The 2011–12 season was Motherwell's thirteenth consecutive season in the Scottish Premier League, having competed in it since its inauguration in 1998–99. Motherwell finished 3rd in the league, qualifying for the UEFA Champions League, were knocked out of the Scottish Cup at the Quarter-Finals stage by Aberdeen, and knocked out at the 3rd Round stage by Hibernian in the League Cup.
Season events On 2 June, Motherwell announced that they had extended their contract with Shaun Hutchinson until the summer of 2014.
On 7 June, Motherwell announced that they had signed new one-year contract with Jamie Pollock, Ross McKinnon and Steven Howarth.
On 24 July, Motherwell announced that worldwide franchised retail network Cash Converters would be their new main sponsors.
2 August 2011 – Draw for the Scottish League Cup second round. Motherwell draw Clyde (away). 29 August 2011 – Draw for the Scottish League Cup third round. Motherwell draw Hibernian (home). 22 November 2011 – Draw for the Scottish Cup fourth round. Motherwell draw Queen's Park (home). 9 January 2012 – Draw for the Scottish Cup fifth round. Motherwell draw Greenock Morton (home). 10 January 2012 – Vice-Chairman Bill Dickie dies. Dickie was a Motherwell board member for over 30 years and was also the president of the SFA from 1993 to 1997.
On 2 February, Motherwell announced that they had signed a new two-and-a-half year contract with Henrik Ojamaa after his impressive start to his Motherwell career. The following day, 3 February, Motherwell announced that they had extended their contract with Stuart Carswell until the summer of 2014.
On 7 February, the Quarter-finals draw for the Scottish Cup took place, with Motherwell being drawn at home against Aberdeen.
On 25 May, Motherwell announced that they had extended their contract with Keith Lasley for another two season, keeping him at Motherwell until the summer of 2014.
On 30 May, Motherwell announced that they had extended their contract with Lee Hollis for another two season.
Squad
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals Goalkeepers 1 Darren Randolph GK Unattached 2010 2013 94 0 12 Lee Hollis GK Unattached 2010 2014 2 0 31 Tom Bradley GK Academy 2011 0 0 Defenders 2 Steven Saunders DF Academy 2008 73 2 3 Steven Hammell DF Southend United 2008 2014 426 4 5 Stephen Craigan DF Partick Thistle 2003 357 10 15 Shaun Hutchinson DF Academy 2009 2014 68 7 20 Jonathan Page DF Portsmouth 2008 2012 24 3 22 Tim Clancy DF Kilmarnock 2011 2012 30 0 23 Jordan Halsman DF Academy 2010 1 0 39 Adam Cummins DF Everton 2011 1 0 Zaine Francis-Angol DF Tottenham Hotspur 2011 0 0 Midfielders 4 Nicky Law MF Rotherham United 2011 2013 43 7 6 Tom Hateley MF Unattached 2009 2013 137 10 7 Chris Humphrey MF Unattached 2009 2012 124 6 8 Steve Jennings MF Unattached 2009 2012 113 3 14 Keith Lasley MF Unattached 2006 2014 298 19 17 Omar Daley MF Unattached 2011 2013 27 3 18 Ross Forbes MF Academy 2007 2012 77 10 26 Stuart Carswell MF Academy 2011 2014 20 0 Steven Hetherington MF Rangers 2011 0 0 Hermann Mboa MF Racing Club de France 2011 0 0 Forwards 9 Michael Higdon FW Unattached 2011 2013 39 16 11 Jamie Murphy FW Academy 2006 2013 186 39 16 Bob McHugh FW Academy 2007 47 3 19 Gary Smith FW Academy 2009 3 0 24 Henrik Ojamaa FW RoPS 2012 2014 21 9 25 Steven Lawless FW Academy 2009 2 1 Away on loan 21 Jamie Pollock MF Academy 2009 2012 4 0 27 Ross McKinnon DF Academy 2010 2012 0 0 Nicky Devlin DF Dumbarton 2011 0 0 Left during the season 24 Stephen Hughes MF Unattached 2011 2012 77 3 Steven Howarth FW Clyde 2010 2012 0 0
Transfers
In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref 3 March 2011 DF Nicky Devlin Dumbarton Free 3 June 2011 FW Michael Higdon Unattached Free 1 July 2011 MF Nicky Law Rotherham Free 1 July 2011 DF Adam Cummins Everton Free 1 July 2011 MF Steven Hetherington Rangers Free 2 July 2011 DF Zaine Francis-Angol Tottenham Free 24 August 2011 MF Hermann Mboa Racing Club de France Free 26 August 2011 DF Tim Clancy Kilmarnock Free 12 September 2011 MF Omar Daley Unattached Free 16 November 2011 MF Stephen Hughes Unattached Free 4 January 2012 FW Henrik Ojamaa RoPS Free Devlin's transfer was announced on the above date but were not finalised until 1 July.
Loans out Date from Position Nationality Name To Date to Ref. 30 August 2011 DF Ross McKinnon Dumbarton 1 Month 30 August 2011 FW Steven Howarth Alloa Athletic 1 Month 20 October 2011 MF Steven Lawless Albion Rovers 1 Month 20 October 2011 DF Ross McKinnon Dumbarton 2 Months 15 November 2011 MF Steven Lawless Albion Rovers 2 Months 20 January 2012 DF Jordan Halsman Albion Rovers 2 Months 20 January 2012 FW Gary Smith Stenhousemuir 2 Months 25 January 2012 DF Ross McKinnon Alloa Athletic 5 Months 21 February 2012 MF Jamie Pollock Clyde 2 Months 29 March 2012 DF Nicky Devlin Stenhousemuir 2 Months
Released Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref. 30 August 2011 DF Dean McLean 3 January 2012MFStephen HughesAberdeen27 January 2012 1 February 2012 FW Steven Howarth Albion Rovers 2 August 2012 11 May 2012 DF Stephen CraiganRetired 11 May 2012 FW Gary Smith Shettleston 11 May 2012 GK Tom Bradley 11 May 2012 MF Herman Mboa Megongo 11 May 2012 DF Michael Lynch 11 May 2012 DF Jordan Halsman Greenock Morton 15 May 2012 11 May 2012 MF Steven Lawless Partick Thistle 1 June 2012 11 May 2012 FW Keiran McGachie Annan Athletic 21 June 2012 11 May 2012 DF Ross McKinnon SC Veendam 24 July 2012 11 May 2012 DF Darren Brownlie Ayr United 26 July 2012 11 May 2012 MF Ross Forbes Partick Thistle 5 September 2012 11 May 2012 MF Jamie Pollock East Fife 21 September 2012 11 May 2012 DF Kieran MacDonald Clyde 22 October 2012 31 May 2012GKWillie MuirCeltic 31 May 2012DFTim ClancyHibernian21 June 201231 May 2012MFSteve JenningsCoventry City16 August 2012
Friendlies
Competitions
Overview
Premier League
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Results
Scottish Cup
League Cup
Squad statistics
Appearances
|colspan="14"|Players away from the club on loan: |- |colspan="14"|Players who left Motherwell during the season:
Goal scorers
RankingNationPositionNumberNamePremier LeagueScottish CupLeague CupTotal1 FW9 Michael Higdon1402162 FW11Jamie Murphy940133 FW24Henrik Ojamaa72094 MF4 Nicky Law42175 MF14Keith Lasley40156 DF6 Tom Hateley21147 MF17Omar Daley21038 DF3 Steven Hammell2002MF7 Chris Humphrey2002DF15Shaun Hutchinson110211FW16Bob McHugh1001MF25Steven Lawless1001 Own goal1001TOTALS4811665
Clean sheets
RankingNationPositionNumberNamePremier LeagueScottish CupLeague CupTotal1 GK1 Darren Randolph1520172 GK12Lee Hollis0011TOTALS152118
Disciplinary record
NumberNationPositionNamePremier LeagueScottish Cup League CupTotal 3 DFSteven Hammell600000605 DFStephen Craigan310000316 DFTom Hateley400000407 MFChris Humphrey100000108 MFSteve Jennings700000709 FWMichael Higdon5000005011FWJamie Murphy2000002014MFKeith Lasley8201008315DFShaun Hutchinson9000009017MFOmar Daley2000002018MFRoss Forbes1010002020DFJonathan Page2120004122DFTim Clancy8100008124FWHenrik Ojamaa4000004026MFStuart Carswell10000010Players away from the club on loan::Players who left Motherwell during the season:24MFStephen Hughes10000010TOTALS6453100676
Awards
Player of the Month MONTH Name Award October Keith Lasley Won
Manager of the Month MONTH Name Award July/August Stuart McCall WonMcCall wins Manager of the Month October Stuart McCall Won
Young player of the Month MONTH Name Award January Henrik Ojamaa Won
See also List of Motherwell F.C. seasons
Notes and references
External links Motherwell F.C. Website BBC My Club Page Motherwell F.C. Newsnow