2018–19 Motherwell F.C. season

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,

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)

Season review

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Pre-season

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

Transfers

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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

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Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref
5 June 2018† GK   Mark Gillespie Walsall Free [3]
7 June 2018 DF   Liam Donnelly Hartlepool United Undisclosed [4]
13 June 2018 FW   Danny Johnson Gateshead Undisclosed [5]
19 June 2018 DF   Aaron Taylor-Sinclair Plymouth Argyle Free [6]
20 June 2018 MF   Alex Rodriguez Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe Free [7]
10 July 2018 MF   Broque Watson Celtic Free [11]
10 July 2018 FW   Neil McLaughlin Partick Thistle Free [11]
10 August 2018 DF   Christian Mbulu Millwall Free [15]
† 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   Conor Sammon Hearts 31 May 2019 [12]
9 August 2018 DF   Tom Aldred Bury 31 May 2019 [14]
5 January 2019 FW   Ross McCormack Aston Villa 31 May 2019 [21]
7 January 2019 MF   Gboly Ariyibi Nottingham Forest 31 May 2019 [22]
Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
3 August 2018 DF   Cédric Kipré Wigan Athletic Undisclosed [13]
10 December 2018† MF   Andy Rose Vancouver Whitecaps FC Undisclosed [16][17]
2 January 2019 FW   Ryan Bowman Exeter City Undisclosed [19]
3 January 2019 MF   Ross MacLean Falkirk Undisclosed [20]
31 January 2019 MF   Gaël Bigirimana Hibernian Undisclosed [26]
† 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   Ross MacLean Greenock Morton 3 January 2019 [8][20]
2 July 2018 MF   Shea Gordon Partick Thistle End of Season [9]
7 July 2018 MF   Jake Hastie Alloa Athletic January 2019 [10]
10 July 2018 FW   Neil McLaughlin Stirling Albion End of Season [11]
26 October 2018 FW   Alfredo Agyeman East Kilbride January 2019 [36]
1 January 2019 DF   Barry Maguire Queen of the South End of Season [18]
30 January 2019 DF   Aaron Taylor-Sinclair Crewe Alexandra End of Season [24]
31 January 2019 MF   Broque Watson East Fife End of Season [25]
31 January 2019 FW   George Newell Albion Rovers End of Season [25]

Released

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

Trial

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

Squad

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As of match played 18 May 2019[50]
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 (aged 31) Hartlepool United 2017[51] 2020[51] 63 0
13 Rohan Ferguson   GK (1997-12-06)6 December 1997 (aged 21) Airdrieonians 2017[52] 2020 1 0
20 Mark Gillespie   GK (1992-03-27)27 March 1992 (aged 27) Walsall 2018[3] 2020[3] 29 0
31 P. J. Morrison   GK (1998-01-01)1 January 1998 (aged 21) Academy 2009 0 0
41 Robbie Hemfrey   GK (2002-02-21)21 February 2002 (aged 17) Academy 0 0
Defenders
2 Richard Tait   DF (1989-03-24)24 March 1989 (aged 30) Grimsby Town 2016[53] 2020[54] 122 5
3 Aaron Taylor-Sinclair   DF (1991-04-08)8 April 1991 (aged 28) Plymouth Argyle 2018[6] 2019[6] 9 0
5 Tom Aldred   DF (1990-09-11)11 September 1990 (aged 28) loan from Bury 2018[14] 2019[14] 62 4
6 Peter Hartley   DF (1988-04-03)3 April 1988 (aged 31) Blackpool 2018 2020[55] 35 5
18 Charles Dunne   DF (1993-02-13)13 February 1993 (aged 26) Oldham Athletic 2017[56] 2020[54] 71 1
21 Christian Mbulu   DF (1996-08-06)6 August 1996 (aged 22) Millwall 2018[15] 2019[15] 6 0
22 Liam Donnelly   DF (1996-03-07)7 March 1996 (aged 23) Hartlepool United 2018[4] 2020[4] 11 1
29 Adam Livingstone   DF (1998-02-22)22 February 1998 (aged 21) Academy 2020[29] 5 0
30 Barry Maguire   DF (1998-04-27)27 April 1998 (aged 21) Academy 2015 2020[27] 5 0
34 David Devine   DF (2001-06-20)20 June 2001 (aged 17) Academy 2019 1 0
37 Shaun Bowers   DF (1999-01-22)22 January 1999 (aged 20) Academy 2019 0 0
43 Jack Brown   DF (2002-07-02)2 July 2002 (aged 16) Academy 0 0
45 Yusuf Hussain   DF (2001-04-26)26 April 2001 (aged 18) Falkirk 2018 0 0
Midfielders
4 Carl McHugh   MF (1993-02-05)5 February 1993 (aged 26) Plymouth Argyle 2016[57] 2019[58] 104 4
7 Chris Cadden   MF (1996-09-19)19 September 1996 (aged 22) Academy 2013 2019[59] 139 12
8 Allan Campbell   MF (1997-07-04)4 July 1997 (aged 21) Academy 2016 2021[60] 83 5
11 Elliott Frear   MF (1990-09-11)11 September 1990 (aged 28) Forest Green Rovers 2017[61] 2019[61] 74 8
12 Gboly Ariyibi   MF (1995-01-18)18 January 1995 (aged 24) loan from Nottingham Forest 2019[22] 2019[22] 18 2
14 Liam Grimshaw   MF (1995-02-02)2 February 1995 (aged 24) Preston North End 2017[62] 2020[28] 71 0
23 Alex Rodriguez   MF (1993-08-01)1 August 1993 (aged 25) Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe 2018[7] 2019[7] 24 0
26 Shea Gordon   MF (1998-05-16)16 May 1998 (aged 21) Stalybridge Celtic 2017 4 0
28 David Turnbull   MF (1999-07-10)10 July 1999 (aged 19) Academy 2017 2021[23] 34 15
32 Jake Hastie   MF (1999-03-18)18 March 1999 (aged 20) Academy 2016 18 7
33 Liam Brown   MF (1999-08-06)6 August 1999 (aged 19) Queen's Park 2017 2019 1 0
40 Kyle MacDonald   MF (2000-01-01)1 January 2000 (aged 19) Academy 2019 0 0
42 Broque Watson   MF (1999-02-05)5 February 1999 (aged 20) Celtic 2018[11] 2019 0 0
38 Dean Cornelius   MF (2001-04-11)11 April 2001 (aged 18) Hibernian 2018 2020 1 0
46 Adam Kettings   MF (2002-03-18)18 March 2002 (aged 17) Academy 0 0
47 Reece McAlear   MF (2002-02-12)12 February 2002 (aged 17) Academy 0 0
48 Stuart McKinstry   MF (2002-09-18)18 September 2002 (aged 16) Academy 2020 0 0
Forwards
9 Curtis Main   FW (1992-06-20)20 June 1992 (aged 26) Portsmouth 2018[63] 2019[63] 58 13
16 George Newell   FW (1997-12-27)27 December 1997 (aged 21) Bolton Wanderers 2017[64] 2019 9 0
19 Conor Sammon   FW (1986-11-06)6 November 1986 (aged 32) loan from Hearts 2018[12] 2019[12] 21 3
24 Danny Johnson   FW (1993-02-28)28 February 1993 (aged 26) Gateshead 2018[5] 2020[5] 28 8
27 Craig Tanner   FW (1994-10-27)27 October 1994 (aged 24) Reading 2017 2019[65] 36 9
35 James Scott   FW (2000-08-30)30 August 2000 (aged 18) Academy 14 1
39 Jamie Semple   FW (2000-05-17)17 May 2000 (aged 19) Academy 2018 2021[30] 3 0
44 Ross McCormack   FW (1986-08-18)18 August 1986 (aged 32) loan from Aston Villa 2019[21] 2019[21] 61 14
49 Cole Starrs   FW (2002-04-25)25 April 2002 (aged 17) Academy 0 0
50 Neil McLaughlin   FW (2002-04-25)25 April 2002 (aged 17) Partick Thistle 2018[11] 2019 0 0
Left during the season
5 Cédric Kipré   DF (1996-12-09)9 December 1996 (aged 22) Leicester City 2017.[66] 2020[54] 52 1
12 Ryan Bowman   FW (1991-11-30)30 November 1991 (aged 27) Gateshead 2016[67] 2019[54] 86 14
15 Andy Rose   MF (1990-02-13)13 February 1990 (aged 29) Coventry City 2017[68] 2019[69] 57 2
17 Gaël Bigirimana   MF (1993-10-22)22 October 1993 (aged 25) Coventry City 2017 2019[70] 57 3
25 Ross MacLean   MF (1997-03-13)13 March 1997 (aged 22) Academy 2014 2019[71] 19 1
34 Jordan Armstrong   MF (1999-04-02)2 April 1999 (aged 20) Academy 2019 0 0
36 Jason Krones   DF (1999-01-25)25 January 1999 (aged 20) Academy 2019 0 0
38 Alfredo Agyeman   FW (2000-11-01)1 November 2000 (aged 18) Academy 2019 0 0

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF   SCO Aaron Taylor-Sinclair (on loan at Crewe Alexandra)
16 FW   ENG George Newell (on loan at Albion Rovers)
26 MF   NIR Shea Gordon (on loan at Partick Thistle)
30 DF   SCO Barry Maguire (on loan at Queen of the South)
No. Pos. Nation Player
31 GK   SCO P. J. Morrison (on loan at Albion Rovers)
42 MF   SCO Broque Watson (on loan at East Fife)
50 FW   SCO Neil McLaughlin (on loan at Stirling Albion)

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
5 DF   CIV Cédric Kipré (to Wigan Athletic)[13]
12 FW   ENG Ryan Bowman (to Exeter City)[19]
15 MF   AUS Andy Rose (to Vancouver Whitecaps FC)[16]
17 MF   BDI Gaël Bigirimana (to Hibernian)[26]
No. Pos. Nation Player
25 MF   SCO Ross MacLean (to Falkirk)[20]
34 MF   SCO Jordan Armstrong [18]
36 DF   SCO Jason Krones [18]
38 FW   ITA Alfredo Agyeman [21]

Friendlies

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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

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Premiership

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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
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

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHHAHAAHHAHAHAHAAAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAH
ResultLLDWLLLDLWWLWLDLWLLLWWWWWWLDWLWLLDWDLW
Position121211991010101099999999999999977887778888888
Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 15 6 17 46 56  −10 51 9 4 6 29 20  +9 6 2 11 17 36  −19

Source: See Results

Results

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5 August 2018 1 Hibernian 3 – 0 Motherwell Edinburgh
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Mallan   30'
Shaw   45'
Boyle   51'  83'
Report McHugh   7'
Donnelly   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   24'
Hartley   66'
Report Want   49'
Boyd   67'
MacKinnon   85'
Woods   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   37'
Hartley   49'  90+4'
Aldred   66'
Report Lafferty   15', 38'
Ejaria   43'
Barišić   55'
Halliday   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   67'
Källman   71'
Inniss   90+6'
Report Bigirimana   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   80'
Aldred   88'
BBC Report Naismith   28'
Ikpeazu   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   76'
Considine   89'
Ball   90+2'
Report Aldred   44'
Bigirimana   77'
Frear   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   74'
Report Main   16'   23'
Bigirimana   54'
Grimshaw   83'
Johnson   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   63'
McHugh   70'   78'
Johnson   89'
Report Menga   45'
Lamie   54'
Jacobs   64'
Gallagher   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   63'
Hartley   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   57'
Flynn   75'
Samson   75'
Report Turnbull   30'
McHugh   43'
Cadden   47'
Bowman   77'
Aldred   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   34'
Tait   60'
Turnbull   69'
Johnson   90+5'
Report Kerr   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   25'   34'
Hartley   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   84'
Report Ferguson   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   34'
Halkett   83'
Report Bigirimana   36'
Tait   64'
Stadium: Almondvale Stadium
Attendance: 1,982
Referee: Euan Anderson
5 December 2018 16 Motherwell 1 – 1 Celtic Motherwell
Livingstone   26'
Johnson   35'  88'
Campbell   38'
Report Christie   13'
Griffiths   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   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   26'
Watt   46'
Kerr   83'
Report Aldred   2'
Johnson   17'
Dunne   26'
Campbell   44'
Main   82'
McHugh   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   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   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   71'   71'
Grimshaw   84'
Johnson   61'
Report Jones   40'
Stewart   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   61'
Report Aldred   21', 77'
Frear   40'
Turnbull   52'
Campbell   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   49'
Report Oméonga   42'
Mackie   58'
Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 4,090
Referee: Bobby Madden
26 January 2019 23 Dundee 0 – 1 Motherwell Dundee
15:00 GMT (UTC) Grimshaw   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   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   46'  74' Report Hastie   10'
Rodriguez   28'
Main   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   30'
Aldred   56'
Turnbull   90+3'
Report Djoum   34'
Naismith   37'
Berra   53'
Garuccio   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   21'  37', 88'
Sinclair   31'
Boyata   53'
Ajer   55'
Toljan   82'
Burke   90+1'
Report Ariyibi   51'
Tait   53'
Rodriguez   53'
Campbell   87'
Hastie   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   19'
O'Donnell   37'
Waters   82'
Report Tait   37'
Aldred   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   54'
Johnson   90'
Report Gogić   38'
Keatings   56'
Sowah   61'
Kilgallon   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   33',   39'
Mackie   53'
Report Aldred   19'
Gorrin   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   80'
Aldred   87'
Tait   90+2'
Report Craig   14'
Davidson   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   54'
McGinn   71', 90+7'
Report Hastie   36'
McHugh   43'
Stadium: Pittodrie
Attendance: 13,228
Referee: Gavin Duncan
7 April 2019 33 Motherwell 0 – 3 Rangers Motherwell
12:30 BST (UTC+1) Main   44'
Grimshaw   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   56'
Martin   71'
McGowan   80'
Ogkmpoe   84'
Report Turnbull   30'
Campbell   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'   86'
Scott   24'
Rodriguez   28'   58'
Ariyibi   50'
McHugh   80'
Report Woods   11' (pen.)
Robson   22'
Ralph   41'   52'
Kusunga   87'
Horsfield   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   88'
Report McGinn   69'
McGinn   81'
MacKenzie   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   29'   47'
Tanser   34' (pen.)
Wotherspoon   90+2'
Report Ariyibi   21'
Gillespie   34'
Aldred   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.)   44'
Report Hardie   42'
Tiffoney   80', 81'
Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 5,794
Referee: David Munro

Scottish Cup

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

League Cup

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Group stage

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Table
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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
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
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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   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   90+3'
Report Hartley   38'
Kipré   64'
Stadium: Stair Park
Attendance: 885
Referee: Euan Anderson
Penalties
Layne  
Cummins  
C.McGowan  
K.Turner  
Lamont  
A.McDonald  
  Main
  Cadden
  Tait
  Bowman
  Frear
  Rose
24 July 2018 3 Motherwell 2 – 0 Queen of the South Motherwell
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Sammon   12', 37' Report Semple   55'
Dykes   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   86'
Report Main   76'
Johnson   79'
Sammon   90+1'
Stadium: Broadwood Stadium
Attendance: 1,620
Referee: John Beaton

Knockout phase

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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   28'
MacLean   35'
Haring   64'
Lee   88'
Naismith   90+1'
Report Main   12' (pen.)
McHugh   67'
Bowman   80'
Stadium: Tynecastle Park
Attendance: 14,377
Referee: Willie Collum

Challenge Cup

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14 August 2018 First round East Stirlingshire 0 – 3 Motherwell U20 Falkirk
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Rodgers   72'
D.Ure   84'
Report Turnbull   16'
B.Watson   20'
Hastie   22'
J.Armstrong   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   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   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   15'
Livingstone   53'
Mbulu   54'
B.Watson   90+4'
Report Demetriou   45'
Stewart   51', 56'
Draper   53'
Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 1,209
Referee: David Munro

Squad statistics

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Appearances

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As of match played 18 May 2019
No. Pos Nat Player Total Scottish Premiership Scottish Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   NIR Trevor Carson 17 0 12 0 0 0 5 0
2 DF   SCO Richard Tait 45 1 37+1 1 1 0 6 0
4 MF   IRL Carl McHugh 35 1 20+8 1 1 0 6 0
5 DF   SCO Tom Aldred 40 3 37 3 1 0 2 0
6 DF   ENG Peter Hartley 18 2 14 1 1 0 3 1
7 MF   SCO Chris Cadden 25 1 15+5 1 0 0 5 0
8 MF   SCO Allan Campbell 40 2 31+4 2 0 0 4+1 0
9 FW   ENG Curtis Main 37 6 27+4 3 0+1 0 5 3
11 MF   ENG Elliott Frear 29 4 4+18 1 1 0 4+2 3
12 MF   USA Gboly Ariyibi 18 2 17 2 1 0 0 0
13 GK   SCO Rohan Ferguson 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF   ENG Liam Grimshaw 34 0 30+1 0 0 0 2+1 0
18 DF   IRL Charles Dunne 26 0 23 0 1 0 2 0
19 FW   IRL Conor Sammon 21 3 6+10 0 0 0 3+2 3
20 GK   ENG Mark Gillespie 29 0 26+1 0 1 0 1 0
21 DF   ENG Christian Mbulu 6 0 4+2 0 0 0 0 0
22 DF   NIR Liam Donnelly 11 1 6+1 1 0 0 3+1 0
23 MF   ESP Alex Rodriguez 24 0 16+4 0 0+1 0 1+2 0
24 FW   ENG Danny Johnson 28 8 12+10 6 1 0 1+4 2
28 MF   SCO David Turnbull 30 15 26+3 15 1 0 0 0
29 DF   SCO Adam Livingstone 3 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0
32 MF   SCO Jake Hastie 15 7 12+2 6 0+1 1 0 0
34 DF   SCO David Devine 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
35 FW   SCO James Scott 12 1 6+6 1 0 0 0 0
38 MF   SCO Dean Cornelius 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
39 FW   SCO Jamie Semple 3 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0
44 FW   SCO Ross McCormack 4 0 0+3 0 1 0 0 0
Players away from the club on loan:
3 DF   SCO Aaron Taylor-Sinclair 9 0 5+1 0 0 0 1+2 0
30 DF   SCO Barry Maguire 2 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0
Players who left Motherwell during the season:
5 DF   CIV Cédric Kipré 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
12 FW   ENG Ryan Bowman 20 2 7+9 1 0 0 3+1 1
15 MF   AUS Andy Rose 17 0 10+2 0 0 0 4+1 0
17 MF   BDI Gaël Bigirimana 21 1 12+7 1 0 0 2 0

Goal scorers

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As of match played 12 May 2019
Ranking Nation Position Number Name Scottish Premiership Scottish Cup League Cup Total
1 MF   28 David Turnbull 15 0 0 15
2 FW   24 Danny Johnson 6 0 2 8
3 MF   32 Jake Hastie 6 1 0 7
4 FW   9 Curtis Main 3 0 3 6
5 MF   11 Elliott Frear 1 0 3 4
6 DF   5 Tom Aldred 3 0 0 3
FW   19 Conor Sammon 0 0 3 3
8 MF   8 Allan Campbell 2 0 0 2
MF   12 Gboly Ariyibi 2 0 0 2
DF   6 Peter Hartley 1 0 1 2
FW   12 Ryan Bowman 1 0 1 2
DF   2 Richard Tait 1 0 1 2
12 MF   4 Carl McHugh 1 0 0 1
MF   17 Gaël Bigirimana 1 0 0 1
MF   7 Chris Cadden 1 0 0 1
FW   35 James Scott 1 0 0 1
DF   22 Liam Donnelly 1 0 0 1
TOTALS 46 1 14 61

Disciplinary record

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As of match played 18 May 2019
Nation Position Number Name Premier League Scottish Cup League Cup Total
               
  DF 2 Richard Tait 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
  MF 4 Carl McHugh 11 2 0 0 1 0 12 2
  DF 5 Tom Aldred 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
  DF 6 Peter Hartley 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
  MF 8 Allan Campbell 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
  FW 9 Curtis Main 5 1 0 0 0 0 5 1
  MF 11 Elliott Frear 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
  MF 12 Gboly Ariyibi 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
  MF 14 Liam Grimshaw 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
  DF 18 Charles Dunne 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
  FW 19 Conor Sammon 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
  GK 20 Mark Gillespie 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
  DF 22 Liam Donnelly 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
  MF 23 Alex Rodriguez 8 1 0 0 0 0 8 1
  FW 24 Danny Johnson 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
  MF 28 David Turnbull 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
  DF 29 Adam Livingstone 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
  MF 32 Jake Hastie 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Players who left Motherwell during the season:
  DF 5 Cédric Kipré 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
  FW 12 Ryan Bowman 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
  MF 17 Gaël Bigirimana 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
TOTALS 76 3 0 0 2 0 78 3

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