1974–75 Kilmarnock F.C. season

Kilmarnock
1974–75 season
Manager	Willie Fernie
Scottish First Division	12th
Scottish Cup	R3
Scottish League Cup	QF
Top goalscorer	League: Eddie Morrison & Ian Fleming 11; All: Ian Fleming 22
Highest home attendance	19,609 (v Rangers, 28 September)
Lowest home attendance	3,426 (v Arbroath, 30 November)
Average home league attendance	7,071 (up 3,432)
	← 1973–74 1975–76 →

The 1974–75 season was Kilmarnock’s 73rd in Scottish League Competitions. They finished 12th and failed to qualify for the inaugural 10 team Scottish Premier League.

Scottish First Division

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
10	Motherwell	34	14	5	15	52	57	−5	33
11	Airdrieonians	34	11	9	14	43	55	−12	31	Relegation to Scottish First Division
12	Kilmarnock	34	8	15	11	52	68	−16	31
13	Partick Thistle	34	10	10	14	48	62	−14	30
14	Dumbarton	34	7	10	17	44	55	−11	24

Source: Soccerbase and League Tables

Match results

Match Day	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Kilmarnock Scorer(s)	Attendance
1	31 August	Celtic	A	0–5		26,482
2	7 September	Ayr United	H	3–0	Sheed(51,76), Fleming(64)	7,279
3	14 September	Heart of Midlothian	A	1–1	Fleming(13)	7,306
4	21 September	Aberdeen	H	1–0	McDicken(57)	5,727
5	28 September	Rangers	H	0–6		19,609
6	5 October	St Johnstone	A	2–2	Sheed(30), Morrison(75)	2,579
7	12 October	Dundee	H	1–1	Smith(36)	4,951
8	19 October	Motherwell	A	0–2		3,628
9	2 November	Partick Thistle	A	2–2	Morrison(57), Sheed(62)	3,676
10	9 November	Greenock Morton	A	3–2	Sheed(7), McDicken(27), Smith(85)	2,155
11	13 November	Hibernian	H	1–1	McDicken(5)	5,240
12	16 November	Dunfermline Athletic	H	2–4	Fleming(3,42)	5,327
13	23 November	Clyde	A	2–4	Morrison(37,50)	1,605
14	30 November	Arbroath	H	2–2	Sheed(66), Morrison(89)	3,426
15	14 December	Airdrieonians	H	3–3	Fleming(8), Maxwell(22pen, 49)	3,931
16	21 December	Dundee United	A	4–3	Morrison(32), Maxwell(43pen), Fleming(47), Sheed(54)	4,415
17	28 December	Celtic	H	0–1		17,646
18	1 January	Ayr United	A	2–3	Smith(28), Fleming(33)	9,968
19	4 January	Heart of Midlothian	H	1–1	Fleming(38)	7,233
20	11 January	Aberdeen	A	0–4		8,462
21	1 February	St Johnstone	H	1–1	Morrison(5)	3,938
22	8 February	Dundee	A	1–4	Sheed(6)	4,835
23	15 February	Rangers	A	3–3	Provan(30), McDicken(45), Fallis(68)	27,157
24	22 February	Motherwell	H	3–1	Morrison(9,70), Maxwell(21)	6,097
25	26 February	Dumbarton	A	1–1	Sheed(15)	4,069
26	1 March	Hibernian	A	2–0	Morrison(44), Fallis(59)	7,866
27	8 March	Partick Thistle	H	1–1	Maxwell(80pen)	6,676
28	15 March	Morton	H	2–1	Smith(37), Fleming(44)	4,155
29	22 March	Dunfermline Athletic	A	1–1	Morrison(45)	2,594
30	29 March	Clyde	H	2–1	Smith(68), Maxwell(83pen)	5,054
31	5 April	Arbroath	A	0–0		1,439
32	12 April	Dumbarton	H	1–2	Fleming(85)	5,489
33	19 April	Airdrieonians	A	2–2	Fallis(22), McLean(33)	3,827
34	28 April	Dundee United	H	2–4	Fallis(30), Fleming(42)	7,589

Scottish League Cup

Group stage

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Kilmarnock Scorer(s)	Attendance
G6	10 August	Montrose	H	2–0	Fleming(40), McCulloch(65)	3,264
G6	14 August	Stranraer	A	5–0	Fleming(1,65,77), Smith(49,52)	1,338
G6	17 August	Queen's Park	A	2–0	Fleming(25,31)	3,066
G6	21 August	Stranraer	H	2–0	Maxwell(12pen), Morrison(27)	3,358
G6	24 August	Queen's Park	H	6–0	Rodman(14), Fleming(24,61), Morrison(35), Smith(50), Cook(80)	3,300
G6	28 August	Montrose	A	1–1	Fleming(30)	1,179

Group 6 final table

P	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Kilmarnock	6	5	1	0	18	1	17	11
2	Montrose	6	3	2	1	10	7	3	8
3	Queen's Park	6	0	3	3	2	11	−9	3
4	Stranraer	6	0	2	4	2	13	−11	2

Knockout stage

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Hibernian Scorer(s)	Attendance
QF L1	11 September	Kilmarnock	H	3–3	Fleming(20,24), Morrison(55)	10.022
QF L2	25 September	Kilmarnock	A	1–4	Morrison(8)	15,694

Scottish Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Kilmarnock Scorer(s)	Attendance
R3	29 January	Heart of Midlothian	A	0–2		21,054

Drybrough Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Kilmarnock Scorer(s)	Attendance
QF	27 July	Hibernian	A	1–2	Fallis(86)	13,272

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Rollin (1975), pp. 546.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Ross (2001), pp. 257.
^ Rollin (1975), pp. 584.
^ Rollin (1975), pp. 587–95.
^ "Average Home League Game Attendances". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 8 August 2022.

Rollin, Jack (1975). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1975–76. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0-362-00219-3.

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

External links

https://www.fitbastats.com/kilmarnock/team_results_season.php

[FOOTNOTERollin1975546-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Rollin (1975), pp. 546.

[FOOTNOTERoss2001257-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Ross (2001), pp. 257.

[FOOTNOTERollin1975584-3] Rollin (1975), pp. 584.

[FOOTNOTERollin1975587–95-4] Rollin (1975), pp. 587–95.

[5] "Average Home League Game Attendances". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 8 August 2022.

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Domestic leagues	Football League Division One Division Two Highland League
Domestic cups	Scottish Cup Final League Cup Final Drybrough Cup Junior Cup
European competitions	European Cup European Cup Winners' Cup UEFA Cup Texaco Cup
Related to national team	Results Euro 1976 qualifying (Group 4) British Home Championship
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