List of Motherwell F.C. seasons
This is a record of the seasons played by Motherwell Football Club in Scottish and European competition from 1891 to the present day.[1] It details the club's achievements in major competitions, and details all the managers of Motherwell.[2]
This list does not include matches from the Lanarkshire Cup.
Seasons
Season | League | Tier | Manager [note 1][note 2] |
League | Scottish Cup |
League Cup [note 3] |
Europe [note 4] |
Leading Scorer(s) [note 5][note 6] | |||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | FP [note 7] | |||||||||
1891–92 | Football Federation | U | Committee | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 58 | 80 | -22 | 14 | 12th | R1 | - | - | - | - |
1892–93 | Football Federation | U [note 8] |
Committee | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 77 | 46 | +31 | 25 | 2nd | R2 | - | - | - | - |
1893–94 [3] |
Division Two | 2 [note 9] |
Committee | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 61 | 44 | +17 | 23 | 4th | - | - | - | - | - |
1894–95 | Division Two | 2 | Committee | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 56 | 39 | +17 | 22 | 2nd | - | - | - | - | - |
1895–96 | Division Two | 2 | Committee | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 31 | 47 | -16 | 13 | 8th | - | - | - | - | - |
1896–97 | Division Two | 2 | Committee | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 40 | 55 | -15 | 13 | 9th | - | - | - | - | - |
1897–98 | Division Two | 2 | Committee | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 31 | 56 | -25 | 10 | 10th | - | - | - | - | - |
1898–99 | Division Two | 2 | Committee | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 41 | 40 | +1 | 20 | 4th | - | - | - | - | - |
1899–1900 | Division Two | 2 | Committee | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 38 | 36 | +2 | 19 | 4th | - | - | - | - | - |
1900–01 | Division Two | 2 | Committee | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 26 | 42 | -16 | 11 | 10th | - | - | - | - | - |
1901–02 | Division Two | 2 | Committee | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 50 | 44 | +6 | 26 | 3rd | - | - | - | - | - |
1902–03 | Division Two | 2 | Committee | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 44 | 9 | +35 | 28 | 2nd | R2 | - | - | - | - |
1903–04 | Division One | 1 | Committee | 26 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 26 | 61 | -35 | 15 | 13th | R2 | - | - | - | - |
1904–05 | Division One | 1 | Committee | 26 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 28 | 53 | -25 | 14 | 14th | R2 | - | - | - | - |
1905–06 | Division One | 1 | Committee | 34 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 50 | 64 | -14 | 26 | 10th | - | - | - | - | - |
1906–07 | Division One | 1 | Committee | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 45 | 48 | -3 | 33 | 10th | - | - | - | - | - |
1907–08 | Division One | 1 | Committee | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 61 | 53 | +8 | 31 | 10th | R2 | - | - | - | - |
1908–09 | Division One | 1 | Committee | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 47 | 73 | -26 | 28 | 13th | R2 | - | - | - | - |
1909–10 | Division One | 1 | Committee | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 59 | 60 | -1 | 32 | 10th | QF | - | - | - | - |
1910–11 | Division One | 1 | Committee | 34 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 37 | 66 | -29 | 20 | 17th | QF | - | - | - | - |
1911–12 | Division One | 1 | John "Sailor" Hunter | 34 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 34 | 44 | -10 | 27 | 14th | QF | - | - | - | - |
1912–13 | Division One | 1 | John "Sailor" Hunter | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 47 | 39 | +8 | 37 | 6th | R2 | - | - | - | - |
1913–14 | Division One | 1 | John "Sailor" Hunter | 38 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 46 | 65 | -19 | 28 | 17th | QF | - | - | - | - |
1914–15 | Division One | 1 | John "Sailor" Hunter | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 49 | 66 | -17 | 30 | 18th | -[note 10] | - | - | - | - |
1915–16 | Division One | 1 | John "Sailor" Hunter | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 55 | 82 | -27 | 30 | 14th | -[note 10] | - | - | - | - |
1916–17 | Division One | 1 | John "Sailor" Hunter | 38 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 57 | 59 | -2 | 38 | 8th | -[note 10] | - | - | - | - |
1917–18 | Division One | 1 | John "Sailor" Hunter | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 70 | 51 | +19 | 41 | 5th | -[note 10] | - | - | - | - |
1918–19 [4] |
Division One | 1 | John "Sailor" Hunter | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 51 | 40 | +11 | 38 | 5th | - | - | - | - | - |
1919–20 | Division One | 1 | John "Sailor" Hunter | 42 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 74 | 53 | +21 | 57 | 3rd | - | - | - | - | - |
1920–21 | Division One | 1 | John "Sailor" Hunter | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 75 | 51 | +24 | 48 | 5th | QF | - | - | - | - |
1921–22 | Division One | 1 | John "Sailor" Hunter | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 63 | 58 | +5 | 39 | 13th | QF | - | - | - | - |
1922–23 | Division One | 1 | John "Sailor" Hunter | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 59 | 60 | -1 | 36 | 13th | SF | - | - | - | - |
1923–24 | Division One | 1 | John "Sailor" Hunter | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 58 | 63 | -5 | 37 | 10th | R2 | - | - | - | - |
1924–25 | Division One | 1 | John "Sailor" Hunter | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 54 | 63 | -9 | 30 | 18th | R3 | - | - | - | - |
1925–26 | Division One | 1 | John "Sailor" Hunter | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 67 | 46 | +21 | 46 | 5th | - | - | - | - | - |
1926–27 | Division One | 1 | John "Sailor" Hunter | 38 | 23 | 5 | 10 | 81 | 52 | +29 | 51 | 2nd | - | - | - | - | - |
1927–28 | Division One | 1 | John "Sailor" Hunter | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 92 | 46 | +46 | 55 | 3rd | QF | - | - | - | - |
1928–29 | Division One | 1 | John "Sailor" Hunter | 38 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 85 | 66 | +19 | 50 | 3rd | QF | - | - | - | - |
1929–30 | Division One | 1 | John "Sailor" Hunter | 38 | 25 | 5 | 8 | 104 | 48 | +56 | 55 | 2nd | R3 | - | - | - | - |
1930–31 | Division One | 1 | John "Sailor" Hunter | 38 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 102 | 42 | +60 | 56 | 3rd | RU | - | - | - | - |
1931–32 | Division One | 1 | John "Sailor" Hunter | 38 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 119 [note 11] |
31 | +88 | 66 | 1st [5][note 12] |
QF | - | - | - | - |
1932–33 | Division One | 1 | John "Sailor" Hunter | 38 | 27 | 5 | 6 | 114 | 53 | +61 | 59 | 2nd | RU | - | - | - | - |
1933–34 | Division One | 1 | John "Sailor" Hunter | 38 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 97 | 45 | +52 | 62 | 2nd | SF | - | - | - | - |
1934–35 | Division One | 1 | John "Sailor" Hunter | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 83 | 64 | +19 | 40 | 7th | QF | - | - | - | - |
1935–36 | Division One | 1 | John "Sailor" Hunter | 38 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 77 | 58 | +19 | 48 | 4th | QF | - | - | - | - |
1936–37 | Division One | 1 | John "Sailor" Hunter | 38 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 96 | 54 | +42 | 51 | 4th | QF | - | - | - | - |
1937–38 | Division One | 1 | John "Sailor" Hunter | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 78 | 69 | +9 | 44 | 5th | QF | - | - | - | - |
1938–39 | Division One | 1 | John "Sailor" Hunter | 38 | 16 | 5 | 17 | 82 | 86 | -4 | 37 | 12th | RU | - | - | - | - |
1939–40 | Division One | 1 | John "Sailor" Hunter | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 5 | 8th [note 13] [note 14] |
- [note 15] |
- | - | - | - |
No competitive football was played between 1939 and 1946 due to the Second World War | |||||||||||||||||
1946–47 [6] |
Division One | 1 | George Stevenson | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 58 | 54 | +4 | 29 | 8th | SF | GS | - | - | John Brown (16) |
1947–48 | Division One | 1 | George Stevenson | 30 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 45 | 47 | -2 | 29 | 8th | R3 | GS | - | - | Wilson Humphries (19) |
1948–49 | Division One | 1 | George Stevenson | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 44 | 49 | -5 | 25 | 12th | R2 | GS | - | - | Davie Mathie (13) |
1949–50 | Division One | 1 | George Stevenson | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 53 | 58 | -5 | 25 | 10th | R1 | GS | - | - | Archie Kelly (15) |
1950–51 | Division One | 1 | George Stevenson | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 58 | 65 | -7 | 28 | 9th | RU | W [note 16] |
- | - | Jim Forrest (14) |
1951–52 | Division One | 1 | George Stevenson | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 51 | 57 | -6 | 31 | 7th | W [note 17] |
SF | - | - | Archie Kelly (20) |
1952–53 | Division One | 1 | George Stevenson | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 57 | 80 | -23 | 25 | 15th | R3 | GS | - | - | Archie Kelly (19) |
1953–54 | Division Two | 2 | George Stevenson | 30 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 109 | 43 | +66 | 45 | 1st | SF | GS | - | - | Jackie Hunter (28) |
1954–55 | Division One | 1 | George Stevenson | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 42 | 62 | -20 | 22 | 15th [note 18] |
QF | RU | - | - | Jackie Hunter (8) |
1955–56 | Division One | 1 | Bobby Ancell | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 53 | 59 | -6 | 33 | 10th | R5 | SF | Ian Gardiner (9) | ||
1956–57 | Division One | 1 | Bobby Ancell | 34 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 72 | 66 | +6 | 37 | 7th | R6 | GS | Ian Gardiner (18) | ||
1957–58 | Division One | 1 | Bobby Ancell | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 68 | 67 | +1 | 32 | 8th | SF | GS | Ian Gardiner (18) | ||
1958–59 | Division One | 1 | Bobby Ancell | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 83 | 50 | +33 | 44 | 3rd | R3 | GS | Ian St. John (24) | ||
1959–60 | Division One | 1 | Bobby Ancell | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 71 | 61 | +13 | 40 | 5th | R3 | QF | Ian St. John (21) | ||
1960–61 | Division One | 1 | Bobby Ancell | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 70 | 57 | +13 | 38 | 5th | QF | GS | Ian St. John (18) | ||
1961–62 | Division One | 1 | Bobby Ancell | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 65 | 62 | +3 | 32 | 9th | SF | QF | Pat Quinn (21) | ||
1962–63 | Division One | 1 | Bobby Ancell | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 60 | 63 | -3 | 31 | 10th | R2 | GS | Joe McBride (11) | ||
1963–64 | Division One | 1 | Bobby Ancell | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 51 | 62 | -11 | 29 | 11th | QF | QF | Joe McBride (19) | ||
1964–65 | Division One | 1 | Bobby Ancell | 34 | 11 | 8 | 16 | 45 | 54 | -9 | 28 | 14th | SF | GS | Joe McBride (21) | ||
1965–66 | Division One | 1 | Bobby Howitt | 34 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 52 | 69 | -17 | 28 | 13th | R2 | GS | Ian Thomson (10) | ||
1966–67 | Division One | 1 | Bobby Howitt | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 59 | 60 | -1 | 31 | 10th | R1 | GS | Bobby Campbell (18) | ||
1967–68 | Division One | 1 | Bobby Howitt | 34 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 40 | 66 | -26 | 19 | 17th | R1 | GS | Dixie Deans (11) | ||
1968–69 | Division Two | 2 | Bobby Howitt | 36 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 112 | 23 | +89 | 64 | 1st | R1 | GS | Dixie Deans (30) | ||
1969–70 | Division One | 1 | Bobby Howitt | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 49 | 51 | -2 | 32 | 11th | QF | SF | Dixie Deans (15) | ||
1970–71 | Division One | 1 | Bobby Howitt | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 43 | 47 | -4 | 34 | 10th | R3 | GS | Dixie Deans (9) | ||
1971–72 | Division One | 1 | Bobby Howitt | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 49 | 69 | -20 | 29 | 10th | QF | GS | Jim MacCabe (7) | ||
1972–73 | Division One | 1 | Bobby Howitt | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 38 | 48 | -10 | 31 | 8th | R4 | R2 | Willie McClymont (6) | ||
1973–74 | Division One | 1 | Ian St. John | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 45 | 40 | +5 | 35 | 9th | QF | R2 | Bobby Graham (13) | ||
1974–75 | Division One | 1 | Willie McLean | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 52 | 57 | -5 | 33 | 10th | SF | GS | Willie Pettigrew (20) | ||
1975–76 [note 19] [7] |
Premier Division | 1 | Willie McLean | 36 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 53 | 49 | +4 | 40 | 4th | SF | GS | Willie Pettigrew (22) | ||
1976–77 | Premier Division | 1 | Willie McLean | 36 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 57 | 60 | -3 | 32 | 7th | QF | GS | Willie Pettigrew (21) | ||
1977–78 | Premier Division | 1 | Roger Hynd | 36 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 45 | 52 | -7 | 33 | 6th | R4 | R2 | Vic Davidson (8) | ||
1978–79 | Premier Division | 1 | Ally MacLeod | 36 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 33 | 86 | -53 | 17 | 10th | R3 | R3 | Willie Pettigrew (6) | ||
1979–80 | Division One | 2 | Ally MacLeod | 39 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 59 | 48 | +11 | 43 | 6th | R3 | R2 | Willie Irvine (13) | ||
1980–81 | Division One | 2 | Ally MacLeod | 39 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 65 | 51 | +14 | 49 | 8th | QF | GS | Albert Kidd (13) | ||
1981–82 | Division One | 2 | David Hay | 39 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 92 | 36 | +56 | 61 | 1st | R3 | GS | Willie Irvine (20) | ||
1982–83 | Premier Division | 1 | Jock Wallace | 36 | 11 | 5 | 20 | 39 | 73 | -34 | 27 | 8th | R3 | GS | Brian McClair (11) | ||
1983–84 | Premier Division | 1 | Jock Wallace Succeeded by Bobby Watson |
36 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 31 | 75 | -44 | 15 | 10th | QF | GS | John Gahagan (11) | ||
1985–86 | Division One | 2 | Tommy McLean | 36 | 21 | 8 | 10 | 62 | 26 | +26 | 50 | 1st | SF | R2 | Andy Harrow Rab Stewart (9) | ||
1985–86 | Premier Division | 1 | Tommy McLean | 36 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 33 | 66 | -33 | 20 | 9th [note 20] |
QF | R3 | John Reilly (9) | ||
1986–87 | Premier Division | 1 | Tommy McLean | 44 | 11 | 12 | 21 | 43 | 64 | -21 | 34 | 8th | QF | SF | Andy Walker Steve Kirk (10) | ||
1987–88 | Premier Division | 1 | Tommy McLean | 44 | 13 | 10 | 21 | 37 | 56 | -19 | 36 | 8th | R4 | SF | Steve Cowan (9) | ||
1988–89 | Premier Division | 1 | Tommy McLean | 36 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 35 | 44 | -9 | 27 | 9th | R4 | R3 | Steve Kirk (14) | ||
1989–90 | Premier Division | 1 | Tommy McLean | 36 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 43 | 47 | -4 | 34 | 6th | R4 | R3 | ![]() | ||
1990–91 | Premier Division | 1 | Tommy McLean | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 51 | 50 | -1 | 33 | 6th | W[8][9] | QF | Dougie Arnott (14) | ||
1991–92 | Premier Division | 1 | Tommy McLean | 44 | 10 | 14 | 20 | 43 | 61 | -18 | 34 | 10th | R4 | R2 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup |
R1 | Dougie Arnott (8) |
1992–93 | Premier Division | 1 | Tommy McLean | 44 | 11 | 13 | 20 | 46 | 62 | -16 | 35 | 8th | R3 | R3 | Steve Kirk (10) | ||
1993–94 | Premier Division | 1 | Tommy McLean | 44 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 58 | 43 | +15 | 54 | 3rd | R4 | R3 | ![]() | ||
1994–95 | Premier Division | 1 | Alex McLeish | 36 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 54 | 2nd [note 21] |
R4 | R3 | UEFA Cup | R1 | ![]() |
1995–96 | Premier Division | 1 | Alex McLeish | 36 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 28 | 39 | -11 | 39 | 8th | R3 | QF | UEFA Cup | PR | Willie Falconer (5) |
1996–97 | Premier Division | 1 | Alex McLeish | 36 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 44 | 55 | -11 | 38 | 8th | QF | R2 | ![]() | ||
1997–98 | Premier Division | 1 | Alex McLeish | 36 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 46 | 64 | -18 | 34 | 9th | R4 | QF | ![]() | ||
1998–99 [note 22] |
Premier League | 1 | ![]() Succeeded by Billy Davies |
36 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 35 | 54 | -19 | 41 | 7th | R5 | R3 | ![]() John Spencer (7) | ||
1999–2000 | Premier League | 1 | Billy Davies | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 49 | 63 | -14 | 52 | 4th | R5 | QF | John Spencer (11) | ||
2000–01 | Premier League | 1 | Billy Davies | 38 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 42 | 56 | -14 | 43 | 8th | R3 | R4 | ![]() | ||
2001–02 | Premier League | 1 | Billy Davies Succeeded by Eric Black Succeeded by ![]() |
38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 49 | 69 | -20 | 40 | 11th | R3 | R2 | ![]() | ||
2002–03 | Premier League | 1 | ![]() |
38 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 45 | 71 | -26 | 28 | 12th [note 23][10] |
SF | R3 | James McFadden (13) | ||
2003–04 | Premier League | 1 | ![]() |
38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 42 | 49 | -7 | 46 | 6th | QF | R2 | David Clarkson (12) | ||
2004–05 | Premier League | 1 | ![]() |
38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 46 | 49 | -3 | 48 | 6th | R3 | RU[11] | ![]() | ||
2005–06 | Premier League | 1 | ![]() |
38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 55 | 61 | -6 | 49 | 8th | R3 | SF | ![]() ![]() | ||
2006–07 | Premier League | 1 | Maurice Malpas | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 41 | 61 | -20 | 38 | 10th | QF | QF | ![]() | ||
2007–08 | Premier League | 1 | Mark McGhee | 38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 50 | 46 | +4 | 60 | 3rd | R5 | QF | ![]() | ||
2008–09 | Premier League | 1 | Mark McGhee | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 46 | 51 | -5 | 48 | 7th | R5 | R3 | UEFA Cup | PO | David Clarkson (13) |
2009–10 | Premier League | 1 | ![]() Succeeded by Craig Brown |
38 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 52 | 54 | -2 | 53 | 5th | R4 | QF | UEFA Europa League [note 24] |
QR3 | ![]() |
2010–11 [note 25] |
Premier League | 1 | Craig Brown Succeeded by Stuart McCall |
38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 40 | 60 | -20 | 46 | 6th | RU[12] | SF | UEFA Europa League |
PO | ![]() ![]() |
2011–12 | Premier League | 1 | Stuart McCall | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 49 | 44 | +5 | 62 | 3rd | QF | R3 | ![]() | ||
2012–13 | Premier League | 1 | Stuart McCall | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 67 | 51 | +16 | 63 | 2nd | R4 | R3 | UEFA Champions League[note 26] UEFA Europa League |
QR3 PO |
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2013–14 | Premiership [note 27] |
1 | Stuart McCall | 38 | 22 | 4 | 12 | 64 | 60 | +4 | 70 | 2nd | R4 | QF | UEFA Europa League |
QR3 | ![]() |
2014–15 | Premiership | 1 | Stuart McCall Succeeded by ![]() |
38 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 38 | 63 | -25 | 36 | 11th | R4 | R3 | UEFA Europa League |
QR2 | ![]() |
2015–16 | Premiership | 1 | ![]() Succeeded by Mark McGhee |
38 | 15 | 5 | 18 | 47 | 63 | -16 | 50 | 5th | R5 | R3 | ![]() | ||
2016–17 | Premiership | 1 | Mark McGhee Succeeded by ![]() |
38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 46 | 69 | -23 | 38 | 9th | R4 | R2 | ![]() | ||
2017–18 | Premiership | 1 | ![]() |
38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 43 | 49 | -6 | 48 | 7th | RU | RU | ![]() | ||
2018–19 | Premiership | 1 | ![]() |
38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 46 | 56 | -10 | 51 | 8th | R4 | QF | David Turnbull (15) | ||
2019–20 | Premiership [note 28][13] |
1 | ![]() |
30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 41 | 38 | +3 | 46 | 3rd | R5 | R2 | ![]() ![]() |
Key
Champions [note 29] |
Runners-up [note 29] |
Third Place [note 30] |
Semi-finals [note 31] |
Relegated |
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Notes
- All managers are Scottish unless their nationality is stated
- Before 1911, a Committee was in place as a management team
- The League Cup competition did not start until the 1946–47 season.
- European club competitions did not begin until the 1955–56 season.
- All players are Scottish unless their nationality is stated
- Only league goals are stated
- Positions resulting in promotion are in bold
- Since it was a Regional League, it is unknown what level the league was in the Scottish Football pyramid.
- Since the 1893-94 season, Motherwell have never competed in a league lower than the second tier of Scottish Football.
- The Scottish Cup was not held in 1915 through to 1918 because of the First World War.
- This total stands as a record for the highest number of league goals scored by Motherwell in a season.
- This was Motherwell's first, and to this day only, top-flight title success.
- The 1939–40 season was suspended following the outbreak of the Second World War.
- The club participated in the Scottish War Emergency Cup as an alternative
- Scottish Cup was suspended following the outbreak of the Second World War.
- This was Motherwell's first, and to this day, only League Cup win.
- This was Motherwell's first ever Scottish Cup win.
- Motherwell were spared of relegation due to Division One being increased to 18 teams for the following season.
- The league was renamed the Scottish Premier Division
- Relegation was suspended due to league reconstruction, therefore Motherwell retained their Premier Division status
- The first season in which teams are awarded 3 points for a win. Before this season, 2 points were awarded for each win
- The league was renamed the Scottish Premier League
- Motherwell were spared of relegation as Falkirk did not meet the SPL stadium criteria
- The UEFA Cup was re-named the Europa League.
- The 2010-11 season was their 125 anniversary season.
- Motherwell qualified for the Champions League as Rangers went into liquidation. They entered the Europa League upon exiting the Champions League.
- The league was renamed the Scottish Premiership
- 2019–20 Scottish Premiership suspended in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland; season curtailed and standings at time of postponement declared final on 18 May 2020.
- League and Cup
- League Only
- Cup Only
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