2015–16 Motherwell F.C. season

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
Scottish Cup	Fifth round
League Cup	Third 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 →

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.

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

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

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

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]}

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	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	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
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:

^ 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
Team	1	2	3	4	Points
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

In

Date	Position	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	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

Released

Date	Position	Name	Joined	Date
26 January 2016^[39]	GK	Dan Twardzik	VSG Altglienicke	2018
31 May 2016^[40]	GK	Brett Long
31 May 2016^[40]	MF	Jack Leitch	Airdrieonians	2 September 2016^[41]
31 May 2016^[40]	FW	David Clarkson	St Mirren	1 June 2016^[42]
31 May 2016^[40]	FW	Wes Fletcher	The New Saints	30 August 2016^[43]
14 June 2016	DF	Ben Hall	Brighton & Hove Albion	14 June 2016^[44]

Notes

^ Motherwell played their home friendly at Falkirk Stadium due to on going renovation works delayed by the previous seasons play-off matches.
^ Motherwell played their home friendly at The Energy Assets Arena due to on going renovation works delayed by the previous seasons play-off matches.
^ Taylor was born in Ascot, England, and but chose to represent Wales, qualifying through his grandfather who has born in Barry. Taylor has represented Wales at U-17, U-19, U-21 and Senior level.

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External links

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

[6] Motherwell played their home friendly at Falkirk Stadium due to on going renovation works delayed by the previous seasons play-off matches.

[7] Motherwell played their home friendly at The Energy Assets Arena due to on going renovation works delayed by the previous seasons play-off matches.

[34] Taylor was born in Ascot, England, and but chose to represent Wales, qualifying through his grandfather who has born in Barry. Taylor has represented Wales at U-17, U-19, U-21 and Senior level.

[1] "New SPFL branding is unveiled". skysports.com. SKY Sports. 24 July 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2013.

[2] "First pre-season games announced". motherwellfc.co.uk/. Motherwell. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.

[3] "Club Statement: Ian Baraclough". motherwellfc.co.uk/. Motherwell FC. 23 September 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2015.

[4] "Motherwell name Mark McGhee as manager for second spell". BBC Sport. BBC. 13 October 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.

[5] "Mark McGhee returns as Motherwell boss". motherwellfc.co.uk. Motherwell F.C. 13 October 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.

[8] "Partick Thistle vs Motherwell". BBC Sport. 5 December 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2015.

[9] "Dundee United P-P Motherwell". BBC Sport. BBC. 26 December 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015.

[Motherwell_F.C._Sky_Sports_Statistics-10] Motherwell F.C. Sky Sports Statistics Archived 10 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine

[Motherwell_F.C._Sky_Sports_Statistics_2-11] Motherwell F.C. Sky Sports Statistics 2 Archived 25 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine

[12] "McGhee wins Manager of the Month". motherwellfc.co.uk/. Motherwell F.C. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2016.

[13] "December 2015". spfl.co.uk/. Scottish Premiership. 7 January 2016. Archived from the original on 31 May 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2016.

[14] "Motherwell's Mark McGhee wins March Premiership manager award". BBC Sport. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2016.

[16] "Premiership 2015/2016 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 1 August 2015.

[17] "Joe Chalmers signs on at 'Well". motherwellfc.co.uk/. Motherwell FC. 3 June 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.

[18] "David Clarkson returns home". motherwellfc.co.uk/. Motherwell FC. 25 June 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2015.

[19] "Motherwell: Striker Wes Fletcher arrives from York City". BBC Sport. 27 June 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.

[20] "Wes Fletcher signs on at Fir Park". motherwellfc.co.uk/. Motherwell F.C. 27 June 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.

[21] "Louis Laing signs on again". motherwellfc.co.uk. Motherwell F.C. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.

[22] "Steelmen sign Dragon's Moult". motherwellfc.co.uk. Motherwell F.C. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.

[23] "Kennedy is signing number seven". motherwellfc.co.uk. Motherwell F.C. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2015.

[24] "'Well sign striker Theo Robinson". Motherwell FC. 28 August 2015. Archived from the original on 30 August 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2015.

[25] "Motherwell sign up goalkeeper Craig Samson". BBC Sport. 15 September 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2015.

[26] "TV: McFadden makes Motherwell return". /www.motherwellfc.co.uk. Motherwell F.C. 18 December 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2015.

[27] "Robinson Makes Vale Park Switch". port-vale.co.uk. Port Vale F.C. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2016.

[28] "Defender Craig Reid departs". motherwellfc.co.uk. Motherwell F.C. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.

[29] "CRAIG REID JOINS DUNFERMLINE". dafc.co.uk. Dunfermline Athletic F.C. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.

[30] "'Well sign goalkeeper Connor Ripley". motherwellfc.co.uk. Motherwell F.C. 31 July 2015. Archived from the original on 31 July 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.

[31] "Midfielder Jake Taylor signs on loan". motherwellfc.co.uk. Motherwell F.C. 11 August 2015. Archived from the original on 18 October 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.

[32] "Taylor loaned to the SPFL". readingfc.co.uk/. Reading F.C. 11 August 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.

[Jake_Taylor_moves_to_Exeter_City-33] "Jake Taylor joins Exeter City". Reading F.C. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2016.

[35] "Man Utd's Grimshaw joins on loan". motherwellfc.co.uk/. Motherwell F.C. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.

[36] "Grimshaw returns south". motherwellfc.co.uk. Motherwell F.C. 12 January 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2016.

[37] "Gomis makes Motherwell move". motherwellfc.co.uk/. Motherwell F.C. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.

[38] "Craig Moore joins Ayr Utd on loan". motherwellfc.co.uk//. Motherwell F.C. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2015.

[39] "Moore extends Ayr Utd stay". motherwellfc.co.uk/. Motherwell F.C. 5 January 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2016.

[40] "Craig Reid joins St Mirren on loan". motherwellfc.co.uk//. Motherwell F.C. 30 October 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2015.

[Young_duo_join_Airdrie_on_loan-41] "Young duo join Airdrie on loan". motherwellfc.co.uk. Motherwell F.C. 6 January 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2016.

[42] "Clarkson joins St Mirren on loan". motherwellfc.co.uk. Motherwell F.C. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2016.

[43] "Goalkeeper Dan Twardzik departs". motherwellfc.co.uk. Motherwell F.C. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2016.

[Players_Released-44] "Squad Update: May 2016". motherwellfc.co.uk. Motherwell F.C. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.

[45] "Leitch joins Airdrieonians". SPFL. 2 September 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.

[46] "Clarkson staying with St Mirren". spfl.co.uk. SPFL. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2016.

[47] "Saints sign forward Fletcher". The New Saints. 30 August 2016. Archived from the original on 17 September 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.

[48] "Ben Hall departs for Brighton". motherwellfc.co.uk. Motherwell F.C. 14 June 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2016.

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