2010–11 Motherwell F.C. season

Motherwell
2010–11 season
Chairman John Boyle
Manager

Craig Brown (Resigned),

Stuart McCall
Stadium Fir Park
Scottish Premier League 6th
Scottish Cup Runners-Up
League Cup Semi-Finals
Europa League Play Off Round
Top goalscorer League: John Sutton, Nick Blackman (10)
All: John Sutton (17)
Highest home attendance 10,092 v Rangers, 27 February 2011
Lowest home attendance 3,324 v Hearts, 14 December 2010
Average home attendance 5,660
Home colours
Away colours

Motherwell will compete in the Scottish Premier League, Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup and UEFA Europa League during the 2010–11 season. This is the third consecutive season in which Motherwell have been involved in European competition, the first time this has happened in the club's 125 year history.

Contents

Important Events

Transfers

For a list of Scottish football transfers in 2010–11, see transfers in season 2010–11

Summer Transfer Window (1 July – 1 September 2010)

In Permanent

Date Player From Fee Contract length
7 June 2010 Lee Hollis[7] Airdrie United Free One year
10 June 2010 Angelis Charalambous[8] Anorthosis Famagusta Free One Year
1 July 2010 Darren Randolph[9] Charlton Athletic Free Three Years
12 August 2010 Esteban Casagolda[10] FC Brussels Free One Year
31 August 2010 Steve Howarth[11][12] Clyde Undisclosed Unknown
2 September 2010 Alan Gow[13] Plymouth Argyle Free Six Months

Loans in

Date Player From Loan Length
14 August 2010 Nick Blackman[14] Blackburn Rovers Six months

Loans out

Date Player To Loan Length
20 July 2010 Jordan Halsman[15] Annan Athletic 6 Months
20 July 2010 Steven Lawless[15] Annan Athletic 31 Days
4 August 2010 Dario Quinn[16] Linlithgow Rose 1 Year
28 August 2010 Gary Smith[17] Dumbarton 6 Months
31 August 2010 Steven Lawless[18] Albion Rovers 6 Months
20 July 2010 Peter Innes[18] Albion Rovers 6 Months
20 July 2010 Steven Meechan[18] Albion Rovers 6 Months

Out Permanent

Date Player To Fee
1 June 2010 Jim O'Brien[19] Barnsley Free
1 June 2010 Ross Hyslop[20] Queen of the South Free
1 July 2010 Giles Coke[21] Sheffield Wednesday Free
23 July 2010 Darren Smith[22] Ross County Free

Released

Date Player
12 March 2010 Seb Kosiorowski[23]
31 August 2010 Michael Fraser[24]

Winter Transfer Window (1 January - 1 February 2011)

In Permanent

Date Player From Fee Contract length
4 February 2011 Francis Jeffers[25][26] Newcastle United Jets Free Six Months
1 April 2011 Maurice Ross[27] Unattached Free Three Months

Out Permanent

Date Player To Fee
12 January 2011 Marc Fitzpatrick[28] Ross County Free
14 January 2011 Alan Gow[29] Notts County Free
16 January 2011 Mark Reynolds[30] Sheffield Wednesday Undisclosed

Loans in

Date Player From Loan Length
20 January 2011 Steve Jones[31] Walsall 6 months
28 January 2011 Gavin Gunning[32] Blackburn Rovers 6 months

Loans out

Date Player To Loan Length
1 December 2010 Steven Lawless[33][34] Albion Rovers 6 months
1 December 2010 Peter Innes[33][34] Albion Rovers 6 months
28 January 2011 Jordan Halsman[35] Dumbarton 6 months

Released

Date Player

Motherwell F.C. Season 2010-11 First-team Squad

As of 28 January 2011[36] Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 GK Darren Randolph
2 DF Steven Saunders
3 DF Steven Hammell
4 DF Maurice Ross
5 DF Stephen Craigan
6 MF Tom Hateley
7 MF Chris Humphrey
8 MF Steve Jennings
9 FW Jamie Murphy
11 FW John Sutton
12 GK Lee Hollis
14 MF Keith Lasley
16 FW Robert McHugh
17 MF Steve Jones (on loan from Walsall)
18 MF Ross Forbes
No. Position Player
19 DF Shaun Hutchinson
20 MF Jonathan Page
21 DF Angelis Charalambous
22 DF Gavin Gunning (on loan from Blackburn Rovers)
23 FW Esteban Casagolda
24 FW Francis Jeffers
27 MF Steven Meechan
28 FW Steve Howarth
32 MF Jamie Pollock
33 FW Gary Smith
34 GK Tom Bradley
36 DF Ross McKinnon
41 FW Lee Erwin
42 MF Stewart Carswell

Motherwell F.C. Season 2010-11 Statistics

Appearances

As of 21 May 2011[37][38]

No. Nat Pos Player Total Scottish Premier League Europa League Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Darren Randolph 52 0 37+0 0 6+0 0 6+0 0 3+0 0
2 DF Steven Saunders 36 1 22+3 1 5+1 0 2+0 0 3+0 0
3 DF Steven Hammell 44 0 26+5 0 6+0 0 5+0 0 2+0 0
4 DF Mark Reynolds 27 0 18+0 0 6+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
4 DF Maurice Ross 6 0 5+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
5 DF Stephen Craigan 50 1 32+3 0 6+0 0 5+1 1 3+0 0
6 MF Tom Hateley 53 3 36+2 2 6+0 1 6+0 0 3+0 0
7 MF Chris Humphrey 51 4 33+3 3 4+2 0 5+1 1 3+0 0
8 MF Steve Jennings 42 1 30+0 0 5+0 0 4+0 1 2+1 0
9 FW Jamie Murphy 49 12 31+4 6 6+0 3 5+1 3 2+0 0
11 FW John Sutton 50 17 25+10 10 6+0 1 6+0 6 1+2 0
12 GK Lee Hollis 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
14 MF Keith Lasley 40 2 26+0 1 6+0 0 6+0 0 2+0 1
16 FW Robert McHugh 17 0 0+11 0 0+3 0 0+2 0 0+1 0
17 MF Marc Fitzpatrick 7 0 3+2 0 0+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
17 MF Steve Jones 17 2 10+2 1 0+0 0 1+3 1 0+1 0
18 MF Ross Forbes 32 1 11+12 0 3+1 1 0+3 0 1+1 0
19 DF Shaun Hutchinson 24 1 17+1 1 0+0 0 5+0 0 1+0 0
20 DF Jonathan Page 14 3 3+6 0 0+2 1 0+1 0 1+1 2
21 DF Angelis Charalambous 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
22 FW Nick Blackman 22 10 15+3 10 1+1 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
22 DF Gavin Gunning 18 0 12+2 0 0+0 0 4+0 0 0+0 0
23 FW Esteban Casagolda 13 0 3+9 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
24 FW Alan Gow 17 2 9+6 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 1
24 FW Francis Jeffers 14 2 8+2 1 0+0 0 2+2 1 0+0 0
27 MF Steven Meechan 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
28 FW Steve Howarth 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
32 MF Jamie Pollock 4 0 0+3 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
33 FW Gary Smith 2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
42 MF Stewart Carswell 4 0 3+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

2010-11 Motherwell Top scorers

Last updated on 21 May 2011[37]
Position Nation Number Name Scottish Premier League Europa League Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup Total
1 11 John Sutton 10 1 6 0 17
2 9 Jamie Murphy 6 3 3 0 12
3 22 Nick Blackman 10 0 0 0 10
4 7 Chris Humphrey 3 0 1 0 4
6 6 Tom Hateley 2 1 0 0 3
5 20 Jonathan Page 0 1 0 2 3
7 24 Francis Jeffers 1 0 1 0 2
15 17 Steve Jones 1 0 1 0 2
8 24 Alan Gow 1 0 0 1 2
9 14 Keith Lasley 1 0 0 1 2
10 19 Shaun Hutchinson 1 0 0 0 1
11 2 Steven Saunders 1 0 0 0 1
12 18 Ross Forbes 0 1 0 0 1
13 5 Stephen Craigan 0 0 1 0 1
14 8 Steve Jennings 0 0 1 0 1
/ / / Own Goals 3 0 0 0 3
/ / / TOTALS 40 7 14 4 65

2010-11 Motherwell Disciplinary Record

Last updated 26 July 2011[37]
Nation Position Number Name Scottish Premier League Europa League Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup Total
GK 1 Darren Randolph 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
DF 2 Steven Saunders 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 1
DF 3 Steven Hammell 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF 4 Mark Reynolds 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
DF 4 Maurice Ross 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF 5 Stephen Craigan 8 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 11 0
MF 6 Tom Hateley 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6 0
MF 7 Chris Humphrey 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
MF 8 Steve Jennings 9 1 1 1 3 0 1 0 14 2
FW 9 Jamie Murphy 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FW 11 John Sutton 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
GK 12 Lee Hollis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF 14 Keith Lasley 7 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 10 0
FW 16 Robert McHugh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF 17 Marc Fitzpatrick 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF 17 Steve Jones 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF 18 Ross Forbes 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
DF 19 Shaun Hutchinson 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
DF 20 Jonathan Page 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF 21 Angelis Charalambous 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW 22 Nick Blackman 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
MF 22 Gavin Gunning 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 0
FW 23 Esteban Casagolda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW 24 Alan Gow 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW 24 Francis Jeffers 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
MF 25 Steven Meechan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW 27 Steve Howarth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF 32 Jamie Pollock 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW 33 Gary Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF 42 Stewart Carswell 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
/ / / TOTALS 65 1 9 1 8 0 2 0 84 2

Last updated: 26 July 2011
[37]

Results & fixtures

      Win       Draw       Loss

Friendlies

Date Opponent H/A Score[39] Motherwell Scorer(s)[40] Attendance Report
6 July 2010 Brechin City A 3–1 Sutton  48', Forbes  55', Lasley  66' Unknown Motherwell F.C.
9 July 2010 Forfar Athletic A 2–1 Trialist  24', Reynolds  75' Unknown Motherwell F.C.
9 July 2010 Ayr United A 2–1 Forbes  69', McHugh  89' Unknown Motherwell F.C.

Scottish Premier League

[38]

Match
Day
Date Opponent H/A Score[39] Motherwell Scorer(s)[40] League
Position[41]
Attendance Report
1 15 August 2010 Hibernian H 2–3 Sutton  13', Murphy  75' (pen.) 9 5,172 BBC Sport
2 22 August 2010 Kilmarnock A 1–0 Blackman  37' 6 5,399 BBC Sport
3 29 August 2010 Celtic H 0–1 7 9,207 BBC Sport
4 11 September 2010 St. Johnstone A 2–0 Blackman  3', Rutkiewicz  39' (og.) 4 3,254 BBC Sport
5 18 September 2010 Aberdeen H 1–1 Murphy  35' 5 5,251 BBC Sport
6 25 September 2010 Hearts A 2–0 Blackman  58', Sutton  70' 3 13,749 BBC Sport
7 2 October 2010 St. Mirren H 3–1 Humphrey  3', Hateley  87' (pen.), Murphy  88' 3 4,384 BBC Sport
8 16 October 2010 Rangers A 1–4 Blackman  44' 3 44,609 BBC Sport
9 23 October 2010 Dundee United H 2–1 Severin  1' (og.), Dillon  75' (og.) 3 4,635 BBC Sport
10 30 October 2010 Hamilton Academical H 0–1 3 4,865 BBC Sport
11 6 November 2010 Inverness CT A 2–1 Gow  33', Blackman  43' 3 4,054 BBC Sport
12 10 November 2010 St. Johnstone H 4–0 Blackman  12'24'45', Sutton  88' 3 3,361 BBC Sport
13 13 November 2010 Hibernian A 1–2 Blackman  10' (pen.) 4 11,178 BBC Sport
14 20 November 2010 St. Mirren A 1–1 Blackman  74' 5 4,213 BBC Sport
15 (Re-arranged) 14 December 2010 Hearts H 1–2 Lasley  45' 5 3,324 BBC Sport
19 26 December 2010 Rangers H 1–4 Sutton  46' 6 9,371 BBC Sport
20 29 December 2010 Celtic A 0–1 6 40,750 BBC Sport
21 1 January 2011 Hamilton Academical A 0–0 6 3,171 BBC Sport
17 (Re-arranged) 12 January 2011 Dundee United A 0–2 6 4,918 BBC Sport
22 15 January 2011 Inverness CT H 0–0 6 3,728 BBC Sport
23 22 January 2011 Hibernian H 2–0 Murphy  20', Saunders  24' 6 4,202 BBC Sport
24 26 January 2011 St. Johnstone A 0–1 6 2,268 BBC Sport
16 (Re-arranged) 2 February 2011 Kilmarnock H 0–1 8 3,640 BBC Sport
26 12 February 2011 Rangers A 0–6 8 43,789 BBC Sport
18 (Re-arranged) 15 February 2011 Aberdeen A 2–1 Jeffers  14', Murphy  71' 5 6,882 BBC Sport
27 19 February 2011 Hamilton Academical H 1–0 Sutton  36' (pen.) 5 4,407 BBC Sport
25 (Re-arranged) 23 February 2011 St. Mirren H 0–1 5 3,613 BBC Sport
28 27 February 2011 Celtic H 2–0 Sutton  2'49' (pen.) 5 9,716 BBC Sport
29 5 March 2011 Inverness CT A 0–3 5 3,563 BBC Sport
30 19 March 2011 Kilmarnock A 1–3 Sutton  12' 6 4,259 BBC Sport
31 2 April 2011 Aberdeen H 2–1 Humphrey  15', Hutchinson  88' 6 4,458 BBC Sport
33 (Re-arranged) 6 April 2011 Dundee United H 2–1 Murphy  26', Humphrey  41' 6 3,435 BBC Sport
32 9 April 2011 Hearts A 0–0 6 13,800 BBC Sport
34 23 April 2011 Hearts A 3–3 Sutton  55'88', Hateley  58' 6 13,039 BBC Sport
35 30 April 2011 Rangers H 0–5 6 8,968 BBC Sport
36 7 May 2011 Dundee United A 0–4 6 5,951 BBC Sport
37 11 May 2011 Kilmarnock H 1–1 Jones  8' 6 4,101 BBC Sport
38 15 May 2011 Celtic A 0–4 6 57,837 BBC Sport

UEFA Europa League

Date Round Opponent H/A Score[39] Motherwell Scorer(s)[40] Attendance Report
15 July 2010 Second qualifying round Breiðablik H 1–0 Forbes  63' 5,990 BBC Sport
22 July 2010 Second qualifying round Breiðablik A 1–0 Murphy  42' 1,700 BBC Sport
29 July 2010 Third qualifying round Aalesund A 1–1 Murphy  48' 8,450 BBC Sport
5 August 2010 Third qualifying round Aalesund H 3–0 Murphy  4', Sutton  11', Page  89' 7,721 BBC Sport
19 August 2010 Play-off round Odense A 1–2 Hateley  90+4' 14,911 BBC Sport
26 August 2010 Play-off round Odense H 0–1 9,105 BBC Sport

Scottish Cup

Date Round Opponent H/A Score[39] Motherwell Scorer(s)[40] Attendance Report
9 January 2011 Fourth round Dundee A 4–0 Sutton  3'47', Jennings  81', Murphy  87' 4,285 BBC Sport
5 February 2011 Fifth round Stranraer A 2–0 Jones  45', Sutton  82' 2,042 BBC Sport
13 March 2011 Quarter-final Dundee United A 2–2 Sutton  1'72' 7,358 BBC Sport
30 March 2011 Quarter-final replay Dundee United H 3–0 Murphy  8', Humphrey  36', Jeffers  63' 8,337 BBC Sport
16 April 2011 Semi-final St. Johnstone N 3–0 Craigan  5', Murphy  14', Sutton  39' 11,920 BBC Sport
21 May 2011 Final Celtic N 0–3 49,618 BBC Sport

Scottish League Cup

Date Round Opponent H/A Score[39] Motherwell Scorer(s)[40] Attendance Report
21 September 2010 Third round Brechin City A 2–0 Page  16'59' 903 BBC Sport
26 October 2010 Quarter-finals Dundee United H 1–0 Gow  86' 4,838 BBC Sport
30 January 2011 Semi-finals Rangers N 1–2 Lasley  66' 23,432 BBC Sport

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Current
position / round
Final
position / round
First match Last match
Scottish Premier League 6 5 August 2010 15 May 2011
League Cup 3rd Round Semi-finals 21 September 2010 30 January 2011
Scottish Cup 4th Round Final 9 January 2011 21 May 2011
UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round Play-off round 15 July 2010 26 August 2010

Source: Competitions

SPL

Classification

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Rangers (C) 38 30 3 5 88 29 +59 93 2011–12 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round
2 Celtic 38 29 5 4 85 22 +63 92 2011–12 UEFA Europa League Play-off round 1
3 Heart of Midlothian 38 18 9 11 53 45 +8 63 2011–12 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round
4 Dundee United 38 17 10 11 55 50 +5 61 2011–12 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round 1
5 Kilmarnock 38 13 10 15 53 55 −2 49
6 Motherwell 38 13 7 18 40 56 −16 46

Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 13 7 18 40 60 −20 46 8 3 8 24 24 0 5 4 10 16 36 −20

Source: BBC Sport

Results by round

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
Ground H A H A H A H A H H A H A A H H A A A H H A H A A H H H A A H A H A H A H A
Result L W L W D W W L W L W W L D L L L D L D W L L L W W L W L L W D W D L L D L
Position 9 6 7 4 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7

Source: BBC Sport
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Lose; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Results by opponent

Team Results[39] Points
1 2 3 4
Aberdeen 1–1 2-1 2-1 7
Celtic 0–1 0-1 2-0 0-4 3
Dundee United 2–1 0-2 2-1 0-4 6
Hamilton Academical 0–1 0-0 1-0 4
Heart of Midlothian 2–0 1-2 0-0 3-3 5
Hibernian 2–3 1–2 2-0 3
Inverness CT 2–1 0-0 0-3 4
Kilmarnock 1–0 0-1 1-3 1-1 4
Rangers 1–4 1-4 0-6 0-5 0
St. Johnstone 2–0 4–0 0-1 6
St. Mirren 3–1 1–1 0-1 4

Source: Scottish Premier League 2010–11 article

Most frequent starting line-up

Randolph
Saunders
Craigan
Hutchinson
Hammell
Lasley
Jennings
Hateley
Murphy
Sutton
Humphrey

The players used are those who have played the most games in each respective position, not necessarily who have played most games out of all the players.

Notes and references

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  4. ^ "Stuart McCall confirmed as Motherwell's new manager". BBC Sport. 30 December 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/motherwell/9314216.stm. Retrieved 6 January 2011. 
  5. ^ "Black confirmed as assistant manager". Motherwell F.C.. 30 December 2010. http://www.motherwellfc.co.uk/2011/01/19/black-confirmed-as-assistant-manager/. Retrieved 19 January 2011. 
  6. ^ "Fir Park owner John Boyle to give away control for free". BBC Sport. 23 February 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/motherwell/9406049.stm. Retrieved 25 July 2011. 
  7. ^ "Motherwell sign former Airdrie goalkeeper Lee Hollis". BBC Sport. 7 June 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/motherwell/8727326.stm. Retrieved 7 June 2010. 
  8. ^ "Cypriot Angelis Charalambous signs for Motherwell". BBC Sport. 10 June 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/motherwell/8733721.stm. Retrieved 10 June 2010. 
  9. ^ "Charlton goalkeeper Darren Randolph joins Motherwell". BBC Sport. 1 July 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/motherwell/8777563.stm. Retrieved 1 July 2010. 
  10. ^ "Motherwell sign striker Esteban Casagolda". BBC Sport. 12 August 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/motherwell/8909528.stm. Retrieved 13 August 2010. 
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  14. ^ "Blackman signs". Motherwell FC official website. 14 August 2010. http://www.motherwellfc.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1899&Itemid=134. Retrieved 14 August 2010. 
  15. ^ a b "Annan add two youngsters". Scottish Football League. 20 July 2010. http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news/article/annan-add-two-youngsters/. Retrieved 20 July 2010. 
  16. ^ Linlithgow Rose snap up Well defender Dario Quinn Edinburgh Evening News
  17. ^ Smith joins Dumbarton Motherwell FC official website
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  20. ^ "Keepers Roddy McKenzie and Ross Hyslop join Doonhamers". BBC Sport. 1 June 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/q/queen_of_the_south/8716524.stm. Retrieved 6 August 2010. 
  21. ^ "Midfielder Giles Coke joins Sheffield Wednesday". BBC Sport. 1 July 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sheff_wed/8781326.stm. Retrieved 3 July 2010. 
  22. ^ "Ross County sign former Motherwell winger Darren Smith". BBC Sport. 23 July 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/ross_county/8850866.stm. Retrieved 24 July 2010. 
  23. ^ Homeward Bound Motherwell FC Official Website. Retrieved 7 September 2010
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  25. ^ "Striker Francis Jeffers agrees deal to join Motherwell". BBC Sport. 2011-02-04. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/motherwell/9387116.stm. Retrieved 4 February 2011. 
  26. ^ "Jeffers deal done". Motherwell F.C. Official Website. 2011-02-08. http://www.motherwellfc.co.uk/2011/02/08/jeffers-deal-done/. Retrieved 8 February 2011. 
  27. ^ "Maurice Ross defends his switch to Motherwell". BBC SPORT. 1 April 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/12925265.stm. Retrieved 2011-04-01. 
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  29. ^ "Notts County sign Alan Gow and Lewis Gobern". BBC Sport. 2011-01-14. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/notts_county/9362864.stm. Retrieved January 15, 2011. 
  30. ^ "Sheffield Wednesday sign Gary Madine & Mark Reynolds". BBC Sport. 2011-01-16. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sheff_wed/9362871.stm. Retrieved January 16, 2011. 
  31. ^ "Mike Grella and Steve Jones join Motherwell". BBC Sport. 20 January 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/motherwell/9368286.stm. Retrieved 20 January 2011. 
  32. ^ "Motherwell sign Gunning and extend Humphrey contract". BBC Sport. 28 January 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/motherwell/9380320.stm. Retrieved 28 January 2011. 
  33. ^ a b Paul Martin Column, Albion Rovers Official Website. 1 December 2010
  34. ^ a b Meechan goes back to Motherwell, Scottish Football League
  35. ^ "Halsman Joins Dumbarton". Motherwell F.C. Official Website. 29 January 2011. http://www.motherwellfc.co.uk/2011/01/28/halsman-joins-dumbarton/. 
  36. ^ Motherwell FC Squad Numbers - Scottish Premier League
  37. ^ a b c d Motherwell F.C. Sky Sports Statistics
  38. ^ a b Motherwell FC season 2010-11, Fir Park Corner
  39. ^ a b c d e f Motherwell's score is shown first.
  40. ^ a b c d e The number(s) in brackets shows the minute the goal(s) was/were scored.
  41. ^ Shows Motherwell's position in the table at end of day the match was played on

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