2006–07 Motherwell F.C. season

Motherwell
2006–07 season
Chairman John Boyle
Manager Maurice Malpas
Premier League 10th
Scottish Cup Quarter-finals
League Cup Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer League: Scott McDonald (15)
All: Scott McDonald (16)
Highest home attendance 11,745 vs Rangers
29 July2007
Lowest home attendance 3,640 vs Falkirk
28 April 2007
Average home league attendance 5,877
Home colours
Away colours

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. It was Maurice Malpas first, and only, season as manager of Motherwell having replaced Terry Butcher who had left to join Sydney FC at the end of the previous season, and himself sacked following the conclusion of the season.

Important Events

Squad

As of 20 December 2010[1] 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 Graeme Smith
2 Scotland DF Martyn Corrigan
3 Republic of Ireland DF Danny Murphy
4 Scotland MF Brian Kerr
5 Northern Ireland DF Stephen Craigan
6 Northern Ireland DF Brian McLean
7 Australia FW Scott McDonald
8 Scotland FW Ross McCormack
10 Scotland MF Phil O'Donnell
11 Scotland DF Jim Paterson
12 Scotland FW David Clarkson
13 Republic of Ireland FW Paul Keegan
14 Scotland MF Steven McGarry
15 Scotland DF William Kinniburgh
No. Position Player
16 Republic of Ireland FW Trevor Molloy
17 Scotland MF Kevin McBride
18 Scotland GK Colin Meldrum
19 Scotland DF Paul Quinn
20 Scotland MF Marc Fitzpatrick
22 Scotland MF Keith Lasley
23 Scotland MF Darren Smith
24 Scotland DF Robert Donnelly
26 Scotland MF Kenny Connolly
27 Scotland FW Adam Coakley
30 Scotland DF Mark Reynolds
31 Hungary MF Krisztian Vadocz
40 Scotland FW Jamie Murphy
Scotland MF Stephen McGuire

Transfers

In

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee
July 2006 DF Northern Ireland Brian McLean Rangers previously on loan
11 July 2006 FW Scotland Ross McCormack Rangers Undisclosed[2]
18 August 2006 MF Scotland Keith Lasley England Plymouth Argyle Free[3]
1 January 2007 DF Republic of Ireland Danny Murphy Republic of Ireland Cork City Undisclosed[4]
1 January 2007 MF Republic of Ireland Paul Keegan Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic Undisclosed[4]
1 January 2007 FW Republic of Ireland Trevor Molloy Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic Undisclosed[4]

Out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee
29 August 2006 FW Scotland Jim Hamilton Dunfermline Athletic Undisclosed [5]
31 August 2006 GK Scotland Alan Martin England Leeds United Undisclosed[6]
31 January 2007 FW Republic of Ireland Richie Foran England Southend United £150,000[7]

Loans in

Date from Date to Position Nationality Name From
31 August 2006[8] 6 Months FW Scotland Calum Elliot Hearts
31 January 2007[9] End of Season FW Hungary Krisztian Vadocz France Auxerre

Released

Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date
May 2007 MF Scotland Shaun Fagan Republic of Ireland Galway United July 2007

Loans out

Date from Date to Position Nationality Name To
30 December 2006 30 January 2007 MF Scotland Shaun Fagan Stenhousemuir

Competitions

Scottish Premier League

Classification

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
8 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 38 11 13 14 42 486 46
9 Dundee United 38 10 12 16 40 5919 42
10 Motherwell 38 10 8 20 41 6120 38
11 St Mirren 38 8 12 18 31 5120 36
12 Dunfermline Athletic 38 8 8 22 26 5529 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; (E) = Eliminated; (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; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAAHAAHHAAHAHHAAHAAHHAAHAHAHHHAAHAHA
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 = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Results by opponent

Team Results[10] 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: 2006–07 Scottish Premier League article

Results

[11]

Date Opponent Venue Result[10] Attendance Motherwell Scorer(s)[12] Report
30 July 2006RangersFir Park, Motherwell (H)1–2 11,745Phil O'DonnellFir Park Corner
5 August 2006St MirrenLove Street, Paisley (A)0–2 5,036 Fir Park Corner
12 August 2006AberdeenFir Park, Motherwell (H)0–2 5,186 Fir Park Corner
19 August 2006HibernianEaster Road, Edinburgh (A)1–3 13,274 Scott McDonald Fir Park Corner
26 August 2006FalkirkFalkirk Stadium, Falkirk (A)1–0 4,594 Scott McDonald Fir Park Corner
9 September 2006Inverness CTFir Park, Motherwell (H)1–4 4,091 Scott McDonaldFir Park Corner
9 September 2006HeartsFir Park, Motherwell (H)0–1 5,931 Fir Park Corner
23 September 2006Dundee UnitedTannadice, Dundee (A)1–1 5,036 Calum Elliot Fir Park Corner
30 September 2006KilmarnockFir Park, Motherwell (H)5–0 4,765 Richie Foran, Mark Reynolds, Brian Kerr, Scott McDonald (2) Fir Park Corner
14 October 2006DunfermlineFir Park, Motherwell (H)2–1 4,527 Scott McDonald, David Clarkson Fir Park Corner
21 October 2006CelticCeltic Park, Glasgow (A)1–2 57,742 Scott McDonald Fir Park Corner
28 October 2006RangersIbrox Stadium, Glasgow (A)1–1 49,785 Brian Kerr Fir Park Corner
4 November 2006St MirrenFir Park, Motherwell (H)0–0 5,337 Fir Park Corner
11 November 2006AberdeenPittodrie, Aberdeen (A)1–2 10,527 Michael Hart (og) Fir Park Corner
18 November 2006HibernianFir Park, Motherwell (H)1–6 6,190 Steven McGarry Fir Park Corner
25 November 2006FalkirkFir Park, Motherwell (H)4–2 4,970 Richie Foran (2 pens.), Scott McDonald, Calum Elliot Fir Park Corner
2 December 2006Inverness CTCaledonian Stadium, Inverness (A)1–0 3,668 Richie Foran (pen.) Fir Park Corner
9 December 2006HeartsTynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh (A)1–4 16,753 Richie Foran Fir Park Corner
16 December 2006Dundee UnitedFir Park, Motherwell (H)2–3 4,420 Richie Foran (pen.), Mark Reynolds Fir Park Corner
23 December 2006KilmarnockRugby Park, Kilmarnock (A)2–1 5,576 Richie Foran, Jim Paterson Fir Park Corner
26 December 2006DunfermlineEast End Park, Dunfermline (A)2–0 4,200 Marc Fitzpatrick, Scott McDonald Fir Park Corner
30 December 2006CelticFir Park, Motherwell (H)1–1 9,769 Darren Smith Fir Park Corner
2 January 2007RangersFir Park, Motherwell (H)0–1 10,338 Fir Park Corner
27 January 2007HibernianEaster Road, Edinburgh (A)0–2 14,280 Fir Park Corner
10 February 2007FalkirkFalkirk Stadium, Falkirk (A)2–1 4,478 Scott McDonald, Darren Smith Fir Park Corner
17 February 2007Inverness CTFir Park, Motherwell (H)1–0 4,258 Scott McDonaldFir Park Corner
20 February 2007St MirrenLove Street, Paisley (A)0–0 3,576 Fir Park Corner
5 March 2007HeartsFir Park, Motherwell (H)0–2 4,389 Fir Park Corner
10 March 2007Dundee UnitedTannadice, Dundee (A)1–1 5,183 Danny Murphy Fir Park Corner
13 March 2007AberdeenFir Park, Motherwell (H)0–2 4,530 Fir Park Corner
31 March 2007DunfermlineFir Park, Motherwell (H)2–0 4,511 Scott McDonald (2)Fir Park Corner
3 April 2007KilmarnockFir Park, Motherwell (H)0–1 3,784 Fir Park Corner
7 April 2007CelticCeltic Park, Glasgow (A)0–1 58,654 Fir Park Corner
21 April 2007Inverness CTCaledonian Stadium, Inverness (A)0–2 3,804 Fir Park Corner
28 April 2007FalkirkFir Park, Motherwell (H)3–3 3,640 Darren Smith, Scott McDonald, David Clarkson Fir Park Corner
7 May 2007DunfermlineEast End Park, Dunfermline (A)1–4 6,662 Scott McDonald (pen.) Fir Park Corner
12 May 2007St MirrenFir Park, Motherwell (H)2–3 9,277 Ross McCormack (2, 1 pen.) Fir Park Corner
19 May 2007Dundee UnitedTannadice, Dundee (A)0–0 6,070 Fir Park Corner

Scottish Cup

Scottish League Cup

Date Round Opponent H/A Score[10] Motherwell Scorer(s)[13] 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

Statistics

Appearances

As of 20 December 2010[11][14]

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

Top scorers

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

Disciplinary Record

Last updated 8 December 2010[14]
Nation Position Number Name Scottish Premier League Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup Total
Red card Red card Red card Red card
Scotland GK 1 Graeme Smith 00000000
Scotland DF 2 Martyn Corrigan 40000040
Republic of Ireland DF 3 Danny Murphy 10001020
Scotland MF 4 Brian Kerr 40000040
Northern Ireland DF 5 Stephen Craigan 50100060
Northern Ireland DF 6 Brian McLean 10000010
Australia FW 7 Scott McDonald 81001091
Scotland FW 8 Ross McCormack 10000010
Republic of Ireland FW 9 Richie Foran 70000070
England FW 10 Phil O'Donnell 30000030
Scotland DF 11 Jim Paterson 81000081
Scotland FW 12 David Clarkson 51100061
Republic of Ireland FW 13 Paul Keegan 70100070
Scotland MF 14 Steven McGarry 30000030
Scotland DF 15 William Kinniburgh 20000020
Republic of Ireland MF 15 Trevor Molloy 30000030
Scotland FW 16 Jim Hamilton 00000000
Scotland MF 17 Kevin McBride 21000021
Scotland GK 18 Colin Meldrum 00000000
Scotland DF 19 Paul Quinn 91000091
Scotland MF 20 Marc Fitzpatrick 21000021
Scotland MF 22 Keith Lasley 00000000
Scotland FW 23 Darren Smith 00001010
Scotland DF 24 Robert Donnolly 00100010
Scotland MF 26 Kenny Connolly 00000000
Scotland FW 27 Adam Coakley 10000010
Scotland DF 30 Mark Reynolds 01000001
Scotland FW 31 Calum Elliot 10100020
Hungary MF 31 Krisztián Vadócz 00000000
Scotland FW 40 Jamie Murphy 00000000
Scotland MF Stephen McGuire 00000000
Scotland GK Alan Martin 00000000
TOTALS 56 6 4 0 3 0 63 6

See also

References

  1. http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/scots/2006-2007/scotprm/mother.htm
  2. "Well land Gers youngster". Sky Sports. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  3. "Lasley opts for Motherwell return". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  4. 1 2 3 "Well snap up Eircom League trio". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  5. "Hamilton completes move to Pars". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  6. "Leeds complete trio of signings". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  7. "Southend sign up Foran from Well". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  8. "Elliot gets chance, while Hughes tells Falkirk to wise up". Scotsman. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  9. "Hungarian agrees Well loan deal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  10. 1 2 3 Motherwell's score is shown first.
  11. 1 2 Motherwell results 2006/2007, Fir Park Corner
  12. The number in brackets shows the actual number of goals that were scored by one player.
  13. The number(s) in brackets shows the minutes of the goal(s) that was/were scored.
  14. 1 2 Motherwell F.C. 2006-07 Statistics, Motherwell F.C. Official Site
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