1969–70 Kilmarnock F.C. season

The 1969–70 season was Kilmarnock's 68th in Scottish League Competitions.

Kilmarnock
1969–70 season
ManagerWalter McCrae[1]
Scottish First Division6th[2][3]
Scottish CupSF[4][3]
Scottish League CupGS[3]
Inter-Cities Fairs CupR3[5][3]
Top goalscorerLeague: Ross Mathie 21[1][3]
All: Ross Mathie 30[3]
Highest home attendance23,821 (v Celtic, 3 September)[3]
Lowest home attendance2,223 (v Airdrieonians, 11 April)[3]
Average home league attendance6,724[6] (down 1,570)

Scottish First Division
Main article: 1969–70 Scottish First Division

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
5 Dundee United 34 16 6 12 62 64 −2 38
6 Dundee 34 15 6 13 49 44 +5 36
7 Kilmarnock 34 13 10 11 62 57 +5 36
8 Aberdeen 34 14 7 13 55 45 +10 35
9 Morton 34 13 9 12 52 52 0 35
Source: "1969-1970 First Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 29 April 2021.

Match results
Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock Scorer(s) Attendance
1 30 August Motherwell A 0–1 6,762
2 3 September Celtic H 2–4 Mathie(45), Morrison(85) 23,821
3 6 September Raith Rovers H 1–0 Mathie(60) 3,978
4 13 September Heart of Midlothian A 1–4 Morrison(26) 8,227
5 20 September Ayr United H 4–1 Cook(3,64), Mathie(6), T.McLean(66) 10,087
6 27 September St Mirren A 2–0 Morrison(31), Mathie(61) 5,342
7 4 October Partick Thistle A 2–2 Gilmour(19), Strachan(89) 4,025
8 11 October Dundee H 3–0 Morrison(34,69), Mathie(45) 4,895
9 18 October Dunfermline Athletic A 1–2 Baillie(65 o.g) 7,974
10 25 October Hibernian H 2–2 Mathie(33), Gilmour(65) 7,608
11 1 November Clyde A 3–2 Morrison(7), Cook(34), Mathie(40) 1,944
12 8 November Morton H 5–2 Dickson(38), Mathie(54,66), T.McLean(62 pen,82 pen) 4,141
13 15 November Rangers A 3–5 Morrison(7,58), Mathie(75) 35,499
14 29 November Aberdeen H 0–2 5,396
15 2 December St Johnstone H 4–1 Mathie(22,46), Morrison(27), Gilmour(82) 3,795
16 6 December Dundee United A 2–2 Mathie(2), Morrison(69) 5,639
17 13 December Motherwell H 2–2 T.McLean(11), Cook(53) 5,027
18 20 December Celtic A 1–3 Morrison(24) 31,459
19 1 January St Mirren H 1–1 T.McLean(50pen) 7,587
20 3 January Ayr United A 2–3 Mathie(49,59) 12,722
21 17 January Heart of Midlothian H 0–0 5,593
22 18 January Raith Rovers A 3–2 McDonald(83), Morrison(84), Mathie(88) 1,713
23 11 February Dundee United H 3–1 Morrison(39), Cook(62), Mathie(84) 4,647
24 25 February Partick Thistle H 4–2 Morrison(30,44,65), Mathie(48) 5,173
25 28 February Dundee A 0–3 7,666
26 7 March Dunfermline Athletic H 1–0 Mathie(2) 5,391
27 21 March Clyde H 2–1 T.McLean(40), Morrison(86) 3,811
28 25 March Hibernian A 1–2 T.McLean(21) 7,100
29 29 March Morton A 1–1 Mathie(49) 2,680
30 1 April Airdrieonians A 0–1 1,431
31 4 April Rangers H 2–2 J.McLean(51), T.McLean(56 pen) 11,135
32 4 April Aberdeen A 2–2 Mathie(23), Morrison(61) 6,155
33 11 April Airdrieonians H 1–0 T.McLean(35) 2,223
34 18 April St Johnstone A 1–1 Morrison(3) 1,954

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 1969–70 Scottish League Cup

Group stage
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock Scorer(s) Attendance
G3 9 August Partick Thistle A 2–0 Morrison(2), Gilmour(19) 4,915
G3 13 August St Johnstone H 2–3 T.McLean(22pen) , Gilmour(64) 5,603
G3 16 August Dundee A 0–0 9,207
G3 20 August St Johnstone A 1–2 J.McLean(52) 7,313
G3 23 August Partick Thistle H 6–0 Morrison(15), W.Waddell(27,82), Mathie(38,65), T.McLean(70) 3,472
G3 27 August Dundee H 1–0 King(44) 3,971

Group 3 final table
P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 St Johnstone 6 6 0 0 22 6 12 16
2 Kilmarnock 6 3 1 2 12 5 7 7
3 Dundee 6 2 1 3 7 6 1 5
4 Partick Thistle 6 0 0 6 1 25 −24 0

Scottish Cup
Main article: 1969–70 Scottish Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 24 January Partick Thistle H 3–0 Morrison(10), Cook(43), Mathie(58) 7,763
R2 7 February Heart of Midlothian H 2–0 Cook(3), Mathie(57) 14,782
QF 21 February Motherwell A 1–0 Mathie(69) 16,514
SF 14 March Aberdeen N 0–1 25,812

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
Main article: 1969–70 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 L1 16 September FC Zürich A 2–3 J.McLean(2), Mathie(14) 13,500
R1 L2 30 September FC Zürich H 3–1 McGrory(42), Morrison(46) McLean (74), 9.593
R2 L1 19 November Slavia Sofia H 4–1 Mathie(6,75), Cook(11), Gilmour(76) 9,535
R2 L2 26 November Slavia Sofia A 0–2 12,000
R3 L1 17 December Dinamo Bacău H 1–1 Mathie(49) 7,749
R3 L2 13 January Dinamo Bacău A 0–2 20,000

See also

References
  1. Williams (1970), pp. 726.
  2. Williams (1970), pp. 413–586.
  3. Ross (2001), pp. 252.
  4. Williams (1970), pp. 740–2.
  5. Williams (1970), pp. 714–7.
  6. "Average Home League Game Attendances". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 29 April 2022.

Williams, Tony (1970). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1970–71. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0-362-00071-9.

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

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