2025–26 Kilmarnock F.C. season

Kilmarnock
2025–26 season
ChairmanBilly Bowie
ManagerStuart Kettlewell
StadiumRugby Park

The 2025–26 season is the 147th season of competitive association football and the 13th season in the Scottish Professional Football League played by Kilmarnock Football Club, a professional football club based in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. The club will compete in the top tier of Scottish football for the fourth consecutive season.

Results and fixtures

Pre-season friendlies

Kilmarnock's score is shown first in each case.

Kilmarnock preseason results
Date Venue Opponents Score Kilmarnock scorers Att. Ref.
28 June 2025 Sportcomplex, Dirkshorn (N) AZ Alkmaar 0–2 [1]
1 July 2025 Rugby Park, Kilmarnock (H) The New Saints 3–0 Kiltie, Watkins, Tiffoney Nil [2]
4 July 2025 Rugby Park, Kilmarnock (H) Ayr United 1–0 Kiltie 46’ 5,416
8 July 2025 Rugby Park, Kilmarnock (H) Ballymena United 2–0 Anderson 19’, Watkins 35’ Nil [3]

Scottish Premiership

Kilmarnock's score is shown first in each case.

Kilmarnock in the 2025–26 Scottish Premiership
Date Venue Opponents Score Kilmarnock scorers Att. Ref.
2 August 2025 Rugby Park, Kilmarnock (H) Livingston
9 August 2025 Easter Road, Edinburgh (A) Hibernian
23 August 2025 Rugby Park, Kilmarnock (H) Dundee
30 August 2025 Fir Park, Motherwell (A) Motherwell

League Cup

Kilmarnock's score is shown first in each case.

Kilmarnock in the 2025–26 League Cup
Date Round Venue Opponents Score Kilmarnock scorers Att. Ref.
12 July 2025 Group stage Dudgeon Park, Brora (A) Brora Rangers 2–0 Brannan 39', Daniels 80' [4]
16 July 2025 Group stage Rugby Park, Kilmarnock (H) Livingston
22 July 2025 Group stage New Central Park, Kelty (A) Kelty Hearts
26 July 2025 Group stage Rugby Park, Kilmarnock (H) East Fife

Squad statistics

No. Pos. Name Premiership Scottish Cup League Cup Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Max Stryjek 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF Jamie Brandon 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
3 DF Corrie Ndaba 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF Lewis Mayo 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
6 DF Robbie Deas 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
7 MF Rory McKenzie 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
8 MF Brad Lyons 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
9 FW Marcus Dackers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 MF Matty Kennedy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 MF Greg Kiltie 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
12 MF David Watson 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
14 DF George Stanger 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
16 MF Kyle Magennis 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
17 FW Scott Tiffoney 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
18 MF Tom Lowery 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 FW Bruce Anderson 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
20 GK Robby McCrorie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 MF Jack Thomson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 FW Marley Watkins 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
25 DF Ethan Brown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF Ben Brannan 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0
27 FW Kian Leslie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 FW Zander Craik 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 FW Djenairo Daniels 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0
30 GK Eddie Beach 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
31 MF Liam Polworth 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
32 DF Ruari Ellis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 DF Duncan Barlow 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 DF Ethan Mersey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 MF Cole Burke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Source:[5]

Club statistics

Competition Overview

Competition First match Last match Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premiership 2 August 2025 May 2026 !—
Scottish Cup January 2026 !—
League Cup 12 July 2025 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100.00
Total 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100.00

Source: Competitions

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
6 Heart of Midlothian 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Hibernian 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Kilmarnock 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Livingston 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Motherwell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 2 August 2025. Source: [6][7]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competition qualification, second stage group allocation, or relegation).[8]
Notes:
  1. ^ Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).

League cup table

Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification KIL LIV KEL EFI BRO
1 Kilmarnock 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 +2 3 Qualification for the second round — 16 Jul — 26 Jul —
2 Livingston 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 +1 3 Possible qualification for the second round — — 26 Jul — 19 Jul
3 Kelty Hearts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 Jul — — 19 Jul —
4 East Fife 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 −1 0 — 1–2 — — 22 Jul
5 Brora Rangers 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 −2 0 0–2 — 15 Jul — —
Updated to match(es) played on 12 July 2025. Source: [9]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[10]

Transfers

Main articles: List of Scottish football transfers summer 2025 and List of Scottish football transfers winter 2025–26

Transfers in

Date Position Name Previous Club Fee Ref.
10 June 2025 DF Jamie Brandon Livingston Free [11]
17 June 2025 MF Greg Kiltie St Mirren Undisclosed [12]
Jack Thomson Queen's Park Free [13]
18 June 2025 FW Scott Tiffoney Dundee [14]
19 June 2025 DF George Stanger Ayr United [15]
20 June 2025 FW Marcus Dackers Salford City [16]
4 July 2025 GK Max Stryjek Jagiellonia Białystok Undisclosed [17]
7 July 2025 FW Djenairo Daniels Cork City [18]
MF Tom Lowery Portsmouth Free [18]
11 July 2025 GK Eddie Beach Chelsea [19]

Transfers out

Date Position Name Subsequent Club Fee Ref
1 June 2025 FW Bobby Wales Swansea City Compensation [20][21]
3 June 2025 Innes Cameron Barrow Free [22][23]
MF Daniel Armstrong Dinamo București [24][25]
FW Aaron Brown [24]
MF Liam Donnelly St Mirren [24][26]
GK Aidan Glavin Raith Rovers [24][27]
MF Gary Mackay-Steven Ross County [24][28]
Fraser Murray Wigan Athletic [24][29]
GK Kieran O'Hara [24]
FW Kyle Vassell [24]
DF Joe Wright Bradford City [24][30]

Loans out

Date Position Name To End date Ref.
25 June 2025 GK Dylan Brown Auchinleck Talbot 31 May 2026 [31]

References

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  2. ^ "Kilmarnock 3-0 The New Saints". Kilmarnock FC. 1 July 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  3. ^ "Kilmarnock 2-0 Ballymena United". Kilmarnock FC. 8 July 2025. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  4. ^ "Brora Rangers v Kilmarnock". BBC Sport. 12 July 2025. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  5. ^ "Kilmarnock FC player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  6. ^ "Scottish Premiership Table". BBC.
  7. ^ "Premiership League Table". Scottish Professional Football League.
  8. ^ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League (Rule Number C35-C37)" (PDF). SPFL. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  9. ^ "Summary - League Cup Group H". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  10. ^ "Format". SPFL. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  11. ^ "Jamie Brandon signs two-year deal". Kilmarnock FC. 10 June 2025. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  12. ^ "Greg Kiltie returns to Kilmarnock". Kilmarnock FC. 17 June 2025. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  13. ^ "Jack Thomson joins Kilmarnock on two-year deal". Kilmarnock FC. 17 June 2025. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  14. ^ "Tiffoney joins Killie on two-year deal after Dundee exit". BBC Sport. 18 June 2025. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  15. ^ "George Stanger signs two-year deal". Kilmarnock FC. 19 June 2025. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  16. ^ "'An exciting one' - Killie sign 6ft 7in striker Dackers". BBC Sport. 20 June 2025. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  17. ^ "Max Stryjek signs with Kilmarnock". Kilmarnock FC. 4 July 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  18. ^ a b "Kilmarnock sign striker Djenairo Daniels from Cork City on two-year deal". BBC Sport. 7 July 2025. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  19. ^ "Goalkeeper Beach joins Kilmarnock on two-year deal". BBC Sport. 11 July 2025. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  20. ^ "Bobby Wales to depart for Swansea City". Kilmarnock FC. 18 May 2025. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  21. ^ "Swansea City agree signing of Bobby Wales". Swansea City AFC. 18 May 2025. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  22. ^ "Innes Cameron departs". Kilmarnock FC. 2 June 2025. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  23. ^ "Innes Cameron Signs!". Shelbourne FC. 3 June 2025. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  24. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Squad update following 24/25". Kilmarnock FC. 3 June 2025. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  25. ^ "Danny Armstrong departs". Kilmarnock FC. 4 June 2025. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  26. ^ "St Mirren: Northern Ireland international Liam Donnelly joins from Kilmarnock". BBC Sport. 23 June 2025. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  27. ^ "Welcome Aidan Glavin!". Raith Rovers FC. 16 June 2025. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  28. ^ "GMS returns to the Staggies!". Ross County FC. 10 June 2025. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  29. ^ "Fraser Murray Becomes The First Summer Signing". Wigan Athletic FC. 9 June 2025. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  30. ^ "Wright excited to be a Bantam". Bradford City AFC. 6 June 2025. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  31. ^ "Dylan Brown Signs". Auchinleck Talbot FC. 25 June 2025. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
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