1997–98 Motherwell F.C. season
The 1997-98 season was Motherwell's 13th consecutive season in the Scottish Premier Division, and their final season before the top division of Scottish Football was reformed as the Scottish Premier League.
1997–98 season | |
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Chairman | John Boyle |
Manager | Alex McLeish (until 10 February) Harri Kampman (from 11 February) |
Premier Division | 9th |
Scottish Cup | Quarter-Finals |
League Cup | Fourth Round |
Top goalscorer | League: Tommy Coyne (14) All: Owen Coyle (16) |
Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
In
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
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28 July 1997 | MF | ![]() | Franz Resch | Admira Wacker | Undisclosed | |
28 July 1997 | FW | ![]() | Mario Dorner | Admira Wacker | Undisclosed | |
10 September 1997 | FW | ![]() | Eliphas Shivute | Alemannia Aachen | Undisclosed | |
24 October 1997 | DF | ![]() | Gunnlaugur Jónsson | ÍA | Free | |
31 October 1997 | MF | ![]() | Éric Garcin | Toulouse | Undisclosed | |
14 November 1997 | DF | ![]() | Marko Tuomela | FF Jaro | Undisclosed | |
27 March 1998 | MF | ![]() | Stefan Lindqvist | Dalian Wanda | Undisclosed | |
31 March 1998 | FW | ![]() | Mats Lundgren | Undisclosed |
Loans in
Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date to | Ref. |
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12 December 1997 | DF | ![]() | Rob Newman | Norwich City | 8 March 1998 | |
27 March 1998 | GK | ![]() | Scott Thomson | Hull City | End of season |
Out
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
17 October 1997 | MF | ![]() | Franz Resch | Darlington | Undisclosed | |
17 October 1997 | FW | ![]() | Mario Dorner | Darlington | Undisclosed |
Released
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | Joined | Date |
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2 November 1997 | DF | ![]() | Gunnlaugur Jónsson | Kongsvinger | |
14 December 1997 | DF | ![]() | Marko Tuomela | Tromsø |
Competitions
Premier League
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
36 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 46 | 64 | −18 | 34 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 28 | −2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 20 | 36 | −16 |
Source: Fir Park Corner
Results by round
Results
2 August 1997 1 | Dunfermline Athletic | 0 – 2 | Motherwell | East End Park |
Coyne ![]() |
Attendance: 5,746 |
16 August 1997 2 | Motherwell | 0 – 1 | St Johnstone | Fir Park |
Grant ![]() |
Attendance: 5,036 |
23 August 1997 3 | Aberdeen | 1 – 3 | Motherwell | Pittodrie |
Rowson ![]() |
Weir ![]() Coyne ![]() |
Attendance: 11,522 |
13 September 1997 4 | Motherwell | 2 – 3 | Celtic | Fir Park |
Coyne ![]() Denham ![]() ![]() |
Burley ![]() Donnelly ![]() |
Attendance: 11,550 |
27 September 1997 6 | Rangers | 2 – 2 | Motherwell | Ibrox |
Negri ![]() Porrini ![]() |
Coyne ![]() Shivute ![]() |
Attendance: 48,672 |
4 October 1997 7 | Motherwell | 1 – 4 | Hearts | Fir Park |
Coyne ![]() |
Cameron ![]() Adam ![]() McCann ![]() Hamilton ![]() |
Attendance: 8,886 Referee: Jim McCluskey |
8 October 1997 8 | Kilmarnock | 2 – 1 | Motherwell | Rugby Park |
Vareille ![]() Burke ![]() |
Shivute ![]() |
Attendance: 6,588 |
18 October 1997 9 | Dundee United | 4 – 0 | Motherwell | Tannadice Stadium |
Olofsson ![]() Winters ![]() McSwegan ![]() Andy McLaren ![]() |
Attendance: 7,337 |
1 November 1997 11 | St Johnstone | 4 – 3 | Motherwell | McDiarmid Park |
Kernaghan ![]() O'Neil ![]() Grant ![]() |
Hendry ![]() Davies ![]() Coyle ![]() |
Attendance: 4,566 |
8 November 1997 12 | Motherwell | 0 – 1 | Kilmarnock | Fir Park |
Roberts ![]() |
Attendance: 5,346 |
15 November 1997 13 | Celtic | 0 – 2 | Motherwell | Celtic Park |
Blinker ![]() |
Coyle ![]() Weir ![]() |
Attendance: 48,010 |
15 November 1997 15 | Hibernian | 1 – 1 | Motherwell | Easter Road |
Dods ![]() |
Coyle ![]() |
Attendance: 9,999 |
6 December 1997 16 | Hearts | 2 – 0 | Motherwell | Tynecastle |
Cameron ![]() Flogel ![]() |
Christie ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 12,706 |
13 December 1997 17 | Motherwell | 1 – 0 | Dundee United | Fir Park |
Coyle ![]() |
Attendance: 4,555 |
20 December 1997 18 | Motherwell | 2 – 0 | Dunfermline Athletic | Fir Park |
Coyle ![]() |
Attendance: 4,607 |
27 December 1997 19 | Aberdeen | 3 – 0 | Motherwell | Pittodrie |
Windass ![]() Jess ![]() |
Attendance: 13,038 |
3 January 1998 20 | Kilmarnock | 4 – 1 | Motherwell | Rugby Park |
Wright ![]() Mitchell ![]() McPherson ![]() ![]() Roberts ![]() |
Coyle ![]() |
Attendance: 8,724 |
31 January 1998 23 | Motherwell | 6 – 2 | Hibernian | Fir Park |
Arnott ![]() Weir ![]() Garcin ![]() McCulloch ![]() Coyne ![]() |
Crawford ![]() Lavety ![]() Welsh ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 6,169 |
7 February 1998 24 | Dundee United | 1 – 0 | Motherwell | Tannadice |
Olofsson ![]() |
Attendance: 6,532 |
21 February 1998 25 | Motherwell | 2 – 4 | Hearts | Fir Park |
Coyle ![]() Falconer ![]() |
Hamilton ![]() Fulton ![]() Adam ![]() |
Attendance: 8,375 |
25 February 1998 26 | Motherwell | 2 – 1 | St Johnstone | Fir Park |
Coyne ![]() |
O'Boyle ![]() Kernaghan ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 4,517 |
7 March 1998 27 | Dunfermline Athletic | 2 – 1 | Motherwell | East End Park |
Smith ![]() |
Coyne ![]() |
Attendance: 4,811 |
14 March 1998 28 | Motherwell | 2 – 1 | Rangers | Fir Park |
Coyle ![]() Falconer ![]() |
McCoist ![]() |
Attendance: 11,779 |
21 March 1998 29 | Hibernian | 1 – 0 | Motherwell | Easter Road |
Elliot ![]() Lavety ![]() |
Attendance: 10,582 |
28 March 1998 30 | Motherwell | 1 – 0 | Dundee United | Fir Park |
Coyle ![]() |
Attendance: 5,012 |
8 April 1998 31 | Hearts | 1 – 1 | Motherwell | Tynecastle |
McCann ![]() |
Coyne ![]() |
Attendance: 14,737 |
11 April 1998 32 | Motherwell | 1 – 1 | Kilmarnock | Fir Park |
Lindqvist ![]() |
Holt ![]() |
Attendance: 6,209 Referee: Jim McCluskey |
18 April 1998 33 | Celtic | 4 – 1 | Motherwell | Celtic Park |
Burley ![]() Simon Donnelly ![]() |
McMillan ![]() |
Attendance: 49,541 |
25 April 1998 34 | Motherwell | 1 – 3 | Dunfermline Athletic | Fir Park |
Shivute ![]() |
Smith ![]() Ireland ![]() Britton ![]() |
Attendance: 5,745 |
2 May 1998 35 | St Johnstone | 3 – 2 | Motherwell | Celtic Park |
Jenkinson ![]() McCluskey ![]() |
Martin ![]() Coyle ![]() |
Attendance: 49,541 |
Source:[1]
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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6 | Aberdeen | 36 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 39 | 53 | −14 | 39 | |
7 | Dundee United | 36 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 43 | 51 | −8 | 37 | |
8 | Dunfermline Athletic | 36 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 43 | 68 | −25 | 37 | |
9 | Motherwell | 36 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 46 | 64 | −18 | 34 | |
10 | Hibernian (R) | 36 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 38 | 59 | −21 | 30 | Relegation to the First Division |
Source: Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated.
Scottish Cup
24 January 1998 Third Round | Dumbarton | 1 – 1 | Motherwell | Dumbarton |
Sharp ![]() |
McSkimming ![]() |
Stadium: Boghead Park Attendance: 2,412 |
27 January 1998 Third Round Replay | Motherwell | 1 – 0 | Dumbarton | Motherwell |
Coyle ![]() |
Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,204 |
League Cup
9 August 1997 Second Round | Motherwell | 2 – 2 (4 – 1 p) | Inverness CT | Motherwell |
BST (UTC+1) | Falconer ![]() Coyle ![]() ![]() Martin ![]() Davies ![]() Coyne ![]() Valakari ![]() Ross ![]() |
Thomson ![]() Addicoat ![]() ![]() Hastings ![]() I.MacArthur ![]() Wilson ![]() Stewart ![]() Andersen ![]() |
Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,247 |
Squad statistics
- As of match played 9 May 1998[2]
Appearances
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier Division | Scottish Cup | League Cup | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
GK | ![]() |
Scott Thomson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
GK | ![]() |
Stevie Woods | 42 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
DF | ![]() |
Stephen Craigan | 14 | 0 | 9+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
DF | ![]() |
Kevin Christie | 25 | 0 | 20+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
DF | ![]() |
Greig Denham | 21 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
DF | ![]() |
Brian Martin | 33 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
DF | ![]() |
Eddie May | 32 | 0 | 20+5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
DF | ![]() |
Stephen McMillan | 41 | 1 | 33+1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
DF | ![]() |
John Philliben | 15 | 0 | 10+3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
MF | ![]() |
Simo Valakari | 31 | 0 | 24+3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |||
MF | ![]() |
Éric Garcin | 13 | 1 | 7+4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
MF | ![]() |
Billy Davies | 19 | 2 | 12+5 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
MF | ![]() |
Lee McCulloch | 30 | 2 | 6+18 | 2 | 2+2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | |||
MF | ![]() |
Shaun McSkimming | 15 | 1 | 11+1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
MF | ![]() |
Ian Ross | 25 | 1 | 16+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | |||
MF | ![]() |
Mickey Weir | 23 | 4 | 13+5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
MF | ![]() |
Stefan Lindqvist | 6 | 1 | 5+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
FW | ![]() |
Owen Coyle | 43 | 16 | 34+2 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||
FW | ![]() |
Tommy Coyne | 41 | 15 | 33+1 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |||
FW | ![]() |
Eliphas Shivute | 24 | 3 | 12+11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |||
FW | ![]() |
Dougie Arnott | 10 | 1 | 3+4 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
FW | ![]() |
Willie Falconer | 29 | 4 | 21+1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |||
FW | ![]() |
John Hendry | 13 | 1 | 10+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Players who appeared for Motherwell but left during the season: | |||||||||||||
DF | ![]() |
Franz Resch | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
DF | ![]() |
Rob Newman | 15 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
DF | ![]() |
Gunnlaugur Jónsson | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
FW | ![]() |
Mario Dorner | 4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
Goal scorers
Ranking | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Premier Division | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Total |
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1 | FW | ![]() | Owen Coyle | 11 | 1 | 4 | 16 | |
2 | FW | ![]() | Tommy Coyne | 14 | 1 | 0 | 15 | |
3 | MF | ![]() | Mickey Weir | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
FW | ![]() | Willie Falconer | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
5 | FW | ![]() | Eliphas Shivute | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
6 | MF | ![]() | Billy Davies | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
MF | ![]() | Lee McCulloch | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
8 | DF | ![]() | Brian Martin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
DF | ![]() | Steve McMillan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
MF | ![]() | Stefan Lindqvist | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
MF | ![]() | Ian Ross | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
FW | ![]() | Dougie Arnott | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
DF | ![]() | Éric Garcin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
FW | ![]() | John Hendry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
MF | ![]() | Shaun McSkimming | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
Own goal | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
TOTALS | 46 | 4 | 5 | 55 |
Clean sheets
Ranking | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Premier Division | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Total |
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1 | GK | ![]() | Stevie Woods | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
TOTALS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
Disciplinary record
Number | Nation | Position | Name | Premier Division | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
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![]() | DF | Stephen Craigan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
![]() | DF | Kevin Christie | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |||
![]() | DF | Greig Denham | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |||
![]() | DF | Brian Martin | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | |||
![]() | DF | Eddie May | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
![]() | DF | Steve McMillan | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||
![]() | DF | John Philliben | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
![]() | MF | Simo Valakari | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||
![]() | MF | Éric Garcin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
![]() | MF | Billy Davies | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
![]() | MF | Lee McCulloch | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
![]() | MF | Shaun McSkimming | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
![]() | MF | Ian Ross | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | |||
![]() | MF | Mickey Weir | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
![]() | FW | Owen Coyle | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
![]() | FW | Tommy Coyne | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
![]() | FW | Eliphas Shivute | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
![]() | FW | Willie Falconer | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||
![]() | FW | John Hendry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
Players away on loan: | |||||||||||||
Players who left Motherwell during the season: | |||||||||||||
![]() | DF | Franz Resch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
![]() | DF | Rob Newman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
![]() | DF | Gunnlaugur Jónsson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
TOTALS | 75 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 91 | 5 |
See also
References
- Results and Fixtures 1997-1998, Fir Park Corner
- 1997–98 Motherwell player stats, Soccerbase
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