2004–05 Motherwell F.C. season

The 2004–05 season was Motherwell's 7th season in the Scottish Premier League, and their 20th consecutive season in the top division of Scottish football.

Motherwell
2004–05 season
ChairmanJohn Boyle
ManagerTerry Butcher
Premier League6th
Scottish CupThird round
League CupFinal
Top goalscorerLeague: Scott McDonald (15)
All: Scott McDonald (15)
Highest home attendance12,994 vs Celtic
21 May 2005
Lowest home attendance4,267 vs Inverness C.T.
18 December 2004
Average home league attendance6,960

Squad

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As of match played 21 May 2005
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (Age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Gordon Marshall   GK (1964-04-19)19 April 1964 (aged 41) Kilmarnock 2003[1] 76 0
15 Barry John Corr   GK (1981-01-13)13 January 1981 (aged 24) Celtic 2003 11 0
25 Jamie Ewings   GK (1984-08-04)4 August 1984 (aged 20) Youth team 2002 0 0
35 Dougie Calder   GK (1986-02-01)1 February 1986 (aged 19) Hamilton Academical 2003 0 0
41 Peter Alexiou   GK (1987-07-07)7 July 1987 (aged 17) Youth team 2004 0 0
Defenders
2 Martyn Corrigan   DF (1977-08-14)14 August 1977 (aged 27) Falkirk 2000[2] 209 5
3 Steven Hammell   DF (1982-02-18)18 February 1982 (aged 23) Youth team 1999 204 2
5 Stephen Craigan   DF (1976-10-29)29 October 1976 (aged 28) Partick Thistle 2003[1] 110 7
14 David Partridge   DF (1978-11-26)26 November 1978 (aged 26) Dundee United 2002 86 3
18 Jim Paterson   DF (1979-09-25)25 September 1979 (aged 25) Dundee United 2004 40 4
19 Paul Quinn   DF (1985-07-21)21 July 1985 (aged 19) Youth team 2002 59 0
22 William Kinniburgh   DF (1984-09-08)8 September 1984 (aged 20) Youth team 2000 34 1
23 Chris Higgins   DF (1985-07-04)4 July 1985 (aged 19) Youth team 2002 0 0
26 Mark Cameron   DF (1987-02-07)7 February 1987 (aged 18) Youth team 2003 0 0
27 Bobby Donnelly   DF (1987-01-19)19 January 1987 (aged 18) Youth team 2003 0 0
30 Mark Quinn   DF (1987-05-13)13 May 1987 (aged 18) Youth team 2003 0 0
31 John McStay   DF (1987-07-10)10 July 1987 (aged 17) Celtic 2003 0 0
32 David Keogh   DF (1986-08-29)29 August 1986 (aged 18) Youth team 2003 3 0
36 William Soutar   DF (1987-07-12)12 July 1987 (aged 17) Youth team 2004 0 0
38 John Grant   DF (1987-08-25)25 August 1987 (aged 17) Youth team 2004 0 0
40 Mark Reynolds   DF (1987-05-07)7 May 1987 (aged 18) Youth team 2004 0 0
42 John Kane   DF (1987-06-08)8 June 1987 (aged 17) Hibernian 2005 0 0
Midfielders
4 Brian Kerr   MF (1981-10-12)12 October 1981 (aged 23) Newcastle United 2004 8 0
8 Scott Leitch   MF (1969-10-06)6 October 1969 (aged 35) Swindon Town 2000 143 1
10 Phil O'Donnell   MF (1972-03-25)25 March 1972 (aged 33) Sheffield Wednesday 2004[3] 179 22
17 Kevin McBride   MF (1981-06-14)14 June 1981 (aged 23) Celtic 2005 30 7
21 Shaun Fagan   MF (1984-03-22)22 March 1984 (aged 21) Youth team 1999 65 2
24 Marc Fitzpatrick   MF (1986-05-11)11 May 1986 (aged 19) Youth team 2002 31 2
27 Kenny Connolly   MF (1987-04-04)4 April 1987 (aged 18) Youth team 2004 0 0
29 Stephen Maguire   MF (1987-02-14)14 February 1987 (aged 18) Youth team 2003 0 0
37 Darren Smith   MF (1988-03-27)27 March 1988 (aged 17) Youth team 2004 1 0
39 Alex Donnelly   MF (1988-03-22)22 March 1988 (aged 17) Youth team 2003 0 0
Forwards
6 Gerry Britton   FW (1970-10-20)20 October 1970 (aged 34) Berwick Rangers 2005 3 0
7 Scott McDonald   FW (1983-08-21)21 August 1983 (aged 21) Wimbledon 2004[4] 50 17
9 Richie Foran   FW (1980-06-16)16 June 1980 (aged 24) Carlisle United 2004 41 9
12 David Clarkson   FW (1985-09-10)10 September 1985 (aged 19) Youth team 2002 2006[1] 106 20
16 Jim Hamilton   FW (1976-02-09)9 February 1976 (aged 29) Livingston 2005 14 2
20 Kenny Wright   FW (1985-08-01)1 August 1985 (aged 19) Youth team 2002 25 2
33 Adam Coakley   FW (1987-10-19)19 October 1987 (aged 17) Youth team 2003 0 0
34 Ryan Russell   FW (1987-04-09)9 April 1987 (aged 18) Youth team 2003 0 0
Away on loan
11 Alex Burns   FW (1973-08-04)4 August 1973 (aged 31) Partick Thistle 2003[1]
Left during the season
16 David Cowan   DF (1982-03-05)5 March 1982 (aged 23) Newcastle United 2002 22 0

Transfers

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Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
16 June 2004 FW   Richie Foran Carlisle United Free [5]
29 June 2004 MF   Brian Kerr Newcastle United Free [6]
14 July 2004 DF   Jim Paterson Dundee United Free [7]
27 January 2005 FW   Jim Hamilton Livingston Free [8]
31 March 2005 FW   Gerry Britton Partick Thistle Free [9]

Loans in

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Date from Position Nationality Name From Date to Ref.
10 August 2004 MF   Kevin McBride Celtic Season Long [10]
Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 June 2004 FW   Steven Craig Aberdeen Free [11]
3 June 2004 MF   Keith Lasley Plymouth Argyle Free [5]
16 June 2004 MF   Jason Dair Livingston Free [12]
1 July 2004 MF   Derek Adams Aberdeen Free [11]
21 January 2005 DF   David Cowan St Johnstone

Loans out

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Date from Position Nationality Name To Date to Ref.
6 January 2005 FW   Alex Burns Clyde Season Long [13]

Released

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Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref.
31 May 2005 FW   Gerry Britton Dundee 31 May 2005 [14]
31 May 2005 FW   Alex Burns Brechin City 3 August 2005 [15]

Competitions

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Overview

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 8 August 2004 21 May 2004 Matchday 1 6th 38 13 9 16 46 49 −3 034.21
Scottish Cup 8 January 2005 8 January 2005 Third Round Third Round 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 000.00
League Cup 24 August 2004 20 March 2005 Second Round Runners Up 5 4 0 1 15 4 +11 080.00
Total 44 17 9 18 61 55 +6 038.64

Last updated: 21 May 2005
Source: Competitions

Premier League

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Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
4 Aberdeen 38 18 7 13 44 39 +5 61
5 Heart of Midlothian 38 13 11 14 43 41 +2 50
6 Motherwell 38 13 9 16 46 49 −3 48
7 Kilmarnock 38 15 4 19 49 55 −6 49
8 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 38 11 11 16 41 47 −6 44
Source: Scottish Professional Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ 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.

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 13 9 16 46 49  −3 48 8 4 7 29 22  +7 5 5 9 17 27  −10

Source: Fir Park Corner

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAAAHHAHAHAAHHAHAH
ResultLLWWDWWDLLLLLWWWWWLLDLLLDWDWDLWLDLDDLW
Position1111856323576777666555566666656666666666
Source: Fir Park Corner
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

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8 August 2004 1 Celtic 2–0 Motherwell Glasgow
15:00 BST McNamara   8'
Sutton   55'
Report Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 57,245
14 August 2003 2 Motherwell 1–2 Hibernian Motherwell
15:00 BST O'Donnell   20' Report O'Connor   2', 78' Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 5,859
Referee: John Underhill
21 August 2004 3 Dundee 1–2 Motherwell Dundee
15:00 BST Lovell   78' Report McDonald   28', 62' Stadium: Dens Park
Attendance: 4,849
28 August 2004 4 Motherwell 2–0 Hearts Motherwell
15:00 BST McBride   59' (pen.)
O'Donnell   67'
Report Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 7,095
Referee: Alan Freeland
11 September 2004 5 Dunfermline Athletic 1–1 Motherwell Dunfermline
15:00 BST Brewster   9' Report McDonald   88' Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 4,388
18 September 2004 6 Motherwell 4–2 Dundee United Motherwell
15:00 BST McDonald   53', 70'
Clarkson   57'
Burns   90'
Report
BBC
Grady   45'
McIntyre   69'
Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 5,091
Referee: Iain Brines
25 September 2004 7 Livingston 2–3 Motherwell Livingston
15:00 BST O'Brien   37'
Hamilton   45'
Report
BBC
McBride   11'
McDonald   50'
Foran   71'
Stadium: Almondvale Stadium
Attendance: 4,050
Referee: Craig Thomson
3 October 2004 8 Inverness C.T. 1–1 Motherwell Aberdeen
15:00 BST McCaffrey   90' Report McDonald   38' Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 1,117
17 October 2004 9 Motherwell 0–2 Rangers Motherwell
14:00 BST Report
BBC
Pršo   7', 83' Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 10,946
Referee: John Rowbotham
23 October 2004 10 Aberdeen 2–1 Motherwell Aberdeen
15:00 GMT Adams   68'
Serverin  
Report McBride   89' Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 10,737
Referee: Charlie Richmond
27 October 2004 11 Motherwell 0–1 Kilmarnock Motherwell
19:45 GMT Report Nish   57' Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 4,521
30 October 2004 12 Motherwell 2–3 Celtic Motherwell
15:00 GMT Corrigan   67'
Foran   71' (pen.)
Report McGeady   41'
Thompson   65' (pen.)
Beattie   77'
Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 10,592
6 November 2004 13 Hibernian 1–0 Motherwell Edinburgh
15:00 GMT Murray   79' Report Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 10,022
Referee: Craig Thomson
13 November 2004 14 Motherwell 3–0 Dundee Motherwell
15:00 GMT Clarkson   44'
Paterson   53', 64'
Report Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 4,406
20 November 2010 15 Hearts 0–1 Motherwell Edinburgh
15:00 GMT Report Foran   28' (pen.) Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium
Attendance: 10,598
Referee: John Rowbotham
27 November 2004 16 Motherwell 2–1 Dunfermline Motherwell
15:00 GMT Tod   46' (o.g.)
Foran   63'
Report Tod   65' Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 5,084
4 December 2004 17 Dundee United 0–1 Motherwell Dundee
15:00 GMT Report
BBC
Paterson   17' Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 5,252
Referee: D McDonald
11 December 2004 18 Motherwell 2–0 Livingston Motherwell
15:00 GMT O'Donnell   17'
Foran   47'
Report
BBC
Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 4,363
Referee: Ritchie
18 December 2004 19 Motherwell 0–2 Inverness C.T. Motherwell
15:00 GMT Report Hart   17'
Bayne   42'
Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 4,267
27 December 2004 20 Rangers 4–1 Motherwell Glasgow
15:00 GMT Novo   3', 15'
Arveladze   53'
Thompson   86'
Report
BBC
McDonald   49' Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 49,909
Referee: Alan Freeland
3 January 2005 21 Motherwell 0–0 Aberdeen Motherwell
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 7,948
Referee: Iain Brines
15 January 2005 22 Kilmarnock 2–0 Motherwell Kilmarnock
15:00 GMT Boyd   1', 44' Report Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 5,225
22 January 2005 23 Celtic 2–0 Motherwell Glasgow
15:00 GMT Petrov   32'
Sutton   57'
Report Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 58,483
12 February 2005 24 Dundee 2–1 Motherwell Dundee
15:00 GMT Lovell   45', 55' Report McDonald   40' Stadium: Dens Park
Attendance: 5,746
15 February 2005 25 Motherwell 1–1 Hibernian Motherwell
19:45 GMT Craigan   26' Report Riordan   66' (pen.) Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 7,453
Referee: Kenny Clark
19 February 2005 26 Motherwell 2–0 Hearts Motherwell
15:00 GMT McDonald   25'
Fitzpatrick   37'
Report Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 7,390
Referee: Calum Murray
2 March 2005 27 Dunfermline 0–0 Motherwell Dunfermline
19:45 GMT Report Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 3,565
5 March 2005 28 Motherwell 2–0 Dundee United Motherwell
15:00 GMT Partridge   4'
McDonald   47'
Report
BBC
Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 5,110
Referee: A Freeland
12 March 2005 29 Livingston 1–1 Motherwell Livingston
15:00 GMT Craigan   81' (o.g.) Report
BBC
McDonald   19' Stadium: Almondvale Stadium
Attendance: 4,609
Referee: Dougie McDonald
3 April 2005 30 Motherwell 2–3 Rangers Motherwell
14:00 BST McBride   71' (pen.)
Corrigan   84'
Report Vignal   4', 32'
Pršo   51'
Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 10,210
9 April 2005 31 Aberdeen 1–3 Motherwell Aberdeen
15:00 BST Heikkinen   38' Report
BBC
McBride   22' (pen.)
Hamilton   32'
McDonald   72'
Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 10,443
12 April 2005 32 Inverness C.T. 1–0 Motherwell Inverness
19:45 BST Bayne   20' Report Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 3,746
16 April 2005 33 Motherwell 1–1 Kilmarnock Motherwell
15:00 BST Leven   33' Report Combe   85' (o.g.) Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 4,999
23 April 2005 34 Motherwell 0–1 Aberdeen Motherwell
15:00 BST Report Mackie   34' Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 5,063
Referee: Charlie Richmond
30 April 2005 35 Hearts 0–0 Motherwell Edinburgh
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium
Attendance: 10,337
Referee: Iain Brines
7 May 2005 36 Motherwell 2–2 Hibernian Motherwell
15:00 BST Craigan   16', 49' Report Caldwell   81'
Konte   90'
Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 8,903
Referee: Craig Mackay
14 May 2005 37 Rangers 4–1 Motherwell Glasgow
15:00 BST Buffel   12', 57'
Arveladze   17', 54'
Report
BBC
Andrews   89' (o.g) Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 49,495
21 May 2005 38 Motherwell 2–1 Celtic Motherwell
15:00 BST McDonald   88', 90' Report Sutton   29' Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 12,944

Scottish Cup

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8 January 2005 Third Round Kilmarnock 2–0 Motherwell Kilmarnock
15:00 GMT McDonald   42'
Boyd   45'
Report Craigan   87' Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 6,093
Referee: C Thompson

League Cup

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24 August 2004 Second Round Greenock Morton 0–3 Motherwell Greenock
15:00 BST Collins   67' Report Paterson   42'
McBride   67' (pen.)
Clarkson   75'
Stadium: Cappielow
Attendance: 3,767
Referee: Willie Young
22 September 2004 Third Round Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1–3 Motherwell Aberdeen
19:45 BST Tokely   58' Report Richie Foran   47'
O'Donnell   52'
Kevin McBride   85'
Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 1,464
Referee: Kevin Toner
9 November 2004 Quarter-final Livingston 0–5 Motherwell Livingston
19:45 GMT Dorado   59' Report Dorado   3' (o.g.)
Foran   38' (pen.), 60'
O'Donnell   55'
Wright   90'
Stadium: Almondvale Stadium
Attendance: 2,886
Referee: Iain Brines
1 February 2005 Semi-final Hearts 2–3 (a.e.t.) Motherwell Edinburgh
19:45 GMT Burchill   85'
Þórarinsson   90'
Report Craigan   32'
Foran   11'
Fitzpatrick   120'
Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 14,069
Referee: Douglas McDonald

Final

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20 March 2005 Final Rangers 5–1 Motherwell Glasgow
15:00 GMT Ross   5'
Kyrgiakos   9', 86'
Ricksen   33'
Novo   48'
Report Partridge   13' Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 50,182
Referee: Mike McCurry

Squad statistics

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As of match played 21 May 2005[16][17][18]

Appearances

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League Scottish Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   SCO Gordon Marshall 39 0 33 0 1 0 5 0
2 DF   SCO Martyn Corrigan 37 2 31 2 1 0 5 0
3 DF   SCO Steven Hammell 38 0 32 0 1 0 5 0
4 MF   SCO Brian Kerr 8 0 6+2 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF   NIR Stephen Craigan 43 4 37 3 1 0 5 1
6 FW   SCO Gerry Britton 3 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0
7 FW   AUS Scott McDonald 32 15 26+1 15 1 0 4 0
8 MF   SCO Scott Leitch 34 0 28+1 0 1 0 4 0
9 FW   IRL Richie Foran 41 9 25+10 5 1 0 4+1 4
10 MF   SCO Phil O'Donnell 23 5 18 3 0 0 5 2
12 FW   SCO David Clarkson 41 3 25+10 2 1 0 3+2 1
14 DF   WAL David Partridge 32 2 29 1 0 0 3 1
15 GK   SCO Barry John Corr 6 0 5+1 0 0 0 0 0
16 FW   SCO Jim Hamilton 14 2 13+1 2 0 0 0 0
17 MF   SCO Kevin McBride 30 7 24+1 5 1 0 4 2
18 DF   SCO Jim Paterson 40 4 27+8 3 0 0 4+1 1
19 DF   SCO Paul Quinn 26 0 20+3 0 0 0 1+2 0
20 FW   SCO Kenny Wright 8 1 0+7 0 0 0 0+1 1
21 MF   SCO Shaun Fagan 27 0 11+12 0 0+1 0 0+3 0
22 DF   SCO Willie Kinniburgh 16 0 10+3 0 1 0 2 0
24 MF   SCO Marc Fitzpatrick 29 2 14+11 1 1 0 1+2 1
32 DF   SCO David Keogh 3 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0
37 MF   SCO Darren Smith 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
Players away from the club on loan:
11 FW   SCO Alex Burns 11 1 4+6 1 0 0 0+1 0
Players who left Motherwell during the season:

Goal scorers

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Ranking Position Nation Number Name Premier League Scottish Cup League Cup Total
1 FW   7 Scott McDonald 15 0 0 15
2 FW   9 Richie Foran 5 0 4 9
3 MF   17 Kevin McBride 5 0 2 7
4 MF   10 Phil O'Donnell 3 0 2 5
5 DF   5 Stephen Craigan 3 0 1 4
DF   18 Jim Paterson 3 0 1 4
Own Goal 3 0 1 4
8 FW   12 David Clarkson 2 0 1 3
9 DF   2 Martyn Corrigan 2 0 0 2
FW   16 Jim Hamilton 2 0 0 2
MF   24 Marc Fitzpatrick 1 0 1 2
DF   14 David Partridge 1 0 1 2
13 FW   11 Alex Burns 1 0 0 1
FW   20 Kenny Wright 0 0 1 1
TOTALS 46 0 15 61

Clean sheets

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Ranking Position Nation Number Name Premier League Scottish Cup League Cup Total
1 GK   1 Gordon Marshall 9 0 2 11
TOTALS 9 0 2 11

Disciplinary record

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Nation Position Number Name Premier League Scottish Cup League Cup Total
               
  GK 1 Gordon Marshall 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
  DF 2 Martyn Corrigan 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
  DF 3 Steven Hammell 4 0 1 0 2 0 7 0
  DF 5 Stephen Craigan 7 0 2 1 3 0 12 1
  FW 7 Scott McDonald 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
  MF 8 Scott Leitch 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
  FW 9 Richie Foran 6 0 1 0 2 0 9 0
  FW 12 David Clarkson 5 1 0 0 0 0 5 1
  DF 14 David Partridge 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
  FW 16 Jim Hamilton 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
  MF 17 Kevin McBride 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
  DF 18 Jim Paterson 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
  DF 19 Paul Quinn 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
  FW 20 Kenny Wright 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
  MF 21 Shaun Fagan 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
  DF 22 Willie Kinniburgh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
  MF 24 Marc Fitzpatrick 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
  FW 33 Adam Coakley 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 56 2 4 1 10 0 70 3

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Motherwell complete triple signing". BBC Sport. 5 June 2003. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
  2. ^ "Well pleased to sign Corrigan". heraldscotland.com/. The Herald (Glasgow). 21 January 2000. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Transfers – January 2004". BBC Sport. 18 January 2004. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
  4. ^ "Motherwell sign McDonald". bbc.co.uk/sport1. BBC Sport. 6 January 2004. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Transfers – June 2004". BBC Sport. 2 June 2004. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  6. ^ "Brian Kerr Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  7. ^ "Jim Paterson Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  8. ^ "Hamilton makes Motherwell switch". BBC Sport. 27 January 2005. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  9. ^ "Britton agrees short stay at Well". BBC Sport. 31 March 2005. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  10. ^ "Kevin McBride Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  11. ^ Jump up to: a b "Dons land Well duo". BBC Sport. 12 May 2004. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  12. ^ "Livi snap up Dair". BBC Sport. 16 June 2004. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  13. ^ "Alex Burns Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  14. ^ "Gerry Britton Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  15. ^ "Brechin to take a chance on Burns". BBC Sport. 3 August 2005. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  16. ^ Jump up to: a b Motherwell results 2004/2005, Fir Park Corner
  17. ^ Motherwell Club Stats, Soccerbase.com
  18. ^ Motherwell F.C. 2004–05 Statistics, Motherwell F.C. Official Site