Jamie Semple has extended his contract with Motherwell until the summer of 2021.
The youngster is the latest academy product to commit his future to the club, following in the recent footsteps of David Turnbull, James Scott, Barry Maguire and Adam Livingstone.
The 17-year-old also made his first appearance on the bench against Rangers on 7 April, becoming the first player born in 2001 to do so.
“I’m really happy to be staying at the club,” Semple said on signing his new deal.
“I can see a clear way through to the first team, having seen so many of my team mates progress over the last few years.
“I’m concentrating now on continuing to develop my game and kicking on. I’m in the best place possible to do that.”
Semple first joined the club in 2014 and has established himself as a key figure at reserve level. He made his debut for the second string at the age of 14, demonstrating his promise.
“Jamie is a player who has made great progress,” manager Stephen Robinson said.
“We feel he is another youngster who, in the coming years, can make a big impact at the club.”
First team
Get your tickets for Accies away
Wednesday 10 April 2019
The final Lanarkshire derby of the 2018/19 sees Motherwell head to face Hamilton Academical on Saturday, 20 April.
Tickets are priced at £22 for adults and £12 for over 65s and under 18s.
We urge all fans to buy their tickets in advance, as there is no guarantee a cash gate will be in operation on the day.
Club
Unacceptable conduct at match with Rangers
Tuesday 09 April 2019
Motherwell Football Club have banned an individual following an incident that took place during Sunday’s match against Rangers.
In the 37th minute of the game, items were thrown from the crowd towards the pitch, narrowly missing James Tavernier.
Since that incident, staff at the club have been studying CCTV, together with both moving and still photography, in an attempt to identify the culprits.
Those efforts have been successful. One person has been identified and has been informed he is banned from Fir Park indefinitely.
We are continuing to investigate a second individual we have identified threw an object onto the park, and will similarly ban as soon as possible.
Commenting on the matter, chairman Jim McMahon said: “We condemn the irresponsible actions of two of our fans, whose moment of recklessness has cast an unfortunate shadow over our whole support.
“It gives us absolutely no pleasure or satisfaction to ban anyone from Fir Park.
“As a fan-owned and fan-run club, we have tried to campaign for the rights of supporters. We have been vocal in our opposition to any suggestion or notion of strict liability.
“However, with that comes a responsibility to act if any of our own step out of line, particularly if we have such clear and obvious evidence.
“I am sure our supporters understand that we are left with no other option but to take a hard line approach with not only these two individuals, but anyone else who steps out of line.”
First team
Get your tickets for our post-split games
Tuesday 09 April 2019
We’re going in pursuit of seventh place in the Ladbrokes Premiership and we’re counting on your support to help get us over the line.
Dundee, St Mirren and Livingston will visit Fir Park in our final five games of 2018/19, and you can get your tickets right now for all three home matches.
Head to tickets.motherwellfc.co.uk now and get yours early. You can choose to have your tickets delivered, collect at our ticket office or, even easier, print them at home and bring them to the gate.
Prices for each individual match are:
Adult
£24 / £20
Over 60s / 16-18 year olds / students
£17 / £16
15 and under
£3
A family ticket for one adult and two children aged 15 and under is available for £28, or £24 in the John Hunter Stand.
The cheaper price on all tickets is for our John Hunter Stand for home supporters.
Want to upgrade to a premium experience?
Everyone can also step up their Fir Park visit with one of our great hospitality options.
We’ve a range of packages, with the option to have a meal, a complimentary bar or even indoor seating.
Prices start at £32 per person for season ticket upgrades, or £40 per person if you’re buying without one.
Motherwell’s reserves recovered from two goals down to defeat Aberdeen 4-2 in the SPFL Reserve League on Monday.
Doubles from Conor Sammon and James Scott secured a victory which takes the team near the top of the table, after the Dons had went ahead through two early penalty kicks.
David Devine was ruled to have fouled Seb Ross in the box within the opening minute, with David Dangana scoring from the resulting spot kick.
Ten minutes later, Dangana was again on target from the spot after being ruled to have been fouled in the area by Adam Livingstone.
Undeterred, Maurice Ross’ side stuck to their principles and were rewarded with two quickfire goals between the 25th and 30th minutes.
Sammon got both, each coming from Elliott Frear shots which found their way to the Irish striker.
Shortly before the break, the ‘Well had the lead. Frear was brought down in the area, with Scott stepping up to slam the ball home.
Dangana missed the chance to net a hat-trick of penalties, when he put his effort wide of the goal.
Then, with 20 minutes to go, Scott had his second and Motherwell’s fourth. A Frear cutback saw the forward step away from his marker, before smashing the ball past the goalkeeper.
With two games left to go in the league, the young Steelmen are two points behind top side Celtic, who have a game in hand. Dundee away lie in wait next, before the final day visit of Celtic.