The 2006–07 season was Motherwell's 9th season in the Scottish Premier League, and their 22nd consecutive season in the top division of Scottish football. It was Maurice Malpas first, and only, season as manager of Motherwell having replaced Terry Butcher who had left to join Sydney FC at the end of the previous season, and himself sacked following the conclusion of the season.

Season events On 21 April, Motherwell announced the signing of Brian McLean to a three-year contract from Rangers, to commence on 1 June. Whilst Phil O'Donnell signed a new one-year contract and Colin Meldrum a new two-year contract.

On 1 June, Motherwell announced that Jim Paterson had signed a new contract with the club, until the summer of 2008.

On 11 July, Motherwell announced the signing of Ross McCormack to a two-year contract from Rangers.

On 18 August, Motherwell announced the return of Keith Lasley to the club on a two-year contract after leaving Plymouth Argyle in the summer.

On 25 August, Motherwell announced the signing of Calum Elliot from Heart of Midlothian on loan until the end of the year.

On 29 November, Motherwell announced that they had signed new contracts with David Clarkson and Mark Reynolds, both until the summer of 2010.

On 1 January, Motherwell announced the signing of Danny Murphy from Cork City on a contract until 2009, and the signings of Paul Keegan and Trevor Molloy from St Patrick's Athletic both on contracts until the summer of 2008.

On 31 January, Motherwell announced the signing of Krisztián Vadócz on loan for the remainder of the season from AJ Auxerre.

On 30 March, it was announced that Motherwell and Celtic had agreed a deal for Scott McDonald, rumoured to be for £700,000, with the Australian forward joining Celtic at the start of the 2007–08 season.

On 1 May, Motherwell announced that Phil O'Donnell had signed a new one-year contract with the club as a player-coach.

Squad

No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals Goalkeepers 1 Graeme Smith GK Rangers 2005 62 0 18 Colin Meldrum GK Forfar Athletic 2005 2008 27 0 Alan Martin GK Academy 2006 0 0 Defenders 2 Martyn Corrigan DF Falkirk 2000 266 6 3 Danny Murphy DF Cork City 2007 2009 16 1 5 Stephen Craigan DF Partick Thistle 2003 189 9 6 Brian McLean DF Rangers 2006 2009 38 3 11 Jim Paterson DF Dundee United 2004 2008 97 6 15 William Kinniburgh DF Youth team 2000 63 3 19 Paul Quinn DF Youth team 2002 109 2 24 Bobby Donnelly DF Youth team 2003 6 0 30 Mark Reynolds DF Youth team 2004 2010 42 2 Midfielders 4 Brian Kerr MF Newcastle United 2004 90 7 10 Phil O'Donnell MF Sheffield Wednesday 2004 2008 214 25 14 Steven McGarry MF Ross County 2006 40 2 17 Kevin McBride MF Celtic 2005 73 8 20 Marc Fitzpatrick MF Youth team 2002 69 4 22 Keith Lasley MF Unattached 2006 2008 126 10 23 Darren Smith MF Youth team 2004 22 4 26 Kenny Connolly MF Youth team 2004 3 0 29 Stephen Maguire MF Youth team 2004 4 0 31 Krisztián Vadócz MF on loan from AJ Auxerre 2007 2007 11 0 Forwards 7 Scott McDonald FW Wimbledon 2004 125 45 8 Ross McCormack FW Rangers 2006 2008 15 3 12 David Clarkson FW Youth team 2002 2010 173 28 13 Paul Keegan FW St Patrick's Athletic 2007 2008 10 0 15 Trevor Molloy FW St Patrick's Athletic 2007 2008 8 0 27 Adam Coakley FW Youth team 2003 4 0 40 Jamie Murphy FW Youth team 2006 2 0 Away on loan Left during the season 9 Richie Foran FW Carlisle United 2004 105 35 16 Jim Hamilton FW Livingston 2005 2007 55 13 31 Calum Elliot FW on loan from Heart of Midlothian 2006 2006 17 2

Transfers

In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref. 1 June 2006 DF Brian McLean Rangers Undisclosed 11 July 2006 FW Ross McCormack Rangers Undisclosed 18 August 2006 MF Keith Lasley Unattached Free 1 January 2007 DF Danny Murphy Cork City Undisclosed 1 January 2007 MF Paul Keegan St Patrick's Athletic Undisclosed 1 January 2007 FW Trevor Molloy St Patrick's Athletic Undisclosed

Loans in Date from Position Nationality Name From Date to Ref. 31 August 2006 FW Calum Elliot Hearts 31 December 2006 31 January 2007 MF Krisztian Vadocz Auxerre End of Season

Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref. 29 August 2006 FW Jim Hamilton Dunfermline Athletic Undisclosed 31 August 2006 GK Alan Martin Leeds United Undisclosed 31 January 2007 FW Richie Foran Southend United £150,000

Loans out Date from Position Nationality Name To Date to Ref. 30 December 2006 MF Shaun Fagan Stenhousemuir 30 January 2007

Released Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref. 31 May 2007 MF Shaun Fagan Galway United July 2007 31 May 2007 MF Brian Kerr Hibernian 1 July 2007

Competitions

Overview

Premier League

Classification

Results summary

Results by round

Results

Date Opponent Venue ResultMotherwell's score is shown first. Attendance Motherwell Scorer(s)The number in brackets shows the actual number of goals that were scored by one player. Report 30 July 2006RangersFir Park, Motherwell (H)1–2 11,745Phil O'DonnellFir Park Corner 5 August 2006St MirrenLove Street, Paisley (A)0–2 5,036 Fir Park Corner 12 August 2006AberdeenFir Park, Motherwell (H)0–2 5,186 Fir Park Corner 19 August 2006HibernianEaster Road, Edinburgh (A)1–3 13,274 Scott McDonald Fir Park Corner 26 August 2006FalkirkFalkirk Stadium, Falkirk (A)1–0 4,594 Scott McDonald Fir Park Corner 9 September 2006Inverness CTFir Park, Motherwell (H)1–4 4,091 Scott McDonaldFir Park Corner 9 September 2006HeartsFir Park, Motherwell (H)0–1 5,931 Fir Park Corner 23 September 2006Dundee UnitedTannadice, Dundee (A)1–1 5,036 Calum Elliot Fir Park Corner 30 September 2006KilmarnockFir Park, Motherwell (H)5–0 4,765 Richie Foran, Mark Reynolds, Brian Kerr, Scott McDonald (2) Fir Park Corner 14 October 2006DunfermlineFir Park, Motherwell (H)2–1 4,527 Scott McDonald, David Clarkson Fir Park Corner 21 October 2006CelticCeltic Park, Glasgow (A)1–2 57,742 Scott McDonald Fir Park Corner 28 October 2006RangersIbrox Stadium, Glasgow (A)1–1 49,785 Brian Kerr Fir Park Corner 4 November 2006St MirrenFir Park, Motherwell (H)0–0 5,337 Fir Park Corner 11 November 2006AberdeenPittodrie, Aberdeen (A)1–2 10,527 Michael Hart (og) Fir Park Corner 18 November 2006HibernianFir Park, Motherwell (H)1–6 6,190 Steven McGarry Fir Park Corner 25 November 2006FalkirkFir Park, Motherwell (H)4–2 4,970 Richie Foran (2 pens.), Scott McDonald, Calum Elliot Fir Park Corner 2 December 2006Inverness CTCaledonian Stadium, Inverness (A)1–0 3,668 Richie Foran (pen.) Fir Park Corner 9 December 2006HeartsTynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh (A)1–4 16,753 Richie Foran Fir Park Corner 16 December 2006Dundee UnitedFir Park, Motherwell (H)2–3 4,420 Richie Foran (pen.), Mark Reynolds Fir Park Corner 23 December 2006KilmarnockRugby Park, Kilmarnock (A)2–1 5,576 Richie Foran, Jim Paterson Fir Park Corner 26 December 2006DunfermlineEast End Park, Dunfermline (A)2–0 4,200 Marc Fitzpatrick, Scott McDonald Fir Park Corner 30 December 2006CelticFir Park, Motherwell (H)1–1 9,769 Darren Smith Fir Park Corner 2 January 2007RangersFir Park, Motherwell (H)0–1 10,338 Fir Park Corner 27 January 2007HibernianEaster Road, Edinburgh (A)0–2 14,280 Fir Park Corner 10 February 2007FalkirkFalkirk Stadium, Falkirk (A)2–1 4,478 Scott McDonald, Darren Smith Fir Park Corner 17 February 2007Inverness CTFir Park, Motherwell (H)1–0 4,258 Scott McDonaldFir Park Corner 20 February 2007St MirrenLove Street, Paisley (A)0–0 3,576 Fir Park Corner 5 March 2007HeartsFir Park, Motherwell (H)0–2 4,389 Fir Park Corner 10 March 2007Dundee UnitedTannadice, Dundee (A)1–1 5,183 Danny Murphy Fir Park Corner 13 March 2007AberdeenFir Park, Motherwell (H)0–2 4,530 Fir Park Corner 31 March 2007DunfermlineFir Park, Motherwell (H)2–0 4,511 Scott McDonald (2)Fir Park Corner 3 April 2007KilmarnockFir Park, Motherwell (H)0–1 3,784 Fir Park Corner 7 April 2007CelticCeltic Park, Glasgow (A)0–1 58,654 Fir Park Corner 21 April 2007Inverness CTCaledonian Stadium, Inverness (A)0–2 3,804 Fir Park Corner 28 April 2007FalkirkFir Park, Motherwell (H)3–3 3,640 Darren Smith, Scott McDonald, David Clarkson Fir Park Corner 7 May 2007DunfermlineEast End Park, Dunfermline (A)1–4 6,662 Scott McDonald (pen.) Fir Park Corner 12 May 2007St MirrenFir Park, Motherwell (H)2–3 9,277 Ross McCormack (2, 1 pen.) Fir Park Corner 19 May 2007Dundee UnitedTannadice, Dundee (A)0–0 6,070 Fir Park Corner

Scottish Cup

Scottish League Cup

DateRoundOpponentH/AScoreMotherwell Scorer(s)The number(s) in brackets shows the minutes of the goal(s) that was/were scored.AttendanceReport 22 August 2006 2nd Round Partick Thistle H 3–2 Richie Foran (6, 16) Steven McGarry (88) 3,752 BBC Sport 20 September 2006 3rd Round Queens Park A 3–0 Richie Foran (22, 47, 54(pen.)) 2,408 BBC Sport 7 November 2006 Quarter-final Kilmarnock A 2–3 Richie Foran (25(pen.)), David Clarkson (59) 5,601 BBC Sport

Statistics Motherwell results 2006/2007, Fir Park CornerMotherwell F.C. 2006–07 Statistics, Motherwell F.C. Official Site Appearances

|colspan="14"|Players away from the club on loan: |- |colspan="14"|Players who left Motherwell during the season:

Goal scorers RankingPositionNationNumberNamePremier LeagueScottish CupLeague CupTotal1 FW7 Scott McDonald1510162 FW9 Richie Foran716143 FW12David Clarkson2013MF4 Brian Kerr2103FW8 Ross McCormack21036 FW31Calum Elliot2002DF30Mark Reynolds2002MF14Steven McGarry1012DF19Paul Quinn200210DF20Marc Fitzpatrick1001DF3 Danny Murphy1001MF10Phil O'Donnell1001DF11Jim Paterson1001TOTALS394851

Clean sheets RankingPositionNationNumberNamePremier LeagueScottish CupLeague CupTotal1 GK15Graeme Smith50272 GK18Colin Meldrum4004TOTALS80210

Disciplinary record NumberNationPositionNamePremier LeagueScottish Cup League CupTotal 2 DFMartyn Corrigan400000403 DFDanny Murphy100010204 MFBrian Kerr400000405 DFStephen Craigan501000606 DFBrian McLean100000107 FWScott McDonald810010918 FWRoss McCormack1000001010MFPhil O'Donnell3000003011DFJim Paterson8100008112FWDavid Clarkson5110006113FWPaul Keegan7010007014MFSteven McGarry3000003015DFWillie Kinniburgh2000002015MFTrevor Molloy3000003017MFKevin McBride2100002119DFPaul Quinn9100009120MFMarc Fitzpatrick2100002123FWDarren Smith0000101024DFRobert Donnolly0010001027FWAdam Coakley1000001030DFMark Reynolds0100000131FWCalum Elliot10100020Players who left Motherwell during the season:9 FWRichie Foran70000070 TOTALS5664030636

See also List of Motherwell F.C. seasons

References