Motherwell v Hibernian (5 May 2010)
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| GK | 21 |  John RuddyJohn Ruddy John Thomas Gordon Ruddy is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Norwich City.-Everton:... |
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| RB | 43 |  Steven SaundersSteven Saunders Steven Saunders is a Scottish professional footballer who currently plays for Scottish Premier League side Motherwell as a centre back or right back.... |
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| CB | 5 |  Stephen CraiganStephen Craigan Stephen James Craigan is a professional footballer, currently playing for Motherwell in the Scottish Premier League. He plays in central defence, and has enjoyed two spells at Motherwell, where he is currently the club captain... |
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| CB | 4 | Mark Reynolds |
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| LB | 3 | Steven Hammell Steven Hammell Steven Hammell is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for Motherwell.-Career:Hammell joined Southend United in July 2006 on a free transfer from Motherwell after his contract had expired – turning down more established sides such as Derby County, Southampton and Aberdeen... |
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| RM | 15 | Jamie Murphy Jamie Murphy (footballer born 1989) James "Jamie" Murphy is a Scottish association footballer who plays for Scottish Premier League club Motherwell.-Club career:Before joining Motherwell's U13's team, Jamie played for Westwood Rovers, Drumchapel Thistle, Clyde... |
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| CM | 24 | Tom Hateley Tom Hateley Tom Hateley is an English footballer currently with Scottish Premier League club Motherwell. Hateley can play as a central midfielder or right back. He is also known for his free-kick taking abilities.-Background:... |
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| CM | 6 | Giles Coke Giles Coke Giles Christopher Coke is an English footballer who currently plays for Football League One side Bury on loan from Sheffield Wednesday.-Club career:... |
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| LM | 17 | Jim O'Brien |
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| CF | 11 | John Sutton John Sutton (footballer) John William Michael Sutton is an English footballer, currently playing for Heart of Midlothian in the Scottish Premier League... |
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| CF | 9 | Lukas Jutkiewicz Lukas Jutkiewicz Lukas Isaac Paul Jutkiewicz is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Championship club Coventry City.-Southampton:... |
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| GK | 1 | Michael Fraser Michael Fraser Michael Alan Fraser is a Scottish professional goalkeeper currently playing for Ross County.-Inverness CT:... |
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| DF | 28 | Shaun Hutchinson Shaun Hutchinson Shaun Matthew Hutchinson is an English footballer who currently plays for Scottish Premier League side Motherwell as a centre back.-Motherwell:... |
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| MF | 7 | Chris Humphrey Chris Humphrey Christopher Charles "Chris" Humphrey is a Jamaican professional footballer who plays for Motherwell as a winger. He is a Jamaican international, but he is also eligible for the English and Scottish national teams due to family connections.-Career:Born in Jamaica before moving to Walsall at the age... |
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| MF | 16 | Marc Fitzpatrick Marc Fitzpatrick Marc Fitzpatrick is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for Ross County in the Scottish First Division. Fitzpatrick had spent the majority of his career at Motherwell... |
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| MF | 18 |  Michael McGlincheyMichael McGlinchey Michael Ryan McGlinchey is an association footballer currently playing for A-League club Central Coast Mariners.... |
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| FW | 27 | Ross Forbes Ross Forbes Ross Forbes is a Scottish footballer who currently plays for Motherwell as a midfielder.-Loan move to Dumbarton:... |
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| FW | 35 | Robert McHugh Robert McHugh Robert "Bob" McHugh is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing as a striker for Scottish Premier League side Motherwell.-Motherwell:... |
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Graeme Smith
Steven ThicotSteven Thicot
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Chris HoggChris Hogg
Christopher Francis "Chris" Hogg is an English footballer who plays for Scottish Premier League club Inverness Caledonian Thistle as a defender....
Paul HanlonPaul Hanlon
Paul Hanlon is a Scottish footballer who plays for Scottish Premier League club Hibernian as a defender. He is also the current club vice-captain...
Ian Murray David WotherspoonDavid Wotherspoon
David Wotherspoon is a Scottish professional football player, who is currently playing for Scottish Premier League side Hibernian...
Liam MillerLiam Miller
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John RankinJohn Rankin
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Derek RiordanDerek Riordan
Derek George Riordan is a Scottish footballer who plays as a forward. He has been capped three times by the Scotland national football team. Riordan started his career with Hibernian in 2001 and had a brief spell on loan with Cowdenbeath in 2003...
Colin NishColin Nish
Colin Nish is a Scottish footballer who currently plays as a striker for Hartlepool United.-Early life:Nish grew up in Musselburgh and was a fan of his local side Hibernian as a child.-Dunfermline Athletic:...
Darren McCormackDarren McCormack
Darren McCormack is a Scottish professional association football player who is currently with Ross County.McCormack, a defender, started his career with Scottish Premier League club Hibernian, but was released at the end of the 2009–10 season...
Patrick CreggPatrick Cregg
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Lewis StevensonLewis Stevenson
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Kevin McBrideKevin McBride (footballer)
Kevin McBride is a Scottish football player. He currently plays for Hamilton Academical, having previously played for Celtic, Motherwell, Darlington, Falkirk, Hibernian and Raith Rovers.-Celtic:...
Abdessalam BenjellounAbdessalam Benjelloun
Abdessalam Benjelloun is a Moroccan footballer, who currently plays for Wydad de Fes.Benjelloun, who is also known as Benji, has represented the Morocco national football team. He started his career in his native Morocco, before moving to Scottish Premier League club Hibernian in 2006...
Alan Gow John HughesPost-match reaction
"I was quite calm throughout. I was very pleased with the response from the players when they went behind. I said to them that the worst thing in any sport is a losing lead. We were behind at half time, and I said if we pull Hibs back they would have a fit of the jitters, and that's how it transpired."
- Motherwell manager Craig Brown
"I think it is self explanatory, everyone will say we cannot defend. I felt my strikers stopped working. And that is where you start defending from. They stopped looking after the ball and it brought Motherwell on top of us. We sat too deep."
- Hibs manager John Hughes
Aftermath
The result left Motherwell one point ahead of Hibs with just one game to play. In their final game, Motherwell produced another remarkable comeback to salvage a 3–3 draw against RangersRangers F.C.
Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses...
, despite having been 3–1 behind entering injury time. This comeback was insufficient to hold onto fourth place, however, as Hibs won their game 2–0 against Dundee United
Dundee United F.C.
Dundee United Football Club is a Scottish professional football club located in the city of Dundee. Formed in 1909, originally as Dundee Hibernian, the club changed to the present name in 1923...
. Colin Nish
Colin Nish
Colin Nish is a Scottish footballer who currently plays as a striker for Hartlepool United.-Early life:Nish grew up in Musselburgh and was a fan of his local side Hibernian as a child.-Dunfermline Athletic:...
scored both goals, giving him five goals in the final two games of the season. This win allowed Hibs to leapfrog Motherwell by a point and to qualify for the UEFA Europa League.
The result of the 2010 Scottish Cup Final
2010 Scottish Cup Final
The 2010 Scottish Cup Final was the 125th final of the Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition, the Scottish Cup. The match took place on 15 May 2010, at Hampden Park, Glasgow and was contested by first time finalists Ross County and 1994 winners Dundee United...
, with the already-qualified Dundee United
Dundee United F.C.
Dundee United Football Club is a Scottish professional football club located in the city of Dundee. Formed in 1909, originally as Dundee Hibernian, the club changed to the present name in 1923...
beating First Division
Scottish Football League First Division
The Irn-Bru Scottish Football League First Division Championship is the highest division of the Scottish Football League and the second highest in the Scottish football league system....
club Ross County
Ross County F.C.
Ross County Football Club are a Scottish professional football team from the town of Dingwall, Ross and Cromarty. Founded in 1929 they currently compete in the Scottish Football League First Division and play their home matches at Victoria Park. Prior to the 1994–95 season they played in the...
, meant that Motherwell also qualified for Europe, however. The cup final result also benefitted Hibs, as they entered the competition one round later than if Ross County had won.
After signing for Hibs the following month, Edwin de Graaf
Edwin de Graaf
Edwin de Graaf is a Dutch midfielder who plays for SBV Excelsior.- Career :De Graaf is a midfielder who was born in Den Haag and made his debut in professional football, being part of the RBC Roosendaal squad in the 2001–02 season...
cited the match as one of the reasons he had chosen to do so.