2010–11 Kilmarnock F.C. season

The 2010–11 season was Kilmarnock's twelfth 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 the League Cup.

Kilmarnock
2010–11 season
ChairmanMichael Johnston
ManagerMixu Paatelainen
(until 31 March)
Kenny Shiels
StadiumRugby Park
SPLFifth Place
Scottish CupFourth round
League CupQuarter-final
Top goalscorerLeague: Conor Sammon (15)
All: Conor Sammon (18)
Highest home attendance16,173 Rangers, SPL, 15 May 2011
Lowest home attendance4,216 v Hibernian, SPL, 18 December 2010
Average home league attendance6,427

Summary

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Season

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Kilmarnock finished fifth in the Scottish Premier League with 49 points.[1] They reached the Quarter-Final of the League Cup, losing to Rangers[2] and the fourth round of the 2010–11 Scottish Cup, also losing to Rangers.[3]

Results and fixtures

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season

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Kilmarnock spent their pre-season in Devon, competing in the South West Challenge Cup with friendly matches against Bideford and Blackpool, followed by a record 16–0 win over local side Torrington F.C.[4]

19 July 2010   Bideford 1 – 7 Kilmarnock The Sports Ground, Bideford
20:00 BST Mudge   pen.' Report Dayton   
Taouil   
Pascali  
Kelly  
McKay  
22 July 2010   Blackpool 2 – 2
(5–4 p)
Kilmarnock The Sports Ground, Bideford
20:00 BST Euell   24'
Almond   71'
Hamill   53' (pen.)
Bryson   81'
Penalties
Edwards  
Southern  
Evatt  
Ormerod  
Gilks  
  Bell
  Fowler
  Clancy
  Hamill

Scottish Premier League

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14 August 2010 SPL Rangers 2 – 1 Kilmarnock Ibrox
15:00 Miller   16'
Naismith   60' (pen.)
BBC SPORT Hamill   54' Attendance: 45,739
Referee: W Collum
22 August 2010 SPL Kilmarnock 0 – 1 Motherwell Rugby Park
15:00 BBC SPORT Blackman   37' Attendance: 5,399
Referee: M Tumilty
28 August 2010 SPL Aberdeen 0 – 1 Kilmarnock Pittodrie
15:00 BBC SPORT Hamill   90+2' Attendance: 11,287
Referee: B Winter
11 September 2011 SPL Kilmarnock 2 – 1 St Mirren Rugby Park
15:00 Dayton   29'
Eremenko   56'
BBC SPORT Thomson   48'
McGowan  
Attendance: 6,064
Referee: S Mclean
19 September 2011 SPL Kilmarnock 1 – 2 Celtic Rugby Park
12:45 Sammon   7' BBC SPORT Murphy   41' (pen.)
Stokes   52'
Attendance: 8,645
Referee: C Thomson
25 September 2010 SPL Hamilton Academical 2 – 2 Kilmarnock New Douglas Park
15:00 Paixao   15'
Hasselbaink   38'
BBC SPORT Hamill   83' (pen.)
Sammon   89'
Attendance: 3,033
Referee: C Allan
2 October 2010 SPL Kilmarnock 1 – 2 Dundee United Rugby Park
15:00 Sammon   90+4'
Wright    
BBC SPORT Goodwillie   15'
Daly   69'
Attendance: 4,833
Referee: J McKendrick
16 October 2010 SPL Hibernian 2 – 1 Kilmarnock Easter Road
15:00 Hogg   38', 45' BBC SPORT Silva   3' Attendance: 11,256
Referee: I Brines
23 October 2010 SPL Kilmarnock 1 – 2 Inverness CT Rugby Park
15:00 Miguel   74' BBC SPORT Rooney   42 pen.'
Hayes   66'
Attendance: 4,508
Referee: E Norris
31 October 2010 SPL Heart of Midlothian 0 – 3 Kilmarnock Tynecastle Stadium
12:45 BBC SPORT Wright   45+2'
Sammon   80'
Eremenko   82'
Attendance: 13,056
Referee: S O'Reilly
6 November 2010 SPL St Johnstone 0 – 3 Kilmarnock McDiarmid Park
15:00 BBC SPORT Duberry   37 o.g.'
Sammon   83'
Kelly   90+4'
Attendance: 3,230
Referee: I Brines
10 November 2010 SPL Kilmarnock 3 – 0 Hamilton Academical Rugby Park
19:45 Gordon   34'
Sammon   46', 52'
BBC SPORT Attendance: 4,214
Referee: W Collum
13 November 2010 SPL Dundee United 1 – 1 Kilmarnock Tannadice
15:00 Russell   23' BBC SPORT Sammon   22' Attendance: 6,597
Referee: A Muir
20 November 2010 SPL Kilmarnock 2 – 3 Rangers Rugby Park
12:00 Sammon   21', 59' BBC SPORT Miller   42 pen.', 55 pen.', 64' Attendance: 10,177
Referee: E Norris
27 November 2010 SPL Kilmarnock 2 – 0 Aberdeen Rugby Park
15:00 Sammon   18'
Hamill   51 pen.'
BBC SPORT Attendance: 5,013
Referee: E Hacmon
18 December 2010 SPL Kilmarnock 2 – 1 Hibernian Rugby Park
15:00 Kelly   9', 43' BBC SPORT Riordan   55' Attendance: 4,216
Referee: C Thomson
21 December 2010 SPL Celtic 1 – 1 Kilmarnock Celtic Park
19:45 Rogne   84' BBC SPORT Sammon   53' Attendance: 44,522
Referee: W Collum
29 December 2010 SPL Inverness CT 1 – 3 Kilmarnock Caledonian Stadium
19:45 Foran   71' BBC SPORT Bryson   26'
Kelly   68'
Hamill   78'
Attendance: 3,735
Referee: W Collum
3 January 2011 SPL St Mirren 0 – 2 Kilmarnock St Mirren Park
15:00 BBC SPORT Kelly   64'
Bryson   79'
Attendance: 6,118
Referee: B Winter
15 January 2011 SPL Kilmarnock 1 – 1 St Johnstone Rugby Park
15:00 Sammon   16' BBC SPORT Taylor   86' Attendance: 4,885
Referee: S McLean
18 January 2011 SPL Kilmarnock 1 – 2 Heart of Midlothian Rugby Park
19:45 Miguel   19' BBC SPORT Elliott   73', 86' Attendance: 4,996
Referee: S Conroy
22 January 2011 SPL Kilmarnock 1 – 1 Dundee United Rugby Park
15:00 Sammon   41' BBC SPORT Kenneth   90' Attendance: 5,120
Referee: G Salmond
29 January 2011 SPL Hamilton Academical 1 – 1 Kilmarnock New Douglas Park
15:00 Antoine-Curier   79' BBC SPORT Sammon   15'
Hamill    
Attendance: 2,680
Referee: B Winter
2 February 2011 SPL Motherwell 0 – 1 Kilmarnock Fir Park
19:45 BBC SPORT Silva   81' Attendance: 3,640
Referee: S O'Reilly
12 February 2011 SPL Hibernian 2 – 1 Kilmarnock Easter Road
15:00 Sodje   52'
Dickoh  
Palsson   74 pen.'
BBC SPORT Hamill   71 pen.' Attendance: 11,082
Referee: S Conroy
19 February 2011 SPL Aberdeen 5 – 0 Kilmarnock Pittodrie
15:00 Vernon   14'
Aluko   25'
Maguire   59 pen.'
McArdle   70'
Josh Magennis   82'
BBC SPORT Attendance: 7,371
Referee: G Salmond
26 February 2011 SPL Kilmarnock 2 – 0 St Mirren Rugby Park
15:00 Gros   13'
Eremenko   29'
BBC SPORT Attendance: 5,243
Referee: C Murray
5 March 2011 SPL Heart of Midlothian 0 – 2 Kilmarnock Tynecastle Stadium
15:00 BBC SPORT Silva   50'
Eremenko   56'
 
Attendance: 13,836
Referee: S McLean
13 March 2011 SPL Rangers 2 – 1 Kilmarnock Ibrox
15:00 Diouf   38'
Clancy   87 o.g.'
BBC SPORT Hamill   61 pen.' Attendance: 42,417
Referee: A Muir
19 March 2011 SPL Kilmarnock 3 – 1 Motherwell Rugby Park
12:00 Pascali   24'
Hamill   44 pen.'
Kelly   51'
BBC SPORT Sutton   15' Attendance: 4,259
Referee: M Tumilty
2 April 2011 SPL St Johnstone 0 – 0 Kilmarnock McDiarmid Park
15:00 BBC SPORT Attendance: 3,083
Referee: Finnie
9 April 2011 SPL Kilmarnock 1 – 1 Inverness CT Rugby Park
15:00 Kelly   13' BBC SPORT Hayes   10' Attendance: 4,518
Referee: McKendrick
20 April 2011 SPL Kilmarnock 0 – 4 Celtic Rugby Park
19:30 BBC SPORT Commons   4', 34'
Hooper   41'
Stokes   58'
Attendance: 9,117
Referee: Muir
23 April 2011 SPL Dundee United 4 – 2 Kilmarnock Tannadice
12:15 Severin   25'
Goodwillie   38', 47'
Conway   49'
BBC SPORT Silva   70'
Pascali   87'
Attendance: 5,225
Referee: Winter
30 April 2011 SPL Kilmarnock 2 – 2 Heart of Midlothian Rugby Park
15:00 Fowler   55'
Agard   86'
BBC SPORT Skácel   67'
Pascali   76 o.g.'
Attendance: 5,006
Referee: Norris
8 May 2011 SPL Kilmarnock 0 – 2 Celtic Rugby Park
12:45 BBC Sport Brown   45'
Commons   68'
Attendance: 9,720
Referee: Collum
11 May 2011 SPL Motherwell 1 – 1 Kilmarnock Fir Park
19:45 Jones   8' BBC Sport Aubameyang   49' Attendance: 4,101
Referee: Allan
15 May 2011 SPL Kilmarnock 1 – 5 Rangers Rugby Park
12:30 Dayton   65' BBC Sport Lafferty   1', 7', 53'
Naismith   5'
Jelavić   49'
Attendance: 16,173
Referee: Thomson

Scottish League Cup

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25 August 2010 League Cup round 2 Kilmarnock 6 – 2 Airdrie Utd Rugby Park
Sammon   4', 55', 90+3'
Wright   32'
Kelly   64'
Sissoko   77'
BBC Sport McCord   17'
Grant   87'
Attendance: 3,066
Referee: Salmond
22 September 2010 League Cup round 3 Kilmarnock 3 – 1 Hibernian Rugby Park
Hamill   29', 71 pen.'
Silva   74'
BBC Sport Grounds   8' Attendance: 4,074
Referee: Collum
27 October 2010 League Cup Quarter Final Kilmarnock 0 – 2 Rangers Rugby Park
BBC Sport Little   25'
Naismith   61'
Attendance: 7,561
Referee: Tumilty

Scottish Cup

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10 January 2011 Scottish Cup round 4 Rangers 3 – 0 Kilmarnock Ibrox
McCulloch   20'
Lafferty   37'
Whittaker   71' (pen.)
BBC Sport Attendance: 13,215
Referee: O'Reilly

Squad statistics

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Appearances

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As of 15 May 2011[5]
No. Pos Nat Player Total SPL League Cup Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 DF   IRL Tim Clancy 25 0 19+2 0 1+2 0 0+1 0
3 DF   SCO Garry Hay 24 0 17+5 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
4 MF   SCO James Fowler 27 0 21+5 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
5 DF   SCO Frazer Wright 31 2 27+0 1 3+0 1 1+0 0
6 DF   FRA Mohamadou Sissoko 31 1 26+1 0 3+0 1 1+0 0
7 MF   SCO Craig Bryson 36 2 33+0 2 2+0 0 1+0 0
8 DF   SCO Jamie Hamill 35 10 31+1 8 2+0 2 1+0 0
9 FW   POR Rui Miguel 22 2 8+12 2 0+1 0 0+1 0
10 MF   MAR Mehdi Taouil 27 0 18+6 0 1+1 0 1+0 0
13 GK   SCO Cammy Bell 35 0 31+0 0 3+0 0 1+0 0
14 MF   CPV David Silva 33 1 17+12 0 2+1 1 0+1 0
15 DF   SWE Billy Berntsson 4 0 0+4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
17 FW   ENG Kieran Agard 8 1 3+5 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
19 DF   SCO Ryan O'Leary 3 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
20 MF   FIN Alexei Eremenko 34 4 31+0 4 2+0 0 1+0 0
21 GK   WAL Kyle Letheren 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
22 MF   SCO Liam Kelly 36 8 30+2 7 2+1 1 1+0 0
23 MF   ENG James Dayton 11 2 7+3 2 1+0 0 0+0 0
24 MF   WAL Scott Evans 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
26 DF   SCO Gavin Brown 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
26 DF   ENG Alex Pursehouse 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
27 MF   FRA Benjamin Laurant 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
28 FW   FRA William Gros 11 1 8+3 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
29 DF   ITA Manuel Pascali 39 2 34+1 2 3+0 0 1+0 0
35 DF   SCO Gary Fisher 3 0 0+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
37 MF   SCO Reid Brown 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
38 MF   SCO Rory McKenzie 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
39 MF   SCO Ross Davidson 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
41 MF   SCO Callum McCluskey 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
42 DF   SCO Joe Slattery 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
50 MF   NIR Matty Kennedy 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
53 GK   FIN Anssi Jaakkola 8 0 7+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
87 FW   GAB Willy Aubameyang 6 1 4+2 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
Players who left the club during the 2010–11 season
1 GK   SCO Alan Combe 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
11 FW   AUS Danny Invincible 9 0 3+4 0 0+2 0 0+0 0
12 DF   NZL Steven Old 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
16 DF   ENG Ben Gordon 21 1 18+0 1 3+0 0 0+0 0
17 MF   ENG Graeme Owens 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
18 FW   IRL Conor Sammon 27 18 19+4 15 3+0 3 1+0 0
19 FW   ENG Harry Forrester 8 0 3+4 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
24 MF   SCO Michael Doyle 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
25 FW   SCO Daniel McKay 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Disciplinary record

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As of 15 May 2011
Position Nation Number Name SPL League Cup Scottish Cup Total
               
2   DF Tim Clancy 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
3   DF Garry Hay 1 1 1 0 1 0 3 1
4   DF James Fowler 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
5   DF Frazer Wright 5 1 0 0 0 0 5 1
6   DF Mohamadou Sissoko 5 1 2 0 0 0 7 1
7   MF Craig Bryson 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
8   DF Jamie Hamill 10 1 0 0 1 0 11 1
9   FW Rui Miguel 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
13   GK Cammy Bell 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
14   MF David Silva 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
16   DF Ben Gordon 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
18   FW Conor Sammon 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
20   MF Alexei Eremenko 3 2 1 0 0 0 4 2
22   MF Liam Kelly 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
29   DF Manuel Pascali 14 0 2 0 0 0 16 0
87   FW Willy Aubameyang 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 51 6 10 0 3 0 68 6

Final League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Heart of Midlothian 38 18 9 11 53 45 +8 63 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round
4 Dundee United 38 17 10 11 55 50 +5 61 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[a]
5 Kilmarnock 38 13 10 15 53 55 −2 49
6 Motherwell 38 13 7 18 40 60 −20 46
7 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 38 14 11 13 52 44 +8 53
Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Celtic entered the play-off round of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League as they won the 2011 Scottish Cup Final. Due to this, Heart of Midlothian also moved up to the third qualifying round, whilst fourth-placed team Dundee United received the second qualifying round spot.

Division summary

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHHAHAHAAHHHHHAAAHHHAAAAHAAHAHHAHHAH
ResultLLWWLDLLLWWWDLWWDWWDLDDWLLWWLWDDLLDLDL
Position101185688101097777656454444455555555555555
Updated to match(es) played on 15 May 2011. Source: [6]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Transfers

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Notes and references

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  1. ^ "Scottish Premiership Table 2010-11". espnfc.com. ESPN FC. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Kilmarnock 0 Rangers 2". BBC Sport. BBC. 27 October 2010. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Rangers 3 Kilmarnock 0". BBC Sport. BBC. 10 January 2010. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Kilmarnock FC:16-0:It's a record!". Daily Record. Daily Record. 30 July 2010. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Kilmarnock FC Player Appearances". soccerbase.com. Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Scottish Premiership 2010/2011". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  7. ^ "Kilmarnock snap up portuguese winger David Silva as club look to further signings". Daily Record. Daily Record. 1 August 2010. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  8. ^ "Kilmarnock sign Chelsea defenders Ben Gordon on loan". BBC Sport. BBC. 5 August 2010. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  9. ^ "Goalkeeper Kyle Letheren joins Kilmarnock". BBC Sport. BBC. 10 August 2010. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  10. ^ "Winger James Dayton wins Kilmarnock contract". BBC Sport. BBC. 11 August 2010. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  11. ^ "Rui Miguel signs for Kilmarnock". STV News. STV. 11 September 2010. Retrieved 10 April 2020.[permanent dead link]
  12. ^ "Killie sign defender Mohamadou Sissoko". BBC Sport. BBC. 18 August 2010. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  13. ^ "Kilmarnock capture Aston Villa striker on loan". BBC Sport. BBC. 26 August 2010. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  14. ^ "Kilmarnock sign Finnish midfielder Alexei Eremenko". BBC Sport. BBC. 31 August 2010. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  15. ^ "Kilmarnock chief Mixu Paatelainen:Starlet William Gros can be hit in SPL..but fans must be patient". Daily Record. Daily Record. 1 March 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  16. ^ "Kilmarnock add Finnish goalkeeper". BBC Sport. BBC. 5 January 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  17. ^ "French midfielder Benjamin Laurant joins Kilmarnock". BBC Sport. BBC. 13 January 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  18. ^ "French midfielder Benjamin Laurant joins Kilmarnock". BBC Sport. BBC. 13 January 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  19. ^ "AC Milan midfielder Willy Aubameyang joins Kilmarnock". BBC Sport. BBC. 26 January 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  20. ^ "Kilmarnock sign midfielder Scott Evans and Kieran Agard". BBC Sport. BBC. 31 January 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  21. ^ "Kilmarnock sign midfielder Scott Evans and Kieran Agard". BBC Sport. BBC. 31 January 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  22. ^ "Defender Ryan O'Leary rejoins Kilmarnock". BBC Sport. BBC. 2 April 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  23. ^ "Hamilton Accies sign up Skelton". BBC Sport. BBC. 25 May 2010. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  24. ^ "Saints swoop for Jamie Adams as Falkirk axe six more players". The Scotsman. 14 May 2010. Archived from the original on 17 June 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  25. ^ "Fernandez considers quitting football after Kilmarnock exit". STV. STV News. 27 May 2010. Archived from the original on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  26. ^ "Allan Russell backs Mixu Paatelainen to fix Kilmarnock". BBC Sport. 25 June 2010. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  27. ^ "Kevin Kyle to join hearts". Edinburgh Evening News. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  28. ^ "Spireites sign Jamaica international defender Ford". BBC Sport. BBC. 21 June 2010. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  29. ^ "FLANNIGAN TRANSFER COMPLETED". Archived from the original on 4 April 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  30. ^ "Danny Invincible & Alan Combe released by Kilmarnock". BBC Sport. BBC. 31 January 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  31. ^ "Trio released by Kilmarnock". STV News. STV. 31 January 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2020.[dead link]
  32. ^ "Wigan Athletic sign Kilmarnock striker Conor Sammon". BBC Sport. BBC. 31 January 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  33. ^ "St Johnstone sign up Danny Invincible". BBC Sport. BBC. 25 February 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
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