2003–04 Motherwell F.C. season

January 2020 Motherwell 2003–04 Terry Butcher John Boyle Chairman Premier League 6th Scottish Cup Quarter-finals League Cup Second Round David Clarkson (12) David Clarkson (14) 10,824 vs Rangers 19 October 2003 3,920 vs Dunfermline Athletic 15 April 2004 6,229 _maroonhorizontal FEB300 FEB300 FEB300 FEB300 FEB300 _whitehorizontal FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 2002–03 2004–05 The 2003–04 season was Motherwell's 6th season in the Scottish Premier League, and their 19th consecutive season in the top division of Scottish football. Squad match played 16 May 2004 No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals Goalkeepers 1 Gordon Marshall SCO GK yes 2004 5 16 1964 4 19 Kilmarnock 2003 37 0 15 Barry John Corr SCO GK yes 2004 5 16 1981 1 13 Celtic 2003 2004 5 0 25 Jamie Ewings SCO GK yes 2004 5 16 1984 8 4 Youth team 2002 0 0 30 Andrew Reid SCO GK yes 2004 5 16 1985 8 3 Nottingham Forest 2003 0 0 47 Dougie Calder SCO GK yes 2004 5 16 1986 2 1 Hamilton Academical 2003 0 0 Defenders 2 Martyn Corrigan SCO DF yes 2004 5 16 1977 8 14 Falkirk 2000Well pleased to sign Corrigan https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12219689.well-pleased-to-sign-corrigan/ heraldscotland.com The Herald (Glasgow) 29 July 2020 21 January 2000 177 3 3 Steven Hammell SCO DF yes 2004 5 16 1982 2 18 Youth team 1999 166 2 5 Stephen Craigan NIR DF yes 2004 5 16 1976 10 29 Partick Thistle 2003 67 3 6 Gary Bollan SCO DF yes 2004 5 16 1973 3 24 Dundee United 2004 4 0 14 David Partridge WAL DF yes 2004 5 16 1978 11 26 Dundee United 2002 54 1 16 David Cowan ENG DF yes 2004 5 16 1982 3 5 Newcastle United 2002 22 0 19 Paul Quinn SCO DF yes 2004 5 16 1985 7 21 Youth team 2002 33 0 22 William Kinniburgh SCO DF yes 2004 5 16 1984 9 8 Youth team 2000 18 1 23 Graeme Mathie SCO DF yes 2004 5 16 1982 10 17 Bournemouth 2002 0 0 24 Ross Ballantyne SCO DF yes 2004 5 16 1984 1 27 Youth team 2002 1 0 29 Barry Neville SCO DF yes 2004 5 16 1985 4 18 Youth team 2002 0 0 31 Chris Higgins SCO DF yes 2004 5 16 1985 7 4 Youth team 2002 0 0 36 Bobby McColl SCO DF yes 2004 5 16 1986 4 21 Aberdeen 2003 0 0 37 Mark Cameron SCO DF yes 2004 5 16 1987 2 7 Youth team 2003 0 0 38 Bobby Donnelly SCO DF yes 2004 5 16 1987 1 19 Youth team 2003 0 0 41 Mark Quinn SCO DF yes 2004 5 16 1987 5 13 Youth team 2003 0 0 42 John McStay SCO DF yes 2004 5 16 1987 7 10 Celtic 2003 0 0 44 David Keogh SCO DF yes 2004 5 16 1986 8 29 Youth team 2003 0 0 Midfielders 4 Keith Lasley SCO MF yes 2004 5 16 1979 9 21 Youth team 1999 109 9 7 Derek Adams SCO MF yes 2004 5 16 1975 6 25 Ross County 1998 178 23 8 Scott Leitch SCO MF yes 2004 5 16 1969 10 6 Swindon Town 2000 109 1 9 Jason Dair SCO MF yes 2004 5 16 1974 6 15 Youth team 2003 2004 32 2 10 Phil O'Donnell SCO MF yes 2004 5 16 1972 3 25 Sheffield Wednesday 2004 156 17 20 Kevin MacDonald SCO MF yes 2004 5 16 1983 2 5 Youth team 1999 5 0 21 Shaun Fagan SCO MF yes 2004 5 16 1984 3 22 Youth team 1999 38 2 27 Kevin Barkey SCO MF yes 2003 5 24 1985 2 5 Youth team 2002 0 0 32 Brian McCandie SCO MF yes 2004 5 16 1985 5 4 Youth team 2002 0 0 35 Marc Fitzpatrick SCO MF yes 2004 5 16 1986 5 11 Youth team 2002 2 0 39 Kenneth Connolly SCO MF yes 2004 5 16 1987 4 18 Youth team 2003 0 0 40 Stephen Maguire SCO MF yes 2004 5 16 1987 2 14 Youth team 2003 0 0 Forwards 11 Alex Burns SCO FW yes 2004 5 16 1973 8 4 Partick Thistle 2003 12 Scott McDonald AUS MF yes 2004 5 16 1983 8 21 Wimbledon 2004 2004 18 2 17 Steven Craig SCO FW yes 2004 5 16 1981 2 5 Falkirk 2003 40 7 18 David Clarkson SCO FW yes 2004 5 16 1985 9 10 Youth team 2002 2006 65 17 26 Kenny Wright SCO FW yes 2004 5 16 1985 8 1 Youth team 2002 17 1 28 Andy Scott SCO FW yes 2004 5 16 1985 1 30 Youth team 2002 1 0 33 Ryan Grant SCO FW yes 2004 5 16 1985 1 5 Youth team 2002 0 0 34 James Reilly SCO FW yes 2004 5 16 1986 2 7 Youth team 2003 0 0 45 Adam Coakley SCO FW yes 2004 5 16 1987 10 19 Youth team 2003 0 0 46 Ryan Russell SCO FW yes 2004 5 16 1987 4 9 Youth team 2003 0 0 Left during the season 6 Stephen Pearson SCO MF yes 2004 5 16 1982 10 2 Youth team 2000 88 13 10 James McFadden SCO FW yes 2004 5 16 1983 4 14 Youth team 2000 70 31 Transfers In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref. 5 June 2003 GK SCO Gordon Marshall Kilmarnock Free Motherwell complete triple signing 5 June 2003 https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/2966392.stm BBC Sport 6 November 2013 5 June 2003 FW SCO Alex Burns Partick Thistle Free 5 June 2003 DF NIR Stephen Craigan Partick Thistle Free 2 August 2003 GK SCO Barry John Corr Celtic Free Corr right for Well http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/motherwell/3119855.stm news.bbc.co.uk BBC Sport 16 October 2025 2 August 2003 5 September 2003 MF SCO Jason Dair Dunfermline Athletic Free Dair joins Motherwell 3 September 2003 https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/motherwell/3077072.stm BBC Sport 6 November 2013Transfers – September 2003 23 September 2003 https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/3084572.stm BBC Sport 6 November 2013 January 2004 FW AUS Scott McDonald Wimbledon Free Motherwell sign McDonald https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/motherwell/3373901.stm bbc.co.uk/sport1 BBC Sport 27 July 2022 6 January 2004 9 January 2004 MF SCO Phil O'Donnell Sheffield Wednesday Free Transfers – January 2004 18 January 2004 https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/3360833.stm BBC Sport 6 November 2013 14 January 2004 DF SCO Gary Bollan Dundee United Free Bollan joins Motherwell 13 January 2004 https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_prem/3367739.stm BBC Sport 6 November 2013 Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref. 2 July 2003 GK SCO Stevie Woods St Mirren Transfers – July 2003 31 July 2003 https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/3030060.stm BBC Sport 6 November 2013 July 2003 FW ALG Khaled Kemas Les Lilas July 2003 FW SCO Iain Russell Dumbarton 1 September 2003 FW SCO James McFadden Everton £1.25 million McFadden signs for Everton September 2003 https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/3197451.stm BBC Sport 6 November 2013 9 January 2004 MF SCO Stephen Pearson Celtic £350,000 Celtic parade Pearson 9 January 2004 https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/motherwell/3368747.stm BBC Sport 6 November 2013 Released Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref. May 2004 DF SCO Gary Bollan Clyde 6 August 2004 Double signing for Clyde 6 August 2004 https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/clyde/3543526.stm BBC Sport 12 November 2013 May 2004 FW SCO Andy Scott Bellshill Athletic Competitions Overview 3 Premier League 9 August 2003 16 May 2004 Matchday 1 6th 12 10 16 42 49 Scottish Cup 10 January 2004 6 March 2004 Third Round Quarterfinal 2 0 1 6 3 League Cup 23 September 2003 23 September 2003 Second Round Second Round 0 1 0 3 3 16 May 2004 Competitions Premier League 2003–04 Scottish Premier League Results summary 7 7 5 25 22 5 3 11 17 27 Fir Park Corner March 2011 Results by round table b Round Ground H /A /H /H /A /A /H /A /H /A /A /H /H /A /A /H /H /A /H /A /A /H /A /H /H /H /A /A /A /H /H /H /A /A /A /H /H /A Result L /L /W /D /W /L /D /W /D /W /W /D /D /L /L /L /L /D /W /L /L /W /L /W /W /W /D /D /L /L /D /W /W /L /L /L /D /L Position 11/11 /8 /7 /5 /7 /8 /6 /6 /5 /4 /4 /4 /4 /5 /5 /6 /6 /5 /6 /7 /5 /6 /5 /5 /5 /5 /5 /6 /6 /6 /5 /5 /5 /5 /6 /6 /6 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd red1 Fir Park Corner July 2011 Results 9 August 2003 15:00 BST 1 Motherwell 0–3 L Report Dundee Rae 23 Wilkie 43 Smith 84 Fir Park Motherwell 6,812 John Underhill 16 August 2003 15:00 BST 2 Livingston 1–0 L Report BBC Motherwell Lilley 78 Almondvale Stadium Livingston 5,316 C Thomson 23 August 2003 15:00 BST 3 Motherwell 2–1 W Report Kilmarnock McFadden 66 pen. Pearson 90 Dindeleux 76 Fir Park Motherwell 5,087 Ian Fyfe 30 August 2003 15:00 BST 4 Motherwell 2–2 D Report Partick Thistle McFadden 9 69 Britton 26 Taylor 82 Fir Park Motherwell 6,193 John Rowbotham 13 September 2003 15:00 BST 5 Hibernian 0–2 W Report Motherwell Clarkson 45 75 Easter Road Edinburgh 8,387 Kenny Clark 20 September 2003 15:00 BST 6 Celtic 3–0 L Report BBC Motherwell Larsson 47 Sutton 64 Maloney 70 Celtic Park Glasgow 58,013 Iain Brines 27 September 2003 15:00 BST 7 Motherwell 1–1 D Report Heart of Midlothian Adams 29 Hartley 45 Fir Park Motherwell 5,888 Charlie Richmond 4 October 2003 15:00 BST 8 Dundee United 0–2 W Report BBC Motherwell Adams 22 pen. 90 Tannadice Park Dundee 6,194 Hugh Dallas 19 October 2003 15:00 BST 9 Motherwell 1–1 D Report BBC Rangers Pearson 25 Arveladze 15 Fir Park Motherwell 10,824 Dougie McDonald 1 November 2003 15:00 GMT 10 Aberdeen 0–3 W Report Aberdeen Motherwell Craig 10 Pearson 77 Lasley 90 Pittodrie Stadium Aberdeen 9,895 Kevin Toner 8 November 2003 15:00 GMT 11 Dundee 0–1 W BBC Motherwell Craig 52 Dens Park Dundee 6,374 Iain Brines 22 November 2003 15:00 GMT 12 Motherwell 1–1 D Report BBC Livingston Clarkson 28 Lilley 39 Fir Park Motherwell 6,357 John Underhill 25 November 2003 19:45 GMT 13 Motherwell 2–2 D Report Dunfermline Athletic Pearson 70 Corrigan 90 Crawford 15 Brewster 39 Fir Park Motherwell 4,220 Chris Foy 29 November 2003 15:00 GMT 14 Kilmarnock 2–0 L Report Motherwell Canero 13 Boyd 60 Rugby Park Kilmarnock 6,320 Michael McCurry 7 December 2003 15:00 GMT 15 Partick Thistle 1–0 L Report Motherwell McBride 59 Firhill Stadium Glasgow 4,124 Tom Brown 13 December 2003 15:00 GMT 16 Motherwell 0–1 L Report Hibernian Riordan 90 Fir Park Motherwell 4,533 Craig Thomson 21 December 2003 15:00 GMT 17 Motherwell 0–2 L Report BBC Celtic Hartson 3 Thompson 71 Fir Park Motherwell 10,513 John Underhill 27 December 2003 12:30 GMT 18 Heart of Midlothian 0–0 D Report Motherwell Tynecastle Stadium Edinburgh 10,046 John Rowbotham 3 January 2004 15:00 GMT 19 Motherwell 3–1 W Report BBC Dundee United Clarkson 60 68 90 Wilson 15 Fir Park Motherwell 5,549 Charlie Richmond 17 January 2004 15:00 GMT 20 Rangers 1–0 L Report BBC Motherwell Arveladze 82 Ibrox Glasgow 48,925 C Thompson 24 January 2004 15:00 GMT 21 Dunfermline Athletic 1–0 L Report Motherwell Young 73 East End Park Dunfermline 5,270 Dougie McDonald 11 February 2004 19:45 GMT 22 Motherwell 5–3 W Report Dundee Lasley 15 Dair 18 73 Clarkson 51 Burns 62 Barrett 11 28 Novo 58 Fir Park Motherwell 4,327 John Rowbotham 14 February 2004 15:00 GMT 23 Livingston 3–1 L Report Livingston Motherwell McAllister 3 Lilley 29 Fernandez 45 Adams 90 Almondvale Stadium Livingston 3,492 Chris Foy 21 February 2004 15:00 GMT 24 Motherwell 1–0 W Report Kilmarnock Quinn 15 Fir Park Motherwell 5,163 Dougie McDonald 24 February 2004 19:45 GMT 25 Motherwell 1–0 W Report Aberdeen Aberdeen Wright 84 Fir Park Motherwell 5,225 Calum Murray 28 February 2004 15:00 GMT 26 Motherwell 3–0 W Report Partick Thistle Hammell 1 Clarkson 52 Adams 80 Fir Park Motherwell 5,814 C Thompson 14 March 2004 13:30 GMT 27 Celtic 1–1 D Report BBC Motherwell Larsson 70 Adams 26 Celtic Park Glasgow 47,563 Tom Brown 24 March 2004 19:45 GMT 28 Hibernian 3–3 D Report Motherwell Nicol 6 Reid 37 Riordan 62 pen. Lasley 46 Adams 60 pen. Doumbe 80 o.g. Easter Road Edinburgh 5,670 Alan Freeland 27 March 2004 15:00 GMT 29 Dundee United 1–0 L Report BBC Motherwell Scotland 66 Tannadice Park Dundee 7,585 Stuart Dougal 4 April 2004 15:00 BST 30 Motherwell 0–1 L Report BBC Rangers Hughes 44 Fir Park Motherwell 8,967 John Rowbotham 15 April 2004 19:45 BST 31 Motherwell 1–1 D Report Heart of Midlothian Clarkson 61 Wyness 27 Fir Park Motherwell 5,500 C Melville 15 April 2004 19:45 BST 32 Motherwell 1–0 W Report Dunfermline Athletic Adams 10 pen. Fir Park Motherwell 3,920 Calum Murray 18 April 2004 15:00 BST 33 Aberdeen 0–2 W Report Aberdeen Motherwell Burns 61 Craig 90 Pittodrie Stadium Aberdeen 7,246 Steve Conroy 24 April 2004 15:00 BST 34 Dunfermline Athletic 3–0 L Report Motherwell Nicholson 36 Dempsey 52 Young 74 East End Park Dunfermline 4,290 John Underhill 1 May 2004 15:00 BST 35 Rangers 4–0 L Report BBC Motherwell Arteta 45 Ross 47 Namouchi 51 Thompson 55 Ibrox Glasgow 47,579 Stuart Dougal 8 May 2004 19:45 BST 36 Motherwell 0–1 L Report BBC Dundee United Wilson 52 Fir Park Motherwell 5,722 A Freeland 12 May 2004 19:45 BST 37 Motherwell 1–1 D Report BBC Celtic Clarkson 64 Beattie 71 Fir Park Motherwell 7,749 John Rowbotham 16 May 2004 15:00 BST 38 Heart of Midlothian 3–2 L Report Motherwell Wyness 5 68 McKenna 75 McDonald 37 Clarkson 45 Tynecastle Stadium Edinburgh 11,619 Iain Brines Table MOT Scottish Cup 2003–04 Scottish Cup 10 January 2004 15:00 GMT Third Round St Johnstone 0–3 Report Motherwell Clarkson 24 32 McDonald 90 McDiarmid Park Perth 4,090 Kevin Toner W 7 February 2004 15:00 GMT Fourth Round Motherwell 3–2 Report Queen of the South Adams 3 pen. Burns 18 45 O'Connor 65 69 Fir Park Motherwell 8,101 Michael McCurry W 6 March 2004 15:00 GMT Quarter-finals Motherwell 0–1 Report Inverness Caledonian Thistle Wilson 10 Fir Park Motherwell 7,930 Kenny Clark L League Cup 2003–04 Scottish League Cup 23 September 2003 19:45 BST Second Round Forfar Athletic 3–3 yes D Report Motherwell Henderson 30 Tosh 51 54 Craig 3 Lasley 55 Pearson 60 4–2 Station Park Forfar 1,110 Squad statistics match played 16 May 2004Motherwell results 2003/2004, Fir Park CornerMotherwell Club Stats, Soccerbase.com Appearances Premier League Scottish Cup League Cup 1 Gordon Marshall GK SCO 33 0 3 0 1 0 2 Martyn Corrigan DF SCO 38 1 3 0 1 0 3 Steven Hammell DF SCO 37 1 3 0 1 0 4 Keith Lasley MF SCO 33 3 3 0 1 1 5 Stephen Craigan DF NIR 36 3 0 0 1 0 6 Gary Bollan DF SCO 1+2 0 0+1 0 0 0 7 Derek Adams FW SCO 31 8 3 1 1 0 8 Scott Leitch MF SCO 20 0 1 0 1 0 9 Jason Dair FW SCO 19+10 2 2 0 0+1 0 10 Phil O'Donnell MF SCO 7+2 0 1+2 0 0 0 11 Alex Burns MF SCO 29+4 2 3 2 0 0 12 Scott McDonald FW AUS 10+5 1 1+2 1 0 0 14 David Partridge DF WAL 15 0 0 0 1 0 15 Barry John Corr GK SCO 5 0 0 0 0 0 16 David Cowan DF SCO 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 17 Steven Craig FW ENG 16+8 3 0 0 1 1 18 David Clarkson FW SCO 32+6 12 3 2 1 0 19 Paul Quinn DF SCO 24+2 0 3 0 0 0 20 Kevin MacDonald FW SCO 1+3 0 0 0 0 0 21 Shaun Fagan MF SCO 9+4 0 1+1 0 0 0 22 William Kinniburgh DF SCO 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 26 Kenny Wright FW SCO 2+11 1 0+1 0 0+1 0 35 Marc Fitzpatrick MF SCO 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 |- |colspan="14"|Players who appeared for Motherwell but left during the season: 6 Stephen Pearson MF SCO 17+1 4 0 0 1 1 10 James McFadden MF SCO 2+1 3 0 0 0 0 |} Goal scorers RankingPositionNationNumberNamePremier LeagueScottish CupLeague CupTotal1 FWSCO18David Clarkson1220142 FWSCO7 Derek Adams81093 MFSCO6 Stephen Pearson41054 DFSCO17Steven Craig3014MFSCO4 Keith Lasley30146 DFNIR5 Stephen Craigan3003FWSCO10James McFadden30038 FWSCO9 Jason Dair2002 Own goal2002FWAUS12Scott McDonald110211DFSCO2 Martyn Corrigan1001DFSCO3 Steven Hammell1001FWSCO26Kenny Wright0011TOTALS556364 Clean sheets RankingPositionNationNumberNamePremier LeagueScottish CupLeague CupTotal1 GKSCO1 Gordon Marshall910102 GKSCO15Barry John Corr1001TOTALS101011 Disciplinary record NationPositionNumberNamePremier LeagueScottish CupLeague CupTotal SCO DF 2 Martyn Corrigan40000040SCO DF 3 Steven Hammell50100060SCO MF 4 Keith Lasley60000060NIR DF 5 Stephen Craigan40001050SCO FW 7 Derek Adams30000030SCO MF 8 Scott Leitch50000050SCO FW 9 Jason Dair20000020SCO FW 11 Alex Burns30000030ENG FW 17 Steven Craig30000030SCO FW 18 David Clarkson40000040SCO DF 19 Paul Quinn20000020SCO MF 21 Shaun Fagan10000010SCO DF 22 William Kinniburgh10000010Players who left Motherwell during the season:SCO MF 6 Stephen Pearson11000011SCO FW 10 James McFadden10000010 TOTALS4411010461 See also List of Motherwell F.C. seasons Note References 2003-04 Category:Scottish football clubs 2003–04 season