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Declan Gallagher has signed a pre-contract agreement with the club.

The 6ft 5in centre back will join the club in the summer on a two-year deal, following the expiry of his current contract with Livingston.

“We have been a long-term admirer of Declan,” ‘Well boss Stephen Robinson said of the deal.

“We are very pleased to have confirmed him for next season.”

Gallagher, 28, came through the youth ranks at Celtic but kicked off his career with a loan spell at Stranraer, before moving to Clyde.

His performances for the Bully Wee then persuaded Dundee to buy him for an undisclosed fee back in 2012.

He remained at Dens Park for two years before joining Livingston, where he has been ever since, amassing over 150 appearances and helping to the club to back-to-back promotions in the 2016/17 and 2017/18 seasons.

Livi have impressed in their return to the top flight, with Gallagher in particular being a standout.

Statistically, he tops the entire league for aerial duels contested and he is second only to Aberdeen’s Graeme Shinnie for defensive duels competed in.

Want to win tickets to our remaining league home matches, and also be in with a chance of winning £25,000?

Our Well Lottery allows you to do just that, as well as backing the next young talent rising through the ranks at the club.

Priced at £1 per entry, we’ve also got smaller prizes of £1,000 and £25.

If you sign up now, you can win two tickets to any of our Ladbrokes Premiership home matches with Dundee, St Mirren and Livingston.

HOW TO JOIN THE WELL LOTTERY

To join the Well Lottery, you can now choose one of the following options:

• Sign up online here
• Fill in the lottery leaflet provided and return via the freepost address provided to Unity.
• Download a lottery leaflet from the Well Lottery website and return to Unity by post.

Once you have signed up, you will receive a letter welcoming you to the lottery which will tell you your lottery numbers. You will then be entered into the draw for as long as you wish to play.

HOW DOES THE WELL LOTTERY WORK?

For as little as £1 per week, you’ll have the chance to win up to £25,000. At least 50p of every £1 played goes straight to youth development but most importantly, there are no ongoing costs to the club.

WHERE DOES THE MONEY GO?

Every £1 is split three ways. At least 50p of every £1 comes straight to Motherwell FC, which is put towards the club’s youth development and academy programme. The other 50p covers the cost of the administration of the lottery, and goes towards the fantastic prize fund.

HOW DO I WIN?

Every player of the Well Lottery will be allocated a six-digit lottery number for every entry they wish to play. This idea is to match your number with the winning number that is drawn on a Saturday in the correct sequence. Every entry in the Unity lottery has an equal one in 63 chance of winning a prize.

For example:

325764 – random winning number

326574 – your lottery number

This is a three-number match, winning five entries into the next draw.

HOW DO I KNOW IF I HAVE WON?

Players are notified automatically, and prizes sent out by post, so you do not need to claim your prize. If you would like to check the winning number each week, these can be found on Unity’s website and here on the official Motherwell FC website.

WHAT IS UNITY?

Unity is a platform on which charities run their own fundraising lottery. It is run by an external lottery manager, Sterling Lotteries, who administer hundreds of charity lotteries for clients across the country.

It’s time to choose your Motherwell FC goal of the season for 2018/19.

Sponsored by SRB Wealth Management, this year’s candidates are:

• Jake Hastie v St Mirren, February 2019
• David Turnbull v Dundee, November 2018
• Jake Hastie v Livingston, February 2019
• Danny Johnson v Celtic, December 2018
• Chris Cadden v St Mirren, October 2018
• Elliott Frear v St Johnstone, March 2019

To pick yours, just head to our voting page and make your selection.

Jamie Semple has extended his contract with Motherwell until the summer of 2021.

The youngster is the latest academy product to commit his future to the club, following in the recent footsteps of David Turnbull, James Scott, Barry Maguire and Adam Livingstone.

The 17-year-old also made his first appearance on the bench against Rangers on 7 April, becoming the first player born in 2001 to do so.

“I’m really happy to be staying at the club,” Semple said on signing his new deal.

“I can see a clear way through to the first team, having seen so many of my team mates progress over the last few years.

“I’m concentrating now on continuing to develop my game and kicking on. I’m in the best place possible to do that.”

Semple first joined the club in 2014 and has established himself as a key figure at reserve level. He made his debut for the second string at the age of 14, demonstrating his promise.

“Jamie is a player who has made great progress,” manager Stephen Robinson said.

“We feel he is another youngster who, in the coming years, can make a big impact at the club.”

The final Lanarkshire derby of the 2018/19 sees Motherwell head to face Hamilton Academical on Saturday, 20 April.

You can buy your tickets online now. Alternatively, you can visit the ticket office at Fir Park or call 01698 333333.

Tickets are priced at £22 for adults and £12 for over 65s and under 18s.

We urge all fans to buy their tickets in advance, as there is no guarantee a cash gate will be in operation on the day.

Motherwell Football Club have banned an individual following an incident that took place during Sunday’s match against Rangers.

In the 37th minute of the game, items were thrown from the crowd towards the pitch, narrowly missing James Tavernier.

Since that incident, staff at the club have been studying CCTV, together with both moving and still photography, in an attempt to identify the culprits.

Those efforts have been successful. One person has been identified and has been informed he is banned from Fir Park indefinitely.

We are continuing to investigate a second individual we have identified threw an object onto the park, and will similarly ban as soon as possible.

Commenting on the matter, chairman Jim McMahon said: “We condemn the irresponsible actions of two of our fans, whose moment of recklessness has cast an unfortunate shadow over our whole support.

“It gives us absolutely no pleasure or satisfaction to ban anyone from Fir Park.

“As a fan-owned and fan-run club, we have tried to campaign for the rights of supporters. We have been vocal in our opposition to any suggestion or notion of strict liability.

“However, with that comes a responsibility to act if any of our own step out of line, particularly if we have such clear and obvious evidence.

“I am sure our supporters understand that we are left with no other option but to take a hard line approach with not only these two individuals, but anyone else who steps out of line.”

We’re going in pursuit of seventh place in the Ladbrokes Premiership and we’re counting on your support to help get us over the line.

Dundee, St Mirren and Livingston will visit Fir Park in our final five games of 2018/19, and you can get your tickets right now for all three home matches.

Head to tickets.motherwellfc.co.uk now and get yours early. You can choose to have your tickets delivered, collect at our ticket office or, even easier, print them at home and bring them to the gate.

Prices for each individual match are:

A family ticket for one adult and two children aged 15 and under is available for £28, or £24 in the John Hunter Stand.

The cheaper price on all tickets is for our John Hunter Stand for home supporters.

Want to upgrade to a premium experience?

Everyone can also step up their Fir Park visit with one of our great hospitality options.

We’ve a range of packages, with the option to have a meal, a complimentary bar or even indoor seating.

Prices start at £32 per person for season ticket upgrades, or £40 per person if you’re buying without one.

Head to our hospitality page for all the details on what we have to offer.

Motherwell’s reserves recovered from two goals down to defeat Aberdeen 4-2 in the SPFL Reserve League on Monday.

Doubles from Conor Sammon and James Scott secured a victory which takes the team near the top of the table, after the Dons had went ahead through two early penalty kicks.

David Devine was ruled to have fouled Seb Ross in the box within the opening minute, with David Dangana scoring from the resulting spot kick.

Ten minutes later, Dangana was again on target from the spot after being ruled to have been fouled in the area by Adam Livingstone.

Undeterred, Maurice Ross’ side stuck to their principles and were rewarded with two quickfire goals between the 25th and 30th minutes.

Sammon got both, each coming from Elliott Frear shots which found their way to the Irish striker.

Shortly before the break, the ‘Well had the lead. Frear was brought down in the area, with Scott stepping up to slam the ball home.

Dangana missed the chance to net a hat-trick of penalties, when he put his effort wide of the goal.

Then, with 20 minutes to go, Scott had his second and Motherwell’s fourth. A Frear cutback saw the forward step away from his marker, before smashing the ball past the goalkeeper.

With two games left to go in the league, the young Steelmen are two points behind top side Celtic, who have a game in hand. Dundee away lie in wait next, before the final day visit of Celtic.

Motherwell: Ferguson, Cadden (MacDonald), Devine, Hussain (Bowers), Livingstone, McAlear, Cornelius, Frear (Watson), Semple, Scott, Sammon (Rehman).

Subs not used: Hemfrey, Starrs, McGuigan.

See the goals as Stephen Robinson’s men suffer defeat at the hands of Steven Gerrard’s side.

Motherwell’s reserve side return to action on Monday, 8 April when they host Aberdeen in the league.

Kick off at the Penny Cars Stadium in Airdrie is at 2pm.

Maurice Ross’ side remain in title contention in the SPFL Reserve League, sitting two points behind joint leaders Hibernian and Celtic.