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Our front of shirt sponsor Lime are running an exciting competition for Motherwell supporters. 

What it is: A half-time competition at two Motherwell F.C. home games – against St Mirren on 31 October 2026 and Hibernian on 28 November 2026. At each match, five fans get one attempt to kick a ball from the 18-yard line and make it stop dead on the centre spot. Do that, and you win £10,000.

The prize: £10,000, paid by bank transfer. Only one prize is up for grabs across both games – if nobody wins at the St Mirren match, the prize carries over to the Hibernian game. If nobody wins either, the money goes to other fan activities over the next few seasons.

Who can enter: UK residents aged 18+, who can safely kick a ball and hold a ticket for the match. Employees of Lime or Motherwell (and their families) can’t enter, and neither can pro or semi-pro footballers.

How to enter: It’s free. Find the entry link through Lime or Motherwell’s official social media, fill in the online form with your name, date of birth, address, email and phone number. One entry per person. Deadline is noon three days before each match, and five winners are picked at random. They will be contacted by telephone prior to the match to discuss participation.

On the day: You get one attempt, must wear suitable footwear, arrive on time, and follow the officials’ instructions. The competition official’s decision is final. If the match is postponed, Lime can move you to a rearranged fixture or cancel that round.

YOU CAN ENTER THE COMPETITION BY CLICKING HERE.

Full Terms and Conditions can be found here.

Thirty years ago, Newcastle United goalkeeper Shaka Hislop was racially abused at a petrol station by a crowd of young people.

But then they recognised him. The abuse stopped. They asked for his autograph. That moment helped spark Show Racism the Red Card.

Thirty years later, the fight against racism is firmly embedded in Scottish football. Working alongside clubs and communities across the country, we use the power of football to educate, challenge attitudes and create change. Our workshops in schools, football clubs, workplaces and communities have reached more than 1.5 million learners across the UK – including 250,000 here in Scotland.

Scottish football brings together people from different backgrounds, cultures and communities. Keeping our game welcoming and inclusive is a responsibility we all share – players, clubs, supporters and communities.

We are proudly continuing our support for Show Racism the Red Card during our match against Hearts on Sunday 25 October.

Using the power of football is a powerful tool to initiate conversations about anti-racism and our club has supported their messages of tolerance and inclusion for many, many years and will continue to do so. Now more than ever, the importance of active anti-racism cannot be overstated.

“As footballers, we have the opportunity to make a difference,” Paul McGinn stated.

“Show Racism the Red Card’s annual campaign is our chance to send a strong message that this sport, and Motherwell Football Club, is for all. We will continue to fight against Racism in football and society.”

“Football has always been more than a game,” Campaign Manager Billy Singh from Show Racism the Red Card in Scotland said.

“It brings people together across communities, cities, and nations. In Scotland, our clubs and our supporters have a proud tradition of passion, loyalty, and pride. But football also has a responsibility: to stand firmly against racism and discrimination, both on and off the pitch.

“Recent events show that prejudice and division remain present in society. When voices seek to divide us, football must provide the opposite example – one of unity, respect, and solidarity. The message from our game should be clear: there is no place for racism in our stadiums, in our communities, or in our country.

“Show Racism the Red Card exists because education and action are vital. Campaigns like ours provide young people and adults with the tools to recognise racism, challenge it, and replace it with understanding. Football clubs are uniquely placed to spread this message, reaching thousands every week through matches, community programmes, and role models on the pitch.

“We are asking supporters not only to reject racist language and behaviour, but to be active anti-racists. That means speaking out when something is wrong, supporting those targeted by abuse, and showing that the true spirit of football is inclusive. Silence allows prejudice to grow; action and solidarity stop it in its tracks.

“Scottish football is enriched by players and coaches from across the world and fans cheer those players. This diversity is not a threat – it is one of the game’s greatest strengths. The range of nationalities on the pitch reflects the reality of modern Scotland: a nation shaped by contributions from people of many backgrounds.

“When we stand together in our stadiums, we show what community really means. Show Racism the Red Card is more than a slogan – it’s about turning words into action

“So this matchday, and every day, let’s make sure that our game is welcoming for everyone. Raise your voice, challenge racism, and show that football fans in Scotland are united.”

We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of former club and Well Society chairman Brian McCafferty, aged 79.

Brian died peacefully at home over the weekend, surrounded by his family, following a battle with cancer.

Our thoughts and deepest condolences are with his wife Linda, daughter Lynne, son Gavin, daughter-in-law Helen and grandson Ross, and Brian’s wider family and many friends.

Brian played a hugely significant role in the modern history of Motherwell FC. His leadership helped steer the club through a particularly challenging period, helped lay the foundations for fan ownership and, in more recent years, helped ensure the club’s history was preserved and brought to life for future generations.

He was one of the original four Well Society Board members elected in October 2012 and, in April 2013, became one of the Society’s first two representatives on the Motherwell FC Board alongside Graham Barnstaple.

Brian succeeded Graham as Well Society chairman in September 2014, at a critical moment for the club. Earlier that year, the Society had been challenged to raise a further £400,000 as Motherwell faced a significant cash shortfall.

Brian subsequently led the Well Society’s negotiations with Les Hutchison, majority shareholder John Boyle and the club. Those discussions culminated in the rescue deal signed in January 2015.

Under the agreement, both the Well Society and Les invested in the club, with Les acquiring John Boyle’s majority shareholding for £1. Brian became chairman of Motherwell FC that same month.

He stepped down from both boards towards the end of 2015, less than a year before Motherwell FC formally moved into fan ownership in October 2016.

“Everyone at Motherwell Football Club is deeply saddened by Brian’s passing,” chairman Kyrk Macmillan said.

“Our thoughts are first and foremost with Linda, Lynne, Gavin and everyone who knew and loved him. Brian gave an enormous amount to Motherwell FC. At a crucial point in our history, he was one of those who stepped forward, took responsibility and helped create the conditions for the progress we have subsequently seen, both on and off the field.

“What is particularly remarkable is that Brian’s work on behalf of the club continued right until the end. Brian reached out to me when I became chair, to offer his guidance and we maintained contact which I greatly appreciated and through his work with the Heritage Trust, he continued giving his time, energy and experience to Motherwell FC.

“Brian will be greatly missed, but his presence will continue to be felt around Fir Park, through the work of the Well Society, the Heritage Trust and in the club he helped shape.”

“Brian was not only a gentleman but also a giant of Motherwell Football Club and its fan ownership movement,” Well Society chairman Derek Watson added.

“At a time when the future of our club faced enormous challenges, Brian showed real leadership. He gave his time, energy and expertise to the Well Society and Motherwell FC and played a hugely important role in the journey which ultimately delivered fan ownership.

“Those of us involved in the Well Society today, and all those who value fan ownership are beneficiaries of the foundations laid by people like Brian.

“I had the honour and privilege of being co-opted to the Well Society board by Brian back in 2012 during my first spell as a Director. Brian’s guidance, and stewardship was invaluable back then, but more recently his advice and wisdom has been hugely beneficial in my role as Chair.

“He will be sadly missed by his family, friends and all who knew him, but his work will never be forgotten. On behalf of everyone at the Well Society, I send our deepest condolences to Linda, Lynne, Gavin and the whole family.”

“Brian brought tremendous warmth, energy and enthusiasm to everything he did,” Motherwell FC Heritage Trust’s Nick Mackie stated.

“He loved Motherwell Football Club, he loved its history, and he was passionate about bringing that history to life so that new generations of supporters could understand and celebrate the people and moments which made our club what it is today.

“Brian continued to play an active role in the Trust until very recently, chairing our meetings and providing the advice, encouragement and wise counsel that we valued so greatly. He was closely involved in our work to create a new heritage installation in the Davie Cooper Stand concourse and was determined to see it completed.

“When that work is finished, it will stand as part of Brian’s remarkable legacy and his lifelong contribution to the club he loved. Above all, though, we will miss Brian himself – his friendship, his warmth, his enthusiasm and his presence enormously.”

“My dad’s final trip to Fir Park was for the Hearts game in May,” Brian’s son Gavin McCafferty and Well Society director said.

“It was a fitting farewell: the biggest crowd for 21 years, a huge occasion, a big step towards European football, and some more great football.

“Seeing the football on display over the past 12 months or so helped him through his treatment and gave him a lot of satisfaction after all the hard work that he and many others put in over a long number of years to maintain Motherwell’s status as a top-flight fan-owned club.

“He was latterly involved with MFC Heritage Trust and was always keen to stress the importance of fan ownership in the club’s history plus the generosity and sacrifice of John Boyle in making it possible, and the commitment, patience, generosity and effort of Les Hutchison in keeping the dream alive.”

Details of Brian’s funeral arrangements will be shared in due course.

Introducing our attacking force for our Tennent’s Sixes team.

The event returns for the first time since 1993 and will take place at Braehead Arena on Saturday 3 and 4 October 2026.

Motherwell are in Group A alongside Hibernian, Hearts and Falkirk. The winner of each group and the runner-up of each group will progress to the knockout stages.

You can buy tickets by CLICKING HERE.

Ross McCormack

Ross McCormack was brought in from Rangers in July 2006, having had a good loan spell at Doncaster Rovers. Maurice Malpas recruited the forward, and although illness impacted his minutes in his first season at Fir Park, he still featured 56 times across the two campaigns in North Lanarkshire and helped the team qualify for Europe.

Scoring 14 goals and assisting eight times, he caught the eye of a number of clubs south of the border and made the move to Cardiff City in 2008.

McCormack briefly returned for a second stint in 2019, but an injury ruled him out for the majority of his time under Stephen Robinson.

Jon Obika

Known as the ‘nicest man in football’ by his colleagues, Jon Obika’s relationship with Motherwell started in January 2023, when he arrived on loan from Morecambe on deadline day.

His arrival coincided with an upturn in form, as Motherwell moved from the relegation shown to the cusp of top-six football. He scored his first goal for the club against Hearts in a 2-0 win in February. His move to the claret and amber was made permanent in the summer, and he would go on to play a further 14 games for the club, scoring three goals in his first full season.

He retired at the end of the 23/24 season and remained at the club, transitioning into the dugout, becoming a first-team coach. During his time in the dugout, he has been a part of the coaching staff that has achieved European football and reached two Premier Sports Cup semi-finals.

John Sutton

John Sutton arrived from Wycombe Wanderers in 2008 and went to become a productive and memorable forward for the club. Featuring 209 times across two spells, scoring 78 goals, Sutton topped our scoring charts for four of the five seasons he was at Fir Park.

He helped the club achieve European football, scored in the semi-final against St Johnstone to secure a spot in the final and scored in the relegation playoff against Rangers in 2015. He joined the small club of strikers who scored more than 20 goals in a season and was able to be a consistent and reliable goalscorer for the five seasons he was with the Steelmen.

Introducing the midfielder for our Tennent’s Sixes team.

Keith Lasley will be back in the claret and amber, as he will take part in our side.

The event returns for the first time since 1993 and will take place at Braehead Arena on Saturday 3 and 4 October 2026.

Motherwell are in Group A alongside Hibernian, Hearts and Falkirk. The winner of each group and the runner-up of each group will progress to the knockout stages.

You can buy tickets by CLICKING HERE.

Keith Lasley

The word ‘legend’ is more than suitable for MFC Hall of Famer 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.

He joined the Steelmen in the late 1990s, having 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 2014 – and is second only to 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 and 2021/22.

He left the club in 2022 to take up a new role at St Mirren, but will always be recognised as a MFC legend.

Chief Executive Brian Caldwell speaks on a number of topics including summer transfer window, training ground, Fir Park seating and UEFA sanctions.

He might not be due to arrive for another few months, but Santa is still coming to town in December and we want you to be prepared. 

You can book your Christmas Party night here at Fir Park now.

Contact hospitality@motherwellfc.co.uk or phone 01698 338011 to book now.

What a few weeks it has been for Motherwell Football Club.

The number of supporters attending matches at Fir Park, on the road domestically and in Europe has been exceptional. Indeed, for the last 12 months crowd numbers have been significantly up, and we can’t thank you enough for all of your support. The players and staff will never, ever take for granted the effort it takes for you to follow the team.

With over 1,400 Motherwell fans preparing to jet off to Germany later this week, the excitement is high for what will be an excellent trip for everyone to make memories on the continent with their friends and family.

However, as we stated last week, the club received fines of almost €20,000 for fan-related issues that had been flagged by UEFA.

We were fined €4,000 due to the blocking of passageways in the John Hunter Stand at Fir Park against Havnar Boltfelag.

In Helsinki against HJK, we were fined €15,000 for a group of Motherwell supporters who leapt over the barrier and LED advertising before entering the field of play.

The last time we played in European competition, we also received two fines for fan-related incidents.

Since communicating these recent fines, the club has received the cost of the repair work that HJK require for their LED advertisement boards. It is estimated that this will cost the club over €74,000.

Between this and the UEFA fines, we have already incurred fines / costs of close to €100,000 this season.

We are not targeting a specific group of supporters or anyone in particular for these matters, but if you know you jumped over the barrier, or even worse, entered the field of play, you know who you are. And we’re asking you to please restrain yourself should another celebratory moment arise. This moment created a lot of uncertainty, and the safety of the fans was compromised, as anyone could have been injured.

Last week during our home match at Fir Park against SC Freiburg, despite our calls for everyone to remain in the stands, UEFA flagged supporters jumping over the wall from the John Hunter Stand. Even one supporter entering the field of play is regarded by UEFA as a pitch incursion, and this is subject to an ongoing disciplinary decision. A second offence results in a minimum penalty of a further €24,000.

We fully appreciate how big these moments are, and we can all get a bit carried away. But such behaviour is taking things too far, and it’s causing a financial strain on the football club, as well as the further risk of harsher punishments growing.

The club has previously received fines, costs of damage to away stadiums and suspended ticket sanctions for other fan-related issues domestically. These have totalled almost £15,000 in recent seasons. We therefore need everyone to continue supporting the team, but in a responsible and safe manner. Please don’t be the person who causes stadium damage or brings further sanctions/fines on the club. We want more people to be in the stands, not less.

So, with this in mind, the football club would like to wish everyone a safe trip to Freiburg. We cannot wait to see a sea of claret and amber in the away end on Thursday night and throughout the day.

Everyone to Freiburg.

We can confirm we have submitted an appeal against the decision taken by a disciplinary tribunal of the Scottish FA to impose a £5,000 fine upon Motherwell FC.

This appeal is against the sanction imposed regarding a social media post the club made following our match against Celtic.

As this case remains open, we will not comment any further on the matter.

Some seating within the Phil O’Donnell Stand is being upgraded ahead of the season. Season ticket holders have been notified in recent weeks about the upgrades being made.

As we prepare for our first European campaign in four years, there are some added changes and upgrades that we need to make in order to meet UEFA criteria.

Within the UEFA Conference League matches, all seats require a minimum of a 30 cm back, which many of the seats in the Phil O’Donnell Stand don’t currently have. As a club, we have been looking at the best way to rectify this issue and find a solution that works for all parties to ensure our supporters can use their seats.

The easiest solution is to purchase new plastic seats with the correct dimensions.

The new seats are the same width dimensions but with the required UEFA back height, which means we won’t have to reduce the number of seats and, therefore, no season ticket holder will need to be relocated. This part has been particularly important to us, as we understand and appreciate that some season ticket holders have been in their seat for a number of years and hold a personal attachment to where they sit.

Whilst the immediate priority is to upgrade the wooden seating in the Phil O’Donnell Stand, the club has purchased enough new seating to upgrade the bucket seats in the stand also. These will be upgraded in due course also.

Furthermore, should you wish to purchase a seat for memorabilia, you will be able to do so at the cost of £10 or £15 with all money going to the Motherwell FC Girls & Boys Academies. The seats are removed in sections of two and four, so we cannot guarantee your own seat, but you will get a section of two or four seats. Seats can be purchased online or by phoning the office on 01698 333 333. All seats require collection, and you will be notified when your seat is available.

You can buy these seats online by CLICKING HERE.