On the 56th anniversary of Dundee’s Scottish championship winning day, the Dark Blues travel to Motherwell in the Ladbrokes Premiership and here we round of everything you need to know ahead of the game.
Match Info
FIXTURE: Motherwell v Dundee
COMPETITION: Ladbrokes Premiership
DATE: Saturday 28th April 2018
KICK-OFF: 3.00pm
VENUE: Fir Park
Opposition Info
FORMED: 1886
STADIUM: Fir Park
CAPACITY: 13,667
PITCH SIZE: 104m x 67m
MANAGER: Steve Robinson
CHAIRMAN: James McMahon
NICKNAME: The Steelmen
MASCOTS: Steelman and Raven Steel
CLUB COLOURS: Claret and Amber
HONOURS: Scottish League Division One (1st tier) champions: 1931/32
Scottish Cup winners: 1952, 1991
League Cup winners: 1950/51
Scottish League Division Two (2nd tier) champions: 1953/54, 1968/69
Scottish League First Division (2nd tier) champions: 1981/82, 1984/85
Summer Cup: 1943/44, 1964/65
RECORD WIN: 12-1 v Dundee United, Scottish League B Division 1954
CLUB WEBSITE: www.motherwellfc.co.uk
Getting to the Ground
By Car
If you are using a Sat-Nav system – Postcode: ML1 2QN
Fir Park is easily accessible by road, situated less than two miles from the M74 motorway. Exit at Junction 6, following signs for Motherwell, and turn right at the first set of traffic lights on to the B754 (Airbles Road).Go through two roundabouts before turning right at the third on to Adele Street, then left on to Gavin Street. Fir Park will be clearly visible ahead.
Fans travelling from the East or North via Newhouse (M8 or A73) should follow the A723 through Motherwell and Carfin, turning left at the roundabout on to the A721 (Menteith Road).
Continue ahead on to Brandon Street and then Windmill Hill Street, turning right at the roundabout on to Manse Road, before taking the first left on to Knowetop Street. Fir Park will be clearly visible ahead.
Parking
There are 20 spaces available in the Fir Park School car park and 20 spaces available in the Knowetop car park, both adjacent to the stadium, available to purchase online at £6 per space.
If you are not using the official club car park, street parking is available on numerous streets around the stadium. Fans can also make use of nearby car parks within the Civic Centre/Motherwell Concert Hall, behind the Health Centre on Parkhead Street and the smaller MacDonald Street car park.
By Train
Motherwell station has direct connections with all major cities including Glasgow, Edinburgh and London, as well as local links throughout Lanarkshire to the likes of Coatbridge, Hamilton, Bellshill, Cumbernauld and Wishaw.
An interchange can be found immediately outside the station, where your journey to Fir Park can be completed with a taxi or bus.
Alternatively you can walk to Fir Park, as the station is just 10 to 15 minutes away from the ground. Upon exiting the station, head straight along Muir Street and follow the pedestrian precinct to its end. Keep walking straight ahead, through the underpass and take a left up the stairs on to Brandon Street, leading to Windmillhill Street.
Continue along Windmillhill Street until you come to the Civic Centre, opposite Motherwell police station. At the traffic lights, cross the road and on to Manse Road and take the first left on to Knowetop Street. Fir Park will be clearly visible, just 100 yards ahead.
Airbles station is also within walking distance of the ground. Upon exiting the station, turn right on to Airbles Road and walk up the street to the car showroom. Turn right on to Adele Street and then left on to Gavin Street. Fir Park will be clearly visible, just 100 yards ahead.
Match Officials
REFEREE: Nick Walsh
ASSISTANT REFEREE: David McGeachie
ASSISTANT REFEREE: Ralph Gordon
FOURTH OFFICIAL: Willie Collum
Head to Head v Motherwell
LEAGUE: Won 91, Drawn 42, Lost 68
SCOTTISH CUP: Won 5, Drawn 4, Lost 5
LEAGUE CUP: Won 11, Drawn 1, Lost 9
TOTALS: Won 107, Drawn 47, Lost 82
Last Five Dundee v Motherwell Matches
24/2/2018 | Home | Premiership | Lost 1-0 | 5,003
10/2/2018 | Home | Scottish Cup | Lost 2-0 | 4,663
23/12/2017 | Away | Premiership | Drew 1-1 | 4,173 | McGowan
25/10/2017 | Home | Premiership | Lost 1-0 | 5,254
29/4/2017 | Away | Premiership | Won 3-2 | 4,919 | O’Hara, Haber (2)
Last Meeting
Craig Tanner’s first half goal consigned Dundee to defeat against Motherwell last February. The winger converted Curtis Main’s cross just after the half hour mark, and despite creating countless chances, the Dee couldn’t force a way back into the game.
The Dee felt they should have had a penalty in injury time when Kipre appeared to handle a Leitch-Smith cross, but the referee was unmoved, and Motherwell held on to secure the points.
Dundee FC: Parish, Kerr (Aurtenetxe 67), Caulker, Kusunga, Kamara, Moussa (Leitch-Smith 56), O’Hara, Murray, McGowan (El Bakhtaoui 87), Deacon, Meekings
Unused Subs: Malherbe, O’Dea, Spence, Curran
Booked: McGowan
Motherwell (4-3-1-2): Carson, Tait, Cadden, McHugh, Main (Newell 82), Dunne, Aldred, Kipre, Campbell, Ciftci (Bowman 52), Tanner (Rose 63)
Unused Subs: Griffiths, Frear, McGuire, Bigirimana
Goal: Tanner 32′
Booked: Ciftci, Tanner, McHugh
Referee: Alan Muir
Attendance: 5,003
Motherwell’s Season So Far
Motherwell kicked off their season at Hampden with a 5-1 win over Queens Park in the Betfred Cup and qualified from their section with a 100% record after further wins against Morton, Edinburgh City and Berwick Rangers.
Motherwell reached the League Cup Final after three superb wins, firstly 3-2 against Ross County in Dingwall, then 3-0 at home to Aberdeen in the quarter-final and then a brilliant 2-0 win over Rangers in the semi-final thanks to two goals from talisman Louis Moult who is joining Preston North End in January.
In the Final Motherwell ran Celtic but two early second half goals, the second a controversial penalty was enough to see the League Cup travel back across to the east end of Glasgow.
The Steelman’s Premiership campaign started with a 2-1 defeat to Rangers at Fir Park and a 4-1 loss to St Johnstone in Perth but bounced back with home wins over Ross County, Hearts and Kilmarnock.
A 1-0 defeat to Aberdeen three days after knocking them out the League Cup was then countered with wins against Partick, Hamilton, Dundee and Motherwell made it a league double over The Dons when they won 1-0 at Pittodrie in November.
The Betfred Cup Final was actually the first of a triple header with Celtic and that Hampden defeat was followed with a 1-1 draw at home which required a late Celtic equaliser and a 5-1 defeat at Celtic Park three days later.
After that Motherwell lost their next three against Hearts, Partick and Kilmarnock before drawing with The Dee two days before Christmas and they finished the year with defeats to Rangers and Hamilton.
However after the winter break they got revenge on their Lanarkshire rivals when they knocked the Accies out the Scottish Cup with a 2-0 win at Fir Park.
When the Premiership returned The Steelmen beat Ross County at home before a double header in Edinburgh where they drew with Hearts and lost 2-1 to Hibs. Motherwell then drew 1-1 with Partick at Fir Park, then beat St Johnstone 2-0 at home before progressing in the Scottish Cup win a 2-0 win over Dundee at Dens.
Motherwell would go onto reach their second cup final of the season when they knocked Hearts out of the quarter-final and Aberdeen in the semi-final and will face Celtic in the Scottish Cup Final on May 20th.
Since defeating Dundee at Dens at the end of February, Motherwell have failed to win a league game since with draws with Celtic, Rangers, St Johnstone and Ross County and defeats to Hamilton and Aberdeen which ultimately cost them a top six place.
Top Scorers
MOTHERWELL: Moult 14; Main 10; Tanner, Bowman 9; Hartley, Frear 3
DUNDEE: Moussa 13; O’Hara, Leitch-Smith 6; El Bahktaoui, 5; Waddell 3
Ticketing Information
This match is pay at the gate and Dundee fans will be located in the South Stand.
Admission prices are as follows:
Adults: £23
Concessions: £16
Juvenile: £12
Please note that Concessions are listed as 60 and over, 16-18 year olds and over and full time students with a valid matriculation card. Juveniles are listed as 15 & under.
Fans who require ambulant or wheelchair access should contact Sharon or John McCaskie on 07745 494631/ 07711 992161 or email [email protected]
Matchday Programme
Motherwell’s matchday programme is produced by our programme partners Curtis Sport. It is a 52 page, full colour edition and priced £3 it will be available in and around Fir Park on matchday.
Alternatively the programme will be available to order on the Curtis Sport website www.curtis-sport.com on which you can also order Dundee home programmes and back catalogue issues.
How To Watch
The full ninety minutes of the match will be available to subscribers of DEETV on Saturday evening while a shorter highlights package will be available to view on Sunday alongside exclusive post match interviews with the manager and players.
The pre-match press conference is also available to view on DEETV from Friday.
You can sign up for DEETV for just £5 a month on the official website where you will have access to Highlights, Interviews and all the Dundee FC goals at the click of the button.
If you are out with the UK you will also be able to take advantage of our Live Streaming package for every home game.
