2020–21 Motherwell F.C. season

The 2020–21 season is Motherwell's thirty-sixth consecutive season in the top flight of Scottish football, having been promoted from the Scottish First Division at the end of the 1984–85 season.

Motherwell
2020–21 season
ChairmanJames McMahon
ManagerStephen Robinson
(Until 31 December)
Keith Lasley (Interim)
(31 December - 7 January)
Graham Alexander
(From 7 January)
StadiumFir Park
Premiership10th
League CupSecond round
Scottish CupPreseason
UEFA Europa LeagueThird qualifying round vs Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Top goalscorerLeague: Devante Cole (4)
All: Tony Watt (6)

Season review

Pre-season

On 17 June, UEFA announced that all UEFA Europa League qualifying and playoffs rounds would be played over one-leg, instead of the usual two, with Motherwell's First Round match taking place on 27 August.[1]

On 23 June, Declan Gallagher was announced as the club's new captain, with Trevor Carson being appointed vice-captain after former captain Peter Hartley left the club at the end of the previous season.[2]

On 24 June, Motherwell announced that they had giving permission to manager Stephen Robinson to discuss the vacant Northern Ireland managerial position.[3]

On 27 June, Charles Dunne signed a new short-term contract with the club, until December 2020.[4]

On 10 July, Chris Long signed a new one-year contract with the club.[5]

Transfers

On 10 June, Motherwell announced the singing of Ricki Lamie on a contract until the summer of 2022.[6]

On 12 June, Motherwell announced their second singing of the summer, with Jordan White.[7]

On 15 June, Motherwell announced the signing of Nathan McGinley to a two-year contract after his contract with Forest Green Rovers had expired.[8] The following day, Motherwell announced that youngsters Barry Maguire, Peter Morrison, Harry Robinson and Yusuf Hussain had all signed new one-year contracts with the club.[9]

On 22 June, Motherwell announced the singing of Scott Fox on a one-year contract, after his Partick Thistle contract had expired.[10]

On 24 June, Motherwell announced that they had signed Mark O'Hara on permanent deal from Peterborough United for a nominal fee, with O'Hara signing a two-year contract.[11]

On 3 July, Motherwell announced the return of Jake Hastie on a season-long loan deal from Rangers.[12]

On 29 July, Motherwell announced the signing of Callum Lang on a season-long loan deal from Wigan Athletic.[13]

On 13 August, Motherwell announced the signing of Stephen O'Donnell on a contract until the mid-season transfer window.[14]

On 27 August, David Turnbull left the club to sign for Celtic for a club-record fee, reported to be in the £3,000,000 range.[15]

On 15 September, Jamie Semple joined Scottish League One club Cove Rangers on a season-long loan.[16][17]

On 18 September, Motherwell signed Robbie Crawford on loan from Livingston until January 2021,[18] whilst Harry Robinson was loaned out to Queen of the South for the remainder of the season.[19]

On 21 September, Ross MacIver joined Greenock Morton on loan for the season.[20]

October

On 2 October, the day of the game, Motherwell's trip to Kilmarnock was postponed due to an outbreak of COVID-19 within the Kilmarnock squad.[21] Later on the same day, Motherwell announced the departure of Jermaine Hylton to Ross County and the arrival of Devante Cole on a permanent deal until the end of the season.[22][23]

The same day, the 2020-21 Challenge Cup was cancelled due to the restrictions surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic in Scotland.[24]

On 4 October, Sam Muir moved to Gretna 2008 on loan for the season.[25] On 7 October, Motherwell announced the signing of Aaron Chapman on a contract until the end of the season,[26] and Matthew Connelly joined Falkirk on a short-term loan deal.[27] On 15 October, Peter Morrison joined Falkirk on loan for the remainder of the season.[28] On 17 October, Motherwell's trip to St Mirren was cancelled after St Mirren informed the SPFL that they could not field a squad.[29]

After Trevor Carson suffered a knee injury that will see him ruled out for 'several months', Motherwell signed Jordan Archer on 28 October to a short-term deal until January 2021.[30]

November

On 9 November, Tony Watt extended his contract with Motherwell until the summer of 2022.[31]

December

On 3 December, the SPFL awarded Motherwell a 3-0 technical victory over Kilmarnock in relation to their postponed game scheduled for 2 October, and a 3-0 technical victory over St Mirren in relation to their postponed game scheduled for 17 October.[32] On 26 December, the two technical victories over Kilmarnock and St Mirren where suspended after appeals from both clubs.[33]

On 31 December, Stephen Robinson resigned as Motherwell manager following an 8-game winless streak, with Keith Lasley being appointed Interim Manager.[34]

January

On 2 January, Peter Morrison was recalled from his loan at Falkirk.[35]

On 5 January, Motherwell confirmed that Jordan Archer had left the club after his contract had expired, to sign for Middlesbrough.[36] The following day, Callum Lang was recalled from his loan by parent club Wigan Athletic,[37] and goalkeeper Liam Kelly signed on loan from Queens Park Rangers until the end of the season.[38]

On 7 January, Graham Alexander was appointed as Motherwell's new manager.[39] The following day, Ross MacIver was recalled from his loan spell with Greenock Morton.[40]

On 15 January, Motherwell announced the return of Academy graduate, Steven Lawless on a permanent transfer from Burton Albion, until the end of the 2021-22 season.[41]

On 18 January, Motherwells postponed match against Kilmarnock from 2 October was rescheduled for 10 February, and their game against St Mirren originally scheduled for 17 October was rescheduled for 24 February.[42]

On 21 January, Motherwell announced that Jake Carroll had signed a new contract with the club until the summer of 2023,[43] and the signing of Harry Smith on loan from Northampton Town for the remainder of the season.[44]

On 28 January, Jordan White left Motherwell to sign for Ross County.[45] The following day, Motherwell signed Sam Foley from St Mirren on a contract until the end of the season.[46]

February

On 1 February, Motherwell announced the permanent signing of Robbie Crawford from Livingston on a contract until the end of the season,[47] and the extension of Charles Dunne and Stephen O'Donnells contracts extended until the end of the season.[48][49] Later that same evening, Motherwell announced that Jamie Semple had been recalled from his loan deal with Cove Rangers, due to the suspension of football below the Championship,[50] and the loan signings of Jordan Roberts from Heart of Midlothian and Eddie Nolan from Crewe Alexandra, both until the end of the season.[51][52] On 2 February, Queen of the South confirmed that Harry Robinson had returned to Motherwell after his loan spell was ended,[53] and Tyler Magloire joined Motherwell from Blackburn Rovers on loan for the remainder of the season.[54]

Transfers
Main articles: List of Scottish football transfers summer 2020 and List of Scottish football transfers winter 2020-21

In
Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref
10 June 2020 DF Ricki Lamie Livingston Free [6]
12 June 2020 FW Jordan White Inverness Caledonian Thistle Free [7]
15 June 2020 DF Nathan McGinley Forest Green Rovers Free [8]
22 June 2020 GK Scott Fox Partick Thistle Free [10]
24 June 2020 MF Mark O'Hara Peterborough United Undisclosed [11]
13 August 2020 DF Stephen O'Donnell Kilmarnock Free [14]
2 October 2020 FW Devante Cole Doncaster Rovers Free [23]
7 October 2020 GK Aaron Chapman Peterborough United Free [26]
28 October 2020 GK Jordan Archer Fulham Free [30]
15 January 2021 MF Steven Lawless Burton Albion Undisclosed [41]
29 January 2021 MF Sam Foley St Mirren Undisclosed [46]
1 February 2021 MF Robbie Crawford Livingston Undisclosed [47]

Loans in
Date from Position Nationality Name From Date to Ref.
3 July 2020 FW Jake Hastie Rangers End of Season [12]
29 July 2020 FW Callum Lang Wigan Athletic 6 January 2021 [13][37]
18 September 2020 MF Robbie Crawford Livingston 31 January 2021 [18][47]
6 January 2021 GK Liam Kelly Queens Park Rangers End of season [38]
21 January 2021 FW Harry Smith Northampton Town End of season [44]
1 February 2021 FW Jordan Roberts Heart of Midlothian End of season [51]
1 February 2021 MF Eddie Nolan Crewe Alexandra End of season [52]
2 February 2021 DF Tyler Magloire Blackburn Rovers End of season [54]

Out
Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
27 August 2020 MF David Turnbull Celtic Undisclosed [15]
2 October 2020 FW Jermaine Hylton Ross County Undisclosed [22]
28 January 2021 FW Jordan White Ross County Undisclosed [45]

Loans out
Date from Position Nationality Name To Date to Ref.
15 September 2020 MF Jamie Semple Cove Rangers 1 February 2021 [16][50]
18 September 2020 FW Harry Robinson Queen of the South 2 February 2021 [19][53]
21 September 2020 FW Ross MacIver Greenock Morton 8 January 2021 [20][40]
4 October 2020 DF Sam Muir Gretna 2008 1 February 2021 [25]
7 October 2020 GK Matthew Connelly Falkirk Short-term [27]
15 October 2020 GK Peter Morrison Falkirk 2 January 2021 [28][35]

Released
Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref.
5 January 2021 GK Jordan Archer Middlesbrough 5 January 2021 [36]

Squad
As of match played 3 February 2021[55]
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (Age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Trevor Carson GK (1988-03-05) 5 March 1988 Hartlepool United 2017[56] 2022[57] 78 0
12 Scott Fox GK (1987-06-28) 28 June 1987 Partick Thistle 2020[10] 2021[10] 0 0
13 Liam Kelly GK (1996-01-23) 23 January 1996 loan from Queens Park Rangers 2021[38] 2021[38] 5 0
23 Peter Morrison GK (1998-01-01) 1 January 1998 Academy 2009 2021[9] 0 0
30 Matthew Connelly GK (2003-03-02) 2 March 2003 Academy 2019 2021 0 0
34 Aaron Chapman GK (1990-05-29) 29 May 1990 Peterborough United 2020[26] 2021[26] 7 0
Defenders
2 Liam Grimshaw DF (1995-02-02) 2 February 1995 Preston North End 2017[58] 2022[59] 119 0
3 Jake Carroll DF (1991-08-11) 11 August 1991 Cambridge United 2019[60] 2023[43] 34 2
4 Ricki Lamie DF (1993-06-20) 20 June 1993 Livingston 2020[6] 2022[6] 22 0
5 Nathan McGinley DF (1996-09-15) 15 September 1996 Forest Green Rovers 2020[8] 2022[8] 13 0
16 Bevis Mugabi DF (1995-05-01) 1 May 1995 Yeovil Town 2019[61] 2021[62] 32 2
18 Charles Dunne DF (1993-02-13) 13 February 1993 Oldham Athletic 2017[63] 2021[48] 78 1
24 David Devine DF (2001-06-20) 20 June 2001 Academy 2019 2021 1 0
27 Max Johnston DF (2003-12-24) 24 December 2003 Academy 2020 0 0
28 Yusuf Hussain DF (2001-04-26) 26 April 2001 Falkirk 2018 2021[9] 0 0
31 Declan Gallagher DF (1991-02-13) 13 February 1991 Livingston 2019[64] 2021[64] 64 3
33 Stephen O'Donnell DF (1992-05-11) 11 May 1992 Kilmarnock 2020[14] 2021[49] 26 1
35 Matthew McDonald DF (2002-08-26) 26 August 2002 Academy 2019 2021 0 0
38 Eddie Nolan DF (1988-08-05) 5 August 1988 loan from Crewe Alexandra 2021[52] 2021[52] 1 0
40 Tyler Magloire DF (1998-12-21) 21 December 1998 loan from Blackburn Rovers 2021[54] 2021[54] 0 0
Sam Muir DF (2002-07-10) 10 July 2002 Academy 2019 2021 0 0
Cameron Wilson DF (2003-05-20) 20 May 2003 Academy 2019 2021 0 0
Midfielders
6 Allan Campbell MF (1998-07-04) 4 July 1998 Academy 2016 2021[65] 146 13
7 Mark O'Hara MF (1995-12-12) 12 December 1995 Peterborough United 2020[11] 2022[11] 44 5
8 Robbie Crawford MF (1994-06-22) 22 June 1994 Livingston 2021[47] 2021[47] 12 0
14 Steven Lawless MF (1991-04-12) 12 April 1991 Burton Albion 2021[41] 2022[41] 3 1
15 Barry Maguire MF (1998-04-27) 27 April 1998 Academy 2015 2021[9] 29 0
19 Liam Polworth MF (1994-10-12) 12 October 1994 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2019[66] 2021[66] 61 4
20 Jamie Semple MF (2000-05-17) 17 May 2000 Academy 2018 2021[67] 6 0
22 Liam Donnelly MF (1996-03-07) 7 March 1996 Hartlepool United 2018[68] 2022[69] 41 12
26 Dean Cornelius MF (2001-04-11) 11 April 2001 Hibernian 2018 2021 2 0
37 Sam Foley MF (1986-10-17) 17 October 1986 St Mirren 2021[46] 2021[46] 0 0
42 Lewis Robertson MF (2003-01-01) 1 January 2003 Rangers 2019 2021 0 0
Paul Hale MF (2003-01-26) 26 January 2003 Academy 2021 0 0
Forwards
9 Chris Long FW (1995-02-25) 25 February 1995 Blackpool 2019[70] 2021[5] 52 14
11 Jake Hastie FW (1999-03-18) 18 March 1999 loan from Rangers 2020[12] 2021[12] 29 7
17 Sherwin Seedorf FW (1998-03-17) 17 March 1998 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2019[71] 2021[71] 41 3
21 Harry Robinson FW (2000-09-26) 26 September 2000 Oldham Athletic 2020[72] 2021[9] 2 0
25 Ross MacIver FW (1999-02-28) 28 February 1999 Ross County 2019[73] 2021[73] 9 1
29 Harry Smith FW (1995-05-18) 18 May 1995 loan from Northampton Town 2021[44] 2021[44] 3 0
32 Tony Watt FW (1993-12-29) 29 December 1993 CSKA Sofia 2020[74] 2022[31] 34 8
36 Findlay Cook FW (2002-05-31) 31 May 2002 Academy 2021 0 0
39 Jordan Roberts FW (1994-01-05) 5 January 1994 loan from Heart of Midlothian 2021[51] 2021[51] 0 0
44 Devante Cole FW (1995-05-10) 10 May 1995 Doncaster Rovers 2020[23] 2021[23] 36 9
Away on loan
Left during the season
8 David Turnbull MF (1999-07-10) 10 July 1999 Academy 2017 2022[75] 41 16
9 Jordan White FW (1992-02-04) 4 February 1992 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2020[7] 20 0
13 Jordan Archer GK (1993-04-12) 12 April 1993 Fulham 2020[30] 2021[30] 4 0
14 Jermaine Hylton FW (1993-06-28) 28 June 1993 Solihull Moors 2019[76] 2021[76] 41 4
29 Callum Lang FW (1998-09-08) 8 September 1998 loan from Wigan Athletic 2020[13] 2021[13] 21 5

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
8 MF  SCO David Turnbull (to Celtic)
9 FW  SCO Jordan White (to Ross County)
13 FW  SCO Jordan Archer (to Middlesbrough)
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 FW  ENG Jermaine Hylton (to Ross County)
29 FW  ENG Callum Lang (loan return to Wigan Athletic)

Friendlies
11 July 2020 Motherwell 1 – 0 Dundee United Motherwell
BST (UTC+1) White  55' Report
17 July 2020 Motherwell 2 – 3 Kilmarnock Motherwell
BST (UTC+1) O'Hara
Watt 		Report Kabamba
Trialist
Kiltie 		Stadium: Fir Park
22 July 2020 Rangers 4 – 0 Motherwell Glasgow
20:00 BST (UTC+1) Kent  7'
Hagi  10'
Aribo  45'
Lamie  68' (o.g.)		 Report Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
25 July 2020 Motherwell 2 – 2 Hamilton Academical Motherwell
14:00 BST (UTC+1) Donnelly  41'
Lamie  70'		 Report McMann  45'
Ogkmpoe  50'		 Stadium: Fir Park

Competitions

Premiership
Main article: 2020–21 Scottish Premiership

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
7 Dundee United 27 6 10 11 21 38 −17 28
8 St Johnstone 27 6 9 12 25 36 −11 27
9 Motherwell 25 6 7 12 23 37 −14 25
10 Kilmarnock 26 7 3 16 26 37 −11 24
11 Ross County 27 6 5 16 21 51 −30 23 Qualification for the Premiership play-off final
Updated to match(es) played on 3 February 2021. Source: BBC SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-Head points; 5) Head-to-Head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification, second stage group allocation or relegation).[77]
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
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425
GroundAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAAHAAH
ResultLLDDLLWWLWWLDLLLDDLLDDLWW
Position1110810101212897755555691011101111109
Updated to match(es) played on 3 February 2021. Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
25 6 7 12 23 37  −14 25 3 3 7 12 21  −9 3 4 5 11 16  −5

Last updated: 3 February 2021.
Source: Results

Results
3 August 2020 1 Ross County 1 – 0 Motherwell Dingwall
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Stewart  24' (pen.)
Paton  57'
Reid  75'		 Report Gallagher  24'
Donnelly 73'
Lang  87'		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Nick Walsh
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland.
8 August 2020 2 Motherwell 0 – 1 Dundee United Motherwell
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Campbell  71'
Turnbull  78'		 Report Reynolds  52' Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Steven McLean
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland.
12 August 2020 3 Motherwell 2 – 2 Livingston Motherwell
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Turnbull  8'
Lamie  11'
Campbell  35'
White  61'		 Report Dykes  10' (pen.)
Sibbald  41'
Forrest  69'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Colin Steven
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland.
15 August 2020 4 Hibernian 0 – 0 Motherwell Edinburgh
17:30 BST (UTC+1) Report Campbell  72' Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Greg Aitken
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland.
22 August 2020 5 Motherwell 0 – 1 Hamilton Academical Motherwell
15:00 BST (UTC+1) O'Donnell  81'
Gallagher  82'		 Report Templeton  46'
Odoffin  86'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alan Muir
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland.
30 August 2020 6 Celtic 3 – 0 Motherwell Glasgow
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Brown  22'
Forrest  40'
Ajeti  74'
Jullien  90+2'		 Report Lamie  55'
Grimshaw  89'		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Don Robertson
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland.
12 September 2020 7 Motherwell 1 – 0 St Johnstone Motherwell
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Campbell  4',  87'
O'Hara  36'
Watt  48'
Carson  69'		 Report Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Euan Anderson
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland.
20 September 2020 8 Aberdeen 0 – 3 Motherwell Aberdeen
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Logan  47'
McCrorie  56'
Ferguson  71'		 Report O'Hara  4' (pen.)
Long  8'
Mugabi  22'		 Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: John Beaton
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland.
27 September 2020 9 Motherwell 1 – 5 Rangers Motherwell
12:00 BST (UTC+1) Lamie  31'
Edmundson  87' (o.g.)		 Report Tavernier  12' (pen.), 37' (pen.)
Jones  28'
Itten  75', 80'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bobby Madden
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland.
24 October 2020 12 Motherwell 4 – 0 Ross County Motherwell
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Watt  37'
Long  41'
O'Hara  54' (pen.)
Lang  64'
Maguire  65'
Cole  72'		 Report Vigurs  53' Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Craig Napier
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland.
31 October 2020 13 Livingston 0 – 2 Motherwell Livingston
15:00 GMT (UTC) Guthrie  45+1'
Bartley  66'		 Report Lang  22'
Watt  45+2',  73'
Maguire  70'		 Stadium: Almondvale Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: John Beaton
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland.
8 November 2020 14 Motherwell 1 – 4 Celtic Motherwell
12:00 GMT (UTC) Maguire  43'
Gallgher  72'
Watt  81'
Cole  53'		 Report Elyounoussi  8', 27', 76'
Ntcham  86'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andrew Dallas
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland.
21 November 2020 15 St Johnstone 1 – 1 Motherwell Perth
15:00 GMT (UTC) May  34 pen.'
Bryson  40'
McNamara  81'
McCann  86'		 Report O'Hara  17'
Gallagher  81'		 Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Steven Kirkland
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland.
5 December 2020 16 Motherwell 0 – 3 Hibernian Motherwell
15:00 GMT (UTC) Watt  82' Report Boyle  59'
Doidge  88'
S. McGinn  89',  90+5'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andrew Dallas
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland.
12 December 2020 17 Motherwell 0 – 1 St Mirren Motherwell
15:00 GMT (UTC) Gallagher  30' Report McGrath  13'  90+5'
Erhahon  67'
Tait  69'
Erwin  90'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Euan Anderson
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland.
19 December 2020 18 Rangers 3 – 1 Motherwell Glasgow
15:00 GMT (UTC) Roofe  73', 90+4'
Itten  82'		 Report Lang  6'
Lamie  77'
Archer  82'		 Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Don Robertson
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland.
23 December 2020 19 Motherwell 0 – 0 Aberdeen Motherwell
18:15 GMT (UTC) Report Kennedy  89' Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Greg Aitken
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland.
26 December 2020 20 Dundee United 1 – 1 Motherwell Dundee
15:00 GMT (UTC) Robson  46'
Fuchs  83'
Smith  87'
Clark  90+2'		 Report Watt  9' Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bobby Madden
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland.
30 December 2020 21 Motherwell 0 – 2 Kilmarnock Motherwell
18:15 GMT (UTC) O'Hara  52'
Crawford  56'
Campbell  63'		 Report Tshibola  32'
Kiltie  41'
Whitehall  53' (pen.)		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: John Beaton
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland.
2 January 2021 22 Hamilton Academical 3 – 0 Motherwell Hamilton
15:00 GMT (UTC) Hodson  10'
Callachan  49'
Smith  65'
McMann  84'		 Report Gallagher  61' Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Colin Steven
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland.
9 January 2021 23 St Mirren 1 – 1 Motherwell Paisley
15:00 GMT (UTC) Doyle-Hayes  47'
McGrath  79' (pen.)		 Report O'Hara  14'
Cole  27'		 Stadium: St Mirren Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bobby Madden
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland.
17 January 2021 24 Motherwell 1 – 1 Rangers Motherwell
12:00 GMT (UTC) Cole  21',  65'
Carroll  50'
Lawless  74'		 Report Hagi  47'
Itten  72'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Don Robertson
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland.
23 January 2021 25 Aberdeen 2 – 0 Motherwell Aberdeen
15:00 GMT (UTC) Hoban  15'
Wright  25'
Ojo  27'
Considine  77'		 Report Gallagher  6'
Polworth  26'  48'		 Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Craig Napier
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland.
27 January 2021 26 Ross County 1 – 2 Motherwell Dingwall
18:00 GMT (UTC) Shaw  14'
Hjelde  45'
Morris  56'
Draper  59'
Hylton  60'
Vigurs  75'		 Report Cole  51'
Mugabi  72'		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Nick Walsh
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland.
3 February 2021 27 Motherwell 2 – 1 Dundee United Motherwell
18:00 GMT (UTC) Cole  23'
Long  28'		 Report Harkes  36'
Edwards  80'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Don Robertson
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland.
6 February 2021 28 Celtic – Motherwell Glasgow
15:00 GMT (UTC) Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 0
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland.
10 February 2021 10 Kilmarnock – Motherwell Kilmarnock
GMT (UTC) Stadium: Rugby Park
Note: Match postponed in the afternoon of 2 October, due to an outbreak of COVID-19 within the Kilmarnock squad.[21] Match awarded to Motherwell on 3 December,[32] but appealed on 26 December.[33] Match rescheduled for 10 February on 18 January.[42]
13 February 2021 29 Motherwell – Hamilton Academical Motherwell
15:00 GMT (UTC) Stadium: Fir Park
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland.
20 February 2021 33 Motherwell – St Johnstone Motherwell
15:00 GMT (UTC) Stadium: Fir Park
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland.
24 February 2021 11 St Mirren – Motherwell Paisley
GMT (UTC) Stadium: St Mirren Park
Note: Match cancelled on 17 October, due St Mirren being unable to field a squad.[29] Match awarded to Motherwell on 3 December,[32] but appealed on 26 December.[33] Match rescheduled for 24 February on 18 January.[42]

Scottish Cup
Main article: 2020–21 Scottish Cup
30 January 2021 First round Formartine United / Annan Athletic – Motherwell
GMT (UTC)
Note: Match postponed on 11 January 2021.[78]

League Cup
Main article: 2020–21 Scottish League Cup
28 November 2020 Second round Motherwell 1 – 2 St Johnstone Motherwell
15:00 GMT (UTC) Gallagher  10'
Watt  61'		 Report O'Halloran  41'
Gordon  57'
Hendry  68'
Wotherspoon  77'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alan Muir

UEFA Europa League
Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Europa League

Qualifying Rounds
Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round
27 August 2020 First Qualifying Round Motherwell 5 – 1 Glentoran Motherwell, Scotland
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Lang  58'
Lamie  63'
O'Donnell  72'
Polworth  75'
Watt  78'
Long  87'		 Report Clucas  10'  52'
McDonagh  76'
McDaid  90' (pen.)
K.Cowan  90+3'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bram Van Driessche (Belgium)
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland and as per UEFA regulations.
17 September 2020 Second Qualifying Round Coleraine 2 – 2 (a.e.t.)
(0 – 3 p)		 Motherwell Coleraine, Northern Ireland
19:30 BST (UTC+1) B.Doherty  49' (pen.), 90' (pen.)
Carson  75'		 Report Lang  16',  71'
Watt  37'
O'Hara  49'
Lamie  84'
Mugabi  89'		 Stadium: The Showgrounds
Attendance: 0
Referee: Antti Munukka (Finland)
Penalties
I.Parkhill
L.Kane
G.McConaghie 		O'Hara
Watt
O'Donnell
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Northern Ireland and as per UEFA regulations.
24 September 2020 Third Qualifying Round Hapoel Be'er Sheva 3 – 0 Motherwell Petah Tikva, Israel
BST (UTC+1) Kabha  15'
Vítor  43'
Taha  45+3'
Dadia  54'
Agudelo  56'
Bareiro  58'
Josué  71' (pen.)
Acolatse  82'		 Report Watt  45+3'
O'Donnell  56'
Gallagher  69'  70'		 Stadium: HaMoshava Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Serhiy Boyko (Ukraine)
Note: Match played at the HaMoshava Stadium in Petah Tikva instead of Hapoel Be'er Sheva's regular stadium Turner Stadium, Beersheba, which was temporarily closed for structural problems fixing on its roof.
Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Israel and as per UEFA regulations.

Squad statistics

Appearances
As of match played 3 February 2021
No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremiershipScottish CupLeague CupUEFA Europa League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Trevor Carson 150120000030
2 DF Liam Grimshaw 17012+20000+1020
3 DF Jake Carroll 706+10000000
4 DF Ricki Lamie 22014+40001030
5 DF Nathan McGinley 1307+40000020
6 MF Allan Campbell 262232000030
7 MF Mark O'Hara 243203001030
8 MF Robbie Crawford 1209+20001000
9 FW Chris Long 21310+8200002+11
11 FW Jake Hastie 1104+6000000+10
13 GK Liam Kelly 5050000000
14 MF Steven Lawless 100+10000000
15 MF Barry Maguire 1607+7000000+20
16 DF Bevis Mugabi 202172001020
17 FW Sherwin Seedorf 1306+40000+100+20
19 MF Liam Polworth 24117+30001031
21 FW Harry Robinson 200+1000000+10
22 MF Liam Donnelly 1010000000
25 FW Ross MacIver 100+10000000
26 MF Dean Cornelius 100+10000000
29 FW Harry Smith 300+30000000
31 DF Declan Gallagher 281241001030
32 FW Tony Watt 28620+4300112+12
33 DF Stephen O'Donnell 261220001031
34 GK Aaron Chapman 704+20001000
37 DF Eddie Nolan 100+10000000
44 FW Devante Cole 15511+35001000
Players away from the club on loan:
Players who left Motherwell during the season:
8 MF David Turnbull 5151000000
9 FW Jordan White 2003+150000+100+10
13 GK Jordan Archer 4040000000
14 FW Jermaine Hylton 500+50000000
29 FW Callum Lang 21512+5300102+12

Goal scorers
As of match played 3 February 2021
Ranking Nation Position Number Name Scottish Premiership Scottish Cup League Cup UEFA Europa League Total
1FW32Tony Watt30126
2FW44Devante Cole50005
FW29Callum Lang30025
4MF7Mark O'Hara30003
FW9Chris Long20013
6MF6Allan Campbell20002
DF16Bevis Mugabi20002
8MF8 David Turnbull10001
DF33Stephen O'Donnell00011
MF19Liam Polworth00011
DF33Declan Gallagher10001
Own goal10001
TOTALS 2301731

Clean sheets
As of match played 3 February 2021
Ranking Nation Position Number Name Scottish Premiership Scottish Cup League Cup UEFA Europa League Total
1GK1Trevor Carson40004
2GK34Aaron Chapman20002
3GK13Jordan Archer10001
TOTALS 60006

Carson & Chapman both played in Motherwells's 4-0 victory over Ross County on 24 October 2020

Disciplinary record
As of match played 3 February 2021
Number Nation Position Name Premiership Scottish Cup League Cup UEFA Europa League Total
1GKTrevor Carson 1000000010
2DFLiam Grimshaw 1000000010
3DFJake Carroll 1000000010
4DFRicki Lamie 4000002060
6MFAllan Campbell 4000000040
7MFMark O'Hara 2100001031
8MFRobbie Crawford 1000000010
9FWChris Long 1000000010
14MFSteven Lawless 1000000010
15MFBarry Maguire 3000000030
16DFBevis Mugabi 0000000101
19MFLiam Polworth 1100000011
31DFDeclan Gallagher 6000102191
32FWTony Watt 4000001050
33DFStephen O'Donnell 1000001020
44FWDevante Cole 2000000020
Players who left Motherwell during the season:
8MFDavid Turnbull 1000000010
9FWJordan White 1000000010
13GKJordan Archer 1000000010
29FWCallum Lang 0100001011
TOTALS 36 3 0 0 1 0 8 2 44 5

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