2014–15 Kilmarnock F.C. season

The 2014–15 season was Kilmarnock's second season in the Scottish Premiership. They also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Overview Kilmarnock finished tenth in the Scottish Premiership with 41 points. They reached the third round of the League Cup, losing to St. Johnstone, and the fourth round of the Scottish Cup, losing to Rangers. Allan Johnston resigned from his position as manager in February 2015 after informing the press of his intention to leave at the end of the season, with his assistant Gary Locke taking temporary charge before being installed full-time in April.

Match results Pre-season and friendlies DateOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAtt.26 July 2014Shrewsbury TownA0–01,6832 August 2014 MorecambeA2–2Magennis 70', Obadeyi 88'

Scottish Premiership

DateOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendanceLeagueposition9 August 2014DundeeA1–1Slater 24'7,5884th13 August 2014AberdeenH0–25,07910th16 August 2014Ross CountyA2–1Magennis 39', Obadeyi 56'2,7906th23 August 2014MotherwellH2–0Muirhead 9', Clingan 78'4,1464th30 August 2014Inverness Caledonian ThistleA0–23,8305th13 September 2014St MirrenH2–1Muirhead 63', Connolly 82'4,4176th20 September 2014Hamilton AcademicalA0–02,6044th27 September 2014Partick ThistleH3–0Obadeyi 25', 57', Pascali 51'3,9805th3 October 2014Dundee UnitedH2–0Obadeyi 63', Connolly 65'3,9533rd18 October 2014St JohnstoneA2–1Magennis 19', 22'3,5824th26 October 2014CelticA0–242,8005th1 November 2014DundeeH1–3Eremenko 76'4,4815th8 November 2014Ross CountyH0–33,6847th22 November 2014Dundee UnitedA1–3Pascali 38'6,6647th6 December 2014Partick ThistleA1–1Obadeyi 11'3,0546th13 December 2014St JohnstoneH0–13,2207th20 December 2014AberdeenA0–111,2828th27 December 2014Hamilton AcademicalH1–0Eremenko 90+3'3,9217th1 January 2015St MirrenA2–1Eremenko 54' (pen.), Slater 85' (pen.)3,9127th5 January 2015CelticH0–25,3297th10 January 2015Inverness Caledonian ThistleH1–2Eremenko 47' (pen.)2,7937th17 January 2015MotherwellAPostponed21 January 2015DundeeA0–15,1418th24 January 2015Partick ThistleH2–2Magennis 33', Pascali 79'4,1308th7 February 2015Hamilton AcademicalA0–02,2458th14 February 2015Dundee UnitedH3–2Magennis 10', Johnstone 52', Clingan 90+3'3,7888th21 February 2015Inverness Caledonian ThistleA3–3Eccleston 20', Slater 45+4', Obadeyi 61'2,9128th28 February 2015St JohnstoneA0–03,1708th7 March 2015MotherwellA1–1Obadeyi 20'4,1928th14 March 2015St MirrenH1–0Miller 87'4,7218th21 March 2015Ross CountyA1–2Ashcroft 88'3,3898th4 April 2015MotherwellH1–2Syme 17'4,5328th12 April 2015AberdeenH1–2Slater 47'3,5259th15 April 2015CelticA1–4Westlake 50'42,4649th25 April 2015St MirrenA1–4Magennis 53'3,2059th2 May 2015Hamilton AcademicalH2–3Ashcroft 8', Kiltie 78'3,4509th8 May 2015MotherwellA1–3Magennis 53'3,9869th16 May 2015Partick ThistleA4–1Hamill 25', Obadeyi 37', 63', Magennis 71'4,5039th23 May 2015Ross CountyH1–2Kiltie 36'4,22610th

Scottish League Cup

DateRoundOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendance26 August 2014Second roundAyr UnitedH1–0McKenzie 69'8,87723 September 2014Third roundSt JohnstoneH0–12,550

Scottish Cup

DateRoundOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendance30 November 2014Fourth roundRangersA0–314,412

Squad statistics No.Pos.NameLeagueScottish CupLeague CupTotalDisciplineAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals1GK Craig Samson3501020380002DF Ross Barbour3001020330904MF Jamie Hamill2111020241706DF Mark Connolly2621020292807FW Rory McKenzie2701011291308MF Sammy Clingan2421020272309FW Lee Miller19110202211010FW Chris Johnston30100203213011MF Paul Cairney16000001605013GK Conor Brennan400000401014FW Nathan Eccleston10100001011016FW Tope Obadeyi29910203292018DF Lee Ashcroft22200002222019MF Craig Slater26410002746120MF Alexei Eremenko27410203047121FW Michael Ngoo600010700022DF Daryl Westlake17100101815123DF Chris Chantler26010202907026DF Mark O'Hara18000001802028FW Josh Magennis38810204183029MF Manuel Pascali31310203439130MF Greg Kiltie820000820033FW Robbie Muirhead20210102220036DF David Syme510000510037MF Aaron Splaine1000001000 Source:

Club statistics Competition overview

League table

Player transfers

Transfers in DatePositionNamePrevious clubFeeRef.2 June 2014MFJamie HamillHeart of MidlothianFree30 June 2014MFPaul CairneyHibernianFree1 July 2014FWLee Miller Carlisle UnitedFree1 July 2014DF Mark Connolly Crawley TownFree16 July 2014FW Josh MagennisAberdeenFree16 July 2014FW Tope Obadeyi BuryFree7 August 2014MFEuan SmithHibernianFree9 August 2014DF Chris Chantler Carlisle UnitedFree15 August 2014FW Michael Ngoo LiverpoolFree9 September 2014DF Darryl Westlake Sheffield UnitedFree14 February 2015FW Nathan EcclestonPartick ThistleFree

Transfers out DatePositionNamePrevious clubFeeRef.4 June 2014MF Jude Winchester CliftonvilleFree17 June 2014GK Antonio RegueroRoss CountyFree24 June 2014DF Rory McKeownRaith RoversFree25 June 2014DF Ismaël BouzidFree26 June 2014DFJames FowlerQueen of the SouthFree27 June 2014FWKris BoydRangersFree1 July 2014DF Sean Clohessy Colchester UnitedFree15 July 2014MFBarry NicholsonRetired21 July 2014FW William Gros Oldham AthleticFree25 July 2014DF Jeroen TesselaarSt MirrenFree1 September 2014DFDarren BarrRoss CountyFree2 February 2015FWRobbie MuirheadDundee United£150,00012 February 2015MFRoss DavidsonAlbion RoversFree

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