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2005–06 Motherwell F.C. season

Motherwell
2005–06 season
ChairmanJohn Boyle
ManagerTerry Butcher
Premier League8th
Scottish CupThird round
League CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Richie Foran
Scott McDonald
(11 each)
All:
Richie Foran
(12 goals)
Highest home attendance11,503 vs Celtic
22 January 2006
Lowest home attendance3,438 vs Inverness C.T.
15 April 2006
Average home league attendance6,250

The 2005–06 season was Motherwell's 8th season in the Scottish Premier League, and their 21st consecutive season in the top division of Scottish football.

Season events

On 25 June, Motherwell announced the signing of Graeme Smith from Rangers.[1]

On 31 August, Motherwell announced the signing of Steve McDonald from Sorrento on a deal until January, and the signing of Brian McLean on loan from Rangers for the remainder of the season.[2]

On 31 January, Motherwell announced the signing of Abel Thermeus from Créteil-Lusitanos after impressing on trial, whilst Ryan Wilkie who was also on trial with the club left for a trial with Real Betis.[3]

Squad

As of match played 6 May 2006
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
15 Graeme Smith Scotland GK (1983-06-08)8 June 1983 (aged 22) Rangers 2005[1] 34 0
18 Colin Meldrum Scotland GK (1975-11-26)26 November 1975 (aged 30) Forfar Athletic 2005[4] 9 0
Defenders
2 Martyn Corrigan Scotland DF (1977-08-14)14 August 1977 (aged 28) Falkirk 2000[5] 241 6
3 Steven Hammell Scotland DF (1982-02-18)18 February 1982 (aged 24) Youth team 1999 242 2
5 Stephen Craigan Northern Ireland DF (1976-10-29)29 October 1976 (aged 29) Partick Thistle 2003[6] 149 9
11 Jim Paterson Scotland DF (1979-09-25)25 September 1979 (aged 26) Dundee United 2004 59 5
19 Paul Quinn Scotland DF (1985-07-21)21 July 1985 (aged 20) Youth team 2002 80 0
22 William Kinniburgh Scotland DF (1984-09-08)8 September 1984 (aged 21) Youth team 2000 57 3
26 John Kane Scotland DF (1987-06-08)8 June 1987 (aged 18) Hibernian 2005 0 0
27 Bobby Donnelly Scotland DF (1987-01-19)19 January 1987 (aged 19) Youth team 2003 3 0
30 Mark Quinn Scotland DF (1987-05-13)13 May 1987 (aged 18) Youth team 2003 0 0
31 John McStay Scotland DF (1987-07-10)10 July 1987 (aged 18) Celtic 2003 0 0
35 John Grant Scotland DF (1987-08-25)25 August 1987 (aged 18) Youth team 2004 0 0
36 William Soutar Scotland DF (1987-07-12)12 July 1987 (aged 18) Youth team 2004 0 0
39 Mark Reynolds Scotland DF (1987-05-07)7 May 1987 (aged 18) Youth team 2004 1 0
41 Craig Brownlie Scotland DF (1988-05-25)25 May 1988 (aged 17) Youth team 2005 0 0
43 David Nixon Scotland DF (1988-07-09)9 July 1988 (aged 17) Youth team 2005 0 0
44 Cameron Murray Scotland DF (1989-04-24)24 April 1989 (aged 17) Youth team 2005 0 0
47 Brian McLean Scotland DF (1985-02-28)28 February 1985 (aged 21) on loan from Rangers 2005[2] 2006[2] 34 3
Midfielders
4 Brian Kerr Scotland MF (1981-10-12)12 October 1981 (aged 24) Newcastle United 2004[7] 49 4
6 Alan McCormack Republic of Ireland MF (1984-01-10)10 January 1984 (aged 22) on loan from Preston North End 2005 2006 28 2
10 Phil O'Donnell Scotland MF (1972-03-25)25 March 1972 (aged 34) Sheffield Wednesday 2004[8] 211 24
14 Steven McGarry Scotland MF (1979-09-28)28 September 1979 (aged 26) Ross County 2006[9] 9 0
17 Kevin McBride Scotland MF (1981-06-14)14 June 1981 (aged 24) Celtic 2005[10] 53 8
21 Shaun Fagan Scotland MF (1984-03-22)22 March 1984 (aged 22) Youth team 1999 84 3
24 Marc Fitzpatrick Scotland MF (1986-05-11)11 May 1986 (aged 19) Youth team 2002 41 3
27 Kenny Connolly Scotland MF (1987-04-04)4 April 1987 (aged 19) Youth team 2004 0 0
29 Stephen Maguire Scotland MF (1987-02-14)14 February 1987 (aged 19) Youth team 2003 0 0
37 Darren Smith Scotland MF (1988-03-27)27 March 1988 (aged 18) Youth team 2004 3 1
39 Alex Donnelly Scotland MF (1988-03-22)22 March 1988 (aged 18) Youth team 2003 0 0
42 Ross Forbes Scotland MF (1989-03-03)3 March 1989 (aged 17) Youth team 2005 0 0
Forwards
7 Scott McDonald Australia FW (1983-08-21)21 August 1983 (aged 21) Wimbledon 2004[11] 88 29
9 Richie Foran Republic of Ireland FW (1980-06-16)16 June 1980 (aged 24) Carlisle United 2004 78 21
12 David Clarkson Scotland FW (1985-09-10)10 September 1985 (aged 19) Youth team 2002 2006[6] 139 25
16 Jim Hamilton Scotland FW (1976-02-09)9 February 1976 (aged 29) Livingston 2005 52 13
20 Kenny Wright Scotland FW (1985-08-01)1 August 1985 (aged 19) Youth team 2002 26 2
23 Abel Thermeus France FW (1983-01-19)19 January 1983 (aged 22) Créteil-Lusitanos 2006[3] 2 0
32 Ryan Russell Scotland FW (1987-04-09)9 April 1987 (aged 18) Youth team 2003 0 0
33 Adam Coakley Scotland FW (1987-10-19)19 October 1987 (aged 17) Youth team 2003 1 0
45 David Gormley Scotland FW (1988-05-10)10 May 1988 (aged 17) Youth team 2005 0 0
46 Jamie Murphy Scotland FW (1989-08-28)28 August 1989 (aged 15) Youth team 2006 0 0
Away on loan
Left during the season
1 Gordon Marshall Scotland GK (1964-04-19)19 April 1964 (aged 42) Kilmarnock 2003[6] 77 0
8 Scott Leitch Scotland MF (1969-10-06)6 October 1969 (aged 36) Swindon Town 2000 144 1
13 Steve McDonald Australia DF (1979-12-13)13 December 1979 (aged 26) Sorrento 2005[2] 2006[2] 1 0
14 Andy Smith Northern Ireland FW (1980-09-25)25 September 1980 (aged 25) on loan from Preston North End 2005 2005 1 0
32 David Keogh Scotland DF (1986-08-29)29 August 1986 (aged 19) Youth team 2003 4 0

Transfers

In

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
25 June 2005 GK Scotland Graeme Smith Rangers Undisclosed [1]
1 July 2005 MF Scotland Kevin McBride Celtic Undisclosed [10]
12 August 2005 GK Scotland Colin Meldrum Livingston Undisclosed [4]
31 August 2005 DF Australia Steve McDonald Sorrento Undisclosed [2]
27 January 2006 MF Scotland Steven McGarry Ross County Undisclosed [9]
31 January 2006 FW France Abel Thermeus Créteil-Lusitanos Undisclosed [3]

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date to Ref.
29 July 2005 MF Republic of Ireland Alan McCormack Preston North End End of season [12]
5 August 2005 FW Northern Ireland Andy Smith Preston North End 25 September 2005 [13]
31 August 2005 DF Scotland Brian McLean Rangers End of season [2]

Out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
25 July 2005 DF Wales David Partridge Bristol City £150,000 [14]
GK Scotland Barry John Corr Stranraer
GK Scotland Jamie Ewings Albion Rovers
DF Scotland Chris Higgins Clyde
January 2006 DF Australia Steve McDonald Sengwang Punggol


Released

Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref.
9 November 2005 GK Scotland Gordon Marshall Hibernian as Coach 9 November 2005 [15]
January 2006 FW Scotland David Keogh
May 2006 DF Scotland Steven Hammell Southend United 30 June 2006
May 2006 MF Scotland Scott Leitch Retired
May 2006 FW Scotland Kenny Wright Stranraer 25 July 2006 [16]

Competitions

Premier League

Main article: 2005–06 Scottish Premier League

Classification

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
6 Aberdeen 38 13 15 10 46 40 +6 54
7 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 38 15 13 10 51 38 +13 58
8 Motherwell 38 13 10 15 55 61 −6 49
9 Dundee United 38 7 12 19 41 66 −25 33
10 Falkirk 38 8 9 21 35 64 −29 33
Source: Scottish Professional Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six) for the last five matches.

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 13 10 15 55 61  −6 49 7 5 7 35 31  +4 6 5 8 20 30  −10

Source: Fir Park Corner

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHHAHAAHHAHAAAHAHHAAHAHHAAHAAHHAHAHAHAH
ResultDWLLLWWLDWLLWDDDLWLWWLLDLWLWWDDWLLDLWD
Position73789867766766678787677788887887788888
Source: Fir Park Corner
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

[17]

Date Opponent Venue Result[18] Attendance Motherwell Scorer(s)[19] Report
30 Jul 2005 Celtic Fir Park, Motherwell (H) 4–4 9,903 Brian Kerr, Jim Hamilton, Scott McDonald, William Kinniburgh
6 Aug 2005 Dunfermline Athletic Fir Park, Motherwell (H) 1–0 4,649 Jim Hamilton
13 Aug 2005 Kilmarnock Rugby Park, Kilmarnock (A) 1–4 5,035 David Clarkson
20 Aug 2005 Dundee United Fir Park, Motherwell (H) 4–5 4,706 Alan McCormack, Scott McDonald, Marc Fitzpatrick, Jim Hamilton
27 Aug 2005 Hearts Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh (A) 1–2 16,213 Richie Foran
10 Sep 2005 Inverness CT Caledonian Stadium, Inverness (A) 2–1 4,018 Scott McDonald, William Kinniburgh
17 Sep 2005 Falkirk Fir Park, Motherwell (H) 5–0 5,625 Jim Hamilton, Richie Foran (2), Shaun Fagan, Scott McDonald
24 Sep 2005 Hibernian Fir Park, Motherwell (H) 1–3 6,461 Richie Foran (pen.)
1 Oct 2005 Aberdeen Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen (A) 2–2 11,448 David Clarkson (2)
15 Oct 2005 Livingston Fir Park, Motherwell (H) 1–0 4,507 Richie Foran
22 Oct 2005 Rangers Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow (A) 0–2 49,215
26 Oct 2005 Celtic Celtic Park, Glasgow (A) 0–5 57,388
29 Oct 2005 Dunfermline Athletic East End Park, Dunfermline (A) 3–0 4,421 Brian Kerr, Martyn Corrigan, Jim Hamilton
5 Nov 2005 Kilmarnock Fir Park, Motherwell (H) 2–2 4,979 Scott McDonald, Brian Kerr
19 Nov 2005 Dundee United Tannadice Stadium, Dundee (A) 1–1 6,305 Scott McDonald
26 Nov 2005 Hearts Fir Park, Motherwell (H) 1–1 8,131 Brian McLean
3 Dec 2005 Inverness CT Fir Park, Motherwell (H) 0–2 4,103
10 Dec 2005 Falkirk Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk (A) 1–0 4,972 Jim Hamilton
17 Dec 2005 Hibernian Easter Road, Edinburgh (A) 1–2 11,926 Scott McDonald
26 Dec 2005 Aberdeen Fir Park, Motherwell (H) 3–1 6,555 Scott McDonald, Alan McCormack
31 Dec 2005 Livingston Almondvale Stadium, Livingston (A) 2–1 4,431 Richie Foran, Kevin McBride
15 Dec 2006 Rangers Fir Park, Motherwell (H) 0–1 10,689
22 Jan 2006 Celtic Fir Park, Motherwell (H) 1–3 11,503 Jim Hamilton
28 Jan 2006 Dunfermline Athletic East End Park, Dunfermline (A) 1–1 4,961 Jim Hamilton
8 Feb 2006 Kilmarnock Rugby Park, Kilmarnock (A) 0–2 5,169
11 Feb 2006 Dundee United Fir Park, Motherwell (H) 2–0 5,257 Richie Foran (2)
18 Feb 2006 Hearts Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh (A) 0–3 16,976
4 Mar 2006 Inverness CT Caledonian Stadium, Inverness (A) 1–0 3,183 Richie Foran (pen.)
11 Mar 2006 Falkirk Fir Park, Motherwell (H) 3–1 8,179 Scott McDonald (2), Richie Foran
18 Mar 2006 Hibernian Fir Park, Motherwell (H) 2–2 6,724 Phil O'Donnell, Stephen Craigan
25 Mar 2006 Aberdeen Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen (A) 2–2 10,212 Brian McLean, Richie Foran (pen.)
1 Apr 2006 Livingston Fir Park, Motherwell (H) 2–1 4,458 Jim Hamilton, Brian McLean
8 Apr 2006 Rangers Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow (A) 0–1 49,481
15 Apr 2006 Inverness CT Fir Park, Motherwell (H) 0–1 3,438
22 Apr 2006 Falkirk Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk (A) 1–1 4,467 Phil O'Donnell
29 Apr 2006 Dunfermline Fir Park, Motherwell (H) 2–3 3,621 Jim Paterson, Stephen Craigan
3 May 2006 Livingston Almondvale Stadium, Livingston (A) 1–0 2,283 David Clarkson
6 May 2006 Dundee United Fir Park, Motherwell (H) 1–1 5,269 Jim Hamilton

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2005–06 Scottish Cup
7 January 2006 Third Round St Mirren 3 - 0 Motherwell Paisley
15:00 GMT Adam 22', 90'
Potter 73'		 Report
BBC		 Stadium: Love Street
Attendance: 6,507
Referee: M McCurry

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 2005–06 Scottish League Cup
Date Round Opponent H/A Score[18] Motherwell Scorer(s)[20] Attendance Report
23 August 2005 2nd Round Hamilton Academical H 2-1 Scott McDonald 41' (pen.), Jim Hamilton (89) 4,619
20 September 2005 3rd Round St Mirren A 2-0 David Clarkson (97) Darren Smith (104) 3,810
8 November 2005 Quarter-final Aberdeen H 1-0 Brian Kerr 3,989
1 February 2006 Semi-final Celtic N 1-2 Richie Foran (11) 32,595

Statistics

As of match played 6 May 2006[17][21]

Appearances

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League Scottish Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 DF Scotland SCO Martyn Corrigan 32 1 27+2 1 1 0 1+1 0
3 DF Scotland SCO Steven Hammell 38 0 32+1 0 1 0 4 0
4 MF Scotland SCO Brian Kerr 41 4 32+4 3 1 0 4 1
5 DF Northern Ireland NIR Stephen Craigan 39 2 36 2 0 0 3 0
6 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Alan McCormack 28 2 24 2 1 0 3 0
7 FW Australia AUS Scott McDonald 38 12 30+4 11 0 0 4 1
9 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Richie Foran 37 12 29+3 11 1 0 3+1 1
10 MF Scotland SCO Phil O'Donnell 32 2 23+6 2 1 0 1+1 0
11 DF Scotland SCO Jim Paterson 19 1 10+9 1 0 0 0 0
12 FW Scotland SCO David Clarkson 33 5 12+18 4 0+1 0 1+1 1
14 MF Scotland SCO Steven McGarry 9 0 2+7 0 0 0 0 0
15 GK Scotland SCO Graeme Smith 34 0 30 0 1 0 3 0
16 FW Scotland SCO Jim Hamilton 38 11 30+4 10 1 0 3 1
17 MF Scotland SCO Kevin McBride 23 1 15+6 1 1 0 1 0
18 GK Scotland SCO Colin Meldrum 9 0 7+1 0 0 0 1 0
19 DF Scotland SCO Paul Quinn 21 0 15+3 0 0 0 3 0
20 FW Scotland SCO Kenny Wright 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
21 MF Scotland SCO Shaun Fagan 19 1 11+5 1 0 0 3 0
22 DF Scotland SCO William Kinniburgh 23 2 17+4 2 0+1 0 1 0
23 FW France FRA Abel Thermeus 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0
24 MF Scotland SCO Marc Fitzpatrick 10 1 1+8 1 0 0 0+1 0
27 DF Scotland SCO Bobby Donnelly 3 0 1+1 0 0 0 1 0
33 FW Scotland SCO Adam Coakley 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
37 MF Scotland SCO Darren Smith 2 1 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 1
39 DF Scotland SCO Mark Reynolds 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
47 DF Northern Ireland NIR Brian McLean 34 3 27+3 3 1 0 2+1 0
Players who appeared for Motherwell but left during the season:
1 GK Scotland SCO Gordon Marshall 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF Scotland SCO Scott Leitch 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
13 FW Australia AUS Steve McDonald 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
14 FW Northern Ireland NIR Andy Smith 7 0 3+4 0 0 0 0 0
23 FW Scotland SCO David Keogh 3 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+2 0

Goal scorers

Ranking Position Nation Number Name Premier League Scottish Cup League Cup Total
1 FW Republic of Ireland 9 Richie Foran 11 0 1 12
FW Scotland 7 Scott McDonald 11 0 1 12
3 FW Scotland 16 Jim Hamilton 10 0 1 11
4 FW Scotland 12 David Clarkson 4 0 1 5
5 DF Northern Ireland 47 Brian McLean 3 0 0 3
MF Scotland 4 Brian Kerr 2 0 1 3
7 DF Northern Ireland 2 Stephen Craigan 2 0 0 2
DF Scotland 22 Willie Kinniburgh 2 0 0 2
MF Republic of Ireland 6 Alan McCormack 2 0 0 2
MF Scotland 10 Phil O'Donnell 2 0 0 2
11 DF Scotland 2 Martyn Corrigan 1 0 0 1
MF Scotland 21 Shaun Fagan 1 0 0 1
DF Scotland 24 Marc Fitzpatrick 1 0 0 1
MF Scotland 17 Kevin McBride 1 0 0 1
FW Scotland 37 Darren Smith 0 0 1 1
TOTALS 55 0 6 61

Disciplinary record

Nation Position Number Name Premier League Scottish Cup League Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
Scotland DF 2 Martyn Corrigan 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Scotland DF 3 Steven Hammell 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
Scotland MF 4 Brian Kerr 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 0
Northern Ireland DF 5 Stephen Craigan 5 0 0 0 1 0 6 0
Republic of Ireland MF 6 Alan McCormack 11 1 0 0 1 0 12 1
Australia FW 7 Scott McDonald 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
Scotland FW 8 Ross McCormack 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Republic of Ireland FW 9 Richie Foran 5 0 1 0 0 0 6 0
Scotland MF 10 Phil O'Donnell 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Scotland DF 11 Jim Paterson 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Scotland FW 12 David Clarkson 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
Scotland MF 14 Steven McGarry 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Scotland GK 15 Graeme Smith 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Scotland FW 16 Jim Hamilton 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Scotland MF 17 Kevin McBride 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Scotland DF 19 Paul Quinn 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 0
Scotland FW 20 Kenny Wright 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
Scotland MF 21 Shaun Fagan 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 0
Scotland DF 22 William Kinniburgh 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
France FW 23 Abel Thermeus 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Scotland MF 24 Marc Fitzpatrick 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
Scotland DF 27 Robert Donnolly 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Scotland FW 33 Adam Coakley 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Scotland FW 37 Darren Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Scotland DF 39 Mark Reynolds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Northern Ireland DF 47 Brian McLean 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Players who left Motherwell during the season:
Northern Ireland FW 14 Andy Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
TOTALS 62 2 1 0 7 0 70 2

See also

References

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  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Motherwell snap up two defenders". news.bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 31 August 2005. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
  3. ^ a b c "Thermeus seals move to Motherwell". news.bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 31 January 2006. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
  4. ^ a b "Colin Meldrum Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  5. ^ "Well pleased to sign Corrigan". heraldscotland.com/. The Herald (Glasgow). 21 January 2000. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  6. ^ a b c "Motherwell complete triple signing". BBC Sport. 5 June 2003. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
  7. ^ "Kerr joins Motherwell". news.bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 30 June 2004. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
  8. ^ "Transfers – January 2004". BBC Sport. 18 January 2004. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
  9. ^ a b "Steven McGarry Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  10. ^ a b "Kevin McBride Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  11. ^ "Motherwell sign McDonald". bbc.co.uk/sport1. BBC Sport. 6 January 2004. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  12. ^ "Alan McCormack Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  13. ^ "Andy Smith Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  14. ^ "Partridge seals Bristol City move". news.bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 25 July 2005. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  15. ^ "Marshall parting Well for Hibees". BBC Sport. 9 November 2005. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  16. ^ "Ex-Well striker joins Stranraer". BBC Sport. 26 July 2006. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  17. ^ a b Motherwell results 2005/2006, Fir Park Corner
  18. ^ a b Motherwell's score is shown first.
  19. ^ The number in brackets shows the actual number of goals that were scored by one player.
  20. ^ The number(s) in brackets shows the minutes of the goal(s) that was/were scored.
  21. ^ Motherwell Club Stats, Soccerbase.com
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