1999–2000 Motherwell F.C. season

The 1999–2000 season was Motherwell's 2nd season in the Scottish Premier League, and their 15th consecutive season in the top division of Scottish football.

Motherwell
1999–2000 season
ChairmanJohn Boyle
ManagerBilly Davies
Premier League4th
Scottish CupFourth round vs Ayr United
League CupQuarterfinal vs Dundee United
Top goalscorerLeague: John Spencer (11)
All: Lee McCulloch (12)

Squad

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As of match played 21 May 2000
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (Age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Andy Goram   GK (1964-04-13)13 April 1964 (aged 36) Sheffield United 1999[1] 44 0
17 Stevie Woods   GK (1970-02-23)23 February 1970 (aged 30) Preston North End 1994
29 Michael Brown   GK (1979-11-07)7 November 1979 (aged 20) Youth team 1999 0 0
Defenders
3 Steve McMillan   DF (1976-01-19)19 January 1976 (aged 24) Troon 1993
4 Jamie McGowan   DF (1970-12-05)5 December 1970 (aged 29) Falkirk 1998 51 1
14 Stephen Craigan   DF (1976-10-29)29 October 1976 (aged 23) Blantyre Victoria 1995
15 Tony Thomas   DF (1971-07-12)12 July 1971 (aged 28) Everton 1998 20 1
18 Greig Denham   DF (1976-10-05)5 October 1976 (aged 23) Youth team 1994
25 Steven Hammell   DF (1982-02-18)18 February 1982 (aged 18) Youth team 1999 4 0
40 Benito Kemble   DF (1968-08-27)27 August 1968 (aged 31) NEC Nijmegen 1999 26 1
42 Martyn Corrigan   DF (1977-08-14)14 August 1977 (aged 22) Falkirk 2000 19 1
44 Greg Strong   DF (1975-09-05)5 September 1975 (aged 24) on loan from Bolton Wanderers 2000 10 0
Midfielders
5 Ged Brannan   MF (1972-01-15)15 January 1972 (aged 28) Manchester City 1994
8 Simo Valakari   MF (1973-04-28)28 April 1973 (aged 27) FinnPa 1996
9 Lee McCulloch   MF (1978-05-14)14 May 1978 (aged 22) Youth team 1994 117 18
13 Pat Nevin   MF (1963-09-06)6 September 1963 (aged 36) Kilmarnock 1998 67 2
20 Rob Matthaei   MF (1966-09-20)20 September 1966 (aged 33) Volendam 1998 22 0
21 Paul Harvey   MF (1968-08-28)28 August 1968 (aged 31) Queen of the South 1999 14 0
22 Keith Lasley   MF (1979-09-21)21 September 1979 (aged 20) Youth team 1998 0 0
26 John Davies   MF (1966-09-25)25 September 1966 (aged 33) Ayr United 1999 10 0
27 Derek Townsley   MF (1973-01-21)21 January 1973 (aged 27) Queen of the South 1999 31 2
28 Kevin Twaddle   MF (1971-10-31)31 October 1971 (aged 28) Greenock Morton 1999 28 5
43 Saša Ćurčić   MF (1968-08-28)28 August 1968 (aged 31) New York/New Jersey MetroStars 2000 5 0
Forwards
7 John Spencer   FW (1970-09-11)11 September 1970 (aged 29) Everton 1999 57 18
10 Don Goodman   FW (1966-05-09)9 May 1966 (aged 34) Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1999 43 11
11 Stevie Nicholas   FW (1981-07-08)8 July 1981 (aged 18) Stirling Albion 1998 32 2
Out on loan
12 Derek Adams   MF (1975-06-25)25 June 1975 (aged 24) Ross County 1998 46 4
19 Stephen Halliday   FW (1976-05-03)3 May 1976 (aged 24) Hartlepool United 1998 14 2
23 Dougie Ramsay   MF (1979-04-26)26 April 1979 (aged 21) Youth team 1998 6 1
Left during the season
2 Michel Doesburg   DF (1968-08-10)10 August 1968 (aged 31) AZ Alkmaar 1998 60 0
6 Shaun Teale   DF (1964-03-10)10 March 1964 (aged 36) Tranmere Rovers 1998 55 2

Transfers

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Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref
1 June 1999 MF   Kevin Twaddle Greenock Morton Undisclosed
10 June 1999 MF   Derek Townsley Queen of the South Undisclosed
1 July 1999 FW   Don Goodman Sanfrecce Hiroshima Undisclosed
22 October 1999 DF   Benito Kemble NEC Nijmegen Free
22 October 1999 MF   Paul Harvey Queen of the South £100,000
29 October 1999 MF   John Davies Ayr United Undisclosed
21 January 2000 DF   Martyn Corrigan Falkirk Undisclosed
16 March 2000 MF   Saša Ćurčić New York/New Jersey MetroStars Undisclosed

Loans in

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Date from Position Nationality Name From Date to Ref.
16 March 2000 DF   Greg Strong Bolton Wanderers End of season

Loans out

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Date from Position Nationality Name To Date to Ref.
16 December 1999 MF   Dougie Ramsay Stranraer 16 January 2000
October 1999 MF   Derek Adams Ayr United End of season
1 January 2000 FW   Stephen Halliday Carlisle United End of season
24 March 2000 DF   Michel Doesburg Dunfermline Athletic End of season

Released

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Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref.
4 February 2000 DF   Shaun Teale Carlisle United
31 May 2000 DF   Michel Doesburg Dunfermline Athletic
31 May 2000 FW   Stephen Halliday Doncaster Rovers

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 31 July 1999 21 May 2000 Matchday 1 4th 36 14 10 12 49 63 −14 038.89
Scottish Cup 1 February 2000 26 February 2000 Third round Fourth round 3 1 1 1 6 5 +1 033.33
League Cup 18 August 1999 1 December 1999 Second round Fourth round 3 1 1 1 5 5 +0 033.33
Total 42 16 12 14 60 73 −13 038.10

Last updated: 21 May 2000
Source: Soccerway

Premier League

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Celtic 36 21 6 9 90 38 +52 69 Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round
3 Heart of Midlothian 36 15 9 12 47 40 +7 54
4 Motherwell 36 14 10 12 49 63 −14 52
5 St Johnstone 36 10 12 14 36 44 −8 42
6 Hibernian 36 10 11 15 49 61 −12 41
Updated to match(es) played on end of season. Source: Scottish Professional Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

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
36 14 10 12 49 63  −14 52 8 3 7 27 34  −7 6 7 5 22 29  −7

Source: Fir Park Corner

Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
GroundAHAAHAHHAAHAAHHAHAAHAHHHAAHAAHHAHHAH
ResultDDLWLDDLWWWDWWWDLDDLWLLWLDWLLWLLDWWW
Position569578997545444344443333444444444444
Source: Fir Park Corner
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

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31 July 1999 1 Hibernian 2 – 2 Motherwell Easter Road
Lehmann   45', 81' Nevin   65'
Nicholas   90'
Attendance: 13,058
Referee: Kenny Clark
7 August 1999 2 Motherwell 2 – 2 Dundee United Fir Park
McCulloch   17', 36'
Goodman   90'  
Dodds   69' (pen.)
Ferraz   80'
Attendance: 6,791
Referee: Alan Freeland
15 August 1999 3 Rangers 4 – 1 Motherwell Ibrox
Mols   41', 45', 69', 80' McCulloch   90' Attendance: 45,264
Referee: Jim McCluskey
21 August 1999 4 Kilmarnock 0 – 1 Motherwell Rugby Park
Adams   33' Attendance: 7,732
Referee: Eric Martindale
28 August 1999 5 Motherwell 0 – 2 Dundee Fir Park
Annand   16'
Falconer   83'
Attendance: 6,278
Referee: Alan Freeland
11 September 1999 6 St Johnstone 1 – 1 Motherwell McDiarmid Park
Thomas   25' Spencer   61' Attendance: 5,467
Referee: Jim McCluskey
16 October 1999 7 Motherwell 2 – 2 Hibernian Fir Park
McCulloch   32'
McMillan   67'
Latapy   9' (pen.)
Paatelainen   57'
Attendance: 7,559
Referee: Eric Martindale
20 October 1999 8 Motherwell 5 – 6 Aberdeen Fir Park
Spencer   19', 65', 71'
Goodman   44'
Teale   79' (pen.)
Dow   3'
Winters   8', 25', 59'
Jess   39'
Bernard   68'
Attendance: 5,009
23 October 1999 9 Dundee United 0 – 2 Motherwell Tannadice
Spencer   45'
Teale   69' (pen.)
Attendance: 6,213
Referee: Michael McCurry
27 October 1999 10 Celtic 0 – 1 Motherwell Celtic Park
Twaddle   13'
Teale   34'
Attendance: 58,731
30 October 1999 11 Motherwell 1 – 0 St Johnstone Fir Park
Twaddle   9' Attendance: 6,172
Referee: George Clyde
6 November 1999 12 Hearts 1 – 1 Motherwell Tynecastle
McSwegan   8' Twaddle   83' Attendance: 12,514
Referee: Alan Freeland
20 November 1999 13 Dundee 0 – 1 Motherwell Dens Park
Banger   81' McCulloch   45' Attendance: 4,340
Referee: Martin Clark
23 November 1999 14 Motherwell 2 – 1 Hearts Fir Park
McCulloch   24'
Nevin   90'
Rousett   81'
McSwegan   46'
Attendance: 7,850
Referee: John Rowbotham
28 November 1999 15 Motherwell 3 – 2 Celtic Fir Park
Brannan   9'
Townsley   44'
Goodman   49'
Berkovic   20'
Viduka   26' (pen.)
Attendance: 12,775
Referee: Jim McCluskey
11 December 1999 16 Hibernian 2 – 2 Motherwell Easter Road
Paatelainen   63'
McGinlay   88'
Spencer   70', 89' Attendance: 9,955
Referee: George Simpson
18 December 1999 17 Motherwell 1 – 5 Rangers Fir Park
Goodman   88' Kanchelskis   25', 57'
Amoruso   34'
Dodds   45', 49'
Attendance: 13,102
Referee: Bobby Orr
22 January 2000 18 St Johnstone 1 – 1 Motherwell McDiarmid Park
Jones   44' McMillan   85' Attendance: 4,158
Referee: Tom Brown
26 January 2000 19 Aberdeen 1 – 1 Motherwell Pittodrie
Zerouali   90' Spencer   22' Attendance: 10,314
Referee: Kenny Clark
5 February 2000 20 Motherwell 0 – 3 Dundee Fir Park
Robertson   49'
Rae   66'
Grady   89' (pen.)
Attendance: 5,865
Referee: Willie Young
12 February 2000 21 Kilmarnock 0 – 2 Motherwell Rugby Park
Goodman   53'  
Spencer   66'
McMillan   73'
Attendance: 7,057
Referee: John Rowbotham
22 February 2000 22 Motherwell 0 – 4 Kilmarnock Fir Park
Cocard   28', 42'
Vareille   85', 90'
Attendance: 5,813
Referee: Willie Young
1 March 2000 23 Motherwell 0 – 2 Hearts Fir Park
Jackson   45'
Wales   59'
Attendance: 5,588
Referee: Jim McCluskey
4 March 2000 24 Motherwell 1 – 0 Aberdeen Fir Park
Goodman   53' Attendance: 7,538
Referee: Stuart Dougal
18 March 2000 25 Rangers 6 – 2 Motherwell Ibrox
Wallace   20', 42', 70'
Rozental   29' (pen.)
Albertz   35'
Tugay   90' (pen.)
Kemble   18'
McCulloch   41'
Attendance: 49,622
Referee: John Rowbotham
25 March 2000 26 Hearts 0 – 0 Motherwell Tynecastle
Attendance: 13,102
Referee: Michael McCurry
1 April 2000 27 Motherwell 2 – 1 St Johnstone Fir Park
Brannan   76' (pen.)
Corrigan   89'
Russell   45'
Jones   76'
Attendance: 5,900
Referee: George Simpson
5 April 2000 28 Celtic 4 – 0 Motherwell Celtic Park
Johnson   9', 75'
Berkovic   32'
Blinker   76'
Attendance: 46,862
Referee: Stuart Dougal
8 April 2000 29 Dundee 4 – 1 Motherwell Dens Park
Grady   52', 54'
Grady   61'  
Billio   81' (pen.)
Luna   86'
Goodman   15'
McGowan   53'
Attendance: 4,701
Referee: Douglas McDonald
16 April 2000 30 Motherwell 2 – 0 Kilmarnock Fir Park
Brannan   21'
McCulloch   56'
Attendance: 5,429
Referee: John Rowbotham
19 April 2000 31 Motherwell 1 – 3 Dundee United Fir Park
McCulloch   22' Mathie   46'
Hannah   81'
De Vos   83'
Attendance: 4,271
Referee: Michael McCurry
22 April 2000 32 Aberdeen 2 – 1 Motherwell Pittodrie
Dow   32'
Solberg   83'
Brannan   41' (pen.) Attendance: 9,348
Referee: Tom Brown
29 April 2000 33 Motherwell 1 – 1 Celtic Fir Park
Brannan   45' Burchill   15' Attendance: 8,115
Referee: Jim McCluskey
6 May 2000 34 Motherwell 2 – 0 Hibernian Fir Park
Twaddle   70', 73' Attendance: 5,426
Referee: George Clyde
13 May 2000 35 Dundee United 1 – 2 Motherwell Tannadice
McCracken   28'
Hamilton   37' (pen.)
Goodman   31', 78' Attendance: 5,908
Referee: Stuart Dougal
21 May 2000 36 Motherwell 2 – 0 Rangers Fir Park
Twaddle   64'
Spencer   71'
Referee: Michael McCurry

Source:[2]

Scottish Cup

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1 February 2000 Third round Arbroath 1 – 1 Motherwell Arbroath
Bryce   35' [ Report] Goodman   24' Stadium: Gayfield
Attendance: 2,509
Referee: Michael McCurry
19 February 2000 Third round replay Motherwell 2 – 0 Arbroath Motherwell
Goodman   13'
McCulloch   61'
[ Report] Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 5,311
Referee: Michael McCurry
26 February 2000 Fourth round Motherwell 3 – 4 Ayr United Motherwell
McCulloch   22'
Goodman   25'
Brannan   35' (pen.)
[ Report] Teale   8', pen.', 31'
Tarrant   39', 59'
Reynolds   63'  
Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 5,222
Referee: Martin Clark

League Cup

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18 August 1999 Second Round Raith Rovers 2 – 2
(4 – 5 on pens.)
Motherwell Kirkcaldy
Burns   75'
Dargo   85'
[ Report] Browne   5' (o.g.)
Halliday   74'
Stadium: Stark's Park
Attendance: 2,393
Referee: Ian Fyfe
12 October 1999 Third Round Inverness CT 0 – 1 Motherwell Inverness
[ Report] McCulloch   48' Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 2,195
Referee: Stuart Dougal
1 December 1999 Fourth Round Dundee United 3 – 2 Motherwell Dundee
Dodds   26' (pen.)
Easton   42'
Thompson   84'
Hannah   88'
[ Report] Townsley   51'
Teale   86' (pen.)
Stadium: Tannadice
Attendance: 5,086

Source:[2]

Squad statistics

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As of match played 21 May 2000

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 Andy Goram 28 0 22 0 4 0 2 0
3 DF   SCO Stephen McMillan 38 3 32 3 3 0 3 0
4 DF   ENG Jamie McGowan 16 0 10+3 0 2 0 1 0
5 MF   ENG Ged Brannan 40 6 34 5 3 1 3 0
7 FW   SCO John Spencer 33 11 26+3 11 1 0 2+1 0
8 MF   FIN Simo Valakari 36 0 29+2 0 3 0 2 0
9 MF   SCO Lee McCulloch 34 12 29+1 9 3 2 1 1
10 FW   ENG Don Goodman 35 10 25+4 7 3 3 2+1 0
11 FW   SCO Stevie Nicholas 25 1 2+19 1 1+2 0 0+1 0
13 MF   SCO Pat Nevin 34 2 7+22 2 0+2 0 2+1 0
14 DF   NIR Stephen Craigan 7 0 3+1 0 2 0 0+1 0
15 DF   ENG Tony Thomas 9 0 7 0 0 0 2 0
17 GK   SCO Stevie Woods 16 0 14+1 0 0 0 1 0
18 DF   SCO Greig Denham 9 0 6 0 3 0 0 0
20 MF   NED Rob Matthaei 3 0 2+1 0 0 0 0 0
21 MF   SCO Paul Harvey 14 0 6+8 0 0 0 0 0
25 DF   SCO Steven Hammell 4 0 3+1 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF   SCO John Davies 10 0 7+1 0 1+1 0 0 0
27 MF   ENG Derek Townsley 31 2 17+8 1 2+1 0 3 1
28 MF   SCO Kevin Twaddle 28 5 18+6 5 2+1 0 1 0
40 DF   NED Benito Kemble 26 1 25 1 0 0 1 0
42 DF   SCO Martyn Corrigan 19 1 18+1 1 0 0 0 0
43 MF   YUG Sasa Curcic 5 0 3+2 0 0 0 0 0
44 DF   ENG Greg Strong 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
Players away on loan:
2 DF   NED Michel Doesburg 26 0 18+2 0 3 0 3 0
12 MF   SCO Derek Adams 17 1 15+1 1 0 0 1 0
19 FW   ENG Stephen Halliday 8 1 1+4 0 0 0 1+2 1
23 MF   SCO Dougie Ramsay 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
Players who appeared for Motherwell but left during the season:
6 DF   ENG Shaun Teale 21 1 17+2 0 0 0 2 1

Goal scorers

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Ranking Nation Position Number Name Premier League Scottish Cup League Cup Total
1 MF   9 Lee McCulloch 9 2 1 12
2 FW   7 John Spencer 11 0 0 71
3 FW   44 Don Goodman 7 3 0 10
4 MF   5 Ged Brannan 5 1 0 6
5 MF   28 Kevin Twaddle 5 0 0 5
6 DF   3 Steve McMillan 3 0 0 3
DF   6 Shaun Teale 2 0 1 3
8 MF   13 Pat Nevin 2 0 0 2
MF   27 Derek Townsley 1 0 1 2
10 MF   39 Derek Adams 1 0 0 1
DF   42 Martyn Corrigan 1 0 0 1
DF   40 Benito Kemble 1 0 0 1
FW   11 Stevie Nicholas 1 0 0 1
FW   19 Stephen Halliday 0 0 1 1
Own goal 0 0 1 1
TOTALS 49 6 5 60

Disciplinary record

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Number Nation Position Name Premier League Scottish Cup League Cup Total
               
1   GK Andy Goram 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
3   DF Steve McMillan 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
4   DF Jamie McGowan 4 1 0 0 1 0 5 1
5   MF Ged Brannan 11 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
7   FW John Spencer 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
8   MF Simo Valakari 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
9   MF Lee McCulloch 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
10   FW Don Goodman 7 2 0 0 0 0 7 2
14   DF Stephen Craigan 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
18   DF Greig Denham 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 0
21   MF Paul Harvey 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
26   MF John Davies 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
27   MF Derek Townsley 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
28   MF Kevin Twaddle 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
40   DF Benito Kemble 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
42   DF Martyn Corrigan 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
44   DF Greg Strong 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Players away on loan:
2   DF Michel Doesburg 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
12   MF Derek Adams 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Players who left Motherwell during the season:
6   DF Shaun Teale 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
TOTALS 68 4 3 0 2 0 73 4

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Football: Goram signs for Motherwell". independent.co.uk. The Independent. 13 January 1999. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b Results and Fixtures 1999-2000, Fir Park Corner