1997–98 Motherwell F.C. season

The 1997-98 season was Motherwell's 13th consecutive season in the Scottish Premier Division, and their final season before the top division of Scottish Football was reformed as the Scottish Premier League.

Motherwell
1997–98 season
ChairmanJohn Boyle
ManagerAlex McLeish
(until 10 February)
Harri Kampman
(from 11 February)
Premier Division9th
Scottish CupQuarter-Finals
League CupFourth Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Tommy Coyne (14)
All: Owen Coyle (16)

Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  SCO Scott Thomson (on loan from Hull City)
— GK  SCO Stevie Woods
— DF  SCO Kevin Christie
— DF  NIR Stephen Craigan
— DF  SCO Greig Denham
— DF  SCO Brian Martin
— DF  SCO Eddie May
— DF  SCO Stephen McMillan
— DF  SCO John Philliben
— MF  FIN Simo Valakari
— MF  FRA Éric Garcin
— MF  SCO Billy Davies
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  SCO Lee McCulloch
— MF  SCO Shaun McSkimming
— MF  SCO Ian Ross
— MF  SCO Mickey Weir
— MF  SWE Stefan Lindqvist
— FW  IRL Owen Coyle
— FW  IRL Tommy Coyne
— FW  NAM Eliphas Shivute
— FW  SCO Dougie Arnott
— FW  SCO Willie Falconer
— FW  SCO John Hendry
— FW  SWE Mats Lundgren

Transfers

In
Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
28 July 1997MFFranz ReschAdmira WackerUndisclosed
28 July 1997FWMario DornerAdmira WackerUndisclosed
10 September 1997FWEliphas ShivuteAlemannia AachenUndisclosed
24 October 1997DFGunnlaugur JónssonÍAFree
31 October 1997MFÉric GarcinToulouseUndisclosed
14 November 1997DFMarko TuomelaFF JaroUndisclosed
27 March 1998MFStefan LindqvistDalian WandaUndisclosed
31 March 1998FWMats LundgrenUndisclosed

Loans in
Date from Position Nationality Name From Date to Ref.
12 December 1997DFRob NewmanNorwich City8 March 1998
27 March 1998GKScott ThomsonHull CityEnd of season

Out
Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
17 October 1997MFFranz ReschDarlingtonUndisclosed
17 October 1997FWMario DornerDarlingtonUndisclosed

Released
Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date
2 November 1997DFGunnlaugur JónssonKongsvinger
14 December 1997DFMarko TuomelaTromsø

Competitions

Premier League

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
36 9 7 20 46 64  −18 34 6 4 8 26 28  −2 3 3 12 20 36  −16

Source: Fir Park Corner

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
GroundAAHHHAHAAHAHAHAAHHAAAHHAHHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultWLWLDDLLLLLLWDDLWWLLDLWLLWLWLWDDLLLL
Position153556777101010999988888889989997777999
Source: Fir Park Corner
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results
2 August 1997 1Dunfermline Athletic0 – 2MotherwellEast End Park
Coyne  63', pen.', 85' Attendance: 5,746
16 August 1997 2Motherwell0 – 1St JohnstoneFir Park
Grant  65' Attendance: 5,036
23 August 1997 3Aberdeen1 – 3MotherwellPittodrie
Rowson  26' Weir  9', 55'
Coyne  29'		 Attendance: 11,522
13 September 1997 4Motherwell2 – 3CelticFir Park
Coyne  4', 59'
Denham  62' 		 Burley  57', 75'
Donnelly  81'		 Attendance: 11,550
20 September 1997 5Motherwell1 – 1HibernianFir Park
Coyne  80' Rougier  46' Attendance: 7,420
27 September 1997 6Rangers2 – 2MotherwellIbrox
Negri  17'
Porrini  63'		 Coyne  7'
Shivute  44'		 Attendance: 48,672
4 October 1997 7Motherwell1 – 4HeartsFir Park
Coyne  44' (pen.) Cameron  6'
Adam  13'
McCann  20'
Hamilton  71'		 Attendance: 8,886
Referee: Jim McCluskey
8 October 1997 8Kilmarnock2 – 1MotherwellRugby Park
Vareille  17'
Burke  37'		 Shivute  44' Attendance: 6,588
18 October 1997 9Dundee United4 – 0MotherwellTannadice Stadium
Olofsson  2'
Winters  14'
McSwegan  77'
Andy McLaren  87'		 Attendance: 7,337
25 October 1997 10Motherwell1 – 2AberdeenFir Park
Davies  62' Windass  8', 89' Attendance: 6,065
1 November 1997 11St Johnstone4 – 3MotherwellMcDiarmid Park
Kernaghan  18'
O'Neil  33', 60'
Grant  49' (pen.)		 Hendry  61' (pen.)
Davies  66'
Coyle  72'		 Attendance: 4,566
8 November 1997 12Motherwell0 – 1KilmarnockFir Park
Roberts  67' (pen.) Attendance: 5,346
15 November 1997 13Celtic0 – 2MotherwellCeltic Park
Blinker  34' Coyle  28'
Weir  90'		 Attendance: 48,010
22 November 1997 14Motherwell1 – 1RangersFir Park
Coyne  80' McCoist  20' Attendance: 12,018
15 November 1997 15Hibernian1 – 1MotherwellEaster Road
Dods  75' Coyle  90' Attendance: 9,999
6 December 1997 16Hearts2 – 0MotherwellTynecastle
Cameron  45' (pen.)
Flogel  68'		 Christie  45'  Attendance: 12,706
13 December 1997 17Motherwell1 – 0Dundee UnitedFir Park
Coyle  52' Attendance: 4,555
20 December 1997 18Motherwell2 – 0Dunfermline AthleticFir Park
Coyle  61', 69' Attendance: 4,607
27 December 1997 19Aberdeen3 – 0MotherwellPittodrie
Windass  63'
Jess  83', pen.', 86'		 Attendance: 13,038
3 January 1998 20Kilmarnock4 – 1MotherwellRugby Park
Wright  8', 33'
Mitchell  44'
McPherson  75' 
Roberts  88'		 Coyle  24' Attendance: 8,724
10 January 1998 21Motherwell1 – 1CelticFir Park
Falconer  55' Lambert  61' Attendance: 12,350
17 January 1998 22Rangers1 – 0MotherwellIbrox
Cleland  23' Attendance: 49,443
31 January 1998 23Motherwell6 – 2HibernianFir Park
Arnott  10'
Weir  23'
Garcin  43'
McCulloch  43'
Coyne  88'		 Crawford  4'
Lavety  8'
Welsh  43' 		 Attendance: 6,169
7 February 1998 24Dundee United1 – 0MotherwellTannadice
Olofsson  68' Attendance: 6,532
21 February 1998 25Motherwell2 – 4HeartsFir Park
Coyle  6'
Falconer  37'		 Hamilton  38' (58)
Fulton  64'
Adam  87'		 Attendance: 8,375
25 February 1998 26Motherwell2 – 1St JohnstoneFir Park
Coyne  11', 19' O'Boyle  61' (pen.)
Kernaghan  89' 		 Attendance: 4,517
7 March 1998 27Dunfermline Athletic2 – 1MotherwellEast End Park
Smith  23', 61' Coyne  12' Attendance: 4,811
14 March 1998 28Motherwell2 – 1RangersFir Park
Coyle  44'
Falconer  87'		 McCoist  12' Attendance: 11,779
21 March 1998 29Hibernian1 – 0MotherwellEaster Road
Elliot  20'
Lavety  34'		 Attendance: 10,582
28 March 1998 30Motherwell1 – 0Dundee UnitedFir Park
Coyle  52' Attendance: 5,012
8 April 1998 31Hearts1 – 1MotherwellTynecastle
McCann  59' Coyne  79' Attendance: 14,737
11 April 1998 32Motherwell1 – 1KilmarnockFir Park
Lindqvist  80' Holt  28' Attendance: 6,209
Referee: Jim McCluskey
18 April 1998 33Celtic4 – 1MotherwellCeltic Park
Burley  25', 43'
Simon Donnelly  49', 62'		 McMillan  12' Attendance: 49,541
25 April 1998 34Motherwell1 – 3Dunfermline AthleticFir Park
Shivute  28' Smith  28'
Ireland  31'
Britton  54'		 Attendance: 5,745
2 May 1998 35St Johnstone3 – 2MotherwellCeltic Park
Jenkinson  15', 88'
McCluskey  70'		 Martin  4'
Coyle  58' (pen.)		 Attendance: 49,541
9 May 1998 36Motherwell1 – 2AberdeenFir Park
Ross  67' Dodds  2', pen.', 22' Attendance: 5,861

Source:[1]

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
6 Aberdeen 36 9 12 15 39 53 −14 39
7 Dundee United 36 8 13 15 43 51 −8 37
8 Dunfermline Athletic 36 8 13 15 43 68 −25 37
9 Motherwell 36 9 7 20 46 64 −18 34
10 Hibernian (R) 36 6 12 18 38 59 −21 30 Relegation to the First Division
Source: Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated.

Scottish Cup
24 January 1998 Third RoundDumbarton1 – 1MotherwellDumbarton
Sharp  76' (pen.) McSkimming  47' Stadium: Boghead Park
Attendance: 2,412
27 January 1998 Third Round ReplayMotherwell1 – 0DumbartonMotherwell
Coyle  73' Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 4,204
14 February 1998 Fourth RoundMotherwell2 – 2RangersMotherwell
Coyne  19'
Gough  77' (o.g.)		 [ Report] Negri  26'
Durie  83'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 12,602
17 February 1998 Fourth Round ReplayRangers3 – 0MotherwellGlasgow
Albertz  36', 86'
Durie  38'		 [ Report] Stadium: Ibrox
Attendance: 42,043

League Cup
9 August 1997 Second RoundMotherwell2 – 2
(4 – 1 p)		Inverness CTMotherwell
BST (UTC+1) Falconer  16'
Coyle  22'
Martin  103'
Davies  104'
Coyne
Valakari
Ross 		Thomson  55' (pen.)
Addicoat  87'
Hastings
I.MacArthur
Wilson
Stewart
Andersen 		Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 4,247
20 August 1997 Third RoundMotherwell3 – 0Greenock MortonMotherwell
BST (UTC+1) Coyle  9', 39', 62'
Christie
May
McMillan
Falconer 		Anderson  63'
Mahood 		Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 4,576
10 September 1997 Quarter-finalCeltic1 – 0MotherwellGlasgow
BST (UTC+1) Larsson  29' Ross   90'
Christie
Coyle
Weir 		Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 37,006

Squad statistics
As of match played 9 May 1998[2]

Appearances
No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier DivisionScottish CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Scott Thomson 10100000
GK Stevie Woods 4203504030
DF Stephen Craigan 1409+500000
DF Kevin Christie 25020+102020
DF Greig Denham 2101800030
DF Brian Martin 3312614030
DF Eddie May 32020+504030
DF Stephen McMillan 41133+114030
DF John Philliben 15010+300+2000
MF Simo Valakari 31024+300+201+10
MF Éric Garcin 1317+412000
MF Billy Davies 19212+520+1010
MF Lee McCulloch 3026+1822+200+20
MF Shaun McSkimming 15111+103100
MF Ian Ross 25116+61000+30
MF Mickey Weir 23413+542030
MF Stefan Lindqvist 615+110000
FW Owen Coyle 431634+2114134
FW Tommy Coyne 411533+1144130
FW Eliphas Shivute 24312+113000+10
FW Dougie Arnott 1013+411+2000
FW Willie Falconer 29421+134031
FW John Hendry 13110+310000
Players who appeared for Motherwell but left during the season:
DF Franz Resch 50300020
DF Rob Newman 1501104000
DF Gunnlaugur Jónsson 20200000
FW Mario Dorner 401+10000+20

Goal scorers
Ranking Position Nation Number Name Premier Division Scottish Cup League Cup Total
1FWOwen Coyle111416
2FWTommy Coyne141015
3MFMickey Weir4004
FWWillie Falconer3014
5FWEliphas Shivute3003
6MFBilly Davies2002
MFLee McCulloch2002
8DFBrian Martin1001
DFSteve McMillan1001
MFStefan Lindqvist1001
MFIan Ross1001
FWDougie Arnott1001
DFÉric Garcin1001
FWJohn Hendry1001
MFShaun McSkimming0101
Own goal0101
TOTALS 464555

Clean sheets
Ranking Position Nation Number Name Premier Division Scottish Cup League Cup Total
1GKStevie Woods5117
TOTALS 5117

Disciplinary record
Number Nation Position Name Premier Division Scottish Cup League Cup Total
DFStephen Craigan40000040
DFKevin Christie41202081
DFGreig Denham61000061
DFBrian Martin70000181
DFEddie May30001040
DFSteve McMillan80001090
DFJohn Philliben30000030
MFSimo Valakari70001080
MFÉric Garcin10100020
MFBilly Davies10000111
MFLee McCulloch30100040
MFShaun McSkimming30000030
MFIan Ross50002171
MFMickey Weir00001010
FWOwen Coyle30002050
FWTommy Coyne30001040
FWEliphas Shivute10000010
FWWillie Falconer60001070
FWJohn Hendry10000010
Players away on loan:
Players who left Motherwell during the season:
DFFranz Resch10000010
DFRob Newman40000040
DFGunnlaugur Jónsson10000010
TOTALS 75 2 4 0 12 3 91 5
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See also

References
  1. Results and Fixtures 1997-1998, Fir Park Corner
  2. 1997–98 Motherwell player stats, Soccerbase
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