2009–10 Motherwell F.C. season

Motherwell
2009–10 season
ChairmanJohn Boyle
ManagerJim Gannon (Sacked),
Craig Brown
Scottish Premier LeagueFifth place
Scottish Cup4th Round
League CupQuarter-Finals
Europa LeagueThird qualifying round
Top goalscorerLeague: Lukas Jutkiewicz (12)
All: John Sutton (13)
Highest home attendance9,355 v Rangers, 12 September 2009
Lowest home attendance3,544 v Dundee United, 18 April 2010
Average home league attendance5,307

Motherwell competed in the Scottish Premier League, Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup and UEFA Europa League during the 2009–10 season.

Important events

Transfers

For a list of Scottish football transfers in 2009–10, see transfers in season 2009–10

Summer transfer window (1 July – 1 September 2009)

In permanent

Date Player From Fee Contract length
1 July 2009 England Stephen Jennings[5] England Tranmere Rovers Free One year
15 July 2009 Jamaica Chris Humphrey[6] England Shrewsbury Town Free Three years
21 July 2009 England Giles Coke[7] England Northampton Town Free One year
13 August 2009 England Tom Hateley[8] England Reading Free One year
7 September 2009 Scotland Ryan Scanlon[9] Scotland Ross County Undisclosed Three years

Loans in

Date Player From Loan length
24 July 2009 England John Ruddy[10] England Everton Six months
26 August 2009 Poland Lukas Jutkiewicz[11] England Everton Six months
1 September 2009 France Yassin Moutaouakil[12] England Charlton Athletic Six months

Loans out

Date Player To Loan length
— — — —

Out permanent

Date Player To Fee Note
2 June 2009 Scotland Bob Malcolm[13] Australia Brisbane Roar Free
29 June 2009 Scotland David Clarkson[14] England Bristol City £600,000
1 July 2009 Slovakia Maros Klimpl[15] Denmark Midtjylland Loan return
1 July 2009 Poland Artur Krysiak[16] England Birmingham City Loan return
1 July 2009 Scotland Brian McLean[17] Scotland Falkirk Free
1 July 2009 Republic of Ireland Cillian Sheridan Scotland Celtic Loan return
1 July 2009 Scotland Graeme Smith[18] England Brighton Free
4 July 2009 Scotland Paul Quinn[19] Wales Cardiff City £300,000
22 July 2009 Scotland Stephen Hughes[20] England Norwich City Free

Winter transfer window (1 January – 2 February 2010)

In permanent

Date Player From Fee Contract length
— — — — —

Loans in

Date Player From Loan length
2 January 2010 England John Ruddy[21][22] England Everton Six months
2 January 2010 Poland Lukas Jutkiewicz[21][22] England Everton Six months
2 January 2010 New Zealand Michael McGlinchey[23] Australia Central Coast Mariners Six months

Loans out

Date Player To Loan length
31 January 2010 England Jonathan Page[24] Stirling Albion Six months

Out permanent

Date Player To Fee Note
1 January 2010 Scotland Steven McGarry[25] Australia Perth Glory Free —
1 February 2010 Scotland Paul Slane[26] Scotland Celtic Undisclosed Four year contract with Celtic

First-team squad

Updated 5 December 2010

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Scotland SCO Michael Fraser
2 DF France FRA Yassin Moutaouakil (on loan from Charlton (Departed January 2010))
3 DF Scotland SCO Steven Hammell
4 DF Scotland SCO Mark Reynolds
5 DF Northern Ireland NIR Stephen Craigan ((c))
6 MF England ENG Giles Coke
7 MF Jamaica JAM Chris Humphrey
8 MF England ENG Steve Jennings
9 FW England ENG Lukas Jutkiewicz (on loan from Everton)
11 FW England ENG John Sutton
12 MF Scotland SCO Darren Smith
14 MF Scotland SCO Keith Lasley
15 FW Scotland SCO Jamie Murphy
16 MF Scotland SCO Marc Fitzpatrick
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF Scotland SCO Jim O'Brien
18 FW New Zealand NZL Michael McGlinchey (on loan from Central Coast Mariners (Arrived January 2010))
18 MF Scotland SCO Steven McGarry (Departed January 2010)
21 GK England ENG John Ruddy (on loan from Everton)
23 FW Scotland SCO Mark Archdeacon
24 MF England ENG Tom Hateley
25 MF Scotland SCO Ross Forbes
28 DF England ENG Shaun Hutchinson
29 DF England ENG Jonathan Page
35 FW Scotland SCO Robert McHugh
43 DF Scotland SCO Steven Saunders
45 FW Scotland SCO Paul Slane (Departed January 2010)

Squad statisticss

Appearances

As of match played 9 May 2010[27]
No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League Scottish Cup League Cup Europa League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Scotland SCO Michael Fraser 9 0 4+1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
2 DF France FRA Yassin Moutaouakil 15 0 13 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
3 DF Scotland SCO Steven Hammell 40 0 33 0 1 0 1 0 4+1 0
4 DF Scotland SCO Mark Reynolds 46 4 37 4 1 0 2 0 6 0
5 DF Northern Ireland NIR Stephen Craigan 36 0 28 0 1 0 1 0 6 0
6 MF England ENG Giles Coke 37 2 25+7 2 1 0 2 0 2 0
7 MF Jamaica JAM Chris Humphrey 33 0 6+22 0 1 0 0+1 0 2+1 0
8 MF England ENG Steve Jennings 33 2 21+8 2 0 0 0+1 0 2+1 0
9 FW England ENG Lukas Jutkiewicz 36 12 27+6 12 1 0 2 0 0 0
11 FW England ENG John Sutton 42 14 31+4 12 0+1 0 0 0 6 2
14 MF Scotland SCO Keith Lasley 25 1 15+5 0 1 1 0 0 3+1 0
15 FW Scotland SCO Jamie Murphy 44 10 24+11 6 0+1 0 1+1 0 3+3 4
16 MF Scotland SCO Marc Fitzpatrick 4 0 1+2 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
17 MF Scotland SCO Jim O'Brien 44 3 29+6 3 1 0 2 0 5+1 0
18 MF New Zealand NZL Michael McGlinchey 8 0 1+7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 GK England ENG John Ruddy 39 0 34 0 1 0 2 0 2 0
23 FW Scotland SCO Mark Archdeacon 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
24 MF England ENG Tom Hateley 41 3 38 3 1 0 2 0 0 0
27 MF Scotland SCO Ross Forbes 37 9 22+6 5 0+1 0 1+1 1 6 3
28 DF England ENG Shaun Hutchinson 9 4 4+1 3 0 0 1 0 3 1
32 MF Scotland SCO Steven Meechan 2 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 FW Scotland SCO Robert McHugh 15 2 2+8 0 0 0 1+1 1 0+3 1
39 MF Scotland SCO Jordan Halsman 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
43 DF Scotland SCO Steven Saunders 32 1 22+3 1 1 0 2 0 4 0
46 MF Scotland SCO Jamie Pollock 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players away from the club on loan:
29 DF England ENG Jonathan Page 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+3 0
Players who left Motherwell during the season:
19 MF Scotland SCO Steven McGarry 5 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0 3 0
45 MF Scotland SCO Paul Slane 8 1 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 5+1 1

Goal scorers

As of match played 9 May 2010
Ranking Nation Position Number Name Premier League Scottish Cup League Cup Europa League Total
1 FW England 11 John Sutton 12 0 0 2 14
2 FW England 9 Lukas Jutkiewicz 12 0 0 0 12
3 FW Scotland 15 Jamie Murphy 6 0 0 4 10
4 MF Scotland 20 Ross Forbes 5 0 1 3 9
5 DF Scotland 4 Mark Reynolds 4 0 0 0 4
DF England 28 Shaun Hutchinson 3 0 0 1 4
7 MF England 24 Tom Hateley 3 0 0 0 3
MF Scotland 17 Jim O'Brien 3 0 0 0 3
9 MF England 6 Giles Coke 2 0 0 0 2
MF England 8 Steve Jennings 2 0 0 0 2
FW Scotland 35 Bob McHugh 0 0 1 1 2
12 DF Scotland 43 Steven Saunders 1 0 0 0 1
FW Scotland 45 Paul Slane 0 0 0 1 1
Own goal 1 0 0 0 1
TOTALS 54 0 3 12 69

Disciplinary record

As of match played 9 May 2010
Nation Position Number Name Premier League Scottish Cup League Cup Europa League Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
Scotland DF 3 Steven Hammell 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0
Scotland DF 4 Mark Reynolds 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Northern Ireland DF 5 Stephen Craigan 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
England MF 6 Giles Coke 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
England MF 8 Steve Jennings 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
England FW 11 John Sutton 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Scotland FW 15 Jamie Murphy 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Scotland MF 17 Jim O'Brien 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
England MF 24 Tom Hateley 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7 0
Scotland MF 27 Ross Forbes 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
England DF 28 Shaun Hutchinson 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Scotland MF 46 Jamie Pollock 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Scotland DF 43 Steven Saunders 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Totals 34 1 2 0 1 0 5 0 42 1

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss

Friendlies

Date Opponent H/A Score[28] Motherwell scorer(s)[29] Attendance Report
27 June 2009 Wales Rhyl H 1–3 Forbes (47) 0 (match was closed-doors)
6 September 2009 England Manchester United XI H 1–0 Coke (53) 3,470 Motherwell F.C.
4 January 2010 Scotland Bellshill Athletic A 11–1 O'Brien, Meechan, Smith,
Jutkiewicz, Sutton, McHugh, Murphy 		0 (match was closed-doors) Motherwell F.C.

Scottish Premier League

Main article: 2009–10 Scottish Premier League

[27]

Match
Day 		Date Opponent H/A Score[28] Motherwell scorer(s)[29] League
Position[30] 		Attendance Report
1 15 August 2009 St Johnstone A 2–2 Hutchinson (55), Forbes (65) 5 5,220 BBC Sport
2 22 August 2009 Kilmarnock H 3–1 Sutton (14), Forbes (45) (pen.), Hutchinson (68) 3 5,093 BBC Sport
3 29 August 2009 Aberdeen A 0–0 5 11,320 BBC Sport
4 12 September 2009 Rangers H 0–0 5 9,355 BBC Sport
5 19 September 2009 Dundee United A 1–0 Forbes (65) 4 7,196 BBC Sport
6 26 September 2009 Hibernian H 1–3 Reynolds (35) 6 5,221 BBC Sport
7 3 October 2009 Falkirk H 1–0 Jutkiewicz (18) 5 4,337 BBC Sport
8 17 October 2009 Celtic A 0–0 5 58,000 BBC Sport
9 24 October 2009 St Mirren A 3–3 Forbes (49) (pen.), Jutkiewicz (74, 81) 5 4,327 BBC Sport
10 31 October 2009 Hearts H 1–0 Forbes (55) 4 4,830 BBC Sport
11 7 November 2009 Hamilton A 2–2 Murphy (78), Jutkiewicz (87) 5 3,583 BBC Sport
12 21 November 2009 Aberdeen H 1–1 Jutkiewicz (13) 5 4,662 BBC Sport
13 28 November 2009 Dundee United H 2–2 Sutton (16), Jutkiewicz (29) 5 4,593 BBC Sport
14 5 December 2009 Hibernian A 0–2 5 10,398 BBC Sport
15 12 December 2009 Celtic H 2–3 Jutkiewicz (26), Reynolds (45) 5 7,807 BBC Sport
16 19 December 2009 Rangers A 1–6 Hutchinson (67) 5 44,291 BBC Sport
17 26 December 2009 St Johnstone H 1–3 Jennings (39) 6 4,140 BBC Sport
18 30 December 2009 Hearts A 0–1 6 14,411 BBC Sport
19 16 January 2010 Kilmarnock A 3–0 O'Brien (55, 70), Jutkiewicz (78) 6 5,354 BBC Sport
20 23 January 2010 St Mirren H 2–0 Murphy (56), Sutton (76) 6 3,621 BBC Sport
21 27 January 2010 Falkirk A 0–0 7 4,321 BBC Sport
22 30 January 2010 Aberdeen A 3–0 Sutton (29, 53), Jutkiewicz (50) 5 9,555 BBC Sport
23 6 February 2010 Hamilton H 1–0 Jutkiewicz (68) 5 4,777 BBC Sport
24 10 February 2010 Rangers H 1–1 Hateley (28) 5 9,352 BBC Sport
25 13 February 2010 Hamilton A 0–0 5 3,133 BBC Sport
26 20 February 2010 Hibernian H 1–0 Murphy (82) 5 5,055 BBC Sport
27 27 February 2010 Kilmarnock H 1–0 Murphy (69) 5 4,178 BBC Sport
28 6 March 2010 St Johnstone A 2–1 Murphy (12), Sutton (86) 5 3,669 BBC Sport
29 9 March 2010 St Mirren A 0–0 5 3,154 BBC Sport
30 13 March 2010 Hearts H 3–1 Reynolds (2), Sutton (13), O'Brien (68) 4 4,448 BBC Sport
31 27 March 2010 Dundee United A 0–3 5 7,609 BBC Sport
32 3 April 2010 Falkirk H 0–1 5 4,268 BBC Sport
33 13 April 2010 Celtic A 1–2 Reynolds (49) 5 27,750 BBC Sport
34 18 April 2010 Dundee United H 2–3 Sutton (28, 81) 5 3,544 BBC Sport
35 24 April 2010 Hearts A 2–0 Saunders (42), Žaliūkas (o.g.) (45) 4 13,447 BBC Sport
36 1 May 2010 Celtic A 0–4 4 24,000 BBC Sport
37 5 May 2010 Hibernian H 6–6 Coke (16, 67), Sutton (39, 76), Hateley (72), Jutkiewicz (90) 4 6,241 BBC Sport
38 9 May 2010 Rangers A 3–3 Murphy (51), Jennings (90), Jutkiewicz (90) (pen.) 5 50,321 BBC Sport

Note: Due to postponements between match day 18 and match day 19 (not shown above), Motherwell's position in the Scottish Premier League dropped to 8th place. The win on match day 19 served to allow them to leapfrog the teams in 6th and 7th place while still having two games in hand.

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2009–10 UEFA Europa League
Date Round Opponent H/A Score[28] Motherwell scorer(s)[29] Attendance Report
2 July 2009 FQR Wales Llanelli H 0–1 4,307 BBC Sport
9 July 2009 FQR Wales Llanelli A 3–0 Sutton (8, 24) Murphy (72) 3,025 BBC Sport
16 July 2009 SQR Albania Flamurtari Vlorë A 0–1 4,012 BBC Sport
23 July 2009 SQR Albania Flamurtari Vlorë H 8–1 Murphy (16, 19, 34) Slane (25) Forbes (pen 28, 50) Shaun Hutchinson (37) McHugh (72) 4,641 BBC Sport
30 July 2009 TQR Romania Steaua Bucharest A 0–3 25,000 BBC Sport
6 August 2009 TQR Romania Steaua Bucharest H 1–3 Forbes (17) 4,975 BBC Sport

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 2009–10 Scottish League Cup
Date Round Opponent H/A Score[28] Motherwell scorer(s)[29] Attendance Report
22 September 2009 3rd Round Inverness CT H 3–2 McHugh, Own goal, Forbes 3,905 BBC Sport
27 October 2009 Quarter-Final St Mirren A 0–3 — 4,325 BBC Sport

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2009–10 Scottish Cup
Date Round Opponent H/A Score[28] Motherwell scorer(s)[29] Attendance Report
18 January 2010 4th Round Inverness CT A 0–2 — 1,450 BBC Sport

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Current
position / round 		Final
position / round 		First match Last match
Scottish Premier League — — 5 15 August 2009 9 May 2010
League Cup 3rd Round — Quarter-finals 22 September 2009 27 October 2009
Scottish Cup 4th Round — 4th Round 18 January 2010 18 January 2010
UEFA Europa League First qualifying round — Third qualifying round 2 July 2009 6 August 2009

Source: Competitions

SPL

Main article: 2009–10 Scottish Premier League

Classification

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Dundee United 38 17 12 9 55 47 +8 63 Qualification for the Europa League play-off round[a]
4 Hibernian 38 15 9 14 58 55 +3 54 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round
5 Motherwell 38 13 14 11 52 54 −2 53 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
6 Heart of Midlothian 38 13 9 16 35 46 −11 48
7 Hamilton Academical 38 13 10 15 39 46 −7 49
Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ by winning the Scottish Cup.

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 14 11 52 54  −2 53 8 5 5 29 25  +4 5 9 6 23 29  −6

Source: BBC Sport

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHHAAHAHHAHAHAAHAAHHAHHAAHAHAHAAHA
ResultDWDDWLWDDWDDDLLLLLWWDWWDDWWWDWLLLLWLDD
Position53554655545555556666755555555455554445
Source: BBC Sport
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results by opponent

Team Results[28] Points
1 2 3 4
Aberdeen 0–0 1–1 3–0 — 5
Celtic 0–0 2–3 1–2 0–4 1
Dundee United 1–0 2–2 0–3 2–3 4
Falkirk 1–0 0–0 0–1 — 4
Hamilton Academical 2–2 1–0 0–0 — 5
Heart of Midlothian 1–0 0–1 3–1 2–0 9
Hibernian 1–3 0–2 1–0 6–6 4
Kilmarnock 3–1 3–0 1–0 — 9
Rangers 0–0 1–6 1–1 3–3 3
St Johnstone 2–2 1–3 2–1 — 4
St Mirren 3–3 2–0 0–0 — 5

Source: 2009–10 Scottish Premier League article

See also

Notes and references

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  27. ^ a b Motherwell FC season 2009–10, Fir Park Corner
  28. ^ a b c d e f Motherwell's score is shown first.
  29. ^ a b c d e The number(s) in brackets shows the minutes of the goal(s) that was/were scored.
  30. ^ Shows Motherwell's position in the table at end of day the match was played on