2013–14_Motherwell_F.C._season

2013–14 Motherwell F.C. season

2013–14 Motherwell F.C. season

Motherwell 2013–14 football season


The 2013–14 season was Motherwell's twenty ninth consecutive season in the top flight of Scottish football and the first in the newly established Scottish Premiership,[1] having been promoted from the Scottish First Division at the end of the 1984–85 season. They finished the season in second place, behind Celtic, earning entry to the Europa League again, having been knocked out of the 2013–14 seasons at the Third Qualifying Round stage by FC Kuban Krasnodar. They also competed in the League Cup, reaching the Quarter-Final, and the Scottish Cup where they reached the Fourth Round.

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Transfers

In

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Loans in

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Out

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Loans out

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Released

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Friendlies

13 July 2013 Doncaster Rovers 0–0 Motherwell Doncaster
15:00 BST UTC+1 Report Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 1,983
16 July 2013 Motherwell 2–4 Newcastle United Motherwell
19:00 BST UTC+1 Vigurs 26'
McFadden 52' (pen.)
Report Vučkić 8'
Gouffran 15'
Sissoko 39'
Marveaux 64'
Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 4,475
Referee: Willie Collum
20 July 2013 Morecambe 1–2 Motherwell XI Morecambe
14:00 BST UTC+1 Arnold 23' Report Anier 16'
Smith 90'
Stadium: Globe Arena
20 July 2013 Cowdenbeath 0–5 Motherwell XI Cowdenbeath
15:00 BST UTC+1 Report Thomas 30'
McHugh 42', pen.', 76'
Lasley 80'
Moore 84'
Stadium: Central Park
26 July 2013 Motherwell 1–1 Nottingham Forest Motherwell
19:00 BST UTC+1 McHugh 83' Report Derbyshire 11' Stadium: Fir Park

Competitions

Overview

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Last updated: 11 May 2014
Source: Soccerway

Premiership

League table

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Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. St Johnstone, as winners of the 2013–14 Scottish Cup, qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round.
  2. Heart of Midlothian were deducted 15 points for entering administration

Results summary

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Source: BBC Sport

Results by round

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

Results

4 August 2013 1 Hibernian 0–1 Motherwell Easter Road
13:15 BST UTC+1 Motherwell
BBC
Anier 83' Attendance: 9,237
Referee: Bobby Madden
11 August 2013 2 Motherwell 1–3 Aberdeen Fir Park
15:00 BST UTC+1 Anier 1' Motherwell
BBC
McGinn 62', pen.', 84', pen.'
Reynolds 76'
Attendance: 6,242
Referee: Kevin Clancy
17 August 2013 3 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2–0 Motherwell Caledonian Stadium
15:00 BST UTC+1 Foran 4'
McKay 36'
Motherwell
BBC
Attendance: 3,031
Referee: Iain Brines
24 August 2013 4 Motherwell 1–0 Partick Thistle Fir Park
15:00 BST UTC+1 Sutton 21' Motherwell
BBC
Attendance: 5,527
Referee: Euan Norris
31 August 2013 5 Motherwell 2–1 Kilmarnock Fir Park
17:30 BST UTC+1 Anier 20'
Sutton 45'
Ramsden Yellow card 87' Yellow-red card
Motherwell
BBC
McManus 17' (o.g.) Attendance: 4,353
Referee: Craig Charleston
14 September 2013 6 St Mirren 0–1 Motherwell St Mirren Park
15:00 BST UTC+1 Motherwell
BBC
Sutton 38' Attendance: 4,012
Referee: Craig Thomson
21 September 2013 7 Dundee United 2–2 Motherwell Tannadice Stadium
15:00 BST UTC+1 Çiftçi 54'
Robertson 57'
Motherwell
BBC
Anier 30'
Ainsworth 76'
Attendance: 5,808
Referee: Kevin Clancy
28 September 2013 8 Motherwell 3–1 Ross County Fir Park
15:00 BST UTC+1 Sutton 54', 68'
McHugh 77'
Motherwell
BBC
De Leeuw 30' Attendance: 4,263
Referee: Bobby Madden
5 October 2013 9 Celtic 2–0 Motherwell Celtic Park
15:00 BST UTC+1 Stokes 21'
Commons 49'
Motherwell
BBC
Referee: Iain Brines
19 October 2013 10 Motherwell 2–1 Hearts Fir Park
15:00 BST UTC+1 Moore 69'
Hutchinson 83'
Motherwell
BBC
Stevenson 62' Attendance: 5,350
Referee: Brian Colvin
26 October 2013 11 St Johnstone 2–0 Motherwell McDiarmid Park
15:00 BST UTC+1 May 49'
Hasselbaink 64'
Motherwell
BBC
Attendance: 2,449
Referee: Calum Murray
3 November 2013 12 Motherwell 1–0 Hibernian Fir Park
12:30 BST UTC+1 McManus 23'
Hutchinson Yellow card 87' Yellow-red card
Motherwell
BBC
Attendance: 3,864
Referee: Crawford Allan
9 November 2013 13 Motherwell 0–4 Dundee United Fir Park
15:00 BST UTC+1 Motherwell
BBC
Gauld 16', 64'
Paton 19'
Robertson 90'
Attendance: 5,103
Referee: Steven McLean
23 November 2013 14 Kilmarnock 0–2 Motherwell Rugby Park
15:00 BST UTC+1 Motherwell
BBC
Sutton 55'
Anier 88'
Attendance: 3,704
Referee: Stephen Finnie
6 December 2013 15 Motherwell 0–5 Celtic Fir Park
19:45 BST UTC+1 Motherwell
BBC
Commons 44', 76'
Ambrose 54'
Stokes 78'
Atajic 90'
Attendance: 9,117
Referee: Steven McLean
14 December 2013 16 Ross County 1–2 Motherwell Victoria Park
15:00 BST UTC+1 De Leeuw 62' Motherwell
BBC
Sutton 15', 27' Attendance: 2,792
Referee: Crawford Allan
21 December 2013 17 Motherwell 3–0 St Mirren Fir Park
15:00 BST UTC+1 Anier 31', 64'
Ainsworth 42'
Motherwell
BBC
Attendance: 3,867
Referee: Willie Collum
26 December 2013 18 Aberdeen 0–1 Motherwell Pittodrie Stadium
15:00 BST UTC+1 Motherwell
BBC
Ainsworth 49' Attendance: 12,494
Referee: Kevin Clancy
29 December 2013 19 Partick Thistle 1–5 Motherwell Firhill Stadium
15:00 BST UTC+1 Lawless 8' Motherwell
BBC
Lasley 15'
Francis-Angol 21'
McFadden 36'
Ainsworth 57'
Sutton 65'
Attendance: 4,588
Referee: Steven McLean
1 January 2014 20 Motherwell 4–0 St Johnstone Fir Park
15:00 BST UTC+1 Sutton 22'
Vigurs 49'
Ainsworth 73'
McFadden 87'
Motherwell
BBC
Attendance: 3,763
Referee: John Beaton
4 January 2014 21 Motherwell Postponed Inverness Caledonian Thistle Fir Park
12:45 BST UTC+1 Motherwell
BBC
11 January 2014 22 Hearts 0–1 Motherwell Tynecastle Stadium
15:00 BST UTC+1 Motherwell
BBC
Sutton 40' Attendance: 12,888
Referee: Willie Collum
18 January 2014 23 Celtic 3–0 Motherwell Celtic Park
15:00 BST UTC+1 Commons 5', 39', pen.'
McManus 68' (o.g.)
Motherwell
BBC
Attendance: 47,489
Referee: Bobby Madden
25 January 2014 24 Motherwell 2–2 Aberdeen Fir Park
15:00 BST UTC+1 McManus 47'
Francis-Angol 69'
Motherwell
BBC
Rooney 67'
Anderson 90'
Attendance: 5,756
Referee: Steven McLean
15 February 2014 25 Motherwell 4–3 Partick Thistle Fir Park
15:00 BST UTC+1 Lasley 43'
Ainsworth 52'
Sutton 85'
McManus 88'
Motherwell
BBC
Erskine 37'
Higginbotham 66', pen.', 72'
Attendance: 5,048
Referee: Stephen Finnie
22 February 2014 26 Dundee United 3–1 Motherwell Tannadice Stadium
15:00 BST UTC+1 Dow 22'
Gunning 42', 47'
Motherwell
BBC
Sutton 57', pen.' Attendance: 7,029
Referee: Bobby Madden
25 February 2014 27 St Johnstone 3–0 Motherwell McDiarmid Park
19:45 BST UTC+1 MacLean 6', 35'
Miller 87'
Motherwell
BBC
Attendance: 1,892
Referee: Kevin Clancy
1 March 2014 28 Motherwell 4–1 Hearts Fir Park
15:00 BST UTC+1 Vigurs 18'
Ainsworth 37'
Sutton 65'
McFadden 74'
Motherwell
BBC
Paterson 69' Attendance: 4,914
Referee: John Beaton
8 March 2014 31 Hibernian 3–3 Motherwell Easter Road
15:00 BST UTC+1 Forster 43'
Nelson 76'
Heffernan 79'
Motherwell
BBC
Sutton 12', 90'
Ainsworth 29'
Attendance: 8,277
Referee: Steven McLean
19 March 2014 21 Motherwell 2–0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Fir Park
19:45 BST UTC+1 Ainsworth 26'
Sutton 34'
Motherwell
BBC
Attendance: 3,432
Referee: Alan Muir
22 March 2014 30 Motherwell 2–1 Ross County Fir Park
15:00 BST UTC+1 McFadden 48'
Sutton 60'
Motherwell
BBC
Songo'o 82' Attendance: 4,080
Referee: Iain Brines
29 March 2014 32 Motherwell 1–2 Kilmarnock Fir Park
15:00 BST UTC+1 Vigurs 41' Motherwell
BBC
McKenzie 66'
Slater 90'
Attendance: 4,467
Referee: Bobby Madden
1 April 2014 32 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1–2 Motherwell Caledonian Stadium
19:45 BST UTC+1 Christie 74' Motherwell
BBC
Anier 40'
Vigurs 83'
Attendance: 2,366
Referee: Craig Thomson
5 April 2014 33 St Mirren 3–2 Motherwell St Mirren Park
15:00 BST UTC+1 Thompson 42', 87'
McLean 86', pen.'
Motherwell
BBC
Anier 17'
Sutton 27'
Attendance: 4,377
Referee: Euan Norris
19 April 2014 34 Motherwell 3–3 Celtic Fir Park
12:45 BST UTC+1 Sutton 5', 90'
Francis-Angol 44'
Motherwell
BBC
Stokes 45'
Samaras 56'
Griffiths 86'
Attendance: 7,493
Referee: Craig Thomson
26 April 2014 35 Dundee United 5–1 Motherwell Tannadice Stadium
15:00 BST UTC+1 Çiftçi 8', 41'
Armstrong 61'
Dow 72'
Graham 81'
Motherwell
BBC
Ainsworth 88' Attendance: 6,383
Referee: Steven McLean
3 May 2014 36 Motherwell 2–1 St Johnstone Fir Park
15:00 BST UTC+1 Ainsworth 21'
McManus 36'
Motherwell
BBC
Mackay 27' Attendance: 7,201
Referee: Kevin Clancy
7 May 2014 37 Motherwell 2–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Fir Park
19:45 BST UTC+1 Sutton 4', pen.'
Warren 32' (o.g.)
Motherwell
BBC
Shinnie 55' Attendance: 4,482
Referee: Willie Collum
11 May 2014 38 Aberdeen 0–1 Motherwell Pittodrie Stadium
12:15 BST UTC+1 Motherwell
BBC
Reid 90' Attendance: 17,016
Referee: Steven McLean

Scottish Cup

30 November 2013 Fourth Round Albion Rovers 1–0 Motherwell New Douglas Park
15:00 BST UTC+1 Phillips 90' Motherwell
BBC
Attendance: 2,950
Referee: Euan Anderson

League Cup

25 September 2013 Third round Livingston 1–2 Motherwell Almondvale Stadium
19:45 BST UTC+1 Talbot Red card 65'
Denholm 90'
Motherwell
BBC
McHugh 16'
McFadden 73'
Attendance: 1,660
30 October 2013 Quarter-Final Motherwell 0–2 Aberdeen Fir Park
19:45 BST UTC+1 [ Motherwell]
BBC
Shaughnessy Red card 13'
Considine 83'
Hayes 90'
Attendance: 6,995
Referee: John Beaton


UEFA Europa League

Qualifying phase

1 August 2013 3rd qualifying round 1st leg Motherwell Scotland 0–2 Russia Kuban Krasnodar Motherwell, Scotland
19:45 BST UTC+1 Report Popov 52', 78' Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 6,748
Referee: Alain Bieri (Switzerland)
8 August 2013 3rd qualifying round 2nd leg Kuban Krasnodar Russia 1–0 Scotland Motherwell Krasnodar, Russia
19:45 BST UTC+1 McManus 50' (o.g.) Report Stadium: Kuban Stadium
Attendance: 31,754[26]
Referee: Cristian Balaj (Romania)

Squad statistics

Appearances

As of match played 11 May 2014[27][28]
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Goal scorers

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Clean sheets

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Disciplinary record

As of match played 11 May 2014[27][28]
Number Nation Position Name Premiership Scottish Cup League Cup UEFA Europa League Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
3ScotlandDFSteven Hammell 5010001070
4EnglandDFSimon Ramsden 4100000041
5EnglandDFShaun Hutchinson 101201020151
6ScotlandDFStephen McManus 5000000050
7ScotlandMFJames McFadden 1010001030
8ScotlandMFPaul Lawson 5000000050
9EnglandFWJohn Sutton 2000000020
11ScotlandMFIain Vigurs 7000000070
12Faroe IslandsGKGunnar Nielsen 1000000010
14ScotlandMFKeith Lasley 7000000070
18ScotlandMFStuart Carswell 4000200060
20ScotlandDFFraser Kerr 2000000020
22ScotlandFWCraig Moore 3000000030
24EstoniaFWHenri Anier 1000000010
25EnglandMFLionel Ainsworth 1000000010
26ScotlandMFJack Leitch 1000000010
Players away from the club on loan::
15EnglandDFAdam Cummins 1000000010
TOTALS 60 2 0 0 3 0 4 0 67 2

See also


Notes and references

  1. "New SPFL branding is unveiled". Sky Sports. 24 July 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  2. "Paul Lawson signs from Ross County as seven exit". BBC. 20 May 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  3. "Ross County's Iain Vigurs signs Motherwell deal". BBC. 12 June 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
  4. "John Sutton makes Motherwell return after Hearts exit". BBC. 28 June 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
  5. "Defender Fraser Kerr signs new Motherwell contract". BBC. 1 July 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  6. "Defender Stephen McManus joins Motherwell". BBC. 15 July 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  7. "16 year old Ben Hall signs for Motherwell FC". dungannonswiftsfc.co.uk. Dungannon Swifts F.C. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  8. "Anier completes Well switch". motherwellfc.co.uk. Motherwell F.C. 10 January 2014. Archived from the original on 31 May 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  9. "Motherwell sign Craig Reid". motherwellfc.co.uk. Motherwell F.C. 21 February 2014. Archived from the original on 24 February 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  10. "Motherwell sign Viking striker Henri Anier on loan". BBC. 29 July 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
  11. "Motherwell sign Lionel Ainsworth on loan from Rotherham". BBC. 29 August 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  12. "Lionel Ainsworth: Rotherham winger extends Motherwell stay". BBC. 3 January 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  13. "Birmingham City sign Motherwell keeper". BBC. 14 May 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  14. "Preston North End to sign Motherwell winger". BBC. 4 June 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
  15. "Henrik Ojamaa signs for Polish side Legia Warsaw". BBC. 7 June 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  16. "Tom Hateley: Defender joins Tranmere on four-month deal". BBC. 21 September 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  17. "Erwin joins Arbroath on loan". motherwellfc.co.uk. Motherwell F.C. 31 August 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  18. "Cummins joins Dundee on loan". motherwellfc.co.uk. Motherwell F.C. 9 January 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  19. "New Loan Signing". qosfc.com. Queen of the South F.C. 13 January 2014. Archived from the original on 15 January 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  20. "SAINTS BOOST OPTIONS WITH JAMES McFADDEN CAPTURE". St Johnstone F.C. 1 October 2014. Archived from the original on 1 October 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  21. "Hutchinson Joins Fulham". Fulham F.C. 16 June 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  22. "Kuban' Krasnodar vs. Motherwell". Soccerway. 8 August 2013.

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