Motherwell 2008–09 football season
Motherwell2008–09 season |
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Chairman | John Boyle |
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Manager | Mark McGhee |
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Premier League | 7th |
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Scottish Cup | Fifth Round |
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League Cup | Third Round |
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UEFA Cup | First Round |
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Top goalscorer | David Clarkson (13) |
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Highest home attendance | 11,318 vs Nancy (2 October 2008) |
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Lowest home attendance | 2,818 vs Inverness (13 May 2009) |
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Average home league attendance | 5,351 |
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The 2008–09 season was Motherwell's 11th season in the Scottish Premier League, and their 24th consecutive season in the top division of Scottish football. As well as the SPL, the club competed in the Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup, and the UEFA Cup for the first time in 13 years.
Season review
On 10 July, Bob Malcolm signed a new one-year contract with the club.[1]
On 8 August, Motherwell announced the signing of Jim O'Brien to a two-year contract from Celtic, and the six-month loan signing of Gunnar Nielsen from Blackburn Rovers.[2]
On 19 August, Motherwell signed John Sutton to a three-year contract from Wycombe Wanderers.[3]
On 1 September, Motherwell signed Maroš Klimpl on loan from Midtjylland for five-months.[4]
On 2 January, Artur Krysiak joined Motherwell on loan from Birmingham City until the end of the season, whilst Maroš Klimpl extended his loan stay from Midtjylland until the summer.[5]
On 24 January, Ross Forbes joined Dumbarton for the remainder of the season.[6]
On 2 February, Cillian Sheridan joined Motherwell on loan from Celtic for the remainder of the season, whilst Semih Aydilek joined from Birmingham City on a similar deal.[7] The following day, 3 February, Chris Porter left the club, signing for Derby County for an undisclosed fee of around £400,000[8]
On 12 June 2009, Mark McGhee left the club to become manager of Aberdeen with Assistant Scott Leitch and goalkeeping coach Colin Meldrum also leaving for the Pittodrie outfit.[9]
Squad
Updated 5 December 2010[10]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Transfers
In
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref |
8 August 2008 | MF | | Jim O'Brien | Celtic | Undisclosed | [2] |
19 August 2008 | FW | | John Sutton | Wycombe Wanderers | Undisclosed | [3] |
Loans in
Out
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
3 February 2009 | FW | | Chris Porter | Derby County | Undisclosed | [8] |
Loans out
Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date to | Ref. |
24 January 2009 | MF | | Ross Forbes | Dumbarton | End of season | [6] |
Released
Trial
Competitions
Overview
Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record |
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
Premier League | 9 August 2008 | 23 May 2009 | Matchday 1 | 7th | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 46 | 51 | −5 | 034.21 |
Scottish Cup | 2 February 2009 | 19 February 2009 | Fourth round | Fifth Round | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 033.33 |
League Cup | 24 September 2008 | 24 September 2008 | Third round | Third round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 000.00 |
UEFA Cup | 18 September 2008 | 2 October 2008 | First round | First round | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 000.00 |
Total | 44 | 14 | 10 | 20 | 51 | 58 | −7 | 031.82 |
Last updated: 23 May 2009
Source: Soccerway
Premier League
Table
Source: Scottish Professional Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
- ^ Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six) for the last five matches.
- ^ Scotland were awarded an additional Europa League place as the association finished in third place of the UEFA Fair Play ranking. Motherwell earned this place as winners of the Scottish Fair Play ranking.
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away |
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 46 | 51 | −5 | 48 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 27 | −3 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 24 | −2 |
Results by round
Source: BBC Sport
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Results
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result[12] | Attendance | Motherwell Scorer(s) | Report |
9 August 2008 | Hearts | Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh (A) | 2–3 | 14,219 | Clarkson (2) | |
16 August 2008 | Aberdeen | Fir Park, Motherwell (H) | 0–1 | 5,872 | | BBC Sport |
23 August 2008 | Dundee United | Fir Park, Motherwell (H) | 1–1 | 5,149 | Sutton | |
30 August 2008 | Hibernian | Easter Road, Edinburgh (A) | 1–0 | 11,285 | Sutton | |
13 September 2008 | Celtic | Fir Park, Motherwell (H) | 2–4 | 5,872 | Clarkson, Sutton | BBC Sport |
21 September 2008 | Rangers | Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow (A) | 1–2 | 49,448 | | BBC Sport |
27 September 2008 | St Mirren | Fir Park, Motherwell (H) | 2–1 | 4,786 | Malcolm, Sutton | |
5 October 2008 | Falkirk | Fir Park, Motherwell(H) | 3–2 | 4,509 | Porter, Murphy, Sutton | |
18 October 2008 | Kilmarnock | Rugby Park, Kilmarnock (A) | 0–1 | 5,113 | | |
25 October 2008 | Inverness CT | Caledonian Stadium, Inverness (A) | 2–1 | 3,110 | Malcolm (2) | |
1 November 2008 | Hamilton | Fir Park, Motherwell(H) | 2–0 | 6,205 | Porter (2) Sutton | |
8 November 2008 | Celtic | Celtic Park, Glasgow (A) | 0–2 | 56,504 | | BBC Sport |
12 November 2008 | Rangers | Fir Park, Motherwell (H) | 0–0 | 9,600 | | BBC Sport |
15 November 2008 | Falkirk | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk (A) | 0–1 | 5,279 | | |
22 November 2008 | Hibernian | Fir Park, Motherwell (H) | 1–4 | 4,957 | Malcolm | |
29 November 2008 | Aberdeen | Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen (A) | 0–2 | 10,302 | | BBC Sport |
15 December 2008 | Kilmarnock | Fir Park, Motherwell (H) | 0–2 | 3,339 | | |
20 December 2008 | Hamilton | New Douglas Park, Hamilton (A) | 0–2 | 3,527 | | |
27 December 2008 | Inverness | Fir Park, Motherwell (H) | 3–2 | 4,521 | Porter (3) | |
3 January 2009 | St Mirren | Love Street, Paisley (A) | 0–0 | 10,189 | | |
7 January 2009 | Hearts | Fir Park, Motherwell (H) | 1–0 | 4,928 | Porter | |
17 January 2009 | Dundee United | Tannadice, Dundee (A) | 4–0 | 7,090 | Klimpl, Porter, Clarkson, Fitzpatrick | |
24 January 2009 | Falkirk | Fir Park, Motherwell (H) | 1–1 | 5,018 | Clarkson | |
31 January 2009 | Hibernian | Easter Road, Edinburgh (A) | 1–1 | 10,903 | Clarkson | |
14 February 2009 | Hamilton | Fir Park, Motherwell (H) | 1–0 | 5,197 | Clarkson | |
22 February 2009 | Celtic | Fir Park, Motherwell (H) | 1–1 | 8,593 | Quinn | BBC Sport |
28 February 2009 | Inverness CT | Caledonian Stadium, Inverness (A) | 2–1 | 3,611 | Sutton, Sheridan | |
4 March 2009 | Hearts | Tynecastle, Edinburgh (A) | 1–2 | 13,306 | Hughes | BBC Sport |
14 March 2009 | Dundee United | Fir Park, Motherwell (H) | 2–1 | 4,798 | Clarkson, Sutton | BBC Sport |
21 March 2009 | Kilmarnock | Rugby Park, Kilmarnock (A) | 0–0 | 5,434 | | BBC Sport |
4 April 2009 | Aberdeen | Fir Park, Motherwell (H) | 1–1 | 4,686 | O'Brien | BBC Sport |
11 April 2009 | Rangers | Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow (A) | 1–3 | 50,080 | Sutton | BBC Sport |
18 April 2009 | St Mirren | Fir Park, Motherwell (H) | 0–2 | 6,626 | | BBC Sport |
2 May 2009 | Falkirk | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk (A) | 1–2 | 4,937 | Clarkson (pen.) | BBC Sport |
9 May 2009 | St Mirren | St Mirren Park, Paisley (A) | 3–1 | 4,002 | Murphy, Clarkson (2) | BBC Sport |
13 May 2009 | Inverness CT | Fir Park, Motherwell (H) | 2–2 | 2,818 | McLean, Sutton | BBC Sport |
16 May 2009 | Hamilton | New Douglas Park, Hamilton (A) | 3–0 | 3,383 | Clarkson, Sheridan, Sutton | BBC Sport |
23 May 2009 | Kilmarnock | Fir Park, Motherwell (H) | 1–2 | 4,186 | McLean | BBC Sport |
League Cup
Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Score[12] | Motherwell Scorer(s)[13] | Attendance | Report |
24 September 2008 | 3rd Round | Hamilton | H | 1–2 | Jamie Murphy | 5,590 | BBC Sport |
UEFA Cup
Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Score[12] | Motherwell Scorer(s)[13] | Attendance | Report |
18 September 2008 | 1st Round | AS Nancy | A | 0–1 | | 16,094 | BBC Sport |
2 October 2008 | 1st Round | AS Nancy | H | 0–2 | | 11,318 | BBC Sport |
Scottish Cup
Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Score[12] | Motherwell Scorer(s)[13] | Attendance | Report |
2 February 2009 | 4th Round | Inverurie | A | 3–0 | John Sutton (2, 69), David Clarkson (57) | 2,500 | BBC Sport |
7 February 2009 | 5th Round | St Mirren | H | 1–1 | Stephen Hughes (65) | 5,695 | BBC Sport |
19 February 2009 | 5th Round Replay | St Mirren | A | 0–1 | | 4,555 | BBC Sport |
Squad statistics
Appearances
- As of match played 23 May 2009'[14][15]
Goal scorers
- As of match played 23 May 2009
Clean sheets
- As of match played 23 May 2009
Disciplinary record
- As of match played 23 May 2009
See also
References
- ^ "Malcolm nets new Motherwell deal". news.bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 10 July 2008. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
- ^ a b c "Motherwell seal double transfer". news.bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 8 August 2008. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Motherwell seal Sutton transfer". news.bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 19 August 2008. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Well sign Slovak defender Klimpl". news.bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 1 September 2008. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "Blues loan keeper Krysiak to Well". news.bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 2 January 2009. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Forbes and Pope head out on loan". news.bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 24 January 2009. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
- ^ a b c "Motherwell sign loan duo". skysports.com. Sky Sports. 2 February 2009. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Porter swaps Motherwell for Derby". news.bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 3 February 2009. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
- ^ Dons Welcome Returning Hero, BBC Sport, 12 June 2009
- ^ "FootballSquads - Motherwell - 2008/09".
- ^ "Ayr snap up midfielder Connolly". news.bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 17 January 2009. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
- ^ a b c d Motherwell's score is shown first.
- ^ a b c The number(s) in brackets shows the minutes of the goal(s) that was/were scored.
- ^ Motherwell F.C. 2008–09 Statistics, Motherwell F.C. Official Site
- ^ Motherwell FC season 2008–09, Fir Park Corner
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