2017–18 Motherwell F.C. season
Motherwell 2017–18 football season
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The 2017–18 season was Motherwell's thirty-third consecutive season in the top flight of Scottish football and the fifth in the newly established Scottish Premiership,[1] having been promoted from the Scottish First Division at the end of the 1984–85 season. Motherwell also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup losing to Celtic in both finals
| 2017–18 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Brian McCafferty | ||
| Manager | Steve Robinson | ||
| Stadium | Fir Park | ||
| Scottish Premiership | 7th | ||
| Scottish Cup | Runners-up vs Celtic | ||
| League Cup | Runners-up vs Celtic | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Louis Moult (8) All: Louis Moult (14) | ||
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Season Review
On 2 June, Motherwell announced that they had signed Alex Fisher and Gaël Bigirimana, from Inverness C.T. and Coventry City respectively, on two-year contracts[2][3] and that James McFadden had left the club.[4] Three days later Motherwell announced their third signing of the season, Craig Tanner on a two-year contract from Reading.[5] Motherwell announced their fourth signing of the summer on 6 June, goalkeeper Trevor Carson from Hartlepool United on a three-year contract.[6] Russell Griffiths became Motherwell's sixth signing of the season on 21 June, signing a one-year contract with the club after his Everton contract had expired.[7] Also on 21 June, Keith Lasley hung up his boots and became the club's new assistant manager.[8] Motherwell announced their seventh summer signing on 30 June, Charles Dunne from Oldham Athletic.[9]
On 5 July, Motherwell announced the signing of Cédric Kipré on a one-year contract after his release from Leicester City.[10] Craig Clay left the club on 17 July to sign with Leyton Orient.[11]
Young striker George Newell signed a one-year contract with Motherwell on 24 July,[12] with Ellis Plummer joining on 2 August.[13]
On 14 August, it was announced that Stephen McManus had decided to retire from professional football and take up a coaching role with Motherwell.[14]
6 weeks into his one-year deal, Cédric Kipré signed a one-year extension with Motherwell on 23 August.[15]
On 31 August, transfer deadline day, Ben Heneghan joined Sheffield United for an undisclosed fee,[16] whilst Jack McMillan joined Livingston on loan until January 2018,[17] and P. J. Morrison joined Clyde on loan until January 2018.[18] Liam Grimshaw returned to the club from Preston North End,[19] and Peter Hartley joined the club on a one-year loan deal.[20]
On 13 October, manager Stephen Robinson extended his contract until 2020,[21] and midfielder Allan Campbell signed a new contract until 2021.[22]
On 14 December, Motherwell announced that they had agreed to the transfer of Louis Moult to Preston North End for an undisclosed fee on 1 January 2018.[23]
On 16 December, Motherwell announced the signing of Gennadios Xenodochof on a short-term contract until the middle January 2018.[24]
On 3 January, Motherwell signed Curtis Main to an eighteen-month contract from Portsmouth.[25]
On 5 January, Motherwell announced that Steven Hammell would retire at the end of January to take up the role of the club's Academy Director.[26]
On 9 January, Motherwell signed Nadir Çiftçi on loan from Celtic until the end of the season.[27] A week later, 16 January, Motherwell signed Tom Aldred on loan until the end of the season from Bury.[28]
Following the completion of his loan deal, Jack McMillan signed for Livingston permanently on 19 January 2018.[29] On 23 January, Peter Hartley made his loan move permanent, signing until the summer of 2020.[30] On 26 January, Alex Fisher left the club to sign for Yeovil Town.[31]
On 31 January, transfer deadline day, Motherwell signed Stephen Hendrie on loan from Southend United until the end of the season,[32] whilst Adam Livingstone joined East Fife on loan for the remainder of the season.[33]
On 13 April, Motherwell announced that defenders Cédric Kipré, Charles Dunne and Richard Tait all had extended their contracts until the summer of 2020, whilst Ryan Bowman had extended his contract until the summer of 2019.[34]
On 16 May, Motherwell announced that midfielders Liam Grimshaw and Andy Rose had signed new one-year contracts with the club.[35]
On 21 May, Motherwell announced that Russell Griffiths, Ellis Plummer, Deimantas Petravičius, Luke Watt and Dylan King would be leaving the club at the end of their contracts, whilst Tom Aldred, Stephen Hendrie and Nadir Çiftçi would be returning to their parent clubs after their loan deals had expired. Shea Gordon, Adam Livingstone, Barry Maguire, James Scott, P. J. Morrison, Jason Krones, Jordan Armstrong, Shaun Bowers and Alfredo Agyeman were all offered new contracts.[36]
Squad
- As of match played 19 May 2018[37]
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
| 1 | Trevor Carson |  |
GK | 5 March 1988 (aged 30) | Hartlepool United | 2017[6] | 2020[6] | 46 | 0 | |
| 13 | Russell Griffiths |  |
GK | 13 April 1996 (aged 22) | Everton | 2017[7] | 2018[7] | 10 | 0 | |
| 39 | P. J. Morrison |  |
GK | 1 January 1998 (aged 20) | Academy | 2015 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Defenders | ||||||||||
| 2 | Richard Tait | |
DF | 24 March 1989 (aged 29) | Grimsby Town | 2016[38] | 2020[34] | 77 | 3 | |
| 3 | Stephen Hendrie | |
DF | 8 January 1995 (aged 23) | loan from Southend United | 2018[32] | 2018[32] | 7 | 0 | |
| 6 | Peter Hartley | |
DF | 3 April 1988 (aged 30) | Blackpool | 2018 | 2020[30] | 17 | 3 | |
| 14 | Ellis Plummer | |
DF | 2 September 1994 (aged 23) | Manchester City | 2017[13] | 2018[13] | 1 | 0 | |
| 18 | Charles Dunne |  |
DF | 13 February 1993 (aged 25) | Oldham Athletic | 2017[9] | 2020[34] | 45 | 1 | |
| 19 | Tom Aldred | |
DF | 11 September 1990 (aged 27) | loan from Bury | 2018[28] | 2018 | 22 | 1 | |
| 21 | Cédric Kipré |  |
DF | 9 December 1996 (aged 21) | Leicester City | 2017[10] | 2020[34] | 49 | 1 | |
| 30 | Luke Watt | |
DF | 20 June 1997 (aged 20) | Academy | 2014 | 2018[39] | 8 | 0 | |
| Yusuf Hussain | |
DF | 26 April 2001 (aged 17) | Falkirk | 2018 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Midfielders | ||||||||||
| 4 | Liam Grimshaw | |
MF | 2 February 1995 (aged 23) | Preston North End | 2017[19] | 2019[35] | 37 | 0 | |
| 5 | Gaël Bigirimana |  |
MF | 22 October 1993 (aged 24) | Coventry City | 2017 | 2019[3] | 36 | 2 | |
| 7 | Chris Cadden | |
MF | 19 September 1996 (aged 21) | Academy | 2013 | 2019[40] | 114 | 11 | |
| 8 | Carl McHugh | |
MF | 5 February 1993 (aged 25) | Plymouth Argyle | 2016[41] | 2019[42] | 69 | 3 | |
| 11 | Elliott Frear | |
MF | 11 September 1990 (aged 27) | Forest Green Rovers | 2017[43] | 2019[43] | 45 | 4 | |
| 15 | Andy Rose |  |
MF | 13 February 1990 (aged 28) | Coventry City | 2017[44] | 2019[35] | 40 | 2 | |
| 22 | Allan Campbell | |
MF | 4 July 1997 (aged 20) | Academy | 2015 | 2021[22] | 43 | 3 | |
| 26 | Ross MacLean | |
MF | 13 March 1997 (aged 21) | Academy | 2014 | 2019[45] | 19 | 1 | |
| 28 | Shea Gordon | |
MF | 16 May 1998 (aged 20) | Stalybridge Celtic | 2017 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 31 | David Turnbull | |
MF | 10 July 1999 (aged 18) | Academy | 2017 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 32 | Dylan King | |
MF | 27 August 1998 (aged 19) | Oldham Athletic | 2017 | 2018 | 0 | 0 | |
| 33 | Liam Brown | |
MF | 6 August 1999 (aged 18) | Queen's Park | 2017 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 34 | Barry Maguire | |
MF | 27 April 1998 (aged 20) | Academy | 2015 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 35 | Jake Hastie | |
MF | 18 March 1999 (aged 19) | Academy | 2016 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 37 | Jordan Armstrong | |
MF | 2 April 1999 (aged 19) | Academy | 2017 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 41 | Kyle MacDonald | |
MF | 1 January 2000 (aged 18) | Academy | 2017 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Forwards | ||||||||||
| 9 | Curtis Main | |
FW | 20 June 1992 (aged 25) | Portsmouth | 2018[25] | 2019 | 21 | 7 | |
| 12 | Ryan Bowman | |
FW | 30 November 1991 (aged 26) | Gateshead | 2016[46] | 2019[34] | 66 | 12 | |
| 20 | Deimantas Petravičius |  |
FW | 2 September 1995 (aged 22) | Zagłębie Lubin | 2017[47] | 2018[47] | 14 | 0 | |
| 23 | Nadir Çiftçi |  |
FW | 12 February 1992 (aged 26) | loan from Celtic | 2018[27] | 2018 | 15 | 3 | |
| 24 | George Newell | |
FW | 27 December 1997 (aged 20) | Bolton Wanderers | 2017[12] | 2018[12] | 9 | 0 | |
| 27 | Craig Tanner | |
FW | 27 October 1994 (aged 23) | Reading | 2017 | 2019[5] | 36 | 9 | |
| 36 | Dylan Falconer | |
FW | 23 May 1999 (aged 18) | Academy | 2015 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 38 | James Scott | |
FW | 30 August 2000 (aged 17) | Academy | 2017 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 40 | Alfredo Agyeman |  |
FW | 1 November 2000 (aged 17) | Academy | 2018 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 42 | Jamie Semple | |
FW | 17 May 2000 (aged 18) | Academy | 2017 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Away on loan | ||||||||||
| 16 | Rohan Ferguson | |
GK | 6 December 1997 (aged 20) | Airdrieonians | 2017[48] | 2020 | 0 | 0 | |
| 43 | Adam Livingstone | |
DF | 22 February 1998 (aged 20) | Academy | 2015 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Left during the season | ||||||||||
| 3 | Steven Hammell | |
DF | 18 February 1982 (aged 35) | Southend United | 2008 | 2018[49] | 582 | 5 | |
| 4 | Ben Heneghan | |
DF | 19 September 1993 (aged 23) | Chester | 2016[38] | 2018[38] | 50 | 1 | |
| 6 | Stephen McManus | |
DF | 10 September 1982 (aged 34) | Middlesbrough | 2013[50] | 2018[51] | 156 | 6 | |
| 9 | Louis Moult | |
FW | 14 May 1992 (aged 25) | Wrexham | 2015[52] | 2018[52] | 98 | 50 | |
| 17 | Alex Fisher | |
FW | 30 June 1990 (aged 26) | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2017 | 19 | 0 | ||
| 19 | Jacob Blyth | |
FW | 14 August 1992 (aged 24) | Leicester City | 2016[38] | 2018[38] | 9 | 0 | |
| 19 | Gennadios Xenodochof |  |
GK | 30 May 1988 (aged 28) | Unattached | 2017 | 2018 | 0 | 0 | |
| 30 | Jack McMillan | |
DF | 18 December 1997 (aged 19) | Academy | 2015 | 16 | 0 | ||
Transfers
In
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 June 2017 | FW | |
Alex Fisher | Inverness C.T. | Free | [2] |
| 2 June 2017 | MF | |
Gaël Bigirimana | Coventry City | Free | [3] |
| 5 June 2017 | FW | |
Craig Tanner | Reading | Free | [5] |
| 6 June 2017 | GK | |
Trevor Carson | Hartlepool United | Undisclosed | [6] |
| 13 June 2017 | MF | |
Andy Rose | Coventry City | Free | [44] |
| 21 June 2017 | GK | |
Russell Griffiths | Everton | Free | [7] |
| 30 June 2017 | DF | |
Charles Dunne | Oldham Athletic | Free | [9] |
| 5 July 2017 | DF | |
Cédric Kipré | Leicester City | Free | [10] |
| 24 July 2017 | FW | |
George Newell | Bolton Wanderers | Free | [12] |
| 2 August 2017 | DF | |
Ellis Plummer | Manchester City | Free | [13] |
| 18 August 2017 | GK | |
Rohan Ferguson | Airdrieonians | Undisclosed | [48] |
| 22 August 2017 | FW | |
Deimantas Petravičius | Zagłębie Lubin | Undisclosed | [47] |
| 31 August 2017 | MF | |
Liam Grimshaw | Preston North End | Free | [19] |
| 16 December 2017 | GK | |
Gennadios Xenodochof | Unattached | Free | [24] |
| 1 January 2018 | DF | |
Yusuf Hussain | Falkirk | Undisclosed | |
| 3 January 2018 | FW | |
Curtis Main | Portsmouth | Undisclosed | [25] |
| 23 January 2018 | DF | |
Peter Hartley | Blackpool | Undisclosed | [30] |
Loans in
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date to | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2017 | DF | |
Peter Hartley | Blackpool | 23 January 2018 | [20][30] |
| 9 January 2018 | FW | |
Nadir Çiftçi | Celtic | 31 May 2018 | [27] |
| 16 January 2018 | DF | |
Tom Aldred | Bury | 31 May 2018 | [28] |
| 31 January 2018 | DF | |
Stephen Hendrie | Southend United | 31 May 2018 | [32] |
Out
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 July 2017 | MF | |
Dom Thomas | Kilmarnock | Free | [53][54] |
| 17 July 2017 | MF | |
Craig Clay | Leyton Orient | Undisclosed | [11] |
| 31 August 2017 | DF | |
Ben Heneghan | Sheffield United | Undisclosed | [16] |
| 14 December 2017† | FW | |
Louis Moult | Preston North End | Undisclosed | [23] |
| 19 January 2018 | DF | |
Jack McMillan | Livingston | Undisclosed | [29] |
| 26 January 2018 | FW | |
Alex Fisher | Yeovil Town | Free | [31] |
- † Moult's transfers was announced on the above date, but were not finalised until 1 January 2018.
Loans out
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date to | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 August 2017 | GK | |
Rohan Ferguson | Airdrieonians | 31 May 2018 | [48] |
| 18 August 2017 | DF | |
Luke Watt | Airdrieonians | Six-month | [48] |
| 18 August 2017 | MF | |
Jake Hastie | Airdrieonians | Six-month | [48] |
| 31 August 2017 | GK | |
P. J. Morrison | Clyde | January 2018 | [18] |
| 31 August 2017 | DF | |
Jack McMillan | Livingston | January 2018 | [17] |
| 31 January 2018 | DF | |
Adam Livingstone | East Fife | 31 May 2018 | [33] |
Released
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | Joined | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 June 2017 | FW | |
James McFadden | Queen of the South | 8 September 2017 | [4][55] |
| 21 June 2017 | MF | |
Keith Lasley | Retired | [8] | |
| 8 August 2017 | FW | |
Jacob Blyth | Barrow | 26 June 2018 | [56][57] |
| 14 August 2017 | DF | |
Stephen McManus | Retired | [14] | |
| 16 January 2018 | GK | |
Gennadios Xenodochof | AEL | 8 February 2018 | |
| 31 January 2018 | DF | |
Steven Hammell | Retired | [26] | |
| 31 May 2018 | GK | |
Russell Griffiths | AFC Fylde | 28 June 2018 | [36][58] |
| 31 May 2018 | DF | |
Ellis Plummer | Retired | 3 September 2019 | [36][59] |
| 31 May 2018 | DF | |
Luke Watt | NK Novigrad | [36] | |
| 31 May 2018 | MF | |
Dylan King | Glenavon | 26 June 2018 | [36][60] |
| 31 May 2018 | FW | |
Deimantas Petravičius | Falkirk | 19 June 2018 | [36][61] |
Trial
| Date From | Position | Nationality | Name | Last club | Date To | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF |  |
Bira Dembélé | Barnet | |||
| DF | |
Cédric Kipré | Leicester City | |||
| FW | |
Shaun Tuton | Barnsley | |||
| 8 February 2018 | GK |  |
Dheeraj Moirangthem | Indian Arrows | [62] |
Friendlies
| 1 July 2017 Friendly | Stirling Albion | 0 – 2 | Motherwell | Stirling |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Tuton  Bowman |
Stadium: Forthbank Stadium Attendance: 1,044 |
| 4 July 2017 Friendly | Livingston | 0 – 2 | Motherwell | Livingston |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Bigirimana 44' Bowman 86' |
Stadium: Almondvale Stadium Attendance: 824 |
| 8 July 2017 Friendly | Gateshead | 3 – 2 | Motherwell | Gateshead |
| 12:00 BST | M.Langstaff 40' Green 64' T.White 76' |
Report | Bowman 90+1' Rose 90+2' |
Stadium: Gateshead International Stadium Attendance: 553 |
| 11 July 2017 Friendly | Barrow | 1 – 0 | Motherwell | Barrow-in-Furness |
| 18:30 BST | R.Bennett 9' |
Report | Stadium: Holker Street |
Competitions
Premiership
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Kilmarnock | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 49 | 47 | +2 | 59 | |
| 6 | Heart of Midlothian | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 49 | |
| 7 | Motherwell | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 43 | 49 | −6 | 48 | |
| 8 | St Johnstone | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 42 | 53 | −11 | 46 | |
| 9 | Dundee | 38 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 36 | 57 | −21 | 39 |
Source: Soccerway BBC
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification and second-stage group allocation).[63]
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification and second-stage group allocation).[63]
Notes:
- Teams play each other three times (33 matches) before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).
Results by round
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 | 43 | 49 | −6 | 48 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 27 | −10 |
Source: See Results
Results
| 6 August 2017 1 | Motherwell | 1 – 2 | Rangers | Motherwell |
| 13:30 BST (UTC+1) | Heneghan 40' 78' Dunne 49' Moult 58' Tait 90+1' |
Report | Dorrans 4', 58' (pen.) 79' Cardoso 68' |
Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 9,974 Referee: Bobby Madden |
| 12 August 2017 2 | St Johnstone | 4 – 1 | Motherwell | Perth |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+1) | MacLean 8' 57' O'Halloran 18', 74' Davidson 90+3' |
Report | Rose 28' McHugh 36'  76' Carson  63' Dunne 89' |
Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 3,451 Referee: Craig Thomson |
| 19 August 2017 3 | Motherwell | 2 – 0 | Ross County | Motherwell |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+1) | Heneghan 3' Rose 27' Tait 53' Moult 74' (pen.) |
Report | Chow 17' Fraser 46' van der Weg 74' |
Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 3,911 Referee: Alan Muir |
| 26 August 2017 4 | Motherwell | 2 – 1 | Heart of Midlothian | Motherwell |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+1) | Bowman 37' Moult 41' Frear 49' Kipré 71' |
Report | Grzelak 10' Lafferty 30' Randall 60' Walker 77' |
Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 6,568 Referee: John Beaton |
| 9 September 2017 5 | Motherwell | 2 – 0 | Kilmarnock | Motherwell |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+1) | Kipré 24' Bowman 65' Grimshaw 84' Moult 88' (pen.) McHugh 90+2' |
Report | Wilson 88' |
Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,621 Referee: Bobby Madden |
| 16 September 2017 6 | Hibernian | 2 – 2 | Motherwell | Edinburgh |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+1) | Stokes 21' (pen.), 57' Slivka 70' |
Report | Tait 15' Moult 21' 64', 74' McHugh 36' Kipré 88' |
Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 17,335 Referee: Barry Cook |
| 24 September 2017 7 | Motherwell | 0 – 1 | Aberdeen | Motherwell |
| 12:15 BST (UTC+1) | McHugh 49' Dunne 88' |
Report | Logan 45' Considine 57' Shinnie 89' |
Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,535 Referee: Nick Walsh |
| 30 September 2017 8 | Motherwell | 3 – 0 | Partick Thistle | Motherwell |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+1) | Hartley 7' Tanner 56' Bowman 82' |
Report | Černý 6' Barton 33' Lawless 85' Edwards 87' |
Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,692 Referee: Greg Aitken |
| 14 October 2017 9 | Hamilton Academical | 1 – 2 | Motherwell | Hamilton |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+1) | Skondras 15' Biabi 49' |
Report | Rose 32' McHugh 35' Hartley 51' Campbell 76' |
Stadium: New Douglas Park Attendance: 3,869 Referee: Craig Thomson |
| 21 October 2017 10 | Motherwell | v | Celtic | Motherwell |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+1) | Stadium: Fir Park | |||
| Note: Match postponed due to both Motherwell and Celtic participating in the League Cup Semi-finals. | ||||
| 25 October 2017 11 | Dundee | 0 – 1 | Motherwell | Dundee |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+1) | Deacon 28' O'Dea 30' Moussa 64' |
Report | Tanner 5' Hartley 34' Tait 70' Bigirimana 77' |
Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 5,254 Referee: Stephen Finnie |
| 28 October 2017 12 | Motherwell | 0 – 1 | Hibernian | Motherwell |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+1) | Campbell 52' |
Report | Boyle 27' |
Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 6,043 Referee: Bobby Madden |
| 4 November 2017 13 | Ross County | 3 – 2 | Motherwell | Dingwall |
| 15:00 GMT (UTC) | Gardyne 13', 42' Keillor-Dunn 26' Draper 84' |
Report | Bowman 48' Hartley 52' Moult 79' |
Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 4,014 Referee: Euan Anderson |
| 18 November 2017 14 | Aberdeen | 0 – 2 | Motherwell | Aberdeen |
| 15:00 GMT (UTC) | Considine 42' Christie 86' |
Report | Bowman 41' Moult 42', 54' |
Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 14,013 Referee: Bobby Madden |
| 25 November 2017 15 | Motherwell | v | St Johnstone | Motherwell |
| 15:00 GMT (UTC) | Stadium: Fir Park |
| 29 November 2017 10 | Motherwell | 1 – 1 | Celtic | Motherwell |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+1) | Campbell 51' McHugh 74' Lustig  78' (o.g.) Moult 81' Dunne 86' |
Report | Sinclair 88' (pen.) Griffiths 90+3' |
Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 9,164 Referee: Willie Collum |
| Note: Match rearranged from 21 October 2017 due to both Motherwell and Celtic participating in the League Cup Semi-finals. | ||||
| 2 December 2017 16 | Celtic | 5 – 1 | Motherwell | Glasgow |
| 15:00 GMT (UTC) | Brown 11' Édouard 16', 33', 85' Forrest 76', 88' |
Report | Tait 24' Campbell 37' Frear 65' McHugh 75' |
Stadium: Celtic Park Referee: Kevin Clancy |
| 9 December 2017 17 | Heart of Midlothian | 1 – 0 | Motherwell | Edinburgh |
| 15:00 GMT (UTC) | Lafferty 39' |
Report | Kipré 32' Tait 85' |
Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 15,984 Referee: Dallas |
| 13 December 2017 18 | Partick Thistle | 3 – 2 | Motherwell | Glasgow |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC) | Spittal 16' Edwards 22' Sammon 28' McGinn 90+2' |
Report | Bowman 56' 70' Tanner 79' |
Stadium: Firhill Stadium Attendance: 2,452 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 16 December 2017 19 | Kilmarnock | 1 – 0 | Motherwell | Kilmarnock |
| 15:00 GMT (UTC) | S.Boyd 42' Broadfoot 88' |
Report | McHugh 79' |
Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 4,179 Referee: Euan Anderson |
| 23 December 2017 20 | Motherwell | 1 – 1 | Dundee | Motherwell |
| 15:00 GMT (UTC) | Bigirimana 55' Rose 58' Tanner 61' (pen.) |
Report | Moussa 45' McGowan 47' Kerr 88' |
Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,173 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 27 December 2017 21 | Rangers | 2 – 0 | Motherwell | Glasgow |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC) | Wilson 56' McCrorie 68' Morelos 76' |
Report | Kipré 42' Tait 45+7' Bigirimana 73' Grimshaw 82' |
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 49,273 Referee: John Beaton |
| 30 December 2017 22 | Motherwell | 1 – 3 | Hamilton Academical | Motherwell |
| 15:00 GMT (UTC) | Tanner 3' Hartley 41' 90+4' Grimshaw 86' Hammell 88' |
Report | Tomas 37' Imrie 41' (pen.) Donati 52' Bingham 53' Docherty 76' |
Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,890 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
| 24 January 2018 23 | Motherwell | 2 – 0 | Ross County | Motherwell |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC) | Souttar 45' (o.g.) Main 47' Kipré 79' MacLean 81' |
Report | Routis 60' |
Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 3,196 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
| 27 January 2018 24 | Heart of Midlothian | 1 – 1 | Motherwell | Edinburgh |
| 15:00 GMT (UTC) | Milinković 80' |
Report | McHugh 46' Main 66' 90+6' |
Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium Attendance: 16,717 Referee: Willie Collum |
| 31 January 2018 25 | Hibernian | 2 – 1 | Motherwell | Edinburgh |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC) | Kamberi 28' Barker 47' |
Report | Tait 17' Campbell 31' Main 78' 90+2' |
Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 15,459 Referee: Alan Muir |
| 3 February 2018 26 | Motherwell | 1 – 1 | Partick Thistle | Motherwell |
| 15:00 GMT (UTC) | Tait 52' McHugh 66' Çiftçi 79' |
Report | Osman 43' Doolan 53' McGinn 61' Dumbuya 74' Edwards 89' |
Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,607 Referee: Nick Walsh |
| 6 February 2017 15 | Motherwell | 2 – 0 | St Johnstone | Motherwell |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC) | Campbell 64' Main 70' |
Report | Kerr 45' |
Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 3,227 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 17 February 2018 27 | Motherwell | 0 – 1 | Kilmarnock | Motherwell |
| 15:00 GMT (UTC) | Tanner 72' |
Report | Brophy 29' O'Donnell 34' Broadfoot 53' |
Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 5,322 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 24 February 2018 28 | Dundee | 0 – 1 | Motherwell | Dundee |
| 15:00 GMT (UTC) | McGowan 75' |
Report | Tanner 33' 62' Çiftçi 51' McHugh 75' |
Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 5,003 Referee: Alan Muir |
| 28 February 2018 29 | Motherwell | v | Aberdeen | Motherwell |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC) | Stadium: Fir Park | |||
| Note: On 28 February, the SPFL postponed all games scheduled to be played on the 28th due heavy snow.[64] | ||||
| 10 March 2018 30 | Hamilton Academical | 2 – 0 | Motherwell | Hamilton |
| 15:00 GMT (UTC) | Ogkmpoe 11' Ferguson 34' Templeton 69' |
Report | Kipré 51' Dunne 77' |
Stadium: New Douglas Park Attendance: 3,182 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 18 March 2018 31 | Motherwell | 0 – 0 | Celtic | Motherwell |
| 14:15 GMT (UTC) | McHugh 13' Kipré 41' |
Report | Ntcham 11' |
Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 8,717 Referee: Craig Thomson |
| 31 March 2018 32 | Motherwell | 2 – 2 | Rangers | Motherwell |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+1) | Main 9' (pen.) Campbell 16' |
Report | Morelos 10' Tavernier 51' (pen.) Murphy 53' Dorrans 58' |
Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 8,915 Referee: Nick Walsh |
| 3 April 2018 29 | Motherwell | 0 – 2 | Aberdeen | Motherwell |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+1) | Tait 80' |
Report | Árnason 65' McLean 68' |
Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,127 Referee: Don Robertson |
| Note: Match originally scheduled for 28 February. | ||||
| 7 April 2018 33 | St Johnstone | 0 – 0 | Motherwell | Perth |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+1) | Foster 62' Davidson 80' |
Report | Kipré 51' Rose 75' |
Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 2,409 Referee: Willie Collum |
| 21 April 2018 34 | Ross County | 0 – 0 | Motherwell | Dingwall |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+1) | Lindsay 45+1' Schalk 53' Fontaine 90+1' |
Report | Kipré 54' |
Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 3,879 Referee: Alan Muir |
| 28 April 2018 35 | Motherwell | 2 – 1 | Dundee | Motherwell |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+1) | Bowman 28' Kipré 52' |
Report | Kusunga 23' O'Dea 64' McGowan 90' |
Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,064 Referee: Nick Walsh |
| 5 May 2018 36 | Motherwell | 1 – 5 | St Johnstone | Motherwell |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+1) | Bigirimana 78' 84' Çiftçi 83' |
Report | MacLean 31', 40', 56' Anderson 36' Davidson 79' McMillan 81' |
Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 3,524 Referee: Gavin Duncan |
| 8 May 2018 37 | Partick Thistle | 0 – 1 | Motherwell | Glasgow |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+1) | Edwards 90+1' |
Report | Bowman 60' 75' Campbell 67' |
Stadium: Firhill Stadium Attendance: 3,320 Referee: Bobby Madden |
Scottish Cup
| 20 January 2018 Fourth Round | Motherwell | 2 – 0 | Hamilton Academical | Motherwell |
| 15:00 GMT (UTC) | McMann 4' (o.g.) Tanner 20' 35' (pen.) Campbell 70' |
Report | Lyon 39' |
Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,725 Referee: Craig Thomson |
| 10 February 2018 Fifth Round | Dundee | 0 – 2 | Motherwell | Dundee |
| 15:00 GMT (UTC) | McGowan 32' |
Report | McHugh 28' Tanner 30' Çiftçi 31' Holt 56' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 4,663 Referee: Bobby Madden |
| 4 March 2018 Quarter-final | Motherwell | 2 – 1 | Heart of Midlothian | Motherwell |
| 14:15 GMT (UTC) | Aldred 5' McLaughlin 7' (o.g.) Kipré 80' McHugh 22' 87' |
Report | Lafferty 51' (pen.) Naismith 81' Adão 85' |
Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 7,564 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
| 14 April 2018 Semi-final | Motherwell | 3 – 0 | Aberdeen | Glasgow |
| 12:15 BST (UTC+1) | Main 20', 66' Bowman 22' |
Report | O'Connor 57' Stewart 88' |
Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 18,470 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
Final
League Cup
Group stage
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MOT | GMO | QPA | EDC | BER | |
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| 1 | Motherwell (Q) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 12 | Qualification for the Second Round | — | 4–0 | — | — | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Greenock Morton | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 8 | — | — | p2–2 | 5–0 | — | ||
| 3 | Queen's Park | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 1–5 | — | — | 3–0 | — | ||
| 4 | Edinburgh City | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 2 | 1–2 | — | — | — | p2–2 | ||
| 5 | Berwick Rangers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 1 | — | 0–1 | 2–3 | — | — |
Matches
| 15 July 2017 1 | Queen's Park | 1 – 5 | Motherwell | Glasgow |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+1) | Cummins 23' |
Report | Cadden 10' Tanner 53' Bowman 74', 77' Moult 85' |
Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 1,590 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 22 July 2017 2 | Motherwell | 4 – 0 | Greenock Morton | Motherwell |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+1) | Dunne 3' Cadden 25' Bigirimana 32' Tait 67' Moult 72' |
Report | Harkins 39' |
Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 3,113 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
| 25 July 2017 3 | Edinburgh City | 1 – 2 | Motherwell | Edinburgh |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+1) | Thomson 60' Grimes 69' Mackie 87' |
Report | Cadden 74' Frear 89' |
Stadium: Ainslie Park Attendance: 970 Referee: Gavin Duncan |
| 29 July 2017 4 | Motherwell | 1 – 0 | Berwick Rangers | Motherwell |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+1) | Frear 82' |
Report | K.Stewart 64' |
Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 2,524 Referee: Stephen Finnie |
Knockout stage
| 9 August 2017 Second round | Ross County | 2 – 3 (a.e.t.) | Motherwell | Dingwall |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+1) | Schalk 65' Dow 69' Curran 104' (pen.) |
Report | Bigirimana 50' Moult 77' MacLean 90+3' 112' Cadden 92' Dunne 104' |
Stadium: Victoria Park Referee: Stephen Finnie |
Final
Challenge Cup
| 16 August 2017 First Round | Motherwell Colts | 2 – 1 | Queen's Park | Stirling |
| 19:30 BST (UTC+1) | L.Brown 27' D.Turnbull 45+1' Plummer 62' A.Livingstone 69' Gordon 88' |
Report | Cummins 29' R.Docherty 54' |
Stadium: Forthbank Stadium Attendance: 168 Referee: David Dickinson |
Squad statistics
Appearances
- As of match played 19 May 2018
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Scottish Premiership | Scottish Cup | League Cup | ||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| 1 | GK | NIR |
Trevor Carson | 46 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2 | DF | SCO |
Richard Tait | 45 | 2 | 32+1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||
| 3 | DF | SCO |
Stephen Hendrie | 7 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | MF | ENG |
Liam Grimshaw | 19 | 0 | 10+5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
| 5 | MF | BDI |
Gaël Bigirimana | 35 | 2 | 11+15 | 1 | 0+3 | 0 | 4+2 | 1 | ||
| 6 | DF | ENG |
Peter Hartley | 17 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 7 | MF | SCO |
Chris Cadden | 45 | 4 | 30+3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7+1 | 4 | ||
| 8 | MF | IRL |
Carl McHugh | 46 | 1 | 32+2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 9 | FW | ENG |
Curtis Main | 21 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11 | MF | ENG |
Elliott Frear | 29 | 3 | 13+9 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 3+2 | 2 | ||
| 12 | FW | ENG |
Ryan Bowman | 41 | 9 | 22+9 | 6 | 2+1 | 1 | 5+2 | 2 | ||
| 13 | GK | ENG |
Russell Griffiths | 6 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 14 | DF | ENG |
Ellis Plummer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 15 | MF | AUS |
Andy Rose | 39 | 2 | 21+6 | 2 | 3+1 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 | ||
| 18 | DF |  EIR |
Charles Dunne | 44 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
| 19 | DF | SCO |
Tom Aldred | 22 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 20 | FW | LTU |
Deimantas Petravičius | 13 | 0 | 1+11 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 21 | DF | CIV |
Cédric Kipré | 48 | 1 | 34+1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 22 | MF | SCO |
Allan Campbell | 35 | 2 | 24+4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | ||
| 23 | FW | TUR |
Nadir Çiftçi | 15 | 3 | 8+3 | 3 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 24 | FW | ENG |
George Newell | 9 | 0 | 1+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 26 | MF | SCO |
Ross MacLean | 10 | 1 | 1+6 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | ||
| 27 | FW | ENG |
Craig Tanner | 35 | 8 | 15+10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4+3 | 1 | ||
| 31 | MF | SCO |
David Turnbull | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 33 | MF | SCO |
Liam Brown | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 34 | DF | SCO |
Barry Maguire | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 38 | FW | SCO |
James Scott | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
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| Players who left Motherwell during the season: | |||||||||||||
| 3 | DF | SCO |
Steven Hammell | 8 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 4 | DF | ENG |
Ben Heneghan | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 6 | DF | SCO |
Stephen McManus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 9 | FW | ENG |
Louis Moult | 22 | 14 | 13+2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5+2 | 6 | ||
| 17 | FW | ENG |
Alex Fisher | 19 | 0 | 6+5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+5 | 0 | ||
| 25 | DF | SCO |
Jack McMillan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Goal scorers
- As of match played 19 May 2018
| Ranking | Nation | Position | Number | Name | Premiership | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Total |
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| 1 | FW | | 9 | Louis Moult | 8 | 0 | 6 | 14 |
| 2 | FW | | 12 | Ryan Bowman | 7 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 3 | FW | | 27 | Craig Tanner | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 4 | FW | | 9 | Curtis Main | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 | Own goal | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | |||
| 6 | MF | | 7 | Chris Cadden | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 7 | FW | | 23 | Nadir Çiftçi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| DF | | 6 | Peter Hartley | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| MF | | 11 | Elliott Frear | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 10 | MF | | 15 | Andy Rose | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MF | | 22 | Allan Campbell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| MF | | 5 | Gaël Bigirimana | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| DF | | 2 | Richard Tait | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 14 | DF | | 4 | Ben Heneghan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DF | | 21 | Cédric Kipré | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | | 19 | Tom Aldred | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | | 8 | Carl McHugh | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | | 18 | Charles Dunne | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| MF | | 26 | Ross MacLean | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| TOTALS | 43 | 9 | 20 | 72 | ||||
Clean sheets
- As of match played 19 May 2018
| Ranking | Nation | Position | Number | Name | Premiership | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Total |
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| 1 | GK | | 1 | Trevor Carson | 11 | 3 | 4 | 18 |
| 2 | GK | | 13 | Russell Griffiths | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTALS | 13 | 3 | 4 | 20 | ||||
Disciplinary record
- As of match played 19 May 2018
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| 1 | | GK | Trevor Carson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2 | | DF | Richard Tait | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 4 | | MF | Liam Grimshaw | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 5 | | MF | Gaël Bigirimana | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 6 | | DF | Peter Hartley | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
| 7 | | MF | Chris Cadden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 8 | | MF | Carl McHugh | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | ||
| 9 | | FW | Curtis Main | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 11 | | MF | Elliott Frear | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 12 | | FW | Ryan Bowman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 15 | | MF | Andy Rose | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 18 | | DF | Charles Dunne | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 19 | | DF | Tom Aldred | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 21 | | DF | Cédric Kipré | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2 | ||
| 22 | | MF | Allan Campbell | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 23 | | FW | Nadir Çiftçi | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 26 | | MF | Ross MacLean | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 27 | | FW | Craig Tanner | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
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| 3 | | DF | Steven Hammell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 4 | | DF | Ben Heneghan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 9 | | FW | Louis Moult | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 17 | | FW | Alex Fisher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| TOTALS | 70 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 94 | 7 | |||||