2010–11 Motherwell F.C. season

Motherwell
2010–11 season
Chairman Scotland John Boyle
Manager

Scotland Craig Brown (Resigned),

Scotland Stuart McCall
Stadium Fir Park
Scottish Premier League 6th
Scottish Cup Runners-Up
League Cup Semi-Finals
Europa League Play Off Round
Top goalscorer League: John Sutton, Nick Blackman (10)
All: John Sutton (17)
Highest home attendance 10,092 v Rangers, 27 February 2011
Lowest home attendance 3,324 v Hearts, 14 December 2010
Average home league attendance 5,660
Home colours
Away colours

Motherwell will compete in the Scottish Premier League, Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup and UEFA Europa League during the 2010–11 season. This is the third consecutive season in which Motherwell have been involved in European competition, the first time this has happened in the club's 125-year history.

Important Events

Transfers

For a list of Scottish football transfers in 2010–11, see transfers in season 2010–11

First-team Squad

As of 28 January 2011[38] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Republic of Ireland GK Darren Randolph
2 Scotland DF Steven Saunders
3 Scotland DF Steven Hammell
4 Scotland DF Maurice Ross
5 Northern Ireland DF Stephen Craigan (captain)
6 England MF Tom Hateley
7 Jamaica MF Chris Humphrey
8 England MF Steve Jennings
9 Scotland FW Jamie Murphy
11 England FW John Sutton
12 Scotland GK Lee Hollis
14 Scotland MF Keith Lasley
16 Scotland FW Robert McHugh
17 Northern Ireland MF Steve Jones (on loan from Walsall)
18 Scotland MF Ross Forbes
No. Position Player
19 England DF Shaun Hutchinson
20 England MF Jonathan Page
21 Cyprus DF Angelis Charalambous
22 Republic of Ireland DF Gavin Gunning (on loan from Blackburn Rovers)
23 Spain FW Esteban Casagolda
24 England FW Francis Jeffers
27 Scotland MF Steven Meechan
28 Scotland FW Steve Howarth
32 Scotland MF Jamie Pollock
33 Scotland FW Gary Smith
34 Wales GK Tom Bradley
36 Scotland DF Ross McKinnon
41 Scotland FW Lee Erwin
42 Scotland MF Stuart Carswell

Statistics

Appearances

As of 21 May 2011[39][40]

No. Pos Nat Player TotalScottish Premier LeagueEuropa LeagueScottish CupScottish League Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Republic of Ireland Darren Randolph 52037+006+006+003+00
2 DF Scotland Steven Saunders 36122+315+102+003+00
3 DF Scotland Steven Hammell 44026+506+005+002+00
4 DF Scotland Mark Reynolds 27018+006+001+002+00
4 DF Scotland Maurice Ross 605+100+000+000+00
5 DF Northern Ireland Stephen Craigan 50132+306+005+113+00
6 MF England Tom Hateley 53336+226+016+003+00
7 MF Jamaica Chris Humphrey 51433+334+205+113+00
8 MF England Steve Jennings 42130+005+004+012+10
9 FW Scotland Jamie Murphy 491231+466+035+132+00
11 FW England John Sutton 501725+10106+016+061+20
12 GK Scotland Lee Hollis 101+000+000+000+00
14 MF Scotland Keith Lasley 40226+016+006+002+01
16 FW Scotland Robert McHugh 1700+1100+300+200+10
17 MF Scotland Marc Fitzpatrick 703+200+101+000+00
17 MF Northern Ireland Steve Jones 17210+210+001+310+10
18 MF Scotland Ross Forbes 32111+1203+110+301+10
19 DF England Shaun Hutchinson 24117+110+005+001+00
20 DF England Jonathan Page 1433+600+210+101+12
21 DF Cyprus Angelis Charalambous 000+000+000+000+00
22 FW England Nick Blackman 221015+3101+100+002+00
22 DF Republic of Ireland Gavin Gunning 18012+200+004+000+00
23 FW Spain Esteban Casagolda 1303+900+000+100+00
24 FW Scotland Alan Gow 1729+610+000+002+01
24 FW England Francis Jeffers 1428+210+002+210+00
27 MF Scotland Steven Meechan 200+200+000+000+00
28 FW Scotland Steve Howarth 000+000+000+000+00
32 MF Scotland Jamie Pollock 400+300+100+000+00
33 FW Scotland Gary Smith 200+100+100+000+00
42 MF Scotland Stuart Carswell 403+100+000+000+00

Top scorers

Last updated on 21 May 2011[39]
Position Nation Number Name Scottish Premier League Europa League Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup Total
1 England 11 John Sutton 10 1 6 0 17
2 Scotland 9 Jamie Murphy 6 3 3 0 12
3 England 22 Nick Blackman 10 0 0 0 10
4 Jamaica 7 Chris Humphrey 3 0 1 0 4
6 England 6 Tom Hateley 2 1 0 0 3
5 England 20 Jonathan Page 0 1 0 2 3
7 England 24 Francis Jeffers 1 0 1 0 2
15 Northern Ireland 17 Steve Jones 1 0 1 0 2
8 Scotland 24 Alan Gow 1 0 0 1 2
9 Scotland 14 Keith Lasley 1 0 0 1 2
10 England 19 Shaun Hutchinson 1 0 0 0 1
11 Scotland 2 Steven Saunders 1 0 0 0 1
12 Scotland 18 Ross Forbes 0 1 0 0 1
13 Northern Ireland 5 Stephen Craigan 0 0 1 0 1
14 England 8 Steve Jennings 0 0 1 0 1
/ / / Own Goals 3 0 0 0 3
/ / / TOTALS 40 7 14 4 65

Disciplinary Record

Last updated 26 July 2011[39]
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
Republic of IrelandGK1Darren Randolph 1000100020
ScotlandDF2Steven Saunders 6120000081
ScotlandDF3Steven Hammell 0010000010
ScotlandDF4Mark Reynolds 2010000030
ScotlandDF4Maurice Ross 1000000010
Northern IrelandDF5Stephen Craigan 80101010110
EnglandMF6Tom Hateley 4010100060
JamaicaMF7Chris Humphrey 3000100040
EnglandMF8Steve Jennings 91113010142
ScotlandFW9Jamie Murphy 1000000010
EnglandFW11John Sutton 2000000020
ScotlandGK12Lee Hollis 0000000000
ScotlandMF14Keith Lasley 70201000100
ScotlandFW16Robert McHugh 0000000000
ScotlandMF17Marc Fitzpatrick 0010000010
Northern IrelandMF17Steve Jones 1000000010
ScotlandMF18Ross Forbes 6000000060
EnglandDF19Shaun Hutchinson 3000100040
EnglandDF20Jonathan Page 1000000010
CyprusDF21Angelis Charalambous 0000000000
EnglandFW22Nick Blackman 2000000020
Republic of IrelandMF22Gavin Gunning 5000100060
SpainFW23Esteban Casagolda 0000000000
ScotlandFW24Alan Gow 0000000000
EnglandFW24Francis Jeffers 2000000020
ScotlandMF25Steven Meechan 0000000000
ScotlandFW27Steve Howarth 0000000000
ScotlandMF32Jamie Pollock 0000000000
ScotlandFW33Gary Smith 0000000000
ScotlandMF42Stuart Carswell 1000000010
/ / / TOTALS 65 1 9 1 8 0 2 0 84 2

Last updated: 26 July 2011
[39]

Results & fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss

Friendlies

Date Opponent H/A Score[41] Motherwell Scorer(s)[42] Attendance Report
6 July 2010 Scotland Brechin City A 3–1 Sutton  48', Forbes  55', Lasley  66' Unknown Motherwell F.C.
9 July 2010 Scotland Forfar Athletic A 2–1 Trialist  24', Reynolds  75' Unknown Motherwell F.C.
9 July 2010 Scotland Ayr United A 2–1 Forbes  69', McHugh  89' Unknown Motherwell F.C.

Scottish Premier League

[40]

Match
Day
Date Opponent H/A Score[41] Motherwell Scorer(s)[42] League
Position[43]
Attendance Report
1 15 August 2010 Hibernian H 2–3 Sutton  13', Murphy  75' (pen.) 9 5,172 BBC Sport
2 22 August 2010 Kilmarnock A 1–0 Blackman  37' 6 5,399 BBC Sport
3 29 August 2010 Celtic H 0–1 7 9,207 BBC Sport
4 11 September 2010 St Johnstone A 2–0 Blackman  3', Rutkiewicz  39' (og.) 4 3,254 BBC Sport
5 18 September 2010 Aberdeen H 1–1 Murphy  35' 5 5,251 BBC Sport
6 25 September 2010 Hearts A 2–0 Blackman  58', Sutton  70' 3 13,749 BBC Sport
7 2 October 2010 St Mirren H 3–1 Humphrey  3', Hateley  87' (pen.), Murphy  88' 3 4,384 BBC Sport
8 16 October 2010 Rangers A 1–4 Blackman  44' 3 44,609 BBC Sport
9 23 October 2010 Dundee United H 2–1 Severin  1' (og.), Dillon  75' (og.) 3 4,635 BBC Sport
10 30 October 2010 Hamilton Academical H 0–1 3 4,865 BBC Sport
11 6 November 2010 Inverness CT A 2–1 Gow  33', Blackman  43' 3 4,054 BBC Sport
12 10 November 2010 St Johnstone H 4–0 Blackman  12', 24', 45', Sutton  88' 3 3,361 BBC Sport
13 13 November 2010 Hibernian A 1–2 Blackman  10' (pen.) 4 11,178 BBC Sport
14 20 November 2010 St Mirren A 1–1 Blackman  74' 5 4,213 BBC Sport
15 (Re-arranged) 14 December 2010 Hearts H 1–2 Lasley  45' 5 3,324 BBC Sport
19 26 December 2010 Rangers H 1–4 Sutton  46' 6 9,371 BBC Sport
20 29 December 2010 Celtic A 0–1 6 40,750 BBC Sport
21 1 January 2011 Hamilton Academical A 0–0 6 3,171 BBC Sport
17 (Re-arranged) 12 January 2011 Dundee United A 0–2 6 4,918 BBC Sport
22 15 January 2011 Inverness CT H 0–0 6 3,728 BBC Sport
23 22 January 2011 Hibernian H 2–0 Murphy  20', Saunders  24' 6 4,202 BBC Sport
24 26 January 2011 St Johnstone A 0–1 6 2,268 BBC Sport
16 (Re-arranged) 2 February 2011 Kilmarnock H 0–1 8 3,640 BBC Sport
26 12 February 2011 Rangers A 0–6 8 43,789 BBC Sport
18 (Re-arranged) 15 February 2011 Aberdeen A 2–1 Jeffers  14', Murphy  71' 5 6,882 BBC Sport
27 19 February 2011 Hamilton Academical H 1–0 Sutton  36' (pen.) 5 4,407 BBC Sport
25 (Re-arranged) 23 February 2011 St Mirren H 0–1 5 3,613 BBC Sport
28 27 February 2011 Celtic H 2–0 Sutton  2', 49' (pen.) 5 9,716 BBC Sport
29 5 March 2011 Inverness CT A 0–3 5 3,563 BBC Sport
30 19 March 2011 Kilmarnock A 1–3 Sutton  12' 6 4,259 BBC Sport
31 2 April 2011 Aberdeen H 2–1 Humphrey  15', Hutchinson  88' 6 4,458 BBC Sport
33 (Re-arranged) 6 April 2011 Dundee United H 2–1 Murphy  26', Humphrey  41' 6 3,435 BBC Sport
32 9 April 2011 Hearts A 0–0 6 13,800 BBC Sport
34 23 April 2011 Hearts A 3–3 Sutton  55', 88', Hateley  58' 6 13,039 BBC Sport
35 30 April 2011 Rangers H 0–5 6 8,968 BBC Sport
36 7 May 2011 Dundee United A 0–4 6 5,951 BBC Sport
37 11 May 2011 Kilmarnock H 1–1 Jones  8' 6 4,101 BBC Sport
38 15 May 2011 Celtic A 0–4 6 57,837 BBC Sport

UEFA Europa League

Date Round Opponent H/A Score[41] Motherwell Scorer(s)[42] Attendance Report
15 July 2010 Second qualifying round Iceland Breiðablik H 1–0 Forbes  63' 5,990 BBC Sport
22 July 2010 Second qualifying round Iceland Breiðablik A 1–0 Murphy  42' 1,700 BBC Sport
29 July 2010 Third qualifying round Norway Aalesund A 1–1 Murphy  48' 8,450 BBC Sport
5 August 2010 Third qualifying round Norway Aalesund H 3–0 Murphy  4', Sutton  11', Page  89' 7,721 BBC Sport
19 August 2010 Play-off round Denmark Odense A 1–2 Hateley  90+4' 14,911 BBC Sport
26 August 2010 Play-off round Denmark Odense H 0–1 9,105 BBC Sport

Scottish Cup

Date Round Opponent H/A Score[41] Motherwell Scorer(s)[42] Attendance Report
9 January 2011 Fourth round Dundee A 4–0 Sutton  3', 47', Jennings  81', Murphy  87' 4,285 BBC Sport
5 February 2011 Fifth round Stranraer A 2–0 Jones  45', Sutton  82' 2,042 BBC Sport
13 March 2011 Quarter-final Dundee United A 2–2 Sutton  1', 72' 7,358 BBC Sport
30 March 2011 Quarter-final replay Dundee United H 3–0 Murphy  8', Humphrey  36', Jeffers  63' 8,337 BBC Sport
16 April 2011 Semi-final St Johnstone N 3–0 Craigan  5', Murphy  14', Sutton  39' 11,920 BBC Sport
21 May 2011 Final Celtic N 0–3 49,618 BBC Sport

Scottish League Cup

Date Round Opponent H/A Score[41] Motherwell Scorer(s)[42] Attendance Report
21 September 2010 Third round Brechin City A 2–0 Page  16', 59' 903 BBC Sport
26 October 2010 Quarter-finals Dundee United H 1–0 Gow  86' 4,838 BBC Sport
30 January 2011 Semi-finals Rangers N 1–2 Lasley  66' 23,432 BBC Sport

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started roundCurrent
position / round
Final
position / round
First match Last match
Scottish Premier League 6 5 August 201015 May 2011
League Cup 3rd Round Semi-finals 21 September 201030 January 2011
Scottish Cup 4th Round Final 9 January 201121 May 2011
UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round Play-off round 15 July 201026 August 2010

Source: Competitions

SPL

Classification

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Rangers (C) 38 30 3 5 88 29 +59 93 2011–12 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round
2 Celtic 38 29 5 4 85 22 +63 92 2011–12 UEFA Europa League Play-off round 1
3 Heart of Midlothian 38 18 9 11 53 45 +8 63 2011–12 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round
4 Dundee United 38 17 10 11 55 50 +5 61 2011–12 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round 1
5 Kilmarnock 38 13 10 15 53 55 2 49
6 Motherwell 38 13 7 18 40 56 16 46

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 7 18 40 60  −20 46 8 3 8 24 24  0 5 4 10 16 36  −20

Source: BBC Sport

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHHAAAHHAHAAHHHAAHAHAHAHA
ResultLWLWDWWLWLWWLDLLLDLDWLLLWWLWLLWDWDLLDL
Position96745333333345566666668855555666666777

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

Results by opponent

Team Results[41] Points
1 2 3 4
Aberdeen1–12–12–17
Celtic0–10–12–00–43
Dundee United2–10–22–10–46
Hamilton Academical0–10–01–04
Heart of Midlothian2–01–20–03–35
Hibernian2–31–22–03
Inverness CT2–10–00–34
Kilmarnock1–00–11–31–14
Rangers1–41–40–60–50
St Johnstone2–04–00–16
St Mirren3–11–10–14

Source: 2010–11 Scottish Premier League article

See also

Notes and references

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  2. "Club Statement". Motherwell F.C. 5 October 2010. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
  3. "Aberdeen target Craig Brown resigns as Motherwell boss". BBC Sport. 9 December 2010. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
  4. "Stuart McCall confirmed as Motherwell's new manager". BBC Sport. 30 December 2010. Archived from the original on 23 December 2010. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
  5. "Black confirmed as assistant manager". Motherwell F.C. 30 December 2010. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
  6. "Fir Park owner John Boyle to give away control for free". BBC Sport. 23 February 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
  7. "Motherwell sign former Airdrie goalkeeper Lee Hollis". BBC Sport. 7 June 2010. Retrieved 7 June 2010.
  8. "Cypriot Angelis Charalambous signs for Motherwell". BBC Sport. 10 June 2010. Archived from the original on 13 June 2010. Retrieved 10 June 2010.
  9. "Charlton goalkeeper Darren Randolph joins Motherwell". BBC Sport. 1 July 2010. Archived from the original on 1 July 2010. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
  10. "Motherwell sign striker Esteban Casagolda". BBC Sport. 12 August 2010. Archived from the original on 14 August 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
  11. "Final day SPL and league transfer deals: Full list". The Scotsman. UK. 31 August 2010. Archived from the original on 3 September 2010. Retrieved 7 September 2010.
  12. "Player News". Scottish Football League.com. 2 September 2010. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
  13. "Alan Gow defends move to Motherwell". BBC Sport. 2 September 2010. Archived from the original on 3 September 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
  14. "Striker Francis Jeffers agrees deal to join Motherwell". BBC Sport. 4 February 2011. Archived from the original on 9 February 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
  15. "Jeffers deal done". Motherwell F.C. Official Website. 8 February 2011. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
  16. "Maurice Ross defends his switch to Motherwell". BBC SPORT. 1 April 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
  17. "O'Brien is Oakwell bound". motherwellfc.co.uk. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
  18. "Keepers Roddy McKenzie and Ross Hyslop join Doonhamers". BBC Sport. 1 June 2010. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
  19. "Midfielder Giles Coke joins Sheffield Wednesday". BBC Sport. 1 July 2010. Archived from the original on 5 July 2010. Retrieved 3 July 2010.
  20. "Ross County sign former Motherwell winger Darren Smith". BBC Sport. 23 July 2010. Archived from the original on 25 July 2010. Retrieved 24 July 2010.
  21. "Fitzpatrick joins Ross County". Sporting Life. 13 January 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2011.
  22. "Notts County sign Alan Gow and Lewis Gobern". BBC Sport. 14 January 2011. Archived from the original on 25 January 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
  23. "Sheffield Wednesday sign Gary Madine & Mark Reynolds". BBC Sport. 16 January 2011. Archived from the original on 25 January 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
  24. Homeward Bound Motherwell FC Official Website. Retrieved 7 September 2010
  25. "Motherwell dismiss Swansea's bid for Mark Reynolds". BBC Sport. 31 August 2010. Archived from the original on 2 September 2010. Retrieved 2 September 2010.
  26. 1 2 "Craigan and Jennings offered new deals at Motherwell". BBC Sport. 2011-06-01. Archived from the original on 2 June 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-01.
  27. "Youngsters head out on loan". Motherwell F.C. 2011-08-31. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
  28. "Blackman signs". Motherwell FC official website. 14 August 2010. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
  29. "Mike Grella and Steve Jones join Motherwell". BBC Sport. 20 January 2011. Archived from the original on 25 January 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
  30. "Motherwell sign Gunning and extend Humphrey contract". BBC Sport. 28 January 2011. Archived from the original on 1 February 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
  31. 1 2 "Annan add two youngsters". Scottish Football League. 20 July 2010. Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2010.
  32. Linlithgow Rose snap up Well defender Dario Quinn Edinburgh Evening News
  33. Smith joins Dumbarton Motherwell FC official website
  34. 1 2 3 "Motherwell trio set for Albion Rovers debuts". Airdrie & Coatbridge Advertiser. 31 August 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
  35. 1 2 Paul Martin Column, Albion Rovers Official Website. 1 December 2010
  36. 1 2 Meechan goes back to Motherwell Archived 5 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine., Scottish Football League
  37. "Halsman Joins Dumbarton". Motherwell F.C. Official Website. 29 January 2011.
  38. Motherwell FC Squad Numbers – Scottish Premier League
  39. 1 2 3 4 Motherwell F.C. Sky Sports Statistics Archived 10 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine.
  40. 1 2 Motherwell FC season 2010–11, Fir Park Corner
  41. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Motherwell's score is shown first.
  42. 1 2 3 4 5 The number(s) in brackets shows the minute the goal(s) was/were scored.
  43. Shows Motherwell's position in the table at end of day the match was played on
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