Kilmarnock guide: official ticket route, Rugby Park, Rugby Park, food and drink options, hotel bases, supporter leads, videos, images and FanChants songbook hooks.
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Understand the club, get a ticket, pick a stand or route, plan food and a hotel, and find the fan culture around Kilmarnock.
Kilmarnock profile uses official, Wikidata/Wikipedia and local map sources for stable facts, with live checks before publishing volatile ticket or venue details.
| Competition | Result | Years / seasons |
|---|---|---|
| Biggest competitive win | winner (3) | 13–2 v Saltcoats Victoria, Scottish Qualifying Cup 2nd round, 12 September 1896 |
| Worst defeat | winner (3) | 1–9 v Celtic, Scottish League Division 1, 13 August 1938 |
| Highest home attendance | winner (3) | 35, 995 v Rangers, 10 March 1962 |
| Most league goals in a season | winner (2) | Harry Cunningham (34 in 1927–28), Andy Kerr (34 in 1960–61) |
| Transfer fee paid | winner (3) | £340, 000 for Paul Wright from St Johnstone, March 1995 |
| Transfer fee received | winner (4) | £2, 200, 000 for Greg Taylor to Celtic, August 2019 |
| Scottish Football League (first tier) | winners (1) | 1964–65 |
| Scottish First Division / Scottish Championship (second tier) | winners (3) | 1897–98, 1898–99, 2021–22 |
| Scottish Cup | winners (3) | 1919–20, 1928–29, 1996–97 |
| Scottish League Cup | winners (1) | 2011–12 |
Rugby Park is the working matchday ground/ground-area for this guide; use live club and map sources for exact gates and routes.
Use the official ticket route first; membership, loyalty, resale and ID rules can change by fixture. General sale is not assumed. Check the live fixture page before promising availability, delivery method or away allocation.
| Stand / area | What to say | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Home end | home atmosphere | partly verified |
| Main stand | premium and mixed seating | partly verified |
| Opposite stand | mixed seating | partly verified |
| Away allocation | visiting supporters | partly verified |
0 chants in the FanChants catalogue.
Kilmarnock chants on FanChants [missing]
Option rows, not a single winner — different lanes for different fans.
Rugby Park · neutral · unknown
Named food, drink or entertainment option near the stadium area.
Use as one option in the wider food set; menus and opening hours need a live check.
keep with caveat: Named venue option found from public map/source data around the ground; use as one option, not a ranking.
Sources: Wagamama
Rugby Park · neutral · unknown
Named food, drink or entertainment option near the stadium area.
Use as one option in the wider food set; menus and opening hours need a live check.
keep with caveat: Named venue option found from public map/source data around the ground; use as one option, not a ranking.
Sources: Alfred Arms
Rugby Park · neutral · unknown
Named food, drink or entertainment option near the stadium area.
Use as one option in the wider food set; menus and opening hours need a live check.
keep with caveat: Named venue option found from public map/source data around the ground; use as one option, not a ranking.
Sources: Caffe Tazza D'Orro
Rugby Park · neutral · unknown
Named food, drink or entertainment option near the stadium area.
Use as one option in the wider food set; menus and opening hours need a live check.
keep with caveat: Named venue option found from public map/source data around the ground; use as one option, not a ranking.
Sources: Breeze
Rugby Park · neutral · unknown
Named food, drink or entertainment option near the stadium area.
Use as one option in the wider food set; menus and opening hours need a live check.
keep with caveat: Named venue option found from public map/source data around the ground; use as one option, not a ranking.
Sources: Papa John's
Rugby Park · neutral · unknown
Named food, drink or entertainment option near the stadium area.
Use as one option in the wider food set; menus and opening hours need a live check.
keep with caveat: Named venue option found from public map/source data around the ground; use as one option, not a ranking.
Sources: Everest Inn
Rugby Park · neutral · unknown
Named food, drink or entertainment option near the stadium area.
Use as one option in the wider food set; menus and opening hours need a live check.
keep with caveat: Named venue option found from public map/source data around the ground; use as one option, not a ranking.
Sources: Food with Friends Café
Rugby Park · neutral · unknown
Named food, drink or entertainment option near the stadium area.
Use as one option in the wider food set; menus and opening hours need a live check.
keep with caveat: Named venue option found from public map/source data around the ground; use as one option, not a ranking.
Sources: Chill Time
Area and fit, not prices. Prices and availability stay live-check fields.
| Hotel | Fit | Why it belongs | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cornerstone | near ground · station access | Practical hotel option for a ground-first football trip. keep with caveat: Named hotel option found from public map/source data around the ground; use as one option, not a ranking. | Cornerstone |
| Hayesbank B&B | near ground · station access | Practical hotel option for a ground-first football trip. keep with caveat: Named hotel option found from public map/source data around the ground; use as one option, not a ranking. | Hayesbank B&B |
| Premier Inn Ashford Central | near ground · station access | Practical hotel option for a ground-first football trip. keep with caveat: Named hotel option found from public map/source data around the ground; use as one option, not a ranking. | Premier Inn Ashford Central |
| Holiday Inn Ashford Central | near ground · station access | Practical hotel option for a ground-first football trip. keep with caveat: Named hotel option found from public map/source data around the ground; use as one option, not a ranking. | Holiday Inn Ashford Central |
| Group | Type | Geography | Public page |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kilmarnock official supporter information | official branch | official | Public page |
| Kilmarnock fan media and supporter-group search | fan media | public web | Public page |
Creator/research leads only — no embedding, cropping, transcription or clip extraction until permission and platform terms are cleared.
Kilmarnock matchday starts with Rugby Park and the surrounding Rugby Park area.
Channels: website · X · Facebook · short video
Sources: stadium, Google Maps route search
Start with the official Kilmarnock ticket route before resale or fixture-day claims.
Channels: website · X · Facebook · short video
Sources: Official ticket route or club site, Official club/team site or Wikidata official URL
Build a Kilmarnock food card from several named options near the ground, not one ranked pick.
Channels: website · X · Facebook · short video
Sources: Wagamama, Alfred Arms
Use the city and stadium-area rows to split pre-match, post-match and late-night plans.
Channels: website · X · Facebook · short video
Sources: Caffe Tazza D'Orro, Breeze
Show ground-first and night-out hotel options separately for Kilmarnock.
Channels: website · X · Facebook · short video
Sources: Cornerstone, Hayesbank B&B
Use the FanChants Kilmarnock songbook for chant-count, top-song and search hooks.
Channels: website · X · Facebook · short video
Sources: FanChants team songbook
Treat Kilmarnock supporter groups as public organisation leads, not private fan data.
Channels: website · X · Facebook · short video
Fan videos can help check chants, routes and food, but stay lead-only until permission is cleared.
Channels: website · X · Facebook · short video
Sources: YouTube public video search lead
| Image | Licence | Creator | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boyd arms on gate at Howard Park.jpg | CC BY-SA 2.0 | KFCSpike from Scotland | candidate cc |
| East Stand, Rugby Park, Kilmarnock.jpg | CC BY-SA 2.0 | Leslie Barrie | candidate cc |
| Panorama RugbyPark.jpg | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Bernd Jatzwauk Pommes104 | candidate cc |
FanChants is not affiliated with Kilmarnock. Songs are sent in by fans; FanChants does not claim to record inside stadiums.
