2016–17 Motherwell F.C. season

The 2016–17 season is Motherwell's thirty-second consecutive season in the top flight of Scottish football and the fourth in the newly established Scottish Premiership,[2] 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

2016–17 season
Chairman	Brian McCafferty
Manager	Mark McGhee (until 28 February 2017) Steve Robinson (caretacker) (28 February-15 March 2017) Steve Robinson (from 15 March)
Stadium	Fir Park
Scottish Premiership	9th
League Cup	Last 16 vs Celtic
Scottish Cup	Fourth round vs Rangers
Top goalscorer	League: Louis Moult (15) All: Louis Moult (18)
Average home league attendance	4,450[1]
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Season review

Following the conclusion of the 2015–16 season, Brett Long, Jack Leitch, David Clarkson and Wes Fletcher where released by the club following the end of their contracts, whilst loan players Connor Ripley and Morgaro Gomis returned to their parent clubs. Also at the end of the 2015-16 season, first team players Steven Hammell, Stephen McManus, Craig Samson, Keith Lasley, Craig Moore, James McFadden, David Ferguson, Ben Hall and Scott McDonald where all offered new contracts, as where Under 20 players Dylan Mackin, Robbie Leith, Jack McMillan, Ross MacLean and Ryan Watters.[3] Lasley signed a new one-year contract on 22 June 2016.[4]

On 2 June 2016, Motherwell were drawn into Group F of the 2016–17 Scottish League Cup, resulting in matches against Rangers, Annan Athletic, East Stirlingshire and Stranraer at the end of July.[5] On 5 June 2016, Motherwell announced their first 4 pre-season friendlies, with another two to be confirmed at a later date.[6] Steven Hammell signed a new two-year contract with Motherwell on 29 June,[7] with Scott McDonald signing a new one-year on 1 July 2016.[8]

On 9 July 2015, Motherwell announced that assistant manager Steve Robinson had left the club to take up the vacant Oldham Athletic managers job.[9][10]

On 7 December 2016, Ross MacLean signed a new two-and-a-half-year deal with Motherwell, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2019.[11]

Transfers

On 23 June 2016, Motherwell announced their first signings of the season, with Ben Heneghan, Richard Tait and Jacob Blyth all joining the club.[12] Motherwell announced Dean Brill as their fourth summer signing on 27 June.[13] Two days later, 29 June, Stephen Pearson left the club and returned to the Indian Super League with Atlético de Kolkata.[14] On 5 July, Motherwell announced the signing of Carl McHugh on a free-transfer after his Plymouth Argyle contract had expired.[15] Craig Clay became Motherwells sixth summer signing on 10 August, signing a two-year contract.[16]

On 15 August 2016, Louis Laing joined Notts County on loan until 16 January 2017.[17]

On 31 August, transfer deadline day, Motherwell saw the departure of Marvin Johnson to Oxford United for an undisclosed fee,[18] and Luke Watt to Stranraer on loan until January 2017.[19] Also on the 31st, Motherwell signed Ryan Bowman on a two-year contract from Gateshead for an undisclosed fee,[20] and Luka Belić on a six-month loan deal from West Ham United.[21]

On 14 September, Lee Lucas, who had been on trial early in the summer, signed a short-term deal with the club until January 2017.[22]

January Transfers

On 1 January 2017, Motherwell announced that Dom Thomas had moved to Queen of the South on loan until the end of the season.[23]

On 26 January, Motherwell signed midfielder Elliott Frear from Forest Green Rovers,[24] with Russell Griffiths joining the club on loan for the remainder of the season from Everton the following day.[25] Also on the 27th, Luka Belić loan came to an end, Dean Brill was released by the club, Dylan Mackin joined Alloa Athletic on loan for the remainder of the season,[26] and Zak Jules joined until the end of the season from Reading.[27]

On 31 January 2017, Motherwell signed Sunderland goalkeeper Oliver Pain on loan until the end of the season and Shea Gordon to the U20's, whilst Luke Watt joined East Fife for the remainder of the season.[28]

February

On 2 February, Stephen Pearson returned to the club, signing a contract until the end of the season.[29]

On 28 February, manager Mark McGhee was sacked by the club, with Steve Robinson being put in temporary charge.[30][31]

March

On 15 March, Robinson was given a permanent contract as the club's manager.[32] On 23 March, Kieran Kennedy left the club by mutual consent.[33]

Transfers

Main articles: List of Scottish football transfers summer 2016 and List of Scottish football transfers winter 2016-17

In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee 23 June 2016 DF Ben Heneghan Chester [12] 23 June 2016 DF Richard Tait Grimsby Town [12] 23 June 2016 FW Jacob Blyth Leicester City [12] 27 June 2016 GK Dean Brill Inverness Caledonian Thistle [13] 5 July 2016 MF Carl McHugh Plymouth Argyle [15] 10 August 2016 MF Craig Clay Grimsby Town [16] 31 August 2016 FW Ryan Bowman Gateshead [20] 14 September 2016 MF Lee Lucas Swansea City [22] 26 January 2017 MF Elliott Frear Forest Green Rovers [24] 31 January 2017 MF Shea Gordon Stalybridge Celtic [28] 2 February 2017 MF Stephen Pearson Atlético de Kolkata [29]

Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee 29 June 2016 MF Stephen Pearson Atlético de Kolkata Undisclosed[14] 9 July 2016 MF Josh Law Oldham Athletic Free[34] 31 August 2016 MF Marvin Johnson Oxford United Undisclosed[18]

Loans in Date from Date to Position Nationality Name From 31 August 2016[21] Six-month FW Luka Belić West Ham United 27 January 2017[25] End of season GK Russell Griffiths Everton 27 January 2017[27] End of season DF Zak Jules Reading 31 January 2017[28] End of season GK Oliver Pain Sunderland

Loans out Date from Date to Position Nationality Name To 19 July 2016 Season-Long[35] FW Craig Moore Ayr United 15 August 2016 16 January 2017[17] DF Louis Laing Notts County 31 August 2016 January 2017[19] DF Luke Watt Stranraer 1 January 2017 End of season[23] MF Dom Thomas Queen of the South 27 January 2017 End of season[26] FW Dylan Mackin Alloa Athletic 31 January 2017 End of season[28] DF Luke Watt East Fife

Released Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date 8 September 2016[36] MF Josh Moore 27 January 2017 GK Dean Brill Colchester United 31 January 2017[37] 31 January 2017[38] DF Louis Laing Inverness Caledonian Thistle 16 February 2017[39] 23 March 2017[33] DF Kieran Kennedy Fylde 23 March 2017[40] 31 May 2017[41] GK Jordan Pettigrew 31 May 2017[41] GK Craig Samson St Mirren 7 June 2017[42] 31 May 2017[41] DF Joe Chalmers Inverness Caledonian Thistle 14 July 2017[43] 31 May 2017[41] DF David Ferguson Ayr United 13 July 2017[44] 31 May 2017[41] MF Stephen Pearson 31 May 2017[41] MF Tom Fry 31 May 2017[41] MF Lee Lucas Merthyr Town August 2018[45][46] 31 May 2017[41] FW Scott McDonald Dundee United 24 July 2017[47] 31 May 2017[41] FW Craig Moore Ayr United 1 June 2017[48] 31 May 2017[41] FW Dylan Mackin Livingston 20 June 2017[49] 31 May 2017 MF Lionel Ainsworth Plymouth Argyle 1 June 2017[50]

Trial Date From Date To Position Nationality Name Last Club 23 July 2016[51] 31 August 2016[52] MF Lee Lucas Swansea City 26 July 2016 10 August 2016[16] MF Craig Clay Grimsby Town

Squad

As of match played 20 May 2017[53]

No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from	Signed in	Contract ends	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Craig Samson		GK	(1984-04-01) 1 April 1984	Kilmarnock	2015	2017[54]	42	0
13	Russell Griffiths		GK	(1996-04-13) 13 April 1996	Loan from Everton	2017	2017	4	0
31	Oliver Pain		GK	(1997-10-28) 28 October 1997	loan from Sunderland	2017	2017	0	0
41	Peter Morrison		GK	(1998-01-01) 1 January 1998	Academy			0	0
Defenders
2	Richard Tait		DF	(1996-03-24) 24 March 1996	Grimsby Town	2016	2019[12]	31	1
3	Steven Hammell		DF	(1982-02-18) 18 February 1982	Southend United	2008	2018[7]	574	5
4	Ben Heneghan		DF	(1993-09-19) 19 September 1993	Chester	2016	2018[12]	43	0
6	Stephen McManus		DF	(1982-09-10) 10 September 1982	Middlesbrough	2013	2018[55]	155	6
15	Joe Chalmers		DF	(1994-01-03) 3 January 1994	Celtic	2015	2017[56]	32	0
21	Zak Jules		DF	(1997-07-02) 2 July 1997	Loan from Reading	2017	2017[27]	10	1
25	David Ferguson		DF	(1996-03-24) 24 March 1996	Academy	2013	2017[54]	16	0
30	Jack McMillan		DF	(1997-12-18) 18 December 1997	Academy			15	0
33	Barry Maguire		DF		Academy			0	0
43	Adam Livingstone		DF	(1998-02-22) 22 February 1998	Academy			2	0
Midfielders
7	Lionel Ainsworth		MF	(1987-10-01) 1 October 1987	Rotherham United	2014	2017[57]	127	23
8	Carl McHugh		MF	(1993-02-05) 5 February 1993	Plymouth Argyle	2016	2018[15]	22	2
12	Chris Cadden		MF	(1996-09-19) 19 September 1996	Academy	2013	2018[58]	69	7
14	Keith Lasley		MF	(1979-09-21) 21 September 1979	Plymouth Argyle	2006	2017[4]	485	23
17	Elliott Frear		MF	(1990-09-11) 11 September 1990	Forest Green Rovers	2017[24]	2019[24]	15	1
18	Lee Lucas		MF	(1992-06-10) 10 June 1992	Swansea City	2016[22]	2017[22]	11	0
20	Craig Clay		MF	(1992-05-05) 5 May 1992	Grimsby Town	2016	2018[16]	39	1
26	Allan Campbell		MF	(1997-07-04) 4 July 1997	Academy			7	1
27	Ross MacLean		MF	(1997-03-13) 13 March 1997	Academy	2014	2019[11]	8	0
32	David Turnbull		MF	(1999-07-10) 10 July 1999	Academy	2016		0	0
34	Jake Hastie		MF	(1999-03-18) 18 March 1999	Academy	2016		3	0
36	Shea Gordon		MF	(1998-05-16) 16 May 1998	Stalybridge Celtic	2017		4	0
88	Stephen Pearson		MF	(1982-10-02) 2 October 1982	Atlético Kolkata	2017	2017[29]	142	24
Forwards
9	Louis Moult		FW	(1992-05-14) 14 May 1992	Wrexham	2015	2018[59]	76	36
11	Ryan Bowman		FW	(1991-11-30) 30 November 1991	Gateshead	2016	2018[20]	24	2
19	Jacob Blyth		FW	(1992-08-14) 14 August 1992	Leicester City	2016	2018[12]	9	0
24	James McFadden		FW	(1983-04-14) 14 April 1983	Academy	2015	2017[60]	123	44
35	Dylan Falconer		FW	(1999-05-23) 23 May 1999	Academy			0	0
77	Scott McDonald		FW	(1983-08-21) 21 August 1983	Millwall	2015	2017[8]	215	74

On loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 22 FW  SCO Craig Moore (on loan at Ayr United) 23 MF  SCO Dom Thomas (on loan at Queen of the South) [23]

No. Pos. Nation Player 28 DF  SCO Luke Watt (on loan at East Fife) 29 FW  SCO Dylan Mackin (on loan at Alloa Athletic) [26]

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 5 DF  ENG Louis Laing 11 MF  ENG Marvin Johnson (to Oxford United) 13 GK  NIR Dean Brill

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 DF  ENG Kieran Kennedy 21 FW  SRB Luka Belić (loan return to West Ham United) 42 MF  SCO Josh Moore

Friendlies

Albion Rovers v Motherwell

2 July 2016 Friendly	Albion Rovers	1 – 3	Motherwell	Coatbridge
15:00 BST	Willis  25'	Report	Moult  40' Johnson  44' Lasley  71'	Stadium: Cliftonhill Attendance: 445

Arbroath v Motherwell

3 July 2016 Friendly	Arbroath	1 – 0	Motherwell	Coatbridge
15:00 BST	Doris  88'	Report		Stadium: Cliftonhill

Cowdenbeath v Motherwell

5 July 2016 Friendly	Cowdenbeath	3 – 1	Motherwell	Cowdenbeath
19:30 BST	Brett  54' (pen.) Kennedy  66' (o.g.) Trialist  71'	Report	Johnson  44'	Stadium: Central Park

Dumbarton v Motherwell

9 July 2016 Friendly	Dumbarton	1 – 2	Motherwell	Dumbarton
15:00 BST	Thomson	Report	MacLean  63' Moore  76'	Stadium: The Cheaper Insurance Direct Stadium

Hibernian v Motherwell

10 July 2016 Friendly	Hibernian	4 – 1	Motherwell	Edinburgh
15:00 BST	Boyle  4' Holt  17' McGinn  23' Keatings  66'	Report	Johnson  2'	Stadium: Easter Road

Competitions

Premiership

Main article: 2016–17 Scottish Premiership

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
7	Ross County	38	11	13	14	48	58	−10	46
8	Kilmarnock	38	9	14	15	36	56	−20	41
9	Motherwell	38	10	8	20	46	69	−23	38
10	Dundee	38	10	7	21	38	62	−24	37
11	Hamilton Academical (O)	38	7	14	17	37	56	−19	35	Qualification for the Premiership play-off final

Source: Scottish Premiership, Soccerway
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).[61]
(O) Play-off winner.
Notes:

1. Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six) for the last five matches.

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

Source: See results
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	10	8	20	46	69	−23	38	5	3	11	27	37	−10	5	5	9	19	32	−13

Source: See Results

Results

Kilmarnock v Motherwell

6 August 2016 1	Kilmarnock	1-2	Motherwell	Kilmarnock
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	M Smith  81'	BBC Report	Ainsworth  41' Johnson  45' 46' McHugh  54' Heneghan  90+4'	Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 4.308 Referee: Craig Thomson

Motherwell v St Johnstone

13 August 2016 2	Motherwell	1-2	St Johnstone	Motherwell
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Tait  39' Cadden  47' Clay  74' McDonald  82'	BBC Report	Kane  42' Swanson  50' 56' MacLean  75' Davidson  90+2'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 3,739 Referee: Euan Anderson

Rangers v Motherwell

20 August 2016 3	Rangers	2-1	Motherwell	Glasgow
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Forrester  64' Miller  90+1'	BBC Report	McDonald  19'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 48,716 Referee: Bobby Madden

Motherwell v Dundee

27 August 2016 4	Motherwell	0-0	Dundee	Motherwell
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Heneghan  84'	BBC Report	O'Hara  27' McGowan  31'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,078 Referee: Andrew Dallas

Ross County v Motherwell

10 September 2016 5	Ross County	1-1	Motherwell	Dingwall
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	McEveley  24'  70' Boyce  61' Fox  66'	BBC Report	Lasley  22' Tait  31' Moult  67' (pen.)	Stadium: Global Energy Stadium Attendance: 3,019 Referee: Alan Muir

Motherwell v Hamilton Academical

17 September 2016 6	Motherwell	4-2	Hamilton Academical	Motherwell
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Moult  8', 13', 21', 50' (pen.) McManus  79' Lasley  88' Clay  90'	BBC Report	Donati  23' Crawford  36', 64' Gillespie  54' Imrie  75' Devlin  80'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,514 Referee: William Collum

Partick Thistle v Motherwell

24 September 2016 7	Partick Thistle	1-1	Motherwell	Glasgow
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Erskine  31' Lindsay  63'	BBC Report	McDonald  83' Cadden  86'	Stadium: Firhill Stadium Attendance: 3,227 Referee: Craig Thomson

Motherwell v Heart of Midlothian

30 September 2016 8	Motherwell	1-3	Heart of Midlothian	Motherwell
19:45 BST (UTC+1)	McFadden  90+2'	BBC Report	Nicholson  45' Rossi  63' Paterson  67' Djoum  84'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,666 Referee: Steven McLean

Celtic v Motherwell

15 October 2016 9	Celtic	2-0	Motherwell	Glasgow
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Sinclair  18' Henderson  23' Brown  70' Dembélé  87' (pen.)	BBC Report	Tait  46' Moult  79'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 54,159 Referee: John Beaton

Motherwell v Inverness Caledonian Thistle

26 October 2016 11	Motherwell	0-3	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Motherwell
19:45 BST (UTC+1)		BBC Report	Tremarco  57' 86' Doumbouya  71' Polworth  83'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 3,131 Referee: Don Robertson

Motherwell v Ross County

29 October 2016 12	Motherwell	4-1	Ross County	Motherwell
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	McDonald  8' van der Weg  32' (o.g.) Heneghan  49' Tait  51' Ainsworth  62'	BBC Report	van der Weg  39' Quinn  53' Schalk  78'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 3,177 Referee: Nick Walsh

Dundee v Motherwell

5 November 2016 13	Dundee	2-0	Motherwell	Dundee
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Kerr  40' Haber  80' Williams  90+4'	BBC Report	Hammell  42' McManus  54'	Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 5,471 Referee: John Beaton

Motherwell v Partick Thistle

19 November 2016 14	Motherwell	2-0	Partick Thistle	Motherwell
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Moult  14' McDonald  38' Tait  90+2'	BBC Report	Devine  15' Welsh  45+1' Osman  86' Booth  90+2'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 3,759 Referee: Andrew Dallas

Heart of Midlothian v Motherwell

26 November 2016 15	Heart of Midlothian	3-0	Motherwell	Edinburgh
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Johnsen  31', 49' Smith  45+2' Walker  66'	BBC Report	Tait  10'	Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium Attendance: 16,199 Referee: Bobby Madden

Motherwell v Celtic

3 December 2016 16	Motherwell	3-4	Celtic	Motherwell
12:15 GMT (UTC)	Moult  3', 35' 28' MacLean  43' McManus  63' Ainsworth  71' 74'	BBC Report	Izaguirre  25' McGregor  48' Brown  56' Roberts  70' Armstrong  72' Rogic  90' 90+1'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 8,535 Referee: Kevin Clancy

Motherwell v Kilmarnock

10 December 2016 17	Motherwell	0-0	Kilmarnock	Motherwell
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Lucas  59' Lasley  71'	BBC Report	S.Boyd  51' Dicker  84' Boyle  88'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 3,684 Referee: Steven McLean

Aberdeen v Motherwell

13 December 2016 10	Aberdeen	0-0 Abandoned after 8 minutes due to floodlight failure[62]	Motherwell	Aberdeen
19:45 GMT (UTC)		BBC Report		Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Referee: Alan Muir

St Johnstone v Motherwell

17 December 2016 18	St Johnstone	1-1	Motherwell	Perth
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Kane  62' Foster  90'	BBC Report	Clark  12' (o.g.) Moult  77'	Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 2,836 Referee: Willie Collum

Motherwell v Aberdeen

23 December 2016 19	Motherwell	1-3	Aberdeen	Motherwell
19:45 GMT (UTC)	McDonald  16' 77' Clay  63'	BBC Report	Shinnie  6' Rooney  25' Reynolds  70' Jack  73' McGinn  90'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 3,428 Referee: Bobby Madden

Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Motherwell

28 December 2016 20	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	1-2	Motherwell	Inverness
19:45 GMT (UTC)	Cole  36' McKay  40' Fisher  77' Vigurs  89' Tansey  90'	BBC Report	Clay  50' Moult  59' McDonald  87'	Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 3,097 Referee: Barry Cook

Hamilton Academical v Motherwell

31 December 2016 21	Hamilton Academical	1-1	Motherwell	Hamilton
13:00 GMT (UTC)	Sarris  24' D'Acol  54' Kurtaj  56'	BBC Report	Lucas  27' McDonald  56' Moult  90+3' 90+4'	Stadium: New Douglas Park Attendance: 3,526 Referee: Euan Anderson

Motherwell v Rangers

28 January 2017 22	Motherwell	0-2	Rangers	Motherwell
12:30 GMT (UTC)	McDonald  27'	BBC Report	O'Halloran  5' Kiernan  12' Miller  72' Hill  80' Hyndman  87'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 7,902 Referee: Willie Collum

Ross County v Motherwell

31 January 2017 23	Ross County	1-2	Motherwell	Dingwall
19:45 GMT (UTC)	McEveley  34' Chow  60' Lalkovič  90+3'	BBC Report	McDonald  28' Samson  34' Moult  54' McManus  67'	Stadium: Global Energy Stadium Attendance: 2,511 Referee: Steven McLean

Motherwell v Heart of Midlothian

4 February 2017 24	Motherwell	0-3	Heart of Midlothian	Motherwell
12:15 GMT (UTC)	Tait  17' Lasley  28' McHugh  53' Heneghan  72'	BBC Sport	Walker  33' Martin  43' Tziolis  59' Gonçalves  84', 88' 85'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,651 Referee: Andrew Dallas

Aberdeen v Motherwell

15 February 2017 10	Aberdeen	7-2	Motherwell	Aberdeen
19:45 GMT (UTC)	Hayes  2' Considine  32' 50' Rooney  34', 64' (pen.), 69' Christie  40' Taylor  59' Pawlett  83'	BBC Report	Lucas  30' Bowman  73' Pearson  82'	Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 10,384 Referee: Alan Muir

Celtic v Motherwell

18 February 2017 25	Celtic	2-0	Motherwell	Glasgow
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Dembélé  34' (pen.) Forrest  41'	BBC Report	Bowman  65'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 56,366 Referee: Don Robertson

Motherwell v Dundee

25 February 2017 26	Motherwell	1-5	Dundee	Motherwell
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Moult  22' 69' Heneghan  45+1' McDonald  84'	BBC Report	Jules  7' (o.g.) Haber  27', 45+1' O'Hara  31' Wighton  35' Vincent  74'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,002 Referee: Stephen Finnie

Kilmarnock v Motherwell

4 March 2017 27	Kilmarnock	1-2	Motherwell	Kilmarnock
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Boyd  32'	BBC Report	Lasley  22' McHugh  51' 90+1' Heneghan  69' Jules  76' Cadden  90+1'	Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 4,726 Referee: Bobby Madden

Aberdeen v Motherwell

11 March 2017 28	Aberdeen	1-0	Motherwell	Aberdeen
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Stockley  82' McGinn  90+2'	BBC Report	Heneghan  13' Bowman  32' Pearson  69' Hammell  72' Ferguson  75' Cadden  90'	Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 12,524 Referee: Euan Anderson

Motherwell v St Johnstone

18 March 2017 29	Motherwell	1-2	St Johnstone	Motherwell
15:00 GMT (UTC)	McDonald  44'	BBC Report	Craig  8', 66' Davidson  78'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 3,588 Referee: Greg Aitken

Rangers v Motherwell

1 April 2017 30	Rangers	1-1	Motherwell	Glasgow
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Waghorn  22' Toral  43' Garner  61'	BBC Report	Moult  3' Pearson  31' McHugh  66' Lasley  74' McDonald  88'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 49,198 Referee: Steven McLean

Motherwell v Hamilton Academical

5 April 2017 31	Motherwell	0-0	Hamilton Academical	Motherwell
19:45 BST (UTC+1)	Pearson  45+1'	BBC Report	Skondras  59' MacKinnon  74' Sarris  80'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,644 Referee: Kevin Clancy

Partick Thistle v Motherwell

8 April 2017 32	Partick Thistle	1-0	Motherwell	Glasgow
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Doolan  11'	BBC Report		Stadium: Firhill Stadium Attendance: 3,920 Referee: John Beaton

Motherwell v Inverness Caledonian Thistle

15 April 2017 33	Motherwell	3-2	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Motherwell
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Cadden  7' Moult  9' McDonald  65' Campbell  70'	BBC Report	Fisher  21', 54' McKay  89'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 3,696 Referee: Willie Collum

Motherwell v Dundee

29 April 2017 34	Motherwell	2-3	Dundee	Motherwell
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Moult  50' Cadden  80' McHugh  90+3'	BBC Report	Gomis  29' O'Hara  45', 56' Haber  49' 90+3'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,919 Referee: Steven McLean

Motherwell v Ross County

6 May 2017 35	Motherwell	0-1	Ross County	Motherwell
15:00 GMT (UTC)		BBC Report	van der Weg  44' O'Brien  61' Routis  72'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 3,870 Referee: Bobby Madden

Hamilton Academical v Motherwell

13 May 2017 36	Hamilton Academical	0-1	Motherwell	Hamilton
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Devlin  11' Crawford  30' Matthews  56' Docherty  69' MacKinnon  77' Templeton  88'	Report	McDonald  34' Lasley  36' McHugh  41' Campbell  43' Moult  66'	Stadium: New Douglas Park Attendance: 4,173 Referee: Kevin Clancy

Motherwell v Kilmarnock

16 May 2017 37	Motherwell	3-1	Kilmarnock	Motherwell
19:45 GMT (UTC)	McHugh  1' Lasley  11' Ferguson  31' Clay  48' Ainsworth  53' Cadden  76' Frear  78' Moult  82'	Report	Frizzell  17' Ajer  49' Taylor  52' Dicker  90+2'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 5,246 Referee: Nick Walsh

Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Motherwell

20 May 2017 38	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	3-2	Motherwell	Inverness
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Tansey  64' Fisher  66', 67'	Report	McFadden  73' Bowman  90+3'	Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 5,351 Referee: Craig Thomson

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2016–17 Scottish Cup

Rangers v Motherwell

21 January 2017 Fourth round	Rangers	2-1	Motherwell	Glasgow
12:30 GMT (UTC)	Miller  84', 89'	BBC Report	Chalmers  59' Moult  74' McDonald  78' McHugh  90+5'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 31,921 Referee: Craig Thomson

League Cup

Main article: 2016–17 Scottish League Cup

Group Stage

Main article: 2016–17 Scottish League Cup group stage § Group F

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		RAN	MOT	STR	ANN	EST
1	Rangers (Q)	4	4	0	0	0	10	0	+10	12	Qualification for the Second Round		—	—	3–0	2–0	—
2	Motherwell (Q)	4	3	0	0	1	9	3	+6	9			0–2	—	—	—	3–0
3	Stranraer	4	2	0	0	2	5	8	−3	6			—	0–3	—	—	3–1
4	Annan Athletic	4	1	0	0	3	4	7	−3	3			—	1–3	1–2	—	—
5	East Stirlingshire	4	0	0	0	4	1	11	−10	0			0–3	—	—	0–2	—

Source: SPFL
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

Motherwell v Rangers

16 July 2016 1	Motherwell	0 – 2	Rangers	Motherwell
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	McDonald  62' McHugh  77'	Report	Tavernier  48' Forrester  52' Windass  82' Waghorn  90+1'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 6,951 Referee: Steven McLean

Annan Athletic v Motherwell

23 July 2016 2	Annan Athletic	1 – 3	Motherwell	Annan
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	R.Krissian  4' R.Omar  44' P.Watson  55' McKenna  66'	Report	Johnson  16' Moult  61', 63' McHugh  70'	Stadium: Galabank Attendance: 956 Referee: Nick Walsh

Motherwell v East Stirlingshire

26 July 2016 3	Motherwell	3 – 0	East Stirlingshire	Motherwell
19:45 BST (UTC+1)	Johnson  53' McDonald  76' Cadden  87'	Report		Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 2,503 Referee: Craig Charleston

Stranraer v Motherwell

30 July 2016 4	Stranraer	0 – 3	Motherwell	Stranraer
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Dick  42'	Report	Cadden  51' Johnson  84' McDonald  86'	Stadium: Stair Park Attendance: 953 Referee: Don Robertson

Knockout Stage

Celtic v Motherwell

9 August 2016 Last 16	Celtic	5 – 0	Motherwell	Glasgow
19:45 BST (UTC+1)	Rogic  20', 76' Dembélé  34' (pen.), 64' Sinclair  61'	Report		Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 20,165 Referee: Kevin Clancy

Challenge Cup

Main article: 2016–17 Scottish Challenge Cup

Motherwell U-20 v Edinburgh City

2 August 2016 First Round	Motherwell U-20	2 – 1	Edinburgh City	Motherwell
19:45 BST (UTC+1)	Mackin  37' T.Fry  60'	Report	J. Dunn  48' Cummings  73' I.McFarland  84' G.Donaldson  90+1'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 402 Referee: Lloyd Wilson

Motherwell U-20 v Airdrieonians

16 August 2016 Second Round	Motherwell U-20	1 – 2	Airdrieonians	Motherwell
19:45 BST (UTC+1)	Mackin  54'	Report	I Russell  45+1' Ryan  49' K.Schmidt  69'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 1,007 Referee: Mike Taylor

Squad statistics

Appearances

As of match played 20 May 2017

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Scottish Premiership		Scottish Cup		Scottish League Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Craig Samson	40	0	34	0	1	0	5	0
2	DF		Richard Tait	31	1	25	1	1	0	5	0
3	DF		Steven Hammell	31	0	24+1	0	1	0	5	0
4	DF		Ben Heneghan	43	0	37	0	1	0	5	0
6	DF		Stephen McManus	31	0	25	0	1	0	5	0
7	MF		Lionel Ainsworth	35	4	10+20	4	0	0	3+2	0
8	MF		Carl McHugh	22	2	19	2	1	0	2	0
9	FW		Louis Moult	34	18	30+1	15	1	1	1+1	2
11	FW		Ryan Bowman	24	2	11+13	2	0	0	0	0
12	MF		Chris Cadden	42	5	36	3	1	0	4+1	2
13	GK		Russell Griffiths	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
14	MF		Keith Lasley	34	0	26+3	0	1	0	4	0
15	DF		Joe Chalmers	13	0	7+1	0	1	0	2+2	0
17	MF		Elliott Frear	15	1	11+4	1	0	0	0	0
18	MF		Lee Lucas	11	0	6+4	0	0	0	1	0
19	FW		Jacob Blyth	9	0	1+7	0	0	0	0+1	0
20	MF		Craig Clay	39	1	31+4	1	1	0	3	0
21	DF		Zak Jules	10	1	6+4	1	0	0	0	0
24	FW		James McFadden	6	2	0+6	2	0	0	0	0
25	DF		David Ferguson	10	0	7+3	0	0	0	0	0
26	MF		Allan Campbell	7	1	6+1	1	0	0	0	0
27	MF		Ross MacLean	8	0	4+3	0	0	0	0+1	0
30	DF		Jack McMillan	15	0	9+5	0	0+1	0	0	0
34	MF		Jake Hastie	3	0	0+3	0	0	0	0	0
36	MF		Shea Gordon	4	0	2+2	0	0	0	0	0
43	DF		Adam Livingstone	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0
77	FW		Scott McDonald	40	11	34+1	9	0+1	0	4	2
88	MF		Stephen Pearson	11	1	10+1	1	0	0	0	0
Players away from the club on loan:
23	MF		Dom Thomas	7	0	0+4	0	0	0	1+2	0
29	FW		Dylan Mackin	2	0	0	0	0	0	0+2	0
Players who left Motherwell during the season:
11	MF		Marvin Johnson	9	4	4	1	0	0	5	3

Goal scorers

As of match played 20 May 2017

Ranking	Nation	Position	Number	Name	Scottish Premiership	Scottish Cup	Scottish League Cup	Total
1	FW		9	Louis Moult	15	1	2	18
2	FW		77	Scott McDonald	9	0	2	11
3	MF		12	Chris Cadden	3	0	2	5
4	MF		7	Lionel Ainsworth	4	0	0	4
	MF		11	Marvin Johnson	1	0	3	4
6	MF		8	Carl McHugh	2	0	0	2
	FW		24	James McFadden	2	0	0	2
	FW		11	Ryan Bowman	2	0	0	2
				Own goal	2	0	0	2
10	DF		2	Richard Tait	1	0	0	1
	MF		20	Craig Clay	1	0	0	1
	MF		88	Stephen Pearson	1	0	0	1
	DF		21	Zak Jules	1	0	0	1
	MF		26	Allan Campbell	1	0	0	1
	MF		17	Elliott Frear	1	0	0	1
TOTALS					46	1	9	56

Disciplinary record

As of match played 20 May 2017

Nation	Position	Number	Name	Premier League		Scottish Cup		League Cup		Total
	GK	1	Craig Samson	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	DF	2	Richard Tait	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
	DF	3	Steven Hammell	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	DF	4	Ben Heneghan	7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
	DF	6	Stephen McManus	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
	MF	7	Lionel Ainsworth	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	0
	MF	8	Carl McHugh	5	1	1	0	2	0	8	1
	FW	9	Louis Moult	7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
	MF	11	Marvin Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	11	Ryan Bowman	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	MF	12	Chris Cadden	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
	MF	14	Keith Lasley	8	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
	DF	15	Joe Chalmers	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
	MF	18	Lee Lucas	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	1
	MF	20	Craig Clay	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
	DF	25	David Ferguson	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	MF	26	Allan Campbell	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	MF	27	Ross MacLean	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	77	Scott McDonald	6	1	1	0	1	0	8	1
	MF	88	Stephen Pearson	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
			TOTALS	67	3	3	0	3	0	73	3

See also

• List of Motherwell F.C. seasons

Notes

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External links

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