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

Season

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

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season

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
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Southern soccer ball with check mark
Evatt soccer ball with check mark
Ormerod soccer ball with check mark
Gilks soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Bell
soccer ball with check mark Fowler
soccer ball with red X Clancy
soccer ball with check mark Hamill

Scottish Premier League
Main article: 2010–11 Scottish Premier League
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 Red card		 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 Yellow card Red card		 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 Yellow card Red card		 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 Red card
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 Venron 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'
Red card		 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
Main article: 2010–11 Scottish League Cup
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
Main article: 2010–11 Scottish Cup
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

Appearances
As of 15 May 2011[5]
No. Pos Nat Player TotalSPLLeague CupScottish Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Tim Clancy 25019+201+200+10
3 DF Scotland SCO Garry Hay 24017+501+001+00
4 MF Scotland SCO James Fowler 27021+500+100+00
5 DF Scotland SCO Frazer Wright 31227+013+011+00
6 DF France FRA Mohamadou Sissoko 31126+103+011+00
7 MF Scotland SCO Craig Bryson 36233+022+001+00
8 DF Scotland SCO Jamie Hamill 351031+182+021+00
9 FW Portugal POR Rui Miguel 2228+1220+100+10
10 MF Morocco MAR Mehdi Taouil 27018+601+101+00
13 GK Scotland SCO Cammy Bell 35031+003+001+00
14 MF Cape Verde CPV David Silva 33117+1202+110+10
15 DF Sweden SWE Billy Berntsson 400+400+000+00
17 FW England ENG Kieran Agard 813+510+000+00
19 DF Scotland SCO Ryan O'Leary 303+000+000+00
20 MF Finland FIN Alexei Eremenko 34431+042+001+00
21 GK Wales WAL Kyle Letheren 000+000+000+00
22 MF Scotland SCO Liam Kelly 36830+272+111+00
23 MF England ENG James Dayton 1127+321+000+00
24 MF Wales WAL Scott Evans 000+000+000+00
26 DF Scotland SCO Gavin Brown 000+000+000+00
26 DF England ENG Alex Pursehouse 100+100+000+00
27 MF France FRA Benjamin Laurant 000+000+000+00
28 FW France FRA William Gros 1118+310+000+00
29 DF Italy ITA Manuel Pascali 39234+123+001+00
35 DF Scotland SCO Gary Fisher 300+300+000+00
37 MF Scotland SCO Reid Brown 000+000+000+00
38 MF Scotland SCO Rory McKenzie 100+100+000+00
39 MF Scotland SCO Ross Davidson 000+000+000+00
41 MF Scotland SCO Callum McCluskey 000+000+000+00
42 DF Scotland SCO Joe Slattery 000+000+000+00
50 MF Northern Ireland NIR Matty Kennedy 000+000+000+00
53 GK Finland FIN Anssi Jaakkola 807+100+000+00
87 FW Gabon GAB Willy Aubameyang 614+210+000+00
Players who left the club during the 2010–11 season
1 GK Scotland SCO Alan Combe 000+000+000+00
11 FW Australia AUS Danny Invincible 903+400+200+00
12 DF New Zealand NZL Steven Old 000+000+000+00
16 DF England ENG Ben Gordon 21118+013+000+00
17 MF England ENG Graeme Owens 000+000+000+00
18 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Conor Sammon 271819+4153+031+00
19 FW England ENG Harry Forrester 803+401+000+00
24 MF Scotland SCO Michael Doyle 000+000+000+00
25 FW Scotland SCO Daniel McKay 000+000+000+00

Disciplinary record
As of 15 May 2011
Position Nation Number Name SPL League Cup Scottish Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
2Republic of IrelandDFTim Clancy20100030
3ScotlandDFGarry Hay11101031
4ScotlandDFJames Fowler40000040
5ScotlandDFFrazer Wright51000051
6FranceDFMohamadou Sissoko51200071
7ScotlandMFCraig Bryson10000010
8ScotlandDFJamie Hamill1010010111
9PortugalFWRui Miguel10000010
13ScotlandGKCammy Bell10000010
14Cape VerdeMFDavid Silva30001040
16EnglandDFBen Gordon00100010
18Republic of IrelandFWConor Sammon20100030
20FinlandMFAlexei Eremenko32100042
22ScotlandMFLiam Kelly30100040
29ItalyDFManuel Pascali1402000160
87GabonFWWilly Aubameyang10000010
Total 51610030686

Final League table
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[lower-alpha 1]
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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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

Notes and references
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  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.
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  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.
  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.
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  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.
  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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