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1997–98 Motherwell F.C. season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| club | Motherwell |
| season | 1997–98 |
| manager | Alex McLeish |
| (until 10 February) | |
| Harri Kampman | |
| (from 11 February) | |
| chairman | John Boyle |
| chrtitle | Chairman |
| league | Premier Division |
| league result | 9th |
| cup1 | Scottish Cup |
| cup1 result | Quarter-finals |
| cup2 | League Cup |
| cup2 result | Fourth round |
| league topscorer | Tommy Coyne (14) |
| season topscorer | Owen Coyle (16) |
| prevseason | 1996–97 |
| nextseason | 1998–99 |
(until 10 February) Harri Kampman (from 11 February) The 1997–98 season was Motherwell's 13th consecutive season in the Scottish Premier Division, and their final season before the top division of Scottish Football was reformed as the Scottish Premier League.
Squad
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals | Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards | Left during the season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Thomson | SCO | GK | loan from Hull City | 1998 | 1998 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| Stevie Woods | SCO | GK | Preston North End | 1994 | ||||||||||
| Stephen Craigan | NIR | DF | Blantyre Victoria | 1995 | ||||||||||
| Kevin Christie | SCO | DF | East Fife | 1997 | ||||||||||
| Greig Denham | SCO | DF | Youth team | 1994 | ||||||||||
| Brian Martin | SCO | DF | St Mirren | 1991 | ||||||||||
| Eddie May | SCO | DF | Falkirk | 1994 | ||||||||||
| Steve McMillan | SCO | DF | Troon | 1993 | ||||||||||
| John Philliben | SCO | DF | Doncaster Rovers | 1986 | ||||||||||
| Simo Valakari | FIN | MF | FinnPa | 1996 | ||||||||||
| Éric Garcin | FRA | MF | Toulouse | 1997 | 13 | 1 | ||||||||
| Billy Davies | SCO | MF | Dunfermline Athletic | 1993 | ||||||||||
| Lee McCulloch | SCO | MF | Youth team | 1994 | 51 | 2 | ||||||||
| Shaun McSkimming | SCO | MF | Kilmarnock | 1994 | ||||||||||
| Ian Ross | SCO | MF | Youth team | 1995 | ||||||||||
| Mickey Weir | SCO | MF | Hibernian | 1996 | ||||||||||
| Stefan Lindqvist | SWE | MF | Dalian Shide | 1997 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||
| Owen Coyle | IRL | FW | Dundee United | 1997 | ||||||||||
| Tommy Coyne | IRL | FW | Tranmere Rovers | 1993 | ||||||||||
| Eliphas Shivute | NAM | FW | Alemannia Aachen | 1997 | 24 | 3 | ||||||||
| Dougie Arnott | SCO | FW | Pollok | 1986 | ||||||||||
| Willie Falconer | SCO | FW | Celtic | 1996 | ||||||||||
| John Hendry | SCO | FW | Tottenham Hotspur | 1995 | ||||||||||
| Mats Lundgren | SWE | FW | Unattached | 1997 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Scott Howie | SCO | GK | Norwich City | 1994 | ||||||||||
| Franz Resch | AUT | DF | Admira Wacker | 1997 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||
| Rob Newman | ENG | DF | loan from Norwich City | 1997 | 1998 | 15 | 0 | |||||||
| Marko Tuomela | FIN | DF | FF Jaro | 1997 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Gunnlaugur Jónsson | ISL | DF | ÍA | 1997 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| Mario Dorner | AUT | FW | Admira Wacker | 1997 | 4 | 0 |
Transfers
In
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 July 1997 | MF | AUT | Franz Resch | Admira Wacker | Undisclosed | |
| 28 July 1997 | FW | AUT | Mario Dorner | Admira Wacker | Undisclosed | |
| 10 September 1997 | FW | NAM | Eliphas Shivute | Alemannia Aachen | Undisclosed | |
| 24 October 1997 | DF | ISL | Gunnlaugur Jónsson | ÍA | Free | |
| 31 October 1997 | MF | FRA | Éric Garcin | Toulouse | Undisclosed | |
| 14 November 1997 | DF | FIN | Marko Tuomela | FF Jaro | Undisclosed | |
| 27 March 1998 | MF | SWE | Stefan Lindqvist | Dalian Wanda | Undisclosed | |
| 31 March 1998 | FW | SWE | Mats Lundgren | Undisclosed |
Loans in
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date to | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 December 1997 | DF | ENG | Rob Newman | Norwich City | 8 March 1998 | |
| 27 March 1998 | GK | SCO | Scott Thomson | Hull City | End of season |
Out
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 October 1997 | MF | AUT | Franz Resch | Darlington | Undisclosed | |
| 17 October 1997 | FW | AUT | Mario Dorner | Darlington | Undisclosed | |
| March 1998 | GK | SCO | Scott Howie | Reading | Undisclosed |
Loans out
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date to | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1998 | GK | SCO | Scott Howie | Coventry City | March 1998 |
Released
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | Joined | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 November 1997 | DF | ISL | Gunnlaugur Jónsson | Kongsvinger | |
| 14 December 1997 | DF | FIN | Marko Tuomela | Tromsø | |
| 30 June 1998 | MF | SCO | Mickey Weir | Retirement |
Competitions
Overview
Premier Division
Main article: 1997-98 Scottish Premier Division
Results summary
Results by round
Results
Coyne
Denham
Donnelly
Porrini
Shivute
Adam
McCann
Hamilton
Burke
Winters
McSwegan
Andy McLaren
O'Neil
Grant
Davies
Coyle
Weir
Flogel
Jess
Mitchell
McPherson
Roberts
Weir
Garcin
McCulloch
Coyne
Lavety
Welsh
Falconer
Fulton
Adam
Kernaghan
Falconer
Lavety
Simon Donnelly
Ireland
Britton
McCluskey
Coyle
Source:
League table
Scottish Cup
Main article: 1997-98 Scottish Cup
Gough Durie Durie
League Cup
Main article: 1997-98 Scottish League Cup
Coyle
Martin
Davies
Coyne
Valakari
Ross
Addicoat
Hastings
I.MacArthur
Wilson
Stewart
Andersen
Christie
May
McMillan
Falconer
Mahood
Christie
Coyle
Weir
Squad statistics
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Goal scorers
| Ranking | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Premier Division | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | IRL | Owen Coyle | 11 | 1 | 4 | 16 | ||
| 2 | FW | IRL | Tommy Coyne | 14 | 1 | 0 | 15 | ||
| 3 | MF | SCO | Mickey Weir | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| FW | SCO | Willie Falconer | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 5 | FW | NAM | Eliphas Shivute | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 6 | MF | SCO | Billy Davies | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| MF | SCO | Lee McCulloch | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 8 | DF | SCO | Brian Martin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| DF | SCO | Steve McMillan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| MF | SWE | Stefan Lindqvist | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| MF | SCO | Ian Ross | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| FW | SCO | Dougie Arnott | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| DF | FRA | Éric Garcin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| FW | SCO | John Hendry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| MF | SCO | Shaun McSkimming | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Own goal | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| TOTALS | 46 | 4 | 5 | 55 |
Clean sheets
| Ranking | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Premier Division | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | SCO | Stevie Woods | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
| TOTALS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
Disciplinary record
| TOTALS | 75 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 91 | 5 |
|---|
References
References
- [http://www.motherwell-mad.co.uk/results_fixtures/1997_1998/motherwell/index.shtml Results and Fixtures 1997–1998], Fir Park Corner
- [http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=1734&comp_id=12&teamTabs=stats 1997–98 Motherwell player stats], Soccerbase
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