2012–13 Motherwell F.C. season

Motherwell
2012–13 season
Chairman Vacant
Manager Stuart McCall
Stadium Fir Park
Scottish Premier League 2nd
Champions League Third qualifying round vs Panathinaikos
Europa League Play-off round vs Levante
League Cup Third round vs Rangers
Scottish Cup Fourth round vs Aberdeen
Top goalscorer League: Michael Higdon (26)
All: Michael Higdon (27)
Highest home attendance 10,496 vs Celtic
29 September 2012
Lowest home attendance 3,649 vs St Johnstone
20 January 2013
Average home league attendance 5,118[1]
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

The 2012–13 season will be Motherwell's fourteenth consecutive season in the Scottish Premier League, having competed in it since its inauguration in 1998–99. Motherwell will also compete in the Champions League,[2] Europa League, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Transfers

Released

Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date
20 May 2013[27] DF Scotland Nicky Devlin Stenhousemuir 10 June 2013[28]
20 May 2013[27] DF Scotland Steven Saunders Ross County 8 July 2013[29]
20 May 2013[27] MF England Steven Hetherington England Celtic Nation
20 May 2013[27] MF Scotland Adam Asghar Alloa Athletic 23 July 2014[30]
20 May 2013[27] MF Scotland Dominic Green
20 May 2013[27] MF England Nicky Law Rangers 24 May 2013[31]
20 May 2013[27] MF Scotland Josh Watt Iceland ÍA 24 July 2013[32]
20 May 2013[27] MF Jamaica Omar Daley United States Minnesota United 24 August 2013[33]

Competitions

Pre-season Friendlies

Notes

Scottish Premier League

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
37 17 9 11 65 51  +14 60 8 6 4 33 24  +9 9 3 7 32 27  +5

Source: BBC Sport

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHHAAHAHAHHAHAHAAHHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHA
ResultDDWDWWDLLLWLDWDWWWLWDLWLWLLWWDWWDWWLWL
Position77251112666674453223333322322222222222

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

Results by opponent

Team Results Points
1 2 3 4
Aberdeen3-34-10-0-5
Celtic0-20-12-13-16
Dundee2-11-13-0-7
Dundee United0-12-10-13-16
Heart of Midlothian0-10-02-1-4
Hibernian0-43-24-1-6
Inverness C.T.4-15-13-03-49
Kilmarnock2-12-20-2-4
Ross County0-03-20-32-07
St Johnstone1-13-13-20-27
St Mirren1-11-22-2-2

Source: 2012–13 Scottish Premier League Results Table

Results

Notes
  • The match between Motherwell and Dundee United was called off on the 6 October 2012 due to a power failure in the area. The match has been re-arranged for 7 November 2012.[36]
  • The match between Motherwell and Dundee United was called off on the 29 January 2013 due to a waterlogged pitch. The match has been re-arranged for 19 February 2013.[37]

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Celtic (C) 38 24 7 7 92 35 +57 79 2013–14 UEFA Champions League second qualifying round
2 Motherwell 38 18 9 11 67 51 +16 63 2013–14 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round
3 St Johnstone 38 14 14 10 45 44 +1 56 2013–14 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round
4 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 38 13 15 10 64 60 +4 54
5 Ross County 38 13 14 11 47 48 1 53
6 Dundee United 38 11 14 13 51 62 11 47[lower-alpha 1]
7 Hibernian 38 13 12 13 49 52 3 51[lower-alpha 1] 2013–14 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 2]
8 Aberdeen 38 11 15 12 41 43 2 48[lower-alpha 1]
9 Kilmarnock 38 11 12 15 52 53 1 45
10 Heart of Midlothian 38 11 11 16 40 49 9 44
11 St Mirren 38 9 14 15 47 60 13 41
12 Dundee (R) 38 7 9 22 28 66 38 30 Relegation to 2013–14 Scottish First Division
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Scottish Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 Teams in the bottom half at the time of the split may not overtake a team in the top 6 at the time of the split.
  2. Since the winners of 2012–13 Scottish Cup, Celtic are already qualified to 2013–14 UEFA Champions League, the runners–up Hibernian secured a spot in 2013–14 UEFA Europa League in the second qualifying round.

Scottish Cup

Scottish League Cup

Champions League

Europa League

Squad statistics

Appearances

As of 19 May 2013[38][39]
No. Pos Nat Player TotalScottish Premier LeagueEurope[40]Scottish CupScottish League Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Republic of Ireland Darren Randolph 41035+004+001+001+00
2 DF Scotland Steven Saunders 100+100+000+000+00
3 DF Scotland Steven Hammell 41034+004+002+001+00
4 MF England Nicky Law 43638+063+001+001+00
5 DF England Shaun Hutchinson 36131+013+001+001+00
6 MF England Tom Hateley 40334+033+002+001+00
7 MF Jamaica Chris Humphrey 39333+032+102+001+00
8 FW Estonia Henrik Ojamaa 44432+544+002+001+00
9 FW England Michael Higdon 442737+0263+102+011+00
11 FW England Kallum Higginbotham 1013+710+000+000+00
12 GK Scotland Lee Hollis 402+100+001+000+00
14 MF Scotland Keith Lasley 43136+014+002+001+00
15 DF England Simon Ramsden 31028+102+000+000+00
16 FW Scotland Robert McHugh 2932+2330+300+100+00
17 MF Jamaica Omar Daley 1712+1211+100+000+10
18 MF Scotland Stuart Carswell 2607+1601+101+000+00
19 DF Scotland Fraser Kerr 1909+501+101+101+00
20 FW Scotland James McFadden 13511+250+000+000+00
26 DF Antigua and Barbuda Zaine Francis-Angol 2607+1500+200+100+10
27 MF England Steven Hetherington 401+201+000+000+00
30 DF England Adam Cummins 28117+513+002+001+00
43 GK Scotland Ross M. Stewart 100+100+000+000+00
Players no longer at the club:
11 FW Scotland Jamie Murphy 291120+2104+002+010+10
20 DF England Jonathan Page 201+001+000+000+00

Top scorers

As of 12 May 2013[38][39]
Ranking Nation Number Name Scottish Premier League Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup Europe[40] Total
1 England 9 Michael Higdon 26 1 27
2 Scotland 11 Jamie Murphy 10 1 11
3 England 4 Nicky Law 6 6
8 Scotland 20 James McFadden 5 5
4 Estonia 8 Henrik Ojamaa 4 4
5 England 6 Tom Hateley 3 3
6 Jamaica 7 Chris Humphrey 3 3
8 Scotland 16 Robert McHugh 3 3
9 England 30 Adam Cummins 1 1
10 Jamaica 17 Omar Daley 1 1
11 England 11 Kallum Higginbotham 1 1
12 England 5 Shaun Hutchinson 1 1
13 Scotland 14 Keith Lasley 1 1
Own Goals 2
TOTALS 67 2 69

Disciplinary record

As of 4 May 2013[38][39]
Nation Position Number Name Scottish Premier League Europe[40] 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 1000000010
ScotlandDF2Steven Saunders 0000000000
ScotlandDF3Steven Hammell 4100001051
EnglandMF4Nicky Law 2000000020
EnglandDF5Shaun Hutchinson 91110000102
EnglandMF6Tom Hateley 3010000040
JamaicaMF7Chris Humphrey 1000000010
EstoniaFW8Henrik Ojamaa 5100000051
EnglandFW9Michael Higdon 3000000030
ScotlandFW11Jamie Murphy 0000000000
EnglandFW11Kallum Higginbotham 0000000000
ScotlandGK12Lee Hollis 0000000000
ScotlandMF14Keith Lasley 4110000051
EnglandDF15Simon Ramsden 3000000030
ScotlandFW16Robert McHugh 0000000000
JamaicaMF17Omar Daley 2000001030
ScotlandMF18Stuart Carswell 0000000000
ScotlandDF19Fraser Kerr 1100000011
ScotlandFW20James McFadden 1000000010
EnglandDF20Jonathan Page 1000000010
Antigua and BarbudaDF26Zaine Francis-Angol 0000000000
EnglandMF27Steven Hetherington 1010000020
EnglandDF30Adam Cummins 2100000021
TOTALS 42 6 4 1 0 0 2 0 48 7

Awards

Manager of the Month

MONTH Name Award
March Scotland Stuart McCall Won[41]

Player of the Month

MONTH Name Award
September England Michael Higdon Won[42]
December Scotland Jamie Murphy Won[43]
March England Nicky Law Won[44]
April England Michael Higdon Won[45]

Young player of the Month

MONTH Name Award
April Estonia Henrik Ojamaa Won[46]

SPL Manager of the Year

Scotland Stuart McCall[47]

Player of the Year

England Michael Higdon[48]

Notes and references

  1. League Only.
  2. "Motherwell in the Champions League! McCall delight as Scottish underdogs join Europe's top table". Daily Mail. 3 May 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
  3. "Motherwell sign former Bradford defender Simon Ramsden". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 24 July 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
  4. "McFadden returns home to 'Well". motherwellfc.co.uk. Motherwell F.C. 18 February 2013. Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
  5. "Hibernian sign defender Tim Clancy". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 21 June 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
  6. "Coventry City sign Motherwell midfielder Steve Jennings". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 16 August 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
  7. "Muir agrees short term deal with Ayr". scottishfootballleague.com. Scottish Football League. 6 November 2012. Archived from the original on 4 January 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  8. "Jonathan Page leaves the club". motherwellfc.co.uk. Motherwell F.C. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
  9. "Murphy deal done". www.sufc.co.uk. Sheffield United F.C. 3 January 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  10. "Player Signings and other Movements". stenhousemuirfc.com. Stenhousemuir F.C. 29 March 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  11. "Birmingham defender Fraser Kerr returns to Motherwell". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 10 August 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
  12. "Kerr stay extended". www.bcfc.com. Birmingham City F.C. 4 January 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  13. "Higginbotham joins on loan". www.motherwellfc.co.uk. Motherwell F.C. 9 January 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  14. "Nicky returns to the rock". dumbartonfootballclub.com. Dumbarton F.C. 17 August 2012. Archived from the original on 2 January 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
  15. "Hamilton sign Motherwell's Jonathan Page on month's loan". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 27 September 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
  16. "Accies Update". Acciesfc.co.uk. Hamilton Academical F.C. 10 November 2012. Archived from the original on 3 January 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
  17. "Accies Update". Acciesfc.co.uk. Hamilton Academical F.C. 29 November 2012. Archived from the original on 19 April 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  18. "Watt joins Airdrie Utd on loan". motherwellfc.co.uk. Motherwell F.C. 17 October 2012. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
  19. "Nicky Extends Stay". dumbartonfootballclub.com. Dumbarton F.C. 3 January 2013. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  20. "New Loan Deals - Craig Moore". cowdenbeathfc.com. Cowdenbeath F.C. 31 January 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  21. 1 2 3 "Watt joins Rovers on loan". motherwellfc.co.uk. Motherwell F.C. 6 March 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
  22. "Hetherington joins Airdrie on loan". motherwellfc.co.uk. Motherwell F.C. 7 February 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  23. "Airdrie v Dunfermline". airdriefc.co.uk. Airdrie F.C. 8 March 2013. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  24. "Signing News". raithrovers.net. Raith Rovers F.C. 5 March 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
  25. "Devlin goes on loan to Stenhousemuir". scottishfootballleague.com. Scottish Football League. 19 March 2013. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  26. "DUMBARTON SWOOP FOR SPL YOUNGSTER". dumbartonfootballclub.com. Dumbarton F.C. 29 March 2013. Archived from the original on 10 April 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  27. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Paul Lawson signs from Ross County as seven exit". bbc.co.uk. British Broadcasting Corporation. 20 May 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  28. "New Player Signings". stenhousemuirfc.com. Stenhousemuir F.C. 10 June 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  29. "Ross County sign ex-Motherwell defender Steven Saunders". bbc.co.uk. British Broadcasting Corporation. 8 July 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  30. "Ashgar makes Alloa move". spfl.co.uk/. SPFL. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  31. "Nicky Law agrees three-year contract at Ibrox". bbc.co.uk. British Broadcasting Corporation. 23 May 2013. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
  32. "Watt heads for Iceland". scottishfootballleague.com. Scottish Football League. 24 July 2013. Archived from the original on 25 July 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
  33. "Minnesota United FC Signs Midfielder Omar Daley". mnunitedfc.com. Minnesota United FC. 7 August 2013. Archived from the original on 12 August 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  34. Rapid game called off
  35. Arbroath game called off
  36. Motherwell A-A Dundee United
  37. Motherwell P-P Dundee United
  38. 1 2 3 Motherwell F.C. Sky Sports Statistics Archived 10 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine.
  39. 1 2 3 Motherwell F.C. Sky Sports Statistics 2 Archived 25 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine.
  40. 1 2 3 The competitions that Motherwell were involved in were 2012–13 UEFA Champions League and 2012–13 UEFA Europa League.
  41. "Motherwell's Stuart McCall is SPL manager of month". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  42. "Motherwell striker Michael Higdon nets player award". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
  43. "Ex-Motherwell forward Jamie Murphy wins SPL monthly award". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
  44. "Award-winner Nicky Law ponders future at Motherwell". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
  45. "Motherwell's Michael Higdon picks up April player prize". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  46. "Motherwell's Henrik Ojamaa picks up young player award for April". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
  47. "Motherwell's Stuart McCall wins SPL manager of year award". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
  48. "Motherwell: Michael Higdon named player of the year". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
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