2012–13 Motherwell F.C. season

The 2012–13 season will be Motherwell's fourteenth consecutive season in the Scottish Premier League, having competed in it since its inauguration in 1998–99. Motherwell will also compete in the Champions League,^[2] Europa League, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Motherwell

2012–13 season
Chairman	Vacant
Manager	Stuart McCall
Stadium	Fir Park
Scottish Premier League	2nd
Scottish Cup	Fourth round vs Aberdeen
League Cup	Third round vs Rangers
Champions League	Third qualifying round vs Panathinaikos
Europa League	Play-off round vs Levante
Top goalscorer	League: Michael Higdon (26) All: Michael Higdon (27)
Highest home attendance	10,496 vs Celtic 29 September 2012
Lowest home attendance	3,649 vs St Johnstone 20 January 2013
Average home league attendance	5,118[1]
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2011–12 2013–14 →

Season events

On 24 July, Motherwell announced the signing of Simon Ramsden to a one-year contract after his Bradford City contract had expired.^[3]

On 10 August, Motherwell announced the loan signing of Fraser Kerr from Birmingham City until January.^[4]

On 4 December, Motherwell announced that they had extended their contract with Adam Cummins until the summer of 2015.^[5]

On 4 January, Fraser Kerr extended his loan contract with Motherwell until the end of the season.^[6]

On 9 January, Motherwell announced the loan signing of Kallum Higginbotham from Huddersfield Town until the end of the season.^[7]

On 18 February, Motherwell announced the return of James McFadden on a contract until the end of the season after his short-term Sunderland contract had expired.^[8]

On 21 March, Motherwell announced that they had extended their contract with Stuart Carswell until the summer of 2015.^[9]

On 26 March, Motherwell announced that they had extended their contract with Bob McHugh until the summer of 2015.^[10]

On 17 May, Motherwell announced that they had signed a new two-year contract with Simon Ramsden.^[11]

Squad

As of match played 19 May 2013

No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from	Signed in	Contract ends	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Darren Randolph		GK	(1987-05-12)12 May 1987 (aged 26)	Unattached	2010[12]	2013[12]	136	0
12	Lee Hollis		GK	(1986-03-27)27 March 1986 (aged 27)	Unattached	2010[13]	2014[14]	6	0
43	Ross Stewart		GK	(1995-04-10)10 April 1995 (aged 18)	Academy	2012		1	0
Defenders
2	Steven Saunders		DF	(1991-03-30)30 March 1991 (aged 22)	Academy	2008		74	2
3	Steven Hammell		DF	(1982-02-18)18 February 1982 (aged 31)	Southend United	2008	2014[15]	465	4
5	Shaun Hutchinson		DF	(1990-11-23)23 November 1990 (aged 22)	Academy	2009	2014[16]	104	8
15	Simon Ramsden		DF	(1981-12-17)17 December 1981 (aged 31)	Unattached	2012[3]	2015[11]	31	0
19	Fraser Kerr		DF	(1993-01-17)17 January 1993 (aged 20)	on loan from Birmingham City	2012[4]	2013[6]	20	0
26	Zaine Francis-Angol		DF	(1993-06-30)30 June 1993 (aged 19)	Tottenham Hotspur	2011	2015[17]	25	0
30	Adam Cummins		DF	(1993-03-03)3 March 1993 (aged 20)	Everton	2011	2015[5]	29	1
Midfielders
4	Nicky Law		MF	(1988-03-29)29 March 1988 (aged 25)	Rotherham United	2011[18]	2013[18]	86	13
6	Tom Hateley		MF	(1989-09-12)12 September 1989 (aged 23)	Unattached	2009[19]	2013[20]	177	13
7	Chris Humphrey		MF	(1987-09-19)19 September 1987 (aged 25)	Unattached	2009[21]	2012[21]	163	9
14	Keith Lasley		MF	(1979-09-21)21 September 1979 (aged 33)	Unattached	2006[22]	2014[23]	341	20
17	Omar Daley		MF	(1981-04-25)25 April 1981 (aged 32)	Unattached	2011[24]	2013[24]	44	4
26	Stuart Carswell		MF	(1993-09-09)9 September 1993 (aged 19)	Academy	2011	2015[9]	46	0
Forwards
8	Henrik Ojamaa		FW	(1991-05-20)20 May 1991 (aged 21)	RoPS	2012[25]	2014[26]	65	13
9	Michael Higdon		FW	(1983-09-02)2 September 1983 (aged 29)	Unattached	2011[27]	2013[27]	83	43
11	Kallum Higginbotham		FW	(1989-06-15)15 June 1989 (aged 23)	on loan from Huddersfield Town	2013[7]	2013[7]	10	1
16	Bob McHugh		FW	(1991-07-16)16 July 1991 (aged 21)	Academy	2007	2015[10]	76	6
20	James McFadden		FW	(1983-04-14)14 April 1983 (aged 30)	Unattached	2013[8]	2013[8]	83	37
Away on loan
27	Steven Hetherington		MF	(1993-03-09)9 March 1993 (aged 20)	Rangers	2011		4	0
	Adam Asghar		DF	(1994-07-26)26 July 1994 (aged 18)	Academy	2012		0	0
	Nicky Devlin		DF	(1993-10-17)17 October 1993 (aged 19)	Dumbarton	2011[28]		0	0
	Dominic Green		MF	(1995-02-13)13 February 1995 (aged 18)	Academy	2012		0	0
	Josh Watt		MF	(1993-08-31)31 August 1993 (aged 19)	Academy	2012		0	0
	Craig Moore		FW	(1994-08-16)16 August 1994 (aged 18)	Academy	2011		0	0
Left during the season
11	Jamie Murphy		FW	(1989-08-28)28 August 1989 (aged 23)	Academy	2006	2013[29]	215	50
20	Jonathan Page		DF	(1990-02-08)8 February 1990 (aged 23)	Portsmouth	2008		26	3

Transfers

Main articles: List of Scottish football transfers summer 2012 and List of Scottish football transfers winter 2012-13

In

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref
24 July 2012	DF		Simon Ramsden	Unattached	Free	[3]
18 February 2013	FW		James McFadden	Unattached	Free	[8]

Out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref
3 January 2013	FW		Jamie Murphy	Sheffield United	Undisclosed	[30]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date to	Ref.
10 August 2012	DF		Fraser Kerr	Birmingham City	Season-Long	[4][6]
9 January 2013	FW		Kallum Higginbotham	Huddersfield Town	End of Season	[7]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date to	Ref.
17 August 2012	DF		Nicky Devlin	Dumbarton	3 February 2013	[31][32]
27 September 2012	DF		Jonathan Page	Hamilton Academical	31 December 2012	[33][34][35]
17 October 2012	MF		Josh Watt	Airdrie United	17 January 2013	[36]
30 January 2013	FW		Craig Moore	Cowdenbeath	End of Season	[37][38]
7 February 2013	MF		Steven Hetherington	Airdrie United	End of Season	[39][40]
5 March 2013	MF		Josh Watt	Raith Rovers	End of Season	[38][41]
6 March 2013	MF		Dominic Green	Partick Thistle	End of Season	[38]
16 March 2013	DF		Nicky Devlin	Stenhousemuir	End of Season	[42]
29 March 2013	MF		Adam Asghar	Dumbarton	End of Season	[43]

Released

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	Joined	Date	Ref.
31 December 2012	DF		Jonathan Page	Hamilton Academical	3 January 2013	[44][45]
31 December 2012	FW		Salim Kouider-Aïssa	Stenhousemuir	29 March 2013	[46]
31 May 2013	GK		Darren Randolph	Birmingham City	1 July 2013	[47][48]
31 May 2013	DF		Tom Hateley	Tranmere Rovers	21 September 2013	[47][49]
31 May 2013	DF		Nicky Devlin	Stenhousemuir	10 June 2013	[50][51]
31 May 2013	DF		Steven Saunders	Ross County	8 July 2013	[50][52]
31 May 2013	MF		Steven Hetherington	Celtic Nation		[50]
31 May 2013	MF		Nicky Law	Rangers	24 May 2013	[50][53]
31 May 2013	MF		Omar Daley	Minnesota United	24 August 2013	[50][54]
31 May 2013	MF		Chris Humphrey	Preston North End	1 July 2013	[50][55]
20 May 2013	MF		Adam Asghar	Alloa Athletic	23 July 2014	[50][56]
20 May 2013	MF		Dominic Green			[50]
31 May 2013	MF		Josh Watt	ÍA	24 July 2013	[50][57]
31 May 2013	FW		Michael Higdon	NEC Nijmegen	8 July 2013	[50][58]
31 May 2013	FW		James McFadden	Re-signed	19 July 2023	[50][59]

Friendlies

Rapid București v Motherwell

9 July 2012	Rapid București	Cancelled	Motherwell	Grangemouth
15:00 BST (UTC+1)				Stadium: Grangemouth Stadium
Note: Match was cancelled on 9 July, due to a waterlogged pitch at the Grangemouth Stadium.[60]

Ayr United v Motherwell

14 July 2012	Ayr United	4–0	Motherwell	Ayr
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Robertson 19' Moffat 24' Campbell 47' Sinclair 71'	Report		Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 825 Referee: Steven McLean

Raith Rovers v Motherwell

17 July 2012	Raith Rovers	1–1	Motherwell	Kirkcaldy
19:45 BST (UTC+1)	Clarke 83'	Report	Murphy 67'	Stadium: Stark's Park

Arbroath v Motherwell

18 July 2012	Arbroath	Cancelled	Motherwell	Arbroath
19:45 BST (UTC+1)				Stadium: Gayfield Park
Note: Match was cancelled on 18 July, due to a waterlogged pitch at the Gayfield Park.[61]

Motherwell v Everton

21 July 2012 Steven Hammell Testimonial	Motherwell	1–1	Everton	Motherwell
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Law 54'	Report	Duffy 34'	Stadium: Fir Park

Hamilton Academical v Motherwell

24 July 2012	Hamilton Academical	0–3	Motherwell	Hamilton
19:45 BST (UTC+1)		Report	McHugh 8', 43' Hateley 82' (pen.)	Stadium: New Douglas Park

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Premier League	4 August 2012	19 May 2013	Matchday 1	2nd	38	18	9	11	67	51	+16	047.37
Scottish Cup	1 December 2012	11 December 2012	Fourth round	Fourth round	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	000.00
League Cup	26 September 2012	26 September 2012	Third round	Third round	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	000.00
UEFA Champions League	31 July 2012	8 August 2012	Third qualifying round	Third qualifying round	1	0	0	1	0	5	−5	000.00
UEFA Europa League	23 August 2012	30 August 2012	Play-off round	Play-off round	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	000.00
Total					43	18	10	15	69	64	+5	041.86

Last updated: 19 May 2013
Source: Soccerway

Premier League

Main article: 2012–13 Scottish Premier League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Celtic (C)	38	24	7	7	92	35	+57	79	Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2	Motherwell	38	18	9	11	67	51	+16	63	Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round
3	St Johnstone	38	14	14	10	45	44	+1	56	Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
4	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	38	13	15	10	64	60	+4	54
5	Ross County	38	13	14	11	47	48	−1	53

Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

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	18	9	11	67	51	+16	63	9	6	4	35	24	+11	9	3	7	32	27	+5

Source: BBC Sport

Results by round

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

Source: BBC Sport
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Ross County v Motherwell

4 August 2012 1	Ross County	0–0	Motherwell	Dingwall
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Brittain  87'	Report		Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 4,828 Referee: Alan Muir

Motherwell v St Johnstone

11 August 2012 2	Motherwell	1–1	St Johnstone	Motherwell
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Ramsden  19' Hammell  57' McHugh 78'	Report	Vine  23'  80' Davidson 58' Craig  76'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,490 Referee: Iain Brines

Kilmarnock v Motherwell

18 August 2012 3	Kilmarnock	1–2	Motherwell	Kilmarnock
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Kelly  26' Harkins 30' Nelson  90'	Report	Murphy 12', 37' Higdon  23' Hutchinson  86'	Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 4,969 Referee: Stephen Finnie

Motherwell v St Mirren

26 August 2012 4	Motherwell	1–1	St Mirren	Motherwell
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Higdon 2' Hutchinson  84'  88' Hetherington  85'	Report	Mair  10' McGowan  74' Carey  75' Reilly 90+4'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,559 Referee: Euan Norris

Motherwell v Inverness Caledonian Thistle

2 September 2012 5	Motherwell	4–1	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Motherwell
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Hateley 11' Higdon 12', 72', 79' Page  80'	Report	Foran 28' Shinnie  62'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,031 Referee: Stevie O'Reilly

Dundee v Motherwell

15 September 2012 6	Dundee	1–2	Motherwell	Dundee
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Nish 20'	Report	Higdon 74', 85' Lasley  90' Law  90+1'	Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 5,176 Referee: Kevin Clancy

Aberdeen v Motherwell

23 September 2012 7	Aberdeen	3–3	Motherwell	Aberdeen
12:45 BST (UTC+1)	Rae 6' McGinn 84' Magennis 90+2'	Report	Kerr  18' Hutchinson  28' 48' Higdon 42' Law 82' Hammell  86'	Stadium: Pittodrie Attendance: 8,557 Referee: Bobby Madden

Motherwell v Celtic

29 September 2012 8	Motherwell	0–2	Celtic	Motherwell
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Hutchinson  14' Cummins  56' Daley  85'	Report	Brown  26' Hooper 32' Cummins 35' (o.g.) Ambrose  84'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 10,496 Referee: Iain Brines

Hearts v Motherwell

21 October 2012 10	Hearts	1–0	Motherwell	Edinburgh
12:45 BST (UTC+1)	Grainger 14' Driver  32' Žaliūkas  60' Robinson  76' Taouil  82'	Report		Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium Attendance: 11,572 Referee: Willie Collum

Motherwell v Hibernian

26 October 2012 11	Motherwell	0–4	Hibernian	Motherwell
19:45 BST (UTC+1)	Randolph  63' Daley  73'	Report	Wotherspoon 28' Taiwo  39' Cairney  39' Griffiths 64' (pen.), 74' (pen.) McPake  71' Handling 90+6'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 5,301 Referee: Stevie O'Reilly

St Johnstone v Motherwell

3 November 2012 12	St Johnstone	1–3	Motherwell	Perth
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Wright  33' Robertson 88'	Report	Murphy 1', 38' Lasley  63' Law 73'	Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 3,112 Referee: Brian Colvin

Motherwell v Dundee United

7 November 2012 9	Motherwell	0–1	Dundee United	Motherwell
19:45 GMT (UTC)	Cummins  90+3'	Report	Gunning  61' Rankin  73' Russell 84' Millar  90+4'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 3,941 Referee: Alan Muir
Note: Match originally scheduled for 6 October, but postponed due to a power failure in the area on the matchday.[62]

Motherwell v Dundee

10 November 2012 13	Motherwell	1–1	Dundee	Motherwell
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Higdon 45'	Report	Riley 28' Lockwood  68' Irvine  89'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,318 Referee: John Beaton

Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Motherwell

18 November 2012 14	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	1–5	Motherwell	Inverness
12:45 GMT (UTC)	Foran 47'	Report	Higdon 18' Murphy 21' Cummins 52' Ojamaa 72' Daley 89'	Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 2,948 Referee: Euan McLean

Motherwell v Hearts

24 November 2012 15	Motherwell	0–0	Hearts	Motherwell
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Hammell  24'	Report	Grainger  48'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,147 Referee: Crawford Allan

Dundee United v Motherwell

27 November 2012 16	Dundee United	1–2	Motherwell	Dundee
19:45 GMT (UTC)	Daly 37'	Report	Higdon 7' Humphrey 10' Hutchinson  40'	Stadium: Tannadice Attendance: 5,289 Referee: Bobby Madden

Motherwell v Ross County

8 December 2012 17	Motherwell	3–2	Ross County	Motherwell
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Higdon 25' Law 46' Lasley 82'	Report	Quinn 17', 70' Boyd  31'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 3,739 Referee: Calum Murray

Hibernian v Motherwell

15 December 2012 18	Hibernian	2–3	Motherwell	Edinburgh
15:00 GMT (UTC)	McPake  31'  90+3' Doyle 41', 55' Wotherspoon  87'	Report	Cummins  17' Murphy 64', 80' McHugh 88'	Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 8,817 Referee: Euan McLean

St Mirren v Motherwell

21 December 2012 19	St Mirren	2–1	Motherwell	Paisley
19:45 GMT (UTC)	Thompson 39', 42' McAusland  85'	Report	McHugh 77'	Stadium: St Mirren Park Attendance: 4,023 Referee: Ian Brines

Motherwell v Aberdeen

26 December 2012 20	Motherwell	4–1	Aberdeen	Motherwell
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Hateley 9' Murphy 31', 45' Higdon  48' 55'	Report	Hayes 34' Robertson  66'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 5,093 Referee: Craig Thomson

Motherwell v Kilmarnock

29 December 2012 21	Motherwell	2–2	Kilmarnock	Motherwell
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Hateley  68' Murphy 71' Ojamaa 74'	Report	Perez 13' Heffernan 62'  62'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,903 Referee: Crawford Allan

Celtic v Motherwell

2 January 2013 22	Celtic	1–0	Motherwell	Glasgow
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Mulgrew  31' Kayal  49' Hooper 79' Wanyama  75' Forster  75'	Report	Ojamaa  54' Lasley  88'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 48,002 Referee: Euan McLean

Motherwell v St Johnstone

20 January 2013 23	Motherwell	3–2	St Johnstone	Motherwell
14:15 GMT (UTC)	Higdon 8', 20', 69'	Report	Mackay  71' Hasselbaink 77' Craig 79'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 3,649 Referee: Willie Collum

Kilmarnock v Motherwell

9 February 2013 26	Kilmarnock	2–0	Motherwell	Kilmarnock
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Hammell 13' (o.g.) Tesselaar  52' Gros 71'	Report	Humphrey  77' Hateley  80' Kerr  84' Lasley  89'	Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 4,246 Referee: Euan McLean

Motherwell v Inverness Caledonian Thistle

16 February 2013 27	Motherwell	3–0	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Motherwell
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Higdon 30', 56' Law 52'	Report	Warren  28' Tudur Jones  60'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,179 Referee: Calum Murray

Motherwell v Dundee United

19 February 2013 25	Motherwell	0–1	Dundee United	Motherwell
19:45 GMT (UTC)	Hutchinson  47'	Report	Russell 17'  90+1' Armstrong  52'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,633 Referee: Stephen Finnie
Note: Match originally scheduled for 29 January, but postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.[63]

Ross County v Motherwell

23 February 2013 28	Ross County	3–0	Motherwell	Dingwall
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Sproule 34' Ikonomou  62' Brittain 71'  74' Vigurs 89'	Report	Ramsden  61' Hutchinson  80'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 3,797 Referee: Willie Collum

Motherwell v Celtic

27 February 2013 29	Motherwell	2–1	Celtic	Motherwell
19:45 GMT (UTC)	Humphrey 31' Higdon 73'	Report	Kayal  42' Samaras 63' Wanyama  64'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 8,641 Referee: Ian Brines

Hearts v Motherwell

2 March 2013 24	Hearts	1–2	Motherwell	Edinburgh
12:45 GMT (UTC)	Sutton 59'	Report	Higdon 3' McGowan 8' (o.g.) Ojamaa  48' McFadden  70'	Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium Attendance: 11,048 Referee: Craig Thomson

Aberdeen v Motherwell

9 March 2013 30	Aberdeen	0–0	Motherwell	Aberdeen
15:00 GMT (UTC)		Report	Hateley  66'	Stadium: Pittodrie Attendance: 8,210 Referee: Kevin Clancy

Motherwell v Hibernian

15 March 2013 31	Motherwell	4–1	Hibernian	Motherwell
19:45 GMT (UTC)	Higdon 48' McFadden 54' Ojamaa  58' Higginbotham 67' Hateley 84'	Report	Taiwo 23' Maybury  82'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 5,108 Referee: Willie Collum

Dundee v Motherwell

30 March 2013 32	Dundee	0–3	Motherwell	Dundee
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Riley  59'	Report	Higdon 9' Hutchinson  23' Law 63', 79'	Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 4,838 Referee: Euan McLean

Motherwell v St Mirren

6 April 2013 33	Motherwell	2–2	St Mirren	Motherwell
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Higdon 34' McFadden 84'	Report	Newton 41' Guy 75' Parkin  88'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 5,414 Referee: Brian Colvin

Dundee United v Motherwell

19 April 2013 34	Dundee United	1–3	Motherwell	Dundee
19:30 BST (UTC+1)	Daly 69' McLean  85'	Report	Higdon 2', 55' Ojamaa 8'  90' Ramsden  75' Hammell  83'	Stadium: Tannadice Attendance: 5,634 Referee: John Beaton

Motherwell v Celtic

28 April 2013 35	Motherwell	3–1	Celtic	Motherwell
12:45 BST (UTC+1)	Hutchinson  3' Ojamaa 45' Higdon 50' (pen.)  63' Forster 55' (o.g.) Lasley  80'	Report	Hooper 40' Wanyama  43' Mulgrew  49'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 7,503 Referee: Euan Norris

Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Motherwell

4 May 2013 36	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	4–3	Motherwell	Inverness
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Foran  5' McKay 3', 27', 84' Shinnie 25' Draper  58'	Report	McFadden 36', 64' Hammell  41' Ojamaa  50'  73' Law  57' Higdon 49' (pen.)	Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 3,857 Referee: Willie Collum

Motherwell v Ross County

12 May 2013 37	Motherwell	2–0	Ross County	Motherwell
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	McFadden 8' Humphrey 45'	Report	Brittain  22' Fotheringham  90'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 7,734 Referee: Craig Thomson

St Johnstone v Motherwell

19 May 2013 38	St Johnstone	2–0	Motherwell	Perth
12:45 BST (UTC+1)	Craig  32' 36' Hasselbaink 47' Davidson  67'	Report		Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 5,025 Referee: Euan McLean

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2012-13 Scottish Cup

Aberdeen v Motherwell

1 December 2012 Fourth round	Aberdeen	1–1	Motherwell	Aberdeen
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Shaughnessy  17' McGinn 89'	Report	Murphy 80'	Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 6,061 Referee: Willie Collum

Motherwell v Aberdeen

11 December 2012 Fourth round replay	Motherwell	1–2	Aberdeen	Motherwell
15:45 GMT (UTC)	Higdon 90' (pen.)	Report	Fallon 51' Shaughnessy 61'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,516 Referee: Willie Collum

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 2012–13 Scottish League Cup

Rangers v Motherwell

26 September 2012 Third round	Rangers	2–0	Motherwell	Glasgow
19:15 BST (UTC+1)	McCulloch 50'  73' Shiels 56'	Report	Hammell  14' Daley  90+3'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 29,413 Referee: Calum Murray

Champions League

Main articles: 2012–13 UEFA Champions League and 2012–13 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round

Motherwell v Panathinaikos

31 July 2012 Third qualifying round 1st leg	Motherwell	0–2	Panathinaikos	Motherwell, Scotland
19:45 BST (UTC+1)		Report	Christodoulopoulos 14' Zeca  74' Mavrias 75'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 9,035[64] Referee: Pol van Boekel (Netherlands)

Panathinaikos v Motherwell

8 August 2012 Third qualifying round 2nd leg	Panathinaikos	3–0 (5–0 agg.)	Motherwell	Athens, Greece
19:45 BST (UTC+1)	Christodoulopoulos 51' Mavrias 75' Sissoko 83'	Report	Hutchinson  65' Cummins  75'	Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 18,391[65] Referee: Stephan Studer (Switzerland)

Europa League

Main articles: 2012–13 UEFA Europa League and 2012–13 UEFA Europa League play-off round

Motherwell v Levante

23 August 2012 Play-off round 1st leg	Motherwell	0–2	Levante	Motherwell, Scotland
19:45 BST (UTC+1)	Lasley  25' Hutchinson  77' Hateley  80'	Report	Míchel  34' Juanlu 42' El Zhar  52' 62' Iborra  72'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 6,286[66] Referee: Antti Munukka (Finland)

Levante v Motherwell

30 August 2012 Play-off round 2nd leg	Levante	1–0 (3–0 agg.)	Motherwell	Valencia, Spain
19:45 BST (UTC+1)	Gekas 72'	Report	Hetherington  46'	Stadium: Estadi Ciutat de València Attendance: 13,398[67] Referee: Clément Turpin (France)

Squad statistics

Appearances

As of match played 19 May 2013

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		Scottish Cup		League Cup		UEFA Champions League		UEFA Europa League
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	IRL	Darren Randolph	42	0	36	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	2	0
2	DF	SCO	Steven Saunders	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF	SCO	Steven Hammell	39	0	32	0	2	0	1	0	2	0	2	0
4	MF	ENG	Nicky Law	43	6	38	6	1	0	1	0	2	0	1	0
5	DF	ENG	Shaun Hutchinson	36	1	31	1	1	0	1	0	2	0	1	0
6	MF	ENG	Tom Hateley	40	3	34	3	2	0	1	0	2	0	1	0
7	MF	JAM	Chris Humphrey	39	3	32+1	3	2	0	1	0	1	0	1+1	0
8	FW	EST	Henrik Ojamaa	44	4	32+5	4	2	0	1	0	2	0	2	0
9	FW	ENG	Michael Higdon	44	27	37	26	2	1	1	0	1+1	0	2	0
11	FW	ENG	Kallum Higginbotham	10	1	3+7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	GK	SCO	Lee Hollis	4	0	2+1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	MF	SCO	Keith Lasley	43	1	36	1	2	0	1	0	2	0	2	0
15	DF	ENG	Simon Ramsden	31	0	28+1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
16	FW	SCO	Bob McHugh	29	3	2+23	3	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0+2	0
17	MF	JAM	Omar Daley	17	1	2+12	1	0	0	0+1	0	1+1	0	0	0
18	MF	SCO	Stuart Carswell	26	0	7+16	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1+1	0
19	DF	SCO	Fraser Kerr	20	0	9+6	0	1+1	0	1	0	0	0	1+1	0
20	FW	SCO	James McFadden	13	5	11+2	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	DF	ATG	Zaine Francis-Angol	25	0	7+14	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
27	MF	ENG	Steven Hetherington	4	0	1+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
30	DF	ENG	Adam Cummins	28	1	17+5	1	2	0	1	0	1	0	2	0
43	GK	SCO	Ross Stewart	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players away from the club on loan:
Players who left Motherwell during the season:
11	FW	SCO	Jamie Murphy	29	11	20+2	10	2	1	0+1	0	2	0	2	0
20	DF	ENG	Jonathan Page	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Goal scorers

As of match played 19 May 2013

Ranking	Nation	Position	Number	Name	Premier League	Scottish Cup	League Cup	UEFA Champions League	UEFA Europa League	Total
1	FW		9	Michael Higdon	26	1	0	0	0	27
2	FW		11	Jamie Murphy	10	1	0	0	0	11
3	MF		4	Nicky Law	6	0	0	0	0	6
4	FW		20	James McFadden	5	0	0	0	0	5
5	FW		8	Henrik Ojamaa	4	0	0	0	0	4
6	DF		6	Tom Hateley	3	0	0	0	0	3
	MF		7	Chris Humphrey	3	0	0	0	0	3
	FW		16	Bob McHugh	3	0	0	0	0	3
9				Own goal	2	0	0	0	0	2
10	DF		30	Adam Cummins	1	0	0	0	0	1
	MF		17	Omar Daley	1	0	0	0	0	1
	FW		11	Kallum Higginbotham	1	0	0	0	0	1
	DF		5	Shaun Hutchinson	1	0	0	0	0	1
	MF		14	Keith Lasley	1	0	0	0	0	1
TOTALS					67	2	0	0	0	69

Clean sheets

As of match played 19 May 2013

Ranking	Nation	Position	Number	Name	Premier League	Scottish Cup	League Cup	UEFA Champions League	UEFA Europa League	Total
1	GK		1	Darren Randolph	6	0	0	0	0	6
2	GK		12	Lee Hollis	1	0	0	0	0	1
TOTALS					7	0	0	0	0	7

Disciplinary record

As of match played 19 May 2013

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Premier League		Scottish Cup		League Cup		UEFA Champions League		UEFA Europa League		Total
1		GK	Darren Randolph	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
3		DF	Steven Hammell	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	1
4		MF	Nicky Law	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
5		DF	Shaun Hutchinson	9	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	10	2
6		DF	Tom Hateley	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0
7		MF	Chris Humphrey	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
8		FW	Henrik Ojamaa	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	1
9		FW	Michael Higdon	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
14		MF	Keith Lasley	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	1
15		DF	Simon Ramsden	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
17		MF	Omar Daley	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
19		DF	Fraser Kerr	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
20		FW	James McFadden	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
27		MF	Steven Hetherington	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
30		DF	Adam Cummins	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	1
Players away from the club on loan::
Players who left Motherwell during the season:
20		DF	Jonathan Page	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
			TOTALS	44	6	0	0	2	0	2	0	3	1	0	0

Awards

Manager of the Month

MONTH	Name	Award
March	Stuart McCall	Won[68]

Player of the Month

MONTH	Name	Award
September	Michael Higdon	Won[69]
December	Jamie Murphy	Won[70]
March	Nicky Law	Won[71]
April	Michael Higdon	Won[72]

Young player of the Month

MONTH	Name	Award
April	Henrik Ojamaa	Won[73]

SPL Manager of the Year

Stuart McCall^[74]

Player of the Year

Michael Higdon^[75]