2010–11 Motherwell F.C. season
Motherwell will compete in the Scottish Premier League, Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup and UEFA Europa League during the 2010–11 season. This is the third consecutive season in which Motherwell have been involved in European competition, the first time this has happened in the club's 125-year history.
Important Events
- 21 June 2010 – Draw for the UEFA Europa League second qualifying round. Motherwell draw Icelandic side, Breiðablik.
- 16 July 2010 – Draw for the UEFA Europa League third qualifying round. Motherwell draw Norwegian side, Aalesund.
- 21 June 2010 – Draw for the UEFA Europa League play-off round. Motherwell draw Danish side, Odense.
- 11 August 2010 – The club announce a new year-long sponsorship deal with Scottish telecommunications firm, Commsworld.
- 31 August 2010 – Draw for the Scottish League Cup third round. Motherwell draw Brechin City.
- 23 September 2010 – Draw for the Scottish League Cup quarter finals. Motherwell draw Dundee United.
- 5 October 2010 – Motherwell appoint new Vice-Chairman, Derek Weir, and report a modest profit for the sixth time in seven years.
- 28 October 2010 – Draw for the Scottish League Cup semi finals. Motherwell draw Rangers.
- 22 November 2010 – Draw for the Scottish Cup Fourth round. Motherwell draw Dundee.
- 9 December 2010 – Manager Craig Brown resigns.
- 30 December 2010 – Motherwell appoint Stuart McCall as their new manager on a -year deal.
- 11 January 2011 – Draw for the Scottish Cup Fifth Round. Motherwell draw Stranraer.
- 19 January 2011 – Kenny Black is confirmed as the new assistant manager.
- 6 February 2011 – Draw for the Scottish Cup quarter finals. Motherwell draw Dundee United.
- 23 February 2011 – Chairman John Boyle announces that he will stand down as Motherwell chairman, and give up his shareholding for free. The club also consider switching to a wider form of ownership.
- 14 March 2011 – Draw for the Scottish Cup semi finals. Motherwell draw St Johnstone with the tie to be played at Hampden Park.
- 16 April 2011 – Motherwell defeat St Johnstone 3–0 at Hampden Park to progress to the 2011 Scottish Cup Final where they are to play Celtic, again at Hampden Park.
- 15 May 2011 – Motherwell finish their league campaign with a 4–0 defeat by Scottish Cup final opponents, Celtic, at Parkhead in their 52nd and penultimate competitive fixture of the season.
- 21 May 2011 – Motherwell finish their campaign with a 3–0 Scottish Cup final defeat against Celtic at Hampden Park.
Transfers
In Permanent
| Date | Player | From | Fee | Contract length |
| 7 June 2010 |  Lee Hollis | Airdrie United | Free | One year |
| 10 June 2010 |  Angelis Charalambous | Anorthosis Famagusta | Free | One Year |
| 1 July 2010 |  Darren Randolph |  Charlton Athletic | Free | Three Years |
| 12 August 2010 |  Esteban Casagolda |  FC Brussels | Free | One Year |
| 31 August 2010 | Steve Howarth | Clyde | Undisclosed | Unknown |
| 2 September 2010 | Alan Gow | Plymouth Argyle | Free | Six Months |
| 4 February 2011 | Francis Jeffers |  Newcastle United Jets | Free | Six Months |
| 1 April 2011 | Maurice Ross | Unattached | Free | Three Months |
Out Permanent
| Date | Player | To | Fee |
| 1 June 2010 | Jim O'Brien | Barnsley | Free |
| 1 June 2010 | Ross Hyslop | Queen of the South | Free |
| 1 July 2010 | Giles Coke | Sheffield Wednesday | Free |
| 23 July 2010 | Darren Smith | Ross County | Free |
| 12 January 2011 | Marc Fitzpatrick | Ross County | Free |
| 14 January 2011 | Alan Gow | Notts County | Free |
| 16 January 2011 | Mark Reynolds | Sheffield Wednesday | Undisclosed |
| 12 March 2010 |  Seb Kosiorowski | - | Released |
| 31 August 2010 | Michael Fraser | - | Released |
| 1 June 2011 | Esteban Casagolda | - | Released |
| 1 June 2011 | Angelis Charalambous | - | Released |
| August 2011 | Dario Quinn | - | Released |
| 31 August 2011 | Dean McLean | - | Released |
Loans in
| Date | Player | From | Loan Length |
| 14 August 2010 | Nick Blackman | Blackburn Rovers | Six months |
| 20 January 2011 |  Steve Jones | Walsall | 6 months |
| 28 January 2011 | Gavin Gunning | Blackburn Rovers | 6 months |
Loans out
| Date | Player | To | Loan Length |
| 20 July 2010 | Jordan Halsman | Annan Athletic | 6 Months |
| 20 July 2010 | Steven Lawless | Annan Athletic | 31 Days |
| 4 August 2010 | Dario Quinn | Linlithgow Rose | 1 Year |
| 28 August 2010 | Gary Smith | Dumbarton | 6 Months |
| 31 August 2010 | Steven Lawless | Albion Rovers | 6 Months |
| 20 July 2010 | Peter Innes | Albion Rovers | 6 Months |
| 20 July 2010 | Steven Meechan | Albion Rovers | 6 Months |
| 1 December 2010 | Steven Lawless | Albion Rovers | 6 months |
| 1 December 2010 | Peter Innes | Albion Rovers | 6 months |
| 28 January 2011 | Jordan Halsman | Dumbarton | 6 months |
First-team Squad
As of 28 January 2011Statistics
Appearances
As of 21 May 2011, Fir Park CornerTop scorers
| Position | Nation | Number | Name | Scottish Premier League | Europa League | Scottish Cup | Scottish League Cup | Total |
| 1 | | 11 | John Sutton | 10 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 17 |
| 2 | | 9 | Jamie Murphy | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| 3 | | 22 | Nick Blackman | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 4 |  | 7 | Chris Humphrey | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | | 6 | Tom Hateley | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | | 20 | Jonathan Page | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | | 24 | Francis Jeffers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | | 17 | Steve Jones | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | | 24 | Alan Gow | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | | 14 | Keith Lasley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | | 19 | Shaun Hutchinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | | 2 | Steven Saunders | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | | 18 | Ross Forbes | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | | 5 | Stephen Craigan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | | 8 | Steve Jennings | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| / | / | / | Own Goals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| / | / | / | TOTALS | 40 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 65 |
Disciplinary Record
Last updated: 26 July 2011Results and fixtures
Friendlies
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Motherwell Scorer | Attendance | Report |
| 6 July 2010 | Brechin City | A | 3–1 | Sutton, Forbes, Lasley | Unknown | |
| 8 July 2010 | Forfar Athletic | A | 2–1 | Trialist, Reynolds | Unknown | |
| 10 July 2010 | Ayr United | A | 2–1 | Forbes, McHugh | Unknown |
Scottish Premier League
| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Motherwell Scorer | League Position | Attendance | Report |
| 1 | 15 August 2010 | Hibernian | H | 2–3 | Sutton, Murphy | 9 | 5,172 | |
| 2 | 22 August 2010 | Kilmarnock | A | 1–0 | Blackman | 6 | 5,399 | |
| 3 | 29 August 2010 | Celtic | H | 0–1 | 7 | 9,207 | ||
| 4 | 11 September 2010 | St Johnstone | A | 2–0 | Blackman, Rutkiewicz | 4 | 3,254 | |
| 5 | 18 September 2010 | Aberdeen | H | 1–1 | Murphy | 5 | 5,251 | |
| 6 | 25 September 2010 | Hearts | A | 2–0 | Blackman, Sutton | 3 | 13,749 | |
| 7 | 2 October 2010 | St Mirren | H | 3–1 | Humphrey, Hateley, Murphy | 3 | 4,384 | |
| 8 | 16 October 2010 | Rangers | A | 1–4 | Blackman | 3 | 44,609 | |
| 9 | 23 October 2010 | Dundee United | H | 2–1 | Severin, Dillon | 3 | 4,635 | |
| 10 | 30 October 2010 | Hamilton Academical | H | 0–1 | 3 | 4,865 | ||
| 11 | 6 November 2010 | Inverness CT | A | 2–1 | Gow, Blackman | 3 | 4,054 | |
| 12 | 10 November 2010 | St Johnstone | H | 4–0 | Blackman, Sutton | 3 | 3,361 | |
| 13 | 13 November 2010 | Hibernian | A | 1–2 | Blackman | 4 | 11,178 | |
| 14 | 20 November 2010 | St Mirren | A | 1–1 | Blackman | 5 | 4,213 | |
| 15 | 14 December 2010 | Hearts | H | 1–2 | Lasley | 5 | 3,324 | |
| 19 | 26 December 2010 | Rangers | H | 1–4 | Sutton | 6 | 9,371 | |
| 20 | 29 December 2010 | Celtic | A | 0–1 | 6 | 40,750 | ||
| 21 | 1 January 2011 | Hamilton Academical | A | 0–0 | 6 | 3,171 | ||
| 17 | 12 January 2011 | Dundee United | A | 0–2 | 6 | 4,918 | ||
| 22 | 15 January 2011 | Inverness CT | H | 0–0 | 6 | 3,728 | ||
| 23 | 22 January 2011 | Hibernian | H | 2–0 | Murphy, Saunders | 6 | 4,202 | |
| 24 | 26 January 2011 | St Johnstone | A | 0–1 | 6 | 2,268 | ||
| 16 | 2 February 2011 | Kilmarnock | H | 0–1 | 8 | 3,640 | ||
| 26 | 12 February 2011 | Rangers | A | 0–6 | 8 | 43,789 | ||
| 18 | 15 February 2011 | Aberdeen | A | 2–1 | Jeffers, Murphy | 5 | 6,882 | |
| 27 | 19 February 2011 | Hamilton Academical | H | 1–0 | Sutton | 5 | 4,407 | |
| 25 | 23 February 2011 | St Mirren | H | 0–1 | 5 | 3,613 | ||
| 28 | 27 February 2011 | Celtic | H | 2–0 | Sutton | 5 | 9,716 | |
| 29 | 5 March 2011 | Inverness CT | A | 0–3 | 5 | 3,563 | ||
| 30 | 19 March 2011 | Kilmarnock | A | 1–3 | Sutton | 6 | 4,259 | |
| 31 | 2 April 2011 | Aberdeen | H | 2–1 | Humphrey, Hutchinson | 6 | 4,458 | |
| 33 | 6 April 2011 | Dundee United | H | 2–1 | Murphy, Humphrey | 6 | 3,435 | |
| 32 | 9 April 2011 | Hearts | A | 0–0 | 6 | 13,800 | ||
| 34 | 23 April 2011 | Hearts | A | 3–3 | Sutton, Hateley | 6 | 13,039 | |
| 35 | 30 April 2011 | Rangers | H | 0–5 | 6 | 8,968 | ||
| 36 | 7 May 2011 | Dundee United | A | 0–4 | 6 | 5,951 | ||
| 37 | 11 May 2011 | Kilmarnock | H | 1–1 | Jones | 6 | 4,101 | |
| 38 | 15 May 2011 | Celtic | A | 0–4 | 6 | 57,837 |
UEFA Europa League
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Score | Motherwell Scorer | Attendance | Report |
| 15 July 2010 | Second qualifying round |  Breiðablik | H | 1–0 | Forbes | 5,990 | |
| 22 July 2010 | Second qualifying round | Breiðablik | A | 1–0 | Murphy | 1,700 | |
| 29 July 2010 | Third qualifying round |  Aalesund | A | 1–1 | Murphy | 8,450 | |
| 5 August 2010 | Third qualifying round | Aalesund | H | 3–0 | Murphy, Sutton, Page | 7,721 | |
| 19 August 2010 | Play-off round |  Odense | A | 1–2 | Hateley | 14,911 | |
| 26 August 2010 | Play-off round | Odense | H | 0–1 | 9,105 |
Scottish Cup
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Score | Motherwell Scorer | Attendance | Report |
| 9 January 2011 | Fourth round | Dundee | A | 4–0 | Sutton, Jennings, Murphy | 4,285 | |
| 5 February 2011 | Fifth round | Stranraer | A | 2–0 | Jones, Sutton | 2,042 | |
| 13 March 2011 | Quarter-final | Dundee United | A | 2–2 | Sutton | 7,358 | |
| 30 March 2011 | Quarter-final replay | Dundee United | H | 3–0 | Murphy, Humphrey, Jeffers | 8,337 | |
| 16 April 2011 | Semi-final | St Johnstone | N | 3–0 | Craigan, Murphy, Sutton | 11,920 | |
| 21 May 2011 | Final | Celtic | N | 0–3 | 49,618 |
Scottish League Cup
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Score | Motherwell Scorer | Attendance | Report |
| 21 September 2010 | Third round | Brechin City | A | 2–0 | Page | 903 | |
| 26 October 2010 | Quarter-finals | Dundee United | H | 1–0 | Gow | 4,838 | |
| 30 January 2011 | Semi-finals | Rangers | N | 1–2 | Lasley | 23,432 |