2016–17 Motherwell F.C. season
The 2016–17 season is Motherwell's thirty-second consecutive season in the top flight of Scottish football and the fourth in the newly established Scottish Premiership,[2] having been promoted from the Scottish First Division at the end of the 1984–85 season. Motherwell will also compete in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
| 2016–17 season | ||||
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| Chairman | Brian McCafferty | |||
| Manager | Mark McGhee (until 28 February 2017) Steve Robinson (caretacker) (28 February-15 March 2017) Steve Robinson (from 15 March) | |||
| Stadium | Fir Park | |||
| Scottish Premiership | 9th | |||
| League Cup | Last 16 vs Celtic | |||
| Scottish Cup | Fourth round vs Rangers | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Louis Moult (15) All: Louis Moult (18) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 4,450[1] | |||
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Season review
Following the conclusion of the 2015–16 season, Brett Long, Jack Leitch, David Clarkson and Wes Fletcher were released by the club following the end of their contracts, whilst loan players Connor Ripley and Morgaro Gomis returned to their parent clubs. Also at the end of the 2015–16 season, first team players Steven Hammell, Stephen McManus, Craig Samson, Keith Lasley, Craig Moore, James McFadden, David Ferguson, Ben Hall and Scott McDonald were all offered new contracts, as were Under 20 players Dylan Mackin, Robbie Leith, Jack McMillan, Ross MacLean and Ryan Watters.[3] Lasley signed a new one-year contract on 22 June 2016.[4]
On 2 June 2016, Motherwell were drawn into Group F of the 2016–17 Scottish League Cup, resulting in matches against Rangers, Annan Athletic, East Stirlingshire and Stranraer at the end of July.[5] On 5 June 2016, Motherwell announced their first 4 pre-season friendlies, with another two to be confirmed at a later date.[6] Steven Hammell signed a new two-year contract with Motherwell on 29 June,[7] with Scott McDonald signing a new one-year on 1 July 2016.[8]
On 9 July 2015, Motherwell announced that assistant manager Steve Robinson had left the club to take up the vacant Oldham Athletic managers job.[9][10]
On 7 December 2016, Ross MacLean signed a new two-and-a-half-year deal with Motherwell, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2019.[11]
Transfers
On 23 June 2016, Motherwell announced their first signings of the season, with Ben Heneghan, Richard Tait and Jacob Blyth all joining the club.[12] Motherwell announced Dean Brill as their fourth summer signing on 27 June.[13] Two days later, 29 June, Stephen Pearson left the club and returned to the Indian Super League with Atlético de Kolkata.[14] On 5 July, Motherwell announced the signing of Carl McHugh on a free-transfer after his Plymouth Argyle contract had expired.[15] Craig Clay became Motherwells sixth summer signing on 10 August, signing a two-year contract.[16]
On 15 August 2016, Louis Laing joined Notts County on loan until 16 January 2017.[17]
On 31 August, transfer deadline day, Motherwell saw the departure of Marvin Johnson to Oxford United for an undisclosed fee,[18] and Luke Watt to Stranraer on loan until January 2017.[19] Also on the 31st, Motherwell signed Ryan Bowman on a two-year contract from Gateshead for an undisclosed fee,[20] and Luka Belić on a six-month loan deal from West Ham United.[21]
On 14 September, Lee Lucas, who had been on trial early in the summer, signed a short-term deal with the club until January 2017.[22]
January Transfers
On 1 January 2017, Motherwell announced that Dom Thomas had moved to Queen of the South on loan until the end of the season.[23]
On 26 January, Motherwell signed midfielder Elliott Frear from Forest Green Rovers,[24] with Russell Griffiths joining the club on loan for the remainder of the season from Everton the following day.[25] Also on the 27th, Luka Belić loan came to an end, Dean Brill was released by the club, Dylan Mackin joined Alloa Athletic on loan for the remainder of the season,[26] and Zak Jules joined until the end of the season from Reading.[27]
On 31 January 2017, Motherwell signed Sunderland goalkeeper Oliver Pain on loan until the end of the season and Shea Gordon to the U20's, whilst Luke Watt joined East Fife for the remainder of the season.[28]
February
On 2 February, Stephen Pearson returned to the club, signing a contract until the end of the season.[29]
On 28 February, manager Mark McGhee was sacked by the club, with Steve Robinson being put in temporary charge.[30][31]
March
On 15 March, Robinson was given a permanent contract as the club's manager.[32] On 23 March, Kieran Kennedy left the club by mutual consent.[33]
Transfers
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Trial
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Squad
- As of match played 20 May 2017[53]
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals | |
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| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
| 1 | Craig Samson |  |
GK | 1 April 1984 (aged 33) | Kilmarnock | 2015 | 2017[54] | 42 | 0 | |
| 13 | Russell Griffiths |  |
GK | 13 April 1996 (aged 21) | Loan from Everton | 2017 | 2017 | 4 | 0 | |
| 31 | Oliver Pain | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} |
GK | 28 October 1997 (aged 19) | loan from Sunderland | 2017 | 2017 | 0 | 0 | |
| 41 | P. J. Morrison | |
GK | 1 January 1998 (aged 19) | Academy | 0 | 0 | |||
| Defenders | ||||||||||
| 2 | Richard Tait | |
DF | 24 March 1996 (aged 21) | Grimsby Town | 2016 | 2019[12] | 31 | 1 | |
| 3 | Steven Hammell | |
DF | 18 February 1982 (aged 35) | Southend United | 2008 | 2018[7] | 574 | 5 | |
| 4 | Ben Heneghan | |
DF | 19 September 1993 (aged 23) | Chester | 2016 | 2018[12] | 43 | 0 | |
| 6 | Stephen McManus | |
DF | 10 September 1982 (aged 34) | Middlesbrough | 2013 | 2018[55] | 155 | 6 | |
| 15 | Joe Chalmers | |
DF | 3 January 1994 (aged 23) | Celtic | 2015 | 2017[56] | 32 | 0 | |
| 21 | Zak Jules | |
DF | 2 July 1997 (aged 19) | Loan from Reading | 2017 | 2017[27] | 10 | 1 | |
| 25 | David Ferguson | |
DF | 24 March 1996 (aged 21) | Academy | 2013 | 2017[54] | 16 | 0 | |
| 30 | Jack McMillan | |
DF | 18 December 1997 (aged 19) | Academy | 15 | 0 | |||
| 33 | Barry Maguire | |
MF | 2 December 1985 (aged 31) | Academy | 0 | 0 | |||
| 43 | Adam Livingstone | |
DF | 22 February 1998 (aged 19) | Academy | 2008 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Midfielders | ||||||||||
| 7 | Lionel Ainsworth | |
MF | 1 October 1987 (aged 29) | Rotherham United | 2014 | 2017[57] | 127 | 23 | |
| 8 | Carl McHugh |  |
MF | 5 February 1993 (aged 24) | Plymouth Argyle | 2016 | 2018[15] | 22 | 2 | |
| 12 | Chris Cadden | |
MF | 19 September 1996 (aged 20) | Academy | 2013 | 2018[58] | 69 | 7 | |
| 14 | Keith Lasley | |
MF | 21 September 1979 (aged 37) | Plymouth Argyle | 2006 | 2017[4] | 485 | 23 | |
| 17 | Elliott Frear | |
MF | 11 September 1990 (aged 26) | Forest Green Rovers | 2017[24] | 2019[24] | 15 | 1 | |
| 18 | Lee Lucas |  |
MF | 10 June 1992 (aged 24) | Swansea City | 2016[22] | 2017[22] | 11 | 0 | |
| 20 | Craig Clay | |
MF | 5 May 1992 (aged 25) | Grimsby Town | 2016 | 2018[16] | 39 | 1 | |
| 26 | Allan Campbell | |
MF | 4 July 1997 (aged 19) | Academy | 7 | 1 | |||
| 27 | Ross MacLean | |
MF | 13 March 1997 (aged 20) | Academy | 2014 | 2019[11] | 8 | 0 | |
| 32 | David Turnbull | |
MF | 10 July 1999 (aged 17) | Academy | 2016 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 34 | Jake Hastie | |
MF | 18 March 1999 (aged 18) | Academy | 2016 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 36 | Shea Gordon | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} |
MF | 16 May 1998 (aged 19) | Stalybridge Celtic | 2017 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 88 | Stephen Pearson | |
MF | 2 October 1982 (aged 34) | Atlético Kolkata | 2017 | 2017[29] | 142 | 24 | |
| Forwards | ||||||||||
| 9 | Louis Moult | |
FW | 14 May 1992 (aged 25) | Wrexham | 2015 | 2018[59] | 76 | 36 | |
| 11 | Ryan Bowman | |
FW | 30 November 1991 (aged 25) | Gateshead | 2016 | 2018[20] | 24 | 2 | |
| 19 | Jacob Blyth | |
FW | 14 August 1992 (aged 24) | Leicester City | 2016 | 2018[12] | 9 | 0 | |
| 24 | James McFadden | |
FW | 14 April 1983 (aged 34) | Academy | 2015 | 2017[60] | 123 | 44 | |
| 35 | Dylan Falconer | |
FW | 23 May 1999 (aged 17) | Academy | 0 | 0 | |||
| 77 | Scott McDonald | |
FW | 21 August 1983 (aged 33) | Millwall | 2015 | 2017[8] | 215 | 74 | |
On loan
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Friendlies
| 2 July 2016 Friendly | Albion Rovers | 1–3 | Motherwell | Coatbridge |
| 15:00 BST | Willis  25' |
Report | Moult 40' Johnson 44' Lasley 71' |
Stadium: Cliftonhill Attendance: 445 |
| 3 July 2016 Friendly | Arbroath | 1–0 | Motherwell | Coatbridge |
| 15:00 BST | Doris 88' |
Report | Stadium: Cliftonhill |
| 5 July 2016 Friendly | Cowdenbeath | 3–1 | Motherwell | Cowdenbeath |
| 19:30 BST | Brett 54' (pen.) Kennedy 66' (o.g.) Trialist 71' |
Report | Johnson 44' |
Stadium: Central Park |
Competitions
Premiership
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1] |
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| 7 | Ross County | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 48 | 58 | −10 | 46 | |
| 8 | Kilmarnock | 38 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 36 | 56 | −20 | 41 | |
| 9 | Motherwell | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 46 | 69 | −23 | 38 | |
| 10 | Dundee | 38 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 38 | 62 | −24 | 37 | |
| 11 | Hamilton Academical (O) | 38 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 37 | 56 | −19 | 35 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off final |
Source: Scottish Premiership, Soccerway
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).[61]
(O) Play-off winners
Notes:
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).[61]
(O) Play-off winners
Notes:
- 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.
Results by round
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 46 | 69 | −23 | 38 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 27 | 37 | −10 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 32 | −13 |
Source: See Results
Results
| 6 August 2016 1 | Kilmarnock | 1–2 | Motherwell | Kilmarnock |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+1) | M Smith 81' |
BBC Report | Ainsworth 41' Johnson  45' 46' McHugh 54' Heneghan 90+4' |
Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 4.308 Referee: Craig Thomson |
| 13 August 2016 2 | Motherwell | 1–2 | St Johnstone | Motherwell |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+1) | Tait 39' Cadden 47' Clay 74' McDonald 82' |
BBC Report | Kane 42' Swanson 50' 56' MacLean 75' Davidson 90+2' |
Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 3,739 Referee: Euan Anderson |
| 20 August 2016 3 | Rangers | 2–1 | Motherwell | Glasgow |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+1) | Forrester 64' Miller 90+1' |
BBC Report | McDonald 19' |
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 48,716 Referee: Bobby Madden |
| 27 August 2016 4 | Motherwell | 0–0 | Dundee | Motherwell |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+1) | Heneghan 84' |
BBC Report | O'Hara 27' McGowan 31' |
Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,078 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
| 10 September 2016 5 | Ross County | 1–1 | Motherwell | Dingwall |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+1) | McEveley 24'  70' Boyce 61' Fox 66' |
BBC Report | Lasley 22' Tait 31' Moult 67' (pen.) |
Stadium: Global Energy Stadium Attendance: 3,019 Referee: Alan Muir |
| 17 September 2016 6 | Motherwell | 4–2 | Hamilton Academical | Motherwell |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+1) | Moult 8', 13', 21', 50' (pen.) McManus 79' Lasley 88' Clay 90' |
BBC Report | Donati 23' Crawford 36', 64' Gillespie 54' Imrie 75' Devlin 80' |
Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,514 Referee: William Collum |
| 24 September 2016 7 | Partick Thistle | 1–1 | Motherwell | Glasgow |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+1) | Erskine 31' Lindsay 63' |
BBC Report | McDonald 83' Cadden 86' |
Stadium: Firhill Stadium Attendance: 3,227 Referee: Craig Thomson |
| 30 September 2016 8 | Motherwell | 1–3 | Heart of Midlothian | Motherwell |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+1) | McFadden 90+2' |
BBC Report | Nicholson 45' Rossi 63' Paterson 67' Djoum 84' |
Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,666 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 15 October 2016 9 | Celtic | 2–0 | Motherwell | Glasgow |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+1) | Sinclair 18' Henderson 23' Brown 70' Dembélé 87' (pen.) |
BBC Report | Tait 46' Moult 79' |
Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 54,159 Referee: John Beaton |
| 26 October 2016 11 | Motherwell | 0–3 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Motherwell |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+1) | BBC Report | Tremarco 57' 86' Doumbouya 71' Polworth 83' |
Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 3,131 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 29 October 2016 12 | Motherwell | 4–1 | Ross County | Motherwell |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+1) | McDonald 8' van der Weg 32' (o.g.) Heneghan 49' Tait 51' Ainsworth 62' |
BBC Report | van der Weg 39' Quinn 53' Schalk 78' |
Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 3,177 Referee: Nick Walsh |
| 5 November 2016 13 | Dundee | 2–0 | Motherwell | Dundee |
| 15:00 GMT (UTC) | Kerr 40' Haber 80' Williams 90+4' |
BBC Report | Hammell 42' McManus 54' |
Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 5,471 Referee: John Beaton |
| 19 November 2016 14 | Motherwell | 2–0 | Partick Thistle | Motherwell |
| 15:00 GMT (UTC) | Moult 14' McDonald 38' Tait 90+2' |
BBC Report | Devine 15' Welsh 45+1' Osman 86' Booth 90+2' |
Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 3,759 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
| 26 November 2016 15 | Heart of Midlothian | 3–0 | Motherwell | Edinburgh |
| 15:00 GMT (UTC) | Johnsen 31', 49' Smith 45+2' Walker 66' |
BBC Report | Tait 10' |
Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium Attendance: 16,199 Referee: Bobby Madden |
| 3 December 2016 16 | Motherwell | 3–4 | Celtic | Motherwell |
| 12:15 GMT (UTC) | Moult 3', 35' 28' MacLean 43' McManus 63' Ainsworth 71' 74' |
BBC Report | Izaguirre 25' McGregor 48' Brown 56' Roberts 70' Armstrong 72' Rogic 90' 90+1' |
Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 8,535 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
| 10 December 2016 17 | Motherwell | 0–0 | Kilmarnock | Motherwell |
| 15:00 GMT (UTC) | Lucas 59' Lasley 71' |
BBC Report | S.Boyd 51' Dicker 84' Boyle 88' |
Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 3,684 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 13 December 2016 10 | Aberdeen | 0–0 Abandoned after 8 minutes due to floodlight failure[62] | Motherwell | Aberdeen |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC) | BBC Report | Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Referee: Alan Muir |
| 17 December 2016 18 | St Johnstone | 1–1 | Motherwell | Perth |
| 15:00 GMT (UTC) | Kane 62' Foster 90' |
BBC Report | Clark 12' (o.g.) Moult 77' |
Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 2,836 Referee: Willie Collum |
| 23 December 2016 19 | Motherwell | 1–3 | Aberdeen | Motherwell |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC) | McDonald 16' 77' Clay 63' |
BBC Report | Shinnie 6' Rooney 25' Reynolds 70' Jack 73' McGinn 90' |
Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 3,428 Referee: Bobby Madden |
| 28 December 2016 20 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 1–2 | Motherwell | Inverness |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC) | Cole 36' McKay 40' Fisher 77' Vigurs 89' Tansey 90' |
BBC Report | Clay 50' Moult 59' McDonald 87' |
Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 3,097 Referee: Barry Cook |
| 31 December 2016 21 | Hamilton Academical | 1–1 | Motherwell | Hamilton |
| 13:00 GMT (UTC) | Sarris 24' D'Acol 54' Kurtaj 56' |
BBC Report | Lucas  27' McDonald 56' Moult 90+3' 90+4' |
Stadium: New Douglas Park Attendance: 3,526 Referee: Euan Anderson |
| 28 January 2017 22 | Motherwell | 0–2 | Rangers | Motherwell |
| 12:30 GMT (UTC) | McDonald 27' |
BBC Report | O'Halloran 5' Kiernan 12' Miller 72' Hill 80' Hyndman 87' |
Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 7,902 Referee: Willie Collum |
| 31 January 2017 23 | Ross County | 1–2 | Motherwell | Dingwall |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC) | McEveley 34' Chow 60' Lalkovič 90+3' |
BBC Report | McDonald 28' Samson 34' Moult 54' McManus 67' |
Stadium: Global Energy Stadium Attendance: 2,511 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 4 February 2017 24 | Motherwell | 0–3 | Heart of Midlothian | Motherwell |
| 12:15 GMT (UTC) | Tait 17' Lasley 28' McHugh 53' Heneghan 72' |
BBC Sport | Walker 33' Martin 43' Tziolis 59' Gonçalves 84', 88' 85' |
Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,651 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
| 15 February 2017 10 | Aberdeen | 7–2 | Motherwell | Aberdeen |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC) | Hayes 2' Considine 32' 50' Rooney 34', 64' (pen.), 69' Christie 40' Taylor 59' Pawlett 83' |
BBC Report | Lucas 30' Bowman 73' Pearson 82' |
Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 10,384 Referee: Alan Muir |
| 18 February 2017 25 | Celtic | 2–0 | Motherwell | Glasgow |
| 15:00 GMT (UTC) | Dembélé 34' (pen.) Forrest 41' |
BBC Report | Bowman 65' |
Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 56,366 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 25 February 2017 26 | Motherwell | 1–5 | Dundee | Motherwell |
| 15:00 GMT (UTC) | Moult 22' 69' Heneghan 45+1' McDonald 84' |
BBC Report | Jules 7' (o.g.) Haber 27', 45+1' O'Hara 31' Wighton 35' Vincent 74' |
Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,002 Referee: Stephen Finnie |
| 4 March 2017 27 | Kilmarnock | 1–2 | Motherwell | Kilmarnock |
| 15:00 GMT (UTC) | Boyd 32' |
BBC Report | Lasley 22' McHugh 51' 90+1' Heneghan 69' Jules 76' Cadden 90+1' |
Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 4,726 Referee: Bobby Madden |
| 11 March 2017 28 | Aberdeen | 1–0 | Motherwell | Aberdeen |
| 15:00 GMT (UTC) | Stockley 82' McGinn 90+2' |
BBC Report | Heneghan 13' Bowman 32' Pearson 69' Hammell 72' Ferguson 75' Cadden 90' |
Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 12,524 Referee: Euan Anderson |
| 18 March 2017 29 | Motherwell | 1–2 | St Johnstone | Motherwell |
| 15:00 GMT (UTC) | McDonald 44' |
BBC Report | Craig 8', 66' Davidson 78' |
Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 3,588 Referee: Greg Aitken |
| 1 April 2017 30 | Rangers | 1–1 | Motherwell | Glasgow |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+1) | Waghorn 22' Toral 43' Garner 61' |
BBC Report | Moult 3' Pearson 31' McHugh 66' Lasley 74' McDonald 88' |
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 49,198 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 5 April 2017 31 | Motherwell | 0–0 | Hamilton Academical | Motherwell |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+1) | Pearson 45+1' |
BBC Report | Skondras 59' MacKinnon 74' Sarris 80' |
Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,644 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
| 8 April 2017 32 | Partick Thistle | 1–0 | Motherwell | Glasgow |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+1) | Doolan 11' |
BBC Report | Stadium: Firhill Stadium Attendance: 3,920 Referee: John Beaton |
| 15 April 2017 33 | Motherwell | 3–2 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Motherwell |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+1) | Cadden 7' Moult 9' McDonald 65' Campbell 70' |
BBC Report | Fisher 21', 54' McKay 89' |
Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 3,696 Referee: Willie Collum |
| 29 April 2017 34 | Motherwell | 2–3 | Dundee | Motherwell |
| 15:00 GMT (UTC) | Moult 50' Cadden 80' McHugh 90+3' |
BBC Report | Gomis 29' O'Hara 45', 56' Haber 49' 90+3' |
Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,919 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 6 May 2017 35 | Motherwell | 0–1 | Ross County | Motherwell |
| 15:00 GMT (UTC) | BBC Report | van der Weg 44' O'Brien 61' Routis 72' |
Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 3,870 Referee: Bobby Madden |
| 13 May 2017 36 | Hamilton Academical | 0–1 | Motherwell | Hamilton |
| 15:00 GMT (UTC) | Devlin 11' Crawford 30' Matthews 56' Docherty 69' MacKinnon 77' Templeton 88' |
Report | McDonald 34' Lasley 36' McHugh 41' Campbell 43' Moult 66' |
Stadium: New Douglas Park Attendance: 4,173 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
| 16 May 2017 37 | Motherwell | 3–1 | Kilmarnock | Motherwell |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC) | McHugh 1' Lasley 11' Ferguson 31' Clay 48' Ainsworth 53' Cadden 76' Frear 78' Moult 82' |
Report | Frizzell 17' Ajer 49' Taylor 52' Dicker 90+2' |
Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 5,246 Referee: Nick Walsh |
| 20 May 2017 38 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 3–2 | Motherwell | Inverness |
| 15:00 GMT (UTC) | Tansey 64' Fisher 66', 67' |
Report | McFadden 73' Bowman 90+3' |
Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 5,351 Referee: Craig Thomson |
Scottish Cup
| 21 January 2017 Fourth round | Rangers | 2–1 | Motherwell | Glasgow |
| 12:30 GMT (UTC) | Miller 84', 89' |
BBC Report | Chalmers 59' Moult 74' McDonald 78' McHugh 90+5' |
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 31,921 Referee: Craig Thomson |
League Cup
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | RAN | MOT | STR | ANN | EST | |
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| 1 | Rangers (Q) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 12 | Qualification for the Second Round | — | — | 3–0 | 2–0 | — | |
| 2 | Motherwell (Q) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 9 | 0–2 | — | — | — | 3–0 | ||
| 3 | Stranraer | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 6 | — | 0–3 | — | — | 3–1 | ||
| 4 | Annan Athletic | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 | — | 1–3 | 1–2 | — | — | ||
| 5 | East Stirlingshire | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 | 0–3 | — | — | 0–2 | — |
| 16 July 2016 1 | Motherwell | 0–2 | Rangers | Motherwell |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+1) | McDonald 62' McHugh 77' |
Report | Tavernier 48' Forrester 52' Windass 82' Waghorn 90+1' |
Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 6,951 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 23 July 2016 2 | Annan Athletic | 1–3 | Motherwell | Annan |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+1) | R.Krissian 4' R.Omar 44' P.Watson 55' McKenna 66' |
Report | Johnson 16' Moult 61', 63' McHugh 70' |
Stadium: Galabank Attendance: 956 Referee: Nick Walsh |
| 26 July 2016 3 | Motherwell | 3–0 | East Stirlingshire | Motherwell |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+1) | Johnson 53' McDonald 76' Cadden 87' |
Report | Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 2,503 Referee: Craig Charleston |
Knockout stage
Challenge Cup
| 2 August 2016 First Round | Motherwell U-20 | 2–1 | Edinburgh City | Motherwell |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+1) | Mackin 37' T.Fry 60' |
Report | J. Dunn 48' Cummings 73' I.McFarland 84' G.Donaldson 90+1' |
Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 402 Referee: Lloyd Wilson |
| 16 August 2016 Second Round | Motherwell U-20 | 1–2 | Airdrieonians | Motherwell |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+1) | Mackin 54' |
Report | I Russell 45+1' Ryan 49' K.Schmidt 69' |
Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 1,007 Referee: Mike Taylor |
Squad statistics
Appearances
- As of match played 20 May 2017
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Scottish Premiership | Scottish Cup | Scottish League Cup | ||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| 1 | GK | SCO |
Craig Samson | 40 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2 | DF | SCO |
Richard Tait | 31 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 3 | DF | SCO |
Steven Hammell | 31 | 0 | 24+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 4 | DF | ENG |
Ben Heneghan | 43 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 6 | DF | SCO |
Stephen McManus | 31 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 7 | MF | ENG |
Lionel Ainsworth | 35 | 4 | 10+20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | ||
| 8 | MF | IRL |
Carl McHugh | 22 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 9 | FW | ENG |
Louis Moult | 34 | 18 | 30+1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1+1 | 2 | ||
| 11 | FW | ENG |
Ryan Bowman | 24 | 2 | 11+13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12 | MF | SCO |
Chris Cadden | 42 | 5 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4+1 | 2 | ||
| 13 | GK | ENG |
Russell Griffiths | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 14 | MF | SCO |
Keith Lasley | 34 | 0 | 26+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 15 | DF | SCO |
Joe Chalmers | 13 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | ||
| 17 | MF | ENG |
Elliott Frear | 15 | 1 | 11+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 18 | MF | WAL |
Lee Lucas | 11 | 0 | 6+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 19 | FW | ENG |
Jacob Blyth | 9 | 0 | 1+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 20 | MF | ENG |
Craig Clay | 39 | 1 | 31+4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 21 | DF | SCO |
Zak Jules | 10 | 1 | 6+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 24 | FW | SCO |
James McFadden | 6 | 2 | 0+6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 25 | DF | SCO |
David Ferguson | 10 | 0 | 7+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 26 | MF | SCO |
Allan Campbell | 7 | 1 | 6+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 27 | MF | SCO |
Ross MacLean | 8 | 0 | 4+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 30 | DF | SCO |
Jack McMillan | 15 | 0 | 9+5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 34 | MF | SCO |
Jake Hastie | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 36 | MF | NIR |
Shea Gordon | 4 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 43 | DF | SCO |
Adam Livingstone | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 77 | FW | AUS |
Scott McDonald | 40 | 11 | 34+1 | 9 | 0+1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 88 | MF | SCO |
Stephen Pearson | 11 | 1 | 10+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Players away from the club on loan: | |||||||||||||
| 23 | MF | SCO |
Dom Thomas | 7 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | ||
| 29 | FW | SCO |
Dylan Mackin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | ||
| Players who left Motherwell during the season: | |||||||||||||
| 11 | MF | ENG |
Marvin Johnson | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | ||
Goal scorers
- As of match played 20 May 2017
| Ranking | Nation | Position | Number | Name | Scottish Premiership | Scottish Cup | Scottish League Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | | 9 | Louis Moult | 15 | 1 | 2 | 18 |
| 2 | FW | | 77 | Scott McDonald | 9 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 3 | MF | | 12 | Chris Cadden | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | MF | | 7 | Lionel Ainsworth | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| MF | | 11 | Marvin Johnson | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 6 | MF | | 8 | Carl McHugh | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| FW | | 24 | James McFadden | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| FW | | 11 | Ryan Bowman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Own goal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 10 | DF | | 2 | Richard Tait | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MF | | 20 | Craig Clay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | | 88 | Stephen Pearson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | | 21 | Zak Jules | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | | 26 | Allan Campbell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | | 17 | Elliott Frear | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| TOTALS | 46 | 1 | 9 | 56 | ||||
Disciplinary record
- As of match played 20 May 2017
| Nation | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||
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| GK | 1 | Craig Samson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DF | 2 | Richard Tait | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| DF | 3 | Steven Hammell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| DF | 4 | Ben Heneghan | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| DF | 6 | Stephen McManus | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| MF | 7 | Lionel Ainsworth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MF | 8 | Carl McHugh | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| FW | 9 | Louis Moult | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| MF | 11 | Marvin Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FW | 11 | Ryan Bowman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| MF | 12 | Chris Cadden | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| MF | 14 | Keith Lasley | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| DF | 15 | Joe Chalmers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MF | 18 | Lee Lucas | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| MF | 20 | Craig Clay | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| DF | 25 | David Ferguson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| MF | 26 | Allan Campbell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MF | 27 | Ross MacLean | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FW | 77 | Scott McDonald | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| MF | 88 | Stephen Pearson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 67 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 73 | 3 | |||
See also
Notes
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