2002–03 Motherwell F.C. season

The 2002–03 season was Motherwell's 5th season in the Scottish Premier League, and their 18th consecutive season in the top division of Scottish football. They finished the season in bottom of the league, but were spared relegation as Falkirk, the champions of the 2002–03 Scottish First Division, ground did not meet SPL stadium criteria. They also competed in the Scottish Cup, reaching the Semi-Finals before being defeated by Rangers, and the League Cup, losing to Aberdeen.

Motherwell
2002–03 season
ChairmanJohn Boyle
ManagerTerry Butcher
Premier League12th
Scottish CupSemi Final
League CupThird Round
Top goalscorerLeague: James McFadden (13)
All: James McFadden (19)
Highest home attendance12,037 vs Celtic
7 May 2003
Lowest home attendance3,741 vs Dunfermline Athletic
19 February 2003
Average home league attendance6,096

Squad

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

No. Position Player
1 GK Stevie Woods
2 DF Martyn Corrigan
3 MF Steven Hammell
4 MF Keith Lasley
5 MF Dougie Ramsay
6 MF Stephen Pearson
7 FW Derek Adams
8 MF Scott Leitch (club captain)
9 FW Dirk Lehmann
10 FW James McFadden
11 FW Khaled Kemas
13 GK François Dubourdeau
14 DF David Partridge
15 DF Tony Vaughan (on loan from Nottingham Forest)
16 DF David Cowan
No. Position Player
17 FW Steven Craig
18 DF Brian Dempsie
19 MF David Clarke
20 MF Kevin MacDonald
21 MF Shaun Fagan
22 DF William Kinniburgh
27 FW David Clarkson
28 MF Kenny Wright
29 DF Paul Quinn
31 FW Andy Scott
38 FW Darren Jack
40 DF Ross Ballantyne
41 FW Richard Offiong (on loan from Newcastle United)
FW Iain Russell

Transfers

Released
Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date
May 2003[7] GK François Dubourdeau Kilmarnock 19 August 2003[8]
May 2003 MF Dougie Ramsay Ayr United 1 August 2003
May 2003 DF Brian Dempsie Retired
May 2003 FW Dirk Lehmann Yokohama July 2003[9]

Competitions

Overall
Competition Started roundCurrent
position / round		 Final
position / round		 First match Last match
Scottish Premier League — — 12 3 August 200224 May 2003
League Cup 2nd round — 3rd Round 24 September 20026 November 2002
Scottish Cup 3rd Round — Semi-finals 25 January 200319 April 2003

Source: Competitions

Scottish Premier League
Main article: 2002–03 Scottish Premier League

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 7 7 24 45 71  −26 28 6 4 9 31 34  −3 1 3 15 14 37  −23

Source: Fir Park Corner

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAAHHAAHHAHAHHAAHAAHAHAAHHAHAAHAHHAHH
ResultLDWDLWLLDLLLLLLLLWDDWLDLLWWLLLLLLDLLLW
Position109566477899101212121212121212111111111211111111121212121212121212
Source: Fir Park Corner
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results by opponent
Team Results[10] Points
1 2 3 4
Aberdeen1–21–10–12–31
Celtic2–11-30-4–3
Dundee1–11–11–2—2
Dundee United1–11–21–22–22
Dunfermline0–12–10–3–3
Heart of Midlothian2–46–11–2–3
Hibernian0–21–32–10–13
Livingston2–31–50–16–23
Kilmarnock3–00–10–1—3
Partick Thistle1–10–22–20–32
Rangers0–31–00–2–3

Source: 2002–03 Scottish Premier League article

Results

[11]

3 August 2002 1Livingston3 – 2MotherwellLivingston
15:00 BST Rubio  8'
Zarate  34', 47'		 Motherwell
[ BBC]		 Leitch  50'
Lehmann  64'		 Stadium: Almondvale Stadium
Attendance: 7,124
Referee: John Rowbotham
10 August 2002 2Motherwell1 – 1Partick ThistleMotherwell
15:00 BST Pearson  83' Motherwell
[ BBC]		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Craig Thomson
17 August 2002 3Kilmarnock0 – 3MotherwellKilmarnock
15:00 BST Locke  50'
McLaren  54' 
Sanjuán  85' 		 Motherwell
[ BBC]		 Ramsay  67'
Pearson  84'
McFadden  86'		 Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 6,164
Referee: Alan Freeland
25 August 2002 4Dundee United1 – 1MotherwellDundee
15:00 BST Pearson  3' Motherwell
BBC		 McIntyre  46' Stadium: Tannadice
Attendance: 3,345
31 August 2002 5Motherwell0 – 2HibernianMotherwell
15:00 BST Motherwell
[ BBC]		 Townsley  15'
Townsley  72'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 5,888
Referee: Kenny Clark
10 September 2002 6Motherwell2 – 1CelticMotherwell
19:45 BST Fagan  77'
McFadden  80' (pen.)		 Motherwell
BBC		 Hartson  88' Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 8,448
Referee: Willie Young
15 September 2002 7Heart of Midlothian4 – 2MotherwellEdinburgh
15:00 BST De Vries  35'
Kirk  64' (77)
Boyack  74'		 Motherwell
[ BBC]		 Lehmann  12'
McFadden  28'		 Stadium: Tynecastle
Attendance: 8,578
Referee: Hugh Dallas
21 September 2002 8Dunfermline Athletic1 – 0MotherwellDunfermline
15:00 BST Bullen  74' Motherwell
[ BBC]		 Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 4,987
Referee: Charlie Richmond
28 September 2002 9Motherwell1 – 1DundeeMotherwell
15:00 BST McFadden  56' Motherwell
[ BBC]		 Lovell  14' Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 4,025
Referee: Douglas McDonald
5 October 2002 10Motherwell1 – 2AberdeenMotherwell
15:00 BST McFadden  41' (pen.) Motherwell
[ BBC]		 Young  46'
Deloumeaux  83'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 6,014
Referee: Kevin Toner
19 October 2002 11Rangers3 – 0MotherwellGlasgow
15:00 BST Amoruso  2'
Løvenkrands  72'
de Boer  90'		 Motherwell
BBC		 Partridge  77' Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 49,376
Referee: Alan Freeland
26 October 2002 12Motherwell1 – 5LivingstonMotherwell
15:00 BST Kemas  79' BBC Report
Motherwell		 Makel  9'
Toure  48' (58)
Bingham  81'
Xausa  90'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 4,342
2 November 2002 13Partick Thistle2 – 0MotherwellGlasgow
15:00 GMT Hardie  30'
Burns  52'		 Motherwell
[ BBC]		 Leitch  72' Stadium: Firhill
Attendance: 5,405
9 November 2002 14Motherwell0 – 1KilmarnockMotherwell
15:00 BST Motherwell
Kilmarnock
[ BBC]		 Boyd  90+1' Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 4,439
16 November 2002 15Motherwell1 – 2Dundee UnitedMotherwell
15:00 GMT Lehmann  82' BBC
Motherwell		 Hamilton  1', 24' Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 5,381
23 November 2002 16Hibernian3 – 1MotherwellEdinburgh
15:00 GMT Paatelainen  59'
McManus  64'
O'Neil  90' (pen.)		 Motherwell
[ BBC]		 Ferguson  47'
Sengewald  49'  56'
Pearson  84'  88'
Partridge  88'		 Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 8,859
Referee: Dougie McDonald
1 December 2002 17Celtic3 – 1MotherwellGlasgow
19:45 GMT Larsson  53'
Leitch  67' (o.g.)
Valgaeren  72'		 Motherwell
BBC		 Lehmann  74'
Fagan  55'  80'		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 56,733
Referee: John Rowbotham
4 December 2002 18Motherwell6 – 1Heart of MidlothianMotherwell
15:00 GMT Pearson  15'
McFadden  19' (pen.), 26'
Adams  36'
Corrigan  66'
Ferguson  90'		 Motherwell
[ BBC]		 Kirk  51' Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 4,114
Referee: Stuart Dougal
7 December 2002 19Aberdeen1 – 1MotherwellAberdeen
15:00 GMT D.Young  30' Motherwell
Aberdeen
[ BBC]		 Kinniburgh  59' Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 9,569
Referee: Craig Thompson
14 December 2002 20Dundee1 – 1MotherwellDundee
15:00 GMT Sara  35' Motherwell
[ BBC]		 Lehmann  74' Stadium: Dens Park
Attendance: 5,527
26 December 2002 21Motherwell1 – 0RangersMotherwell
15:00 GMT McFadden  65' BBC Report
Motherwell		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 11,234
Referee: Willie Young
29 December 2002 22Livingston1 – 0MotherwellLivingston
15:00 GMT Zarate  87' BBC Report
Motherwell		 Stadium: Almondvale Stadium
Attendance: 7,216
2 January 2003 23Motherwell2 – 2Partick ThistleMotherwell
15:00 GMT Clarkson  9'
McFadden  21'  37'
Partridge  77'		 Motherwell
[ BBC]		 Burns  19', 49' (pen.) Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 6,262
29 January 2003 24Kilmarnock1 – 0MotherwellKilmarnock
19:45 GMT Boyd  81' (pen.) Motherwell
[ BBC]		 Dubourdeau  88' Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 4,457
Referee: John Rowbotham
1 February 2003 25Dundee United2 – 1MotherwellDundee
15:00 GMT Tod  5'
Combe  18'
Miller  68'		 Motherwell
BBC		 Adams  20' (pen.) Stadium: Tannadice
Attendance: 6,672
8 February 2003 26Motherwell2 – 0HibernianMotherwell
15:00 GMT Clarkson  31'
Fagan  41'		 Motherwell
[ BBC]		 O'Connor  71' Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 4,999
Referee: Charlie Richmond
19 February 2003 27Motherwell2 – 1Dunfermline AthleticMotherwell
19:45 GMT Pearson  19'
Craig  250'		 Motherwell
[ BBC]		 Crawford  52' Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 3,741
Referee: David Somers
1 March 2003 28Heart of Midlothian2 – 1MotherwellEdinburgh
15:00 GMT McKenna  30' Simmons  71' Motherwell
[ BBC]		 Lasley  46' Stadium: Tynecastle
Attendance: 11,704
Referee: Mike McCurry
8 March 2003 29Motherwell0 – 1AberdeenMotherwell
15:00 GMT Sheerin  7' (pen.) Motherwell
[ BBC]		 Pearson  90' Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 5,636
Referee: Dougie McDonald
19 March 2003 30Rangers2 – 0MotherwellGlasgow
19:45 GMT Ferguson  18'
Løvenkrands  46'		 Motherwell
BBC		 Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 49,420
Referee: Hugh Dallas
5 April 2003 31Dunfermline Athletic3 – 0MotherwellDunfermline
15:00 BST Hampshire  18'
Nicholson  50'
Hunt  77'		 Motherwell
[ BBC]		 Vaughan  37' Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 4,086
Referee: David Somers
12 April 2003 32Motherwell1 – 2DundeeMotherwell
15:00 BST McFadden  77' Motherwell
[ BBC]		 Burchill  2'
Milne  24'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 4,693
Referee: John Underhill
26 April 2003 33Partick Thistle3 – 0MotherwellGlasgow
15:00 BST Burns  29'
Britton  68', 90'		 Motherwell
[ BBC]		 Stadium: Firhill
Attendance: 4,870
Referee: Iain Brines
3 May 2003 34Motherwell2 – 2Dundee UnitedMotherwell
15:00 BST Pearson  11'
Vaughan  85'		 BBC
Motherwell		 Miller  49'
McIntyre  81'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 9,056
7 May 2003 35Motherwell0 – 4CelticMotherwell
19:45 BST Adams  31' Motherwell
BBC		 Petrov  36', 56'
Lambert  61', 65'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 12,037
Referee: Dougie McDonald
10 May 2003 36Hibernian1 – 0MotherwellEdinburgh
15:00 BST Brebner  66' (pen.) Motherwell
[ BBC]		 Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 7,809
Referee: Willie Young
17 May 2003 37Motherwell2 – 3AberdeenMotherwell
15:00 BST Clarkson  16'
McFadden  84' (pen.)		 Motherwell
[ BBC]		 Hinds  19'
Deloumeaux  28'
Sheerin  34'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 4,731
Referee: John Rowbotham
24 May 2003 38Motherwell6 – 2LivingstonMotherwell
15:00 BST Lasley  30', 90'
Craig  57'
McFadden  64', 74' (pen.), 75'		 BBC Report
. Motherwell		 Makel  16'
McMenamin  54'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 4,790
Referee: Dougie McDonald

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
8 Aberdeen 38 13 10 15 41 54 −13 49
9 Livingston 38 9 8 21 48 62 −14 35
10 Partick Thistle 38 8 11 19 37 58 −21 35
11 Dundee United 38 7 11 20 35 68 −33 32
12 Motherwell 38 7 7 24 45 71 −26 28 Spared from relegation[lower-alpha 2]
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. As the First Division champions Falkirk did not have a suitable ground for the SPL, bottom club Motherwell were spared from relegation.

Scottish Cup
Main article: 2002–03 Scottish Cup
25 January 2003 Third RoundKilmarnock0 - 1MotherwellKilmarnock
Report McFadden  35' (pen.) Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 6,882
22 February 2003 Fourth RoundClyde0 - 2MotherwellCumbernauld
Report McFadden  41', 77' Stadium: Broadwood Stadium
Attendance: 5,032
22 March 2003 Quarter-finalsStranraer0 - 4MotherwellStranraer
Report Wright  54' (o.g.)
McFadden  54'
Adams  59'
Lehmann  87'		 Stadium: Stair Park
Attendance: 4,500
19 April 2003 Semi-finalsRangers4 - 3MotherwellGlasgow
Konterman  2'
Mols  56'
Amoruso  60'
Partridge  73' (o.g.)		 Report Craig  15'
McFadden  27'
Adams  90'		 Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 29,352

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 2002–03 Scottish League Cup
24 September 2002 Second RoundEast Fife0 - 2MotherwellMethil
Report Lehmann  29'
McFadden  66'		 Stadium: Bayview Stadium
Attendance: 970
6 November 2002 Third RoundAberdeen3 - 1MotherwellAberdeen
Mike  23'
Deloumeaux  24'
Michie  43'		 Report Adams  41' Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 6,557

Squad statistics

Appearances

Updated 6 August 2011[11][12]

No. Pos Nat Player TotalScottish Premier LeagueScottish CupScottish League Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Stevie Woods 19016+100+002+00
2 DF Martyn Corrigan 44138+014+002+00
3 DF Steven Hammell 43037+004+002+00
4 MF Keith Lasley 29321+332+102+00
5 DF Dougie Ramsay 23116+411+001+10
6 MF Stephen Pearson 34629+064+001+00
7 FW Derek Adams 38532+024+022+01
8 MF Scott Leitch (c) 31126+013+002+00
9 FW Dirk Lehmann 37727+551+212+01
10 MF James McFadden 351929+1134+051+01
11 MF Khaled Kemas 714+210+001+00
13 GK François Dubourdeau 26022+004+000+00
14 DF David Partridge 38132+014+002+00
15 DF Tony Vaughan 15112+013+000+00
16 DF David Cowan 21015+100+301+10
17 FW Steven Craig 1538+522+010+00
18 DF Brian Dempsie 101+000+000+00
19 DF David Clarke 100+100+000+00
20 DF Kevin McDonald 904+400+000+10
21 MF Shaun Fagan 2128+1021+200+00
22 DF William Kinniburgh 16111+411+000+00
27 FW David Clarkson 23313+632+200+00
28 FW Kenny Wright 100+100+000+00
29 DF Paul Quinn 403+100+000+00
31 FW Andy Scott 100+100+000+00
38 FW Darren Jack 200+200+000+00
40 DF Ross Ballantyne 100+100+000+00
41 FW Richard Offiong 1000+900+100+00
FW Iain Russell 500+500+000+00
Players who appeared for Motherwell but left during the season:
DF Daniel Sengewald 706+100+000+00
FW Steven Ferguson 2128+1120+001+10

Goal Scorers
Last updated on 6 August 2011
Position Nation Number Name Scottish Premier League Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup Total
1 10 James McFadden 13 5 1 19
2 9 Dirk Lehmann 5 1 1 7
3 6 Stephen Pearson 6 0 0 6
4 7 Derek Adams 2 2 1 5
5 27 David Clarkson 3 0 0 3
4 Keith Lasley 3 0 0 3
17 Steven Craig 2 1 0 3
8 21 Shaun Fagan 2 0 0 2
Steven Ferguson 2 0 0 2
8 Scott Leitch 1 1 0 2
11 2 Martyn Corrigan 1 0 0 1
11 Khaled Kemas 1 0 0 1
22 William Kinniburgh 1 0 0 1
5 Dougie Ramsay 1 0 0 1
3 Tony Vaughan 1 0 0 1
Own Goal 0 1 0 1
TOTALS 45 9 3 57

Disciplinary record
Last updated 8 December 2010
Nation Position Number Name Scottish Premier League Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup Total
GK1Stevie Woods 00000000
DF2Martyn Corrigan 20000020
DF3Steven Hammell 60000060
MF4Keith Lasley 70000070
DF5Dougie Ramsay 30000030
MF6Stephen Pearson 921000102
FW7Derek Adams 911000101
MF8Scott Leitch 61000061
FW9Dirk Lehmann 50000050
FW10James McFadden 1412000161
FW11Khaled Kemas 00000000
GK13François Dubourdeau 01000001
DF14David Partridge 82100092
DF15Tony Vaughan 41200061
DF16David Cowan 20000020
FW17Steven Craig 20000020
DF18Brian Dempsie 10000010
MF19David Clarke 00000000
MF20Kevin McDonald 10000010
MF21Shaun Fagan 51000051
DF22William Kinniburgh 40000040
FW27David Clarkson 00100010
FW28Kenny Wright 00000000
DF29Paul Quinn 00000000
FW31Andy Scott 00000000
FW38Darren Jack 00000000
DF40Ross Ballantyne 00000000
FW41Richard Offiong 00100010
MFSteven Ferguson 20000020
MFIain Russell 00000000
DFDaniel Sengewald 31000031
TOTALS 93 11 9 0 0 0 102 11

See also

References
  1. http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/scots/2002-2003/scotprm/mother.htm
  2. "Triple swoop for 'Well". BBC Sport. 22 July 2002. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
  3. "David Cowan". Soccerbase. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
  4. "Iain Russell". Soccerbase. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
  5. "Steven Craig". Soccerbase. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
  6. "Well make double swoop". BBC News. 31 January 2003. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
  7. "Motherwell release keeper". BBC Sport. 29 May 2003. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  8. "Kilmarnock sign up Dubourdeau". scotsman.com/. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  9. "Lehmann heads for Asian adventure". Sky Sports. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  10. Motherwell's score is shown first.
  11. Motherwell results 2002/2003, Fir Park Corner
  12. Motherwell Club Stats, Soccerbase.com
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