Steven Hammell

Steven Hammell (born 18 February 1982) is a Scottish retired professional footballer who last played for Motherwell at left-back before becoming the director of their youth academy. He was in his second spell with the club, having also played for Southend United.

Steven Hammell

Personal information
Full name	Steven Hammell[1]
Date of birth	(1982-02-18) 18 February 1982[2]
Place of birth	Rutherglen, Scotland[3][4]
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Playing position(s)	Left-back
Youth career
	Crosshouse Rovers[3]
1997–1999	Motherwell
	→ Bearsden B.C. (loan)[3]
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2006	Motherwell	215	(2)
2006–2008	Southend United	55	(3)
2008–2018	Motherwell	282	(2)
Total		552	(7)
National team^‡
2001–2004	Scotland U21[5]	12	(1)
2004	Scotland[6]	1	(0)
2006–09	Scotland B[7]	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:31, 24 January 2018 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 March 2012

Hammell also played once for Scotland, in 2004.

Career

Motherwell

Born in Glasgow, Hammell joined the youth system of Motherwell at the age of fifteen, after Alex McLeish and John Park came to his house and managed to persuade Hammell to take up football full-time. He was loaned out to Bearsden Boys Club, helping them win the league.[3] Upon his return to Motherwell, he made his debut against Aberdeen at Pittodrie at the age of eighteen[3] and thereafter became a regular in the side, making over 200 league appearances across seven campaigns.[4]

Southend United

Hammell joined Southend United in July 2006 on a free transfer from Motherwell after his contract had expired – turning down more established sides such as Derby County, Southampton and Aberdeen. In 2005, Hammell was the subject of a £1m bid from Scottish Premier League Champions Celtic, however the move did not materialise.

Hammell came to speak to Southend manager Steve Tilson after a conversation with former Blues loanee Alan McCormack – also of Motherwell. Hammell praised Tilson and the set-up at Southend and after a nervous 48 hours wait whilst Hammell brought his girlfriend down to Essex to check out the area, he agreed to sign a two-year contract.[8]

Return to Motherwell

Hammell rejoined Motherwell in the January 2008 transfer window on deadline day for a fee of £110,000, replacing Jim Paterson at left-back. Earlier in the day Paterson had left the club to join Plymouth Argyle and the proceeds from this transfer were used to buy Hammell.[9]

On 18 May 2012, Hammell signed a two-year contract extension, keeping him at Fir Park till 2014. He would also be granted a testimonial.[3][10] On 22 July 2012, Hammell played in his testimonial match for Motherwell against Everton, which finished 1–1.[11]

On 26 April 2014, Hammell made his 500th appearance for Motherwell in a 5–1 loss against Dundee United.[12][13] On 22 May 2014, he signed a new contract at Motherwell, keeping him at the club until Summer 2016.[14]

After a freak groin injury kept Hammell sidelined for five months of the 2014–15 season, he made a timely return towards the end of season as the club were battling to avoid relegation.[15] He eventually helped the club retain their Premiership status after Motherwell defeated Rangers by an aggregate scoreline of 6–1 in the Scottish Premiership play-off final.[16][17]

On 5 January 2018, Motherwell announced that Hammell would retire at the end of the month to take up the role of the club's Academy Director.[18][19]

Hammell is Motherwell's post-war record appearance holder.

International career

Hammell was capped twelve times for Scotland U21s, scoring once in the process. Hammell was part of under-21 team that reached the play-offs for the 2004 UEFA European Championships. They were beaten 2–1 by Croatia U21s on aggregate.

On 17 November 2004, Hammell made his full international debut for Scotland under caretaker manager Tommy Burns in a 4–1 friendly defeat to Sweden, coming on as a 54th-minute substitute for Hearts centre-back Andy Webster.[20] In May 2013, after a nine-year absence from international duty, Hammell was drafted in to the Scotland squad for their FIFA World Cup qualifier against Croatia following injury doubts over other full backs.[21] In July 2013, Hammell managed to retain his place in the Scotland squad to face England at Wembley in August.[22] Hammell received another late call up to the Scotland squad for the return fixture against Croatia in October 2013.[23]

On 15 March 2006, Hammell played for the Scotland B team in the Futures Cup against the Turkey B team in a 3–2 defeat.[24] On 6 May 2009, Hammell played a second time for the Scotland B team, in a 3–0 friendly win, this time against the Northern Ireland B team.[25]

Career statistics

As of 24 January 2018 [26]

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Motherwell	1999–2000[27]	Scottish Premier League	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
	2000–01[28]		34	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	38	0
	2001–02[29]		38	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	40	1
	2002–03[30]		37	0	4	0	2	0	0	0	43	0
	2003–04[31]		37	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	41	1
	2004–05[32]		32	0	1	0	5	0	0	0	38	0
	2005–06[33]		33	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	38	0
	Total		215	2	12	0	15	0	0	0	242	2
Southend United	2006–07[34]	Championship	39	1	3	0	5	1	0	0	47	2
	2007–08[35]	League One	16	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	20	2
	Total		55	3	7	0	5	1	0	0	67	4
Motherwell	2007–08[35]	Scottish Premier League	15	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	16	0
	2008–09[36]		37	0	3	0	1	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	43	0
	2009–10[37]		33	0	1	0	1	0	5[lower-alpha 1]	0	40	0
	2010–11[38]		31	0	5	0	2	0	6[lower-alpha 1]	0	44	0
	2011–12[39]		37	2	3	0	1	0	0	0	41	2
	2012–13[40]		31	0	2	0	1	0	4[lower-alpha 2]	0	38	0
	2013–14[41]	Scottish Premiership	34	0	1	0	2	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	39	0
	2014–15[42]		8	0	0	0	0	0	4[lower-alpha 3]	1	12	1
	2015–16[43]		27	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	29	0
	2016–17[44]		25	0	1	0	5	0	0	0	31	0
	2017–18[45]		4	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	8	0
	Total		282	2	20	0	16	0	23	1	341	3
Career total			552	7	39	0	36	1	23	1	650	9

1. Appearances in the Europa League
2. Two appearances in the Champions League and two in the Europa League
3. Two appearances and one goal in the Europa League; two appearances in the Scottish Premiership play-offs

Honours

Club

Motherwell

• Scottish Premier League / Scottish Premiership: Runner-up 2012–13, 2013–14
• Scottish Cup: Runner-up 2010–11
• Scottish League Cup: Runner-up 2004–05, 2017–18

Individual

• Motherwell Player of the Year: 2001[46]

References

1. "Steven Hammell". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
2. "Steven Hammell profile". Official Motherwell F.C. Site. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
3. "Stevie Hammell reflects on stellar Motherwell career". Daily Record. 18 July 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
4. "Steven Hammell". MotherWELLnet. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
5. Steven Hammell (U21 Squad) fitbastats.com. Retrieved 31-10-2012.
6. Steven Hammell (A Squad) fitbastats.com. Retrieved 31-10-2012.
7. Steven Hammell (B Squad) fitbastats.com. Retrieved 31-10-2012.
8. "Hammell seals Southend switch". BBC Sport. 1 July 2006. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
9. "Well capture Hammell and Lappin" BBC Sport. 31 January 2008.
10. "Hammell pens two-year extension" Motherwell FC Official Website. 18 May 2012.
11. "Motherwell 1–1 Everton". scotsman.com. 22 July 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
12. "TV: Hammell honoured at 500 milestone". Motherwell F.C. 25 April 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
13. Sutherland, Jonathan (26 April 2014). "Dundee Utd 5–1 Motherwell". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
14. "TV: Hammell signs extended deal". Motherwell F.C. 22 May 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
15. "Stevie's Freaky Bum Time". Daily Record. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
16. "Rangers 1–3 Motherwell". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
17. "Motherwell 3–0 Rangers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
18. "Steven Hammell retiring to become Academy Director". motherwellfc.co.uk. Motherwell F.C. 5 January 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
19. Graeme McGarry (20 July 2018). "Motherwell class of 2002 out to inspire new kids on Fir Park block..." Evening Times. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
20. "Scotland 1–4 Sweden, Friendly". fitbastats.com. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
21. Scotland: Steven Hammell in squad for World Cup qualifier in Croatia bbc.co.uk. 31 May 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
22. Strachan announces squad to face England scottishfa.co.uk. 22 July 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
23. Well defender Hammell called up to Scotland squad stv.tv. 13-10-2013. Retrieved 14-10-2013.
24. "Scotland B 2–3 Turkey B, Futures Cup". fitbastats.com. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
25. "Scotland B 3–0 Northern Ireland B, Friendly". fitbastats.com. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
26. Steven Hammell at Soccerway
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43. "Games played by Steven Hammell in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
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45. "Games played by Steven Hammell in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
46. Motherwell Player of the Year List 1956–2013 motherwell-mad.co.uk. Retrieved 22 July 2013

External links

• Steven Hammell profile at Motherwell FC official website
• Steven Hammell at Soccerbase