2013–14 Motherwell F.C. season

The 2013–14 season was Motherwell's twenty ninth consecutive season in the top flight of Scottish football and the first in the newly established Scottish Premiership,[1] having been promoted from the Scottish First Division at the end of the 1984–85 season. They finished the season in second place, behind Celtic, earning entry to the Europa League again, having been knocked out of the 2013–14 seasons at the Third Qualifying Round stage by FC Kuban Krasnodar. They also competed in the League Cup, reaching the Quarter-Final, and the Scottish Cup where they reached the Fourth Round.

Motherwell
2013–14 season
ChairmanVacant
ManagerStuart McCall
StadiumFir Park
Scottish Premiership2nd
Europa LeagueThird Qualifying Round
v FC Kuban Krasnodar
League CupQuarter-Final
v Aberdeen
Scottish CupFourth Round
v Albion Rovers
Top goalscorerLeague: John Sutton (22)
All: John Sutton (22)

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season friendlies

13 July 2013 Doncaster Rovers 0 - 0 Motherwell Doncaster
15:00 BST UTC+1 Report Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 1,983
16 July 2013 Motherwell 2 - 4 Newcastle United Motherwell
19:00 BST UTC+1 Vigurs  26'
McFadden  52' (pen.)
Report Vučkić  8'
Gouffran  15'
Sissoko  39'
Marveaux  64'
Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 4,475
Referee: Willie Collum
20 July 2013 Morecambe 1 - 2 Motherwell XI Morecambe
14:00 BST UTC+1 Arnold  23' Report Anier  16'
Smith  90'
Stadium: Globe Arena
20 July 2013 Cowdenbeath 0 - 5 Motherwell XI Cowdenbeath
15:00 BST UTC+1 Report Thomas  30'
McHugh  42', pen.', 76'
Lasley  80'
Moore  84'
Stadium: Central Park
26 July 2013 Motherwell 1 - 1 Nottingham Forest Motherwell
19:00 BST UTC+1 McHugh  83' Report Derbyshire  11' Stadium: Fir Park

Scottish Premiership

Results

4 August 2013 1 Hibernian 0 - 1 Motherwell Easter Road
13:15 BST UTC+1 Motherwell
BBC
Anier  83' Attendance: 9,237
Referee: Bobby Madden
11 August 2013 2 Motherwell 1 - 3 Aberdeen Fir Park
15:00 BST UTC+1 Anier  1' Motherwell
BBC
McGinn  62', pen.', 84', pen.'
Reynolds  76'
Attendance: 6,242
Referee: Kevin Clancy
17 August 2013 3 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2 - 0 Motherwell Caledonian Stadium
15:00 BST UTC+1 Foran  4'
McKay  36'
Motherwell
BBC
Attendance: 3,031
Referee: Iain Brines
24 August 2013 4 Motherwell 1 - 0 Partick Thistle Fir Park
15:00 BST UTC+1 Sutton  21' Motherwell
BBC
Attendance: 5,527
Referee: Euan Norris
31 August 2013 5 Motherwell 2 - 1 Kilmarnock Fir Park
17:30 BST UTC+1 Anier  20'
Sutton  45'
Ramsden  87' 
Motherwell
BBC
McManus  17' (o.g.) Attendance: 4,353
Referee: Craig Charleston
14 September 2013 6 St Mirren 0 - 1 Motherwell St Mirren Park
15:00 BST UTC+1 Motherwell
BBC
Sutton  38' Attendance: 4,012
Referee: Craig Thomson
21 September 2013 7 Dundee United 2 - 2 Motherwell Tannadice Stadium
15:00 BST UTC+1 Çiftçi  54'
Robertson  57'
Motherwell
BBC
Anier  30'
Ainsworth  76'
Attendance: 5,808
Referee: Kevin Clancy
28 September 2013 8 Motherwell 3 – 1 Ross County Fir Park
15:00 BST UTC+1 Sutton  54', 68'
McHugh  77'
Motherwell
BBC
De Leeuw  30' Attendance: 4,263
Referee: Bobby Madden
5 October 2013 9 Celtic 2 – 0 Motherwell Celtic Park
15:00 BST UTC+1 Stokes  21'
Commons  49'
Motherwell
BBC
Referee: Iain Brines
19 October 2013 10 Motherwell 2 – 1 Hearts Fir Park
15:00 BST UTC+1 Moore  69'
Hutchinson  83'
Motherwell
BBC
Stevenson  62' Attendance: 5,350
Referee: Brian Colvin
26 October 2013 11 St Johnstone 2 – 0 Motherwell McDiarmid Park
15:00 BST UTC+1 May  49'
Hasselbaink  64'
Motherwell
BBC
Attendance: 2,449
Referee: Calum Murray
3 November 2013 12 Motherwell 1 – 0 Hibernian Fir Park
12:30 BST UTC+1 McManus  23'
Hutchinson  87' 
Motherwell
BBC
Attendance: 3,864
Referee: Crawford Allan
9 November 2013 13 Motherwell 0 – 4 Dundee United Fir Park
15:00 BST UTC+1 Motherwell
BBC
Gauld  16', 64'
Paton  19'
Robertson  90'
Attendance: 5,103
Referee: Steven McLean
23 November 2013 14 Kilmarnock 0 – 2 Motherwell Rugby Park
15:00 BST UTC+1 Motherwell
BBC
Sutton  55'
Anier  88'
Attendance: 3,704
Referee: Stephen Finnie
6 December 2013 15 Motherwell 0 – 5 Celtic Fir Park
19:45 BST UTC+1 Motherwell
BBC
Commons  44', 76'
Ambrose  54'
Stokes  78'
Atajic  90'
Attendance: 9,117
Referee: Steven McLean
14 December 2013 16 Ross County 1 – 2 Motherwell Victoria Park
15:00 BST UTC+1 De Leeuw  62' Motherwell
BBC
Sutton  15', 27' Attendance: 2,792
Referee: Crawford Allan
21 December 2013 17 Motherwell 3 – 0 St Mirren Fir Park
15:00 BST UTC+1 Anier  31', 64'
Ainsworth  42'
Motherwell
BBC
Attendance: 3,867
Referee: Willie Collum
26 December 2013 18 Aberdeen 0 – 1 Motherwell Pittodrie Stadium
15:00 BST UTC+1 Motherwell
BBC
Ainsworth  49' Attendance: 12,494
Referee: Kevin Clancy
29 December 2013 19 Partick Thistle 1 – 5 Motherwell Firhill Stadium
15:00 BST UTC+1 Lawless  8' Motherwell
BBC
Lasley  15'
Francis-Angol  21'
McFadden  36'
Ainsworth  57'
Sutton  65'
Attendance: 4,588
Referee: Steven McLean
1 January 2014 20 Motherwell 4 – 0 St Johnstone Fir Park
15:00 BST UTC+1 Sutton  22'
Vigurs  49'
Ainsworth  73'
McFadden  87'
Motherwell
BBC
Attendance: 3,763
Referee: John Beaton
4 January 2014 21 Motherwell Postponed Inverness Caledonian Thistle Fir Park
12:45 BST UTC+1 Motherwell
BBC
11 January 2014 22 Hearts 0 – 1 Motherwell Tynecastle Stadium
15:00 BST UTC+1 Motherwell
BBC
Sutton  40' Attendance: 12,888
Referee: Willie Collum
18 January 2014 23 Celtic 3 – 0 Motherwell Celtic Park
15:00 BST UTC+1 Commons  5', 39', pen.'
McManus  68' (o.g.)
Motherwell
BBC
Attendance: 47,489
Referee: Bobby Madden
25 January 2014 24 Motherwell 2 – 2 Aberdeen Fir Park
15:00 BST UTC+1 McManus  47'
Francis-Angol  69'
Motherwell
BBC
Rooney  67'
Anderson  90'
Attendance: 5,756
Referee: Steven McLean
15 February 2014 25 Motherwell 4 – 3 Partick Thistle Fir Park
15:00 BST UTC+1 Lasley  43'
Ainsworth  52'
Sutton  85'
McManus  88'
Motherwell
BBC
Erskine  37'
Higginbotham  66', pen.', 72'
Attendance: 5,048
Referee: Stephen Finnie
22 February 2014 26 Dundee United 3 – 1 Motherwell Tannadice Stadium
15:00 BST UTC+1 Dow  22'
Gunning  42', 47'
Motherwell
BBC
Sutton  57', pen.' Attendance: 7,029
Referee: Bobby Madden
25 February 2014 27 St Johnstone 3 – 0 Motherwell McDiarmid Park
19:45 BST UTC+1 MacLean  6', 35'
Miller  87'
Motherwell
BBC
Attendance: 1,892
Referee: Kevin Clancy
1 March 2014 28 Motherwell 4 – 1 Hearts Fir Park
15:00 BST UTC+1 Vigurs  18'
Ainsworth  37'
Sutton  65'
McFadden  74'
Motherwell
BBC
Paterson  69' Attendance: 4,914
Referee: John Beaton
8 March 2014 31 Hibernian 3 – 3 Motherwell Easter Road
15:00 BST UTC+1 Forster  43'
Nelson  76'
Heffernan  79'
Motherwell
BBC
Sutton  12', 90'
Ainsworth  29'
Attendance: 8,277
Referee: Steven McLean
19 March 2014 21 Motherwell 2 – 0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Fir Park
19:45 BST UTC+1 Ainsworth  26'
Sutton  34'
Motherwell
BBC
Attendance: 3,432
Referee: Alan Muir
22 March 2014 30 Motherwell 2 – 1 Ross County Fir Park
15:00 BST UTC+1 McFadden  48'
Sutton  60'
Motherwell
BBC
Songo'o  82' Attendance: 4,080
Referee: Iain Brines
29 March 2014 32 Motherwell 1 – 2 Kilmarnock Fir Park
15:00 BST UTC+1 Vigurs  41' Motherwell
BBC
McKenzie  66'
Slater  90'
Attendance: 4,467
Referee: Bobby Madden
1 April 2014 32 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1 – 2 Motherwell Caledonian Stadium
19:45 BST UTC+1 Christie  74' Motherwell
BBC
Anier  40'
Vigurs  83'
Attendance: 2,366
Referee: Craig Thomson
5 April 2014 33 St Mirren 3 – 2 Motherwell St Mirren Park
15:00 BST UTC+1 Thompson  42', 87'
McLean  86', pen.'
Motherwell
BBC
Anier  17'
Sutton  27'
Attendance: 4,377
Referee: Euan Norris
19 April 2014 34 Motherwell 3 – 3 Celtic Fir Park
12:45 BST UTC+1 Sutton  5', 90'
Francis-Angol  44'
Motherwell
BBC
Stokes  45'
Samaras  56'
Griffiths  86'
Attendance: 7,493
Referee: Craig Thomson
26 April 2014 35 Dundee United 5 – 1 Motherwell Tannadice Stadium
15:00 BST UTC+1 Çiftçi  8', 41'
Armstrong  61'
Dow  72'
Graham  81'
Motherwell
BBC
Ainsworth  88' Attendance: 6,383
Referee: Steven McLean
3 May 2014 36 Motherwell 2 – 1 St Johnstone Fir Park
15:00 BST UTC+1 Ainsworth  21'
McManus  36'
Motherwell
BBC
Mackay  27' Attendance: 7,201
Referee: Kevin Clancy
7 May 2014 37 Motherwell 2 – 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Fir Park
19:45 BST UTC+1 Sutton  4', pen.'
Warren  32' (o.g.)
Motherwell
BBC
Shinnie  55' Attendance: 4,482
Referee: Willie Collum
11 May 2014 38 Aberdeen 0 – 1 Motherwell Pittodrie Stadium
12:15 BST UTC+1 Motherwell
BBC
Reid  90' Attendance: 17,016
Referee: Steven McLean

UEFA Europa League

Qualifying phase

1 August 2013 3rd qualifying round 1st leg Motherwell 0–2 Kuban Krasnodar Motherwell, Scotland
19:45 BST UTC+1 Report Popov  52', 78' Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 6,748
Referee: Alain Bieri (Switzerland)
8 August 2013 3rd qualifying round 2nd leg Kuban Krasnodar 1–0 Motherwell Krasnodar, Russia
19:45 BST UTC+1 McManus  50' (o.g.) Report Stadium: Kuban Stadium
Attendance: 31,754[2]
Referee: Cristian Balaj (Romania)

Scottish Cup

30 November 2013 Fourth Round Albion Rovers 1 - 0 Motherwell New Douglas Park
15:00 BST UTC+1 Phillips  90' Motherwell
BBC
Attendance: 2,950
Referee: Euan Anderson

Scottish League Cup

25 September 2013 Third round Livingston 1 - 2 Motherwell Almondvale Stadium
19:45 BST UTC+1 Talbot  65'
Denholm  90'
Motherwell
BBC
McHugh  16'
McFadden  73'
Attendance: 1,660
30 October 2013 Quarter-Final Motherwell 0 - 2 Aberdeen Fir Park
19:45 BST UTC+1 [ Motherwell]
BBC
Shaughnessy  13'
Considine  83'
Hayes  90'
Attendance: 6,995
Referee: John Beaton

Squad statistics

Appearances

As of 11 May 2014[3][4]
No. Pos Nat Player TotalScottish PremiershipEuropa LeagueScottish League CupScottish Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Lee Hollis 15014+001+000+000+00
2 DF Craig Reid 14113+110+000+000+00
3 DF Steven Hammell 39034+002+002+001+00
4 DF Simon Ramsden 22018+002+002+000+00
5 DF Shaun Hutchinson 40135+012+002+001+00
6 DF Stephen McManus 42437+042+002+001+00
7 MF James McFadden 30521+641+001+011+00
8 MF Paul Lawson 2205+1202+002+001+00
9 FW John Sutton 412238+0221+001+000+10
11 MF Iain Vigurs 38434+341+000+000+00
12 GK Gunnar Nielsen 23019+001+002+001+00
14 MF Keith Lasley 41237+022+001+000+10
15 DF Adam Cummins 501+200+100+100+00
16 FW Robert McHugh 1223+510+101+111+00
17 DF Zaine Francis-Angol 38321+1232+002+001+00
18 MF Stuart Carswell 32024+401+002+001+00
19 FW Lee Erwin 000+000+000+000+00
20 DF Fraser Kerr 22010+901+100+001+00
21 GK Ross M. Stewart 000+000+000+000+00
22 FW Craig Moore 1913+1410+100+100+00
23 DF Euan Murray 301+200+000+000+00
24 FW Henri Anier 36918+1491+101+001+00
25 MF Lionel Ainsworth 311122+7110+001+100+00
26 MF Jack Leitch 1006+300+000+000+10
29 FW Dale Shirkie 100+100+000+000+00
34 MF Chris Cadden 300+300+000+000+00
51 GK Dan Twardzik 505+000+000+000+00

Top scorers

As of 11 May 2014[3][4]
Ranking Nation Number Name Scottish Premiership Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup Europe Total
1 9 John Sutton 22 22
2 25 Lionel Ainsworth 11 11
3 24 Henri Anier 9 9
4 7 James McFadden 4 1 5
5 6 Stephen McManus 4 4
6 11 Iain Vigurs 4 4
7 17 Zaine Francis-Angol 3 3
8 14 Keith Lasley 2 2
9 16 Robert McHugh 1 1 2
10 5 Shaun Hutchinson 1 1
11 22 Craig Moore 1 1
12 2 Craig Reid 1 1
Own Goals 1
TOTALS 64 2 66

Disciplinary record

As of 11 May 2014[3][4]
Nation Position Number Name Scottish Premier League Europa League Scottish League Cup Scottish Cup Total
DF3Steven Hammell 5010000060
DF4Simon Ramsden 3100000031
DF5Shaun Hutchinson 101201000131
DF6Stephen McManus 5000000050
MF7James McFadden 1010000020
MF8Paul Lawson 5000000050
FW9John Sutton 2000000020
MF11Iain Vigurs 7000000070
GK12Gunnar Nielsen 1000000010
MF14Keith Lasley 7000000070
DF15Adam Cummins 1000000010
MF18Stuart Carswell 3000200060
DF20Fraser Kerr 2000000020
FW22Craig Moore 3000000030
FW24Henri Anier 1000000010
MF25Lionel Ainsworth 1000000010
MF26Jack Leitch 1000000010
TOTALS 59 2 4 0 3 0 0 0 67 2

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Celtic (C) 38 31 6 1 102 25 +77 99 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 Motherwell 38 22 4 12 64 60 +4 70 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
3 Aberdeen 38 20 8 10 53 38 +15 68 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
4 Dundee United 38 16 10 12 65 50 +15 58
5 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 38 16 9 13 44 44 0 57
6 St Johnstone 38 15 8 15 48 42 +6 53 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
7 Ross County 38 11 7 20 44 62 18 40
8 St Mirren 38 10 9 19 39 58 19 39
9 Kilmarnock 38 11 6 21 45 66 21 39
10 Partick Thistle 38 8 14 16 46 65 19 38
11 Hibernian (R) 38 8 11 19 31 51 20 35 Qualification for the Premiership play-off final
12 Heart of Midlothian (R) 38 10 8 20 45 65 20 23[lower-alpha 2] Relegation to the Championship
Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. St Johnstone, as winners of the 2013–14 Scottish Cup, qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round.
  2. Heart of Midlothian were deducted 15 points for entering administration

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 22 4 12 64 60  +4 70 13 2 4 39 29  +10 9 2 8 25 31  −6

Source: BBC Sport

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHHAAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAAHHAAHAHHHAAHAHHA
ResultWLLWWWDWLWLWLWLWWWWWWLDWLLWDWWLWLDLWWW
Position46653343334443354222333333333332333332
Source: BBC Sport
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results by opponent

Motherwell score first

Team Results Points
1 2 3 4
Aberdeen1-31-02-21-07
Celtic0-20-50-33-31
Dundee United2-20-43-15-11
Heart of Midlothian2-11-04-19
Hibernian1-01-03-37
Inverness C.T.0-22-02-12-19
Kilmarnock2-12-01-26
Partick Thistle1-05-14-39
Ross County3-12-12-19
St Johnstone0-24-00-32-16
St Mirren1-03-02-36

Source: 2013–14 Scottish Premier League Results Table

Transfers

Released

Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date
19 May 2014[26] FW James McFadden St Johnstone 1 October 2014[27]
19 May 2014 DF Shaun Hutchinson Fulham 16 June 2014[28]

See also

Notes and references

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  2. "Kuban' Krasnodar vs. Motherwell". Soccerway. 8 August 2013.
  3. Motherwell F.C. Sky Sports Statistics Archived 10 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Motherwell F.C. Sky Sports Statistics 2 Archived 25 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  5. "Paul Lawson signs from Ross County as seven exit". bbc.co.uk. British Broadcasting Corporation. 20 May 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  6. "Ross County's Iain Vigurs signs Motherwell deal". bbc.co.uk. British Broadcasting Corporation. 12 June 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
  7. "John Sutton makes Motherwell return after Hearts exit". bbc.co.uk. British Broadcasting Corporation. 28 June 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
  8. "Defender Fraser Kerr signs new Motherwell contract". bbc.co.uk. British Broadcasting Corporation. 1 July 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  9. "Gunnar Nielsen: Motherwell sign Faroe Islands goalkeeper". bbc.co.uk. British Broadcasting Corporation. 3 July 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
  10. "Defender Stephen McManus joins Motherwell". bbc.co.uk. British Broadcasting Corporation. 15 July 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  11. "16 year old Ben Hall signs for Motherwell FC". dungannonswiftsfc.co.uk. Dungannon Swifts F.C. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
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  13. "Motherwell sign Craig Reid". motherwellfc.co.uk. Motherwell F.C. 21 February 2014. Archived from the original on 24 February 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  14. "Birmingham City sign Motherwell keeper". bbc.co.uk. British Broadcasting Corporation. 14 May 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  15. "Preston North End to sign Motherwell winger". bbc.co.uk. British Broadcasting Corporation. 4 June 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
  16. "Henrik Ojamaa signs for Polish side Legia Warsaw". bbc.co.uk. British Broadcasting Corporation. 7 June 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  17. "Last season's top scorer Michael Higdon heads to Holland". bbc.co.uk. British Broadcasting Corporation. 8 July 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  18. "Tom Hateley: Defender joins Tranmere on four-month deal". bbc.co.uk. British Broadcasting Corporation. 21 September 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  19. "Motherwell sign Viking striker Henri Anier on loan". bbc.co.uk. British Broadcasting Corporation. 29 July 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
  20. "Motherwell sign Lionel Ainsworth on loan from Rotherham". bbc.co.uk. British Broadcasting Corporation. 29 August 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  21. "Lionel Ainsworth: Rotherham winger extends Motherwell stay". bbc.co.uk. British Broadcasting Corporation. 3 January 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  22. "Motherwell sign Dundee goalkeeper Dan Twardzik on short-term loan". stv.tv. Scottish Television. 12 December 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  23. "Erwin joins Arbroath on loan". motherwellfc.co.uk. Motherwell F.C. 31 August 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  24. "Cummins joins Dundee on loan". motherwellfc.co.uk. Motherwell F.C. 9 January 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  25. "New Loan Signing". qosfc.com. Queen of the South F.C. 13 January 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  26. "Motherwell: James McFadden to leave Fir Park at end of May". bbc.co.uk. British Broadcasting Corporation. 19 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  27. "SAINTS BOOST OPTIONS WITH JAMES McFADDEN CAPTURE". St Johnstone F.C. 1 October 2014. Archived from the original on 1 October 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  28. "Hutchinson Joins Fulham". Fulham. 16 June 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
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