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Kilmarnock – Fast Facts

  • Kilmarnock are the oldest professional club in the country
  • The capacity of Rugby Park is 18,128
  • Dundee and Kilmarnock were both founded in a Temperance Hotel
  • The last three matches between the clubs have all resulted in a draw
  • Dundee are unbeaten on their last five visits to Rugby Park
  • Dundee didn’t win at Rugby Park until their sixth visit, a 2-0 win on December 13th 1903 thanks to goals from Sam Gilligan and Willie White
  • Kilmarnock have been Champions of Scotland on one occasion, three years after Dundee in 1964/65
  • Dundee defeated Kilmarnock 4-1 at Rugby Park in their Championship winning season thanks to goals from Charlie Cooke (2), Steve Murray and Hugh Robertson
  • The Rugby Park playing surface is a FIFA 2 star FieldTurf artificial pitch installed in 2014
  • Kilmarnock’s highest transfer fee received is £1,900,000 for Steven Naismith to Rangers on August 31st 2007.
  • Kilmarnock have seven different nationalities in their first team squad
  • Dundee defeated 5-2 at Dens in their Championship season with Andy Penman scoring a hat-trick a year after breaking a leg against Killie

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