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Kilmarnock F.C.

Kilmarnock Football Club is a professional football club based at Rugby Park in Kilmarnock, Scotland. They were founded in 1869, and are the oldest professional club in Scotland. They currently play in the Scottish Premier League and are managed by Derek McInnes

Kilmarnock F.C.
RugbyParkScotland.jpg
Full nameKilmarnock Football Club
Nickname(s)Killie
Founded1869
GroundRugby Park,
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire
(capacity: 18,128)
ChairmanBilly Bowie
ManagerAngelo Alessio
LeagueScottish Premier League
2008/09Scottish Premier League, 8th
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

Current squad

As of 13 December 2011[1]
No. Position Player
1 GK Scotland Scotland Cammy Bell


3 DF Scotland Scotland Garry Hay


4 MF Scotland Scotland James Fowler


5 DF Scotland Scotland Ryan O'Leary


7 MF Portugal Portugal David Silva


8 MF Scotland Scotland Liam Kelly


9 MF File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Danny Buijs


10 MF England England James Dayton


11 MF Scotland Scotland Gary Harkins


13 DF Czech Republic Czech Republic Zdeněk Kroča


14 FW Republic of Ireland Ireland Paul Heffernan


15 DF Sweden Sweden Billy Berntsson


16 FW Spain Spain Jorge Galán (on loan from Osasuna)


17 GK Wales Wales Kyle Letheren


18 DF Slovenia Slovenia Leon Panikvar
No. Position Player
19 FW England England Ben Hutchinson


20 MF Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Dean Shiels (on loan from Doncaster Rovers)


21 FW Réunion Réunion William Gros


22 MF England England Danny Racchi


23 DF Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Rory McKeown


25 MF Scotland Scotland Daniel McKay


26 DF England England Alex Pursehouse


28 DF Scotland Scotland Gary Fisher


29 MF Italy Italy Manuel Pascali (club captain)


30 FW Scotland Scotland Rory McKenzie


31 FW Scotland Scotland Ross Davidson


33 MF Scotland Scotland Mathew Kennedy


53 GK Finland Finland Anssi Jaakkola


88 DF France France Mahamadou Sissoko (on loan from Udinese)

Notable former players

  • Scotland Steven Naismith
  • Scotland Kris Boyd
  • Scotland Alex Burke
  • Scotland Ian Durrant
  • Scotland Alex Burke
  • Scotland John Shaw
  • Scotland Gary Holt
  • Scotland Gus MacPherson
  • Scotland Ally McCoist
  • Scotland Kevin McGowne
  • Scotland Jim McIntyre
  • England Malta Dylan Kerr
  • Scotland Tommy McLean
  • Scotland Gordon Smith
  • Scotland Paul Wright
  • Serbia Dragoje Leković
  • Scotland Gary McSwegan

Managers

Name Scottish League Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup Promotion from First Division Total
Spence, HughHugh Spence 1919–1937 Scotland 0 2 0 0
McGrory, JimmyJimmy McGrory 1937–1945 Scotland 0 0 0 0
Smith, TomTom Smith 1945–1947 Scotland 0 0 0 0
Mather, TomTom Mather 1947–1948 Scotland 0 0 0 0
Hastings, AlexAlex Hastings 1948–1950 Scotland 0 0 0 0
McDonald, MalkyMalky McDonald 1950–1957 Scotland 0 0 0 0
Waddell, WilliamWilliam Waddell 1957–1965 Scotland 1 0 0 0
McDonald, MalkyMalky McDonald 1965–1968 Scotland 0 0 0 0
McCrae, WalterWalter McCrae 1968–1973 Scotland 0 0 0 0
Fernie, WillieWillie Fernie 1973–1977 Scotland 0 0 0 1
Sneddon, DavieDavie Sneddon 1977–1981 Scotland 0 0 0 1
Clunie, JimJim Clunie 1981–1984 Scotland 0 0 0 1
Morrison, EddieEddie Morrison 1984–1988 Scotland 0 0 0 0
Fleeting, JimJim Fleeting 1988–1992 Scotland 0 0 0 0
Burns, TommyTommy Burns 1992–1994 Scotland 0 0 0 1
Totten, AlexAlex Totten 1994–1996 Scotland 0 0 0 0
Williamson, BobbyBobby Williamson 1996–2002 Scotland 0 1 0 0
Jefferies, JimJim Jefferies 2002–2010 Scotland 0 0 0 0
Calderwood, JimmyJimmy Calderwood 2010 Scotland 0 0 0 0
Paatelainen, MixuMixu Paatelainen 2010-2011 Finland 0 0 0 0
Shiels, KennyKenny Shiels 2011- Northern Ireland 0 0 0 0

Kilmarnock F.C. Media

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    A history of Kilmarnock FC's overall league position from 1895 to 2025

  • Kilmarnock win the Scottish Qualifying Cup, 1897

  • Kilmarnock F.C. arrive back in the town following their 1997 Scottish Cup final victory, 24 May 1997

  • Scene from the 2012 Scottish League Cup final in which Kilmarnock beat Celtic 1–0

  • Steve Clarke, appointed manager in 2017, led the club to 3rd place in the 2018–19 Scottish Premiership and secured a place in the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League

  • Kilmarnock against Raith Rovers, 19 February 2022. Kilmarnock won 3–0 at Rugby Park

  • Kilmarnock v Copenhagen in the 2024–25 UEFA Conference League, 29 August 2024

  • Kilmarnock and Ayr United line up for an Ayrshire derby match at Hampden Park, 2012

References

  1. ↑ Senior SquadKilmarnock F.C.. Retrieved 2011-07-19.




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