| 2 | Celtic | 34 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 70 |
| 3 | Rangers | 34 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 34 | 69 |
| 4 | Motherwell | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 24 | 57 |
| 5 | Hibernian | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 51 |
| 6 | Falkirk | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | -5 | 46 |
Calum Butcher relishes the matches against the old firm, and this one is no different against Rangers in the cinch Premiership.
Motherwell’s February player of the month says his teammates, including himself, are aware of the talent Rangers have in their ranks but they just have to stick together as a team and the game plan set to them.
Stuart Kettlewell says the break last weekend has allowed players to get match fit and has allowed his staff to access the fitness of the group.
Despite a run of four games unbeaten since he arrived, the manager knows this is the biggest task that his side have faced yet but says his team must embrace that challenge as they take on Rangers in the cinch Premiership.
Motherwell have an opportunity to reach Hampden and the semi-finals of the Scottish Cup when they take on Glasgow Women on Sunday 19 March.
Kick off is 2pm at Cliftonhill Stadium.
Adult tickets for the match cost Adults £6.
Under 16s cost £3 with Under 12s going for free.
A pay-at-the-gate facility is available at the stadium.
Glasgow Women beat Ayr United in the previous round to the reach this stage.
The hosts are bottom of the SWPL table and are yet to pick up a point.
Motherwell narrowly missed out on top-six football, despite a convincing 3-1 win against Aberdeen.
The women of steel have progressed past Gartcairn and Montrose to reach the quarter finals.
Motherwell have came out on top in this fixture twice this season, winning 2-0 on the road and 4-0 at K-Park.
James Furlong has been included in Ireland’s Under 21 squad.
The Brighton loanee, who joined on deadline day, has been a main feature for Motherwell since arriving at the club.
Ireland are in friendly action against Iceland on Sunday 26 March. Kick off is 4pm.
The left full back has represented Ireland at Under 16s, 17s and 18s level and now makes the step up to 21s for the first time.
Ireland v Iceland Sunday 26 March (4pm K.O)
Join us on Sunday 28th May 2023 at the Alona Hotel, Strathclyde Park, for the Club’s prestigious Player of the Year 2022/23 Awards Dinner.
Spend an evening in the company of the Motherwell first-team squad and management team and witness our top performers being recognised on the night.
Hosted by Tam Cowan, the night will consist of a 3-course meal and live entertainment.
Individual places are available at £72 inc VAT per person. Tables are available in multiples of 10 or 12.
Public voting for some of the categories will be available shortly.
Buy your tickets online by clicking here.
Liam Kelly has been named in the latest Scotland squad.
Scotland kick off their Euro 2024 qualifying campaign with two matches at Hampden later this month.
The dark blues take on Cyprus in their first match on Saturday 25 March before Spain visit Glasgow on 28 March.
Signed from Waasland-Beveren in Belgium, Joe Efford has made an impact in his time at Motherwell.
Quick, agile and skilful on the ball, Efford’s raw pace has proven to test defenders in the Scottish top flight.
His ball carrying ability allows the team to get up the pitch quicker whilst also launching the next attack.
Picking up an injury in October 2022 while at the top of his game, which required the surgery, the 26-year-old has spent five months on sidelines recovering.
But the American is almost back into full training and will be looking to continue where he left off the last time he was on the pitch.
We return to Fir Park on Saturday 18th March to take on Rangers.
Kick-off is 12.30pm.
Ticket Prices
| Hunter Stand | O’Donnell, Cooper, McLean Stand | |
| Adults | £24 | £31 |
| Concessions | £20 | £22 |
| Young Adults | £10 | £10 |
| Juniors | £4 | £4 |
| Family | £29 | £36 |
– Concessions Tickets would be ages 65 and over and FT Students with a valid matric card.
– Young Adults tickets would ages 12 to 17.
– Juveniles would be 11 and under.
– Family tickets would be one adult / senior citizen concession and x2 juveniles.
The game will be live on Sky Sports.
If you are outside the UK, you can watch the game via Motherwell TV.
Should you be in the UK, it will be live commentary only.
Motherwell go into this one on the back of three wins and a draw – the best form of the season so far.
The Steelmen saw an upturn in fortunes at home, winning their last two, with fine 2-1 and 2-0 wins over St Mirren and Hearts.
Both Stuart Kettlewell and Michael Beale remain undefeated in the league. Rangers will provide stiff opposition as they are unbeaten in fifteen league matches, only dropping two points in that time.
Rangers came out on top in their last visit to Fir Park. Tillman and Lundstram had the visitors two-up before Stuart McKinstry’s free-kick set up a nervy final fifteen minutes for the Glasgow side.
Rangers sit second in the league, nine points off the top, and Motherwell sit ninth, one point behind eighth placed St Johnstone.
Motherwell’s post-split fixtures have been announced.
Each team will play each other twice, home and away, in the second phase of the SWPL season.
The women of steel will begin the run in to the end of the season with a Lanarkshire derby on the road against Hamilton on Sunday 26 March.
They will end the 2022/23 season with two home matches, against Spartans on Sunday 14 May and Aberdeen on Sunday 21 May.
The women of steel narrowly missed out on a place in the top-six despite an emphatic and clinical 1-3 victory away to Aberdeen at Cormack Park.
The hosts snatched the opener against the run of play from the penalty spot after a dubious hand-ball decision, before a quick-fire Carla Boyce equaliser pulled the visitors level on the stroke of half time.
The striker secured her brace from the penalty spot midway through the second-half, with a late Kayla Jardine strike putting the game beyond any doubt. However, results elsewhere mean Motherwell will miss out on a top-six finish this season.
Manager Paul Brownlie made two changes from the side that cruised to a comfortable 2-1 victory over Dundee United last week. Emma Lawton and Kaela McDonald-Nguah both missed out through injury, with Niamh Noble and Lauren Doran-Barr both returning to the starting XI.
Neither side mounted any notable opportunities on goal, despite the end-to-end nature of the game.
However, the hosts fired themselves ahead minutes before the break. A drilled delivery from the right flashed across the face of goal, and much to the bemusement of the Motherwell players, the referee quickly awarded a spot kick for a suspected handball. Hannah Stewart stepped up, and calmly placed her strike beyond the reach of Emily Mutch.
Motherwell flooded the opposition box in search of an equaliser, and moments later they had their reward. A clever interchange of play between Tiree Burchill and Gill Inglis ricocheted into the path of Boyce, who floated an audacious effort over the keeper to bring her side level as the half-time whistle loomed.
On the hour mark, the visitors had overturned the early setback. A clever change of direction from Katie Rice wrongfooted her opponent, who caught the midfielder with a late-lunging tackle; leaving the referee no alternative but to award his second penalty of the evening. Boyce stepped up and coolly sent the keeper the wrong way for her second of the game.
As the full-time whistle drew closer, Motherwell had their third. An accurate long ball sliced through the high Aberdeen defensive line, leaving Jardine in acres of space, and the youngster made no mistake as she buried a powerful volley into the top-left corner.
Despite a magnificent team-performance, the women of steel miss out on the top-six by one single point. Paul Brownlie’s side will turn their attention to cup action next weekend, as a visit from Glasgow Women stands in their way from a trip to Hampden Park in the Scottish Cup.
