Motherwell ( sco, Mitherwall, gd, Tobar na Màthar) is a

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and former

burgh A burgh is an autonomous municipal corporation in Scotland and Northern England, usually a city, town, or toun in Scots. This type of administrative division existed from the 12th century, when King David I created the first royal burghs. Burg ...

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, United Kingdom, south east of

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. It has a population of around 32,120.

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in the parish of

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and part of

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, Motherwell is the headquarters for

North Lanarkshire Council North Lanarkshire ( sco, North Lanrikshire; gd, Siorrachd Lannraig a Tuath) is one of 32 council areas of Scotland. It borders the northeast of the City of Glasgow and contains many of Glasgow's suburbs and commuter towns and villages. It also ...

. Geographically the

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separates Motherwell from

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to the west whereas the

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separates Motherwell from

Carfin Carfin (Scottish Gaelic: ''An Càrn Fionn'', meaning the White Cairn) is a village situated to the north-east of Motherwell, Scotland. Most local amenities are shared with the adjacent villages of Holytown, Newarthill and New Stevenston which ha ...

to the north-east and

New Stevenston New Stevenston is a village situated between Motherwell and Bellshill in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Most local amenities are shared with the adjacent villages of Carfin, Holytown and Newarthill which have a combined population of around 20,0 ...

and

Bellshill Bellshill (pronounced "Bells hill") is a town in North Lanarkshire in Scotland, southeast of Glasgow city centre and west of Edinburgh. Other nearby localities are Motherwell to the south, Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Hamilton to the south ...

towards the north. Motherwell is also geographically attached to

Wishaw Wishaw ( sco, Wishae or Wisha ; gd, Camas Neachdain) is a large town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, on the edge of the Clyde Valley, south-east of Glasgow city centre. The Burgh of Wishaw was formed in 1855 within Lanarkshire. it formed ...

and the two towns form a large urban area in

, with both towns having similar populations and strong community ties.

History

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road through central Scotland ran along Motherwell's side of the

, crossing the

near

Bothwellhaugh Bothwellhaugh was a Scottish coal mining village housing Hamilton Palace Colliery workers and their families. Locals referred to the village as The Pailis. It was located near to the towns of Motherwell, Bellshill and Hamilton in Lanarksh ...

. At this crossing a fort and bath house were erected, but the Roman presence in Scotland did not last much later than this. Motherwell's location in the

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means that it would have been inhabited by the

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. Motherwell's name reportedly comes from a well, the Lady Well, formerly dedicated to the Virgin Mary. The site of this well is now marked by a plaque on Ladywell Road. The name "Moderwelt" appears on a map of Lanarkshire made by

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some time between 1583 and 1611 and printed in the

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in around 1652. By the start of the 19th century Motherwell was a small hamlet, a farming community of some 600 people living adjacently to the 16th century laird's manor,

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house. The hamlet remained reasonably small, reaching 1,700 people by 1841, and centred on the crossroads between the main road following the Clyde, and the road connecting

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with

and the west. Motherwell's fortunes changed dramatically in the second half of the 19th century. With the coming of the railway in 1848, came industry and money. By 1881 David Colville had opened both an iron and steel works; Motherwell had a new piped water supply; had been granted burgh status and had its population swelled to 13,800 people. By the end of the 19th century

Motherwell Town Hall Motherwell Town Hall is a municipal facility in Hamilton Road, Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The town hall, which was the headquarters of the Burgh of Motherwell and Wishaw Council, is a Category C listed building. History In the mi ...

and Dalziel High School had been built, the local football club had been founded, and its stadium,

Fir Park Fir Park Stadium is a football stadium situated in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The stadium plays host to the home matches of Scottish Premiership club Motherwell and was the temporary home of Gretna for the 2007–08 SPL season. Mo ...

, had been constructed. At the start of the 20th century Motherwell stood a large and growing industrial centre, a town of 37,000 people and a wide variety of heavy industries such as munitions, trams and bridge components. By the 1930s most of Scotland's steel production was in Motherwell, and owned by the Colville family. In 1959 the Colville family were persuaded by the government to begin work of a vast new steel works, which would become

Ravenscraig Ravenscraig is a village and new town, located in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, around 1½ miles east of Motherwell. Ravenscraig was formerly the site of Ravenscraig steelworks; once the largest hot strip steel mill in western Europe, the st ...

. Within a few years, Ravenscraig was producing more than a million tonnes of steel per year. Following nationalisation of the steel industry, production at the plant was raised, with the Motherwell blast furnaces producing 3 million tonnes each year. 40 locals from Lanarkshire travelled to become volunteers of the International Brigades to fight for the Republican cause in the

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. The Spanish Civil War memorial in Duchess Park in Motherwell commemorates them. By the middle of the 1970s, Motherwell's steel industry employed more than 13,000 people. The 1980s brought a catastrophic collapse in the industry of Motherwell. The steel strike of 1980 lost

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important contracts and markets, followed by the closure of important local customers such as the

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car factory and

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truck factory, Ravenscraig employed only 3,200 people by the end of the 1980s. Ravenscraig closed on 24 June 1992, and was demolished in July 1996, bringing 400 years of Scottish iron production to an end. Today the Dalzell Plate Mill is all that remains of Motherwell's industrial heritage, rolling steel from

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into steel plates of various sizes. By the start of the 21st century Motherwell had begun to transform itself with the service industry thriving, the large scale unemployment of the previous twenty years had been largely remedied. Through the expansion of both towns, Motherwell and

are now effectively one continuous urban area, although the towns remain distinct.

Culture

Motherwell hosted the National Mòd in 1983.List of Mod's places
for each year on

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website

Strathclyde Park Strathclyde Country Park is a country park located on the outskirts of Motherwell in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, named after the former Strathclyde region of Scotland. It is often commonly referred to as Strathclyde, or simply Strathy. Des ...

previously hosted the major Scottish music festival,

T in the Park T in the Park festival was a major Scottish music festival that was held annually from 1994 to 2016. It was named after its main sponsor, Tennents. The event was held at Strathclyde Park, Lanarkshire, until 1996. It then moved to the disused ...

, until 1996, when it was moved to a disused airfield in Balado, Kinross-shire. It has also hosted other music festivals such as Retrofest. Modern authors Des McAnulty and Mark Wilson have written novels of critical acclaim which are based in the town (LIFE IS LOCAL, McAnulty) and neighbouring town Bellshill (BOBBY'S BOY, Wilson).

Economy

Motherwell is the headquarters for both

, which is one of Scotland's most populous local authority areas, and of

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"Q" division. These organisations cover an overall population of 327,000 people (59,000 in Motherwell and

) throughout the of North Lanarkshire. Motherwell was noted as the steel production capital of Scotland, nicknamed ''Steelopolis'',Robert Duncan (1992) "Steelopolis -The making of Motherwell c1750–1939" Motherwell District Council home of

David Colville & Sons David Colville & Sons, a Scottish iron and steel company, was founded in 1871 and it opened its Dalzell Steel and Iron Works at Motherwell in 1872. By the first World War, it was the largest steel works in Scotland and it continued to expanded ...

during the 19th and 20th centuries, with its

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later dominated by the

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and three

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s of their Ravenscraig steelworks which closed in 1992. The Ravenscraig plant had one of the longest

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, steel production facilities in the world before it was decommissioned. The closure of Ravenscraig signalled the end of large scale steel making in Scotland, although the town's Dalzell steel plate works continues to be operated by

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. In the past decade, Motherwell has to an extent recovered from the high unemployment and economic decline brought about by this collapse of

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. A number of

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s and

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s such as Strathclyde Business Park have since set up in the region. Large employers include

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s and the

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manufacturer

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/Rokbak. Motherwell has been a

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since January 2007.

Transport

Railway

The town has three stations, a main railway station (known simply as Motherwell), and . The main station runs on the

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from

to London and on the East Coast Main Line via

and

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, and is located next to

Motherwell Shopping Centre Motherwell Shopping Centre is an outdoor shopping centre located in the centre of Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is owned jointly by Chester Properties and Columbus Capital, who purchased the site from previous owners CALA Propertie ...

. National train operators;

Avanti West Coast Avanti West Coast is a train operating company in the United Kingdom owned by FirstGroup (70%) and Trenitalia (30%) that operates the West Coast Partnership franchise. During November 2016, the Department for Transport (DfT) announced the Inter ...

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and

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, pass through the main station, but not all stop there. The station is also served by Abellio ScotRail who provide direct services to Carstairs, Coatbridge Central, Cumbernauld, Dalmuir, Edinburgh, Lanark, Milngavie and North Berwick.

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also provide a direct daily service between

London King's Cross King's Cross railway station, also known as London King's Cross, is a passenger railway terminus in the London Borough of Camden, on the edge of Central London. It is in the London station group, one of the busiest stations in the United King ...

and Glasgow Central that stops at Motherwell. The smaller station in the

Airbles Airbles is a small suburb to the south-east of Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is mainly a residential area, consisting mostly of a mixture of high-rise and low-rise flats. The dual carriageway B754, known as Airbles Road, passes thro ...

suburb of Motherwell only runs on the line to via low level and ; however, it is closer to the Civic Centre and

stadium than the main-line station. That station is served by Abellio ScotRail. Formerly, Motherwell, Wishaw and Hamilton were served by the Lanarkshire Tramways (closed 1931), which were connected to the very large Glasgow electric tramway system (closed 1962) at both Cambuslang and Uddingston. At its maximum extent, the 200-mile system extended to Balloch, Milngavie, Airdrie, Larkhall, Clarkston, Barrhead, Kilbarchan and Renfrew, besides providing a dense network of lines offering pollution-free electric transport in the city centre. The (now defunct) firm of

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was a major railway rolling stock manufacturer based in the town. The company built trains for the

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, and tramcars, as well as vehicles for main line railways.

Roads

Motherwell is very accessible, as it is right next to the

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beside the

. This road leads to

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on the

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, where it becomes the M6. It is also about drive from the M8 motorway, between the two largest cities of Scotland, Glasgow and Edinburgh. In the future, there are plans to build a dual carriageway, that will travel through the town linking the two motorways.

Bus

There are a number of different bus companies that travel through the town to various different locations. Some examples include

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(Routes 201, 240, 242, 254 and 355), JMB Travel (Routes 41, 56, 211 and 802), Whitelaws Coaches and United Coaches (Route 1). Some of the places that can be accessible by bus from Motherwell: *

East Kilbride East Kilbride (; gd, Cille Bhrìghde an Ear ) is the largest town in South Lanarkshire in Scotland and the country's sixth-largest locality by population. It was also designated Scotland's first new town on 6 May 1947. The area lies on a rais ...

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* Airdrie *

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Lanark Lanark (; gd, Lannraig ; sco, Lanrik) is a town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, located 20 kilometres to the south-east of Hamilton. The town lies on the River Clyde, at its confluence with Mouse Water. In 2016, the town had a population of 9 ...

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The three acute hospitals in Lanarkshire can also be reached by bus from Motherwell: *

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Nearest airports

Since the M74 Extension has been completed, access to

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has become easier. The airport is approximately away from Motherwell.

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is further away, at , and can be reached by the M8.

Places of interest

As well as the town's Country Park, The

North Lanarkshire Heritage Centre The North Lanarkshire Heritage Centre is a four star heritage centre located near the town centre of Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The centre is seen as the main repository for archives and modern records for the whole of North Lanark ...

, formerly the Motherwell Heritage Centre on High Road, situated next to the town's railway station, is a building that displays the history of Motherwell from the Roman era. The building also has a viewing tower on the fifth floor, giving visitors a good view of the town and other parts of Lanarkshire, as well as of mountains as far back as

Ben Lomond Ben Lomond (Scottish Gaelic: Beinn Laomainn, 'Beacon Mountain'), , is a mountain in the Scottish Highlands. Situated on the eastern shore of Loch Lomond, it is the most southerly of the Munros. Ben Lomond lies within the Ben Lomond National Me ...

Motherwell Civic Centre Motherwell Civic Centre is a municipal building in Windmillhill Street in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The building, which is the headquarters of North Lanarkshire Council, is a Category B listed building. History The facility was ...

is the headquarters of North Lanarkshire Council (since 1996, previously the offices of

Motherwell District Council Motherwell ( sco, Mitherwall, gd, Tobar na Màthar) is a town and former burgh in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, south east of Glasgow. It has a population of around 32,120. Historically in the parish of Dalziel and part of Lanarks ...

within the

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region since 1975). A number of

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s and musicals have taken place in the concert hall and theatre within the complex. As well as this, top-level

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(the

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event) was also held there. The

Dalzell House Dalzell House ( ) is a historic house in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is located to the south of the town, on the north bank of the River Clyde. At its core is a 15th-century tower house, with extensive additions built during th ...

is a building that is situated to the south of the town, right on the banks of the

. This house is protected as a Category-A listed building. One of the main attractions in Motherwell is the M & D's Amusement Park, which is situated next to Strathclyde Loch in

Motherwell Cathedral

The Cathedral Church of Our Lady of Good Aid, popularly known as

Motherwell Cathedral The Cathedral Church of Our Lady of Good Aid, popularly known as Motherwell Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is the seat of the Bishop of Motherwell, and mother church of the Dioces ...

, is a Roman Catholic cathedral which is the Mother Church of the

Roman Catholic Diocese of Motherwell The Roman Catholic Diocese of Motherwell ( la, Dioecesis Matrisfontis, links=no) is an ecclesiastical diocese of the Catholic Church in Scotland. The diocese, which was erected on 25 May 1947 by Pope Pius XII from the Archdiocese of Glasgow, ...

. It is the seat of the Bishop of Motherwell and its current bishop is Joseph Toal. The cathedral is open to the public most days. It is used as a venue for performances of the Motherwell Diocesan Choir.

Education

Primary schools

The following primary schools are located in Motherwell: *Cathedral Primary School *Glencairn Primary School *Knowetop Primary School *Ladywell Primary School *Logans Primary School *Muirhouse Primary School *Muir Street Primary School *St. Bernadette's Primary School *St Brendan's Primary School *Firpark Primary School

Secondary schools

Dalziel High School, Motherwell - geograph

Dalziel High School is located in Crawford Street and has a school roll of around 1,025 pupils. Notable alumni of Dalziel include Motherwell, Wigan and current Rangers player

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and international television journalist,

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Braidhurst High School Braidhurst High School is a non-denominational secondary school in the suburb of Motherwell known as Forgewood, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. History Braidhurst High School was established in 1962, making it one of the more modern secondary scho ...

, in the

Forgewood Forgewood is a suburb in the north-west of the town of Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It consists mainly of housing and low-rise flats, with the majority of them now 'modernised'. Some of the older-looking flats have since been demol ...

area of Motherwell, serves areas including Forgewood,

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, The Globe and Jerviston. With a roll of around 500, Braidhurst is one of the smaller secondary schools in Lanarkshire. The main school building was recently modernised, with the outdated pink and yellow panels replaced by a modern-looking glass exterior. Notable alumni of Braidhurst include Elaine C Smith (actress), former Scotland national football captain

Gary McAllister Gary McAllister MBE (born 25 December 1964) is a Scottish professional football coach and former player. McAllister played primarily as a midfielder in a career spanning over nineteen years. He started his career at local side Motherwell b ...

and

Tam Cowan Thomas Cowan (born 21 April 1969) is a Scottish football journalist and radio presenter who was previously also a television presenter. Early life He was educated at Braidhurst High School in Motherwell where he was one of the school captains. ...

(comedian and writer). Our Lady's High School is a

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secondary located in Dalzell Drive, near

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. At one point it was the largest school in Western Europe, but the current school roll is around 700. Notable alumni of Our Lady's include

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footballer and

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manager Sir Matt Busby, Celtic F.C. footballer Billy McNeill,

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footballer

Stephen Pearson Stephen Paul Pearson (born 2 October 1982) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He began his career at Motherwell and joined Celtic in 2004, where he won domestic honours including two Scottish Premier League ...

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footballer

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and

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footballer Chris Cadden. Other secondary schools in the Motherwell area (though outside the boundaries of the town itself) include

Brannock High School Brannock High School is a non-denominational, co-educational comprehensive secondary school in Newarthill, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is situated on Loanhead Road. Feeder schools The school catchment area takes in Carfin, Holytown, New S ...

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, Taylor R.C. High School in

and Clyde Valley High School in Overtown. The nearest private school is

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in Hamilton,

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Further education

There is a Further Education college in Motherwell, known as

New College Lanarkshire New College Lanarkshire is a further education institution in Scotland in North Lanarkshire. The college was created in November 2013 from the merger of Cumbernauld College and Motherwell College, and in 2014 it absorbed Coatbridge College. It ...

. This was located next to Our Lady's High School in Dalzell Drive, though in 2009 relocated to

, about 1 km away from its former site. The current roll of students at the new building is approximately 20,000 students. The former site at Barons Grange is now being regenerated into a modern housing area.

Sport

Football

Motherwell Football Club Motherwell Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, which plays in the Scottish Premiership. Motherwell have not dropped out of the top-flight of Scottish football since 1985, and have lif ...

was established in 1886. Known as the "Steelmen" because of the history of steel making in the area, they play in the

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from their home ground at

Stadium. Like many smaller clubs in the area, Motherwell struggle to attract a large fanbase due to the attraction of Glasgow's "Old Firm": Rangers and

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. The team attracts a regular home support of between five and six thousand fans. Motherwell is one of the most established clubs in the top division of the

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, having been in the top flight continuously since the mid-80s. Again, due to the Old Firm's dominance of Scottish football, Motherwell's list of honours is somewhat modest. The club's last major trophy was the 1990–91 Scottish Cup, when they beat

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4–3 in the

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. Motherwell have qualified for European football several times in recent seasons, usually competing in the qualifying rounds of the

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. It has been reported that the famous

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originated from

and was passed onto Icelandic football club

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when they played them in a

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game in 2014.

Speedway

Motherwell hosted motorcycle speedway racing at two venues. In 1930 and 1932 racing took place at Airbles Road which would soon be called the

Clyde Valley Greyhound Track Clyde Valley Greyhound Track was a greyhound racing track on Airbles Road, Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The racecourse was situated between Airbles Road and Hamilton Road on the edge of Logans Plantation (now Strathclyde Country Par ...

and the 1930

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venture was known as ''Paragon Speedway''. The venture was run by a group of riders who were regulars at White City in Glasgow and known collectively as ''The Blantyre Crowd''. Speedway returned to the town in 1950 at the then newly constructed

Parkneuk Sports Stadium Parkneuk Sports Stadium was a greyhound racing and speedway track on Milton Street, Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The track was situated west of Milton Street and built in 1949 on the site of the Parkneuk Colliery pit numbers 1 and 2 ...

in Milton Street. The Lanarkshire Eagles staged open meetings from July to September 1950. In 1951 the Eagles started out in the National League Second Division with veteran ex- Glasgow Tigers Will Lowther and

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in the line up. They operated until the end of the 1954 season. The top man was Derrick Close, signed from the

Newcastle Diamonds Newcastle Diamonds were a motorcycle speedway team that raced in the SGB Championship, every Sunday night during the season (March–October) from their home at the Newcastle Stadium on the Fossway, Byker. The Stadium, previously known as Broug ...

in 1951, and he was supported by

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who was a founder Eagle. Eagles also featured Aussies Keith Gurtner and Ron Phillips who moved over when Ashfield left the League. Popular Australian

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was killed in his home country in 1953. However, due to his "never say die" approach, the fans' favourite was Bluey (Eric) Scott, who joined the Eagles in 1951. The pioneer Eagles featured Bill Baird from Forth who became the only rider to ride for all four Scottish teams. Tommy Miller, one of the top Scottish speedway stars of the day, joined the Eagles in 1954 but moved on to the

Coventry Bees Coventry Bees were a motorcycle speedway team that existed from 1929 to 2018. They raced at Brandon Stadium, Brandon near Coventry, England. History A Coventry team was first formed in 1928 and competed in the inaugural season of the Southern ...

mid-season. A short season in 1958 under former Glasgow Tigers promoter Ian Hoskins saw the end of the events at The Stadium but a short lived Long Track venture and a small speedway track staged four events – three on the long track and one on the short track – in 1972. Derrick Close represented Lanarkshire Eagles and England in the 1952 Speedway World Championship Final. He was the third Scottish based rider to achieve this feat after

Ken Le Breton Francis James Le Breton (15 August 1924 Sydney, New South Wales – 6 January 1951) was an Australian Motorcycle speedway rider who was nicknamed "The White Ghost" due to his wearing white leathers. Early career Le Breton served in the Austral ...

(

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and Australia) in 1949 and Jack Young (

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and Australia) in 1950 and 1951.

Greyhound racing

Motherwell had two greyhound tracks in the town. The first opened in 1932 and was called the

, it was located on Airbles Road and closed in 1959. The second was the

near Milton Street and was opened in 1949 but closed in 1972.

Rugby union

Dalziel Rugby Club play at

Dalziel Park Dalziel Park is an area located between the villages of Carfin, Cleland, North Lanarkshire, Cleland and Newarthill in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Other nearby settlements include the large town of Motherwell and the new town of Ravenscraig. T ...

(formerly Cleland Estate) between the villages of

and

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(both near Motherwell).

Cycling

There are cycle routes based in Motherwell and in neighboring Strathclyde Country Park. The

Greenlink Cycle Path The Greenlink Cycle Path is a cycle path in North Lanarkshire that is a direct route running from Strathclyde Country Park to Motherwell Town Centre. The path is 7 kilometres (4.3 miles) in length. The Greenlink project was established in 2005, a ...

is a cycle path that acts as a direct route from Strathclyde Park to Motherwell Town Centre. The path was formed in 2005 and may expand into Ravenscraig in the future.

Golf

Motherwell has a

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based within the town, the Colville Park Golf Club, based at Jerviston Estate, on the former site of

House (the ruins are still visible in the grounds). A second golf course is located at the Dalziel Park Hotel and Golf Club. Torrance Park Golf Club is a third located in Newarthill.

Hockey

The Motherwell Hockey Club and Dalziel High School Former Pupils (D.H.S.F.P) Ladies Hockey Club are

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clubs based at the astroturf hockey pitches in Dalziel Park.

Athletics

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is a popular sport in Motherwell, as the town has a number of athletics clubs in different locations. The main club, Motherwell Athletics Club, is based at the Boathouse Gym at Strathclyde Country Park. In recent years there have been top class sports facilities built just outside the town, first Dalziel Park and most recently

Ravenscraig Sports Centre The Ravenscraig Regional Sports Facility is a public leisure centre that is located in the Ravenscraig area of Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. History The sports facility first came to attention when plans were being drawn up to form a ...

, with the latter containing a top-class indoor athletics track. The sports facility in the new town of

hosts athletic events and was one of the main venues for the 2011

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Strathclyde Park

Recreation

Strathclyde Country Park Strathclyde Country Park is a country park located on the outskirts of Motherwell in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, named after the former Strathclyde region of Scotland. It is often commonly referred to as Strathclyde, or simply Strathy. De ...

contains many sport and leisure facilities and also has sites for bird-watchers and anglers. As well as the

M&D's M&D's Scotland's Theme Park is an amusement park located in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Bordering on Strathclyde Park, the park contains four operating rollercoasters, two water rides, several fairground rides, an arcade, a thea ...

theme park, there are

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and grass areas that are popular for picnicking and walks. Excavations in the park have revealed a site of

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interest including a

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, Roman

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and bridge (currently closed for health and safety reasons). The park is on the site of the former mining village,

, and much of the town was submerged after it was abandoned.

Major events

The park was a venue for the

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and the 2011

. It hosted the

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event in both. It was previously a venue for the rowing events at the 1986 Commonwealth Games.

Town twinning

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, Germany *

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, South Africa

Notable people

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–

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, attended Dalziel High * William Clamp – recipient of the

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Jim Conacher James Conacher (May 5, 1921 – April 9, 2020) was a Scottish-born Canadian ice hockey forward. He played in the National Hockey League with the Detroit Red Wings, Chicago Black Hawks, and New York Rangers between 1945 and 1952. Conacher was bor ...

– retired ice hockey player who played 324 NHL games for the

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, and

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– sports journalist *

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– former footballer and manager, formerly of

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– former indie rock band from Motherwell *

– broadcast journalist working for international news channel,

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– former footballer, formerly of

and best known as one of the

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and Scottish international footballer * Alexander Gibson – Principal Conductor of the

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(1959–1984) * Paul Higgins – actor, best known as Jamie MacDonald in ''

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'' and '' In The Loop'' *

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– folk singer; lived in

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, Motherwell *

Margaret Jarvie Margaret Jarvie (née Bolton; 20 January 1928 – 15 April 2004) was a Scottish swimmer and counsellor. She taught at the University of Edinburgh's Moray House. Biography Jarvie was born on 20 January 1928 in Motherwell, to fishmongers Ka ...

– swimmer and counsellor *

The LaFontaines The LaFontaines are a rock band from Motherwell, Scotland. Their line up consists of Kerr Okan (vocals), Jamie Keenan (drums, vocals) and Darren McCaughey (guitars, production). The band was formed in 2008 and have released three studio albums: ...

– band founded by Kerr Okan, Darren McCaughey, Jamie Keenan, Anna Smith and Iain Findlay * Scott Leitch – former footballer, formerly of

Motherwell Motherwell ( sco, Mitherwall, gd, Tobar na Màthar) is a town and former burgh in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, south east of Glasgow. It has a population of around 32,120. Historically in the parish of Dalziel and part of Lanarks ...

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'' *

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– poet and magazine editor *

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– anarchist who was active in Barcelona during the Spanish Civil War *

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(8 May 1888 – 20 February 1943) – first Communist Party MP to be elected in the United Kingdom *

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– journalist *

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– former swimmer; competed at the

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* Douglas Miller Reid

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and noted botanical author *

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– former Scottish international footballer, formerly of

and

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Anne Sharp Anne Sharp (24 October 1916 – 25 August 2011) was a Scottish coloratura soprano particularly associated with the operas of Benjamin Britten. Background and education Anne Smellie Graham Sharp was born in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, the eighth and ...

– opera singer * Andy Thomson – former footballer, formerly of Queen of the South *

Doogie White Douglas "Doogie" White (born 7 March 1960) is a Scottish rock vocalist who currently sings for La Paz and Alcatrazz. He has also notably sung for Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow, Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force, Praying Mantis and Tank. Early li ...

– rock vocalist, singer for

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and other bands

References

External links

*
North Lanarkshire Council

''Motherwell Times'' newspaper

North Lanarkshire Heritage Centre

Motherwell Information and Facts
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