1983–84 Kilmarnock F.C. season

The 1983–84 season was Kilmarnock's 82nd in Scottish League Competitions.

Kilmarnock
1983-84 season
ChairmanTom Lauchlan
ManagerJim Clunie[1][2]
Scottish First Division6th[1][2]
Scottish Cup3R[3][2]
Scottish League Cup3R[4][2]
Top goalscorerLeague: Brian Gallagher 11, Robert Clark 11[1][2]
All: Brian Gallagher 16[1][2]
Highest home attendance3,111 (v Partick Thistle, 31 December)[1][2]
Lowest home attendance460 (v Alloa Athletic, 28 April)[1][2]
Average home league attendance1,359[5] (down 2,103)

Scottish First Division
Main article: 1983–84 Scottish First Division
Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock Scorer(s) Attendance
1 20 August Ayr United A 2-0[6] Bryson(23), McDicken(35) 3,129
2 3 September Partick Thistle A 0-2[7] 2,252
3 10 September Falkirk H 2-1 R.Clark(72pen,89pen) 1,485
4 12 September Meadowbank Thistle H 3-1 McGivern(?), MacLeod(?), Gallacher(?) 1,028
5 17 September Hamilton Academical A 1-0 R.Clark(21) 1,407
6 24 September Alloa Athletic H 2-0[8] McDicken(24), Gallacher(57) 1,415
7 28 September Clydebank A 0-4 855
8 1 October Clyde A 1-0 R.Clark(26) 791
9 8 October Brechin City H 4-1[9] McKinna(10), McGivern(26,70), MacLeod(50) 1,420
10 15 October Airdrieonians A 0-1[10] 1,317
11 22 October Dumbarton H 2-2[11] McDicken(58), Bryson(70) 1,747
12 29 October Raith Rovers H 2-1[12] R.Clark(48), Clarke(61) 1,397
13 5 November Greenock Morton A 2-2[13] McKinna(30,77) 1,902
14 12 November Meadowbank Thistle A 1-2[14] Bryson(30) 836
15 19 November Hamilton Academical H 2-1[15] Bryson(35), Gallacher(81) 1,257
16 26 November Brechin City A 2-3 Gallacher(71), McKinna(85) 799
17 3 December Clyde H 0-1[16] 1,377
18 10 December Alloa Athletic A 4-0[17] McDicken(4), McGivern(25,80), McKinna(36) 547
19 17 December Clydebank H 0-1[18] 1,149
20 26 December Falkirk A 3-1[19] McDicken(4), Mackin o.g(48), Gallacher(75) 3,198
21 31 December Partick Thistle H 1-2[20] R.Clark(40pen) 3,111
22 3 January Ayr United H 1-0[21] Cuthbertson(89) 2,890
23 7 January Dumbarton A 3-4[22] McClurg(39,46), McGivern(83) 907
24 14 January Airdrieonians H 4-1[23] McDicken(15,90), R.Clark(67pen,71) 1,310
25 4 February Greenock Morton H 0-1[24] 1,313
26 11 February Brechin City H 1-1[25] R.Clark(50pen) 910
27 25 February Clydebank A 0-3[26] 724
28 29 February Raith Rovers A 1-2 Gallacher(81) 768
29 3 March Hamilton Academical A 1-1[27] McGivern(23) 874
30 10 March Dumbarton H 0-0[28] 1,140
31 17 March Airdrieonians A 0-3[29] 727
32 24 March Raith Rovers H 1-2 Brown(27) 680
33 31 March Falkirk A 0-2[30] 1,203
34 7 April Meadowbank Thistle H 1-1 Gallacher(3) 539
35 14 April Partick Thistle A 2-1[31] Gallacher(39), Murray o.g.(65) 1,758
36 21 April Clyde A 1-2[32] R.Clark(80pen) 633
37 28 April Alloa Athletic H 2-0[33] R.Clark(44), McKinna(57) 460
38 5 May Ayr United H 3-0[34] Gallacher(57,89), McKinna(60) 1,495
39 12 May Greenock Morton A 2-3[35] Gallacher(78), McKinna(90) 4,547

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 1983-84 Scottish League Cup

Second round
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock Scorer(s) Attendance
R2 L1 24 August Queen's Park A 2-3 J.Clark(36,38) 702
R2 L2 27 August Queen's Park H 3–1[36] McGivern(21,49), McDicken(61) 1506

Group stage
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock Scorer(s) Attendance
G4 31 August Hibernian A 0-2 2,681
G4 7 September Airdrieonians H 3-0 Gallacher(5,22,55) 1,046
G4 5 October Celtic A 1-1 Gallacher(64) 5,435
G4 26 October Airdrieonians A 2-1 Clarke(47), Robertson(72) 829
G4 9 November Hibernian H 3-1 Clarke(33), McDicken(37,46) 2,001
G4 30 November Celtic H 0-1 8,793

Group 4 final table
P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Celtic 6 3 3 0 13 3 10 9
2 Kilmarnock 6 3 1 2 9 6 3 7
3 Hibernian 6 2 2 2 7 9 –2 6
4 Airdrieonians 6 0 2 4 3 14 –11 2

Scottish Cup
Main article: 1983–84 Scottish Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock Scorer(s) Attendance
R3 13 February Aberdeen A 1-1[37] Gallacher(90) 15,000
R3 15 February Aberdeen H 1-3 McKinna(64) 6,106

See also

References

General

Rollin, Jack (1984). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1984-85. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0-356-10446-X.

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

Specific

  1. Rollin (1984), pp. 524.
  2. Ross (2001), pp. 266.
  3. Rollin (1984), pp. 572.
  4. Rollin (1984), pp. 561–66.
  5. "Average Home League Game Attendances". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  6. Alex Milligan (26 August 1983). "It's So Easy". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 63. Retrieved 3 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  7. Alex Milligan (9 September 1983). "Firhill hoodoo". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 63. Retrieved 3 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  8. Alex Milligan (9 September 1983). "Perfect Record". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 63. Retrieved 3 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  9. Alex Milligan (14 October 1983). "Few Complaints". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 63. Retrieved 3 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  10. Alex Milligan (21 October 1983). "We could have done better". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 57. Retrieved 3 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  11. Alex Milligan (28 October 1983). "Point Dropped". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 63. Retrieved 3 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  12. Alex Milligan (4 November 1983). "Another home win for Killie". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 57. Retrieved 3 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  13. Alex Milligan (11 November 1983). "Caught Out". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 57. Retrieved 3 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  14. Alex Milligan (18 November 1983). "One to forget". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 55. Retrieved 3 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  15. Alex Milligan (25 November 1983). "Worst of the season". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 55. Retrieved 3 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  16. Alex Milligan (9 December 1983). "Shocking". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 63. Retrieved 3 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  17. Alex Milligan (16 December 1983). "Welcome Return". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 63. Retrieved 3 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  18. Alex Milligan (23 December 1983). "Miserable performance". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 47. Retrieved 3 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  19. Alex Milligan (30 December 1983). "A bonus on Boxing Day". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 35. Retrieved 3 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  20. Alex Milligan (6 January 1984). "Sharp jag for Killie". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 36. Retrieved 3 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  21. Alex Milligan (6 January 1984). "Poor show". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 36. Retrieved 3 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  22. Alex Milligan (13 January 1984). "Coyle Lights Fuse". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 48. Retrieved 3 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  23. Alex Milligan (13 January 1984). "McDicken earns a five star rating". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 55. Retrieved 3 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  24. Alex Milligan (10 February 1984). "Poor show". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 71. Retrieved 3 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  25. Alex Milligan (17 February 1984). "Kilmarnock 1 Brechin City 1". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 63. Retrieved 3 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  26. Alex Milligan (2 March 1984). "McCulloch's nightmare". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 55. Retrieved 4 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  27. Alex Milligan (9 March 1984). "Points shared". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 56. Retrieved 4 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  28. Alex Milligan (16 March 1984). "Kilmarnock 0 Dumbarton 0". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 64. Retrieved 4 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  29. Alex Milligan (23 March 1984). "Airdrie 3 Kilmarnock 0". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 72. Retrieved 4 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  30. Alex Milligan (6 April 1984). "No joy". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 63. Retrieved 4 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  31. Alex Milligan (20 April 1984). "A Win At Last". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 79. Retrieved 4 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  32. Alex Milligan (27 April 1984). "Goal comes too late". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 64. Retrieved 4 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  33. Alex Milligan (4 May 1984). "Welcome Victory". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 63. Retrieved 4 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  34. Alex Milligan (11 May 1984). "Kilmarnock 3 Ayr United 0". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 63. Retrieved 4 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  35. Alex Milligan (18 May 1984). "Morton 3 Kilmarnock 2". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 64. Retrieved 4 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  36. Alex Milligan (2 September 1983). "Killie through". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 56. Retrieved 3 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  37. Alex Milligan (17 February 1984). "Dour Killie Grab Draw". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 63. Retrieved 3 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.open access
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