1997–98 Kilmarnock F.C. season explained

Club:Kilmarnock
Season:1997–98
Manager:Bobby Williamson
Stadium:Rugby Park
League:Scottish Premier Division
League Result:Fourth place
Cup1:Scottish Cup
Cup1 Result:Fourth round
Cup2:League Cup
Cup2 Result:Third round
Cup3:UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
Cup3 Result:First round
League Topscorer:Paul Wright (10)
Season Topscorer:Wright (12)
Highest Attendance:18,076 v Celtic, Premier Division, 8 April 1998
Lowest Attendance:6,588 v Motherwell, Premier Division, 8 October 1997
Average Attendance:9,125
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Prevseason:1996–97
Nextseason:1998–99

The 1997–98 season was Kilmarnock's final season in the Scottish Premier Division before the formation of the Scottish Premier League in 1998. Kilmarnock also competed in the Scottish Cup, League Cup and the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.

Summary

Season

Kilmarnock finished fourth in the Scottish Premier Division with 50 points. They reached the third round of the League Cup, losing to Stirling Albion,[1] and the fourth round of the Scottish Cup, losing to rivals Ayr United.[2] Kilmarnock also competed in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, losing to Nice in first round.[3]

Results and fixtures

Kilmarnock's score comes first

Scottish Premier Division

See main article: article and 1997–98 Scottish Premier Division.

MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
12 August 1997AberdeenA0–014,041
223 August 1997HibernianA0–49,559
313 September 1997Dundee UnitedA2–16,883Wright 15’, 53’ (pen.)
421 September 1997Dunfermline AthleticA1–15,374Wright 89’ (pen.)
524 September 1997RangersH0–315,367
627 September 1997Heart of MidlothianH0–37,875
74 October 1997CelticA0–448,165
88 October 1997MotherwellH2–16,588Vareille 31’ Burke 37’
918 October 1997St. JohnstoneH0–16,572
1025 October 1997HibernianH2–17,541Roberts 54’ Nevin 57’
111 November 1997RangersA1–449,413Mitchell 43’
128 November 1997MotherwellA1–05,346Roberts 67’ (pen.)
1315 November 1997Dundee UnitedH1–37,402Roberts 9’
1423 November 1997Heart of MidlothianA3–515,500Nevin 5’ Holt 62’ Roberts 76’ (pen.)
1529 November 1997Dunfermline AthleticH2–16,667Nevin 24’, 35’
166 December 1997CelticH0–015,632
1713 December 1997St. JohnstoneA1–14,385Mitchell 71’
1820 December 1997AberdeenH1–08,452Wright 27’
1927 December 1997HibernianA1–010,543Wright 43’
203 January 1998MotherwellH4–18,724Wright 8’, 33 Mitchell 44’ Roberts 88’
2110 January 1998Dundee UnitedA1–17,541Reilly 69’
2217 January 1998Heart of MidlothianH2–211,079Wright 40’ Reilly 76’
2331 January 1998Dunfermline AthleticA2–34,903Vareille 31’ Roberts 85’
247 February 1998St. JohnstoneH1–07,408Reilly 90’
2521 February 1998CelticA0–449,231
2624 February 1998RangersH1–115,412Wright 15’
2728 February 1998AberdeenA0–010,243
2814 March 1998Heart of MidlothianA1–115,338Henry 34’
2921 March 1998Dunfermline AthleticH3–08,230Wright 62’ (pen.) Nevin 65’ McIntyre 69’
3028 March 1998St. JohnstoneA0–14,982
318 April 1998CelticH1–218,076Burke 40’
3211 April 1998MotherwellA1–16,209Holt 28’
3318 April 1998Dundee UnitedH1–07,246Burke 2’
3425 April 1998AberdeenH2–18,212Vareille 33’, 85’
352 May 1998RangersA1–050,116Mitchell 90’
369 May 1998HibernianH1–112,393Roberts 15’

Scottish League Cup

See main article: article and 1997–98 Scottish League Cup.

Scottish Cup

See main article: article and 1997–98 Scottish Cup.

MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
Third round24 January 1998StranraerA2–04,468
Fourth round14 February 1998Ayr UnitedA0–29,286

UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup

See main article: article and 1997–98 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.

MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
Qualifying Round 1st Leg14 August 1997 ShelbourneH2–19,041Wright 66’, 90’ (Pen.)
Qualifying Round 2nd Leg28 August 1997 ShelbourneA1–18,100McIntyre 22’
First Round 1st Leg18 September 1997 NiceA1–310,812Wright 78’ (Pen.)
First Round 2nd Leg2 October 1997 NiceH1–18,402Reilly 32’

Ayrshire Cup

See main article: article and Ayrshire Cup.

Final league table

Division summary

Transfers

Players in

PlayerFromFee
Jerome Vareille MulhouseFree
Martin O'Neill Clyde£75,000
Martin Baker St MirrenSwap Deal
Pat Nevin Tranmere Rovers£60,000[6]
Gordon Marshall Celtic£150,000

Players out

PlayerToFee
Helmut Rahner FC NürnbergFree
Tom Brown St MirrenSwap Deal[7]
Gary Tallon Mansfield TownFree
Gary McCutcheon StenhousemuirLoan
Colin McKeeFree agentFree
Dragoje Leković Sporting GijónNominal[8]
Derek Anderson Ayr UnitedFree
Jim McIntyre Reading£440,000[9]
Mark Reilly ReadingFree[10]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Results for Kilmarnock for 1997–98 . londonhearts.com . 25 April 2020.
  2. Web site: Results for Kilmarnock for 1997–98 . londonhearts.com . 25 April 2020.
  3. Web site: Results for Kilmarnock for 1997–98 . londonhearts.com . 25 April 2020.
  4. Web site: Kilmarnock humiliated by first division side Stirling record historic victory . . The Herald . 21 August 1997 . 25 April 2020.
  5. Web site: Killie (0) 4 - (2) 2 Ayr Utd . KillieFC.com . 13 May 1998 . 22 October 2020.
  6. Web site: Kilmarnock finally seal Nevin signing . . The Herald . 31 July 1997 . 2 May 2020.
  7. Web site: Do You Remember? Tom Brown 1993–97. Donny Muir. killiefc.com. 4 January 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20111016074711/http://killiefc.com/DoYouRemember/TomBrown.htm. 16 October 2011. dead.
  8. Web site: A smart bit of keeping . When Saturday Comes . wsc.co.uk . 3 March 1998 . 2 May 2020.
  9. Web site: When Royals signed seven players on transfer deadline day . . BerkshireLive . 1 September 2014 . 2 May 2020.
  10. Web site: Mark Reilly - Midfielder - Madejski Men . Reading F.C. . readingfc.co.uk . 2 May 2020.