# 2020–21 Motherwell F.C. season

The 2020–21 season was Motherwell's thirty-sixth consecutive season in the top flight of Scottish football, having been promoted from the Scottish First Division at the end of the 1984–85 season.

## Season review
### Pre-season

On 17 June, UEFA announced that all UEFA Europa League qualifying and playoffs rounds would be played over one-leg, instead of the usual two, with Motherwell's First Round match taking place on 27 August.
On 23 June, Declan Gallagher was announced as the club's new captain, with Trevor Carson being appointed vice-captain after former captain Peter Hartley left the club at the end of the previous season.
On 24 June, Motherwell announced that they had giving permission to manager Stephen Robinson to discuss the vacant Northern Ireland managerial position.
On 27 June, Charles Dunne signed a new short-term contract with the club, until December 2020.
On 10 July, Chris Long signed a new one-year contract with the club.

#### Transfers

On 10 June, Motherwell announced the singing of Ricki Lamie on a contract until the summer of 2022.
On 12 June, Motherwell announced their second singing of the summer, with Jordan White.
On 15 June, Motherwell announced the signing of Nathan McGinley to a two-year contract after his contract with Forest Green Rovers had expired. The following day, Motherwell announced that youngsters Barry Maguire, Harry Robinson and Yusuf Hussain had all signed new one-year contracts with the club.
On 22 June, Motherwell announced the singing of Scott Fox on a one-year contract, after his Partick Thistle contract had expired.
On 24 June, Motherwell announced that they had signed Mark O'Hara on permanent deal from Peterborough United for a nominal fee, with O'Hara signing a two-year contract.
On 3 July, Motherwell announced the return of Jake Hastie on a season-long loan deal from Rangers.
On 29 July, Motherwell announced the signing of Callum Lang on a season-long loan deal from Wigan Athletic.
On 13 August, Motherwell announced the signing of Stephen O'Donnell on a contract until the mid-season transfer window.
On 27 August, David Turnbull left the club to sign for Celtic for a club-record fee, reported to be in the £3,000,000 range.
On 15 September, Jamie Semple joined Scottish League One club Cove Rangers on a season-long loan.
On 18 September, Motherwell signed Robbie Crawford on loan from Livingston until January 2021, whilst Harry Robinson was loaned out to Queen of the South for the remainder of the season.
On 21 September, Ross MacIver joined Greenock Morton on loan for the season.

### October

On 2 October, the day of the game, Motherwell's trip to Kilmarnock was postponed due to an outbreak of COVID-19 within the Kilmarnock squad. Later on the same day, Motherwell announced the departure of Jermaine Hylton to Ross County and the arrival of Devante Cole on a permanent deal until the end of the season.
The same day, the 2020-21 Challenge Cup was cancelled due to the restrictions surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic in Scotland.
On 4 October, Sam Muir moved to Gretna 2008 on loan for the season. On 7 October, Motherwell announced the signing of Aaron Chapman on a contract until the end of the season, and Matthew Connelly joined Falkirk on a short-term loan deal. On 15 October, P. J. Morrison joined Falkirk on loan for the remainder of the season. On 17 October, Motherwell's trip to St Mirren was cancelled after St Mirren informed the SPFL that they could not field a squad.
After Trevor Carson suffered a knee injury that will see him ruled out for 'several months', Motherwell signed Jordan Archer on 28 October to a short-term deal until January 2021.

### November

On 9 November, Tony Watt extended his contract with Motherwell until the summer of 2022.

### December

On 3 December, the SPFL awarded Motherwell a 3-0 technical victory over Kilmarnock in relation to their postponed game scheduled for 2 October, and a 3-0 technical victory over St Mirren in relation to their postponed game scheduled for 17 October. On 26 December, the two technical victories over Kilmarnock and St Mirren were suspended after appeals from both clubs.
On 31 December, Stephen Robinson resigned as Motherwell manager following an 8-game winless streak, with Keith Lasley being appointed Interim Manager.

### January

On 2 January, P. J. Morrison was recalled from his loan at Falkirk.
On 5 January, Motherwell confirmed that Jordan Archer had left the club after his contract had expired, to sign for Middlesbrough. The following day, Callum Lang was recalled from his loan by parent club Wigan Athletic, and goalkeeper Liam Kelly signed on loan from Queens Park Rangers until the end of the season.
On 7 January, Graham Alexander was appointed as Motherwell's new manager. The following day, Ross MacIver was recalled from his loan spell with Greenock Morton.
On 15 January, Motherwell announced the return of Academy graduate, Steven Lawless on a permanent transfer from Burton Albion, until the end of the 2021-22 season.
On 18 January, Motherwells postponed match against Kilmarnock from 2 October was rescheduled for 10 February, and their game against St Mirren originally scheduled for 17 October was rescheduled for 24 February.
On 21 January, Motherwell announced that Jake Carroll had signed a new contract with the club until the summer of 2023, and the signing of Harry Smith on loan from Northampton Town for the remainder of the season.
On 28 January, Jordan White left Motherwell to sign for Ross County. The following day, Motherwell signed Sam Foley from St Mirren on a contract until the end of the season.

### February

On 1 February, Motherwell announced the permanent signing of Robbie Crawford from Livingston on a contract until the end of the season, and the extension of Charles Dunne and Stephen O'Donnells contracts extended until the end of the season. Later that same evening, Motherwell announced that Jamie Semple had been recalled from his loan deal with Cove Rangers, due to the suspension of football below the Championship, and the loan signings of Jordan Roberts from Heart of Midlothian and Eddie Nolan from Crewe Alexandra, both until the end of the season. On 2 February, Queen of the South confirmed that Harry Robinson had returned to Motherwell after his loan spell was ended, and Tyler Magloire joined Motherwell from Blackburn Rovers on loan for the remainder of the season.

### March

On 11 March, Yusuf Hussain joined Brechin City on loan for the remainder of the season, with Ross MacIver joining Partick Thistle on a similar deal the following day.

### April

On 9 April, P. J. Morrison joined Ayr United on an initial seven-day emergency loan deal.
On 13 April, Stephen O'Donnell signed a new two-year contract with Motherwell, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2023.
On 30 April, Graham Alexander was announced as the Scottish Premiership manager of the month for April.

### May

On 17 May, Scott Fox joined Greenock Morton on an emergency loan deal for their Scottish Championship play-off finals against Airdrieonians.
On 24 May, Motherwell announced that Allan Campbell, Aaron Chapman, Findlay Cook, Sam Foley, Declan Gallagher, Paul Hale, Yusuf Hussain, Chris Long, Ross MacIver, Matthew McDonald, Sam Muir, Liam Polworth, Lewis Robertson, Harry Robinson, Sherwin Seedorf, Jamie Semple and Cammy Williamson would all be leaving the club at the end of the season when their contracts expire, whilst Devante Cole, Dean Cornelius, Charles Dunne and Scott Fox had all either been offered new contracts or had been invited back for pre-season training.

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 10 June 2020 | DF | Ricki Lamie | Livingston | Free |
| 12 June 2020 | FW | Jordan White | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Free |
| 15 June 2020 | DF | Nathan McGinley | Forest Green Rovers | Free |
| 22 June 2020 | GK | Scott Fox | Partick Thistle | Free |
| 24 June 2020 | MF | Mark O'Hara | Peterborough United | Undisclosed |
| 13 August 2020 | DF | Stephen O'Donnell | Kilmarnock | Free |
| 2 October 2020 | FW | Devante Cole | Doncaster Rovers | Free |
| 7 October 2020 | GK | Aaron Chapman | Peterborough United | Free |
| 28 October 2020 | GK | Jordan Archer | Fulham | Free |
| 15 January 2021 | MF | Steven Lawless | Burton Albion | Undisclosed |
| 29 January 2021 | MF | Sam Foley | St Mirren | Undisclosed |
| 1 February 2021 | MF | Robbie Crawford | Livingston | Undisclosed |

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Date to |
| 3 July 2020 | FW | Jake Hastie | Rangers | End of Season |
| 29 July 2020 | FW | Callum Lang | Wigan Athletic | 6 January 2021 |
| 18 September 2020 | MF | Robbie Crawford | Livingston | 31 January 2021 |
| 6 January 2021 | GK | Liam Kelly | Queens Park Rangers | End of season |
| 21 January 2021 | FW | Harry Smith | Northampton Town | End of season |
| 1 February 2021 | FW | Jordan Roberts | Heart of Midlothian | End of season |
| 1 February 2021 | MF | Eddie Nolan | Crewe Alexandra | End of season |
| 2 February 2021 | DF | Tyler Magloire | Blackburn Rovers | End of season |

### Out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 27 August 2020 | MF | David Turnbull | Celtic | Undisclosed |
| 2 October 2020 | FW | Jermaine Hylton | Ross County | Undisclosed |
| 28 January 2021 | FW | Jordan White | Ross County | Undisclosed |
| 15 June 2021 | MF | Allan Campbell | Luton Town | Undisclosed |

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Date to |
| 15 September 2020 | MF | Jamie Semple | Cove Rangers | 1 February 2021 |
| 18 September 2020 | FW | Harry Robinson | Queen of the South | 2 February 2021 |
| 21 September 2020 | FW | Ross MacIver | Greenock Morton | 8 January 2021 |
| 4 October 2020 | DF | Sam Muir | Gretna 2008 | 1 February 2021 |
| 7 October 2020 | GK | Matthew Connelly | Falkirk | Short-term |
| 15 October 2020 | GK | P. J. Morrison | Falkirk | 2 January 2021 |
| 11 March 2021 | DF | Yusuf Hussain | Brechin City | End of season |
| 12 March 2021 | FW | Ross MacIver | Partick Thistle | End of season |
| 9 April 2021 | GK | P. J. Morrison | Ayr United | 16 April 2021 |
| 17 May 2021 | GK | Scott Fox | Airdrieonians | 21 May 2021 |

### Released

| Date | Position | Name | Joined | Date |
| 5 January 2021 | GK | Jordan Archer | Middlesbrough | 5 January 2021 |
| 31 May 2021 | GK | Aaron Chapman | Gillingham | 6 July 2021 |
| 31 May 2021 | DF | Charles Dunne | St Mirren | 2 June 2021 |
| 31 May 2021 | DF | Declan Gallagher | Aberdeen | 1 June 2021 |
| 31 May 2021 | DF | Yusuf Hussain | Forfar Athletic | 2 July 2021 |
| 31 May 2021 | DF | Matthew McDonald | Airdrieonians | 7 July 2021 |
| 31 May 2021 | DF | Sam Muir | Dumbarton | 12 July 2021 |
| 31 May 2021 | DF | Cammy Williamson | Falkirk | 13 July 2021 |
| 31 May 2021 | MF | Sam Foley | Tranmere Rovers | 22 July 2021 |
| 31 May 2021 | MF | Paul Hale | Gretna 2008 | 1 August 2021 |
| 31 May 2021 | MF | Lewis Robertson | | |
| 31 May 2021 | MF | Liam Polworth | Kilmarnock | 23 June 2021 |
| 31 May 2021 | MF | Jamie Semple | East Fife | 6 August 2021 |
| 31 May 2021 | FW | Devante Cole | Barnsley | 8 June 2021 |
| 31 May 2021 | FW | Chris Long | Crewe Alexandra | 7 June 2021 |
| 31 May 2021 | FW | Harry Robinson | Clyde | 7 June 2021 |
| 31 May 2021 | FW | Findlay Cook | Thomas Night Hawks | |
| 31 May 2021 | FW | Ross MacIver | Partick Thistle | 31 May 2021 |
| 31 May 2021 | FW | Sherwin Seedorf | Länk Vilaverdense | 31 January 2024 |

## Squad

    As of match played 16 May 2021
| No. | Name | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | Trevor Carson | GK | (1988-03-05)5 March 1988 (aged 33) | Hartlepool United | 2017 | 2022 | 78 | 0 |
| 12 | Scott Fox | GK | (1987-06-28)28 June 1987 (aged 33) | Partick Thistle | 2020 | 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Liam Kelly | GK | (1996-01-23)23 January 1996 (aged 25) | loan from Queens Park Rangers | 2021 | 2021 | 21 | 0 |
| 23 | P. J. Morrison | GK | (1998-01-01)1 January 1998 (aged 23) | Academy | 2009 | 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Matthew Connelly | GK | (2003-03-02)2 March 2003 (aged 18) | Academy | 2019 | 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Aaron Chapman | GK | (1990-05-29)29 May 1990 (aged 30) | Peterborough United | 2020 | 2021 | 7 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | Liam Grimshaw | DF | (1995-02-02)2 February 1995 (aged 26) | Preston North End | 2017 | 2022 | 119 | 0 |
| 3 | Jake Carroll | DF | (1991-08-11)11 August 1991 (aged 29) | Cambridge United | 2019 | 2023 | 42 | 2 |
| 4 | Ricki Lamie | DF | (1993-06-20)20 June 1993 (aged 27) | Livingston | 2020 | 2022 | 38 | 1 |
| 5 | Nathan McGinley | DF | (1996-09-15)15 September 1996 (aged 24) | Forest Green Rovers | 2020 | 2022 | 24 | 0 |
| 16 | Bevis Mugabi | DF | (1995-05-01)1 May 1995 (aged 26) | Yeovil Town | 2019 | 2021 | 38 | 2 |
| 18 | Charles Dunne | DF | (1993-02-13)13 February 1993 (aged 28) | Oldham Athletic | 2017 | 2021 | 78 | 1 |
| 24 | David Devine | DF | (2001-06-20)20 June 2001 (aged 19) | Academy | 2019 | 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Max Johnston | DF | (2003-12-24)24 December 2003 (aged 17) | Academy | 2020 | | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | Yusuf Hussain | DF | (2001-04-26)26 April 2001 (aged 20) | Falkirk | 2018 | 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Declan Gallagher | DF | (1991-02-13)13 February 1991 (aged 30) | Livingston | 2019 | 2021 | 72 | 3 |
| 33 | Stephen O'Donnell | DF | (1992-05-11)11 May 1992 (aged 29) | Kilmarnock | 2020 | 2023 | 41 | 3 |
| 35 | Matthew McDonald | DF | (2002-08-26)26 August 2002 (aged 18) | Academy | 2019 | 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Eddie Nolan | DF | (1988-08-05)5 August 1988 (aged 32) | loan from Crewe Alexandra | 2021 | 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Tyler Magloire | DF | (1998-12-21)21 December 1998 (aged 22) | loan from Blackburn Rovers | 2021 | 2021 | 12 | 0 |
| | Sam Muir | DF | (2002-07-10)10 July 2002 (aged 18) | Academy | 2019 | 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| | Cameron Wilson | DF | (2003-05-20)20 May 2003 (aged 17) | Academy | 2019 | 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 6 | Allan Campbell | MF | (1998-07-04)4 July 1998 (aged 22) | Academy | 2016 | 2021 | 160 | 16 |
| 7 | Mark O'Hara | MF | (1995-12-12)12 December 1995 (aged 25) | Peterborough United | 2020 | 2022 | 53 | 7 |
| 8 | Robbie Crawford | MF | (1994-06-22)22 June 1994 (aged 26) | Livingston | 2021 | 2021 | 26 | 0 |
| 14 | Steven Lawless | MF | (1991-04-12)12 April 1991 (aged 30) | Burton Albion | 2021 | 2022 | 12 | 1 |
| 15 | Barry Maguire | MF | (1998-04-27)27 April 1998 (aged 23) | Academy | 2015 | 2021 | 42 | 1 |
| 19 | Liam Polworth | MF | (1994-10-12)12 October 1994 (aged 26) | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2019 | 2021 | 62 | 4 |
| 20 | Jamie Semple | MF | (2000-05-17)17 May 2000 (aged 20) | Academy | 2018 | 2021 | 6 | 0 |
| 22 | Liam Donnelly | MF | (1996-03-07)7 March 1996 (aged 25) | Hartlepool United | 2018 | 2022 | 41 | 12 |
| 26 | Dean Cornelius | MF | (2001-04-11)11 April 2001 (aged 20) | Hibernian | 2018 | 2021 | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | Sam Foley | MF | (1986-10-17)17 October 1986 (aged 34) | St Mirren | 2021 | 2021 | 5 | 1 |
| 42 | Lewis Robertson | MF | (2003-01-01)1 January 2003 (aged 18) | Rangers | 2019 | 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| | Paul Hale | MF | (2003-01-26)26 January 2003 (aged 18) | Academy | | 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 9 | Chris Long | FW | (1995-02-25)25 February 1995 (aged 26) | Blackpool | 2019 | 2021 | 66 | 17 |
| 11 | Jake Hastie | FW | (1999-03-18)18 March 1999 (aged 22) | loan from Rangers | 2020 | 2021 | 35 | 7 |
| 17 | Sherwin Seedorf | FW | (1998-03-17)17 March 1998 (aged 23) | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2019 | 2021 | 41 | 3 |
| 21 | Harry Robinson | FW | (2000-09-26)26 September 2000 (aged 20) | Oldham Athletic | 2020 | 2021 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Ross MacIver | FW | (1999-02-28)28 February 1999 (aged 22) | Ross County | 2019 | 2021 | 9 | 1 |
| 29 | Harry Smith | FW | (1995-05-18)18 May 1995 (aged 25) | loan from Northampton Town | 2021 | 2021 | 5 | 0 |
| 32 | Tony Watt | FW | (1993-12-29)29 December 1993 (aged 27) | CSKA Sofia | 2020 | 2022 | 46 | 9 |
| 36 | Findlay Cook | FW | (2002-05-31)31 May 2002 (aged 18) | Academy | | 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Jordan Roberts | FW | (1994-01-05)5 January 1994 (aged 27) | loan from Heart of Midlothian | 2021 | 2021 | 8 | 3 |
| 44 | Devante Cole | FW | (1995-05-10)10 May 1995 (aged 26) | Doncaster Rovers | 2020 | 2021 | 52 | 16 |
| Left during the season ||||||||||
| 8 | David Turnbull | MF | (1999-07-10)10 July 1999 (aged 21) | Academy | 2017 | 2022 | 41 | 16 |
| 9 | Jordan White | FW | (1992-02-04)4 February 1992 (aged 29) | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2020 | | 20 | 0 |
| 13 | Jordan Archer | GK | (1993-04-12)12 April 1993 (aged 28) | Fulham | 2020 | 2021 | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | Jermaine Hylton | FW | (1993-06-28)28 June 1993 (aged 27) | Solihull Moors | 2019 | 2021 | 41 | 4 |
| 29 | Callum Lang | FW | (1998-09-08)8 September 1998 (aged 22) | loan from Wigan Athletic | 2020 | 2021 | 21 | 5 |

### Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 8 | MF | SCO | David Turnbull (to Celtic) |
| 9 | FW | SCO | Jordan White (to Ross County) |
| 13 | FW | SCO | Jordan Archer (to Middlesbrough) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 14 | FW | ENG | Jermaine Hylton (to Ross County) |
| 29 | FW | ENG | Callum Lang (loan return to Wigan Athletic) |

## Competitions
### Premiership
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 6 | Livingston | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 42 | 54 | −12 | 45 |
| 7 | St Mirren | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 37 | 45 | −8 | 45 |
| 8 | Motherwell | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 39 | 55 | −16 | 45 |
| 9 | Dundee United | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 32 | 50 | −18 | 44 |
| 10 | Ross County | 38 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 35 | 66 | −31 | 39 |
* ↑ Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).

#### 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 | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | L | D | D | L | L | W | W | L | W | W | L | D | L | L | L | D | D | L | L | D | D | L | W | W | L | W | L | L | D | W | W | L | W | W | W | D | L |
| Position | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 16 May 2021. Source: Results

#### Results
### UEFA Europa League
#### Qualifying rounds
## Squad statistics
### Appearances

    As of match played 16 May 2021
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premiership | Premiership | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup | League Cup | League Cup | UEFA Europa League | UEFA Europa League |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | NIR | Trevor Carson | 15 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Liam Grimshaw | 17 | 0 | 12+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | IRL | Jake Carroll | 15 | 0 | 14+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | SCO | Ricki Lamie | 38 | 1 | 27+4 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Nathan McGinley | 24 | 0 | 12+7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | SCO | Allan Campbell | 40 | 5 | 34 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | SCO | Mark O'Hara | 33 | 5 | 23+4 | 5 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | SCO | Robbie Crawford | 26 | 0 | 19+3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Chris Long | 35 | 6 | 19+10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | SCO | Jake Hastie | 17 | 0 | 7+7 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | SCO | Liam Kelly | 21 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | SCO | Steven Lawless | 10 | 0 | 3+4 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | SCO | Barry Maguire | 30 | 1 | 16+10 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | UGA | Bevis Mugabi | 25 | 2 | 19+2 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | SUR | Sherwin Seedorf | 13 | 0 | 6+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | SCO | Liam Polworth | 25 | 1 | 18+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 21 | FW | NIR | Harry Robinson | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | NIR | Liam Donnelly | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | SCO | Dean Cornelius | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | SCO | Max Johnston | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | ENG | Harry Smith | 5 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | SCO | Declan Gallagher | 36 | 1 | 27+2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | SCO | Tony Watt | 40 | 7 | 28+7 | 3 | 0+1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2+1 | 2 |
| 33 | DF | SCO | Stephen O'Donnell | 41 | 3 | 34 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 34 | GK | ENG | Aaron Chapman | 7 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | IRL | Sam Foley | 5 | 1 | 3+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | FW | ENG | Jordan Roberts | 8 | 3 | 5+2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | DF | ENG | Tyler Magloire | 12 | 0 | 8+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | FW | ENG | Devante Cole | 31 | 12 | 24+3 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players away from the club on loan: ||||||||||||||
| 25 | FW | SCO | Ross MacIver | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who left Motherwell during the season: ||||||||||||||
| 8 | MF | SCO | David Turnbull | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | SCO | Jordan White | 20 | 0 | 3+15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | SCO | Jordan Archer | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | ENG | Jermaine Hylton | 5 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | ENG | Callum Lang | 21 | 5 | 12+5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+1 | 2 |

### Goal scorers

    As of match played 16 May 2021
| Ranking | Nation | Position | Number | Name | Scottish Premiership | Scottish Cup | League Cup | UEFA Europa League | Total |
| 1 | FW | | 44 | Devante Cole | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2 | FW | | 32 | Tony Watt | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | FW | | 29 | Callum Lang | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | MF | | 7 | Mark O'Hara | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | MF | | 6 | Allan Campbell | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | FW | | 9 | Chris Long | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | FW | | 39 | Jordan Roberts | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | DF | | 33 | Stephen O'Donnell | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | DF | | 16 | Bevis Mugabi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | MF | | 8 | David Turnbull | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | | 19 | Liam Polworth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | DF | | 33 | Declan Gallagher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | | 15 | Barry Maguire | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | | 37 | Sam Foley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | DF | | 4 | Ricki Lamie | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | | | | Own goal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 39 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 55 |

### Clean sheets

    As of match played 16 May 2021
| Ranking | Nation | Position | Number | Name | Scottish Premiership | Scottish Cup | League Cup | UEFA Europa League | Total |
| 1 | GK | | 13 | Liam Kelly | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | GK | | 1 | Trevor Carson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | GK | | 34 | Aaron Chapman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | GK | | 13 | Jordan Archer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Carson & Chapman both played in Motherwells's 4-0 victory over Ross County on 24 October 2020

### Disciplinary record

    As of match played 16 May 2021
| Number | Position | Name | Premiership | Premiership | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup | League Cup | League Cup | UEFA Europa League | UEFA Europa League | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | Trevor Carson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Liam Grimshaw | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Jake Carroll | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Ricki Lamie | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Nathan McGinley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Allan Campbell | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Mark O'Hara | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | Robbie Crawford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Chris Long | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Steven Lawless | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Barry Maguire | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | Bevis Mugabi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | MF | Liam Polworth | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | FW | Harry Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | Declan Gallagher | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| 32 | FW | Tony Watt | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | Stephen O'Donnell | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 39 | FW | Jordan Roberts | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | DF | Tyler Magloire | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | FW | Devante Cole | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Players who left Motherwell during the season: ||||||||||||||
| 8 | MF | David Turnbull | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Jordan White | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | Jordan Archer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | Callum Lang | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | | TOTALS | 60 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 72 | 6 |