1998–99 Motherwell F.C. season

The 1998-99 season was Motherwell's 1st season in the Scottish Premier League, and their 14th consecutive season in the top division of Scottish football.

Motherwell

1998–99 season
Chairman	John Boyle
Manager	Harri Kampman (Resigned), Billy Davies
Premier League	7th
Scottish Cup	3rd round
League Cup	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Lee McCulloch Owen Coyle (7) All: Owen Coyle (8)
Home colours

First team squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  SCO Phillip Bannister — GK  SCO Andy Goram — GK  FIN Mikko Kaven — GK  SCO Stevie Woods — DF  SCO Kevin Christie — DF  NIR Stephen Craigan — DF  SCO Greig Denham — DF  NED Michel Doesburg — DF  SCO David Doherty — DF  SCO Eddie May — DF  ENG Jamie McGowan — DF  SCO Stephen McMillan — DF  ENG Shaun Teale — DF  ENG Tony Thomas — DF  SCO David White — MF  SCO Derek Adams — MF  ENG Ged Brannan — MF  SCO Billy Davies — MF  ENG Mark Gower

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  SCO Keith Lasley — MF  NED Rob Matthaei — MF  SCO Brian McClair — MF  NED Jan Michels — MF  SCO Greg Miller — MF  SCO Pat Nevin — MF  SCO Dougie Ramsay — MF  SCO Ian Ross — MF  SCO Jered Stirling — MF  FIN Simo Valakari — FW  FRA Hervé Bacqué — FW  IRL Owen Coyle — FW  ENG Don Goodman — FW  ENG Stephen Halliday — FW  SCO Lee McCulloch — FW  SCO Stevie Nicholas — FW  FIN Kai Nyyssonen — FW  NAM Eliphas Shivute — FW  SCO John Spencer

Competitions

Scottish Premier League

Results

1 August 1998 1	Motherwell	1 – 0	St Johnstone	Fir Park
	Stirling  49'		Kane  30'	Attendance: 5,686 Referee: Alan Freeland

15 August 1998 2	Rangers	2 – 1	Motherwell	Ibrox
	Wallace  16' Albertz  90' (pen.)		Coyle  52'	Attendance: 49,275 Referee: George Simpson

22 August 1998 3	Motherwell	0 – 0	Dunfermline Athletic	Fir Park
				Attendance: 9,858 Referee: Martin Clark

30 August 1998 4	Motherwell	1 – 0	Dundee United	Fir Park
	Nyyssonen  43'			Attendance: 11,201 Referee: Jim McCluskey

12 September 1998 5	Aberdeen	1 – 1	Motherwell	Pittodrie
	Jess  7'		Coyle  34'	Attendance: 11,560 Referee: Kenny Clark

19 September 1998 6

Motherwell

0 – 0

Kilmarnock

Fir Park

23 September 1998 7	Hearts	3 – 0	Motherwell	Tynecastle
	Weir  71' McCann  87', pen.', 90'			Attendance: 12,323 Referee: Kenny Clark

26 September 1998 8	Dundee	1 – 0	Motherwell	Dens Park
	Irvine  8'			Attendance: 5,655

3 October 1998 9	Motherwell	1 – 2	Celtic	Fir Park
	Adams  90'		Brattbakk  29' Lambert  45'	Attendance: 12,103 Referee: Jim McCluskey

17 October 1998 10	St Johnstone	5 – 0	Motherwell	McDiarmid Park
	O'Boyle  39', 85' Kernaghan  53' Simao  62' Dods  88'			Attendance: 4,062 Referee: John Rowbotham

28 October 1998 11	Motherwell	1 – 0	Rangers	Fir Park
	Spencer  55'			Attendance: 11,777 Referee: Eric Martindale

31 October 1998 12	Motherwell	2 – 2	Aberdeen	Fir Park
	Spencer  57' Jamie McGowan  69'		Newell  31' Winters  47'	Attendance: 8,146 Referee: Garry Mitchell

7 November 1998 13	Dundee United	2 – 2	Motherwell	Tannadice
	Dodds  48' Jonsson  60'		Coyle  4', 50' McCulloch  37'	Attendance: 6,616 Referee: Michael McCurry

14 November 1998 14	Motherwell	3 – 2	Hearts	Fir Park
	Spencer  40' Coyle  68', 84'		Hamilton  69' (pen.) Guerin  85'	Attendance: 8,912 Referee: Martin Clark

21 November 1998 15	Kilmarnock	0 – 0	Motherwell	Rugby Park
				Attendance: 10,176 Referee: Jim McCluskey

28 November 1998 16	Celtic	2 – 0	Motherwell	Celtic Park
	Larsson  40' O'Donnell  46'			Attendance: 59,227 Referee: Kenny Clark

12 December 1998 17	Dunfermline Athletic	1 – 1	Motherwell	East End Park
	Tod  48' Smith  79'		Spencer  47' Doesburg  88'	Attendance: 13,102 Referee: Alan Freeland

16 December 1998 18	Motherwell	2 – 1	Dundee	Fir Park
	Coyle  34' McMillan  77' Teale  82'		Adamczuk  37'	Attendance: 5,890 Referee: Eric Martindale

19 December 1998 19	Motherwell	1 – 2	St Johnstone	Fir Park
	Adams  27'		Connolly  31' Grant  72'	Attendance: 5,700 Referee: Willie Young

26 December 1998 20	Motherwell	2 – 0	Dundee United	Fir Park
	McMillan  55' Brannan  57'			Attendance: 6,001

29 December 1998 21	Aberdeen	1 – 1	Motherwell	Pittodrie
	Jess  31'		McCulloch  67' McMillan  83'	Attendance: 15,269 Referee: John Underhill

1 January 1999 22	Motherwell	1 – 2	Kilmarnock	Fir Park
	Brannan  26'		McCoist  15' McGowne  86'	Attendance: 8,532 Referee: Kenny Clark

30 January 1999 23	Hearts	0 – 2	Motherwell	Tynecastle
			McCulloch  48' Adams  71'	Attendance: 12,821 Referee: Willie Young

6 February 1999 24	Dundee	1 – 0	Motherwell	Dens Park
	Tweed  3' Irvine  86'			Attendance: 4,187 Referee: Ian Fyfe

21 February 1999 25	Motherwell	1 – 7	Celtic	Fir Park
	Spencer  14' Brannan  26'		Larsson  22', pen.', 65', 86', 87' Moravcik  30' Burley  74' Burchill  85'	Attendance: 11,963 Referee: Kenny Clark

27 February 1999 26	Motherwell	1 – 1	Dunfermline Athletic	Fir Park
	McCulloch  46'		Britton  86'	Attendance: 6,094 Referee: Willie Young

13 March 1999 27	Rangers	2 – 1	Motherwell	Ibrox
	Wallace  31' Johansson  59'		Mark Gower  68'	Attendance: 49,483 Referee: Bobby Orr

20 March 1999 28	Motherwell	1 – 1	Aberdeen	Fir Park
	Teale  90' (pen.)		Winters  59'	Attendance: 6,963 Referee: John Rowbotham

3 April 1999 29	Dundee United	0 – 3	Motherwell	Tannadice
			Brannan  7' Spencer  38', 60'	Attendance: 8,110 Referee: Martin Clark

10 April 1999 30	Motherwell	1 – 2	Dundee	Fir Park
	Spencer  2' Thomas  44'		Falconer  65' Grady  73'	Attendance: 5,717 Referee: Eric Martindale

17 April 1999 31	Celtic	1 – 0	Motherwell	Celtic Park
	Larsson  63' (pen.)			Attendance: 59,588 Referee: Jim McCluskey

24 April 1999 32	Motherwell	0 – 4	Hearts	Fir Park
			Jackson  21' Adam  46', 59' Cameron  90'	Attendance: 8,926 Referee: Alan Freeland

1 May 1999 33	Kilmarnock	0 – 1	Motherwell	Rugby Park
			Brannan  53' (pen.)	Attendance: 8,867 Referee: Kevin Toner

8 May 1999 34	St Johnstone	0 – 0	Motherwell	McDiarmid Park
				Attendance: 4,599 Referee: Ian Fyfe

15 May 1999 35	Motherwell	1 – 5	Rangers	Fir Park
	Nicholas  74'		Amato  16', 51', 54' (pen.) Van Bronckhorst  37' Kanchelskis  65'	Attendance: 11,078

23 May 1999 36	Dunfermline Athletic	1 – 2	Motherwell	East End Park
	Boyle  20'		Goodman  76' Ramsay  90'	Attendance: 3,532

Source:[1]

Scottish Cup

24 January 1999 Third Round	Motherwell	3 – 1	Hearts	Motherwell
	Brannan  13' Coyle  65' Thomas  74'		Hamilton  56'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 9,372 Referee: Michael McCurry

13 February 1999 Fourth Round	Motherwell	2 – 0	Stirling Albion	Motherwell
	McCulloch  63' Forrest  86' (o.g.)	[ Report]		Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 7,244 Referee: Bobby Orr

6 March 1999 Quarter-Finals	Motherwell	0 – 2	St Johnstone	Motherwell
		[ Report]	Dods  71' Simao  80'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 7,660 Referee: Michael McCurry

Scottish League Cup

18 August 1999 Second Round	East Fife	0 – 1 (AET)	Motherwell	Methil
	Gibb  85'  Johnston  116'	[ Report]	Halliday  97'	Stadium: Bayview Park Attendance: 1,488 Referee: George Clyde

18 August 1999 Third Round	Motherwell	0 – 2	Ayr United	Motherwell
		[ Report]	Hurst  1' Teale  70' (o.g.)	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,893 Referee: Jim Herald

Source:[1]

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
5	Dundee	36	13	7	16	36	56	−20	46
6	Heart of Midlothian	36	11	9	16	44	50	−6	42
7	Motherwell	36	10	11	15	35	54	−19	41
8	Aberdeen	36	10	7	19	43	71	−28	37
9	Dundee United	36	8	10	18	37	48	−11	34

Updated to match(es) played on end of season. Source: Soccerway and SPL official website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Statistics

Appearances

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Scottish Premier League		Scottish Cup		Scottish League Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK		Phillip Bannister	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	GK		Andy Goram	16	0	13+0	0	3+0	0	0+0	0
	GK		Mikko Kaven	17	0	16+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
	GK		Stevie Woods	8	0	7+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
	DF		Kevin Christie	6	0	4+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
	DF		Stephen Craigan	12	0	6+4	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
	DF		Greig Denham	3	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
	DF		Michel Doesburg	34	0	29+1	0	3+0	0	1+0	0
	DF		David Doherty	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF		Eddie May	14	0	10+2	0	0+1	0	1+0	0
	DF		Jamie McGowan	35	1	32+0	1	2+0	0	1+0	0
	DF		Stephen McMillan	33	2	30+0	2	3+0	0	0+0	0
	DF		Shaun Teale	34	1	29+0	1	3+0	0	2+0	0
	DF		Tony Thomas	11	1	10+0	0	1+0	1	0+0	0
	DF		David White	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF		Derek Adams	29	3	11+15	3	1+2	0	0+0	0
	MF		Ged Brannan	28	6	25+0	5	3+0	1	0+0	0
	MF		Billy Davies	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
	MF		Mark Gower	9	1	8+1	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF		Keith Lasley	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF		Rob Matthaei	19	0	14+3	0	0+1	0	1+0	0
	MF		Brian McClair	13	0	8+3	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
	MF		Jan Michels	11	0	7+3	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
	MF		Greg Miller	6	0	1+3	0	0+0	0	0+2	0
	MF		Pat Nevin	33	0	14+16	0	2+1	0	0+0	0
	MF		Dougie Ramsay	4	1	0+4	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF		Ian Ross	13	0	8+4	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
	MF		Jered Stirling	7	1	4+1	1	0+0	0	1+1	0
	MF		Simo Valakari	39	0	35+0	0	3+0	0	1+0	0
	FW		Hervé Bacqué	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW		Owen Coyle	29	8	26+0	7	2+0	1	1+0	0
	FW		Don Goodman	8	1	8+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW		Stephen Halliday	6	1	2+2	0	0+0	0	2+0	1
	FW		Lee McCulloch	32	4	14+13	3	3+0	1	2+0	0
	FW		Stevie Nicholas	7	1	1+6	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW		Kai Nyyssonen	4	1	3+0	1	0+0	0	1+0	0
	FW		Eliphas Shivute	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW		John Spencer	24	7	21+0	7	3+0	0	0+0	0

Source:[2]

Top scorers

Ranking	Nation	Name	Scottish Premier League	Scottish Cup	Scottish League Cup	Total
1		Owen Coyle	7	1	0	8
2		John Spencer	7	0	0	7
3		Ged Brannan	5	1	0	6
4		Lee McCulloch	3	1	0	4
5		Derek Adams	3	0	0	3
6		Stephen McMillan	2	0	0	2
7		Don Goodman	1	0	0	1
		Mark Gower	1	0	0	1
		Jamie McGowan	1	0	0	1
		Stevie Nicholas	1	0	0	1
		Kai Nyyssonen	1	0	0	1
		Dougie Ramsay	1	0	0	1
		Jered Stirling	1	0	0	1
		Shaun Teale	1	0	0	1
		Tony Thomas	0	1	0	1
		Stephen Halliday	0	0	1	1
/	/	Own Goals	0	0	0	0
		TOTALS	35	4	1	40

Source:[2]

Disciplinary record

Nation	Position	Name	Scottish Premier League		Scottish Cup		Scottish League Cup		Total
	GK	Phillip Bannister	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	GK	Andy Goram	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	GK	Mikko Kaven	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	GK	Stevie Woods	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	Kevin Christie	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	DF	Stephen Craigan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	Greig Denham	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	Michel Doesburg	4	1	0	0	1	0	5	1
	DF	David Doherty	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	Eddie May	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	DF	Jamie McGowan	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	DF	Stephen McMillan	5	1	0	0	0	0	5	1
	DF	Shaun Teale	3	1	1	0	0	0	4	1
	DF	Tony Thomas	2	1	1	0	0	0	3	1
	DF	David White	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Derek Adams	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	MF	Ged Brannan	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
	MF	Billy Davies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Mark Gower	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Keith Lasley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Rob Matthaei	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
	MF	Brian McClair	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
	MF	Jan Michels	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	MF	Greg Miller	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Pat Nevin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Dougie Ramsay	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Ian Ross	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	MF	Jered Stirling	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Simo Valakari	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
	FW	Hervé Bacqué	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	Owen Coyle	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
	FW	Don Goodman	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	FW	Stephen Halliday	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	Lee McCulloch	8	1	0	0	2	0	10	1
	FW	Stevie Nicholas	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	Kai Nyyssonen	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	Eliphas Shivute	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	John Spencer	4	1	2	0	0	0	6	1
		TOTALS	61	6	4	0	3	0	68	6

Overall

Competition	Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Scottish Premier League	—	7	1 August 1998	23 May 1999
Scottish League Cup	Second round	Third round	8 August 1998	18 August 1998
Scottish Cup	Third round	Quarter-finals	24 January 1999	6 March 1999

Source: Competitions

Scottish Premier League

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
36	10	11	15	34	54	−20	41	6	5	7	19	31	−12	4	6	8	15	23	−8

Source: Fir Park Corner

Results by round

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
Ground	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A
Result	W	L	D	W	D	D	L	L	L	L	W	D	D	W	D	L	D	W	L	W	D	L	W	L	L	D	L	D	W	L	L	L	W	D	L	W
Position	4	6	6	6	5	3	7	7	10	10	8	8	9	5	6	7	8	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	7

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

Results by opponent

Team	Results[3]				Points
	1	2	3	4
Aberdeen	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	4
Celtic	1–2	0-2	1-7	0–1	0
Dundee	1–0	2–1	0–1	1–2	6
Dundee United	1–0	2–2	2–0	3–0	10
Dunfermline Athletic	0–0	1–1	1–1	2–1	6
Heart of Midlothian	0–3	3–2	2–0	0–4	6
Kilmarnock	0–0	0–0	1–2	1–0	4
Rangers	1–2	1–0	1–2	1–5	3
St Johnstone	1–0	0–5	1–2	0–0	4

Source: 1998–99 Scottish Premier League article

See also

• List of Motherwell F.C. seasons

References

1. Results and Fixtures 1998-1999, Fir Park Corner
2. 1998–99 Motherwell player stats, Soccerbase
3. Motherwell's score is shown first.