The 2018-19 campaign delivered a spectacular, historic season for Kilmarnock as The Killie, under the shrewd guidance of manager Steve Clarke, surged to a magnificent 3rd-place finish in the Scottish Premiership, their highest league position in 53 years. Leading the charge was the clinical forward Eamonn Brophy, whose 11 league goals were decisive in a campaign built on a club-record points tally and rock-solid consistency. It was a momentous year that, in the club's 150th anniversary, secured a glorious return to European football, dramatically sealed by Brophy's 89th-minute penalty winner on the final day against rivals Rangers.