steelboy Posted November 1, 2011 Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 the official site has hammell at 399 appearances. obviously after saturday we might be waiting a while for the big 400th appearance but hopefully it will be marked by the club. he's obvioulsy still behind at least ferrier, wark and kilmarnock but he's got plenty of time on his side and i'd wager on him getting up to 500 no problem. stevie seems to get the least attention out our old guard. craggs has the media profile and las gets the man love but hammell's contribution and consistency over the years just noses him ahead for me. whenever it arrives 400 appearances is a big deal and stevie deserves all the praise coming his way 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_P Posted November 1, 2011 Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 That was irony about his injury on Saturday. It's not that often he hasn't been available for selection over the years, then when the race between him and that Killie player to overtake Severin to become the player with most SPL appearances gets a fair bit of coverage and seven days later he's carried off on a stretcher. I seem to remember Boyle making some presentation to him in the past - could have been the 300th perhaps, but aye any recognition is well deserved. No mean feet collecting that many outings in modern day football, particularly when you think he had an 18 month sabbatical down south. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wellfan1984 Posted November 1, 2011 Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 Great thing to go along with that is, he could easily make 500. You think he has the rest of this season, which will make him 30 - and all things going for him still a few seasons left in him yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeyin Posted November 1, 2011 Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 Great thing to go along with that is, he could easily make 500. You think he has the rest of this season, which will make him 30 - and all things going for him still a few seasons left in him yet. If he makes it to 465, he will have beaten Joe Wark's appearances. Fine company to be in - especially if you are a left back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelboy Posted November 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 If he makes it to 465, he will have beaten Joe Wark's appearances. Fine company to be in - especially if you are a left back. is that definitely wark's total appearance record? i think i've seen that listed as his league appearances before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeyin Posted November 1, 2011 Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 is that definitely wark's total appearance record? i think i've seen that listed as his league appearances before. It is just league, yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MFC-craig Posted November 1, 2011 Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 Going off topic a wee bit but Jamie Murphy is sitting at 99 starts at the moment, lets hope he makes Sunday one to remember! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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prideoflanarkshire Posted November 2, 2011 Report Share Posted November 2, 2011 Couple of the papers are saying he should be fit for Sunday...fingers crossed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnstone Posted November 2, 2011 Report Share Posted November 2, 2011 Great player. Very rare for him to have had a bad performance with us. I think his and Hateley consistency this season has been one reason why we are sitting where we are in the SPL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelboy Posted November 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2011 It is just league, yes. i don't suppose you know his all in total by any chance? i've never seen the point in focusing on league appearances, cups are just as important. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milo Posted November 2, 2011 Report Share Posted November 2, 2011 Great player. Totally under rated and we didn't realise how good he was until he went to Southend. Craigan wrote a great piece on him in the cup final programme mentioning how Hammell would have every right to feel aggrieved about his lack of Scotland caps. I agree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Craig Posted November 2, 2011 Report Share Posted November 2, 2011 399 Appearences? I thought it was the number of times 'ye know' was said in Hammy's latest interview for MFCtv... I mind Hammell when he took over from Stevie McMillian in that Left back position. One of the first names on the team sheet. ye know... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
that hat Posted November 2, 2011 Report Share Posted November 2, 2011 From BBC site: Motherwell defender Stevie Hammell is confident he can shake off an ankle knock to make his 400th appearance for the club against Celtic on Saturday. (Various) What's he doing on Saturday? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeyin Posted November 2, 2011 Report Share Posted November 2, 2011 i don't suppose you know his all in total by any chance? i've never seen the point in focusing on league appearances, cups are just as important. I don't know total. Had a look last night, but couldn't find it anywhere. I'm sure one of our resident stattos must have it somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prideoflanarkshire Posted November 2, 2011 Report Share Posted November 2, 2011 Wiki says Joe Wark's appearances totals 464...maybe wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeyin Posted November 2, 2011 Report Share Posted November 2, 2011 i don't suppose you know his all in total by any chance? i've never seen the point in focusing on league appearances, cups are just as important. Ah, found it, I think. Not the full article, but an extract from an Evening Times article from 2006. LEFT-BACK Joe Wark spent 16 years at Motherwell - 1968 until his retirement in 1984. Still a member of the Former Players' Club at Well, Joe won First and Second Division titles with the club without lifting any of the major trophies. He did gain recognition for his consistency by being called up to the Scottish League side, although a full cap eluded him. With 539 appearances to his name, however, he looks back fondly on his time at Motherwell. So, 539 is is number. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finlay Posted November 2, 2011 Report Share Posted November 2, 2011 Quite surprised but obviously happy he is back this Sunday. As soon as it happened I feared months on the sidelines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelboy Posted November 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2011 Ah, found it, I think. Not the full article, but an extract from an Evening Times article from 2006. So, 539 is is number. good work stevie's looking at another 3 full seasons of consistency after this one to match that, it would be some achievement but he's only 29 so it's not not impossible. hopefully we can get a few decent euro and cup runs in to get him up there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wellfan1984 Posted November 2, 2011 Report Share Posted November 2, 2011 Ah, found it, I think. Not the full article, but an extract from an Evening Times article from 2006. So, 539 is is number. So Hammell is currently 140 appearances behind. With Motherwell playing a minimum of 40 games a season (38 League 1 League Cup and a Scottish Cup tie) it is managable for Hammell to reach that figure. If he plays every game from now for the next 3 seasons he should do it.... Excellent stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ya Bezzer! Posted November 2, 2011 Report Share Posted November 2, 2011 399 Appearences? I thought it was the number of times 'ye know' was said in Hammy's latest interview for MFCtv... I mind Hammell when he took over from Stevie McMillian in that Left back position. One of the first names on the team sheet. ye know... Funnily enough the first time I really remember Hammell was against Celtic. He came in as a 17 year old to replace McMillan who was out for some reason and he was absolutely brilliant. McMillan was one of our best players at that time but he struggled to get back into the team at left back and I remember 'Studs' having to move to left centre back. It's a great achievement to get to 400 matches and arguably he's been the best left back we've had for 20 or 30 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Stall Posted November 2, 2011 Report Share Posted November 2, 2011 It's a great achievement to get to 400 matches and arguably he's been the best left back we've had for 20 or 30 years. Rab McKinnon was pretty good right enough! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yir Elder Posted November 2, 2011 Report Share Posted November 2, 2011 Its an achievement that should be lauded to the full. In this day and age to make 400 appearances for one club is almost unheard of, so Stevie Hammell deserves to be recognised as one of Motherwell's greatest and most consistent servants of all time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ya Bezzer! Posted November 2, 2011 Report Share Posted November 2, 2011 Rab McKinnon was pretty good right enough! I'd probably pick McKinnon over Hammell myself but McKinnon, off the top of my head, had four seasons at Fir Park, Hammell been here a lot longer so it depends on how you weigh these things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeyin Posted November 2, 2011 Report Share Posted November 2, 2011 We've had some top quality full backs at Fir Park over the years. And Derek Murray. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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