2008–09 Motherwell F.C. season
The 2008–09 season was Motherwell's 11th season in the Scottish Premier League, and their 24th consecutive season in the top division of Scottish football. As well as the SPL, the club competed in the Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup, and the UEFA Cup for the first time in 13 years.
Important Events
Transfers
For a list of Scottish football transfers in 2008–09, see transfers in season 2008–09
Summer Transfer Window (1 July – 1 September 2008)
In Permanent
Loans in
Loans out
Date |
Player |
To |
Loan Length |
Out Permanent
Winter Transfer Window (1 January – 2 February 2009)
In Permanent
Date |
Player |
From |
Fee |
Contract length |
Loans in
Loans out
Out Permanent
Motherwell F.C. Season 2008-09 First-team Squad
As of 5 December 2010[15]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Motherwell F.C. Season 2008-09 Statistics
Appearances
As of 8 December 2010[16][17]
2008-09 Motherwell Top scorers
- Last updated on 8 December 2010[16]
2008-09 Motherwell Disciplinary Record
- Last updated 8 December 2010[16]
Motherwell 2008-09 Season
Win
Draw
Loss
Scottish Premier League
[17]
Date |
Opponent |
Venue |
Result[18] |
Attendance |
Motherwell Scorer(s) |
Report |
9 August 2008 | Hearts | Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh (A) | 2–3 | 14,219 | Clarkson (2) | |
16 August 2008 | Aberdeen | Fir Park, Motherwell (H) | 0–1 | 5,872 | | BBC Sport |
23 August 2008 | Dundee United | Fir Park, Motherwell (H) | 1–1 | 5,149 | Sutton | |
30 August 2008 | Hibernian | Easter Road, Edinburgh (A) | 1–0 | 11,285 | Sutton | |
13 September 2008 | Celtic | Fir Park, Motherwell (H) | 2–4 | 5,872 | Clarkson, Sutton | BBC Sport |
21 September 2008 | Rangers | Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow (A) | 1–2 | 49,448 | | BBC Sport |
27 September 2008 | St Mirren | Fir Park, Motherwell (H) | 2–1 | 4,786 | Malcolm, Sutton | |
5 October 2008 | Falkirk | Fir Park, Motherwell(H) | 3–2 | 4,509 | Porter, Murphy, Sutton | |
18 October 2008 | Kilmarnock | Rugby Park, Kilmarnock (A) | 0–1 | 5,113 | | |
25 October 2008 | Inverness CT | Caledonian Stadium, Inverness (A) | 2–1 | 3,110 | Malcolm (2) | |
1 November 2008 | Hamilton | Fir Park, Motherwell(H) | 2–0 | 6,205 | Porter (2) Sutton | |
8 November 2008 | Celtic | Celtic Park, Glasgow (A) | 0–2 | 56,504 | | BBC Sport |
12 November 2008 | Rangers | Fir Park, Motherwell (H) | 0–0 | 9,600 | | BBC Sport |
15 November 2008 | Falkirk | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk (A) | 0-1 | 5,279 | | |
22 November 2008 | Hibernian | Fir Park, Motherwell (H) | 1-4 | 4,957 | Malcolm | |
29 November 2008 | Aberdeen | Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen (A) | 0–2 | 10,302 | | BBC Sport |
15 December 2008 | Kilmarnock | Fir Park, Motherwell (H) | 0–2 | 3,339 | | |
20 December 2008 | Hamilton | New Douglas Park, Hamilton (A) | 0–2 | 3,527 | | |
27 December 2008 | Inverness | Fir Park, Motherwell (H) | 3–2 | 4,521 | Porter (3) | |
3 January 2009 | St Mirren | Love Street, Paisley (A) | 0–0 | 10,189 | | |
7 January 2009 | Hearts | Fir Park, Motherwell (H) | 1–0 | 4,928 | Porter | |
17 January 2009 | Dundee United | Tannadice, Dundee (A) | 4–0 | 7,090 | Klimpl, Porter, Clarkson, Fitzpatrick | |
24 January 2009 | Falkirk | Fir Park, Motherwell (H) | 1–1 | 5,018 | Clarkson | |
31 January 2009 | Hibernian | Easter Road, Edinburgh (A) | 1–1 | 10,903 | Clarkson | |
14 February 2009 | Hamilton | Fir Park, Motherwell (H) | 1–0 | 5,197 | Clarkson | |
22 February 2009 | Celtic | Fir Park, Motherwell (H) | 1–1 | 8,593 | Quinn | BBC Sport |
28 February 2009 | Inverness CT | Caledonian Stadium, Inverness (A) | 2–1 | 3,611 | Sutton, Sheridan | |
4 March 2009 | Hearts | Tynecastle, Edinburgh (A) | 1–2 | 13,306 | Hughes | BBC Sport |
14 March 2009 | Dundee United | Fir Park, Motherwell (H) | 2–1 | 4,798 | Clarkson, Sutton | BBC Sport |
21 March 2009 | Kilmarnock | Rugby Park, Kilmarnock (A) | 0–0 | 5,434 | | BBC Sport |
4 April 2009 | Aberdeen | Fir Park, Motherwell (H) | 1–1 | 4,686 | O'Brien | BBC Sport |
11 April 2009 | Rangers | Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow (A) | 1–3 | 50,080 | Sutton | BBC Sport |
18 April 2009 | St Mirren | Fir Park, Motherwell (H) | 0–2 | 6,626 | | BBC Sport |
2 May 2009 | Falkirk | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk (A) | 1–2 | 4,937 | Clarkson (pen.) | BBC Sport |
9 May 2009 | St Mirren | St Mirren Park, Paisley (A) | 3–1 | 4,002 | Murphy, Clarkson (2) | BBC Sport |
13 May 2009 | Inverness CT | Fir Park, Motherwell (H) | 2–2 | 2,818 | McLean, Sutton | BBC Sport |
16 May 2009 | Hamilton | New Douglas Park, Hamilton (A) | 3–0 | 3,383 | Clarkson, Sheridan, Sutton | BBC Sport |
23 May 2009 | Kilmarnock | Fir Park, Motherwell (H) | 1–2 | 4,186 | McLean | BBC Sport |
UEFA Cup 2008-09
Scottish Cup 2008-09
Scottish League Cup 2008-09
Overall
Source: Competitions
SPL
Classification
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1 Scotland was among the best three associations in the UEFA Fair Play ranking and thus received an additional spot in the UEFA Europa League 2009-10. Since Celtic, the winners of the Scottish Fair Play ranking, already qualified for the UEFA Champions League 2009–10, Motherwell, being the second place team in the ranking, earned a spot in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League 2009–10.[20]
(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
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 |
9 |
16 |
46 |
51 |
−5 |
48 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
24 |
27 |
−3 |
6 |
3 |
10 |
22 |
24 |
−2 |
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 | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H |
Result | L | L | D | W | L | L | W | W | L | W | W | L | D | L | L | L | L | L | W | D | W | W | D | D | W | D | W | L | D | D | L | L | L | L | W | D | W | L |
Position | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Source: BBC Sport
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.
Results by opponent
Source: 2008–09 Scottish Premier League article
See also
References
- ↑ Motherwell Awarded European Place, BBC Sport, 26 May 2008
- ↑ Dons Welcome Returning Hero, BBC Sport, 12 June 2009
- 1 2 Malcolm pens Well deal Sky Sports, 8 July 2008
- 1 2 'Well unveil double signing Motherwell F.C., 8 August 2008
- ↑ Motherwell seal Sutton transfer BBC Sport, 19 August 2008
- ↑ Well sign Slovak defender Klimpl BBC Sport, 1 September 2008
- ↑ Cardiff add McCormack and Dennehy BBC Sport, 28 June 2008
- ↑ Nixon is Airdrie United new boy BBC Sport, 19 July 2008
- ↑ McGuire given Airdrie contract BBC Sport, 25 July 2008
- ↑ Blues loan keeper Krysiak to Well BBC Sport, 2 January 2009
- 1 2 Motherwell sign loan duo Sky Sports, 2 February 2009
- ↑ Forbes and Pope head out on loan BBC Sport, 24 January 2009
- ↑ Ayr snap up midfielder Connolly BBC Sport, 17 January 2009
- ↑ Well's Porter agrees Derby move BBC Sport, 31 January 2009
- ↑ http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/scots/2008-2009/scotprm/mother.htm
- 1 2 3 Motherwell F.C. 2008-09 Statistics, Motherwell F.C. Official Site
- 1 2 Motherwell FC season 2008-09, Fir Park Corner
- 1 2 3 4 5 Motherwell's score is shown first.
- 1 2 3 The number(s) in brackets shows the minutes of the goal(s) that was/were scored.
- ↑ "Scots win Fair Play European spot". BBC Sport. 8 May 2009. Retrieved 8 May 2009.
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