1973–74 Kilmarnock F.C. season

Kilmarnock
1973–74 season
ManagerWalter McCrae to October 1973, Willie Fernie from October 1973
Scottish Second Division2nd[1][2]
Scottish CupR3[3][2]
Scottish League CupSF[4][2]
Top goalscorerLeague: Ian Fleming 33[1][2]
All: Ian Fleming 35[1][2]
Highest home attendance5,675 (v Stirling Albion, 27 April)[1][2]
Lowest home attendance2,213 (v Berwick Rangers, 2 October)[1][2]
Average home league attendance3,639[5] (down 827)

The 1973–74 season was Kilmarnock's 72nd in Scottish League Competitions. They finished as runners-up in the Scottish Second Division and were promoted back to the First Division after 1 season in the 2nd tier.

Squad

Source:[6]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  SCO Jim Stewart
— GK  SCO Alan McCulloch
— DF  SCO Billy Dickson
— DF  SCO Brian Rodman
— DF  SCO Jim Whyte
— DF  SCO Alan Robertson
— DF  SCO Derrick McDicken
— DF  SCO Andy Ferguson
— MF  SCO Jim McSherry
— MF  SCO Hugh Cameron
— MF  SCO John Gilmour
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  SCO George Maxwell
— MF  SCO Ronnie Sheed
— MF  SCO Ian Fleming
— MF  SCO Iain McCulloch
— FW  SCO Eddie Morrison
— FW  SCO Jim Cook
— FW  SCO Phil McGovern
— FW  SCO Gordon Smith
— FW  SCO Bobby Stevenson
— FW  SCO Ian Kerr

Scottish Second Division

Main article: 1973–74 Scottish Second Division

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Airdrieonians 36 28 4 4 102 25 +77 60 Promotion to the 1974–75 First Division
2 Kilmarnock 36 26 6 4 96 44 +52 58
3 Hamilton Academical 36 24 7 5 68 38 +30 55
4 Queen of the South 36 20 7 9 73 41 +32 47
5 Berwick Rangers 36 16 13 7 53 35 +18 45
Source: "1973-1974 Second Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 29 April 2021.

Match results

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock scorer(s) Attendance
1 1 September Clydebank H 3–2 Morrison 14', Stevenson 30' pen., 57' pen. 2,848
2 5 September Berwick Rangers A 1–4 Morrison 77' 917
3 8 September St Mirren A 3–1 Fleming 41', 85', Cook 67' 4,768
4 15 September Montrose H 2–1 O’Donnell 12' o.g., Fleming 56' 2607
5 19 September Queen of the South A 0–1 2,463
6 29 September Cowdenbeath H 4–3 Sheed 23', Morrison 39', Smith 57', Maxwell 60' pen. 2,222
7 2 October Berwick Rangers H 2–3 Morrison 14', Gilmour 58' 2,213
8 6 October Alloa Athletic A 1–0 Smith 77' 2,004
9 13 October Airdrieonians H 4–0 Fleming 35', Morrison 70', Maxwell 74' pen., McSherry 89' 4,281
10 20 October Queen's Park A 2–0 Morrison 72', Fleming 89' 1,466
11 27 October Raith Rovers H 1–1 Maxwell 88' pen. 4,181
12 10 November Stranraer A 2–2 Fleming 32', Maxwell 80' 1,558
13 17 November Forfar Athletic H 5–1 Fleming 5', 13', Morrison 77', 78', McSherry 89' 2,730
14 21 November Albion Rovers A 4–3 Morrison 6', 53', Smith 12', 16' 295
15 1 December Brechin City H 3–1 Morrison 43', Fleming 70', 86' 2,769
16 22 December Stirling Albion A 1–1 Cook 80' 1,192
17 29 December Clydebank A 2–1 Fleming 48', Smith 86' 1,611
18 1 January St Mirren H 1–1 Fleming 82' 4,599
19 5 January Montrose A 2–0 Morrison 4', Sheed 7' 914
20 12 January Hamilton Academical H 3–1 Smith 4', Morrison 12', Fleming 55' 4,927
21 19 January Cowdenbeath A 4–2 Morrison 25', McSherry 29', Smith 34', 83' 788
22 2 February Alloa Athletic H 8–2 McCulloch 1', 55', Maxwell 20', Sheed 22', Fleming 30', 74', Smith 65', 87' 3,515
23 9 February Airdrieonians A 0–0 7,824
24 16 February Stenhousemuir A 1–0 Smith 85' 978
25 2 March Raith Rovers A 1–3 Cook 41' 2,081
26 16 March Stranraer H 4–1 Fleming 21', Morrison 23', 27', 56' 3,168
27 23 March Forfar Athletic A 5–3 Fleming 16', 43', 79', Maxwell 20' pen., McDicken 80' 697
28 30 March Albion Rovers H 3–1 Morrison 27', Maxwell 29', 80' pen. 3,067
29 6 April Brechin City A 4–0 Morrison 11', 15', Fleming 24', 60' 2,594
30 9 April East Stirlingshire H 4–0 Fleming 18', 79', Robertson 81', Morrison 82' 3,787
31 13 April Stenhousemuir H 3–1 Fleming 5', 8', Morrison 66' 3,813
32 16 April Queen's Park H 5–0 Morrison 26', 48', Fleming 32', 54', 77' 4,225
33 20 April East Stirlingshire A 3–1 Fleming 26', Maxwell 55' pen., Cook 88' 1,250
34 24 April Queen of the South H 1–0 Fleming 53' 4,880
35 27 April Stirling Albion H 2–1 Fleming 67', Morrison 87' 5,675
36 30 April Hamilton Academical A 2–2 Fleming 39', 61' 2,852

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 1973–74 Scottish League Cup

Group stage

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock scorer(s) Attendance
G5 11 August East Stirlingshire A 2–3 Smith 27', Cameron 64' 1,060
G5 15 August Hamilton Academical H 0–0 3,169
G5 18 August Queen's Park H 2–0 Morrison 27', Smith 90' 2,591
G5 22 August Hamilton Academical A 4–0 McSherry 7', Smith 40', Stevenson 45', Morrison 58' 2,450
G5 25 August Queen's Park A 1–1 Sheed 31' 3,300
G5 29 August East Stirlingshire H 4–0 Morrison 6', 90', Maxwell 56', 77' pen. 2,805

Group 5 final table

P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Kilmarnock 6 3 2 1 13 4 9 8
2 East Stirlingshire 6 3 1 2 7 9 −2 7
3 Hamilton Academical 6 1 3 2 5 9 −4 5
4 Queen's Park 6 1 2 3 7 10 −3 4

Knockout stage

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock scorer(s) Attendance
R2 L1 12 September St Johnstone A 0–1 3,600
R2 L2 25 September St Johnstone H 3–1 Maxwell 6', Fleming 27', McSherry 103' 3,478
QF L1 30 October Albion Rovers A 0–2 2,821
QF L2 25 September Albion Rovers H 5–2 Robertson 3', Morrison 4', Maxwell 30' pen., Fleming 44', Cook 88' 5,287
SF 5 December Dundee N 0–1 4,682

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1973–74 Scottish Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock scorer(s) Attendance
R3 26 January Hibernian A 2–5 Morrison 13', 19' 14,241

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Rollin (1974), pp. 606.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Ross (2001), pp. 256.
  3. ^ Rollin (1974), pp. 642.
  4. ^ Rollin (1974), pp. 645–54.
  5. ^ "Average Home League Game Attendances". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  6. ^ "KILMARNOCK : 1946/47 - 2013/14". Newcastle Fans. Retrieved 29 January 2026.

Rollin, Jack (1974). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1974–75. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0-362-00171-5.

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

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