2012–13 Motherwell F.C. season

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Motherwell
2012–13 season
ChairmanVacant
ManagerStuart McCall
StadiumFir Park
Scottish Premier League2nd
Scottish CupFourth round vs Aberdeen
League CupThird round vs Rangers
Champions LeagueThird qualifying round vs Panathinaikos
Europa LeaguePlay-off round vs Levante
Top goalscorerLeague: Michael Higdon (26)
All: Michael Higdon (27)
Highest home attendance10,496 vs Celtic
29 September 2012
Lowest home attendance3,649 vs St Johnstone
20 January 2013
Average home league attendance5,118[1]

The 2012–13 season will be Motherwell's fourteenth consecutive season in the Scottish Premier League, having competed in it since its inauguration in 1998–99. Motherwell will also compete in the Champions League,[2] Europa League, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Transfers[edit]

Released[edit]

Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date
20 May 2013[27] DF Scotland Nicky Devlin Stenhousemuir 10 June 2013[28]
20 May 2013[27] DF Scotland Steven Saunders Ross County 8 July 2013[29]
20 May 2013[27] MF England Steven Hetherington England Celtic Nation
20 May 2013[27] MF Scotland Adam Asghar Alloa Athletic 23 July 2014[30]
20 May 2013[27] MF Scotland Dominic Green
20 May 2013[27] MF England Nicky Law Rangers 24 May 2013[31]
20 May 2013[27] MF Scotland Josh Watt Iceland ÍA 24 July 2013[32]
20 May 2013[27] MF Jamaica Omar Daley United States Minnesota United 24 August 2013[33]

Competitions[edit]

Pre-season Friendlies[edit]

9 July 2012 Romania Rapid București Cancelled1 Motherwell Grangemouth
15:00 [www.motherwellfc.co.uk/2012/07/09/rapid-game-called-off/ Report] Stadium: Grangemouth Stadium
14 July 2012 Ayr United 4–0 Motherwell Ayr
15:00 Robertson 19'
Moffat 24'
Campbell 47'
Sinclair 71'
Report Stadium: Somerset Park
Attendance: 825
Referee: Steven McLean
17 July 2012 Raith Rovers 1–1 Motherwell Kirkcaldy
19:45 Clarke 83' Report Murphy 67' Stadium: Stark's Park
18 July 2012 Arbroath Cancelled2 Motherwell Arbroath
19:45 [ Report] Stadium: Gayfield Park
21 July 2012 Stevie Hammell Testimonial Motherwell 1–1 England Everton Motherwell
15:00 Law 54' Motherwell
Everton
Duffy 34' Stadium: Fir Park
24 July 2012 Hamilton Academical 0–3 Motherwell Hamilton
19:45 Report McHugh 8', 43'
Hateley 82' (pen.)
Stadium: New Douglas Park
Notes

Scottish Premier League[edit]

Results summary[edit]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
37 17 9 11 65 51  +14 60 8 6 4 33 24  +9 9 3 7 32 27  +5

Source: BBC Sport

Results by round[edit]

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHHAAHAHAHHAHAHAAHHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHA
ResultDDWDWWDLLLWLDWDWWWLWDLWLWLLWWDWWDWWLWL
Position77251112666674453223333322322222222222
Source: BBC Sport
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results by opponent[edit]

Team Results Points
1 2 3 4
Aberdeen 3–3 4–1 0–0 5
Celtic 0–2 0–1 2–1 3–1 6
Dundee 2–1 1–1 3–0 7
Dundee United 0–1 2–1 0–1 3–1 6
Heart of Midlothian 0–1 0–0 2–1 4
Hibernian 0–4 3–2 4–1 6
Inverness C.T. 4–1 5–1 3–0 3–4 9
Kilmarnock 2–1 2–2 0–2 4
Ross County 0–0 3–2 0–3 2–0 7
St Johnstone 1–1 3–1 3–2 0–2 7
St Mirren 1–1 1–2 2–2 2

Source: 2012–13 Scottish Premier League Results Table

Results[edit]

4 August 2012 1 Ross County 0–0 Motherwell Victoria Park
15:00 BST UTC+1 Motherwell
BBC
Attendance: 4,828
Referee: Alan Muir
11 August 2012 2 Motherwell 1–1 St Johnstone Fir Park
15:00 BST UTC+1 McHugh 78'
Hammell Red card 57'
Motherwell
BBC
Davidson 58'
Vine Yellow card 22' Yellow-red card 80'
Attendance: 4,490
Referee: Iain Brines
18 August 2012 3 Kilmarnock 1–2 Motherwell Rugby Park
15:00 BST UTC+1 Harkins 30' Motherwell
BBC
Murphy 12', 37' Attendance: 4,969
Referee: Stephen Finnie
25 August 2012 4 Motherwell 1–1 St Mirren Fir Park
15:00 BST UTC+1 Higdon 2'
Hutchinson Yellow card 83' Yellow-red card 87'
Motherwell
BBC
Reilly 90+3' Attendance: 4,559
Referee: Euan Norris
1 September 2012 5 Motherwell 4–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Fir Park
15:00 BST UTC+1 Hateley 11'
Higdon 12', 72', 79'
Motherwell
BBC
Foran 28' Attendance: 4,031
Referee: Stevie O'Reilly
15 September 2012 6 Dundee 1–2 Motherwell Dens Park
15:00 BST UTC+1 Nish 20' Motherwell
BBC
Higdon 74', 85' Attendance: 5,176
Referee: Kevin Clancy
23 September 2012 7 Aberdeen 3–3 Motherwell Pittodrie
12:45 BST UTC+1 Rae 6'
McGinn 84'
Magennis 90+2'
Motherwell
BBC
Higdon 42'
Hutchinson 48'
Law 82'
Attendance: 8,557
Referee: Bobby Madden
29 September 2012 8 Motherwell 0–2 Celtic Fir Park
15:00 BST UTC+1 Cummins Red card 56' Motherwell
BBC
Hooper 32'
Cummins 35' (og.)
Attendance: 10,496
Referee: Iain Brines
6 October 2012 9 Motherwell Postponed1 Dundee United Fir Park
15:00 BST UTC+1 [ Motherwell]
[ BBC]
Referee: Euan Norris
20 October 2012 10 Hearts 1–0 Motherwell Tynecastle
12:45 BST UTC+1 Danny Grainger 14' Motherwell
BBC
Attendance: 11,572
Referee: Willie Collum
26 October 2012 11 Motherwell 0–4 Hibernian Fir Park
19:45 BST UTC+1 Motherwell
BBC
Wotherspoon 22'
Griffiths 64' (74), pen.'
Handling 90'
Attendance: 5,301
Referee: Stevie O'Reilly
3 November 2012 12 St Johnstone 1–3 Motherwell McDiarmid Park
Robertson 88' Motherwell
BBC
Murphy 1', 38'
Law 73'
Attendance: 3,112
Referee: Brian Colvin
7 November 2012 9 Motherwell 0 – 11 Dundee United Fir Park
19:45 BST UTC+1 Motherwell
BBC
Russell 84' Attendance: 3,941
Referee: Alan Muir
10 November 2012 13 Motherwell 1–1 Dundee Fir Park
15:00 BST UTC+1 Higdon 45' Motherwell
BBC
Riley 28' Attendance: 4,318
Referee: John Beaton
18 November 2012 14 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1–5 Motherwell Caledonian Stadium
12:45 BST UTC+1 Foran 47' Motherwell
BBC
Higdon 18'
Murphy 21'
Cummins 52'
Ojamaa 72'
Daley 89'
Attendance: 2,948
Referee: Euan McLean
24 November 2012 15 Motherwell 0–0 Hearts Fir Park
15:00 BST UTC+1 Motherwell
BBC
Attendance: 4,147
Referee: Crawford Allan
28 November 2012 16 Dundee United 1–2 Motherwell Tannadice Stadium
19:45 BST UTC+1 Daly 37' Motherwell
BBC
Higdon 7'
Humphrey 10'
Attendance: 5,289
Referee: Bobby Madden
8 December 2012 17 Motherwell 3–2 Ross County Fir Park
15:00 BST UTC+1 Higdon 25'
Law 46'
Lasley 82'
Motherwell
BBC
Quinn 17', 70' Attendance: 3,739
Referee: Calum Murray
15 December 2012 18 Hibernian 2–3 Motherwell Easter Road
15:00 BST UTC+1 Doyle 41', 55' Motherwell
BBC
Murphy 64', 80'
McHugh 88'
Attendance: 8,817
Referee: Euan McLean
21 December 2012 19 St Mirren 2–1 Motherwell St Mirren Park
19:45 BST UTC+1 Thompson 39', 42' Motherwell
BBC
McHugh 77' Attendance: 4,023
Referee: Ian Brines
26 December 2012 20 Motherwell 4–1 Aberdeen Fir Park
15:00 BST UTC+1 Hateley 9'
Murphy 31', 45'
Higdon 55'
Motherwell
BBC
Hayes 34' Attendance: 5,093
Referee: Craig Thomson
29 December 2012 21 Motherwell 2–2 Kilmarnock Fir Park
15:00 BST UTC+1 Murphy 71'
Ojamaa 74'
Motherwell
BBC
Perez 13'
Heffernan 62'
Attendance: 4,903
Referee: Crawford Allan
2 January 2013 22 Celtic 1–0 Motherwell Celtic Park
15:00 BST UTC+1 Hooper 79' Motherwell
BBC
Attendance: 48,002
Referee: Euan McLean
20 January 2013 23 Motherwell 3–2 St Johnstone Fir Park
14:15 BST UTC+1 Higdon 8', 20', 69' Motherwell
BBC
Hasselbaink 77'
Craig 79'
Attendance: 3,649
Referee: Willie Collum
29 January 2013 24 Motherwell Postponed2 Dundee United Fir Park
19:45 BST UTC+1 [ Motherwell]
[ BBC]
9 February 2013 25 Kilmarnock 2–0 Motherwell Rugby Park
15:00 BST UTC+1 Hammell 13' (og.)
Gros 71'
Motherwell
BBC
Kerr Red card 84'
Lasley Red card 88'
Attendance: 4,246
Referee: Euan McLean
16 February 2013 27 Motherwell 3–0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Fir Park
15:00 BST UTC+1 Higdon 30', 56'
Law 52'
Motherwell
BBC
Attendance: 4,179
Referee: Calum Murray
19 February 2013 24 Motherwell 0 – 12 Dundee United Fir Park
19:45 BST UTC+1 Motherwell
BBC
Russell 17' Attendance: 4,633
Referee: Stephen Finnie
23 February 2013 28 Ross County 3–0 Motherwell Victoria Park
15:00 BST UTC+1 Sproule 34'
Brittain 71'
Vigurs 89'
Motherwell
BBC
Attendance: 3,797
Referee: Willie Collum
27 February 2013 29 Motherwell 2–1 Celtic Fir Park
19:45 BST UTC+1 Humphrey 31'
Higdon 73'
Motherwell
BBC
Samaras 63' Attendance: 8,641
Referee: Ian Brines
2 March 2013 26 Hearts 1–2 Motherwell Tynecastle
15:00 BST UTC+1 Sutton 59' Motherwell
BBC
Higdon 3'
McGowan 8' (og.)
Attendance: 11,048
Referee: Craig Thomson
9 March 2013 30 Aberdeen 0–0 Motherwell Pittodrie
15:00 BST UTC+1 Motherwell
BBC
Attendance: 8,210
Referee: Kevin Clancy
15 March 2013 31 Motherwell 4–1 Hibernian Fir Park
19:45 BST UTC+1 Higdon 48'
McFadden 54'
Higginbotham 67'
Hateley 84'
Motherwell
BBC
Taiwo 23' Attendance: 5,108
Referee: Willie Collum
30 March 2013 32 Dundee 0–3 Motherwell Dens Park
15:00 BST UTC+1 Motherwell
BBC
Higdon 9'
Law 63', 79'
Attendance: 4,838
Referee: Euan McLean
6 April 2013 33 Motherwell 2–2 St Mirren Fir Park
15:00 BST UTC+1 Higdon 34'
McFadden 84'
Motherwell
BBC
Newton 41'
Guy 75'
Attendance: 5,414
Referee: Brian Colvin
19 April 2013 34 Dundee United 1–3 Motherwell Tannadice Stadium
19:30 BST UTC+1 Daly 69' Motherwell
BBC
Higdon 2', 55'
Ojamaa 8'
Attendance: 5,634
Referee: John Beaton
28 April 2013 35 Motherwell 3–1 Celtic Fir Park
12:45 BST UTC+1 Ojamaa 45'
Higdon 50' (pen.)
Forster 55' (og.)
Motherwell
BBC
Hooper 40' Attendance: 7,503
Referee: Euan Norris
4 May 2013 36 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 4–3 Motherwell Caledonian Stadium
15:00 BST UTC+1 McKay 3', 27', 84'
Shinnie 25'
Motherwell
BBC
McFadden 36', 64'
Higdon 49' (pen.)
Attendance: 3,857
Referee: Willie Collum
12 May 2013 37 Motherwell 2–0 Ross County Fir Park
16:05 BST UTC+1 McFadden 8'
Humphrey 45'
Motherwell
BBC
Attendance: 7,734
Referee: Craig Thomson
19 May 2013 38 St Johnstone 2–0 Motherwell McDiarmid Park
12:45 BST UTC+1 Craig 36'
Hasselbaink 47'
Motherwell
BBC
Attendance: 5,025
Referee: Euan McLean
Notes
  • The match between Motherwell and Dundee United was called off on 6 October 2012 due to a power failure in the area. The match has been re-arranged for 7 November 2012.[36]
  • The match between Motherwell and Dundee United was called off on 29 January 2013 due to a waterlogged pitch. The match has been re-arranged for 19 February 2013.[37]

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Celtic (C) 38 24 7 7 92 35 +57 79 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 Motherwell 38 18 9 11 67 51 +16 63 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round
3 St Johnstone 38 14 14 10 45 44 +1 56 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
4 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 38 13 15 10 64 60 +4 54
5 Ross County 38 13 14 11 47 48 −1 53
Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Scottish Cup[edit]

1 December 2012 Fourth Round Aberdeen 1–1 Motherwell Pittodrie
15:00 BST UTC+1 McGinn 90' Motherwell
BBC
Murphy 80' Attendance: 6,061
Referee: Willie Collum
11 December 2012 Fourth Round
Replay
Motherwell 1–2 Aberdeen Fir Park
19:45 BST UTC+1 Higdon 90' (pen.) Motherwell
BBC
Fallon 51'
Shaughnessy 61'
Attendance: 4,516
Referee: Willie Collum

Scottish League Cup[edit]

26 September 2012 Third Round Rangers 2–0 Motherwell Ibrox
19:15 BST McCulloch 50'
Shiels 56'
BBC
Motherwell
Attendance: 29,413
Referee: Calum Murray

Champions League[edit]

31 July 2012 3rd Qualifying Round
1st Leg
Motherwell Scotland 0–2 Greece Panathinaikos Motherwell
19:45 BST UTC+1 UEFA
Motherwell
Christodoulopoulos 13'
Mavrias 76'
Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 9,035
Referee: Pol van Boekel (Netherlands)
8 August 2012 3rd Qualifying Round
2nd Leg
Panathinaikos Greece 3–0
(5–0 agg.)
Scotland Motherwell Athens
19:45 BST UTC+1 Christodoulopoulos 51'
Mavrias 75'
Sissoko 83'
UEFA
Motherwell
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Referee: Stephan Studer (Switzerland)

Europa League[edit]

23 August 2012 Play-off round
1st Leg
Motherwell Scotland 0–2 Spain Levante Motherwell
19:45 BST UTC+1 Hutchinson Red card 77' https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2009847--motherwell-vs-levante/
Motherwell
Juanlu 42'
El Zhar 62'
Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 6,286
Referee: Antti Munukka (Finland)
30 August 2012 Play-off round
2nd Leg
Levante Spain 1–0
(3–0 agg.)
Scotland Motherwell Valencia
19:45 BST UTC+1 Gekas 72' https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2009878--levante-vs-motherwell/
Motherwell
Stadium: Estadi Ciutat de València
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)

Squad statistics[edit]

Appearances[edit]

As of 19 May 2013[38][39]
No. Pos Nat Player Total Scottish Premier League Europe[40] Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Ireland EIR Darren Randolph 41 0 35+0 0 4+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
2 DF Scotland SCO Steven Saunders 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF Scotland SCO Steven Hammell 41 0 34+0 0 4+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
4 MF England ENG Nicky Law 43 6 38+0 6 3+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
5 DF England ENG Shaun Hutchinson 36 1 31+0 1 3+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
6 MF England ENG Tom Hateley 40 3 34+0 3 3+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
7 MF Jamaica JAM Chris Humphrey 39 3 33+0 3 2+1 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
8 FW Estonia EST Henrik Ojamaa 44 4 32+5 4 4+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
9 FW England ENG Michael Higdon 44 27 37+0 26 3+1 0 2+0 1 1+0 0
11 FW England ENG Kallum Higginbotham 10 1 3+7 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
12 GK Scotland SCO Lee Hollis 4 0 2+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
14 MF Scotland SCO Keith Lasley 43 1 36+0 1 4+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
15 DF England ENG Simon Ramsden 31 0 28+1 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
16 FW Scotland SCO Robert McHugh 29 3 2+23 3 0+3 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
17 MF Jamaica JAM Omar Daley 17 1 2+12 1 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
18 MF Scotland SCO Stuart Carswell 26 0 7+16 0 1+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
19 DF Scotland SCO Fraser Kerr 19 0 9+5 0 1+1 0 1+1 0 1+0 0
20 FW Scotland SCO James McFadden 13 5 11+2 5 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
26 DF Antigua and Barbuda ATG Zaine Francis-Angol 26 0 7+15 0 0+2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
27 MF England ENG Steven Hetherington 4 0 1+2 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
30 DF England ENG Adam Cummins 28 1 17+5 1 3+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
43 GK Scotland SCO Ross M. Stewart 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Players no longer at the club:
11 FW Scotland SCO Jamie Murphy 29 11 20+2 10 4+0 0 2+0 1 0+1 0
20 DF England ENG Jonathan Page 2 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Top scorers[edit]

As of 12 May 2013[38][39]
Ranking Nation Number Name Scottish Premier League Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup Europe[40] Total
1 England 9 Michael Higdon 26 1 27
2 Scotland 11 Jamie Murphy 10 1 11
3 England 4 Nicky Law 6 6
8 Scotland 20 James McFadden 5 5
4 Estonia 8 Henrik Ojamaa 4 4
5 England 6 Tom Hateley 3 3
6 Jamaica 7 Chris Humphrey 3 3
8 Scotland 16 Robert McHugh 3 3
9 England 30 Adam Cummins 1 1
10 Jamaica 17 Omar Daley 1 1
11 England 11 Kallum Higginbotham 1 1
12 England 5 Shaun Hutchinson 1 1
13 Scotland 14 Keith Lasley 1 1
Own Goals 2
TOTALS 67 2 69

Disciplinary record[edit]

As of 4 May 2013[38][39]
Nation Position Number Name Scottish Premier League Europe[40] Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
Republic of Ireland GK 1 Darren Randolph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Scotland DF 2 Steven Saunders 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scotland DF 3 Steven Hammell 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 1
England MF 4 Nicky Law 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
England DF 5 Shaun Hutchinson 9 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 10 2
England MF 6 Tom Hateley 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Jamaica MF 7 Chris Humphrey 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Estonia FW 8 Henrik Ojamaa 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
England FW 9 Michael Higdon 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Scotland FW 11 Jamie Murphy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
England FW 11 Kallum Higginbotham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scotland GK 12 Lee Hollis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scotland MF 14 Keith Lasley 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
England DF 15 Simon Ramsden 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Scotland FW 16 Robert McHugh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jamaica MF 17 Omar Daley 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
Scotland MF 18 Stuart Carswell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scotland DF 19 Fraser Kerr 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Scotland FW 20 James McFadden 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
England DF 20 Jonathan Page 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Antigua and Barbuda DF 26 Zaine Francis-Angol 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
England MF 27 Steven Hetherington 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
England DF 30 Adam Cummins 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
TOTALS 42 6 4 1 0 0 2 0 48 7

Awards[edit]

Manager of the Month[edit]

MONTH Name Award
March Scotland Stuart McCall Won[41]

Player of the Month[edit]

MONTH Name Award
September England Michael Higdon Won[42]
December Scotland Jamie Murphy Won[43]
March England Nicky Law Won[44]
April England Michael Higdon Won[45]

Young player of the Month[edit]

MONTH Name Award
April Estonia Henrik Ojamaa Won[46]

SPL Manager of the Year[edit]

Scotland Stuart McCall[47]

Player of the Year[edit]

England Michael Higdon[48]

Notes and references[edit]

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  34. ^ Rapid game called off
  35. ^ Arbroath game called off
  36. ^ Motherwell A-A Dundee United
  37. ^ Motherwell P-P Dundee United
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