2020–21 Kilmarnock F.C. season

Kilmarnock
2020–21 season
Chairman	Billy Bowie
Manager	Alex Dyer
Stadium	Rugby Park
Home colours	Away colours
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The 2020–21 season is Kilmarnock's eighth season in the Scottish Premiership, and their 28th consecutive season in the top flight of Scottish football. Kilmarnock will also compete in the Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Overview

Kilmarnock will begin the 2020–21 season under the management of Alex Dyer who signed a two-year contract in June 2020, following his spell in temporary charge.^[1]

Results and fixtures

Pre-Season

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers
17 July 2020	Motherwell	A	3–2^[2]	Kabamba '40, Trialist '75, Kiltie '81
22 July 2020	Livingston	H	1–2^[3]	McKenzie 51'
25 July 2020	Dundee United	A	1–1^[4]	Kiltie 46'

Scottish Premiership

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance	League position
1 August 2020	Hibernian	A	1–2^[5]	Burke 44'	0	8th
9 August 2020	Celtic	H	1–1^[6]	Burke 24' (pen.)	0	8th
12 August 2020	Ross County	A	2–2^[7]	Power 59', Burke 66'	0	7th
15 August 2020	St Johnstone	H	–

Scottish League Cup

Kilmarnock were drawn in Group E alongside Clyde, Dumbarton, Dunfermline Athletic and Falkirk. The competition is scheduled to start in October 2020.^[8]

Scottish Cup

Club statistics

Competition Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Premiership	1 August 2020	May 2021	3	0	2	1	4	5	−1	000.00
League Cup			0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Scottish Cup			0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Total			3	0	2	1	4	5	−1	000.00

Source: Competitions

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation^[a]
8	Motherwell	38	12	9	17	39	55	−16	45
9	Dundee United	38	10	14	14	32	50	−18	44
10	Ross County	38	11	6	21	35	66	−31	39
11	Kilmarnock (R)	38	10	6	22	43	54	−11	36	Qualification for the Premiership play-off final
12	Hamilton Academical (R)	38	7	9	22	34	67	−33	30	Relegation to Championship

Source: ^[9]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-Head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification, second stage group allocation or relegation).^[10]
(R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).

League Cup table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	DNF	FAL	KIL	CLY	DUM
1	Dunfermline Athletic	4	4	0	9	2	+7	12	Qualification for the Second round	—	2–0	—	3–2	—
2	Falkirk	4	3	1	9	3	+6	9	Qualification for the Second round	—	—	3–0	2–1	—
3	Kilmarnock	4	2	2	4	6	−2	6		0–3	—	—	—	2–0
4	Clyde	4	1	3	6	9	−3	3		—	—	0–2	—	3–2
5	Dumbarton	4	0	4	2	10	−8	0		0–1	0–4	—	—	—

Source: ^[11]
Rules for classification: 1) points, 2) goal difference, 3) goals scored, 4) away goals scored, 5) matches won, 6) away matches won, 7) drawing of lots.^[12]

Squad statistics

As of matches played on 12 August 2020^[13]

No.	Pos.	Name	League		Scottish Cup		League Cup		Europa League		Total		Discipline
No.	Pos.	Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Jake Eastwood	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
2	DF	Aaron McGowan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF	Brandon Haunstrup	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
4	DF	Clevid Dikamona	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF	Kirk Broadfoot	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0
6	MF	Alan Power	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	3	0
7	MF	Rory McKenzie	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0
8	MF	Gary Dicker	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0
9	FW	Eamonn Brophy	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
10	MF	Greg Kiltie	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
11	FW	Nicke Kabamba	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
12	FW	Danny Whitehall	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
14	DF	Zino Ibsen Rossi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	MF	Mohamed El Makrini	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	GK	Colin Doyle	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	DF	Stuart Findlay	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
18	DF	Calum Waters	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
19	DF	Mitchell Pinnock	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
20	FW	Innes Cameron	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	DF	Ross Millen	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
23	GK	Danny Rogers	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
25	FW	Kyle Connell	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	MF	Aaron Tshibola	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
29	MF	Chris Burke	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	0
32	MF	Thomas Brindley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	MF	Ally Taylor	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	GK	Curtis Lyle	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Name	Previous Club	Fee	Ref.
15 June 2020	DF	Aaron McGowan	Hamilton Academical	Free	^[14]
8 July 2020	MF	Mitchell Pinnock	Wimbledon	Free	^[15]
15 July 2020	DF	Zeno Ibsen Rossi	Bournemouth	Loan	^[16]
21 July 2020	FW	Danny Whitehall	Maidenhead United	Free	^[17]
22 July 2020	DF	Brandon Haunstrup	Portsmouth	Free	^[18]
28 July 2020	GK	Danny Rogers	Aberdeen	Free	^[19]
30 July 2020	GK	Jake Eastwood	Sheffield United	Loan	^[20]
31 July 2020	MF	Aaron Tshibola	Aves	Free	^[21]
6 August 2020	MF	Clevid Dikamona	Heart of Midlothian	Free	^[22]
11 August 2020	DF	Colin Doyle	Heart of Midlothian	Loan	^[23]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Name	Subsequent Club	Fee	Ref
19 May 2020	MF	Harry Bunn	Free Agent	Free	^[24]
19 May 2020	MF	Adam Frizzell	Free Agent	Free	^[25]
19 May 2020	GK	Devlin MacKay	Free Agent	Free	^[26]
25 June 2020	GK	Jamie Walker	Stranraer	Free	^[27]
10 July 2020	MF	Dom Thomas	Dunfermline Athletic	Undisclosed	^[28]
16 July 2020	GK	Jamie MacDonald	Raith Rovers	Free	^[29]
16 July 2020	MF	Iain Wilson	Dunfermline Athletic	Free	^[30]
1 August 2020	DF	Stephen Hendrie	Morecambe	Free	^[31]
6 August 2020	GK	Jan Koprivec	Tabor Sežana	Free	^[32]
13 August 2020	DF	Stephen O'Donnell	Motherwell	Free	^[33]^[34]

References

^ Sutherland, Jonathan (15 June 2020). "Alex Dyer: Kilmarnock boss 'chuffed' to continue as right-back Aaron McGowan signs". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
^ "Killie Return to Action with Win Over 'Well". Kilmarnock FC. 17 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
^ "Rory McKenzie on target in friendly v Livi". Kilmarnock FC. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
^ "Killie and United draw in final warm up game". Kilmarnock FC. 25 July 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
^ Lyall, Jamie (1 August 2020). "Hibernian 2-1 Kilmarnock: Martin Boyle's double clinches home win". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
^ Lynsey, Clive (9 August 2020). "Kilmarnock 1-1 Celtic: Chris Burke penalty holds the champions". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
^ Murray, Keir (13 August 2020). "Ross County 2-2 Kilmarnock: Alex Dyer frustrated by penalty incidents". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
^ "Scottish League Cup: St Johnstone & Dundee Utd drawn in same group". BBC Sport. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
^ "Summary - Premiership". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 25 March 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
^ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
^ "Summary - League Cup Group E". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
^ "Format". SPFL. Archived from the original on 1 October 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
^ "Kilmarnock FC player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
^ "Alex Dyer: Kilmarnock boss 'chuffed' to continue as right-back Aaron McGowan signs". BBC Sport. BBC. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
^ "Mitch Pinnock: Kilmarnock sign winger after Wimbledon exit". BBC Sport. BBC. 8 July 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
^ "Kilmarnock: Bournenouth defender Zeno Rossi agrees season-long loan". BBC. 15 July 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
^ "Kilmarnock: Danny Whitehall signs from Maidenhead on six-month deal". BBC. 21 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
^ "Kilmarnock: Left-back Brandon Haunstrup joins from Portsmouth". BBC. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
^ "Kilmarnock sign former Aberdeen goalkeeper Danny Rogers". BBC. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
^ "Sheffield United goalkeeper Jake Eastwood joins Kilmarnock on loan". BBC. 30 July 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
^ "Aaron Tshibola completes return to Killie". Kilmarnock FC. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
^ "Clevid Dikamona joins Killie on one-year deal". Kilmarnock FC. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
^ "Colin Doyle: Kilmarnock sign Hearts goalkeeper on loan until January". BBC. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
^ "Squad update following 2019/20 season". Kilmarnock FC. kilmarnockfc.co.uk. 19 May 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
^ "Squad update following 2019/20 season". Kilmarnock FC. kilmarnockfc.co.uk. 19 May 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
^ "Squad update following 2019/20 season". Kilmarnock FC. kilmarnockfc.co.uk. 19 May 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
^ "Summer Signings". SPFL. spfl.co.uk. 25 June 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
^ "Dom Thomas moves to Dunfermline is permanent". Dunfermline Athletic FC. dafc.co.uk. 10 July 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
^ "Rovers Bring in MacDonald". SPFL. spfl.co.uk. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
^ "Pars Snap Up Wilson". SPFL. spfl.co.uk. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
^ "Stephen Hendrie: Morecambe sign Scottish defender on one-year deal". BBC Sport. BBC. 1 August 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
^ Uredništvo (6 August 2020). "Sežana po novem z nekdanjim tretjim vratarjem slovenske reprezentance" (in Slovenian). Nogomania. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
^ "Stephen O'Donnell: Full-back to leave Kilmarnock on free transfer". BBC Sport. BBC. 19 May 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
^ "Stephen O'Donnell signs for Motherwell". Motherwell FC. motherwellfc.co.uk. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.

[9] Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).

[1] Sutherland, Jonathan (15 June 2020). "Alex Dyer: Kilmarnock boss 'chuffed' to continue as right-back Aaron McGowan signs". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 June 2020.

[2] "Killie Return to Action with Win Over 'Well". Kilmarnock FC. 17 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.

[3] "Rory McKenzie on target in friendly v Livi". Kilmarnock FC. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.

[4] "Killie and United draw in final warm up game". Kilmarnock FC. 25 July 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2020.

[5] Lyall, Jamie (1 August 2020). "Hibernian 2-1 Kilmarnock: Martin Boyle's double clinches home win". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 August 2020.

[6] Lynsey, Clive (9 August 2020). "Kilmarnock 1-1 Celtic: Chris Burke penalty holds the champions". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 August 2020.

[7] Murray, Keir (13 August 2020). "Ross County 2-2 Kilmarnock: Alex Dyer frustrated by penalty incidents". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 August 2020.

[8] "Scottish League Cup: St Johnstone & Dundee Utd drawn in same group". BBC Sport. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

[Soccerway2-10] "Summary - Premiership". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 25 March 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.

[11] "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.

[GE-12] "Summary - League Cup Group E". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 November 2020.

[Format-13] "Format". SPFL. Archived from the original on 1 October 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017.

[14] "Kilmarnock FC player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 13 August 2020.

[15] "Alex Dyer: Kilmarnock boss 'chuffed' to continue as right-back Aaron McGowan signs". BBC Sport. BBC. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.

[16] "Mitch Pinnock: Kilmarnock sign winger after Wimbledon exit". BBC Sport. BBC. 8 July 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.

[17] "Kilmarnock: Bournenouth defender Zeno Rossi agrees season-long loan". BBC. 15 July 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.

[18] "Kilmarnock: Danny Whitehall signs from Maidenhead on six-month deal". BBC. 21 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.

[19] "Kilmarnock: Left-back Brandon Haunstrup joins from Portsmouth". BBC. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.

[20] "Kilmarnock sign former Aberdeen goalkeeper Danny Rogers". BBC. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.

[21] "Sheffield United goalkeeper Jake Eastwood joins Kilmarnock on loan". BBC. 30 July 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2020.

[22] "Aaron Tshibola completes return to Killie". Kilmarnock FC. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2020.

[23] "Clevid Dikamona joins Killie on one-year deal". Kilmarnock FC. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2020.

[24] "Colin Doyle: Kilmarnock sign Hearts goalkeeper on loan until January". BBC. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.

[25] "Squad update following 2019/20 season". Kilmarnock FC. kilmarnockfc.co.uk. 19 May 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.

[26] "Squad update following 2019/20 season". Kilmarnock FC. kilmarnockfc.co.uk. 19 May 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.

[27] "Squad update following 2019/20 season". Kilmarnock FC. kilmarnockfc.co.uk. 19 May 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.

[28] "Summer Signings". SPFL. spfl.co.uk. 25 June 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.

[29] "Dom Thomas moves to Dunfermline is permanent". Dunfermline Athletic FC. dafc.co.uk. 10 July 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.

[30] "Rovers Bring in MacDonald". SPFL. spfl.co.uk. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.

[31] "Pars Snap Up Wilson". SPFL. spfl.co.uk. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.

[32] "Stephen Hendrie: Morecambe sign Scottish defender on one-year deal". BBC Sport. BBC. 1 August 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.

[33] Uredništvo (6 August 2020). "Sežana po novem z nekdanjim tretjim vratarjem slovenske reprezentance" (in Slovenian). Nogomania. Retrieved 14 August 2020.

[34] "Stephen O'Donnell: Full-back to leave Kilmarnock on free transfer". BBC Sport. BBC. 19 May 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.

[35] "Stephen O'Donnell signs for Motherwell". Motherwell FC. motherwellfc.co.uk. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.

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v t e Kilmarnock Football Club
Players Managers Seasons Notable matches
Club	European football
Home stadium	Rugby Park
Rivalries	Ayrshire derby Ayrshire Cup
Notable people	Billy Bowie (Owner and majority shareholder) Cathy Jamieson (Director) Derek McInnes (Manager)
Related articles	Kilmarnock FC Women Howard Park Killie pie St. Louis Stars

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Domestic leagues	SPFL Premiership Championship League One League Two Highland Lowland East of Scotland South of Scotland West of Scotland North Caledonian SJFA East Premiership ~~SJFA North Superleague~~ ~~SPFL Reserve League~~ Women's Premier League '20 '20–2021 Women's Championship '20 '20–21
Domestic cups	Scottish Cup Final League Cup Group stage Final ~~Challenge Cup~~ South Region Challenge Cup ~~Junior Cup~~ ~~Youth Cup~~ Women's Cup ~~'20 '21~~ Women's Premier League Cup '20 ~~'21 (spring)~~
European competitions	Champions League Europa League Youth League
Related to national team	Results Men's Women's 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) 2020–21 UEFA Nations League UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying
Transfers	Summer 2020 Winter 2020–21
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Premiership	Aberdeen Celtic Dundee United Hamilton Academical Hibernian Kilmarnock Livingston Motherwell Rangers Ross County St Johnstone St Mirren
Championship	Alloa Athletic Arbroath Ayr United Dundee Dunfermline Athletic Greenock Morton Heart of Midlothian Inverness Caledonian Thistle Queen of the South Raith Rovers
League One	Airdrieonians Clyde Cove Rangers Dumbarton East Fife Falkirk Forfar Athletic Montrose Partick Thistle Peterhead