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1998–99 Motherwell F.C. season
| Field | Value | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| club | Motherwell | ||||||||
| season | 1998–99 | ||||||||
| manager | Harri Kampman | ||||||||
| (until 15 October) | |||||||||
| Billy Davies | |||||||||
| (from 15 October) | |||||||||
| chairman | John Boyle | ||||||||
| chrtitle | Chairman | ||||||||
| league | Premier League | ||||||||
| league result | 7th | ||||||||
| cup1 | Scottish Cup | ||||||||
| cup1 result | Quarterfinal vs St Johnstone | ||||||||
| cup2 | League Cup | ||||||||
| cup2 result | Third round vs Ayr United | ||||||||
| league topscorer | Two Players (7) | ||||||||
| season topscorer | Owen Coyle (8) | ||||||||
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| prevseason | 1997–98 | ||||||||
| nextseason | 1999–2000 |
(until 15 October) Billy Davies (from 15 October) The 1998–99 season was Motherwell's 1st season in the Scottish Premier League, and their 14th consecutive season in the top division of Scottish football.
Season events
On 25 June, Brian McClair signed for Motherwell on a three-year contract, having been given a free transfer by Manchester United.
On 13 January, Andy Goram signed for Motherwell on a contract until the end of the season.
Squad
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals | Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards | Out on loan | Left during the season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stevie Woods | SCO | GK | Preston North End | 1994 | ||||||||||
| 27 | Phillip Bannister | SCO | GK | Academy | 1998 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 29 | Andy Goram | SCO | GK | Sheffield United | 1999 | 1999 | 16 | 0 | |||||||
| 2 | Eddie May | SCO | DF | Falkirk | 1994 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Steve McMillan | SCO | DF | Troon | 1993 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Jamie McGowan | ENG | DF | Falkirk | 1998 | 35 | 1 | ||||||||
| 6 | Greig Denham | SCO | DF | Youth team | 1994 | ||||||||||
| 15 | Tony Thomas | ENG | DF | Everton | 1998 | 11 | 1 | ||||||||
| 19 | Michel Doesburg | NLD | DF | AZ Alkmaar | 1998 | 34 | 0 | ||||||||
| 21 | Stephen Craigan | NIR | DF | Blantyre Victoria | 1995 | ||||||||||
| 22 | Jered Stirling | SCO | DF | Partick Thistle | 1998 | 7 | 1 | ||||||||
| 26 | David White | SCO | DF | Ipswich Town | 1998 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 28 | Shaun Teale | ENG | DF | Tranmere Rovers | 1998 | 34 | 1 | ||||||||
| 31 | Steven Reilly | SCO | DF | Youth team | 1998 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 34 | Sandy Hodge | SCO | DF | Youth team | 1998 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 35 | David Doherty | SCO | DF | Youth team | 1998 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 38 | Craig Callachan | SCO | DF | Youth team | 1998 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 5 | Ged Brannan | ENG | MF | Manchester City | 1994 | ||||||||||
| 7 | Ian Ross | SCO | MF | Youth team | 1995 | ||||||||||
| 8 | Simo Valakari | FIN | MF | FinnPa | 1996 | ||||||||||
| 10 | Mark Gower | ENG | MF | on loan from Tottenham Hotspur | 1999 | 9 | 1 | ||||||||
| 16 | Billy Davies | SCO | MF | Dunfermline Athletic | 1993 | ||||||||||
| 18 | Lee McCulloch | SCO | MF | Youth team | 1994 | 83 | 6 | ||||||||
| 20 | Rob Matthaei | NLD | MF | Volendam | 1998 | 19 | 0 | ||||||||
| 23 | Dougie Ramsay | SCO | MF | Youth team | 1998 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||
| 24 | Greg Miller | SCO | MF | Livingston | 1998 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||
| 30 | Pat Nevin | SCO | MF | Kilmarnock | 1998 | 33 | 0 | ||||||||
| 37 | David Dunn | SCO | MF | Youth team | 1998 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 39 | Derek Adams | SCO | MF | Ross County | 1998 | 29 | 3 | ||||||||
| Keith Lasley | SCO | MF | Youth team | 1998 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 9 | Stephen Halliday | ENG | FW | Hartlepool United | 1998 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||
| 11 | Stevie Nicholas | SCO | FW | Stirling Albion | 1998 | 7 | 1 | ||||||||
| 25 | Daniel Kemp | SCO | FW | Youth team | 1998 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 36 | Scott Crawford | SCO | FW | Youth team | 1998 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 40 | John Spencer | SCO | FW | Everton | 1999 | 24 | 7 | ||||||||
| 44 | Don Goodman | ENG | FW | on loan from Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 1999 | 1999 | 8 | 1 | |||||||
| Hervé Bacqué | FRA | FW | Luton Town | 1999 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
| 5 | Holm Kraska | GER | DF | Atlas Delmenhorst | 1998 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 10 | Brian McClair | SCO | MF | Manchester United | 1998 | 2001 | |||||||||
| 11 | Owen Coyle | IRL | FW | Dundee United | 1997 | ||||||||||
| 12 | Jan Michels | NLD | MF | Go Ahead Eagles | 1998 | 11 | 0 | ||||||||
| 13 | Mikko Kavén | FIN | GK | HJK | 1998 | 17 | 0 | ||||||||
| 14 | Kevin Christie | SCO | DF | East Fife | 1997 | ||||||||||
| 15 | Eliphas Shivute | NAM | FW | Alemannia Aachen | 1997 | 25 | 3 | ||||||||
| 29 | Kai Nyyssönen | FIN | FW | Córdoba | 1998 | 4 | 1 |
Transfers
Main article: List of Scottish football transfers summer 1998, List of Scottish football transfers winter 1998–99
In
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 June 1998 | MF | SCO | Brian McClair | Manchester United | Free | |
| 1 July 1998 | GK | FIN | Mikko Kavén | HJK | £50,000 | |
| 1 July 1998 | DF | GER | Holm Kraska | Atlas Delmenhorst | Undisclosed | |
| 1 July 1998 | DF | ENG | Jamie McGowan | Falkirk | Free | |
| 1 July 1998 | DF | NLD | Michel Doesburg | AZ Alkmaar | Undisclosed | |
| 1 July 1998 | DF | SCO | Jered Stirling | Partick Thistle | Undisclosed | |
| 1 July 1998 | DF | SCO | David White | Ipswich Town | Undisclosed | |
| 1 July 1998 | DF | ENG | Shaun Teale | Tranmere Rovers | Undisclosed | |
| 1 July 1998 | MF | NLD | Jan Michels | Go Ahead Eagles | Undisclosed | |
| 1 July 1998 | MF | NLD | Rob Matthaei | Volendam | Undisclosed | |
| 1 July 1998 | MF | SCO | Greg Miller | Livingston | Undisclosed | |
| 1 July 1998 | MF | SCO | Derek Adams | Ross County | £200,000 | |
| 1 July 1998 | FW | ENG | Stephen Halliday | Hartlepool United | £50,000 | |
| 1 July 1998 | FW | FIN | Kai Nyyssönen | Córdoba | Undisclosed | |
| 1 July 1998 | FW | SCO | Stevie Nicholas | Stirling Albion | £100,000 | |
| 3 September 1998 | MF | SCO | Pat Nevin | Kilmarnock | Free | |
| 25 October 1998 | MF | ENG | Ged Brannan | Manchester City | £350,000 | |
| 16 December 1998 | DF | ENG | Tony Thomas | Everton | £150,000 | |
| 1 January 1999 | FW | FRA | Hervé Bacqué | Luton Town | Undisclosed | |
| 13 January 1999 | GK | SCO | Andy Goram | Sheffield United | Undisclosed | |
| 28 January 1999 | FW | SCO | John Spencer | Everton | Undisclosed |
Loans in
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date to | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 October 1998 | FW | SCO | John Spencer | Everton | 27 January 1999 | |
| 12 March 1999 | MF | ENG | Mark Gower | Tottenham Hotspur | End of season | |
| 23 March 1999 | FW | ENG | Don Goodman | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | End of season |
Out
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January 1999 | GK | FIN | Mikko Kavén | Vålerenga | Undisclosed | |
| 1 January 1999 | DF | GER | Holm Kraska | Lok Stendal | Undisclosed | |
| 1 February 1999 | MF | NLD | Jan Michels | Den Bosch | Undisclosed | |
| 1 April 1998 | FW | FIN | Kai Nyyssönen | Haka | Undisclosed |
Loans out
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date to | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 March 1999 | MF | SCO | Dougie Ramsay | East Fife | 19 April 1999 | |
| 1 May 1999 | FW | FRA | Hervé Bacqué | Lyn | End of season |
Released
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | Joined | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 December 1998 | MF | SCO | Brian McClair | Retirement |
Competitions
Overview
Premier League
Main article: 1998-99 Scottish Premier League
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Results
Albertz
McCann
Lambert
Kernaghan
Simao
Dods
Jamie McGowan
Winters
Jonsson
McCulloch
Coyle
Guerin
O'Donnell
Smith
Doesburg
McMillan
Teale
Grant
Brannan
McMillan
McGowne
Adams
Irvine
Brannan
Moravcik
Burley
Burchill
Johansson
Spencer
Thomas
Grady
Adam
Cameron
Van Bronckhorst
Kanchelskis
Ramsay
Source:
Scottish Cup
Main article: 1998-99 Scottish Cup
Coyle
Thomas
Forrest
Simao
Scottish League Cup
Main article: 1998-99 Scottish League Cup
Johnston Teale
Source:
Squad statistics
Appearances
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Goal scorers
| Ranking | Nation | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | IRL | 11 | Owen Coyle | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 | |
| 2 | FW | SCO | 40 | John Spencer | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| 3 | MF | ENG | 5 | Ged Brannan | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
| 4 | MF | SCO | 18 | Lee McCulloch | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 5 | MF | SCO | 39 | Derek Adams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 6 | DF | SCO | 3 | Steve McMillan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 8 | FW | ENG | 44 | Don Goodman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | ENG | 10 | Mark Gower | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| DF | ENG | 4 | Jamie McGowan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| FW | SCO | 11 | Stevie Nicholas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| FW | FIN | 29 | Kai Nyyssönen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| MF | SCO | 23 | Dougie Ramsay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| DF | SCO | 22 | Jered Stirling | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| DF | ENG | 28 | Shaun Teale | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| DF | ENG | 15 | Tony Thomas | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| FW | ENG | 9 | Stephen Halliday | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Own goal | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| TOTALS | 35 | 5 | 1 | 41 |
Disciplinary record
| TOTALS | 61 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 68 | 6 |
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References
References
- (26 June 1998). "McClair back where it began". The Herald.
- (13 January 1999). "Football: Goram signs for Motherwell". The Independent.
- [http://www.motherwell-mad.co.uk/results_fixtures/1998_1999/motherwell/index.shtml Results and Fixtures 1998–1999], Fir Park Corner
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