1990–91 Kilmarnock F.C. season

The 1990–91 season was Kilmarnock's 89th in Scottish League Competitions and marked their return to the Scottish First Division.[13]

Kilmarnock
1990-91 season
ChairmanBobby Fleeting[1][2]
ManagerJim Fleeting (footballer)[1][2]
Scottish First Division5th[1][3][4]
Scottish Cup4R[5][3][6]
Scottish League Cup3R[7][3][8]
Scottish Challenge CupSF[9][3][10]
Top goalscorerLeague: Bobby Williamson 14[1][3][11]
All: John Sludden 15[1][3]
Highest home attendance9,802 (v Ayr United, 13 October)[1][3]
Lowest home attendance3,224 (v Forfar Athletic, 22 December)[1][3]
Average home league attendance4,934[12] (up 2446)

Scottish First Division

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock Scorer(s) Attendance
1 25 August Meadowbank Thistle A 0-1[14] 1,767
2 1 September Airdrieonians H 3-4[15] Burns(9), Stark(66), Sludden(83) 5,287
3 8 September Hamilton Academical A 1-3[16] Tait(6) 2,687
4 15 September Falkirk H 1-1[17] Spence(45) 4,629
5 18 September Clydebank A 3-1[18] Burns(9), Reilly(35), Sludden(36) 2,442
6 22 September Greenock Morton H 3-1[19] Stark(10), Watters(59), Sludden(86) 4,322
7 29 September Dundee A 1-1[20] Callaghan(58) 4,573
8 6 October Brechin City H 2-0[21] Callaghan(23), Sludden(61) 1,299
9 9 October Raith Rovers H 1-1[22] Watters(28) 3,953
10 13 October Ayr United H 3-1[23] Elliott (46), Callaghan(52), Burns(83) 9,802
11 20 October Partick Thistle A 0-2[24] 4,600
12 27 October Forfar Athletic A 2-2[25] Sludden(25), Burns(43) 1,521
13 3 November Clyde H 2-1[26] Sludden(65), Tait(70) 3,973
14 10 November Airdrieonians A 0-2[27] 4,400
15 17 November Meadowbank Thistle H 2-3[28] Reilly(25), Stark(38) 4,198
16 24 November Raith Rovers A 1-1[29] Burns(44) 2,260
17 1 December Brechin City H 2-1[30] Williamson(22), Sloan(80) 3,473
18 8 December Dundee H 2-1[31] Williamson(35), Tait(40) 4,558
19 15 December Greenock Morton A 0-3[32] 2,724
20 22 December Forfar Athletic H 1-0[33] Williamson(90) 3,224
21 2 January Ayr United A 2-1[34] Burns(21), Sludden(44) 9,448
22 5 January Partick Thistle H 2-3[35] Flexney(14), Callaghan(40) 5,588
23 12 January Hamilton Academical H 1-0[36] Williamson(64) 4,767
24 19 January Falkirk A 1-1[37] Sludden(13) 6,749
25 2 February Clydebank H 3-0[38] Williamson(19,26,61) 4,169
26 16 February Partick Thistle H 1-0[39] Williamson(5) 6,073
27 26 February Clyde A 1-1[40] Williamson(16) 1,000
28 9 March Greenock Morton H 1-1[41] Williamson(41) 4,451
29 12 March Forfar Athletic A 1-1 Williamson(40) 977
30 16 March Airdrieonians A 0-2[42] 5,000
31 23 March Falkirk H 1-1[43] Stark(12) 6,664
32 30 March Hamilton Academical H 1-0[44] Flexney(82) 4,449
33 6 April Raith Rovers A 2-1[45] Williamson(42), Campbell(58) 1,761
34 10 April Meadowbank Thistle A 8-1[46] Campbell(7,13), Stark(11), Williamson(20,26), Smith(42), Burns(52,89) 1,107
35 13 April Brechin City H 2-2[47] Stark(14), Campbell(77) 4,543
36 20 April Clydebank A 0-0[48] 2,005
37 27 April Clyde A 1-2[49] Jenkins(65) 1,700
38 4 May Dundee H 0-0[50] 5,712
39 11 May Ayr United A 0-1[51] 5,884

Scottish League Cup

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock Scorer(s) Attendance
R2 21 August Clydebank H 3-2[52] Spence(30), Stark(75), Callaghan(116) 4,777
R3 28 August Rangers A 0-1[53] 32,671

Scottish Cup

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock Scorer(s) Attendance
R3 26 January Arbroath H 3-2[54] Sludden(20,70), Burns(61) 2,941
R4 23 February Dundee A 0-2[55] 7,195

Scottish Challenge Cup

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 2 October Stirling Albion H 4-1[56] Burns(16), Sludden(56,73,79) 2,612
R2 16 October Arbroath H 3-1[57] Sludden(30), Elliott (35), Stark(71) 3,437
QF 23 October East Fife A 2-1[58] Sludden(35), Watters(84) 2,102
SF 30 October Dundee H 0-2[59] 7,933

See also

References

General

Rollin, Jack (1991). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1991-92. Headline. ISBN 0-356-19198-2.

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

Thomson, David C. (1991). The B&Q Scottish Football League Review 1991-91. The Scottish Football League. ISBN 0-9516433-3-9.


Specific

  1. Rollin (1991), pp. 704.
  2. Thomson (1991), pp. 40.
  3. Ross (2001), pp. 273.
  4. Thomson (1991), pp. 90.
  5. Rollin (1991), pp. 740–41.
  6. Thomson (1991), pp. 88.
  7. Rollin (1991), pp. 746–47.
  8. Thomson (1991), pp. 87.
  9. Rollin (1991), pp. 749–50.
  10. Thomson (1991), pp. 89.
  11. Thomson (1991), pp. 41.
  12. "Average Home League Game Attendances". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  13. Allan Blane (24 August 1990). "New boys can set Killie on glory trail". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 99. Retrieved 18 May 2023 via Newspapers.com.open access
  14. Alex Milligan (31 August 1990). "Shaky Start". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 88. Retrieved 11 August 2023 via Newspapers.com.open access
  15. Alex Milligan (7 September 1990). "Coyle springs a hat-trick surprise". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 96. Retrieved 11 August 2023 via Newspapers.com.open access
  16. Alex Milligan (14 September 1990). "Another Disaster". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 96. Retrieved 11 August 2023 via Newspapers.com.open access
  17. Alex Milligan (21 September 1990). "Hard graft for only a point". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 96. Retrieved 11 August 2023 via Newspapers.com.open access
  18. Alex Milligan (21 September 1990). "All right on the night as hoodoo is buried". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 96. Retrieved 11 August 2023 via Newspapers.com.open access
  19. Alex Milligan (28 September 1990). "Killie show Morton no mercy". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 96. Retrieved 11 August 2023 via Newspapers.com.open access
  20. Alex Milligan (5 October 1990). "Dundee Surprised". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 96. Retrieved 11 August 2023 via Newspapers.com.open access
  21. Alex Milligan (12 October 1990). "Brechin buried in a watery grave". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 96. Retrieved 11 August 2023 via Newspapers.com.open access
  22. Alex Milligan (12 October 1990). "Amazing pace...but Killie end with draw". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 96. Retrieved 11 August 2023 via Newspapers.com.open access
  23. Alex Milligan (19 October 1990). "Exceptional Elliot is derby day ace". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 88. Retrieved 11 August 2023 via Newspapers.com.open access
  24. Alex Milligan (26 October 1990). "A Jag Where It Hurts". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 96. Retrieved 11 August 2023 via Newspapers.com.open access
  25. Alex Milligan (2 November 1990). "Forfar Folly". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 96. Retrieved 11 August 2023 via Newspapers.com.open access
  26. Alex Milligan (9 November 1990). "Tired and weary...But Killie snatch both points". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 96. Retrieved 11 August 2023 via Newspapers.com.open access
  27. Alex Milligan (16 November 1990). "Double Diamonds". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 96. Retrieved 11 August 2023 via Newspapers.com.open access
  28. Alex Milligan (23 November 1990). "Killie stung by determined Thistle". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 96. Retrieved 11 August 2023 via Newspapers.com.open access
  29. Alex Milligan (30 November 1990). "Killie attack lack thrust". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 88. Retrieved 11 August 2023 via Newspapers.com.open access
  30. Alex Milligan (7 December 1990). "Two points-but nothing to shout about". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 88. Retrieved 11 August 2023 via Newspapers.com.open access
  31. Alex Milligan (14 December 1990). "One-two puts Killie back in the hunt". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 96. Retrieved 11 August 2023 via Newspapers.com.open access
  32. Alex Milligan (21 December 1990). "McCabe returns to haunt Kilmarnock". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 64. Retrieved 11 August 2023 via Newspapers.com.open access
  33. Alex Milligan (28 December 1990). "Christmas cracker is a damp squib". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 40. Retrieved 11 August 2023 via Newspapers.com.open access
  34. Allan Blane (11 January 1991). "Sludden Secures The Derby Double". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 79. Retrieved 12 August 2023 via Newspapers.com.open access
  35. Alex Milligan (11 January 1991). "Thistle's sting in the tail". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 80. Retrieved 12 August 2023 via Newspapers.com.open access
  36. Alex Milligan (18 January 1991). "Bobby dazzler sinks sorry Accies". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 96. Retrieved 12 August 2023 via Newspapers.com.open access
  37. Alex Milligan (25 January 1991). "Killie just caught in frantic finish". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 96. Retrieved 12 August 2023 via Newspapers.com.open access
  38. Alex Milligan (8 February 1991). "Head boy Williamson". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 96. Retrieved 12 August 2023 via Newspapers.com.open access
  39. Alex Milligan (22 February 1991). "Opportunity knocks". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 96. Retrieved 12 August 2023 via Newspapers.com.open access
  40. Alex Milligan (1 March 1991). "Missed chances may well prove costly". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 96. Retrieved 12 August 2023 via Newspapers.com.open access
  41. Alex Milligan (15 March 1991). "No takers for chances galore". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 96. Retrieved 12 August 2023 via Newspapers.com.open access
  42. Alex Milligan (22 March 1991). "Diamonds sparkle as Williamson sees red". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 107. Retrieved 12 August 2023 via Newspapers.com.open access
  43. Alex Milligan (29 March 1991). "Same time, same place, same outcome". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 96. Retrieved 12 August 2023 via Newspapers.com.open access
  44. Alex Milligan (5 April 1991). "At The Double". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 88. Retrieved 12 August 2023 via Newspapers.com.open access
  45. Alex Milligan (12 April 1991). "Quick strike Campbell is Killie hero". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 96. Retrieved 12 August 2023 via Newspapers.com.open access
  46. Jim Kean (11 April 1991). "Killer Killie". Daily Record. p. 45. Retrieved 12 August 2023 via Newspapers.com.open access
  47. Allan Blane (19 April 1991). "Deflated". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 88. Retrieved 12 August 2023 via Newspapers.com.open access
  48. Alex Milligan (26 April 1991). "Bankies not so soft". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 96. Retrieved 12 August 2023 via Newspapers.com.open access
  49. Alex Milligan (3 May 1991). "Firhill surface is the real winner". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 96. Retrieved 12 August 2023 via Newspapers.com.open access
  50. Alex Milligan (10 May 1991). "Dens men denied by carefree Killie". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 96. Retrieved 12 August 2023 via Newspapers.com.open access
  51. Alex Milligan (17 May 1991). "Final day blues in Somerset showdown". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 96. Retrieved 12 August 2023 via Newspapers.com.open access
  52. Alex Milligan (24 August 1990). "Killie through in extra-time thriller". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 96. Retrieved 12 August 2023 via Newspapers.com.open access
  53. Alex Milligan (31 August 1990). "Mo strike dumps gallant Killie". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 88. Retrieved 12 August 2023 via Newspapers.com.open access
  54. Alex Milligan (1 February 1991). "It's double tops for Sludden". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 96. Retrieved 12 August 2023 via Newspapers.com.open access
  55. Alex Milligan (1 March 1991). "Injury Time!". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 95. Retrieved 12 August 2023 via Newspapers.com.open access
  56. Alex Milligan (5 October 1990). "Sludden Does The Trick". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 96. Retrieved 12 August 2023 via Newspapers.com.open access
  57. Alex Milligan (19 October 1990). "Centenary stroll". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 88. Retrieved 12 August 2023 via Newspapers.com.open access
  58. Alex Milligan (26 October 1990). "Sludden Ace". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 96. Retrieved 12 August 2023 via Newspapers.com.open access
  59. Alex Milligan (2 November 1990). "Cup dream washed away". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 96. Retrieved 12 August 2023 via Newspapers.com.open access
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