1973–74 Kilmarnock F.C. season

The 1973–74 season was Kilmarnock’s 72nd in Scottish League Competitions. They finished as runners-up in the Scottish Second Division and were promoted back to the First Division after 1 season in the 2nd tier.

Kilmarnock

1973–74 season
Manager	Walter McCrae to October 1973, Willie Fernie from October 1973
Scottish Second Division	2nd^[1]^[2]
Scottish Cup	R3^[3]^[2]
Scottish League Cup	SF^[4]^[2]
Top goalscorer	League: Ian Fleming 33^[1]^[2] All: Ian Fleming 35^[1]^[2]
Highest home attendance	5,675 (v Stirling Albion, 27 April)^[1]^[2]
Lowest home attendance	2,213 (v Berwick Rangers, 2 October)^[1]^[2]
Average home league attendance	3,639^[5] (down 827)
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Scottish Second Division

Main article: 1973–74 Scottish Second Division

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Airdrieonians	36	28	4	4	102	25	+77	60	Promotion to the 1974–75 First Division
2	Kilmarnock	36	26	6	4	96	44	+52	58
3	Hamilton Academical	36	24	7	5	68	38	+30	55
4	Queen of the South	36	20	7	9	73	41	+32	47
5	Berwick Rangers	36	16	13	7	53	35	+18	45

Source: "1973-1974 Second Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 29 April 2021.

Match results

Match Day	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Kilmarnock Scorer(s)	Attendance
1	1 September	Clydebank	H	3–2	Morrison(14), Stevenson(30 pen,57 pen)	2,848
2	5 September	Berwick Rangers	A	1–4	Morrison(77)	917
3	8 September	St Mirren	A	3–1	Fleming(41,85), Cook(67)	4,768
4	15 September	Montrose	H	2–1	O’Donnell(12 o.g.), Fleming(56)	2607
5	19 September	Queen of the South	A	0–1		2,463
6	29 September	Cowdenbeath	H	4–3	Sheed(23), Morrison(39), Smith(57), Maxwell(60pen)	2,222
7	2 October	Berwick Rangers	H	2–3	Morrison(14), Gilmour(58)	2,213
8	6 October	Alloa Athletic	A	1–0	Smith(77)	2,004
9	13 October	Airdrieonians	H	4–0	Fleming(35), Morrison(70), Maxwell(74pen), McSherry(89)	4,281
10	20 October	Queen's Park	A	2–0	Morrison(72), Fleming(89)	1,466
11	27 October	Raith Rovers	H	1–1	Maxwell(88pen)	4,181
12	10 November	Stranraer	A	2–2	Fleming(32), Maxwell(80)	1,558
13	17 November	Forfar Athletic	H	5–1	Fleming(5,13), Morrison(77,78), McSherry(89)	2,730
14	21 November	Albion Rovers	A	4–3	Morrison(6,53), Smith(12,16)	295
15	1 December	Brechin City	H	3–1	Morrison(43), Fleming(70,86)	2,769
16	22 December	Stirling Albion	A	1–1	Cook(80)	1,192
17	29 December	Clydebank	A	2–1	Fleming(48), Smith(86)	1,611
18	1 January	St Mirren	H	1–1	Fleming(82)	4,599
19	5 January	Montrose	A	2–0	Morrison(4), Sheed(7)	914
20	12 January	Hamilton Academical	H	3–1	Smith(4), Morrison(12), Fleming(55)	4,927
21	19 January	Cowdenbeath	A	4–2	Morrison(25), McSherry(29), Smith(34,83)	788
22	2 February	Alloa Athletic	H	8–2	McCulloch(1,55), Maxwell(20), Sheed(22), Fleming(30,74), Smith(65,87)	3,515
23	9 February	Airdrieonians	A	0–0		7,824
24	16 February	Stenhousemuir	A	1–0	Smith(85)	978
25	2 March	Raith Rovers	A	1–3	Cook(41)	2,081
26	16 March	Stranraer	H	4–1	Fleming(21), Morrison(23,27,56)	3,168
27	23 March	Forfar Athletic	A	5–3	Fleming(16,43,79), Maxwell(20pen), McDicken(80)	697
28	30 March	Albion Rovers	H	3–1	Morrison(27), Maxwell(29,80pen)	3,067
29	6 April	Brechin City	A	4–0	Morrison(11,15), Fleming(24,60)	2,594
30	9 April	East Stirlingshire	H	4–0	Fleming(18,79), Robertson(81), Morrison(82)	3,787
31	13 April	Stenhousemuir	H	3–1	Fleming(5,8), Morrison(66)	3,813
32	16 April	Queen's Park	H	5–0	Morrison(26,48), Fleming(32,54,77)	4,225
33	20 April	East Stirlingshire	A	3–1	Fleming(26), Maxwell(55pen), Cook(88)	1,250
34	24 April	Queen of the South	H	1–0	Fleming(53)	4,880
35	27 April	Stirling Albion	H	2–1	Fleming(67), Morrison(87)	5,675
36	30 April	Hamilton Academical	A	2–2	Fleming(39,61)	2,852

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 1973–74 Scottish League Cup

Group stage

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Kilmarnock Scorer(s)	Attendance
G5	11 August	East Stirlingshire	A	2–3	Smith(27),Cameron(64)	1,060
G5	15 August	Hamilton Academical	H	0–0		3,169
G5	18 August	Queen's Park	H	2–0	Morrison(27), Smith(90)	2,591
G5	22 August	Hamilton Academical	A	4–0	McSherry(7), Smith(40), Stevenson(45), Morrison(58)	2,450
G5	25 August	Queen's Park	A	1–1	Sheed(31)	3,300
G5	29 August	East Stirlingshire	H	4–0	Morrison(6,90), Maxwell(56,77pen)	2,805

Group 5 final table

P	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Kilmarnock	6	3	2	1	13	4	9	8
2	East Stirlingshire	6	3	1	2	7	9	−2	7
3	Hamilton Academical	6	1	3	2	5	9	−4	5
4	Queen's Park	6	1	2	3	7	10	−3	4

Knockout stage

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Kilmarnock Scorer(s)	Attendance
R2 L1	12 September	St Johnstone	A	0–1		3,600
R2 L2	25 September	St Johnstone	H	3–1	Maxwell(6), Fleming(27), McSherry(103)	3,478
QF L1	30 October	Albion Rovers	A	0–2		2,821
QF L2	25 September	Albion Rovers	H	5–2	Robertson(3), Morrison(4), Maxwell(30pen), Fleming(44), Cook(88)	5,287
SF	5 December	Dundee	N	0–1		4,682

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1973–74 Scottish Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Kilmarnock Scorer(s)	Attendance
R3	26 January	Hibernian	A	2–5	Morrison(13,19)	14,241

See also

• List of Kilmarnock F.C. seasons

References

1. Rollin (1974), pp. 606.
2. Ross (2001), pp. 256.
3. Rollin (1974), pp. 642.
4. Rollin (1974), pp. 645–54.
5. "Average Home League Game Attendances". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 11 August 2022.

Rollin, Jack (1974). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1974–75. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0-362-00171-5.

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