The 2007–08 season was Motherwell's 10th season in the Scottish Premier League, and their 23rd consecutive season in the top division of Scottish football. Because of finishing 3rd in the SPL, the club managed to qualify for Europe in the UEFA Cup, their first season in Europe for 13 years.
2007–08 season | |||
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Chairman | John Boyle | ||
Manager | Mark McGhee | ||
Premier League | 3rd | ||
Scottish Cup | Fifth Round | ||
League Cup | Quarter-finals | ||
Top goalscorer | Chris Porter (18) | ||
Highest home attendance | 10,445 vs Rangers (17 May 2008) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 3,571 vs Raith Rovers (29 August 2007) | ||
Average home league attendance | 6,599 | ||
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Important events
edit- 18 June 2007 – Motherwell name Mark McGhee as their new manager, replacing Maurice Malpas, who was sacked at the end of the previous season.[1]
- 4 August 2007 – The first Scottish Premier League fixture of the season (against St Mirren) ends in a 1–0 win at Love Street.
- 25 August 2007 – Motherwell play at Fir Park as the away team for the first time in their history, in a match with Gretna, who are groundsharing for the season. Motherwell win the match 2–1
- 29 August 2007 – The first League Cup fixture of the season against Raith Rovers ends in a 3–1 win at Fir Park. Motherwell advance to the Third Round.
- 31 October 2007 – Motherwell are eliminated from the League Cup against Rangers, ending in a 2–1 defeat at Fir Park
- 29 December 2007 – Captain Phil O'Donnell dies after collapsing on the pitch during Motherwell's 5–3 win over Dundee United. A post mortem reveals left ventricular failure of the heart. Motherwell's next two games (against Hibernian and Celtic) are postponed as a mark of respect. Players wear O'Donnell's signature on their shirts for the rest of the season.[2]
- 4 January 2008 – The funeral of Phil O'Donnell is held at St. Mary's Church, Hamilton.[3]
- 12 January 2008 – The first Scottish Cup fixture of the season against Hearts (also the first match Motherwell play since O'Donnell's death) ends in a 2–2 draw at Tynecastle. Motherwell win the replay 1–0. The club advance to the Fifth Round.
- 4 February 2008 – Motherwell are eliminated from the Scottish Cup after a 2–1 defeat to Dundee at Fir Park.
- 10 May 2008 – Motherwell beat Aberdeen 2–1 to all but seal their place in next seasons UEFA Cup. Hibernian's 2–0 defeat to Celtic confirms Motherwell's place in Europe for the first time in 13 years.
- 22 May 2008 – The final Scottish Premier League fixture of the season against Hibernian ends in a 2–0 win at Easter Road.
Squad
editUpdated 5 December 2010[4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
editIn
editDate | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee |
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31 August 2007 | MF | Stephen Hughes | Leicester City | Undisclosed[5] | |
31 January 2008 | DF | Steven Hammell | Southend | £110,000[6] | |
26 February 2008 | DF | Robert Malcolm | Derby County | Free[7] |
Loans in
editDate from | Date to | Position | Nationality | Name | From |
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31 August 2007[5] | 6 Months | Lewis Grabban | Crystal Palace | ||
31 January 2008 | 6 Months | MF | Simon Lappin | Norwich City | |
31 January 2008 | 6 Months | Luke Daniels | West Brom |
Out
editDate | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee |
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24 May 2007 | MF | Kevin McBride | Darlington | Free[8] | |
25 July 2007 | MF | Brian Kerr | Hibernian | Free | |
30 July 2007 | FW | Scott McDonald | Celtic | £700,000 | |
1 August 2007 | GK | Alan Martin | Leed United | Free | |
17 August 2007 | DF | Paul Keegan | Partick Thistle | Undisclosed[9] | |
29 November 2007 | DF | Simon Mensing | Hamilton | Undisclosed | |
4 January 2008 | DF | Martyn Corrigan | Kilmarnock | Free | |
19 January 2008 | DF | William Kinniburgh | Partick Thistle | Undisclosed | |
19 January 2008 | DF | Jim Paterson | Plymouth | Undisclosed[10] |
Loans out
editDate from | Date to | Position | Nationality | Name | To |
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5 October 2007[11] | 5 November 2007 | DF | Martyn Corrigan | Dundee | |
19 October 2007[12] | 3 months | DF | David Nixon | Queen of the South | |
2 November 2007[13] | 3 months | DF | Danny Murphy | Dunfermline | |
29 November 2007 | 2 months | DF | William Kinniburgh | Partick Thistle | |
20 February 2008 | 6 months | FW | Martin Grehan | Forfar |
Released
editDate | Position | Nationality | Name | Joined | Date |
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Competitions
editOverview
editCompetition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
Premier League | 4 August 2007 | 22 May 2008 | Matchday 1 | 3rd | 38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 50 | 46 | +4 | 47.37 |
Scottish Cup | 12 January 2008 | 11 February 2008 | Fourth round | Fifth Round | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | +0 | 33.33 |
League Cup | 29 August 2007 | 31 October 2007 | Second round | Quarterfinal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 66.67 |
Total | 44 | 21 | 7 | 16 | 62 | 55 | +7 | 47.73 |
Last updated: 22 May 2008
Source: Soccerway
Premier League
editTable
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[a] |
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1 | Celtic (C) | 38 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 84 | 26 | +58 | 89 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
2 | Rangers | 38 | 27 | 5 | 6 | 84 | 33 | +51 | 86 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
3 | Motherwell | 38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 50 | 46 | +4 | 60 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
4 | Aberdeen | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 50 | 58 | −8 | 53 | |
5 | Dundee United | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 53 | 47 | +6 | 52 |
Source: Scottish Professional Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six) for the last five matches.
Results summary
editOverall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 50 | 46 | +4 | 60 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 26 | +4 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 0 |
Source: BBC Sport
Results by round
editResults
editDate | Opponent | Venue | Result[15] | Attendance | Motherwell Scorer(s)[16] | Report |
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4 August 2007 | St Mirren | Love Street, Paisley (A) | 1–0 | 5,257 | McGarry (3) | BBC Sport |
11 August 2007 | Inverness C.T. | Fir Park, Motherwell (H) | 2–1 | 4,259 | O'Donnell 85', McCormack 90' (pen.) | |
18 August 2007 | Kilmarnock | Fir Park, Motherwell (H) | 1–2 | 4,985 | Clarkson (23) | |
25 August 2007 | Gretna | Fir Park, Motherwell[17] (A) | 2–1 | 3,758 | Lasley (8), Porter (62) | BBC Sport |
3 September 2007 | Hearts | Fir Park, Motherwell (H) | 0–2 | 5,081 | ||
15 September 2007 | Aberdeen | Pittodrie, Aberdeen (A) | 2–1 | 10,154 | Quinn (34), Porter (37) | BBC Sport |
22 September 2007 | Falkirk | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk (A) | 0–1 | 5,245 | ||
29 August 2007 | Rangers | Fir Park, Motherwell (H) | 1–1 | 10,009 | Porter (24) | BBC Sport |
6 October 2007 | Dundee United | Tannadice, Dundee (A) | 0–1 | 6,286 | BBC Sport | |
20 October 2007 | Hibernian | Fir Park, Motherwell (H) | 2–1 | 7,071 | McCormack (35,37) | |
27 October 2007 | Celtic | Celtic Park, Glasgow (A) | 0–3 | 57,566 | BBC Sport | |
3 November 2007 | St Mirren | Fir Park, Motherwell (H) | 1–1 | 5,123 | Porter (29) | BBC Sport |
10 November 2007 | Inverness C.T. | Caledonian Stadium, Inverness (A) | 3–0 | 3,608 | Clarkson (15,53), Smith (87) | |
24 November 2007 | Kilmarnock | Rugby Park, Kilmarnock (A) | 1–0 | 5,016 | O'Donnell (46) | BBC Sport |
1 December 2007 | Gretna | Fir Park, Motherwell (H) | 3–0 | 6,431 | Clarkson (44,74), Porter (61) | BBC Sport |
8 December 2007 | Hearts | Tynecastle, Edinburgh (A) | 2–1 | 16,633 | Porter (53), Zaliukas (67 og) | |
15 December 2007 | Aberdeen | Fir Park, Motherwell (H) | 3–0 | 5,326 | McCormack (8 pen.,45), McGarry (12) | BBC Sport |
22 December 2007 | Falkirk | Fir Park, Motherwell (H) | 0–3 | 5,241 | BBC Sport | |
26 December 2007 | Rangers | Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow (A) | 1–3 | 49,823 | Quinn (65) | BBC Sport |
29 December 2007 | Dundee United | Fir Park, Motherwell (H) | 5–3 | 5,227 | Hughes (11), Porter (14), McCormack (17), Clarkson (55,56) | BBC Sport |
19 January 2008 | St Mirren | Love Street, Paisley (A) | 1–3 | 4,291 | Clarkson (11) | BBC Sport |
9 February 2008 | Kilmarnock | Fir Park, Motherwell (H) | 1–0 | 6,618 | Clarkson (90) | |
16 February 2008 | Gretna | Fir Park, Motherwell[17] (A) | 3–1 | 2,877 | Porter (25), McCormack (47,90) | BBC Sport |
20 February 2008 | Inverness C.T. | Fir Park, Motherwell (H) | 3–1 | 4,526 | Clarkson (7,42), Porter (10) | |
23 February 2008 | Hearts | Fir Park, Motherwell (H) | 0–1 | 5,925 | ||
27 February 2008 | Aberdeen | Pittodrie, Aberdeen (A) | 1–1 | 8,240 | Smith (83) | BBC Sport |
1 March 2008 | Falkirk | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk (A) | 0–0 | 5,108 | BBC Sport | |
12 March 2008 | Hibernian | Easter Road, Edinburgh (A) | 0–1 | 11,692 | BBC Sport | |
22 March 2008 | Dundee United | Tannadice, Dundee (A) | 0–2 | 6,779 | BBC Sport | |
29 March 2008 | Hibernian | Fir Park, Motherwell (H) | 1–0 | 6,580 | Clarkson (3) | |
5 April 2008 | Celtic | Celtic Park, Glasgow (A) | 1–0 | 58,624 | Lappin (43) | BBC Sport |
13 April 2008 | Celtic | Fir Park, Motherwell (H) | 1–4 | 9,771 | McManus (24 og) | BBC Sport |
26 April 2008 | Dundee United | Fir Park, Motherwell (H) | 2–2 | 5,027 | Porter (17,50) | |
3 May 2008 | Celtic | Fir Park, Motherwell (H) | 1–2 | 9,158 | Porter (60) | BBC Sport |
7 May 2008 | Rangers | Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow (A) | 0–1 | 48,238 | BBC Sport | |
10 May 2008 | Aberdeen | Fir Park, Motherwell (H) | 2–1 | 8,574 | Smith (61), Porter (81) | BBC Sport |
17 May 2008 | Rangers | Fir Park, Motherwell (H) | 1–1 | 10,445 | Porter (50) | BBC Sport |
22 May 2008 | Hibernian | Easter Road, Edinburgh (A) | 2–0 | 10,754 | Lappin 4', Murphy 50' (pen.) | BBC Sport |
Scottish Cup 2007–08
editDate | Round | Opponent | H/A | Score[15] | Motherwell Scorer(s)[16] | Attendance | Report |
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12 January 2008 | 4th Round | Hearts | A | 2–2 | Chris Porter (64,78) | 13,651 | BBC Sport |
22 January 2008 | 4th Round Replay | Hearts | H | 1–0 | Ross McCormack (23 pen.) | 8,300 | — |
11 February 2008 | 5th Round | Dundee | H | 1–2 | Darren Smith (61) | 5,733 | — |
Scottish League Cup 2007–08
editDate | Round | Opponent | H/A | Score[15] | Motherwell Scorer(s)[16] | Attendance | Report |
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29 August 2007 | 2nd Round | Raith Rovers | H | 3–1 | Brian McLean (45), Ross McCormack (74), Chris Porter (90) | 3,571 | — |
26 September 2007 | 3rd Round | Hibernian | A | 4–2 | David Clarkson (17), Keith Lasley (20), Ross McCormack (24), Chris Porter (83) | 7,000 | BBC Sport |
31 October 2007 | Quarter-finals | Rangers | H | 1–2 | Paul Quinn (90) | 9,283 | BBC Sport |
Squad statistics
editAppearances
editNo. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
1 | GK | SCO | Graeme Smith | 42 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
2 | DF | SCO | Martyn Corrigan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
3 | DF | SCO | Steven Hammell | 16 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
4 | DF | SCO | Mark Reynolds | 44 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
5 | DF | NIR | Stephen Craigan | 43 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
6 | DF | NIR | Brian McLean | 11 | 1 | 6+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
7 | MF | SCO | Stephen Hughes | 35 | 1 | 29+2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
8 | MF | SCO | Simon Lappin | 15 | 2 | 7+7 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
9 | FW | ENG | Chris Porter | 42 | 18 | 34+3 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2+1 | 2 | ||
11 | FW | SCO | Ross McCormack | 42 | 11 | 30+6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
12 | FW | SCO | David Clarkson | 41 | 13 | 34+1 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | ||
14 | MF | SCO | Keith Lasley | 38 | 2 | 25+7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
15 | GK | ENG | Luke Daniels | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
16 | MF | SCO | Marc Fitzpatrick | 35 | 0 | 19+11 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
17 | MF | SCO | Bob Malcolm | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
18 | MF | SCO | Steven McGarry | 34 | 2 | 27+3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
22 | DF | SCO | Paul Quinn | 35 | 3 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
23 | MF | SCO | Darren Smith | 27 | 4 | 4+19 | 3 | 0+3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
24 | FW | SCO | Martin Grehan | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
27 | MF | SCO | Stephen Maguire | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
32 | FW | SCO | Jamie Murphy | 17 | 1 | 0+16 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
44 | FW | SCO | Bob McHugh | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Players away from the club on loan: | |||||||||||||
Players who left Motherwell during the season: | |||||||||||||
3 | DF | SCO | Jim Paterson | 25 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
8 | MF | GER | Simon Mensing | 4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
10 | MF | SCO | Phil O'Donnell | 19 | 2 | 15+3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
15 | FW | ENG | Lewis Grabban | 6 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
17 | DF | SCO | Willie Kinniburgh | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
21 | DF | IRL | Danny Murphy | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goal scorers
edit- As of match played 22 May 2008
Ranking | Nation | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Total |
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1 | FW | 9 | Chris Porter | 14 | 2 | 2 | 18 | |
2 | FW | 12 | David Clarkson | 12 | 0 | 1 | 13 | |
3 | FW | 11 | Ross McCormack | 8 | 1 | 2 | 11 | |
4 | DF | 22 | Paul Quinn | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
5 | DF | 23 | Darren Smith | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
6 | MF | 8 | Simon Lappin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
MF | 18 | Steven McGarry | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
MF | 10 | Phil O'Donnell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
MF | 14 | Keith Lasley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
Own goal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
11 | MF | 7 | Stephen Hughes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
FW | 32 | Jamie Murphy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
DF | 6 | Brian McLean | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
TOTALS | 50 | 4 | 8 | 62 |
Clean sheets
edit- As of match played 22 May 2008
Ranking | Nation | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Total |
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1 | GK | 1 | Graeme Smith | 9 | 1 | 0 | 10 | |
1 | GK | 15 | Luke Daniels | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
TOTALS | 10 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
Disciplinary record
edit- As of match played 22 May 2008
Nation | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
GK | 1 | Graeme Smith | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
DF | 2 | Martyn Corrigan | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |||
DF | 3 | Steven Hammell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
DF | 4 | Mark Reynolds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
DF | 5 | Stephen Craigan | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||
DF | 6 | Brian McLean | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
MF | 7 | Stephen Hughes | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
MF | 8 | Simon Lappin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
FW | 9 | Chris Porter | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
FW | 11 | Ross McCormack | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
FW | 12 | David Clarkson | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||
MF | 14 | Keith Lasley | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||
MF | 16 | Marc Fitzpatrick | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
MF | 17 | Robert Malcolm | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |||
MF | 18 | Steven McGarry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
DF | 23 | Paul Quinn | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||
FW | 23 | Darren Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
Players away from Motherwell on loan: | |||||||||||||
Players who left Motherwell during the season: | |||||||||||||
DF | 3 | Jim Paterson | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||
MF | 8 | Simon Mensing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
MF | 10 | Phil O'Donnell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
TOTALS | 63 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 79 | 1 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "McGhee named new Motherwell manager". BBC Sport.
- ^ Motherwell Captain O'Donnell Dies, BBC Sport, 29 December 2007
- ^ Footballer Died Of Heart Failure, BBC News, 1 January 2008
- ^ "FootballSquads – Motherwell – 2007/08". Footballsquads.co.uk. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
- ^ a b "Hughes and Grabban move to Well". BBC Sport. 31 August 2007.
- ^ "Well capture Hammell and Lappin". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
- ^ "Malcolm seals Motherwell switch". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
- ^ "Midfielder McBride quits Fir Park". BBC Sport. 24 May 2007.
- ^ "Thistle complete Keegan signing". BBC Sport. 17 August 2007.
- ^ "Sturrock signs defender Paterson". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
- ^ "Dundee sign Corrigan on loan deal". news.bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 5 October 2007.
- ^ "Well's Nixon makes Queens move". BBC Sport. 19 October 2007.
- ^ "Well's Murphy joins Pars on loan". BBC Sport. 2 November 2007.
- ^ a b Motherwell FC season 2007–08, Fir Park Corner
- ^ a b c Motherwell's score is shown first.
- ^ a b c The number(s) in brackets shows the minutes of the goal(s) that was/were scored.
- ^ Motherwell F.C. 2007–08 Statistics, Motherwell F.C. Official Site