| Year formed | 1869 |
| Previous names | None |
| Present ground | Rugby Park, Kilmarnock KA1 2DP (for pictures of the ground click here) |
| Pitch measurements | 115 x 74 yards (105 x 68 metres) |
| Ground capacity | 18,128 |
| Record attendance | 35,995 v Rangers, Scottish Cup 4th round, 10 March 1962 (lost 2-4) |
| League career | Scottish Division Two: 1895 - 1899 Scottish Division One / Division 'A': 1899 - 1947 Scottish Division 'B': 1947 - 1954 Scottish Division 'A' / One: 1954 - 1975 Scottish Division One: 1975 - 1976 Scottish Premier Division : 1976 - 1977 Scottish Division One: 1977 - 1979 Scottish Premier Division: 1979 - 1981 Scottish Division One: 1981 - 1982 Scottish Premier Division: 1982 - 1983 Scottish Division One: 1983 - 1989 Scottish Division Two: 1989 - 1990 Scottish Division One: 1990 - 1993 Scottish Premier Division / League / Premiership: 1993 - . |
| First Scottish League game | 17 August 1895 v Leith Athletic, Scottish Division Two (lost 1-3) |
| Honours | |
| European | None |
| Domestic - League | Scottish Division One champions: 1964-65 Scottish Division One runners-up: 1959-60, 1960-61, 1962-63, 1963-64 Scottish Division Two champions: 1897-98, 1898-99 Scottish Division Two / One runners-up: 1953-54, 1973-74, 1975-76, 1978-79, 1981-82, 1992-93 Scottish Division Two runners-up: 1989-90 |
| Domestic - Cup | Scottish Cup winners: 1919-20, 1928-29, 1996-97 Scottish Cup runners-up: 1897-98, 1931-32, 1937-38, 1956-57, 1959-60 Scottish League Cup winners: 2010-11 Scottish League Cup runners-up: 1951-52, 1959-60, 1961-62, 1999-2000, 2005-06 Scottish Qualifying Cup winners: 1896-97 |
| Best League position | see above |
| Lowest League position | 12th, Scottish Division Two, 1950-51 |
| Furthest in Scottish Cup | see above |
| Furthest in League Cup | see above |
| Most League points | |
| 2 for a win | 58, Scottish Division Two, 1973-74 |
| 3 for a win | 67, Scottish Premier League, 2018-19 67, Scottish Championship, 2021-22 |
| Fewest League points | |
| 2 for a win | 13, Scottish Division One, 1903-04 |
| 3 for a win | 33, Scottish Premier League, 2009-10, 2019-20 |
| Most League goals scored | 96, Scottish Division Two, 1973-74 |
| Most League goals conceded | 91, Scottish Division One / Premier Division, 1937-38, 1982-83 |
| Fewest League goals scored | 21, Scottish Division One, 1901-02 |
| Fewest League goals conceded | 24, Scottish Division Two, 1898-99 |
| Most wins in a League season | 26, Scottish Division Two, 1973-74 |
| Fewest wins in a League season | 3, Scottish Premier Division, 1982-83 |
| Most draws in a League season | 17, Scottish Division One, 1981-82 |
| Fewest draws in a League season | 1, Scottish Division Two, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1897-98 |
| Most losses in a League season | 23, Scottish Premier Division, 1976-77 |
| Fewest losses in a League season | 0, Scottish Division Two, 1898-99 |
| Record win | 11-1 v Paisley Academical, Scottish Cup 1st round, 18 January 1930 |
| Record defeat | 1-9 v Celtic, Scottish Division One, 13 August 1938 |
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| Highest number of League goals scored | |
| in a season | 34, Harry 'Peerie' Cunningham, 1927-28 34, Andy Kerr, 1960-61 |
| in total | 148, Willy Culley, 1912-23 |
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| Most League appearances | 481, Alan Robertson, 1972-88 |
Most capped player | 11, Joe Nibloe for Scotland |
| Highest transfer fee received | £1,900,000 for Steven Naismith to Rangers, 2007 |
| Highest transfer fee paid | £340,000 for Paul Wright from St Johnstone, 1995 |
