Motherwell have drawn Ross County in the fourth round of the Scottish Cup.
The tie will take place at Fir Park in the middle of January. We last played them in the cup in 2019 when a couple of Brian Graham goals knocked us out. They are currently in trouble one place away from the bottom of the Championship.
Last season’s cup run was short lived. The 1-0 loss at McDiarmid Park was the first of back to back defeats to the Perth side and they proved to be the final straw for Stuart Kettlewell. Given the upturn in our fortunes since then we look back and smile.
The appearance at the League Cup semi-final earlier this campaign will have given the players a taste of the Hampden experience. Let’s hope that this fourth round tie will lead to a return in May.
Dates for your diary -
Fourth Round: weekend of Saturday, 17 January 2026
Fifth Round: weekend of Saturday, 7 February 2026
Quarter-Finals: weekend of Saturday, 7 March 2026
Semi-Finals: Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 April 2026
Final: Saturday, 23 May 2026
Previous starting rounds in the Cup have included....
2000/1 St Mirren 1 2 Motherwell
2001/2 Dunfermline 3 1 Motherwell
2002/3 Kilmarnock 0 1 Motherwell
2003/4 St Johnstone 0 3 Motherwell
2004/5 Kilmarnock 2 0 Motherwell
2005/6 St Mirren 3 0 Motherwell
2006/7 Airdrie United 0 Motherwell 1
2008/9 Inverurie 0 3 Motherwell
2009/10 Inverness 2 0 Motherwell
2011/12 Motherwell 4 0 Queen's Park
2012/13 Aberdeen 1 Motherwell 1
2013/14 Albion Rovers 1 Motherwell 0
2014/15 Motherwell 1 Dundee United 2
2015/16 Motherwell 5 Cove Rangers 0
2016/17 Rangers 2 Motherwell 1
2017/18 Motherwell 2 Hamilton 0
2018/2019 Motherwell 1 Ross County 2
2020/21 Formartine United 0 Motherwell 5
2021/22 Motherwell 2 Morton 1 (aet)
