The 19-year-old Blues midfielder, who is just over halfway through a one month loan spell at Boundary Park, scored the Latics fourth goal in a 4-1 home win against Chesterfield.
Kilkenny was on the end of a smart move and stepped inside his marker before shooting into the bottom corner from 10 yards to make it four goals in just four starts since joining Brian Talbots side back on 19th November.