1970–71 Kilmarnock F.C. season

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Kilmarnock
1970–71 season
Manager Walter McCrae [1]
Scottish First Division 13th [1] [2]
Scottish Cup QF [3] [2]
Scottish League Cup GS [4] [2]
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup R1 [5] [2]
Top goalscorerLeague: Tommy McLean 10 [1] [2]
All: Tommy McLean 14 [1] [2]
Highest home attendance17,075 (v Celtic, 20 March) [1] [2]
Lowest home attendance3,003 (v Dundee, 9 March) [1] [2]
Average home league attendance5,933 [6] (down 791)
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1971–72  →

The 1970–71 season was Kilmarnock’s 69th in Scottish League Competitions.

Contents

Scottish First Division

Match DayDateOpponentH/AScoreKilmarnock Scorer(s)Attendance
129 August Motherwell A 1-4 Cook(75) 5,661
25 September St Mirren H 1-2 Mathie(53) 4,256
312 September Ayr United A 1-1 McLean(44) 8,488
419 September Aberdeen H 0-45,056
526 September Cowdenbeath A 2-1 Morrison(3), Gilmour(35) 3,148
63 October Heart of Midlothian H 3-0 McLean(10), Cook(19), Dickson(65) 5,365
710 October Falkirk A 0-34,018
817 October Dundee United H 2-1 McCulloch(44), Mathie(46) 3,644
924 October Morton H 2-2 Mathie(60), Cook(65) 3,743
1031 October Dundee A 0-33,578
117 November St Johnstone H 2-4 McLean(70), Mathie(89) 3,910
1214 November Celtic A 0-324,410
1321 November Hibernian A 0-16,364
1428 November Airdrieonians H 2-3 Graham(2), McLean(9) 3,912
155 December Dunfermline Athletic A 1-0 Gilmour(72) 4,164
1612 December Clyde H 1-1 Morrison(37) 3,805
1719 December Rangers A 2-4 McLean(70), Maxwell(72) 19,450
1826 December Motherwell H 0-05,323
191 January St Mirren A 3-2 T.McLean(35pen,74), Mathie(57) 5,934
202 January Ayr United H 1-1 McLean(36) 15,240
219 January Aberdeen A 0-319,032
2216 January Cowdenbeath H 2-1 Gilmour(27), Waddell(52) 4,015
2330 January Heart of Midlothian A 0-28,823
246 February Falkirk H 3-2 McCulloch(14), Morrison(18), Rennie o.g(87) 4,712
2520 February Dundee United A 2-3 McCulloch(8), Cook(68) 3,852
2627 February Morton A 0-32,324
279 March Dundee H 1-1 McLean(75pen) 3,003
2813 March St Johnstone A 3-2 Rennie o.g(9), McCulloch(25), Morrison(88) 8,513
2920 March Celtic H 1-4 Morrison(2) 17,075
3027 March Hibernian H 4-1 McCulloch(1), Gilmour(14), McLean(16pen), Cook(55) 4,209
3110 April Dunfermline Athletic H 0-05,050
3214 April Airdrieonians A 1-1 Cook(5) 2,064
3317 April Clyde A 1-0 Waddell(74) 1,537
3424 April Rangers H 1-4 McCulloch(11) 8,544

Scottish League Cup

Group stage

RoundDateOpponentH/AScoreKilmarnock Scorer(s)Attendance
G38 August Ayr United H 1-0 Mathie(89) 7,073
G312 August St Mirren A 3-1 Gilmour(6), Cook(36), Mathie(50) 4,488
G315 August Dundee A 0-27,644
G320 August St Mirren H 2-0 McLean(2,85pen) 4,931
G322 August Ayr United A 0-07,911
G326 August Dundee H 2-1 McLean(30 pen), Mathie(44) 3,280

Group 3 final table

PTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Dundee 6501124810
2 Kilmarnock 64118449
3 Ayr United 6123610–44
4 St Mirren 6015412–81

Scottish Cup

RoundDateOpponentH/AScoreKilmarnock Scorer(s)Attendance
R123 January Queen’s Park A 1-0 Waddell(17) 5,923
R213 February Morton A 2-1 McCulloch(45), Waddell(76) 6,840
QF6 March Airdrieonians H 2-3 Dickson(60), Gilmour(80) 11,572

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

RoundDateOpponentH/AScoreKilmarnock Scorer(s)Attendance
R1 L115 September Ulster Banner.svg Coleraine F.C. A 1-1 Mathie(55) 5,000
R1 L229 September Ulster Banner.svg Coleraine F.C. H 2-3 McLean (16), Morrison(22) 5,911

See also

Related Research Articles

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The 1984–85 season was Kilmarnock's 83rd in Scottish League Competitions. Manager Jim Clunie resigned in September following a poor start to the season. Only 1 win was recorded out of the first 8 matches with 5 goals scored and 20 conceded.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Williams (1971), pp. 568.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Ross (2001), pp. 253.
  3. ↑ Williams (1971), pp. 537–39.
  4. ↑ Williams (1971), pp. 542.
  5. ↑ Williams (1971), pp. 812–13.
  6. ↑ "Average Home League Game Attendances". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 30 July 2022.

Williams, Tony (1971). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1971-72. Queen Anne Press. ISBN   0-362-00094-8.

Ross, David (2001). Everygame-The New Official History of Kilmarnock Football Club. Kilmarnock Football Club. ISBN   0-9541653-0-6.

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