2015–16 Motherwell F.C. season

The 2015–16 season is Motherwell's thirty-first consecutive season in the top flight of Scottish football and the third in the newly established Scottish Premiership,[1] having been promoted from the Scottish First Division at the end of the 1984–85 season. Motherwell will also compete in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Motherwell

2015–16 season
Chairman	Brian McCafferty
Manager	Ian Baraclough (until 23 September) Stephen Craigan (interim) (23 September - 13 October) Mark McGhee (from 13 October)
Stadium	Fir Park
Scottish Premiership	5th
League Cup	Third Round
Scottish Cup	Fifth Round
Top goalscorer	League: Louis Moult (15) All: Louis Moult (18)
Average home league attendance	4,912
Home colours Away colours

Important Events

On 12 June 2015, Motherwell announced their first batch of Pre-season Friendlies.[2]

On 23 September 2015, Motherwell parted ways with manager Ian Baraclough.[3]

On 13 October 2015, Mark McGhee returned to the club as manager.[4][5]

Results & Fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season Friendlies

Motherwell v Borussia Mönchengladbach U-23

7 July 2015	Motherwell	1-1	Borussia Mönchengladbach U-23	Rheden, Netherlands
18:00 BST (UTC+1)	Fletcher  49'	Report	Pisano  70'	Stadium: VV Rheden

Motherwell v Heerenveen

9 July 2015	Motherwell	0-0	Heerenveen	Drachten, Netherlands
18:00 BST (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Sportvereniging Langezwaag

Motherwell v Bradford City

14 July 2015	Motherwell	0-3	Bradford City	Grangemouth
14:00 BST (UTC+1)		Report	Leigh  45+1' Sheehan  63' Hanson  70'	Stadium: Grangemouth Stadium[N 1]

Livingston v Motherwell

18 July 2015	Livingston	0-2	Motherwell	Livingston
15:00 BST (UTC+1)		Report	Ainsworth Watt	Stadium: The Energy Assets Arena

Sligo Rovers v Motherwell

21 July 2015	Sligo Rovers	1-2	Motherwell	Sligo
19:45 BST (UTC+1)	K.Ward  11'	Report	Thomas  8' Fletcher  90'	Stadium: The Showgrounds

Motherwell v Preston North End

24 July 2015	Motherwell	1-2	Preston North End	Livingston
19:00 BST UTC+1	Moult  89'	Report	Garner  28' Kilkenny  30'	Stadium: The Energy Assets Arena[N 2] Attendance: 483 Referee: J Beaton

Scottish Premiership

Main article: 2015–16 Scottish Premiership

Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Motherwell

1 August 2015 1	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	0 – 1	Motherwell	Inverness
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Warren  1'	BBC Motherwell	Fletcher  4' Pearson  38'	Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 3,307 Referee: Allan Crawford

Motherwell v Dundee United

8 August 2015 2	Motherwell	0 – 2	Dundee United	Motherwell
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Leitch  64' Hammell  89' Ripley  90+1'	BBC Motherwell	Laing  83' (o.g.) Fraser  90+3' Murray  90+5'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,859 Referee: Bobbie Madden

Heart of Midlothian v Motherwell

12 August 2015 3	Heart of Midlothian	2 – 0	Motherwell	Edinburgh
19:45 BST (UTC+1)	Reilly  32' (pen.) King  64'	BBC Motherwell	Laing  28' Taylor  59'	Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium Attendance: 16,645 Referee: Brian Colvin

Motherwell v Aberdeen

15 August 2015 4	Motherwell	1 – 2	Aberdeen	Motherwell
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Johnson  5' Hammell  50'	BBC Motherwell	McGinn  25' Logan  40' Taylor  61' 62'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 5,437 Referee: Willie Collum

St Johnstone v Motherwell

22 August 2015 5	St Johnstone	2 – 1	Motherwell	Perth
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	MacLean  62', 79'	BBC	Moult  11' Taylor  28'  86' Chalmers  68'	Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 3,361 Referee: Craig Thomson

Motherwell v Kilmarnock

29 August 2015 6	Motherwell	1 – 0	Kilmarnock	Motherwell
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Moult  13' (pen.) Chalmers  90+2'	BBC		Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,136 Referee: Steven McLean

Motherwell v Ross County

12 September 2015 7	Motherwell	1 – 1	Ross County	Motherwell
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Moult  90+1'	BBC	Gardyne  33' Reckord  57' Quinn  68' Foster  80'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 3,545 Referee: Don Robertson

Hamilton Academical v Motherwell

19 September 2015 8	Hamilton Academical	1 – 0	Motherwell	Hamilton
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Docherty  57' Imrie  72'	BBC	Lasley  43' McManus  74'	Stadium: New Douglas Park Attendance: 3,325 Referee: Craig Thomson

Motherwell v Partick Thistle

26 September 2015 9	Motherwell	2 – 1	Partick Thistle	Motherwell
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Frans  22' (o.g.) Moult  45' McDonald  69' Lasley  71' Ripley  89'	BBC Report	Osman  36' Frans  44' Welsh  58' Amoo  78' Seaborne  89'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 3,963 Referee: Tony Harrington

Dundee v Motherwell

3 October 2015 10	Dundee	2 – 1	Motherwell	Dundee
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Konrad  36' Loy  58' Holt  70'	BBC Report	Moult  23' Kennedy  54' Pearson  83'	Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 5,152 Referee: Steven McLean

Motherwell v Celtic

17 October 2015 11	Motherwell	0 – 1	Celtic	Motherwell
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	McDonald  78'	Report	Çiftçi  15'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 8,888 Referee: Alan Muir

Aberdeen v Motherwell

24 October 2015 12	Aberdeen	1 – 1	Motherwell	Aberdeen
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Rooney  43'	BBC Report	Pearson  57' McDonald  73'	Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 12,389 Referee: Crawford Allan

Kilmarnock v Motherwell

31 October 2015 13	Kilmarnock	0 – 1	Motherwell	Kilmarnock
15:00 GMT (UTC)	McHattie  36' Findlay  56' McKenzie  67' Magennis  77'	BBC Report	Ainsworth  36' Chalmers  60' Moult  87'	Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 3,931 Referee: Bobby Madden

Motherwell v Inverness Caledonian Thistle

7 November 2015 14	Motherwell	1 – 3	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Motherwell
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Pearson  13' Kennedy  56' Moult  58' McManus  65'  90+5'	BBC Report	Tansey  11' (pen.) Vigurs  18' 53' Storey  45' Devine  52'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 3,569 Referee: Craig Thomson

Ross County v Motherwell

21 November 2015 15	Ross County	3 – 0	Motherwell	Dingwall
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Curran  22' Dingwall  69' Boyce  90+2' (pen.)	BBC Report	Law  27' Pearson  53'	Stadium: Global Energy Stadium Attendance: 3,378 Referee: Crawford Allan

Motherwell v Heart of Midlothian

28 November 2015 16	Motherwell	2 – 2	Heart of Midlothian	Motherwell
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Moult  2' Hammell  29' Johnson  65' Grimshaw  80' Pearson  90+1'	BBC Report	Alexander  3' Juanma  9' Pallardó  23' Sow  69'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 5,141 Referee: Steven McLean

Partick Thistle v Motherwell

5 December 2015 17	Partick Thistle	Postponed[6]	Motherwell	Glasgow
15:00 GMT (UTC)		BBC Report		Stadium: Firhill Stadium

Motherwell v Dundee

12 December 2015 18	Motherwell	3 – 1	Dundee	Motherwell
15:00 GMT (UTC)	McDonald  6' 60' Moult  32' Pearson  90+1'	BBC Report	Irvine  57' McGowan  67' Harkins  68'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 3,512 Referee: Euan Anderson

Celtic v Motherwell

19 December 2015 19	Celtic	1 – 2	Motherwell	Glasgow
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Bitton  49' 78'	BBC Report	Moult  53', 59' (pen.)	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 42,603 Referee: Bobby Madden

Dundee United v Motherwell

26 December 2015 20	Dundee United	Postponed[7]	Motherwell	Dundee
15:00 GMT (UTC)				Stadium: Tannadice Stadium Referee: Andrew Dallas

Motherwell v St Johnstone

30 December 2015 21	Motherwell	2 – 0	St Johnstone	Motherwell
19:45 GMT (UTC)	Hall  38' Pearson  45'	BBC Report	Easton  48' Fisher  90+2'	Stadium: Fir Park Referee: Crawford Allan

Motherwell v Hamilton Academical

2 January 2016 22	Motherwell	3 – 3	Hamilton Academical	Motherwell
15:00 GMT (UTC)	McDonald  9', 46' Grimshaw  38' Law  49' Moult  57' Lasley  70'  90+5' McManus  87'	BBC Report	Lucas  25' MacKinnon  28' Imrie  50' Crawford  52' 90+6' Kurakins  78'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 5,734 Referee: Greg Aitken

Heart of Midlothian v Motherwell

16 January 2016 23	Heart of Midlothian	6 – 0	Motherwell	Edinburgh
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Rossi  11' Sow  16' Reilly  22' (pen.) Buaben  52' Paterson  77' Augustyn  81' Juanma  87' Djoum  90+1' (pen.)	BBC Report	Ripley  22' McManus  37' Moult  56' Law  77' Hammell  82'	Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium Attendance: 16,574 Referee: Kevin Clancy

Motherwell v Ross County

23 January 2016 24	Motherwell	1 – 2	Ross County	Motherwell
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Pearson  87'	BBC Report	Irvine  20' Graham  69' Curran  90+2'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 3,279 Referee: Willie Collum

Dundee v Motherwell

30 January 2016 25	Dundee	2 – 2	Motherwell	Dundee
15:00 GMT (UTC)	McGowan  6' Hemmings  88' (pen.)	BBC Report	Cadden  4' 87' Pearson  23' Law  78'	Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 4,960 Referee: John Beaton

Partick Thistle v Motherwell

2 February 2016 17	Partick Thistle	1 – 0	Motherwell	Glasgow
19:45 GMT (UTC)	Miller  23' Seaborne  29' Bannigan  35' Osman  38' Lawless  90+1'	BBC Report	Pearson  41'	Stadium: Firhill Stadium Attendance: 2,487 Referee: Barry Cook

Motherwell v Kilmarnock

13 February 2016 26	Motherwell	0 – 2	Kilmarnock	Motherwell
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Hammell  33' Pearson  45' McManus  70'	BBC Report	Obadeyi  51' Dicker  53' Kiltie  56' Slater  61'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 3,764 Referee: Andrew Dallas

Dundee United v Motherwell

16 February 2016 20	Dundee United	0 – 3	Motherwell	Dundee
19:45 GMT (UTC)	Demel  64' Dillon  84'	BBC Report	McManus  45+1' McDonald  72', 80' 77'	Stadium: Tannadice Stadium Attendance: 6,251 Referee: Greg Aitken

St Johnstone v Motherwell

20 February 2016 27	St Johnstone	2 – 1	Motherwell	Perth
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Wotherspoon  43' Fisher  60' Scobbie  84' 90+1'	BBC Report	Moult  33' Hall  90'	Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 3,006 Referee: Bobby Madden

Motherwell v Partick Thistle

27 February 2016 28	Motherwell	3 – 1	Partick Thistle	Motherwell
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Moult  37' (pen.), 52' Johnson  69'	Report	Nesbitt  36' Booth  76'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,302 Referee: Stephen Finnie

Hamilton Academical v Motherwell

5 March 2016 29	Hamilton Academical	0 – 1	Motherwell	Hamilton
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Gordon  7' Kurakins  9' Kurtaj  10' McGovern  79' Morris  85'	report	Laing  45' Johnson  77'	Stadium: New Douglas Park Attendance: 3,755 Referee: Kevin Clancy

Motherwell v Dundee United

11 March 2016 30	Motherwell	2 – 1	Dundee United	Motherwell
19:45 GMT (UTC)	Johnson  45+1' Lasley  54' Moult  65'	Report	Anier  22' Donaldson  42' Dillon  72' Morris  74' Paton  90+3'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,210 Referee: Crawford Allan

Motherwell v Aberdeen

19 March 2016 31	Motherwell	2 – 1	Aberdeen	Motherwell
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Gomis  34' Kennedy  44' Leitch  51' McDonald  73' Moult  75'	Report	McLean  44' (pen.) Robson  79'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 6.251 Referee: Don Robertson

Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Motherwell

2 April 2016 32	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	1 – 2	Motherwell	Inverness
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Tremarco  41' Vigurs  70' (pen.) Draper  83'	Report	Ainsworth  62' McDonald  90' Johnson  90+4'	Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 3,348 Referee: John Beaton

Motherwell v Celtic

9 April 2016 33	Motherwell	1 – 2	Celtic	Motherwell
12:30 BST (UTC+1)	McDonald  60' McManus  83'	Report	Griffiths  44', 75' 45' Kazim-Richards  75'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 9,123 Referee: Willie Collum

Motherwell v Heart of Midlothian

23 April 2016 34	Motherwell	1 – 0	Heart of Midlothian	Motherwell
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Hammell  22' Ainsworth  28' Cadden  62'	Report	Kitchen  68' Smith  70'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 5,125 Referee: Andrew Dallas

Aberdeen v Motherwell

30 April 2016 35	Aberdeen	4 – 1	Motherwell	Aberdeen
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	McLean  6' (pen.) 77' Shinnie  21' McGinn  26' Rooney  54' Logan  66' Hayes  78'	Report	Laing  45' Cadden  64' Moult  65' Lasley  88'	Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 10,259 Referee: Bobby Madden

Motherwell v St Johnstone

7 May 2016 36	Motherwell	1 – 2	St Johnstone	Motherwell
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	McDonald  4' Pearson  67' Leitch  89'	Report	MacLean  34' Fisher  39' Swanson  45'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,441 Referee: Greg Aitken

Ross County v Motherwell

11 May 2016 37	Ross County	1 – 3	Motherwell	Dingwall
19:45 BST (UTC+1)	Murdoch  33' Irvine  35' Quinn  68' Boyce  69'	Report	Pearson  4', 90+2' Lasley  16' McDonald  38' Hammell  64'	Stadium: Global Energy Stadium Attendance: 2,976 Referee: John Beaton

Celtic v Motherwell

15 May 2016 38	Celtic	7 – 0	Motherwell	Glasgow
12:30 BST (UTC+1)	Tierney  21' Rogić  26' Lustig  28' Armstrong  50' Roberts  54' Christie  59' Aitchison  77'	Report	Gomis  52'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 49,050 Referee: Euan Anderson

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2015–16 Scottish Cup

Motherwell v Cove Rangers

9 January 2016 Fourth Round	Motherwell	5–0	Cove Rangers	Motherwell
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Moult  2' McDonald  6' Johnson  34' Pearson  44', 61'	BBC Report		Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 3,833 Referee: Euan Anderson

Motherwell v Inverness Caledonian Thistle

6 February 2016 Fifth Round	Motherwell	1–2	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Motherwell
15:00 GMT (UTC)	McDonald  67' Pearson  77'	BBC Report	Storey  39' Mbuyi-Mutombo  54' Devine  66' Roberts  90+1'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 3,907 Referee: Steven McLean

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 2015–16 Scottish League Cup

East Fife v Motherwell

25 August 2015 Second Round	East Fife	1 – 3 (a.e.t.)	Motherwell	Methil
19:45 BST (UTC+1)	Austin  60' Naysmith  119'	BBC Report	Lasley  51' Moult  80' 110' McDonald  103' Ainsworth  107'	Stadium: Bayview Stadium Attendance: 1,158 Referee: Barry Cook

Greenock Morton v Motherwell

22 September 2015 Third Round	Greenock Morton	3 – 2 (a.e.t.)	Motherwell	Greenock
19:45 BST (UTC+1)	Samuel  11', 100' Pepper  44' Miller  76' Kilday  108' Tidser  112'	BBC Report	Moult  72' 116' Law  61' Chalmers  61' McDonald  90+1'	Stadium: Cappielow Attendance: 2,539 Referee: Greg Aitken

Squad statistics

Appearances

As of match played 15 May 2016

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Scottish Premiership		Scottish League Cup		Scottish Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
3	DF		Steven Hammell	29	0	25+2	0	0	0	2	0
5	DF		Louis Laing	16	1	13+2	1	1	0	0	0
6	DF		Stephen McManus	40	1	37	1	1	0	2	0
7	MF		Lionel Ainsworth	33	3	17+12	2	1+1	1	0+2	0
8	MF		Stephen Pearson	28	9	25+1	7	0	0	2	2
9	FW		Wes Fletcher	14	1	5+9	1	0	0	0	0
11	MF		Marvin Johnson	42	6	34+4	5	2	0	2	1
13	GK		Craig Samson	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
14	MF		Keith Lasley	33	1	30	1	1	0	2	0
15	DF		Joe Chalmers	19	0	11+6	0	2	0	0	0
16	DF		Kieran Kennedy	25	0	18+4	0	2	0	1	0
18	MF		Josh Law	33	0	28+1	0	2	0	2	0
19	FW		David Clarkson	8	0	0+7	0	1	0	0	0
20	FW		Louis Moult	42	18	34+4	15	1+1	2	1+1	1
21	MF		Jack Leitch	13	0	3+8	0	2	0	0	0
22	FW		Craig Moore	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	MF		Dom Thomas	17	0	2+12	0	1+1	0	0+1	0
24	FW		James McFadden	4	0	2+1	0	0	0	0+1	0
26	MF		Chris Cadden	21	2	16+4	2	0	0	1	0
27	DF		David Ferguson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	DF		Luke Watt	3	0	1+1	0	0+1	0	0	0
30	MF		Robbie Leitch	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	GK		Brett Long	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	DF		Ben Hall	19	1	16+2	1	0	0	1	0
33	DF		Jack McMillan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	FW		Dylan Mackin	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
35	MF		Allan Campbell	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
36	FW		Ryan Watters	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
37			Jake Hastie	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
38			Adam Lingstone	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
39	MF		Ross MacLean	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
39			Dylan Falconer	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
40			Barry Maguire	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
41			PJ Morrison	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
42			Josh Moore	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
43			David Turnbull	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
77	FW		Scott McDonald	41	14	34+3	10	0+2	2	2	2
Players away from the club on loan:
Players who left Motherwell during the season:
1	GK		Connor Ripley	40	0	36	0	2	0	2	0
2	DF		Craig Reid	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	MF		Liam Grimshaw	16	0	13+1	0	1	0	1	0
12	GK		Dan Twardzik	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	FW		Theo Robinson	11	0	2+8	0	1	0	0	0
17	MF		Morgaro Gomis	11	0	8+2	0	0	0	1	0
25	MF		Jake Taylor	8	0	6+1	0	1	0	0	0

Goal scorers

As of match played 15 May 2016[8][9]

Ranking	Nation	Number	Name	Scottish Premiership	Scottish Cup	Scottish League Cup	Total
1		20	Louis Moult	15	1	2	18
2		77	Scott McDonald	10	2	2	14
3		8	Stephen Pearson	7	2	0	9
4		11	Marvin Johnson	5	1	0	6
5		7	Lionel Ainsworth	2	0	1	3
6		26	Chris Cadden	2	0	0	2
7		9	Wes Fletcher	1	0	0	1
		32	Ben Hall	1	0	0	1
		6	Stephen McManus	1	0	0	1
		5	Louis Laing	1	0	0	1
		14	Keith Lasley	1	0	0	1
			Own goal	1	0	0	1
TOTALS				47	6	5	55

Disciplinary record

As of match played 15 May 2016[8][9]

Nation	Position	Number	Name	Scottish Premier League		Scottish League Cup		Scottish Cup		Total
	GK	1	Connor Ripley	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	DF	3	Steven Hammell	7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
	MF	4	Liam Grimshaw	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	DF	5	Louis Laing	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	DF	6	Stephen McManus	7	1	0	0	0	0	7	1
	MF	7	Lionel Ainsworth	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	MF	8	Stephen Pearson	8	0	0	0	1	0	9	0
	MF	11	Marvin Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	MF	14	Keith Lasley	5	2	1	0	0	0	6	2
	DF	15	Joe Chalmers	3	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
	DF	16	Kieran Kennedy	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	MF	17	Morgaro Gomis	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	MF	18	Josh Law	4	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
	FW	20	Louis Moult	4	0	2	0	0	0	6	0
	MF	21	Jack Leitch	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	MF	25	Jake Taylor	3	1	0	0	0	0	3	1
	MF	26	Chris Cadden	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	DF	31	Ben Hall	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	77	Scott McDonald	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
			TOTALS	66	4	5	0	1	0	72	4

Awards

Manager of the Month

Month	Name	Award	Ref
December	Mark McGhee	Won	[10][11]
March	Mark McGhee	Won	[12]

Team statistics

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
3	Heart of Midlothian	38	18	11	9	59	40	+19	65	Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
4	St Johnstone	38	16	8	14	58	55	+3	56
5	Motherwell	38	15	5	18	47	63	−16	50
6	Ross County	38	14	6	18	55	61	−6	48
7	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	38	14	10	14	54	48	+6	52

Source: Scottish Premiership, Soccerway (first phase), Soccerway (second phase)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification and second stage group allocation).[13]
Notes:

1. Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).

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	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A
Result	W	L	L	L	L	W	D	L	W	L	L	D	W	L	L	D	W	W	W	D	L	L	D	L	L	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	L	L	W	L
Position	5	7	7	9	9	7	8	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	11	11	10	10	8	8	8	9	9	10	11	8	8	8	7	6	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5

Source: BBC Sport
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

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	15	5	18	47	63	−16	50	8	3	8	27	27	0	7	2	10	20	36	−16

Source: BBC Sport

Results by opponent

Motherwell score first

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

Source: 2015–16 Scottish Premier League Results Table

Transfers

Main articles: List of Scottish football transfers summer 2015 and List of Scottish football transfers winter 2015-16

In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee 3 June 2015 DF Joe Chalmers Celtic [14] 25 June 2015 FW David Clarkson Dundee [15] 27 June 2015 FW Wes Fletcher York City [16][17] 30 June 2015 DF Louis Laing Nottingham Forest [18] 30 June 2015 FW Louis Moult Wrexham Undisclosed [19] 16 July 2015 DF Kieran Kennedy Leicester City Free[20] 28 August 2015 FW Theo Robinson Doncaster Rovers [21] 15 September 2015 GK Craig Samson Kilmarnock [22] 18 December 2015 FW James McFadden Unattached Free[23]

Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee 25 January 2016 FW Theo Robinson Port Vale [24] 1 February 2016 DF Craig Reid Dunfermline Athletic [25][26]

Loans in Date from Date to Position Nationality Name From 31 July 2015[27] 4 January 2016 GK Connor Ripley Middlesbrough 11 August 2015[28][29] 25 January 2016[30] MF [N 3] Jake Taylor Reading 1 September 2015[31] 11 January 2015[32] MF Liam Grimshaw Manchester United 1 February 2016[33] End of season MF Morgaro Gomis Heart of Midlothian

Loans out Date from Date to Position Nationality Name To 30 July 2015[34] End of season[35] FW Craig Moore Ayr United 30 October 2015[36] 4 January 2016 DF Craig Reid St Mirren 6 January 2016[37] End of season DF David Ferguson Airdrieonians 6 January 2016[37] End of season FW Dylan Mackin Airdrieonians 27 January 2016[38] End of season FW David Clarkson St Mirren

Released

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	Joined	Date
26 January 2016[39]	GK		Dan Twardzik	VSG Altglienicke	2018
31 May 2016[40]	GK		Brett Long
31 May 2016[40]	MF		Jack Leitch	Airdrieonians	2 September 2016[41]
31 May 2016[40]	FW		David Clarkson	St Mirren	1 June 2016[42]
31 May 2016[40]	FW		Wes Fletcher	The New Saints	30 August 2016[43]
14 June 2016	DF		Ben Hall	Brighton & Hove Albion	14 June 2016[44]

See also

• List of Motherwell F.C. seasons

Notes

1. Motherwell played their home friendly at Falkirk Stadium due to on going renovation works delayed by the previous seasons play-off matches.
2. Motherwell played their home friendly at The Energy Assets Arena due to on going renovation works delayed by the previous seasons play-off matches.
3. Taylor was born in Ascot, England, and but chose to represent Wales, qualifying through his grandfather who has born in Barry. Taylor has represented Wales at U-17, U-19, U-21 and Senior level.

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External links

• Motherwell F.C. Website
• BBC My Club Page
• Motherwell F.C. Newsnow