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1974–75 Kilmarnock F.C. season

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Kilmarnock
1974–75 season
ManagerWillie Fernie[1]
Scottish First Division12th[1][2]
Scottish CupR3[3][2]
Scottish League CupQF[4][2]
Top goalscorerLeague: Eddie Morrison & Ian Fleming 11[1][2]
All: Ian Fleming 22[1][2]
Highest home attendance19,609 (v Rangers, 28 September)[1][2]
Lowest home attendance3,426 (v Arbroath, 30 November)[1][2]
Average home league attendance7,071[5] (up 3,432)

The 1974–75 season was Kilmarnock’s 73rd in Scottish League Competitions. They finished 12th and failed to qualify for the inaugural 10 team Scottish Premier League.

Scottish First Division

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
10 Motherwell 34 14 5 15 52 57 −5 33
11 Airdrieonians 34 11 9 14 43 55 −12 31 Relegation to Scottish First Division
12 Kilmarnock 34 8 15 11 52 68 −16 31
13 Partick Thistle 34 10 10 14 48 62 −14 30
14 Dumbarton 34 7 10 17 44 55 −11 24

Match results

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Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock Scorer(s) Attendance
1 31 August Celtic A 0–5 26,482
2 7 September Ayr United H 3–0 Sheed(51,76), Fleming(64) 7,279
3 14 September Heart of Midlothian A 1–1 Fleming(13) 7,306
4 21 September Aberdeen H 1–0 McDicken(57) 5,727
5 28 September Rangers H 0–6 19,609
6 5 October St Johnstone A 2–2 Sheed(30), Morrison(75) 2,579
7 12 October Dundee H 1–1 Smith(36) 4,951
8 19 October Motherwell A 0–2 3,628
9 2 November Partick Thistle A 2–2 Morrison(57), Sheed(62) 3,676
10 9 November Greenock Morton A 3–2 Sheed(7), McDicken(27), Smith(85) 2,155
11 13 November Hibernian H 1–1 McDicken(5) 5,240
12 16 November Dunfermline Athletic H 2–4 Fleming(3,42) 5,327
13 23 November Clyde A 2–4 Morrison(37,50) 1,605
14 30 November Arbroath H 2–2 Sheed(66), Morrison(89) 3,426
15 14 December Airdrieonians H 3–3 Fleming(8), Maxwell(22pen, 49) 3,931
16 21 December Dundee United A 4–3 Morrison(32), Maxwell(43pen), Fleming(47), Sheed(54) 4,415
17 28 December Celtic H 0–1 17,646
18 1 January Ayr United A 2–3 Smith(28), Fleming(33) 9,968
19 4 January Heart of Midlothian H 1–1 Fleming(38) 7,233
20 11 January Aberdeen A 0–4 8,462
21 1 February St Johnstone H 1–1 Morrison(5) 3,938
22 8 February Dundee A 1–4 Sheed(6) 4,835
23 15 February Rangers A 3–3 Provan(30), McDicken(45), Fallis(68) 27,157
24 22 February Motherwell H 3–1 Morrison(9,70), Maxwell(21) 6,097
25 26 February Dumbarton A 1–1 Sheed(15) 4,069
26 1 March Hibernian A 2–0 Morrison(44), Fallis(59) 7,866
27 8 March Partick Thistle H 1–1 Maxwell(80pen) 6,676
28 15 March Morton H 2–1 Smith(37), Fleming(44) 4,155
29 22 March Dunfermline Athletic A 1–1 Morrison(45) 2,594
30 29 March Clyde H 2–1 Smith(68), Maxwell(83pen) 5,054
31 5 April Arbroath A 0–0 1,439
32 12 April Dumbarton H 1–2 Fleming(85) 5,489
33 19 April Airdrieonians A 2–2 Fallis(22), McLean(33) 3,827
34 28 April Dundee United H 2–4 Fallis(30), Fleming(42) 7,589

Scottish League Cup

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Group stage

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Round Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock Scorer(s) Attendance
G6 10 August Montrose H 2–0 Fleming(40), McCulloch(65) 3,264
G6 14 August Stranraer A 5–0 Fleming(1,65,77), Smith(49,52) 1,338
G6 17 August Queen's Park A 2–0 Fleming(25,31) 3,066
G6 21 August Stranraer H 2–0 Maxwell(12pen), Morrison(27) 3,358
G6 24 August Queen's Park H 6–0 Rodman(14), Fleming(24,61), Morrison(35), Smith(50), Cook(80) 3,300
G6 28 August Montrose A 1–1 Fleming(30) 1,179

Group 6 final table

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P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Kilmarnock 6 5 1 0 18 1 17 11
2 Montrose 6 3 2 1 10 7 3 8
3 Queen's Park 6 0 3 3 2 11 −9 3
4 Stranraer 6 0 2 4 2 13 −11 2

Knockout stage

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Round Date Opponent H/A Score Hibernian Scorer(s) Attendance
QF L1 11 September Kilmarnock H 3–3 Fleming(20,24), Morrison(55) 10.022
QF L2 25 September Kilmarnock A 1–4 Morrison(8) 15,694

Scottish Cup

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Round Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock Scorer(s) Attendance
R3 29 January Heart of Midlothian A 0–2 21,054

Drybrough Cup

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Round Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock Scorer(s) Attendance
QF 27 July Hibernian A 1–2 Fallis(86) 13,272

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Rollin (1975), pp. 546.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Ross (2001), pp. 257.
  3. ^ Rollin (1975), pp. 584.
  4. ^ Rollin (1975), pp. 587–95.
  5. ^ "Average Home League Game Attendances". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 8 August 2022.

Rollin, Jack (1975). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1975–76. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0-362-00219-3.

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


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