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 DateOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorers9 July 2016 Morpeth TownH4–2M. Smith, Dicker, Coulibaly, Burn24 July 2016Auchinleck TalbotA3–1Coulibaly 15', McKenzie 20', Clark 64'11 January 2017 GatesheadA1–1Roberts 36'12 January 2017 Newcastle United U23sA3–1Frizzell 25', S. Boyd 35', Hawkshaw 90'
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Scottish Premiership
DateOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendanceLeagueposition6 August 2016MotherwellH1–2M. Smith 81'4,30810th13 August 2016Hamilton AcademicalA2–1K. Boyd 71', Coulibaly 73'2,2286th20 August 2016Ross CountyA0–23,26310th26 August 2016RangersH1–1K. Boyd 29'11,8008th10 September 2016DundeeA1–1Coulibaly 32'5,11110th17 September 2016Partick ThistleH2–2K. Boyd 17', Coulibaly 65'4,1698th24 September 2016CelticA1–6Coulibaly 32'53,53210th1 October 2016AberdeenH0–44,59211th15 October 2016St JohnstoneA1–0S. Boyd 76'2,9309th22 October 2016Inverness Calednoian ThistleA1–1Coulibaly 8' (pen.)2,5918th26 October 2016Heart of MidlothianH2–0Coulibaly 22', S. Smith 72'3,9177th29 October 2016RangersA0–349,3028th5 November 2016Hamilton AcademicalH0–03,3877th18 November 2016CelticH0–110,9627th26 November 2016AberdeenAPostponed3 December 2016DundeeH2–0McKenzie 22', Coulibaly 70'3,6156th6 December 2016AberdeenA1–5McKenzie 77'8,1956th10 December 2016MotherwellA0–03,6846th17 December 2016Inverness Caledonian ThistleH1–1Coulibaly 73'3,2947th23 December 2016St JohnstoneH0–13,0568th27 December 2016Heart of MidlothianA0–416,6968th31 December 2016Partick ThistleH0–03,58410th28 January 2017Ross CountyH3–2K. Boyd 1', Dicker 61', Longstaff 90'3,2078th1 February 2017DundeeAPostponed4 February 2017Hamilton AcademicalA1–1Longstaff 7'2,1598th11 February 2017DundeeA1–1K. Boyd 9'4,7086th19 February 2017AberdeenH1–2McKenzie 41'3,9728th25 February 2017St JohnstoneA2–0McKenzie 11', Sammon 71'2,9338th4 March 2017MotherwellH1–2K. Boyd 32'4,7268th11 March 2017Ross CountyA2–1Sammon 46', K. Boyd 85'3,3807th18 March 2017Partick ThistleH1–1Sammon 87'4,5197th1 April 2017Inverness Caledonian ThistleA1–1K. Boyd 87' (pen.)2,7807th5 April 2017RangersH0–09,5487th8 April 2017CelticA1–3Jones 65'57,6797th14 April 2017Heart of MidlothianH0–04,1107th29 April 2017Hamilton AcademicalA2–0Sammon 11', Jones 23'2,4827th6 May 2017DundeeH0–14,0408th13 May 2017Inverness Caledonian ThistleH2–1Longstaff 17', Jones 57'3,1377th16 May 2017MotherwellA1–3Frizzell 17'5,2468th20 May 2017Ross CountyH1–2Sammon 10'(pen.)3,9518th
Scottish Cup
DateRoundOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendance21 January 2017Fourth roundHamilton AcademicalH0–12,944
Scottish League Cup
Group Stage DateRoundOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendance16 July 2016Group stageClydeA2–1Coulibaly 69', Boyle 76'1,30323 July 2016Group stageGreenock MortonH0–23,02026 July 2016Group stageBerwick RangersA3–2Coulibaly 65', 70', McKenzie 85'60930 July 2016Group stageAlbion RoversH0–0 (3–5p)2,219
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.NameLeagueScottish CupLeague CupTotalDisciplineAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals1GK Jamie MacDonald2400020260102DF Josh Webb10002030103DF Steven Smith2611030301504DF Miles Addison1100040150205DF Karleigh Osborne10100020105DF Will Boyle1100031141606MF Martin Smith1010020121007MF Rory McKenzie2841031325608MF Gary Dicker36110404111109FW Kris Boyd27810102982010FW Greg Kiltie11000201300011MF Jordan Jones37310404231012FW Nathan Tyson17000101801012GK Oliver Davies000020200013FW Josh Umerah400000401014DF Callum McFadzean400010500016MF Mark Waddington100010200016DF Scott Boyd18110001914017DF Jonny Burn8000201002017GK Freddie Woodman14010001500018MF Charlee Adams900000902018MF Sean Longstaff16310001731019FW Souleymane Coulibaly218104326112019FW Conor Sammon15500001551020FW Flo Bojaj200030500020DF Kristoffer Ajer16010001702021MF Adam Frizzell15100101610022DF Jamie Cobain000010100024DF Greg Taylor340103038010025MF George Green400000402025FW Callum Roberts10010001101027DF Luke Hendrie32010003308028FW Josh Magennis000040400033MF Dean Hawkshaw15000001502035FW Lewis Morrison100000100036MF Iain Wilson20000002004040FW Will Graham300000300044FW Innes Cameron2000002000 Source:
Club statistics Competition overview
League table
League cup table
Player transfers
Transfers in DatePositionNamePrevious clubFeeRef.24 June 2016DF Josh Webb Aston VillaFreeMF Jordan Jones MiddlesbroughFreeDF Jamie Cobain Newcastle UnitedFreeFW Souleymane Coulibaly Peterborough UnitedFreeDFCallum McFadzean Sheffield UnitedFreeMF Martin Smith SunderlandFreeFW Flo Bojaj Huddersfield TownLoanDF Will BoyleLoanDF Jonny Burn MiddlesbroughLoanMF Mark Waddington Stoke CityLoanGK Oliver Davies Swansea CityLoan13 August 2016MF George Green BurnleyLoan19 August 2016MF Charlee Adams Birmingham CityLoanDF Luke Hendrie BurnleyLoanDF Dapo Kayode Dinamo BucureștiFree31 August 2016DFScott BoydRoss CountyLoan12 September 2016FW Nathan TysonFree AgentFree9 January 2017MF Sean Longstaff Newcastle UnitedLoanFW Callum RobertsLoanGK Freddie WoodmanLoan16 January 2017DF Karleigh Osborne Plymouth ArgyleFree20 January 2017DF Kristoffer AjerCelticLoan31 January 2017FW Josh Umerah Charlton AthleticLoanFW Conor SammonHeart of MidlothianLoanDFScott BoydRoss CountyFree
Transfers out DatePositionNameSubsequent ClubFeeRef23 May 2016DF Mark Connolly Crawley TownFreeDFLee AshcroftDunfermline AthleticFreeMF Alex Henshall MargateFreeGK Conor BrennanRaith RoversFreeMFChris JohnstonFreeMF Julien FaubertFree AgentReleasedMFAaron SplaineFree AgentReleased8 June 2016MFMark O'HaraDundeeFree16 June 2016DFDavid SymePartick ThistleFree18 June 2016DFKevin McHattieRaith RoversFree1 July 2016FW Tope ObadeyiDundee UnitedFree7 July 2016MFCraig Slater Colchester UnitedUndisclosed15 July 2016FWDale CarrickLivingstonFree18 July 2016MF Kallum HigginbothamDunfermline AthleticFree11 August 2016FW Josh Magennis Charlton AthleticUndisclosed30 August 2016DF Conrad BalatoniAyr UnitedFree13 January 2017MFJack WhittakerStranraerLoan24 January 2017FW Souleymane Coulibaly Al AhlyUndisclosed30 January 2017GKDevlin McKayBerwick RangersLoan17 March 2017MFCallum McFadzean Alfreton TownFree23 March 2017DF Josh Webb Kidderminster HarriersFree
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