2014–15_Motherwell_F.C._season
2014–15 Motherwell F.C. season
Motherwell 2014–15 football season
The 2014–15 season is Motherwell's thirtieth consecutive season in the top flight of Scottish football and the second in the newly established Scottish Premiership,[1] having been promoted from the Scottish First Division at the end of the 1984–85 season. Motherwell will also compete in the Europa League, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
Quick Facts Chairman, Manager ...
| 2014–15 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Vacant | ||
| Manager | Stuart McCall (until 2 November 2014) Kenny Black(caretaker) (2 November – 13 December) Ian Baraclough (from 13 December 2014) | ||
| Stadium | Fir Park | ||
| Scottish Premiership | 11th | ||
| Scottish Premiership play-offs | Winners | ||
| Scottish Cup | Fourth round v Dundee United | ||
| League Cup | Third round v Hamilton Academical | ||
| Europa League | Second qualifying round vs Stjarnan | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: John Sutton (13) All: John Sutton (13) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 7,740 vs Celtic 6 December 2014 | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 3,732 vs Inverness Caledonian Thistle 16 August 2014 | ||
| Average home league attendance | 4,176 | ||
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On 2 November Stuart McCall resigned as manager,[2] with Kenny Black taking over as caretaker manager until Ian Baraclough was appointed as manager on 13 December.[3][4] Black returned to his role as assistant manager following the appointment of Baraclough, but was sacked by the club on 6 February 2015.[5]
Main articles: List of Scottish football transfers summer 2014 and List of Scottish football transfers winter 2014-15
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More information Date, Position ...
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2014 | MF |  |
Josh Law | Alfreton Town | Free | [6] |
| 23 May 2014 | MF |  |
Dan Twardzik | Dundee | Free | [7] |
| 16 June 2014 | MF | |
Lionel Ainsworth | Rotherham United | Free | [8] |
| 19 January 2015 | MF |  |
Stephen Pearson | Kerala Blasters | Free | [9] |
| 3 February 2015 | MF | |
Nathan Thomas | Plymouth Argyle | Free | [10] |
| 26 February 2015 | FW |  |
Scott McDonald | Millwall | Free | [11] |
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Loans in
More information Date from, Position ...
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date to | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 August 2014[12] | FW |  |
Henrik Ojamaa | Legia Warsaw | 29 January 2015 | [13] |
| 15 August 2014 | DF |  |
Mark O'Brien | Derby County | End of Season | [14][15] |
| 29 January 2015 | MF |  |
Anthony Straker | York City | End of Season | [16] |
| 30 January 2015 | DF | |
Louis Laing | Nottingham Forest | End of Season | [17] |
| 2 February 2015 | MF | |
Conor Grant | Everton | End of Season | [18] |
| 2 February 2015 | GK | |
George Long | Sheffield United | End of Season | [19] |
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Out
More information Date, Position ...
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 June 2014 | DF | |
Shaun Hutchinson | Fulham | Free | [20] |
| 19 June 2014 | FW | |
Henri Anier | Erzgebirge Aue | Undisclosed | [21] |
| 23 July 2014 | MF | |
Adam Asghar | Alloa Athletic | Free | [22] |
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Loans out
More information Date from, Position ...
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date to | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 February 2015 | DF | |
Adam Cummins | Stirling Albion | End of Season | [23] |
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Released
More information Date, Position ...
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | Joined | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 March 2015 | GK |  |
Gunnar Nielsen | Stjarnan | [24] | |
| 2 June 2015 | GK | |
Ross M. Stewart | Albion Rovers | June 2015 | |
| 2 June 2015 | DF | |
Adam Cummins | Bangor City | 18 August 2015 | |
| 2 June 2015 | DF |  |
Zaine Francis-Angol | Kidderminster Harriers | 2 October 2015 | [25] |
| 2 June 2015 | DF | |
Simon Ramsden | Gateshead | 10 July 2015 | |
| 2 June 2015 | MF | |
Stuart Carswell | St Mirren | 29 June 2015 | |
| 2 June 2015 | MF | |
Fraser Kerr | Cowdenbeath | November 2015 | [26] |
| 2 June 2015 | MF | |
Paul Lawson | Formartine United | 6 July 2015 | [27] |
| 2 June 2015 | MF | |
Nathan Thomas | Mansfield Town | 3 June 2015 | [28] |
| 2 June 2015 | MF | |
Iain Vigurs | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 12 August 2015 | [29] |
| 2 June 2015 | FW | |
Robert McHugh | Falkirk | 14 July 2015 | |
| 10 June 2015 | FW | |
Lee Erwin | Leeds United | 1 July 2015 | [30][31] |
| 15 June 2015 | FW | |
John Sutton | St Johnstone | 17 June 2015 | [32][33] |
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Motherwell v Fulham
| 12 July 2014 | Motherwell | 0 – 2 | Fulham | Motherwell |
| 14:00 BST UTC+1 | Motherwell Fulham |
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Stadium: Fir Park |
Overview
More information Competition, First match ...
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Premiership | 9 August 2014 | 23 May 2015 | Matchday 1 | 11th | 38 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 38 | 63 | −25 | 026.32 |
| Relegation play-off | 28 May 2015 | 31 May 2015 | 1st leg | Winners | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 100.00 |
| Scottish Cup | 29 November 2014 | 13 March 2022 | Fourth round | Fourth round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 000.00 |
| League Cup | 24 September 2014 | 14 August 2021 | Third round | Third round | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 000.00 |
| Europa League | 17 July 2014 | 24 July 2014 | Second qualifying round | Second qualifying round | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Total | 44 | 12 | 8 | 24 | 49 | 71 | −22 | 027.27 | ||||
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Last updated: 31 May 2015
Source: Soccerway
Premiership
Main article: 2014–15 Scottish Premiership
League table
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Partick Thistle | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 48 | 44 | +4 | 46 | |
| 9 | Ross County | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 46 | 63 | −17 | 44 | |
| 10 | Kilmarnock | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 44 | 59 | −15 | 41 | |
| 11 | Motherwell (O) | 38 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 38 | 63 | −25 | 36 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off final |
| 12 | St Mirren (R) | 38 | 9 | 3 | 26 | 30 | 66 | −36 | 30 | Relegation to the Championship |
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Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Results by round
More information Round, Ground ...
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
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| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H |
| Result | W | L | L | L | L | W | D | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | D | W | W | L | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | W | D | L | W | W | W | L | L | D | W | L | D |
| Position | 2 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
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Results summary
More information Overall, Home ...
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 38 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 38 | 63 | −25 | 36 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 42 | −27 |
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Source: BBC Sport
Results
Motherwell v St Mirren
| 9 August 2014 1 | Motherwell | 1-0 | St Mirren | Motherwell |
| 15:00 BST UTC+1 | Erwin  64' |
Motherwell BBC |
Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,620 Referee: Calum Murray |
Dundee United v Motherwell
| 13 August 2014 2 | Dundee United | 1-0 | Motherwell | Dundee |
| 19:45 BST UTC+1 | Bilate 83' |
Motherwell BBC |
Stadium: Tannadice Stadium Attendance: 8,367 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
Motherwell v Inverness Caledonian Thistle
| 16 August 2014 3 | Motherwell | 0-2 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Motherwell |
| 15:00 BST UTC+1 | Motherwell BBC |
Tansey 42' Doran 89' |
Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 3,732 Referee: Steven McLean |
Kilmarnock v Motherwell
| 23 August 2014 4 | Kilmarnock | 2-0 | Motherwell | Kilmarnock |
| 15:00 BST UTC+1 | Muirhead 9' Clingan 78' |
Motherwell BBC |
Kerr  76' |
Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 4,146 |
Motherwell v St Johnstone
| 30 August 2014 5 | Motherwell | 0-1 | St Johnstone | Motherwell |
| 15:00 BST UTC+1 | Motherwell BBC |
Graham 86' |
Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 3,700 Referee: Alan Muir |
Ross County v Motherwell
| 13 September 2014 6 | Ross County | 1-2 | Motherwell | Dingwall |
| 15:00 BST UTC+1 | Boyce 78' |
Motherwell BBC |
Vigurs 49' Sutton 54' |
Stadium: Global Energy Stadium Attendance: 3,012 Referee: Steven McLean |
Celtic v Motherwell
| 21 September 2014 7 | Celtic | 1-1 | Motherwell | Glasgow |
| 15:00 BST UTC+1 | Commons 68' (pen.) |
Motherwell BBC |
Sutton 19' |
Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 41,719 Referee: Brian Colvin |
Motherwell v Hamilton Academical
| 27 September 2014 8 | Motherwell | 0-4 | Hamilton Academical | Motherwell |
| 15:00 BST UTC+1 | Motherwell BBC |
Andreu 34' Crawford 45', 90' Antoine-Curier 63' (pen.) |
Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,125 Referee: Willie Collum |
Partick Thistle v Motherwell
| 4 October 2014 9 | Partick Thistle | 3-1 | Motherwell | Glasgow |
| 15:00 BST UTC+1 | Bannigan 16' Doolan 63' O'Donnell 82' |
Motherwell BBC |
Ainsworth 72' |
Stadium: Firhill Stadium Attendance: 3,405 Referee: Bobby Madden |
Motherwell v Dundee
| 18 October 2014 10 | Motherwell | 1-3 | Dundee | Motherwell |
| 15:00 BST UTC+1 | Ojamaa 62' |
Motherwell BBC |
Clarkson 3' Harkins 30' Stewart 59' |
Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,061 Referee: Brian Colvin |
Aberdeen v Motherwell
| 24 October 2014 11 | Aberdeen | 1-0 | Motherwell | Aberdeen |
| 19:45 BST UTC+1 | Hayes 2' |
Motherwell BBC |
Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 11,149 Referee: Crawford Allan |
St Johnstone v Motherwell
| 31 October 2014 12 | St Johnstone | 2-1 | Motherwell | Perth |
| 19:45 GMT UTC | O'Halloran 40', 80' |
Motherwell BBC |
Ainsworth 13' |
Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 2,531 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
Motherwell v Dundee United
| 7 November 2014 13 | Motherwell | 1-0 | Dundee United | Motherwell |
| 19:45 GMT UTC | Vigurs 52' |
Motherwell BBC |
Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 3,961 Referee: Steven McLean |
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Motherwell
| 22 November 2014 14 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 3-1 | Motherwell | Inverness |
| 15:00 GMT UTC | McKay 29' Watkins 71' Meekings 78' |
Motherwell BBC |
Ojamaa 31' |
Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 3,037 Referee: Bobby Madden |
Motherwell v Celtic
| 6 December 2014 15 | Motherwell | 0-1 | Celtic | Motherwell |
| 12:45 GMT UTC | Ramsden 66' |
Motherwell BBC |
Stokes 5' |
Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 7,740 Referee: Calum Murray |
Motherwell v Ross County
| 13 December 2014 16 | Motherwell | 2-2 | Ross County | Motherwell |
| 15:00 GMT UTC | Sutton 53' Ojamaa 59' |
Motherwell BBC |
Dingwall 45', 90' |
Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 3,193 Referee: Willie Collum |
St Mirren v Motherwell
| 20 December 2014 17 | St Mirren | 0-1 | Motherwell | Paisley |
| 15:00 GMT UTC | Thompson 18' |
Motherwell BBC |
Sutton 72' |
Stadium: St Mirren Park Attendance: 3,909 Referee: Alan Muir |
Motherwell v Partick Thistle
| 27 December 2014 18 | Motherwell | 1-0 | Partick Thistle | Motherwell |
| 15:00 GMT UTC | Sutton 14' (pen.) |
Motherwell BBC |
Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 5,236 Referee: Brian Colvin |
Hamilton Academical v Motherwell
| 1 January 2015 19 | Hamilton Academical | 5-0 | Motherwell | Hamilton |
| 15:00 GMT UTC | Imrie 8' Crawford 29' Antoine-Curier 64' Andreu 69' Redmond 87' |
Motherwell BBC |
Stadium: New Douglas Park Attendance: 3,926 Referee: Crawford Allan |
Motherwell v Aberdeen
| 4 January 2015 20 | Motherwell | 0-2 | Aberdeen | Motherwell |
| 15:30 GMT UTC | McManus 88' |
Motherwell BBC |
Rooney 36', 89' (pen.) |
Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,805 Referee: Willie Collum |
Dundee v Motherwell
| 10 January 2015 21 | Dundee | 4-1 | Motherwell | Dundee |
| 15:00 GMT UTC | Harris 3' Stewart 8' Irvine 34' O'Brien 70' (o.g.) |
Motherwell BBC |
Sutton 19' Ojamaa 45' |
Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 5,105 Referee: Stephen Finnie |
Motherwell v Kilmarnock
| 17 January 2015 22 | Motherwell | Postponed[34] | Kilmarnock | Motherwell |
| 15:00 GMT UTC | [ Motherwell] BBC |
Stadium: Fir Park |
Celtic v Motherwell
| 21 January 2015 23 | Celtic | 4-0 | Motherwell | Glasgow |
| 19:45 GMT UTC | van Dijk 26' Griffiths 42' Lustig 76', 81' |
[ Motherwell] BBC |
Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 42,296 Referee: Bobby Madden |
Dundee United v Motherwell
| 24 January 2015 24 | Dundee United | 3-1 | Motherwell | Dundee |
| 15:00 GMT UTC | Telfer 61', 90' Fojut 69' |
[ Motherwell] BBC |
Ramsden 78' |
Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 7,176 Referee: Craig Thomson |
Motherwell v St Johnstone
| 31 January 2015 25 | Motherwell | 1-1 | St Johnstone | Motherwell |
| 15:00 GMT UTC | Laing 25' Sutton 75' |
[ Motherwell] BBC |
Davidson 8' |
Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 3,449 Referee: Willie Collum |
Ross County v Motherwell
| 14 February 2015 26 | Ross County | 3-2 | Motherwell | Dingwall |
| 15:00 GMT UTC | Woods 34' P.Quinn 58' De Vita 62' |
[ Motherwell] BBC |
Grant 53' Kerr 78' |
Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 2,982 Referee: Calum Murray |
Motherwell v Dundee
| 21 February 2015 27 | Motherwell | 0-1 | Dundee | Motherwell |
| 15:00 GMT UTC | [ Motherwell] BBC |
McGinn 12' |
Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,282 Referee: Don Robertson |
Motherwell v Inverness Caledonian Thistle
| 28 February 2015 28 | Motherwell | 2-1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Motherwell |
| 15:00 GMT UTC | Pearson  27' Ramsden 34'  88' Laing 48' Ainsworth 84' |
[ Motherwell] BBC |
Draper 55' Tansey 60' Devine 74' Ofere 76' |
Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 3,508 Referee: Alan Muir |
Motherwell v Kilmarnock
| 7 March 2015[34] 22 | Motherwell | 1-1 | Kilmarnock | Motherwell |
| 15:00 GMT UTC | Johnson 7' McDonald 45+1' |
[ Motherwell] BBC |
Obadeyi 20' Westlake 42' 45' O'Hara 67' |
Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,192 Referee: John Beaton |
Aberdeen v Motherwell
| 13 March 2015 29 | Aberdeen | 2-1 | Motherwell | Aberdeen |
| 19:45 GMT UTC | Taylor 50' Rooney 52' |
[ Motherwell] BBC |
McDonald 37' 84' Lasley 62' Erwin 79' |
Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 13,267 Referee: Crawford Allan |
Motherwell v Hamilton Academical
| 20 March 2015 30 | Motherwell | 4-0 | Hamilton Academical | Motherwell |
| 19:45 GMT UTC | Ainsworth 49', 50' Sutton 80', 83' (pen.) |
[ Motherwell] BBC |
Imrie 29' García 64' Lyon 65' Gordon 83' |
Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,250 Referee: Calum Murray |
Kilmarnock v Motherwell
| 4 April 2015 31 | Kilmarnock | 1-2 | Motherwell | Kilmarnock |
| 15:00 BST UTC+1 | D.Syme 17' 79' Cairney 66' Obadeyi 72' |
[ Motherwell] BBC |
Pearson 29' 38' Law 31' Laing 62' Erwin 77' |
Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 4,532 Referee: Euan Anderson |
Motherwell v St Mirren
| 7 April 2015 32 | Motherwell | 5-0 | St Mirren | Motherwell |
| 20:45 BST UTC+1 | Erwin 7', 25' McDonald 45' Sutton 74', 79' |
Motherwell [ BBC] |
McAusland 51' McGinn 82' |
Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,596 Referee: Craig Thomson |
Partick Thistle v Motherwell
| 11 April 2015 33 | Partick Thistle | 2-0 | Motherwell | Glasgow |
| 15:00 BST UTC+1 | Taylor 54', 61' 71' Balatoni 72' |
Motherwell [ BBC] |
Lasley 71' Carswell 84' 89' |
Stadium: Firhill Stadium Attendance: 5,003 Referee: Bobby Madden |
Hamilton Academical v Motherwell
| 24 April 2015 34 | Hamilton Academical | 2-0 | Motherwell | Hamilton |
| 19:45 BST UTC+1 | Scotland 21' Crawford 52' Devlin 72' Lyon 83' Hasselbaink 85' |
[ Motherwell] BBC |
Stadium: New Douglas Park Attendance: 3,301 Referee: John Beaton |
Motherwell v Ross County
| 2 May 2015 35 | Motherwell | 1-1 | Ross County | Motherwell |
| 15:00 BST UTC+1 | McDonald 5' 19' Erwin 37' Pearson 52' O'Brien 63' |
[ Motherwell] BBC |
Boyce 41' Quinn 44' Boyd 49' |
Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,281 Referee: Crawford Allan |
Motherwell v Kilmarnock
| 8 May 2015 36 | Motherwell | 3-1 | Kilmarnock | Motherwell |
| 19:45 BST UTC+1 | McDonald 28' Erwin 39' Pearson 69' Ainsworth 90' |
[ Motherwell] BBC |
Ashcroft 29' Magennis 53' Pascali 65' Hamill 69' Westlake 86' |
Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 3,986 Referee: William Collum |
St Mirren v Motherwell
| 16 May 2015 37 | St Mirren | 2-1 | Motherwell | Paisley |
| 15:00 BST UTC+1 | Naismith 84' Mallan 90+7' |
[ Motherwell] BBC |
O'Brien 41' Lasley 56' McManus 67' Sutton 75' (pen.) McDonald 90' Pearson 90+8' |
Stadium: St Mirren Park Attendance: 3,912 Referee: Brian Colvin |
Motherwell v Partick Thistle
| 23 May 2015 38 | Motherwell | 0-0 | Partick Thistle | Motherwell |
| 15:00 BST UTC+1 | [ Motherwell] BBC |
Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 3,711 Referee: Steven McLean |
Premiership play-offs
Main article: 2014–15 Scottish Premiership § Premiership play-offs
Rangers v Motherwell
| 28 May 2015 1st leg | Rangers | 1–3 | Motherwell | Glasgow |
| 19:45 BST UTC+1 | McGregor 37' 82' |
BBC | Erwin 27' McManus 40' Ainsworth 47' Laing 66' |
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 49,200 Referee: Bobby Madden |
Motherwell v Rangers
| 31 May 2015 2nd leg | Motherwell | 3–0 (6–1 agg.) | Rangers | Motherwell |
| 15:00 BST UTC+1 | McDonald 51' Johnson 52' Ainsworth 70' Sutton 90+3' (pen.) Erwin FT' Kerr FT' |
BBC | Murdoch 27' Vučkić 38' McCulloch 41' Foster 81' Mohsni FT' |
Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 9,220 Referee: Craig Thomson |
| Note: Bilel Mohsni and Fraser Kerr where show Red Cards following the full-time whistle, whilst Lee Erwin was shown a yellow card.[35][36] | ||||
Scottish Cup
Main article: 2014–15 Scottish Cup
Motherwell v Dundee United
| 29 November 2014 Fourth Round | Motherwell | 1-2 | Dundee United | Motherwell |
| 15:00 GMT UTC | Ojamaa 7' |
Motherwell BBC |
Souttar 66' Watson 82' |
Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,827 Referee: Craig Thomson |
Scottish League Cup
Main article: 2014–15 Scottish League Cup
Hamilton Academical v Motherwell
| 24 September 2014 3rd round | Hamilton Academical | 0-0 (6 – 5 p) | Motherwell | Hamilton |
| 19:45 BST UTC+1 | Hendrie 45' 65' |
Motherwell BBC |
O'Brien 46' 101' |
Stadium: New Douglas Park Attendance: 3,631 Referee: Craig Charleston |
| Penalties | ||||
Gillespie  Crawford Devlin Longridge Imrie Watson |
Sutton McManus Ojamaa Leitch Law  Ramsden |
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UEFA Europa League
Main article: 2014–15 UEFA Europa League
Qualifying phase
Appearances
- As of match played 31 May 2015
More information No., Pos ...
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premiership | Premiership Play-offs | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Europa League | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | ENG |
George Long | 15 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | SCO |
Craig Reid | 24 | 0 | 19+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | SCO |
Steven Hammell | 14 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | MF | SCO |
Stuart Carswell | 21 | 0 | 14+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG |
Simon Ramsden | 28 | 1 | 20+2 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | SCO |
Stephen McManus | 42 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG |
Lionel Ainsworth | 39 | 9 | 19+15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | SCO |
Paul Lawson | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG |
John Sutton | 43 | 13 | 27+11 | 12 | 0+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | SCO |
Iain Vigurs | 15 | 2 | 10+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | GK |  GER |
Dan Twardzik | 30 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | SCO |
Keith Lasley | 39 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | IRL |
Mark O'Brien | 23 | 0 | 17+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | ATG |
Zaine Francis-Angol | 13 | 0 | 10+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ENG |
Josh Law | 40 | 2 | 28+6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 19 | FW | SCO |
Lee Erwin | 38 | 6 | 20+14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | SCO |
Fraser Kerr | 25 | 1 | 16+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | SCO |
Jack Leitch | 9 | 0 | 4+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | SCO |
Craig Moore | 10 | 0 | 2+7 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | ENG |
Marvin Johnson | 13 | 1 | 10+1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | SCO |
Dom Thomas | 15 | 0 | 2+13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | SCO |
Chris Cadden | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | SCO |
David Ferguson | 5 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | DF | SCO |
Luke Watt | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | MF | SCO |
Ross MacLean | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | MF | GRN |
Anthony Straker | 13 | 0 | 11+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | DF | ENG |
Louis Laing | 13 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | MF | ENG |
Nathan Thomas | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | MF | ENG |
Conor Grant | 12 | 1 | 10+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | MF | SCO |
Stephen Pearson | 15 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | FW | AUS |
Scott McDonald | 13 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players away from the club on loan: | |||||||||||||||
| 16 | FW | SCO |
Bob McHugh | 4 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who appeared for Motherwell no longer at the club: | |||||||||||||||
| 24 | FW | EST |
Henrik Ojamaa | 21 | 4 | 17+2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Goal scorers
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| Ranking | Nation | Position | Number | Name | Premiership | Premiership Play-offs | Scottish Cup | League Cup | UEFA Europa League | Total |
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| 1 | | FW | 9 | John Sutton | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | | MF | 7 | Lionel Ainsworth | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 3 | | FW | 19 | Lee Erwin | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | | FW | 77 | Scott McDonald | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | | FW | 24 | Henrik Ojamaa | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | | MF | 11 | Iain Vigurs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MF | 18 | Josh Law | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 8 | | DF | 5 | Simon Ramsden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DF | 20 | Fraser Kerr | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | 47 | Conor Grant | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | 45 | Louis Laing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | 48 | Stephen Pearson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | 6 | Stephen McManus | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | 24 | Marvin Johnson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | 3 | Steven Hammell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| TOTALS | 38 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 49 | ||||
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Clean sheets
- As of match played 31 May 2015
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| Ranking | Nation | Position | Number | Name | Premiership | Premiership Play-offs | Scottish Cup | League Cup | UEFA Europa League | Total |
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| 1 | | GK | 12 | Dan Twardzik | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | | GK | 1 | George Long | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| TOTALS | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | ||||
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Disciplinary record
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| 2 | | DF | Craig Reid | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 4 | | MF | Stuart Carswell | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | | DF | Simon Ramsden | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 6 | | DF | Stephen McManus | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 8 | | MF | Paul Lawson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | | FW | John Sutton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | | MF | Iain Vigurs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 14 | | MF | Keith Lasley | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 15 | | MF | Mark O'Brien | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| 17 | | DF | Zaine Francis-Angol | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | | MF | Josh Law | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | | FW | Lee Erwin | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | | DF | Fraser Kerr | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | | MF | Jack Leitch | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | | MF | Marvin Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | | DF | David Ferguson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | | DF | Louis Laing | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 48 | | MF | Stephen Pearson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 77 | | FW | Scott McDonald | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
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| 24 | | FW | Henrik Ojamaa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| TOTALS | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 2 | |||
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