# 2013–14 Motherwell F.C. season

The 2013–14 season was Motherwell's twenty ninth consecutive season in the top flight of Scottish football and the first in the newly established Scottish Premiership, having been promoted from the Scottish First Division at the end of the 1984–85 season. They finished the season in second place, behind Celtic, earning entry to the Europa League again, having been knocked out of the 2013–14 seasons at the Third Qualifying Round stage by FC Kuban Krasnodar. They also competed in the League Cup, reaching the Quarter-Final, and the Scottish Cup where they reached the Fourth Round.

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 20 May 2013 | MF | Paul Lawson | Ross County | Free |
| 12 June 2013 | MF | Iain Vigurs | Ross County | Free |
| 28 June 2013 | FW | John Sutton | Hearts | Free |
| 1 July 2013 | DF | Fraser Kerr | Birmingham City | Free |
| 3 July 2013 | GK | Gunnar Nielsen | Silkeborg | Free |
| 15 July 2013 | DF | Stephen McManus | Middlesbrough | Free |
| 15 July 2013 | MF | Ben Hall | Dungannon Swifts | Free |
| 10 January 2014 | FW | Henri Anier | Viking | Free |
| 21 February 2014 | DF | Craig Reid | Greenock Morton | Free |

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Date to |
| 29 July 2013 | FW | Henri Anier | Viking | January 2014 |
| 29 August 2013 | MF | Lionel Ainsworth | Rotherham United | End of season |
| 12 December 2013 | GK | Dan Twardzik | Dundee | January 2014 |

### Out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 14 May 2013 | GK | Darren Randolph | Birmingham City | Free |
| 4 June 2013 | MF | Chris Humphrey | Preston North End | Free |
| 7 June 2013 | FW | Henrik Ojamaa | Legia Warsaw | Undisclosed |
| 8 July 2013 | FW | Michael Higdon | N.E.C. Nijmegen | Free |
| 21 September 2013 | DF | Tom Hateley | Tranmere Rovers | Free |

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Date to |
| 31 August 2013 | FW | Lee Erwin | Arbroath | 31 December 2013 |
| 9 January 2014 | DF | Adam Cummins | Dundee | 1 June 2014 |
| 13 January 2014 | FW | Robert McHugh | Queen of the South | 1 June 2014 |

### Released

| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | Joined | Date | Ref. |
| 19 May 2014 | FW | | James McFadden | St Johnstone | 1 October 2014 | |
| 19 May 2014 | DF | | Shaun Hutchinson | Fulham | 16 June 2014 | |

## 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 % |
| Premiership | 4 August 2013 | 11 May 2014 | Matchday 1 | 2nd | 38 | 22 | 4 | 12 | 64 | 60 | +4 | 057.89 |
| Scottish Cup | 30 November 2013 | 30 November 2013 | Fourth round | Fourth round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 000.00 |
| League Cup | 25 September 2013 | 30 October 2013 | Third round | Quarterfinal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 050.00 |
| UEFA Europa League | 1 August 2013 | 8 August 2013 | Third qualifying round | Third qualifying round | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 000.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 43 | 23 | 4 | 16 | 66 | 67 | −1 | 053.49 |
Last updated: 11 May 2014 Source: Soccerway

### Premiership
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Celtic (C) | 38 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 102 | 25 | +77 | 99 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Motherwell | 38 | 22 | 4 | 12 | 64 | 60 | +4 | 70 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Aberdeen | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 53 | 38 | +15 | 68 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Dundee United | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 65 | 50 | +15 | 58 | |
| 5 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 57 | |
| 6 | St Johnstone | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 48 | 42 | +6 | 53 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 7 | Ross County | 38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 44 | 62 | −18 | 40 | |
| 8 | St Mirren | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 39 | 58 | −19 | 39 | |
| 9 | Kilmarnock | 38 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 45 | 66 | −21 | 39 | |
| 10 | Partick Thistle | 38 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 46 | 65 | −19 | 38 | |
| 11 | Hibernian (R) | 38 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 31 | 51 | −20 | 35 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off final |
| 12 | Heart of Midlothian (R) | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 45 | 65 | −20 | 23 | Relegation to the Championship |
* ↑ St Johnstone, as winners of the 2013–14 Scottish Cup, qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round.
* ↑ Heart of Midlothian were deducted 15 points for entering administration

#### 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 | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A |
| Result | W | L | L | W | W | W | D | W | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | D | W | L | L | W | D | W | W | L | W | L | D | L | W | W | W |
| Position | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |

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

    As of match played 11 May 2014
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Scottish Premiership | Scottish 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 | SCO | Lee Hollis | 15 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | SCO | Craig Reid | 14 | 1 | 13+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | SCO | Steven Hammell | 39 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Simon Ramsden | 22 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Shaun Hutchinson | 40 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | SCO | Stephen McManus | 42 | 4 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | SCO | James McFadden | 30 | 5 | 21+6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | SCO | Paul Lawson | 22 | 0 | 5+12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | John Sutton | 41 | 22 | 38 | 22 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | SCO | Iain Vigurs | 38 | 4 | 34+3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | FRO | Gunnar Nielsen | 23 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | SCO | Keith Lasley | 41 | 2 | 37 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | ATG | Zaine Francis-Angol | 38 | 3 | 21+12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | SCO | Stuart Carswell | 32 | 0 | 24+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | SCO | Fraser Kerr | 22 | 0 | 10+9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | SCO | Craig Moore | 19 | 1 | 3+14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | SCO | Euan Murray | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | EST | Henri Anier | 36 | 9 | 18+14 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | ENG | Lionel Ainsworth | 31 | 11 | 22+7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | SCO | Jack Leitch | 10 | 0 | 6+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | SCO | Dale Shirkie | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | SCO | Chris Cadden | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players away from the club on loan: ||||||||||||||
| 15 | DF | ENG | Adam Cummins | 5 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | SCO | Bob McHugh | 12 | 2 | 3+5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Players who appeared for Motherwell no longer at the club: ||||||||||||||
| 51 | GK | CZE | Dan Twardzik | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

    As of match played 11 May 2014
| Ranking | Nation | Position | Number | Name | Premiership | Scottish Cup | League Cup | UEFA Europa League | Total |
| 1 | | FW | 9 | John Sutton | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| 2 | | MF | 25 | Lionel Ainsworth | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 3 | | FW | 24 | Henri Anier | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 4 | | FW | 7 | James McFadden | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | | DF | 6 | Stephen McManus | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | | MF | 11 | Iain Vigurs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | | DF | 17 | Zaine Francis-Angol | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | | MF | 14 | Keith Lasley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | | FW | 16 | Bob McHugh | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | | DF | 5 | Shaun Hutchinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | | FW | 22 | Craig Moore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | | DF | 2 | Craig Reid | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | | | | Own goal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 64 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 66 |

### Clean sheets

    As of match played 11 May 2014
| Ranking | Nation | Position | Number | Name | Premiership | Scottish Cup | League Cup | UEFA Europa League | Total |
| 1 | | GK | 1 | Lee Hollis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1 | | GK | 12 | Gunnar Nielsen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | | GK | 51 | Dan Twardzik | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |

### Disciplinary record

    As of match played 11 May 2014
| Number | Position | Name | Premiership | Premiership | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup | League Cup | League Cup | UEFA Europa League | UEFA Europa League | Total | Total |
| 3 | DF | Steven Hammell | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Simon Ramsden | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | Shaun Hutchinson | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | Stephen McManus | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | James McFadden | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Paul Lawson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | John Sutton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Iain Vigurs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | Gunnar Nielsen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Keith Lasley | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Stuart Carswell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | Fraser Kerr | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | Craig Moore | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | Henri Anier | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | Lionel Ainsworth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | Jack Leitch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Players away from the club on loan:: ||||||||||||||
| 15 | DF | Adam Cummins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 60 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 67 | 2 |