2011–12 Kilmarnock F.C. season

The 2011–12 season was Kilmarnock's thirteenth consecutive season in the Scottish Premier League, having competed in it since its inauguration in 1998–99.[1] Kilmarnock also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Kilmarnock
2011–12 season
ChairmanMichael Johnston
ManagerKenny Shiels
StadiumRugby Park
SPL7th
Scottish CupFifth round (lost to Hibernian)
League CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague:
Dean Shiels
(13 goals)
All:
Paul Heffernan
Dean Shiels
(15 each)
Highest home attendance15,926 v Celtic, SPL, 7 April 2012
Lowest home attendance3,645 v St Mirren, SPL, 2 May 2012
Average home league attendance5,537

Summary

Kilmarnock finished seventh in the Scottish Premier League with 47 points.[2] They reached the fifth round of the Scottish Cup, losing to Hibernian[3] and won the League Cup for the first time in their history after a 1–0 victory over Celtic at Hampden.[4]

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss

Pre-Season
5 July 2011 Friendly Linfield 1 – 3 Kilmarnock Windsor Park, Belfast
Thompson 25' Linfield Report Hay 52'
O'Leary 54'
Harkins 76'		 Referee: D. Malcolm
7 July 2011 Friendly Ballymena United 0 – 0 Kilmarnock Ballymena Showgrounds, Ballymena
Kilmarnock report
9 July 2011 Friendly Coleraine 0 – 2 Kilmarnock The Showgrounds, Coleraine
Kilmarnock Report Heffernan
Harkins
12 July 2011 Friendly Brechin City 4 – 4 Kilmarnock Glebe Park, Brechin
D.Carcary 4'
Molloy 23' (pen.)
Weir 70'
P.McManus 78'		 Brechin City Report Racchi 9'
Dayton 73'
Hutchinson 79'
Fisher 88'		 Attendance: 302
16 July 2011 Friendly Kilmarnock 2 – 1 Ross County Rugby Park, Kilmarnock
Harkins 1'
Buijs 6'		 Scotsman Report Corcoran 74' Referee: Steven McLean
18 July 2011 Friendly Kilmarnock 1 – 1 Preston North End Rugby Park, Kilmarnock
Dayton 1' Preston Report Mellor 49' Referee: Stevie O'Reilly
27 July 2011 Friendly Kilmarnock 1 – 2 Sunderland Rugby Park, Kilmarnock
Hay 47' SAFC Report Sessègnon 36'
Wickham 75'		 Attendance: 2,333
Referee: Steve Conroy

Scottish Premier League
Main article: 2011–12 Scottish Premier League
24 July 2011 SPL Dundee United 1 – 1 Kilmarnock Tannadice Park, Dundee
Swanson 70' BBC Sport McKeown 46' Attendance: 6,232
Referee: Alan Muir
30 July 2011 SPL Kilmarnock 0 – 0 Motherwell Rugby Park, Kilmarnock
BBC Sport Attendance: 4,867
Referee: George Salmond
14 August 2011 SPL Kilmarnock 4 – 1 Hibernian Rugby Park, Kilmarnock
Heffernan 3', 71'
Hanlon 41' (o.g.)
Dayton 65'		 BBC Sport O'Connor 13' Attendance: 4,182
Referee: Steven McLean
21 August 2011 SPL Kilmarnock 0 – 0 Heart of Midlothian Rugby Park, Kilmarnock
BBC Sport Attendance: 5,328
Referee: Murray
27 August 2011 SPL Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2 – 1 Kilmarnock Caledonian Stadium, Inverness
Tade 26'
Shinnie 89'		 BBC Sport Shiels 35' Attendance: 3,348
Referee: Madden
10 September 2011 SPL Kilmarnock 3 – 2 Dunfermline Rugby Park, Kilmarnock
Heffernan 32' (pen.), 45'
Kroca 62'		 BBC Sport Thomson 14'
Thomson 49'		 Attendance: 4,222
Referee: Winter
17 September 2011 SPL Aberdeen 2 – 2 Kilmarnock Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen
Considine 37'
Mawéné 53'		 BBC Sport Heffernan 15'
Shiels 28'		 Attendance: 7,672
Referee: Iain Brines
24 September 2011 SPL St Mirren 3 – 0 Kilmarnock St Mirren Park, Paisley
McGowan 32', 45' (pen.)
Hasselbaink 85'		 BBC Sport Attendance: 5,013
Referee: Stephen Finnie
27 September 2011 SPL Rangers 2 – 0 Kilmarnock Ibrox Stadium Glasgow
Jelavić 64'
Wylde 66'		 BBC Sport Attendance: 43,761
Referee: William Collum
1 October 2011 SPL Kilmarnock 1 – 2 St Johnstone Rugby Park, Kilmarnock
Pascali 36' BBC Sport Sandaza 22'
Sheridan 73'		 Attendance: 4,059
Referee: Brines
15 October 2011 SPL Kilmarnock 3 – 3 Celtic Rugby Park, Kilmarnock
Shiels 26'
Heffernan 40'
Fowler 45'		 BBC Sport Stokes 73', 76'
Mulgrew 80'		 Attendance: 8,011
Referee: Conroy
22 October 2011 SPL Motherwell 0 – 0 Kilmarnock Fir Park, Motherwell
BBC Sport Attendance: 4,184
Referee: Thomson
29 October 2011 SPL Heart of Midlothian 0 – 1 Kilmarnock Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh
Black  16' BBC Sport Shiels 55' (pen.) Attendance: 12,829
Referee: Muir
5 November 2011 SPL Kilmarnock 3 – 6 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Rugby Park, Kilmarnock
Shiels 12', 73' (pen.)
Heffernan 90'		 BBC Sport Shinnie 39', 60', 66'
Hayes 53'
Tadé 62', 83'		 Attendance: 5,626
Referee: Madden
19 November 2011 SPL Hibernian 1 – 1 Kilmarnock Easter Road, Edinburgh
Griffiths 49' BBC Sport Pascali 37' Referee: Finnie
27 November 2011 SPL Kilmarnock 1 – 0 Rangers Rugby Park, Kilmarnock
Pascali 80' BBC Sport Attendance: 9,506
Referee: Muir
3 December 2011 SPL Kilmarnock 2 – 0 Aberdeen Rugby Park, Kilmarnock
Harkins 5'
Dayton 65'		 BBC Sport Attendance: 4,367
Referee: Allan
17 December 2011 SPL Kilmarnock 1 – 1 Dundee United Rugby Park, Kilmarnock
Dayton 51' BBC Sport Dixon 90+1' Attendance: 4,007
Referee: Collum
24 December 2011 SPL Celtic 2 – 1 Kilmarnock Celtic Park
Samaras 45+2', 53' BBC Report Racchi 87' Attendance: 49,352
Referee: Salmond
28 December 2011 SPL St Johnstone 2 – 0 Kilmarnock McDiarmid Park, Perth
Sandaza 26', 45+1' BBC Sport Attendance: 2,394
Referee: Brines
2 January 2012 SPL Kilmarnock 2 – 1 St Mirren Rugby Park, Kilmarnock
Heffernan 34'
Racchi 89'		 BBC Sport Mair 10' Attendance: 5,986
Referee: Madden
14 January 2012 SPL Aberdeen 0 – 0 Kilmarnock Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen
BBC Sport Attendance: 8,324
Referee: Murray
21 January 2012 SPL Kilmarnock 0 – 3 Dunfermline Athletic Rugby Park, Kilmarnock
BBC Sport Barrowman 42'
Cardle 60'
Buchanan 87'		 Attendance: 4,016
Referee: Collum
7 February 2012 SPL Dunfermline Athletic 1 – 1 Kilmarnock East End Park, Dunfermline
Kirk 44' BBC Sport Fowler 21' Attendance: 2,303
Referee: Murray
11 February 2012 SPL Kilmarnock 1 – 1 Heart of Midlothian Rugby Park, Kilmarnock
Van Tornhout  54' 
Heffernan 79'		 BBC Report Hamill  80' 
Santana 92'		 Attendance: 4,327
Referee: Norris
18 February 2012 SPL Rangers 0 – 1 Kilmarnock Ibrox, Glasgow
Papac  43' BBC Sport Shiels 12' Attendance: 50,268
Referee: Brines
21 February 2012 SPL Dundee United 4 – 0 Kilmarnock Tannadice Park, Dundee
Daly 56' (pen.)
Dixon 58'
Rankin 70'
Robertson 84'		 BBC Sport Kelly  55' Attendance: 5,232
Referee: Thomson
25 February 2012 SPL Kilmarnock 1 – 3 Hibernian Rugby Park, Kilmarnock
Shiels 83' BBC Sport Soares 17', 66'
O'Donovan 46'		 Attendance: 4,283
Referee: O'Reilly
3 March 2012 SPL Kilmarnock 0 – 0 St Johnstone Rugby Park, Kilmarnock
Shiels  76'  BBC Sport Sheridan  88'  Attendance: 3,768
Referee: Charleston
10 March 2012 SPL Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1 – 1 Kilmarnock Caledonian Stadium, Inverness
Golobart 83' BBC Sport Golobart 31' (Own goal) Attendance: 3,060
Referee: Murray
24 March 2012 SPL Kilmarnock 2 – 0 Motherwell Rugby Park, Kilmarnock
Heffernan 50', 62' (pen.) BBC Sport Attendance: 6,878
Referee: Allan
31 March 2012 SPL St Mirren 4 – 2 Kilmarnock St Mirren Park
Thompson 24', 83'
Thomson 61'
Hasselbaink 66'		 BBC Sport Van Tornhout 13'
Shiels 89'		 Attendance: 4,365
Referee: Colvin
7 April 2012 SPL Kilmarnock 0 – 6 Celtic Rugby Park, Kilmarnock
BBC Sport Mulgrew 8', 35'
Loovens 17'
Hooper 45', 90'
Ledley 88'		 Attendance: 15,926
Referee: Muir
22 April 2012 SPL Hibernian 0 – 1 Kilmarnock Easter Road, Edinburgh
BBC Sport Shiels 44' (pen.) Attendance: 8,877
Referee: Thomson
28 April 2012 SPL Kilmarnock 4 – 3 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Rugby Park, Kilmarnock
Fowler 14'
Nelson 66'
Shiels 80', 85'		 BBC Sport McKay 29', 35'
Hayes  58' 
Williams 90'		 Attendance: 3,848
Referee: Salmond
2 May 2012 SPL Kilmarnock 0 – 2 St Mirren Rugby Park, Kilmarnock
BBC Sport McGowan 9'
Thompson 45'		 Attendance: 3,645
Referee: Beaton
5 May 2012 SPL Kilmarnock 1 – 1 Aberdeen Rugby Park, Kilmarnock
Shiels 53' BBC Sport Masson 30' Attendance: 3,893
Referee: Colvin
12 May 2012 SPL Dunfermline Athletic 1 – 2 Kilmarnock East End Park, Dunfermline
Willis 20' BBC Sport Kelly 86'
Winchester 89'		 Attendance: 3,276
Referee: Clancy

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 2011–12 Scottish League Cup
20 September 2011 League Cup Round 3 Kilmarnock 5 – 0 Queen of the South Rugby Park, Kilmarnock
Harkins 2'
Heffernan 41', 59', 70'
Hutchinson 74'		 BBC Sport Smith  33' Attendance: 3,091
Referee: Stevie O'Reilly
25 October 2011 League Cup Quarter-Final Kilmarnock 2 – 0 East Fife Rugby Park, Kilmarnock
Sissoko 73'
Harkins 81'		 BBC Report Ogleby  45'  Attendance: 4,029
Referee: Tumilty
28 January 2012 Scottish League Cup Semi-Final Ayr United 0 – 1 Kilmarnock Hampden Park, Glasgow
BBC Report Shiels 109' Attendance: 25,057
Referee: McLean
18 March 2012 Scottish League Cup Final Celtic 0 – 1 Kilmarnock Hampden Park
BBC Sport van Tornhout 84' Attendance: 49,572
Referee: Collum

Scottish Cup
Main article: 2011–12 Scottish Cup
7 January 2012 Scottish Cup Round 4 Dundee 1 – 1 Kilmarnock Dens Park, Dundee
Milne 46' BBC Sport Pascali 32' Attendance: 3,446
Referee: O'Reilly
17 January 2012 Scottish Cup Round 4 Replay Kilmarnock 2 – 1 Dundee Rugby Park, Kilmarnock
Heffernan 34'
Shiels 43'		 BBC Sport Rae 63' Attendance: 4,618
Referee: O'Reilly
4 February 2012 Scottish Cup Round 5 Hibernian 1 – 0 Kilmarnock Easter Road, Edinburgh
Doyle 15' BBC Sport Attendance: 8,198
Referee: Brines

Player statistics

Captains
No. P Name Country No. games Notes
29 MF Manuel Pascali[5] 30 Club captain

Last updated: 13 May 2012
Source: Competitive match reports.
Competitive matches only
Matches started as captain only
Country: FIFA nationality; No.: Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.

Squad
Last updated 13 May 2012
No. Pos Nat Player TotalSPLScottish CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK  SCO Cammy Bell 3803203030
2 DF  IRL Tim Clancy 10100000
2 DF  SCO Lewis Toshney 1201200000
3 DF  SCO Garry Hay 3102403040
4 MF  SCO James Fowler 4433733040
5 DF  SCO Ryan O'Leary 80800000
6 DF  CMR Patrick Ada 40400000
6 DF  ENG Michael Nelson 1811511020
7 FW  POR David Silva 1901601020
8 MF  SCO Liam Kelly 4113413040
9 MF  NED Danny Buijs 1701400030
10 MF  ENG James Dayton 3332932020
11 MF  SCO Gary Harkins 3533011042
13 DF  CZE Zdeněk Kroča 1711411020
14 FW  IRL Paul Heffernan 361529113143
15 DF  SWE Billy Berntsson 00000000
16 FW  ESP Jorge Galán 50400010
17 GK  WAL Kyle Letheren 20200000
18 DF  SVN Leon Panikvar 30200010
18 MF  ENG Lee Johnson 100900010
19 FW  ENG Ben Hutchinson 51400011
19 DF  ENG Ben Gordon 2001701020
20 MF  NIR Dean Shiels 421535133141
21 FW  FRA William Gros 90801000
22 MF  ENG Danny Racchi 2321923010
23 DF  NIR Rory McKeown 2111812010
25 MF  SCO Daniel McKay 00000000
26 DF  ENG Alex Pursehouse 90800010
27 FW  BEL Dieter Van Tornhout 1321111011
28 DF  SCO Gary Fisher 70600010
29 MF  ITA Manuel Pascali 3042433130
30 FW  SCO Rory McKenzie 00000000
31 FW  SCO Ross Davidson 10100000
33 MF  SCO Matthew Kennedy 1101100000
44 MF  NIR Jude Winchester 21210000
45 FW  SCO Chris Johnston 20200000
46 DF  SCO Ross Barbour 20200000
53 GK  FIN Anssi Jaakkola 60500010
88 DF  FRA Mohamadou Sissoko 3112602031

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 13 May 2012
Number Nation Position Name Scottish Premier League League Cup Scottish Cup Total
1 GK Cammy Bell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF Tim Clancy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF Lewis Toshney 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
3 DF Garry Hay 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 0
4 MF James Fowler 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
5 DF Ryan O'Leary 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 DF Patrick Ada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 DF Michael Nelson 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
7 FW David Silva 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
8 MF Liam Kelly 5 1 0 0 2 0 7 1
9 MF Danny Buijs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 MF James Dayton 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
11 MF Gary Harkins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 DF Zdeněk Kroča 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 FW Paul Heffernan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 DF Billy Berntsson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 FW Jorge Galán 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 GK Kyle Letheren 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 DF Leon Panikvar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 MF Lee Johnson 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
19 FW Ben Hutchinson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 DF Ben Gordon 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
20 MF Dean Shiels 10 1 0 0 0 0 10 1
21 FW William Gros 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
22 MF Danny Racchi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 DF Rory McKeown 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
25 MF Daniel McKay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 DF Alex Pursehouse 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
27 FW Dieter Van Tornhout 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
28 DF Gary Fisher 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
29 MF Manuel Pascali 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
30 FW Rory McKenzie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 FW Ross Davidson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 MF Matthew Kennedy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
44 MF Jude Winchester 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
45 FW Chris Johnston 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
46 DF Ross Barbour 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
53 GK Anssi Jaakkola 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
88 MF Mohamadou Sissoko 7 0 2 0 0 0 9 0

Team statistics

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
5 Heart of Midlothian 38 15 7 16 45 43 +2 52 Qualification for the Europa League play-off round[lower-alpha 1]
6 St Johnstone 38 14 8 16 43 50 −7 50 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
7 Kilmarnock 38 11 14 13 44 61 −17 47
8 St Mirren 38 9 16 13 39 51 −12 43
9 Aberdeen 38 9 14 15 36 44 −8 41
Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. Hearts qualified for the Europa League as 2011–12 Scottish Cup winners. Since they finished fifth in the league, the sixth-placed team, St Johnstone, also qualified for the Europa League.

Transfers

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