2015–16 Motherwell F.C. season

The 2015–16 season is Motherwell's thirty-first consecutive season in the top flight of Scottish football and the third in the newly established Scottish Premiership,^[1] having been promoted from the Scottish First Division at the end of the 1984–85 season. Motherwell will also compete in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Motherwell

2015–16 season
Chairman	Brian McCafferty
Manager	Ian Baraclough (until 23 September) Stephen Craigan (interim) (23 September – 13 October) Mark McGhee (from 13 October)
Stadium	Fir Park
Scottish Premiership	5th
League Cup	Third Round
Scottish Cup	Fifth Round
Top goalscorer	League: Louis Moult (15) All: Louis Moult (18)
Average home league attendance	4,912
Home colours Away colours
← 2014–15 2016–17 →

Important Events

On 12 June 2015, Motherwell announced their first batch of Pre-season Friendlies.^[2]

On 23 September 2015, Motherwell parted ways with manager Ian Baraclough.^[3]

On 13 October 2015, Mark McGhee returned to the club as manager.^[4][5]

Results & Fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season Friendlies

Motherwell v Borussia Mönchengladbach U-23

7 July 2015	Motherwell	1–1	Borussia Mönchengladbach U-23	Rheden, Netherlands
18:00 BST (UTC+1)	Fletcher   49'	Report	Pisano   70'	Stadium: VV Rheden

Motherwell v Heerenveen

9 July 2015	Motherwell	0–0	Heerenveen	Drachten, Netherlands
18:00 BST (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Sportvereniging Langezwaag

Motherwell v Bradford City

14 July 2015	Motherwell	0–3	Bradford City	Grangemouth
14:00 BST (UTC+1)		Report	Leigh   45+1' Sheehan   63' Hanson   70'	Stadium: Grangemouth Stadium^[N 1]

Livingston v Motherwell

18 July 2015	Livingston	0–2	Motherwell	Livingston
15:00 BST (UTC+1)		Report	Ainsworth   Watt	Stadium: The Energy Assets Arena

Sligo Rovers v Motherwell

21 July 2015	Sligo Rovers	1–2	Motherwell	Sligo
19:45 BST (UTC+1)	K.Ward   11'	Report	Thomas   8' Fletcher   90'	Stadium: The Showgrounds

Motherwell v Preston North End

24 July 2015	Motherwell	1–2	Preston North End	Livingston
19:00 BST UTC+1	Moult   89'	Report	Garner   28' Kilkenny   30'	Stadium: The Energy Assets Arena^[N 2] Attendance: 483 Referee: J Beaton

Scottish Premiership

Main article: 2015–16 Scottish Premiership

Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Motherwell

1 August 2015 1	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	0–1	Motherwell	Inverness
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Warren   1'	BBC Motherwell	Fletcher   4' Pearson   38'	Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 3,307 Referee: Allan Crawford

Motherwell v Dundee United

8 August 2015 2	Motherwell	0–2	Dundee United	Motherwell
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Leitch   64' Hammell   89' Ripley   90+1'	BBC Motherwell	Laing   83' (o.g.) Fraser   90+3' Murray   90+5'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,859 Referee: Bobbie Madden

Heart of Midlothian v Motherwell

12 August 2015 3	Heart of Midlothian	2–0	Motherwell	Edinburgh
19:45 BST (UTC+1)	Reilly   32' (pen.) King   64'	BBC Motherwell	Laing   28' Taylor   59'	Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium Attendance: 16,645 Referee: Brian Colvin

Motherwell v Aberdeen

15 August 2015 4	Motherwell	1–2	Aberdeen	Motherwell
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Johnson   5' Hammell   50'	BBC Motherwell	McGinn   25' Logan   40' Taylor   61'  62'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 5,437 Referee: Willie Collum

St Johnstone v Motherwell

22 August 2015 5	St Johnstone	2–1	Motherwell	Perth
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	MacLean   62', 79'	BBC	Moult   11' Taylor   28'   86' Chalmers   68'	Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 3,361 Referee: Craig Thomson

Motherwell v Kilmarnock

29 August 2015 6	Motherwell	1–0	Kilmarnock	Motherwell
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Moult   13' (pen.) Chalmers   90+2'	BBC		Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,136 Referee: Steven McLean

Motherwell v Ross County

12 September 2015 7	Motherwell	1–1	Ross County	Motherwell
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Moult   90+1'	BBC	Gardyne   33' Reckord   57' Quinn   68' Foster   80'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 3,545 Referee: Don Robertson

Hamilton Academical v Motherwell

19 September 2015 8	Hamilton Academical	1–0	Motherwell	Hamilton
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Docherty   57' Imrie   72'	BBC	Lasley   43' McManus   74'	Stadium: New Douglas Park Attendance: 3,325 Referee: Craig Thomson

Motherwell v Partick Thistle

26 September 2015 9	Motherwell	2–1	Partick Thistle	Motherwell
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Frans   22' (o.g.) Moult   45' McDonald   69' Lasley   71' Ripley   89'	BBC Report	Osman   36' Frans   44' Welsh   58' Amoo   78' Seaborne   89'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 3,963 Referee: Tony Harrington

Dundee v Motherwell

3 October 2015 10	Dundee	2–1	Motherwell	Dundee
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Konrad   36' Loy   58' Holt   70'	BBC Report	Moult   23' Kennedy   54' Pearson   83'	Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 5,152 Referee: Steven McLean

Motherwell v Celtic

17 October 2015 11	Motherwell	0–1	Celtic	Motherwell
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	McDonald   78'	Report	Çiftçi   15'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 8,888 Referee: Alan Muir

Aberdeen v Motherwell

24 October 2015 12	Aberdeen	1–1	Motherwell	Aberdeen
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Rooney   43'	BBC Report	Pearson   57' McDonald   73'	Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 12,389 Referee: Crawford Allan

Kilmarnock v Motherwell

31 October 2015 13	Kilmarnock	0–1	Motherwell	Kilmarnock
15:00 GMT (UTC)	McHattie   36' Findlay   56' McKenzie   67' Magennis   77'	BBC Report	Ainsworth   36' Chalmers   60' Moult   87'	Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 3,931 Referee: Bobby Madden

Motherwell v Inverness Caledonian Thistle

7 November 2015 14	Motherwell	1–3	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Motherwell
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Pearson   13' Kennedy   56' Moult   58' McManus   65'   90+5'	BBC Report	Tansey   11' (pen.) Vigurs   18'  53' Storey   45' Devine   52'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 3,569 Referee: Craig Thomson

Ross County v Motherwell

21 November 2015 15	Ross County	3–0	Motherwell	Dingwall
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Curran   22' Dingwall   69' Boyce   90+2' (pen.)	BBC Report	Law   27' Pearson   53'	Stadium: Global Energy Stadium Attendance: 3,378 Referee: Crawford Allan

Motherwell v Heart of Midlothian

28 November 2015 16	Motherwell	2–2	Heart of Midlothian	Motherwell
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Moult   2' Hammell   29' Johnson   65' Grimshaw   80' Pearson   90+1'	BBC Report	Alexander   3' Juanma   9' Pallardó   23' Sow   69'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 5,141 Referee: Steven McLean

Partick Thistle v Motherwell

5 December 2015 17	Partick Thistle	Postponed^[6]	Motherwell	Glasgow
15:00 GMT (UTC)		BBC Report		Stadium: Firhill Stadium

Motherwell v Dundee

12 December 2015 18	Motherwell	3–1	Dundee	Motherwell
15:00 GMT (UTC)	McDonald   6'  60' Moult   32' Pearson   90+1'	BBC Report	Irvine   57' McGowan   67' Harkins   68'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 3,512 Referee: Euan Anderson

Celtic v Motherwell

19 December 2015 19	Celtic	1–2	Motherwell	Glasgow
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Bitton   49'  78'	BBC Report	Moult   53', 59' (pen.)	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 42,603 Referee: Bobby Madden

Dundee United v Motherwell

26 December 2015 20	Dundee United	Postponed^[7]	Motherwell	Dundee
15:00 GMT (UTC)				Stadium: Tannadice Stadium Referee: Andrew Dallas

Motherwell v St Johnstone

30 December 2015 21	Motherwell	2–0	St Johnstone	Motherwell
19:45 GMT (UTC)	Hall   38' Pearson   45'	BBC Report	Easton   48' Fisher   90+2'	Stadium: Fir Park Referee: Crawford Allan

Motherwell v Hamilton Academical

2 January 2016 22	Motherwell	3–3	Hamilton Academical	Motherwell
15:00 GMT (UTC)	McDonald   9', 46' Grimshaw   38' Law   49' Moult   57' Lasley   70'   90+5' McManus   87'	BBC Report	Lucas   25' MacKinnon   28' Imrie   50' Crawford   52'  90+6' Kurakins   78'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 5,734 Referee: Greg Aitken

Heart of Midlothian v Motherwell

16 January 2016 23	Heart of Midlothian	6–0	Motherwell	Edinburgh
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Rossi   11' Sow   16' Reilly   22' (pen.) Buaben   52' Paterson   77' Augustyn   81' Juanma   87' Djoum   90+1' (pen.)	BBC Report	Ripley   22' McManus   37' Moult   56' Law   77' Hammell   82'	Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium Attendance: 16,574 Referee: Kevin Clancy

Motherwell v Ross County

23 January 2016 24	Motherwell	1–2	Ross County	Motherwell
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Pearson   87'	BBC Report	Irvine   20' Graham   69' Curran   90+2'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 3,279 Referee: Willie Collum

Dundee v Motherwell

30 January 2016 25	Dundee	2–2	Motherwell	Dundee
15:00 GMT (UTC)	McGowan   6' Hemmings   88' (pen.)	BBC Report	Cadden   4'  87' Pearson   23' Law   78'	Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 4,960 Referee: John Beaton

Partick Thistle v Motherwell

2 February 2016 17	Partick Thistle	1–0	Motherwell	Glasgow
19:45 GMT (UTC)	Miller   23' Seaborne   29' Bannigan   35' Osman   38' Lawless   90+1'	BBC Report	Pearson   41'	Stadium: Firhill Stadium Attendance: 2,487 Referee: Barry Cook

Motherwell v Kilmarnock

13 February 2016 26	Motherwell	0–2	Kilmarnock	Motherwell
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Hammell   33' Pearson   45' McManus   70'	BBC Report	Obadeyi   51' Dicker   53' Kiltie   56' Slater   61'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 3,764 Referee: Andrew Dallas

Dundee United v Motherwell

16 February 2016 20	Dundee United	0–3	Motherwell	Dundee
19:45 GMT (UTC)	Demel   64' Dillon   84'	BBC Report	McManus   45+1' McDonald   72', 80'  77'	Stadium: Tannadice Stadium Attendance: 6,251 Referee: Greg Aitken

St Johnstone v Motherwell

20 February 2016 27	St Johnstone	2–1	Motherwell	Perth
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Wotherspoon   43' Fisher   60' Scobbie   84'  90+1'	BBC Report	Moult   33' Hall   90'	Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 3,006 Referee: Bobby Madden

Motherwell v Partick Thistle

27 February 2016 28	Motherwell	3–1	Partick Thistle	Motherwell
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Moult   37' (pen.), 52' Johnson   69'	Report	Nesbitt   36' Booth   76'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,302 Referee: Stephen Finnie

Hamilton Academical v Motherwell

5 March 2016 29	Hamilton Academical	0–1	Motherwell	Hamilton
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Gordon   7' Kurakins   9' Kurtaj   10' McGovern   79' Morris   85'	report	Laing   45' Johnson   77'	Stadium: New Douglas Park Attendance: 3,755 Referee: Kevin Clancy

Motherwell v Dundee United

11 March 2016 30	Motherwell	2–1	Dundee United	Motherwell
19:45 GMT (UTC)	Johnson   45+1' Lasley   54' Moult   65'	Report	Anier   22' Donaldson   42' Dillon   72' Morris   74' Paton   90+3'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,210 Referee: Crawford Allan

Motherwell v Aberdeen

19 March 2016 31	Motherwell	2–1	Aberdeen	Motherwell
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Gomis   34' Kennedy   44' Leitch   51' McDonald   73' Moult   75'	Report	McLean   44' (pen.) Robson   79'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 6.251 Referee: Don Robertson

Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Motherwell

2 April 2016 32	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	1–2	Motherwell	Inverness
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Tremarco   41' Vigurs   70' (pen.) Draper   83'	Report	Ainsworth   62' McDonald   90' Johnson   90+4'	Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 3,348 Referee: John Beaton

Motherwell v Celtic

9 April 2016 33	Motherwell	1–2	Celtic	Motherwell
12:30 BST (UTC+1)	McDonald   60' McManus   83'	Report	Griffiths   44', 75'  45' Kazim-Richards   75'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 9,123 Referee: Willie Collum

Motherwell v Heart of Midlothian

23 April 2016 34	Motherwell	1–0	Heart of Midlothian	Motherwell
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Hammell   22' Ainsworth   28' Cadden   62'	Report	Kitchen   68' Smith   70'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 5,125 Referee: Andrew Dallas

Aberdeen v Motherwell

30 April 2016 35	Aberdeen	4–1	Motherwell	Aberdeen
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	McLean   6' (pen.)  77' Shinnie   21' McGinn   26' Rooney   54' Logan   66' Hayes   78'	Report	Laing   45' Cadden   64' Moult   65' Lasley   88'	Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 10,259 Referee: Bobby Madden

Motherwell v St Johnstone

7 May 2016 36	Motherwell	1–2	St Johnstone	Motherwell
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	McDonald   4' Pearson   67' Leitch   89'	Report	MacLean   34' Fisher   39' Swanson   45'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,441 Referee: Greg Aitken

Ross County v Motherwell

11 May 2016 37	Ross County	1–3	Motherwell	Dingwall
19:45 BST (UTC+1)	Murdoch   33' Irvine   35' Quinn   68' Boyce   69'	Report	Pearson   4', 90+2' Lasley   16' McDonald   38' Hammell   64'	Stadium: Global Energy Stadium Attendance: 2,976 Referee: John Beaton

Celtic v Motherwell

15 May 2016 38	Celtic	7–0	Motherwell	Glasgow
12:30 BST (UTC+1)	Tierney   21' Rogić   26' Lustig   28' Armstrong   50' Roberts   54' Christie   59' Aitchison   77'	Report	Gomis   52'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 49,050 Referee: Euan Anderson

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2015–16 Scottish Cup

Motherwell v Cove Rangers

9 January 2016 Fourth Round	Motherwell	5–0	Cove Rangers	Motherwell
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Moult   2' McDonald   6' Johnson   34' Pearson   44', 61'	BBC Report		Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 3,833 Referee: Euan Anderson

Motherwell v Inverness Caledonian Thistle

6 February 2016 Fifth Round	Motherwell	1–2	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Motherwell
15:00 GMT (UTC)	McDonald   67' Pearson   77'	BBC Report	Storey   39' Mbuyi-Mutombo   54' Devine   66' Roberts   90+1'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 3,907 Referee: Steven McLean

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 2015–16 Scottish League Cup

East Fife v Motherwell

25 August 2015 Second Round	East Fife	1–3 (a.e.t.)	Motherwell	Methil
19:45 BST (UTC+1)	Austin   60' Naysmith   119'	BBC Report	Lasley   51' Moult   80'  110' McDonald   103' Ainsworth   107'	Stadium: Bayview Stadium Attendance: 1,158 Referee: Barry Cook

Greenock Morton v Motherwell

22 September 2015 Third Round	Greenock Morton	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Motherwell	Greenock
19:45 BST (UTC+1)	Samuel   11', 100' Pepper   44' Miller   76' Kilday   108' Tidser   112'	BBC Report	Moult   72'  116' Law   61' Chalmers   61' McDonald   90+1'	Stadium: Cappielow Attendance: 2,539 Referee: Greg Aitken

Squad statistics

Appearances

As of match played 15 May 2016

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Scottish Premiership		Scottish League Cup		Scottish Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
3	DF	SCO	Steven Hammell	29	0	25+2	0	0	0	2	0
5	DF	ENG	Louis Laing	16	1	13+2	1	1	0	0	0
6	DF	SCO	Stephen McManus	40	1	37	1	1	0	2	0
7	MF	ENG	Lionel Ainsworth	33	3	17+12	2	1+1	1	0+2	0
8	MF	SCO	Stephen Pearson	28	9	25+1	7	0	0	2	2
9	FW	ENG	Wes Fletcher	14	1	5+9	1	0	0	0	0
11	MF	ENG	Marvin Johnson	42	6	34+4	5	2	0	2	1
13	GK	SCO	Craig Samson	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
14	MF	SCO	Keith Lasley	33	1	30	1	1	0	2	0
15	DF	SCO	Joe Chalmers	19	0	11+6	0	2	0	0	0
16	DF	ENG	Kieran Kennedy	25	0	18+4	0	2	0	1	0
18	MF	ENG	Josh Law	33	0	28+1	0	2	0	2	0
19	FW	SCO	David Clarkson	8	0	0+7	0	1	0	0	0
20	FW	ENG	Louis Moult	42	18	34+4	15	1+1	2	1+1	1
21	MF	SCO	Jack Leitch	13	0	3+8	0	2	0	0	0
22	FW	SCO	Craig Moore	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	MF	SCO	Dom Thomas	17	0	2+12	0	1+1	0	0+1	0
24	FW	SCO	James McFadden	4	0	2+1	0	0	0	0+1	0
26	MF	SCO	Chris Cadden	21	2	16+4	2	0	0	1	0
27	DF	SCO	David Ferguson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	DF	SCO	Luke Watt	3	0	1+1	0	0+1	0	0	0
30	MF	SCO	Robbie Leitch	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	GK	SCO	Brett Long	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	DF	NIR	Ben Hall	19	1	16+2	1	0	0	1	0
33	DF	SCO	Jack McMillan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	FW	SCO	Dylan Mackin	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
35	MF	SCO	Allan Campbell	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
36	FW	SCO	Ryan Watters	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
37	MF	SCO	Jake Hastie	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
38	DF	SCO	Adam Livingstone	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
39	MF	SCO	Ross MacLean	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
39		SCO	Dylan Falconer	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
40	MF	SCO	Barry Maguire	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
41	GK	SCO	P. J. Morrison	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
42		SCO	Josh Moore	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
43	MF	SCO	David Turnbull	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
77	FW	AUS	Scott McDonald	41	14	34+3	10	0+2	2	2	2
Players away from the club on loan:
Players who left Motherwell during the season:
1	GK	ENG	Connor Ripley	40	0	36	0	2	0	2	0
2	DF	SCO	Craig Reid	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	MF	ENG	Liam Grimshaw	16	0	13+1	0	1	0	1	0
12	GK	GER	Dan Twardzik	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	FW	JAM	Theo Robinson	11	0	2+8	0	1	0	0	0
17	MF	SEN	Morgaro Gomis	11	0	8+2	0	0	0	1	0
25	MF	WAL	Jake Taylor	8	0	6+1	0	1	0	0	0

Goal scorers

As of match played 15 May 2016^[8][9]

Ranking	Nation	Number	Name	Scottish Premiership	Scottish Cup	Scottish League Cup	Total
1		20	Louis Moult	15	1	2	18
2		77	Scott McDonald	10	2	2	14
3		8	Stephen Pearson	7	2	0	9
4		11	Marvin Johnson	5	1	0	6
5		7	Lionel Ainsworth	2	0	1	3
6		26	Chris Cadden	2	0	0	2
7		9	Wes Fletcher	1	0	0	1
		32	Ben Hall	1	0	0	1
		6	Stephen McManus	1	0	0	1
		5	Louis Laing	1	0	0	1
		14	Keith Lasley	1	0	0	1
			Own goal	1	0	0	1
TOTALS				47	6	5	55

Disciplinary record

As of match played 15 May 2016^[8][9]

Nation	Position	Number	Name	Scottish Premier League		Scottish League Cup		Scottish Cup		Total
	GK	1	Connor Ripley	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	DF	3	Steven Hammell	7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
	MF	4	Liam Grimshaw	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	DF	5	Louis Laing	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	DF	6	Stephen McManus	7	1	0	0	0	0	7	1
	MF	7	Lionel Ainsworth	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	MF	8	Stephen Pearson	8	0	0	0	1	0	9	0
	MF	11	Marvin Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	MF	14	Keith Lasley	5	2	1	0	0	0	6	2
	DF	15	Joe Chalmers	3	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
	DF	16	Kieran Kennedy	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	MF	17	Morgaro Gomis	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	MF	18	Josh Law	4	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
	FW	20	Louis Moult	4	0	2	0	0	0	6	0
	MF	21	Jack Leitch	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	MF	25	Jake Taylor	3	1	0	0	0	0	3	1
	MF	26	Chris Cadden	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	DF	31	Ben Hall	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	77	Scott McDonald	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
			TOTALS	66	4	5	0	1	0	72	4

Awards

Manager of the Month

Month	Name	Award	Ref
December	Mark McGhee	Won	^[10]^[11]
March	Mark McGhee	Won	^[12]

Team statistics

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation^[a]
3	Heart of Midlothian	38	18	11	9	59	40	+19	65	Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
4	St Johnstone	38	16	8	14	58	55	+3	56
5	Motherwell	38	15	5	18	47	63	−16	50
6	Ross County	38	14	6	18	55	61	−6	48
7	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	38	14	10	14	54	48	+6	52

Source: Scottish Premiership, Soccerway (first phase), Soccerway (second phase)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification and second stage group allocation).^[13]
Notes:

1. Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).

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	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A
Result	W	L	L	L	L	W	D	L	W	L	L	D	W	L	L	D	W	W	W	D	L	L	D	L	L	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	L	L	W	L
Position	5	7	7	9	9	7	8	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	11	11	10	10	8	8	8	9	9	10	11	8	8	8	7	6	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5

Source: BBC Sport
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

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	15	5	18	47	63	−16	50	8	3	8	27	27	0	7	2	10	20	36	−16

Source: BBC Sport

Results by opponent

Motherwell score first

Team	Results				Points
	1	2	3	4
Aberdeen	1–2	1–1	2–1	1–4	4
Celtic	0–1	2–1	1–2	0–7	3
Dundee	1–2	3–1	2–2	-	4
Dundee United	0–2	3–0	2–1	-	6
Hamilton Academical	0–1	3–3	1–0	-	4
Heart of Midlothian	0–2	2–2	0–6	1–0	4
Inverness C.T.	1–0	1–3	2–1	-	6
Kilmarnock	1–0	1–0	0–2	-	6
Partick Thistle	2–1	0–1	3–1	-	6
Ross County	1–1	0–3	1–2	3–1	4
St Johnstone	1–2	2–0	1–2	1–2	3

Source: 2015–16 Scottish Premier League Results Table

Transfers

Main articles: List of Scottish football transfers summer 2015 and List of Scottish football transfers winter 2015-16

In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee 3 June 2015 DF   Joe Chalmers Celtic ^[14] 25 June 2015 FW   David Clarkson Dundee ^[15] 27 June 2015 FW   Wes Fletcher York City ^[16]^[17] 30 June 2015 DF   Louis Laing Nottingham Forest ^[18] 30 June 2015 FW   Louis Moult Wrexham Undisclosed ^[19] 16 July 2015 DF   Kieran Kennedy Leicester City Free^[20] 28 August 2015 FW   Theo Robinson Doncaster Rovers ^[21] 15 September 2015 GK   Craig Samson Kilmarnock ^[22] 18 December 2015 FW   James McFadden Unattached Free^[23]

Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee 25 January 2016 FW   Theo Robinson Port Vale ^[24] 1 February 2016 DF   Craig Reid Dunfermline Athletic ^[25]^[26]

Loans in Date from Date to Position Nationality Name From 31 July 2015^[27] 4 January 2016 GK   Connor Ripley Middlesbrough 11 August 2015^[28]^[29] 25 January 2016^[30] MF  ^[N 3] Jake Taylor Reading 1 September 2015^[31] 11 January 2015^[32] MF   Liam Grimshaw Manchester United 1 February 2016^[33] End of season MF   Morgaro Gomis Heart of Midlothian

Loans out Date from Date to Position Nationality Name To 30 July 2015^[34] End of season^[35] FW   Craig Moore Ayr United 30 October 2015^[36] 4 January 2016 DF   Craig Reid St Mirren 6 January 2016^[37] End of season DF   David Ferguson Airdrieonians 6 January 2016^[37] End of season FW   Dylan Mackin Airdrieonians 27 January 2016^[38] End of season FW   David Clarkson St Mirren

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The 2015 16 season is Motherwell s thirty first consecutive season in the top flight of Scottish football and the third in the newly established Scottish Premiership 1 having been promoted from the Scottish First Division at the end of the 1984 85 season Motherwell will also compete in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup Motherwell2015 16 seasonChairmanBrian McCaffertyManagerIan Baraclough until 23 September Stephen Craigan interim 23 September 13 October Mark McGhee from 13 October StadiumFir ParkScottish Premiership5thLeague CupThird RoundScottish CupFifth RoundTop goalscorerLeague Louis Moult 15 All Louis Moult 18 Average home league attendance4 912Home coloursAway colours 2014 152016 17 Contents 1 Important Events 2 Results amp Fixtures 2 1 Pre season Friendlies 2 2 Scottish Premiership 2 3 Scottish Cup 2 4 Scottish League Cup 3 Squad statistics 3 1 Appearances 3 2 Goal scorers 3 3 Disciplinary record 4 Awards 4 1 Manager of the Month 5 Team statistics 5 1 League table 5 1 1 Results by round 5 1 2 Results summary 5 1 3 Results by opponent 6 Transfers 6 1 In 6 2 Out 6 3 Loans in 6 4 Loans out 6 5 Released 7 See also 8 Notes 9 References 10 External linksImportant Events editOn 12 June 2015 Motherwell announced their first batch of Pre season Friendlies 2 On 23 September 2015 Motherwell parted ways with manager Ian Baraclough 3 On 13 October 2015 Mark McGhee returned to the club as manager 4 5 Results amp Fixtures edit Win Draw Loss Postponed Pre season Friendlies edit Motherwell v Borussia Monchengladbach U 23 7 July 2015Motherwell1 1Borussia Monchengladbach U 23Rheden Netherlands18 00 BST UTC 1 Fletcher nbsp 49 Report Pisano nbsp 70 Stadium VV RhedenMotherwell v Heerenveen 9 July 2015Motherwell0 0HeerenveenDrachten Netherlands18 00 BST UTC 1 Report Stadium Sportvereniging LangezwaagMotherwell v Bradford City 14 July 2015Motherwell0 3Bradford CityGrangemouth14 00 BST UTC 1 Report Leigh nbsp 45 1 Sheehan nbsp 63 Hanson nbsp 70 Stadium Grangemouth Stadium N 1 Livingston v Motherwell 18 July 2015Livingston0 2MotherwellLivingston15 00 BST UTC 1 Report Ainsworth nbsp Watt nbsp Stadium The Energy Assets ArenaSligo Rovers v Motherwell 21 July 2015Sligo Rovers1 2MotherwellSligo19 45 BST UTC 1 K Ward nbsp 11 Report Thomas nbsp 8 Fletcher nbsp 90 Stadium The ShowgroundsMotherwell v Preston North End 24 July 2015Motherwell1 2Preston North EndLivingston19 00 BST UTC 1 Moult nbsp 89 Report Garner nbsp 28 Kilkenny nbsp 30 Stadium The Energy Assets Arena N 2 Attendance 483Referee J BeatonScottish Premiership edit Main article 2015 16 Scottish Premiership Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Motherwell 1 August 2015 1Inverness Caledonian Thistle0 1MotherwellInverness15 00 BST UTC 1 Warren nbsp 1 BBC Motherwell Fletcher nbsp 4 Pearson nbsp 38 Stadium Caledonian Stadium Attendance 3 307Referee Allan CrawfordMotherwell v Dundee United 8 August 2015 2Motherwell0 2Dundee UnitedMotherwell15 00 BST UTC 1 Leitch nbsp 64 Hammell nbsp 89 Ripley nbsp 90 1 BBC Motherwell Laing nbsp 83 o g Fraser nbsp 90 3 Murray nbsp 90 5 Stadium Fir Park Attendance 4 859Referee Bobbie MaddenHeart of Midlothian v Motherwell 12 August 2015 3Heart of Midlothian2 0MotherwellEdinburgh19 45 BST UTC 1 Reilly nbsp 32 pen King nbsp 64 BBC Motherwell Laing nbsp 28 Taylor nbsp 59 Stadium Tynecastle Stadium Attendance 16 645Referee Brian ColvinMotherwell v Aberdeen 15 August 2015 4Motherwell1 2AberdeenMotherwell15 00 BST UTC 1 Johnson nbsp 5 Hammell nbsp 50 BBC Motherwell McGinn nbsp 25 Logan nbsp 40 Taylor nbsp 61 nbsp 62 Stadium Fir Park Attendance 5 437Referee Willie CollumSt Johnstone v Motherwell 22 August 2015 5St Johnstone2 1MotherwellPerth15 00 BST UTC 1 MacLean nbsp 62 79 BBC Moult nbsp 11 Taylor nbsp 28 nbsp 86 Chalmers nbsp 68 Stadium McDiarmid Park Attendance 3 361Referee Craig ThomsonMotherwell v Kilmarnock 29 August 2015 6Motherwell1 0KilmarnockMotherwell15 00 BST UTC 1 Moult nbsp 13 pen Chalmers nbsp 90 2 BBC Stadium Fir Park Attendance 4 136Referee Steven McLeanMotherwell v Ross County 12 September 2015 7Motherwell1 1Ross CountyMotherwell15 00 BST UTC 1 Moult nbsp 90 1 BBC Gardyne nbsp 33 Reckord nbsp 57 Quinn nbsp 68 Foster nbsp 80 Stadium Fir Park Attendance 3 545Referee Don RobertsonHamilton Academical v Motherwell 19 September 2015 8Hamilton Academical1 0MotherwellHamilton15 00 BST UTC 1 Docherty nbsp 57 Imrie nbsp 72 BBC Lasley nbsp 43 McManus nbsp 74 Stadium New Douglas Park Attendance 3 325Referee Craig ThomsonMotherwell v Partick Thistle 26 September 2015 9Motherwell2 1Partick ThistleMotherwell15 00 BST UTC 1 Frans nbsp 22 o g Moult nbsp 45 McDonald nbsp 69 Lasley nbsp 71 Ripley nbsp 89 BBC Report Osman nbsp 36 Frans nbsp 44 Welsh nbsp 58 Amoo nbsp 78 Seaborne nbsp 89 Stadium Fir Park Attendance 3 963Referee Tony HarringtonDundee v Motherwell 3 October 2015 10Dundee2 1MotherwellDundee15 00 BST UTC 1 Konrad nbsp 36 Loy nbsp 58 Holt nbsp 70 BBC Report Moult nbsp 23 Kennedy nbsp 54 Pearson nbsp 83 Stadium Dens Park Attendance 5 152Referee Steven McLeanMotherwell v Celtic 17 October 2015 11Motherwell0 1CelticMotherwell15 00 BST UTC 1 McDonald nbsp 78 Report Ciftci nbsp 15 Stadium Fir Park Attendance 8 888Referee Alan MuirAberdeen v Motherwell 24 October 2015 12Aberdeen1 1MotherwellAberdeen15 00 BST UTC 1 Rooney nbsp 43 BBC Report Pearson nbsp 57 McDonald nbsp 73 Stadium Pittodrie Stadium Attendance 12 389Referee Crawford AllanKilmarnock v Motherwell 31 October 2015 13Kilmarnock0 1MotherwellKilmarnock15 00 GMT UTC McHattie nbsp 36 Findlay nbsp 56 McKenzie nbsp 67 Magennis nbsp 77 BBC Report Ainsworth nbsp 36 Chalmers nbsp 60 Moult nbsp 87 Stadium Rugby Park Attendance 3 931Referee Bobby MaddenMotherwell v Inverness Caledonian Thistle 7 November 2015 14Motherwell1 3Inverness Caledonian ThistleMotherwell15 00 GMT UTC Pearson nbsp 13 Kennedy nbsp 56 Moult nbsp 58 McManus nbsp 65 nbsp 90 5 BBC Report Tansey nbsp 11 pen Vigurs nbsp 18 nbsp 53 Storey nbsp 45 Devine nbsp 52 Stadium Fir Park Attendance 3 569Referee Craig ThomsonRoss County v Motherwell 21 November 2015 15Ross County3 0MotherwellDingwall15 00 GMT UTC Curran nbsp 22 Dingwall nbsp 69 Boyce nbsp 90 2 pen BBC Report Law nbsp 27 Pearson nbsp 53 Stadium Global Energy Stadium Attendance 3 378Referee Crawford AllanMotherwell v Heart of Midlothian 28 November 2015 16Motherwell2 2Heart of MidlothianMotherwell15 00 GMT UTC Moult nbsp 2 Hammell nbsp 29 Johnson nbsp 65 Grimshaw nbsp 80 Pearson nbsp 90 1 BBC Report Alexander nbsp 3 Juanma nbsp 9 Pallardo nbsp 23 Sow nbsp 69 Stadium Fir Park Attendance 5 141Referee Steven McLeanPartick Thistle v Motherwell 5 December 2015 17Partick ThistlePostponed 6 MotherwellGlasgow15 00 GMT UTC BBC Report Stadium Firhill StadiumMotherwell v Dundee 12 December 2015 18Motherwell3 1DundeeMotherwell15 00 GMT UTC McDonald nbsp 6 nbsp 60 Moult nbsp 32 Pearson nbsp 90 1 BBC Report Irvine nbsp 57 McGowan nbsp 67 Harkins nbsp 68 Stadium Fir Park Attendance 3 512Referee Euan AndersonCeltic v Motherwell 19 December 2015 19Celtic1 2MotherwellGlasgow15 00 GMT UTC Bitton nbsp 49 nbsp 78 BBC Report Moult nbsp 53 59 pen Stadium Celtic Park Attendance 42 603Referee Bobby MaddenDundee United v Motherwell 26 December 2015 20Dundee UnitedPostponed 7 MotherwellDundee15 00 GMT UTC Stadium Tannadice Stadium Referee Andrew DallasMotherwell v St Johnstone 30 December 2015 21Motherwell2 0St JohnstoneMotherwell19 45 GMT UTC Hall nbsp 38 Pearson nbsp 45 BBC Report Easton nbsp 48 Fisher nbsp 90 2 Stadium Fir Park Referee Crawford AllanMotherwell v Hamilton Academical 2 January 2016 22Motherwell3 3Hamilton AcademicalMotherwell15 00 GMT UTC McDonald nbsp 9 46 Grimshaw nbsp 38 Law nbsp 49 Moult nbsp 57 Lasley nbsp 70 nbsp 90 5 McManus nbsp 87 BBC Report Lucas nbsp 25 MacKinnon nbsp 28 Imrie nbsp 50 Crawford nbsp 52 nbsp 90 6 Kurakins nbsp 78 Stadium Fir Park Attendance 5 734Referee Greg AitkenHeart of Midlothian v Motherwell 16 January 2016 23Heart of Midlothian6 0MotherwellEdinburgh15 00 GMT UTC Rossi nbsp 11 Sow nbsp 16 Reilly nbsp 22 pen Buaben nbsp 52 Paterson nbsp 77 Augustyn nbsp 81 Juanma nbsp 87 Djoum nbsp 90 1 pen BBC Report Ripley nbsp 22 McManus nbsp 37 Moult nbsp 56 Law nbsp 77 Hammell nbsp 82 Stadium Tynecastle Stadium Attendance 16 574Referee Kevin ClancyMotherwell v Ross County 23 January 2016 24Motherwell1 2Ross CountyMotherwell15 00 GMT UTC Pearson nbsp 87 BBC Report Irvine nbsp 20 Graham nbsp 69 Curran nbsp 90 2 Stadium Fir Park Attendance 3 279Referee Willie CollumDundee v Motherwell 30 January 2016 25Dundee2 2MotherwellDundee15 00 GMT UTC McGowan nbsp 6 Hemmings nbsp 88 pen BBC Report Cadden nbsp 4 nbsp 87 Pearson nbsp 23 Law nbsp 78 Stadium Dens Park Attendance 4 960Referee John BeatonPartick Thistle v Motherwell 2 February 2016 17Partick Thistle1 0MotherwellGlasgow19 45 GMT UTC Miller nbsp 23 Seaborne nbsp 29 Bannigan nbsp 35 Osman nbsp 38 Lawless nbsp 90 1 BBC Report Pearson nbsp 41 Stadium Firhill Stadium Attendance 2 487Referee Barry CookMotherwell v Kilmarnock 13 February 2016 26Motherwell0 2KilmarnockMotherwell15 00 GMT UTC Hammell nbsp 33 Pearson nbsp 45 McManus nbsp 70 BBC Report Obadeyi nbsp 51 Dicker nbsp 53 Kiltie nbsp 56 Slater nbsp 61 Stadium Fir Park Attendance 3 764Referee Andrew DallasDundee United v Motherwell 16 February 2016 20Dundee United0 3MotherwellDundee19 45 GMT UTC Demel nbsp 64 Dillon nbsp 84 BBC Report McManus nbsp 45 1 McDonald nbsp 72 80 nbsp 77 Stadium Tannadice Stadium Attendance 6 251Referee Greg AitkenSt Johnstone v Motherwell 20 February 2016 27St Johnstone2 1MotherwellPerth15 00 GMT UTC Wotherspoon nbsp 43 Fisher nbsp 60 Scobbie nbsp 84 nbsp 90 1 BBC Report Moult nbsp 33 Hall nbsp 90 Stadium McDiarmid Park Attendance 3 006Referee Bobby MaddenMotherwell v Partick Thistle 27 February 2016 28Motherwell3 1Partick ThistleMotherwell15 00 GMT UTC Moult nbsp 37 pen 52 Johnson nbsp 69 Report Nesbitt nbsp 36 Booth nbsp 76 Stadium Fir Park Attendance 4 302Referee Stephen FinnieHamilton Academical v Motherwell 5 March 2016 29Hamilton Academical0 1MotherwellHamilton15 00 GMT UTC Gordon nbsp 7 Kurakins nbsp 9 Kurtaj nbsp 10 McGovern nbsp 79 Morris nbsp 85 report Laing nbsp 45 Johnson nbsp 77 Stadium New Douglas Park Attendance 3 755Referee Kevin ClancyMotherwell v Dundee United 11 March 2016 30Motherwell2 1Dundee UnitedMotherwell19 45 GMT UTC Johnson nbsp 45 1 Lasley nbsp 54 Moult nbsp 65 Report Anier nbsp 22 Donaldson nbsp 42 Dillon nbsp 72 Morris nbsp 74 Paton nbsp 90 3 Stadium Fir Park Attendance 4 210Referee Crawford AllanMotherwell v Aberdeen 19 March 2016 31Motherwell2 1AberdeenMotherwell15 00 GMT UTC Gomis nbsp 34 Kennedy nbsp 44 Leitch nbsp 51 McDonald nbsp 73 Moult nbsp 75 Report McLean nbsp 44 pen Robson nbsp 79 Stadium Fir Park Attendance 6 251Referee Don RobertsonInverness Caledonian Thistle v Motherwell 2 April 2016 32Inverness Caledonian Thistle1 2MotherwellInverness15 00 BST UTC 1 Tremarco nbsp 41 Vigurs nbsp 70 pen Draper nbsp 83 Report Ainsworth nbsp 62 McDonald nbsp 90 Johnson nbsp 90 4 Stadium Caledonian Stadium Attendance 3 348Referee John BeatonMotherwell v Celtic 9 April 2016 33Motherwell1 2CelticMotherwell12 30 BST UTC 1 McDonald nbsp 60 McManus nbsp 83 Report Griffiths nbsp 44 75 nbsp 45 Kazim Richards nbsp 75 Stadium Fir Park Attendance 9 123Referee Willie CollumMotherwell v Heart of Midlothian 23 April 2016 34Motherwell1 0Heart of MidlothianMotherwell15 00 BST UTC 1 Hammell nbsp 22 Ainsworth nbsp 28 Cadden nbsp 62 Report Kitchen nbsp 68 Smith nbsp 70 Stadium Fir Park Attendance 5 125Referee Andrew DallasAberdeen v Motherwell 30 April 2016 35Aberdeen4 1MotherwellAberdeen15 00 BST UTC 1 McLean nbsp 6 pen nbsp 77 Shinnie nbsp 21 McGinn nbsp 26 Rooney nbsp 54 Logan nbsp 66 Hayes nbsp 78 Report Laing nbsp 45 Cadden nbsp 64 Moult nbsp 65 Lasley nbsp 88 Stadium Pittodrie Stadium Attendance 10 259Referee Bobby MaddenMotherwell v St Johnstone 7 May 2016 36Motherwell1 2St JohnstoneMotherwell15 00 BST UTC 1 McDonald nbsp 4 Pearson nbsp 67 Leitch nbsp 89 Report MacLean nbsp 34 Fisher nbsp 39 Swanson nbsp 45 Stadium Fir Park Attendance 4 441Referee Greg AitkenRoss County v Motherwell 11 May 2016 37Ross County1 3MotherwellDingwall19 45 BST UTC 1 Murdoch nbsp 33 Irvine nbsp 35 Quinn nbsp 68 Boyce nbsp 69 Report Pearson nbsp 4 90 2 Lasley nbsp 16 McDonald nbsp 38 Hammell nbsp 64 Stadium Global Energy Stadium Attendance 2 976Referee John BeatonCeltic v Motherwell 15 May 2016 38Celtic7 0MotherwellGlasgow12 30 BST UTC 1 Tierney nbsp 21 Rogic nbsp 26 Lustig nbsp 28 Armstrong nbsp 50 Roberts nbsp 54 Christie nbsp 59 Aitchison nbsp 77 Report Gomis nbsp 52 Stadium Celtic Park Attendance 49 050Referee Euan AndersonScottish Cup edit Main article 2015 16 Scottish Cup Motherwell v Cove Rangers 9 January 2016 Fourth RoundMotherwell5 0Cove RangersMotherwell15 00 GMT UTC Moult nbsp 2 McDonald nbsp 6 Johnson nbsp 34 Pearson nbsp 44 61 BBC Report Stadium Fir Park Attendance 3 833Referee Euan AndersonMotherwell v Inverness Caledonian Thistle 6 February 2016 Fifth RoundMotherwell1 2Inverness Caledonian ThistleMotherwell15 00 GMT UTC McDonald nbsp 67 Pearson nbsp 77 BBC Report Storey nbsp 39 Mbuyi Mutombo nbsp 54 Devine nbsp 66 Roberts nbsp 90 1 Stadium Fir Park Attendance 3 907Referee Steven McLeanScottish League Cup edit Main article 2015 16 Scottish League Cup East Fife v Motherwell 25 August 2015 Second RoundEast Fife1 3 a e t MotherwellMethil19 45 BST UTC 1 Austin nbsp 60 Naysmith nbsp 119 BBC Report Lasley nbsp 51 Moult nbsp 80 nbsp 110 McDonald nbsp 103 Ainsworth nbsp 107 Stadium Bayview Stadium Attendance 1 158Referee Barry CookGreenock Morton v Motherwell 22 September 2015 Third RoundGreenock Morton3 2 a e t MotherwellGreenock19 45 BST UTC 1 Samuel nbsp 11 100 Pepper nbsp 44 Miller nbsp 76 Kilday nbsp 108 Tidser nbsp 112 BBC Report Moult nbsp 72 nbsp 116 Law nbsp 61 Chalmers nbsp 61 McDonald nbsp 90 1 Stadium Cappielow Attendance 2 539Referee Greg AitkenSquad statistics editAppearances edit As of match played 15 May 2016No Pos Nat Player Total Scottish Premiership Scottish League Cup Scottish CupApps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals3 DF nbsp SCO Steven Hammell 29 0 25 2 0 0 0 2 05 DF nbsp ENG Louis Laing 16 1 13 2 1 1 0 0 06 DF nbsp SCO Stephen McManus 40 1 37 1 1 0 2 07 MF nbsp ENG Lionel Ainsworth 33 3 17 12 2 1 1 1 0 2 08 MF nbsp SCO Stephen Pearson 28 9 25 1 7 0 0 2 29 FW nbsp ENG Wes Fletcher 14 1 5 9 1 0 0 0 011 MF nbsp ENG Marvin Johnson 42 6 34 4 5 2 0 2 113 GK nbsp SCO Craig Samson 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 014 MF nbsp SCO Keith Lasley 33 1 30 1 1 0 2 015 DF nbsp SCO Joe Chalmers 19 0 11 6 0 2 0 0 016 DF nbsp ENG Kieran Kennedy 25 0 18 4 0 2 0 1 018 MF nbsp ENG Josh Law 33 0 28 1 0 2 0 2 019 FW nbsp SCO David Clarkson 8 0 0 7 0 1 0 0 020 FW nbsp ENG Louis Moult 42 18 34 4 15 1 1 2 1 1 121 MF nbsp SCO Jack Leitch 13 0 3 8 0 2 0 0 022 FW nbsp SCO Craig Moore 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 023 MF nbsp SCO Dom Thomas 17 0 2 12 0 1 1 0 0 1 024 FW nbsp SCO James McFadden 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 026 MF nbsp SCO Chris Cadden 21 2 16 4 2 0 0 1 027 DF nbsp SCO David Ferguson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 028 DF nbsp SCO Luke Watt 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 030 MF nbsp SCO Robbie Leitch 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 031 GK nbsp SCO Brett Long 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 032 DF nbsp NIR Ben Hall 19 1 16 2 1 0 0 1 033 DF nbsp SCO Jack McMillan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 034 FW nbsp SCO Dylan Mackin 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 035 MF nbsp SCO Allan Campbell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 036 FW nbsp SCO Ryan Watters 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 037 MF nbsp SCO Jake Hastie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 038 DF nbsp SCO Adam Livingstone 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 039 MF nbsp SCO Ross MacLean 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 039 nbsp SCO Dylan Falconer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 040 MF nbsp SCO Barry Maguire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 041 GK nbsp SCO P J Morrison 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 042 nbsp SCO Josh Moore 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 043 MF nbsp SCO David Turnbull 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 077 FW nbsp AUS Scott McDonald 41 14 34 3 10 0 2 2 2 2Players away from the club on loan Players who left Motherwell during the season 1 GK nbsp ENG Connor Ripley 40 0 36 0 2 0 2 02 DF nbsp SCO Craig Reid 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 04 MF nbsp ENG Liam Grimshaw 16 0 13 1 0 1 0 1 012 GK nbsp GER Dan Twardzik 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 017 FW nbsp JAM Theo Robinson 11 0 2 8 0 1 0 0 017 MF nbsp SEN Morgaro Gomis 11 0 8 2 0 0 0 1 025 MF nbsp WAL Jake Taylor 8 0 6 1 0 1 0 0 0Goal scorers edit As of match played 15 May 2016 8 9 Ranking Nation Number Name Scottish Premiership Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup Total1 nbsp 20 Louis Moult 15 1 2 182 nbsp 77 Scott McDonald 10 2 2 143 nbsp 8 Stephen Pearson 7 2 0 94 nbsp 11 Marvin Johnson 5 1 0 65 nbsp 7 Lionel Ainsworth 2 0 1 36 nbsp 26 Chris Cadden 2 0 0 27 nbsp 9 Wes Fletcher 1 0 0 1 nbsp 32 Ben Hall 1 0 0 1 nbsp 6 Stephen McManus 1 0 0 1 nbsp 5 Louis Laing 1 0 0 1 nbsp 14 Keith Lasley 1 0 0 1Own goal 1 0 0 1TOTALS 47 6 5 55Disciplinary record edit As of match played 15 May 2016 8 9 Nation Position Number Name Scottish Premier League Scottish League Cup Scottish Cup Total nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp GK 1 Connor Ripley 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 nbsp DF 3 Steven Hammell 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 nbsp MF 4 Liam Grimshaw 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 nbsp DF 5 Louis Laing 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 nbsp DF 6 Stephen McManus 7 1 0 0 0 0 7 1 nbsp MF 7 Lionel Ainsworth 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 nbsp MF 8 Stephen Pearson 8 0 0 0 1 0 9 0 nbsp MF 11 Marvin Johnson 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 nbsp MF 14 Keith Lasley 5 2 1 0 0 0 6 2 nbsp DF 15 Joe Chalmers 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 nbsp DF 16 Kieran Kennedy 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 nbsp MF 17 Morgaro Gomis 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 nbsp MF 18 Josh Law 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 nbsp FW 20 Louis Moult 4 0 2 0 0 0 6 0 nbsp MF 21 Jack Leitch 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 nbsp MF 25 Jake Taylor 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 nbsp MF 26 Chris Cadden 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 nbsp DF 31 Ben Hall 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 nbsp FW 77 Scott McDonald 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0TOTALS 66 4 5 0 1 0 72 4Awards editManager of the Month edit Month Name Award RefDecember Mark McGhee Won 10 11 March Mark McGhee Won 12 Team statistics editLeague table edit Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation a 3 Heart of Midlothian 38 18 11 9 59 40 19 65 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round4 St Johnstone 38 16 8 14 58 55 3 565 Motherwell 38 15 5 18 47 63 16 506 Ross County 38 14 6 18 55 61 6 487 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 38 14 10 14 54 48 6 52Source Scottish Premiership Soccerway first phase Soccerway second phase Rules for classification 1 Points 2 Goal difference 3 Goals scored 4 Play off only if deciding champion UEFA competitions qualification and second stage group allocation 13 Notes Teams play each other three times 33 matches before the league is split into two groups the top six and the bottom six Results by round edit Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738GroundAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHHAHHAHAAHAAHAHHAHHAHAAResultWLLLLWDLWLLDWLLDWWWDLLDLLWLWWWWWLWLLWLPosition577997899910101010111110108889910118887654445555Source BBC SportA Away H Home W Win D Draw L Loss Results summary edit Overall Home Away Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD38 15 5 18 47 63 16 50 8 3 8 27 27 0 7 2 10 20 36 16Source BBC Sport Results by opponent edit Motherwell score first Team Results Points1 2 3 4Aberdeen 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 4 4Celtic 0 1 2 1 1 2 0 7 3Dundee 1 2 3 1 2 2 4Dundee United 0 2 3 0 2 1 6Hamilton Academical 0 1 3 3 1 0 4Heart of Midlothian 0 2 2 2 0 6 1 0 4Inverness C T 1 0 1 3 2 1 6Kilmarnock 1 0 1 0 0 2 6Partick Thistle 2 1 0 1 3 1 6Ross County 1 1 0 3 1 2 3 1 4St Johnstone 1 2 2 0 1 2 1 2 3Source 2015 16 Scottish Premier League Results TableTransfers editMain articles List of Scottish football transfers summer 2015 and List of Scottish football transfers winter 2015 16 In edit Date Position Nationality Name From Fee3 June 2015 DF nbsp Joe Chalmers Celtic 14 25 June 2015 FW nbsp David Clarkson Dundee 15 27 June 2015 FW nbsp Wes Fletcher York City 16 17 30 June 2015 DF nbsp Louis Laing Nottingham Forest 18 30 June 2015 FW nbsp Louis Moult Wrexham Undisclosed 19 16 July 2015 DF nbsp Kieran Kennedy Leicester City Free 20 28 August 2015 FW nbsp Theo Robinson Doncaster Rovers 21 15 September 2015 GK nbsp Craig Samson Kilmarnock 22 18 December 2015 FW nbsp James McFadden Unattached Free 23 Out edit Date Position Nationality Name To Fee25 January 2016 FW nbsp Theo Robinson Port Vale 24 1 February 2016 DF nbsp Craig Reid Dunfermline Athletic 25 26 Loans in edit Date from Date to Position Nationality Name From31 July 2015 27 4 January 2016 GK nbsp Connor Ripley Middlesbrough11 August 2015 28 29 25 January 2016 30 MF nbsp N 3 Jake Taylor Reading1 September 2015 31 11 January 2015 32 MF nbsp Liam Grimshaw Manchester United1 February 2016 33 End of season MF nbsp Morgaro Gomis Heart of Midlothian Loans out edit Date from Date to Position Nationality Name To30 July 2015 34 End of season 35 FW nbsp Craig Moore Ayr United30 October 2015 36 4 January 2016 DF nbsp Craig Reid St Mirren6 January 2016 37 End of season DF nbsp David Ferguson Airdrieonians6 January 2016 37 End of season FW nbsp Dylan Mackin Airdrieonians27 January 2016 38 End of season FW nbsp David Clarkson St Mirren Released edit Date Position Nationality Name 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