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1970–71 Kilmarnock F.C. season

The 1970–71 season was Kilmarnock’s 69th in Scottish League Competitions.

Kilmarnock
1970–71 season
ManagerWalter McCrae[1]
Scottish First Division13th[1][2]
Scottish CupQF[3][2]
Scottish League CupGS[4][2]
Inter-Cities Fairs CupR1[5][2]
Top goalscorerLeague: Tommy McLean 10[1][2]
All: Tommy McLean 14[1][2]
Highest home attendance17,075 (v Celtic, 20 March)[1][2]
Lowest home attendance3,003 (v Dundee, 9 March)[1][2]
Average home league attendance5,933[6] (down 791)

Scottish First Division

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Main article: 1970–71 Scottish First Division

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
11 Heart of Midlothian 34 13 7 14 41 40 +1 33
12 Hibernian 34 10 10 14 47 53 −6 30
13 Kilmarnock 34 10 8 16 43 67 −24 28
14 Ayr United 34 9 8 17 37 54 −17 26
15 Clyde 34 8 10 16 33 59 −26 26
Source: Soccerbase and League Tables

Match results

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Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock Scorer(s) Attendance
1 29 August Motherwell A 1–4 Cook(75) 5,661
2 5 September St Mirren H 1–2 Mathie(53) 4,256
3 12 September Ayr United A 1–1 McLean(44) 8,488
4 19 September Aberdeen H 0–4 5,056
5 26 September Cowdenbeath A 2–1 Morrison(3), Gilmour(35) 3,148
6 3 October Heart of Midlothian H 3–0 McLean(10), Cook(19), Dickson(65) 5,365
7 10 October Falkirk A 0–3 4,018
8 17 October Dundee United H 2–1 McCulloch(44), Mathie(46) 3,644
9 24 October Morton H 2–2 Mathie(60), Cook(65) 3,743
10 31 October Dundee A 0–3 3,578
11 7 November St Johnstone H 2–4 McLean(70), Mathie(89) 3,910
12 14 November Celtic A 0–3 24,410
13 21 November Hibernian A 0–1 6,364
14 28 November Airdrieonians H 2–3 Graham(2), McLean(9) 3,912
15 5 December Dunfermline Athletic A 1–0 Gilmour(72) 4,164
16 12 December Clyde H 1–1 Morrison(37) 3,805
17 19 December Rangers A 2–4 McLean(70), Maxwell(72) 19,450
18 26 December Motherwell H 0–0 5,323
19 1 January St Mirren A 3–2 T.McLean(35pen,74), Mathie(57) 5,934
20 2 January Ayr United H 1–1 McLean(36) 15,240
21 9 January Aberdeen A 0–3 19,032
22 16 January Cowdenbeath H 2–1 Gilmour(27), Waddell(52) 4,015
23 30 January Heart of Midlothian A 0–2 8,823
24 6 February Falkirk H 3–2 McCulloch(14), Morrison(18), Rennie o.g(87) 4,712
25 20 February Dundee United A 2–3 McCulloch(8), Cook(68) 3,852
26 27 February Morton A 0–3 2,324
27 9 March Dundee H 1–1 McLean(75pen) 3,003
28 13 March St Johnstone A 3–2 Rennie o.g(9), McCulloch(25), Morrison(88) 8,513
29 20 March Celtic H 1–4 Morrison(2) 17,075
30 27 March Hibernian H 4–1 McCulloch(1), Gilmour(14), McLean(16pen), Cook(55) 4,209
31 10 April Dunfermline Athletic H 0–0 5,050
32 14 April Airdrieonians A 1–1 Cook(5) 2,064
33 17 April Clyde A 1–0 Waddell(74) 1,537
34 24 April Rangers H 1–4 McCulloch(11) 8,544

Scottish League Cup

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Main article: 1970–71 Scottish League Cup

Group stage

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Round Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock Scorer(s) Attendance
G3 8 August Ayr United H 1–0 Mathie(89) 7,073
G3 12 August St Mirren A 3–1 Gilmour(6), Cook(36), Mathie(50) 4,488
G3 15 August Dundee A 0–2 7,644
G3 20 August St Mirren H 2–0 McLean(2,85pen) 4,931
G3 22 August Ayr United A 0–0 7,911
G3 26 August Dundee H 2–1 McLean(30 pen), Mathie(44) 3,280

Group 3 final table

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P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Dundee 6 5 0 1 12 4 8 10
2 Kilmarnock 6 4 1 1 8 4 4 9
3 Ayr United 6 1 2 3 6 10 −4 4
4 St Mirren 6 0 1 5 4 12 −8 1

Scottish Cup

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Main article: 1970–71 Scottish Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 23 January Queen’s Park A 1–0 Waddell(17) 5,923
R2 13 February Morton A 2–1 McCulloch(45), Waddell(76) 6,840
QF 6 March Airdrieonians H 2–3 Dickson(60), Gilmour(80) 11,572

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

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Main article: 1970–71 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 L1 15 September   Coleraine F.C. A 1–1 Mathie(55) 5,000
R1 L2 29 September   Coleraine F.C. H 2–3 McLean (16), Morrison(22) 5,911

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Williams (1971), pp. 568.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Ross (2001), pp. 253.
  3. ^ Williams (1971), pp. 537–39.
  4. ^ Williams (1971), pp. 542.
  5. ^ Williams (1971), pp. 812–13.
  6. ^ "Average Home League Game Attendances". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 30 July 2022.

Williams, Tony (1971). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1971–72. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0-362-00094-8.

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

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