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2000–01 Motherwell F.C. season
| Field | Value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| club | Motherwell | |||||
| season | 2000–01 | |||||
| manager | Billy Davies | |||||
| chairman | John Boyle | |||||
| chrtitle | Chairman | |||||
| league | Premier League | |||||
| league result | 8th | |||||
| cup1 | Scottish Cup | |||||
| cup1 result | Fourth round vs Dundee United | |||||
| cup2 | League Cup | |||||
| cup2 result | Third round vs Dunfermline Athletic | |||||
| league topscorer | Stuart Elliott (12) | |||||
| season topscorer | Stuart Elliott (12) | |||||
| pattern_b1 | _bow burgundy white | leftarm1=ffdb00 | body1=ffdb00 | rightarm1=ffdb00 | shorts1=800000 | socks1=ffdb00 |
| prevseason | 1999–2000 | |||||
| nextseason | 2001–02 |
The 2000–01 season was Motherwell's 3rd season in the Scottish Premier League, and their 16th consecutive season in the top division of Scottish football.
Season review
In February, Ged Brannan joined Wigan Athletic and John Spencer was sold to Colorado Rapids.
On 2 March, Steve McMillan and Lee McCulloch both joined Wigan Athletic for a combined £1.25m.
On 16 March, Saïd Chiba joined Motherwell on loan from AS Nancy until the end of the season, whilst James Okoli joined from Watford on a contract also until the end of the season.
On 22 March, goalkeeper Andy Goram was loaned to Manchester United, for £100k, until the end of the season, and Don Goodman left on a free-transfer to sign for Walsall.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Stevie Woods | SCO | GK | Preston North End | 1994 | ||||||||||
| 25 | Jon Connolly | SCO | GK | Thorniewood United | 2000 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2 | Martyn Corrigan | SCO | DF | Falkirk | 2000 | 59 | 1 | ||||||||
| 4 | Benito Kemble | SUR | DF | N.E.C. | 1999 | 53 | 1 | ||||||||
| 5 | James Okoli | NGR | DF | Watford | 2001 | 2001 | 5 | 0 | |||||||
| 6 | Greg Strong | ENG | DF | Bolton Wanderers | 2000 | 44 | 2 | ||||||||
| 15 | Tony Thomas | ENG | DF | Everton | 1999 | 20 | 1 | ||||||||
| 16 | Steven Hammell | SCO | DF | Youth team | 1999 | 42 | 0 | ||||||||
| 23 | Ange Oueifio | CAF | DF | Denderleeuw EH | 2000 | 20 | 0 | ||||||||
| 28 | Brian Dempsie | SCO | DF | Youth team | 1999 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 30 | Scott Wilson | SCO | DF | Youth team | 2000 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 34 | John Constable | SCO | DF | Youth team | 1999 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 36 | William Kinniburgh | SCO | DF | Youth team | 2000 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 37 | John Crawley | SCO | DF | Youth team | 1999 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 8 | John Davies | SCO | MF | Ayr United | 1999 | 14 | 0 | ||||||||
| 12 | Derek Adams | SCO | MF | Ross County | 1998 | 75 | 7 | ||||||||
| 18 | Derek Townsley | ENG | MF | Queen of the South | 1999 | 65 | 7 | ||||||||
| 19 | Stuart Elliott | NIR | MF | Glentoran | 2000 | 36 | 12 | ||||||||
| 20 | Dougie Ramsay | SCO | MF | Youth team | 1997 | 16 | 1 | ||||||||
| 21 | Paul Harvey | SCO | MF | Queen of the South | 1999 | 26 | 1 | ||||||||
| 22 | Keith Lasley | SCO | MF | Youth team | 1999 | 13 | 1 | ||||||||
| 26 | Colin Miller | SCO | MF | Youth team | 1999 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 29 | David Clarke | SCO | MF | Youth team | 1999 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 31 | Kevin MacDonald | SCO | MF | Youth team | 1999 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 33 | John Constable | SCO | MF | Youth team | 1999 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 35 | Shaun Fagan | SCO | MF | Youth team | 1999 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 38 | Barry Tulloch | SCO | MF | Youth team | 2000 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 39 | Liam Fleming | SCO | MF | Youth team | 2000 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 40 | Billy Brawley | SCO | MF | Youth team | 1999 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 41 | Stephen Pearson | SCO | MF | Youth team | 2000 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||
| 43 | Scott Leitch | SCO | MF | Swindon Town | 2000 | 29 | 0 | ||||||||
| Saïd Chiba | MAR | MF | loan from AS Nancy | 2001 | 2001 | 7 | 0 | ||||||||
| 11 | Stevie Nicholas | SCO | FW | Stirling Albion | 1999 | 50 | 3 | ||||||||
| 14 | Kevin Twaddle | SCO | FW | Greenock Morton | 1999 | 55 | 7 | ||||||||
| 24 | Martin Wood | SCO | FW | Rothes | 1999 | 9 | 0 | ||||||||
| 27 | James McFadden | SCO | FW | Youth team | 2000 | 7 | 0 | ||||||||
| 32 | John Fallon | SCO | FW | Youth team | 1999 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | Andy Goram | SCO | GK | Sheffield United | 1998 | 70 | 0 | ||||||||
| 3 | Steve McMillan | SCO | DF | Troon | 1993 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Ged Brannan | ENG | MF | Manchester City | 1998 | 93 | 18 | ||||||||
| 7 | John Spencer | SCO | FW | Everton | 1999 | 82 | 21 | ||||||||
| 9 | Lee McCulloch | SCO | MF | Youth team | 1995 | ||||||||||
| 10 | Don Goodman | ENG | FW | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 1999 | 64 | 12 | ||||||||
| 44 | Jamie McClen | ENG | MF | loan from Newcastle United | 2000 | 3 | 0 |
Out on loan
Transfers
In
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer 2000 | GK | SCO | Jon Connolly | Thorniewood United | Undisclosed | |
| Summer 2000 | DF | ENG | Greg Strong | Bolton Wanderers | Undisclosed | |
| Summer 2000 | DF | CAF | Ange Oueifio | Denderleeuw EH | Undisclosed | |
| Summer 2000 | MF | NIR | Stuart Elliott | Glentoran | Undisclosed | |
| Summer 2000 | MF | SCO | Scott Leitch | Swindon Town | Undisclosed | |
| 16 March 2001 | DF | NGR | James Okoli | Watford | Free |
Loans in
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date to | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 October 2000 | MF | ENG | Jamie McClen | Newcastle United | 31 December 2000 | |
| 16 March 2001 | MF | MAR | Saïd Chiba | AS Nancy | End of season |
Out
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2001 | MF | ENG | Ged Brannan | Wigan Athletic | Undisclosed | |
| 21 February 2001 | FW | SCO | John Spencer | Colorado Rapids | Undisclosed | |
| 2 March 2001 | DF | SCO | Steve McMillan | Wigan Athletic | £550,000 | |
| 2 March 2001 | MF | SCO | Lee McCulloch | Wigan Athletic | £700,000 | |
| 22 March 2001 | FW | ENG | Don Goodman | Walsall | Free |
Loans out
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date to | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 March 2001 | GK | SCO | Andy Goram | Manchester United | End of Season |
Released
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | Joined | Date | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 May 2001 | GK | SCO | Andy Goram | Coventry City | 24 August 2001 | |||||
| 31 May 2001 | DF | NGR | James Okoli | York City | ||||||
| title=Three more leave Well | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/motherwell/1324274.stm | website=news.bbc.co.uk/ | publisher=BBC Sport | accessdate=30 July 2020 | date=11 May 2001}} | DF | SUR | Benito Kemble | St Johnstone | 27 July 2001 |
| 31 May 2001 | MF | ENG | Derek Townsley | Hibernian | 9 July 2001 | |||||
| 31 May 2001 | MF | MAR | Saïd Chiba | Aris Thessaloniki |
Competitions
Premier League
Main article: 2000–01 Scottish Premier League
League table
Results summary
Results by matchday
Results
Ngonge
Artero
McNamara
Sutton
Strong
McCulloch
Kemble
Spencer
Ferguson
Wright
Dindeleux
Hammell
Strong
Brannan
Young
McMillan
Goodman
Fenwick
Sauzée
Lehmann
Hammell
Townsley
Strong
Twaddle
Spencer
Amoruso
Tugay
Kirk
James
Naysmith
McCulloch
Kemble
McCulloch
Brannan
Elliott
Kemble
Elliott
Bonetti
Carranza
Strong
McMillan
McCulloch
Brannan
McCulloch
Brannan
Strong
Corrigan
Valgaeren
McNamara
Elliott
McMillan
Naveda
McQuillan
Miller
Nicholson
Skinner
Brannan
Strong
Leitch
Townsley
Elliott
Cocard
Dindeleux
Durrant
McLaren
Di Rocco
Rowson
McCulloch
Leitch
Townsley
Nicholas
Leitch
Brannan
Townsley
Laursen
Sauzée
O'Neil
Ferguson
Wilson
Ricksen
Brannan
Twaddle
Oueifio
Adams
Sylla
Dods
Adams
Townsley
Adams
Hammell
Spencer
Rae
Marrocco
Tweed
del Río
Hamilton
Lauchlan
Lilley
Townsley
Adams
Goodman
Nicholson
Mason
Twaddle
Leitch
Townsley
Spencer
Rowson
Belabed
Adams
Leitch
Townsley
Lasley
Hammell
Adams
Elliott
Libbra
Corrigan
Adams
Townsley
Elliott
Chiba
Lasley
Malcolm
Kirk
Leitch
Weir
Miller
Oueifio
Lasley
Winters
Belabed
Doesburg
Elliott
Fenton
Turner
Scottish Cup
Main article: 2000–01 Scottish Cup
Walker
Fenton
Gillies
Goodman
Spencer
Strong
Leitch
Easton
de Vos
League Cup
Main article: 2000–01 Scottish League Cup
Harvey
McCulloch
Hammell
Corrigan
Adams
Moss
McCulloch
Squad statistics
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Goal scorers
| Ranking | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Premier League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MF | NIR | 19 | Stuart Elliott | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| 2 | MF | SCO | 9 | Lee McCulloch | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
| 3 | MF | ENG | 5 | Ged Brannan | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 4 | MF | ENG | 18 | Derek Townsley | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 5 | MF | SCO | 12 | Derek Adams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| FW | SCO | 7 | John Spencer | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 7 | FW | SCO | 14 | Kevin Twaddle | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| DF | ENG | 6 | Greg Strong | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 9 | FW | ENG | 10 | Don Goodman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | SCO | 22 | Keith Lasley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| MF | SCO | 11 | Stevie Nicholas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| MF | SCO | 21 | Paul Harvey | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Own goal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| TOTALS | 42 | 2 | 3 | 47 |
Clean sheets
| Ranking | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Premier League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | SCO | 1 | Andy Goram | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | GK | SCO | 17 | Stevie Woods | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| TOTALS | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
Disciplinary record
References
References
- (2 March 2001). "Well duo sign for Wigan". BBC Sport.
- (16 March 2001). "African pair join Motherwell". BBC Sport.
- (22 March 2001). "Man Utd sign veteran Goram". BBC Sport.
- (22 March 2001). "Goodman saddles up at Walsall". BBC Sport.
- (21 January 2000). "Well pleased to sign Corrigan". The Herald (Glasgow).
- (11 May 2001). "Three more leave Well". BBC Sport.
- (27 July 2001). "Kemble signs for Saints". BBC Sport.
- (9 July 2001). "Hibs land Townsley". BBC Sport.
- "2000/01 Appearances". Soccerbase.
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