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The 2006–07 season was Motherwell's 9th season in the Scottish Premier League, and their 22nd consecutive season in the top division of Scottish football. It was Maurice Malpas first, and only, season as manager of Motherwell having replaced Terry Butcher who had left to join Sydney FC at the end of the previous season, and himself sacked following the conclusion of the season.

ChairmanJohn Boyle
Scottish CupQuarter-finals
Quick facts Chairman, Manager ...
Motherwell
2006–07 season
ChairmanJohn Boyle
ManagerMaurice Malpas
Premier League10th
Scottish CupQuarter-finals
League CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Scott McDonald (15)
All: Scott McDonald (16)
Highest home attendance11,745 vs Rangers
29 July 2006
Lowest home attendance3,640 vs Falkirk
28 April 2007
Average home league attendance5,877
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Season events

On 21 April, Motherwell announced the signing of Brian McLean to a three-year contract from Rangers, to commence on 1 June. Whilst Phil O'Donnell signed a new one-year contract and Colin Meldrum a new two-year contract.[1]

On 1 June, Motherwell announced that Jim Paterson had signed a new contract with the club, until the summer of 2008.[2]

On 11 July, Motherwell announced the signing of Ross McCormack to a two-year contract from Rangers.[3]

On 18 August, Motherwell announced the return of Keith Lasley to the club on a two-year contract after leaving Plymouth Argyle in the summer.[4]

On 25 August, Motherwell announced the signing of Calum Elliot from Heart of Midlothian on loan until the end of the year.[5]

On 29 November, Motherwell announced that they had signed new contracts with David Clarkson and Mark Reynolds, both until the summer of 2010.[6]

On 1 January, Motherwell announced the signing of Danny Murphy from Cork City on a contract until 2009, and the signings of Paul Keegan and Trevor Molloy from St Patrick's Athletic both on contracts until the summer of 2008.[7]

On 31 January, Motherwell announced the signing of Krisztián Vadócz on loan for the remainder of the season from AJ Auxerre.[8]

On 30 March, it was announced that Motherwell and Celtic had agreed a deal for Scott McDonald, rumoured to be for £700,000, with the Australian forward joining Celtic at the start of the 2007–08 season.[9]

On 1 May, Motherwell announced that Phil O'Donnell had signed a new one-year contract with the club as a player-coach.[10]

Squad

As of match played 19 May 2007[11]
More information No., Name ...
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Graeme Smith Scotland GK (1983-06-08)8 June 1983 (aged 23) Rangers 2005[12] 62 0
18 Colin Meldrum Scotland GK (1975-11-26)26 November 1975 (aged 31) Forfar Athletic 2005[13] 2008[1] 27 0
Alan Martin Scotland GK (1989-01-01)1 January 1989 (aged 18) Academy 2006 0 0
Defenders
2 Martyn Corrigan Scotland DF (1977-08-14)14 August 1977 (aged 29) Falkirk 2000[14] 266 6
3 Danny Murphy Republic of Ireland DF (1982-12-04)4 December 1982 (aged 24) Cork City 2007[7] 2009[7] 16 1
5 Stephen Craigan Northern Ireland DF (1976-10-29)29 October 1976 (aged 30) Partick Thistle 2003[15] 189 9
6 Brian McLean Northern Ireland DF (1985-02-28)28 February 1985 (aged 22) Rangers 2006[1] 2009[1] 38 3
11 Jim Paterson Scotland DF (1979-09-25)25 September 1979 (aged 27) Dundee United 2004[16] 2008[2] 97 6
15 William Kinniburgh Scotland DF (1984-09-08)8 September 1984 (aged 22) Youth team 2000 63 3
19 Paul Quinn Scotland DF (1985-07-21)21 July 1985 (aged 21) Youth team 2002 109 2
24 Bobby Donnelly Scotland DF (1987-01-19)19 January 1987 (aged 20) Youth team 2003 6 0
30 Mark Reynolds Scotland DF (1987-05-07)7 May 1987 (aged 20) Youth team 2004 2010[6] 42 2
Midfielders
4 Brian Kerr Scotland MF (1981-10-12)12 October 1981 (aged 25) Newcastle United 2004[17] 90 7
10 Phil O'Donnell Scotland MF (1972-03-25)25 March 1972 (aged 35) Sheffield Wednesday 2004[18] 2008[10] 214 25
14 Steven McGarry Scotland MF (1979-09-28)28 September 1979 (aged 27) Ross County 2006[19] 40 2
17 Kevin McBride Scotland MF (1981-06-14)14 June 1981 (aged 25) Celtic 2005[20] 73 8
20 Marc Fitzpatrick Scotland MF (1986-05-11)11 May 1986 (aged 21) Youth team 2002 69 4
22 Keith Lasley Scotland MF (1979-09-21)21 September 1979 (aged 27) Unattached 2006[4] 2008[4] 126 10
23 Darren Smith Scotland MF (1988-03-27)27 March 1988 (aged 19) Youth team 2004 22 4
26 Kenny Connolly Scotland MF (1987-04-04)4 April 1987 (aged 20) Youth team 2004 3 0
29 Stephen Maguire Scotland MF (1987-02-14)14 February 1987 (aged 20) Youth team 2004 4 0
31 Krisztián Vadócz Hungary MF (1985-05-30)30 May 1985 (aged 21) on loan from AJ Auxerre 2007[8] 2007[8] 11 0
Forwards
7 Scott McDonald Australia FW (1983-08-21)21 August 1983 (aged 23) Wimbledon 2004[21] 125 45
8 Ross McCormack Scotland FW (1986-08-18)18 August 1986 (aged 20) Rangers 2006[3] 2008[3] 15 3
12 David Clarkson Scotland FW (1985-09-10)10 September 1985 (aged 21) Youth team 2002 2010[6] 173 28
13 Paul Keegan Republic of Ireland FW (1972-12-30)30 December 1972 (aged 34) St Patrick's Athletic 2007[7] 2008[7] 10 0
15 Trevor Molloy Republic of Ireland FW (1977-04-14)14 April 1977 (aged 30) St Patrick's Athletic 2007[7] 2008[7] 8 0
27 Adam Coakley Scotland FW (1987-10-19)19 October 1987 (aged 19) Youth team 2003 4 0
40 Jamie Murphy Scotland FW (1989-08-28)28 August 1989 (aged 17) Youth team 2006 2 0
Away on loan
Left during the season
9 Richie Foran Republic of Ireland FW (1980-06-16)16 June 1980 (aged 26) Carlisle United 2004 105 35
16 Jim Hamilton Scotland FW (1976-02-09)9 February 1976 (aged 31) Livingston 2005[22] 2007[22] 55 13
31 Calum Elliot Scotland FW (1987-03-30)30 March 1987 (aged 20) on loan from Heart of Midlothian 2006[5] 2006[5] 17 2
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Transfers

In

More information Date, Position ...
Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 June 2006 DF Northern Ireland Brian McLean Rangers Undisclosed [1]
11 July 2006 FW Scotland Ross McCormack Rangers Undisclosed [3]
18 August 2006 MF Scotland Keith Lasley Unattached Free [4]
1 January 2007 DF Republic of Ireland Danny Murphy Cork City Undisclosed [7]
1 January 2007 MF Republic of Ireland Paul Keegan St Patrick's Athletic Undisclosed [7]
1 January 2007 FW Republic of Ireland Trevor Molloy St Patrick's Athletic Undisclosed [7]
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Loans in

More information Date from, Position ...
Date from Position Nationality Name From Date to Ref.
31 August 2006 FW Scotland Calum Elliot Hearts 31 December 2006 [5]
31 January 2007 MF Hungary Krisztian Vadocz Auxerre End of Season [8]
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Out

More information Date, Position ...
Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
29 August 2006 FW Scotland Jim Hamilton Dunfermline Athletic Undisclosed [23]
31 August 2006 GK Scotland Alan Martin Leeds United Undisclosed [24]
31 January 2007 FW Republic of Ireland Richie Foran Southend United £150,000 [25]
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Loans out

More information Date from, Position ...
Date from Position Nationality Name To Date to Ref.
30 December 2006 MF Scotland Shaun Fagan Stenhousemuir 30 January 2007
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Released

More information Date, Position ...
Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref.
31 May 2007 MF Scotland Shaun Fagan Galway United July 2007
31 May 2007 MF Scotland Brian Kerr Hibernian 1 July 2007 [26]
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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 30 July 2006 19 May 2007 Matchday 1 10th 38 10 8 20 41 61 −20 026.32
Scottish Cup 6 January 2007 28 February 2007 Third Round Quarter-final 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 066.67
League Cup 22 August 2006 7 November 2006 Second Round Quarter-final 3 2 0 1 8 5 +3 066.67
Total 44 14 8 22 53 68 −15 031.82
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Last updated: 19 May 2007
Source: Competitions

Premier League

Classification

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
8 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 38 11 13 14 42 48 −6 46
9 Dundee United 38 10 12 16 40 59 −19 42
10 Motherwell 38 10 8 20 41 61 −20 38
11 St Mirren 38 8 12 18 31 51 −20 36
12 Dunfermline Athletic (R) 38 8 8 22 26 55 −29 32 Relegation to the Scottish First Division and
qualification for UEFA Cup second qualifying round[b]
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Source: Scottish Professional Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. 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. As Celtic, the Scottish Cup winners, qualified for the Champions League via their league position, the place in the UEFA Cup was passed to Dunfermline Athletic, the cup runner-up.

Results summary

More information Overall, Home ...
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 10 8 20 41 61  −20 38 5 3 11 25 34  −9 5 5 9 16 27  −11
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Source: BBC Sport

Results by round

More information Round, Ground ...
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAAHAAHHAAHAHHAAHAAHHAAHAHAHHHAAHAHA
ResultLLLLWLLDWWLDDLLWWLLWWDLLWWDLDLWLLLDLLD
Position111212121112121212101010101111109111110891010109899999101010101010
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Source: BBC Sport
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

[27]

More information Date, Opponent ...
Date Opponent Venue Result[28] Attendance Motherwell Scorer(s)[29] Report
30 July 2006RangersFir Park, Motherwell (H)1–211,745Phil O'DonnellFir Park Corner
5 August 2006St MirrenLove Street, Paisley (A)0–25,036Fir Park Corner
12 August 2006AberdeenFir Park, Motherwell (H)0–25,186Fir Park Corner
19 August 2006HibernianEaster Road, Edinburgh (A)1–313,274Scott McDonaldFir Park Corner
26 August 2006FalkirkFalkirk Stadium, Falkirk (A)1–04,594Scott McDonaldFir Park Corner
9 September 2006Inverness CTFir Park, Motherwell (H)1–44,091Scott McDonaldFir Park Corner
9 September 2006HeartsFir Park, Motherwell (H)0–15,931Fir Park Corner
23 September 2006Dundee UnitedTannadice, Dundee (A)1–15,036Calum ElliotFir Park Corner
30 September 2006KilmarnockFir Park, Motherwell (H)5–04,765Richie Foran, Mark Reynolds, Brian Kerr, Scott McDonald (2)Fir Park Corner
14 October 2006DunfermlineFir Park, Motherwell (H)2–14,527Scott McDonald, David ClarksonFir Park Corner
21 October 2006CelticCeltic Park, Glasgow (A)1–257,742Scott McDonaldFir Park Corner
28 October 2006RangersIbrox Stadium, Glasgow (A)1–149,785Brian KerrFir Park Corner
4 November 2006St MirrenFir Park, Motherwell (H)0–05,337Fir Park Corner
11 November 2006AberdeenPittodrie, Aberdeen (A)1–210,527Michael Hart (og)Fir Park Corner
18 November 2006HibernianFir Park, Motherwell (H)1–66,190Steven McGarryFir Park Corner
25 November 2006FalkirkFir Park, Motherwell (H)4–24,970Richie Foran (2 pens.), Scott McDonald, Calum ElliotFir Park Corner
2 December 2006Inverness CTCaledonian Stadium, Inverness (A)1–03,668Richie Foran (pen.)Fir Park Corner
9 December 2006HeartsTynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh (A)1–416,753Richie ForanFir Park Corner
16 December 2006Dundee UnitedFir Park, Motherwell (H)2–34,420Richie Foran (pen.), Mark ReynoldsFir Park Corner
23 December 2006KilmarnockRugby Park, Kilmarnock (A)2–15,576Richie Foran, Jim PatersonFir Park Corner
26 December 2006DunfermlineEast End Park, Dunfermline (A)2–04,200Marc Fitzpatrick, Scott McDonaldFir Park Corner
30 December 2006CelticFir Park, Motherwell (H)1–19,769Darren SmithFir Park Corner
2 January 2007RangersFir Park, Motherwell (H)0–110,338Fir Park Corner
27 January 2007HibernianEaster Road, Edinburgh (A)0–214,280Fir Park Corner
10 February 2007FalkirkFalkirk Stadium, Falkirk (A)2–14,478Scott McDonald, Darren SmithFir Park Corner
17 February 2007Inverness CTFir Park, Motherwell (H)1–04,258Scott McDonaldFir Park Corner
20 February 2007St MirrenLove Street, Paisley (A)0–03,576Fir Park Corner
5 March 2007HeartsFir Park, Motherwell (H)0–24,389Fir Park Corner
10 March 2007Dundee UnitedTannadice, Dundee (A)1–15,183Danny MurphyFir Park Corner
13 March 2007AberdeenFir Park, Motherwell (H)0–24,530Fir Park Corner
31 March 2007DunfermlineFir Park, Motherwell (H)2–04,511Scott McDonald (2)Fir Park Corner
3 April 2007KilmarnockFir Park, Motherwell (H)0–13,784Fir Park Corner
7 April 2007CelticCeltic Park, Glasgow (A)0–158,654Fir Park Corner
21 April 2007Inverness CTCaledonian Stadium, Inverness (A)0–23,804Fir Park Corner
28 April 2007FalkirkFir Park, Motherwell (H)3–33,640Darren Smith, Scott McDonald, David ClarksonFir Park Corner
7 May 2007DunfermlineEast End Park, Dunfermline (A)1–46,662Scott McDonald (pen.)Fir Park Corner
12 May 2007St MirrenFir Park, Motherwell (H)2–39,277Ross McCormack (2, 1 pen.)Fir Park Corner
19 May 2007Dundee UnitedTannadice, Dundee (A)0–06,070Fir Park Corner
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Scottish Cup

6 January 2007 Third Round Airdrie 0–1 Motherwell Airdrie
15:00 GMT Report Foran 31' Stadium: Excelsior Stadium
Attendance: 5,924
Referee: K Clarke
3 February 2007 Fourth Round Motherwell 2–0 Morton Motherwell
15:00 GMT Kerr 10'
McDonald 34'
Report Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 9,394
Referee: J Underhill
28 February 2007 Quarter-finals Motherwell 1–2 St Johnstone Motherwell
19:45 GMT McCormack 85' Report MacDonald 21'
Scotland 72'
Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 5,788
Referee: M McCurry

Scottish League Cup

More information Date, Round ...
Date Round Opponent H/A Score[28] Motherwell Scorer(s)[30] Attendance Report
22 August 2006 2nd Round Partick Thistle H 3–2 Richie Foran (6, 16) Steven McGarry (88) 3,752 BBC Sport
20 September 2006 3rd Round Queens Park A 3–0 Richie Foran (22, 47, 54(pen.)) 2,408 BBC Sport
7 November 2006 Quarter-final Kilmarnock A 2–3 Richie Foran (25(pen.)), David Clarkson (59) 5,601 BBC Sport
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Statistics

As of match played 19 May 2007[27][31]

Appearances

More information No., Pos ...
No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier LeagueScottish CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Scotland SCO Graeme Smith 28023+103010
2 DF Scotland SCO Martyn Corrigan 25019+303000
3 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Danny Murphy 16112+113000
4 MF Scotland SCO Brian Kerr 4133523130
5 DF Northern Ireland NIR Stephen Craigan 4003403030
6 DF Northern Ireland NIR Brian McLean 401+300000
7 FW Australia AUS Scott McDonald 371630+2153120
8 FW Scotland SCO Ross McCormack 1536+62111+10
10 MF Scotland SCO Phil O'Donnell (c) 31310000
11 DF Scotland SCO Jim Paterson 3813412020
12 FW Scotland SCO David Clarkson 34319+1022+101+11
13 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Paul Keegan 1004+400+2000
14 MF Scotland SCO Steven McGarry 31220+712+100+11
15 DF Scotland SCO William Kinniburgh 604+200000
15 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Trevor Molloy 800+601+1000
17 MF Scotland SCO Kevin McBride 20010+70001+20
18 GK Scotland SCO Colin Meldrum 18015+100020
19 DF Scotland SCO Paul Quinn 29224+220030
20 MF Scotland SCO Marc Fitzpatrick 28113+111201+10
22 MF Scotland SCO Keith Lasley 1701400030
24 DF Scotland SCO Robert Donnelly 30200010
26 MF Scotland SCO Kenny Connolly 301+100+1000
27 FW Scotland SCO Adam Coakley 30200010
29 MF Scotland SCO Stephen Maguire 40200020
30 DF Scotland SCO Mark Reynolds 4123523030
31 FW Scotland SCO Calum Elliot 17210+52001+10
31 MF Hungary HUN Krisztian Vadocz 1101100000
40 FW Scotland SCO Jamie Murphy 201+100000
Players away from the club on loan:
Players who left Motherwell during the season:
9 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Richie Foran 271422+171136
16 FW Scotland SCO Jim Hamilton 302+100000
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Goal scorers

More information Ranking, Position ...
Ranking Position Nation Number Name Premier League Scottish Cup League Cup Total
1FWScotland7Scott McDonald151016
2FWRepublic of Ireland9Richie Foran71614
3FWScotland12David Clarkson2013
MFScotland4Brian Kerr2103
FWScotland8Ross McCormack2103
6FWScotland31Calum Elliot2002
DFScotland30Mark Reynolds2002
MFScotland14Steven McGarry1012
DFScotland19Paul Quinn2002
10DFScotland20Marc Fitzpatrick1001
DFRepublic of Ireland3Danny Murphy1001
MFScotland10Phil O'Donnell1001
DFScotland11Jim Paterson1001
TOTALS 394851
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Clean sheets

More information Ranking, Position ...
Ranking Position Nation Number Name Premier League Scottish Cup League Cup Total
1GKScotland15Graeme Smith5027
2GKScotland18Colin Meldrum4004
TOTALS 80210
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Colin Meldrum & Graeme Smith both played in Motherwell's 0-0 draw with Dundee United on 19 May 2007

Disciplinary record

Number Nation Position Name Premier League Scottish Cup League Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
2ScotlandDFMartyn Corrigan 40000040
3Republic of IrelandDFDanny Murphy 10001020
4ScotlandMFBrian Kerr 40000040
5Northern IrelandDFStephen Craigan 50100060
6Northern IrelandDFBrian McLean 10000010
7AustraliaFWScott McDonald 81001091
8ScotlandFWRoss McCormack 10000010
10ScotlandMFPhil O'Donnell 30000030
11ScotlandDFJim Paterson 81000081
12ScotlandFWDavid Clarkson 51100061
13Republic of IrelandFWPaul Keegan 70100070
14ScotlandMFSteven McGarry 30000030
15ScotlandDFWillie Kinniburgh 20000020
15Republic of IrelandMFTrevor Molloy 30000030
17ScotlandMFKevin McBride 21000021
19ScotlandDFPaul Quinn 91000091
20ScotlandMFMarc Fitzpatrick 21000021
23ScotlandFWDarren Smith 00001010
24ScotlandDFRobert Donnolly 00100010
27ScotlandFWAdam Coakley 10000010
30ScotlandDFMark Reynolds 01000001
31ScotlandFWCalum Elliot 10100020
Players who left Motherwell during the season:
9Republic of IrelandFWRichie Foran 70000070
TOTALS 56 6 4 0 3 0 63 6

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