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2018–19 Kilmarnock F.C. season

The 2018–19 season was Kilmarnock's sixth season in the Premiership, and their 26th consecutive season in the top flight of Scottish football.

Kilmarnock
2018–19 season
ChairmanBilly Bowie
ManagerSteve Clarke
StadiumRugby Park
Premiership3rd
Scottish CupFifth round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Eamonn Brophy (11)
All:
Eamonn Brophy (12)
Highest home attendance12,374 (vs Rangers, 23 January 2019)
Lowest home attendance2,835 (vs Queen's Park, 5 December 2018)
Average home league attendance6,894 ( 1,504)

Overview

Killie, like the previous season, went on a pre-season training camp in La Manga, Spain.[1] On 13 July 2018, manager Steve Clarke said that Youssouf Mulumbu had left Kilmarnock and wasn't expected to return to the club.[2] A Kilmarnock XI took part in two friendly matches. The first was against East Kilbride on 18 July 2018 in which Daniel Higgins scored the only goal of the game to give Killie a 1–0 win.[3] On 22 July 2018, Killie played local junior side Kilwinning Rangers in Ben Lewis's testimonial.[4]

Kilmarnock finished the season in third place - the club's highest league finish since 1966 - and with a record points tally. Eamonn Brophy's 89th-minute penalty secured a 2–1 win over Rangers in the last game of the season to secure third and qualification to the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League.[5]

Kilmarnock were seeded for the group stage draw of the League Cup and were drawn to face Premiership rivals St Mirren along with Dumbarton, Queen's Park and Spartans. In their opening fixture, Kilmarnock drew 0–0 with St Mirren and missed out on the opportunity for a bonus point as they lost 3–2 on penalties.[6] They won their subsequent three matches to finish first in Group H. Killie were eliminated in the second round by Rangers.

Kilmarnock entered the fourth round of the Scottish Cup as one of the Premiership clubs, starting on 19 January 2019.[7] After defeating Forfar Athletic, they lost to Rangers in a fifth round replay.

Results

Pre-season and friendlies

DateOpponentsVenueResult
F–A		Scorers
18 July 2018East KilbrideK-Park Training Academy1–0[3]Higgins 86'
22 July 2018Kilwinning RangersAbbey Park3–1

Premiership

DateOpponentsH / AResult
F–A		ScorersAttendanceLeague
position
4 August 2018St JohnstoneH2–0[8]S. Boyd 58', Ndjoli 85'4,6444th
11 August 2018LivingstonA0–0[9]2,5864th
25 August 2018Heart of MidlothianH0–1[10]6,2396th
1 September 2018AberdeenA2–0[11]Brophy 44', Stewart 69'14,2483rd
15 September 2018HibernianA2–3[12]Brophy 26', Stewart 44'17,6227th
23 September 2018CelticH2–1[13]Burke 64', Findlay 90+3'10,9885th
29 September 2018MotherwellH3–1[14]Burke 39', Stewart 44', Brophy 59' (pen.)5,0903rd
6 October 2018DundeeA2–1[15]Boyle 17' (o.g.), Brophy 54' (pen.)5,1583rd
20 October 2018St MirrenA2–1[16]Power 56', Tshibola 68'5,8893rd
27 October 2018Hamilton AcademicalH1–1[17]McKenzie 44'5,0232nd
31 October 2018RangersA1–1[18]Stewart 15'49,2793rd
4 November 2018AberdeenH1–2[19]K. Boyd 32'5,2704th
10 November 2018Heart of MidlothianA1–0[20]Millen 73'17,4174th
24 November 2018St JohnstoneA0–0[21]3,5594th
1 December 2018HibernianH3–0[22]Brophy 6', 34' (pen.), Stewart 90'6,0362nd
5 December 2018LivingstonH2–0[23]Stewart 3', 20'4,1431st
8 December 2018CelticA1–5[24]Brophy 52' (pen.)58,4573rd
15 December 2018DundeeH3–1[25]Broadfoot 54', Kusunga 66' (o.g.), Stewart 79'4,6681st
22 December 2018Hamilton AcademicalA1–1[26]Brophy 7'3,4014th
26 December 2018MotherwellA1–0[27]Jones 40'5,4263rd
29 December 2018St MirrenH2–1[28]Findlay 4', Jones 11'7,1313rd
23 January 2019RangersH2–1[29]Brophy 22', Jones 66'12,3742nd
26 January 2019AberdeenA0–0[30]15,5602nd
1 February 2019Heart of MidlothianH1–2[31]Jones 45+1'5,5523rd
6 February 2019DundeeA2–2[32]McAleny 18', Burke 54'4,6944th
17 February 2019CelticH0–1[33]11,9164th
23 February 2019LivingstonA0–1[34]2,5694th
27 February 2019MotherwellH0–0[35]Abandoned
2 March 2019MotherwellH0–0[36]6,2154th
11 March 2019St MirrenA1–0[37]Millar 87'4,4584th
16 March 2019RangersA1–1[38]McAleny 29'49,5274th
30 March 2019Hamilton AcademicalH5–0[39]Taylor 5', McAleny 56', Mulumbu 63', Burke 84', Ndjoli 90+2'4,7623rd
3 April 2019HibernianA0–0[40]16,5883rd
6 April 2019St JohnstoneH2–0[41]Kane 17' (o.g.), K. Boyd 43' (pen.)4,6853rd
20 April 2019AberdeenH0–1[42]6,5314th
27 April 2019CelticA0–1[43]58,8514th
4 May 2019Heart of MidlothianA1–0[44]Findlay 86'17,1033rd
11 May 2019HibernianH1–0[45]Brophy 32' (pen.)7,4843rd
19 May 2019RangersH2–1[46]Burke 9', Brophy 89' (pen.)12,2483rd

Scottish Cup

DateRoundOpponentsH / AResult
F–A		ScorersAttendance
19 January 2019Fourth roundForfar AthleticH2–0[47]Findlay 19', Burke 78'4,376
9 February 2019Fifth roundRangersH0–0[48]11,430
20 February 2019Fifth round replayRangersA0–5[49]37,918

League Cup

DateRoundOpponentsH / AResult
F–A		ScorersAttendance
13 July 2018Group stageSt MirrenH0–0 (2–3p)[50]4,026
21 July 2018Group stageDumbartonA4–2[51]Ndjoli 48', K. Boyd 68', 76', 90'1,353
24 July 2018SpartansA3–0[52]Erwin 63', Ndjoli 80', 90'1,078
28 July 2018Queen's ParkH2–0[53]Brophy 62', K. Boyd 90+3'2,835
19 August 2018Second roundRangersH1–3[54]Barišić 51' (o.g.)12,016

Club statistics

Competition Overview

CompetitionFirst matchLast matchStarting roundFinal positionRecord
PldWDLGFGAGDWin %
Premiership4 August 201819 May 2019Matchday 1Matchday 3838191095031+19050.00
Scottish Cup19 January 201920 February 2019Fourth roundFifth round replay311125−3033.33
League Cup13 July 201819 August 2018Group stageSecond round5311105+5060.00
Total462312116241+21050.00

Source: Competitions

League table

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation[a]
1Celtic (C)3827657720+5787Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2Rangers3823968227+5578Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[b]
3Kilmarnock38191095031+1967
4Aberdeen38207115744+1367
5Hibernian381412125139+1254
Source: Soccerway BBC
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).[55]
(C) Champions
Notes:

League cup table

PosTeam
PldWPWPLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Kilmarnock (Q)4301092+710Qualification for the Second round
2St Mirren (Q)4130082+69
3Dumbarton41102310−75
4Queen's Park4101224−24
5Spartans4002237−42
Source: [56]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[57]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

Squad statistics

No.Pos.NameLeagueScottish CupLeague CupTotalDiscipline
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1GK Jamie MacDonald130204019000
2DF Stephen O'Donnell370204043070
3DF Greg Taylor361203041140
4DF Jack Byrne5000005010
4DF Alex Bruce4010005000
5DF Kirk Broadfoot271105033152
6MF Alan Power3613050441120
7MF Rory McKenzie241202028121
8MF Gary Dicker350304042081
9FW Kris Boyd (c)192204425631
10FW Greg Kiltie3010206000
11MF Jordan Jones284205035410
12FW Mikael Ndjoli242205331430
13GK Devlin MacKay1000001000
15FW Bright Enobakhare6000006010
15FW Conor McAleny113200013310
16DF Scott Boyd171304024130
17DF Stuart Findlay313112034441
18DF Calum Waters2010205010
19FW Lee Erwin1000415100
19FW Greg Stewart168000016830
19FW Liam Millar131100014100
20MF Iain Wilson6010209000
21MF Adam Frizzell0000000000
22DF Ross Millen4100206110
23DF Dom Thomas1000203000
24MF Youssouf Mulumbu101200012130
25FW Eamonn Brophy29111031331230
26GK Daniel Bachmann250201028011
27MF Aaron Tshibola2712000291100
29MF Chris Burke355314042610

Source: [58]

Player transfers

Transfers in

DatePositionNamePrevious ClubFeeRef.
4 July 2018FW Mikael Ndjoli BournemouthLoan[59]
13 July 2018DFRoss MillenQueen’s ParkFree[60]
8 August 2018GK Daniel Bachmann WatfordLoan[61]
28 August 2018FWGreg Stewart Birmingham CityLoan[62]
29 August 2018MF Aaron Tshibola Aston VillaLoan[63]
31 August 2018FW Bright Enobakhare Wolverhampton WanderersLoan[64]
31 August 2018MF Jack Byrne Oldham AthleticFree[64]
28 January 2019FW Conor McAleny Fleetwood TownLoan[65]
30 January 2019DF Alex Bruce Wigan AthleticFree[66]
31 January 2019MF Youssouf MulumbuCelticLoan[67]
31 January 2019FW Liam Millar LiverpoolLoan[68]

Transfers out

DatePositionNameSubsequent ClubFeeRef
30 June 2018MF Youssouf MulumbuCelticFree[69]
11 June 2018GK Leo FasanFalkirkFree[70]
13 August 2018FWLee Erwin TractorFree[71]
14 August 2018FW Alex Samizadeh Curzon AshtonFree[72]
30 August 2018MF Brad SpencerDumbartonFree[73]
31 August 2018MFAdam FrizzellQueen of the SouthLoan[74]
14 September 2018MFDaniel HigginsStranraerLoan[75]
14 September 2018MFInnes CameronStranraerLoan[75]
7 December 2018MF Jack Byrne Shamrock RoversFree[76]
29 January 2019MFIain WilsonQueen of the SouthLoan[77]
30 January 2019MFGreg KiltieGreenock MortonLoan[78]
31 January 2019MFDominic ThomasDumbartonLoan[79]

References

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