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2015–16 Kilmarnock F.C. season

The 2015–16 season was Kilmarnock's third season in the Scottish Premiership and their 23rd consecutive appearance in the top flight of Scottish football. Kilmarnock also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Kilmarnock
2015–16 season
ChairmanJim Mann
ManagerGary Locke[Note 1]
Lee McCulloch
Lee Clark
StadiumRugby Park
Premiership11th
Scottish CupFifth round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Josh Magennis (10)

All:
Josh Magennis (12)
Highest home attendance13,179 (vs. Rangers, 16 February 2016)
Lowest home attendance1,484 (vs. Berwick Rangers, 25 August 2015)
Average home league attendance4,344

Overview

Kilmarnock finished eleventh in the Scottish Premiership with 36 points. They reached the third round of the League Cup, losing to Hearts,[1] and also reached the fifth round of the Scottish Cup, losing to Rangers.[2] Kilmarnock rounded off the season with a 4–1 aggregate victory over Falkirk in the Premiership play-off final to secure top flight status for the 2016–17 season.[3]

Match results

Pre-Season

Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A
Scorers
21 July 2015 Barnsley H 0–1[4]
25 July 2015 Fleetwood Town H 3–1[5] Boyd 3', 70', Johnston 85'

Scottish Premiership

Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A
Scorers Attendance Referee League
position
1 August 2015 Dundee H 0–4[6] 5,207 Madden 12th
9 August 2015 Aberdeen A 0–2[7] 11,305 McLean 12th
12 August 2015 Celtic H 2–2[8] Magennis 44', Higginbotham 88' (pen.) 6,090 Allan 12th
15 August 2015 Partick Thistle A 2–2[9] McKenzie 38', Boyd 85' 3,600 Muir 12th
22 August 2015 Ross County H 0–4[10] 3,604 Robertson 12th
29 August 2015 Motherwell A 0–1[11] 4,136 McLean 12th
12 September 2015 Dundee United A 2–1[12] Higginbotham 44' (pen.), McHattie 88' 8,264 Colvin 10th
19 September 2015 St Johnstone H 2–1[13] Magennis 40', Easton 60' (o.g.) 3,165 Collum 8th
26 September 2015 Hamilton Academical H 1–2[14] Kiltie 34' 3,308 Robertson 10th
3 October 2015 Heart of Midlothian A 1–1[15] Balatoni 79' 16,461 Beaton 10th
17 October 2015 Inverness Caledonian Thistle H 2–0[16] Kiltie 45', Magennis 66' 3,234 Finnie 9th
24 October 2015 Dundee A 2–1[17] Magennis 9', Smith 48' 4,970 Dallas 8th
31 October 2015 Motherwell H 0–1[18] 3,931 Madden 8th
7 November 2015 St Johnstone A 1–2[19] Smith 2' 3,475 Allan 9th
21 November 2015 Celtic A 0–0[20] 42,770 Madden 9th
28 November 2015 Partick Thistle H 2–5[21] Magennis 23', Connolly 72' 3,860 Thomson 10th
5 December 2015 Dundee United H 1–1[22] Boyd 4' 2,828 Beaton 10th
12 December 2015 Inverness Caledonian Thistle A 1–2[23] Connolly 87' 2,775 Cook 11th
19 December 2015 Aberdeen H 0–4[24] 3,928 McLean 11th
26 December 2015 Hamilton Academical A 0–1[25] Obadeyi 69' 2,006 Clancy 11th
29 December 2015 Ross County A 2–3[26] Obadeyi 33', Magennis 48' 3,518 McLean 11th
2 January 2016 Heart of Midlothian H 2–2[27] Balatoni 43', Magennis 80' 5,388 Muir 11th
16 January 2016 Inverness Caledonian Thistle H 2–1[28] Kiltie 9', Slater 51' 2,937 Robertson 11th
23 January 2016 Dundee United A 1–5[29] Magennis 82' 7,729 Anderson 11th
30 January 2016 Hamilton Academical H 0–1[30] 3,076 Finnie 11th
13 February 2016 Motherwell A 2–0[31] Kiltie 56', Slater 61' 3,764 Dallas 10th
20 February 2016 Dundee H 0–0[32] 3,688 Anderson 11th
27 February 2016 Heart of Midlothian A 0–1[33] 16,354 Robertson 11th
1 March 2016 Ross County H 0–2[34] 2,633 Finnie 11th
12 March 2016 Aberdeen A 1–2[35] Magennis 47' 13,725 Anderson 11th
19 March 2016 Celtic H 0–1[36] 6,867 Muir 11th
2 April 2016 Partick Thistle A 0–0[37] 4,359 Robertson 11th
9 April 2016 St Johnstone H 3–0[38] Boyd 25', 88' (pen.), Higginbotham 65' 3,963 Allan 11th
24 April 2016 Inverness Caledonian Thistle A 1–3[39] Higginbotham 44' 2,228 Beaton 11th
30 April 2016 Hamilton Academical A 4–0[40] Kiltie 11', 32', Boyd 58' (pen.), Magennis 77' 3,595 Thomson 11th
7 May 2016 Partick Thistle H 0–2[41] 5,729 Dallas 11th
11 May 2016 Dundee A 1–1[42] Balatoni 55' 4,335 Robertson 11th
14 May 2016 Dundee United H 2–4[43] Higginbotham 27', Obadeyi 34' 2,702 Madden 11th
Premiership play-off final
Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A
Scorers Attendance Referee
19 May 2016 First leg Falkirk A 0–1[44] 7,636 Beaton
22 May 2016 Second leg Falkirk H 4–0[3]
(4–1 agg.)
Kiltie 3', 62', Addison 8', Boyd 65' 11,013 Collum

Scottish Cup

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A
Scorers Attendance Referee
9 January 2016 Fourth round St Johnstone A 1–0[45] Slater 6' 3,147 Clancy
6 February 2016 Fifth round Rangers A 0–0[46] 33,581 Madden
16 February 2016 Fifth round reply Rangers H 1–2[2] McKenzie 7' 13,179 Madden

Scottish League Cup

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A
Scorers Attendance Referee
25 August 2015 Second round Berwick Rangers H 4–1[47] Boyd 16' (pen.), McKenzie 70', Slater 77', Higginbotham 90' 1,484 McKendrick
23 September 2015 Third round Heart of Midlothian H 2–3[1] Magennis 13', 80' 3,249 Thomson

Squad statistics

During the 2015–16 season, Kilmarnock used 31 different players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.

No. Pos. Name League Scottish Cup League Cup Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals    
1 GK   Mark Ridgers 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
2 DF   Ross Barbour 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
3 DF   Steven Smith 22 2 3 0 2 0 27 2 9 0
4 MF   Jamie Hamill 16 0 0 0 2 0 18 0 4 0
4 DF   Miles Addison 8 1 0 0 0 0 8 1 1 0
5 DF   Stuart Findlay 22 0 3 0 2 0 27 0 3 0
6 DF   Mark Connolly 10 2 0 0 0 0 10 2 4 0
7 MF   Rory McKenzie 30 1 3 1 1 1 34 3 5 0
8 MF   Scott Robinson 12 0 0 0 1 0 13 0 0 0
8 MF   Alex Henshall 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
9 FW   Kris Boyd 31 6 0 0 2 1 33 7 2 0
10 FW   Chris Johnston 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
11 MF   Kallum Higginbotham 27 5 2 0 2 1 31 6 5 1
12 DF   Daryl Westlake 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 2 0
13 GK   Conor Brennan 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
14 DF   Mark O'Hara 31 0 1 0 2 0 34 0 7 0
15 MF   Lee McCulloch 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
16 MF   Tope Obadeyi 32 3 2 0 2 0 36 2 3 0
17 MF   Aaron Splaine 7 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 2 0
18 DF   Lee Ashcroft 17 0 2 0 2 0 21 0 3 1
19 MF   Craig Slater 28 2 3 1 2 0 33 3 5 0
20 FW   Dale Carrick 11 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0
21 GK   Jamie MacDonald 39 0 3 0 1 0 43 0 0 1
22 DF   Kevin McHattie 20 1 0 0 1 0 21 1 6 0
23 FW   Greg Kiltie 37 8 3 0 2 0 42 8 5 0
24 DF   David Syme 5 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 2 0
26 DF   Conrad Balatoni 30 3 3 0 1 0 34 3 5 0
27 DF   Lee Hodson 15 0 0 0 2 0 17 0 2 0
28 FW   Josh Magennis 35 10 3 0 1 2 39 12 11 0
29 MF   Gary Dicker 14 0 2 0 0 0 16 0 1 0
32 DF   Greg Taylor 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
33 DF   Dean Hawkshaw 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
36 MF   Julien Faubert 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 1 0
37 FW   Scott McLean 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
39 MF   Adam Frizzell 10 0 2 0 0 0 12 0 0 0
42 MF   Lewis Clark 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

Source:[48][44]
Note 1: League appearances and goals include play-off matches against Falkirk.
Note 2: Appearance statistics from Soccerbase.com don't include the match on 19 May against Falkirk.

Club statistics

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
8 Dundee 38 11 15 12 53 57 −4 48
9 Partick Thistle 38 12 10 16 41 50 −9 46
10 Hamilton Academical 38 11 10 17 42 63 −21 43
11 Kilmarnock (O) 38 9 9 20 41 64 −23 36 Qualification for the Premiership play-off final
12 Dundee United[b] (R) 38 8 7 23 45 70 −25 28 Relegation to the Scottish Championship
Source: Scottish Premiership, Soccerway (first phase), Soccerway (second phase)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification and second stage group allocation).[50]
(O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated
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).
  2. ^ Dundee United were deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player in their win over Inverness Caledonian Thistle on 6 May 2016.[49]

Competition Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premiership 1 August 2015 22 May 2016 Matchday 1 Play-off final 40 10 9 21 45 65 −20 025.00
Scottish Cup 9 January 2016 16 February 2016 Fourth round Fifth round 3 1 1 1 2 2 +0 033.33
League Cup 25 August 2016 23 September 2016 Second round Third round 2 1 0 1 6 4 +2 050.00
Total 45 12 10 23 53 71 −18 026.67

Source: Competitions

Player transfers

Transfers in

Date Position Name Previous Club Fee Ref.
3 June 2015 MF   Scott Robinson   Heart of Midlothian Free [51]
22 June 2015 GK   Jamie MacDonald   Falkirk Free [52]
25 June 2015 MF   Kallum Higginbotham   Partick Thistle Free [53]
29 June 2015 FW   Kris Boyd   Rangers Free [54]
2 July 2015 DF   Steven Smith   Rangers Free [55]
9 July 2015 DF   Stuart Findlay   Celtic Loan [56]
FW   Dale Carrick   Heart of Midlothian Free [56]
11 July 2015 DF   Lee McCulloch   Rangers Free [57]
11 August 2015 GK   Oliver Davies   Swansea City Loan [58]
1 September 2015 DF   Kevin McHattie   Heart of Midlothian Free [59]
12 September 2015 DF   Conrad Balatoni   Partick Thistle Free [60]
22 September 2015 GK   Mark Ridgers   St Mirren Loan [61]
1 February 2016 DF   Lee Hodson   Milton Keynes Dons Loan [62]
MF   Gary Dicker   Carlisle United Free [62]
31 March 2016 DF   Miles Addison   Peterborough United Free [63]
MF   Alex Henshall   Milton Keynes Dons Free [63]

Transfers out

Date Position Name Subsequent Club Fee Ref
26 May 2015 MF   Sammy Clingan   Linfield Free [64]
FW   Lee Miller   Falkirk Free [64][65]
MF   Paul Cairney   Stranraer Free [64][66]
FW   Nathan Eccleston   Békéscsaba 1912 Előre Free [64]
DF   Chris Chantler   Macclesfield Town Free [64]
1 July 2015 FW   Michael Ngoo Free
3 July 2015 DF   Manuel Pascali   Cittadella Free [67]
6 July 2015 GK   Conor Brennan   Stranraer Loan [68]
22 July 2015 MF   Euan Smith   Brechin City Free [69]
1 August 2015 MF   Alexei Eremenko   FF Jaro Free [70][71]
MF   Mark Thomson Free [70]
FW   Dylan Pooler   Auchinleck Talbot Free [70]
6 August 2015 GK   Craig Samson   Motherwell Free [72][73]
25 March 2016 DF   Ross Barbour   Kirkintilloch Rob Roy Free [74]
12 April 2016 MF   Jamie Hamill   Queen of the South Free [75]

Notes

  1. ^
    Note 1: Locke resigned on 30 January 2016 and was replaced by McCulloch as caretaker until Clark was appointed on 15 February 2017.[76][77]

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The 2015 16 season was Kilmarnock s third season in the Scottish Premiership and their 23rd consecutive appearance in the top flight of Scottish football Kilmarnock also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup Kilmarnock2015 16 seasonChairmanJim MannManagerGary Locke Note 1 Lee McCullochLee ClarkStadiumRugby ParkPremiership11thScottish CupFifth roundLeague CupThird roundTop goalscorerLeague Josh Magennis 10 All Josh Magennis 12 Highest home attendance13 179 vs Rangers 16 February 2016 Lowest home attendance1 484 vs Berwick Rangers 25 August 2015 Average home league attendance4 344Home coloursAway colours 2014 152016 17 Contents 1 Overview 2 Match results 2 1 Pre Season 2 2 Scottish Premiership 2 3 Scottish Cup 2 4 Scottish League Cup 3 Squad statistics 4 Club statistics 4 1 League table 4 2 Competition Overview 5 Player transfers 5 1 Transfers in 5 2 Transfers out 6 Notes 7 ReferencesOverview EditKilmarnock finished eleventh in the Scottish Premiership with 36 points They reached the third round of the League Cup losing to Hearts 1 and also reached the fifth round of the Scottish Cup losing to Rangers 2 Kilmarnock rounded off the season with a 4 1 aggregate victory over Falkirk in the Premiership play off final to secure top flight status for the 2016 17 season 3 Match results EditPre Season Edit Date Opponents H A ResultF A Scorers21 July 2015 Barnsley H 0 1 4 25 July 2015 Fleetwood Town H 3 1 5 Boyd 3 70 Johnston 85 Scottish Premiership Edit Main article 2015 16 Scottish Premiership Date Opponents H A ResultF A Scorers Attendance Referee Leagueposition1 August 2015 Dundee H 0 4 6 5 207 Madden 12th9 August 2015 Aberdeen A 0 2 7 11 305 McLean 12th12 August 2015 Celtic H 2 2 8 Magennis 44 Higginbotham 88 pen 6 090 Allan 12th15 August 2015 Partick Thistle A 2 2 9 McKenzie 38 Boyd 85 3 600 Muir 12th22 August 2015 Ross County H 0 4 10 3 604 Robertson 12th29 August 2015 Motherwell A 0 1 11 4 136 McLean 12th12 September 2015 Dundee United A 2 1 12 Higginbotham 44 pen McHattie 88 8 264 Colvin 10th19 September 2015 St Johnstone H 2 1 13 Magennis 40 Easton 60 o g 3 165 Collum 8th26 September 2015 Hamilton Academical H 1 2 14 Kiltie 34 3 308 Robertson 10th3 October 2015 Heart of Midlothian A 1 1 15 Balatoni 79 16 461 Beaton 10th17 October 2015 Inverness Caledonian Thistle H 2 0 16 Kiltie 45 Magennis 66 3 234 Finnie 9th24 October 2015 Dundee A 2 1 17 Magennis 9 Smith 48 4 970 Dallas 8th31 October 2015 Motherwell H 0 1 18 3 931 Madden 8th7 November 2015 St Johnstone A 1 2 19 Smith 2 3 475 Allan 9th21 November 2015 Celtic A 0 0 20 42 770 Madden 9th28 November 2015 Partick Thistle H 2 5 21 Magennis 23 Connolly 72 3 860 Thomson 10th5 December 2015 Dundee United H 1 1 22 Boyd 4 2 828 Beaton 10th12 December 2015 Inverness Caledonian Thistle A 1 2 23 Connolly 87 2 775 Cook 11th19 December 2015 Aberdeen H 0 4 24 3 928 McLean 11th26 December 2015 Hamilton Academical A 0 1 25 Obadeyi 69 2 006 Clancy 11th29 December 2015 Ross County A 2 3 26 Obadeyi 33 Magennis 48 3 518 McLean 11th2 January 2016 Heart of Midlothian H 2 2 27 Balatoni 43 Magennis 80 5 388 Muir 11th16 January 2016 Inverness Caledonian Thistle H 2 1 28 Kiltie 9 Slater 51 2 937 Robertson 11th23 January 2016 Dundee United A 1 5 29 Magennis 82 7 729 Anderson 11th30 January 2016 Hamilton Academical H 0 1 30 3 076 Finnie 11th13 February 2016 Motherwell A 2 0 31 Kiltie 56 Slater 61 3 764 Dallas 10th20 February 2016 Dundee H 0 0 32 3 688 Anderson 11th27 February 2016 Heart of Midlothian A 0 1 33 16 354 Robertson 11th1 March 2016 Ross County H 0 2 34 2 633 Finnie 11th12 March 2016 Aberdeen A 1 2 35 Magennis 47 13 725 Anderson 11th19 March 2016 Celtic H 0 1 36 6 867 Muir 11th2 April 2016 Partick Thistle A 0 0 37 4 359 Robertson 11th9 April 2016 St Johnstone H 3 0 38 Boyd 25 88 pen Higginbotham 65 3 963 Allan 11th24 April 2016 Inverness Caledonian Thistle A 1 3 39 Higginbotham 44 2 228 Beaton 11th30 April 2016 Hamilton Academical A 4 0 40 Kiltie 11 32 Boyd 58 pen Magennis 77 3 595 Thomson 11th7 May 2016 Partick Thistle H 0 2 41 5 729 Dallas 11th11 May 2016 Dundee A 1 1 42 Balatoni 55 4 335 Robertson 11th14 May 2016 Dundee United H 2 4 43 Higginbotham 27 Obadeyi 34 2 702 Madden 11thPremiership play off finalDate Round Opponents H A ResultF A Scorers Attendance Referee19 May 2016 First leg Falkirk A 0 1 44 7 636 Beaton22 May 2016 Second leg Falkirk H 4 0 3 4 1 agg Kiltie 3 62 Addison 8 Boyd 65 11 013 CollumScottish Cup Edit Main article 2015 16 Scottish Cup Date Round Opponents H A ResultF A Scorers Attendance Referee9 January 2016 Fourth round St Johnstone A 1 0 45 Slater 6 3 147 Clancy6 February 2016 Fifth round Rangers A 0 0 46 33 581 Madden16 February 2016 Fifth round reply Rangers H 1 2 2 McKenzie 7 13 179 MaddenScottish League Cup Edit Main article 2015 16 Scottish League Cup Date Round Opponents H A ResultF A Scorers Attendance Referee25 August 2015 Second round Berwick Rangers H 4 1 47 Boyd 16 pen McKenzie 70 Slater 77 Higginbotham 90 1 484 McKendrick23 September 2015 Third round Heart of Midlothian H 2 3 1 Magennis 13 80 3 249 ThomsonSquad statistics EditDuring the 2015 16 season Kilmarnock used 31 different players in competitive games The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player No Pos Name League Scottish Cup League Cup Total DisciplineApps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals 1 GK Mark Ridgers 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 02 DF Ross Barbour 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 03 DF Steven Smith 22 2 3 0 2 0 27 2 9 04 MF Jamie Hamill 16 0 0 0 2 0 18 0 4 04 DF Miles Addison 8 1 0 0 0 0 8 1 1 05 DF Stuart Findlay 22 0 3 0 2 0 27 0 3 06 DF Mark Connolly 10 2 0 0 0 0 10 2 4 07 MF Rory McKenzie 30 1 3 1 1 1 34 3 5 08 MF Scott Robinson 12 0 0 0 1 0 13 0 0 08 MF Alex Henshall 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 09 FW Kris Boyd 31 6 0 0 2 1 33 7 2 010 FW Chris Johnston 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 011 MF Kallum Higginbotham 27 5 2 0 2 1 31 6 5 112 DF Daryl Westlake 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 2 013 GK Conor Brennan 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 014 DF Mark O Hara 31 0 1 0 2 0 34 0 7 015 MF Lee McCulloch 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 016 MF Tope Obadeyi 32 3 2 0 2 0 36 2 3 017 MF Aaron Splaine 7 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 2 018 DF Lee Ashcroft 17 0 2 0 2 0 21 0 3 119 MF Craig Slater 28 2 3 1 2 0 33 3 5 020 FW Dale Carrick 11 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 021 GK Jamie MacDonald 39 0 3 0 1 0 43 0 0 122 DF Kevin McHattie 20 1 0 0 1 0 21 1 6 023 FW Greg Kiltie 37 8 3 0 2 0 42 8 5 024 DF David Syme 5 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 2 026 DF Conrad Balatoni 30 3 3 0 1 0 34 3 5 027 DF Lee Hodson 15 0 0 0 2 0 17 0 2 028 FW Josh Magennis 35 10 3 0 1 2 39 12 11 029 MF Gary Dicker 14 0 2 0 0 0 16 0 1 032 DF Greg Taylor 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 033 DF Dean Hawkshaw 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 036 MF Julien Faubert 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 1 037 FW Scott McLean 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 039 MF Adam Frizzell 10 0 2 0 0 0 12 0 0 042 MF Lewis Clark 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0Source 48 44 Note 1 League appearances and goals include play off matches against Falkirk Note 2 Appearance statistics from Soccerbase com don t include the match on 19 May against Falkirk Club statistics EditLeague table Edit Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation a 8 Dundee 38 11 15 12 53 57 4 489 Partick Thistle 38 12 10 16 41 50 9 4610 Hamilton Academical 38 11 10 17 42 63 21 4311 Kilmarnock O 38 9 9 20 41 64 23 36 Qualification for the Premiership play off final12 Dundee United b R 38 8 7 23 45 70 25 28 Relegation to the Scottish ChampionshipSource Scottish Premiership Soccerway first phase Soccerway second phase Rules for classification 1 Points 2 Goal difference 3 Goals scored 4 Play off only if deciding champion UEFA competitions qualification and second stage group allocation 50 O Play off winner R RelegatedNotes Teams play each other three times 33 matches before the league is split into two groups the top six and the bottom six Dundee United were deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player in their win over Inverness Caledonian Thistle on 6 May 2016 49 Competition Overview Edit Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position RecordPld W D L GF GA GD Win Premiership 1 August 2015 22 May 2016 Matchday 1 Play off final 40 10 9 21 45 65 20 0 25 00Scottish Cup 9 January 2016 16 February 2016 Fourth round Fifth round 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 33 33League Cup 25 August 2016 23 September 2016 Second round Third round 2 1 0 1 6 4 2 0 50 00Total 45 12 10 23 53 71 18 0 26 67Source CompetitionsPlayer transfers EditMain articles List of Scottish football transfers summer 2015 and List of Scottish football transfers winter 2015 16 Transfers in Edit Date Position Name Previous Club Fee Ref 3 June 2015 MF Scott Robinson Heart of Midlothian Free 51 22 June 2015 GK Jamie MacDonald Falkirk Free 52 25 June 2015 MF Kallum Higginbotham Partick Thistle Free 53 29 June 2015 FW Kris Boyd Rangers Free 54 2 July 2015 DF Steven Smith Rangers Free 55 9 July 2015 DF Stuart Findlay Celtic Loan 56 FW Dale Carrick Heart of Midlothian Free 56 11 July 2015 DF Lee McCulloch Rangers Free 57 11 August 2015 GK Oliver Davies Swansea City Loan 58 1 September 2015 DF Kevin McHattie Heart of Midlothian Free 59 12 September 2015 DF Conrad Balatoni Partick Thistle Free 60 22 September 2015 GK Mark Ridgers St Mirren Loan 61 1 February 2016 DF Lee Hodson Milton Keynes Dons Loan 62 MF Gary Dicker Carlisle United Free 62 31 March 2016 DF Miles Addison Peterborough United Free 63 MF Alex Henshall Milton Keynes Dons Free 63 Transfers out Edit Date Position Name Subsequent Club Fee Ref26 May 2015 MF Sammy Clingan Linfield Free 64 FW Lee Miller Falkirk Free 64 65 MF Paul Cairney Stranraer Free 64 66 FW Nathan Eccleston Bekescsaba 1912 Elore Free 64 DF Chris Chantler Macclesfield Town Free 64 1 July 2015 FW Michael Ngoo Free3 July 2015 DF Manuel Pascali Cittadella Free 67 6 July 2015 GK Conor Brennan Stranraer Loan 68 22 July 2015 MF Euan Smith Brechin City Free 69 1 August 2015 MF Alexei Eremenko FF Jaro Free 70 71 MF Mark Thomson Free 70 FW Dylan Pooler Auchinleck Talbot Free 70 6 August 2015 GK Craig Samson Motherwell Free 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