2001–02 Motherwell F.C. season

Motherwell
2001–02 season
Chairman John Boyle
Manager Billy Davies
until September 2001
Eric Black
September 2001 – April 2002
Terry Butcher
from April 2002
Premier League 11th
Scottish Cup Third Round
League Cup Second Round
Top goalscorer League: Stuart Elliott (11)
All: Stuart Elliott (12)

The 2001–02 season was Motherwell's 4th season in the Scottish Premier League, and their 17th consecutive season in the top division of Scottish football.

Amid growing financial concerns, several key players were sold during the pre-season in order to reduce the club's wage bill. Nine new players were signed, but Motherwell struggled early in the season, resulting in the sacking of manager Billy Davies in September.[1] Eric Black was appointed as his replacement, and over the course the season the club slowly pulled away from bottom-placed St Johnstone to ease any relegation worries. The club's financial situation worsened however, and in April 2002, John Boyle announced that the club would be entering administration. Eric Black and chief executive Pat Nevin resigned from their positions, with Terry Butcher becoming the club's third manager of the season.[2] A week later, following the last game of the season, 19 players were released by the club, including nine players who were still under contract.[3]

First team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Scotland GK Mark Brown
2 Scotland DF Martyn Corrigan
3 Scotland MF Andy Dow
4 Scotland DF Eddie Forrest
5 Wales DF Karl Ready
6 England DF Greg Strong
7 Scotland FW Kevin Twaddle
8 Scotland MF Scott Leitch (club captain)
9 Germany FW Dirk Lehmann
10 Spain MF Roberto Martínez
11 Northern Ireland MF Stuart Elliott
12 Scotland FW Derek Adams
13 France MF David Ferrère
14 France MF Yann Soloy
15 France DF Eric Deloumeaux
16 Scotland MF Steven Hammell
17 Scotland GK Stevie Woods
18 Scotland MF Stephen Cosgrove
No. Position Player
19 Scotland FW Stevie Nicholas
20 Scotland MF Dougie Ramsay
22 Scotland MF Keith Lasley
23 Central African Republic DF Ange Oueifio
24 France GK François Dubourdeau
25 Scotland FW John Fallon
26 Scotland MF Stephen Pearson
27 Scotland FW James McFadden
28 Scotland DF Brian Dempsie
29 Scotland MF David Clarke
30 Scotland MF Scott Wilson
31 Scotland MF Kevin MacDonald
35 Scotland MF Shaun Fagan
36 Scotland DF William Kinniburgh
44 Scotland MF Kenny Wright
45 Scotland FW David Clarkson
50 France DF Franck Bernhard

Transfers

In

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee
2 July 2001 FW Republic of Ireland David Kelly England Sheffield United Free[4]
3 July 2001 MF Spain Roberto Martínez England Wigan Athletic Free[5]
10 July 2001 DF Wales Karl Ready England Queens Park Rangers Free
20 July 2001 MF Scotland Stephen Cosgrove England Manchester United
20 July 2001 DF Scotland Eddie Forrest Airdrieonians
9 November 2001 DF France Éric Deloumeaux France Le Havre £100,000
18 January 2002 FW Germany Dirk Lehmann England Brighton & Hove Albion
8 February 2002 MF France David Ferrère France CS Louhans-Cuiseaux [6]

Out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee
9 July 2001 MF Scotland Derek Townsley Hibernian Free[7]
27 July 2001 DF Suriname Benito Kemble St Johnstone Free[8]
24 August 2001 GK Scotland Andy Goram England Coventry City
29 January 2002 FW Republic of Ireland David Kelly England Mansfield Town Free[9]
31 January 2002 GK Scotland Jon Connolly Dumbarton Free[10]
16 March 2002 Scotland Paul Harvey Stenhousemuir Free[11]

Released

Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date
29 April 2002[12] DF France Franck Bernhard France Vendée Fontenay 2003
29 April 2002[12] MF Scotland Billy Brawley Partick Thistle 21 June 2002[13]
29 April 2002[12] FW Scotland John Fallon
29 April 2002[12] MF France David Ferrère France L'Entente SSG 2003
29 April 2002[12] Scotland Liam Fleming
29 April 2002[12] MF Scotland Stevie Nicholas Stirling Albion 2002
29 April 2002[12] DF Central African Republic Ange Oueifio Germany 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 2002
29 April 2002[12] MF France Yann Soloy France Dieppe 2002
29 April 2002[12] DF Scotland Scott Wilson Airdrie United 2002
29 April 2002[12] Scotland Martin Wood
29 April 2002[12] GK Scotland Mark Brown Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2002
29 April 2002[12] MF Scotland Stephen Cosgrove Clyde 2002
29 April 2002[12] DF Scotland Andy Dow St Mirren 2002
29 April 2002[12] Scotland Eddie Forrest Berwick Rangers 2002
29 April 2002[12] MF Spain Roberto Martínez England Walsall August 2002
29 April 2002[12] Scotland Brian MacDonald
29 April 2002[12] DF Wales Karl Ready England Aldershot Town 2002
29 April 2002[12] DF England Greg Strong England Hull City May 2002[14]
29 April 2002[12] FW Scotland Kevin Twaddle Hearts June 2002[15]

Competitions

Scottish Premier League

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 11 7 20 49 69 −20 40 8 5 6 30 25 +5 3 2 14 19 44 −25

Source: Fir Park Corner

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHHAHHAHAHAAHAAHAAHAHAHHAHHHAHAAHHAAAH
Result L D D L D L L W W L D L W L L W L D D L L L W W L W L W L L W L L D L L W W
Position 10 10 10 11 11 11 12 11 10 11 11 11 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 10 9 10 9 10 10 9 10 10 11 11 11 11 11

Source: Fir Park Corner
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Results by opponent

Team Results[16] Points
1 2 3 4
Aberdeen 2–4 0–1 3–2 3
Celtic 1–2 0-2 0-4 0
Dundee 1–3 4–2 0–2 2—1 6
Dundee United 0–0 1–1 2–0 0–1 5
Dunfermline 2–5 1–0 1–3 3
Heart of Midlothian 2–0 1–3 1–2 3
Hibernian 1–3 1–1 4–0 0–4 4
Livingston 0–0 1–3 1–2 1
Kilmarnock 2–2 0–2 2–0 4—1 6
Rangers 0–3 2–2 0–3 1
St Johnstone 3–2 1–2 2–0 1–1 7

Source: 2001–02 Scottish Premier League article

Results

League table

P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Celtic 3833419418+761032002–03 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round
2 Rangers 38251038227+55852002–03 UEFA Cup First round
3 Livingston 381610125047+3582002–03 UEFA Cup Qualifying round
4 Aberdeen 38167155149+2552002–03 UEFA Cup Qualifying round
5 Heart of Midlothian 38146185257–548
6 Dunfermline Athletic 38129174164–2345
7 Kilmarnock 381310154454–1049
8 Dundee United 381210163859–2146
9 Dundee 38128184155–1444
10 Hibernian 381011175156–541
11 Motherwell 38117204969–2040
12 St Johnstone 3856272462–3821Relegated to 2002–03 First Division

Scottish Cup

Scottish League Cup

Squad statistics

Appearances

No. Pos Nat Player TotalScottish Premier League Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Scotland Mark Brown 19 0 19+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF Scotland Martyn Corrigan 32 0 26+4 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
3 MF Scotland Andy Dow 10 1 7+2 1 1+0 0 0+0 0
4 DF Scotland Eddie Forrest 15 0 9+4 0 0+1 0 1+0 0
5 DF Wales Karl Ready 37 4 35+1 4 0+0 0 1+0 0
6 DF England Greg Strong 33 2 31+1 2 1+0 0 0+0 0
7 FW Scotland Kevin Twaddle 12 0 7+5 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
8 MF Scotland Scott Leitch 27 0 26+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
9 FW Germany Dirk Lehmann 11 4 10+1 4 0+0 0 0+0 0
10 MF Spain Roberto Martínez 16 0 8+8 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
11 MF Northern Ireland Stuart Elliott 39 12 30+7 11 0+1 1 1+0 0
12 FW Scotland Derek Adams 30 2 19+9 2 1+0 0 0+1 0
13 MF France David Ferrère 10 3 7+3 3 0+0 0 0+0 0
14 MF France Yann Soloy 13 1 11+1 1 1+0 0 0+0 0
15 DF France Eric Deloumeaux 24 0 22+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
16 MF Scotland Steven Hammell 40 1 37+1 1 1+0 0 1+0 0
17 DF Scotland Stevie Woods 18 0 15+1 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
18 MF Scotland Stephen Cosgrove 3 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
19 FW Scotland Stevie Nicholas 16 2 5+10 2 0+0 0 1+0 0
20 MF Scotland Dougie Ramsay 3 0 2+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
22 MF Scotland Keith Lasley 30 1 25+3 1 1+0 0 1+0 0
24 GK France François Dubourdeau 4 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
26 MF Scotland Stephen Pearson 29 2 19+8 2 0+1 0 1+0 0
27 FW Scotland James McFadden 25 9 20+4 9 1+0 0 0+0 0
29 MF Scotland David Clarke 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
31 MF Scotland Kevin MacDonald 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
35 MF Scotland Shaun Fagan 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
36 DF Scotland William Kinniburgh 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
44 MF Scotland Kenny Wright 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
50 DF France Franck Bernhard 3 0 2+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Players who appeared for Motherwell who left during the season:
20 FW Scotland Neil Tarrant 6 0 2+3 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
  Scotland Paul Harvey 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW Republic of Ireland David Kelly 21 7 19+0 6 1+0 0 1+0 1

Top scorers

Ranking Nation Number Name Scottish Premier League Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup Total
1 Northern Ireland11Stuart Elliott 11 1 0 12
2 Scotland27 James McFadden 9 0 0 9
3 Republic of Ireland David Kelly 6 0 1 7
4 Germany9 Dirk Lehmann 4 0 0 4
Wales5 Karl Ready 4 0 0 4
6 France13 David Ferrère 3 0 0 3
7 Scotland19 Stevie Nicholas 2 0 0 2
Scotland26 Stephen Pearson 2 0 0 2
England6 Greg Strong 2 0 0 2
Scotland12 Derek Adams 2 0 0 2
11 Scotland22 Keith Lasley 1 0 0 1
Scotland3 Andy Dow 1 0 0 1
Scotland16 Steven Hammell 1 0 0 1
France14 Yann Soloy 1 0 0 1
TOTALS 49 1 1 51

Disciplinary record

Nation Position Number Name Scottish Premier League Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup Total
Red card Red card Red card Red card
Scotland DF 2 Martyn Corrigan 60001070
Scotland DF 4 Eddie Forrest 31001041
Wales DF 5 Karl Ready 1200000120
England DF 6 Greg Strong 50000050
Scotland FW 7 Kevin Twaddle 20000020
Scotland MF 8 Scott Leitch 900010100
Germany FW 9 Dirk Lehmann 10000010
Spain MF 10Roberto Martínez 30000030
Northern Ireland MF 11Stuart Elliott 30000030
Scotland FW 12 Derek Adams 50100060
France MF 13David Ferrère 10000010
France MF 14Yann Soloy 10000010
France DF 15Eric Deloumeaux 31000031
Scotland DF 16Steven Hammell 30000030
Scotland FW 19Stevie Nicholas 20000020
Scotland FW 20Neil Tarrant 10000010
Scotland MF 22Keith Lasley 50000050
Scotland MF 26 Stephen Pearson 41100051
Scotland FW 27James McFadden 90000090
Republic of Ireland FW David Kelly 40000040
TOTALS 82 3 2 0 3 0 87 3

See also

References

  1. "Motherwell part with Davies". BBC Sport. 18 September 2001. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
  2. Forsyth, Roddy (24 April 2002). "Nevin and Black quit as crisis hits Motherwell". London: Telegraph. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
  3. "Motherwell axe 19 players". BBC Sport. 29 April 2002. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
  4. "Kelly signs up for Motherwell". Independent.ie. 3 July 2001. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
  5. "Martinez joins Motherwell set". BBC Sport. 3 July 2001. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
  6. "Ferrere purrs for Motherwell but Sauzee still stalls". The Scotsman. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
  7. "Hibs land Townsley". BBC Sport. 9 July 2001. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
  8. "Kemble signs for Saints". BBC Sport. 27 July 2001. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
  9. "Mansfield sign Kelly". BBC Sport. 29 January 2002. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
  10. "Ex-Motherwell keeper signs up". Rutherglen Reformer. 6 August 2008. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
  11. "One in, one out at Well". BBC Sport. 16 March 2002. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 "Well shed 19 from squad". Sky Sports. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
  13. "Three additions for Partick". BBC Sports. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
  14. "Strong joins Hull". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
  15. "Hearts seal Twaddle signing". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
  16. Motherwell's score is shown first.

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