2000–01 Motherwell F.C. season

The 2000–01 season was Motherwell's 3rd season in the Scottish Premier League, and their 16th consecutive season in the top division of Scottish football.

Motherwell
2000–01 season
Chairman John Boyle
Manager Billy Davies
Premier League8th
Scottish Cup4th round
League Cup3rd round
Top goalscorerLeague: Stuart Elliott (12)
All: Stuart Elliott (12)

First team squad

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

No. Position Player
GK John Connolly
GK Andy Goram
GK Stevie Woods
DF Martyn Corrigan
DF Brian Dempsie
DF Steven Hammell
DF Benito Kemble
DF Stephen McMillan
DF James Okoli
DF Ange Oueifio
DF Greg Strong
MF Derek Adams
MF Ged Brannan
MF Saïd Chiba
MF John Davies
MF Stuart Elliott
No. Position Player
MF Paul Harvey
MF Keith Lasley
MF Scott Leitch (club captain)
MF Jamie McClen
MF Kevin MacDonald
MF Lee McCulloch
MF Stephen Pearson
MF Dougie Ramsay
MF Derek Townsley
FW Don Goodman
FW James McFadden
FW Stevie Nicholas
FW John Spencer
FW Kevin Twaddle
FW Martin Wood

Competitions

Scottish Premier League
Main article: 2000–01 Scottish Premier League

Results
29 July 2000 1Motherwell0 – 2DundeeFir Park
Billio  8'
Artero  86'
Ngonge  50' 		 Attendance: 6,161
Referee: John Rowbotham
5 August 2000 2Celtic1 – 0MotherwellCeltic Park
Petrov  11'
McNamara  66' 
Sutton  81' 		 Davies  37'  Attendance: 58,534
Referee: Alan Freeland
12 August 2000 3Dundee United1 – 1MotherwellTannadice
Paterson  86' Spencer  11' Attendance: 6,201
Referee: Willie Young
16 August 2000 4Motherwell0 – 1Dunfermline AthleticFir Park
Moss  55' Attendance: 5,257
19 August 2000 5Kilmarnock3 – 2MotherwellRugby Park
Dargo  26'
Wright  76' (pen.)
Dindeleux  80'		 Elliott  7', 65' Attendance: 6,533
Referee: George Clyde
27 August 2000 6Motherwell1 – 1AberdeenFir Park
McCulloch  22' Winters  10' Attendance: 5,541
Referee: John Rowbotham
9 September 2000 7St Mirren0 – 1MotherwellLove Street
McCulloch  53' Attendance: 5,274
Referee: Stuart Dougal
16 September 2000 8Hibernian2 – 0MotherwellEaster Road
Paatelainen  49', 80' Attendance: 9,852
Referee: Michael McCurry
23 September 2000 9Motherwell0 – 1RangersFir Park
Mols  11' Attendance: 11,275
Referee: Stuart Dougal
1 October 2000 10Hearts3 – 0MotherwellTynecastle
Durie  13', 58'
Kirk  27'		 Attendance: 10,460
Referee: Willie Young
14 October 2000 11Motherwell4 – 0St JohnstoneFir Park
Dods  20' (o.g.)
McCulloch  26'
Brannan  64'
Elliott  71'
Kemble  78' 		 Attendance: 4,483
Referee: Kevin Toner
21 October 2000 12Dundee1 – 2MotherwellDens Park
Caniggia  21' Elliott  1', 5' Attendance: 7,344
Referee: John Fleming
29 October 2000 13Motherwell3 – 3CelticFir Park
Adams  22'
McCulloch  53'
Brannan  78' (pen.)		 Mjallby  13'
Valgaeren  57'
McNamara  71'		 Attendance: 10,820
Referee: Hugh Dallas
4 November 2000 14Motherwell2 – 1Dundee UnitedFir Park
Brannan  44' (pen.)
Elliott  50'		 Naveda  55'
Lauchlan  31'		 Attendance: 6,864
Referee: Alan Freeland
11 November 2000 15Dunfermline Athletic1 – 2MotherwellEast End Park
Moss  11' Townsley  85'
Brannan  90' (pen.)		 Attendance: 4,488
Referee: John Underhill
18 November 2000 16Motherwell1 – 2KilmarnockFir Park
Brannan  3' Wright  37'
Cocard  87'		 Attendance: 6,571
Referee: Eric Martindale
25 November 2000 17Aberdeen3 – 3MotherwellPittodrie Stadium
Stavrum  41'
Di Rocco  80', 90'		 Townsley  14'
McCulloch  43', 69'		 Attendance: 12,324
Referee: Hugh Dallas
29 November 2000 18Motherwell2 – 0St MirrenFir Park
Twaddle  74'
Nicholas  90'		 Attendance: 5,312
Referee: Garry Mitchell
3 December 2000 19Motherwell1 – 3HibernianFir Park
Elliott  83' Zitelli  38', 54'
Townsley  48' (o.g.)		 Attendance: 5,715
Referee: John Rowbotham
10 December 2000 20Rangers2 – 0MotherwellIbrox
Konterman  39'
Ferguson  78'		 Attendance: 46,058
Referee: Tom Brown
16 December 2000 21Motherwell2 – 0HeartsFir Park
Townsley  56'
Adams  87'		 Attendance: 5,440
Referee: Michael McCurry
23 December 2000 22St Johnstone2 – 3MotherwellMcDiarmid Park
Parker  52'
Sylla  72'		 Spencer  6'
Adams  40'
Townsley  43'
Adams  49' 		 Attendance: 3,489
Referee: Michael McCurry
26 December 2000 23Motherwell0 – 3DundeeFir Park
Nicholas  57' Sara  4', 69'
Rae  35'
Marrocco  53' 		 Attendance: 6,183
Referee: Douglas McDonald
2 January 2001 24Dundee United2 – 0MotherwellTannadice
Easton  55'
Hamilton  62'		 Attendance: 6,311
Referee: Eric Martindale
31 January 2001 25Motherwell1 – 1Dunfermline AthleticFir Park
McCulloch  69' Bullen  89' Attendance: 4,601
Referee: Bobby Orr
3 February 2001 26Kilmarnock1 – 2MotherwellRugby Park
Dargo  90' Brannan  29' (pen.)
Twaddle  83'		 Attendance: 6,018
Referee: John Underhill
10 February 2001 27Motherwell0 – 1AberdeenFir Park
Young  88' Attendance: 6,680
Referee: Michael McCurry
21 February 2001 28Celtic1 – 0MotherwellCeltic Park
Moravcik  83' Attendance: 58,880
Referee: John Rowbotham
24 February 2001 29St Mirren0 – 1MotherwellLove Street
Townsley  74' Attendance: 4,034
Referee: Douglas McDonald
4 March 2001 30Hibernian1 – 1MotherwellEaster Road
Latapy  82' Strong  81' Attendance: 9,500
Referee: Kenny Clark
17 March 2001 31Motherwell1 – 2RangersFir Park
Goodman  2' Fernandes  59'
Malcolm  89'		 Attendance: 11,208
Referee: Alan Freeland
31 March 2001 32Hearts3 – 0MotherwellTynecastle
Tomaschek  15'
Kirk  63', 80'		 Attendance: 11,581
Referee: David Somers
7 April 2001 33Motherwell1 – 0St JohnstoneFir Park
Elliott  24' Attendance: 4,600
Referee: Douglas McDonald
21 April 2001 34Motherwell0 – 1St JohnstoneFir Park
Sylla  63' Attendance: 3,195
Referee: Kevin Toner
28 April 2001 35Dundee United1 – 0MotherwellTannadice
Buchan  36' Okoli  56'  Attendance: 5,928
Referee: John Underhill
5 May 2001 36Motherwell0 – 2AberdeenFir Park
Stavrum  30'
Winters  57'		 Attendance: 3,905
Referee: Ian Fyfe
12 May 2001 37Dunfermline Athletic1 – 2MotherwellTannadice
Crawford  34' (pen.)
Doesburg  88'		 Elliott  8', 16' Attendance: 5,928
Referee: John Underhill
20 May 2001 38Motherwell3 – 3St MirrenFir Park
Lasley  3'
Elliott  72', pen.', 77'		 Quitongo  32', 57'
Fenton  49'
Turner  72'		 Attendance: 4,158
Referee: Willie Young

Source:[1]

Scottish Cup
Main article: 2000–01 Scottish Cup
27 January 2001 Third roundSt Mirren1 – 2MotherwellPaisley
Quitongo  89' [ Report] McCulloch  32'
Goodman  36' 
Spencer  64'
Strong  82' 		 Stadium: Love Street
Attendance: 5,002
Referee: Willie Young
17 February 2001 Fourth roundMotherwell0 – 2Dundee UnitedMotherwell
[ Report] Miller  32'
Easton  38'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 6,186
Referee: Stuart Dougal

Source:[1]

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 2000–01 Scottish League Cup
22 August 2000 Second RoundQueens Park0 – 3MotherwellGlasgow
[ Report] Strong  13'
Harvey  70'
McCulloch  90'		 Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 1,845
Referee: Michael McCurry
6 September 2000 Third RoundDunfermline Athletic2 – 0MotherwellDunfermline
Thomson  12'
Moss  66'		 [ Report] Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 3,428
Referee: Alan Freeland

Source:[1]

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
6 Dundee 38 13 8 17 51 49 +2 47 Qualification for the UEFA Intertoto Cup first round[lower-alpha 2]
7 Aberdeen 38 11 12 15 45 52 −7 45
8 Motherwell 38 12 7 19 42 56 −14 43
9 Dunfermline Athletic 38 11 9 18 34 54 −20 42
10 St Johnstone 38 9 13 16 40 56 −16 40
Source: Scottish Professional Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
  1. Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six) for the last five matches.
  2. Dundee qualified for the 2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup as the highest-placed team to apply for a place in the competition.

Statistics

Appearances
No. Pos Nat Player TotalScottish Premier LeagueScottish CupScottish League Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK John Connolly 202+000+000+00
GK Andy Goram 26022+002+002+00
GK Stevie Woods 13012+100+000+00
DF Martyn Corrigan 40032+402+002+00
DF Brian Dempsie 100+000+000+10
DF Steven Hammell 38032+202+002+00
DF Benito Kemble 27025+000+002+00
DF Stephen McMillan 27026+000+001+00
DF James Okoli 505+000+000+00
DF Ange Oueifio 20014+301+002+00
DF Greg Strong 34231+111+001+01
MF Derek Adams 29317+932+001+00
MF Ged Brannan 25623+061+000+10
MF Saïd Chiba 707+000+000+00
MF John Davies 402+000+001+10
MF Stuart Elliott 361220+13121+001+10
MF Paul Harvey 12110+100+000+11
MF Keith Lasley 1316+611+000+00
MF Scott Leitch 29023+302+001+00
MF Jamie McClen 301+200+000+00
MF Kevin MacDonald 000+000+000+00
MF Lee McCulloch 29926+071+012+01
MF Stephen Pearson 603+300+000+00
MF Dougie Ramsay 1003+700+000+00
MF Derek Townsley 34522+852+002+00
FW Don Goodman 2116+1211+002+00
FW James McFadden 701+500+100+00
FW Stevie Nicholas 1815+1210+100+00
FW John Spencer 25320+221+111+00
FW Kevin Twaddle 904+400+000+10
FW Martin Wood 27220+521+100+00

Source:[2]

Top scorers
Ranking Nation Name Scottish Premier League Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup Total
1Stuart Elliott120012
2Lee McCulloch7119
3Ged Brannan6006
4Derek Townsley5005
5Derek Adams3003
John Spencer2103
7Kevin Twaddle2002
Greg Strong1012
11Don Goodman1001
Keith Lasley1001
Stevie Nicholas1001
Paul Harvey0011
//Own Goals1001
TOTALS 42 2 3 46

Source:[2]

Disciplinary record
Nation Position Name Scottish Premier League Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup Total
GKJohn Connolly00000000
GKAndy Goram00000000
GKStevie Woods00000000
DFMartyn Corrigan30001040
DFBrian Dempsie00000000
DFSteven Hammell40001050
DFBenito Kemble51000051
DFStephen McMillan30001040
DFJames Okoli01000001
DFAnge Oueifio31000031
DFGreg Strong901100101
MFDerek Adams51001061
MFGed Brannan60000060
MFSaïd Chiba20000020
MFJohn Davies11000011
MFStuart Elliott50000050
MFPaul Harvey00001010
MFKeith Lasley30000030
MFScott Leitch80100090
MFJamie McClen00000000
MFKevin MacDonald00000000
MFLee McCulloch50001060
MFStephen Pearson00000000
MFDougie Ramsay00000000
MFDerek Townsley70000070
FWDon Goodman20110031
FWJames McFadden00000000
FWStevie Nicholas01000010
FWJohn Spencer50100060
FWKevin Twaddle30000030
FWMartin Wood00000000
TOTALS 79 7 4 2 6 0 89 9

Overall
Competition Started round Final
position / round		 First match Last match
Scottish Premier League — 8 29 July 200020 May 2001
Scottish League Cup Second round Third round 22 August 20006 September 2000
Scottish Cup Third round Fourth round 27 January 200117 February 2001

Source: Competitions

Scottish Premier League
Main article: 2000–01 Scottish Premier League

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 12 7 19 42 56  −14 43 5 4 10 22 27  −5 7 3 9 20 29  −9

Source: Fir Park Corner

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAAHAHAAHHHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAAHAHHAHAH
ResultLLDLLDWLLLWWDWWLDWLLWWLLDWLLWDLLWLLLWD
Position121110111211101010111081097888888689967777888991088
Source: Fir Park Corner
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results by opponent
Team Results[3] Points
1 2 3 4
Aberdeen1–13–30–10–22
Celtic0–13-30-1–1
Dundee0–22–10–3—3
Dundee United1–12–10–20–14
Dunfermline0–12–11–12–17
Heart of Midlothian0–32–00–3–3
Hibernian0–21–31–1–1
Kilmarnock2–31–22–1—3
Rangers0–10–21–2–0
St Johnstone4–03–21–00–19
St Mirren1–02–01–03–310

Source: 2000–01 Scottish Premier League article

See also

References
  1. Results and Fixtures 2000-2001, Fir Park Corner
  2. 2000-2001 Motherwell player stats, Soccerbase
  3. Motherwell's score is shown first.
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