# 2019–20 Motherwell F.C. season

The 2019–20 season was Motherwell's thirty-fifth 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. After the season was postponed on 13 March by the Scottish Football Association due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season was curtailed on 18 May by the Scottish Professional Football League, with Motherwell finishing the season in third place with a points per game ration of 1.5333, 0.0333 higher than fourth placed Aberdeen. In the League Cup, Motherwell where knocked out by Heart of Midlothian in the Second Round, whilst St Mirren knocked Motherwell out of the Scottish Cup by penalties in a Fifth Round Reply.

## Season review
### Pre-season

On 10 June, Motherwell announced the singing of Chris Long to a one-year contract, beginning when his Blackpool expires on 30 June. On 12 June, Motherwell announced that they had agreed a record transfer fee with Celtic for the transfer of midfielder David Turnbull, with the player given permission to discuss personal terms with Celtic. On 27 June Motherwell announced that the transfer had fallen through during the medical, with Turnbull requiring preventive surgery on his knee. On 2 July, Motherwell announced the signing of Devante Cole on an initial six-month loan deal from Wigan Athletic. On 8 July, Motherwell signed Sherwin Seedorf to a two-year contract from Wolverhampton Wanderers. On 12 July, Motherwell announced the signing of Christian Ilić to a one-year contract.

### July

On 18 July, manager Stephen Robinson and assistant manager Keith Lasley both agreed new contracts, keeping them at the club until the summer of 2022. The following day, Rohan Ferguson moved to Linfield for the 2019/20 season.
On 23 July, Allan Campbell signed an improved contract with Motherwell until the summer of 2021. On 25 July, Motherwell announced the singing of Christy Manzinga on a one-year contract, with the option of a second, from Sporting Châtelet. The following day, 26 July, Danny Johnson moved to Dundee for an undisclosed fee, and Reece McAlear moved to Norwich City for an undisclosed.
On 2 September, Adam Livingstone joined Greenock Morton on a season-long loan deal, Craig Tanner declined a new contract from Motherwell and left the club, and Mark O'Hara joined on a season-long loan deal from Peterborough United.

### September

On 12 September, Motherwell announced the signing of Bevis Mugabi on a contract until January 2020.
On 20 September, Motherwell announced that P. J. Morrison had joined Cowdenbeath on an emergency one-week loan deal.

### October

On 2 October, Motherwell announced that they had extended their contract with Liam Donnelly until the summer of 2022.

### November

On 22 November, Motherwell announced that they had extended their contract with Bevis Mugabi until the summer of 2021.

### January

On 7 January, Motherwell announced that Trevor Carson had signed a new contract with the club, until the summer of 2022. On 13 January, Mikael Ndjoli joined Motherwell on loan from AFC Bournemouth for the remainder of the season.
On 15 January, Liam Grimshaw signed a new contract with Motherwell until the summer of 2022.
On 23 January, David Devine joined Queen of the South on loan for the remainder of the season.
On 28 January, Ross Maciver signed a new contract with Motherwell, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2021.
On 31 January, Casper Sloth left Motherwell by mutual consent, Rolando Aarons joined the club on loan from Newcastle United for the remainder of the season, and James Scott moved to Hull City for an undisclosed fee.

### February

After returning to the club from his loan deal with Greenock Morton on 31 January, Adam Livingstone joined Clyde on loan for the remainder of the season on 4 February.
On 7 February, Motherwell announced the signing of Tony Watt on a contract until the end of the season.

### March

On 9 March, Motherwell announced the signing of Harry Robinson on a contract until the end of the season.
On 11 March, David Turnbull signed a one-year extension to his contract, keeping him at Motherwell until the summer of 2022.
On 13 March, the Scottish Football Association postponed all league fixtures until further notice due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

### May

On 18 May the season was curtailed by the Scottish Professional Football League with Motherwell finishing the season in third place with a points per game ration of 1.5333, 0.0333 higher than fourth placed Aberdeen.
On 29 May, Motherwell announced that Tony Watt had signed a new contract with the club, for the 2020–21 season.
On 31 May, Motherwell announced that Rohan Ferguson, Mark Gillespie, Richard Tait, Peter Hartley, Christian Ilić, Adam Livingstone and Christy Manzinga were all leaving the club after their contracts expired, whilst Charles Dunne, Chris Long, Barry Maguire, P. J. Morrison, Harry Robinson and Yusuf Hussain have been offered new contracts with contracts due to expire too.

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 11 April 2019† | DF | Declan Gallagher | Livingston | Free |
| 17 April 2019† | MF | Liam Polworth | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Free |
| 29 April 2019†† | DF | Jake Carroll | Cambridge United | Free |
| 21 May 2019†† | MF | Casper Sloth | Silkeborg | Free |
| 29 May 2019†† | MF | Jermaine Hylton | Solihull Moors | Free |
| 10 June 2019†† | FW | Chris Long | Blackpool | Free |
| 8 July 2019 | MF | Sherwin Seedorf | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Undisclosed |
| 12 July 2019 | MF | Christian Ilić | TSV Hartberg | Undisclosed |
| 25 July 2019 | FW | Christy Manzinga | Sporting Châtelet | Undisclosed |
| 1 August 2019 | FW | Ross Maciver | Ross County | Undisclosed |
| 12 September 2019 | DF | Bevis Mugabi | Yeovil Town | Free |
| 7 February 2020 | FW | Tony Watt | CSKA Sofia | Free |
| 9 March 2020 | MF | Harry Robinson | Oldham Athletic | Free |
    † Transfers announced on the above date, becoming official when the Scottish transfer window opened on 1 June.
    †† Transfers announced on the above date, becoming official when they're contracts expire on 30 June.

### Out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 26 July 2019 | FW | Danny Johnson | Dundee | Undisclosed |
| 26 July 2019 | MF | Reece McAlear | Norwich City | Undisclosed |
| 31 January 2020 | FW | James Scott | Hull City | Undisclosed |

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Date to |
| 2 July 2019 | FW | Devante Cole | Wigan Athletic | 1 January 2020 |
| 2 September 2019 | MF | Mark O'Hara | Peterborough United | End of Season |
| 13 January 2020 | FW | Mikael Ndjoli | AFC Bournemouth | End of Season |
| 31 January 2020 | FW | Rolando Aarons | Newcastle United | End of Season |

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Date to |
| 19 July 2019 | GK | Rohan Ferguson | Linfield | End of Season |
| 2 September 2019 | DF | Adam Livingstone | Greenock Morton | 31 January 2019 |
| 20 September 2019 | GK | P. J. Morrison | Cowdenbeath | 27 September 2019 |
| 23 January 2020 | DF | David Devine | Queen of the South | End of Season |
| 4 February 2020 | DF | Adam Livingstone | Clyde | End of Season |

### Released

| Date | Position | Name | Joined | Date |
| 2 September 2019 | FW | Craig Tanner | Aldershot Town | 9 December 2019 |
| 31 January 2020 | MF | Casper Sloth | Notts County | 20 August 2020 |
| 31 May 2020 | GK | Mark Gillespie | Newcastle United | 3 July 2020 |
| 31 May 2020 | GK | Rohan Ferguson | Queen of the South | 17 September 2020 |
| 31 May 2020 | DF | Peter Hartley | Jamshedpur | 20 August 2020 |
| 31 May 2020 | DF | Richard Tait | St Mirren | 18 June 2020 |
| 31 May 2020 | DF | Charles Dunne | Motherwell | 27 June 2020 |
| 31 May 2020 | DF | Jack Brown | Albion Rovers | 18 June 2020 |
| 31 May 2020 | DF | Adam Livingstone | Cove Rangers | 27 August 2020 |
| 31 May 2020 | MF | Christian Ilić | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 21 August 2020 |
| 31 May 2020 | FW | Christy Manzinga | Linfield | 1 August 2020 |
| 31 May 2020 | FW | Chris Long | Motherwell | 10 July 2020 |
| 30 June 2020 | GK | Robbie Hemfrey | Stoke City U23 | 6 October 2020 |
| 30 June 2020 | MF | Adam Kettings | Syngenta | |
| 30 June 2020 | FW | Cole Starrs | Forfar Athletic | 1 September 2020 |

## Squad

    As of match played 7 March 2020
| 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 32) | Hartlepool United | 2017 | 2022 | 63 | 0 |
| 20 | Mark Gillespie | GK | (1992-03-27)27 March 1992 (aged 28) | Walsall | 2018 | 2020 | 67 | 0 |
| 41 | Robbie Hemfrey | GK | (2002-02-21)21 February 2002 (aged 18) | Academy | 2012 | 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Matty Connelly | GK | (2003-03-02)2 March 2003 (aged 17) | Academy | 2019 | 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | Richard Tait | DF | (1989-03-24)24 March 1989 (aged 31) | Grimsby Town | 2016 | 2020 | 142 | 5 |
| 3 | Jake Carroll | DF | (1991-08-11)11 August 1991 (aged 28) | Cambridge United | 2019 | 2021 | 27 | 2 |
| 5 | Peter Hartley | DF | (1988-04-03)3 April 1988 (aged 32) | Blackpool | 2018 | 2020 | 65 | 7 |
| 15 | Barry Maguire | DF | (1998-04-27)27 April 1998 (aged 22) | Academy | 2015 | 2020 | 14 | 0 |
| 18 | Charles Dunne | DF | (1993-02-13)13 February 1993 (aged 27) | Oldham Athletic | 2017 | 2020 | 78 | 1 |
| 22 | Liam Donnelly | DF | (1996-03-07)7 March 1996 (aged 24) | Hartlepool United | 2018 | 2022 | 40 | 12 |
| 24 | Bevis Mugabi | DF | (1995-05-01)1 May 1995 (aged 25) | Yeovil Town | 2019 | 2021 | 11 | 0 |
| 31 | Declan Gallagher | DF | (1991-02-13)13 February 1991 (aged 29) | Livingston | 2019 | 2021 | 36 | 2 |
| 32 | Yusuf Hussain | DF | (2001-04-26)26 April 2001 (aged 19) | Falkirk | 2018 | 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Jack Brown | DF | (2002-07-02)2 July 2002 (aged 17) | Academy | 2014 | 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Sam Muir | DF | (2002-07-10)10 July 2002 (aged 17) | Academy | 2019 | 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Matthew McDonald | DF | (2002-08-26)26 August 2002 (aged 17) | Academy | 2019 | 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Cameron Wilson | DF | (2003-05-20) 20 May 2003 (age 21) | Academy | 2019 | 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 4 | Liam Grimshaw | MF | (1995-02-02)2 February 1995 (aged 25) | Preston North End | 2017 | 2022 | 102 | 0 |
| 6 | Allan Campbell | MF | (1998-07-04)4 July 1998 (aged 21) | Academy | 2016 | 2021 | 120 | 11 |
| 7 | David Turnbull | MF | (1999-07-10)10 July 1999 (aged 20) | Academy | 2017 | 2022 | 36 | 15 |
| 11 | Sherwin Seedorf | MF | (1998-03-17)17 March 1998 (aged 22) | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2019 | 2021 | 28 | 3 |
| 16 | Christian Ilić | MF | (1996-07-22)22 July 1996 (aged 23) | TSV Hartberg | 2019 | 2020 | 13 | 1 |
| 19 | Liam Polworth | MF | (1994-10-12)12 October 1994 (aged 25) | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2019 | 2021 | 37 | 3 |
| 26 | Dean Cornelius | MF | (2001-04-11)11 April 2001 (aged 19) | Hibernian | 2018 | 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Adam Kettings | MF | (2002-03-18)18 March 2002 (aged 18) | Academy | 2012 | 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Paul Hale | MF | (2003-01-26)26 January 2003 (aged 17) | Academy | 2019 | 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Lewis Robertson | MF | (2003-01-01)1 January 2003 (aged 17) | Rangers | 2019 | 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Mark O'Hara | MF | (1995-12-12)12 December 1995 (aged 24) | Loan from Peterborough United | 2019 | 2020 | 20 | 2 |
| | Harry Robinson | MF | (2000-09-26)26 September 2000 (aged 19) | Oldham Athletic | 2020 | 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 8 | Tony Watt | FW | (1993-12-29)29 December 1993 (aged 26) | CSKA Sofia | 2020 | 2021 | 6 | 2 |
| 9 | Chris Long | FW | (1995-02-25)25 February 1995 (aged 25) | Blackpool | 2019 | 2020 | 31 | 11 |
| 12 | Christy Manzinga | FW | (1995-01-31)31 January 1995 (aged 25) | Sporting Châtelet | 2019 | 2020 | 7 | 1 |
| 14 | Jermaine Hylton | FW | (1993-06-28)28 June 1993 (aged 26) | Solihull Moors | 2019 | 2021 | 36 | 4 |
| 17 | Rolando Aarons | FW | (1995-11-16)16 November 1995 (aged 24) | loan from Newcastle United | 2020 | 2020 | 8 | 1 |
| 25 | Jamie Semple | FW | (2000-05-17)17 May 2000 (aged 20) | Academy | 2018 | 2021 | 6 | 0 |
| 29 | Cole Starrs | FW | (2002-04-25)25 April 2002 (aged 18) | Academy | | 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Ross Maciver | FW | (1999-02-28)28 February 1999 (aged 21) | Ross County | 2019 | 2021 | 8 | 1 |
| 39 | Findlay Cook | FW | (2002-05-31)31 May 2002 (aged 17) | Academy | | 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Mikael Ndjoli | FW | (1998-12-16)16 December 1998 (aged 21) | loan from AFC Bournemouth | 2020 | 2020 | 2 | 0 |
| Away on loan ||||||||||
| 13 | Rohan Ferguson | GK | (1997-12-06)6 December 1997 (aged 22) | Airdrieonians | 2017 | 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Adam Livingstone | DF | (1998-02-22)22 February 1998 (aged 22) | Academy | 2008 | 2020 | 5 | 0 |
| 28 | David Devine | DF | (2001-06-20)20 June 2001 (aged 18) | Academy | 2019 | 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | P. J. Morrison | GK | (1998-01-01)1 January 1998 (aged 22) | Academy | 2009 | 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| Left during the season ||||||||||
| 8 | Casper Sloth | MF | (1992-03-26)26 March 1992 (aged 28) | Silkeborg | 2019 | 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | James Scott | FW | (2000-08-30)30 August 2000 (aged 19) | Academy | | | 42 | 7 |
| 24 | Danny Johnson | FW | (1993-02-28)28 February 1993 (aged 27) | Gateshead | 2018 | 2020 | 28 | 8 |
| 27 | Craig Tanner | FW | (1994-10-27)27 October 1994 (aged 25) | Reading | 2017 | | 36 | 9 |
| 30 | Reece McAlear | MF | (2002-02-12)12 February 2002 (aged 18) | Academy | | | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Devante Cole | FW | (1995-05-10)10 May 1995 (aged 25) | loan from Wigan Athletic | 2019 | 2020 | 21 | 4 |

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 13 | GK | SCO | Rohan Ferguson (at Linfield) |
| 21 | DF | SCO | Adam Livingstone (at Clyde) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 28 | DF | SCO | David Devine (at Queen of the South) |
| 31 | GK | SCO | P. J. Morrison (at Cowdenbeath) |

### Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 8 | FW | DEN | Casper Sloth |
| 17 | FW | SCO | James Scott (to Hull City) |
| 24 | FW | ENG | Danny Johnson (to Dundee) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 27 | FW | ENG | Craig Tanner |
| 30 | MF | SCO | Reece McAlear (to Norwich City) |
| 44 | FW | ENG | Devante Cole (loan return to Wigan Athletic) |

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Celtic (C) | 30 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 89 | 19 | +70 | 80 | 2.67 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Rangers | 29 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 64 | 19 | +45 | 67 | 2.31 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Motherwell | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 41 | 38 | +3 | 46 | 1.53 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Aberdeen | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 40 | 36 | +4 | 45 | 1.50 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 5 | Livingston | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 39 | 1.30 | |
* ↑ All play-off matches were cancelled, as clubs voted to curtail the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
* ↑ Since the 2019–20 Scottish Cup was postponed and could not be completed by the UEFA registration deadline of 3 August 2020, the spot awarded to the Scottish Cup winners (Europa League second qualifying round) was passed to the second-placed team, while the fourth-placed team also qualified for European competition.

#### 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 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A |
| Result | D | L | W | W | W | L | W | W | L | L | W | W | L | L | W | W | W | L | W | W | L | W | D | L | L | L | D | L | W | D |
| Position | 7 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: See Results

#### Results
### League Cup
#### Group stage
##### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Motherwell | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | +13 | 12 | Qualification for the Second Round |
| 2 | Greenock Morton | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 8 | Qualification for the Second Round |
| 3 | Queen of the South | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 6 | |
| 4 | Dumbarton | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 3 | |
| 5 | Annan Athletic | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 1 | |

##### Results
#### Knockout phase
### Challenge Cup
## Squad statistics
### Appearances

    As of match played 7 March 2020
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Scottish Premiership | Scottish Premiership | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup | League Cup | League Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 2 | DF | SCO | Richard Tait | 20 | 0 | 12+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | IRL | Jake Carroll | 27 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Liam Grimshaw | 31 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Peter Hartley | 30 | 2 | 23+2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | SCO | Allan Campbell | 37 | 6 | 30 | 5 | 2+1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | SCO | David Turnbull | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | SCO | Tony Watt | 6 | 2 | 2+2 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Chris Long | 31 | 11 | 21+4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2+2 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | SUR | Sherwin Seedorf | 29 | 3 | 9+14 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+2 | 1 |
| 12 | FW | COD | Christy Manzinga | 7 | 1 | 0+6 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | ENG | Jermaine Hylton | 35 | 4 | 18+9 | 2 | 2+1 | 0 | 3+2 | 2 |
| 15 | DF | SCO | Barry Maguire | 9 | 0 | 4+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | CRO | Christian Ilić | 13 | 1 | 3+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+2 | 1 |
| 17 | FW | ENG | Rolando Aarons | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | IRL | Charles Dunne | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | SCO | Liam Polworth | 37 | 3 | 28+2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 20 | GK | ENG | Mark Gillespie | 38 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | NIR | Liam Donnelly | 29 | 11 | 22 | 7 | 2+1 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 24 | DF | UGA | Bevis Mugabi | 11 | 0 | 6+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | SCO | Jamie Semple | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | SCO | Declan Gallagher | 36 | 2 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 37 | FW | SCO | Ross Maciver | 8 | 1 | 1+6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | FW | ENG | Mikael Ndjoli | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | MF | SCO | Mark O'Hara | 20 | 2 | 9+8 | 1 | 2+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Players away from the club on loan: ||||||||||||
| Players who left Motherwell during the season: ||||||||||||
| 8 | MF | DEN | Casper Sloth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | SCO | James Scott | 28 | 6 | 15+7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3+2 | 3 |
| 44 | FW | ENG | Devante Cole | 21 | 4 | 12+7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

    As of match played 7 March 2020
| Ranking | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Scottish Premiership | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Total |
| 1 | DF | | 22 | Liam Donnelly | 7 | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| 1 | FW | | 9 | Chris Long | 7 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| 3 | MF | | 6 | Allan Campbell | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | FW | | 17 | James Scott | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | FW | | 44 | Devante Cole | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | FW | | 14 | Jermaine Hylton | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | MF | | 11 | Sherwin Seedorf | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | MF | | 19 | Liam Polworth | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | DF | | 3 | Jake Carroll | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | DF | | 31 | Declan Gallagher | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | MF | | 52 | Mark O'Hara | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | FW | | 8 | Tony Watt | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | DF | | 5 | Peter Hartley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | FW | | 12 | Christy Manzinga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | FW | | 37 | Ross Maciver | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | FW | | 17 | Rolando Aarons | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | MF | | 16 | Christian Ilić | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | | | | Own goal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 40 | 8 | 14 | 62 |

### Clean sheets

    As of match played 7 March 2020
| Ranking | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Scottish Premiership | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Total |
| 1 | GK | | 20 | Mark Gillespie | 11 | 1 | 4 | 16 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 11 | 1 | 4 | 16 |

### Disciplinary record

    As of match played 7 March 2020
| Number | Position | Name | Scottish Premiership | Scottish Premiership | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Total | Total |
| 2 | DF | Richard Tait | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Jake Carroll | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 4 | MF | Liam Grimshaw | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Peter Hartley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Allan Campbell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Chris Long | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | Sherwin Seedorf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | Christy Manzinga | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | FW | Jermaine Hylton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Barry Maguire | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Christian Ilić | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Rolando Aarons | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | Liam Polworth | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | GK | Mark Gillespie | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | Liam Donnelly | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| 24 | DF | Bevis Mugabi | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | Declan Gallagher | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 52 | MF | Mark O'Hara | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Players who left Motherwell during the season: ||||||||||||
| 17 | FW | James Scott | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | FW | Devante Cole | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 58 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 75 | 4 |