| Year formed | 1886 |
| Previous names | None |
| Present ground | Fir Park, Motherwell ML1 2QN (for pictures of the ground click here) |
| Pitch measurements | 110 x 75 yards (101 x 69 metres) |
| Ground capacity | 13,742 |
| Record attendance | 35,632 v Rangers, Scottish Cup quarter-final replay, 12 March 1952 (won 2-1) |
| League career | Scottish Division Two: 1893 - 1903 Scottish Division One / Division 'A': 1903 - 1953 Scottish Division 'B': 1953 - 1954 Scottish Division 'A' / One: 1954 - 1968 Scottish Division Two: 1968 - 1969 Scottish Division One: 1969 - 1975 Scottish Premier Division: 1975 - 1979 Scottish Division One: 1979 - 1982S Scottish Premier Division: 1982 - 1984 Scottish Division One: 1984 - 1985 Scottish Premier Divsion: 1985 - . |
| First Scottish League game | 12 August 1893 v Clyde, Scottish Division Two (won 4-1) |
| Honours | |
| European | None |
| Domestic - League | Scottish Division 'A' champions: 1931-32 Scottish Division 'A' runners-up: 1926-27, 1929-30, 1932-33, 1933-34 Scottish Premier Division runners-up: 1994-95, 2012-13, 2013-14 Scottish Division 'B' / Two champions: 1953-54, 1968-69 Scottish Division Two runners-up: 1894-95, 1902-03 Scottish Division One champions: 1982-82, 1984-85 |
| Domestic - Cup | Scottish Cup winners: 1951-52, 1990-91 Scottish Cup runners-up: 1930-31, 1932-33, 1938-39, 1950-51, 2010-11, 2017-18 Scottish League Cup winners: 1950-51 Scottish League Cup runners-up: 1954-55, 2004-05, 2017-18 Scottish Qualifying Cup winners: 1902-03 Scottish Qualifying Cup runners-up: 1896-97, 1901-02 Scottish Second World War Summer Cup winners: 1943-44 Scottish Second World War Southern Football League Cup runners-up: 1944-45 |
| Best League position | see above |
| Lowest League position | 10th, Scottish Division Two, 1900-01 |
| Furthest in Scottish Cup | see above |
| Furthest in League Cup | see above |
| Most League points | |
| 2 for a win | 66, Scottish Division One, 1931-32 |
| 3 for a win | 70, Scottish Premiership, 2013-14 |
| Fewest League points | |
| 2 for a win | 10, Scottish Division Two, 1897-98 |
| 3 for a win | 28, Scottish Premier Division, 2002-03 |
| Most League goals scored | 119, Scottish Division 'A', 1931-32 |
| Most League goals conceded | 86, Scottish Division 'A', 1938-39 86, Scottish Premier Division, 1978-79 |
| Fewest League goals scored | 26, Scottish Division One, 1903-04 26, Scottish Division Two, 1900-01 |
| Fewest League goals conceded | 23, Scottish Division Two, 1968-69 |
| Most wins in a League season | 30, Scottish Division 'A', 1931-32 30, Scottish Division Two, 1968-69 |
| Fewest wins in a League season | 3, Scottish Division Two, 1897-98 |
| Most draws in a League season | 14, Scottish Premier Division, 1991-92, 1993-94, 2009-10 |
| Fewest draws in a League season | 1, Scottish Division Two, 1899-1900 |
| Most losses in a League season | 25, Scottish Premier Division, 1983-84 |
| Fewest losses in a League season | 2, Scottish Division 'A', 1931-32 2, Scottish Division Two, 1968-69 |
| Record win | 12-1 v Dundee United, Scottish Division Two, 23 January 1954 |
| Record defeat | 0-8 v Aberdeen, Scottish Premier Division, 26 March 1979 |
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| Highest number of League goals scored | |
| in a season | 52, Willie McFadyen, Scottish Division 'A', 1931-32 |
| in total | 283, Hugh Ferguson, 1916-25 |
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| Most League appearances | 626, Bobby Ferrier, 1918-37 |
Most capped player | 54, Stephen Craigan for Northern Ireland |
| Highest transfer fee received | £1,750,000 for Phil O'Donnell to Celtic, September 1994 |
| Highest transfer fee paid | £500,000 for John Spencer from Everton, January 1999 |
