2014–15 Kilmarnock F.C. season

The 2014–15 season was Kilmarnock's second season in the Scottish Premiership. They also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Kilmarnock
2014–15 season
ChairmanMichael Johnston
(Until 26 March)
Jim Mann
ManagerAllan Johnston
(until 6 February 2015)
Gary Locke
StadiumRugby Park
Premiership10th place
Scottish CupFourth round, lost to Rangers
League CupThird round, lost to St Johnstone
Top goalscorerLeague: Obadeyi (9)
All: Obadeyi (9)
Highest home attendance8,877 vs. Ayr United,
League Cup,
26 August 2014
Lowest home attendance2,550 vs. St Johnstone,
League Cup,
23 September 2014

Summary

Season

Kilmarnock finished tenth in the Scottish Premiership with 41 points. They reached the third round of the League Cup, losing to St. Johnstone,[1] and the fourth round of the Scottish Cup, losing to Rangers.[2] Allan Johnston resigned from his position as manager in February 2015 after informing the press of his intention to leave at the end of the season, with his assistant Gary Locke taking temporary charge before being installed full-time in April.[3][4][5]

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre season

26 July 2014 FriendlyShrewsbury Town0 – 0KilmarnockShrewsbury
15:00 BST Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 1,683
2 August 2014 FriendlyMorecambe2 – 2KilmarnockMorecambe
14:00 Mullin  72', 82' Magennis  70'
Obadeyi  88'
Stadium: Globe Arena
Referee: Darren Bond

Scottish Premiership

9 August 2014 Scottish PremiershipDundee1 – 1KilmarnockDundee
15:00 Harkins  17 pen' Report Slater  24' Stadium: Dens Park
Attendance: 7,588
Referee: Steven McLean
13 August 2014 Scottish PremiershipKilmarnock0 – 2AberdeenKilmarnock
19:45 Report Pawlett  45'
Jack  71'
Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 5,079
Referee: Allan
16 August 2014 Scottish PremiershipRoss County1 – 2KilmarnockDingwall
15:00 Boyce  81' Report Magennis  39'
Obadeyi  56'
Stadium: Global Energy Stadium
Attendance: 2,790
Referee: Colvin
23 August 2014 Scottish PremiershipKilmarnock2 – 0MotherwellKilmarnock
15:00 Muirhead  9'
Clingan  78'
Report Kerr  76' Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 4,146
Referee: Willie Collum
30 August 2014 Scottish PremiershipInverness Caledonian Thistle2 – 0KilmarnockInverness
15:00 Doran  75'
Tansey  80'
Report Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 3,830
Referee: John Beaton
13 September 2014 Scottish PremiershipKilmarnock2 – 1St MirrenKilmarnock
15:00 Muirhead  63'
Connolly  82'
Report Drury  71' Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 4,417
Referee: Alan Muir
20 September 2014 Scottish PremiershipHamilton Academical0 – 0KilmarnockHamilton
15:00 Report Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 2,604
Referee: Kevin Clancy
27 September 2014 Scottish PremiershipKilmarnock3 – 0Partick ThistleKilmarnock
15:00 Obadeyi  25', 57'
Pascali  51'
Report Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 3,980
Referee: Andrew Dallas
3 October 2014 Scottish PremiershipKilmarnock2 – 0Dundee UnitedKilmarnock
19:45 Obadeyi  63'
Connolly  65'
Report Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 3,953
Referee: Crawford Allan
18 October 2014 Scottish PremiershipSt Johnstone1 – 2KilmarnockPerth
15:00 Davidson  10' Report Magennis  19', 22' Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 3,582
Referee: Craig Thomson
26 October 2014 Scottish PremiershipCeltic2 – 0KilmarnockGlasgow
13:00 Guidetti  35'
Scepovic  64'
Report Pascali  34' Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 42,800
Referee: Willie Collum
1 November 2014 Scottish PremiershipKilmarnock1 – 3DundeeKilmarnock
15:00 Eremenko  76' Report Stewart  44', 90'
Clarkson  51'
Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 4,481
Referee: Greg Aitken
8 November 2014 Scottish PremiershipKilmarnock0 – 3Ross CountyKilmarnock
15:00 Report Carey  33'
Gardyne  40'
Quinn  45'
Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 3,684
Referee: Stephen Finnie
22 November 2014 Scottish PremiershipDundee United3 – 1KilmarnockDundee
15:00 Çiftçi  5'
Armstrong  42'
Connolly  90'
Report Pascali  38' Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 6,664
Referee: Beaton
6 December 2014 Scottish PremiershipPartick Thistle1 – 1KilmarnockGlasgow
15:00 Seaborne  19' Report Obadeyi  11' Stadium: Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 3,054
Referee: Steven McLean
13 December 2014 Scottish PremiershipKilmarnock0 – 1St JohnstoneKilmarnock
15:00 Report Graham  82' (pen.) Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 3,220
Referee: Don Robertson
20 December 2014 Scottish PremiershipAberdeen1 – 0KilmarnockAberdeen
15:00 Pawlett  69' Report Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 11,282
Referee: Andrew Dallas
27 December 2014 Scottish PremiershipKilmarnock1 – 0Hamilton AcademicalKilmarnock
15:00 Eremenko  93' Report Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 3,921
Referee: John Beaton
1 January 2015 Scottish PremiershipSt Mirren1 – 2KilmarnockPaisley
15:00 Wylde  90' (pen) Report Eremenko  54' (pen)
Slater  85' (pen)
Stadium: St Mirren Park
Attendance: 3,912
Referee: Willie Collum
5 January 2015 Scottish PremiershipKilmarnock0 – 2CelticKilmarnock
19:45 Report Izaguirre  36'
Šćepović  64'
Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 5,329
Referee: Kevin Clancy
10 January 2015 Scottish PremiershipKilmarnock1 – 2Inverness Caledonian ThistleKilmarnock
15:00 Eremenko  47' (pen.) Report Raven  47'
McKay  53', 81'
Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 2,793
Referee: Don Robertson
17 January 2015 Scottish PremiershipMotherwellPostponed[6]KilmarnockMotherwell
15:00 Report Stadium: Fir Park
21 January 2015 Scottish PremiershipDundee1 – 0KilmarnockDundee
19:45 Stewart  40' (pen.) Report Stadium: Dens Park
Attendance: 5,141
Referee: Andrew Dallas
24 January 2015 Scottish PremiershipKilmarnock2 – 2Partick ThistleKilmarnock
15:00 Magennis  33'
Pascali  79'
Report Stevenson  2'
Frans  84'
Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 4,130
Referee: Willie Collum
7 February 2015 Scottish PremiershipHamilton Academical0 – 0KilmarnockHamilton
15:00 Report Stadium: New Douglas Park,
Attendance: 2,245
Referee: Alan Muir
14 February 2015 Scottish PremiershipKilmarnock3 – 2Dundee UnitedKilmarnock
15:00 Magennis  10'
Johnstone  52'
Clingan  90'
Report Çiftçi  3' (pen.)
Anier  13'
Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 3,788
Referee: Stephen Finnie
21 February 2015 Scottish PremiershipInverness Caledonian Thistle3 – 3KilmarnockInverness
15.00 Shinnie  18'
Ross  33'
Williams  52'
Report Eccleston  20'
Slater  45'
Obadeyi  61'
Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 2,912
Referee: Steven McLean
28 February 2015 Scottish PremiershipSt Johnstone0 – 0KilmarnockPerth
15:00 Report Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 3,170
Referee: Euan Anderson
7 March 2015 Scottish PremiershipMotherwell1 – 1KilmarnockMotherwell
15:00 McDonald  45+1' Report Obadeyi  20'
Westlake  42'  45'
Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 4,192
Referee: John Beaton
14 March 2015 Scottish PremiershipKilmarnock1 – 0St MirrenKilmarnock
15:00 Miller  87' Report Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 4,721
Referee: Steven McLean
21 March 2015 Scottish PremiershipRoss County2 – 1KilmarnockDingwall
15:00 Gardyne  23'
Curran  59'
Report Ashcroft  88' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 3,389
Referee: Bobby Madden
4 April 2015 Scottish PremiershipKilmarnock1 – 2MotherwellKilmarnock
15:00 Syme  17' BBC Pearson  38'
Erwin  77'
Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 4,532
Referee: Euan Anderson
12 April 2015 Scottish PremiershipKilmarnock1 – 2AberdeenKilmarnock
12:15 Slater  47' BBC Rooney  40'
Smith  69'
Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 3,525
Referee: John Beaton
15 April 2015 Scottish PremiershipCeltic4 – 1KilmarnockGlasgow
19:45 Commons  58'
Griffiths  66', 80', 85'
Report Westlake  50' Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 42,464
Referee: Crawford Allan
25 April 2015 Scottish PremiershipSt Mirren4 – 1KilmarnockPaisley
15:00 Kelly  8'
Sadlier  33'
Thompson  57' (pen), 65' (pen)
Report Magennis  53' Stadium: St Mirren Park
Attendance: 3,205
Referee: Kevin Clancy
8 May 2015 Scottish PremiershipKilmarnock2 – 3Hamilton AcademicalKilmarnock
15:00 Ashcroft  8'
Kiltie 78'
Report Scotland  21'
MacKinnon 65'
Hasselbaink 70'
Stadium: Rugby Park,
Attendance: 3,450
Referee: Steven McLean
8 May 2015 Scottish PremiershipMotherwell3 – 1KilmarnockMotherwell
19:45 McDonald  28'
Erwin  39'
Ainsworth  90'
Report Magennis  53' Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 3,986
Referee: William Collum
16 May 2015 Scottish PremiershipPartick Thistle1 – 4KilmarnockGlasgow
15:00 Balatoni  67' Report Hamill  25'
Obadeyi  37', 63'
Magennis  71'
Stadium: Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 4,503
Referee: John Beaton
23 May 2015 Scottish PremiershipKilmarnock1 – 2Ross CountyKilmarnock
15:00 Kiltie  36' BBC Boyce  63'
Quinn  76'
Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 4,226
Referee: Euan Anderson

Scottish League Cup

23 September 2014 Scottish League Cup Second RoundKilmarnock0 – 1St JohnstoneKilmarnock
19:45 Eremenko  71'  Report Graham  78' Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 2,550
Referee: Steven McLean

Scottish Cup

30 November 2014 Scottish Cup Round 4Rangers3 – 0KilmarnockGlasgow
12:45 Law  19', 84'
Boyd  72'
Report Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 14,412
Referee: Brian Colvin

Player statistics

Squad

Last updated 23 May 2015

No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremiershipLeague CupScottish Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Craig Samson 3803502010
2 DF Ross Barbour 33028+202010
4 MF Jamie Hamill 24120+11200+10
6 DF Mark Connolly 29225+122010
7 FW Rory McKenzie 29120+701110
8 MF Sammy Clingan 27222+222010
9 FW Lee Miller 2219+1010+2010
10 FW Chris Johnston 32119+1111+1000
11 MF Paul Cairney 1603+1300000
13 GK Conor Brennan 403+100000
14 FW Nathan Eccleston 1016+410000
15 MF Euan Smith 00000000
16 FW Tope Obadeyi 32928+192010
18 DF Lee Ashcroft 22220+220000
19 MF Craig Slater 27423+340010
20 MF Alexei Eremenko 30417+1041+1010
21 FW Michael Ngoo 703+300+1000
22 DF Daryl Westlake 18116+110+1000
23 DF Chris Chantler 2902602010
26 DF Mark O'Hara 18014+400000
28 FW Josh Magennis 418388200+10
29 MF Manuel Pascali 34329+232010
30 MF Greg Kiltie 822+620000
31 GK Devlin McKay 00000000
33 FW Robbie Muirhead 2227+132100+10
35 DF Adam Hodge 00000000
36 DF David Syme 513+210000
37 MF Aaron Splaine 10100000
38 DF Dean Hawkshaw 00000000
43 DF Sam Lidington 00000000

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 23 May 2015
Number Nation Position Name Premier League League Cup Scottish Cup Total
2DFRoss Barbour 90000090
4MFJamie Hamill 60100070
6DFMark Connolly 80000080
7FWRory McKenzie 20001030
8MFSammy Clingan 20001030
9FWLee Miller 10000010
10FWChris Johnston 30000030
11MFPaul Cairney 50000050
13GKConor Brennan 10000010
14FWNathan Eccleston 10000010
16FWTope Obadeyi 20000020
18DFLee Ashcroft 20000020
19MFCraig Slater 61000061
20MFAlexei Eremenko 70010071
22DFDaryl Westlake 51000051
23DFChris Chantler 60100070
26DFMark O'Hara 20000020
28MFJosh Magennis 30000030
29MFManuel Pascali 81100091
36MFDavid Syme 20000020
TOTALS 81 3 3 1 2 0 86 4

Goal scorers

Last updated 23 May 2015

Ranking Nation Number Name Scottish Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup Total
116Tope Obadeyi9009
228Josh Magennis8008
319Craig Slater4004
20Alexei Eremenko4004
529Manuel Pascali3003
66Mark Connolly2002
8Sammy Clingan2002
18Lee Ashcroft2002
30Greg Kiltie2002
33Robbie Muirhead2002
114Jamie Hamill1001
7Rory McKenzie0101
9Lee Miller1001
10Chris Johnston1001
14Nathan Eccleston1001
22Daryl Westlake1001
36David Syme1001
TOTALS 441045

Team statistics

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
8 Partick Thistle 38 12 10 16 48 44 +4 46
9 Ross County 38 12 8 18 46 63 17 44
10 Kilmarnock 38 11 8 19 44 59 15 41
11 Motherwell (O) 38 10 6 22 38 63 25 36 Qualification for the Premiership play-off final
12 St Mirren (R) 38 9 3 26 30 66 36 30 Relegation to the Championship
Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated.

Results by opponent

Kilmarnock score first

Team Results Points
1 2 3 4
Aberdeen0-20-11-2X0
Celtic0-20-21-4X0
Dundee1-11-30-1X1
Dundee United2-01-33-2X6
Hamilton Academical0-01-00-02-35
Inverness C.T.0-21-23-3X1
Motherwell2-01-11-21-34
Partick Thistle3-01-12-24-18
Ross County2-10-31-21-23
St Johnstone2-10-10-0X4
St Mirren2-12-11-01-49

Source: 2014–15 Scottish Premier League Results Table

Transfers

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