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1989–90 Kilmarnock F.C. season

The 1989–90 season was Kilmarnock's 88th in Scottish League Competitions.[7][8] They were promoted back to the Scottish First Division after one season in the bottom tier after a 2–1 win against Cowdenbeath F.C. in the last match of the season.[9][10]

Kilmarnock
1989–90 season
ChairmanBob Lauchlan until December 1989 Bobby Fleeting from December 1989[1]
ManagerJim Fleeting[2]
Scottish Second Division2nd[2][3]
Scottish Cup2R[4][3]
Scottish League Cup2R[5][3]
Top goalscorerLeague: Willie Watters 23[2][3]
All: Willie Watters 24[2][3]
Highest home attendance8,526 (v Cowdenbeath, 5 May)[2][3]
Lowest home attendance1,767 (v East Stirlingshire, 2 September)[2][3]
Average home league attendance3,257[6] (up 769)

The long running takeover saga ended when the Bobby Fleeting consortium took control of the club in December. The new board included former player Ronnie Hamilton and American millionairess Laurel Chadwick.[11]

On the field, Killie shocked Scottish football by signing Tommy Burns despite the player having offers from 4 Premier League clubs.[12]

Scottish Second Division

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Main article: 1989–90 Scottish Second Division

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Brechin City (C, P) 39 19 11 9 59 44 +15 49 Promotion to the First Division
2 Kilmarnock (P) 39 21 5 13 67 41 +26 47
3 Stirling Albion 39 20 7 12 73 50 +23 47
4 Stenhousemuir 39 18 9 12 62 53 +9 45
5 Berwick Rangers 39 18 5 16 66 57 +9 41
Source: "1989-1990 Second Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Match results

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Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock Scorer(s) Attendance
1 12 August Brechin City H 0–2[13] 2,342
2 19 August Arbroath A 1–1[14] Curran(1) 1,070
3 26 August Queen's Park A 0–1[15] 1,946
4 2 September East Stirlingshire H 2–0[16] Watters(23), Montgomerie(47) 1,755
5 9 September Cowdenbeath H 0–0[17] 1,804
6 16 September Stenhousemuir A 3–0[18] M.Thompson(47,51), D.Thompson(75) 954
7 23 September Berwick Rangers H 2–0[19] Curran(7), M.Thompson(59) 1,975
8 30 September Stirling Albion A 1–0[20] Curran(3) 1,920
9 7 October Montrose A 1–0[21] Watters(74) 800
10 14 October East Fife H 1–0[22] Reilly(89) 2,456
11 21 October Stranraer A 0–1[23] 2,500
12 28 October Dumbarton H 3–0[24] Watters(60,65), Tait(89) 2,867
13 4 November Queen of the South H 2–0[25] Reilly(21), D.Thompson(69) 2,938
14 11 November East Stirlingshire A 1–2[26] McCabe(70) 1,375
15 18 November Stirling Albion H 1–2[27] Tait(89) 2,473
16 25 November Berwick Rangers A 2–3[28] Curran(80), Marshall(85) 784
17 2 December Montrose H 1–1[29] McFarlane(64) 2,624
18 23 December Arbroath H 3–0[30] Watters(49,74,81) 3,336
19 26 December Brechin City A 1–3[31] Burns(42) 1,200
20 2 January Queen's Park H 2–0[32] Watters(39), Callaghan(81) 4,843
21 10 January East Fife A 2–4[33] Watters(6), Burns(82) 1,109
22 13 January Cowdenbeath A 1–2[34] Reilly(89) 981
23 20 January Stenhousemuir H 2–0[35] Watters(7), Montgomerie(82) 2,777
24 27 January Stranraer H 0–1[36] 3,550
25 17 February Arbroath A 4–2[37] Callaghan(30), Tait(46), Sludden(69), Watters(81) 891
26 24 February Berwick Rangers A 4–1[38] Watters(28,72,82), Sludden(69) 992
27 3 March East Stirlingshire H 2–0[39] Burns(32), Reilly(83) 2,747
28 6 March Stirling Albion H 1–0[40] Watters(40) 3,369
29 10 March Queen's Park H 3–0[41] Watters(31,90), Montgomerie(43) 3,767
30 13 March Queen of the South A 1–2[42] Flexney(85) 2,058
31 17 March Stenhousemuir A 1–2[43] Sludden(89) 1,717
32 24 March Dumbarton A 2–0[44] Sludden(62), Tait(84) 1,609
33 31 March Brechin City H 2–2[45] Tait(59), Watters(79) 4,767
34 3 April Dumbarton A 3–1[46] Sludden(9), Watters(28,55) 1,475
35 7 April East Fife H 2–1[47] Porteous(84), Tait(89) 3,266
36 14 April Stranraer A 1–2[48] Watters(59) 2,410
37 21 April Queen of the South H 4–1[49] Watters(4), Sludden(36), McArthur(66), MacKinnon(77) 3,362
38 28 April Montrose A 3–1[50] Sludden(9), Watters(59), MacKay o.g(74) 1,597
39 5 May Cowdenbeath H 2–1[51] Flexney(5), MacKinnon(81pen) 8,526

Scottish League Cup

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Main article: 1989-90 Scottish League Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock Scorer(s) Attendance
R2 15 August Motherwell H 1–4[52] D.Thompson(71) 3,903

Scottish Cup

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Main article: 1989–90 Scottish Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock Scorer(s) Attendance
R2 30 December Stranraer A 1–1[53] Watters(50) 2,941
R2R 6 January Stranraer H 0–0(AET, lost 3–4 on pens)[54] 5,033

See also

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References

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General

Rollin, Jack (1990). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1990–91. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0-356-17911-7.

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

Specific

  1. ^ Alex Milligan (8 December 1989). "Now there's a lady on the Killie board". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 1. Retrieved 17 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  2. ^ a b c d e f Rollin (1990), pp. 728.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Ross (2001), pp. 272.
  4. ^ Rollin (1990), pp. 769–70.
  5. ^ Rollin (1990), pp. 765.
  6. ^ "Average Home League Game Attendances". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Killie set sights on promotion". Kilmarnock Standard. 11 August 1989. p. 72. Retrieved 11 April 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  8. ^ Alex Milligan (18 August 1989). "New season – and a new challenge for Killie". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 19. Retrieved 18 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  9. ^ "Up we go! Killie clinch promotion to the First Division". Kilmarnock Standard. 11 May 1990. p. 1. Retrieved 11 April 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  10. ^ Rodger Baillie (7 May 1990). "Tommy Gun!". Daily Record. p. 32. Retrieved 18 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  11. ^ Alex Milligan (8 December 1989). "Now there's a lady on the Killie board". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 1. Retrieved 17 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  12. ^ Alex Milligan (8 December 1989). "Burns Snubs Premiers To Join Killie". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 80. Retrieved 6 November 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  13. ^ Alex Milligan (18 August 1989). "Disappointing Start". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 87. Retrieved 14 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  14. ^ Alex Milligan (25 August 1989). "Arbroath 1 Kilmarnock 1". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 88. Retrieved 14 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  15. ^ Alex Milligan (1 September 1989). "Killie left behind". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 88. Retrieved 14 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  16. ^ Alex Milligan (8 September 1989). "Long Way To Go". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 87. Retrieved 14 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  17. ^ Alex Milligan (15 September 1989). "It Was So Bad". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 96. Retrieved 14 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  18. ^ Alex Milligan (22 September 1989). "Mac The General". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 88. Retrieved 14 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  19. ^ Alex Milligan (29 September 1989). "No Threat". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 95. Retrieved 14 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  20. ^ Alex Milligan (6 October 1989). "Left To Alan". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 86. Retrieved 14 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  21. ^ Alex Milligan (13 October 1989). "Alan The History Man". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 80. Retrieved 14 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  22. ^ Alex Milligan (20 October 1989). "Killie Move Ahead". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 78. Retrieved 14 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  23. ^ Ian Russell (27 October 1989). "The Tormentor". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 86. Retrieved 14 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  24. ^ Alex Milligan (3 November 1989). "The Tormentor". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 88. Retrieved 14 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  25. ^ Alex Milligan (10 November 1989). "Looking Good". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 95. Retrieved 15 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  26. ^ Alex Milligan (17 November 1989). "Killie Ran Out Of Ideas". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 88. Retrieved 15 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  27. ^ Alex Milligan (24 November 1989). "Kilmarnock 1 Stirling Albion 2". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 88. Retrieved 15 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  28. ^ Alex Milligan (1 December 1989). "Late rally fails to save Killie". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 88. Retrieved 15 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  29. ^ Alex Milligan (8 December 1989). "Reilly sent packing as slump continues". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 80. Retrieved 15 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  30. ^ Alex Milligan (29 December 1989). "Mixed fortunes but future looks bright". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 36. Retrieved 15 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  31. ^ Alex Milligan (29 December 1989). "Mixed fortunes but future looks bright". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 36. Retrieved 15 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  32. ^ Alex Milligan (5 January 1990). "Killie shine for biggest crowd yet". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 40. Retrieved 15 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  33. ^ unknown (11 January 1990). "Brown in at double". Daily Record. p. 42. Retrieved 15 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  34. ^ Alex Milligan (19 January 1990). "Fans voice disgust at latest flop". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 80. Retrieved 15 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  35. ^ Alex Milligan (26 January 1990). "Golden double renews promotion hopes". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 80. Retrieved 16 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  36. ^ Alex Milligan (2 February 1990). "Woeful Killie now eight points adrift". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 90. Retrieved 16 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  37. ^ Alex Milligan (23 February 1990). "Back on course in Gayfield mudbath". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 96. Retrieved 16 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  38. ^ Alex Milligan (2 March 1990). "Hot Watters hits second hat-trick". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 88. Retrieved 16 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  39. ^ Alex Milligan (9 March 1990). "Tommy's magic moment". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 88. Retrieved 16 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  40. ^ Alex Milligan (9 March 1990). "Leapfrog!". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 88. Retrieved 16 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  41. ^ Alex Milligan (16 March 1990). "Killie "rain" supreme!". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 88. Retrieved 16 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  42. ^ Alex Milligan (16 March 1990). "Can't win 'em all". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 88. Retrieved 16 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  43. ^ Alex Milligan (23 March 1990). "Warriors did their homework". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 88. Retrieved 16 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  44. ^ Alex Milligan (30 March 1990). "Skill wins the day for Killie". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 86. Retrieved 16 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  45. ^ Alex Milligan (6 April 1990). "Point taken". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 80. Retrieved 16 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  46. ^ Alex Milligan (6 April 1990). "Killie stroll to second top". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 80. Retrieved 16 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  47. ^ Alex Milligan (13 April 1990). "The late late show". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 88. Retrieved 17 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  48. ^ Alex Milligan (20 April 1990). "Leapfrog". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 88. Retrieved 17 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  49. ^ Alex Milligan (27 April 1990). "Four-goal Killie back in the hunt". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 88. Retrieved 17 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  50. ^ Alex Milligan (4 May 1990). "Wait for it..." Kilmarnock Standard. p. 96. Retrieved 17 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  51. ^ Alex Milligan (11 May 1990). "A nail-biter". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 95. Retrieved 17 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  52. ^ Alex Milligan (18 August 1989). "Kilmarnock 1 Motherwell 4". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 86. Retrieved 17 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  53. ^ Alex Milligan (5 January 1990). "Killie shine for biggest crowd yet". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 40. Retrieved 15 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  54. ^ Alex Milligan (12 January 1990). "Stranraer snatch penalty prize as cup jinx continues". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 82. Retrieved 17 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
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