2013–14 Motherwell F.C. season

Motherwell
2013–14 season
Chairman Vacant
Manager Stuart McCall
Stadium Fir Park
Scottish Premiership 2nd
Europa League Third Qualifying Round
v FC Kuban Krasnodar
League Cup Quarter-Final
v Aberdeen
Scottish Cup Fourth Round
v Albion Rovers
Top goalscorer League: John Sutton (22)
All: John Sutton (22)
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

The 2013–14 season was Motherwell's twenty ninth consecutive season in the top flight of Scottish football and the first in the newly established Scottish Premiership,[1] having been promoted from the Scottish First Division at the end of the 1984–85 season. They finished the season in second place, behind Celtic, earning entry to the Europa League again, having been knocked out of the 2013–14 seasons at the Third Qualifying Round stage by FC Kuban Krasnodar. They also competed in the League Cup, reaching the Quarter-Final, the and the Scottish Cup where they reached the Fourth Round.

Results & Fixtures

      Win       Draw       Loss       Postponed

Pre-season Friendlies

Scottish Premiership

Results

UEFA Europa League

Qualifying phase

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2013-14 Scottish Cup

Scottish League Cup

Squad statistics

Appearances

As of 11 May 2014[3][4]
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 Scotland Lee Hollis 15 0 14+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF Scotland Craig Reid 14 1 13+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF Scotland Steven Hammell 39 0 34+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
4 DF England Simon Ramsden 22 0 18+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
5 DF England Shaun Hutchinson 40 1 35+0 1 2+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
6 DF Scotland Stephen McManus 42 4 37+0 4 2+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
7 MF Scotland James McFadden 30 5 21+6 4 1+0 0 1+0 1 1+0 0
8 MF Scotland Paul Lawson 22 0 5+12 0 2+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
9 FW England John Sutton 41 22 38+0 22 1+0 0 1+0 0 0+1 0
11 MF Scotland Iain Vigurs 38 4 34+3 4 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
12 GK Faroe Islands Gunnar Nielsen 23 0 19+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
14 MF Scotland Keith Lasley 41 2 37+0 2 2+0 0 1+0 0 0+1 0
15 DF England Adam Cummins 5 0 1+2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
16 FW Scotland Robert McHugh 12 2 3+5 1 0+1 0 1+1 1 1+0 0
17 DF Antigua and Barbuda Zaine Francis-Angol 38 3 21+12 3 2+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
18 MF Scotland Stuart Carswell 32 0 24+4 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
19 FW Scotland Lee Erwin 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
20 DF Scotland Fraser Kerr 22 0 10+9 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
21 GK Scotland Ross Stewart 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
22 FW Scotland Craig Moore 19 1 3+14 1 0+1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
23 DF Scotland Euan Murray 3 0 1+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
24 FW Estonia Henri Anier 36 9 18+14 9 1+1 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
25 MF England Lionel Ainsworth 31 11 22+7 11 0+0 0 1+1 0 0+0 0
26 MF Scotland Jack Leitch 10 0 6+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
29 FW Scotland Dale Shirkie 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
34 MF Scotland Chris Cadden 3 0 0+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
51 GK Czech Republic Dan Twardzik 5 0 5+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Top scorers

As of 11 May 2014[3][4]
Ranking Nation Number Name Scottish Premiership Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup Europe Total
1 England 9 John Sutton 22 22
2 England 25 Lionel Ainsworth 11 11
3 Estonia 24 Henri Anier 9 9
4 Scotland 7 James McFadden 4 1 5
5 Scotland 6 Stephen McManus 4 4
6 Scotland 11 Iain Vigurs 4 4
7 Antigua and Barbuda 17 Zaine Francis-Angol 3 3
8 Scotland 14 Keith Lasley 2 2
9 Scotland 16 Robert McHugh 1 1 2
10 England 5 Shaun Hutchinson 1 1
11 Scotland 22 Craig Moore 1 1
12 Scotland 2 Craig Reid 1 1
Own Goals 1
TOTALS 64 2 66

Disciplinary record

As of 11 May 2014[3][4]
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
Scotland DF 3 Steven Hammell 5010000060
England DF 4 Simon Ramsden 3100000031
England DF 5 Shaun Hutchinson 101201000131
Scotland DF 6 Stephen McManus 5000000050
Scotland MF 7 James McFadden 1010000020
Scotland MF 8 Paul Lawson 5000000050
England FW 9 John Sutton 2000000020
Scotland MF 11 Iain Vigurs 7000000070
Faroe Islands GK 12 Gunnar Nielsen 1000000010
Scotland MF 14 Keith Lasley 7000000070
England DF 15 Adam Cummins 1000000010
Scotland MF 18 Stuart Carswell 3000200060
Scotland DF 20 Fraser Kerr 2000000020
Scotland FW 22 Craig Moore 3000000030
Estonia FW 24 Henri Anier 1000000010
England MF 25 Lionel Ainsworth 1000000010
Scotland MF 26 Jack Leitch 1000000010
TOTALS 59 2 4 0 3 0 0 0 67 2

League table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Promotion or relegation
1 Celtic (C) 38 31 6 1 102 25+77 99 2014–15 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round
2 Motherwell 38 22 4 12 64 60+4 70 2014–15 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round
3 Aberdeen 38 20 8 10 53 38+15 68 2014–15 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round
4 Dundee United 38 16 10 12 65 50+15 58
5 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 38 16 9 13 44 440 57
6 St Johnstone 38 15 8 15 48 42+6 53 2014–15 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round
7 Ross County 38 11 7 20 44 6218 40
8 St Mirren 38 10 9 19 39 5819 39
9 Kilmarnock 38 11 6 21 45 6621 39
10 Partick Thistle 38 8 14 16 46 6519 38
11 Hibernian (R) 38 8 11 19 31 5120 35 Scottish Premiership play-offs
12 Heart of Midlothian (R) 38 10 8 20 45 6520 0231 Relegation to 2014–15 Scottish Championship

Source: ESPN
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1 Heart of Midlothian were deducted 15 points for entering administration
2 St Johnstone, as winners of the 2013–14 Scottish Cup, qualify to second qualifying round of Europa League.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 22 4 12 64 60 +4 70 13 2 4 39 29 +10 9 2 8 25 31 −6

Source: BBC Sport

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHHAAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAAHHAAHAHHHAAHAHHA
Result W L L W W W D W L W L W L W L W W W W W W L D W L L W D W W L W L D L W W W
Position 4 6 6 5 3 3 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 5 4 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 2

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

Results by opponent

Motherwell score first

Team Results Points
1 2 3 4
Aberdeen 1-3 1-0 2-2 1-0 7
Celtic 0-2 0-5 0-3 3-3 1
Dundee United 2-2 0-4 3-1 5-1 1
Heart of Midlothian 2-1 1-0 4-1 9
Hibernian 1-0 1-0 3-3 7
Inverness C.T. 0-2 2-0 2-1 2-1 9
Kilmarnock 2-1 2-0 1-2 6
Partick Thistle 1-0 5-1 4-3 9
Ross County 3-1 2-1 2-1 9
St Johnstone 0-2 4-0 0-3 2-1 6
St Mirren 1-0 3-0 2-3 6

Source: 2013–14 Scottish Premier League Results Table

Transfers

In

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee
20 May 2013 MF Scotland Paul Lawson Ross County Free[5]
12 June 2013 MF Scotland Iain Vigurs Ross County Free[6]
28 June 2013 FW England John Sutton Hearts Free[7]
1 July 2013 DF England Fraser Kerr England Birmingham City Free[8]
3 July 2013 GK Faroe Islands Gunnar Nielsen Denmark Silkeborg Free[9]
15 July 2013 DF Scotland Stephen McManus England Middlesbrough Free[10]
15 July 2013 CM Northern Ireland Ben Hall Northern Ireland Dungannon Swifts Free[11]
10 January 2014 FW Estonia Henri Anier Norway Viking Free[12]
21 February 2014 DF Scotland Craig Reid Greenock Morton Free[13]

Out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee
14 May 2013 GK Republic of Ireland Darren Randolph England Birmingham City Free[14]
4 June 2013 MF Jamaica Chris Humphrey England Preston North End Free[15]
7 June 2013 FW Estonia Henrik Ojamaa Poland Legia Warsaw Undisclosed[16]
8 July 2013 FW England Michael Higdon Netherlands N.E.C. Nijmegen Free[17]
21 September 2013 DF England Tom Hateley England Tranmere Rovers Free[18]

Loans in

Date from Date to Position Nationality Name From
29 July 2013 January 2014 FW Estonia Henri Anier Norway Viking[19]
29 August 2013 End of season MF England Lionel Ainsworth England Rotherham United[20][21]
12 December 2013 January 2014 GK Czech Republic Dan Twardzik Dundee[22]

Loans out

Date from Date to Position Nationality Name To
31 August 2013 31 December 2013 FW Scotland Lee Erwin Arbroath[23]
9 January 2014 1 June 2014 DF England Adam Cummins Dundee[24]
13 January 2014 1 June 2014 FW Scotland Robert McHugh Queen of the South[25]

Released

Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date
19 May 2014[26] FW Scotland James McFadden St Johnstone 1 October 2014[27]
19 May 2014 DF England Shaun Hutchinson England Fulham 16 June 2014[28]

See also

Notes and references

  1. "New SPFL branding is unveiled". skysports.com. SKY Sports. 24 July 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  2. "Kuban' Krasnodar vs. Motherwell". Soccerway. 8 August 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 Motherwell F.C. Sky Sports Statistics
  4. 1 2 3 Motherwell F.C. Sky Sports Statistics 2
  5. "Paul Lawson signs from Ross County as seven exit". bbc.co.uk (British Broadcasting Corporation). 20 May 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  6. "Ross County's Iain Vigurs signs Motherwell deal". bbc.co.uk (British Broadcasting Corporation). 12 June 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
  7. "John Sutton makes Motherwell return after Hearts exit". bbc.co.uk (British Broadcasting Corporation). 28 June 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
  8. "Defender Fraser Kerr signs new Motherwell contract". bbc.co.uk (British Broadcasting Corporation). 1 July 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  9. "Gunnar Nielsen: Motherwell sign Faroe Islands goalkeeper". bbc.co.uk (British Broadcasting Corporation). 3 July 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
  10. "Defender Stephen McManus joins Motherwell". bbc.co.uk (British Broadcasting Corporation). 15 July 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  11. "16 year old Ben Hall signs for Motherwell FC". dungannonswiftsfc.co.uk (Dungannon Swifts F.C.). 17 July 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  12. "Anier completes Well switch". motherwellfc.co.uk (Motherwell F.C.). 10 January 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  13. "Motherwell sign Craig Reid". motherwellfc.co.uk (Motherwell F.C.). 21 February 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  14. "Birmingham City sign Motherwell keeper". bbc.co.uk (British Broadcasting Corporation). 14 May 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  15. "Preston North End to sign Motherwell winger". bbc.co.uk (British Broadcasting Corporation). 4 June 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
  16. "Henrik Ojamaa signs for Polish side Legia Warsaw". bbc.co.uk (British Broadcasting Corporation). 7 June 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  17. "Last season's top scorer Michael Higdon heads to Holland". bbc.co.uk (British Broadcasting Corporation). 8 July 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  18. "Tom Hateley: Defender joins Tranmere on four-month deal". bbc.co.uk (British Broadcasting Corporation). 21 September 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  19. "Motherwell sign Viking striker Henri Anier on loan". bbc.co.uk (British Broadcasting Corporation). 29 July 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
  20. "Motherwell sign Lionel Ainsworth on loan from Rotherham". bbc.co.uk (British Broadcasting Corporation). 29 August 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  21. "Lionel Ainsworth: Rotherham winger extends Motherwell stay". bbc.co.uk (British Broadcasting Corporation). 3 January 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  22. "http://sport.stv.tv/football/254943-motherwell-sign-dundee-goalkeeper-dan-twardzik-on-short-term-loan/". stv.tv (Scottish Television). 12 December 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2013. External link in |title= (help)
  23. "Erwin joins Arbroath on loan". motherwellfc.co.uk (Motherwell F.C.). 31 August 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  24. "Cummins joins Dundee on loan". motherwellfc.co.uk (Motherwell F.C.). 9 January 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  25. "New Loan Signing". qosfc.com (Queen of the South F.C.). 13 January 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  26. "Motherwell: James McFadden to leave Fir Park at end of May". bbc.co.uk (British Broadcasting Corporation). 19 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  27. "SAINTS BOOST OPTIONS WITH JAMES McFADDEN CAPTURE". St Johnstone F.C. 1 October 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  28. "Hutchinson Joins Fulham". Fulham. 16 June 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.

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