The 2014–15 season is Motherwell's thirtieth consecutive season in the top flight of Scottish football and the second in the newly established Scottish Premiership, having been promoted from the Scottish First Division at the end of the 1984–85 season. Motherwell will also compete in the Europa League, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
Season events On 2 June, Motherwell announced that they had extended their contract with Craig Moore until June 2016. The following day, 3 June, Motherwell extended their contract with Keith Lasley until the summer of 2016.
On 5 June, Motherwell announced that they had extended their contracts with Morgyn Neill, Dom Thomas and Steven Higgins, whilst also confirming the that Dale Shirkie, Frazer Johnstone, Paul McCafferty and Ross Kellock had all left the club after not being offered contract extensions.
On 2 November Stuart McCall resigned as manager, with Kenny Black taking over as caretaker manager until Ian Baraclough was appointed as manager on 13 December. Black returned to his role as assistant manager following the appointment of Baraclough, but was sacked by the club on 6 February 2015.
Squad
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals Goalkeepers 1 George Long GK on loan from Sheffield United 2015 2015 15 0 12 Dan Twardzik GK Dundee 2014 2016 30 0 Defenders 2 Craig Reid DF Unattached 2014 2016 38 1 3 Steven Hammell DF Southend United 2008 2016 518 5 4 Simon Ramsden DF Unattached 2012 2015 81 1 6 Stephen McManus DF Unattached 2013 2016 84 5 15 Mark O'Brien DF on loan from Derby County 2014 2015 23 0 17 Zaine Francis-Angol DF Tottenham Hotspur 2011 2015 76 3 20 Fraser Kerr DF Unattached 2013 2015 67 1 30 David Ferguson DF Academy 2013 5 0 38 Luke Watt DF Academy 2014 5 0 45 Louis Laing DF on loan from Nottingham Forest 2015 2015 13 1 Ben Hall DF Dungannon Swifts 2013 0 0 Midfielders 4 Stuart Carswell MF Academy 2011 2015 99 0 7 Lionel Ainsworth MF Rotherham United 2014 2015 70 20 8 Paul Lawson MF Ross County 2013 2015 26 0 11 Iain Vigurs MF Ross County 2013 2015 53 6 14 Keith Lasley MF Unattached 2006 2016 421 22 18 Josh Law MF Alfreton Town 2014 2015 40 2 26 Jack Leitch MF Academy 2013 19 0 24 Marvin Johnson MF Kidderminster Harriers 2015 13 1 26 Dom Thomas MF Academy 2013 15 0 29 Chris Cadden MF Academy 2013 6 0 39 Ross MacLean MF Academy 2014 1 0 44 Anthony Straker MF on loan from York City 2015 2015 13 0 46 Nathan Thomas MF Plymouth Argyle 2015 2015 (+1) 2 0 47 Conor Grant MF on loan from Everton 2015 2015 12 1 48 Stephen Pearson MF Kerala Blasters 2015 2015 103 14 Forwards 9 John Sutton FW Unattached 2013 2015 209 78 19 Lee Erwin FW Academy 2013 38 6 22 Craig Moore FW Academy 2011 2016 29 1 77 Scott McDonald FW Millwall 2015 2015 138 50 Away on loan 16 Bob McHugh FW Academy 2007 2015 92 8 32 Morgyn Neill DF Academy 2013 0 0 Adam Cummins DF Everton 2011 2015 34 1 Left during the season 24 Henrik Ojamaa FW on loan from Legia Warsaw 2014 2015 86 17
Transfers
In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref 21 May 2014 MF Josh Law Alfreton Town Free 23 May 2014 GK Dan Twardzik Dundee Free 16 June 2014 MF Lionel Ainsworth Rotherham United Free 19 January 2015 MF Stephen Pearson Kerala Blasters Free 3 February 2015 MF Nathan Thomas Plymouth Argyle Free 26 February 2015 FW Scott McDonald Millwall Free
Loans in Date from Position Nationality Name From Date to Ref. 14 August 2014 FW Henrik Ojamaa Legia Warsaw 29 January 2015 15 August 2014 DF Mark O'Brien Derby County 31 May 2015 29 January 2015 MF Anthony Straker York City 31 May 2015 30 January 2015 DF Louis Laing Nottingham Forest 31 May 2015 2 February 2015 MF Conor Grant Everton 31 May 2015 2 February 2015 GK George Long Sheffield United 31 May 2015
Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.19 June 2014FWHenri AnierErzgebirge AueUndisclosed
Loans out Date from Position Nationality Name To Date to Ref. 27 February 2015 DF Adam Cummins Stirling Albion End of Season
Released Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref. 4 March 2015 GK Gunnar Nielsen Stjarnan 2 June 2015 GK Ross M. Stewart Albion Rovers June 2015 2 June 2015 DF Adam Cummins Bangor City 18 August 2015 2 June 2015 DF Zaine Francis-Angol Kidderminster Harriers 2 October 2015 2 June 2015 DF Simon Ramsden Gateshead 10 July 2015 2 June 2015 MF Stuart Carswell St Mirren 29 June 2015 2 June 2015 MF Fraser Kerr Cowdenbeath November 2015 2 June 2015 MF Paul Lawson Formartine United 6 July 2015 2 June 2015 MF Nathan Thomas Mansfield Town 3 June 2015 2 June 2015 MF Iain Vigurs Inverness Caledonian Thistle 12 August 2015 2 June 2015 FW Robert McHugh Falkirk 14 July 2015 10 June 2015 FW Lee Erwin Leeds United 1 July 2015 15 June 2015 FW John Sutton St Johnstone 17 June 2015
Friendlies
Competitions Overview
Premiership
League table
Results by round
Results summary
Results
Premiership play-offs
Scottish Cup
Scottish League Cup
UEFA Europa League
Qualifying phase
Squad statistics
Appearances
|colspan="14"|Players away from the club on loan:
|colspan="14"|Players who appeared for Motherwell no longer at the club:
Goal scorers Motherwell F.C. Sky Sports Statistics Motherwell F.C. Sky Sports Statistics 2 RankingNationPositionNumberNamePremiershipPremiership Play-offsScottish CupLeague CupUEFA Europa LeagueTotal1 FW9 John Sutton121000132 MF7 Lionel Ainsworth6200193 FW19Lee Erwin5100064 FW77Scott McDonald5000055 FW24Henrik Ojamaa3010046 MF11Iain Vigurs200002MF18Josh Law0000228 DF5 Simon Ramsden100001DF20Fraser Kerr100001MF47Conor Grant100001DF45Louis Laing100001MF48Stephen Pearson100001DF6 Stephen McManus010001MF24Marvin Johnson010001DF3 Steven Hammell000011TOTALS38610449
Clean sheets
RankingNationPositionNumberNamePremiershipPremiership Play-offsScottish CupLeague CupUEFA Europa LeagueTotal1 GK12Dan Twardzik5001062 GK1 George Long210003TOTALS710109
Disciplinary record
NumberNationPositionNamePremiershipPremiership Play-offsScottish Cup League CupEuropa LeagueTotal 2 DFCraig Reid5000000010604 MFStuart Carswell3100000010415 DFSimon Ramsden4200000010526 DFStephen McManus5100001010718 MFPaul Lawson1000000000109 FWJohn Sutton10000000001011MFIain Vigurs40001010006014MFKeith Lasley50001000208015MFMark O'Brien800000210010117DFZaine Francis-Angol10000000001018MFJosh Law20000000002019FWLee Erwin30100000004020DFFraser Kerr11010000001221MFJack Leitch40000000004024MFMarvin Johnson10000000001030DFDavid Ferguson10000000001045DFLouis Laing11100000002148MFStephen Pearson50000000005077FWScott McDonald211000000031Players who left Motherwell during the season:24FWHenrik Ojamaa310010000041 TOTALS0031304160162
See also List of Motherwell F.C. seasons
Notes and references
External links Motherwell F.C. Website BBC My Club Page Motherwell F.C. Newsnow