2013–14 Motherwell F.C. season

The 2013–14 season was Motherwell's twenty ninth consecutive season in the top flight of Scottish football and the first in the newly established Scottish Premiership,[1] having been promoted from the Scottish First Division at the end of the 1984–85 season. They finished the season in second place, behind Celtic, earning entry to the Europa League again, having been knocked out of the 2013–14 seasons at the Third Qualifying Round stage by FC Kuban Krasnodar. They also competed in the League Cup, reaching the Quarter-Final, and the Scottish Cup where they reached the Fourth Round.

Motherwell
2013–14 season
ChairmanVacant
ManagerStuart McCall
StadiumFir Park
Scottish Premiership2nd
Europa LeagueThird Qualifying Round
v FC Kuban Krasnodar
League CupQuarter-Final
v Aberdeen
Scottish CupFourth Round
v Albion Rovers
Top goalscorerLeague: John Sutton (22)
All: John Sutton (22)

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season friendlies
13 July 2013 Doncaster Rovers0 - 0MotherwellDoncaster
15:00 BST UTC+1 Report Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 1,983
16 July 2013 Motherwell2 - 4Newcastle UnitedMotherwell
19:00 BST UTC+1 Vigurs  26'
McFadden  52' (pen.)		 Report Vučkić  8'
Gouffran  15'
Sissoko  39'
Marveaux  64'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 4,475
Referee: Willie Collum
20 July 2013 Morecambe1 - 2Motherwell XIMorecambe
14:00 BST UTC+1 Arnold  23' Report Anier  16'
Smith  90'		 Stadium: Globe Arena
20 July 2013 Cowdenbeath0 - 5Motherwell XICowdenbeath
15:00 BST UTC+1 Report Thomas  30'
McHugh  42', pen.', 76'
Lasley  80'
Moore  84'		 Stadium: Central Park
26 July 2013 Motherwell1 - 1Nottingham ForestMotherwell
19:00 BST UTC+1 McHugh  83' Report Derbyshire  11' Stadium: Fir Park

Scottish Premiership
Main article: 2013–14 Scottish Premiership

Results
4 August 2013 1Hibernian0 - 1MotherwellEaster Road
13:15 BST UTC+1 Motherwell
BBC		 Anier  83' Attendance: 9,237
Referee: Bobby Madden
11 August 2013 2Motherwell1 - 3AberdeenFir Park
15:00 BST UTC+1 Anier  1' Motherwell
BBC		 McGinn  62', pen.', 84', pen.'
Reynolds  76'		 Attendance: 6,242
Referee: Kevin Clancy
17 August 2013 3Inverness Caledonian Thistle2 - 0MotherwellCaledonian Stadium
15:00 BST UTC+1 Foran  4'
McKay  36'		 Motherwell
BBC		 Attendance: 3,031
Referee: Iain Brines
24 August 2013 4Motherwell1 - 0Partick ThistleFir Park
15:00 BST UTC+1 Sutton  21' Motherwell
BBC		 Attendance: 5,527
Referee: Euan Norris
31 August 2013 5Motherwell2 - 1KilmarnockFir Park
17:30 BST UTC+1 Anier  20'
Sutton  45'
Ramsden  87' 		 Motherwell
BBC		 McManus  17' (o.g.) Attendance: 4,353
Referee: Craig Charleston
14 September 2013 6St Mirren0 - 1MotherwellSt Mirren Park
15:00 BST UTC+1 Motherwell
BBC		 Sutton  38' Attendance: 4,012
Referee: Craig Thomson
21 September 2013 7Dundee United2 - 2MotherwellTannadice Stadium
15:00 BST UTC+1 Çiftçi  54'
Robertson  57'		 Motherwell
BBC		 Anier  30'
Ainsworth  76'		 Attendance: 5,808
Referee: Kevin Clancy
28 September 2013 8Motherwell3 – 1Ross CountyFir Park
15:00 BST UTC+1 Sutton  54', 68'
McHugh  77'		 Motherwell
BBC		 De Leeuw  30' Attendance: 4,263
Referee: Bobby Madden
5 October 2013 9Celtic2 – 0MotherwellCeltic Park
15:00 BST UTC+1 Stokes  21'
Commons  49'		 Motherwell
BBC		 Referee: Iain Brines
19 October 2013 10Motherwell2 – 1HeartsFir Park
15:00 BST UTC+1 Moore  69'
Hutchinson  83'		 Motherwell
BBC		 Stevenson  62' Attendance: 5,350
Referee: Brian Colvin
26 October 2013 11St Johnstone2 – 0MotherwellMcDiarmid Park
15:00 BST UTC+1 May  49'
Hasselbaink  64'		 Motherwell
BBC		 Attendance: 2,449
Referee: Calum Murray
3 November 2013 12Motherwell1 – 0HibernianFir Park
12:30 BST UTC+1 McManus  23'
Hutchinson  87' 		 Motherwell
BBC		 Attendance: 3,864
Referee: Crawford Allan
9 November 2013 13Motherwell0 – 4Dundee UnitedFir Park
15:00 BST UTC+1 Motherwell
BBC		 Gauld  16', 64'
Paton  19'
Robertson  90'		 Attendance: 5,103
Referee: Steven McLean
23 November 2013 14Kilmarnock0 – 2MotherwellRugby Park
15:00 BST UTC+1 Motherwell
BBC		 Sutton  55'
Anier  88'		 Attendance: 3,704
Referee: Stephen Finnie
6 December 2013 15Motherwell0 – 5CelticFir Park
19:45 BST UTC+1 Motherwell
BBC		 Commons  44', 76'
Ambrose  54'
Stokes  78'
Atajic  90'		 Attendance: 9,117
Referee: Steven McLean
14 December 2013 16Ross County1 – 2MotherwellVictoria Park
15:00 BST UTC+1 De Leeuw  62' Motherwell
BBC		 Sutton  15', 27' Attendance: 2,792
Referee: Crawford Allan
21 December 2013 17Motherwell3 – 0St MirrenFir Park
15:00 BST UTC+1 Anier  31', 64'
Ainsworth  42'		 Motherwell
BBC		 Attendance: 3,867
Referee: Willie Collum
26 December 2013 18Aberdeen0 – 1MotherwellPittodrie Stadium
15:00 BST UTC+1 Motherwell
BBC		 Ainsworth  49' Attendance: 12,494
Referee: Kevin Clancy
29 December 2013 19Partick Thistle1 – 5MotherwellFirhill Stadium
15:00 BST UTC+1 Lawless  8' Motherwell
BBC		 Lasley  15'
Francis-Angol  21'
McFadden  36'
Ainsworth  57'
Sutton  65'		 Attendance: 4,588
Referee: Steven McLean
1 January 2014 20Motherwell4 – 0St JohnstoneFir Park
15:00 BST UTC+1 Sutton  22'
Vigurs  49'
Ainsworth  73'
McFadden  87'		 Motherwell
BBC		 Attendance: 3,763
Referee: John Beaton
4 January 2014 21MotherwellPostponedInverness Caledonian ThistleFir Park
12:45 BST UTC+1 Motherwell
BBC
11 January 2014 22Hearts0 – 1MotherwellTynecastle Stadium
15:00 BST UTC+1 Motherwell
BBC		 Sutton  40' Attendance: 12,888
Referee: Willie Collum
18 January 2014 23Celtic3 – 0MotherwellCeltic Park
15:00 BST UTC+1 Commons  5', 39', pen.'
McManus  68' (o.g.)		 Motherwell
BBC		 Attendance: 47,489
Referee: Bobby Madden
25 January 2014 24Motherwell2 – 2AberdeenFir Park
15:00 BST UTC+1 McManus  47'
Francis-Angol  69'		 Motherwell
BBC		 Rooney  67'
Anderson  90'		 Attendance: 5,756
Referee: Steven McLean
15 February 2014 25Motherwell4 – 3Partick ThistleFir Park
15:00 BST UTC+1 Lasley  43'
Ainsworth  52'
Sutton  85'
McManus  88'		 Motherwell
BBC		 Erskine  37'
Higginbotham  66', pen.', 72'		 Attendance: 5,048
Referee: Stephen Finnie
22 February 2014 26Dundee United3 – 1MotherwellTannadice Stadium
15:00 BST UTC+1 Dow  22'
Gunning  42', 47'		 Motherwell
BBC		 Sutton  57', pen.' Attendance: 7,029
Referee: Bobby Madden
25 February 2014 27St Johnstone3 – 0MotherwellMcDiarmid Park
19:45 BST UTC+1 MacLean  6', 35'
Miller  87'		 Motherwell
BBC		 Attendance: 1,892
Referee: Kevin Clancy
1 March 2014 28Motherwell4 – 1HeartsFir Park
15:00 BST UTC+1 Vigurs  18'
Ainsworth  37'
Sutton  65'
McFadden  74'		 Motherwell
BBC		 Paterson  69' Attendance: 4,914
Referee: John Beaton
8 March 2014 31Hibernian3 – 3MotherwellEaster Road
15:00 BST UTC+1 Forster  43'
Nelson  76'
Heffernan  79'		 Motherwell
BBC		 Sutton  12', 90'
Ainsworth  29'		 Attendance: 8,277
Referee: Steven McLean
19 March 2014 21Motherwell2 – 0Inverness Caledonian ThistleFir Park
19:45 BST UTC+1 Ainsworth  26'
Sutton  34'		 Motherwell
BBC		 Attendance: 3,432
Referee: Alan Muir
22 March 2014 30Motherwell2 – 1Ross CountyFir Park
15:00 BST UTC+1 McFadden  48'
Sutton  60'		 Motherwell
BBC		 Songo'o  82' Attendance: 4,080
Referee: Iain Brines
29 March 2014 32Motherwell1 – 2KilmarnockFir Park
15:00 BST UTC+1 Vigurs  41' Motherwell
BBC		 McKenzie  66'
Slater  90'		 Attendance: 4,467
Referee: Bobby Madden
1 April 2014 32Inverness Caledonian Thistle1 – 2MotherwellCaledonian Stadium
19:45 BST UTC+1 Christie  74' Motherwell
BBC		 Anier  40'
Vigurs  83'		 Attendance: 2,366
Referee: Craig Thomson
5 April 2014 33St Mirren3 – 2MotherwellSt Mirren Park
15:00 BST UTC+1 Thompson  42', 87'
McLean  86', pen.'		 Motherwell
BBC		 Anier  17'
Sutton  27'		 Attendance: 4,377
Referee: Euan Norris
19 April 2014 34Motherwell3 – 3CelticFir Park
12:45 BST UTC+1 Sutton  5', 90'
Francis-Angol  44'		 Motherwell
BBC		 Stokes  45'
Samaras  56'
Griffiths  86'		 Attendance: 7,493
Referee: Craig Thomson
26 April 2014 35Dundee United5 – 1MotherwellTannadice Stadium
15:00 BST UTC+1 Çiftçi  8', 41'
Armstrong  61'
Dow  72'
Graham  81'		 Motherwell
BBC		 Ainsworth  88' Attendance: 6,383
Referee: Steven McLean
3 May 2014 36Motherwell2 – 1St JohnstoneFir Park
15:00 BST UTC+1 Ainsworth  21'
McManus  36'		 Motherwell
BBC		 Mackay  27' Attendance: 7,201
Referee: Kevin Clancy
7 May 2014 37Motherwell2 – 1Inverness Caledonian ThistleFir Park
19:45 BST UTC+1 Sutton  4', pen.'
Warren  32' (o.g.)		 Motherwell
BBC		 Shinnie  55' Attendance: 4,482
Referee: Willie Collum
11 May 2014 38Aberdeen0 – 1MotherwellPittodrie Stadium
12:15 BST UTC+1 Motherwell
BBC		 Reid  90' Attendance: 17,016
Referee: Steven McLean

UEFA Europa League
Main article: 2013–14 UEFA Europa League

Qualifying phase
Main article: 2013–14 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round
1 August 2013 3rd qualifying round 1st legMotherwell 0–2 Kuban KrasnodarMotherwell, Scotland
19:45 BST UTC+1 Report Popov  52', 78' Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 6,748
Referee: Alain Bieri (Switzerland)
8 August 2013 3rd qualifying round 2nd legKuban Krasnodar 1–0 MotherwellKrasnodar, Russia
19:45 BST UTC+1 McManus  50' (o.g.) Report Stadium: Kuban Stadium
Attendance: 31,754[2]
Referee: Cristian Balaj (Romania)

Scottish Cup
30 November 2013 Fourth RoundAlbion Rovers1 - 0MotherwellNew Douglas Park
15:00 BST UTC+1 Phillips  90' Motherwell
BBC		 Attendance: 2,950
Referee: Euan Anderson

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 2013–14 Scottish League Cup
25 September 2013 Third roundLivingston1 - 2MotherwellAlmondvale Stadium
19:45 BST UTC+1 Talbot  65'
Denholm  90'		 Motherwell
BBC		 McHugh  16'
McFadden  73'		 Attendance: 1,660
30 October 2013 Quarter-FinalMotherwell0 - 2AberdeenFir Park
19:45 BST UTC+1 [ Motherwell]
BBC		 Shaughnessy  13'
Considine  83'
Hayes  90'		 Attendance: 6,995
Referee: John Beaton

Squad statistics

Appearances
As of 11 May 2014[3][4]
No. Pos Nat Player TotalScottish PremiershipEuropa LeagueScottish League CupScottish Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Lee Hollis 15014+001+000+000+00
2 DF Craig Reid 14113+110+000+000+00
3 DF Steven Hammell 39034+002+002+001+00
4 DF Simon Ramsden 22018+002+002+000+00
5 DF Shaun Hutchinson 40135+012+002+001+00
6 DF Stephen McManus 42437+042+002+001+00
7 MF James McFadden 30521+641+001+011+00
8 MF Paul Lawson 2205+1202+002+001+00
9 FW John Sutton 412238+0221+001+000+10
11 MF Iain Vigurs 38434+341+000+000+00
12 GK Gunnar Nielsen 23019+001+002+001+00
14 MF Keith Lasley 41237+022+001+000+10
15 DF Adam Cummins 501+200+100+100+00
16 FW Robert McHugh 1223+510+101+111+00
17 DF Zaine Francis-Angol 38321+1232+002+001+00
18 MF Stuart Carswell 32024+401+002+001+00
19 FW Lee Erwin 000+000+000+000+00
20 DF Fraser Kerr 22010+901+100+001+00
21 GK Ross M. Stewart 000+000+000+000+00
22 FW Craig Moore 1913+1410+100+100+00
23 DF Euan Murray 301+200+000+000+00
24 FW Henri Anier 36918+1491+101+001+00
25 MF Lionel Ainsworth 311122+7110+001+100+00
26 MF Jack Leitch 1006+300+000+000+10
29 FW Dale Shirkie 100+100+000+000+00
34 MF Chris Cadden 300+300+000+000+00
51 GK Dan Twardzik 505+000+000+000+00

Top scorers
As of 11 May 2014[3][4]
Ranking Nation Number Name Scottish Premiership Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup Europe Total
1 9 John Sutton 22 22
2 25 Lionel Ainsworth 11 11
3 24 Henri Anier 9 9
4 7 James McFadden 4 1 5
5 6 Stephen McManus 4 4
6 11 Iain Vigurs 4 4
7 17 Zaine Francis-Angol 3 3
8 14 Keith Lasley 2 2
9 16 Robert McHugh 1 1 2
10 5 Shaun Hutchinson 1 1
11 22 Craig Moore 1 1
12 2 Craig Reid 1 1
Own Goals 1
TOTALS 64 2 66

Disciplinary record
As of 11 May 2014[3][4]
Nation Position Number Name Scottish Premier League Europa League Scottish League Cup Scottish Cup Total
DF3Steven Hammell 5010000060
DF4Simon Ramsden 3100000031
DF5Shaun Hutchinson 101201000131
DF6Stephen McManus 5000000050
MF7James McFadden 1010000020
MF8Paul Lawson 5000000050
FW9John Sutton 2000000020
MF11Iain Vigurs 7000000070
GK12Gunnar Nielsen 1000000010
MF14Keith Lasley 7000000070
DF15Adam Cummins 1000000010
MF18Stuart Carswell 3000200060
DF20Fraser Kerr 2000000020
FW22Craig Moore 3000000030
FW24Henri Anier 1000000010
MF25Lionel Ainsworth 1000000010
MF26Jack Leitch 1000000010
TOTALS 59 2 4 0 3 0 0 0 67 2

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Celtic (C) 38 31 6 1 102 25 +77 99 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 Motherwell 38 22 4 12 64 60 +4 70 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
3 Aberdeen 38 20 8 10 53 38 +15 68 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
4 Dundee United 38 16 10 12 65 50 +15 58
5 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 38 16 9 13 44 44 0 57
6 St Johnstone 38 15 8 15 48 42 +6 53 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
7 Ross County 38 11 7 20 44 62 −18 40
8 St Mirren 38 10 9 19 39 58 −19 39
9 Kilmarnock 38 11 6 21 45 66 −21 39
10 Partick Thistle 38 8 14 16 46 65 −19 38
11 Hibernian (R) 38 8 11 19 31 51 −20 35 Qualification for the Premiership play-off final
12 Heart of Midlothian (R) 38 10 8 20 45 65 −20 23[lower-alpha 2] Relegation to the Championship
Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. St Johnstone, as winners of the 2013–14 Scottish Cup, qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round.
  2. Heart of Midlothian were deducted 15 points for entering administration

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 22 4 12 64 60  +4 70 13 2 4 39 29  +10 9 2 8 25 31  −6

Source: BBC Sport

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHHAAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAAHHAAHAHHHAAHAHHA
ResultWLLWWWDWLWLWLWLWWWWWWLDWLLWDWWLWLDLWWW
Position46653343334443354222333333333332333332
Source: BBC Sport
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results by opponent

Motherwell score first

Team Results Points
1 2 3 4
Aberdeen1-31-02-21-07
Celtic0-20-50-33-31
Dundee United2-20-43-15-11
Heart of Midlothian2-11-04-19
Hibernian1-01-03-37
Inverness C.T.0-22-02-12-19
Kilmarnock2-12-01-26
Partick Thistle1-05-14-39
Ross County3-12-12-19
St Johnstone0-24-00-32-16
St Mirren1-03-02-36

Source: 2013–14 Scottish Premier League Results Table

Transfers
Main articles: List of Scottish football transfers summer 2013 and List of Scottish football transfers winter 2013–14

Released
Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date
19 May 2014[26] FW James McFadden St Johnstone 1 October 2014[27]
19 May 2014 DF Shaun Hutchinson Fulham 16 June 2014[28]

See also

Notes and references
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  4. Motherwell F.C. Sky Sports Statistics 2 Archived 25 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine
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  6. "Ross County's Iain Vigurs signs Motherwell deal". bbc.co.uk. British Broadcasting Corporation. 12 June 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
  7. "John Sutton makes Motherwell return after Hearts exit". bbc.co.uk. British Broadcasting Corporation. 28 June 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
  8. "Defender Fraser Kerr signs new Motherwell contract". bbc.co.uk. British Broadcasting Corporation. 1 July 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  9. "Gunnar Nielsen: Motherwell sign Faroe Islands goalkeeper". bbc.co.uk. British Broadcasting Corporation. 3 July 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
  10. "Defender Stephen McManus joins Motherwell". bbc.co.uk. British Broadcasting Corporation. 15 July 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  11. "16 year old Ben Hall signs for Motherwell FC". dungannonswiftsfc.co.uk. Dungannon Swifts F.C. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
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  13. "Motherwell sign Craig Reid". motherwellfc.co.uk. Motherwell F.C. 21 February 2014. Archived from the original on 24 February 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  14. "Birmingham City sign Motherwell keeper". bbc.co.uk. British Broadcasting Corporation. 14 May 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  15. "Preston North End to sign Motherwell winger". bbc.co.uk. British Broadcasting Corporation. 4 June 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
  16. "Henrik Ojamaa signs for Polish side Legia Warsaw". bbc.co.uk. British Broadcasting Corporation. 7 June 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  17. "Last season's top scorer Michael Higdon heads to Holland". bbc.co.uk. British Broadcasting Corporation. 8 July 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  18. "Tom Hateley: Defender joins Tranmere on four-month deal". bbc.co.uk. British Broadcasting Corporation. 21 September 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  19. "Motherwell sign Viking striker Henri Anier on loan". bbc.co.uk. British Broadcasting Corporation. 29 July 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
  20. "Motherwell sign Lionel Ainsworth on loan from Rotherham". bbc.co.uk. British Broadcasting Corporation. 29 August 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  21. "Lionel Ainsworth: Rotherham winger extends Motherwell stay". bbc.co.uk. British Broadcasting Corporation. 3 January 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  22. "Motherwell sign Dundee goalkeeper Dan Twardzik on short-term loan". stv.tv. Scottish Television. 12 December 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  23. "Erwin joins Arbroath on loan". motherwellfc.co.uk. Motherwell F.C. 31 August 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  24. "Cummins joins Dundee on loan". motherwellfc.co.uk. Motherwell F.C. 9 January 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  25. "New Loan Signing". qosfc.com. Queen of the South F.C. 13 January 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  26. "Motherwell: James McFadden to leave Fir Park at end of May". bbc.co.uk. British Broadcasting Corporation. 19 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  27. "SAINTS BOOST OPTIONS WITH JAMES McFADDEN CAPTURE". St Johnstone F.C. 1 October 2014. Archived from the original on 1 October 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  28. "Hutchinson Joins Fulham". Fulham. 16 June 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
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