2013–14 Motherwell F.C. season

The 2013–14 season was Motherwell's twenty ninth consecutive season in the top flight of Scottish football and the first in the newly established Scottish Premiership,^[1] having been promoted from the Scottish First Division at the end of the 1984–85 season. They finished the season in second place, behind Celtic, earning entry to the Europa League again, having been knocked out of the 2013–14 seasons at the Third Qualifying Round stage by FC Kuban Krasnodar. They also competed in the League Cup, reaching the Quarter-Final, and the Scottish Cup where they reached the Fourth Round.

Motherwell

2013–14 season
Chairman	Vacant
Manager	Stuart McCall
Stadium	Fir Park
Scottish Premiership	2nd
Scottish Cup	Fourth round v Albion Rovers
League Cup	Quarter-final v Aberdeen
Europa League	Third qualifying round v FC Kuban Krasnodar
Top goalscorer	League: John Sutton (22) All: John Sutton (22)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2012–13 2014–15 →

Season events

On 20 May 2013, Motherwell announced their first signing of the summer, with Paul Lawson signing a two-year contract on 1 June from Ross County.^[2]

On 12 June, Motherwell announced the signing of Iain Vigurs from Ross County to a two-year contract.^[3]

On 28 June, Motherwell announced the return of John Sutton on a two-year contract after he was made made redundant by Heart of Midlothian.^[4]

On 1 July, Motherwell announced that they had signed Fraser Kerr to a two-year contract after his Birmingham City contract had expired.^[5]

On 3 July, Motherwell announced the signing of Gunnar Nielsen to a two-year contract from Silkeborg.^[6]

On 15 July, Motherwell announced the signing of free-agent Stephen McManus to a one-year contract.^[7]

On 19 July, Motherwell announced the signing of James McFadden to a new one-year contract after his previous contract expired at the end of the previous season.^[8]

On 29 July, Motherwell announced that they had signed Henri Anier on loan from Viking until January.^[9]

On 29 August, Motherwell announced the signing of Lionel Ainsworth on loan from Rotherham United until January.^[10]

On 12 December, Motherwell signed Dan Twardzik on a short-term emergency loan after injuries to both Lee Hollis and Gunnar Nielsen.^[11]

On 3 January, Motherwell announced that they had extended their loan deal with Lionel Ainsworth until the end of the season.^[12]

On 10 January, Motherwell announced the signing of Henri Anier on from Viking, on a contract until the summer of 2016.^[13]

On 21 February, Motherwell announced the signing of Craig Reid on a contract until the end of the season.^[14]

On 28 April, Motherwell announced that Italian sportswear manufacturer Macron would become their kit supplier from the start of the 2014–15 season.^[15]

On 28 May, Motherwell announced that they had signed a new two-year contract with Craig Reid.^[16]

Squad

As of match played 11 May 2014

No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from	Signed in	Contract ends	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Lee Hollis		GK	(1986-03-27)27 March 1986 (aged 28)	Unattached	2010[17]	2014[18]	21	0
12	Gunnar Nielsen		GK	(1986-10-07)7 October 1986 (aged 27)	Silkeborg	2013[6]	2015[6]	23	0
21	Ross Stewart		GK	(1995-04-10)10 April 1995 (aged 19)	Academy	2012		1	0
Defenders
2	Craig Reid		DF	(1986-02-26)26 February 1986 (aged 28)	Unattached	2014[14]	2016[16]	14	1
3	Steven Hammell		DF	(1982-02-18)18 February 1982 (aged 32)	Southend United	2008	2014[19]	504	4
4	Simon Ramsden		DF	(1981-12-17)17 December 1981 (aged 32)	Unattached	2012[20]	2015[21]	53	0
5	Shaun Hutchinson		DF	(1990-11-23)23 November 1990 (aged 23)	Academy	2009	2014[22]	144	9
6	Stephen McManus		DF	(1982-09-02)2 September 1982 (aged 31)	Unattached	2013[7]	2014[7]	42	4
17	Zaine Francis-Angol		DF	(1993-06-30)30 June 1993 (aged 20)	Tottenham Hotspur	2011	2015[23]	63	3
20	Fraser Kerr		DF	(1993-01-17)17 January 1993 (aged 21)	Unattached	2013[5]	2015[5]	42	0
23	Euan Murray		DF	(1994-01-20)20 January 1994 (aged 20)	Academy	2013		3	0
32	Morgyn Neill		DF	(1996-03-10)10 March 1996 (aged 18)	Academy	2013		0	0
	Ben Hall		DF	(1997-01-16)16 January 1997 (aged 17)	Dungannon Swifts	2013		0	0
Midfielders
8	Paul Lawson		MF	(1984-05-15)15 May 1984 (aged 29)	Ross County	2013[2]	2015[2]	22	0
11	Iain Vigurs		MF	(1988-05-07)7 May 1988 (aged 26)	Ross County	2013[3]	2015[3]	38	4
14	Keith Lasley		MF	(1979-09-21)21 September 1979 (aged 34)	Unattached	2006[24]	2014[25]	382	22
18	Stuart Carswell		MF	(1993-09-09)9 September 1993 (aged 20)	Academy	2011	2015[26]	78	0
25	Lionel Ainsworth		MF	(1987-10-01)1 October 1987 (aged 26)	on loan from Rotherham United	2013[10]	2014[12]	31	11
26	Jack Leitch		MF	(1995-07-17)17 July 1995 (aged 18)	Academy	2013		10	0
30	Dom Thomas		MF	(1996-02-14)14 February 1996 (aged 18)	Academy	2013		0	0
34	Chris Cadden		MF	(1996-09-19)19 September 1996 (aged 17)	Academy	2013		3	0
Forwards
7	James McFadden		FW	(1983-04-14)14 April 1983 (aged 31)	Unattached	2013[8]	2014[8]	113	42
9	John Sutton		FW	(1983-12-26)26 December 1983 (aged 30)	Unattached	2013[4]	2015[4]	166	65
19	Lee Erwin		FW	(1994-03-19)19 March 1994 (aged 20)	Academy	2013		0	0
22	Craig Moore		FW	(1994-08-16)16 August 1994 (aged 19)	Academy	2011		19	1
24	Henri Anier		FW	(1990-12-17)17 December 1990 (aged 23)	Viking	2014[13]	2016[13]	36	9
29	Dale Shirkie		FW	(1995-05-02)2 May 1995 (aged 19)	Academy	2013		1	0
39	Paul McCafferty		FW	(1995-01-18)18 January 1995 (aged 19)	Academy	2013		0	0
Away on loan
15	Adam Cummins		DF	(1993-03-03)3 March 1993 (aged 21)	Everton	2011	2015[27]	34	1
16	Bob McHugh		FW	(1991-07-16)16 July 1991 (aged 22)	Academy	2007	2015[28]	88	8
Left during the season
8	Henrik Ojamaa		FW	(1991-05-20)20 May 1991 (aged 22)	RoPS	2012[29]	2014[30]	65	13
51	Dan Twardzik		GK	(1995-04-10)10 April 1995 (aged 19)	on loan from Dundee	2013[11]	2014[11]	5	0

Transfers

Main articles: List of Scottish football transfers summer 2013 and List of Scottish football transfers winter 2013–14

In

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 June 2013	MF		Paul Lawson	Ross County	Free	[2]
12 June 2013	MF		Iain Vigurs	Ross County	Undisclosed	[3]
28 June 2013	FW		John Sutton	Unattached	Free	[4]
1 July 2013	DF		Fraser Kerr	Unattached	Free	[5]
3 July 2013	GK		Gunnar Nielsen	Silkeborg	Undisclosed	[6]
15 July 2013	DF		Stephen McManus	Middlesbrough	Free	[7]
15 July 2013	MF		Ben Hall	Dungannon Swifts	Undisclosed
10 January 2014	FW		Henri Anier	Viking	Undisclosed	[13]
21 February 2014	DF		Craig Reid	Unattached	Free	[14]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date to	Ref.
29 July 2013	FW		Henri Anier	Viking	January 2014	[9]
29 August 2013	MF		Lionel Ainsworth	Rotherham United	End of season	[10][12]
12 December 2013	GK		Dan Twardzik	Dundee	January 2014	[11]

Out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
7 June 2013	FW		Henrik Ojamaa	Legia Warsaw	Undisclosed	[31]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date to	Ref.
31 August 2013	FW		Lee Erwin	Arbroath	31 December 2013	[32]
9 January 2014	DF		Adam Cummins	Dundee	End of season	[33]
13 January 2014	FW		Bob McHugh	Queen of the South	End of season	[34]

Released

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	Joined	Date	Ref.
31 May 2014	DF		Shaun Hutchinson	Fulham	16 June 2014	[35]
31 May 2014	DF		Ross Kellock	University of Stirling	1 July 2016	[36]
31 May 2014	MF		Frazer Johnstone	Airdrieonians		[36]
31 May 2014	FW		Paul McCafferty	University of Stirling	1 July 2015	[36]
31 May 2014	FW		James McFadden	St Johnstone	1 October 2014	[37][38]
31 May 2014	FW		Dale Shirkie	Ayr United	15 August 2014	[36][39]

Friendlies

Doncaster Rovers v Motherwell

13 July 2013	Doncaster Rovers	0–0	Motherwell	Doncaster
15:00 BST UTC+1		Report		Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 1,983

Motherwell v Newcastle United

16 July 2013	Motherwell	2–4	Newcastle United	Motherwell
19:00 BST UTC+1	Vigurs 26' McFadden 52' (pen.)	Report	Vučkić 8' Gouffran 15' Sissoko 39' Marveaux 64'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,475 Referee: Willie Collum

Morecambe v Motherwell XI

20 July 2013	Morecambe	1–2	Motherwell XI	Morecambe
14:00 BST UTC+1	Arnold 23'	Report	Anier 16' Smith 90'	Stadium: Globe Arena

Cowdenbeath v Motherwell XI

20 July 2013	Cowdenbeath	0–5	Motherwell XI	Cowdenbeath
15:00 BST UTC+1		Report	Thomas 30' McHugh 42', pen.', 76' Lasley 80' Moore 84'	Stadium: Central Park

Motherwell v Nottingham Forest

26 July 2013	Motherwell	1–1	Nottingham Forest	Motherwell
19:00 BST UTC+1	McHugh 83'	Report	Derbyshire 11'	Stadium: Fir Park

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Premiership	4 August 2013	11 May 2014	Matchday 1	2nd	38	22	4	12	64	60	+4	057.89
Scottish Cup	30 November 2013	30 November 2013	Fourth round	Fourth round	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
League Cup	25 September 2013	30 October 2013	Third round	Quarterfinal	2	1	0	1	2	3	−1	050.00
UEFA Europa League	1 August 2013	8 August 2013	Third qualifying round	Third qualifying round	2	0	0	2	0	3	−3	000.00
Total					43	23	4	16	66	67	−1	053.49

Last updated: 11 May 2014
Source: Soccerway

Premiership

Main article: 2013–14 Scottish Premiership

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Celtic (C)	38	31	6	1	102	25	+77	99	Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2	Motherwell	38	22	4	12	64	60	+4	70	Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
3	Aberdeen	38	20	8	10	53	38	+15	68	Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
4	Dundee United	38	16	10	12	65	50	+15	58
5	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	38	16	9	13	44	44	0	57
6	St Johnstone	38	15	8	15	48	42	+6	53	Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[a]
7	Ross County	38	11	7	20	44	62	−18	40
8	St Mirren	38	10	9	19	39	58	−19	39
9	Kilmarnock	38	11	6	21	45	66	−21	39
10	Partick Thistle	38	8	14	16	46	65	−19	38
11	Hibernian (R)	38	8	11	19	31	51	−20	35	Qualification for the Premiership play-off final
12	Heart of Midlothian (R)	38	10	8	20	45	65	−20	23[b]	Relegation to the Championship

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

1. St Johnstone, as winners of the 2013–14 Scottish Cup, qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round.
2. Heart of Midlothian were deducted 15 points for entering administration

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	22	4	12	64	60	+4	70	13	2	4	39	29	+10	9	2	8	25	31	−6

Source: BBC Sport

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	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A
Result	W	L	L	W	W	W	D	W	L	W	L	W	L	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	D	W	L	L	W	D	W	W	L	W	L	D	L	W	W	W
Position	4	6	6	5	3	3	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	5	4	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	2

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

Results

Hibernian v Motherwell

4 August 2013 1	Hibernian	0–1	Motherwell	Easter Road
13:15 BST UTC+1		Motherwell BBC	Anier 83'	Attendance: 9,237 Referee: Bobby Madden

Motherwell v Aberdeen

11 August 2013 2	Motherwell	1–3	Aberdeen	Fir Park
15:00 BST UTC+1	Anier 1'	Motherwell BBC	McGinn 62', pen.', 84', pen.' Reynolds 76'	Attendance: 6,242 Referee: Kevin Clancy

Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Motherwell

17 August 2013 3	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	2–0	Motherwell	Caledonian Stadium
15:00 BST UTC+1	Foran 4' McKay 36'	Motherwell BBC		Attendance: 3,031 Referee: Iain Brines

Motherwell v Partick Thistle

24 August 2013 4	Motherwell	1–0	Partick Thistle	Fir Park
15:00 BST UTC+1	Sutton 21'	Motherwell BBC		Attendance: 5,527 Referee: Euan Norris

Motherwell v Kilmarnock

31 August 2013 5	Motherwell	2–1	Kilmarnock	Fir Park
17:30 BST UTC+1	Anier 20' Sutton 45' Ramsden  87'	Motherwell BBC	McManus 17' (o.g.)	Attendance: 4,353 Referee: Craig Charleston

St Mirren v Motherwell

14 September 2013 6	St Mirren	0–1	Motherwell	St Mirren Park
15:00 BST UTC+1		Motherwell BBC	Sutton 38'	Attendance: 4,012 Referee: Craig Thomson

Dundee United v Motherwell

21 September 2013 7	Dundee United	2–2	Motherwell	Tannadice Stadium
15:00 BST UTC+1	Çiftçi 54' Robertson 57'	Motherwell BBC	Anier 30' Ainsworth 76'	Attendance: 5,808 Referee: Kevin Clancy

Motherwell v Ross County

28 September 2013 8	Motherwell	3–1	Ross County	Fir Park
15:00 BST UTC+1	Sutton 54', 68' McHugh 77'	Motherwell BBC	De Leeuw 30'	Attendance: 4,263 Referee: Bobby Madden

Celtic v Motherwell

5 October 2013 9	Celtic	2–0	Motherwell	Celtic Park
15:00 BST UTC+1	Stokes 21' Commons 49'	Motherwell BBC		Referee: Iain Brines

Motherwell v Hearts

19 October 2013 10	Motherwell	2–1	Hearts	Fir Park
15:00 BST UTC+1	Moore 69' Hutchinson 83'	Motherwell BBC	Stevenson 62'	Attendance: 5,350 Referee: Brian Colvin

St Johnstone v Motherwell

26 October 2013 11	St Johnstone	2–0	Motherwell	McDiarmid Park
15:00 BST UTC+1	May 49' Hasselbaink 64'	Motherwell BBC		Attendance: 2,449 Referee: Calum Murray

Motherwell v Hibernian

3 November 2013 12	Motherwell	1–0	Hibernian	Fir Park
12:30 BST UTC+1	McManus 23' Hutchinson  87'	Motherwell BBC		Attendance: 3,864 Referee: Crawford Allan

Motherwell v Dundee United

9 November 2013 13	Motherwell	0–4	Dundee United	Fir Park
15:00 BST UTC+1		Motherwell BBC	Gauld 16', 64' Paton 19' Robertson 90'	Attendance: 5,103 Referee: Steven McLean

Kilmarnock v Motherwell

23 November 2013 14	Kilmarnock	0–2	Motherwell	Rugby Park
15:00 BST UTC+1		Motherwell BBC	Sutton 55' Anier 88'	Attendance: 3,704 Referee: Stephen Finnie

Motherwell v Celtic

6 December 2013 15	Motherwell	0–5	Celtic	Fir Park
19:45 BST UTC+1		Motherwell BBC	Commons 44', 76' Ambrose 54' Stokes 78' Atajic 90'	Attendance: 9,117 Referee: Steven McLean

Ross County v Motherwell

14 December 2013 16	Ross County	1–2	Motherwell	Victoria Park
15:00 BST UTC+1	De Leeuw 62'	Motherwell BBC	Sutton 15', 27'	Attendance: 2,792 Referee: Crawford Allan

Motherwell v St Mirren

21 December 2013 17	Motherwell	3–0	St Mirren	Fir Park
15:00 BST UTC+1	Anier 31', 64' Ainsworth 42'	Motherwell BBC		Attendance: 3,867 Referee: Willie Collum

Aberdeen v Motherwell

26 December 2013 18	Aberdeen	0–1	Motherwell	Pittodrie Stadium
15:00 BST UTC+1		Motherwell BBC	Ainsworth 49'	Attendance: 12,494 Referee: Kevin Clancy

Partick Thistle v Motherwell

29 December 2013 19	Partick Thistle	1–5	Motherwell	Firhill Stadium
15:00 BST UTC+1	Lawless 8'	Motherwell BBC	Lasley 15' Francis-Angol 21' McFadden 36' Ainsworth 57' Sutton 65'	Attendance: 4,588 Referee: Steven McLean

Motherwell v St Johnstone

1 January 2014 20	Motherwell	4–0	St Johnstone	Fir Park
15:00 BST UTC+1	Sutton 22' Vigurs 49' Ainsworth 73' McFadden 87'	Motherwell BBC		Attendance: 3,763 Referee: John Beaton

Motherwell v Inverness Caledonian Thistle

4 January 2014 21	Motherwell	Postponed	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Fir Park
12:45 BST UTC+1		Motherwell BBC

Hearts v Motherwell

11 January 2014 22	Hearts	0–1	Motherwell	Tynecastle Stadium
15:00 BST UTC+1		Motherwell BBC	Sutton 40'	Attendance: 12,888 Referee: Willie Collum

Celtic v Motherwell

18 January 2014 23	Celtic	3–0	Motherwell	Celtic Park
15:00 BST UTC+1	Commons 5', 39', pen.' McManus 68' (o.g.)	Motherwell BBC		Attendance: 47,489 Referee: Bobby Madden

Motherwell v Aberdeen

25 January 2014 24	Motherwell	2–2	Aberdeen	Fir Park
15:00 BST UTC+1	McManus 47' Francis-Angol 69'	Motherwell BBC	Rooney 67' Anderson 90'	Attendance: 5,756 Referee: Steven McLean

Motherwell v Partick Thistle

15 February 2014 25	Motherwell	4–3	Partick Thistle	Fir Park
15:00 BST UTC+1	Lasley 43' Ainsworth 52' Sutton 85' McManus 88'	Motherwell BBC	Erskine 37' Higginbotham 66', pen.', 72'	Attendance: 5,048 Referee: Stephen Finnie

Dundee United v Motherwell

22 February 2014 26	Dundee United	3–1	Motherwell	Tannadice Stadium
15:00 BST UTC+1	Dow 22' Gunning 42', 47'	Motherwell BBC	Sutton 57', pen.'	Attendance: 7,029 Referee: Bobby Madden

St Johnstone v Motherwell

25 February 2014 27	St Johnstone	3–0	Motherwell	McDiarmid Park
19:45 BST UTC+1	MacLean 6', 35' Miller 87'	Motherwell BBC		Attendance: 1,892 Referee: Kevin Clancy

Motherwell v Hearts

1 March 2014 28	Motherwell	4–1	Hearts	Fir Park
15:00 BST UTC+1	Vigurs 18' Ainsworth 37' Sutton 65' McFadden 74'	Motherwell BBC	Paterson 69'	Attendance: 4,914 Referee: John Beaton

Hibernian v Motherwell

8 March 2014 31	Hibernian	3–3	Motherwell	Easter Road
15:00 BST UTC+1	Forster 43' Nelson 76' Heffernan 79'	Motherwell BBC	Sutton 12', 90' Ainsworth 29'	Attendance: 8,277 Referee: Steven McLean

Motherwell v Inverness Caledonian Thistle

19 March 2014 21	Motherwell	2–0	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Fir Park
19:45 BST UTC+1	Ainsworth 26' Sutton 34'	Motherwell BBC		Attendance: 3,432 Referee: Alan Muir

Motherwell v Ross County

22 March 2014 30	Motherwell	2–1	Ross County	Fir Park
15:00 BST UTC+1	McFadden 48' Sutton 60'	Motherwell BBC	Songo'o 82'	Attendance: 4,080 Referee: Iain Brines

Motherwell v Kilmarnock

29 March 2014 32	Motherwell	1–2	Kilmarnock	Fir Park
15:00 BST UTC+1	Vigurs 41'	Motherwell BBC	McKenzie 66' Slater 90'	Attendance: 4,467 Referee: Bobby Madden

Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Motherwell

1 April 2014 32	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	1–2	Motherwell	Caledonian Stadium
19:45 BST UTC+1	Christie 74'	Motherwell BBC	Anier 40' Vigurs 83'	Attendance: 2,366 Referee: Craig Thomson

St Mirren v Motherwell

5 April 2014 33	St Mirren	3–2	Motherwell	St Mirren Park
15:00 BST UTC+1	Thompson 42', 87' McLean 86', pen.'	Motherwell BBC	Anier 17' Sutton 27'	Attendance: 4,377 Referee: Euan Norris

Motherwell v Celtic

19 April 2014 34	Motherwell	3–3	Celtic	Fir Park
12:45 BST UTC+1	Sutton 5', 90' Francis-Angol 44'	Motherwell BBC	Stokes 45' Samaras 56' Griffiths 86'	Attendance: 7,493 Referee: Craig Thomson

Dundee United v Motherwell

26 April 2014 35	Dundee United	5–1	Motherwell	Tannadice Stadium
15:00 BST UTC+1	Çiftçi 8', 41' Armstrong 61' Dow 72' Graham 81'	Motherwell BBC	Ainsworth 88'	Attendance: 6,383 Referee: Steven McLean

Motherwell v St Johnstone

3 May 2014 36	Motherwell	2–1	St Johnstone	Fir Park
15:00 BST UTC+1	Ainsworth 21' McManus 36'	Motherwell BBC	Mackay 27'	Attendance: 7,201 Referee: Kevin Clancy

Motherwell v Inverness Caledonian Thistle

7 May 2014 37	Motherwell	2–1	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Fir Park
19:45 BST UTC+1	Sutton 4', pen.' Warren 32' (o.g.)	Motherwell BBC	Shinnie 55'	Attendance: 4,482 Referee: Willie Collum

Aberdeen v Motherwell

11 May 2014 38	Aberdeen	0–1	Motherwell	Pittodrie Stadium
12:15 BST UTC+1		Motherwell BBC	Reid 90'	Attendance: 17,016 Referee: Steven McLean

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2013–14 Scottish Cup

Albion Rovers v Motherwell

30 November 2013 Fourth Round	Albion Rovers	1–0	Motherwell	New Douglas Park
15:00 BST UTC+1	Phillips 90'	Motherwell BBC		Attendance: 2,950 Referee: Euan Anderson

League Cup

Main article: 2013–14 Scottish League Cup

Livingston v Motherwell

25 September 2013 Third round	Livingston	1–2	Motherwell	Almondvale Stadium
19:45 BST UTC+1	Talbot  65' Denholm 90'	Motherwell BBC	McHugh 16' McFadden 73'	Attendance: 1,660

Motherwell v Aberdeen

30 October 2013 Quarter-Final	Motherwell	0–2	Aberdeen	Fir Park
19:45 BST UTC+1		[ Motherwell] BBC	Shaughnessy  13' Considine 83' Hayes 90'	Attendance: 6,995 Referee: John Beaton

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2013–14 UEFA Europa League

Qualifying phase

Main article: 2013–14 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round

Motherwell v Kuban Krasnodar

1 August 2013 3rd qualifying round 1st leg	Motherwell	0–2	Kuban Krasnodar	Motherwell, Scotland
19:45 BST UTC+1		Report	Popov 52', 78'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 6,748 Referee: Alain Bieri (Switzerland)

Kuban Krasnodar v Motherwell

8 August 2013 3rd qualifying round 2nd leg	Kuban Krasnodar	1–0	Motherwell	Krasnodar, Russia
19:45 BST UTC+1	McManus 50' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Kuban Stadium Attendance: 31,754[40] Referee: Cristian Balaj (Romania)

Squad statistics

Appearances

As of match played 11 May 2014^[41][42]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Scottish Premiership		Scottish Cup		League Cup		UEFA Europa League
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	SCO	Lee Hollis	15	0	14	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2	DF	SCO	Craig Reid	14	1	13+1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF	SCO	Steven Hammell	39	0	34	0	1	0	2	0	2	0
4	DF	ENG	Simon Ramsden	22	0	18	0	0	0	2	0	2	0
5	DF	ENG	Shaun Hutchinson	40	1	35	1	1	0	2	0	2	0
6	DF	SCO	Stephen McManus	42	4	37	4	1	0	2	0	2	0
7	MF	SCO	James McFadden	30	5	21+6	4	1	0	1	1	1	0
8	MF	SCO	Paul Lawson	22	0	5+12	0	1	0	2	0	2	0
9	FW	ENG	John Sutton	41	22	38	22	0+1	0	1	0	1	0
11	MF	SCO	Iain Vigurs	38	4	34+3	4	0	0	0	0	1	0
12	GK	FRO	Gunnar Nielsen	23	0	19	0	1	0	2	0	1	0
14	MF	SCO	Keith Lasley	41	2	37	2	0+1	0	1	0	2	0
17	DF	ATG	Zaine Francis-Angol	38	3	21+12	3	1	0	2	0	2	0
18	MF	SCO	Stuart Carswell	32	0	24+4	0	1	0	2	0	1	0
20	DF	SCO	Fraser Kerr	22	0	10+9	0	1	0	0	0	1+1	0
22	FW	SCO	Craig Moore	19	1	3+14	1	0	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
23	DF	SCO	Euan Murray	3	0	1+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	FW	EST	Henri Anier	36	9	18+14	9	1	0	1	0	1+1	0
25	MF	ENG	Lionel Ainsworth	31	11	22+7	11	0	0	1+1	0	0	0
26	MF	SCO	Jack Leitch	10	0	6+3	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
29	FW	SCO	Dale Shirkie	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	MF	SCO	Chris Cadden	3	0	0+3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players away from the club on loan:
15	DF	ENG	Adam Cummins	5	0	1+2	0	0	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
16	FW	SCO	Bob McHugh	12	2	3+5	1	1	0	1+1	1	0+1	0
Players who left Motherwell during the season::
51	GK	GER	Dan Twardzik	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goal scorers

As of match played 11 May 2014^[41][42]

Ranking	Nation	Position	Number	Name	Premiership	Scottish Cup	League Cup	UEFA Europa League	Total
1		FW	9	John Sutton	22	0	0	0	22
2		MF	25	Lionel Ainsworth	11	0	0	0	11
3		FW	24	Henri Anier	9	0	0	0	9
4		FW	7	James McFadden	4	0	1	0	5
5		DF	6	Stephen McManus	4	0	0	0	4
		MF	11	Iain Vigurs	4	0	0	0	4
7		DF	17	Zaine Francis-Angol	3	0	0	0	3
8		MF	14	Keith Lasley	2	0	0	0	2
		FW	16	Bob McHugh	1	0	1	0	2
10		DF	5	Shaun Hutchinson	1	0	0	0	1
		FW	22	Craig Moore	1	0	0	0	1
		DF	2	Craig Reid	1	0	0	0	1
				Own goal	1	0	0	0	1
TOTALS					64	0	2	0	66

Clean sheets

As of match played 11 May 2014

Ranking	Nation	Position	Number	Name	Premiership	Scottish Cup	League Cup	UEFA Europa League	Total
1		GK	1	Lee Hollis	4	0	0	0	4
		GK	12	Gunnar Nielsen	4	0	0	0	4
3		GK	51	Dan Twardzik	3	0	0	0	3
TOTALS					11	0	0	0	11

Disciplinary record

As of match played 11 May 2014^[41][42]

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Premiership		Scottish Cup		League Cup		UEFA Europa League		Total
3		DF	Steven Hammell	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	7	0
4		DF	Simon Ramsden	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
5		DF	Shaun Hutchinson	10	1	2	0	1	0	2	0	15	1
6		DF	Stephen McManus	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
7		MF	James McFadden	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
8		MF	Paul Lawson	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
9		FW	John Sutton	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
11		MF	Iain Vigurs	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
12		GK	Gunnar Nielsen	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
14		MF	Keith Lasley	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
18		MF	Stuart Carswell	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	6	0
20		DF	Fraser Kerr	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
22		FW	Craig Moore	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
24		FW	Henri Anier	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
25		MF	Lionel Ainsworth	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
26		MF	Jack Leitch	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Players away from the club on loan::
15		DF	Adam Cummins	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
			TOTALS	60	2	0	0	3	0	4	0	67	2

See also

• List of Motherwell F.C. seasons