2019–20 Motherwell F.C. season

Motherwell
2019–20 season
ChairmanJames McMahon
ManagerStephen Robinson
StadiumFir Park
Scottish Premiership3rd
Scottish CupFifth round vs St Mirren
League CupSecond round vs Heart of Midlothian
Top goalscorerLeague:
Liam Donnelly
Chris Long
(7 each)
All:
Liam Donnelly
Chris Long
(11 each)
Highest home attendance8,822 vs Celtic
(10 August 2019)
Lowest home attendance2,763 vs Annan Athletic
(27 July 2019)
Average home league attendance5,246
(4 March 2020)

The 2019–20 season was Motherwell's thirty-fifth consecutive season in the top flight of Scottish football, having been promoted from the Scottish First Division at the end of the 1984–85 season. After the season was postponed on 13 March by the Scottish Football Association due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[1] the season was curtailed on 18 May by the Scottish Professional Football League, with Motherwell finishing the season in third place with a points per game ration of 1.5333, 0.0333 higher than fourth placed Aberdeen.[2] In the League Cup, Motherwell where knocked out by Heart of Midlothian in the Second Round, whilst St Mirren knocked Motherwell out of the Scottish Cup by penalties in a Fifth Round Reply.

Season review

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Pre-season

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On 10 June, Motherwell announced the singing of Chris Long to a one-year contract, beginning when his Blackpool expires on 30 June.[3] On 12 June, Motherwell announced that they had agreed a record transfer fee with Celtic for the transfer of midfielder David Turnbull, with the player given permission to discuss personal terms with Celtic.[4] On 27 June Motherwell announced that the transfer had fallen through during the medical, with Turnbull requiring preventive surgery on his knee.[5] On 2 July, Motherwell announced the signing of Devante Cole on an initial six-month loan deal from Wigan Athletic.[6] On 8 July, Motherwell signed Sherwin Seedorf to a two-year contract from Wolverhampton Wanderers.[7] On 12 July, Motherwell announced the signing of Christian Ilić to a one-year contract.[8]

July

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On 18 July, manager Stephen Robinson and assistant manager Keith Lasley both agreed new contracts, keeping them at the club until the summer of 2022.[9] The following day, Rohan Ferguson moved to Linfield for the 2019/20 season.[10]

On 23 July, Allan Campbell signed an improved contract with Motherwell until the summer of 2021.[11] On 25 July, Motherwell announced the singing of Christy Manzinga on a one-year contract, with the option of a second, from Sporting Châtelet.[12] The following day, 26 July, Danny Johnson moved to Dundee for an undisclosed fee,[13] and Reece McAlear moved to Norwich City for an undisclosed.[14]

On 2 September, Adam Livingstone joined Greenock Morton on a season-long loan deal,[15] Craig Tanner declined a new contract from Motherwell and left the club,[16] and Mark O'Hara joined on a season-long loan deal from Peterborough United.[17]

September

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On 12 September, Motherwell announced the signing of Bevis Mugabi on a contract until January 2020.[18]

On 20 September, Motherwell announced that P. J. Morrison had joined Cowdenbeath on an emergency one-week loan deal.[19]

October

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On 2 October, Motherwell announced that they had extended their contract with Liam Donnelly until the summer of 2022.[20]

November

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On 22 November, Motherwell announced that they had extended their contract with Bevis Mugabi until the summer of 2021.[21]

January

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On 7 January, Motherwell announced that Trevor Carson had signed a new contract with the club, until the summer of 2022.[22] On 13 January, Mikael Ndjoli joined Motherwell on loan from AFC Bournemouth for the remainder of the season.[23]

On 15 January, Liam Grimshaw signed a new contract with Motherwell until the summer of 2022.[24]

On 23 January, David Devine joined Queen of the South on loan for the remainder of the season.[25]

On 28 January, Ross Maciver signed a new contract with Motherwell, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2021.[26]

On 31 January, Casper Sloth left Motherwell by mutual consent,[27] Rolando Aarons joined the club on loan from Newcastle United for the remainder of the season,[28] and James Scott moved to Hull City for an undisclosed fee.[29]

February

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After returning to the club from his loan deal with Greenock Morton on 31 January,[30] Adam Livingstone joined Clyde on loan for the remainder of the season on 4 February.[31]

On 7 February, Motherwell announced the signing of Tony Watt on a contract until the end of the season.[32]

March

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On 9 March, Motherwell announced the signing of Harry Robinson on a contract until the end of the season.[33]

On 11 March, David Turnbull signed a one-year extension to his contract, keeping him at Motherwell until the summer of 2022.[34]

On 13 March, the Scottish Football Association postponed all league fixtures until further notice due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[35][1]

May

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On 18 May the season was curtailed by the Scottish Professional Football League with Motherwell finishing the season in third place with a points per game ration of 1.5333, 0.0333 higher than fourth placed Aberdeen.[2]

On 29 May, Motherwell announced that Tony Watt had signed a new contract with the club, for the 2020–21 season.[36]

On 31 May, Motherwell announced that Rohan Ferguson, Mark Gillespie, Richard Tait, Peter Hartley, Christian Ilić, Adam Livingstone and Christy Manzinga were all leaving the club after their contracts expired, whilst Charles Dunne, Chris Long, Barry Maguire, P. J. Morrison, Harry Robinson and Yusuf Hussain have been offered new contracts with contracts due to expire too.[37]

Transfers

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Main articles: List of Scottish football transfers summer 2019 and List of Scottish football transfers winter 2019-20

In

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Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
11 April 2019† DF Scotland Declan Gallagher Livingston Free [38]
17 April 2019† MF Scotland Liam Polworth Inverness Caledonian Thistle Free [39]
29 April 2019†† DF Republic of Ireland Jake Carroll Cambridge United Free [40]
21 May 2019†† MF Denmark Casper Sloth Silkeborg Free [41]
29 May 2019†† MF England Jermaine Hylton Solihull Moors Free [42]
10 June 2019†† FW England Chris Long Blackpool Free [3]
8 July 2019 MF Suriname Sherwin Seedorf Wolverhampton Wanderers Undisclosed [7]
12 July 2019 MF Croatia Christian Ilić TSV Hartberg Undisclosed [8]
25 July 2019 FW Democratic Republic of the Congo Christy Manzinga Sporting Châtelet Undisclosed [12]
1 August 2019 FW Scotland Ross Maciver Ross County Undisclosed
12 September 2019 DF Uganda Bevis Mugabi Yeovil Town Free [18]
7 February 2020 FW Scotland Tony Watt CSKA Sofia Free [32]
9 March 2020 MF Northern Ireland Harry Robinson Oldham Athletic Free [33]
† Transfers announced on the above date, becoming official when the Scottish transfer window opened on 1 June.
†† Transfers announced on the above date, becoming official when they're contracts expire on 30 June.

Out

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Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
26 July 2019 FW England Danny Johnson Dundee Undisclosed [13]
26 July 2019 MF Scotland Reece McAlear Norwich City Undisclosed [14]
31 January 2020 FW Scotland James Scott Hull City Undisclosed [29]

Loans in

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Date from Position Nationality Name From Date to Ref.
2 July 2019 FW England Devante Cole Wigan Athletic 1 January 2020 [6]
2 September 2019 MF Scotland Mark O'Hara Peterborough United End of Season [17]
13 January 2020 FW England Mikael Ndjoli AFC Bournemouth End of Season [23]
31 January 2020 FW England Rolando Aarons Newcastle United End of Season [28]

Loans out

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Date from Position Nationality Name To Date to Ref.
19 July 2019 GK Scotland Rohan Ferguson Linfield End of Season [10]
2 September 2019 DF Scotland Adam Livingstone Greenock Morton 31 January 2019 [15][30]
20 September 2019 GK Scotland P. J. Morrison Cowdenbeath 27 September 2019 [19]
23 January 2020 DF Scotland David Devine Queen of the South End of Season [25]
4 February 2020 DF Scotland Adam Livingstone Clyde End of Season [31]

Released

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Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref.
2 September 2019 FW England Craig Tanner Aldershot Town 9 December 2019 [16][43]
31 January 2020 MF Denmark Casper Sloth Notts County 20 August 2020 [27][44]
31 May 2020 GK England Mark Gillespie Newcastle United 3 July 2020 [37][45]
31 May 2020 GK Scotland Rohan Ferguson Queen of the South 17 September 2020 [37][46]
31 May 2020 DF England Peter Hartley Jamshedpur 20 August 2020 [37]
31 May 2020 DF England Richard Tait St Mirren 18 June 2020 [37][47]
31 May 2020 DF Republic of Ireland Charles Dunne Motherwell 27 June 2020 [37][48]
31 May 2020 DF Scotland Jack Brown Albion Rovers 18 June 2020 [49]
31 May 2020 DF Scotland Adam Livingstone Cove Rangers 27 August 2020 [37][50]
31 May 2020 MF Croatia Christian Ilić Lokomotiv Plovdiv 21 August 2020 [37][51]
31 May 2020 FW Democratic Republic of the Congo Christy Manzinga Linfield 1 August 2020 [37][52]
31 May 2020 FW England Chris Long Motherwell 10 July 2020 [37][53]
30 June 2020 GK Scotland Robbie Hemfrey Stoke City U23 6 October 2020 [54]
30 June 2020 MF Scotland Adam Kettings Syngenta
30 June 2020 FW Scotland Cole Starrs Forfar Athletic 1 September 2020

Squad

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As of match played 7 March 2020[55]
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (Age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Trevor Carson Northern Ireland GK (1988-03-05)5 March 1988 (aged 32) Hartlepool United 2017[56] 2022[22] 63 0
20 Mark Gillespie England GK (1992-03-27)27 March 1992 (aged 28) Walsall 2018[57] 2020[57] 67 0
41 Robbie Hemfrey Scotland GK (2002-02-21)21 February 2002 (aged 18) Academy 2012 2020 0 0
43 Matty Connelly Scotland GK (2003-03-02)2 March 2003 (aged 17) Academy 2019 2021 0 0
Defenders
2 Richard Tait Scotland DF (1989-03-24)24 March 1989 (aged 31) Grimsby Town 2016[58] 2020[59] 142 5
3 Jake Carroll Republic of Ireland DF (1991-08-11)11 August 1991 (aged 28) Cambridge United 2019[40] 2021[40] 27 2
5 Peter Hartley England DF (1988-04-03)3 April 1988 (aged 32) Blackpool 2018 2020[60] 65 7
15 Barry Maguire Scotland DF (1998-04-27)27 April 1998 (aged 22) Academy 2015 2020[61] 14 0
18 Charles Dunne Republic of Ireland DF (1993-02-13)13 February 1993 (aged 27) Oldham Athletic 2017[62] 2020[59] 78 1
22 Liam Donnelly Northern Ireland DF (1996-03-07)7 March 1996 (aged 24) Hartlepool United 2018[63] 2022[20] 40 12
24 Bevis Mugabi Uganda DF (1995-05-01)1 May 1995 (aged 25) Yeovil Town 2019[18] 2021[21] 11 0
31 Declan Gallagher Scotland DF (1991-02-13)13 February 1991 (aged 29) Livingston 2019[38] 2021[38] 36 2
32 Yusuf Hussain Scotland DF (2001-04-26)26 April 2001 (aged 19) Falkirk 2018 2020 0 0
34 Jack Brown Scotland DF (2002-07-02)2 July 2002 (aged 17) Academy 2014 2020 0 0
35 Sam Muir Scotland DF (2002-07-10)10 July 2002 (aged 17) Academy 2019 2021 0 0
36 Matthew McDonald Scotland DF (2002-08-26)26 August 2002 (aged 17) Academy 2019 2021 0 0
38 Cameron Wilson Scotland DF (2003-05-20) 20 May 2003 (age 21) Academy 2019 2021 0 0
Midfielders
4 Liam Grimshaw England MF (1995-02-02)2 February 1995 (aged 25) Preston North End 2017[64] 2022[24] 102 0
6 Allan Campbell Scotland MF (1998-07-04)4 July 1998 (aged 21) Academy 2016 2021[11] 120 11
7 David Turnbull Scotland MF (1999-07-10)10 July 1999 (aged 20) Academy 2017 2022[34] 36 15
11 Sherwin Seedorf Suriname MF (1998-03-17)17 March 1998 (aged 22) Wolverhampton Wanderers 2019[7] 2021[7] 28 3
16 Christian Ilić Croatia MF (1996-07-22)22 July 1996 (aged 23) TSV Hartberg 2019[8] 2020[8] 13 1
19 Liam Polworth Scotland MF (1994-10-12)12 October 1994 (aged 25) Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2019[39] 2021[39] 37 3
26 Dean Cornelius Scotland MF (2001-04-11)11 April 2001 (aged 19) Hibernian 2018 2021 1 0
33 Adam Kettings Scotland MF (2002-03-18)18 March 2002 (aged 18) Academy 2012 2020 0 0
40 Paul Hale Scotland MF (2003-01-26)26 January 2003 (aged 17) Academy 2019 2021 0 0
42 Lewis Robertson Scotland MF (2003-01-01)1 January 2003 (aged 17) Rangers 2019 2021 0 0
52 Mark O'Hara Scotland MF (1995-12-12)12 December 1995 (aged 24) Loan from Peterborough United 2019[17] 2020[17] 20 2
Harry Robinson Northern Ireland MF (2000-09-26)26 September 2000 (aged 19) Oldham Athletic 2020[33] 2020[33] 0 0
Forwards
8 Tony Watt Scotland FW (1993-12-29)29 December 1993 (aged 26) CSKA Sofia 2020[32] 2021[36] 6 2
9 Chris Long England FW (1995-02-25)25 February 1995 (aged 25) Blackpool 2019[3] 2020[3] 31 11
12 Christy Manzinga Democratic Republic of the Congo FW (1995-01-31)31 January 1995 (aged 25) Sporting Châtelet 2019[12] 2020[12] 7 1
14 Jermaine Hylton England FW (1993-06-28)28 June 1993 (aged 26) Solihull Moors 2019[42] 2021[42] 36 4
17 Rolando Aarons England FW (1995-11-16)16 November 1995 (aged 24) loan from Newcastle United 2020[28] 2020[28] 8 1
25 Jamie Semple Scotland FW (2000-05-17)17 May 2000 (aged 20) Academy 2018 2021[65] 6 0
29 Cole Starrs Scotland FW (2002-04-25)25 April 2002 (aged 18) Academy 2020 0 0
37 Ross Maciver Scotland FW (1999-02-28)28 February 1999 (aged 21) Ross County 2019[26] 2021[26] 8 1
39 Findlay Cook Scotland FW (2002-05-31)31 May 2002 (aged 17) Academy 2021 0 0
44 Mikael Ndjoli England FW (1998-12-16)16 December 1998 (aged 21) loan from AFC Bournemouth 2020[23] 2020[23] 2 0
Away on loan
13 Rohan Ferguson Scotland GK (1997-12-06)6 December 1997 (aged 22) Airdrieonians 2017[66] 2020 1 0
21 Adam Livingstone Scotland DF (1998-02-22)22 February 1998 (aged 22) Academy 2008 2020[67] 5 0
28 David Devine Scotland DF (2001-06-20)20 June 2001 (aged 18) Academy 2019 2021 1 0
31 P. J. Morrison Scotland GK (1998-01-01)1 January 1998 (aged 22) Academy 2009 2020 0 0
Left during the season
8 Casper Sloth Denmark MF (1992-03-26)26 March 1992 (aged 28) Silkeborg 2019[41] 2021[41] 1 0
17 James Scott Scotland FW (2000-08-30)30 August 2000 (aged 19) Academy 42 7
24 Danny Johnson England FW (1993-02-28)28 February 1993 (aged 27) Gateshead 2018[68] 2020[68] 28 8
27 Craig Tanner England FW (1994-10-27)27 October 1994 (aged 25) Reading 2017[69] 36 9
30 Reece McAlear Scotland MF (2002-02-12)12 February 2002 (aged 18) Academy 0 0
44 Devante Cole England FW (1995-05-10)10 May 1995 (aged 25) loan from Wigan Athletic 2019[6] 2020[6] 21 4

Out on loan

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
13 GK Scotland SCO Rohan Ferguson (at Linfield)
21 DF Scotland SCO Adam Livingstone (at Clyde)
No. Pos. Nation Player
28 DF Scotland SCO David Devine (at Queen of the South)
31 GK Scotland SCO P. J. Morrison (at Cowdenbeath)

Left club during season

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
8 FW Denmark DEN Casper Sloth
17 FW Scotland SCO James Scott (to Hull City)
24 FW England ENG Danny Johnson (to Dundee)
No. Pos. Nation Player
27 FW England ENG Craig Tanner
30 MF Scotland SCO Reece McAlear (to Norwich City)
44 FW England ENG Devante Cole (loan return to Wigan Athletic)

Friendlies

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26 June 2019 Friendly Crusaders 1–0 Motherwell Belfast
19:45 BST Ror.Hale 25' Report Stadium: Seaview
29 June 2019 Friendly Linfield 0–3 Motherwell Belfast
15:00 BST Report Long 28'
Hartley 47'
Carroll 68'		 Stadium: Windsor Park
2 July 2019 Friendly Gretna 2008 0–7 Motherwell Gretna
19:15 BST Report Hylton 40'
Johnson 41', 54', 88'
Tait 52'
Maguire 63'
Trialist 77'		 Stadium: Raydale Park
6 July 2019 Friendly Darlington 0–3 Motherwell Darlington
14:00 BST Report Long 39'
Donnelly 45'
Semple 86'		 Stadium: Blackwell Meadows

Competitions

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Premiership

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Main article: 2019–20 Scottish Premiership

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG Qualification or relegation[a]
1 Celtic (C) 30 26 2 2 89 19 +70 80 2.67 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Rangers 29 21 4 4 64 19 +45 67 2.31 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[b]
3 Motherwell 30 14 4 12 41 38 +3 46 1.53 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
4 Aberdeen 30 12 9 9 40 36 +4 45 1.50
5 Livingston 30 10 9 11 41 39 +2 39 1.30
Source: BBC SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points per game; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-Head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification, second stage group allocation or relegation).[71]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ All play-off matches were cancelled, as clubs voted to curtail the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[70]
  2. ^ Since the 2019–20 Scottish Cup was postponed and could not be completed by the UEFA registration deadline of 3 August 2020, the spot awarded to the Scottish Cup winners (Europa League second qualifying round) was passed to the second-placed team, while the fourth-placed team also qualified for European competition.

Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundAHAHAHAHHAHHAAHAHHAAHAHAHAAHHA
ResultDLWWWLWWLLWWLLWWWLWWLWDLLLDLWD
Position7106534333433444434333333343333
Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
30 14 4 12 41 37  +4 46 7 1 6 22 20  +2 7 3 6 19 17  +2

Source: See Results

Results

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3 August 2019 1 Livingston 0–0 Motherwell Livingston
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Dykes Yellow card 51' Report Ilić 18'
Donnelly Yellow card 79'
Carroll Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Almondvale Stadium
Attendance: 2,633
Referee: David Munro
10 August 2019 2 Motherwell 2–5 Celtic Motherwell
12:00 BST (UTC+1) Donnelly 12', 90+1' Yellow card 85'
Gallagher Yellow card 45+2'
Hylton Yellow card 71'
Tait Yellow card 83'
Gillespie Yellow card 85'		 Report Ajer 14'
Griffiths 41'
Forrest 66'
Édouard 76'
Christie 86' (pen.)		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 8,822
Referee: Nick Walsh
24 August 2019 3 Hamilton Academical 1–3 Motherwell Hamilton
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Hamilton Red card 20'
Cunningham 24' (pen.)		 Report Gogić 16' (o.g.)
Donnelly 21' (pen.) Yellow card 88'
Long 51'		 Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 2,927
Referee: Andrew Dallas
31 August 2019 4 Motherwell 3–0 Hibernian Motherwell
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Donnelly Yellow card 16' 80' (pen.)
Seedorf 23'
Long Yellow card 51'
Gallagher Yellow card 71'
Hylton 86'		 Report Allan Yellow card 45'
Mallan Yellow card		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 5,964
Referee: Steven McLean
14 September 2019 5 Heart of Midlothian 2–3 Motherwell Edinburgh
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Halkett Yellow card 58'
Ikpeazu 61' Yellow card 90+5'
Berra Yellow card 62'
Meshino 86'		 Report Carroll Yellow card 9'
Gallagher 20'
Donnelly Yellow card 22'
Seedorf 52' Yellow card 53'
Hylton 66'		 Stadium: Tynecastle
Attendance: 15,862
Referee: Euan Anderson
21 September 2019 6 Motherwell 1–2 Ross County Motherwell
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Gallagher Yellow card 58'
Campbell 61'
Carroll Yellow card 78' Yellow-red card 80'		 Report Graham 75'
Gardyne Yellow card 84'
Stewart 88'
Spittal Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 4,620
Referee: Alan Muir
28 September 2019 7 St Johnstone 0–1 Motherwell Perth
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Tanser soccer ball with red X 55'
Davidson Yellow card 68'		 Report Hartley Yellow card 24'
Cole 42'
Polworth Yellow card 68'
Tait Yellow card 80'
Donnelly Red card 90+4'		 Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 2,972
Referee: Gavin Duncan
5 October 2019 8 Motherwell 2–0 St Mirren Motherwell
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Scott 39'
Long 86'		 Report Mullen Yellow card 57'
Foley Yellow card 64'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 5,101
Referee: John Beaton
19 October 2019 9 Motherwell 0–3 Aberdeen Motherwell
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Scott soccer ball with red X 5'
Grimshaw Yellow card 90'		 Report Cosgrove 15'
McGinn 53'
Vyner 60' Yellow card 72'
McKenna Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 5,640
Referee: Euan Anderson
27 October 2019 10 Rangers 2–1 Motherwell Glasgow
15:00 GMT (UTC) Tavernier soccer ball with red X 38'
Defoe 45+1'
Helander 80'		 Report Cole 21'
Polworth Yellow card 42'
Gillespie Yellow card 84'
Donnelly Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 49,629
Referee: Andrew Dallas
30 October 2019 11 Motherwell 2–1 Kilmarnock Motherwell
19:45 GMT (UTC) Donnelly 15'
Cole 54'
Grimshaw Yellow card 56'		 Report Bruce Red card 14'
Thomas 31'
Dicker Yellow card 49'
Johnson Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 4,676
Referee: Don Robertson
2 November 2019 12 Motherwell 2–1 Livingston Motherwell
15:00 GMT (UTC) Long 47'
Gallagher Yellow card 52'
Campbell 83'		 Report Guthrie Yellow card 30'
Lawless 60' (pen.) Yellow card 69'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 4,423
Referee: Euan Anderson
10 November 2019 13 Celtic 2–0 Motherwell Glasgow
15:00 GMT (UTC) Édouard 19'
Tait 54' (o.g.)		 Report Scott Yellow card 87' Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 57,137
Referee: Alan Muir
23 November 2019 14 Hibernian 3–1 Motherwell Edinburgh
15:00 GMT (UTC) Porteous Yellow card 18'
Doidge 21'
Kamberi 25'
Naismith Yellow card 67'
Maxwell Yellow card 85'
Horgan 86'		 Report Polworth 9'
Grimshaw Yellow card 17'
Carroll Yellow card 65'		 Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 15,984
Referee: John Beaton
30 November 2019 15 Motherwell 4–0 St Johnstone Motherwell
15:00 GMT (UTC) Cole 29'
Hartley 49'
Carroll 72'
Manzinga 89'		 Report McCann Yellow card 70' Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 4,092
Referee: Euan Anderson
4 December 2019 16 St Mirren 0–3 Motherwell Paisley
19:45 GMT (UTC) P.McGinn Yellow card 86' Report Cole Yellow card 15'
Scott 28', 33'
Campbell 67'		 Stadium: St Mirren Park
Attendance: 4,240
Referee: Andrew Dallas
7 December 2019 17 Motherwell 1–0 Heart of Midlothian Motherwell
15:00 GMT (UTC) Long 40' Yellow card 66'
Campbell Yellow card 75'
Donnelly Yellow card 81'		 Report Berra Yellow card 62'
Mulraney Red card 90+2'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 4,745
Referee: Alan Muir
15 December 2019 18 Motherwell 0–2 Rangers Motherwell
12:00 GMT (UTC) Donnelly Yellow card 44'
Gallagher Yellow card 45'
Long Yellow card 83'		 Report Katić 27'
Jack Yellow card 45'
Morelos Yellow card 57' Yellow-red card 71' 69'
Tavernier Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 8,359
Referee: Don Robertson
21 December 2019 19 Kilmarnock 0–1 Motherwell Kilmarnock
15:00 GMT (UTC) Del Fabro Yellow card 59' Report Donnelly Yellow card 36'
Carroll 67'
Gillespie Yellow card 78'
Hartley Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 5,688
Referee: Willie Collum
26 December 2019 20 Ross County 1–2 Motherwell Dingwall
15:00 GMT (UTC) Spittal 24'
Spence Yellow card 48' Red card 62'
Foster Yellow card 71'
Fontaine Yellow card 90+4'
Graham Yellow card 90+5'		 Report Gallagher Yellow card 49' 90+2'
Maciver 81'
Hartley Yellow card 90+4'
Polworth Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 4,181
Referee: Greg Aitken
29 December 2019 21 Motherwell 1–2 Hamilton Academical Motherwell
15:00 GMT (UTC) Long 5'
Hylton Yellow card 63'
O'Hara Yellow card 75'		 Report Martin Yellow card 11'
Stubbs Yellow card 52'
McGowan 68'
Moyo 77'
Alston Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 6,048
Referee: John Beaton
22 January 2020 22 Aberdeen 0–1 Motherwell Aberdeen
19:45 GMT (UTC) Cosgrove Yellow card 75' Report Long Yellow card 21'
Donnelly Yellow card 37' 45+1'
Carroll Yellow card 71'		 Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 12,365
Referee: Willie Collum
25 January 2020 23 Motherwell 0–0 Hibernian Motherwell
15:00 GMT (UTC) Donnelly Yellow card 34' Report Omeonga Yellow card 24'
Doidge Yellow card 37'
Newell Yellow card 49'
James Yellow card 89'
Boyle Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 5,767
Referee: Colin Steven
1 February 2020 24 Livingston 1–0 Motherwell Livingston
15:00 GMT (UTC) Bartley Yellow card 56'
Dykes Yellow card 56'
Taylor-Sinclair 67'		 Report Tait Yellow card 70'
O'Hara Yellow card 89'
Carroll Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Almondvale Stadium
Attendance: 1,932
Referee: John Beaton
5 February 2020 25 Motherwell 0–4 Celtic Motherwell
19:45 GMT (UTC) Gallagher Yellow card 79' Report Édouard 9', 80'
Griffiths 51'
McGregor 75'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 8,534
Referee: Don Robertson
12 February 2020 26 St Johnstone 2–1 Motherwell Perth
19:45 GMT (UTC) Hendry 27'
Kane 90+3'		 Report Long 32'
Donnelly Yellow card 69'
Manzinga Yellow card 77' Yellow-red card 82'
Carroll Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 2,655
Referee: Nick Walsh
15 February 2020 27 Motherwell – St Mirren Motherwell
15:00 GMT (UTC) Stadium: Fir Park
Note: Match postponed due to adverse weather conditions caused by Storm Dennis.[72]
22 February 2020 28 Hamilton Academical 0–0 Motherwell Hamilton
15:00 GMT (UTC) Hunt Yellow card 4'
Gogić Yellow card 59'		 Report Long Yellow card 31' Yellow-red card 37'
O'Hara Yellow card 34'
Gillespie Yellow card 73'
Gallagher Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 2,531
Referee: Colin Steven
25 February 2020 27 Motherwell 1–1 St Mirren Motherwell
19:45 GMT (UTC) Donnelly 12' (pen.)
Gallagher Yellow card 90'		 Report Waters Yellow card 17'
Obika 50'
Foley Yellow card 70'
Wallace Yellow card 80'
Durmuş 87'
Hladký Yellow card 89'
Famewo Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 3,636
Referee: David Munro
Note: Originally scheduled for 15 February 2020 but postponed due to adverse weather conditions caused by Storm Dennis.[73]
4 March 2020 29 Motherwell 4–1 Ross County Motherwell
19:45 GMT (UTC) O'Hara 17'
Aarons Yellow card 20'
Campbell 25', 75'
Tait Yellow card 65'
Watt 90+3'		 Report Fontaine 3'
Morris Yellow card 16'
Vigurs Yellow card 64'
Stewart Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 3,191
Referee: Alan Muir
7 March 2020 30 Heart of Midlothian 1–1 Motherwell Edinburgh
15:00 GMT (UTC) Washington 49'
Dikamona Yellow card 61'
Hickey Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Long 21'
Maguire Yellow card 39'
Aarons Yellow card 58'
O'Hara Yellow card 58'		 Stadium: Tynecastle
Attendance: 17,339
Referee: Don Robertson
13 March 2020 31 Motherwell – Aberdeen Motherwell
19:45 GMT (UTC) Stadium: Fir Park
Note: Match postponed on 13 March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[35]
21 March 2020 32 Motherwell – Kilmarnock Motherwell
15:00 GMT (UTC) Stadium: Fir Park
Note: Match postponed on 13 March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[35]
4 April 2020 33 Rangers – Motherwell Glasgow
15:00 GMT (UTC) Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Note: Match postponed on 13 March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[35]

Scottish Cup

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Main article: 2019–20 Scottish Cup
18 January 2020 Fourth Round Dundee 0–3 Motherwell Dundee
15:00 GMT (UTC) McGhee Yellow card 69'
Dorrans Yellow card 83'
Kerr Yellow card 89'		 Report Long 22', 30', 75' Yellow card 69' Stadium: Dens Park
Attendance: 2,407
Referee: Steven McLean
8 February 2020 Fifth Round St Mirren 1–1 Motherwell Paisley
15:00 GMT (UTC) Jakubiak 74'
McCarthy Yellow card 89'
Famewo Yellow card 90'		 Report O'Hara 21'
Polworth Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: St Mirren Park
Attendance: 4,323
Referee: Andrew Dallas
18 February 2020 Fifth Round Replay Motherwell 4–4 (a.e.t.)
(2–3 p)		 St Mirren Motherwell
19:45 GMT (UTC) Polworth 27'
Carroll Yellow card 31'
Mugabi Yellow card 38'
Watt 57'
Aarons 73'
Campbell 74' Yellow card 99'		 Report Obika 14', 31'
Hartley 33' (o.g.)
Foley 43'
McGrath Yellow card 74'
MacPherson Yellow card 106'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 4,534
Referee: Gavin Duncan
Penalties
Donnelly soccer ball with red X
Watt soccer ball with red X
Aarons soccer ball with check mark
Polworth soccer ball with check mark
Hylton soccer ball with red X		 soccer ball with check mark McGrath
Andreu soccer ball with red X
MacPherson soccer ball with red X
McAllister soccer ball with check mark
Obika soccer ball with check mark

League Cup

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Main article: 2019–20 Scottish League Cup

Group stage

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Main article: 2019–20 Scottish League Cup § Group E
Table
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Pos Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Motherwell 4 4 0 0 0 13 0 +13 12 Qualification for the Second Round
2 Greenock Morton 4 2 1 0 1 14 8 +6 8
3 Queen of the South 4 1 1 1 1 10 10 0 6
4 Dumbarton 4 1 0 0 3 3 12 −9 3
5 Annan Athletic 4 0 0 1 3 3 13 −10 1
Source: [74]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[75]
Results
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13 July 2019 1 Queen of the South 0–3 Motherwell Dumfries
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Report Donnelly 71' (pen.)
Seedorf 90'
Hylton 90+2'		 Stadium: Palmerston Park
Attendance: 1,956
Referee: Don Robertson
19 July 2019 2 Motherwell 4–0 Greenock Morton Motherwell
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Scott 22', 66'
Hylton 76'
Donnelly 82'		 Report Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 3,167
Referee: Willie Collum
23 July 2019 3 Dumbarton 0–2 Motherwell Dumbarton
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Hutton Yellow card 70' Report Ilić 42'
Hartley 76'		 Stadium: The C&G Systems Stadium
Attendance: 1,394
Referee: Colin Steven
27 July 2019 4 Motherwell 4–0 Annan Athletic Motherwell
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Donnelly 20', 89'
Polworth 44'
Scott 90+2'		 Report McLean Yellow card 12'
T.Muir Yellow card 29'
E.Griffiths Yellow card 67'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 2,763
Referee: Alan Newlands

Knockout phase

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16 August 2019 Second round Motherwell 1–2 Heart of Midlothian Motherwell
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Long 60'
Tait Yellow card 81'
Seedorf Yellow card 82'		 Report Clare soccer ball with red X 9
Damour Yellow card 36'
Smith 40' Yellow card 81'
Washington 45+2' (pen.)		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 5,597
Referee: Bobby Madden

Challenge Cup

[edit]
Main article: 2019–20 Scottish Challenge Cup
7 August 2019 First round Motherwell U21s 1–0 Spartans Airdrie
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Semple 18'
Devine Yellow card 87'		 Report Michael Allan Yellow card 84' Stadium: Excelsior Stadium
Attendance: 170
Referee: Ross Hardie
13 August 2019 Second round Clyde 4–0 Motherwell U21s Cumbernauld
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Goodwillie 6'
Love 59'
McNiff 72'
Devine 84' (o.g.)		 Report Devine Yellow card 57' Stadium: Broadwood Stadium
Attendance: 372
Referee: Chris Graham

Squad statistics

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Appearances

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As of match played 7 March 2020
No. Pos Nat Player Total Scottish Premiership Scottish Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 DF Scotland SCO Richard Tait 20 0 12+2 0 1+1 0 4 0
3 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Jake Carroll 27 2 21 2 3 0 3 0
4 MF England ENG Liam Grimshaw 31 0 25 0 2 0 3+1 0
5 DF England ENG Peter Hartley 30 2 23+2 1 3 0 2 1
6 MF Scotland SCO Allan Campbell 37 6 30 5 2+1 1 4 0
7 MF Scotland SCO David Turnbull 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
8 FW Scotland SCO Tony Watt 6 2 2+2 1 1+1 1 0 0
9 FW England ENG Chris Long 31 11 21+4 7 2 3 2+2 1
11 MF Suriname SUR Sherwin Seedorf 29 3 9+14 2 0+1 0 3+2 1
12 FW Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Christy Manzinga 7 1 0+6 1 0+1 0 0 0
14 FW England ENG Jermaine Hylton 35 4 18+9 2 2+1 0 3+2 2
15 DF Scotland SCO Barry Maguire 9 0 4+3 0 0 0 1+1 0
16 MF Croatia CRO Christian Ilić 13 1 3+5 0 0 0 3+2 1
17 FW England ENG Rolando Aarons 8 1 6 0 2 1 0 0
18 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Charles Dunne 7 0 3 0 0 0 4 0
19 MF Scotland SCO Liam Polworth 37 3 28+2 1 3 1 4 1
20 GK England ENG Mark Gillespie 38 0 30 0 3 0 5 0
22 DF Northern Ireland NIR Liam Donnelly 29 11 22 7 2+1 0 4 4
24 DF Uganda UGA Bevis Mugabi 11 0 6+4 0 1 0 0 0
25 FW Scotland SCO Jamie Semple 3 0 0 0 0 0 2+1 0
31 DF Scotland SCO Declan Gallagher 36 2 30 2 2 0 4 0
37 FW Scotland SCO Ross Maciver 8 1 1+6 1 1 0 0 0
44 FW England ENG Mikael Ndjoli 2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0
52 MF Scotland SCO Mark O'Hara 20 2 9+8 1 2+1 1 0 0
Players away from the club on loan:
Players who left Motherwell during the season:
8 MF Denmark DEN Casper Sloth 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
17 FW Scotland SCO James Scott 28 6 15+7 3 1 0 3+2 3
44 FW England ENG Devante Cole 21 4 12+7 4 0 0 1+1 0

Goal scorers

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As of match played 7 March 2020
Ranking Position Nation Number Name Scottish Premiership Scottish Cup League Cup Total
1 DF Northern Ireland 22 Liam Donnelly 7 0 4 11
FW England 9 Chris Long 7 3 1 11
3 MF Scotland 6 Allan Campbell 5 1 0 6
FW Scotland 17 James Scott 3 0 3 6
5 FW England 44 Devante Cole 4 0 0 4
FW England 14 Jermaine Hylton 2 0 2 4
7 MF Suriname 11 Sherwin Seedorf 2 0 1 3
MF Scotland 19 Liam Polworth 1 1 1 3
9 DF Republic of Ireland 3 Jake Carroll 2 0 0 2
DF Scotland 31 Declan Gallagher 2 0 0 2
MF Scotland 52 Mark O'Hara 1 1 0 2
FW Scotland 8 Tony Watt 1 1 0 2
DF England 5 Peter Hartley 1 0 1 2
14 FW Democratic Republic of the Congo 12 Christy Manzinga 1 0 0 1
FW Scotland 37 Ross Maciver 1 0 0 1
FW England 17 Rolando Aarons 0 1 0 1
MF Croatia 16 Christian Ilić 0 0 1 1
Own goal 1 0 0 1
TOTALS 40 8 14 62

Clean sheets

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As of match played 7 March 2020
Ranking Position Nation Number Name Scottish Premiership Scottish Cup League Cup Total
1 GK England 20 Mark Gillespie 11 1 4 16
TOTALS 11 1 4 16

Disciplinary record

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As of match played 7 March 2020
Number Nation Position Name Scottish Premiership Scottish Cup League Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
2 Scotland DF Richard Tait 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 0
3 Republic of Ireland DF Jake Carroll 8 1 1 0 0 0 9 1
4 England MF Liam Grimshaw 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
5 England DF Peter Hartley 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
6 Scotland MF Allan Campbell 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
9 England FW Chris Long 6 1 1 0 0 0 7 1
11 Suriname MF Sherwin Seedorf 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
12 Democratic Republic of the Congo FW Christy Manzinga 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1
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