1997–98 Motherwell F.C. season

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.

Motherwell
1997–98 season
ChairmanJohn Boyle
ManagerAlex McLeish
(until 10 February)
Harri Kampman
(from 11 February)
Premier Division9th
Scottish CupQuarter-finals
League CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Tommy Coyne (14)
All: Owen Coyle (16)

Squad
As of match played 9 May 1998
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (Age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
Scott Thomson Scotland GK (1966-11-08)8 November 1966 (aged 31) loan from Hull City 1998 1998 1 0
Stevie Woods Scotland GK (1970-02-23)23 February 1970 (aged 28) Preston North End 1994
Defenders
Stephen Craigan Northern Ireland DF (1976-10-29)29 October 1976 (aged 21) Blantyre Victoria 1995
Kevin Christie Scotland DF (1976-04-01)1 April 1976 (aged 22) East Fife 1997
Greig Denham Scotland DF (1976-10-05)5 October 1976 (aged 21) Youth team 1994
Brian Martin Scotland DF (1963-02-24)24 February 1963 (aged 35) St Mirren 1991
Eddie May Scotland DF (1967-08-30)30 August 1967 (aged 30) Falkirk 1994
Steve McMillan Scotland DF (1976-01-19)19 January 1976 (aged 22) Troon 1993
John Philliben Scotland DF (1964-03-14)14 March 1964 (aged 34) Doncaster Rovers 1986
Midfielders
Simo Valakari Finland MF (1973-04-28)28 April 1973 (aged 25) FinnPa 1996
Éric Garcin France MF (1965-12-06)6 December 1965 (aged 32) Toulouse 1997 13 1
Billy Davies Scotland MF (1964-05-31)31 May 1964 (aged 33) Dunfermline Athletic 1993
Lee McCulloch Scotland MF (1978-05-14)14 May 1978 (aged 19) Youth team 1994 51 2
Shaun McSkimming Scotland MF (1970-05-29)29 May 1970 (aged 27) Kilmarnock 1994
Ian Ross Scotland MF (1974-08-27)27 August 1974 (aged 23) Youth team 1995
Mickey Weir Scotland MF (1966-01-16)16 January 1966 (aged 32) Hibernian 1996
Stefan Lindqvist Sweden MF (1967-03-18)18 March 1967 (aged 31) Dalian Shide 1997 6 1
Forwards
Owen Coyle Republic of Ireland FW (1966-07-14)14 July 1966 (aged 31) Dundee United 1997
Tommy Coyne Republic of Ireland FW (1962-11-14)14 November 1962 (aged 35) Tranmere Rovers 1993
Eliphas Shivute Namibia FW (1974-09-27)27 September 1974 (aged 23) Alemannia Aachen 1997 24 3
Dougie Arnott Scotland FW (1964-08-05)5 August 1964 (aged 33) Pollok 1986
Willie Falconer Scotland FW (1966-04-05)5 April 1966 (aged 32) Celtic 1996
John Hendry Scotland FW (1970-01-06)6 January 1970 (aged 28) Tottenham Hotspur 1995
Mats Lundgren Sweden FW (1970-04-19)19 April 1970 (aged 28) Unattached 1997 0 0
Left during the season
Scott Howie Scotland GK (1972-01-04)4 January 1972 (aged 26) Norwich City 1994
Franz Resch Austria DF (1969-05-04)4 May 1969 (aged 29) Admira Wacker 1997 5 0
Rob Newman England DF (1963-12-13)13 December 1963 (aged 34) loan from Norwich City 1997 1998 15 0
Marko Tuomela Finland DF (1972-03-03)3 March 1972 (aged 26) FF Jaro 1997 0 0
Gunnlaugur Jónsson Iceland DF (1974-11-29)29 November 1974 (aged 23) ÍA 1997 2 0
Mario Dorner Austria FW (1970-03-21)21 March 1970 (aged 28) Admira Wacker 1997 4 0

Transfers

In
Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
28 July 1997MFAustriaFranz ReschAdmira WackerUndisclosed
28 July 1997FWAustriaMario DornerAdmira WackerUndisclosed
10 September 1997FWNamibiaEliphas ShivuteAlemannia AachenUndisclosed
24 October 1997DFIcelandGunnlaugur JónssonÍAFree
31 October 1997MFFranceÉric GarcinToulouseUndisclosed
14 November 1997DFFinlandMarko TuomelaFF JaroUndisclosed
27 March 1998MFSwedenStefan LindqvistDalian WandaUndisclosed
31 March 1998FWSwedenMats LundgrenUndisclosed

Loans in
Date from Position Nationality Name From Date to Ref.
12 December 1997DFEnglandRob NewmanNorwich City8 March 1998
27 March 1998GKScotlandScott ThomsonHull CityEnd of season

Out
Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
17 October 1997MFAustriaFranz ReschDarlingtonUndisclosed
17 October 1997FWAustriaMario DornerDarlingtonUndisclosed
March 1998GKScotlandScott HowieReadingUndisclosed

Loans out
Date from Position Nationality Name From Date to Ref.
January 1998GKScotlandScott HowieCoventry CityMarch 1998

Released
Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date
2 November 1997DFIcelandGunnlaugur JónssonKongsvinger
14 December 1997DFFinlandMarko TuomelaTromsø
30 June 1998MFScotlandMickey WeirRetirement

Competitions

Overview
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 −18 025.00
Scottish Cup 24 January 1998 17 February 1998 Third Round Fourth Round 4 1 2 1 4 6 −2 025.00
League Cup 9 August 1997 10 September 1997 Second Round Quarterfinal 3 1 1 1 5 3 +2 033.33
Total 43 11 10 22 55 73 −18 025.58

Last updated: 9 May 1998
Source: Competitions

Premier Division
Main article: 1997-98 Scottish Premier Division

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
36 9 7 20 46 64  −18 34 6 4 8 26 28  −2 3 3 12 20 36  −16

Source: Fir Park Corner

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
GroundAAHHHAHAAHAHAHAAHHAAAHHAHHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultWLWLDDLLLLLLWDDLWWLLDLWLLWLWLWDDLLLL
Position153556777101010999988888889989997777999
Source: Fir Park Corner
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results
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 Yellow card 62' Yellow-red card		 Burley 57', 75'
Donnelly 81'		 Attendance: 11,550
20 September 1997 5 Motherwell 1 – 1 Hibernian Fir Park
Coyne 80' Rougier 46' Attendance: 7,420
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
25 October 1997 10 Motherwell 1 – 2 Aberdeen Fir Park
Davies 62' Windass 8', 89' Attendance: 6,065
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 Red card 34' Coyle 28'
Weir 90'		 Attendance: 48,010
22 November 1997 14 Motherwell 1 – 1 Rangers Fir Park
Coyne 80' McCoist 20' Attendance: 12,018
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 Yellow card 45' Yellow-red card 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 Yellow card 75' Yellow-red card
Roberts 88'		 Coyle 24' Attendance: 8,724
10 January 1998 21 Motherwell 1 – 1 Celtic Fir Park
Falconer 55' Lambert 61' Attendance: 12,350
17 January 1998 22 Rangers 1 – 0 Motherwell Ibrox
Cleland 23' Attendance: 49,443
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 Yellow card 43' Yellow-red card		 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 Yellow card 89' Yellow-red card		 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 Red card 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
9 May 1998 36 Motherwell 1 – 2 Aberdeen Fir Park
Ross 67' Dodds 2', pen.', 22' Attendance: 5,861

Source:[1]

League table
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
Source: Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated

Scottish Cup
Main article: 1997-98 Scottish Cup
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

League Cup
Main article: 1997-98 Scottish League Cup
9 August 1997 Second Round Motherwell 2 – 2
(4 – 1 p)		 Inverness CT Motherwell
BST (UTC+1) Falconer 16'
Coyle 22' Yellow card
Martin Red card 103'
Davies Red card 104'
Coyne Yellow card
Valakari Yellow card
Ross Yellow card		 Thomson 55' (pen.)
Addicoat 87' Yellow card
Hastings Yellow card
I.MacArthur Yellow card
Wilson Yellow card
Stewart Yellow card
Andersen Yellow card		 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 Yellow card
May Yellow card
McMillan Yellow card
Falconer Yellow card		 Anderson Red card 63'
Mahood Yellow card		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 4,576
10 September 1997 Quarter-final Celtic 1 – 0 Motherwell Glasgow
BST (UTC+1) Larsson 29' Ross Yellow card Yellow-red card 90'
Christie Yellow card
Coyle Yellow card
Weir Yellow card		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 37,006

Squad statistics
As of match played 9 May 1998[2]

Appearances
No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier DivisionScottish CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Scotland SCO Scott Thomson 10100000
GK Scotland SCO Stevie Woods 4203504030
DF Northern Ireland NIR Stephen Craigan 1409+500000
DF Scotland SCO Kevin Christie 25020+102020
DF Scotland SCO Greig Denham 2101800030
DF Scotland SCO Brian Martin 3312614030
DF Scotland SCO Eddie May 32020+504030
DF Scotland SCO Stephen McMillan 41133+114030
DF Scotland SCO John Philliben 15010+300+2000
MF Finland FIN Simo Valakari 31024+300+201+10
MF France FRA Éric Garcin 1317+412000
MF Scotland SCO Billy Davies 19212+520+1010
MF Scotland SCO Lee McCulloch 3026+1822+200+20
MF Scotland SCO Shaun McSkimming 15111+103100
MF Scotland SCO Ian Ross 25116+61000+30
MF Scotland SCO Mickey Weir 23413+542030
MF Sweden SWE Stefan Lindqvist 615+110000
FW Republic of Ireland IRL Owen Coyle 431634+2114134
FW Republic of Ireland IRL Tommy Coyne 411533+1144130
FW Namibia NAM Eliphas Shivute 24312+113000+10
FW Scotland SCO Dougie Arnott 1013+411+2000
FW Scotland SCO Willie Falconer 29421+134031
FW Scotland SCO John Hendry 13110+310000
Players who appeared for Motherwell but left during the season:
DF Austria AUT Franz Resch 50300020
DF England ENG Rob Newman 1501104000
DF Iceland ISL Gunnlaugur Jónsson 20200000
FW Austria AUT Mario Dorner 401+10000+20

Goal scorers
Ranking Position Nation Number Name Premier Division Scottish Cup League Cup Total
1FWRepublic of IrelandOwen Coyle111416
2FWRepublic of IrelandTommy Coyne141015
3MFScotlandMickey Weir4004
FWScotlandWillie Falconer3014
5FWNamibiaEliphas Shivute3003
6MFScotlandBilly Davies2002
MFScotlandLee McCulloch2002
8DFScotlandBrian Martin1001
DFScotlandSteve McMillan1001
MFSwedenStefan Lindqvist1001
MFScotlandIan Ross1001
FWScotlandDougie Arnott1001
DFFranceÉric Garcin1001
FWScotlandJohn Hendry1001
MFScotlandShaun McSkimming0101
Own goal0101
TOTALS 464555

Clean sheets
Ranking Position Nation Number Name Premier Division Scottish Cup League Cup Total
1GKScotlandStevie Woods5117
TOTALS 5117

Disciplinary record
Number Nation Position Name Premier Division Scottish Cup League Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
Northern IrelandDFStephen Craigan40000040
ScotlandDFKevin Christie41202081
ScotlandDFGreig Denham61000061
ScotlandDFBrian Martin70000181
ScotlandDFEddie May30001040
ScotlandDFSteve McMillan80001090
ScotlandDFJohn Philliben30000030
FinlandMFSimo Valakari70001080
FranceMFÉric Garcin10100020
ScotlandMFBilly Davies10000111
ScotlandMFLee McCulloch30100040
ScotlandMFShaun McSkimming30000030
ScotlandMFIan Ross50002171
ScotlandMFMickey Weir00001010
Republic of IrelandFWOwen Coyle30002050
Republic of IrelandFWTommy Coyne30001040
NamibiaFWEliphas Shivute10000010
ScotlandFWWillie Falconer60001070
ScotlandFWJohn Hendry10000010
Players away on loan:
Players who left Motherwell during the season:
AustriaDFFranz Resch10000010
EnglandDFRob Newman40000040
IcelandDFGunnlaugur Jónsson10000010
TOTALS 75 2 4 0 12 3 91 5

See also

References
  1. Results and Fixtures 1997-1998, Fir Park Corner
  2. 1997–98 Motherwell player stats, Soccerbase
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