1973–74 Kilmarnock F.C. season
Appearance
1973–74 season | |
---|---|
Manager | Walter McCrae to October 1973, Willie Fernie from October 1973 |
Scottish Second Division | 2nd[1][2] |
Scottish Cup | R3[3][2] |
Scottish League Cup | SF[4][2] |
Top goalscorer | League: Ian Fleming 33[1][2] All: Ian Fleming 35[1][2] |
Highest home attendance | 5,675 (v Stirling Albion, 27 April)[1][2] |
Lowest home attendance | 2,213 (v Berwick Rangers, 2 October)[1][2] |
Average home league attendance | 3,639[5] (down 827) |
The 1973–74 season was Kilmarnock’s 72nd in Scottish League Competitions. They finished as runners-up in the Scottish Second Division and were promoted back to the First Division after 1 season in the 2nd tier.
Scottish Second Division
[edit]League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Airdrieonians | 36 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 102 | 25 | +77 | 60 | Promotion to the 1974–75 First Division |
2 | Kilmarnock | 36 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 96 | 44 | +52 | 58 | |
3 | Hamilton Academical | 36 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 68 | 38 | +30 | 55 | |
4 | Queen of the South | 36 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 73 | 41 | +32 | 47 | |
5 | Berwick Rangers | 36 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 53 | 35 | +18 | 45 |
Source: "1973-1974 Second Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
Match results
[edit]Scottish League Cup
[edit]Group stage
[edit]Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Kilmarnock Scorer(s) | Attendance |
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G5 | 11 August | East Stirlingshire | A | 2–3 | Smith(27),Cameron(64) | 1,060 |
G5 | 15 August | Hamilton Academical | H | 0–0 | 3,169 | |
G5 | 18 August | Queen's Park | H | 2–0 | Morrison(27), Smith(90) | 2,591 |
G5 | 22 August | Hamilton Academical | A | 4–0 | McSherry(7), Smith(40), Stevenson(45), Morrison(58) | 2,450 |
G5 | 25 August | Queen's Park | A | 1–1 | Sheed(31) | 3,300 |
G5 | 29 August | East Stirlingshire | H | 4–0 | Morrison(6,90), Maxwell(56,77pen) | 2,805 |
Group 5 final table
[edit]P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kilmarnock | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 8 |
2 | East Stirlingshire | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 7 |
3 | Hamilton Academical | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 5 |
4 | Queen's Park | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 4 |
Knockout stage
[edit]Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Kilmarnock Scorer(s) | Attendance |
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R2 L1 | 12 September | St Johnstone | A | 0–1 | 3,600 | |
R2 L2 | 25 September | St Johnstone | H | 3–1 | Maxwell(6), Fleming(27), McSherry(103) | 3,478 |
QF L1 | 30 October | Albion Rovers | A | 0–2 | 2,821 | |
QF L2 | 25 September | Albion Rovers | H | 5–2 | Robertson(3), Morrison(4), Maxwell(30pen), Fleming(44), Cook(88) | 5,287 |
SF | 5 December | Dundee | N | 0–1 | 4,682 |
Scottish Cup
[edit]Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Kilmarnock Scorer(s) | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R3 | 26 January | Hibernian | A | 2–5 | Morrison(13,19) | 14,241 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Rollin (1974), pp. 606.
- ^ a b c d e f g Ross (2001), pp. 256.
- ^ Rollin (1974), pp. 642.
- ^ Rollin (1974), pp. 645–54.
- ^ "Average Home League Game Attendances". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
Rollin, Jack (1974). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1974–75. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0-362-00171-5.
Ross, David (2001). Everygame-The New Official History of Kilmarnock Football Club. Kilmarnock Football Club. ISBN 0-9541653-0-6.