1990–91 Kilmarnock F.C. season

Kilmarnock
1990–91 season
ChairmanBobby Fleeting[1][2]
ManagerJim Fleeting (footballer)[1][2]
Scottish First Division5th[1][3][4]
Scottish Cup4R[5][3][6]
Scottish League Cup3R[7][3][8]
Scottish Challenge CupSF[9][3][10]
Top goalscorerLeague: Bobby Williamson 14[1][3][11]
All: John Sludden 15[1][3]
Highest home attendance9,802 (v Ayr United, 13 October)[1][3]
Lowest home attendance3,224 (v Forfar Athletic, 22 December)[1][3]
Average home league attendance4,934[12] (up 2446)

The 1990–91 season was Kilmarnock's 89th in Scottish League Competitions and marked their return to the Scottish First Division.[13]

Scottish First Division

Main article: 1990–91 Scottish First Division

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
3 Dundee 39 22 8 9 59 33 +26 52
4 Partick Thistle 39 16 13 10 56 53 +3 45
5 Kilmarnock 39 15 13 11 58 48 +10 43
6 Hamilton Academical 39 16 10 13 50 41 +9 42
7 Raith Rovers 39 14 9 16 54 64 −10 37
Source: RSSSF and statto[14]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Match results

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock Scorer(s) Attendance
1 25 August Meadowbank Thistle A 0–1[15] 1,767
2 1 September Airdrieonians H 3–4[16] Burns(9), Stark(66), Sludden(83) 5,287
3 8 September Hamilton Academical A 1–3[17] Tait(6) 2,687
4 15 September Falkirk H 1–1[18] Spence(45) 4,629
5 18 September Clydebank A 3–1[19] Burns(9), Reilly(35), Sludden(36) 2,442
6 22 September Greenock Morton H 3–1[20] Stark(10), Watters(59), Sludden(86) 4,322
7 29 September Dundee A 1–1[21] Callaghan(58) 4,573
8 6 October Brechin City H 2–0[22] Callaghan(23), Sludden(61) 1,299
9 9 October Raith Rovers H 1–1[23] Watters(28) 3,953
10 13 October Ayr United H 3–1[24] Elliott (46), Callaghan(52), Burns(83) 9,802
11 20 October Partick Thistle A 0–2[25] 4,600
12 27 October Forfar Athletic A 2–2[26] Sludden(25), Burns(43) 1,521
13 3 November Clyde H 2–1[27] Sludden(65), Tait(70) 3,973
14 10 November Airdrieonians A 0–2[28] 4,400
15 17 November Meadowbank Thistle H 2–3[29] Reilly(25), Stark(38) 4,198
16 24 November Raith Rovers A 1–1[30] Burns(44) 2,260
17 1 December Brechin City H 2–1[31] Williamson(22), Sloan(80) 3,473
18 8 December Dundee H 2–1[32] Williamson(35), Tait(40) 4,558
19 15 December Greenock Morton A 0–3[33] 2,724
20 22 December Forfar Athletic H 1–0[34] Williamson(90) 3,224
21 2 January Ayr United A 2–1[35] Burns(21), Sludden(44) 9,448
22 5 January Partick Thistle H 2–3[36] Flexney(14), Callaghan(40) 5,588
23 12 January Hamilton Academical H 1–0[37] Williamson(64) 4,767
24 19 January Falkirk A 1–1[38] Sludden(13) 6,749
25 2 February Clydebank H 3–0[39] Williamson(19,26,61) 4,169
26 16 February Partick Thistle H 1–0[40] Williamson(5) 6,073
27 26 February Clyde A 1–1[41] Williamson(16) 1,000
28 9 March Greenock Morton H 1–1[42] Williamson(41) 4,451
29 12 March Forfar Athletic A 1–1 Williamson(40) 977
30 16 March Airdrieonians A 0–2[43] 5,000
31 23 March Falkirk H 1–1[44] Stark(12) 6,664
32 30 March Hamilton Academical H 1–0[45] Flexney(82) 4,449
33 6 April Raith Rovers A 2–1[46] Williamson(42), Campbell(58) 1,761
34 10 April Meadowbank Thistle A 8–1[47] Campbell(7,13), Stark(11), Williamson(20,26), Smith(42), Burns(52,89) 1,107
35 13 April Brechin City H 2–2[48] Stark(14), Campbell(77) 4,543
36 20 April Clydebank A 0–0[49] 2,005
37 27 April Clyde A 1–2[50] Jenkins(65) 1,700
38 4 May Dundee H 0–0[51] 5,712
39 11 May Ayr United A 0–1[52] 5,884

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 1990-91 Scottish League Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock Scorer(s) Attendance
R2 21 August Clydebank H 3–2[53] Spence(30), Stark(75), Callaghan(116) 4,777
R3 28 August Rangers A 0–1[54] 32,671

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1990-91 Scottish Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock Scorer(s) Attendance
R3 26 January Arbroath H 3–2[55] Sludden(20,70), Burns(61) 2,941
R4 23 February Dundee A 0–2[56] 7,195

Scottish Challenge Cup

Main article: 1990–91 Scottish Challenge Cup
Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 2 October Stirling Albion H 4–1[57] Burns(16), Sludden(56,73,79) 2,612
R2 16 October Arbroath H 3–1[58] Sludden(30), Elliott (35), Stark(71) 3,437
QF 23 October East Fife A 2–1[59] Sludden(35), Watters(84) 2,102
SF 30 October Dundee H 0–2[60] 7,933

See also

References

General

Rollin, Jack (1991). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1991–92. Headline. ISBN 0-356-19198-2.

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

Thomson, David C. (1991). The B&Q Scottish Football League Review 1991-91. The Scottish Football League. ISBN 0-9516433-3-9.


Specific

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  2. ^ a b Thomson (1991), pp. 40.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h Ross (2001), pp. 273.
  4. ^ Thomson (1991), pp. 90.
  5. ^ Rollin (1991), pp. 740–41.
  6. ^ Thomson (1991), pp. 88.
  7. ^ Rollin (1991), pp. 746–47.
  8. ^ Thomson (1991), pp. 87.
  9. ^ Rollin (1991), pp. 749–50.
  10. ^ Thomson (1991), pp. 89.
  11. ^ Thomson (1991), pp. 41.
  12. ^ "Average Home League Game Attendances". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
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  50. ^ Alex Milligan (3 May 1991). "Firhill surface is the real winner". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 96. Retrieved 12 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
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  55. ^ Alex Milligan (1 February 1991). "It's double tops for Sludden". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 96. Retrieved 12 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
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