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1968–69 Kilmarnock F.C. season

The 1968–69 season was Kilmarnock’s 67th in Scottish League Competitions.

Kilmarnock
1968–69 season
ManagerWalter McCrae
Scottish Division One4th[1]
Scottish CupQF[1]
Scottish League CupGS[1]
Top goalscorerLeague: Eddie Morrison & Brien McIlroy, 13[1]
All: Eddie Morrison 16[1]
Highest home attendance32,893 (v Rangers, 4 January)[1]
Lowest home attendance4,069 (v Airdrieonians, 29 March)[1]
Average home league attendance8,294[2] (up 2,600)

Scottish Division One

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Main article: 1968–69 Scottish Division One

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
2 Rangers 34 21 7 6 81 32 +49 49
3 Dunfermline Athletic 34 19 7 8 63 45 +18 45
4 Kilmarnock 34 15 14 5 50 32 +18 44
5 Dundee United 34 17 9 8 61 49 +12 43
6 St Johnstone 34 16 5 13 66 59 +7 37
Source: "1968-1969 First Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 29 April 2021.

Match results

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Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock Scorer(s) Attendance
1 7 September St Mirren A 1–1 Queen(18) 5,204
2 14 September Morton H 1–0 Morrison(70) 5,812
3 21 September Rangers A 3–3 Morrison(30,58), Queen(85 pen) 39,407
4 28 September Dunfermline Athletic H 0–1 6,507
5 5 October Arbroath A 2–1 J.McLean(42,49) 3,015
6 12 October Dundee United H 3–0 Morrison(5), T.McLean(8), J.McLean(40) 5,151
7 19 October Hibernian A 0–1 8,653
8 26 October Raith Rovers H 4–4 T.McLean(58pen,89), Morrison(67), McIlroy(84) 4,565
9 2 November Heart of Midlothian A 1–0 T.McLean(87) 6,943
10 9 November Falkirk H 5–1 J.McLean(45), McIlroy(46,52,83), Morrison(87) 4,340
11 16 November Partick Thistle A 2–0 McIlroy(53), Queen(78) 4,400
12 23 November Dundee H 1–0 Morrison(20) 6,594
13 30 November Clyde A 1–2 Morrison(2) 3,824
14 7 December Airdrieonians A 2–0 Morrison(46), McIlroy(49) 2,759
15 14 December St Johnstone H 2–0 Morrison(10), J.McLean(63) 5,154
16 21 December Celtic A 1–1 McIlroy(60) 37,321
17 28 December Aberdeen H 2–1 McIlroy(10), Morrison(51) 7,128
18 1 January St Mirren H 0–0 12,082
19 2 January Morton A 2–3 McIlroy(45,64) 7,300
20 4 January Rangers H 3–3 Dickson(15), T.McLean(45 pen), McIlroy(74) 32,893
21 11 January Dunfermline Athletic A 1–1 W.Callaghan(38 o.g) 8,662
22 18 January Arbroath H 1–0 J.McLean(62) 5,544
23 1 February Dundee United A 2–2 Queen(3), Morrison(51) 5,076
24 19 February Hibernian H 2–1 McIlroy(28), Queen(60) 5,673
25 22 February Heart of Midlothian H 1–0 McIlroy(81) 7,025
26 26 February Raith Rovers A 0–0 2,246
27 8 March Partick Thistle H 1–1 McFadzean(59) 4,541
28 12 March Falkirk A 1–1 Dickson(34) 2,838
29 15 March Dundee A 0–0 4,345
30 22 March Clyde H 0–0 5,042
31 29 March Airdrieonians H 2–1 Gilmour(2), McKellar(88) 4,069
32 5 April St Johnstone A 0–1 3,748
33 19 April Aberdeen A 1–0 Cook(38) 7,502
34 21 April Celtic H 2–2 Morrison(9), Queen(31) 18,873

Scottish League Cup

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Main article: 1968–69 Scottish League Cup

Group stage

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Round Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock Scorer(s) Attendance
G2 10 August Dundee A 0–4 7,648
G2 14 August Airdrieonians H 0–3 5,446
G2 17 August Heart of Midlothian H 3–3 Queen(11,16 pen), Cook(35) 7,213
G2 24 August Dundee H 2–2 Morrison(61), T.McLean(81) 5,435
G2 28 August Airdrieonians A 0–2 3,692
G2 31 August Heart of Midlothian A 0–0 6,283

Group 3 final table

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P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Dundee 6 3 2 1 15 5 10 8
2 Airdrieonians 6 3 1 2 10 7 3 7
3 Heart of Midlothian 6 2 2 2 8 12 −4 6
4 Kilmarnock 6 0 3 3 5 14 −9 3

Scottish Cup

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Main article: 1968–69 Scottish Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 27 January Glasgow University H 6–0 Queen(1,53,85), McIlroy(33,76), Hope o.g(69) 7,771
R2 8 February Montrose A 1–1 Morrison(60) 2,600
R2 8 February Montrose H 4–1 T.McLean(16,45,90), Morrison(34) 7,385
QF 1 March Aberdeen A 0–0 22,601
QF 1 March Aberdeen H 0–3 18,128

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Ross (2001), pp. 251.
  2. ^ "Average Home League Game Attendances". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 17 April 2022.

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

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