1967–68 Kilmarnock F.C. season explained

Club:	Kilmarnock
Season:	1967–68
Manager:	Malky MacDonald until March 1968; Walter McCrae from March 1968
League:	Scottish Division One
League Result:	7th
Cup1:	Scottish Cup
Cup1 Result:	1R
Cup2:	Scottish League Cup
Cup2 Result:	QF
League Topscorer:	Eddie Morrison & Gerry Queen, 14
Season Topscorer:	Kenny Cameron, 19
Prevseason:	1966–67
Nextseason:	1968–69
Highest Attendance:	18,591 (v Celtic, 2 March)
Lowest Attendance:	2,333 (v Motherwell, 16 March)
Average Attendance:	5,694^[1] (down 2,745)

The 1967–68 season was Kilmarnock’s 66th in Scottish League competitions.

Scottish Division One

See main article: article and 1967–68 Scottish Division One.

Match results

Match Day	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Kilmarnock Scorer(s)	Attendance
1	9 September	Morton	H	3–1	Murray(32,52), McInally(33)	7,508
2	16 September	Stirling Albion	A	0–0		2,636
3	23 September	Airdrieonians	H	2–2	Cameron(32,80)	4,452
4	30 September	Dunfermline Athletic	A	2–1		3,987
5	7 October	Dundee	H	0–0		4,640
6	14 October	Falkirk	A	1–1	McIlroy(20)	3,227
7	21 October	Raith Rovers	H	1–2	Cameron(27)	3,286
8	28 October	Clyde	A	1–2	McIlroy(70)	1,663
9	11 November	Partick Thistle	H	0–3		2,719
10	15 November	Celtic	A	0–3		26,727
11	18 November	Motherwell	A	2–1	Cameron(60), Morrison(90)	2,270
12	25 November	Dundee United	A	2–3	Morrison(50), McLean(72)	5,144
13	2 December	Heart of Midlothian	H	3–2	Queen(9), Morrison(30,70)	5,558
14	9 December	Aberdeen	H	3–0	Queen(20), Morrison(51,75)	4,834
15	16 December	St Johnstone	A	1–0	Cameron(45)	2,439
16	23 December	Rangers	A	1–4	Cameron(90)	33,239
17	30 December	Hibernian	H	1–0	McLean(60)	6,460
18	1 January	Morton	A	2–3	Queen(57pen), Morrison(65)	3,762
19	2 January	Stirling Albion	H	5–2	Queen(28pen), Morrison(38.75), McIlroy(50), Thomson o.g(87)	4,743
20	20 January	Dundee	A	5–6	Morrison(10,13), McIlroy(76) Cameron(86,90)	6,310
21	3 February	Falkirk	H	3–0	Morrison(4), Queen(81), Cameron(90)	2,400
22	6 February	Dunfermline Athletic	H	1–1	Queen(88)	3,056
23	10 February	Raith Rovers	A	2–1		2,836
24	21 February	Airdrieonians	A	2–3	Queen pen(32), Gilmour(62)	2,322
25	28 February	Clyde	H	5–1	Queen(2,47), McLean(70), Cameron(82), Gilmour(89)	2,968
26	2 March	Celtic	H	0–6		18,591
27	13 March	Partick Thistle	A	0–1		1,700
28	16 March	Motherwell	H	1–1	Queen(15)	2,333
29	6 April	Aberdeen	A	1–1	Morrison(6)	5,465
30	10 April	Heart of Midlothian F.C.	A	0–1		6,000
31	13 April	St Johnstone	H	1–0	Morrison(35)	2,939
32	17 April	Dundee United	H	4–0	McFadzean(34), Dickson(65) Queen(68,78),	3,020
33	20 April	Rangers	H	1–2	McFadzean(10)	17,286
34	27 April	Hibernian	A	3–3		4,688

Scottish League Cup

See main article: article and 1967–68 Scottish League Cup.

Group stage

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Kilmarnock Scorer(s)	Attendance
G1	12 August	Dunfermline Athletic	H	2–2	Cameron(17), McInally(75)	7,269
G1	16 August	Airdrieonians	A	2–1	Cameron(15), McInally(65)	2,596
G1	19 August	Partick Thistle	H	4–0		5,892
G1	26 August	Dunfermline Athletic	A	3–1	Cameron(3,45,59)	8,155
G1	30 August	Airdrieonians	H	0–0		5,687
G1	2 September	Partick Thistle	A	0–1		3,432

Group 1 final table

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1	Kilmarnock	6	3	2	1	11	5	6	8
2	Dunfermline Athletic	6	2	2	2	11	12	−1	6
3	Airdrieonians	6	2	1	3	7	8	−1	5
4	Partick Thistle	6	2	1	3	6	10	−4	5

Knockout stage

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Kilmarnock Scorer(s)	Attendance
QF L1	13 September	Morton	A	2–3		8,777
QF L2	27 September	Morton	H	1–2	McInally(59)	14,344

Scottish Cup

See main article: article and 1967–68 Scottish Cup.

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Kilmarnock Scorer(s)	Attendance
R1	27 January	Partick Thistle	A	0–0		9,800
R1R	31 January	Partick Thistle	H	1–2	Morrison(53)	9,191

See also

• List of Kilmarnock F.C. seasons

References

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

External links

• https://www.fitbastats.com/kilmarnock/team_results_season.php

Notes and References

1. Web site: Average Home League Game Attendances . www.fitbastats.com . 15 April 2022.