1984–85 Kilmarnock F.C. season

Kilmarnock
1984–85 season
ChairmanTom Lauchlan until September 1984, Bob Lauchlan[1]
ManagerJim Clunie until September 1984[2] Eddie Morrison from October 1984[3]
Scottish First Division12th[4][5]
Scottish Cup3R[6][5]
Scottish League Cup3R[7][5]
Top goalscorerLeague: Blair Millar 12[4][5]
All: Blair Millar 12[4][5]
Highest home attendance2,042 (v Motherwell, 29 December)[4][5]
Lowest home attendance805 (v Hamilton Academical, 22 September)[4][5]
Average home league attendance1,351[8] (down 8)

The 1984–85 season was Kilmarnock's 83rd in Scottish League Competitions. Manager Jim Clunie resigned in September following a poor start to the season. Only 1 win was recorded out of the first 8 matches with 5 goals scored and 20 conceded.[9]

Legendary former striker Eddie Morrison was announced as his replacement the following month. The club received 32 applications for the job including former Partick Thistle manager Bertie Auld and former Motherwell and Hibernian striker Pat Quinn.[10]

Results improved immediately with 3 wins in his first 3 matches as manager. However. a poor sequence of results after Christmas saw the club in the relegation zone with only 1 win recorded in 11 matches. This period also included a humiliating 3–0 Scottish Cup defeat at the hands of Highland League side Inverness Thistle.[4][5]

5 wins in the last 8 matches meant that the club avoided relegation by 2 points.[4][5]

Scottish First Division

Main article: 1984–85 Scottish First Division

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
10 East Fife 39 12 12 15 55 56 −1 36
11 Partick Thistle 39 13 9 17 50 55 −5 35
12 Kilmarnock 39 12 10 17 42 61 −19 34
13 Meadowbank Thistle (R) 39 11 10 18 50 66 −16 32 Relegation to the Second Division
14 St Johnstone (R) 39 10 5 24 51 79 −28 25
Source: RSSSF and statto[11]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Match results

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock scorer(s) Attendance
1 11 August Motherwell A 0–2[12] 2,384
2 18 August Ayr United H 0–0[13] 2,013
3 25 August Clyde A 1–4[14] Cuthbertson 81' 749
4 1 September Brechin City H 1–1[15] McGivern 73' 855
5 8 September Forfar Athletic H 2–1[16] McEachran 59', McKinna 75' 809
6 15 September Clydebank A 0–5 837
7 22 September Hamilton Academical H 1–2[17] Bryson 52' 805
8 29 September Airdrieonians H 0–5[18] 1,115
9 6 October Meadowbank Thistle A 0–4 419
10 13 October Falkirk H 3–1[19] Robertson 46', Bryson 69', McKinna 73' 1,210
11 20 October East Fife A 1–0[20] Cuthbertson 65' 1,006
12 27 October St Johnstone A 1–0[21] Clarke 54' 1,513
13 3 November Partick Thistle H 0–0[22] 1,834
14 10 November Forfar Athletic A 1–4[23] McLean 71' pen. 1,060
15 17 November Clydebank H 1–1[24] Clarke 89' 1,184
16 24 November Hamilton Academical A 0–1[25] 889
17 1 December Airdrieonians A 1–2[26] McGivern 84' 1,483
18 8 December Meadowbank Thistle H 2–1[27] McLean 58' pen., Millar 86' 847
19 15 December Brechin City A 2–3[28] McGivern 12', 83' 668
20 22 December Clyde H 2–0[29] Millar 17', 43' 1,303
21 29 December Motherwell H 0–0 2,042
22 2 January Ayr United A 0–1 4,036
23 5 January East Fife H 1–1 McKinna 65' 1,296
24 14 January St Johnstone H 3–2 McKinna 27', 35', Millar 56' 1,451
25 2 February Partick Thistle A 0–1 1,776
26 23 February Motherwell A 2–2 Millar 37', McKinna 83' 2288
27 26 February Clydebank H 0–0 1,336
28 2 March Brechin City A 1–2 Millar 77' 621
29 9 March Hamilton Academical H 1–1 Millar 18' 1,225
30 13 March Falkirk A 2–3 Cuthbertson 61', Millar 78' 1,532
31 16 March Meadowbank Thistle A 1–2 McGivern 25' 492
32 23 March Forfar Athletic H 1–0 Millar 82' 1,082
33 30 March Ayr United A 0–0 2,404
34 6 April Falkirk H 0–3 1,632
35 13 April Partick Thistle H 2–0 McKinna 22', Cuthbertson 32' 1,803
36 20 April East Fife A 2–0 Millar 1', 38' 875
37 27 April St Johnstone A 4–2 Millar 19', Cormack 44', Cuthbertson 45', Pelosi 86' 781
38 4 May Clyde H 2–0 Cuthbertson 52', Clarke 76' 1,692
39 12 May Airdrieonians H 1–4 Bryson 29' 1,493

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 1984-85 Scottish League Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock scorer(s) Attendance
R2 22 August Alloa Athletic H 1–1(AET Won 3–2 on pens) Cuthbertson 33' 849
R3 27 August Dundee A 1–1(AET Lost 2–3 on pens) McDicken 45' 3,367

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1984–85 Scottish Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock scorer(s) Attendance
R3 9 February Inverness Thistle A 0–3 2,500

See also

References

General

Rollin, Jack (1985). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1985–86. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0-356-10872-4.

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

Specific

  1. ^ Alex Milligan (7 September 1984). "Changes on Killie board". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 63. Retrieved 1 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Alex Milligan (5 October 1984). "Clunie bows out as roof caves in". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 63. Retrieved 1 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Alex Milligan (19 October 1984). "The Man At The Top". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 64. Retrieved 1 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Rollin (1985), pp. 524.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i Ross (2001), pp. 267.
  6. ^ Rollin (1985), pp. 572.
  7. ^ Rollin (1985), pp. 563.
  8. ^ "Average Home League Game Attendances". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  9. ^ Alex Milligan (5 October 1984). "Clunie bows out as roof caves in". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 63. Retrieved 1 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Alex Milligan (19 October 1984). "The Man At The Top". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 64. Retrieved 1 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Scottish Division One 1984-1985 Season Summary". statto.com. Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
  12. ^ Alex Milligan (17 August 1984). "The old problem persists". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 71. Retrieved 1 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Alex Milligan (24 August 1984). "Killie survive early shock". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 71. Retrieved 1 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ Alex Milligan (31 August 1984). "Frye turns on heat". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 67. Retrieved 1 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ Alex Milligan (7 September 1984). "Killie's effort came too late". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 63. Retrieved 1 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ Alex Milligan (14 September 1984). "Kilmarnock 2 Forfar 1". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 70. Retrieved 1 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ Alex Milligan (28 September 1984). "No luck". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 73. Retrieved 1 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ^ Alex Milligan (5 October 1984). "The final misery". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 63. Retrieved 1 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  19. ^ Alex Milligan (19 October 1984). "Better effort leads to a win". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 62. Retrieved 1 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  20. ^ Alex Milligan (26 October 1984). "East Fife 0 Kilmarnock 1". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 79. Retrieved 1 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  21. ^ Alex Milligan (2 November 1984). "Third Win For Killie". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 79. Retrieved 1 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  22. ^ Alex Milligan (9 November 1984). "Better Play But No Goals". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 79. Retrieved 1 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  23. ^ Alex Milligan (16 November 1984). "Killie take a hammering". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 76. Retrieved 1 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  24. ^ Alex Milligan (23 November 1984). "A Last-Minute Goal For Killie". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 72. Retrieved 1 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  25. ^ Alex Milligan (30 November 1984). "Killie lose in last minutes". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 80. Retrieved 1 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  26. ^ Alex Milligan (7 December 1984). "Killie go down again". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 72. Retrieved 1 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  27. ^ Alex Milligan (14 December 1984). "First win in seven games". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 71. Retrieved 1 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  28. ^ Alex Milligan (21 December 1984). "Two Goals Are Not Enough". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 55. Retrieved 1 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  29. ^ Alex Milligan (28 December 1984). "Stirring play from Killie". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 34. Retrieved 1 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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