2009–10 Motherwell F.C. season

Motherwell
2009–10 season
Chairman Scotland John Boyle
Manager Republic of Ireland Jim Gannon (Sacked),
Scotland Craig Brown
Scottish Premier League Fifth place
Scottish Cup 4th Round
League Cup Quarter-Finals
Europa League Third qualifying round
Top goalscorer League:
EnglandLukas Jutkiewicz (12)
All:
EnglandJohn Sutton (13)
Highest home attendance 9,355 v Rangers, 12 September 2009
Lowest home attendance 3,544 v Dundee United, 18 April 2010
Average home league attendance 5,307
Home colours
Away colours

Motherwell competed in the Scottish Premier League, Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup and UEFA Europa League during the 2009–10 season.

Important events

Transfers

For a list of Scottish football transfers in 2009–10, see transfers in season 2009–10

Summer transfer window (1 July – 1 September 2009)

In permanent

Date Player From Fee Contract length
1 July 2009 England Stephen Jennings[5] England Tranmere Rovers Free One year
15 July 2009 Jamaica Chris Humphrey[6] England Shrewsbury Town Free Three years
21 July 2009 England Giles Coke[7] England Northampton Town Free One year
13 August 2009 England Tom Hateley[8] England Reading Free One year
7 September 2009 Scotland Ryan Scanlon[9] Scotland Ross County Undisclosed Three years

Loans in

Date Player From Loan length
24 July 2009 England John Ruddy[10] England Everton Six months
26 August 2009 Poland Lukas Jutkiewicz[11] England Everton Six months
1 September 2009 France Yassin Moutaouakil[12] England Charlton Athletic Six months

Loans out

Date Player To Loan length
— — — —

Out permanent

Date Player To Fee Note
2 June 2009 Scotland Bob Malcolm[13] Australia Brisbane Roar Free
29 June 2009 Scotland David Clarkson[14] England Bristol City £600,000
1 July 2009 Slovakia Maros Klimpl[15] Denmark Midtjylland Loan return
1 July 2009 Poland Artur Krysiak[16] England Birmingham City Loan return
1 July 2009 Scotland Brian McLean[17] Scotland Falkirk Free
1 July 2009 Republic of Ireland Cillian Sheridan Scotland Celtic Loan return
1 July 2009 Scotland Graeme Smith[18] England Brighton Free
4 July 2009 Scotland Paul Quinn[19] Wales Cardiff City £300,000
22 July 2009 Scotland Stephen Hughes[20] England Norwich City Free

Winter transfer window (1 January – 2 February 2010)

In permanent

Date Player From Fee Contract length
— — — — —

Loans in

Date Player From Loan length
2 January 2010 England John Ruddy[21][22] England Everton Six months
2 January 2010 Poland Lukas Jutkiewicz[21][22] England Everton Six months
2 January 2010 New Zealand Michael McGlinchey[23] Australia Central Coast Mariners Six months

Loans out

Date Player To Loan rength
31 January 2010 England Jonathan Page[24] Stirling Albion Six months

Out permanent

Date Player To Fee Note
1 January 2010 Scotland Steven McGarry[25] Australia Perth Glory Free —
1 February 2010 Scotland Paul Slane[26] Scotland Celtic Undisclosed Four year contract with Celtic

Motherwell F.C. season 2009–10 first-team squad

As of 5 December 2010

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 Michael Fraser
2 France DF Yassin Moutaouakil (on loan from Charlton (Departed January 2010))
3 Scotland DF Steven Hammell
4 Scotland DF Mark Reynolds
5 Northern Ireland DF Stephen Craigan ((c))
6 England MF Giles Coke
7 Jamaica MF Chris Humphrey
8 England MF Steve Jennings
9 England FW Lukas Jutkiewicz (on loan from Everton)
11 England FW John Sutton
12 Scotland MF Darren Smith
14 Scotland MF Keith Lasley
15 Scotland FW Jamie Murphy
16 Scotland MF Marc Fitzpatrick
No. Position Player
17 Scotland MF Jim O'Brien
18 New Zealand FW Michael McGlinchey (on loan from Central Coast Mariners (Arrived January 2010))
18 Scotland MF Steven McGarry (Departed January 2010)
21 England GK John Ruddy (on loan from Everton)
23 Scotland FW Mark Archdeacon
24 England MF Tom Hateley
25 Scotland MF Ross Forbes
28 England DF Shaun Hutchinson
29 England DF Jonathan Page
35 Scotland FW Robert McHugh
43 Scotland DF Steven Saunders
45 Scotland FW Paul Slane (Departed January 2010)

Motherwell F.C. season 2009–10 statistics

Appearances

As of 5 December 2010[27]

No. Pos Nat Player TotalScottish Premier LeagueEuropa LeagueScottish CupScottish League Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Scotland Michael Fraser 904+0104+000+000+00
2 DF France Yassin Moutaouakil 15013+00000+002+00
3 DF Scotland Steven Hammell 40033+004+101+001+00
4 DF Scotland Mark Reynolds 46437+046+001+002+00
5 DF Northern Ireland Stephen Craigan 36028+006+001+001+00
6 MF England Giles Coke 37225+722+001+002+00
7 MF Jamaica Chris Humphrey 3306+2202+101+000+10
8 MF England Steve Jennings 33221+822+100+000+10
9 FW England Lukas Jutkiewicz 361227+6120+001+002+00
11 FW England John Sutton 421431+4126+020+100+00
12 MF Scotland Darren Smith 000+000+000+000+00
14 MF Scotland Keith Lasley 25115+503+101+010+00
15 FW Scotland Jamie Murphy 441024+1163+340+101+10
16 MF Scotland Marc Fitzpatrick 401+200+100+000+00
17 MF Scotland Jim O'Brien 44329+635+101+002+00
18 FW New Zealand Michael McGlinchey 801+700+000+000+00
19 MF Scotland Steven McGarry 500+103+000+000+10
21 GK England John Ruddy 38033+002+001+002+00
23 FW Scotland Mark Archdeacon 100+000+100+000+00
24 MF England Tom Hateley 41338+030+001+002+00
27 MF Scotland Ross Forbes 37922+656+030+101+11
28 DF England Shaun Hutchinson 944+133+010+001+00
29 DF England Jonathan Page 300+000+300+000+00
32 MF Scotland Steven Meechan 201+100+000+000+00
35 FW Scotland Robert McHugh 1522+800+310+001+11
39 MF Scotland Jordan Halsman 100+100+000+000+00
43 FW Scotland Steven Saunders 32122+314+001+002+00
45 MF Scotland Paul Slane 810+205+110+000+00
46 MF Scotland Jamie Pollock 100+100+000+000+00

2009–10 Motherwell top scorers

Last updated on 5 December 2010
Position Nation Number Name Scottish Premier League Europa League Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup Total
1 England 11 John Sutton 12 2 0 0 14
2 England 9 Lukas Jutkiewicz 12 0 0 0 12
3 Scotland 15 Jamie Murphy 6 4 0 0 10
4 Scotland 20 Ross Forbes 5 3 0 1 9
5 Scotland 4 Mark Reynolds 4 0 0 0 4
6 England 28 Shaun Hutchinson 3 1 0 0 4
7 England 6 Tom Hateley 3 0 0 0 3
8 Scotland 17 Jim O'Brien 3 0 0 0 3
9 England 6 Giles Coke 2 0 0 0 2
10 England 8 Steve Jennings 2 0 0 0 2
11 Scotland 35 Robert McHugh 0 1 0 1 2
12 Scotland 43 Steven Saunders 1 0 0 0 1
13 Scotland 45 Paul Slane 0 1 0 0 1
/ / / Own goals 1 0 0 1 2
/ / / Totals 54 12 0 3 69

2009–10 Motherwell disciplinary record

Last updated 26 July 2011
Nation Position Number Name Scottish Premier League Europa League 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
ScotlandGK1Michael Fraser 0000000000
FranceDF2Yassin Moutaouakil 0000000000
ScotlandDF3Steven Hammell 4010000050
ScotlandDF4Mark Reynolds 3000000030
Northern IrelandDF5Stephen Craigan 3000000030
EnglandMF6Giles Coke 4100000041
JamaicaMF7Chris Humphrey 0000000000
EnglandMF8Steve Jennings 6000000060
EnglandFW9Lukas Jutkiewicz 0000000000
EnglandFW11John Sutton 1000000010
ScotlandFW12Darren Smith 0000000000
ScotlandMF14Keith Lasley 0000000000
ScotlandFW15Jamie Murphy 3000000030
ScotlandMF16Marc Fitzpatrick 0000000000
ScotlandMF17Jim O'Brien 4000100050
New ZealandFW18Michael McGlinchey 0000000000
ScotlandMF19Steven McGarry 0000000000
EnglandGK21John Ruddy 0000000000
ScotlandFW23Mark Archdeacon 0000000000
EnglandMF24Tom Hateley 5000101070
ScotlandMF27Ross Forbes 0020000020
EnglandDF28Shaun Hutchinson 0010000010
EnglandDF29Jonathan Page 0000000000
ScotlandMF32Steven Meechan 0000000000
ScotlandFW35Robert McHugh 0000000000
ScotlandDFJordan Halsman 0000000000
ScotlandMFJamie Pollock 1000000010
ScotlandDF43Steven Saunders 0010000010
ScotlandMF45Paul Slane 0000000000
/ / / Totals 34 1 5 0 2 0 1 0 42 1

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss

Friendlies

Date Opponent H/A Score[28] Motherwell scorer(s)[29] Attendance Report
27 June 2009 Wales Rhyl H 1–3 Forbes (47) 0 (match was closed-doors)
6 September 2009 England Manchester United XI H 1–0 Coke (53) 3,470 Motherwell F.C.
4 January 2010 Scotland Bellshill Athletic A 11–1 O'Brien, Meechan, Smith,
Jutkiewicz, Sutton, McHugh, Murphy		 0 (match was closed-doors) Motherwell F.C.

Scottish Premier League

[27]

Match
Day		 Date Opponent H/A Score[28] Motherwell scorer(s)[29] League
Position[30]		 Attendance Report
1 15 August 2009 St Johnstone A 2–2 Hutchinson (55), Forbes (65) 5 5,220 BBC Sport
2 22 August 2009 Kilmarnock H 3–1 Sutton (14), Forbes (45) (pen.), Hutchinson (68) 3 5,093 BBC Sport
3 29 August 2009 Aberdeen A 0–0 5 11,320 BBC Sport
4 12 September 2009 Rangers H 0–0 5 9,355 BBC Sport
5 19 September 2009 Dundee United A 1–0 Forbes (65) 4 7,196 BBC Sport
6 26 September 2009 Hibernian H 1–3 Reynolds (35) 6 5,221 BBC Sport
7 3 October 2009 Falkirk H 1–0 Jutkiewicz (18) 5 4,337 BBC Sport
8 17 October 2009 Celtic A 0–0 5 58,000 BBC Sport
9 24 October 2009 St Mirren A 3–3 Forbes (49) (pen.), Jutkiewicz (74, 81) 5 4,327 BBC Sport
10 31 October 2009 Hearts H 1–0 Forbes (55) 4 4,830 BBC Sport
11 7 November 2009 Hamilton A 2–2 Murphy (78), Jutkiewicz (87) 5 3,583 BBC Sport
12 21 November 2009 Aberdeen H 1–1 Jutkiewicz (13) 5 4,662 BBC Sport
13 28 November 2009 Dundee United H 2–2 Sutton (16), Jutkiewicz (29) 5 4,593 BBC Sport
14 5 December 2009 Hibernian A 0–2 5 10,398 BBC Sport
15 12 December 2009 Celtic H 2–3 Jutkiewicz (26), Reynolds (45) 5 7,807 BBC Sport
16 19 December 2009 Rangers A 1–6 Hutchinson (67) 5 44,291 BBC Sport
17 26 December 2009 St Johnstone H 1–3 Jennings (39) 6 4,140 BBC Sport
18 30 December 2009 Hearts A 0–1 6 14,411 BBC Sport
19 16 January 2010 Kilmarnock A 3–0 O'Brien (55, 70), Jutkiewicz (78) 6 5,354 BBC Sport
20 23 January 2010 St Mirren H 2–0 Murphy (56), Sutton (76) 6 3,621 BBC Sport
21 27 January 2010 Falkirk A 0–0 7 4,321 BBC Sport
22 30 January 2010 Aberdeen A 3–0 Sutton (29, 53), Jutkiewicz (50) 5 9,555 BBC Sport
23 6 February 2010 Hamilton H 1–0 Jutkiewicz (68) 5 4,777 BBC Sport
24 10 February 2010 Rangers H 1–1 Hateley (28) 5 9,352 BBC Sport
25 13 February 2010 Hamilton A 0–0 5 3,133 BBC Sport
26 20 February 2010 Hibernian H 1–0 Murphy (82) 5 5,055 BBC Sport
27 27 February 2010 Kilmarnock H 1–0 Murphy (69) 5 4,178 BBC Sport
28 6 March 2010 St Johnstone A 2–1 Murphy (12), Sutton (86) 5 3,669 BBC Sport
29 9 March 2010 St Mirren A 0–0 5 3,154 BBC Sport
30 13 March 2010 Hearts H 3–1 Reynolds (2), Sutton (13), O'Brien (68) 4 4,448 BBC Sport
31 27 March 2010 Dundee United A 0–3 5 7,609 BBC Sport
32 3 April 2010 Falkirk H 0–1 5 4,268 BBC Sport
33 13 April 2010 Celtic A 1–2 Reynolds (49) 5 27,750 BBC Sport
34 18 April 2010 Dundee United H 2–3 Sutton (28, 81) 5 3,544 BBC Sport
35 24 April 2010 Hearts A 2–0 Saunders (42), Žaliūkas (o.g.) (45) 4 13,447 BBC Sport
36 1 May 2010 Celtic A 0–4 4 24,000 BBC Sport
37 5 May 2010 Hibernian H 6–6 Coke (16, 67), Sutton (39, 76), Hateley (72), Jutkiewicz (90) 4 6,241 BBC Sport
38 9 May 2010 Rangers A 3–3 Murphy (51), Jennings (90), Jutkiewicz (90) (pen.) 5 50,321 BBC Sport

Note: Due to postponements between match day 18 and match day 19 (not shown above), Motherwell's position in the Scottish Premier League dropped to 8th place. The win on match day 19 served to allow them to leapfrog the teams in 6th and 7th place while still having two games in hand.

UEFA Europa League

Date Round Opponent H/A Score[28] Motherwell scorer(s)[29] Attendance Report
2 July 2009 FQR Wales Llanelli H 0–1 4,307 BBC Sport
9 July 2009 FQR Wales Llanelli A 3–0 Sutton (8, 24) Murphy (72) 3,025 BBC Sport
16 July 2009 SQR Albania Flamurtari Vlorë A 0–1 4,012 BBC Sport
23 July 2009 SQR Albania Flamurtari Vlorë H 8–1 Murphy (16, 19, 34) Slane (25) Forbes (pen 28, 50) Shaun Hutchinson (37) McHugh (72) 4,641 BBC Sport
30 July 2009 TQR Romania Steaua Bucharest A 0–3 25,000 BBC Sport
6 August 2009 TQR Romania Steaua Bucharest H 1–3 Forbes (17) 4,975 BBC Sport

Scottish League Cup

Date Round Opponent H/A Score[28] Motherwell scorer(s)[29] Attendance Report
22 September 2009 3rd Round Inverness CT H 3–2 McHugh, Own goal, Forbes 3,905 BBC Sport
27 October 2009 Quarter-Final St Mirren A 0–3 — 4,325 BBC Sport

Scottish Cup

Date Round Opponent H/A Score[28] Motherwell scorer(s)[29] Attendance Report
18 January 2010 4th Round Inverness CT A 0–2 — 1,450 BBC Sport

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started roundCurrent
position / round		 Final
position / round		 First match Last match
Scottish Premier League — — 5 15 August 20099 May 2010
League Cup 3rd Round — Quarter-finals 22 September 200927 October 2009
Scottish Cup 4th Round — 4th Round 18 January 201018 January 2010
UEFA Europa League First qualifying round — Third qualifying round 2 July 20096 August 2009

Source: Competitions

SPL

Classification

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Rangers (C) 38 26 9 3 82 28 +54 87 Group stage
2 Celtic 38 25 6 7 75 39 +36 81 Third qualifying round
3 Dundee United 38 17 12 9 55 47 +8 63 2010–11 UEFA Europa League Play-off round
4 Hibernian 38 15 9 14 58 55 +3 54 2010–11 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round
5 Motherwell 38 13 14 11 52 54 −2 53 2010–11 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round
6 Heart of Midlothian 38 13 9 16 35 46 −11 48

Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(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 14 11 52 54  −2 53 8 5 5 29 25  +4 5 9 6 23 29  −6

Source: BBC Sport

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHHAAHAHHAHAHAAHAAHHAHHAAHAHAHAAHA
ResultDWDDWLWDDWDDDLLLLLWWDWWDDWWWDWLLLLWLDD
Position53554655545555556666755555555455554445

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

Results by opponent

Team Results[28] Points
1 2 3 4
Aberdeen0–01–13–0—5
Celtic0–02–31–20–41
Dundee United1–02–20–32–34
Falkirk1–00–00–1—4
Hamilton Academical2–21–00–0—5
Heart of Midlothian1–00–13–12–09
Hibernian1–30–21–06–64
Kilmarnock3–13–01–0—9
Rangers0–01–61–13–33
St Johnstone2–21–32–1—4
St Mirren3–32–00–0—5

Source: 2009–10 Scottish Premier League article

See also

Notes and references

  1. ↑ "Jim Gannon confirmed as new Well boss". BBC Sport. 13 June 2009. Retrieved 5 July 2009.
  2. ↑ "Boss Gannon sacked by Motherwell". BBC Sport. 28 December 2009. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
  3. ↑ Lindsay, Clive (29 December 2009). "Loose Gannon fired for not signing Motherwell contract". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
  4. ↑ Lindsay, Clive (29 December 2009). "Brown given stint at Motherwell". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
  5. ↑ McLauchlin, Brian (1 July 2009). "Well secure Tranmere's Jennings". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 July 2009.
  6. ↑ "Motherwell sign Shrews' Humphrey". BBC Sport. 15 July 2009. Retrieved 21 July 2009.
  7. ↑ "Town fizzing at Coke's Well move". BBC Sport. 21 July 2009. Retrieved 25 July 2009.
  8. ↑ "Well deal-in midfielder Hateley". BBC Sport. 13 August 2009. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
  9. ↑ "Well capture Ross County youth". BBC Sport. 7 September 2009. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
  10. ↑ "Well sign Everton keeper on loan". BBC Sport. 24 July 2009. Retrieved 25 July 2009.
  11. ↑ "Jutkiewicz agrees Well loan deal". BBC Sport. 27 August 2009. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
  12. ↑ "Moutaouakil seals Well loan move". BBC Sport. 1 September 2009. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
  13. ↑ "Malcolm clinches move Down Under". BBC sport. 2 July 2009. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
  14. ↑ "Bristol City tie up Clarkson deal". BBC sport. 29 June 2009. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
  15. ↑ "Bluebirds look at Klimpl". Sky sports. 1 July 2009. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
  16. ↑ "Krysiak signs deal". Birmingham City Official Website. 1 July 2009. Archived from the original on 17 July 2009. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
  17. ↑ "Defender McLean signs for Falkirk". BBC sport. 1 July 2009. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
  18. ↑ "Goalkeeper Signs". Seagulls.co.uk. 1 July 2009. Archived from the original on 4 August 2009. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
  19. ↑ "Defender Quinn seals Cardiff move". BBC sport. 4 July 2009. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
  20. ↑ "City sign Hughes". Canaries.co.uk. 22 July 2009. Archived from the original on 23 July 2009. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
  21. 1 2 "Everton duo extend Well loan deal". BBC Sport. 2 January 2010. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
  22. 1 2 "Everton duo remain at Motherwell for season". BBC Sport. 27 January 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2010.
  23. ↑ "Motherwell secure Mariners Michael McGlinchey". BBC Sport. 22 January 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2010.
  24. ↑ "Defender Jonathan Page signs Motherwell extension". BBC Sport. 22 May 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  25. ↑ "McGarry departs". Motherwell FC Online. 1 January 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
  26. ↑ "Celtic sign Fulham's Kamara, Braafheid and Well's Slane". BBC Sport. 1 February 2010. Retrieved 1 February 2010.
  27. 1 2 Motherwell FC season 2009–10, Fir Park Corner
  28. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Motherwell's score is shown first.
  29. 1 2 3 4 5 The number(s) in brackets shows the minutes of the goal(s) that was/were scored.
  30. ↑ Shows Motherwell's position in the table at end of day the match was played on
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