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
Chairman	John Boyle
Manager	Billy Davies
Premier League	4th
Scottish Cup	Fourth round vs Ayr United
League Cup	Quarterfinal vs Dundee United
Top goalscorer	League: John Spencer (11) All: Lee McCulloch (12)
Home colours

Squad

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		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

Main articles: List of Scottish football transfers summer 1999 and List of Scottish football transfers winter 1999–2000

In

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

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

Loans out

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

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

Overview

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

Main article: 1999–2000 Scottish Premier League

League table

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

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

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
Ground	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H
Result	D	D	L	W	L	D	D	L	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	D	L	D	D	L	W	L	L	W	L	D	W	L	L	W	L	L	D	W	W	W
Position	5	6	9	5	7	8	9	9	7	5	4	5	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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

Results

Hibernian v Motherwell

31 July 1999 1	Hibernian	2 – 2	Motherwell	Easter Road
	Lehmann 45', 81'		Nevin 65' Nicholas 90'	Attendance: 13,058 Referee: Kenny Clark

Motherwell v Dundee United

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

Rangers v Motherwell

15 August 1999 3	Rangers	4 – 1	Motherwell	Ibrox
	Mols 41', 45', 69', 80'		McCulloch 90'	Attendance: 45,264 Referee: Jim McCluskey

Kilmarnock v Motherwell

21 August 1999 4	Kilmarnock	0 – 1	Motherwell	Rugby Park
			Adams 33'	Attendance: 7,732 Referee: Eric Martindale

Motherwell v Dundee

28 August 1999 5	Motherwell	0 – 2	Dundee	Fir Park
			Annand 16' Falconer 83'	Attendance: 6,278 Referee: Alan Freeland

St Johnstone v Motherwell

11 September 1999 6	St Johnstone	1 – 1	Motherwell	McDiarmid Park
	Thomas 25'		Spencer 61'	Attendance: 5,467 Referee: Jim McCluskey

Motherwell v Hibernian

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

Motherwell v Aberdeen

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

Dundee United v Motherwell

23 October 1999 9	Dundee United	0 – 2	Motherwell	Tannadice
			Spencer 45' Teale 69' (pen.)	Attendance: 6,213 Referee: Michael McCurry

Celtic v Motherwell

27 October 1999 10	Celtic	0 – 1	Motherwell	Celtic Park
			Twaddle 13' Teale  34'	Attendance: 58,731

Motherwell v St Johnstone

30 October 1999 11	Motherwell	1 – 0	St Johnstone	Fir Park
	Twaddle 9'			Attendance: 6,172 Referee: George Clyde

Hearts v Motherwell

6 November 1999 12	Hearts	1 – 1	Motherwell	Tynecastle
	McSwegan 8'		Twaddle 83'	Attendance: 12,514 Referee: Alan Freeland

Dundee v Motherwell

20 November 1999 13	Dundee	0 – 1	Motherwell	Dens Park
	Banger  81'		McCulloch 45'	Attendance: 4,340 Referee: Martin Clark

Motherwell v Hearts

23 November 1999 14	Motherwell	2 – 1	Hearts	Fir Park
	McCulloch 24' Nevin 90'		Rousett  81' McSwegan 46'	Attendance: 7,850 Referee: John Rowbotham

Motherwell v Celtic

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

Hibernian v Motherwell

11 December 1999 16	Hibernian	2 – 2	Motherwell	Easter Road
	Paatelainen 63' McGinlay 88'		Spencer 70', 89'	Attendance: 9,955 Referee: George Simpson

Motherwell v Rangers

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

St Johnstone v Motherwell

22 January 2000 18	St Johnstone	1 – 1	Motherwell	McDiarmid Park
	Jones 44'		McMillan 85'	Attendance: 4,158 Referee: Tom Brown

Aberdeen v Motherwell

26 January 2000 19	Aberdeen	1 – 1	Motherwell	Pittodrie
	Zerouali 90'		Spencer 22'	Attendance: 10,314 Referee: Kenny Clark

Motherwell v Dundee

5 February 2000 20	Motherwell	0 – 3	Dundee	Fir Park
			Robertson 49' Rae 66' Grady 89' (pen.)	Attendance: 5,865 Referee: Willie Young

Kilmarnock v Motherwell

12 February 2000 21	Kilmarnock	0 – 2	Motherwell	Rugby Park
			Goodman  53'  Spencer 66' McMillan 73'	Attendance: 7,057 Referee: John Rowbotham

Motherwell v Kilmarnock

22 February 2000 22	Motherwell	0 – 4	Kilmarnock	Fir Park
			Cocard 28', 42' Vareille 85', 90'	Attendance: 5,813 Referee: Willie Young

Motherwell v Hearts

1 March 2000 23	Motherwell	0 – 2	Hearts	Fir Park
			Jackson 45' Wales 59'	Attendance: 5,588 Referee: Jim McCluskey

Motherwell v Aberdeen

4 March 2000 24	Motherwell	1 – 0	Aberdeen	Fir Park
	Goodman 53'			Attendance: 7,538 Referee: Stuart Dougal

Rangers v Motherwell

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

Hearts v Motherwell

25 March 2000 26	Hearts	0 – 0	Motherwell	Tynecastle
				Attendance: 13,102 Referee: Michael McCurry

Motherwell v St Johnstone

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

Celtic v Motherwell

5 April 2000 28	Celtic	4 – 0	Motherwell	Celtic Park
	Johnson 9', 75' Berkovic 32' Blinker 76'			Attendance: 46,862 Referee: Stuart Dougal

Dundee v Motherwell

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

Motherwell v Kilmarnock

16 April 2000 30	Motherwell	2 – 0	Kilmarnock	Fir Park
	Brannan 21' McCulloch 56'			Attendance: 5,429 Referee: John Rowbotham

Motherwell v Dundee United

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

Aberdeen v Motherwell

22 April 2000 32	Aberdeen	2 – 1	Motherwell	Pittodrie
	Dow 32' Solberg 83'		Brannan 41' (pen.)	Attendance: 9,348 Referee: Tom Brown

Motherwell v Celtic

29 April 2000 33	Motherwell	1 – 1	Celtic	Fir Park
	Brannan 45'		Burchill 15'	Attendance: 8,115 Referee: Jim McCluskey

Motherwell v Hibernian

6 May 2000 34	Motherwell	2 – 0	Hibernian	Fir Park
	Twaddle 70', 73'			Attendance: 5,426 Referee: George Clyde

Dundee United v Motherwell

13 May 2000 35	Dundee United	1 – 2	Motherwell	Tannadice
	McCracken  28' Hamilton 37' (pen.)		Goodman 31', 78'	Attendance: 5,908 Referee: Stuart Dougal

Motherwell v Rangers

21 May 2000 36	Motherwell	2 – 0	Rangers	Fir Park
	Twaddle 64' Spencer 71'			Referee: Michael McCurry

Source:

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1999-2000 Scottish Cup

Arbroath v Motherwell

1 February 2000 Third round	Arbroath	1 – 1	Motherwell	Arbroath
	Bryce 35'	[ Report]	Goodman 24'	Stadium: Gayfield Attendance: 2,509 Referee: Michael McCurry

Motherwell v Arbroath

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

Motherwell v Ayr United

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

Main article: 1999–2000 Scottish League Cup

Raith Rovers v Motherwell

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

Inverness CT v Motherwell

12 October 1999 Third Round	Inverness CT	0 – 1	Motherwell	Inverness
		[ Report]	McCulloch 48'	Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 2,195 Referee: Stuart Dougal

Dundee United v Motherwell

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:

Squad statistics

As of match played 21 May 2000

Appearances

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

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

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

• List of Motherwell F.C. seasons