2006–07 Kilmarnock F.C. season

In the 2006–07 season Kilmarnock Football Club competed in their seventh Scottish Premier League campaign, and also in the Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup. Kilmarnock's competitive season opened with a 4–1 defeat against league champions Celtic, and drew to a close with a 1–0 win against Hearts on 20 May. Kilmarnock finished in 5th place for the second consecutive season, and enjoyed both a win and a draw against Rangers, both their first under manager Jim Jefferies.

In the Scottish Cup they were beaten 3–1 by First Division club Morton in the 3rd round, although results fared better in the League Cup. They reached their first final since 2001, although they were resoundly beaten 5–1 by Hibernian.

Results

Kilmarnock's score is first. Opponents listed in bold refer to a match played at home. Opponents listed in italics refer to a match played at a neutral ground.

Date Venue Opponent Score Competition Kilmarnock scorer(s)
Jul 11 Palmerston Park, Dumfries Queen of the South 2–2 Friendly Invincibile, Naismith
Jul 15 Borough Briggs, Elgin Elgin City 3–0 Friendly Di Giacomo (2), Barrowman (Trialist)
Jul 16 Victoria Park, Dingwall Ross County 0–1 Friendly
Jul 20 Rugby Park, Kilmarnock West Bromwich Albion 2–1 Friendly Di Giacomo, Nish
Jul 22 Rugby Park, Kilmarnock Preston North End 1–1 Friendly Di Giacomo
Jul 29 Celtic Park, Glasgow Celtic 1–4 SPL Match 1 Naismith
Aug 5 Rugby Park, Kilmarnock Hibernian 2–1 SPL Match 2 Nish, Naismith
Aug 12 Rugby Park, Kilmarnock Dundee United 0–0 SPL Match 3
Aug 19 Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk Falkirk 2–1 SPL Match 4 Wales, Di Giacomo
Aug 22 Palmerston Park, Dumfries Queen of the South 2–1 AET SLC 2nd Round G Murray, Naismith
Aug 27 Rugby Park, Kilmarnock Rangers 2–2 SPL Match 5 F Wright, Naismith
Sep 9 East End Park, Dunfermline Dunfermline Athletic 2–3 SPL Match 6 Invincibile, Wales
Sep 16 St. Mirren Park, Paisley St. Mirren 1–0 SPL Match 7 Broadfoot (O.G.)
Sep 19 Rugby Park, Kilmarnock Livingston 2–1 AET SLC 3rd Round Wales, F Wright
Sep 23 Rugby Park, Kilmarnock Inverness C.T. 1–1 SPL Match 8 Nish
Sep 30 Fir Park, Motherwell Motherwell 0–5 SPL Match 9
Oct 14 Rugby Park, Kilmarnock Aberdeen 1–0 SPL Match 10 Wales
Oct 21 Tynecastle, Edinburgh Heart of Midlothian 2–0 SPL Match 11 Invincibile, Wales
Oct 29 Rugby Park, Kilmarnock Celtic 1–2 SPL Match 12 Nish
Nov 4 Easter Road, Edinburgh Hibernian 2–2 SPL Match 13 Martis (O.G.), Naismith
Nov 7 Rugby Park, Kilmarnock Motherwell 3–2 SLC Quarter-final F Wright (2), Invincibile
Nov 11 Tannadice Park, Dundee Dundee United 0–1 SPL Match 14
Nov 18 Rugby Park, Kilmarnock Falkirk 2–1 SPL Match 15 Hay, O'Donnell (O.G.)
Nov 26 Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow Rangers 0–3 SPL Match 16
Dec 2 Rugby Park, Kilmarnock Dunfermline Athletic 5–1 SPL Match 17 Hay, Di Giacomo (2), Nish (2)
Dec 9 Rugby Park, Kilmarnock St. Mirren 1–1 SPL Match 18 Di Giacomo
Dec 16 Caledonian Stadium, Inverness Inverness C.T. 4–3 SPL Match 19 Naismith (2), Nish (2)
Dec 23 Rugby Park, Kilmarnock Motherwell 1–2 SPL Match 20 Naismith
Dec 26 Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen Aberdeen 1–3 SPL Match 21 Naismith
Dec 30 Rugby Park, Kilmarnock Heart of Midlothian 0–0 SPL Match 22
Jan 2 Celtic Park, Glasgow Celtic 0–2 SPL Match 23
Jan 6 Cappielow Park, Greenock Morton 1–3 SFA 3rd Round Nish
Jan 15 Rugby Park, Kilmarnock Hibernian 0–2 SPL Match 24
Jan 20 Rugby Park, Kilmarnock Dundee United 1–0 SPL Match 25 Leven
Jan 27 Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk Falkirk 2–0 SPL Match 26 Nish, Naismith
Jan 30 Fir Park, Motherwell Falkirk 3–0 SLC Semi-final Naismith (3)
Feb 11 Rugby Park, Kilmarnock Rangers 1–3 SPL Match 27 Naismith
Feb 17 East End Park, Dunfermline Dunfermline Athletic 1–1 SPL Match 28 Naismith
Mar 3 St. Mirren Park, Paisley St. Mirren 2–0 SPL Match 29 Nish (2)
Mar 10 Rugby Park, Kilmarnock Inverness C.T. 3–2 SPL Match 30 Di Giacomo (2), Naismith
Mar 18 Hampden Park, Glasgow Hibernian 1–5 SLC Final Greer
Mar 31 Rugby Park, Kilmarnock Aberdeen 1–2 SPL Match 31 Naismith
Apr 3 Fir Park, Motherwell Motherwell 1–0 SPL Match 32 Nish
Apr 7 Tynecastle, Edinburgh Heart of Midlothian 0–1 SPL Match 33
Apr 22 Rugby Park, Kilmarnock Celtic 1–2 SPL Match 34 Nish
Apr 28 Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen Aberdeen 0–3 SPL Match 35
5 May Easter Road, Edinburgh Hibernian 1–0 SPL Match 36 Nish
13 May Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow Rangers 1–0 SPL Match 37 Naismith
20 May Rugby Park, Kilmarnock Heart of Midlothian 1–0 SPL Match 38 Naismith

Goalscorers

Stats for competitive matches only

Name SPL SFA SLC Total
1 Steven Naismith 15 0 4 19
2 Colin Nish 13 1 0 14
3 Paul Di Giacomo 6 0 0 6
4 Gary Wales 4 0 1 5
5 Frazer Wright 1 0 3 4
6 Danny Invincibile 2 0 1 3
7 Garry Hay 2 0 0 2
8 Gordon Greer 0 0 1 1
8 Peter Leven 1 0 0 1
8 Grant Murray 0 0 1 1
- Own Goals 3 0 0 3

Final table

Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Celtic (C) 38 26 6 6 65 34 +31 84
2 Rangers 38 21 9 8 61 32 +29 72
3 Aberdeen 38 19 8 11 56 37 +19 65
4 Hearts 38 17 10 11 47 35 +10 61
5 Kilmarnock 38 16 7 15 47 54 −7 55
6 Hibernian 38 13 10 15 56 46 +10 49
7 Falkirk 38 15 5 18 49 47 2 50
8 Inverness CT 38 11 13 14 42 48 −6 47
9 Dundee United 38 10 12 16 40 59 −19 42
10 Motherwell 38 10 8 20 44 57 −13 38
11 St. Mirren 38 8 12 18 31 51 −20 36
12 Dunfermline (R) 38 8 8 22 26 55 −29 32
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