2018–19 Motherwell F.C. season

The 2018–19 season is Motherwell's thirty-fourth consecutive season in the top flight of Scottish football and the sixth 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 competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup,

Motherwell

2018–19 season
Chairman	James McMahon
Manager	Stephen Robinson
Stadium	Fir Park
Scottish Premiership	8th
League Cup	Quarter final vs Heart of Midlothian
Scottish Cup	Fourth Round vs Ross County
Top goalscorer	League: David Turnbull (15) All: David Turnbull (15)
Home colours Away colours

Season review

Pre-season

On 26 June 2018, Maguire signed a new one-year contract with Motherwell, until the end of the 2018–19 season.[2]

Transfers

On 5 June 2018, Motherwell announced the signing of Mark Gillespie on a two-year contract from Walsall, with the transfer becoming official when the Scottish Transfer window opened on 9 June.[3]

On 7 June 2018, Motherwell announced the signing of Liam Donnelly on an initial two-year contract from Hartlepool United.[4]

On 13 June 2018, Motherwell announced the signing of Danny Johnson on a two-year contract from Gateshead.[5]

Motherwell announced their fourth signing of the summer on 19 June 2018, with Aaron Taylor-Sinclair signing a one-year contract with the club following the expiration of his Plymouth Argyle contract on 30 June 2018.[6] The following day, 20 June, Motherwell announced the signing of Alex Rodriguez on an initial one-year contract,[7] whilst Ross MacLean moved to Greenock Morton on a season-long loan deal.[8]

On 2 July, Shea Gordon joined Partick Thistle on loan for the season.[9]

On 7 July, Jake Hastie joined Alloa Athletic on loan until January 2019.[10] On 10 July, Motherwell announced that Broque Watson had joined the reserve team from Celtic and Neil McLaughlin had joined from Partick Thistle and would be immediately loaned out to Stirling Albion for the season.[11]

On 16 July, Motherwell announced the season-long loan signing of Conor Sammon from Hearts.[12]

On 3 August, Motherwell announced that Cédric Kipré had left the club to join Wigan Athletic for an undisclosed fee.[13]

On 9 August, Tom Aldred returned to Motherwell for a second loan-spell, agreeing a deal until the end of the season.[14] The next day, Christian Mbulu signed a one-year contract with Motherwell after his release from Millwall at the end of the previous season.[15]

On 10 December 2018, Vancouver Whitecaps announced that they had signed Rose to a two-year contract, following the acquisition of his MLS rights from Seattle Sounders,[16] with Motherwell confirming that Rose would join Vancouver Whitecaps on 1 January 2019.[17]

On 1 January 2019, Barry Maguire joined Queen of the South on loan for the remainder of the season, whilst Jason Krones and Jordan Armstrong left the club after the expiration of their contracts.[18] The following day, 2 January, Ryan Bowman moved permanently to Exeter City for an undisclosed fee.[19]

On 3 January 2019, Ross MacLean ended his loan deal with Greenock Morton to join Falkirk on a permanent basis.[20] 2 days later, 5 January, Ross McCormack joined on loan until the end of the season from Aston Villa after his loan deal with Central Coast Mariners was cut short.[21] On 7 January, Gboly Ariyibi joined Motherwell on loan for the remainder of the season from Nottingham Forest.[22]

On 30 January 2019, David Turnbull signed a new contract until the summer of 2021,[23] whilst Aaron Taylor-Sinclair joined Crewe Alexandra on loan for the rest of the season.[24]

On 31 January, Transfer deadline day, Broque Watson joined East Fife on loan for the remainder of the season, George Newell went on loan to Albion Rovers for the rest of the season,[25] and Gaël Bigirimana left the club in a permanent move to Hibernian.[26]

On 7 March, Barry Maguire signed a new contract, until the summer of 2020,[27] whilst Liam Grimshaw agreed a new deal on 12 March, keeping him at club until the summer of 2020.[28]

On 29 March, Adam Livingstone extended his contract until the summer of 2020.[29]

On 10 April, Jamie Semple extended his contract until the summer of 2021.[30]

On 11 April, Motherwell signed a pre-contract agreement with Inverness Caledonian Thistle defender Declan Gallagher, on a contract that will run until the summer of 2021.[31] 6 days later, 17 April, Motherwell signed another pre-contract agreement with an Inverness Caledonian Thistle player, with Liam Polworth agreeing to a contract that will also run until the summer of 2021.[32]

On 1 May, Rangers announced that they had signed Jake Hastie to a pre-contract agreement, with the winger signing a four-year contract to begin once his Motherwell contract ends.[33] On 15 May, Motherwell confirmed that Shea Gordon would leave the club when his contract expired at the end of the season, and would sign a permanent deal with Partick Thistle where he had been on a season-long loan.[34]

On 21 May, Motherwell announced that they had offered new contracts to Craig Tanner and Chris Cadden, whilst first teamer Christian Mbulu, Aaron Taylor-Sinclair, Elliott Frear, Carl McHugh, Alex Rodriguez, Curtis Main, George Newell and Jake Hastie would be leaving the club at the end of their contracts after turning down new deals or not being offered new terms.[35] At the same time, Motherwell also confirmed that youngsters Shaun Bowers, Akeal Rehman, Shea Gordon, Liam Brown, Kyle MacDonald, Broque Watson and Neil McLaughlin would also be leaving the club.[35]

Transfers

Main articles: List of Scottish football transfers summer 2018 and List of Scottish football transfers winter 2018-19

In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee 5 June 2018[3] GK Mark Gillespie Walsall Free 7 June 2018[4] DF Liam Donnelly Hartlepool United Undisclosed 13 June 2018[5] FW Danny Johnson Gateshead Undisclosed 19 June 2018[6] DF Aaron Taylor-Sinclair Plymouth Argyle Free 20 June 2018[7] MF Alex Rodriguez Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe Free 10 July 2018[11] MF Broque Watson Celtic Free 10 July 2018[11] FW Neil McLaughlin Partick Thistle Free 10 August 2018[15] DF Christian Mbulu Millwall Free Gillespie's move was announced on the above date, becoming official when the Scottish transfer window opened on 9 June.

Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee 3 August 2018 DF Cédric Kipré Wigan Athletic Undisclosed[13] 10 December 2018 MF Andy Rose Vancouver Whitecaps Undisclosed[16][17] 2 January 2019 FW Ryan Bowman Exeter City Undisclosed[19] 3 January 2019 MF Ross MacLean Falkirk Undisclosed[20] 31 January 2019 MF Gaël Bigirimana Hibernian Undisclosed[26]

Rose move was announced on the above date, becoming official when the Scottish transfer window opened on 1 January.

Loans in Date from Date to Position Nationality Name From 16 July 2018[12] 31 May 2019[12] FW Conor Sammon Hearts 9 August 2018[14] 31 May 2019[14] DF Tom Aldred Bury 5 January 2019[21] 31 May 2019[21] FW Ross McCormack Aston Villa 7 January 2019[22] 31 May 2019[22] MF Gboly Ariyibi Nottingham Forest

Loans out Date from Date to Position Nationality Name To 20 June 2018[8] 3 January 2019[20] MF Ross MacLean Greenock Morton 2 July 2018[9] End of Season MF Shea Gordon Partick Thistle 7 July 2018[10] January 2019 MF Jake Hastie Alloa Athletic 10 July 2018[11] End of Season FW Neil McLaughlin Stirling Albion 26 October 2018[36] January 2019 FW Alfredo Agyeman East Kilbride 1 January 2019[18] End of Season DF Barry Maguire Queen of the South 30 January 2019[24] End of Season DF Aaron Taylor-Sinclair Crewe Alexandra 31 January 2019[25] End of Season MF Broque Watson East Fife 31 January 2019[25] End of Season FW George Newell Albion Rovers

Released Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date 1 January 2019[18] DF Jason Krones Albion Rovers 11 January 2019[37] 1 January 2019[18] MF Jordan Armstrong 5 January 2019[21] FW Alfredo Agyeman Queen's Park 31 May 2019[35] DF Christian Mbulu Crewe Alexandra 30 October 2019[38] 31 May 2019[35] DF Shaun Bowers 31 May 2019[35] DF Aaron Taylor-Sinclair Livingston 6 November 2019[39] 31 May 2019[35] MF Elliott Frear Forest Green Rovers 18 October 2019[40] 31 May 2019[35] MF Akeal Rehman 31 May 2019[35] MF Carl McHugh ATK 28 May 2019[41] 31 May 2019[35] MF Shea Gordon Partick Thistle 15 May 2019[34] 31 May 2019[35] MF Liam Brown Edinburgh City 10 August 2019[42] 31 May 2019 MF Chris Cadden Columbus Crew 23 July 2019[43] 31 May 2019[35] MF Kyle MacDonald Airdrieonians 27 May 2019[44] 31 May 2019[35] MF Broque Watson 31 May 2019[35] MF Alex Rodriguez Oxford United 20 June 2019[45] 31 May 2019[35] FW Curtis Main Aberdeen 5 June 2019[46] 31 May 2019[35] FW George Newell Southport 10 September 2019[47] 31 May 2019[35] FW Jake Hastie Rangers 1 May 2019[33] 31 May 2019[35] FW Neil McLaughlin Edusport Academy 21 June 2019[48] Hastie & Gordon's moves were announced on the above date, with their Motherwell contracts officially ending on 31 May 2019.

Trial Date From Date To Position Nationality Name Last Club 10 August 2018[15] DF Christian Mbulu Millwall

Squad

As of match played 18 May 2019[49]

No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from	Signed in	Contract ends	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Trevor Carson		GK	(1988-03-05)5 March 1988 (aged 31)	Hartlepool United	2017[50]	2020[50]	63	0
13	Rohan Ferguson		GK	(1997-12-06)6 December 1997 (aged 21)	Airdrieonians	2017[51]	2020	1	0
20	Mark Gillespie		GK	(1992-03-27)27 March 1992 (aged 27)	Walsall	2018[3]	2020[3]	29	0
31	Peter Morrison		GK	(1998-01-01)1 January 1998 (aged 21)	Academy			0	0
41	Robbie Hemfrey		GK	(2002-02-21)21 February 2002 (aged 17)	Academy			0	0
Defenders
2	Richard Tait		DF	(1989-03-24)24 March 1989 (aged 30)	Grimsby Town	2016[52]	2020[53]	122	5
3	Aaron Taylor-Sinclair		DF	(1991-04-08)8 April 1991 (aged 28)	Plymouth Argyle	2018[6]	2019[6]	9	0
5	Tom Aldred		DF	(1990-09-11)11 September 1990 (aged 28)	loan from Bury	2018[14]	2019[14]	62	4
6	Peter Hartley		DF	(1988-04-03)3 April 1988 (aged 31)	Blackpool	2018	2020[54]	35	5
18	Charles Dunne		DF	(1993-02-13)13 February 1993 (aged 26)	Oldham Athletic	2017[55]	2020[53]	71	1
21	Christian Mbulu		DF	(1996-08-06)6 August 1996 (aged 22)	Millwall	2018[15]	2019[15]	6	0
22	Liam Donnelly		DF	(1996-03-07)7 March 1996 (aged 23)	Hartlepool United	2018[4]	2020[4]	11	1
29	Adam Livingstone		DF	(1998-02-22)22 February 1998 (aged 21)	Academy		2020[29]	5	0
30	Barry Maguire		DF	(1998-04-27)27 April 1998 (aged 21)	Academy	2015	2020[27]	5	0
34	David Devine		DF	(2001-06-20)20 June 2001 (aged 17)	Academy	2019		1	0
37	Shaun Bowers		DF	(1999-01-22)22 January 1999 (aged 20)	Academy		2019	0	0
43	Jack Brown		DF	(2002-07-02)2 July 2002 (aged 16)	Academy			0	0
45	Yusuf Hussain		DF	(2001-04-26)26 April 2001 (aged 18)	Falkirk	2018		0	0
Midfielders
4	Carl McHugh		MF	(1993-02-05)5 February 1993 (aged 26)	Plymouth Argyle	2016[56]	2019[57]	104	4
7	Chris Cadden		MF	(1996-09-19)19 September 1996 (aged 22)	Academy	2013	2019[58]	139	12
8	Allan Campbell		MF	(1997-07-04)4 July 1997 (aged 21)	Academy	2016	2021[59]	83	5
11	Elliott Frear		MF	(1990-09-11)11 September 1990 (aged 28)	Forest Green Rovers	2017[60]	2019[60]	74	8
12	Gboly Ariyibi		MF	(1995-01-18)18 January 1995 (aged 24)	loan from Nottingham Forest	2019[22]	2019[22]	18	2
14	Liam Grimshaw		MF	(1995-02-02)2 February 1995 (aged 24)	Preston North End	2017[61]	2020[28]	71	0
23	Alex Rodriguez		MF	(1993-08-01)1 August 1993 (aged 25)	Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe	2018[7]	2019[7]	24	0
26	Shea Gordon		MF	(1998-05-16)16 May 1998 (aged 21)	Stalybridge Celtic	2017		4	0
28	David Turnbull		MF	(1999-07-10)10 July 1999 (aged 19)	Academy	2017	2021[23]	34	15
32	Jake Hastie		MF	(1999-03-18)18 March 1999 (aged 20)	Academy	2016		18	7
33	Liam Brown		MF	(1999-08-06)6 August 1999 (aged 19)	Queen's Park	2017	2019	1	0
40	Kyle MacDonald		MF	(2000-01-01)1 January 2000 (aged 19)	Academy		2019	0	0
42	Broque Watson		MF	(1999-02-05)5 February 1999 (aged 20)	Celtic	2018[11]	2019	0	0
38	Dean Cornelius		MF	(2001-04-11)11 April 2001 (aged 18)	Hibernian	2018	2020	1	0
46	Adam Kettings		MF	(2002-03-18)18 March 2002 (aged 17)	Academy			0	0
47	Reece McAlear		MF	(2002-02-12)12 February 2002 (aged 17)	Academy			0	0
48	Stuart McKinstry		MF	(2002-09-18)18 September 2002 (aged 16)	Academy		2020	0	0
Forwards
9	Curtis Main		FW	(1992-06-20)20 June 1992 (aged 26)	Portsmouth	2018[62]	2019[62]	58	13
16	George Newell		FW	(1997-12-27)27 December 1997 (aged 21)	Bolton Wanderers	2017[63]	2019	9	0
19	Conor Sammon		FW	(1986-11-06)6 November 1986 (aged 32)	loan from Hearts	2018[12]	2019[12]	21	3
24	Danny Johnson		FW	(1993-02-28)28 February 1993 (aged 26)	Gateshead	2018[5]	2020[5]	28	8
27	Craig Tanner		FW	(1994-10-27)27 October 1994 (aged 24)	Reading	2017	2019[64]	36	9
35	James Scott		FW	(2000-08-30)30 August 2000 (aged 18)	Academy			14	1
39	Jamie Semple		FW	(2000-05-17)17 May 2000 (aged 19)	Academy	2018	2021[30]	3	0
44	Ross McCormack		FW	(1986-08-18)18 August 1986 (aged 32)	loan from Aston Villa	2019[21]	2019[21]	61	14
49	Cole Starrs		FW	(2002-04-25)25 April 2002 (aged 17)	Academy			0	0
50	Neil McLaughlin		FW	(2002-04-25)25 April 2002 (aged 17)	Partick Thistle	2018[11]	2019	0	0
Left during the season
5	Cédric Kipré		DF	(1996-12-09)9 December 1996 (aged 22)	Leicester City	2017.[65]	2020[53]	52	1
12	Ryan Bowman		FW	(1991-11-30)30 November 1991 (aged 27)	Gateshead	2016[66]	2019[53]	86	14
15	Andy Rose		MF	(1990-02-13)13 February 1990 (aged 29)	Coventry City	2017[67]	2019[68]	57	2
17	Gaël Bigirimana		MF	(1993-10-22)22 October 1993 (aged 25)	Coventry City	2017	2019[69]	57	3
25	Ross MacLean		MF	(1997-03-13)13 March 1997 (aged 22)	Academy	2014	2019[70]	19	1
34	Jordan Armstrong		MF	(1999-04-02)2 April 1999 (aged 20)	Academy		2019	0	0
36	Jason Krones		DF	(1999-01-25)25 January 1999 (aged 20)	Academy		2019	0	0
38	Alfredo Agyeman		FW	(2000-11-01)1 November 2000 (aged 18)	Academy		2019	0	0

Out 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 3 DF  SCO Aaron Taylor-Sinclair (on loan at Crewe Alexandra) 16 FW  ENG George Newell (on loan at Albion Rovers) 26 MF  NIR Shea Gordon (on loan at Partick Thistle) 30 DF  SCO Barry Maguire (on loan at Queen of the South)

No. Pos. Nation Player 31 GK  SCO Peter Morrison (on loan at Albion Rovers) 42 MF  SCO Broque Watson (on loan at East Fife) 50 FW  SCO Neil McLaughlin (on loan at Stirling Albion)

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  CIV Cédric Kipré (to Wigan Athletic) [13] 12 FW  ENG Ryan Bowman (to Exeter City) [19] 15 MF  AUS Andy Rose (to Vancouver Whitecaps) [16] 17 MF  BDI Gaël Bigirimana (to Hibernian) [26]

No. Pos. Nation Player 25 MF  SCO Ross MacLean (to Falkirk) [20] 34 MF  SCO Jordan Armstrong [18] 36 DF  SCO Jason Krones [18] 38 FW  ITA Alfredo Agyeman [21]

Friendlies

Crusaders v Motherwell

30 June 2018 Friendly	Crusaders	0 – 1	Motherwell	Belfast
13:00 BST		Report	Johnson  90+2'	Stadium: Seaview

Darlington v Motherwell

8 July 2018 Friendly	Darlington	1 – 5	Motherwell	Darlington
15:00 BST	H.Saunders  53'	Report	Kipré  4' Johnson  7' Campbell  36' Bowman  81' Scott  90'	Stadium: Blackwell Meadows
Note: Match original scheduled for 14:00, but moved back to 15:00 on 26 June.[71]

Dunfermline Athletic v Motherwell

12 July 2018 Friendly	Dunfermline Athletic	0 – 0	Motherwell	Dunfermline
19:30 BST		Report		Stadium: East End Park

Competitions

Premiership

Main article: 2018–19 Scottish Premiership

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
6	Heart of Midlothian	38	15	6	17	42	50	−8	51
7	St Johnstone	38	15	7	16	38	48	−10	52
8	Motherwell	38	15	6	17	46	56	−10	51
9	Livingston	38	11	11	16	42	44	−2	44
10	Hamilton Academical	38	9	6	23	28	75	−47	33

Source: Soccerway BBC
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).[72]
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	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H
Result	L	L	D	W	L	L	L	D	L	W	W	L	W	L	D	L	W	L	L	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	D	W	L	W	L	L	D	W	D	L	W
Position	12	12	11	9	9	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	7	7	8	8	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8

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	15	6	17	46	56	−10	51	9	4	6	29	20	+9	6	2	11	17	36	−19

Source: See Results

Results

Hibernian v Motherwell

5 August 2018 1	Hibernian	3 – 0	Motherwell	Edinburgh
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Mallan  30' Shaw  45' Boyle  51' 83'	Report	McHugh  7' Donnelly  29'	Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 17,494 Referee: Bobby Madden

Motherwell v Hamilton Academical

11 August 2018 2	Motherwell	0 – 1	Hamilton Academical	Motherwell
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Sammon  24' Hartley  66'	Report	Want  49' Boyd  67' MacKinnon  85' Woods  86'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,807 Referee: Nick Walsh

Motherwell v Rangers

26 August 2018 3	Motherwell	3 – 3	Rangers	Motherwell
12:15 BST (UTC+1)	Johnson  3' McHugh  18' Campbell  37' Hartley  49' 90+4' Aldred  66'	Report	Lafferty  15', 38' Ejaria  43' Barišić  55' Halliday  67'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 9,545 Referee: Craig Thomson

Dundee v Motherwell

1 September 2018 4	Dundee	1 – 3	Motherwell	Dundee
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	C.Miller  67' Källman  71' Inniss  90+6'	Report	Bigirimana  10' 68' Johnson  56' Campbell  86'	Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 5,137 Referee: Gavin Duncan

Motherwell v Heart of Midlothian

15 September 2018 5	Motherwell	0 – 1	Heart of Midlothian	Motherwell
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Bigirimana  80' Aldred  88'	BBC Report	Naismith  28' Ikpeazu  40'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 7,218 Referee: Madden

Aberdeen v Motherwell

22 September 2018 6	Aberdeen	1 – 0	Motherwell	Aberdeen
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Wilson  6' McKenna  76' Considine  89' Ball  90+2'	Report	Aldred  44' Bigirimana  77' Frear  86'	Stadium: Pittodrie Attendance: 14,027 Referee: Nick Walsh

Kilmarnock v Motherwell

29 September 2018 7	Kilmarnock	3 – 1	Motherwell	Kilmarnock
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Burke  39' Stewart  43' Brophy  59' (pen.) Dicker  74'	Report	Main  16' 23' Bigirimana  54' Grimshaw  83' Johnson  90+4'	Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 5,090 Referee: Don Robertson

Motherwell v Livingston

6 October 2018 8	Motherwell	1 – 1	Livingston	Motherwell
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Bowman  17' Hartley  63' McHugh  70'  78' Johnson  89'	Report	Menga  45' Lamie  54' Jacobs  64' Gallagher  83'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,256 Referee: Willie Collum

Motherwell v St Johnstone

20 October 2018 9	Motherwell	0 – 1	St Johnstone	Motherwell
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Bowman  63' Hartley  85'	Report	Kerr  90+2'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 3,752 Referee: Bobby Madden

St Mirren v Motherwell

31 October 2018 11	St Mirren	0 – 2	Motherwell	Paisley
19:45 GMT (UTC)	Edwards  57' Flynn  75' Samson  75'	Report	Turnbull  30' McHugh  43' Cadden  47' Bowman  77' Aldred  88'	Stadium: St Mirren Park Attendance: 4,001 Referee: Kevin Clancy

Motherwell v Dundee

3 November 20218 12	Motherwell	1 – 0	Dundee	Motherwell
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Bowman  34' Tait  60' Turnbull  69' Johnson  90+5'	Report	Kerr  28'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,129 Referee: Don Robertson

Rangers v Motherwell

11 November 2018 13	Rangers	7 – 1	Motherwell	Glasgow
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Arfield  8',  60' Tavernier  35' (pen.) Morelos  38' Middleton  59' Grezda  68',  75'	Report	Main  25' McHugh  25'  34' Hartley  50'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 49,802 Referee: Craig Thomson

Motherwell v Aberdeen

24 November 2018 14	Motherwell	3 – 0	Aberdeen	Motherwell
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Johnson  25', 30' Turnbull  54' Campbell  84'	Report	Ferguson  87'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 5,131 Referee: John Beaton

Livingston v Motherwell

1 December 2018 15	Livingston	2 – 0	Motherwell	Livingston
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Lawless  22' Hamilton  34' Halkett  83'	Report	Bigirimana  36' Tait  64'	Stadium: Almondvale Stadium Attendance: 1,982 Referee: Euan Anderson

Motherwell v Celtic

5 December 2018 16	Motherwell	1 – 1	Celtic	Motherwell
	Livingstone  26' Johnson  35' 88' Campbell  38'	Report	Christie  13' Griffiths 41'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 8,433 Referee: Kevin Clancy

Heart of Midlothian v Motherwell

8 December 2018 17	Heart of Midlothian	1 – 0	Motherwell	Edinburgh
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Haring  14'	Report	McHugh  84'	Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 15,915 Referee: Willie Collum

St Johnstone v Motherwell

15 December 2018 18	St Johnstone	1 – 2	Motherwell	Perth
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Kennedy 26' Watt  46' Kerr  83'	Report	Aldred  2' Johnson  17' Dunne  26' Campbell  44' Main  82' McHugh  90+5'	Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 2,302 Referee: Alan Muir

Celtic v Motherwell

19 December 2018 10	Celtic	3 – 0	Motherwell	Glasgow
19:45 GMT (UTC)	Ralston  28' Sinclair  32' (pen.) Johnston  45'	Report	McHugh  70'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 54,703 Referee: Bobby Madden

Motherwell v St Mirren

22 December 2018 19	Motherwell	0 – 1	St Mirren	Motherwell
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Grimshaw  12'	Report	Jackson  68'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,540 Referee: Don Robertson

Motherwell v Kilmarnock

26 December 2018 20	Motherwell	0 – 1	Kilmarnock	Motherwell
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Main  71'  71' Grimshaw  84' Johnson  61'	Report	Jones  40' Stewart  45'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 5,426 Referee: Steven McLean

Hamilton Academical v Motherwell

29 December 2018 21	Hamilton Academical	1 – 2	Motherwell	Hamilton
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Imrie  17' McGowan  61'	Report	Aldred  21', 77' Frear  40' Turnbull  52' Campbell  90+1'	Stadium: New Douglas Park Attendance: 3,843 Referee: Nick Walsh

Motherwell v Hibernian

23 January 2019 22	Motherwell	1 – 0	Hibernian	Motherwell
19:45 GMT (UTC)	Turnbull  43' Rodriguez  49'	Report	Oméonga  42' Mackie  58'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,090 Referee: Bobby Madden

Dundee v Motherwell

26 January 2019 23	Dundee	0 – 1	Motherwell	Dundee
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Grimshaw  43' Turnbull  60' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 4,887 Referee: William Collum

Motherwell v Livingston

2 February 2019 24	Motherwell	3 – 0	Livingston	Motherwell
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Hastie  6', 21' Main  12' Ariyibi  52'	Report		Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 3,839 Referee: John Beaton

St Mirren v Motherwell

6 February 2019 25	St Mirren	1 – 2	Motherwell	Paisley
19:45 GMT (UTC)	McGinn  46' 74'	Report	Hastie  10' Rodriguez  28' Main  55' Campbell  77'	Stadium: St Mirren Park Attendance: 4,383 Referee: Nick Walsh

Motherwell v Heart of Midlothian

17 February 2019 26	Motherwell	2 – 1	Heart of Midlothian	Motherwell
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Hastie  13' Rodriguez  30' Aldred  56' Turnbull  90+3'	Report	Djoum  34' Naismith  37' Berra  53' Garuccio  90+2'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 5,091 Referee: Nick Walsh

Celtic v Motherwell

24 February 2019 27	Celtic	4 – 1	Motherwell	Glasgow
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Édouard  21' 37', 88' Sinclair  31' Boyata  53' Ajer  55' Toljan  82' Burke  90+1'	Report	Ariyibi  51' Tait  53' Rodriguez  53' Campbell  87' Hastie  90+2'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 58,604 Referee: Kevin Clancy

Kilmarnock v Motherwell

27 February 2019 28	Kilmarnock	Abandoned	Motherwell	Kilmarnock
19:45 GMT (UTC)		Report		Stadium: Rugby Park
Note: Match abandoned at halftime due to thick fog

Kilmarnock v Motherwell

2 March 2019 28	Kilmarnock	0 – 0	Motherwell	Kilmarnock
15:00 GMT (UTC)	McKenzie  19' O'Donnell  37' Waters  82'	Report	Tait  37' Aldred  83'	Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 6,215 Referee: John Beaton
Note: Match originally played on 27 February 2019, but abandoned at halftime due to thick fog

Motherwell v Hamilton Academical

9 March 2019 29	Motherwell	3 – 0	Hamilton Academical	Motherwell
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Turnbull  3', 11' (pen.) Hastie  37' Rodriguez  54' Johnson  90'	Report	Gogić  38' Keatings  56' Sowah  61' Kilgallon  90'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 5,248 Referee: Andrew Dallas

Hibernian v Motherwell

16 March 2019 30	Hibernian	2 – 0	Motherwell	Edinburgh
15:00 GMT (UTC)	McNulty  19' (pen.) Gray  33',  39' Mackie  53'	Report	Aldred  19' Gorrin  78'	Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 17,184 Referee: Kevin Clancy

Motherwell v St Johnstone

30 March 2019 31	Motherwell	3 – 0	St Johnstone	Motherwell
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Frear  70' Turnbull  80' Aldred  87' Tait  90+2'	Report	Craig 14' Davidson  29'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,083 Referee: Euan Anderson

Aberdeen v Motherwell

3 April 2019 32	Aberdeen	3 – 1	Motherwell	Aberdeen
19:45 BST (UTC+1)	Lowe  4' Ball  54' McGinn  71', 90+7'	Report	Hastie  36' McHugh  43'	Stadium: Pittodrie Attendance: 13,228 Referee: Gavin Duncan

Motherwell v Rangers

7 April 2019 33	Motherwell	0 – 3	Rangers	Motherwell
12:30 BST (UTC+1)	Main  44' Grimshaw  45'	Report	Arfield  22', 39', 60'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 9,200 Referee: Nick Walsh

Hamilton Academical v Motherwell

20 April 2019 34	Hamilton Academical	1 – 1	Motherwell	Hamilton
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	MacKinnon  56' Martin  71' McGowan  80' Ogkmpoe  84'	Report	Turnbull  30' Campbell  82'	Stadium: New Douglas Park Attendance: 2,746 Referee: Don Robertson

Motherwell v Dundee

27 April 2019 35	Motherwell	4 – 3	Dundee	Motherwell
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Turnbull  12', 90+5'  86' Scott  24' Rodriguez  28'  58' Ariyibi  50' McHugh  80'	Report	Woods  11' (pen.) Robson  22' Ralph  41'  52' Kusunga  87' Horsfield  90'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 3,662 Referee: Kevin Clancy

Motherwell v St Mirren

4 May 2019 36	Motherwell	1 – 1	St Mirren	Motherwell
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Turnbull  74' Tait  88'	Report	McGinn  69' McGinn  81' MacKenzie  88' Magennis  90+4'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 5,274 Referee: Alan Muir

St Johnstone v Motherwell

11 May 2019 37	St Johnstone	2 – 0	Motherwell	Perth
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Davidson  29'  47' Tanser  34' (pen.) Wotherspoon  90+2'	Report	Ariyibi  21' Gillespie  34' Aldred  70'	Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 3,051 Referee: Colin Steven

Motherwell v Livingston

18 May 2019 38	Motherwell	3 – 2	Livingston	Motherwell
12:30 BST (UTC+1)	Donnelly  10' Turnbull  21', 25' (pen.) 44'	Report	Hardie 42' Tiffoney  80', 81'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 5,794 Referee: David Munro

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2018–19 Scottish Cup

Motherwell v Ross County

19 January 2019 Fourth Round	Motherwell	1 – 2	Ross County	Motherwell
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Hastie  90+1'	Report	Graham  52', 60' Draper  68'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 3,869 Referee: Steven McLean

League Cup

Main article: 2018–19 Scottish League Cup

Group stage

Main article: 2018–19 Scottish League Cup § Group G

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Motherwell (Q)	4	3	0	1	0	11	2	+9	10	Qualification for the Second Round
2	Queen of the South (Q)	4	3	0	0	1	12	5	+7	9
3	Edinburgh City	4	1	1	0	2	5	12	−7	5
4	Clyde	4	1	0	1	2	5	8	−3	4
5	Stranraer	4	0	1	0	3	7	13	−6	2

Source: [73]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[74]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

Matches

Motherwell v Edinburgh City

17 July 2018 1	Motherwell	5 – 0	Edinburgh City	Motherwell
19:45 BST (UTC+1)	Frear  8', 24', 28' Tait  18' Main  44'	Report	Black  69'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 2,749 Referee: Gavin Duncan

Stranraer v Motherwell

21 July 2018 2	Stranraer	1 – 1 (3 – 2 p)	Motherwell	Stranraer
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Layne  59' McManus  90+3'	Report	Hartley  38' Kipré  64'	Stadium: Stair Park Attendance: 885 Referee: Euan Anderson
	Penalties
	Layne Cummins C.McGowan K.Turner Lamont A.McDonald		Main Cadden Tait Bowman Frear Rose

Motherwell v Queen of the South

24 July 2018 3	Motherwell	2 – 0	Queen of the South	Motherwell
19:45 BST (UTC+1)	Sammon  12', 37'	Report	Semple  55' Dykes  60'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 3,337 Referee: Don Robertson

Clyde v Motherwell

28 July 2018 4	Clyde	1 – 3	Motherwell	Cumbernauld
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Goodwillie  31' Nicoll  86'	Report	Main  76' Johnson  79' Sammon  90+1'	Stadium: Broadwood Stadium Attendance: 1,620 Referee: John Beaton

Knockout phase

Livingston v Motherwell

18 August 2018 Second round	Livingston	0 – 1	Motherwell	Livingston
15:00 BST (UTC+1)		Report	Johnson  23'	Stadium: Tony Macaroni Arena Attendance: 1,957 Referee: Willie Collum

Heart of Midlothian v Motherwell

26 September 2018 Quarterfinal	Heart of Midlothian	4 – 2	Motherwell	Edinburgh
19:45 BST (UTC+1)	Mitchell  28' MacLean  35' Haring  64' Lee  88' Naismith  90+1'	Report	Main  12' (pen.) McHugh  67' Bowman  80'	Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 14,377 Referee: Willie Collum

Challenge Cup

Main article: 2018–19 Scottish Challenge Cup

East Stirlingshire v Motherwell U20

14 August 2018 First round	East Stirlingshire	0 – 3	Motherwell U20	Falkirk
19:45 BST (UTC+1)	Rodgers  72' D.Ure  84'	Report	Turnbull  16' B.Watson  20' Hastie  22' J.Armstrong  78'	Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 150 Referee: Duncan Smith

Dundee U21s v Motherwell U20

6 September 2018 Second round	Dundee U21s	1 – 2	Motherwell U20	Dundee
19:00 BST (UTC+1)	Armstrong  43' (o.g.)	Report	MacDonald  25' Watson  86'	Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 208 Referee: Mike Roncone

Motherwell U20 v Sligo Rovers

13 October 2018 Third round	Motherwell U20	2 – 0	Sligo Rovers	Motherwell
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	P.McClean  12' (o.g.) C.Mbulu  71'	Report		Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 950 Referee: Richard Hulme

Motherwell U20 v Ross County

17 November 2018 Quarterfinal	Motherwell U20	1 – 2	Ross County	Motherwell
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Rodriguez  15' Livingstone  53' Mbulu  54' B.Watson  90+4'	Report	Demetriou  45' Stewart  51', 56' Draper  53'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 1,209 Referee: David Munro

Squad statistics

Appearances

As of match played 18 May 2019

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Scottish Premiership		Scottish Cup		League Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Trevor Carson	17	0	12	0	0	0	5	0
2	DF		Richard Tait	45	1	37+1	1	1	0	6	0
4	MF		Carl McHugh	35	1	20+8	1	1	0	6	0
5	DF		Tom Aldred	40	3	37	3	1	0	2	0
6	DF		Peter Hartley	18	2	14	1	1	0	3	1
7	MF		Chris Cadden	25	1	15+5	1	0	0	5	0
8	MF		Allan Campbell	40	2	31+4	2	0	0	4+1	0
9	FW		Curtis Main	37	6	27+4	3	0+1	0	5	3
11	MF		Elliott Frear	29	4	4+18	1	1	0	4+2	3
12	MF		Gboly Ariyibi	18	2	17	2	1	0	0	0
13	GK		Rohan Ferguson	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
14	MF		Liam Grimshaw	34	0	30+1	0	0	0	2+1	0
18	DF		Charles Dunne	26	0	23	0	1	0	2	0
19	FW		Conor Sammon	21	3	6+10	0	0	0	3+2	3
20	GK		Mark Gillespie	29	0	26+1	0	1	0	1	0
21	DF		Christian Mbulu	6	0	4+2	0	0	0	0	0
22	DF		Liam Donnelly	11	1	6+1	1	0	0	3+1	0
23	MF		Alex Rodriguez	24	0	16+4	0	0+1	0	1+2	0
24	FW		Danny Johnson	28	8	12+10	6	1	0	1+4	2
28	MF		David Turnbull	30	15	26+3	15	1	0	0	0
29	DF		Adam Livingstone	3	0	0+3	0	0	0	0	0
32	MF		Jake Hastie	15	7	12+2	6	0+1	1	0	0
34	DF		David Devine	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
35	FW		James Scott	12	1	6+6	1	0	0	0	0
38	MF		Dean Cornelius	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
39	FW		Jamie Semple	3	0	0+3	0	0	0	0	0
44	FW		Ross McCormack	4	0	0+3	0	1	0	0	0
Players away from the club on loan:
3	DF		Aaron Taylor-Sinclair	9	0	5+1	0	0	0	1+2	0
30	DF		Barry Maguire	2	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0
Players who left Motherwell during the season:
5	DF		Cédric Kipré	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
12	FW		Ryan Bowman	20	2	7+9	1	0	0	3+1	1
15	MF		Andy Rose	17	0	10+2	0	0	0	4+1	0
17	MF		Gaël Bigirimana	21	1	12+7	1	0	0	2	0

Goal scorers

As of match played 12 May 2019

Ranking	Nation	Position	Number	Name	Scottish Premiership	Scottish Cup	League Cup	Total
1	MF		28	David Turnbull	15	0	0	15
2	FW		24	Danny Johnson	6	0	2	8
3	MF		32	Jake Hastie	6	1	0	7
4	FW		9	Curtis Main	3	0	3	6
5	MF		11	Elliott Frear	1	0	3	4
6	DF		5	Tom Aldred	3	0	0	3
	FW		19	Conor Sammon	0	0	3	3
8	MF		8	Allan Campbell	2	0	0	2
	MF		12	Gboly Ariyibi	2	0	0	2
	DF		6	Peter Hartley	1	0	1	2
	FW		12	Ryan Bowman	1	0	1	2
	DF		2	Richard Tait	1	0	1	2
12	MF		4	Carl McHugh	1	0	0	1
	MF		17	Gaël Bigirimana	1	0	0	1
	MF		7	Chris Cadden	1	0	0	1
	FW		35	James Scott	1	0	0	1
	DF		22	Liam Donnelly	1	0	0	1
TOTALS					46	1	14	61

Disciplinary record

As of match played 18 May 2019

Nation	Position	Number	Name	Premier League		Scottish Cup		League Cup		Total
	DF	2	Richard Tait	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
	MF	4	Carl McHugh	11	2	0	0	1	0	12	2
	DF	5	Tom Aldred	9	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
	DF	6	Peter Hartley	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
	MF	8	Allan Campbell	7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
	FW	9	Curtis Main	5	1	0	0	0	0	5	1
	MF	11	Elliott Frear	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	MF	12	Gboly Ariyibi	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	MF	14	Liam Grimshaw	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
	DF	18	Charles Dunne	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	19	Conor Sammon	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	GK	20	Mark Gillespie	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	DF	22	Liam Donnelly	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	MF	23	Alex Rodriguez	8	1	0	0	0	0	8	1
	FW	24	Danny Johnson	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
	MF	28	David Turnbull	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	DF	29	Adam Livingstone	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	MF	32	Jake Hastie	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Players who left Motherwell during the season:
	DF	5	Cédric Kipré	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
	FW	12	Ryan Bowman	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	MF	17	Gaël Bigirimana	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
			TOTALS	76	3	0	0	2	0	78	3

See also

• List of Motherwell F.C. seasons

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External links

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