2011–12 Motherwell F.C. season

The 2011–12 season was Motherwell's thirteenth consecutive season in the Scottish Premier League, having competed in it since its inauguration in 1998–99. Motherwell finished 3rd in the league, qualifying for the UEFA Champions League, were knocked out of the Scottish Cup at the Quarter-Finals stage by Aberdeen, and knocked out at the 3rd Round stage by Hibernian in the League Cup.

Motherwell
2011–12 season
ChairmanVacant
Manager Stuart McCall
StadiumFir Park
Scottish Premier League3rd
Scottish CupQuarter-Finals vs Aberdeen
League Cup3rd Round vs Hibernian
Top goalscorerLeague: Michael Higdon (14)
All: Michael Higdon (16)
Highest home attendance10,440 v Celtic
6 November 2011
Lowest home attendance3,772 v Dunfermline
24 January 2012
Average home league attendance5,946[1]

Important Events

Transfers
Main articles: List of Scottish football transfers summer 2011 and List of Scottish football transfers winter 2011-12
Devlin's transfer was announced on the above date but were not finalised until 1 July.

Released
Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date
1 February 2012[31] FW Steven Howarth Albion Rovers 2 August 2012[32]
11 May 2012[33] DF Stephen Craigan Retired[33]
11 May 2012[33] FW Gary Smith Shettleston
11 May 2012[33] GK Tom Bradley
11 May 2012[33] MF Herman Mboa Megongo
11 May 2012[33] DF Michael Lynch
11 May 2012[33] DF Jordan Halsman Greenock Morton 15 May 2012[34]
11 May 2012 MF Steven Lawless Partick Thistle 1 June 2012[35]
11 May 2012[33] FW Keiran McGachie Annan Athletic 21 June 2012[36]
11 May 2012[33] DF Ross McKinnon SC Veendam 24 July 2012[37]
11 May 2012[33] DF Darren Brownlie Ayr United 26 July 2012[38]
11 May 2012[33] MF Ross Forbes Partick Thistle 5 September 2012[39]
11 May 2012[33] MF Jamie Pollock East Fife 21 September 2012[40]
11 May 2012[33] DF Kieran MacDonald Clyde 22 October 2012[41]

Motherwell F.C. Season 2011-12 First-team Squad

As of 3 January 2012[42] 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  IRL Darren Randolph
2 DF  SCO Steven Saunders
3 DF  SCO Steven Hammell
4 MF  ENG Nicky Law
5 DF  NIR Stephen Craigan (captain)
6 MF  ENG Tom Hateley
7 MF  JAM Chris Humphrey
8 MF  ENG Steve Jennings
9 FW  ENG Michael Higdon
11 FW  SCO Jamie Murphy
12 GK  SCO Lee Hollis
14 MF  SCO Keith Lasley (vice-captain)
15 DF  ENG Shaun Hutchinson
16 FW  SCO Robert McHugh
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF  JAM Omar Daley
18 MF  SCO Ross Forbes
19 FW  SCO Gary Smith
20 DF  ENG Jonathan Page
21 MF  SCO Jamie Pollock
22 DF  IRL Tim Clancy
23 DF  SCO Jordan Halsman
24 FW  EST Henrik Ojamaa
25 FW  SCO Steven Lawless
26 MF  SCO Stuart Carswell
27 DF  SCO Ross McKinnon
31 GK  WAL Tom Bradley
39 DF  ENG Adam Cummins

Motherwell F.C. Season 2011-12 Statistics

Appearances

As of 13 May 2012[43][44]

No. Pos Nat Player TotalScottish Premier LeagueScottish CupScottish League Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Darren Randolph 42038+003+001+00
2 DF Steven Saunders 201+100+000+00
3 DF Steven Hammell 42238+023+001+00
4 MF Nicky Law 43738+043+022+01
5 DF Stephen Craigan 28024+201+001+00
6 MF Tom Hateley 43438+023+012+01
7 MF Chris Humphrey 40223+1220+301+10
8 MF Steve Jennings 37033+102+001+00
9 FW Michael Higdon 391635+0142+002+02
11 FW Jamie Murphy 401332+493+041+00
12 GK Lee Hollis 100+000+001+00
14 MF Keith Lasley 36532+042+002+01
15 DF Shaun Hutchinson 34230+112+011+00
16 FW Robert McHugh 1211+811+001+10
17 MF Omar Daley 27311+1421+010+10
18 MF Ross Forbes 701+301+001+10
19 FW Gary Smith 200+100+000+10
20 DF Jonathan Page 802+201+201+00
21 MF Jamie Pollock 000+000+000+00
22 DF Tim Clancy 30024+203+001+00
23 DF Jordan Halsman 100+000+001+00
24 MF Stephen Hughes 402+200+000+00
24 FW Henrik Ojamaa 21912+672+120+00
25 FW Steven Lawless 210+000+101+01
26 MF Stuart Carswell 1604+1000+100+10
27 DF Ross McKinnon 000+000+000+00
28 FW Steve Howarth 000+000+000+00
31 GK Tom Bradley 000+000+000+00
39 DF Adam Cummins 101+000+000+00

2011-12 Motherwell Top scorers
Last updated on 28 April 2012[43][44]
Ranking Nation Number Name Scottish Premier League Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup Total
1 9 Michael Higdon 14 2 16
2 11 Jamie Murphy 9 4 13
3 24 Henrik Ojamaa 7 2 9
4 4 Nicky Law 4 2 1 7
5 14 Keith Lasley 4 1 5
6 6 Tom Hateley 2 1 1 4
7 17 Omar Daley 2 1 3
8 3 Steven Hammell 2 2
9 7 Chris Humphrey 2 2
10 15 Shaun Hutchinson 1 1 2
11 16 Robert McHugh 1 1
12 25 Steven Lawless 1 1
/ / / Own Goals 1 0 0 1
/ / / TOTALS 48 11 6 65

2011-12 Motherwell Disciplinary Record
Last updated 13 May 2012[43][44]
Nation Position Number Name Scottish Premier League Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup Total
GK1Darren Randolph 00000000
DF2Steven Saunders 00000000
DF3Steven Hammell 60000060
MF4Nicky Law 00000000
DF5Stephen Craigan 31000031
MF6Tom Hateley 40000040
MF7Chris Humphrey 10000010
MF8Steve Jennings 70000070
FW9Michael Higdon 50000050
FW11Jamie Murphy 20000020
GK12Lee Hollis 00000000
MF14Keith Lasley 82010083
DF15Shaun Hutchinson 90000090
FW16Robert McHugh 00000000
MF17Omar Daley 20000020
MF18Ross Forbes 10100020
FW19Gary Smith 00000000
DF20Jonathan Page 21200041
MF21Jamie Pollock 00000000
DF22Tim Clancy 81000081
DF23Jordan Halsman 00000000
MF24Stephen Hughes 10000010
FW24Henrik Ojamaa 40000040
FW25Steven Lawless 00000000
MF26Stuart Carswell 10000010
DF27Ross McKinnon 00000000
FW28Steve Howarth 00000000
GK31Tom Bradley 00000000
DF39Adam Cummins 00000000
/ / / TOTALS 61 5 3 1 0 0 64 6

Awards

Player of the Month
MONTH Name Award
October Keith Lasley Won[45]

Manager of the Month
MONTH Name Award
July/August Stuart McCall Won[46]
October Stuart McCall Won[47]

Young player of the Month
MONTH Name Award
January Henrik Ojamaa Won[48]

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss

Friendlies
Date Opponent H/A Score[49] Motherwell Scorer(s)[50] Attendance Report
5 July 2011 Morton A 3-2 Murphy  34', Pollock  51', Smith  86' Unknown Motherwell F.C.
9 July 2011 Dumbarton A 5-0 Murphy  8', 22', Law  54', McHugh  84', Saunders  90' 804 Motherwell F.C.
13 July 2011 Partick[51] H 1-0 Craigan  2' (pen.) 2,122 Motherwell F.C.
16 July 2011 Leeds United H 1-2 Murphy  34' 4,798 Motherwell F.C.
17 January 2012 Fleetwood H 3-3 McHugh  80', Smith  75', 90' 0 (match was closed-doors) Motherwell F.C.

Scottish Premier League
Main article: 2011–12 Scottish Premier League
Match
Day		 Date Opponent H/A Score[49] Motherwell Scorer(s)[50] League
Position[52]		 Attendance Report
1 23 July 2011 Inverness C.T. H 3–0 Hammell  25', Murphy  28', Lasley  77' 1 4,190 BBC Sport
2 30 July 2011 Kilmarnock A 0–0 1 4,867 BBC Sport
3 7 August 2011 Hearts H 1-0 Murphy  60', Lasley  34'  86' 1 5,685 BBC Sport
4 13 August 2011 St Mirren A 1-0 Hateley  90' 1 5,105 BBC Sport
5 21 August 2011 Rangers H 0-3 2 10,092 BBC Sport
6 27 August 2011 Dunfermline A 4-2 Higdon  11', 90', Murphy  26', Humphrey  55' 1 4,462 BBC Sport
7 10 September 2011 Celtic A 0-4 3 48,793 BBC Sport
8 17 September 2011 St Johnstone H 0-3 3 4,336 BBC Sport
9 24 September 2011 Aberdeen H 1-0 McHugh  84' 3 4,348 BBC Sport
10 1 October 2011 Dundee United A 3-1 Lasley  14', Higdon  45', 64' (pen.), 2 6,073 BBC Sport
11 15 October 2011 Hibernian A 1-0 Murphy  8' 2 8,518 BBC Sport
12 22 October 2011 Kilmarnock H 0-0 2 4,184 BBC Sport
13 29 October 2011 Inverness C.T. A 3-2 Hutchinson  39', Lasley  77', Hateley  87' 2 3,188 BBC Sport
14 6 November 2011 Celtic H 1-2 Higdon  11', Clancy  83' 3 10,440 BBC Sport
15 19 November 2011 Aberdeen A 2-1 Higdon  6', Daley  53' 3 8,779 BBC Sport
16 26 November 2011 Dundee United H 0-0 3 4,487 BBC Sport
18 10 December 2011 St Johnstone A 3-0 Daley  16', Murphy  28', 68' 3 2,885 BBC Sport
19 17 December 2011 St Mirren H 1-1 Higdon  48' 3 4,557 BBC Sport
20 24 December 2011 Hearts A 0-2 3 13,300 BBC Sport
22 2 January 2012 Rangers A 0-3 3 44,893 BBC Sport
23 14 January 2012 Inverness C.T. H 0-1 4 4,152 BBC Sport
24 21 January 2012 Dundee United A 1-1 Higdon  85' 5 5,969 BBC Sport
21 (Re-arranged)[53] 24 January 2012 Dunfermline H 3-1 Ojamaa  29', Law  52', Humphrey  80', Craigan  18' 3 3,772 BBC Sport
25 28 January 2012 St Johnstone H 3-2 Ojamaa  22', 65', Lasley  75' 3 4,520 BBC Sport
26 11 February 2012 St Mirren A 0-0 3 4,204 BBC Sport
27 18 February 2012 Hearts H 3-0 Webster  37' (og.), Murphy  41', Lasley  23'  50', Law  64' 3 5,489 BBC Sport
17 (Re-arranged)[53] 22 February 2012 Hibernian H 4-3 Higdon  47' (pen.), 70', 75' (pen.), Murphy  63' 3 8,065 BBC Sport
28 25 February 2012 Celtic A 0-1 3 53,486 BBC Sport
29 3 March 2012 Dunfermline A 2-0 Higdon  64', Ojamaa  70' 3 3,523 BBC Sport
30 17 March 2012 Aberdeen H 1-0 Hammell  22' 3 4,637 BBC Sport
31 24 March 2012 Kilmarnock A 0-2 3 6,878 BBC Sport
32 31 March 2012 Rangers H 1-2 Ojamaa  6' 3 9,063 BBC Sport
33 8 April 2012 Hibernian A 1-1 Law  81', 3 7,110 BBC Sport
34 22 April 2012 Celtic H 0-3 3 8,760 BBC Sport
35 28 April 2012 St Johnstone H 5-1 Higdon  17' (pen.), Law  20', Murphy  52', Ojamaa  83', 87' 3 4,743 BBC Sport
36 1 May 2012 Hearts A 1-0 Higdon  29' 3 9,185 BBC Sport
37 5 May 2012 Rangers A 0-0 3 45,962 BBC Sport
38 13 May 2012 Dundee United H 0-2 3 7,456 BBC Sport

Scottish Cup
Main article: 2011–12 Scottish Cup
Date Round Opponent H/A Score[49] Motherwell Scorer(s)[50] Attendance Report
7 January 2012 Fourth Round Queen's Park H 4-0 Daley  5', Murphy  21', 71', Ojamaa  90' 4,286 BBC Sport
4 February 2012 Fifth Round Greenock Morton H 6-0 Hateley  9', Murphy  29', 67', Hutchinson  9', Ojamaa  35', Law  41' 5,139 BBC Sport
11 March 2012 Quarter-finals Aberdeen H 1-2 Lasley  68', Law  79' 7,640 BBC Sport

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 2011–12 Scottish League Cup
Date Round Opponent H/A Score[49] Motherwell Scorer(s)[50] Attendance Report
24 August 2011 Second Round Clyde A 4-0 Higdon  17', Hateley  41', Law  51', Lawless  85' 1,778 BBC Sport
20 September 2011 Third Round Hibernian H 2-2 (6-7 pens.) Lasley  30', Higdon  40' 3,909 BBC Sport

Competitions

Overall
Competition Started roundCurrent
position / round		 Final
position / round		 First match Last match
Scottish Premier League — — 3 23 July 201113 May 2012
League Cup 2nd round — 3rd Round 24 August 201120 September 2011
Scottish Cup 4th Round — Quarter-finals 7 January11 March 2012

Source: Competitions

SPL
Main article: 2011–12 Scottish Premier League

Classification
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Celtic (C) 38 30 3 5 84 21 +63 93 Qualification for the Champions League Third qualifying round
2 Rangers 38 26 5 7 77 28 +49 73 Liquidated, reformed and admitted to the Third Division[lower-alpha 1]
3 Motherwell 38 18 8 12 49 44 +5 62 Qualification for the Champions League Third qualifying round
4 Dundee United 38 16 11 11 62 50 +12 59 Qualification for the Europa League Third qualifying round
5 Heart of Midlothian 38 15 7 16 45 43 +2 52 Qualification for the Europa League Play-off round[lower-alpha 2]
Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. Rangers were deducted 10 points for entering administration.[54] As Rangers did not exit administration by 31 March, they were ineligible to compete in Europe in the 2012–13 season. Rangers were unable to agree a CVA with their creditors and the club's holding company entered proceedings to be liquidated.[55] After being reformed in a new corporate structure, Rangers were admitted into the 2012–13 Scottish Third Division in time for the start of the season.[56]
  2. Hearts qualified for the Europa League as 2011–12 Scottish Cup winners. Since they finished fifth in the league, the sixth-placed team, St Johnstone, also qualified for the Europa League.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 18 8 12 48 44  +4 62 9 3 7 27 24  +3 9 5 5 21 20  +1

Source: BBC Sport

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAAHHAAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHHAAHAHAHHAAH
ResultWDWWLWLLWWWDWLWDWDLLLDWWDWWLWWLLDLWWDL
Position11112133322223333333453333333333333333
Source: BBC Sport
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results by opponent
Team Results[49] Points
1 2 3 4
Aberdeen1-02-11-09
Celtic0-41-20-10-30
Dundee United3-10-01-10-25
Dunfermline4-23-12-09
Heart of Midlothian1-00-23-01-09
Hibernian1-04-31-17
Inverness C.T.3–03-20-16
Kilmarnock0–00-00-22
Rangers0-30-31-20-01
St Johnstone0-33-03-25-19
St Mirren1-01-10-05

Source: 2011–12 Scottish Premier League Results Table

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See also

Notes and references
  1. League Only.
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  3. "Scottish FA and Motherwell shocked by death of Bill Dickie". BBC Sport. 10 January 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
  4. "Motherwell agree deal for Dumbarton's Nicky Devlin". BBC Sport. 3 March 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  5. "Michael Higdon completes move to Motherwell". BBC Sport. 3 June 2011. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
  6. "Nicky Law completes 'Well move". Motherwell F.C. 1 July 2011. Archived from the original on 5 January 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  7. "Angol signs on at 'Well". Motherwell Times. 13 July 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  8. "Motherwell sign French midfielder Hermann Mboa Mekongo". BBC Sport. 24 August 2011. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
  9. "Motherwell complete signing of Kilmarnock's Tim Clancy". BBC Sport. 26 August 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  10. "Motherwell complete the signing of Jamaican winger Omar Daley". BBC Sport. 12 September 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  11. "Motherwell re-sign midfielder Stephen Hughes". BBC Sport. 16 November 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  12. "Motherwell sign Henrik Ojamaa until end of season". BBC Sport. 4 January 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  13. "Jamie Hamill, John Sutton & Danny Grainger join Hearts". BBC Sport. 25 May 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  14. "Further four modern apprentices signed". ptfc.co.uk. Partick Thistle F.C. 20 June 2011. Archived from the original on 27 August 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
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  18. "Maurice Ross and Mark Fotheringham join Livingston". BBC Sport. 13 October 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
  19. "Jets welcome back Jeffers". Football Australia. 13 October 2011. Archived from the original on 23 November 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2011. Jets welcome back Jeffers
  20. "Midfielder Stephen Hughes ends short Motherwell stay". BBC Sport. 3 January 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
  21. "Motherwell pair sent out on loan". BBC Sport. 30 August 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
  22. "Lawless rejoins Rovers on loan". Motherwell F.C. 20 October 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
  23. "Lawless extends Rovers stay". Motherwell F.C. 15 November 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  24. "Duo head out on loan". Motherwell F.C. 20 January 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
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  27. "Ross McKinnon signs". Alloa Athletic F.C. 27 January 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
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  29. "Pollock Loan Extended". Clyde F.C. 17 March 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
  30. "Nicky Devlin to join Stenny". Motherwell F.C. 29 March 2011. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
  31. "Howarth departs the club". Motherwell FC. 1 February 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
  32. "Two more Rovers on board". Scottish Football League. 2 August 2012. Archived from the original on 4 January 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
  33. "End of season contract news". motherwellfc.co.uk. Motherwell F.C. 11 May 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  34. "Halsman signs deal with Ton". Greenock Telegraph. Clyde & Forth Press. 6 June 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
  35. "Partick Thistle Complete Double Swoop To Sign Steven Lawless & Aaron Muirhead". The Glaswegian. Trinity Mirror. 16 May 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  36. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/19037866
  37. "SC Veendam's new left back". sc-veendam.nl (in Dutch). SC Veendam. 24 July 2012. Archived from the original on 22 February 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
  38. "Brown and Brownlie Sign For United". ayrunitedfc.co.uk. Ayr United F.C. 26 July 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  39. "Thistle Sign Midfielder". ptfc.co.uk. Partick Thistle F.C. 5 September 2012. Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  40. "Pollok joins East Fife". scottishfootballleague.com. Scottish Football League. 21 September 2012. Archived from the original on 1 November 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
  41. "Squad Changes". clyde.co.uk. Clyde F.C. 22 October 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  42. "Motherwell FC Squad Numbers - Scottish Premier League". Archived from the original on 24 August 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
  43. Motherwell F.C. Sky Sports Statistics Archived 10 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  44. Motherwell F.C. Sky Sports Statistics 2 Archived 25 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  45. "Motherwell's Keith Lasley named SPL player of month". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
  46. McCall wins Manager of the Month
  47. "Motherwell's Stuart McCall wins October award". BBC. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
  48. "Motherwell striker Henrik Ojamaa wins January young player award". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
  49. Motherwell's score is shown first.
  50. The number(s) in brackets shows the minute the goal(s) was/were scored.
  51. Stephen Craigan Testimonial Match
  52. Shows Motherwell's position in the table at end of day the match was played on
  53. Two matches, one abandoned and one postponed, have still to be played. The abandoned match versus Hibernian (Match Day 17) has been re-arranged for 24 February 2012, and the postponed Dunfermline Athletic match (Match Day 21) has been re-arranged for 24 January 2012.
  54. "Rangers Football Club enters administration". BBC. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
  55. Rangers to re-form after creditors' deal is rejected www.bbc.co.uk, 12 June 2012
  56. "What does administration mean for Rangers?". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
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