2008–09 Motherwell F.C. season

Motherwell
2008–09 season
Chairman John Boyle
Manager Mark McGhee
Premier League 7th
Scottish Cup Fifth Round
League Cup Third Round
UEFA Cup First Round
Top goalscorer David Clarkson (13)
Highest home attendance 11,318 vs Nancy (2 October 2008)
Lowest home attendance 2,818 vs Inverness (13 May 2009)
Average home league attendance 5,351
Home colours
Away colours

The 2008–09 season was Motherwell's 11th season in the Scottish Premier League, and their 24th consecutive season in the top division of Scottish football. As well as the SPL, the club competed in the Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup, and the UEFA Cup for the first time in 13 years.

Important Events

Transfers

For a list of Scottish football transfers in 2008–09, see transfers in season 2008–09

Summer Transfer Window (1 July – 1 September 2008)

In Permanent

Date Player From Fee Contract length
8 July 2008 Scotland Bob Malcolm[3] unattached Free One year
8 August 2008 Scotland Jim O'Brien[4] Celtic Undisclosed Two years
19 August 2008 England John Sutton[5] Wycombe Wanderers Undisclosed Three years

Loans in

Date Player From Loan Length
19 August 2008 Faroe Islands Gunnar Nielsen[4] Blackburn Rovers 6 months
19 August 2008 Slovakia Maros Klimpl[6] FC Midtjylland 6 months

Loans out

Date Player To Loan Length

Out Permanent

Date Player To Fee Note
13 June 2008 Scotland Martin Grehan[3] Stirling Albion Free
13 June 2008 Scotland Ross McCormack[7] Cardiff City £100,000
20 July 2008 Scotland David Nixon[8] Airdrie United Free
25 July 2008 Scotland Stephen McGuire[9] Airdrie United Free

Winter Transfer Window (1 January – 2 February 2009)

In Permanent

Date Player From Fee Contract length

Loans in

Date Player From Loan Length
2 January 2009 Poland Artur Krysiak[10] Birmingham City 6 months
2 February 2009 Republic of Ireland Cillian Sheridan[11] Celtic 6 months
2 February 2008 Germany Semih Aydilek[11] Birmingham City 6 months

Loans out

Date Player To Loan Length
24 January 2009 Scotland Ross Forbes[12] Dumbarton 6 months

Out Permanent

Date Player To Fee Note
17 January 2009 Scotland Kenny Connolly[13] Ayr United Free
31 January 2009 England Chris Porter[14] Derby County £400,000

Motherwell F.C. Season 2008-09 First-team Squad

As of 5 December 2010[15]

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

No. Position Player
1 Scotland GK Graeme Smith
2 Scotland DF Paul Quinn
3 Scotland DF Steven Hammell
4 Scotland DF Mark Reynolds
5 Northern Ireland DF Stephen Craigan ((c))
6 Northern Ireland DF Brian McLean
7 Scotland MF Stephen Hughes
8 Scotland MF Robert Malcolm (Departed January 2009)
9 England FW Chris Porter (Departed January 2009)
9 Republic of Ireland FW Cillian Sheridan (Arrived January 2009)
10 Scotland FW David Clarkson
11 England FW John Sutton
12 Scotland MF Darren Smith
13 Slovakia DF Maros Klimpl (On loan from FC Midtjylland)
14 Scotland MF Keith Lasley
No. Position Player
15 Scotland FW Jamie Murphy
16 Scotland MF Marc Fitzpatrick
17 Scotland MF Jim O'Brien
18 Scotland MF Steven McGarry
19 Poland GK Artur Krysiak (Arrived January 2009)
21 Faroe Islands GK Gunnar Neilsen (On loan from Blackburn Rovers (Departed January 2009))
22 Germany MF Semih Aydilek (Arrived January 2009)
23 Scotland FW Mark Archdeacon
26 Scotland MF Kenny Connolly
29 Scotland MF Ross Forbes
35 Scotland FW Robert McHugh
37 England DF Shaun Hutchinson
43 Scotland DF Steven Saunders
45 Scotland FW Paul Slane

Motherwell F.C. Season 2008-09 Statistics

Appearances

As of 8 December 2010[16][17]

No. Pos Nat Player TotalScottish Premier LeagueUEFA CupScottish CupScottish League Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Scotland Graeme Smith 43037+002+003+001+00
2 DF Scotland Paul Quinn 40033+102+003+001+00
3 DF Scotland Steven Hammell 43037+002+003+001+00
4 DF Scotland Mark Reynolds 42036+002+003+001+00
5 DF Northern Ireland Stephen Craigan 28022+002+003+001+00
6 DF Northern Ireland Brian McLean 12212+020+000+000+00
7 MF Scotland Stephen Hughes 40235+012+002+011+00
8 MF Scotland Robert Malcolm 16211+222+000+001+00
9 FW England Chris Porter 25921+191+100+001+00
9 FW Republic of Ireland Cillian Sheridan 1529+420+001+100+00
10 FW Scotland David Clarkson 391430+3132+003+011+00
11 FW England John Sutton 331226+2101+101+120+10
12 MF Scotland Darren Smith 2201+1500+200+300+10
13 DF Slovakia Maros Klimpl 24120+110+003+000+00
14 MF Scotland Keith Lasley 33024+402+002+001+00
15 FW Scotland Jamie Murphy 34311+1920+200+101+01
16 MF Scotland Marc Fitzpatrick 28114+911+003+000+10
17 MF Scotland Jim O'Brien 33119+1010+003+001+00
19 MF Scotland Steven McGarry 25016+701+000+100+00
21 GK Faroe Islands Gunnar Neilsen 000+000+000+000+00
21 GK Poland Artur Krysiak 101+000+000+000+00
22 FW Germany Semih Aydilek 000+000+000+000+00
23 FW Scotland Mark Archdeacon 000+000+000+000+00
26 MF Scotland Kenny Connolly 000+000+000+000+00
29 MF Scotland Ross Forbes 000+000+000+000+00
35 FW Scotland Robert McHugh 200+200+000+000+00
37 DF England Shaun Hutchinson 101+000+000+000+00
43 DF Scotland Steven Saunders 302+100+000+000+00
45 MF Scotland Paul Slane 100+100+000+000+00

2008-09 Motherwell Top scorers

Last updated on 8 December 2010[16]
Position Nation Number Name Scottish Premier League UEFA Cup Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup Total
1 Scotland 10 David Clarkson 13 0 1 0 14
2 England 11 John Sutton 10 0 2 0 12
3 England 9 Chris Porter 9 0 0 0 10
4 Scotland 8 Robert Malcolm 3 0 0 0 3
5 Scotland 15 Jamie Murphy 2 0 0 1 3
6 Northern Ireland 28 Brian McLean 2 0 0 0 2
7 Republic of Ireland 9 Cillian Sheridan 2 0 0 0 2
8 Scotland 7 Stephen Hughes 1 0 1 0 2
9 Scotland 16 Marc Fitzpatrick 1 0 0 0 1
10 Slovakia 13 Maros Klimpl 1 0 0 0 1
11 Scotland 17 Jim O'Brien 1 0 0 0 1
12 Scotland 2 Paul Quinn 1 0 0 0 1
/ / / Own Goals 0 0 0 0 0
/ / / TOTALS 46 0 4 1 51

2008-09 Motherwell Disciplinary Record

Last updated 8 December 2010[16]
Nation Position Number Name Scottish Premier League UEFA Cup Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
ScotlandGK1Graeme Smith 3000000030
ScotlandDF2Paul Quinn 5200000052
ScotlandDF3Steven Hammell 4000001050
ScotlandDF4Mark Reynolds 6000001070
Northern IrelandDF5Stephen Craigan 3000100040
Northern IrelandDF6Brian McLean 1000000010
ScotlandMF7Stephen Hughes 2000000020
ScotlandMF8Robert Malcolm 5000000050
EnglandFW9Chris Porter 0000010001
Republic of IrelandFW9Cillian Sheridan 0000000000
ScotlandFW10David Clarkson 6100000061
EnglandFW11John Sutton 0000000000
ScotlandFW12Darren Smith 0000000000
SlovakiaDF13Maroš Klimpl 8000100090
ScotlandMF14Keith Lasley 7010100090
ScotlandFW15Jamie Murphy 0000000000
ScotlandMF16Marc Fitzpatrick 1000000010
ScotlandMF17Jim O'Brien 0000000000
ScotlandMF19Steven McGarry 1000000010
Faroe IslandsGK21Gunnar Nielsen 0000000000
PolandGK21Artur Krysiak 0000000000
GermanyFW22Semih Aydilek 0000000000
ScotlandFW23Mark Archdeacon 0000000000
ScotlandMF26Kenny Connolly 0000000000
ScotlandMF29Ross Forbes 0000000000
ScotlandFW35Robert McHugh 0000000000
EnglandDF37Shaun Hutchinson 0000000000
ScotlandDF43Steven Saunders 0000000000
ScotlandMF45Paul Slane 0000000000
/ / / TOTALS 52 3 1 0 3 0 2 1 58 4

Motherwell 2008-09 Season

  Win   Draw   Loss

Scottish Premier League

[17]

Date Opponent Venue Result[18] Attendance Motherwell Scorer(s) Report
9 August 2008HeartsTynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh (A)2–314,219Clarkson (2)
16 August 2008AberdeenFir Park, Motherwell (H)0–15,872BBC Sport
23 August 2008Dundee UnitedFir Park, Motherwell (H)1–15,149Sutton
30 August 2008HibernianEaster Road, Edinburgh (A)1–011,285Sutton
13 September 2008CelticFir Park, Motherwell (H)2–45,872Clarkson, SuttonBBC Sport
21 September 2008RangersIbrox Stadium, Glasgow (A)1–249,448BBC Sport
27 September 2008St MirrenFir Park, Motherwell (H)2–14,786Malcolm, Sutton
5 October 2008FalkirkFir Park, Motherwell(H)3–24,509Porter, Murphy, Sutton
18 October 2008KilmarnockRugby Park, Kilmarnock (A)0–15,113
25 October 2008Inverness CTCaledonian Stadium, Inverness (A)2–13,110Malcolm (2)
1 November 2008HamiltonFir Park, Motherwell(H)2–06,205Porter (2) Sutton
8 November 2008CelticCeltic Park, Glasgow (A)0–256,504BBC Sport
12 November 2008RangersFir Park, Motherwell (H)0–09,600BBC Sport
15 November 2008FalkirkFalkirk Stadium, Falkirk (A)0-15,279
22 November 2008HibernianFir Park, Motherwell (H)1-44,957Malcolm
29 November 2008AberdeenPittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen (A)0–210,302BBC Sport
15 December 2008KilmarnockFir Park, Motherwell (H)0–23,339
20 December 2008HamiltonNew Douglas Park, Hamilton (A)0–23,527
27 December 2008InvernessFir Park, Motherwell (H)3–24,521Porter (3)
3 January 2009St MirrenLove Street, Paisley (A)0–010,189
7 January 2009HeartsFir Park, Motherwell (H)1–04,928Porter
17 January 2009Dundee UnitedTannadice, Dundee (A)4–07,090Klimpl, Porter, Clarkson, Fitzpatrick
24 January 2009FalkirkFir Park, Motherwell (H)1–15,018Clarkson
31 January 2009HibernianEaster Road, Edinburgh (A)1–110,903Clarkson
14 February 2009HamiltonFir Park, Motherwell (H)1–05,197Clarkson
22 February 2009CelticFir Park, Motherwell (H)1–18,593QuinnBBC Sport
28 February 2009Inverness CTCaledonian Stadium, Inverness (A)2–13,611Sutton, Sheridan
4 March 2009HeartsTynecastle, Edinburgh (A)1–213,306HughesBBC Sport
14 March 2009Dundee UnitedFir Park, Motherwell (H)2–14,798Clarkson, SuttonBBC Sport
21 March 2009KilmarnockRugby Park, Kilmarnock (A)0–05,434BBC Sport
4 April 2009AberdeenFir Park, Motherwell (H)1–14,686O'BrienBBC Sport
11 April 2009RangersIbrox Stadium, Glasgow (A)1–350,080SuttonBBC Sport
18 April 2009St MirrenFir Park, Motherwell (H)0–26,626BBC Sport
2 May 2009FalkirkFalkirk Stadium, Falkirk (A)1–24,937Clarkson (pen.)BBC Sport
9 May 2009St MirrenSt Mirren Park, Paisley (A)3–14,002Murphy, Clarkson (2)BBC Sport
13 May 2009Inverness CTFir Park, Motherwell (H)2–22,818McLean, SuttonBBC Sport
16 May 2009HamiltonNew Douglas Park, Hamilton (A)3–03,383Clarkson, Sheridan, SuttonBBC Sport
23 May 2009KilmarnockFir Park, Motherwell (H)1–24,186McLeanBBC Sport

UEFA Cup 2008-09

Date Round Opponent H/A Score[18] Motherwell Scorer(s)[19] Attendance Report
18 September 2008 1st Round FranceAS Nancy A 0-1 16,094 BBC Sport
2 October 2008 1st Round FranceAS Nancy H 0-2 11,318 BBC Sport

Scottish Cup 2008-09

Date Round Opponent H/A Score[18] Motherwell Scorer(s)[19] Attendance Report
2 February 2009 4th Round Inverurie A 3-0 John Sutton (2, 69), David Clarkson (57) 2,500 BBC Sport
7 February 2009 5th Round St Mirren H 1-1 Stephen Hughes (65) 5,695 BBC Sport
19 February 2009 5th Round Replay St Mirren A 0-1 4,555 BBC Sport

Scottish League Cup 2008-09

Date Round Opponent H/A Score[18] Motherwell Scorer(s)[19] Attendance Report
24 September 2008 3rd Round Hamilton H 1-2 Jamie Murphy 5,590 BBC Sport

Overall

Competition Started roundCurrent
position / round		 Final
position / round		 First match Last match
Scottish Premier League — — 7 9 August 200823 May 2009
Scottish League Cup Third round — Third round 24 September 200824 September 2008
Scottish Cup Fourth round — Fifth round 2 February 200919 February 2009
UEFA Cup First round — First round 2 September 20082 October 2008

Source: Competitions

SPL

Classification

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
5 Dundee United 38 13 14 11 47 50 −3 53
6 Hibernian 38 11 14 13 42 46 −4 47
7 Motherwell 38 13 9 16 46 51 −5 48 2009–10 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round 1
8 Kilmarnock 38 12 8 18 38 48 −10 44
9 Hamilton Academical 38 12 5 21 30 53 −23 41

Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1 Scotland was among the best three associations in the UEFA Fair Play ranking and thus received an additional spot in the UEFA Europa League 2009-10. Since Celtic, the winners of the Scottish Fair Play ranking, already qualified for the UEFA Champions League 2009–10, Motherwell, being the second place team in the ranking, earned a spot in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League 2009–10.[20]
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 13 9 16 46 51  −5 48 7 6 6 24 27  −3 6 3 10 22 24  −2

Source: BBC Sport

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAAHAH
ResultLLDWLLWWLWWLDLLLLLWDWWDDWDWLDDLLLLWDWL
Position9111091011108973667910111099977776677777777777

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

Results by opponent

Team Results[18] Points
1 2 3 4
Aberdeen0–10–21–1—1
Celtic2-40–21–1—1
Dundee United1–10–42–1–7
Falkirk3–20–11–11—24
Hamilton Academical2–00–21–03—09
Heart of Midlothian2–31–01–2–3
Hibernian1–01–41–1–4
Inverness CT2–13–22–12—210
Kilmarnock0–10–20-01—21
Rangers1–20–01–3–1
St Mirren2–10–00–23—17

Source: 2008–09 Scottish Premier League article

See also

References

  1. ↑ Motherwell Awarded European Place, BBC Sport, 26 May 2008
  2. ↑ Dons Welcome Returning Hero, BBC Sport, 12 June 2009
  3. 1 2 Malcolm pens Well deal Sky Sports, 8 July 2008
  4. 1 2 'Well unveil double signing Motherwell F.C., 8 August 2008
  5. ↑ Motherwell seal Sutton transfer BBC Sport, 19 August 2008
  6. ↑ Well sign Slovak defender Klimpl BBC Sport, 1 September 2008
  7. ↑ Cardiff add McCormack and Dennehy BBC Sport, 28 June 2008
  8. ↑ Nixon is Airdrie United new boy BBC Sport, 19 July 2008
  9. ↑ McGuire given Airdrie contract BBC Sport, 25 July 2008
  10. ↑ Blues loan keeper Krysiak to Well BBC Sport, 2 January 2009
  11. 1 2 Motherwell sign loan duo Sky Sports, 2 February 2009
  12. ↑ Forbes and Pope head out on loan BBC Sport, 24 January 2009
  13. ↑ Ayr snap up midfielder Connolly BBC Sport, 17 January 2009
  14. ↑ Well's Porter agrees Derby move BBC Sport, 31 January 2009
  15. ↑ http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/scots/2008-2009/scotprm/mother.htm
  16. 1 2 3 Motherwell F.C. 2008-09 Statistics, Motherwell F.C. Official Site
  17. 1 2 Motherwell FC season 2008-09, Fir Park Corner
  18. 1 2 3 4 5 Motherwell's score is shown first.
  19. 1 2 3 The number(s) in brackets shows the minutes of the goal(s) that was/were scored.
  20. ↑ "Scots win Fair Play European spot". BBC Sport. 8 May 2009. Retrieved 8 May 2009.
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