1969–70 Kilmarnock F.C. season
Appearance
1969–70 season | |
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Manager | Walter McCrae[1] |
Scottish First Division | 6th[2][3] |
Scottish Cup | SF[4][3] |
Scottish League Cup | GS[3] |
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | R3[5][3] |
Top goalscorer | League: Ross Mathie 21[1][3] All: Ross Mathie 30[3] |
Highest home attendance | 23,821 (v Celtic, 3 September)[3] |
Lowest home attendance | 2,223 (v Airdrieonians, 11 April)[3] |
Average home league attendance | 6,724[6] (down 1,570) |
The 1969–70 season was Kilmarnock's 68th in Scottish League Competitions.
Scottish First Division
[edit]League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 | Dundee United | 34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 62 | 64 | −2 | 38 |
6 | Dundee | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 49 | 44 | +5 | 36 |
7 | Kilmarnock | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 62 | 57 | +5 | 36 |
8 | Aberdeen | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 55 | 45 | +10 | 35 |
9 | Morton | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 35 |
Source: "1969-1970 First Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
Match results
[edit]Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Kilmarnock Scorer(s) | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 30 August | Motherwell | A | 0–1 | 6,762 | |
2 | 3 September | Celtic | H | 2–4 | Mathie(45), Morrison(85) | 23,821 |
3 | 6 September | Raith Rovers | H | 1–0 | Mathie(60) | 3,978 |
4 | 13 September | Heart of Midlothian | A | 1–4 | Morrison(26) | 8,227 |
5 | 20 September | Ayr United | H | 4–1 | Cook(3,64), Mathie(6), T.McLean(66) | 10,087 |
6 | 27 September | St Mirren | A | 2–0 | Morrison(31), Mathie(61) | 5,342 |
7 | 4 October | Partick Thistle | A | 2–2 | Gilmour(19), Strachan(89) | 4,025 |
8 | 11 October | Dundee | H | 3–0 | Morrison(34,69), Mathie(45) | 4,895 |
9 | 18 October | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 1–2 | Baillie(65 o.g) | 7,974 |
10 | 25 October | Hibernian | H | 2–2 | Mathie(33), Gilmour(65) | 7,608 |
11 | 1 November | Clyde | A | 3–2 | Morrison(7), Cook(34), Mathie(40) | 1,944 |
12 | 8 November | Morton | H | 5–2 | Dickson(38), Mathie(54,66), T.McLean(62 pen,82 pen) | 4,141 |
13 | 15 November | Rangers | A | 3–5 | Morrison(7,58), Mathie(75) | 35,499 |
14 | 29 November | Aberdeen | H | 0–2 | 5,396 | |
15 | 2 December | St Johnstone | H | 4–1 | Mathie(22,46), Morrison(27), Gilmour(82) | 3,795 |
16 | 6 December | Dundee United | A | 2–2 | Mathie(2), Morrison(69) | 5,639 |
17 | 13 December | Motherwell | H | 2–2 | T.McLean(11), Cook(53) | 5,027 |
18 | 20 December | Celtic | A | 1–3 | Morrison(24) | 31,459 |
19 | 1 January | St Mirren | H | 1–1 | T.McLean(50pen) | 7,587 |
20 | 3 January | Ayr United | A | 2–3 | Mathie(49,59) | 12,722 |
21 | 17 January | Heart of Midlothian | H | 0–0 | 5,593 | |
22 | 18 January | Raith Rovers | A | 3–2 | McDonald(83), Morrison(84), Mathie(88) | 1,713 |
23 | 11 February | Dundee United | H | 3–1 | Morrison(39), Cook(62), Mathie(84) | 4,647 |
24 | 25 February | Partick Thistle | H | 4–2 | Morrison(30,44,65), Mathie(48) | 5,173 |
25 | 28 February | Dundee | A | 0–3 | 7,666 | |
26 | 7 March | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 1–0 | Mathie(2) | 5,391 |
27 | 21 March | Clyde | H | 2–1 | T.McLean(40), Morrison(86) | 3,811 |
28 | 25 March | Hibernian | A | 1–2 | T.McLean(21) | 7,100 |
29 | 29 March | Morton | A | 1–1 | Mathie(49) | 2,680 |
30 | 1 April | Airdrieonians | A | 0–1 | 1,431 | |
31 | 4 April | Rangers | H | 2–2 | J.McLean(51), T.McLean(56 pen) | 11,135 |
32 | 4 April | Aberdeen | A | 2–2 | Mathie(23), Morrison(61) | 6,155 |
33 | 11 April | Airdrieonians | H | 1–0 | T.McLean(35) | 2,223 |
34 | 18 April | St Johnstone | A | 1–1 | Morrison(3) | 1,954 |
Scottish League Cup
[edit]Group stage
[edit]Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Kilmarnock Scorer(s) | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G3 | 9 August | Partick Thistle | A | 2–0 | Morrison(2), Gilmour(19) | 4,915 |
G3 | 13 August | St Johnstone | H | 2–3 | T.McLean(22pen) , Gilmour(64) | 5,603 |
G3 | 16 August | Dundee | A | 0–0 | 9,207 | |
G3 | 20 August | St Johnstone | A | 1–2 | J.McLean(52) | 7,313 |
G3 | 23 August | Partick Thistle | H | 6–0 | Morrison(15), W.Waddell(27,82), Mathie(38,65), T.McLean(70) | 3,472 |
G3 | 27 August | Dundee | H | 1–0 | King(44) | 3,971 |
Group 3 final table
[edit]P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | St Johnstone | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 12 | 16 |
2 | Kilmarnock | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
3 | Dundee | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
4 | Partick Thistle | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 25 | −24 | 0 |
Scottish Cup
[edit]Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Kilmarnock Scorer(s) | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R1 | 24 January | Partick Thistle | H | 3–0 | Morrison(10), Cook(43), Mathie(58) | 7,763 |
R2 | 7 February | Heart of Midlothian | H | 2–0 | Cook(3), Mathie(57) | 14,782 |
QF | 21 February | Motherwell | A | 1–0 | Mathie(69) | 16,514 |
SF | 14 March | Aberdeen | N | 0–1 | 25,812 |
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
[edit]Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Kilmarnock Scorer(s) | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R1 L1 | 16 September | ![]() |
A | 2–3 | J.McLean(2), Mathie(14) | 13,500 |
R1 L2 | 30 September | ![]() |
H | 3–1 | McGrory(42), Morrison(46) McLean (74), | 9.593 |
R2 L1 | 19 November | ![]() |
H | 4–1 | Mathie(6,75), Cook(11), Gilmour(76) | 9,535 |
R2 L2 | 26 November | ![]() |
A | 0–2 | 12,000 | |
R3 L1 | 17 December | ![]() |
H | 1–1 | Mathie(49) | 7,749 |
R3 L2 | 13 January | ![]() |
A | 0–2 | 20,000 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Williams (1970), pp. 726.
- ^ Williams (1970), pp. 413–586.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Ross (2001), pp. 252.
- ^ Williams (1970), pp. 740–2.
- ^ Williams (1970), pp. 714–7.
- ^ "Average Home League Game Attendances". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
Williams, Tony (1970). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1970–71. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0-362-00071-9.
Ross, David (2001). Everygame-The New Official History of Kilmarnock Football Club. Kilmarnock Football Club. ISBN 0-9541653-0-6.