# 2004–05 Motherwell F.C. season

The 2004–05 season was Motherwell's 7th season in the Scottish Premier League, and their 20th consecutive season in the top division of Scottish football.

## Squad

    As of match played 21 May 2005
| 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 41) | Kilmarnock | 2003 | | 76 | 0 |
| 15 | Barry John Corr | GK | (1981-01-13)13 January 1981 (aged 24) | Celtic | 2003 | | 11 | 0 |
| 25 | Jamie Ewings | GK | (1984-08-04)4 August 1984 (aged 20) | Youth team | 2002 | | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Dougie Calder | GK | (1986-02-01)1 February 1986 (aged 19) | Hamilton Academical | 2003 | | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Peter Alexiou | GK | (1987-07-07)7 July 1987 (aged 17) | Youth team | 2004 | | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | Martyn Corrigan | DF | (1977-08-14)14 August 1977 (aged 27) | Falkirk | 2000 | | 209 | 5 |
| 3 | Steven Hammell | DF | (1982-02-18)18 February 1982 (aged 23) | Youth team | 1999 | | 204 | 2 |
| 5 | Stephen Craigan | DF | (1976-10-29)29 October 1976 (aged 28) | Partick Thistle | 2003 | | 110 | 7 |
| 14 | David Partridge | DF | (1978-11-26)26 November 1978 (aged 26) | Dundee United | 2002 | | 86 | 3 |
| 18 | Jim Paterson | DF | (1979-09-25)25 September 1979 (aged 25) | Dundee United | 2004 | | 40 | 4 |
| 19 | Paul Quinn | DF | (1985-07-21)21 July 1985 (aged 19) | Youth team | 2002 | | 59 | 0 |
| 22 | William Kinniburgh | DF | (1984-09-08)8 September 1984 (aged 20) | Youth team | 2000 | | 34 | 1 |
| 23 | Chris Higgins | DF | (1985-07-04)4 July 1985 (aged 19) | Youth team | 2002 | | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Mark Cameron | DF | (1987-02-07)7 February 1987 (aged 18) | Youth team | 2003 | | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Bobby Donnelly | DF | (1987-01-19)19 January 1987 (aged 18) | Youth team | 2003 | | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Mark Quinn | DF | (1987-05-13)13 May 1987 (aged 18) | Youth team | 2003 | | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | John McStay | DF | (1987-07-10)10 July 1987 (aged 17) | Celtic | 2003 | | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | David Keogh | DF | (1986-08-29)29 August 1986 (aged 18) | Youth team | 2003 | | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | William Soutar | DF | (1987-07-12)12 July 1987 (aged 17) | Youth team | 2004 | | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | John Grant | DF | (1987-08-25)25 August 1987 (aged 17) | Youth team | 2004 | | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Mark Reynolds | DF | (1987-05-07)7 May 1987 (aged 18) | Youth team | 2004 | | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | John Kane | DF | (1987-06-08)8 June 1987 (aged 17) | Hibernian | 2005 | | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 4 | Brian Kerr | MF | (1981-10-12)12 October 1981 (aged 23) | Newcastle United | 2004 | | 8 | 0 |
| 8 | Scott Leitch | MF | (1969-10-06)6 October 1969 (aged 35) | Swindon Town | 2000 | | 143 | 1 |
| 10 | Phil O'Donnell | MF | (1972-03-25)25 March 1972 (aged 33) | Sheffield Wednesday | 2004 | | 179 | 22 |
| 17 | Kevin McBride | MF | (1981-06-14)14 June 1981 (aged 23) | Celtic | 2005 | | 30 | 7 |
| 21 | Shaun Fagan | MF | (1984-03-22)22 March 1984 (aged 21) | Youth team | 1999 | | 65 | 2 |
| 24 | Marc Fitzpatrick | MF | (1986-05-11)11 May 1986 (aged 19) | Youth team | 2002 | | 31 | 2 |
| 27 | Kenny Connolly | MF | (1987-04-04)4 April 1987 (aged 18) | Youth team | 2004 | | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Stephen Maguire | MF | (1987-02-14)14 February 1987 (aged 18) | Youth team | 2003 | | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Darren Smith | MF | (1988-03-27)27 March 1988 (aged 17) | Youth team | 2004 | | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | Alex Donnelly | MF | (1988-03-22)22 March 1988 (aged 17) | Youth team | 2003 | | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 6 | Gerry Britton | FW | (1970-10-20)20 October 1970 (aged 34) | Berwick Rangers | 2005 | | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | Scott McDonald | FW | (1983-08-21)21 August 1983 (aged 21) | Wimbledon | 2004 | | 50 | 17 |
| 9 | Richie Foran | FW | (1980-06-16)16 June 1980 (aged 24) | Carlisle United | 2004 | | 41 | 9 |
| 12 | David Clarkson | FW | (1985-09-10)10 September 1985 (aged 19) | Youth team | 2002 | 2006 | 106 | 20 |
| 16 | Jim Hamilton | FW | (1976-02-09)9 February 1976 (aged 29) | Livingston | 2005 | | 14 | 2 |
| 20 | Kenny Wright | FW | (1985-08-01)1 August 1985 (aged 19) | Youth team | 2002 | | 25 | 2 |
| 33 | Adam Coakley | FW | (1987-10-19)19 October 1987 (aged 17) | Youth team | 2003 | | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Ryan Russell | FW | (1987-04-09)9 April 1987 (aged 18) | Youth team | 2003 | | 0 | 0 |
| Away on loan ||||||||||
| 11 | Alex Burns | FW | (1973-08-04)4 August 1973 (aged 31) | Partick Thistle | 2003 | | | |
| Left during the season ||||||||||
| 16 | David Cowan | DF | (1982-03-05)5 March 1982 (aged 23) | Newcastle United | 2002 | | 22 | 0 |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 16 June 2004 | FW | Richie Foran | Carlisle United | Free |
| 29 June 2004 | MF | Brian Kerr | Newcastle United | Free |
| 14 July 2004 | DF | Jim Paterson | Dundee United | Free |
| 27 January 2005 | FW | Jim Hamilton | Livingston | Free |
| 31 March 2005 | FW | Gerry Britton | Partick Thistle | Free |

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date to | Ref. |
| 10 August 2004 | MF | | Kevin McBride | Celtic | Season Long | |

### Out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 1 June 2004 | FW | Steven Craig | Aberdeen | Free |
| 3 June 2004 | MF | Keith Lasley | Plymouth Argyle | Free |
| 16 June 2004 | MF | Jason Dair | Livingston | Free |
| 1 July 2004 | MF | Derek Adams | Aberdeen | Free |
| 21 January 2005 | DF | David Cowan | St Johnstone | |

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date to | Ref. |
| 6 January 2005 | FW | | Alex Burns | Clyde | Season Long | |

### Released

| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | Joined | Date | Ref. |
| 31 May 2005 | FW | | Gerry Britton | Dundee | 31 May 2005 | |
| 31 May 2005 | FW | | Alex Burns | Brechin City | 3 August 2005 | |

## 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 | 8 August 2004 | 21 May 2004 | Matchday 1 | 6th | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 46 | 49 | −3 | 034.21 |
| Scottish Cup | 8 January 2005 | 8 January 2005 | Third Round | Third Round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 000.00 |
| League Cup | 24 August 2004 | 20 March 2005 | Second Round | Runners Up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 080.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 44 | 17 | 9 | 18 | 61 | 55 | +6 | 038.64 |
Last updated: 21 May 2005 Source: Competitions

### Premier League
#### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 4 | Aberdeen | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 44 | 39 | +5 | 61 |
| 5 | Heart of Midlothian | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 43 | 41 | +2 | 50 |
| 6 | Motherwell | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 46 | 49 | −3 | 48 |
| 7 | Kilmarnock | 38 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 49 | 55 | −6 | 49 |
| 8 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 41 | 47 | −6 | 44 |
* ↑ 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.

#### 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 | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | L | W | W | D | W | W | D | L | L | L | L | L | W | W | W | W | W | L | L | D | L | L | L | D | W | D | W | D | L | W | L | D | L | D | D | L | W |
| Position | 11 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |

#### Results
### League Cup
#### Final
## Squad statistics

    As of match played 21 May 2005

### 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 | 39 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | SCO | Martyn Corrigan | 37 | 2 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | SCO | Steven Hammell | 38 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | SCO | Brian Kerr | 8 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | NIR | Stephen Craigan | 43 | 4 | 37 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 6 | FW | SCO | Gerry Britton | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | AUS | Scott McDonald | 32 | 15 | 26+1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | SCO | Scott Leitch | 34 | 0 | 28+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | IRL | Richie Foran | 41 | 9 | 25+10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4+1 | 4 |
| 10 | MF | SCO | Phil O'Donnell | 23 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 12 | FW | SCO | David Clarkson | 41 | 3 | 25+10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3+2 | 1 |
| 14 | DF | WAL | David Partridge | 32 | 2 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | GK | SCO | Barry John Corr | 6 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | SCO | Jim Hamilton | 14 | 2 | 13+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | SCO | Kevin McBride | 30 | 7 | 24+1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 18 | DF | SCO | Jim Paterson | 40 | 4 | 27+8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4+1 | 1 |
| 19 | DF | SCO | Paul Quinn | 26 | 0 | 20+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | SCO | Kenny Wright | 8 | 1 | 0+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 |
| 21 | MF | SCO | Shaun Fagan | 27 | 0 | 11+12 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | SCO | Willie Kinniburgh | 16 | 0 | 10+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | SCO | Marc Fitzpatrick | 29 | 2 | 14+11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 |
| 32 | DF | SCO | David Keogh | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | SCO | Darren Smith | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players away from the club on loan: ||||||||||||
| 11 | FW | SCO | Alex Burns | 11 | 1 | 4+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Players who left Motherwell during the season: ||||||||||||

### Goal scorers

| Ranking | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | 7 | Scott McDonald | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 2 | FW | 9 | Richie Foran | 5 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 3 | MF | 17 | Kevin McBride | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | MF | 10 | Phil O'Donnell | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | DF | 5 | Stephen Craigan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | DF | 18 | Jim Paterson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | | | Own Goal | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | FW | 12 | David Clarkson | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | DF | 2 | Martyn Corrigan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | FW | 16 | Jim Hamilton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | MF | 24 | Marc Fitzpatrick | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | DF | 14 | David Partridge | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | FW | 11 | Alex Burns | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | FW | 20 | Kenny Wright | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 46 | 0 | 15 | 61 |

### Clean sheets

| Ranking | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Premier League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Total |
| 1 | GK | | 1 | Gordon Marshall | 9 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| | | | | TOTALS | 9 | 0 | 2 | 11 |

### Disciplinary record

| Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Premier League | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Total | Total |
| GK | 1 | Gordon Marshall | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DF | 2 | Martyn Corrigan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| DF | 3 | Steven Hammell | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| DF | 5 | Stephen Craigan | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| FW | 7 | Scott McDonald | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| MF | 8 | Scott Leitch | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| FW | 9 | Richie Foran | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| FW | 12 | David Clarkson | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| DF | 14 | David Partridge | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| FW | 16 | Jim Hamilton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| MF | 17 | Kevin McBride | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| DF | 18 | Jim Paterson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| DF | 19 | Paul Quinn | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| FW | 20 | Kenny Wright | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MF | 21 | Shaun Fagan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DF | 22 | Willie Kinniburgh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MF | 24 | Marc Fitzpatrick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| FW | 33 | Adam Coakley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 56 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 70 | 3 |