2017–18 Kilmarnock F.C. season

Kilmarnock
2017–18 season
ChairmanBilly Bowie
ManagerLee McCulloch[Note 1]
Paul McDonald
Steve Clarke
StadiumRugby Park
Premiership5th
Scottish CupQuarter-final
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Kris Boyd (18)
All:
Kris Boyd (23)
Highest home attendance11,490 (vs Rangers, 23 December 2017)
Lowest home attendance3,337 (vs Ross County, 30 September 2017)

The 2017–18 season was Kilmarnock's fifth season in the Premiership, and their 25th consecutive season in the top flight of Scotlish football.

Overview

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Following a pre-season training camp in La Manga, Spain,[1] Kilmarnock played one friendly before the season began against Livingston.[2]

Kilmarnock were seeded for the group stage draw of the League Cup and were drawn to face rivals Ayr United along with Dumbarton, Clyde and Annan Athletic.

In their opening fixture, Kilmarnock lost their first Ayrshire derby for 18 years after Andy Geggan scored the only goal at Somerset Park.[3] After the early setback, Kilmarnock recovered to finish second in Group E and qualified for the second round where they would play defending champions Celtic at Celtic Park.[4] There was a question over whether Celtic should have been awarded a penalty after 13 minutes when Jonny Hayes appeared to dive in the box but it made little difference as they eased to a 5–0 win and knocked Kilmarnock out.[5]

The Premiership season began on 5 August 2017 and is scheduled to conclude on 13 May 2018.[6] Kilmarnock were originally scheduled to play their first away match on 12 August 2017 against Heart of Midlothian but the fixture was reversed due to the redevelopment of Tynecastle Stadium.[7][8] Their first away game of the season was instead played on 9 September 2017 against Motherwell, their fifth league fixture. The rearranged Hearts tie, due to be played on 5 November 2017, was subsequently switched to Murrayfield Stadium because the redevelopment works had taken longer than initially scheduled.[9]

Kilmarnock picked up their first point of the season in a 2–2 home draw with Hamilton Academical in their fourth game. The away side managed to hold Kilmarnock to a draw by scoring a last-minute penalty to come back from 2–0 down. Top scorer Kris Boyd picked up a hamstring injury during the match.[10]

Kilmarnock's match against Hibernian on 21 October 2017 was postponed due to Hibernian's participation in the League Cup semi-finals and was rearranged to be played on 31 October 2017.[11]

Following a 2–0 home defeat to Ross County, Kilmarnock parted company with manager Lee McCulloch on 1 October 2017. Kilmarnock had won none of their opening eight league matches scoring only five goals as they sat bottom of the table with just three points.[12] On 14 October 2017 Kilmarnock announced that former West Bromwich Albion and Reading manager Steve Clarke would take over as manager from 16 October 2017. Academy director Paul McDonald took charge of the game against Partick Thistle on 14 October 2017.[13][14]

With new manager Steve Clarke watching from the stand, Kilmarnock claimed their first league win of the season with a 2–0 victory at Firhill Stadium against fellow strugglers Partick Thistle. Top scorer Kris Boyd scored his first goal since August as Kilmarnock moved off the bottom of the league.[15]

Clarke had to wait until 25 October for his first game in charge of the team at Ibrox Stadium against Rangers. The home side took the lead shortly before half time when Jason Holt scored. However, as Clark alluded to after the game, his side looked as if they deserved something from the game.[16] In a dramatic final few minutes, Rangers were awarded a penalty before Ryan Jack was sent off for Rangers on 93 minutes. Daniel Candeias stepped up but his effort was saved by Killie keeper Jamie MacDonald and Kilmarnock broke up the other end with former Rangers midfielder Chris Burke netting the equaliser.[17]

Just three days later, Clarke's side recorded another creditable draw in Glasgow after Jordan Jones scored a 60th-minute equaliser against Celtic at Celtic Park.[18]

Clarke's first home game in charge saw Killie take on Hibernian on Halloween. The scoreline may suggest a Halloween horror show for Clarke's men but the home side were extremely unlucky - creating 16 scoring opportunities in the match - as a clinical Hibs recorded a 3–0 win.[19]

Murrayfield Stadium was the scene for Clarke's first win in charge against Hearts on 5 November 2017. Kris Boyd had given Killie a 1–0 half-time lead before Esmaël Gonçalves equalised with 14 minutes to go. Adam Frizzell scored his second goal of the season 10 minutes later as Killie earned a 2–1 win.[20]

Kilmarnock had to wait until 9 December 2017 for their first home league win of the season against Partick Thistle. Chris Erskine had cancelled out Kris Boyd's opener before Killie ran riot with Eamonn Brophy scoring twice, Boyd getting his second and an unfortunate own goal from Niall Keown earning them a 5–1 win as they moved up to eighth in the Premiership.[21] It was the first time Kilmarnock had scored five goals in a league game since a 5–1 SPL win against Dunfermline Athletic in December 2006, 11 years ago.[22]

Clarke's Kilmarnock continued to break records as they picked up their 13th point in five games with a first win over Rangers at Rugby Park since 2011 and a third consecutive home win for the first time in three years. Kris Boyd scored his 10th and 11th goals of the season as Killie came from behind to earn a deserved 2–1 win against the Glasgow side. The three points saw Kilmarnock spend Christmas in the top six as they moved up two places to sixth in the table.[23]

Killie's Premiership match with Hamilton Academical on 27 December 2017 was postponed after the pitch at New Douglas Park failed a second inspection. Hamilton claimed that the match was "swept away by nature" after snow - which had been left on the pitch overnight - had frozen leaving the artificial surface unplayable.[24][25]

Hibernian were the opponents for Killie's last match of 2017 and their last match ahead of the three-week winter break. A Kris Boyd goal earned Kilmarnock a 1–1 draw at Easter Road as they extended their unbeaten away run to nine matches and ended December unbeaten with four wins and two draws. The point moved Kilmarnock back above St Johnstone as they ended the year in the top six.[26] On Monday 15 January 2018, Clarke was named Premiership manager of the month for December with Kris Boyd named player of the month after scoring six goals in December.[27]

Kilmarnock were due to play St Johnstone on 24 January 2018 at Rugby Park but the match was postponed after the Perth Saints' Scottish Cup match with Albion Rovers was postponed due to a frozen pitch at Cliftonhill and subsequently rearranged to be played on 23 January 2018.[28] The match against Dundee on 31 January 2018 suffered a similar fate after it was postponed due to the clash Dundee's Scottish Cup fourth round replay against Inverness Caledonian Thistle on the same day.[29]

Kilmarnock entered the fourth round of Scottish Cup as one of the Premiership clubs, starting on 20 January 2018.[30] The draw for the fourth round was made on Monday, 20 November 2017[31] and Kilmarnock were drawn at home to fellow Premiership side Ross County. Lee Erwin scored the only goal of the game from the penalty spot after Tim Chow was sent off late on.[32]

The fifth round draw was made on 21 January 2018[33] and Kilmarnock were drawn at home to Highland League side Brora Rangers. The two teams had never played against each other before and Brora made it tough for Kilmarnock but the Premiership side ran out 4–0 winners.[34]

The draw for the quarter-finals was made on 11 February 2018[35] and Kilmarnock were drawn away to fellow Premiership side Aberdeen. After conceding an early goal at Pittodrie Stadium, Killie battled back and earned a replay at Rugby Park thanks to a Kris Boyd penalty.[36]

Kilmarnock's cup run came to an end in the replay at Rugby Park. The 90 minutes ended in a stalemate and, with a place in the semi-finals against Motherwell awaiting the winner, Stephen O'Donnell gave the home side the lead six minutes into extra-time. Aberdeen equalised through a Kenny McLean penalty before Eamonn Brophy had a goal controversially disallowed for offside. In the penalty shoot-out, former Killie keeper Freddie Woodman saved three penalties to see Aberdeen through 3–2.[37]

Match results

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Pre-season and friendlies

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Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers
8 July 2017 Livingston H 1–0[2] Waters 50'

Premiership

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Main article: 2017–18 Scottish Premiership
Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance League
position
5 August 2017 St Johnstone H 1–2[38] K. Boyd 59' 3,395 8th
12 August 2017 Heart of Midlothian H 0–1[39] 5,076 9th
19 August 2017 Celtic H 0–2[40] 10,069 10th
26 August 2017 Hamilton Academical H 2–2[41] Longridge (o.g.) 3', Erwin 58' 3,706 10th
9 September 2017 Motherwell A 0–2[42] 4,621 11th
16 September 2017 Aberdeen A 1–1[43] Jones 48' 15,037 12th
23 September 2017 Dundee H 1–1[44] Greer 64' 3,452 12th
30 September 2017 Ross County H 0–2[45] 3,337 12th
14 October 2017 Partick Thistle A 2–0[46] K. Boyd 39', Frizzell 63' 3,662 11th
21 October 2017 Hibernian H Postponed
25 October 2017 Rangers A 1–1[47] Burke 90+5' 47,981 11th
28 October 2017 Celtic A 1–1[48] Jones 60' 58,060 11th
31 October 2017 Hibernian H 0–3[49] 5,005 11th
5 November 2017 Heart of Midlothian A 2–1[50] K. Boyd 31', Frizzell 86' 16,347 10th
18 November 2017 Dundee A 0–0[51] 5,853 10th
26 November 2017 Aberdeen H 1–3[52] Jones 66' 4,198 10th
2 December 2017 St Johnstone A 2–1[53] Findlay 10', Brophy 66' 2,950 10th
9 December 2017 Partick Thistle H 5–1[54] K. Boyd 12', 79' (pen.), Brophy 20', 65', Keown (o.g.) 60' 4,339 8th
12 December 2017 Ross County A 2–2[55] Brophy 61', K. Boyd 86' 3,021 8th
16 December 2017 Motherwell H 1–0[56] S. Boyd 42' 4,179 8th
23 December 2017 Rangers H 2–1[57] K. Boyd 77', 80' 11,490 6th
27 December 2017 Hamilton Academical A Postponed
30 December 2017 Hibernian A 1–1[58] K. Boyd 1' 17,666 6th
24 January 2018 St Johnstone H Postponed
27 January 2018 Aberdeen A 1–3[59] K. Boyd 28' 13,723 7th
31 January 2018 Dundee H Postponed
3 February 2018 Celtic H 1–0[60] Mulumbu 70' 10,702 6th
13 February 2018 Dundee H 3–2[61] Brophy 5', K. Boyd 74', Wilson 87' 3,768 7th
17 February 2018 Motherwell A 1–0[62] O'Donnell 34' 5,322 6th
24 February 2018 Hibernian H 2–2[63] Jones 58', K. Boyd 61' 5,348 6th
27 February 2018 Heart of Midlothian A 1–1[64] Brophy 3' 15,862 6th
7 March 2018 St Johnstone H 2–0[65] K. Boyd 30' (pen.), Erwin 58' 3,807 5th
10 March 2018 Ross County H 3–2[66] Erwin 16', K. Boyd 45', Brophy 74' 4,001 5th
13 March 2018 Hamilton Academical A Postponed
17 March 2018 Rangers A 1–0[67] K. Boyd 54' 49,396 5th
31 March 2018 Hamilton Academical H 2–0[68] Erwin 5', O'Donnell 45+4' 4,672 5th
7 April 2018 Partick Thistle A 1–0[69] Findlay 35' 4,227 5th
14 April 2018 Hamilton Academical A 2–1[70] Broadfoot 63', K. Boyd 79' 4,348 5th
21 April 2018 Aberdeen H 0–2[71] 5,067 5th
28 April 2018 Hibernian A 3–5[72] K. Boyd 33', 80', Findlay 61' 17,470 5th
5 May 2018 Rangers A 0–1[73] 49,703 5th
9 May 2018 Celtic A 0–0[74] 54,916 5th
13 May 2018 Heart of Midlothian H 1–0[75] Erwin 10' 6,273 5th

Scottish Cup

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Main article: 2017–18 Scottish Cup
Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
20 January 2018 Fourth round Ross County H 1–0[32] Erwin 88' (pen.) 3,595
10 February 2018 Fifth round Brora Rangers H 4–0[34] Tshibola 42', K. Boyd 58', Brophy 76', O'Donnell 82' 4,278
3 March 2018 Quarter-final Aberdeen A 1–1[36] K. Boyd 68' (pen.) 8,739
13 March 2018 Quarter-final replay Aberdeen H 1–1 (a.e.t.)
2–3p[37] 		O'Donnell 96' 8,998

League Cup

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See also: 2017–18 Scottish League Cup
Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
14 July 2017 Group stage Ayr United A 0–1[76] 6,417
18 July 2017 Group stage Clyde H 4–2[77] McKenzie 7', 68', Thomas 53', 59' 1,871
22 July 2017 Annan Athletic A 2–0[78] K. Boyd 7', 62' 743
29 July 2017 Dumbarton H 3–0[79] Burke 53', K. Boyd 72', Erwin 76' 2,444
8 August 2017 Second round Celtic A 0–5[80] 27,407

Club statistics

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Competition Overview

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premiership 5 August 2017 13 May 2018 Matchday 1 Matchday 38 38 16 11 11 49 47 +2 042.11
Scottish Cup 20 January 2018 13 March 2018 Fourth round Quarter-final replay 4 2 2 0 7 2 +5 050.00
League Cup 14 July 2017 8 August 2017 Group stage Second round 5 3 0 2 9 8 +1 060.00
Total 47 21 13 13 65 57 +8 044.68

Source: Competitions

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
3 Rangers 38 21 7 10 76 50 +26 70 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
4 Hibernian 38 18 13 7 62 46 +16 67
5 Kilmarnock 38 16 11 11 49 47 +2 59
6 Heart of Midlothian 38 12 13 13 39 39 0 49
7 Motherwell 38 13 9 16 43 49 −6 48
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).[81]
Notes:
  1. ^ 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

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Pos Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Ayr United (Q) 4 4 0 0 0 15 3 +12 12 Qualification for the Second Round
2 Kilmarnock (Q) 4 3 0 0 1 9 3 +6 9
3 Clyde 4 2 0 0 2 7 11 −4 6
4 Annan Athletic 4 0 1 0 3 2 10 −8 2
5 Dumbarton 4 0 0 1 3 2 8 −6 1
Source: [82]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[83]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

Squad statistics

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No. Pos. Name League Scottish Cup League Cup Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Scotland Jamie MacDonald 35 0 3 0 5 0 43 0 1 0
2 DF Scotland Stephen O'Donnell 36 2 4 2 4 0 44 4 5 0
3 DF Scotland Steven Smith 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0
4 DF Scotland Gordon Greer 20 1 0 0 1 0 21 1 3 0
5 DF Scotland Kirk Broadfoot 30 1 4 0 5 0 39 1 9 1
6 MF Republic of Ireland Alan Power 24 0 3 0 4 0 31 0 5 0
7 MF Scotland Rory McKenzie 25 0 3 0 5 2 33 2 8 0
8 MF Republic of Ireland Gary Dicker 21 0 4 0 0 0 25 0 9 1
9 FW Scotland Kris Boyd (c) 34 18 4 2 4 3 42 23 2 0
10 FW England Greg Kiltie 9 0 4 0 0 0 13 0 0 0
11 MF Northern Ireland Jordan Jones 32 4 4 0 5 0 41 4 9 1
12 DF Scotland Greg Taylor 38 0 3 0 4 0 45 0 6 0
14 DF Scotland Daniel Higgins 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
15 MF Scotland Dom Thomas 9 0 0 0 4 2 13 2 0 0
16 DF Scotland Scott Boyd 11 1 2 0 1 0 14 1 1 1
17 DF Scotland Stuart Findlay 32 3 4 0 0 0 36 3 1 0
18 DF Scotland Calum Waters 5 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 1 0
19 FW Iran Alex Samizadeh 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0
20 MF Scotland Iain Wilson 13 1 0 0 5 0 18 1 4 0
21 MF Scotland Adam Frizzell 15 2 1 0 5 0 21 2 3 0
22 FW Scotland Lee Erwin 34 5 4 1 2 1 40 7 3 0
23 MF Scotland Dean Hawkshaw 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0
24 MF Democratic Republic of the Congo Youssouf Mulumbu 18 1 2 0 0 0 20 1 4 0
25 FW Scotland Eamonn Brophy 28 7 4 1 0 0 32 8 4 0
26 DF England Aaron Simpson 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
27 FW Democratic Republic of the Congo Aaron Tshibola 12 0 2 1 0 0 14 1 5 0
29 MF Scotland Chris Burke 20 1 1 0 4 1 25 2 1 0
30 MF Scotland William Graham 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 0
32 GK Italy Leo Fasan 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0

Source:[84]

Player transfers

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Main articles: List of Scottish football transfers summer 2017 and List of Scottish football transfers winter 2017–18

Transfers in

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Date Pos. Name From Fee Source
23 June 2017 DF Daniel Higgins Dundee Free [85]
23 June 2017 MF Republic of Ireland Alan Power England Lincoln City Free [85]
29 June 2017 DF Calum Waters Alloa Athletic Free [86]
4 July 2017 DF Stephen O'Donnell England Luton Town Free [87]
4 July 2017 DF Kirk Broadfoot England Rotherham United Free [88]
12 July 2017 MF Dom Thomas Motherwell Free [89]
14 July 2017 FW Iran Alex Samizadeh England Bolton Wanderers Free [89]
18 July 2017 MF Chris Burke Ross County Free [90]
28 July 2017 FW Lee Erwin England Leeds United Free [91]
31 July 2017 DF Gordon Greer England Blackburn Rovers Free [92]
4 August 2017 GK Cammy Bell Dundee United Free [93]
18 August 2017 FW Eamonn Brophy Hamilton Academical Free [94]
18 August 2017 MF Brad Spencer United States Houston Dynamo Free [94]
25 August 2017 DF Stuart Findlay England Newcastle United Loan [95]
22 November 2017 MF Democratic Republic of the Congo Youssouf Mulumbu England Norwich City Free [96]
29 January 2018 MF Democratic Republic of the Congo Aaron Tshibola England Aston Villa Loan [97]
31 January 2018 DF England Aaron Simpson England Wolverhampton Wanderers Loan [98]
31 January 2018 GK Australia Jasko Keranovic England West Bromwich Albion Loan [99]
1 February 2018 GK Italy Leo Fasan England Bury Free [100]

Transfers out

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Date Pos. Name To Fee Source
4 July 2017 MF Jack Whittaker Cowdenbeath Free [101]
26 July 2017 FW England Nathan Tyson England Wycombe Wanderers Free [102]
26 July 2017 DF England Karleigh Osborne England Grimsby Town Free [103]
19 October 2017 MF England Martin Smith Northern Ireland Coleraine Free [104]
30 January 2018 MF Dom Thomas Queen of the South Loan [98]
31 January 2018 GK Cammy Bell Hibernian Free [98]
31 January 2018 DF Daniel Higgins Airdrieonians Loan [99]
31 January 2018 MF Dean Hawkshaw Stranraer Loan [99]
30 March 2018 MF Adam Frizzell Livingston Loan [105]

Notes

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  1. ^
    Note 1: McCulloch left Kilmarnock by mutual consent on 1 October 2017.[12] McDonald took charge of one match before Clarke was appointed permanent manager on 16 October 2017.[13][14]

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