2008–09 Motherwell F.C. season
| 2008–09 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | John Boyle | ||
| Manager | Mark McGhee | ||
| Premier League | 7th | ||
| Scottish Cup | Fifth Round | ||
| League Cup | Third Round | ||
| UEFA Cup | First Round | ||
| Top goalscorer | David Clarkson (13) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 11,318 vs Nancy (2 October 2008) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 2,818 vs Inverness (13 May 2009) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 5,351 | ||
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The 2008–09 season was Motherwell's 11th season in the Scottish Premier League, and their 24th consecutive season in the top division of Scottish football. As well as the SPL, the club competed in the Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup, and the UEFA Cup for the first time in 13 years.
Season review
On 10 July, Bob Malcolm signed a new one-year contract with the club.[1]
On 8 August, Motherwell announced the signing of Jim O'Brien to a two-year contract from Celtic, and the six-month loan signing of Gunnar Nielsen from Blackburn Rovers.[2]
On 19 August, Motherwell signed John Sutton to a three-year contract from Wycombe Wanderers.[3]
On 1 September, Motherwell signed Maroš Klimpl on loan from Midtjylland for five-months.[4]
On 2 January, Artur Krysiak joined Motherwell on loan from Birmingham City until the end of the season, whilst Maroš Klimpl extended his loan stay from Midtjylland until the summer.[5]
On 19 January, Motherwell signed a pre-contract agreement with Michael Fraser, with the goalkeeper joining from Inverness Caledonian Thistle in the summer.[6]
On 24 January, Ross Forbes joined Dumbarton for the remainder of the season.[7]
On 2 February, Cillian Sheridan joined Motherwell on loan from Celtic for the remainder of the season, whilst Semih Aydilek joined from Birmingham City on a similar deal.[8] The following day, 3 February, Chris Porter left the club, signing for Derby County for an undisclosed fee of around £400,000[9]
On 12 June 2009, Mark McGhee left the club to become manager of Aberdeen with Assistant Scott Leitch and goalkeeping coach Colin Meldrum also leaving for the Pittodrie outfit.[10]
Squad
- As of match played 23 May 2009[11]
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
| 1 | Graeme Smith | GK | 8 June 1983 (aged 25) | Rangers | 2005[12] | 147 | 0 | |||
| 21 | Artur Krysiak | GK | 11 August 1989 (aged 19) | on loan from Birmingham City | 2009[5] | 2009[5] | 1 | 0 | ||
| Defenders | ||||||||||
| 2 | Paul Quinn | DF | 21 July 1985 (aged 23) | Academy | 2002 | 184 | 5 | |||
| 3 | Steven Hammell | DF | 18 February 1982 (aged 27) | Southend United | 2008[13] | 2010[13] | 301 | 2 | ||
| 4 | Mark Reynolds | DF | 7 May 1987 (aged 22) | Academy | 2004 | 2010[14] | 128 | 2 | ||
| 5 | Stephen Craigan (captain) | DF | 29 October 1976 (aged 32) | Partick Thistle | 2003[15] | 260 | 9 | |||
| 6 | Brian McLean | DF | 28 February 1985 (aged 24) | Rangers | 2006[16] | 2009[16] | 61 | 6 | ||
| 37 | Shaun Hutchinson | DF | 23 November 1990 (aged 18) | Academy | 2008 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 40 | Jonathan Page | DF | 8 February 1990 (aged 19) | Portsmouth | 2008 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 43 | Steven Saunders | DF | 30 March 1991 (aged 18) | Academy | 2008 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Midfielders | ||||||||||
| 7 | Stephen Hughes | MF | 14 November 1982 (aged 26) | Leicester City | 2007[17] | 2009[17] | 75 | 3 | ||
| 17 | Bob Malcolm | MF | 12 November 1980 (aged 28) | Unattached | 2008[18] | 2009[1] | 24 | 2 | ||
| 12 | Darren Smith | MF | 27 March 1988 (aged 21) | Academy | 2004 | 71 | 8 | |||
| 13 | Maroš Klimpl | MF | 4 July 1980 (aged 28) | on loan from Midtjylland | 2008[4] | 2009[5] | 24 | 1 | ||
| 14 | Keith Lasley | MF | 21 September 1979 (aged 29) | Unattached | 2006[19] | 197 | 12 | |||
| 16 | Marc Fitzpatrick | MF | 11 May 1986 (aged 23) | Academy | 2002 | 2010[20] | 132 | 5 | ||
| 17 | Jim O'Brien | MF | 28 September 1987 (aged 21) | Celtic | 2008[2] | 2010[2] | 28 | 1 | ||
| 18 | Steven McGarry | MF | 28 September 1979 (aged 29) | Ross County | 2006[21] | 2010[22] | 99 | 4 | ||
| 22 | Semih Aydilek | MF | 16 January 1989 (aged 20) | on loan from Birmingham City | 2009[8] | 2009[8] | 0 | 0 | ||
| 45 | Paul Slane | MF | 25 November 1991 (aged 17) | Academy | 2007 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Forwards | ||||||||||
| 9 | Cillian Sheridan | FW | 23 February 1989 (aged 20) | on loan from Celtic | 2009[8] | 2009[8] | 15 | 2 | ||
| 12 | David Clarkson | FW | 10 September 1985 (aged 23) | Academy | 2002 | 2010[14] | 253 | 55 | ||
| 11 | John Sutton | FW | 26 December 1983 (aged 25) | Wycombe Wanderers | 2008[3] | 2011[3] | 33 | 12 | ||
| 15 | Jamie Murphy | FW | 28 August 1989 (aged 19) | Academy | 2006 | 53 | 4 | |||
| 33 | Mark Archdeacon | FW | 9 October 1989 (aged 19) | Academy | 2007 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 35 | Bob McHugh | FW | 16 July 1991 (aged 17) | Academy | 2007 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Away on loan | ||||||||||
| 29 | Ross Forbes | MF | 3 March 1989 (aged 20) | Academy | 2008 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Left during the season | ||||||||||
| 9 | Chris Porter | FW | 12 December 1983 (aged 25) | Unattached | 2007[23] | 2009[23] | 67 | 27 | ||
| 26 | Kenny Connolly | MF | 4 April 1987 (aged 22) | Academy | 2004 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Gunnar Nielsen | GK | 7 October 1986 (aged 22) | on loan from Blackburn Rovers | 2008[2] | 2008[2] | 0 | 0 | |||
Transfers
In
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2010 | GK | Sebastian Kosiorowski | Korona Kielce | |||
| 8 August 2008 | MF | Jim O'Brien | Celtic | Undisclosed | [2] | |
| 19 August 2008 | FW | John Sutton | Wycombe Wanderers | Undisclosed | [3] |
Loans in
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date to | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 August 2008 | GK | Gunnar Nielsen | Blackburn Rovers | 30 December 2008 | [2] | |
| 1 September 2008 | DF | Maroš Klimpl | Midtjylland | End of season | [4][5] | |
| 2 January 2009 | GK | Artur Krysiak | Birmingham City | End of season | [5] | |
| 2 February 2009 | FW | Semih Aydilek | Birmingham City | End of season | [8] | |
| 2 February 2009 | FW | Cillian Sheridan | Celtic | End of season | [8] |
Out
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 June 2008 | FW | Martin Grehan | Stirling Albion | Undisclosed | [24] | |
| 3 February 2009 | FW | Chris Porter | Derby County | Undisclosed | [9] |
Loans out
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date to | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 January 2009 | MF | Ross Forbes | Dumbarton | End of season | [7] |
Released
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | Joined | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2008 | MF | Kenny Connolly | Ayr United | 17 January 2009 | [25] | |
| 31 May 2009 | GK | Graeme Smith | Brighton | 1 July 2009 | [26] | |
| 31 May 2009 | DF | Brian McLean | Falkirk | 1 July 2009 | [27] | |
| 31 May 2009 | MF | Stephen Hughes | Norwich City | 22 July 2009 | [28] | |
| 31 May 2009 | MF | Bob Malcolm | Brisbane Roar | 31 July 2009 | [29] |
Trial
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | Last club | Date to | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2008 | GK | Lenny Pidgeley | Millwall | [1] | ||
| August 2010 | GK | Sebastian Kosiorowski | Korona Kielce | [30] | ||
| January 2009 | DF | Byron Webster | Baník Most | [5] | ||
| January 2009 | MF | Simon Elliott | Fulham | [5] |
Competitions
Overview
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Premier League | 9 August 2008 | 23 May 2009 | Matchday 1 | 7th | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 46 | 51 | −5 | 34.21 |
| Scottish Cup | 2 February 2009 | 19 February 2009 | Fourth round | Fifth Round | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 33.33 |
| League Cup | 24 September 2008 | 24 September 2008 | Third round | Third round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
| UEFA Cup | 18 September 2008 | 2 October 2008 | First round | First round | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0.00 |
| Total | 44 | 14 | 10 | 20 | 51 | 58 | −7 | 31.82 | ||||
Last updated: 23 May 2009
Source: Soccerway
Premier League
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Dundee United | 38 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 47 | 50 | −3 | 53 | |
| 6 | Hibernian | 38 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 42 | 46 | −4 | 47 | |
| 7 | Motherwell | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 46 | 51 | −5 | 48 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[b] |
| 8 | Kilmarnock | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 38 | 48 | −10 | 44 | |
| 9 | Hamilton Academical | 38 | 12 | 5 | 21 | 30 | 53 | −23 | 41 |
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.
- ^ Scotland were awarded an additional Europa League place as the association finished in third place of the UEFA Fair Play ranking. Motherwell earned this place as winners of the Scottish Fair Play ranking.
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 | 51 | −5 | 48 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 27 | −3 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 24 | −2 |
Source: BBC Sport
Results by round
Results
League Cup
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Score[31] | Motherwell Scorer(s)[32] | Attendance | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September 2008 | 3rd Round | Hamilton | H | 1–2 | Jamie Murphy | 5,590 | BBC Sport |
UEFA Cup
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Score[31] | Motherwell Scorer(s)[32] | Attendance | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 September 2008 | 1st Round | AS Nancy | A | 0–1 | 16,094 | BBC Sport | |
| 2 October 2008 | 1st Round | AS Nancy | H | 0–2 | 11,318 | BBC Sport |
Scottish Cup
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Score[31] | Motherwell Scorer(s)[32] | Attendance | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 February 2009 | 4th Round | Inverurie | A | 3–0 | John Sutton (2, 69), David Clarkson (57) | 2,500 | BBC Sport |
| 7 February 2009 | 5th Round | St Mirren | H | 1–1 | Stephen Hughes (65) | 5,695 | BBC Sport |
| 19 February 2009 | 5th Round Replay | St Mirren | A | 0–1 | 4,555 | BBC Sport |
Squad statistics
Appearances
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier League | UEFA Cup | Scottish Cup | League Cup | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | SCO | Graeme Smith | 43 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | SCO | Paul Quinn | 40 | 0 | 33+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | SCO | Steven Hammell | 43 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | SCO | Mark Reynolds | 42 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | NIR | Stephen Craigan | 28 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | NIR | Brian McLean | 12 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | SCO | Stephen Hughes | 40 | 2 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | SCO | Bob Malcolm | 16 | 2 | 11+2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | IRL | Cillian Sheridan | 15 | 2 | 9+4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | SCO | David Clarkson | 39 | 14 | 30+3 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | ENG | John Sutton | 33 | 12 | 26+2 | 10 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | SCO | Darren Smith | 22 | 0 | 1+15 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | SVK | Maroš Klimpl | 24 | 1 | 20+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | SCO | Keith Lasley | 33 | 0 | 24+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | SCO | Jamie Murphy | 34 | 3 | 11+19 | 2 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | MF | SCO | Marc Fitzpatrick | 28 | 1 | 14+9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | SCO | Jim O'Brien | 33 | 1 | 19+10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | SCO | Steven McGarry | 25 | 0 | 16+7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | POL | Artur Krysiak | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | FW | SCO | Bob McHugh | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | DF | ENG | Shaun Hutchinson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | DF | SCO | Steven Saunders | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | MF | SCO | Paul Slane | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players away from the club on loan: | |||||||||||||
| Players who left Motherwell during the season: | |||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | ENG | Chris Porter | 25 | 9 | 21+1 | 9 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Goal scorers
- As of match played 23 May 2009
| Ranking | Nation | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | UEFA Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | 10 | David Clarkson | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | |
| 2 | FW | 11 | John Sutton | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| 3 | FW | 9 | Chris Porter | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| 4 | MF | 8 | Bob Malcolm | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| FW | 15 | Jamie Murphy | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 6 | DF | 28 | Brian McLean | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| FW | 9 | Cillian Sheridan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| MF | 7 | Stephen Hughes | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 9 | DF | 16 | Marc Fitzpatrick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | 13 | Maroš Klimpl | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| MF | 17 | Jim O'Brien | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| DF | 12 | Paul Quinn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| TOTALS | 46 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 51 | ||||
Clean sheets
- As of match played 23 May 2009
| Ranking | Nation | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | UEFA Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 1 | Graeme Smith | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| TOTALS | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||||
Disciplinary record
- As of match played 23 May 2009
| Nation | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | UEFA Cup | Total | |||||
| GK | 1 | Graeme Smith | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| DF | 2 | Paul Quinn | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |
| DF | 3 | Steven Hammell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| DF | 4 | Mark Reynolds | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| DF | 5 | Stephen Craigan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| DF | 6 | Brian McLean | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | 7 | Stephen Hughes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| MF | 8 | Bob Malcolm | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| FW | 10 | David Clarkson | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| DF | 13 | Maroš Klimpl | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| MF | 14 | Keith Lasley | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| MF | 16 | Marc Fitzpatrick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | 19 | Steven McGarry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Players who left Motherwell during the season: | |||||||||||||
| FW | 9 | Chris Porter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| TOTALS | 52 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 58 | 4 | |||
See also
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