# 2007–08 Kilmarnock F.C. season

The 2007–08 season was Kilmarnock's ninth 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 the League Cup.

## Summary
### Season

Kilmarnock finished eleventh in the Scottish Premier League with 40 points. They reached the second round of the League Cup, losing to Hamilton Academical and the fifth round of the Scottish Cup, losing to Celtic.

## Results and fixtures

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed

### Scottish Premier League

| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 1 | 5 August 2007 | Celtic | A | 0–0 | 60,000 | |
| 2 | 13 August 2007 | Dundee United | H | 2–1 | 5,557 | Gibson 79' Nish 87' |
| 3 | 18 August 2007 | Motherwell | A | 2–1 | 4,985 | Lilley 60' Dodds 90' |
| 4 | 25 August 2007 | Rangers | H | 1–2 | 11,544 | Invincible 61' |
| 5 | 1 September 2007 | Aberdeen | H | 0–1 | 5,814 | |
| 6 | 15 September 2007 | Gretna | A | 2–1 | 1,516 | Gibson 4' Jarvis 90' |
| 7 | 22 September 2007 | St Mirren | H | 0–0 | 5,596 | |
| 8 | 29 September 2007 | Hibernian | A | 1–4 | 14,500 | Nish 76' |
| 9 | 6 October 2007 | Inverness CT | H | 2–2 | 4,456 | Koudou 1' Nish 56' |
| 10 | 20 October 2007 | Falkirk | A | 1–1 | 5,143 | Wright 10' |
| 11 | 27 October 2007 | Heart of Midlothian | H | 3–1 | 6,373 | Wales 55' Nish 72' (Pen.) Gibson 77' |
| 12 | 3 November 2007 | Celtic | H | 1–2 | 8,260 | Wright 55' |
| 13 | 10 November 2007 | Dundee United | A | 0–2 | 6,065 | |
| 14 | 24 November 2007 | Motherwell | H | 0–1 | 5,016 | |
| 15 | 1 December 2007 | Rangers | A | 0–2 | 48,055 | |
| 16 | 8 December 2007 | Aberdeen | A | 1–2 | 10,207 | Fernández 27' |
| 17 | 15 December 2007 | Gretna | H | 3–3 | 5,122 | Invincible 27' Fernández 53' Nish 73' |
| 18 | 22 December 2007 | St Mirren | A | 0–0 | 4,216 | |
| 19 | 26 December 2007 | Hibernian | H | 2–1 | 6,372 | Nish 36' Taouil 75' |
| 20 | 29 December 2007 | Inverness CT | A | 1–3 | 4,169 | Nish 87' (Pen.) |
| 21 | 2 January 2008 | Falkirk | H | 0–1 | 5,956 | |
| 22 | 5 January 2008 | Heart of Midlothian | A | 1–1 | 14,346 | Di Giacomo 45' |
| 23 | 19 January 2008 | Celtic | A | 0–1 | 56,618 | |
| 24 | 26 January 2008 | Dundee United | H | 1–2 | 4,803 | Wales 83' |
| 25 | 9 February 2008 | Motherwell | A | 0–1 | 6,618 | |
| 26 | 17 February 2008 | Rangers | H | 0–2 | 10,546 | |
| 27 | 24 February 2008 | Aberdeen | H | 3–1 | 6,113 | Bryson 14', 75' Wright 41' |
| 28 | 27 February 2008 | Gretna | A | 2–4 | 1,545 | Ford 72' Gibson 83' |
| 29 | 1 March 2008 | St Mirren | H | 1–0 | 5,352 | Invincible 25' |
| 30 | 15 March 2008 | Hibernian | A | 0–2 | 12,486 | |
| 31 | 22 March 2008 | Inverness CT | H | 4–1 | 5,100 | Wright 38' Bryson 50', 56' Flannigan 64' |
| 32 | 29 March 2008 | Falkirk | A | 0–0 | 5,134 | |
| 33 | 5 April 2008 | Hearts | H | 0–0 | 5,901 | |
| 34 | 19 April 2008 | Inverness CT | A | 0–3 | 3,420 | |
| 35 | 26 April 2008 | Gretna | H | 1–1 | 4,086 | Fernández 57' |
| 36 | 3 May 2008 | St Mirren | A | 0–1 | 3,690 | |
| 37 | 10 May 2008 | Heart of Midlothian | A | 2–0 | 10,512 | Murray 74' Di Giacomo 83' |
| 38 | 17 May 2008 | Falkirk | H | 2–1 | 5,475 | Taouil 24' Di Giacomo 81' |

### Scottish League Cup

| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| Second Round | 28 August 2007 | Peterhead | A | 3–0 | 1,118 | Nish 30' Wright 48' Naismith 55' |
| Third Round | 25 September 2007 | Hamilton Academical | A | 0–2 | 2,627 | |

### Scottish Cup

| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| Fourth Round | 28 January 2008 | Airdrie United | A | 2–0 | 3,258 | Hamill 25' Nish 37' (Pen.) |
| Fifth Round | 2 February 2008 | Celtic | H | 1–5 | 6,491 | Hamill 66' |

## Player statistics

    As of 17 May 2008 (UTC)
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premier League | Premier League | League Cup | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | SCO | Alan Combe | 40 | 0 | 37+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 2 | MF | SCO | James Fowler | 37 | 0 | 34+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | SCO | Garry Hay | 29 | 0 | 26+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | SCO | David Lilley | 26 | 1 | 23+1 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | SCO | Frazer Wright | 16 | 6 | 14+0 | 3 | 0+0 | 3 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | JAM | Simon Ford | 31 | 1 | 28+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | SCO | Steven Naismith | 5 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | SCO | Gary Locke | 17 | 0 | 7+10 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | SCO | Colin Nish | 25 | 9 | 20+2 | 7 | 2+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | SCO | Gary Wales | 26 | 2 | 16+8 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | AUS | Danny Invincible | 30 | 3 | 27+0 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | SCO | Allan Johnston | 24 | 0 | 14+8 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | RSA | Chad Harpur | 2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | SCO | Alan Morgan | 4 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | SCO | Grant Murray | 13 | 1 | 8+3 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | SCO | Rhian Dodds | 11 | 1 | 6+3 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | SCO | Willie Gibson | 27 | 4 | 9+14 | 4 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | SCO | Paul Di Giacomo | 11 | 3 | 4+6 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | FRA | Eric Skora | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | SCO | Paul Dalglish | 6 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | ESP | David Fernández | 32 | 3 | 16+13 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | SCO | Ryan O'Leary | 20 | 0 | 16+3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | CIV | Aimé Koudou | 7 | 1 | 2+4 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | SCO | Jamie Hamill | 34 | 2 | 29+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 2 |
| 24 | MF | SCO | Craig Bryson | 22 | 4 | 16+3 | 4 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 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 | DF | IRL | Tim Clancy | 11 | 0 | 10+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | SCO | Iain Campbell | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | SCO | Iain Flannigan | 9 | 1 | 7+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | SCO | Martyn Corrigan | 9 | 0 | 7+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 33 | FW | ENG | Ryan Jarvis | 11 | 1 | 4+5 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | MAR | Mehdi Taouil | 22 | 2 | 19+3 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 36 | GK | FRA | Damien Rascle | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 40 | FW | SCO | David Cox | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 45 | MF | SCO | Kyle Wright | 13 | 2 | 11+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 |
| 47 | MF | SCO | Paul McInnes | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 48 | FW | SCO | Scott Anson | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 50 | MF | SCO | Gavin Brown | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 51 | FW | SCO | Daniel McKay | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 8 | Heart of Midlothian | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 47 | 55 | −8 | 48 | |
| 9 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 38 | 13 | 4 | 21 | 51 | 62 | −11 | 43 | |
| 10 | St Mirren | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 26 | 54 | −28 | 41 | |
| 11 | Kilmarnock | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 39 | 52 | −13 | 40 | |
| 12 | Gretna (R) | 38 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 32 | 83 | −51 | 13 | Resigned from the Scottish Football League and liquidated |
* ↑ 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.
* ↑ Gretna were deducted 10 points for entering administration.
* ↑ At the end of the season, Gretna were relegated to the Third Division due to their financial struggles. However, as no buyer was found for the club, they resigned from the Scottish Football League and were subsequently liquidated.

### Division summary

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H |
| Result | D | W | W | L | L | W | D | L | D | D | W | L | L | L | L | L | D | D | W | L | L | D | L | L | L | L | W | L | W | L | W | D | D | L | D | L | W | W |
| Position | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |