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Kilmarnock
2015–16 season
ChairmanJim Mann
ManagerGary Locke[Note 1]
Lee McCulloch
Lee Clark
StadiumRugby Park
Premiership11th place
Scottish CupFifth round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Magennis (10)
All: Magennis (12)
Highest home attendance13,179 (vs. Rangers, 16 February 2016)
Lowest home attendance1,484 (vs. Berwick Rangers, 25 August 2015)
Average home league attendance4,344

The 2015–16 season was Kilmarnock's third season in the Scottish Premiership and their 23rd consecutive appearance in the top flight of Scottish football. Kilmarnock also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Overview

Kilmarnock finished eleventh in the Scottish Premiership with 36 points. They reached the third round of the League Cup, losing to Hearts,[1] and also reached the fifth round of the Scottish Cup, losing to Rangers.[2] Kilmarnock rounded off the season with a 4–1 aggregate victory over Falkirk in the Premiership play-off final to secure top flight status for the 2016–17 season.[3]

Match results

Pre-Season

Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers
21 July 2015 Barnsley H 0–1[4]
25 July 2015 Fleetwood Town H 3–1[5] Boyd 3', 70', Johnston 85'

Scottish Premiership

Main article: 2015–16 Scottish Premiership
Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance Referee League
position
1 August 2015 Dundee H 0–4[6] 5,207 Madden 12th
9 August 2015 Aberdeen A 0–2[7] 11,305 McLean 12th
12 August 2015 Celtic H 2–2[8] Magennis 44', Higginbotham 88' (pen.) 6,090 Allan 12th
15 August 2015 Partick Thistle A 2–2[9] McKenzie 38', Boyd 85' 3,600 Muir 12th
22 August 2015 Ross County H 0–4[10] 3,604 Robertson 12th
29 August 2015 Motherwell A 0–1[11] 4,136 McLean 12th
12 September 2015 Dundee United A 2–1[12] Higginbotham 44' (pen.), McHattie 88' 8,264 Colvin 10th
19 September 2015 St Johnstone H 2–1[13] Magennis 40', Easton 60' (o.g.) 3,165 Collum 8th
26 September 2015 Hamilton Academical H 1–2[14] Kiltie 34' 3,308 Robertson 10th
3 October 2015 Heart of Midlothian A 1–1[15] Balatoni 79' 16,461 Beaton 10th
17 October 2015 Inverness Caledonian Thistle H 2–0[16] Kiltie 45', Magennis 66' 3,234 Finnie 9th
24 October 2015 Dundee A 2–1[17] Magennis 9', Smith 48' 4,970 Dallas 8th
31 October 2015 Motherwell H 0–1[18] 3,931 Madden 8th
7 November 2015 St Johnstone A 1–2[19] Smith 2' 3,475 Allan 9th
21 November 2015 Celtic A 0–0[20] 42,770 Madden 9th
28 November 2015 Partick Thistle H 2–5[21] Magennis 23', Connolly 72' 3,860 Thomson 10th
5 December 2015 Dundee United H 1–1[22] Boyd 4' 2,828 Beaton 10th
12 December 2015 Inverness Caledonian Thistle A 1–2[23] Connolly 87' 2,775 Cook 11th
19 December 2015 Aberdeen H 0–4[24] 3,928 McLean 11th
26 December 2015 Hamilton Academical A 0–1[25] Obadeyi 69' 2,006 Clancy 11th
29 December 2015 Ross County A 2–3[26] Obadeyi 33', Magennis 48' 3,518 McLean 11th
2 January 2016 Heart of Midlothian H 2–2[27] Balatoni 43', Magennis 80' 5,388 Muir 11th
16 January 2016 Inverness Caledonian Thistle H 2–1[28] Kiltie 9', Slater 51' 2,937 Robertson 11th
23 January 2016 Dundee United A 1–5[29] Magennis 82' 7,729 Anderson 11th
30 January 2016 Hamilton Academical H 0–1[30] 3,076 Finnie 11th
13 February 2016 Motherwell A 2–0[31] Kiltie 56', Slater 61' 3,764 Dallas 10th
20 February 2016 Dundee H 0–0[32] 3,688 Anderson 11th
27 February 2016 Heart of Midlothian A 0–1[33] 16,354 Robertson 11th
1 March 2016 Ross County H 0–2[34] 2,633 Finnie 11th
12 March 2016 Aberdeen A 1–2[35] Magennis 47' 13,725 Anderson 11th
19 March 2016 Celtic H 0–1[36] 6,867 Muir 11th
2 April 2016 Partick Thistle A 0–0[37] 4,359 Robertson 11th
9 April 2016 St Johnstone H 3–0[38] Boyd 25', 88' (pen.), Higginbotham 65' 3,963 Allan 11th
24 April 2016 Inverness Caledonian Thistle A 1–3[39] Higginbotham 44' 2,228 Beaton 11th
30 April 2016 Hamilton Academical A 4–0[40] Kiltie 11', 32', Boyd 58' (pen.), Magennis 77' 3,595 Thomson 11th
7 May 2016 Partick Thistle H 0–2[41] 5,729 Dallas 11th
11 May 2016 Dundee A 1–1[42] Balatoni 55' 4,335 Robertson 11th
14 May 2016 Dundee United H 2–4[43] Higginbotham 27', Obadeyi 34' 2,702 Madden 11th
Premiership play-off final
Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance Referee
19 May 2016 First leg Falkirk A 0–1[44] 7,636 Beaton
22 May 2016 Second leg Falkirk H 4–0[3]
(4–1 agg.) 		Kiltie 3', 62', Addison 8', Boyd 65' 11,013 Collum

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 2015–16 Scottish League Cup
Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance Referee
25 August 2015 Second round Berwick Rangers H 4–1[45] Boyd 16' (pen.), McKenzie 70', Slater 77', Higginbotham 90' 1,484 McKendrick
23 September 2015 Third round Heart of Midlothian H 2–3[1] Magennis 13', 80' 3,249 Thomson

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2015–16 Scottish Cup
Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance Referee
9 January 2016 Fourth round St Johnstone A 1–0[46] Slater 6' 3,147 Clancy
6 February 2016 Fifth round Rangers A 0–0[47] 33,581 Madden
16 February 2016 Fifth round reply Rangers H 1–2[2] McKenzie 7' 13,179 Madden

Squad statistics

During the 2015–16 season, Kilmarnock used 31 different players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.

No. Pos. Name League Scottish Cup League Cup Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Scotland Mark Ridgers 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
2 DF Scotland Ross Barbour 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
3 DF Scotland Steven Smith 22 2 3 0 2 0 27 2 9 0
4 MF Scotland Jamie Hamill 16 0 0 0 2 0 18 0 4 0
4 DF England Miles Addison 8 1 0 0 0 0 8 1 1 0
5 DF Scotland Stuart Findlay 22 0 3 0 2 0 27 0 3 0
6 DF Republic of Ireland Mark Connolly 10 2 0 0 0 0 10 2 4 0
7 MF Scotland Rory McKenzie 30 1 3 1 1 1 34 3 5 0
8 MF Scotland Scott Robinson 12 0 0 0 1 0 13 0 0 0
8 MF England Alex Henshall 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
9 FW Scotland Kris Boyd 31 6 0 0 2 1 33 7 2 0
10 FW Scotland Chris Johnston 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
11 MF England Kallum Higginbotham 27 5 2 0 2 1 31 6 5 1
12 DF England Daryl Westlake 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 2 0
13 GK Northern Ireland Conor Brennan 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
14 DF Scotland Mark O'Hara 31 0 1 0 2 0 34 0 7 0
15 MF Scotland Lee McCulloch 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
16 MF England Tope Obadeyi 32 3 2 0 2 0 36 2 3 0
17 MF Scotland Aaron Splaine 7 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 2 0
18 DF Scotland Lee Ashcroft 17 0 2 0 2 0 21 0 3 1
19 MF Scotland Craig Slater 28 2 3 1 2 0 33 3 5 0
20 FW Scotland Dale Carrick 11 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0
21 GK Scotland Jamie MacDonald 39 0 3 0 1 0 43 0 0 1
22 DF Scotland Kevin McHattie 20 1 0 0 1 0 21 1 6 0
23 FW Scotland Greg Kiltie 37 8 3 0 2 0 42 8 5 0
24 DF Scotland David Syme 5 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 2 0
26 DF England Conrad Balatoni 30 3 3 0 1 0 34 3 5 0
27 DF Northern Ireland Lee Hodson 15 0 0 0 2 0 17 0 2 0
28 FW Northern Ireland Josh Magennis 35 10 3 0 1 2 39 12 11 0
29 MF Republic of Ireland Gary Dicker 14 0 2 0 0 0 16 0 1 0
32 DF Scotland Greg Taylor 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
33 DF Scotland Dean Hawkshaw 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
36 MF France Julien Faubert 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 1 0
37 FW Scotland Scott McLean 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
39 MF Scotland Adam Frizzell 10 0 2 0 0 0 12 0 0 0
42 MF Scotland Lewis Clark 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

Source:[48][44]
Note 1: League appearances and goals include play-off matches against Falkirk.
Note 2: Appearance statistics from Soccerbase.com don't include the match on 19 May against Falkirk.

Club statistics

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
8 Dundee 38 11 15 12 53 57 −4 48
9 Partick Thistle 38 12 10 16 41 50 −9 46
10 Hamilton Academical 38 11 10 17 42 63 −21 43
11 Kilmarnock (O) 38 9 9 20 41 64 −23 36 Qualification for the Premiership play-off final
12 Dundee United[b] (R) 38 8 7 23 45 70 −25 28 Relegation to the Scottish Championship
Source: Scottish Premiership, Soccerway (first phase), Soccerway (second phase)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification and second stage group allocation).[50]
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).
  2. ^ Dundee United were deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player in their win over Inverness Caledonian Thistle on 6 May 2016.[49]

Competition Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premiership 1 August 2015 22 May 2016 Matchday 1 Play-off final 40 10 9 21 45 65 −20 025.00
Scottish Cup 9 January 2016 16 February 2016 Fourth round Fifth round 3 1 1 1 2 2 +0 033.33
League Cup 25 August 2016 23 September 2016 Second round Third round 2 1 0 1 6 4 +2 050.00
Total 45 12 10 23 53 71 −18 026.67

Source: Competitions

Player transfers

Main articles: List of Scottish football transfers summer 2015 and List of Scottish football transfers winter 2015–16

Transfers in

Date Position Name Previous Club Fee Ref.
3 June 2015 MF Scotland Scott Robinson Scotland Heart of Midlothian Free [51]
22 June 2015 GK Scotland Jamie MacDonald Scotland Falkirk Free [52]
25 June 2015 MF England Kallum Higginbotham Scotland Partick Thistle Free [53]
29 June 2015 FW Scotland Kris Boyd Scotland Rangers Free [54]
2 July 2015 DF Scotland Steven Smith Scotland Rangers Free [55]
9 July 2015 DF Scotland Stuart Findlay Scotland Celtic Loan [56]
FW Scotland Dale Carrick Scotland Heart of Midlothian Free [56]
11 July 2015 DF Scotland Lee McCulloch Scotland Rangers Free [57]
11 August 2015 GK Wales Oliver Davies Wales Swansea City Loan [58]
1 September 2015 DF Scotland Kevin McHattie Scotland Heart of Midlothian Free [59]
12 September 2015 DF England Conrad Balatoni Scotland Partick Thistle Free [60]
22 September 2015 GK Scotland Mark Ridgers Scotland St Mirren Loan [61]
1 February 2016 DF Northern Ireland Lee Hodson England Milton Keynes Dons Loan [62]
MF Republic of Ireland Gary Dicker England Carlisle United Free [62]
31 March 2016 DF England Miles Addison England Peterborough United Free [63]
MF England Alex Henshall England Milton Keynes Dons Free [63]

Transfers out

Date Position Name Subsequent Club Fee Ref
26 May 2015 MF Northern Ireland Sammy Clingan Northern Ireland Linfield Released [64]
FW Scotland Lee Miller Scotland Falkirk Released [64][65]
MF Scotland Paul Cairney Scotland Stranraer Released [64][66]
FW England Nathan Eccleston Hungary Békéscsaba 1912 Előre Released [64]
DF England Chris Chantler England Macclesfield Town Released [64]
3 July 2015 DF Italy Manuel Pascali Italy Cittadella Free [67]
6 July 2015 GK Northern Ireland Conor Brennan Scotland Stranraer Loan [68]
22 July 2015 MF Scotland Euan Smith Scotland Brechin City Free [69]
1 August 2015 MF Finland Alexei Eremenko Finland FF Jaro Free [70][71]
MF Scotland Mark Thomson Free [70]
FW Scotland Dylan Pooler Scotland Auchinleck Talbot Free [70]
6 August 2015 GK Scotland Craig Samson Scotland Motherwell Free [72][73]
12 April 2016 MF Scotland Jamie Hamill Scotland Queen of the South Free [74]

Notes

  1. ^
    Note 1: Locke resigned on 30 January 2016 and was replaced by McCulloch as caretaker until Clark was appointed on 15 February 2017.[75][76]

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