1998–99 Motherwell F.C. season

Motherwell 1998–99 football season

Motherwell

1998–99 season

Chairman

John Boyle

Manager

Harri Kampman
(until 15 October)
Billy Davies
(from 15 October)

Premier League

7th

Scottish Cup

Quarterfinal vs St Johnstone

League Cup

Third round vs Ayr United

Top goalscorer

League: Two Players (7)
All: Owen Coyle (8)

Home colours

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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.

Season events

On 25 June, Brian McClair signed for Motherwell on a three-year contract, having been given a free transfer by Manchester United.^[1]

On 13 January, Andy Goram signed for Motherwell on a contract until the end of the season.^[2]

Squad

As of match played 23 May 1999

No.	Name	Position	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from	Signed in	Contract ends	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Stevie Woods	GK	(1970-02-23)23 February 1970 (aged 29)	Preston North End	1994
27	Phillip Bannister	GK	(1980-08-06)6 August 1980 (aged 18)	Academy	1998		0	0
29	Andy Goram	GK	(1964-04-13)13 April 1964 (aged 35)	Sheffield United	1999^[2]	1999^[2]	16	0
Defenders
2	Eddie May	DF	(1967-08-30)30 August 1967 (aged 31)	Falkirk	1994
3	Steve McMillan	DF	(1976-01-19)19 January 1976 (aged 23)	Troon	1993
4	Jamie McGowan	DF	(1970-12-05)5 December 1970 (aged 28)	Falkirk	1998		35	1
6	Greig Denham	DF	(1976-10-05)5 October 1976 (aged 22)	Youth team	1994
15	Tony Thomas	DF	(1971-07-12)12 July 1971 (aged 27)	Everton	1998		11	1
19	Michel Doesburg	DF	(1968-08-10)10 August 1968 (aged 30)	AZ Alkmaar	1998		34	0
21	Stephen Craigan	DF	(1976-10-29)29 October 1976 (aged 22)	Blantyre Victoria	1995
22	Jered Stirling	DF	(1976-10-13)13 October 1976 (aged 22)	Partick Thistle	1998		7	1
26	David White	DF	(1979-09-09)9 September 1979 (aged 19)	Ipswich Town	1998		0	0
28	Shaun Teale	DF	(1964-03-10)10 March 1964 (aged 35)	Tranmere Rovers	1998		34	1
31	Steven Reilly	DF	(1981-08-29)29 August 1981 (aged 17)	Youth team	1998		0	0
34	Sandy Hodge	DF	(1980-10-04)4 October 1980 (aged 18)	Youth team	1998		0	0
35	David Doherty	DF	(1980-05-08)8 May 1980 (aged 19)	Youth team	1998		0	0
38	Craig Callachan	DF	(1981-08-26)26 August 1981 (aged 17)	Youth team	1998		0	0
Midfielders
5	Ged Brannan	MF	(1972-01-15)15 January 1972 (aged 27)	Manchester City	1994
7	Ian Ross	MF	(1974-08-27)27 August 1974 (aged 24)	Youth team	1995
8	Simo Valakari	MF	(1973-04-28)28 April 1973 (aged 26)	FinnPa	1996
10	Mark Gower	MF	(1978-10-05)5 October 1978 (aged 20)	on loan from Tottenham Hotspur	1999		9	1
16	Billy Davies	MF	(1964-05-31)31 May 1964 (aged 34)	Dunfermline Athletic	1993
18	Lee McCulloch	MF	(1978-05-14)14 May 1978 (aged 21)	Youth team	1994		83	6
20	Rob Matthaei	MF	(1966-09-20)20 September 1966 (aged 32)	Volendam	1998		19	0
23	Dougie Ramsay	MF	(1979-04-26)26 April 1979 (aged 20)	Youth team	1998		4	1
24	Greg Miller	MF	(1976-04-01)1 April 1976 (aged 23)	Livingston	1998		6	0
30	Pat Nevin	MF	(1963-09-06)6 September 1963 (aged 35)	Kilmarnock	1998		33	0
37	David Dunn	MF	(1981-11-01)1 November 1981 (aged 17)	Youth team	1998		0	0
39	Derek Adams	MF	(1975-06-25)25 June 1975 (aged 23)	Ross County	1998		29	3
	Keith Lasley	MF	(1979-09-21)21 September 1979 (aged 19)	Youth team	1998		0	0
Forwards
9	Stephen Halliday	FW	(1976-05-03)3 May 1976 (aged 23)	Hartlepool United	1998		6	1
11	Stevie Nicholas	FW	(1981-07-08)8 July 1981 (aged 17)	Stirling Albion	1998		7	1
25	Daniel Kemp	FW	(1980-01-20)20 January 1980 (aged 19)	Youth team	1998		0	0
36	Scott Crawford	FW	(1980-07-22)22 July 1980 (aged 18)	Youth team	1998		0	0
40	John Spencer	FW	(1970-09-11)11 September 1970 (aged 28)	Everton	1999		24	7
44	Don Goodman	FW	(1966-05-09)9 May 1966 (aged 33)	on loan from Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1999	1999	8	1
Out on loan
	Hervé Bacqué	FW	(1976-07-31)31 July 1976 (aged 22)	Luton Town	1999		1	0
Left during the season
5	Holm Kraska	DF	(1975-07-30)30 July 1975 (aged 23)	Atlas Delmenhorst	1998		0	0
10	Brian McClair	MF	(1963-12-08)8 December 1963 (aged 35)	Manchester United	1998^[1]	2001^[1]
11	Owen Coyle	FW	(1966-07-14)14 July 1966 (aged 32)	Dundee United	1997
12	Jan Michels	MF	(1970-09-08)8 September 1970 (aged 28)	Go Ahead Eagles	1998		11	0
13	Mikko Kavén	GK	(1975-02-19)19 February 1975 (aged 24)	HJK	1998		17	0
14	Kevin Christie	DF	(1976-04-01)1 April 1976 (aged 23)	East Fife	1997
15	Eliphas Shivute	FW	(1974-09-27)27 September 1974 (aged 24)	Alemannia Aachen	1997		25	3
29	Kai Nyyssönen	FW	(1972-06-10)10 June 1972 (aged 26)	Córdoba	1998		4	1

Transfers

In

Date	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref
25 June 1998	MF	Brian McClair	Manchester United	Free	^[1]
1 July 1998	GK	Mikko Kavén	HJK	£50,000
1 July 1998	DF	Holm Kraska	Atlas Delmenhorst	Undisclosed
1 July 1998	DF	Jamie McGowan	Falkirk	Free
1 July 1998	DF	Michel Doesburg	AZ Alkmaar	Undisclosed
1 July 1998	DF	Jered Stirling	Partick Thistle	Undisclosed
1 July 1998	DF	David White	Ipswich Town	Undisclosed
1 July 1998	DF	Shaun Teale	Tranmere Rovers	Undisclosed
1 July 1998	MF	Jan Michels	Go Ahead Eagles	Undisclosed
1 July 1998	MF	Rob Matthaei	Volendam	Undisclosed
1 July 1998	MF	Greg Miller	Livingston	Undisclosed
1 July 1998	MF	Derek Adams	Ross County	£200,000
1 July 1998	FW	Stephen Halliday	Hartlepool United	£50,000
1 July 1998	FW	Kai Nyyssönen	Córdoba	Undisclosed
1 July 1998	FW	Stevie Nicholas	Stirling Albion	£100,000
3 September 1998	MF	Pat Nevin	Kilmarnock	Free
25 October 1998	MF	Ged Brannan	Manchester City	£350,000
16 December 1998	DF	Tony Thomas	Everton	£150,000
1 January 1999	FW	Hervé Bacqué	Luton Town	Undisclosed
13 January 1999	GK	Andy Goram	Sheffield United	Undisclosed	^[2]
28 January 1999	FW	John Spencer	Everton	Undisclosed

Loans in

Date from	Position	Name	From	Date to
26 October 1998	FW	John Spencer	Everton	27 January 1999
12 March 1999	MF	Mark Gower	Tottenham Hotspur	End of season
23 March 1999	FW	Don Goodman	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	End of season

Out

Date	Position	Name	To	Fee
1 January 1999	GK	Mikko Kavén	Vålerenga	Undisclosed
1 January 1999	DF	Holm Kraska	Lok Stendal	Undisclosed
1 February 1999	MF	Jan Michels	Den Bosch	Undisclosed
1 April 1998	FW	Kai Nyyssönen	Haka	Undisclosed

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date to	Ref.
19 March 1999	MF		Dougie Ramsay	East Fife	19 April 1999
1 May 1999	FW		Hervé Bacqué	Lyn	End of season

Released

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	Joined	Date	Ref.
17 December 1998	MF		Brian McClair	Retirement

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Premier League	1 August 1998	23 May 1999	Matchday 1	7th	36	10	11	15	35	54	−19	027.78
Scottish Cup	24 January 1999	6 March 1999	Third round	Quarterfinal	3	2	0	1	5	3	+2	066.67
League Cup	8 August 1998	18 August 1998	Second round	Third Round	2	1	0	1	1	2	−1	050.00
Total					41	13	11	17	41	59	−18	031.71

Last updated: 23 May 1999
Source: Soccerway

Premier League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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

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

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

Results

Motherwell v St Johnstone

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

Rangers v Motherwell

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

Motherwell v Dunfermline Athletic

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

Motherwell v Dundee United

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

Aberdeen v Motherwell

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

Motherwell v Kilmarnock

19 September 1998 6

Motherwell

0 – 0

Kilmarnock

Fir Park

Hearts v Motherwell

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

Dundee v Motherwell

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

Motherwell v Celtic

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

St Johnstone v Motherwell

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

Motherwell v Rangers

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

Motherwell v Aberdeen

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

Dundee United v Motherwell

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

Motherwell v Hearts

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

Kilmarnock v Motherwell

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

Celtic v Motherwell

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

Dunfermline Athletic v Motherwell

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

Motherwell v Dundee

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

Motherwell v St Johnstone

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

Motherwell v Dundee United

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

Aberdeen v Motherwell

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

Motherwell v Kilmarnock

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

Hearts v Motherwell

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

Dundee v Motherwell

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

Motherwell v Celtic

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

Motherwell v Dunfermline Athletic

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

Rangers v Motherwell

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

Motherwell v Aberdeen

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

Dundee United v Motherwell

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

Motherwell v Dundee

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

Celtic v Motherwell

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

Motherwell v Hearts

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

Kilmarnock v Motherwell

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

St Johnstone v Motherwell

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

Motherwell v Rangers

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

Dunfermline Athletic v Motherwell

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

Source:^[3]

Scottish Cup

Motherwell v Hearts

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

Motherwell v Stirling Albion

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

Motherwell v St Johnstone

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

East Fife v Motherwell

18 August 1999 Second Round	East Fife	0 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Motherwell	Methil
	Gibb 85' Johnston 116'		Halliday 97'	Stadium: Bayview Park Attendance: 1,488 Referee: George Clyde

Motherwell v Ayr United

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

Source:^[3]

Squad statistics

As of match played 23 May 1999

Appearances

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		Scottish Cup		League Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	SCO	Stevie Woods	8	0	7	0	0	0	1	0
2	DF	SCO	Eddie May	14	0	10+2	0	0+1	0	1	0
3	DF	SCO	Stephen McMillan	33	2	30	2	3	0	0	0
4	DF	ENG	Jamie McGowan	35	1	32	1	2	0	1	0
5	MF	ENG	Ged Brannan	28	6	25	5	3	1	0	0
6	DF	SCO	Greig Denham	3	0	0+1	0	0	0	1+1	0
7	MF	SCO	Ian Ross	13	0	8+4	0	1	0	0	0
8	MF	FIN	Simo Valakari	39	0	35	0	3	0	1	0
9	FW	ENG	Stephen Halliday	6	1	2+2	0	0	0	2	1
10	MF	ENG	Mark Gower	9	1	8+1	1	0	0	0	0
11	FW	SCO	Stevie Nicholas	7	1	1+6	1	0	0	0	0
15	DF	ENG	Tony Thomas	11	1	10	0	1	1	0	0
16	MF	SCO	Billy Davies	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
18	MF	SCO	Lee McCulloch	32	4	14+13	3	3	1	2	0
19	DF	NED	Michel Doesburg	34	0	29+1	0	3	0	1	0
20	MF	NED	Rob Matthaei	19	0	14+3	0	0+1	0	1	0
21	DF	NIR	Stephen Craigan	12	0	6+4	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
22	DF	SCO	Jered Stirling	7	1	4+1	1	0	0	1+1	0
23	MF	SCO	Dougie Ramsay	4	1	0+4	1	0	0	0	0
24	MF	SCO	Greg Miller	6	0	1+3	0	0	0	0+2	0
28	DF	ENG	Shaun Teale	34	1	29	1	3	0	2	0
29	GK	SCO	Andy Goram	16	0	13	0	3	0	0	0
30	MF	SCO	Pat Nevin	33	0	14+16	0	2+1	0	0	0
39	MF	SCO	Derek Adams	29	3	11+15	3	1+2	0	0	0
40	FW	SCO	John Spencer	24	7	21	7	3	0	0	0
44	FW	ENG	Don Goodman	8	1	8	1	0	0	0	0
Players away on loan:
	FW	FRA	Hervé Bacqué	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
Players who appeared for Motherwell but left during the season:
10	MF	SCO	Brian McClair	13	0	8+3	0	0	0	2	0
11	FW	IRL	Owen Coyle	29	8	26	7	2	1	1	0
12	MF	NED	Jan Michels	11	0	7+3	0	0	0	1	0
13	GK	FIN	Mikko Kaven	17	0	16	0	0	0	1	0
14	DF	SCO	Kevin Christie	6	0	4+1	0	0	0	1	0
15	FW	NED	Eliphas Shivute	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
29	FW	FIN	Kai Nyyssönen	4	1	3	1	0	0	1	0

Goal scorers

Ranking	Nation	Number	Name	Premier League	Scottish Cup	League Cup	Total
1	FW	11	Owen Coyle	7	1	0	8
2	FW	40	John Spencer	7	0	0	7
3	MF	5	Ged Brannan	5	1	0	6
4	MF	18	Lee McCulloch	3	1	0	4
5	MF	39	Derek Adams	3	0	0	3
6	DF	3	Steve McMillan	2	0	0	2
8	FW	44	Don Goodman	1	0	0	1
	MF	10	Mark Gower	1	0	0	1
	DF	4	Jamie McGowan	1	0	0	1
	FW	11	Stevie Nicholas	1	0	0	1
	FW	29	Kai Nyyssönen	1	0	0	1
	MF	23	Dougie Ramsay	1	0	0	1
	DF	22	Jered Stirling	1	0	0	1
	DF	28	Shaun Teale	1	0	0	1
	DF	15	Tony Thomas	0	1	0	1
	FW	9	Stephen Halliday	0	0	1	1
			Own goal	0	1	0	1
TOTALS				35	5	1	41

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name
Number	Nation	Position	Name	Premier League		Scottish Cup		League Cup		Total
2		DF	Eddie May	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
3		DF	Stephen McMillan	5	1	0	0	0	0	5	1
4		DF	Jamie McGowan	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
5		MF	Ged Brannan	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
7		MF	Ian Ross	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
8		MF	Simo Valakari	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
11		FW	Stevie Nicholas	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
15		DF	Tony Thomas	2	1	1	0	0	0	3	1
18		MF	Lee McCulloch	8	1	0	0	2	0	10	1
19		DF	Michel Doesburg	4	1	0	0	1	0	5	1
20		MF	Rob Matthaei	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
28		DF	Shaun Teale	3	1	1	0	0	0	4	1
39		MF	Derek Adams	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
40		FW	John Spencer	4	1	2	0	0	0	6	1
44		FW	Don Goodman	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Players who left Motherwell during the season:
11		FW	Owen Coyle	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
12		MF	Jan Michels	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
14		DF	Kevin Christie	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
29		FW	Kai Nyyssönen	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
			TOTALS	61	6	4	0	3	0	68	6

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "McClair back where it began". heraldscotland.com. The Herald. 26 June 1998. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Football: Goram signs for Motherwell". independent.co.uk. The Independent. 13 January 1999. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
^ ^a ^b Results and Fixtures 1998-1999, Fir Park Corner

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v t e 1998–99 in Scottish football
« 1997–98 1999–2000 »
Domestic leagues	Premier League Football League First Division Second Division Third Division Highland League
Domestic cups	Scottish Cup Final League Cup Final Junior Cup Highland League Cup North of Scotland Cup
European competitions	Champions League European Cup Winners' Cup UEFA Cup
Related to national team	Results Euro 2000 qualifying (Group 9)
Club seasons
Premier League	Aberdeen Celtic Dundee Dundee United Dunfermline Athletic Heart of Midlothian Kilmarnock Motherwell Rangers St Johnstone
First Division	Airdrieonians Ayr United Clydebank Falkirk Greenock Morton Hamilton Academical Hibernian Raith Rovers St. Mirren Stranraer
Second Division	Alloa Athletic Arbroath Clyde East Fife Forfar Athletic Inverness Caledonian Thistle Livingston Partick Thistle Queen of the South Stirling Albion
Third Division	Albion Rovers Berwick Rangers Brechin City Cowdenbeath Dumbarton East Stirlingshire Montrose Queen's Park Ross County Stenhousemuir