2016–17 Motherwell F.C. season

Motherwell
2016–17 season
Chairman Brian McCafferty
Manager Mark McGhee
Stadium Fir Park
Scottish Premiership 5th
League Cup Last 16 vs Celtic
Top goalscorer League: Louis Moult (5)
All: Louis Moult (7)
Home colours
Away colours

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,[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.

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.[2] Lasley signed a new one-year contract on 22 June 2016.[3]

On 2 June 2016, Motherwell were drawn in to 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.[4] On 5 June 2016, Motherwell announced their first 4 pre-season friendlies, with another two to be confirmed at a later date.[5] Steven Hammell signed a new two-year contract with Motherwell on 29 June,[6] with Scott McDonald signing a new one-year on 1 July 2016.[7]

On 9 July 2015, Motherwell announced that assistant manager Steve Robinson had left the club to take up the vacant Oldham Athletic managers job.[8][9]

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.[10] Motherwell announced Dean Brill as their fourth summer signing on 27 June.[11] Two days later, 29 June, Stephen Pearson left the club and returned to the Indian Super League with Atlético de Kolkata.[12] On 5 July, Motherwell announced the signing of Carl McHugh on a free-transfer after his Plymouth Argyle contract had expired.[13] Craig Clay became Motherwells sixth summer signing on 10 August, signing a two-year contract.[14]

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

On 31 August, transfer deadline day, Motherwell saw the departure of Marvin Johnson to Oxford United for an undisclosed fee,[16] and Luke Watt to Stranraer on loan until January 2017.[17] Also on the 31st, Motherwell signed Ryan Bowman on a two-year contract from Gateshead for an undisclosed fee,[18] and Luka Belić on an six-month loan deal from West Ham United.[19]

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.[20]

Transfers

In

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee
23 June 2016 DF England Ben Heneghan Chester [10]
23 June 2016 DF Scotland Richard Tait Grimsby Town [10]
23 June 2016 FW England Jacob Blyth Leicester City [10]
27 June 2016 GK England Dean Brill Inverness Caledonian Thistle [11]
5 July 2016 MF Republic of Ireland Carl McHugh Plymouth Argyle [13]
10 August 2016 MF England Craig Clay Grimsby Town [14]
31 August 2016 FW England Ryan Bowman Gateshead [18]
14 September 2016 MF Wales Lee Lucas Swansea City [20]

Out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee
29 June 2016 MF Scotland Stephen Pearson Atlético de Kolkata Undisclosed[12]
9 July 2016 MF England Josh Law Oldham Athletic Free[21]
31 August 2016 MF England Marvin Johnson Oxford United Undisclosed[16]

Loans in

Date from Date to Position Nationality Name From
31 August 2016[19] Six-month FW Serbia Luka Belić West Ham United

Loans out

Date from Date to Position Nationality Name To
19 July 2016 Season-Long[22] FW Scotland Craig Moore Ayr United
15 August 2016 16 January 2017[15] DF England Louis Laing Notts County
31 August 2016 January 2017[17] FW Scotland Luke Watt Stranraer

Released

Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date
8 September 2016[23] MF Scotland Josh Moore

Trial

Date From Date To Position Nationality Name Last Club
23 July 2016[24] 31 August 2016[25] MF Wales Lee Lucas Swansea City
26 July 2016 10 August 2016[14] MF England Craig Clay Grimsby Town

Squad

As of match played 26 November 2016[26]
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (Age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Craig Samson Scotland GK 1 April 1984 Kilmarnock 2015 2017[27] 21 0
13 Dean Brill England GK 2 December 1985 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2016 2017[11] 0 0
41 Peter Morrison Scotland GK 1 January 1998 Academy 0 0
Defenders
2 Richard Tait Scotland DF 24 March 1996 Grimsby Town 2016 2019[10] 19 1
3 Steven Hammell Scotland DF 18 February 1982 Southend United 2008 2018[6] 555 5
4 Ben Heneghan England DF 19 September 1993 Chester 2016 2018[10] 19 0
6 Stephen McManus Scotland DF 10 September 1982 Middlesbrough 2013 2018[28] 143 6
15 Joe Chalmers Scotland DF 3 January 1994 Celtic 2015 2017[29] 28 0
16 Kieran Kennedy England DF 23 September 1993 Leicester City 2015 2017[30] 25 0
25 David Ferguson Scotland DF 24 March 1996 Academy 2013 2017[27] 9 0
30 Jack McMillan Scotland DF 18 December 1997 Academy 6 0
33 Barry Maguire Scotland DF Academy 0 0
43 Adam Livingstone Scotland DF 22 February 1998 Academy 0 0
Midfielders
7 Lionel Ainsworth England MF 1 October 1987 Rotherham United 2014 2017[31] 109 21
8 Carl McHugh Republic of Ireland MF 5 February 1993 Plymouth Argyle 2016 2018[13] 3 0
12 Chris Cadden Scotland MF 19 September 1996 Academy 2013 2018[32] 43 5
14 Keith Lasley Scotland MF 21 September 1979 Plymouth Argyle 2006 2017[3] 468 23
18 Lee Lucas Wales MF 10 June 1992 Swansea City 2016[20] 2017[20] 3 0
20 Craig Clay England MF 5 May 1992 Grimsby Town 2016 2018[14] 17 0
23 Dom Thomas Scotland MF 14 February 1996 Celtic 2012 2018[33] 37 0
26 Allan Campbell Scotland MF 4 July 1997 Academy 1 0
27 Ross MacLean Scotland MF 13 March 1997 Academy 2014 6 0
32 David Turnbull Scotland MF 10 July 1999 Academy 0 0
34 Jake Hastie Scotland MF 18 March 1999 Academy 2016 2 0
Forwards
9 Louis Moult England FW 14 May 1992 Wrexham 2015 2018[34] 54 26
11 Ryan Bowman England FW 30 November 1991 Gateshead 2016 2018[18] 6 0
19 Jacob Blyth England FW 14 August 1992 Leicester City 2016 2018[10] 3 0
21 Luka Belić Serbia FW 18 April 1996 loan from West Ham United 2016 2017[19] 0 0
24 James McFadden Scotland FW 14 April 1983 Academy 2015 2017[35] 122 43
29 Dylan Mackin Scotland FW 15 January 1997 Academy 2013 3 0
35 Dylan Falconer Scotland FW 23 May 1999 Academy 0 0
36 Ryan Watters Scotland FW Academy 0 0
77 Scott McDonald Australia FW 21 August 1983 Millwall 2015 2017[7] 193 69

On loan

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

No. Position Player
5 England DF Louis Laing (on loan at Notts County)
22 Scotland FW Craig Moore (on loan at Ayr United)
No. Position Player
28 Scotland DF Luke Watt (on loan at Stranraer)

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. Position Player
11 England MF Marvin Johnson (to Oxford United)
No. Position Player
42 Scotland MF Josh Moore

Friendlies

Competitions

Premiership

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
7 Ross County 16 3 7 6 17 28 11 16
8 Hamilton Academical 15 2 9 4 17 21 4 15
9 Motherwell 15 4 3 8 20 27 7 15
10 Dundee 16 4 3 9 14 22 8 15
11 Partick Thistle 15 3 5 7 17 22 5 14 Qualification to Premiership play-off final
Updated to match(es) played on 3 December 2016. Source: 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).[36]
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

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHAHHAHA
Result W L L D D W D L L L W L W L
Position 4 7 9 8 8 5 5 6 6 11 9 10 6 6

Source: See Results
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
14 4 3 7 17 23  −6 15 3 1 3 12 11  +1 1 2 4 5 12  −7

Source: See Results

Results by opponent

Motherwell score first

Team Results Points
1 2 3 4
Aberdeen
Celtic 0-2 0
Dundee 0-00-2 1
Hamilton Academical 4-2 3
Heart of Midlothian 1-30-3 0
Inverness C.T.0-3 0
Kilmarnock 2-1 3
Partick Thistle 1-12-0 4
Rangers 1-2 0
Ross County 1-14-1 4
St Johnstone 1-2 0

Source: 2016–17 Scottish Premier League Results Table

Results

Scottish Cup

League Cup

Group Stage

Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Rangers (Q) 4 4 0 0 0 10 0 +10 12 Qualification to the Second Round
2 Motherwell (X) 4 3 0 0 1 9 3 +6 9 Possible Second Round as one of the 4 best runners up
3 Stranraer 4 2 0 0 2 5 8 3 6
4 Annan Athletic 4 1 0 0 3 4 7 3 3
5 East Stirlingshire 4 0 0 0 4 1 11 10 0
Updated to match(es) played on 30 July 2016. Source: BBC
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (X) Advances to Best runners-up.

Knockout Stage

Challenge Cup

Squad statistics

Appearances

As of match played 26 November 2016
No. Pos Nat Player TotalScottish Premiership Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Scotland Craig Samson 19 0 14 0 0 0 5 0
2 DF Scotland Richard Tait 19 1 14 1 0 0 5 0
3 DF Scotland Steven Hammell 12 0 6+1 0 0 0 5 0
4 DF England Ben Heneghan 19 0 14 0 0 0 5 0
6 DF Scotland Stephen McManus 19 0 14 0 0 0 5 0
7 MF England Lionel Ainsworth 17 2 6+6 2 0 0 3+2 0
8 MF Republic of Ireland Carl McHugh 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
9 FW England Louis Moult 12 8 9+1 6 0 0 1+1 2
11 FW England Ryan Bowman 6 0 5+1 0 0 0 0 0
12 MF Scotland Chris Cadden 19 3 14 1 0 0 4+1 2
14 MF Scotland Keith Lasley 17 0 13 0 0 0 4 0
15 DF Scotland Joe Chalmers 9 0 4+1 0 0 0 2+2 0
18 MF Wales Lee Lucas 3 0 1+1 0 0 0 1 0
19 FW England Jacob Blyth 3 0 0+2 0 0 0 0+1 0
20 MF England Craig Clay 17 0 14 0 0 0 3 0
23 MF Scotland Dom Thomas 5 0 0+2 0 0 0 1+2 0
24 FW Scotland James McFadden 5 1 0+5 1 0 0 0 0
25 DF Scotland David Ferguson 3 0 2+1 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF Scotland Allan Campbell 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
27 MF Scotland Ross MacLean 6 0 2+3 0 0 0 0+1 0
29 FW Scotland Dylan Mackin 2 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0
30 DF Scotland Jack McMillan 6 0 5+1 0 0 0 0 0
34 MF Scotland Jake Hastie 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
77 FW Australia Scott McDonald 18 6 13+1 4 0 0 4 2
Players away from the club on loan:
Players who left Motherwell during the season:
11 MF England Marvin Johnson 9 4 4 1 0 0 5 3

Goal scorers

As of match played 26 November 2016
Ranking Nation Position Number Name Scottish Premiership Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup Total
1 FWEngland9 Louis Moult6028
2 FWAustralia77Scott McDonald4026
3 MFEngland11Marvin Johnson1034
4 MFScotland12Chris Cadden1023
5 MFEngland7 Lionel Ainsworth2002
6 FWScotland24James McFadden1001
DFScotland2 Richard Tait1001
Own goal1001
TOTALS 170926

Disciplinary record

As of match played 26 November 2016
Nation Position Number Name Premier League Scottish Cup League Cup Total
Red card Red card Red card Red card
ScotlandDF2 Richard Tait 50000050
ScotlandDF3 Steven Hammell 10000010
EnglandDF4 Ben Heneghan 30000030
ScotlandDF6 Stephen McManus 20000020
Republic of IrelandMF8 Carl McHugh 10002030
EnglandFW9 Louis Moult 10000010
EnglandMF11Marvin Johnson 10000010
ScotlandMF12Chris Cadden 10000010
ScotlandMF14Keith Lasley 20000020
EnglandMF20Craig Clay 20000020
AustraliaFW77Scott McDonald 10001020
TOTALS 20 0 0 0 3 0 23 0

See also

Notes

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