Dean Shiels Cup Final, which Kilmarnock won after beating Celtic 1–0. Shiels was shortlisted for the SPFA Players' Player of the Year award, along with Jon Daly, Steven Davis and Charlie Mulgrew. Shiels rejected the offer of a new contract with Kilmarnock and left the club at the end of the season. Shiels signed for Rangers on 31 July 2012. Kilmarnock's chairman Michael Johnson believes Rangers had underestimate Kilmarnock to get Shiels. Shiels vowed to make the club win a trophy this season and revealed he turned down clubs around Europe, which he could even play in the Champions League; instead, preferring
Kenny Adamson relegation from the Scottish Championship to Scottish League Two. Due to injury, Adamson missed all of the 2016–17 season with his final match for the club coming in the Scottish League One semi-final against Queen's Park on 7 May 2016. Adamson signed for Kelty Hearts on 1 June 2017, dropping down to the SJFA East Superleague. Kenny Adamson Kenny Adamson (born 21 August 1988) is a Scottish professional football defender who plays for Kelty Hearts. Adamson has previously played for Livingston, as well as having a ten-year spell with Cowdenbeath. A member of Livingston's under 19 squad, Adamson made his