2007–08 Motherwell F.C. season

Motherwell
2007–08 season
Chairman Scotland John Boyle
Manager Scotland Mark McGhee
Premier League 3rd
Scottish Cup Fifth Round
League Cup Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer Chris Porter (18)
Highest home attendance 10,445 vs Rangers (17 May 2008)
Lowest home attendance 3,571 vs Raith Rovers (29 August 2007)
Average home league attendance 6,599
Home colours
Away colours
← 2006–07 2008–09 →

The 2007–08 season was Motherwell's 10th season in the Scottish Premier League, and their 23rd consecutive season in the top division of Scottish football. Because of finishing 3rd in the SPL, the club managed to qualify for Europe in the UEFA Cup, their first season in Europe for 13 years.

Important Events

Transfers

In

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee
31 August 2007 MF Scotland Stephen Hughes England Leicester City Undisclosed [4]
31 January 2008 DF Scotland Steven Hammell England Southend £110,000[5]
26 February 2008 DF Scotland Robert Malcolm England Derby County Free[6]

Out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee
24 May 2007 MF Scotland Kevin McBride England Darlington Free[7]
25 July 2007 MF Scotland Brian Kerr Hibernian Undisclosed
30 July 2007 FW Australia Scott McDonald Celtic £700,000
1 August 2007 GK Scotland Alan Martin England Leed United Free
17 August 2007 DF Republic of Ireland Paul Keegan Partick Thistle Undisclosed[8]
29 November 2007 DF Germany Simon Mensing Hamilton Undisclosed
4 January 2008 DF Scotland Martyn Corrigan Kilmarnock Free
19 January 2008 DF Scotland William Kinniburgh Partick Thistle Undisclosed
19 January 2008 DF Scotland Jim Paterson England Plymouth Undisclosed[9]

Loans in

Date from Date to Position Nationality Name From
31 August 2007 [4] 6 Months England Lewis Grabban England Crystal Palace
31 January 2008 6 Months MF Scotland Simon Lappin England Norwich City
31 January 2008 6 Months England Luke Daniels England West Brom

Released

Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date

Loans out

Date from Date to Position Nationality Name To
5 October 2007[10] 5 November 2007 DF Scotland Martyn Corrigan Dundee
19 October 2007[11] 3 months DF Scotland David Nixon Queen of the South
2 November 2007[12] 3 months DF Republic of Ireland Danny Murphy Dunfermline
29 November 2007 2 months DF Scotland William Kinniburgh Partick Thistle
20 February 2008 6 months FW Scotland Martin Grehan Forfar

Motherwell F.C. Season 2007-08 First-team Squad

As of 5 December 2010[13]

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

No. Position Player
1 Scotland GK Graeme Smith
2 Scotland DF Martyn Corrigan
3 Scotland DF Jim Paterson (Departed January 2008)
3 Scotland DF Steven Hammell (Arrived January 2008)
4 Scotland DF Mark Reynolds
5 Northern Ireland DF Stephen Craigan
6 Northern Ireland DF Brian McLean
7 Scotland MF Stephen Hughes
8 Germany MF Simon Mensing (Departed November 2007)
8 Scotland FW Simon Lappin (Arrived January 2008)
9 England FW Chris Porter
10 Scotland MF Phil O'Donnell (Died 29 December 2007. No. 10 Shirt given to David Clarkson (nephew) in his memory)(c)[2][3]
11 Scotland FW Ross McCormack
No. Position Player
12 Scotland FW David Clarkson
14 Scotland MF Keith Lasley
15 England GK Luke Daniels
16 Scotland MF Marc Fitzpatrick
17 Scotland MF Robert Malcolm (Arrived January 2008)
18 Scotland MF Steven McGarry
20 Scotland GK Colin Meldrum
21 Republic of Ireland DF Danny Murphy (Departed January 2010)
23 Scotland DF Paul Quinn
23 Scotland MF Darren Smith
30 Scotland FW Paul Slane
32 Scotland FW Jamie Murphy
33 Scotland FW Mark Archdeacon
44 Scotland FW Robert McHugh

Motherwell F.C. 2007-08 Season

Appearances

As of 8 December 2010[14][15]

No. Pos Nat Player TotalScottish Premier League Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Scotland Graeme Smith 42 0 36+0 0 3+0 0 3+0 0
2 DF Scotland Martyn Corrigan 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
3 DF Scotland Jim Paterson 25 0 20+0 0 2+0 0 3+0 0
3 DF Scotland Steven Hammell 16 0 15+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
4 DF Scotland Mark Reynolds 44 0 38+0 0 3+0 0 3+0 0
5 DF Northern Ireland Stephen Craigan 43 0 38+0 0 3+0 0 2+0 0
6 DF Northern Ireland Brian McLean 11 1 6+3 0 1+0 0 1+0 1
7 MF Scotland Stephen Hughes 35 1 29+2 1 3+0 0 1+0 0
8 MF Germany Simon Mensing 4 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
8 MF Scotland Simon Lappin 15 2 7+7 2 0+1 0 0+0 0
9 FW England Chris Porter 42 18 34+3 14 2+0 2 2+1 2
10 MF Scotland Phil O'Donnell (c) 15 2 9+4 2 1+1 0 0+0 0
12 FW Scotland David Clarkson 41 13 34+1 12 3+0 0 2+1 1
11 FW Scotland Ross McCormack 42 11 30+6 8 3+0 1 3+0 2
14 FW Scotland Keith Lasley 38 2 25+7 1 3+0 0 3+0 1
15 GK England Luke Daniels 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
16 MF Scotland Marc Fitzpatrick 35 0 19+11 0 2+1 0 1+1 0
17 MF Scotland Robert Malcolm 8 0 8+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
18 MF Scotland Steven McGarry 34 2 27+3 2 2+0 0 1+1 0
20 GK Scotland Colin Meldrum 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
21 DF Republic of Ireland Danny Murphy 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
23 DF Scotland Paul Quinn 35 3 31+0 2 2+0 0 2+0 1
23 MF Scotland Darren Smith 27 4 4+19 3 0+3 1 1+0 0
30 FW Scotland Paul Slane 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
32 MF Scotland Jamie Murphy 17 1 0+16 1 0+1 0 0+0 0
33 FW Scotland Bobby Donnelly 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
33 FW Scotland Mark Archdeacon 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
44 FW Scotland Robert McHugh 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

2007-08 Motherwell Top scorers

Last updated on 8 December 2010[14]
Position Nation Number Name Scottish Premier League Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup Total
1 England 9 Chris Porter 14 2 2 18
2 Scotland 12 David Clarkson 12 0 1 13
3 Scotland 11 Ross McCormack 8 1 2 11
4 Scotland 22 Paul Quinn 2 1 1 4
5 Scotland 23 Darren Smith 3 0 0 3
6 Scotland 8 Simon Lappin 2 0 0 2
7 Scotland 18 Steven McGarry 2 0 0 2
8 Scotland 10 Phil O'Donnell 2 0 0 2
9 Scotland 14 Keith Lasley 1 0 1 2
10 Scotland 7 Stephen Hughes 1 0 0 1
11 Scotland 32 Jamie Murphy 1 0 0 1
12 Northern Ireland 6 Brian McLean 0 0 1 1
/ / / Own Goals 2 0 0 2
/ / / TOTALS 50 4 8 62

2007-08 Motherwell Disciplinary Record

Last updated 8 December 2010[14]
Nation Position Number Name Scottish Premier League Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup Total
Red card Red card Red card Red card
Scotland GK 1 Graeme Smith 10102040
Scotland DF 2 Martyn Corrigan 52000052
Scotland DF 3 Steven Hammell 10001020
Scotland DF 3 Jim Paterson 60001070
Scotland DF 4 Mark Reynolds 00001010
Northern Ireland DF 5 Stephen Craigan 60200080
Northern Ireland DF 6 Brian McLean 10000010
Scotland MF 7 Stephen Hughes 40001050
Germany MF 8 Simon Mensing 10000010
Scotland MF 8 Simon Lappin 20001030
England FW 9 Chris Porter 60000060
England FW 10 Phil O'Donnell 30001040
Scotland FW 11 Ross McCormack 50000050
Scotland FW 12 David Clarkson 70000070
Scotland MF 14 Keith Lasley 50101070
England GK 15 Luke Daniels 00000000
Scotland MF 16 Marc Fitzpatrick 30001040
Scotland MF 17 Robert Malcolm 21000021
Scotland MF 18 Steven McGarry 10001020
Scotland GK 20 Colin Meldrum 00000000
Republic of Ireland DF 21 Danny Murphy 00000000
Scotland DF 23 Paul Quinn 70200090
Scotland FW 23 Darren Smith 10000010
Scotland MF 30 Paul Slane 00000000
Scotland FW 32 Jamie Murphy 00000000
Scotland DF 33 Bobby Donnelly 00000000
Scotland FW 34 Mark Archdeacon 00000000
Scotland FW 35 Robert McHugh 00000000
/ / / TOTALS 63 1 6 0 10 0 79 1

Last Updated - 8 December 2010[14]

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss

Scottish Premier League

[15]

Date Opponent Venue Result[16] Attendance Motherwell Scorer(s)[17] Report
4 August 2007St MirrenLove Street, Paisley (A)1–0 5,257McGarry (3)BBC Sport
11 August 2007Inverness C.T.Fir Park, Motherwell (H)2–1 4,259O'Donnell (85), McCormack (90 pen.)
18 August 2007KilmarnockFir Park, Motherwell (H)1–2 4,985Clarkson (23)
25 August 2007GretnaFir Park, Motherwell[18] (A)2–1 3,758Lasley (8), Porter (62)BBC Sport
3 September 2007HeartsFir Park, Motherwell (H)0–2 5,081
15 September 2007AberdeenPittodrie, Aberdeen (A)2–1 10,154Quinn (34), Porter (37)BBC Sport
22 September 2007FalkirkFalkirk Stadium, Falkirk (A)0–1 5,245
29 August 2007RangersFir Park, Motherwell (H)1–1 10,009Porter (24)BBC Sport
6 October 2007Dundee UnitedTannadice, Dundee (A)0–1 6,286
20 October 2007HibernianFir Park, Motherwell (H)2–1 7,071McCormack (35,37)
27 October 2007CelticCeltic Park, Glasgow (A)0–3 57,566 BBC Sport
3 November 2007St MirrenFir Park, Motherwell (H)1–1 5,123Porter (29)BBC Sport
10 November 2007Inverness C.T.Caledonian Stadium, Inverness (A)3–0 3,608Clarkson (15,53), Smith (87)
24 November 2007KilmarnockRugby Park, Kilmarnock (A)1–0 5,016O'Donnell (46)BBC Sport
1 December 2007GretnaFir Park, Motherwell (H)3–0 6,431Clarkson (44,74), Porter (61)BBC Sport
8 December 2007HeartsTynecastle, Edinburgh (A)2–1 16,633Porter (53), Zaliukas (67 og)
15 December 2007AberdeenFir Park, Motherwell (H)3–0 5,326McCormack (8 pen.,45), McGarry (12)BBC Sport
22 December 2007FalkirkFir Park, Motherwell (H)0–3 5,241 BBC Sport
26 December 2007RangersIbrox Stadium, Glasgow (A)1–3 49,823Quinn (65)BBC Sport
29 December 2007Dundee UnitedFir Park, Motherwell (H)5–3 5,227Hughes (11), Porter (14), McCormack (17), Clarkson (55,56)BBC Sport
19 January 2008St MirrenLove Street, Paisley (A)1–3 4,291Clarkson (11)BBC Sport
9 February 2008KilmarnockFir Park, Motherwell (H)1–0 6,618Clarkson (90)
16 February 2008GretnaFir Park, Motherwell[18] (A)3–1 2,877 Porter (25), McCormack (47,90)BBC Sport
20 February 2008Inverness C.T.Fir Park, Motherwell (H)3–1 4,526Clarkson (7,42), Porter (10)
23 February 2008HeartsFir Park, Motherwell (H)0–1 5,925
27 February 2008AberdeenPittodrie, Aberdeen (A)1–1 8,240Smith (83)BBC Sport
1 March 2008FalkirkFalkirk Stadium, Falkirk (A)0–0 5,108
12 March 2008HibernianEaster Road, Edinburgh (A)0–1 11,692
22 March 2008Dundee UnitedTannadice, Dundee (A)0–2 6,779
29 March 2008HibernianFir Park, Motherwell (H)1–0 6,580Clarkson (3)
5 April 2008CelticCeltic Park, Glasgow (A)1–0 58,624Lappin (43)BBC Sport
13 April 2008CelticFir Park, Motherwell (H)1–4 9,771McManus (24 og)BBC Sport
26 April 2008Dundee UnitedFir Park, Motherwell (H)2–2 5,027Porter (17,50)
3 May 2008CelticFir Park, Motherwell (H)1–2 9,158Porter (60)BBC Sport
7 May 2008RangersIbrox Stadium, Glasgow (A)0–1 48,238 BBC Sport
10 May 2008AberdeenFir Park, Motherwell (H)2–1 8,574Smith (61), Porter (81)BBC Sport
17 May 2008RangersFir Park, Motherwell (H)1–1 10,445Porter (50)BBC Sport
22 May 2008HibernianEaster Road, Edinburgh (A)2–0 10,754Lappin (4), Murphy (50 pen.) BBC Sport

Scottish Cup 2007-08

Date Round Opponent H/A Score[16] Motherwell Scorer(s)[17] Attendance Report
12 January 2008 4th Round Hearts A 2–2 Chris Porter (64,78) 13,651 BBC Sport
22 January 2008 4th Round Replay Hearts H 1-0 Ross McCormack (23 pen.) 8,300 —
11 February 2008 5th Round Dundee H 1-2 Darren Smith (61) 5,733 —

Scottish League Cup 2007-08

Date Round Opponent H/A Score[16] Motherwell Scorer(s)[17] Attendance Report
29 August 2007 2nd Round Raith Rovers H 3-1 Brian McLean (45), Ross McCormack (74), Chris Porter (90) 3,571 —
26 September 2007 3rd Round Hibernian A 4-2 David Clarkson (17), Keith Lasley (20), Ross McCormack (24), Chris Porter (83) 7,000 BBC Sport
31 October 2007 Quarter-finals Rangers H 1-2 Paul Quinn (90) 9,283 BBC Sport

Overall

Competition Started roundCurrent
position / round		 Final
position / round		 First match Last match
Scottish Premier League —— 3 4 August 200722 May 2008
Scottish League Cup Scottish League Cup third round— Scottish League Cup third round 29 August 200731 October 2007
Scottish Cup Scottish Cup fourth round— Scottish Cup Fifth round 12 January 200811 February 2008

Source: Competitions

Classification

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Celtic (C) 38 28 5 5 84 26+58 89 2008–09 UEFA Champions LeagueGroup stage
2 Rangers 38 27 5 6 84 33+51 86 2008–09 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round
3 Motherwell 38 18 6 14 50 46+4 60 2008–09 UEFA Cup First round
4 Aberdeen 38 15 8 15 50 58−8 53
5 Dundee United 38 14 10 14 53 47+6 52

Source: BBC Sport
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 18 6 14 50 46  +4 60 9 4 6 30 26  +4 9 2 8 20 20  0

Source: BBC Sport

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHHAAAAHAHHHAHHA
Result W W L W L W L D L W L D W W W W W L L W L W W W L D D L L W W L D L L W D W
Position 4 3 4 3 5 4 5 5 6 5 6 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

Source: BBC Sport
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Results by opponent

Team Results[16] Points
1 2 3 4
Aberdeen 2–1 3–0 1–1 2–1 10
Celtic 0-3 1–0 1–4 1–2 3
Dundee United 0–1 5–3 0–2 2–2 4
Falkirk 0–1 0–3 0–0 — 1
Gretna 2–1 3–0 3–1 — 9
Heart of Midlothian 0–2 2–1 0–1 – 3
Hibernian 2–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 9
Inverness CT 3–0 3–1 2–1 — 9
Kilmarnock 1–2 1–0 1-0 — 6
Rangers 1–1 1–3 0–1 1–1 2
St Mirren 1–0 1–1 1–3 — 4

Source: 2007–08 Scottish Premier League article

See also

References

  1. ↑ McGhee named new Motherwell manager, BBC Sport
  2. 1 2 Motherwell Captain O'Donnell Dies, BBC Sport, 29 December 2007
  3. 1 2 Footballer Died Of Heart Failure, BBC News, 1 January 2008
  4. 1 2 "Hughes and Grabban move to Well". BBC Sport. 31 August 2007.
  5. ↑ "Well capture Hammell and Lappin". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  6. ↑ "Malcolm seals Motherwell switch". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  7. ↑ "Midfielder McBride quits Fir Park". BBC Sport. 24 May 2007.
  8. ↑ "Thistle complete Keegan signing". BBC Sport. 17 August 2007.
  9. ↑ "Sturrock signs defender Paterson". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  10. ↑ "http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dundee/7031131.stm". BBC Sport. 5 October 2007. External link in |title= (help)
  11. ↑ "Well's Nixon makes Queens move". BBC Sport. 19 October 2007.
  12. ↑ "Well's Murphy joins Pars on loan". BBC Sport. 2 November 2007.
  13. ↑ http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/scots/2007-2008/scotprm/mother.htm
  14. 1 2 3 4 Motherwell F.C. 2007-08 Statistics, Motherwell F.C. Official Site
  15. 1 2 Motherwell FC season 2007-08, Fir Park Corner
  16. 1 2 3 4 Motherwell's score is shown first.
  17. 1 2 3 The number(s) in brackets shows the minutes of the goal(s) that was/were scored.
  18. 1 2 The match was played at Fir Park due to Gretna groundsharing at the stadium for the season.
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