2010–11 Kilmarnock F.C. season

The 2010–11 season was Kilmarnock's twelfth consecutive season in the Scottish Premier League, having competed in it since its inauguration in 1998–99. Kilmarnock also competed in the Scottish Cup and the League Cup.

Kilmarnock
2010–11 season
ChairmanMichael Johnston
ManagerMixu Paatelainen
(until 31 March 2011)
Kenny Shiels
StadiumRugby Park
SPLFifth place
Scottish CupFourth round, lost to Rangers
League CupQuarter-final, lost to Rangers
Top goalscorerLeague: Sammon (15)
All: Sammon (18)
Highest home attendance16,173 Rangers, SPL, 15th May 2011
Lowest home attendance4,216 v Hibernian, SPL, 18 December 2010
Average home league attendance6,427

Summary

Season

Kilmarnock finished fifth in the Scottish Premier League with 49 points.[1] They reached the Quarter-Final of the League Cup, losing to Rangers[2] and the fourth round of the 2010–11 Scottish Cup, also losing to Rangers.[3]

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-Season

Kilmarnock spent their pre-season in Devon, competing in the South West Challenge Cup with friendly matches against Bideford and Blackpool, followed by a record 16–0 win over local side Torrington F.C.[4]

19 July 2010 Bideford1 – 7KilmarnockThe Sports Ground, Bideford
20:00 BST Mudge  pen.' Report Dayton
Pascali
Kelly
Taouil
22 July 2010 Blackpool2 – 2
(5–4 p)		KilmarnockThe Sports Ground, Bideford
20:00 BST Euell  24'
Almond  71'		 Hamill  53' (pen.)
Bryson  81'
Penalties
Edwards
Southern
Evatt
Ormerod
Gilks 		Bell
Fowler
Clancy
Hamill

Scottish Premier League
Main article: 2010–11 Scottish Premier League
14 August 2010 SPLRangers2 – 1KilmarnockIbrox
15:00 Miller  16'
Steven Naismith  60' (pen.)		 BBC SPORT Hamill  54' Attendance: 45,739
Referee: W Collum
22 August 2010 SPLKilmarnock0 – 1MotherwellRugby Park
15:00 BBC SPORT Blackman  37' Attendance: 5,399
Referee: M Tumilty
28 August 2010 SPLAberdeen0 – 1KilmarnockPittodrie
15:00 BBC SPORT Hamill  90+2' Attendance: 11,287
Referee: B Winter
11 September 2011 SPLKilmarnock2 – 1St MirrenRugby Park
15:00 Dayton  29'
Eremenko  56'		 BBC SPORT Thomson  48'
McGowan 		Attendance: 6,064
Referee: S Mclean
19 September 2011 SPLKilmarnock1 – 2CelticRugby Park
12:45 Sammon  7' BBC SPORT Murphy  41' (pen.)
Stokes  52'		 Attendance: 8,645
Referee: C Thomson
25 September 2010 SPLHamilton2 – 2KilmarnockNew Douglas Park
15:00 F Paixao  15'
Hasselbaink  38'		 BBC SPORT Hamill  83' (pen.)
Sammon  89'		 Attendance: 3,033
Referee: C Allan
2 October 2010 SPLKilmarnock1 – 2Dundee UnitedRugby Park
15:00 Sammon  90+4'
Wright  		 BBC SPORT Goodwillie  15'
Daly  69'		 Attendance: 4,833
Referee: J McKendrick
16 October 2010 SPLHibernian2 – 1KilmarnockEaster Road
15:00 Hogg  38' (45) BBC SPORT Silva  3' Attendance: 11,256
Referee: I Brines
23 October 2010 SPLKilmarnock1 – 2InvernessRugby Park
15:00 Rui Miguel  74' BBC SPORT Rooney  42' (pen.)
Hayes  66'		 Attendance: 4,508
Referee: E Norris
31 October 2010 SPLHearts0 – 3KilmarnockTynecastle Stadium
12:45 BBC SPORT Wright  45+2'
Sammon  80'
Eremenko  82'		 Attendance: 13,056
Referee: S O'Reilly
6 November 2010 SPLSt Johnstone0 – 3KilmarnockMcDiarmid Park
15:00 BBC SPORT Duberry  37' (Og.)
Sammon  83'
Kelly  90+4'		 Attendance: 3,230
Referee: I Brines
10 November 2010 SPLKilmarnock3 – 0HamiltonRugby Park
19:45 Gordon  34'
Sammon  46' (52)		 BBC SPORT Attendance: 4,214
Referee: W Collum
13 November 2010 SPLDundee United1 – 1KilmarnockTannadice
15:00 Russell  23' BBC SPORT Sammon  22' Attendance: 6,597
Referee: A Muir
20 November 2010 SPLKilmarnock2 – 3RangersRugby Park
12:00 Sammon  21' (59) BBC SPORT Miller  42' (pen.), 55' (pen.), 64' Attendance: 10,177
Referee: E Norris
27 November 2010 SPLKilmarnock2 – 0AberdeenRugby Park
15:00 Sammon  18'
Hamill  51' (pen.)		 BBC SPORT Attendance: 5,013
Referee: E Hacmon
18 December 2010 SPLKilmarnock2 – 1HibernianRugby Park
15:00 Kelly  9' (43) BBC SPORT Riordan  55' Attendance: 4,216
Referee: C Thomson
21 December 2010 SPLCeltic1 – 1KilmarnockCeltic Park
19:45 Rogne  84' BBC SPORT Sammon  53' Attendance: 44,522
Referee: W Collum
29 December 2010 SPLInverness1 – 3KilmarnockCaledonian Stadium
19:45 Foran  71' BBC SPORT Bryson  26'
Kelly  68'
Hamill  78'		 Attendance: 3,735
Referee: W Collum
3 January 2011 SPLSt Mirren0 – 2KilmarnockSt Mirren Park
15:00 BBC SPORT Kelly  64'
Bryson  79'		 Attendance: 6,118
Referee: B Winter
15 January 2011 SPLKilmarnock1 – 1St JohnstoneRugby Park
15:00 Sammon  16' BBC SPORT Taylor  86' Attendance: 4,885
Referee: S McLean
18 January 2011 SPLKilmarnock1 – 2HeartsRugby Park
19:45 Miguel  19' BBC SPORT Elliott  73' (86) Attendance: 4,996
Referee: S Conroy
22 January 2011 SPLKilmarnock1 – 1Dundee UnitedRugby Park
15:00 Sammon  41' BBC SPORT Kenneth  90' Attendance: 5,120
Referee: G Salmond
29 January 2011 SPLHamilton1 – 1KilmarnockNew Douglas Park
15:00 Antoine-Curier  79' BBC SPORT Sammon  15'
Hamill  		 Attendance: 2,680
Referee: B Winter
2 February 2011 SPLMotherwell0 – 1KilmarnockFir Park
19:45 BBC SPORT Silva  81' Attendance: 3,640
Referee: S O'Reilly
12 February 2011 SPLHibernian2 – 1KilmarnockEaster Road
15:00 Sodje  52'
Dickoh
Palsson  74' (pen.)		 BBC SPORT Hamill  71' (pen.) Attendance: 11,082
Referee: S Conroy
19 February 2011 SPLAberdeen5 – 0KilmarnockPittodrie
15:00 Venron  14'
Aluko  25'
Maguire  59' (pen.)
McArdle  70'
Josh Magennis  82'		 BBC SPORT Attendance: 7,371
Referee: G Salmond
26 February 2011 SPLKilmarnock2 – 0St MirrenRugby Park
15:00 Gros  13'
Eremenko  29'		 BBC SPORT Attendance: 5,243
Referee: C Murray
5 March 2011 SPLHearts0 – 2KilmarnockTynecastle Stadium
15:00 BBC SPORT Silva  50'
Eremenko  56'
 Attendance: 13,836
Referee: S McLean
13 March 2011 SPLRangers2 – 1KilmarnockIbrox
15:00 Diouf  38'
Clancy  87' (Og.)		 BBC SPORT Hamill  61' (pen.) Attendance: 42,417
Referee: A Muir
19 March 2011 SPLKilmarnock3 – 1MotherwellRugby Park
12:00 Pascali  24'
Jamie Hamill  44' (pen.)
Kelly  51'		 BBC SPORT Sutton  15' Attendance: 4,259
Referee: M Tumilty
2 April 2011 SPLSt Johnstone0 – 0KilmarnockMcDiarmid Park
15:00 BBC SPORT Attendance: 3,083
Referee: Finnie
9 April 2011 SPLKilmarnock1 – 1InvernessRugby Park
15:00 Kelly  13' BBC SPORT Hayes  10' Attendance: 4,518
Referee: McKendrick
20 April 2011 SPLKilmarnock0 – 4CelticRugby Park
19:30 BBC SPORT Commons  4', 34'
Hooper  41'
Stokes  58'		 Attendance: 9,117
Referee: Muir
23 April 2011 SPLDundee United4 – 2KilmarnockTannadice
12:15 Severin  25'
Goodwillie  38', 47'
Conway  49'		 BBC SPORT Silva  70'
Pascali  87'		 Attendance: 5,225
Referee: Winter
30 April 2011 SPLKilmarnock2 – 2HeartsRugby Park
15:00 Fowler  55'
Agard  86'		 BBC SPORT Skácel  67'
Pascali  76' (o.g.)		 Attendance: 5,006
Referee: Norris
8 May 2011 SPLKilmarnock0 – 2CelticRugby Park
12:45 BBC Sport Brown  45'
Commons  68'		 Attendance: 9,720
Referee: Collum
11 May 2011 SPLMotherwell1 – 1KilmarnockFir Park
19:45 Jones  8' BBC Sport Aubameyang  49' Attendance: 4,101
Referee: Allan
15 May 2011 SPLKilmarnock1 – 5RangersRugby Park
12:30 Dayton  65' BBC Sport Lafferty  1', 7', 53'
Naismith  5'
Jelavić  49'		 Attendance: 16,173
Referee: Thomson

Scottish Cup
Main article: 2010–11 Scottish Cup
10 January 2011 Scottish Cup Round 4Rangers3 – 0KilmarnockIbrox
McCulloch  20'
Lafferty  37'
Whittaker  71' (pen.)		 BBC Sport Attendance: 13,215
Referee: O'Reilly

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 2010–11 Scottish League Cup
25 August 2010 League Cup Round 2Kilmarnock6 – 2Airdrie UtdRugby Park
Sammon  4' (55), 90+3'
Wright  32'
Kelly  64'
Sissoko  77'		 BBC Sport McCord  17'
Grant  87'		 Attendance: 3,066
Referee: Salmond
22 September 2010 League Cup Round 3Kilmarnock3 – 1HibernianRugby Park
Hamill  29' (71), pen.'
Silva  74'		 BBC Sport Grounds  8' Attendance: 4,074
Referee: Collum
27 October 2010 League Cup Quarter FinalKilmarnock0 – 2RangersRugby Park
BBC Sport Little  25'
Naismith  61'		 Attendance: 7,561
Referee: Tumilty

Squad statistics

Appearances
As of 15 May 2011[5]
No. Pos Nat Player TotalSPLLeague CupScottish Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2 DF Tim Clancy 25019+201+200+10
3 DF Garry Hay 24017+501+001+00
4 MF James Fowler 27021+500+100+00
5 DF Frazer Wright 31227+013+011+00
6 DF Mohamadou Sissoko 31126+103+011+00
7 MF Craig Bryson 36233+022+001+00
8 DF Jamie Hamill 351031+182+021+00
9 FW Rui Miguel 2228+1220+100+10
10 MF Mehdi Taouil 27018+601+101+00
12 DF Steven Old 000+000+000+00
13 GK Cammy Bell 35031+003+001+00
14 MF David Silva 33117+1202+110+10
15 DF Billy Berntsson 400+400+000+00
17 FW Kieran Agard 813+510+000+00
19 DF Ryan O'Leary 303+000+000+00
20 MF Alexei Eremenko 34431+042+001+00
21 GK Kyle Letheren 000+000+000+00
22 MF Liam Kelly 36830+272+111+00
23 MF James Dayton 1127+321+000+00
24 MF Scott Evans 000+000+000+00
25 FW Daniel McKay 000+000+000+00
26 DF Alex Pursehouse 100+100+000+00
27 MF Benjamin Laurant 000+000+000+00
28 FW William Gros 1118+310+000+00
29 DF Manuel Pascali 39234+123+001+00
35 DF Gary Fisher 300+300+000+00
37 MF Reid Brown 000+000+000+00
38 MF Rory McKenzie 100+100+000+00
39 MF Ross Davidson 000+000+000+00
41 MF Callum McCluskey 000+000+000+00
42 DF Joe Slattery 000+000+000+00
50 MF Matthew Kennedy 000+000+000+00
53 GK Anssi Jaakkola 807+100+000+00
87 FW Willy Aubameyang 614+210+000+00
Players who left the club during the 2010–11 season
1 GK Alan Combe 000+000+000+00
11 FW Danny Invincible 903+400+200+00
16 DF Ben Gordon 21118+013+000+00
17 MF Graeme Owens 000+000+000+00
18 FW Conor Sammon 271819+4153+031+00
19 FW Harry Forrester 803+401+000+00
24 MF Michael Doyle 000+000+000+00
26 DF Gavin Brown 000+000+000+00
  • Source:

Disciplinary record
As of 15 May 2011
Position Nation Number Name SPL League Cup Scottish Cup Total
2DFTim Clancy20100030
3DFGarry Hay11101031
4DFJames Fowler40000040
5DFFrazer Wright51000051
6DFMohamadou Sissoko51200071
7MFCraig Bryson10000010
8DFJamie Hamill1010010111
9FWRui Miguel10000010
13GKCammy Bell10000010
14MFDavid Silva30001040
16DFBen Gordon00100010
18FWConor Sammon20100030
20MFAlexei Eremenko32100042
22MFLiam Kelly30100040
29DFManuel Pascali1402000160
87FWWilly Aubameyang10000010
Total 51610030686

Final League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Heart of Midlothian 38 18 9 11 53 45 +8 63 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round
4 Dundee United 38 17 10 11 55 50 +5 61 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
5 Kilmarnock 38 13 10 15 53 55 −2 49
6 Motherwell 38 13 7 18 40 60 −20 46
7 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 38 14 11 13 52 44 +8 53
Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. Celtic entered the play-off round of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League as they won the 2011 Scottish Cup Final. Due to this, Heart of Midlothian also moved up to the third qualifying round, whilst fourth-placed team Dundee United received the second qualifying round spot.

Division summary
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHHAHAHAAHHHHHAAAHHHAAAAHAAHAHHAHHAH
ResultLLWWLDLLLWWWDLWWDWWDLDDWLLWWLWDDLLDLDL
Position101185688101097777656454444455555555555555
Updated to match(es) played on 15 May 2011. Source: [6]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Transfers

Notes and references
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  6. "Scottish Premiership 2010/2011". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  7. "Kilmarnock snap up portuguese winger David Silva as club look to further signings". Daily Record. Daily Record. 1 August 2010. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  8. "Kilmarnock sign Chelsea defenders Ben Gordon on loan". BBC Sport. BBC. 5 August 2010. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  9. "Goalkeeper Kyle Letheren joins Kilmarnock". BBC Sport. BBC. 10 August 2010. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  10. "Winger James Dayton wins Kilmarnock contract". BBC Sport. BBC. 11 August 2010. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  11. "Rui Miguel signs for Kilmarnock". STV News. STV. 11 September 2010. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  12. "Killie sign defender Mohamadou Sissoko". BBC Sport. BBC. 18 August 2010. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  13. "Kilmarnock capture Aston Villa striker on loan". BBC Sport. BBC. 26 August 2010. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
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  15. "Kilmarnock chief Mixu Paatelainen:Starlet William Gros can be hit in SPL..but fans must be patient". Daily Record. Daily Record. 1 March 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
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  19. "AC Milan midfielder Willy Aubameyang joins Kilmarnock". BBC Sport. BBC. 26 January 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  20. "Kilmarnock sign midfielder Scott Evans and Kieran Agard". BBC Sport. BBC. 31 January 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  21. "Kilmarnock sign midfielder Scott Evans and Kieran Agard". BBC Sport. BBC. 31 January 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  22. "Defender Ryan O'Leary rejoins Kilmarnock". BBC Sport. BBC. 2 April 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
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  25. "Fernandez considers quitting football after Kilmarnock exit". STV. STV News. 27 May 2010. Archived from the original on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  26. "Allan Russell backs Mixu Paatelainen to fix Kilmarnock". BBC Sport. BBC Sport. 25 June 2010. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  27. "Kevin Kyle to join hearts". Edinburgh Evening News. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  28. "Spireites sign Jamaica international defender Ford". BBC Sport. BBC. 21 June 2010. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  29. "FLANNIGAN TRANSFER COMPLETED". Archived from the original on 4 April 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
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  32. "Wigan Athletic sign Kilmarnock striker Conor Sammon". BBC Sport. BBC. 31 January 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  33. "St Johnstone sign up Danny Invincible". BBC Sport. BBC. 25 February 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
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