1969–70 Kilmarnock F.C. season explained

Club:Kilmarnock
Season:1969–70
Manager:Walter McCrae
League:Scottish First Division
League Result:6th
Cup1:Scottish Cup
Cup1 Result:SF
Cup2:Scottish League Cup
Cup2 Result:GS
Cup3:Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
Cup3 Result:R3
League Topscorer:Ross Mathie 21
Season Topscorer:Ross Mathie 30
Prevseason:1968–69
Nextseason:1970–71
Highest Attendance:23,821 (v Celtic, 3 September)
Lowest Attendance:2,223 (v Airdrieonians, 11 April)
Average Attendance:6,724[1] (down 1,570)

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

Scottish First Division

See main article: article and 1969–70 Scottish First Division.

Match results

Match DayDateOpponentH/AScoreKilmarnock Scorer(s)Attendance
130 AugustMotherwellA0–16,762
23 SeptemberCelticH2–4Mathie(45), Morrison(85)23,821
36 SeptemberRaith RoversH1–0Mathie(60)3,978
413 SeptemberHeart of MidlothianA1–4Morrison(26)8,227
520 SeptemberAyr UnitedH4–1Cook(3,64), Mathie(6), T.McLean(66)10,087
627 SeptemberSt MirrenA2–0Morrison(31), Mathie(61)5,342
74 OctoberPartick ThistleA2–2Gilmour(19), Strachan(89)4,025
811 OctoberDundeeH3–0Morrison(34,69), Mathie(45)4,895
918 OctoberDunfermline AthleticA1–2Baillie(65 o.g)7,974
1025 OctoberHibernianH2–27,608
111 NovemberClydeA3–21,944
128 NovemberMortonH5–2Dickson(38), Mathie(54,66), T.McLean(62 pen,82 pen)4,141
1315 NovemberRangersA3–535,499
1429 NovemberAberdeenH0–25,396
152 DecemberSt JohnstoneH4–1Mathie(22,46), Morrison(27), Gilmour(82)3,795
166 DecemberDundee UnitedA2–2Mathie(2), Morrison(69)5,639
1713 DecemberMotherwellH2–2T.McLean(11), Cook(53)5,027
1820 DecemberCelticA1–3Morrison(24)31,459
191 JanuarySt MirrenH1–1T.McLean(50pen)7,587
203 JanuaryAyr UnitedA2–3Mathie(49,59)12,722
2117 JanuaryHeart of MidlothianH0–05,593
2218 JanuaryRaith RoversA3–2McDonald(83), Morrison(84), Mathie(88)1,713
2311 FebruaryDundee UnitedH3–1Morrison(39), Cook(62), Mathie(84)4,647
2425 FebruaryPartick ThistleH4–2Morrison(30,44,65), Mathie(48)5,173
2528 FebruaryDundeeA0–37,666
267 MarchDunfermline AthleticH1–0Mathie(2)5,391
2721 MarchClydeH2–1T.McLean(40), Morrison(86)3,811
2825 MarchHibernianA1–2T.McLean(21)7,100
2929 MarchMortonA1–1Mathie(49)2,680
301 AprilAirdrieoniansA0–11,431
314 AprilRangersH2–2J.McLean(51), T.McLean(56 pen)11,135
324 AprilAberdeenA2–2Mathie(23), Morrison(61)6,155
3311 AprilAirdrieoniansH1–0T.McLean(35)2,223
3418 AprilSt JohnstoneA1–1Morrison(3)1,954

Scottish League Cup

See main article: article and 1969–70 Scottish League Cup.

Group stage

RoundDateOpponentH/AScoreKilmarnock Scorer(s)Attendance
G39 AugustPartick ThistleA2–0Morrison(2), Gilmour(19)4,915
G313 AugustSt JohnstoneH2–35,603
G316 AugustDundeeA0–09,207
G320 AugustSt JohnstoneA1–2J.McLean(52)7,313
G323 AugustPartick ThistleH6–03,472
G327 AugustDundeeH1–0King(44)3,971

Group 3 final table

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1St Johnstone66002261216
2Kilmarnock631212577
3Dundee62137615
4Partick Thistle6006125−240

Scottish Cup

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RoundDateOpponentH/AScoreKilmarnock Scorer(s)Attendance
R124 JanuaryPartick ThistleH3–0Morrison(10), Cook(43), Mathie(58)7,763
R27 FebruaryHeart of MidlothianH2–0Cook(3), Mathie(57)14,782
QF21 FebruaryMotherwellA1–0Mathie(69)16,514
SF14 MarchAberdeenN0–125,812

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

See main article: 1969–70 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.

RoundDateOpponentH/AScoreKilmarnock Scorer(s)Attendance
R1 L116 September FC ZürichA2–313,500
R1 L230 September FC ZürichH3–1McGrory(42), Morrison(46) McLean (74),9.593
R2 L119 November Slavia SofiaH4–1Mathie(6,75), Cook(11), Gilmour(76)9,535
R2 L226 November Slavia SofiaA0–212,000
R3 L117 December Dinamo BacăuH1–1Mathie(49)7,749
R3 L213 January Dinamo BacăuA0–220,000

See also

References

Book: Williams, Tony . Tony Williams (editor). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1970–71. 1970. Queen Anne Press. 0-362-00071-9.

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Average Home League Game Attendances . www.fitbastats.com . 29 April 2022.