2003–04 Motherwell F.C. season

The 2003–04 season was Motherwell's 6th season in the Scottish Premier League, and their 19th consecutive season in the top division of Scottish football.

Motherwell
2003–04 season
ChairmanJohn Boyle
ManagerTerry Butcher
Premier League6th
Scottish CupQuarter-finals
League CupSecond Round
Top goalscorerLeague: David Clarkson (12)
All: David Clarkson (14)
Highest home attendance10,824 vs Rangers
19 October 2003
Lowest home attendance3,920 vs Dunfermline Athletic
15 April 2004
Average home league attendance6,229

Squad edit

As of match played 16 May 2004
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (Age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Gordon Marshall   GK (1964-04-19)19 April 1964 (aged 40) Kilmarnock 2003[1] 37 0
15 Barry John Corr   GK (1981-01-13)13 January 1981 (aged 23) Celtic 2003 5 0
25 Jamie Ewings   GK (1984-08-04)4 August 1984 (aged 19) Youth team 2002 0 0
30 Andrew Reid   GK (1985-08-03)3 August 1985 (aged 18) Nottingham Forest 2003 0 0
47 Dougie Calder   GK (1986-02-01)1 February 1986 (aged 18) Hamilton Academical 2003 0 0
Defenders
2 Martyn Corrigan   DF (1977-08-14)14 August 1977 (aged 26) Falkirk 2000[2] 177 3
3 Steven Hammell   DF (1982-02-18)18 February 1982 (aged 22) Youth team 1999 166 2
5 Stephen Craigan   DF (1976-10-29)29 October 1976 (aged 27) Partick Thistle 2003[1] 67 3
6 Gary Bollan   DF (1973-03-24)24 March 1973 (aged 31) Dundee United 2004[3] 4 0
14 David Partridge   DF (1978-11-26)26 November 1978 (aged 25) Dundee United 2002 54 1
16 David Cowan   DF (1982-03-05)5 March 1982 (aged 22) Newcastle United 2002 22 0
19 Paul Quinn   DF (1985-07-21)21 July 1985 (aged 18) Youth team 2002 33 0
22 William Kinniburgh   DF (1984-09-08)8 September 1984 (aged 19) Youth team 2000 18 1
23 Graeme Mathie   DF (1982-10-17)17 October 1982 (aged 21) Bournemouth 2002 0 0
24 Ross Ballantyne   DF (1984-01-27)27 January 1984 (aged 20) Youth team 2002 1 0
29 Barry Neville   DF (1985-04-18)18 April 1985 (aged 19) Youth team 2002 0 0
31 Chris Higgins   DF (1985-07-04)4 July 1985 (aged 18) Youth team 2002 0 0
36 Bobby McColl   DF (1986-04-21)21 April 1986 (aged 18) Aberdeen 2003 0 0
37 Mark Cameron   DF (1987-02-07)7 February 1987 (aged 17) Youth team 2003 0 0
38 Bobby Donnelly   DF (1987-01-19)19 January 1987 (aged 17) Youth team 2003 0 0
41 Mark Quinn   DF (1987-05-13)13 May 1987 (aged 17) Youth team 2003 0 0
42 John McStay   DF (1987-07-10)10 July 1987 (aged 16) Celtic 2003 0 0
44 David Keogh   DF (1986-08-29)29 August 1986 (aged 17) Youth team 2003 0 0
Midfielders
4 Keith Lasley   MF (1979-09-21)21 September 1979 (aged 24) Youth team 1999 109 9
7 Derek Adams   MF (1975-06-25)25 June 1975 (aged 28) Ross County 1998 178 23
8 Scott Leitch   MF (1969-10-06)6 October 1969 (aged 34) Swindon Town 2000 109 1
9 Jason Dair   MF (1974-06-15)15 June 1974 (aged 29) Youth team 2003[4] 2004[4] 32 2
10 Phil O'Donnell   MF (1972-03-25)25 March 1972 (aged 32) Sheffield Wednesday 2004[5] 156 17
20 Kevin MacDonald   MF (1983-02-05)5 February 1983 (aged 21) Youth team 1999 5 0
21 Shaun Fagan   MF (1984-03-22)22 March 1984 (aged 20) Youth team 1999 38 2
27 Kevin Barkey   MF (1985-02-05)5 February 1985 (aged 18) Youth team 2002 0 0
32 Brian McCandie   MF (1985-05-04)4 May 1985 (aged 19) Youth team 2002 0 0
35 Marc Fitzpatrick   MF (1986-05-11)11 May 1986 (aged 18) Youth team 2002 2 0
39 Kenneth Connolly   MF (1987-04-18)18 April 1987 (aged 17) Youth team 2003 0 0
40 Stephen Maguire   MF (1987-02-14)14 February 1987 (aged 17) Youth team 2003 0 0
Forwards
11 Alex Burns   FW (1973-08-04)4 August 1973 (aged 30) Partick Thistle 2003[1]
12 Scott McDonald   MF (1983-08-21)21 August 1983 (aged 20) Wimbledon 2004[6] 2004[6] 18 2
17 Steven Craig   FW (1981-02-05)5 February 1981 (aged 23) Falkirk 2003 40 7
18 David Clarkson   FW (1985-09-10)10 September 1985 (aged 18) Youth team 2002 2006[1] 65 17
26 Kenny Wright   FW (1985-08-01)1 August 1985 (aged 18) Youth team 2002 17 1
28 Andy Scott   FW (1985-01-30)30 January 1985 (aged 19) Youth team 2002 1 0
33 Ryan Grant   FW (1985-01-05)5 January 1985 (aged 19) Youth team 2002 0 0
34 James Reilly   FW (1986-02-07)7 February 1986 (aged 18) Youth team 2003 0 0
45 Adam Coakley   FW (1987-10-19)19 October 1987 (aged 16) Youth team 2003 0 0
46 Ryan Russell   FW (1987-04-09)9 April 1987 (aged 17) Youth team 2003 0 0
Left during the season
6 Stephen Pearson   MF (1982-10-02)2 October 1982 (aged 21) Youth team 2000 88 13
10 James McFadden   FW (1983-04-14)14 April 1983 (aged 21) Youth team 2000 70 31

Transfers edit

In edit

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
5 June 2003 GK   Gordon Marshall Kilmarnock Free [1]
5 June 2003 FW   Alex Burns Partick Thistle Free [1]
5 June 2003 DF   Stephen Craigan Partick Thistle Free [1]
July 2003 GK   Barry John Corr Celtic Free
5 September 2003 MF   Jason Dair Dunfermline Athletic Free [4][7]
January 2004 FW   Scott McDonald Wimbledon Free [6]
9 January 2004 MF   Phil O'Donnell Sheffield Wednesday Free [5]
14 January 2004 DF   Gary Bollan Dundee United Free [5][3]

Out edit

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
2 July 2003 GK   Stevie Woods St Mirren [8]
July 2003 FW   Khaled Kemas Les Lilas
July 2003 FW   Iain Russell Dumbarton
1 September 2003 FW   James McFadden Everton £1.25 million [7][9]
9 January 2004 MF   Stephen Pearson Celtic £350,000 [5][10]

Released edit

Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref.
May 2004 DF   Gary Bollan Clyde 6 August 2004 [11]
May 2004 FW   Andy Scott Bellshill Athletic

Competitions edit

Overview edit

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 9 August 2003 16 May 2004 Matchday 1 6th 38 12 10 16 42 49 −7 031.58
Scottish Cup 10 January 2004 6 March 2004 Third Round Quarterfinal 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 066.67
League Cup 23 September 2003 23 September 2003 Second Round Second Round 1 0 1 0 3 3 +0 000.00
Total 42 14 11 17 51 55 −4 033.33

Last updated: 16 May 2004
Source: Competitions

Premier League edit

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 GD
38 12 10 16 42 49  −7 46 7 7 5 25 22  +3 5 3 11 17 27  −10

Source: Fir Park Corner

Results by round edit

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHHAAHAHAAHHAAHHAHAAHAHHHAAAHHHAAAHHA
ResultLLWDWLDWDWWDDLLLLDWLLWLWWWDDLLDWWLLLDL
Position1111875786654444556656756555556665555666
Source: Fir Park Corner
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results edit

[12]

9 August 2003 1 Motherwell 0–3 Dundee Motherwell
15:00 BST Report Rae   23'
Wilkie   43'
Smith   84'
Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 6,812
Referee: John Underhill
16 August 2003 2 Livingston 1–0 Motherwell Livingston
15:00 BST Lilley   78' Report
BBC
Stadium: Almondvale Stadium
Attendance: 5,316
Referee: C Thomson
23 August 2003 3 Motherwell 2–1 Kilmarnock Motherwell
15:00 BST McFadden   66' (pen.)
Pearson   90'
Report Dindeleux   76' Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 5,087
Referee: Ian Fyfe
30 August 2003 4 Motherwell 2–2 Partick Thistle Motherwell
15:00 BST McFadden   9', 69' Report Britton   26'
Taylor   82'
Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 6,193
Referee: John Rowbotham
13 September 2003 5 Hibernian 0–2 Motherwell Edinburgh
15:00 BST Report Clarkson   45', 75' Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 8,387
Referee: Kenny Clark
20 September 2003 6 Celtic 3–0 Motherwell Glasgow
15:00 BST Larsson   47'
Sutton   64'
Maloney   70'
Report
BBC
Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 58,013
Referee: Iain Brines
27 September 2003 7 Motherwell 1–1 Heart of Midlothian Motherwell
15:00 BST Adams   29' Report Hartley   45' Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 5,888
Referee: Charlie Richmond
4 October 2003 8 Dundee United 0–2 Motherwell Dundee
15:00 BST Report
BBC
Adams   22' (pen.), 90' Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 6,194
Referee: Hugh Dallas
19 October 2003 9 Motherwell 1–1 Rangers Motherwell
15:00 BST Pearson   25' Report
BBC
Arveladze   15' Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 10,824
Referee: Dougie McDonald
1 November 2003 10 Aberdeen 0–3 Motherwell Aberdeen
15:00 GMT Report
Aberdeen
Craig   10'
Pearson   77'
Lasley   90'
Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 9,895
Referee: Kevin Toner
8 November 2003 11 Dundee 1–0 Motherwell Dundee
15:00 GMT Craig   52' [8 November 2003 Report] Stadium: Dens Park
Attendance: 6,374
Referee: Iain Brines
22 November 2003 12 Motherwell 1–1 Livingston Motherwell
15:00 GMT Clarkson   28' Report
BBC
Lilley   39' Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 6,357
Referee: John Underhill
25 November 2003 13 Motherwell 2–2 Dunfermline Athletic Motherwell
19:45 GMT Pearson   70'
Corrigan   90'
Report Crawford   15'
Brewster   39'
Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 4,220
Referee: Chris Foy
29 November 2003 14 Kilmarnock 2–0 Motherwell Kilmarnock
15:00 GMT Canero   13'
Boyd   60'
Report Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 6,320
Referee: Michael McCurry
7 December 2003 15 Partick Thistle 1–0 Motherwell Glasgow
15:00 GMT McBride   59' Report Stadium: Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 4,124
Referee: Tom Brown
13 December 2003 16 Motherwell 0–1 Hibernian Motherwell
15:00 GMT Report Riordan   90' Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 4,533
Referee: Craig Thomson
21 December 2003 17 Motherwell 0–2 Celtic Motherwell
15:00 GMT Report
BBC
Hartson   3'
Thompson   71'
Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 10,513
Referee: John Underhill
27 December 2003 18 Heart of Midlothian 0–0 Motherwell Edinburgh
12:30 GMT Report Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium
Attendance: 10,046
Referee: John Rowbotham
3 January 2004 19 Motherwell 3–1 Dundee United Motherwell
15:00 GMT Clarkson   60', 68', 90' Report
BBC
Wilson   15' Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 5,549
Referee: Charlie Richmond
17 January 2004 20 Rangers 1–0 Motherwell Glasgow
15:00 GMT Arveladze   82' Report
BBC
Stadium: Ibrox
Attendance: 48,925
Referee: C Thompson
24 January 2004 21 Dunfermline Athletic 1–0 Motherwell Dunfermline
15:00 GMT Young   73' Report Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 5,270
Referee: Dougie McDonald
11 February 2004 22 Motherwell 5–3 Dundee Motherwell
19:45 GMT Lasley   15'
Dair   18', 73'
Clarkson   51'
Burns   62'
Report Barrett   11', 28'
Novo   58'
Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 4,327
Referee: John Rowbotham
14 February 2004 23 Livingston 3–1 Motherwell Livingston
15:00 GMT McAllister   3'
Lilley   29'
Fernandez   45'
Report
Livingston
Adams   90' Stadium: Almondvale Stadium
Attendance: 3,492
Referee: Chris Foy
21 February 2004 24 Motherwell 1–0 Kilmarnock Motherwell
15:00 GMT Quinn   15' Report Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 5,163
Referee: Dougie McDonald
24 February 2004 25 Motherwell 1–0 Aberdeen Motherwell
19:45 GMT Wright   84' Report
Aberdeen
Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 5,225
Referee: Calum Murray
28 February 2004 26 Motherwell 3–0 Partick Thistle Motherwell
15:00 GMT Hammell   1'
Clarkson   52'
Adams   80'
Report Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 5,814
Referee: C Thompson
14 March 2004 27 Celtic 1–1 Motherwell Glasgow
13:30 GMT Larsson   70' Report
BBC
Adams   26' Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 47,563
Referee: Tom Brown
24 March 2004 28 Hibernian 3–3 Motherwell Edinburgh
19:45 GMT Nicol   6'
Reid   37'
Riordan   62' (pen.)
Report Lasley   46'
Adams   60' (pen.)
Doumbe   80' (o.g.)
Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 5,670
Referee: Alan Freeland
27 March 2004 29 Dundee United 1–0 Motherwell Dundee
15:00 GMT Scotland   66' Report
BBC
Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 7,585
Referee: Stuart Dougal
4 April 2004 30 Motherwell 0–1 Rangers Motherwell
15:00 BST Report
BBC
Hughes   44' Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 8,967
Referee: John Rowbotham
15 April 2004 31 Motherwell 1–1 Heart of Midlothian Motherwell
19:45 BST Clarkson   61' Report Wyness   27' Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: C Melville
15 April 2004 32 Motherwell 1–0 Dunfermline Athletic Motherwell
19:45 BST Adams   10' (pen.) Report Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 3,920
Referee: Calum Murray
18 April 2004 33 Aberdeen 0–2 Motherwell Aberdeen
15:00 BST Report
Aberdeen
Burns   61'
Craig   90'
Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 7,246
Referee: Steve Conroy
24 April 2004 34 Dunfermline Athletic 3–0 Motherwell Dunfermline
15:00 BST Nicholson   36'
Dempsey   52'
Young   74'
Report Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 4,290
Referee: John Underhill
1 May 2004 35 Rangers 4–0 Motherwell Glasgow
15:00 BST Arteta   45'
Ross   47'
Namouchi   51'
Thompson   55'
Report
BBC
Stadium: Ibrox
Attendance: 47,579
Referee: Stuart Dougal
8 May 2004 36 Motherwell 0–1 Dundee United Motherwell
19:45 BST Report
BBC
Wilson   52' Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 5,722
Referee: A Freeland
12 May 2004 37 Motherwell 1–1 Celtic Motherwell
19:45 BST Clarkson   64' Report
BBC
Beattie   71' Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 7,749
Referee: John Rowbotham
16 May 2004 38 Heart of Midlothian 3–2 Motherwell Edinburgh
15:00 BST Wyness   5', 68'
McKenna   75'
Report McDonald   37'
Clarkson   45'
Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium
Attendance: 11,619
Referee: Iain Brines

Table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
4 Dunfermline Athletic 38 14 11 13 45 52 −7 53 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[b]
5 Dundee United 38 13 10 15 47 60 −13 49
6 Motherwell 38 12 10 16 42 49 −7 46
7 Dundee 38 12 10 16 48 57 −9 46
8 Hibernian 38 11 11 16 41 60 −19 44 Qualification for the UEFA Intertoto Cup second round[c]
Source: Scottish Professional Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ As Celtic, the 2003–04 Scottish Cup winners, qualified for the UEFA Champions League via their league position, the place in the UEFA Cup was passed onto Dunfermline Athletic, the cup runners-up.
  3. ^ Hibernian qualified for the 2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup as the highest placed team to apply to participate in the competition.

Scottish Cup edit

10 January 2004 Third Round St Johnstone 0–3 Motherwell Perth
15:00 GMT Report Clarkson   24', 32'
McDonald   90'
Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 4,090
Referee: Kevin Toner
7 February 2004 Fourth Round Motherwell 3–2 Queen of the South Motherwell
15:00 GMT Adams   3' (pen.)
Burns   18', 45'
Report O'Connor   65', 69' Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 8,101
Referee: Michael McCurry
6 March 2004 Quarter-finals Motherwell 0–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Motherwell
15:00 GMT Report Wilson   10' Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 7,930
Referee: Kenny Clark

League Cup edit

23 September 2003 Second Round Forfar Athletic 3–3 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)
Motherwell Forfar
19:45 BST Henderson   30'
Tosh   51', 54'
Report Craig   3'
Lasley   55'
Pearson   60'
Stadium: Station Park
Attendance: 1,110

Squad statistics edit

As of match played 16 May 2004[12][13]

Appearances edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League Scottish Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   SCO Gordon Marshall 37 0 33 0 3 0 1 0
2 DF   SCO Martyn Corrigan 42 1 38 1 3 0 1 0
3 DF   SCO Steven Hammell 41 1 37 1 3 0 1 0
4 MF   SCO Keith Lasley 37 4 33 3 3 0 1 1
5 DF   NIR Stephen Craigan 37 3 36 3 0 0 1 0
6 DF   SCO Gary Bollan 4 0 1+2 0 0+1 0 0 0
7 FW   SCO Derek Adams 35 9 31 8 3 1 1 0
8 MF   SCO Scott Leitch 22 0 20 0 1 0 1 0
9 FW   SCO Jason Dair 32 2 19+10 2 2 0 0+1 0
10 MF   SCO Phil O'Donnell 12 0 7+2 0 1+2 0 0 0
11 MF   SCO Alex Burns 36 4 29+4 2 3 2 0 0
12 FW   AUS Scott McDonald 18 2 10+5 1 1+2 1 0 0
14 DF   WAL David Partridge 16 0 15 0 0 0 1 0
15 GK   SCO Barry John Corr 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
16 DF   SCO David Cowan 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
17 FW   ENG Steven Craig 25 4 16+8 3 0 0 1 1
18 FW   SCO David Clarkson 42 14 32+6 12 3 2 1 0
19 DF   SCO Paul Quinn 29 0 24+2 0 3 0 0 0
20 FW   SCO Kevin MacDonald 4 0 1+3 0 0 0 0 0
21 MF   SCO Shaun Fagan 15 0 9+4 0 1+1 0 0 0
22 DF   SCO William Kinniburgh 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
26 FW   SCO Kenny Wright 15 1 2+11 1 0+1 0 0+1 0
35 MF   SCO Marc Fitzpatrick 2 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0
Players who appeared for Motherwell but left during the season:
6 MF   SCO Stephen Pearson 19 5 17+1 4 0 0 1 1
10 MF   SCO James McFadden 3 3 2+1 3 0 0 0 0

Goal scorers edit

Ranking Position Nation Number Name Premier League Scottish Cup League Cup Total
1 FW   18 David Clarkson 12 2 0 14
2 FW   7 Derek Adams 8 1 0 9
3 MF   6 Stephen Pearson 4 1 0 5
4 DF   17 Steven Craig 3 0 1 4
MF   4 Keith Lasley 3 0 1 4
6 DF   5 Stephen Craigan 3 0 0 3
FW   10 James McFadden 3 0 0 3
8 FW   9 Jason Dair 2 0 0 2
Own Goal 2 0 0 2
FW   12 Scott McDonald 1 1 0 2
11 DF   2 Martyn Corrigan 1 0 0 1
DF   3 Steven Hammell 1 0 0 1
FW   26 Kenny Wright 0 0 1 1
TOTALS 55 6 3 64

Clean sheets edit

Ranking Position Nation Number Name Premier League Scottish Cup League Cup Total
1 GK   1 Gordon Marshall 9 1 0 10
2 GK   15 Barry John Corr 1 0 0 1
TOTALS 10 1 0 11

Disciplinary record edit

Nation Position Number Name Premier League Scottish Cup League Cup Total
               
  DF 2 Martyn Corrigan 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
  DF 3 Steven Hammell 5 0 1 0 0 0 6 0
  MF 4 Keith Lasley 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
  DF 5 Stephen Craigan 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 0
  FW 7 Derek Adams 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
  MF 8 Scott Leitch 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
  FW 9 Jason Dair 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
  FW 11 Alex Burns 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
  FW 17 Steven Craig 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
  FW 18 David Clarkson 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
  DF 19 Paul Quinn 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
  MF 21 Shaun Fagan 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
  DF 22 William Kinniburgh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Players who left Motherwell during the season:
  MF 6 Stephen Pearson 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
  FW 10 James McFadden 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 44 1 1 0 1 0 46 1

See also edit

Note edit


References edit

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  2. ^ "Well pleased to sign Corrigan". heraldscotland.com/. The Herald (Glasgow). 21 January 2000. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Bollan joins Motherwell". BBC Sport. 13 January 2004. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
  4. ^ a b c "Dair joins Motherwell". BBC Sport. 3 September 2003. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
  5. ^ a b c d "Transfers – January 2004". BBC Sport. 18 January 2004. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
  6. ^ a b c "Motherwell sign McDonald". bbc.co.uk/sport1. BBC Sport. 6 January 2004. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  7. ^ a b "Transfers – September 2003". BBC Sport. 23 September 2003. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
  8. ^ "Transfers – July 2003". BBC Sport. 31 July 2003. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
  9. ^ "McFadden signs for Everton". BBC Sport. September 2003. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
  10. ^ "Celtic parade Pearson". BBC Sport. 9 January 2004. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
  11. ^ "Double signing for Clyde". BBC Sport. 6 August 2004. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  12. ^ a b Motherwell results 2003/2004, Fir Park Corner
  13. ^ Motherwell Club Stats, Soccerbase.com