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 | |||||||||||||||||
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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 19971 | Dunfermline Athletic | 0 – 2 | Motherwell | East End Park |
Coyne 63', pen.', 85' | Attendance: 5,746 |
16 August 19972 | Motherwell | 0 – 1 | St Johnstone | Fir Park |
Grant 65' | Attendance: 5,036 |
23 August 19973 | Aberdeen | 1 – 3 | Motherwell | Pittodrie |
Rowson 26' | Weir 9', 55' Coyne 29' | Attendance: 11,522 |
13 September 19974 | Motherwell | 2 – 3 | Celtic | Fir Park |
Coyne 4', 59' Denham 62' | Burley 57', 75' Donnelly 81' | Attendance: 11,550 |
27 September 19976 | Rangers | 2 – 2 | Motherwell | Ibrox |
Negri 17' Porrini 63' | Coyne 7' Shivute 44' | Attendance: 48,672 |
4 October 19977 | 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 19978 | Kilmarnock | 2 – 1 | Motherwell | Rugby Park |
Vareille 17' Burke 37' | Shivute 44' | Attendance: 6,588 |
18 October 19979 | Dundee United | 4 – 0 | Motherwell | Tannadice Stadium |
Olofsson 2' Winters 14' McSwegan 77' Andy McLaren 87' | Attendance: 7,337 |
1 November 199711 | 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 199712 | Motherwell | 0 – 1 | Kilmarnock | Fir Park |
Roberts 67' (pen.) | Attendance: 5,346 |
15 November 199713 | Celtic | 0 – 2 | Motherwell | Celtic Park |
Blinker 34' | Coyle 28' Weir 90' | Attendance: 48,010 |
15 November 199715 | Hibernian | 1 – 1 | Motherwell | Easter Road |
Dods 75' | Coyle 90' | Attendance: 9,999 |
6 December 199716 | Hearts | 2 – 0 | Motherwell | Tynecastle |
Cameron 45' (pen.) Flogel 68' | Christie 45' | Attendance: 12,706 |
13 December 199717 | Motherwell | 1 – 0 | Dundee United | Fir Park |
Coyle 52' | Attendance: 4,555 |
20 December 199718 | Motherwell | 2 – 0 | Dunfermline Athletic | Fir Park |
Coyle 61', 69' | Attendance: 4,607 |
27 December 199719 | Aberdeen | 3 – 0 | Motherwell | Pittodrie |
Windass 63' Jess 83', pen.', 86' | Attendance: 13,038 |
3 January 199820 | Kilmarnock | 4 – 1 | Motherwell | Rugby Park |
Wright 8', 33' Mitchell 44' McPherson 75' Roberts 88' | Coyle 24' | Attendance: 8,724 |
31 January 199823 | 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 199824 | Dundee United | 1 – 0 | Motherwell | Tannadice |
Olofsson 68' | Attendance: 6,532 |
21 February 199825 | Motherwell | 2 – 4 | Hearts | Fir Park |
Coyle 6' Falconer 37' | Hamilton 38' (58) Fulton 64' Adam 87' | Attendance: 8,375 |
25 February 199826 | Motherwell | 2 – 1 | St Johnstone | Fir Park |
Coyne 11', 19' | O'Boyle 61' (pen.) Kernaghan 89' | Attendance: 4,517 |
7 March 199827 | Dunfermline Athletic | 2 – 1 | Motherwell | East End Park |
Smith 23', 61' | Coyne 12' | Attendance: 4,811 |
14 March 199828 | Motherwell | 2 – 1 | Rangers | Fir Park |
Coyle 44' Falconer 87' | McCoist 12' | Attendance: 11,779 |
21 March 199829 | Hibernian | 1 – 0 | Motherwell | Easter Road |
Elliot 20' Lavety 34' | Attendance: 10,582 |
28 March 199830 | Motherwell | 1 – 0 | Dundee United | Fir Park |
Coyle 52' | Attendance: 5,012 |
8 April 199831 | Hearts | 1 – 1 | Motherwell | Tynecastle |
McCann 59' | Coyne 79' | Attendance: 14,737 |
11 April 199832 | Motherwell | 1 – 1 | Kilmarnock | Fir Park |
Lindqvist 80' | Holt 28' | Attendance: 6,209 Referee: Jim McCluskey |
18 April 199833 | Celtic | 4 – 1 | Motherwell | Celtic Park |
Burley 25', 43' Simon Donnelly 49', 62' | McMillan 12' | Attendance: 49,541 |
25 April 199834 | Motherwell | 1 – 3 | Dunfermline Athletic | Fir Park |
Shivute 28' | Smith 28' Ireland 31' Britton 54' | Attendance: 5,745 |
2 May 199835 | 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 1998Third Round | Dumbarton | 1 – 1 | Motherwell | Dumbarton |
Sharp 76' (pen.) | McSkimming 47' | Stadium: Boghead Park Attendance: 2,412 |
27 January 1998Third Round Replay | Motherwell | 1 – 0 | Dumbarton | Motherwell |
Coyle 73' | Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,204 |
9 August 1997Second 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 |
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier Division | Scottish Cup | League Cup | ||||||
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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 |
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