1971–72 Kilmarnock F.C. season

Kilmarnock
1971–72 season
ManagerWalter McCrae[1]
Scottish First Division11th[1][2]
Scottish CupSF[3][2]
Scottish League CupGS[4][2]
Top goalscorerLeague: Ross Mathie 15[1][2]
All: Ross Mathie 18[1][2]
Highest home attendance14,707 (v Rangers, 4 March)[1][2]
Lowest home attendance2,625 (v Dundee, 22 April)[1][2]
Average home league attendance5,693[5] (down 240)

The 1971–72 season was Kilmarnock's 70th in Scottish League Competitions.

Scottish First Division

Main article: 1971–72 Scottish First Division

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 Dundee United 34 12 7 15 55 70 −15 31
10 Motherwell 34 11 7 16 49 69 −20 29
11 Kilmarnock 34 11 6 17 49 64 −15 28
12 Ayr United 34 9 10 15 40 58 −18 28
13 Morton 34 10 7 17 46 52 −6 27
Source: Soccerbase and League Tables

Match results

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock Scorer(s) Attendance
1 4 September Falkirk A 1–3 Gilmour(85) 5,897
2 11 September Ayr United H 1–2 Cook(28) 7,774
3 18 September Motherwell A 0–3 3,774
4 25 September Dundee United H 2–0 Cook(28), McSherry(89) 3,012
5 2 October Partick Thistle A 2–2 Cook(2), Maxwell(86pen) 7,491
6 9 October Aberdeen H 0–3 5,963
7 16 October East Fife A 0–2 3,495
8 23 October Heart of Midlothian H 2–2 Mathie(15), Morrison(50) 25,442
9 30 October Rangers A 1–3 Mathie(3) 3,743
10 6 November Clyde H 2–1 Maxwell(53), Mathie(60) 3,714
11 13 November Dunfermline Athletic A 1–0 Morrison(79) 4,344
12 20 November Airdrieonians H 5–2 Mathie(40,68), Morrison(53), Maxwell(58), Cook(65) 3,095
13 27 November Hibernian A 2–3 Mathie(24), Maxwell(34pen) 7,950
14 4 December Celtic A 1–5 Mathie(57) 26,824
15 11 December St Johnstone H 2–0 Cook(14), Maxwell(87pen) 3,634
16 18 December Dundee A 0–2 4,646
17 25 December Morton H 4–2 Gilmour(14), Mathie(23), Cook(52,87) 4,093
18 1 January Falkirk H 2–0 Cook(67), Mathie(74) 5,860
19 3 January Ayr United A 0–0 15,265
20 8 January Motherwell H 1–0 Mathie(64) 5,017
21 15 January Dundee United A 2–1 Mathie(7), Morrison(56) 3,255
22 22 January Partick Thistle H 1–4 Mathie(14) 7,056
23 29 January Aberdeen A 2–4 Fleming(35), Cook(64) 13,823
24 12 February East Fife H 2–3 Maxwell(6,15pen) 3,414
25 19 February Heart of Midlothian A 1–2 Morrison(37) 8,503
26 4 March Rangers H 1–2 Mathie(55) 14,707
27 11 March Clyde A 3–0 Morrison(7,83), Mathie(26) 1,987
28 21 March Dunfermline Athletic H 0–0 3,944
29 25 March Airdrieonians A 4–0 Morrison(24), Cook(45), Mathie(75), Gilmour(85) 4,065
30 3 April Hibernian H 1–1 Gordon o.g(73) 6,118
31 8 April Celtic H 1–3 Morrison(50) 12,620
32 15 April St Johnstone A 1–5 Maxwell(55pen) 2,290
33 22 April Dundee H 0–3 2,625
34 29 April Morton A 1–1 Morrison(50) 2,692

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 1971–72 Scottish League Cup

Group stage

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock Scorer(s) Attendance
G1 14 August Dundee United A 0–1 6,223
G1 18 August Motherwell H 2–1 Morrison(6), McCulloch(82) 5,138
G1 21 August Hibernian A 1–3 Beattie(81) 12,515
G1 25 August Motherwell A 0–2 3,284
G1 28 August Dundee United H 4–2 Gilmour(11), McCulloch(17), McSherry(60,63) 3,053
G1 1 September Hibernian H 0–0 4,168

Group 1 final table

P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Hibernian 6 5 1 0 14 3 11 11
2 Kilmarnock 6 2 1 3 7 9 −2 5
3 Dundee United 6 2 1 3 9 13 −4 5
4 Motherwell 6 1 1 4 7 12 −5 3

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1971–72 Scottish Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock Scorer(s) Attendance
R3 5 February Alloa Athletic H 5–1 Mathie(7,24), Maxwell(41), Morrison(70), Cook(83) 4,415
R2 26 February Elgin City A 4–1 Gerrard(43 o.g), Maxwell(44), Mathie(65), Cook(78) 6,840
QF 18 March Raith Rovers A 3–1 Dickson(60), Gilmour(80) 10,815
SF 12 April Celtic N 1–3 Cook(47) 48,398

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Rollin (1972), pp. 654.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Ross (2001), pp. 254.
  3. ^ Rollin (1972), pp. 683–65.
  4. ^ Rollin (1972), pp. 686.
  5. ^ "Average Home League Game Attendances". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 4 August 2022.

Rollin, Jack (1972). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1972–73. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0-362-00107-3.

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