| Club: | Motherwell |
| Season: | 2021–22 |
| Manager: | Graham Alexander |
| Chairman: | James McMahon |
| Stadium: | Fir Park |
| League Topscorer: | Kevin van Veen Tony Watt (9 each) |
| Season Topscorer: | Kevin van Veen (11 goals) |
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| Prevseason: | 2020–21 |
| Nextseason: | 2022–23 |
The 2021–22 season was Motherwell's thirty-seventh consecutive season in the top flight of Scottish football, having been promoted from the Scottish First Division at the end of the 1984–85 season.
On 1 June, Motherwell announced that Dean Cornelius and David Devine had both signed new two-contract, keeping them at Motherwell until the summer of 2023.[1]
On 7 June, Motherwell announced that Scott Fox had signed a new one-year contract with the club.[2]
On 28 June, Motherwell signed professional contracts with 12 graduates from their youth academy.[3]
On 27 May 2021, Motherwell announced the signing of Connor Shields to a three-year contract, from Queen of the South.[4]
On 21 June, Motherwell announced their second signing of the summer, Justin Amaluzor on a one-year contract from Maidstone United.[5] The following day, Motherwell announced the signing of fellow striker Kaiyne Woolery on a three-year contract from Tranmere Rovers.[6]
On 2 July, Motherwell announced the signing of Kevin van Veen on a two-year contract from Scunthorpe United.[7]
On 5 July, Motherwell announced the return of Liam Kelly on a permanent transfer from Queens Park Rangers, with Kelly signing a three-year contract.[8] Three days later, 8 July, Motherwell announced that Trevor Carson had left the club to sign for Dundee United.[9]
On 13 July, Motherwell announced the signing of Darragh O'Connor from Leicester City Under-23s on a one-year contract.[10] Three days later, Motherwell announced the signing of Mich'el Parker on a contract until January 2022.[11]
On 24 July, Motherwell announced the signing of Callum Slattery from Southampton on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[12]
On 29 July, Motherwell announced the signing of Juhani Ojala from Vejle on a two-year contract.[13]
On 26 August, Motherwell announced the signing of Sean Goss to a two-year contract after he'd left Shrewsbury Town earlier in the summer.[14]
On 31 August, Transfer deadline day, Motherwell announced the signing of Sondre Johansen to a three-year contract, from Mjøndalen,[15] and the return of Jordan Roberts on loan from Heart of Midlothian until January 2022.[16]
On 1 September, Max Johnston joined Queen of the South on a season-long loan deal.[17]
On 30 September, Corey O’Donnell joined Albion Rovers until January 2022.[18] Later on the same day, David Devine joined East Fife on loan for the remainder of the season.[19]
On 1 October, Graham Alexander was announced as the Scottish Premiership Manager of the Month for September.[20]
On 11 October, Steven Lawless left Motherwell by mutual consent.[21]
On 1 December, Motherwell announced the signing of Ross Tierney on a three-and-a-half-year deal, for an undisclosed fee from Bohemians. Tierney joined the club when the transfer window opened on 1 January 2022.[22]
On 2 January, Motherwell announced the departure of Mich'el Parker, after his short-term contract had expired.[23]
On 5 January, Barry Maguire signed a new contract with Motherwell, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2024.[24]
On 7 January, Robbie Crawford was released by Moterwell to join Partick Thistle on a permanent deal,[25] whilst Liam Shaw joined Motherwell on loan for the remainder of the season from Celtic.[26]
On 10 January, manager Graham Alexander extended his contract with the club until 2025.[27]
On 14 January, Motherwell announced the permanent signing of Jordan Roberts from Heart of Midlothian on a contract until the end of the season.[28]
On 17 January, Motherwell announced that Tony Watt had left the club to sign for Dundee United for an undisclosed amount.[29]
On 25 January, Motherwell announced the signing of Victor Nirennold on a contract until the end of the season.[30]
On 28 January, Darragh O'Connor was loaned to Queen of the South for the remainder of the season,[31] and Joseph Efford joined the club for an undisclosed fee from Waasland-Beveren on a contract until the summer of 2023.[32]
On 18 February, Bevis Mugabi signed a new contract with Motherwell, until the summer of 2024.[33]
On 23 February, Scott Fox signed a new contract with Motherwell, until the summer of 2023.[34] The following day, 24 February, Nathan McGinley also extended his contract with Motherwell, until the summer of 2024.[35]
On 28 February, P. J. Morrison joined Alloa Athletic on loan for the remainder of the season.[36]
On 28 March, Motherwell announced the signing of Robbie Mahon from Bohemians on a contract until June 2023.[37]
On 20 May, Motherwell announced that Mark O'Hara, Darragh O'Connor, P. J. Morrison, Cody McLeod, Victor Nirennold, Justin Amaluzor, Jordan Roberts, Liam Donnelly and Liam Grimshaw would all leave the club upon the expiry of their contracts on 31 May, whilst Ricki Lamie had been offered a new contract and Liam Shaw would return to Celtic following his loan spell with the club.[38] On 24 May, Ricki Lamie signed a new two-year contract with Motherwell.[39]
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
| 1 | Liam Kelly | GK | 2022 5, df=yes | Queens Park Rangers | 2021 | 2024 | 67 | 0 | ||
| 12 | Scott Fox | GK | 2022 5, df=yes | Partick Thistle | 2020[40] | 2023 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Defenders | ||||||||||
| 2 | Stephen O'Donnell | DF | 2022 5, df=yes | Kilmarnock | 2020[41] | 2023[42] | 75 | 3 | ||
| 3 | Jake Carroll |  | DF | 2022 5, df=yes | Cambridge United | 2019[43] | 2023[44] | 73 | 2 | |
| 4 | Ricki Lamie | DF | 2022 5, df=yes | Livingston | 2020[45] | 2024 | 70 | 5 | ||
| 5 | Bevis Mugabi |  | DF | 2022 5, df=yes | Yeovil Town | 2019[46] | 2024 | 71 | 4 | |
| 14 | Juhani Ojala |  | DF | 2022 5, df=yes | Vejle | 2021 | 2023 | 24 | 1 | |
| 19 | Nathan McGinley | DF | 2022 5, df=yes | Forest Green Rovers | 2020[47] | 2024 | 53 | 0 | ||
| 21 | Sondre Johansen |  | DF | 2022 5, df=yes | Mjøndalen | 2021 | 2024 | 25 | 0 | |
| 23 | Liam Grimshaw | DF | 2022 5, df=yes | Preston North End | 2017[48] | 2022[49] | 134 | 1 | ||
| 32 | Victor Nirennold |  | DF | 2022 5, df=yes | Unattached | 2022 | 2022 | 3 | 0 | |
| Midfielders | ||||||||||
| 6 | Barry Maguire | MF | 2022 5, df=yes | Academy | 2015 | 2024 | 61 | 2 | ||
| 8 | Mark O'Hara | MF | 2022 5, df=yes | Peterborough United | 2020[50] | 2022 | 74 | 8 | ||
| 11 | Liam Shaw | MF | 2022 5, df=yes | loan from Celtic | 2022 | 2022 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 16 | Callum Slattery | MF | 2022 5, df=yes | Southampton | 2021 | 2024 | 34 | 2 | ||
| 18 | Dean Cornelius | MF | 2022 5, df=yes | Hibernian | 2018 | 2023 | 19 | 2 | ||
| 22 | Liam Donnelly | MF | 2022 5, df=yes | Hartlepool United | 2018[51] | 2022[52] | 71 | 13 | ||
| 26 | Ross Tierney | | MF | 2022 5, df=yes | Bohemians | 2022 | 2025 | 15 | 2 | |
| 27 | Sean Goss | MF | 2022 5, df=yes | Unattached | 2021 | 2023 | 31 | 1 | ||
| Forwards | ||||||||||
| 7 | Kaiyne Woolery | FW | 2022 5, df=yes | Tranmere Rovers | 2021 | 2023 | 38 | 3 | ||
| 9 | Kevin van Veen |  | FW | 2022 5, df=yes | Scunthorpe United | 2021 | 2023 | 39 | 11 | |
| 17 | Justin Amaluzor | FW | 2022 5, df=yes | Maidstone United | 2021 | 2022 | 13 | 1 | ||
| 20 | Joseph Efford |  | FW | 2022 5, df=yes | Waasland-Beveren | 2022 | 2023 | 16 | 3 | |
| 28 | Jordan Roberts | FW | 2022 5, df=yes | Heart of Midlothian | 2022 | 2022 | 28 | 5 | ||
| 29 | Connor Shields | FW | 2022 5, df=yes | Queen of the South | 2021 | 2024 | 29 | 3 | ||
| Youth team | ||||||||||
| 30 | Sam Campbell | DF | 2022 5, df=yes | Academy | 2021 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 33 | Muhammad Adam | FW | 2022 5, df=yes | Academy | 2021 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 34 | Corey O’Donnell | FW | 2022 5, df=yes | Academy | 2021 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 35 | Adam MacDonald | MF | 2022 5, df=yes | Academy | 2021 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 36 | Ali Gould | DF | 2022 5, df=yes | Academy | 2021 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 37 | Cody McLeod | FW | 2022 5, df=yes | Academy | 2021 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 38 | Logan Dunachie | DF | 2022 5, df=yes | Academy | 2021 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 39 | Ewan Wilson | DF | 2022 5, df=yes | Academy | 2021 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 40 | Kian Speirs | MF | 2022 5, df=yes | Academy | 2021 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 41 | Matthew Connelly | GK | 2022 5, df=yes | Academy | 2019 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 42 | Daniel Hunter | MF | 2022 5, df=yes | Academy | 2021 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 43 | Richard Tambwe | FW | 2022 5, df=yes | Academy | 2021 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 44 | Lawton Green |  | GK | 2022 5, df=yes | Academy | 2021 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 45 | Robbie Mahon | | FW | 2022 5, df=yes | Bohemians | 2022 | 2023 | 0 | 0 | |
| Away on loan | ||||||||||
| 15 | Darragh O'Connor | | DF | 2022 5, df=yes | Leicester City | 2021 | 2022 | 5 | 0 | |
| 24 | Max Johnston | DF | 2022 5, df=yes | Academy | 2020 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 25 | David Devine | DF | 2022 5, df=yes | Academy | 2019 | 2023 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 31 | P. J. Morrison | GK | 2022 5, df=yes | Academy | 2009 | 2022 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Left during the season | ||||||||||
| 11 | Steven Lawless | FW | 2022 5, df=yes | Burton Albion | 2021[53] | 2022 | 18 | 2 | ||
| 20 | Robbie Crawford | MF | 2022 5, df=yes | Livingston | 2021[54] | 2022 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 26 | Mich'el Parker | MF | 2022 5, df=yes | Unattached | 2021 | 2022 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 32 | Tony Watt | FW | 2022 5, df=yes | CSKA Sofia | 2020[55] | 2022[56] | 70 | 19 | ||
See main article: List of Scottish football transfers summer 2021 and List of Scottish football transfers winter 2021–22.
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 May 2021 | FW | Connor Shields | Queen of the South | Undisclosed | |||
| 21 June 2021 | FW | Justin Amaluzor | Maidstone United | Free | |||
| 22 June 2021 | FW | Kaiyne Woolery | Tranmere Rovers | Free | |||
| 2 July 2021 | FW | | Kevin van Veen | Scunthorpe United | Free | ||
| 5 July 2021 | GK | Liam Kelly | Queens Park Rangers | Free | |||
| 13 July 2021 | DF | | Darragh O'Connor | Leicester City | Free | ||
| 16 July 2021 | MF | Mich'el Parker | Unattached | Free | |||
| 24 July 2021 | MF | Callum Slattery | Southampton | Undisclosed | |||
| 29 July 2021 | DF | | Juhani Ojala | Vejle | Free | ||
| 26 August 2021 | MF | Sean Goss | Unattached | Free | |||
| 31 August 2021 | DF | | Sondre Johansen | Mjøndalen | Undisclosed | ||
| 1 December 2021 | MF | | Ross Tierney | Bohemians | Undisclosed | ||
| 14 January 2022 | FW | Jordan Roberts | Heart of Midlothian | Undisclosed | |||
| 25 January 2022 | DF | | Victor Nirennold | Unattached | Free | ||
| 28 January 2022 | FW | | Joseph Efford | Waasland-Beveren | Undisclosed | ||
| 28 March 2022 | FW | | Robbie Mahon | Bohemians | Undisclosed |
Transfer announced on the above date, but was not completed until 1 January 2022.
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date to | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2021 | FW | Jordan Roberts | Heart of Midlothian | 1 January 2022 | |||
| 7 January 2022 | MF | Liam Shaw | Celtic | End of season |
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 July 2021 | GK | Trevor Carson | Dundee United | Undisclosed | |||
| 17 January 2022 | FW | Tony Watt | Dundee United | Undisclosed |
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date to | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 July 2021 | FW | Matthew Connelly | Gretna | End of season | |||
| 1 September 2021 | DF | Max Johnston | Queen of the South | End of season | |||
| 30 September 2021 | FW | Corey O’Donnell | Albion Rovers | January 2022 | |||
| 30 September 2021 | DF | David Devine | East Fife | End of season | |||
| 28 January 2022 | DF | | Darragh O'Connor | Queen of the South | End of season | ||
| 28 February 2022 | GK | P. J. Morrison | Alloa Athletic | End of season |
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | Joined | Date | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 October 2021 | FW | Steven Lawless | Dunfermline Athletic | 27 December 2021 | [57] | ||
| 2 January 2022 | MF | Mich'el Parker | Linfield | 7 February 2022 | [58] | ||
| 7 January 2022 | MF | Robbie Crawford | Partick Thistle | 7 January 2022 | [59] | ||
| 31 May 2022 | GK | P. J. Morrison | Falkirk | 9 June 2022 | [60] | ||
| 31 May 2022 | GK | | Lawton Green | Greenock Morton | 18 July 2022 | [61] | |
| 31 May 2022 | DF | Liam Grimshaw | Greenock Morton | 12 September 2022 | [62] | ||
| 31 May 2022 | DF | | Victor Nirennold | Gloucester City | 4 February 2023 | [63] | |
| 31 May 2022 | DF | | Darragh O'Connor | Greenock Morton | 1 June 2022 | [64] | |
| 31 May 2022 | MF | Liam Donnelly | Kilmarnock | 5 July 2022 | [65] | ||
| 31 May 2022 | MF | Mark O'Hara | St Mirren | 1 June 2022 | [66] | ||
| 31 May 2022 | FW | Justin Amaluzor | Aldershot Town | 16 June 2022 | [67] | ||
| 31 May 2022 | FW | Jordan Roberts | Stevenage | 17 June 2022 | [68] | ||
| 31 May 2022 | FW | Cody McLeod | Peterhead | 9 July 2022 | [69] |
See main article: 2021–22 Scottish Premiership.
See main article: 2021–22 Scottish Cup.
See main article: 2021–22 Scottish League Cup.
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| 1 | FW | | 9 | Kevin van Veen | 9 | 2 | 0 | 11 | |||||||||
| 2 | FW | 32 | Tony Watt | 9 | 0 | 1 | 10 | ||||||||||
| 3 | DF | 4 | Ricki Lamie | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 4 | FW | 7 | Kaiyne Woolery | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||
| FW | 29 | Connor Shields | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||
| FW | | 20 | Joseph Efford | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 7 | DF | | 5 | Bevis Mugabi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
| FW | 28 | Jordan Roberts | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||
| MF | 18 | Dean Cornelius | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||
| MF | 16 | Callum Slattery | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||
| MF | | 26 | Ross Tierney | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 12 | DF | 23 | Liam Grimshaw | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| DF | | 14 | Juhani Ojala | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| MF | 8 | Mark O'Hara | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| MF | 27 | Sean Goss | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| MF | 22 | Liam Donnelly | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| FW | 11 | Steven Lawless | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| FW | 17 | Justin Amaluzor | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| MF | 6 | Barry Maguire | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Own goal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| TOTALS | 42 | 4 | 6 | 52 | |||||||||||||
| width=60 | Ranking | width=60 | Nation | width=60 | Position | width=60 | Number | width=150 | Name | width=150 | Scottish Premiership | width=100 | Scottish Cup | width=150 | League Cup | width=80 | Total |
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| 1 | GK | 1 | Liam Kelly | 8 | 0 | 2 | 10 | ||||||||||
| TOTALS | 8 | 0 | 2 | 10 | |||||||||||||
| Number | Nation | Position | Name | Premiership | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||||
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| 1 | GK | Liam Kelly | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 2 | DF | Stephen O'Donnell | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |||||
| 3 | DF | Jake Carroll | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |||||
| 4 | DF | Ricki Lamie | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 5 | DF | Bevis Mugabi | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |||||
| 6 | MF | Barry Maguire | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |||||
| 7 | FW | Kaiyne Woolery | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 8 | MF | Mark O'Hara | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 9 | FW | Kevin van Veen | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |||||
| 14 | DF | Juhani Ojala | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 16 | MF | Callum Slattery | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |||||
| 19 | DF | Nathan McGinley | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||||
| 20 | FW | Joseph Efford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 21 | DF | Sondre Johansen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 22 | MF | Liam Donnelly | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |||||
| 23 | DF | Liam Grimshaw | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||
| 27 | MF | Sean Goss | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||||
| 28 | FW | Jordan Roberts | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||
| 29 | FW | Connor Shields | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Players who left Motherwell during the season: | |||||||||||||||
| 32 | FW | Tony Watt | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| TOTALS | 87 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 97 | 5 | |||||||