The 2024–25 season was Motherwell's fortieth consecutive season in the top flight of Scottish football, having been promoted from the Scottish First Division at the end of the 1984–85 season.
Season review Preseason On 20 May 2024, Motherwell announced that they would have a 7-day training camp in the Netherlands from 24 June, during which they would play two friendly matches, against Twente and DSVD Deurningen.
On 24 May, Motherwell announced their retained and released list, with Liam Kelly, Callan Elliot, Calum Butcher, Barry Maguire and Blair Spittal all leaving the club at the end of the season when their contracts expire, whilst Matthew Connelly, Stephen O'Donnell, Bevis Mugabi, Callum Slattery and Sam Nicholson had all been offered new contracts, with Paul McGinn and Aston Oxborough both extending their contracts until the summer of 2025. Meanwhile youth team players, Olly Whyte, Max Ross, Ewan Wilson and Mark Ferrie all extended their contract until the summer of 2025, whilst Shay Nevans, Robbie Garcia, Arran Bone, Kyle Aitken, Josh Bogan and Adam MacDonald would be leaving the club at the end of their contracts.
On 30 May, Jonathan Obika announced his retirement from football and joined the coaching staff at Motherwell.
On 31 May, Motherwell announced that they had signed Sam Nicholson to a permanent two-year contract, after joining the club on loan from Colorado Rapids in January 2024.
June On 3 June, Motherwell announced that Stephen O'Donnell had signed a new two-year contract with the club.
On 7 June, Motherwell announced that Bevis Mugabi would be leaving the club having turned down a new contract with the club following the expiration of his last one at the end of the previous season.
On 11 June, Motherwell announced the signing of Kofi Balmer to a two-year contract, with the option of a third, from Crystal Palace.
On 12 June, Motherwell announced the signing of free-agent Tom Sparrow to a two-year contract, with the option of a third, after he'd left Stoke City at the end of his contract.
On 15 June, Motherwell announced the signing of free-agent John Koutroumbis to a two-year contract, after he'd left Perth Glory at the end of his contract.
On 19 June, Motherwell announced the signing of free-agent Ross Callachan to a one-year contract, with the option of an additional year, after he'd left Ross County at the end of his contract the previous month.
On 20 June, Motherwell announced that Ross Tierney left the club to return to Bohemians for an undisclosed fee. Later the same day, Motherwell announced the signing of Zach Robinson, to a two-year contract following the completion of his AFC Wimbledon contract, and of Filip Stuparević to a two-year contract, with an option of a third, after his Domžale contract had expired. Motherwell also announced that Callum Slattery had signed a new one-year contract, with the option of an additional year.
On 24 June, Motherwell announced the signing of free-agent Liam Gordon to a two-year contract, after he'd turned down a new contract with St Johnstone.
On 28 June, Motherwell announced the season-long loan signing of Krisztián Hegyi from West Ham United.
July On 2 July, Motherwell announced the signing of Steve Seddon to a one-year contract, with the option of another, after leaving Oxford United.
On 12 July, Motherwell announced that they had signed professional contracts with Eight academy graduates, Jack McConnell, Jon-Joe Friel, Jay Gillies, Andrew Arnott, Zander McAllister, Rocco McColm, Nathan Lawson and Harry McLean. Later the same day Motherwell announced that Matthew Connelly had signed a new one-year contract with the club.
On 15 July, Motherwell announced Paul McGinn as their new club captain and Stephen O'Donnell as their new vice-captain. Later the same day Motherwell announced the season-long loan signing of Marvin Kaleta from Wolverhampton Wanderers.
On 16 July, Motherwell announced that Theo Bair had left the club to join AJ Auxerre for an undisclosed fee.
On 17 July, Motherwell announced that Olly Whyte had joined Cowdenbeath on loan until January 2025.
On 30 July, Motherwell announced the signing of Apostolos Stamatelopoulos from Newcastle Jets for an undisclosed fee, on a contract until 2027.
August On 13 August, Motherwell announced the return of Tony Watt on a season-long loan deal from Dundee United.
On 14 August, goalkeeper Matthew Connelly joined East Kilbride on loan until January.
On 18 August, Motherwell announced the signing of free-agent Tawanda Maswanhise on a short-term contract until January.
On 30 August, Motherwell announced the return of Jack Vale to the club, on a season-long loan deal from Blackburn Rovers. Later the same day, Motherwell announced the season-long loan signing of Jair Tavares from Hibernian, whilst Luca Ross joined Annan Athletic on loan until January 2025.
September On 21 September, Max Ross joined Albion Rovers on loan until January.
On 26 September, Mark Ferrie joined Bonnyrigg Rose on loan until January.
On 27 September, Filip Stuparević joined Greenock Morton on loan for the remainder of the season, whilst Brannan McDermott joined Broomhill on loan until January.
On 30 September, Dylan Wells joined Edinburgh City on loan until January.
October On 10 October, Motherwell announced that Aston Oxborough had signed a new contract with the club, until the summer of 2027 with the option of a further year. The following day, 11 October, Motherwell announced that Tawanda Maswanhise had also extended his contract with the club, until the summer of 2026, with the option of an additional year.
On 17 October, Motherwell announced that Ewan Wilson had extended his contract with the club until the summer of 2027, with the option of an additional year.
January On 5 January, Callum Slattery returned to the first team in Motherwell's 2-0 win over Aberdeen after over a year out due to injury.
On 7 January, Motherwell announced the signing of Kai Andrews on loan from Coventry City for the remainder of the season.
On 9 January, Motherwell announced that Olly Whyte, Matthew Connelly, Luca Ross, Max Ross, Mark Ferrie Brannan McDermott, and Dylan Wells all had had their loan deals extended until the end of the season.
On the morning of 11 January, Motherwell announced that Krisztián Hegyi had been recalled by West Ham United and that Archie Mair had joined on loan from Norwich City for the remainder of the season.
On 23 January, Motherwell announced the loan signing of Ellery Balcombe from Brentford for the remainder of the season. The following day, 24 January, Motherwell announced the loan signing of Luke Armstrong from Carlisle United until the end of the season.
On 25 January, before their league match against St Johnstone, Motherwell announced the signing of free-agent Dominic Thompson on a contract to the end of the season.
On 27 January, the Motherwell board announced that they had accepted Stuart Kettlewell's resignation, with Stephen Frail taking charger for their game against Celtic on 2 February.
February On 1 February, Motherwell announced the loan signings of Luke Plange from Crystal Palace and Will Dickson from Manchester City both until the end of the season.
On 3 February, Motherwell announced the signing of free-agent Calum Ward on a contract until the end of the season.
On 17 February, Motherwell announced the appointment of Michael Wimmer as their new Manager.
March On 18 March, Motherwell announced that they had extended their contracts with Stephen O'Donnell and Callum Slattery, until the end of the 2025–26 season.
April On 2 April, Motherwell announced that they had signed a new contract with Tom Sparrow, until the summer of 2027 with the club holding a one-year extension option.
On 16 April, Motherwell announced that they had signed a contract extension with Luca Ross, until the summer of 2027.
On 30 April, Motherwell announced that they had extended their contract with Andy Halliday for the 2025–26 season, whilst also extending the contract with Calum Ward for the 2025–26 season with the club holding the option of an additional year.
May On 9 May, Motherwell announced that they had signed a new contract with Paul McGinn, until the summer of 2026.
On 23 May, Motherwell confirmed that Manager Michael Wimmer had left the club to take up a similar role at SSV Jahn Regensburg.
On 28 May, Motherwell announced that Shane Blaney, Ross Callachan, Mark Ferrie, Max Ross, Brannan McDermott, Zack Flatman, Derin Marshall, Ross Nelson and Zack Tomany would all leave the club at the end of their contracts. Olly Whyte, Campbell Forrest, Mikey Booth and Scott Williamson had extended their contracts, whilst contract discussions where on going with Steve Seddon, Dan Casey, Dominic Thompson, Davor Zdravkovski, Harry Paton and Moses Ebiye.
Squad
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals Goalkeepers 1 Archie Mair GK on loan from Norwich City 2025 2025 2 0 13 Aston Oxborough GK Unattached 2022 2027(+1) 32 0 61 Calum Ward GK Unattached 2025 2026 (+1) 0 0 88 Ellery Balcombe GK on loan from Brentford 2025 2025 12 0 Defenders 2 Stephen O'Donnell DF Kilmarnock 2020 2026 183 5 3 Steve Seddon DF Unattached 2024 2025(+1) 17 0 4 Liam Gordon DF St Johnstone 2024 2026 33 1 5 Kofi Balmer DF Unattached 2024 2026 (+1) 24 1 15 Dan Casey DF Unattached 2023 2025 85 7 16 Paul McGinn DF Hibernian 2022 2026 92 2 20 Shane Blaney DF Sligo Rovers 2022 2025 54 3 21 Marvin Kaleta DF on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers 2024 2025 26 0 22 John Koutroumbis DF Unattached 2024 2026 8 0 23 Ewan Wilson DF Academy 2021 2027 (+1) 41 1 56 Dominic Thompson DF Unattached 2025 2025 15 0 Midfielders 6 Davor Zdravkovski MF Unattached 2023 2025 62 1 7 Tom Sparrow MF Unattached 2024 2027 (+1) 37 6 8 Callum Slattery MF Southampton 2021 2026 110 15 11 Andy Halliday MF Heart of Midlothian 2024 2026 60 5 12 Harry Paton MF Unattached 2023 2025 63 2 18 Ross Callachan MF Unattached 2024 2025 (+1) 1 0 38 Lennon Miller MF Academy 2022 2026 76 6 54 Kai Andrews MF on loan from Coventry City 2025 2025 12 0 Forwards 9 Zach Robinson FW Unattached 2024 2026 19 2 14 Apostolos Stamatelopoulos FW Newcastle Jets 2024 2027 18 5 17 Filip Stuparević FW Unattached 2024 2026 4 1 19 Sam Nicholson FW Colorado Rapids 2024 2026 26 2 24 Moses Ebiye FW Unattached 2024 2025 40 7 52 Tony Watt FW on loan from Dundee United 2024 2025 100 20 55 Tawanda Maswanhise FW Unattached 2024 2026(+1) 34 6 57 Luke Plange FW on loan from Crystal Palace 2025 2025 4 0 58 Will Dickson FW on loan from Manchester City 2025 2025 7 0 59 Luke Armstrong FW on loan from Carlisle United 2025 2025 14 4 77 Jack Vale FW on loan from Blackburn Rovers 2024 2025 21 3 90 Jair Tavares FW on loan from Hibernian 2024 2025 10 0 Development team 25 Max Ross DF Academy 2022 2025 0 0 26 Olly Whyte MF Academy 2023 2025 0 0 27 Dylan Wells MF Academy 2022 2026 6 0 28 Luca Ross FW Academy 2022 2027 5 1 29 Mark Ferrie FW Academy 2022 2025 12 0 30 Brannan McDermott DF Academy 2022 2025 1 0 31 Matthew Connelly GK Academy 2019 2025 0 0 32 Zack Flatman DF Academy 2023 2025 0 0 33 Derin Marshall DF Academy 2023 2025 0 0 34 Scott Williamson DF Academy 2023 2025 0 0 35 Campbell Forrest MF Academy 2023 2025 0 0 36 Ross Nelson DF Academy 2023 2025 0 0 37 Mikey Booth MF Academy 2023 2025 0 0 39 Devon Johnston FW Academy 2023 2025 0 0 40 Zack Tomany FW Academy 2023 2025 0 0 41 Jack McConnell GK Academy 2024 0 0 42 Jon-Joe Friel DF Academy 2024 0 0 43 Jay Gillies DF Academy 2024 0 0 44 Andrew Arnott DF Academy 2024 0 0 45 Zander McAllister MF Academy 2024 0 0 46 Rocco McColm MF Academy 2024 0 0 47 Nathan Lawson FW Academy 2024 0 0 48 Harry McLean FW Academy 2024 0 0 U18 Left during the season 1 Krisztián Hegyi GK on loan from West Ham United 2024 2025 2 0 14 Theo Bair FW Unattached 2023 2025 41 15
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