2005–06 Motherwell F.C. season

Motherwell
2005–06 season
Chairman	John Boyle
Manager	Terry Butcher
Premier League	8th
Scottish Cup	Third round
League Cup	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: ; Richie Foran; Scott McDonald; (11 each); All: ; Richie Foran; (12 goals)
Highest home attendance	11,503 vs Celtic ; 22 January 2006
Lowest home attendance	3,438 vs Inverness C.T. ; 15 April 2006
Average home league attendance	6,250
Home colours	Away colours

The 2005–06 season was Motherwell's 8th season in the Scottish Premier League, and their 21st consecutive season in the top division of Scottish football.

Season events

On 25 June, Motherwell announced the signing of Graeme Smith from Rangers.^[1]

On 31 August, Motherwell announced the signing of Steve McDonald from Sorrento on a deal until January, and the signing of Brian McLean on loan from Rangers for the remainder of the season.^[2]

On 31 January, Motherwell announced the signing of Abel Thermeus from Créteil-Lusitanos after impressing on trial, whilst Ryan Wilkie who was also on trial with the club left for a trial with Real Betis.^[3]

Squad

As of match played 6 May 2006

No.	Name	Position	Date of birth (age)	Signed from	Signed in	Contract ends	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
15	Graeme Smith	GK	(1983-06-08)8 June 1983 (aged 22)	Rangers	2005^[1]		34	0
18	Colin Meldrum	GK	(1975-11-26)26 November 1975 (aged 30)	Forfar Athletic	2005^[4]		9	0
Defenders
2	Martyn Corrigan	DF	(1977-08-14)14 August 1977 (aged 28)	Falkirk	2000^[5]		241	6
3	Steven Hammell	DF	(1982-02-18)18 February 1982 (aged 24)	Youth team	1999		242	2
5	Stephen Craigan	DF	(1976-10-29)29 October 1976 (aged 29)	Partick Thistle	2003^[6]		149	9
11	Jim Paterson	DF	(1979-09-25)25 September 1979 (aged 26)	Dundee United	2004^[7]	2006^[7]	59	5
19	Paul Quinn	DF	(1985-07-21)21 July 1985 (aged 20)	Youth team	2002		80	0
22	William Kinniburgh	DF	(1984-09-08)8 September 1984 (aged 21)	Youth team	2000		57	3
26	John Kane	DF	(1987-06-08)8 June 1987 (aged 18)	Hibernian	2005		0	0
27	Bobby Donnelly	DF	(1987-01-19)19 January 1987 (aged 19)	Youth team	2003		3	0
30	Mark Quinn	DF	(1987-05-13)13 May 1987 (aged 18)	Youth team	2003		0	0
31	John McStay	DF	(1987-07-10)10 July 1987 (aged 18)	Celtic	2003		0	0
35	John Grant	DF	(1987-08-25)25 August 1987 (aged 18)	Youth team	2004		0	0
36	William Soutar	DF	(1987-07-12)12 July 1987 (aged 18)	Youth team	2004		0	0
39	Mark Reynolds	DF	(1987-05-07)7 May 1987 (aged 18)	Youth team	2004		1	0
41	Craig Brownlie	DF	(1988-05-25)25 May 1988 (aged 17)	Youth team	2005		0	0
43	David Nixon	DF	(1988-07-09)9 July 1988 (aged 17)	Youth team	2005		0	0
44	Cameron Murray	DF	(1989-04-24)24 April 1989 (aged 17)	Youth team	2005		0	0
47	Brian McLean	DF	(1985-02-28)28 February 1985 (aged 21)	on loan from Rangers	2005^[2]	2006^[2]	34	3
Midfielders
4	Brian Kerr	MF	(1981-10-12)12 October 1981 (aged 24)	Newcastle United	2004^[8]		49	4
6	Alan McCormack	MF	(1984-01-10)10 January 1984 (aged 22)	on loan from Preston North End	2005	2006	28	2
10	Phil O'Donnell	MF	(1972-03-25)25 March 1972 (aged 34)	Sheffield Wednesday	2004^[9]		211	24
14	Steven McGarry	MF	(1979-09-28)28 September 1979 (aged 26)	Ross County	2006^[10]		9	0
17	Kevin McBride	MF	(1981-06-14)14 June 1981 (aged 24)	Celtic	2005^[11]		53	8
21	Shaun Fagan	MF	(1984-03-22)22 March 1984 (aged 22)	Youth team	1999		84	3
24	Marc Fitzpatrick	MF	(1986-05-11)11 May 1986 (aged 19)	Youth team	2002		41	3
27	Kenny Connolly	MF	(1987-04-04)4 April 1987 (aged 19)	Youth team	2004		0	0
29	Stephen Maguire	MF	(1987-02-14)14 February 1987 (aged 19)	Youth team	2003		0	0
37	Darren Smith	MF	(1988-03-27)27 March 1988 (aged 18)	Youth team	2004		3	1
39	Alex Donnelly	MF	(1988-03-22)22 March 1988 (aged 18)	Youth team	2003		0	0
42	Ross Forbes	MF	(1989-03-03)3 March 1989 (aged 17)	Youth team	2005		0	0
Forwards
7	Scott McDonald	FW	(1983-08-21)21 August 1983 (aged 22)	Wimbledon	2004^[12]		88	29
9	Richie Foran	FW	(1980-06-16)16 June 1980 (aged 25)	Carlisle United	2004		78	21
12	David Clarkson	FW	(1985-09-10)10 September 1985 (aged 20)	Youth team	2002	2006^[6]	139	25
16	Jim Hamilton	FW	(1976-02-09)9 February 1976 (aged 30)	Livingston	2005^[13]	2007^[13]	52	13
20	Kenny Wright	FW	(1985-08-01)1 August 1985 (aged 20)	Youth team	2002		26	2
23	Abel Thermeus	FW	(1983-01-19)19 January 1983 (aged 23)	Créteil-Lusitanos	2006^[3]		2	0
32	Ryan Russell	FW	(1987-04-09)9 April 1987 (aged 19)	Youth team	2003		0	0
33	Adam Coakley	FW	(1987-10-19)19 October 1987 (aged 18)	Youth team	2003		1	0
45	David Gormley	FW	(1988-05-10)10 May 1988 (aged 17)	Youth team	2005		0	0
46	Jamie Murphy	FW	(1989-08-28)28 August 1989 (aged 16)	Youth team	2006		0	0
Away on loan
Left during the season
1	Gordon Marshall	GK	(1964-04-19)19 April 1964 (aged 42)	Kilmarnock	2003^[6]		77	0
8	Scott Leitch	MF	(1969-10-06)6 October 1969 (aged 36)	Swindon Town	2000		144	1
13	Steve McDonald	DF	(1979-12-13)13 December 1979 (aged 26)	Sorrento	2005^[2]	2006^[2]	1	0
14	Andy Smith	FW	(1980-09-25)25 September 1980 (aged 25)	on loan from Preston North End	2005	2005	1	0
32	David Keogh	DF	(1986-08-29)29 August 1986 (aged 19)	Youth team	2003		4	0

Transfers

In

Date	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
25 June 2005	GK	Graeme Smith	Rangers	Undisclosed	^[1]
12 August 2005	GK	Colin Meldrum	Livingston	Undisclosed	^[4]
31 August 2005	DF	Steve McDonald	Sorrento	Undisclosed	^[2]
27 January 2006	MF	Steven McGarry	Ross County	Undisclosed	^[10]
31 January 2006	FW	Abel Thermeus	Créteil-Lusitanos	Undisclosed	^[3]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Name	From	Date to	Ref.
29 July 2005	MF	Alan McCormack	Preston North End	End of season	^[14]
5 August 2005	FW	Andy Smith	Preston North End	25 September 2005	^[15]
31 August 2005	DF	Brian McLean	Rangers	End of season	^[2]

Out

Date	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
25 July 2005	DF	David Partridge	Bristol City	£150,000	^[16]
	GK	Barry John Corr	Stranraer
	GK	Jamie Ewings	Albion Rovers
	DF	Chris Higgins	Clyde
January 2006	DF	Steve McDonald	Sengwang Punggol

Released

Date	Position	Name	Joined	Date	Ref.
9 November 2005	GK	Gordon Marshall	Hibernian as Coach	9 November 2005	^[17]
January 2006	FW	David Keogh
May 2006	DF	Steven Hammell	Southend United	30 June 2006
May 2006	MF	Scott Leitch	Retired
May 2006	FW	Kenny Wright	Stranraer	25 July 2006	^[18]

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Premier League	30 July 2005	6 May 2006	Matchday 1	8th	38	13	10	15	55	61	−6	034.21
Scottish Cup	7 January 2006	7 January 2006	Third Round	Third Round	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	000.00
League Cup	23 August 2005	1 February 2006	Second Round	Semi-final	4	3	0	1	6	3	+3	075.00
Total					43	16	10	17	61	67	−6	037.21

Last updated: 6 May 2006
Source: Competitions

Premier League

Classification

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
6	Aberdeen	38	13	15	10	46	40	+6	54

7	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	38	15	13	10	51	38	+13	58
8	Motherwell	38	13	10	15	55	61	−6	49
9	Dundee United	38	7	12	19	41	66	−25	33
10	Falkirk	38	8	9	21	35	64	−29	33

Source: Scottish Professional Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:

^ 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	10	15	55	61	−6	49	7	5	7	35	31	+4	6	5	8	20	30	−10

Source: Fir Park Corner

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	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	D	W	L	L	L	W	W	L	D	W	L	L	W	D	D	D	L	W	L	W	W	L	L	D	L	W	L	W	W	D	D	W	L	L	D	L	W	D
Position	7	3	7	8	9	8	6	7	7	6	6	7	6	6	6	7	8	7	8	7	6	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	7	8	8	7	7	8	8	8	8	8

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

Results

30 July 2005 1	Motherwell	4-4	Celtic	Motherwell
12:30 BST (UTC+1)	Kerr 20' Hammell 35' McDonald 45' 60' Hamilton 58' Kinniburgh 84'	Report	Hartson 14', 32', 44' (pen.) Varga 37' McManus 45' Beattie 90+1'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 9,903 Referee: Mike McCurry

6 August 2005 2	Motherwell	1-0	Dunfermline Athletic	Motherwell
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	McCormack 73' Hamilton 90'	Report	Wilson 24' Young 56'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,649 Referee: Steve Conroy

13 August 2005 3	Kilmarnock	4–1	Motherwell	Kilmarnock
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Johnston 12' Boyd 19', 73' McDonald 61'	Report	Kerr 32' Clarkson 42' McCormack 47' Kinniburgh 52'	Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 5,035 Referee: Dougie McDonald

20 August 2005 4	Motherwell	4–5	Dundee United	Motherwell
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	McCormack 6' McDonald 12' Fitzpatrick 49' Hamilton 57' Quinn 84' Kerr 89'	Report	Miller 42', 67' Fernandez 53' McCracken 56' Brebner 65' 71', 74'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,706 Referee: Mike Ritchie

27 August 2005 5	Heart of Midlothian	2–1	Motherwell	Edinburgh
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Skácel 40' Jankauskas 70'	Report	Foran 76' (pen.) Hammell 77'	Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 16,213 Referee: Craig Thomson

10 September 2005 6	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	1–2	Motherwell	Inverness
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Brewster 25' Fox 32' Dods 47'	Report	McDonald 66' Kinniburgh 70' Paterson 87'	Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 4,018 Referee: Ian Fife

17 September 2005 7	Motherwell	5–0	Falkirk	Motherwell
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Hamilton 32' Foran 42', 46' Fagan 58' McDonald 64'	Report	Scally 37' Milne 85'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 5,625 Referee: John Underhill

24 September 2005 8	Motherwell	1–3	Hibernian	Motherwell
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	McLean 2' Foran 14' 83' (pen.) Fagan 42' Hammell 77'	Report	Sproule 11' Beuzelin 20' Stewart 68' Riordan 80' Małkowski 82'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 6,461 Referee: Dougie McDonald

1 October 2005 9	Aberdeen	2–2	Motherwell	Aberdeen
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Lovell 18' Mackie 74' 79' (pen.), 85' Byrne 77'	Report	Clarkson 63', 69'	Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 11,448 Referee: Craig Thomson

15 October 2005 10	Motherwell	1–0	Livingston	Motherwell
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Foran 21' Fagan 38'	Report		Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,507

22 October 2005 11	Rangers	2–0	Motherwell	Glasgow
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Burke 1' Løvenkrands 72'	Report		Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 49,215 Referee: Steve Conroy

26 October 2005 12	Celtic	5-0	Motherwell	Glasgow
19:45 BST (UTC+1)	Petrov 14', 23', 79' Maloney 17' Nakamura 67'	Report	Fagan 45' Kinniburgh 56' Quinn 79' Craigan 84'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 57,388 Referee: Charlie Richmond

29 October 2005 13	Dunfermline Athletic	0-3	Motherwell	Dunfermline
15:00 GMT (UTC)		Report	Kerr 57' Corrigan 62' Hamilton 80'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 4,421 Referee: Mike McCurry

5 November 2005 14	Motherwell	2-2	Kilmarnock	Motherwell
15:00 GMT (UTC)	McDonald 24' Kerr 54' Fagan 78'	Report	Boyd 9', 90' Dodds 25' Ford 54' Invincibile 90'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,979 Referee: Kenny Clark

19 November 2005 15	Dundee United	1-1	Motherwell	Dundee
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Ritchie 16' 90' Robson 59' McIntyre 68'	Report	McCormack 56' McDonald 71'	Stadium: Tannadice Stadium Attendance: 6,305 Referee: Mike McCurry

26 November 2005 16	Motherwell	1-1	Heart of Midlothian	Motherwell
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Corrigan 36' Hamilton 37' McLean 40' 57' McCormack 71'	Report	Elliot 38' Skácel 53' Neilson 68' Hartley 90+1' (pen.) 90+1'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 8,131 Referee: Iain Brines

3 December 2005 17	Motherwell	0–2	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Motherwell
15:00 GMT (UTC)		Report	Dargo 63', 88'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,103 Referee: Steve Conroy

10 December 2005 18	Falkirk	0–1	Motherwell	Falkirk
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Gow 25' Jonas 87'	Report	McLean 32' Corrigan 42' Hammell 46' Hamilton 59' McCormack 75'	Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 4,972 Referee: Mike Ritchie

17 December 2005 19	Hibernian	2–1	Motherwell	Edinburgh
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Fletcher 3' Beuzelin 19' Brown 55' Riordan 90' Sproule 90'	Report	McDonald 17' 77' Corrigan 39' McCormack 55' Hamilton 61' McBride 69' Quinn 75' Kerr 80'	Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 11,926 Referee: Charlie Richmond

26 December 2005 20	Motherwell	3–1	Aberdeen	Motherwell
15:00 GMT (UTC)	McDonald 9', 26' McCormack 53'	Report	Stewart 90+2'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 6,555 Referee: Calum Murray

31 December 2005 21	Livingston	1–2	Motherwell	Livingston
14:00 GMT (UTC)	Pinxten 37' Scott 83'	Report	Foran 30' McBride 90'	Stadium: Almondvale Stadium Attendance: 4,431 Referee: Craig MacKay

15 January 2006 22	Motherwell	0–1	Rangers	Motherwell
14:00 GMT (UTC)	Hammell 81' McBride 84'	Report	Løvenkrands 55' Buffel 62' Smith 78' Malcolm 85' Boyd 90+2'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 10,689

22 January 2006 23	Motherwell	1-3	Celtic	Motherwell
14:00 GMT (UTC)	Hamilton 41' 80' McCormack 50' Foran 65'	Report	Żurawski 17' McGeady 71' Hartson 85'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 11,503 Referee: Charlie Richmond

28 January 2006 24	Dunfermline Athletic	1-1	Motherwell	Dunfermline
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Young 11'	Report	Hamilton 52' Hammell 75'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 4,961 Referee: Kenny Clark

8 February 2006 25	Kilmarnock	2–0	Motherwell	Kilmarnock
19:45 GMT (UTC)	Wales 34', 51'	Report	Craigan 26' Thermeus 83'	Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 5,169 Referee: Stuart Dougal

11 February 2006 26	Motherwell	2-0	Dundee United	Motherwell
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Foran 27', 57' McCormack 54' Hammell 73'	Report	Mulgrew 60' McCracken 76'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 5,257 Referee: Alan Freeland

18 February 2006 27	Heart of Midlothian	3-0	Motherwell	Edinburgh
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Jankauskas 4', 14' Česnauskis 39' Elliot 78' 81'	Report	Hamilton 35' Kerr 37' Foran 77'	Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 16,976 Referee: Charlie Richmond

4 March 2006 28	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	0–1	Motherwell	Inverness
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Morgan 46' Tokely 51' Black 60'	Report	Foran 51' (pen.)	Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 3,183 Referee: Steve Conroy

11 March 2006 29	Motherwell	3–1	Falkirk	Motherwell
15:00 GMT (UTC)	McDonald 31', 46' McBride 48' Foran 53' McCormack 62'	Report	McBreen 51' Cregg 55' Thomson 64' Milne 82'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 5,625 Referee: John Underhill

18 March 2006 30	Motherwell	2–2	Hibernian	Motherwell
15:00 GMT (UTC)	O'Donnell 40' Craigan 90+1'	Report	Killen 48' Sproule 68' Glass 78'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 6,724 Referee: Mike McCurry

25 March 2005 31	Aberdeen	2–2	Motherwell	Aberdeen
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Lovell 14', 22' 52'	Report	Hammell 40' McLean 45+3' Foran 49' (pen.) Craigan 64' McDonald 77'	Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 10,212 Referee: Calum Murray

1 April 2006 32	Motherwell	2–1	Livingston	Motherwell
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Hamilton 40' McLean 90'	Report	Whelan 59' 76' McKenzie 90+3'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,458 Referee: Eddie Smith

8 April 2006 33	Rangers	2–0	Motherwell	Glasgow
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Boyd 27'	Report	McCormack 43' Foran 90'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 49,481 Referee: Kenny Clark

15 April 2006 34	Motherwell	0–1	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Motherwell
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	McCormack 51' 52' Kinniburgh 87'	Report	Dargo 27' Duncan 51' Keogh 61' Bayne 76'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 3,438 Referee: Dougie McDonald

22 April 2006 35	Falkirk	1–1	Motherwell	Falkirk
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Gow 16' Thomson 22' Cregg 39' Dodds 40' Craig 86'	Report	Hammell 39' O'Donnell 58' Foran 40' Craigan 66'	Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 4,467 Referee: Mike McCurry

29 April 2006 36	Motherwell	2-3	Dunfermline Athletic	Motherwell
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Paterson 7' Craigan 65'	Report	Campbell 21' Burchill 30' (pen.) Mason 50' Wilson 67' McGregor 82'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 3,621 Referee: Charlie Richmond

3 May 2006 37	Livingston	0–1	Motherwell	Livingston
19:45 BST (UTC+1)	Scott 7'	Report	Clarkson 74'	Stadium: Almondvale Stadium Attendance: 2,283 Referee: Iain Brines

6 May 2006 38	Motherwell	1–1	Dundee United	Motherwell
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Hamilton 60' McBride 86' Quinn 86'	Report	Duff 69' Samuel 86'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 5,269 Referee: Stuart Dougal

Scottish Cup

7 January 2006 Third Round	St Mirren	3-0	Motherwell	Paisley
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Adam 22', 90+2' Potter 74'	Report	Foran 45+1'	Stadium: Love Street Attendance: 6,507 Referee: Mike McCurry

League Cup

23 August 2005 Second round	Motherwell	2-1	Hamilton Academical	Motherwell
19:45 BST (UTC+1)	McDonald 41' (pen.) McCormack 67' Hamilton 89'	Report	Ferguson 41' Hardy 69'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,619 Referee: Mike McCurry

20 September 2005 Third Round	St Mirren	0-2 (a.e.t.)	Motherwell	Paisley
19:45 BST (UTC+1)	McGowne 21' Broadfoot 76'	Report	Quinn 31' McDonald 57' Fagan 92' Clarkson 97' D.Smith 104'	Stadium: Love Street Attendance: 3,810 Referee: Iain Brines

8 November 2005 Quarter-final	Motherwell	1-0	Aberdeen	Motherwell
19:45 GMT (UTC)	Kerr 5' 75' G.Smith 7'	Report	Diamond 74' Anderson 78' Mackie 87' Langfield 90+5'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 3,989 Referee: Dougie McDonald

1 February 2006 Semi-final	Motherwell	1-2	Celtic	Glasgow
19:45 GMT (UTC)	Foran 11' Craigan 82'	Report	Żurawski 29' Hartson 79' Maloney 88'	Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 32,595 Referee: Craig Thomson

Statistics

As of match played 6 May 2006^[19]^[20]

Appearances

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		Scottish Cup		League Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2	DF	SCO	Martyn Corrigan	32	1	27+2	1	1	0	1+1	0
3	DF	SCO	Steven Hammell	38	0	32+1	0	1	0	4	0
4	MF	SCO	Brian Kerr	41	4	32+4	3	1	0	4	1
5	DF	NIR	Stephen Craigan	39	2	36	2	0	0	3	0
6	MF	IRL	Alan McCormack	28	2	24	2	1	0	3	0
7	FW	AUS	Scott McDonald	38	12	30+4	11	0	0	4	1
9	FW	IRL	Richie Foran	37	12	29+3	11	1	0	3+1	1
10	MF	SCO	Phil O'Donnell	32	2	23+6	2	1	0	1+1	0
11	DF	SCO	Jim Paterson	19	1	10+9	1	0	0	0	0
12	FW	SCO	David Clarkson	33	5	12+18	4	0+1	0	1+1	1
14	MF	SCO	Steven McGarry	9	0	2+7	0	0	0	0	0
15	GK	SCO	Graeme Smith	34	0	30	0	1	0	3	0
16	FW	SCO	Jim Hamilton	38	11	30+4	10	1	0	3	1
17	MF	SCO	Kevin McBride	23	1	15+6	1	1	0	1	0
18	GK	SCO	Colin Meldrum	9	0	7+1	0	0	0	1	0
19	DF	SCO	Paul Quinn	21	0	15+3	0	0	0	3	0
20	FW	SCO	Kenny Wright	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
21	MF	SCO	Shaun Fagan	19	1	11+5	1	0	0	3	0
22	DF	SCO	William Kinniburgh	23	2	17+4	2	0+1	0	1	0
23	FW	FRA	Abel Thermeus	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	0
24	MF	SCO	Marc Fitzpatrick	10	1	1+8	1	0	0	0+1	0
27	DF	SCO	Bobby Donnelly	3	0	1+1	0	0	0	1	0
33	FW	SCO	Adam Coakley	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
37	MF	SCO	Darren Smith	2	1	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	1
39	DF	SCO	Mark Reynolds	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
47	DF	NIR	Brian McLean	34	3	27+3	3	1	0	2+1	0
Players who appeared for Motherwell but left during the season:
1	GK	SCO	Gordon Marshall	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
8	MF	SCO	Scott Leitch	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
13	FW	AUS	Steve McDonald	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
14	FW	NIR	Andy Smith	7	0	3+4	0	0	0	0	0
23	FW	SCO	David Keogh	3	0	0+1	0	0	0	0+2	0

Goal scorers

Ranking	Position	Number	Name	Premier League	League Cup	Total
1	FW	9	Richie Foran	11	1	12
1	FW	7	Scott McDonald	11	1	12
3	FW	16	Jim Hamilton	10	1	11
4	FW	12	David Clarkson	4	1	5
5	DF	47	Brian McLean	3	0	3
5	MF	4	Brian Kerr	2	1	3
7	DF	2	Stephen Craigan	2	0	2
	DF	22	Willie Kinniburgh	2	0	2
	MF	6	Alan McCormack	2	0	2
	MF	10	Phil O'Donnell	2	0	2
11	DF	2	Martyn Corrigan	1	0	1
	MF	21	Shaun Fagan	1	0	1
	DF	24	Marc Fitzpatrick	1	0	1
	MF	17	Kevin McBride	1	0	1
	FW	37	Darren Smith	0	1	1
			TOTALS	55	6	61

Clean sheets

Ranking	Position	Number	Name	Premier League	League Cup	Total
1	GK	15	Graeme Smith	7	2	9
2	GK	18	Colin Meldrum	1	0	1
			TOTALS	8	2	10

Disciplinary record

Nation	Position	Number	Name
Nation	Position	Number	Name	Premier League		Scottish Cup		League Cup		Total
	DF	2	Martyn Corrigan	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	DF	3	Steven Hammell	9	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
	MF	4	Brian Kerr	4	0	0	0	1	0	5	0
	DF	5	Stephen Craigan	5	0	0	0	1	0	6	0
	MF	6	Alan McCormack	11	1	0	0	1	0	12	1
	FW	7	Scott McDonald	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
	FW	9	Richie Foran	5	0	1	0	0	0	6	0
	MF	10	Phil O'Donnell	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	DF	11	Jim Paterson	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	12	David Clarkson	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	1
	MF	14	Steven McGarry	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	GK	15	Graeme Smith	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
	FW	16	Jim Hamilton	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
	MF	17	Kevin McBride	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
	DF	19	Paul Quinn	4	0	0	0	1	0	5	0
	FW	20	Kenny Wright	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
	MF	21	Shaun Fagan	4	0	0	0	1	0	5	0
	DF	22	William Kinniburgh	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	FW	23	Abel Thermeus	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
	MF	24	Marc Fitzpatrick	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
	DF	27	Robert Donnolly	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	33	Adam Coakley	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	37	Darren Smith	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	DF	39	Mark Reynolds	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
	DF	47	Brian McLean	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Players who left Motherwell during the season:
	FW	14	Andy Smith	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
			TOTALS	62	2	1	0	7	0	70	2

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Keeper Smith moves to Motherwell". BBC Sport. 25 June 2005. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Motherwell snap up two defenders". news.bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 31 August 2005. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Thermeus seals move to Motherwell". news.bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 31 January 2006. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
^ ^a ^b "Colin Meldrum Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
^ "Well pleased to sign Corrigan". heraldscotland.com/. The Herald (Glasgow). 21 January 2000. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Motherwell complete triple signing". BBC Sport. 5 June 2003. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Paterson agrees Well deal". news.bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 14 July 2004. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
^ "Kerr joins Motherwell". news.bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 30 June 2004. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
^ "Transfers – January 2004". BBC Sport. 18 January 2004. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Steven McGarry Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
^ "McBride makes Motherwell switch". news.bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 8 January 2005. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
^ "Motherwell sign McDonald". bbc.co.uk/sport1. BBC Sport. 6 January 2004. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Hamilton makes Motherwell switch". BBC Sport. 27 January 2005. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
^ "Alan McCormack Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
^ "Andy Smith Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
^ "Partridge seals Bristol City move". news.bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 25 July 2005. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
^ "Marshall parting Well for Hibees". BBC Sport. 9 November 2005. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
^ "Ex-Well striker joins Stranraer". BBC Sport. 26 July 2006. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
^ Motherwell results 2005/2006, Fir Park Corner
^ Motherwell Club Stats, Soccerbase.com

External links

Motherwell Season 2005-06 - Fir Park Corner

[19] 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.

[Graeme_Smith-1] "Keeper Smith moves to Motherwell". BBC Sport. 25 June 2005. Retrieved 7 November 2013.

[31_August-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Motherwell snap up two defenders". news.bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 31 August 2005. Retrieved 16 October 2025.

[Abel_Thermeus-3] "Thermeus seals move to Motherwell". news.bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 31 January 2006. Retrieved 16 October 2025.

[Colin_Meldrum-4] "Colin Meldrum Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 November 2013.

[5] "Well pleased to sign Corrigan". heraldscotland.com/. The Herald (Glasgow). 21 January 2000. Retrieved 29 July 2020.

[Motherwell_complete_triple_signing-6] "Motherwell complete triple signing". BBC Sport. 5 June 2003. Retrieved 6 November 2013.

[Jim_Paterson-7] "Paterson agrees Well deal". news.bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 14 July 2004. Retrieved 19 March 2026.

[8] "Kerr joins Motherwell". news.bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 30 June 2004. Retrieved 16 October 2025.

[Transfers_-_January_2004-9] "Transfers – January 2004". BBC Sport. 18 January 2004. Retrieved 6 November 2013.

[Steven_McGarry-10] "Steven McGarry Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 November 2013.

[11] "McBride makes Motherwell switch". news.bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 8 January 2005. Retrieved 19 March 2026.

[12] "Motherwell sign McDonald". bbc.co.uk/sport1. BBC Sport. 6 January 2004. Retrieved 27 July 2022.

[Jim_Hamilton-13] "Hamilton makes Motherwell switch". BBC Sport. 27 January 2005. Retrieved 7 November 2013.

[14] "Alan McCormack Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 November 2013.

[15] "Andy Smith Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 November 2013.

[16] "Partridge seals Bristol City move". news.bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 25 July 2005. Retrieved 6 November 2014.

[17] "Marshall parting Well for Hibees". BBC Sport. 9 November 2005. Retrieved 12 November 2013.

[18] "Ex-Well striker joins Stranraer". BBC Sport. 26 July 2006. Retrieved 12 November 2013.

[Motherwell_season_2005/06_2-20] Motherwell results 2005/2006, Fir Park Corner

[21] Motherwell Club Stats, Soccerbase.com

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