2016–17 Motherwell F.C. season

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Motherwell
2016–17 season
Chairman Brian McCafferty
Manager Mark McGhee
Stadium Fir Park
Home colours
Away colours
← 2015–16

The 2016–17 season is Motherwell's thirty-second consecutive season in the top flight of Scottish football and the fourth in the newly established Scottish Premiership,[1] having been promoted from the Scottish First Division at the end of the 1984–85 season. Motherwell will also compete in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Season review

Following the conclusion of the 2015–16 season, Brett Long, Jack Leitch, David Clarkson and Wes Fletcher where released by the club following the end of their contracts, whilst loan players Connor Ripley and Morgaro Gomis returned to their parent clubs. Also at the end of the 2015-16 season, first team players Steven Hammell, Stephen McManus, Craig Samson, Keith Lasley, Craig Moore, James McFadden, David Ferguson, Ben Hall and Scott McDonald where all offered new contracts, as where Under 20 players Dylan Mackin, Robbie Leith, Jack McMillan, Ross MacLean and Ryan Watters.[2]

Transfers

Squad

As of match played 15 May 2016
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (Age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
Defenders
5 Louis Laing England DF (1993-05-19) 19 May 1993 (age 31) Nottingham Forest 2015 2017[3][4] 29 2
15 Joe Chalmers Scotland DF (1994-01-03) 3 January 1994 (age 30) Celtic 2015 2017[5] 19 0
16 Kieran Kennedy England DF (1993-09-23) 23 September 1993 (age 30) Leicester City 2015 2017[6] 25 0
28 Luke Watt Scotland DF (1997-06-20) 20 June 1997 (age 27) Academy 2014 2018[7] 8 0
Midfielders
7 Lionel Ainsworth England MF (1987-10-01) 1 October 1987 (age 36) Rotherham United 2014 2017[8] 92 19
8 Stephen Pearson Scotland MF (1982-10-02) 2 October 1982 (age 41) Kerala Blasters 2015 2017[9] 131 23
11 Marvin Johnson England MF (1993-05-19) 19 May 1993 (age 31) Watford 2015 2018[10] 55 7
18 Josh Law England MF (1989-08-19) 19 August 1989 (age 34) Alfreton Town 2014 2017[11] 73 2
23 Dom Thomas Scotland MF (1996-02-14) 14 February 1996 (age 28) Celtic 2012 2018[12] 32 0
26 Chris Cadden Scotland MF (1996-09-19) 19 September 1996 (age 27) Academy 2013 2018[13] 24 2
Forwards
20 Louis Moult England FW (1992-05-14) 14 May 1992 (age 32) Wrexham 2015 2018[4] 42 18
34 Dylan Mackin Scotland FW (1997-01-15) 15 January 1997 (age 27) Academy 2013 1 0

Friendlies

Competitions

Premiership

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Main article: 2016–17 Scottish Premiership

League table

Pos Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
6 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Kilmarnock 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Motherwell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Partick Thistle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 6 August 2016. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification and second stage group allocation).
Notes:
  1. ↑ Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).

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                                                                            
Result                                                                            
Position                                                                            

Source: BBC Sport
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Source: BBC Sport

Results by opponent

Motherwell score first

Team Results Points
1 2 3 4
Aberdeen
Celtic
Dundee
Hamilton Academical
Heart of Midlothian
Inverness C.T.
Partick Thistle
Rangers
Ross County
St Johnstone

Source: 2016–17 Scottish Premier League Results Table

Results

Scottish Cup

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Main article: 2016–17 Scottish Cup

League Cup

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Main article: 2016–17 Scottish League Cup

Squad statistics

See also

Notes

    References

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