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  • First team

    Season Ticket discount for cup tickets

  • Club

    Investment update

  • Archive

    Deep Dive: Premier Sports Cup draw

  • First team

    Johnny Koutroumbis arrives in Motherwell

  • Club

    Update following Monday’s statement

  • First team

    Livingston friendly ticket details now confirmed

  • Club

    Season ticket renewal date

  • First team

    Tom Sparrow is a Steelman

  • First team

    Fire Suppression Scotland

  • First team

    Kofi Balmer is our first summer signing

  • First team

    Season Ticket discount for cup tickets

    Season Ticket discount for cup tickets

    We can confirm the price of tickets for three of this year’s Premier Sports Cup matches. 

    For our matches at Fir Park, we can confirm that a Season Ticket discount has been made available for Motherwell, Edinburgh City and Partick Thistle fans.

    If you have a Season Ticket, an adult ticket will cost £10, with all concessions costing £5.

    If you don’t have a Season Ticket, adults will be £12 and concessions will be £6.

    Motherwell season ticket holders will have until the 11th July at 5pm  to secure their own seat for the Edinburgh City match, with the ticket being added to their season card and until 25th July at 5pm for the Partick Thistle match.

    Tickets for Motherwell fans are now available to buy online.

    Montrose v Motherwell

    We can also confirm pricing has been agreed with Montrose for our match on Tuesday 16 July.

    Adult tickets will cost £12, with all concessions costing £6. There will be no discount for season ticket holders.

    Details on how to buy will be communicated shortly when confirmed by Montrose.

    Hospitality

    There will be no hospitality available for the Edinburgh City match. 

    Cooper Bar will open from 12 noon serving food and drink to both home and away supporters.

    Centenary Suite will open from 1pm for drinks only.

    Hospitality is available for our match against Partick Thistle. 

    Cooper Bar will also open from 12 noon serving food and drink to both home and away supporters.

    Combine the full experience of a match day along with exceptional and great value hospitality at Fir Park.

    Centenary Suite
    • 2-course lunch served to your table
    • Pay bar available from 1pm, half-time and one-hour after the final whistle
    • Half-time pie served with tea and coffee
    • Match ticket

    Price: £58

    Kids Price: £28 (12 and under)

    Cooper Box
    • 2x complimentary drinks served to your box pre-match
    • Access to Cooper Suite pre-match, half-time and at full-time for refreshments
    • Half-time refreshments served in the Cooper Suite
    • Indoor seat in an executive Cooper Box

    Price: £44pp

    Dress code for all areas is smart. No jeans, trainers or colours permitted.

    To book, please phone our hospitality team on 01698 338003 or email: hospitality@motherwellfc.co.uk

    Tickets for away supporters Below

    Edinburgh City

    Edinburgh City fans will be housed in Phil O’Donnell stand

    Link to purchase full price tickets is here.

    Edinburgh City have physical tickets for season ticket holders to purchase from their office at the discounted price

    Partick Thistle

    Partick Thistle fans will be housed in Tommy McLean stand upper

    Link to purchase full price tickets is here.

    Partick Thistle have physical tickets for season ticket holders to purchase from their office at the discounted price

    New Catering Company

    The club is delighted to be working with local business Tom, Dick and Harry’s Diner.  The company operate cafes in Carluke and Overtown and will be providing the catering in the Cooper Bar this season on a match day, commencing on the 13th July at the Edinburgh City cup match.

    Come along and support a local business and try out the new food menu.

  • Club

    Investment update

    Investment update

    On Monday 10 June 2024 both the club Board and Well Society Board released statements on the proposed investment from Erik and Courtney Barmack.

    Prior to a formal vote on that proposed investment, a period of consultation was built in.

    This was to ensure that when shareholders and WS members cast their votes that they do so in possession of any additional information they want – they were actively encouraged by both boards to communicate all those information requests.

    It has been suggested that the original club Board statement was too long, but the overwhelming view since its issue is that voters would like more information.

    There is also a need to address a large body of inaccurate information being shared on social media as fact.

    While differing views are to be expected on various aspects of the deal (external investment was never going to be met with unanimous approval) what should be a given is that the way people decide to vote is based on accurate information.

    Consequently, this is a lengthy statement and contains a lot of financial and legal technical details.

    It has also been suggested that the club Board should be informing voters on the investment proposal by public meeting.

    The view of the club Board is that given over 3,000 people are entitled to vote on the proposal, communicating through the publication of statements ensures all voters are privy to the same information. Public meetings, where many will be unable to attend, cannot achieve the same coverage.

    The overwhelming requests for more information can be broadly grouped into four main areas –

    • The current club finances – why did the club seek investment?
    • The valuation of the club
    • The club’s share ownership
    • The club Board
    Current club finances and why did the club seek investment

    The club is not in any imminent financial difficulty – we are not examining investment because of short term pressures.

    As the club board noted to the shareholders at its last AGM, the club did end the financial year to 31 May 2024 with sufficient cash in the bank to cover all its short-term debt.

    The club’s financial results for the financial year to 31 May 2024 are still to be finalised mainly because some of the club’s key income figures are determined by awards from football bodies etc. These are not within the club’s control and will not be finalised until the autumn. This situation occurs every year and at all football clubs.

    However, as previously reported by the club Board its financial monitoring shows the significant losses reported in the last two financial years have not re-occurred. This is primarily due to a significant increase in transfer income, some of which is still to be exactly quantified by the FIFA clearing house process, and this will play in a major role in how much profit the club will report or whether it has simply achieved a financial result around break even before depreciation and the Covid loan notional interest.

    For the financial year to 31 May 2025, if there were to be no transfer income and no significant cup runs, then for the first time in many years the club would require significant financial support from the Well Society reserves to cover its operational costs.

    This requires a number of clarifications, but it also has to be understood the club Board is limited in certain areas in the information it can release.

    Under legal and commercial confidentiality clauses etc. it cannot release details of transfer agreements, player contracts, SPFL contracts, club commercial contracts etc., therefore, requests for this information cannot be met.

    The club does not currently have an increase in season ticket income built in for the season ahead – the club reported season ticket sales during the early bird window were higher than last year but that does not automatically mean it will have an increase in season ticket numbers and sales at the start of the season.

    SPFL central revenues are very likely to show a small increase next season. While the SPFL has recently announced some new commercial deals, the figures connected to these deals being reported by some supporters on social media are wildly inaccurate.

    As noted previously, we cannot advise what the financial numbers on these deals are, but they are only likely to make a very limited difference to our income.

    We cannot allow voters on this very important matter to be under the impression that the club will not require access to Well Society reserves due to massive increases in SPFL central revenues, massive increases which don’t exist.

    A similar situation exists in regard to UEFA solidarity revenues. There is, as widely reported, a new UEFA solidarity award system coming into operation from next season.

    The exact rules for distribution are not finalised but, in a season, where Scotland has a team in the new Champions League group stage there is almost certainly a significant increase in the Club’s UEFA solidarity award. That will be the situation next season.

    However, both the club and Well Society’s boards were aware that in these challenging economic times many supporters were struggling with the cost of attending football and supporting the team.

    Therefore, the club Board agreed with the Well Society board that there would be a season ticket and gate price freeze for next season which effectively the club is “funding” through the anticipated increase in its UEFA solidarity award monies.

    In years where no Scottish club plays in the new Champions’ League group stages, and Scotland has no automatic place the season after next, UEFA solidarity awards are vastly reduced. So future income from this source would come down significantly.

    The club’s ability to finance its operations in recent years has been mainly down to transfer income. This will be further highlighted in the valuation part of this statement.

    Transfer income is by its nature unpredictable especially in an era where players can run down contracts and players in our academy system are targeted by other clubs at earlier and earlier ages with very limited or no compensation involved.

    The club has also been facing the same cost pressures as households up and down the country and like many businesses its payroll costs have been ever increasing – salaries in the football player market have been impacted by record spending from English clubs and the national living wage has increased by at least 30% in every age category over the last 3 years which drives up salary structures throughout the club.

    If the club was unable to generate significant transfer income for a period of time, then it has a number of options.

    It could seek financial assistance from the Well Society, however there is a limit to how often that can be done especially if the Well Society is on its own as a source of finance.

    It could seek to raise finance via debt which would be expensive, impossible to achieve without putting up the club’s assets, such as Fir Park, as security and therefore not a practical answer.

    It could drastically scale back its budgets / operations.

    It could seek to raise new equity.

    These scenarios have been discussed for a number of years with Well Society Boards.

    Fresh equity, with the correct investors, was always considered to be the preferred option of both boards and has also been discussed with shareholders at club AGM’s.

    It was also agreed by both boards that option is likely to be best achieved in times when the club is in a position of financial health, which is what we are trying to do.

    This process has been ongoing for months, not hastily rushed through for any financial reasons.

    The valuation of the club

    The club Board, which contains directors with experience of valuing businesses along with their network of contacts in the field of sports finance, undertook an extensive valuation exercise before negotiating terms with investors.

    There are several different commonly used methodologies in valuing a business where the shares are not publicly traded.

    The value of the equity of the club i.e. the shares in the club, in this transaction is £4m.

    Many supporters believe that a value of £4m for the club significantly undervalues the club and have queried why we would progress such a deal.

    The club Board has a different opinion and it is important to record that a number of investors withdrew from preliminary negotiations because having undertaken their own valuations they believed the club Board was significantly over valuing MFC.

    This can only be explained by going through some very detailed technical accounting using the club’s publicly available accounts (it should be noted that the club Board’s exercise had the benefit of more up to date plus the underlying financial information which it cannot for reasons previously explained fully disclose).

    Since Season 16/17 (when the Well Society took its majority shareholding) until Season 22/23 (the last publicly available accounts) the correct aggregate of the club’s accounting profit and losses is £2,336,944 (we are aware several different incorrect figures have been posted on social media).

    However, as the club Board has explained in its Strategic Reports and at its AGMs these figures contain a very unusual and complex set of accounting entries connected to the Scottish Government Covid Loan.

    These arise from the fact that the loan is interest free while most loans from parties unconnected to the club would involve interest charges.

    These accounting entries have two major impacts which require to be adjusted for in any valuation exercise.

    In Season 20/21 the Club’s Profit includes £1,501,767 of noncash accounting profit and the Club’s balance sheet excludes £1,501,767 of long-term debt.

    These hugely significant values are then reversed in subsequent accounts over the lifetime of the Scottish Government Covid Loan (over the next twenty-one years).

    Therefore, the profit over the Well Society’s ownership period is not £2,336,944 but by correctly excluding all the Scottish Government Covid Loan entries since Season 20/21 is actually £1,051,694.

    This then results in an average annual profit for the club over the Well Society’s ownership period of £150,242.

    Many prospective investors made further adjustments to this figure for two main reasons.

    The results of more recent years should be given more weight than the results from 6 or 7 years ago and we have made over £1m loss in each of the last two years.

    In addition, this profit includes £7,392,281 of transfer income which is inherently volatile.

    Applying those caveats would reduce the average annual profit for the club over the Well Society’s ownership period in the context of a business valuation to be a break even position.

    The most common way to value a business is to take a multiple of its average annual profit.

    This is also the only valuation method which requires the use of multiple years of data.

    For a less than 50% stake in a business a multiple of 8 would be considered very high end.

    If that multiple were to be applied to the non discounted club’s average annual profit of £150,242 that would result in a club valuation of £1.2m.

    The value we are discussing is £4m – which is 3.3 times higher than the average annual earnings valuation (above).

    Utilising the average annual profit of £150,242, to reach a valuation of £4m would require a multiplier of 27 which would be unheard of for a business valuation of a football club.

    Therefore, £4m is not a significant undervaluation in the view of the club Board.

    Many supporters have noted that Fir Park and the playing squad are worth more than £4m.

    They undoubtedly are – but one of the absolute safeguards in this proposed investment is that Fir Park remains in the club and cannot be sold.

    On a similar point the subject of valuing players when you cannot force them into contract extensions along with the risks around injury etc. is also a significant issue. So, to state that the club is worth much more than £4m by simply aggregating our net assets with a “value” for players is completely wrong.

    There has also been some correspondence about whether we are effectively debt free as a club. Without prolonging that there are two very clear points to make.

    As previously noted, the very unusual and complex set of accounting entries connected to the Scottish Government Covid Loan create a situation whereby £1.3m of long-term debt does not appear on the club’s balance sheet in its last set of published accounts.

    In calculating the club’s available cash, the details of the component elements of the club’s available cash need to be fully considered.

    A prime, but not the only, example of this would be that the club’s available cash at the end of every financial year contains the majority of next season’s season ticket sales.

    This ensures the club is in a position to meet all its short-term debts over the summer but to suggest that can be offset against long-term debt in some way is again completely inaccurate.

    The club’s share ownership

    The club currently has just over 300,000 shares in issue.

    The Well Society own 71% of these shares with 29% owned by other individual club supporters.

    In terms of the 29%, the majority are Well Society members to whom the Well Society sold some of its originally acquired shareholding.

    Others are individuals who owned their shares before the Well Society existed and indeed some of these shares have been in their families for generations. Some of them have also joined the Well Society.

    The investment proposal revolves around the issuing of new shares.

    Consequently, all of the just over 300,000 shares currently in issue remain in issue – they do not cease to exist and none of them are transferred to Erik Barmack.

    In return for each of his annual investments Erik Barmack receives new shares issued by the club.

    If no other new shares were issued, then Erik Barmack would own all of the new shares and in time far more shares than the current shareholders.

    If that situation was allowed to occur, then he would become the majority shareholder and have all the many resulting rights of a majority shareholder.

    To avoid any new investor becoming the majority shareholder the only way this can be achieved is for the club to issue new shares (at the exact same price) to be purchased by the Well Society and the current 29% other shareholders if they so wish, who have the legal right to be involved in any new share issue.

    This is to preserve fan ownership.

    All of the club board believe in fan ownership.

    The longer serving board members were all heavily involved in the inception of the Well Society and all sums they have invested in the club since the society’s inception have been made to the Well Society and not directly to the club.

    They do not receive remuneration from the club, they gain no financial benefit from this proposal and have the same one vote on the proposal as every other Well Society member.

    The investment proposal requires the Well Society to invest further sums to the club and as equity rather than an increase in its loan.

    This is also why the investment is being done in instalments over 6 years.

    If Erik Barmack invested all of his near £2m investment at the very beginning, then to avoid him becoming the majority shareholder the Well Society would need to almost match his investment at the same time.

    The Well Society does not have the cash reserves to do this hence the agreement to stage the investment over six years.

    Under the investment proposal in year 6, Erik Barmack would own 49% of the club’s shares.

    At this point, he would have become, for the first time, the largest shareholder in the club.

    Although the Well Society will have acquired many new shares on top of its existing shares it will have a lower % of the club’s much increased total new share capital having invested less than Erik Barmack and this would also apply to the other shareholders.

    This, however, very importantly would not make him the majority shareholder in the club.

    A majority shareholder needs to own more than 50% of the club shares.

    Most prospective investors immediately withdrew when they realised that they could not acquire at least 51% of the club.

    By ensuring the Well Society plus the other club supporters, who as previously noted are also mostly society members (and presumably when the Well Society sold them part of its shares it did so on the assumption it could still rely on their support in future years) had a block vote of 51% it is considered by the club Board that fan ownership has been retained.

    It has also been asserted that once Erik acquires his first shareholding the club is effectively stuck with him.

    That is inaccurate.

    The deal contains a buyout option after two years, which is also a concept which most prospective investors refused to consider.

    The buyout option which can be partly funded from any significant transfer fees in the next two years also does not return the Well Society back to where it started.

    If enacted the Well Society’s shareholding in the club would increase from its current 71% to close to 90%.

    There has also been discussion about asset stripping in future years.

    Given the nature of our assets and the safeguards built into the transaction its is very very difficult to see any way that could happen. It is also very rare for an investment to be made in a private company where no value can move in the first six years of that investment.

    The club Board

    The club Board has historically consisted of 2 business people with connections to the club, 2 Well Society representatives and the club CEO.

    A proposal made in conjunction with the Well Society Board was unanimously passed at the last club AGM in February that the club Board should be expanded to 8 persons to improve governance and the club Board’s diversity of skills and views.

    Moves to achieve this commenced immediately although a period of transition was always likely.

    The Well Society were invited to add a third representative to the club Board and are currently identifying who that person will be.

    The current club Board members with the approval of the Well Society Board appointed the club CEO and club FD (Finance Director) to the club Board.

    Under the investment proposal the current club chairman (who has delayed his announced retirement to maintain a working quorum on the club Board) would be replaced by Erik Barmack and he will bring with him 2 experienced business professionals to complete the new 8-person board.

    It has been asserted that this new board structure results in Erik controlling the club board and therefore the club.

    However, even if we assume the 2 experienced business professionals he appoints always vote with him, which is not guaranteed, that still only gives him 37.5% of the board votes.

    The exact same % as the Well Society representatives hold and in no circumstances can that be considered to be a controlling % even allowing for the casting vote in a tied vote.

    The presence of the club CEO and club FD will be crucial in maintaining an independent balance should it be required, and this has been recognised by both Erik and the Well Society Board (and hopefully it will not be required as both parties have agreed in the preliminary discussions they have had, that they believe they can work well together otherwise the process would not have reached this stage).

    It has also been suggested their presence is unimportant or that they will just do as they are told by Erik and in the event of a tie as chairman, he would have the casting vote.

    However, leaving aside the integrity of the individuals involved and that they only accepted their board appointments on the grounds that no side would try to unduly influence them, it should also be remembered that neither have any previous connections with Erik or his team.

    Indeed, the Well Society Board were heavily involved in the recruitment process of the club CEO who has openly declared the importance of working closely with them and the club FD has been at the club for several years and provided his services to the Well Society on many occasions so it is therefore the Well Society that has an existing relationship with both of them and it is Erik and his team who have to build a relationship with them.

  • Archive

    Deep Dive: Premier Sports Cup draw

    Deep Dive: Premier Sports Cup draw

    Last month, we discovered our Group G opponents in this year’s Premier Sports Cup. 

    We face trips to Montrose and Clyde, with Edinburgh City and Partick Thistle visiting Fir Park.

    Ticket details for these matches will be published in due course.

    Partick Thistle

    After reaching the Premiership playoffs for the second season running, Partick Thistle missed out on the final after Raith Rovers beat them across the two legs.

    The summer re-build is well underway at Firhill Aaron Muirhead, Luke McBeth and former Motherwell man Robbie Crawford all extending or arriving at the club. Kyle Turner has returned to the Jags from Ross County after a successful spell in Glasgow.

    Brian Graham continued his goalscoring ways last season, finishing the season on 26 goals in all competitions.

    There are a number of ex-Motherwell players within the ranks at Thistle, Steven Lawless is currently in Glasgow, although facing a long spell on the sidelines.

    Jack McMillan was in negotiations with the club to establish whether his stay at Thistle would be extended but the former Motherwell man has moved on.

    Montrose

    Montrose were also involved in playoff action at the end of last season, as they faced off with Inverness CT having finished 4th in League One.

    The Championship side prevailed over the two legs, meaning Montrose will play League One football again this season.

    Despite missing out on promotion, there were some real success stories for The Gable Endies. Kane Hester was a big summer arrival from Elgin City after a prominent season in League Two the season prior, the striker struck on 14 occasions throughout the season.

    Craig Batchelor and long serving Liam Callaghan have departed the club, with the latter serving for over seven years.

    Matheus Machado, Terry Masson and club captain Paul Watson have all signed on for next season.

    They have some real experience in their ranks, with former Dundee United defender Sean Dillon currently turning out for Montrose. Former County man Michael Gardyne is also at Montrose, having made over 40 appearances last season.

    Edinburgh City

    Edinburgh City had a difficult season due to off-field issues and were relegated to League Two after finishing on eight points.

    After the conclusion of the season, it’s now unclear as to who will be playing for Edinburgh City next season. Throughout last season, their team consisted of a mixture of youth players.

    Clyde

    Clyde completed the great escape under Ian McCall last season, after seemingly being cosine to relegation during the League Two campaign. Seven wins 13 games to close the season out

    Former Motherwell men Logan Dunachie and Robbie Leith are under contract for next season, with the former notching five goals in his first season at Clyde.

    The major goal threats for Clyde last season were Martin Rennie, who got 14, and Liam Scullion, who got eight. Both have signed for next season and will be looking to continue where they left off.

    Manager McCall has also committed his immediate future after a successful tenure last season, signing on for season 24/25 also and has ambitions to finish in the top four of League Two this coming season.

  • First team

    Johnny Koutroumbis arrives in Motherwell

    Johnny Koutroumbis arrives in Motherwell

    Defender Johnny Koutroumbis has completed his move to Fir Park, signing a two-year deal, subject to international clearance. 

    The 26-year-old was most recently on the books with A-League side Perth Glory, where he made 41 appearances over a two-year spell.

    Koutroumbis started out with West Adelaide before joining Adelaide United, in the NPL South Australia, in 2016.

    His career went on an upward trajectory when he made a switch to the Newcastle Jets at the end of 2016 on a short-term deal, before sealing a longer term contract after impressing during that spell.

    He would make 95 appearances during his five season with the Jets before moving Western Sydney Wanderers in 2021. He spent a season there before joining up with Perth Glory in 2022.

    A former Australian Under 23 international, Koutroumbis makes his first venture outside of Australian football having made over 140 appearances in the Australian top-flight.

    “There has been a lot of work to get Johnny here,” manager Stuart Kettlewell.

    “So, first of all I want to thank everyone involved as these kinds of deals are never easy.

    “Johnny is a good player who has a wealth of experience in a good league. I’ve spoken with him and he is very ambitious.

    “We both feel this is an excellent opportunity for him to develop and push into that next chapter of his career. He’s came to the other side of the world which is a lot of commitment.

    “He’s now got plenty time to adjust and settle before the competitive season begins.”

  • Club

    Update following Monday’s statement

    Update following Monday’s statement

    Following the club’s investment update statement on Monday it has, as encouraged and expected, received multiple comments and questions.

    The club will address these by providing a comprehensive update early next week.

    In the meantime, good luck to Liam and the rest of the Scotland squad tomorrow evening.

  • First team

    Livingston friendly ticket details now confirmed

    Livingston friendly ticket details now confirmed

    Ticket details for our friendly match against Livingston at Fir Park have now been confirmed. 

    You can buy your tickets online now.

    All home fans will be housed in the John Hunter Stand, with adult tickets costing £5 and all concessions costing £2.

  • Club

    Season ticket renewal date

    Season ticket renewal date

    Season Ticket holders have just a few days to secure their seat ahead of the new 2024/25 season. 

    You are able to renew or purchase your season ticket for the upcoming campaign here.

    Season ticket holders have until the 30th of June to secure their seat.

    GET YOUR 2024/25 SEASON TICKET NOW

    If renewing, login to your ticketing account.

    You should then have a notification to ‘renew now’ on your profile.

    Then select ‘add to basket’ and follow the on screen instructions to complete the transaction.

    It’s easy to buy new. Head here to our online ticketing platform and then press ‘season tickets’.

    You’ll then be given the option to choose where in the stadium you would like to sit. From there, you can create yourself an account and then buy your season ticket for the 2024/25 campaign.

    Alternatively, call us on 01698 333333 or email tickets@motherwellfc.co.uk.

    WHAT’S DIFFERENT THIS YEAR

    We are introducing a digital Season Ticket for the 24/25 campaign.

    Existing season Ticket holders can continue to use their physical Season Ticket card but if you would like to change to a digital Season Ticket, you will need to select this option when purchasing your Season Ticket(s) and your physical card will become void.

    If you opt for the digital version, you will receive information by email on how to add your Season Ticket to your digital wallet after you have completed your purchase.

    There has been a small change to the age of pricing categories. Young adults will now be ages 14 to 17 and Juvenile will be 13 and under. This is to bring us in line with safeguarding regulations. 13 and under tickets must be purchased with an adult.

    PRICES

    Season ticket prices have been frozen this year, across the board.

    For those renewing their season ticket from 2023/24, concession tickets are for anyone aged 60 and over. For those buying new in 2024/25, it’s 65 and over.

    The over 60 concession is for those who currently have this price class, it won’t be valid for any renewing Adult season ticket holders who are now 60.

    In addition, concession prices also apply to full time students with a valid matriculation card.

    Hospitality

    Upgrade your experience and watch the match in stye with one of our renowned hospitality packages at a discounted price (Cat A – Celtic & Rangers).

    Centenary suite 91 Lounge Cooper box
    Pay bar Comp bar 2 x drinks
    Cat A £75 £105 N/A
    Cat B £49 £79 £49

    Centenary Suite, 91 Lounge and Cooper Box packages remain the same.

    Added Benefits

    • Discounted hospitality
    • Friend for £5 – bring a friend to at least one home match for £5 (decided by the club)
    • A free Junior ticket in the Davie Cooper stand with a full paying adult
    • Priority Cup Ticket Window – secure your seat for all home cup matches
    • Money off at the following outlets:
    Love to Travel Book a holiday in one of the 4 Love to Travel shops and receive free fast-track security through Glasgow Airport and half price lounge or parking at Glasgow Airport
    North Lanarkshire Council NL offers Motherwell Season Ticket holders a corporate rate on memberships for gyms, classes and pools at £29.99 per month. This is a 15% discount

    Corporate members can also choose one other adult to add to their membership at the same discounted price. To join select corporate membership : Join@home with North Lanarkshire Council (leisurecloud.net)

    Inspired Flooring 10% off sofas, furnishing and lighting. 15% off carpets and flooring (material only, not labour) – in store at the Motherwell showroom on Brandon Parade
    Tony Macaroni 25% off a la carte food on match days (Motherwell restaurant only)
    Village Blinds 20% off
    Topps Match Attax 10% discount code for topps.com (includes all cards and stickers to a maximum £15 discount – please phone 01698 333 333 to claim your code)
    Double Tree Hilton Strathclyde 8% discount off Best Available Rate at DoubleTree by Hilton Strathclyde
    Salt 10% off (not for alcohol and only available Sun-Thurs. Not in conjunction with any other offers)
    G&C Leggate Opticians 15% discount on complete spectacles or sunglasses in Motherwell shop
    Carluke Golf Club Visitor four ball for the discounted rate of £80 instead of £120 (Sunday to Friday and subject to tee time availability)
    Aroma Coffee Shop 10% off in Wishaw Coffee Shop
    Giovanni’s Italian Kitchen 20% off food only in the Hamilton restaurant (excludes Saturday)

     

    Motherwell Football Club Community Trust

    This season we are giving fans the option to donate to the club’s official charity: Motherwell FC Community Trust when they renew their season ticket.

    The Trust has is a registered charity and has no core income. Supporting the Trust in whatever way you can allows you to contribute to causes that resonate with your values and beliefs, while also making a tangible difference in the lives of those in need in our community.

    A recent UEFA Social Return on Investment report showed that the Trust benefits the local community to the sum of £13.64m each year. Your support can help support families who cannot provide for their children, adults experiencing tough times and allowing countless people a match day experience which will live with them for the rest of their lives.

    Additionally the Trust sits at the heart of what our great club is all about: community, empathy and support. If you can support us when you renew your season ticket we would be extremely grateful.

    Donation link.

    MOTHERWELL DISABLED SUPPORTERS ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP

    For £10 per year, payable alongside your season ticket, disabled supporters, both wheelchair and ambulant, will have access to away match tickets within disabled areas together with car parking, where available.

    Members are also invited to regular DSA meetings where they have the ability to raise any concerns that can be taken directly to the club.

    Money raised over the years from membership fees has gone back to the club to help fund audio equipment for match day commentary for those who are visually impaired, a new disabled toilet block and an extension to the wheelchair shelter.

    If you wish to join the MFCDSA, your £10 can be handed in to the ticket office.

    READ OUR BROCHURE

    Read our 2024/25 season ticket brochure here.

    PAY BY STANDING ORDER

    We are offering the option of paying your season ticket through a standing order payment each month.

    There is the option to pay your season ticket over a maximum of six standing order payments directly to the club, with no interest payments or fees, providing full payment is made by December 2024.

    To set this standing order up, you must contact us directly and complete a form.

    Please call into the Ticket Office to arrange.

    ACTIVATING YOUR ONLINE ACCOUNT

    If you haven’t already registered online and are a season ticket holder, you must activate your account.

    If you’re a season ticket holder looking to renew your season tickets and/or buy cup game tickets, you must activate your account before you can buy.

    To activate your account, select ‘sign in’ from the top right corner of the ticket page.

    Look for Have an existing account? Activate it now.

    Input your customer number and surname, then press ‘Find my account’.

    Verify your contact details, including an email you have access to, and create a password. Then, save your details. You’re in.

    I AM RENEWING

    If you wish to renew your season ticket, all you have to do is login to your online ticketing profile at the top right-hand side of the page.

    Once you have logged in, you should then have a notification to ‘renew now’.

    Then select ‘add to basket’ and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the transaction.

    I DIDN’T HAVE A 2023/24 SEASON TICKET AND I WANT TO BUY ONE

    It’s easy to do this. Head here and then press the profile icon in the top right.

    From here, select ‘create an account’ and fill out your personal details.

    Once completed, you will be sent an email with your customer number.

    You will be taken back to the homepage of the website where you then select ‘season tickets’.

    You’ll then be given the option to choose where in the stadium you would like to sit.

    Alternatively, call us on 01698 333333 or email .

    FAQ

    Where can I find my customer number?

    – Your customer number is at bottom of your season card on the left-hand side under your seat details.

    I can only see my season ticket renewal, but I have others with me. How do I buy their seat(s)?

    There is a guide here on how to add other season ticket holders to your network.

    What if I would like to move seat or stand?

    – Please renew your current seat and then contact the club on Monday 12th June to be relocated.

    Do I need a new season card? 
    – If your price class and seat details remain the same, you will use the same 22/23 season card. If your price class changes, for example Young Adult to an Adult ticket, or a change of seat, you will be issued with a new season card prior to the new season.

    Can I use both a digital season ticket and a physical card throughout the season?
    – You can only use a digital season card or a physical card. You cannot have both options.

    I have renewed/purchased a season ticket and asked for the digital season ticket, when do I get this?
    – We will email all digital season tickets ahead of the season starting, so please keep an eye on your emails.

    I have purchased more than 1 season ticket and we want them digital, how do we get the digital cards?
    – Each season ticket holder who has selected their digital season ticket will receive an email. If multiple season ticket holders have the same email address on their accounts, each season ticket will be emailed individually to that email.

    NEED HELP?

    If you need assistance with using our online ticketing website, a guide can be found here.

    Alternatively, call us on 01698 333333 or email tickets@motherwellfc.co.uk.

  • First team

    Tom Sparrow is a Steelman

    Tom Sparrow is a Steelman

    Tom Sparrow has joined the club on a two-year deal, with the club having an option of a further year.

    The Welsh Under 21 international left Stoke City in the summer, having made four appearances for the senior side.

    He joined Stoke at the age of 14, having previously been with Wolves. Becoming a shining light in their academy, at the age of 16, Sparrow was promoted to the Potters’ Under 18s and Under 21s.

    Centre-midfielder Sparrow made his first team debut in 2021, when he went on loan to Telford United. During that one-month loan, he made six appearances before returning to his parent club.

    Upon his return, he began to break into the matchday squads for the senior Stoke City team and was handed his professional debut on the last day of the 2021/22 season, playing the full match.

    He gained two further starts in the early stages of the season after before joining Hamilton Accies on loan. He made 17 appearances in his time north of the border.

    He spent the first half of last season on loan with Chester, making nine appearances in his time there. He returned to Stoke in January and was a regular in the Premier League 2.

    The 21-year-old midfielder now makes his first permanent move since joining Stoke nine years ago.

    “We’ve been so busy trying to bring in the right players this summer,” manager Stuart Kettlewell said.

    “The planning goes back months so it’s rewarding to get another player signed up for the new season.

    “Tom is someone we have been tracking and with both club and player keen on the deal, we are able to get it confirmed early in the summer.

    “It’ll be good for Tom to get into pre-season and build up that match sharpness. He has had a taste of Scottish football and Stoke thought highly of him.”

    “It’s great to be here and get the move done early in the window,” Tom Sparrow added.

    “Being up here this early means I can get a full pre-season under my belt and can get to know everyone.

    “I’m really excited at the prospect of next season having spoken with the manager. He’s full of optimism and it’s hard not to get excited for what he’s trying to build here.”

  • First team

    Fire Suppression Scotland

    Fire Suppression Scotland

    We have entered a new partnership with Fire Suppression Scotland.

    The brand will feature on the back of the first team home and away shirts for a minimum of two years.

    Fire Suppression Scotland is a local company based in Airdrie, specialising in the fire protection sector. Between current employees, the company has over 80- years-experience.

    “We are honoured to be associated with a club like Motherwell Football Club,” Managing director Ryan Sommerville commented.

    “I hope this is the start of a long-lasting relationship.”

    “We are delighted to welcome Fire Suppression Scotland to our partnership portfolio and thank Ryan for his support of the club, Suzanne Reid, commercial director at Motherwell FC added

    “This is a fantastic commercial deal for the club and represents positive news for the club and our supporters.”

    “It is wonderful to partner with another local business who are truly invested in the club’s long-term success and values. I very much look forward to working with them.”

    For a list of Fire Suppression Scotland services, please visit their website.

  • First team

    Kofi Balmer is our first summer signing

    Kofi Balmer is our first summer signing

    Kofi Balmer has agreed a switch to ML1 and is the first new face of the 2024/25 summer window. 

    The Northern Irish centre-back has agreed a two-year deal, with the option of a further year, subject to international clearance.

    Balmer’s big breakthrough came early on his career. At the age of 16, he made his debut for Ballymena United back in the 2016/17 season. Not only did he impress at that young, he scored on his debut against Coleraine.

    He went on to make 90 appearances for Ballymena United during his five years there, winning Ulster Young Footballer of the Year and also made four appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League.

    Balmer has also made 17 appearances at international level for Northern Ireland Under-19s and Under-21s. In September 2022 he earned his first senior call-up to the national team.

    He made the switch to Larne, which seen him become full-time. He played 35 league games during his one and only season, played in the UEFA Europa Conference League and helped Larne secure more European football.

    In the summer of 2022, Crystal Palace brought Balmer across the water to England. He made the first-team bench of a number of occasions during the first half of that season.

    He continued to impress for the Under 21 side and signed a contract extension with Palace at the end of the season.

    During the summer of 2023, he joined Port Vale on loan where he featured on 16 occasions, before joining AFC Wimbledon for the second half of the season.

    A successful spell with AFC Wimbledon seen his notch three assists, via his long throws, and also scored one goal.

    With 20 appearances for the Northern Irish Under 21 side, and being named in the senior squad, Balmer adds international quality and experience despite being only 23-years-old.

    “It’s great to get Kofi on board,” manager Stuart Kettlewell said.

    “There was a lot of interest from other clubs who were looking to sign him so it tells you we’ve got a good player on our hands.

    “He has played lots of football for a boy his age but we still think with our coaching, we can get more out of Kofi and make him even better.

    “I look forward to working with him during pre-season and seeing how he gets on.”

    “I’m so happy to be here,” Kofi Balmer added.

    “I’ve heard some great things about the club and the fan base. I can’t wait to meet everyone and get stuck into work.

    “I feel I can bring a lot to the team and want to make a real impact in my time here.”