1979–80 Kilmarnock F.C. season

The 1979–80 season was Kilmarnock’s 78th in Scottish League Competitions.

Kilmarnock
1979–80 season
ChairmanTom Lauchlan
ManagerDavie Sneddon
Scottish Football League Premier Division8th
Scottish CupR3
Scottish League CupQF
Top goalscorerLeague: Bobby Street 9
All: Bobby Street 12
Highest home attendance16,918 (v Celtic, 3 November)
Lowest home attendance3,533 (v Aberdeen, 19 April)
Average home league attendance6,973[1] (up 3,940)

Scottish Premier Division
Main article: 1979–80 Scottish Premier Division
Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock Scorer(s) Attendance
1 11 August St Mirren A 2-2 Doherty(71), Clarke(88) 7,449
2 18 August Dundee United H 1-0 Street(57) 5,882
3 25 August Celtic A 0-5 24,584
4 8 September Hibernian H 1-0 Jardine(88) 4,654
5 15 September Partick Thistle A 0-0 5,078
6 22 September Greenock Morton A 1-3 Gibson(44) 6,618
7 29 September Rangers H 2-1 Clark(8), Cairney(79) 15,479
8 6 October Dundee H 3-1 Bourke(39), Maxwell(41,53) 4,674
9 13 October Aberdeen A 1-3 Houston(11) 12,791
10 20 October St Mirren H 1-1 Houston(16) 6,377
11 27 October Dundee United A 0-4 6,403
12 3 November Celtic H 2-0 Street(11), Gibson(59) 16,918
13 10 November Hibernian A 1-1 Maxwell(78) 5,269
14 17 November Partick Thistle H 0-1 4,951
15 1 December Rangers A 1-2 Houston(34) 16,557
16 15 December Dundee A 1-3 Glennie o.g.(27) 6,016
17 29 December Dundee United H 0-0 4,515
18 5 January Hibernian H 3-1 Street(20,25,57) 6,092
19 12 January Partick Thistle A 1-1 Street(72) 4,543
20 19 January Greenock Morton A 2-1 Clarke(56), Cramond(84) 5,352
21 9 February Dundee H 1-1 Houston(10) 4,432
22 23 February Aberdeen A 2-1 Street(4), Garner o.g.(42) 9,567
23 1 March St Mirren H 1-1 Mauchlen(76) 6,800
24 8 March Dundee United A 0-0 6,497
25 12 March Greenock Morton H 1-1 Mauchlen(47) 4,905
26 15 March Celtic H 1-1 Street(1) 14,965
27 29 March Partick Thistle H 0-1 3,814
28 1 April Aberdeen H 0-4 5,020
29 5 April Greenock Morton H 0-2 4,309
30 12 April St Mirren A 1-3 Clarke(25) 6,740
31 16 April Celtic A 0-2 16,695
32 19 April Aberdeen H 1-3 Gibson(14pen) 3,533
33 21 April Hibernian A 2-1 Houston(6,70) 2,659
34 23 April Rangers H 1-0 Street(11) 8,504
35 26 April Dundee A 2-0 McDicken(51), Cairney(60) 2,665
36 14 April Rangers A 0-1 7,655

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 1979–80 Scottish League Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 L1 15 August Alloa Athletic H 2-0 Jardine(?), Doherty(?) 2,491
R1 L2 22 August Alloa Athletic A 1-1(aet) Doherty(106) 1,696
R2 L1 29 August Forfar Athletic H 2-0 Clarke(47), Gibson(65) 2,220
R2 L2 1 September Forfar Athletic A 1-1 Maxwell(6) 1,565
R3 L1 26 September Hibernian A 2-1 Cairney(23), Bourke(60) 2,659
18 10 October Hibernian H 2-1 Maxwell(27), Bourke(71) 5,353
QF L1 31 October Greenock Morton A 2-3 McLean(28), Street(70) 7,046
QF L2 24 November Greenock Morton H 3-2(aet, lost 3-5 on penalties) Clarke(70), Cairney(92), Gibson(115) 8,407

Scottish Cup
Main article: 1979–80 Scottish Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock Scorer(s) Attendance
R3 30 January Partick Thistle H 0-1 7,677

Drybrough Cup
Main article: Drybrough Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock Scorer(s) Attendance
QF 28 July Aberdeen H 1-0 Street(66) 4,548
SF 1 August Rangers H 0-2 10,035

Anglo-Scottish Cup
Main article: 1979–80 Anglo-Scottish Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 L1 6 August Dundee A 1-1 Clarke(?) 3,832
R1 L2 8 August Dundee H 3-3(lost on away goals) Street(36,67), Gibson(38) 3,719

See also

References
  1. "Average Home League Game Attendances". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  • Ross, David (2001). Everygame-The New Official History of Kilmarnock Football Club.
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