1977–78 Kilmarnock F.C. season

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

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)

Scottish First Division
Main article: 1977–78 Scottish First Division

League table
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
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
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
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

References

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. Rollin (1978), pp. 546.
  2. 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.
  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.
  9. Alex Milligan (13 January 1978). "No sparkle from Killie". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 34. Retrieved 5 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Alex Milligan (20 January 1978). "Killie Pay The Penalty". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 39. Retrieved 5 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. Alex Milligan (27 January 1978). "Killie have to settle for a draw". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 40. Retrieved 5 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. Alex Milligan (17 February 1978). "'Big boot' a failure". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 40. Retrieved 5 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. Alex Milligan (3 March 1978). "Lowly Alloa were no danger". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 36. Retrieved 5 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. Alex Milligan (10 March 1978). "Two points thrown away at Greenock". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 39. Retrieved 5 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. Alex Milligan (24 March 1978). "Hat-trick for Ian". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 48. Retrieved 6 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. Bill McFarlan (24 March 1978). "Killie Back To Earth". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 48. Retrieved 6 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. Alex Milligan (31 March 1978). "Killie get upper hand at home". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 32. Retrieved 6 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. Bill McFarlan (7 April 1978). "80 Painful Minutes At Arbroath". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 47. Retrieved 6 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  19. Bill McFarlan (14 April 1978). "Little Sweat Was Broken". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 39. Retrieved 6 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  20. Alex Milligan (21 April 1978). "Kilmarnock were far from impressive". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 48. Retrieved 6 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  21. Alex Milligan (28 April 1978). "Killie's best in weeks". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 41. Retrieved 6 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  22. Alex Milligan (5 May 1978). "What A Season That Was". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 35. Retrieved 6 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  23. Bill McFarlan (10 February 1978). "Look Out Celtic, Here We Come". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 39. Retrieved 5 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  24. Bill McFarlan (3 March 1978). "It's Rough Justice". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 36. Retrieved 5 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  25. Alex Milligan (10 March 1978). "Steamrollered". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 39. Retrieved 5 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  26. Bill McFarlan (17 March 1978). "Killie Were Not Disgraced". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 47. Retrieved 5 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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