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1969–70 Kilmarnock F.C. season

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Kilmarnock
1969–70 season
ManagerWalter McCrae[1]
Scottish First Division6th[2][3]
Scottish CupSF[4][3]
Scottish League CupGS[3]
Inter-Cities Fairs CupR3[5][3]
Top goalscorerLeague: Ross Mathie 21[1][3]
All: Ross Mathie 30[3]
Highest home attendance23,821 (v Celtic, 3 September)[3]
Lowest home attendance2,223 (v Airdrieonians, 11 April)[3]
Average home league attendance6,724[6] (down 1,570)

The 1969–70 season was Kilmarnock's 68th in Scottish League Competitions.

Scottish First Division

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Main article: 1969–70 Scottish First Division

League table

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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

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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

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Main article: 1969–70 Scottish League Cup

Group stage

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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

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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

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Main article: 1969–70 Scottish Cup
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

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Main article: 1969–70 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 L1 16 September Switzerland FC Zürich A 2–3 J.McLean(2), Mathie(14) 13,500
R1 L2 30 September Switzerland FC Zürich H 3–1 McGrory(42), Morrison(46) McLean (74), 9.593
R2 L1 19 November Bulgaria Slavia Sofia H 4–1 Mathie(6,75), Cook(11), Gilmour(76) 9,535
R2 L2 26 November Bulgaria Slavia Sofia A 0–2 12,000
R3 L1 17 December Romania Dinamo Bacău H 1–1 Mathie(49) 7,749
R3 L2 13 January Romania Dinamo Bacău A 0–2 20,000

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Williams (1970), pp. 726.
  2. ^ Williams (1970), pp. 413–586.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h Ross (2001), pp. 252.
  4. ^ Williams (1970), pp. 740–2.
  5. ^ Williams (1970), pp. 714–7.
  6. ^ "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.

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