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2008–09 Motherwell F.C. season

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Chairman
  
John Boyle

Premier League
  
7th

League Cup
  
Third Round

Manager
  
Mark McGhee

Scottish Cup
  
Fifth Round

UEFA Cup
  
First Round

The 2008–09 season was Motherwell's 11th season in the Scottish Premier League, and their 24th consecutive season in the top division of Scottish football. As well as the SPL, the club competed in the Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup, and the UEFA Cup for the first time in 13 years.

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Important Events

  • 15 August 2008 – The first Scottish Premier League fixture of the season (against Hearts) ends in a 3–2 defeat at Tynecastle.
  • 29 August 2008 – Draw for the UEFA Cup First round. Motherwell draw French side Nancy.
  • 1 September 2008 – Draw for the Scottish League Cup third round. Motherwell draw Hamilton (home).
  • 1 December 2008 – Draw for the Scottish Cup fourth round. Motherwell draw Inverurie (away).
  • 1 January 2009 – Draw for the Scottish Cup fifth round. Motherwell draw St Mirren (home).
  • 23 May 2009 – The final Scottish Premier League fixture of the season (against Kilmarnock) ends in a 2–1 defeat at Fir Park.
  • 26 May 2009 - Motherwell are awarded a place in the Europa League after finishing in the fair play top three, alongside Randers and Rosenborg.
  • 12 June 2009 – Mark McGhee leaves the club to become manager of Aberdeen. Assistant Scott Leitch and goalkeeping coach Colin Meldrum also leave for the Pittodrie outfit.

    • Transfers

    For a list of Scottish football transfers in 2008–09, see transfers in season 2008–09

    Summer Transfer Window (1 July – 1 September 2008)

    In Permanent

    Loans in

    Loans out

    Out Permanent

    Winter Transfer Window (1 January – 2 February 2009)

    In Permanent

    Loans in

    Loans out

    Out Permanent

    Motherwell F.C. Season 2008-09 First-team Squad

    As of 5 December 2010

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

    Appearances

    As of 8 December 2010

    2008-09 Motherwell Top scorers

    Last updated on 8 December 2010

    2008-09 Motherwell Disciplinary Record

    Last updated 8 December 2010

    Motherwell 2008-09 Season

      Win   Draw   Loss

    Overall

    Source: Competitions

    Classification

    Source: BBC Sport
    Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
    1 Scotland was among the best three associations in the UEFA Fair Play ranking and thus received an additional spot in the UEFA Europa League 2009-10. Since Celtic, the winners of the Scottish Fair Play ranking, already qualified for the UEFA Champions League 2009–10, Motherwell, being the second place team in the ranking, earned a spot in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League 2009–10.
    (C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
    Only applicable when the season is not finished:
    (Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

    Results summary

    Source: BBC Sport

    Results by round

    Source: BBC Sport
    Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

    Results by opponent

    Source: 2008–09 Scottish Premier League article

    References

    2008–09 Motherwell F.C. season Wikipedia
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