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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
Premiership8th
Scottish CupQuarter-finals
League CupSecond round
UEFA Europa LeagueThird qualifying round vs Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Top goalscorerLeague: Devante Cole (11)
All: Devante Cole (12)

The 2020–21 season was 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.

Season review

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Pre-season

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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

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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, 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

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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, P. J. 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

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

December

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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 were 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

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On 2 January, P. J. 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

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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]

March

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On 11 March, Yusuf Hussain joined Brechin City on loan for the remainder of the season,[55] with Ross MacIver joining Partick Thistle on a similar deal the following day.[56]

April

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On 9 April, P. J. Morrison joined Ayr United on an initial seven-day emergency loan deal.[57]

On 13 April, Stephen O'Donnell signed a new two-year contract with Motherwell, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2023.[58]

On 30 April, Graham Alexander was announced as the Scottish Premiership manager of the month for April.[59]

May

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On 17 May, Scott Fox joined Greenock Morton on an emergency loan deal for their Scottish Championship play-off finals against Airdrieonians.[60]

On 24 May, Motherwell announced that Allan Campbell, Aaron Chapman, Findlay Cook, Sam Foley, Declan Gallagher, Paul Hale, Yusuf Hussain, Chris Long, Ross MacIver, Matthew McDonald, Sam Muir, Liam Polworth, Lewis Robertson, Harry Robinson, Sherwin Seedorf, Jamie Semple and Cammy Williamson would all be leaving the club at the end of the season when their contracts expire, whilst Devante Cole, Dean Cornelius, Charles Dunne and Scott Fox had all either been offered new contracts or had been invited back for pre-season training.[61]

Transfers

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

In

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

Loans in

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

Out

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Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
27 August 2020 MF Scotland David Turnbull Celtic Undisclosed [15]
2 October 2020 FW England Jermaine Hylton Ross County Undisclosed [22]
28 January 2021 FW Scotland Jordan White Ross County Undisclosed [45]
15 June 2021 MF Scotland Allan Campbell Luton Town Undisclosed [61][62][63]

Loans out

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Date from Position Nationality Name To Date to Ref.
15 September 2020 MF Scotland Jamie Semple Cove Rangers 1 February 2021 [16][50]
18 September 2020 FW Northern Ireland Harry Robinson Queen of the South 2 February 2021 [19][53]
21 September 2020 FW Scotland Ross MacIver Greenock Morton 8 January 2021 [20][40]
4 October 2020 DF Scotland Sam Muir Gretna 2008 1 February 2021 [25]
7 October 2020 GK Scotland Matthew Connelly Falkirk Short-term [27]
15 October 2020 GK Scotland P. J. Morrison Falkirk 2 January 2021 [28][35]
11 March 2021 DF Scotland Yusuf Hussain Brechin City End of season [55]
12 March 2021 FW Scotland Ross MacIver Partick Thistle End of season [56]
9 April 2021 GK Scotland P. J. Morrison Ayr United 16 April 2021 [57]
17 May 2021 GK Scotland Scott Fox Airdrieonians 21 May 2021 [60]

Released

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Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref.
5 January 2021 GK Scotland Jordan Archer Middlesbrough 5 January 2021 [36]
31 May 2021 GK England Aaron Chapman Gillingham 6 July 2021 [61][64]
31 May 2021 DF Republic of Ireland Charles Dunne St Mirren 2 June 2021 [61][65]
31 May 2021 DF Scotland Declan Gallagher Aberdeen 1 June 2021 [61][66]
31 May 2021 DF Scotland Yusuf Hussain Forfar Athletic 2 July 2021 [61][67]
31 May 2021 DF Scotland Matthew McDonald Airdrieonians 7 July 2021 [61][68]
31 May 2021 DF Scotland Sam Muir Dumbarton 12 July 2021 [61][69]
31 May 2021 DF Scotland Cammy Williamson Falkirk 13 July 2021 [61][70]
31 May 2021 MF Republic of Ireland Sam Foley Tranmere Rovers 22 July 2021 [61][71]
31 May 2021 MF Scotland Paul Hale Gretna 2008 1 August 2021 [61]
31 May 2021 MF Scotland Lewis Robertson [61]
31 May 2021 MF Scotland Liam Polworth Kilmarnock 23 June 2021 [61][72]
31 May 2021 MF Scotland Jamie Semple East Fife 6 August 2021 [61][73]
31 May 2021 FW England Devante Cole Barnsley 8 June 2021 [61][74]
31 May 2021 FW England Chris Long Crewe Alexandra 7 June 2021 [61][75]
31 May 2021 FW Northern Ireland Harry Robinson Clyde 7 June 2021 [61][76]
31 May 2021 FW Scotland Findlay Cook Thomas Night Hawks [61]
31 May 2021 FW Scotland Ross MacIver Partick Thistle 31 May 2021 [61][77]
31 May 2021 FW Suriname Sherwin Seedorf Länk Vilaverdense 31 January 2024 [61]

Squad

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As of match played 16 May 2021[78]
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (Age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Trevor Carson Northern Ireland GK (1988-03-05)5 March 1988 (aged 33) Hartlepool United 2017[79] 2022[80] 78 0
12 Scott Fox Scotland GK (1987-06-28)28 June 1987 (aged 33) Partick Thistle 2020[10] 2021[10] 0 0
13 Liam Kelly Scotland GK (1996-01-23)23 January 1996 (aged 25) loan from Queens Park Rangers 2021[38] 2021[38] 21 0
23 P. J. Morrison Scotland GK (1998-01-01)1 January 1998 (aged 23) Academy 2009 2021[9] 0 0
30 Matthew Connelly Scotland GK (2003-03-02)2 March 2003 (aged 18) Academy 2019 2021 0 0
34 Aaron Chapman England GK (1990-05-29)29 May 1990 (aged 30) Peterborough United 2020[26] 2021[26] 7 0
Defenders
2 Liam Grimshaw England DF (1995-02-02)2 February 1995 (aged 26) Preston North End 2017[81] 2022[82] 119 0
3 Jake Carroll Republic of Ireland DF (1991-08-11)11 August 1991 (aged 29) Cambridge United 2019[83] 2023[43] 42 2
4 Ricki Lamie Scotland DF (1993-06-20)20 June 1993 (aged 27) Livingston 2020[6] 2022[6] 38 1
5 Nathan McGinley England DF (1996-09-15)15 September 1996 (aged 24) Forest Green Rovers 2020[8] 2022[8] 24 0
16 Bevis Mugabi Uganda DF (1995-05-01)1 May 1995 (aged 26) Yeovil Town 2019[84] 2021[85] 38 2
18 Charles Dunne Republic of Ireland DF (1993-02-13)13 February 1993 (aged 28) Oldham Athletic 2017[86] 2021[48] 78 1
24 David Devine Scotland DF (2001-06-20)20 June 2001 (aged 19) Academy 2019 2021 1 0
27 Max Johnston Scotland DF (2003-12-24)24 December 2003 (aged 17) Academy 2020 2 0
28 Yusuf Hussain Scotland DF (2001-04-26)26 April 2001 (aged 20) Falkirk 2018 2021[9] 0 0
31 Declan Gallagher Scotland DF (1991-02-13)13 February 1991 (aged 30) Livingston 2019[87] 2021[87] 72 3
33 Stephen O'Donnell Scotland DF (1992-05-11)11 May 1992 (aged 29) Kilmarnock 2020[14] 2023[58] 41 3
35 Matthew McDonald Scotland DF (2002-08-26)26 August 2002 (aged 18) Academy 2019 2021 0 0
38 Eddie Nolan Republic of Ireland DF (1988-08-05)5 August 1988 (aged 32) loan from Crewe Alexandra 2021[52] 2021[52] 0 0
40 Tyler Magloire England DF (1998-12-21)21 December 1998 (aged 22) loan from Blackburn Rovers 2021[54] 2021[54] 12 0
Sam Muir Scotland DF (2002-07-10)10 July 2002 (aged 18) Academy 2019 2021 0 0
Cameron Wilson Scotland DF (2003-05-20)20 May 2003 (aged 17) Academy 2019 2021 0 0
Midfielders
6 Allan Campbell Scotland MF (1998-07-04)4 July 1998 (aged 22) Academy 2016 2021[88] 160 16
7 Mark O'Hara Scotland MF (1995-12-12)12 December 1995 (aged 25) Peterborough United 2020[11] 2022[11] 53 7
8 Robbie Crawford Scotland MF (1994-06-22)22 June 1994 (aged 26) Livingston 2021[47] 2021[47] 26 0
14 Steven Lawless Scotland MF (1991-04-12)12 April 1991 (aged 30) Burton Albion 2021[41] 2022[41] 12 1
15 Barry Maguire Scotland MF (1998-04-27)27 April 1998 (aged 23) Academy 2015 2021[9] 42 1
19 Liam Polworth Scotland MF (1994-10-12)12 October 1994 (aged 26) Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2019[89] 2021[89] 62 4
20 Jamie Semple Scotland MF (2000-05-17)17 May 2000 (aged 20) Academy 2018 2021[90] 6 0
22 Liam Donnelly Northern Ireland MF (1996-03-07)7 March 1996 (aged 25) Hartlepool United 2018[91] 2022[92] 41 12
26 Dean Cornelius Scotland MF (2001-04-11)11 April 2001 (aged 20) Hibernian 2018 2021 2 0
37 Sam Foley Republic of Ireland MF (1986-10-17)17 October 1986 (aged 34) St Mirren 2021[46] 2021[46] 5 1
42 Lewis Robertson Scotland MF (2003-01-01)1 January 2003 (aged 18) Rangers 2019 2021 0 0
Paul Hale Scotland MF (2003-01-26)26 January 2003 (aged 18) Academy 2021 0 0
Forwards
9 Chris Long England FW (1995-02-25)25 February 1995 (aged 26) Blackpool 2019[93] 2021[5] 66 17
11 Jake Hastie Scotland FW (1999-03-18)18 March 1999 (aged 22) loan from Rangers 2020[12] 2021[12] 35 7
17 Sherwin Seedorf Suriname FW (1998-03-17)17 March 1998 (aged 23) Wolverhampton Wanderers 2019[94] 2021[94] 41 3
21 Harry Robinson Northern Ireland FW (2000-09-26)26 September 2000 (aged 20) Oldham Athletic 2020[95] 2021[9] 2 0
25 Ross MacIver Scotland FW (1999-02-28)28 February 1999 (aged 22) Ross County 2019[96] 2021[96] 9 1
29 Harry Smith England FW (1995-05-18)18 May 1995 (aged 25) loan from Northampton Town 2021[44] 2021[44] 5 0
32 Tony Watt Scotland FW (1993-12-29)29 December 1993 (aged 27) CSKA Sofia 2020[97] 2022[31] 46 9
36 Findlay Cook Scotland FW (2002-05-31)31 May 2002 (aged 18) Academy 2021 0 0
39 Jordan Roberts England FW (1994-01-05)5 January 1994 (aged 27) loan from Heart of Midlothian 2021[51] 2021[51] 8 3
44 Devante Cole England FW (1995-05-10)10 May 1995 (aged 26) Doncaster Rovers 2020[23] 2021[23] 52 16
Left during the season
8 David Turnbull Scotland MF (1999-07-10)10 July 1999 (aged 21) Academy 2017 2022[98] 41 16
9 Jordan White Scotland FW (1992-02-04)4 February 1992 (aged 29) Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2020[7] 20 0
13 Jordan Archer Scotland GK (1993-04-12)12 April 1993 (aged 28) Fulham 2020[30] 2021[30] 4 0
14 Jermaine Hylton England FW (1993-06-28)28 June 1993 (aged 27) Solihull Moors 2019[99] 2021[99] 41 4
29 Callum Lang England FW (1998-09-08)8 September 1998 (aged 22) loan from Wigan Athletic 2020[13] 2021[13] 21 5

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

Friendlies

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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

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Premiership

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Main article: 2020–21 Scottish Premiership

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
6 Livingston 38 12 9 17 42 54 −12 45
7 St Mirren 38 11 12 15 37 45 −8 45
8 Motherwell 38 12 9 17 39 55 −16 45
9 Dundee United 38 10 14 14 32 50 −18 44
10 Ross County 38 11 6 21 35 66 −31 39
Source: [100]
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).[101]
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
GroundAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAAHAAHAAHHAAHAHAHAH
ResultLLDDLLWWLWWLDLLLDDLLDDLWWLWLLDWWLWWWDL
Position11108101012128977555556910111011111099999999997778
Updated to match(es) played on 16 May 2021. 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 12 9 17 39 55  −16 45 6 3 10 20 31  −11 6 6 7 19 24  −5

Last updated: 16 May 2021.
Source: Results

Results

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3 August 2020 1 Ross County 1 – 0 Motherwell Dingwall
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Stewart 24' (pen.)
Paton Yellow card 57'
Reid Yellow card 75'		 Report Gallagher Yellow card 24'
Donnelly soccer ball with red X 73'
Lang Red card 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 Yellow card 71'
Turnbull Yellow card 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 Yellow card 11'
Campbell 35'
White Yellow card 61'		 Report Dykes 10' (pen.)
Sibbald Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 81'
Gallagher Yellow card 82'		 Report Templeton Yellow card 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 Yellow card 22'
Forrest 40'
Ajeti 74'
Jullien 90+2'		 Report Lamie Yellow card 55'
Grimshaw Yellow card 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', Yellow card 87'
O'Hara Yellow card 36'
Watt Yellow card 48'
Carson Yellow card 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 Yellow card 47'
McCrorie Yellow card 56'
Ferguson Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 41'
O'Hara 54' (pen.)
Lang 64'
Maguire Yellow card 65'
Cole 72'		 Report Vigurs Yellow card 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 Yellow card 45+1'
Bartley Yellow card 66'		 Report Lang 22'
Watt 45+2', Yellow card 73'
Maguire Yellow card 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 Yellow card 43'
Gallgher 72'
Watt Yellow card 81'
Cole Yellow card 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 Yellow card 40'
McNamara Yellow card 81'
McCann Yellow card 86'		 Report O'Hara 17'
Gallagher Yellow card 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 Yellow card 82' Report Boyle 59'
Doidge 88'
S. McGinn Yellow card 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 Yellow card 30' Report McGrath 13' Yellow card 90+5'
Erhahon Yellow card 67'
Tait Yellow card 69'
Erwin Yellow card 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 Yellow card 77'
Archer Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 46'
Fuchs Yellow card 83'
Smith Yellow card 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 Red card 52'
Crawford Yellow card 56'
Campbell Yellow card 63'		 Report Tshibola Yellow card 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 Yellow card 84'		 Report Gallagher Yellow card 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 Yellow card 47'
McGrath 79' (pen.)		 Report O'Hara Yellow card 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', Yellow card 65'
Carroll Yellow card 50'
Lawless Yellow card 74'		 Report Hagi Yellow card 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 Yellow card 25'
Ojo Yellow card 27'
Considine 77'		 Report Gallagher Yellow card 6'
Polworth Yellow card 26' Red card 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 Yellow card 45'
Morris Yellow card 56'
Draper Yellow card 59'
Hylton Yellow card 60'
Vigurs Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 2 –1 Motherwell Glasgow
15:00 GMT (UTC) Welsh 2'
Édouard 50'		 Report Campbell 66'
Watt Yellow card 68'
Cole Yellow card 90'
Smith Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Nick Walsh
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland.
10 February 2021 10 Kilmarnock 0 – 1 Motherwell Kilmarnock
18:00 GMT (UTC) Report Campbell 71'
Watt Yellow card 78'
O'Donnell Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Willie Collum
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 1 – 4 Hamilton Academical Motherwell
15:00 GMT (UTC) O'Donnell Red card 18'
Watt Yellow card 52'
O'Hara 68'
Magloire Yellow card 82'
Maguire Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Anderson 7'
Callachan 19' (pen.)
Ogkmpoe 31' Yellow card 61'
Moyo 64'
S.Martin Yellow card 72'
A.Martin Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Munro
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland.
20 February 2021 33 Motherwell 0 – 3 St Johnstone Motherwell
15:00 GMT (UTC) Long Yellow card 37' Report Melamed 19', 50' (pen.)
Kerr 45'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: John Beaton
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland.
24 February 2021 11 St Mirren 0 – 0 Motherwell Paisley
18:00 GMT (UTC) Durmuş Yellow card 21'
Shaughnessy Yellow card 61'		 Report Maguire Yellow card 42' Stadium: St Mirren Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kevin Clancy
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]
Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland.
27 February 2021 31 Hibernian 0 – 2 Motherwell Edinburgh
15:00 GMT (UTC) Boyle Yellow card 80'
Hanlon Yellow card 81'		 Report Roberts 25'
Cole 46'		 Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alan Muir
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland.
6 March 2021 32 Motherwell 3 – 1 Livingston Motherwell
15:00 GMT (UTC) Cole 31' (pen.), 59'
O'Donnell Yellow card 63'
Long 69' Yellow card 78'		 Report Bartley Yellow card 47'
Guthrie Yellow card 58'
Fitzwater 60'
Sibbald Yellow card 70'
Devlin Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Colin Steven
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland.
20 March 2021 33 Kilmarnock 4 – 1 Motherwell Kilmarnock
15:00 GMT (UTC) Lafferty 1' Yellow card 58'
McGowan Yellow card 45'
McKenzie 55'
Burke 57'
Power Yellow card 72'
Pinnock 83'		 Report Maguire 8'
Roberts Yellow card 42'		 Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alan Muir
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland.
10 April 2021 34 Motherwell 1 – 0 St Mirren Motherwell
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Cole 62'
Campbell Yellow card 67'		 Report McGrath soccer ball with red X 35'
Erhahon Yellow card 48'
Shaughnessy Yellow card 81'
McCarthy Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kevin Clancy
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland.
21 April 2021 35 Hamilton Academical 0 – 1 Motherwell Hamilton
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Odoffin Yellow card 7'
Callachan Yellow card 31'
Hughes Red card 33'		 Report Long Yellow card 26'
O'Hara 37'		 Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kevin Clancy
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland.
1 May 2021 36 Motherwell 2 – 0 Kilmarnock Motherwell
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Cole 47'
Campbell Yellow card 77'
Long Yellow card 78'
McGinley Yellow card 79'
O'Donnell 85'		 Report Broadfoot Yellow card 85' Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bobby Madden
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland.
12 May 2021 37 Dundee United 2 – 2 Motherwell Dundee
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Shankland 13' soccer ball with red X 20'
Meekison 33'
Butcher Yellow card 85'		 Report Long Yellow card 30' 54'
Cole Yellow card 59' 90+1'
Lamie Yellow card 90+7'		 Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Dickinson
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland.
16 May 2021 38 Motherwell 1 – 2 Ross County Motherwell
12:00 BST (UTC+1) Magloire Yellow card 3'
Foley 7'
Cole Yellow card 76'
Watt Yellow card 79'		 Report Vigurs Yellow card 1' 49'
Tremarco Yellow card 33'
Gardyne 65'
Tillson Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Steven McLean
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland.

Scottish Cup

[edit]
Main article: 2020–21 Scottish Cup
3 April 2021 Third round Formartine United 0 – 5 Motherwell Pitmedden
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Lawrenceat Yellow card 85' Report Roberts Yellow card 28' 41', 52'
Long 34'
Cole 63'
Campbell 76'		 Stadium: North Lodge Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mike Roncone
Note: Match originally scheduled for 30 January, but postponed on 11 January 2021.[102]
Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland.
16 April 2021 Fourth round Motherwell 1 – 1
(5 – 3 p)		 Greenock Morton Motherwell
19:00 BST (UTC+1) Lamie Yellow card 73'
O'Donnell 120+1'		 Report Jacobs Yellow card 36'
Fjørtoft Yellow card 120' 120+3'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Willie Collum
Penalties
O'Hara soccer ball with check mark
Cole soccer ball with check mark
Long soccer ball with check mark
Hastie soccer ball with check mark
O'Donnell soccer ball with check mark		 Orsi soccer ball with check mark
Jacobs soccer ball with check mark
McGinty soccer ball with red X
McLean soccer ball with check mark
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland.
24 April 2021 Quarter-final Hibernian 2 – 2 (a.e.t.)
(4 – 2 p)		 Motherwell Edinburgh
17:00 BST (UTC+1) Gogić Yellow card 45' Yellow-red card 120+2'
Doidge 52'
Irvine 80' Yellow card 115'
Boyle Yellow card 88'
Hallberg Yellow card 120+2'		 Report Lamie 82'
Watt 88'
O'Hara Yellow card 112'
McGinley Yellow card 120'		 Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: John Beaton
Penalties
Boyle soccer ball with check mark
Hallberg soccer ball with check mark
McGinn soccer ball with check mark
Nisbet soccer ball with red X
Porteous soccer ball with check mark		 Cole soccer ball with check mark
O'Hara soccer ball with red X
Lawless soccer ball with red X
Long soccer ball with check mark
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland.

League Cup

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

UEFA Europa League

[edit]
Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Europa League

Qualifying rounds

[edit]
Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round
27 August 2020 First Qualifying Round Motherwell Scotland 5 – 1 Northern Ireland Glentoran Motherwell, Scotland
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Lang 58'
Lamie Yellow card 63'
O'Donnell 72'
Polworth 75'
Watt 78'
Long 87'		 Report Clucas Yellow card 10' Yellow-red card 52'
McDonagh Yellow card 76'
R.McDaid 90' (pen.)
K.Cowan Yellow card 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 Northern Ireland 2 – 2 (a.e.t.)
(0 – 3 p)		 Scotland Motherwell Coleraine, Northern Ireland
19:30 BST (UTC+1) B.Doherty 49' (pen.), 90' (pen.)
Carson Yellow card 75'		 Report Lang 16', Yellow card 71'
Watt 37'
O'Hara Yellow card 49'
Lamie Yellow card 84'
Mugabi Red card 89'		 Stadium: The Showgrounds
Attendance: 0
Referee: Antti Munukka (Finland)
Penalties
I.Parkhill soccer ball with red X
L.Kane soccer ball with red X
G.McConaghie soccer ball with red X		 soccer ball with check mark O'Hara
soccer ball with check mark Watt
soccer ball with check mark 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 Israel 3 – 0 Scotland Motherwell Petah Tikva, Israel
18:30 BST (UTC+1) Kabha Yellow card 15'
Vítor 43'
Taha Yellow card 45+3'
Dadia Yellow card 54'
Agudelo Yellow card 56'
Bareiro Yellow card 58'
Josué 71' (pen.)
Acolatse 82'		 Report Watt Yellow card 45+3'
O'Donnell Yellow card 56'
Gallagher Yellow card 69' Yellow-red card 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, Be'er Sheva, 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

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Appearances

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As of match played 16 May 2021
No. Pos Nat Player Total Premiership Scottish Cup League Cup UEFA Europa League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Northern Ireland NIR Trevor Carson 15 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2 DF England ENG Liam Grimshaw 17 0 12+2 0 0 0 0+1 0 2 0
3 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Jake Carroll 15 0 14+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF Scotland SCO Ricki Lamie 38 1 27+4 0 2+1 1 1 0 3 0
5 DF England ENG Nathan McGinley 24 0 12+7 0 3 0 0 0 2 0
6 MF Scotland SCO Allan Campbell 40 5 34 4 3 1 0 0 3 0
7 MF Scotland SCO Mark O'Hara 33 5 23+4 5 1+1 0 1 0 3 0
8 MF Scotland SCO Robbie Crawford 26 0 19+3 0 3 0 1 0 0 0
9 FW England ENG Chris Long 35 6 19+10 4 3 1 0 0 2+1 1
11 FW Scotland SCO Jake Hastie 17 0 7+7 0 0+2 0 0 0 0+1 0
13 GK Scotland SCO Liam Kelly 21 0 18 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF Scotland SCO Steven Lawless 10 0 3+4 0 2+1 0 0 0 0 0
15 MF Scotland SCO Barry Maguire 30 1 16+10 1 1+1 0 0 0 0+2 0
16 DF Uganda UGA Bevis Mugabi 25 2 19+2 2 0+1 0 1 0 2 0
17 FW Suriname SUR Sherwin Seedorf 13 0 6+4 0 0 0 0+1 0 0+2 0
19 MF Scotland SCO Liam Polworth 25 1 18+3 0 0 0 1 0 3 1
21 FW Northern Ireland NIR Harry Robinson 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
22 MF Northern Ireland NIR Liam Donnelly 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF Scotland SCO Dean Cornelius 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 DF Scotland SCO Max Johnston 2 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 FW England ENG Harry Smith 5 0 0+5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 DF Scotland SCO Declan Gallagher 36 1 27+2 1 3 0 1 0 3 0
32 FW Scotland SCO Tony Watt 40 7 28+7 3 0+1 1 1 1 2+1 2
33 DF Scotland SCO Stephen O'Donnell 41 3 34 1 3 1 1 0 3 1
34 GK England ENG Aaron Chapman 7 0 4+2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
37 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Sam Foley 5 1 3+1 1 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
39 FW England ENG Jordan Roberts 8 3 5+2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
40 DF England ENG Tyler Magloire 12 0 8+2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
44 FW England ENG Devante Cole 31 12 24+3 11 3 1 1 0 0 0
Players away from the club on loan:
25 FW Scotland SCO Ross MacIver 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players who left Motherwell during the season:
8 MF Scotland SCO David Turnbull 5 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW Scotland SCO Jordan White 20 0 3+15 0 0 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
13 GK Scotland SCO Jordan Archer 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 FW England ENG Jermaine Hylton 5 0 0+5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 FW England ENG Callum Lang 21 5 12+5 3 0 0 1 0 2+1 2

Goal scorers

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As of match played 16 May 2021
Ranking Nation Position Number Name Scottish Premiership Scottish Cup League Cup UEFA Europa League Total
1 FW England 44 Devante Cole 11 1 0 0 12
2 FW Scotland 32 Tony Watt 3 1 1 2 7
3 FW England 29 Callum Lang 3 1 0 2 6
4 MF Scotland 7 Mark O'Hara 5 0 0 0 5
MF Scotland 6 Allan Campbell 4 1 0 0 5
FW England 9 Chris Long 4 0 0 1 5
7 FW England 39 Jordan Roberts 1 2 0 0 3
DF Scotland 33 Stephen O'Donnell 1 1 0 1 3
9 DF Uganda 16 Bevis Mugabi 2 0 0 0 2
10 MF Scotland 8 David Turnbull 1 0 0 0 1
MF Scotland 19 Liam Polworth 0 0 0 1 1
DF Scotland 33 Declan Gallagher 1 0 0 0 1
MF Scotland 15 Barry Maguire 1 0 0 0 1
MF Republic of Ireland 37 Sam Foley 1 0 0 0 1
DF Scotland 4 Ricki Lamie 0 1 0 0 1
Own goal 1 0 0 0 1
TOTALS 39 8 1 7 55

Clean sheets

[edit]
As of match played 16 May 2021
Ranking Nation Position Number Name Scottish Premiership Scottish Cup League Cup UEFA Europa League Total
1 GK Scotland 13 Liam Kelly 5 1 0 0 6
2 GK Northern Ireland 1 Trevor Carson 4 0 0 0 4
3 GK England 34 Aaron Chapman 2 0 0 0 2
4 GK Scotland 13 Jordan Archer 1 0 0 0 1
TOTALS 11 1 0 0 12

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

Disciplinary record

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As of match played 16 May 2021
Number Nation Position Name Premiership Scottish Cup League Cup UEFA Europa League Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
1 Northern Ireland GK Trevor Carson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2 England DF Liam Grimshaw 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
3 Republic of Ireland DF Jake Carroll 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
4 Scotland DF Ricki Lamie 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 8 0
5 England DF Nathan McGinley 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
6 Scotland MF Allan Campbell 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
7 Scotland MF Mark O'Hara 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 1
8 Scotland MF Robbie Crawford 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
9 England FW Chris Long 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
14 Scotland MF Steven Lawless 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
15 Scotland MF Barry Maguire 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
16 Uganda DF Bevis Mugabi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
19 Scotland MF Liam Polworth 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
29 England FW Harry Smith 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
31 Scotland DF Declan Gallagher 6 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 9 1
32 Scotland FW Tony Watt 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 0
33 Scotland DF Stephen O'Donnell 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 1
39 England FW Jordan Roberts 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
40 England DF Tyler Magloire 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
44 England FW Devante Cole 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Players who left Motherwell during the season:
8 Scotland MF David Turnbull 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
9 Scotland FW Jordan White 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
13 Scotland GK Jordan Archer 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
29 England FW Callum Lang 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1
TOTALS 60 4 4 0 1 0 8 2 72 6

Awards

[edit]

Manager of the Month

[edit]
Month Name Award
April Graham Alexander Won[59]

See also

[edit]

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