ViaPlay Cup semi-final Celtic vs Kilmarnock

Cup 

SEMI-FINAL 2022/23 

Saturday 14 January, 2023 | Hampden Park | Kick-off 5.30pm 

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In this issue... 

4 Setting the scene 

48 Semi-final flashbacks 

6 Road to the semis 

52 Frank McGarvey 

10 Ange Postecoglou 

14 Matt O’Riley 

18 Derek McInnes 

22 Rory McKenzie 

26 Season so far 

54 Previous meetings 

56 League Cup records 

62 Semi-final bosses 

64 Semi-finals since 1990 

66 Squad lists 

30 Big Picture 

34 In Numbers 

40 Celtic 2000/01 

44 Kilmarnock 2011/12 

VIAPLAY CUP SEMI-FINAL 

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SCENE SETTER 

We meet again. Celtic and Kilmarnock went 

head to head in the East End of Glasgow a week 

ago – with the Hoops winning 2-0 – and part 

two is under the Hampden floodlights. 

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A 

t stake is a place in the Viaplay Cup 

final on Sunday February 26 against 

either Rangers or Aberdeen – who 

meet in the second semi-final tomorrow, 

kick-off 3.00pm. This is the 77th season of the 

competition and Celtic are the favourites to 

reach the final for the 36th time while their 

opponents from Ayrshire are seeking a seventh 

appearance in the showpiece. 

Ange Postecoglou’s men are the current 

holders, having beaten St Johnstone by a 

single James Forrest goal in last season’s 

semi-final before going on to defeat Hibernian 

2-1 in the decider. Celtic have won six of the 

last eight League Cups – only Ross County 

(twice) have beaten them in that period. 

The Hoops are the reigning cinch Premiership 

champions and have suffered only one 

defeat in domestic football all season – a 

2-0 loss at St Mirren on September 18. They 

began 2023 with a 2-2 draw in the New 

Year derby at Ibrox to remain nine points 

clear at the top. Postecoglou’s side booked 

their semi-final berth with emphatic 

wins at Ross County and Motherwell. 

Kyogo Furuhashi is Celtic’s top scorer with 16 

goals in all competitions but they have abundant 

attacking options, including Liel Abada, Jota, 

Daizen Maeda, Giorgios Giakoumakis and 

League Cup specialist Forrest. The Parkhead 

boss has recently added to his talented 

squad – Canada full-back Alistair Johnston 

made his debut at Ibrox while J-League 

Player of the Year Tomoki Iwata, who can 

play in defence or midfield, has arrived from 

Yokohama F Marinos. The Japanese market 

has also yielded Yuki Kobayashi – a central 

defender previously with Vissel Kobe. 

Derek McInnes has also bolstered his squad 

since the window opened, with former 

Peterborough and Rotherham striker Kyle 

Vassell putting pen to paper after a spell in 

the United States with San Diego Loyal. Danny 

Armstrong and Oli Shaw have scored the bulk 

of Killie’s goals in this season’s competition and 

they are boosted by the return of Kyle Lafferty. 

Killie’s first game in the Viaplay Cup was 

at Fraserburgh back in July – they came 

through their group then knocked out 

Hearts at Tynecastle before a Rugby Park 

victory over Dundee United ended their 

long wait for a return to Hampden Park. 

This is the club’s first appearance at this 

stage since beating rivals Ayr United on 

the way to winning the trophy in 2011/12. 

Last season was the only one in 30 years that 

Kilmarnock were not in the top flight and there 

was much work to do when McInnes took 

charge on January 4, 2022 but the experienced 

gaffer secured the title with a dramatic win over 

Arbroath in the penultimate game. Kilmarnock 

have been strong at home this term – five wins, 

three draws and two defeats – and will surely 

improve on their current ninth position if they 

can pick up more points on their travels. 

McInnes was a Hampden regular during his 

time as Aberdeen boss when semi-finals and 

finals became the norm but it was at Celtic Park 

when he ended the Dons’ 19-wait for silverware 

with victory over Inverness CT. It would be 

quite an achievement if he could go on and 

repeat the feat with the Ayrshire club, who 

famously got their hands on the iconic trophy 

in March 2012 when a late goal from substitute 

Dieter Van Tornhout defeated Celtic 1-0. 

This is only the second time the clubs 

have crossed paths at this stage of the 

League Cup. It was Celtic who prevailed 

on a cold February evening in 2000 when 

Lubo Moravcik got the only goal for Kenny 

Dalglish’s side just a week after the shock of 

the Scottish Cup defeat to Caley Thistle. 

Celtic are in a very different place now 

and will be backed by a huge support this 

evening. They are expected to win, but in 

football you just never know. The winners, 

and the losers, won’t have much time to 

dwell on the outcome – on Wednesday night 

it’s back to league business as Celtic host 

St Mirren and Kilmarnock face Rangers. 


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CELTIC’S ROAD TO 

THE SEMI-FINALS 

Holders Celtic have reached the last four of the Viaplay 

Cup in style, scoring eight goals away from home to 

book a return to Hampden… 

WEDNESDAY AUGUST 31 

VIAPLAY CUP SECOND ROUND 

1-4 

Celtic began their defence of the trophy 

with a comfortable win in Dingwall, just 

three days after putting an incredible nine 

goals past Dundee United at Tannadice. 

Ange Postecoglou rang the changes and saw 

his side net four times against the Staggies. 

The Hoops twice struck the woodwork 

before skipper Callum McGregor opened 

the scoring from a David Turnbull corner 

midway through the first half. Giorgos 

Giakoumakis quickly added the second goal 

with a low shot from just inside the box. 

Alex Iacovitti gave Malky Mackay’s men 

hope with a close-range header after 68 

minutes but Daizen Maeda pounced to net 

a rebound five minutes later. Substitute 

James Forrest grabbed a late fourth goal 

following an assist from Anthony Ralston. 

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WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 19 

VIAPLAY CUP QUARTER-FINAL 

0-4 

Celtic went into this one having scored 

six against Hibernian at the weekend, 

and their attacking threat was again 

evident in the early kick-off at Fir Park. 

The visitors went close on a number 

of occasions – including a long-range 

effort from Kyogo Furuhashi that hit 

the underside of the bar – before Liel 

Abada tapped in the opener from a Greg 

Taylor cross just before the break. The 

Israeli winger struck again with a smart 

first-time finish in 56 minutes then Reo 

Hatate claimed the third from close 

range following a brilliant piece of skill. 

Abada almost completed his hat-trick 

with 15 minutes remaining but his 

shot bounced off the post and Kyogo 

converted the rebound. 


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KILMARNOCK’S ROAD 

TO THE SEMI-FINALS 

Kilmarnock’s Viaplay Cup campaign began in 

Fraserburgh back on July 9 and victories over Hearts 

and Dundee United in the knock-out stages have 

earned them a semi-final place… 

GROUP STAGE 

Kilmarnock qualified for the last 16 

as one of the three best runners-up 

after picking up 10 points in Group 

B, which was topped by Partick 

Thistle. Killie kicked off with a long 

haul north to face Highland League 

champions Fraserburgh and ran 

out 3-1 winners thanks to goals 

from Oli Shaw, Fraser Murray and 

Kyle Lafferty. Next up was a home 

game against Partick Thistle that 

finished 1-1. Liam Donnelly’s early 

opener was cancelled out by Aaron 

Muirhead and the Jags picked up 

the bonus point with a 5-4 win in 

the shoot-out. Kilmarnock defeated 

Montrose 3-0 at Links Park on 

matchday three, with Kerr McInroy, 

Daniel Armstrong and Shaw on 

target. The Ayrshire club sealed a 

knock-out place courtesy of a 4-1 

victory over Stenhousemuir at the 

BBSP Stadium, Rugby Park. Liam 

Polworth scored early on, Shaw 

bagged a double and Armstrong 

was also on the mark. 

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WEDNESDAY AUGUST 31 

VIAPLAY CUP SECOND ROUND 

0-1 

Tynecastle had been a happy 

hunting ground for Kilmarnock in 

recent years and that was the case 

once again as they notched up a 

fifth straight away win over Hearts. 

One goal was enough to settle 

the game in Killie’s favour and it 

came midway through the first 

half when Innes Cameron got on 

the end of a Liam Polworth cross 

and sent a header beyond Craig 

Gordon. Hearts pressed for an 

equaliser but Derek McInnes’ men 

defended well to secure another 

memorable result in the capital. 

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2-1 

Kilmarnock had drawn with 

Dundee United on the opening 

day of the cinch Premiership 

season but went one better 

to reach their first League 

Cup semi-final for 11 years. 

In a frantic start to the match, 

Kyle Lafferty gave Killie the 

lead from the spot in eight 

minutes after Liam Smith was 

penalised for handball but Glenn 

Middleton equalised with a fine 

finish two minutes later. There 

was never much between the 

teams but Daniel Armstrong 

proved to be the home hero, 

heading in a Jordan Jones cross 

with 17 minutes remaining to 

send Killie to Hampden. 


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ANGE POSTECOGLOU: 

ALWAYS 

STRIVING FOR 

MORE 

Ange Postecoglou led Celtic to League Cup success in 

2021/22 and is hoping to book a return trip to Hampden 

Park for another final next month. 

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he Hoops defeated 

T 

Hibernian 2-1 in last 

season’s decider and 

scored four times against 

both Ross County and Motherwell 

to reach this evening’s semi-final 

against a Kilmarnock side who are 

appearing at this stage for the first 

time since lifting the cup in 2012. 

Celtic won 2-0 when the sides 

met in the cinch Premiership a 

week ago but Postecoglou isn’t 

reading too much into that game 

and expects a tough contest 

against Derek McInnes’side. 

He said: “The semi-final of any cup 

competition is always a bit different 

to a league game – everyone 

knows what’s at stake. You are on 

the doorstep of getting to a cup 

final and playing for a trophy. Last 

year against St Johnstone in the 

semi-final it was a very tight game. 

There is an edge to these games 

and I would expect Kilmarnock to 

be a little bit more aggressive in 

their approach (than last week). 

“Rarely do one side dominate these 

games and they can be cagey 

affairs until maybe a goal goes in 

and the game opens up. We will 

do our work to prepare for the 

opposition and also make sure 

we play our football on the day. 

“It was a great experience for us last 

year. It was an important trophy 

for us to win with a new team and 

accelerate some of our growth. 

In the final, Hibs scored first and 

we had to really work hard to hit 

back quickly and we did that with 

two great goals from Kyogo. 

“Hampden is a venue I like – you 

know you are going there for a 

special occasion and you have 

supporters of both sides giving it 

great colour and atmosphere so 

we are looking forward to it. Your 

enjoyment sometimes depends 

on the outcome and we had a 

couple of really nice experiences 

there last season and obviously 

one not so nice (against Rangers 

in the Scottish Cup semi-final). 

“The last one was a disappointing 

day for us because we were in 

really good form leading into it 

and after it – it was a pretty tight 

game and we lost in extra time. 

When you get so close to a final 

you certainly feel that defeat and 

it was a great motivator for us to 

finish our league season strong.” 

Celtic have been relentless again 

this season, winning 19 of their 21 

league games, and reaching this 

semi-final while their Scottish Cup 

campaign kicks off at home to 

Morton next weekend. However, 

there is no danger of any laurels 

being rested on with Postecoglou 

in charge - and his players have 

clearly bought into his vision. 

He added: “What we’ve tried to do 

is set up a platform for our players 

to constantly look to be better. 

Whatever we have achieved so far, 

our goal is to be stronger every 

week. We have had a really strong 

first half of the year domestically 

and our goal is to finish stronger. 

If we do that, we know that 

Hampden is a 

venue I like – 

you know you 

are going there 

for a special 

occasion and 

you have 

supporters 

of both sides 

giving it great 

colour and 

atmosphere so 

we are looking 

forward to it 

” 

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success will come our way. But 

the players are pretty good at 

making sure they are focused on 

whatever the next challenge is.” 

The World Cup in Qatar saw a 

change to the calendar, with Celtic 

having more than four weeks 

away from Premiership action 

but they resumed as they went 

into the shutdown – by winning. 

The manager said: “The break 

was an interesting one. We had 

a really hectic schedule leading 

into it domestically and in the 

Champions League. Such a long 

break in the season is unusual and 

you worry whether the players 

maybe lose an edge in sharpness 

but we have come back and 

looked strong and that probably 

means the lads have benefited 

from a little bit of time off. 

“We went to Australia and that 

helped shorten the break for us. It 

was good for the club to get our 

brand on the global stage and 

give back to the communities 

who support us. Some of the 

players are fairly new to the 

club and for them to see how 

popular the club is on the other 

side of the world was great.” 

The Celtic manager has 

bolstered his squad this month 

with the arrivals of Alistair 

Johnston, Yuki Kobayashi and 

Tomoki Iwata at Parkhead. 

He added: “Sometimes when 

things are going well there might 

be a little bit of a reluctance to 

sort of push on because you fear 

upsetting what you have already 

got but my belief is that we are 

still building a team here. We 

are only into the second year of 

building a team, and a squad, and 

these things take time. I think 

we’ve seen progression in the 

whole 18 months or so I’ve been 

here and that is the key for us. If 

we continue to do that, we don’t 

need to worry about measuring 

up against particular targets.” 

CELTIC’S 

FIXTURES UNTIL 

THE SPLIT 

Wednesday January 18 

cinch Premiership 

Celtic v St Mirren 

Saturday January 21 

Scottish Cup fourth round 

Celtic v Greenock Morton 

Sunday January 29 


Dundee United v Celtic 

Wednesday February 1 


Celtic v Livingston 

Sunday February 5 


St Johnstone v Celtic 

Saturday February 11 

Scottish Cup fifth round 



Celtic v Aberdeen 



Celtic v Hearts 

Saturday March 4 


St Mirren v Celtic 


Scottish Cup quarter-finals 



Celtic v Hibernian 

Saturday April 1 


Ross County v Celtic 



Celtic v Rangers 



Kilmarnock v Celtic 



Celtic v Motherwell 


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MATT O’RILEY: 

A YEAR TO 

REMEMBER 

It’s been quite a 12 months for Matt O’Riley, who joined 

the Parkhead club from MK Dons last January on a deal 

until summer 2026. 

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The midfielder made his 

senior debut for Fulham 

in an EFL Cup tie as a 

16-year-old in August 2017 – 

ironically on the same night Celtic 

beat Kilmarnock 5-0 in the last 

League Cup meeting between the 

teams. He left Craven Cottage in 

the summer of 2020 and joined MK 

Dons in January 2021. The 22-yearold 

was an ever present for the 

English League 1 club in the first 

half of last season, netting seven 

goals and being named EFL Young 

Player of the Month for November. 

On this very weekend a year ago, 

although he didn’t know it at the 

time, O’Riley was making his last 

appearance for the Dons. Having 

scored the winner against AFC 

Wimbledon in midweek he helped 

his side win 2-1 away to Portsmouth, 

keeping them fifth in the table 

and very much in the promotion 

mix. They would eventually finish 

third but lost out to Wycombe 

Wanderers in the play-offs. 

As he returned home from Fratton 

Park 12 months ago, O’Riley was 

We have a good 

understanding 

of Kilmarnock 

having just 

played them 

so we’re going 

into it feeling 

really good. It’s 

always better if 

you can score 

early but over 

the course of 

the game, if we 

can play our 

football, I’m 

sure we’ll be in 

a good place 

” 

planning for upcoming games 

against Doncaster Rovers and 

Burton Albion but instead he would 

soon be heading north to seal a 

long-term contract with Celtic. 

His arrival was announced on 

Thursday January 20, 2022 when he 

became Ange Postecoglou’s fifth 

signing of the winter window after 

Daizen Maeda, Yosuke Ideguchi, 

Reo Hatate and Johnny Kenny. 

O’Riley recalled: “I remember that 

day against Portsmouth because 

it was a good result for a club of 

our size to go there and win. I 

didn’t know it was going to be my 

last game at the time. The Celtic 

move came about very quickly 

– probably in the space of about 

two days. I found out one night 

and the next day I was travelling 

to London to do my medical. 

“My debut was against Hearts at 

Tynecastle. It was a good game 

and quite a hostile atmosphere. 

It was a game for me to adapt 

to the intensity of things so I 

remember that one really clearly. 

Another one that sticks out is the 

3-0 win against Rangers. That was 

only my third game at the club 

and the atmosphere was pretty 

crazy – it was a night game and 

I was really struck by the noise 

in the stadium. I got my first 

goal against Aberdeen not long 

after so that was good as well.” 

Celtic will be backed by another 

huge following at the National 

Stadium but O’Riley can also 

count on some additional support 

from his family, who have been 

clocking up the miles this season. 

He said: “My mum and dad come 

to every single game – home and 

away. Even if it’s Ross County away, 

they will drive up. They moved to 

Glasgow when I signed for Celtic 

and I don’t have any siblings so 

maybe that makes it a bit easier for 

them to follow the football. It’s good 

to have that support and they really 

enjoy it – they were even at the 

Champions League games abroad.” 

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O’Riley suffered a rare 

disappointment in his Celtic 

career on his last visit to Hampden 

in April when Rangers won the 

Scottish Cup semi-final. He will be 

doing all he can to help Celtic take 

another step towards retaining the 

League Cup trophy they clinched 

before he signed last season. 

He came off the bench in last 

week’s 2-0 win over Kilmarnock 

but has started 19 of Celtic’s 21 

cinch Premiership matches this 

term, helping them to a ninepoint 

lead at the summit. 

O’Riley added: “We didn’t play 

our best game against Rangers 

in our last game at Hampden 

so hopefully we can make 

amends for that. We have a good 

understanding of Kilmarnock 

having just played them so we’re 

going into it feeling really good. 

It’s always better if you can score 

early but over the course of the 

game, if we can play our football, 

I’m sure we’ll be in a good place. 

“It would be great if we could go 

on and win the trophy. Lots of 

players don’t get the chance to 

My mum and 

dad come to 

every single 

game – home 

and away. 

Even if it’s Ross 

County away, 

they will drive 

up... It’s good 

to have that 

support and 

they really 

enjoy it 

” 

win any in their career so to only 

be one game away from the final 

is exciting. It would be lovely to get 

my first goal of the season but I’m 

trying not to think about that any 

more. I’ve gone close quite a few 

times so I’m hoping that when one 

drops a few more will as well.” 

The recent month-long World 

Cup break was unusual but 

O’Riley – who has been capped 

by Denmark at U21 level – feels 

it has been beneficial going into 

the business end of the season. 

He said: “I don’t think it has affected 

us too much as a team, which is 

good. Personally I have managed 

to stay fit throughout the season so 

it has been positive in that sense. 

When you’ve played a lot of football 

it’s good to able to shut down the 

system and come back with a fresh 

body and, most importantly, a fresh 

mind because it’s quite full-on at 

this football club as we all know. 

“It’s relentless in that you are 

expected to win every game but 

that’s also great fun because it’s 

the competitive side we all want to 

be a part of and it makes you play 

your best football. It’s something 

I am grateful to be part of. I feel 

like I’ve improved a lot as a player 

in my time here because of the 

manager and the staff around the 

club. It’s a great club to be part of.” 


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DEREK McINNES: 

NEW YEAR, 

SAME 

DEMANDS 

By Andrew Fitzsimmons | Kilmarnock FC Marketing and Media Co-ordinator 

‘If you fancy a trip to Hampden Park, sign Derek 

McInnes as manager’ was the line that rang out of the 

Rugby Park press box as Kilmarnock ended a decadelong 

wait for a trip to the National Stadium. 


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ilmarnock supporters will 

K 

return to Mount Florida 

for the first time in over 

10 years, with memories 

of Dieter Van Tornhout’s late winner 

in the 2012 League Cup final still 

replaying in their minds. 

During their period of prolonged 

absence, the man who they now 

call ‘the gaffer’ became very well 

acquainted with the Hampden 

Park dug-out, where he will once 

again position himself on Saturday 

evening in hope of extending 

an already impressive record 

in knock-out competitions. 

The man who won this trophy 

with Aberdeen in 2013/14 said: “I’ve 

just always liked cup football. It 

presents the best opportunity for 

real tangible success. I think that 

I’ve been lucky to manage a lot of 

good teams, and a lot of squads 

with very competitive players, 

who see the bigger picture. It’s all 

about having good players who 

get you to the latter stages.” 

Throughout his playing career, 

McInnes was also a prominent 

figure at national semi-finals. 

To this day, memories of those 

experiences come to mind as he 

casually reels off his past record: 

“Lost a semi-final to Hibs as a player 

with St Johnstone, beat Hibs in a 

semi-final with Dundee United…” 

It’s evident that years down the 

line, an abundance of experience 

in Glasgow’s Southside has shaped 

the 51-year-old’s mindset to 

approach a trip to Hampden in the 

same way as any regular fixture 

- a mentality he’s aiming to instil 

across the core of Rugby Park, from 

the stands to the dressing room. 

He said: “I think your mentality 

going into a cup competition 

should be ‘why not us?’. Somebody 

has got to win it and I feel that 

if we’re good enough for 90 

minutes we can beat anybody. 

At Aberdeen, trips to Hampden 

became familiar to the players 

and supporters, and that helped 

us to feel that we belonged there. 

In time, I would love to get to 

that stage with Kilmarnock. 

“I want to leave our mark on 

cup competitions and reference 

them as an important part of 

our campaigns. I don’t want us 

just to be fulfilling fixtures and 

not fulfilling our potential. We 

must enter each competition 

with the mindset that we’re in 

with a chance of winning it, and 

I said that to the players in our 

first game up at Fraserburgh. Yes, 

you’ve got to go through a group 

stage and win another couple 

of rounds, but before you know 

it you could arrive at Hampden, 

and that’s where we are.” 

From thousands lining John 

Finnie Street to celebrate the 

cup-winning heroes of 1997 and 

2012, to last term’s Championshipwinning 

triumph resulting in 

more than 5,000 season tickets 

When you 

try to sell the 

story for future 

players to come 

to Kilmarnock, 

you can say 

‘we won a 

league’, ‘we got 

to Hampden’ 

and hopefully 

even ‘we got 

to a final’ 

” 

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being sold – for the first time 

since the early 90s – the success of 

Kilmarnock FC always reverberates 

across the community. In the 

eyes of the manager, the tremors 

of cup success can also have an 

impact much further afield. 

He added: “When you try to sell 

the story for future players to 

come to Kilmarnock, you can 

say ‘we won a league’, ‘we got to 

Hampden’ and hopefully even ‘we 

got to a final’. All of these things 

are used as bona fide evidence of 

what the club is capable of, and 

with the new training ground 

proposal, you add new layers to 

our selling point to attract players.” 

A short stroll up the tight corridors 

towards the manager’s office 

provides a constant reminder 

that McInnes is walking in the 

footsteps of former Killie bosses 

who have defied the odds in cup 

competitions to earn a place 

between picture frames which 

decorate the walls of Rugby Park. 

He said: “You can’t come to work 

every day without knowing that 

those cup teams will always be 

revered. I remember Bobby’s 

cup-winning side having played 

against them often enough. 

Kenny’s team in 2012 also shows 

what can be done - nobody would 

have fancied them against Celtic. 

With that in mind, it wouldn’t 

be the biggest shock for it to 

happen again, and that’s belief 

that we need to hang on to. 

“At 5.30pm on Saturday, players 

and supporters alike should be 

out there feeling positive. We’re 

there on merit, we’re there as 

a Premiership club and we’re 

there to try and get the job done. 

At times, we’re going to have 

to suffer possession and Celtic 

will have a lot of the ball. I would 

give the same message to the 

supporters as I would to the fans 

- we must believe that we have 

a good enough performance 

in us to win the game.” 

KILMARNOCK’S 

FIXTURES UNTIL 

THE SPLIT 

Wednesday January 18 


Kilmarnock v Rangers 


Scottish Cup fourth round 

Kilmarnock v Dumbarton 



Ross County v Kilmarnock 

Wednesday February 1 


Kilmarnock v Dundee Utd 



Livingston v Kilmarnock 


Scottish Cup fifth round 



Hibernian v Kilmarnock 



Kilmarnock v Motherwell 



Rangers v Kilmarnock 


Scottish Cup quarter-finals 



Kilmarnock v St Johnstone 



Kilmarnock v Hearts 



Aberdeen v Kilmarnock 



Kilmarnock v Celtic 



St Mirren v Kilmarnock 


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RORY McKENZIE: 

HE’S ONE OF 

THEIR OWN 

By Andrew Fitzsimmons | Kilmarnock FC Marketing and Media Co-ordinator 

The 2007 League Cup semi-final line-ups were littered 

with emerging talent that would go on to become 

household names north and south of the border. For 

on-looking school pupil Rory McKenzie, it was an 

introduction to a now adoring Kilmarnock support. 

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A 

young Steven Naismith 

stole the show when 

his hat-trick against 

Falkirk’s on-loan 

goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel 

sent Kilmarnock into the League 

Cup final against Hibs. However, 

it’s uncommon knowledge that 

the next product to emerge from 

the Kilmarnock FC youth academy 

also found the net that evening. 

Reflecting on a cold midweek tie 

under the Fir Park floodlights, 

Kilmarnock stalwart Rory McKenzie 

recalls his first involvement in a 

national semi-final, as a fresh-faced 

14-year-old, no less: “Our youth 

team were involved in the halftime 

challenge that day: running 

from the halfway line with the 

aim of beating the opposition 

goalkeeper in a one-on-one 

situation. I think that I scored as 

well! It was probably my last goal!” 

The resulting cup final turned out 

to be a day to forget for the Ayrshire 

side, with supporters forced to 

wait another five years before the 

club finally put fingerprints on 

Before the 

Championshipwinning 

game against 

Arbroath, 

finishing third 

in the league 

and qualifying 

for Europe 

was definitely 

the high point 

in my career. 

I think the 

dream is now 

to win a trophy 

at Hampden 

” 

the League Cup trophy in 2012: 

a triumph that would complete 

Kilmarnock’s quest to claim all 

three major Scottish titles since 

being established in 1869. 

By the time Kilmarnock’s eventual 

League Cup success came around, 

McKenzie was learning his trade 

in the lower leagues, which was 

an experience that would arm him 

with the tools to amass more than 

300 appearances for his local club. 

Discussing how he followed the 

famous 2012 cup run, McKenzie 

recalls: “I was out on loan at Brechin 

the last time we reached Hampden. 

I think our match got called off on 

the day of the semi-final because 

I remember listening to the Ayr 

game in the car with my dad. On 

the day of the final, all the youth 

team lads got to go along and sit 

together. It was a huge upset and 

what a day it turned out to be.” 

Throughout the successful 2012 cup 

run, ‘Believe to Achieve’ was the 

campaign line used by manager 

Kenny Shiels, who would later 

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go on to give McKenzie his club 

debut. According to Kilmarnock’s 

homegrown utility man, the 

spirit of the 2012 team led by 

two fellow local lads – Garry Hay 

and James Fowler – has given 

the current squad reason to 

believe that another underdog 

story could be written in the 

stars above Mount Florida. 

“I think that’s what you need to 

hang on to. Celtic have shown 

that they’re an extremely strong 

team, but we need to grab 

on to something to keep the 

belief high. It’s a one-off game 

and anything can happen as 

the lads showed 10 years ago. I 

think that, if we’re honest, not 

even Killie fans expected us to 

get a result that day and it just 

shows you what can be done.” 

Despite making his debut more 

than a decade ago, McKenzie 

is preparing to step on to the 

Hampden Park turf for the very 

first time as Kilmarnock make a 

long-awaited return to Glasgow’s 

Southside. When asked about 

the club’s prolonged absence 

from the National Stadium, Killie’s 

No.7 ironically nodded to the 

influence of his current boss. 

He said: “It was usually the 

manager of the Aberdeen team 

who put us out just before 

Hampden. That happened a few 

times in extra-time and penalties. 

During a cup run, you need 

everything to go in your favour 

and the manager has definitely 

played a big part in guiding us 

along the way. When it comes 

to winning cup competitions, 

he’s been there and done it.” 

Despite having worked under 

11 different managers prior to 

McInnes, the 29-year-old has 

always remained a key member 

of the squad, experiencing 

highs including last season’s 

Championship-winning campaign 

but McKenzie has far from settled 

with his current silverware. 

The former Scotland U21 player 

said: “Before the Championshipwinning 

game against Arbroath, 

finishing third in the league 

and qualifying for Europe was 

definitely the high point in my 

career. I think the dream is now 

to win a trophy at Hampden. 

“This is just the semi-final and 

we need to be very conscious of 

that. Yes, it’s a big game, but if 

you do well there’s still another 

game to come. The fact it will be 

a full house and a live game on TV 

makes it an absolutely amazing 

experience, but the ultimate dream 

is of course to win a trophy. 

“It’s not going to get any tougher 

than playing Celtic at Hampden 

in front of that sort of crowd. My 

message to the fans ahead of 

the game would be stick with us. 

There’s going to be times in the 

game when Celtic have much more 

of the ball, and we’ll be sitting off 

defending. It’s going to be a hell 

of a task, but with the supporters 

behind us we have half a chance.” 


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SUNDAY AUGUST 14, 2022 

Kilmarnock 0-5 Celtic 

WE’VE 

MET 

BEFORE 

Celtic and Kilmarnock have 

met twice in the cinch 

Premiership this season, 

with the Hoops winning at 

Rugby Park in August and 

at Parkhead last weekend… 

Celtic ran out convincing winners in the Ayrshire sunshine 

to extend their unbeaten run in the cinch Premiership to 

35 matches. Kyogo Furuhashi opened the scoring early on 

and Jota doubled the lead in 35 minutes with a stunning 

strike from distance. Moritz Jenz added the third goal 

with an acrobatic effort in first-half stoppage time and 

Carl Starfelt made it 4-0 following a corner in 76 minutes. 

Giorgos Giakoumakis rounded off a great afternoon’s work 

for the visitors when he found the net with an overhead 

kick eight minutes from time. 

SATURDAY JANUARY 7, 2023 

Celtic 2-0 Kilmarnock 

Ange Postecoglou’s side made it 10 home wins out of 10 

in the cinch Premiership this season when they overcame 

stubborn first-half resistance from Derek McInnes’ men to 

secure another three points. Jota broke the deadlock after 

45 minutes when he turned in a Daizen Maeda cross for his 

eighth goal of 2022/23. It was all over six minutes into the 

second period when Reo Hatate sent in a dangerous cross 

from the right and Ash Taylor diverted it into his own net 

under pressure from Kyogo Furuhashi. The Hoops passed 

up a number of great chances to increase their lead 

but James Forrest and Giorgos Giakoumakis rattled the 

woodwork and Sam Walker made some fine saves. 


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CELTIC’S 

RESULTS IN 2022/23 

31/07/22 

ABERDEEN (H) W 2-0 


06/08/22 

ROSS COUNTY (A) W 3-1 


14/08/22 

KILMARNOCK (A) W 5-0 


21/08/22 

HEART OF MIDLOTHIAN (H) W 2-0 


28/08/22 

DUNDEE UNITED (A) W 9-0 


31/08/22 

ROSS COUNTY (A) W 4-1 

Viaplay Cup Round 2 

03/09/22 

RANGERS (H) W 4-0 


06/09/22 

REAL MADRID (H) L 0-3 

Champions League Group F 

14/09/22 

SHAKHTAR DONETSK (A) D 1-1 


18/09/22 

ST MIRREN (A) L 0-2 


01/10/22 

MOTHERWELL (H) W 2-1 


05/10/22 

RB LEIPZIG (A) L 1-3 


08/10/22 

ST JOHNSTONE (A) W 2-1 


11/10/22 

RB LEIPZIG (H) L 0-2 


15/10/22 

HIBERNIAN (H) W 6-1 


19/10/22 

MOTHERWELL (A) W 4-0 

Viaplay Cup quarter-final 

22/10/22 

HEART OF MIDLOTHIAN (A) W 4-3 


25/10/22 

SHAKHTAR DONETSK (H) D 1-1 


30/10/22 

LIVINGSTON (A) W 3-0 


02/11/22 

REAL MADRID (A) L 1-5 


05/11/22 

DUNDEE UNITED (H) W 4-2 


09/11/22 

MOTHERWELL (A) W 2-1 


12/11/22 

ROSS COUNTY (H) W 2-1 


17/12/22 

ABERDEEN (A) W 1-0 


21/12/22 

LIVINGSTON (H) W 2-1 


24/12/22 

ST JOHNSTONE (H) W 4-1 


28/12/22 

HIBERNIAN (A) W 4-0 


02/01/23 

RANGERS (A) D 2-2 


07/01/23 

KILMARNOCK (H) W 2-0 


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KILMARNOCK’S 

RESULTS IN 2022/23 

09/07/22 

FRASERBURGH (A) W 3-1 

Viaplay Cup Group B 

13/07/22 

PARTICK THISTLE (H) D 1-1 

4-5 PENS 


16/07/22 

MONTROSE (A) W 3-0 


23/07/22 

STENHOUSEMUIR (H) W 4-1 


30/07/22 

DUNDEE UNITED (H) D 1-1 


06/08/22 

RANGERS (A) L 0-2 


14/08/22 

CELTIC (H) L 0-5 


20/08/22 

ROSS COUNTY (A) L 0-1 


27/08/22 

MOTHERWELL (H) W 2-1 


31/08/22 

HEART OF MIDLOTHIAN (A) W 1-0 

Viaplay Cup Round 2 

03/09/22 

HIBERNIAN (A) L 0-1 


17/09/22 

LIVINGSTON (A) L 0-1 


01/10/22 

ABERDEEN (A) L 1-4 


05/10/22 

ST JOHNSTONE (H) W 2-1 


09/10/22 

HEART OF MIDLOTHIAN (H) D 2-2 


15/10/22 

ST MIRREN (A) D 0-0 


18/10/22 

DUNDEE UNITED (H) W 2-1 

Viaplay Cup quarter-final 

22/10/22 

ROSS COUNTY (H) W 1-0 


29/10/22 

ST JOHNSTONE (A) L 0-1 


04/11/22 

LIVINGSTON (H) L 2-3 


09/11/22 

DUNDEE UNITED (A) L 0-4 


12/11/22 

HIBERNIAN (H) W 1-0 


17/12/22 

HEART OF MIDLOTHIAN (A) L 1-3 


23/12/22 

MOTHERWELL (A) D 2-2 


28/12/22 

ABERDEEN (H) W 2-1 


02/01/23 

ST MIRREN (H) D 0-0 


07/01/23 

CELTIC (A) L 0-2 



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Saturday May 18, 1985 | Scottish Cup final 

Celtic 2-1 Dundee United 

Celtic have enjoyed many memorable occasions at 

Hampden Park and this was another as Davie Hay’s side 

came from behind to beat Dundee United in the 100th 

Scottish Cup final. Stuart Beedie gave Jim McLean’s 

men the lead but Davie Provan equalised with a brilliant 

free-kick and the late, great Frank McGarvey headed in a 

dramatic 84th-minute winner from a Roy Aitken cross to 

the delight of the Celtic fans in the 60,346 crowd. 


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Saturday January 28, 2012 | League Cup semi-final 

Kilmarnock 1-0 Ayr United 

An Ayrshire derby for a place in a cup final. The stakes 

could hardly have been higher and Kilmarnock’s 

patience was eventually rewarded as they beat their 

First Division opponents in front of 25,057 fans at the 

National Stadium. Ayr defended doggedly and Kevin 

Cuthbert pulled off a number of fine saves for Brian 

Reid’s men but Dean Shiels finally broke the deadlock 11 

minutes from the end of extra time. It was a memorable 

afternoon for Killie and there was even better to come 

when they stunned Celtic in the final two months later. 


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Celtic are the current holders of this competition. They won the League 

Cup for the 20th time by beating Hibernian 2-1 here 13 months ago. Paul 

Hanlon gave Hibs the lead but Kyogo Furuhashi quickly equalised then 

grabbed the winner with 18 minutes left. Celtic’s first League Cup success 

was in 1956/57 when they beat Partick Thistle 3-0 in a replay. 

CELTIC 

IN NUMBERS 

5 

Kyogo 

Celtic won the League Cup five 

years in a row from 1965 onwards, 

beating Rangers (twice), Dundee, 

Hibernian and St Johnstone during 

Jock Stein’s time as manager. 

15 

Furuhashi is Celtic’s leading 

scorer in the cinch Premiership this 

season, with 15 league goals. He 

scored a late equaliser in the New 

Year derby at Ibrox to keep his side 

nine points clear at the top of the 

table. He was also on target in the 

quarter-final win at Motherwell in 

this competition. 

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Celtic are appearing 

in their 46th League 

Cup semi-final - they 

have reached the final 

on 35 occasions. Ange 

Postecoglou’s side 

beat St Johnstone 

1-0 at this stage last 

season. 

Celtic have lifted the Scottish Cup a record 40 

times, including in 2016/17 when Tom Rogic 

scored a dramatic late winner against Aberdeen 

in the last match of the invincible season. 

9 

Celtic notched up an incredible 9-0 win over 

Dundee United at Tannadice at the end of 

August, helped by hat-tricks from Liel Ababa 

and Kyogo Furuhashi. It was the club’s biggest 

ever away victory. 

52 

Celtic have won the 

league title on 52 

occasions. They are 

the current leaders 

and the reigning 


champions – the 

Hoops ended the 

2021/22 season 

four points clear of 

Rangers and were 

unbeaten at home. 


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Celtic are the current holders of this competition. They won the League 

Cup for the 20th time by beating Hibernian 2-1 here 13 months ago. Paul 

Hanlon gave Hibs the lead but Kyogo Furuhashi quickly equalised then 

grabbed the winner with 18 minutes left. Celtic’s first League Cup success 

was in 1956/57 when they beat Partick Thistle 3-0 in a replay. 

CELTIC 

IN NUMBERS 

5 

Kyogo 

Celtic won the League Cup five 

years in a row from 1965 onwards, 

beating Rangers (twice), Dundee, 

Hibernian and St Johnstone during 

Jock Stein’s time as manager. 

15 

Furuhashi is Celtic’s leading 

scorer in the cinch Premiership this 

season, with 15 league goals. He 

scored a late equaliser in the New 

Year derby at Ibrox to keep his side 

nine points clear at the top of the 

table. He was also on target in the 

quarter-final win at Motherwell in 

this competition. 

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Celtic are appearing 

in their 46th League 

Cup semi-final - they 

have reached the final 

on 35 occasions. Ange 

Postecoglou’s side 

beat St Johnstone 

1-0 at this stage last 

season. 

Celtic have lifted the Scottish Cup a record 40 

times, including in 2016/17 when Tom Rogic 

scored a dramatic late winner against Aberdeen 

in the last match of the invincible season. 

9 

Celtic notched up an incredible 9-0 win over 

Dundee United at Tannadice at the end of 

August, helped by hat-tricks from Liel Ababa 

and Kyogo Furuhashi. It was the club’s biggest 

ever away victory. 

52 

Celtic have won the 

league title on 52 

occasions. They are 

the current leaders 

and the reigning 


champions – the 

Hoops ended the 

2021/22 season 

four points clear of 

Rangers and were 

unbeaten at home. 


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KILMARNOCK 

IN NUMBERS 

Kilmarnock have reached the League Cup final on six occasions. They 

famously beat Celtic 1-0 to lift the trophy for the first and only time in 

2011/12. Killie have been runners-up five times - to Dundee (1952/53), 

Rangers (1960/61), Hearts (1962/63), Celtic (2000/01) and Hibernian (2006/07). 

3 

Kilmarnock have won the Scottish 

Cup three times, most recently in 

1997 when Paul Wright scored the 

only goal in a 1-0 win over Falkirk 

at Ibrox. They also lifted the trophy 

back in 1920 and 1929. 

4 

Oli Shaw is Killie’s leading scorer 

in the Viaplay Cup this season with 

four goals, one more than Daniel 

Armstrong. Shaw’s strikes all came 

in the group stage – his first came 

after just six minutes of the 3-1 win 

at Fraserburgh on matchday one. 

The former Hibs hitman was also 

on target in the 3-0 victory away to 

Montrose and he bagged a double 

in the 4-1 win over Stenhousemuir. 

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Kilmarnock famously 

won their only 

Scottish League title 

in 1964/65 with a 2-0 

win over Heart of 

Midlothian on the last 

day of the season. The 

result meant Willie 

Waddell’s men pipped 

Hearts to the trophy 

on goal average, with 

both clubs having 

finished a point 

ahead of Dunfermline 

Athletic. 

10 

Kilmarnock’s last win over Celtic came more 

than four years ago - on Sunday September 23, 

2018. Leigh Griffiths gave the Hoops a first-half 

lead at Rugby Park but Chris Burke equalised 

and Stuart Findlay grabbed a last-minute goal 

to secure a 2-1 victory for Steve Clarke’s side. At 

the time it was a fourth match without defeat for 

Killie against Celtic. 

Kilmarnock have reached the last four of this 

competition on 10 previous occasions. Their first 

semi-final appearance was in October 1952 when 

they beat Rangers 1-0 thanks to a late goal from 

Willie Jack in front of 45,715 fans at Hampden. 

The result was a big shock as the Ibrox side 

went on to win the title and the Scottish Cup in 

1952/53, while Killie finished fourth in Division B. 

Kilmarnock’s last League Cup semi-final was 11 

years ago when they beat Ayr United 1-0. 

2018 

217 

Distance in miles 

between Rugby Park 

and Bellslea Park, 

home of Fraserburgh, 

where Kilmarnock 

kicked off this season’s 

competition on July 9. 


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CAUGHT IN TIME 

Saturday April 16, 1994 | Premier Division 

Kilmarnock 2-0 Celtic 

Tom Black beats Celtic keeper Carl Muggleton from 

the penalty spot to give Kilmarnock the lead in front of 

11,499 fans at Rugby Park towards the end of the 1993/94 

season. Tom Brown added a late second goal as Tommy 

Burns’ side earned a crucial win in their battle against 

relegation. Killie eventually stayed up on goal difference 

as St Johnstone, Raith Rovers and Dundee went down, 

with the top flight reducing to 10 clubs for 1994/95. Celtic 

finished in fourth place. 


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FROM THE 

ARCHIVES 

2000/01 

LEAGUE CUP FINAL 

Swede dreams 

Season 2000/01 was a momentous one for 

Celtic as they swept all before them to clinch 

the third Treble in their history, in what was 

Martin O’Neill’s first season as manager. 

The first leg of that trophy haul 

came at Hampden Park on 

Sunday March 18, 2001 when 

Kilmarnock were beaten 3-0 in 

the League Cup final thanks to 

a Henrik Larsson hat-trick. 

Celtic beat Hearts 5-2 after extra 

time at Tynecastle in their quarterfinal 

then saw off Rangers 3-1 in 

the semi-finals, with a double 

from Larsson and a goal from 

Chris Sutton. Lubo Moravcik and 

Ibrox duo Claudio Reyna and 

Michael Mols were all sent off in 

the closing minutes of the game. 

The Hoops were strong favourites 

when they lined up against Bobby 

Williamson’s men in the final. Killie 

had beaten St Mirren 3-0 in their 

last-four tie at the National Stadium 

but went into the big game on the 

back of defeats to Hibernian in the 

Scottish Cup and Hearts in the SPL. 

Celtic had lost just one domestic 

game all season and, although it 

was goalless at half-time, super 

Swede Larsson took centre stage 

after the break with three more 

goals in a glittering season. He fired 

the opener past Gordon Marshall 

early in the second half and even 

the loss of Sutton to a red card on 

the hour mark for a challenge on 

Gary Holt didn’t disrupt the Hoops. 

Larsson put the match beyond 

Killie in 74 minutes then completed 

his hat-trick with a superb solo 

goal nine minutes from the end. 

It was a day to remember for 

O’Neill’s side and there was much 

more to come. Celtic went on to 

take the title, finishing 15 points 

clear of Rangers and they sealed 

a first Treble since the Jock 

Stein era with a 3-0 victory over 

Hibernian in the Scottish Cup 

final. Larsson grabbed a double 

in that game to take his tally for 

2000/01 to an incredible 53 goals, 

of which 35 came in the SPL. 

Kilmarnock also finished the 

season on a high, beating Celtic 

1-0 at Rugby Park with an Alan 

Mahood goal to finish fourth in the 

table and qualify for the UEFA Cup. 

Jonathan Gould 

Ramon Vega 

Johan Mjallby 

Joos Valgaeren 

Colin Healy 

Paul Lambert 

Neil Lennon 

Lubo Moravcik 

(Jamie Smith 83) 

Bobby Petta 

(Stephen Crainey 13) 

(Tom Boyd 88) 

Chris Sutton 

Henrik Larsson 

Subs (not used) 

Dmitri Kharine (GK) 

Tommy Johnson 

Gordon Marshall 

Gus MacPherson 

Freddie Dindeleux 

(Peter Canero 73) 

Kevin McGowne 

Chris Innes 

Garry Hay 

Gary Holt 

Ian Durrant 

(Mark Reilly 39) 

Alan Mahood 

Christophe Cocard 

(Andy McLaren 52) 

Craig Dargo 


Colin Meldrum (GK) 

Ally McCoist 


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FROM THE 

ARCHIVES 

2011/12 

LEAGUE CUP FINAL 

Unlikely hero 

Kilmarnock lifted the League Cup for the first time in 

their history in season 2011/12 thanks to a 1-0 win over 

Celtic on an unforgettable day for the Ayrshire club. 

It was a triumph against the 

odds for Kenny Shiels’ team 

and it came courtesy of a late 

goal from substitute Dieter Van 

Tornhout and a man-of-the-match 

display by keeper Cammy Bell. 

The Belgian striker arrived at Rugby 

Park in January 2012 after a spell 

in Cyprus and would move on in 

the summer to join Antwerp. He 

scored just twice in 13 appearances 

for Kilmarnock – his second goal 

came in a 4-2 loss to St Mirren but 

his first could hardly have been 

more important or dramatic. 

There were just seven minutes left 

at Hampden when Van Tornhout – 

on as a substitute for Gary Harkins 

some 10 minutes earlier – found 

the net with a header from a Lee 

Johnson cross. It was quite a way 

to celebrate his 27th birthday, 

which fell on the same day as the 

final – Sunday March 18, 2012. 

With captain Manuel Pascali out 

injured, James Fowler captained 

a Killie side who had knocked out 

Queen of the South, East Fife and 

Ayr United en route to the final. 

Celtic had accounted for Ross 

County, Hibernian and Falkirk as 

they looked to make up for defeat 

to Rangers in the 2011 final. 

Kilmarnock went into the game 

having taken just two points 

from their previous four SPL 

outings but they had recently 

won 1-0 at Ibrox and had also led 

Celtic 3-0 at Rugby Park back 

in October before Neil Lennon’s 

men rallied to force a 3-3 draw. 

Bell made some big saves, 

notably from Gary Hooper and 

Anthony Stokes, but Killie also 

carried a threat and Dean Shiels 

missed a great chance before 

the decisive moment arrived in 

the 83rd minute. Ben Gordon 

fed Johnson down the left and 

the midfielder’s perfect cross 

was met by Van Tornhout at 

the back post – his header gave 

Fraser Forster no chance. Celtic 

pressed hard for an equaliser but 

this was Kilmarnock’s day and 

they held on for a famous win. 

The Hoops would go on to take 

the 2011/12 SPL title by a distance, 

getting over the line in style with 

a 6-0 success at Rugby Park in the 

final fixture before the split, with 

Kilmarnock finishing seventh. 

Cammy Bell 

James Fowler 

Mohamadou Sissoko 

(Zdenek Kroca 86) 

Michael Nelson 

Ben Gordon 

Liam Kelly 

Danny Buijs 

(Lee Johnson 20) 

Gary Harkins 

(Dieter Van Tornhout 73) 

Garry Hay 

Dean Shiels 

Paul Heffernan 


Kyle Letheren (GK) 

James Dayton 

Fraser Forster 

Adam Matthews 

Thomas Rogne 

(Ki Sung-Yueng 56) 

Kelvin Wilson 

Charlie Mulgrew 

James Forrest 

Victor Wanyama 

Scott Brown 

Joe Ledley 

(Kris Commons 86) 

Anthony Stokes 

Gary Hooper 

(Georgios Samaras 80) 


Lukasz Zaluska (GK) 

Cha Du-Ri 


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SEMI-FINAL 

FLASHBACK 

SEMI-FINAL 

FLASHBACK 

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SATURDAY NOVEMBER 20, 2021 

Celtic 1-0 St Johnstone 

In-form Celtic booked their place 

in the League Cup final after 

knocking out the holders in front 

of a Saturday evening crowd of 

42,298 at the National Stadium. 

In the first match after the 

international break, Ange 

Postecoglou’s men were deserved 

winners but it took a 73rdminute 

goal from substitute 

James Forrest to get the better 

of Callum Davidson’s side. 

The Hoops wore No 10 on their 

shorts as a tribute to Lisbon 

Lion Bertie Auld and there was 

a minute’s applause before the 

game to mark the passing of a 

great player and character. 

Celtic started positively, with 

Jota at the heart of much of 

their good work, but Saints 

held firm and there were only 

17 minutes remaining when the 

deadlock was finally broken. 

Jota’s cross was only partially 

cleared and Forrest – only on 

the pitch for a few minutes 

as a replacement for Liel 

Abada – thumped the ball past 

Zander Clark from six yards. 

The Hoops went on to beat 2-1 

Hibernian in the final on Sunday 

December 19, coming from behind 

to clinch the silverware thanks 

to a Kyogo Furuhashi double. 

STARTING 

LINE-UP 

Joe Hart 

Anthony Ralston 

Stephen Welsh 

Cameron Carter-Vickers 

Josip Juranovic 

Callum McGregor 

Nir Bitton 

David Turnbull 

Liel Abada 

Kyogo Furuhashi 

Jota 


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KILMARNOCK 

SEMI-FINAL 

FLASHBACK 

SEMI-FINAL 

FLASHBACK 

50 


CELTIC v 

KILMARNOCK 

TUESDAY JANUARY 30, 2007 

Kilmarnock 3-0 Falkirk 

Jim Jefferies’ side had beaten 

Falkirk 2-0 in an SPL match on the 

Saturday and went one better at 

Fir Park three days later, watched 

by 10,772 fans. 

Steven Naismith was the Killie hero, 

scoring a hat-trick past on-loan 

Manchester City keeper Kasper 

Schmeichel as the Ayrshire club 

reached the League Cup final for 

the fifth time in their history. 

John Hughes’ men enjoyed 

some good spells early on but it 

was Kilmarnock who broke the 

deadlock after half an hour when 

Naismith latched on to a flick from 

Colin Nish to fire past Schmeichel. 

The Scotland U21 striker grabbed 

the second goal with 20 minutes 

left and completed his hat-trick 

from the penalty spot in 78 

minutes after being brought down 

by Darren Barr. 

There was to be disappointment 

in March’s final as John Collins’ 

Hibs side ran out 5-1 winners at 

Hampden but this semi-final 

triumph will live long in the 

memory. The club also enjoyed a 

top-six finish, ending the 2006/07 

campaign in fifth place. 

STARTING 

LINE-UP 

Alan Combe 

James Fowler 

Frazer Wright 

Gordon Greer 

Simon Ford 

Allan Johnston 

Peter Leven 

Momo Sylla 

Rocco Quinn 

Steven Naismith 

Colin Nish 


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52 


CELTIC v 

KILMARNOCK 

IN MEMORIAM 

Frank McGarvey 

Celtic and Scottish football lost an iconic 

figure on New Year’s Day when Frank 

McGarvey passed away at the age of 66. 

Frank was brought to Celtic from 

Liverpool by Billy McNeil in March 

1980 for a then Scottish record fee 

of around £250,000. He scored his 

first goal for the club in a 4-0 win 

over Hibernian at the end of that 

month and headed a late winner 

against Rangers a few days later. 

Over a successful five years at 

Parkhead, he won two league 

titles, two Scottish Cups and also 

claimed the League Cup with 

Celtic, helping them beat Rangers 

2-1 in the 1982/83 final. He played 

a total of 245 games for Celtic 

and contributed 109 goals. 

Frank’s last goal for the Hoops was 

probably his most famous - a diving 

header to secure a 2-1 victory over 

Dundee United in the 1985 Scottish 

Cup final after Davie Provan’s 

free-kick had levelled the scores. 

That summer he returned to 

St Mirren, where his senior career 

began in 1974/75. In his first spell 

at Love Street, Frank helped Alex 

Ferguson’s side win the 1976/77 

First Division title and a decade 

later he was part of Alex Smith’s 

team who beat Dundee United 

in the 1987 Scottish Cup final, 

having scored the winner in 

the semi-final against Hearts. 

In all he made 341 appearances, 

scoring 102 goals, across his two 

spells with the Paisley club. 

n Frank in action for Scotland 

j Playing for Celtic in the 80s 

r With Davie Provan celebrating 

the 1985 Scottish Cup win 

Frank’s talent saw him earn seven 

caps for Scotland – the first as 

a substitute in a 1-0 win over 

Northern Ireland in the Home 

International Championship in 

May 1979. A fortnight later he was 

in the starting line-up for a friendly 

against Argentina when a young 

Diego Maradona made his mark 

at Hampden. His final appearance 

in the dark blue was a 2-1 victory 

over Wales in February 1984. 

He will always be synonymous 

with Celtic and St Mirren, where 

he is revered by the supporters 

of both clubs, but Frank also had 

spells with Queen of the South 

and Clyde in the latter stages of 

his career. His contribution to the 

game will never be forgotten. 


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CELTIC v 

KILMARNOCK 

Previous League 

Cup meetings 

Celtic and Kilmarnock have met on 11 previous 

occasions in the League Cup – the Hoops 

have won seven of those matches including 

the only previous semi-final clash. 

That was on a bitterly cold 

night on Wednesday 

February 16, 2000 when 

Lubo Moravcik (pictured right) 

scored the only goal midway 

through the second half in front 

of 22,926 fans. Kenny Dalglish 

was in charge following the 

departure of John Barnes the 

previous midweek. In a game of 

few chances, Bobby Williamson’s 

Killie had Christophe Cocard 

sent off 18 minutes from the 

end. Celtic went on to beat 

Aberdeen 2-0 in the final. 

Kilmarnock’s two wins came 

in the group stage in 1964/65 

– a season when they won the 

league title under Willie Waddell 

– and the final in 2011/12. 

The most recent meeting was a last- 

16 tie in August 2017 when Celtic 

won 5-0 thanks to goals from Leigh 

Griffiths (2), Anthony Ralston, Kieran 

Tierney and Stuart Armstrong. 

54 


CELTIC v 

KILMARNOCK 

1963/64 

First round (group stage) 

KILMARNOCK 0-0 CELTIC 

CELTIC 2-0 KILMARNOCK 

1964/65 

First round (group stage) 



1983/84 

Third round (group stage) 



2008/09 

Quarter-final 


2011/12 

Final 


2017/18 n 

Second round 


1999/00 j 

Semi-final 


2000/01 

Final 



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CELTIC v 

KILMARNOCK 

CELTIC & KILMARNOCK 

LEAGUE CUP STATISTICS 

CELTIC’S LEAGUE CUP RECORD SINCE 1990/91 

1990/91 

Runners-up 

1998/99 

Third round 

2006/07 

Quarter-finals 

2014/15 

WINNERS 

1991/92 


1999/00 

WINNERS 

2007/08 


2015/16 

Semi-finals 

1992/93 


2000/01 

WINNERS 

2008/09 

WINNERS 

2016/17 

WINNERS 

1993/94 


2001/02 


2009/10 


2017/18 

WINNERS 

1994/95 

Runners-up 

2002/03 

Runners-up 

2010/11 

Runners-up 

2018/19 

WINNERS 

1995/96 


2003/04 


2011/12 

Runners-up 

2019/20 

WINNERS 

1996/97 


2004/05 


2012/13 


2020/21 

Second round 

1997/98 

WINNERS 

2005/06 

WINNERS 

2013/14 

Third round 

2021/22 

WINNERS 

KILMARNOCK’S LEAGUE CUP RECORD SINCE 1990/91 

1990/91 

Third round 

1998/99 


2006/07 

Runners-up 

2014/15 

Third round 

1991/92 

Third round 

1999/00 


2007/08 

Third round 

2015/16 

Third round 

1992/93 


2000/01 

Runners-up 

2008/09 


2016/17 

Group stage 

1993/94 

Second round 

2001/02 

Third round 

2009/10 

Third round 

2017/18 

Second round 

1994/95 

Third round 

2002/03 

Second round 

2010/11 


2018/19 

Second round 

1995/96 

Third round 

2003/04 

Second round 

2011/12 

WINNERS 

2019/20 


1996/97 

Second round 

2004/05 

Third round 

2012/13 

Second round 

2020/21 

Group stage 

1997/98 

Third round 

2005/06 

Third round 

2013/14 

Second round 

2021/22 

Second round 

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KILMARNOCK 

2016/17 semi-final: Moussa Dembele 

celebrates his winner against Rangers 



2000/01 semi-final: Andy McLaren 

scores in the 3-0 win over St Mirren 

2023/24 

Dates were recently 

confirmed for next 

season’s Viaplay Cup, 

which will begin in mid- 

July and conclude here 

at Hampden Park on 

Sunday December 17. 

GROUP STAGE 

MD1: Weekend of 

July 15/16, 2023 

MD2: Midweek of 

July 18/19, 2023 


July 22/23, 2023 

MD4: Midweek of 

July 25/26, 2023 


July 29/30, 2023 

SECOND ROUND 

Weekend of August 

19/20, 2023 

QUARTER-FINALS 

Midweek of September 

26-28, 2023 

SEMI-FINALS 

Weekend of November 

4/5, 2023 

FINAL 


Sunday December 17, 

2023 


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CELTIC v 

KILMARNOCK 

FACTS + 

FIGURES 

WINNERS 

27 

RANGERS 

20 

CELTIC 

6 

ABERDEEN 

4 

HEART OF MIDLOTHIAN 

3 

DUNDEE 

EAST FIFE 

HIBERNIAN 

2 

DUNDEE UNITED 

1 

KILMARNOCK 

LIVINGSTON 

MOTHERWELL 

PARTICK THISTLE 

RAITH ROVERS 

ROSS COUNTY 

ST JOHNSTONE 

ST MIRREN 


RUNNERS- 

UP 

15 

CELTIC 

9 

ABERDEEN 

8 

HIBERNIAN 

RANGERS 

5 

DUNDEE UNITED 

KILMARNOCK 

3 

DUNDEE 

DUNFERMLINE 

HEART OF MIDLOTHIAN 

MOTHERWELL 


2 

ST JOHNSTONE 

ST MIRREN 

1 

AYR UNITED 

FALKIRK 

INVERNESS CT 

LIVINGSTON 

MORTON 

RAITH ROVERS 

THIRD LANARK 

SEMI-FINAL APPEARANCES 

55 

RANGERS 

46 

CELTIC 

27 

ABERDEEN 

22 

HIBERNIAN 

21 

HEART OF 

MIDLOTHIAN 

19 

DUNDEE UNITED 

12 

DUNDEE 

ST JOHNSTONE 

11 

MOTHERWELL 

KILMARNOCK 

7 

AIRDRIEONIANS 

ST MIRREN 

6 

DUNFERMLINE 

FALKIRK 

5 

AYR UNITED 

MORTON 


4 

EAST FIFE 

The first ever League Cup 

semi-finals took place in March 

1947. Aberdeen thrashed Heart 

of Midlothian 6-2 at Easter 

Road and Rangers ran out 3-1 

winners against Hibernian at 

Hampden Park before going 

on to defeat the Dons 4-0 in 

the final. 

The highest-scoring League 

Cup semi-final came in 

the 1959/60 competition 

when Heart of Midlothian 

hammered Cowdenbeath 9-3 

at Easter Road. Ian Crawford 

scored four of the goals for 

Tommy Walker’s side, who 

beat Third Lanark in the final. 

There has not been a goalless 

draw in a League Cup semifinal 

since season 2008/09 

when Celtic and Dundee 

United met at Hampden. It 

was 0-0 after 120 minutes, then 

Celtic won a marathon penalty 

shoot-out 11-10 to reach the 

final, where they beat Rangers. 

3 

CLYDE 

HAMILTON ACCIES 

LIVINGSTON 

2 

COWDENBEATH 

INVERNESS CT 

QUEEN OF SOUTH 

RAITH ROVERS 

1 

ARBROATH 

BERWICK RANGERS 

BRECHIN CITY 

DUMBARTON 

FORFAR ATHLETIC 

MEADOWBANK 

MONTROSE 

ROSS COUNTY 

STIRLING ALBION 

THIRD LANARK 

2022/23 

VIAPLAY 

CUP TOP 

SCORERS 

4 

JONAH AYUNGA n 

St Mirren 

VICENTE BESUIJEN 

Aberdeen 

ALEX JAKUBIAK 

Dundee 

CONOR SAMMON 

Alloa Athletic 

OLI SHAW 

Kilmarnock 


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CELTIC v 

KILMARNOCK 

THE MEN 

IN CHARGE 

League Cup semi-final 

managers of the past 30 years 

1990/91 

ABERDEEN 

Alex Smith & 

Jocky Scott 

CELTIC 

Billy McNeill 

DUNDEE UNITED 

Jim McLean 

RANGERS 

Graeme Souness 

1991/92 

AIRDRIEONIANS 

Alex MacDonald 

DUNFERMLINE 

ATHLETIC 

Jocky Scott 

HIBERNIAN 

Alex Miller 

RANGERS 

Walter Smith 

1992/93 

ABERDEEN 

Willie Miller n 

CELTIC 

Liam Brady 

RANGERS 

Walter Smith 

ST JOHNSTONE 

Alex Totten 

1993/94 

CELTIC 

Liam Brady 

DUNDEE UNITED 

Ivan Golac 

HIBERNIAN 

Alex Miller 

RANGERS 

Walter Smith 

1994/95 

ABERDEEN 

Willie Miller 

AIRDRIEONIANS 


CELTIC 

Tommy Burns 

RAITH ROVERS 

Jimmy Nicholl 

1995/96 

ABERDEEN 

Roy Aitken 

AIRDRIEONIANS 


DUNDEE 

Jim Duffy 

RANGERS 

Walter Smith 

1996/97 

DUNDEE 

Jim Duffy 

DUNFERMLINE 

ATHLETIC 

Bert Paton 

HEART OF 

MIDLOTHIAN 

Jim Jefferies 

RANGERS 

Walter Smith 

1997/98 

ABERDEEN 

Roy Aitken 

CELTIC 

Wim Jansen 

DUNDEE UNITED 

Tommy McLean 

DUNFERMLINE 

ATHLETIC 

Bert Paton 

1998/99 

AIRDRIEONIANS 


HEART OF 

MIDLOTHIAN 

Jim Jefferies 

RANGERS 

Dick Advocaat 

ST JOHNSTONE 

Sandy Clark 

1999/00 

ABERDEEN 

Ebbe Skovdahl 

CELTIC 

Kenny Dalglish 

DUNDEE UNITED 

Paul Sturrock 

KILMARNOCK 

Bobby Williamson 

2000/01 

CELTIC 

Martin O’Neill 

KILMARNOCK 

Bobby Williamson n 

RANGERS 

Dick Advocaat 

ST MIRREN 

Tom Hendrie 

2001/02 

AYR UNITED 

Gordon Dalziel 

CELTIC 


HIBERNIAN 

Franck Sauzee 

RANGERS 

Alex McLeish 

2002/03 

CELTIC 


DUNDEE UNITED 

Ian McCall 

HEART OF 

MIDLOTHIAN 

Craig Levein 

RANGERS 

Alex McLeish 

2003/04 

DUNDEE 

Jim Duffy 

HIBERNIAN 

Bobby Williamson 

LIVINGSTON 

Davie Hay 

RANGERS 

Alex McLeish 

2004/05 

DUNDEE UNITED 

Ian McCall 

HEART OF 

MIDLOTHIAN 

John Robertson 

MOTHERWELL 

Terry Butcher 

RANGERS 

Alex McLeish 

2005/06 

CELTIC 

Gordon Strachan 

DUNFERMLINE 

ATHLETIC 

Jim Leishman 

LIVINGSTON 

Paul Lambert 

MOTHERWELL 

Terry Butcher 

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CELTIC v 

KILMARNOCK 

2006/07 

FALKIRK 

John Hughes 

2014/15 

ABERDEEN 

Derek McInnes 

2018/19 

ABERDEEN 

Derek McInnes 

HIBERNIAN 

John Collins 

CELTIC 

Ronny Deila 

CELTIC 

Brendan Rodgers 

KILMARNOCK 

Jim Jefferies 

ST JOHNSTONE 

Owen Coyle 

2007/08 

ABERDEEN 

Jimmy Calderwood 

DUNDEE UNITED 

Craig Levein 

HEART OF 

MIDLOTHIAN 

Stevie Frail 

RANGERS 

Walter Smith 

2008/09 

CELTIC 

Neil Lennon 

DUNDEE UNITED 

Craig Levein 

FALKIRK 

John Hughes 

RANGERS 

Walter Smith 

2009/10 

HEART OF 

MIDLOTHIAN 

Jim Jefferies 

RANGERS 

Walter Smith 

ST JOHNSTONE 

Derek McInnes r 

ST MIRREN 

Gus MacPherson 

2010/11 

ABERDEEN 

Craig Brown 

CELTIC 

Neil Lennon 

MOTHERWELL 

Stuart McCall 

RANGERS 

Walter Smith n 

2011/12 

AYR UNITED 

Brian Reid 

CELTIC 

Neil Lennon 

FALKIRK 

Steven Pressley 

KILMARNOCK 

Kenny Shiels 

2012/13 

CELTIC 

Neil Lennon 

HEART OF 

MIDLOTHIAN 

John McGlynn 

INVERNESS CT 

Terry Butcher 

ST MIRREN 

Danny Lennon 

2013/14 

ABERDEEN 

Derek McInnes 

HEART OF 

MIDLOTHIAN 

Gary Locke 

INVERNESS CT 

John Hughes 

ST JOHNSTONE 

Tommy Wright 

DUNDEE UNITED 

Jackie McNamara 

RANGERS 

Kenny McDowall 

2015/16 

CELTIC 

Ronny Deila 

HIBERNIAN 

Alan Stubbs 

ROSS COUNTY 

Jim McIntyre 

ST JOHNSTONE 

Tommy Wright 

2016/17 

ABERDEEN 

Derek McInnes 

CELTIC 

Brendan Rodgers n 

MORTON 

Jim Duffy 

RANGERS 

Mark Warburton 

2017/18 

CELTIC 

Brendan Rodgers 

HIBERNIAN 

Neil Lennon 

MOTHERWELL 

Stephen Robinson 

RANGERS 

Pedro Caixinha 

HEART OF 

MIDLOTHIAN 

Craig Levein 

RANGERS 

Steven Gerrard 

2019/20 

CELTIC 

Neil Lennon 

HEART OF 

MIDLOTHIAN 

Austin MacPhee 

HIBERNIAN 

Paul Heckingbottom 

RANGERS 

Steven Gerrard 

2020/21 

HIBERNIAN 

Jack Ross 

LIVINGSTON 

David Martindale 

ST JOHNSTONE 

Callum Davidson 

ST MIRREN 

Jim Goodwin 

2021/22 

CELTIC 

Ange Postecoglou 

HIBERNIAN 

Jack Ross 

RANGERS 

David McCallum 

ST JOHNSTONE 

Callum Davidson 


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CELTIC v 

KILMARNOCK 

SEMI-FINAL 

RESULTS 

SINCE 1990 

1990/91 

CELTIC 2-0 DUNDEE UNITED 

Hampden Park – 49,975 

RANGERS 1-0 ABERDEEN 


1991/92 

DUNFERMLINE ATHLETIC 1 

AIRDRIEONIANS 1 (AET) 

(Dunfermline won 3-2 on penalties) 

Tynecastle – 10,662 

HIBERNIAN 1-0 RANGERS 


1992/93 

RANGERS 3 

ST JOHNSTONE 1 


ABERDEEN 1-0 CELTIC 


1993/94 

HIBERNIAN 1 

DUNDEE UNITED 0 


RANGERS 1-0 CELTIC 

Ibrox Stadium – 47,420 

1994/95 

RAITH ROVERS 1 

AIRDRIEONIANS 1 (AET) 

(Raith Rovers won 5-4 on penalties) 

McDiarmid Park – 7,260 

CELTIC 1-0 ABERDEEN (AET) 


1995/96 

ABERDEEN 2-1 RANGERS 


DUNDEE 2 

AIRDRIEONIANS 1 

McDiarmid Park – 8,930 

1996/97 

RANGERS 6 


Celtic Park – 16,791 

HEART OF MIDLOTHIAN 3 

DUNDEE 1 

Easter Road – 15,653 

1997/98 

CELTIC 1 




ABERDEEN 1 


1998/99 

RANGERS 5 

AIRDRIEONIANS 0 

Celtic Park – 21,171 




1999/00 

ABERDEEN 1 


Dens Park – 10,169 



2000/01 

KILMARNOCK 3 

ST MIRREN 0 


CELTIC 3-1 RANGERS 


2001/02 

RANGERS 2-1 CELTIC (AET) 


AYR UNITED 1 

HIBERNIAN 0 (AET) 


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CELTIC v 

KILMARNOCK 

2002/03 

RANGERS 1 



CELTIC 3-0 DUNDEE UNITED 


2003/04 

LIVINGSTON 1-0 DUNDEE 


HIBERNIAN 1 

RANGERS 1 (AET) 

(Hibernian won 4-3 on penalties) 


2004/05 

MOTHERWELL 3 


(AET) 


RANGERS 7 



2005/06 


LIVINGSTON 0 


CELTIC 2-1 MOTHERWELL 


2006/07 

KILMARNOCK 3-0 FALKIRK 

Fir Park – 10,722 

HIBERNIAN 3 

ST JOHNSTONE 1 (AET) 


2007/08 

RANGERS 2 




ABERDEEN 1 


2008/09 

RANGERS 3-0 FALKIRK 


CELTIC 0 

DUNDEE UNITED 0 (AET) 

(Celtic won 11-10 on penalties) 


2009/10 

ST MIRREN 1 


Fir Park – 9,170 

RANGERS 2 



2010/11 

CELTIC 4-1 ABERDEEN 


RANGERS 2-1 MOTHERWELL 


2011/12 

KILMARNOCK 1 

AYR UNITED 0 (AET) 


CELTIC 3-1 FALKIRK 


2012/13 


INVERNESS CALEDONIAN 

THISTLE 1 (AET) 

(Hearts won 5-4 on penalties) 


ST MIRREN 3-2 CELTIC 


2013/14 

ABERDEEN 4 



INVERNESS CALEDONIAN 

THISTLE 2 


(AET) 

(Inverness CT won 4-2 on penalties) 


2014/15 


ABERDEEN 1 




2015/16 

HIBERNIAN 2 



ROSS COUNTY 3-1 CELTIC 


2016/17 

ABERDEEN 2-0 MORTON 




2017/18 

CELTIC 4-2 HIBERNIAN 


MOTHERWELL 2 

RANGERS 0 


2018/19 

CELTIC 3 


Murrayfield – 61,161 

ABERDEEN 1-0 RANGERS 


2019/20 

CELTIC 5-2 HIBERNIAN 


RANGERS 3 



2020/21 


HIBERNIAN 0 

Hampden Park 

LIVINGSTON 1-0 ST MIRREN 

Hampden Park 

2021/22 

CELTIC 1-0 ST JOHNSTONE 


HIBERNIAN 3-1 RANGERS 



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CELTIC v 

KILMARNOCK 

Manager: 

Ange Postecoglou 

1 Joe Hart (GK) 

2 Alistair Johnston 

3 Greg Taylor 

4 Carl Starfelt 

6 Moritz Jenz 


7 Giorgos Giakoumakis 

8 Kyogo Furuhashi 

9 Sead Haksabanovic 

11 Liel Abada 

13 Aaron Mooy 

14 David Turnbull 

16 James McCarthy 

17 Jota 

18 Yuki Kobayashi 

20 Cameron Carter-Vickers 

21 Yosuke Ideguchi 

24 Tomoki Iwata 

25 Alexandro Bernabei 

28 Oliver Abildgaard 

29 Scott Bain (GK) 

31 Benjamin Siegrist (GK) 

33 Matt O’Riley 

35 Scott Robertson 

38 Daizen Maeda 

41 Reo Hatate 

42 Callum McGregor 

49 James Forrest 

50 Bosun Lawal 

56 Anthony Ralston 

57 Stephen Welsh 

69 Rocco Vata 

88 Josip Juranovic 

Manager: 

Derek McInnes 

1 Zach Hemming (GK) 

2 Lewis Mayo 

3 Jeriel Dorsett 

4 Alan Power 

5 Ash Taylor 

6 Chris Stokes 

7 Rory McKenzie 

8 Blair Alston 

9 Oli Shaw 

10 Jordan Jones 

11 Daniel Armstrong 

14 Jack Sanders 

15 Fraser Murray 

16 Scott Robinson 

17 Brad Lyons 

18 Calum Waters 

19 Joe Wright 

20 Sam Walker (GK) 

21 Kerr McInroy 

22 Liam Donnelly 

23 Kyle Vassell 

25 Ryan Alebiosu 

26 Christian Doidge 

27 Innes Cameron 

28 Kyle Lafferty 

29 Bobby Wales 

31 Liam Polworth 

32 Steven Warnock 

33 Ben Chrisene 

34 David Watson 

MATCH 

OFFICIALS 

Referee: 

William Collum 

Assistant Referee 1: 

Dougie Potter 

Assistant Referee 2: 

Gordon Crawford 

Fourth official: 

Grant Irvine 

VAR: 

Greg Aitken 

Assistant VAR: 

John McCrossan 

In the event of a draw 

If the scores are level 

after 90 minutes, extra 

time of 30 minutes will 

be played. Thereafter, 

if necessary, kicks 

from the penalty 

mark will determine 

the outcome. 

Goal-line technology 

The Hawk-Eye system 

will be in operation 

at today’s game at 

Hampden Park. 

Viaplay Cup final 

The 2022/23 Viaplay 

Cup final will take 

place at Hampden Park 

on Sunday February 

26, kick-off TBC. 

Mascots 

Celtic mascot: 

Oscar Mearns 

Kilmarnock mascot: 

Ryan Stanovitch 

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