2003–04 Motherwell F.C. season

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The 2003–04 season was Motherwell's 6th season in the Scottish Premier League, and their 19th consecutive season in the top division of Scottish football.

ChairmanJohn Boyle
ManagerTerry Butcher
Premier League6th
Scottish CupQuarter-finals
Quick facts Chairman, Manager ...
Motherwell
2003–04 season
ChairmanJohn Boyle
ManagerTerry Butcher
Premier League6th
Scottish CupQuarter-finals
League CupSecond Round
Top goalscorerLeague: David Clarkson (12)
All: David Clarkson (14)
Highest home attendance10,824 vs Rangers
19 October 2003
Lowest home attendance3,920 vs Dunfermline Athletic
15 April 2004
Average home league attendance6,229
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Squad

As of match played 16 May 2004
More information No., Name ...
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 40) Kilmarnock 2003[1] 37 0
15 Barry John Corr Scotland GK (1981-01-13)13 January 1981 (aged 23) Celtic 2003[2] 2004[2] 5 0
25 Jamie Ewings Scotland GK (1984-08-04)4 August 1984 (aged 19) Youth team 2002 0 0
30 Andrew Reid Scotland GK (1985-08-03)3 August 1985 (aged 18) Nottingham Forest 2003 0 0
47 Dougie Calder Scotland GK (1986-02-01)1 February 1986 (aged 18) Hamilton Academical 2003 0 0
Defenders
2 Martyn Corrigan Scotland DF (1977-08-14)14 August 1977 (aged 26) Falkirk 2000[3] 177 3
3 Steven Hammell Scotland DF (1982-02-18)18 February 1982 (aged 22) Youth team 1999 166 2
5 Stephen Craigan Northern Ireland DF (1976-10-29)29 October 1976 (aged 27) Partick Thistle 2003[1] 67 3
6 Gary Bollan Scotland DF (1973-03-24)24 March 1973 (aged 31) Dundee United 2004[4] 4 0
14 David Partridge Wales DF (1978-11-26)26 November 1978 (aged 25) Dundee United 2002 54 1
16 David Cowan England DF (1982-03-05)5 March 1982 (aged 22) Newcastle United 2002 22 0
19 Paul Quinn Scotland DF (1985-07-21)21 July 1985 (aged 18) Youth team 2002 33 0
22 William Kinniburgh Scotland DF (1984-09-08)8 September 1984 (aged 19) Youth team 2000 18 1
23 Graeme Mathie Scotland DF (1982-10-17)17 October 1982 (aged 21) Bournemouth 2002 0 0
24 Ross Ballantyne Scotland DF (1984-01-27)27 January 1984 (aged 20) Youth team 2002 1 0
29 Barry Neville Scotland DF (1985-04-18)18 April 1985 (aged 19) Youth team 2002 0 0
31 Chris Higgins Scotland DF (1985-07-04)4 July 1985 (aged 18) Youth team 2002 0 0
36 Bobby McColl Scotland DF (1986-04-21)21 April 1986 (aged 18) Aberdeen 2003 0 0
37 Mark Cameron Scotland DF (1987-02-07)7 February 1987 (aged 17) Youth team 2003 0 0
38 Bobby Donnelly Scotland DF (1987-01-19)19 January 1987 (aged 17) Youth team 2003 0 0
41 Mark Quinn Scotland DF (1987-05-13)13 May 1987 (aged 17) Youth team 2003 0 0
42 John McStay Scotland DF (1987-07-10)10 July 1987 (aged 16) Celtic 2003 0 0
44 David Keogh Scotland DF (1986-08-29)29 August 1986 (aged 17) Youth team 2003 0 0
Midfielders
4 Keith Lasley Scotland MF (1979-09-21)21 September 1979 (aged 24) Youth team 1999 109 9
7 Derek Adams Scotland MF (1975-06-25)25 June 1975 (aged 28) Ross County 1998 178 23
8 Scott Leitch Scotland MF (1969-10-06)6 October 1969 (aged 34) Swindon Town 2000 109 1
9 Jason Dair Scotland MF (1974-06-15)15 June 1974 (aged 29) Youth team 2003[5] 2004[5] 32 2
10 Phil O'Donnell Scotland MF (1972-03-25)25 March 1972 (aged 32) Sheffield Wednesday 2004[6] 156 17
20 Kevin MacDonald Scotland MF (1983-02-05)5 February 1983 (aged 21) Youth team 1999 5 0
21 Shaun Fagan Scotland MF (1984-03-22)22 March 1984 (aged 20) Youth team 1999 38 2
27 Kevin Barkey Scotland MF (1985-02-05)5 February 1985 (aged 18) Youth team 2002 0 0
32 Brian McCandie Scotland MF (1985-05-04)4 May 1985 (aged 19) Youth team 2002 0 0
35 Marc Fitzpatrick Scotland MF (1986-05-11)11 May 1986 (aged 18) Youth team 2002 2 0
39 Kenneth Connolly Scotland MF (1987-04-18)18 April 1987 (aged 17) Youth team 2003 0 0
40 Stephen Maguire Scotland MF (1987-02-14)14 February 1987 (aged 17) Youth team 2003 0 0
Forwards
11 Alex Burns Scotland FW (1973-08-04)4 August 1973 (aged 30) Partick Thistle 2003[1]
12 Scott McDonald Australia MF (1983-08-21)21 August 1983 (aged 20) Wimbledon 2004[7] 2004[7] 18 2
17 Steven Craig Scotland FW (1981-02-05)5 February 1981 (aged 23) Falkirk 2003 40 7
18 David Clarkson Scotland FW (1985-09-10)10 September 1985 (aged 18) Youth team 2002 2006[1] 65 17
26 Kenny Wright Scotland FW (1985-08-01)1 August 1985 (aged 18) Youth team 2002 17 1
28 Andy Scott Scotland FW (1985-01-30)30 January 1985 (aged 19) Youth team 2002 1 0
33 Ryan Grant Scotland FW (1985-01-05)5 January 1985 (aged 19) Youth team 2002 0 0
34 James Reilly Scotland FW (1986-02-07)7 February 1986 (aged 18) Youth team 2003 0 0
45 Adam Coakley Scotland FW (1987-10-19)19 October 1987 (aged 16) Youth team 2003 0 0
46 Ryan Russell Scotland FW (1987-04-09)9 April 1987 (aged 17) Youth team 2003 0 0
Left during the season
6 Stephen Pearson Scotland MF (1982-10-02)2 October 1982 (aged 21) Youth team 2000 88 13
10 James McFadden Scotland FW (1983-04-14)14 April 1983 (aged 21) Youth team 2000 70 31
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Transfers

In

More information Date, Position ...
Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
5 June 2003 GK Scotland Gordon Marshall Kilmarnock Free [1]
5 June 2003 FW Scotland Alex Burns Partick Thistle Free [1]
5 June 2003 DF Northern Ireland Stephen Craigan Partick Thistle Free [1]
2 August 2003 GK Scotland Barry John Corr Celtic Free [2]
5 September 2003 MF Scotland Jason Dair Dunfermline Athletic Free [5][8]
January 2004 FW Australia Scott McDonald Wimbledon Free [7]
9 January 2004 MF Scotland Phil O'Donnell Sheffield Wednesday Free [6]
14 January 2004 DF Scotland Gary Bollan Dundee United Free [6][4]
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Out

More information Date, Position ...
Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
2 July 2003 GK Scotland Stevie Woods St Mirren [9]
July 2003 FW Algeria Khaled Kemas Les Lilas
July 2003 FW Scotland Iain Russell Dumbarton
1 September 2003 FW Scotland James McFadden Everton £1.25 million [8][10]
9 January 2004 MF Scotland Stephen Pearson Celtic £350,000 [6][11]
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Released

More information Date, Position ...
Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref.
May 2004 DF Scotland Gary Bollan Clyde 6 August 2004 [12]
May 2004 FW Scotland Andy Scott Bellshill Athletic
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Competitions

Overview

More information Competition, First match ...
Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 9 August 2003 16 May 2004 Matchday 1 6th 38 12 10 16 42 49 −7 031.58
Scottish Cup 10 January 2004 6 March 2004 Third Round Quarterfinal 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 066.67
League Cup 23 September 2003 23 September 2003 Second Round Second Round 1 0 1 0 3 3 +0 000.00
Total 42 14 11 17 51 55 −4 033.33
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Last updated: 16 May 2004
Source: Competitions

Premier League

Main article: 2003–04 Scottish Premier League

Results summary

More information Overall, Home ...
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 12 10 16 42 49  −7 46 7 7 5 25 22  +3 5 3 11 17 27  −10
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Source: Fir Park Corner

Results by round

More information Round, Ground ...
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHHAAHAHAAHHAAHHAHAAHAHHHAAAHHHAAAHHA
ResultLLWDWLDWDWWDDLLLLDWLLWLWWWDDLLDWWLLLDL
Position1111875786654444556656756555556665555666
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Source: Fir Park Corner
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

[13]

9 August 2003 1 Motherwell 0–3 Dundee Motherwell
15:00 BST Report Rae 23'
Wilkie 43'
Smith 84'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 6,812
Referee: John Underhill
16 August 2003 2 Livingston 1–0 Motherwell Livingston
15:00 BST Lilley 78' Report
BBC		 Stadium: Almondvale Stadium
Attendance: 5,316
Referee: C Thomson
23 August 2003 3 Motherwell 2–1 Kilmarnock Motherwell
15:00 BST McFadden 66' (pen.)
Pearson 90'		 Report Dindeleux 76' Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 5,087
Referee: Ian Fyfe
30 August 2003 4 Motherwell 2–2 Partick Thistle Motherwell
15:00 BST McFadden 9', 69' Report Britton 26'
Taylor 82'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 6,193
Referee: John Rowbotham
13 September 2003 5 Hibernian 0–2 Motherwell Edinburgh
15:00 BST Report Clarkson 45', 75' Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 8,387
Referee: Kenny Clark
20 September 2003 6 Celtic 3–0 Motherwell Glasgow
15:00 BST Larsson 47'
Sutton 64'
Maloney 70'		 Report
BBC		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 58,013
Referee: Iain Brines
27 September 2003 7 Motherwell 1–1 Heart of Midlothian Motherwell
15:00 BST Adams 29' Report Hartley 45' Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 5,888
Referee: Charlie Richmond
4 October 2003 8 Dundee United 0–2 Motherwell Dundee
15:00 BST Report
BBC		 Adams 22' (pen.), 90' Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 6,194
Referee: Hugh Dallas
19 October 2003 9 Motherwell 1–1 Rangers Motherwell
15:00 BST Pearson 25' Report
BBC		 Arveladze 15' Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 10,824
Referee: Dougie McDonald
1 November 2003 10 Aberdeen 0–3 Motherwell Aberdeen
15:00 GMT Report
Aberdeen		 Craig 10'
Pearson 77'
Lasley 90'		 Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 9,895
Referee: Kevin Toner
8 November 2003 11 Dundee 0–1 Motherwell Dundee
15:00 GMT BBC Craig 52' Stadium: Dens Park
Attendance: 6,374
Referee: Iain Brines
22 November 2003 12 Motherwell 1–1 Livingston Motherwell
15:00 GMT Clarkson 28' Report
BBC		 Lilley 39' Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 6,357
Referee: John Underhill
25 November 2003 13 Motherwell 2–2 Dunfermline Athletic Motherwell
19:45 GMT Pearson 70'
Corrigan 90'		 Report Crawford 15'
Brewster 39'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 4,220
Referee: Chris Foy
29 November 2003 14 Kilmarnock 2–0 Motherwell Kilmarnock
15:00 GMT Canero 13'
Boyd 60'		 Report Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 6,320
Referee: Michael McCurry
7 December 2003 15 Partick Thistle 1–0 Motherwell Glasgow
15:00 GMT McBride 59' Report Stadium: Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 4,124
Referee: Tom Brown
13 December 2003 16 Motherwell 0–1 Hibernian Motherwell
15:00 GMT Report Riordan 90' Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 4,533
Referee: Craig Thomson
21 December 2003 17 Motherwell 0–2 Celtic Motherwell
15:00 GMT Report
BBC		 Hartson 3'
Thompson 71'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 10,513
Referee: John Underhill
27 December 2003 18 Heart of Midlothian 0–0 Motherwell Edinburgh
12:30 GMT Report Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium
Attendance: 10,046
Referee: John Rowbotham
3 January 2004 19 Motherwell 3–1 Dundee United Motherwell
15:00 GMT Clarkson 60', 68', 90' Report
BBC		 Wilson 15' Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 5,549
Referee: Charlie Richmond
17 January 2004 20 Rangers 1–0 Motherwell Glasgow
15:00 GMT Arveladze 82' Report
BBC		 Stadium: Ibrox
Attendance: 48,925
Referee: C Thompson
24 January 2004 21 Dunfermline Athletic 1–0 Motherwell Dunfermline
15:00 GMT Young 73' Report Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 5,270
Referee: Dougie McDonald
11 February 2004 22 Motherwell 5–3 Dundee Motherwell
19:45 GMT Lasley 15'
Dair 18', 73'
Clarkson 51'
Burns 62'		 Report Barrett 11', 28'
Novo 58'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 4,327
Referee: John Rowbotham
14 February 2004 23 Livingston 3–1 Motherwell Livingston
15:00 GMT McAllister 3'
Lilley 29'
Fernandez 45'		 Report
Livingston		 Adams 90' Stadium: Almondvale Stadium
Attendance: 3,492
Referee: Chris Foy
21 February 2004 24 Motherwell 1–0 Kilmarnock Motherwell
15:00 GMT Quinn 15' Report Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 5,163
Referee: Dougie McDonald
24 February 2004 25 Motherwell 1–0 Aberdeen Motherwell
19:45 GMT Wright 84' Report
Aberdeen		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 5,225
Referee: Calum Murray
28 February 2004 26 Motherwell 3–0 Partick Thistle Motherwell
15:00 GMT Hammell 1'
Clarkson 52'
Adams 80'		 Report Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 5,814
Referee: C Thompson
14 March 2004 27 Celtic 1–1 Motherwell Glasgow
13:30 GMT Larsson 70' Report
BBC		 Adams 26' Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 47,563
Referee: Tom Brown
24 March 2004 28 Hibernian 3–3 Motherwell Edinburgh
19:45 GMT Nicol 6'
Reid 37'
Riordan 62' (pen.)		 Report Lasley 46'
Adams 60' (pen.)
Doumbe 80' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 5,670
Referee: Alan Freeland
27 March 2004 29 Dundee United 1–0 Motherwell Dundee
15:00 GMT Scotland 66' Report
BBC		 Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 7,585
Referee: Stuart Dougal
4 April 2004 30 Motherwell 0–1 Rangers Motherwell
15:00 BST Report
BBC		 Hughes 44' Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 8,967
Referee: John Rowbotham
15 April 2004 31 Motherwell 1–1 Heart of Midlothian Motherwell
19:45 BST Clarkson 61' Report Wyness 27' Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: C Melville
15 April 2004 32 Motherwell 1–0 Dunfermline Athletic Motherwell
19:45 BST Adams 10' (pen.) Report Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 3,920
Referee: Calum Murray
18 April 2004 33 Aberdeen 0–2 Motherwell Aberdeen
15:00 BST Report
Aberdeen		 Burns 61'
Craig 90'		 Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 7,246
Referee: Steve Conroy
24 April 2004 34 Dunfermline Athletic 3–0 Motherwell Dunfermline
15:00 BST Nicholson 36'
Dempsey 52'
Young 74'		 Report Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 4,290
Referee: John Underhill
1 May 2004 35 Rangers 4–0 Motherwell Glasgow
15:00 BST Arteta 45'
Ross 47'
Namouchi 51'
Thompson 55'		 Report
BBC		 Stadium: Ibrox
Attendance: 47,579
Referee: Stuart Dougal
8 May 2004 36 Motherwell 0–1 Dundee United Motherwell
19:45 BST Report
BBC		 Wilson 52' Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 5,722
Referee: A Freeland
12 May 2004 37 Motherwell 1–1 Celtic Motherwell
19:45 BST Clarkson 64' Report
BBC		 Beattie 71' Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 7,749
Referee: John Rowbotham
16 May 2004 38 Heart of Midlothian 3–2 Motherwell Edinburgh
15:00 BST Wyness 5', 68'
McKenna 75'		 Report McDonald 37'
Clarkson 45'		 Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium
Attendance: 11,619
Referee: Iain Brines

Table

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
4 Dunfermline Athletic 38 14 11 13 45 52 −7 53 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[b]
5 Dundee United 38 13 10 15 47 60 −13 49
6 Motherwell 38 12 10 16 42 49 −7 46
7 Dundee 38 12 10 16 48 57 −9 46
8 Hibernian 38 11 11 16 41 60 −19 44 Qualification for the UEFA Intertoto Cup second round[c]
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Source: Scottish Professional Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
  1. [a]
    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.
  2. [b]
    As Celtic, the 2003–04 Scottish Cup winners, qualified for the UEFA Champions League via their league position, the place in the UEFA Cup was passed onto Dunfermline Athletic, the cup runners-up.
  3. [c]
    Hibernian qualified for the 2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup as the highest placed team to apply to participate in the competition.

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2003–04 Scottish Cup
10 January 2004 Third Round St Johnstone 0–3 Motherwell Perth
15:00 GMT Report Clarkson 24', 32'
McDonald 90'		 Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 4,090
Referee: Kevin Toner
7 February 2004 Fourth Round Motherwell 3–2 Queen of the South Motherwell
15:00 GMT Adams 3' (pen.)
Burns 18', 45'		 Report O'Connor 65', 69' Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 8,101
Referee: Michael McCurry
6 March 2004 Quarter-finals Motherwell 0–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Motherwell
15:00 GMT Report Wilson 10' Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 7,930
Referee: Kenny Clark

League Cup

Main article: 2003–04 Scottish League Cup
23 September 2003 Second Round Forfar Athletic 3–3 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)		 Motherwell Forfar
19:45 BST Henderson 30'
Tosh 51', 54'		 Report Craig 3'
Lasley 55'
Pearson 60'		 Stadium: Station Park
Attendance: 1,110

Squad statistics

As of match played 16 May 2004[13][14]

Appearances

More information No., Pos ...
No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier LeagueScottish CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Scotland SCO Gordon Marshall 3703303010
2 DF Scotland SCO Martyn Corrigan 4213813010
3 DF Scotland SCO Steven Hammell 4113713010
4 MF Scotland SCO Keith Lasley 3743333011
5 DF Northern Ireland NIR Stephen Craigan 3733630010
6 DF Scotland SCO Gary Bollan 401+200+1000
7 FW Scotland SCO Derek Adams 3593183110
8 MF Scotland SCO Scott Leitch 2202001010
9 FW Scotland SCO Jason Dair 32219+102200+10
10 MF Scotland SCO Phil O'Donnell 1207+201+2000
11 MF Scotland SCO Alex Burns 36429+423200
12 FW Australia AUS Scott McDonald 18210+511+2100
14 DF Wales WAL David Partridge 1601500010
15 GK Scotland SCO Barry John Corr 50500000
16 DF Scotland SCO David Cowan 100+100000
17 FW England ENG Steven Craig 25416+830011
18 FW Scotland SCO David Clarkson 421432+6123210
19 DF Scotland SCO Paul Quinn 29024+203000
20 FW Scotland SCO Kevin MacDonald 401+300000
21 MF Scotland SCO Shaun Fagan 1509+401+1000
22 DF Scotland SCO William Kinniburgh 100+100000
26 FW Scotland SCO Kenny Wright 1512+1110+100+10
35 MF Scotland SCO Marc Fitzpatrick 201+100000
Players who appeared for Motherwell but left during the season:
6 MF Scotland SCO Stephen Pearson 19517+140011
10 MF Scotland SCO James McFadden 332+130000
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Goal scorers

More information Ranking, Position ...
Ranking Position Nation Number Name Premier League Scottish Cup League Cup Total
1FWScotland18David Clarkson122014
2FWScotland7Derek Adams8109
3MFScotland6Stephen Pearson4105
4DFScotland17Steven Craig3014
MFScotland4Keith Lasley3014
6DFNorthern Ireland5Stephen Craigan3003
FWScotland10James McFadden3003
8FWScotland9Jason Dair2002
Own goal2002
FWAustralia12Scott McDonald1102
11DFScotland2Martyn Corrigan1001
DFScotland3Steven Hammell1001
FWScotland26Kenny Wright0011
TOTALS 556364
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Clean sheets

More information Ranking, Position ...
Ranking Position Nation Number Name Premier League Scottish Cup League Cup Total
1GKScotland1Gordon Marshall91010
2GKScotland15Barry John Corr1001
TOTALS 101011
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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
ScotlandDF2Martyn Corrigan 40000040
ScotlandDF3Steven Hammell 50100060
ScotlandMF4Keith Lasley 60000060
Northern IrelandDF5Stephen Craigan 40001050
ScotlandFW7Derek Adams 30000030
ScotlandMF8Scott Leitch 50000050
ScotlandFW9Jason Dair 20000020
ScotlandFW11Alex Burns 30000030
EnglandFW17Steven Craig 30000030
ScotlandFW18David Clarkson 40000040
ScotlandDF19Paul Quinn 20000020
ScotlandMF21Shaun Fagan 10000010
ScotlandDF22William Kinniburgh 10000010
Players who left Motherwell during the season:
ScotlandMF6Stephen Pearson 11000011
ScotlandFW10James McFadden 10000010
TOTALS 44 1 1 0 1 0 46 1

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