2008–09 Motherwell F.C. season

The 2008–09 season was Motherwell's 11th season in the Scottish Premier League, and their 24th consecutive season in the top division of Scottish football. As well as the SPL, the club competed in the Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup, and the UEFA Cup for the first time in 13 years.

Motherwell
2008–09 season
ChairmanJohn Boyle
ManagerMark McGhee
Premier League7th
Scottish CupFifth Round
League CupThird Round
UEFA CupFirst Round
Top goalscorerDavid Clarkson (13)
Highest home attendance11,318 vs Nancy (2 October 2008)
Lowest home attendance2,818 vs Inverness (13 May 2009)
Average home league attendance5,351

Season review

On 10 July, Bob Malcolm signed a new one-year contract with the club.[1]

On 8 August, Motherwell announced the signing of Jim O'Brien to a two-year contract from Celtic, and the six-month loan signing of Gunnar Nielsen from Blackburn Rovers.[2]

On 19 August, Motherwell signed John Sutton to a three-year contract from Wycombe Wanderers.[3]

On 1 September, Motherwell signed Maroš Klimpl on loan from Midtjylland for five-months.[4]

On 2 January, Artur Krysiak joined Motherwell on loan from Birmingham City until the end of the season, whilst Maroš Klimpl extended his loan stay from Midtjylland until the summer.[5]

On 24 January, Ross Forbes joined Dumbarton for the remainder of the season.[6]

On 2 February, Cillian Sheridan joined Motherwell on loan from Celtic for the remainder of the season, whilst Semih Aydilek joined from Birmingham City on a similar deal.[7] The following day, 3 February, Chris Porter left the club, signing for Derby County for an undisclosed fee of around £400,000[8]

On 12 June 2009, Mark McGhee left the club to become manager of Aberdeen with Assistant Scott Leitch and goalkeeping coach Colin Meldrum also leaving for the Pittodrie outfit.[9]

Squad

Updated 5 December 2010[10]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Scotland SCO Graeme Smith
2 DF Scotland SCO Paul Quinn
3 DF Scotland SCO Steven Hammell
4 DF Scotland SCO Mark Reynolds
5 DF Northern Ireland NIR Stephen Craigan (captain)
6 DF Northern Ireland NIR Brian McLean
7 MF Scotland SCO Stephen Hughes
8 MF Scotland SCO Bob Malcolm
9 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Cillian Sheridan (on loan from Celtic)
10 FW Scotland SCO David Clarkson
11 FW England ENG John Sutton
12 MF Scotland SCO Darren Smith
13 DF Slovakia SVK Maroš Klimpl (on loan from Midtjylland)
14 MF Scotland SCO Keith Lasley
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 FW Scotland SCO Jamie Murphy
16 MF Scotland SCO Marc Fitzpatrick
17 MF Scotland SCO Jim O'Brien
18 MF Scotland SCO Steven McGarry
19 GK Poland POL Artur Krysiak (on loan from Birmingham City)
22 MF Germany GER Semih Aydilek (on loan from Birmingham City)
23 FW Scotland SCO Mark Archdeacon
26 MF Scotland SCO Kenny Connolly
29 MF Scotland SCO Ross Forbes
35 FW Scotland SCO Bob McHugh
37 DF England ENG Shaun Hutchinson
43 DF Scotland SCO Steven Saunders
45 FW Scotland SCO Paul Slane

Transfers
Main article: List of Scottish football transfers 2008–09

In
Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref
8 August 2008MFScotlandJim O'BrienCelticUndisclosed[2]
19 August 2008FWEnglandJohn SuttonWycombe WanderersUndisclosed[3]

Loans in
Date from Position Nationality Name From Date to Ref.
8 August 2008GKFaroe IslandsGunnar NielsenBlackburn Rovers30 December 2008[2]
1 September 2008DFSlovakiaMaroš KlimplMidtjyllandEnd of season[4][5]
2 January 2009GKPolandArtur KrysiakBirmingham CityEnd of season[5]
2 February 2009FWGermanySemih AydilekBirmingham CityEnd of season[7]
2 February 2009FWRepublic of IrelandCillian SheridanCelticEnd of season[7]

Out
Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
3 February 2009FWEnglandChris PorterDerby CountyUndisclosed[8]

Loans out
Date from Position Nationality Name To Date to Ref.
24 January 2009MFScotlandRoss ForbesDumbartonEnd of season[6]

Released
Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref.
31 December 2008MFScotlandKenny ConnollyAyr United17 January 2009[11]

Trial
Date from Position Nationality Name Last club Date to Ref.
January 2009DFEnglandByron WebsterBaník Most[5]
January 2009MFNew ZealandSimon ElliottFulham[5]

Competitions

Overview
Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 9 August 2008 23 May 2009 Matchday 1 7th 38 13 9 16 46 51 −5 034.21
Scottish Cup 2 February 2009 19 February 2009 Fourth round Fifth Round 3 1 1 1 4 2 +2 033.33
League Cup 24 September 2008 24 September 2008 Third round Third round 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
UEFA Cup 18 September 2008 2 October 2008 First round First round 2 0 0 2 0 3 −3 000.00
Total 44 14 10 20 51 58 −7 031.82

Last updated: 23 May 2009
Source: Soccerway

Premier League
Main article: 2008–09 Scottish Premier League

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
5 Dundee United 38 13 14 11 47 50 −3 53
6 Hibernian 38 11 14 13 42 46 −4 47
7 Motherwell 38 13 9 16 46 51 −5 48 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[lower-alpha 2]
8 Kilmarnock 38 12 8 18 38 48 −10 44
9 Hamilton Academical 38 12 5 21 30 53 −23 41
Source: Scottish Professional Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
  1. Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six) for the last five matches.
  2. Scotland were awarded an additional Europa League place as the association finished in third place of the UEFA Fair Play ranking. Motherwell earned this place as winners of the Scottish Fair Play ranking.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 13 9 16 46 51  −5 48 7 6 6 24 27  −3 6 3 10 22 24  −2

Source: BBC Sport

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAAHAH
ResultLLDWLLWWLWWLDLLLLLWDWWDDWDWLDDLLLLWDWL
Position9111091011108973667910111099977776677777777777
Source: BBC Sport
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results
Date Opponent Venue Result[12] Attendance Motherwell Scorer(s) Report
9 August 2008HeartsTynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh (A)2–314,219Clarkson (2)
16 August 2008AberdeenFir Park, Motherwell (H)0–15,872BBC Sport
23 August 2008Dundee UnitedFir Park, Motherwell (H)1–15,149Sutton
30 August 2008HibernianEaster Road, Edinburgh (A)1–011,285Sutton
13 September 2008CelticFir Park, Motherwell (H)2–45,872Clarkson, SuttonBBC Sport
21 September 2008RangersIbrox Stadium, Glasgow (A)1–249,448BBC Sport
27 September 2008St MirrenFir Park, Motherwell (H)2–14,786Malcolm, Sutton
5 October 2008FalkirkFir Park, Motherwell(H)3–24,509Porter, Murphy, Sutton
18 October 2008KilmarnockRugby Park, Kilmarnock (A)0–15,113
25 October 2008Inverness CTCaledonian Stadium, Inverness (A)2–13,110Malcolm (2)
1 November 2008HamiltonFir Park, Motherwell(H)2–06,205Porter (2) Sutton
8 November 2008CelticCeltic Park, Glasgow (A)0–256,504BBC Sport
12 November 2008RangersFir Park, Motherwell (H)0–09,600BBC Sport
15 November 2008FalkirkFalkirk Stadium, Falkirk (A)0–15,279
22 November 2008HibernianFir Park, Motherwell (H)1–44,957Malcolm
29 November 2008AberdeenPittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen (A)0–210,302BBC Sport
15 December 2008KilmarnockFir Park, Motherwell (H)0–23,339
20 December 2008HamiltonNew Douglas Park, Hamilton (A)0–23,527
27 December 2008InvernessFir Park, Motherwell (H)3–24,521Porter (3)
3 January 2009St MirrenLove Street, Paisley (A)0–010,189
7 January 2009HeartsFir Park, Motherwell (H)1–04,928Porter
17 January 2009Dundee UnitedTannadice, Dundee (A)4–07,090Klimpl, Porter, Clarkson, Fitzpatrick
24 January 2009FalkirkFir Park, Motherwell (H)1–15,018Clarkson
31 January 2009HibernianEaster Road, Edinburgh (A)1–110,903Clarkson
14 February 2009HamiltonFir Park, Motherwell (H)1–05,197Clarkson
22 February 2009CelticFir Park, Motherwell (H)1–18,593QuinnBBC Sport
28 February 2009Inverness CTCaledonian Stadium, Inverness (A)2–13,611Sutton, Sheridan
4 March 2009HeartsTynecastle, Edinburgh (A)1–213,306HughesBBC Sport
14 March 2009Dundee UnitedFir Park, Motherwell (H)2–14,798Clarkson, SuttonBBC Sport
21 March 2009KilmarnockRugby Park, Kilmarnock (A)0–05,434BBC Sport
4 April 2009AberdeenFir Park, Motherwell (H)1–14,686O'BrienBBC Sport
11 April 2009RangersIbrox Stadium, Glasgow (A)1–350,080SuttonBBC Sport
18 April 2009St MirrenFir Park, Motherwell (H)0–26,626BBC Sport
2 May 2009FalkirkFalkirk Stadium, Falkirk (A)1–24,937Clarkson (pen.)BBC Sport
9 May 2009St MirrenSt Mirren Park, Paisley (A)3–14,002Murphy, Clarkson (2)BBC Sport
13 May 2009Inverness CTFir Park, Motherwell (H)2–22,818McLean, SuttonBBC Sport
16 May 2009HamiltonNew Douglas Park, Hamilton (A)3–03,383Clarkson, Sheridan, SuttonBBC Sport
23 May 2009KilmarnockFir Park, Motherwell (H)1–24,186McLeanBBC Sport

League Cup
Main article: 2008–09 Scottish League Cup
Date Round Opponent H/A Score[12] Motherwell Scorer(s)[13] Attendance Report
24 September 2008 3rd Round Hamilton H 1–2 Jamie Murphy 5,590 BBC Sport


UEFA Cup
Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Cup
Date Round Opponent H/A Score[12] Motherwell Scorer(s)[13] Attendance Report
18 September 2008 1st Round FranceAS Nancy A 0–1 16,094 BBC Sport
2 October 2008 1st Round FranceAS Nancy H 0–2 11,318 BBC Sport

Scottish Cup
Main article: 2008–09 Scottish Cup
Date Round Opponent H/A Score[12] Motherwell Scorer(s)[13] Attendance Report
2 February 2009 4th Round Inverurie A 3–0 John Sutton (2, 69), David Clarkson (57) 2,500 BBC Sport
7 February 2009 5th Round St Mirren H 1–1 Stephen Hughes (65) 5,695 BBC Sport
19 February 2009 5th Round Replay St Mirren A 0–1 4,555 BBC Sport

Squad statistics

Appearances
As of match played 23 May 2009'[14][15]
No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier LeagueUEFA CupScottish CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Scotland SCO Graeme Smith 430370203010
2 DF Scotland SCO Paul Quinn 40033+10203010
3 DF Scotland SCO Steven Hammell 430370203010
4 DF Scotland SCO Mark Reynolds 420360203010
5 DF Northern Ireland NIR Stephen Craigan 280220203010
6 DF Northern Ireland NIR Brian McLean 122122000000
7 MF Scotland SCO Stephen Hughes 402351202110
8 MF Scotland SCO Bob Malcolm 16211+22200010
9 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Cillian Sheridan 1529+42001+1000
10 FW Scotland SCO David Clarkson 391430+313203110
11 FW England ENG John Sutton 331226+2101+101+120+10
12 MF Scotland SCO Darren Smith 2201+1500+200+300+10
13 DF Slovakia SVK Maroš Klimpl 24120+11003000
14 MF Scotland SCO Keith Lasley 33024+40202010
15 FW Scotland SCO Jamie Murphy 34311+1920+200+1011
16 MF Scotland SCO Marc Fitzpatrick 28114+9110300+10
17 MF Scotland SCO Jim O'Brien 33119+101003010
19 MF Scotland SCO Steven McGarry 25016+70100+1000
21 GK Poland POL Artur Krysiak 1010000000
35 FW Scotland SCO Bob McHugh 200+20000000
37 DF England ENG Shaun Hutchinson 1010000000
43 DF Scotland SCO Steven Saunders 302+10000000
45 MF Scotland SCO Paul Slane 100+10000000
Players away from the club on loan:
Players who left Motherwell during the season:
9 FW England ENG Chris Porter 25921+191+100010

Goal scorers
As of match played 23 May 2009
Ranking Nation Position Number Name Premier League Scottish Cup League Cup UEFA Cup Total
1FWScotland10David Clarkson1310014
2FWEngland11John Sutton1020012
3FWEngland9Chris Porter90009
4MFScotland8Bob Malcolm30003
FWScotland15Jamie Murphy20103
6DFNorthern Ireland28Brian McLean20002
FWRepublic of Ireland9Cillian Sheridan20002
MFScotland7Stephen Hughes11002
9DFScotland16Marc Fitzpatrick10001
DFSlovakia13Maroš Klimpl10001
MFScotland17Jim O'Brien10001
DFScotland12Paul Quinn10001
TOTALS 4641051

Clean sheets
As of match played 23 May 2009
Ranking Nation Position Number Name Premier League Scottish Cup League Cup UEFA Cup Total
1GKScotland1Graeme Smith910010
TOTALS 910010

Disciplinary record
As of match played 23 May 2009
Nation Position Number Name Premier League Scottish Cup League Cup UEFA Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
ScotlandGK1Graeme Smith 3000000030
ScotlandDF2Paul Quinn 5200000052
ScotlandDF3Steven Hammell 4000100050
ScotlandDF4Mark Reynolds 6000100070
Northern IrelandDF5Stephen Craigan 3010000040
Northern IrelandDF6Brian McLean 1000000010
ScotlandMF7Stephen Hughes 2000000020
ScotlandMF8Bob Malcolm 5000000050
ScotlandFW10David Clarkson 6100000061
SlovakiaDF13Maroš Klimpl 8010000090
ScotlandMF14Keith Lasley 7010001090
ScotlandMF16Marc Fitzpatrick 1000000010
ScotlandMF19Steven McGarry 1000000010
Players who left Motherwell during the season:
EnglandFW9Chris Porter 0000010001
TOTALS 52 3 3 0 2 1 1 0 58 4

See also

References
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  2. "Motherwell seal double transfer". news.bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 8 August 2008. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  3. "Motherwell seal Sutton transfer". news.bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 19 August 2008. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
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  5. "Blues loan keeper Krysiak to Well". news.bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 2 January 2009. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  6. "Forbes and Pope head out on loan". news.bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 24 January 2009. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
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  9. Dons Welcome Returning Hero, BBC Sport, 12 June 2009
  10. "FootballSquads - Motherwell - 2008/09".
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  12. Motherwell's score is shown first.
  13. The number(s) in brackets shows the minutes of the goal(s) that was/were scored.
  14. Motherwell F.C. 2008–09 Statistics, Motherwell F.C. Official Site
  15. Motherwell FC season 2008–09, Fir Park Corner
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