1997–98 Motherwell F.C. season

Motherwell 1997–98 Alex McLeish (until 10 February) Harri Kampman (from 11 February) John Boyle Chairman Premier Division 9th Scottish Cup Quarter-finals League Cup Fourth round Tommy Coyne (14) Owen Coyle (16) 1996–97 1998–99 The 1997–98 season was Motherwell's 13th consecutive season in the Scottish Premier Division, and their final season before the top division of Scottish Football was reformed as the Scottish Premier League. Squad match played 9 May 1998 No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals Goalkeepers Scott Thomson SCO GK yes 1998 5 9 1966 11 8 loan from Hull City 1998 1998 1 0 Stevie Woods SCO GK yes 1998 5 9 1970 2 23 Preston North End 1994 Defenders Stephen Craigan NIR DF yes 1998 5 9 1976 10 29 Blantyre Victoria 1995 Kevin Christie SCO DF yes 1998 5 9 1976 4 1 East Fife 1997 Greig Denham SCO DF yes 1998 5 9 1976 10 5 Youth team 1994 Brian Martin SCO DF yes 1998 5 9 1963 2 24 St Mirren 1991 Eddie May SCO DF yes 1998 5 9 1967 8 30 Falkirk 1994 Steve McMillan SCO DF yes 1998 5 9 1976 1 19 Troon 1993 John Philliben SCO DF yes 1998 5 9 1964 3 14 Doncaster Rovers 1986 Midfielders Simo Valakari FIN MF yes 1998 5 9 1973 4 28 FinnPa 1996 Éric Garcin FRA MF yes 1998 5 9 1965 12 6 Toulouse 1997 13 1 Billy Davies SCO MF yes 1998 5 9 1964 5 31 Dunfermline Athletic 1993 Lee McCulloch SCO MF yes 1998 5 9 1978 5 14 Youth team 1994 51 2 Shaun McSkimming SCO MF yes 1998 5 9 1970 5 29 Kilmarnock 1994 Ian Ross SCO MF yes 1998 5 9 1974 8 27 Youth team 1995 Mickey Weir SCO MF yes 1998 5 9 1966 1 16 Hibernian 1996 Stefan Lindqvist SWE MF yes 1998 5 9 1967 3 18 Dalian Shide 1997 6 1 Forwards Owen Coyle IRL FW yes 1998 5 9 1966 7 14 Dundee United 1997 Tommy Coyne IRL FW yes 1998 5 9 1962 11 14 Tranmere Rovers 1993 Eliphas Shivute NAM FW yes 1998 5 9 1974 9 27 Alemannia Aachen 1997 24 3 Dougie Arnott SCO FW yes 1998 5 9 1964 8 5 Pollok 1986 Willie Falconer SCO FW yes 1998 5 9 1966 4 5 Celtic 1996 John Hendry SCO FW yes 1998 5 9 1970 1 6 Tottenham Hotspur 1995 Mats Lundgren SWE FW yes 1998 5 9 1970 4 19 Unattached 1997 0 0 Left during the season Scott Howie SCO GK yes 1998 5 9 1972 1 4 Norwich City 1994 Franz Resch AUT DF yes 1998 5 9 1969 5 4 Admira Wacker 1997 5 0 Rob Newman ENG DF yes 1998 5 9 1963 12 13 loan from Norwich City 1997 1998 15 0 Marko Tuomela FIN DF yes 1998 5 9 1972 3 3 FF Jaro 1997 0 0 Gunnlaugur Jónsson ISL DF yes 1998 5 9 1974 11 29 ÍA 1997 2 0 Mario Dorner AUT FW yes 1998 5 9 1970 3 21 Admira Wacker 1997 4 0 Transfers In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.28 July 1997MFAUTFranz ReschAdmira WackerUndisclosed28 July 1997FWAUTMario DornerAdmira WackerUndisclosed10 September 1997FWNAMEliphas ShivuteAlemannia AachenUndisclosed24 October 1997DFISLGunnlaugur JónssonÍAFree31 October 1997MFFRAÉric GarcinToulouseUndisclosed14 November 1997DFFINMarko TuomelaFF JaroUndisclosed27 March 1998MFSWEStefan LindqvistDalian WandaUndisclosed31 March 1998FWSWEMats Lundgren Undisclosed Loans in Date from Position Nationality Name From Date to Ref.12 December 1997DFENGRob NewmanNorwich City8 March 199827 March 1998GKSCOScott ThomsonHull CityEnd of season Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.17 October 1997MFAUTFranz ReschDarlingtonUndisclosed17 October 1997FWAUTMario DornerDarlingtonUndisclosedMarch 1998GKSCOScott HowieReadingUndisclosed Loans out Date from Position Nationality Name From Date to Ref.January 1998GKSCOScott HowieCoventry CityMarch 1998 Released Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date2 November 1997DFISLGunnlaugur JónssonKongsvinger14 December 1997DFFINMarko TuomelaTromsø30 June 1998MFSCOMickey WeirRetirement Competitions Overview 3 Premier Division 2 August 1997 9 May 1998 Matchday 1 9th 9 7 20 46 64 Scottish Cup 24 January 1998 17 February 1998 Third Round Fourth Round 1 2 1 4 6 League Cup 9 August 1997 10 September 1997 Second Round Quarterfinal 1 1 1 5 3 9 May 1998 Premier Division 1997-98 Scottish Premier Division Results summary 6 4 8 26 28 3 3 12 20 36 Fir Park Corner November 2012 Results by round table b Round Ground A /A /H /H /H /A /H /A /A /H /A /H /A /H /A /A /H /H /A /A /A /H /H /A /H /H /A /H /A /H /A /H /A /H /A /H Result W /L /W /L /D /D /L /L /L /L /L /L /W /D /D /L /W /W /L /L /D /L /W /L /L /W /L /W /L /W /D /D /L /L /L /L Position 1 /5 /3 /5 /5 /6 /7 /7 /7/10/10/10 /9 /9 /9 /9 /8 /8 /8 /8 /8 /8 /8 /9 /9 /8 /9 /9 /9 /7 /7 /7 /7 /9 /9 /9 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd red1 Fir Park Corner November 2012 Results 2 August 1997 1 Dunfermline Athletic 0–2 W Motherwell Coyne 63 pen. 85 East End Park 5,746 16 August 1997 2 Motherwell 0–1 L St Johnstone Grant 65 Fir Park 5,036 23 August 1997 3 Aberdeen 1–3 W Motherwell Rowson 26 Weir 9 55 Coyne 29 Pittodrie 11,522 13 September 1997 4 Motherwell 2–3 L Celtic Coyne 4 59 Denham 2 62 Burley 57 75 Donnelly 81 Fir Park 11,550 20 September 1997 5 Motherwell 1–1 D Hibernian Coyne 80 Rougier 46 Fir Park 7,420 27 September 1997 6 Rangers 2–2 D Motherwell Negri 17 Porrini 63 Coyne 7 Shivute 44 Ibrox 48,672 4 October 1997 7 Motherwell 1–4 L Hearts Coyne 44 pen. Cameron 6 Adam 13 McCann 20 Hamilton 71 Fir Park 8,886 Jim McCluskey 8 October 1997 8 Kilmarnock 2–1 L Motherwell Vareille 17 Burke 37 Shivute 44 Rugby Park 6,588 18 October 1997 9 Dundee United 4–0 L Motherwell Olofsson 2 Winters 14 McSwegan 77 Andy McLaren 87 Tannadice Stadium 7,337 25 October 1997 10 Motherwell 1–2 L Aberdeen Davies 62 Windass 8 89 Fir Park 6,065 1 November 1997 11 St Johnstone 4–3 L Motherwell Kernaghan 18 O'Neil 33 60 Grant 49 pen. Hendry 61 pen. Davies 66 Coyle 72 McDiarmid Park 4,566 8 November 1997 12 Motherwell 0–1 L Kilmarnock Roberts 67 pen. Fir Park 5,346 15 November 1997 13 Celtic 0–2 W Motherwell Blinker 0 34 Coyle 28 Weir 90 Celtic Park 48,010 22 November 1997 14 Motherwell 1–1 D Rangers Coyne 80 McCoist 20 Fir Park 12,018 15 November 1997 15 Hibernian 1–1 D Motherwell Dods 75 Coyle 90 Easter Road 9,999 6 December 1997 16 Hearts 2–0 L Motherwell Cameron 45 pen. Flogel 68 Christie 2 45 Tynecastle 12,706 13 December 1997 17 Motherwell 1–0 W Dundee United Coyle 52 Fir Park 4,555 20 December 1997 18 Motherwell 2–0 W Dunfermline Athletic Coyle 61 69 Fir Park 4,607 27 December 1997 19 Aberdeen 3–0 L Motherwell Windass 63 Jess 83 pen. 86 Pittodrie 13,038 3 January 1998 20 Kilmarnock 4–1 L Motherwell Wright 8 33 Mitchell 44 McPherson 2 75 Roberts 88 Coyle 24 Rugby Park 8,724 10 January 1998 21 Motherwell 1–1 D Celtic Falconer 55 Lambert 61 Fir Park 12,350 17 January 1998 22 Rangers 1–0 L Motherwell Cleland 23 Ibrox 49,443 31 January 1998 23 Motherwell 6–2 W Hibernian Arnott 10 Weir 23 Garcin 43 McCulloch 43 Coyne 88 Crawford 4 Lavety 8 Welsh 2 43 Fir Park 6,169 7 February 1998 24 Dundee United 1–0 L Motherwell Olofsson 68 Tannadice 6,532 21 February 1998 25 Motherwell 2–4 L Hearts Coyle 6 Falconer 37 Hamilton 38 58 Fulton 64 Adam 87 Fir Park 8,375 25 February 1998 26 Motherwell 2–1 W St Johnstone Coyne 11 19 O'Boyle 61 pen. Kernaghan 2 89 Fir Park 4,517 7 March 1998 27 Dunfermline Athletic 2–1 L Motherwell Smith 23 61 Coyne 12 East End Park 4,811 14 March 1998 28 Motherwell 2–1 W Rangers Coyle 44 Falconer 87 McCoist 12 Fir Park 11,779 21 March 1998 29 Hibernian 1–0 L Motherwell Elliot 0 20 Lavety 34 Easter Road 10,582 28 March 1998 30 Motherwell 1–0 W Dundee United Coyle 52 Fir Park 5,012 8 April 1998 31 Hearts 1–1 D Motherwell McCann 59 Coyne 79 Tynecastle 14,737 11 April 1998 32 Motherwell 1–1 D Kilmarnock Lindqvist 80 Holt 28 Fir Park 6,209 Jim McCluskey 18 April 1998 33 Celtic 4–1 L Motherwell Burley 25 43 Simon Donnelly 49 62 McMillan 12 Celtic Park 49,541 25 April 1998 34 Motherwell 1–3 L Dunfermline Athletic Shivute 28 Smith 28 Ireland 31 Britton 54 Fir Park 5,745 2 May 1998 35 St Johnstone 3–2 L Motherwell Jenkinson 15 88 McCluskey 70 Martin 4 Coyle 58 pen. Celtic Park 49,541 9 May 1998 36 Motherwell 1–2 L Aberdeen Ross 67 Dodds 2 pen. 22 Fir Park 5,861 Source:Results and Fixtures 1997–1998, Fir Park Corner League table MOT Scottish Cup 1997-98 Scottish Cup 24 January 1998 Third Round Dumbarton 1–1 D Motherwell Sharp 76 pen. McSkimming 47 Boghead Park Dumbarton 2,412 27 January 1998 Third Round Replay Motherwell 1–0 W Dumbarton Coyle 73 Fir Park Motherwell 4,204 14 February 1998 Fourth Round Motherwell 2–2 D [ Report] Rangers Coyne 19 Gough 77 o.g. Negri 26 Durie 83 Fir Park Motherwell 12,602 17 February 1998 Fourth Round Replay Rangers 3–0 L [ Report] Motherwell Albertz 36 86 Durie 38 Ibrox Glasgow 42,043 League Cup 1997-98 Scottish League Cup Second Round 9 August 1997 BST (UTC+1) Motherwell 2–2 Inverness CT Falconer 16 Coyle 22 Martin 0 103 Davies 0 104 Coyne Valakari Ross Thomson 55 pen. Addicoat 87 Hastings I.MacArthur Wilson Stewart Andersen 4–1 Fir Park Motherwell 4,247 D Third Round 20 August 1997 BST (UTC+1) Motherwell 3–0 Greenock Morton Coyle 9 39 62 Christie May McMillan Falconer Anderson 0 63 Mahood Fir Park Motherwell 4,576 W Quarter-final 10 September 1997 BST (UTC+1) Celtic 1–0 Motherwell Larsson 29 Ross 2 90 Christie Coyle Weir Celtic Park Glasgow 37,006 L Squad statistics match played 9 May 19981997–98 Motherwell player stats, Soccerbase Appearances Premier Division Scottish Cup League Cup Scott Thomson GK SCO 1 0 0 0 0 0 Stevie Woods GK SCO 35 0 4 0 3 0 Stephen Craigan DF NIR 9+5 0 0 0 0 0 Kevin Christie DF SCO 20+1 0 2 0 2 0 Greig Denham DF SCO 18 0 0 0 3 0 Brian Martin DF SCO 26 1 4 0 3 0 Eddie May DF SCO 20+5 0 4 0 3 0 Stephen McMillan DF SCO 33+1 1 4 0 3 0 John Philliben DF SCO 10+3 0 0+2 0 0 0 Simo Valakari MF FIN 24+3 0 0+2 0 1+1 0 Éric Garcin MF FRA 7+4 1 2 0 0 0 Billy Davies MF SCO 12+5 2 0+1 0 1 0 Lee McCulloch MF SCO 6+18 2 2+2 0 0+2 0 Shaun McSkimming MF SCO 11+1 0 3 1 0 0 Ian Ross MF SCO 16+6 1 0 0 0+3 0 Mickey Weir MF SCO 13+5 4 2 0 3 0 Stefan Lindqvist MF SWE 5+1 1 0 0 0 0 Owen Coyle FW IRL 34+2 11 4 1 3 4 Tommy Coyne FW IRL 33+1 14 4 1 3 0 Eliphas Shivute FW NAM 12+11 3 0 0 0+1 0 Dougie Arnott FW SCO 3+4 1 1+2 0 0 0 Willie Falconer FW SCO 21+1 3 4 0 3 1 John Hendry FW SCO 10+3 1 0 0 0 0 |- |colspan="14"|Players who appeared for Motherwell but left during the season: Franz Resch DF AUT 3 0 0 0 2 0 Rob Newman DF ENG 11 0 4 0 0 0 Gunnlaugur Jónsson DF ISL 2 0 0 0 0 0 Mario Dorner FW AUT 1+1 0 0 0 0+2 0 |} Goal scorers RankingPositionNationNumberNamePremier DivisionScottish CupLeague CupTotal1 FWIRL Owen Coyle1114162 FWIRL Tommy Coyne1410153 MFSCO Mickey Weir4004FWSCO Willie Falconer30145 FWNAM Eliphas Shivute30036 MFSCO Billy Davies2002MFSCO Lee McCulloch20028 DFSCO Brian Martin1001DFSCO Steve McMillan1001MFSWE Stefan Lindqvist1001MFSCO Ian Ross1001FWSCO Dougie Arnott1001DFFRA Éric Garcin1001FWSCO John Hendry1001MFSCO Shaun McSkimming0101 Own goal0101TOTALS464555 Clean sheets RankingPositionNationNumberNamePremier DivisionScottish CupLeague CupTotal1 GKSCO Stevie Woods5117TOTALS5117 Disciplinary record NumberNationPositionNamePremier DivisionScottish CupLeague CupTotal NIRDFStephen Craigan40000040 SCODFKevin Christie41202081 SCODFGreig Denham61000061 SCODFBrian Martin70000181 SCODFEddie May30001040 SCODFSteve McMillan80001090 SCODFJohn Philliben30000030 FINMFSimo Valakari70001080 FRAMFÉric Garcin10100020 SCOMFBilly Davies10000111 SCOMFLee McCulloch30100040 SCOMFShaun McSkimming30000030 SCOMFIan Ross50002171 SCOMFMickey Weir00001010 IRLFWOwen Coyle30002050 IRLFWTommy Coyne30001040 NAMFWEliphas Shivute10000010 SCOFWWillie Falconer60001070 SCOFWJohn Hendry10000010Players away on loan:Players who left Motherwell during the season: AUTDFFranz Resch10000010 ENGDFRob Newman40000040 ISLDFGunnlaugur Jónsson10000010TOTALS75240123915 See also List of Motherwell F.C. seasons References 1997–98 Category:Scottish football clubs 1997–98 season