1995–96 Kilmarnock F.C. season

The 1995–96 season was Kilmarnock's third season in the Scottish Premier Division before the formation of the Scottish Premier League in 1998. Kilmarnock also competed in the Scottish Cup and the League Cup.

Kilmarnock

1995–96 season
Chairman	Bobby Fleeting[1][2] (until 15 March) Jim Moffat
Manager	Alex Totten[1][2]
Stadium	Rugby Park
Scottish Premier Division	7th[1][3][4]
Scottish League Cup	Third round[5][3][6]
Scottish Cup	Fourth round[7][3][8]
Top goalscorer	League: Paul Wright (13)[9][3][10] All: Paul Wright (16)[9][3]
Highest home attendance	17,056 vs. Rangers, Premier Division, 4 May[1][3]
Lowest home attendance	6,017 vs. Falkirk, Premier Division, 9 December[1][3]
Average home league attendance	8,719[11]
Home colours Away colours
← 1994–95 1996–97 →

Summary

Season

Kilmarnock finished seventh in the Scottish Premier Division with 41 points. They also reached the third round of the League Cup, losing to Dundee, and the fourth round of the Scottish Cup, losing to Heart of Midlothian

Results and fixtures

Scottish Premier Division

Main article: 1995–96 Scottish Premier Division

Match Day	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Kilmarnock Scorer(s)	Attendance
1	26 August 1995	Rangers	A	0–1[12]		44,686
2	9 September 1995	Hibernian	H	0–3[13]		7,014
3	16 September 1995	Raith Rovers	A	0–2[14]		4,441
4	23 September 1995	Aberdeen	H	1–2[15]	Brown 85'	7,198
5	30 September 1995	Motherwell	A	0–3[16]		6,356
6	4 October 1995	Partick Thistle	A	1–1[17]	Watson(42 o.g)	4,000
7	7 October 1995	Heart of Midlothian	H	3–1[18]	Brown(44), McKee(45,62)	6,721
8	14 October 1995	Falkirk	A	2–0[19]	Mitchell(3), Wright(44)	4,878
9	21 October 1995	Celtic	H	0–0[20]		14,011
10	28 October 1995	Hibernian	A	0–2[21]		10,400
11	4 November 1995	Raith Rovers	H	5–1[22]	Henry(9,42), Wright(54,67), Brown(62)	6,440
12	8 November 1995	Rangers	H	0–2[23]		14,823
13	11 November 1995	Heart of Midlothian	A	1–2[24]	McKee(85)	10,442
14	18 November 1995	Motherwell	H	1–1[25]	Mitchell(24)	6,608
15	2 December 1995	Celtic	A	2–4[26]	Mitchell(11), Brown(22)	33,812
16	9 December 1995	Falkirk	H	4–0[27]	Brown(24,27), Black(46 pen), MacPherson(63)	6,017
17	13 December 1995	Aberdeen	A	1–4[28]	Wright(22)	14,060
18	16 December 1995	Partick Thistle	H	2–1[29]	Wright(30,65)	6,581
19	26 December 1995	Rangers	A	0–3[30]		45,173
20	6 January 1996	Raith Rovers	A	1–1[31]	Black(87 pen)	4,781
21	13 January 1996	Hibernian	H	3–2[32]	Maskrey(57), Wright(63), Henry(90)	6,686
22	16 January 1996	Motherwell	A	1–0[33]	Wright(59)	5,781
23	20 January 1996	Celtic	H	0–0[34]		15,716
24	23 January 1996	Aberdeen	H	1–1	Wright(82)	6,703
25	3 February 1996	Falkirk	A	2–4[35]	Wright(7,10)	8,374
26	10 February 1996	Partick Thistle	A	1–0[36]	Black(5 pen)	4,800
27	24 February 1996	Heart of Midlothian	H	0–2[37]		8,022
28	2 March 1996	Aberdeen	A	0–3[38]		7,000
29	16 March 1996	Motherwell	H	0–1[39]		7,035
30	23 March 1996	Raith Rovers	H	2–0[40]	McKee(67), Wright(75)	6,143
31	30 March 1996	Hibernian	A	1–1[41]	Wright(76)	8,102
32	10 April 1996	Celtic	A	1–1[42]	McIntyre(45)	36,372
33	13 April 1996	Falkirk	H	1–0[43]	McIntyre(54)	6,505
34	20 April 1996	Partick Thistle	H	2–1[44]	Skilling(63), Black(84 pen)	7,276
35	27 April 1996	Heart of Midlothian	A	0–1[45]		11,329
36	4 May 1996	Rangers	H	0–3[46]		17,056

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 1995-96 Scottish League Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Kilmarnock Scorer(s)	Attendance
Second round	19 August 1995	Dumbarton	H	1–0(AET)[47]	Roberts(115)	4,991
Third round	30 August 1995	Dundee	A	1–3[48]	Wright(33)	4,130

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1995-96 Scottish Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Kilmarnock Scorer(s)	Attendance
Third round	27 January 1996	Hibernian	A	2–0[49]	Wright(54,63)	8,350
Fourth round	17 February 1996	Heart of Midlothian	H	1–2[50]	Anderson(67)	15,173

Ayrshire Cup

Main article: Ayrshire Cup

Match	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
Final	6 May 1996	Ayr United	H	1–0

Final league table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
5	Hibernian	36	11	10	15	43	57	−14	43
6	Raith Rovers	36	12	7	17	41	57	−16	43
7	Kilmarnock	36	11	8	17	39	54	−15	41
8	Motherwell	36	9	12	15	28	39	−11	39
9	Partick Thistle (R)	36	8	6	22	29	62	−33	30	Qualification for the Play-off

Source: Soccerbase
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated

See also

• List of Kilmarnock F.C. seasons

General

Rollin, Jack (1996). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1996-97. Headline. ISBN 0-7472-7781-8.

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

Thomson, David C. (1995). The Tartan Special Scottish Football League Review 1995-96. Programme Publications. ISBN 0-86108-965-0.

Thomson, David C. (1996). Tennent’s Lager Scottish Football League Review 1996-97. Programme Publications. ISBN 0-9529157-1-5.

Specific

References

1. Rollin (1996), pp. 660.
2. Thomson (1996), pp. 18.
3. Ross (2001), pp. 278.
4. Thomson (1996), pp. 92.
5. Rollin (1996), pp. 698.
6. Thomson (1996), pp. 99–100.
7. Rollin (1996), pp. 703–04.
8. Thomson (1996), pp. 109–111.
9. Rollin (1996), pp. 661.
10. Thomson (1995), pp. 21.
11. "Average Home League Game Attendances". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
12. Iain Campbell (28 August 1995). "Pet Wins Prizes". Daily Record. p. 22. Retrieved 14 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
13. John Docherty (11 September 1995). "Jinxed Willie's Heart-Breaker". Daily Record. p. 21. Retrieved 14 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
14. Alex Cameron (18 September 1995). "Graham's strike is jest great". Daily Record. p. 23. Retrieved 14 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
15. Ewing Graeme (25 September 1995). "Joe's Jumpin' For Roy". Daily Record. p. 20. Retrieved 14 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
16. Alex Cameron (2 October 1995). "All our jobs are on the line-Totten". Daily Record. p. 25. Retrieved 14 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
17. John Gardner (6 October 1995). "Mates thought I was mad". Daily Record. p. 59. Retrieved 14 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
18. Alex Cameron (9 October 1995). "Quitters Jamblow It Again". Daily Record. p. 25. Retrieved 14 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
19. Ewing Graeme (16 October 1995). "Time To Cross Bairns Off The Top Flight Tour". Daily Record. p. 27. Retrieved 14 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
20. David McCarthy (23 October 1995). "The Win That Got Away". Daily Record. p. 23. Retrieved 14 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
21. John Docherty (30 October 1995). "Nobody rates us.. we don't care". Daily Record. p. 36. Retrieved 14 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
22. Alex Cameron (6 November 1995). "Dame Of His Life". Daily Record. p. 22. Retrieved 14 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
23. Graham Clark (9 November 1995). "Col For Nothing". Daily Record. p. 68. Retrieved 14 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
24. Graham Clark (13 November 1995). "Locke's the key to glory". Daily Record. p. 25. Retrieved 14 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
25. Graeme McGilliard (20 November 1995). "Big Ache". Daily Record. p. 26. Retrieved 14 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
26. Keith Jackson (4 December 1995). "We can't afford to hide if we're chasing the title". Daily Record. p. 20. Retrieved 15 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
27. Alex Cameron (11 December 1995). "Wright Hand Man". Daily Record. p. 24. Retrieved 15 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
28. Iain Campbell (15 December 1995). "I Was Trying to Hard To Be A Hero". Daily Record. p. 66. Retrieved 15 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
29. Ewing Graeme (18 December 1995). "Salute The Conqueror". Daily Record. p. 20. Retrieved 15 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
30. Ewing Graeme (27 December 1995). "Gaz Fire!". Daily Record. p. 71. Retrieved 15 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
31. Iain Campbell (8 January 1996). "Dan's a one hit wonder". Daily Record. p. 24. Retrieved 15 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
32. Alex Cameron (15 January 1996). "We're not bright enough to know when we're beaten". Daily Record. p. 24. Retrieved 15 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
33. Graham Clark (17 January 1996). "A Wright Downer". Daily Record. p. 47. Retrieved 15 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
34. David McCarthy (22 January 1996). "A Game Of Four Halves". Daily Record. p. 22. Retrieved 15 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
35. Ewing Graeme (5 February 1996). "Silence Of The Lambie". Daily Record. p. 25. Retrieved 15 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
36. Ewing Graeme (12 February 1996). "Jags on edge as Killie get Lek-off". Daily Record. p. 25. Retrieved 15 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
37. David McCarthy (26 February 1996). "Euro 96". Daily Record. p. 24. Retrieved 15 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
38. Derek McGregor (26 February 1996). "Faith Healer". Daily Record. p. 24. Retrieved 15 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
39. Alex Cameron (18 March 1996). "Don't blame board for our plunge blasts Neil". Daily Record. p. 24. Retrieved 16 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
40. Alex Cameron (25 March 1996). "Shout Of Order". Daily Record. p. 24. Retrieved 16 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
41. Alex Cameron (1 April 1996). "Jim's got the whole world in his hands". Daily Record. p. 25. Retrieved 16 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
42. Keith Jackson (12 April 1996). "Jim lapped it up when he put the boot into his heroes...I'll do the same". Daily Record. p. 61. Retrieved 16 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
43. Alex Cameron (15 April 1996). "A dole call sounds for sad Bairns". Daily Record. p. 24. Retrieved 16 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
44. Alex Cameron (22 April 1996). "Jaggy Mettle". Daily Record. p. 24. Retrieved 16 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
45. Alex Cameron (29 April 1996). "Drear We Go To Hampden". Daily Record. p. 25. Retrieved 16 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
46. David McCarthy (6 May 1996). "Passion Killer". Daily Record. p. 36. Retrieved 16 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
47. Alex Cameron (21 August 1995). "Let me at 'Gers says big hit Mark". Daily Record. p. 25. Retrieved 16 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
48. Derek McGregor (31 August 1995). "Dragoon Act Sinks Tott Boys". Daily Record. p. 60. Retrieved 16 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
49. John Docherty (29 January 1996). "Shouting Match". Daily Record. p. 23. Retrieved 16 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
50. David McCarthy (19 February 1996). "My Hearts In The Right Place". Daily Record. p. 26. Retrieved 16 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

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