Motherwell competed in the Scottish Premier League, Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup and UEFA Europa League during the 2010–11 season. This was the third consecutive season in which Motherwell had been involved in European competition, the first time this had happened in the club's 125-year history.

Season events 21 June 2010 – Draw for the UEFA Europa League second qualifying round. Motherwell draw Icelandic side, Breiðablik. 16 July 2010 – Draw for the UEFA Europa League third qualifying round. Motherwell draw Norwegian side, Aalesund. 21 June 2010 – Draw for the UEFA Europa League play-off round. Motherwell draw Danish side, Odense. 11 August 2010 – The club announce a new year-long sponsorship deal with Scottish telecommunications firm, Commsworld. 31 August 2010 – Draw for the Scottish League Cup third round. Motherwell draw Brechin City (away). 23 September 2010 – Draw for the Scottish League Cup quarter finals. Motherwell draw Dundee United (home). 5 October 2010 – Motherwell appoint new Vice-Chairman, Derek Weir, and report a modest profit for the sixth time in seven years. 28 October 2010 – Draw for the Scottish League Cup semi finals. Motherwell draw Rangers (tie to be played at Hampden). 22 November 2010 – Draw for the Scottish Cup Fourth round. Motherwell draw Dundee (away). 9 December 2010 – Manager Craig Brown resigns. 30 December 2010 – Motherwell appoint Stuart McCall as their new manager on a -year deal. 11 January 2011 – Draw for the Scottish Cup Fifth round. Motherwell draw Stranraer (away). 19 January 2011 – Kenny Black is confirmed as the new assistant manager.

On 20 January, Motherwell announced the loan signing of Mike Grella from Leeds United for the remainder of the season. The following day, 21 January, Motherwell confirmed that Grella's proposed loan move had been cancelled due to FIFA technicality which would not allow the club to register the player as he'd already played for two clubs during the 2010–11 season.

6 February 2011 – Draw for the Scottish Cup quarter finals. Motherwell draw Dundee United (away). 23 February 2011 – Chairman John Boyle announces that he will stand down as Motherwell chairman, and give up his shareholding for free. The club also consider switching to a wider form of ownership. 14 March 2011 – Draw for the Scottish Cup semi finals. Motherwell draw St Johnstone with the tie to be played at Hampden Park. 16 April 2011 – Motherwell defeat St Johnstone 3–0 at Hampden Park to progress to the 2011 Scottish Cup Final where they are to play Celtic, again at Hampden Park. 15 May 2011 – Motherwell finish their league campaign with a 4–0 defeat by Scottish Cup final opponents, Celtic, at Parkhead in their 52nd and penultimate competitive fixture of the season. 21 May 2011 – Motherwell finish their campaign with a 3–0 Scottish Cup final defeat against Celtic at Hampden Park.

Squad

No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals Goalkeepers 1 Darren Randolph GK Unattached 2010 2013 52 0 12 Lee Hollis GK Unattached 2010 2011 1 0 34 Tom Bradley GK Academy 2010 0 0 47 William Muir GK Academy 2010 0 0 Defenders 2 Steven Saunders DF Academy 2008 2013 71 2 3 Steven Hammell DF Southend United 2008 2010 385 2 4 Maurice Ross DF Unattached 2011 2011 6 0 5 Stephen Craigan (c) DF Partick Thistle 2003 346 10 19 Shaun Hutchinson DF Academy 2008 34 5 20 Jonathan Page DF Portsmouth 2008 2012 17 3 21 Angelis Charalambous DF Anorthosis Famagusta 2010 2011 0 0 22 Gavin Gunning DF on loan from Blackburn Rovers 2011 2011 18 0 26 Peter Innes DF Academy 2010 0 0 35 Liam Sloan DF Academy 2010 0 0 36 Ross McKinnon DF Academy 2010 0 0 37 Grant Brown DF Academy 2010 0 0 40 Kieran MacDonald DF Academy 2010 0 0 44 Gavin Griffin DF Academy 2010 0 0 46 Michael Lynch DF Academy 2010 0 0 48 Euan Murray DF Academy 2010 0 0 49 Dean McLean DF Academy 2010 0 0 Midfielders 6 Tom Hateley MF Reading 2009 2013 94 6 7 Chris Humphrey MF Shrewsbury Town 2009 2013 84 4 8 Steve Jennings MF Tranmere Rovers 2009 2011 75 3 14 Keith Lasley MF Unattached 2006 262 15 17 Steve Jones MF on loan from Walsall 2011 2011 17 2 18 Ross Forbes MF Academy 2008 69 10 27 Steven Meechan MF Academy 2009 4 0 32 Jamie Pollock MF Academy 2009 5 0 38 Ryan Scanlon MF Ross County 2009 2012 0 0 42 Stuart Carswell MF Academy 2010 4 0 43 Chris Connor MF Academy 2010 0 0 45 Bradley Halsman MF Academy 2010 0 0 50 Josh Watt MF Academy 2010 0 0 Forwards 9 Jamie Murphy FW Academy 2006 2013 146 26 11 John Sutton FW Wycombe Wanderers 2008 2011 125 43 16 Bob McHugh FW Academy 2007 2013 35 2 23 Esteban Casagolda FW KRC Mechelen 2010 2011 13 0 24 Francis Jeffers FW Newcastle Jets 2011 2011 14 2 28 Steven Howarth FW Clyde 2010 2012 0 0 33 Gary Smith FW Queen's Park 2009 2 0 41 Lee Erwin FW Academy 2010 0 0 Away on loan Steven Lawless MF Academy 2009 0 0 Left during the season 4 Mark Reynolds DF Academy 2004 2010 201 6 15 Michael Fraser GK Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2009 9 0 17 Marc Fitzpatrick MF Academy 2002 2010 143 5 22 Nick Blackman FW on loan from Blackburn Rovers 2010 2010 22 10 24 Alan Gow FW Plymouth Argyle 2010 2011 17 2

Transfers

In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref7 June 2009GKLee HollisUnattachedFree10 June 2009DFAngelis CharalambousAnorthosis FamagustaUndisclosed1 July 2010GKDarren RandolphCharlton AthleticFree12 August 2010FWEsteban CasagoldaKRC MechelenUndisclosed31 August 2010FWSteven HowarthClydeUndisclosed1 September 2010FWAlan GowUnattachedFree4 February 2011FWFrancis JeffersNewcastle United JetsUndisclosed1 April 2011DFMaurice RossUnattachedFree

Loans in Date from Position Nationality Name From Date to Ref.13 August 2010FWNick BlackmanBlackburn Rovers31 December 201020 January 2011MFSteve JonesWalsall31 May 201128 January 2011DFGavin GunningBlackburn Rovers31 May 2011

Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.15 January 2011DFMark ReynoldsSheffield WednesdayUndisclosed

Loans out Date from Position Nationality Name To Date to Ref.20 July 2010DFJordan HalsmanAnnan AthleticJanuary 201120 July 2010MFSteven LawlessAnnan Athletic30 August 20104 August 2010DFDario QuinnLinlithgow Rose31 May 201127 August 2010FWGary SmithDumbartonJanuary 201131 August 2010DFPeter InnesAlbion Rovers31 May 201131 August 2010MFSteven LawlessAlbion Rovers31 May 201131 August 2010MFSteven MeechanAlbion Rovers31 May 201128 January 2011DFJordan HalsmanDumbarton31 May 2011

Released Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref.31 July 2010FWMark ArchdeaconBrechin City 31 August 2010GKMichael FraserMontrose 7 January 2011FWAlan GowNotts County15 January 201113 January 2011DFMarc FitzpatrickRoss County 31 May 2011DFAngelis CharalambousErmis Aradippou 31 May 2011DFGavin Griffin 31 May 2011DFMaurice RossLivingston13 October 201131 May 2011DFLiam Sloan 31 May 2011MFBradley Halsman 31 May 2011MFSteven MeechanKettering Town26 July 201131 May 2011FWEsteban CasagoldaUnion Saint-Gilloise22 July 201231 May 2011FWFrancis JeffersNewcastle Jets20 October 2011

Friendlies Date Opponent H/A Score Motherwell Scorer(s)The number(s) in brackets shows the minute the goal(s) was/were scored. Attendance Report6 July 2010 Brechin City A 3–1 Sutton , Forbes , Lasley Unknown Motherwell F.C.8 July 2010 Forfar Athletic A 2–1 Trialist , Reynolds Unknown Motherwell F.C.10 July 2010 Ayr United A 2–1 Forbes , McHugh Unknown Motherwell F.C.

Competitions

Overall

Premier League

Table

Results summary

Results by round

Results

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Motherwell Scorer(s) LeaguePositionShows Motherwell's position in the table at end of day the match was played on Attendance Report 115 August 2010Hibernian H 2–3Sutton , Murphy 9 5,172 BBC Sport 222 August 2010Kilmarnock A 1–0Blackman 6 5,399 BBC Sport 329 August 2010Celtic H 0–1 7 9,207 BBC Sport 411 September 2010St Johnstone A 2–0Blackman , Rutkiewicz 4 3,254 BBC Sport 518 September 2010Aberdeen H 1–1Murphy 5 5,251 BBC Sport 625 September 2010Hearts A 2–0Blackman , Sutton 3 13,749 BBC Sport 72 October 2010St Mirren H 3–1Humphrey , Hateley , Murphy 3 4,384 BBC Sport 816 October 2010Rangers A 1–4Blackman 3 44,609 BBC Sport 923 October 2010Dundee United H 2–1Severin , Dillon 3 4,635 BBC Sport 1030 October 2010Hamilton Academical H 0–1 3 4,865 BBC Sport 116 November 2010Inverness CT A 2–1Gow , Blackman 3 4,054 BBC Sport 1210 November 2010St Johnstone H 4–0Blackman , Sutton 3 3,361 BBC Sport 1313 November 2010Hibernian A 1–2Blackman 4 11,178 BBC Sport 1420 November 2010St Mirren A 1–1Blackman 5 4,213 BBC Sport 15 (Re-arranged)14 December 2010Hearts H 1–2Lasley 5 3,324 BBC Sport 1926 December 2010Rangers H 1–4Sutton 6 9,371 BBC Sport 2029 December 2010Celtic A 0–1 6 40,750 BBC Sport 211 January 2011Hamilton Academical A 0–0 6 3,171 BBC Sport 17 (Re-arranged)12 January 2011Dundee United A 0–2 6 4,918 BBC Sport 2215 January 2011Inverness CT H 0–0 6 3,728 BBC Sport 2322 January 2011Hibernian H 2–0Murphy , Saunders 6 4,202 BBC Sport 2426 January 2011St Johnstone A 0–1 6 2,268 BBC Sport 16 (Re-arranged)2 February 2011Kilmarnock H 0–1 8 3,640 BBC Sport 2612 February 2011Rangers A 0–6 8 43,789 BBC Sport 18 (Re-arranged)15 February 2011Aberdeen A 2–1Jeffers , Murphy 5 6,882 BBC Sport 2719 February 2011Hamilton Academical H 1–0Sutton 5 4,407 BBC Sport 25 (Re-arranged)23 February 2011St Mirren H 0–1 5 3,613 BBC Sport 2827 February 2011Celtic H 2–0Sutton 5 9,716 BBC Sport 295 March 2011Inverness CT A 0–3 5 3,563 BBC Sport 3019 March 2011Kilmarnock A 1–3Sutton 6 4,259 BBC Sport 312 April 2011Aberdeen H 2–1Humphrey , Hutchinson 6 4,458 BBC Sport 33 (Re-arranged)6 April 2011Dundee United H 2–1Murphy , Humphrey 6 3,435 BBC Sport 329 April 2011Hearts A 0–0 6 13,800 BBC Sport 3423 April 2011Hearts A 3–3Sutton , Hateley 6 13,039 BBC Sport 3530 April 2011Rangers H 0–5 6 8,968 BBC Sport 367 May 2011Dundee United A 0–4 6 5,951 BBC Sport 3711 May 2011Kilmarnock H 1–1Jones 6 4,101 BBC Sport 3815 May 2011Celtic A 0–4 6 57,837 BBC Sport

Scottish Cup

Date Round Opponent H/A Score Motherwell Scorer(s) Attendance Report 9 January 2011 Fourth round Dundee A 4–0 Sutton , Jennings , Murphy 4,285 BBC Sport 5 February 2011 Fifth round Stranraer A 2–0Jones , Sutton 2,042 BBC Sport 13 March 2011 Quarter-final Dundee United A 2–2Sutton 7,358 BBC Sport 30 March 2011 Quarter-final replay Dundee United H 3–0Murphy , Humphrey , Jeffers 8,337 BBC Sport 16 April 2011 Semi-final St Johnstone N 3–0Craigan , Murphy , Sutton 11,920 BBC Sport 21 May 2011 Final Celtic N 0–3 49,618 BBC Sport

League Cup

DateRoundOpponentH/A ScoreMotherwell Scorer(s)AttendanceReport 21 September 2010 Third round Brechin City A 2–0 Page 903 BBC Sport 26 October 2010 Quarter-finals Dundee United H 1–0 Gow 4,838 BBC Sport 30 January 2011 Semi-finals Rangers N 1–2 Lasley 23,432 BBC Sport

UEFA Europa League

Date Round Opponent H/A Score Motherwell Scorer(s) Attendance Report 15 July 2010 Second qualifying round Breiðablik H 1–0 Forbes 5,990 BBC Sport 22 July 2010 Second qualifying round Breiðablik A 1–0 Murphy 1,700 BBC Sport 29 July 2010 Third qualifying round Aalesund A 1–1 Murphy 8,450 BBC Sport 5 August 2010 Third qualifying round Aalesund H 3–0 Murphy , Sutton , Page 7,721 BBC Sport 19 August 2010 Play-off round Odense A 1–2 Hateley 14,911 BBC Sport 26 August 2010 Play-off round Odense H 0–1 9,105 BBC Sport

Squad statistics

Appearances Motherwell F.C. Sky Sports Statistics , Fir Park Corner

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Goal scorers