2024–25 Kilmarnock F.C. season

Kilmarnock

2024–25 season
Chairman	Billy Bowie
Manager	Derek McInnes
Stadium	Rugby Park
League Cup	Second round
Europa League	Second qualifying round
Conference League	Play-off round
Home colours Away colours Third colours

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.

Overview

Results and fixtures

Pre-season friendlies

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

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	0–2		8,657	[17]
23 November 2024	McDiarmid Park, Perth (A)	St Johnstone	0–1		1,872	[18]
30 November 2024	Rugby Park, Kilmarnock (H)	Dundee	1–1	Wales 80'	5,454	[19]
4 December 2024	Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow (A)	Rangers	0–6		44,188	[20]
7 December 2024	Tannadice Park, Dundee (A)	Dundee United	1–1	Anderson 90+5' (pen.)	8,402	[21]
15 December 2024	Rugby Park, Kilmarnock (H)	Heart of Midlothian	1–0	Anderson 18' (pen.)	5,474	[22]
20 December 2024	Fir Park, Motherwell (A)	Motherwell	1–1	Polworth 74'	4,966	[23]
26 December 2024	Rugby Park, Kilmarnock (H)	Aberdeen	4–0	Vassell 18', Watson 59', Cameron 87', Anderson 90+3'	6,846	[24]
29 December 2024	Easter Road, Edinburgh (A)	Hibernian	0–1		19,265	[25]
2 January 2025	Rugby Park, Kilmarnock (H)	St Mirren	2–0	Anderson 8', 65' (pen.)	6,603	[26]
5 January 2025	Rugby Park, Kilmarnock (H)	Ross County	0–1		5,426	[27]
8 January 2025	Rugby Park, Kilmarnock (H)	Motherwell	0–0		4,601	[28]
25 January 2025	Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh (A)	Heart of Midlothian	2–3	Wales 50', Murray 67'	18,677	[29]
1 February 2025	Rugby Park, Kilmarnock (H)	Dundee United	1–0	Watkins 72'	5,661	[30]
15 February 2025	Rugby Park, Kilmarnock (H)	St Johnstone	3–1	Polworth 9', Murray 56', Wales 60'	5,479	[31]
22 February 2025	Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen (A)	Aberdeen	0–1		16,993	[32]
26 February 2025	Rugby Park, Kilmarnock (H)	Rangers	2–4	Wright 11', Lyons 14'	8,751	[33]
1 March 2025	Victoria Park, Dingwall (A)	Ross County	0–1		3,385	[34]
15 March 2025	Rugby Park, Kilmarnock (H)	Hibernian	1–1	Murray 90+2'	6,703	[35]
29 March 2025	St Mirren Park, Paisley (A)	St Mirren	1–5	Anderson 88' (pen.)	7,542	[36]
5 April 2025	Rugby Park, Kilmarnock (H)	Motherwell	2–0	Murray 22', Wright 53'	5,671	[37]
12 April 2025	Celtic Park, Glasgow (A)	Celtic	1–5	Armstrong 29'	58,712	[38]
26 April 2025	Rugby Park, Kilmarnock (H)	Ross County
3 May 2025	McDiarmid Park, Perth (A)	St Johnstone
10 May	Rugby Park, Kilmarnock (H)	Dundee
14 May 2025	Fir Park, Motherwell (A)	Motherwell
18 May 2025	Rugby Park, Kilmarnock (H)	Heart of Midlothian

Scottish Cup

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.
18 January 2025	Fourth round	Celtic Park, Glasgow (A)	Celtic	1–2	Wales 45+1’	40,916	[39]

League Cup

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	[40]

Europa League

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	[41]
1 August 2024	Second qualifying round second leg	Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges (A)	Cercle Brugge	0–1		10,230	[42]

Conference League

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	[43]
15 August 2024	Third qualifying round second leg	Romssa Arena, Tromsø (A)	Tromsø	1–0	Skjærvik 11' (o.g.)	5,891	[44]
22 August 2024	Play-off round first leg	Parken, Copenhagen (A)	Copenhagen	0–2		17,056	[45]
29 August 2024	Play-off round second leg	Rugby Park, Kilmarnock (H)	Copenhagen	1–1	Watkins 16'	8,083	[46]

Club statistics

Competition Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Record
			Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Premiership	4 August 2024	May 2025	33	9	8	16	38	58	−20	027.27
Scottish Cup	18 January 2025	18 January 2025	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
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			41	10	11	20	44	68	−24	024.39

Source: Competitions

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation[a]
7	Heart of Midlothian	33	11	7	15	43	44	−1	40
8	Motherwell	33	11	6	16	37	56	−19	39
9	Kilmarnock	33	9	8	16	38	58	−20	35
10	Ross County	33	9	8	16	33	56	−23	35
11	Dundee	33	9	7	17	50	71	−21	34	Qualification for the Premiership play-off final

Updated to match(es) played on 13 April 2025. Source: ^[47][48]
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).^[49]
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

No.	Pos.	Name	Premiership		Scottish Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total		Discipline
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Kieran O'Hara	15	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	19	0	2	0
2	DF	Jack Burroughs	12	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	14	0	0	0
3	DF	Corrie Ndaba	31	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	33	1	5	0
4	DF	Joe Wright	28	2	1	0	1	0	6	0	36	2	8	2
5	DF	Lewis Mayo	32	0	1	0	1	0	6	0	40	0	2	0
6	DF	Robbie Deas	28	0	1	0	1	0	4	0	34	0	6	1
7	MF	Rory McKenzie	15	0	1	0	1	0	3	0	20	0	0	0
8	MF	Brad Lyons	29	1	1	0	1	0	6	0	37	1	5	1
9	FW	Kyle Vassell	21	2	0	0	1	0	6	1	28	4	2	0
10	MF	Matty Kennedy	19	4	0	0	1	0	6	0	26	4	3	0
11	MF	Daniel Armstrong	28	0	1	0	0	0	6	0	35	0	7	1
12	MF	David Watson	30	3	1	0	1	0	5	1	37	4	2	0
14	MF	Gary Mackay-Steven	9	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	12	0	0	0
15	MF	Fraser Murray	28	4	1	0	1	0	4	0	34	4	3	0
16	MF	Kyle Magennis	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	0	2	0
17	MF	Stuart Findlay	12	0	0	0	1	0	6	0	19	0	3	1
18	FW	Innes Cameron	20	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	21	1	0	0
19	FW	Bruce Anderson	23	9	1	0	1	0	3	0	28	9	1	0
20	GK	Robby McCrorie	18	0	1	0	0	0	4	0	23	0	1	0
21	DF	Calvin Ramsay	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0
22	MF	Liam Donnelly	20	0	1	0	1	0	6	0	28	0	6	2
23	FW	Marley Watkins	25	4	1	0	1	0	3	1	30	5	3	0
24	FW	Bobby Wales	24	3	1	1	1	0	4	1	30	5	2	0
31	MF	Liam Polworth	22	2	1	0	1	0	4	0	28	2	3	0
51	DF	Oliver Bainbridge	6	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	9	0	1	0

Source:^[50]

Transfers

Main articles: List of Scottish football transfers summer 2024 and List of Scottish football transfers winter 2024–25

Transfers in

Date	Position	Name	Previous Club	Fee	Ref.
29 May 2024	FW	Bruce Anderson	Livingston	Free	[51]
4 June 2024	DF	Stuart Findlay	Oxford United	Loan	[52]
10 July 2024	GK	Robby McCrorie	Rangers	Undisclosed	[53]
30 July 2024	DF	Corrie Ndaba	Ipswich Town		[54]
2 August 2024		Oliver Bainbridge	Sunderland	Loan	[55]
20 August 2024		Jack Burroughs	Coventry City		[56]
13 January 2025		Calvin Ramsay	Liverpool		[57]
3 February 2025		Thomas Wilson-Brown	Leicester City		[58]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Name	Subsequent Club	Fee	Ref
22 May 2024	MF	Kerr McInroy	Shelbourne	Free	[59][60]
		Aaron Quigg	Annan Athletic		[59][61]
		Steven Warnock			[59]
	DF	Jack Sanders	St Johnstone		[59][62]
10 July 2024	FW	Zander Craik	Queen of the South	Loan	[63]
19 July 2024	FW	Greg Stewart	Mohun Bagan SG	Free	[64]
21 July 2024	GK	Corey Armour	Auchinleck Talbot	Loan	[65]
12 August 2024	DF	Andrew Miller	Auchinleck Talbot		[66]
13 August 2024		Lewis Mackle	Hurlford United		[67]
24 August 2024	GK	Dylan Brown	Kilwinning Rangers		[68]
11 September 2024	DF	Ethan Brown	Dumbarton		[69]
13 September 2024	GK	Aidan Glavin	Elgin City		[70]
	FW	Kian Leslie			[71]
25 October 2024	DF	Ruari Ellis	Broxburn Athletic	Loan	[72]
14 January 2025		Lewis Mackle	Hurlford United	Free	[73]
24 January 2025		Euan Bowie	Kilwinning Rangers	Loan	[74]
31 January 2025	FW	Aaron Brown	Annan Athletic		[75]
6 February 2025		Zander Craik	East Kilbride		[76]
20 February 2025	DF	Ben Brannan	Inverness CT		[77]

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