2015–16 Kilmarnock F.C. season


The 2015–16 season was Kilmarnock's third season in the Scottish Premiership and their 23rd consecutive appearance in the top flight of Scottish football. Kilmarnock also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Overview

Kilmarnock finished eleventh in the Scottish Premiership with 36 points. They reached the third round of the League Cup, losing to Hearts, and also reached the fifth round of the Scottish Cup, losing to Rangers. Kilmarnock rounded off the season with a 4–1 aggregate victory over Falkirk in the Premiership play-off final to secure top flight status for the 2016–17 season.

Match results

Pre-Season

Scottish Premiership

DateOpponentsH / AResult
F–A		ScorersAttendanceRefereeLeague
position
1 August 2015DundeeH0–45,207Madden12th
9 August 2015AberdeenA0–211,305McLean12th
12 August 2015CelticH2–2Magennis 44', Higginbotham 88' 6,090Allan12th
15 August 2015Partick ThistleA2–2McKenzie 38', Boyd 85'3,600Muir12th
22 August 2015Ross CountyH0–43,604Robertson12th
29 August 2015MotherwellA0–14,136McLean12th
12 September 2015Dundee UnitedA2–1Higginbotham 44', McHattie 88'8,264Colvin10th
19 September 2015St JohnstoneH2–1Magennis 40', Easton 60' 3,165Collum8th
26 September 2015Hamilton AcademicalH1–2Kiltie 34'3,308Robertson10th
3 October 2015Heart of MidlothianA1–1Balatoni 79'16,461Beaton10th
17 October 2015Inverness Caledonian ThistleH2–0Kiltie 45', Magennis 66'3,234Finnie9th
24 October 2015DundeeA2–1Magennis 9', Smith 48'4,970Dallas8th
31 October 2015MotherwellH0–13,931Madden8th
7 November 2015St JohnstoneA1–2Smith 2'3,475Allan9th
21 November 2015CelticA0–042,770Madden9th
28 November 2015Partick ThistleH2–5Magennis 23', Connolly 72'3,860Thomson10th
5 December 2015Dundee UnitedH1–1Boyd 4'2,828Beaton10th
12 December 2015Inverness Caledonian ThistleA1–2Connolly 87'2,775Cook11th
19 December 2015AberdeenH0–43,928McLean11th
26 December 2015Hamilton AcademicalA0–1Obadeyi 69'2,006Clancy11th
29 December 2015Ross CountyA2–3Obadeyi 33', Magennis 48'3,518McLean11th
2 January 2016Heart of MidlothianH2–2Balatoni 43', Magennis 80'5,388Muir11th
16 January 2016Inverness Caledonian ThistleH2–1Kiltie 9', Slater 51'2,937Robertson11th
23 January 2016Dundee UnitedA1–5Magennis 82'7,729Anderson11th
30 January 2016Hamilton AcademicalH0–13,076Finnie11th
13 February 2016MotherwellA2–0Kiltie 56', Slater 61'3,764Dallas10th
20 February 2016DundeeH0–03,688Anderson11th
27 February 2016Heart of MidlothianA0–116,354Robertson11th
1 March 2016Ross CountyH0–22,633Finnie11th
12 March 2016AberdeenA1–2Magennis 47'13,725Anderson11th
19 March 2016CelticH0–16,867Muir11th
2 April 2016Partick ThistleA0–04,359Robertson11th
9 April 2016St JohnstoneH3–0Boyd 25', 88', Higginbotham 65'3,963Allan11th
24 April 2016Inverness Caledonian ThistleA1–3Higginbotham 44'2,228Beaton11th
30 April 2016Hamilton AcademicalA4–0Kiltie 11', 32', Boyd 58', Magennis 77'3,595Thomson11th
7 May 2016Partick ThistleH0–25,729Dallas11th
11 May 2016DundeeA1–1Balatoni 55'4,335Robertson11th
14 May 2016Dundee UnitedH2–4Higginbotham 27', Obadeyi 34'2,702Madden11th

;Premiership play-off final
DateRoundOpponentsH / AResult
F–A		ScorersAttendanceReferee
19 May 2016First legFalkirkA0–17,636Beaton
22 May 2016Second legFalkirkH4–0
Kiltie 3', 62', Addison 8', Boyd 65'11,013Collum

Scottish League Cup

DateRoundOpponentsH / AResult
F–A		ScorersAttendanceReferee
25 August 2015Second roundBerwick RangersH4–1Boyd 16', McKenzie 70', Slater 77', Higginbotham 90'1,484McKendrick
23 September 2015Third roundHeart of MidlothianH2–3Magennis 13', 80'3,249Thomson

Scottish Cup

DateRoundOpponentsH / AResult
F–A		ScorersAttendanceReferee
9 January 2016Fourth roundSt JohnstoneA1–0Slater 6'3,147Clancy
6 February 2016Fifth roundRangersA0–033,581Madden
16 February 2016Fifth round replyRangersH1–2McKenzie 7'13,179Madden

Squad statistics

During the 2015–16 season, Kilmarnock used 31 different players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.
Source:

Note 1: League appearances and goals include play-off matches against Falkirk.

Note 2: Appearance statistics from Soccerbase.com don't include the match on 19 May against Falkirk.

Club statistics

League table

Competition Overview

Player transfers

Transfers in

Transfers out