2020–21 Kilmarnock F.C. season
Appearance
2020–21 season | |||
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Chairman | Billy Bowie | ||
Manager | Alex Dyer | ||
Stadium | Rugby Park | ||
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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 |
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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 | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||
Premiership | 1 August 2020 | May 2021 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 0.00 |
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 | 0.00 |
Source: Competitions
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[a] |
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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:
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 | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | DNF | FAL | KIL | CLY | DUM | |
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1 | Dunfermline Athletic | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 12 | Qualification for the Second round | — | 2–0 | — | 3–2 | — | |
2 | Falkirk | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 9 | — | — | 3–0 | 2–1 | — | ||
3 | Kilmarnock | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 6 | 0–3 | — | — | — | 2–0 | ||
4 | Clyde | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 3 | — | — | 0–2 | — | 3–2 | ||
5 | Dumbarton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 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]
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 | ||||||
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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. |
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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 |
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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] |
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