2015–16 Motherwell F.C. season


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The 2015–16 season is Motherwell's thirty-first consecutive season in the top flight of Scottish football and the third in the newly established Scottish Premiership,[1] having been promoted from the Scottish First Division at the end of the 1984–85 season. Motherwell will also compete in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Motherwell
2015–16 season
ChairmanBrian McCafferty
ManagerIan Baraclough
(until 23 September)
Stephen Craigan (interim)
(23 September – 13 October)
Mark McGhee
(from 13 October)
StadiumFir Park
Scottish Premiership5th
Scottish CupFifth round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Louis Moult (15)
All: Louis Moult (18)
Average home league attendance4,912

On 12 June 2015, Motherwell announced their first batch of Pre-season Friendlies.[2]

On 23 September 2015, Motherwell parted ways with manager Ian Baraclough.[3]

On 13 October 2015, Mark McGhee returned to the club as manager.[4][5]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season Friendlies

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Scottish Premiership

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As of match played 15 May 2016
No. Pos Nat Player Total Scottish Premiership Scottish League Cup Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
3 DF   SCO Steven Hammell 29 0 25+2 0 0 0 2 0
5 DF   ENG Louis Laing 16 1 13+2 1 1 0 0 0
6 DF   SCO Stephen McManus 40 1 37 1 1 0 2 0
7 MF   ENG Lionel Ainsworth 33 3 17+12 2 1+1 1 0+2 0
8 MF   SCO Stephen Pearson 28 9 25+1 7 0 0 2 2
9 FW   ENG Wes Fletcher 14 1 5+9 1 0 0 0 0
11 MF   ENG Marvin Johnson 42 6 34+4 5 2 0 2 1
13 GK   SCO Craig Samson 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF   SCO Keith Lasley 33 1 30 1 1 0 2 0
15 DF   SCO Joe Chalmers 19 0 11+6 0 2 0 0 0
16 DF   ENG Kieran Kennedy 25 0 18+4 0 2 0 1 0
18 MF   ENG Josh Law 33 0 28+1 0 2 0 2 0
19 FW   SCO David Clarkson 8 0 0+7 0 1 0 0 0
20 FW   ENG Louis Moult 42 18 34+4 15 1+1 2 1+1 1
21 MF   SCO Jack Leitch 13 0 3+8 0 2 0 0 0
22 FW   SCO Craig Moore 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 MF   SCO Dom Thomas 17 0 2+12 0 1+1 0 0+1 0
24 FW   SCO James McFadden 4 0 2+1 0 0 0 0+1 0
26 MF   SCO Chris Cadden 21 2 16+4 2 0 0 1 0
27 DF   SCO David Ferguson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 DF   SCO Luke Watt 3 0 1+1 0 0+1 0 0 0
30 MF   SCO Robbie Leitch 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 GK   SCO Brett Long 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 DF   NIR Ben Hall 19 1 16+2 1 0 0 1 0
33 DF   SCO Jack McMillan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 FW   SCO Dylan Mackin 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
35 MF   SCO Allan Campbell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 FW   SCO Ryan Watters 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 MF   SCO Jake Hastie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 DF   SCO Adam Livingstone 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 MF   SCO Ross MacLean 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
39     SCO Dylan Falconer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 MF   SCO Barry Maguire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
41 GK   SCO P. J. Morrison 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
42     SCO Josh Moore 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
43 MF   SCO David Turnbull 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
77 FW   AUS Scott McDonald 41 14 34+3 10 0+2 2 2 2
Players away from the club on loan:
Players who left Motherwell during the season:
1 GK   ENG Connor Ripley 40 0 36 0 2 0 2 0
2 DF   SCO Craig Reid 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 MF   ENG Liam Grimshaw 16 0 13+1 0 1 0 1 0
12 GK   GER Dan Twardzik 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 FW   JAM Theo Robinson 11 0 2+8 0 1 0 0 0
17 MF   SEN Morgaro Gomis 11 0 8+2 0 0 0 1 0
25 MF   WAL Jake Taylor 8 0 6+1 0 1 0 0 0
As of match played 15 May 2016[8][9]
Ranking Nation Number Name Scottish Premiership Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup Total
1   20 Louis Moult 15 1 2 18
2   77 Scott McDonald 10 2 2 14
3   8 Stephen Pearson 7 2 0 9
4   11 Marvin Johnson 5 1 0 6
5   7 Lionel Ainsworth 2 0 1 3
6   26 Chris Cadden 2 0 0 2
7   9 Wes Fletcher 1 0 0 1
  32 Ben Hall 1 0 0 1
  6 Stephen McManus 1 0 0 1
  5 Louis Laing 1 0 0 1
  14 Keith Lasley 1 0 0 1
Own goal 1 0 0 1
TOTALS 47 6 5 55
As of match played 15 May 2016[8][9]
Nation Position Number Name Scottish Premier League Scottish League Cup Scottish Cup Total
               
  GK 1 Connor Ripley 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
  DF 3 Steven Hammell 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
  MF 4 Liam Grimshaw 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
  DF 5 Louis Laing 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
  DF 6 Stephen McManus 7 1 0 0 0 0 7 1
  MF 7 Lionel Ainsworth 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
  MF 8 Stephen Pearson 8 0 0 0 1 0 9 0
  MF 11 Marvin Johnson 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
  MF 14 Keith Lasley 5 2 1 0 0 0 6 2
  DF 15 Joe Chalmers 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
  DF 16 Kieran Kennedy 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
  MF 17 Morgaro Gomis 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
  MF 18 Josh Law 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
  FW 20 Louis Moult 4 0 2 0 0 0 6 0
  MF 21 Jack Leitch 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
  MF 25 Jake Taylor 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 1
  MF 26 Chris Cadden 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
  DF 31 Ben Hall 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
  FW 77 Scott McDonald 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
TOTALS 66 4 5 0 1 0 72 4

Manager of the Month

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Month Name Award Ref
December Mark McGhee Won [10][11]
March Mark McGhee Won [12]
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
3 Heart of Midlothian 38 18 11 9 59 40 +19 65 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
4 St Johnstone 38 16 8 14 58 55 +3 56
5 Motherwell 38 15 5 18 47 63 −16 50
6 Ross County 38 14 6 18 55 61 −6 48
7 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 38 14 10 14 54 48 +6 52
  1. ^ Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHHAHHAHAAHAAHAHHAHHAHAA
ResultWLLLLWDLWLLDWLLDWWWDLLDLLWLWWWWWLWLLWL
Position577997899910101010111110108889910118887654445555

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

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 15 5 18 47 63  −16 50 8 3 8 27 27  0 7 2 10 20 36  −16

Motherwell score first

Team Results Points
1 2 3 4
Aberdeen 1–2 1–1 2–1 1–4 4
Celtic 0–1 2–1 1–2 0–7 3
Dundee 1–2 3–1 2–2 - 4
Dundee United 0–2 3–0 2–1 - 6
Hamilton Academical 0–1 3–3 1–0 - 4
Heart of Midlothian 0–2 2–2 0–6 1–0 4
Inverness C.T. 1–0 1–3 2–1 - 6
Kilmarnock 1–0 1–0 0–2 - 6
Partick Thistle 2–1 0–1 3–1 - 6
Ross County 1–1 0–3 1–2 3–1 4
St Johnstone 1–2 2–0 1–2 1–2 3

Source: 2015–16 Scottish Premier League Results Table

Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date
26 January 2016[39] GK   Dan Twardzik VSG Altglienicke 2018
31 May 2016[40] GK   Brett Long
31 May 2016[40] MF   Jack Leitch Airdrieonians 2 September 2016[41]
31 May 2016[40] FW   David Clarkson St Mirren 1 June 2016[42]
31 May 2016[40] FW   Wes Fletcher The New Saints 30 August 2016[43]
14 June 2016 DF   Ben Hall Brighton & Hove Albion 14 June 2016[44]
  1. ^ Motherwell played their home friendly at Falkirk Stadium due to on going renovation works delayed by the previous seasons play-off matches.
  2. ^ Motherwell played their home friendly at The Energy Assets Arena due to on going renovation works delayed by the previous seasons play-off matches.
  3. ^ Taylor was born in Ascot, England, and but chose to represent Wales, qualifying through his grandfather who has born in Barry. Taylor has represented Wales at U-17, U-19, U-21 and Senior level.
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