Club: | Motherwell |
Season: | 2009–10 |
Manager: | Jim Gannon (Sacked), Craig Brown |
Chairman: | John Boyle |
League: | Scottish Premier League |
League Result: | Fifth place |
Cup1: | Scottish Cup |
Cup1 Result: | 4th Round |
Cup2: | League Cup |
Cup2 Result: | Quarter-Finals |
Cup3: | Europa League |
Cup3 Result: | Third qualifying round |
League Topscorer: | Lukas Jutkiewicz (12) |
Season Topscorer: | John Sutton (13) |
Highest Attendance: | 9,355 v Rangers, 12 September 2009 |
Lowest Attendance: | 3,544 v Dundee United, 18 April 2010 |
Average Attendance: | 5,307 |
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Leftarm1: | FFA000 |
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Leftarm2: | C00000 |
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Prevseason: | 2008–09 |
Nextseason: | 2010–11 |
Motherwell competed in the Scottish Premier League, Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup and UEFA Europa League during the 2009–10 season.
For a list of Scottish football transfers in 2009–10, see transfers in season 2009–10
In permanent
Date | Player | From | Fee | Contract length | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 July 2009 | Stephen Jennings[5] | Tranmere Rovers | Free | One year | |
15 July 2009 | Chris Humphrey[6] | Shrewsbury Town | Free | Three years | |
21 July 2009 | Giles Coke[7] | Northampton Town | Free | One year | |
13 August 2009 | Tom Hateley[8] | Reading | Free | One year | |
7 September 2009 | Ryan Scanlon[9] | Ross County | Undisclosed | Three years |
Loans in
Date | Player | From | Loan length | |
---|---|---|---|---|
24 July 2009 | John Ruddy[10] | Everton | Six months | |
26 August 2009 | Lukas Jutkiewicz[11] | Everton | Six months | |
1 September 2009 | Yassin Moutaouakil[12] | Charlton Athletic | Six months |
Loans out
Out permanent
Date | Player | To | Fee | Note | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 June 2009 | Bob Malcolm[13] | Brisbane Roar | Free | ||
29 June 2009 | David Clarkson[14] | Bristol City | £600,000 | ||
1 July 2009 | Maros Klimpl[15] | Midtjylland | Loan return | ||
1 July 2009 | Artur Krysiak[16] | Birmingham City | Loan return | ||
1 July 2009 | Brian McLean[17] | Falkirk | Free | ||
1 July 2009 | Cillian Sheridan | Celtic | Loan return | ||
1 July 2009 | Graeme Smith[18] | Brighton | Free | ||
4 July 2009 | Paul Quinn[19] | Cardiff City | £300,000 | ||
22 July 2009 | Stephen Hughes[20] | Norwich City | Free |
In permanent
Loans in
Date | Player | From | Loan length | |
---|---|---|---|---|
2 January 2010 | John Ruddy[21] [22] | Everton | Six months | |
2 January 2010 | Lukas Jutkiewicz | Everton | Six months | |
2 January 2010 | Michael McGlinchey[23] | Central Coast Mariners | Six months |
Loans out
Out permanent
Date | Player | To | Fee | Note | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 January 2010 | Steven McGarry[25] | Perth Glory | Free | — | |
1 February 2010 | Paul Slane[26] | Celtic | Undisclosed | Four year contract with Celtic |
Updated 5 December 2010
[27] |-|colspan="14"|Players away from the club on loan:|-|colspan="14"|Players who left Motherwell during the season:|}
width=60 | Ranking | width=60 | Nation | width=60 | Position | width=60 | Number | width=150 | Name | width=150 | Premier League | width=100 | Scottish Cup | width=150 | League Cup | width=150 | Europa League | width=80 | Total |
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1 | FW | 11 | John Sutton | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | |||||||||||
2 | FW | 9 | Lukas Jutkiewicz | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||||
3 | FW | 15 | Jamie Murphy | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | |||||||||||
4 | MF | 20 | Ross Forbes | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | |||||||||||
5 | DF | 4 | Mark Reynolds | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||||
DF | 28 | Shaun Hutchinson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||
7 | MF | 24 | Tom Hateley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||
MF | 17 | Jim O'Brien | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||
9 | MF | 6 | Giles Coke | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||
MF | 8 | Steve Jennings | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||
FW | 35 | Bob McHugh | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
12 | DF | 43 | Steven Saunders | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
FW | 45 | Paul Slane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
Own goal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
TOTALS | 54 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 69 |
Nation | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Europa League | Total | ||||||
DF | 3 | Steven Hammell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
DF | 4 | Mark Reynolds | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
DF | 5 | Stephen Craigan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
MF | 6 | Giles Coke | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
MF | 8 | Steve Jennings | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
FW | 11 | John Sutton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
FW | 15 | Jamie Murphy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
MF | 17 | Jim O'Brien | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
MF | 24 | Tom Hateley | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
MF | 27 | Ross Forbes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
DF | 28 | Shaun Hutchinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
MF | 46 | Jamie Pollock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
DF | 43 | Steven Saunders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Totals | 34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 42 | 1 |
Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Motherwell scorer(s)[28] | Attendance | Report | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
27 June 2009 | Rhyl | H | 1–3 | Forbes (47) | 0 (match was closed-doors) | ||
6 September 2009 | Manchester United XI | H | 1–0 | Coke (53) | 3,470 | Motherwell F.C. | |
4 January 2010 | Bellshill Athletic | A | 11–1 | O'Brien, Meechan, Smith, Jutkiewicz, Sutton, McHugh, Murphy | 0 (match was closed-doors) | Motherwell F.C. |
See main article: 2009–10 Scottish Premier League. [27]
Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Motherwell scorer(s) | League Position[29] | Attendance | Report | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 15 August 2009 | St Johnstone | A | 2–2 | Hutchinson (55), Forbes (65) | 5 | 5,220 | BBC Sport | |
2 | 22 August 2009 | Kilmarnock | H | 3–1 | Sutton (14), Forbes (45) (pen.), Hutchinson (68) | 3 | 5,093 | BBC Sport | |
3 | 29 August 2009 | Aberdeen | A | 0–0 | 5 | 11,320 | BBC Sport | ||
4 | 12 September 2009 | Rangers | H | 0–0 | 5 | 9,355 | BBC Sport | ||
5 | 19 September 2009 | Dundee United | A | 1–0 | Forbes (65) | 4 | 7,196 | BBC Sport | |
6 | 26 September 2009 | Hibernian | H | 1–3 | Reynolds (35) | 6 | 5,221 | BBC Sport | |
7 | 3 October 2009 | Falkirk | H | 1–0 | Jutkiewicz (18) | 5 | 4,337 | BBC Sport | |
8 | 17 October 2009 | Celtic | A | 0–0 | 5 | 58,000 | BBC Sport | ||
9 | 24 October 2009 | St Mirren | A | 3–3 | Forbes (49) (pen.), Jutkiewicz (74, 81) | 5 | 4,327 | BBC Sport | |
10 | 31 October 2009 | Hearts | H | 1–0 | Forbes (55) | 4 | 4,830 | BBC Sport | |
11 | 7 November 2009 | Hamilton | A | 2–2 | Murphy (78), Jutkiewicz (87) | 5 | 3,583 | BBC Sport | |
12 | 21 November 2009 | Aberdeen | H | 1–1 | Jutkiewicz (13) | 5 | 4,662 | BBC Sport | |
13 | 28 November 2009 | Dundee United | H | 2–2 | Sutton (16), Jutkiewicz (29) | 5 | 4,593 | BBC Sport | |
14 | 5 December 2009 | Hibernian | A | 0–2 | 5 | 10,398 | BBC Sport | ||
15 | 12 December 2009 | Celtic | H | 2–3 | Jutkiewicz (26), Reynolds (45) | 5 | 7,807 | BBC Sport | |
16 | 19 December 2009 | Rangers | A | 1–6 | Hutchinson (67) | 5 | 44,291 | BBC Sport | |
17 | 26 December 2009 | St Johnstone | H | 1–3 | Jennings (39) | 6 | 4,140 | BBC Sport | |
18 | 30 December 2009 | Hearts | A | 0–1 | 6 | 14,411 | BBC Sport | ||
19 | 16 January 2010 | Kilmarnock | A | 3–0 | O'Brien (55, 70), Jutkiewicz (78) | 6 | 5,354 | BBC Sport | |
20 | 23 January 2010 | St Mirren | H | 2–0 | Murphy (56), Sutton (76) | 6 | 3,621 | BBC Sport | |
21 | 27 January 2010 | Falkirk | A | 0–0 | 7 | 4,321 | BBC Sport | ||
22 | 30 January 2010 | Aberdeen | A | 3–0 | Sutton (29, 53), Jutkiewicz (50) | 5 | 9,555 | BBC Sport | |
23 | 6 February 2010 | Hamilton | H | 1–0 | Jutkiewicz (68) | 5 | 4,777 | BBC Sport | |
24 | 10 February 2010 | Rangers | H | 1–1 | Hateley (28) | 5 | 9,352 | BBC Sport | |
25 | 13 February 2010 | Hamilton | A | 0–0 | 5 | 3,133 | BBC Sport | ||
26 | 20 February 2010 | Hibernian | H | 1–0 | Murphy (82) | 5 | 5,055 | BBC Sport | |
27 | 27 February 2010 | Kilmarnock | H | 1–0 | Murphy (69) | 5 | 4,178 | BBC Sport | |
28 | 6 March 2010 | St Johnstone | A | 2–1 | Murphy (12), Sutton (86) | 5 | 3,669 | BBC Sport | |
29 | 9 March 2010 | St Mirren | A | 0–0 | 5 | 3,154 | BBC Sport | ||
30 | 13 March 2010 | Hearts | H | 3–1 | Reynolds (2), Sutton (13), O'Brien (68) | 4 | 4,448 | BBC Sport | |
31 | 27 March 2010 | Dundee United | A | 0–3 | 5 | 7,609 | BBC Sport | ||
32 | 3 April 2010 | Falkirk | H | 0–1 | 5 | 4,268 | BBC Sport | ||
33 | 13 April 2010 | Celtic | A | 1–2 | Reynolds (49) | 5 | 27,750 | BBC Sport | |
34 | 18 April 2010 | Dundee United | H | 2–3 | Sutton (28, 81) | 5 | 3,544 | BBC Sport | |
35 | 24 April 2010 | Hearts | A | 2–0 | Saunders (42), Žaliūkas (o.g.) (45) | 4 | 13,447 | BBC Sport | |
36 | 1 May 2010 | Celtic | A | 0–4 | 4 | 24,000 | BBC Sport | ||
37 | 5 May 2010 | Hibernian | H | 6–6 | Coke (16, 67), Sutton (39, 76), Hateley (72), Jutkiewicz (90) | 4 | 6,241 | BBC Sport | |
38 | 9 May 2010 | Rangers | A | 3–3 | Murphy (51), Jennings (90), Jutkiewicz (90) (pen.) | 5 | 50,321 | BBC Sport |
See main article: 2009–10 UEFA Europa League.
Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Score | Motherwell scorer(s) | Attendance | Report | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 July 2009 | FQR | Llanelli | H | 0–1 | 4,307 | BBC Sport | ||
9 July 2009 | FQR | Llanelli | A | 3–0 | Sutton (8, 24) Murphy (72) | 3,025 | BBC Sport | |
16 July 2009 | SQR | Flamurtari Vlorë | A | 0–1 | 4,012 | BBC Sport | ||
23 July 2009 | SQR | Flamurtari Vlorë | H | 8–1 | Murphy (16, 19, 34) Slane (25) Forbes (pen 28, 50) Shaun Hutchinson (37) McHugh (72) | 4,641 | BBC Sport | |
30 July 2009 | TQR | Steaua Bucharest | A | 0–3 | 25,000 | BBC Sport | ||
6 August 2009 | TQR | Steaua Bucharest | H | 1–3 | Forbes (17) | 4,975 | BBC Sport |
See main article: 2009–10 Scottish League Cup.
Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Score | Motherwell scorer(s) | Attendance | Report | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
22 September 2009 | 3rd Round | Inverness CT | H | 3–2 | McHugh, Own goal, Forbes | 3,905 | BBC Sport | |
27 October 2009 | Quarter-Final | St Mirren | A | 0–3 | — | 4,325 | BBC Sport |
See main article: 2009–10 Scottish Cup.
See main article: 2009–10 Scottish Premier League.
Team | Results[30] | Points | |||||
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width=40 | 1 | width=40 | 2 | width=40 | 3 | width=40 | 4 |
Aberdeen | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | — | 5 | ||
Celtic | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 1 | ||
Dundee United | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 4 | ||
Falkirk | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | — | 4 | ||
2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | — | 5 | |||
1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 9 | |||
Hibernian | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 6–6 | 4 | ||
Kilmarnock | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | — | 9 | ||
Rangers | 0–0 | 1–6 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 3 | ||
St Johnstone | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | — | 4 | ||
St Mirren | 3–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | — | 5 |
Source: 2009–10 Scottish Premier League article