| 7 | Motherwell | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | -18 | 42 |
| 8 | Hearts | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | -2 | 40 |
| 9 | Kilmarnock | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | -18 | 38 |
| 10 | Dundee | 33 | 10 | 7 | 16 | -20 | 37 |
| 11 | Ross County | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | -25 | 35 |
| 12 | St Johnstone | 34 | 8 | 5 | 21 | -26 | 29 |
Liam Kelly has been named in the latest Scotland squad.
Scotland kick off their Euro 2024 qualifying campaign with two matches at Hampden later this month.
The dark blues take on Cyprus in their first match on Saturday 25 March before Spain visit Glasgow on 28 March.
Signed from Waasland-Beveren in Belgium, Joe Efford has made an impact in his time at Motherwell.
Quick, agile and skilful on the ball, Efford’s raw pace has proven to test defenders in the Scottish top flight.
His ball carrying ability allows the team to get up the pitch quicker whilst also launching the next attack.
Picking up an injury in October 2022 while at the top of his game, which required the surgery, the 26-year-old has spent five months on sidelines recovering.
But the American is almost back into full training and will be looking to continue where he left off the last time he was on the pitch.
We return to Fir Park on Saturday 18th March to take on Rangers.
Kick-off is 12.30pm.
Ticket Prices
| Hunter Stand | O’Donnell, Cooper, McLean Stand | |
| Adults | £24 | £31 |
| Concessions | £20 | £22 |
| Young Adults | £10 | £10 |
| Juniors | £4 | £4 |
| Family | £29 | £36 |
– Concessions Tickets would be ages 65 and over and FT Students with a valid matric card.
– Young Adults tickets would ages 12 to 17.
– Juveniles would be 11 and under.
– Family tickets would be one adult / senior citizen concession and x2 juveniles.
The game will be live on Sky Sports.
If you are outside the UK, you can watch the game via Motherwell TV.
Should you be in the UK, it will be live commentary only.
Motherwell go into this one on the back of three wins and a draw – the best form of the season so far.
The Steelmen saw an upturn in fortunes at home, winning their last two, with fine 2-1 and 2-0 wins over St Mirren and Hearts.
Both Stuart Kettlewell and Michael Beale remain undefeated in the league. Rangers will provide stiff opposition as they are unbeaten in fifteen league matches, only dropping two points in that time.
Rangers came out on top in their last visit to Fir Park. Tillman and Lundstram had the visitors two-up before Stuart McKinstry’s free-kick set up a nervy final fifteen minutes for the Glasgow side.
Rangers sit second in the league, nine points off the top, and Motherwell sit ninth, one point behind eighth placed St Johnstone.
Motherwell’s post-split fixtures have been announced.
Each team will play each other twice, home and away, in the second phase of the SWPL season.
The women of steel will begin the run in to the end of the season with a Lanarkshire derby on the road against Hamilton on Sunday 26 March.
They will end the 2022/23 season with two home matches, against Spartans on Sunday 14 May and Aberdeen on Sunday 21 May.
The women of steel narrowly missed out on a place in the top-six despite an emphatic and clinical 1-3 victory away to Aberdeen at Cormack Park.
The hosts snatched the opener against the run of play from the penalty spot after a dubious hand-ball decision, before a quick-fire Carla Boyce equaliser pulled the visitors level on the stroke of half time.
The striker secured her brace from the penalty spot midway through the second-half, with a late Kayla Jardine strike putting the game beyond any doubt. However, results elsewhere mean Motherwell will miss out on a top-six finish this season.
Manager Paul Brownlie made two changes from the side that cruised to a comfortable 2-1 victory over Dundee United last week. Emma Lawton and Kaela McDonald-Nguah both missed out through injury, with Niamh Noble and Lauren Doran-Barr both returning to the starting XI.
Neither side mounted any notable opportunities on goal, despite the end-to-end nature of the game.
However, the hosts fired themselves ahead minutes before the break. A drilled delivery from the right flashed across the face of goal, and much to the bemusement of the Motherwell players, the referee quickly awarded a spot kick for a suspected handball. Hannah Stewart stepped up, and calmly placed her strike beyond the reach of Emily Mutch.
Motherwell flooded the opposition box in search of an equaliser, and moments later they had their reward. A clever interchange of play between Tiree Burchill and Gill Inglis ricocheted into the path of Boyce, who floated an audacious effort over the keeper to bring her side level as the half-time whistle loomed.
On the hour mark, the visitors had overturned the early setback. A clever change of direction from Katie Rice wrongfooted her opponent, who caught the midfielder with a late-lunging tackle; leaving the referee no alternative but to award his second penalty of the evening. Boyce stepped up and coolly sent the keeper the wrong way for her second of the game.
As the full-time whistle drew closer, Motherwell had their third. An accurate long ball sliced through the high Aberdeen defensive line, leaving Jardine in acres of space, and the youngster made no mistake as she buried a powerful volley into the top-left corner.
Despite a magnificent team-performance, the women of steel miss out on the top-six by one single point. Paul Brownlie’s side will turn their attention to cup action next weekend, as a visit from Glasgow Women stands in their way from a trip to Hampden Park in the Scottish Cup.
Celebrate the start of the school summer holidays with our School’s Out event at Fir Park.
Our ‘T in the Fir Park’ themed party will see radio presenter Gavin Wallace play T in the Park headliners in addition to songs throughout the years.
Date: 28th June 2023
Location: Centenary Suite, Fir Park Stadium
Time: Doors open at 13.00
Cost: £18pp includes festival food
Dress code: Festival wear – bucket hats, wellies, sunglasses and flowers for your hair (not essential)
To book: please phone 01698 333333 or email Denise McCarthy at Denise.McCarthy@motherwellfc.co.uk
It’s a big weekend for Motherwell as they take on Aberdeen in their final pre-split match.
Kick off is 4.10pm at Cormack Park.
Spectators will not be allowed entry to the facility.
It’s a three way shootout for the final spot in the top six this season with Motherwell, Patrick Thistle and Spartans all in contention.
With Motherwell a point behind Patrick Thistle, the women of steel would finish in the top six with a win against Aberdeen and Patrick Thistle draw or lose in their match against Dundee United.
A draw would be enough for Motherwell if Patrick Thistle lose and Spartans draw or lose.
Inspirational speaker John Carnochan will tackle the importance of relationships and the value of ‘being human’ when he addresses the audience at our forthcoming Business Breakfast.
A former Detective Chief Superintendent with Strathclyde Police, John is best known for helping establish the Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) in 2005. Tackling violence as a public health issue, this preventative approach ultimately saw the rates of violence across Scotland fall.
“Trouble happens when we are disconnected,” says John, “We’ll look at how we can build better relationships – with the people we work with, the people we serve and the community we live in.”
To book tickets for the event on Friday 31 March 2023, between 8.30am and 10am:
Book online by clicking here. (please remember to sign in or create an account)
Email us well.society@motherwellfc.co.uk with your name, company and contact number and we’ll get back to you
– call us on 01698 338009
See you there!
Max Johnston has been named in Scotland’s latest Under 21 squad.
The young Scots have two friendlies lined up, against Sweden and Wales.
Johnston, who was recalled from his loan spell at Cove Rangers in January, scored in his last appearance for his country against Iceland at Fir Park.
Lennon Miller has been called up to Scotland’s Under 17 squad.
The youngsters have three Under-17 EURO elite round games in March, all being played in Wales.
They will compete in Group 2 against Iceland, Montenegro, Iceland and Wales.
Last year, the Under 17s qualified from the group for the finals.
