2014–15 Motherwell F.C. season

Motherwell
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 (Ongoing)
Europa League Second qualifying round vs Stjarnan
League Cup Third Round
v Hamilton Academical
Scottish Cup Fourth Round
v Dundee United
Top goalscorer League: John Sutton (11)
All: John Sutton (11)
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
Home colours
Away colours

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.

Important Events

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]

Results & Fixtures

      Win       Draw       Loss       Postponed

Pre-season Friendlies

Scottish Premiership

Results

UEFA Europa League Qualifying phase

Scottish Cup

Scottish League Cup

Squad statistics

Appearances

As of match played 24 April 2015
No. Pos Nat Player TotalScottish Premiership Europa League Scottish League Cup Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England George Long 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF Scotland Craig Reid 24 0 19+1 0 2 0 1 0 0+1 0
3 DF Scotland Steven Hammell 7 1 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
4 MF Scotland Stuart Carswell 20 0 13+5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF England Simon Ramsden 23 1 17+2 1 2 0 0+1 0 1 0
6 DF Scotland Stephen McManus 37 0 33 0 2 0 1 0 1 0
7 MF England Lionel Ainsworth 33 6 18+12 5 2 1 1 0 0 0
8 MF Scotland Paul Lawson 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
9 FW England John Sutton 38 11 26+8 11 2 0 1 0 1 0
11 MF Scotland Iain Vigurs 15 2 10+1 2 2 0 1 0 1 0
12 GK Czech Republic Dan Twardzik 28 0 24 0 2 0 1 0 1 0
14 MF Scotland Keith Lasley 34 0 30 0 2 0 1 0 1 0
15 DF Republic of Ireland Mark O'Brien 19 0 14+1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0
16 FW Scotland Robert McHugh 4 0 1+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 DF Antigua and Barbuda Zaine Francis-Angol 13 0 10+1 0 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
18 MF England Josh Law 36 2 27+5 0 2 2 1 0 1 0
19 FW Scotland Lee Erwin 33 4 17+14 4 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0
20 DF Scotland Fraser Kerr 25 1 16+5 1 0+2 0 1 0 0+1 0
21 MF Scotland Jack Leitch 8 0 4+2 0 0+1 0 1 0 0 0
22 FW Scotland Craig Moore 8 0 1+7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 MF England Marvin Johnson 8 0 7+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 GK Scotland Ross Stewart 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF Scotland Dom Thomas 13 0 1+12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 MF Scotland Chris Cadden 3 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 DF Scotland David Ferguson 5 0 2+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 DF Scotland Luke Watt 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 MF Scotland Ross MacLean 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
44 MF Grenada Anthony Straker 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
45 DF England Louis Laing 10 1 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
46 MF England Nathan Thomas 2 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
47 MF England Conor Grant 7 1 6+1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
48 MF Scotland Stephen Pearson 10 1 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
77 FW Australia Scott McDonald 8 3 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players away from the club on loan:
23 DF England Adam Cummins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players who appeared for Motherwell no longer at the club:
13 GK Faroe Islands Gunnar Nielsen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 FW Estonia Henrik Ojamaa 21 4 17+2 3 0 0 0+1 0 1 1

Goal scorers

As of 11 April 2015[7][8]
Ranking Nation Number Name Scottish Premiership Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup Europe Total
1 England9 John Sutton1100011
2 England7 Lionel Ainsworth50016
4 Scotland19 Lee Erwin40004
Estonia24Henrik Ojamaa31004
5 Australia77Scott McDonald30003
6 Scotland11Iain Vigurs20002
England18Josh Law00022
8 England5 Simon Ramsden10001
Scotland20Fraser Kerr10001
England47Conor Grant10001
England45Louis Laing10001
Scotland48Stephen Pearson10001
Scotland3 Steven Hammell00011
TOTALS 3310438

Disciplinary record

As of 11 April 2015[7][8]
Nation Position Number Name Scottish Premier League Europa League Scottish League Cup Scottish Cup Total
Red card Red card Red card Red card Red card
ScotlandDF2 Craig Reid 7110000081
ScotlandMF4 Stuart Carswell 3110000041
EnglandDF5 Simon Ramsden 2110000031
ScotlandDF6 Stephen McManus 4110100061
ScotlandMF8 Paul Lawson 1000000010
EnglandFW9 John Sutton 1000000010
ScotlandMF11 Iain Vigurs 4000101060
ScotlandMF14Keith Lasley 4020001070
Republic of IrelandMF15Mark O'Brien 6000110071
Antigua and BarbudaDF17Zaine Francis-Angol 1000000010
EnglandMF18Josh Law 2000000020
ScotlandFW19Lee Erwin 2000000020
ScotlandDF20Fraser Kerr 1100000011
ScotlandMF21Jack Leitch 4000000040
ScotlandFW24Henrik Ojamaa 3100001041
EnglandMF24Marvin Johnson 1000000010
ScotlandDF30David Ferguson 1000000010
EnglandDF45Louis Laing 1100000011
ScotlandMF48Stephen Pearson 2000000020
AustraliaFW77Scott McDonald 1000000010
TOTALS 52 7 6 0 3 1 3 0 62 8

Team statistics

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
8 Partick Thistle 35 12 8 15 46 39 +7 44
9 Kilmarnock 35 10 8 17 38 53 −15 38
10 Ross County 35 10 8 17 41 59 −18 38
11 Motherwell 35 9 5 21 34 60 −26 32 Qualification to Scottish Premiership play-offs
12 St. Mirren 35 7 3 25 26 63 −37 24 Relegation to Scottish Championship
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2015. Source: Scottish Premiership
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAAAHAHHHAHAHAA    
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        
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      

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

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
34 9 4 21 33 59 −26 31 6 3 7 19 19 0 3 1 14 14 40 −26

Source: BBC Sport

Results by opponent

Motherwell score first

Team Results Points
1 2 3 4
Aberdeen 0-1 0-2 1-2 0
Celtic 1-1 0-1 0-4 1
Dundee 1-3 1-4 0-1 0
Dundee United 0-1 1-0 1-3 3
Hamilton Academical 0-4 0-5 4-0 0-2 3
Inverness C.T. 0-2 1-3 2-1 3
Kilmarnock 0-2 1-1 2-1 4
Partick Thistle 1-3 1-0 0-2 3
Ross County 2-1 2-2 2-3 4
St. Johnstone 0-1 1-2 1-1 1
St. Mirren 1-0 1-0 5-0 9

Source: 2014–15 Scottish Premier League Results Table

Transfers

Main articles: List of Scottish football transfers summer 2014 and List of Scottish football transfers winter 2014-15

In

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee
21 May 2014 MF England Josh Law England Alfreton Town Free[9]
23 May 2014 MF Czech Republic Dan Twardzik Dundee Free[10]
16 June 2014 MF England Lionel Ainsworth England Rotherham United Free[11]
19 January 2015 MF Scotland Stephen Pearson India Kerala Blasters Free[12]
3 February 2015 MF England Nathan Thomas England Plymouth Argyle Free[13]
26 February 2015 FW Australia Scott McDonald England Millwall Free[14]

Out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee
16 June 2014 DF England Shaun Hutchinson Fulham Free[15]
19 June 2014 FW Estonia Henri Anier Erzgebirge Aue Undisclosed[16]
23 July 2014 MF Scotland Adam Asghar Alloa Athletic Free[17]
4 March 2015 GK Faroe Islands Gunnar Nielsen [18]

Loans in

Date from Date to Position Nationality Name From
14 August 2014[19] 29 January 2015[20] FW Estonia Henrik Ojamaa Poland Legia Warsaw
15 August 2014 End of Season[21][22] DF Republic of Ireland Mark O'Brien England Derby County
29 January 2015 End of Season[23] MF Grenada Anthony Straker England York City
30 January 2015 End of Season[24] DF England Louis Laing England Nottingham Forest
2 February 2015 End of Season[25] MF England Conor Grant England Everton
2 February 2015 End of Season[26] GK England George Long England Sheffield United

Loans out

Date from Date to Position Nationality Name To
27 February 2015 End of Season[27] DF England Adam Cummins Stirling Albion

See also

Notes and references

  1. ↑ "New SPFL branding is unveiled". skysports.com. SKY Sports. 24 July 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  2. ↑ "Stuart McCall quits as Motherwell boss after fifth straight league loss". STV Sport. STV. 2 November 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  3. ↑ "Ian Baraclough appointed ‘Well boss". http://www.motherwellfc.co.uk/''. Motherwell F.C. 13 December 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "Motherwell: Kenny Black to stay on as assistant manager". http://www.bbc.co.uk/''. BBC. 23 December 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  5. ↑ "Kenny Black: Motherwell assistant manager is sacked". http://www.bbc.co.uk/''. BBC Sport. 6 February 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Motherwell and Elgin home games postponed". http://www.bbc.co.uk/''. BBC. 16 January 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Motherwell F.C. Sky Sports Statistics
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Motherwell F.C. Sky Sports Statistics 2
  9. ↑ "Motherwell sign up midfielder Josh Law from Alfreton Town". bbc.co.uk (British Broadcasting Corporation). 21 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  10. ↑ "Motherwell sign goalkeeper Dan Twardzik after Dundee exit". bbc.co.uk (British Broadcasting Corporation). 23 May 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  11. ↑ "Lionel Ainsworth signs contract to stay at Fir Park". bbc.co.uk (British Broadcasting Corporation). 16 June 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
  12. ↑ "Motherwell: Stephen Pearson returns to Fir Park". bbc.co.uk (British Broadcasting Corporation). 19 January 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  13. ↑ "Nathan Thomas joins from Plymouth". http://www.motherwellfc.co.uk/''. Motherwell FC. 3 February 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  14. ↑ "McDonald makes Fir Park return". Motherwell F.C. 26 February 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  15. ↑ "Fulham sign Motherwell defender". bbc.co.uk (British Broadcasting Corporation). 16 June 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
  16. ↑ "Motherwell sell striker Henri Anier to Erzgebirge Aue". bbc.co.uk (British Broadcasting Corporation). 19 June 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  17. ↑ "Alloa Athletic sign Adam Asghar after Motherwell exit". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 23 July 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  18. ↑ "Motherwell: Goalkeeper Gunnar Nielsen leaves Fir Park". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 4 March 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  19. ↑ "Henrik Ojamaa makes Fir Park return". Motherwell F.C. 14 August 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  20. ↑ "Henrik Ojamaa departs". http://www.motherwellfc.co.uk/''. Motherwell FC. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  21. ↑ "'Well take Derby's O'Brien on loan". Motherwell F.C. 15 August 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  22. ↑ "Motherwell extend loan deal for Derby's Mark O'Brien". http://www.bbc.co.uk/''. BBC. 5 January 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  23. ↑ "Anthony Straker signs on". http://www.motherwellfc.co.uk/''. Motherwell FC. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  24. ↑ "‘Well net Notts Forest defender". http://www.motherwellfc.co.uk/''. Motherwell FC. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  25. ↑ "Toffee’s Grant joins on loan". http://www.motherwellfc.co.uk/''. Motherwell FC. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  26. ↑ "Home / News / ‘Keeper Long joins from Sheff Utd ‘Keeper Long joins from Sheff Utd". http://www.motherwellfc.co.uk/''. Motherwell FC. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  27. ↑ "Cummins joins Stirling Albion on loan". Motherwell F.C. 27 February 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2015.

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