| Club: | Motherwell |
| Season: | 2024–25 |
| Manager: | Stuart Kettlewell |
| Chairman: | James McMahon (until 1 August) |
| Stadium: | Fir Park |
| Season Topscorer: | Seven Players (1) |
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| Prevseason: | 2023–24 |
| Nextseason: | 2025–26 |
The 2024–25 season is Motherwell's fortieth 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 20 May 2024, Motherwell announced that they would have a 7-day training camp in the Netherlands from 24 June, during which they would play two friendly matches, against Twente and DSVD Deurningen.[1]
On 24 May, Motherwell announced their retained and released list, with Liam Kelly, Callan Elliot, Calum Butcher, Barry Maguire and Blair Spittal all leaving the club at the end of the season when their contracts expire, whilst Matthew Connelly, Stephen O'Donnell, Bevis Mugabi, Callum Slattery and Sam Nicholson had all been offered new contracts, with Paul McGinn and Aston Oxborough both extending their contracts until the summer of 2025. Meanwhile youth team players, Olly Whyte, Max Ross, Ewan Wilson and Mark Ferrie all extended their contract until the summer of 2025, whilst Shay Nevans, Robbie Garcia, Arran Bone, Kyle Aitken, Josh Bogan and Adam MacDonald would be leaving the club at the end of their contracts.[2]
On 30 May, Jonathan Obika announced his retirement from football and joined the coaching staff at Motherwell.[3]
On 31 May, Motherwell announced that they had signed Sam Nicholson to a permanent two-year contract, after joining the club on loan from Colorado Rapids in January 2024.[4]
On 3 June, Motherwell announced that Stephen O'Donnell had signed a new two-year contract with the club.[5]
On 7 June, Motherwell announced that Bevis Mugabi would be leaving the club having turned down a new contract with the club following the expiration of his last one at the end of the previous season.[6]
On 11 June, Motherwell announced the signing of Kofi Balmer to a two-year contract, with the option of a third, from Crystal Palace.[7]
On 12 June, Motherwell announced the signing of free-agent Tom Sparrow to a two-year contract, with the option of a third, after he'd left Stoke City at the end of his contract.[8]
On 15 June, Motherwell announced the signing of free-agent John Koutroumbis to a two-year contract, after he'd left Perth Glory at the end of his contract.[9]
On 19 June, Motherwell announced the signing of free-agent Ross Callachan to a one-year contract, with the option of an additional year, after he'd left Ross County at the end of his contract the previous month.[10]
On 20 June, Motherwell announced that Ross Tierney left the club to return to Bohemians for an undisclosed fee.[11] Later the same day, Motherwell announced the signing of Zach Robinson, to a two-year contract following the completion of his AFC Wimbledon contract, and of Filip Stuparević to a two-year contract, with an option of a third, after his Domžale contract had expired.[12] [13] Motherwell also announced that Callum Slattery had signed a new one-year contract, with the option of an additional year.[14]
On 24 June, Motherwell announced the signing of free-agent Liam Gordon to a two-year contract, after he'd turned down a new contract with St Johnstone.[15]
On 28 June, Motherwell announced the season-long loan signing of Krisztián Hegyi from West Ham United.[16]
On 2 July, Motherwell announced the signing of Steve Seddon to a one-year contract, with the option of another, after leaving Oxford United.[17]
On 12 July, Motherwell announced that they had signed professional contracts with Eight academy graduates, Jack McConnell, Jon-Joe Friel, Jay Gillies, Andrew Arnott, Zander McAllister, Rocco McColm, Nathan Lawson and Harry McLean.[18] Later the same day Motherwell announced that Matthew Connelly had signed a new one-year contract with the club.[19]
On 15 July, Motherwell announced Paul McGinn as their new club captain and Stephen O'Donnell as their new vice-captain.[20] Later the same day Motherwell announced the season-long loan signing of Marvin Kaleta from Wolverhampton Wanderers.[21]
On 16 July, Motherwell announced that Theo Bair had left the club to join AJ Auxerre for an undisclosed fee.[22]
On 17 July, Motherwell announced that Olly Whyte had joined Cowdenbeath on loan until January 2025.[23]
On 30 July, Motherwell announced the signing of Apostolos Stamatelopoulos from Newcastle Jets for an undisclosed fee, on a contract until 2027.[24]
On 13 August, Motherwell announced the return of Tony Watt on a season-long loan deal from Dundee United.[25]
On 14 August, goalkeeper Matthew Connelly joined East Kilbride on loan until January.[26]
On 18 August, Motherwell announced the signing of free-agent Tawanda Maswanhise on a short-term contract until January.[27]
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
| 1 | Krisztián Hegyi |  | GK | 2002 9, df=yes | on loan from West Ham United | 2024 | 2025 | 2 | 0 | |
| 13 | Aston Oxborough | GK | 1998 5, df=yes | Unattached | 2022[28] | 2025 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Defenders | ||||||||||
| 2 | Stephen O'Donnell | DF | 2024 5, df=yes | Kilmarnock | 2020[29] | 2026 | 154 | 4 | ||
| 3 | Steve Seddon | DF | 1997 12, df=yes | Unattached | 2024 | 2025(+1) | 3 | 0 | ||
| 4 | Liam Gordon | DF | 1996 1, df=yes | St Johnstone | 2024 | 2026 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 5 | Kofi Balmer | DF | 2000 9, df=yes | Unattached | 2024 | 2026 (+1) | 2 | 1 | ||
| 15 | Dan Casey |  | DF | 1997 10, df=yes | Unattached | 2023[30] | 2025[31] | 51 | 4 | |
| 16 | Paul McGinn | DF | 1990 10, df=yes | Hibernian | 2022[32] | 2025 | 83 | 1 | ||
| 20 | Shane Blaney | | DF | 1999 1, df=yes | Sligo Rovers | 2022[33] | 2025 | 42 | 3 | |
| 21 | Marvin Kaleta | DF | 2004 9, df=yes | on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2024 | 2025 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 22 | John Koutroumbis |  | DF | 1998 3, df=yes | Unattached | 2024 | 2026 | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 | Ewan Wilson | DF | 2004 11, df=yes | Academy | 2021[34] | 2025 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Midfielders | ||||||||||
| 6 | Davor Zdravkovski |  | MF | 1998 3, df=yes | Unattached | 2023[35] | 2025 | 38 | 1 | |
| 7 | Tom Sparrow | MF | 2002 12, df=yes | Unattached | 2024 | 2026 (+1) | 3 | 0 | ||
| 8 | Callum Slattery | MF | 2024 5, df=yes | Southampton | 2021[36] | 2025 (+1) | 94 | 9 | ||
| 11 | Andy Halliday | MF | 1991 10, df=yes | Heart of Midlothian | 2024[37] | 2025 | 21 | 1 | ||
| 12 | Harry Paton |  | MF | 1998 5, df=yes | Unattached | 2023[38] | 2025[39] | 42 | 2 | |
| 18 | Ross Callachan | MF | 1993 9, df=yes | Unattached | 2024 | 2025 (+1) | 1 | 0 | ||
| 38 | Lennon Miller | MF | 2006 8, df=yes | Academy | 2022[40] | 2026[41] | 44 | 3 | ||
| Forwards | ||||||||||
| 9 | Zach Robinson | FW | 2002 6, df=yes | Unattached | 2023 | 2025 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 14 | Apostolos Stamatelopoulos | | FW | 1999 4, df=yes | Newcastle Jets | 2024 | 2027 | 2 | 0 | |
| 17 | Filip Stuparević |  | FW | 2000 8, df=yes | Unattached | 2023 | 2025 | 4 | 1 | |
| 19 | Sam Nicholson | FW | 1995 1, df=yes | Colorado Rapids | 2024 | 2026 | 16 | 2 | ||
| 24 | Moses Ebiye | FW | 1997 4, df=yes | Unattached | 2024[42] | 2025 | 13 | 4 | ||
| 29 | Mark Ferrie | FW | 2005 12, df=yes | Academy | 2022 | 2025 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 52 | Tony Watt | FW | 1993 12, df=yes | on loan from Dundee United | 2024 | 2025 | 71 | 19 | ||
| 55 | Tawanda Maswanhise | FW | 2002 11, df=yes | Unattached | 2024 | 2025 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Development team | ||||||||||
| 25 | Max Ross | DF | 2006 4, df=yes | Academy | 2022 | 2025 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 27 | Dylan Wells | MF | 2006 3, df=yes | Academy | 2022 | 2026[43] | 6 | 0 | ||
| 28 | Luca Ross | FW | 2006 8, df=yes | Academy | 2022 | 2025 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 30 | Brannan McDermott | DF | 2006 3, df=yes | Academy | 2022 | 2025 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 32 | Zack Flatman | DF | 2007 2, df=yes | Academy | 2023 | 2025 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 33 | Derin Marshall | DF | 2007 3, df=yes | Academy | 2023 | 2025 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 34 | Scott Williamson | DF | 2007 3, df=yes | Academy | 2023 | 2025 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 35 | Campbell Forrest | MF | 2007 10, df=yes | Academy | 2023 | 2025 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 36 | Ross Nelson | DF | 2007 7, df=yes | Academy | 2023 | 2025 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 37 | Mikey Booth | MF | 2007 8, df=yes | Academy | 2023 | 2025 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 39 | Devon Johnston | FW | 2007 6, df=yes | Academy | 2023 | 2025 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 40 | Zack Tomany | FW | 2007 4, df=yes | Academy | 2023 | 2025 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 41 | Jack McConnell | GK | 2008 6, df=yes | Academy | 2024 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 42 | Jon-Joe Friel | DF | 2008 2, df=yes | Academy | 2024 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 43 | Jay Gillies | DF | 2008 2, df=yes | Academy | 2024 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 44 | Andrew Arnott | DF | 2008 5, df=yes | Academy | 2024 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 45 | Zander McAllister | MF | 2008 4, df=yes | Academy | 2024 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 46 | Rocco McColm | MF | 2008 9, df=yes | Academy | 2024 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 47 | Nathan Lawson | FW | 2008 2, df=yes | Academy | 2024 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 48 | Harry McLean | FW | 2008 6, df=yes | Academy | 2024 | 0 | 0 | |||
| U18 | ||||||||||
| Away on loan | ||||||||||
| 26 | Olly Whyte | MF | 2006 11, df=yes | Academy | 2023 | 2025 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 31 | Matthew Connelly | GK | 2003 3, df=yes | Academy | 2019 | 2025 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Left during the season | ||||||||||
| 14 | Theo Bair | | FW | 1999 8, df=yes | Unattached | 2023[44] | 2025 | 41 | 15 | |
See main article: List of Scottish football transfers summer 2024.
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 June 2024 | MF | Sam Nicholson | Colorado Rapids | Free | |||
| 11 June 2024 | DF | Kofi Balmer | Crystal Palace | Undisclosed | |||
| 12 June 2024 | MF | Tom Sparrow | Unattached | Free | |||
| 15 June 2024 | DF | | John Koutroumbis | Unattached | Free | ||
| 19 June 2024 | MF | Ross Callachan | Unattached | Free | |||
| 20 June 2024 | FW | Zach Robinson | Unattached | Free | |||
| 20 June 2024 | FW | | Filip Stuparević | Unattached | Free | ||
| 24 June 2024 | DF | Liam Gordon | St Johnstone | Free | |||
| 2 July 2024 | DF | Steve Seddon | Unattached | Free | |||
| 30 July 2024 | FW | | Apostolos Stamatelopoulos | Newcastle Jets | Undisclosed | ||
| 18 August 2024 | FW | Tawanda Maswanhise | Unattached | Free |
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date to | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 June 2024 | GK | | Krisztián Hegyi | West Ham United | End of season | ||
| 15 July 2024 | DF | Marvin Kaleta | Wolverhampton Wanderers | End of season | |||
| 13 August 2024 | FW | Tony Watt | Dundee United | End of season |
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 June 2024 | FW | Muhammad Adam | Stranraer | Undisclosed | [45] | ||
| 20 June 2024 | MF | | Ross Tierney | Bohemians | Undisclosed | ||
| 16 July 2024 | FW | | Theo Bair | AJ Auxerre | Undisclosed |
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date to | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 July 2024 | MF | Olly Whyte | Cowdenbeath | January 2025 | |||
| 14 August 2024 | GK | Matthew Connelly | East Kilbride | January 2025 |
See main article: 2023–24 Scottish Premiership.
See main article: 2023–24 Scottish Cup.
See main article: 2024–25 Scottish League Cup.
|-|colspan="14"|Players away from the club on loan:|-|colspan="14"|Players who left Motherwell during the season:|}
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | 24 | Moses Ebiye | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 2 | DF | 5 | Kofi Balmer | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| DF | | 15 | Dan Casey | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| DF | 2 | Stephen O'Donnell | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| DF | | 20 | Shane Blaney | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| MF | 38 | Lennon Miller | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| FW | | 17 | Filip Stuparević | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Own goal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| TOTALS | 1 | 0 | 8 | 9 | |||||||||||||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 13 | Aston Oxborough | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 2 | GK | | 1 | Krisztián Hegyi | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| TOTALS | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Number | Nation | Position | Name | Premiership | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||||
| width=60 style="background: #FFEE99" | width=60 style="background: #FF8888" | width=60 style="background: #FFEE99" | width=60 style="background: #FF8888" | width=60 style="background: #FFEE99" | width=60 style="background: #FF8888" | width=60 style="background: #FFEE99" | width=60 style="background: #FF8888" | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | DF | Liam Gordon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 6 | MF | Davor Zdravkovski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 7 | MF | Tom Sparrow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 12 | MF | Harry Paton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 15 | DF | Dan Casey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 20 | DF | Shane Blaney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Players away from the club on loan:: | |||||||||||||||
| Players who left Motherwell during the season: | |||||||||||||||
| TOTALS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||||||