2010–11 Motherwell F.C. season

Motherwell will compete in the Scottish Premier League, Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup and UEFA Europa League during the 2010–11 season. This is the third consecutive season in which Motherwell have been involved in European competition, the first time this has happened in the club's 125-year history.

Motherwell
2010–11 season
Chairman John Boyle
Manager Craig Brown (Resigned),
Stuart McCall
StadiumFir Park
Scottish Premier League6th
Scottish CupRunners-Up
League CupSemi-Finals
Europa LeaguePlay Off Round
Top goalscorerLeague: John Sutton, Nick Blackman (10)
All: John Sutton (17)
Highest home attendance10,092 v Rangers, 27 February 2011
Lowest home attendance3,324 v Hearts, 14 December 2010
Average home league attendance5,660

Important Events
  • 21 June 2010 – Draw for the UEFA Europa League second qualifying round. Motherwell draw Icelandic side, Breiðablik.
  • 16 July 2010 – Draw for the UEFA Europa League third qualifying round. Motherwell draw Norwegian side, Aalesund.
  • 21 June 2010 – Draw for the UEFA Europa League play-off round. Motherwell draw Danish side, Odense.
  • 11 August 2010 – The club announce a new year-long sponsorship deal with Scottish telecommunications firm, Commsworld.[1]
  • 31 August 2010 – Draw for the Scottish League Cup third round. Motherwell draw Brechin City (away).
  • 23 September 2010 – Draw for the Scottish League Cup quarter finals. Motherwell draw Dundee United (home).
  • 5 October 2010 – Motherwell appoint new Vice-Chairman, Derek Weir, and report a modest profit for the sixth time in seven years.[2]
  • 28 October 2010 – Draw for the Scottish League Cup semi finals. Motherwell draw Rangers (tie to be played at Hampden).
  • 22 November 2010 – Draw for the Scottish Cup Fourth round. Motherwell draw Dundee (away).
  • 9 December 2010 – Manager Craig Brown resigns.[3]
  • 30 December 2010 – Motherwell appoint Stuart McCall as their new manager on a ​2 1⁄2-year deal.[4]
  • 11 January 2011 – Draw for the Scottish Cup Fifth Round. Motherwell draw Stranraer (away).
  • 19 January 2011 – Kenny Black is confirmed as the new assistant manager.[5]
  • 6 February 2011 – Draw for the Scottish Cup quarter finals. Motherwell draw Dundee United (away).
  • 23 February 2011 – Chairman John Boyle announces that he will stand down as Motherwell chairman, and give up his shareholding for free. The club also consider switching to a wider form of ownership.[6]
  • 14 March 2011 – Draw for the Scottish Cup semi finals. Motherwell draw St Johnstone with the tie to be played at Hampden Park.
  • 16 April 2011 – Motherwell defeat St Johnstone 3–0 at Hampden Park to progress to the 2011 Scottish Cup Final where they are to play Celtic, again at Hampden Park.
  • 15 May 2011 – Motherwell finish their league campaign with a 4–0 defeat by Scottish Cup final opponents, Celtic, at Parkhead in their 52nd and penultimate competitive fixture of the season.
  • 21 May 2011 – Motherwell finish their campaign with a 3–0 Scottish Cup final defeat against Celtic at Hampden Park.

Transfers

For a list of Scottish football transfers in 2010–11, see transfers in season 2010–11

First-team Squad

As of 28 January 2011[38] 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 Darren Randolph
2 DF Steven Saunders
3 DF Steven Hammell
4 DF Maurice Ross
5 DF Stephen Craigan (captain)
6 MF Tom Hateley
7 MF Chris Humphrey
8 MF Steve Jennings
9 FW Jamie Murphy
11 FW John Sutton
12 GK Lee Hollis
14 MF Keith Lasley
16 FW Robert McHugh
17 MF Steve Jones (on loan from Walsall)
18 MF Ross Forbes
No. Position Player
19 DF Shaun Hutchinson
20 MF Jonathan Page
21 DF Angelis Charalambous
22 DF Gavin Gunning (on loan from Blackburn Rovers)
23 FW Esteban Casagolda
24 FW Francis Jeffers
27 MF Steven Meechan
28 FW Steve Howarth
32 MF Jamie Pollock
33 FW Gary Smith
34 GK Tom Bradley
36 DF Ross McKinnon
41 FW Lee Erwin
42 MF Stuart Carswell

Statistics

Appearances

As of 21 May 2011[39][40]

No. Pos Nat Player TotalScottish Premier LeagueEuropa LeagueScottish CupScottish League Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Darren Randolph 52037+006+006+003+00
2 DF Steven Saunders 36122+315+102+003+00
3 DF Steven Hammell 44026+506+005+002+00
4 DF Mark Reynolds 27018+006+001+002+00
4 DF Maurice Ross 605+100+000+000+00
5 DF Stephen Craigan 50132+306+005+113+00
6 MF Tom Hateley 53336+226+016+003+00
7 MF Chris Humphrey 51433+334+205+113+00
8 MF Steve Jennings 42130+005+004+012+10
9 FW Jamie Murphy 491231+466+035+132+00
11 FW John Sutton 501725+10106+016+061+20
12 GK Lee Hollis 101+000+000+000+00
14 MF Keith Lasley 40226+016+006+002+01
16 FW Robert McHugh 1700+1100+300+200+10
17 MF Marc Fitzpatrick 703+200+101+000+00
17 MF Steve Jones 17210+210+001+310+10
18 MF Ross Forbes 32111+1203+110+301+10
19 DF Shaun Hutchinson 24117+110+005+001+00
20 DF Jonathan Page 1433+600+210+101+12
21 DF Angelis Charalambous 000+000+000+000+00
22 FW Nick Blackman 221015+3101+100+002+00
22 DF Gavin Gunning 18012+200+004+000+00
23 FW Esteban Casagolda 1303+900+000+100+00
24 FW Alan Gow 1729+610+000+002+01
24 FW Francis Jeffers 1428+210+002+210+00
27 MF Steven Meechan 200+200+000+000+00
28 FW Steve Howarth 000+000+000+000+00
32 MF Jamie Pollock 400+300+100+000+00
33 FW Gary Smith 200+100+100+000+00
42 MF Stuart Carswell 403+100+000+000+00

Top scorers
Last updated on 21 May 2011[39]
Position Nation Number Name Scottish Premier League Europa League Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup Total
1 11 John Sutton 10 1 6 0 17
2 9 Jamie Murphy 6 3 3 0 12
3 22 Nick Blackman 10 0 0 0 10
4 7 Chris Humphrey 3 0 1 0 4
6 6 Tom Hateley 2 1 0 0 3
5 20 Jonathan Page 0 1 0 2 3
7 24 Francis Jeffers 1 0 1 0 2
15 17 Steve Jones 1 0 1 0 2
8 24 Alan Gow 1 0 0 1 2
9 14 Keith Lasley 1 0 0 1 2
10 19 Shaun Hutchinson 1 0 0 0 1
11 2 Steven Saunders 1 0 0 0 1
12 18 Ross Forbes 0 1 0 0 1
13 5 Stephen Craigan 0 0 1 0 1
14 8 Steve Jennings 0 0 1 0 1
/ / / Own Goals 3 0 0 0 3
/ / / TOTALS 40 7 14 4 65

Disciplinary Record
Last updated 26 July 2011[39]
Nation Position Number Name Scottish Premier League Europa League Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup Total
GK1Darren Randolph 1000100020
DF2Steven Saunders 6120000081
DF3Steven Hammell 0010000010
DF4Mark Reynolds 2010000030
DF4Maurice Ross 1000000010
DF5Stephen Craigan 80101010110
MF6Tom Hateley 4010100060
MF7Chris Humphrey 3000100040
MF8Steve Jennings 91113010142
FW9Jamie Murphy 1000000010
FW11John Sutton 2000000020
GK12Lee Hollis 0000000000
MF14Keith Lasley 70201000100
FW16Robert McHugh 0000000000
MF17Marc Fitzpatrick 0010000010
MF17Steve Jones 1000000010
MF18Ross Forbes 6000000060
DF19Shaun Hutchinson 3000100040
DF20Jonathan Page 1000000010
DF21Angelis Charalambous 0000000000
FW22Nick Blackman 2000000020
MF22Gavin Gunning 5000100060
FW23Esteban Casagolda 0000000000
FW24Alan Gow 0000000000
FW24Francis Jeffers 2000000020
MF25Steven Meechan 0000000000
FW27Steve Howarth 0000000000
MF32Jamie Pollock 0000000000
FW33Gary Smith 0000000000
MF42Stuart Carswell 1000000010
/ / / TOTALS 65 1 9 1 8 0 2 0 84 2

Last updated: 26 July 2011
[39]

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss

Friendlies
Date Opponent H/A Score[41] Motherwell Scorer(s)[42] Attendance Report
6 July 2010 Brechin City A 3–1 Sutton  48', Forbes  55', Lasley  66' Unknown Motherwell F.C.
8 July 2010 Forfar Athletic A 2–1 Trialist  24', Reynolds  75' Unknown Motherwell F.C.
10 July 2010 Ayr United A 2–1 Forbes  69', McHugh  89' Unknown Motherwell F.C.

Scottish Premier League
Main article: 2010–11 Scottish Premier League

[40]

Match
Day		 Date Opponent H/A Score[41] Motherwell Scorer(s)[42] League
Position[43]		 Attendance Report
1 15 August 2010 Hibernian H 2–3 Sutton  13', Murphy  75' (pen.) 9 5,172 BBC Sport
2 22 August 2010 Kilmarnock A 1–0 Blackman  37' 6 5,399 BBC Sport
3 29 August 2010 Celtic H 0–1 7 9,207 BBC Sport
4 11 September 2010 St Johnstone A 2–0 Blackman  3', Rutkiewicz  39' (og.) 4 3,254 BBC Sport
5 18 September 2010 Aberdeen H 1–1 Murphy  35' 5 5,251 BBC Sport
6 25 September 2010 Hearts A 2–0 Blackman  58', Sutton  70' 3 13,749 BBC Sport
7 2 October 2010 St Mirren H 3–1 Humphrey  3', Hateley  87' (pen.), Murphy  88' 3 4,384 BBC Sport
8 16 October 2010 Rangers A 1–4 Blackman  44' 3 44,609 BBC Sport
9 23 October 2010 Dundee United H 2–1 Severin  1' (og.), Dillon  75' (og.) 3 4,635 BBC Sport
10 30 October 2010 Hamilton Academical H 0–1 3 4,865 BBC Sport
11 6 November 2010 Inverness CT A 2–1 Gow  33', Blackman  43' 3 4,054 BBC Sport
12 10 November 2010 St Johnstone H 4–0 Blackman  12', 24', 45', Sutton  88' 3 3,361 BBC Sport
13 13 November 2010 Hibernian A 1–2 Blackman  10' (pen.) 4 11,178 BBC Sport
14 20 November 2010 St Mirren A 1–1 Blackman  74' 5 4,213 BBC Sport
15 (Re-arranged) 14 December 2010 Hearts H 1–2 Lasley  45' 5 3,324 BBC Sport
19 26 December 2010 Rangers H 1–4 Sutton  46' 6 9,371 BBC Sport
20 29 December 2010 Celtic A 0–1 6 40,750 BBC Sport
21 1 January 2011 Hamilton Academical A 0–0 6 3,171 BBC Sport
17 (Re-arranged) 12 January 2011 Dundee United A 0–2 6 4,918 BBC Sport
22 15 January 2011 Inverness CT H 0–0 6 3,728 BBC Sport
23 22 January 2011 Hibernian H 2–0 Murphy  20', Saunders  24' 6 4,202 BBC Sport
24 26 January 2011 St Johnstone A 0–1 6 2,268 BBC Sport
16 (Re-arranged) 2 February 2011 Kilmarnock H 0–1 8 3,640 BBC Sport
26 12 February 2011 Rangers A 0–6 8 43,789 BBC Sport
18 (Re-arranged) 15 February 2011 Aberdeen A 2–1 Jeffers  14', Murphy  71' 5 6,882 BBC Sport
27 19 February 2011 Hamilton Academical H 1–0 Sutton  36' (pen.) 5 4,407 BBC Sport
25 (Re-arranged) 23 February 2011 St Mirren H 0–1 5 3,613 BBC Sport
28 27 February 2011 Celtic H 2–0 Sutton  2', 49' (pen.) 5 9,716 BBC Sport
29 5 March 2011 Inverness CT A 0–3 5 3,563 BBC Sport
30 19 March 2011 Kilmarnock A 1–3 Sutton  12' 6 4,259 BBC Sport
31 2 April 2011 Aberdeen H 2–1 Humphrey  15', Hutchinson  88' 6 4,458 BBC Sport
33 (Re-arranged) 6 April 2011 Dundee United H 2–1 Murphy  26', Humphrey  41' 6 3,435 BBC Sport
32 9 April 2011 Hearts A 0–0 6 13,800 BBC Sport
34 23 April 2011 Hearts A 3–3 Sutton  55', 88', Hateley  58' 6 13,039 BBC Sport
35 30 April 2011 Rangers H 0–5 6 8,968 BBC Sport
36 7 May 2011 Dundee United A 0–4 6 5,951 BBC Sport
37 11 May 2011 Kilmarnock H 1–1 Jones  8' 6 4,101 BBC Sport
38 15 May 2011 Celtic A 0–4 6 57,837 BBC Sport

UEFA Europa League
Main article: 2010–11 UEFA Europa League
Date Round Opponent H/A Score[41] Motherwell Scorer(s)[42] Attendance Report
15 July 2010 Second qualifying round Breiðablik H 1–0 Forbes  63' 5,990 BBC Sport
22 July 2010 Second qualifying round Breiðablik A 1–0 Murphy  42' 1,700 BBC Sport
29 July 2010 Third qualifying round Aalesund A 1–1 Murphy  48' 8,450 BBC Sport
5 August 2010 Third qualifying round Aalesund H 3–0 Murphy  4', Sutton  11', Page  89' 7,721 BBC Sport
19 August 2010 Play-off round Odense A 1–2 Hateley  90+4' 14,911 BBC Sport
26 August 2010 Play-off round Odense H 0–1 9,105 BBC Sport

Scottish Cup
Main article: 2010–11 Scottish Cup
Date Round Opponent H/A Score[41] Motherwell Scorer(s)[42] Attendance Report
9 January 2011 Fourth round Dundee A 4–0 Sutton  3', 47', Jennings  81', Murphy  87' 4,285 BBC Sport
5 February 2011 Fifth round Stranraer A 2–0 Jones  45', Sutton  82' 2,042 BBC Sport
13 March 2011 Quarter-final Dundee United A 2–2 Sutton  1', 72' 7,358 BBC Sport
30 March 2011 Quarter-final replay Dundee United H 3–0 Murphy  8', Humphrey  36', Jeffers  63' 8,337 BBC Sport
16 April 2011 Semi-final St Johnstone N 3–0 Craigan  5', Murphy  14', Sutton  39' 11,920 BBC Sport
21 May 2011 Final Celtic N 0–3 49,618 BBC Sport

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 2010–11 Scottish League Cup
Date Round Opponent H/A Score[41] Motherwell Scorer(s)[42] Attendance Report
21 September 2010 Third round Brechin City A 2–0 Page  16', 59' 903 BBC Sport
26 October 2010 Quarter-finals Dundee United H 1–0 Gow  86' 4,838 BBC Sport
30 January 2011 Semi-finals Rangers N 1–2 Lasley  66' 23,432 BBC Sport

Competitions

Overall
Competition Started roundCurrent
position / round		 Final
position / round		 First match Last match
Scottish Premier League — — 6 5 August 201015 May 2011
League Cup 3rd Round — Semi-finals 21 September 201030 January 2011
Scottish Cup 4th Round — Final 9 January 201121 May 2011
UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round — Play-off round 15 July 201026 August 2010

Source: Competitions

SPL
Main article: 2010–11 Scottish Premier League

Classification
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 Dundee United 38 17 10 11 55 50 +5 61 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
5 Kilmarnock 38 13 10 15 53 55 −2 49
6 Motherwell 38 13 7 18 40 60 −20 46
7 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 38 14 11 13 52 44 +8 53
8 St Johnstone 38 11 11 16 23 43 −20 44
Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. Celtic entered the play-off round of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League as they won the 2011 Scottish Cup Final. Due to this, Heart of Midlothian also moved up to the third qualifying round, whilst fourth-placed team Dundee United received the second qualifying round spot.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 13 7 18 40 60  −20 46 8 3 8 24 24  0 5 4 10 16 36  −20

Source: BBC Sport

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHHAAAHHAHAAHHHAAHAHAHAHA
ResultLWLWDWWLWLWWLDLLLDLDWLLLWWLWLLWDWDLLDL
Position96745333333345566666668855555666666777
Source: BBC Sport
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results by opponent
Team Results[41] Points
1 2 3 4
Aberdeen1–12–12–1—7
Celtic0–10–12–00–43
Dundee United2–10–22–10–46
Hamilton Academical0–10–01–0—4
Heart of Midlothian2–01–20–03–35
Hibernian2–31–22–0—3
Inverness CT2–10–00–3—4
Kilmarnock1–00–11–31–14
Rangers1–41–40–60–50
St Johnstone2–04–00–1—6
St Mirren3–11–10–1—4

Source: 2010–11 Scottish Premier League article

See also

Notes and references
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  2. "Club Statement". Motherwell F.C. 5 October 2010. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
  3. "Aberdeen target Craig Brown resigns as Motherwell boss". BBC Sport. 9 December 2010. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
  4. "Stuart McCall confirmed as Motherwell's new manager". BBC Sport. 30 December 2010. Archived from the original on 23 December 2010. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
  5. "Black confirmed as assistant manager". Motherwell F.C. 30 December 2010. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
  6. "Fir Park owner John Boyle to give away control for free". BBC Sport. 23 February 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
  7. "Motherwell sign former Airdrie goalkeeper Lee Hollis". BBC Sport. 7 June 2010. Retrieved 7 June 2010.
  8. "Cypriot Angelis Charalambous signs for Motherwell". BBC Sport. 10 June 2010. Archived from the original on 13 June 2010. Retrieved 10 June 2010.
  9. "Charlton goalkeeper Darren Randolph joins Motherwell". BBC Sport. 1 July 2010. Archived from the original on 1 July 2010. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
  10. "Motherwell sign striker Esteban Casagolda". BBC Sport. 12 August 2010. Archived from the original on 14 August 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
  11. "Final day SPL and league transfer deals: Full list". The Scotsman. UK. 31 August 2010. Archived from the original on 3 September 2010. Retrieved 7 September 2010.
  12. "Player News". Scottish Football League.com. 2 September 2010. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
  13. "Alan Gow defends move to Motherwell". BBC Sport. 2 September 2010. Archived from the original on 3 September 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
  14. "Striker Francis Jeffers agrees deal to join Motherwell". BBC Sport. 4 February 2011. Archived from the original on 9 February 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
  15. "Jeffers deal done". Motherwell F.C. Official Website. 8 February 2011. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
  16. "Maurice Ross defends his switch to Motherwell". BBC SPORT. 1 April 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
  17. "O'Brien is Oakwell bound". motherwellfc.co.uk. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
  18. "Keepers Roddy McKenzie and Ross Hyslop join Doonhamers". BBC Sport. 1 June 2010. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
  19. "Midfielder Giles Coke joins Sheffield Wednesday". BBC Sport. 1 July 2010. Archived from the original on 5 July 2010. Retrieved 3 July 2010.
  20. "Ross County sign former Motherwell winger Darren Smith". BBC Sport. 23 July 2010. Archived from the original on 25 July 2010. Retrieved 24 July 2010.
  21. "Fitzpatrick joins Ross County". Sporting Life. 13 January 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2011.
  22. "Notts County sign Alan Gow and Lewis Gobern". BBC Sport. 14 January 2011. Archived from the original on 25 January 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
  23. "Sheffield Wednesday sign Gary Madine & Mark Reynolds". BBC Sport. 16 January 2011. Archived from the original on 25 January 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
  24. Homeward Bound Motherwell FC Official Website. Retrieved 7 September 2010
  25. "Motherwell dismiss Swansea's bid for Mark Reynolds". BBC Sport. 31 August 2010. Archived from the original on 2 September 2010. Retrieved 2 September 2010.
  26. "Craigan and Jennings offered new deals at Motherwell". BBC Sport. 1 June 2011. Archived from the original on 2 June 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
  27. "Youngsters head out on loan". Motherwell F.C. 31 August 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
  28. "Blackman signs". Motherwell FC official website. 14 August 2010. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
  29. "Mike Grella and Steve Jones join Motherwell". BBC Sport. 20 January 2011. Archived from the original on 25 January 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
  30. "Motherwell sign Gunning and extend Humphrey contract". BBC Sport. 28 January 2011. Archived from the original on 1 February 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
  31. "Annan add two youngsters". Scottish Football League. 20 July 2010. Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2010.
  32. Linlithgow Rose snap up Well defender Dario Quinn Edinburgh Evening News
  33. Smith joins Dumbarton Motherwell FC official website
  34. "Motherwell trio set for Albion Rovers debuts". Airdrie & Coatbridge Advertiser. 31 August 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
  35. Paul Martin Column, Albion Rovers Official Website. 1 December 2010
  36. Meechan goes back to Motherwell Archived 5 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Scottish Football League
  37. "Halsman Joins Dumbarton". Motherwell F.C. Official Website. 29 January 2011.
  38. "Motherwell FC Squad Numbers – Scottish Premier League". Archived from the original on 24 August 2010. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
  39. Motherwell F.C. Sky Sports Statistics Archived 10 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  40. Motherwell FC season 2010–11, Fir Park Corner
  41. Motherwell's score is shown first.
  42. The number(s) in brackets shows the minute the goal(s) was/were scored.
  43. Shows Motherwell's position in the table at end of day the match was played on
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