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The 2018–19 season is Motherwell's thirty-fourth consecutive season in the top flight of Scottish football and the sixth 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,

ChairmanJames McMahon
StadiumFir Park
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Motherwell F.C.
2018–19 season
ChairmanJames McMahon
ManagerStephen Robinson
StadiumFir Park
Scottish Premiership8th
Scottish CupFourth round vs Ross County
League CupQuarter-final vs Heart of Midlothian
Top goalscorerLeague: David Turnbull (15)
All: David Turnbull (15)
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Season review

Pre-season

On 26 June 2018, Maguire signed a new one-year contract with Motherwell, until the end of the 2018–19 season.[2]

Transfers

On 5 June 2018, Motherwell announced the signing of Mark Gillespie on a two-year contract from Walsall, with the transfer becoming official when the Scottish Transfer window opened on 9 June.[3]

On 7 June 2018, Motherwell announced the signing of Liam Donnelly on an initial two-year contract from Hartlepool United.[4]

On 13 June 2018, Motherwell announced the signing of Danny Johnson on a two-year contract from Gateshead.[5]

Motherwell announced their fourth signing of the summer on 19 June 2018, with Aaron Taylor-Sinclair signing a one-year contract with the club following the expiration of his Plymouth Argyle contract on 30 June 2018.[6] The following day, 20 June, Motherwell announced the signing of Alex Rodriguez on an initial one-year contract,[7] whilst Ross MacLean moved to Greenock Morton on a season-long loan deal.[8]

On 2 July, Shea Gordon joined Partick Thistle on loan for the season.[9]

On 7 July, Jake Hastie joined Alloa Athletic on loan until January 2019.[10] On 10 July, Motherwell announced that Broque Watson had joined the reserve team from Celtic and Neil McLaughlin had joined from Partick Thistle and would be immediately loaned out to Stirling Albion for the season.[11]

On 16 July, Motherwell announced the season-long loan signing of Conor Sammon from Hearts.[12]

On 3 August, Motherwell announced that Cédric Kipré had left the club to join Wigan Athletic for an undisclosed fee.[13]

On 9 August, Tom Aldred returned to Motherwell for a second loan-spell, agreeing a deal until the end of the season.[14] The next day, Christian Mbulu signed a one-year contract with Motherwell after his release from Millwall at the end of the previous season.[15]

On 10 December 2018, Vancouver Whitecaps FC announced that they had signed Rose to a two-year contract, following the acquisition of his MLS rights from Seattle Sounders FC,[16] with Motherwell confirming that Rose would join Vancouver Whitecaps on 1 January 2019.[17]

On 1 January 2019, Barry Maguire joined Queen of the South on loan for the remainder of the season, whilst Jason Krones and Jordan Armstrong left the club after the expiration of their contracts.[18] The following day, 2 January, Ryan Bowman moved permanently to Exeter City for an undisclosed fee.[19]

On 3 January 2019, Ross MacLean ended his loan deal with Greenock Morton to join Falkirk on a permanent basis.[20] 2 days later, 5 January, Ross McCormack joined on loan until the end of the season from Aston Villa after his loan deal with Central Coast Mariners was cut short.[21] On 7 January, Gboly Ariyibi joined Motherwell on loan for the remainder of the season from Nottingham Forest.[22]

On 30 January 2019, David Turnbull signed a new contract until the summer of 2021,[23] whilst Aaron Taylor-Sinclair joined Crewe Alexandra on loan for the rest of the season.[24]

On 31 January, Transfer deadline day, Broque Watson joined East Fife on loan for the remainder of the season, George Newell went on loan to Albion Rovers for the rest of the season,[25] and Gaël Bigirimana left the club in a permanent move to Hibernian.[26]

On 7 March, Barry Maguire signed a new contract, until the summer of 2020,[27] whilst Liam Grimshaw agreed a new deal on 12 March, keeping him at club until the summer of 2020.[28]

On 29 March, Adam Livingstone extended his contract until the summer of 2020.[29]

On 10 April, Jamie Semple extended his contract until the summer of 2021.[30]

On 11 April, Motherwell signed a pre-contract agreement with Inverness Caledonian Thistle defender Declan Gallagher, on a contract that will run until the summer of 2021.[31] 6 days later, 17 April, Motherwell signed another pre-contract agreement with an Inverness Caledonian Thistle player, with Liam Polworth agreeing to a contract that will also run until the summer of 2021.[32]

On 1 May, Rangers announced that they had signed Jake Hastie to a pre-contract agreement, with the winger signing a four-year contract to begin once his Motherwell contract ends.[33] On 15 May, Motherwell confirmed that Shea Gordon would leave the club when his contract expired at the end of the season, and would sign a permanent deal with Partick Thistle where he had been on a season-long loan.[34]

On 21 May, Motherwell announced that they had offered new contracts to Craig Tanner and Chris Cadden, whilst first teamer Christian Mbulu, Aaron Taylor-Sinclair, Elliott Frear, Carl McHugh, Alex Rodriguez, Curtis Main, George Newell and Jake Hastie would be leaving the club at the end of their contracts after turning down new deals or not being offered new terms.[35] At the same time, Motherwell also confirmed that youngsters Shaun Bowers, Akeal Rehman, Shea Gordon, Liam Brown, Kyle MacDonald, Broque Watson and Neil McLaughlin would also be leaving the club.[35]

Transfers

In

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Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref
5 June 2018† GK England Mark Gillespie Walsall Free [3]
7 June 2018 DF Northern Ireland Liam Donnelly Hartlepool United Undisclosed [4]
13 June 2018 FW England Danny Johnson Gateshead Undisclosed [5]
19 June 2018 DF Scotland Aaron Taylor-Sinclair Plymouth Argyle Free [6]
20 June 2018 MF Spain Alex Rodriguez Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe Free [7]
10 July 2018 MF Scotland Broque Watson Celtic Free [11]
10 July 2018 FW Scotland Neil McLaughlin Partick Thistle Free [11]
10 August 2018 DF England Christian Mbulu Millwall Free [15]
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† Gillespie's move was announced on the above date, becoming official when the Scottish transfer window opened on 9 June.

Loans in

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Date from Position Nationality Name From Date to Ref.
16 July 2018 FW Republic of Ireland Conor Sammon Hearts 31 May 2019 [12]
9 August 2018 DF Scotland Tom Aldred Bury 31 May 2019 [14]
5 January 2019 FW Scotland Ross McCormack Aston Villa 31 May 2019 [21]
7 January 2019 MF United States Gboly Ariyibi Nottingham Forest 31 May 2019 [22]
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Out

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Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
3 August 2018 DF Ivory Coast Cédric Kipré Wigan Athletic Undisclosed [13]
10 December 2018† MF Australia Andy Rose Vancouver Whitecaps FC Undisclosed [16][17]
2 January 2019 FW England Ryan Bowman Exeter City Undisclosed [19]
3 January 2019 MF Scotland Ross MacLean Falkirk Undisclosed [20]
31 January 2019 MF Burundi Gaël Bigirimana Hibernian Undisclosed [26]
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† Rose move was announced on the above date, becoming official when the Scottish transfer window opened on 1 January.

Loans out

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Date from Position Nationality Name To Date to Ref.
20 June 2018 MF Scotland Ross MacLean Greenock Morton 3 January 2019 [8][20]
2 July 2018 MF Northern Ireland Shea Gordon Partick Thistle End of Season [9]
7 July 2018 MF Scotland Jake Hastie Alloa Athletic January 2019 [10]
10 July 2018 FW Scotland Neil McLaughlin Stirling Albion End of Season [11]
26 October 2018 FW Ghana Alfredo Agyeman East Kilbride January 2019 [36]
1 January 2019 DF Scotland Barry Maguire Queen of the South End of Season [18]
30 January 2019 DF Scotland Aaron Taylor-Sinclair Crewe Alexandra End of Season [24]
31 January 2019 MF Scotland Broque Watson East Fife End of Season [25]
31 January 2019 FW England George Newell Albion Rovers End of Season [25]
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Released

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Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref.
1 January 2019 DF Scotland Jason Krones Albion Rovers 11 January 2019 [18][37]
1 January 2019 MF Scotland Jordan Armstrong Stenhousemuir 18 October 2019 [18]
5 January 2019 FW Ghana Alfredo Agyeman Queen's Park [21]
31 May 2019 DF England Christian Mbulu Crewe Alexandra 30 October 2019 [35][38]
31 May 2019 DF Scotland Shaun Bowers BSC Glasgow 23 August 2019 [35]
31 May 2019 DF Scotland Aaron Taylor-Sinclair Livingston 6 November 2019 [35][39]
31 May 2019 MF England Elliott Frear Forest Green Rovers 18 October 2019 [35][40]
31 May 2019 MF England Akeal Rehman Nuneaton Borough [35]
31 May 2019 MF Republic of Ireland Carl McHugh ATK 28 May 2019 [35][41]
31 May 2019 MF Northern Ireland Shea Gordon Partick Thistle 15 May 2019† [35][34]
31 May 2019 MF Scotland Liam Brown Edinburgh City 10 August 2019 [35][42]
31 May 2019 MF Scotland Chris Cadden Columbus Crew 23 July 2019 [43]
31 May 2019[35] MF Scotland Kyle MacDonald Airdrieonians 27 May 2019† [44]
31 May 2019 MF Scotland Broque Watson Annan Athletic 16 August 2019 [35][45]
31 May 2019 MF Spain Alex Rodriguez Oxford United 20 June 2019 [35][46]
31 May 2019 FW England Curtis Main Aberdeen 5 June 2019 [35][47]
31 May 2019 FW England George Newell Southport 10 September 2019 [35][48]
31 May 2019 FW Scotland Jake Hastie Rangers 1 May 2019† [35][33]
31 May 2019 FW Scotland Neil McLaughlin Edusport Academy 21 June 2019 [35][49]
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† Hastie & Gordon's moves were announced on the above date, with their Motherwell contracts officially ending on 31 May 2019.

Trial

More information Date from, Position ...
Date from Position Nationality Name Last club Date to Ref.
DF England Christian Mbulu Millwall 10 August 2018 [15]
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Squad

As of match played 18 May 2019[50]
More information No., Name ...
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Trevor Carson Northern Ireland GK (1988-03-05)5 March 1988 (aged 31) Hartlepool United 2017[51] 2020[51] 63 0
13 Rohan Ferguson Scotland GK (1997-12-06)6 December 1997 (aged 21) Airdrieonians 2017[52] 2020 1 0
20 Mark Gillespie England GK (1992-03-27)27 March 1992 (aged 27) Walsall 2018[3] 2020[3] 29 0
31 P. J. Morrison Scotland GK (1998-01-01)1 January 1998 (aged 21) Academy 2009 0 0
41 Robbie Hemfrey Scotland GK (2002-02-21)21 February 2002 (aged 17) Academy 2018 0 0
Defenders
2 Richard Tait Scotland DF (1989-03-24)24 March 1989 (aged 30) Grimsby Town 2016[53] 2020[54] 122 5
3 Aaron Taylor-Sinclair Scotland DF (1991-04-08)8 April 1991 (aged 28) Plymouth Argyle 2018[6] 2019[6] 9 0
5 Tom Aldred Scotland DF (1990-09-11)11 September 1990 (aged 28) loan from Bury 2018[14] 2019[14] 62 4
6 Peter Hartley England DF (1988-04-03)3 April 1988 (aged 31) Blackpool 2018 2020[55] 35 5
18 Charles Dunne Republic of Ireland DF (1993-02-13)13 February 1993 (aged 26) Oldham Athletic 2017[56] 2020[54] 71 1
21 Christian Mbulu England DF (1996-08-06)6 August 1996 (aged 22) Millwall 2018[15] 2019[15] 6 0
22 Liam Donnelly Northern Ireland DF (1996-03-07)7 March 1996 (aged 23) Hartlepool United 2018[4] 2020[4] 11 1
29 Adam Livingstone Scotland DF (1998-02-22)22 February 1998 (aged 21) Academy 2020[29] 5 0
30 Barry Maguire Scotland DF (1998-04-27)27 April 1998 (aged 21) Academy 2015 2020[27] 5 0
34 David Devine Scotland DF (2001-06-20)20 June 2001 (aged 17) Academy 2019 1 0
37 Shaun Bowers Scotland DF (1999-01-22)22 January 1999 (aged 20) Academy 2019 0 0
43 Jack Brown Scotland DF (2002-07-02)2 July 2002 (aged 16) Academy 0 0
45 Yusuf Hussain Scotland DF (2001-04-26)26 April 2001 (aged 18) Falkirk 2018 0 0
Midfielders
4 Carl McHugh Republic of Ireland MF (1993-02-05)5 February 1993 (aged 26) Plymouth Argyle 2016[57] 2019[58] 104 4
7 Chris Cadden Scotland MF (1996-09-19)19 September 1996 (aged 22) Academy 2013 2019[59] 139 12
8 Allan Campbell Scotland MF (1997-07-04)4 July 1997 (aged 21) Academy 2016 2021[60] 83 5
11 Elliott Frear England MF (1990-09-11)11 September 1990 (aged 28) Forest Green Rovers 2017[61] 2019[61] 74 8
12 Gboly Ariyibi United States MF (1995-01-18)18 January 1995 (aged 24) loan from Nottingham Forest 2019[22] 2019[22] 18 2
14 Liam Grimshaw England MF (1995-02-02)2 February 1995 (aged 24) Preston North End 2017[62] 2020[28] 71 0
23 Alex Rodriguez Spain MF (1993-08-01)1 August 1993 (aged 25) Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe 2018[7] 2019[7] 24 0
26 Shea Gordon Northern Ireland MF (1998-05-16)16 May 1998 (aged 21) Stalybridge Celtic 2017 4 0
28 David Turnbull Scotland MF (1999-07-10)10 July 1999 (aged 19) Academy 2017 2021[23] 34 15
32 Jake Hastie Scotland MF (1999-03-18)18 March 1999 (aged 20) Academy 2016 18 7
33 Liam Brown Scotland MF (1999-08-06)6 August 1999 (aged 19) Queen's Park 2017 2019 1 0
40 Kyle MacDonald Scotland MF (2000-01-01)1 January 2000 (aged 19) Academy 2019 0 0
42 Broque Watson Scotland MF (1999-02-05)5 February 1999 (aged 20) Celtic 2018[11] 2019 0 0
38 Dean Cornelius Scotland MF (2001-04-11)11 April 2001 (aged 18) Hibernian 2018 2020 1 0
46 Adam Kettings Scotland MF (2002-03-18)18 March 2002 (aged 17) Academy 0 0
47 Reece McAlear Scotland MF (2002-02-12)12 February 2002 (aged 17) Academy 0 0
48 Stuart McKinstry Scotland MF (2002-09-18)18 September 2002 (aged 16) Academy 2020 0 0
Forwards
9 Curtis Main England FW (1992-06-20)20 June 1992 (aged 26) Portsmouth 2018[63] 2019[63] 58 13
16 George Newell England FW (1997-12-27)27 December 1997 (aged 21) Bolton Wanderers 2017[64] 2019 9 0
19 Conor Sammon Republic of Ireland FW (1986-11-06)6 November 1986 (aged 32) loan from Hearts 2018[12] 2019[12] 21 3
24 Danny Johnson England FW (1993-02-28)28 February 1993 (aged 26) Gateshead 2018[5] 2020[5] 28 8
27 Craig Tanner England FW (1994-10-27)27 October 1994 (aged 24) Reading 2017 2019[65] 36 9
35 James Scott Scotland FW (2000-08-30)30 August 2000 (aged 18) Academy 14 1
39 Jamie Semple Scotland FW (2000-05-17)17 May 2000 (aged 19) Academy 2018 2021[30] 3 0
44 Ross McCormack Scotland FW (1986-08-18)18 August 1986 (aged 32) loan from Aston Villa 2019[21] 2019[21] 61 14
49 Cole Starrs Scotland FW (2002-04-25)25 April 2002 (aged 17) Academy 0 0
50 Neil McLaughlin Scotland FW (2002-04-25)25 April 2002 (aged 17) Partick Thistle 2018[11] 2019 0 0
Left during the season
5 Cédric Kipré Ivory Coast DF (1996-12-09)9 December 1996 (aged 22) Leicester City 2017.[66] 2020[54] 52 1
12 Ryan Bowman England FW (1991-11-30)30 November 1991 (aged 27) Gateshead 2016[67] 2019[54] 86 14
15 Andy Rose Australia MF (1990-02-13)13 February 1990 (aged 29) Coventry City 2017[68] 2019[69] 57 2
17 Gaël Bigirimana Burundi MF (1993-10-22)22 October 1993 (aged 25) Coventry City 2017 2019[70] 57 3
25 Ross MacLean Scotland MF (1997-03-13)13 March 1997 (aged 22) Academy 2014 2019[71] 19 1
34 Jordan Armstrong Scotland MF (1999-04-02)2 April 1999 (aged 20) Academy 2019 0 0
36 Jason Krones Scotland DF (1999-01-25)25 January 1999 (aged 20) Academy 2019 0 0
38 Alfredo Agyeman Ghana FW (2000-11-01)1 November 2000 (aged 18) Academy 2019 0 0
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Out on loan

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Friendlies

30 June 2018 Friendly Crusaders 0 – 1 Motherwell Belfast
13:00 BST Report Johnson 90+2' Stadium: Seaview
8 July 2018 Friendly Darlington 1 – 5 Motherwell Darlington
15:00 BST H.Saunders 53' Report Kipré 4'
Johnson 7'
Campbell 36'
Bowman 81'
Scott 90'
Stadium: Blackwell Meadows
Note: Match original scheduled for 14:00, but moved back to 15:00 on 26 June.[72]
12 July 2018 Friendly Dunfermline Athletic 0 – 0 Motherwell Dunfermline
19:30 BST Report Stadium: East End Park

Competitions

Premiership

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
6 Heart of Midlothian 38 15 6 17 42 50 −8 51
7 St Johnstone 38 15 7 16 38 48 −10 52
8 Motherwell 38 15 6 17 46 56 −10 51
9 Livingston 38 11 11 16 42 44 −2 44
10 Hamilton Academical 38 9 6 23 28 75 −47 33
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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).[73]
Notes:
  1. 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

More information Round, Ground ...
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHHAHAAHHAHAHAHAAAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAH
ResultLLDWLLLDLWWLWLDLWLLLWWWWWWLDWLWLLDWDLW
Position121211991010101099999999999999977887778888888
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Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results summary

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OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 15 6 17 46 56  −10 51 9 4 6 29 20  +9 6 2 11 17 36  −19
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Results

5 August 2018 1 Hibernian 3 – 0 Motherwell Edinburgh
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Mallan 30'
Shaw 45'
Boyle 51'Yellow card 83'
Report McHugh Yellow card 7'
Donnelly Yellow card 29'
Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 17,494
Referee: Bobby Madden
11 August 2018 2 Motherwell 0 – 1 Hamilton Academical Motherwell
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Sammon Yellow card 24'
Hartley Yellow card 66'
Report Want Yellow card 49'
Boyd 67'
MacKinnon Yellow card 85'
Woods Yellow card 86'
Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 4,807
Referee: Nick Walsh
26 August 2018 3 Motherwell 3 – 3 Rangers Motherwell
12:15 BST (UTC+1) Johnson 3'
McHugh 18'
Campbell Yellow card 37'
Hartley Yellow card 49' 90+4'
Aldred Yellow card 66'
Report Lafferty 15', 38'
Ejaria 43'
Barišić Yellow card 55'
Halliday Yellow card 67'
Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 9,545
Referee: Craig Thomson
1 September 2018 4 Dundee 1 – 3 Motherwell Dundee
15:00 BST (UTC+1) C.Miller Yellow card 67'
Källman 71'
Inniss Yellow card 90+6'
Report Bigirimana Yellow card 10' 68'
Johnson 56'
Campbell 86'
Stadium: Dens Park
Attendance: 5,137
Referee: Gavin Duncan
15 September 2018 5 Motherwell 0 – 1 Heart of Midlothian Motherwell
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Bigirimana Yellow card 80'
Aldred Yellow card 88'
BBC Report Naismith 28'
Ikpeazu Yellow card 40'
Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 7,218
Referee: Madden
22 September 2018 6 Aberdeen 1 – 0 Motherwell Aberdeen
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Wilson 6'
McKenna Yellow card 76'
Considine Yellow card 89'
Ball Yellow card 90+2'
Report Aldred Yellow card 44'
Bigirimana Yellow card 77'
Frear Yellow card 86'
Stadium: Pittodrie
Attendance: 14,027
Referee: Nick Walsh
29 September 2018 7 Kilmarnock 3 – 1 Motherwell Kilmarnock
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Burke 39'
Stewart 43'
Brophy 59' (pen.)
Dicker Yellow card 74'
Report Main 16' football with red X 23'
Bigirimana Yellow card 54'
Grimshaw Yellow card 83'
Johnson Yellow card 90+4'
Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 5,090
Referee: Don Robertson
6 October 2018 8 Motherwell 1 – 1 Livingston Motherwell
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Bowman 17'
Hartley Yellow card 63'
McHugh Yellow card 70' Yellow-red card 78'
Johnson Yellow card 89'
Report Menga Yellow card 45'
Lamie Yellow card 54'
Jacobs 64'
Gallagher Yellow card 83'
Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 4,256
Referee: Willie Collum
20 October 2018 9 Motherwell 0 – 1 St Johnstone Motherwell
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Bowman Yellow card 63'
Hartley Yellow card 85'
Report Kerr 90+2' Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 3,752
Referee: Bobby Madden
31 October 2018 11 St Mirren 0 – 2 Motherwell Paisley
19:45 GMT (UTC) Edwards Yellow card 57'
Flynn Red card 75'
Samson Yellow card 75'
Report Turnbull 30'
McHugh Yellow card 43'
Cadden 47'
Bowman Yellow card 77'
Aldred Yellow card 88'
Stadium: St Mirren Park
Attendance: 4,001
Referee: Kevin Clancy
3 November 20218 12 Motherwell 1 – 0 Dundee Motherwell
15:00 GMT (UTC) Bowman Yellow card 34'
Tait Yellow card 60'
Turnbull 69'
Johnson Yellow card 90+5'
Report Kerr Yellow card 28' Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 4,129
Referee: Don Robertson
11 November 2018 13 Rangers 7 – 1 Motherwell Glasgow
15:00 GMT (UTC) Arfield 8', 60'
Tavernier 35' (pen.)
Morelos 38'
Middleton 59'
Grezda 68', 75'
Report Main 25'
McHugh Yellow card 25' Yellow-red card 34'
Hartley Yellow card 50'
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 49,802
Referee: Craig Thomson
24 November 2018 14 Motherwell 3 – 0 Aberdeen Motherwell
15:00 GMT (UTC) Johnson 25', 30'
Turnbull 54'
Campbell Yellow card 84'
Report Ferguson Yellow card 87' Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 5,131
Referee: John Beaton
1 December 2018 15 Livingston 2 – 0 Motherwell Livingston
15:00 GMT (UTC) Lawless 22'
Hamilton Yellow card 34'
Halkett 83'
Report Bigirimana Yellow card 36'
Tait Yellow card 64'
Stadium: Almondvale Stadium
Attendance: 1,982
Referee: Euan Anderson
5 December 2018 16 Motherwell 1 – 1 Celtic Motherwell
Livingstone Yellow card 26'
Johnson Yellow card 35' 88'
Campbell Yellow card 38'
Report Christie 13'
Griffiths football with red X 41'
Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 8,433
Referee: Kevin Clancy
8 December 2018 17 Heart of Midlothian 1 – 0 Motherwell Edinburgh
15:00 GMT (UTC) Haring 14' Report McHugh Yellow card 84' Stadium: Tynecastle Park
Attendance: 15,915
Referee: Willie Collum
15 December 2018 18 St Johnstone 1 – 2 Motherwell Perth
15:00 GMT (UTC) Kennedy football with red X 26'
Watt Yellow card 46'
Kerr 83'
Report Aldred 2'
Johnson 17'
Dunne Yellow card 26'
Campbell Yellow card 44'
Main Yellow card 82'
McHugh Yellow card 90+5'
Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 2,302
Referee: Alan Muir
19 December 2018 10 Celtic 3 – 0 Motherwell Glasgow
19:45 GMT (UTC) Ralston 28'
Sinclair 32' (pen.)
Johnston 45'
Report McHugh Yellow card 70' Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 54,703
Referee: Bobby Madden
22 December 2018 19 Motherwell 0 – 1 St Mirren Motherwell
15:00 GMT (UTC) Grimshaw Yellow card 12' Report Jackson 68' Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 4,540
Referee: Don Robertson
26 December 2018 20 Motherwell 0 – 1 Kilmarnock Motherwell
15:00 GMT (UTC) Main Yellow card 71' Yellow-red card 71'
Grimshaw Yellow card 84'
Johnson Yellow card 61'
Report Jones 40'
Stewart Yellow card 45'
Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 5,426
Referee: Steven McLean
29 December 2018 21 Hamilton Academical 1 – 2 Motherwell Hamilton
15:00 GMT (UTC) Imrie 17'
McGowan Yellow card 61'
Report Aldred 21', 77'
Frear Yellow card 40'
Turnbull Yellow card 52'
Campbell Yellow card 90+1'
Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 3,843
Referee: Nick Walsh
23 January 2019 22 Motherwell 1 – 0 Hibernian Motherwell
19:45 GMT (UTC) Turnbull 43'
Rodriguez Yellow card 49'
Report Oméonga Yellow card 42'
Mackie Yellow card 58'
Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 4,090
Referee: Bobby Madden
26 January 2019 23 Dundee 0 – 1 Motherwell Dundee
15:00 GMT (UTC) Grimshaw Yellow card 43'
Turnbull 60' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Dens Park
Attendance: 4,887
Referee: William Collum
2 February 2019 24 Motherwell 3 – 0 Livingston Motherwell
15:00 GMT (UTC) Hastie 6', 21'
Main 12'
Ariyibi Yellow card 52'
Report Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 3,839
Referee: John Beaton
6 February 2019 25 St Mirren 1 – 2 Motherwell Paisley
19:45 GMT (UTC) McGinn Yellow card 46' 74' Report Hastie 10'
Rodriguez Yellow card 28'
Main Yellow card 55'
Campbell 77'
Stadium: St Mirren Park
Attendance: 4,383
Referee: Nick Walsh
17 February 2019 26 Motherwell 2 – 1 Heart of Midlothian Motherwell
15:00 GMT (UTC) Hastie 13'
Rodriguez Yellow card 30'
Aldred Yellow card 56'
Turnbull 90+3'
Report Djoum Yellow card 34'
Naismith 37'
Berra Yellow card 53'
Garuccio Red card 90+2'
Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 5,091
Referee: Nick Walsh
24 February 2019 27 Celtic 4 – 1 Motherwell Glasgow
15:00 GMT (UTC) Édouard Yellow card 21' 37', 88'
Sinclair 31'
Boyata Yellow card 53'
Ajer Yellow card 55'
Toljan Yellow card 82'
Burke 90+1'
Report Ariyibi 51'
Tait Yellow card 53'
Rodriguez Yellow card 53'
Campbell Yellow card 87'
Hastie Yellow card 90+2'
Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 58,604
Referee: Kevin Clancy
27 February 2019 28 Kilmarnock Abandoned Motherwell Kilmarnock
19:45 GMT (UTC) Report Stadium: Rugby Park
Note: Match abandoned at halftime due to thick fog
2 March 2019 28 Kilmarnock 0 – 0 Motherwell Kilmarnock
15:00 GMT (UTC) McKenzie Yellow card 19'
O'Donnell Yellow card 37'
Waters Yellow card 82'
Report Tait Yellow card 37'
Aldred Yellow card 83'
Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 6,215
Referee: John Beaton
Note: Match originally played on 27 February 2019, but abandoned at halftime due to thick fog
9 March 2019 29 Motherwell 3 – 0 Hamilton Academical Motherwell
15:00 GMT (UTC) Turnbull 3', 11' (pen.)
Hastie 37'
Rodriguez Yellow card 54'
Johnson Yellow card 90'
Report Gogić Yellow card 38'
Keatings Yellow card 56'
Sowah Yellow card 61'
Kilgallon Yellow card 90'
Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 5,248
Referee: Andrew Dallas
16 March 2019 30 Hibernian 2 – 0 Motherwell Edinburgh
15:00 GMT (UTC) McNulty 19' (pen.)
Gray Yellow card 33', 39'
Mackie Yellow card 53'
Report Aldred Yellow card 19'
Gorrin Yellow card 78'
Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 17,184
Referee: Kevin Clancy
30 March 2019 31 Motherwell 3 – 0 St Johnstone Motherwell
15:00 GMT (UTC) Frear 70'
Turnbull Yellow card 80'
Aldred Yellow card 87'
Tait 90+2'
Report Craig football with red X 14'
Davidson Yellow card 29'
Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 4,083
Referee: Euan Anderson
3 April 2019 32 Aberdeen 3 – 1 Motherwell Aberdeen
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Lowe 4'
Ball Yellow card 54'
McGinn 71', 90+7'
Report Hastie 36'
McHugh Yellow card 43'
Stadium: Pittodrie
Attendance: 13,228
Referee: Gavin Duncan
7 April 2019 33 Motherwell 0 – 3 Rangers Motherwell
12:30 BST (UTC+1) Main Yellow card 44'
Grimshaw Yellow card 45'
Report Arfield 22', 39', 60' Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 9,200
Referee: Nick Walsh
20 April 2019 34 Hamilton Academical 1 – 1 Motherwell Hamilton
15:00 BST (UTC+1) MacKinnon Yellow card 56'
Martin Yellow card 71'
McGowan Yellow card 80'
Ogkmpoe 84'
Report Turnbull 30'
Campbell Yellow card 82'
Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 2,746
Referee: Don Robertson
27 April 2019 35 Motherwell 4 – 3 Dundee Motherwell
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Turnbull 12', 90+5' Yellow card 86'
Scott 24'
Rodriguez Yellow card 28' Yellow-red card 58'
Ariyibi 50'
McHugh Yellow card 80'
Report Woods 11' (pen.)
Robson 22'
Ralph Yellow card 41' 52'
Kusunga Yellow card 87'
Horsfield Yellow card 90'
Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 3,662
Referee: Kevin Clancy
4 May 2019 36 Motherwell 1 – 1 St Mirren Motherwell
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Turnbull 74'
Tait Yellow card 88'
Report McGinn Yellow card 69'
McGinn Yellow card 81'
MacKenzie Yellow card 88'
Magennis 90+4'
Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 5,274
Referee: Alan Muir
11 May 2019 37 St Johnstone 2 – 0 Motherwell Perth
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Davidson Yellow card 29' 47'
Tanser 34' (pen.)
Wotherspoon Yellow card 90+2'
Report Ariyibi Yellow card 21'
Gillespie Yellow card 34'
Aldred Yellow card 70'
Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 3,051
Referee: Colin Steven
18 May 2019 38 Motherwell 3 – 2 Livingston Motherwell
12:30 BST (UTC+1) Donnelly 10'
Turnbull 21', 25' (pen.) football with red X 44'
Report Hardie football with red X 42'
Tiffoney 80', 81'
Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 5,794
Referee: David Munro

Scottish Cup

19 January 2019 Fourth Round Motherwell 1 – 2 Ross County Motherwell
15:00 GMT (UTC) Hastie 90+1' Report Graham 52', 60'
Draper Yellow card 68'
Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 3,869
Referee: Steven McLean

League Cup

Group stage

Table

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Motherwell (Q) 4 3 0 1 0 11 2 +9 10 Qualification for the Second round
2 Queen of the South (Q) 4 3 0 0 1 12 5 +7 9
3 Edinburgh City 4 1 1 0 2 5 12 −7 5
4 Clyde 4 1 0 1 2 5 8 −3 4
5 Stranraer 4 0 1 0 3 7 13 −6 2
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Source: [74]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[75]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
Matches
17 July 2018 1 Motherwell 5 – 0 Edinburgh City Motherwell
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Frear 8', 24', 28'
Tait 18'
Main 44'
Report Black Yellow card 69' Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 2,749
Referee: Gavin Duncan
21 July 2018 2 Stranraer 1 – 1
(3 – 2 p)
Motherwell Stranraer
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Layne 59'
McManus Yellow card 90+3'
Report Hartley 38'
Kipré Yellow card 64'
Stadium: Stair Park
Attendance: 885
Referee: Euan Anderson
Penalties
Layne football with red X
Cummins football with check mark
C.McGowan football with check mark
K.Turner football with red X
Lamont football with red X
A.McDonald football with check mark
football with red X Main
football with check mark Cadden
football with red X Tait
football with check mark Bowman
football with red X Frear
football with red X Rose
24 July 2018 3 Motherwell 2 – 0 Queen of the South Motherwell
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Sammon 12', 37' Report Semple Yellow card 55'
Dykes Yellow card 60'
Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 3,337
Referee: Don Robertson
28 July 2018 4 Clyde 1 – 3 Motherwell Cumbernauld
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Goodwillie 31'
Nicoll Yellow card 86'
Report Main 76'
Johnson 79'
Sammon 90+1'
Stadium: Broadwood Stadium
Attendance: 1,620
Referee: John Beaton

Knockout phase

18 August 2018 Second round Livingston 0 – 1 Motherwell Livingston
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Report Johnson 23' Stadium: Tony Macaroni Arena
Attendance: 1,957
Referee: Willie Collum
26 September 2018 Quarterfinal Heart of Midlothian 4 – 2 Motherwell Edinburgh
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Mitchell Yellow card 28'
MacLean 35'
Haring 64'
Lee 88'
Naismith 90+1'
Report Main 12' (pen.)
McHugh Yellow card 67'
Bowman 80'
Stadium: Tynecastle Park
Attendance: 14,377
Referee: Willie Collum

Challenge Cup

14 August 2018 First round East Stirlingshire 0 – 3 Motherwell U20 Falkirk
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Rodgers Yellow card 72'
D.Ure Yellow card 84'
Report Turnbull 16'
B.Watson 20'
Hastie 22'
J.Armstrong Yellow card 78'
Stadium: Falkirk Stadium
Attendance: 150
Referee: Duncan Smith
6 September 2018 Second round Dundee U21s 1 – 2 Motherwell U20 Dundee
19:00 BST (UTC+1) Armstrong red-colored football 43' (o.g.) Report MacDonald 25'
Watson 86'
Stadium: Dens Park
Attendance: 208
Referee: Mike Roncone
13 October 2018 Third round Motherwell U20 2 – 0 Sligo Rovers Motherwell
15:00 BST (UTC+1) P.McClean red-colored football 12' (o.g.)
C.Mbulu 71'
Report Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 950
Referee: Richard Hulme
17 November 2018 Quarterfinal Motherwell U20 1 – 2 Ross County Motherwell
15:00 GMT (UTC) Rodriguez Yellow card 15'
Livingstone 53'
Mbulu Red card 54'
B.Watson Yellow card 90+4'
Report Demetriou Yellow card 45'
Stewart 51', 56'
Draper Yellow card 53'
Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 1,209
Referee: David Munro

Squad statistics

Appearances

As of match played 18 May 2019
More information No., Pos ...
No. Pos Nat Player TotalScottish PremiershipScottish CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Northern Ireland NIR Trevor Carson 1701200050
2 DF Scotland SCO Richard Tait 45137+111060
4 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Carl McHugh 35120+811060
5 DF Scotland SCO Tom Aldred 4033731020
6 DF England ENG Peter Hartley 1821411031
7 MF Scotland SCO Chris Cadden 25115+510050
8 MF Scotland SCO Allan Campbell 40231+42004+10
9 FW England ENG Curtis Main 37627+430+1053
11 MF England ENG Elliott Frear 2944+181104+23
12 MF United States USA Gboly Ariyibi 1821721000
13 GK Scotland SCO Rohan Ferguson 100+100000
14 MF England ENG Liam Grimshaw 34030+10002+10
18 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Charles Dunne 2602301020
19 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Conor Sammon 2136+100003+23
20 GK England ENG Mark Gillespie 29026+101010
21 DF England ENG Christian Mbulu 604+200000
22 DF Northern Ireland NIR Liam Donnelly 1116+11003+10
23 MF Spain ESP Alex Rodriguez 24016+400+101+20
24 FW England ENG Danny Johnson 28812+106101+42
28 MF Scotland SCO David Turnbull 301526+3151000
29 DF Scotland SCO Adam Livingstone 300+300000
32 MF Scotland SCO Jake Hastie 15712+260+1100
34 DF Scotland SCO David Devine 100+100000
35 FW Scotland SCO James Scott 1216+610000
38 MF Scotland SCO Dean Cornelius 100+100000
39 FW Scotland SCO Jamie Semple 300+300000
44 FW Scotland SCO Ross McCormack 400+301000
Players away from the club on loan:
3 DF Scotland SCO Aaron Taylor-Sinclair 905+10001+20
30 DF Scotland SCO Barry Maguire 201+100000
Players who left Motherwell during the season:
5 DF Ivory Coast CIV Cédric Kipré 30000030
12 FW England ENG Ryan Bowman 2027+91003+11
15 MF Australia AUS Andy Rose 17010+20004+10
17 MF Burundi BDI Gaël Bigirimana 21112+710020
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Goal scorers

As of match played 12 May 2019
More information Ranking, Nation ...
Ranking Nation Position Number Name Scottish Premiership Scottish Cup League Cup Total
1MFScotland28David Turnbull150015
2FWEngland24Danny Johnson6028
3MFScotland32Jake Hastie6107
4FWEngland9Curtis Main3036
5MFEngland11Elliott Frear1034
6DFScotland5Tom Aldred3003
FWRepublic of Ireland19Conor Sammon0033
8MFScotland8Allan Campbell2002
MFUnited States12Gboly Ariyibi2002
DFEngland6Peter Hartley1012
FWEngland12Ryan Bowman1012
DFScotland2Richard Tait1012
12MFRepublic of Ireland4Carl McHugh1001
MFBurundi17Gaël Bigirimana1001
MFScotland7Chris Cadden1001
FWScotland35James Scott1001
DFNorthern Ireland22Liam Donnelly1001
TOTALS 4611461
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Clean sheets

As of match played 12 May 2019
More information Ranking, Nation ...
Ranking Nation Position Number Name Scottish Premiership Scottish Cup League Cup Total
1GKEngland20Mark Gillespie7018
2GKNorthern Ireland1Trevor Carson2024
TOTALS 90312
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Disciplinary record

As of match played 18 May 2019
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
ScotlandDF2Richard Tait 50000050
Republic of IrelandMF4Carl McHugh 1120010122
ScotlandDF5Tom Aldred 90000090
EnglandDF6Peter Hartley 50000050
ScotlandMF8Allan Campbell 70000070
EnglandFW9Curtis Main 51000051
EnglandMF11Elliott Frear 20000020
United StatesMF12Gboly Ariyibi 20000020
EnglandMF14Liam Grimshaw 40000040
Republic of IrelandDF18Charles Dunne 10000010
Republic of IrelandFW19Conor Sammon 10000010
EnglandGK20Mark Gillespie 10000010
Northern IrelandDF22Liam Donnelly 10000010
SpainMF23Alex Rodriguez 81000081
EnglandFW24Danny Johnson 60000060
ScotlandMF28David Turnbull 20000020
ScotlandDF29Adam Livingstone 10000010
ScotlandMF32Jake Hastie 10000010
Players who left Motherwell during the season:
Ivory CoastDF5Cédric Kipré 00001010
EnglandFW12Ryan Bowman 30000030
BurundiMF17Gaël Bigirimana 50000050
TOTALS 76 3 0 0 2 0 78 3

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