# 2003–04 Motherwell F.C. season

The 2003–04 season was Motherwell's 6th season in the Scottish Premier League, and their 19th consecutive season in the top division of Scottish football.

## Squad

    As of match played 16 May 2004
| No. | Name | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | Gordon Marshall | GK | (1964-04-19)19 April 1964 (aged 40) | Kilmarnock | 2003 | | 37 | 0 |
| 15 | Barry John Corr | GK | (1981-01-13)13 January 1981 (aged 23) | Celtic | 2003 | | 5 | 0 |
| 25 | Jamie Ewings | GK | (1984-08-04)4 August 1984 (aged 19) | Youth team | 2002 | | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Andrew Reid | GK | (1985-08-03)3 August 1985 (aged 18) | Nottingham Forest | 2003 | | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | Dougie Calder | GK | (1986-02-01)1 February 1986 (aged 18) | Hamilton Academical | 2003 | | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | Martyn Corrigan | DF | (1977-08-14)14 August 1977 (aged 26) | Falkirk | 2000 | | 177 | 3 |
| 3 | Steven Hammell | DF | (1982-02-18)18 February 1982 (aged 22) | Youth team | 1999 | | 166 | 2 |
| 5 | Stephen Craigan | DF | (1976-10-29)29 October 1976 (aged 27) | Partick Thistle | 2003 | | 67 | 3 |
| 6 | Gary Bollan | DF | (1973-03-24)24 March 1973 (aged 31) | Dundee United | 2004 | | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | David Partridge | DF | (1978-11-26)26 November 1978 (aged 25) | Dundee United | 2002 | | 54 | 1 |
| 16 | David Cowan | DF | (1982-03-05)5 March 1982 (aged 22) | Newcastle United | 2002 | | 22 | 0 |
| 19 | Paul Quinn | DF | (1985-07-21)21 July 1985 (aged 18) | Youth team | 2002 | | 33 | 0 |
| 22 | William Kinniburgh | DF | (1984-09-08)8 September 1984 (aged 19) | Youth team | 2000 | | 18 | 1 |
| 23 | Graeme Mathie | DF | (1982-10-17)17 October 1982 (aged 21) | Bournemouth | 2002 | | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Ross Ballantyne | DF | (1984-01-27)27 January 1984 (aged 20) | Youth team | 2002 | | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Barry Neville | DF | (1985-04-18)18 April 1985 (aged 19) | Youth team | 2002 | | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Chris Higgins | DF | (1985-07-04)4 July 1985 (aged 18) | Youth team | 2002 | | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Bobby McColl | DF | (1986-04-21)21 April 1986 (aged 18) | Aberdeen | 2003 | | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Mark Cameron | DF | (1987-02-07)7 February 1987 (aged 17) | Youth team | 2003 | | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Bobby Donnelly | DF | (1987-01-19)19 January 1987 (aged 17) | Youth team | 2003 | | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Mark Quinn | DF | (1987-05-13)13 May 1987 (aged 17) | Youth team | 2003 | | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | John McStay | DF | (1987-07-10)10 July 1987 (aged 16) | Celtic | 2003 | | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | David Keogh | DF | (1986-08-29)29 August 1986 (aged 17) | Youth team | 2003 | | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 4 | Keith Lasley | MF | (1979-09-21)21 September 1979 (aged 24) | Youth team | 1999 | | 109 | 9 |
| 7 | Derek Adams | MF | (1975-06-25)25 June 1975 (aged 28) | Ross County | 1998 | | 178 | 23 |
| 8 | Scott Leitch | MF | (1969-10-06)6 October 1969 (aged 34) | Swindon Town | 2000 | | 109 | 1 |
| 9 | Jason Dair | MF | (1974-06-15)15 June 1974 (aged 29) | Youth team | 2003 | 2004 | 32 | 2 |
| 10 | Phil O'Donnell | MF | (1972-03-25)25 March 1972 (aged 32) | Sheffield Wednesday | 2004 | | 156 | 17 |
| 20 | Kevin MacDonald | MF | (1983-02-05)5 February 1983 (aged 21) | Youth team | 1999 | | 5 | 0 |
| 21 | Shaun Fagan | MF | (1984-03-22)22 March 1984 (aged 20) | Youth team | 1999 | | 38 | 2 |
| 27 | Kevin Barkey | MF | (1985-02-05)5 February 1985 (aged 18) | Youth team | 2002 | | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Brian McCandie | MF | (1985-05-04)4 May 1985 (aged 19) | Youth team | 2002 | | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Marc Fitzpatrick | MF | (1986-05-11)11 May 1986 (aged 18) | Youth team | 2002 | | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | Kenneth Connolly | MF | (1987-04-18)18 April 1987 (aged 17) | Youth team | 2003 | | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Stephen Maguire | MF | (1987-02-14)14 February 1987 (aged 17) | Youth team | 2003 | | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 11 | Alex Burns | FW | (1973-08-04)4 August 1973 (aged 30) | Partick Thistle | 2003 | | | |
| 12 | Scott McDonald | MF | (1983-08-21)21 August 1983 (aged 20) | Wimbledon | 2004 | 2004 | 18 | 2 |
| 17 | Steven Craig | FW | (1981-02-05)5 February 1981 (aged 23) | Falkirk | 2003 | | 40 | 7 |
| 18 | David Clarkson | FW | (1985-09-10)10 September 1985 (aged 18) | Youth team | 2002 | 2006 | 65 | 17 |
| 26 | Kenny Wright | FW | (1985-08-01)1 August 1985 (aged 18) | Youth team | 2002 | | 17 | 1 |
| 28 | Andy Scott | FW | (1985-01-30)30 January 1985 (aged 19) | Youth team | 2002 | | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Ryan Grant | FW | (1985-01-05)5 January 1985 (aged 19) | Youth team | 2002 | | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | James Reilly | FW | (1986-02-07)7 February 1986 (aged 18) | Youth team | 2003 | | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Adam Coakley | FW | (1987-10-19)19 October 1987 (aged 16) | Youth team | 2003 | | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | Ryan Russell | FW | (1987-04-09)9 April 1987 (aged 17) | Youth team | 2003 | | 0 | 0 |
| Left during the season ||||||||||
| 6 | Stephen Pearson | MF | (1982-10-02)2 October 1982 (aged 21) | Youth team | 2000 | | 88 | 13 |
| 10 | James McFadden | FW | (1983-04-14)14 April 1983 (aged 21) | Youth team | 2000 | | 70 | 31 |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 5 June 2003 | GK | Gordon Marshall | Kilmarnock | Free |
| 5 June 2003 | FW | Alex Burns | Partick Thistle | Free |
| 5 June 2003 | DF | Stephen Craigan | Partick Thistle | Free |
| July 2003 | GK | Barry John Corr | Celtic | Free |
| 5 September 2003 | MF | Jason Dair | Dunfermline Athletic | Free |
| January 2004 | FW | Scott McDonald | Wimbledon | Free |
| 9 January 2004 | MF | Phil O'Donnell | Sheffield Wednesday | Free |
| 14 January 2004 | DF | Gary Bollan | Dundee United | Free |

### Out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 2 July 2003 | GK | Stevie Woods | St Mirren | |
| July 2003 | FW | Khaled Kemas | Les Lilas | |
| July 2003 | FW | Iain Russell | Dumbarton | |
| 1 September 2003 | FW | James McFadden | Everton | £1.25 million |
| 9 January 2004 | MF | Stephen Pearson | Celtic | £350,000 |

### Released

| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | Joined | Date | Ref. |
| May 2004 | DF | | Gary Bollan | Clyde | 6 August 2004 | |
| May 2004 | FW | | Andy Scott | Bellshill Athletic | | |

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Premier League | 9 August 2003 | 16 May 2004 | Matchday 1 | 6th | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 42 | 49 | −7 | 031.58 |
| Scottish Cup | 10 January 2004 | 6 March 2004 | Third Round | Quarterfinal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 066.67 |
| League Cup | 23 September 2003 | 23 September 2003 | Second Round | Second Round | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 000.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 51 | 55 | −4 | 033.33 |
Last updated: 16 May 2004 Source: Competitions

### Premier League
#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: Fir Park Corner

#### 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 | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | A | A | H | H | H | A | A | A | H | H | A |
| Result | L | L | W | D | W | L | D | W | D | W | W | D | D | L | L | L | L | D | W | L | L | W | L | W | W | W | D | D | L | L | D | W | W | L | L | L | D | L |
| Position | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |

#### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 4 | Dunfermline Athletic | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 45 | 52 | −7 | 53 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | Dundee United | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 47 | 60 | −13 | 49 | |
| 6 | Motherwell | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 42 | 49 | −7 | 46 | |
| 7 | Dundee | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 48 | 57 | −9 | 46 | |
| 8 | Hibernian | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 41 | 60 | −19 | 44 | Qualification for the UEFA Intertoto Cup second round |
* ↑ 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.
* ↑ As Celtic, the 2003–04 Scottish Cup winners, qualified for the UEFA Champions League via their league position, the place in the UEFA Cup was passed onto Dunfermline Athletic, the cup runners-up.
* ↑ Hibernian qualified for the 2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup as the highest placed team to apply to participate in the competition.

### League Cup
## Squad statistics

    As of match played 16 May 2004

### Appearances

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premier League | Premier League | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup | League Cup | League Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | SCO | Gordon Marshall | 37 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | SCO | Martyn Corrigan | 42 | 1 | 38 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | SCO | Steven Hammell | 41 | 1 | 37 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | SCO | Keith Lasley | 37 | 4 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | NIR | Stephen Craigan | 37 | 3 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | SCO | Gary Bollan | 4 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | SCO | Derek Adams | 35 | 9 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | SCO | Scott Leitch | 22 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | SCO | Jason Dair | 32 | 2 | 19+10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | SCO | Phil O'Donnell | 12 | 0 | 7+2 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | SCO | Alex Burns | 36 | 4 | 29+4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | AUS | Scott McDonald | 18 | 2 | 10+5 | 1 | 1+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | WAL | David Partridge | 16 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | GK | SCO | Barry John Corr | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | SCO | David Cowan | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | ENG | Steven Craig | 25 | 4 | 16+8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | FW | SCO | David Clarkson | 42 | 14 | 32+6 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | SCO | Paul Quinn | 29 | 0 | 24+2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | SCO | Kevin MacDonald | 4 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | SCO | Shaun Fagan | 15 | 0 | 9+4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | SCO | William Kinniburgh | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | SCO | Kenny Wright | 15 | 1 | 2+11 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | SCO | Marc Fitzpatrick | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who appeared for Motherwell but left during the season: ||||||||||||
| 6 | MF | SCO | Stephen Pearson | 19 | 5 | 17+1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | SCO | James McFadden | 3 | 3 | 2+1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Ranking | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | 18 | David Clarkson | 12 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | FW | 7 | Derek Adams | 8 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | MF | 6 | Stephen Pearson | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | DF | 17 | Steven Craig | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | MF | 4 | Keith Lasley | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | DF | 5 | Stephen Craigan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | FW | 10 | James McFadden | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | FW | 9 | Jason Dair | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | | | Own Goal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | FW | 12 | Scott McDonald | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | DF | 2 | Martyn Corrigan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | DF | 3 | Steven Hammell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | 26 | Kenny Wright | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 55 | 6 | 3 | 64 |

### Clean sheets

| Ranking | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Total |
| 1 | GK | 1 | Gordon Marshall | 9 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | GK | 15 | Barry John Corr | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 10 | 1 | 0 | 11 |

### Disciplinary record

| Nation | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Premier League | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Total | Total |
| | DF | 2 | Martyn Corrigan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | DF | 3 | Steven Hammell | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| | MF | 4 | Keith Lasley | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| | DF | 5 | Stephen Craigan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| | FW | 7 | Derek Adams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | MF | 8 | Scott Leitch | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| | FW | 9 | Jason Dair | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | FW | 11 | Alex Burns | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | FW | 17 | Steven Craig | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | FW | 18 | David Clarkson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | DF | 19 | Paul Quinn | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | 21 | Shaun Fagan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | 22 | William Kinniburgh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Players who left Motherwell during the season: ||||||||||||
| | MF | 6 | Stephen Pearson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | FW | 10 | James McFadden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | | | TOTALS | 44 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 1 |