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2006–07 Kilmarnock F.C. season

The 2006–07 season was Kilmarnock's eighth consecutive season in the Scottish Premier League, having competed in it since its inauguration in 1998–99. Kilmarnock also competed in the Scottish Cup, and reached the League Cup final.

Kilmarnock
2006–07 season
ChairmanMichael Johnston
ManagerJim Jefferies
StadiumRugby Park
SPLFifth place
Scottish CupThird round
League CupRunners-Up
Top goalscorerLeague: Steven Naismith (15)
All: Steven Naismith (19)
Highest home attendance13,623 v Celtic, SPL, 22 April 2007
Lowest home attendance4,750 v Dunfermline Athletic, SPL, 2 December 2006
Average home league attendance7,564

Summary edit

Season edit

Kilmarnock finished fifth in the Scottish Premier League with 55 points, the same standing and points tally as the previous season.[1] They reached the final of the Scottish League Cup, but were beaten by Hibernian.[2] Kilmarnock also reached the third round of the Scottish Cup, losing to Greenock Morton.[3]

Results and fixtures edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season edit

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
11 July 2006 Queen of the South A 2–2 Invincible Naismith
15 July 2006 Elgin City A 3–0 650 Di Giacomo, Barrowman, Trialist
16 July 2006 Ross County A 0–1
20 July 2006   West Bromwich Albion H 2–1 Di Giacomo, Nish
22 July 2006   Preston North End H 1–1 2,255 Di Giacomo

Scottish Premier League edit

Main article: 2006–07 Scottish Premier League
Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
1 29 July 2006 Celtic A 1–4 54,620 Naismith 87’
2 5 August 2006 Hibernian H 2–1 6,299 Nish 48’ Naismith 72’
3 12 August 2006 Dundee United H 0–0 5,328
4 19 August 2006 Falkirk A 2–1 5,022 Wales 45’ Di Giacomo 87’
5 27 August 2006 Rangers H 2–2 13,506 Wright 63’ Naismith 90’ (Pen.)
6 9 September 2006 Dunfermline Athletic A 2–3 4,510 Invincible 9’ Wales 52’
7 16 September 2006 St Mirren A 1–0 5,277 Broadfoot (o.g.) 70’
8 23 September 2006 Inverness CT H 1–1 4,809 Nish 7’
9 30 September 2006 Motherwell A 0–5 4,765
10 14 October 2006 Aberdeen H 1–0 5,744 Wales 69’
11 21 October 2006 Heart of Midlothian A 2–0 16,849 Invincible 28’ Wales 35’
12 29 October 2006 Celtic H 1–2 10,083 Nish 49’
13 4 November 2006 Hibernian A 2–2 13,510 Martis 49’ (o.g.) 18’ Naismith 65’
14 11 November 2006 Dundee United A 0–1 5,815
15 18 November 2006 Falkirk H 2–1 5,666 Hay 59’ O’Donnell 70’ (o.g.) 70’
16 26 November 2006 Rangers A 0–3 48,289
17 2 December 2006 Dunfermline Athletic H 5–1 4,750 Greer 7’ Di Giacomo 19’, 25’ Nish 27’, 72
18 9 December 2006 St Mirren H 1–1 5,978 Di Giacomo 54’
19 16 December 2006 Inverness CT A 4–3 3,728 Naismith 29’, 68’ (Pen.) Nish 35’, 50’
20 23 December 2006 Motherwell H 1–2 5,576 Naismith 38’
21 26 December 2006 Aberdeen A 1–3 11,887 Naismith 89’
22 30 December 2006 Heart of Midlothian H 0–0 7,302
23 2 January 2007 Celtic A 0–2 57,236
24 15 January 2007 Hibernian H 0–2 4,963
25 20 January 2007 Dundee United H 1–0 5,169 Leven 61’
26 27 January 2007 Falkirk A 2–0 4,696 Nish 22’ Naismith 28’
27 11 February 2007 Rangers H 1–3 11,894 Naismith 73’
28 17 February 2007 Dunfermline Athletic A 1–1 4,500 Naismith 10’
29 3 March 2007 St Mirren A 2–0 4,778 Nish 59’, 79
30 10 March 2007 Inverness CT H 3–2 7,630 Di Giacomo 17’, 27’ Naismith 40’
31 31 March 2007 Aberdeen H 1–2 7,236 Naismith 86’
32 3 April 2007 Motherwell A 1–0 3,784 Nish 90’
33 7 April 2007 Heart of Midlothian A 0–1 17,019
34 22 April 2007 Celtic H 1–2 13,623 Nish 50’
35 28 April 2007 Aberdeen A 0–3 10,046
36 5 May 2007 Hibernian A 1–0 10,674 Nish 49’
37 13 May 2007 Rangers A 1–0 50,085 Naismith 53’
38 20 May 2007 Heart of Midlothian H 1–0 11,030 Naismith 82’ (Pen.)

Scottish League Cup edit

Main article: 2006–07 Scottish League Cup
Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
Second Round 22 August 2006 Queen of the South A 2–1(a.e.t.)[4] 2,452 Murray 75' Naismith 113'
Third Round 19 September 2006 Livingston H 2–1(a.e.t.)[5] 3,573 Wales 57’ Wright 115’
Quarter–Final 7 November 2006 Motherwell H 3–2[6] 5,601 Wright 7’, 45’ Invincible 71’
Semi–Final 30 January 2007 Falkirk N 3–0[7] 10,722 Naismith 30’, 71’, 78’ (Pen.)
Final 18 March 2007 Hibernian N 1–5[8] 52,000 Greer 77’

Scottish Cup edit

Main article: 2006–07 Scottish Cup
Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
Third Round 6 January 2007 Greenock Morton A 1–3[9] 6,649 Nish 47’

Player statistics edit

As of 20 May 2007 (UTC)[10]
No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League League Cup Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   SCO Alan Combe 13 0 11+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
2 MF   SCO James Fowler 44 0 38+0 0 5+0 0 1+0 0
3 DF   SCO Garry Hay 33 1 28+0 1 4+0 0 1+0 0
4 DF   SCO David Lilley 7 0 7+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
5 DF   SCO Gordon Greer 39 2 33+0 1 5+0 1 1+0 0
6 DF   JAM Simon Ford 20 0 12+4 0 2+1 0 1+0 0
7 FW   SCO Steven Naismith 43 19 35+2 15 5+0 4 1+0 0
8 MF   SCO Gary Locke 15 0 4+8 0 0+3 0 0+0 0
9 FW   SCO Colin Nish 39 14 24+9 13 4+1 0 1+0 1
10 FW   SCO Gary Wales 34 5 21+7 4 2+3 1 1+0 0
11 FW   AUS Danny Invincible 28 3 24+1 2 2+0 1 1+0 0
12 MF   SCO Allan Johnston 34 0 25+3 0 4+1 0 1+0 0
13 GK   SCO Graeme Smith 31 0 27+0 0 3+0 0 1+0 0
14 DF   SCO Frazer Wright 41 4 35+0 1 5+0 3 1+0 0
15 DF   SCO Grant Murray 30 1 27+0 0 3+0 1 0+0 0
16 MF   SCO Rhian Dodds 9 0 3+6 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
17 FW   SCO Andrew Barrowman 3 0 0+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
17 MF   SCO Willie Gibson 7 0 1+6 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
18 FW   SCO Paul Di Giacomo 24 6 8+14 6 1+1 0 0+0 0
19 MF   SCO Stevie Murray 16 0 3+9 0 1+2 0 0+1 0
20 FW   ESP David Fernández 19 0 7+10 0 1+1 0 0+0 0
21 DF   SCO Ryan O'Leary 7 0 5+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
22 MF   SCO Peter Leven 31 1 20+7 1 4+0 0 0+0 0
23 MF   SCO Jamie Hamill 4 0 2+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
24 FW   SCO Robert Campbell 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
25 MF   SCO Jamie Adams 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
26 GK   SCO Cameron Bell 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
27 FW   GUI Momo Sylla 12 0 10+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
28 DF   SCO Iain Campbell 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
29 MF   SCO Rocco Quinn 7 0 6+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
38 MF   SCO Iain Flannigan 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
43 DF   FRA Eric Skora 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
44 GK   RSA Chad Harpur 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
46 FW   CIV Aimé Koudou 5 0 2+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Final league table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
3 Aberdeen 38 19 8 11 55 38 +17 65 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4 Heart of Midlothian 38 17 10 11 47 35 +12 61
5 Kilmarnock 38 16 7 15 47 54 −7 55
6 Hibernian 38 13 10 15 56 46 +10 49
7 Falkirk 38 15 5 18 49 47 +2 50
Source: Scottish Professional Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six) for the last five matches.

Division summary edit

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAAHHAAHAAAH
ResultLWDWDLWDLWWLDLWLWDWLLDLLWWLDWWLWLLLWWW
Position126765765644667665646667776666655556555
Source: [11]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Transfers edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Scottish Premiership Table 2006-07". espnfc.com. ESPN FC. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Kilmarnock 1-5 Hibernian". BBC Sport. BBC. 18 March 2007. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Morton 3-1 Kilmarnock". BBC Sport. BBC. 6 January 2007. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Queen of the South 1-2 Kilmarnock". BBC Sport. BBC. 22 August 2006. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Kilmarnock 2-1 Livingston". BBC Sport. BBC. 19 September 2006. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Kilmarnock 3-2 Motherwell". BBC Sport. BBC. 7 November 2006. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Kilmarnock 3-0 Falkirk". BBC Sport. BBC. 30 January 2007. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  8. ^ "Kilmarnock 1-5 Hibernian". BBC Sport. BBC. 18 March 2007. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  9. ^ "Morton 3-1 Kilmarnock". BBC Sport. BBC. 6 January 2007. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  10. ^ "Kilmarnock 2006/07 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  11. ^ "Scottish Premiership 2006/2007". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  12. ^ "Murray completes move to Killie". BBC Sport. BBC. 12 July 2006. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  13. ^ "Kilmarnock sign Striker Barrowman". BBC Sport. BBC. 26 July 2006. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  14. ^ "Kilmarnock wrap up Fernandez deal". BBC Sport. BBC. 18 August 2006. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  15. ^ "Killie sign up Campbell from Pars". BBC Sport. BBC. 30 August 2006. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  16. ^ "South African keeper joins Killie". BBC Sport. BBC. 8 September 2006. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  17. ^ "Kilmarnock sign Leicester's Sylla". BBC Sport. BBC. 11 January 2007. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  18. ^ "Quinn relishes Killie loan move". BBC Sport. BBC. 19 January 2007. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  19. ^ "Killie sign Koudou, monitor Skora". BBC Sport. BBC. 13 February 2007. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  20. ^ "Kilmarnock snap up winger Gibson". BBC Sport. BBC. 27 January 2007. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  21. ^ "Oldham sign Killie star McDonald". BBC Sport. BBC. 18 June 2006. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  22. ^ "Campbell replaces McManus at Dens". BBC Sport. BBC. 7 August 2006. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  23. ^ "What's the story over mourning Rory". dailyrecord.co.uk. Daily Record. 9 August 2006. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  24. ^ "Killie's Barrowman on Queens loan". BBC Sport. BBC. 21 September 2006. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  25. ^ "Kilmarnock snap up winger Gibson". BBC Sport. BBC. 27 January 2007. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  26. ^ "Kilmarnock snap up winger Gibson". BBC Sport. BBC. 27 January 2007. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  27. ^ "Montrose 0-2 Queen's Park". BBC Sport. BBC. 17 March 2007. Retrieved 22 April 2020.

External links edit

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