2021–22 Kilmarnock F.C. season

Kilmarnock
2021–22 season
Kilmarnock V. Raith Rovers F.C. at Rugby Park, 19 February 2022
ChairmanBilly Bowie
ManagerTommy Wright
(until 18 December)
Derek McInnes
(from 4 January)
StadiumRugby Park
Championship1st (promoted)
Scottish CupFourth round
League CupSecond round
Challenge CupSemi-final
Top goalscorerLeague: Oli Shaw (14)
All: Oli Shaw (16)
Highest home attendance11,500 vs. Arbroath, Championship, 22 April 2022
Lowest home attendance500 vs. Greenock Morton, Championship, 29 December 2021
Average home league attendance4,664

The 2021–22 season is the 143th season of competitive association football and ninth season in the Scottish Professional Football League played by Kilmarnock Football Club, a professional football club based in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. Their 11th-place finish and play-off defeat in 2020–21 meant it was their first season in the Championship and their first in the second tier of Scottish football since 1992–93. The 2020–21 season ran from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.

Tommy Wright made 14 permanent summer signings as he approached his first full season as Kilmarnock manager. In December 2021, Wright was sacked with Kilmarnock fifth in the table, following three consecutive league defeats. He was replaced by former Aberdeen manager Derek McInnes in January 2022. Following an upturn in form, Kilmarnock climbed the table and earned promotion back to the Premiership at the first time of asking after claiming the league title following a 2–1 comeback win against nearest challengers Arbroath in their penultimate match. It was their first second tier title since 1898–99.

In cup competition, Kilmarnock were eliminated in the fourth round of the Scottish Cup, in the second round of the League Cup and the semifinals of the Challenge Cup.

In total, 36 players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition and there have been 18 different goalscorers. Midfielder Fraser Murray missed only five of the 47 first-team matches over the season. Oli Shaw was the leading scorer with 16 goals, of which 14 came in league competition and two came in the Challenge Cup.

Overview

Tommy Wright signed a two-year contract in February 2021 to become the Kilmarnock manager.[1]

In the League Cup, Kilmarnock were drawn in Group G alongside East Kilbride, Clyde, Greenock Morton and Stranraer. The competition is scheduled to start on 10 July 2021.[2]

On 18 December 2021, Tommy Wright was sacked from his position as manager with the club slipping to fourth in the championship table.[3]

On 4 January 2022, former Aberdeen manager Derek McInnes was appointed as the club's new manager on an 18-month contract.[4]

Results and fixtures

Pre-season

Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers
30 June 2021 Northern Ireland Linfield A 1–0[5] Cameron 23'
3 July 2021 Northern Ireland Larne A 2–2[6] Cameron 9' (pen.), F. Murray 20'

Scottish Championship

Main article: 2021–22 Scottish Championship
Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance League
position
2 August 2021 Ayr United H 2–0[7] Polworth 56', Cameron 86' (pen.) 3,692[A] 1st
7 August 2021 Queen of the South A 1–0[8] Naismith 90+1' 1,195[A] 2nd
21 August 2021 Hamilton Academical A 2–0[9] Robinson 60', 70' 2,595 1st
28 August 2021 Inverness Caledonian Thistle H 0–1[10] 5,004 3rd
11 September 2021 Greenock Morton H 1–0[11] McKenzie 75' 4,189 2nd
18 September 2021 Partick Thistle A 2–0[12] Holt 52' (o.g.), Shaw 65' 4,315 2nd
24 September 2021 Arbroath A 0–0[13] 2,410 1st
2 October 2021 Raith Rovers H 1–3[14] Hendry 76' 4,008 2nd
16 October 2021 Dunfermline Athletic A 2–2[15] Hendry 68', Shaw 75' 4,095 3rd
23 October 2021 Hamilton Academical H 2–1[16] Shaw 5', Armstrong 74' 3,969 2nd
26 October 2021 Ayr United A 1–0[17] Shaw 89' (pen.) 6,052 1st
30 October 2021 Queen of the South H 4–0[18] Shaw 17', 59', Hendry 90', Burke 90+2' 3,992 1st
6 November 2021 Partick Thistle H 0–1[19] 4,560 1st
13 November 2021 Greenock Morton A 2–0[20] Alston 34', Shaw 43' 2,878 1st
20 November 2021 Arbroath H 0–1[21] 4,242 1st
3 December 2021 Inverness Caledonian Thistle A 0–1[22] 2,296 3rd
11 December 2021 Raith Rovers A 0–1[23] 2,426 4th
18 December 2021 Dunfermline Athletic H A–A[B] Shaw 3' (pen.) 5th
26 December 2021 Hamilton Academical A 3–2[24] Hendry 8' (pen.), Stokes 35', F. Murray 54' 500[A] 4th
29 December 2021 Greenock Morton H 1–1[25] McKenzie 27' 500[A] 3rd
8 January 2022 Queen of the South A 2–0[26] Stokes 43', Shaw 71' (pen.) 492[A] 3rd
14 January 2022 Partick Thistle A 1–1[27] Shaw 59' (pen.) 500[A] 2nd
29 January 2022 Inverness Caledonian Thistle H 1–0[28] Lafferty 9' 4,790 2nd
4 February 2022 Arbroath A 0–1[29] 2,803 2nd
9 February 2022 Ayr United H 1–2[30] F. Murray 7' 7,560 2nd
12 February 2022 Dunfermline Athletic H 2–1[31] Lafferty 67', 83' 3,698 2nd
19 February 2022 Raith Rovers H 3–0[32] McGinn 5', Lafferty 12', 63' 4,080 2nd
26 February 2022 Dunfermline Athletic A 0–0[33] 4,083 2nd
5 March 2022 Hamilton Academical H 2–0[34] F. Murray 44', Alston 55' 4,083 2nd
11 March 2022 Ayr United A 3–1[35] McKenzie 3', Shaw 12', Sanders 16' 6,136 1st
19 March 2022 Queen of the South H 2–1[36] Taylor 42', Shaw 81' 4,074 1st
26 March 2022 Partick Thistle H 2–1[37] Lafferty 22', 46' 5,003 1st
1 April 2022 Greenock Morton A 1–1[38] Shaw 64' (pen.) 2,650 1st
9 April 2022 Dunfermline Athletic H 2–0[39] Lafferty 26', Shaw 76' 5,013 1st
15 April 2022 Inverness Caledonian Thistle A 1–2[40] Taylor 60' 3,829 1st
22 April 2022 Arbroath H 2–1[41] Taylor 78', Alston 90' 11,500 1st
29 April 2022 Raith Rovers A 1–1[42] Shaw 50' 3,417 1st
Notes
  1. ^
    A: Attendance restricted due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland.
  2. ^
    B: Match abandoned due to fog after 63 minutes with the score at 1–1.[43]

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2021–22 Scottish Cup
Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
27 November 2021 Third round Queen's Park A 1–0[44] E. Murray 45+1' 1,153
22 January 2022 Fourth round Dundee United H 1–2 (a.e.t.)[45] McKenzie 20' 5,380

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 2021–22 Scottish League Cup
Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
10 July 2021 Group stage East Kilbride A 0–3[C] F. Murray 49', Naismith 62' 270[A]
17 July 2021 Group stage Clyde A 2–1[46] Alston 1', Cameron 19' (pen.) 500[A]
20 July 2021 Group stage Greenock Morton H 1–1 (4–3p)[47] Connell 90+1' 2,000[A]
24 July 2021 Group stage Stranraer H 2–1[48] F. Murray 38', Burke 66' 2,000[A]
14 August 2021 Second round Hibernian A 0–2[49] 5,990
Notes
  1. ^
    C: East Kilbride were awarded a technical 3−0 win over Kilmarnock, who fielded an ineligible player. The match had originally finished 2–0 to Kilmarnock.[50][51]

Scottish Challenge Cup

Main article: 2021–22 Scottish Challenge Cup
Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
4 September 2021 Second round Falkirk H 3–1[52] F. Murray 4', 78', Naismith 55' 2,447
8 October 2021 Third round Queen's Park H 3–1[53] Shaw 14', E. Murray 53', Hendry 61' 2,149
30 November 2021 Quarter-final Hamilton Academical A 3–2[54] Armstrong 53', Sanders 89', 90+4' 829
2 March 2022 Semi-final Raith Rovers H 1–2[55] Shaw 43' (pen.) 2,118

Club statistics

Competition Overview

Competition First match Last match Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Championship 2 August 2021 29 April 2022 36 20 7 9 50 27 +23 055.56
Scottish Cup 27 November 2021 22 January 2022 2 1 0 1 2 2 +0 050.00
League Cup 10 July 2021 15 August 2021 5 2 1 2 5 8 −3 040.00
Challenge Cup 4 September 2021 2 March 2022 4 3 0 1 10 6 +4 075.00
Total 47 26 8 13 67 43 +24 055.32

Source: Competitions

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Kilmarnock (C, P) 36 20 7 9 50 27 +23 67 Promotion to the Premiership
2 Arbroath 36 17 14 5 54 28 +26 65 Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-final
3 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 36 16 11 9 53 34 +19 59 Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final
4 Partick Thistle 36 14 10 12 46 40 +6 52
5 Raith Rovers 36 12 14 10 44 44 0 50
Source: [56][57]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-to head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).[58]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted


League Cup table

Pos Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification KIL STR GMO EKI CLY
1 Kilmarnock 4 2 1 0 1 5 6 −1 8 Qualification for the second round — 2–1 p1–1 — —
2 Stranraer 4 2 0 0 2 5 3 +2 6 — — 3–0[a] 1–0 —
3 Greenock Morton 4 1 1 1 1 3 5 −2 6 — — — p0–0 2–1
4 East Kilbride 4 1 0 2 1 5 3 +2 5 3–0[b] — — — 2–2p
5 Clyde 4 1 1 0 2 5 6 −1 5 1–2 1–0 — — —
Source: [60]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[61]
Notes:
  1. ^ Stranraer were awarded a technical 3−0 win over Greenock Morton, who were unable to raise a team after a COVID-19 outbreak among players and staff.[59]
  2. ^ East Kilbride were awarded a technical 3−0 win over Kilmarnock, who fielded an ineligible player. The match had originally finished 2–0 to Kilmarnock.[51]

Squad statistics

As of matches played on 29 April 2022[62]
No. Pos. Name Championship Scottish Cup League Cup Challenge Cup Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England Zach Hemming 36 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 39 0 0 1
2 DF Northern Ireland Lee Hodson 18 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 20 0 2 0
3 DF England Brandon Haunstrup 17 0 1 0 5 0 1 0 24 0 2 0
4 MF Scotland Stephen McGinn 33 1 0 0 5 0 3 0 41 1 4 0
5 DF Scotland Euan Murray 27 0 1 1 5 0 3 1 36 2 4 0
6 DF England Chris Stokes 19 2 1 0 5 0 2 0 28 2 2 0
7 MF Scotland Rory McKenzie 27 3 2 1 4 0 3 0 36 4 6 0
8 MF Scotland Blair Alston 31 3 1 0 5 1 3 0 39 4 5 0
9 FW Scotland Oli Shaw 29 14 2 0 0 0 4 2 35 16 1 0
10 FW Scotland Scott Robinson 16 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 20 2 1 0
11 MF Scotland Daniel Armstrong 15 1 1 0 4 0 4 1 24 2 3 0
12 GK England Sam Walker 1 0 1 0 3 0 4 0 8 0 0 0
14 DF England Jack Sanders 14 1 2 0 2 0 2 2 20 3 1 1
15 MF Scotland Fraser Murray 34 3 1 0 4 2 3 2 42 7 0 0
16 FW Scotland Callum Hendry 13 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 15 5 3 0
16 MF Scotland Declan Glass 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 0 0
17 MF Northern Ireland Brad Lyons 19 0 1 0 5 0 3 0 28 0 4 0
18 DF Scotland Calum Waters 16 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 19 0 2 0
19 MF Scotland Liam Polworth 14 1 2 0 3 0 1 0 20 1 3 0
20 FW Scotland Innes Cameron 6 1 0 0 5 1 1 0 12 2 1 0
20 MF Scotland Dean Campbell 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0
21 GK Republic of Ireland Colin Doyle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 DF Scotland Jason Naismith 16 1 0 0 5 1 2 1 23 3 1 0
23 FW England Rumarn Burrell 6 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 8 0 0 0
24 DF Australia Dylan McGowan 20 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 22 0 4 0
25 FW Scotland Kyle Connell 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 3 1 1 0
27 MF Scotland Steven Warnock 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 0 0 0
28 FW Northern Ireland Kyle Lafferty 14 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 8 2 0
28 MF Scotland Ross Smith 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
29 MF Scotland Chris Burke 28 1 2 0 5 1 2 0 37 2 1 0
30 MF Scotland Daniel MacKay 10 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 0 1 0
32 MF Scotland Thomas Brindley 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
33 MF Scotland Charlie McArthur 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 0 0 0
44 MF Scotland David Watson 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
48 MF Scotland Dylan Tait 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 1 0
55 DF Wales Ash Taylor 11 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 3 2 0

Transfers

Main articles: List of Scottish football transfers summer 2021 and List of Scottish football transfers winter 2021–22

Transfers in

Date Position Name Previous Club Fee Ref.
1 June 2021 DF Euan Murray Dunfermline Athletic Free [63]
2 June 2021 MF Daniel Armstrong Raith Rovers Free [64]
3 June 2021 MF Blair Alston Falkirk Free [65]
MF Scott Robinson Livingston Free [66]
DF England Jack Sanders England Wigan Athletic Free [67]
7 June 2021 MF Stephen McGinn Hibernian Free [68]
10 June 2021 DF England Chris Stokes England Forest Green Rovers Free [69]
16 June 2021 GK Republic of Ireland Colin Doyle Heart of Midlothian Free [70]
17 June 2021 MF Northern Ireland Brad Lyons England Blackburn Rovers Free [71]
MF Fraser Murray Hibernian Undisclosed [72]
MF Jason Naismith Ross County Free [73]
20 June 2021 GK England Zach Hemming England Middlesbrough Loan [74]
23 June 2021 MF Liam Polworth Motherwell Free [75]
6 July 2021 GK England Sam Walker England Reading Free [76]
14 July 2021 DF Australia Dylan McGowan Australia Western Sydney Wanderers Free [77]
30 July 2021 FW England Rumarn Burrell England Middlesbrough Loan [78]
31 August 2021 FW Oli Shaw Ross County Undisclosed [79]
3 September 2021 DF Northern Ireland Lee Hodson England Gillingham Free [80]
29 September 2021 FW Callum Hendry St Johnstone Loan [81]
13 January 2022 MF Daniel MacKay Hibernian Loan [82]
14 January 2022 DF Wales Ash Taylor England Walsall Free [83]
20 January 2022 MF Dylan Tait Hibernian Loan [84]
21 January 2022 FW Northern Ireland Kyle Lafferty Cyprus Anorthosis Famagusta Free [85]
2 February 2022 MF Declan Glass Dundee United Loan [86]
3 February 2022 MF Dean Campbell Aberdeen Loan [87]

Transfers out

Date Position Name Subsequent Club Fee Ref
25 May 2021 MF France Diaguely Dabo Free Agent Free [88]
MF Republic of Ireland Gary Dicker England Brighton & Hove Albion Free [88][89]
DF Republic of the Congo Clévid Dikamona France Caen Free [88][90]
MF Democratic Republic of the Congo Youssouf Mulumbu Democratic Republic of the Congo Saint-Éloi Lupopo Free [88][91]
FW England George Oakley England Woking Free [88][92]
FW England Nicke Kabamba England Northampton Town Free [88][93]
GK Republic of Ireland Danny Rogers England Oldham Athletic Free [88][94]
MF Ally Taylor Free Agent Free [88]
MF Democratic Republic of the Congo Aaron Tshibola Turkey Gençlerbirliği Free [88][95]
FW England Danny Whitehall England Eastleigh Free [88]
1 June 2021 DF Ross Millen England Scunthorpe United Free [96][97]
4 June 2021 DF Kirk Broadfoot Inverness Caledonian Thistle Free [98]

[99]

MF Greg Kiltie St Mirren Free [98][100]
FW Northern Ireland Kyle Lafferty Cyprus Anorthosis Famagusta Free [98][101]
FW England Mitchell Pinnock England Northampton Town Free [98][102]
21 June 2021 MF Republic of Ireland Alan Power St Mirren Undisclosed [103]
7 July 2021 GK Curtis Lyle Stranraer Loan [104]
12 July 2021 DF England Aaron McGowan England Northampton Town Free [105]
13 July 2021 DF Kirk McNight Dumbarton Loan [106]
7 August 2021 FW Kyle Connell East Fife Loan [107]
17 September 2021 DF Northern Ireland Euan Deveney Clyde Loan [108]
30 September 2021 FW Innes Cameron Queen of the South Loan [109]
31 January 2022 MF Tomas Brindley Forfar Athletic Loan [110]
FW Innes Cameron Queen of the South Loan [111]
MF Steven Warnock Forfar Athletic Loan [112]
28 February 2022 MF Liam Polworth Dunfermline Athletic Loan [113]

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