| 2019–20 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | James McMahon | ||
| Manager | Stephen Robinson | ||
| Stadium | Fir Park | ||
| Scottish Premiership | 3rd | ||
| Scottish Cup | Fifth round vsSt Mirren | ||
| League Cup | Second round vsHeart of Midlothian | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Liam Donnelly Chris Long (7 each) All: Liam Donnelly Chris Long (11 each) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 8,822 vsCeltic (10 August 2019) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 2,763 vsAnnan Athletic (27 July 2019) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 5,246 (4 March 2020) | ||
The2019–20 season wasMotherwell's thirty-fifth consecutive season in the top flight of Scottish football, having been promoted from theScottish First Division at the end of the1984–85 season. After the season was postponed on 13 March by theScottish Football Association due to theCOVID-19 pandemic,[1] the season was curtailed on 18 May by theScottish Professional Football League, with Motherwell finishing the season in third place with a points per game ration of 1.5333, 0.0333 higher than fourth placedAberdeen.[2] In theLeague Cup, Motherwell where knocked out byHeart of Midlothian in the Second Round, whilstSt Mirren knocked Motherwell out of theScottish Cup by penalties in a Fifth Round Reply.
On 10 June, Motherwell announced the singing ofChris Long to a one-year contract, beginning when hisBlackpool expires on 30 June.[3]On 12 June, Motherwell announced that they had agreed a record transfer fee withCeltic for the transfer of midfielderDavid Turnbull, with the player given permission to discuss personal terms with Celtic.[4] On 27 June Motherwell announced that the transfer had fallen through during the medical, with Turnbull requiring preventive surgery on his knee.[5]On 2 July, Motherwell announced the signing ofDevante Cole on an initial six-month loan deal fromWigan Athletic.[6]On 8 July, Motherwell signedSherwin Seedorf to a two-year contract fromWolverhampton Wanderers.[7]On 12 July, Motherwell announced the signing ofChristian Ilić to a one-year contract.[8]
On 18 July, managerStephen Robinson and assistant managerKeith Lasley both agreed new contracts, keeping them at the club until the summer of 2022.[9] The following day,Rohan Ferguson moved toLinfield for the 2019/20 season.[10]
On 23 July,Allan Campbell signed an improved contract with Motherwell until the summer of 2021.[11]On 25 July, Motherwell announced the singing ofChristy Manzinga on a one-year contract, with the option of a second, fromSporting Châtelet.[12] The following day, 26 July,Danny Johnson moved toDundee for an undisclosed fee,[13] andReece McAlear moved toNorwich City for an undisclosed.[14]
On 2 September,Adam Livingstone joinedGreenock Morton on a season-long loan deal,[15]Craig Tanner declined a new contract from Motherwell and left the club,[16] andMark O'Hara joined on a season-long loan deal fromPeterborough United.[17]
On 12 September, Motherwell announced the signing ofBevis Mugabi on a contract until January 2020.[18]
On 20 September, Motherwell announced thatP. J. Morrison had joinedCowdenbeath on an emergency one-week loan deal.[19]
On 2 October, Motherwell announced that they had extended their contract withLiam Donnelly until the summer of 2022.[20]
On 22 November, Motherwell announced that they had extended their contract withBevis Mugabi until the summer of 2021.[21]
On 7 January, Motherwell announced thatTrevor Carson had signed a new contract with the club, until the summer of 2022.[22]On 13 January,Mikael Ndjoli joined Motherwell on loan fromAFC Bournemouth for the remainder of the season.[23]
On 15 January,Liam Grimshaw signed a new contract with Motherwell until the summer of 2022.[24]
On 23 January,David Devine joinedQueen of the South on loan for the remainder of the season.[25]
On 28 January,Ross Maciver signed a new contract with Motherwell, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2021.[26]
On 31 January,Casper Sloth left Motherwell by mutual consent,[27]Rolando Aarons joined the club on loan fromNewcastle United for the remainder of the season,[28] andJames Scott moved toHull City for an undisclosed fee.[29]
After returning to the club from his loan deal withGreenock Morton on 31 January,[30]Adam Livingstone joinedClyde on loan for the remainder of the season on 4 February.[31]
On 7 February, Motherwell announced the signing ofTony Watt on a contract until the end of the season.[32]
On 9 March, Motherwell announced the signing ofHarry Robinson on a contract until the end of the season.[33]
On 11 March,David Turnbull signed a one-year extension to his contract, keeping him at Motherwell until the summer of 2022.[34]
On 13 March, theScottish Football Association postponed all league fixtures until further notice due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[35][1]
On 18 May the season was curtailed by theScottish Professional Football League with Motherwell finishing the season in third place with a points per game ration of 1.5333, 0.0333 higher than fourth placedAberdeen.[2]
On 29 May, Motherwell announced thatTony Watt had signed a new contract with the club, for the2020–21 season.[36]
On 31 May, Motherwell announced thatRohan Ferguson,Mark Gillespie,Richard Tait,Peter Hartley,Christian Ilić,Adam Livingstone andChristy Manzinga were all leaving the club after their contracts expired, whilstCharles Dunne,Chris Long,Barry Maguire,P. J. Morrison, Harry Robinson and Yusuf Hussain have been offered new contracts with contracts due to expire too.[37]
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 April 2019† | DF |  | Declan Gallagher | Livingston | Free | [38] |
| 17 April 2019† | MF | | Liam Polworth | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Free | [39] |
| 29 April 2019†† | DF |  | Jake Carroll | Cambridge United | Free | [40] |
| 21 May 2019†† | MF |  | Casper Sloth | Silkeborg | Free | [41] |
| 29 May 2019†† | MF |  | Jermaine Hylton | Solihull Moors | Free | [42] |
| 10 June 2019†† | FW | | Chris Long | Blackpool | Free | [3] |
| 8 July 2019 | MF |  | Sherwin Seedorf | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Undisclosed | [7] |
| 12 July 2019 | MF |  | Christian Ilić | TSV Hartberg | Undisclosed | [8] |
| 25 July 2019 | FW |  | Christy Manzinga | Sporting Châtelet | Undisclosed | [12] |
| 1 August 2019 | FW | | Ross Maciver | Ross County | Undisclosed | |
| 12 September 2019 | DF |  | Bevis Mugabi | Yeovil Town | Free | [18] |
| 7 February 2020 | FW | | Tony Watt | CSKA Sofia | Free | [32] |
| 9 March 2020 | MF |  | Harry Robinson | Oldham Athletic | Free | [33] |
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 July 2019 | FW | | Danny Johnson | Dundee | Undisclosed | [13] |
| 26 July 2019 | MF | | Reece McAlear | Norwich City | Undisclosed | [14] |
| 31 January 2020 | FW | | James Scott | Hull City | Undisclosed | [29] |
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date to | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 July 2019 | FW | | Devante Cole | Wigan Athletic | 1 January 2020 | [6] |
| 2 September 2019 | MF | | Mark O'Hara | Peterborough United | End of Season | [17] |
| 13 January 2020 | FW | | Mikael Ndjoli | AFC Bournemouth | End of Season | [23] |
| 31 January 2020 | FW | | Rolando Aarons | Newcastle United | End of Season | [28] |
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date to | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 July 2019 | GK | | Rohan Ferguson | Linfield | End of Season | [10] |
| 2 September 2019 | DF | | Adam Livingstone | Greenock Morton | 31 January 2019 | [15][30] |
| 20 September 2019 | GK | | P. J. Morrison | Cowdenbeath | 27 September 2019 | [19] |
| 23 January 2020 | DF | | David Devine | Queen of the South | End of Season | [25] |
| 4 February 2020 | DF | | Adam Livingstone | Clyde | End of Season | [31] |
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | Joined | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 September 2019 | FW | | Craig Tanner | Aldershot Town | 9 December 2019 | [16][43] |
| 31 January 2020 | MF | | Casper Sloth | Notts County | 20 August 2020 | [27][44] |
| 31 May 2020 | GK | | Mark Gillespie | Newcastle United | 3 July 2020 | [37][45] |
| 31 May 2020 | GK | | Rohan Ferguson | Queen of the South | 17 September 2020 | [37][46] |
| 31 May 2020 | DF | | Peter Hartley | Jamshedpur | 20 August 2020 | [37] |
| 31 May 2020 | DF | | Richard Tait | St Mirren | 18 June 2020 | [37][47] |
| 31 May 2020 | DF | | Charles Dunne | Motherwell | 27 June 2020 | [37][48] |
| 31 May 2020 | DF | | Jack Brown | Albion Rovers | 18 June 2020 | [49] |
| 31 May 2020 | DF | | Adam Livingstone | Cove Rangers | 27 August 2020 | [37][50] |
| 31 May 2020 | MF | | Christian Ilić | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 21 August 2020 | [37][51] |
| 31 May 2020 | FW | | Christy Manzinga | Linfield | 1 August 2020 | [37][52] |
| 31 May 2020 | FW | | Chris Long | Motherwell | 10 July 2020 | [37][53] |
| 30 June 2020 | GK | | Robbie Hemfrey | Stoke City U23 | 6 October 2020 | [54] |
| 30 June 2020 | MF | | Adam Kettings | Syngenta | ||
| 30 June 2020 | FW | | Cole Starrs | Forfar Athletic | 1 September 2020 |
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
| 1 | Trevor Carson | | GK | (1988-03-05)5 March 1988 (aged 32) | Hartlepool United | 2017[56] | 2022[22] | 63 | 0 | |
| 20 | Mark Gillespie | | GK | (1992-03-27)27 March 1992 (aged 28) | Walsall | 2018[57] | 2020[57] | 67 | 0 | |
| 41 | Robbie Hemfrey | | GK | (2002-02-21)21 February 2002 (aged 18) | Academy | 2012 | 2020 | 0 | 0 | |
| 43 | Matty Connelly | | GK | (2003-03-02)2 March 2003 (aged 17) | Academy | 2019 | 2021 | 0 | 0 | |
| Defenders | ||||||||||
| 2 | Richard Tait | | DF | (1989-03-24)24 March 1989 (aged 31) | Grimsby Town | 2016[58] | 2020[59] | 142 | 5 | |
| 3 | Jake Carroll | | DF | (1991-08-11)11 August 1991 (aged 28) | Cambridge United | 2019[40] | 2021[40] | 27 | 2 | |
| 5 | Peter Hartley | | DF | (1988-04-03)3 April 1988 (aged 32) | Blackpool | 2018 | 2020[60] | 65 | 7 | |
| 15 | Barry Maguire | | DF | (1998-04-27)27 April 1998 (aged 22) | Academy | 2015 | 2020[61] | 14 | 0 | |
| 18 | Charles Dunne | | DF | (1993-02-13)13 February 1993 (aged 27) | Oldham Athletic | 2017[62] | 2020[59] | 78 | 1 | |
| 22 | Liam Donnelly | | DF | (1996-03-07)7 March 1996 (aged 24) | Hartlepool United | 2018[63] | 2022[20] | 40 | 12 | |
| 24 | Bevis Mugabi | | DF | (1995-05-01)1 May 1995 (aged 25) | Yeovil Town | 2019[18] | 2021[21] | 11 | 0 | |
| 31 | Declan Gallagher | | DF | (1991-02-13)13 February 1991 (aged 29) | Livingston | 2019[38] | 2021[38] | 36 | 2 | |
| 32 | Yusuf Hussain | | DF | (2001-04-26)26 April 2001 (aged 19) | Falkirk | 2018 | 2020 | 0 | 0 | |
| 34 | Jack Brown | | DF | (2002-07-02)2 July 2002 (aged 17) | Academy | 2014 | 2020 | 0 | 0 | |
| 35 | Sam Muir | | DF | (2002-07-10)10 July 2002 (aged 17) | Academy | 2019 | 2021 | 0 | 0 | |
| 36 | Matthew McDonald | | DF | (2002-08-26)26 August 2002 (aged 17) | Academy | 2019 | 2021 | 0 | 0 | |
| 38 | Cameron Wilson | | DF | (2003-05-20)20 May 2003 (age 22) | Academy | 2019 | 2021 | 0 | 0 | |
| Midfielders | ||||||||||
| 4 | Liam Grimshaw | | MF | (1995-02-02)2 February 1995 (aged 25) | Preston North End | 2017[64] | 2022[24] | 102 | 0 | |
| 6 | Allan Campbell | | MF | (1998-07-04)4 July 1998 (aged 21) | Academy | 2016 | 2021[11] | 120 | 11 | |
| 7 | David Turnbull | | MF | (1999-07-10)10 July 1999 (aged 20) | Academy | 2017 | 2022[34] | 36 | 15 | |
| 11 | Sherwin Seedorf | | MF | (1998-03-17)17 March 1998 (aged 22) | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2019[7] | 2021[7] | 28 | 3 | |
| 16 | Christian Ilić | | MF | (1996-07-22)22 July 1996 (aged 23) | TSV Hartberg | 2019[8] | 2020[8] | 13 | 1 | |
| 19 | Liam Polworth | | MF | (1994-10-12)12 October 1994 (aged 25) | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2019[39] | 2021[39] | 37 | 3 | |
| 26 | Dean Cornelius | | MF | (2001-04-11)11 April 2001 (aged 19) | Hibernian | 2018 | 2021 | 1 | 0 | |
| 33 | Adam Kettings | | MF | (2002-03-18)18 March 2002 (aged 18) | Academy | 2012 | 2020 | 0 | 0 | |
| 40 | Paul Hale | | MF | (2003-01-26)26 January 2003 (aged 17) | Academy | 2019 | 2021 | 0 | 0 | |
| 42 | Lewis Robertson | | MF | (2003-01-01)1 January 2003 (aged 17) | Rangers | 2019 | 2021 | 0 | 0 | |
| 52 | Mark O'Hara | | MF | (1995-12-12)12 December 1995 (aged 24) | Loan fromPeterborough United | 2019[17] | 2020[17] | 20 | 2 | |
| Harry Robinson | | MF | (2000-09-26)26 September 2000 (aged 19) | Oldham Athletic | 2020[33] | 2020[33] | 0 | 0 | ||
| Forwards | ||||||||||
| 8 | Tony Watt | | FW | (1993-12-29)29 December 1993 (aged 26) | CSKA Sofia | 2020[32] | 2021[36] | 6 | 2 | |
| 9 | Chris Long | | FW | (1995-02-25)25 February 1995 (aged 25) | Blackpool | 2019[3] | 2020[3] | 31 | 11 | |
| 12 | Christy Manzinga | | FW | (1995-01-31)31 January 1995 (aged 25) | Sporting Châtelet | 2019[12] | 2020[12] | 7 | 1 | |
| 14 | Jermaine Hylton | | FW | (1993-06-28)28 June 1993 (aged 26) | Solihull Moors | 2019[42] | 2021[42] | 36 | 4 | |
| 17 | Rolando Aarons | | FW | (1995-11-16)16 November 1995 (aged 24) | loan fromNewcastle United | 2020[28] | 2020[28] | 8 | 1 | |
| 25 | Jamie Semple | | FW | (2000-05-17)17 May 2000 (aged 20) | Academy | 2018 | 2021[65] | 6 | 0 | |
| 29 | Cole Starrs | | FW | (2002-04-25)25 April 2002 (aged 18) | Academy | 2020 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 37 | Ross Maciver | | FW | (1999-02-28)28 February 1999 (aged 21) | Ross County | 2019[26] | 2021[26] | 8 | 1 | |
| 39 | Findlay Cook | | FW | (2002-05-31)31 May 2002 (aged 17) | Academy | 2021 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 44 | Mikael Ndjoli | | FW | (1998-12-16)16 December 1998 (aged 21) | loan fromAFC Bournemouth | 2020[23] | 2020[23] | 2 | 0 | |
| Away on loan | ||||||||||
| 13 | Rohan Ferguson | | GK | (1997-12-06)6 December 1997 (aged 22) | Airdrieonians | 2017[66] | 2020 | 1 | 0 | |
| 21 | Adam Livingstone | | DF | (1998-02-22)22 February 1998 (aged 22) | Academy | 2008 | 2020[67] | 5 | 0 | |
| 28 | David Devine | | DF | (2001-06-20)20 June 2001 (aged 18) | Academy | 2019 | 2021 | 1 | 0 | |
| 31 | P. J. Morrison | | GK | (1998-01-01)1 January 1998 (aged 22) | Academy | 2009 | 2020 | 0 | 0 | |
| Left during the season | ||||||||||
| 8 | Casper Sloth | | MF | (1992-03-26)26 March 1992 (aged 28) | Silkeborg | 2019[41] | 2021[41] | 1 | 0 | |
| 17 | James Scott | | FW | (2000-08-30)30 August 2000 (aged 19) | Academy | 42 | 7 | |||
| 24 | Danny Johnson | | FW | (1993-02-28)28 February 1993 (aged 27) | Gateshead | 2018[68] | 2020[68] | 28 | 8 | |
| 27 | Craig Tanner | | FW | (1994-10-27)27 October 1994 (aged 25) | Reading | 2017[69] | 36 | 9 | ||
| 30 | Reece McAlear | | MF | (2002-02-12)12 February 2002 (aged 18) | Academy | 0 | 0 | |||
| 44 | Devante Cole | | FW | (1995-05-10)10 May 1995 (aged 25) | loan fromWigan Athletic | 2019[6] | 2020[6] | 21 | 4 | |
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| 26 June 2019Friendly | Crusaders | 1–0 | Motherwell | Belfast |
| 19:45BST | Hale 25' | Report | Stadium:Seaview |
| 29 June 2019Friendly | Linfield | 0–3 | Motherwell | Belfast |
| 15:00BST | Report | Long 28' Hartley 47'Carroll 68' | Stadium:Windsor Park |
| 2 July 2019Friendly | Gretna 2008 | 0–7 | Motherwell | Gretna |
| 19:15BST | Report | Hylton 40' Johnson 41',54',88'Tait 52'Maguire 63'Trialist 77' | Stadium:Raydale Park |
| 6 July 2019Friendly | Darlington | 0–3 | Motherwell | Darlington |
| 14:00BST | Report | Long 39' Donnelly 45'Semple 86' | Stadium:Blackwell Meadows |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Qualification or relegation[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celtic(C) | 30 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 89 | 19 | +70 | 80 | 2.67 | Qualification for theChampions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Rangers | 29 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 64 | 19 | +45 | 67 | 2.31 | Qualification for theEuropa League second qualifying round[b] |
| 3 | Motherwell | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 41 | 38 | +3 | 46 | 1.53 | Qualification for theEuropa League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Aberdeen | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 40 | 36 | +4 | 45 | 1.50 | |
| 5 | Livingston | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 39 | 1.30 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A |
| Result | D | L | W | W | W | L | W | W | L | L | W | W | L | L | W | W | W | L | W | W | L | W | D | L | L | L | D | L | W | D |
| Position | 7 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 41 | 37 | +4 | 46 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 20 | +2 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 17 | +2 |
Source:See Results
| 3 August 20191 | Livingston | 0–0 | Motherwell | Livingston |
| 15:00BST (UTC+1) | Dykes 51' | Report | Ilić 18' Donnelly 79'Carroll 90+2' | Stadium:Almondvale Stadium Attendance: 2,633 Referee: David Munro |
| 10 August 20192 | Motherwell | 2–5 | Celtic | Motherwell |
| 12:00BST (UTC+1) | Donnelly 12',90+1' 85' Gallagher 45+2'Hylton 71'Tait 83'Gillespie 85' | Report | Ajer 14' Griffiths 41'Forrest 66'Édouard 76'Christie 86' (pen.) | Stadium:Fir Park Attendance: 8,822 Referee:Nick Walsh |
| 24 August 20193 | Hamilton Academical | 1–3 | Motherwell | Hamilton |
| 15:00BST (UTC+1) | Hamilton 20'Cunningham 24' (pen.) | Report | Gogić 16' (o.g.) Donnelly 21' (pen.) 88'Long 51' | Stadium:New Douglas Park Attendance: 2,927 Referee:Andrew Dallas |
| 31 August 20194 | Motherwell | 3–0 | Hibernian | Motherwell |
| 15:00BST (UTC+1) | Donnelly 16' 80' (pen.) Seedorf 23'Long 51'Gallagher 71'Hylton 86' | Report | Allan 45' Mallan | Stadium:Fir Park Attendance: 5,964 Referee:Steven McLean |
| 14 September 20195 | Heart of Midlothian | 2–3 | Motherwell | Edinburgh |
| 15:00BST (UTC+1) | Halkett 58' Ikpeazu 61' 90+5'Berra 62'Meshino 86' | Report | Carroll 9' Gallagher 20'Donnelly 22'Seedorf 52' 53'Hylton 66' | Stadium:Tynecastle Attendance: 15,862 Referee: Euan Anderson |
| 21 September 20196 | Motherwell | 1–2 | Ross County | Motherwell |
| 15:00BST (UTC+1) | Gallagher 58' Campbell 61'Carroll 78'  80' | Report | Graham 75' Gardyne 84'Stewart 88'Spittal 90+4' | Stadium:Fir Park Attendance: 4,620 Referee:Alan Muir |
| 28 September 20197 | St Johnstone | 0–1 | Motherwell | Perth |
| 15:00BST (UTC+1) | Tanser 55'Davidson 68' | Report | Hartley 24' Cole 42'Polworth 68'Tait 80'Donnelly 90+4' | Stadium:McDiarmid Park Attendance: 2,972 Referee: Gavin Duncan |
| 5 October 20198 | Motherwell | 2–0 | St Mirren | Motherwell |
| 15:00BST (UTC+1) | Scott 39' Long 86' | Report | Mullen 57' Foley 64' | Stadium:Fir Park Attendance: 5,101 Referee:John Beaton |
| 19 October 20199 | Motherwell | 0–3 | Aberdeen | Motherwell |
| 15:00BST (UTC+1) | Scott5' Grimshaw 90' | Report | Cosgrove 15' McGinn 53'Vyner 60' 72'McKenna 90+3' | Stadium:Fir Park Attendance: 5,640 Referee: Euan Anderson |
| 27 October 201910 | Rangers | 2–1 | Motherwell | Glasgow |
| 15:00GMT (UTC) | Tavernier38' Defoe 45+1'Helander 80' | Report | Cole 21' Polworth 42'Gillespie 84'Donnelly 85' | Stadium:Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 49,629 Referee:Andrew Dallas |
| 30 October 201911 | Motherwell | 2–1 | Kilmarnock | Motherwell |
| 19:45GMT (UTC) | Donnelly 15' Cole 54'Grimshaw 56' | Report | Bruce 14' Thomas 31'Dicker 49'Johnson 85' | Stadium:Fir Park Attendance: 4,676 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 2 November 201912 | Motherwell | 2–1 | Livingston | Motherwell |
| 15:00GMT (UTC) | Long 47' Gallagher 52'Campbell 83' | Report | Guthrie 30' Lawless 60' (pen.) 69' | Stadium:Fir Park Attendance: 4,423 Referee: Euan Anderson |
| 10 November 201913 | Celtic | 2–0 | Motherwell | Glasgow |
| 15:00GMT (UTC) | Édouard 19' Tait 54' (o.g.) | Report | Scott 87' | Stadium:Celtic Park Attendance: 57,137 Referee:Alan Muir |
| 23 November 201914 | Hibernian | 3–1 | Motherwell | Edinburgh |
| 15:00GMT (UTC) | Porteous 18' Doidge 21'Kamberi 25'Naismith 67'Maxwell 85'Horgan 86' | Report | Polworth 9' Grimshaw 17'Carroll 65' | Stadium:Easter Road Attendance: 15,984 Referee:John Beaton |
| 30 November 201915 | Motherwell | 4–0 | St Johnstone | Motherwell |
| 15:00GMT (UTC) | Cole 29' Hartley 49'Carroll 72'Manzinga 89' | Report | McCann 70' | Stadium:Fir Park Attendance: 4,092 Referee: Euan Anderson |
| 4 December 201916 | St Mirren | 0–3 | Motherwell | Paisley |
| 19:45GMT (UTC) | P.McGinn 86' | Report | Cole 15' Scott 28',33'Campbell 67' | Stadium:St Mirren Park Attendance: 4,240 Referee:Andrew Dallas |
| 7 December 201917 | Motherwell | 1–0 | Heart of Midlothian | Motherwell |
| 15:00GMT (UTC) | Long 40' 66' Campbell 75'Donnelly 81' | Report | Berra 62' Mulraney 90+2' | Stadium:Fir Park Attendance: 4,745 Referee:Alan Muir |
| 15 December 201918 | Motherwell | 0–2 | Rangers | Motherwell |
| 12:00GMT (UTC) | Donnelly 44' Gallagher 45'Long 83' | Report | Katić 27' Jack 45'Morelos 57' 71' 69'Tavernier 79' | Stadium:Fir Park Attendance: 8,359 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 21 December 201919 | Kilmarnock | 0–1 | Motherwell | Kilmarnock |
| 15:00GMT (UTC) | Del Fabro 59' | Report | Donnelly 36' Carroll 67'Gillespie 78'Hartley 82' | Stadium:Rugby Park Attendance: 5,688 Referee:Willie Collum |
| 26 December 201920 | Ross County | 1–2 | Motherwell | Dingwall |
| 15:00GMT (UTC) | Spittal 24' Spence 48' 62'Foster 71'Fontaine 90+4'Graham 90+5' | Report | Gallagher 49' 90+2' Maciver 81'Hartley 90+4'Polworth 90+5' | Stadium:Victoria Park Attendance: 4,181 Referee: Greg Aitken |
| 29 December 201921 | Motherwell | 1–2 | Hamilton Academical | Motherwell |
| 15:00GMT (UTC) | Long 5' Hylton 63'O'Hara 75' | Report | Martin 11' Stubbs 52'McGowan 68'Moyo 77'Alston 81' | Stadium:Fir Park Attendance: 6,048 Referee:John Beaton |
| 22 January 202022 | Aberdeen | 0–1 | Motherwell | Aberdeen |
| 19:45GMT (UTC) | Cosgrove 75' | Report | Long 21' Donnelly 37' 45+1'Carroll 71' | Stadium:Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 12,365 Referee:Willie Collum |
| 25 January 202023 | Motherwell | 0–0 | Hibernian | Motherwell |
| 15:00GMT (UTC) | Donnelly 34' | Report | Omeonga 24' Doidge 37'Newell 49'James 89'Boyle 90+1' | Stadium:Fir Park Attendance: 5,767 Referee: Colin Steven |
| 1 February 202024 | Livingston | 1–0 | Motherwell | Livingston |
| 15:00GMT (UTC) | Bartley 56' Dykes 56'Taylor-Sinclair 67' | Report | Tait 70' O'Hara 89'Carroll 90+1' | Stadium:Almondvale Stadium Attendance: 1,932 Referee:John Beaton |
| 5 February 202025 | Motherwell | 0–4 | Celtic | Motherwell |
| 19:45GMT (UTC) | Gallagher 79' | Report | Édouard 9',80' Griffiths 51'McGregor 75' | Stadium:Fir Park Attendance: 8,534 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 12 February 202026 | St Johnstone | 2–1 | Motherwell | Perth |
| 19:45GMT (UTC) | Hendry 27' Kane 90+3' | Report | Long 32' Donnelly 69'Manzinga 77' 82'Carroll 90+1' | Stadium:McDiarmid Park Attendance: 2,655 Referee: Nick Walsh |
| 15 February 202027 | Motherwell | – | St Mirren | Motherwell |
| 15:00GMT (UTC) | Stadium:Fir Park | |||
| Note: Match postponed due to adverse weather conditions caused byStorm Dennis.[72] | ||||
| 22 February 202028 | Hamilton Academical | 0–0 | Motherwell | Hamilton |
| 15:00GMT (UTC) | Hunt 4' Gogić 59' | Report | Long 31' 37' O'Hara 34'Gillespie 73'Gallagher 90+3' | Stadium:New Douglas Park Attendance: 2,531 Referee: Colin Steven |
| 25 February 202027 | Motherwell | 1–1 | St Mirren | Motherwell |
| 19:45GMT (UTC) | Donnelly 12' (pen.) Gallagher 90' | Report | Waters 17' Obika 50'Foley 70'Wallace 80'Durmuş 87'Hladký 89'Famewo 90+1' | Stadium:Fir Park Attendance: 3,636 Referee: David Munro |
| Note: Originally scheduled for 15 February 2020 but postponed due to adverse weather conditions caused byStorm Dennis.[73] | ||||
| 4 March 202029 | Motherwell | 4–1 | Ross County | Motherwell |
| 19:45GMT (UTC) | O'Hara 17' Aarons 20'Campbell 25',75'Tait 65'Watt 90+3' | Report | Fontaine 3' Morris 16'Vigurs 64'Stewart 80' | Stadium:Fir Park Attendance: 3,191 Referee:Alan Muir |
| 7 March 202030 | Heart of Midlothian | 1–1 | Motherwell | Edinburgh |
| 15:00GMT (UTC) | Washington 49' Dikamona 61'Hickey 90+4' | Report | Long 21' Maguire 39'Aarons 58'O'Hara 58' | Stadium:Tynecastle Attendance: 17,339 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 13 March 202031 | Motherwell | – | Aberdeen | Motherwell |
| 19:45GMT (UTC) | Stadium:Fir Park | |||
| Note: Match postponed on 13 March due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[35] | ||||
| 21 March 202032 | Motherwell | – | Kilmarnock | Motherwell |
| 15:00GMT (UTC) | Stadium:Fir Park | |||
| Note: Match postponed on 13 March due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[35] | ||||
| 4 April 202033 | Rangers | – | Motherwell | Glasgow |
| 15:00GMT (UTC) | Stadium:Ibrox Stadium | |||
| Note: Match postponed on 13 March due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[35] | ||||
| 18 January 2020Fourth Round | Dundee | 0–3 | Motherwell | Dundee |
| 15:00GMT (UTC) | McGhee 69' Dorrans 83'Kerr 89' | Report | Long 22',30',75' 69' | Stadium:Dens Park Attendance: 2,407 Referee:Steven McLean |
| 8 February 2020Fifth Round | St Mirren | 1–1 | Motherwell | Paisley |
| 15:00GMT (UTC) | Jakubiak 74' McCarthy 89'Famewo 90' | Report | O'Hara 21' Polworth 90' | Stadium:St Mirren Park Attendance: 4,323 Referee:Andrew Dallas |
| 18 February 2020Fifth Round Replay | Motherwell | 4–4 (a.e.t.) (2–3p) | St Mirren | Motherwell |
| 19:45GMT (UTC) | Polworth 27' Carroll 31'Mugabi 38'Watt 57'Aarons 73'Campbell 74' 99' | Report | Obika 14',31' Hartley 33' (o.g.)Foley 43'McGrath 74'MacPherson 106' | Stadium:Fir Park Attendance: 4,534 Referee: Gavin Duncan |
| Penalties | ||||
| Donnelly Watt Aarons  Polworth Hylton | McGrath Andreu MacPherson McAllister Obika | |||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Motherwell | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | +13 | 12 | Qualification for theSecond Round |
| 2 | Greenock Morton | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 8 | |
| 3 | Queen of the South | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 6 | |
| 4 | Dumbarton | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 3 | |
| 5 | Annan Athletic | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 1 |
| 13 July 20191 | Queen of the South | 0–3 | Motherwell | Dumfries |
| 15:00BST (UTC+1) | Report | Donnelly 71' (pen.) Seedorf 90'Hylton 90+2' | Stadium:Palmerston Park Attendance: 1,956 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 19 July 20192 | Motherwell | 4–0 | Greenock Morton | Motherwell |
| 19:45BST (UTC+1) | Scott 22',66' Hylton 76'Donnelly 82' | Report | Stadium:Fir Park Attendance: 3,167 Referee:Willie Collum |
| 23 July 20193 | Dumbarton | 0–2 | Motherwell | Dumbarton |
| 19:45BST (UTC+1) | Hutton 70' | Report | Ilić 42' Hartley 76' | Stadium:The C&G Systems Stadium Attendance: 1,394 Referee: Colin Steven |
| 27 July 20194 | Motherwell | 4–0 | Annan Athletic | Motherwell |
| 15:00BST (UTC+1) | Donnelly 20',89' Polworth 44'Scott 90+2' | Report | McLean 12' T.Muir 29'E.Griffiths 67' | Stadium:Fir Park Attendance: 2,763 Referee: Alan Newlands |
| 16 August 2019Second round | Motherwell | 1–2 | Heart of Midlothian | Motherwell |
| 19:45BST (UTC+1) | Long 60' Tait 81'Seedorf 82' | Report | Clare9 Damour 36'Smith 40' 81'Washington 45+2' (pen.) | Stadium:Fir Park Attendance: 5,597 Referee:Bobby Madden |
| 7 August 2019First round | Motherwell U21s | 1–0 | Spartans | Airdrie |
| 19:45BST (UTC+1) | Semple 18' Devine 87' | Report | Michael Allan 84' | Stadium:Excelsior Stadium Attendance: 170 Referee: Ross Hardie |
| 13 August 2019Second round | Clyde | 4–0 | Motherwell U21s | Cumbernauld |
| 19:45BST (UTC+1) | Goodwillie 6' Love 59'McNiff 72'Devine 84' (o.g.) | Report | Devine 57' | Stadium:Broadwood Stadium Attendance: 372 Referee: Chris Graham |
| Ranking | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Scottish Premiership | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DF | | 22 | Liam Donnelly | 7 | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| FW | | 9 | Chris Long | 7 | 3 | 1 | 11 | |
| 3 | MF | | 6 | Allan Campbell | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| FW | | 17 | James Scott | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| 5 | FW | | 44 | Devante Cole | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| FW | | 14 | Jermaine Hylton | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 7 | MF | | 11 | Sherwin Seedorf | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| MF | | 19 | Liam Polworth | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 9 | DF | | 3 | Jake Carroll | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| DF | | 31 | Declan Gallagher | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| MF | | 52 | Mark O'Hara | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| FW | | 8 | Tony Watt | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| DF | | 5 | Peter Hartley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 14 | FW | | 12 | Christy Manzinga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| FW | | 37 | Ross Maciver | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| FW | | 17 | Rolando Aarons | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | | 16 | Christian Ilić | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Own goal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| TOTALS | 40 | 8 | 14 | 62 | ||||
| Ranking | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Scottish Premiership | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | | 20 | Mark Gillespie | 11 | 1 | 4 | 16 |
| TOTALS | 11 | 1 | 4 | 16 | ||||
| Number | Nation | Position | Name | Scottish Premiership | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
| | | | | | | | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | | DF | Richard Tait | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 3 | | DF | Jake Carroll | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||
| 4 | | MF | Liam Grimshaw | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 5 | | DF | Peter Hartley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 6 | | MF | Allan Campbell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 9 | | FW | Chris Long | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||
| 11 | | MF | Sherwin Seedorf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 12 | | FW | Christy Manzinga | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 14 | | FW | Jermaine Hylton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 15 | | DF | Barry Maguire | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 16 | | MF | Christian Ilić | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 17 | | FW | Rolando Aarons | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 19 | | MF | Liam Polworth | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 20 | | GK | Mark Gillespie | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 22 | | DF | Liam Donnelly | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||
| 24 | | DF | Bevis Mugabi | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 31 | | DF | Declan Gallagher | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 52 | | MF | Mark O'Hara | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Players who left Motherwell during the season: | |||||||||||||
| 17 | | FW | James Scott | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 44 | | FW | Devante Cole | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| TOTALS | 58 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 75 | 4 | |||||
