2010–11 Kilmarnock F.C. season
Kilmarnock 2010–11 football season
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The 2010–11 season was Kilmarnock's twelfth consecutive season in the Scottish Premier League, having competed in it since its inauguration in 1998–99. Kilmarnock also competed in the Scottish Cup and the League Cup.
(until 31 March)
Kenny Shiels
| 2010–11 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Michael Johnston | ||
| Manager | Mixu Paatelainen (until 31 March) Kenny Shiels | ||
| Stadium | Rugby Park | ||
| SPL | Fifth Place | ||
| Scottish Cup | Fourth round | ||
| League Cup | Quarter-final | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Conor Sammon (15) All: Conor Sammon (18) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 16,173 Rangers, SPL, 15 May 2011 | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 4,216 v Hibernian, SPL, 18 December 2010 | ||
| Average home league attendance | 6,427 | ||
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Summary
Season
Kilmarnock finished fifth in the Scottish Premier League with 49 points.[1] They reached the Quarter-Final of the League Cup, losing to Rangers[2] and the fourth round of the 2010–11 Scottish Cup, also losing to Rangers.[3]
Results and fixtures
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Pre-season
Kilmarnock spent their pre-season in Devon, competing in the South West Challenge Cup with friendly matches against Bideford and Blackpool, followed by a record 16–0 win over local side Torrington F.C.[4]
Scottish Premier League
| 14 August 2010 SPL | Rangers | 2–1 | Kilmarnock | Ibrox |
| 15:00 | Miller Naismith |
BBC SPORT | Hamill |
Attendance: 45,739 Referee: W Collum |
| 22 August 2010 SPL | Kilmarnock | 0–1 | Motherwell | Rugby Park |
| 15:00 | BBC SPORT | Blackman |
Attendance: 5,399 Referee: M Tumilty |
| 28 August 2010 SPL | Aberdeen | 0–1 | Kilmarnock | Pittodrie |
| 15:00 | BBC SPORT | Hamill |
Attendance: 11,287 Referee: B Winter |
| 11 September 2011 SPL | Kilmarnock | 2–1 | St Mirren | Rugby Park |
| 15:00 | Dayton Eremenko |
BBC SPORT | Thomson McGowan |
Attendance: 6,064 Referee: S Mclean |
| 19 September 2011 SPL | Kilmarnock | 1–2 | Celtic | Rugby Park |
| 12:45 | Sammon |
BBC SPORT | Murphy Stokes |
Attendance: 8,645 Referee: C Thomson |
| 25 September 2010 SPL | Hamilton Academical | 2–2 | Kilmarnock | New Douglas Park |
| 15:00 | Paixao Hasselbaink |
BBC SPORT | Hamill Sammon |
Attendance: 3,033 Referee: C Allan |
| 2 October 2010 SPL | Kilmarnock | 1–2 | Dundee United | Rugby Park |
| 15:00 | Sammon Wright |
BBC SPORT | Goodwillie Daly |
Attendance: 4,833 Referee: J McKendrick |
| 16 October 2010 SPL | Hibernian | 2–1 | Kilmarnock | Easter Road |
| 15:00 | Hogg |
BBC SPORT | Silva |
Attendance: 11,256 Referee: I Brines |
| 23 October 2010 SPL | Kilmarnock | 1–2 | Inverness CT | Rugby Park |
| 15:00 | Miguel |
BBC SPORT | Rooney Hayes |
Attendance: 4,508 Referee: E Norris |
| 31 October 2010 SPL | Heart of Midlothian | 0–3 | Kilmarnock | Tynecastle Stadium |
| 12:45 | BBC SPORT | Wright Sammon Eremenko |
Attendance: 13,056 Referee: S O'Reilly |
| 6 November 2010 SPL | St Johnstone | 0–3 | Kilmarnock | McDiarmid Park |
| 15:00 | BBC SPORT | Duberry Sammon Kelly |
Attendance: 3,230 Referee: I Brines |
| 10 November 2010 SPL | Kilmarnock | 3–0 | Hamilton Academical | Rugby Park |
| 19:45 | Gordon Sammon |
BBC SPORT | Attendance: 4,214 Referee: W Collum |
| 13 November 2010 SPL | Dundee United | 1–1 | Kilmarnock | Tannadice |
| 15:00 | Russell |
BBC SPORT | Sammon |
Attendance: 6,597 Referee: A Muir |
| 20 November 2010 SPL | Kilmarnock | 2–3 | Rangers | Rugby Park |
| 12:00 | Sammon |
BBC SPORT | Miller |
Attendance: 10,177 Referee: E Norris |
| 27 November 2010 SPL | Kilmarnock | 2–0 | Aberdeen | Rugby Park |
| 15:00 | Sammon Hamill |
BBC SPORT | Attendance: 5,013 Referee: E Hacmon |
| 18 December 2010 SPL | Kilmarnock | 2–1 | Hibernian | Rugby Park |
| 15:00 | Kelly |
BBC SPORT | Riordan |
Attendance: 4,216 Referee: C Thomson |
| 21 December 2010 SPL | Celtic | 1–1 | Kilmarnock | Celtic Park |
| 19:45 | Rogne |
BBC SPORT | Sammon |
Attendance: 44,522 Referee: W Collum |
| 29 December 2010 SPL | Inverness CT | 1–3 | Kilmarnock | Caledonian Stadium |
| 19:45 | Foran |
BBC SPORT | Bryson Kelly Hamill |
Attendance: 3,735 Referee: W Collum |
| 3 January 2011 SPL | St Mirren | 0–2 | Kilmarnock | St Mirren Park |
| 15:00 | BBC SPORT | Kelly Bryson |
Attendance: 6,118 Referee: B Winter |
| 15 January 2011 SPL | Kilmarnock | 1–1 | St Johnstone | Rugby Park |
| 15:00 | Sammon |
BBC SPORT | Taylor |
Attendance: 4,885 Referee: S McLean |
| 18 January 2011 SPL | Kilmarnock | 1–2 | Heart of Midlothian | Rugby Park |
| 19:45 | Miguel |
BBC SPORT | Elliott |
Attendance: 4,996 Referee: S Conroy |
| 22 January 2011 SPL | Kilmarnock | 1–1 | Dundee United | Rugby Park |
| 15:00 | Sammon |
BBC SPORT | Kenneth |
Attendance: 5,120 Referee: G Salmond |
| 29 January 2011 SPL | Hamilton Academical | 1–1 | Kilmarnock | New Douglas Park |
| 15:00 | Antoine-Curier |
BBC SPORT | Sammon Hamill |
Attendance: 2,680 Referee: B Winter |
| 2 February 2011 SPL | Motherwell | 0–1 | Kilmarnock | Fir Park |
| 19:45 | BBC SPORT | Silva |
Attendance: 3,640 Referee: S O'Reilly |
| 12 February 2011 SPL | Hibernian | 2–1 | Kilmarnock | Easter Road |
| 15:00 | Sodje Dickoh Palsson |
BBC SPORT | Hamill |
Attendance: 11,082 Referee: S Conroy |
| 19 February 2011 SPL | Aberdeen | 5–0 | Kilmarnock | Pittodrie |
| 15:00 | Vernon Aluko Maguire McArdle Josh Magennis |
BBC SPORT | Attendance: 7,371 Referee: G Salmond |
| 26 February 2011 SPL | Kilmarnock | 2–0 | St Mirren | Rugby Park |
| 15:00 | Gros Eremenko |
BBC SPORT | Attendance: 5,243 Referee: C Murray |
| 5 March 2011 SPL | Heart of Midlothian | 0–2 | Kilmarnock | Tynecastle Stadium |
| 15:00 | BBC SPORT | Silva Eremenko |
Attendance: 13,836 Referee: S McLean |
| 13 March 2011 SPL | Rangers | 2–1 | Kilmarnock | Ibrox |
| 15:00 | Diouf Clancy |
BBC SPORT | Hamill |
Attendance: 42,417 Referee: A Muir |
| 19 March 2011 SPL | Kilmarnock | 3–1 | Motherwell | Rugby Park |
| 12:00 | Pascali Hamill Kelly |
BBC SPORT | Sutton |
Attendance: 4,259 Referee: M Tumilty |
| 2 April 2011 SPL | St Johnstone | 0–0 | Kilmarnock | McDiarmid Park |
| 15:00 | BBC SPORT | Attendance: 3,083 Referee: Finnie |
| 9 April 2011 SPL | Kilmarnock | 1–1 | Inverness CT | Rugby Park |
| 15:00 | Kelly |
BBC SPORT | Hayes |
Attendance: 4,518 Referee: McKendrick |
| 20 April 2011 SPL | Kilmarnock | 0–4 | Celtic | Rugby Park |
| 19:30 | BBC SPORT | Commons Hooper Stokes |
Attendance: 9,117 Referee: Muir |
| 23 April 2011 SPL | Dundee United | 4–2 | Kilmarnock | Tannadice |
| 12:15 | Severin Goodwillie Conway |
BBC SPORT | Silva Pascali |
Attendance: 5,225 Referee: Winter |
| 30 April 2011 SPL | Kilmarnock | 2–2 | Heart of Midlothian | Rugby Park |
| 15:00 | Fowler Agard |
BBC SPORT | Skácel Pascali |
Attendance: 5,006 Referee: Norris |
| 8 May 2011 SPL | Kilmarnock | 0–2 | Celtic | Rugby Park |
| 12:45 | BBC Sport | Brown Commons |
Attendance: 9,720 Referee: Collum |
| 11 May 2011 SPL | Motherwell | 1–1 | Kilmarnock | Fir Park |
| 19:45 | Jones |
BBC Sport | Aubameyang |
Attendance: 4,101 Referee: Allan |
Scottish League Cup
| 25 August 2010 League Cup round 2 | Kilmarnock | 6–2 | Airdrie Utd | Rugby Park |
| Sammon Wright Kelly Sissoko |
BBC Sport | McCord Grant |
Attendance: 3,066 Referee: Salmond |
| 22 September 2010 League Cup round 3 | Kilmarnock | 3–1 | Hibernian | Rugby Park |
| Hamill Silva |
BBC Sport | Grounds |
Attendance: 4,074 Referee: Collum |
| 27 October 2010 League Cup Quarter Final | Kilmarnock | 0–2 | Rangers | Rugby Park |
| BBC Sport | Little Naismith |
Attendance: 7,561 Referee: Tumilty |
Scottish Cup
Squad statistics
Appearances
- As of 15 May 2011[5]
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | SPL | League Cup | Scottish Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 2 | DF | Tim Clancy | 25 | 0 | 19+2 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| 3 | DF | Garry Hay | 24 | 0 | 17+5 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 4 | MF | James Fowler | 27 | 0 | 21+5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 5 | DF | Frazer Wright | 31 | 2 | 27+0 | 1 | 3+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 6 | DF | Mohamadou Sissoko | 31 | 1 | 26+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 7 | MF | Craig Bryson | 36 | 2 | 33+0 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 8 | DF | Jamie Hamill | 35 | 10 | 31+1 | 8 | 2+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 9 | FW | Rui Miguel | 22 | 2 | 8+12 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| 10 | MF | Mehdi Taouil | 27 | 0 | 18+6 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 13 | GK | Cammy Bell | 35 | 0 | 31+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 14 | MF | David Silva | 33 | 1 | 17+12 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| 15 | DF | Billy Berntsson | 4 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 17 | FW | Kieran Agard | 8 | 1 | 3+5 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 19 | DF | Ryan O'Leary | 3 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 20 | MF | Alexei Eremenko | 34 | 4 | 31+0 | 4 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 21 | GK | Kyle Letheren | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 22 | MF | Liam Kelly | 36 | 8 | 30+2 | 7 | 2+1 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 23 | MF | James Dayton | 11 | 2 | 7+3 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 24 | MF | Scott Evans | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 26 | DF | Gavin Brown | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 26 | DF | Alex Pursehouse | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 27 | MF | Benjamin Laurant | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 28 | FW | William Gros | 11 | 1 | 8+3 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 29 | DF | Manuel Pascali | 39 | 2 | 34+1 | 2 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 35 | DF | Gary Fisher | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 37 | MF | Reid Brown | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 38 | MF | Rory McKenzie | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 39 | MF | Ross Davidson | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 41 | MF | Callum McCluskey | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 42 | DF | Joe Slattery | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 50 | MF | Matthew Kennedy | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 53 | GK | Anssi Jaakkola | 8 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 87 | FW | Willy Aubameyang | 6 | 1 | 4+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| Players who left the club during the 2010–11 season | |||||||||||
| 1 | GK | Alan Combe | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 11 | FW | Danny Invincible | 9 | 0 | 3+4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 12 | DF | Steven Old | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 16 | DF | Ben Gordon | 21 | 1 | 18+0 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 17 | MF | Graeme Owens | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 18 | FW | Conor Sammon | 27 | 18 | 19+4 | 15 | 3+0 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 19 | FW | Harry Forrester | 8 | 0 | 3+4 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 24 | MF | Michael Doyle | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 25 | FW | Daniel McKay | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
Disciplinary record
- As of 15 May 2011
| Position | Nation | Number | Name | SPL | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | DF | Tim Clancy | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 3 | DF | Garry Hay | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| 4 | DF | James Fowler | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 5 | DF | Frazer Wright | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
| 6 | DF | Mohamadou Sissoko | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
| 7 | MF | Craig Bryson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 8 | DF | Jamie Hamill | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
| 9 | FW | Rui Miguel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 13 | GK | Cammy Bell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 14 | MF | David Silva | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 16 | DF | Ben Gordon | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 18 | FW | Conor Sammon | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 20 | MF | Alexei Eremenko | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |
| 22 | MF | Liam Kelly | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 29 | DF | Manuel Pascali | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| 87 | FW | Willy Aubameyang | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 51 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 68 | 6 | |||
Final League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Heart of Midlothian | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 53 | 45 | +8 | 63 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Dundee United | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 55 | 50 | +5 | 61 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[a] |
| 5 | Kilmarnock | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 53 | 55 | −2 | 49 | |
| 6 | Motherwell | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 40 | 60 | −20 | 46 | |
| 7 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 52 | 44 | +8 | 53 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- Celtic entered the play-off round of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League as they won the 2011 Scottish Cup Final. Due to this, Heart of Midlothian also moved up to the third qualifying round, whilst fourth-placed team Dundee United received the second qualifying round spot.
Division summary
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss