1996–97 Motherwell F.C. season
| 1996-97 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager |  Alex McLeish |
| Premier Division | 8th |
| Scottish Cup | Quarter-Finals |
| League Cup | Second Round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Tommy Coyne (11) All: Tommy Coyne (11) |
The 1996-97 season was Motherwell's 12th consecutive season in the Scottish Premier Division, the top division of Scottish Football.
First team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Competitions
Scottish Premier League
Results
| 10 August 1996 1 | Dundee United | 1 – 1 | Motherwell | Tannadice |
McSwegan  7' |
Van der Gaag 78' |
Attendance: 8,157 Referee: Captain W Simpson |
| 17 August 1996 2 | Motherwell | 2 – 2 | Aberdeen | Fir Park |
| McSkimming 40', pen.', 51' |
Windass 24' Shearer 72' |
Attendance: 5,036 |
| 24 August 1996 3 | Raith Rovers | 0 – 3 | Motherwell | Starks Park |
| Van der Gaag 23', 58' Arnott 31' |
Attendance: 4,836 |
| 14 September 1996 5 | Dunfermline Athletic | 1 – 1 | Motherwell | East End Park |
| Clark 5' |
May 57' |
Attendance: 5,687 |
| 21 September 1996 6 | Hearts | 1 – 1 | Motherwell | Tynecastle |
| Weir 5' |
Arnott 46' |
Attendance: 10,932 |
| 28 September 1996 7 | Motherwell | 1 – 0 | Kilmarnock | Fir Park |
| Arnott 19' Dolan  86' |
Anderson 86' |
Attendance: 5,700 |
| 12 October 1996 8 | Celtic | 1 – 0 | Motherwell | Celtic Park |
Marshall  80'  Van Hooijdonk 90' |
Attendance: 49,422 |
| 19 October 1996 9 | Motherwell | 1 – 1 | Hibernian | Fir Park |
| McSkimming 73' |
Harper 73' Leighton 26' |
Attendance: 6,784 |
| 26 October 1996 10 | Rangers | 5 – 0 | Motherwell | Ibrox Stadium |
| Laudrup 51', 78' Gascoigne 66', 79', 84' |
Attendance: 48,160 |
| 2 November 1996 11 | Motherwell | 1 – 3 | Dundee United | Fir Park |
| Ross 59' |
Olofsson 55' McKinnon 57' Winters 89' |
Attendance: 5,814 |
| 16 November 1996 13 | Kilmarnock | 2 – 4 | Motherwell | Rugby Park |
| Wright 55', 87' (pen.) |
Coyne 9', 59', 89' Philliben 49' |
Attendance: 7,087 |
| 30 November 1996 14 | Hibernian | 2 – 0 | Motherwell | Easter Road |
| Jackson 35', 90' (pen.) |
Attendance: 7,332 |
| 11 December 1996 16 | Motherwell | 0 – 1 | Raith Rovers | Fir Park |
| Lennon 89' |
Attendance: 4,040 |
| 21 December 1996 18 | Motherwell | 2 – 3 | Dunfermline Athletic | Fir Park |
| Ireland 12' (o.g.) Tommy Coyne 29' |
Miller 15' (pen.) Andy Smith 56', 75' |
Attendance: 4,529 |
| 26 December 1996 19 | Dundee United | 2 – 0 | Motherwell | Tannadice |
| McSwegan 36' Hannah 67' |
Attendance: 8,072 |
| 28 December 1996 20 | Hearts | 4 – 1 | Motherwell | Tynecastle |
| Robertson 22', pen.', 75' Weir 53' Hamilton 63' |
Coyne 12' |
Attendance: 11,164 |
| 4 January 1997 21 | Celtic | 5 – 0 | Motherwell | Celtic Park |
| Di Canio 29' (pen.) Van Hooijdonk 41' Cadete 75', 86' Wieghorst 87' |
Attendance: 45,374 |
| 11 January 1997 22 | Motherwell | 2 – 1 | Hibernian | Fir Park |
| McSkimming 20' Hunter 24' (o.g.) |
Dow 49' |
Attendance: 5,855 |
| 18 January 1997 23 | Motherwell | 1 – 3 | Rangers | Fir Park |
| Coyle 68' (pen.) |
Albertz 20' Laudrup 60' Gascoigne 88' |
Attendance: 13,166 |
| 21 January 1997 24 | Motherwell | 2 – 0 | Kilmarnock | Fir Park |
| Coyle 3', 38' |
Attendance: 5,508 |
| 1 February 1997 25 | Dunfermline Athletic | 3 – 1 | Motherwell | East End Park |
| Miller 11' Tod 26' Britton 76' |
Attendance: 4,796 |
| 8 February 1997 26 | Motherwell | 2 – 2 | Aberdeen | Fir Park |
| Falconer 48' Burns 54' Philliben 82' |
Dodds 11' Martin 33' (o.g.) Windass 82' |
Attendance: 5,555 |
| 18 February 1997 27 | Raith Rovers | 1 – 5 | Motherwell | Stark's Park |
| Duffield 79' |
Coyle 27' Van der Gaag 40' Coyne 48', 54' May 81' |
Attendance: 3,052 |
| 22 February 1997 28 | Motherwell | 0 – 1 | Celtic | Fir Park |
| Cadete 10' |
Attendance: 12,131 Referee: Jim McCluskey |
| 1 March 1997 29 | Hibernian | 1 – 1 | Motherwell | Easter Road |
| Wright 51' |
Coyne 64' |
Attendance: 8,328 |
| 15 March 1997 30 | Kilmarnock | 1 – 0 | Motherwell | Rugby Park |
| Wright 77' |
Attendance: 7,612 |
| 5 April 1997 32 | Aberdeen | 0 – 0 | Motherwell | Pittodrie |
| Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Captain W Simpson |
| 12 April 1997 33 | Motherwell | 5 – 0 | Raith Rovers | Fir Park |
| Falconer 17' Weir 46' Coyne 53', 74' Coyle 78' |
Attendance: 4,691 |
| 19 April 1997 34 | Motherwell | 1 – 1 | Dundee United | Fir Park |
| Coyne 36' (pen.) Christie 88' |
McKimmie 40' Zetterlund 66' |
Attendance: 5,382 |
| 10 May 1997 36 | Motherwell | 2 – 2 | Dunfermline Athletic | Fir Park |
| Weir 32' Van der Gaag 73' |
French 38' Bingham 59' |
Attendance: 9,676 |
Source:[1]
Scottish Cup
| 25 January 1997 Third Round | Partick Thistle | 0 – 2 | Motherwell | Glasgow |
| McSkimming 65' Davies 76' |
Stadium: Firhill |
| 15 February 1997 Fourth Round | Motherwell | 1 – 1 | Hamilton Academical | Motherwell |
| Coyle 33' |
Clark 69' |
Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 8,050 |
| 26 February 1997 Fourth Round Replay | Hamilton Academical | 0 – 2 | Motherwell | Glasgow |
| [ Report] | Coyle 1', 77' |
Stadium: Firhill |
| 8 March 1997 Quarter Finals | Dundee United | 4 – 1 | Motherwell | Dundee |
| McLaren 47', 66' Winters 63' Olofsson 87' |
[ Report] | Van der Gaag 80' |
Stadium: Tannadice Attendance: 11,054 |
Scottish League Cup
| 13 August 1996 Second Round | Motherwell | 0 – 0 (2 – 4 on PENS) | Alloa Athletic | Motherwell |
| [ Report] | Stadium: Fir Park |
Source:[1]
Scottish Premier Division
| P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rangers | 36 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 85 | 33 | 52 | 80 |
| 2 | Celtic | 36 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 78 | 32 | 46 | 75 |
| 3 | Dundee United | 36 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 46 | 33 | 13 | 60 |
| 4 | Heart of Midlothian | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 46 | 43 | 3 | 52 |
| 5 | Dunfermline Athletic | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 52 | 65 | −13 | 45 |
| 6 | Aberdeen | 36 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 45 | 54 | −9 | 44 |
| 7 | Kilmarnock | 36 | 11 | 6 | 19 | 41 | 61 | −20 | 39 |
| 8 | Motherwell | 36 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 44 | 55 | −11 | 38 |
| 9 | Hibernian | 36 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 38 | 55 | −17 | 38 |
| 10 | Raith Rovers | 36 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 29 | 73 | −44 | 25 |
Statistics
Top scorers
| Ranking | Nation | Name | Scottish Premier League | Scottish Cup | Scottish League Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Tommy Coyne | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2 | |
Owen Coyle | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 3 |  |
Mitchell Van der Gaag | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | |
Shaun McSkimming | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | |
Dougie Arnott | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | |
Willie Falconer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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Eddie May | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
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Ian Ross | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
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Mickey Weir | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
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Billy Davies | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 7 | |
Alex Burns | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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John Philliben | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| / | / | Own Goals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTALS | 44 | 6 | 0 | 50 | ||
Source:[2]
Overall
| Competition | Started round | Current position / round |
Final position / round |
First match | Last match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPD | — | — | 8 | 10 August 1996 | 10 May 1997 |
| SL Cup | R2 | — | R2 | 13 August 1996 | 13 August 1996 |
| SC | R3 | — | QF | 25 January 1997 | 8 March 1997 |
Source: Competitions
Scottish Premier League
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 |
| 36 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 44 | 55 | −11 | 38 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 25 | −1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 30 | −10 |
Source: Fir Park Corner
Results by round
Results by opponent
| Team | Results[3] | Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| Aberdeen | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 4 |
| Celtic | 0–1 | 2-1 | 0-1 | 0–1 | 3 |
| Dundee United | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2 |
| Dunfermline Athletic | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2 |
| Heart of Midlothian | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1 |
| Hibernian | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 5 |
| Kilmarnock | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 9 |
| Raith Rovers | 3–0 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 5–0 | 9 |
| Rangers | 0–1 | 0–5 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3 |
Source: Scottish Premier Division 1996-97 article
See also
References
- ^ a b Results and Fixtures 1996-1997, Fir Park Corner
- ^ 1996–97 Motherwell player stats, Soccerbase
- ^ Motherwell's score is shown first.