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We are delighted to showcase our new official Motherwell FC tartan range.

The tartan, originally designed by Scott Mcilvaney back in 2017, will now be used across a range of products, including formal kilt purchasing and hire from our partners at Slanj Kilts in Glasgow.

In addition, the ‘Well Shop will carry a number of products at launch with more to follow in the weeks and months ahead.

“We’ve been working on this range and our partnership with Slanj for some time now, so it’s great to finally have it launched,” CEO Alan Burrows said.

“I would like to thank Scott at Touchdown Tartans for his help not only creating the beautiful tartan in the first place, but his efforts to ensure the club could release it across a range of products.

“We already have a number of really nice tartan items, with plans to grow the range over the weeks and months ahead.”

Click here for a number of official Motherwell FC tartan products in the Well Shop.

Click here for the official Motherwell FC tartan kilt purchase at Slanj Kilts. To hire the tartan wear, please click here.

We’re asking both sets of supporters to bring along items for our food bank collection at our match with Celtic on Wednesday 9 November.

We’re collecting items on the day of the game for the Maranatha Motherwell Food Bank.

We are asking fans to bring what they can to support this important cause, so that those in need can receive a food parcel to help.

“Unfortunately, food banks are now having to play a vital role in helping the most vulnerable in our community,” CEO Alan Burrows said.

“Given soaring inflation levels, rising interest rates and the energy crisis, more and more people are tragically having to rely on the thoughtfulness and generosity of others to help feed their family.

“Over the last few years, Motherwell fans have really stepped up to the mark and helped stock up food banks all over Lanarkshire. This year, as we approach the cold winter months, we are asking those who can to once again help.”

Items needed are:

• Soup

• Beans

• Tinned pasta

• Custard/ Rice Pudding

• Tinned Fruit

• Tinned Meat

• Meals in a tin

• Tuna

• Pasta n Sauce

• Noodles

• Long Life Milk

• Breakfast Cereal

• Tinned Vegetables

• Potatoes in a Tin

• Toiletries -soap, shower gel, Shampoo etc

• Tea/coffee

Motherwell fans can drop off at the Cooper Stand car park. Celtic fans’ drop points are on your approach to the Tommy McLean Stand. Collections are available from 6pm.

Thank you for your help. Your contributions will be a massive help to those in need.

Motherwell Football Club is looking for a talented videographer to join our digital content team.

This full-time position will require knowledge and experience of both operating a camera and editing.

Working as part of the digital content department, the successful candidate will work in a small but dedicated team tasked with producing high-quality video content for our official channels, telling the club’s story.

We are seeking a creative and well-organised individual, who is able to contribute new ideas to our output.

Essential Skills and Responsibilities:

• Film and edit creative content for the club’s official media and social channels.
• Enhance and create engaging content such as player branding, behind-the-scenes videos and match day footage.
• To contribute innovative ideas to grow the club’s digital media platforms.
• Attend club events and support with coverage on our official media channels.
• To ensure all equipment (i.e. camera and technical equipment) and software is maintained.
• To assist the club’s content and social media strategy
• Working knowledge of current video, audio and design production workflows.
• Strong camera operations and techniques.

The ideal candidate will have:

• The ability to edit with Final Cut Pro.
• Ability to work within a small team towards deadlines.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Values & respects others and builds relationships.
• Can work under pressure in a fast-paced environment.

How to Apply

Deadline: 5pm on Monday, November 14 2022

Salary: Dependent on Experience

Location: Fir Park, Motherwell

This role is full time covering our First Team, Reserves and Women squads. Due to the nature of the post, evening and weekend work will be necessary.

If you can add value to our team please email your CV along with your showreel or links to any work which displays your suitability for the role to alan.burrows@motherwellfc.co.uk by 5pm on Monday, November 14, 2022.

Equality & Inclusion:

Motherwell Football Club is an equal opportunities employer, which positively encourages applications from qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status or pregnancy and maternity.

Motherwell FC are proudly continuing their support Show Racism the Red Card’s Match Actions Campaign during our match against Dundee United on Saturday 28 October.

Show Racism the Red Card is the UK’s leading anti-racism Education Charity, and our club has supported their messages of tolerance and inclusion for many years. Now more than ever, the importance of active anti-racism cannot be overstated.

Across Scottish football, clubs will show their commitment to anti-racism over one weekend – Friday 28^th, Saturday 29^th and Sunday 30^th October. In doing so we can raise the profile of year round commitment to anti-racism within football. Show Racism the Red Card works within schools, workplaces, sport, and community organisations to educate children, young people, and adults on challenging prejudice and stereotypes, using the power of football as a powerful tool to initiate conversations about anti-racism. They ran educational programmes with over 10,000 participants here in Scotland over the past year.  

Here at Motherwell FC we recognize the importance of being alert to the inequalities that persist due to racism. A recent SRtRC survey revealed 46% of staff are aware of racist bullying or discrimination in Scottish schools, while 66.4% are aware of pupils expressing misconceptions, stereotypes, or negative attitudes that are racist. 

Chris Priestley, from Show Racism the Red Card had this to say; “We are delighted with the support for anti-racism that exists within Scottish football and are very proud of our upcoming match actions.

“However the work must continue. We call on our supporters to continue to challenge racism. It is a shared responsibility across the game, from dressing rooms to boardrooms, and from stadiums to social media, to ensure that an anti-racism ethos is maintained throughout the year.”

“The club is once again delighted to support this years Show Racism the Red Card campaign,” manager Steven Hammell said.

“We have to continue the message that discrimination is not welcome in our beloved sport, nor in society, and I feel supporting such an important cause is vital to push that message.

“This is a community driven club and we will always welcome everyone to be part of it.”

Motherwell stands with everyone who has had to endure racial prejudice in all areas of their lives. We condemn all forms of racism and any racist behaviour will not be tolerated at our club.

Football is a sport that is loved across the world and football matches should be an enjoyable experience for everyone, of all backgrounds. Education is the key and Motherwell FC will support Show Racism the Red Card to ensure Scotland is equipped with the tools to challenge and eradicate racism from football and society.

For useful resources and information from Show Racism the Red Card, please:

Visit their Website: www.theredcard.org

Explore their anti-racism video platform: https://voices.theredcard.org/ 

And follow them on:

Instagram @SRtRCScotland 

Twitter @SRtRCScotland

Facebook.com/theRedCardScotland

A new community defibrillator has been unveiled at Fir Park Stadium.

The club wanted to install the defibrillator after a near miss a few weeks ago and thanks to the support of the Well Society, it is now a reality.

A local nearby resident ran into medical trouble and although club staff provided support with our own portable defibrillator, it highlighted the requirement to have one available for everyone to use in an emergency at any point of the day or night.

After the Well Society made funds available, the Kieran McDade Foundation, a local charity, assisted the club in purchasing the equipment.

Martin Holmes, one of the founders of the Foundation, joined representatives from Motherwell FC, the Well Society and the Scottish Ambulance Service to see the equipment now ready for public use.

Tom Feely, co-chair of the Well Society, said: “It’s important for the Society to represent the interests of the community in the running of the club. If putting the defibrillator outside the ticket office at Fir Park can save one life, it’s worth it. Anyone can use a defibrillator, and we need to make sure everyone knows it’s there.”

The defibrillator is sited outside Motherwell FC’s ticket office, on the wall of the Chapman Building on Firpark Street.

The third inductee in the 2022 Hall of Fame is prolific striker from the nineties, Tommy Coyne.

Tommy started out at Hillwood Boys Club before Jack Steedman signed him for the then First Division side Clydebank in 1981/82. This was of course the year that Davie Hay’s all conquering Motherwell team blew the competition away as the Steelmen roared back to the top-flight.

Tommy enjoyed a prolific time at Kilbowie, netting 38 times in 80 league appearances for the Bankies. That prompted Jim McLean to pay £60,000 to take him to Dundee United in 1983. Tommy was unable to reproduce his form at Tannadice, and midway through the 1986/87 season he was transferred to city rivals Dundee for £75,000.

He was back to his scoring best, forming an effective partnership with Keith Wright, earning himself the nickname “The Cobra”, due to his lightning-quick reactions and reflexes.

In the 1987/88 season, Coyne was top scorer in the Premier Division as he scored 33 goals in 43 matches, a total which earned him third place in the European Golden Boot contest. That form, a total of 50 goals in 89 league games, earned him a £500,000 move to Celtic.

Tommy had mixed fortunes during his spell at Parkhead and after little over 100 appearances for the Hoops, he was off to English side Tranmere Rovers. His brief time on Merseyside coincided with Tommy’s darkest hour when his wife passed away in tragic and truly heart-breaking circumstances.

With Tommy and his three young sons needing family around them, Coyne looked for a move home. After taking some advice from his big brother Jim, Tommy McLean offered terms and Tommy arrived at Fir Park in November 1993 for a cool £125,000.

Coyne hit the ground running in claret and amber, striking an impressive and fruitful partnership with Dougie Arnott, which helped the team finish third in the Premier Division table, the club’s best league performance in over 35-years.

It was not only Motherwell who had benefited from Coyne’s contribution to the season. Republic of Ireland Manager Jack Charlton had also taken a shine to the blonde-haired hitman. Tommy had played himself into the starting line-up of Ireland’s 1994 World Cup campaign in the United States. His appearance in the Republic’s 1-0 win over Italy in New York made him the first ever Motherwell player to feature in a World Cup finals tournament.

He arrived back at Fir Park after the World Cup to work with a new manager, Alex McLeish, who had taken over from the legendary McLean. McLeish didn’t alter things initially, pretty much leaving the squad the McLean had left alone. The change in management didn’t seem to hamper Coyne as he continued his rich vein of form, including netting for the Steelmen in European competition against HB of the Faroe Islands and a superb showing against Borussia Dortmund in the Westfalenstadion. His goals, in an impressive team, earned him the Premier Division’s top scorer award for a third time and helped Motherwell finish league runners-up to Rangers, albeit some distance behind the Ibrox club in terms of points.

The next few years would be a struggle for the Steelmen, with many of the players who formed the spine of that successful team under McLean and McLeish leaving for pastures new.

However, Coyne remained a goal threat throughout and provided many happy memories through generally unforgettable seasons. Whether it was Owen Coyle, Dougie Arnott, Willie Falconer or Micky Weir as his strike partner, Coyne could always be relied upon to find the net on a regular basis.

When ‘Well appointed Harri Kampman in early 1998, it soon brought about the end of Tommy’s time at Fir Park, as he moved back to Dundee after five years, 156 games and 61 goals. He also had brief spells on loan at Falkirk, back to Clydebank before finishing with Albion Rovers.

Tommy had a great ability to hold the ball up and play clever passes to retain possession. He was a number nine who perhaps lacked a yard of pace but was excellent in the air and could protect the ball with ease.

Coyne was never just a goal scorer, he was much more than that, being blessed with a football intelligence rarely seen below the top echelons of the game. Five years isn’t a huge amount of time to etch your name at any club, but for fans of a certain vintage, the Cobra is a hero and a legend at Motherwell Football Club.

Our highly-anticipated Hall of Fame dinner will welcome its fourth batch of inductees this November.

The event, launched in 2019, has already paid special tribute to the legendary names of the club’s long and distinguished history.

For the first time, the dinner will take place at Dalziel Park Hotel on Friday 18 November, with host Tam Cowan inducted five new names, with Tommy joining the already-announced Keith Lasley and Willie MacFadyen.

The event is priced at £64 for adults and £30 for children aged under 12.

You can buy tickets for the dinner online here now or contact the commercial department on 01698 338 011.

The final three legends of the 2022 class of inductees will be revealed shortly, joining:

* Please note that some of the colourful language on the night may not be appropriate for young children or those easily offended.

Meet four-year-old Zac Gunn, who needs a new set of lungs to live his life.

Zac was diagnosed with Pulmonary Hypertension, a disease which damages the heart and surrounding organs.

As a result, Zac requires a lung transplant from a child under the age of nine to survive.

He was mascot for Motherwell’s cinch Premiership match against Hearts at Fir Park, where he was introduced to players, the manager and staff in what was a weekend he’ll never forget.

“We tried to take the game to them whenever we could but the overall feeling is still frustration and disappointment.”

Motherwell goalscoring machine Willie MacFadyen is the second inductee in the 2022 Hall of Fame.

MacFadyen will be a familiar name to most Motherwell fans given his goalscoring exploits during the 1920s and 1930s.

A local lad from Overton, a seventeen-year-old Willie signed for the Steelmen in 1921 from Wishaw YMCA. However, despite his obvious talent and eye for goal, he didn’t make his debut for another two years, albeit enjoyed a couple of loans at Bo’ness and Clyde.

It was an unenviable task for any young striker who wore the claret and amber in the 1920s as the team boasted a forward line which included another Scottish football goalscoring icon in Hughie Ferguson, as well as Willie Tennant, John Cameron and George Banks all vying for a position in John Hunter’s ever-improving side.

MacFadyen found himself in various areas of the park, including right-half for a spell, before returning him to the front line for 1929/30.

However, it would be the following season which would set off the truck load of goals which would flow throughout the years as the Fir Parkers went on to dominate most of Scottish football.

Willie was a strong and pacy forward, ideal for a central striking berth in the 1930s. With the mercurial talents of fellow Hall of Famers Bobby Ferrier and George Stevenson, together with Johnny Murdoch and John McMenemy beside him, Motherwell and their “famous five” would on many occasions hammer teams by five, six, seven, or even sometimes more goals.

In that unforgettable 1931/32 championship winning season, Willie managed to score an amazing 52 goals in 34 games, including a double against Clyde on the last day of the campaign that edged him just ahead of the previous all-time league scoring record for a season set by Celtic’s Jimmy McGrory.

Over 90 years have passed since that achievement and the record for league goals in one season still has not been beaten.

Incredibly, despite scoring 235 goals in 378 league games for Motherwell, supporters, teammates, and anyone who was fortunate enough to see him play often mused that Willie would somehow miss more chances than he scored!  Hard to believe given he is comfortably in the top ten all-time leading Scottish marksmen.

As the season’s progressed, and that league winning team was slowly broken up, Willie became more of a bit part and midway through the 1936/37 campaign, he was allowed to leave, but at least by then he had rattled in thirteen goals for the ‘Well as a departing gift.

Willie joined English outfit Huddersfield Town; he was exchanged for the recently departed Duncan Ogilvie. MacFadyen returned to Fir Park with Huddersfield to play in a Ben Ellis benefit match in Motherwell, the final score was 2-2 and of course, Willie got the Huddersfield goals.

He managed to help them get to the FA Cup final but sadly, his side were defeated 1-0 in extra time by Preston North End in 1938. He’d also go on to feature for Clapton Orient (now Leyton Orient) who’s luck in Cup competition was no better than his former clubs, this was his last playing venue before the outbreak of World War II.

Willie was in the RAF as a PT Instructor and played for the RAF alongside the legendary Stanley Matthews. On his return to Scotland, he became manager of then Second Division Dundee United.

Willie sadly died aged 68 in Birmingham in 1972. Although fifty years have elapsed since his passing, and over 85 since he last pulled on the claret and amber, he is still fondly remembered by everyone at Motherwell FC.

His contribution to our club is unquestionably amongst the most significant in our 136-year history. He rightfully joins other legends, and some of his former teammates, already inducted in the Motherwell FC’s Hall of Fame.

Words inspired by the brilliant MotherwellNet.

Our highly-anticipated Hall of Fame dinner will welcome its fourth batch of inductees this November.

The event, launched in 2019, has already paid special tribute to the legendary names of the club’s long and distinguished history.

For the first time, the dinner will take place at Dalziel Park Hotel on Friday 18 November, with host Tam Cowan inducted five new names, with Willie MacFadyen joining the already-announced Keith Lasley.

The event is priced at £64 for adults and £30 for children aged under 12.

You can buy tickets for the dinner online here now or contact the commercial department on 01698 338 011.

The final three legends of the 2022 class of inductees will be revealed shortly, joining:

* Please note that some of the colourful language on the night may not be appropriate for young children or those easily offended.

The first inductee of the 2022 Hall of Fame is Keith Lasley.

Lasley is one of the highest appearance holders in Fir Park history, playing almost five hundred games in claret and amber and was rewarded for his impeccable service with a testimonial match against Bolton Wanderers in 2015.

By that point, the legendary midfielder skippered the club to consecutive runners-up league finishes and wore the armband in Champions League qualifying matches in a playing career spanning 18 years.

The 42-year-old joined joined the Steelmen in the late 1990s. He had just finished an electrical apprenticeship at the time and two goals in a trial match convinced then boss Billy Davies to offer him a professional contract.

He made his debut against Rangers at Ibrox in December of 2000 and went on to spend more than two decades at Fir Park as a player, captain, coach and, most recently, assistant manager.

Along with 2020 Hall of Fame inductee Joe Wark, Keith is the only man to have won the club’s Player of the Year on three occasions – in 2011, 2012 and in 2014 and is second only to current boss Steven Hammell in european appearances for Motherwell FC.

Keith hung up his boots in 2017 to become Stephen Robinson’s assistant where he played his part in the team reaching both the League Cup and Scottish Cup Final in the same season, as well as a third-place finish and a return to Europe in 2019-20.

He left the club in June to start a new non-football role with St Mirren, but will forever remain a legend of Motherwell FC.

Our highly-anticipated Hall of Fame dinner will welcome its fourth batch of inductees this November.

The event, launched in 2019, has already paid special tribute to the legendary names of the club’s 136-year history.

For the first time, the dinner will take place at Dalziel Park Hotel on Friday 18 November, with host Tam Cowan inducted five new names, including Keith.

The event is priced at £64 for adults and £30 for children aged under 12.

You can buy tickets for the dinner online here now or contact the commercial department on 01698 338 011.

The first of the 2022 class of inductees will be revealed shortly, joining:

* Please note that some of the colourful language on the night may not be appropriate for young children or those easily offended.