2010–11 Kilmarnock F.C. season

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.

Kilmarnock

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
Home colours Away colours
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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]

Bideford v Kilmarnock

19 July 2010	Bideford	1 – 7	Kilmarnock	The Sports Ground, Bideford
20:00 BST	Mudge pen.'	Report	Dayton Taouil Pascali Kelly McKay

Blackpool v Kilmarnock

22 July 2010	Blackpool	2 – 2 (5–4 p)	Kilmarnock	The Sports Ground, Bideford
20:00 BST	Euell 24' Almond 71'		Hamill 53' (pen.) Bryson 81'
	Penalties
	Edwards Southern Evatt Ormerod Gilks		Bell Fowler Clancy Hamill

Scottish Premier League

Main article: 2010–11 Scottish Premier League

Rangers v Kilmarnock

14 August 2010 SPL	Rangers	2 – 1	Kilmarnock	Ibrox
15:00	Miller 16' Naismith 60' (pen.)	BBC SPORT	Hamill 54'	Attendance: 45,739 Referee: W Collum

Kilmarnock v Motherwell

22 August 2010 SPL	Kilmarnock	0 – 1	Motherwell	Rugby Park
15:00		BBC SPORT	Blackman 37'	Attendance: 5,399 Referee: M Tumilty

Aberdeen v Kilmarnock

28 August 2010 SPL	Aberdeen	0 – 1	Kilmarnock	Pittodrie
15:00		BBC SPORT	Hamill 90+2'	Attendance: 11,287 Referee: B Winter

Kilmarnock v St Mirren

11 September 2011 SPL	Kilmarnock	2 – 1	St Mirren	Rugby Park
15:00	Dayton 29' Eremenko 56'	BBC SPORT	Thomson 48' McGowan	Attendance: 6,064 Referee: S Mclean

Kilmarnock v Celtic

19 September 2011 SPL	Kilmarnock	1 – 2	Celtic	Rugby Park
12:45	Sammon 7'	BBC SPORT	Murphy 41' (pen.) Stokes 52'	Attendance: 8,645 Referee: C Thomson

Hamilton Academical v Kilmarnock

25 September 2010 SPL	Hamilton Academical	2 – 2	Kilmarnock	New Douglas Park
15:00	Paixao 15' Hasselbaink 38'	BBC SPORT	Hamill 83' (pen.) Sammon 89'	Attendance: 3,033 Referee: C Allan

Kilmarnock v Dundee United

2 October 2010 SPL	Kilmarnock	1 – 2	Dundee United	Rugby Park
15:00	Sammon 90+4' Wright	BBC SPORT	Goodwillie 15' Daly 69'	Attendance: 4,833 Referee: J McKendrick

Hibernian v Kilmarnock

16 October 2010 SPL	Hibernian	2 – 1	Kilmarnock	Easter Road
15:00	Hogg 38', 45'	BBC SPORT	Silva 3'	Attendance: 11,256 Referee: I Brines

Kilmarnock v Inverness CT

23 October 2010 SPL	Kilmarnock	1 – 2	Inverness CT	Rugby Park
15:00	Miguel 74'	BBC SPORT	Rooney 42 pen.' Hayes 66'	Attendance: 4,508 Referee: E Norris

Heart of Midlothian v Kilmarnock

31 October 2010 SPL	Heart of Midlothian	0 – 3	Kilmarnock	Tynecastle Stadium
12:45		BBC SPORT	Wright 45+2' Sammon 80' Eremenko 82'	Attendance: 13,056 Referee: S O'Reilly

St Johnstone v Kilmarnock

6 November 2010 SPL	St Johnstone	0 – 3	Kilmarnock	McDiarmid Park
15:00		BBC SPORT	Duberry 37 o.g.' Sammon 83' Kelly 90+4'	Attendance: 3,230 Referee: I Brines

Kilmarnock v Hamilton Academical

10 November 2010 SPL	Kilmarnock	3 – 0	Hamilton Academical	Rugby Park
19:45	Gordon 34' Sammon 46', 52'	BBC SPORT		Attendance: 4,214 Referee: W Collum

Dundee United v Kilmarnock

13 November 2010 SPL	Dundee United	1 – 1	Kilmarnock	Tannadice
15:00	Russell 23'	BBC SPORT	Sammon 22'	Attendance: 6,597 Referee: A Muir

Kilmarnock v Rangers

20 November 2010 SPL	Kilmarnock	2 – 3	Rangers	Rugby Park
12:00	Sammon 21', 59'	BBC SPORT	Miller 42 pen.', 55 pen.', 64'	Attendance: 10,177 Referee: E Norris

Kilmarnock v Aberdeen

27 November 2010 SPL	Kilmarnock	2 – 0	Aberdeen	Rugby Park
15:00	Sammon 18' Hamill 51 pen.'	BBC SPORT		Attendance: 5,013 Referee: E Hacmon

Kilmarnock v Hibernian

18 December 2010 SPL	Kilmarnock	2 – 1	Hibernian	Rugby Park
15:00	Kelly 9', 43'	BBC SPORT	Riordan 55'	Attendance: 4,216 Referee: C Thomson

Celtic v Kilmarnock

21 December 2010 SPL	Celtic	1 – 1	Kilmarnock	Celtic Park
19:45	Rogne 84'	BBC SPORT	Sammon 53'	Attendance: 44,522 Referee: W Collum

Inverness CT v Kilmarnock

29 December 2010 SPL	Inverness CT	1 – 3	Kilmarnock	Caledonian Stadium
19:45	Foran 71'	BBC SPORT	Bryson 26' Kelly 68' Hamill 78'	Attendance: 3,735 Referee: W Collum

St Mirren v Kilmarnock

3 January 2011 SPL	St Mirren	0 – 2	Kilmarnock	St Mirren Park
15:00		BBC SPORT	Kelly 64' Bryson 79'	Attendance: 6,118 Referee: B Winter

Kilmarnock v St Johnstone

15 January 2011 SPL	Kilmarnock	1 – 1	St Johnstone	Rugby Park
15:00	Sammon 16'	BBC SPORT	Taylor 86'	Attendance: 4,885 Referee: S McLean

Kilmarnock v Heart of Midlothian

18 January 2011 SPL	Kilmarnock	1 – 2	Heart of Midlothian	Rugby Park
19:45	Miguel 19'	BBC SPORT	Elliott 73', 86'	Attendance: 4,996 Referee: S Conroy

Kilmarnock v Dundee United

22 January 2011 SPL	Kilmarnock	1 – 1	Dundee United	Rugby Park
15:00	Sammon 41'	BBC SPORT	Kenneth 90'	Attendance: 5,120 Referee: G Salmond

Hamilton Academical v Kilmarnock

29 January 2011 SPL	Hamilton Academical	1 – 1	Kilmarnock	New Douglas Park
15:00	Antoine-Curier 79'	BBC SPORT	Sammon 15' Hamill	Attendance: 2,680 Referee: B Winter

Motherwell v Kilmarnock

2 February 2011 SPL	Motherwell	0 – 1	Kilmarnock	Fir Park
19:45		BBC SPORT	Silva 81'	Attendance: 3,640 Referee: S O'Reilly

Hibernian v Kilmarnock

12 February 2011 SPL	Hibernian	2 – 1	Kilmarnock	Easter Road
15:00	Sodje 52' Dickoh Palsson 74 pen.'	BBC SPORT	Hamill 71 pen.'	Attendance: 11,082 Referee: S Conroy

Aberdeen v Kilmarnock

19 February 2011 SPL	Aberdeen	5 – 0	Kilmarnock	Pittodrie
15:00	Vernon 14' Aluko 25' Maguire 59 pen.' McArdle 70' Josh Magennis 82'	BBC SPORT		Attendance: 7,371 Referee: G Salmond

Kilmarnock v St Mirren

26 February 2011 SPL	Kilmarnock	2 – 0	St Mirren	Rugby Park
15:00	Gros 13' Eremenko 29'	BBC SPORT		Attendance: 5,243 Referee: C Murray

Heart of Midlothian v Kilmarnock

5 March 2011 SPL	Heart of Midlothian	0 – 2	Kilmarnock	Tynecastle Stadium
15:00		BBC SPORT	Silva 50' Eremenko 56'	Attendance: 13,836 Referee: S McLean

Rangers v Kilmarnock

13 March 2011 SPL	Rangers	2 – 1	Kilmarnock	Ibrox
15:00	Diouf 38' Clancy 87 o.g.'	BBC SPORT	Hamill 61 pen.'	Attendance: 42,417 Referee: A Muir

Kilmarnock v Motherwell

19 March 2011 SPL	Kilmarnock	3 – 1	Motherwell	Rugby Park
12:00	Pascali 24' Hamill 44 pen.' Kelly 51'	BBC SPORT	Sutton 15'	Attendance: 4,259 Referee: M Tumilty

St Johnstone v Kilmarnock

2 April 2011 SPL	St Johnstone	0 – 0	Kilmarnock	McDiarmid Park
15:00		BBC SPORT		Attendance: 3,083 Referee: Finnie

Kilmarnock v Inverness CT

9 April 2011 SPL	Kilmarnock	1 – 1	Inverness CT	Rugby Park
15:00	Kelly 13'	BBC SPORT	Hayes 10'	Attendance: 4,518 Referee: McKendrick

Kilmarnock v Celtic

20 April 2011 SPL	Kilmarnock	0 – 4	Celtic	Rugby Park
19:30		BBC SPORT	Commons 4', 34' Hooper 41' Stokes 58'	Attendance: 9,117 Referee: Muir

Dundee United v Kilmarnock

23 April 2011 SPL	Dundee United	4 – 2	Kilmarnock	Tannadice
12:15	Severin 25' Goodwillie 38', 47' Conway 49'	BBC SPORT	Silva 70' Pascali 87'	Attendance: 5,225 Referee: Winter

Kilmarnock v Heart of Midlothian

30 April 2011 SPL	Kilmarnock	2 – 2	Heart of Midlothian	Rugby Park
15:00	Fowler 55' Agard 86'	BBC SPORT	Skácel 67' Pascali 76 o.g.'	Attendance: 5,006 Referee: Norris

Kilmarnock v Celtic

8 May 2011 SPL	Kilmarnock	0 – 2	Celtic	Rugby Park
12:45		BBC Sport	Brown 45' Commons 68'	Attendance: 9,720 Referee: Collum

Motherwell v Kilmarnock

11 May 2011 SPL	Motherwell	1 – 1	Kilmarnock	Fir Park
19:45	Jones 8'	BBC Sport	Aubameyang 49'	Attendance: 4,101 Referee: Allan

Kilmarnock v Rangers

15 May 2011 SPL	Kilmarnock	1 – 5	Rangers	Rugby Park
12:30	Dayton 65'	BBC Sport	Lafferty 1', 7', 53' Naismith 5' Jelavić 49'	Attendance: 16,173 Referee: Thomson

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 2010–11 Scottish League Cup

Kilmarnock v Airdrie Utd

25 August 2010 League Cup round 2	Kilmarnock	6 – 2	Airdrie Utd	Rugby Park
	Sammon 4', 55', 90+3' Wright 32' Kelly 64' Sissoko 77'	BBC Sport	McCord 17' Grant 87'	Attendance: 3,066 Referee: Salmond

Kilmarnock v Hibernian

22 September 2010 League Cup round 3	Kilmarnock	3 – 1	Hibernian	Rugby Park
	Hamill 29', 71 pen.' Silva 74'	BBC Sport	Grounds 8'	Attendance: 4,074 Referee: Collum

Kilmarnock v Rangers

27 October 2010 League Cup Quarter Final	Kilmarnock	0 – 2	Rangers	Rugby Park
		BBC Sport	Little 25' Naismith 61'	Attendance: 7,561 Referee: Tumilty

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2010–11 Scottish Cup

Rangers v Kilmarnock

10 January 2011 Scottish Cup round 4	Rangers	3 – 0	Kilmarnock	Ibrox
	McCulloch 20' Lafferty 37' Whittaker 71' (pen.)	BBC Sport		Attendance: 13,215 Referee: O'Reilly

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	IRL	Tim Clancy	25	0	19+2	0	1+2	0	0+1	0
3	DF	SCO	Garry Hay	24	0	17+5	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
4	MF	SCO	James Fowler	27	0	21+5	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
5	DF	SCO	Frazer Wright	31	2	27+0	1	3+0	1	1+0	0
6	DF	FRA	Mohamadou Sissoko	31	1	26+1	0	3+0	1	1+0	0
7	MF	SCO	Craig Bryson	36	2	33+0	2	2+0	0	1+0	0
8	DF	SCO	Jamie Hamill	35	10	31+1	8	2+0	2	1+0	0
9	FW	POR	Rui Miguel	22	2	8+12	2	0+1	0	0+1	0
10	MF	MAR	Mehdi Taouil	27	0	18+6	0	1+1	0	1+0	0
13	GK	SCO	Cammy Bell	35	0	31+0	0	3+0	0	1+0	0
14	MF	CPV	David Silva	33	1	17+12	0	2+1	1	0+1	0
15	DF	SWE	Billy Berntsson	4	0	0+4	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
17	FW	ENG	Kieran Agard	8	1	3+5	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
19	DF	SCO	Ryan O'Leary	3	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
20	MF	FIN	Alexei Eremenko	34	4	31+0	4	2+0	0	1+0	0
21	GK	WAL	Kyle Letheren	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
22	MF	SCO	Liam Kelly	36	8	30+2	7	2+1	1	1+0	0
23	MF	ENG	James Dayton	11	2	7+3	2	1+0	0	0+0	0
24	MF	WAL	Scott Evans	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
26	DF	SCO	Gavin Brown	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
26	DF	ENG	Alex Pursehouse	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
27	MF	FRA	Benjamin Laurant	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
28	FW	FRA	William Gros	11	1	8+3	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
29	DF	ITA	Manuel Pascali	39	2	34+1	2	3+0	0	1+0	0
35	DF	SCO	Gary Fisher	3	0	0+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
37	MF	SCO	Reid Brown	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
38	MF	SCO	Rory McKenzie	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
39	MF	SCO	Ross Davidson	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
41	MF	SCO	Callum McCluskey	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
42	DF	SCO	Joe Slattery	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
50	MF	SCO	Matthew Kennedy	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
53	GK	FIN	Anssi Jaakkola	8	0	7+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
87	FW	GAB	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	SCO	Alan Combe	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
11	FW	AUS	Danny Invincible	9	0	3+4	0	0+2	0	0+0	0
12	DF	NZL	Steven Old	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
16	DF	ENG	Ben Gordon	21	1	18+0	1	3+0	0	0+0	0
17	MF	ENG	Graeme Owens	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
18	FW	IRL	Conor Sammon	27	18	19+4	15	3+0	3	1+0	0
19	FW	ENG	Harry Forrester	8	0	3+4	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
24	MF	SCO	Michael Doyle	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
25	FW	SCO	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 v t e	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

Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

1. 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

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	H	H	A	A	A	H	H	H	A	A	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H
Result	L	L	W	W	L	D	L	L	L	W	W	W	D	L	W	W	D	W	W	D	L	D	D	W	L	L	W	W	L	W	D	D	L	L	D	L	D	L
Position	10	11	8	5	6	8	8	10	10	9	7	7	7	7	6	5	6	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

Updated to match(es) played on 15 May 2011. Source: ^[6]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Transfers

Players in Player From Fee David Silva CSKA Sofia Free[7] Ben Gordon Chelsea Loan[8] Kyle Letheren Plymouth Argyle Free[9] James Dayton Glenn Hoddle Academy Free[10] Alex Pursehouse Tranmere Rovers Free Rui Miguel CSKA Sofia Free[11] Mohamadou Sissoko Udinese Loan[12] Harry Forrester Aston Villa Loan[13] Alexei Eremenko Metalist Kharkiv Loan[14] William Gros Free Agent Free[15] Anssi Jaakkola Slavia Prague Free[16] Benjamin Laurant Le Havre Free[17] Billy Berntsson GIF Free[18] Willy Aubameyang AC Milan Free[19] Scott Evans Llanelli Free[20] Kieran Agard Everton Loan[21] Ryan O'Leary Re-Signed Free[22]

Players out Player To Fee Gavin Skelton Hamilton Academical Free[23] Jamie Adams St Johnstone Free[24] David Fernández Released Free[25] Mark Burchill Enosis Neon Paralimni Free Allan Russell Carolina Railhawks Free[26] Kevin Kyle Heart of Midlothian Free[27] Simon Ford Chesterfield Free[28] Ryan O'Leary Released Free Lee Robinson Queen of the South Free Iain Flannigan Partick Thistle Free[29] Daniel McKay Ayr United Loan Steven Old Cowdenbeath Loan Alan Combe Released Free[30] Daniel McKay Brechin City Loan Michael Doyle Stirling Albion Loan Graeme Owens Airdrie United Free[31] Conor Sammon Wigan Athletic Undisclosed[32] Danny Invincible St Johnstone Free[33]