2014–15 Motherwell F.C. season

Motherwell
2014–15 season
Chairman Vacant
Manager Stuart McCall
(until 2 November 2014)
Kenny Black(caretaker)
(2 November - 13 December)
Ian Baraclough
(from 13 December 2014)
Stadium Fir Park
Scottish Premiership 11th
Scottish Premiership play-offs Winners
Europa League Second qualifying round vs Stjarnan
League Cup Third Round
v Hamilton Academical
Scottish Cup Fourth Round
v Dundee United
Top goalscorer League: John Sutton (13)
All: John Sutton (13)
Highest home attendance 7,740 vs Celtic
6 December 2014
Lowest home attendance 3,732 vs Inverness Caledonian Thistle
16 August 2014
Average home league attendance 4,176
Home colours
Away colours

The 2014–15 season is Motherwell's thirtieth consecutive season in the top flight of Scottish football and the second in the newly established Scottish Premiership,[1] having been promoted from the Scottish First Division at the end of the 1984–85 season. Motherwell will also compete in the Europa League, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Important Events

On 2 November Stuart McCall resigned as manager,[2] with Kenny Black taking over as caretaker manager until Ian Baraclough was appointed as manager on 13 December.[3][4] Black returned to his role as assistant manager following the appointment of Baraclough, but was sacked by the club on 6 February 2015.[5]

Results & Fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season Friendlies

Scottish Premiership

Results

Premiership Play-offs

UEFA Europa League Qualifying phase

Scottish Cup

Scottish League Cup

Squad statistics

Appearances

As of match played 31 May 2015
No. Pos Nat Player TotalScottish PremiershipEuropa LeagueScottish League CupScottish Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK England George Long 150150000000
2 DF Scotland Craig Reid 24019+1020100+10
3 DF Scotland Steven Hammell 121100210000
4 MF Scotland Stuart Carswell 21014+50200000
5 DF England Simon Ramsden 28120+41200+1010
6 DF Scotland Stephen McManus 421381201010
7 MF England Lionel Ainsworth 39921+158211000
8 MF Scotland Paul Lawson 4030000010
9 FW England John Sutton 431327+1213201010
11 MF Scotland Iain Vigurs 15210+12201010
12 GK Czech Republic Dan Twardzik 300260201010
14 MF Scotland Keith Lasley 390350201010
15 DF Republic of Ireland Mark O'Brien 23017+20201010
16 FW Scotland Robert McHugh 401+30000000
17 DF Antigua and Barbuda Zaine Francis-Angol 13010+100+100010
18 MF England Josh Law 40230+60221010
19 FW Scotland Lee Erwin 38622+1460+10000+10
20 DF Scotland Fraser Kerr 25116+510+20100+10
21 MF Scotland Jack Leitch 904+300+101000
22 FW Scotland Craig Moore 1002+80000000
24 MF England Marvin Johnson 13112+11000000
25 GK Scotland Ross M. Stewart 0000000000
26 MF Scotland Dom Thomas 1502+130000000
29 MF Scotland Chris Cadden 300+30000000
30 DF Scotland David Ferguson 502+30000000
38 DF Scotland Luke Watt 5050000000
39 MF Scotland Ross MacLean 100+10000000
44 MF Grenada Anthony Straker 13011+20000000
45 DF England Louis Laing 131131000000
46 MF England Nathan Thomas 201+10000000
47 MF England Conor Grant 12110+21000000
48 MF Scotland Stephen Pearson 151151000000
77 FW Australia Scott McDonald 135135000000
Players away from the club on loan:
23 DF England Adam Cummins 0000000000
Players who appeared for Motherwell no longer at the club:
13 GK Faroe Islands Gunnar Nielsen 0000000000
24 FW Estonia Henrik Ojamaa 21417+23000+1011

Goal scorers

As of 31 May 2015[7][8]
Ranking Nation Number Name Scottish Premiership Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup Europe Total
1England9John Sutton1300013
2England7Lionel Ainsworth80019
3Scotland19Lee Erwin60006
4Australia77Scott McDonald50005
5Estonia24Henrik Ojamaa31004
6Scotland11Iain Vigurs20002
England18Josh Law00022
8England5Simon Ramsden10001
Scotland20Fraser Kerr10001
England47Conor Grant10001
England45Louis Laing10001
Scotland48Stephen Pearson10001
Scotland6Stephen McManus10001
Scotland24Marvin Johnson10001
Scotland3Steven Hammell00011
TOTALS 4410449

Disciplinary record

As of 31 May 2015[7][8]
Nation Position Number Name Scottish Premier League Europa League Scottish League Cup Scottish Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
ScotlandDF2Craig Reid 7110000081
ScotlandMF4Stuart Carswell 3110000041
EnglandDF5Simon Ramsden 2110000031
ScotlandDF6Stephen McManus 5110100071
ScotlandMF8Paul Lawson 1000000010
EnglandFW9John Sutton 1000000010
ScotlandMF11Iain Vigurs 4000101060
ScotlandMF14Keith Lasley 5020001080
Republic of IrelandMF15Mark O'Brien 8000110091
Antigua and BarbudaDF17Zaine Francis-Angol 1000000010
EnglandMF18Josh Law 2000000020
ScotlandFW19Lee Erwin 3100000031
ScotlandDF20Fraser Kerr 1200000012
ScotlandMF21Jack Leitch 4000000040
ScotlandFW24Henrik Ojamaa 3100001041
EnglandMF24Marvin Johnson 1000000010
ScotlandDF30David Ferguson 1000000010
EnglandDF45Louis Laing 2100000021
ScotlandMF48Stephen Pearson 5000000050
AustraliaFW77Scott McDonald 3100000031
TOTALS 63 10 6 0 3 1 3 0 73 11


Team statistics

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
8 Partick Thistle 38 12 10 16 48 44 +4 46
9 Ross County 38 12 8 18 46 63 −17 44
10 Kilmarnock 38 11 8 19 44 59 −15 41
11 Motherwell (O) 38 10 6 22 38 63 −25 36 Qualification to Scottish Premiership play-offs
12 St Mirren (R) 38 9 3 26 30 66 −36 30 Relegation to Scottish Championship
Source: Scottish Premiership
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated.

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAAAHAHHHAHAHAAHHAH
ResultWLLLLWDLLLLLWLLDWWLLLLLDLLWDLWWWLLDWLD
Position2691010101010111111111010101010101010101010111112121111111111111111111111

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

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 10 6 22 38 63  −25 36 7 5 7 23 21  +2 3 1 15 15 42  −27

Source: BBC Sport

Results by opponent

Motherwell score first

Team Results Points
1 2 3 4
Aberdeen0-10-21-2-0
Celtic1-10-10-4-1
Dundee1-31-40-1-0
Dundee United0-11-01-3-3
Hamilton Academical0-40-54-00-23
Inverness C.T.0-21-32-1-3
Kilmarnock0-21-12-13-17
Partick Thistle1-31-00-20-04
Ross County2-12-22-31-15
St Johnstone0-11-21-1-1
St Mirren1-01-05-01-29

Source: 2014–15 Scottish Premier League Results Table

Transfers

Released

Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date
2 June 2015 GK Scotland Ross M. Stewart Albion Rovers June 2015
2 June 2015 DF England Adam Cummins Bangor City 18 August 2015
2 June 2015 DF Antigua and Barbuda Zaine Francis-Angol Kidderminster Harriers 2 October 2015[28]
2 June 2015 DF England Simon Ramsden Gateshead 10 July 2015
2 June 2015 MF Scotland Stuart Carswell St Mirren 29 June 2015
2 June 2015 MF Scotland Fraser Kerr Cowdenbeath November 2015[29]
2 June 2015 MF Scotland Paul Lawson Formartine United 6 July 2015[30]
2 June 2015 MF England Nathan Thomas Mansfield Town 3 June 2015[31]
2 June 2015 MF Scotland Iain Vigurs Inverness Caledonian Thistle 12 August 2015[32]
2 June 2015 FW Scotland Robert McHugh Falkirk 14 July 2015
10 June 2015[33] FW Scotland Lee Erwin Leeds United 1 July 2015[34]
15 June 2015[35] FW England John Sutton St Johnstone 17 June 2015[36]

See also

Notes

    Notes and references

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    2. ↑ "Stuart McCall quits as Motherwell boss after fifth straight league loss". STV Sport. STV. 2 November 2014. Archived from the original on 2 November 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
    3. ↑ "Ian Baraclough appointed 'Well boss". motherwellfc.co.uk/. Motherwell F.C. 13 December 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
    4. ↑ "Motherwell: Kenny Black to stay on as assistant manager". bbc.co.uk/. BBC. 23 December 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
    5. ↑ "Kenny Black: Motherwell assistant manager is sacked". bbc.co.uk/. BBC Sport. 6 February 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
    6. 1 2 "Motherwell and Elgin home games postponed". bbc.co.uk/. BBC. 16 January 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
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    9. ↑ "Motherwell sign up midfielder Josh Law from Alfreton Town". bbc.co.uk. British Broadcasting Corporation. 21 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
    10. ↑ "Motherwell sign goalkeeper Dan Twardzik after Dundee exit". bbc.co.uk. British Broadcasting Corporation. 23 May 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
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    15. ↑ "Fulham sign Motherwell defender". bbc.co.uk. British Broadcasting Corporation. 16 June 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
    16. ↑ "Motherwell sell striker Henri Anier to Erzgebirge Aue". bbc.co.uk. British Broadcasting Corporation. 19 June 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
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    30. ↑ "{title}". Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
    31. ↑ "Nathan Thomas: Mansfield sign winger following Motherwell exit". bbc.co.uk/. BBC Sport. 3 June 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
    32. ↑ "Iain Vigurs signs for second spell at Inverness Caledonian Thistle". BBC Sport. 1 August 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
    33. ↑ "Lee Erwin signs for Leeds Utd". motherwellfc.co.uk/. Motherwell FC. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
    34. ↑ "STRIKER ERWIN JOINS FROM MOTHERWELL". Leeds United. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
    35. ↑ Spence, Jim (15 June 2015). "St Johnstone sign striker John Sutton on pre-contract deal". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
    36. ↑ "St Johnstone: John Sutton cleared for Europa League campaign". bbc.co.uk/. BBC Sport. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
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