2021–22 Motherwell F.C. season

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Motherwell
2021–22 season
ChairmanJames McMahon
ManagerGraham Alexander
StadiumFir Park
Premiership5th
Scottish CupFourth round
League CupSecond round vs Dundee
Top goalscorerLeague: Tony Watt (9)
All: Tony Watt (10)
Highest home attendance5,623 vs Hibernian
(1 August 2021)
Lowest home attendance1,539 vs Queen of the South
(17 July 2021)
Average home league attendance3,993 (25 September 2021)
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The 2021–22 season is Motherwell's thirty-seventh consecutive season in the top flight of Scottish football, having been promoted from the Scottish First Division at the end of the 1984–85 season.

Season review[]

Pre-season[]

On 1 June, Motherwell announced that Dean Cornelius and David Devine had both signed new two-contract, keeping them at Motherwell until the summer of 2023.[1]

On 7 June, Motherwell announced that Scott Fox had signed a new one-year contract with the club.[2]

On 28 June, Motherwell signed professional contracts with 12 graduates from their youth academy.[3]

Transfers[]

On 27 May 2021, Motherwell announced the signing of Connor Shields to a three-year contract, from Queen of the South.[4]

On 21 June, Motherwell announced their second signing of the summer, Justin Amaluzor on a one-year contract from Maidstone United.[5] The following day, Motherwell announced the signing of fellow striker Kaiyne Woolery on a three-year contract from Tranmere Rovers.[6]

July[]

On 2 July, Motherwell announced the signing of Kevin van Veen on a two-year contract from Scunthorpe United.[7]

On 5 July, Motherwell announced the return of Liam Kelly on a permanent transfer from Queens Park Rangers, with Kelly signing a three-year contract.[8] Three days later, 8 July, Motherwell announced that Trevor Carson had left the club to sign for Dundee United.[9]

On 13 July, Motherwell announced the signing of Darragh O'Connor from Leicester City Under-23s on a one-year contract.[10] Three days later, Motherwell announced the signing of Mich'el Parker on a contract until January 2022.[11]

On 24 July, Motherwell announced the signing of Callum Slattery from Southampton on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[12]

On 29 July, Motherwell announced the signing of Juhani Ojala from Vejle on a two-year contract.[13]

August[]

On 26 August, Motherwell announced the signing of Sean Goss to a two-year contract after he'd left Shrewsbury Town earlier in the summer.[14]

On 31 August, Transfer deadline day, Motherwell announced the signing of Sondre Johansen to a three-year contract, from Mjøndalen,[15] and the return of Jordan Roberts on loan from Heart of Midlothian until January 2022.[16]

September[]

On 1 September, Max Johnston joined Queen of the South on a season-long loan deal.[17]

On 30 September, Corey O’Donnell joined Albion Rovers until January 2022.[18] Later on the same day, David Devine joined East Fife on loan for the remainder of the season.[19]

October[]

On 1 October, Graham Alexander was announced as the Scottish Premiership Manager of the Month for September.[20]

On 11 October, Steven Lawless left Motherwell by mutual consent.[21]

December[]

On 1 December, Motherwell announced the signing of on a three-and-a-half-year deal, for an undisclosed fee from Bohemians, with Tierney set to join the club when the transfer window opens on 1 January 2022.[22]

Squad[]

As of match played 26 December 2021
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (Age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Liam Kelly Scotland GK (1996-01-23) 23 January 1996 (age 25) Queens Park Rangers 2021[8] 2024[8] 46 0
12 Scott Fox Scotland GK (1987-06-28) 28 June 1987 (age 34) Partick Thistle 2020[23] 2022[2] 0 0
31 Peter Morrison Scotland GK (1998-01-01) 1 January 1998 (age 23) Academy 2009 2022 0 0
Defenders
2 Stephen O'Donnell Scotland DF (1992-05-11) 11 May 1992 (age 29) Kilmarnock 2020[24] 2023[25] 60 3
3 Jake Carroll Republic of Ireland DF (1991-08-11) 11 August 1991 (age 30) Cambridge United 2019[26] 2023[27] 57 2
4 Ricki Lamie Scotland DF (1993-06-20) 20 June 1993 (age 28) Livingston 2020[28] 2022[28] 56 3
5 Bevis Mugabi Uganda DF (1995-05-01) 1 May 1995 (age 26) Yeovil Town 2019[29] 2022 57 4
14 Juhani Ojala Finland DF (1989-06-19) 19 June 1989 (age 32) Vejle 2021[13] 2022[13] 12 1
15 Darragh O'Connor Republic of Ireland DF (1999-08-05) 5 August 1999 (age 22) Leicester City 2021[10] 2022[10] 5 0
19 Nathan McGinley England DF (1996-09-15) 15 September 1996 (age 25) Forest Green Rovers 2020[30] 2022[30] 45 0
21 Sondre Johansen Norway DF (1995-07-07) 7 July 1995 (age 26) Mjøndalen 2021[13] 2024[13] 9 0
23 Liam Grimshaw England DF (1995-02-02) 2 February 1995 (age 26) Preston North End 2017[31] 2022[32] 133 1
Midfielders
6 Barry Maguire Scotland MF (1998-04-27) 27 April 1998 (age 23) Academy 2015 2022 57 2
8 Mark O'Hara Scotland MF (1995-12-12) 12 December 1995 (age 26) Peterborough United 2020[33] 2022[33] 64 7
16 Callum Slattery England MF (1999-02-08) 8 February 1999 (age 22) Southampton 2021[12] 2024[12] 19 1
18 Dean Cornelius Scotland MF (2001-04-11) 11 April 2001 (age 20) Hibernian 2018 2023[1] 7 1
20 Robbie Crawford Scotland MF (1994-06-22) 22 June 1994 (age 27) Livingston 2021[34] 2022 29 0
22 Liam Donnelly Northern Ireland MF (1996-03-07) 7 March 1996 (age 25) Hartlepool United 2018[35] 2022[36] 52 12
26 Mich'el Parker England MF (1998-10-22) 22 October 1998 (age 23) Unattached 2021[11] 2022[11] 0 0
27 Sean Goss England MF (1995-10-01) 1 October 1995 (age 26) Unattached 2021[14] 2023[14] 13 0
Forwards
7 Kaiyne Woolery England FW (1995-01-11) 11 January 1995 (age 26) Tranmere Rovers 2021[6] 2023[6] 24 2
9 Kevin van Veen Netherlands FW (1991-06-01) 1 June 1991 (age 30) Scunthorpe United 2021[7] 2024[7] 21 7
17 Justin Amaluzor England FW (1996-10-17) 17 October 1996 (age 25) Maidstone United 2021[5] 2022[5] 8 1
28 Jordan Roberts England FW (1994-01-05) 5 January 1994 (age 27) loan from Heart of Midlothian 2021[16] 2022[16] 19 3
29 Connor Shields Scotland FW (1997-07-29) 29 July 1997 (age 24) Queen of the South 2021[4] 2024[4] 12 1
32 Tony Watt Scotland FW (1993-12-29) 29 December 1993 (age 27) CSKA Sofia 2020[37] 2022[38] 70 19
Youth team
30 Sam Campbell Scotland DF (2004-04-13) 13 April 2004 (age 17) Academy 2021[3] 0 0
33 Muhammad Adam Scotland FW Academy 2021[3] 0 0
35 Adam MacDonald Scotland MF Academy 2021[3] 0 0
36 Ali Gould Scotland DF Academy 2021[3] 0 0
37 Cody McLeod Scotland FW Academy 2021[3] 0 0
38 Logan Dunachie Scotland DF Academy 2021[3] 0 0
39 Ewan Wilson Scotland DF Academy 2021[3] 0 0
40 Kian Speirs Scotland MF Academy 2021[3] 0 0
41 Matthew Connelly Scotland GK (2003-03-02) 2 March 2003 (age 18) Academy 2019 0 0
42 Daniel Hunter Scotland MF Academy 2021[3] 0 0
43 Richard Tambwe Scotland FW Academy 2021[3] 0 0
44 Lawton Green New Zealand GK Academy 2021[3] 0 0
Away on loan
24 Max Johnston Scotland DF (2003-12-24) 24 December 2003 (age 18) Academy 2020 2 0
25 David Devine Scotland DF (2001-06-20) 20 June 2001 (age 20) Academy 2019 2023[1] 1 0
34 Corey O’Donnell Scotland FW Academy 2021[3] 0 0
Left during the season
11 Steven Lawless Scotland FW (1991-04-12) 12 April 1991 (age 30) Burton Albion 2021[39] 2022[39] 18 2

Transfers[]

In[]

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref
27 May 2021 FW Scotland Connor Shields Queen of the South Undisclosed [4]
21 June 2021 FW England Justin Amaluzor Maidstone United Free [5]
22 June 2021 FW England Kaiyne Woolery Tranmere Rovers Free [6]
2 July 2021 FW Netherlands Kevin van Veen Scunthorpe United Free [7]
5 July 2021 GK Scotland Liam Kelly Queens Park Rangers Free [8]
13 July 2021 DF Republic of Ireland Darragh O'Connor Leicester City Free [10]
16 July 2021 MF England Mich'el Parker Unattached Free [11]
24 July 2021 MF England Callum Slattery Southampton Undisclosed [12]
29 July 2021 DF Finland Juhani Ojala Vejle Free [13]
26 August 2021 MF England Sean Goss Unattached Free [14]
31 August 2021 DF Norway Sondre Johansen Mjøndalen Undisclosed [15]
1 December 2021dagger MF Republic of Ireland Bohemians Undisclosed [22]
dagger Transfer announced on the above date, but was not completed until 1 January 2022.

Loans in[]

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date to Ref.
31 August 2021 FW England Jordan Roberts Heart of Midlothian January 2021 [16]

Out[]

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
8 July 2021 GK Northern Ireland Trevor Carson Dundee United Undisclosed [9]

Loans out[]

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date to Ref.
24 July 2021 FW Scotland Matthew Connelly Gretna End of season
1 September 2021 DF Scotland Max Johnston Queen of the South End of season [17]
30 September 2021 FW Scotland Corey O’Donnell Albion Rovers January 2022 [18]
30 September 2021 DF Scotland David Devine East Fife End of season [19]

Released[]

Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref.
11 October 2021 FW Scotland Steven Lawless Dunfermline Athletic 27 December 2021 [21][40]

Friendlies[]

26 June 2021 Dumbarton 1–0 Motherwell Dumbarton
12:00 BST (UTC+1) Goal Report Stadium: Dumbarton Football Stadium
10 July 2021 Millwall 2–0 Motherwell Edinburgh
12:30 BST (UTC+1) Malone Goal 8'
Smith Goal 60'		 Stadium: Oriam

Competitions[]

Overview[]

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premiership 1 August 2021 Matchday 1 20 9 4 7 25 27 −2 045.00
Scottish Cup 2021 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
League Cup 14 July 2021 Group stage 5 3 0 2 6 5 +1 060.00
Total 25 12 4 9 31 32 −1 048.00

Last updated: 26 December 2021
Source: Soccerway

Premiership[]

Main article: 2021–22 Scottish Premiership

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
2 Celtic 20 14 3 3 42 12 +30 45 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3 Heart of Midlothian 20 10 6 4 29 18 +11 36 Qualification for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round
4 Motherwell 20 9 4 7 25 27 −2 31 Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round
5 Hibernian 20 8 5 7 24 22 +2 29
6 Aberdeen 20 8 3 9 25 24 +1 27
Updated to match(es) played on 26 December 2021. Source: [41][42]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-Head points; 5) Head-to-Head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification, second stage group allocation or relegation).[43]
Notes:
  1. ^ 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[]

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233
GroundHAAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHH
ResultLDWWWDWLLLDLWWLWDLWW
Position98754444666755555544
Updated to match(es) played on 26 December 2021. Source: SPFL
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
20 9 4 7 25 27  −2 31 7 1 3 17 15  +2 2 3 4 8 12  −4

Last updated: 26 December 2021.
Source: SPFL

Results[]

1 August 2021 1 Motherwell 2–3 Hibernian Motherwell
16:30 BST (UTC+1) van Veen Goal 12' Yellow card 55'
Carroll Yellow card 22'
Mugabi Goal 29'
Slattery Yellow card 31'
S.O'Donnell Yellow card 69'
Kelly Yellow card 70'		 Report Magennis Goal 17'
Hanlon Yellow card 48'
Doidge Goal 56'
Stevenson Yellow card 59'
Boyle Goal 70' (pen.)
Porteous Yellow card 76'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 5,320
Referee: David Munro
8 August 2021 2 St Johnstone 1–1 Motherwell Perth
15:00 BST O'Donnell Goal 34' (o.g.)
Wotherspoon Yellow card 62'
Craig Yellow card 67'		 Report Shields Yellow card 26'
Watt Goal 80'
O'Donnell Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 2,169
Referee: Nick Walsh
21 August 2021 3 Livingston 1–2 Motherwell Livingston
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Fitzwater Yellow card 18'
Forrest Goal 38'		 Report Watt Goal 48'
Grimshaw Yellow card 62' Goal 79'		 Stadium: Almondvale Stadium
Attendance: 1,718
Referee: Craig Napier
28 August 2021 4 Motherwell 1–0 Dundee Motherwell
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Watt Goal 34'
van Veen Yellow card 73'
Carroll Red card 79'
Kelly Yellow card 80'		 Report McGowan Yellow card 90+5' Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 4,998
Referee: Willie Collum
11 September 2021 5 Motherwell 2–0 Aberdeen Motherwell
15:00 BST (UTC+1) van Veen Goal 26' Yellow card 27'
Woolery Yellow card 36'
O'Hara Yellow card 44'
Ojala Goal 59'
Grimshaw Yellow card 72'
Watt Yellow card 83'		 Report Ferguson Yellow card 58'
McCrorie Yellow card 90+1'
Brown Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 5,623
Referee: John Beaton
19 September 2021 6 Rangers 1–1 Motherwell Glasgow
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Sakala Goal 12'
Tavernier Yellow card 77'		 Report McGinley Yellow card 19'
Van Veen Yellow card 37'
Woolery Goal 66'
O'Hara Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 48,961
Referee: Steven McLean
25 September 2021 7 Motherwell 2–1 Ross County Motherwell
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Slattery Goal 2' Yellow card 62'
Donnelly Yellow card 78'
Watt Goal 80' Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Paton Yellow card 37'
Charles-Cook Goal 39' Yellow card 41'
Watson Yellow card 47'
Callachan Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 4,477
Referee: Craig Napier
2 October 2021 8 Hearts 2–0 Motherwell Edinburgh
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Boyce Goal 5' Penalty missed 55'
Kingsley Goal 22'
Devlin Yellow card 43'
Moore Yellow card 75'
Baningime Yellow card 83'		 Report Ojala Yellow card 11'
Grimshaw Yellow card 18'
McGinley Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Tynecastle Park
Attendance: 17,028
Referee: David Munro
16 October 2021 9 Motherwell 0–2 Celtic Motherwell
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Mugabi Yellow card 90+3' Report Jota Goal 17'
Turnbull Goal 52'
Carter-Vickers Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 8,446
Referee: Willie Collum
23 October 2021 10 Dundee United 2–1 Motherwell Dundee
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Edwards Goal 35' Yellow card 89'
Fuchs Yellow card 73'
Mulgrew Goal 77'		 Report Slattery Yellow card 34'
Grimshaw Yellow card 59'
van Veen Yellow card 66'
Watt Goal 70' (pen.)
McGinley Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 6,854
Referee: Kevin Clancy
27 October 2021 11 Motherwell 2–2 St Mirren Motherwell
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Watt Goal 48', 52' (pen.)
Goss Yellow card 90+2'		 Report McAllister Yellow card 71'
Brophy Goal 74', 78' (pen.) Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 4,576
Referee: Bobby Madden
31 October 2021 12 Motherwell 1–6 Rangers Motherwell
12:00 BST (UTC+1) Mugabi Goal 13', Yellow card 76'
O'Donnell Yellow card 9' Yellow-red card 67'		 Report Tavernier Goal 43'
Sakala Goal 45+1', 63', 86'
Kamara Goal 75'
Roofe Goal 90+1'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 7,740
Referee: Nick Walsh
6 November 2021 13 Aberdeen 0–2 Motherwell Aberdeen
15:00 GMT (UTC±0) Ferguson Yellow card 42'
McCrorie Yellow card 77'
Ojo Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Maguire Yellow card 21'
van Veen Yellow card 22' Goal 50', 57'
Roberts Yellow card 36'
McGinley Yellow card 64'
Mugabi Yellow card 76'		 Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 9,666
Referee: Don Robertson
20 November 2021 14 Motherwell 2–0 Hearts Motherwell
15:00 GMT (UTC±0) Shields Goal 23'
Lamie Goal 66'
Watt Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Moore Yellow card 48' Yellow-red card 64' Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 7,908
Referee: Willie Collum
27 November 2021 15 Dundee 3–0 Motherwell Dundee
15:00 GMT (UTC±0) McCowan Goal 19'
Mullen Goal 26' Yellow card 45'
Sweeney Goal 49' Yellow card 59'
Fontaine Yellow card 76'		 Report Slattery Yellow card 10'
Mugabi Yellow card 58'
Roberts Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: Dens Park
Attendance: 4,747
Referee: Craig Napier
30 November 2021 16 Motherwell 1–0 Dundee United Motherwell
19:45 GMT (UTC±0) Watt Goal 12'
Maguire Yellow card 44' Yellow-red card 82'
Goss Yellow card 77'
McGinley Yellow card 77'		 Report Hoti Yellow card 71'
Spörle Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 4,287
Referee: Steven McLean
4 December 2021 17 Hibernian 1–1 Motherwell Edinburgh
15:00 GMT (UTC±0) Nisbet Goal 33'
Newell Yellow card 64'
Campbell Yellow card 74'		 Report Slattery Yellow card 42'
Watt Goal 60'
van Veen Yellow card 75'
Goss Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 15,266
Referee: Colin Steven
12 December 2021 18 Celtic 1–0 Motherwell Glasgow
15:00 GMT (UTC±0) Rogic Goal 45+3' Report van Veen Yellow card 20'
Slattery Yellow card 45+2'		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Referee: Euan Anderson
18 December 2021 19 Motherwell 2–0 St Johnstone Motherwell
15:00 GMT (UTC±0) Cornelius Goal 17'
van Veen Goal 55'
Goss Yellow card 75'		 Report Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 3,920
Referee: Nick Walsh
26 December 2021 20 Motherwell 2–1 Livingston Motherwell
15:00 GMT (UTC±0) van Veen Goal 13', 69' Report Sibbald Yellow card 42'
Longridge Yellow card 47'
S.Kelly Yellow card 85'
Anderson Goal 87'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 500
Referee: Don Robertson
Note: Capacity limited due to COVID-19 restrictions in Scotland.[44]
18 January 2022 21 Ross County v Motherwell Dingwall
19:45 GMT (UTC±0) Stadium: Victoria Park
26 January 2022 23 Motherwell v Hibernian Motherwell
19:45 GMT (UTC±0) Stadium: Fir Park
29 January 2022 24 Hearts v Motherwell Edinburgh
15:00 GMT (UTC±0) Stadium: Tynecastle Park
1 February 2022 22 St Mirren v Motherwell Paisley
19:45 GMT (UTC±0) Stadium: St Mirren Park
6 February 2022 25 Motherwell v Celtic Motherwell
13:30 GMT (UTC±0) Stadium: Fir Park
9 February 2022 26 Dundee United v Motherwell Dundee
19:45 GMT (UTC±0) Stadium: Tannadice Park
19 February 2022 27 Motherwell v Aberdeen Motherwell
15:00 GMT (UTC±0) Stadium: Fir Park
27 February 2022 28 Rangers v Motherwell Glasgow
15:00 GMT (UTC±0) Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
2 March 2022 29 Motherwell v Ross County Motherwell
19:45 GMT (UTC±0) Stadium: Fir Park
5 March 2022 30 Motherwell v Dundee Motherwell
15:00 GMT (UTC±0) Stadium: Fir Park
19 March 2022 31 St Johnstone v Motherwell Perth
15:00 GMT (UTC±0) Stadium: McDiarmid Park
2 April 2022 32 Motherwell v St Mirren Motherwell
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Stadium: Fir Park
9 April 2021 33 Livingston v Motherwell Livingston
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Stadium: Almondvale Stadium

Scottish Cup[]

Main article: 2021–22 Scottish Cup
22 January 2021 Fourth Round Motherwell – Greenock Morton Motherwell
GMT (UTC±0) Stadium: Fir Park

League Cup[]

Main article: 2021–22 Scottish League Cup

Group stage[]

Main article: 2021–22 Scottish League Cup § Group F
Table[]
Pos Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MOT QPK QOS AIR ANN
1 Motherwell 4 3 0 0 1 6 4 +2 9 Qualification for the second round — — 3–2 — 2–0
2 Queen's Park 4 2 0 1 1 3 2 +1 7 0–1 — — 0–0p —
3 Queen of the South 4 2 0 0 2 9 6 +3 6 – 0–1 — 4–1 —
4 Airdrieonians 4 1 1 1 1 4 5 −1 6 2–0 — — — 1–1p
5 Annan Athletic 4 0 1 0 3 3 8 −5 2 — 1–2 1–3 — —
Source: [45]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[46]
Results[]
14 July 2021 1 Queen's Park 0–1 Motherwell Falkirk
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Report Lawless Goal 15' Stadium: Falkirk Stadium
Attendance: 250
Referee: Kevin Clancy
17 July 2021 2 Motherwell 3–2 Queen of the South Motherwell
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Watt Goal 48'
Carroll Yellow card 56'
Lamie Goal 72'
Woolery Goal 74'		 Report R.Paton Goal 40', 45+1'
S.Dunn Yellow card 67'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 1,539
Referee: Euan Anderson
21 July 2021 3 Airdrieonians 2–0 Motherwell Airdrie
19:45 BST (UTC+1) M.Currie Yellow card 32'
McCabe Goal 66'
S.McGill Goal 79'		 Report Stadium: Excelsior Stadium
Attendance: 700
Referee: Don Robertson
24 July 2021 4 Motherwell 2–0 Annan Athletic Motherwell
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Donnelly Yellow card 30'
Amaluzor Goal 39'
Maguire Goal 56'
van Veen Yellow card 62'		 Report Moxon Yellow card 75' Penalty missed 79' Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Gavin Duncan

Knockout stage[]

14 August 2021 Second round Dundee 1–0 Motherwell Dundee
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Elliott Yellow card 52'
Byrne Yellow card 73'
Ashcroft Goal 78'
Adam Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Donnelly Yellow card 34'
Slattery Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Dens Park
Referee: Kevin Clancy

Squad statistics[]

Appearances[]

As of match played 26 December 2021
No. Pos Nat Player Total Premiership Scottish Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Scotland SCO Liam Kelly 25 0 20 0 0 0 5 0
2 DF Scotland SCO Stephen O'Donnell 19 0 13+2 0 0 0 4 0
3 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Jake Carroll 15 0 5+6 0 0 0 4 0
4 DF Scotland SCO Ricki Lamie 18 2 9+4 1 0 0 5 1
5 DF Uganda UGA Bevis Mugabi 19 2 18+1 2 0 0 0 0
6 MF Scotland SCO Barry Maguire 15 1 8+2 0 0 0 5 1
7 FW England ENG Kaiyne Woolery 24 2 18+1 1 0 0 4+1 1
8 MF Scotland SCO Mark O'Hara 11 0 8+2 0 0 0 0+1 0
9 FW Netherlands NED Kevin van Veen 21 7 13+4 7 0 0 2+2 0
14 DF Finland FIN Juhani Ojala 12 1 10+1 1 0 0 1 0
15 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Darragh O'Connor 5 0 0+1 0 0 0 4 0
16 MF England ENG Callum Slattery 19 1 17 1 0 0 1+1 0
17 FW England ENG Justin Amaluzor 8 1 2+4 0 0 0 1+1 1
18 MF Scotland SCO Dean Cornelius 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 0
19 DF England ENG Nathan McGinley 21 0 16+2 0 0 0 2+1 0
20 MF Scotland SCO Robbie Crawford 3 0 0 0 0 0 2+1 0
21 DF Norway NOR Sondre Johansen 9 0 9 0 0 0 0 0
22 MF Northern Ireland NIR Liam Donnelly 11 0 4+3 0 0 0 3+1 0
23 DF England ENG Liam Grimshaw 14 1 10+3 1 0 0 1 0
27 MF England ENG Sean Goss 13 0 11+2 0 0 0 0 0
28 FW England ENG Jordan Roberts 11 0 3+8 0 0 0 0 0
29 FW Scotland SCO Connor Shields 12 1 6+5 1 0 0 1 0
32 FW Scotland SCO Tony Watt 24 10 18+1 9 0 0 3+2 1
Players away from the club on loan:
Players who left Motherwell during the season:
11 FW Scotland SCO Steven Lawless 6 1 0+2 0 0 0 4 1

Goal scorers[]

As of match played 26 December 2021
Ranking Nation Position Number Name Scottish Premiership Scottish Cup League Cup Total
1 FW Scotland 32 Tony Watt 9 0 1 10
2 FW Netherlands 9 Kevin van Veen 7 0 0 7
3 DF Uganda 5 Bevis Mugabi 2 0 0 2
FW England 7 Kaiyne Woolery 1 0 1 2
DF Scotland 4 Ricki Lamie 1 0 1 2
6 DF England 23 Liam Grimshaw 1 0 0 1
DF Finland 14 Juhani Ojala 1 0 0 1
MF England 16 Callum Slattery 1 0 0 1
FW Scotland 29 Connor Shields 1 0 0 1
MF Scotland 18 Dean Cornelius 1 0 0 1
FW Scotland 11 Steven Lawless 0 0 1 1
FW England 17 Justin Amaluzor 0 0 1 1
MF Scotland 6 Barry Maguire 0 0 1 1
TOTALS 25 0 6 31

Clean sheets[]

As of match played 26 December 2021
Ranking Nation Position Number Name Scottish Premiership Scottish Cup League Cup Total
1 GK Scotland 1 Liam Kelly 6 0 2 8
TOTALS 6 0 2 8

Disciplinary record[]

As of match played 26 December 2021
Number Nation Position Name Premiership Scottish Cup League Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
1 Scotland GK Liam Kelly 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2 Scotland DF Stephen O'Donnell 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 1
3 Republic of Ireland DF Jake Carroll 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1
5 Uganda DF Bevis Mugabi 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
6 Scotland MF Barry Maguire 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 1
7 England FW Kaiyne Woolery 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
8 Scotland MF Mark O'Hara 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
9 Netherlands FW Kevin van Veen 8 0 0 0 1 0 9 0
14 Finland DF Juhani Ojala 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
16 England MF Callum Slattery 6 0 0 0 1 0 7 0
19 England DF Nathan McGinley 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
22 Northern Ireland MF Liam Donnelly 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 0
23 England DF Liam Grimshaw 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
27 England MF Sean Goss 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
28 England FW Jordan Roberts 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
29 Scotland FW Connor Shields 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
32 Scotland FW Tony Watt 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Players who left Motherwell during the season:
TOTALS 51 3 0 0 5 0 56 3

See also[]

References[]

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