Motherwell remain one of Scottish football’s familiar fixtures: founded in 1886, based at Fir Park, and rarely in need of explanation to a Celtic support that has seen enough awkward afternoons against them.
The 2025-26 campaign ended with Motherwell ninth in the Premiership after all 38 rounds. They also appeared in the Conference League second qualifying round, though the domestic league table gave the clearer measure of their season.
Their squad was large and young, with 42 players at an average age of 23, and was valued at around £16m by Transfermarkt. Tawanda Maswanhise was the clear attacking reference point with 22 goals, well ahead of Emmanuel Longelo on nine and a supporting group including Elijah Just, Apostolos Stamatelopoulos and Elliot Watt.
Fir Park was their more convincing setting. Motherwell averaged 1.7 goals scored and just 0.7 conceded at home, a defensive record that kept them competitive even when the wider campaign lacked consistency. Away from home they were still capable, averaging 1.4 goals, but conceded more often.
Their closing league run captured the unevenness: a win at Hibernian, a 2-3 home defeat to Celtic, a draw with Hearts, and a 2-3 win at Rangers among the final results. Motherwell finished as a bottom-half Premiership side, but one with enough pace, youth and scoring threat to demand proper attention.
