1970–71 Kilmarnock F.C. season

The 1970–71 season was Kilmarnock’s 69th in Scottish League Competitions.

Kilmarnock
1970–71 season
ManagerWalter McCrae
Scottish First Division13th
Scottish CupQF
Scottish League CupGS
Top goalscorerLeague: Tommy McLean 10
All: Tommy McLean 14
Highest home attendance17,075 (v Celtic, 20 March)
Lowest home attendance3,003 (v Dundee, 9 March)
Average home league attendance5,933[1] (down 791)

Scottish First Division
Main article: 1970–71 Scottish First Division
Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock Scorer(s) Attendance
1 29 August Motherwell A 1-4 Cook(?) 5,661
2 5 September St Mirren H 1-2 Mathie(53) 4,256
3 12 September Ayr United A 1-1 McLean(44) 8,488
4 19 September Aberdeen H 0-4 5,056
5 26 September Cowdenbeath A 2-1 Morrison(3), Gilmour(35) 3,148
6 3 October Heart of Midlothian H 3-0 McLean(10), Cook(19), Dickson(65) 5,365
7 10 October Falkirk A 0-3 4,018
8 17 October Dundee United H 2-1 McCulloch(44), Mathie(46) 3,644
9 24 October Morton H 2-2 Mathie(60), Cook(65) 3,743
10 31 October Dundee A 0-3 3,578
11 7 November St Johnstone H 2-4 McLean(70), Mathie(89) 3,910
12 14 November Celtic A 0-3 24,410
13 21 November Hibernian A 0-1 6,364
14 28 November Airdrieonians H 2-3 Graham(2), McLean(9) 3,912
15 5 December Dunfermline Athletic A 1-0 Gilmour(72), 4,164
16 12 December Clyde H 1-1 Morrison(37) 3,805
17 19 December Rangers A 2-4 McLean(70), Maxwell(72) 19,450
18 26 December Motherwell H 0-0 5,323
19 1 January St Mirren A 3-2 T.McLean(?, ?pen), Mathie(?) 5,934
20 2 January Ayr United H 1-1 McLean(36) 15,240
21 9 January Aberdeen A 0-3 19,032
22 16 January Cowdenbeath H 2-1 Gilmour(27), Waddell(52) 4,015
23 30 January Heart of Midlothian A 0-2 8,823
24 6 February Falkirk H 3-2 McCulloch(14), Morrison(18), Rennie o.g(87) 4,712
25 20 February Dundee United A 2-3 McCulloch(8), Cook(68) 3,852
26 27 February Morton A 0-3 2,324
27 9 March Dundee H 1-1 McLean(75pen) 3,003
28 13 March St Johnstone A 3-2 Rennie o.g(9), McCulloch(25), Morrison(?) 8,513
29 20 March Celtic H 1-4 Morrison(2) 17,075
30 27 March Hibernian H 4-1 McCulloch(1), Gilmour(14), McLean(16pen), Cook(55) 4,209
31 10 April Dunfermline Athletic H 0-0 5,050
32 14 April Airdrieonians A 1-1 Cook(?) 2,064
33 17 April Clyde A 1-0 Waddell(74) 1,537
34 24 April Rangers H 1-4 McCulloch(11) 8,544

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 1970–71 Scottish League Cup

Group stage
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock Scorer(s) Attendance
G3 8 August Ayr United H 1-0 Mathie(89) 7,073
G3 12 August St Mirren A 3-1 Gilmour(6), Cook(36), Mathie(50) 4,488
G3 15 August Dundee A 0-2 7,644
G3 20 August St Mirren H 2-0 McLean(2,85pen) 4,931
G3 22 August Ayr United A 0-0 7,911
G3 26 August Dundee H 2-1 McLean(30 pen), Mathie(44) 3,280

Group 3 final table
P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Dundee 6 5 0 1 12 4 8 10
2 Kilmarnock 6 4 1 1 8 4 4 9
3 Ayr United 6 1 2 3 6 10 –4 4
4 St Mirren 6 0 1 5 4 12 –8 1

Scottish Cup
Main article: 1970–71 Scottish Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 23 January Queen’s Park A 1-0 Waddell(17) 5,923
R2 13 February Morton A 2-1 McCulloch(45), Waddell(76) 6,840
QF 6 March Airdrieonians H 2-3 Dickson(60), Gilmour(80) 11,572

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
Main article: 1970–71 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 L1 15 September Northern Ireland Coleraine F.C. A 1-1 Mathie(55) 5,000
R1 L2 29 September Northern Ireland Coleraine F.C. H 2-3 McLean (16), Morrison(22) 5,911

See also

References
  1. "Average Home League Game Attendances". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 30 July 2022.

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

Cairns, Richard (2011). Killie ‘Til I Die-The Players of Kilmarnock Football Club.

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