2020–21 Kilmarnock F.C. season

The 2020–21 season is Kilmarnock's eighth season in the Scottish Premiership, and their 28th consecutive season in the top flight of Scottish football. Kilmarnock will also compete in the Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Kilmarnock
2020–21 season
ChairmanBilly Bowie
ManagerAlex Dyer
(until 30 January 2021)
Tommy Wright
(from 8 February 2021)
StadiumRugby Park
Premiership10th
League CupGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Chris Burke (7)
All: Burke (7)

Overview

Kilmarnock will begin the 2020–21 season under the management of Alex Dyer who signed a two-year contract in June 2020, following his spell in temporary charge.[1]

In the League Cup, Kilmarnock were drawn in Group E alongside Clyde, Dumbarton, Dunfermline Athletic and Falkirk. The competition is scheduled to start in October 2020.[2]

Results and fixtures

Pre-Season
Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A		 Scorers
17 July 2020 Motherwell A 3–2[3] Kabamba 40', Trialist 75', Kiltie 81'
22 July 2020 Livingston H 1–2[4] McKenzie 51'
25 July 2020 Dundee United A 1–1[5] Kiltie 46'
15 September 2020 Alloa Athletic A 3–2[6] Whitehall 49' (pen.), Warnock 85', Deveney 88'

Scottish Premiership
Main article: 2020–21 Scottish Premiership
Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance League
position
1 August 2020 Hibernian A 1–2[7] Burke 44' 0 8th
9 August 2020 Celtic H 1–1[8] Burke 24' (pen.) 0 8th
12 August 2020 Ross County A 2–2[9] Power 59', Burke 66' 0 7th
15 August 2020 St Johnstone H 1–2[10] Tshibola 61' 0 8th
22 August 2020 Rangers A 0–2[11] 0 11th
29 August 2020 Dundee United H 4–0[12] Kabamba 30', 79', Brophy 45+1', McKenzie 86' 0 9th
12 September 2020 Aberdeen A 0–1[13] 300 10th
19 September 2020 Hamilton Academical H 2–1[14] Kiltie 10', Kabamba 57' 0 7th
26 September 2020 St Mirren A 1–0[15] Kabamba 28' 0 5th
2 October 2020 Motherwell H Postponed[A]
17 October 2020 Livingston A 3–1[16] Tshibola 24', Burke 37' (pen.), Kiltie 57' 0 5th
24 October 2020 Hibernian H 0–1[17] 0 5th
1 November 2020 Rangers H 0–1[18] 0 6th
6 November 2020 St Johnstone A 0–1[19] 0 6th
21 November 2020 Ross County H 3–1[20] Brophy 14', Kabamba 68' (pen.), Burke 90+3' 0 6th
5 December 2020 Hamilton Academical A 0–1[21] 0 7th
13 December 2020 Celtic A 0–2[22] 0 8th
20 December 2020 Aberdeen H 0–2[23] 0 8th
23 December 2020 Dundee United A 0–2[24] 0 8th
26 December 2020 Livingston H 1–2[25] Burke 48' (pen.) 0 8th
30 December 2020 Motherwell A 2–0[26] Kiltie 41', Whitehall 53' (pen.) 0 8th
2 January 2021 St Mirren H 1–1[27] Whitehall 12' 0 8th
9 January 2021 Hamilton Academical H 2–0[28] Kiltie 36', 63' 0 7th
16 January 2021 Hibernian A 0–2[29] 0 7th
27 January 2021 Livingston A 0–2[30] 0 8th
30 January 2021 St Johnstone H 2–3[31] Burke 5', Tshibola 32' 0 8th
2 February 2021 Celtic H 0–4[32] 0 10th
6 February 2021 St Mirren A 0–2[33] 0 10th
Notes
  1. ^
    A: Kilmarnock's match against Motherwell on 2 October was postponed after six Kilmarnock players tested positive for COVID-19. Following an SPFL investigation, Motherwell were awarded a technical 3–0 win[34] pending an appeal from Kilmarnock.[35]

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 2020–21 Scottish League Cup
Group stage
Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance
6 October 2020 Group E Falkirk A 0–3[B] 0
13 October 2020 Group E Dunfermline Athletic H 0–3[36] 0
10 November 2020 Group E Clyde A 2–0[37] Whitehall 44', 49' 0
14 November 2020 Group E Dumbarton H 2–0[38] Brophy 3', Pinnock 45+2' 0
Notes
  1. ^
    B: Falkirk were awarded a technical 3−0 win over Kilmarnock who were unable to raise a team after six players tested positive for COVID-19.[39]

Scottish Cup
Main article: 2020–21 Scottish Cup

Club statistics

Competition Overview
Competition First match Last match Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premiership 1 August 2020 May 2021 27 7 3 17 26 39 −13 025.93
League Cup 6 October 2020 14 November 2020 4 2 0 2 4 6 −2 050.00
Scottish Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 31 9 3 19 30 45 −15 029.03
Source: Competitions

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
8 St Johnstone 28 7 9 12 27 37 −10 30
9 Motherwell 26 6 7 13 24 39 −15 25
10 Kilmarnock 27 7 3 17 26 39 −13 24
11 Ross County 28 6 5 17 21 53 −32 23 Qualification for the Premiership play-off final
12 Hamilton Academical 26 5 5 16 23 52 −29 20 Relegation to the Championship
Updated to match(es) played on 7 February 2021. Source: BBC SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-Head points; 5) Head-to-Head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification, second stage group allocation or relegation).[40]
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
Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification DNF FAL KIL CLY DUM
1 Dunfermline Athletic 4 4 0 0 0 9 2 +7 12 Qualification for the Second Round — 2–0 — 3–2 —
2 Falkirk 4 3 0 0 1 9 3 +6 9 — — 3–0 2–1 —
3 Kilmarnock 4 2 0 0 2 4 6 −2 6 0–3 — — — 2–0
4 Clyde 4 1 0 0 3 6 9 −3 3 — — 0–2 — 3–2
5 Dumbarton 4 0 0 0 4 2 10 −8 0 0–1 0–4 — — —
Source: [41]
Rules for classification: 1) points, 2) goal difference, 3) goals scored, 4) away goals scored, 5) matches won, 6) away matches won, 7) drawing of lots.[42]

Squad statistics
As of matches played on 6 February 2021[43]
No. Pos. Name Premiership Scottish Cup League Cup Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1GK Jake Eastwood 1000102000
2DF Aaron McGowan 120002014020
3DF Brandon Haunstrup 160002018031
4DF Clevid Dikamona 9000009011
5DF Kirk Broadfoot 220001023010
6MF Alan Power 2310010241120
7MF Rory McKenzie 201003023130
8MF Gary Dicker 150001016020
9FW Eamonn Brophy 142002116301
9FW George Oakley 3000003000
10MF Greg Kiltie 205000020500
11FW Nicke Kabamba 275001028530
12FW Danny Whitehall 132002215410
14DF Zeno Ibsen Rossi 100002012010
15FW Brandon Pierrick 2000002000
16GK Colin Doyle 2000204000
17DF Stuart Findlay 220001023001
18DF Calum Waters 170000017010
19DF Mitchell Pinnock 200002122100
20FW Innes Cameron 0000101000
21MF Youssouf Mulumbu 110002013010
22DF Ross Millen 120000012001
23GK Danny Rogers 230000023010
24DF Zech Medley 1000001000
25FW Kyle Connell 0000000000
26MF Diaguely Dabo 3000003000
27MF Aaron Tshibola 263000026370
29MF Chris Burke 257001026730
32MF Tomas Brindley 1000102000
33MF Ally Taylor 0000000000
34GK Curtis Lyle 0000000000
36DF Euan Deveney 0000101000
37DF Craig Ross 0000101000
38DF Keir Russell 0000101000
39FW Josh Rennie 0000101000
42MF Stevie Warnock 0000101000
43DF Kenny Sloan 0000101000
44MF Fergus Dee 0000101000
45FW Michael Mullen 0000101000
47MF Ross Smith 0000101000

Transfers
Main articles: List of Scottish football transfers summer 2020 and List of Scottish football transfers winter 2020–21

Transfers in
Date Position Name Previous Club Fee Ref.
15 June 2020 DF Aaron McGowan Hamilton Academical Free [44]
8 July 2020 MF Mitchell Pinnock Wimbledon Free [45]
15 July 2020 DF Zeno Ibsen Rossi Bournemouth Loan [46]
21 July 2020 FW Danny Whitehall Maidenhead United Free [47]
22 July 2020 DF Brandon Haunstrup Portsmouth Free [48]
28 July 2020 GK Danny Rogers Aberdeen Free [49]
30 July 2020 GK Jake Eastwood Sheffield United Loan [50]
31 July 2020 MF Aaron Tshibola Aves Free [51]
6 August 2020 MF Clevid Dikamona Heart of Midlothian Free [52]
11 August 2020 DF Colin Doyle Heart of Midlothian Loan [53]
28 August 2020 MF Youssouf Mulumbu Free Agent Free [54]
31 December 2020 MF Diaguely Dabo Free Agent Free [55]
26 January 2021 FW George Oakley Pirin Blagoevgrad Free [56]
1 February 2021 MF Brandon Pierrick Crystal Palace Loan [57]
1 February 2021 DF Zech Medley Arsenal Loan [58]

Transfers out
Date Position Name Subsequent Club Fee Ref
19 May 2020 MF Adam Frizzell Dumbarton Free [59][60]
19 May 2020 GK Devlin MacKay Free Agent Free [61]
19 May 2020 MF Harry Bunn York City Free [62][63]
25 June 2020 GK Jamie Walker Stranraer Free [64]
10 July 2020 MF Dom Thomas Dunfermline Athletic Undisclosed [65]
16 July 2020 GK Jamie MacDonald Raith Rovers Free [66]
16 July 2020 MF Iain Wilson Dunfermline Athletic Free [67]
1 August 2020 DF Stephen Hendrie Morecambe Free [68]
6 August 2020 GK Jan Koprivec Tabor Sežana Free [69]
13 August 2020 DF Stephen O'Donnell Motherwell Free [70][71]
31 August 2020 MF Mohamed El Makrini IK Start Undisclosed [72]
6 October 2020 FW Kyle Connell Airdrieonians Loan [73]
23 October 2020 FW Innes Cameron Ayr United Loan [74]
23 October 2020 DF Euan Deveney Falkirk Loan [75]
8 January 2021 FW Eamonn Brophy St Mirren Loan [76]
23 January 2021 FW Innes Cameron Alloa Athletic Loan [77]

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