2011–12 Motherwell F.C. season

Motherwell
2011–12 season
Chairman Vacant
Manager Stuart McCall
Stadium Fir Park
Scottish Premier League 3rd
Scottish Cup Quarter-finals vs Aberdeen
League Cup 3rd round vs Hibernian
Top goalscorer League: Michael Higdon (14)
All: Michael Higdon (16)
Highest home attendance 10,440 v Celtic
6 November 2011
Lowest home attendance 3,772 v Dunfermline
24 January 2012
Average home league attendance 5,946

The 2011–12 season was Motherwell's thirteenth consecutive season in the Scottish Premier League, having competed in it since its inauguration in 1998–99. Motherwell finished 3rd in the league, qualifying for the UEFA Champions League, were knocked out of the Scottish Cup at the Quarter-Finals stage by Aberdeen, and knocked out at the 3rd Round stage by Hibernian in the League Cup.

Important Events

Transfers

Main articles: List of Scottish football transfers summer 2011 and List of Scottish football transfers winter 2011-12
† Devlin's transfer was announced on the above date but were not finalised until 1 July.

Released

Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date
1 February 2012 FW Steven Howarth Albion Rovers 2 August 2012
11 May 2012 DF Stephen Craigan Retired
11 May 2012 FW Gary Smith Shettleston
11 May 2012 GK Tom Bradley
11 May 2012 MF Herman Mboa Megongo
11 May 2012 DF Michael Lynch
11 May 2012 DF Jordan Halsman Greenock Morton 15 May 2012
11 May 2012 MF Steven Lawless Partick Thistle 1 June 2012
11 May 2012 FW Keiran McGachie Annan Athletic 21 June 2012
11 May 2012 DF Ross McKinnon SC Veendam 24 July 2012
11 May 2012 DF Darren Brownlie Ayr United 26 July 2012
11 May 2012 MF Ross Forbes Partick Thistle 5 September 2012
11 May 2012 MF Jamie Pollock East Fife 21 September 2012
11 May 2012 DF Kieran MacDonald Clyde 22 October 2012

Motherwell F.C. Season 2011-12 First-team Squad

Updated 3 January 2012 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK IRL Darren Randolph
2 DF SCO Steven Saunders
3 DF SCO Steven Hammell
4 MF ENG Nicky Law
5 DF NIR Stephen Craigan (captain)
6 MF ENG Tom Hateley
7 MF JAM Chris Humphrey
8 MF ENG Steve Jennings
9 FW ENG Michael Higdon
11 FW SCO Jamie Murphy
12 GK SCO Lee Hollis
14 MF SCO Keith Lasley (vice-captain)
15 DF ENG Shaun Hutchinson
16 FW SCO Robert McHugh
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF JAM Omar Daley
18 MF SCO Ross Forbes
19 FW SCO Gary Smith
20 DF ENG Jonathan Page
21 MF SCO Jamie Pollock
22 DF IRL Tim Clancy
23 DF SCO Jordan Halsman
24 FW EST Henrik Ojamaa
25 FW SCO Steven Lawless
26 MF SCO Stuart Carswell
27 DF SCO Ross McKinnon
31 GK WAL Tom Bradley
39 DF ENG Adam Cummins

Motherwell F.C. Season 2011-12 Statistics

Appearances

Updated 13 May 2012

No. Pos Nat Player Total Scottish Premier League Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK IRL Darren Randolph 42 0 38+0 0 3+0 0 1+0 0
2 DF SCO Steven Saunders 2 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF SCO Steven Hammell 42 2 38+0 2 3+0 0 1+0 0
4 MF ENG Nicky Law 43 7 38+0 4 3+0 2 2+0 1
5 DF NIR Stephen Craigan 28 0 24+2 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
6 MF ENG Tom Hateley 43 4 38+0 2 3+0 1 2+0 1
7 MF JAM Chris Humphrey 40 2 23+12 2 0+3 0 1+1 0
8 MF ENG Steve Jennings 37 0 33+1 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
9 FW ENG Michael Higdon 39 16 35+0 14 2+0 0 2+0 2
11 FW SCO Jamie Murphy 40 13 32+4 9 3+0 4 1+0 0
12 GK SCO Lee Hollis 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
14 MF SCO Keith Lasley 36 5 32+0 4 2+0 0 2+0 1
15 DF ENG Shaun Hutchinson 34 2 30+1 1 2+0 1 1+0 0
16 FW SCO Robert McHugh 12 1 1+8 1 1+0 0 1+1 0
17 MF JAM Omar Daley 27 3 11+14 2 1+0 1 0+1 0
18 MF SCO Ross Forbes 7 0 1+3 0 1+0 0 1+1 0
19 FW SCO Gary Smith 2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
20 DF ENG Jonathan Page 8 0 2+2 0 1+2 0 1+0 0
21 MF SCO Jamie Pollock 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
22 DF IRL Tim Clancy 30 0 24+2 0 3+0 0 1+0 0
23 DF SCO Jordan Halsman 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
24 MF SCO Stephen Hughes 4 0 2+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
24 FW EST Henrik Ojamaa 21 9 12+6 7 2+1 2 0+0 0
25 FW SCO Steven Lawless 2 1 0+0 0 0+1 0 1+0 1
26 MF SCO Stuart Carswell 16 0 4+10 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
27 DF SCO Ross McKinnon 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
28 FW SCO Steve Howarth 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
31 GK WAL Tom Bradley 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
39 DF ENG Adam Cummins 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

2011-12 Motherwell Top scorers

Last updated on 28 April 2012
Ranking Nation Number Name Scottish Premier League Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup Total
1 9 Michael Higdon 14 2 16
2 11 Jamie Murphy 9 4 13
3 24 Henrik Ojamaa 7 2 9
4 4 Nicky Law 4 2 1 7
5 14 Keith Lasley 4 1 5
6 6 Tom Hateley 2 1 1 4
7 17 Omar Daley 2 1 3
8 3 Steven Hammell 2 2
9 7 Chris Humphrey 2 2
10 15 Shaun Hutchinson 1 1 2
11 16 Robert McHugh 1 1
12 25 Steven Lawless 1 1
/ / / Own Goals 1 0 0 1
/ / / TOTALS 48 11 6 65

2011-12 Motherwell Disciplinary Record

Last updated 13 May 2012
Nation Position Number Name Scottish Premier League Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
GK 1 Darren Randolph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF 2 Steven Saunders 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF 3 Steven Hammell 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
MF 4 Nicky Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF 5 Stephen Craigan 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 1
MF 6 Tom Hateley 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
MF 7 Chris Humphrey 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF 8 Steve Jennings 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
FW 9 Michael Higdon 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
FW 11 Jamie Murphy 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
GK 12 Lee Hollis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF 14 Keith Lasley 8 2 0 1 0 0 8 3
DF 15 Shaun Hutchinson 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
FW 16 Robert McHugh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF 17 Omar Daley 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
MF 18 Ross Forbes 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
FW 19 Gary Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF 20 Jonathan Page 2 1 2 0 0 0 4 1
MF 21 Jamie Pollock 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF 22 Tim Clancy 8 1 0 0 0 0 8 1
DF 23 Jordan Halsman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF 24 Stephen Hughes 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FW 24 Henrik Ojamaa 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
FW 25 Steven Lawless 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF 26 Stuart Carswell 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF 27 Ross McKinnon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW 28 Steve Howarth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GK 31 Tom Bradley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF 39 Adam Cummins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
/ / / TOTALS 61 5 3 1 0 0 64 6

Awards

Player of the Month

MONTH Name Award
October Keith Lasley Won

Manager of the Month

MONTH Name Award
July/August Stuart McCall Won
October Stuart McCall Won

Young player of the Month

MONTH Name Award
January Henrik Ojamaa Won

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss

Friendlies

Date Opponent H/A Score Motherwell Scorer(s) Attendance Report
5 July 2011 Morton A 3-2 Murphy 34', Pollock 51', Smith 86' Unknown Motherwell F.C.
9 July 2011 Dumbarton A 5-0 Murphy 8', 22', Law 54', McHugh 84', Saunders 90' 804 Motherwell F.C.
13 July 2011 Partick H 1-0 Craigan 2' (pen.) 2,122 Motherwell F.C.
16 July 2011 Leeds United H 1-2 Murphy 34' 4,798 Motherwell F.C.
17 January 2012 Fleetwood H 3-3 McHugh 80', Smith 75', 90' 0 (match was closed-doors) Motherwell F.C.

Scottish Premier League

Main article: 2011–12 Scottish Premier League
Match
Day 		Date Opponent H/A Score Motherwell Scorer(s) League
Position 		Attendance Report
1 23 July 2011 Inverness C.T. H 3–0 Hammell 25', Murphy 28', Lasley 77' 1 4,190 BBC Sport
2 30 July 2011 Kilmarnock A 0–0 1 4,867 BBC Sport
3 7 August 2011 Hearts H 1-0 Murphy 60', Lasley Yellow card 34' Yellow-red card 86' 1 5,685 BBC Sport
4 13 August 2011 St Mirren A 1-0 Hateley 90' 1 5,105 BBC Sport
5 21 August 2011 Rangers H 0-3 2 10,092 BBC Sport
6 27 August 2011 Dunfermline A 4-2 Higdon 11', 90', Murphy 26', Humphrey 55' 1 4,462 BBC Sport
7 10 September 2011 Celtic A 0-4 3 48,793 BBC Sport
8 17 September 2011 St Johnstone H 0-3 3 4,336 BBC Sport
9 24 September 2011 Aberdeen H 1-0 McHugh 84' 3 4,348 BBC Sport
10 1 October 2011 Dundee United A 3-1 Lasley 14', Higdon 45', 64' (pen.), 2 6,073 BBC Sport
11 15 October 2011 Hibernian A 1-0 Murphy 8' 2 8,518 BBC Sport
12 22 October 2011 Kilmarnock H 0-0 2 4,184 BBC Sport
13 29 October 2011 Inverness C.T. A 3-2 Hutchinson 39', Lasley 77', Hateley 87' 2 3,188 BBC Sport
14 6 November 2011 Celtic H 1-2 Higdon 11', Clancy Red card 83' 3 10,440 BBC Sport
15 19 November 2011 Aberdeen A 2-1 Higdon 6', Daley 53' 3 8,779 BBC Sport
16 26 November 2011 Dundee United H 0-0 3 4,487 BBC Sport
18 10 December 2011 St Johnstone A 3-0 Daley 16', Murphy 28', 68' 3 2,885 BBC Sport
19 17 December 2011 St Mirren H 1-1 Higdon 48' 3 4,557 BBC Sport
20 24 December 2011 Hearts A 0-2 3 13,300 BBC Sport
22 2 January 2012 Rangers A 0-3 3 44,893 BBC Sport
23 14 January 2012 Inverness C.T. H 0-1 4 4,152 BBC Sport
24 21 January 2012 Dundee United A 1-1 Higdon 85' 5 5,969 BBC Sport
21 (Re-arranged) 24 January 2012 Dunfermline H 3-1 Ojamaa 29', Law 52', Humphrey 80', Craigan Red card 18' 3 3,772 BBC Sport
25 28 January 2012 St Johnstone H 3-2 Ojamaa 22', 65', Lasley 75' 3 4,520 BBC Sport
26 11 February 2012 St Mirren A 0-0 3 4,204 BBC Sport
27 18 February 2012 Hearts H 3-0 Webster 37' (og.), Murphy 41', Lasley Yellow card 23' Yellow-red card 50', Law 64' 3 5,489 BBC Sport
17 (Re-arranged) 22 February 2012 Hibernian H 4-3 Higdon 47' (pen.), 70', 75' (pen.), Murphy 63' 3 8,065 BBC Sport
28 25 February 2012 Celtic A 0-1 3 53,486 BBC Sport
29 3 March 2012 Dunfermline A 2-0 Higdon 64', Ojamaa 70' 3 3,523 BBC Sport
30 17 March 2012 Aberdeen H 1-0 Hammell 22' 3 4,637 BBC Sport
31 24 March 2012 Kilmarnock A 0-2 3 6,878 BBC Sport
32 31 March 2012 Rangers H 1-2 Ojamaa 6' 3 9,063 BBC Sport
33 8 April 2012 Hibernian A 1-1 Law 81', 3 7,110 BBC Sport
34 22 April 2012 Celtic H 0-3 3 8,760 BBC Sport
35 28 April 2012 St Johnstone H 5-1 Higdon 17' (pen.), Law 20', Murphy 52', Ojamaa 83', 87' 3 4,743 BBC Sport
36 1 May 2012 Hearts A 1-0 Higdon 29' 3 9,185 BBC Sport
37 5 May 2012 Rangers A 0-0 3 45,962 BBC Sport
38 13 May 2012 Dundee United H 0-2 3 7,456 BBC Sport

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2011–12 Scottish Cup
Date Round Opponent H/A Score Motherwell Scorer(s) Attendance Report
7 January 2012 Fourth round Queen's Park H 4-0 Daley 5', Murphy 21', 71', Ojamaa 90' 4,286 BBC Sport
4 February 2012 Fifth round Greenock Morton H 6-0 Hateley 9', Murphy 29', 67', Hutchinson 9', Ojamaa 35', Law 41' 5,139 BBC Sport
11 March 2012 Quarter-finals Aberdeen H 1-2 Lasley Red card 68', Law 79' 7,640 BBC Sport

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 2011–12 Scottish League Cup
Date Round Opponent H/A Score Motherwell Scorer(s) Attendance Report
24 August 2011 Second round Clyde A 4-0 Higdon 17', Hateley 41', Law 51', Lawless 85' 1,778 BBC Sport
20 September 2011 Third round Hibernian H 2-2 (6-7 pens.) Lasley 30', Higdon 40' 3,909 BBC Sport

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Current
position / round 		Final
position / round 		First match Last match
Scottish Premier League — — 3 23 July 2011 13 May 2012
League Cup 2nd round — 3rd Round 24 August 2011 20 September 2011
Scottish Cup 4th Round — Quarter-finals 7 January 11 March 2012

Source: Competitions

SPL

Main article: 2011–12 Scottish Premier League

Classification

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Celtic (C) 38 30 3 5 84 21 +63 93 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
2 Rangers (D, R) 38 26 5 7 77 28 +49 73
3 Motherwell 38 18 8 12 49 44 +5 62 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4 Dundee United 38 16 11 11 62 50 +12 59 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round
5 Heart of Midlothian 38 15 7 16 45 43 +2 52 Qualification for the Europa League play-off round
Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Rangers were deducted 10 points for entering administration. As Rangers did not exit administration by 31 March, they were ineligible to compete in Europe in the 2012–13 season. Rangers were unable to agree a CVA with their creditors and the club entered proceedings to be liquidated. After being reformed in a new corporate structure, Rangers were admitted into the 2012–13 Scottish Third Division in time for the start of the season.
  2. Hearts qualified for the Europa League as 2011–12 Scottish Cup winners. Since they finished fifth in the league, the sixth-placed team, St Johnstone, also qualified for the Europa League.

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 18 8 12 48 44  +4 62 9 3 7 27 24  +3 9 5 5 21 20  +1

Source: BBC Sport

Results by round

Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38
Ground H A H A H A A H H A A H A H A H A H A A H A H H A H H A A H A H A H H A A H
Result W D W W L W L L W W W D W L W D W D L L L D W W D W W L W W L L D L W W D L
Position 1 1 1 1 2 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Source: BBC Sport
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results by opponent

Team Results Points
1 2 3 4
Aberdeen 1-0 2-1 1-0 9
Celtic 0-4 1-2 0-1 0-3 0
Dundee United 3-1 0-0 1-1 0-2 5
Dunfermline 4-2 3-1 2-0 9
Heart of Midlothian 1-0 0-2 3-0 1-0 9
Hibernian 1-0 4-3 1-1 7
Inverness C.T. 3–0 3-2 0-1 6
Kilmarnock 0–0 0-0 0-2 2
Rangers 0-3 0-3 1-2 0-0 1
St Johnstone 0-3 3-0 3-2 5-1 9
St Mirren 1-0 1-1 0-0 5

Source: 2011–12 Scottish Premier League Results Table

See also