Motherwell
Tier 1Scottish PremiershipMotherwell, North Lanarkshire, ScotlandOn the globe
- Founded
- 1886
- Ground
- Fir Park13,677 seats · opened 1895
- Website
- motherwellfc.co.uk
Who owns Motherwell
Fan-owned since October 2016, when the Well Society took a 76% shareholding from Les Hutchison for £1; the club company now files that no person or company holds more than 25%.
Members in control, investors hold a stake
As of 3 October 2026Medium confidenceSources: BBC Sport, Companies House
From the pitch to the top
The company that fields the team, then each holder above it.
Fields the first teamThe Motherwell Football and Athletic Club Limited
- 76%controlsThe Well SocietySince 28 October 2016, figure as of 28 October 2016The 2016 figure; the club company has filed since then that it has no registrable person.Medium confidenceSources: BBC Sport, Companies House
What the source says
The Well Society supporters group has assumed a 76% shareholding from the Barbados-based Scot for £1
Changes of control
- 28 October 2016
The Well Society took control (76%) from Les Hutchison.
Price disclosed as £1.
High confidenceSource: BBC Sport
What the source says
The Well Society supporters group has assumed a 76% shareholding from the Barbados-based Scot for £1
Sources7
- Motherwell: Well Society completes takeover from Les Hutchison BBC Sport, News, 28 October 2016. Checked 3 October 2026.
- PSC register, company SC005702 Companies House, Company registry. Checked 3 October 2026.
- Company SC005702 Companies House, Company registry. Checked 3 October 2026.
- Wikidata Wikidata, Wikipedia / Wikidata. Checked 3 October 2026.
- Wikidata Wikidata, Wikipedia / Wikidata. Checked 3 October 2026.
- 2026–27 Scottish Premiership Wikipedia (en), Wikipedia / Wikidata. Checked 3 October 2026.
- Motherwell F.C. Wikipedia (en), Wikipedia / Wikidata. Checked 3 October 2026.
Also on Wikidata (Q216523).