Motherwell F.C Biography

By Football Daft at 4 April, 2008, 4:23 am

Nicknames: The Well
Founded: 1886
Stadium: Fir Park
Capacity: 13,742
Chairman: Bill Dickie
Manager: Mark McGhee

The Motherwell Football & Athletic Club Ltd. is a Scottish football club based in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Motherwell are currently playing in the Scottish Premier League and their home stadium is Fir Park. Mark McGhee was appointed as the club’s manager on June 18, 2007, with former club captain Scott Leitch, as his assistant.

Motherwell were founded in 1886 after amateur teams based in factories in Motherwell, Glencairn F.C and Alpha F.C, were invited to field a select team from both of their squads to play a similar select side from Glasgow. This side competed in a charity competition, and talks afterwards fully merged the two sides into Motherwell Football Club on May 17, 1886. The club has won four major trophies in its history, the First Division in 1931-32, the Scottish Cup in 1952 and 1991, and the Scottish League Cup in 1950. they have also won the second-tier Scottish league on four occasions, as the Second Division in 1953-54 and 1968-69, and as the First Division (beneath the Premier League) in 1981-82 and 1984-85. They also won the Milk Cup, in 1983.

In recent times the Motherwell Club has experienced tragedy as club captain and legend Phil O’ Donnell collapsed and died on the pitch in a game against Dundee United on December 29, 2007.

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