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2005–06 Motherwell F.C. season

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Motherwell
2005–06 season
ChairmanJohn Boyle
ManagerTerry Butcher
Premier League8th
Scottish CupThird round
League CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Richie Foran
Scott McDonald
(11 each)

All:
Richie Foran
(12 goals)
Highest home attendance11,503 vs Celtic
22 January 2006
Lowest home attendance3,438 vs Inverness C.T.
15 April 2006
Average home league attendance6,250

The 2005–06 season was Motherwell's 8th season in the Scottish Premier League, and their 21st consecutive season in the top division of Scottish football.

Squad

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Updated 21 March 2011[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF Scotland SCO Martyn Corrigan
3 DF Scotland SCO Steven Hammell
4 MF Scotland SCO Brian Kerr
5 DF Northern Ireland NIR Stephen Craigan
6 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Alan McCormack (loan from Preston North End)
7 FW Australia AUS Scott McDonald
9 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Richie Foran
10 MF Scotland SCO Phil O'Donnell
11 DF Scotland SCO Jim Paterson
12 FW Scotland SCO David Clarkson
14 MF Scotland SCO Steven McGarry
15 GK Scotland SCO Graeme Smith
16 FW Scotland SCO Jim Hamilton
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF Scotland SCO Kevin McBride
18 GK Scotland SCO Colin Meldrum
19 DF Scotland SCO Paul Quinn
20 FW Scotland SCO Kenny Wright
21 MF Scotland SCO Shaun Fagan
22 DF Scotland SCO William Kinniburgh
23 FW Haiti HAI Abel Thermeus (loan from Créteil-Lusitanos)
24 MF Scotland SCO Marc Fitzpatrick
27 MF Scotland SCO Robert Donnelly
37 MF Scotland SCO Darren Smith
39 DF Scotland SCO Mark Reynolds
47 DF Northern Ireland NIR Brian McLean (loan from Rangers)
FW Scotland SCO Adam Coakley

Transfers

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In

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Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
25 June 2005 GK Scotland Graeme Smith Rangers [2]
June 2005 DF Australia Steve McDonald Sorrento
1 July 2005 MF Scotland Kevin McBride Celtic [3]
12 August 2005 GK Scotland Colin Meldrum Livingston [4]
27 January 2006 MF Scotland Steven McGarry Ross County [5]

Loans in

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Date from Position Nationality Name From Date to Ref.
29 July 2005 MF Republic of Ireland Alan McCormack Preston North End End of season [6]
5 August 2005 FW Northern Ireland Andy Smith Preston North End 25 September 2005 [7]
31 August 2005 FW Scotland Brian McLean Rangers End of season [8]
31 January 2006 FW Haiti Abel Thermeus Créteil-Lusitanos End of season [9]

Out

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Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
25 July 2005 DF Wales David Partridge Bristol City £150,000 [10]
GK Scotland Barry John Corr Stranraer
GK Scotland Jamie Ewings Albion Rovers
DF Scotland Chris Higgins Clyde
January 2006 DF Australia Steve McDonald Sengwang Punggol


Released

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Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref.
9 November 2005 GK Scotland Gordon Marshall Hibernian as Coach 9 November 2005 [11]
January 2006 FW Scotland David Keogh
May 2006 DF Scotland Steven Hammell Southend United 30 June 2006
May 2006 MF Scotland Scott Leitch Retired
May 2006 FW Scotland Kenny Wright Stranraer 25 July 2006 [12]

Competitions

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Premier League

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Classification

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
6 Aberdeen 38 13 15 10 46 40 +6 54
7 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 38 15 13 10 51 38 +13 58
8 Motherwell 38 13 10 15 55 61 −6 49
9 Dundee United 38 7 12 19 41 66 −25 33
10 Falkirk 38 8 9 21 35 64 −29 33
Source: Scottish Professional Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six) for the last five matches.

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 13 10 15 55 61  −6 49 7 5 7 35 31  +4 6 5 8 20 30  −10

Source: Fir Park Corner

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHHAHAAHHAHAAAHAHHAAHAHHAAHAAHHAHAHAHAH
ResultDWLLLWWLDWLLWDDDLWLWWLLDLWLWWDDWLLDLWD
Position73789867766766678787677788887887788888
Source: Fir Park Corner
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

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Date Opponent Venue Result[14] Attendance Motherwell Scorer(s)[15] Report
30 Jul 2005 Celtic Fir Park, Motherwell (H) 4–4 9,903 Brian Kerr, Jim Hamilton, Scott McDonald, William Kinniburgh
6 Aug 2005 Dunfermline Athletic Fir Park, Motherwell (H) 1–0 4,649 Jim Hamilton
13 Aug 2005 Aberdeen Rugby Park, Kilmarnock (A) 1–4 5,035 David Clarkson
20 Aug 2005 Dundee United F.C. Fir Park, Motherwell (H) 4–5 4,706 Alan McCormack, Scott McDonald, Marc Fitzpatrick, Jim Hamilton
27 Aug 2005 Hearts Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh (A) 1–2 16,213 Richie Foran
10 Sep 2005 Inverness CT Caledonian Stadium, Inverness (A) 2–1 4,018 Scott McDonald, William Kinniburgh
17 Sep 2005 Falkirk Fir Park, Motherwell (H) 5–0 5,625 Jim Hamilton, Richie Foran (2), Shaun Fagan, Scott McDonald
24 Sep 2005 Hibernian Fir Park, Motherwell (H) 1–3 6,461 Richie Foran (pen.)
1 Oct 2005 Aberdeen Fir Park, Pittodrie Stadium (A) 2–2 11,448 David Clarkson (2)
15 Oct 2005 Livingston Fir Park, Motherwell (H) 1–0 4,507 Richie Foran
22 Oct 2005 Rangers Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow (A) 0–2 49,215
26 Oct 2005 Celtic Celtic Park, Glasgow (A) 0–5 57,388
29 Oct 2005 Dunfermline Athletic East End Park, Dunfermline (A) 3–0 4,421 Brian Kerr, Martyn Corrigan, Jim Hamilton
5 Nov 2005 Kilmarnock Fir Park, Motherwell (H) 2–2 4,979 Scott McDonald, Brian Kerr
19 Nov 2005 Dundee United Tannadice Stadium, Dundee (A) 1–1 6,305 Scott McDonald
26 Nov 2005 Hearts Fir Park, Motherwell (H) 1–1 8,131 Brian McLean
3 Dec 2005 Inverness CT Fir Park, Motherwell (H) 0–2 4,103
10 Dec 2005 Falkirk Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk (A) 1–0 4,972 Jim Hamilton
17 Dec 2005 Hibernian Easter Road, Edinburgh (A) 1–2 11,926 Scott McDonald
26 Dec 2005 Aberdeen Fir Park, Motherwell (H) 3–1 6,555 Scott McDonald, Alan McCormack
31 Dec 2005 Livingston Almondvale Stadium, Livingston (A) 2–1 4,431 Richie Foran, Kevin McBride
15 Dec 2006 Rangers Fir Park, Motherwell (H) 0–1 10,689
22 Jan 2006 Celtic Fir Park, Motherwell (H) 1–3 11,503 Jim Hamilton
28 Jan 2006 Dunfermline Athletic East End Park, Dunfermline (A) 1–1 4,961 Jim Hamilton
8 Feb 2006 Kilmarnock Rugby Park, Kilmarnock (A) 0–2 5,169
11 Feb 2006 Dundee United Fir Park, Motherwell (H) 2–0 5,257 Richie Foran (2)
18 Feb 2006 Hearts Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh (A) 0–3 16,976
4 Mar 2006 Inverness CT Caledonian Stadium, Inverness (A) 1–0 3,183 Richie Foran (pen.)
11 Mar 2006 Falkirk Fir Park, Motherwell (H) 3–1 8,179 Scott McDonald (2), Richie Foran
18 Mar 2006 Hibernian Fir Park, Motherwell (H) 2–2 6,724 Phil O'Donnell, Stephen Craigan
25 Mar 2006 Aberdeen Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen (A) 2–2 10,212 Brian McLean, Richie Foran (pen.)
1 Apr 2006 Livingston Fir Park, Motherwell (H) 2–1 4,458 Jim Hamilton, Brian McLean
8 Apr 2006 Rangers Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow (A) 0–1 49,481
15 Apr 2006 Inverness CT Fir Park, Motherwell (H) 0–1 3,438
22 Apr 2006 Falkirk Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk (A) 1–1 4,467 Phil O'Donnell
29 Apr 2006 Dunfermline Fir Park, Motherwell (H) 2–3 3,621 Jim Paterson, Stephen Craigan
3 May 2006 Livingston Almondvale Stadium, Livingston (A) 1–0 2,283 David Clarkson
6 May 2006 Dundee United Fir Park, Motherwell (H) 1–1 5,269 Jim Hamilton

Scottish Cup

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7 January 2006 Third Round St Mirren 3 - 0 Motherwell Paisley
15:00 GMT Adam 22', 90'
Potter 73'
Report
BBC
Stadium: Love Street
Attendance: 6,507
Referee: M McCurry

Scottish League Cup

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Date Round Opponent H/A Score[14] Motherwell Scorer(s)[16] Attendance Report
23 August 2005 2nd Round Hamilton Academical H 2-1 Scott McDonald 41' (pen.), Jim Hamilton (89) 4,619
20 September 2005 3rd Round St Mirren A 2-0 David Clarkson (97) Darren Smith (104) 3,810
8 November 2005 Quarter-final Aberdeen H 1-0 Brian Kerr 3,989
1 February 2006 Semi-final Celtic N 1-2 Richie Foran (11) 32,595

Statistics

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As of match played 6 May 2006[13][17]

Appearances

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League Scottish Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 DF Scotland SCO Martyn Corrigan 32 1 27+2 1 1 0 1+1 0
3 DF Scotland SCO Steven Hammell 38 0 32+1 0 1 0 4 0
4 MF Scotland SCO Brian Kerr 41 4 32+4 3 1 0 4 1
5 DF Northern Ireland NIR Stephen Craigan 39 2 36 2 0 0 3 0
6 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Alan McCormack 28 2 24 2 1 0 3 0
7 FW Australia AUS Scott McDonald 38 12 30+4 11 0 0 4 1
9 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Richie Foran 37 12 29+3 11 1 0 3+1 1
10 MF Scotland SCO Phil O'Donnell 32 2 23+6 2 1 0 1+1 0
11 DF Scotland SCO Jim Paterson 19 1 10+9 1 0 0 0 0
12 FW Scotland SCO David Clarkson 33 5 12+18 4 0+1 0 1+1 1
14 MF Scotland SCO Steven McGarry 9 0 2+7 0 0 0 0 0
14 FW Northern Ireland NIR Andy Smith 7 0 3+4 0 0 0 0 0
15 GK Scotland SCO Graeme Smith 34 0 30 0 1 0 3 0
16 FW Scotland SCO Jim Hamilton 38 11 30+4 10 1 0 3 1
17 MF Scotland SCO Kevin McBride 23 1 15+6 1 1 0 1 0
18 GK Scotland SCO Colin Meldrum 9 0 7+1 0 0 0 1 0
19 DF Scotland SCO Paul Quinn 21 0 15+3 0 0 0 3 0
20 FW Scotland SCO Kenny Wright 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
21 MF Scotland SCO Shaun Fagan 19 1 11+5 1 0 0 3 0
22 DF Scotland SCO William Kinniburgh 23 2 17+4 2 0+1 0 1 0
23 FW Haiti HAI Abel Thermeus 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0
24 MF Scotland SCO Marc Fitzpatrick 10 1 1+8 1 0 0 0+1 0
27 DF Scotland SCO Robert Donnelly 3 0 1+1 0 0 0 1 0
33 FW Scotland SCO Adam Coakley 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
37 MF Scotland SCO Darren Smith 2 1 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 1
39 DF Scotland SCO Mark Reynolds 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
47 DF Northern Ireland NIR Brian McLean 34 3 27+3 3 1 0 2+1 0
Players who appeared for Motherwell but left during the season:
1 GK Scotland SCO Gordon Marshall 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF Scotland SCO Scott Leitch 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
13 FW Australia AUS Steve McDonald 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
23 FW Scotland SCO David Keogh 3 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+2 0

Goal scorers

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Ranking Position Nation Number Name Premier League Scottish Cup League Cup Total
1 FW Republic of Ireland 9 Richie Foran 11 0 1 12
FW Scotland 7 Scott McDonald 11 0 1 12
3 FW Scotland 16 Jim Hamilton 10 0 1 11
4 FW Scotland 12 David Clarkson 4 0 1 5
5 DF Northern Ireland 47 Brian McLean 3 0 0 3
MF Scotland 4 Brian Kerr 2 0 1 3
7 DF Northern Ireland 2 Stephen Craigan 2 0 0 2
DF Scotland 22 Willie Kinniburgh 2 0 0 2
MF Republic of Ireland 6 Alan McCormack 2 0 0 2
MF Scotland 10 Phil O'Donnell 2 0 0 2
11 DF Scotland 2 Martyn Corrigan 1 0 0 1
MF Scotland 21 Shaun Fagan 1 0 0 1
DF Scotland 24 Marc Fitzpatrick 1 0 0 1
MF Scotland 17 Kevin McBride 1 0 0 1
FW Scotland 37 Darren Smith 0 0 1 1
TOTALS 55 0 6 61

Disciplinary record

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Nation Position Number Name Premier League Scottish Cup League Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
Scotland DF 2 Martyn Corrigan 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Scotland DF 3 Steven Hammell 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
Scotland MF 4 Brian Kerr 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 0
Northern Ireland DF 5 Stephen Craigan 5 0 0 0 1 0 6 0
Republic of Ireland MF 6 Alan McCormack 11 1 0 0 1 0 12 1
Australia FW 7 Scott McDonald 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
Scotland FW 8 Ross McCormack 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Republic of Ireland FW 9 Richie Foran 5 0 1 0 0 0 6 0
Scotland MF 10 Phil O'Donnell 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Scotland DF 11 Jim Paterson 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Scotland FW 12 David Clarkson 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
Scotland MF 14 Steven McGarry 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Northern Ireland FW 14 Andy Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Scotland GK 15 Graeme Smith 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Scotland FW 16 Jim Hamilton 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Scotland MF 17 Kevin McBride 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Scotland DF 19 Paul Quinn 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 0
Scotland FW 20 Kenny Wright 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
Scotland MF 21 Shaun Fagan 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 0
Scotland DF 22 William Kinniburgh 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Haiti FW 23 Abel Thermeus 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Scotland MF 24 Marc Fitzpatrick 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
Scotland DF 27 Robert Donnolly 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Scotland FW 33 Adam Coakley 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Scotland FW 37 Darren Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Scotland DF 39 Mark Reynolds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Northern Ireland DF 47 Brian McLean 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Players who left Motherwell during the season:
TOTALS 62 2 1 0 7 0 70 2

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "FootballSquads - Motherwell - 2005/06".
  2. ^ "Keeper Smith moves to Motherwell". BBC Sport. 25 June 2005. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  3. ^ "Kevin McBride Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  4. ^ "Colin Meldrum Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  5. ^ "Steven McGarry Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  6. ^ "Alan McCormack Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  7. ^ "Andy Smith Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  8. ^ "Brian McLean Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  9. ^ "Abel Thermeus Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  10. ^ "Partridge seals Bristol City move". news.bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 25 July 2005. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  11. ^ "Marshall parting Well for Hibees". BBC Sport. 9 November 2005. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  12. ^ "Ex-Well striker joins Stranraer". BBC Sport. 26 July 2006. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  13. ^ a b Motherwell results 2005/2006, Fir Park Corner
  14. ^ a b Motherwell's score is shown first.
  15. ^ The number in brackets shows the actual number of goals that were scored by one player.
  16. ^ The number(s) in brackets shows the minutes of the goal(s) that was/were scored.
  17. ^ Motherwell Club Stats, Soccerbase.com
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