The Scotsman. UK. 31 August 2010. Archived from the original on 3 September 2010. Retrieved 7 September 2010.
^ "Player News". Scottish Football League. 2 September 2010. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
^ "Alan Gow defends move to Motherwell". BBC Sport. 2 September 2010. Archived from the original on 3 September 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
^ "Striker Francis Jeffers agrees deal to join Motherwell". BBC Sport. 4 February 2011. Archived from the original on 9 February 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
^ "Jeffers deal done". Motherwell F.C. Official Website. 8 February 2011. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
^ "Maurice Ross defends his switch to Motherwell". BBC Sport. 1 April 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
^ "O'Brien is Oakwell bound". motherwellfc.co.uk. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
^ "Keepers Roddy McKenzie and Ross Hyslop join Doonhamers". BBC Sport. 1 June 2010. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
^ "Midfielder Giles Coke joins Sheffield Wednesday". BBC Sport. 1 July 2010. Archived from the original on 5 July 2010. Retrieved 3 July 2010.
^ "Ross County sign former Motherwell winger Darren Smith". BBC Sport. 23 July 2010. Archived from the original on 25 July 2010. Retrieved 24 July 2010.
^ "Fitzpatrick joins Ross County". Sporting Life. 13 January 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2011.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Notts County sign Alan Gow and Lewis Gobern". BBC Sport. 14 January 2011. Archived from the original on 25 January 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
^ "Sheffield Wednesday sign Gary Madine & Mark Reynolds". BBC Sport. 16 January 2011. Archived from the original on 25 January 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
^ Homeward Bound Motherwell FC Official Website. Retrieved 7 September 2010
^ "Motherwell dismiss Swansea's bid for Mark Reynolds". BBC Sport. 31 August 2010. Archived from the original on 2 September 2010. Retrieved 2 September 2010.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Craigan and Jennings offered new deals at Motherwell". BBC Sport. 1 June 2011. Archived from the original on 2 June 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
^ "Youngsters head out on loan". Motherwell F.C. 31 August 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
^ "Blackman signs". Motherwell FC official website. 14 August 2010. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
^ "Mike Grella and Steve Jones join Motherwell". BBC Sport. 20 January 2011. Archived from the original on 25 January 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
^ "Motherwell sign Gunning and extend Humphrey contract". BBC Sport. 28 January 2011. Archived from the original on 1 February 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Annan add two youngsters". Scottish Football League. 20 July 2010. Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2010.
^ Linlithgow Rose snap up Well defender Dario Quinn Edinburgh Evening News
^ Smith joins Dumbarton Motherwell FC official website
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Motherwell trio set for Albion Rovers debuts". Airdrie & Coatbridge Advertiser. 31 August 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Paul Martin Column, Albion Rovers Official Website. 1 December 2010
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Meechan goes back to Motherwell Archived 5 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Scottish Football League
^ "Halsman Joins Dumbarton". Motherwell F.C. Official Website. 29 January 2011.
^ "Motherwell FC Squad Numbers – Scottish Premier League". Archived from the original on 24 August 2010. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d Motherwell F.C. Sky Sports Statistics Archived 10 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Motherwell FC season 2010–11, Fir Park Corner
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Motherwell's score is shown first.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e The number(s) in brackets shows the minute the goal(s) was/were scored.
^ Shows Motherwell's position in the table at end of day the match was played on

External links[]

[table_note_res_ELPR0.11082611470987-44] Celtic entered the play-off round of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League as they won the 2011 Scottish Cup Final. Due to this, Heart of Midlothian also moved up to the third qualifying round, whilst fourth-placed team Dundee United received the second qualifying round spot.

[1] "New shirt sponsor". Motherwell FC official website. 11 August 2010. Retrieved 14 August 2010.

[2] "Club Statement". Motherwell F.C. 5 October 2010. Retrieved 7 October 2010.

[3] "Aberdeen target Craig Brown resigns as Motherwell boss". BBC Sport. 9 December 2010. Retrieved 25 July 2011.

[4] "Stuart McCall confirmed as Motherwell's new manager". BBC Sport. 30 December 2010. Archived from the original on 23 December 2010. Retrieved 6 January 2011.

[5] "Black confirmed as assistant manager". Motherwell F.C. 30 December 2010. Retrieved 19 January 2011.

[6] "Fir Park owner John Boyle to give away control for free". BBC Sport. 23 February 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2011.

[7] "Motherwell sign former Airdrie goalkeeper Lee Hollis". BBC Sport. 7 June 2010. Retrieved 7 June 2010.

[8] "Cypriot Angelis Charalambous signs for Motherwell". BBC Sport. 10 June 2010. Archived from the original on 13 June 2010. Retrieved 10 June 2010.

[9] "Charlton goalkeeper Darren Randolph joins Motherwell". BBC Sport. 1 July 2010. Archived from the original on 1 July 2010. Retrieved 1 July 2010.

[10] "Motherwell sign striker Esteban Casagolda". BBC Sport. 12 August 2010. Archived from the original on 14 August 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2010.

[11] "Final day SPL and league transfer deals: Full list". The Scotsman. UK. 31 August 2010. Archived from the original on 3 September 2010. Retrieved 7 September 2010.

[12] "Player News". Scottish Football League. 2 September 2010. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 1 October 2010.

[13] "Alan Gow defends move to Motherwell". BBC Sport. 2 September 2010. Archived from the original on 3 September 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2010.

[14] "Striker Francis Jeffers agrees deal to join Motherwell". BBC Sport. 4 February 2011. Archived from the original on 9 February 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2011.

[15] "Jeffers deal done". Motherwell F.C. Official Website. 8 February 2011. Retrieved 8 February 2011.

[16] "Maurice Ross defends his switch to Motherwell". BBC Sport. 1 April 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2011.

[17] "O'Brien is Oakwell bound". motherwellfc.co.uk. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 6 August 2010.

[18] "Keepers Roddy McKenzie and Ross Hyslop join Doonhamers". BBC Sport. 1 June 2010. Retrieved 6 August 2010.

[19] "Midfielder Giles Coke joins Sheffield Wednesday". BBC Sport. 1 July 2010. Archived from the original on 5 July 2010. Retrieved 3 July 2010.

[20] "Ross County sign former Motherwell winger Darren Smith". BBC Sport. 23 July 2010. Archived from the original on 25 July 2010. Retrieved 24 July 2010.

[21] "Fitzpatrick joins Ross County". Sporting Life. 13 January 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2011.^{[permanent dead link]}

[22] "Notts County sign Alan Gow and Lewis Gobern". BBC Sport. 14 January 2011. Archived from the original on 25 January 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2011.

[23] "Sheffield Wednesday sign Gary Madine & Mark Reynolds". BBC Sport. 16 January 2011. Archived from the original on 25 January 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2011.

[24] Homeward Bound Motherwell FC Official Website. Retrieved 7 September 2010

[25] "Motherwell dismiss Swansea's bid for Mark Reynolds". BBC Sport. 31 August 2010. Archived from the original on 2 September 2010. Retrieved 2 September 2010.

[Motherwell_release_players-26] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Craigan and Jennings offered new deals at Motherwell". BBC Sport. 1 June 2011. Archived from the original on 2 June 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2011.

[27] "Youngsters head out on loan". Motherwell F.C. 31 August 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2011.

[28] "Blackman signs". Motherwell FC official website. 14 August 2010. Retrieved 14 August 2010.

[Motherwell_Loan_Deals-29] "Mike Grella and Steve Jones join Motherwell". BBC Sport. 20 January 2011. Archived from the original on 25 January 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2011.

[30] "Motherwell sign Gunning and extend Humphrey contract". BBC Sport. 28 January 2011. Archived from the original on 1 February 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2011.

[Loans_to_Annan-31] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Annan add two youngsters". Scottish Football League. 20 July 2010. Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2010.

[32] Linlithgow Rose snap up Well defender Dario Quinn Edinburgh Evening News

[33] Smith joins Dumbarton Motherwell FC official website

[Loans_to_Albion_Rovers-34] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Motherwell trio set for Albion Rovers debuts". Airdrie & Coatbridge Advertiser. 31 August 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2010.

[Loans_to_Albion_Rovers_2-35] Jump up to: ^a ^b Paul Martin Column, Albion Rovers Official Website. 1 December 2010

[Loans_to_Albion_Rovers_3-36] Jump up to: ^a ^b Meechan goes back to Motherwell Archived 5 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Scottish Football League

[37] "Halsman Joins Dumbarton". Motherwell F.C. Official Website. 29 January 2011.

[38] "Motherwell FC Squad Numbers – Scottish Premier League". Archived from the original on 24 August 2010. Retrieved 10 September 2010.

[Motherwell_F.C._Sky_Sports_Statistics-39] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d Motherwell F.C. Sky Sports Statistics Archived 10 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine

[Motherwell_season_2010/11_2-40] Jump up to: ^a ^b Motherwell FC season 2010–11, Fir Park Corner

[Motherwell_score-41] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Motherwell's score is shown first.

[Motherwell_scorers-42] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e The number(s) in brackets shows the minute the goal(s) was/were scored.

[43] Shows Motherwell's position in the table at end of day the match was played on

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