1981–82 Kilmarnock F.C. season

Kilmarnock
1981–82 season
ChairmanTom Lauchlan[1]
ManagerJim Clunie[2]
Scottish First Division2nd[2][3]
Scottish CupQF[4][3]
Scottish League CupGS[5][3]
Top goalscorerLeague: John Bourke 14[2][3]
All: John Bourke 19[2][3]
Highest home attendance9,997 (v Heart of Midlothian, 8 May)[2][3]
Lowest home attendance1,308 (v Clydebank, 21 April)[2][3]
Average home league attendance2,643[6] (down 1,864)

The 1981–82 season was Kilmarnock's 80th in Scottish League Competitions. They finished in 2nd place after a very impressive run of only 1 defeat in the last 20 league matches(to eventual champions Motherwell) and were promoted at the end of the season to the Premier Division.[2][3]

Scottish First Division

Main article: 1981–82 Scottish First Division

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Motherwell (C, P) 39 26 9 4 92 36 +56 61 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 Kilmarnock (P) 39 17 17 5 60 29 +31 51
3 Heart of Midlothian 39 21 8 10 65 37 +28 50
4 Clydebank 39 19 8 12 61 53 +8 46
5 St Johnstone 39 17 8 14 69 60 +9 42
Source: RSSSF[dead link‍]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Match results

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock Scorer(s) Attendance
1 29 August Motherwell H 2–0[7] Carson o.g.(10), Gallacher(86) 2,694
2 5 September Heart of Midlothian A 1–0[8] Robertson(6) 4,796
3 8 September Clydebank A 0–0 1,012
4 12 September Ayr United H 1–1[9] Gallacher(76) 5,477
5 16 September Queen of the South A 1–1 Clarke(37) 1,722
6 19 September Queen's Park H 0–0[10] 2,337
7 23 September St Johnstone A 2–0 Bourke(35), Clark(45) 1,734
8 29 September East Stirlingshire A 1–2[11] McCready(19) 707
9 3 October Dunfermline Athletic H 0–1[12] 2,137
10 10 October Falkirk H 2–2[13] Eadie(33,54) 1,423
11 17 October Hamilton Academical A 2–1[14] Gallacher(68), Bourke(87) 1,747
12 24 October Dumbarton A 2–0[15] Mauchlen(67), Clark(77) 799
13 31 October Raith Rovers H 1–1[16] Gallacher(27) 1,859
14 7 November Heart of Midlothian H 0–0[17] 3,348
15 14 November Motherwell A 0–2[18] 5,068
16 21 November Queen of the South H 0–0[19] 1,591
17 28 November East Stirlingshire H 2–0[20] Eadie(25), Gallacher(59) 1,391
18 5 December Dunfermline Athletic A 2–1[21] McBride(14), McDicken(23) 1,665
19 12 December St Johnstone H 0–2[22] 1,811
20 16 January Hamilton Academical H 2–2[23] Mauchlen(13), Bryson(32pen) 1,480
21 30 January Dumbarton H 0–0[24] 1,346
22 17 February Falkirk A 2–2 Bourke(7,19) 1,115
23 20 February Queen's Park A 2–0[25] Clarke(44), Gallacher(71) 1,253
24 27 February Ayr United H 1–1[26] McGivern(49) 4,041
25 10 March Dunfermline Athletic H 2–0 Bryson(77pen), Bourke(89) 1,356
26 13 March Raith Rovers A 3–0[27] Mauchlen(25), Bourke(61), McDicken(89) 1,220
27 17 March Ayr United A 1–1 McDicken(90) 3,663
28 20 March Falkirk H 4–1[28] MacLeod(34), Bourke(52), Armstrong(54), McDicken(80) 1,905
29 27 March Motherwell A 0–1[29] 4,816
30 30 March Queen's Park A 3–2[30] McDicken(33), Gallacher(67,85) 1,197
31 3 April Clydebank H 0–0[31] 2,087
32 6 April Raith Rovers A 3–3[32] Bryson(1), Clarke(45), Bourke(76) 1,401
33 10 April St Johnstone A 3–1[33] Mauchlen(75), Clarke(76), Bourke(82) 2,209
34 17 April Hamilton Academical H 0–0[34] 1,878
35 21 April Clydebank H 2–0 Bourke(23,52) 1,308
36 24 April Dumbarton A 2–0[35] McDicken(62,82) 715
37 1 May East Stirlingshire A 5–1 Bourke(8,88), Robertson(14), McLean(18pen), McGivern(28) 482
38 8 May Heart of Midlothian H 0–0[36] 9,997
39 15 May Queen of the South H 6–0[37] Gallacher(6,8), Robertson o.g(26), Armstrong(38), McDicken(44), Bourke(60) 2,363

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 1981-82 Scottish League Cup

Group stage

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock Scorer(s) Attendance
G3 8 August Aberdeen A 0–3 8,094
G3 12 August Airdrieonians H 1–1 Bourke(80) 1,901
G3 15 August Heart of Midlothian A 1–1[38] Wilson(81pen) 7,746
G3 19 August Airdrieonians A 1–0 Bourke(11) 1,380
G3 22 August Aberdeen H 0–3[39] 3,118
G3 26 August Heart of Midlothian H 2–0 Clark(3), McLean(16pen) 1,388

Group 3 final table

P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Aberdeen 6 4 1 1 12 1 11 9
2 Kilmarnock 6 2 2 2 5 8 −3 6
3 Heart of Midlothian 6 2 1 3 5 9 −4 5
4 Airdrieonians 6 1 2 3 4 8 −4 4

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1981–82 Scottish Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock Scorer(s) Attendance
R3 6 February Montrose H 1–0[40] Bourke(85) 1,441
R4 13 February St Johnstone H 3–1[41] McGivern(25), Bourke(59,87) 2,693
QF 6 March Aberdeen A 2–4[42] McGivern(1), Gallacher(36) 9,000

See also

References

General

Rollin, Jack (1982). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1982–83. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0-356-07888-4.

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

Specific

  1. ^ Alex Milligan (21 May 1982). "Director Retires". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 56. Retrieved 30 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Rollin (1982), pp. 536.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h Ross (2001), pp. 264.
  4. ^ Rollin (1982), pp. 583–84.
  5. ^ Rollin (1982), pp. 573–79.
  6. ^ "Average Home League Game Attendances". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  7. ^ Alex Milligan (4 September 1981). "A fair start". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 56. Retrieved 29 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  8. ^ Alex Milligan (11 September 1981). "Killie Cool In Defence". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 56. Retrieved 29 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  9. ^ Alex Milligan (18 September 1981). "A Gallagher spectacular". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 72. Retrieved 29 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  10. ^ Alex Milligan (25 September 1981). "Old fault still there". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 72. Retrieved 29 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  11. ^ Alex Milligan (2 October 1981). "What a waste". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 64. Retrieved 29 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  12. ^ Alex Milligan (9 October 1981). "Pathetic display". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 72. Retrieved 29 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  13. ^ Alex Milligan (16 October 1981). "Promotion hopes-another setback". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 72. Retrieved 29 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  14. ^ Alex Milligan (23 October 1981). "Win put Killie back on course". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 72. Retrieved 29 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  15. ^ Roy Beers (30 October 1981). "Two goals snatched in ten minutes". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 72. Retrieved 29 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  16. ^ Alex Milligan (6 November 1981). "What a let-down". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 72. Retrieved 29 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  17. ^ Alex Milligan (13 November 1981). "Heart breaking". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 72. Retrieved 30 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  18. ^ Alex Milligan (20 November 1981). "Weak in finishing". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 80. Retrieved 30 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  19. ^ Alex Milligan (27 November 1981). "Getting worse". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 72. Retrieved 30 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  20. ^ Alex Milligan (4 December 1981). "Back in the race". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 72. Retrieved 30 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  21. ^ Alex Milligan (11 December 1981). "Fifth away league win". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 72. Retrieved 30 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  22. ^ Alex Milligan (18 December 1981). "Two-goal defeat loses Killie second top spot". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 56. Retrieved 30 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  23. ^ Alex Milligan (22 January 1982). "No Good". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 56. Retrieved 30 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  24. ^ Alex Milligan (5 February 1982). "Yet another poor home performance from Killie". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 56. Retrieved 30 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  25. ^ Alex Milligan (26 February 1982). "Another star for Bourke". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 72. Retrieved 30 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  26. ^ Alex Milligan (5 March 1982). "Ayr turn tide". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 58. Retrieved 30 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  27. ^ Alex Milligan (19 March 1982). "Valuable points". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 64. Retrieved 30 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  28. ^ Alex Milligan (26 March 1982). "Notable victory". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 72. Retrieved 30 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  29. ^ Alex Milligan (2 April 1982). "Ref too lenient". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 56. Retrieved 30 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  30. ^ Alex Milligan (2 April 1982). "Spiders Caught". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 56. Retrieved 30 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  31. ^ Alex Milligan (9 April 1982). "Midfield flops". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 56. Retrieved 30 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  32. ^ Alex Milligan (9 April 1982). "And so it draws on..." Kilmarnock Standard. p. 56. Retrieved 30 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  33. ^ Alex Milligan (16 April 1982). "Ninth away win". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 64. Retrieved 30 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  34. ^ Alex Milligan (23 April 1982). "Killie's boring home game". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 64. Retrieved 30 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  35. ^ Alex Milligan (30 April 1982). "Bourke sets 'em up". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 64. Retrieved 30 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  36. ^ Alex Milligan (14 May 1982). "Poor Show". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 64. Retrieved 30 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  37. ^ Alex Milligan (21 May 1982). "What A Finish!". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 56. Retrieved 30 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  38. ^ Alex Milligan (21 August 1981). "They had to settle for a single point". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 48. Retrieved 29 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  39. ^ Alex Milligan (28 August 1981). "Classy Dons too good for Killie". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 56. Retrieved 29 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  40. ^ Alex Milligan (12 February 1982). "Headed Goal-And Killie Meet St Johnstone In cup Round 4". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 64. Retrieved 30 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  41. ^ Alex Milligan (19 February 1982). "Bourke Stars As Killie K.O Saints". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 67. Retrieved 30 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  42. ^ Alex Milligan (12 March 1982). "Bizarre". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 64. Retrieved 30 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon