1977–78 Kilmarnock F.C. season

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Kilmarnock
1977–78 season
ManagerWillie Fernie to October 1977 Davie Sneddon from October 1977
Scottish First Division6th[1][2]
Scottish CupQF[3][2]
Scottish League CupR2[4][2]
Top goalscorerLeague: Donnie McDowell 13[1][2]
All: Donnie McDowell 15[1][2]
Highest home attendance5,154 (v Queen of the South, 2 January)[1][2]
Lowest home attendance1,328 (v East Fife, 29 April)[1][2]
Average home league attendance2,862[5] (down 2,987)

The 1977–78 season was Kilmarnock’s 76th in Scottish League Competitions.

Scottish First Division[edit]

Main article: 1977–78 Scottish First Division

League table[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
4 Dumbarton 39 16 17 6 65 48 +17 49
5 Stirling Albion 39 15 12 12 60 52 +8 42
6 Kilmarnock 39 14 12 13 52 46 +6 40
7 Hamilton Academical 39 12 12 15 54 56 −2 36
8 St Johnstone 39 15 6 18 52 64 −12 36
Source: RSSSF and statto[6]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Match results[edit]

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock Scorer(s) Attendance
1 13 August Greenock Morton H 0–3 3,642
2 20 August Stirling Albion A 1–2 Murdoch(19) 2,100
3 27 August Heart of Midlothian H 1–1 McDowell(44) 5,003
4 10 September Queen of the South A 0–1 2,563
5 14 September Hamilton Academical A 1–2 Arkison(88) 1,748
6 17 September Arbroath H 3–0 McGilivray(13), McDowell(60,86) 2,195
7 24 September Airdrieonians H 0–0 2,563
8 28 September Montrose A 0–0 989
9 1 October Dundee A 1–2 McCulloch(4) 4,719
10 8 October Dumbarton H 2–2 McCulloch(4), Stein(50) 3,186
11 15 October Alloa Athletic A 2–1 McCulloch(64). Murdoch(89) 1,382
12 19 October St Johnstone H 0–1 1,905
13 22 October Greenock Morton A 2–0 Maxwell(30), McDowell(53) 4,256
14 29 October Stirling Albion H 2–3 Stein(41), Maxwell(78 pen) 2,896
15 5 November Heart of Midlothian A 2–1 McDowell(67,83) 7,703
16 12 November Queen of the South H 1–1 Provan(44) 2,494
17 19 November Arbroath A 2–2 McDowell(20), Maxwell(70) 1,192
18 26 November Airdrieonians A 2–1 Stein(8), Provan(55) 1,636
19 3 December Dundee H 1–0 McDowell(24) 3,629
20 10 December Dumbarton A 2–2 McDowell(40), Maxwell(70) 2,174
21 17 December Alloa Athletic H 3–1 Stein(25,64), McDowell(59) 2,975
22 24 December East Fife A 3–2 Stein(2), Maxwell(25), Robertson(30) 1,391
23 31 December Heart of Midlothian A 0–3[7] 13,063
24 2 January Queen of the South H 2–0[8] Maxwell(43pen), Stein(80) 5,154
25 7 January Stirling Albion A 0–0[9] 2,137
26 14 January Hamilton Academical H 1–1[10] McDowell(30) 3,548
27 21 January Airdrieonians H 1–1[11] Stein(64) 3,370
28 11 February Dumbarton H 0–1[12] 3,641
29 25 February Alloa Athletic H 4–0[13] Doherty(9), Maxwell(65), McDowell(75), Provan(81) 2,005
30 4 March Greenock Morton A 0–2[14] 4,036
31 15 March Montrose H 5–1[15] McCulloch(22,47,81), Jardine(62), McDowell(63) 1,399
32 18 March St Johnstone A 0–2[16] 1,584
33 22 March Dundee A 2–5 Maxwell(70), McCulloch(89) 5,295
34 25 March St Johnstone H 2–0[17] McCulloch(21), McDowell(55) 1,997
35 1 April Arbroath A 0–1[18] 921
36 8 April East Fife A 0–0[19] 741
37 15 April Montrose H 1–0[20] Maxwell(78pen) 1,337
38 22 April Hamilton Academical A 3–1[21] Doherty(29,68), Jardine(80) 1,337
39 29 April East Fife H 0–0[22] 1,328

Scottish League Cup[edit]

Main article: 1977-78 Scottish League Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock Scorer(s) Attendance
R2 L1 31 August St Mirren H 0–0 5,119
R2 L2 3 September St Mirren A 1–2 Fallis(46) 9,458

Scottish Cup[edit]

Main article: 1977–78 Scottish Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock Scorer(s) Attendance
R3 6 February St Mirren A 2–1[23] Maxwell(17pen), McDowell(68) 10,010
R4 27 February Celtic A 1–1[24] McDowell(30) 16,000
R4R 27 February Celtic H 1–0[25] McDicken(83) 14,137
QF 11 March Rangers A 1–4[26] McCulloch(82) 28,000

See also[edit]

References[edit]

General

Rollin, Jack (1978). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1978–79. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0-354-09043-7.

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

Specific

  1. ^ a b c d e Rollin (1978), pp. 546.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Ross (2001), pp. 260.
  3. ^ Rollin (1978), pp. 583–84.
  4. ^ Rollin (1978), pp. 586–87.
  5. ^ "Average Home League Game Attendances". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Scottish Division One 1977-1978 Season Summary". statto.com. Archived from the original on 17 December 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  7. ^ Bill McFarlan (6 January 1978). "Killie were 'hung,drawn and quartered'". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 27. Retrieved 5 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  8. ^ Alex Milligan (6 January 1978). "...But It Was Back To The winning Way At Home". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 27. Retrieved 5 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  9. ^ Alex Milligan (13 January 1978). "No sparkle from Killie". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 34. Retrieved 5 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  10. ^ Alex Milligan (20 January 1978). "Killie Pay The Penalty". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 39. Retrieved 5 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  11. ^ Alex Milligan (27 January 1978). "Killie have to settle for a draw". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 40. Retrieved 5 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  12. ^ Alex Milligan (17 February 1978). "'Big boot' a failure". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 40. Retrieved 5 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  13. ^ Alex Milligan (3 March 1978). "Lowly Alloa were no danger". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 36. Retrieved 5 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  14. ^ Alex Milligan (10 March 1978). "Two points thrown away at Greenock". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 39. Retrieved 5 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  15. ^ Alex Milligan (24 March 1978). "Hat-trick for Ian". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 48. Retrieved 6 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  16. ^ Bill McFarlan (24 March 1978). "Killie Back To Earth". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 48. Retrieved 6 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  17. ^ Alex Milligan (31 March 1978). "Killie get upper hand at home". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 32. Retrieved 6 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  18. ^ Bill McFarlan (7 April 1978). "80 Painful Minutes At Arbroath". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 47. Retrieved 6 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  19. ^ Bill McFarlan (14 April 1978). "Little Sweat Was Broken". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 39. Retrieved 6 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  20. ^ Alex Milligan (21 April 1978). "Kilmarnock were far from impressive". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 48. Retrieved 6 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  21. ^ Alex Milligan (28 April 1978). "Killie's best in weeks". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 41. Retrieved 6 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  22. ^ Alex Milligan (5 May 1978). "What A Season That Was". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 35. Retrieved 6 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  23. ^ Bill McFarlan (10 February 1978). "Look Out Celtic, Here We Come". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 39. Retrieved 5 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  24. ^ Bill McFarlan (3 March 1978). "It's Rough Justice". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 36. Retrieved 5 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  25. ^ Alex Milligan (10 March 1978). "Steamrollered". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 39. Retrieved 5 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  26. ^ Bill McFarlan (17 March 1978). "Killie Were Not Disgraced". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 47. Retrieved 5 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon

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