The 2001–02 season was Motherwell's 4th season in the Scottish Premier League, and their 17th consecutive season in the top division of Scottish football.

Amid growing financial concerns, several key players were sold during the pre-season in order to reduce the club's wage bill. Nine new players were signed, but Motherwell struggled early in the season, resulting in the sacking of manager Billy Davies in September. Eric Black was appointed as his replacement, and over the course the season the club slowly pulled away from bottom-placed St Johnstone to ease any relegation worries. The club's financial situation worsened however, and in April 2002, John Boyle announced that the club would be entering administration. Eric Black and chief executive Pat Nevin resigned from their positions, with Terry Butcher becoming the club's third manager of the season. A week later, following the last game of the season, 19 players were released by the club, including nine players who were still under contract.

Season review Motherwell announced the signing of David Kelly to a one-year contract on 2 July, with Roberto Martínez signing a day later to a three-year contract.

On 16 March, Franck Bernhard joined Motherwell from RC Strasbourg, whilst Paul Harvey left the club to join Stenhousemuir.

On 29 April, Motherwell released 17 players after going into administration.

Squad

No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals Goalkeepers 17 Stevie Woods GK Preston North End 1994 24 François Dubourdeau GK Girondins de Bordeaux 2001 4 0 Defenders 2 Martyn Corrigan DF Falkirk 2000 91 1 15 Éric Deloumeaux DF Le Havre 2001 24 0 16 Steven Hammell DF Youth team 1999 82 1 28 Brian Dempsie DF Youth team 1999 1 0 36 William Kinniburgh DF Youth team 2000 1 0 Midfielders 8 Scott Leitch MF Swindon Town 2000 56 0 11 Stuart Elliott MF Glentoran 2000 75 24 12 Derek Adams MF Ross County 1998 105 9 20 Dougie Ramsay MF Youth team 1997 19 1 22 Keith Lasley MF Youth team 1999 43 2 26 Stephen Pearson MF Youth team 2000 35 2 29 David Clarke MF Youth team 1999 1 0 31 Kevin MacDonald MF Youth team 1999 1 0 35 Shaun Fagan MF Youth team 1999 2 0 44 Kenny Wright MF Youth team 2002 1 0 Forwards 9 Dirk Lehmann FW Brighton & Hove Albion 2002 11 4 27 James McFadden FW Youth team 2000 32 9 45 David Clarkson FW Youth team 2002 0 0 Out on loan Left during the season 1 Mark Brown GK Rangers 2001 19 0 3 Andy Dow DF Aberdeen 2001 10 1 4 Eddie Forrest DF Airdrieonians 2001 15 0 5 Karl Ready DF Queens Park Rangers 2001 37 4 6 Greg Strong DF Bolton Wanderers 2000 77 4 7 Kevin Twaddle FW Greenock Morton 1999 67 7 9 David Kelly FW Sheffield United 2001 2002 21 7 10 Roberto Martínez MF Wigan Athletic 2001 16 0 13 David Ferrère MF Louhans-Cuiseaux 2002 10 3 14 Yann Soloy MF Le Havre 2001 13 1 18 Stephen Cosgrove MF Manchester United 2001 3 0 19 Stevie Nicholas FW Stirling Albion 1999 66 5 20 Neil Tarrant FW Aston Villa 2001 6 0 21 Paul Harvey MF Queen of the South 1999 28 1 23 Ange Oueifio DF Denderleeuw EH 2000 20 0 25 Jon Connolly GK Thorniewood United 2000 2 0 30 Scott Wilson DF Youth team 2000 0 0 32 John Fallon FW Youth team 1999 0 0 33 Billy Brawley MF Youth team 1999 0 0 39 Liam Fleming MF Youth team 2000 0 0 50 Franck Bernhard DF RC Strasbourg 2002 2002 3 0 24 Martin Wood FW Rothes 1999 9 0

Transfers In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.2 July 2001FWDavid KellySheffield UnitedFree3 July 2001MFRoberto MartínezWigan AthleticFree10 July 2001DFKarl ReadyQueens Park RangersFree20 July 2001MFStephen CosgroveManchester UnitedUndisclosed20 July 2001DFEddie ForrestAirdrieoniansUndisclosed9 November 2001DFÉric DeloumeauxLe Havre£100,00018 January 2002FWDirk LehmannBrighton & Hove AlbionUndisclosed8 February 2002MFDavid FerrèreLouhans-CuiseauxUndisclosed16 March 2002DFFranck BernhardRC StrasbourgUndisclosed

Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.16 March 2002MFPaul HarveyStenhousemuirFree

Released Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref. FW David Kelly Mansfield Town 29 January 2002 GK Jon Connolly Dumbarton 31 January 2002 29 April 2002 DF Franck Bernhard Vendée Fontenay 2003 29 April 2002 MF Billy Brawley Partick Thistle 21 June 2002 29 April 2002 FW John Fallon 29 April 2002 MF David Ferrère L'Entente SSG 2003 29 April 2002 MF Liam Fleming 29 April 2002 MF Stevie Nicholas Stirling Albion 2002 29 April 2002 DF Ange Oueifio 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 2002 29 April 2002 MF Yann Soloy Dieppe 2002 29 April 2002 DF Scott Wilson Airdrie United 2002 29 April 2002 FW Martin Wood 29 April 2002 GK Mark Brown Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2002 29 April 2002 MF Stephen Cosgrove Clyde 2002 29 April 2002 DF Andy Dow St Mirren 2002 29 April 2002 DF Eddie Forrest Berwick Rangers 2002 29 April 2002 MF Roberto Martínez Walsall August 2002 29 April 2002 Brian MacDonald 29 April 2002 DF Karl Ready Aldershot Town 2002 29 April 2002 DF Greg Strong Hull City May 2002 29 April 2002 FW Kevin Twaddle Hearts June 2002

Competitions Overview

Premier League

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Results

Scottish Cup

League Cup

Squad statistics

Appearances

|colspan="14"|Players who appeared for Motherwell who left during the season:

Goal scorers RankingPositionNationNumberNamePremier LeagueScottish CupLeague CupTotal1 MF11Stuart Elliott1110122 FW27James McFadden90093 FW9 David Kelly60174 FW9 Dirk Lehmann4004DF5 Karl Ready40046 MF13David Ferrère30037 FW19Stevie Nicholas2002MF26Stephen Pearson2002DF6 Greg Strong2002MF12Derek Adams200211MF22Keith Lasley1001DF3 Andy Dow1001DF16Steven Hammell1001MF14Yann Soloy1001TOTALS491151

Clean sheets RankingPositionNationNumberNamePremier LeagueScottish CupLeague CupTotal1 GK1 Mark Brown4004GK17Stevie Woods4004TOTALS8008

Disciplinary record NumberNationPositionNamePremier LeagueScottish CupLeague CupTotal 2 DFMartyn Corrigan600010708 MFScott Leitch9000101009 FWDirk Lehmann1000001011MFStuart Elliott3000003012MFDerek Adams5010006015DFÉric Deloumeaux3100003116DFSteven Hammell3000003022MFKeith Lasley5000005026MFStephen Pearson4110005127FWJames McFadden90000090Players away on loan:Players who left Motherwell during the season:4 DFEddie Forrest310010415 DFKarl Ready12000001206 DFGreg Strong500000507 FWKevin Twaddle200000209 FWDavid Kelly4000004010MFRoberto Martínez3000003013MFDavid Ferrère1000001014MFYann Soloy1000001019FWStevie Nicholas2000002020FWNeil Tarrant10000010TOTALS8232030873

See also List of Motherwell F.C. seasons

References

External links Soccerbase