1981–82 Kilmarnock F.C. season explained

Club:	Kilmarnock
Season:	1981–82
Chairman:	Tom Lauchlan^[1]
Manager:	Jim Clunie
League:	Scottish First Division
League Result:	2nd
Cup1:	Scottish Cup
Cup1 Result:	QF
Cup2:	Scottish League Cup
Cup2 Result:	GS
League Topscorer:	John Bourke 14
Season Topscorer:	John Bourke 19
Prevseason:	1980–81
Nextseason:	1982–83
Highest Attendance:	9,997 (v Heart of Midlothian, 8 May)
Lowest Attendance:	1,308 (v Clydebank, 21 April)
Average Attendance:	2,643^[2] (down 1,864)

The 1981–82 season was Kilmarnock's 80th in Scottish League Competitions. They finished in 2nd place after a very impressive run of only 1 defeat in the last 20 league matches(to eventual champions Motherwell) and were promoted at the end of the season to the Premier Division.

Scottish First Division

See main article: 1981–82 Scottish First Division.

Match results

Match Day	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Kilmarnock Scorer(s)	Attendance
1	29 August	Motherwell	H	2–0^[3]	Carson o.g.(10), Gallacher(86)	2,694
2	5 September	Heart of Midlothian	A	1–0^[4]	Robertson(6)	4,796
3	8 September	Clydebank	A	0–0		1,012
4	12 September	Ayr United	H	1–1^[5]	Gallacher(76)	5,477
5	16 September	Queen of the South	A	1–1	Clarke(37)	1,722
6	19 September	Queen's Park	H	0–0^[6]		2,337
7	23 September	St Johnstone	A	2–0		1,734
8	29 September	East Stirlingshire	A	1–2^[7]	McCready(19)	707
9	3 October	Dunfermline Athletic	H	0–1^[8]		2,137
10	10 October	Falkirk	H	2–2^[9]	Eadie(33,54)	1,423
11	17 October	Hamilton Academical	A	2–1^[10]	Gallacher(68), Bourke(87)	1,747
12	24 October	Dumbarton	A	2–0^[11]	Mauchlen(67), Clark(77)	799
13	31 October	Raith Rovers	H	1–1^[12]	Gallacher(27)	1,859
14	7 November	Heart of Midlothian	H	0–0^[13]		3,348
15	14 November	Motherwell	A	0–2^[14]		5,068
16	21 November	Queen of the South	H	0–0^[15]		1,591
17	28 November	East Stirlingshire	H	2–0^[16]		1,391
18	5 December	Dunfermline Athletic	A	2–1^[17]	McBride(14), McDicken(23)	1,665
19	12 December	St Johnstone	H	0–2^[18]		1,811
20	16 January	Hamilton Academical	H	2–2^[19]	Mauchlen(13), Bryson(32pen)	1,480
21	30 January	Dumbarton	H	0–0^[20]		1,346
22	17 February	Falkirk	A	2–2	Bourke(7,19)	1,115
23	20 February	Queen's Park	A	2–0^[21]		1,253
24	27 February	Ayr United	H	1–1^[22]	McGivern(49)	4,041
25	10 March	Dunfermline Athletic	H	2–0	Bryson(77pen), Bourke(89)	1,356
26	13 March	Raith Rovers	A	3–0^[23]		1,220
27	17 March	Ayr United	A	1–1	McDicken(90)	3,663
28	20 March	Falkirk	H	4–1^[24]		1,905
29	27 March	Motherwell	A	0–1^[25]		4,816
30	30 March	Queen's Park	A	3–2^[26]		1,197
31	3 April	Clydebank	H	0–0^[27]		2,087
32	6 April	Raith Rovers	A	3–3^[28]	Bryson(1), Clarke(45), Bourke(76)	1,401
33	10 April	St Johnstone	A	3–1^[29]		2,209
34	17 April	Hamilton Academical	H	0–0^[30]		1,878
35	21 April	Clydebank	H	2–0	Bourke(23,52)	1,308
36	24 April	Dumbarton	A	2–0^[31]	McDicken(62,82)	715
37	1 May	East Stirlingshire	A	5–1		482
38	8 May	Heart of Midlothian	H	0–0^[32]		9,997
39	15 May	Queen of the South	H	6–0^[33]	Gallacher(6,8), Robertson o.g(26), Armstrong(38), McDicken(44), Bourke(60)	2,363

Scottish League Cup

See main article: article and 1981-82 Scottish League Cup.

Group stage

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Kilmarnock Scorer(s)	Attendance
G3	8 August	Aberdeen	A	0–3		8,094
G3	12 August	Airdrieonians	H	1–1	Bourke(80)	1,901
G3	15 August	Heart of Midlothian	A	1–1^[34]	Wilson(81pen)	7,746
G3	19 August	Airdrieonians	A	1–0	Bourke(11)	1,380
G3	22 August	Aberdeen	H	0–3^[35]		3,118
G3	26 August	Heart of Midlothian	H	2–0		1,388

Group 3 final table

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1	Aberdeen	6	4	1	1	12	1	11	9
2	Kilmarnock	6	2	2	2	5	8	−3	6
3	Heart of Midlothian	6	2	1	3	5	9	−4	5
4	Airdrieonians	6	1	2	3	4	8	−4	4

Scottish Cup

See main article: 1981–82 Scottish Cup.

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Kilmarnock Scorer(s)	Attendance
R3	6 February	Montrose	H	1–0^[36]	Bourke(85)	1,441
R4	13 February	St Johnstone	H	3–1^[37]	McGivern(25), Bourke(59,87)	2,693
QF	6 March	Aberdeen	A	2–4^[38]		9,000

See also

• List of Kilmarnock F.C. seasons

References

General

Book: Rollin, Jack . Jack Rollin (author). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1982–83. 1982. Queen Anne Press. 0-356-07888-4.

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

Specific

External links

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

Notes and References

1. News: Alex Milligan . Director Retires . 30 September 2023 . . 21 May 1982 . 56 . Newspapers.com.
2. Web site: Average Home League Game Attendances . www.fitbastats.com . 18 September 2022.
3. News: Alex Milligan . A fair start . 29 September 2023 . . 4 September 1981 . 56 . Newspapers.com.
4. News: Alex Milligan . Killie Cool In Defence . 29 September 2023 . . 11 September 1981 . 56 . Newspapers.com.
5. News: Alex Milligan . A Gallagher spectacular . 29 September 2023 . . 18 September 1981 . 72 . Newspapers.com.
6. News: Alex Milligan . Old fault still there . 29 September 2023 . . 25 September 1981 . 72 . Newspapers.com.
7. News: Alex Milligan . What a waste . 29 September 2023 . . 2 October 1981 . 64 . Newspapers.com.
8. News: Alex Milligan . Pathetic display . 29 September 2023 . . 9 October 1981 . 72 . Newspapers.com.
9. News: Alex Milligan . Promotion hopes-another setback . 29 September 2023 . . 16 October 1981 . 72 . Newspapers.com.
10. News: Alex Milligan . Win put Killie back on course . 29 September 2023 . . 23 October 1981 . 72 . Newspapers.com.
11. News: Roy Beers . Two goals snatched in ten minutes . 29 September 2023 . . 30 October 1981 . 72 . Newspapers.com.
12. News: Alex Milligan . What a let-down . 29 September 2023 . . 6 November 1981 . 72 . Newspapers.com.
13. News: Alex Milligan . Heart breaking . 30 September 2023 . . 13 November 1981 . 72 . Newspapers.com.
14. News: Alex Milligan . Weak in finishing . 30 September 2023 . . 20 November 1981 . 80 . Newspapers.com.
15. News: Alex Milligan . Getting worse . 30 September 2023 . . 27 November 1981 . 72 . Newspapers.com.
16. News: Alex Milligan . Back in the race . 30 September 2023 . . 4 December 1981 . 72 . Newspapers.com.
17. News: Alex Milligan . Fifth away league win . 30 September 2023 . . 11 December 1981 . 72 . Newspapers.com.
18. News: Alex Milligan . Two-goal defeat loses Killie second top spot . 30 September 2023 . . 18 December 1981 . 56 . Newspapers.com.
19. News: Alex Milligan . No Good . 30 September 2023 . . 22 January 1982 . 56 . Newspapers.com.
20. News: Alex Milligan . Yet another poor home performance from Killie . 30 September 2023 . . 5 February 1982 . 56 . Newspapers.com.
21. News: Alex Milligan . Another star for Bourke . 30 September 2023 . . 26 February 1982 . 72 . Newspapers.com.
22. News: Alex Milligan . Ayr turn tide . 30 September 2023 . . 5 March 1982 . 58 . Newspapers.com.
23. News: Alex Milligan . Valuable points . 30 September 2023 . . 19 March 1982 . 64 . Newspapers.com.
24. News: Alex Milligan . Notable victory . 30 September 2023 . . 26 March 1982 . 72 . Newspapers.com.
25. News: Alex Milligan . Ref too lenient . 30 September 2023 . . 2 April 1982 . 56 . Newspapers.com.
26. News: Alex Milligan . Spiders Caught . 30 September 2023 . . 2 April 1982 . 56 . Newspapers.com.
27. News: Alex Milligan . Midfield flops . 30 September 2023 . . 9 April 1982 . 56 . Newspapers.com.
28. News: Alex Milligan . And so it draws on... . 30 September 2023 . . 9 April 1982 . 56 . Newspapers.com.
29. News: Alex Milligan . Ninth away win . 30 September 2023 . . 16 April 1982 . 64 . Newspapers.com.
30. News: Alex Milligan . Killie's boring home game . 30 September 2023 . . 23 April 1982 . 64 . Newspapers.com.
31. News: Alex Milligan . Bourke sets 'em up . 30 September 2023 . . 30 April 1982 . 64 . Newspapers.com.
32. News: Alex Milligan . Poor Show . 30 September 2023 . . 14 May 1982 . 64 . Newspapers.com.
33. News: Alex Milligan . What A Finish! . 30 September 2023 . . 21 May 1982 . 56 . Newspapers.com.
34. News: Alex Milligan . They had to settle for a single point . 29 September 2023 . . 21 August 1981 . 48 . Newspapers.com.
35. News: Alex Milligan . Classy Dons too good for Killie . 29 September 2023 . . 28 August 1981 . 56 . Newspapers.com.
36. News: Alex Milligan . Headed Goal-And Killie Meet St Johnstone In cup Round 4 . 30 September 2023 . . 12 February 1982 . 64 . Newspapers.com.
37. News: Alex Milligan . Bourke Stars As Killie K.O Saints . 30 September 2023 . . 19 February 1982 . 67 . Newspapers.com.
38. News: Alex Milligan . Bizarre . 30 September 2023 . . 12 March 1982 . 64 . Newspapers.com.