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
PremiershipThird place
Scottish CupFifth round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Brophy (11)
All: 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
Date Opponents Venue Result
F–A		 Scorers
18 July 2018 East Kilbride K-Park Training Academy 1–0[3] Higgins 86'
22 July 2018 Kilwinning Rangers Abbey Park 3–1

Premiership
Main article: 2018–19 Scottish Premiership
Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance League
position
4 August 2018 St Johnstone H 2–0[8] S. Boyd 58', Ndjoli 85' 4,644 4th
11 August 2018 Livingston A 0–0[9] 2,586 4th
25 August 2018 Heart of Midlothian H 0–1[10] 6,239 6th
1 September 2018 Aberdeen A 2–0[11] Brophy 44', Stewart 69' 14,248 3rd
15 September 2018 Hibernian A 2–3[12] Brophy 26', Stewart 44' 17,622 7th
23 September 2018 Celtic H 2–1[13] Burke 64', Findlay 90+3' 10,988 5th
29 September 2018 Motherwell H 3–1[14] Burke 39', Stewart 44', Brophy 59' (pen.) 5,090 3rd
6 October 2018 Dundee A 2–1[15] Boyle 17' (o.g.), Brophy 54' (pen.) 5,158 3rd
20 October 2018 St Mirren A 2–1[16] Power 56', Tshibola 68' 5,889 3rd
27 October 2018 Hamilton Academical H 1–1[17] McKenzie 44' 5,023 2nd
31 October 2018 Rangers A 1–1[18] Stewart 15' 49,279 3rd
4 November 2018 Aberdeen H 1–2[19] K. Boyd 32' 5,270 4th
10 November 2018 Heart of Midlothian A 1–0[20] Millen 73' 17,417 4th
24 November 2018 St Johnstone A 0–0[21] 3,559 4th
1 December 2018 Hibernian H 3–0[22] Brophy 6', 34' (pen.), Stewart 90' 6,036 2nd
5 December 2018 Livingston H 2–0[23] Stewart 3', 20' 4,143 1st
8 December 2018 Celtic A 1–5[24] Brophy 52' (pen.) 58,457 3rd
15 December 2018 Dundee H 3–1[25] Broadfoot 54', Kusunga 66' (o.g.), Stewart 79' 4,668 1st
22 December 2018 Hamilton Academical A 1–1[26] Brophy 7' 3,401 4th
26 December 2018 Motherwell A 1–0[27] Jones 40' 5,426 3rd
29 December 2018 St Mirren H 2–1[28] Findlay 4', Jones 11' 7,131 3rd
23 January 2019 Rangers H 2–1[29] Brophy 22', Jones 66' 12,374 2nd
26 January 2019 Aberdeen A 0–0[30] 15,560 2nd
1 February 2019 Heart of Midlothian H 1–2[31] Jones 45+1' 5,552 3rd
6 February 2019 Dundee A 2–2[32] McAleny 18', Burke 54' 4,694 4th
17 February 2019 Celtic H 0–1[33] 11,916 4th
23 February 2019 Livingston A 0–1[34] 2,569 4th
27 February 2019 Motherwell H 0–0[35] Abandoned
2 March 2019 Motherwell H 0–0[36] 6,215 4th
11 March 2019 St Mirren A 1–0[37] Millar 87' 4,458 4th
16 March 2019 Rangers A 1–1[38] McAleny 29' 49,527 4th
30 March 2019 Hamilton Academical H 5–0[39] Taylor 5', McAleny 56', Mulumbu 63', Burke 84', Ndjoli 90+2' 4,762 3rd
3 April 2019 Hibernian A 0–0[40] 16,588 3rd
6 April 2019 St Johnstone H 2–0[41] Kane 17' (o.g.), K. Boyd 43' (pen.) 4,685 3rd
20 April 2019 Aberdeen H 0–1[42] 6,531 4th
27 April 2019 Celtic A 0–1[43] 58,851 4th
4 May 2019 Heart of Midlothian A 1–0[44] Findlay 86' 17,103 3rd
11 May 2019 Hibernian H 1–0[45] Brophy 32' (pen.) 7,484 3rd
19 May 2019 Rangers H 2–1[46] Burke 9', Brophy 89' (pen.) 12,248 3rd

Scottish Cup
Main article: 2018–19 Scottish Cup
Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance
19 January 2019 Fourth round Forfar Athletic H 2–0[47] Findlay 19', Burke 78' 4,376
9 February 2019 Fifth round Rangers H 0–0[48] 11,430
20 February 2019 Fifth round replay Rangers A 0–5[49] 37,918

League Cup
Main article: 2018–19 Scottish League Cup
Group stage
Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance
13 July 2018 Group H St Mirren H 0–0
2–3p[50]		 4,026
21 July 2018 Group H Dumbarton A 4–2[51] Ndjoli 48', K. Boyd 68', 76', 90' 1,353
24 July 2018 Group H Spartans A 3–0[52] Erwin 63', Ndjoli 80', 90' 1,078
28 July 2018 Group H Queen's Park H 2–0[53] Brophy 62', K. Boyd 90+3' 2,835
Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Kilmarnock (Q) 4 3 0 1 0 9 2 +7 10 Qualification for the Second Round
2 St Mirren (Q) 4 1 3 0 0 8 2 +6 9
3 Dumbarton 4 1 1 0 2 3 10 −7 5
4 Queen's Park 4 1 0 1 2 2 4 −2 4
5 Spartans 4 0 0 2 2 3 7 −4 2
Source: [54]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[55]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
Knock-out stage
Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance
19 August 2018 Second round Rangers H 1–3[56] Barišić 51' (o.g.) 12,016

Club statistics

Competition Overview
Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premiership 4 August 2018 19 May 2019 Matchday 1 Matchday 38 38 19 10 9 50 31 +19 050.00
Scottish Cup 19 January 2019 20 February 2019 Fourth round Fifth round replay 3 1 1 1 2 5 −3 033.33
League Cup 13 July 2018 19 August 2018 Group stage Second round 5 3 1 1 10 5 +5 060.00
Total 46 23 12 11 62 41 +21 050.00
Source: Competitions

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
1 Celtic (C) 38 27 6 5 77 20 +57 87 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Rangers 38 23 9 6 82 27 +55 78 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[lower-alpha 2]
3 Kilmarnock 38 19 10 9 50 31 +19 67
4 Aberdeen 38 20 7 11 57 44 +13 67
5 Hibernian 38 14 12 12 51 39 +12 54
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).[57]
(C) Champion.
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).
  2. Since the winners of the 2018–19 Scottish Cup, Celtic, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the Scottish Cup winners (Europa League first qualifying round) was passed to the fourth-placed team.

Squad statistics
No. Pos. Name League Scottish Cup League Cup Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1GK Jamie MacDonald 130204019000
2DF Stephen O'Donnell 370204043070
3DF Greg Taylor 361203041140
4DF Jack Byrne 5000005010
4DF Alex Bruce 4010005000
5DF Kirk Broadfoot 271105033152
6MF Alan Power 3613050441120
7MF Rory McKenzie 241202028121
8MF Gary Dicker 350304042081
9FW Kris Boyd (c) 192204425631
10FW Greg Kiltie 3010206000
11MF Jordan Jones 284205035410
12FW Mikael Ndjoli 242205331430
13GK Devlin MacKay 1000001000
15FW Bright Enobakhare 6000006010
15FW Conor McAleny 113200013310
16DF Scott Boyd 171304024130
17DF Stuart Findlay 313112034441
18DF Calum Waters 2010205010
19FW Lee Erwin 1000415100
19FW Greg Stewart 168000016830
19FW Liam Millar 131100014100
20MF Iain Wilson 6010209000
21MF Adam Frizzell 0000000000
22DF Ross Millen 4100206110
23DF Dom Thomas 1000203000
24MF Youssouf Mulumbu 101200012130
25FW Eamonn Brophy 29111031331230
26GK Daniel Bachmann 250201028011
27MF Aaron Tshibola 2712000291100
29MF Chris Burke 355314042610

Source: [58]

Player transfers
Main articles: List of Scottish football transfers summer 2018 and List of Scottish football transfers winter 2018–19

Transfers in
Date Position Name Previous Club Fee Ref.
4 July 2018 FW Mikael Ndjoli Bournemouth Loan [59]
13 July 2018 DF Ross Millen Queen’s Park Free [60]
8 August 2018 GK Daniel Bachmann Watford Loan [61]
28 August 2018 FW Greg Stewart Birmingham City Loan [62]
29 August 2018 MF Aaron Tshibola Aston Villa Loan [63]
31 August 2018 FW Bright Enobakhare Wolverhampton Wanderers Loan [64]
31 August 2018 MF Jack Byrne Oldham Athletic Free [64]
28 January 2019 FW Conor McAleny Fleetwood Town Loan [65]
30 January 2019 DF Alex Bruce Wigan Athletic Free [66]
31 January 2019 MF Youssouf Mulumbu Celtic Loan [67]
31 January 2019 FW Liam Millar Liverpool Loan [68]

Transfers out
Date Position Name Subsequent Club Fee Ref
30 June 2018 MF Youssouf Mulumbu Celtic End of contract [69]
11 June 2018 GK Leo Fasan Falkirk Free [70]
13 August 2018 FW Lee Erwin Tractor Free [71]
14 August 2018 FW Alex Samizadeh Curzon Ashton Free [72]
30 August 2018 MF Brad Spencer Dumbarton Free [73]
31 August 2018 MF Adam Frizzell Queen of the South Loan [74]
14 September 2018 MF Daniel Higgins Stranraer Loan [75]
14 September 2018 MF Innes Cameron Stranraer Loan [75]
7 December 2018 MF Jack Byrne Shamrock Rovers Free [76]
1 January 2019 FW Bright Enobakhare Wolverhampton Wanderers End of loan [77]
11 January 2019 FW Greg Stewart Birmingham City Recalled from loan [78]
29 January 2019 MF Iain Wilson Queen of the South Loan [79]
30 January 2019 MF Greg Kiltie Greenock Morton Loan [80]
31 January 2019 MF Dominic Thomas Dumbarton Loan [81]

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