1986–87 Kilmarnock F.C. season

Kilmarnock
1986–87 season
ChairmanRobert Lauchlan[1]
ManagerEddie Morrison[2]
Scottish First Division6th[2][3]
Scottish Cup3R[4][3]
Scottish League Cup2R[5][3]
Top goalscorerLeague: Jim McGuire 10[2][3]
All: Jim McGuire 10[2][3]
Highest home attendance4,855 (v Dunfermline Athletic, 3 January)[2][3]
Lowest home attendance875 (v Brechin City, 25 April)[2][3]
Average home league attendance1,946[6] (down 39)

The 1986–87 season was Kilmarnock's 85th in Scottish League Competitions.

Squad

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
MF  SCO Ian Bryson
MF  SCO Ally MacLeod
DF  SCO Paul Martin
DF  SCO Stuart McLean
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF  SCO Robert Docherty
MF  SCO Sam McGivern
DF  SCO Robert Clark
MF  SCO John McVeigh

Scottish First Division

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
4 East Fife 44 15 21 8 68 55 +13 51
5 Airdrieonians 44 20 11 13 58 46 +12 51
6 Kilmarnock 44 17 11 16 62 53 +9 45
7 Forfar Athletic 44 14 15 15 61 63 −2 43
8 Partick Thistle 44 12 15 17 49 54 −5 39
Source: RSSSF and statto[7]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock scorer(s) Attendance
1 9 August East Fife A 4–1[8] Bryson 4', 34' pen., Cook 28', MacLeod 49' 949
2 13 August Greenock Morton H 2–2[9] McGuire 40', Cook 44' 2,468
3 16 August Forfar Athletic A 1–3[10] Bryson 28' pen. 863
4 23 August Montrose H 3–0[11] Bryson 13' pen., Martin 16', Cook 17' 1,447
5 30 August Queen of the South A 1–2[12] Cook 68' 2,588
6 6 September Dunfermline Athletic H 1–2[13] Cook 44' 2,662
7 13 September Airdrieonians A 2–3[14] Bryson 43', 69' 1,577
8 16 September Dumbarton H 2–1[15] Bryson 16', Clougherty 78' o.g. 1,664
9 20 September Brechin City A 2–2[16] Cook 26', 90' 572
10 27 September Clyde H 0–0[17] 1,760
11 30 September Partick Thistle A 0–1[18] 1,799
12 4 October East Fife H 1–1[19] Martin 42' 1,218
13 8 October Greenock Morton A 0–2[20] 1,859
14 11 October Montrose A 2–0[21] Harkness 72', McLean 86' 496
15 18 October Forfar Athletic H 3–0[22] Harkness 63', Docherty 65', McGivern 83' 1,440
16 25 October Airdrieonians H 2–0[23] Harkness 36', MacLeod 74' 2,005
17 29 October Dumbarton A 0–2[24] 925
18 1 November Dunfermline Athletic A 0–1[25] 4,179
19 8 November Queen of the South H 3–2[26] McGivern 2', McGuire 50', MacLeod 89' pen. 1,904
20 15 November Brechin City H 0–1[27] 1,600
21 22 November Clyde A 0–0[28] 1,524
22 29 November Partick Thistle H 3–2[29] Cuthbertson 40', R.Clark 52', McGuire 75' 2,502
23 6 December East Fife A 1–2[30] R.Clark 25' pen. 1,372
24 13 December Greenock Morton H 2–0[31] Harkness 1', McGuire 73' 1,989
25 20 December Montrose H 1–0[32] Harkness 1' 1,620
26 27 December Forfar Athletic A 1–1[33] McGuire 14' 818
27 1 January Queen of the South A 2–1 Cook 17', McVeigh 67' 2,009
28 3 January Dunfermline Athletic H 2–2[34] McGuire 58', Reid 90' 4,855
29 24 January Airdrieonians H 0–0[35] 1,983
30 27 January Dumbarton H 1–2[36] McVeigh 28' 2,209
31 7 February Clyde H 1–1[37] McLean 44' 1,769
32 17 February Brechin City A 0–1[38] 513
33 28 February East Fife H 3–1[39] Reid 1', 30', Harkness 43' 1,434
34 3 March Partick Thistle A 2–1[40] Bryson 30' pen., McGuire 62' 1,383
35 11 March Greenock Morton A 1–2 Cuthbertson 46' 2,420
36 14 March Montrose A 1–1[41] Harkness 80' 417
37 21 March Forfar Athletic H 2–0[42] Reid 63', Bryson 85' pen. 1,059
38 28 March Queen of the South H 2–2[43] Bryson 19', Reid 73' 1,675
39 4 April Dunfermline Athletic A 1–0[44] Harkness 5' 3,704
40 11 April Dumbarton A 2–3[45] Reid 11', 16' 1,030
41 18 April Airdrieonians A 3–4[46] Cuthbertson 46', Reid 54', McVeigh 87' 1,028
42 25 April Brechin City H 0–1[47] 875
43 2 May Clyde A 1–0[48] Reid 86' 638
44 9 May Partick Thistle H 1–0[49] McVeigh 60' 1,453

Scottish League Cup

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock scorer(s) Attendance
R2 20 August Ayr United H 1–2[50] McCafferty 80' 3,553

Scottish Cup

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock scorer(s) Attendance
R3 31 January Heart of Midlothian A 0–0[51] 15,227
R3R 4 February Heart of Midlothian H 1–1[52] Bryson 44' pen. 14,932
R3,2R 9 February Heart of Midlothian H 1–3[53] Martin 73' 14,150

See also

References

General

Rollin, Jack (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0-356-14354-6.

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

Specific

  1. ^ Alex Milligan (19 December 1986). "Club Bosses Quizzed Over Losses". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 56. Retrieved 28 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Rollin (1987), pp. 540.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Ross (2001), pp. 269.
  4. ^ Rollin (1987), pp. 582–3.
  5. ^ Rollin (1987), pp. 577.
  6. ^ "Average Home League Game Attendances". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  7. ^ "Scottish Division One 1986-1987 Season Summary". statto.com. Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
  8. ^ Alex Milligan (15 August 1986). "Convincing Victory". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 71. Retrieved 25 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ unknown (14 August 1986). "Killie serve up a thriller". Daily Record. p. 37. Retrieved 28 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Alex Milligan (22 August 1986). "Forfar 3 Kilmarnock 1". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 80. Retrieved 25 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Alex Milligan (29 August 1986). "Killie Back In top Form". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 83. Retrieved 25 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Alex Milligan (5 September 1986). "Killie Go Down At Palmerston". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 79. Retrieved 25 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Alex Milligan (12 September 1986). "Killie in a fankle". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 73. Retrieved 25 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ Ian Russell (19 September 1986). "Airdrie put Killie on the rack". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 80. Retrieved 25 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ unknown (17 September 1986). "Kilmarnock 2 Dumbarton 1". Daily Record. p. 33. Retrieved 28 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ Alex Milligan (26 September 1986). "Brechin City 2 Kilmarnock 2". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 81. Retrieved 25 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ Alex Milligan (3 October 1986). "Kilmarnock 0 Clyde 0". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 72. Retrieved 25 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ^ John Docherty (1 October 1986). "Happy Herd the hero of Firhill". Daily Record. p. 23. Retrieved 28 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  19. ^ John Malkin (10 October 1986). "Fifers' Tactics Spoil The Game". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 80. Retrieved 25 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  20. ^ unknown (9 October 1986). "The Head Boys". Daily Record. p. 41. Retrieved 28 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  21. ^ John Docherty (13 October 1986). "Kilmarnock 2 Montrose 0". Daily Record. p. 33. Retrieved 28 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  22. ^ Alex Milligan (24 October 1986). "Colin's not so rusty". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 80. Retrieved 25 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  23. ^ unknown (27 October 1986). "Fifers go top". Daily Record. p. 29. Retrieved 28 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  24. ^ unknown (30 October 1986). "McCoy's the boy". Daily Record. p. 45. Retrieved 28 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  25. ^ Alex Milligan (7 November 1986). "Luck went against Killie". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 72. Retrieved 25 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  26. ^ Alex Milligan (14 November 1986). "Merry 'Macs' get the points". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 80. Retrieved 27 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  27. ^ Alex Milligan (21 November 1986). "Kilmarnock 0 Brechin City 1". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 80. Retrieved 27 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  28. ^ unknown (24 November 1986). "Clyde 0 Kilmarnock 0". Daily Record. p. 34. Retrieved 28 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  29. ^ Alex Milligan (5 December 1986). "Killie deserve both points". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 79. Retrieved 27 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  30. ^ unknown (8 December 1986). "The front runners stride away". Daily Record. p. 33. Retrieved 28 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  31. ^ Alex Milligan (19 December 1986). "Morrison's changes bring deserved win". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 56. Retrieved 27 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  32. ^ Alex Milligan (26 December 1986). "Kilmarnock 1 Montrose 0". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 34. Retrieved 27 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  33. ^ Alex Milligan (2 January 1987). "Forfar 1 Kilmarnock 1". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 31. Retrieved 27 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  34. ^ Alex Milligan (9 January 1987). "Killie get justice". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 64. Retrieved 27 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  35. ^ Alex Milligan (30 January 1987). "Kilmarnock 0 Airdrie 0". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 64. Retrieved 27 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  36. ^ Alex Milligan (30 January 1987). "Promotion chances bleak". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 64. Retrieved 27 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  37. ^ unknown (9 February 1987). "Top Trio Make A Point". Daily Record. p. 31. Retrieved 28 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  38. ^ Alex Milligan (20 February 1987). "Killie defeated in scrappy game". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 79. Retrieved 27 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  39. ^ Alex Milligan (6 March 1987). "Killie Back On Form". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 72. Retrieved 27 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  40. ^ Alex Milligan (6 March 1987). "Killie Back On Form". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 72. Retrieved 27 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  41. ^ Alex Milligan (20 March 1987). "Luck Of The Draw". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 80. Retrieved 27 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  42. ^ Alex Milligan (27 March 1987). "A Struggle For Points". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 72. Retrieved 27 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  43. ^ Alex Milligan (3 April 1987). "Late Goal Robs Killie Of A Point". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 80. Retrieved 27 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  44. ^ Alex Milligan (10 April 1987). "Strong Defence Saves Killie". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 80. Retrieved 27 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  45. ^ Alex Milligan (17 April 1987). "Boghead Side Fight Back". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 80. Retrieved 27 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  46. ^ Alex Milligan (24 April 1987). "Airdrie 4 Kilmarnock 3". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 80. Retrieved 27 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  47. ^ Alex Milligan (1 May 1987). "Rock Bottom". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 80. Retrieved 27 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  48. ^ Alex Milligan (8 May 1987). "Clyde 0 Kilmarnock 1". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 72. Retrieved 27 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  49. ^ Alex Milligan (15 May 1987). "Kilmarnock 1 Partick Thistle 0". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 72. Retrieved 27 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  50. ^ unknown (21 August 1986). "Ayr Shock Rivals". Daily Record. p. 34. Retrieved 28 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  51. ^ Alex Milligan (6 February 1987). "Hearts Flutter". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 72. Retrieved 27 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  52. ^ Alex Milligan (13 February 1987). "Stalemate in first replay". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 79. Retrieved 27 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  53. ^ Alex Milligan (13 February 1987). "Heart-Breaking End To Cup Run". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 79. Retrieved 27 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.