2009–10 Motherwell F.C. season

Motherwell competed in the Scottish Premier League, Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup and UEFA Europa League during the 2009–10 season.

Motherwell
2009–10 season
Chairman John Boyle
Manager Jim Gannon (Sacked),
Craig Brown
Scottish Premier LeagueFifth place
Scottish Cup4th Round
League CupQuarter-Finals
Europa LeagueThird qualifying round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Lukas Jutkiewicz (12)
All:
John Sutton (13)
Highest home attendance9,355 v Rangers, 12 September 2009
Lowest home attendance3,544 v Dundee United, 18 April 2010
Average home league attendance5,307

Important events
  • 30 June 2009 – Jim Gannon appointed new manager of the club, after he was made redundant by English League One side, Stockport[1]
  • 2 July 2009 – First competitive match of the season against Welsh Premier League side, Llanelli in the First Qualifying Round of the UEFA Europa League, a 1–0 defeat at Fir Park
  • 6 August 2009 – Motherwell are eliminated from the UEFA Europa League in the Third Qualifying Round by Steaua Bucharest
  • 15 August 2009 – The first Scottish Premier League fixture of the season (against St Johnstone) ends in a 2–2 draw at McDiarmid Park
  • 28 December 2009 – Jim Gannon is sacked by the board following continuous refusals to sign a contract with the club[2][3]
  • 29 December 2009 – Craig Brown is hired to fill the void as caretaker manager until a replacement for Gannon can be found [4]
  • 18 January 2010 – Motherwell are knocked out of the Scottish Cup after just one game, a 2–0 defeat to Inverness in the 4th round
  • 23 March 2010 – Both St Johnstone and Falkirk play out a 1–1 draw, which confirms Motherwell's place in the top-six of the Scottish Premier League
  • 5 May 2010 – Motherwell play their last home fixture of the year at Fir Park, a 6–6 draw with Hibernian, and break the league record for most goals in a single game
  • 5 May 2010 – Hearts play out a 0–0 draw confirming a minimum finish of 5th place for Motherwell
  • 9 May 2010 – A final day draw away to Rangers sees Motherwell fall just short of automatic qualification to the Europa League as Hibernian win at Tannadice
  • 15 May 2010 – Dundee United win the Scottish Cup: Motherwell qualify for the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round.

Transfers

For a list of Scottish football transfers in 2009–10, see transfers in season 2009–10

Summer transfer window (1 July – 1 September 2009)

In permanent

Date Player From Fee Contract length
1 July 2009 Stephen Jennings[5] Tranmere Rovers Free One year
15 July 2009 Chris Humphrey[6] Shrewsbury Town Free Three years
21 July 2009 Giles Coke[7] Northampton Town Free One year
13 August 2009 Tom Hateley[8] Reading Free One year
7 September 2009 Ryan Scanlon[9] Ross County Undisclosed Three years

Loans in

Date Player From Loan length
24 July 2009 John Ruddy[10] Everton Six months
26 August 2009 Lukas Jutkiewicz[11] Everton Six months
1 September 2009 Yassin Moutaouakil[12] Charlton Athletic Six months

Loans out

Date Player To Loan length
— — — —

Out permanent

Date Player To Fee Note
2 June 2009 Bob Malcolm[13] Brisbane Roar Free
29 June 2009 David Clarkson[14] Bristol City £600,000
1 July 2009 Maros Klimpl[15] Midtjylland Loan return
1 July 2009 Artur Krysiak[16] Birmingham City Loan return
1 July 2009 Brian McLean[17] Falkirk Free
1 July 2009 Cillian Sheridan Celtic Loan return
1 July 2009 Graeme Smith[18] Brighton Free
4 July 2009 Paul Quinn[19] Cardiff City £300,000
22 July 2009 Stephen Hughes[20] Norwich City Free

Winter transfer window (1 January – 2 February 2010)

In permanent

Date Player From Fee Contract length
— — — — —

Loans in

Date Player From Loan length
2 January 2010 John Ruddy[21][22] Everton Six months
2 January 2010 Lukas Jutkiewicz[21][22] Everton Six months
2 January 2010 Michael McGlinchey[23] Central Coast Mariners Six months

Loans out

Date Player To Loan rength
31 January 2010 Jonathan Page[24] Stirling Albion Six months

Out permanent

Date Player To Fee Note
1 January 2010 Steven McGarry[25] Perth Glory Free —
1 February 2010 Paul Slane[26] Celtic Undisclosed Four year contract with Celtic

First-team squad

As of 5 December 2010

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  SCO Michael Fraser
2 DF  FRA Yassin Moutaouakil (on loan from Charlton (Departed January 2010))
3 DF  SCO Steven Hammell
4 DF  SCO Mark Reynolds
5 DF  NIR Stephen Craigan ((c))
6 MF  ENG Giles Coke
7 MF  JAM Chris Humphrey
8 MF  ENG Steve Jennings
9 FW  ENG Lukas Jutkiewicz (on loan from Everton)
11 FW  ENG John Sutton
12 MF  SCO Darren Smith
14 MF  SCO Keith Lasley
15 FW  SCO Jamie Murphy
16 MF  SCO Marc Fitzpatrick
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF  SCO Jim O'Brien
18 FW  NZL Michael McGlinchey (on loan from Central Coast Mariners (Arrived January 2010))
18 MF  SCO Steven McGarry (Departed January 2010)
21 GK  ENG John Ruddy (on loan from Everton)
23 FW  SCO Mark Archdeacon
24 MF  ENG Tom Hateley
25 MF  SCO Ross Forbes
28 DF  ENG Shaun Hutchinson
29 DF  ENG Jonathan Page
35 FW  SCO Robert McHugh
43 DF  SCO Steven Saunders
45 FW  SCO Paul Slane (Departed January 2010)

Statistics

Appearances

As of 5 December 2010[27]

No. Pos Nat Player TotalScottish Premier LeagueEuropa LeagueScottish CupScottish League Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Michael Fraser 904+0104+000+000+00
2 DF Yassin Moutaouakil 15013+00000+002+00
3 DF Steven Hammell 40033+004+101+001+00
4 DF Mark Reynolds 46437+046+001+002+00
5 DF Stephen Craigan 36028+006+001+001+00
6 MF Giles Coke 37225+722+001+002+00
7 MF Chris Humphrey 3306+2202+101+000+10
8 MF Steve Jennings 33221+822+100+000+10
9 FW Lukas Jutkiewicz 361227+6120+001+002+00
11 FW John Sutton 421431+4126+020+100+00
12 MF Darren Smith 000+000+000+000+00
14 MF Keith Lasley 25115+503+101+010+00
15 FW Jamie Murphy 441024+1163+340+101+10
16 MF Marc Fitzpatrick 401+200+100+000+00
17 MF Jim O'Brien 44329+635+101+002+00
18 FW Michael McGlinchey 801+700+000+000+00
19 MF Steven McGarry 500+103+000+000+10
21 GK John Ruddy 38033+002+001+002+00
23 FW Mark Archdeacon 100+000+100+000+00
24 MF Tom Hateley 41338+030+001+002+00
27 MF Ross Forbes 37922+656+030+101+11
28 DF Shaun Hutchinson 944+133+010+001+00
29 DF Jonathan Page 300+000+300+000+00
32 MF Steven Meechan 201+100+000+000+00
35 FW Robert McHugh 1522+800+310+001+11
39 MF Jordan Halsman 100+100+000+000+00
43 FW Steven Saunders 32122+314+001+002+00
45 MF Paul Slane 810+205+110+000+00
46 MF Jamie Pollock 100+100+000+000+00

Top scorers
Last updated on 5 December 2010
Position Nation Number Name Scottish Premier League Europa League Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup Total
1 11 John Sutton 12 2 0 0 14
2 9 Lukas Jutkiewicz 12 0 0 0 12
3 15 Jamie Murphy 6 4 0 0 10
4 20 Ross Forbes 5 3 0 1 9
5 4 Mark Reynolds 4 0 0 0 4
6 28 Shaun Hutchinson 3 1 0 0 4
7 6 Tom Hateley 3 0 0 0 3
8 17 Jim O'Brien 3 0 0 0 3
9 6 Giles Coke 2 0 0 0 2
10 8 Steve Jennings 2 0 0 0 2
11 35 Robert McHugh 0 1 0 1 2
12 43 Steven Saunders 1 0 0 0 1
13 45 Paul Slane 0 1 0 0 1
/ / / Own goals 1 0 0 1 2
/ / / Totals 54 12 0 3 69

Disciplinary record
Last updated 26 July 2011
Nation Position Number Name Scottish Premier League Europa League Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup Total
GK1Michael Fraser 0000000000
DF2Yassin Moutaouakil 0000000000
DF3Steven Hammell 4010000050
DF4Mark Reynolds 3000000030
DF5Stephen Craigan 3000000030
MF6Giles Coke 4100000041
MF7Chris Humphrey 0000000000
MF8Steve Jennings 6000000060
FW9Lukas Jutkiewicz 0000000000
FW11John Sutton 1000000010
FW12Darren Smith 0000000000
MF14Keith Lasley 0000000000
FW15Jamie Murphy 3000000030
MF16Marc Fitzpatrick 0000000000
MF17Jim O'Brien 4000100050
FW18Michael McGlinchey 0000000000
MF19Steven McGarry 0000000000
GK21John Ruddy 0000000000
FW23Mark Archdeacon 0000000000
MF24Tom Hateley 5000101070
MF27Ross Forbes 0020000020
DF28Shaun Hutchinson 0010000010
DF29Jonathan Page 0000000000
MF32Steven Meechan 0000000000
FW35Robert McHugh 0000000000
DFJordan Halsman 0000000000
MFJamie Pollock 1000000010
DF43Steven Saunders 0010000010
MF45Paul Slane 0000000000
/ / / Totals 34 1 5 0 2 0 1 0 42 1

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss

Friendlies
Date Opponent H/A Score[28] Motherwell scorer(s)[29] Attendance Report
27 June 2009 Rhyl H 1–3 Forbes (47) 0 (match was closed-doors)
6 September 2009 Manchester United XI H 1–0 Coke (53) 3,470 Motherwell F.C.
4 January 2010 Bellshill Athletic A 11–1 O'Brien, Meechan, Smith,
Jutkiewicz, Sutton, McHugh, Murphy		 0 (match was closed-doors) Motherwell F.C.

Scottish Premier League
Main article: 2009–10 Scottish Premier League

[27]

Match
Day		 Date Opponent H/A Score[28] Motherwell scorer(s)[29] League
Position[30]		 Attendance Report
1 15 August 2009 St Johnstone A 2–2 Hutchinson (55), Forbes (65) 5 5,220 BBC Sport
2 22 August 2009 Kilmarnock H 3–1 Sutton (14), Forbes (45) (pen.), Hutchinson (68) 3 5,093 BBC Sport
3 29 August 2009 Aberdeen A 0–0 5 11,320 BBC Sport
4 12 September 2009 Rangers H 0–0 5 9,355 BBC Sport
5 19 September 2009 Dundee United A 1–0 Forbes (65) 4 7,196 BBC Sport
6 26 September 2009 Hibernian H 1–3 Reynolds (35) 6 5,221 BBC Sport
7 3 October 2009 Falkirk H 1–0 Jutkiewicz (18) 5 4,337 BBC Sport
8 17 October 2009 Celtic A 0–0 5 58,000 BBC Sport
9 24 October 2009 St Mirren A 3–3 Forbes (49) (pen.), Jutkiewicz (74, 81) 5 4,327 BBC Sport
10 31 October 2009 Hearts H 1–0 Forbes (55) 4 4,830 BBC Sport
11 7 November 2009 Hamilton A 2–2 Murphy (78), Jutkiewicz (87) 5 3,583 BBC Sport
12 21 November 2009 Aberdeen H 1–1 Jutkiewicz (13) 5 4,662 BBC Sport
13 28 November 2009 Dundee United H 2–2 Sutton (16), Jutkiewicz (29) 5 4,593 BBC Sport
14 5 December 2009 Hibernian A 0–2 5 10,398 BBC Sport
15 12 December 2009 Celtic H 2–3 Jutkiewicz (26), Reynolds (45) 5 7,807 BBC Sport
16 19 December 2009 Rangers A 1–6 Hutchinson (67) 5 44,291 BBC Sport
17 26 December 2009 St Johnstone H 1–3 Jennings (39) 6 4,140 BBC Sport
18 30 December 2009 Hearts A 0–1 6 14,411 BBC Sport
19 16 January 2010 Kilmarnock A 3–0 O'Brien (55, 70), Jutkiewicz (78) 6 5,354 BBC Sport
20 23 January 2010 St Mirren H 2–0 Murphy (56), Sutton (76) 6 3,621 BBC Sport
21 27 January 2010 Falkirk A 0–0 7 4,321 BBC Sport
22 30 January 2010 Aberdeen A 3–0 Sutton (29, 53), Jutkiewicz (50) 5 9,555 BBC Sport
23 6 February 2010 Hamilton H 1–0 Jutkiewicz (68) 5 4,777 BBC Sport
24 10 February 2010 Rangers H 1–1 Hateley (28) 5 9,352 BBC Sport
25 13 February 2010 Hamilton A 0–0 5 3,133 BBC Sport
26 20 February 2010 Hibernian H 1–0 Murphy (82) 5 5,055 BBC Sport
27 27 February 2010 Kilmarnock H 1–0 Murphy (69) 5 4,178 BBC Sport
28 6 March 2010 St Johnstone A 2–1 Murphy (12), Sutton (86) 5 3,669 BBC Sport
29 9 March 2010 St Mirren A 0–0 5 3,154 BBC Sport
30 13 March 2010 Hearts H 3–1 Reynolds (2), Sutton (13), O'Brien (68) 4 4,448 BBC Sport
31 27 March 2010 Dundee United A 0–3 5 7,609 BBC Sport
32 3 April 2010 Falkirk H 0–1 5 4,268 BBC Sport
33 13 April 2010 Celtic A 1–2 Reynolds (49) 5 27,750 BBC Sport
34 18 April 2010 Dundee United H 2–3 Sutton (28, 81) 5 3,544 BBC Sport
35 24 April 2010 Hearts A 2–0 Saunders (42), Žaliūkas (o.g.) (45) 4 13,447 BBC Sport
36 1 May 2010 Celtic A 0–4 4 24,000 BBC Sport
37 5 May 2010 Hibernian H 6–6 Coke (16, 67), Sutton (39, 76), Hateley (72), Jutkiewicz (90) 4 6,241 BBC Sport
38 9 May 2010 Rangers A 3–3 Murphy (51), Jennings (90), Jutkiewicz (90) (pen.) 5 50,321 BBC Sport

Note: Due to postponements between match day 18 and match day 19 (not shown above), Motherwell's position in the Scottish Premier League dropped to 8th place. The win on match day 19 served to allow them to leapfrog the teams in 6th and 7th place while still having two games in hand.

UEFA Europa League
Main article: 2009–10 UEFA Europa League
Date Round Opponent H/A Score[28] Motherwell scorer(s)[29] Attendance Report
2 July 2009 FQR Llanelli H 0–1 4,307 BBC Sport
9 July 2009 FQR Llanelli A 3–0 Sutton (8, 24) Murphy (72) 3,025 BBC Sport
16 July 2009 SQR Flamurtari Vlorë A 0–1 4,012 BBC Sport
23 July 2009 SQR Flamurtari Vlorë H 8–1 Murphy (16, 19, 34) Slane (25) Forbes (pen 28, 50) Shaun Hutchinson (37) McHugh (72) 4,641 BBC Sport
30 July 2009 TQR Steaua Bucharest A 0–3 25,000 BBC Sport
6 August 2009 TQR Steaua Bucharest H 1–3 Forbes (17) 4,975 BBC Sport

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 2009–10 Scottish League Cup
Date Round Opponent H/A Score[28] Motherwell scorer(s)[29] Attendance Report
22 September 2009 3rd Round Inverness CT H 3–2 McHugh, Own goal, Forbes 3,905 BBC Sport
27 October 2009 Quarter-Final St Mirren A 0–3 — 4,325 BBC Sport

Scottish Cup
Main article: 2009–10 Scottish Cup
Date Round Opponent H/A Score[28] Motherwell scorer(s)[29] Attendance Report
18 January 2010 4th Round Inverness CT A 0–2 — 1,450 BBC Sport

Competitions

Overall
Competition Started roundCurrent
position / round		 Final
position / round		 First match Last match
Scottish Premier League — — 5 15 August 20099 May 2010
League Cup 3rd Round — Quarter-finals 22 September 200927 October 2009
Scottish Cup 4th Round — 4th Round 18 January 201018 January 2010
UEFA Europa League First qualifying round — Third qualifying round 2 July 20096 August 2009

Source: Competitions

SPL
Main article: 2009–10 Scottish Premier League

Classification
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Dundee United 38 17 12 9 55 47 +8 63 Qualification for the Europa League play-off round[lower-alpha 1]
4 Hibernian 38 15 9 14 58 55 +3 54 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round
5 Motherwell 38 13 14 11 52 54 −2 53 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
6 Heart of Midlothian 38 13 9 16 35 46 −11 48
7 Hamilton Academical 38 13 10 15 39 46 −7 49
Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. by winning the Scottish Cup.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 13 14 11 52 54  −2 53 8 5 5 29 25  +4 5 9 6 23 29  −6

Source: BBC Sport

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHHAAHAHHAHAHAAHAAHHAHHAAHAHAHAAHA
ResultDWDDWLWDDWDDDLLLLLWWDWWDDWWWDWLLLLWLDD
Position53554655545555556666755555555455554445
Source: BBC Sport
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results by opponent
Team Results[28] Points
1 2 3 4
Aberdeen0–01–13–0—5
Celtic0–02–31–20–41
Dundee United1–02–20–32–34
Falkirk1–00–00–1—4
Hamilton Academical2–21–00–0—5
Heart of Midlothian1–00–13–12–09
Hibernian1–30–21–06–64
Kilmarnock3–13–01–0—9
Rangers0–01–61–13–33
St Johnstone2–21–32–1—4
St Mirren3–32–00–0—5

Source: 2009–10 Scottish Premier League article

See also

Notes and references
  1. "Jim Gannon confirmed as new Well boss". BBC Sport. 13 June 2009. Retrieved 5 July 2009.
  2. "Boss Gannon sacked by Motherwell". BBC Sport. 28 December 2009. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
  3. Lindsay, Clive (29 December 2009). "Loose Gannon fired for not signing Motherwell contract". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
  4. Lindsay, Clive (29 December 2009). "Brown given stint at Motherwell". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
  5. McLauchlin, Brian (1 July 2009). "Well secure Tranmere's Jennings". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 July 2009.
  6. "Motherwell sign Shrews' Humphrey". BBC Sport. 15 July 2009. Retrieved 21 July 2009.
  7. "Town fizzing at Coke's Well move". BBC Sport. 21 July 2009. Retrieved 25 July 2009.
  8. "Well deal-in midfielder Hateley". BBC Sport. 13 August 2009. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
  9. "Well capture Ross County youth". BBC Sport. 7 September 2009. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
  10. "Well sign Everton keeper on loan". BBC Sport. 24 July 2009. Retrieved 25 July 2009.
  11. "Jutkiewicz agrees Well loan deal". BBC Sport. 27 August 2009. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
  12. "Moutaouakil seals Well loan move". BBC Sport. 1 September 2009. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
  13. "Malcolm clinches move Down Under". BBC sport. 2 July 2009. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
  14. "Bristol City tie up Clarkson deal". BBC sport. 29 June 2009. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
  15. "Bluebirds look at Klimpl". Sky sports. 1 July 2009. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
  16. "Krysiak signs deal". Birmingham City Official Website. 1 July 2009. Archived from the original on 17 July 2009. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
  17. "Defender McLean signs for Falkirk". BBC sport. 1 July 2009. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
  18. "Goalkeeper Signs". Seagulls.co.uk. 1 July 2009. Archived from the original on 4 August 2009. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
  19. "Defender Quinn seals Cardiff move". BBC sport. 4 July 2009. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
  20. "City sign Hughes". Canaries.co.uk. 22 July 2009. Archived from the original on 23 July 2009. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
  21. "Everton duo extend Well loan deal". BBC Sport. 2 January 2010. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
  22. "Everton duo remain at Motherwell for season". BBC Sport. 27 January 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2010.
  23. "Motherwell secure Mariners Michael McGlinchey". BBC Sport. 22 January 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2010.
  24. "Defender Jonathan Page signs Motherwell extension". BBC Sport. 22 May 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  25. "McGarry departs". Motherwell FC Online. 1 January 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
  26. "Celtic sign Fulham's Kamara, Braafheid and Well's Slane". BBC Sport. 1 February 2010. Retrieved 1 February 2010.
  27. Motherwell FC season 2009–10, Fir Park Corner
  28. Motherwell's score is shown first.
  29. The number(s) in brackets shows the minutes of the goal(s) that was/were scored.
  30. Shows Motherwell's position in the table at end of day the match was played on
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