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Our ever-popular Ladies Day event returns for 2021 when Motherwell host Ross County on Saturday 25 September.

Hosted by Gavin Wallace, there’s a full day of fun and laughter planned, as well as cash prizes for the best dressed in attendance.

We’ll also be joined by Love Island’s Harry Young.

The last few tickets are available. Get your before it’s too late.

Priced at £40 for season ticket holders, and £50 for non-season ticket holders, our Centenary Suite Ladies Day package starts at 12pm and includes:

• Complimentary cocktail on arrival
• A two-course meal served from 1pm
• Match ticket in the main stand
• Best dressed competition with cash prizes
• Games and music until 7pm

It’s a day not to be missed, thanks to our sponsors Cadzow Nursery and Manor Estate Agency.

To get your tickets, just buy online now at tickets.motherwellfc.co.uk, email us at hospitality@motherwellfc.co.uk or give us a call on 01698 333333.

Steven Hammell is to become the latest inductee to the Motherwell FC Hall of Fame.

One of our delayed 2020 inductees, the club legend takes his place alongside John Hunter, Davie Cooper and Andy Paton.

Having played 583 games in claret and amber, Hammell is Motherwell’s post-war record appearance holder.

Hammell started his professional career at Fir Park in January 1998. He made his debut in 2000, starting in a Scottish Premier League match against Aberdeen at the age of 18.

Playing 242 times across seven seasons between 1999 and 2006, he established himself as a club stalwart and was part of the side which reached the 2005 League Cup final against Rangers.

In 2006, he departed for a short spell in England with Southend United, spending 18 months south of the border and making 55 appearances before returning to Motherwell in January 2008.

A testimonial would follow against Everton in 2012, with a star-studded Toffees side being held 1-1 at Fir Park.

A further 341 appearances would be made in claret and amber by Hammell, as Motherwell went through a prolific period of finishing both second and third in the league, reaching the qualifying stages of both the UEFA Champions league and UEFA Europa League.

Hammell would go on to make 23 appearances in European football for Motherwell, a feat that no other player has matched.

He was also a member of the starting team which reached the 2011 Scottish Cup final, and was in the squad for the 2017 League Cup final, but a trophy would prove elusive before he brought the curtain down on his career at Fir Park in a league match against Ross County in January 2018.

He won full international recognition with Scotland back in 2004, when the late Tommy Burns capped him in a friendly match against Sweden at Easter Road, and was a member of several Scotland squads.

Steven retired after a distinguished 20-year playing career in January 2018, taking up the important role as academy director at the club, rearing the next batch of graduates to follow in his footsteps.

Our Hall of Fame will welcome its new inductees in a special event in November.

Taking place at the Bothwell Bridge Hotel on Saturday 13 November, the event will induct the classes of 2020 and 2021.

The event is priced at £60 for adults and £30 for children aged under 12.

We will induct both the 2020 and 2021 intake at the event.

Buy your tickets online here now.

Current Hall of Famers include George Stevenson, Willie Pettigrew, Phil O’Donnell, Ally Maxwell and James McFadden.

We’ve made some changes to our club badge.

The changes are largely subtle but important to ensuring our club badge is professional and consistent.

They also bring it back closer to the original design, which had suffered from reinterpretations over the years.

Geometry

We first started by noticing subtle errors contained within the design of the badge.

Some were small anomalies, such as the letter R in Motherwell being too small in comparison to the other letters in the MOTHERWELL FC part of the badge.

Our badge is based on two ribbons at the top and bottom. On closer inspection, these needed redrawn as the thicknesses at the ends were inconsistent and too thick.

Around the outside of the badge, the claret outline was also of uneven thickness. Additionally, the lettering on both ribbons was not on the correct arc, and we readjusted this.

Perhaps most importantly, our badge was not a perfect circular shape. We also fixed this.

Steelworks

The biggest and most obvious update to the badge is the steelworks.

Through many years of our badge being redrawn, the detail on the steelworks has been lost.

The steelworks shape on the new version has now been digitalised from the original badge.

Motherwell fans will not be able to buy tickets for our weekend trip to face Rangers.

Our opponents have advised us that, due to ongoing restrictions at Ibrox, no away allocation will be sent for Sunday’s match.

Having initially been declined an allocation, subsequent dialogue led to Rangers providing us with a detailed explanation that, due to the displacement of some supporters due to a Covid “red zone”, an away section is not possible.

While regrettable that no Motherwell fans can attend, we accept that Covid restrictions have led to an unavoidable situation.

Instead, we will be showing the game live at Fir Park. Our live beamback to our Cooper Bar is now sold out.

To mark World Suicide Prevention Day, our match with Aberdeen will see Tony Watt wear a special one-off jersey.

The message “speak up, speak out, be heard” will be emblazoned on the chest of his shirt in the cinch Premiership match at Fir Park.

We want to raise money for SAMH, Scotland’s mental health charity, and Chris’s House, the centre for help, response and intervention surrounding suicide.

To do so, we’re raffling off Tony’s match worn shirt from the game. All money raised will be donated.

To enter, please make a donation to our JustGiving page. A winner will be chosen at random.

Our Hall of Fame will welcome its new inductees in a special event in November.

Taking place at the Bothwell Bridge Hotel on Saturday 13 November, the event will induct the classes of 2020 and 2021.

The event is priced at £50+VAT for adults and £24+VAT for children aged under 12.

Buy your tickets online here now.

The class of 2020 has already been announced as John Hunter, Davie Cooper and Andy Paton, with two others still to be announced, before the Covid-19 pandemic forced the postponement of the event.

The remaining two from 2020 will be revealed shortly, as well as the other five inductees for 2021.

They all will join the inaugural intake from 2019, who were George Stevenson, Willie Pettigrew, Ally Maxwell, Phil O’Donnell and James McFadden.

Stephen O’Donnell has equalled a long-standing record for Scotland caps won while at Motherwell.

The international defender was a pivotal figure in the national team’s 1-0 away win in Austria on Tuesday, as the nation took the upper hand in the race for a FIFA World Cup qualifying play-off spot.

O’Donnell won his 12th cap while on the books at Fir Park, equalling the amount amassed by the legendary George Stevenson.

Stevenson won his first cap against Wales in October 1927, with the last coming against Northern Ireland in 1934.

O’Donnell has the opportunity to make the record his own before the end of the year, with four qualifiers remaining for Scotland across October and November.

We have broken our record number of season ticket holders.

Despite all the challenges of the pandemic and the ongoing difficulties, our supporter base has continued to grow and thrive as we return fans to Fir Park.

Our season ticket total sits currently at 5,226, far exceeding our record number and with a further increase anticipated before our next home match with Aberdeen.

A total of 4,784 supporters purchased season tickets for the 2021/22 campaign, surpassing the previous record sales total of 4,488.

Of that number, 3,732 fans carried their tickets over from 2020/21, with 1,052 others purchasing new.

Our Well In scheme has further boosted that number, with our staff continuing to process applications with a view to reaching a total of 1,000 distributed free season tickets before our next home match with Aberdeen.

Encouraging attendance

We are keen to encourage all supporters to use their season tickets when possible.

If there is anything we can do to help, or you have any feedback, please email us anytime on tickets@motherwellfc.co.uk.

Socially-distanced section

We want all supporters to feel safe to return to Fir Park as soon as possible.

Following supporter feedback, we are opening a limited capacity section for our next home match with Aberdeen where social distancing measures will be in place.

Fans in these sections in the north and south ends of the Phil O’Donnell Stand will be asked to keep a 1.5m distance from others not in their household, and to wear masks at all times.

If you are a season ticket holder who would like to relocate to these sections for the next game, please let us know by completing this form.

Applications are on a first-come, first-served basis. We will be in touch prior to the match to confirm your seat change, and to send you a temporary ticket to gain entry.

If there are seats available once all season ticket holders have applied, we will offer tickets for public sale in the section.

Please note that we are unable to guarantee social distancing on stairwells, in toilets and at kiosks. Stewards will endeavour to maintain safe distancing in turnstile queues.

We want all supporters to feel safe to return to Fir Park as soon as possible.

Following supporter feedback, we are opening a limited capacity section for our next home match with Aberdeen where social distancing measures will be in place.

Fans in these sections in the north and south ends of the Phil O’Donnell Stand will be asked to keep a 1.5m distance from others not in their household, and to wear masks at all times.

If you are a season ticket holder who would like to relocate to these sections for the next game, please let us know by completing this form.

Applications are on a first-come, first-served basis. We will be in touch prior to the match to confirm your seat change, and to send you a temporary ticket to gain entry.

If there are seats available once all season ticket holders have applied, we will offer tickets for public sale in the section.

Please note that we are unable to guarantee social distancing on stairwells, in toilets and at kiosks. Stewards will endeavour to maintain safe distancing in turnstile queues.

Channel Finance are the new main sponsor of our women’s team.

The partnership will see the Channel Finance logo featured across the women’s team shirts in all competitive home and away games for the next two seasons.

Channel Finance are an established business finance broker in the area, offering a full portfolio of financial products. The company provide clients with a professional service with access to an array of lending possibilities.

“I am delighted to announce this partnership and I am sure Channel Finance will reap the benefits from our women playing at the top level of Scottish women’s football and TV coverage from the BBC,” Suzanne Reid, head of commercial and marketing at Motherwell FC, said.

“I look forward to working with Michael and his team and thank him for his support”.

Michael Savage, group CEO at Channel Finance, added: “The opportunity to support Motherwell is a personal and watershed moment as I am extremely passionate about football and the local sporting community.

“The partnership aligns timely with our own plans to diversify our business and culture with bringing more women into our group.

“The successful appointment of Donna Kerr, our new commercial director partner, will enable us to invest more time with our clients and the opportunity to help and support the local community.

“This is an exciting new era for both the club and Channel Finance. Both myself and Donna are thrilled to be on this journey and are looking forward to a fantastic season and supporting the extended Motherwell football community with any financial advice they may need.”