2018–19 Motherwell F.C. season
| 2018–19 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | James McMahon | ||
| Manager | Stephen Robinson | ||
| Stadium | Fir Park | ||
| Scottish Premiership | 8th | ||
| Scottish Cup | Fourth round vs Ross County | ||
| League Cup | Quarter-final vs Heart of Midlothian | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: David Turnbull (15) All: David Turnbull (15) | ||
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The 2018–19 season is Motherwell's thirty-fourth consecutive season in the top flight of Scottish football and the sixth in the newly established Scottish Premiership,[1] having been promoted from the Scottish First Division at the end of the 1984–85 season. Motherwell also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup,
Season review
[edit]Pre-season
[edit]On 26 June 2018, Maguire signed a new one-year contract with Motherwell, until the end of the 2018–19 season.[2]
Transfers
[edit]On 5 June 2018, Motherwell announced the signing of Mark Gillespie on a two-year contract from Walsall, with the transfer becoming official when the Scottish Transfer window opened on 9 June.[3]
On 7 June 2018, Motherwell announced the signing of Liam Donnelly on an initial two-year contract from Hartlepool United.[4]
On 13 June 2018, Motherwell announced the signing of Danny Johnson on a two-year contract from Gateshead.[5]
Motherwell announced their fourth signing of the summer on 19 June 2018, with Aaron Taylor-Sinclair signing a one-year contract with the club following the expiration of his Plymouth Argyle contract on 30 June 2018.[6] The following day, 20 June, Motherwell announced the signing of Alex Rodriguez on an initial one-year contract,[7] whilst Ross MacLean moved to Greenock Morton on a season-long loan deal.[8]
On 2 July, Shea Gordon joined Partick Thistle on loan for the season.[9]
On 7 July, Jake Hastie joined Alloa Athletic on loan until January 2019.[10] On 10 July, Motherwell announced that Broque Watson had joined the reserve team from Celtic and Neil McLaughlin had joined from Partick Thistle and would be immediately loaned out to Stirling Albion for the season.[11]
On 16 July, Motherwell announced the season-long loan signing of Conor Sammon from Hearts.[12]
On 3 August, Motherwell announced that Cédric Kipré had left the club to join Wigan Athletic for an undisclosed fee.[13]
On 9 August, Tom Aldred returned to Motherwell for a second loan-spell, agreeing a deal until the end of the season.[14] The next day, Christian Mbulu signed a one-year contract with Motherwell after his release from Millwall at the end of the previous season.[15]
On 10 December 2018, Vancouver Whitecaps FC announced that they had signed Rose to a two-year contract, following the acquisition of his MLS rights from Seattle Sounders FC,[16] with Motherwell confirming that Rose would join Vancouver Whitecaps on 1 January 2019.[17]
On 1 January 2019, Barry Maguire joined Queen of the South on loan for the remainder of the season, whilst Jason Krones and Jordan Armstrong left the club after the expiration of their contracts.[18] The following day, 2 January, Ryan Bowman moved permanently to Exeter City for an undisclosed fee.[19]
On 3 January 2019, Ross MacLean ended his loan deal with Greenock Morton to join Falkirk on a permanent basis.[20] 2 days later, 5 January, Ross McCormack joined on loan until the end of the season from Aston Villa after his loan deal with Central Coast Mariners was cut short.[21] On 7 January, Gboly Ariyibi joined Motherwell on loan for the remainder of the season from Nottingham Forest.[22]
On 30 January 2019, David Turnbull signed a new contract until the summer of 2021,[23] whilst Aaron Taylor-Sinclair joined Crewe Alexandra on loan for the rest of the season.[24]
On 31 January, Transfer deadline day, Broque Watson joined East Fife on loan for the remainder of the season, George Newell went on loan to Albion Rovers for the rest of the season,[25] and Gaël Bigirimana left the club in a permanent move to Hibernian.[26]
On 7 March, Barry Maguire signed a new contract, until the summer of 2020,[27] whilst Liam Grimshaw agreed a new deal on 12 March, keeping him at club until the summer of 2020.[28]
On 29 March, Adam Livingstone extended his contract until the summer of 2020.[29]
On 10 April, Jamie Semple extended his contract until the summer of 2021.[30]
On 11 April, Motherwell signed a pre-contract agreement with Inverness Caledonian Thistle defender Declan Gallagher, on a contract that will run until the summer of 2021.[31] 6 days later, 17 April, Motherwell signed another pre-contract agreement with an Inverness Caledonian Thistle player, with Liam Polworth agreeing to a contract that will also run until the summer of 2021.[32]
On 1 May, Rangers announced that they had signed Jake Hastie to a pre-contract agreement, with the winger signing a four-year contract to begin once his Motherwell contract ends.[33] On 15 May, Motherwell confirmed that Shea Gordon would leave the club when his contract expired at the end of the season, and would sign a permanent deal with Partick Thistle where he had been on a season-long loan.[34]
On 21 May, Motherwell announced that they had offered new contracts to Craig Tanner and Chris Cadden, whilst first teamer Christian Mbulu, Aaron Taylor-Sinclair, Elliott Frear, Carl McHugh, Alex Rodriguez, Curtis Main, George Newell and Jake Hastie would be leaving the club at the end of their contracts after turning down new deals or not being offered new terms.[35] At the same time, Motherwell also confirmed that youngsters Shaun Bowers, Akeal Rehman, Shea Gordon, Liam Brown, Kyle MacDonald, Broque Watson and Neil McLaughlin would also be leaving the club.[35]
Transfers
[edit]In
[edit]| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 June 2018† | GK |  | Mark Gillespie | Walsall | Free | [3] |
| 7 June 2018 | DF |  | Liam Donnelly | Hartlepool United | Undisclosed | [4] |
| 13 June 2018 | FW | | Danny Johnson | Gateshead | Undisclosed | [5] |
| 19 June 2018 | DF |  | Aaron Taylor-Sinclair | Plymouth Argyle | Free | [6] |
| 20 June 2018 | MF |  | Alex Rodriguez | Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe | Free | [7] |
| 10 July 2018 | MF | | Broque Watson | Celtic | Free | [11] |
| 10 July 2018 | FW | | Neil McLaughlin | Partick Thistle | Free | [11] |
| 10 August 2018 | DF | | Christian Mbulu | Millwall | Free | [15] |
- † Gillespie's move was announced on the above date, becoming official when the Scottish transfer window opened on 9 June.
Loans in
[edit]| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date to | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 July 2018 | FW |  | Conor Sammon | Hearts | 31 May 2019 | [12] |
| 9 August 2018 | DF | | Tom Aldred | Bury | 31 May 2019 | [14] |
| 5 January 2019 | FW | | Ross McCormack | Aston Villa | 31 May 2019 | [21] |
| 7 January 2019 | MF |  | Gboly Ariyibi | Nottingham Forest | 31 May 2019 | [22] |
Out
[edit]| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 August 2018 | DF |  | Cédric Kipré | Wigan Athletic | Undisclosed | [13] |
| 10 December 2018† | MF |  | Andy Rose | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Undisclosed | [16][17] |
| 2 January 2019 | FW | | Ryan Bowman | Exeter City | Undisclosed | [19] |
| 3 January 2019 | MF | | Ross MacLean | Falkirk | Undisclosed | [20] |
| 31 January 2019 | MF |  | Gaël Bigirimana | Hibernian | Undisclosed | [26] |
- † Rose move was announced on the above date, becoming official when the Scottish transfer window opened on 1 January.
Loans out
[edit]| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date to | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 June 2018 | MF | | Ross MacLean | Greenock Morton | 3 January 2019 | [8][20] |
| 2 July 2018 | MF | | Shea Gordon | Partick Thistle | End of Season | [9] |
| 7 July 2018 | MF | | Jake Hastie | Alloa Athletic | January 2019 | [10] |
| 10 July 2018 | FW | | Neil McLaughlin | Stirling Albion | End of Season | [11] |
| 26 October 2018 | FW |  | Alfredo Agyeman | East Kilbride | January 2019 | [36] |
| 1 January 2019 | DF | | Barry Maguire | Queen of the South | End of Season | [18] |
| 30 January 2019 | DF | | Aaron Taylor-Sinclair | Crewe Alexandra | End of Season | [24] |
| 31 January 2019 | MF | | Broque Watson | East Fife | End of Season | [25] |
| 31 January 2019 | FW | | George Newell | Albion Rovers | End of Season | [25] |
Released
[edit]| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | Joined | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January 2019 | DF | | Jason Krones | Albion Rovers | 11 January 2019 | [18][37] |
| 1 January 2019 | MF | | Jordan Armstrong | Stenhousemuir | 18 October 2019 | [18] |
| 5 January 2019 | FW | | Alfredo Agyeman | Queen's Park | [21] | |
| 31 May 2019 | DF | | Christian Mbulu | Crewe Alexandra | 30 October 2019 | [35][38] |
| 31 May 2019 | DF | | Shaun Bowers | BSC Glasgow | 23 August 2019 | [35] |
| 31 May 2019 | DF | | Aaron Taylor-Sinclair | Livingston | 6 November 2019 | [35][39] |
| 31 May 2019 | MF | | Elliott Frear | Forest Green Rovers | 18 October 2019 | [35][40] |
| 31 May 2019 | MF | | Akeal Rehman | Nuneaton Borough | [35] | |
| 31 May 2019 | MF | | Carl McHugh | ATK | 28 May 2019 | [35][41] |
| 31 May 2019 | MF | | Shea Gordon | Partick Thistle | 15 May 2019† | [35][34] |
| 31 May 2019 | MF | | Liam Brown | Edinburgh City | 10 August 2019 | [35][42] |
| 31 May 2019 | MF | | Chris Cadden | Columbus Crew | 23 July 2019 | [43] |
| 31 May 2019[35] | MF | | Kyle MacDonald | Airdrieonians | 27 May 2019† | [44] |
| 31 May 2019 | MF | | Broque Watson | Annan Athletic | 16 August 2019 | [35][45] |
| 31 May 2019 | MF | | Alex Rodriguez | Oxford United | 20 June 2019 | [35][46] |
| 31 May 2019 | FW | | Curtis Main | Aberdeen | 5 June 2019 | [35][47] |
| 31 May 2019 | FW | | George Newell | Southport | 10 September 2019 | [35][48] |
| 31 May 2019 | FW | | Jake Hastie | Rangers | 1 May 2019† | [35][33] |
| 31 May 2019 | FW | | Neil McLaughlin | Edusport Academy | 21 June 2019 | [35][49] |
- † Hastie & Gordon's moves were announced on the above date, with their Motherwell contracts officially ending on 31 May 2019.
Trial
[edit]| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | Last club | Date to | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | | Christian Mbulu | Millwall | 10 August 2018 | [15] |
Squad
[edit]- As of match played 18 May 2019[50]
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
| 1 | Trevor Carson | | GK | 5 March 1988 (aged 31) | Hartlepool United | 2017[51] | 2020[51] | 63 | 0 | |
| 13 | Rohan Ferguson | | GK | 6 December 1997 (aged 21) | Airdrieonians | 2017[52] | 2020 | 1 | 0 | |
| 20 | Mark Gillespie | | GK | 27 March 1992 (aged 27) | Walsall | 2018[3] | 2020[3] | 29 | 0 | |
| 31 | P. J. Morrison | | GK | 1 January 1998 (aged 21) | Academy | 2009 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 41 | Robbie Hemfrey | | GK | 21 February 2002 (aged 17) | Academy | 0 | 0 | |||
| Defenders | ||||||||||
| 2 | Richard Tait | | DF | 24 March 1989 (aged 30) | Grimsby Town | 2016[53] | 2020[54] | 122 | 5 | |
| 3 | Aaron Taylor-Sinclair | | DF | 8 April 1991 (aged 28) | Plymouth Argyle | 2018[6] | 2019[6] | 9 | 0 | |
| 5 | Tom Aldred | | DF | 11 September 1990 (aged 28) | loan from Bury | 2018[14] | 2019[14] | 62 | 4 | |
| 6 | Peter Hartley | | DF | 3 April 1988 (aged 31) | Blackpool | 2018 | 2020[55] | 35 | 5 | |
| 18 | Charles Dunne | | DF | 13 February 1993 (aged 26) | Oldham Athletic | 2017[56] | 2020[54] | 71 | 1 | |
| 21 | Christian Mbulu | | DF | 6 August 1996 (aged 22) | Millwall | 2018[15] | 2019[15] | 6 | 0 | |
| 22 | Liam Donnelly | | DF | 7 March 1996 (aged 23) | Hartlepool United | 2018[4] | 2020[4] | 11 | 1 | |
| 29 | Adam Livingstone | | DF | 22 February 1998 (aged 21) | Academy | 2020[29] | 5 | 0 | ||
| 30 | Barry Maguire | | DF | 27 April 1998 (aged 21) | Academy | 2015 | 2020[27] | 5 | 0 | |
| 34 | David Devine | | DF | 20 June 2001 (aged 17) | Academy | 2019 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 37 | Shaun Bowers | | DF | 22 January 1999 (aged 20) | Academy | 2019 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 43 | Jack Brown | | DF | 2 July 2002 (aged 16) | Academy | 0 | 0 | |||
| 45 | Yusuf Hussain | | DF | 26 April 2001 (aged 18) | Falkirk | 2018 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Midfielders | ||||||||||
| 4 | Carl McHugh | | MF | 5 February 1993 (aged 26) | Plymouth Argyle | 2016[57] | 2019[58] | 104 | 4 | |
| 7 | Chris Cadden | | MF | 19 September 1996 (aged 22) | Academy | 2013 | 2019[59] | 139 | 12 | |
| 8 | Allan Campbell | | MF | 4 July 1997 (aged 21) | Academy | 2016 | 2021[60] | 83 | 5 | |
| 11 | Elliott Frear | | MF | 11 September 1990 (aged 28) | Forest Green Rovers | 2017[61] | 2019[61] | 74 | 8 | |
| 12 | Gboly Ariyibi | | MF | 18 January 1995 (aged 24) | loan from Nottingham Forest | 2019[22] | 2019[22] | 18 | 2 | |
| 14 | Liam Grimshaw | | MF | 2 February 1995 (aged 24) | Preston North End | 2017[62] | 2020[28] | 71 | 0 | |
| 23 | Alex Rodriguez | | MF | 1 August 1993 (aged 25) | Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe | 2018[7] | 2019[7] | 24 | 0 | |
| 26 | Shea Gordon | | MF | 16 May 1998 (aged 21) | Stalybridge Celtic | 2017 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 28 | David Turnbull | | MF | 10 July 1999 (aged 19) | Academy | 2017 | 2021[23] | 34 | 15 | |
| 32 | Jake Hastie | | MF | 18 March 1999 (aged 20) | Academy | 2016 | 18 | 7 | ||
| 33 | Liam Brown | | MF | 6 August 1999 (aged 19) | Queen's Park | 2017 | 2019 | 1 | 0 | |
| 40 | Kyle MacDonald | | MF | 1 January 2000 (aged 19) | Academy | 2019 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 42 | Broque Watson | | MF | 5 February 1999 (aged 20) | Celtic | 2018[11] | 2019 | 0 | 0 | |
| 38 | Dean Cornelius | | MF | 11 April 2001 (aged 18) | Hibernian | 2018 | 2020 | 1 | 0 | |
| 46 | Adam Kettings | | MF | 18 March 2002 (aged 17) | Academy | 0 | 0 | |||
| 47 | Reece McAlear | | MF | 12 February 2002 (aged 17) | Academy | 0 | 0 | |||
| 48 | Stuart McKinstry | | MF | 18 September 2002 (aged 16) | Academy | 2020 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Forwards | ||||||||||
| 9 | Curtis Main | | FW | 20 June 1992 (aged 26) | Portsmouth | 2018[63] | 2019[63] | 58 | 13 | |
| 16 | George Newell | | FW | 27 December 1997 (aged 21) | Bolton Wanderers | 2017[64] | 2019 | 9 | 0 | |
| 19 | Conor Sammon | | FW | 6 November 1986 (aged 32) | loan from Hearts | 2018[12] | 2019[12] | 21 | 3 | |
| 24 | Danny Johnson | | FW | 28 February 1993 (aged 26) | Gateshead | 2018[5] | 2020[5] | 28 | 8 | |
| 27 | Craig Tanner | | FW | 27 October 1994 (aged 24) | Reading | 2017 | 2019[65] | 36 | 9 | |
| 35 | James Scott | | FW | 30 August 2000 (aged 18) | Academy | 14 | 1 | |||
| 39 | Jamie Semple | | FW | 17 May 2000 (aged 19) | Academy | 2018 | 2021[30] | 3 | 0 | |
| 44 | Ross McCormack | | FW | 18 August 1986 (aged 32) | loan from Aston Villa | 2019[21] | 2019[21] | 61 | 14 | |
| 49 | Cole Starrs | | FW | 25 April 2002 (aged 17) | Academy | 0 | 0 | |||
| 50 | Neil McLaughlin | | FW | 25 April 2002 (aged 17) | Partick Thistle | 2018[11] | 2019 | 0 | 0 | |
| Left during the season | ||||||||||
| 5 | Cédric Kipré | | DF | 9 December 1996 (aged 22) | Leicester City | 2017.[66] | 2020[54] | 52 | 1 | |
| 12 | Ryan Bowman | | FW | 30 November 1991 (aged 27) | Gateshead | 2016[67] | 2019[54] | 86 | 14 | |
| 15 | Andy Rose | | MF | 13 February 1990 (aged 29) | Coventry City | 2017[68] | 2019[69] | 57 | 2 | |
| 17 | Gaël Bigirimana | | MF | 22 October 1993 (aged 25) | Coventry City | 2017 | 2019[70] | 57 | 3 | |
| 25 | Ross MacLean | | MF | 13 March 1997 (aged 22) | Academy | 2014 | 2019[71] | 19 | 1 | |
| 34 | Jordan Armstrong | | MF | 2 April 1999 (aged 20) | Academy | 2019 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 36 | Jason Krones | | DF | 25 January 1999 (aged 20) | Academy | 2019 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 38 | Alfredo Agyeman | | FW | 1 November 2000 (aged 18) | Academy | 2019 | 0 | 0 | ||
Out on loan
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Left club during season
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Friendlies
[edit]| 30 June 2018 Friendly | Crusaders | 0 – 1 | Motherwell | Belfast |
| 13:00 BST | Report | Johnson  90+2' | Stadium: Seaview |
| 8 July 2018 Friendly | Darlington | 1 – 5 | Motherwell | Darlington |
| 15:00 BST | H.Saunders 53' | Report | Kipré 4' Johnson 7' Campbell 36' Bowman 81' Scott 90' | Stadium: Blackwell Meadows |
| Note: Match original scheduled for 14:00, but moved back to 15:00 on 26 June.[72] | ||||
| 12 July 2018 Friendly | Dunfermline Athletic | 0 – 0 | Motherwell | Dunfermline |
| 19:30 BST | Report | Stadium: East End Park |
Competitions
[edit]Premiership
[edit]League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Heart of Midlothian | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 42 | 50 | −8 | 51 | |
| 7 | St Johnstone | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 38 | 48 | −10 | 52 | |
| 8 | Motherwell | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 46 | 56 | −10 | 51 | |
| 9 | Livingston | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 42 | 44 | −2 | 44 | |
| 10 | Hamilton Academical | 38 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 28 | 75 | −47 | 33 |
Source: Soccerway BBC
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).[73]
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).[73]
Notes:
- ^ Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).
Results by round
[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 |
| 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 46 | 56 | −10 | 51 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 20 | +9 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 36 | −19 |
Source: See Results
Results
[edit]| 5 August 2018 1 | Hibernian | 3 – 0 | Motherwell | Edinburgh |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+1) | Mallan 30' Shaw 45' Boyle 51' 83' | Report | McHugh 7' Donnelly 29' | Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 17,494 Referee: Bobby Madden |
| 11 August 2018 2 | Motherwell | 0 – 1 | Hamilton Academical | Motherwell |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+1) | Sammon 24' Hartley 66' | Report | Want 49' Boyd 67' MacKinnon 85' Woods 86' | Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,807 Referee: Nick Walsh |
| 26 August 2018 3 | Motherwell | 3 – 3 | Rangers | Motherwell |
| 12:15 BST (UTC+1) | Johnson 3' McHugh 18' Campbell 37' Hartley 49' 90+4' Aldred 66' | Report | Lafferty 15', 38' Ejaria 43' Barišić 55' Halliday 67' | Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 9,545 Referee: Craig Thomson |
| 1 September 2018 4 | Dundee | 1 – 3 | Motherwell | Dundee |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+1) | C.Miller 67' Källman 71' Inniss 90+6' | Report | Bigirimana 10' 68' Johnson 56' Campbell 86' | Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 5,137 Referee: Gavin Duncan |
| 15 September 2018 5 | Motherwell | 0 – 1 | Heart of Midlothian | Motherwell |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+1) | Bigirimana 80' Aldred 88' | BBC Report | Naismith 28' Ikpeazu 40' | Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 7,218 Referee: Madden |
| 22 September 2018 6 | Aberdeen | 1 – 0 | Motherwell | Aberdeen |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+1) | Wilson 6' McKenna 76' Considine 89' Ball 90+2' | Report | Aldred 44' Bigirimana 77' Frear 86' | Stadium: Pittodrie Attendance: 14,027 Referee: Nick Walsh |
| 29 September 2018 7 | Kilmarnock | 3 – 1 | Motherwell | Kilmarnock |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+1) | Burke 39' Stewart 43' Brophy 59' (pen.) Dicker 74' | Report | Main 16'  23' Bigirimana 54' Grimshaw 83' Johnson 90+4' | Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 5,090 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 6 October 2018 8 | Motherwell | 1 – 1 | Livingston | Motherwell |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+1) | Bowman 17' Hartley 63' McHugh 70'  78' Johnson 89' | Report | Menga 45' Lamie 54' Jacobs 64' Gallagher 83' | Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,256 Referee: Willie Collum |
| 20 October 2018 9 | Motherwell | 0 – 1 | St Johnstone | Motherwell |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+1) | Bowman 63' Hartley 85' | Report | Kerr 90+2' | Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 3,752 Referee: Bobby Madden |
| 31 October 2018 11 | St Mirren | 0 – 2 | Motherwell | Paisley |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC) | Edwards 57' Flynn  75' Samson 75' | Report | Turnbull 30' McHugh 43' Cadden 47' Bowman 77' Aldred 88' | Stadium: St Mirren Park Attendance: 4,001 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
| 3 November 20218 12 | Motherwell | 1 – 0 | Dundee | Motherwell |
| 15:00 GMT (UTC) | Bowman 34' Tait 60' Turnbull 69' Johnson 90+5' | Report | Kerr 28' | Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,129 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 11 November 2018 13 | Rangers | 7 – 1 | Motherwell | Glasgow |
| 15:00 GMT (UTC) | Arfield 8', 60' Tavernier 35' (pen.) Morelos 38' Middleton 59' Grezda 68', 75' | Report | Main 25' McHugh 25' 34' Hartley 50' | Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 49,802 Referee: Craig Thomson |
| 24 November 2018 14 | Motherwell | 3 – 0 | Aberdeen | Motherwell |
| 15:00 GMT (UTC) | Johnson 25', 30' Turnbull 54' Campbell 84' | Report | Ferguson 87' | Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 5,131 Referee: John Beaton |
| 1 December 2018 15 | Livingston | 2 – 0 | Motherwell | Livingston |
| 15:00 GMT (UTC) | Lawless 22' Hamilton 34' Halkett 83' | Report | Bigirimana 36' Tait 64' | Stadium: Almondvale Stadium Attendance: 1,982 Referee: Euan Anderson |
| 5 December 2018 16 | Motherwell | 1 – 1 | Celtic | Motherwell |
| Livingstone 26' Johnson 35' 88' Campbell 38' | Report | Christie 13' Griffiths 41' | Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 8,433 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
| 8 December 2018 17 | Heart of Midlothian | 1 – 0 | Motherwell | Edinburgh |
| 15:00 GMT (UTC) | Haring 14' | Report | McHugh 84' | Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 15,915 Referee: Willie Collum |
| 15 December 2018 18 | St Johnstone | 1 – 2 | Motherwell | Perth |
| 15:00 GMT (UTC) | Kennedy 26' Watt 46' Kerr 83' | Report | Aldred 2' Johnson 17' Dunne 26' Campbell 44' Main 82' McHugh 90+5' | Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 2,302 Referee: Alan Muir |
| 19 December 2018 10 | Celtic | 3 – 0 | Motherwell | Glasgow |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC) | Ralston 28' Sinclair 32' (pen.) Johnston 45' | Report | McHugh 70' | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 54,703 Referee: Bobby Madden |
| 22 December 2018 19 | Motherwell | 0 – 1 | St Mirren | Motherwell |
| 15:00 GMT (UTC) | Grimshaw 12' | Report | Jackson 68' | Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,540 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 26 December 2018 20 | Motherwell | 0 – 1 | Kilmarnock | Motherwell |
| 15:00 GMT (UTC) | Main 71' 71' Grimshaw 84' Johnson 61' | Report | Jones 40' Stewart 45' | Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 5,426 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 29 December 2018 21 | Hamilton Academical | 1 – 2 | Motherwell | Hamilton |
| 15:00 GMT (UTC) | Imrie 17' McGowan 61' | Report | Aldred 21', 77' Frear 40' Turnbull 52' Campbell 90+1' | Stadium: New Douglas Park Attendance: 3,843 Referee: Nick Walsh |
| 23 January 2019 22 | Motherwell | 1 – 0 | Hibernian | Motherwell |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC) | Turnbull 43' Rodriguez 49' | Report | Oméonga 42' Mackie 58' | Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,090 Referee: Bobby Madden |
| 26 January 2019 23 | Dundee | 0 – 1 | Motherwell | Dundee |
| 15:00 GMT (UTC) | Grimshaw 43' Turnbull 60' (pen.) | Report | Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 4,887 Referee: William Collum |
| 2 February 2019 24 | Motherwell | 3 – 0 | Livingston | Motherwell |
| 15:00 GMT (UTC) | Hastie 6', 21' Main 12' Ariyibi 52' | Report | Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 3,839 Referee: John Beaton |
| 6 February 2019 25 | St Mirren | 1 – 2 | Motherwell | Paisley |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC) | McGinn 46' 74' | Report | Hastie 10' Rodriguez 28' Main 55' Campbell 77' | Stadium: St Mirren Park Attendance: 4,383 Referee: Nick Walsh |
| 17 February 2019 26 | Motherwell | 2 – 1 | Heart of Midlothian | Motherwell |
| 15:00 GMT (UTC) | Hastie 13' Rodriguez 30' Aldred 56' Turnbull 90+3' | Report | Djoum 34' Naismith 37' Berra 53' Garuccio 90+2' | Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 5,091 Referee: Nick Walsh |
| 24 February 2019 27 | Celtic | 4 – 1 | Motherwell | Glasgow |
| 15:00 GMT (UTC) | Édouard 21' 37', 88' Sinclair 31' Boyata 53' Ajer 55' Toljan 82' Burke 90+1' | Report | Ariyibi 51' Tait 53' Rodriguez 53' Campbell 87' Hastie 90+2' | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 58,604 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
| 27 February 2019 28 | Kilmarnock | Abandoned | Motherwell | Kilmarnock |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC) | Report | Stadium: Rugby Park | ||
| Note: Match abandoned at halftime due to thick fog | ||||
| 2 March 2019 28 | Kilmarnock | 0 – 0 | Motherwell | Kilmarnock |
| 15:00 GMT (UTC) | McKenzie 19' O'Donnell 37' Waters 82' | Report | Tait 37' Aldred 83' | Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 6,215 Referee: John Beaton |
| Note: Match originally played on 27 February 2019, but abandoned at halftime due to thick fog | ||||
| 9 March 2019 29 | Motherwell | 3 – 0 | Hamilton Academical | Motherwell |
| 15:00 GMT (UTC) | Turnbull 3', 11' (pen.) Hastie 37' Rodriguez 54' Johnson 90' | Report | Gogić 38' Keatings 56' Sowah 61' Kilgallon 90' | Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 5,248 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
| 16 March 2019 30 | Hibernian | 2 – 0 | Motherwell | Edinburgh |
| 15:00 GMT (UTC) | McNulty 19' (pen.) Gray 33', 39' Mackie 53' | Report | Aldred 19' Gorrin 78' | Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 17,184 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
| 30 March 2019 31 | Motherwell | 3 – 0 | St Johnstone | Motherwell |
| 15:00 GMT (UTC) | Frear 70' Turnbull 80' Aldred 87' Tait 90+2' | Report | Craig 14' Davidson 29' | Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,083 Referee: Euan Anderson |
| 3 April 2019 32 | Aberdeen | 3 – 1 | Motherwell | Aberdeen |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+1) | Lowe 4' Ball 54' McGinn 71', 90+7' | Report | Hastie 36' McHugh 43' | Stadium: Pittodrie Attendance: 13,228 Referee: Gavin Duncan |
| 7 April 2019 33 | Motherwell | 0 – 3 | Rangers | Motherwell |
| 12:30 BST (UTC+1) | Main 44' Grimshaw 45' | Report | Arfield 22', 39', 60' | Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 9,200 Referee: Nick Walsh |
| 20 April 2019 34 | Hamilton Academical | 1 – 1 | Motherwell | Hamilton |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+1) | MacKinnon 56' Martin 71' McGowan 80' Ogkmpoe 84' | Report | Turnbull 30' Campbell 82' | Stadium: New Douglas Park Attendance: 2,746 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 27 April 2019 35 | Motherwell | 4 – 3 | Dundee | Motherwell |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+1) | Turnbull 12', 90+5' 86' Scott 24' Rodriguez 28' 58' Ariyibi 50' McHugh 80' | Report | Woods 11' (pen.) Robson 22' Ralph 41' 52' Kusunga 87' Horsfield 90' | Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 3,662 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
| 4 May 2019 36 | Motherwell | 1 – 1 | St Mirren | Motherwell |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+1) | Turnbull 74' Tait 88' | Report | McGinn 69' McGinn 81' MacKenzie 88' Magennis 90+4' | Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 5,274 Referee: Alan Muir |
| 11 May 2019 37 | St Johnstone | 2 – 0 | Motherwell | Perth |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+1) | Davidson 29' 47' Tanser 34' (pen.) Wotherspoon 90+2' | Report | Ariyibi 21' Gillespie 34' Aldred 70' | Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 3,051 Referee: Colin Steven |
| 18 May 2019 38 | Motherwell | 3 – 2 | Livingston | Motherwell |
| 12:30 BST (UTC+1) | Donnelly 10' Turnbull 21', 25' (pen.) 44' | Report | Hardie 42' Tiffoney 80', 81' | Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 5,794 Referee: David Munro |
Scottish Cup
[edit]| 19 January 2019 Fourth Round | Motherwell | 1 – 2 | Ross County | Motherwell |
| 15:00 GMT (UTC) | Hastie 90+1' | Report | Graham 52', 60' Draper 68' | Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 3,869 Referee: Steven McLean |
League Cup
[edit]Group stage
[edit]Table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Motherwell (Q) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 10 | Qualification for the Second round |
| 2 | Queen of the South (Q) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 9 | |
| 3 | Edinburgh City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 5 | |
| 4 | Clyde | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 4 | |
| 5 | Stranraer | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 2 |
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]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
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]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
Matches
[edit]| 17 July 2018 1 | Motherwell | 5 – 0 | Edinburgh City | Motherwell |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+1) | Frear 8', 24', 28' Tait 18' Main 44' | Report | Black 69' | Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 2,749 Referee: Gavin Duncan |
| 21 July 2018 2 | Stranraer | 1 – 1 (3 – 2 p) | Motherwell | Stranraer |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+1) | Layne 59' McManus 90+3' | Report | Hartley 38' Kipré 64' | Stadium: Stair Park Attendance: 885 Referee: Euan Anderson |
| Penalties | ||||
| Layne Cummins  C.McGowan K.Turner Lamont A.McDonald | Main Cadden Tait Bowman Frear Rose | |||
| 24 July 2018 3 | Motherwell | 2 – 0 | Queen of the South | Motherwell |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+1) | Sammon 12', 37' | Report | Semple 55' Dykes 60' | Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 3,337 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 28 July 2018 4 | Clyde | 1 – 3 | Motherwell | Cumbernauld |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+1) | Goodwillie 31' Nicoll 86' | Report | Main 76' Johnson 79' Sammon 90+1' | Stadium: Broadwood Stadium Attendance: 1,620 Referee: John Beaton |
Knockout phase
[edit]| 18 August 2018 Second round | Livingston | 0 – 1 | Motherwell | Livingston |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+1) | Report | Johnson 23' | Stadium: Tony Macaroni Arena Attendance: 1,957 Referee: Willie Collum |
| 26 September 2018 Quarterfinal | Heart of Midlothian | 4 – 2 | Motherwell | Edinburgh |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+1) | Mitchell 28' MacLean 35' Haring 64' Lee 88' Naismith 90+1' | Report | Main 12' (pen.) McHugh 67' Bowman 80' | Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 14,377 Referee: Willie Collum |
Challenge Cup
[edit]| 14 August 2018 First round | East Stirlingshire | 0 – 3 | Motherwell U20 | Falkirk |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+1) | Rodgers 72' D.Ure 84' | Report | Turnbull 16' B.Watson 20' Hastie 22' J.Armstrong 78' | Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 150 Referee: Duncan Smith |
| 6 September 2018 Second round | Dundee U21s | 1 – 2 | Motherwell U20 | Dundee |
| 19:00 BST (UTC+1) | Armstrong 43' (o.g.) | Report | MacDonald 25' Watson 86' | Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 208 Referee: Mike Roncone |
| 13 October 2018 Third round | Motherwell U20 | 2 – 0 | Sligo Rovers | Motherwell |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+1) | P.McClean 12' (o.g.) C.Mbulu 71' | Report | Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 950 Referee: Richard Hulme |
| 17 November 2018 Quarterfinal | Motherwell U20 | 1 – 2 | Ross County | Motherwell |
| 15:00 GMT (UTC) | Rodriguez 15' Livingstone 53' Mbulu 54' B.Watson 90+4' | Report | Demetriou 45' Stewart 51', 56' Draper 53' | Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 1,209 Referee: David Munro |
Squad statistics
[edit]Appearances
[edit]- As of match played 18 May 2019
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Scottish Premiership | Scottish Cup | League Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | NIR | Trevor Carson | 17 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | SCO | Richard Tait | 45 | 1 | 37+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | IRL | Carl McHugh | 35 | 1 | 20+8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | SCO | Tom Aldred | 40 | 3 | 37 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Peter Hartley | 18 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | SCO | Chris Cadden | 25 | 1 | 15+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | SCO | Allan Campbell | 40 | 2 | 31+4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Curtis Main | 37 | 6 | 27+4 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Elliott Frear | 29 | 4 | 4+18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4+2 | 3 |
| 12 | MF | USA | Gboly Ariyibi | 18 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | SCO | Rohan Ferguson | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Liam Grimshaw | 34 | 0 | 30+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | IRL | Charles Dunne | 26 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | IRL | Conor Sammon | 21 | 3 | 6+10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+2 | 3 |
| 20 | GK | ENG | Mark Gillespie | 29 | 0 | 26+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | ENG | Christian Mbulu | 6 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | NIR | Liam Donnelly | 11 | 1 | 6+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | ESP | Alex Rodriguez | 24 | 0 | 16+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | ENG | Danny Johnson | 28 | 8 | 12+10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1+4 | 2 |
| 28 | MF | SCO | David Turnbull | 30 | 15 | 26+3 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | SCO | Adam Livingstone | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | SCO | Jake Hastie | 15 | 7 | 12+2 | 6 | 0+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | SCO | David Devine | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | FW | SCO | James Scott | 12 | 1 | 6+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | MF | ||||||||||