1992–93 Kilmarnock F.C. season

The 1992–93 season was Kilmarnock's 91st in Scottish League Competitions.[12] They finished in 2nd place and were promoted to the Scottish Premier Division.

Kilmarnock
1992–93 season
ChairmanBobby Fleeting[1][2]
ManagerTommy Burns (footballer)[1][3][2]
Scottish First Division2nd[1][3][4]
Scottish Cup4R[5][3][6]
Scottish League CupQF[7][3][8]
Scottish Challenge CupQF[9][3][10]
Top goalscorerLeague: George McCluskey 11[1][3][4]
All: George McCluskey 15[1][3]
Highest home attendance12,830 (v Hamilton Academical, 15 May)[1][3]
Lowest home attendance2,798 (v Cowdenbeath, 26 September)[1][3]
Average home league attendance4,625[11] (up 238)

Scottish First Division

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Raith Rovers (C, P) 44 25 15 4 85 41 +44 65 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 Kilmarnock (P) 44 21 12 11 67 40 +27 54
3 Dunfermline Athletic 44 22 8 14 64 47 +17 52
4 St Mirren 44 21 9 14 62 52 +10 51
5 Hamilton Academical 44 19 12 13 65 45 +20 50
Source: RSSSF and statto[13]
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 1 August Greenock Morton A 2–0[14] Mitchell(24), Jack(37) 3,274
2 4 August Dumbarton A 3–1[15] Paterson(4), Jack(13), Tait(75) 2,109
3 8 August Raith Rovers H 1–1[16] Mitchell(75) 4,566
4 15 August Dunfermline Athletic H 0–1[17] 5,511
5 22 August Ayr United A 0–2[18] 5,475
6 29 August Meadowbank Thistle H 1–0[19] Campbell(46) 2,821
7 5 September Clydebank A 1–1[20] Williamson(45) 2,216
8 12 September Stirling Albion A 1–0[21] Jack(2) 1,441
9 19 September St Mirren H 1–2[22] Williamson(86 pen) 5,291
10 26 September Cowdenbeath H 3–0[23] Williamson(15), Porteous(66), Jack(90) 2,798
11 3 October Hamilton Academical A 1–1[24] Skilling(69) 2,863
12 10 October Greenock Morton H 3–0[25] T.Burns(27,82), McCluskey(73) 3,991
13 17 October Raith Rovers A 1–1[26] Reilly(50pen) 3,718
14 24 October Clydebank H 3–3[27] McCluskey(33,76), McSkimming(60) 3,582
15 31 October Meadowbank Thistle A 1–1[28] McSkimming(8) 1,104
16 7 November Dunfermline Athletic A 0–2[29] 3,924
17 14 November Ayr United H 3–0[30] McCluskey(3), Skilling(25), Traynor(55 o.g) 5,709
18 21 November St Mirren A 1–0[31] Black(31 pen) 4,686
19 28 November Stirling Albion H 1–0[32] Skilling(14) 3,526
20 1 December Hamilton Academical H 1–0[33] MacPherson(45) 3,711
21 5 December Cowdenbeath A 3–2[34] Jack(22), Reilly(61pen), MacPherson(72) 1,176
22 19 December Dumbarton H 1–0[35] Campbell(55) 3,591
23 26 December Dunfermline Athletic H 2–3[36] Stark(22), Reilly(70) 5,762
24 29 December Greenock Morton A 0–2[37] 2,822
25 2 January Ayr United A 1–0[38] Porteous(46) 8,424
26 16 January Meadowbank Thistle H 5–0[39] Williamson(22), McCluskey(26,43), MacPherson(37), Porteous(50) 3,366
27 27 January Hamilton Academical A 2–1[40] Williamson(9), Porteous(44) 3,106
28 30 January Raith Rovers H 3–0[41] Porteous(67,82), Stark(80) 7,003
29 13 February Dumbarton A 0–1[42] 2,346
30 16 February Clydebank A 0–2[43] 2,107
31 20 February Cowdenbeath H 1–1[44] Campbell(90) 2,928
32 27 February St Mirren H 1–0[45] McCluskey(77) 6,555
33 6 March Stirling Albion A 0–2[46] 1,386
34 9 March Greenock Morton H 2–2[47] Doak(18 og), Williamson(57) 3,407
35 13 March Raith Rovers A 0–2[48] 4,738
36 20 March Ayr United H 1–1[49] Skilling(45) 5,660
37 27 March Dunfermline Athletic A 2–2[50] Campbell(53), McSkimming(65) 5,224
38 3 April Clydebank H 6–0[51] McSkimming(2), McCluskey(3,45), MacPherson(42 pen), Mitchell(78,80) 3,005
39 14 April Meadowbank Thistle A 1–1[52] McSkimming(1) 1,493
40 17 April Stirling Albion H 3–0[53] McCluskey(6), Mitchell(74), McCarrison(86) 3,852
41 24 April St Mirren A 1–2[54] Mitchell(43) 8,102
42 1 May Dumbarton H 1–0[55] McCluskey(8) 3,793
43 8 May Cowdenbeath A 3–0[56] Stark(4), Crainie(57), MacPherson(60) 2,750
44 15 May Hamilton Academical H 0–0[57] 12,830

Scottish League Cup

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Round Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock Scorer(s) Attendance
R2 11 August Greenock Morton A 3–2(AET)[58] Jack(64), T.Burns(113,119) 3,453
R3 18 August Hibernian H 3–1(AET)[59] McSkimming(40), McCluskey(91), Jack(95) 7,495
QF 25 August St Johnstone H 1–3[60] Campbell(79) 8,293

Scottish Cup

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Round Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock Scorer(s) Attendance
R3 9 January Raith Rovers H 5–0[61] Williamson(16,61,77), McCluskey(29), MacPherson(73) 7,309
R4 6 February St Johnstone H 0–0[62] 9,278
R4R 10 February St Johnstone A 0–1(AET)[63] 7,144

Scottish Challenge Cup

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Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 29 September Clyde H 2–1[64] McCluskey(31), Mitchell(40) 2,686
R2 20 October Ayr United H 1–0[65] McCluskey(18) 7,122
QF 28 October Greenock Morton H 1–2[66] T.Burns(58) 4,956

See also

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References

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General

Rollin, Jack (1993). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1993–94. Headline. ISBN 0-7472-7895-4.

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

Thomson, David C. (1993). The Tartan Special Scottish Football League Review 1993-94. Sports Projects Ltd. ISBN 0-946866-16-3.

Specific

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Rollin (1993), pp. 718.
  2. ^ a b Thomson (1993), pp. 18.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i Ross (2001), pp. 275.
  4. ^ a b Thomson (1993), pp. 19.
  5. ^ Rollin (1993), pp. 755–56.
  6. ^ Thomson (1993), pp. 110–111.
  7. ^ Rollin (1993), pp. 760–61.
  8. ^ Thomson (1993), pp. 98–100.
  9. ^ Rollin (1993), pp. 763.
  10. ^ Thomson (1993), pp. 119–120.
  11. ^ "Average Home League Game Attendances". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  12. ^ Alex Milligan (24 July 1992). "Only the best is good enough". Irvine Herald and Kilwinning Chronicle. p. 73. Retrieved 18 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  13. ^ "Scottish Division One 1992-1993 Season Summary". statto.com. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
  14. ^ Alex Milligan (7 August 1992). "Mitch the Magnificent". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 88. Retrieved 30 April 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  15. ^ Alex Milligan (7 August 1992). "Sons Stunned". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 88. Retrieved 30 April 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  16. ^ Alex Milligan (14 August 1992). "Mitchell's Gem". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 96. Retrieved 30 April 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  17. ^ Alex Milligan (21 August 1992). "Pars Cash In On Flag Day Blues". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 88. Retrieved 30 April 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  18. ^ Allan Blane (28 August 1992). "Crying In The Rain". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 103. Retrieved 30 April 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  19. ^ Alex Milligan (4 September 1992). "Full marks...for perseverance". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 100. Retrieved 30 April 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  20. ^ Alex Milligan (11 September 1992). "Point dropped...or was it?". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 104. Retrieved 30 April 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  21. ^ Alex Milligan (18 September 1992). "Dream start...frantic finish". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 104. Retrieved 30 April 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  22. ^ Alex Milligan (25 September 1992). "Saints go marching all over Killie". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 104. Retrieved 1 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  23. ^ Alex Milligan (2 October 1992). "Three and easy for born again Killie". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 96. Retrieved 1 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  24. ^ Alex Milligan (9 October 1992). "Skilling Saves Their Blushes". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 99. Retrieved 1 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  25. ^ Alex Milligan (16 October 1992). "Tommy leads from the front". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 100. Retrieved 1 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  26. ^ Alex Milligan (23 October 1992). "Rovers Return...From The Dead". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 95. Retrieved 1 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  27. ^ Alex Milligan (30 October 1992). "Three Shockers". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 104. Retrieved 1 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  28. ^ Alex Milligan (6 November 1992). "Killie miss the point in last-gasp lapse". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 108. Retrieved 1 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  29. ^ Alex Milligan (13 November 1992). "Pars on a double as Williamson sees red". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 88. Retrieved 1 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  30. ^ Allan Blane (20 November 1992). "Dream start sets up demolition derby". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 96. Retrieved 1 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  31. ^ Alex Milligan (27 November 1992). "Spot prize is snowmen's just reward". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 96. Retrieved 1 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  32. ^ Alex Milligan (4 December 1992). "Two points but not too convincing". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 80. Retrieved 1 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  33. ^ Alex Milligan (4 December 1992). "Captain marvel to the rescue". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 80. Retrieved 1 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  34. ^ Alex Milligan (11 December 1992). "It's tough at the top". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 79. Retrieved 1 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  35. ^ Alex Milligan (25 December 1992). "Sons Make 'Em Sweat". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 47. Retrieved 1 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  36. ^ Alex Milligan (1 January 1993). "Large Support Left Disappointed". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 48. Retrieved 1 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  37. ^ Alex Milligan (1 January 1993). "Double Blow To Hopes". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 48. Retrieved 1 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  38. ^ Alex Milligan (8 January 1993). ""Sid" slips in for Ne'erday tonic". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 56. Retrieved 1 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  39. ^ Alex Milligan (22 January 1993). "Five From Four Ain't Bad". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 87. Retrieved 1 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  40. ^ Alex Milligan (5 February 1993). "Accies get the message". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 87. Retrieved 1 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  41. ^ Alex Milligan (5 February 1993). "It's Three And Easy As Leaders Crack". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 87. Retrieved 1 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  42. ^ Alex Milligan (19 February 1993). "Luck Runs Out For Killie". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 107. Retrieved 1 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  43. ^ Alex Milligan (19 February 1993). "Killie's Clyde-blank nightmare". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 108. Retrieved 1 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  44. ^ Alex Milligan (26 February 1993). "Basement boys give Killie the runaround". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 88. Retrieved 1 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  45. ^ Alex Milligan (5 March 1993). "One goal hiding for Paisley "all blacks"". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 108. Retrieved 1 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  46. ^ Alex Milligan (12 March 1993). "Frustrated Kilmarnock find Watters too hot". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 95. Retrieved 1 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  47. ^ Alex Milligan (12 March 1993). "Killie's bad luck of the draw". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 96. Retrieved 1 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  48. ^ Alex Milligan (19 March 1993). "Rovers' Revenge". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 104. Retrieved 1 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  49. ^ Alex Milligan (26 March 1993). "Ayr fare had no flair". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 101. Retrieved 1 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  50. ^ Alex Milligan (2 April 1993). "Par-adise Lost". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 103. Retrieved 1 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  51. ^ Alex Milligan (9 April 1993). "Quick start Killie hit Bankies for six". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 104. Retrieved 1 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  52. ^ Alex Milligan (23 April 1993). "Fans left disappointed after draw". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 96. Retrieved 1 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  53. ^ Alex Milligan (23 April 1993). "Killie's Hard Drive Wins The Points". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 96. Retrieved 1 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  54. ^ Alex Milligan (30 April 1993). "Buddies are best in Paisley park battle". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 108. Retrieved 1 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  55. ^ Alex Milligan (7 May 1993). "One is enough at this stage". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 104. Retrieved 1 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  56. ^ Alex Milligan (14 May 1993). "Stark heads Killie in Premier direction". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 96. Retrieved 1 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  57. ^ Alex Milligan (21 May 1993). "Up Where We Belong". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 99. Retrieved 1 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  58. ^ Alex Milligan (14 August 1992). "Burns on a double". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 96. Retrieved 1 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  59. ^ Alex Milligan (21 August 1992). "Edinburgh Rocked". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 96. Retrieved 1 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  60. ^ Alex Milligan (28 August 1992). "Cup Dream Skol Over Now". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 104. Retrieved 1 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  61. ^ Alex Milligan (15 January 1993). "Rovers Run Ragged". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 87. Retrieved 1 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  62. ^ Alex Milligan (12 February 1993). "Killie give notice of Premier promise". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 107. Retrieved 1 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  63. ^ Alex Milligan (19 February 1993). "Everything right-except the result!". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 107. Retrieved 1 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  64. ^ Alex Milligan (2 October 1992). "Cup advance is no easy task". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 96. Retrieved 1 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  65. ^ Alex Milligan (23 October 1992). "By George! We're in the quarter-finals". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 96. Retrieved 1 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
  66. ^ Alex Milligan (6 November 1992). "B&Q Exit Agony". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 107. Retrieved 1 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com. 
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