Work has pretty much finished on a quality housing development on the gapsite of the former Kilmarnock Infirmary north of the town centre.

After Calderwood left the team at the end the season, Mixu Paatelainen was appointed manager for the next two years with an option for a third .< sup ></ sup > Despite being the favourites for relegation that season, Mixu's Kilmarnock team exceeded all expectations and comfortably made the top six split and finished the season in fifth position.

The Pars finished 3rd in the league, one point behind top two Kilmarnock and Hearts.

Third Lanark's demise was considered more remarkable as the club had finished third in Scotland's top division behind Rangers and Kilmarnock only six years before it folded, in the 1960 – 61 season, scoring 100 goals in the process.

McCoist finished his career at Kilmarnock, where he spent three seasons after leaving Rangers 1998.

Although they finished rock bottom that season the club also enjoyed possibly their finest hour when they defeated Rangers in the semi-final of the Scottish Cup, before losing 3 – 2 to Kilmarnock in the Final.

He finished his career off at Kilmarnock, Shrewsbury, Walsall and the Hong Kong-based Ernest Borel FC.

* August 18 – Two of the four rebellious Scottish lords, Earl of Kilmarnock and Lord Balmeniro, are beheaded in the Tower ( Lord Lovat was executed in 1747 ).

** William Boyd, 3rd Earl of Kilmarnock, Scottish nobleman

Kilmarnock and Loudoun ( Cill Mhearnaig agus Lughdan in Scottish Gaelic ) was one of nineteen local government districts in the Strathclyde region of Scotland from 1975 to 1996.

The name Kilmarnock and Loudoun continues to be used for a constituency of the House of Commons and, covering a similar area, a Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency of the Scottish Parliament.

The Glasgow and South Western Railway had its own route from Carlisle to Glasgow via Dumfries and Kilmarnock whilst the North British Railway had built a line through the Scottish Borders from Carlisle to Edinburgh.

* Formation of Kilmarnock, the oldest professional club in Scotland and the second oldest club in the Scottish League after Queen's Park

* Scottish Cup – Rangers 2 – 0 Kilmarnock at Hampden Park

Increasingly the two parties began to co-operate, and when the Scottish Party chose to contest the Kilmarnock by-election in November 1933 the NPS endorsed their candidate.

The party's candidate for the November 1933 by-election in Kilmarnock received NPS backing, and this co-operation concluded with the merger of the two parties in 1934 to become the Scottish National Party.

Larsson scored a hat-trick in a 3 – 0 win over Kilmarnock at Hampden Park to win the Scottish League Cup as well as a brace in the Scottish Cup in a 3 – 0 win over Hibernian.

File: Kilmarnock Communion Cup 1778. JPG | Scottish Presbyterian Communion Cup of 1778.

From January to April 2009, the Scottish Government conducted a trial translocation of Eurasian Sparrowhawks from around racing pigeon lofts in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Kilmarnock, Stirling and Dumfries.

The Irvine Burns Club is one of the oldest continually existing Burns Clubs in the World and has an excellent collection of Burns artifacts, including the Kilmarnock Edition and Edinburgh editions of " Poems chiefly in the Scottish dialect ", by Robert Burns.

The Scottish Executive took the decision to replace the entire section up to the Kilmarnock bypass with an extension of the M77 after pressure and campaigning from West Sound Radio.

The member of the Scottish Parliament ( MSP ) for Kilmarnock is currently Willie Coffey.

Although not amongst the founder members of the Scottish Football Association in 1873, Kilmarnock did join in time to compete in the inaugural Scottish Cup tournament in 1873 – 74.

Kilmarnock joined the Scottish League in 1895 and after winning consecutive Second Division titles were elected to the top flight for the first time in 1899.

A 2 – 0 win saw Kilmarnock crowned Scottish League champions for the first, and to date only, time.

In March 2012, Kilmarnock Football Club won the Scottish League Cup for the first time under the management of their manager Kenny Sheils, beating Cetlic F. C 1-0.

Kilmarnock Football Club is a Scottish football team based in the town of Kilmarnock, Ayrshire.

Kilmarnock took part in the first ever official match in the Scottish Cup against the now defunct Renton in 1873.

Airdrie beat Premier League outfit Kilmarnock in that season's CIS Insurance Cup on penalties at Rugby Park.

Beasley scored his first Scottish Premier League goal in Rangers ' 2 – 1 win over Kilmarnock on August 25, 2007.

In 2009, Robertson coached strikers at Scottish Premier League clubs Dundee United and Kilmarnock.

He previously managed Kilmarnock and Hibernian in the Scottish Premier League and Plymouth Argyle in the Football League Championship.

Beattie made his début for Rangers immediately after signing for the club, playing in their opening game in the Scottish Premier League against Kilmarnock.

On 26 July 2006, Barrowman signed a one-year contract with Scottish Premier League club Kilmarnock, but after initially failing to break into the first team he joined Queen of the South on a month's loan during September.

Born in Kilmarnock in southwest Scotland, McKinna began his career as a striker with local junior side Darvel and made his debut for Scottish Premier League side Kilmarnock in 1982.

Kilmarnock joined the Scottish League in 1895 and after winning consecutive Second Division titles were elected to the top flight for the first time in 1899.

A memorable 2 – 0 win saw Kilmarnock crowned Scottish League champions for the first, and to date only, time.

< sup ></ sup > Rangers dropped their first points to Killie in four years after a last-minute Naismith penalty earned a draw for Kilmarnock .< sup ></ sup > In September Jefferies suffered his worst defeat as Killie manager after a 5 – 0 loss at Motherwell .< sup ></ sup > Killie is ensured of a top 6 finish for the 2nd season in a row, whilst a tremendous run in the League Cup ensured a place in the final < sup ></ sup >.

Shels lost the League Cup Final to Sligo Rovers, the FAI Cup Final to Cork City after a replay, and worst of all, missed out on the league title on the last day of the season, they were also narrowly eliminated from the UEFA Cup Winners ' Cup by Kilmarnock.

In this final season as manager, Smith led Rangers to a back-to-back domestic double, winning the League Cup as well as their 54th league championship, a world record, which was secured on the final day of the season, when Rangers overcame Kilmarnock at Rugby Park 5 – 1.

The Dons failed to win any of their opening four home matches, and were beaten 4 – 2 by Kilmarnock in the League Cup.

With Celtic he won a Scottish League Cup medal, playing in the team that beat Kilmarnock 3-0 at Hampden on 18 March 2001.

He played in the 2007 Scottish League Cup Final against Kilmarnock, which Hibs won 5 – 1.

Recently, SSY have also been involved in anti-fascist activity in Scotland, notably helping organise mobilisations against the far-right Scottish Defence League in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Kilmarnock as well as participating in UKUnCut actions targeting major retailers which practice large scale tax avoidance.

In the twilight of his career, after leaving Kilmarnock, Stein also played for Elgin City, who were then a Highland League side.

On retirement in 1956 he became a manager and remarkably took Kilmarnock to their only League Championship win to date in 1964 – 65.

He kept Kilmarnock in a respectable position despite the necessity of drastically reducing the club's wage bill, reaching the 2007 Scottish League Cup Final.