2010–11 Motherwell F.C. season
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.
Important Events
- 21 June, 2010 - Draw for the UEFA Europa League second qualifying round. Motherwell draw Icelandic side, Breiðablik.
- 16 July, 2010 - Draw for the UEFA Europa League third qualifying round. Motherwell draw Norwegian side, Aalesund.
- 21 June, 2010 - Draw for the UEFA Europa League play-off round. Motherwell draw Danish side, Odense.
- 11 August, 2010 - The club announce a new year-long sponsorship deal with Scottish telecommunications firm, Commsworld.[1]
- 31 August, 2010 - Draw for the Scottish League Cup third round. Motherwell draw Brechin City (away).
- 23 September, 2010 - Draw for the Scottish League Cup quarter finals. Motherwell draw Dundee United (home).
- 5 October, 2010 - Motherwell appoint new Vice-Chairman, Derek Weir, and report a modest profit for the sixth time in seven years.[2]
- 28 October, 2010 - Draw for the Scottish League Cup semi finals. Motherwell draw Rangers (tie to be played at Hampden).
- 22 November, 2010 - Draw for the Scottish Cup Fourth Round. Motherwell draw Dundee (away).
- 9 December, 2010 - Manager Craig Brown resigns.[3]
- 30 December, 2010 - Motherwell appoint Stuart McCall as their new manager on a two-and-a-half year deal.[4]
- 11 January, 2011 - Draw for the Scottish Cup Fifth Round. Motherwell draw Stranraer (away).
- 19 January, 2011 - Kenny Black is confirmed as the new assistant manager.[5]
- 6 February, 2011 - Draw for the Scottish Cup quarter finals. Motherwell draw Dundee United (away).
- 23 February, 2011 - Chairman John Boyle announces that he will stand down as Motherwell chairman, and give up his shareholding for free. The club also consider switching to a wider form of ownership.[6]
- 14 March, 2011 - Draw for the Scottish Cup semi finals. Motherwell draw St. Johnstone with the tie to be played at Hampden Park.
- 16 April, 2011 - Motherwell defeat St. Johnstone 3–0 at Hampden Park to progress to the 2011 Scottish Cup Final where they are to play Celtic, again at Hampden Park.
- 15 May, 2011 - Motherwell finish their league campaign with a 4–0 defeat by Scottish Cup final opponents, Celtic, at Parkhead in their 52nd and penultimate competitive fixture of the season.
- 21 May, 2011 - Motherwell finish their campaign with a 3–0 Scottish Cup final defeat against Celtic at Hampden Park.
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
Loans in
Loans out
Out Permanent
Released
Winter Transfer Window (1 January - 1 February 2011)
In Permanent
Out Permanent
Loans in
Loans out
Released
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.
Motherwell F.C. Season 2010-11 Statistics
Appearances
As of 21 May 2011[37][38]
2010-11 Motherwell Top scorers
- Last updated on 21 May 2011[37]
2010-11 Motherwell Disciplinary Record
- Last updated 26 July 2011[37]
Last updated: 26 July 2011
[37]
Results & fixtures
Win Draw Loss
Friendlies
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
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
Competitions
Overall
Source: Competitions
SPL
Classification
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
Source: Scottish Premier League 2010–11 article
Most frequent starting line-up
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.
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