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Motherwell FC

Motherwell FC

Scotland · Scottish Premiership · Scottish Premiership
Squad size27
Avg age26.2
Nations16
Latest season2003
Squad value €9.45m

About Motherwell FC

Motherwell Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, which plays in the Scottish Premiership. Motherwell have not dropped out of the top flight of Scottish football since 1985, and have lifted one trophy in that time – the Scottish Cup in 1991.

Streaks & runs — longest sequences in our dataset

Squad size27active players
Avg age26.2years
Domestic12Scotland
Foreigners1556% of squad
EU passport25non-EU: 2
Nationalities16different countries

Age distribution

0
U18
4
18–22
11
23–26
8
27–30
4
31+

Position breakdown

GK
1 (4%)
DEF
8 (30%)
MID
7 (26%)
FWD
11 (41%)
67% foreign players
18 of 27
26.7y avg squad age
1 Goalkeepers
8 Defenders
7 Midfielders
11 Attackers
34 seasons in dataset
00/01 – 99/00
301 players ever
€90k biggest signing ever
€950k biggest sale ever
26 most goals (single season by one player)
View all-time top scorers & club history →
PlayerPosAgeNationalityFootHeightContractMarket value
Stephen Welsh Defender - Centre-Back 26 Scotland right 188.00m €1.00m
Emmanuel Longelo Defender - Left-Back 25 England DR Congo left 184.00m 2027-05-31 €800k
Ibrahim Said Attack - Right Winger 23 Nigeria right 172.00m 2027-06-30 €800k
Regan Charles-Cook Attack - Left Winger 29 Grenada England right 174.00m 2027-06-30 €750k
Apostolos Stamatelopoulos Attack - Centre-Forward 27 Australia Greece right 184.00m 2027-05-31 €450k
Callum Slattery Midfield - Central Midfield 27 England right 180.00m 2026-05-31 €450k
Liam Gordon Defender - Centre-Back 30 Scotland right 191.00m 2026-05-31 €450k
Tawanda Maswanhise Attack - Left Winger 23 Zimbabwe England 180.00m 2026-05-31 €450k
Aston Oxborough Goalkeeper 28 England right 196.00m 2027-05-31 €400k
Elliot Watt Midfield - Defensive Midfield 26 Scotland England 180.00m 2027-05-31 €400k
Oscar Priestman Midfield - Central Midfield 23 Australia England right 175.00m 2028-05-31 €375k
Filip Stuparevic Attack - Centre-Forward 25 Serbia left 184.00m €350k
John Koutroumbis Defender - Right-Back 28 Australia Greece right 183.00m 2026-05-31 €350k
Jordan McGhee Defender - Centre-Back 29 Scotland right 183.00m 2027-05-31 €350k
Lukas Fadinger Midfield - Attacking Midfield 25 Austria right 176.00m 2027-06-30 €350k
Zach Robinson Attack - Centre-Forward 23 England right 0.00m 2026-05-31 €350k
Sam Nicholson Midfield - Left Midfield 31 Scotland left 175.00m 2026-05-31 €300k
Callum Hendry Attack - Centre-Forward 28 Scotland right 176.00m 2027-05-31 €225k
Andy Halliday Midfield - Defensive Midfield 34 Scotland left 181.00m 2026-05-31 €200k
Kofi Balmer Defender - Centre-Back 25 Northern Ireland right 189.00m 2026-06-30 €200k
Detlef Esapa Osong Attack - Centre-Forward 21 England Cameroon right 0.00m 2026-06-30 €150k
Paul McGinn Defender - Right-Back 35 Scotland right 179.00m 2026-05-31 €100k
Stephen O'Donnell Defender - Right-Back 34 Scotland Ireland right 184.00m 2026-05-31 €100k
Tom Sparrow Midfield - Central Midfield 23 Wales England right 0.00m 2027-06-30 €100k
Dylan Wells Attack - Right Winger 20 Scotland right 170.00m 2026-05-31
Luca Ross Attack - Centre-Forward 19 Scotland 177.00m
Eseosa Sule Attack - Centre-Forward 20 Nigeria Scotland 180.00m 2026-05-31
SeasonDatePlayerPosFromTypeFee
00/01 2000-07-01 James McFadden Attack - Second Striker Motherwell FC U20 Transfer
12/13 2013-02-18 James McFadden Attack - Second Striker Sunderland Transfer
15/16 2015-12-18 James McFadden Attack - Second Striker Without Club Transfer
25/26 2025-07-01 Dylan Wells Attack - Right Winger Motherwell B Transfer
24/25 2025-01-07 Kai Andrews Midfield - Central Midfield Coventry U21 Loan
07/08 2008-02-01 Bob Malcolm Defender - Centre-Back Derby Transfer
08/09 2008-07-01 Sebastian Kosiorowski Goalkeeper Korona Kielce II Transfer
09/10 2009-07-01 Steven Saunders Defender - Centre-Back Motherwell FC U20 Transfer
17/18 2018-01-16 Tom Aldred Defender - Centre-Back Bury Loan
18/19 2018-08-09 Tom Aldred Defender - Centre-Back Bury Loan
13/14 2013-07-01 Paul Lawson Midfield - Defensive Midfield Ross County Transfer
10/11 2011-04-01 Mo Ross Defender - Right-Back BJ Guoan Transfer
23/24 2023-07-01 Lennon Miller Midfield - Central Midfield Motherwell B Transfer
25/26 2025-08-15 Detlef Esapa Osong Attack - Centre-Forward Nottingham U21 Loan
08/09 2008-07-01 Jonathan Page Defender - Centre-Back Portsmouth U18 Transfer
09/10 2010-05-01 Jonathan Page Defender - Centre-Back Stirling Albion Return from loan
12/13 2012-12-31 Jonathan Page Defender - Centre-Back Hamilton Acad. Return from loan
24/25 2025-02-01 Will Dickson Attack - Centre-Forward Man City U21 Loan
24/25 2024-07-01 Ewan Wilson Defender - Left-Back Motherwell B Transfer
25/26 2026-05-31 Ewan Wilson Defender - Left-Back Raith Rovers Return from loan
23/24 2023-07-01 Sam Campbell Defender - Centre-Back Motherwell B Transfer
23/24 2024-01-01 Sam Campbell Defender - Centre-Back Annan Athletic Return from loan
19/20 2019-07-01 Casper Sloth Midfield - Central Midfield Silkeborg IF Transfer
24/25 2024-07-15 Marvin Kaleta Defender - Right-Back Wolves U21 Loan
21/22 2021-07-29 Juhani Ojala Defender - Centre-Back Vejle BK Transfer
02/03 2002-07-01 Francois Dubourdeau Goalkeeper G. Bordeaux Transfer
25/26 2025-08-26 Oscar Priestman Midfield - Central Midfield Western Sydney Transfer
09/10 2009-08-01 Tom Hateley Midfield - Defensive Midfield Reading U21 Transfer
17/18 2018-01-09 Nadir Çiftçi Attack - Centre-Forward Celtic Loan
17/18 2018-01-03 Curtis Main Attack - Centre-Forward Portsmouth Transfer
23/24 2024-01-15 Adam Montgomery Defender - Left-Back Celtic Loan
23/24 2023-09-01 Georgie Gent Defender - Left-Back Blackburn U21 Loan
24/25 2024-07-01 Zach Robinson Attack - Centre-Forward AFC Wimbledon Transfer
21/22 2022-03-28 Robbie Mahon Attack - Right Winger Bohemians Transfer
22/23 2023-05-31 Robbie Mahon Attack - Right Winger Dunfermline A. Return from loan
23/24 2024-01-04 Robbie Mahon Attack - Right Winger Edinburgh City Return from loan
25/26 2025-07-11 Ibrahim Said Attack - Right Winger Viborg FF Transfer €135k
23/24 2023-08-24 Brodie Spencer Defender - Right-Back Huddersfield Loan
21/22 2021-07-01 Darragh O'Connor Defender - Centre-Back Leicester U23 Transfer
21/22 2022-05-06 Darragh O'Connor Defender - Centre-Back Queen o. t. S. Return from loan
SeasonDatePlayerPosToTypeFee
03/04 2003-09-01 James McFadden Attack - Second Striker Everton Transfer €1.75m
14/15 2014-07-01 James McFadden Attack - Second Striker Without Club Transfer
17/18 2017-07-01 James McFadden Attack - Second Striker Without Club Transfer
24/25 2025-06-30 Kai Andrews Midfield - Central Midfield Coventry U21 Return from loan
09/10 2009-07-01 Bob Malcolm Defender - Centre-Back Brisbane Roar Transfer
10/11 2010-07-01 Sebastian Kosiorowski Goalkeeper Jagiellonia Transfer
13/14 2013-07-08 Steven Saunders Defender - Centre-Back Ross County Transfer
17/18 2018-05-31 Tom Aldred Defender - Centre-Back Bury Return from loan
18/19 2019-05-20 Tom Aldred Defender - Centre-Back Bury Return from loan
15/16 2015-07-06 Paul Lawson Midfield - Defensive Midfield Formartine Transfer
11/12 2011-07-01 Mo Ross Defender - Right-Back Without Club Transfer
25/26 2025-08-12 Lennon Miller Midfield - Central Midfield Udinese Transfer €5.50m
25/26 2026-06-30 Detlef Esapa Osong Attack - Centre-Forward Nottingham U21 Return from loan
09/10 2010-03-01 Jonathan Page Defender - Centre-Back Stirling Albion Loan
12/13 2012-09-27 Jonathan Page Defender - Centre-Back Hamilton Acad. Loan
12/13 2013-01-02 Jonathan Page Defender - Centre-Back Hamilton Acad. Transfer
24/25 2025-06-30 Will Dickson Attack - Centre-Forward Man City U21 Return from loan
25/26 2025-08-29 Ewan Wilson Defender - Left-Back Raith Rovers Loan
23/24 2023-07-15 Sam Campbell Defender - Centre-Back Annan Athletic Loan
23/24 2024-01-04 Sam Campbell Defender - Centre-Back Without Club Transfer
19/20 2020-01-31 Casper Sloth Midfield - Central Midfield Without Club Transfer
24/25 2025-06-30 Marvin Kaleta Defender - Right-Back Wolves U21 Return from loan
22/23 2022-09-01 Juhani Ojala Defender - Centre-Back Without Club Transfer
03/04 2003-07-01 Francois Dubourdeau Goalkeeper Kilmarnock FC Transfer
13/14 2013-09-21 Tom Hateley Midfield - Defensive Midfield Tranmere Transfer
17/18 2018-05-31 Nadir Çiftçi Attack - Centre-Forward Celtic Return from loan
19/20 2019-07-01 Curtis Main Attack - Centre-Forward Aberdeen FC Transfer
23/24 2024-02-01 Adam Montgomery Defender - Left-Back Celtic Return from loan
23/24 2024-05-31 Georgie Gent Defender - Left-Back Blackburn U21 Return from loan
22/23 2022-09-30 Robbie Mahon Attack - Right Winger Dunfermline A. Loan
23/24 2023-07-14 Robbie Mahon Attack - Right Winger Edinburgh City Loan
23/24 2024-01-11 Robbie Mahon Attack - Right Winger Dundalk FC Transfer
23/24 2024-01-03 Brodie Spencer Defender - Right-Back Huddersfield Return from loan
21/22 2022-01-28 Darragh O'Connor Defender - Centre-Back Queen o. t. S. Loan
22/23 2022-07-01 Darragh O'Connor Defender - Centre-Back Morton Transfer
18/19 2019-05-20 Conor Sammon Attack - Centre-Forward Heart of Midl. Return from loan
21/22 2021-09-30 David Devine Defender - Centre-Back East Fife Loan
22/23 2022-09-01 David Devine Defender - Centre-Back Alloa Athletic Loan
23/24 2023-07-01 David Devine Defender - Centre-Back Alloa Athletic Transfer
10/11 2010-12-01 Nick Blackman Attack - Centre-Forward Blackburn Return from loan
NationalityPlayers% of squad
Scotland 9 33.3%
England 3 11.1%
Australia Greece 2 7.4%
England DR Congo 1 3.7%
Nigeria 1 3.7%
Grenada England 1 3.7%
Zimbabwe England 1 3.7%
Scotland England 1 3.7%
Australia England 1 3.7%
Serbia 1 3.7%
Austria 1 3.7%
Northern Ireland 1 3.7%
England Cameroon 1 3.7%
Scotland Ireland 1 3.7%
Wales England 1 3.7%
Nigeria Scotland 1 3.7%
SeasonCompetition
99/00CIS Insur. Cup
99/00Premiership
98/99Premiership
98/99SFA Cup
97/98Coca-Cola Cup
97/98Premiership
97/98SFA Cup
96/97SFA Cup
95/96Coca-Cola Cup
95/96UEFA-Cup Qualifikation
94/95UEFA Cup
94/95UEFA-Cup Qualifikation
91/92Cup Winners' Cup
90/91SFA Cup
25/26League Cup
25/26Premiership
24/25Prem. Sports Cup
24/25Premiership
24/25Premiership Relegation
24/25SFA Cup
23/24Premiership
23/24Premiership Relegation
23/24SFA Cup
23/24Viaplay Cup
22/23Premiership
22/23Premiership Relegation
22/23SFA Cup
22/23UECL Quali
22/23Viaplay Cup
21/22Prem. Sports Cup
21/22Premiership
21/22Scottish Premiership Top Six Split
21/22SFA Cup
20/21Betfred Cup
20/21Europa League Qualifying
20/21Premiership
20/21Premiership Relegation
20/21SFA Cup
19/20Betfred Cup
19/20Premiership
19/20SFA Cup
18/19Betfred Cup
18/19Premiership
18/19Premiership Relegation
18/19SFA Cup
17/18Betfred Cup
17/18Premiership
17/18Premiership Relegation
17/18SFA Cup
16/17Betfred Cup
10 matches this season · 182 all-time
DateCompStageHomeScoreAwayStatus
2025-10-29 SC1 REGULAR SEASON Motherwell FC 2–0 Dundee United W
2025-10-25 SC1 REGULAR SEASON Livingston FC 1–2 Motherwell FC W
2025-10-18 SC1 REGULAR SEASON Motherwell FC 1–2 Falkirk FC L
2025-10-05 SC1 REGULAR SEASON Celtic FC 3–2 Motherwell FC L
2025-09-27 SC1 REGULAR SEASON Motherwell FC 2–0 Aberdeen FC W
2025-09-13 SC1 REGULAR SEASON Dundee FC 1–1 Motherwell FC D
2025-08-30 SC1 REGULAR SEASON Motherwell FC 2–2 Kilmarnock FC D
2025-08-23 SC1 REGULAR SEASON Heart of Midlothian 3–3 Motherwell FC D
2025-08-09 SC1 REGULAR SEASON St. Mirren FC 0–0 Motherwell FC D
2025-08-02 SC1 REGULAR SEASON Motherwell FC 1–1 Rangers FC D

Aggregated from 10 completed matches across all competitions in season 2025.

Record 3W-5D-2L 1.40 pts/game
Goals scored 16 1.60 per match
Goals conceded 13 1.30 per match
Goal difference +3
Clean sheets 3 30% of matches
Failed to score 1 10% of matches

Home vs Away

Home record 2W-2D-1L 8-5 goals
Away record 1W-3D-1L 8-8 goals

Highlights

Affiliated B-teams, reserve squads and youth/development teams.

Motherwell FC B
Motherwell FC U17
Motherwell FC U18
Motherwell FC U20
23 players · sum across all competitions for selected season
PlayerPosNat MatMinGAG+APenYCRC G/90A/90G+A/90
Benito Kemble Defender - Centre-Back Netherlands Suriname 26 2,205 1 0 1 0 4 0 0.04 0.00 0.04
Andy Goram Goalkeeper Scotland 22 1,895 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Martyn Corrigan Defender - Centre-Back Scotland 19 1,658 1 0 1 0 4 0 0.05 0.00 0.05
Derek Townsley Midfield England 25 1,460 2 1 3 0 1 0 0.12 0.06 0.18
Stevie Woods Goalkeeper Scotland 16 1,435 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Derek Adams Midfield - Attacking Midfield Scotland 16 1,137 1 0 1 0 3 0 0.08 0.00 0.08
Steve McMillan Defender - Left-Back Scotland 32 915 3 1 4 0 4 0 0.30 0.10 0.39
Ged Brannan Midfield - Central Midfield England 34 594 5 0 5 2 11 0 0.76 0.00 0.76
Stevie Nicholas Attack - Right Winger Scotland 21 460 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.20 0.00 0.20
Don Goodman Attack England 30 313 7 0 7 0 5 0 2.01 0.00 2.01
Lee McCulloch Defender - Centre-Back Scotland 29 262 9 0 9 0 9 0 3.09 0.00 3.09
Kevin Twaddle Attack Scotland 25 259 5 0 5 0 0 0 1.74 0.00 1.74
John Spencer Attack - Centre-Forward Scotland 29 191 11 0 11 0 5 0 5.18 0.00 5.18
Simo Valakari Midfield - Defensive Midfield Finland 31 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Greig Denham Defender Scotland 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Greg Strong Defender - Centre-Back England 10 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Jamie McGowan Defender Scotland 13 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0.00 0.00 0.00
Dougie Ramsay Midfield Scotland 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Keith Lasley Midfield - Defensive Midfield Scotland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Stevie Hammell Defender - Left-Back Scotland 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Stephen Craigan Defender - Centre-Back Northern Ireland 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
John Davies Midfield Scotland 8 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Paul Harvey Midfield Scotland 14 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 0.00 0.00

Frequently asked about Motherwell FC

What is Motherwell FC?

Motherwell FC is a professional football club based in Scotland, competing in Scottish Premiership.

How many players are in Motherwell FC's squad?

Motherwell FC currently has 27 players in the first-team squad in our database.

What league does Motherwell FC play in?

Motherwell FC plays in Scottish Premiership.