# 2016–17 Kilmarnock F.C. season

The 2016–17 season was Kilmarnock's fourth season in the Scottish Premiership and their 24th consecutive appearance in the top flight of Scottish football. Kilmarnock also competed in the Scottish Premiership, Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

## Overview

Kilmarnock finished eighth in the Scottish Premiership with 41 points. They failed to qualify from the group stages of the League Cup, and lost to Hamilton Academical in the fourth round of the Scottish Cup

## Match results
### Friendlies

| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers |
| 9 July 2016 | Morpeth Town | H | 4–2 | M. Smith, Dicker, Coulibaly, Burn |
| 24 July 2016 | Auchinleck Talbot | A | 3–1 | Coulibaly 15', McKenzie 20', Clark 64' |
| 11 January 2017 | Gateshead | A | 1–1 | Roberts 36' |
| 12 January 2017 | Newcastle United U23s | A | 3–1 | Frizzell 25', S. Boyd 35', Hawkshaw 90' |

#### Notes

* ^ a: Played at Beechwood Park, Auchinleck.

### Scottish Premiership

| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance | League position |
| 6 August 2016 | Motherwell | H | 1–2 | M. Smith 81' | 4,308 | 10th |
| 13 August 2016 | Hamilton Academical | A | 2–1 | K. Boyd 71', Coulibaly 73' | 2,228 | 6th |
| 20 August 2016 | Ross County | A | 0–2 | | 3,263 | 10th |
| 26 August 2016 | Rangers | H | 1–1 | K. Boyd 29' | 11,800 | 8th |
| 10 September 2016 | Dundee | A | 1–1 | Coulibaly 32' | 5,111 | 10th |
| 17 September 2016 | Partick Thistle | H | 2–2 | K. Boyd 17', Coulibaly 65' | 4,169 | 8th |
| 24 September 2016 | Celtic | A | 1–6 | Coulibaly 32' | 53,532 | 10th |
| 1 October 2016 | Aberdeen | H | 0–4 | | 4,592 | 11th |
| 15 October 2016 | St Johnstone | A | 1–0 | S. Boyd 76' | 2,930 | 9th |
| 22 October 2016 | Inverness Calednoian Thistle | A | 1–1 | Coulibaly 8' (pen.) | 2,591 | 8th |
| 26 October 2016 | Heart of Midlothian | H | 2–0 | Coulibaly 22', S. Smith 72' | 3,917 | 7th |
| 29 October 2016 | Rangers | A | 0–3 | | 49,302 | 8th |
| 5 November 2016 | Hamilton Academical | H | 0–0 | | 3,387 | 7th |
| 18 November 2016 | Celtic | H | 0–1 | | 10,962 | 7th |
| 26 November 2016 | Aberdeen | A | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed |
| 3 December 2016 | Dundee | H | 2–0 | McKenzie 22', Coulibaly 70' | 3,615 | 6th |
| 6 December 2016 | Aberdeen | A | 1–5 | McKenzie 77' | 8,195 | 6th |
| 10 December 2016 | Motherwell | A | 0–0 | | 3,684 | 6th |
| 17 December 2016 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | H | 1–1 | Coulibaly 73' | 3,294 | 7th |
| 23 December 2016 | St Johnstone | H | 0–1 | | 3,056 | 8th |
| 27 December 2016 | Heart of Midlothian | A | 0–4 | | 16,696 | 8th |
| 31 December 2016 | Partick Thistle | H | 0–0 | | 3,584 | 10th |
| 28 January 2017 | Ross County | H | 3–2 | K. Boyd 1', Dicker 61', Longstaff 90' | 3,207 | 8th |
| 1 February 2017 | Dundee | A | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed |
| 4 February 2017 | Hamilton Academical | A | 1–1 | Longstaff 7' | 2,159 | 8th |
| 11 February 2017 | Dundee | A | 1–1 | K. Boyd 9' | 4,708 | 6th |
| 19 February 2017 | Aberdeen | H | 1–2 | McKenzie 41' | 3,972 | 8th |
| 25 February 2017 | St Johnstone | A | 2–0 | McKenzie 11', Sammon 71' | 2,933 | 8th |
| 4 March 2017 | Motherwell | H | 1–2 | K. Boyd 32' | 4,726 | 8th |
| 11 March 2017 | Ross County | A | 2–1 | Sammon 46', K. Boyd 85' | 3,380 | 7th |
| 18 March 2017 | Partick Thistle | H | 1–1 | Sammon 87' | 4,519 | 7th |
| 1 April 2017 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | A | 1–1 | K. Boyd 87' (pen.) | 2,780 | 7th |
| 5 April 2017 | Rangers | H | 0–0 | | 9,548 | 7th |
| 8 April 2017 | Celtic | A | 1–3 | Jones 65' | 57,679 | 7th |
| 14 April 2017 | Heart of Midlothian | H | 0–0 | | 4,110 | 7th |
| 29 April 2017 | Hamilton Academical | A | 2–0 | Sammon 11', Jones 23' | 2,482 | 7th |
| 6 May 2017 | Dundee | H | 0–1 | | 4,040 | 8th |
| 13 May 2017 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | H | 2–1 | Longstaff 17', Jones 57' | 3,137 | 7th |
| 16 May 2017 | Motherwell | A | 1–3 | Frizzell 17' | 5,246 | 8th |
| 20 May 2017 | Ross County | H | 1–2 | Sammon 10'(pen.) | 3,951 | 8th |

### Scottish Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 21 January 2017 | Fourth round | Hamilton Academical | H | 0–1 | | 2,944 |

### Scottish League Cup
#### Group Stage

| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 16 July 2016 | Group stage | Clyde | A | 2–1 | Coulibaly 69', Boyle 76' | 1,303 |
| 23 July 2016 | Group stage | Greenock Morton | H | 0–2 | | 3,020 |
| 26 July 2016 | Group stage | Berwick Rangers | A | 3–2 | Coulibaly 65', 70', McKenzie 85' | 609 |
| 30 July 2016 | Group stage | Albion Rovers | H | 0–0 (3–5p) | | 2,219 |

## Club statistics
### Competition Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Premiership | 6 August 2016 | 20 May 2017 | Matchday 1 | Matchday 38 | 38 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 36 | 56 | −20 | 023.68 |
| Scottish Cup | 21 January 2017 | 21 January 2017 | Fourth round | Fourth round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 000.00 |
| League Cup | 16 July 2017 | 30 July 2017 | Group stage | Group stage | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | +0 | 050.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 43 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 41 | 62 | −21 | 025.58 |
Source: Competitions

### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 6 | Partick Thistle | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 38 | 54 | −16 | 42 |
| 7 | Ross County | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 48 | 58 | −10 | 46 |
| 8 | Kilmarnock | 38 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 36 | 56 | −20 | 41 |
| 9 | Motherwell | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 46 | 69 | −23 | 38 |
| 10 | Dundee | 38 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 38 | 62 | −24 | 37 |
* ↑ 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.

### League cup table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Morton (Q) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 11 | Qualification for the Second Round |
| 2 | Kilmarnock | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 7 | |
| 3 | Clyde | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 5 | |
| 4 | Albion Rovers | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 5 | |
| 5 | Berwick Rangers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 2 | |

## Squad statistics

During the 2016–17 season, Kilmarnock used thirty-seven different players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.
| No. | Pos. | Name | League | League | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Total | Total | Discipline | Discipline |
| No. | Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | | |
| 1 | GK | Jamie MacDonald | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Josh Webb | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Steven Smith | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Miles Addison | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Karleigh Osborne | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Will Boyle | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Martin Smith | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Rory McKenzie | 28 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Gary Dicker | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Kris Boyd | 27 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Greg Kiltie | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Jordan Jones | 37 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 42 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | Nathan Tyson | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | Oliver Davies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | Josh Umerah | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | Callum McFadzean | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Mark Waddington | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | Scott Boyd | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | Jonny Burn | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | GK | Freddie Woodman | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Charlee Adams | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Sean Longstaff | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | Souleymane Coulibaly | 21 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | Conor Sammon | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | Flo Bojaj | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | Kristoffer Ajer | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Adam Frizzell | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | Jamie Cobain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | Greg Taylor | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | George Green | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | Callum Roberts | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | Luke Hendrie | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | Josh Magennis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | Dean Hawkshaw | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | FW | Lewis Morrison | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | Iain Wilson | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 40 | FW | Will Graham | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | FW | Innes Cameron | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source:

## Player transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Position | Name | Previous Club | Fee |
| 24 June 2016 | DF | Josh Webb | Aston Villa | Free |
| 24 June 2016 | MF | Jordan Jones | Middlesbrough | Free |
| 24 June 2016 | DF | Jamie Cobain | Newcastle United | Free |
| 24 June 2016 | FW | Souleymane Coulibaly | Peterborough United | Free |
| 24 June 2016 | DF | Callum McFadzean | Sheffield United | Free |
| 24 June 2016 | MF | Martin Smith | Sunderland | Free |
| 24 June 2016 | FW | Flo Bojaj | Huddersfield Town | Loan |
| 24 June 2016 | DF | Will Boyle | Huddersfield Town | Loan |
| 24 June 2016 | DF | Jonny Burn | Middlesbrough | Loan |
| 24 June 2016 | MF | Mark Waddington | Stoke City | Loan |
| 24 June 2016 | GK | Oliver Davies | Swansea City | Loan |
| 13 August 2016 | MF | George Green | Burnley | Loan |
| 19 August 2016 | MF | Charlee Adams | Birmingham City | Loan |
| 19 August 2016 | DF | Luke Hendrie | Burnley | Loan |
| 19 August 2016 | DF | Dapo Kayode | Dinamo București | Free |
| 31 August 2016 | DF | Scott Boyd | Ross County | Loan |
| 12 September 2016 | FW | Nathan Tyson | Free Agent | Free |
| 9 January 2017 | MF | Sean Longstaff | Newcastle United | Loan |
| 9 January 2017 | FW | Callum Roberts | Newcastle United | Loan |
| 9 January 2017 | GK | Freddie Woodman | Newcastle United | Loan |
| 16 January 2017 | DF | Karleigh Osborne | Plymouth Argyle | Free |
| 20 January 2017 | DF | Kristoffer Ajer | Celtic | Loan |
| 31 January 2017 | FW | Josh Umerah | Charlton Athletic | Loan |
| 31 January 2017 | FW | Conor Sammon | Heart of Midlothian | Loan |
| 31 January 2017 | DF | Scott Boyd | Ross County | Free |

### Transfers out

| Date | Position | Name | Subsequent Club | Fee |
| 23 May 2016 | DF | Mark Connolly | Crawley Town | Free |
| 23 May 2016 | DF | Lee Ashcroft | Dunfermline Athletic | Free |
| 23 May 2016 | MF | Alex Henshall | Margate | Free |
| 23 May 2016 | GK | Conor Brennan | Raith Rovers | Free |
| 23 May 2016 | MF | Chris Johnston | Raith Rovers | Free |
| 23 May 2016 | MF | Julien Faubert | Free Agent | Released |
| 23 May 2016 | MF | Aaron Splaine | Free Agent | Released |
| 8 June 2016 | MF | Mark O'Hara | Dundee | Free |
| 16 June 2016 | DF | David Syme | Partick Thistle | Free |
| 18 June 2016 | DF | Kevin McHattie | Raith Rovers | Free |
| 1 July 2016 | FW | Tope Obadeyi | Dundee United | Free |
| 7 July 2016 | MF | Craig Slater | Colchester United | Undisclosed |
| 15 July 2016 | FW | Dale Carrick | Livingston | Free |
| 18 July 2016 | MF | Kallum Higginbotham | Dunfermline Athletic | Free |
| 11 August 2016 | FW | Josh Magennis | Charlton Athletic | Undisclosed |
| 30 August 2016 | DF | Conrad Balatoni | Ayr United | Free |
| 13 January 2017 | MF | Jack Whittaker | Stranraer | Loan |
| 24 January 2017 | FW | Souleymane Coulibaly | Al Ahly | Undisclosed |
| 30 January 2017 | GK | Devlin McKay | Berwick Rangers | Loan |
| 17 March 2017 | MF | Callum McFadzean | Alfreton Town | Free |
| 23 March 2017 | DF | Josh Webb | Kidderminster Harriers | Free |