2009–10 Motherwell F.C. season
| 2009–10 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | John Boyle | ||
| Manager | Jim Gannon (Sacked), Craig Brown | ||
| Scottish Premier League | Fifth place | ||
| Scottish Cup | 4th Round | ||
| League Cup | Quarter-Finals | ||
| Europa League | Third qualifying round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Lukas Jutkiewicz (12) All: John Sutton (13) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 9,355 v Rangers, 12 September 2009 | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 3,544 v Dundee United, 18 April 2010 | ||
| Average home league attendance | 5,307 | ||
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Motherwell competed in the Scottish Premier League, Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup and UEFA Europa League during the 2009–10 season.
Season events
- 30 June 2009 – Jim Gannon appointed new manager of the club, after he was made redundant by English League One side, Stockport[1]
- 2 July 2009 – First competitive match of the season against Welsh Premier League side, Llanelli in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League, a 1–0 defeat at Fir Park
- 6 August 2009 – Motherwell are eliminated from the UEFA Europa League in the third qualifying round by Steaua Bucharest
- 15 August 2009 – The first Scottish Premier League fixture of the season (against St Johnstone) ends in a 2–2 draw at McDiarmid Park
- 28 December 2009 – Jim Gannon is sacked by the board following continuous refusals to sign a contract with the club[2][3]
- 29 December 2009 – Craig Brown is hired to fill the void as caretaker manager until a replacement for Gannon can be found[4]
- 18 January 2010 – Motherwell are knocked out of the Scottish Cup after just one game, a 2–0 defeat to Inverness in the 4th round
- 23 March 2010 – Both St Johnstone and Falkirk play out a 1–1 draw, which confirms Motherwell's place in the top-six of the Scottish Premier League
- 5 May 2010 – Motherwell play their last home fixture of the year at Fir Park, a 6–6 draw with Hibernian, and break the league record for most goals in a single game
- 5 May 2010 – Hearts play out a 0–0 draw confirming a minimum finish of 5th place for Motherwell
- 9 May 2010 – A final day draw away to Rangers sees Motherwell fall just short of automatic qualification to the Europa League as Hibernian win at Tannadice
- 15 May 2010 – Dundee United win the Scottish Cup: Motherwell qualify for the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round.
Squad
- As of match played 9 May 2010
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
| 1 | Michael Fraser | GK | 8 October 1983 (aged 26) | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2009[5] | 9 | 0 | |||
| 21 | John Ruddy | GK | 24 October 1986 (aged 23) | on loan from Everton | 2009[6] | 2010[7] | 39 | 0 | ||
| Ross Hyslop | GK | 11 October 1991 (aged 18) | Scunthorpe United | 2009[8] | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Defenders | ||||||||||
| 3 | Steven Hammell | DF | 18 February 1982 (aged 28) | Southend United | 2008[9] | 2010[9] | 341 | 2 | ||
| 4 | Mark Reynolds | DF | 7 May 1987 (aged 23) | Academy | 2004 | 2010[10] | 174 | 6 | ||
| 5 | Stephen Craigan (c) | DF | 29 October 1976 (aged 33) | Partick Thistle | 2003[11] | 296 | 9 | |||
| 28 | Shaun Hutchinson | DF | 23 November 1990 (aged 19) | Academy | 2008 | 10 | 4 | |||
| 43 | Steven Saunders | DF | 30 March 1991 (aged 19) | Academy | 2008 | 35 | 1 | |||
| Midfielders | ||||||||||
| 6 | Giles Coke | MF | 3 June 1986 (aged 23) | Northampton Town | 2009[12] | 2010[12] | 37 | 2 | ||
| 7 | Chris Humphrey | MF | 19 September 1987 (aged 22) | Shrewsbury Town | 2009[13] | 2012[13] | 33 | 0 | ||
| 8 | Steve Jennings | MF | 28 October 1984 (aged 25) | Tranmere Rovers | 2009[14] | 2010[14] | 33 | 2 | ||
| 14 | Keith Lasley | MF | 21 September 1979 (aged 30) | Unattached | 2006[15] | 222 | 13 | |||
| 16 | Marc Fitzpatrick | MF | 11 May 1986 (aged 23) | Academy | 2002 | 2010[16] | 136 | 5 | ||
| 17 | Jim O'Brien | MF | 28 September 1987 (aged 22) | Celtic | 2008[17] | 2010[17] | 72 | 4 | ||
| 18 | Michael McGlinchey | MF | 7 January 1987 (aged 23) | on loan from Central Coast Mariners | 2010[18] | 2010[18] | 8 | 0 | ||
| 24 | Tom Hateley | MF | 12 September 1989 (aged 20) | Reading | 2009[19] | 2010[19] | 41 | 3 | ||
| 27 | Ross Forbes | MF | 3 March 1989 (aged 21) | Academy | 2008 | 37 | 9 | |||
| 32 | Steven Meechan | MF | 30 March 1991 (aged 19) | Academy | 2009 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 39 | Jordan Halsman | MF | 13 June 1991 (aged 18) | Academy | 2009 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 46 | Jamie Pollock | MF | 20 February 1992 (aged 18) | Academy | 2009 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 32 | Steven Meechan | MF | 30 March 1991 (aged 19) | Academy | 2009 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 38 | Ryan Scanlon | MF | 25 September 1992 (aged 17) | Ross County | 2009[8] | 2012[8] | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steven Lawless | MF | 12 April 1991 (aged 19) | Academy | 2009 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Forwards | ||||||||||
| 9 | Lukas Jutkiewicz | FW | 28 March 1989 (aged 21) | on loan from Everton | 2009[20] | 2010[7] | 36 | 12 | ||
| 11 | John Sutton | FW | 26 December 1983 (aged 26) | Wycombe Wanderers | 2008[21] | 2011[21] | 75 | 26 | ||
| 15 | Jamie Murphy | FW | 28 August 1989 (aged 20) | Academy | 2006 | 97 | 14 | |||
| 33 | Mark Archdeacon | FW | 9 October 1989 (aged 20) | Academy | 2007 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 35 | Bob McHugh | FW | 16 July 1991 (aged 18) | Academy | 2007 | 18 | 2 | |||
| Gary Smith | FW | 28 May 1991 (aged 18) | Queen's Park | 2009 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Away on loan | ||||||||||
| 29 | Jonathan Page | DF | 8 February 1990 (aged 20) | Portsmouth | 2008 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Left during the season | ||||||||||
| 2 | Yassin Moutaouakil | DF | 18 July 1986 (aged 23) | on loan from Charlton Athletic | 2009[22] | 2010 | 15 | 0 | ||
| 18 | Steven McGarry | MF | 28 September 1979 (aged 30) | Ross County | 2006[23] | 2010[24] | 104 | 4 | ||
| 45 | Paul Slane | MF | 25 November 1991 (aged 18) | Academy | 2007 | 9 | 1 | |||
Transfers
In
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 June 2009 | GK | Michael Fraser | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Free | [5] | |
| 1 July 2009 | MF | Stephen Jennings | Tranmere Rovers | Free | [14] | |
| 15 July 2009 | MF | Chris Humphrey | Shrewsbury Town | Free | [13] | |
| 21 July 2009 | MF | Giles Coke | Northampton Town | Free | [12] | |
| 13 August 2009 | MF | Tom Hateley | Reading | Free | [19] | |
| 7 September 2009 | MF | Ryan Scanlon | Ross County | Undisclosed | [8] |
Loans in
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date to | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 July 2009 | GK | John Ruddy | Everton | End of season | [6][25][7] | |
| 26 August 2009 | FW | Lukas Jutkiewicz | Everton | End of season | [20][25][7] | |
| 1 September 2009 | DF | Yassin Moutaouakil | Charlton Athletic | [22] | ||
| 2 January 2010 | MF | Michael McGlinchey | Central Coast Mariners | End of season | [18] |
Out
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 June 2009 | FW | David Clarkson | Bristol City | £600,000 | [26] | |
| 4 July 2009 | DF | Paul Quinn | Cardiff City | £300,000 | [27] | |
| 1 February 2010 | MF | Paul Slane | Celtic | Undisclosed | [28] |
Loans out
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date to | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 January 2010 | DF | Jonathan Page | Stirling Albion | End of season | [29] |
Released
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | Joined | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | Steven McGarry | Perth Glory | ||||
| 31 May 2010 | GK | Sebastian Kosiorowski | ||||
| 31 May 2010 | GK | Ross Hyslop | Queen of the South | 1 June 2010 | [30] | |
| 31 May 2010 | MF | Giles Coke | Sheffield Wednesday | 1 July 2010 | [31] | |
| 31 May 2010 | MF | Jim O'Brien | Barnsley | 1 July 2010 | [32] | |
| 31 May 2010 | FW | Darren Smith | Ross County | 23 July 2010 | [33][34] |
Friendlies
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Motherwell scorer(s)[35] | Attendance | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 June 2009 | Rhyl | H | 1–3 | Forbes (47) | 0 (match was closed-doors) | |
| 6 September 2009 | Manchester United XI | H | 1–0 | Coke (53) | 3,470 | Motherwell F.C. |
| 4 January 2010 | Bellshill Athletic | A | 11–1 | O'Brien, Meechan, Smith, Jutkiewicz, Sutton, McHugh, Murphy |
0 (match was closed-doors) | Motherwell F.C. |
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
Premier League
Table
| 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:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- ^ 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
Results
| Match Day |
Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Motherwell scorer(s)[35] | League Position[37] |
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
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Score | Motherwell scorer(s)[35] | Attendance | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 July 2009 | FQR | Llanelli | H | 0–1 | 4,307 | BBC Sport | |
| 9 July 2009 | FQR | Llanelli | A | 3–0 | Sutton (8, 24) Murphy (72) | 3,025 | BBC Sport |
| 16 July 2009 | SQR | Flamurtari Vlorë | A | 0–1 | 4,012 | BBC Sport | |
| 23 July 2009 | SQR | 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 | Steaua Bucharest | A | 0–3 | 25,000 | BBC Sport | |
| 6 August 2009 | TQR | Steaua Bucharest | H | 1–3 | Forbes (17) | 4,975 | BBC Sport |
Scottish League Cup
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Score | Motherwell scorer(s)[35] | 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
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Score | Motherwell scorer(s)[35] | Attendance | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 January 2010 | 4th Round | Inverness CT | A | 0–2 | — | 1,450 | BBC Sport |
Squad statistics
Appearances
- As of match played 9 May 2010[36]
| 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 | SCO | Michael Fraser | 9 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | FRA | Yassin Moutaouakil | 15 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | SCO | Steven Hammell | 40 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | SCO | Mark Reynolds | 46 | 4 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | NIR | Stephen Craigan | 36 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | ENG | Giles Coke | 37 | 2 | 25+7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | JAM | Chris Humphrey | 33 | 0 | 6+22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Steve Jennings | 33 | 2 | 21+8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Lukas Jutkiewicz | 36 | 12 | 27+6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | ENG | John Sutton | 42 | 14 | 31+4 | 12 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 14 | MF | SCO | Keith Lasley | 25 | 1 | 15+5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | SCO | Jamie Murphy | 44 | 10 | 24+11 | 6 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 3+3 | 4 |
| 16 | MF | SCO | Marc Fitzpatrick | 4 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | SCO | Jim O'Brien | 44 | 3 | 29+6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | NZL | Michael McGlinchey | 8 | 0 | 1+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | ENG | John Ruddy | 39 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | SCO | Mark Archdeacon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | ENG | Tom Hateley | 41 | 3 | 38 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | SCO | Ross Forbes | 37 | 9 | 22+6 | 5 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| 28 | DF | ENG | Shaun Hutchinson | 9 | 4 | 4+1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 32 | MF | SCO | Steven Meechan | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | FW | SCO | Robert McHugh | 15 | 2 | 2+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 0+3 | 1 |
| 39 | MF | SCO | Jordan Halsman | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | DF | SCO | Steven Saunders | 32 | 1 | 22+3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 46 | MF | SCO | Jamie Pollock | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players away from the club on loan: | |||||||||||||
| 29 | DF | ENG | Jonathan Page | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 |
| Players who left Motherwell during the season: | |||||||||||||
| 19 | MF | SCO | Steven McGarry | 5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 45 | MF | 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 | 11 | John Sutton | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | |
| 2 | FW | 9 | Lukas Jutkiewicz | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| 3 | FW | 15 | Jamie Murphy | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | |
| 4 | MF | 20 | Ross Forbes | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | |
| 5 | DF | 4 | Mark Reynolds | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| DF | 28 | Shaun Hutchinson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 7 | MF | 24 | Tom Hateley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| MF | 17 | Jim O'Brien | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 9 | MF | 6 | Giles Coke | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| MF | 8 | Steve Jennings | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| FW | 35 | Bob McHugh | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 12 | DF | 43 | Steven Saunders | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| FW | 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 | |||||
| DF | 3 | Steven Hammell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| DF | 4 | Mark Reynolds | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| DF | 5 | Stephen Craigan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| MF | 6 | Giles Coke | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| MF | 8 | Steve Jennings | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| FW | 11 | John Sutton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | 15 | Jamie Murphy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| MF | 17 | Jim O'Brien | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| MF | 24 | Tom Hateley | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| MF | 27 | Ross Forbes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| DF | 28 | Shaun Hutchinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | 46 | Jamie Pollock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 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 | |||
See also
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- ^ a b c d e The number(s) in brackets shows the minutes of the goal(s) that was/were scored.
- ^ a b Motherwell FC season 2009–10, Fir Park Corner
- ^ Shows Motherwell's position in the table at end of day the match was played on