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Kilmarnock
2024–25 season
ChairmanBilly Bowie
ManagerDerek McInnes
StadiumRugby Park
League CupSecond round
Europa LeagueSecond qualifying round
Conference LeaguePlay-off round

The 2024–25 season will be the 146th season of competitive association football and the 12th season in the Scottish Professional Football League played by Kilmarnock Football Club, a professional football club based in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. The club will compete in the top tier of Scottish football for the third consecutive season. The 2024–25 season will run from 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025.

Overview

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Results and fixtures

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Pre-season friendlies

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Kilmarnock's score is shown first in each case.

Kilmarnock preseason results
Date Venue Opponents Score Kilmarnock scorers Att. Ref.
29 June 2024 Marbella Football Centre, San Pedro Alcántara (N) Cerro Porteño 0–2 0 [1]
3 July 2024 Rugby Park, Kilmarnock (H) The New Saints 5–0 Anderson (3), Cameron, Lyons 0 [2]
11 July 2024 Somerset Park, Ayr (A) Ayr United 2–3 Lyons 43', Deas 72' [3]
14 July 2024 Beechwood Park, Auchinleck (A) Auchinleck Talbot 4–0 Brown, Lyons, Anderson, Wales 0 [4]
19 July 2024 Rugby Park, Kilmarnock (H) Barrow 5–0 Wright 25', Armstrong 47' (pen.), 65' (pen.), Watkins 49', Murray 66' [5]

Premiership

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Kilmarnock's score is shown first in each case.

Kilmarnock in the 2024–25 Scottish Premiership
Date Venue Opponents Score Kilmarnock scorers Att. Ref.
4 August 2024 Celtic Park, Glasgow (A) Celtic 0–4 58,712 [6]
11 August 2024 Rugby Park, Kilmarnock (H) St Johnstone 0–3 4,843 [7]
24 August 2024 Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen (A) Aberdeen 0–2 16,146 [8]
1 September 2024 Rugby Park, Kilmarnock (H) Hibernian 1–1 Anderson 90+2' (pen.) 7,763 [9]
14 September 2024 St Mirren Park, Paisley (A) St Mirren 2–2 Watkins 11', Ayunga 71' (o.g.) 6,957 [10]
28 September 2024 Rugby Park, Kilmarnock (H) Dundee United 3–3 Watson 47', 58', Watkins 64' 6,257 [11]
5 October 2024 Dens Park, Dundee (A) Dundee 3–2 Kennedy 86', 90+4', Anderson 88' 5,316 [12]
20 October 2024 Rugby Park, Kilmarnock (H) Rangers 1–0 Watkins 87' 8,924 [13]
26 October 2024 Victoria Park, Dingwall (A) Ross County 1–2 Ndaba 39' 3,419 [14]
30 October 2024 Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh (A) Heart of Midlothian 2–1 Kennedy 58', Vassell 63' 18,402 [15]
3 November 2024 Dens Park, Dundee (A) Dundee 2–3 Anderson 24', Kennedy 40' 5,014 [16]
10 November 2024 Rugby Park, Kilmarnock (H) Celtic

Scottish Cup

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Kilmarnock's score is shown first in each case.

Kilmarnock in the 2024–25 Scottish Cup
Date Round Venue Opponents Score Kilmarnock scorers Att. Ref.
January 2025 Fourth round

League Cup

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Kilmarnock's score is shown first in each case.

Kilmarnock in the 2024–25 League Cup
Date Round Venue Opponents Score Kilmarnock scorers Att. Ref.
18 August 2024 Second round Fir Park, Motherwell (A) Motherwell 0–1 4,371 [17]

Europa League

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Kilmarnock's score is shown first in each case.

Kilmarnock in the 2024–25 Europa League
Date Round Venue Opponents Score Kilmarnock scorers Att. Ref.
25 July 2024 Second qualifying round first leg Rugby Park, Kilmarnock (H) Cercle Brugge 1–1 Watson 70' 10,410 [18]
1 August 2024 Second qualifying round second leg Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges (A) Cercle Brugge 0–1 10,230 [19]

Conference League

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Kilmarnock's score is shown first in each case.

Kilmarnock in the 2024–25 Conference League
Date Round Venue Opponents Score Kilmarnock scorers Att. Ref.
8 August 2024 Third qualifying round first leg Rugby Park, Kilmarnock (H) Tromsø 2–2 Vassell 6', Wales 90+2' 6,995 [20]
15 August 2024 Third qualifying round second leg Romssa Arena, Tromsø (A) Tromsø 1–0 Skjærvik 11' (o.g.) 5,891 [21]
22 August 2024 Play-off round first leg Parken, Copenhagen (A) Copenhagen 0–2 17,056 [22]
29 August 2024 Play-off round second leg Rugby Park, Kilmarnock (H) Copenhagen 1–1 Watkins 16' 8,083 [23]

Club statistics

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Competition Overview

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Competition First match Last match Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premiership 4 August 2024 May 2025 11 3 3 5 15 23 −8 027.27
Scottish Cup January 2025 2025 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
League Cup 18 August 2024 18 August 2024 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00
Europa League 25 July 2024 1 August 2024 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 000.00
Conference League 8 August 2024 29 August 2024 4 1 2 1 4 5 −1 025.00
Total 18 4 6 8 20 31 −11 022.22

Source: Competitions

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
6 St Mirren 13 4 3 6 17 22 −5 15
7 Dundee 12 3 3 6 18 24 −6 12
8 Kilmarnock 11 3 3 5 15 23 −8 12
9 Ross County 13 2 6 5 10 21 −11 12
10 St Johnstone 13 3 1 9 16 27 −11 10
Updated to match(es) played on 9 November 2024. Source: [24][25]
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).[26]
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).

Squad statistics

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No. Pos. Name Premiership Scottish Cup League Cup Europe Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Republic of Ireland Kieran O'Hara 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 7 0 2 0
2 DF Scotland Jack Burroughs 9 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 0 0 0
3 DF Republic of Ireland Corrie Ndaba 9 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 1 3 0
4 DF Wales Joe Wright 6 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 13 0 4 2
5 DF Scotland Lewis Mayo 10 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 17 0 1 0
6 DF Scotland Robbie Deas 9 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 14 0 2 0
7 MF Scotland Rory McKenzie 8 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 12 0 0 0
8 MF Northern Ireland Brad Lyons 9 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 16 0 2 1
9 FW Northern Ireland Kyle Vassell 11 1 0 0 1 0 6 1 18 3 2 0
10 MF Northern Ireland Matty Kennedy 11 4 0 0 1 0 6 0 18 4 3 0
11 MF Scotland Daniel Armstrong 11 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 17 0 4 0
12 MF Scotland David Watson 11 2 0 0 1 0 5 1 17 3 1 0
14 MF Scotland Gary Mackay-Steven 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 7 0 0 0
15 MF Scotland Fraser Murray 6 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 11 0 0 0
16 MF Scotland Kyle Magennis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF Scotland Stuart Findlay 9 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 16 0 3 1
18 FW Scotland Innes Cameron 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 0 0
19 FW Scotland Bruce Anderson 5 2 0 0 1 0 3 0 9 2 0 0
20 GK Scotland Robby McCrorie 6 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 10 0 1 0
22 MF Northern Ireland Liam Donnelly 6 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 13 0 3 1
23 FW Wales Marley Watkins 8 3 0 0 1 0 3 1 12 4 1 0
24 FW Scotland Bobby Wales 4 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 9 1 0 0
31 MF Scotland Liam Polworth 5 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 10 0 1 0
51 DF England Oliver Bainbridge 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 7 0 0 0

Source:[27]

Transfers

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Main article: List of Scottish football transfers summer 2024

Transfers in

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Date Position Name Previous Club Fee Ref.
29 May 2024 FW Bruce Anderson Livingston Free [28]
4 June 2024 DF Stuart Findlay England Oxford United Loan [29]
10 July 2024 GK Robby McCrorie Rangers Undisclosed [30]
30 July 2024 DF Republic of Ireland Corrie Ndaba England Ipswich Town [31]
2 August 2024 England Oliver Bainbridge England Sunderland Loan [32]
20 August 2024 Jack Burroughs England Coventry City [33]

Transfers out

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Date Position Name Subsequent Club Fee Ref
22 May 2024 MF Kerr McInroy Free [34]
Aaron Quigg Annan Athletic [34][35]
Steven Warnock [34]
DF England Jack Sanders St Johnstone [34][36]
10 July 2024 FW Zander Craik Queen of the South Loan [37]
19 July 2024 FW Greg Stewart India Mohun Bagan SG Free [38]
21 July 2024 GK Corey Armour Auchinleck Talbot Loan [39]

References

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  1. ^ "Kilmarnock vs. Cerro Porteño". Soccerway. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Kilmarnock vs. The New Saints". Soccerway. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Ayr United vs. Kilmarnock". Soccerway. 11 July 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Auchinleck Talbot vs. Kilmarnock". Soccerway. 14 July 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Kilmarnock hit five past Barrow at Rugby Park". BBC Sport. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Celtic vs Kilmarnock". BBC Sport. 4 August 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Kilmarnock vs St Johnstone". BBC Sport. 11 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Aberdeen vs Kilmarnock". BBC Sport. 25 August 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Kilmarnock vs Hibernian". BBC Sport. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  10. ^ "St Mirren vs Kilmarnock". BBC Sport. 14 September 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  11. ^ "Kilmarnock vs Dundee United". BBC Sport. 28 September 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  12. ^ "Dundee vs Kilmarnock". BBC Sport. 5 October 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  13. ^ "Kilmarnock vs Rangers". BBC Sport. 20 October 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  14. ^ "Ross County vs Kilmarnock". BBC Sport. 26 October 2024. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  15. ^ "Heart of Midlothian vs Kilmarnock". BBC Sport. 30 October 2024. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  16. ^ "Dundee vs Kilmarnock". BBC Sport. 3 November 2024. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  17. ^ "Motherwell vs Kilmarnock: Scottish League Cup". BBC Sport. 18 August 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  18. ^ "Kilmarnock vs Cercle Brugge: UEFA Europa League". BBC Sport. 25 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  19. ^ "Cercle Brugge vs Kilmarnock: UEFA Europa League". BBC Sport. 1 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  20. ^ "Kilmarnock vs Tromsø: UEFA Conference League". BBC Sport. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  21. ^ "Kilmarnock vs Tromsø: UEFA Conference League". BBC Sport. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  22. ^ "København vs Kilmarnock: UEFA Conference League". BBC Sport. 22 August 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  23. ^ "Kilmarnock vs København: UEFA Conference League". BBC Sport. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  24. ^ "Scottish Premiership Table". BBC. 15 April 2024.
  25. ^ "Premiership League Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  26. ^ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League (Rule Number C35-C37)" (PDF). SPFL. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  27. ^ "Kilmarnock FC player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  28. ^ "Bruce Anderson signs two-year deal". Kilmarnock FC. 29 May 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  29. ^ "Stuart Findlay signs one-year loan extension". Kilmarnock FC. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  30. ^ "Robby McCrorie joins Killie". Kilmarnock FC. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  31. ^ "Corrie Ndaba pens three-year deal". Kilmarnock FC. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  32. ^ "Oliver Bainbridge signs season-long loan deal". Kilmarnock FC. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  33. ^ "Jack Burroughs joins on loan from Coventry". Kilmarnock FC. 20 August 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  34. ^ a b c d "First team squad update following 2023/24 season". Kilmarnock FC. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  35. ^ "New Signing: Aaron Quigg". Annan Athletic FC. 13 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  36. ^ "Jack Sanders signs for Saints". St Johnstone FC. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  37. ^ "Welcome Zander Craik". qosfc.com. Queen of the South FC. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  38. ^ "ISL 2024-25: Mohun Bagan Super Giant signs Greg Stewart". sportstar.thehindu.com. Sportstar. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  39. ^ "Welcome Corey Armour". x.com. Auchinleck Talbot FC. 21 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
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