2017–18 Motherwell F.C. season

The 2017–18 season was Motherwell's thirty-third consecutive season in the top flight of Scottish football and the fifth in the newly established Scottish Premiership,[1] having been promoted from the Scottish First Division at the end of the 1984–85 season. Motherwell also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup losing to Celtic in both finals

Motherwell
2017–18 season
ChairmanBrian McCafferty
ManagerSteve Robinson
StadiumFir Park
Scottish Premiership7th
League CupRunners Up vs Celtic
Scottish CupRunners Up vs Celtic
Top goalscorerLeague: Louis Moult (8)
All: Louis Moult (14)

Season Review

On 2 June, Motherwell announced that they had signed Alex Fisher and Gaël Bigirimana, from Inverness C.T. and Coventry City respectively, on two-year contracts[2][3] and that James McFadden had left the club.[4] Three days later Motherwell announced their third signing of the season, Craig Tanner on a two-year contract from Reading.[5] Motherwell announced their fourth signing of the summer on 6 June, goalkeeper Trevor Carson from Hartlepool United on a three-year contract.[6] Russell Griffiths became Motherwell's sixth signing of the season on 21 June, signing a one-year contract with the club after his Everton contract had expired.[7] Also on 21 June, Keith Lasley hung up his boots and became the club's new assistant manager.[8] Motherwell announced their seventh summer signing on 30 June, Charles Dunne from Oldham Athletic.[9]

On 5 July, Motherwell announced the signing of Cédric Kipré on a one-year contract after his release from Leicester City.[10] Craig Clay left the club on 17 July to sign with Leyton Orient.[11]

Young striker George Newell signed a one-year contract with Motherwell on 24 July,[12] with Ellis Plummer joining on 2 August.[13]

On 14 August, it was announced that Stephen McManus had decided to retire from professional football and take up a coaching role with Motherwell.[14]

6 weeks into his one-year deal, Cédric Kipré signed a one-year extension with Motherwell on 23 August.[15]

On 31 August, transfer deadline day, Ben Heneghan joined Sheffield United for an undisclosed fee,[16] whilst Jack McMillan joined Livingston on loan until January 2018,[17] and Peter Morrison joined Clyde on loan until January 2018.[18] Liam Grimshaw returned to the club from Preston North End,[19] and Peter Hartley joined the club on a one-year loan deal.[20]

On 13 October, manager Stephen Robinson extended his contract until 2020,[21] and midfielder Allan Campbell signed a new contract until 2021.[22]

On 14 December, Motherwell announced that they had agreed to the transfer of Louis Moult to Preston North End for an undisclosed fee on 1 January 2018.[23]

On 16 December, Motherwell announced the signing of Gennadios Xenodochof on a short-term contract until the middle January 2018.[24]

On 3 January, Motherwell signed Curtis Main to an eighteen-month contract from Portsmouth.[25]

On 5 January, Motherwell announced that Steven Hammell would retire at the end of January to take up the role of the club's Academy Director.[26]

On 9 January, Motherwell signed Nadir Çiftçi on loan from Celtic until the end of the season.[27] A week later, 16 January, Motherwell signed Tom Aldred on loan until the end of the season from Bury.[28]

Following the completion of his loan deal, Jack McMillan signed for Livingston permanently on 19 January 2018.[29] On 23 January, Peter Hartley made his loan move permanent, signing until the summer of 2020.[30] On 26 January, Alex Fisher left the club to sign for Yeovil Town.[31]

On 31 January, transfer deadline day, Motherwell signed Stephen Hendrie on loan from Southend United until the end of the season,[32] whilst Adam Livingstone joined East Fife on loan for the remainder of the season.[33]

On 13 April, Motherwell announced that defenders Cédric Kipré, Charles Dunne and Richard Tait all had extended their contracts until the summer of 2020, whilst Ryan Bowman had extended his contract until the summer of 2019.[34]

On 16 May, Motherwell announced that midfielders Liam Grimshaw and Andy Rose had signed new one-year contracts with the club.[35]

On 21 May, Motherwell announced that Russell Griffiths, Ellis Plummer, Deimantas Petravičius, Luke Watt and Dylan King would be leaving the club at the end of their contracts, whilst Tom Aldred, Stephen Hendrie and Nadir Çiftçi would be returning to their parent clubs after their loan deals had expired. Shea Gordon, Adam Livingstone, Barry Maguire, James Scott, Peter Morrison, Jason Krones, Jordan Armstrong, Shaun Bowers and Alfredo Agyeman were all offered new contracts.[36]

Transfers
Main articles: List of Scottish football transfers summer 2017 and List of Scottish football transfers winter 2017-18

Squad
As of match played 19 May 2018[48]
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (Age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Trevor Carson GK (1988-03-05)5 March 1988 (aged 30) Hartlepool United 2017[6] 2020[6] 46 0
13 Russell Griffiths GK (1996-04-13)13 April 1996 (aged 22) Everton 2017[7] 2018[7] 10 0
16 Rohan Ferguson GK (1997-12-06)6 December 1997 (aged 20) Airdrieonians 2017[38] 2020 0 0
39 Peter Morrison GK (1998-01-01)1 January 1998 (aged 20) Academy 0 0
Defenders
2 Richard Tait DF (1989-03-24)24 March 1989 (aged 29) Grimsby Town 2016[49] 2020[34] 77 3
3 Stephen Hendrie DF (1995-01-08)8 January 1995 (aged 23) loan from Southend United 2018[32] 2018[32] 7 0
6 Peter Hartley DF (1988-04-03)3 April 1988 (aged 30) Blackpool 2018 2020[30] 17 3
14 Ellis Plummer DF (1994-09-02)2 September 1994 (aged 23) Manchester City 2017[13] 2018[13] 1 0
18 Charles Dunne DF (1993-02-13)13 February 1993 (aged 25) Oldham Athletic 2017[9] 2020[34] 45 1
19 Tom Aldred DF (1990-09-11)11 September 1990 (aged 27) loan from Bury 2018[28] 2018 22 1
21 Cédric Kipré DF (1996-12-09)9 December 1996 (aged 21) Leicester City 2017[10] 2020[34] 49 1
30 Luke Watt DF (1997-06-20)20 June 1997 (aged 20) Academy 2014 2018[50] 8 0
34 Barry Maguire DF (1998-04-27)27 April 1998 (aged 20) Academy 3 0
43 Adam Livingstone DF (1998-02-22)22 February 1998 (aged 20) Academy 2 0
Midfielders
4 Liam Grimshaw MF (1995-02-02)2 February 1995 (aged 23) Preston North End 2017[19] 2019[35] 37 0
5 Gaël Bigirimana MF (1993-10-22)22 October 1993 (aged 24) Coventry City 2017 2019[3] 36 2
7 Chris Cadden MF (1996-09-19)19 September 1996 (aged 21) Academy 2013 2019[51] 114 11
8 Carl McHugh MF (1993-02-05)5 February 1993 (aged 25) Plymouth Argyle 2016[52] 2019[53] 69 3
11 Elliott Frear MF (1990-09-11)11 September 1990 (aged 27) Forest Green Rovers 2017[54] 2019[54] 45 4
15 Andy Rose MF (1990-02-13)13 February 1990 (aged 28) Coventry City 2017[37] 2019[35] 40 2
22 Allan Campbell MF (1997-07-04)4 July 1997 (aged 20) Academy 2021[22] 43 3
26 Ross MacLean MF (1997-03-13)13 March 1997 (aged 21) Academy 2014 2019[55] 19 1
28 Shea Gordon MF (1998-05-16)16 May 1998 (aged 20) Stalybridge Celtic 2017 4 0
31 David Turnbull MF (1999-07-10)10 July 1999 (aged 18) Academy 2017 3 0
32 Dylan King MF (1998-08-27)27 August 1998 (aged 19) Oldham Athletic 2017 2018 0 0
33 Liam Brown MF (1999-08-06)6 August 1999 (aged 18) Queen's Park 2017 1 0
35 Jake Hastie MF (1999-03-18)18 March 1999 (aged 19) Academy 2016 3 0
37 Jordan Armstrong MF (1999-04-02)2 April 1999 (aged 19) Academy 0 0
41 Kyle MacDonald MF (2000-01-01)1 January 2000 (aged 18) Academy 0 0
Forwards
9 Curtis Main FW (1992-06-20)20 June 1992 (aged 25) Portsmouth 2018[25] 2019 21 7
12 Ryan Bowman FW (1991-11-30)30 November 1991 (aged 26) Gateshead 2016[56] 2019[34] 66 12
20 Deimantas Petravičius FW (1995-09-02)2 September 1995 (aged 22) Zagłębie Lubin 2017[39] 2018[39] 14 0
23 Nadir Çiftçi FW (1992-02-12)12 February 1992 (aged 26) loan from Celtic 2018[27] 2018 15 3
24 George Newell FW (1997-12-27)27 December 1997 (aged 20) Bolton Wanderers 2017[12] 2018[12] 9 0
27 Craig Tanner FW (1994-10-27)27 October 1994 (aged 23) Reading 2017 2019[5] 36 9
36 Dylan Falconer FW (1999-05-23)23 May 1999 (aged 18) Academy 0 0
38 James Scott FW (2000-08-30)30 August 2000 (aged 17) Academy 2 0
40 Alfredo Agyeman FW (2000-11-01)1 November 2000 (aged 17) Academy 0 0
42 Jamie Semple FW (2000-05-17)17 May 2000 (aged 18) Academy 0 0

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
3 DF Steven Hammell (Retired)[26]
4 DF Ben Heneghan (to Sheffield United)[16]
6 DF Stephen McManus (Retired)[14]
9 FW Louis Moult (to Preston North End)[23]
No. Position Player
17 FW Alex Fisher (to Yeovil Town)[31]
19 FW Jacob Blyth [43]
19 GK Gennadios Xenodochof
25 DF Jack McMillan (to Livingston)

Friendlies
1 July 2017 FriendlyStirling Albion0 – 2MotherwellStirling
15:00 BST Report Tuton
Bowman 		Stadium: Forthbank Stadium
Attendance: 1,044
4 July 2017 FriendlyLivingston0 – 2MotherwellLivingston
19:45 BST Report Bigirimana  44'
Bowman  86'		 Stadium: Almondvale Stadium
Attendance: 824
8 July 2017 FriendlyGateshead3 – 2MotherwellGateshead
12:00 BST M.Langstaff  40'
Green  64'
T.White  76'		 Report Bowman  90+1'
Rose  90+2'		 Stadium: Gateshead International Stadium
Attendance: 553
11 July 2017 FriendlyBarrow1 – 0MotherwellBarrow-in-Furness
18:30 BST R.Bennett  9' Report Stadium: Holker Street

Competitions

Premiership
Main article: 2017–18 Scottish Premiership

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
5 Kilmarnock 38 16 11 11 49 47 +2 59
6 Heart of Midlothian 38 12 13 13 39 39 0 49
7 Motherwell 38 13 9 16 43 49 −6 48
8 St Johnstone 38 12 10 16 42 53 −11 46
9 Dundee 38 11 6 21 36 57 −21 39
Source: Soccerway BBC
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).[57]
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
GroundHAHHHAHHAAHAAHAAAAHAHHAAHHHAAHHHAAHHAH
ResultLLWWWDLWWWLLWDLLLLDLLWDLDWLWLDDLDDWLWW
Position911875565434555556788866676777777777777
Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 13 9 16 43 49  −6 48 8 5 7 26 22  +4 5 4 9 17 27  −10

Source: See Results

Results
6 August 2017 1Motherwell1 – 2RangersMotherwell
13:30 BST (UTC+1) Heneghan  40' 78'
Dunne  49'
Moult  58'
Tait  90+1'		 Report Dorrans  4', 58' (pen.) 79'
Cardoso  68'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 9,974
Referee: Bobby Madden
12 August 2017 2St Johnstone4 – 1MotherwellPerth
15:00 BST (UTC+1) MacLean  8' 57'
O'Halloran  18', 74'
Davidson  90+3'		 Report Rose  28'
McHugh  36'  76'
Carson  63'
Dunne  89'		 Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 3,451
Referee: Craig Thomson
19 August 2017 3Motherwell2 – 0Ross CountyMotherwell
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Heneghan  3'
Rose  27'
Tait  53'
Moult  74' (pen.)		 Report Chow  17'
Fraser  46'
van der Weg  74'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 3,911
Referee: Alan Muir
26 August 2017 4Motherwell2 – 1Heart of MidlothianMotherwell
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Bowman  37'
Moult  41'
Frear  49'
Kipré  71'		 Report Grzelak  10'
Lafferty  30'
Randall  60'
Walker  77'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 6,568
Referee: John Beaton
9 September 2017 5Motherwell2 – 0KilmarnockMotherwell
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Kipré  24'
Bowman  65'
Grimshaw  84'
Moult  88' (pen.)
McHugh  90+2'		 Report Wilson  88' Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 4,621
Referee: Bobby Madden
16 September 2017 6Hibernian2 – 2MotherwellEdinburgh
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Stokes  21' (pen.), 57'
Slivka  70'		 Report Tait  15'
Moult  21' 64', 74'
McHugh  36'
Kipré  88'		 Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 17,335
Referee: Barry Cook
24 September 2017 7Motherwell0 – 1AberdeenMotherwell
12:15 BST (UTC+1) McHugh  49'
Dunne  88'		 Report Logan  45'
Considine  57'
Shinnie  89'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 4,535
Referee: Nick Walsh
30 September 2017 8Motherwell3 – 0Partick ThistleMotherwell
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Hartley  7'
Tanner  56'
Bowman  82'		 Report Černý  6'
Barton  33'
Lawless  85'
Edwards  87'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 4,692
Referee: Greg Aitken
14 October 2017 9Hamilton Academical1 – 2MotherwellHamilton
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Skondras  15'
Biabi  49'		 Report Rose  32'
McHugh  35'
Hartley  51'
Campbell  76'		 Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 3,869
Referee: Craig Thomson
21 October 2017 10MotherwellvCelticMotherwell
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Stadium: Fir Park
Note: Match postponed due to both Motherwell and Celtic participating in the League Cup Semi-finals.
25 October 2017 11Dundee0 – 1MotherwellDundee
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Deacon  28'
O'Dea  30'
Moussa  64'		 Report Tanner  5'
Hartley  34'
Tait  70'
Bigirimana  77'		 Stadium: Dens Park
Attendance: 5,254
Referee: Stephen Finnie
28 October 2017 12Motherwell0 – 1HibernianMotherwell
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Campbell  52' Report Boyle  27' Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 6,043
Referee: Bobby Madden
4 November 2017 13Ross County3 – 2MotherwellDingwall
15:00 GMT (UTC) Gardyne  13', 42'
Keillor-Dunn  26'
Draper  84'		 Report Bowman  48'
Hartley  52'
Moult  79'		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 4,014
Referee: Euan Anderson
18 November 2017 14Aberdeen0 – 2MotherwellAberdeen
15:00 GMT (UTC) Considine  42'
Christie  86'		 Report Bowman  41'
Moult  42', 54'		 Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 14,013
Referee: Bobby Madden
25 November 2017 15MotherwellvSt JohnstoneMotherwell
15:00 GMT (UTC) Stadium: Fir Park
29 November 2017 10Motherwell1 – 1CelticMotherwell
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Campbell  51'
McHugh  74'
Lustig  78' (o.g.)
Moult  81'
Dunne  86'		 Report Sinclair  88' (pen.)
Griffiths  90+3'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 9,164
Referee: Willie Collum
Note: Match rearranged from 21 October 2017 due to both Motherwell and Celtic participating in the League Cup Semi-finals.
2 December 2017 16Celtic5 – 1MotherwellGlasgow
15:00 GMT (UTC) Brown  11'
Édouard  16', 33', 85'
Forrest  76', 88'		 Report Tait  24'
Campbell  37'
Frear  65'
McHugh  75'		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Referee: Kevin Clancy
9 December 2017 17Heart of Midlothian1 – 0MotherwellEdinburgh
15:00 GMT (UTC) Lafferty  39' Report Kipré  32'
Tait  85'		 Stadium: Tynecastle Park
Attendance: 15,984
Referee: Dallas
13 December 2017 18Partick Thistle3 – 2MotherwellGlasgow
19:45 GMT (UTC) Spittal  16'
Edwards  22'
Sammon  28'
McGinn  90+2'		 Report Bowman  56' 70'
Tanner  79'		 Stadium: Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 2,452
Referee: Don Robertson
16 December 2017 19Kilmarnock1 – 0MotherwellKilmarnock
15:00 GMT (UTC) S.Boyd  42'
Broadfoot  88'		 Report McHugh  79' Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 4,179
Referee: Euan Anderson
23 December 2017 20Motherwell1 – 1DundeeMotherwell
15:00 GMT (UTC) Bigirimana  55'
Rose  58'
Tanner  61' (pen.)		 Report Moussa  45'
McGowan  47'
Kerr  88'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 4,173
Referee: Don Robertson
27 December 2017 21Rangers2 – 0MotherwellGlasgow
19:45 GMT (UTC) Wilson  56'
McCrorie  68'
Morelos  76'		 Report Kipré  42'
Tait  45+7'
Bigirimana  73'
Grimshaw  82'		 Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 49,273
Referee: John Beaton
30 December 2017 22Motherwell1 – 3Hamilton AcademicalMotherwell
15:00 GMT (UTC) Tanner  3'
Hartley  41'  90+4'
Grimshaw  86'
Hammell  88'		 Report Tomas  37'
Imrie  41' (pen.)
Donati  52'
Bingham  53'
Docherty  76'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 4,890
Referee: Andrew Dallas
24 January 2018 23Motherwell2 – 0Ross CountyMotherwell
19:45 GMT (UTC) Souttar  45' (o.g.)
Main  47'
Kipré  79'
MacLean  81'		 Report Routis  60' Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 3,196
Referee: Kevin Clancy
27 January 2018 24Heart of Midlothian1 – 1MotherwellEdinburgh
15:00 GMT (UTC) Milinković  80' Report McHugh  46'
Main  66' 90+6'		 Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium
Attendance: 16,717
Referee: Willie Collum
31 January 2018 25Hibernian2 – 1MotherwellEdinburgh
19:45 GMT (UTC) Kamberi  28'
Barker  47'		 Report Tait  17'
Campbell  31'
Main  78' 90+2'		 Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 15,459
Referee: Alan Muir
3 February 2018 26Motherwell1 – 1Partick ThistleMotherwell
15:00 GMT (UTC) Tait  52'
McHugh  66'
Çiftçi  79'		 Report Osman  43'
Doolan  53'
McGinn  61'
Dumbuya  74'
Edwards  89'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 4,607
Referee: Nick Walsh
6 February 2017 15Motherwell2 – 0St JohnstoneMotherwell
19:45 GMT (UTC) Campbell  64'
Main  70'		 Report Kerr  45' Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 3,227
Referee: Don Robertson
17 February 2018 27Motherwell0 – 1KilmarnockMotherwell
15:00 GMT (UTC) Tanner  72' Report Brophy  29'
O'Donnell  34'
Broadfoot  53'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 5,322
Referee: Steven McLean
24 February 2018 28Dundee0 – 1MotherwellDundee
15:00 GMT (UTC) McGowan  75' Report Tanner  33' 62'
Çiftçi  51'
McHugh  75'		 Stadium: Dens Park
Attendance: 5,003
Referee: Alan Muir
28 February 2018 29MotherwellvAberdeenMotherwell
19:45 GMT (UTC) Stadium: Fir Park
Note: On 28 February, the SPFL postponed all games scheduled to be played on the 28th due heavy snow.[58]
10 March 2018 30Hamilton Academical2 – 0MotherwellHamilton
15:00 GMT (UTC) Ogkmpoe  11'
Ferguson  34'
Templeton  69'		 Report Kipré  51'
Dunne  77'		 Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 3,182
Referee: Steven McLean
18 March 2018 31Motherwell0 – 0CelticMotherwell
14:15 GMT (UTC) McHugh  13'
Kipré  41'		 Report Ntcham  11' Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 8,717
Referee: Craig Thomson
31 March 2018 32Motherwell2 – 2RangersMotherwell
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Main  9' (pen.)
Campbell  16'		 Report Morelos  10'
Tavernier  51' (pen.)
Murphy  53'
Dorrans  58'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 8,915
Referee: Nick Walsh
3 April 2018 29Motherwell0 – 2AberdeenMotherwell
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Tait  80' Report Árnason  65'
McLean  68'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 4,127
Referee: Don Robertson
Note: Match originally scheduled for 28 February.
7 April 2018 33St Johnstone0 – 0MotherwellPerth
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Foster  62'
Davidson  80'		 Report Kipré  51'
Rose  75'		 Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 2,409
Referee: Willie Collum
21 April 2018 34Ross County0 – 0MotherwellDingwall
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Lindsay  45+1'
Schalk  53'
Fontaine  90+1'		 Report Kipré  54' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 3,879
Referee: Alan Muir
28 April 2018 35Motherwell2 – 1DundeeMotherwell
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Bowman  28'
Kipré  52'		 Report Kusunga  23'
O'Dea  64'
McGowan  90'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 4,064
Referee: Nick Walsh
5 May 2018 36Motherwell1 – 5St JohnstoneMotherwell
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Bigirimana  78' 84'
Çiftçi  83'		 Report MacLean  31', 40', 56'
Anderson  36'
Davidson  79'
McMillan  81'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 3,524
Referee: Gavin Duncan
8 May 2018 37Partick Thistle0 – 1MotherwellGlasgow
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Edwards  90+1' Report Bowman  60' 75'
Campbell  67'		 Stadium: Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 3,320
Referee: Bobby Madden
12 May 2018 38Motherwell3 – 0Hamilton AcademicalMotherwell
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Çiftçi  31', 70'
Aldred  73'		 Report Hughes  54'
McMann  72'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 4,699
Referee: Alan Muir

Scottish Cup
Main article: 2017–18 Scottish Cup
20 January 2018 Fourth RoundMotherwell2 – 0Hamilton AcademicalMotherwell
15:00 GMT (UTC) McMann  4' (o.g.)
Tanner  20' 35' (pen.)
Campbell  70'		 Report Lyon  39' Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 4,725
Referee: Craig Thomson
10 February 2018 Fifth RoundDundee0 – 2MotherwellDundee
15:00 GMT (UTC) McGowan  32' Report McHugh  28'
Tanner  30'
Çiftçi  31'
Holt  56' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Dens Park
Attendance: 4,663
Referee: Bobby Madden
4 March 2018 Quarter-finalMotherwell2 – 1Heart of MidlothianMotherwell
14:15 GMT (UTC) Aldred  5'
McLaughlin  7' (o.g.)
Kipré  80'
McHugh  22' 87'		 Report Lafferty  51' (pen.)
Naismith  81'
Adão  85'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 7,564
Referee: Andrew Dallas
14 April 2018 Semi-finalMotherwell3 – 0AberdeenGlasgow
12:15 BST (UTC+1) Main  20', 66'
Bowman  22'		 Report O'Connor  57'
Stewart  88'		 Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 18,470
Referee: Kevin Clancy

Final
Main article: 2018 Scottish Cup Final
19 May 2018 FinalCeltic2 – 0MotherwellGlasgow
15:00 BST (UTC+1) McGregor  11'
Ntcham  25'
Boyata  79'		 Report Tait  36'
Grimshaw  44'
Campbell  62'		 Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 49,967
Referee: Kevin Clancy

League Cup
Main article: 2017–18 Scottish League Cup

Group Stage
Main article: 2017–18 Scottish League Cup § Group F
Table
Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MOT GMO QPA EDC BER
1 Motherwell (Q) 4 4 0 0 0 12 2 +10 12 Qualification for the Second Round — 4–0 — — 1–0
2 Greenock Morton 4 2 1 0 1 8 6 +2 8 — — p2–2 5–0 —
3 Queen's Park 4 2 0 1 1 9 9 0 7 1–5 — — 3–0 —
4 Edinburgh City 4 0 1 0 3 3 12 −9 2 1–2 — — — p2–2
5 Berwick Rangers 4 0 0 1 3 4 7 −3 1 — 0–1 2–3 — —
Source: [59]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[60]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
Matches
15 July 2017 1Queen's Park1 – 5MotherwellGlasgow
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Cummins  23' Report Cadden  10'
Tanner  53'
Bowman  74', 77'
Moult  85'		 Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 1,590
Referee: Don Robertson
22 July 2017 2Motherwell4 – 0Greenock MortonMotherwell
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Dunne  3'
Cadden  25'
Bigirimana  32'
Tait  67'
Moult  72'		 Report Harkins  39' Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 3,113
Referee: Kevin Clancy
25 July 2017 3Edinburgh City1 – 2MotherwellEdinburgh
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Thomson  60'
Grimes  69'
Mackie  87'		 Report Cadden  74'
Frear  89'		 Stadium: Ainslie Park
Attendance: 970
Referee: Gavin Duncan
29 July 2017 4Motherwell1 – 0Berwick RangersMotherwell
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Frear  82' Report K.Stewart  64' Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 2,524
Referee: Stephen Finnie

Knockout stage
9 August 2017 Second roundRoss County2 – 3 (a.e.t.)MotherwellDingwall
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Schalk  65'
Dow  69'
Curran  104' (pen.)		 Report Bigirimana  50'
Moult  77'
MacLean  90+3' 112'
Cadden  92'
Dunne  104'		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Referee: Stephen Finnie
21 September 2017 Quarter FinalMotherwell3 – 0AberdeenMotherwell
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Moult  13', 85'
Hartley  19'
Kipré  42'
Hammell  59'
Cadden  77'
Grimshaw  87'
Fisher  90'		 Report Christie  88' Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 6,430
Referee: Kevin Clancy
22 October 2017 Semi FinalRangers0 – 2MotherwellGlasgow
BST (UTC+1) Morelos  58'
Herrera  87'		 Report Bowman  7'
Hartley  26'
Moult  52', 74' 87'
Cadden  90+2'		 Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 44,506
Referee: Steven McLean

Final
Main article: 2017 Scottish League Cup Final
26 November 2017 Motherwell0 – 2CelticGlasgow
15:00 GMT (UTC) McHugh  54'
Kipré  58'
Campbell  74'		 Report Dembélé  16' 60' (pen.)
Forrest  49'
Brown  90+2'		 Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 49,483
Referee: Craig Thomson

Challenge Cup
Main article: 2017–18 Scottish Challenge Cup
16 August 2017 First RoundMotherwell Colts2 – 1Queen's ParkStirling
19:30 BST (UTC+1) L.Brown  27'
D.Turnbull  45+1'
Plummer  62'
A.Livingstone  69'
Gordon  88'		 Report Cummins  29'
R.Docherty  54'		 Stadium: Forthbank Stadium
Attendance: 168
Referee: David Dickinson
2 September 2017 Second RoundCrusaders3 – 2Motherwell ColtsBelfast, Northern Ireland
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Lowry  28'
Burns  84', 90+2'		 Report D.Turnbull  51'
Cushley  71'
Newell  67'		 Stadium: Seaview
Attendance: 494
Referee: Kris Hames

Squad statistics

Appearances
As of match played 19 May 2018
No. Pos Nat Player TotalScottish PremiershipScottish CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Trevor Carson 4603305080
2 DF Richard Tait 45232+115071
3 DF Stephen Hendrie 703+300+1000
4 MF Liam Grimshaw 19010+50201+10
5 MF Gaël Bigirimana 35211+1510+304+21
6 DF Peter Hartley 1731420031
7 MF Chris Cadden 45430+30407+14
8 MF Carl McHugh 46132+204180
9 FW Curtis Main 2171655200
11 MF Elliott Frear 29313+910+203+22
12 FW Ryan Bowman 41922+962+115+22
13 GK Russell Griffiths 504+100000
14 DF Ellis Plummer 1000000+10
15 MF Andy Rose 39221+623+106+20
18 DF Charles Dunne 4413305061
19 DF Tom Aldred 2211715000
20 FW Deimantas Petravičius 1301+1100+1000
21 DF Cédric Kipré 48134+115080
22 MF Allan Campbell 35224+42402+10
23 FW Nadir Çiftçi 1538+333+1000
24 FW George Newell 901+70000+10
26 MF Ross MacLean 1011+600+101+11
27 FW Craig Tanner 35815+106314+31
31 MF David Turnbull 30200+1000
33 MF Liam Brown 100+100000
34 DF Barry Maguire 30300000
38 FW James Scott 200+200000
Players away from the club on loan:
Players who left Motherwell during the season:
3 DF Steven Hammell 802+200+1030
4 DF Ben Heneghan 71410030
6 DF Stephen McManus 10000010
9 FW Louis Moult 221413+28005+26
17 FW Alex Fisher 1906+500+102+50
25 DF Jack McMillan 10000010

Goal scorers
As of match played 19 May 2018
Ranking Nation Position Number Name Scottish Premiership Scottish Cup League Cup Total
1FW9Louis Moult80614
2FW12Ryan Bowman71210
3FW27Craig Tanner6219
4FW9Curtis Main5207
5Own goal2305
6MF7Chris Cadden0044
7FW23Nadir Çiftçi3003
DF6Peter Hartley2013
MF11Elliott Frear1023
10MF15Andy Rose2002
MF22Allan Campbell2002
MF5Gaël Bigirimana1012
DF2Richard Tait1012
14DF4Ben Heneghan1001
DF21Cédric Kipré1001
DF19Tom Aldred1001
MF8Carl McHugh0101
DF18Charles Dunne0011
MF26Ross MacLean0011
TOTALS 4392072

Disciplinary record
As of match played 19 May 2018
Nation Position Number Name Premier League Scottish Cup League Cup Total
GK1Trevor Carson 01000001
DF2Richard Tait 901000100
MF4Liam Grimshaw 30101050
MF5Gaël Bigirimana 40001050
DF6Peter Hartley 21002041
MF7Chris Cadden 00002020
MF8Carl McHugh 1412000161
FW9Curtis Main 20000020
MF11Elliott Frear 10000010
FW12Ryan Bowman 20001030
MF15Andy Rose 30000030
DF18Charles Dunne 41000142
DF19Tom Aldred 00100010
DF21Cédric Kipré 911011112
MF22Allan Campbell 60201090
FW23Nadir Çiftçi 20100030
MF26Ross MacLean 10001020
FW27Craig Tanner 20100030
Players who left Motherwell during the season:
DF3Steven Hammell 10001020
DF4Ben Heneghan 20000020
FW9Louis Moult 30002050
FW17Alex Fisher 00001010
TOTALS 70 5 10 0 14 2 94 7

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