2012 Scottish League Cup Final Scottish League Cup Final when they beat Rangers 2–0. Kilmarnock had reached the final five times before without success. Their last previous appearance was in the 2007 Scottish League Cup Final when they lost 5–1 to Hibernian. In the build-up to the match Celtic were considered the favourites and Kilmarnock the underdogs. Celtic had the chance of winning the Treble and the League Cup was the first part of that. Kilmarock manager Kenny Shiels said that he thought Celtic deserved to win the Treble and that they were the best team in Scotland. However, he also felt that his side
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