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The home side ran out convincing winners (Image courtesy of Sligo Rovers Twitter account)

Motherwell youngsters dump Sligo out of Irn Bru Cup

A Patrick McClean own goal along with Christian Mbulu's superb second half strike, dumped a sluggish Sligo Rovers out of the Irn Bru Scottish Cup at the hands of Motherwell's Under-20 side at Fir Park.

Soccer • 13 Oct 18

Motherwell rescued a point in a six-goal thriller

Last-gasp leveller 'a bump in the road' for Gerrard

Peter Hartley had the last laugh over Rangers as the Motherwell skipper's 94th-minute equaliser sealed a 3-3 draw at Fir Park.

Soccer • 26 Aug 18

Brendan Rodgers: "I certainly need to push them even harder next season."

Insatiable Rodgers wants to go for the treble treble

Brendan Rodgers will crack the whip to ensure Celtic follow up their historic double treble with further domestic domination.

Soccer • 19 May 18

The double treble - unstoppable Bhoys make more history

Celtic secured an unprecedented successive domestic treble in commanding style with a 2-0 William Hill Scottish Cup final win over Motherwell at Hampden Park.

Soccer • 19 May 18

Curtis Main of Motherwell (C) celebrates scoring his second goal of the game

Curtis Main fires Motherwell into Scottish Cup final

Motherwell goal hero Curtis Main insists the same belief that helped them sweep Aberdeen aside at Hampden can take them all the way to William Hill Scottish Cup glory.

Soccer • 14 Apr 18

Referee Craig Thomson red-cards Cedric Kipre for pushing Scott Brown

Ten-man Motherwell earn battling draw with Celtic

Motherwell held Ladbrokes Premiership leaders Celtic to a goalless draw despite playing for more than half the match with 10 men at Fir Park.

Soccer • 18 Mar 18

Celtic will play Rangers in the semi-final of the Scottish Cup.

Glasgow rivals to meet in Scottish Cup semi-finals

Glasgow rivals Rangers and Celtic have been drawn together in the semi-finals of the William Hill Scottish Cup, after Jason Cummings grabbed a hat-trick for Rangers in a 4-1 romp over Falkirk.

Soccer • 04 Mar 18

Carl McHugh (L) volleyed a brilliant winner

Donegal man McHugh hits Scottish Cup screamer

Former Republic of Ireland U21 defender Carl McHugh propelled Motherwell into the Scottish Cup semi-finals with a superb late volley against Hearts.

Soccer • 04 Mar 18

Brendan Rodgers: 'The penalties were a bit soft but they were penalties.'

Rodgers takes angry swipe at Motherwell 'nonsense'

Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers hit out at Motherwell's hierarchy following the third meeting between the clubs in a week which ended in a 5-1 Ladbrokes Premiership win for the Hoops.

Soccer • 02 Dec 17

Motherwell boss unhappy as Celtic escape defeat

Motherwell boss Stephen Robinson refused to speak about another controversial Celtic penalty after the Hoops fought back to grab a late 1-1 draw at Fir Park and preserve their long unbeaten run.

Soccer • 29 Nov 17

James Forrest: 'I feel I have kicked on'

Celtic scorer Forrest thriving on big days

James Forrest feels big games will keep getting the best out of him after scoring in Celtic's Betfred Cup final triumph.

Soccer • 27 Nov 17

Caixinha shoulders blame after Motherwell sink Rangers

Boss Pedro Caixinha admits he might have made his Rangers side anxious before their 2-0 Betfred Cup semi-final defeat by Motherwell.

Soccer • 22 Oct 17

Celtic secure comfortable win over Motherwell

Celtic cemented their place at the top of the Ladbrokes Premiership with a routine and mostly trouble-free 2-0 win over Motherwell at Parkhead.

Soccer • 20 Oct 16

Griffiths double keeps Celtic on title course

A Leigh Griffiths double gave Celtic a narrow but deserved 2-1 win over Motherwell at Fir Park to strengthen the Hoops' grip on the Ladbrokes Premiership title.

Soccer • 09 Apr 16

Nadir Ciftci's goal was enough for Celtic

Celtic beat Mortherwell to return to the top

Nadir Ciftci's first-half strike was enough to give Celtic a 1-0 victory over Motherwell at Fir Park and take the Parkhead men back to the top of the Ladbrokes Premiership.

Soccer • 17 Oct 15

Motherwell proved too strong for Rangers over two legs and secured their Premier Division status for the 2015-16 season

Rangers Well beaten & remain outside top flight

Rangers' lower-league nightmare will go on for at least another year after Motherwell clinched a 3-0 victory in the second leg of their Scottish Premiership play-off final.

Soccer • 31 May 15

Stephen McManus is congratulated by his Motherwell team-mates after scoring his side's second goal at Ibrox

Motherwell record resounding win over Rangers

Rangers face being locked out of the Scottish Premiership for another 12 months after Motherwell grabbed a shock 3-1 first-leg lead in their Scottish Premiership play-off final.

Soccer • 28 May 15

Mikael Lustig bagged a double for Celtic

Celtic romp to top of the SPL table

Celtic moved to the top of the Scottish Premiership with a 4-0 trouncing of Motherwell at Parkhead, with right-back Mikael Lustig the returning hero.

Soccer • 21 Jan 15

Ian Baraclough is the new manager of Motherwell

Baraclough takes over at Motherwell

Motherwell have confirmed former Sligo Rovers boss Ian Baraclough as their new manager.

Soccer • 13 Dec 14

Anthony Stokes celebrates scoring against Motherwell

Anthony Stokes goal claims points for Celtic

Anthony Stokes grabbed the only goal of the game as Celtic notched their seventh Scottish Premiership win in a row against 10-man Motherwell.

Soccer • 06 Dec 14

Celtic's Kris Commons after equalising from the spot

Commons secures draw for Celtic against Motherwell

Kris Commons scored from the spot to give Celtic a 1-1 Premiership draw against Motherwell at Parkhead on a day Hoops manager Ronny Deila perhaps discovered a lack of depth to his squad.

Soccer • 21 Sep 14

Ireland international Anthony Stokes earned Celtic a penalty, which was scored by Kris Commons

Stokes sees red in Celtic victory

Kris Commons' impressive goalscoring form continued with a double in Celtic's 3-0 Scottish Premiership win over Motherwell at Parkhead.

Soccer • 18 Jan 14

A reported £10,000 worth of damage was caused in stadium by Celtic fans

Celtic suspend fans over trouble

Celtic have made moves to disband the Green Brigade section at Parkhead after labelling events during Friday night's match at Fir Park "indefensible".

Soccer • 09 Dec 13

Neil Lennon on smoke bombs: 'It is unnecessary. I don't see what they bring to the game'

Celtic 'appalled' by fans' behaviour

Celtic have launched a probe after being "appalled" by the actions of some of their fans at Motherwell when smoke bombs were thrown on to the park and seats damaged at Fir Park.

Soccer • 07 Dec 13

Anthony Stokes puts Celtic ahead in the 20th minute at Parkhead

Stokes on target as Celtic ease past Motherwell

Celtic moved to the top of the Scottish Premiership with a comfortable 2-0 win over Motherwell at Parkhead.

Soccer • 05 Oct 13