Motherwell F.C. Reserve and Youth squads

In addition to the Motherwell F.C.

Motherwell F.C.

Motherwell Football & Athletic Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire. The club compete in the Scottish Premier League and are one of only seven teams to have remained in this league since it was founded in 1998...

first team, competing in the Scottish Premier League

Scottish Premier League

The Scottish Premier League , also known as the SPL , is a professional league competition for association football clubs in Scotland...

, Motherwell also have a reserve team and an under-19 side.

History

The reserve team of Motherwell

Motherwell F.C.

is known simply as Motherwell Reserves.

Motherwell have been an ever-present in the Scottish Premier Reserve League

Scottish Premier Reserve League

The Scottish Premier Reserve League was the top reserve team league for Scottish football teams. The competition started at the same time as the inauguration of the Scottish Premier League in the 1998–99 season. It was initially an under-21 league, with a quota of five players over the age...

since its formation in the 1998/99 season

1998-99 in Scottish football

The 1998–99 season was the 102nd season of Scottish league football.-Summary:The 1998–99 SPL season was one that ended in success for Rangers. Dutchman Dick Advocaat was brought in to replace Walter Smith at Rangers and made major changes, bringing in many players.Rangers were...

. Initially starting as an Under 21 league, the reserve league was open to all age groups from season 2004/05.

The Motherwell reserve team withdrew their team from the 2009/10 season due to financial constraints and a lack of support from other clubs, leading to the leagues eventual abandonment. Motherwell Reserves now play friendly matches

Exhibition game

An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...

.

Motherwell Reserves usually play their home matches at Dalziel Park

Dalziel Park

Dalziel Park is an area located between the small villages of Cleland, Carfin and Newarthill in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Other nearby settlements include the large town of Motherwell and the new town of Ravenscraig. The area consists of an estate, a sports facility , a golf course and a clubhouse...

, a sports facility outside Motherwell

Motherwell

Motherwell is a town and former burgh in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, south east of Glasgow. The name "Moderwelt" appears on a map of Lanarkshire made by Timothy Pont some time between 1583 and 1611 and printed in the Netherlands in around 1652, although the settlement was probably little more...

, that is also the training ground of the first-team.

First Team manager Stuart McCall

Stuart McCall

Andrew Stuart Murray McCall , usually known as Stuart McCall, is a former footballer who played in central midfield. He played a total of 763 league games during his career, the 13th highest of all British footballers...

manages the reserve side, which mainly consists of players who are ineligible for the under-19 side, but have yet to become a first-team regular. Also, players returning from injury and on-form under 19 players compete in reserve games as well.

Current Squad

Out on loan

History

The Motherwell Under 19 team regularly compete in the Scottish Premier under-19 League

Scottish Premier under-19 League

The Scottish Premier Under-19 League is the top level of youth football in Scotland. It is contested by the Under-19 teams of Scottish Premier League clubs.-History:...

(which they have done since its formation in 1998) and the Scottish Youth Cup

Scottish Youth Cup

The Scottish Youth Cup is an annual Scottish football competition run by the Scottish Football Association for under-19 teams...

. They play their home games at Creamery Park

Creamery Park

Creamery Park is a football ground located in Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland. It serves as the home ground of East Region Super League outfit Bathgate Thistle, as well as serving as the home ground for the Motherwell Under-19 team. Previously it had been home to the Rangers Reserve team, until a...

in Bathgate

Bathgate

Bathgate is a town in West Lothian, Scotland, on the M8 motorway west of Livingston. Nearby towns are Blackburn, Armadale, Whitburn, Livingston, and Linlithgow. Edinburgh Airport is away...

, West Lothian

West Lothian

West Lothian is one of the 32 unitary council areas in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy area. It borders the City of Edinburgh, Falkirk, North Lanarkshire, the Scottish Borders and South Lanarkshire....

. Gordon Young manages the Under 19 side.

Honours

Scottish Premier Reserve League Runners-up (3): 2004–05, 2005–06, 2009–10in the 2009-10 season, Motherwell under 19s were also the top scorers in the division.
SFA Youth Cup Runner-up (1): 1987

Current Squad

Staff

Position	Name
Chief Scout	Bobby Jenks
Reserve team coach	Stuart McCall Stuart McCall Andrew Stuart Murray McCall , usually known as Stuart McCall, is a former footballer who played in central midfield. He played a total of 763 league games during his career, the 13th highest of all British footballers...
Head of Youth Development	Gordon Young
Goalkeeping Coach	Gordon Marshall Gordon Marshall (footballer born 1964) Gordon Marshall is a former Scottish professional football goalkeeper. He is currently goalkeeping coach at Motherwell.-Career:...
Head of Performance Analysis	Greig Thomson
Physiotherapist	Adam Stokes & John Porteous

Former youth team players

James McFadden

James McFadden is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Everton.McFadden started his career with Scottish Premier League club Motherwell. He came to prominence in the 2002–03 season by scoring 19 goals and winning the Scottish PFA Young Player of the Year award....

This player has also represented their country at full international level. David Clarkson

David Clarkson

David Clarkson is a Scottish footballer who plays for Championship team Bristol City. Clarkson, who plays as a striker, represented Scotland twice in 2008...

Mark Reynolds Paul Quinn Stephen Pearson

Stephen Pearson

Stephen Paul Pearson is a Scottish footballer who plays for Bristol City, on loan from Derby County in the English Championship. He is a full international for Scotland, and also played for Motherwell, Celtic and Stoke City.-Early career:Pearson was born in Lanark...

Steven Hammell

Steven Hammell is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for Motherwell.-Career:Hammell joined Southend United in July 2006 on a free transfer from Motherwell after his contract had expired – turning down more established sides such as Derby County, Southampton and Aberdeen...

Keith Lasley

Keith Lasley is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for Motherwell.Lasley started his career with Motherwell where he made over 100 appearances. He joined Plymouth Argyle in 2004 on a free transfer...

Shaun Fagan

Shaun Michael Fagan is a Scottish footballer currently playing for Stirling Albion.-Career:Fagan started his career with Motherwell, and made 84 appearances for them. He had a short loan stint at Stenhousemuir between December and January 2007...

Adam Coakley

Adam Thomas Coakley is a Scottish footballer who plays as a striker. He has returned from a self-imposed exile to play junior football with Glenafton Athletic.-Domestic:...

Mark Archdeacon

Mark Archdeacon is a professional football player currently playing for Clyde. He is the son of former Celtic player Owen Archdeacon.-Career:...

Paul Slane

Paul Slane is a Scottish footballer who currently plays for Celtic. He is naturally a right winger but can also play at right wingback.-Motherwell:...

Brian Dempsie

Brian Dempsie former Scottish professional footballer, who played for Motherwell.Despite being at the club from 1999 to 2003 he never managed to become a regular first team player and was released when his contract expired...

Steven Meechan Jamie Murphy

Jamie Murphy (footballer born 1989)

James "Jamie" Murphy is a Scottish association footballer who plays for Scottish Premier League club Motherwell.-Club career:Before joining Motherwell's U13's team, Jamie played for Westwood Rovers, Drumchapel Thistle, Clyde...

Ross Forbes

Ross Forbes is a Scottish footballer who currently plays for Motherwell as a midfielder.-Loan move to Dumbarton:...

William Kinniburgh

William Daniel Kinniburgh is a defender currently playing for Partick Thistle.-Career:He was a product of the Motherwell youth set-up but despite pushing his way into the first team a few times he found himself employed mainly as a squad player...

Shaun Hutchinson

Shaun Matthew Hutchinson is an English footballer who currently plays for Scottish Premier League side Motherwell as a centre back.-Motherwell:...

Steven Saunders

Steven Saunders is a Scottish professional footballer who currently plays for Scottish Premier League side Motherwell as a centre back or right back....

Marc Fitzpatrick

Marc Fitzpatrick is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for Ross County in the Scottish First Division. Fitzpatrick had spent the majority of his career at Motherwell...

Darren Smith

Darren Smith (footballer born 1988)

Darren Lee Smith is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for Stirling Albion. Smith represented the Scotland national under-21 football team once and played nearly 60 SPL games for Motherwell....

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