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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)

Squad

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  SCO Ally Hunter
— GK  SCO Sandy McLaughlan
— DF  SCO Jackie McGrory
— DF  SCO Billy Dickson
— DF  SCO Andy King
— DF  SCO Alan McDonald
— DF  SCO Robin Arthur
— DF  SCO Brian Rodman
— DF  SCO Alex Cairns
— DF  SCO Eric Gillespie
— DF  SCO Davie Swan
— DF  SCO Jim Whyte
— MF  SCO Jim McSherry
— MF  SCO Tommy McLean
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  SCO Frank Beattie
— MF  SCO John Gilmour
— MF  SCO George Maxwell
— MF  SCO Ronnie Sheed
— FW  SCO Eddie Morrison
— FW  SCO Ross Mathie
— FW  SCO Jim Cook
— FW  SCO Willie Waddell
— FW  SCO Jimmy Graham
— FW  SCO Walter Johnston
— FW  SCO John Leckie
— FW  SCO Jim McCulloch
— FW  SCO Gordon Wylie

Scottish First Division

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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

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 35' pen., 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 87' o.g. 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 75' pen. 3,003
28 13 March St Johnstone A 3–2 Rennie 9' o.g., 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 16' pen., 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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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', 85' pen. 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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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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Round Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock scorer(s) Attendance
R1 L1 15 September Northern Ireland Coleraine F.C. A 1–1 Mathie 55' 5,000
R1 L2 29 September Northern Ireland Coleraine F.C. H 2–3 McLean 16', Morrison 22' 5,911

See also

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References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Williams (1971), pp. 568.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 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.
  7. ↑ "KILMARNOCK : 1946/47 - 2013/14". Newcastle Fans. Retrieved 29 January 2026.

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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