1972–73 season | |
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Manager | Walter McCrae |
Scottish First Division | 17th |
Scottish Cup | R4 |
Scottish League Cup | GS |
Top goalscorer | League: Eddie Morrison 16 All: Eddie Morrison 22 |
Highest home attendance | 11,185 (v Celtic, 7 February) |
Lowest home attendance | 2,323 (v Dundee, 27 February) |
Average home league attendance | 4,466[1] (down 1,227) |
The 1972–73 season was Kilmarnock’s 71st in Scottish League Competitions. They were relegated at the end of the season for the first time since 1947.
Scottish First Division
Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Kilmarnock Scorer(s) | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 September | Celtic | A | 2-6 | Cook(26), Morrison(66) | 11,661 |
2 | 9 September | Ayr United | H | 0-1 | 5,425 | |
3 | 16 September | Motherwell | A | 0-2 | 4,451 | |
4 | 23 September | East Fife | H | 1-3 | Maxwell(65pen) | 2,542 |
5 | 30 September | Rangers | H | 2-1 | Morrison(42,48) | 10,643 |
6 | 7 October | Arbroath | A | 3-3 | Cook(27,43), McCulloch(?) | 2,662 |
7 | 14 October | St Johnstone | H | 1-4 | Maxwell(12pen) | 3,061 |
8 | 21 October | Dundee | A | 0-1 | 5,588 | |
9 | 28 October | Airdrieonians | H | 3-1 | Maxwell(44pen), Morrison(65), Smith(67) | 2,776 |
10 | 4 November | Hibernian | A | 1-4 | Morrison(4) | 11,172 |
11 | 11 November | Dumbarton | H | 2-2 | Morrison(46), Cook(47) | 3,039 |
12 | 18 November | Aberdeen | A | 0-3 | 11,054 | |
13 | 25 November | Morton | A | 1-2 | Morrison(57) | 3,043 |
14 | 2 December | Partick Thistle | H | 2-3 | Morrison(15), Dickson(18) | 3,490 |
15 | 9 December | Heart of Midlothian | A | 0-0 | 6,568 | |
16 | 16 December | Dundee United | H | 0-1 | 2,536 | |
17 | 23 December | Falkirk | A | 2-3 | Smith(59), Maxwell(63pen) | 3,114 |
18 | 1 January | Ayr United | A | 1-1 | Morrison(?) | 8,507 |
19 | 6 January | Motherwell | H | 1-0 | Cameron(48) | 4,083 |
20 | 13 January | East Fife | A | 0-3 | 3,622 | |
21 | 20 January | Rangers | A | 0-4 | 14,515 | |
22 | 27 January | Arbroath | H | 2-0 | McSherry(4), Smith(52) | 2,869 |
23 | 7 February | Celtic | H | 0-4 | 11,185 | |
24 | 10 February | St Johnstone | H | 2-2 | Smith(29), McSherry(30) | 2,124 |
25 | 27 February | Dundee | H | 1-2 | Fleming(?) | 2,323 |
26 | 3 March | Airdrieonians | A | 1-0 | Morrison(56) | 4,026 |
27 | 10 March | Hibernian | H | 2-2 | Dickson(73), Morrison(84) | 6,700 |
28 | 17 March | Dumbarton | A | 2-4 | McSherry(43), Morrison(44) | 4,141 |
29 | 24 March | Aberdeen | H | 0-2 | 3,908 | |
30 | 31 March | Morton | H | 2-1 | Morrison(34), Whyte(66) | 2,380 |
31 | 7 April | Partick Thistle | A | 1-1 | McSherry(83) | 5,240 |
32 | 14 April | Heart of Midlothian | H | 2-1 | Rodman(60), Morrison(86) | 4,036 |
33 | 21 April | Dundee United | A | 1-2 | Morrison(38) | 3,634 |
34 | 28 April | Falkirk | H | 2-2 | Morrison(13), Sheed(27) | 5,314 |
Scottish League Cup
Group stage
Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Kilmarnock Scorer(s) | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G4 | 12 August | Stenhousemuir | A | 1-1 | Mathie(53) | 1,046 |
G4 | 16 August | Dundee United | H | 2-3 | Gilmour(22), Cook(43) | 3,548 |
G4 | 19 August | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 2-1 | Morrison(15), Mathie(44) | 3,066 |
G4 | 23 August | Dundee United | A | 1-2 | Morrison(?) | 4,012 |
G4 | 26 August | Stenhousemuir | H | 3-1 | Morrison(?,?,?) | 2,478 |
G4 | 30 August | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 0-1 | 2,024 | |
Group 4 final table
P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Dundee United | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 10 |
2 | Stenhousemuir | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 13 | –2 | 6 |
3 | Kilmarnock | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 5 |
4 | Dunfermline Athletic | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | –6 | 3 |
Scottish Cup
Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Kilmarnock Scorer(s) | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R3 | 3 February | Queen of the South | H | 2-1 | McSherry(10), Morrison(82) | 4,378 |
R4 | 26 February | Airdrieonians | H | 0-1 | 5,828 |
Texaco Cup
Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Kilmarnock Scorer(s) | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R1, L1 | 12 September | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 1-5 | Bailey o.g(?) | 8,734 |
R1, L2 | 26 September | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 0-0 | 3,721 |
See also
References
- ↑ "Average Home League Game Attendances". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
Ross, David (2001). Everygame-The New Official History of Kilmarnock Football Club.
Cairns, Richard (2011). Killie ‘Til I Die-The Players of Kilmarnock Football Club.
External links
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