Liam Kelly (footballer, born 1990) assists. Later in the 2010–11 season, Paatelainen left the club to manage the Finland national team and was replaced by Kenny Shiels. In the 2011–12 season, Shiels played Kelly into the various position in midfield. On 18 March, Kelly played in the 2012 Scottish League Cup Final which Kilmarnock won after beating Celtic 1–0. Shortly before Kilmarnock were due to celebrate lifting the cup, Kelly's father suffered a heart attack next to the Kilmarnock dugout and the player left the ground to go to hospital with him. Kelly's father later died in hospital and his teammates, who had not been
Kenny Shiels several signings, the club, remained bottom of the league and a 2-0 loss against Alloa Athletic on 12 April 2014 confirmed relegation for Morton. Despite being relegated, it was initially believed that Shiels would stay on as the Greenock Morton boss for the next season, and attempt to return Morton to the Championship, similar to his experience during his time at Coleraine. However, Shiels resigned on May 2014 following a 10-2 defeat by Hamilton Academical which ended a poor season and relegation from the Scottish Championship. Immediately after the match, Shiels said in the post-match press conference, that he was