1988–89 Kilmarnock F.C. season
Kilmarnock 1988–89 football season
Kilmarnock 1988–89 season Chairman Bob Lauchlan Manager Eddie Morrison until November 1988[ 2]
Jim Fleeting from November 1988[ 3] Scottish First Division 13th Scottish Cup 3R Scottish League Cup 3R Top goalscorer League: Willie Watters 12 All: Willie Watters 13 Highest home attendance 5,387 (v Ayr United , 27 August) Lowest home attendance 1,584 (v Forfar Athletic , 18 March) Average home league attendance 2,488[ 7] (up 642)
The 1988–89 season was Kilmarnock's 87th in Scottish League Competitions. After a poor run of results, manager Eddie Morrison was sacked in November 1988.[ 8] Jim Clark initially took over as caretaker[ 9] before the club hired Jim Fleeting for the rest of the season.[ 10] Less than two months into the job, he sensationally sacked centre half Kenny Brannigan who was sent off for head butting former teammate Derek Cook three minutes into the league game with Queen of The South.[ 11] Despite a 6–0 victory in their last game, the club was relegated to the third tier at the end of the season for the first time on a goal difference by just one goal.[ 12] [ 13]
Off the field, the club were subject to two takeover bids during the season. In September, Largs businessman Hugh Scott offered £500,000 for a controlling interest in the club.[ 14] A second bid was launched in January by a consortium led by the manager's brother Bobby Fleeting.[ 15]
Scottish First Division
League table
Source:
RSSSF and statto
[ 16] Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Match results
Match Day
Date
Opponent
H/A
Score
Kilmarnock Scorer(s)
Attendance
1
13 August
Queen of the South
A
2–2[ 17]
Gilmour(51) , McGuire(70)
1,587
2
20 August
Partick Thistle
H
0–1[ 18]
2,442
3
27 August
Ayr United
H
2–0[ 19]
McGuire(39) , Marshall(60)
5,387
4
3 September
Clydebank
A
2–2[ 20]
McGuire(5) , Cuthbertson(73)
1,418
5
10 September
Airdrieonians
A
1–5[ 21]
Cook(70)
2,016
6
17 September
Clyde
H
1–2[ 22]
McDonald(12)
1,745
7
24 September
Dunfermline Athletic
A
0–3[ 23]
5,379
8
1 October
Greenock Morton
H
3–4[ 24]
Cook(4) , Martin(60) , McInnes(?)
1,865
9
8 October
Forfar Athletic
A
2–2[ 25]
McGuire(22) , Gilmour(50)
685
10
15 October
Meadowbank Thistle
A
2–0[ 26]
Montgomerie(81) , Cook(89)
1,185
11
22 October
Raith Rovers
H
1–1[ 27]
Wylde(9)
1,965
12
29 October
St Johnstone
A
0–2[ 28]
2,329
13
5 November
Falkirk
H
0–2[ 29]
2,561
14
12 November
Airdrieonians
H
0–3[ 30]
1,958
15
19 November
Clyde
A
2–0[ 31]
McFarlane(31,45)
1,028
16
26 November
Dunfermline Athletic
H
2–2[ 32]
Gilmour(57pen) , Brannigan(65)
2,761
17
3 December
Partick Thistle
A
1–0[ 33]
McFarlane(37)
2,624
18
10 December
St Johnstone
H
0–3[ 34]
2,501
19
17 December
Raith Rovers
A
0–0[ 35]
1,514
20
24 December
Meadowbank Thistle
H
1–0[ 36]
Watters(28)
2,391
21
31 December
Clydebank
H
1–0[ 37]
McLaughlin(5)
2,760
22
3 January
Ayr United
A
1–4[ 38]
Faulds(46)
8,585
23
7 January
Falkirk
A
0–2[ 39]
3,972
24
14 January
Queen of the South
H
2–1[ 40]
Derek Walker(38) , Watters(87)
2,264
25
21 January
Forfar Athletic
H
2–1[ 41]
Watters(37,74)
1,813
26
18 February
Clyde
H
0–0[ 42]
1,953
27
25 February
St Johnstone
A
2–2[ 43]
Watters(49) , Reilly(83)
2,393
28
1 March
Greenock Morton
A
2–2[ 44]
Watters(75) , Harkness(80)
1,807
29
4 March
Airdrieonians
H
1–1[ 45]
McLaughlin(82)
2,376
30
11 March
Ayr United
A
1–2[ 46]
Montgomerie(20)
5,476
31
18 March
Forfar Athletic
H
2–2[ 47]
Harkness(8) , Faulds(14)
1,586
32
25 March
Dunfermline Athletic
A
0–0[ 48]
5,906
33
1 April
Falkirk
H
0–0[ 49]
3,870
34
8 April
Meadowbank Thistle
A
2–1[ 50]
Harkness(36) , Watters(79)
866
35
15 April
Raith Rovers
H
1–2[ 51]
Harkness(16)
2,218
36
22 April
Greenock Morton
A
0–3[ 52]
1,623
37
29 April
Partick Thistle
H
0–0[ 53]
2,932
38
6 May
Clydebank
A
2–3[ 54]
Harkness(1) , Stewart(21)
1,811
39
13 May
Queen of the South
A
6–0[ 55]
Watters(39,47,54,69,87) , Reilly(61)
1,570
Scottish League Cup
Scottish Cup
See also
References
General
Rollin, Jack (1989). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1989–90 . Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0-356-17910-9 .
Ross, David (2001). Everygame-The New Official History of Kilmarnock Football Club . Kilmarnock Football Club. ISBN 0-9541653-0-6 .
Specific
External links
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