Kilmarnock

American

[kil-mahr-nuhk] / kɪlˈmɑr nək /

noun

Official Name Kilmarnock and Loudon. an administrative district in the Strathclyde region, in SW Scotland.
a city in this district, SW of Glasgow.

Kilmarnock British

/ kɪlˈmɑːnək /

noun

a town in SW Scotland, the administrative centre of East Ayrshire: associations with Robert Burns; engineering and textile industries; whisky blending. Pop: 43 588 (2001)

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There were agonising near things in 1965 and 1986 for the Tynecastle side, losing out on the old goal average system after a final-day decider at home to Kilmarnock in the former.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

He was replaced by teenage Kilmarnock winger Findlay Curtis on 81 minutes, but the on-loan Rangers man struggled to get any meaningful touches on his senior international debut.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

After Celtic got the better of fourth-placed Motherwell on Saturday, leaders Hearts slipped up at Kilmarnock and Rangers took advantage in Sunday's lunch time kick-off with a 1-0 win at St Mirren.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026

Kilmarnock, who are currently second bottom, had shown encouraging signs in their fight for survival under former Tynecastle winger Neil McCann before a brutal 5-1 defeat at Falkirk last time out.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

He woke in a fright, thinking the end of the world had come, but when he found himself alone, exclaimed, "Well, this is a poor show for Kilmarnock."

From Ever Heard This? Over Three Hundred Good Stories by Chambers, F. W.

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