2005–06 Motherwell F.C. season

Motherwell
2005–06 season
Chairman John Boyle
Manager Terry Butcher
Premier League 8th
Scottish Cup Third Round
League Cup Semi-finals
Top goalscorer League: Scott McDonald
Richie Foran (11)
All: Richie Foran (12)
Highest home attendance 11,503 vs Celtic
22 January 2006
Lowest home attendance 3,438 vs Inverness C.T.
15 April 2006
Average home league attendance 6,250
Home colours
Away colours
← 2004–05 2006–07 →

The 2005–06 season was Motherwell's 8th season in the Scottish Premier League, and their 21st consecutive season in the top division of Scottish football.

Squad

As of 21 March 2011[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
2 Scotland DF Martyn Corrigan
3 Scotland DF Steven Hammell
4 Scotland MF Brian Kerr
5 Northern Ireland DF Stephen Craigan
6 Republic of Ireland MF Alan McCormack (loan from Preston North End)
7 Australia FW Scott McDonald
9 Republic of Ireland FW Richie Foran
10 Scotland MF Phil O'Donnell
11 Scotland DF Jim Paterson
12 Scotland FW David Clarkson
14 Scotland MF Steven McGarry
15 Scotland GK Graeme Smith
16 Scotland FW Jim Hamilton
No. Position Player
17 Scotland MF Kevin McBride
18 Scotland GK Colin Meldrum
19 Scotland DF Paul Quinn
20 Scotland FW Kenny Wright
21 Scotland MF Shaun Fagan
22 Scotland DF William Kinniburgh
23 Haiti FW Abel Thermeus (loan from Créteil-Lusitanos)
24 Scotland MF Marc Fitzpatrick
27 Scotland MF Robert Donnelly
37 Scotland MF Darren Smith
39 Scotland DF Mark Reynolds
47 Northern Ireland DF Brian McLean (loan from Rangers)
Scotland FW Adam Coakley

Transfers

In

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee
25 June 2005 GK Scotland Graeme Smith Rangers [2]
June 2005 DF Australia Steve McDonald Australia Sorrento
1 July 2005 MF Scotland Kevin McBride Celtic Previously on loan[3]
12 August 2005 GK Scotland Colin Meldrum Livingston [4]
27 January 2006 MF Scotland Steven McGarry Ross County [5]

Out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee
25 July 2005 DF Wales David Partridge England Bristol City £150,000[6]
GK Scotland Barry John Corr Stranraer
GK Scotland Jamie Ewings Albion Rovers
DF Scotland Chris Higgins Clyde
January 2006 DF Australia Steve McDonald Singapore Sengwang Punggol
January 2006 FW Scotland David Keogh

Loans in

Date from Date to Position Nationality Name From
29 July 2005[7] Season Long MF Republic of Ireland Alan McCormack England Preston North End
5 August 2005[8] 25 September 2005 FW Northern Ireland Andy Smith England Preston North End
31 August 2005[9] Season Long FW Scotland Brian McLean Rangers
31 January 2006[10] 8 May 2006 FW Haiti Abel Thermeus France Créteil-Lusitanos

Released

Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date
9 November 2005 GK Scotland Gordon Marshall Hibernian as Coach 9 November 2005[11]
2006 MF Scotland Scott Leitch Retired
May 2006 DF Scotland Steven Hammell England Southend United 30 June 2006
May 2006 FW Scotland Kenny Wright Stranraer 25 July 2006[12]

Loans out

Date from Date to Position Nationality Name To

Competitions

Scottish Premier League

Classification

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
6 Kilmarnock 37 14 10 13 60 63−3 52
7 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 38 15 13 10 51 38+13 58
8 Motherwell 38 13 10 15 55 61−6 49
9 Dundee United 38 7 12 19 41 66−25 33
10 Falkirk 38 8 9 21 35 64−29 33

Source: Fir Park Corner
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 13 10 15 55 61  −6 49 7 5 7 35 31  +4 6 5 8 20 30  −10

Source: Fir Park Corner

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHHAHAAHHAHAAAHAHHAAHAHHAAHAAHHAHAHAHAH
Result D W L L L W W L D W L L W D D D L W L W W L L D L W L W W D D W L L D L W D
Position 7 3 7 8 9 8 6 7 7 6 6 7 6 6 6 7 8 7 8 7 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 7 8 8 7 7 8 8 8 8 8

Source: Fir Park Corner
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Results by opponent

Team Results[13] Points
1 2 3 4
Aberdeen 2–2 3–1 2–2 — 5
Celtic 4–4 0–5 1–3 – 1
Dundee United 4–5 1–1 2–0 1–1 5
Dunfermline 1–0 3–0 1–1 2—3 7
Falkirk 5–0 1–0 3–1 1—1 10
Heart of Midlothian 1–2 1–1 0–3 – 1
Hibernian 1–3 1–2 2–2 – 1
Inverness C.T. 2–1 0–2 1–0 0–1 6
Livingston 1–0 2–1 2–1 1—0 12
Kilmarnock 1–4 2–2 0–2 — 1
Rangers 0–2 0–1 0–1 – 0

Source: 2005–06 Scottish Premier League article

Results

[14]

Date Opponent Venue Result[13] Attendance Motherwell Scorer(s)[15] Report
30 Jul 2005CelticFir Park, Motherwell (H)4–4 9,903Brian Kerr, Jim Hamilton, Scott McDonald, William Kinniburgh
06 Aug 2005Dunfermline AthleticFir Park, Motherwell (H)1–0 4,649Jim Hamilton
13 Aug 2005AberdeenRugby Park, Kilmarnock (A)1–4 5,035David Clarkson
20 Aug 2005HibernianFir Park, Motherwell (H)4–5 4,706 Alan McCormack, Scott McDonald, Marc Fitzpatrick, Jim Hamilton
27 Aug 2005HeartsTynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh (A)1–2 16,213 Richie Foran
10 Sep 2005Inverness CTCaledonian Stadium, Inverness (A)2–1 4,018 Scott McDonald, William Kinniburgh
17 Sep 2005FalkirkFir Park, Motherwell (H)5–0 5,625 Jim Hamilton, Richie Foran (2), Shaun Fagan, Scott McDonald
24 Sep 2005HibernianFir Park, Motherwell (H)1–3 6,461 Richie Foran (pen.)
01 Oct 2005AberdeenFir Park, Pittodrie Stadium (A)2–2 11,448 David Clarkson (2)
15 Oct 2005LivingstonFir Park, Motherwell (H)1–0 4,507 Richie Foran
22 Oct 2005RangersIbrox Stadium, Glasgow (A)0–2 49,215
26 Oct 2005CelticCeltic Park, Glasgow (A)0–5 57,388
29 Oct 2005Dunfermline AthleticEast End Park, Dunfermline (A)3–0 4,421Brian Kerr, Martyn Corrigan, Jim Hamilton
05 Nov 2005KilmarnockFir Park, Motherwell (H)2–2 4,979 Scott McDonald, Brian Kerr
19 Nov 2005Dundee UnitedTannadice Stadium, Dundee (A)1–1 6,305 Scott McDonald
26 Nov 2005HeartsFir Park, Motherwell (H)1–1 8,131 Brian McLean
03 Dec 2005Inverness CTFir Park, Motherwell (H)0–2 4,103
10 Dec 2005FalkirkFalkirk Stadium, Falkirk (A)1–0 4,972 Jim Hamilton
17 Dec 2005HibernianEaster Road, Edinburgh (A)1–2 11,926 Scott McDonald
26 Dec 2005AberdeenFir Park, Motherwell (H)3–1 6,555 Scott McDonald, Alan McCormack
31 Dec 2005LivingstonAlmondvale Stadium, Livingston (A)2–1 4,431 Richie Foran, Kevin McBride
15 Dec 2006RangersFir Park, Motherwell (H)0–1 10,689
22 Jan 2006CelticFir Park, Motherwell (H)1–3 11,503 Jim Hamilton
28 Jan 2006Dunfermline AthleticEast End Park, Dunfermline (A)1–1 4,961 Jim Hamilton
08 Feb 2006KilmarnockRugby Park, Kilmarnock (A)0–2 5,169
11 Feb 2006Dundee UnitedFir Park, Motherwell (H)2–0 5,257 Richie Foran (2)
18 Feb 2006HeartsTynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh (A)0–3 16,976
04 Mar 2006Inverness CTCaledonian Stadium, Inverness (A)1–0 3,183 Richie Foran (pen.)
11 Mar 2006FalkirkFir Park, Motherwell (H)3–1 8,179 Scott McDonald (2), Richie Foran
18 Mar 2006HibernianFir Park, Motherwell (H)2–2 6,724Phil O'Donnell, Stephen Craigan
25 Mar 2006AberdeenPittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen (A)2–2 10,212 Brian McLean, Richie Foran (pen.)
01 Apr 2006LivingstonFir Park, Motherwell (H)2–1 4,458 Jim Hamilton, Brian McLean
08 Apr 2006RangersIbrox Stadium, Glasgow (A)0–1 49,481
15 Apr 2006Inverness CTFir Park, Motherwell (H)0–1 3,438
22 Apr 2006FalkirkFalkirk Stadium, Falkirk (A)1–1 4,467 Phil O'Donnell
29 Apr 2006DunfermlineFir Park, Motherwell (H)2–3 3,621 Jim Paterson, Stephen Craigan
3 May 2006LivingstonAlmondvale Stadium, Livingston (A)1–0 2,283 David Clarkson
6 May 2006Dundee UnitedFir Park, Motherwell (H)1–1 5,269 Jim Hamilton

Scottish Cup

Scottish League Cup

Date Round Opponent H/A Score[13] Motherwell Scorer(s)[16] Attendance Report
23 August 2005 2nd Round Hamilton Academical H 2-1 Scott McDonald (pen.,41), Jim Hamilton (89) 4,619
20 September 2005 3rd Round St Mirren A 2-0 David Clarkson (97) Darren Smith (104) 3,810
8 November 2005 Quarter-final Aberdeen H 1-0 Brian Kerr 3,989
1 February 2006 Semi-final Celtic N 1-2 Richie Foran (11) 32,595

Statistics

Appearances

As of 21 March 2011[14][17]

No. Pos Nat Player TotalScottish Premier League Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 DF Scotland Martyn Corrigan 32 1 27+2 1 1+0 0 1+1 0
3 DF Scotland Steven Hammell 38 0 32+1 0 1+0 0 4+0 0
4 MF Scotland Brian Kerr 41 4 32+4 3 1+0 0 4+0 1
5 DF Northern Ireland Stephen Craigan 39 2 36+0 2 0+0 0 3+0 0
6 MF Republic of Ireland Alan McCormack 28 2 24+0 2 1+0 0 3+0 0
7 FW Australia Scott McDonald 38 12 30+4 11 0+0 0 4+0 1
9 FW Republic of Ireland Richie Foran 37 12 29+3 11 1+0 0 3+1 1
10 MF Scotland Phil O'Donnell 32 2 23+6 2 1+0 0 1+1 0
11 DF Scotland Jim Paterson 19 1 10+9 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
12 FW Scotland David Clarkson 33 5 12+18 4 0+1 0 1+1 1
14 MF Scotland Steven McGarry 9 0 2+7 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
14 FW Northern Ireland Andy Smith 7 0 3+4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
15 GK Scotland Graeme Smith 34 0 30+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
16 FW Scotland Jim Hamilton 38 11 30+4 10 1+0 0 3+0 1
17 MF Scotland Kevin McBride 23 1 15+6 1 1+0 0 1+0 0
18 GK Scotland Colin Meldrum 9 0 7+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
19 DF Scotland Paul Quinn 21 0 15+3 0 0+0 0 3+0 0
20 FW Scotland Kenny Wright 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
21 MF Scotland Shaun Fagan 19 1 11+5 1 0+0 0 3+0 0
22 DF Scotland William Kinniburgh 23 2 17+4 2 0+1 0 1+0 0
23 FW Haiti Abel Thermeus 2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
24 MF Scotland Marc Fitzpatrick 10 1 1+8 1 0+0 0 0+1 0
27 DF Scotland Robert Donnelly 3 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
37 MF Scotland Darren Smith 2 1 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+1 1
39 DF Scotland Mark Reynolds 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
47 DF Northern Ireland Brian McLean 34 3 27+3 3 1+0 0 2+1 0
FW Scotland Adam Coakley 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Players who appeared for Motherwell but left during the season:
1 GK Scotland Gordon Marshall 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
8 MF Scotland Scott Leitch (c) 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
13 FW Australia Steve McDonald 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
23 FW Scotland David Keogh 3 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+2 0

Top scorers

Last updated on 21 March 2011
Position Nation Number Name Scottish Premier League Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup Total
1 Republic of Ireland 9 Richie Foran 11 0 1 12
2 Australia 7 Scott McDonald 11 0 0 11
Scotland 16 Jim Hamilton 10 0 1 11
4 Scotland 12 David Clarkson 4 0 1 5
5 Scotland 4 Brian Kerr 2 0 1 4
6 Northern Ireland 47 Brian McLean 3 0 0 3
7 Northern Ireland 5 Stephen Craigan 2 0 0 2
Scotland 22 William Kinniburgh 2 0 0 2
Republic of Ireland 6 Alan McCormack 2 0 0 2
Scotland 10 Phil O'Donnell 2 0 0 2
11 Scotland 2 Martyn Corrigan 1 0 0 1
Scotland 21 Shaun Fagan 1 0 0 1
Scotland 24 Marc Fitzpatrick 1 0 0 1
Scotland 17 Kevin McBride 1 0 0 1
Scotland 37 Darren Smith 0 0 1 1
Own Goals 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 55 0 6 61

Disciplinary Record

Last updated 8 December 2010[18]
Nation Position Number Name Scottish Premier League Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup Total
Red card Red card Red card Red card
Scotland GK 1 Gordon Marshall 00000000
Scotland DF 2 Martyn Corrigan 30000030
Scotland DF 3 Steven Hammell 90000090
Scotland MF 4 Brian Kerr 40001050
Northern Ireland DF 5 Stephen Craigan 50001060
Republic of Ireland MF 6 Alan McCormack 1110010121
Australia FW 7 Scott McDonald 10001020
Scotland FW 8 Ross McCormack 00000010
Republic of Ireland FW 9 Richie Foran 50100060
Scotland MF 10 Phil O'Donnell 00000030
Scotland DF 11 Jim Paterson 10000010
Scotland FW 12 David Clarkson 00000061
Australia FW 13 Steve McDonald 00000070
Scotland MF 14 Steven McGarry 00000030
Northern Ireland FW 14 Andy Smith 00000030
Scotland GK 15 Graeme Smith 00001000
Scotland FW 16 Jim Hamilton 40000040
Scotland MF 17 Kevin McBride 40000040
Scotland GK 18 Colin Meldrum 00000000
Scotland DF 19 Paul Quinn 40001050
Scotland FW 20 Kenny Wright 00000021
Scotland MF 21 Shaun Fagan 40001050
Scotland DF 22 William Kinniburgh 30000030
Scotland FW 23 David Keogh 00000000
Haiti FW 23 Abel Thermeus 01000001
Scotland MF 24 Marc Fitzpatrick 00000021
Scotland DF 27 Robert Donnolly 00100010
Scotland FW 37 Darren Smith 00000010
Scotland DF 39 Mark Reynolds 00000001
Northern Ireland DF 47 Brian McLean 30000030
Scotland FW Adam Coakley 10000010
TOTALS 63 2 1 0 6 0 69 2

External links

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/scots/2005-2006/scotprm/mother.htm
  2. ↑ "Keeper Smith moves to Motherwell". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  3. ↑ "Kevin McBride Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  4. ↑ "Colin Meldrum Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  5. ↑ "Steven McGarry Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  6. ↑ "Partridge seals Bristol City move". news.bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 25 July 2005. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  7. ↑ "Alan McCormack Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  8. ↑ "Andy Smith Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  9. ↑ "Brian McLean Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  10. ↑ "Abel Thermeus Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  11. ↑ "Marshall parting Well for Hibees". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  12. ↑ "Ex-Well striker joins Stranraer". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  13. 1 2 3 Motherwell's score is shown first.
  14. 1 2 Motherwell results 2005/2006, Fir Park Corner
  15. ↑ The number in brackets shows the actual number of goals that were scored by one player.
  16. ↑ The number(s) in brackets shows the minutes of the goal(s) that was/were scored.
  17. ↑ Motherwell Club Stats, Soccerbase.com
  18. ↑ Motherwell F.C. 2005-06 Statistics, Motherwell F.C. Official Site
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