2009–10 Motherwell F.C. season

Motherwell
2009–10 season
Chairman	John Boyle
Manager	Jim Gannon (Sacked),; Craig Brown
Scottish Premier League	Fifth place
Scottish Cup	4th Round
League Cup	Quarter-Finals
Europa League	Third qualifying round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Lukas Jutkiewicz (12); All: ; John Sutton (13)
Highest home attendance	9,355 v Rangers, 12 September 2009
Lowest home attendance	3,544 v Dundee United, 18 April 2010
Average home league attendance	5,307
Home colours	Away colours

Motherwell competed in the Scottish Premier League, Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup and UEFA Europa League during the 2009–10 season.

Important events

30 June 2009 – Jim Gannon appointed new manager of the club, after he was made redundant by English League One side, Stockport[1]
2 July 2009 – First competitive match of the season against Welsh Premier League side, Llanelli in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League, a 1–0 defeat at Fir Park
6 August 2009 – Motherwell are eliminated from the UEFA Europa League in the third qualifying round by Steaua Bucharest
15 August 2009 – The first Scottish Premier League fixture of the season (against St Johnstone) ends in a 2–2 draw at McDiarmid Park
28 December 2009 – Jim Gannon is sacked by the board following continuous refusals to sign a contract with the club[2][3]
29 December 2009 – Craig Brown is hired to fill the void as caretaker manager until a replacement for Gannon can be found[4]
18 January 2010 – Motherwell are knocked out of the Scottish Cup after just one game, a 2–0 defeat to Inverness in the 4th round
23 March 2010 – Both St Johnstone and Falkirk play out a 1–1 draw, which confirms Motherwell's place in the top-six of the Scottish Premier League
5 May 2010 – Motherwell play their last home fixture of the year at Fir Park, a 6–6 draw with Hibernian, and break the league record for most goals in a single game
5 May 2010 – Hearts play out a 0–0 draw confirming a minimum finish of 5th place for Motherwell
9 May 2010 – A final day draw away to Rangers sees Motherwell fall just short of automatic qualification to the Europa League as Hibernian win at Tannadice
15 May 2010 – Dundee United win the Scottish Cup: Motherwell qualify for the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round.

Transfers

For a list of Scottish football transfers in 2009–10, see transfers in season 2009–10

Summer transfer window (1 July – 1 September 2009)

In permanent

Date	Player	From	Fee	Contract length
1 July 2009	Stephen Jennings[5]	Tranmere Rovers	Free	One year
15 July 2009	Chris Humphrey[6]	Shrewsbury Town	Free	Three years
21 July 2009	Giles Coke[7]	Northampton Town	Free	One year
13 August 2009	Tom Hateley[8]	Reading	Free	One year
7 September 2009	Ryan Scanlon[9]	Ross County	Undisclosed	Three years

Loans in

Date	Player	From	Loan length
24 July 2009	John Ruddy[10]	Everton	Six months
26 August 2009	Lukas Jutkiewicz[11]	Everton	Six months
1 September 2009	Yassin Moutaouakil[12]	Charlton Athletic	Six months

Loans out

Date	Player	To	Loan length
—	—	—	—

Out permanent

Date	Player	To	Fee
2 June 2009	Bob Malcolm[13]	Brisbane Roar	Free
29 June 2009	David Clarkson[14]	Bristol City	£600,000
1 July 2009	Maros Klimpl[15]	Midtjylland	Loan return
1 July 2009	Artur Krysiak[16]	Birmingham City	Loan return
1 July 2009	Brian McLean[17]	Falkirk	Free
1 July 2009	Cillian Sheridan	Celtic	Loan return
1 July 2009	Graeme Smith[18]	Brighton	Free
4 July 2009	Paul Quinn[19]	Cardiff City	£300,000
22 July 2009	Stephen Hughes[20]	Norwich City	Free

Winter transfer window (1 January – 2 February 2010)

In permanent

Date	Player	From	Fee	Contract length
—	—	—	—	—

Loans in

Date	Player	From	Loan length
2 January 2010	John Ruddy[21][22]	Everton	Six months
2 January 2010	Lukas Jutkiewicz[21][22]	Everton	Six months
2 January 2010	Michael McGlinchey[23]	Central Coast Mariners	Six months

Loans out

Date	Player	To	Loan length
31 January 2010	Jonathan Page[24]	Stirling Albion	Six months

Out permanent

Date	Player	To	Fee	Note
1 January 2010	Steven McGarry[25]	Perth Glory	Free	—
1 February 2010	Paul Slane[26]	Celtic	Undisclosed	Four year contract with Celtic

First-team squad

Updated 5 December 2010

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	SCO	Michael Fraser
2	DF	FRA	Yassin Moutaouakil (on loan from Charlton (Departed January 2010))
3	DF	SCO	Steven Hammell
4	DF	SCO	Mark Reynolds
5	DF	NIR	Stephen Craigan ((c))
6	MF	ENG	Giles Coke
7	MF	JAM	Chris Humphrey
8	MF	ENG	Steve Jennings
9	FW	ENG	Lukas Jutkiewicz (on loan from Everton)
11	FW	ENG	John Sutton
12	MF	SCO	Darren Smith
14	MF	SCO	Keith Lasley
15	FW	SCO	Jamie Murphy
16	MF	SCO	Marc Fitzpatrick


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	MF	SCO	Jim O'Brien
18	FW	NZL	Michael McGlinchey (on loan from Central Coast Mariners (Arrived January 2010))
18	MF	SCO	Steven McGarry (Departed January 2010)
21	GK	ENG	John Ruddy (on loan from Everton)
23	FW	SCO	Mark Archdeacon
24	MF	ENG	Tom Hateley
25	MF	SCO	Ross Forbes
28	DF	ENG	Shaun Hutchinson
29	DF	ENG	Jonathan Page
35	FW	SCO	Robert McHugh
43	DF	SCO	Steven Saunders
45	FW	SCO	Paul Slane (Departed January 2010)

Squad statisticss

Appearances

As of match played 9 May 2010[27]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		Scottish Cup		League Cup		Europa League
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	SCO	Michael Fraser	9	0	4+1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
2	DF	FRA	Yassin Moutaouakil	15	0	13	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
3	DF	SCO	Steven Hammell	40	0	33	0	1	0	1	0	4+1	0
4	DF	SCO	Mark Reynolds	46	4	37	4	1	0	2	0	6	0
5	DF	NIR	Stephen Craigan	36	0	28	0	1	0	1	0	6	0
6	MF	ENG	Giles Coke	37	2	25+7	2	1	0	2	0	2	0
7	MF	JAM	Chris Humphrey	33	0	6+22	0	1	0	0+1	0	2+1	0
8	MF	ENG	Steve Jennings	33	2	21+8	2	0	0	0+1	0	2+1	0
9	FW	ENG	Lukas Jutkiewicz	36	12	27+6	12	1	0	2	0	0	0
11	FW	ENG	John Sutton	42	14	31+4	12	0+1	0	0	0	6	2
14	MF	SCO	Keith Lasley	25	1	15+5	0	1	1	0	0	3+1	0
15	FW	SCO	Jamie Murphy	44	10	24+11	6	0+1	0	1+1	0	3+3	4
16	MF	SCO	Marc Fitzpatrick	4	0	1+2	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
17	MF	SCO	Jim O'Brien	44	3	29+6	3	1	0	2	0	5+1	0
18	MF	NZL	Michael McGlinchey	8	0	1+7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	GK	ENG	John Ruddy	39	0	34	0	1	0	2	0	2	0
23	FW	SCO	Mark Archdeacon	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
24	MF	ENG	Tom Hateley	41	3	38	3	1	0	2	0	0	0
27	MF	SCO	Ross Forbes	37	9	22+6	5	0+1	0	1+1	1	6	3
28	DF	ENG	Shaun Hutchinson	9	4	4+1	3	0	0	1	0	3	1
32	MF	SCO	Steven Meechan	2	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
35	FW	SCO	Robert McHugh	15	2	2+8	0	0	0	1+1	1	0+3	1
39	MF	SCO	Jordan Halsman	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
43	DF	SCO	Steven Saunders	32	1	22+3	1	1	0	2	0	4	0
46	MF	SCO	Jamie Pollock	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players away from the club on loan:
29	DF	ENG	Jonathan Page	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+3	0
Players who left Motherwell during the season:
19	MF	SCO	Steven McGarry	5	0	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	0	3	0
45	MF	SCO	Paul Slane	8	1	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	5+1	1

Goal scorers

As of match played 9 May 2010

Ranking	Nation	Number	Name	Premier League	League Cup	Europa League	Total
1	FW	11	John Sutton	12	0	2	14
2	FW	9	Lukas Jutkiewicz	12	0	0	12
3	FW	15	Jamie Murphy	6	0	4	10
4	MF	20	Ross Forbes	5	1	3	9
5	DF	4	Mark Reynolds	4	0	0	4
5	DF	28	Shaun Hutchinson	3	0	1	4
7	MF	24	Tom Hateley	3	0	0	3
7	MF	17	Jim O'Brien	3	0	0	3
9	MF	6	Giles Coke	2	0	0	2
	MF	8	Steve Jennings	2	0	0	2
	FW	35	Bob McHugh	0	1	1	2
12	DF	43	Steven Saunders	1	0	0	1
	FW	45	Paul Slane	0	0	1	1
			Own goal	1	0	0	1
TOTALS				54	3	12	69

Disciplinary record

As of match played 9 May 2010

Nation	Position	Number	Name
Nation	Position	Number	Name	Premier League		Scottish Cup		League Cup		Europa League		Total
	DF	3	Steven Hammell	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	0
	DF	4	Mark Reynolds	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	DF	5	Stephen Craigan	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	MF	6	Giles Coke	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
	MF	8	Steve Jennings	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
	FW	11	John Sutton	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	15	Jamie Murphy	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	MF	17	Jim O'Brien	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
	MF	24	Tom Hateley	5	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	7	0
	MF	27	Ross Forbes	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0
	DF	28	Shaun Hutchinson	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
	MF	46	Jamie Pollock	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	DF	43	Steven Saunders	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
			Totals	34	1	2	0	1	0	5	0	42	1

Results and fixtures

Win Draw Loss

Friendlies

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score[28]	Motherwell scorer(s)[29]	Attendance	Report
27 June 2009	Rhyl	H	1–3	Forbes (47)	0 (match was closed-doors)
6 September 2009	Manchester United XI	H	1–0	Coke (53)	3,470	Motherwell F.C.
4 January 2010	Bellshill Athletic	A	11–1	O'Brien, Meechan, Smith, Jutkiewicz, Sutton, McHugh, Murphy	0 (match was closed-doors)	Motherwell F.C.

Scottish Premier League

[27]

Match Day	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score[28]	Motherwell scorer(s)[29]	League Position[30]	Attendance	Report
1	15 August 2009	St Johnstone	A	2–2	Hutchinson (55), Forbes (65)	5	5,220	BBC Sport
2	22 August 2009	Kilmarnock	H	3–1	Sutton (14), Forbes (45) (pen.), Hutchinson (68)	3	5,093	BBC Sport
3	29 August 2009	Aberdeen	A	0–0		5	11,320	BBC Sport
4	12 September 2009	Rangers	H	0–0		5	9,355	BBC Sport
5	19 September 2009	Dundee United	A	1–0	Forbes (65)	4	7,196	BBC Sport
6	26 September 2009	Hibernian	H	1–3	Reynolds (35)	6	5,221	BBC Sport
7	3 October 2009	Falkirk	H	1–0	Jutkiewicz (18)	5	4,337	BBC Sport
8	17 October 2009	Celtic	A	0–0		5	58,000	BBC Sport
9	24 October 2009	St Mirren	A	3–3	Forbes (49) (pen.), Jutkiewicz (74, 81)	5	4,327	BBC Sport
10	31 October 2009	Hearts	H	1–0	Forbes (55)	4	4,830	BBC Sport
11	7 November 2009	Hamilton	A	2–2	Murphy (78), Jutkiewicz (87)	5	3,583	BBC Sport
12	21 November 2009	Aberdeen	H	1–1	Jutkiewicz (13)	5	4,662	BBC Sport
13	28 November 2009	Dundee United	H	2–2	Sutton (16), Jutkiewicz (29)	5	4,593	BBC Sport
14	5 December 2009	Hibernian	A	0–2		5	10,398	BBC Sport
15	12 December 2009	Celtic	H	2–3	Jutkiewicz (26), Reynolds (45)	5	7,807	BBC Sport
16	19 December 2009	Rangers	A	1–6	Hutchinson (67)	5	44,291	BBC Sport
17	26 December 2009	St Johnstone	H	1–3	Jennings (39)	6	4,140	BBC Sport
18	30 December 2009	Hearts	A	0–1		6	14,411	BBC Sport
19	16 January 2010	Kilmarnock	A	3–0	O'Brien (55, 70), Jutkiewicz (78)	6	5,354	BBC Sport
20	23 January 2010	St Mirren	H	2–0	Murphy (56), Sutton (76)	6	3,621	BBC Sport
21	27 January 2010	Falkirk	A	0–0		7	4,321	BBC Sport
22	30 January 2010	Aberdeen	A	3–0	Sutton (29, 53), Jutkiewicz (50)	5	9,555	BBC Sport
23	6 February 2010	Hamilton	H	1–0	Jutkiewicz (68)	5	4,777	BBC Sport
24	10 February 2010	Rangers	H	1–1	Hateley (28)	5	9,352	BBC Sport
25	13 February 2010	Hamilton	A	0–0		5	3,133	BBC Sport
26	20 February 2010	Hibernian	H	1–0	Murphy (82)	5	5,055	BBC Sport
27	27 February 2010	Kilmarnock	H	1–0	Murphy (69)	5	4,178	BBC Sport
28	6 March 2010	St Johnstone	A	2–1	Murphy (12), Sutton (86)	5	3,669	BBC Sport
29	9 March 2010	St Mirren	A	0–0		5	3,154	BBC Sport
30	13 March 2010	Hearts	H	3–1	Reynolds (2), Sutton (13), O'Brien (68)	4	4,448	BBC Sport
31	27 March 2010	Dundee United	A	0–3		5	7,609	BBC Sport
32	3 April 2010	Falkirk	H	0–1		5	4,268	BBC Sport
33	13 April 2010	Celtic	A	1–2	Reynolds (49)	5	27,750	BBC Sport
34	18 April 2010	Dundee United	H	2–3	Sutton (28, 81)	5	3,544	BBC Sport
35	24 April 2010	Hearts	A	2–0	Saunders (42), Žaliūkas (o.g.) (45)	4	13,447	BBC Sport
36	1 May 2010	Celtic	A	0–4		4	24,000	BBC Sport
37	5 May 2010	Hibernian	H	6–6	Coke (16, 67), Sutton (39, 76), Hateley (72), Jutkiewicz (90)	4	6,241	BBC Sport
38	9 May 2010	Rangers	A	3–3	Murphy (51), Jennings (90), Jutkiewicz (90) (pen.)	5	50,321	BBC Sport

Note: Due to postponements between match day 18 and match day 19 (not shown above), Motherwell's position in the Scottish Premier League dropped to 8th place. The win on match day 19 served to allow them to leapfrog the teams in 6th and 7th place while still having two games in hand.

UEFA Europa League

Date	Round	Opponent	H/A	Score[28]	Motherwell scorer(s)[29]	Attendance	Report
2 July 2009	FQR	Llanelli	H	0–1		4,307	BBC Sport
9 July 2009	FQR	Llanelli	A	3–0	Sutton (8, 24) Murphy (72)	3,025	BBC Sport
16 July 2009	SQR	Flamurtari Vlorë	A	0–1		4,012	BBC Sport
23 July 2009	SQR	Flamurtari Vlorë	H	8–1	Murphy (16, 19, 34) Slane (25) Forbes (pen 28, 50) Shaun Hutchinson (37) McHugh (72)	4,641	BBC Sport
30 July 2009	TQR	Steaua Bucharest	A	0–3		25,000	BBC Sport
6 August 2009	TQR	Steaua Bucharest	H	1–3	Forbes (17)	4,975	BBC Sport

Scottish League Cup

Date	Round	Opponent	H/A	Score[28]	Motherwell scorer(s)[29]	Attendance	Report
22 September 2009	3rd Round	Inverness CT	H	3–2	McHugh, Own goal, Forbes	3,905	BBC Sport
27 October 2009	Quarter-Final	St Mirren	A	0–3	—	4,325	BBC Sport

Scottish Cup

Date	Round	Opponent	H/A	Score[28]	Motherwell scorer(s)[29]	Attendance	Report
18 January 2010	4th Round	Inverness CT	A	0–2	—	1,450	BBC Sport

Competitions

Overall

Competition	Started round	Current position / round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Scottish Premier League	—	—	5	15 August 2009	9 May 2010
League Cup	3rd Round	—	Quarter-finals	22 September 2009	27 October 2009
Scottish Cup	4th Round	—	4th Round	18 January 2010	18 January 2010
UEFA Europa League	First qualifying round	—	Third qualifying round	2 July 2009	6 August 2009

Source: Competitions

SPL

Classification

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
3	Dundee United	38	17	12	9	55	47	+8	63	Qualification for the Europa League play-off round[lower-alpha 1]
4	Hibernian	38	15	9	14	58	55	+3	54	Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round
5	Motherwell	38	13	14	11	52	54	−2	53	Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
6	Heart of Midlothian	38	13	9	16	35	46	−11	48

7	Hamilton Academical	38	13	10	15	39	46	−7	49

Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

by winning the Scottish Cup.

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	13	14	11	52	54	−2	53	8	5	5	29	25	+4	5	9	6	23	29	−6

Source: BBC Sport

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A
Result	D	W	D	D	W	L	W	D	D	W	D	D	D	L	L	L	L	L	W	W	D	W	W	D	D	W	W	W	D	W	L	L	L	L	W	L	D	D
Position	5	3	5	5	4	6	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5

Source: BBC Sport
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results by opponent

Team	Results[28]				Points
Team	1	2	3	4	Points
Aberdeen	0–0	1–1	3–0	—	5
Celtic	0–0	2–3	1–2	0–4	1
Dundee United	1–0	2–2	0–3	2–3	4
Falkirk	1–0	0–0	0–1	—	4
Hamilton Academical	2–2	1–0	0–0	—	5
Heart of Midlothian	1–0	0–1	3–1	2–0	9
Hibernian	1–3	0–2	1–0	6–6	4
Kilmarnock	3–1	3–0	1–0	—	9
Rangers	0–0	1–6	1–1	3–3	3
St Johnstone	2–2	1–3	2–1	—	4
St Mirren	3–3	2–0	0–0	—	5

Source: 2009–10 Scottish Premier League article

Notes and references

"Jim Gannon confirmed as new Well boss". BBC Sport. 13 June 2009. Retrieved 5 July 2009.
"Boss Gannon sacked by Motherwell". BBC Sport. 28 December 2009. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
Lindsay, Clive (29 December 2009). "Loose Gannon fired for not signing Motherwell contract". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
Lindsay, Clive (29 December 2009). "Brown given stint at Motherwell". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
McLauchlin, Brian (1 July 2009). "Well secure Tranmere's Jennings". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 July 2009.
"Motherwell sign Shrews' Humphrey". BBC Sport. 15 July 2009. Retrieved 21 July 2009.
"Town fizzing at Coke's Well move". BBC Sport. 21 July 2009. Retrieved 25 July 2009.
"Well deal-in midfielder Hateley". BBC Sport. 13 August 2009. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
"Well capture Ross County youth". BBC Sport. 7 September 2009. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
"Well sign Everton keeper on loan". BBC Sport. 24 July 2009. Retrieved 25 July 2009.
"Jutkiewicz agrees Well loan deal". BBC Sport. 27 August 2009. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
"Moutaouakil seals Well loan move". BBC Sport. 1 September 2009. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
"Malcolm clinches move Down Under". BBC Sport. 2 July 2009. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
"Bristol City tie up Clarkson deal". BBC Sport. 29 June 2009. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
"Bluebirds look at Klimpl". Sky sports. 1 July 2009. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
"Krysiak signs deal". Birmingham City Official Website. 1 July 2009. Archived from the original on 17 July 2009. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
"Defender McLean signs for Falkirk". BBC Sport. 1 July 2009. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
"Goalkeeper Signs". Seagulls.co.uk. 1 July 2009. Archived from the original on 4 August 2009. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
"Defender Quinn seals Cardiff move". BBC Sport. 4 July 2009. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
"City sign Hughes". Canaries.co.uk. 22 July 2009. Archived from the original on 23 July 2009. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
"Everton duo extend Well loan deal". BBC Sport. 2 January 2010. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
"Everton duo remain at Motherwell for season". BBC Sport. 27 January 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2010.
"Motherwell secure Mariners Michael McGlinchey". BBC Sport. 22 January 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2010.
"Defender Jonathan Page signs Motherwell extension". BBC Sport. 22 May 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
"McGarry departs". Motherwell FC Online. 1 January 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
"Celtic sign Fulham's Kamara, Braafheid and Well's Slane". BBC Sport. 1 February 2010. Retrieved 1 February 2010.
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[1] "Jim Gannon confirmed as new Well boss". BBC Sport. 13 June 2009. Retrieved 5 July 2009.

[2] "Boss Gannon sacked by Motherwell". BBC Sport. 28 December 2009. Retrieved 5 January 2010.

[3] Lindsay, Clive (29 December 2009). "Loose Gannon fired for not signing Motherwell contract". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 January 2010.

[4] Lindsay, Clive (29 December 2009). "Brown given stint at Motherwell". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 January 2010.

[5] McLauchlin, Brian (1 July 2009). "Well secure Tranmere's Jennings". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 July 2009.

[6] "Motherwell sign Shrews' Humphrey". BBC Sport. 15 July 2009. Retrieved 21 July 2009.

[7] "Town fizzing at Coke's Well move". BBC Sport. 21 July 2009. Retrieved 25 July 2009.

[8] "Well deal-in midfielder Hateley". BBC Sport. 13 August 2009. Retrieved 13 November 2009.

[9] "Well capture Ross County youth". BBC Sport. 7 September 2009. Retrieved 13 November 2009.

[10] "Well sign Everton keeper on loan". BBC Sport. 24 July 2009. Retrieved 25 July 2009.

[11] "Jutkiewicz agrees Well loan deal". BBC Sport. 27 August 2009. Retrieved 13 November 2009.

[12] "Moutaouakil seals Well loan move". BBC Sport. 1 September 2009. Retrieved 13 November 2009.

[13] "Malcolm clinches move Down Under". BBC Sport. 2 July 2009. Retrieved 22 July 2009.

[14] "Bristol City tie up Clarkson deal". BBC Sport. 29 June 2009. Retrieved 22 July 2009.

[15] "Bluebirds look at Klimpl". Sky sports. 1 July 2009. Retrieved 22 July 2009.

[16] "Krysiak signs deal". Birmingham City Official Website. 1 July 2009. Archived from the original on 17 July 2009. Retrieved 22 July 2009.

[17] "Defender McLean signs for Falkirk". BBC Sport. 1 July 2009. Retrieved 22 July 2009.

[18] "Goalkeeper Signs". Seagulls.co.uk. 1 July 2009. Archived from the original on 4 August 2009. Retrieved 22 July 2009.

[19] "Defender Quinn seals Cardiff move". BBC Sport. 4 July 2009. Retrieved 22 July 2009.

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[Motherwell_season_2009/10_2-27] Motherwell FC season 2009–10, Fir Park Corner

[Motherwell_score-28] Motherwell's score is shown first.

[Motherwell_scorers-29] The number(s) in brackets shows the minutes of the goal(s) that was/were scored.

[30] Shows Motherwell's position in the table at end of day the match was played on

2009–10 in Scottish football
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Domestic leagues	Premier League Football League First Division Second Division Third Division Highland League East of Scotland League South of Scotland League Scottish Premier Under-19 League
Domestic cups	Scottish Cup Final League Cup Final Challenge Cup Final Junior Cup Youth Cup
European competitions	Champions League Europa League
Related to national team	Results 2010 World Cup qualifying (UEFA Group 9)
Club seasons
Premier League	Aberdeen Celtic Dundee United Falkirk Hamilton Academical Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Kilmarnock Motherwell Rangers St Johnstone St. Mirren
First Division	Airdrie United Ayr United Dundee Dunfermline Athletic Greenock Morton Inverness Caledonian Thistle Queen of the South Partick Thistle Raith Rovers Ross County
Second Division	Alloa Athletic Arbroath Brechin City Clyde Cowdenbeath Dumbarton East Fife Peterhead Stenhousemuir Stirling Albion
Third Division	Albion Rovers Annan Athletic Berwick Rangers East Stirlingshire Elgin City Forfar Athletic Livingston Montrose Queen's Park Stranraer
List of Scottish football transfers 2009–10 2009–10 in Scottish reserve and youth football