2004–05 Motherwell F.C. season

Motherwell
2004–05 season
ChairmanJohn Boyle
ManagerTerry Butcher
Premier League6th
Scottish CupThird round
League CupFinal
Top goalscorerLeague: Scott McDonald (15)
All: Scott McDonald (15)
Highest home attendance12,994 vs Celtic
21 May 2005
Lowest home attendance4,267 vs Inverness C.T.
18 December 2004
Average home league attendance6,960

The 2004–05 season was Motherwell's 7th season in the Scottish Premier League, and their 20th consecutive season in the top division of Scottish football.

Squad

As of match played 21 May 2005
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (Age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Gordon Marshall Scotland GK (1964-04-19)19 April 1964 (aged 41) Kilmarnock 2003[1] 76 0
15 Barry John Corr Scotland GK (1981-01-13)13 January 1981 (aged 24) Celtic 2003 11 0
25 Jamie Ewings Scotland GK (1984-08-04)4 August 1984 (aged 20) Youth team 2002 0 0
35 Dougie Calder Scotland GK (1986-02-01)1 February 1986 (aged 19) Hamilton Academical 2003 0 0
41 Peter Alexiou Scotland GK (1987-07-07)7 July 1987 (aged 17) Youth team 2004 0 0
Defenders
2 Martyn Corrigan Scotland DF (1977-08-14)14 August 1977 (aged 27) Falkirk 2000[2] 209 5
3 Steven Hammell Scotland DF (1982-02-18)18 February 1982 (aged 23) Youth team 1999 204 2
5 Stephen Craigan Northern Ireland DF (1976-10-29)29 October 1976 (aged 28) Partick Thistle 2003[1] 110 7
14 David Partridge Wales DF (1978-11-26)26 November 1978 (aged 26) Dundee United 2002 86 3
18 Jim Paterson Scotland DF (1979-09-25)25 September 1979 (aged 25) Dundee United 2004 40 4
19 Paul Quinn Scotland DF (1985-07-21)21 July 1985 (aged 19) Youth team 2002 59 0
22 William Kinniburgh Scotland DF (1984-09-08)8 September 1984 (aged 20) Youth team 2000 34 1
23 Chris Higgins Scotland DF (1985-07-04)4 July 1985 (aged 19) Youth team 2002 0 0
26 Mark Cameron Scotland DF (1987-02-07)7 February 1987 (aged 18) Youth team 2003 0 0
27 Bobby Donnelly Scotland DF (1987-01-19)19 January 1987 (aged 18) Youth team 2003 0 0
30 Mark Quinn Scotland DF (1987-05-13)13 May 1987 (aged 18) Youth team 2003 0 0
31 John McStay Scotland DF (1987-07-10)10 July 1987 (aged 17) Celtic 2003 0 0
32 David Keogh Scotland DF (1986-08-29)29 August 1986 (aged 18) Youth team 2003 3 0
36 William Soutar Scotland DF (1987-07-12)12 July 1987 (aged 17) Youth team 2004 0 0
38 John Grant Scotland DF (1987-08-25)25 August 1987 (aged 17) Youth team 2004 0 0
40 Mark Reynolds Scotland DF (1987-05-07)7 May 1987 (aged 18) Youth team 2004 0 0
42 John Kane Scotland DF (1987-06-08)8 June 1987 (aged 17) Hibernian 2005 0 0
Midfielders
4 Brian Kerr Scotland MF (1981-10-12)12 October 1981 (aged 23) Newcastle United 2004 8 0
8 Scott Leitch Scotland MF (1969-10-06)6 October 1969 (aged 35) Swindon Town 2000 143 1
10 Phil O'Donnell Scotland MF (1972-03-25)25 March 1972 (aged 33) Sheffield Wednesday 2004[3] 179 22
17 Kevin McBride Scotland MF (1981-06-14)14 June 1981 (aged 23) Celtic 2005 30 7
21 Shaun Fagan Scotland MF (1984-03-22)22 March 1984 (aged 21) Youth team 1999 65 2
24 Marc Fitzpatrick Scotland MF (1986-05-11)11 May 1986 (aged 19) Youth team 2002 31 2
27 Kenny Connolly Scotland MF (1987-04-04)4 April 1987 (aged 18) Youth team 2004 0 0
29 Stephen Maguire Scotland MF (1987-02-14)14 February 1987 (aged 18) Youth team 2003 0 0
37 Darren Smith Scotland MF (1988-03-27)27 March 1988 (aged 17) Youth team 2004 1 0
39 Alex Donnelly Scotland MF (1988-03-22)22 March 1988 (aged 17) Youth team 2003 0 0
Forwards
6 Gerry Britton Scotland FW (1970-10-20)20 October 1970 (aged 34) Berwick Rangers 2005 3 0
7 Scott McDonald Australia FW (1983-08-21)21 August 1983 (aged 21) Wimbledon 2004[4] 50 17
9 Richie Foran Republic of Ireland FW (1980-06-16)16 June 1980 (aged 24) Carlisle United 2004 41 9
12 David Clarkson Scotland FW (1985-09-10)10 September 1985 (aged 19) Youth team 2002 2006[1] 106 20
16 Jim Hamilton Scotland FW (1976-02-09)9 February 1976 (aged 29) Livingston 2005 14 2
20 Kenny Wright Scotland FW (1985-08-01)1 August 1985 (aged 19) Youth team 2002 25 2
33 Adam Coakley Scotland FW (1987-10-19)19 October 1987 (aged 17) Youth team 2003 0 0
34 Ryan Russell Scotland FW (1987-04-09)9 April 1987 (aged 18) Youth team 2003 0 0
Away on loan
11 Alex Burns Scotland FW (1973-08-04)4 August 1973 (aged 31) Partick Thistle 2003[1]
Left during the season
16 David Cowan England DF (1982-03-05)5 March 1982 (aged 23) Newcastle United 2002 22 0

Transfers

In

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
16 June 2004 FW Republic of Ireland Richie Foran Carlisle United Free [5]
29 June 2004 MF Scotland Brian Kerr Newcastle United Free [6]
14 July 2004 DF Scotland Jim Paterson Dundee United Free [7]
27 January 2005 FW Scotland Jim Hamilton Livingston Free [8]
31 March 2005 FW Scotland Gerry Britton Partick Thistle Free [9]

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date to Ref.
10 August 2004 MF Scotland Kevin McBride Celtic Season Long [10]

Out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 June 2004 FW Scotland Steven Craig Aberdeen Free [11]
3 June 2004 MF Scotland Keith Lasley Plymouth Argyle Free [5]
16 June 2004 MF Scotland Jason Dair Livingston Free [12]
1 July 2004 MF Scotland Derek Adams Aberdeen Free [11]
21 January 2005 DF England David Cowan St Johnstone

Loans out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date to Ref.
6 January 2005 FW Scotland Alex Burns Clyde Season Long [13]

Released

Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref.
31 May 2005 FW Scotland Gerry Britton Dundee 31 May 2005 [14]
31 May 2005 FW Scotland Alex Burns Brechin City 3 August 2005 [15]

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 8 August 2004 21 May 2004 Matchday 1 6th 38 13 9 16 46 49 −3 034.21
Scottish Cup 8 January 2005 8 January 2005 Third Round Third Round 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 000.00
League Cup 24 August 2004 20 March 2005 Second Round Runners Up 5 4 0 1 15 4 +11 080.00
Total 44 17 9 18 61 55 +6 038.64

Last updated: 21 May 2005
Source: Competitions

Premier League

Main article: 2004–05 Scottish Premier League

Table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
4 Aberdeen 38 18 7 13 44 39 +5 61
5 Heart of Midlothian 38 13 11 14 43 41 +2 50
6 Motherwell 38 13 9 16 46 49 −3 48
7 Kilmarnock 38 15 4 19 49 55 −6 49
8 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 38 11 11 16 41 47 −6 44
Source: Scottish Professional Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
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 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 13 9 16 46 49  −3 48 8 4 7 29 22  +7 5 5 9 17 27  −10

Source: Fir Park Corner

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAAAHHAHAHAAHHAHAH
ResultLLWWDWWDLLLLLWWWWWLLDLLLDWDWDLWLDLDDLW
Position1111856323576777666555566666656666666666
Source: Fir Park Corner
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

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8 August 2004 1 Celtic 2–0 Motherwell Glasgow
15:00 BST McNamara 8'
Sutton 55'		 Report Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 57,245
14 August 2003 2 Motherwell 1–2 Hibernian Motherwell
15:00 BST O'Donnell 20' Report O'Connor 2', 78' Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 5,859
Referee: John Underhill
21 August 2004 3 Dundee 1–2 Motherwell Dundee
15:00 BST Lovell 78' Report McDonald 28', 62' Stadium: Dens Park
Attendance: 4,849
28 August 2004 4 Motherwell 2–0 Hearts Motherwell
15:00 BST McBride 59' (pen.)
O'Donnell 67'		 Report Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 7,095
Referee: Alan Freeland
11 September 2004 5 Dunfermline Athletic 1–1 Motherwell Dunfermline
15:00 BST Brewster 9' Report McDonald 88' Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 4,388
18 September 2004 6 Motherwell 4–2 Dundee United Motherwell
15:00 BST McDonald 53', 70'
Clarkson 57'
Burns 90'		 Report
BBC		 Grady 45'
McIntyre 69'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 5,091
Referee: Iain Brines
25 September 2004 7 Livingston 2–3 Motherwell Livingston
15:00 BST O'Brien 37'
Hamilton 45'		 Report
BBC		 McBride 11'
McDonald 50'
Foran 71'		 Stadium: Almondvale Stadium
Attendance: 4,050
Referee: Craig Thomson
3 October 2004 8 Inverness C.T. 1–1 Motherwell Aberdeen
15:00 BST McCaffrey 90' Report McDonald 38' Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 1,117
17 October 2004 9 Motherwell 0–2 Rangers Motherwell
14:00 BST Report
BBC		 Pršo 7', 83' Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 10,946
Referee: John Rowbotham
23 October 2004 10 Aberdeen 2–1 Motherwell Aberdeen
15:00 GMT Adams 68'
Serverin 		Report McBride 89' Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 10,737
Referee: Charlie Richmond
27 October 2004 11 Motherwell 0–1 Kilmarnock Motherwell
19:45 GMT Report Nish 57' Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 4,521
30 October 2004 12 Motherwell 2–3 Celtic Motherwell
15:00 GMT Corrigan 67'
Foran 71' (pen.)		 Report McGeady 41'
Thompson 65' (pen.)
Beattie 77'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 10,592
6 November 2004 13 Hibernian 1–0 Motherwell Edinburgh
15:00 GMT Murray 79' Report Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 10,022
Referee: Craig Thomson
13 November 2004 14 Motherwell 3–0 Dundee Motherwell
15:00 GMT Clarkson 44'
Paterson 53', 64'		 Report Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 4,406
20 November 2010 15 Hearts 0–1 Motherwell Edinburgh
15:00 GMT Report Foran 28' (pen.) Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium
Attendance: 10,598
Referee: John Rowbotham
27 November 2004 16 Motherwell 2–1 Dunfermline Motherwell
15:00 GMT Tod 46' (o.g.)
Foran 63'		 Report Tod 65' Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 5,084
4 December 2004 17 Dundee United 0–1 Motherwell Dundee
15:00 GMT Report
BBC		 Paterson 17' Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 5,252
Referee: D McDonald
11 December 2004 18 Motherwell 2–0 Livingston Motherwell
15:00 GMT O'Donnell 17'
Foran 47'		 Report
BBC		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 4,363
Referee: Ritchie
18 December 2004 19 Motherwell 0–2 Inverness C.T. Motherwell
15:00 GMT Report Hart 17'
Bayne 42'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 4,267
27 December 2004 20 Rangers 4–1 Motherwell Glasgow
15:00 GMT Novo 3', 15'
Arveladze 53'
Thompson 86'		 Report
BBC		 McDonald 49' Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 49,909
Referee: Alan Freeland
3 January 2005 21 Motherwell 0–0 Aberdeen Motherwell
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 7,948
Referee: Iain Brines
15 January 2005 22 Kilmarnock 2–0 Motherwell Kilmarnock
15:00 GMT Boyd 1', 44' Report Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 5,225
22 January 2005 23 Celtic 2–0 Motherwell Glasgow
15:00 GMT Petrov 32'
Sutton 57'		 Report Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 58,483
12 February 2005 24 Dundee 2–1 Motherwell Dundee
15:00 GMT Lovell 45', 55' Report McDonald 40' Stadium: Dens Park
Attendance: 5,746
15 February 2005 25 Motherwell 1–1 Hibernian Motherwell
19:45 GMT Craigan 26' Report Riordan 66' (pen.) Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 7,453
Referee: Kenny Clark
19 February 2005 26 Motherwell 2–0 Hearts Motherwell
15:00 GMT McDonald 25'
Fitzpatrick 37'		 Report Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 7,390
Referee: Calum Murray
2 March 2005 27 Dunfermline 0–0 Motherwell Dunfermline
19:45 GMT Report Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 3,565
5 March 2005 28 Motherwell 2–0 Dundee United Motherwell
15:00 GMT Partridge 4'
McDonald 47'		 Report
BBC		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 5,110
Referee: A Freeland
12 March 2005 29 Livingston 1–1 Motherwell Livingston
15:00 GMT Craigan 81' (o.g.) Report
BBC		 McDonald 19' Stadium: Almondvale Stadium
Attendance: 4,609
Referee: Dougie McDonald
3 April 2005 30 Motherwell 2–3 Rangers Motherwell
14:00 BST McBride 71' (pen.)
Corrigan 84'		 Report Vignal 4', 32'
Pršo 51'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 10,210
9 April 2005 31 Aberdeen 1–3 Motherwell Aberdeen
15:00 BST Heikkinen 38' Report
BBC		 McBride 22' (pen.)
Hamilton 32'
McDonald 72'		 Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 10,443
12 April 2005 32 Inverness C.T. 1–0 Motherwell Inverness
19:45 BST Bayne 20' Report Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 3,746
16 April 2005 33 Motherwell 1–1 Kilmarnock Motherwell
15:00 BST Leven 33' Report Combe 85' (o.g.) Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 4,999
23 April 2005 34 Motherwell 0–1 Aberdeen Motherwell
15:00 BST Report Mackie 34' Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 5,063
Referee: Charlie Richmond
30 April 2005 35 Hearts 0–0 Motherwell Edinburgh
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium
Attendance: 10,337
Referee: Iain Brines
7 May 2005 36 Motherwell 2–2 Hibernian Motherwell
15:00 BST Craigan 16', 49' Report Caldwell 81'
Konte 90'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 8,903
Referee: Craig Mackay
14 May 2005 37 Rangers 4–1 Motherwell Glasgow
15:00 BST Buffel 12', 57'
Arveladze 17', 54'		 Report
BBC		 Andrews 89' (o.g) Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 49,495
21 May 2005 38 Motherwell 2–1 Celtic Motherwell
15:00 BST McDonald 88', 90' Report Sutton 29' Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 12,944

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2004–05 Scottish Cup
8 January 2005 Third Round Kilmarnock 2–0 Motherwell Kilmarnock
15:00 GMT McDonald 42'
Boyd 45'		 Report Craigan Red card 87' Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 6,093
Referee: C Thompson

League Cup

Main article: 2004–05 Scottish League Cup
24 August 2004 Second Round Greenock Morton 0–3 Motherwell Greenock
15:00 BST Collins Red card 67' Report Paterson 42'
McBride 67' (pen.)
Clarkson 75'		 Stadium: Cappielow
Attendance: 3,767
Referee: Willie Young
22 September 2004 Third Round Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1–3 Motherwell Aberdeen
19:45 BST Tokely 58' Report Richie Foran 47'
O'Donnell 52'
Kevin McBride 85'		 Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 1,464
Referee: Kevin Toner
9 November 2004 Quarter-final Livingston 0–5 Motherwell Livingston
19:45 GMT Dorado Red card 59' Report Dorado 3' (o.g.)
Foran 38' (pen.), 60'
O'Donnell 55'
Wright 90'		 Stadium: Almondvale Stadium
Attendance: 2,886
Referee: Iain Brines
1 February 2005 Semi-final Hearts 2–3 (a.e.t.) Motherwell Edinburgh
19:45 GMT Burchill 85'
Þórarinsson 90'		 Report Craigan 32'
Foran 11'
Fitzpatrick 120'		 Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 14,069
Referee: Douglas McDonald

Final

Main article: 2005 Scottish League Cup Final
20 March 2005 Final Rangers 5–1 Motherwell Glasgow
15:00 GMT Ross 5'
Kyrgiakos 9', 86'
Ricksen 33'
Novo 48'		 Report Partridge 13' Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 50,182
Referee: Mike McCurry

Squad statistics

As of match played 21 May 2005[16][17][18]

Appearances

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League Scottish Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Scotland SCO Gordon Marshall 39 0 33 0 1 0 5 0
2 DF Scotland SCO Martyn Corrigan 37 2 31 2 1 0 5 0
3 DF Scotland SCO Steven Hammell 38 0 32 0 1 0 5 0
4 MF Scotland SCO Brian Kerr 8 0 6+2 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF Northern Ireland NIR Stephen Craigan 43 4 37 3 1 0 5 1
6 FW Scotland SCO Gerry Britton 3 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0
7 FW Australia AUS Scott McDonald 32 15 26+1 15 1 0 4 0
8 MF Scotland SCO Scott Leitch 34 0 28+1 0 1 0 4 0
9 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Richie Foran 41 9 25+10 5 1 0 4+1 4
10 MF Scotland SCO Phil O'Donnell 23 5 18 3 0 0 5 2
12 FW Scotland SCO David Clarkson 41 3 25+10 2 1 0 3+2 1
14 DF Wales WAL David Partridge 32 2 29 1 0 0 3 1
15 GK Scotland SCO Barry John Corr 6 0 5+1 0 0 0 0 0
16 FW Scotland SCO Jim Hamilton 14 2 13+1 2 0 0 0 0
17 MF Scotland SCO Kevin McBride 30 7 24+1 5 1 0 4 2
18 DF Scotland SCO Jim Paterson 40 4 27+8 3 0 0 4+1 1
19 DF Scotland SCO Paul Quinn 26 0 20+3 0 0 0 1+2 0
20 FW Scotland SCO Kenny Wright 8 1 0+7 0 0 0 0+1 1
21 MF Scotland SCO Shaun Fagan 27 0 11+12 0 0+1 0 0+3 0
22 DF Scotland SCO Willie Kinniburgh 16 0 10+3 0 1 0 2 0
24 MF Scotland SCO Marc Fitzpatrick 29 2 14+11 1 1 0 1+2 1
32 DF Scotland SCO David Keogh 3 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0
37 MF Scotland SCO Darren Smith 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
Players away from the club on loan:
11 FW Scotland SCO Alex Burns 11 1 4+6 1 0 0 0+1 0
Players who left Motherwell during the season:

Goal scorers

Ranking Position Nation Number Name Premier League Scottish Cup League Cup Total
1 FW Australia 7 Scott McDonald 15 0 0 15
2 FW Republic of Ireland 9 Richie Foran 5 0 4 9
3 MF Scotland 17 Kevin McBride 5 0 2 7
4 MF Scotland 10 Phil O'Donnell 3 0 2 5
5 DF Northern Ireland 5 Stephen Craigan 3 0 1 4
DF Scotland 18 Jim Paterson 3 0 1 4
Own Goal 3 0 1 4
8 FW Scotland 12 David Clarkson 2 0 1 3
9 DF Scotland 2 Martyn Corrigan 2 0 0 2
FW Scotland 16 Jim Hamilton 2 0 0 2
MF Scotland 24 Marc Fitzpatrick 1 0 1 2
DF Wales 14 David Partridge 1 0 1 2
13 FW Scotland 11 Alex Burns 1 0 0 1
FW Scotland 20 Kenny Wright 0 0 1 1
TOTALS 46 0 15 61

Clean sheets

Ranking Position Nation Number Name Premier League Scottish Cup League Cup Total
1 GK Scotland 1 Gordon Marshall 9 0 2 11
TOTALS 9 0 2 11

Disciplinary record

Nation Position Number Name Premier League Scottish Cup League Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
Scotland GK 1 Gordon Marshall 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Scotland DF 2 Martyn Corrigan 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
Scotland DF 3 Steven Hammell 4 0 1 0 2 0 7 0
Northern Ireland DF 5 Stephen Craigan 7 0 2 1 3 0 12 1
Australia FW 7 Scott McDonald 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Scotland MF 8 Scott Leitch 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Republic of Ireland FW 9 Richie Foran 6 0 1 0 2 0 9 0
Scotland FW 12 David Clarkson 5 1 0 0 0 0 5 1
Wales DF 14 David Partridge 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Scotland FW 16 Jim Hamilton 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Scotland MF 17 Kevin McBride 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
Scotland DF 18 Jim Paterson 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Scotland DF 19 Paul Quinn 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Scotland FW 20 Kenny Wright 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Scotland MF 21 Shaun Fagan 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Scotland DF 22 Willie Kinniburgh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Scotland MF 24 Marc Fitzpatrick 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
Scotland FW 33 Adam Coakley 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 56 2 4 1 10 0 70 3

See also

References

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  3. ^ "Transfers – January 2004". BBC Sport. 18 January 2004. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
  4. ^ "Motherwell sign McDonald". bbc.co.uk/sport1. BBC Sport. 6 January 2004. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Transfers – June 2004". BBC Sport. 2 June 2004. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  6. ^ "Brian Kerr Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  7. ^ "Jim Paterson Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  8. ^ "Hamilton makes Motherwell switch". BBC Sport. 27 January 2005. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
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  14. ^ "Gerry Britton Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  15. ^ "Brechin to take a chance on Burns". BBC Sport. 3 August 2005. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  16. ^ a b Motherwell results 2004/2005, Fir Park Corner
  17. ^ Motherwell Club Stats, Soccerbase.com
  18. ^ Motherwell F.C. 2004–05 Statistics, Motherwell F.C. Official Site