# 2009–10 Motherwell F.C. season

Motherwell competed in the Scottish Premier League, Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup and UEFA Europa League during the 2009–10 season.

## Important events

* 30 June 2009 – Jim Gannon appointed new manager of the club, after he was made redundant by English League One side, Stockport
* 2 July 2009 – First competitive match of the season against Welsh Premier League side, Llanelli in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League, a 1–0 defeat at Fir Park
* 6 August 2009 – Motherwell are eliminated from the UEFA Europa League in the third qualifying round by Steaua Bucharest
* 15 August 2009 – The first Scottish Premier League fixture of the season (against St Johnstone) ends in a 2–2 draw at McDiarmid Park
* 28 December 2009 – Jim Gannon is sacked by the board following continuous refusals to sign a contract with the club
* 29 December 2009 – Craig Brown is hired to fill the void as caretaker manager until a replacement for Gannon can be found
* 18 January 2010 – Motherwell are knocked out of the Scottish Cup after just one game, a 2–0 defeat to Inverness in the 4th round
* 23 March 2010 – Both St Johnstone and Falkirk play out a 1–1 draw, which confirms Motherwell's place in the top-six of the Scottish Premier League
* 5 May 2010 – Motherwell play their last home fixture of the year at Fir Park, a 6–6 draw with Hibernian, and break the league record for most goals in a single game
* 5 May 2010 – Hearts play out a 0–0 draw confirming a minimum finish of 5th place for Motherwell
* 9 May 2010 – A final day draw away to Rangers sees Motherwell fall just short of automatic qualification to the Europa League as Hibernian win at Tannadice
* 15 May 2010 – Dundee United win the Scottish Cup: Motherwell qualify for the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round.

## Transfers

For a list of Scottish football transfers in 2009–10, see transfers in season 2009–10

### Summer transfer window (1 July – 1 September 2009)

In permanent
| Date | Player | From | Fee | Contract length |
| 1 July 2009 | Stephen Jennings | Tranmere Rovers | Free | One year |
| 15 July 2009 | Chris Humphrey | Shrewsbury Town | Free | Three years |
| 21 July 2009 | Giles Coke | Northampton Town | Free | One year |
| 13 August 2009 | Tom Hateley | Reading | Free | One year |
| 7 September 2009 | Ryan Scanlon | Ross County | Undisclosed | Three years |
Loans in
| Date | Player | From | Loan length |
| 24 July 2009 | John Ruddy | Everton | Six months |
| 26 August 2009 | Lukas Jutkiewicz | Everton | Six months |
| 1 September 2009 | Yassin Moutaouakil | Charlton Athletic | Six months |
Loans out
| Date | Player | To | Loan length |
Out permanent
| Date | Player | To | Fee |
| 2 June 2009 | Bob Malcolm | Brisbane Roar | Free |
| 29 June 2009 | David Clarkson | Bristol City | £600,000 |
| 1 July 2009 | Maros Klimpl | Midtjylland | Loan return |
| 1 July 2009 | Artur Krysiak | Birmingham City | Loan return |
| 1 July 2009 | Brian McLean | Falkirk | Free |
| 1 July 2009 | Cillian Sheridan | Celtic | Loan return |
| 1 July 2009 | Graeme Smith | Brighton | Free |
| 4 July 2009 | Paul Quinn | Cardiff City | £300,000 |
| 22 July 2009 | Stephen Hughes | Norwich City | Free |

### Winter transfer window (1 January – 2 February 2010)

In permanent
| Date | Player | From | Fee | Contract length |
Loans in
| Date | Player | From | Loan length |
| 2 January 2010 | John Ruddy | Everton | Six months |
| 2 January 2010 | Lukas Jutkiewicz | Everton | Six months |
| 2 January 2010 | Michael McGlinchey | Central Coast Mariners | Six months |
Loans out
| Date | Player | To | Loan length |
| 31 January 2010 | Jonathan Page | Stirling Albion | Six months |
Out permanent
| Date | Player | To | Fee | Note |
| 1 January 2010 | Steven McGarry | Perth Glory | Free | — |
| 1 February 2010 | Paul Slane | Celtic | Undisclosed | Four year contract with Celtic |

## First-team squad

Updated 5 December 2010
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 | SCO | Michael Fraser |
| 2 | DF | FRA | Yassin Moutaouakil (on loan from Charlton (Departed January 2010)) |
| 3 | DF | SCO | Steven Hammell |
| 4 | DF | SCO | Mark Reynolds |
| 5 | DF | NIR | Stephen Craigan ((c)) |
| 6 | MF | ENG | Giles Coke |
| 7 | MF | JAM | Chris Humphrey |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Steve Jennings |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Lukas Jutkiewicz (on loan from Everton) |
| 11 | FW | ENG | John Sutton |
| 12 | MF | SCO | Darren Smith |
| 14 | MF | SCO | Keith Lasley |
| 15 | FW | SCO | Jamie Murphy |
| 16 | MF | SCO | Marc Fitzpatrick |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | MF | SCO | Jim O'Brien |
| 18 | FW | NZL | Michael McGlinchey (on loan from Central Coast Mariners (Arrived January 2010)) |
| 18 | MF | SCO | Steven McGarry (Departed January 2010) |
| 21 | GK | ENG | John Ruddy (on loan from Everton) |
| 23 | FW | SCO | Mark Archdeacon |
| 24 | MF | ENG | Tom Hateley |
| 25 | MF | SCO | Ross Forbes |
| 28 | DF | ENG | Shaun Hutchinson |
| 29 | DF | ENG | Jonathan Page |
| 35 | FW | SCO | Robert McHugh |
| 43 | DF | SCO | Steven Saunders |
| 45 | FW | SCO | Paul Slane (Departed January 2010) |

## Squad statisticss
### Appearances

    As of match played 9 May 2010
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premier League | Premier League | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Europa League | Europa League |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | SCO | Michael Fraser | 9 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | FRA | Yassin Moutaouakil | 15 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | SCO | Steven Hammell | 40 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | SCO | Mark Reynolds | 46 | 4 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | NIR | Stephen Craigan | 36 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | ENG | Giles Coke | 37 | 2 | 25+7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | JAM | Chris Humphrey | 33 | 0 | 6+22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Steve Jennings | 33 | 2 | 21+8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Lukas Jutkiewicz | 36 | 12 | 27+6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | ENG | John Sutton | 42 | 14 | 31+4 | 12 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 14 | MF | SCO | Keith Lasley | 25 | 1 | 15+5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | SCO | Jamie Murphy | 44 | 10 | 24+11 | 6 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 3+3 | 4 |
| 16 | MF | SCO | Marc Fitzpatrick | 4 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | SCO | Jim O'Brien | 44 | 3 | 29+6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | NZL | Michael McGlinchey | 8 | 0 | 1+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | ENG | John Ruddy | 39 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | SCO | Mark Archdeacon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | ENG | Tom Hateley | 41 | 3 | 38 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | SCO | Ross Forbes | 37 | 9 | 22+6 | 5 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| 28 | DF | ENG | Shaun Hutchinson | 9 | 4 | 4+1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 32 | MF | SCO | Steven Meechan | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | FW | SCO | Robert McHugh | 15 | 2 | 2+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 0+3 | 1 |
| 39 | MF | SCO | Jordan Halsman | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | DF | SCO | Steven Saunders | 32 | 1 | 22+3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 46 | MF | SCO | Jamie Pollock | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players away from the club on loan: ||||||||||||||
| 29 | DF | ENG | Jonathan Page | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 |
| Players who left Motherwell during the season: ||||||||||||||
| 19 | MF | SCO | Steven McGarry | 5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 45 | MF | SCO | Paul Slane | 8 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5+1 | 1 |

### Goal scorers

    As of match played 9 May 2010
| Ranking | Nation | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Europa League | Total |
| 1 | FW | | 11 | John Sutton | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| 2 | FW | | 9 | Lukas Jutkiewicz | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 3 | FW | | 15 | Jamie Murphy | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | MF | | 20 | Ross Forbes | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 5 | DF | | 4 | Mark Reynolds | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | DF | | 28 | Shaun Hutchinson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | MF | | 24 | Tom Hateley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | MF | | 17 | Jim O'Brien | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | MF | | 6 | Giles Coke | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | MF | | 8 | Steve Jennings | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | FW | | 35 | Bob McHugh | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | DF | | 43 | Steven Saunders | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | FW | | 45 | Paul Slane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | | | | Own goal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 54 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 69 |

### Disciplinary record

    As of match played 9 May 2010
| Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Premier League | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Europa League | Europa League | Total | Total |
| DF | 3 | Steven Hammell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| DF | 4 | Mark Reynolds | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| DF | 5 | Stephen Craigan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| MF | 6 | Giles Coke | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| MF | 8 | Steve Jennings | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| FW | 11 | John Sutton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FW | 15 | Jamie Murphy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| MF | 17 | Jim O'Brien | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| MF | 24 | Tom Hateley | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| MF | 27 | Ross Forbes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| DF | 28 | Shaun Hutchinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MF | 46 | Jamie Pollock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DF | 43 | Steven Saunders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | | Totals | 34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 42 | 1 |

## Results and fixtures

Win  Draw  Loss

### Friendlies

| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Motherwell scorer(s) | Attendance | Report |
| 27 June 2009 | Rhyl | H | 1–3 | Forbes (47) | 0 (match was closed-doors) | |
| 6 September 2009 | Manchester United XI | H | 1–0 | Coke (53) | 3,470 | Motherwell F.C. |
| 4 January 2010 | Bellshill Athletic | A | 11–1 | O'Brien, Meechan, Smith, Jutkiewicz, Sutton, McHugh, Murphy | 0 (match was closed-doors) | Motherwell F.C. |

### Scottish Premier League

| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Motherwell scorer(s) | League Position | Attendance | Report |
| 1 | 15 August 2009 | St Johnstone | A | 2–2 | Hutchinson (55), Forbes (65) | 5 | 5,220 | BBC Sport |
| 2 | 22 August 2009 | Kilmarnock | H | 3–1 | Sutton (14), Forbes (45) (pen.), Hutchinson (68) | 3 | 5,093 | BBC Sport |
| 3 | 29 August 2009 | Aberdeen | A | 0–0 | | 5 | 11,320 | BBC Sport |
| 4 | 12 September 2009 | Rangers | H | 0–0 | | 5 | 9,355 | BBC Sport |
| 5 | 19 September 2009 | Dundee United | A | 1–0 | Forbes (65) | 4 | 7,196 | BBC Sport |
| 6 | 26 September 2009 | Hibernian | H | 1–3 | Reynolds (35) | 6 | 5,221 | BBC Sport |
| 7 | 3 October 2009 | Falkirk | H | 1–0 | Jutkiewicz (18) | 5 | 4,337 | BBC Sport |
| 8 | 17 October 2009 | Celtic | A | 0–0 | | 5 | 58,000 | BBC Sport |
| 9 | 24 October 2009 | St Mirren | A | 3–3 | Forbes (49) (pen.), Jutkiewicz (74, 81) | 5 | 4,327 | BBC Sport |
| 10 | 31 October 2009 | Hearts | H | 1–0 | Forbes (55) | 4 | 4,830 | BBC Sport |
| 11 | 7 November 2009 | Hamilton | A | 2–2 | Murphy (78), Jutkiewicz (87) | 5 | 3,583 | BBC Sport |
| 12 | 21 November 2009 | Aberdeen | H | 1–1 | Jutkiewicz (13) | 5 | 4,662 | BBC Sport |
| 13 | 28 November 2009 | Dundee United | H | 2–2 | Sutton (16), Jutkiewicz (29) | 5 | 4,593 | BBC Sport |
| 14 | 5 December 2009 | Hibernian | A | 0–2 | | 5 | 10,398 | BBC Sport |
| 15 | 12 December 2009 | Celtic | H | 2–3 | Jutkiewicz (26), Reynolds (45) | 5 | 7,807 | BBC Sport |
| 16 | 19 December 2009 | Rangers | A | 1–6 | Hutchinson (67) | 5 | 44,291 | BBC Sport |
| 17 | 26 December 2009 | St Johnstone | H | 1–3 | Jennings (39) | 6 | 4,140 | BBC Sport |
| 18 | 30 December 2009 | Hearts | A | 0–1 | | 6 | 14,411 | BBC Sport |
| 19 | 16 January 2010 | Kilmarnock | A | 3–0 | O'Brien (55, 70), Jutkiewicz (78) | 6 | 5,354 | BBC Sport |
| 20 | 23 January 2010 | St Mirren | H | 2–0 | Murphy (56), Sutton (76) | 6 | 3,621 | BBC Sport |
| 21 | 27 January 2010 | Falkirk | A | 0–0 | | 7 | 4,321 | BBC Sport |
| 22 | 30 January 2010 | Aberdeen | A | 3–0 | Sutton (29, 53), Jutkiewicz (50) | 5 | 9,555 | BBC Sport |
| 23 | 6 February 2010 | Hamilton | H | 1–0 | Jutkiewicz (68) | 5 | 4,777 | BBC Sport |
| 24 | 10 February 2010 | Rangers | H | 1–1 | Hateley (28) | 5 | 9,352 | BBC Sport |
| 25 | 13 February 2010 | Hamilton | A | 0–0 | | 5 | 3,133 | BBC Sport |
| 26 | 20 February 2010 | Hibernian | H | 1–0 | Murphy (82) | 5 | 5,055 | BBC Sport |
| 27 | 27 February 2010 | Kilmarnock | H | 1–0 | Murphy (69) | 5 | 4,178 | BBC Sport |
| 28 | 6 March 2010 | St Johnstone | A | 2–1 | Murphy (12), Sutton (86) | 5 | 3,669 | BBC Sport |
| 29 | 9 March 2010 | St Mirren | A | 0–0 | | 5 | 3,154 | BBC Sport |
| 30 | 13 March 2010 | Hearts | H | 3–1 | Reynolds (2), Sutton (13), O'Brien (68) | 4 | 4,448 | BBC Sport |
| 31 | 27 March 2010 | Dundee United | A | 0–3 | | 5 | 7,609 | BBC Sport |
| 32 | 3 April 2010 | Falkirk | H | 0–1 | | 5 | 4,268 | BBC Sport |
| 33 | 13 April 2010 | Celtic | A | 1–2 | Reynolds (49) | 5 | 27,750 | BBC Sport |
| 34 | 18 April 2010 | Dundee United | H | 2–3 | Sutton (28, 81) | 5 | 3,544 | BBC Sport |
| 35 | 24 April 2010 | Hearts | A | 2–0 | Saunders (42), Žaliūkas (o.g.) (45) | 4 | 13,447 | BBC Sport |
| 36 | 1 May 2010 | Celtic | A | 0–4 | | 4 | 24,000 | BBC Sport |
| 37 | 5 May 2010 | Hibernian | H | 6–6 | Coke (16, 67), Sutton (39, 76), Hateley (72), Jutkiewicz (90) | 4 | 6,241 | BBC Sport |
| 38 | 9 May 2010 | Rangers | A | 3–3 | Murphy (51), Jennings (90), Jutkiewicz (90) (pen.) | 5 | 50,321 | BBC Sport |
Note: Due to postponements between match day 18 and match day 19 (not shown above), Motherwell's position in the Scottish Premier League dropped to 8th place. The win on match day 19 served to allow them to leapfrog the teams in 6th and 7th place while still having two games in hand.

### UEFA Europa League

| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Score | Motherwell scorer(s) | Attendance | Report |
| 2 July 2009 | FQR | Llanelli | H | 0–1 | | 4,307 | BBC Sport |
| 9 July 2009 | FQR | Llanelli | A | 3–0 | Sutton (8, 24) Murphy (72) | 3,025 | BBC Sport |
| 16 July 2009 | SQR | Flamurtari Vlorë | A | 0–1 | | 4,012 | BBC Sport |
| 23 July 2009 | SQR | Flamurtari Vlorë | H | 8–1 | Murphy (16, 19, 34) Slane (25) Forbes (pen 28, 50) Shaun Hutchinson (37) McHugh (72) | 4,641 | BBC Sport |
| 30 July 2009 | TQR | Steaua Bucharest | A | 0–3 | | 25,000 | BBC Sport |
| 6 August 2009 | TQR | Steaua Bucharest | H | 1–3 | Forbes (17) | 4,975 | BBC Sport |

### Scottish League Cup

| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Score | Motherwell scorer(s) | Attendance | Report |
| 22 September 2009 | 3rd Round | Inverness CT | H | 3–2 | McHugh, Own goal, Forbes | 3,905 | BBC Sport |
| 27 October 2009 | Quarter-Final | St Mirren | A | 0–3 | — | 4,325 | BBC Sport |

### Scottish Cup

| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Score | Motherwell scorer(s) | Attendance | Report |
| 18 January 2010 | 4th Round | Inverness CT | A | 0–2 | — | 1,450 | BBC Sport |

## Competitions
### Overall

| Competition | Started round | Current position / round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
| Scottish Premier League | — | — | 5 | 15 August 2009 | 9 May 2010 |
| League Cup | 3rd Round | — | Quarter-finals | 22 September 2009 | 27 October 2009 |
| Scottish Cup | 4th Round | — | 4th Round | 18 January 2010 | 18 January 2010 |
| UEFA Europa League | First qualifying round | — | Third qualifying round | 2 July 2009 | 6 August 2009 |
Source: Competitions

### SPL
#### Classification

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 3 | Dundee United | 38 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 55 | 47 | +8 | 63 | Qualification for the Europa League play-off round |
| 4 | Hibernian | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 58 | 55 | +3 | 54 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
| 5 | Motherwell | 38 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 52 | 54 | −2 | 53 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 6 | Heart of Midlothian | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 35 | 46 | −11 | 48 | |
| 7 | Hamilton Academical | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 39 | 46 | −7 | 49 | |
* ↑ by winning the Scottish Cup.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
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 | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A |
| Result | D | W | D | D | W | L | W | D | D | W | D | D | D | L | L | L | L | L | W | W | D | W | W | D | D | W | W | W | D | W | L | L | L | L | W | L | D | D |
| Position | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |

#### Results by opponent

| Team | Results | Results | Results | Results | Points |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Points |
| Aberdeen | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | — | 5 |
| Celtic | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 1 |
| Dundee United | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 4 |
| Falkirk | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | — | 4 |
| Hamilton Academical | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | — | 5 |
| Heart of Midlothian | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 9 |
| Hibernian | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 6–6 | 4 |
| Kilmarnock | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | — | 9 |
| Rangers | 0–0 | 1–6 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 3 |
| St Johnstone | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | — | 4 |
| St Mirren | 3–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | — | 5 |
Source: 2009–10 Scottish Premier League article