2017–18 Kilmarnock F.C. season

Kilmarnock
2017–18 season
Manager Lee McCulloch
Stadium Rugby Park
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The 2017–18 season is Kilmarnock's fifth season in the Premiership, and their 25th consecutive season in the top flight of Scotlish football.

Pre-season and friendlies

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

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

League Cup

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]


Group stage

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance
14 July 2017 Group E Ayr United A 0–1 6,417
18 July 2017 Group E Clyde H 4–2 McKenzie 7', 68'
Thomas 53', 59'		 1,871
22 July 2017 Group E Annan Athletic A 2–0 Boyd 7', 62' 743
29 July 2017 Group E Dumbarton H 3–0 Burke 53'
Boyd 72'
Erwin 76'		 2,444
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 (X) 4 3 0 0 1 9 3 +6 9 Possible Second Round
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: [6]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[7]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (X) Advances to Best runners-up.

Knock-out phase

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance
8 August 2017 Second round Celtic A 0–5 27,407

Premiership

The Premiership season is scheduled to begin on 5 August 2017 and conclude on 13 May 2018.[8] 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.[9][10] Their first away game of the season will now be played on 9 September 2017 against Motherwell, their fifth league fixture.

Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance League
position
5 August 2017 St Johnstone H 1–2 Boyd 59' 3,395 8th
12 August 2017 Heart of Midlothian H
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
7 Ross County 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 3
8 Heart of Midlothian 2 1 0 1 2 4 −2 3
9 Kilmarnock 2 0 0 2 1 3 −2 0
10 Partick Thistle 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 0
11 Motherwell 2 0 0 2 2 6 −4 0 Qualification for the Premiership play-off final
Updated to match(es) played on 12 August 2017. 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).[11]
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).

Scottish Cup

Kilmarnock will enter the fourth round of Scottish Cup as one of the Premiership clubs, starting on 20 January 2018. The draw date is yet to be announced.[12]

Squad statistics

As of matches played on 8 August 2017[13]
No. Pos. Name League Scottish Cup League Cup Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1GKScotland Jamie MacDonald 1000506000
2DFScotland Stephen O'Donnell 0000404000
4DFScotland Gordon Greer 1000102000
5DFScotland Kirk Broadfoot 1000506000
6MFRepublic of Ireland Alan Power 1000405000
7MFScotland Rory McKenzie 1000526220
9FWScotland Kris Boyd (c) 1100435400
11MFEngland Jordan Jones 1000506000
12DFScotland Greg Taylor 1000405010
14DFScotland Daniel Higgins 0000101010
15MFScotland Dom Thomas 1000425200
16DFScotland Scott Boyd 0000101000
18DFScotland Calum Waters 0000101000
19FWIran Alex Samizadeh 0000202000
20MFScotland Iain Wilson 1000506000
21MFScotland Adam Frizzell 1000506010
22FWScotland Lee Erwin 1000213100
29MFScotland Chris Burke 1000415100
30MFScotland William Graham 0000404000

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Name From Fee
23 June 2017 DF Scotland Daniel Higgins Scotland Dundee Free[14]
23 June 2017 MF Republic of Ireland Alan Power England Lincoln City Free[14]
29 June 2017 DF Scotland Calum Waters Scotland Alloa Athletic Free[15]
4 July 2017 DF Scotland Stephen O'Donnell England Luton Town Free[16]
4 July 2017 DF Scotland Kirk Broadfoot England Rotherham United Free[17]
12 July 2017 MF Scotland Dom Thomas Scotland Motherwell Free[18]
14 July 2017 FW Iran Alex Samizadeh England Bolton Wanderers Free[19]
18 July 2017 MF Scotland Chris Burke Scotland Ross County Free[20]
28 July 2017 FW Scotland Lee Erwin England Leeds United Free[21]
31 July 2017 DF Scotland Gordon Greer England Blackburn Rovers Free[22]
4 August 2017 GK Scotland Cammy Bell Scotland Dundee United Free[23]

Out

Date Pos. Name To Fee
15 June 2017 MF Scotland Aaron Splaine Scotland Dunfermline Athletic Free[24][25]
4 July 2017 MF Scotland Jack Whittaker Scotland Cowdenbeath Free[26]
26 July 2017 FW England Nathan Tyson England Wycombe Wanderers Free[27]
26 July 2017 DF England Karleigh Osborne England Grimsby Town Free[28]

References

  1. ↑ "Pre-Season Update From La Manga". Kilmarnock FC. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "Pre-Season Friendly Kilmarnock 1-0 Livingston". Kilmarnock FC. 8 July 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  3. ↑ Southwick, Andrew (14 July 2017). "Ayr United 1–0 Kilmarnock". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  4. ↑ "Betfred Cup last-16 ties confirmed". SPFL. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  5. ↑ "Celtic 5 Kilmarnock 0: Leigh Griffiths strengthens air of invincibility in romp". The Telegraph. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  6. ↑ "Tables". SPFL. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  7. ↑ "Format". SPFL. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  8. ↑ "Key dates". SPFL. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  9. ↑ "August home games reversed". Heart of Midlothian. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  10. ↑ "Ladbrokes Premiership fixture changes". SPFL. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  11. ↑ "Premiership 2017/2018 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  12. ↑ "2017-18 Scottish Cup Format Composition" (PDF). scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  13. ↑ "Kilmarnock FC player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  14. 1 2 "Higgins and Power join Kilmarnock". SPFL. 23 June 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  15. ↑ "Kilmarnock sign defender Calum Waters from Alloa". BBC Sport. BBC. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  16. ↑ "Stephen O'Donnell signs for Kilmarnock after release by Luton Town". BBC Sport. BBC. 4 July 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  17. ↑ "Kilmarnock: Defender Kirk Broadfoot joins club on three year deal". BBC Sport. BBC. 4 July 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  18. ↑ "Dom Thomas: Kilmarnock sign midfielder from Motherwell". BBC Sport. BBC. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  19. ↑ "Dom Thomas: Kilmarnock sign midfielder from Motherwell". BBC Sport. BBC. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  20. ↑ "Kilmarnock: Chris Burke joins Rugby Park side on one-year deal". BBC Sport. BBC. 18 July 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  21. ↑ "Lee Erwin: Kilmarnock sign former Motherwell striker". BBC Sport. BBC. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  22. ↑ "Kilmarnock: Scotland defender Gordon Greer becomes club's 10th signing". BBC Sport. BBC. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  23. ↑ Barnes, John (4 August 2017). "Cammy Bell rejoins Kilmarnock after agreeing Dundee United release". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  24. ↑ Barnes, John (24 May 2016). "Kilmarnock aim to keep defender Miles Addison". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  25. ↑ "Aaron Splaine signs". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  26. ↑ "Cowdenbeath add three to squad". SPFL. 4 July 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  27. ↑ "Nathan Tyson: Wycombe re-sign former Kilmarnock and Nottingham Forest striker". BBC Sport. BBC. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  28. ↑ "Osborne Joins The Mariners". Grimsby Town FC. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
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