Kilmarnock F.C.

Kilmarnock Football Club is a professional football club based at Rugby Park in Kilmarnock, Scotland. They were founded in 1869, and are the oldest professional club in Scotland. They currently play in the Scottish Premier League and are managed by Angelo Alessio.

Kilmarnock F.C.
Full nameKilmarnock Football Club
Nickname(s)Killie
Founded1869
GroundRugby Park,
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire
Capacity18,128
ChairmanBilly Bowie
ManagerAngelo Alessio
LeagueScottish Premier League
2008/09Scottish Premier League, 8th

Current squad
As of 13 December 2011[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Scotland Scotland Cammy Bell
3 DF Scotland Scotland Garry Hay
4 MF Scotland Scotland James Fowler
5 DF Scotland Scotland Ryan O'Leary
7 MF Portugal Portugal David Silva
8 MF Scotland Scotland Liam Kelly
9 MF Netherlands Netherlands Danny Buijs
10 MF England England James Dayton
11 MF Scotland Scotland Gary Harkins
13 DF Czech Republic Czech Republic Zdeněk Kroča
14 FW Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland Paul Heffernan
15 DF Sweden Sweden Billy Berntsson
16 FW Spain Spain Jorge Galán (on loan from Osasuna)
17 GK Wales Wales Kyle Letheren
18 DF Slovenia Slovenia Leon Panikvar
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW England England Ben Hutchinson
20 MF Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Dean Shiels (on loan from Doncaster Rovers)
21 FW Réunion Réunion William Gros
22 MF England England Danny Racchi
23 DF Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Rory McKeown
25 MF Scotland Scotland Daniel McKay
26 DF England England Alex Pursehouse
28 DF Scotland Scotland Gary Fisher
29 MF Italy Italy Manuel Pascali (club captain)
30 FW Scotland Scotland Rory McKenzie
31 FW Scotland Scotland Ross Davidson
33 MF Scotland Scotland Mathew Kennedy
53 GK Finland Finland Anssi Jaakkola
88 DF France France Mahamadou Sissoko (on loan from Udinese)

Notable former players
  • Scotland Steven Naismith
  • Scotland Kris Boyd
  • Scotland Alex Burke
  • Scotland Ian Durrant
  • Scotland Alex Burke
  • Scotland John Shaw
  • Scotland Gary Holt
  • Scotland Gus MacPherson
  • Scotland Ally McCoist
  • Scotland Kevin McGowne
  • Scotland Jim McIntyre
  • England Malta Dylan Kerr
  • Scotland Tommy McLean
  • Scotland Gordon Smith
  • Scotland Paul Wright
  • Serbia Dragoje Leković
  • Scotland Gary McSwegan

Managers
Name Scottish League Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup Promotion from First Division Total
Hugh Spence 1919–1937 Scotland 0200
Jimmy McGrory 1937–1945 Scotland 0000
Tom Smith 1945–1947 Scotland 0000
Tom Mather 1947–1948 Scotland 0000
Alex Hastings 1948–1950 Scotland 0000
Malky McDonald 1950–1957 Scotland 0000
William Waddell 1957–1965 Scotland 1000
Malky McDonald 1965–1968 Scotland 0000
Walter McCrae 1968–1973 Scotland 0000
Willie Fernie 1973–1977 Scotland 0001
Davie Sneddon 1977–1981 Scotland 0001
Jim Clunie 1981–1984 Scotland 0001
Eddie Morrison 1984–1988 Scotland 0000
Jim Fleeting 1988–1992 Scotland 0000
Tommy Burns 1992–1994 Scotland 0001
Alex Totten 1994–1996 Scotland 0000
Bobby Williamson 1996–2002 Scotland 0100
Jim Jefferies 2002–2010 Scotland 0000
Jimmy Calderwood 2010 Scotland 0000
Mixu Paatelainen 2010-2011 Finland 0000
Kenny Shiels 2011- Northern Ireland 0000

References
  1. "Senior Squad". Kilmarnock F.C. Archived from the original on 2011-11-27. Retrieved 2011-07-19.




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