1975–76 Kilmarnock F.C. season explained

Club:	Kilmarnock
Season:	1975–76
Manager:	Willie Fernie
League:	Scottish Second Division
League Result:	2nd
Cup1:	Scottish Cup
Cup1 Result:	QF
Cup2:	Scottish League Cup
Cup2 Result:	GS
League Topscorer:	Ian Fallis 10
Season Topscorer:	Ian Fallis 12
Prevseason:	1974–75
Nextseason:	1976–77
Highest Attendance:	6,375 (v Partick Thistle, 13 September)
Lowest Attendance:	3,577 (v St Mirren, 4 October)
Average Attendance:	4,290^[1] (down 2,781)

The 1975–76 season was Kilmarnock's 74th in Scottish League Competitions. They finished runners up in the Scottish First Division and were promoted to the Premier Division.

Scottish First Division

See main article: article and 1975–76 Scottish First Division.

Match results

Match Day	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Kilmarnock Scorer(s)	Attendance
1	30 August	Hamilton Academical	H	4–2	Provan(28), Smith(30pen), Fallis(33), Morrison(38),	3,917
2	6 September	Airdrieonians	A	4–3	Morrison(11,14), Fallis(47), Smith(65)	3,683
3	13 September	Partick Thistle	H	0–1		6,375
4	20 September	East Fife	A	4–2	Fallis(6), Smith(45pen,89), Fleming(83)	2,607
5	27 September	Clyde	H	3–0	Fleming(36,63), Morrison(70)	3,610
6	4 October	St Mirren	H	3–1	Morrison(15,45), McLean(36)	3,577
7	11 October	Montrose	A	0–2		1,724
8	18 October	Arbroath	H	2–1	Smith(1), Fallis(71)	3,801
9	25 October	Morton	A	3–1	Fleming(33,75), Smith(44pen)	2,137
10	1 November	Falkirk	A	1–0	Smith(84)	3,862
11	8 November	Queen of the South	H	2–0	Fallis(55), Provan(58)	4,345
12	15 November	Dunfermline Athletic	A	0–1		2,673
13	22 November	Dumbarton	H	1–0	Fallis(14)	2,730
14	29 November	Clyde	A	2–0	McDicken(2), Fallis(49)	2,662
15	6 December	St Mirren	A	0–0		5,800
16	13 December	Montrose	H	1–1	McLean(77)	3,992
17	20 December	Arbroath	A	0–2		1,838
18	27 December	Greenock Morton	H	3–2	Morrison(7), Fallis(21) Smith(33)	4,344
19	1 January	Airdrieonians	H	2–1	Provan(46), Smith(62)	5,030
20	3 January	Partick Thistle	A	0–2		11,507
21	10 January	Dunfermline Athletic	H	4–0	Adair o.g(15), Fallis(20), Scott o.g.(35), Sheed(85)	3,831
22	17 January	Dumbarton	A	0–3		2,611
23	31 January	East Fife	H	2–1	Clarke(32), McCulloch(62)	4,003
24	7 February	Hamilton Academical	A	1–1	Rodman(84)	3,000
25	21 February	Falkirk	H	1–0	Fallis(6)	3,773
26	28 February	Queen of the South	A	1–2	Rodman(49)	4,557

Scottish League Cup

See main article: article and 1975-76 Scottish League Cup.

Group stage

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Kilmarnock Scorer(s)	Attendance
G4	9 August	Partick Thistle	H	1–3	Sheed(38)	4,724
G4	13 August	St Johnstone	A	1–2	Fleming(28)	2,293
G4	16 August	Dundee United	A	0–2		4,050
G4	20 August	St Johnstone	H	1–0	McCulloch(58)	2,383
G4	23 August	Dundee United	H	1–0	Fallis(69)	2,795
G4	27 August	Partick Thistle	A	1–2	Morrison(48)	5,211

Group 4 final table

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1	Partick Thistle	6	6	0	0	17	6	11	12
2	Dundee United	6	3	0	3	8	8	0	6
3	Kilmarnock	6	2	0	4	5	9	−4	4
4	St Johnstone	6	1	0	5	6	13	−7	2

Scottish Cup

See main article: article and 1975–76 Scottish Cup.

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Kilmarnock Scorer(s)	Attendance
R3	24 January	Stenhousemuir	A	1–1	Sheed(12)	1,870
R3 R	28 January	Stenhousemuir	H	1–0	Smith(72)	4,926
R4	14 February	Falkirk	H	3–1	McDicken(32,69), Holt o.g.(83)	6,454
QF	14 February	Dumbarton	A	1–2	Fallis(64)	7,796

Spring Cup

See main article: article and Spring Cup.

Group stage

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Kilmarnock Scorer(s)	Attendance
G2	10 March	Berwick Rangers	A	0–0		345
G2	13 March	Alloa Athletic	H	0–0		2,568
G2	20 March	Falkirk	H	0–1		2,072
G2	27 March	Alloa Athletic	A	2–2	Maxwell(10), C.Fleming(50)	928
G2	3 April	Berwick Rangers	H	3–1	Smith(12), Murdoch(29,74)	1,445
G2	10 April	Falkirk	A	0–2		2,257

See also

• List of Kilmarnock F.C. seasons

References

Book: Rollin, Jack . Jack Rollin. Rothmans Football Yearbook 1976–77. 1976. Queen Anne Press. 0-362-00259-2.

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

• Kilmarnock Results For Season 1873/1874

Notes and References

1. Web site: Average Home League Game Attendances . www.fitbastats.com . 13 August 2022.