1995–96 Kilmarnock F.C. season

The 1995–96 season was Kilmarnock's third season in the Scottish Premier Division before the formation of the Scottish Premier League in 1998. Kilmarnock also competed in the Scottish Cup and the League Cup.

Kilmarnock
1995–96 season
ChairmanBobby Fleeting[1][2]
ManagerAlex Totten[1][2]
StadiumRugby Park
Scottish Premier DivisionSeventh Place[1][3][4]
Scottish League CupThird round[5][3][6]
Scottish CupFourth round[7][3][8]
Top goalscorerLeague: Paul Wright (13)[9][3][10]
All: Paul Wright (16)[9][3]
Highest home attendance17,056 vs. Rangers, Premier Division, 4 May[1][3]
Lowest home attendance6,017 vs. Falkirk, Premier Division, 9 December[1][3]
Average home league attendance8,719[11]

Summary

Season

Kilmarnock finished seventh in the Scottish Premier Division with 41 points. They also reached the third round of the League Cup, losing to Dundee, and the fourth round of the Scottish Cup, losing to Heart of Midlothian

Results and fixtures

Scottish Premier Division
Main article: 1995–96 Scottish Premier Division
Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock Scorer(s) Attendance
1 26 August 1995 Rangers A 0–1[12] 44,686
2 9 September 1995 Hibernian H 0–3[13] 7,014
3 16 September 1995 Raith Rovers A 0–2[14] 4,441
4 23 September 1995 Aberdeen H 1–2[15] Brown 85' 7,198
5 30 September 1995 Motherwell A 0–3[16] 6,356
6 4 October 1995 Partick Thistle A 1–1[17] Watson(42 o.g) 4,000
7 7 October 1995 Heart of Midlothian H 3–1[18] Brown(44), McKee(45,62) 6,721
8 14 October 1995 Falkirk A 2–0[19] Mitchell(3), Wright(44) 4,878
9 21 October 1995 Celtic H 0–0[20] 14,011
10 28 October 1995 Hibernian A 0–2[21] 10,400
11 4 November 1995 Raith Rovers H 5–1[22] Henry(9,42), Wright(54,67), Brown(62) 6,440
12 8 November 1995 Rangers H 0–2[23] 14,823
13 11 November 1995 Heart of Midlothian A 1–2[24] McKee(85) 10,442
14 18 November 1995 Motherwell H 1–1[25] Mitchell(24) 6,608
15 2 December 1995 Celtic A 2–4[26] Mitchell(11), Brown(22) 33,812
16 9 December 1995 Falkirk H 4–0[27] Brown(24,27), Black(46 pen), MacPherson(63) 6,017
17 13 December 1995 Aberdeen A 1–4[28] Wright(22) 14,060
18 16 December 1995 Partick Thistle H 2–1[29] Wright(30,65) 6,581
19 26 December 1995 Rangers A 0–3[30] 45,173
20 6 January 1996 Raith Rovers A 1–1[31] Black(87 pen) 4,781
21 13 January 1996 Hibernian H 3–2[32] Maskrey(57), Wright(63), Henry(90) 6,686
22 16 January 1996 Motherwell A 1–0[33] Wright(59) 5,781
23 20 January 1996 Celtic H 0–0[34] 15,716
24 23 January 1996 Aberdeen H 1–1 Wright(82) 6,703
25 3 February 1996 Falkirk A 2–4[35] Wright(7,10) 8,374
26 10 February 1996 Partick Thistle A 1–0[36] Black(5 pen) 4,800
27 24 February 1996 Heart of Midlothian H 0–2[37] 8,022
28 2 March 1996 Aberdeen A 0–3[38] 7,000
29 16 March 1996 Motherwell H 0–1[39] 7,035
30 23 March 1996 Raith Rovers H 2–0[40] McKee(67), Wright(75) 6,143
31 30 March 1996 Hibernian A 1–1[41] Wright(76) 8,102
32 10 April 1996 Celtic A 1–1[42] McIntyre(45) 36,372
33 13 April 1996 Falkirk H 1–0[43] McIntyre(54) 6,505
34 20 April 1996 Partick Thistle H 2–1[44] Skilling(63), Black(84 pen) 7,276
35 27 April 1996 Heart of Midlothian A 0–1[45] 11,329
36 4 May 1996 Rangers H 0–3[46] 17,056

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 1995-96 Scottish League Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock Scorer(s) Attendance
Second round 19 August 1995 Dumbarton H 1–0(AET)[47] Roberts(115) 4,991
Third round 30 August 1995 Dundee A 1–3[48] Wright(33) 4,130

Scottish Cup
Main article: 1995-96 Scottish Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock Scorer(s) Attendance
Third round 27 January 1996 Hibernian A 2–0[49] Wright(54,63) 8,350
Fourth round 17 February 1996 Heart of Midlothian H 1–2[50] Anderson(67) 15,173

Ayrshire Cup
Main article: Ayrshire Cup
MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
Final6 May 1996Ayr UnitedH1–0

Final league table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
5 Hibernian 36 11 10 15 43 57 −14 43
6 Raith Rovers 36 12 7 17 41 57 −16 43
7 Kilmarnock 36 11 8 17 39 54 −15 41
8 Motherwell 36 9 12 15 28 39 −11 39
9 Partick Thistle (R) 36 8 6 22 29 62 −33 30 Qualification for the Play-off
Source: Soccerbase
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated

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See also

General

Rollin, Jack (1996). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1996-97. Headline. ISBN 0-7472-7781-8.

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

Thomson, David C. (1995). The Tartan Special Scottish Football League Review 1995-96. Programme Publications. ISBN 0-86108-965-0.

Thomson, David C. (1996). Tennent’s Lager Scottish Football League Review 1996-97. Programme Publications. ISBN 0-9529157-1-5.

Specific

References
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  2. Thomson (1996), pp. 18.
  3. Ross (2001), pp. 278.
  4. Thomson (1996), pp. 92.
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  6. Thomson (1996), pp. 99–100.
  7. Rollin (1996), pp. 703–04.
  8. Thomson (1996), pp. 109–111.
  9. Rollin (1996), pp. 661.
  10. Thomson (1995), pp. 21.
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