2018–19 Motherwell F.C. season

Motherwell
2018–19 season
Chairman Brian McCafferty
Manager Steve Robinson
Stadium Fir Park
Scottish Premiership
League Cup '
Scottish Cup
Home colours
Away colours

The 2018–19 season is Motherwell's thirty-fourth consecutive season in the top flight of Scottish football and the sixth 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 competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup,

Season review

Pre-season

On 26 June 2018, Maguire signed a new one-year contract with Motherwell, until the end of the 2018–19 season.[2]

Transfers

On 5 June 2018, Motherwell announced the signing of Mark Gillespie on a two-year contract from Walsall, with the transfer becoming official when the Scottish Transfer window opened on 9 June.[3]

On 7 June 2018, Motherwell announced the signing of Liam Donnelly on an initial two-year contract from Hartlepool United.[4]

On 13 June 2018, Motherwell announced the signing of Danny Johnson on a two-year contract from Gateshead.[5]

Motherwell announced their fourth signing of the summer on 19 June 2018, with Aaron Taylor-Sinclair signing a one-year contract with the club following the expiration of his Plymouth Argyle contract on 30 June 2018.[6] The following day, 20 June, Motherwell announced the signing of Alex Rodriguez on an initial one-year contract,[7] whilst Ross MacLean moved to Greenock Morton on a season-long loan deal.[8]

On 2 July, Shea Gordon joined Partick Thistle on loan for the season.[9]

On 7 July, Jake Hastie joined Alloa Athletic on loan until January 2019.[10] On 10 July, Motherwell announced that Broque Watson had joined the reserve team from Celtic and Neil McLaughlin had joined from Partick Thistle and would be immediately loaned out to Stirling Albion for the season.[11]

On 16 July, Motherwell announced the season-long loan signing of Conor Sammon from Hearts.[12]

On 3 August, Motherwell announced that Cédric Kipré had left the club to join Wigan Athletic for an undisclosed fee.[13]

On 9 August, Tom Aldred returned to Motherwell for a second loan-spell, agreeing a deal until the end of the season.[14] The next day, Christian Mbulu signed a one-year contract with Motherwell after his release from Millwall at the end of the previous season.[15]

Transfers

Squad

As of match played 6 October 2018[16]
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (Age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Trevor Carson Northern Ireland GK 5 March 1988 Hartlepool United 2017[17] 2020[17] 59 0
13 Rohan Ferguson Scotland GK 6 December 1997 Airdrieonians 2017[18] 2020 0 0
20 Mark Gillespie England GK 27 March 1992 Walsall 2018[3] 2020[3] 2 0
31 Peter Morrison Scotland GK 1 January 1998 Academy 0 0
41 Robbie Hemfrey Scotland GK 21 February 2002 Academy 0 0
Defenders
2 Richard Tait Scotland DF 24 March 1989 Grimsby Town 2016[19] 2020[20] 91 4
3 Aaron Taylor-Sinclair Scotland DF 8 April 1991 Plymouth Argyle 2018[6] 2019[6] 5 0
5 Tom Aldred Scotland DF 11 September 1990 loan from Bury 2018[14] 2019[14] 31 1
6 Peter Hartley England DF 3 April 1988 Blackpool 2018 2020[21] 27 5
18 Charles Dunne Republic of Ireland DF 13 February 1993 Oldham Athletic 2017[22] 2020[20] 47 1
21 Christian Mbulu England DF 6 August 1996 Millwall 2018[15] 2019[15] 0 0
22 Liam Donnelly Northern Ireland DF 7 March 1996 Hartlepool United 2018[4] 2020[4] 8 0
29 Adam Livingstone Scotland DF 22 February 1998 Academy 2 0
30 Barry Maguire Scotland DF 27 April 1998 Academy 2015 2019[2] 3 0
36 Jason Krones Scotland DF 25 January 1999 Academy 0 0
37 Shaun Bowers Scotland DF 22 January 1999 Academy 0 0
43 Jack Brown Scotland DF 2 July 2002 Academy 0 0
45 Yusuf Hussain Scotland DF Academy 0 0
Midfielders
4 Carl McHugh Republic of Ireland MF 5 February 1993 Plymouth Argyle 2016[23] 2019[24] 83 4
7 Chris Cadden Scotland MF 19 September 1996 Academy 2013 2019[25] 127 11
8 Allan Campbell Scotland MF 4 July 1997 Academy 2016 2021[26] 54 4
11 Elliott Frear England MF 11 September 1990 Forest Green Rovers 2017[27] 2019[27] 57 7
14 Liam Grimshaw England MF 2 February 1995 Preston North End 2017[28] 2019[29] 42 0
15 Andy Rose England MF 13 February 1990 Coventry City 2017[30] 2019[29] 51 2
17 Gaël Bigirimana Burundi MF 22 October 1993 Coventry City 2017 2019[31] 46 3
23 Alex Rodriguez Spain MF 1 August 1993 Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe 2018[7] 2019[7] 4 0
28 David Turnbull Scotland MF 10 July 1999 Academy 2017 5 0
33 Liam Brown Scotland MF 6 August 1999 Queen's Park 2017 1 0
34 Jordan Armstrong Scotland MF 2 April 1999 Academy 0 0
40 Kyle MacDonald Scotland MF 1 January 2000 Academy 0 0
42 Broque Watson Scotland MF 5 February 1999 Celtic 2018[11] 0 0
44 Dean Cornelius Scotland MF Academy 0 0
46 Adam Kettings Scotland MF 18 March 2002 Academy 0 0
47 Reece McAlear Scotland MF 12 February 2002 Academy 0 0
48 Stuart McKinstry Scotland MF Academy 0 0
Forwards
9 Curtis Main England FW 20 June 1992 Portsmouth 2018[32] 2019[32] 33 11
12 Ryan Bowman England FW 30 November 1991 Gateshead 2016[33] 2019[20] 76 14
16 George Newell England FW 27 December 1997 Bolton Wanderers 2017[34] 9 0
19 Conor Sammon Republic of Ireland FW 6 November 1986 loan from Hearts 2018[12] 2019[12] 11 3
24 Danny Johnson England FW 28 February 1993 Gateshead 2018[5] 2020[5] 13 4
27 Craig Tanner England FW 27 October 1994 Reading 2017 2019[35] 36 9
35 James Scott Scotland FW 30 August 2000 Academy 2 0
38 Alfredo Agyeman Italy FW 1 November 2000 Academy 0 0
39 Jamie Semple Scotland FW 17 May 2000 Academy 0 0
49 Cole Starrs Scotland FW 25 April 2002 Academy 0 0

Out on loan

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

No. Position Player
25 Scotland FW Ross MacLean (on loan at Greenock Morton)
26 Northern Ireland MF Shea Gordon (on loan at Partick Thistle)
No. Position Player
32 Scotland MF Jake Hastie (on loan at Alloa Athletic)
50 Scotland FW Neil McLaughlin (on loan at Stirling Albion)

Left club during season

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

No. Position Player
5 Ivory Coast DF Cédric Kipré (to Wigan Athletic)[13]
No. Position Player

Friendlies

Competitions

Premiership

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
8 St Johnstone 8 2 2 4 7 18 11 8
9 Hamilton Academical 8 2 0 6 6 16 10 6
10 Motherwell 8 1 2 5 8 14 6 5
11 St Mirren 8 1 1 6 4 17 13 4 Qualification for the Premiership play-off final
12 Dundee 8 1 0 7 5 16 11 3 Relegation to the Scottish Championship
Updated to match(es) played on 7 October 2018. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification and second stage group allocation).
Notes:
  1. Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHHAHAAH
ResultLLDWLLLD
Position12121199101010

Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
8 1 2 5 8 14  −6 5 0 2 2 4 6  −2 1 0 3 4 8  −4

Source: See Results

Results

Scottish Cup

League Cup

Group stage

Table
Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Motherwell (Q) 4 3 0 1 0 11 2 +9 10 Qualification for the Second Round
2 Queen of the South (X) 4 3 0 0 1 12 5 +7 9 Possible Second Round
3 Edinburgh City 4 1 1 0 2 5 12 7 5
4 Clyde 4 1 0 1 2 5 8 3 4
5 Stranraer 4 0 1 0 3 7 13 6 2
Source: [37]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[38]
(Q) Qualified; (X) Advances to best runners-up.
Matches

Knockout phase

Challenge Cup

Squad statistics

Appearances

As of match played 6 October 2018
No. Pos Nat Player TotalScottish PremiershipScottish CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Northern Ireland Trevor Carson 130800050
2 DF Scotland Richard Tait 140800060
3 DF Scotland Aaron Taylor-Sinclair 5020001+20
4 MF Republic of Ireland Carl McHugh 141810060
5 DF Scotland Tom Aldred 90700020
6 DF England Peter Hartley 102710031
7 MF Scotland Chris Cadden 1307+100050
8 MF Scotland Allan Campbell 11161004+10
9 FW England Curtis Main 124710053
11 MF England Elliott Frear 1231+50004+23
12 FW England Ryan Bowman 1022+41003+11
14 MF England Liam Grimshaw 5020002+10
15 MF England Andy Rose 11060004+10
17 MF Burundi Gaël Bigirimana 1016+210020
18 DF Republic of Ireland Charles Dunne 20000020
19 FW Republic of Ireland Conor Sammon 1133+30003+23
20 GK England Mark Gillespie 200+100010
22 DF Northern Ireland Liam Donnelly 8040003+10
23 MF Spain Alex Rodriguez 400+10001+20
24 FW England Danny Johnson 1344+42001+42
28 MF Scotland David Turnbull 200+200000
Players away from the club on loan:
Players who left Motherwell during the season:
5 DF Ivory Coast Cédric Kipré 30000030

Goal scorers

As of match played 6 October 2018
Ranking Nation Position Number Name Scottish Premiership Scottish Cup League Cup Total
1FWEngland24Danny Johnson2024
FWEngland9Curtis Main1034
3MFEngland11Elliott Frear0033
FWRepublic of Ireland19Conor Sammon0033
5DFEngland6Peter Hartley1012
FWEngland12Ryan Bowman1012
7MFRepublic of Ireland4Carl McHugh1001
MFBurundi17Gaël Bigirimana1001
MFScotland8Allan Campbell1001
DFScotland2Richard Tait0011
TOTALS 801422

Disciplinary record

As of match played 6 October 2018
Nation Position Number Name Premier League Scottish Cup League Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
Republic of IrelandMF4Carl McHugh 31001041
ScotlandDF5Tom Aldred 30000030
EnglandDF6Peter Hartley 30000030
ScotlandMF8Allan Campbell 10000010
EnglandMF11Elliott Frear 10000010
EnglandMF14Liam Grimshaw 10000010
BurundiMF17Gaël Bigirimana 40000040
Republic of IrelandFW19Conor Sammon 10000010
Northern IrelandDF22Liam Donnelly 10000010
EnglandFW24Danny Johnson 20000020
Players who left Motherwell during the season:
Ivory CoastDF5Cédric Kipré 00001010
TOTALS 20 1 0 0 2 0 22 1

See also

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