1966–67 Kilmarnock F.C. season

The 1966–67 season was Kilmarnock's 65th in Scottish League competitions. They finished 7th out of 18 clubs in Scottish Division One. They reached the semi-finals of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.

Kilmanock
1966–67 season
ManagerMalky MacDonald
Scottish Division One7th[1]
Scottish CupR1[1]
Scottish League CupGS[1]
Inter-Cities Fairs CupSF[1]
Top goalscorerLeague: Brien McIlroy, 16[1]
All: Brien McIlroy, 21[1]
Highest home attendance31,551 (v Rangers, 11 February)[1]
Lowest home attendance3,689 (v Stirling Albion, 1 October)[1]
Average home league attendance8,439[2] (down 267)

Scottish Division One edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
5 Hibernian 34 19 4 11 72 49 +23 42
6 Dundee 34 16 9 9 74 51 +23 41
7 Kilmarnock 34 16 8 10 59 46 +13 40
8 Dunfermline Athletic 34 14 10 10 72 52 +20 38
9 Dundee United 34 14 9 11 68 62 +6 37
Source: RSSSF

Match results edit

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock Scorer(s) Attendance
1 10 September St Mirren A 2–3 Bertelsen ‘50, McFadzean ‘69 3,769
2 17 September Ayr United H 1–0 C.Watson ‘40 9,094
3 24 September Clyde A 3–1 McIlroy ‘13, McInally ‘28, C.Watson ‘84 2,823
4 1 October Stirling Albion H 2–1 McInally ‘68, ‘74, 3,689
5 8 October Dundee A 1–1 C.Watson ‘1 9,082
6 15 October Hibernian H 2–1 Bertelsen ‘4, C.Watson ‘84 8,341
7 29 October Airdrieonians H 1–0 Bertelsen ‘66 5,881
8 5 November Partick Thistle H 0–0 5,132
9 9 November Rangers A 0–3 27,136
10 12 November Dundee United A 1–1 O'Connor ‘44 6,278
11 19 November Falkirk H 3–0 McInally ‘39, McLean pen ‘79, Bertelsen ‘80 4,601
12 26 November St Johnstone A 3–1 Murray ‘12, ‘16, McIlroy ‘8 3,849
13 3 December Celtic H 0–0 27,136
14 10 December Dunfermline Athletic H 1–1 McIlroy ‘13 6,921
14 17 December Motherwell A 0–2 2,601
15 24 December Heart of Midlothian H 1–2 McIlroy ‘17 5,039
17 31 December Aberdeen A 0–4 12,673
18 2 January St Mirren H 3–0 Beattie '5, Queen '63, McInally '83 6,626
19 3 January Ayr United A 3–2 C.Watson ‘11, ‘27,’70 7,899
20 7 January Clyde H 1–3 McLean ‘14 5,885
21 14 January Stirling Albion A 4–1 McIlroy ‘48, McInally ‘60, McLean ‘88 pen, Queen ‘89 3,077
22 21 January Dundee H 4–4 McIlroy ‘29, ‘37, C.Watson ‘’60, McInally ‘73 4,685
23 4 February Hibernian A 1–3 Morrison ‘4 10,862
24 11 February Rangers H 1–2 McIlroy ‘72 31,551
25 25 February Airdrieonians A 4–1 McIlroy ‘73, Bertelsen ‘81, ‘86, ‘88 2,595
26 4 March Partick Thistle A 2–1 Queen ‘45, McLean ‘85 4,196
27 18 March Falkirk A 1–0 McLean ‘60, 3,241
28 20 March Dundee United H 4–0 McInally ‘15, McIlroy ‘60, ‘82, Bertelsen ‘65 4,719
29 25 March St Johnstone H 5–3 McLean ‘10, McIlroy ‘25, ‘50, ‘56, Bertelsen ‘30 3,948
30 8 April Dunfermline Athletic A 1–1 McIlroy ‘18 4,812
31 12 April Motherwell H 3–0 McIlroy ‘29, Bertelsen ‘60, McLean ‘82 4,994
32 22 April Heart of Midlothian A 0–1 5,809
33 1 May Aberdeen H 1–1 McLean ‘78 pen 5,229
34 15 May Celtic A 0–2 19,077

Scottish League Cup edit

Group stage edit

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock Scorer(s) Attendance
G2 13 August Stirling Albion H 2–0 Bertelsen ‘9, Queen ‘27 5,292
G2 17 August Hibernian A 1–2 Queen ‘32 11,159
G2 20 August Rangers A 0–0 51,765
G2 27 August Stirling Albion A 0–0 3,375
G2 31 August Hibernian H 3–0 McIlroy ‘21,‘48, Queen ‘35 12,285
G2 3 September Rangers H 0–1 29,743

Group 2 final table edit

P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Rangers 6 3 2 1 13 4 8 8
2 Hibernian 6 4 0 2 12 9 3 8
3 Kilmarnock 6 2 2 2 6 3 3 6
4 Stirling Albion 6 0 2 4 3 18 −15 2

Scottish Cup edit

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 28 January Dunfermline Athletic H 2–2 McInally ‘47, King ‘59 12,847
R1 R 1 February Dunfermline Athletic A 0–1 19,000

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup edit

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock Scorer(s) Attendance
R2 L1 25 October   Royal Antwerp A 1–0 McInally ‘16 10,000
R2 L2 2 November   Royal Antwerp H 7–2 McInally ‘7,‘49, McLean ‘33pen,’48, Queen ‘17pen,‘51, C.Watson ‘69 11,963
R3 L1 14 December   La Gantoise H 1–0 Murray ‘39 8,612
R3 L2 12 December   La Gantoise A 2–1 McInally ‘112, McLean ‘114 9,500
QF L1 19 April   Lokomotiv Leipzig A 0–1 30,000
QF L2 26 April   Lokomotiv Leipzig H 2–0 Murray ‘6, McIlroy ‘65 15,595
SF L1 19 May   Leeds United A 2–4 McIlroy ‘22, ‘36 43,189
SF L2 24 May   Leeds United H 0–0 24,831

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Ross (2001), pp. 249.
  2. ^ "Average Home League Game Attendances". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 27 February 2022.

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

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