1984β85 season | |
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Chairman | Tom Lauchlan until September 1984, Bob Lauchlan [1] |
Manager | Jim Clunie until September 1984 [2] Eddie Morrison from October 1984 [3] |
Scottish First Division | 12th [4] [5] |
Scottish Cup | 3R [6] [5] |
Scottish League Cup | 3R [7] [5] |
Top goalscorer | League: Blair Millar 12
[4]
[5] All: Blair Millar 12 [4] [5] |
Highest home attendance | 2,042 (v Motherwell, 29 December) [4] [5] |
Lowest home attendance | 805 (v Hamilton Academical, 22 September) [4] [5] |
Average home league attendance | 1,351 [8] (down 8) |
The 1984β85 season was Kilmarnock's 83rd in Scottish League Competitions. Manager Jim Clunie resigned in September following a poor start to the season. Only 1 win was recorded out of the first 8 matches with 5 goals scored and 20 conceded. [9]
Legendary former striker Eddie Morrison was announced as his replacement the following month. The club received 32 applications for the job including former Partick Thistle manager Bertie Auld and former Motherwell and Hibernian striker Pat Quinn. [10]
Results improved immediately with 3 wins in his first 3 matches as manager. However. a poor sequence of results after Christmas saw the club in the relegation zone with only 1 win recorded in 11 matches. This period also included a humiliating 3β0 Scottish Cup defeat at the hands of Highland League side Inverness Thistle. [4] [5]
5 wins in the last 8 matches meant that the club avoided relegation by 2 points. [4] [5]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10 | East Fife | 39 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 55 | 56 | −1 | 36 | |
11 | Partick Thistle | 39 | 13 | 9 | 17 | 50 | 55 | −5 | 35 | |
12 | Kilmarnock | 39 | 12 | 10 | 17 | 42 | 61 | −19 | 34 | |
13 | Meadowbank Thistle (R) | 39 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 50 | 66 | −16 | 32 | Relegation to the Second Division |
14 | St Johnstone (R) | 39 | 10 | 5 | 24 | 51 | 79 | −28 | 25 |
Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Kilmarnock Scorer(s) | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 11 August | Motherwell | A | 0β2 [12] | 2,384 | |
2 | 18 August | Ayr United | H | 0β0 [13] | 2,013 | |
3 | 25 August | Clyde | A | 1β4 [14] | Cuthbertson(81) | 749 |
4 | 1 September | Brechin City | H | 1β1 [15] | McGivern(73) | 855 |
5 | 8 September | Forfar Athletic | H | 2β1 [16] | McEachran(59), McKinna(75) | 809 |
6 | 15 September | Clydebank | A | 0β5 | 837 | |
7 | 22 September | Hamilton Academical | H | 1β2 [17] | Bryson(52) | 805 |
8 | 29 September | Airdrieonians | H | 0β5 [18] | 1,115 | |
9 | 6 October | Meadowbank Thistle | A | 0β4 | 419 | |
10 | 13 October | Falkirk | H | 3β1 [19] | Robertson(46), Bryson(69), McKinna(73) | 1,210 |
11 | 20 October | East Fife | A | 1β0 [20] | Cuthbertson(65) | 1,006 |
12 | 27 October | St Johnstone | A | 1β0 [21] | Clarke(54) | 1,513 |
13 | 3 November | Partick Thistle | H | 0β0 [22] | 1,834 | |
14 | 10 November | Forfar Athletic | A | 1β4 [23] | McLean(71pen) | 1,060 |
15 | 17 November | Clydebank | H | 1β1 [24] | Clarke(89) | 1,184 |
16 | 24 November | Hamilton Academical | A | 0β1 [25] | 889 | |
17 | 1 December | Airdrieonians | A | 1β2 [26] | McGivern(84) | 1,483 |
18 | 8 December | Meadowbank Thistle | H | 2β1 [27] | McLean(58pen), Millar(86) | 847 |
19 | 15 December | Brechin City | A | 2β3 [28] | McGivern(12,83) | 668 |
20 | 22 December | Clyde | H | 2β0 [29] | Millar(17,43) | 1,303 |
21 | 29 December | Motherwell | H | 0β0 | 2,042 | |
22 | 2 January | Ayr United | A | 0β1 | 4,036 | |
23 | 5 January | East Fife | H | 1β1 | McKinna(65) | 1,296 |
24 | 14 January | St Johnstone | H | 3β2 | McKinna(27,35), Millar(56) | 1,451 |
25 | 2 February | Partick Thistle | A | 0β1 | 1,776 | |
26 | 23 February | Motherwell | A | 2β2 | Millar(37), McKinna(83) | 2288 |
27 | 26 February | Clydebank | H | 0β0 | 1,336 | |
28 | 2 March | Brechin City | A | 1β2 | Millar(77) | 621 |
29 | 9 March | Hamilton Academical | H | 1β1 | Millar(18) | 1,225 |
30 | 13 March | Falkirk | A | 2β3 | Cuthbertson(61), Millar(78) | 1,532 |
31 | 16 March | Meadowbank Thistle | A | 1β2 | McGivern(25) | 492 |
32 | 23 March | Forfar Athletic | H | 1β0 | Millar(82) | 1,082 |
33 | 30 March | Ayr United | A | 0β0 | 2,404 | |
34 | 6 April | Falkirk | H | 0β3 | 1,632 | |
35 | 13 April | Partick Thistle | H | 2β0 | McKinna(22), Cuthbertson(32) | 1,803 |
36 | 20 April | East Fife | A | 2β0 | Millar(1,38) | 875 |
37 | 27 April | St Johnstone | A | 4β2 | Millar(19), Cormack(44), Cuthbertson(45), Pelosi(86) | 781 |
38 | 4 May | Clyde | H | 2β0 | Cuthbertson(52), Clarke(76) | 1,692 |
39 | 12 May | Airdrieonians | H | 1β4 | Bryson(29) | 1,493 |
Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Kilmarnock Scorer(s) | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R2 | 22 August | Alloa Athletic | H | 1β1(AET Won 3β2 on pens) | Cuthbertson(33) | 849 |
R3 | 27 August | Dundee | A | 1β1(AET Lost 2β3 on pens) | McDicken(45) | 3,367 |
Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Kilmarnock Scorer(s) | Attendance |
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R3 | 9 February | Inverness Thistle | A | 0β3 | 2,500 |
General
Rollin, Jack (1985). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1985β86. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0-356-10872-4.
Ross, David (2001). Everygame-The New Official History of Kilmarnock Football Club. Kilmarnock Football Club. ISBN 0-9541653-0-6.
Specific
1984β85 season | |
---|---|
Chairman | Tom Lauchlan until September 1984, Bob Lauchlan [1] |
Manager | Jim Clunie until September 1984 [2] Eddie Morrison from October 1984 [3] |
Scottish First Division | 12th [4] [5] |
Scottish Cup | 3R [6] [5] |
Scottish League Cup | 3R [7] [5] |
Top goalscorer | League: Blair Millar 12
[4]
[5] All: Blair Millar 12 [4] [5] |
Highest home attendance | 2,042 (v Motherwell, 29 December) [4] [5] |
Lowest home attendance | 805 (v Hamilton Academical, 22 September) [4] [5] |
Average home league attendance | 1,351 [8] (down 8) |
The 1984β85 season was Kilmarnock's 83rd in Scottish League Competitions. Manager Jim Clunie resigned in September following a poor start to the season. Only 1 win was recorded out of the first 8 matches with 5 goals scored and 20 conceded. [9]
Legendary former striker Eddie Morrison was announced as his replacement the following month. The club received 32 applications for the job including former Partick Thistle manager Bertie Auld and former Motherwell and Hibernian striker Pat Quinn. [10]
Results improved immediately with 3 wins in his first 3 matches as manager. However. a poor sequence of results after Christmas saw the club in the relegation zone with only 1 win recorded in 11 matches. This period also included a humiliating 3β0 Scottish Cup defeat at the hands of Highland League side Inverness Thistle. [4] [5]
5 wins in the last 8 matches meant that the club avoided relegation by 2 points. [4] [5]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10 | East Fife | 39 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 55 | 56 | −1 | 36 | |
11 | Partick Thistle | 39 | 13 | 9 | 17 | 50 | 55 | −5 | 35 | |
12 | Kilmarnock | 39 | 12 | 10 | 17 | 42 | 61 | −19 | 34 | |
13 | Meadowbank Thistle (R) | 39 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 50 | 66 | −16 | 32 | Relegation to the Second Division |
14 | St Johnstone (R) | 39 | 10 | 5 | 24 | 51 | 79 | −28 | 25 |
Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Kilmarnock Scorer(s) | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 11 August | Motherwell | A | 0β2 [12] | 2,384 | |
2 | 18 August | Ayr United | H | 0β0 [13] | 2,013 | |
3 | 25 August | Clyde | A | 1β4 [14] | Cuthbertson(81) | 749 |
4 | 1 September | Brechin City | H | 1β1 [15] | McGivern(73) | 855 |
5 | 8 September | Forfar Athletic | H | 2β1 [16] | McEachran(59), McKinna(75) | 809 |
6 | 15 September | Clydebank | A | 0β5 | 837 | |
7 | 22 September | Hamilton Academical | H | 1β2 [17] | Bryson(52) | 805 |
8 | 29 September | Airdrieonians | H | 0β5 [18] | 1,115 | |
9 | 6 October | Meadowbank Thistle | A | 0β4 | 419 | |
10 | 13 October | Falkirk | H | 3β1 [19] | Robertson(46), Bryson(69), McKinna(73) | 1,210 |
11 | 20 October | East Fife | A | 1β0 [20] | Cuthbertson(65) | 1,006 |
12 | 27 October | St Johnstone | A | 1β0 [21] | Clarke(54) | 1,513 |
13 | 3 November | Partick Thistle | H | 0β0 [22] | 1,834 | |
14 | 10 November | Forfar Athletic | A | 1β4 [23] | McLean(71pen) | 1,060 |
15 | 17 November | Clydebank | H | 1β1 [24] | Clarke(89) | 1,184 |
16 | 24 November | Hamilton Academical | A | 0β1 [25] | 889 | |
17 | 1 December | Airdrieonians | A | 1β2 [26] | McGivern(84) | 1,483 |
18 | 8 December | Meadowbank Thistle | H | 2β1 [27] | McLean(58pen), Millar(86) | 847 |
19 | 15 December | Brechin City | A | 2β3 [28] | McGivern(12,83) | 668 |
20 | 22 December | Clyde | H | 2β0 [29] | Millar(17,43) | 1,303 |
21 | 29 December | Motherwell | H | 0β0 | 2,042 | |
22 | 2 January | Ayr United | A | 0β1 | 4,036 | |
23 | 5 January | East Fife | H | 1β1 | McKinna(65) | 1,296 |
24 | 14 January | St Johnstone | H | 3β2 | McKinna(27,35), Millar(56) | 1,451 |
25 | 2 February | Partick Thistle | A | 0β1 | 1,776 | |
26 | 23 February | Motherwell | A | 2β2 | Millar(37), McKinna(83) | 2288 |
27 | 26 February | Clydebank | H | 0β0 | 1,336 | |
28 | 2 March | Brechin City | A | 1β2 | Millar(77) | 621 |
29 | 9 March | Hamilton Academical | H | 1β1 | Millar(18) | 1,225 |
30 | 13 March | Falkirk | A | 2β3 | Cuthbertson(61), Millar(78) | 1,532 |
31 | 16 March | Meadowbank Thistle | A | 1β2 | McGivern(25) | 492 |
32 | 23 March | Forfar Athletic | H | 1β0 | Millar(82) | 1,082 |
33 | 30 March | Ayr United | A | 0β0 | 2,404 | |
34 | 6 April | Falkirk | H | 0β3 | 1,632 | |
35 | 13 April | Partick Thistle | H | 2β0 | McKinna(22), Cuthbertson(32) | 1,803 |
36 | 20 April | East Fife | A | 2β0 | Millar(1,38) | 875 |
37 | 27 April | St Johnstone | A | 4β2 | Millar(19), Cormack(44), Cuthbertson(45), Pelosi(86) | 781 |
38 | 4 May | Clyde | H | 2β0 | Cuthbertson(52), Clarke(76) | 1,692 |
39 | 12 May | Airdrieonians | H | 1β4 | Bryson(29) | 1,493 |
Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Kilmarnock Scorer(s) | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R2 | 22 August | Alloa Athletic | H | 1β1(AET Won 3β2 on pens) | Cuthbertson(33) | 849 |
R3 | 27 August | Dundee | A | 1β1(AET Lost 2β3 on pens) | McDicken(45) | 3,367 |
Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Kilmarnock Scorer(s) | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R3 | 9 February | Inverness Thistle | A | 0β3 | 2,500 |
General
Rollin, Jack (1985). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1985β86. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0-356-10872-4.
Ross, David (2001). Everygame-The New Official History of Kilmarnock Football Club. Kilmarnock Football Club. ISBN 0-9541653-0-6.
Specific