2006–07 Motherwell F.C. season

Motherwell
2006–07 season
Chairman John Boyle
Manager Maurice Malpas (Sacked)
Premier League 10th
Scottish Cup Quarter-finals
League Cup Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer Scott McDonald (15)
Highest home attendance 11,745 vs Rangers (29 July2007)
Lowest home attendance 3,640 vs Falkirk (28 April 2007)
Average home attendance 5,877
Home colours
Away colours
← 2005–06 2007–08 →

The 2006–07 season was Motherwell's 9th season in the Scottish Premier League, and their 22nd consecutive season in the top division of Scottish football.

Contents

Important Events

Transfers

For a list of Scottish football transfers in 2006–07, see transfers in season 2006–07

Summer Transfer Window (1 July – 1 September 2006)

In Permanent

Date Player From Fee Contract length
11 July 2006 Ross McCormack Rangers Undisclosed Two years

Loans in

Date Player From Loan Length
31 August 2006 Calum Elliot Hearts 6 months

Loans out

Date Player To Loan Length

Out Permanent

Date Player To Fee Note
30 June 2006 Steven Hammell Southend United Free
29 August 2006 Jim Hamilton Dunfermline Athletic Undisclosed

Winter Transfer Window (1 January – 2 February 2007)

In Permanent

Date Player From Fee Contract length
1 January 2007 Danny Murphy Cork City Undisclosed 18 months
1 January 2007 Paul Keegan Cork City Undisclosed 18 months
1 January 2007 Trevor Molloy Cork City Undisclosed 18 months

Loans in

Date Player From Loan Length
31 January 2007 Krisztian Vadocz Auxerre 6 months

Loans out

Date Player To Loan Length

Out Permanent

Date Player To Fee Note
4 January 2008 Richie Foran Kilmarnock Undisclosed

Motherwell F.C. Season 2006-07 First-team Squad

As of 20 December 2010[1]

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 Graeme Smith
2 DF Martyn Corrigan
3 DF Danny Murphy (Arrived January 2007)
4 MF Brian Kerr
5 DF Stephen Craigan
6 DF Brian McLean
7 FW Scott McDonald
8 FW Ross McCormack
9 FW Richie Foran (Departed January 2007)
10 MF Phil O'Donnell
11 DF Jim Paterson
12 FW David Clarkson
13 FW Paul Keegan (Arrived January 2007)
14 MF Steven McGarry
15 DF William Kinniburgh
15 FW Trevor Molloy (Arrived January 2007)
16 FW Jim Hamilton (Departed August 2006)
No. Position Player
17 MF Kevin McBride
18 GK Colin Meldrum
19 DF Paul Quinn
20 MF Marc Fitzpatrick
22 MF Keith Lasley
23 MF Darren Smith
24 DF Robert Donnelly
26 MF Kenny Connolly
27 FW Adam Coakley
30 DF Mark Reynolds
31 FW Calum Elliot (Arrived August 2006, Departed January 2007)
31 MF Krisztian Vadocz (Departed January 2007)
40 FW Jamie Murphy
MF Stephen McGuire
GK Alan Martin (Departed August 2006)

Motherwell F.C. 2006–07 Season

Appearances

As of 20 December 2010[2][3]

No. Nat Pos Player Total Scottish Premier League Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Graeme Smith 28 0 23+1 0 3+0 0 1+0 0
2 DF Martyn Corrigan 25 0 19+3 0 3+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF Danny Murphy 16 1 12+1 1 3+0 0 0+0 0
4 MF Brian Kerr 41 3 35+0 2 3+0 1 3+0 0
5 DF Stephen Craigan 40 0 34+0 0 3+0 0 3+0 0
6 DF Brian McLean 4 0 1+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
7 FW Scott McDonald 37 16 30+2 15 3+0 1 2+0 0
8 FW Ross McCormack 15 3 6+6 2 1+0 1 1+1 0
9 MF Richie Foran 27 14 22+1 7 1+0 1 3+0 6
10 MF Phil O'Donnell 3 1 3+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
11 DF Jim Paterson 38 1 34+0 1 2+0 0 2+0 0
12 FW David Clarkson 34 3 19+10 2 2+1 0 1+1 1
13 FW Paul Keegan 10 0 4+4 0 0+2 0 0+0 0
14 MF Steven McGarry 31 2 20+7 1 2+1 0 0+1 1
15 DF William Kinniburgh 6 0 4+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
15 MF Trevor Molloy 8 0 0+6 0 1+1 0 0+0 0
16 FW Jim Hamilton 3 0 2+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
17 MF Kevin McBride 20 0 10+7 0 0+0 0 1+2 0
18 GK Colin Meldrum 18 0 15+1 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
19 DF Paul Quinn 29 2 24+2 2 0+0 0 3+0 0
20 MF Marc Fitzpatrick 28 1 13+11 1 2+0 0 1+1 0
22 MF Keith Lasley 17 0 14+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0
24 DF Robert Donnelly 3 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
26 MF Kenny Connolly 3 0 1+1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
27 FW Adam Coakley 3 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
30 DF Mark Reynolds 41 2 35+0 2 3+0 0 3+0 0
31 FW Calum Elliot 17 2 10+5 2 0+0 0 1+1 0
31 MF Krisztian Vadocz 11 0 11+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
40 FW Jamie Murphy 2 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Stephen McGuire 4 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
GK Alan Martin 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

2006-07 Motherwell Top scorers

Last updated on 8 December 2010
Position Nation Number Name Scottish Premier League Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup Total
1 7 Scott McDonald 15 1 0 16
2 9 Richie Foran 7 1 6 14
3 12 David Clarkson 2 0 1 3
4 4 Brian Kerr 2 1 0 3
5 8 Ross McCormack 2 1 0 3
6 31 Calum Elliot 2 0 0 2
7 14 Steven McGarry 1 0 1 2
8 30 Mark Reynolds 2 0 0 2
9 19 Paul Quinn 2 0 0 2
10 20 Marc Fitzpatrick 1 0 0 1
11 3 Danny Murphy 1 0 0 1
12 10 Phil O'Donnell 1 0 0 1
13 11 Jim Paterson 1 0 0 1
/ / / Own Goals 0 0 0 0
/ / / TOTALS 39 4 8 51

2006-07 Motherwell Disciplinary Record

Last updated 8 December 2010[2]
Nation Position Number Name Scottish Premier League Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup Total
GK 1 Graeme Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF 2 Martyn Corrigan 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
DF 3 Danny Murphy 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
MF 4 Brian Kerr 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
DF 5 Stephen Craigan 5 0 1 0 0 0 6 0
DF 6 Brian McLean 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FW 7 Scott McDonald 8 1 0 0 1 0 9 1
FW 8 Ross McCormack 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FW 9 Richie Foran 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
FW 10 Phil O'Donnell 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
DF 11 Jim Paterson 8 1 0 0 0 0 8 1
FW 12 David Clarkson 5 1 1 0 0 0 6 1
FW 13 Paul Keegan 7 0 1 0 0 0 7 0
MF 14 Steven McGarry 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
DF 15 William Kinniburgh 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
MF 15 Trevor Molloy 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
FW 16 Jim Hamilton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF 17 Kevin McBride 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1
GK 18 Colin Meldrum 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF 19 Paul Quinn 9 1 0 0 0 0 9 1
MF 20 Marc Fitzpatrick 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1
MF 22 Keith Lasley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW 23 Darren Smith 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
DF 24 Robert Donnolly 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
MF 26 Kenny Connolly 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW 27 Adam Coakley 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF 30 Mark Reynolds 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
FW 31 Calum Elliot 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
MF 31 Krisztián Vadócz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW 40 Jamie Murphy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Stephen McGuire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GK Alan Martin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
/ / / TOTALS 56 6 4 0 3 0 63 6

Results and fixtures

      Win       Draw       Loss

Scottish Premier League

Main article: Scottish Premier League 2006–07

[3]

Date Opponent Venue Result[4] Attendance Motherwell Scorer(s)[5] Report
30 Jul 2006 Rangers Fir Park, Motherwell (H) 1–2 11,745 Phil O'Donnell Fir Park Corner
05 Aug 2006 St Mirren Love Street, Paisley (A) 0–2 5,036 Fir Park Corner
12 Aug 2006 Aberdeen Fir Park, Motherwell (H) 0–2 5,186 Fir Park Corner
19 Aug 2006 Hibernian Easter Road, Edinburgh (A) 1–3 13,274 Scott McDonald Fir Park Corner
26 Aug 2006 Falkirk Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk (A) 1–0 4,594 Scott McDonald Fir Park Corner
09 Sep 2006 Inverness CT Fir Park, Motherwell (H) 1–4 4,091 Scott McDonald Fir Park Corner
09 Sep 2006 Hearts Fir Park, Motherwell (H) 0–1 5,931 Fir Park Corner
23 Sep 2006 Dundee United Tannadice, Dundee (A) 1–1 5,036 Calum Elliot Fir Park Corner
30 Sep 2006 Kilmarnock Fir Park, Motherwell (H) 5–0 4,765 Richie Foran, Mark Reynolds, Brian Kerr, Scott McDonald (2) Fir Park Corner
14 Oct 2006 Dunfermline Fir Park, Motherwell (H) 2–1 4,527 Scott McDonald, David Clarkson Fir Park Corner
21 Oct 2006 Celtic Celtic Park, Glasgow (A) 1–2 57,742 Scott McDonald Fir Park Corner
28 Oct 2006 Rangers Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow (A) 1–1 49,785 Brian Kerr Fir Park Corner
04 Nov 2006 St Mirren Fir Park, Motherwell (H) 0–0 5,337 Fir Park Corner
11 Nov 2006 Aberdeen Pittodrie, Aberdeen (A) 1–2 10,527 Michael Hart (og) Fir Park Corner
18 Nov 2006 Hibernian Fir Park, Motherwell (H) 1–6 6,190 Steven McGarry Fir Park Corner
25 Nov 2006 Falkirk Fir Park, Motherwell (H) 4–2 4,970 Richie Foran (2 pens.), Scott McDonald, Calum Elliot Fir Park Corner
02 Dec 2006 Inverness CT Caledonian Stadium, Inverness (A) 1–0 3,668 Richie Foran (pen.) Fir Park Corner
09 Dec 2006 Hearts Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh (A) 1–4 16,753 Richie Foran Fir Park Corner
16 Dec 2006 Dundee United Fir Park, Motherwell (H) 2–3 4,420 Richie Foran (pen.), Mark Reynolds Fir Park Corner
23 Dec 2006 Kilmarnock Rugby Park, Kilmarnock (A) 2–1 5,576 Richie Foran, Jim Paterson Fir Park Corner
26 Dec 2006 Dunfermline East End Park, Dunfermline (A) 2–0 4,200 Marc Fitzpatrick, Scott McDonald Fir Park Corner
30 Dec 2006 Celtic Fir Park, Motherwell (H) 1–1 9,769 Darren Smith Fir Park Corner
2 Jan 2007 Rangers Fir Park, Motherwell (H) 0–1 10,338 Fir Park Corner
27 Jan 2007 Hibernian Easter Road, Edinburgh (A) 0–2 14,280 Fir Park Corner
10 Feb 2007 Falkirk Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk (A) 2–1 4,478 Scott McDonald, Darren Smith Fir Park Corner
17 Feb 2007 Inverness CT Fir Park, Motherwell (H) 1–0 4,258 Scott McDonald Fir Park Corner
20 Feb 2007 St Mirren Love Street, Paisley (A) 0–0 3,576 Fir Park Corner
05 Mar 2007 Hearts Fir Park, Motherwell (H) 0–2 4,389 Fir Park Corner
10 Mar 2007 Dundee United Tannadice, Dundee (A) 1–1 5,183 Danny Murphy Fir Park Corner
13 Mar 2007 Aberdeen Fir Park, Motherwell (H) 0–2 4,530 Fir Park Corner
31 Mar 2007 Dunfermline Fir Park, Motherwell (H) 2–0 4,511 Scott McDonald (2) Fir Park Corner
03 Apr 2007 Kilmarnock Fir Park, Motherwell (H) 0–1 3,784 Fir Park Corner
07 Apr 2007 Celtic Celtic Park, Glasgow (A) 0–1 58,654 Fir Park Corner
21 Apr 2007 Inverness CT Caledonian Stadium, Inverness (A) 0–2 3,804 Fir Park Corner
28 Apr 2007 Falkirk Fir Park, Motherwell (H) 3–3 3,640 Darren Smith, Scott McDonald, David Clarkson Fir Park Corner
7 May 2007 Dunfermline East End Park, Dunfermline (A) 1–4 6,662 Scott McDonald (pen.) Fir Park Corner
12 May 2007 St Mirren Fir Park, Motherwell (H) 2–3 9,277 Ross McCormack (2, 1 pen.) Fir Park Corner
19 May 2007 Dundee United Tannadice, Dundee (A) 0–0 6,070 Fir Park Corner

Scottish Cup 2006-07

Main article: Scottish Cup 2006–07
Date Round Opponent H/A Score[4] Motherwell Scorer(s)[6] Attendance Report
6 January 2007 3rd Round Airdrie A 1-0 Richie Foran (31) 5,924 BBC Sport
3 February 2007 3rd Round Morton H 2-0 Brian Kerr (10), Scott McDonald (34) 9,394 BBC Sport
28 February 2007 Quarter-finals St Johnstone H 1-2 Ross McCormack (85) 5,788 BBC Sport

Scottish League Cup 2006-07

Main article: Scottish League Cup 2006–07
Date Round Opponent H/A Score[4] Motherwell Scorer(s)[6] Attendance Report
22 August 2006 2nd Round Partick Thistle H 3-2 Richie Foran (6, 16) Steven McGarry (88) 3,752 BBC Sport
20 September 2006 3rd Round Queens Park A 3-0 Richie Foran (22, 47, 54(pen.)) 2,408 BBC Sport
7 November 2006 Quarter-final Kilmarnock A 2-3 Richie Foran (25(pen.)), David Clarkson (59) 5,601 BBC Sport

Overall

Competition Started round Current
position / round		 Final
position / round		 First match Last match
— — 3 30 July 2006 19 May 2007
— 22 August 2006 7 November 2006
— 6 January 2007 28 February 2007

Source: Competitions

Classification

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
8 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 38 11 13 14 42 48 −6 46
9 Dundee United 38 10 12 16 40 59 −19 42
10 Motherwell 38 10 8 20 41 61 −20 38
11 St. Mirren 38 8 12 18 31 51 −20 36
12 Dunfermline Athletic 38 8 8 22 26 55 −29 32 First Division

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 10 8 20 41 61 −20 38 5 3 11 25 34 −9 5 5 9 16 27 −11

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 A H A A H H A A H A H H A A H A A H H A A H A H A H H H A A H A H A
Result L L L L W L L D W W L D D L L W W L L W W D L L W W D L D L W L L L D L L D
Position 11 12 12 12 11 12 12 12 12 10 10 10 10 11 11 10 9 11 11 10 8 9 10 10 10 9 8 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10

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

Results by opponent

Team Results[4] Points
1 2 3 4
Aberdeen 0–2 1–2 0-2 — 0
Celtic 1-2 1–1 0–1 — 1
Dundee United 1–1 2–3 1–1 0–0 3
Dunfermline 2–1 2–0 2–0 1–4 9
Falkirk 1–0 4–2 2–1 3–3 10
Heart of Midlothian 0–1 1–4 0–2 – 0
Hibernian 1–3 1–6 0–2 – 0
Inverness CT 1–4 1–0 1–0 0–2 6
Kilmarnock 5–0 2–1 0-1 — 6
Rangers 1–2 1–1 0–1 — 1
St. Mirren 0–2 1–1 0–0 2–3 2

Source: Scottish Premier League 2006–07 article

References

  1. ^ http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/scots/2006-2007/scotprm/mother.htm
  2. ^ a b Motherwell F.C. 2006-07 Statistics, Motherwell F.C. Official Site
  3. ^ a b Motherwell results 2006/2007, Fir Park Corner
  4. ^ a b c d Motherwell's score is shown first.
  5. ^ The number in brackets shows the actual number of goals that were scored by one player.
  6. ^ a b The number(s) in brackets shows the minutes of the goal(s) that was/were scored.
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