The fixture list for the new season will be published by the SPFL on Friday morning. As players across the country prepare for their pre-season drills, fans can begin to fill calendars with dates for the new campaign.
Motherwell have won the last four openers but although early success can generate a feeling of optimism the outcome of that first game has little effect on the position we will occupy in May.
The fixtures announcement signals that we are soon to enter another season that will come with the inevitable thrills and spills. Stephen Robinson appears to have his plans well underway for his first full term in charge. Andy Rose, Gael Bigirimana, Alex Fisher, Trevor Carson and Craig Tanner have already been added to the squad before the players return to Fir Park after their short summer break.
A training camp is booked at Carton House outside Dublin for the last week in June and a few warm-up games will take place before the competitive matches start in mid-July.
The calendar so far is
Friendlies
Saturday 1 July
Stirling Albion v Motherwell
Tuesday 4 July
Livingston v Motherwell, kick-off 7.45pm
Saturday 8 July
Gateshead v Motherwell, kick-off 12 noon.
Betfred Group F
Saturday 15 July
Queen's Park v Motherwell, kick-off 3.00pm (Live on BT Sport)
Saturday 22 July
Motherwell v Morton, kick-off 3.00pm
Tuesday 25 July
Edinburgh City v Motherwell, kick-off 7.45pm
Saturday 29 July
Motherwell v Berwick Rangers, kick-off 3.00pm
Saturday 5 August
League season begins
Motherwell's opening league games 2000-2016
|
Season
|
Against
|
Venue |
Score
|
Result |
Link |
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16/17
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Kilmarnock | a | 2-1 | W | Report |
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15/16
|
Inveress | a | 1-0 | W | Report |
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14/15
|
St Mirren | h | 1-0 | W | Report |
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13/14
|
Hibs | a | 1-0 | W | Report |
|
12/13
|
Ross County |
a |
0-0 |
D |
|
|
11/12
|
Inverness |
h |
3-0 |
W |
|
|
10/11
|
Hibs | h | 3-2 | L | Report |
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09/10
|
St Johnstone | a | 2-2 | D | Report |
|
08/09
|
Hearts
|
a
|
3-2
|
L
|
|
|
07/08
|
St Mirren
|
a
|
1-0
|
W
|
|
|
06/07
|
Rangers |
h
|
2-1
|
L |
|
|
05/06
|
Celtic
|
h
|
4-4
|
D
|
|
|
04/05
|
Celtic |
a |
2-0 |
L |
|
|
03/04
|
Dundee
|
h
|
2-0
|
L
|
|
|
02/03
|
Livingston
|
a
|
3-2
|
L
|
|
|
01/02
|
Dunfermline
|
a
|
5-2
|
L
|
|
|
00/01
|
Dundee |
h
|
2-0
|
L
|
|