2000–01 Motherwell F.C. season
# 2000–01 Motherwell F.C. season

The 2000–01 season was Motherwell's 3rd season in the Scottish Premier League, and their 16th consecutive season in the top division of Scottish football.

## Season review

In February, Ged Brannan joined Wigan Athletic and John Spencer was sold to Colorado Rapids.

On 2 March, Steve McMillan and Lee McCulloch both joined Wigan Athletic for a combined £1.25m.

On 16 March, Saïd Chiba joined Motherwell on loan from AS Nancy until the end of the season, whilst James Okoli joined from Watford on a contract also until the end of the season.

On 22 March, goalkeeper Andy Goram was loaned to Manchester United, for £100k, until the end of the season, and Don Goodman left on a free-transfer to sign for Walsall.

## Squad

    As of match played 20 May 2001

| No. | Name | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 17 | Stevie Woods | GK | (1970-02-23)23 February 1970 (aged 31) | Preston North End | 1994 | | | |
| 25 | Jon Connolly | GK | (1981-04-03)3 April 1981 (aged 20) | Thorniewood United | 2000 | | 2 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | Martyn Corrigan | DF | (1977-08-14)14 August 1977 (aged 23) | Falkirk | 2000 | | 59 | 1 |
| 4 | Benito Kemble | DF | (1968-08-27)27 August 1968 (aged 32) | N.E.C. | 1999 | | 53 | 1 |
| 5 | James Okoli | DF | (1976-01-11)11 January 1976 (aged 25) | Watford | 2001 | 2001 | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | Greg Strong | DF | (1975-09-05)5 September 1975 (aged 25) | Bolton Wanderers | 2000 | | 44 | 2 |
| 15 | Tony Thomas | DF | (1971-07-12)12 July 1971 (aged 29) | Everton | 1999 | | 20 | 1 |
| 16 | Steven Hammell | DF | (1982-02-18)18 February 1982 (aged 19) | Youth team | 1999 | | 42 | 0 |
| 23 | Ange Oueifio | DF | (1976-03-29)29 March 1976 (aged 25) | Denderleeuw EH | 2000 | | 20 | 0 |
| 28 | Brian Dempsie | DF | (1983-02-04)4 February 1983 (aged 18) | Youth team | 1999 | | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Scott Wilson | DF | (1982-04-20)20 April 1982 (aged 19) | Youth team | 2000 | | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | John Constable | DF | (1984-10-04)4 October 1984 (aged 16) | Youth team | 1999 | | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | William Kinniburgh | DF | (1984-09-08)8 September 1984 (aged 16) | Youth team | 2000 | | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | John Crawley | DF | (1984-03-20)20 March 1984 (aged 17) | Youth team | 1999 | | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 8 | John Davies | MF | (1966-09-25)25 September 1966 (aged 34) | Ayr United | 1999 | | 14 | 0 |
| 12 | Derek Adams | MF | (1975-06-25)25 June 1975 (aged 25) | Ross County | 1998 | | 75 | 7 |
| 18 | Derek Townsley | MF | (1973-01-21)21 January 1973 (aged 28) | Queen of the South | 1999 | | 65 | 7 |
| 19 | Stuart Elliott | MF | (1978-07-23)23 July 1978 (aged 22) | Glentoran | 2000 | | 36 | 12 |
| 20 | Dougie Ramsay | MF | (1979-04-26)26 April 1979 (aged 22) | Youth team | 1997 | | 16 | 1 |
| 21 | Paul Harvey | MF | (1968-08-28)28 August 1968 (aged 32) | Queen of the South | 1999 | | 26 | 1 |
| 22 | Keith Lasley | MF | (1979-09-21)21 September 1979 (aged 21) | Youth team | 1999 | | 13 | 1 |
| 26 | Colin Miller | MF | | Youth team | 1999 | | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | David Clarke | MF | (1983-06-22)22 June 1983 (aged 17) | Youth team | 1999 | | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Kevin MacDonald | MF | (1983-02-05)5 February 1983 (aged 18) | Youth team | 1999 | | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | John Constable | MF | (1981-12-01)1 December 1981 (aged 19) | Youth team | 1999 | | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Shaun Fagan | MF | (1984-03-22)22 March 1984 (aged 17) | Youth team | 1999 | | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Barry Tulloch | MF | (1984-01-30)30 January 1984 (aged 17) | Youth team | 2000 | | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Liam Fleming | MF | | Youth team | 2000 | | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Billy Brawley | MF | (1984-03-19)19 March 1984 (aged 17) | Youth team | 1999 | | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Stephen Pearson | MF | (1982-10-02)2 October 1982 (aged 18) | Youth team | 2000 | | 6 | 0 |
| 43 | Scott Leitch | MF | (1969-10-06)6 October 1969 (aged 31) | Swindon Town | 2000 | | 29 | 0 |
| | Saïd Chiba | MF | (1970-09-28)28 September 1970 (aged 30) | loan from AS Nancy | 2001 | 2001 | 7 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 11 | Stevie Nicholas | FW | (1981-07-08)8 July 1981 (aged 19) | Stirling Albion | 1999 | | 50 | 3 |
| 14 | Kevin Twaddle | FW | (1971-10-31)31 October 1971 (aged 29) | Greenock Morton | 1999 | | 55 | 7 |
| 24 | Martin Wood | FW | (1982-08-20)20 August 1982 (aged 18) | Rothes | 1999 | | 9 | 0 |
| 27 | James McFadden | FW | (1983-04-14)14 April 1983 (aged 18) | Youth team | 2000 | | 7 | 0 |
| 32 | John Fallon | FW | (1982-01-14)14 January 1982 (aged 19) | Youth team | 1999 | | 0 | 0 |
| Out on loan ||||||||||
| 1 | Andy Goram | GK | (1964-04-13)13 April 1964 (aged 37) | Sheffield United | 1998 | | 70 | 0 |
| Left during the season ||||||||||
| 3 | Steve McMillan | DF | (1976-01-19)19 January 1976 (aged 25) | Troon | 1993 | | | |
| 5 | Ged Brannan | MF | (1972-01-15)15 January 1972 (aged 29) | Manchester City | 1998 | | 93 | 18 |
| 7 | John Spencer | FW | (1970-09-11)11 September 1970 (aged 30) | Everton | 1999 | | 82 | 21 |
| 9 | Lee McCulloch | MF | (1978-05-14)14 May 1978 (aged 23) | Youth team | 1995 | | | |
| 10 | Don Goodman | FW | (1966-05-09)9 May 1966 (aged 35) | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 1999 | | 64 | 12 |
| 44 | Jamie McClen | MF | (1979-05-13)13 May 1979 (aged 22) | loan from Newcastle United | 2000 | | 3 | 0 |

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | GK | SCO | Andy Goram (at Manchester United) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |

## Transfers

### In

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Summer 2000 | GK | Jon Connolly | Thorniewood United | Undisclosed |
| Summer 2000 | DF | Greg Strong | Bolton Wanderers | Undisclosed |
| Summer 2000 | DF | Ange Oueifio | Denderleeuw EH | Undisclosed |
| Summer 2000 | MF | Stuart Elliott | Glentoran | Undisclosed |
| Summer 2000 | MF | Scott Leitch | Swindon Town | Undisclosed |
| 16 March 2001 | DF | James Okoli | Watford | Free |

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date to | Ref. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 October 2000 | MF | | Jamie McClen | Newcastle United | 31 December 2000 | |
| 16 March 2001 | MF | | Saïd Chiba | AS Nancy | End of season | |

### Out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| February 2001 | MF | Ged Brannan | Wigan Athletic | Undisclosed |
| 21 February 2001 | FW | John Spencer | Colorado Rapids | Undisclosed |
| 2 March 2001 | DF | Steve McMillan | Wigan Athletic | £550,000 |
| 2 March 2001 | MF | Lee McCulloch | Wigan Athletic | £700,000 |
| 22 March 2001 | FW | Don Goodman | Walsall | Free |

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date to | Ref. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 22 March 2001 | GK | | Andy Goram | Manchester United | End of Season | |

### Released

| Date | Position | Name | Joined | Date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 31 May 2001 | GK | Andy Goram | Coventry City | 24 August 2001 |
| 31 May 2001 | DF | James Okoli | York City | |
| 31 May 2001 | DF | Benito Kemble | St Johnstone | 27 July 2001 |
| 31 May 2001 | MF | Derek Townsley | Hibernian | 9 July 2001 |
| 31 May 2001 | MF | Saïd Chiba | Aris Thessaloniki | |

## Competitions

### Premier League

**League table**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | Dundee | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 51 | 49 | +2 | 47 | Qualification for the UEFA Intertoto Cup first round |
| 7 | Aberdeen | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 45 | 52 | −7 | 45 | |
| 8 | Motherwell | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 42 | 56 | −14 | 43 | |
| 9 | Dunfermline Athletic | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 34 | 54 | −20 | 42 | |
| 10 | St Johnstone | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 40 | 56 | −16 | 40 | |

* ↑ 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.
* ↑ Dundee qualified for the 2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup as the highest-placed team to apply for a place in the competition.

**Results summary**

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |

Source: See Results

**Results by matchday**

| 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 | 37 | 38 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ground | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | L | D | L | L | D | W | L | L | L | W | W | D | W | W | L | D | W | L | L | W | W | L | L | D | W | L | L | W | D | L | L | W | L | L | L | W | D |
| Position | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 |

## Squad statistics

    As of match played 20 May 2001

### Appearances

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premier League | Premier League | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup | League Cup | League Cup |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 2 | DF | SCO | Martyn Corrigan | 40 | 0 | 32+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | SUR | Benito Kemble | 27 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | NGA | James Okoli | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Greg Strong | 34 | 2 | 31+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | SCO | John Davies | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | SCO | Stevie Nicholas | 18 | 1 | 5+12 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | SCO | Derek Adams | 29 | 3 | 17+9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | SCO | Kevin Twaddle | 27 | 2 | 20+5 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | SCO | Steven Hammell | 38 | 0 | 32+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | GK | SCO | Stevie Woods | 13 | 0 | 12+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Derek Townsley | 34 | 5 | 22+8 | 5 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | NIR | Stuart Elliott | 36 | 12 | 20+13 | 12 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | SCO | Dougie Ramsay | 10 | 0 | 3+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | SCO | Paul Harvey | 12 | 1 | 10+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 |
| 22 | MF | SCO | Keith Lasley | 13 | 1 | 6+6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | CAF | Ange Oueifio | 20 | 0 | 14+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | SCO | Martin Wood | 9 | 0 | 4+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | SCO | Jon Connolly | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | SCO | James McFadden | 7 | 0 | 1+5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | SCO | Brian Dempsie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 41 | MF | SCO | Stephen Pearson | 6 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | MF | SCO | Scott Leitch | 29 | 0 | 23+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | MAR | Saïd Chiba | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players away from the club on loan: ||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | SCO | Andy Goram | 26 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Players who left Motherwell during the season: ||||||||||||
| 3 | DF | SCO | Steve McMillan | 27 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | ENG | Ged Brannan | 25 | 6 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | SCO | John Spencer | 25 | 3 | 20+2 | 2 | 1+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | SCO | Lee McCulloch | 29 | 9 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Don Goodman | 21 | 1 | 6+12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | MF | ENG | Jamie McClen | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Ranking | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Premier League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | MF | | 19 | Stuart Elliott | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2 | MF | | 9 | Lee McCulloch | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 3 | MF | | 5 | Ged Brannan | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | MF | | 18 | Derek Townsley | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | MF | | 12 | Derek Adams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | FW | | 7 | John Spencer | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | FW | | 14 | Kevin Twaddle | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | DF | | 6 | Greg Strong | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | FW | | 10 | Don Goodman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | | 22 | Keith Lasley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | | 11 | Stevie Nicholas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | | 21 | Paul Harvey | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | | | | Own goal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 42 | 2 | 3 | 47 |

### Clean sheets

| Ranking | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Premier League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | GK | | 1 | Andy Goram | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | GK | | 17 | Stevie Woods | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | Premier League | Premier League | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | DF | Martyn Corrigan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Benito Kemble | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | James Okoli | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | Greg Strong | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | John Davies | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | Stevie Nicholas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | Derek Adams | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 14 | FW | Kevin Twaddle | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | Steven Hammell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Derek Townsley | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | Stuart Elliott | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Paul Harvey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Keith Lasley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | Ange Oueifio | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 43 | MF | Scott Leitch | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| | MF | Saïd Chiba | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Players away on loan: ||||||||||||
| Players who left Motherwell during the season: ||||||||||||
| 3 | DF | Steve McMillan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | Ged Brannan | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | John Spencer | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | Lee McCulloch | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Don Goodman | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| | | TOTALS | 84 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 94 | 8 |
