Kilmarnock Football Club, commonly known as Killie, is a Scottish professional football team based in the town of Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire. The team is currently managed by Derek McInnes, who was appointed in January 2022. The club has achieved several honours since its formation in 1869, most recently the 2011–12 Scottish League Cup after a 1–0 win over Celtic at Hampden Park and the Scottish Championship title in 2022. The club nickname, Killie, is the Scottish term for the town of Kilmarnock.
Alexander "Sandy" Clark is a Scottish professional football manager and former player who is currently manager of Scottish Lowland Football League club Albion Rovers.
Lugar Boswell Thistle Football Club are a Scottish football club, based in the village of Lugar, near Cumnock, Ayrshire. Members of the Scottish Junior Football Association, they currently play in the West of Scotland League Third Division. Their home ground since 1882 is Rosebank Park, and they wear maroon home strips and light blue away strips.
Mika-Matti Petteri "Mixu" Paatelainen is a Finnish former professional football player and manager who was most recently head coach of Veikkausliiga club HIFK. He scored 18 goals in 70 appearances for the Finnish national team, which makes him Finland's all time thirteenth most capped player and fifth top goalscorer. He is the eldest of three brothers, all of whom have played professional football. Their father Matti was also a Finnish international.
Lee Henry McCulloch is a Scottish professional football coach and former player who most recently served as assistant manager of Scottish Premiership club Heart of Midlothian.
James Fowler is a Scottish professional football coach and former player.
John White was a Scottish footballer who played as a forward. He played for Albion Rovers and Heart of Midlothian in his native country, and Leeds United in England. While at Hearts, in 1926 he achieved the highly unusual feat of scoring four goals in three successive matches.
John Bell Brown was a Scottish footballer, who played as a goalkeeper. At club level he played for Clyde, Hibernian, Dundee and Kilmarnock, helping Clyde win the Scottish Cup in 1939. He also played once for the Scotland national football team, in a 1939 British Home Championship match against Wales.
Thomas McCall Smith was a Scottish association football player and manager who played as a centre half for Kilmarnock, Preston North End and Scotland.
James Forrest is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Scottish Premiership club Celtic and the Scotland national team.
Thomas Heron Brown is a Scottish former footballer who played as a striker for several clubs in the Scottish Football League. A Scottish Cup winner at both Senior and Junior level, he was also capped for the Scotland B side.
Jackson Alexander Irvine is an Australian professional association football (soccer) player who plays as a central midfielder for Bundesliga club FC St. Pauli, whom he captains, and the Australia national team.
Kilmarnock FC Women is a women's football team based in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire that plays in the SWPL 2. Founded as Stewarton Thistle, the club is the oldest women's football team in Scotland and celebrated its 50th anniversary in July 2011.
Greg Alexander James Stewart is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a forward or attacking midfielder for Indian Super League club Mohun Bagan.
Lee Ashcroft is a Scottish footballer who plays as a defender for Scottish Championship club Partick Thistle. Ashcroft previously played for Kilmarnock, Dunfermline Athletic and Dundee, as well as on loan for Raith Rovers.
Stuart John Findlay is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Scottish Premiership club Kilmarnock, on loan from EFL Championship club Oxford United. He has previously represented the Scotland national team at senior level.
Greg John Taylor is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Scottish Premiership club Celtic and the Scotland national team. He was in the Rangers youth system but was released and then signed for Kilmarnock, where he made his senior debut. After three seasons in the Kilmarnock first team, Taylor was sold to Celtic in September 2019. After playing regularly for the Scotland under-21 team, Taylor made his full international debut for Scotland in June 2019.
Oliver Glen Shaw is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for Scottish Championship side Hamilton Academical. He has previously played for Kilmarnock, Hibernian, Stenhousemuir, Ross County and represented Scotland at the under-19 and under-21 levels.
The 2020–21 Scottish Premiership was the eighth season of the Scottish Premiership, the 124th edition of the highest division of Scottish football. The fixtures were published on 6 July 2020, with the season beginning on 1 August, following Scottish Government approval due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland.
Thomas Blair was a Scottish footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
