2019–20 Kilmarnock F.C. season

The 2019–20 season is Kilmarnock's seventh season in the Premiership, and their 27th consecutive season in the top flight of Scottish football. The team are managed by Angelo Alessio who joined the club on 16 June 2019 after former manager Steve Clarke was signed by the Scotland national football team.[1]

Kilmarnock
2019–20 season
ChairmanBilly Bowie
ManagerAngelo Alessio[Note 1]
Alex Dyer
StadiumRugby Park
Scottish CupFifth round
League CupQuarter-final
Europa LeagueFirst qualifying round
Highest home attendance9,196 (vs Rangers, 4 August 2019)
Lowest home attendance3,762 (vs Hamilton Academical, 17 August 2019)
Average home league attendance5,856
All statistics correct as of 7 March 2019.

Kilmarnock also competed in UEFA competition for the first time in 18 years after finishing in third last season.[2]

Overview

Killie travelled to Spain on 28 June 2019 for a pre-season training camp in Marbella as they prepared for their upcoming 2019–20 UEFA Europa League qualifiers.[3]

The draw for the first qualifying round was held on 18 June 2019[4] and Kilmarnock were drawn to face Welsh side Connah's Quay Nomads.[5] The first leg was played in Wales on 11 July 2019 before Kilmarnock hosted the second leg on 18 July 2019. Connah's Quay's home ground, Deeside Stadium does not meet UEFA requirements so the game was instead played at Rhyl's home ground Belle Vue. Attempts had been made to play the game at Wrexham's Racecourse Ground in order to facilitate the expected number of supporters but the pitch works meant that wasn't possible.[6]

After a 2–1 comeback win in Wales, Kilmarnock lost 2–0 at Rugby Park and were knocked out 3–2 on aggregate.

Kilmarnock played Rangers at home in their first league fixture on Sunday 4 August 2019.[7] The fixture was a repeat of the last match of the previous season which Kilmarnock won 2–1.[8]

As a result of their European qualification, Kilmarnock received a bye to the League Cup second round. The draw was made on 28 July 2019[9] and Kilmarnock were drawn to play Premiership rivals Hamilton Academical on 17 August 2019.[10]

As a Premiership team, Kilmarnock entered the Scottish Cup in the fourth round in January 2020 where the defeated Queen's Park 6–0. In the fifth round, they lost 4–3 after in extra time in a replay against Aberdeen.

On 13 March 2020 – with Kilmarnock eight in the table after a 1–0 loss to Hamilton Academical – all SPFL leagues were indefinitely suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[11]

Match results

Pre-season and friendlies
Date Opponents Venue Result
F–A		 Scorers
30 June 2019 Gaz Metan Mediaș Campo La Quinta 0–0[12]
3 July 2019 Dinamo București Marbella Football Centre 0–3[13]

Premiership
Main article: 2019–20 Scottish Premiership
Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance League
position
4 August 2019 Rangers H 1–2[14] O'Donnell 83' 9,196 9th
10 August 2019 Hamilton Academical A 0–2[15] 2,766 12th
24 August 2019 Aberdeen H 0–0[16] 5,250 12th
31 August 2019 St Johnstone A 1–0[17] O'Donnell 40' 3,427 6th
14 September 2019 Hibernian H 2–0[18] Millar 56', El Makrini 79' 5,458 6th
22 September 2019 Celtic A 1–3[19] Brophy 33' 57,137 7th
28 September 2019 Ross County H 0–0[20] 4,906 7th
5 October 2019 Heart of Midlothian A 1–0[21] Burke 42' 16,711 6th
19 October 2019 Livingston H 2–1[22] Dicker 39', McKenzie 55' 4,828 5th
26 October 2019 St Mirren H 1–0[23] Dicker 78' 6,389 3rd
30 October 2019 Motherwell A 1–2[24] Thomas 31' 4,676 5th
2 November 2019 Aberdeen A 0–3[25] 13,131 5th
9 November 2019 Hamilton Academical H 2–2[26] El Makrini 45+2', Brophy 48' 5,045 5th
23 November 2019 Heart of Midlothian H 3–0[27] Burke 9', 16' Brophy 14' 6,278 5th
30 November 2019 Hibernian A 2–2[28] Bruce 66' Del Fabro 90+3' 16,180 5th
4 December 2019 St Johnstone H 0–0[29] 4,083 5th
7 December 2019 Livingston A 0–3[30] 1,531 5th
14 December 2019 Ross County A 0–1[31] 3,688 5th
21 December 2019 Motherwell H 0–1[32] 5,688 5th
26 December 2019 Rangers A 0–1[33] 49,885 6th
29 December 2019 St Mirren A 0–1[34] 6,363 7th
22 January 2020 Celtic H 1–3[35] Kabamba 66' 8,307 7th
25 January 2020 St Johnstone A 1–2[36] Burke 22' (pen.) 2,609 7th
1 February 2020 Ross County H 3–1[37] Brophy 54', 57' (pen.), Kabamba 82' 4,733 7th
5 February 2020 Heart of Midlothian A 3–2[38] Findlay 24', Burke 38', Brophy 50' 16,211 7th
12 February 2020 Rangers H 2–1[39] O'Donnell 77', Brophy 89' 8,096 7th
16 February 2020 Hibernian H 1–2[40] Burke 30' 5,370 7th
23 February 2020 Celtic A 1–3[41] Brophy 6' (pen.) 58,883 7th
4 March 2020 Aberdeen H 2–2[42] Brophy 17' (pen.), Kiltie 23' 4,217 7th
7 March 2020 Hamilton Academical A 1–0[43] 2,145 8th
14 March 2020 St Mirren H Postponed 8th
21 March 2020 Motherwell A
4 April 2020 Livingston H

League Cup
Main article: 2019–20 Scottish League Cup
Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance
17 August 2019 Second round Hamilton Academical H 1–0 (a.e.t.)[44] Thomas 113' 3,762
25 September 2019 Quarter-final Hibernian H 0–0 (a.e.t.)
4–5p[45]		 4,780

Scottish Cup
Main article: 2019–20 Scottish Cup
Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance
18 January 2020 Fourth round Queen's Park H 6–0[46] Bruce 9', Findlay 26', 44', Kiltie 62', Kabamba 89', Johnson 90+1' 4,198
8 February 2020 Fifth round Aberdeen A 0–0[47] 9,430
19 February 2020 Fifth round replay Aberdeen H 3–4 (a.e.t.)[48] El Makrini 43', Brophy 98', Kabamba 116' 5,658

Europa League
Main article: 2019–20 UEFA Europa League
Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance
11 July 2019 First qualifying round 1st leg Connah's Quay Nomads A 2–1[49] Brophy 82' (pen.), Findlay 90+2' 1,410
18 July 2019 First qualifying round 2nd leg Connah's Quay Nomads H 0–2[50] 8,306

Club statistics

Competition Overview
Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Europa League 11 July 2019 18 July 2019 First qualifying round First qualifying round 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 050.00
Premiership 4 August 2019 – Matchday 1 – 30 9 6 15 31 41 −10 030.00
League Cup 17 August 2019 25 September 2019 Second round Quarter-final 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 050.00
Scottish Cup 18 January 2020 19 February 2020 Fourth round Fifth round replay 3 1 1 1 9 4 +5 033.33
Total 37 12 8 17 43 48 −5 032.43
Source: Competitions

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
6 St Johnstone 29 8 12 9 28 46 −18 36 1.24
7 Hibernian 30 9 10 11 42 49 −7 37 1.23
8 Kilmarnock 30 9 6 15 31 41 −10 33 1.10
9 St Mirren 30 7 8 15 24 41 −17 29 0.97
10 Ross County 30 7 8 15 29 60 −31 29 0.97
Source: BBC SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points per game; 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).[52]
Notes:
  1. All play-off matches were cancelled, as clubs voted to curtail the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[51]

Squad statistics
As of matches played on 7 March 2020[53]

Players in italics left the club during the season.

No. Pos. Name League Scottish Cup League Cup Europa League Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1GK Jamie MacDonald 000000202000
2DF Stephen O'Donnell 28330202035310
3DF Greg Taylor 200010205000
3DF Stephen Hendrie 200000002000
4DF Alex Bruce 16111000017231
5DF Connor Johnson 403100007110
6MF Alan Power 280302020350131
7MF Rory McKenzie 27110202032150
8MF Gary Dicker 30230202037290
9FW Eamonn Brophy 289212021341110
10MF Greg Kiltie 10121101014210
11FW Liam Millar 20100200022120
11MF Harry Bunn 301000004000
12GK Laurențiu Brănescu 26020200030041
13GK Devlin MacKay 000000000000
14DF Niko Hämäläinen 28030100032000
15MF Mohamed El Makrini 21221202027360
16FW Simeon Jackson 400000004000
17DF Stuart Findlay 18122202124421
18DF Calum Waters 000000000000
19DF Kirk Broadfoot[Note 2] 9020102013020
20MF Iain Wilson 400000004010
21MF Adam Frizzell 000000000000
22DF Ross Millen 402000006000
23MF Dom Thomas 20100212024200
24GK Jan Koprivec 501000006000
25FW Harvey St Clair 200010003000
26DF Dario Del Fabro 22110100024140
27FW Nicke Kabamba 9232000012400
26FW Osman Sow 800010009000
29MF Chris Burke 26520202032540
31MF Innes Cameron 100010103000
31MF Ally Taylor 100000001000
52MF Kyle Connell 101000002000

Player transfers
Main articles: List of Scottish football transfers summer 2019 and List of Scottish football transfers winter 2019–20

Transfers in
Date Position Name Previous Club Fee Ref.
8 July 2019 GK Laurențiu Brănescu Juventus Loan [54]
9 July 2019 MF Mohamed El Makrini Roda JC Free [55]
17 July 2019 DF Alex Bruce Unattached Free [56]
6 August 2019 FW Liam Millar Liverpool Loan [57]
20 August 2019 DF Niko Hämäläinen Queens Park Rangers Loan [58]
29 August 2019 DF Dario Del Fabro Juventus Loan [59]
2 September 2019 FW Osman Sow Dundee United Loan [60]
2 September 2019 DF Connor Johnson Wolverhampton Wanderers Loan [60]
2 September 2019 FW Harvey St Clair Venezia Loan [60]
6 September 2019 DF Stephen Hendrie Southend United Free [61]
17 October 2019 FW Simeon Jackson Unattached Free [62]
15 January 2020 MF Harry Bunn Unattached Free [63]
17 January 2020 MF Nicke Kabamba Hartlepool United Undisclosed [64]
31 January 2020 DF Kirk Broadfoot St Mirren Undisclosed [65]

Transfers out
Date Position Name Subsequent Club Fee Ref
18 June 2019 FW Kris Boyd Retired N/A [66]
20 June 2019 DF Scott Boyd Ross County (Retired to be Sporting Director) N/A [67]
1 July 2019 MF Jordan Jones Rangers Free [68]
16 July 2019 MF Daniel Higgins Cove Rangers Free [69]
9 August 2019 MF Calum Waters St Mirren Loan [70]
2 September 2019 DF Greg Taylor Celtic £2,200,000 [71]
2 September 2019 MF Greg Kiltie Dunfermline Athletic Loan [72]
3 September 2019 DF Kirk Broadfoot St Mirren Free [73]
13 September 2019 GK Jamie MacDonald Alloa Athletic Loan [74]
1 October 2019 MF Adam Frizzell Dumbarton Loan [75]
20 January 2020 FW Simeon Jackson Stevenage Free [76]

Notes
  1. ^
    Note 1: Alessio was sacked on 17 December 2019 and was replaced, initially as caretaker, by Dyer.[77]
  2. ^
    Note 2: After starting the season with Kilmarnock, Broadfoot signed for St Mirren in August before returning in January.[65] Broadfoot has worn the number 19 jersey since returning as the number 5 jersey had been taken by Johnson in his absence.

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