1986–87 Kilmarnock F.C. season

The 1986–87 season was Kilmarnock's 85th in Scottish League Competitions.

Kilmarnock

1986–87 season
Chairman	Robert Lauchlan[1]
Manager	Eddie Morrison[2]
Scottish First Division	6th[2][3]
Scottish Cup	3R[4][3]
Scottish League Cup	2R[5][3]
Top goalscorer	League: Jim McGuire 10[2][3] All: Jim McGuire 10[2][3]
Highest home attendance	4,855 (v Dunfermline Athletic, 3 January)[2][3]
Lowest home attendance	875 (v Brechin City, 25 April)[2][3]
Average home league attendance	1,946[6] (down 39)
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Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  SCO Ian Bryson — MF  SCO Ally MacLeod — DF  SCO Paul Martin — DF  SCO Stuart McLean

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  SCO Robert Docherty — MF  SCO Sam McGivern — DF  SCO Robert Clark — MF  SCO John McVeigh

Scottish First Division

Main article: 1986–87 Scottish First Division

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
4	East Fife	44	15	21	8	68	55	+13	51
5	Airdrieonians	44	20	11	13	58	46	+12	51
6	Kilmarnock	44	17	11	16	62	53	+9	45
7	Forfar Athletic	44	14	15	15	61	63	−2	43
8	Partick Thistle	44	12	15	17	49	54	−5	39

Source: RSSSF^{[dead link]} and statto^[7]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

Match Day	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Kilmarnock Scorer(s)	Attendance
1	9 August	East Fife	A	4–1[8]	Bryson(4,34pen), Cook(28), MacLeod(49)	949
2	13 August	Greenock Morton	H	2–2[9]	McGuire(40), Cook(44)	2,468
3	16 August	Forfar Athletic	A	1–3[10]	Bryson(28pen)	863
4	23 August	Montrose	H	3–0[11]	Bryson(13pen), Martin(16), Cook(17)	1,447
5	30 August	Queen of the South	A	1–2[12]	Cook(68)	2,588
6	6 September	Dunfermline Athletic	H	1–2[13]	Cook(44)	2,662
7	13 September	Airdrieonians	A	2–3[14]	Bryson(43,69)	1,577
8	16 September	Dumbarton	H	2–1[15]	Bryson(16), Clougherty o.g(78)	1,664
9	20 September	Brechin City	A	2–2[16]	Cook(26,90)	572
10	27 September	Clyde	H	0–0[17]		1,760
11	30 September	Partick Thistle	A	0–1[18]		1,799
12	4 October	East Fife	H	1–1[19]	Martin(42)	1,218
13	8 October	Greenock Morton	A	0–2[20]		1,859
14	11 October	Montrose	A	2–0[21]	Harkness(72), McLean(86)	496
15	18 October	Forfar Athletic	H	3–0[22]	Harkness(63), Docherty(65), McGivern(83)	1,440
16	25 October	Airdrieonians	H	2–0[23]	Harkness(36), MacLeod(74)	2,005
17	29 October	Dumbarton	A	0–2[24]		925
18	1 November	Dunfermline Athletic	A	0–1[25]		4,179
19	8 November	Queen of the South	H	3–2[26]	McGivern(2), McGuire(50), MacLeod(89pen)	1,904
20	15 November	Brechin City	H	0–1[27]		1,600
21	22 November	Clyde	A	0–0[28]		1,524
22	29 November	Partick Thistle	H	3–2[29]	Cuthbertson(40), R.Clark(52), McGuire(75)	2,502
23	6 December	East Fife	A	1–2[30]	R.Clark(25pen)	1,372
24	13 December	Greenock Morton	H	2–0[31]	Harkness(1), McGuire(73)	1,989
25	20 December	Montrose	H	1–0[32]	Harkness(1)	1,620
26	27 December	Forfar Athletic	A	1–1[33]	McGuire(14)	818
27	1 January	Queen of the South	A	2–1	Cook(17), McVeigh(67)	2,009
28	3 January	Dunfermline Athletic	H	2–2[34]	McGuire(58), Reid(90)	4,855
29	24 January	Airdrieonians	H	0–0[35]		1,983
30	27 January	Dumbarton	H	1–2[36]	McVeigh(28)	2,209
31	7 February	Clyde	H	1–1[37]	McLean(44)	1,769
32	17 February	Brechin City	A	0–1[38]		513
33	28 February	East Fife	H	3–1[39]	Reid(1,30), Harkness(43)	1,434
34	3 March	Partick Thistle	A	2–1[40]	Bryson(30pen), McGuire(62)	1,383
35	11 March	Greenock Morton	A	1–2	Cuthbertson(46)	2,420
36	14 March	Montrose	A	1–1[41]	Harkness(80)	417
37	21 March	Forfar Athletic	H	2–0[42]	Reid(63), Bryson(85pen)	1,059
38	28 March	Queen of the South	H	2–2[43]	Bryson(19), Reid(73)	1,675
39	4 April	Dunfermline Athletic	A	1–0[44]	Harkness(5)	3,704
40	11 April	Dumbarton	A	2–3[45]	Reid(11,16)	1,030
41	18 April	Airdrieonians	A	3–4[46]	Cuthbertson(46), Reid(54), McVeigh(87)	1,028
42	25 April	Brechin City	H	0–1[47]		875
43	2 May	Clyde	A	1–0[48]	Reid(86)	638
44	9 May	Partick Thistle	H	1–0[49]	McVeigh(60)	1,453

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 1986-87 Scottish League Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Kilmarnock Scorer(s)	Attendance
R2	20 August	Ayr United	H	1–2[50]	McCafferty(80)	3,553

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1986–87 Scottish Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Kilmarnock Scorer(s)	Attendance
R3	31 January	Heart of Midlothian	A	0–0[51]		15,227
R3R	4 February	Heart of Midlothian	H	1–1[52]	Bryson(44pen)	14,932
R3,2R	9 February	Heart of Midlothian	H	1–3[53]	Martin(73)	14,150

See also

• List of Kilmarnock F.C. seasons

References

General

Rollin, Jack (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0-356-14354-6.

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

Specific

1. Alex Milligan (19 December 1986). "Club Bosses Quizzed Over Losses". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 56. Retrieved 28 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
2. Rollin (1987), pp. 540.
3. Ross (2001), pp. 269.
4. Rollin (1987), pp. 582–3.
5. Rollin (1987), pp. 577.
6. "Average Home League Game Attendances". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
7. "Scottish Division One 1986-1987 Season Summary". statto.com. Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
8. Alex Milligan (15 August 1986). "Convincing Victory". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 71. Retrieved 25 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
9. unknown (14 August 1986). "Killie serve up a thriller". Daily Record. p. 37. Retrieved 28 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Alex Milligan (22 August 1986). "Forfar 3 Kilmarnock 1". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 80. Retrieved 25 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Alex Milligan (29 August 1986). "Killie Back In top Form". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 83. Retrieved 25 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
12. Alex Milligan (5 September 1986). "Killie Go Down At Palmerston". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 79. Retrieved 25 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
13. Alex Milligan (12 September 1986). "Killie in a fankle". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 73. Retrieved 25 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
14. Ian Russell (19 September 1986). "Airdrie put Killie on the rack". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 80. Retrieved 25 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
15. unknown (17 September 1986). "Kilmarnock 2 Dumbarton 1". Daily Record. p. 33. Retrieved 28 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
16. Alex Milligan (26 September 1986). "Brechin City 2 Kilmarnock 2". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 81. Retrieved 25 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
17. Alex Milligan (3 October 1986). "Kilmarnock 0 Clyde 0". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 72. Retrieved 25 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
18. John Docherty (1 October 1986). "Happy Herd the hero of Firhill". Daily Record. p. 23. Retrieved 28 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
19. John Malkin (10 October 1986). "Fifers' Tactics Spoil The Game". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 80. Retrieved 25 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
20. unknown (9 October 1986). "The Head Boys". Daily Record. p. 41. Retrieved 28 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
21. John Docherty (13 October 1986). "Kilmarnock 2 Montrose 0". Daily Record. p. 33. Retrieved 28 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
22. Alex Milligan (24 October 1986). "Colin's not so rusty". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 80. Retrieved 25 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
23. unknown (27 October 1986). "Fifers go top". Daily Record. p. 29. Retrieved 28 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
24. unknown (30 October 1986). "McCoy's the boy". Daily Record. p. 45. Retrieved 28 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
25. Alex Milligan (7 November 1986). "Luck went against Killie". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 72. Retrieved 25 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
26. Alex Milligan (14 November 1986). "Merry 'Macs' get the points". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 80. Retrieved 27 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
27. Alex Milligan (21 November 1986). "Kilmarnock 0 Brechin City 1". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 80. Retrieved 27 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
28. unknown (24 November 1986). "Clyde 0 Kilmarnock 0". Daily Record. p. 34. Retrieved 28 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
29. Alex Milligan (5 December 1986). "Killie deserve both points". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 79. Retrieved 27 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
30. unknown (8 December 1986). "The front runners stride away". Daily Record. p. 33. Retrieved 28 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
31. Alex Milligan (19 December 1986). "Morrison's changes bring deserved win". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 56. Retrieved 27 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
32. Alex Milligan (26 December 1986). "Kilmarnock 1 Montrose 0". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 34. Retrieved 27 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
33. Alex Milligan (2 January 1987). "Forfar 1 Kilmarnock 1". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 31. Retrieved 27 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
34. Alex Milligan (9 January 1987). "Killie get justice". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 64. Retrieved 27 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
35. Alex Milligan (30 January 1987). "Kilmarnock 0 Airdrie 0". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 64. Retrieved 27 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
36. Alex Milligan (30 January 1987). "Promotion chances bleak". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 64. Retrieved 27 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
37. unknown (9 February 1987). "Top Trio Make A Point". Daily Record. p. 31. Retrieved 28 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
38. Alex Milligan (20 February 1987). "Killie defeated in scrappy game". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 79. Retrieved 27 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
39. Alex Milligan (6 March 1987). "Killie Back On Form". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 72. Retrieved 27 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
40. Alex Milligan (6 March 1987). "Killie Back On Form". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 72. Retrieved 27 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
41. Alex Milligan (20 March 1987). "Luck Of The Draw". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 80. Retrieved 27 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
42. Alex Milligan (27 March 1987). "A Struggle For Points". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 72. Retrieved 27 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
43. Alex Milligan (3 April 1987). "Late Goal Robs Killie Of A Point". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 80. Retrieved 27 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
44. Alex Milligan (10 April 1987). "Strong Defence Saves Killie". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 80. Retrieved 27 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
45. Alex Milligan (17 April 1987). "Boghead Side Fight Back". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 80. Retrieved 27 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
46. Alex Milligan (24 April 1987). "Airdrie 4 Kilmarnock 3". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 80. Retrieved 27 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
47. Alex Milligan (1 May 1987). "Rock Bottom". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 80. Retrieved 27 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
48. Alex Milligan (8 May 1987). "Clyde 0 Kilmarnock 1". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 72. Retrieved 27 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
49. Alex Milligan (15 May 1987). "Kilmarnock 1 Partick Thistle 0". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 72. Retrieved 27 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
50. unknown (21 August 1986). "Ayr Shock Rivals". Daily Record. p. 34. Retrieved 28 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
51. Alex Milligan (6 February 1987). "Hearts Flutter". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 72. Retrieved 27 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
52. Alex Milligan (13 February 1987). "Stalemate in first replay". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 79. Retrieved 27 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
53. Alex Milligan (13 February 1987). "Heart-Breaking End To Cup Run". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 79. Retrieved 27 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

• https://www.fitbastats.com/kilmarnock/team_results_season.php