2012–13 Motherwell F.C. season

Motherwell
2012–13 season
ChairmanVacant
ManagerStuart McCall
StadiumFir Park
Scottish Premier League2nd
Scottish CupFourth round vs Aberdeen
League CupThird round vs Rangers
Champions LeagueThird qualifying round vs Panathinaikos
Europa LeaguePlay-off round vs Levante
Top goalscorerLeague: Michael Higdon (26)
All: Michael Higdon (27)
Highest home attendance10,496 vs Celtic
29 September 2012
Lowest home attendance3,649 vs St Johnstone
20 January 2013
Average home league attendance5,118[1]

The 2012–13 season will be Motherwell's fourteenth consecutive season in the Scottish Premier League, having competed in it since its inauguration in 1998–99. Motherwell will also compete in the Champions League,[2] Europa League, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Season events

On 24 July, Motherwell announced the signing of Simon Ramsden to a one-year contract after his Bradford City contract had expired.[3]

On 10 August, Motherwell announced the loan signing of Fraser Kerr from Birmingham City until January.[4]

On 4 December, Motherwell announced that they had extended their contract with Adam Cummins until the summer of 2015.[5]

On 4 January, Fraser Kerr extended his loan contract with Motherwell until the end of the season.[6]

On 9 January, Motherwell announced the loan signing of Kallum Higginbotham from Huddersfield Town until the end of the season.[7]

On 18 February, Motherwell announced the return of James McFadden on a contract until the end of the season after his short-term Sunderland contract had expired.[8]

On 21 March, Motherwell announced that they had extended their contract with Stuart Carswell until the summer of 2015.[9]

On 26 March, Motherwell announced that they had extended their contract with Bob McHugh until the summer of 2015.[10]

On 17 May, Motherwell announced that they had signed a new two-year contract with Simon Ramsden.[11]

Squad

As of match played 19 May 2013
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (Age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Darren Randolph GK (1987-05-12)12 May 1987 (aged 26) Unattached 2010[12] 2013[12] 136 0
12 Lee Hollis GK (1986-03-27)27 March 1986 (aged 27) Unattached 2010[13] 2014[14] 6 0
43 Ross Stewart GK (1995-04-10)10 April 1995 (aged 18) Academy 2012 1 0
Defenders
2 Steven Saunders DF (1991-03-30)30 March 1991 (aged 22) Academy 2008 74 2
3 Steven Hammell DF (1982-02-18)18 February 1982 (aged 31) Southend United 2008 2014[15] 465 4
5 Shaun Hutchinson DF (1990-11-23)23 November 1990 (aged 22) Academy 2009 2014[16] 104 8
15 Simon Ramsden DF (1981-12-17)17 December 1981 (aged 31) Unattached 2012[3] 2015[11] 31 0
19 Fraser Kerr DF (1993-01-17)17 January 1993 (aged 20) on loan from Birmingham City 2012[4] 2013[6] 20 0
26 Zaine Francis-Angol DF (1993-06-30)30 June 1993 (aged 19) Tottenham Hotspur 2011 2015[17] 25 0
30 Adam Cummins DF (1993-03-03)3 March 1993 (aged 20) Everton 2011 2015[5] 29 1
Midfielders
4 Nicky Law MF (1988-03-29)29 March 1988 (aged 25) Rotherham United 2011[18] 2013[18] 86 13
6 Tom Hateley MF (1989-09-12)12 September 1989 (aged 23) Unattached 2009[19] 2013[20] 177 13
7 Chris Humphrey MF (1987-09-19)19 September 1987 (aged 25) Unattached 2009[21] 2012[21] 163 9
14 Keith Lasley MF (1979-09-21)21 September 1979 (aged 33) Unattached 2006[22] 2014[23] 341 20
17 Omar Daley MF (1981-04-25)25 April 1981 (aged 32) Unattached 2011[24] 2013[24] 44 4
26 Stuart Carswell MF (1993-09-09)9 September 1993 (aged 19) Academy 2011 2015[9] 46 0
Forwards
8 Henrik Ojamaa FW (1991-05-20)20 May 1991 (aged 21) RoPS 2012[25] 2014[26] 65 13
9 Michael Higdon FW (1983-09-02)2 September 1983 (aged 29) Unattached 2011[27] 2013[27] 83 43
11 Kallum Higginbotham FW (1989-06-15)15 June 1989 (aged 23) on loan from Huddersfield Town 2013[7] 2013[7] 10 1
16 Bob McHugh FW (1991-07-16)16 July 1991 (aged 21) Academy 2007 2015[10] 76 6
20 James McFadden FW (1983-04-14)14 April 1983 (aged 30) Unattached 2013[8] 2013[8] 83 37
Away on loan
27 Steven Hetherington MF (1993-03-09)9 March 1993 (aged 20) Rangers 2011 4 0
Adam Asghar DF (1994-07-26)26 July 1994 (aged 18) Academy 2012 0 0
Nicky Devlin DF (1993-10-17)17 October 1993 (aged 19) Dumbarton 2011[28] 0 0
Dominic Green MF (1995-02-13)13 February 1995 (aged 18) Academy 2012 0 0
Josh Watt MF (1993-08-31)31 August 1993 (aged 19) Academy 2012 0 0
Craig Moore FW (1994-08-16)16 August 1994 (aged 18) Academy 2011 0 0
Left during the season
11 Jamie Murphy FW (1989-08-28)28 August 1989 (aged 23) Academy 2006 2013[29] 215 50
20 Jonathan Page DF (1990-02-08)8 February 1990 (aged 23) Portsmouth 2008 26 3

Transfers

In

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref
24 July 2012 DF Simon Ramsden Unattached Free [3]
18 February 2013 FW James McFadden Unattached Free [8]

Out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref
3 January 2013 FW Jamie Murphy Sheffield United Undisclosed [30]

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date to Ref.
10 August 2012 DF Fraser Kerr Birmingham City Season-Long [4][6]
9 January 2013 FW Kallum Higginbotham Huddersfield Town End of Season [7]

Loans out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date to Ref.
17 August 2012 DF Nicky Devlin Dumbarton 3 February 2013 [31][32]
27 September 2012 DF Jonathan Page Hamilton Academical 31 December 2012 [33][34][35]
17 October 2012 MF Josh Watt Airdrie United 17 January 2013 [36]
30 January 2013 FW Craig Moore Cowdenbeath End of Season [37][38]
7 February 2013 MF Steven Hetherington Airdrie United End of Season [39][40]
5 March 2013 MF Josh Watt Raith Rovers End of Season [38][41]
6 March 2013 MF Dominic Green Partick Thistle End of Season [38]
16 March 2013 DF Nicky Devlin Stenhousemuir End of Season [42]
29 March 2013 MF Adam Asghar Dumbarton End of Season [43]

Released

Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref.
31 December 2012 DF Jonathan Page Hamilton Academical 3 January 2013 [44][45]
31 December 2012 FW Salim Kouider-Aïssa Stenhousemuir 29 March 2013 [46]
31 May 2013 GK Darren Randolph Birmingham City 1 July 2013 [47][48]
31 May 2013 DF Tom Hateley Tranmere Rovers 21 September 2013 [47][49]
31 May 2013 DF Nicky Devlin Stenhousemuir 10 June 2013 [50][51]
31 May 2013 DF Steven Saunders Ross County 8 July 2013 [50][52]
31 May 2013 MF Steven Hetherington Celtic Nation [50]
31 May 2013 MF Nicky Law Rangers 24 May 2013 [50][53]
31 May 2013 MF Omar Daley Minnesota United 24 August 2013 [50][54]
31 May 2013 MF Chris Humphrey Preston North End 1 July 2013 [50][55]
20 May 2013 MF Adam Asghar Alloa Athletic 23 July 2014 [50][56]
20 May 2013 MF Dominic Green [50]
31 May 2013 MF Josh Watt ÍA 24 July 2013 [50][57]
31 May 2013 FW Michael Higdon NEC Nijmegen 8 July 2013 [50][58]
31 May 2013 FW James McFadden Re-signed 19 July 2023 [50][59]

Friendlies

9 July 2012 Rapid București Cancelled Motherwell Grangemouth
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Stadium: Grangemouth Stadium
Note: Match was cancelled on 9 July, due to a waterlogged pitch at the Grangemouth Stadium.[60]
14 July 2012 Ayr United 4–0 Motherwell Ayr
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Robertson 19'
Moffat 24'
Campbell 47'
Sinclair 71'
Report Stadium: Somerset Park
Attendance: 825
Referee: Steven McLean
17 July 2012 Raith Rovers 1–1 Motherwell Kirkcaldy
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Clarke 83' Report Murphy 67' Stadium: Stark's Park
18 July 2012 Arbroath Cancelled Motherwell Arbroath
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Stadium: Gayfield Park
Note: Match was cancelled on 18 July, due to a waterlogged pitch at the Gayfield Park.[61]
21 July 2012 Steven Hammell Testimonial Motherwell 1–1 Everton Motherwell
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Law 54' Report Duffy 34' Stadium: Fir Park
24 July 2012 Hamilton Academical 0–3 Motherwell Hamilton
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Report McHugh 8', 43'
Hateley 82' (pen.)
Stadium: New Douglas Park

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 4 August 2012 19 May 2013 Matchday 1 2nd 38 18 9 11 67 51 +16 047.37
Scottish Cup 1 December 2012 11 December 2012 Fourth round Fourth round 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 000.00
League Cup 26 September 2012 26 September 2012 Third round Third round 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 000.00
UEFA Champions League 31 July 2012 8 August 2012 Third qualifying round Third qualifying round 1 0 0 1 0 5 −5 000.00
UEFA Europa League 23 August 2012 30 August 2012 Play-off round Play-off round 1 0 0 1 0 3 −3 000.00
Total 43 18 10 15 69 64 +5 041.86

Last updated: 19 May 2013
Source: Soccerway

Premier League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Celtic (C) 38 24 7 7 92 35 +57 79 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 Motherwell 38 18 9 11 67 51 +16 63 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round
3 St Johnstone 38 14 14 10 45 44 +1 56 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
4 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 38 13 15 10 64 60 +4 54
5 Ross County 38 13 14 11 47 48 −1 53
Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

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 9 11 67 51  +16 63 9 6 4 35 24  +11 9 3 7 32 27  +5

Source: BBC Sport

Results by round

Round1234567810111291314151617181920212223262725282924303132333435363738
GroundAHAHHAAHAHAHHAHAHAAHHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHA
ResultDDWDWWDLLLWLDWDWWWLWDLWLWLLWWDWWDWWLWL
Position77251112666674453223333322322222222222
Source: BBC Sport
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

4 August 2012 1 Ross County 0–0 Motherwell Dingwall
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Brittain  87' Report Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 4,828
Referee: Alan Muir
11 August 2012 2 Motherwell 1–1 St Johnstone Motherwell
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Ramsden  19'
Hammell  57'
McHugh 78'
Report Vine  23'  80'
Davidson 58'
Craig  76'
Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 4,490
Referee: Iain Brines
18 August 2012 3 Kilmarnock 1–2 Motherwell Kilmarnock
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Kelly  26'
Harkins 30'
Nelson  90'
Report Murphy 12', 37'
Higdon  23'
Hutchinson  86'
Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 4,969
Referee: Stephen Finnie
26 August 2012 4 Motherwell 1–1 St Mirren Motherwell
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Higdon 2'
Hutchinson  84'  88'
Hetherington  85'
Report Mair  10'
McGowan  74'
Carey  75'
Reilly 90+4'
Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 4,559
Referee: Euan Norris
2 September 2012 5 Motherwell 4–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Motherwell
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Hateley 11'
Higdon 12', 72', 79'
Page  80'
Report Foran 28'
Shinnie  62'
Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 4,031
Referee: Stevie O'Reilly
15 September 2012 6 Dundee 1–2 Motherwell Dundee
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Nish 20' Report Higdon 74', 85'
Lasley  90'
Law  90+1'
Stadium: Dens Park
Attendance: 5,176
Referee: Kevin Clancy
23 September 2012 7 Aberdeen 3–3 Motherwell Aberdeen
12:45 BST (UTC+1) Rae 6'
McGinn 84'
Magennis 90+2'
Report Kerr  18'
Hutchinson  28' 48'
Higdon 42'
Law 82'
Hammell  86'
Stadium: Pittodrie
Attendance: 8,557
Referee: Bobby Madden
29 September 2012 8 Motherwell 0–2 Celtic Motherwell
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Hutchinson  14'
Cummins  56'
Daley  85'
Report Brown  26'
Hooper 32'
Cummins 35' (o.g.)
Ambrose  84'
Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 10,496
Referee: Iain Brines
21 October 2012 10 Hearts 1–0 Motherwell Edinburgh
12:45 BST (UTC+1) Grainger 14'
Driver  32'
Žaliūkas  60'
Robinson  76'
Taouil  82'
Report Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium
Attendance: 11,572
Referee: Willie Collum
26 October 2012 11 Motherwell 0–4 Hibernian Motherwell
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Randolph  63'
Daley  73'
Report Wotherspoon 28'
Taiwo  39'
Cairney  39'
Griffiths 64' (pen.), 74' (pen.)
McPake  71'
Handling 90+6'
Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 5,301
Referee: Stevie O'Reilly
3 November 2012 12 St Johnstone 1–3 Motherwell Perth
15:00 GMT (UTC) Wright  33'
Robertson 88'
Report Murphy 1', 38'
Lasley  63'
Law 73'
Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 3,112
Referee: Brian Colvin
7 November 2012 9 Motherwell 0–1 Dundee United Motherwell
19:45 GMT (UTC) Cummins  90+3' Report Gunning  61'
Rankin  73'
Russell 84'
Millar  90+4'
Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 3,941
Referee: Alan Muir
Note: Match originally scheduled for 6 October, but postponed due to a power failure in the area on the matchday.[62]
10 November 2012 13 Motherwell 1–1 Dundee Motherwell
15:00 GMT (UTC) Higdon 45' Report Riley 28'
Lockwood  68'
Irvine  89'
Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 4,318
Referee: John Beaton
18 November 2012 14 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1–5 Motherwell Inverness
12:45 GMT (UTC) Foran 47' Report Higdon 18'
Murphy 21'
Cummins 52'
Ojamaa 72'
Daley 89'
Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 2,948
Referee: Euan McLean
24 November 2012 15 Motherwell 0–0 Hearts Motherwell
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Hammell  24' Report Grainger  48' Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 4,147
Referee: Crawford Allan
27 November 2012 16 Dundee United 1–2 Motherwell Dundee
19:45 GMT (UTC) Daly 37' Report Higdon 7'
Humphrey 10'
Hutchinson  40'
Stadium: Tannadice
Attendance: 5,289
Referee: Bobby Madden
8 December 2012 17 Motherwell 3–2 Ross County Motherwell
15:00 GMT (UTC) Higdon 25'
Law 46'
Lasley 82'
Report Quinn 17', 70'
Boyd  31'
Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 3,739
Referee: Calum Murray
15 December 2012 18 Hibernian 2–3 Motherwell Edinburgh
15:00 GMT (UTC) McPake  31'  90+3'
Doyle 41', 55'
Wotherspoon  87'
Report Cummins  17'
Murphy 64', 80'
McHugh 88'
Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 8,817
Referee: Euan McLean
21 December 2012 19 St Mirren 2–1 Motherwell Paisley
19:45 GMT (UTC) Thompson 39', 42'
McAusland  85'
Report McHugh 77' Stadium: St Mirren Park
Attendance: 4,023
Referee: Ian Brines
26 December 2012 20 Motherwell 4–1 Aberdeen Motherwell
15:00 GMT (UTC) Hateley 9'
Murphy 31', 45'
Higdon  48' 55'
Report Hayes 34'
Robertson  66'
Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 5,093
Referee: Craig Thomson
29 December 2012 21 Motherwell 2–2 Kilmarnock Motherwell
15:00 GMT (UTC) Hateley  68'
Murphy 71'
Ojamaa 74'
Report Perez 13'
Heffernan 62'  62'
Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 4,903
Referee: Crawford Allan
2 January 2013 22 Celtic 1–0 Motherwell Glasgow
15:00 GMT (UTC) Mulgrew  31'
Kayal  49'
Hooper 79'
Wanyama  75'
Forster  75'
Report Ojamaa  54'
Lasley  88'
Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 48,002
Referee: Euan McLean
20 January 2013 23 Motherwell 3–2 St Johnstone Motherwell
14:15 GMT (UTC) Higdon 8', 20', 69' Report Mackay  71'
Hasselbaink 77'
Craig 79'
Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 3,649
Referee: Willie Collum
9 February 2013 26 Kilmarnock 2–0 Motherwell Kilmarnock
15:00 GMT (UTC) Hammell 13' (o.g.)
Tesselaar  52'
Gros 71'
Report Humphrey  77'
Hateley  80'
Kerr  84'
Lasley  89'
Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 4,246
Referee: Euan McLean
16 February 2013 27 Motherwell 3–0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Motherwell
15:00 GMT (UTC) Higdon 30', 56'
Law 52'
Report Warren  28'
Tudur Jones  60'
Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 4,179
Referee: Calum Murray
19 February 2013 25 Motherwell 0–1 Dundee United Motherwell
19:45 GMT (UTC) Hutchinson  47' Report Russell 17'  90+1'
Armstrong  52'
Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 4,633
Referee: Stephen Finnie
Note: Match originally scheduled for 29 January, but postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.[63]
23 February 2013 28 Ross County 3–0 Motherwell Dingwall
15:00 GMT (UTC) Sproule 34'
Ikonomou  62'
Brittain 71'  74'
Vigurs 89'
Report Ramsden  61'
Hutchinson  80'
Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 3,797
Referee: Willie Collum
27 February 2013 29 Motherwell 2–1 Celtic Motherwell
19:45 GMT (UTC) Humphrey 31'
Higdon 73'
Report Kayal  42'
Samaras 63'
Wanyama  64'
Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 8,641
Referee: Ian Brines
2 March 2013 24 Hearts 1–2 Motherwell Edinburgh
12:45 GMT (UTC) Sutton 59' Report Higdon 3'
McGowan 8' (o.g.)
Ojamaa  48'
McFadden  70'
Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium
Attendance: 11,048
Referee: Craig Thomson
9 March 2013 30 Aberdeen 0–0 Motherwell Aberdeen
15:00 GMT (UTC) Report Hateley  66' Stadium: Pittodrie
Attendance: 8,210
Referee: Kevin Clancy
15 March 2013 31 Motherwell 4–1 Hibernian Motherwell
19:45 GMT (UTC) Higdon 48'
McFadden 54'
Ojamaa  58'
Higginbotham 67'
Hateley 84'
Report Taiwo 23'
Maybury  82'
Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 5,108
Referee: Willie Collum
30 March 2013 32 Dundee 0–3 Motherwell Dundee
15:00 GMT (UTC) Riley  59' Report Higdon 9'
Hutchinson  23'
Law 63', 79'
Stadium: Dens Park
Attendance: 4,838
Referee: Euan McLean
6 April 2013 33 Motherwell 2–2 St Mirren Motherwell
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Higdon 34'
McFadden 84'
Report Newton 41'
Guy 75'
Parkin  88'
Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 5,414
Referee: Brian Colvin
19 April 2013 34 Dundee United 1–3 Motherwell Dundee
19:30 BST (UTC+1) Daly 69'
McLean  85'
Report Higdon 2', 55'
Ojamaa 8'  90'
Ramsden  75'
Hammell  83'
Stadium: Tannadice
Attendance: 5,634
Referee: John Beaton
28 April 2013 35 Motherwell 3–1 Celtic Motherwell
12:45 BST (UTC+1) Hutchinson  3'
Ojamaa 45'
Higdon 50' (pen.)  63'
Forster 55' (o.g.)
Lasley  80'
Report Hooper 40'
Wanyama  43'
Mulgrew  49'
Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 7,503
Referee: Euan Norris
4 May 2013 36 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 4–3 Motherwell Inverness
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Foran  5'
McKay 3', 27', 84'
Shinnie 25'
Draper  58'
Report McFadden 36', 64'
Hammell  41'
Ojamaa  50'  73'
Law  57'
Higdon 49' (pen.)
Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 3,857
Referee: Willie Collum
12 May 2013 37 Motherwell 2–0 Ross County Motherwell
15:00 BST (UTC+1) McFadden 8'
Humphrey 45'
Report Brittain  22'
Fotheringham  90'
Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 7,734
Referee: Craig Thomson
19 May 2013 38 St Johnstone 2–0 Motherwell Perth
12:45 BST (UTC+1) Craig  32' 36'
Hasselbaink 47'
Davidson  67'
Report Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 5,025
Referee: Euan McLean

Scottish Cup

1 December 2012 Fourth round Aberdeen 1–1 Motherwell Aberdeen
15:00 GMT (UTC) Shaughnessy  17'
McGinn 89'
Report Murphy 80' Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 6,061
Referee: Willie Collum
11 December 2012 Fourth round replay Motherwell 1–2 Aberdeen Motherwell
15:45 GMT (UTC) Higdon 90' (pen.) Report Fallon 51'
Shaughnessy 61'
Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 4,516
Referee: Willie Collum

Scottish League Cup

26 September 2012 Third round Rangers 2–0 Motherwell Glasgow
19:15 BST (UTC+1) McCulloch 50'  73'
Shiels 56'
Report Hammell  14'
Daley  90+3'
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 29,413
Referee: Calum Murray

Champions League

31 July 2012 Third qualifying round 1st leg Motherwell 0–2 Panathinaikos Motherwell, Scotland
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Report Christodoulopoulos 14'
Zeca  74'
Mavrias 75'
Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 9,035[64]
Referee: Pol van Boekel (Netherlands)
8 August 2012 Third qualifying round 2nd leg Panathinaikos 3–0
(5–0 agg.)
Motherwell Athens, Greece
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Christodoulopoulos 51'
Mavrias 75'
Sissoko 83'
Report Hutchinson  65'
Cummins  75'
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 18,391[65]
Referee: Stephan Studer (Switzerland)

Europa League

23 August 2012 Play-off round 1st leg Motherwell 0–2 Levante Motherwell, Scotland
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Lasley  25'
Hutchinson  77'
Hateley  80'
Report Míchel  34'
Juanlu 42'
El Zhar  52' 62'
Iborra  72'
Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 6,286[66]
Referee: Antti Munukka (Finland)
30 August 2012 Play-off round 2nd leg Levante 1–0
(3–0 agg.)
Motherwell Valencia, Spain
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Gekas 72' Report Hetherington  46' Stadium: Estadi Ciutat de València
Attendance: 13,398[67]
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)

Squad statistics

Appearances

As of match played 19 May 2013
No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League Scottish Cup League Cup UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK  IRL Darren Randolph 42 0 36 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 0
2 DF  SCO Steven Saunders 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF  SCO Steven Hammell 39 0 32 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 0
4 MF  ENG Nicky Law 43 6 38 6 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0
5 DF  ENG Shaun Hutchinson 36 1 31 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0
6 MF  ENG Tom Hateley 40 3 34 3 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 0
7 MF  JAM Chris Humphrey 39 3 32+1 3 2 0 1 0 1 0 1+1 0
8 FW  EST Henrik Ojamaa 44 4 32+5 4 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 0
9 FW  ENG Michael Higdon 44 27 37 26 2 1 1 0 1+1 0 2 0
11 FW  ENG Kallum Higginbotham 10 1 3+7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 GK  SCO Lee Hollis 4 0 2+1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF  SCO Keith Lasley 43 1 36 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 0
15 DF  ENG Simon Ramsden 31 0 28+1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
16 FW  SCO Bob McHugh 29 3 2+23 3 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0+2 0
17 MF  JAM Omar Daley 17 1 2+12 1 0 0 0+1 0 1+1 0 0 0
18 MF  SCO Stuart Carswell 26 0 7+16 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0
19 DF  SCO Fraser Kerr 20 0 9+6 0 1+1 0 1 0 0 0 1+1 0
20 FW  SCO James McFadden 13 5 11+2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 DF  ATG Zaine Francis-Angol 25 0 7+14 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
27 MF  ENG Steven Hetherington 4 0 1+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
30 DF  ENG Adam Cummins 28 1 17+5 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 0
43 GK  SCO Ross Stewart 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players away from the club on loan:
Players who left Motherwell during the season:
11 FW  SCO Jamie Murphy 29 11 20+2 10 2 1 0+1 0 2 0 2 0
20 DF  ENG Jonathan Page 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Goal scorers

As of match played 19 May 2013
Ranking Nation Position Number Name Premier League Scottish Cup League Cup UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League Total
1 FW 9 Michael Higdon 26 1 0 0 0 27
2 FW 11 Jamie Murphy 10 1 0 0 0 11
3 MF 4 Nicky Law 6 0 0 0 0 6
4 FW 20 James McFadden 5 0 0 0 0 5
5 FW 8 Henrik Ojamaa 4 0 0 0 0 4
6 DF 6 Tom Hateley 3 0 0 0 0 3
MF 7 Chris Humphrey 3 0 0 0 0 3
FW 16 Bob McHugh 3 0 0 0 0 3
9 Own goal 2 0 0 0 0 2
10 DF 30 Adam Cummins 1 0 0 0 0 1
MF 17 Omar Daley 1 0 0 0 0 1
FW 11 Kallum Higginbotham 1 0 0 0 0 1
DF 5 Shaun Hutchinson 1 0 0 0 0 1
MF 14 Keith Lasley 1 0 0 0 0 1
TOTALS 67 2 0 0 0 69

Clean sheets

As of match played 19 May 2013
Ranking Nation Position Number Name Premier League Scottish Cup League Cup UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League Total
1 GK 1 Darren Randolph 6 0 0 0 0 6
2 GK 12 Lee Hollis 1 0 0 0 0 1
TOTALS 7 0 0 0 0 7

Disciplinary record

As of match played 19 May 2013
Number Nation Position Name Premier League Scottish Cup League Cup UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League Total
1 GK Darren Randolph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
3 DF Steven Hammell 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
4 MF Nicky Law 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
5 DF Shaun Hutchinson 9 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 10 2
6 DF Tom Hateley 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
7 MF Chris Humphrey 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
8 FW Henrik Ojamaa 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
9 FW Michael Higdon 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
14 MF Keith Lasley 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 1
15 DF Simon Ramsden 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
17 MF Omar Daley 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
19 DF Fraser Kerr 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
20 FW James McFadden 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
27 MF Steven Hetherington 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
30 DF Adam Cummins 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 1
Players away from the club on loan::
Players who left Motherwell during the season:
20 DF Jonathan Page 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 44 6 0 0 2 0 2 0 3 1 0 0

Awards

Manager of the Month

MONTH Name Award
March Stuart McCall Won[68]

Player of the Month

MONTH Name Award
September Michael Higdon Won[69]
December Jamie Murphy Won[70]
March Nicky Law Won[71]
April Michael Higdon Won[72]

Young player of the Month

MONTH Name Award
April Henrik Ojamaa Won[73]

SPL Manager of the Year

Stuart McCall[74]

Player of the Year

Michael Higdon[75]

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