2006–07 Motherwell F.C. season

The 2006–07 season was Motherwell's 9th season in the Scottish Premier League, and their 22nd consecutive season in the top division of Scottish football. It was Maurice Malpas first, and only, season as manager of Motherwell having replaced Terry Butcher who had left to join Sydney FC at the end of the previous season, and himself sacked following the conclusion of the season.

Motherwell
2006–07 season
ChairmanJohn Boyle
ManagerMaurice Malpas
Premier League10th
Scottish CupQuarter-finals
League CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Scott McDonald (15)
All: Scott McDonald (16)
Highest home attendance11,745 vs Rangers
29 July 2006
Lowest home attendance3,640 vs Falkirk
28 April 2007
Average home league attendance5,877

Important Events

Squad

Updated 20 December 2010[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Scotland SCO Graeme Smith
2 DF Scotland SCO Martyn Corrigan
3 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Danny Murphy
4 MF Scotland SCO Brian Kerr
5 DF Northern Ireland NIR Stephen Craigan
6 DF Northern Ireland NIR Brian McLean
7 FW Australia AUS Scott McDonald
8 FW Scotland SCO Ross McCormack
10 MF Scotland SCO Phil O'Donnell
11 DF Scotland SCO Jim Paterson
12 FW Scotland SCO David Clarkson
13 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Paul Keegan
14 MF Scotland SCO Steven McGarry
15 DF Scotland SCO William Kinniburgh
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Trevor Molloy
17 MF Scotland SCO Kevin McBride
18 GK Scotland SCO Colin Meldrum
19 DF Scotland SCO Paul Quinn
20 MF Scotland SCO Marc Fitzpatrick
22 MF Scotland SCO Keith Lasley
23 MF Scotland SCO Darren Smith
24 DF Scotland SCO Robert Donnelly
26 MF Scotland SCO Kenny Connolly
27 FW Scotland SCO Adam Coakley
30 DF Scotland SCO Mark Reynolds
31 MF Hungary HUN Krisztian Vadocz
40 FW Scotland SCO Jamie Murphy
— MF Scotland SCO Stephen McGuire

Transfers
Main articles: 2006–07 in Scottish football § 2006 2, and 2006–07 in Scottish football § 2007 2

In
Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
July 2006 DF Northern Ireland Brian McLean Rangers
11 July 2006 FW Scotland Ross McCormack Rangers Undisclosed [2]
18 August 2006 MF Scotland Keith Lasley Plymouth Argyle Free [3]
1 January 2007 DF Republic of Ireland Danny Murphy Cork City Undisclosed [4]
1 January 2007 MF Republic of Ireland Paul Keegan St Patrick's Athletic Undisclosed [4]
1 January 2007 FW Republic of Ireland Trevor Molloy St Patrick's Athletic Undisclosed [4]

Loans in
Date from Position Nationality Name From Date to Ref.
31 August 2006 FW Scotland Calum Elliot Hearts 6 Months [5]
31 January 2007 FW Hungary Krisztian Vadocz Auxerre End of Season [6]

Out
Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
29 August 2006 FW Scotland Jim Hamilton Dunfermline Athletic Undisclosed [7]
31 August 2006 GK Scotland Alan Martin Leeds United Undisclosed [8]
31 January 2007 FW Republic of Ireland Richie Foran Southend United £150,000 [9]

Loans out
Date from Position Nationality Name To Date to Ref.
30 December 2006 MF Scotland Shaun Fagan Stenhousemuir 30 January 2007

Released
Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref.
May 2007 MF Scotland Shaun Fagan Republic of Ireland Galway United July 2007

Competitions

Premier League
Main article: 2006–07 Scottish Premier League

Classification
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
8 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 38 11 13 14 42 48 −6 46
9 Dundee United 38 10 12 16 40 59 −19 42
10 Motherwell 38 10 8 20 41 61 −20 38
11 St Mirren 38 8 12 18 31 51 −20 36
12 Dunfermline Athletic 38 8 8 22 26 55 −29 32 Relegation to the Scottish First Division and
qualification for UEFA Cup second qualifying round[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 Celtic, the Scottish Cup winners, qualified for the Champions League via their league position, the place in the UEFA Cup was passed to Dunfermline Athletic, the cup runner-up.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 10 8 20 41 61  −20 38 5 3 11 25 34  −9 5 5 9 16 27  −11

Source: BBC Sport

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAAHAAHHAAHAHHAAHAAHHAAHAHAHHHAAHAHA
ResultLLLLWLLDWWLDDLLWWLLWWDLLWWDLDLWLLLDLLD
Position111212121112121212101010101111109111110891010109899999101010101010
Source: BBC Sport
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

[10]

Date Opponent Venue Result[11] Attendance Motherwell Scorer(s)[12] Report
30 July 2006RangersFir Park, Motherwell (H)1–211,745Phil O'DonnellFir Park Corner
5 August 2006St MirrenLove Street, Paisley (A)0–25,036Fir Park Corner
12 August 2006AberdeenFir Park, Motherwell (H)0–25,186Fir Park Corner
19 August 2006HibernianEaster Road, Edinburgh (A)1–313,274Scott McDonaldFir Park Corner
26 August 2006FalkirkFalkirk Stadium, Falkirk (A)1–04,594Scott McDonaldFir Park Corner
9 September 2006Inverness CTFir Park, Motherwell (H)1–44,091Scott McDonaldFir Park Corner
9 September 2006HeartsFir Park, Motherwell (H)0–15,931Fir Park Corner
23 September 2006Dundee UnitedTannadice, Dundee (A)1–15,036Calum ElliotFir Park Corner
30 September 2006KilmarnockFir Park, Motherwell (H)5–04,765Richie Foran, Mark Reynolds, Brian Kerr, Scott McDonald (2)Fir Park Corner
14 October 2006DunfermlineFir Park, Motherwell (H)2–14,527Scott McDonald, David ClarksonFir Park Corner
21 October 2006CelticCeltic Park, Glasgow (A)1–257,742Scott McDonaldFir Park Corner
28 October 2006RangersIbrox Stadium, Glasgow (A)1–149,785Brian KerrFir Park Corner
4 November 2006St MirrenFir Park, Motherwell (H)0–05,337Fir Park Corner
11 November 2006AberdeenPittodrie, Aberdeen (A)1–210,527Michael Hart (og)Fir Park Corner
18 November 2006HibernianFir Park, Motherwell (H)1–66,190Steven McGarryFir Park Corner
25 November 2006FalkirkFir Park, Motherwell (H)4–24,970Richie Foran (2 pens.), Scott McDonald, Calum ElliotFir Park Corner
2 December 2006Inverness CTCaledonian Stadium, Inverness (A)1–03,668Richie Foran (pen.)Fir Park Corner
9 December 2006HeartsTynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh (A)1–416,753Richie ForanFir Park Corner
16 December 2006Dundee UnitedFir Park, Motherwell (H)2–34,420Richie Foran (pen.), Mark ReynoldsFir Park Corner
23 December 2006KilmarnockRugby Park, Kilmarnock (A)2–15,576Richie Foran, Jim PatersonFir Park Corner
26 December 2006DunfermlineEast End Park, Dunfermline (A)2–04,200Marc Fitzpatrick, Scott McDonaldFir Park Corner
30 December 2006CelticFir Park, Motherwell (H)1–19,769Darren SmithFir Park Corner
2 January 2007RangersFir Park, Motherwell (H)0–110,338Fir Park Corner
27 January 2007HibernianEaster Road, Edinburgh (A)0–214,280Fir Park Corner
10 February 2007FalkirkFalkirk Stadium, Falkirk (A)2–14,478Scott McDonald, Darren SmithFir Park Corner
17 February 2007Inverness CTFir Park, Motherwell (H)1–04,258Scott McDonaldFir Park Corner
20 February 2007St MirrenLove Street, Paisley (A)0–03,576Fir Park Corner
5 March 2007HeartsFir Park, Motherwell (H)0–24,389Fir Park Corner
10 March 2007Dundee UnitedTannadice, Dundee (A)1–15,183Danny MurphyFir Park Corner
13 March 2007AberdeenFir Park, Motherwell (H)0–24,530Fir Park Corner
31 March 2007DunfermlineFir Park, Motherwell (H)2–04,511Scott McDonald (2)Fir Park Corner
3 April 2007KilmarnockFir Park, Motherwell (H)0–13,784Fir Park Corner
7 April 2007CelticCeltic Park, Glasgow (A)0–158,654Fir Park Corner
21 April 2007Inverness CTCaledonian Stadium, Inverness (A)0–23,804Fir Park Corner
28 April 2007FalkirkFir Park, Motherwell (H)3–33,640Darren Smith, Scott McDonald, David ClarksonFir Park Corner
7 May 2007DunfermlineEast End Park, Dunfermline (A)1–46,662Scott McDonald (pen.)Fir Park Corner
12 May 2007St MirrenFir Park, Motherwell (H)2–39,277Ross McCormack (2, 1 pen.)Fir Park Corner
19 May 2007Dundee UnitedTannadice, Dundee (A)0–06,070Fir Park Corner

Scottish Cup
Main article: 2006–07 Scottish Cup
6 January 2007 Third Round Airdrie 0 - 1 Motherwell Airdrie
15:00 GMT Report Foran 31' Stadium: Excelsior Stadium
Attendance: 5,924
Referee: K Clarke
3 February 2007 Fourth Round Motherwell 2 - 0 Morton Motherwell
15:00 GMT Kerr 10'
McDonald 34'		 Report Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 9,394
Referee: J Underhill
28 February 2007 Quarter-finals Motherwell 1 - 2 St Johnstone Motherwell
19:45 GMT McCormack 85' Report MacDonald 21'
Scotland 72'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 5,788
Referee: M McCurry

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 2006–07 Scottish League Cup
Date Round Opponent H/A Score[11] Motherwell Scorer(s)[13] Attendance Report
22 August 2006 2nd Round Partick Thistle H 3-2 Richie Foran (6, 16) Steven McGarry (88) 3,752 BBC Sport
20 September 2006 3rd Round Queens Park A 3-0 Richie Foran (22, 47, 54(pen.)) 2,408 BBC Sport
7 November 2006 Quarter-final Kilmarnock A 2-3 Richie Foran (25(pen.)), David Clarkson (59) 5,601 BBC Sport

Statistics

Appearances

Updated 20 December 2010[10][14]

No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier LeagueScottish CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Scotland SCO Graeme Smith 28023+103+001+00
2 DF Scotland SCO Martyn Corrigan 25019+303+000+00
3 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Danny Murphy 16112+113+000+00
4 MF Scotland SCO Brian Kerr 41335+023+013+00
5 DF Northern Ireland NIR Stephen Craigan 40034+003+003+00
6 DF Northern Ireland NIR Brian McLean 401+300+000+00
7 FW Australia AUS Scott McDonald 371630+2153+012+00
8 FW Scotland SCO Ross McCormack 1536+621+011+10
9 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Richie Foran 271422+171+013+06
10 MF Scotland SCO Phil O'Donnell (c) 313+010+000+00
11 DF Scotland SCO Jim Paterson 38134+012+002+00
12 FW Scotland SCO David Clarkson 34319+1022+101+11
13 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Paul Keegan 1004+400+200+00
14 MF Scotland SCO Steven McGarry 31220+712+100+11
15 DF Scotland SCO William Kinniburgh 604+200+000+00
15 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Trevor Molloy 800+601+100+00
16 FW Scotland SCO Jim Hamilton 302+100+000+00
17 MF Scotland SCO Kevin McBride 20010+700+001+20
18 GK Scotland SCO Colin Meldrum 18015+100+002+00
19 DF Scotland SCO Paul Quinn 29224+220+003+00
20 MF Scotland SCO Marc Fitzpatrick 28113+1112+001+10
22 MF Scotland SCO Keith Lasley 17014+000+003+00
24 DF Scotland SCO Robert Donnelly 302+000+001+00
26 MF Scotland SCO Kenny Connolly 301+100+100+00
27 FW Scotland SCO Adam Coakley 302+000+001+00
30 DF Scotland SCO Mark Reynolds 41235+023+003+00
31 FW Scotland SCO Calum Elliot 17210+520+001+10
31 MF Hungary HUN Krisztian Vadocz 11011+000+000+00
40 FW Scotland SCO Jamie Murphy 201+100+000+00
MF Scotland SCO Stephen McGuire 402+000+002+00
GK Scotland SCO Alan Martin 000+000+000+00

Goal scorers
Ranking Position Nation Number Name Premier League Scottish Cup League Cup Total
1FWScotland7Scott McDonald151016
2FWRepublic of Ireland9Richie Foran71614
3FWScotland12David Clarkson2013
MFScotland4Brian Kerr2103
FWScotland8Ross McCormack2103
6FWScotland31Calum Elliot2002
DFScotland30Mark Reynolds2002
MFScotland14Steven McGarry1012
DFScotland19Paul Quinn2002
10DFScotland20Marc Fitzpatrick1001
DFRepublic of Ireland3Danny Murphy1001
MFScotland10Phil O'Donnell1001
DFScotland11Jim Paterson1001
TOTALS 394851

Disciplinary record
Last updated 8 December 2010[14]
Nation Position Number Name Premier League Scottish Cup League Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
ScotlandGK1Graeme Smith 00000000
ScotlandDF2Martyn Corrigan 40000040
Republic of IrelandDF3Danny Murphy 10001020
ScotlandMF4Brian Kerr 40000040
Northern IrelandDF5Stephen Craigan 50100060
Northern IrelandDF6Brian McLean 10000010
AustraliaFW7Scott McDonald 81001091
ScotlandFW8Ross McCormack 10000010
Republic of IrelandFW9Richie Foran 70000070
EnglandFW10Phil O'Donnell 30000030
ScotlandDF11Jim Paterson 81000081
ScotlandFW12David Clarkson 51100061
Republic of IrelandFW13Paul Keegan 70100070
ScotlandMF14Steven McGarry 30000030
ScotlandDF15William Kinniburgh 20000020
Republic of IrelandMF15Trevor Molloy 30000030
ScotlandFW16Jim Hamilton 00000000
ScotlandMF17Kevin McBride 21000021
ScotlandGK18Colin Meldrum 00000000
ScotlandDF19Paul Quinn 91000091
ScotlandMF20Marc Fitzpatrick 21000021
ScotlandMF22Keith Lasley 00000000
ScotlandFW23Darren Smith 00001010
ScotlandDF24Robert Donnolly 00100010
ScotlandMF26Kenny Connolly 00000000
ScotlandFW27Adam Coakley 10000010
ScotlandDF30Mark Reynolds 01000001
ScotlandFW31Calum Elliot 10100020
HungaryMF31Krisztián Vadócz 00000000
ScotlandFW40Jamie Murphy 00000000
ScotlandMFStephen McGuire 00000000
ScotlandGKAlan Martin 00000000
TOTALS 56 6 4 0 3 0 63 6

See also

References
  1. "FootballSquads - Motherwell - 2006/07".
  2. "Well land Gers youngster". Sky Sports. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  3. "Lasley opts for Motherwell return". BBC Sport. 18 August 2006. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  4. "Well snap up Eircom League trio". BBC Sport. January 2007. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  5. "Elliot gets chance, while Hughes tells Falkirk to wise up". The Scotsman. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  6. "Hungarian agrees Well loan deal". BBC Sport. 31 January 2007. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  7. "Hamilton completes move to Pars". BBC Sport. 29 August 2006. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  8. "Leeds complete trio of signings". BBC Sport. September 2007. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  9. "Southend sign up Foran from Well". BBC Sport. 31 January 2007. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  10. Motherwell results 2006/2007, Fir Park Corner
  11. Motherwell's score is shown first.
  12. The number in brackets shows the actual number of goals that were scored by one player.
  13. The number(s) in brackets shows the minutes of the goal(s) that was/were scored.
  14. Motherwell F.C. 2006-07 Statistics, Motherwell F.C. Official Site
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