The 2006–07 season was Kilmarnock's eighth 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 reached the League Cup final.
2006–07 season | |||
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Chairman | Michael Johnston | ||
Manager | Jim Jefferies | ||
Stadium | Rugby Park | ||
SPL | Fifth place | ||
Scottish Cup | Third round | ||
League Cup | Runners-Up | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Steven Naismith (15) All: Steven Naismith (19) | ||
Highest home attendance | 13,623 v Celtic, SPL, 22 April 2007 | ||
Lowest home attendance | 4,750 v Dunfermline Athletic, SPL, 2 December 2006 | ||
Average home league attendance | 7,564 | ||
Summary
Season
Kilmarnock finished fifth in the Scottish Premier League with 55 points, the same standing and points tally as the previous season.[1] They reached the final of the Scottish League Cup, but were beaten by Hibernian.[2] Kilmarnock also reached the third round of the Scottish Cup, losing to Greenock Morton.[3]
Results and fixtures
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Pre-season
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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11 July 2006 | Queen of the South | A | 2–2 | Invincible Naismith | |
15 July 2006 | Elgin City | A | 3–0 | 650 | Di Giacomo, Barrowman, Trialist |
16 July 2006 | Ross County | A | 0–1 | ||
20 July 2006 | ![]() | H | 2–1 | Di Giacomo, Nish | |
22 July 2006 | ![]() | H | 1–1 | 2,255 | Di Giacomo |
Scottish Premier League
Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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1 | 29 July 2006 | Celtic | A | 1–4 | 54,620 | Naismith 87’ |
2 | 5 August 2006 | Hibernian | H | 2–1 | 6,299 | Nish 48’ Naismith 72’ |
3 | 12 August 2006 | Dundee United | H | 0–0 | 5,328 | |
4 | 19 August 2006 | Falkirk | A | 2–1 | 5,022 | Wales 45’ Di Giacomo 87’ |
5 | 27 August 2006 | Rangers | H | 2–2 | 13,506 | Wright 63’ Naismith 90’ (Pen.) |
6 | 9 September 2006 | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 2–3 | 4,510 | Invincible 9’ Wales 52’ |
7 | 16 September 2006 | St Mirren | A | 1–0 | 5,277 | Broadfoot (o.g.) 70’ |
8 | 23 September 2006 | Inverness CT | H | 1–1 | 4,809 | Nish 7’ |
9 | 30 September 2006 | Motherwell | A | 0–5 | 4,765 | |
10 | 14 October 2006 | Aberdeen | H | 1–0 | 5,744 | Wales 69’ |
11 | 21 October 2006 | Heart of Midlothian | A | 2–0 | 16,849 | Invincible 28’ Wales 35’ |
12 | 29 October 2006 | Celtic | H | 1–2 | 10,083 | Nish 49’ |
13 | 4 November 2006 | Hibernian | A | 2–2 | 13,510 | Martis 49’ (o.g.) 18’ Naismith 65’ |
14 | 11 November 2006 | Dundee United | A | 0–1 | 5,815 | |
15 | 18 November 2006 | Falkirk | H | 2–1 | 5,666 | Hay 59’ O’Donnell 70’ (o.g.) 70’ |
16 | 26 November 2006 | Rangers | A | 0–3 | 48,289 | |
17 | 2 December 2006 | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 5–1 | 4,750 | Greer 7’ Di Giacomo 19’, 25’ Nish 27’, 72 |
18 | 9 December 2006 | St Mirren | H | 1–1 | 5,978 | Di Giacomo 54’ |
19 | 16 December 2006 | Inverness CT | A | 4–3 | 3,728 | Naismith 29’, 68’ (Pen.) Nish 35’, 50’ |
20 | 23 December 2006 | Motherwell | H | 1–2 | 5,576 | Naismith 38’ |
21 | 26 December 2006 | Aberdeen | A | 1–3 | 11,887 | Naismith 89’ |
22 | 30 December 2006 | Heart of Midlothian | H | 0–0 | 7,302 | |
23 | 2 January 2007 | Celtic | A | 0–2 | 57,236 | |
24 | 15 January 2007 | Hibernian | H | 0–2 | 4,963 | |
25 | 20 January 2007 | Dundee United | H | 1–0 | 5,169 | Leven 61’ |
26 | 27 January 2007 | Falkirk | A | 2–0 | 4,696 | Nish 22’ Naismith 28’ |
27 | 11 February 2007 | Rangers | H | 1–3 | 11,894 | Naismith 73’ |
28 | 17 February 2007 | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 1–1 | 4,500 | Naismith 10’ |
29 | 3 March 2007 | St Mirren | A | 2–0 | 4,778 | Nish 59’, 79 |
30 | 10 March 2007 | Inverness CT | H | 3–2 | 7,630 | Di Giacomo 17’, 27’ Naismith 40’ |
31 | 31 March 2007 | Aberdeen | H | 1–2 | 7,236 | Naismith 86’ |
32 | 3 April 2007 | Motherwell | A | 1–0 | 3,784 | Nish 90’ |
33 | 7 April 2007 | Heart of Midlothian | A | 0–1 | 17,019 | |
34 | 22 April 2007 | Celtic | H | 1–2 | 13,623 | Nish 50’ |
35 | 28 April 2007 | Aberdeen | A | 0–3 | 10,046 | |
36 | 5 May 2007 | Hibernian | A | 1–0 | 10,674 | Nish 49’ |
37 | 13 May 2007 | Rangers | A | 1–0 | 50,085 | Naismith 53’ |
38 | 20 May 2007 | Heart of Midlothian | H | 1–0 | 11,030 | Naismith 82’ (Pen.) |
Scottish League Cup
Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Second Round | 22 August 2006 | Queen of the South | A | 2–1(a.e.t.)[4] | 2,452 | Murray 75' Naismith 113' |
Third Round | 19 September 2006 | Livingston | H | 2–1(a.e.t.)[5] | 3,573 | Wales 57’ Wright 115’ |
Quarter–Final | 7 November 2006 | Motherwell | H | 3–2[6] | 5,601 | Wright 7’, 45’ Invincible 71’ |
Semi–Final | 30 January 2007 | Falkirk | N | 3–0[7] | 10,722 | Naismith 30’, 71’, 78’ (Pen.) |
Final | 18 March 2007 | Hibernian | N | 1–5[8] | 52,000 | Greer 77’ |
Scottish Cup
Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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Third Round | 6 January 2007 | Greenock Morton | A | 1–3[9] | 6,649 | Nish 47’ |
Player statistics
- As of 20 May 2007 (UTC)[10]
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier League | League Cup | Scottish Cup | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | ![]() | Alan Combe | 13 | 0 | 11+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
2 | MF | ![]() | James Fowler | 44 | 0 | 38+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
3 | DF | ![]() | Garry Hay | 33 | 1 | 28+0 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
4 | DF | ![]() | David Lilley | 7 | 0 | 7+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
5 | DF | ![]() | Gordon Greer | 39 | 2 | 33+0 | 1 | 5+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
6 | DF | ![]() | Simon Ford | 20 | 0 | 12+4 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
7 | FW | ![]() | Steven Naismith | 43 | 19 | 35+2 | 15 | 5+0 | 4 | 1+0 | 0 |
8 | MF | ![]() | Gary Locke | 15 | 0 | 4+8 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
9 | FW | ![]() | Colin Nish | 39 | 14 | 24+9 | 13 | 4+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 |
10 | FW | ![]() | Gary Wales | 34 | 5 | 21+7 | 4 | 2+3 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
11 | FW | ![]() | Danny Invincible | 28 | 3 | 24+1 | 2 | 2+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
12 | MF | ![]() | Allan Johnston | 34 | 0 | 25+3 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
13 | GK | ![]() | Graeme Smith | 31 | 0 | 27+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
14 | DF | ![]() | Frazer Wright | 41 | 4 | 35+0 | 1 | 5+0 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 |
15 | DF | ![]() | Grant Murray | 30 | 1 | 27+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
16 | MF | ![]() | Rhian Dodds | 9 | 0 | 3+6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
17 | FW | ![]() | Andrew Barrowman | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
17 | MF | ![]() | Willie Gibson | 7 | 0 | 1+6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
18 | FW | ![]() | Paul Di Giacomo | 24 | 6 | 8+14 | 6 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
19 | MF | ![]() | Stevie Murray | 16 | 0 | 3+9 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
20 | FW | ![]() | David Fernández | 19 | 0 | 7+10 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
21 | DF | ![]() | Ryan O'Leary | 7 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
22 | MF | ![]() | Peter Leven | 31 | 1 | 20+7 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
23 | MF | ![]() | Jamie Hamill | 4 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
24 | FW | ![]() | Robert Campbell | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
25 | MF | ![]() | Jamie Adams | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
26 | GK | ![]() | Cameron Bell | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
27 | FW | ![]() | Momo Sylla | 12 | 0 | 10+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
28 | DF | ![]() | Iain Campbell | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
29 | MF | ![]() | Rocco Quinn | 7 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
38 | MF | ![]() | Iain Flannigan | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
43 | DF | ![]() | Eric Skora | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
44 | GK | ![]() | Chad Harpur | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
46 | FW | ![]() | Aimé Koudou | 5 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
Final league table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[a] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | Aberdeen | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 55 | 38 | +17 | 65 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
4 | Heart of Midlothian | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 47 | 35 | +12 | 61 | |
5 | Kilmarnock | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 47 | 54 | −7 | 55 | |
6 | Hibernian | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 56 | 46 | +10 | 49 | |
7 | Falkirk | 38 | 15 | 5 | 18 | 49 | 47 | +2 | 50 |
Source: Scottish Professional Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
Division summary
Transfers
Players out
References
External links
- Kilmarnock 2006–07 at Soccerbase.com (select relevant season from dropdown list)
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