2003–04 Motherwell F.C. season

Motherwell
2003–04 season
Chairman	John Boyle
Manager	Terry Butcher
Premier League	6th
Scottish Cup	Quarter-finals
League Cup	Second Round
Top goalscorer	League: David Clarkson (12); All: David Clarkson (14)
Highest home attendance	10,824 vs Rangers ; 19 October 2003
Lowest home attendance	3,920 vs Dunfermline Athletic ; 15 April 2004
Average home league attendance	6,229
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2002–03 2004–05 →

The 2003–04 season was Motherwell's 6th season in the Scottish Premier League, and their 19th consecutive season in the top division of Scottish football.

Squad

As of 6 August 2011^[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	SCO	Gordon Marshall
2	DF	SCO	Martyn Corrigan
3	DF	SCO	Steven Hammell
4	MF	SCO	Keith Lasley
5	DF	NIR	Stephen Craigan
6	DF	SCO	Gary Bollan
7	FW	SCO	Derek Adams
8	MF	SCO	Scott Leitch
9	FW	SCO	Jason Dair
10	MF	SCO	Phil O'Donnell
11	FW	SCO	Alex Burns
12	FW	AUS	Scott McDonald
14	DF	WAL	David Partridge
15	GK	SCO	Barry John Corr


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
16	DF	ENG	David Cowan
17	FW	SCO	Steven Craig
18	FW	SCO	David Clarkson
19	DF	SCO	Paul Quinn
20	MF	SCO	Kevin MacDonald
21	MF	SCO	Shaun Fagan
22	DF	SCO	William Kinniburgh
23	DF	SCO	Graeme Mathie
25	GK	SCO	Jamie Ewings
26	FW	SCO	Kenny Wright
27	DF	SCO	Chris Higgins
25	GK	SCO	Andrew Reid
35	MF	SCO	Marc Fitzpatrick

Transfers

In

Date	Position	Name	From	Fee
5 June 2003	GK	Gordon Marshall	Kilmarnock	Free^[2]
5 June 2003	FW	Alex Burns	Partick Thistle	Free^[2]
5 June 2003	DF	Stephen Craigan	Partick Thistle	Free^[2]
July 2003	GK	Barry John Corr	Celtic	Free
5 September 2003	MF	Jason Dair	Dunfermline Athletic	Free^[3]^[4]
January 2004	FW	Scott McDonald	Wimbledon	Free
9 January 2004	MF	Phil O'Donnell	Sheffield Wednesday	Free^[5]
14 January 2004	DF	Gary Bollan	Dundee United	Free^[5]^[6]

Out

Date	Position	Name	To	Fee
2 July 2003	GK	Stevie Woods	St Mirren	^[7]
July 2003	FW	Khaled Kemas	Les Lilas
July 2003	FW	Iain Russell	Dumbarton
1 September 2003	FW	James McFadden	Everton	£1.25 million^[4]^[8]
9 January 2004	MF	Stephen Pearson	Celtic	£350,000^[5]^[9]

Released

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	Joined	Date
May 2004	DF		Gary Bollan	Clyde	6 August 2004^[10]
May 2004	FW		Andy Scott	Bellshill Athletic

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
38	12	10	16	42	49	−7	46	7	7	5	25	22	+3	5	3	11	17	27	−10

Source: Fir Park Corner

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	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	A	H	H	H	A	A	A	H	H	A
Result	L	L	W	D	W	L	D	W	D	W	W	D	D	L	L	L	L	D	W	L	L	W	L	W	W	W	D	D	L	L	D	W	W	L	L	L	D	L
Position	11	11	8	7	5	7	8	6	6	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	5	6	7	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	6

Source: Fir Park Corner
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results by opponent

Team	Results^[11]				Points
Team	1	2	3	4	Points
Aberdeen	3–0	1–0	2–0	—	9
Celtic	0–3	0-2	1-1	1–1	2
Dundee	0–3	1–0	5–3	—	6
Dundee United	2–0	3–1	0–1	0–1	6
Dunfermline	2–2	0–1	1–0	0—3	4
Heart of Midlothian	1–1	0–0	1–1	2–3	3
Hibernian	2–0	0–1	3–3	–	4
Livingston	0–1	1–1	1–3	—	1
Kilmarnock	2–1	0–2	1–0	—	6
Partick Thistle	2–2	0–1	3–0	–	4
Rangers	1–1	0–1	0–1	0–4	1

Source: 2003–04 Scottish Premier League article

Results

^[12]

9 August 2003 1	Motherwell	0 - 3	Dundee	Motherwell
15:00 BST		Report	Rae 23' Wilkie 43' Smith 84'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 6,812 Referee: John Underhill

16 August 2003 2	Livingston	1 - 0	Motherwell	Livingston
15:00 BST	Lilley 78'	Report BBC		Stadium: Almondvale Stadium Attendance: 5,316 Referee: C Thomson

23 August 2003 3	Motherwell	2 - 1	Kilmarnock	Motherwell
15:00 BST	McFadden 66' (pen.) Pearson 90'	Report	Dindeleux 76'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 5,087 Referee: Ian Fyfe

30 August 2003 4	Motherwell	2 - 2	Partick Thistle	Motherwell
15:00 BST	McFadden 9', 69'	Report	Britton 26' Taylor 82'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 6,193 Referee: John Rowbotham

13 September 2003 5	Hibernian	0 - 2	Motherwell	Edinburgh
15:00 BST		Report	Clarkson 45', 75'	Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 8,387 Referee: Kenny Clark

20 September 2003 6	Celtic	3 - 0	Motherwell	Glasgow
15:00 BST	Larsson 47' Sutton 64' Maloney 70'	Report BBC		Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 58,013 Referee: Iain Brines

27 September 2003 7	Motherwell	1 - 1	Heart of Midlothian	Motherwell
15:00 BST	Adams 29'	Report	Hartley 45'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 5,888 Referee: Charlie Richmond

4 October 2003 8	Dundee United	0 - 2	Motherwell	Dundee
15:00 BST		Report BBC	Adams 22' (pen.), 90'	Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 6,194 Referee: Hugh Dallas

19 October 2003 9	Motherwell	1 - 1	Rangers	Motherwell
15:00 BST	Pearson 25'	Report BBC	Arveladze 15'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 10,824 Referee: Dougie McDonald

1 November 2003 10	Aberdeen	0 - 3	Motherwell	Aberdeen
15:00 GMT		Report Aberdeen	Craig 10' Pearson 77' Lasley 90'	Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 9,895 Referee: Kevin Toner

8 November 2003 11	Dundee	1 - 0	Motherwell	Dundee
15:00 GMT	Craig 52'	[8 November 2003 Report]		Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 6,374 Referee: Iain Brines

22 November 2003 12	Motherwell	1 - 1	Livingston	Motherwell
15:00 GMT	Clarkson 28'	Report BBC	Lilley 39'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 6,357 Referee: John Underhill

25 November 2003 13	Motherwell	2 - 2	Dunfermline Athletic	Motherwell
19:45 GMT	Pearson 70' Corrigan 90'	Report	Crawford 15' Brewster 39'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,220 Referee: Chris Foy

29 November 2003 14	Kilmarnock	2 - 0	Motherwell	Kilmarnock
15:00 GMT	Canero 13' Boyd 60'	Report		Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 6,320 Referee: Michael McCurry

7 December 2003 15	Partick Thistle	1 - 0	Motherwell	Glasgow
15:00 GMT	McBride 59'	Report		Stadium: Firhill Stadium Attendance: 4,124 Referee: Tom Brown

13 December 2003 16	Motherwell	0 - 1	Hibernian	Motherwell
15:00 GMT		Report	Riordan 90'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,533 Referee: Craig Thomson

21 December 2003 17	Motherwell	0 - 2	Celtic	Motherwell
15:00 GMT		Report BBC	Hartson 3' Thompson 71'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 10,513 Referee: John Underhill

27 December 2003 18	Heart of Midlothian	0 - 0	Motherwell	Edinburgh
12:30 GMT		Report		Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium Attendance: 10,046 Referee: John Rowbotham

3 January 2004 19	Motherwell	3 - 1	Dundee United	Motherwell
15:00 GMT	Clarkson 60', 68', 90'	Report BBC	Wilson 15'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 5,549 Referee: Charlie Richmond

17 January 2004 20	Rangers	1 - 0	Motherwell	Glasgow
15:00 GMT	Arveladze 82'	Report BBC		Stadium: Ibrox Attendance: 48,925 Referee: C Thompson

24 January 2004 21	Dunfermline Athletic	1 - 0	Motherwell	Dunfermline
15:00 GMT	Young 73'	Report		Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 5,270 Referee: Dougie McDonald

11 February 2004 22	Motherwell	5 - 3	Dundee	Motherwell
19:45 GMT	Lasley 15' Dair 18', 73' Clarkson 51' Burns 62'	Report	Barrett 11', 28' Novo 58'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,327 Referee: John Rowbotham

14 February 2004 23	Livingston	3 - 1	Motherwell	Livingston
15:00 GMT	McAllister 3' Lilley 29' Fernandez 45'	Report Livingston	Adams 90'	Stadium: Almondvale Stadium Attendance: 3,492 Referee: Chris Foy

21 February 2004 24	Motherwell	1 - 0	Kilmarnock	Motherwell
15:00 GMT	Quinn 15'	Report		Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 5,163 Referee: Dougie McDonald

24 February 2004 25	Motherwell	1 - 0	Aberdeen	Motherwell
19:45 GMT	Wright 84'	Report Aberdeen		Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 5,225 Referee: Calum Murray

28 February 2004 26	Motherwell	3 - 0	Partick Thistle	Motherwell
15:00 GMT	Hammell 1' Clarkson 52' Adams 80'	Report		Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 5,814 Referee: C Thompson

14 March 2004 27	Celtic	1 - 1	Motherwell	Glasgow
13:30 GMT	Larsson 70'	Report BBC	Adams 26'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 47,563 Referee: Tom Brown

24 March 2004 28	Hibernian	3 - 3	Motherwell	Edinburgh
19:45 GMT	Nicol 6' Reid 37' Riordan 62' (pen.)	Report	Lasley 46' Adams 60' (pen.) Doumbe 80' (o.g.)	Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 5,670 Referee: Alan Freeland

27 March 2004 29	Dundee United	1 - 0	Motherwell	Dundee
15:00 GMT	Scotland 66'	Report BBC		Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 7,585 Referee: Stuart Dougal

4 April 2004 30	Motherwell	0 - 1	Rangers	Motherwell
15:00 BST		Report BBC	Hughes 44'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 8,967 Referee: John Rowbotham

15 April 2004 31	Motherwell	1 - 1	Heart of Midlothian	Motherwell
19:45 BST	Clarkson 61'	Report	Wyness 27'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 5,500 Referee: C Melville

15 April 2004 32	Motherwell	1 - 0	Dunfermline Athletic	Motherwell
19:45 BST	Adams 10' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 3,920 Referee: Calum Murray

18 April 2004 33	Aberdeen	0 - 2	Motherwell	Aberdeen
15:00 BST		Report Aberdeen	Burns 61' Craig 90'	Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 7,246 Referee: Steve Conroy

24 April 2004 34	Dunfermline Athletic	3 - 0	Motherwell	Dunfermline
15:00 BST	Nicholson 36' Dempsey 52' Young 74'	Report		Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 4,290 Referee: John Underhill

1 May 2004 35	Rangers	4 - 0	Motherwell	Glasgow
15:00 BST	Arteta 45' Ross 47' Namouchi 51' Thompson 55'	Report BBC		Stadium: Ibrox Attendance: 47,579 Referee: Stuart Dougal

8 May 2004 36	Motherwell	0 - 1	Dundee United	Motherwell
19:45 BST		Report BBC	Wilson 52'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 5,722 Referee: A Freeland

12 May 2004 37	Motherwell	1 - 1	Celtic	Motherwell
19:45 BST	Clarkson 64'	Report BBC	Beattie 71'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 7,749 Referee: John Rowbotham

16 May 2004 38	Heart of Midlothian	3 - 2	Motherwell	Edinburgh
15:00 BST	Wyness 5', 68' McKenna 75'	Report	McDonald 37' Clarkson 45'	Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium Attendance: 11,619 Referee: Iain Brines

Classification

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Scottish Cup

10 January 2004 Third Round	St Johnstone	0 - 3	Motherwell	Perth
15:00 GMT		Report	Clarkson 24', 32' McDonald 90'	Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 4,090 Referee: Kevin Toner

7 February 2004 Fourth Round	Motherwell	3 - 2	Queen of the South	Motherwell
15:00 GMT	Adams 3' (pen.) Burns 18', 45'	Report	O'Connor 65', 69'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 8,101 Referee: Michael McCurry

6 March 2004 Quarter-finals	Motherwell	0 - 1	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Motherwell
15:00 GMT		Report	Wilson 10'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 7,930 Referee: Kenny Clark

Scottish League Cup

23 September 2003 Second Round	Forfar Athletic	3 - 3 (a.e.t.) (4 – 2 p)	Motherwell	Forfar
19:45 BST	Henderson 30' Tosh 51', 54'	Report	Craig 3' Lasley 55' Pearson 60'	Stadium: Station Park Attendance: 1,110

Statistics

Appearances

As of 6 August 2011^[12]^[13]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Scottish Premier League		Scottish Cup		Scottish League Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	SCO	Gordon Marshall	37	0	33+0	0	3+0	0	1+0	0
2	DF	SCO	Martyn Corrigan	42	1	38+0	1	3+0	0	1+0	0
3	DF	SCO	Steven Hammell	41	1	37+0	1	3+0	0	1+0	0
4	MF	SCO	Keith Lasley	37	4	33+0	3	3+0	0	1+0	1
5	DF	NIR	Stephen Craigan	37	3	36+0	3	0+0	0	1+0	0
6	DF	SCO	Gary Bollan	4	0	1+2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
7	FW	SCO	Derek Adams	35	9	31+0	8	3+0	1	1+0	0
8	MF	SCO	Scott Leitch (c)	22	0	20+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
9	FW	SCO	Jason Dair	32	2	19+10	2	2+0	0	0+1	0
10	MF	SCO	Phil O'Donnell	12	0	7+2	0	1+2	0	0+0	0
11	MF	SCO	Alex Burns	36	4	29+4	2	3+0	2	0+0	0
12	FW	AUS	Scott McDonald	18	2	10+5	1	1+2	1	0+0	0
14	DF	WAL	David Partridge	16	0	15+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
15	GK	SCO	Barry John Corr	5	0	5+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
16	DF	SCO	David Cowan	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
17	FW	ENG	Steven Craig	25	4	16+8	3	0+0	0	1+0	1
18	FW	SCO	David Clarkson	42	14	32+6	12	3+0	2	1+0	0
19	DF	SCO	Paul Quinn	29	0	24+2	0	3+0	0	0+0	0
20	FW	SCO	Kevin MacDonald	4	0	1+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
21	MF	SCO	Shaun Fagan	15	0	9+4	0	1+1	0	0+0	0
22	DF	SCO	William Kinniburgh	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
23	DF	SCO	Graeme Mathie	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
25	GK	SCO	Jamie Ewings	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
26	FW	SCO	Kenny Wright	15	1	2+11	1	0+1	0	0+1	0
27	DF	SCO	Chris Higgins	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
33	GK	SCO	Andrew Reid	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
35	MF	SCO	Marc Fitzpatrick	2	0	1+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Players who appeared for Motherwell but left during the season:
6	MF	SCO	Stephen Pearson	19	5	17+1	4	0+0	0	1+0	1
10	MF	SCO	James McFadden	3	3	2+1	3	0+0	0	0+0	0

Top scorers

Last updated on 6 August 2011

Position	Number	Name	Scottish Premier League	Scottish Cup	Scottish League Cup	Total
1	18	David Clarkson	12	2	0	14
2	7	Derek Adams	8	1	0	9
3	6	Stephen Pearson	4	1	0	5
4	17	Steven Craig	3	0	1	4
4	4	Keith Lasley	3	0	1	4
6	5	Stephen Craigan	3	0	0	3
6	10	James McFadden	3	0	0	3
8	9	Jason Dair	2	0	0	2
		Own Goal	2	0	0	2
	12	Scott McDonald	1	1	0	2
11	2	Martyn Corrigan	1	0	0	1
	3	Steven Hammell	1	0	0	1
	26	Kenny Wright	0	0	1	1
		TOTALS	55	6	3	64

Disciplinary Record

Last updated 8 December 2010^[14]

Nation	Position	Number	Name
Nation	Position	Number	Name	Scottish Premier League		Scottish Cup		Scottish League Cup		Total
	GK	1	Gordon Marshall	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	2	Martyn Corrigan	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
	DF	3	Steven Hammell	5	0	1	0	0	0	6	0
	MF	4	Keith Lasley	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
	DF	5	Stephen Craigan	4	0	0	0	1	0	5	0
	MF	6	Stephen Pearson	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
	DF	6	Gary Bollan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	7	Derek Adams	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	MF	8	Scott Leitch	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
	FW	9	Jason Dair	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	FW	10	James McFadden	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	11	Alex Burns	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	FW	12	Scott McDonald	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	14	David Partridge	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	GK	15	Barry John Corr	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	16	David Cowan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	17	Steven Craig	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	FW	18	David Clarkson	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
	DF	19	Paul Quinn	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	FW	20	Kevin MacDonald	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	21	Shaun Fagan	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	DF	22	William Kinniburgh	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	DF	23	Graeme Mathie	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	GK	25	Jamie Ewings	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	26	Kenny Wright	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	27	Chris Higgins	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	GK	33	Andrew Reid	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	35	Marc Fitzpatrick	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
			TOTALS	44	1	1	0	1	0	46	1

Note

References

^ http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/scots/2003-2004/scotprm/mother.htm
^ ^a ^b ^c "Motherwell complete triple signing". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
^ "Dair joins Motherwell". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Transfers - September 2003". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Transfers - January 2004". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
^ "Bollan joins Motherwell". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
^ "Transfers - July 2003". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
^ "McFadden signs for Everton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
^ "Celtic parade Pearson". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
^ "Double signing for Clyde". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
^ Motherwell's score is shown first.
^ ^a ^b Motherwell results 2003/2004, Fir Park Corner
^ Motherwell Club Stats, Soccerbase.com
^ Motherwell F.C. 2003-04 Statistics, Motherwell F.C. Official Site

[1] ttp://www.footballsquads.co.uk/scots/2003-2004/scotprm/mother.htm

[Motherwell_complete_triple_signing-2] "Motherwell complete triple signing". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 November 2013.

[3] "Dair joins Motherwell". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 November 2013.

[Transfers_-_September_2003-4] "Transfers - September 2003". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 November 2013.

[Transfers_-_January_2004-5] "Transfers - January 2004". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 November 2013.

[6] "Bollan joins Motherwell". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 November 2013.

[7] "Transfers - July 2003". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 November 2013.

[8] "McFadden signs for Everton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 November 2013.

[9] "Celtic parade Pearson". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 November 2013.

[10] "Double signing for Clyde". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 November 2013.

[Motherwell_score-11] Motherwell's score is shown first.

[Motherwell_season_2003/04_2-12] Motherwell results 2003/2004, Fir Park Corner

[13] Motherwell Club Stats, Soccerbase.com

[Motherwell_2003-04_Statistics-14] Motherwell F.C. 2003-04 Statistics, Motherwell F.C. Official Site

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