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1997–98 season | |
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Chairman | John Boyle |
Manager | Alex McLeish (until 10 February) Harri Kampman (from 11 February) |
Premier Division | 9th |
Scottish Cup | Quarter-finals |
League Cup | Fourth round |
Top goalscorer | League: Tommy Coyne (14) All: Owen Coyle (16) |
The 1997–98 season was Motherwell's 13th consecutive season in the Scottish Premier Division, and their final season before the top division of Scottish Football was reformed as the Scottish Premier League.
No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
Scott Thomson | GK | 8 November 1966 (aged 31) | loan from Hull City | 1998 | 1998 | 1 | 0 | |||
Stevie Woods | GK | 23 February 1970 (aged 28) | Preston North End | 1994 | ||||||
Defenders | ||||||||||
Stephen Craigan | DF | 29 October 1976 (aged 21) | Blantyre Victoria | 1995 | ||||||
Kevin Christie | DF | 1 April 1976 (aged 22) | East Fife | 1997 | ||||||
Greig Denham | DF | 5 October 1976 (aged 21) | Youth team | 1994 | ||||||
Brian Martin | DF | 24 February 1963 (aged 35) | St Mirren | 1991 | ||||||
Eddie May | DF | 30 August 1967 (aged 30) | Falkirk | 1994 | ||||||
Steve McMillan | DF | 19 January 1976 (aged 22) | Troon | 1993 | ||||||
John Philliben | DF | 14 March 1964 (aged 34) | Doncaster Rovers | 1986 | ||||||
Midfielders | ||||||||||
Simo Valakari | MF | 28 April 1973 (aged 25) | FinnPa | 1996 | ||||||
Éric Garcin | MF | 6 December 1965 (aged 32) | Toulouse | 1997 | 13 | 1 | ||||
Billy Davies | MF | 31 May 1964 (aged 33) | Dunfermline Athletic | 1993 | ||||||
Lee McCulloch | MF | 14 May 1978 (aged 19) | Youth team | 1994 | 51 | 2 | ||||
Shaun McSkimming | MF | 29 May 1970 (aged 27) | Kilmarnock | 1994 | ||||||
Ian Ross | MF | 27 August 1974 (aged 23) | Youth team | 1995 | ||||||
Mickey Weir | MF | 16 January 1966 (aged 32) | Hibernian | 1996 | ||||||
Stefan Lindqvist | MF | 18 March 1967 (aged 31) | Dalian Shide | 1997 | 6 | 1 | ||||
Forwards | ||||||||||
Owen Coyle | FW | 14 July 1966 (aged 31) | Dundee United | 1997 | ||||||
Tommy Coyne | FW | 14 November 1962 (aged 35) | Tranmere Rovers | 1993 | ||||||
Eliphas Shivute | FW | 27 September 1974 (aged 23) | Alemannia Aachen | 1997 | 24 | 3 | ||||
Dougie Arnott | FW | 5 August 1964 (aged 33) | Pollok | 1986 | ||||||
Willie Falconer | FW | 5 April 1966 (aged 32) | Celtic | 1996 | ||||||
John Hendry | FW | 6 January 1970 (aged 28) | Tottenham Hotspur | 1995 | ||||||
Mats Lundgren | FW | 19 April 1970 (aged 28) | Unattached | 1997 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Left during the season | ||||||||||
Scott Howie | GK | 4 January 1972 (aged 26) | Norwich City | 1994 | ||||||
Franz Resch | DF | 4 May 1969 (aged 29) | Admira Wacker | 1997 | 5 | 0 | ||||
Rob Newman | DF | 13 December 1963 (aged 34) | loan from Norwich City | 1997 | 1998 | 15 | 0 | |||
Marko Tuomela | DF | 3 March 1972 (aged 26) | FF Jaro | 1997 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Gunnlaugur Jónsson | DF | 29 November 1974 (aged 23) | ÍA | 1997 | 2 | 0 | ||||
Mario Dorner | FW | 21 March 1970 (aged 28) | Admira Wacker | 1997 | 4 | 0 |
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
28 July 1997 | MF | Franz Resch | Admira Wacker | Undisclosed | ||
28 July 1997 | FW | Mario Dorner | Admira Wacker | Undisclosed | ||
10 September 1997 | FW | Eliphas Shivute | Alemannia Aachen | Undisclosed | ||
24 October 1997 | DF | Gunnlaugur Jónsson | ÍA | Free | ||
31 October 1997 | MF | Éric Garcin | Toulouse | Undisclosed | ||
14 November 1997 | DF | Marko Tuomela | FF Jaro | Undisclosed | ||
27 March 1998 | MF | Stefan Lindqvist | Dalian Wanda | Undisclosed | ||
31 March 1998 | FW | Mats Lundgren | Undisclosed |
Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date to | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
12 December 1997 | DF | Rob Newman | Norwich City | 8 March 1998 | ||
27 March 1998 | GK | Scott Thomson | Hull City | End of season |
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
17 October 1997 | MF | Franz Resch | Darlington | Undisclosed | ||
17 October 1997 | FW | Mario Dorner | Darlington | Undisclosed | ||
March 1998 | GK | Scott Howie | Reading | Undisclosed |
Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date to | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
January 1998 | GK | Scott Howie | Coventry City | March 1998 |
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | Joined | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 November 1997 | DF | Gunnlaugur Jónsson | Kongsvinger | ||
14 December 1997 | DF | Marko Tuomela | Tromsø | ||
30 June 1998 | MF | Mickey Weir | Retirement |
Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
Premier Division | 2 August 1997 | 9 May 1998 | Matchday 1 | 9th | 36 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 46 | 64 | −18 | 25.00 |
Scottish Cup | 24 January 1998 | 17 February 1998 | Third Round | Fourth Round | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 25.00 |
League Cup | 9 August 1997 | 10 September 1997 | Second Round | Quarterfinal | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 33.33 |
Total | 43 | 11 | 10 | 22 | 55 | 73 | −18 | 25.58 |
Last updated: 9 May 1998
Source: Competitions
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
36 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 46 | 64 | −18 | 34 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 28 | −2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 20 | 36 | −16 |
Source: Fir Park Corner
2 August 1997 1 | Dunfermline Athletic | 0–2 | Motherwell | East End Park |
Coyne 63', pen.', 85' | Attendance: 5,746 |
16 August 1997 2 | Motherwell | 0–1 | St Johnstone | Fir Park |
Grant 65' | Attendance: 5,036 |
23 August 1997 3 | Aberdeen | 1–3 | Motherwell | Pittodrie |
Rowson 26' | Weir 9', 55' Coyne 29' |
Attendance: 11,522 |
13 September 1997 4 | Motherwell | 2–3 | Celtic | Fir Park |
Coyne 4', 59' Denham 62' |
Burley 57', 75' Donnelly 81' |
Attendance: 11,550 |
27 September 1997 6 | Rangers | 2–2 | Motherwell | Ibrox |
Negri 17' Porrini 63' |
Coyne 7' Shivute 44' |
Attendance: 48,672 |
4 October 1997 7 | Motherwell | 1–4 | Hearts | Fir Park |
Coyne 44' (pen.) | Cameron 6' Adam 13' McCann 20' Hamilton 71' |
Attendance: 8,886 Referee: Jim McCluskey |
8 October 1997 8 | Kilmarnock | 2–1 | Motherwell | Rugby Park |
Vareille 17' Burke 37' |
Shivute 44' | Attendance: 6,588 |
18 October 1997 9 | Dundee United | 4–0 | Motherwell | Tannadice Stadium |
Olofsson 2' Winters 14' McSwegan 77' Andy McLaren 87' |
Attendance: 7,337 |
1 November 1997 11 | St Johnstone | 4–3 | Motherwell | McDiarmid Park |
Kernaghan 18' O'Neil 33', 60' Grant 49' (pen.) |
Hendry 61' (pen.) Davies 66' Coyle 72' |
Attendance: 4,566 |
8 November 1997 12 | Motherwell | 0–1 | Kilmarnock | Fir Park |
Roberts 67' (pen.) | Attendance: 5,346 |
15 November 1997 13 | Celtic | 0–2 | Motherwell | Celtic Park |
Blinker 34' | Coyle 28' Weir 90' |
Attendance: 48,010 |
15 November 1997 15 | Hibernian | 1–1 | Motherwell | Easter Road |
Dods 75' | Coyle 90' | Attendance: 9,999 |
6 December 1997 16 | Hearts | 2–0 | Motherwell | Tynecastle |
Cameron 45' (pen.) Flogel 68' |
Christie 45' | Attendance: 12,706 |
13 December 1997 17 | Motherwell | 1–0 | Dundee United | Fir Park |
Coyle 52' | Attendance: 4,555 |
20 December 1997 18 | Motherwell | 2–0 | Dunfermline Athletic | Fir Park |
Coyle 61', 69' | Attendance: 4,607 |
27 December 1997 19 | Aberdeen | 3–0 | Motherwell | Pittodrie |
Windass 63' Jess 83', pen.', 86' |
Attendance: 13,038 |
3 January 1998 20 | Kilmarnock | 4–1 | Motherwell | Rugby Park |
Wright 8', 33' Mitchell 44' McPherson 75' Roberts 88' |
Coyle 24' | Attendance: 8,724 |
31 January 1998 23 | Motherwell | 6–2 | Hibernian | Fir Park |
Arnott 10' Weir 23' Garcin 43' McCulloch 43' Coyne 88' |
Crawford 4' Lavety 8' Welsh 43' |
Attendance: 6,169 |
7 February 1998 24 | Dundee United | 1–0 | Motherwell | Tannadice |
Olofsson 68' | Attendance: 6,532 |
21 February 1998 25 | Motherwell | 2–4 | Hearts | Fir Park |
Coyle 6' Falconer 37' |
Hamilton 38' (58) Fulton 64' Adam 87' |
Attendance: 8,375 |
25 February 1998 26 | Motherwell | 2–1 | St Johnstone | Fir Park |
Coyne 11', 19' | O'Boyle 61' (pen.) Kernaghan 89' |
Attendance: 4,517 |
7 March 1998 27 | Dunfermline Athletic | 2–1 | Motherwell | East End Park |
Smith 23', 61' | Coyne 12' | Attendance: 4,811 |
14 March 1998 28 | Motherwell | 2–1 | Rangers | Fir Park |
Coyle 44' Falconer 87' |
McCoist 12' | Attendance: 11,779 |
21 March 1998 29 | Hibernian | 1–0 | Motherwell | Easter Road |
Elliot 20' Lavety 34' |
Attendance: 10,582 |
28 March 1998 30 | Motherwell | 1–0 | Dundee United | Fir Park |
Coyle 52' | Attendance: 5,012 |
8 April 1998 31 | Hearts | 1–1 | Motherwell | Tynecastle |
McCann 59' | Coyne 79' | Attendance: 14,737 |
11 April 1998 32 | Motherwell | 1–1 | Kilmarnock | Fir Park |
Lindqvist 80' | Holt 28' | Attendance: 6,209 Referee: Jim McCluskey |
18 April 1998 33 | Celtic | 4–1 | Motherwell | Celtic Park |
Burley 25', 43' Simon Donnelly 49', 62' |
McMillan 12' | Attendance: 49,541 |
25 April 1998 34 | Motherwell | 1–3 | Dunfermline Athletic | Fir Park |
Shivute 28' | Smith 28' Ireland 31' Britton 54' |
Attendance: 5,745 |
2 May 1998 35 | St Johnstone | 3–2 | Motherwell | Celtic Park |
Jenkinson 15', 88' McCluskey 70' |
Martin 4' Coyle 58' (pen.) |
Attendance: 49,541 |
Source:[1]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6 | Aberdeen | 36 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 39 | 53 | −14 | 39 | |
7 | Dundee United | 36 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 43 | 51 | −8 | 37 | |
8 | Dunfermline Athletic | 36 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 43 | 68 | −25 | 37 | |
9 | Motherwell | 36 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 46 | 64 | −18 | 34 | |
10 | Hibernian (R) | 36 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 38 | 59 | −21 | 30 | Relegation to the First Division |
24 January 1998 Third Round | Dumbarton | 1–1 | Motherwell | Dumbarton |
Sharp 76' (pen.) | McSkimming 47' | Stadium: Boghead Park Attendance: 2,412 |
27 January 1998 Third Round Replay | Motherwell | 1–0 | Dumbarton | Motherwell |
Coyle 73' | Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,204 |
14 February 1998 Fourth Round | Motherwell | 2–2 | Rangers | Motherwell |
Coyne 19' Gough 77' (o.g.) |
[ Report] | Negri 26' Durie 83' |
Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 12,602 |
17 February 1998 Fourth Round Replay | Rangers | 3–0 | Motherwell | Glasgow |
Albertz 36', 86' Durie 38' |
[ Report] | Stadium: Ibrox Attendance: 42,043 |
9 August 1997 Second Round | Motherwell | 2 – 2 (4 – 1 p) | Inverness CT | Motherwell |
BST (UTC+1) | Falconer 16' Coyle 22' Martin 103' Davies 104' Coyne Valakari Ross |
Thomson 55' (pen.) Addicoat 87' Hastings I.MacArthur Wilson Stewart Andersen |
Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,247 |
20 August 1997 Third Round | Motherwell | 3 – 0 | Greenock Morton | Motherwell |
BST (UTC+1) | Coyle 9', 39', 62' Christie May McMillan Falconer |
Anderson 63' Mahood |
Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,576 |
10 September 1997 Quarter-final | Celtic | 1 – 0 | Motherwell | Glasgow |
BST (UTC+1) | Larsson 29' | Ross 90' Christie Coyle Weir |
Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 37,006 |
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier Division | Scottish Cup | League Cup | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
GK | SCO | Scott Thomson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
GK | SCO | Stevie Woods | 42 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
DF | NIR | Stephen Craigan | 14 | 0 | 9+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
DF | SCO | Kevin Christie | 25 | 0 | 20+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
DF | SCO | Greig Denham | 21 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
DF | SCO | Brian Martin | 33 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
DF | SCO | Eddie May | 32 | 0 | 20+5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
DF | SCO | Stephen McMillan | 41 | 1 | 33+1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
DF | SCO | John Philliben | 15 | 0 | 10+3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
MF | FIN | Simo Valakari | 31 | 0 | 24+3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |||
MF | FRA | Éric Garcin | 13 | 1 | 7+4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
MF | SCO | Billy Davies | 19 | 2 | 12+5 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
MF | SCO | Lee McCulloch | 30 | 2 | 6+18 | 2 | 2+2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | |||
MF | SCO | Shaun McSkimming | 15 | 1 | 11+1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
MF | SCO | Ian Ross | 25 | 1 | 16+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | |||
MF | SCO | Mickey Weir | 23 | 4 | 13+5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
MF | SWE | Stefan Lindqvist | 6 | 1 | 5+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
FW | IRL | Owen Coyle | 43 | 16 | 34+2 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||
FW | IRL | Tommy Coyne | 41 | 15 | 33+1 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |||
FW | NAM | Eliphas Shivute | 24 | 3 | 12+11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |||
FW | SCO | Dougie Arnott | 10 | 1 | 3+4 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
FW | SCO | Willie Falconer | 29 | 4 | 21+1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |||
FW | SCO | John Hendry | 13 | 1 | 10+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Players who appeared for Motherwell but left during the season: | |||||||||||||
DF | AUT | Franz Resch | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
DF | ENG | Rob Newman | 15 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
DF | ISL | Gunnlaugur Jónsson | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
FW | AUT | Mario Dorner | 4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
Ranking | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Premier Division | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | FW | Owen Coyle | 11 | 1 | 4 | 16 | ||
2 | FW | Tommy Coyne | 14 | 1 | 0 | 15 | ||
3 | MF | Mickey Weir | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
FW | Willie Falconer | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |||
5 | FW | Eliphas Shivute | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
6 | MF | Billy Davies | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
MF | Lee McCulloch | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
8 | DF | Brian Martin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
DF | Steve McMillan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
MF | Stefan Lindqvist | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
MF | Ian Ross | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
FW | Dougie Arnott | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
DF | Éric Garcin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
FW | John Hendry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
MF | Shaun McSkimming | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
Own goal | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
TOTALS | 46 | 4 | 5 | 55 |
Ranking | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Premier Division | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | GK | Stevie Woods | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||
TOTALS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
Number | Nation | Position | Name | Premier Division | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
DF | Stephen Craigan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
DF | Kevin Christie | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | ||||
DF | Greig Denham | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||||
DF | Brian Martin | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | ||||
DF | Eddie May | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
DF | Steve McMillan | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||||
DF | John Philliben | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
MF | Simo Valakari | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||||
MF | Éric Garcin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
MF | Billy Davies | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
MF | Lee McCulloch | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
MF | Shaun McSkimming | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
MF | Ian Ross | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | ||||
MF | Mickey Weir | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
FW | Owen Coyle | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
FW | Tommy Coyne | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
FW | Eliphas Shivute | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
FW | Willie Falconer | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||||
FW | John Hendry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
Players away on loan: | |||||||||||||
Players who left Motherwell during the season: | |||||||||||||
DF | Franz Resch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
DF | Rob Newman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
DF | Gunnlaugur Jónsson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
TOTALS | 75 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 91 | 5 |