Motherwell Football Club is a Scottish professional association football club from the North Lanarkshire town of Motherwell, competing in the Scottish Premiership. This is an overview of all the statistics and records involving Motherwell since its official formation on 17 May 1886.
Honours HonourYear(s) Scottish Premier League Runners-up 1994–95, 2012–13 Scottish Football League Winners 1931–32 Scottish League First DivisionSecond tier of the Scottish League Winners 1953–54, 1968–69, 1981–82, 1984–85 Scottish Cup Winners 1951–52, 1990–91 Runners-up 1930–31, 1932–33, 1938–39, 1950–51, 2010–11, 2017–18 Scottish League Cup Winners 1950–51 Runners-up 1953–54, 2004–05, 2017-18 Scottish Qualifying Cup Winners 1902 Runners-up 1896, 1901 Summer Cup Winners 1943-44, 1964–65 Lanarkshire League Winners 1898–99 Lanarkshire Cup Winners 1894–95, 1898–99, 1900–01, 1906–07, 1911–12, 1926–27, 1927–28, 1928–29, 1929–30, 1931–32, 1939–40, 1949–50, 1952–53, 1953–54, 1954–55, 1956–57, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1963–64, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1972–73, 1976–77, 1980–81, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91 Runners-up 1887-88, 1893–94, 1897–98, 1950–51, 1962–63, 1969–70 Lanarkshire Charity Cup Winners 1917-18 Airdrie Charity Cup Winners1892-93 Wishaw Charity Cup Winners 1913-14 West of Scotland League Winners 1902-03
Sources:Motherwell F.C. Honours SectionScottish Qualifying Cup (1895 - 1932 Finals)Summer Cup 1940-45Summer Cup 1963-65Lanarkshire 1879-1996 Glasgow and West of Scotland Football League Lanarkshire Charity Cup competitions 1884-1919Airdrie Charity Cup
Records and statistics
Firsts First match: Motherwell 3-2 Hamilton Academical (17 May 1886) First match played at Roman Road: Motherwell 3-2 Hamilton Academical (17 May 1886) First match played at Dalziel Park: Motherwell 3-3 Rangers (9 March 1889) First match played at Fir Park: Motherwell 1-8 Celtic (3 August 1895) First match played (as a professional side): Motherwell 4-1 Hamilton Academical (5 August 1893) First match played in league (as a professional side): Motherwell 4-1 Clyde (12 August 1893) First match played in Scottish Premier Division: Motherwell 1-1 Ayr United (30 August 1975) First match played in SPL: Motherwell 1-0 St Johnstone (1 August 1998)Motherwell's first season in SPL First match played in Scottish Premiership: Hibernian 0-1 Motherwell (4 August 2013) First match played in Scottish Cup: Cambuslang 6-1 Motherwell (11 September 1886) First match played in Scottish League Cup: Motherwell 0-1 Queen of the South (21 September 1946) First match played in Lanarkshire Cup (as Motherwell): Motherwell 3-3 Albion Rovers (20 November 1886)This was the first official match, since Motherwell were awarded a walkover in the previous round. First match played in Texaco Cup/Anglo-Scottish Cup: Motherwell 1-0 Stoke City (14 September 1970) First win in SPL: Motherwell 1-0 St Johnstone (1 August 1998) First draw in SPL: Motherwell 1-1 Dunfermline Athletic (22 August 1998) First defeat in SPL: Rangers 2-1 Motherwell (15 August 1998) First win in Scottish Premiership: Hibernian 0-1 Motherwell (4 August 2013) First defeat in Scottish Premiership: Motherwell 1-3 Aberdeen (12 August 2013) First match played in Europe: 1991–92 European Cup Winners' Cup vs GKS Katowice (18 September 1991)Motherwell in Europe First goal scored in SPL: Jered Stirling vs St Johnstone (1 August 1998) First goal scored in Scottish Premiership: Henri Anier vs Hibernian (4 August 2013) First goal scored in Europe: Steve Kirk vs GKS Katowice (1 October 1991) First hat-trick scored in SPL: John Spencer vs Aberdeen (20 October 1999) First hat-trick scored in Europe: Jamie Murphy vs Flamurtari (23 July 2009)
Individual Most Capped player (Scotland): Stephen O'Donnell (25 caps) Most Capped player (Other): Stephen Craigan (54 caps for Northern Ireland)All but two were earned whilst playing for Motherwell Youngest Player: Lennon Miller 16 years 5,000th SPL Goal: Scott McDonald versus Falkirk (Season 2005-2006)SPL Records Most Clean Sheets in a season (All Competitions): Callum Ward
Appearances Most League appearances: Bob Ferrier, 626, 1917–1937 Most League appearances since World War Two: Steven Hammell, 583, 1999–2006, 2008–2018 Most SPL appearances: Steven Hammell, 399, 1999–2006, 2008–2013Statistic correct as of 1 July 2013 Most Premiership appearances: John Sutton, 38, 2013–presentStatistic correct as of 11 May 2014 Most European appearances: Steven Hammell, 19, 2008–present
Goals Most League goals: Hughie Ferguson, 284, 1916–1925 Most League goals since World War Two: Pat Quinn, 83, 1955–1962 Most League goals in a season: Willie MacFadyen, 52, 1931/1932 season Most SPL League goals: Scott McDonald, 42 Most SPL League goals in a season: Michael Higdon, 26 Total number of hat-tricks scored in the SPL: 9, 2012/2013 season Most hat-tricks scored in the SPL: Michael Higdon, 3 Most hat-tricks scored in the SPL in a season: Michael Higdon, 2, 2012/2013 season Most Premiership League goals: Louis Moult, 39 Most Premiership League goals in a season: John Sutton, 22 Most European goals: Jamie Murphy, 7 Most European goals in a season: Jamie Murphy, 4, 2009/2010 season
List of hat-tricks The Result column shows the Motherwell score first.
Key(X)Number of times player scored a hat-trick (only for players with multiple hat-tricks)4Player scored four goals5Player scored five goals6Player scored six goalsMotherwell lost the matchMotherwell drew the match
# Competition Home/Away/Neutral 1 Tommy Coyne 3 Kilmarnock 4–2 16 November 1996 Premier Division Away 2 Owen Coyle 3 Greenock Morton 3–0 20 August 1997 League Cup Home 3 John Spencer 3 Aberdeen5–6 20 October 1999 Premier League Home 4 David Ferrère 3 Hibernian 4–0 9 February 2002 Premier League Home 5 James McFadden 3 Livingston 6–2 24 May 2003 Premier League Home 6 David Clarkson 3 Dundee United 3–1 3 January 2004 Premier League Home 7 Richie Foran 3 Queen's Park 3–0 20 September 2006 League Cup Home 8 Chris Porter 3 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3–2 27 December 2008 Premier League Home 9 Jamie Murphy 3 Flamurtari 8–1 23 July 2009 UEFA Europa League Home 10 Nick Blackman 3 St Johnstone 4–0 10 November 2010 Premier League Home 11 Michael Higdon 3 Hibernian 4–3 22 February 2012 Premier League Home 12 Michael Higdon 3 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 4–1 2 September 2012 Premier League Home 13 Michael Higdon 3 St Johnstone 3–2 20 January 2013 Premier League Home 14 Louis Moult 4 Hamilton Academical 4–2 17 September 2016 Premiership Home 15 Elliott Frear 3 Edinburgh City 5–0 17 July 2018 League Cup Home 16 Chris Long 3 Dundee 3–0 18 January 2020 Scottish Cup Away 17 Kevin van Veen 3 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 4–0 31 August 2022 League Cup Away 18 Kevin van Veen 3 Ross County 5–0 4 October 2022 Premiership Away
Scorelines Highest Scoring home win: 12-1 versus Dundee United, 1954League Only Highest Scoring away win: 8-1 versus Thistle, 1894 Highest Scoring home draw: 6-6 versus Dumbarton, 1954 and Hibernian, 2010 Highest Scoring away draw: 3-3 versus St Mirren, 2009 and Hearts, 2011 Highest Scoring home loss: 0-7 versus Celtic, 1982 Highest Scoring away loss: 0-8 versus Aberdeen, 1979 Highest home aggregate: 8-5 versus Queen of the South, 1938 Highest away aggregate: 8-3 versus Partick Thistle, 1971 Highest Scoring home win in domestic cup football: 9-1 versus Falkirk, 1962Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup Only Highest Scoring away win in domestic cup football: 8-1 versus Huntly, 1939 Highest Scoring home draw in domestic cup football: 4-4 versus Clyde, 1960 Highest Scoring away draw in domestic cup football: 5-5 versus Aberdeen, 1953 Highest Scoring home loss in domestic cup football: 0-6 versus Celtic, 1984 Highest Scoring away loss in domestic cup football: 7-1 versus Morton, 1898 Highest home aggregate in domestic cup football: 8-3 versus Kilmarnock, 1933 and Albion Rovers, 1948 Highest away aggregate in domestic cup football: 6-5 versus Airdriehill, 1889 Highest Scoring European home win: 8-1 Versus Flamurtari, 2009 Highest Scoring European away win: 4-1 Versus HB Tórshavn, 1994 Highest Scoring European away draw: 1-1 Versus Aalesunds, 2010 Highest Scoring European home loss: 1-3 Versus MYPA, 1995 and Steaua București, 2009 Highest Scoring European away loss: 0-3 Versus Steaua București, 2009 and Panathinaikos, 2012
Points Most points in a season: Two for a win: 66 Season 1932-1933 Three for a win: 70 Season 2013-2014
Fewest points in a season: Two for a win: 15 Season 1983-1984 Three for a win: 28 Season 2002-2003
Sequences Longest sequence of wins: 12, 1968 Longest sequence of draw: 5, 1975 and 1988 Longest sequence of defeats: 9, 1979 Longest sequence of clean sheets: 7, 1996 Longest run of games without scoring a goal: 8, 1995-1996 Longest run of games without a win: 19, 1988 Longest run of games without a draw: 34, 1953-1954 Longest unbeaten run: 30, 1930 Longest run of games without keeping a clean sheet: 35, 1905-1906 Longest run of games scoring at least one goal: 56, 1932-1934
Basic Statistics Most wins in a single season (Top Flight): 30, 1931-1932 Most draws in a single season (Top Flight): 17, 1977-1978 Most defeats in a single season (Top Flight): 25, 1983-1984 Fewest wins in a single season (Top Flight): 4, 1983-1984 Fewest defeats in a single season (Top Flight): 2, 1931-1932 Most goals scored in a single season (Top Flight): 119, 1931-1932 Fewest goals scored in a single season (Top Flight): 28, 1995-1996 Most goals conceded in a single season (Top Flight): 86, 1938-1939, 1978-1979 Fewest goals conceded in a single season (Top Flight): 31, 1931-1932 Number of wins in European football: 9 (7 home, 2 away) Correct as of end of 2013-14 season. Number of draws in European football: 1 (1 away) Number of defeats in European football: 18 (9 home, 9 away) Number of aggregate wins in European football: 5 Number of aggregate defeats in European football: 9 Total number of goals scored in European football: 32 (20 home, 12 away) Total number of goals conceded in European football: 37 (20 home, 17 away) Total number of clean sheets in European football: 6 (3 home, 3 away) Total number of games without scoring in European football: 15 (7 home, 8 away) Best performance in European football: play-offs, season 2010-2011 and 2012-13
All-time Statistics Total number of wins (SPL): 159All-time SPL statistics Total number of draws (SPL): 115 Total number of defeats (SPL): 216 Total number of goals scored (SPL): 592 Total number of goals conceded (SPL): 744 All-time goal difference (SPL): −147 All-time points (SPL): 654 All-time league placing (SPL): 6TH Total number of wins (Premiership): 22All-time Premiership statistics Total number of draws (Premiership): 4 Total number of defeats (Premiership): 12 Total number of goals scored (Premiership): 64 Total number of goals conceded (Premiership): 60 All-time goal difference (Premiership): +4 All-time points (Premiership): 70 All-time league placing (Premiership): 2ND
Lasts Last match played at Dalziel Park: Motherwell 3-2 Royal Albert (31 May 1895) Last match played in Scottish Football League Premier Division: Motherwell 1-2 Aberdeen (9 May 1998) Last goal scored in Scottish Football League Premier Division: Ian Ross vs Aberdeen (9 May 1998) Last match played in Scottish Premier League: St Johnstone 2-0 Motherwell (19 May 2013) Last goal scored in Scottish Premier League: Chris Humphrey vs Ross County (12 May 2013) Last match played outside the top-tier (Level 1) of Scottish Football: Forfar Athletic 0-0 Motherwell (11 May 1985) Last match played in Texaco Cup/Anglo-Scottish Cup: St Mirren 3-0 Motherwell (9 August 1978)
Attendances Highest home attendance: 35,632 versus Rangers, 1952 Highest home SPL attendance: 12,944 versus Celtic, 22 May 2005