The 2015–16 season is Motherwell's thirty-first consecutive season in the top flight of Scottish football and the third in the newly established Scottish Premiership, having been promoted from the Scottish First Division at the end of the 1984–85 season. Motherwell will also compete in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
Important Events On 3 June, Motherwell announced the permanent signing of Joe Chalmers from Celtic, on a contract until the summer of 2017.
On 12 June, Motherwell announced their first batch of Pre-season Friendlies.
On 24 June, Motherwell announced that Lionel Ainsworth had signed a new two-year contract with the club.
On 25 June, Motherwell announced the return of David Clarkson to the club, on a contract until the end of the season.
On 27 June, Motherwell announced the permanent signing of Wes Fletcher from York City to a one-year contract.
On 29 June, Motherwell announced that Marvin Johnson had signed a new three-year contract with the club.
On 30 June, Motherwell announced the permanent signing of Louis Laing from Nottingham Forest, on a contract until the summer of 2017, and the signing of Louis Moult from Wrexham until the summer of 2018.
On 16 July, Motherwell announced the permanent signing of Kieran Kennedy from Leicester City, on a contract until the summer of 2017.
On 21 July, Motherwell announced that Scott McDonald had signed a new one-year contract with the club, with the option of an additional year.
On 31 July, Motherwell announced the signing of Connor Ripley on loan from Middlesbrough until January.
On 11 August, Motherwell announced the season-long loan signing of Jake Taylor from Reading.
On 28 August, Motherwell announced the signing of free-agent Theo Robinson to a one-year contract.
On 1 September, Motherwell announced the loan signing of Liam Grimshaw from Manchester United until January.<
On 15 September, Motherwell announced the signing of free-agent Craig Samson on a contract until the end of the season.
On 23 September 2015, Motherwell parted ways with manager Ian Baraclough.
On 13 October 2015, Mark McGhee returned to the club as manager.
On 18 December, Motherwell announced the return of James McFadden to the club on a short-term contract until the end of January.
On 2 January, Motherwell announced that they had extended their loan deal with Connor Ripley from Middlesbrough until the end of the season.
On 12 January, Motherwell announced that Manchester United had ended Liam Grimshaw's loan deal the day before and that he had returned to his parent club.
On 25 January, Motherwell announced that Jake Taylor's loan deal had been ended early and the player had returned to Reading with the view to joining Exeter City permanently.
On 1 February, Motherwell announced the signing of Morgaro Gomis on loan from Heart of Midlothian until the end of the season.
On 13 February, Motherwell announced that James McFadden had extended his contract with the club until the end of the season.
On 14 March, Motherwell extended their contract with Chris Cadden until the summer of 2018.
On 16 May, Motherwell announced that they had offered new contracts to Stevie Hammell, Stephen McManus, Craig Samson, Keith Lasley, Craig Moore, James McFadden, David Ferguson, Ben Hall, Scott McDonald, Dylan Mackin, Robbie Leith, Jack McMillan, Ross MacLean and Ryan Watters, whilst also announcing that Wes Fletcher, David Clarkson, Jack Leitch and Brett Long would all be leaving the club on the expiration of their contracts.
On 26 May, Motherwell announced that Craig Samson, David Ferguson and Craig Moore had all signed new one-year contracts with the club.
Squad
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals Goalkeepers 1 Connor Ripley GK on loan from Middlesbrough 2015 2016 40 0 13 Craig Samson GK Unattached 2015 2017 2 0 31 Brett Long GK Cliftonville 2014 0 0 41 P. J. Morrison GK Academy 2015 0 0 Defenders 3 Steven Hammell DF Southend United 2008 2016 547 5 5 Louis Laing DF Nottingham Forest 2015 2017 29 2 6 Stephen McManus DF Unattached 2013 2016 124 6 15 Joe Chalmers DF Celtic 2015 2017 19 0 16 Kieran Kennedy DF Leicester City 2015 2017 25 0 28 Luke Watt DF Academy 2014 8 0 32 Ben Hall DF Dungannon Swifts 2013 19 1 33 Jack McMillan DF Academy 2015 0 0 38 Adam Livingstone DF Academy 2015 0 0 Midfielders 7 Lionel Ainsworth MF Rotherham United 2014 2017 103 23 8 Stephen Pearson MF Kerala Blasters 2015 2017 131 23 11 Marvin Johnson MF Kidderminster Harriers 2015 2018 55 7 14 Keith Lasley MF Unattached 2006 2016 454 23 17 Morgaro Gomis MF on loan Heart of Midlothian 2016 2016 11 0 18 Josh Law MF Alfreton Town 2014 2017 73 2 21 Jack Leitch MF Academy 2013 32 0 23 Dom Thomas MF Academy 2013 32 0 26 Chris Cadden MF Academy 2013 2018 27 2 30 Robbie Leitch MF Academy 2014 0 0 35 Allan Campbell MF Academy 2015 0 0 37 Jake Hastie MF Academy 2015 0 0 39 Ross MacLean MF Academy 2014 1 0 40 Barry Maguire MF Academy 2015 0 0 42 Josh Moore MF Academy 2015 0 0 43 David Turnbull MF Academy 2015 0 0 Forwards 9 Wes Fletcher FW York City 2015 2016 14 1 20 Louis Moult FW Wrexham 2015 2018 42 18 24 James McFadden FW Unattached 2015 2016 117 42 36 Ryan Watters FW Academy 2015 0 0 39 Dylan Falconer FW Academy 2015 0 0 77 Scott McDonald FW Millwall 2015 2016 179 64 Away on loan 19 David Clarkson FW Academy 2015 2016 261 56 22 Craig Moore FW Academy 2011 2017 29 1 30 David Ferguson DF Academy 2013 2017 5 0 34 Dylan Mackin FW Academy 2013 1 0 Left during the season 2 Craig Reid DF Unattached 2014 2016 38 1 4 Liam Grimshaw MF on loan Manchester United 2015 2016 16 0 17 Theo Robinson FW Unattached 2015 2016 11 0 12 Dan Twardzik GK Dundee 2014 2016 30 0 25 Jake Taylor MF on loan Reading 2015 2016 8 0
Transfers
In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref. 3 June 2015 DF Joe Chalmers Celtic Undisclosed 25 June 2015 FW David Clarkson Dundee Undisclosed 27 June 2015 FW Wes Fletcher York City Undisclosed 30 June 2015 DF Louis Laing Nottingham Forest Undisclosed 30 June 2015 FW Louis Moult Wrexham Undisclosed 16 July 2015 DF Kieran Kennedy Leicester City Free 28 August 2015 FW Theo Robinson Unattached Free 15 September 2015 GK Craig Samson Unattached Free 18 December 2015 FW James McFadden Unattached Free
Loans in Date from Position Nationality Name From Date to Ref. 31 July 2015 GK Connor Ripley Middlesbrough 31 May 2016 11 August 2015 MF Jake Taylor Reading 25 January 2016 1 September 2015 MF Liam Grimshaw Manchester United 11 January 2015 1 February 2016 MF Morgaro Gomis Heart of Midlothian 31 May 2016
Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref. 25 January 2016 FW Theo Robinson Port Vale Undisclosed 1 February 2016 DF Craig Reid Dunfermline Athletic Undisclosed
Loans out Date from Position Nationality Name To Date to Ref. 30 July 2015 FW Craig Moore Ayr United 31 May 2016 30 October 2015 DF Craig Reid St Mirren 4 January 2016 6 January 2016 DF David Ferguson Airdrieonians 31 May 2016 6 January 2016 FW Dylan Mackin Airdrieonians 31 May 2016 27 January 2016 FW David Clarkson St Mirren 31 May 2016
Released Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref. 26 January 2016 GK Dan Twardzik VSG Altglienicke 2018 31 May 2016 GK Brett Long 31 May 2016 DF Ben Hall Brighton & Hove Albion 14 June 2016 31 May 2016 MF Jack Leitch Airdrieonians 2 September 2016 31 May 2016 FW David Clarkson St Mirren 1 June 2016 31 May 2016 FW Wes Fletcher The New Saints 30 August 2016
Friendlies
Competitions Overview
Premiership
Table
Results by round
Results summary
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 Motherwell F.C. Sky Sports Statistics Motherwell F.C. Sky Sports Statistics 2 RankingPositionNationNumberNamePremiershipScottish CupLeague CupTotal1 FW20Louis Moult1512182 FW77Scott McDonald1022143 MF8 Stephen Pearson72094 MF11Marvin Johnson51065 MF7 Lionel Ainsworth20136 MF26Chris Cadden20027 FW9 Wes Fletcher1001DF32Ben Hall1001DF6 Stephen McManus1001DF5 Louis Laing1001MF14Keith Lasley1001 Own goal1001TOTALS476555
Clean sheets
RankingPositionNationNumberNamePremiershipScottish CupLeague CupTotal1 GK1 Connor Ripley60112 GK13Craig Samson1001TOTALS7018
Disciplinary record
Number Nation Position Name Premiership Scottish Cup League Cup Total1 GKConnor Ripley300000303 DFSteven Hammell700000705 DFLouis Laing200000206 DFStephen McManus710000717 MFLionel Ainsworth100000108 MFStephen Pearson8010009011MFMarvin Johnson1000001014MFKeith Lasley5200106215DFJoe Chalmers3000104016DFKieran Kennedy3000003017MFMorgaro Gomis2000002018MFJosh Law4000105020FWLouis Moult4000206021MFJack Leitch3000003026MFChris Cadden2000002032DFBen Hall1000001077FWScott McDonald50000050Players away on loan:Players who left Motherwell during the season:4 MFLiam Grimshaw2000002025MFJake Taylor31000031TOTALS6641050724
Awards
Manager of the Month Month Name Award Ref December Mark McGhee March Mark McGhee
See also List of Motherwell F.C. seasons
References
External links Motherwell F.C. Website BBC My Club Page Motherwell F.C. Newsnow