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2010–11 Motherwell F.C. season

FieldValue
clubMotherwell
season2010–11
chairmanJohn Boyle
managerCraig Brown
(until 9 December)
Stuart McCall
(from 30 December)
stadiumFir Park
leagueScottish Premier League
league result6th
cup1Scottish Cup
cup1 resultRunners-Up
cup2League Cup
cup2 resultSemi-finals
cup3Europa League
cup3 resultPlay-off round
league topscorer
John Sutton
Nick Blackman (10)
season topscorerJohn Sutton (17)
highest attendance10,092 v Rangers, 27 February 2011
lowest attendance3,324 v Hearts, 14 December 2010
average attendance5,660
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(until 9 December) Stuart McCall (from 30 December) John Sutton Nick Blackman (10)

Motherwell competed in the Scottish Premier League, Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup and UEFA Europa League during the 2010–11 season. This was the third consecutive season in which Motherwell had been involved in European competition, the first time this had 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 (away).
  • 23 September 2010 – Draw for the Scottish League Cup quarter finals. Motherwell draw Dundee United (home).
  • 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 (tie to be played at Hampden).
  • 22 November 2010 – Draw for the Scottish Cup Fourth round. Motherwell draw Dundee (away).
  • 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 (away).
  • 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 (away).
  • 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.

Results and fixtures

Friendlies

DateOpponentH/AScoreMotherwell Scorer(s)AttendanceReport
6 July 2010Brechin CityA3–1Sutton , Forbes , LasleyUnknownMotherwell F.C.
8 July 2010Forfar AthleticA2–1Trialist , ReynoldsUnknownMotherwell F.C.
10 July 2010Ayr UnitedA2–1Forbes , McHughUnknownMotherwell F.C.

Scottish Premier League

Main article: 2010–11 Scottish Premier League

Match
DayDateOpponentH/AScoreMotherwell Scorer(s)League
PositionAttendanceReport
115 August 2010HibernianH2–3Sutton , Murphy95,172BBC Sport
222 August 2010KilmarnockA1–0Blackman65,399BBC Sport
329 August 2010CelticH0–179,207BBC Sport
411 September 2010St JohnstoneA2–0Blackman , Rutkiewicz43,254BBC Sport
518 September 2010AberdeenH1–1Murphy55,251BBC Sport
625 September 2010HeartsA2–0Blackman , Sutton313,749BBC Sport
72 October 2010St MirrenH3–1Humphrey , Hateley , Murphy34,384BBC Sport
816 October 2010RangersA1–4Blackman344,609BBC Sport
923 October 2010Dundee UnitedH2–1Severin , Dillon34,635BBC Sport
1030 October 2010Hamilton AcademicalH0–134,865BBC Sport
116 November 2010Inverness CTA2–1Gow , Blackman34,054BBC Sport
1210 November 2010St JohnstoneH4–0Blackman {{goal122445}}, Sutton3
1313 November 2010HibernianA1–2Blackman411,178BBC Sport
1420 November 2010St MirrenA1–1Blackman54,213BBC Sport
15 (Re-arranged)14 December 2010HeartsH1–2Lasley53,324BBC Sport
1926 December 2010RangersH1–4Sutton69,371BBC Sport
2029 December 2010CelticA0–1640,750BBC Sport
211 January 2011Hamilton AcademicalA0–063,171BBC Sport
17 (Re-arranged)12 January 2011Dundee UnitedA0–264,918BBC Sport
2215 January 2011Inverness CTH0–063,728BBC Sport
2322 January 2011HibernianH2–0Murphy , Saunders64,202BBC Sport
2426 January 2011St JohnstoneA0–162,268BBC Sport
16 (Re-arranged)2 February 2011KilmarnockH0–183,640BBC Sport
2612 February 2011RangersA0–6843,789BBC Sport
18 (Re-arranged)15 February 2011AberdeenA2–1Jeffers , Murphy56,882BBC Sport
2719 February 2011Hamilton AcademicalH1–0Sutton54,407BBC Sport
25 (Re-arranged)23 February 2011St MirrenH0–153,613BBC Sport
2827 February 2011CelticH2–0Sutton {{goal249pen.}}59,716
295 March 2011Inverness CTA0–353,563BBC Sport
3019 March 2011KilmarnockA1–3Sutton64,259BBC Sport
312 April 2011AberdeenH2–1Humphrey , Hutchinson64,458BBC Sport
33 (Re-arranged)6 April 2011Dundee UnitedH2–1Murphy , Humphrey63,435BBC Sport
329 April 2011HeartsA0–0613,800BBC Sport
3423 April 2011HeartsA3–3Sutton {{goal5588}}, Hateley613,039
3530 April 2011RangersH0–568,968BBC Sport
367 May 2011Dundee UnitedA0–465,951BBC Sport
3711 May 2011KilmarnockH1–1Jones64,101BBC Sport
3815 May 2011CelticA0–4657,837BBC Sport

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2010–11 UEFA Europa League

DateRoundOpponentH/AScoreMotherwell Scorer(s)AttendanceReport
15 July 2010Second qualifying roundIceland BreiðablikH1–0Forbes5,990BBC Sport
22 July 2010Second qualifying roundIceland BreiðablikA1–0Murphy1,700BBC Sport
29 July 2010Third qualifying roundNorway AalesundA1–1Murphy8,450BBC Sport
5 August 2010Third qualifying roundNorway AalesundH3–0Murphy , Sutton , Page7,721BBC Sport
19 August 2010Play-off roundDEN OdenseA1–2Hateley14,911BBC Sport
26 August 2010Play-off roundDEN OdenseH0–19,105BBC Sport

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2010–11 Scottish Cup

DateRoundOpponentH/AScoreMotherwell Scorer(s)AttendanceReport
9 January 2011Fourth roundDundeeA4–0Sutton {{goal347}}, Jennings , Murphy4,285
5 February 2011Fifth roundStranraerA2–0Jones , Sutton2,042BBC Sport
13 March 2011Quarter-finalDundee UnitedA2–2Sutton {{goal172}}7,358
30 March 2011Quarter-final replayDundee UnitedH3–0Murphy , Humphrey , Jeffers8,337BBC Sport
16 April 2011Semi-finalSt JohnstoneN3–0Craigan , Murphy , Sutton11,920BBC Sport
21 May 2011FinalCelticN0–349,618BBC Sport

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 2010–11 Scottish League Cup

DateRoundOpponentH/AScoreMotherwell Scorer(s)AttendanceReport
21 September 2010Third roundBrechin CityA2–0Page {{goal1659}}903
26 October 2010Quarter-finalsDundee UnitedH1–0Gow4,838BBC Sport
30 January 2011Semi-finalsRangersN1–2Lasley23,432BBC Sport

First-team Squad

Updated 28 January 2011

Statistics

Appearances

Updated 21 May 2011 |}

Top scorers

:Last updated on 21 May 2011

PositionNationNumberNameScottish Premier LeagueEuropa LeagueScottish CupScottish League CupTotal
1ENG11John Sutton1016017
2SCO9Jamie Murphy633012
3ENG22Nick Blackman1000010
4JAM7Chris Humphrey30104
6ENG6Tom Hateley21003
5ENG20Jonathan Page01023
7ENG24Francis Jeffers10102
15NIR17Steve Jones10102
8SCO24Alan Gow10012
9SCO14Keith Lasley10012
10ENG19Shaun Hutchinson10001
11SCO2Steven Saunders10001
12SCO18Ross Forbes01001
13NIR5Stephen Craigan00101
14ENG8Steve Jennings00101
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Disciplinary record

:Last updated 26 July 2011

Last updated: 26 July 2011

Competitions

Overall

SPL

Main article: 2010–11 Scottish Premier League

Classification

Results summary

Results by round

Results by opponent

TeamResultsPoints1234
Aberdeen1–12–12–1—7
Celtic0–10–12–00–43
Dundee United2–10–22–10–46
Hamilton Academical0–10–01–0—4
Heart of Midlothian2–01–20–03–35
Hibernian2–31–22–0—3
Inverness CT2–10–00–3—4
Kilmarnock1–00–11–31–14
Rangers1–41–40–60–50
St Johnstone2–04–00–1—6
St Mirren3–11–10–1—4

Source: 2010–11 Scottish Premier League article

Transfers

For a list of Scottish football transfers in 2010–11, see transfers in season 2010–11 In Permanent

DatePlayerFromFeeContract length
7 June 2010SCO Lee HollisSCO Airdrie UnitedFreeOne year
10 June 2010CYP Angelis CharalambousCYP Anorthosis FamagustaFreeOne Year
1 July 2010IRE Darren RandolphENG Charlton AthleticFreeThree Years
12 August 2010ESP Esteban CasagoldaBEL FC BrusselsFreeOne Year
31 August 2010SCO Steve HowarthSCO ClydeUndisclosedUnknown
2 September 2010SCO Alan GowENG Plymouth ArgyleFreeSix Months
4 February 2011ENG Francis JeffersAUS Newcastle United JetsFreeSix Months
1 April 2011SCO Maurice RossUnattachedFreeThree Months

Out Permanent

DatePlayerToFee
1 June 2010IRE Jim O'BrienENG BarnsleyFree
1 June 2010SCO Ross HyslopSCO Queen of the SouthFree
1 July 2010ENG Giles CokeENG Sheffield WednesdayFree
23 July 2010SCO Darren SmithSCO Ross CountyFree
12 January 2011SCO Marc FitzpatrickRoss CountyFree
14 January 2011SCO Alan GowNotts CountyFree
16 January 2011SCO Mark ReynoldsSheffield WednesdayUndisclosed
12 March 2010POL Seb Kosiorowski-Released
31 August 2010SCO Michael Fraser-Released
1 June 2011ESP Esteban Casagolda-Released
1 June 2011CYP Angelis Charalambous-Released
August 2011SCO Dario Quinn-Released
31 August 2011SCO Dean McLean-Released

Loans in

DatePlayerFromLoan Length
14 August 2010ENG Nick BlackmanENG Blackburn RoversSix months
20 January 2011NIR Steve JonesWalsall6 months
28 January 2011IRE Gavin GunningBlackburn Rovers6 months

Loans out

DatePlayerToLoan Length
20 July 2010SCO Jordan HalsmanSCO Annan Athletic6 Months
20 July 2010SCO Steven LawlessSCO Annan Athletic31 Days
4 August 2010SCO Dario QuinnSCO Linlithgow Rose1 Year
28 August 2010SCO Gary SmithSCO Dumbarton6 Months
31 August 2010SCO Steven LawlessSCO Albion Rovers6 Months
20 July 2010SCO Peter InnesSCO Albion Rovers6 Months
20 July 2010SCO Steven MeechanSCO Albion Rovers6 Months
1 December 2010SCO Steven LawlessSCO Albion Rovers6 months
1 December 2010SCO Peter InnesSCO Albion Rovers6 months
28 January 2011SCO Jordan HalsmanSCO Dumbarton6 months

References

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  2. (5 October 2010). "Club Statement". Motherwell F.C..
  3. (9 December 2010). "Aberdeen target Craig Brown resigns as Motherwell boss". BBC Sport.
  4. (30 December 2010). "Stuart McCall confirmed as Motherwell's new manager". BBC Sport.
  5. (30 December 2010). "Black confirmed as assistant manager". Motherwell F.C..
  6. (23 February 2011). "Fir Park owner John Boyle to give away control for free". BBC Sport.
  7. The number(s) in brackets shows the minute the goal(s) was/were scored.
  8. Shows Motherwell's position in the table at end of day the match was played on
  9. "Motherwell FC Squad Numbers – Scottish Premier League".
  10. [http://www.skysports.com/football/squad/0,19752,11796,00.html Motherwell F.C. Sky Sports Statistics] {{webarchive. link. (10 August 2010)
  11. [https://archive.today/20130421054821/http://www.motherwell-mad.co.uk/footydb/loadtmrs.asp?ssnno=140&teamno=377 Motherwell FC season 2010–11], ''Fir Park Corner''
  12. Motherwell's score is shown first.
  13. (7 June 2010). "Motherwell sign former Airdrie goalkeeper Lee Hollis". BBC Sport.
  14. (10 June 2010). "Cypriot Angelis Charalambous signs for Motherwell". BBC Sport.
  15. (1 July 2010). "Charlton goalkeeper Darren Randolph joins Motherwell". BBC Sport.
  16. (12 August 2010). "Motherwell sign striker Esteban Casagolda". BBC Sport.
  17. (31 August 2010). "Final day SPL and league transfer deals: Full list". The Scotsman.
  18. (2 September 2010). "Player News". [[Scottish Football League]].
  19. (2 September 2010). "Alan Gow defends move to Motherwell". BBC Sport.
  20. (4 February 2011). "Striker Francis Jeffers agrees deal to join Motherwell". BBC Sport.
  21. (8 February 2011). "Jeffers deal done". Motherwell F.C. Official Website.
  22. (1 April 2011). "Maurice Ross defends his switch to Motherwell". BBC Sport.
  23. (7 May 2010). "O'Brien is Oakwell bound". motherwellfc.co.uk.
  24. (1 June 2010). "Keepers Roddy McKenzie and Ross Hyslop join Doonhamers". BBC Sport.
  25. (1 July 2010). "Midfielder Giles Coke joins Sheffield Wednesday". BBC Sport.
  26. (23 July 2010). "Ross County sign former Motherwell winger Darren Smith". BBC Sport.
  27. (13 January 2011}}{{Dead link). "Fitzpatrick joins Ross County". Sporting Life.
  28. (14 January 2011). "Notts County sign Alan Gow and Lewis Gobern". BBC Sport.
  29. (16 January 2011). "Sheffield Wednesday sign Gary Madine & Mark Reynolds". BBC Sport.
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  32. (2011-06-01). "Craigan and Jennings offered new deals at Motherwell". BBC Sport.
  33. (2011-08-31). "Youngsters head out on loan". Motherwell F.C..
  34. (14 August 2010). "Blackman signs". Motherwell FC official website.
  35. (20 January 2011). "Mike Grella and Steve Jones join Motherwell". BBC Sport.
  36. (28 January 2011). "Motherwell sign Gunning and extend Humphrey contract". BBC Sport.
  37. (20 July 2010). "Annan add two youngsters". [[Scottish Football League]].
  38. [http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/Linlithgow--Rose-snap-up.6456080.jp Linlithgow Rose snap up Well defender Dario Quinn] ''[[Edinburgh Evening News]]''
  39. [http://www.motherwellfc.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1935&Itemid=134. Smith joins Dumbarton] ''Motherwell FC official website''
  40. (31 August 2010). "Motherwell trio set for Albion Rovers debuts". [[Airdrie & Coatbridge Advertiser]].
  41. [http://www.albionrovers.com/martin.htm Paul Martin Column], ''Albion Rovers Official Website''. 1 December 2010
  42. [http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news/article/meechan-goes-back-to-motherwell/ Meechan goes back to Motherwell] {{webarchive. link. (5 January 2011 , [[Scottish Football League]])
  43. (29 January 2011). "Halsman Joins Dumbarton". Motherwell F.C. Official Website.
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