# 1999–2000 Motherwell F.C. season

The 1999–2000 season was Motherwell's 2nd season in the Scottish Premier League, and their 15th consecutive season in the top division of Scottish football.

## Squad

    As of match played 21 May 2000
| No. | Name | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Apps. | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | Andy Goram | GK | (1964-04-13)13 April 1964 (aged 36) | Sheffield United | 1999 | 44 | 0 |
| 17 | Stevie Woods | GK | (1970-02-23)23 February 1970 (aged 30) | Preston North End | 1994 | | |
| 29 | Michael Brown | GK | (1979-11-07)7 November 1979 (aged 20) | Youth team | 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 3 | Steve McMillan | DF | (1976-01-19)19 January 1976 (aged 24) | Troon | 1993 | | |
| 4 | Jamie McGowan | DF | (1970-12-05)5 December 1970 (aged 29) | Falkirk | 1998 | 51 | 1 |
| 14 | Stephen Craigan | DF | (1976-10-29)29 October 1976 (aged 23) | Blantyre Victoria | 1995 | | |
| 15 | Tony Thomas | DF | (1971-07-12)12 July 1971 (aged 28) | Everton | 1998 | 20 | 1 |
| 18 | Greig Denham | DF | (1976-10-05)5 October 1976 (aged 23) | Youth team | 1994 | | |
| 25 | Steven Hammell | DF | (1982-02-18)18 February 1982 (aged 18) | Youth team | 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 40 | Benito Kemble | DF | (1968-08-27)27 August 1968 (aged 31) | NEC Nijmegen | 1999 | 26 | 1 |
| 42 | Martyn Corrigan | DF | (1977-08-14)14 August 1977 (aged 22) | Falkirk | 2000 | 19 | 1 |
| 44 | Greg Strong | DF | (1975-09-05)5 September 1975 (aged 24) | on loan from Bolton Wanderers | 2000 | 10 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 5 | Ged Brannan | MF | (1972-01-15)15 January 1972 (aged 28) | Manchester City | 1994 | | |
| 8 | Simo Valakari | MF | (1973-04-28)28 April 1973 (aged 27) | FinnPa | 1996 | | |
| 9 | Lee McCulloch | MF | (1978-05-14)14 May 1978 (aged 22) | Youth team | 1994 | 117 | 18 |
| 13 | Pat Nevin | MF | (1963-09-06)6 September 1963 (aged 36) | Kilmarnock | 1998 | 67 | 2 |
| 20 | Rob Matthaei | MF | (1966-09-20)20 September 1966 (aged 33) | Volendam | 1998 | 22 | 0 |
| 21 | Paul Harvey | MF | (1968-08-28)28 August 1968 (aged 31) | Queen of the South | 1999 | 14 | 0 |
| 22 | Keith Lasley | MF | (1979-09-21)21 September 1979 (aged 20) | Youth team | 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | John Davies | MF | (1966-09-25)25 September 1966 (aged 33) | Ayr United | 1999 | 10 | 0 |
| 27 | Derek Townsley | MF | (1973-01-21)21 January 1973 (aged 27) | Queen of the South | 1999 | 31 | 2 |
| 28 | Kevin Twaddle | MF | (1971-10-31)31 October 1971 (aged 28) | Greenock Morton | 1999 | 28 | 5 |
| 43 | Saša Ćurčić | MF | (1968-08-28)28 August 1968 (aged 31) | New York/New Jersey MetroStars | 2000 | 5 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 7 | John Spencer | FW | (1970-09-11)11 September 1970 (aged 29) | Everton | 1999 | 57 | 18 |
| 10 | Don Goodman | FW | (1966-05-09)9 May 1966 (aged 34) | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 1999 | 43 | 11 |
| 11 | Stevie Nicholas | FW | (1981-07-08)8 July 1981 (aged 18) | Stirling Albion | 1998 | 32 | 2 |
| Out on loan ||||||||||
| 12 | Derek Adams | MF | (1975-06-25)25 June 1975 (aged 24) | Ross County | 1998 | 46 | 4 |
| 19 | Stephen Halliday | FW | (1976-05-03)3 May 1976 (aged 24) | Hartlepool United | 1998 | 14 | 2 |
| 23 | Dougie Ramsay | MF | (1979-04-26)26 April 1979 (aged 21) | Youth team | 1998 | 6 | 1 |
| Left during the season ||||||||||
| 2 | Michel Doesburg | DF | (1968-08-10)10 August 1968 (aged 31) | AZ Alkmaar | 1998 | 60 | 0 |
| 6 | Shaun Teale | DF | (1964-03-10)10 March 1964 (aged 36) | Tranmere Rovers | 1998 | 55 | 2 |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 1 June 1999 | MF | Kevin Twaddle | Greenock Morton | Undisclosed |
| 10 June 1999 | MF | Derek Townsley | Queen of the South | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 1999 | FW | Don Goodman | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Undisclosed |
| 22 October 1999 | DF | Benito Kemble | NEC Nijmegen | Free |
| 22 October 1999 | MF | Paul Harvey | Queen of the South | £100,000 |
| 29 October 1999 | MF | John Davies | Ayr United | Undisclosed |
| 21 January 2000 | DF | Martyn Corrigan | Falkirk | Undisclosed |
| 16 March 2000 | MF | Saša Ćurčić | New York/New Jersey MetroStars | Undisclosed |

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date to | Ref. |
| 16 March 2000 | DF | | Greg Strong | Bolton Wanderers | End of season | |

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Date to |
| 16 December 1999 | MF | Dougie Ramsay | Stranraer | 16 January 2000 |
| October 1999 | MF | Derek Adams | Ayr United | End of season |
| 1 January 2000 | FW | Stephen Halliday | Carlisle United | End of season |
| 24 March 2000 | DF | Michel Doesburg | Dunfermline Athletic | End of season |

### Released

| Date | Position | Name | Joined |
| 4 February 2000 | DF | Shaun Teale | Carlisle United |
| 31 May 2000 | DF | Michel Doesburg | Dunfermline Athletic |
| 31 May 2000 | FW | Stephen Halliday | Doncaster Rovers |

## 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 | 31 July 1999 | 21 May 2000 | Matchday 1 | 4th | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 49 | 63 | −14 | 038.89 |
| Scottish Cup | 1 February 2000 | 26 February 2000 | Third round | Fourth round | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 033.33 |
| League Cup | 18 August 1999 | 1 December 1999 | Second round | Fourth round | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | +0 | 033.33 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 60 | 73 | −13 | 038.10 |
Last updated: 21 May 2000 Source: Soccerway

### Premier League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 2 | Celtic | 36 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 90 | 38 | +52 | 69 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round |
| 3 | Heart of Midlothian | 36 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 47 | 40 | +7 | 54 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round |
| 4 | Motherwell | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 49 | 63 | −14 | 52 | |
| 5 | St Johnstone | 36 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 36 | 44 | −8 | 42 | |
| 6 | Hibernian | 36 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 49 | 61 | −12 | 41 | |

#### 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 |
| Ground | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H |
| Result | D | D | L | W | L | D | D | L | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | D | L | D | D | L | W | L | L | W | L | D | W | L | L | W | L | L | D | W | W | W |
| Position | 5 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |

#### Results

Source:

### League Cup

Source:

## Squad statistics

    As of match played 21 May 2000

### 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 | Andy Goram | 28 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | SCO | Stephen McMillan | 38 | 3 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Jamie McGowan | 16 | 0 | 10+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | ENG | Ged Brannan | 40 | 6 | 34 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | SCO | John Spencer | 33 | 11 | 26+3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | FIN | Simo Valakari | 36 | 0 | 29+2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | SCO | Lee McCulloch | 34 | 12 | 29+1 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Don Goodman | 35 | 10 | 25+4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | SCO | Stevie Nicholas | 25 | 1 | 2+19 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | SCO | Pat Nevin | 34 | 2 | 7+22 | 2 | 0+2 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | NIR | Stephen Craigan | 7 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Tony Thomas | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | GK | SCO | Stevie Woods | 16 | 0 | 14+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | SCO | Greig Denham | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | NED | Rob Matthaei | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | SCO | Paul Harvey | 14 | 0 | 6+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | SCO | Steven Hammell | 4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | SCO | John Davies | 10 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | ENG | Derek Townsley | 31 | 2 | 17+8 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 28 | MF | SCO | Kevin Twaddle | 28 | 5 | 18+6 | 5 | 2+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | DF | NED | Benito Kemble | 26 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | DF | SCO | Martyn Corrigan | 19 | 1 | 18+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | MF | YUG | Sasa Curcic | 5 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | ENG | Greg Strong | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players away on loan: ||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | NED | Michel Doesburg | 26 | 0 | 18+2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | SCO | Derek Adams | 17 | 1 | 15+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Stephen Halliday | 8 | 1 | 1+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 |
| 23 | MF | SCO | Dougie Ramsay | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who appeared for Motherwell but left during the season: ||||||||||||
| 6 | DF | ENG | Shaun Teale | 21 | 1 | 17+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |

### Goal scorers

| Ranking | Nation | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Total |
| 1 | MF | | 9 | Lee McCulloch | 9 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| 2 | FW | | 7 | John Spencer | 11 | 0 | 0 | 71 |
| 3 | FW | | 44 | Don Goodman | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 4 | MF | | 5 | Ged Brannan | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | MF | | 28 | Kevin Twaddle | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | DF | | 3 | Steve McMillan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | DF | | 6 | Shaun Teale | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | MF | | 13 | Pat Nevin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | | 27 | Derek Townsley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | MF | | 39 | Derek Adams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | DF | | 42 | Martyn Corrigan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | DF | | 40 | Benito Kemble | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | | 11 | Stevie Nicholas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | | 19 | Stephen Halliday | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | | | | Own goal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 49 | 6 | 5 | 60 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | Premier League | Premier League | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | Andy Goram | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Steve McMillan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Jamie McGowan | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 5 | MF | Ged Brannan | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | John Spencer | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Simo Valakari | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | Lee McCulloch | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Don Goodman | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| 14 | DF | Stephen Craigan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | Greig Denham | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Paul Harvey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | John Davies | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | Derek Townsley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | Kevin Twaddle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | DF | Benito Kemble | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 42 | DF | Martyn Corrigan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | Greg Strong | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Players away on loan: ||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | Michel Doesburg | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | Derek Adams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Players who left Motherwell during the season: ||||||||||||
| 6 | DF | Shaun Teale | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | | TOTALS | 68 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 73 | 4 |