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Motherwell have been given a home tie with East Kilbride in the first round of the SPFL Trust Trophy. 

First round matches are due to take place on 9/10 August.

Should Motherwell progress to the second round, we will face Annan Athletic.

Second round ties are scheduled to take place on 23/24 August.

Kick-off time and venue will be announced shortly.

Motherwell got their 2022/23 season underway on Sunday when they defeated Dundee United 1-0 in a friendly match at the GA Arena in Dundee.

A first-half goal from London Pollard was enough for the women of steel to get their pre-season preparations off to the perfect start.

Motherwell would see plenty of the ball in the early stages of the game and they would get their reward on the half hour mark.

A nicely worked ball in the midfield eventually found it’s way out to the right hand side where Lauren Doran-Barr controlled, and took to the byline. She crossed the ball across goal where Pollard was waiting to tap into the net.

Chances were limited for the rest of the first half.

In the second period, summer signing Emily Mutch was called into action. She was forced to make an excellent stop on the hour mark to prevent Dundee United from finding an equaliser.

Motherwell would go on to look for a second and double their advantage before the end of the match.

In the latter stages of the match, a Katie Rice corner created havoc in the United penalty area however nobody was their to capitalise and the game would finish 1-0 to the ‘Well.

Motherwell now welcome St Johnstone in their next friendly match on July 10.

We are deeply saddened to learn of the death of former captain Andy Goram.

Affectionally known as ‘The Goalie’, Goram joined Motherwell in January 1999 after a distinguished and trophy-laden seven years at Rangers, where he collected ten winners medals and won both the PFA and Football Writers Player of the Year awards.

Andy would regain his top form again at Fir Park, prompting boss Billy Davies to make him captain. He would play 69 times in claret and amber, before leaving the club in March 2001 to answer an SOS call from Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson.

Goram retired at the end of the 2003-04 campaign, bringing to an end a career that totalled over 700 games for 11 different clubs, 43 caps for Scotland and entry to the Scottish Football Hall of Fame. After hanging up his gloves, he had numerous coaching roles at several different clubs before being diagnosed with terminal cancer in May of this year.

He passes aged 58 away having made an indelible mark on the Scottish game and will be widely regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers this country has ever seen.

“Everyone at Motherwell, and the broad Scottish football family, will mourn the loss of a true great of our game,” Chairman Jim McMahon said.

“He was a larger-than-life character both on and off the field, but his ability as a goalkeeper was second to none. His contribution at Motherwell will obviously be overshadowed by his time at other clubs, but he was a big presence Fir Park for the two years he was here.

“The thoughts and condolences of everyone at Motherwell FC are with Andy’s family and close friends at this very sad time.”

Emma Lawton becomes the latest summer signing for Motherwell.

The defender made 12 appearances for the Manchester City Development team last season.

“I think signing Emma adds more quality and depth to our squad,” head coach Paul Brownlie.

“Emma has trained with us for a couple of sessions now and she has integrated herself well into the squad.

“I know the technical ability that Emma has and what she will bring to this side. The coaching group are looking forward to seeing her develop.”

Lawton will wear the number 21 shirt this season.

“I’m excited to join Motherwell,” Emma Lawton added.

“It’s a great club with a lot of ambition and it will provide me with a platform to develop my game further under the guidance of Paul and his coaching team.”

Tickets for our UEFA Europa Conference League second round qualifying first leg match against either Bala Town or Sligo Rovers have gone on sale.

You can buy online now by clicking here.

The match is due to take place at Fir Park on Thursday 21 July, kick off is 7.45pm.

Confirmation of the opponent will come on Thursday 14 July, when the two teams complete their first round qualifying tie.

Prices for the match have been set as:

Please note that anyone who buys their season ticket on or after 1 July 2022 can still take advantage of the reduced Euro ticket discount, but must wait approximately 24 hours for the price reduction to be applied to the online ticketing system.

• Concessions are listed as 65 and over and full time students with a valid matriculation card.
• Young adults are 12 to 17 year olds
• Juniors are 11 and under.

The club will shortly issue a request for any 2022/23 season card holders who wish to attend the second leg match, either in Wales or in Ireland, to register their interest. If in the event that more fans register for a ticket than allocation available, the club will run a ballot of applicants to determine who is given a ticket.

Please note, dates of games are still subject to change pending results of other first round qualifying matches.

Jordan McLintock has left Motherwell, with her contract being mutually terminated. 

The forward joined the club in 2020 and made 12 appearances last season after fully recovering from injury in January.

The club would like to thank Jordan for her efforts and wish her well for the future.

Academy midfielder Bailey Rice has rejected an offer of a professional contract and has joined Rangers for an undisclosed fee.

The youngster was part of an exciting, and much-coveted, 2006 squad which has enjoyed notable success during their progression through the Club Academy Scotland age groups.

Although a number of the players had significant interest from big clubs on both sides of the border, we were able to promote nine of the ten proposed graduates to full-time this summer.

“Although it’s disappointing to lose Bailey at this stage of his development, we respect his decision,” academy director Steven Hammell said.

“On the flip side though, we are absolutely delighted that so many of the group we had earmarked for graduation into our professional set-up have placed their trust in us and the pathway we think we can provide to first-team football.

“We have already seen so many of them train and integrate with the first-team squad in the first week of pre-season and that’s something that should not only give them all encouragement, but additional hunger and desire to kick on.”

Everyone at Motherwell FC would like to thank Bailey for his effort and commitment during his time with the Academy and wish him every success in his future career.

Motherwell will start their 2022/23 SWPL1 campaign with a trip to newly promoted Dundee United. 

The opening day of the season will be Sunday 7 August.

Our first home game will be against Glasgow City on 14 August.

All 2022/23 fixtures are subject to change.

The women of steel’s final pre-split game will be a trip to Aberdeen on 12 March.

Split fixtures will start on 26 April.

The SWPL1 campaign will run until Sunday 21 May, with the relegation playoff match due to take place on Sunday 4 June.

Introducing our away kit for the 2022/23 season.

The white top with a claret and amber stripe coming through our badge, will be worn as an alternate to our home colours this campaign.

You can buy your away strip now.

Our white shorts also have claret and amber detail horizontally on the side which match up with a small touch of claret and amber on our white shorts.

In the finer detail, we have claret cuffs with ‘Steelmen’ embedded on the back of the neck, like our home top.

On the collar, we have small claret and amber lines going around the neckline.

Manufactured again by Macron, the shirt also features our main sponsor Paycare and fellow partners G4 Claims, as well as our ongoing partnership with North Lanarkshire Suicide Prevention. TCL will be appear as our main shorts sponsor.

Ahead of our 2022/23 campaign, Motherwell have lined up four pre-season fixtures. 

The first test will be an away match against newly promoted Dundee United on Sunday 3 July at the GA Arena.

We will then have a double header at home, starting off with St Johnstone at Ravenscraig on Sunday 10 July before taking on Glasgow Women on Wednesday 13 July, with the venue still to be confirmed.

The women of steel will then round of their pre-season campaign with an away game against SWPL2 side Kilmarnock on 31 July, with the venue still to be confirmed.

Further games are likely to be arranged for 17 and 24 July, with details available shortly.