The 2002–03 season was Motherwell's 5th season in the Scottish Premier League, and their 18th consecutive season in the top division of Scottish football. They finished the season in bottom of the league, but were spared relegation as Falkirk, the champions of the 2002–03 Scottish First Division, ground did not meet SPL stadium criteria. They also competed in the Scottish Cup, reaching the Semi-Finals before being defeated by Rangers, and the League Cup, losing to Aberdeen.
Squad
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals Goalkeepers 1 Stevie Woods GK Preston North End 1994 13 François Dubourdeau GK Girondins de Bordeaux 2001 30 0 25 Jamie Ewings GK Youth team 2002 0 0 Defenders 2 Martyn Corrigan DF Falkirk 2000 135 2 3 Steven Hammell DF Youth team 1999 125 1 14 David Partridge DF Dundee United 2002 38 1 15 Tony Vaughan DF loan from Nottingham Forest 2003 2003 15 1 16 David Cowan DF Newcastle United 2002 21 0 18 Brian Dempsie DF Youth team 1999 2 0 22 William Kinniburgh DF Youth team 2000 17 1 23 John Crawley DF Youth team 2002 0 0 24 Andrew Bell DF Youth team 2002 0 0 29 Paul Quinn DF Youth team 2002 4 0 32 Barry Neville DF Youth team 2002 0 0 33 Chris Higgins DF Youth team 2002 0 0 37 Marc Fitzpatrick DF Youth team 2002 0 0 39 Graeme Mathie DF Bournemouth 2002 0 0 Midfielders 4 Keith Lasley MF Youth team 1999 72 5 5 Dougie Ramsay MF Youth team 1997 42 2 6 Stephen Pearson MF Youth team 2000 69 8 7 Derek Adams MF Ross County 1998 143 14 8 Scott Leitch MF Swindon Town 2000 87 1 19 David Clarke MF Youth team 1999 2 0 20 Kevin MacDonald MF Youth team 1999 1 0 21 Shaun Fagan MF Youth team 1999 23 2 26 David Black MF Youth team 2002 0 0 30 Kevin Barkey MF Youth team 2002 0 0 34 Brian McCandie MF Youth team 2002 0 0 35 Ryan Grant MF Youth team 2002 0 0 44 Kenny Wright MF Youth team 2002 2 0 40 Ross Ballantyne MF Youth team 2002 1 0 Forwards 9 Dirk Lehmann FW Brighton & Hove Albion 2002 48 11 10 James McFadden FW Youth team 2000 67 28 11 Khaled Kemas FW Dundee 2003 7 1 17 Steven Craig FW Falkirk 2003 15 3 27 David Clarkson FW Youth team 2002 23 3 31 Andy Scott FW Youth team 2002 1 0 36 Ryan Grant FW Youth team 2002 0 0 38 Darren Jack FW Ross County 2002 2 0 41 Richard Offiong FW loan from Newcastle United 2003 10 0 Out on loan 40 Iain Russell FW Rangers 2002 5 0 Left during the season 12 Daniel Sengewald DF Royal Antwerp 2002 7 0 17 Steven Ferguson FW loan from Tottenham Hotspur 2002 2003 21 2
Transfers In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref. 19 July 2002 DF David Partridge Dundee United Free 19 July 2002 DF Daniel Sengewald Royal Antwerp Free 19 July 2002 FW Khaled Kemas Dundee Free 1 August 2002 DF David Cowan Newcastle United Free 9 September 2002 FW Iain Russell Rangers 27 January 2003 FW Steven Craig Falkirk Free
Loans in Date from Position Nationality Name From Date to Ref. July 2002 FW Steven Ferguson Tottenham Hotspur January 2003 31 January 2003 DF Tony Vaughan Nottingham Forest End of Season 31 January 2003 FW Richard Offiong Newcastle United End of Season
Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref. July 2002 DF Éric Deloumeaux Aberdeen July 2002 MF Stuart Elliott Hull City £230,000
Loans out Date from Position Nationality Name To Date to Ref. 31 January 2002 FW Iain Russell Dumbarton 11 May 2003
Released Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref. 7 February 2003 DF Daniel Sengewald Bonner SC 29 May 2003 GK François Dubourdeau Kilmarnock 19 August 2003 May 2003 MF Dougie Ramsay Ayr United 1 August 2003 May 2003 DF Brian DempsieRetired May 2003 FW Dirk Lehmann Yokohama July 2003
Competitions Overview
Premier League
Results summary
Results by round
Results
Table
Scottish Cup
League Cup
Squad statistics
Appearances
|colspan="14"|Players away on loan:
|colspan="14"|Players who appeared for Motherwell but left during the season:
Goal scorers RankingPositionNationNumberNamePremier LeagueScottish CupLeague CupTotal1 FW10James McFadden1351192 FW9 Dirk Lehmann51173 MF6 Stephen Pearson60064 MF7 Derek Adams22155 FW27David Clarkson3003MF4 Keith Lasley3003FW17Steven Craig21038 MF21Shaun Fagan2002FW17Steven Ferguson2002MF8 Scott Leitch110211DF2 Martyn Corrigan1001FW11Khaled Kemas1001DF22William Kinniburgh1001DF5 Dougie Ramsay1001DF15Tony Vaughan1001 Own goal1001TOTALS459357
Clean sheets RankingPositionNationNumberNamePremier LeagueScottish CupLeague CupTotal1 GK13François Dubourdeau23052 GK1 Stevie Woods1012TOTALS3317
Disciplinary record NumberNationPositionNamePremier LeagueScottish CupLeague CupTotal 2 DFMartyn Corrigan100000103 DFSteven Hammell600000604 MFKeith Lasley600000605 MFDougie Ramsay400000406 MFStephen Pearson9210001027 MFDerek Adams811000918 MFScott Leitch910000919 FWDirk Lehmann5000005010FWJames McFadden141200016113GKFrançois Dubourdeau0100000114DFDavid Partridge92100010215DFTony Vaughan4120006116DFDavid Cowan2000002017FWSteven Craig3000003018DFBrian Dempsie1000001020MFKevin MacDonald1000001021MFShaun Fagan6100006122DFWilliam Kinniburgh4000004027FWDavid Clarkson0010001041FWRichard Offiong00100010Players who left Motherwell during the season:12DFDaniel Sengewald4100004117FWSteven Ferguson20000020TOTALS9811900010711
See also List of Motherwell F.C. seasons
References