1996–97 Motherwell F.C. season

Motherwell
1996-97 season
Manager	Alex McLeish
Premier Division	8th
Scottish Cup	Quarter-Finals
League Cup	Second Round
Top goalscorer	League: Tommy Coyne (11); All: Tommy Coyne (11)

The 1996-97 season was Motherwell's 12th consecutive season in the Scottish Premier Division, the top division of Scottish Football.

First team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.		Position	Player
		GK	Scott Howie
		GK	Stevie Woods
		DF	Kevin Christie
		DF	Stephen Craigan
		DF	Greig Denham
		DF	Brian Martin
		DF	Eddie May
		DF	David McCallum
		MF	Chris McCart
		DF	Stephen McMillan
		DF	John Philliben
		DF	Fraser Wishart
		DF	Mitchell Van der Gaag
		MF	Billy Davies
		MF	Jamie Dolan

No.		Position	Player
		MF	Joni Lehtonen
		MF	Shaun McSkimming
		MF	Andy Roddie
		MF	Ian Ross
		MF	Simo Valakari
		MF	Mickey Weir
		FW	Dougie Arnott
		FW	Alex Burns
		FW	Owen Coyle
		FW	Tommy Coyne
		FW	Roy Essandoh
		FW	Willie Falconer
		FW	John Hendry
		FW	Lee McCulloch

Competitions

Scottish Premier League

Results

10 August 1996 1	Dundee United	1 – 1	Motherwell	Tannadice
	McSwegan 7'		Van der Gaag 78'	Attendance: 8,157 Referee: Captain W Simpson

17 August 1996 2	Motherwell	2 – 2	Aberdeen	Fir Park
	McSkimming 40', pen.', 51'		Windass 24' Shearer 72'	Attendance: 5,036

24 August 1996 3	Raith Rovers	0 – 3	Motherwell	Starks Park
			Van der Gaag 23', 58' Arnott 31'	Attendance: 4,836

7 September 1996 4	Motherwell	0 – 1	Rangers	Fir Park
			Gough 39'	Attendance: 12,288

14 September 1996 5	Dunfermline Athletic	1 – 1	Motherwell	East End Park
	Clark 5'		May 57'	Attendance: 5,687

21 September 1996 6	Hearts	1 – 1	Motherwell	Tynecastle
	Weir 5'		Arnott 46'	Attendance: 10,932

28 September 1996 7	Motherwell	1 – 0	Kilmarnock	Fir Park
	Arnott 19' Dolan 86'		Anderson 86'	Attendance: 5,700

12 October 1996 8	Celtic	1 – 0	Motherwell	Celtic Park
	Marshall 80' Van Hooijdonk 90'			Attendance: 49,422

19 October 1996 9	Motherwell	1 – 1	Hibernian	Fir Park
	McSkimming 73'		Harper 73' Leighton 26'	Attendance: 6,784

26 October 1996 10	Rangers	5 – 0	Motherwell	Ibrox Stadium
	Laudrup 51', 78' Gascoigne 66', 79', 84'			Attendance: 48,160

2 November 1996 11	Motherwell	1 – 3	Dundee United	Fir Park
	Ross 59'		Olofsson 55' McKinnon 57' Winters 89'	Attendance: 5,814

11 November 1996 12	Motherwell	0 – 2	Hearts	Fir Park
			Paille 54' Robertson 88'	Attendance: 5,441

16 November 1996 13	Kilmarnock	2 – 4	Motherwell	Rugby Park
	Wright 55', 87' (pen.)		Coyne 9', 59', 89' Philliben 49'	Attendance: 7,087

30 November 1996 14	Hibernian	2 – 0	Motherwell	Easter Road
	Jackson 35', 90' (pen.)			Attendance: 7,332

7 December 1996 15	Motherwell	2 – 1	Celtic	Fir Park
	Davies 39' Ross 89'		Hay 83'	Attendance: 11,589

11 December 1996 16	Motherwell	0 – 1	Raith Rovers	Fir Park
			Lennon 89'	Attendance: 4,040

14 December 1996 17	Aberdeen	0 – 0	Motherwell	Pittodrie
				Attendance: 10,000

21 December 1996 18	Motherwell	2 – 3	Dunfermline Athletic	Fir Park
	Ireland 12' (o.g.) Tommy Coyne 29'		Miller 15' (pen.) Andy Smith 56', 75'	Attendance: 4,529

26 December 1996 19	Dundee United	2 – 0	Motherwell	Tannadice
	McSwegan 36' Hannah 67'			Attendance: 8,072

28 December 1996 20	Hearts	4 – 1	Motherwell	Tynecastle
	Robertson 22', pen.', 75' Weir 53' Hamilton 63'		Coyne 12'	Attendance: 11,164

4 January 1997 21	Celtic	5 – 0	Motherwell	Celtic Park
	Di Canio 29' (pen.) Van Hooijdonk 41' Cadete 75', 86' Wieghorst 87'			Attendance: 45,374

11 January 1997 22	Motherwell	2 – 1	Hibernian	Fir Park
	McSkimming 20' Hunter 24' (o.g.)		Dow 49'	Attendance: 5,855

18 January 1997 23	Motherwell	1 – 3	Rangers	Fir Park
	Coyle 68' (pen.)		Albertz 20' Laudrup 60' Gascoigne 88'	Attendance: 13,166

21 January 1997 24	Motherwell	2 – 0	Kilmarnock	Fir Park
	Coyle 3', 38'			Attendance: 5,508

1 February 1997 25	Dunfermline Athletic	3 – 1	Motherwell	East End Park
	Miller 11' Tod 26' Britton 76'			Attendance: 4,796

8 February 1997 26	Motherwell	2 – 2	Aberdeen	Fir Park
	Falconer 48' Burns 54' Philliben 82'		Dodds 11' Martin 33' (o.g.) Windass 82'	Attendance: 5,555

18 February 1997 27	Raith Rovers	1 – 5	Motherwell	Stark's Park
	Duffield 79'		Coyle 27' Van der Gaag 40' Coyne 48', 54' May 81'	Attendance: 3,052

22 February 1997 28	Motherwell	0 – 1	Celtic	Fir Park
			Cadete 10'	Attendance: 12,131 Referee: Jim McCluskey

1 March 1997 29	Hibernian	1 – 1	Motherwell	Easter Road
	Wright 51'		Coyne 64'	Attendance: 8,328

15 March 1997 30	Kilmarnock	1 – 0	Motherwell	Rugby Park
	Wright 77'			Attendance: 7,612

22 March 1997 31	Motherwell	0 – 1	Hearts	Fir Park
			Paille 12'	Attendance: 6,245

5 April 1997 32	Aberdeen	0 – 0	Motherwell	Pittodrie
				Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Captain W Simpson

12 April 1997 33	Motherwell	5 – 0	Raith Rovers	Fir Park
	Falconer 17' Weir 46' Coyne 53', 74' Coyle 78'			Attendance: 4,691

19 April 1997 34	Motherwell	1 – 1	Dundee United	Fir Park
	Coyne 36' (pen.) Christie 88'		McKimmie 40' Zetterlund 66'	Attendance: 5,382

5 May 1997 35	Rangers	0 – 2	Motherwell	Ibrox
			Coyle 7', pen.', 84'	Attendance: 50,059

10 May 1997 36	Motherwell	2 – 2	Dunfermline Athletic	Fir Park
	Weir 32' Van der Gaag 73'		French 38' Bingham 59'	Attendance: 9,676

Source:^[1]

Scottish Cup

25 January 1997 Third Round	Partick Thistle	0 – 2	Motherwell	Glasgow
			McSkimming 65' Davies 76'	Stadium: Firhill

15 February 1997 Fourth Round	Motherwell	1 – 1	Hamilton Academical	Motherwell
	Coyle 33'		Clark 69'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 8,050

26 February 1997 Fourth Round Replay	Hamilton Academical	0 – 2	Motherwell	Glasgow
		[ Report]	Coyle 1', 77'	Stadium: Firhill

8 March 1997 Quarter Finals	Dundee United	4 – 1	Motherwell	Dundee
	McLaren 47', 66' Winters 63' Olofsson 87'	[ Report]	Van der Gaag 80'	Stadium: Tannadice Attendance: 11,054

Scottish League Cup

13 August 1996 Second Round	Motherwell	0 – 0 (2 – 4 on PENS)	Alloa Athletic	Motherwell
		[ Report]		Stadium: Fir Park

Source:^[1]

Scottish Premier Division

P	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Rangers	36	25	5	6	85	33	52	80
2	Celtic	36	23	6	7	78	32	46	75
3	Dundee United	36	17	9	10	46	33	13	60
4	Heart of Midlothian	36	14	10	12	46	43	3	52
5	Dunfermline Athletic	36	12	9	15	52	65	−13	45
6	Aberdeen	36	10	14	12	45	54	−9	44
7	Kilmarnock	36	11	6	19	41	61	−20	39
8	Motherwell	36	9	11	16	44	55	−11	38
9	Hibernian	36	9	11	16	38	55	−17	38
10	Raith Rovers	36	6	7	23	29	73	−44	25

Statistics

Top scorers

Ranking	Nation	Name	Scottish Premier League	Scottish Cup	Total
1		Tommy Coyne	11	0	11
2		Owen Coyle	7	3	10
3		Mitchell Van der Gaag	6	1	7
4		Shaun McSkimming	4	1	5
5		Dougie Arnott	3	0	3
6		Willie Falconer	2	0	2
		Eddie May	2	0	2
		Ian Ross	2	0	2
		Mickey Weir	2	0	2
		Billy Davies	1	1	2
7		Alex Burns	1	0	1
7		John Philliben	1	0	1
/	/	Own Goals	2	0	2
		TOTALS	44	6	50

Source:^[2]

Overall

Competition	Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Premier Division	—	8	10 August 1996	10 May 1997
Scottish League Cup	Second round	Second round	13 August 1996	13 August 1996
Scottish Cup	Third round	Quarter-finals	25 January 1997	8 March 1997

Source: Competitions

Scottish Premier League

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
36	9	11	16	44	55	−11	38	5	5	8	24	25	−1	4	6	8	20	30	−10

Source: Fir Park Corner

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
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H
Result	D	D	W	L	D	D	W	L	D	L	L	L	W	L	W	L	D	L	L	L	L	W	L	W	L	D	W	L	D	L	L	D	W	D	W	D
Position	6	7	3	5	5	5	4	6	5	7	8	9	7	8	7	8	8	8	9	9	9	8	9	7	9	8	7	7	7	8	9	9	9	9	7	8

Source: Fir Park Corner
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results by opponent

Team	Results^[3]				Points
Team	1	2	3	4	Points
Aberdeen	2–2	0–0	2–2	0–0	4
Celtic	0–1	2-1	0-1	0–1	3
Dundee United	1–1	1–3	0–2	1–1	2
Dunfermline Athletic	1–1	2–3	1–3	2–2	2
Heart of Midlothian	1–1	0–2	1–4	0–1	1
Hibernian	1–1	0–2	2–1	1–1	5
Kilmarnock	1–0	4–2	2–0	0–1	9
Raith Rovers	3–0	0–1	5–1	5–0	9
Rangers	0–1	0–5	1–3	2–0	3

Source: Scottish Premier Division 1996-97 article

References

1 2 Results and Fixtures 1996-1997, Fir Park Corner
↑ 1996–97 Motherwell player stats, Soccerbase
↑ Motherwell's score is shown first.

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[Fixtures-1] 1 2 Results and Fixtures 1996-1997, Fir Park Corner

[2] 1996–97 Motherwell player stats, Soccerbase

[Motherwell_score-3] Motherwell's score is shown first.

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1996–97 Motherwell F.C. season

First team squad

Competitions

Scottish Premier League

Results

Scottish Cup

Scottish League Cup

Scottish Premier Division

Statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Scottish Premier League

Results summary

Results by round

Results by opponent

See also

References