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Ten academy graduates have signed professional deals with the club.

In the backline, defenders Robbie Garcia, Arran Bone, Brannan McDermott and Wishaw boy Max Ross are joined with 15-year-old Josh Bogan between the posts.

In midfield, Dylan Wells and Lennon Miller put pen to paper on their first professional deals.

Pacy wingers Luca Ross and Shay Nevans turn professional this summer alongside striker Mark Ferrie.

“This is a group we are excited about,” Motherwell’s academy director Steven Hammell said.

“We’ve had a lot of interest from clubs for several of these players and we have put a lot of hard work into keeping them here.

“It’s important that they understand the pathway to the first team here at Motherwell and the hard work they have to put in to reach it.

“In the short time the players have been back this season, some of the boys have already had a taste of working and training with the first team.

“We are all looking forward to seeing the progression of the boys over the course of this season and beyond.”

Goalkeeper Emily Mutch is our third summer signing. 

The goalkeeper joins after two seasons at Hibernian where she helped her side finish in the top four in both seasons.

“Emily is a massive signing for the club,” head coach Paul Brownlie added.

“I’ve been very aware of her qualities for several years and we wanted to strengthen the goalkeeping department during this transfer window.

“I’m delighted to get Emily on board and seeing what she can bring to the club for the coming season.”

The former Hearts, Celtic and Hibernian shot stopper will look to become first choice goalkeeper in her time at the club.

“I’m excited to be joining Motherwell and having met with Paul and Leanne, I believe this is the best place for me to develop to the next level,” Emily Mutch added.

“I’ve worked with Paul at the national performance academy so I’m really looking forward to working with him again and working with a coach who believes in me.”

Former Manchester City and Cardiff City player Andy Dibble is our new head of goalkeeping. 

The 57-year-old Welshman joins as part of Graham Alexander’s backroom staff after leaving Cardiff City in May, where he spent five seasons as goalkeeping coach.

Dibble has three caps for his country and enjoyed a successful 24-year playing career before transitioning into coaching.

“It is exciting to join up with Graham and the rest of the coaching staff,” Dibble said.

“I am looking forward to the season ahead and getting to know everyone.”

The former Rangers goalkeeper was the goalkeeping coach at Cardiff City when they got promoted to the Premier League in 2017.

“I’m delighted to welcome Andy to the club as head of goalkeeping,” manager Graham Alexander added.

“He has vast knowledge as a coach & his top level experience from his playing days will certainly help our keepers. Having experienced the Scottish game before, I know how excited he is to join us and help us keep progressing.”

Defender Paul McGinn is our second summer signing. 

The 31-year-old versatile defender made 34 appearances last season for Hibernian, whilst also earning his first Scotland cap against Austria in September.

McGinn joins on a one year deal with the club.

“We’re very happy that Paul has agreed to join us and add to our defensive options,” manager Graham Alexander said.

“He has proven quality in the Premiership and his playing record is excellent since coming back to Scotland.

“I feel we’ve brought in a talented and motivated player, whose character and experience will be very important to us.”

McGinn started his career at Queen’s Park where he came through the youth ranks before making his first team debut in 2009. After impressing at the spiders, he earned a move to Premiership side St Mirren in 2012.

Once gaining valuable game time and experience on loan, he moved to Dundee in 2014 before making the move south of the border to Chesterfield in 2016.

McGinn returned to Scotland in 2017 where has since played for Partick Thistle, St Mirren and Hibernian.

Motherwell have secured the signature of Brogan Anderson for the upcoming SWPL1 season. 

The former Boroughmuir Thistle player was part of the side that narrowly missed out on promotion to the top flight last season.

“Brogan is someone I’ve admired for a while now, I know the quality she has and what she’ll add to this squad,” head coach Paul Brownlie said.

“She is an experienced football player with real maturity.

“Motherwell will provide the perfect environment for Brogan to develop.”

Anderson is an attacking midfielder who can play upfront and is looking forward to seeing her own development in her time at the club.

“I’m very excited to become a Motherwell player,” Anderson added.

“The season ahead could be a special one and I’m looking forward to meeting up with the girls.

“Speaking to Paul, Leanne and the coaching staff I feel this is the place I can continue to develop as player.”

Celebrate the start of the school summer holidays with our School’s Out event at Fir Park.

Providing the entertainment this year will be Country pop band Jubillee.

This incredible twosome could well be the next big thing to emerge from Scotland and ironically that could well be because of the Pandemic.

From playing to a few hundred people on Facebook every Sunday from their home in Motherwell due to COVID restrictions, to being courted by one of the world’s top producers of country music in the space of just 18 months, the story goes from strength to strength. Justine & Billy will travel to Nashville later this year to start work with Kent Wells – the musical director to Dolly Parton.

With showcase concerts already lined up in Nashville this summer, it certainly looks like being an incredible rise to fame for this amazing Country Pop duo.

Following Jubillee will be karaoke and music from DJ Jammin Jimmy.

Date: 29^th June 2022

Location: Centenary Suite.

Time: Doors open at 13.30

Cost: £15pp includes buffet

To book: please phone 01698 333333, email Denise McCarthy at Denise.McCarthy@motherwellfc.co.uk or book online by clicking here.

Midfielder Lucy Ronald is Motherwell’s first summer recruit.

The 20-year-old joins up with Paul Brownlie’s squad after spending last season on loan at SWPL2 side Glasgow Women.

“I’m very excited at the prospect of being a Motherwell player,” Lucy Ronald said.

“I’m looking forward to develop my game further and by speaking to Paul and his coaching staff, I feel this is the best place for me to do that.

“I can’t wait to get started.”

Ronald was captain of Glasgow Women last season and helped guide her side to promotion from the second tier.

“Lucy is a very strong and technical player with fantastic attributes,” head coach Paul Brownlie added.

“She will add further quality to the squad for the up and coming season.

“I’m looking forward to seeing Lucy develop over the course of this season.”

Motherwell will start their 2022/23 cinch Premiership campaign away to St Mirren.

The match will take place on Saturday 30 July at St Mirren Park. There is the possibility this will be moved to Sunday 31 July due to our Europa Conference League fixture.

Our first cinch Premiership match at Fir Park will be against St Johnstone on 6 August at 3pm.

All fixtures in the 2022/23 season are subject to change, depending on TV selections and participation in European competitions.

The Steelemen will take on St Johnstone at McDiarmid Park on 12 November in our final match before the winter shutdown, which runs for the duration of the FIFA 2022 World Cup.

The 2022/23 campaign will run until the weekend of 27 May 2023, with split fixtures starting on the weekend of 6 May 2023.

UEFA have confirmed we will open our 2022/23 Europa Conference League campaign at home.

Motherwell will take on the winners of Bala Town and Sligo Rovers in the second qualifying round at Fir Park on Thursday July 21.

The second leg is due to take place on Thursday 28 July.

If Bala Town are our opponents in the second qualifying round, there are various permutations.

Should Bala Town and Welsh outfit Newtown both reach the Europa Conference League second qualifying round, and should The New Saints reach the second qualifying round of the Champions League, our second leg fixture against Bala Town will take place on Tuesday 26 July.

Also, if Bala Town and Newtown both reach the Europa Conference League second qualifying round, and should The New Saints drop into the second qualifying round of the Europa Conference League, the tie will be reversed.

This would mean, the first leg of our Europa Conference League tie against Bala Town would take place away from home on 21 July, with the second leg to be played at Fir Park on Tuesday 26 July.

Should we face Sligo Rovers in the tie, we will play the away leg on Thursday 28 July.

Our opponents will be confirmed on 14 July, after the first round of qualifying matches are concluded.

Bala Town have confirmed that Park Hall Stadium will be their home venue for their European matches this season.

Kick-off times and ticket information will be communicated in due course.

Motherwell had four first team players representing their respective countries across the world in the June international break.

Stephen O’Donnell

Motherwell captain Stephen O’Donnell watched from the bench as Ukraine advanced to the World Cup Playoff final after beating Scotland 3-1.

The full back would not feature in Scotland’s squads against Armenia and Republic of Ireland.

In their fourth match, O’Donnell was back on the bench as Scotland secured a 4-1 victory against Armenia in Yerevan.

Liam Kelly

Liam Kelly was once again named in Steve Clarke’s Scotland squad as he pushes towards his first Scotland cap. One of four goalkeeping options, Kelly made the bench for all four matches while Zander Clark was left out of the match day squads against Ukraine and Armenia.

With David Marshall announcing his retirement from international football, the Motherwell stopper moves up the pegging order as he looks to push Craig Gordon for the number one jersey.

Ross Tierney

Tierney was selected for Republic of Ireland Under 21 duty as they rounded off their UEFA European Under 21 Championship qualifying campaign.

In their first match against Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ireland came away with a huge three points after a 3-o victory. Tierney played 65 minutes, setting up Mipo Odubeko for the second goal in the game.

In their second match, a 3-1 win over Montenegro, Tierney was on the bench and didn’t feature.

Before their final match in this run of fixtures, Ireland knew they would finish no lower than second in their group.

As a result, they knew, at the very least, they would be one of theeight teams who would be drawn into four ties in the play-offs for a space at the UEFA Euro Under 21 Championship.

Ireland played Italy in their last game knowing a win against them would see them finish top of their group and secure automatic qualification for the Euros. Tierney was once again named on the bench as the Italians came away with a 4-1 victory.

With this defeat, Ireland dropped into the play off. This was the first time they have achieved this and will discover their opponents later this month with the games taking place in September.

Bevis Mugabi

Uganda got their AFCON 2023 qualifiers underway. Up first was Algeria for the Cranes where Bevis Mugabi played the full 90 minutes. After seeing a penalty saved by the Algerian goalkeeper, Uganda would go on to lose the match 2-0.

The defender was named in the starting lineup once again when Uganda took on Niger in their second qualifying match. The Cranes would score first in the match however went on to draw 1-1 as Mugabi played another full 90 minutes.