2014–15 Motherwell F.C. season

Motherwell

2014–15 season
Chairman	Vacant
Manager	Stuart McCall (until 2 November 2014) Kenny Black(caretaker) (2 November - 13 December) Ian Baraclough (from 13 December 2014)
Stadium	Fir Park
Scottish Premiership	11th
Scottish Premiership play-offs	Winners
Europa League	Second qualifying round vs Stjarnan
League Cup	Third Round v Hamilton Academical
Scottish Cup	Fourth Round v Dundee United
Top goalscorer	League: John Sutton (13) All: John Sutton (13)
Highest home attendance	7,740 vs Celtic 6 December 2014
Lowest home attendance	3,732 vs Inverness Caledonian Thistle 16 August 2014
Average home league attendance	4,176
Home colours Away colours
← 2013–14 2015–16 →

The 2014–15 season is Motherwell's thirtieth consecutive season in the top flight of Scottish football and the second in the newly established Scottish Premiership,^[1] having been promoted from the Scottish First Division at the end of the 1984–85 season. Motherwell will also compete in the Europa League, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Important Events

On 2 November Stuart McCall resigned as manager,^[2] with Kenny Black taking over as caretaker manager until Ian Baraclough was appointed as manager on 13 December.^[3][4] Black returned to his role as assistant manager following the appointment of Baraclough, but was sacked by the club on 6 February 2015.^[5]

Results & Fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season Friendlies

Motherwell v Fulham

12 July 2014	Motherwell	0 – 2	Fulham	Motherwell
14:00 BST UTC+1		Motherwell Fulham	C.Burgess Stafylidis	Stadium: Fir Park

Scottish Premiership

Results

Motherwell v St Mirren

9 August 2014 1	Motherwell	1-0	St Mirren	Motherwell
15:00 BST UTC+1	Erwin  64'	Motherwell BBC		Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,620 Referee: Callum Murray

Dundee United v Motherwell

13 August 2014 2	Dundee United	1-0	Motherwell	Dundee
19:45 BST UTC+1	Bilate  83'	Motherwell BBC		Stadium: Tannadice Stadium Attendance: 8,367 Referee: Kevin Clancy

Motherwell v Inverness Caledonian Thistle

16 August 2014 3	Motherwell	0-2	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Motherwell
15:00 BST UTC+1		Motherwell BBC	Tansey  42' Doran  89'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 3,732 Referee: Steven McLean

Kilmarnock v Motherwell

23 August 2014 4	Kilmarnock	2-0	Motherwell	Kilmarnock
15:00 BST UTC+1	Muirhead  9' Clingan  78'	Motherwell BBC	Kerr  76'	Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 4,146

Motherwell v St Johnstone

30 August 2014 5	Motherwell	0-1	St Johnstone	Motherwell
15:00 BST UTC+1		Motherwell BBC	Graham  86'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 3,700 Referee: Alan Muir

Ross County v Motherwell

13 September 2014 6	Ross County	1-2	Motherwell	Dingwall
15:00 BST UTC+1	Boyce  78'	Motherwell BBC	Vigurs  49' Sutton  54'	Stadium: Global Energy Stadium Attendance: 3,012 Referee: Steven McLean

Celtic v Motherwell

21 September 2014 7	Celtic	1-1	Motherwell	Glasgow
15:00 BST UTC+1	Commons  68' (pen.)	Motherwell BBC	Sutton  19'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 41,719 Referee: Brian Colvin

Motherwell v Hamilton Academical

27 September 2014 8	Motherwell	0-4	Hamilton Academical	Motherwell
15:00 BST UTC+1		Motherwell BBC	Andreu  34' Crawford  45', 90' Antoine-Curier  63' (pen.)	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,125 Referee: Willie Collum

Partick Thistle v Motherwell

4 October 2014 9	Partick Thistle	3-1	Motherwell	Glasgow
15:00 BST UTC+1	Bannigan  16' Doolan  63' O'Donnell  82'	Motherwell BBC	Ainsworth  72'	Stadium: Firhill Stadium Attendance: 3,405 Referee: Bobby Madden

Motherwell v Dundee

18 October 2014 10	Motherwell	1-3	Dundee	Motherwell
15:00 BST UTC+1	Ojamaa  62'	Motherwell BBC	Clarkson  3' Harkins  30' Stewart  59'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,061 Referee: Brian Colvin

Aberdeen v Motherwell

24 October 2014 11	Aberdeen	1-0	Motherwell	Aberdeen
19:45 BST UTC+1	Hayes  2'	Motherwell BBC		Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 11,149 Referee: Crawford Allan

St Johnstone v Motherwell

31 October 2014 12	St Johnstone	2-1	Motherwell	Perth
19:45 GMT UTC	O'Halloran  40', 80'	Motherwell BBC	Ainsworth  13'	Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 2,531 Referee: Kevin Clancy

Motherwell v Dundee United

7 November 2014 13	Motherwell	1-0	Dundee United	Motherwell
19:45 GMT UTC	Vigurs  52'	Motherwell BBC		Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 3,961 Referee: Steven McLean

Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Motherwell

22 November 2014 14	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	3-1	Motherwell	Inverness
15:00 GMT UTC	McKay  29' Watkins  71' Meekings  78'	Motherwell BBC	Ojamaa  31'	Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 3,037 Referee: Bobby Madden

Motherwell v Celtic

6 December 2014 15	Motherwell	0-1	Celtic	Motherwell
12:45 GMT UTC	Ramsden  66'	Motherwell BBC	Stokes  5'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 7,740 Referee: Calum Murray

Motherwell v Ross County

13 December 2014 16	Motherwell	2-2	Ross County	Motherwell
15:00 GMT UTC	Sutton  53' Ojamaa  59'	Motherwell BBC	Dingwall  45', 90'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 3,193 Referee: Willie Collum

St Mirren v Motherwell

20 December 2014 17	St Mirren	0-1	Motherwell	Paisley
15:00 GMT UTC	Thompson  18'	Motherwell BBC	Sutton  72'	Stadium: St Mirren Park Attendance: 3,909 Referee: Alan Muir

Motherwell v Partick Thistle

27 December 2014 18	Motherwell	1-0	Partick Thistle	Motherwell
15:00 GMT UTC	Sutton  14' (pen.)	Motherwell BBC		Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 5,236 Referee: Brian Colvin

Hamilton Academical v Motherwell

1 January 2015 19	Hamilton Academical	5-0	Motherwell	Hamilton
15:00 GMT UTC	Imrie  8' Crawford  29' Antoine-Curier  64' Andreu  69' Redmond  87'	Motherwell BBC		Stadium: New Douglas Park Attendance: 3,926 Referee: Crawford Allan

Motherwell v Aberdeen

4 January 2015 20	Motherwell	0-2	Aberdeen	Motherwell
15:30 GMT UTC	McManus  88'	Motherwell BBC	Rooney  36', 89' (pen.)	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,805 Referee: Willie Collum

Dundee v Motherwell

10 January 2015 21	Dundee	4-1	Motherwell	Dundee
15:00 GMT UTC	Harris  3' Stewart  8' Irvine  34' O'Brien  70' (o.g.)	Motherwell BBC	Sutton  19' Ojamaa  45'	Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 5,105 Referee: Stephen Finnie

Motherwell v Kilmarnock

17 January 2015 22	Motherwell	Postponed[6]	Kilmarnock	Motherwell
15:00 GMT UTC		[ Motherwell] BBC		Stadium: Fir Park

Celtic v Motherwell

21 January 2015 23	Celtic	4-0	Motherwell	Glasgow
19:45 GMT UTC	van Dijk  26' Griffiths  42' Lustig  76', 81'	[ Motherwell] BBC		Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 42,296 Referee: Bobby Madden

Dundee United v Motherwell

24 January 2015 24	Dundee United	3-1	Motherwell	Dundee
15:00 GMT UTC	Telfer  61', 90' Fojut  69'	[ Motherwell] BBC	Ramsden  78'	Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 7,176 Referee: Craig Thomson

Motherwell v St Johnstone

31 January 2015 25	Motherwell	1-1	St Johnstone	Motherwell
15:00 GMT UTC	Laing  25' Sutton  75'	[ Motherwell] BBC	Davidson  8'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 3,449 Referee: Willie Collum

Ross County v Motherwell

14 February 2015 26	Ross County	3-2	Motherwell	Dingwall
15:00 GMT UTC	Woods  34' P.Quinn  58' De Vita  62'	[ Motherwell] BBC	Grant  53' Kerr  78'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 2,982 Referee: Calum Murray

Motherwell v Dundee

21 February 2015 27	Motherwell	0-1	Dundee	Motherwell
15:00 GMT UTC		[ Motherwell] BBC	McGinn  12'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,282 Referee: Don Robertson

Motherwell v Inverness Caledonian Thistle

28 February 2015 28	Motherwell	2-1	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Motherwell
15:00 GMT UTC	Pearson  27' Ramsden  34', 88' Laing  48' Ainsworth  84'	[ Motherwell] BBC	Draper  55' Tansey  60' Devine  74' Ofere  76'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 3,508 Referee: Alan Muir

Motherwell v Kilmarnock

7 March 2015[6] 22	Motherwell	1-1	Kilmarnock	Motherwell
15:00 GMT UTC	Johnson  7' McDonald  45+1'	[ Motherwell] BBC	Obadeyi  20' Westlake  42', 45' O'Hara  67'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,192 Referee: John Beaton

Aberdeen v Motherwell

13 March 2015 29	Aberdeen	2-1	Motherwell	Aberdeen
19:45 GMT UTC	Taylor  50' Rooney  52'	[ Motherwell] BBC	McDonald  37' 84' Lasley  62' Erwin  79'	Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 13,267 Referee: Crawford Allan

Motherwell v Hamilton Academical

20 March 2015 30	Motherwell	4-0	Hamilton Academical	Motherwell
19:45 GMT UTC	Ainsworth  49', 50' Sutton  80', 83' (pen.)	[ Motherwell] BBC	Imrie  29' García  64' Lyon  65' Gordon  83'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,250 Referee: Calum Murray

Kilmarnock v Motherwell

4 April 2015 31	Kilmarnock	1-2	Motherwell	Kilmarnock
15:00 BST UTC+1	D.Syme  17' 79' Cairney  66' Obadeyi  72'	[ Motherwell] BBC	Pearson  29' 38' Law  31' Laing  62' Erwin  77'	Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 4,532 Referee: Euan Anderson

Motherwell v St Mirren

7 April 2015 32	Motherwell	5-0	St Mirren	Motherwell
20:45 BST UTC+1	Erwin  7', 25' McDonald  45' Sutton  74', 79'	Motherwell [ BBC]	McAusland  51' McGinn  82'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,596 Referee: Craig Thomson

Partick Thistle v Motherwell

11 April 2015 33	Partick Thistle	2-0	Motherwell	Glasgow
15:00 BST UTC+1	Taylor  54', 61' 71' Balatoni  72'	Motherwell [ BBC]	Lasley  71' Carswell  84', 89'	Stadium: Firhill Stadium Attendance: 5,003 Referee: Bobby Madden

Hamilton Academical v Motherwell

24 April 2015 34	Hamilton Academical	2-0	Motherwell	Hamilton
19:45 BST UTC+1	Scotland  21' Crawford  52' Devlin  72' Lyon  83' Hasselbaink  85'	[ Motherwell] BBC		Stadium: New Douglas Park Attendance: 3,301 Referee: John Beaton

Motherwell v Ross County

2 May 2015 35	Motherwell	1-1	Ross County	Motherwell
15:00 BST UTC+1	McDonald  5' 19' Erwin  37' Pearson  52' O'Brien  63'	[ Motherwell] BBC	Boyce  41' Quinn  44' Boyd  49'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,281 Referee: Crawford Allan

Motherwell v Kilmarnock

8 May 2015 36	Motherwell	3-1	Kilmarnock	Motherwell
19:45 BST UTC+1	McDonald  28' Erwin  39' Pearson  69' Ainsworth  90'	[ Motherwell] BBC	Ashcroft  29' Magennis  53' Pascali  65' Hamill  69' Westlake  86'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 3,986 Referee: William Collum

St Mirren v Motherwell

16 May 2015 37	St Mirren	2-1	Motherwell	Paisley
15:00 BST UTC+1	Naismith  84' Mallan  90+7'	[ Motherwell] BBC	O'Brien  41' Lasley  56' McManus  67' Sutton  75' (pen.) McDonald  90' Pearson  90+8'	Stadium: St Mirren Park Attendance: 3,912 Referee: Brian Colvin

Motherwell v Partick Thistle

23 May 2015 38	Motherwell	0-0	Partick Thistle	Motherwell
15:00 BST UTC+1		[ Motherwell] BBC		Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 3,711 Referee: Steven McLean

Premiership Play-offs

Rangers v Motherwell

28 May 2015 1st leg	Rangers	1–3	Motherwell	Glasgow
19:45 BST UTC+1	McGregor  37' 82'	BBC	Erwin  27' McManus  40' Ainsworth  47' Laing  66'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 49,200 Referee: Bobby Madden

Motherwell v Rangers

31 May 2015 2nd leg	Motherwell	3–0 (6–1 agg.)	Rangers	Motherwell
15:00 BST UTC+1	McDonald  51' Johnson  52' Ainsworth  70' Sutton  90+3' (pen.) Erwin  0'^2 Kerr  Full Time'^1	BBC	Murdoch  27' Vučkić  38' McCulloch  41' Foster  81' Mohsni  Full Time'^1	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 9,220 Referee: Craig Thomson

UEFA Europa League Qualifying phase

Motherwell v Stjarnan

17 July 2014 Second qualifying round 1st leg	Motherwell	2-2	Stjarnan	Motherwell, Scotland
19:45 BST UTC+1	Law  9', 19'	Motherwell BBC UEFA	Finsen  35' (pen.), 90+2' (pen.)	Stadium: Fir Park Referee: Michael Johansen (Denmark)

Stjarnan v Motherwell

24 July 2014 Second qualifying round 2nd leg	Stjarnan	3-2 (a.e.t.) (5-4 agg.)	Motherwell	Garðabær, Iceland
20:15 BST UTC+1	Finsen  37' (pen.) Toft  85' A. Jóhannsson  114'	Motherwell BBC UEFA	Hammell  11' Ainsworth  66'	Stadium: Stjörnuvöllur Referee: Athanasios Giachos (Greece)

Scottish Cup

Motherwell v Dundee United

29 November 2014 Fourth Round	Motherwell	1-2	Dundee United	Motherwell
15:00 GMT UTC	Ojamaa  7'	Motherwell BBC	Souttar  66' Watson  82'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,827 Referee: Craig Thomson

Scottish League Cup

Hamilton Academical v Motherwell

24 September 2014 3rd round	Hamilton Academical	0-0 (6 – 5 p)	Motherwell	Hamilton
19:45 BST UTC+1	Hendrie  45', 65'	Motherwell BBC	O'Brien  46', 101'	Stadium: New Douglas Park Attendance: 3,631 Referee: Craig Charleston
		Penalties
	Gillespie Crawford Devlin Longridge Imrie Watson		Sutton McManus Ojamaa Leitch Law Ramsden

Squad statistics

Appearances

As of match played 31 May 2015

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Scottish Premiership		Europa League		Scottish League Cup		Scottish Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		George Long	15	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	DF		Craig Reid	24	0	19+1	0	2	0	1	0	0+1	0
3	DF		Steven Hammell	12	1	10	0	2	1	0	0	0	0
4	MF		Stuart Carswell	21	0	14+5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF		Simon Ramsden	28	1	20+4	1	2	0	0+1	0	1	0
6	DF		Stephen McManus	42	1	38	1	2	0	1	0	1	0
7	MF		Lionel Ainsworth	39	9	21+15	8	2	1	1	0	0	0
8	MF		Paul Lawson	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
9	FW		John Sutton	43	13	27+12	13	2	0	1	0	1	0
11	MF		Iain Vigurs	15	2	10+1	2	2	0	1	0	1	0
12	GK		Dan Twardzik	30	0	26	0	2	0	1	0	1	0
14	MF		Keith Lasley	39	0	35	0	2	0	1	0	1	0
15	DF		Mark O'Brien	23	0	17+2	0	2	0	1	0	1	0
16	FW		Robert McHugh	4	0	1+3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	DF		Zaine Francis-Angol	13	0	10+1	0	0+1	0	0	0	1	0
18	MF		Josh Law	40	2	30+6	0	2	2	1	0	1	0
19	FW		Lee Erwin	38	6	22+14	6	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	0
20	DF		Fraser Kerr	25	1	16+5	1	0+2	0	1	0	0+1	0
21	MF		Jack Leitch	9	0	4+3	0	0+1	0	1	0	0	0
22	FW		Craig Moore	10	0	2+8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	MF		Marvin Johnson	13	1	12+1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	GK		Ross Stewart	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	MF		Dom Thomas	15	0	2+13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	MF		Chris Cadden	3	0	0+3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	DF		David Ferguson	5	0	2+3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
38	DF		Luke Watt	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
39	MF		Ross MacLean	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
44	MF		Anthony Straker	13	0	11+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
45	DF		Louis Laing	13	1	13	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
46	MF		Nathan Thomas	2	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
47	MF		Conor Grant	12	1	10+2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
48	MF		Stephen Pearson	15	1	15	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
77	FW		Scott McDonald	13	5	13	5	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players away from the club on loan:
23	DF		Adam Cummins	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players who appeared for Motherwell no longer at the club:
13	GK		Gunnar Nielsen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	FW		Henrik Ojamaa	21	4	17+2	3	0	0	0+1	0	1	1

Goal scorers

As of 31 May 2015^[7][8]

Ranking	Nation	Number	Name	Scottish Premiership	Scottish Cup	Scottish League Cup	Europe	Total
1		9	John Sutton	13	0	0	0	13
2		7	Lionel Ainsworth	8	0	0	1	9
3		19	Lee Erwin	6	0	0	0	6
4		77	Scott McDonald	5	0	0	0	5
5		24	Henrik Ojamaa	3	1	0	0	4
6		11	Iain Vigurs	2	0	0	0	2
		18	Josh Law	0	0	0	2	2
8		5	Simon Ramsden	1	0	0	0	1
		20	Fraser Kerr	1	0	0	0	1
		47	Conor Grant	1	0	0	0	1
		45	Louis Laing	1	0	0	0	1
		48	Stephen Pearson	1	0	0	0	1
		6	Stephen McManus	1	0	0	0	1
		24	Marvin Johnson	1	0	0	0	1
		3	Steven Hammell	0	0	0	1	1
TOTALS				44	1	0	4	49

Disciplinary record

As of 31 May 2015^[7][8]

Nation	Position	Number	Name	Scottish Premier League		Europa League		Scottish League Cup		Scottish Cup		Total
	DF	2	Craig Reid	7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	8	1
	MF	4	Stuart Carswell	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
	DF	5	Simon Ramsden	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
	DF	6	Stephen McManus	5	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	7	1
	MF	8	Paul Lawson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	9	John Sutton	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	MF	11	Iain Vigurs	4	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	6	0
	MF	14	Keith Lasley	5	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	8	0
	MF	15	Mark O'Brien	8	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	9	1
	DF	17	Zaine Francis-Angol	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	MF	18	Josh Law	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	FW	19	Lee Erwin	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
	DF	20	Fraser Kerr	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
	MF	21	Jack Leitch	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
	FW	24	Henrik Ojamaa	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	1
	MF	24	Marvin Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	DF	30	David Ferguson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	DF	45	Louis Laing	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
	MF	48	Stephen Pearson	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
	FW	77	Scott McDonald	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
			TOTALS	63	10	6	0	3	1	3	0	73	11

Team statistics

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
8	Partick Thistle	38	12	10	16	48	44	+4	46
9	Ross County	38	12	8	18	46	63	−17	44
10	Kilmarnock	38	11	8	19	44	59	−15	41
11	Motherwell (O)	38	10	6	22	38	63	−25	36	Qualification to Scottish Premiership play-offs
12	St Mirren (R)	38	9	3	26	30	66	−36	30	Relegation to Scottish Championship

Source: Scottish Premiership
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated.

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H
Result	W	L	L	L	L	W	D	L	L	L	L	L	W	L	L	D	W	W	L	L	L	L	L	D	L	L	W	D	L	W	W	W	L	L	D	W	L	D
Position	2	6	9	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11

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

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	10	6	22	38	63	−25	36	7	5	7	23	21	+2	3	1	15	15	42	−27

Source: BBC Sport

Results by opponent

Motherwell score first

Team	Results				Points
	1	2	3	4
Aberdeen	0-1	0-2	1-2	-	0
Celtic	1-1	0-1	0-4	-	1
Dundee	1-3	1-4	0-1	-	0
Dundee United	0-1	1-0	1-3	-	3
Hamilton Academical	0-4	0-5	4-0	0-2	3
Inverness C.T.	0-2	1-3	2-1	-	3
Kilmarnock	0-2	1-1	2-1	3-1	7
Partick Thistle	1-3	1-0	0-2	0-0	4
Ross County	2-1	2-2	2-3	1-1	5
St Johnstone	0-1	1-2	1-1	-	1
St Mirren	1-0	1-0	5-0	1-2	9

Source: 2014–15 Scottish Premier League Results Table

Transfers

In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee 21 May 2014 MF Josh Law Alfreton Town Free[9] 23 May 2014 MF Dan Twardzik Dundee Free[10] 16 June 2014 MF Lionel Ainsworth Rotherham United Free[11] 19 January 2015 MF Stephen Pearson Kerala Blasters Free[12] 3 February 2015 MF Nathan Thomas Plymouth Argyle Free[13] 26 February 2015 FW Scott McDonald Millwall Free[14]

Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee 16 June 2014 DF Shaun Hutchinson Fulham Free[15] 19 June 2014 FW Henri Anier Erzgebirge Aue Undisclosed[16] 23 July 2014 MF Adam Asghar Alloa Athletic Free[17] 4 March 2015 GK Gunnar Nielsen [18]

Loans in Date from Date to Position Nationality Name From 14 August 2014[19] 29 January 2015[20] FW Henrik Ojamaa Legia Warsaw 15 August 2014 End of Season[21][22] DF Mark O'Brien Derby County 29 January 2015 End of Season[23] MF Anthony Straker York City 30 January 2015 End of Season[24] DF Louis Laing Nottingham Forest 2 February 2015 End of Season[25] MF Conor Grant Everton 2 February 2015 End of Season[26] GK George Long Sheffield United

Loans out Date from Date to Position Nationality Name To 27 February 2015 End of Season[27] DF Adam Cummins Stirling Albion

Released

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	Joined	Date
2 June 2015	GK		Ross Stewart	Albion Rovers	June 2015
2 June 2015	DF		Adam Cummins
2 June 2015	DF		Zaine Francis-Angol
2 June 2015	DF		Simon Ramsden	Gateshead	10 July 2015
2 June 2015	MF		Stuart Carswell	St Mirren	29 June 2015
2 June 2015	MF		Fraser Kerr
2 June 2015	MF		Paul Lawson
2 June 2015	MF		Nathan Thomas	Mansfield Town	3 June 2015[28]
2 June 2015	MF		Iain Vigurs
2 June 2015	FW		Robert McHugh	Falkirk	14 July 2015
10 June 2015[29]	FW		Lee Erwin	Leeds United	1 July 2015[30]
15 June 2015[31]	FW		John Sutton	St Johnstone	17 June 2015[32]

See also

• List of Motherwell F.C. seasons

Notes

• Bilel Mohsni and Fraser Kerr where show Red Cards following the full-time whistle.^[33]
• Lee Erwin was show a yellow card following the full-time whistle.^[34]

Notes and references

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2. "Stuart McCall quits as Motherwell boss after fifth straight league loss". STV Sport. STV. 2 November 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
3. "Ian Baraclough appointed 'Well boss". http://www.motherwellfc.co.uk/. Motherwell F.C. 13 December 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2015. External link in |website= (help)
4. "Motherwell: Kenny Black to stay on as assistant manager". http://www.bbc.co.uk/. BBC. 23 December 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2015. External link in |website= (help)
5. "Kenny Black: Motherwell assistant manager is sacked". http://www.bbc.co.uk/. BBC Sport. 6 February 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015. External link in |website= (help)
6. "Motherwell and Elgin home games postponed". http://www.bbc.co.uk/. BBC. 16 January 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2015. External link in |website= (help)
7. Motherwell F.C. Sky Sports Statistics
8. Motherwell F.C. Sky Sports Statistics 2
9. "Motherwell sign up midfielder Josh Law from Alfreton Town". bbc.co.uk. British Broadcasting Corporation. 21 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
10. "Motherwell sign goalkeeper Dan Twardzik after Dundee exit". bbc.co.uk. British Broadcasting Corporation. 23 May 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
11. "Lionel Ainsworth signs contract to stay at Fir Park". bbc.co.uk. British Broadcasting Corporation. 16 June 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
12. "Motherwell: Stephen Pearson returns to Fir Park". bbc.co.uk. British Broadcasting Corporation. 19 January 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
13. "Nathan Thomas joins from Plymouth". http://www.motherwellfc.co.uk/. Motherwell FC. 3 February 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015. External link in |website= (help)
14. "McDonald makes Fir Park return". Motherwell F.C. 26 February 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
15. "Fulham sign Motherwell defender". bbc.co.uk. British Broadcasting Corporation. 16 June 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
16. "Motherwell sell striker Henri Anier to Erzgebirge Aue". bbc.co.uk. British Broadcasting Corporation. 19 June 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
17. "Alloa Athletic sign Adam Asghar after Motherwell exit". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 23 July 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
18. "Motherwell: Goalkeeper Gunnar Nielsen leaves Fir Park". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 4 March 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
19. "Henrik Ojamaa makes Fir Park return". Motherwell F.C. 14 August 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
20. "Henrik Ojamaa departs". http://www.motherwellfc.co.uk/. Motherwell FC. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015. External link in |website= (help)
21. "'Well take Derby's O'Brien on loan". Motherwell F.C. 15 August 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
22. "Motherwell extend loan deal for Derby's Mark O'Brien". http://www.bbc.co.uk/. BBC. 5 January 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2015. External link in |website= (help)
23. "Anthony Straker signs on". http://www.motherwellfc.co.uk/. Motherwell FC. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015. External link in |website= (help)
24. "'Well net Notts Forest defender". http://www.motherwellfc.co.uk/. Motherwell FC. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015. External link in |website= (help)
25. "Toffee's Grant joins on loan". http://www.motherwellfc.co.uk/. Motherwell FC. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015. External link in |website= (help)
26. "Home / News / 'Keeper Long joins from Sheff Utd 'Keeper Long joins from Sheff Utd". http://www.motherwellfc.co.uk/. Motherwell FC. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015. External link in |website= (help)
27. "Cummins joins Stirling Albion on loan". Motherwell F.C. 27 February 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
28. "Nathan Thomas: Mansfield sign winger following Motherwell exit". http://www.bbc.co.uk/. BBC Sport. 3 June 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015. External link in |website= (help)
29. "Lee Erwin signs for Leeds Utd". http://www.motherwellfc.co.uk/. Motherwell FC. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015. External link in |website= (help)
30. "STRIKER ERWIN JOINS FROM MOTHERWELL". Leeds United. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
31. Spence, Jim (15 June 2015). "St Johnstone sign striker John Sutton on pre-contract deal". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
32. "St Johnstone: John Sutton cleared for Europa League campaign". http://www.bbc.co.uk/. BBC Sport. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015. External link in |website= (help)
33. "Motherwell 3-0 Rangers". http://www.theguardian.com/. The Guardian. 31 May 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2015. External link in |website= (help)
34. "Motherwell's Lee Erwin was NOT SENT OFF for his part in the 'Battle of Fir Park' with Bilel Mohsni". http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/. Daily Record. 2 June 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015. External link in |website= (help)

External links

• Motherwell F.C. Website
• BBC My Club Page
• Motherwell F.C. Newsnow