2006–07 Motherwell F.C. season

August 2020 Motherwell 2006–07 Maurice Malpas John Boyle Chairman Premier League 10th Scottish Cup Quarter-finals League Cup Quarter-finals Scott McDonald (15) Scott McDonald (16) 11,745 vs Rangers 29 July 2006 3,640 vs Falkirk 28 April 2007 5,877 _maroonhorizontal FFA000 FFA000 FFA000 FFFFFF FFA000 _maroonhorizontal C00000 C00000 C00000 C00000 C00000 2005–06 2007–08 The 2006–07 season was Motherwell's 9th season in the Scottish Premier League, and their 22nd consecutive season in the top division of Scottish football. It was Maurice Malpas first, and only, season as manager of Motherwell having replaced Terry Butcher who had left to join Sydney FC at the end of the previous season, and himself sacked following the conclusion of the season. Season events On 21 April, Motherwell announced the signing of Brian McLean to a three-year contract from Rangers, to commence on 1 June. Whilst Phil O'Donnell signed a new one-year contract and Colin Meldrum a new two-year contract.Motherwell agree deal for McLean http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/4932372.stm news.bbc.co.uk BBC Sport 26 February 2026 21 April 2006 On 1 June, Motherwell announced that Jim Paterson had signed a new contract with the club, until the summer of 2008.Motherwell extend Paterson deal http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/motherwell/5037702.stm news.bbc.co.uk BBC Sport 19 March 2026 1 June 2004 On 11 July, Motherwell announced the signing of Ross McCormack to a two-year contract from Rangers.McCormack joins up at Motherwell http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/motherwell/5165972.stm news.bbc.co.uk BBC Sport 26 February 2026 11 July 2006 On 18 August, Motherwell announced the return of Keith Lasley to the club on a two-year contract after leaving Plymouth Argyle in the summer.Lasley opts for Motherwell return http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/motherwell/5263256.stm news.bbc.co.uk BBC Sport 26 February 2026 18 August 2006 On 25 August, Motherwell announced the signing of Calum Elliot from Heart of Midlothian on loan until the end of the year.Motherwell secure Elliot on loan http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/motherwell/4793609.stm news.bbc.co.uk BBC Sport 26 February 2026 25 August 2006 On 29 November, Motherwell announced that they had signed new contracts with David Clarkson and Mark Reynolds, both until the summer of 2010.New deals for Well youngsters https://www.skysports.com/football/news/2930039/new-deals-for-well-youngsters skysports.com Sky Sports 17 March 2026 29 November 2007 On 1 January, Motherwell announced the signing of Danny Murphy from Cork City on a contract until 2009, and the signings of Paul Keegan and Trevor Molloy from St Patrick's Athletic both on contracts until the summer of 2008.Well snap up Eircom League trio http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/motherwell/6222643.stm news.bbc.co.uk BBC Sport 26 February 2026 1 January 2007 On 31 January, Motherwell announced the signing of Krisztián Vadócz on loan for the remainder of the season from AJ Auxerre.Hungarian agrees Well loan deal http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/motherwell/6315479.stm news.bbc.co.uk BBC Sport 26 February 2026 31 January 2007 On 30 March, it was announced that Motherwell and Celtic had agreed a deal for Scott McDonald, rumoured to be for £700,000, with the Australian forward joining Celtic at the start of the 2007–08 season.Celtic complete McDonald capture http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/motherwell/6511631.stm news.bbc.co.uk BBC Sport 12 March 2026 30 March 2007 On 1 May, Motherwell announced that Phil O'Donnell had signed a new one-year contract with the club as a player-coach.New Motherwell role for O'Donnell http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/motherwell/6610811.stm news.bbc.co.uk BBC Sport 11 March 2026 1 May 2007 Squad match played 19 May 2007http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/scots/2006-2007/scotprm/mother.htm FootballSquads – Motherwell – 2006/07 No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals Goalkeepers 1 Graeme Smith SCO GK yes 2007 5 19 1983 6 8 Rangers 2005Keeper Smith moves to Motherwell 25 June 2005 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/motherwell/4622411.stm BBC Sport 7 November 2013 62 0 18 Colin Meldrum SCO GK yes 2007 5 19 1975 11 26 Forfar Athletic 2005Colin Meldrum Soccerbase http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=9249 Soccerbase 7 November 2013 2008 27 0 Alan Martin SCO GK yes 2007 5 19 1989 1 1 Academy 2006 0 0 Defenders 2 Martyn Corrigan SCO DF yes 2007 5 19 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 266 6 3 Danny Murphy IRL DF yes 2007 5 19 1982 12 4 Cork City 2007 2009 16 1 5 Stephen Craigan NIR DF yes 2007 5 19 1976 10 29 Partick Thistle 2003Motherwell complete triple signing 5 June 2003 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/2966392.stm BBC Sport 6 November 2013 189 9 6 Brian McLean NIR DF yes 2007 5 19 1985 2 28 Rangers 2006 2009 38 3 11 Jim Paterson SCO DF yes 2007 5 19 1979 9 25 Dundee United 2004Paterson agrees Well deal http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/motherwell/3847833.stm news.bbc.co.uk BBC Sport 19 March 2026 14 July 2004 2008 97 6 15 William Kinniburgh SCO DF yes 2007 5 19 1984 9 8 Youth team 2000 63 3 19 Paul Quinn SCO DF yes 2007 5 19 1985 7 21 Youth team 2002 109 2 24 Bobby Donnelly SCO DF yes 2007 5 19 1987 1 19 Youth team 2003 6 0 30 Mark Reynolds SCO DF yes 2007 5 19 1987 5 7 Youth team 2004 2010 42 2 Midfielders 4 Brian Kerr SCO MF yes 2007 5 19 1981 10 12 Newcastle United 2004Kerr joins Motherwell http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/motherwell/3852873.stm news.bbc.co.uk BBC Sport 16 October 2025 30 June 2004 90 7 10 Phil O'Donnell SCO MF yes 2007 5 19 1972 3 25 Sheffield Wednesday 2004Transfers – January 2004 18 January 2004 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/3360833.stm BBC Sport 6 November 2013 2008 214 25 14 Steven McGarry SCO MF yes 2007 5 19 1979 9 28 Ross County 2006Steven McGarry Soccerbase http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=11507 Soccerbase 7 November 2013 40 2 17 Kevin McBride SCO MF yes 2007 5 19 1981 6 14 Celtic 2005Kevin McBride Soccerbase http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=38383 Soccerbase 7 November 2013 73 8 20 Marc Fitzpatrick SCO MF yes 2007 5 19 1986 5 11 Youth team 2002 69 4 22 Keith Lasley SCO MF yes 2007 5 19 1979 9 21 Unattached 2006 2008 126 10 23 Darren Smith SCO MF yes 2007 5 19 1988 3 27 Youth team 2004 22 4 26 Kenny Connolly SCO MF yes 2007 5 19 1987 4 4 Youth team 2004 3 0 29 Stephen Maguire SCO MF yes 2007 5 19 1987 2 14 Youth team 2004 4 0 31 Krisztián Vadócz HUN MF yes 2007 5 19 1985 5 30 on loan from AJ Auxerre 2007 2007 11 0 Forwards 7 Scott McDonald AUS FW yes 2007 5 19 1983 8 21 Wimbledon 2004Motherwell sign McDonald http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/motherwell/3373901.stm bbc.co.uk/sport1 BBC Sport 27 July 2022 6 January 2004 125 45 8 Ross McCormack SCO FW yes 2007 5 19 1986 8 18 Rangers 2006 2008 15 3 12 David Clarkson SCO FW yes 2007 5 19 1985 9 10 Youth team 2002 2010 173 28 13 Paul Keegan IRL FW yes 2007 5 19 1972 12 30 St Patrick's Athletic 2007 2008 10 0 15 Trevor Molloy IRL FW yes 2007 5 19 1977 4 14 St Patrick's Athletic 2007 2008 8 0 27 Adam Coakley SCO FW yes 2007 5 19 1987 10 19 Youth team 2003 4 0 40 Jamie Murphy SCO FW yes 2007 5 19 1989 8 28 Youth team 2006 2 0 Away on loan Left during the season 9 Richie Foran IRL FW yes 2007 5 19 1980 6 16 Carlisle United 2004 105 35 16 Jim Hamilton SCO FW yes 2007 5 19 1976 2 9 Livingston 2005Hamilton makes Motherwell switch 27 January 2005 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/motherwell/4213881.stm BBC Sport 7 November 2013 2007 55 13 31 Calum Elliot SCO FW yes 2007 5 19 1987 3 30 on loan from Heart of Midlothian 2006 2006 17 2 Transfers 2006–07 in Scottish football#2006 2 2006–07 in Scottish football#2007 2 In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref. 1 June 2006 DF NIR Brian McLean Rangers Undisclosed 11 July 2006 FW SCO Ross McCormack Rangers Undisclosed 18 August 2006 MF SCO Keith Lasley Unattached Free 1 January 2007 DF IRL Danny Murphy Cork City Undisclosed 1 January 2007 MF IRL Paul Keegan St Patrick's Athletic Undisclosed 1 January 2007 FW IRL Trevor Molloy St Patrick's Athletic Undisclosed Loans in Date from Position Nationality Name From Date to Ref. 31 August 2006 FW SCO Calum Elliot Hearts 31 December 2006 31 January 2007 MF HUN Krisztian Vadocz Auxerre End of Season Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref. 29 August 2006 FW SCO Jim Hamilton Dunfermline Athletic Undisclosed Hamilton completes move to Pars 29 August 2006 https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/d/dunfermline_athletic/5279048.stm BBC Sport 7 November 2013 31 August 2006 GK SCO Alan Martin Leeds United Undisclosed Leeds complete trio of signings September 2007 https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/leeds_united/6972246.stm BBC Sport 7 November 2013 31 January 2007 FW IRL Richie Foran Southend United £150,000 Southend sign up Foran from Well 31 January 2007 https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/southend_utd/6318095.stm BBC Sport 7 November 2013 Loans out Date from Position Nationality Name To Date to Ref. 30 December 2006 MF SCO Shaun Fagan Stenhousemuir 30 January 2007 Released Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref. 31 May 2007 MF SCO Shaun Fagan Galway United July 2007 31 May 2007 MF SCO Brian Kerr Hibernian 1 July 2007 Collins welcomes capture of Kerr http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/hibernian/6563711.stm news.bbc.co.uk BBC Sport 11 March 2026 3 May 2007 Competitions Overview 3 Premier League 30 July 2006 19 May 2007 Matchday 1 10th 10 8 20 41 61 Scottish Cup 6 January 2007 28 February 2007 Third Round Quarter-final 2 0 1 4 2 League Cup 22 August 2006 7 November 2006 Second Round Quarter-final 2 0 1 8 5 19 May 2007 Competitions Premier League 2006–07 Scottish Premier League Classification MOT Results summary 5 3 11 25 34 5 5 9 16 27 BBC Sport December 2010 Results by round table b Round Ground H /A /H /A /A /H /A /A /H /H /A /A /H /A /H /H /A /A /H /A /A /H /H /A /A /H /A /H /A /H /H /H /A /A /H /A /H /A Result L /L /L /L /W /L /L /D /W /W /L /D /D /L /L /W /W /L /L /W /W /D /L /L /W /W /D /L /D /L /W /L /L /L /D /L /L /D Position 11/12/12/12/11/12/12/12/12/10/10/10/10/11/11/10 /9/11/11/10 /8 /9/10/10/10 /9 /8 /9 /9 /9 /9 /9/10/10/10/10/10/10 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd red1 BBC Sport December 2010 Results Date Opponent Venue ResultMotherwell's score is shown first. Attendance Motherwell Scorer(s)The number in brackets shows the actual number of goals that were scored by one player. Report 30 July 2006RangersFir Park, Motherwell (H)1–2 11,745Phil O'DonnellFir Park Corner 5 August 2006St MirrenLove Street, Paisley (A)0–2 5,036 Fir Park Corner 12 August 2006AberdeenFir Park, Motherwell (H)0–2 5,186 Fir Park Corner 19 August 2006HibernianEaster Road, Edinburgh (A)1–3 13,274 Scott McDonald Fir Park Corner 26 August 2006FalkirkFalkirk Stadium, Falkirk (A)1–0 4,594 Scott McDonald Fir Park Corner 9 September 2006Inverness CTFir Park, Motherwell (H)1–4 4,091 Scott McDonaldFir Park Corner 9 September 2006HeartsFir Park, Motherwell (H)0–1 5,931 Fir Park Corner 23 September 2006Dundee UnitedTannadice, Dundee (A)1–1 5,036 Calum Elliot Fir Park Corner 30 September 2006KilmarnockFir Park, Motherwell (H)5–0 4,765 Richie Foran, Mark Reynolds, Brian Kerr, Scott McDonald (2) Fir Park Corner 14 October 2006DunfermlineFir Park, Motherwell (H)2–1 4,527 Scott McDonald, David Clarkson Fir Park Corner 21 October 2006CelticCeltic Park, Glasgow (A)1–2 57,742 Scott McDonald Fir Park Corner 28 October 2006RangersIbrox Stadium, Glasgow (A)1–1 49,785 Brian Kerr Fir Park Corner 4 November 2006St MirrenFir Park, Motherwell (H)0–0 5,337 Fir Park Corner 11 November 2006AberdeenPittodrie, Aberdeen (A)1–2 10,527 Michael Hart (og) Fir Park Corner 18 November 2006HibernianFir Park, Motherwell (H)1–6 6,190 Steven McGarry Fir Park Corner 25 November 2006FalkirkFir Park, Motherwell (H)4–2 4,970 Richie Foran (2 pens.), Scott McDonald, Calum Elliot Fir Park Corner 2 December 2006Inverness CTCaledonian Stadium, Inverness (A)1–0 3,668 Richie Foran (pen.) Fir Park Corner 9 December 2006HeartsTynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh (A)1–4 16,753 Richie Foran Fir Park Corner 16 December 2006Dundee UnitedFir Park, Motherwell (H)2–3 4,420 Richie Foran (pen.), Mark Reynolds Fir Park Corner 23 December 2006KilmarnockRugby Park, Kilmarnock (A)2–1 5,576 Richie Foran, Jim Paterson Fir Park Corner 26 December 2006DunfermlineEast End Park, Dunfermline (A)2–0 4,200 Marc Fitzpatrick, Scott McDonald Fir Park Corner 30 December 2006CelticFir Park, Motherwell (H)1–1 9,769 Darren Smith Fir Park Corner 2 January 2007RangersFir Park, Motherwell (H)0–1 10,338 Fir Park Corner 27 January 2007HibernianEaster Road, Edinburgh (A)0–2 14,280 Fir Park Corner 10 February 2007FalkirkFalkirk Stadium, Falkirk (A)2–1 4,478 Scott McDonald, Darren Smith Fir Park Corner 17 February 2007Inverness CTFir Park, Motherwell (H)1–0 4,258 Scott McDonaldFir Park Corner 20 February 2007St MirrenLove Street, Paisley (A)0–0 3,576 Fir Park Corner 5 March 2007HeartsFir Park, Motherwell (H)0–2 4,389 Fir Park Corner 10 March 2007Dundee UnitedTannadice, Dundee (A)1–1 5,183 Danny Murphy Fir Park Corner 13 March 2007AberdeenFir Park, Motherwell (H)0–2 4,530 Fir Park Corner 31 March 2007DunfermlineFir Park, Motherwell (H)2–0 4,511 Scott McDonald (2)Fir Park Corner 3 April 2007KilmarnockFir Park, Motherwell (H)0–1 3,784 Fir Park Corner 7 April 2007CelticCeltic Park, Glasgow (A)0–1 58,654 Fir Park Corner 21 April 2007Inverness CTCaledonian Stadium, Inverness (A)0–2 3,804 Fir Park Corner 28 April 2007FalkirkFir Park, Motherwell (H)3–3 3,640 Darren Smith, Scott McDonald, David Clarkson Fir Park Corner 7 May 2007DunfermlineEast End Park, Dunfermline (A)1–4 6,662 Scott McDonald (pen.) Fir Park Corner 12 May 2007St MirrenFir Park, Motherwell (H)2–3 9,277 Ross McCormack (2, 1 pen.) Fir Park Corner 19 May 2007Dundee UnitedTannadice, Dundee (A)0–0 6,070 Fir Park Corner Scottish Cup 2006–07 Scottish Cup 6 January 2007 15:00 GMT Third Round Airdrie 0–1 Report Motherwell Foran 31 Excelsior Stadium Airdrie 5,924 K Clarke W 3 February 2007 15:00 GMT Fourth Round Motherwell 2–0 Report Morton Kerr 10 McDonald 34 Fir Park Motherwell 9,394 J Underhill W 28 February 2007 19:45 GMT Quarter-finals Motherwell 1–2 Report St Johnstone McCormack 85 MacDonald 21 Scotland 72 Fir Park Motherwell 5,788 M McCurry L Scottish League Cup 2006–07 Scottish League Cup DateRoundOpponentH/AScoreMotherwell Scorer(s)The number(s) in brackets shows the minutes of the goal(s) that was/were scored.AttendanceReport 22 August 2006 2nd Round Partick Thistle H 3–2 Richie Foran (6, 16) Steven McGarry (88) 3,752 BBC Sport 20 September 2006 3rd Round Queens Park A 3–0 Richie Foran (22, 47, 54(pen.)) 2,408 BBC Sport 7 November 2006 Quarter-final Kilmarnock A 2–3 Richie Foran (25(pen.)), David Clarkson (59) 5,601 BBC Sport Statistics match played 19 May 2007Motherwell results 2006/2007, Fir Park CornerMotherwell F.C. 2006–07 Statistics, Motherwell F.C. Official Site Appearances Premier League Scottish Cup League Cup 1 Graeme Smith GK SCO 23+1 0 3 0 1 0 2 Martyn Corrigan DF SCO 19+3 0 3 0 0 0 3 Danny Murphy DF IRL 12+1 1 3 0 0 0 4 Brian Kerr MF SCO 35 2 3 1 3 0 5 Stephen Craigan DF NIR 34 0 3 0 3 0 6 Brian McLean DF NIR 1+3 0 0 0 0 0 7 Scott McDonald FW AUS 30+2 15 3 1 2 0 8 Ross McCormack FW SCO 6+6 2 1 1 1+1 0 10 Phil O'Donnell (c) MF SCO 3 1 0 0 0 0 11 Jim Paterson DF SCO 34 1 2 0 2 0 12 David Clarkson FW SCO 19+10 2 2+1 0 1+1 1 13 Paul Keegan FW IRL 4+4 0 0+2 0 0 0 14 Steven McGarry MF SCO 20+7 1 2+1 0 0+1 1 15 William Kinniburgh DF SCO 4+2 0 0 0 0 0 15 Trevor Molloy MF IRL 0+6 0 1+1 0 0 0 17 Kevin McBride MF SCO 10+7 0 0 0 1+2 0 18 Colin Meldrum GK SCO 15+1 0 0 0 2 0 19 Paul Quinn DF SCO 24+2 2 0 0 3 0 20 Marc Fitzpatrick MF SCO 13+11 1 2 0 1+1 0 22 Keith Lasley MF SCO 14 0 0 0 3 0 24 Robert Donnelly DF SCO 2 0 0 0 1 0 26 Kenny Connolly MF SCO 1+1 0 0+1 0 0 0 27 Adam Coakley FW SCO 2 0 0 0 1 0 29 Stephen Maguire MF SCO 2 0 0 0 2 0 30 Mark Reynolds DF SCO 35 2 3 0 3 0 31 Calum Elliot FW SCO 10+5 2 0 0 1+1 0 31 Krisztian Vadocz MF HUN 11 0 0 0 0 0 40 Jamie Murphy FW SCO 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 |- |colspan="14"|Players away from the club on loan: |- |colspan="14"|Players who left Motherwell during the season: 9 Richie Foran MF IRL 22+1 7 1 1 3 6 16 Jim Hamilton FW SCO 2+1 0 0 0 0 0 |} Goal scorers RankingPositionNationNumberNamePremier LeagueScottish CupLeague CupTotal1 FWSCO7 Scott McDonald1510162 FWIRL9 Richie Foran716143 FWSCO12David Clarkson2013MFSCO4 Brian Kerr2103FWSCO8 Ross McCormack21036 FWSCO31Calum Elliot2002DFSCO30Mark Reynolds2002MFSCO14Steven McGarry1012DFSCO19Paul Quinn200210DFSCO20Marc Fitzpatrick1001DFIRL3 Danny Murphy1001MFSCO10Phil O'Donnell1001DFSCO11Jim Paterson1001TOTALS394851 Clean sheets RankingPositionNationNumberNamePremier LeagueScottish CupLeague CupTotal1 GKSCO15Graeme Smith50272 GKSCO18Colin Meldrum4004TOTALS80210 Colin Meldrum & Graeme Smith both played in Motherwell's 0-0 draw with Dundee United on 19 May 2007 Disciplinary record NumberNationPositionNamePremier LeagueScottish Cup League CupTotal 2 SCODFMartyn Corrigan400000403 IRLDFDanny Murphy100010204 SCOMFBrian Kerr400000405 NIRDFStephen Craigan501000606 NIRDFBrian McLean100000107 AUSFWScott McDonald810010918 SCOFWRoss McCormack1000001010SCOMFPhil O'Donnell3000003011SCODFJim Paterson8100008112SCOFWDavid Clarkson5110006113IRLFWPaul Keegan7010007014SCOMFSteven McGarry3000003015SCODFWillie Kinniburgh2000002015IRLMFTrevor Molloy3000003017SCOMFKevin McBride2100002119SCODFPaul Quinn9100009120SCOMFMarc Fitzpatrick2100002123SCOFWDarren Smith0000101024SCODFRobert Donnolly0010001027SCOFWAdam Coakley1000001030SCODFMark Reynolds0100000131SCOFWCalum Elliot10100020Players who left Motherwell during the season:9 IRLFWRichie Foran70000070 TOTALS5664030636 See also List of Motherwell F.C. seasons References 2006-07 Category:Scottish football clubs 2006–07 season