2000–01 Motherwell F.C. season

Motherwell
2000–01 season
Chairman	John Boyle
Manager	Billy Davies
Premier League	8th
Scottish Cup	Fourth round vs Dundee United
League Cup	Third round vs Dunfermline Athletic
Top goalscorer	League: Stuart Elliott (12); All: Stuart Elliott (12)
	Home colours
	Home colours
	← 1999–2000 2001–02 →

The 2000–01 season was Motherwell's 3rd season in the Scottish Premier League, and their 16th consecutive season in the top division of Scottish football.

Season review

In February, Ged Brannan joined Wigan Athletic and John Spencer was sold to Colorado Rapids.

On 2 March, Steve McMillan and Lee McCulloch both joined Wigan Athletic for a combined £1.25m.^[1]

On 16 March, Saïd Chiba joined Motherwell on loan from AS Nancy until the end of the season, whilst James Okoli joined from Watford on a contract also until the end of the season.^[2]

On 22 March, goalkeeper Andy Goram was loaned to Manchester United, for £100k, until the end of the season,^[3] and Don Goodman left on a free-transfer to sign for Walsall.^[4]

Squad

As of match played 20 May 2001

No.	Name	Position	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from	Signed in	Contract ends	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
17	Stevie Woods	GK	(1970-02-23)23 February 1970 (aged 31)	Preston North End	1994
25	Jon Connolly	GK	(1981-04-03)3 April 1981 (aged 20)	Thorniewood United	2000		2	0
Defenders
2	Martyn Corrigan	DF	(1977-08-14)14 August 1977 (aged 23)	Falkirk	2000^[5]		59	1
4	Benito Kemble	DF	(1968-08-27)27 August 1968 (aged 32)	N.E.C.	1999		53	1
5	James Okoli	DF	(1976-01-11)11 January 1976 (aged 25)	Watford	2001^[2]	2001^[2]	5	0
6	Greg Strong	DF	(1975-09-05)5 September 1975 (aged 25)	Bolton Wanderers	2000		44	2
15	Tony Thomas	DF	(1971-07-12)12 July 1971 (aged 29)	Everton	1999		20	1
16	Steven Hammell	DF	(1982-02-18)18 February 1982 (aged 19)	Youth team	1999		42	0
23	Ange Oueifio	DF	(1976-03-29)29 March 1976 (aged 25)	Denderleeuw EH	2000		20	0
28	Brian Dempsie	DF	(1983-02-04)4 February 1983 (aged 18)	Youth team	1999		1	0
30	Scott Wilson	DF	(1982-04-20)20 April 1982 (aged 19)	Youth team	2000		0	0
34	John Constable	DF	(1984-10-04)4 October 1984 (aged 16)	Youth team	1999		0	0
36	William Kinniburgh	DF	(1984-09-08)8 September 1984 (aged 16)	Youth team	2000		0	0
37	John Crawley	DF	(1984-03-20)20 March 1984 (aged 17)	Youth team	1999		0	0
Midfielders
8	John Davies	MF	(1966-09-25)25 September 1966 (aged 34)	Ayr United	1999		14	0
12	Derek Adams	MF	(1975-06-25)25 June 1975 (aged 25)	Ross County	1998		75	7
18	Derek Townsley	MF	(1973-01-21)21 January 1973 (aged 28)	Queen of the South	1999		65	7
19	Stuart Elliott	MF	(1978-07-23)23 July 1978 (aged 22)	Glentoran	2000		36	12
20	Dougie Ramsay	MF	(1979-04-26)26 April 1979 (aged 22)	Youth team	1997		16	1
21	Paul Harvey	MF	(1968-08-28)28 August 1968 (aged 32)	Queen of the South	1999		26	1
22	Keith Lasley	MF	(1979-09-21)21 September 1979 (aged 21)	Youth team	1999		13	1
26	Colin Miller	MF		Youth team	1999		0	0
29	David Clarke	MF	(1983-06-22)22 June 1983 (aged 17)	Youth team	1999		0	0
31	Kevin MacDonald	MF	(1983-02-05)5 February 1983 (aged 18)	Youth team	1999		0	0
33	John Constable	MF	(1981-12-01)1 December 1981 (aged 19)	Youth team	1999		0	0
35	Shaun Fagan	MF	(1984-03-22)22 March 1984 (aged 17)	Youth team	1999		0	0
38	Barry Tulloch	MF	(1984-01-30)30 January 1984 (aged 17)	Youth team	2000		0	0
39	Liam Fleming	MF		Youth team	2000		0	0
40	Billy Brawley	MF	(1984-03-19)19 March 1984 (aged 17)	Youth team	1999		0	0
41	Stephen Pearson	MF	(1982-10-02)2 October 1982 (aged 18)	Youth team	2000		6	0
43	Scott Leitch	MF	(1969-10-06)6 October 1969 (aged 31)	Swindon Town	2000		29	0
	Saïd Chiba	MF	(1970-09-28)28 September 1970 (aged 30)	loan from AS Nancy	2001^[2]	2001^[2]	7	0
Forwards
11	Stevie Nicholas	FW	(1981-07-08)8 July 1981 (aged 19)	Stirling Albion	1999		50	3
14	Kevin Twaddle	FW	(1971-10-31)31 October 1971 (aged 29)	Greenock Morton	1999		55	7
24	Martin Wood	FW	(1982-08-20)20 August 1982 (aged 18)	Rothes	1999		9	0
27	James McFadden	FW	(1983-04-14)14 April 1983 (aged 18)	Youth team	2000		7	0
32	John Fallon	FW	(1982-01-14)14 January 1982 (aged 19)	Youth team	1999		0	0
Out on loan
1	Andy Goram	GK	(1964-04-13)13 April 1964 (aged 37)	Sheffield United	1998		70	0
Left during the season
3	Steve McMillan	DF	(1976-01-19)19 January 1976 (aged 25)	Troon	1993
5	Ged Brannan	MF	(1972-01-15)15 January 1972 (aged 29)	Manchester City	1998		93	18
7	John Spencer	FW	(1970-09-11)11 September 1970 (aged 30)	Everton	1999		82	21
9	Lee McCulloch	MF	(1978-05-14)14 May 1978 (aged 23)	Youth team	1995
10	Don Goodman	FW	(1966-05-09)9 May 1966 (aged 35)	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1999		64	12
44	Jamie McClen	MF	(1979-05-13)13 May 1979 (aged 22)	loan from Newcastle United	2000		3	0

Out on loan

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	Andy Goram (at Manchester United)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player

Transfers

In

Date	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
Summer 2000	GK	Jon Connolly	Thorniewood United	Undisclosed
Summer 2000	DF	Greg Strong	Bolton Wanderers	Undisclosed
Summer 2000	DF	Ange Oueifio	Denderleeuw EH	Undisclosed
Summer 2000	MF	Stuart Elliott	Glentoran	Undisclosed
Summer 2000	MF	Scott Leitch	Swindon Town	Undisclosed
16 March 2001	DF	James Okoli	Watford	Free	^[2]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date to	Ref.
1 October 2000	MF		Jamie McClen	Newcastle United	31 December 2000
16 March 2001	MF		Saïd Chiba	AS Nancy	End of season	^[2]

Out

Date	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
February 2001	MF	Ged Brannan	Wigan Athletic	Undisclosed
21 February 2001	FW	John Spencer	Colorado Rapids	Undisclosed
2 March 2001	DF	Steve McMillan	Wigan Athletic	£550,000	^[1]
2 March 2001	MF	Lee McCulloch	Wigan Athletic	£700,000	^[1]
22 March 2001	FW	Don Goodman	Walsall	Free	^[4]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date to	Ref.
22 March 2001	GK		Andy Goram	Manchester United	End of Season	^[3]

Released

Date	Position	Name	Joined	Date
31 May 2001	GK	Andy Goram	Coventry City	24 August 2001
31 May 2001^[6]	DF	James Okoli	York City
31 May 2001^[6]	DF	Benito Kemble	St Johnstone	27 July 2001^[7]
31 May 2001	MF	Derek Townsley	Hibernian	9 July 2001^[8]
31 May 2001^[6]	MF	Saïd Chiba	Aris Thessaloniki

Competitions

Premier League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation^[a]
6	Dundee	38	13	8	17	51	49	+2	47	Qualification for the UEFA Intertoto Cup first round^[b]

7	Aberdeen	38	11	12	15	45	52	−7	45
8	Motherwell	38	12	7	19	42	56	−14	43
9	Dunfermline Athletic	38	11	9	18	34	54	−20	42
10	St Johnstone	38	9	13	16	40	56	−16	40

Source: Scottish Professional Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:

^ Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six) for the last five matches.
^ Dundee qualified for the 2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup as the highest-placed team to apply for a place in the competition.

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	7	19	42	56	−14	43	5	4	10	22	27	−5	7	3	9	20	29	−9

Source: See Results

Results by matchday

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	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	L	D	L	L	D	W	L	L	L	W	W	D	W	W	L	D	W	L	L	W	W	L	L	D	W	L	L	W	D	L	L	W	L	L	L	W	D
Position	12	11	10	11	12	11	10	10	10	11	10	8	10	9	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	6	8	9	9	6	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	9	9	10	8	8

Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

29 July 2000 1	Motherwell	0 – 2	Dundee	Motherwell
BST (UTC+1)	Kemble		Billio 8' Ngonge 50' Artero 86'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 6,161 Referee: John Rowbotham

5 August 2000 2	Celtic	1 – 0	Motherwell	Glasgow
BST (UTC+1)	Petrov 11' McNamara 66' Sutton 81'		Davies 37' Strong McCulloch Kemble	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 58,534 Referee: Alan Freeland

12 August 2000 3	Dundee United	1 – 1	Motherwell	Dundee
BST (UTC+1)	Paterson 86'		Spencer 11'	Stadium: Tannadice Attendance: 6,201 Referee: Willie Young

16 August 2000 4	Motherwell	0 – 1	Dunfermline Athletic	Motherwell
BST (UTC+1)	Strong Spencer		Moss 55' Ferguson	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 5,257

19 August 2000 5	Kilmarnock	3 – 2	Motherwell	Kilmarnock
BST (UTC+1)	Dargo 26' Wright 76' (pen.) Dindeleux 80'		Elliott 7', 65' Hammell	Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 6,533 Referee: George Clyde

27 August 2000 6	Motherwell	1 – 1	Aberdeen	Motherwell
BST (UTC+1)	McCulloch 22' Strong Brannan		Winters 10' Young	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 5,541 Referee: John Rowbotham

9 September 2000 7	St Mirren	0 – 1	Motherwell	Paisley
BST (UTC+1)			McCulloch 53' McMillan Goodman	Stadium: Love Street Attendance: 5,274 Referee: Stuart Dougal

16 September 2000 8	Hibernian	2 – 0	Motherwell	Edinburgh
BST (UTC+1)	Paatelainen 49', 80' Fenwick Sauzée Lehmann		Oueifio Hammell Townsley Strong	Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 9,852 Referee: Michael McCurry

23 September 2000 9	Motherwell	0 – 1	Rangers	Motherwell
BST (UTC+1)	Leitch Twaddle Spencer		Mols 11' Amoruso Tugay	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 11,275 Referee: Stuart Dougal

1 October 2000 10	Hearts	3 – 0	Motherwell	Edinburgh
BST (UTC+1)	Durie 13', 58' Kirk 27' James Naysmith		Oueifio 8' McCulloch Kemble	Stadium: Tynecastle Attendance: 10,460 Referee: Willie Young

14 October 2000 11	Motherwell	4 – 0	St Johnstone	Motherwell
BST (UTC+1)	Dods 20' (o.g.) McCulloch 26' Brannan 64' Elliott 71' Kemble 78' Elliott			Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,483 Referee: Kevin Toner

21 October 2000 12	Dundee	1 – 2	Motherwell	Dundee
BST (UTC+1)	Caniggia 21' Bonetti Carranza		Elliott 1', 5' Strong McMillan McCulloch Brannan	Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 7,344 Referee: John Fleming

29 October 2000 13	Motherwell	3 – 3	Celtic	Motherwell
GMT (UTC)	Adams 22' McCulloch 53' Brannan 78' (pen.) Strong Corrigan		Mjällby 13' Valgaeren 57' McNamara 71'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 10,820 Referee: Hugh Dallas

4 November 2000 14	Motherwell	2 – 1	Dundee United	Motherwell
GMT (UTC)	Brannan 44' (pen.) Elliott 50' McMillan		Lauchlan 31' Naveda 55' McQuillan Miller	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 6,864 Referee: Alan Freeland

11 November 2000 15	Dunfermline Athletic	1 – 2	Motherwell	Dunfermline
GMT (UTC)	Moss 11' Nicholson Skinner		Townsley 85' Brannan 90' (pen.) Strong Leitch Townsley	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 4,488 Referee: John Underhill

18 November 2000 16	Motherwell	1 – 2	Kilmarnock	Motherwell
GMT (UTC)	Brannan 3' Elliott		Wright 37' Cocard 87' Dindeleux Durrant McLaren	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 6,571 Referee: Eric Martindale

25 November 2000 17	Aberdeen	3 – 3	Motherwell	Aberdeen
GMT (UTC)	Stavrum 41' Di Rocco 80', 90' Rowson		Townsley 14' McCulloch 43', 69' Leitch Townsley	Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 12,324 Referee: Hugh Dallas

29 November 2000 18	Motherwell	2 – 0	St Mirren	Motherwell
GMT (UTC)	Twaddle 74' Nicholas 90'			Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 5,312 Referee: Garry Mitchell

3 December 2000 19	Motherwell	1 – 3	Hibernian	Motherwell
GMT (UTC)	Elliott 83' Leitch Brannan		Zitelli 38', 54' Townsley 48' (o.g.) Laursen Sauzée O'Neil	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 5,715 Referee: John Rowbotham

10 December 2000 20	Rangers	2 – 0	Motherwell	Glasgow
GMT (UTC)	Konterman 39' Ferguson 78' Wilson Ricksen		Corrigan Brannan Twaddle Oueifio	Stadium: Ibrox Attendance: 46,058 Referee: Tom Brown

16 December 2000 21	Motherwell	2 – 0	Hearts	Motherwell
GMT (UTC)	Townsley 56' Adams 87'			Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 5,440 Referee: Michael McCurry

23 December 2000 22	St Johnstone	2 – 3	Motherwell	Perth
GMT (UTC)	Parker 52' Sylla 72' Dods		Spencer 6' Adams 40' Townsley 43' Adams 49' Hammell	Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 3,489 Referee: Michael McCurry

26 December 2000 23	Motherwell	0 – 3	Dundee	Motherwell
GMT (UTC)	Nicholas 57' Spencer		Sara 4', 69' Rae 35' Marrocco 53' Tweed del Río	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 6,183 Referee: Douglas McDonald

2 January 2001 24	Dundee United	2 – 0	Motherwell	Dundee
GMT (UTC)	Easton 55' Hamilton 62' Lauchlan Lilley		Strong Townsley	Stadium: Tannadice Attendance: 6,311 Referee: Eric Martindale

31 January 2001 25	Motherwell	1 – 1	Dunfermline Athletic	Motherwell
GMT (UTC)	McCulloch 69' Adams Goodman		Bullen 89' Nicholson Mason	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,601 Referee: Bobby Orr

3 February 2001 26	Kilmarnock	1 – 2	Motherwell	Kilmarnock
GMT (UTC)	Dargo 90'		Brannan 29' (pen.) Twaddle 83' Leitch Townsley	Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 6,018 Referee: John Underhill

10 February 2001 27	Motherwell	0 – 1	Aberdeen	Motherwell
GMT (UTC)	Leitch Spencer		Young 88' Rowson Belabed	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 6,680 Referee: Michael McCurry

21 February 2001 28	Celtic	1 – 0	Motherwell	Glasgow
GMT (UTC)	Moravčík 83'		Kemble Adams Leitch Townsley Lasley	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 58,880 Referee: John Rowbotham

24 February 2001 29	St Mirren	0 – 1	Motherwell	Paisley
GMT (UTC)			Townsley 74' Hammell Adams Elliott	Stadium: Love Street Attendance: 4,034 Referee: Douglas McDonald

4 March 2001 30	Hibernian	1 – 1	Motherwell	Edinburgh
GMT (UTC)	Latapy 82' Libbra		Strong 81' Corrigan Adams Townsley Elliott	Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 9,500 Referee: Kenny Clark

17 March 2001 31	Motherwell	1 – 2	Rangers	Motherwell
GMT (UTC)	Goodman 2' Chiba Lasley		Fernandes 59' Malcolm 89'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 11,208 Referee: Alan Freeland

31 March 2001 32	Hearts	3 – 0	Motherwell	Edinburgh
BST (UTC+1)	Tomaschek 15' Kirk 63', 80'		Chiba Leitch	Stadium: Tynecastle Attendance: 11,581 Referee: David Somers

7 April 2001 33	Motherwell	1 – 0	St Johnstone	Motherwell
BST (UTC+1)	Elliott 24'			Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,600 Referee: Douglas McDonald

21 April 2001 34	Motherwell	0 – 1	St Johnstone	Motherwell
BST (UTC+1)			Sylla 63' Weir	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 3,195 Referee: Kevin Toner

28 April 2001 35	Dundee United	1 – 0	Motherwell	Dundee
BST (UTC+1)	Buchan 36' Miller		Okoli 56' Oueifio Lasley	Stadium: Tannadice Attendance: 5,928 Referee: John Underhill

5 May 2001 36	Motherwell	0 – 2	Aberdeen	Motherwell
BST (UTC+1)			Stavrum 30' Winters 57' Belabed	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 3,905 Referee: Ian Fyfe

12 May 2001 37	Dunfermline Athletic	1 – 2	Motherwell	Dundee
BST (UTC+1)	Crawford 34' (pen.) Doesburg 88'		Elliott 8', 16'	Stadium: Tannadice Attendance: 5,928 Referee: John Underhill

20 May 2001 38	Motherwell	3 – 3	St Mirren	Motherwell
BST (UTC+1)	Lasley 3' Elliott 72', pen.', 77'		Quitongo 32', 57' Fenton 49' Turner 72'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,158 Referee: Willie Young

Scottish Cup

27 January 2001 Third round	St Mirren	1 – 2	Motherwell	Paisley
GMT (UTC)	Quitongo 89' Walker Fenton Gillies		McCulloch 32' Goodman 36' Spencer 64' Strong 82' Leitch	Stadium: Love Street Attendance: 5,002 Referee: Willie Young

17 February 2001 Fourth round	Motherwell	0 – 2	Dundee United	Motherwell
GMT (UTC)	Spencer		Miller 32' Easton 38' de Vos	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 6,186 Referee: Stuart Dougal

League Cup

22 August 2000 Second Round	Queens Park	0 – 3	Motherwell	Glasgow
BST (UTC+1)	Duncan		Strong 13' Harvey 70' McCulloch 90' Hammell Corrigan Adams	Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 1,845 Referee: Michael McCurry

6 September 2000 Third Round	Dunfermline Athletic	2 – 0	Motherwell	Dunfermline
BST (UTC+1)	Thomson 12' Moss 66'		McMillan McCulloch	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 3,428 Referee: Alan Freeland

Squad statistics

As of match played 20 May 2001^[9]

Appearances

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		Scottish Cup		League Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2	DF	SCO	Martyn Corrigan	40	0	32+4	0	2	0	2	0
4	DF	SUR	Benito Kemble	27	0	25	0	0	0	2	0
5	DF	NGA	James Okoli	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0
6	DF	ENG	Greg Strong	34	2	31+1	1	1	0	1	1
8	MF	SCO	John Davies	4	0	2	0	0	0	1+1	0
11	FW	SCO	Stevie Nicholas	18	1	5+12	1	0+1	0	0	0
12	MF	SCO	Derek Adams	29	3	17+9	3	2	0	1	0
14	FW	SCO	Kevin Twaddle	27	2	20+5	2	1+1	0	0	0
16	DF	SCO	Steven Hammell	38	0	32+2	0	2	0	2	0
17	GK	SCO	Stevie Woods	13	0	12+1	0	0	0	0	0
18	MF	ENG	Derek Townsley	34	5	22+8	5	2+0	0	2+0	0
19	MF	NIR	Stuart Elliott	36	12	20+13	12	1+0	0	1+1	0
20	MF	SCO	Dougie Ramsay	10	0	3+7	0	0	0	0	0
21	MF	SCO	Paul Harvey	12	1	10+1	0	0	0	0+1	1
22	MF	SCO	Keith Lasley	13	1	6+6	1	1	0	0	0
23	DF	CTA	Ange Oueifio	20	0	14+3	0	1	0	2	0
24	FW	SCO	Martin Wood	9	0	4+4	0	0	0	0+1	0
25	GK	SCO	Jon Connolly	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
27	FW	SCO	James McFadden	7	0	1+5	0	0+1	0	0	0
28	DF	SCO	Brian Dempsie	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
41	MF	SCO	Stephen Pearson	6	0	3+3	0	0	0	0	0
43	MF	SCO	Scott Leitch	29	0	23+3	0	2	0	1	0
	MF	MAR	Saïd Chiba	7	0	7	0	0	0	0	0
Players away from the club on loan:
1	GK	SCO	Andy Goram	26	0	22	0	2	0	2	0
Players who left Motherwell during the season:
3	DF	SCO	Steve McMillan	27	0	26	0	0	0	1	0
5	MF	ENG	Ged Brannan	25	6	23	6	1	0	0+1	0
7	FW	SCO	John Spencer	25	3	20+2	2	1+1	1	1	0
9	MF	SCO	Lee McCulloch	29	9	26	7	1	1	2	1
10	FW	ENG	Don Goodman	21	1	6+12	1	1	0	2	0
44	MF	ENG	Jamie McClen	3	0	1+2	0	0	0	0	0

Goal scorers

Ranking	Position	Number	Name	Premier League	Scottish Cup	League Cup	Total
1	MF	19	Stuart Elliott	12	0	0	12
2	MF	9	Lee McCulloch	7	1	1	9
3	MF	5	Ged Brannan	6	0	0	6
4	MF	18	Derek Townsley	5	0	0	5
5	MF	12	Derek Adams	3	0	0	3
5	FW	7	John Spencer	2	1	0	3
7	FW	14	Kevin Twaddle	2	0	0	2
7	DF	6	Greg Strong	1	0	1	2
9	FW	10	Don Goodman	1	0	0	1
	MF	22	Keith Lasley	1	0	0	1
	MF	11	Stevie Nicholas	1	0	0	1
	MF	21	Paul Harvey	0	0	1	1
			Own goal	1	0	0	1
TOTALS				42	2	3	47

Clean sheets

Ranking	Position	Number	Name	Premier League	League Cup	Total
1	GK	1	Andy Goram	3	1	4
2	GK	17	Stevie Woods	3	0	3
TOTALS				6	1	7

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name
Number	Nation	Position	Name	Premier League		Scottish Cup		League Cup		Total
2		DF	Martyn Corrigan	3	0	0	0	1	0	4	0
4		DF	Benito Kemble	6	1	0	0	0	0	6	1
5		DF	James Okoli	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	1
6		DF	Greg Strong	9	0	1	1	0	0	10	1
8		MF	John Davies	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	1
11		FW	Stevie Nicholas	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
12		MF	Derek Adams	6	1	0	0	1	0	7	1
14		FW	Kevin Twaddle	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
16		DF	Steven Hammell	4	0	0	0	1	0	5	0
18		MF	Derek Townsley	7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
19		MF	Stuart Elliott	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
21		MF	Paul Harvey	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
22		MF	Keith Lasley	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
23		DF	Ange Oueifio	3	1	0	0	0	0	3	1
43		MF	Scott Leitch	8	0	1	0	0	0	9	0
		MF	Saïd Chiba	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Players away on loan:
Players who left Motherwell during the season:
3		DF	Steve McMillan	3	0	0	0	1	0	4	0
5		MF	Ged Brannan	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
7		FW	John Spencer	4	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
9		MF	Lee McCulloch	5	0	0	0	1	0	6	0
10		FW	Don Goodman	2	0	1	1	0	0	3	1
			TOTALS	84	6	4	2	6	0	94	8

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Well duo sign for Wigan". news.bbc.co.uk/. BBC Sport. 2 March 2001. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "African pair join Motherwell". news.bbc.co.uk/. BBC Sport. 16 March 2001. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Man Utd sign veteran Goram". news.bbc.co.uk/. BBC Sport. 22 March 2001. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Goodman saddles up at Walsall". news.bbc.co.uk/. BBC Sport. 22 March 2001. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
^ "Well pleased to sign Corrigan". heraldscotland.com/. The Herald (Glasgow). 21 January 2000. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Three more leave Well". news.bbc.co.uk/. BBC Sport. 11 May 2001. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
^ "Kemble signs for Saints". BBC Sport. 27 July 2001. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
^ "Hibs land Townsley". BBC Sport. 9 July 2001. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
^ "2000/01 Appearances". soccerbase.com/. Soccerbase. Retrieved 29 July 2020.

[9] Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six) for the last five matches.

[table_note_res_IC0.016069135636123-10] Dundee qualified for the 2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup as the highest-placed team to apply for a place in the competition.

[McMillan_&_McCulloch-1] "Well duo sign for Wigan". news.bbc.co.uk/. BBC Sport. 2 March 2001. Retrieved 30 July 2020.

[Chiba_&_Okoli-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "African pair join Motherwell". news.bbc.co.uk/. BBC Sport. 16 March 2001. Retrieved 30 July 2020.

[Andy_Goram_Loan-3] "Man Utd sign veteran Goram". news.bbc.co.uk/. BBC Sport. 22 March 2001. Retrieved 29 July 2020.

[Don_Goodman-4] "Goodman saddles up at Walsall". news.bbc.co.uk/. BBC Sport. 22 March 2001. Retrieved 30 July 2020.

[5] "Well pleased to sign Corrigan". heraldscotland.com/. The Herald (Glasgow). 21 January 2000. Retrieved 29 July 2020.

[Three_Leave-6] "Three more leave Well". news.bbc.co.uk/. BBC Sport. 11 May 2001. Retrieved 30 July 2020.

[7] "Kemble signs for Saints". BBC Sport. 27 July 2001. Retrieved 27 April 2011.

[8] "Hibs land Townsley". BBC Sport. 9 July 2001. Retrieved 27 April 2011.

[2000/01_Stats-11] "2000/01 Appearances". soccerbase.com/. Soccerbase. Retrieved 29 July 2020.

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