Motherwell 2015–16 football season
The 2015–16 season is Motherwell's thirty-first consecutive season in the top flight of Scottish football and the third in the newly established Scottish Premiership ,[1] having been promoted from the Scottish First Division at the end of the 1984–85 season . Motherwell will also compete in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup .
Important Events [ ]
On 12 June 2015, Motherwell announced their first batch of Pre-season Friendlies.[2]
On 23 September 2015, Motherwell parted ways with manager Ian Baraclough .[3]
On 13 October 2015, Mark McGhee returned to the club as manager.[4] [5]
Results & Fixtures [ ]
Win
Draw
Loss
Postponed
Pre-season Friendlies [ ]
Motherwell v Heerenveen
9 July 2015 Motherwell 0–0 Heerenveen show Drachten , Netherlands 18:00 BST (UTC+1 )
Report
Stadium: Sportvereniging Langezwaag
Motherwell v Bradford City
14 July 2015 Motherwell 0–3 Bradford City show Grangemouth 14:00 BST (UTC+1 )
Report
Leigh 45+1' Sheehan 63' Hanson 70'
Stadium: Grangemouth Stadium[N 1]
Livingston v Motherwell
18 July 2015 Livingston 0–2 Motherwell show Livingston 15:00 BST (UTC+1 )
Report
Ainsworth Watt
Stadium: The Energy Assets Arena
Sligo Rovers v Motherwell
21 July 2015 Sligo Rovers 1–2 Motherwell show Sligo 19:45 BST (UTC+1 )
K.Ward 11'
Report
Thomas 8' Fletcher 90'
Stadium: The Showgrounds
Motherwell v Preston North End
24 July 2015 Motherwell 1–2 Preston North End show Livingston 19:00 BST UTC+1
Moult 89'
Report
Garner 28' Kilkenny 30'
Stadium: The Energy Assets Arena [N 2] Attendance: 483 Referee: J Beaton
Scottish Premiership [ ]
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Motherwell
Motherwell v Dundee United
Heart of Midlothian v Motherwell
12 August 2015 3 Heart of Midlothian 2–0 Motherwell show Edinburgh 19:45 BST (UTC+1 )
Reilly 32' (pen. ) King 64'
BBC Motherwell
Laing 28' Taylor 59'
Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium Attendance: 16,645 Referee: Brian Colvin
St Johnstone v Motherwell
22 August 2015 5 St Johnstone 2–1 Motherwell show Perth 15:00 BST (UTC+1 )
MacLean 62' , 79'
BBC
Moult 11' Taylor 28' 86' Chalmers 68'
Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 3,361 Referee: Craig Thomson
Motherwell v Kilmarnock
29 August 2015 6 Motherwell 1–0 Kilmarnock show Motherwell 15:00 BST (UTC+1 )
Moult 13' (pen. ) Chalmers 90+2'
BBC
Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,136 Referee: Steven McLean
Hamilton Academical v Motherwell
19 September 2015 8 Hamilton Academical 1–0 Motherwell show Hamilton 15:00 BST (UTC+1 )
Docherty 57' Imrie 72'
BBC
Lasley 43' McManus 74'
Stadium: New Douglas Park Attendance: 3,325 Referee: Craig Thomson
Motherwell v Partick Thistle
Motherwell v Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Motherwell v Heart of Midlothian
Partick Thistle v Motherwell
5 December 2015 17 Partick Thistle Postponed[6] Motherwell show Glasgow 15:00 GMT (UTC )
BBC Report
Stadium: Firhill Stadium
Dundee United v Motherwell
26 December 2015 20 Dundee United Postponed[7] Motherwell show Dundee 15:00 GMT (UTC )
Stadium: Tannadice Stadium Referee: Andrew Dallas
Motherwell v St Johnstone
Motherwell v Hamilton Academical
Heart of Midlothian v Motherwell
16 January 2016 23 Heart of Midlothian 6–0 Motherwell show Edinburgh 15:00 GMT (UTC )
Rossi 11' Sow 16' Reilly 22' (pen. ) Buaben 52' Paterson 77' Augustyn 81' Juanma 87' Djoum 90+1' (pen. )
BBC Report
Ripley 22' McManus 37' Moult 56' Law 77' Hammell 82'
Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium Attendance: 16,574 Referee: Kevin Clancy
Partick Thistle v Motherwell
Dundee United v Motherwell
16 February 2016 20 Dundee United 0–3 Motherwell show Dundee 19:45 GMT (UTC )
Demel 64' Dillon 84'
BBC Report
McManus 45+1' McDonald 72' , 80' 77'
Stadium: Tannadice Stadium Attendance: 6,251 Referee: Greg Aitken
St Johnstone v Motherwell
Motherwell v Partick Thistle
Hamilton Academical v Motherwell
Motherwell v Dundee United
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Motherwell
Motherwell v Heart of Midlothian
23 April 2016 34 Motherwell 1–0 Heart of Midlothian show Motherwell 15:00 BST (UTC+1 )
Hammell 22' Ainsworth 28' Cadden 62'
Report
Kitchen 68' Smith 70'
Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 5,125 Referee: Andrew Dallas
Motherwell v St Johnstone
Celtic v Motherwell
15 May 2016 38 Celtic 7–0 Motherwell show Glasgow 12:30 BST (UTC+1 )
Tierney 21' Rogić 26' Lustig 28' Armstrong 50' Roberts 54' Christie 59' Aitchison 77'
Report
Gomis 52'
Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 49,050 Referee: Euan Anderson
Scottish Cup [ ]
Motherwell v Cove Rangers
Motherwell v Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Scottish League Cup [ ]
Greenock Morton v Motherwell
Squad statistics [ ]
Appearances [ ]
As of match played 15 May 2016
Total
Scottish Premiership
Scottish League Cup
Scottish Cup
3
DF
Steven Hammell
29
0
25+2
0
0
0
2
0
5
DF
Louis Laing
16
1
13+2
1
1
0
0
0
6
DF
Stephen McManus
40
1
37
1
1
0
2
0
7
MF
Lionel Ainsworth
33
3
17+12
2
1+1
1
0+2
0
8
MF
Stephen Pearson
28
9
25+1
7
0
0
2
2
9
FW
Wes Fletcher
14
1
5+9
1
0
0
0
0
11
MF
Marvin Johnson
42
6
34+4
5
2
0
2
1
13
GK
Craig Samson
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
14
MF
Keith Lasley
33
1
30
1
1
0
2
0
15
DF
Joe Chalmers
19
0
11+6
0
2
0
0
0
16
DF
Kieran Kennedy
25
0
18+4
0
2
0
1
0
18
MF
Josh Law
33
0
28+1
0
2
0
2
0
19
FW
David Clarkson
8
0
0+7
0
1
0
0
0
20
FW
Louis Moult
42
18
34+4
15
1+1
2
1+1
1
21
MF
Jack Leitch
13
0
3+8
0
2
0
0
0
22
FW
Craig Moore
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
23
MF
Dom Thomas
17
0
2+12
0
1+1
0
0+1
0
24
FW
James McFadden
4
0
2+1
0
0
0
0+1
0
26
MF
Chris Cadden
21
2
16+4
2
0
0
1
0
27
DF
David Ferguson
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
28
DF
Luke Watt
3
0
1+1
0
0+1
0
0
0
30
MF
Robbie Leitch
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
31
GK
Brett Long
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
32
DF
Ben Hall
19
1
16+2
1
0
0
1
0
33
DF
Jack McMillan
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
34
FW
Dylan Mackin
1
0
0+1
0
0
0
0
0
35
MF
Allan Campbell
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
36
FW
Ryan Watters
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
37
Jake Hastie
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
38
Adam Lingstone
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
39
MF
Ross MacLean
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
39
Dylan Falconer
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
40
Barry Maguire
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
41
PJ Morrison
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
42
Josh Moore
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
43
David Turnbull
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
77
FW
Scott McDonald
41
14
34+3
10
0+2
2
2
2
Players away from the club on loan:
Players who left Motherwell during the season:
1
GK
Connor Ripley
40
0
36
0
2
0
2
0
2
DF
Craig Reid
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
MF
Liam Grimshaw
16
0
13+1
0
1
0
1
0
12
GK
Dan Twardzik
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
17
FW
Theo Robinson
11
0
2+8
0
1
0
0
0
17
MF
Morgaro Gomis
11
0
8+2
0
0
0
1
0
25
MF
Jake Taylor
8
0
6+1
0
1
0
0
0
Goal scorers [ ]
As of match played 15 May 2016 [8] [9]
Disciplinary record [ ]
As of match played 15 May 2016 [8] [9]
Nation
Position
Number
Name
Scottish Premier League
Scottish League Cup
Scottish Cup
Total
GK
1
Connor Ripley
3
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
DF
3
Steven Hammell
7
0
0
0
0
0
7
0
MF
4
Liam Grimshaw
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
DF
5
Louis Laing
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
DF
6
Stephen McManus
7
1
0
0
0
0
7
1
MF
7
Lionel Ainsworth
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
MF
8
Stephen Pearson
8
0
0
0
1
0
9
0
MF
11
Marvin Johnson
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
MF
14
Keith Lasley
5
2
1
0
0
0
6
2
DF
15
Joe Chalmers
3
0
1
0
0
0
4
0
DF
16
Kieran Kennedy
3
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
MF
17
Morgaro Gomis
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
MF
18
Josh Law
4
0
1
0
0
0
5
0
FW
20
Louis Moult
4
0
2
0
0
0
6
0
MF
21
Jack Leitch
3
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
MF
25
Jake Taylor
3
1
0
0
0
0
3
1
MF
26
Chris Cadden
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
DF
31
Ben Hall
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
FW
77
Scott McDonald
5
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
TOTALS
66
4
5
0
1
0
72
4
Awards [ ]
Manager of the Month [ ]
Month
Name
Award
Ref
December
Mark McGhee
Won
[10] [11]
March
Mark McGhee
Won
[12]
Team statistics [ ]
League table [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation[a]
3
Heart of Midlothian
38
18
11
9
59
40
+19
65
Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
4
St Johnstone
38
16
8
14
58
55
+3
56
5
Motherwell
38
15
5
18
47
63
−16
50
6
Ross County
38
14
6
18
55
61
−6
48
7
Inverness Caledonian Thistle
38
14
10
14
54
48
+6
52
^ Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).
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 A H A H A H H A H A H A A H A H H A H H A H A A H A A H A H H A H H A H A A Result W L L L L W D L W L L D W L L D W W W D L L D L L W L W W W W W L W L L W L Position 5 7 7 9 9 7 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 11 11 10 10 8 8 8 9 9 10 11 8 8 8 7 6 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 5
Source:
BBC Sport A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
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
15
5
18
47
63
−16
50
8
3
8
27
27
0
7
2
10
20
36
−16
Results by opponent [ ]
Motherwell score first
Team
Results
Points
1
2
3
4
Aberdeen
1–2
1–1
2–1
1–4
4
Celtic
0–1
2–1
1–2
0–7
3
Dundee
1–2
3–1
2–2
-
4
Dundee United
0–2
3–0
2–1
-
6
Hamilton Academical
0–1
3–3
1–0
-
4
Heart of Midlothian
0–2
2–2
0–6
1–0
4
Inverness C.T.
1–0
1–3
2–1
-
6
Kilmarnock
1–0
1–0
0–2
-
6
Partick Thistle
2–1
0–1
3–1
-
6
Ross County
1–1
0–3
1–2
3–1
4
St Johnstone
1–2
2–0
1–2
1–2
3
Source: 2015–16 Scottish Premier League Results Table
Transfers [ ]
In [ ]
Out [ ]
Date
Position
Nationality
Name
To
Fee
25 January 2016
FW
Theo Robinson
Port Vale
[24]
1 February 2016
DF
Craig Reid
Dunfermline Athletic
[25] [26]
Released [ ]
See also [ ]
Notes [ ]
^ Motherwell played their home friendly at Falkirk Stadium due to on going renovation works delayed by the previous seasons play-off matches.
^ Motherwell played their home friendly at The Energy Assets Arena due to on going renovation works delayed by the previous seasons play-off matches.
^ Taylor was born in Ascot , England , and but chose to represent Wales, qualifying through his grandfather who has born in Barry . Taylor has represented Wales at U-17 , U-19 , U-21 and Senior level.
References [ ]
External links [ ]
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