We all know the nicknames for Motherwell. The ‘Well, The Steelmen, The Dossers, but here’s some nicknames that some players have had throughout the years, some have been christened by fans and others by their team mates.

Player	Nickname	Notes
George Stevenson	Stevie	A shortened version of his surname.
Jim Hamilton	Flipper
Jim Muir	Jumbo
Stephen Craigan	Craggs	Due to his surname.
Graeme Smith	Buzz
Simon Mensing	Eddie Hitler	Due to his resemblance to the Bottom character.
John Deans	Dixie	He was likened to the Everton legend of the same name.
Gordon Soutar	Soapy	Due to the Oor Wullie character.
John Hunter	Sailor	Due to the rolling gait when he walked.
Colin O’Neill	Psycho
Tom Forsyth	Jaws
Johnny Aitkenhead	The Daddler
Phil O’Donnell	Uncle Phil	Played with the club at the same time as his nephew David Clarkson.
Peter McCloy	The Girvan Lighthouse	Born in the Ayrshire town, he stood 6′ 4″ tall.
John Philliben	Softie
Alex Burns	Toastie
James Burns	Junior
Martyn Corrigan	Kaizer
Abel Thermeus	The Flask
Jimmy Brown	Buster
Jim Paterson	Step Over
John McMenemy	Gentle John
Martin Grehan	The Greek
Archie Shaw	Baldy
Alan McCormack	Baldy	Due to receding hairline in his early 20’s
Scott McDonald	Skippy
Alex McLeish	Big Eck
Gordon Mair	Nightmair
Stuart Rafferty	Raff
Paul Quinn	Coach
Stevie McMillan	Studs
Paul McGrillen	Mowgli
Simon Ramsden	Rambo
Liam Grimshaw	Grimmy
Willie Allan	Puggy
Billy Campbell	Billy Bungie
Gaël Bigirimana	Bigi