1990–91 Kilmarnock F.C. season

Kilmarnock 1990–91 football season

Kilmarnock
1990–91 season
Chairman	Bobby Fleeting
Manager	Jim Fleeting (footballer)
Scottish First Division	5th
Scottish Cup	4R
Scottish League Cup	3R
Scottish Challenge Cup	SF
Top goalscorer	League: Bobby Williamson 14 All: John Sludden 15
Highest home attendance	9,802 (v Ayr United, 13 October)
Lowest home attendance	3,224 (v Forfar Athletic, 22 December)
Average home league attendance	4,934 (up 2446)
← 1989–90 1991–92 →

The 1990–91 season was Kilmarnock's 89th in Scottish League Competitions and marked their return to the Scottish First Division.

Scottish First Division

Main article: 1990–91 Scottish First Division

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
3	Dundee	39	22	8	9	59	33	+26	52
4	Partick Thistle	39	16	13	10	56	53	+3	45
5	Kilmarnock	39	15	13	11	58	48	+10	43
6	Hamilton Academical	39	16	10	13	50	41	+9	42
7	Raith Rovers	39	14	9	16	54	64	−10	37

Source: RSSSF and statto
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Match results

Match Day	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Kilmarnock Scorer(s)	Attendance
1	25 August	Meadowbank Thistle	A	0–1		1,767
2	1 September	Airdrieonians	H	3–4	Burns(9), Stark(66), Sludden(83)	5,287
3	8 September	Hamilton Academical	A	1–3	Tait(6)	2,687
4	15 September	Falkirk	H	1–1	Spence(45)	4,629
5	18 September	Clydebank	A	3–1	Burns(9), Reilly(35), Sludden(36)	2,442
6	22 September	Greenock Morton	H	3–1	Stark(10), Watters(59), Sludden(86)	4,322
7	29 September	Dundee	A	1–1	Callaghan(58)	4,573
8	6 October	Brechin City	H	2–0	Callaghan(23), Sludden(61)	1,299
9	9 October	Raith Rovers	H	1–1	Watters(28)	3,953
10	13 October	Ayr United	H	3–1	Elliott (46), Callaghan(52), Burns(83)	9,802
11	20 October	Partick Thistle	A	0–2		4,600
12	27 October	Forfar Athletic	A	2–2	Sludden(25), Burns(43)	1,521
13	3 November	Clyde	H	2–1	Sludden(65), Tait(70)	3,973
14	10 November	Airdrieonians	A	0–2		4,400
15	17 November	Meadowbank Thistle	H	2–3	Reilly(25), Stark(38)	4,198
16	24 November	Raith Rovers	A	1–1	Burns(44)	2,260
17	1 December	Brechin City	H	2–1	Williamson(22), Sloan(80)	3,473
18	8 December	Dundee	H	2–1	Williamson(35), Tait(40)	4,558
19	15 December	Greenock Morton	A	0–3		2,724
20	22 December	Forfar Athletic	H	1–0	Williamson(90)	3,224
21	2 January	Ayr United	A	2–1	Burns(21), Sludden(44)	9,448
22	5 January	Partick Thistle	H	2–3	Flexney(14), Callaghan(40)	5,588
23	12 January	Hamilton Academical	H	1–0	Williamson(64)	4,767
24	19 January	Falkirk	A	1–1	Sludden(13)	6,749
25	2 February	Clydebank	H	3–0	Williamson(19,26,61)	4,169
26	16 February	Partick Thistle	H	1–0	Williamson(5)	6,073
27	26 February	Clyde	A	1–1	Williamson(16)	1,000
28	9 March	Greenock Morton	H	1–1	Williamson(41)	4,451
29	12 March	Forfar Athletic	A	1–1	Williamson(40)	977
30	16 March	Airdrieonians	A	0–2		5,000
31	23 March	Falkirk	H	1–1	Stark(12)	6,664
32	30 March	Hamilton Academical	H	1–0	Flexney(82)	4,449
33	6 April	Raith Rovers	A	2–1	Williamson(42), Campbell(58)	1,761
34	10 April	Meadowbank Thistle	A	8–1	Campbell(7,13), Stark(11), Williamson(20,26), Smith(42), Burns(52,89)	1,107
35	13 April	Brechin City	H	2–2	Stark(14), Campbell(77)	4,543
36	20 April	Clydebank	A	0–0		2,005
37	27 April	Clyde	A	1–2	Jenkins(65)	1,700
38	4 May	Dundee	H	0–0		5,712
39	11 May	Ayr United	A	0–1		5,884

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 1990-91 Scottish League Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Kilmarnock Scorer(s)	Attendance
R2	21 August	Clydebank	H	3–2	Spence(30), Stark(75), Callaghan(116)	4,777
R3	28 August	Rangers	A	0–1		32,671

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1990-91 Scottish Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Kilmarnock Scorer(s)	Attendance
R3	26 January	Arbroath	H	3–2	Sludden(20,70), Burns(61)	2,941
R4	23 February	Dundee	A	0–2		7,195

Scottish Challenge Cup

Main article: 1990–91 Scottish Challenge Cup

Match Day	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Kilmarnock Scorer(s)	Attendance
R1	2 October	Stirling Albion	H	4–1	Burns(16), Sludden(56,73,79)	2,612
R2	16 October	Arbroath	H	3–1	Sludden(30), Elliott (35), Stark(71)	3,437
QF	23 October	East Fife	A	2–1	Sludden(35), Watters(84)	2,102
SF	30 October	Dundee	H	0–2		7,933

References

General

Rollin, Jack (1991). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1991–92. Headline. ISBN 0-356-19198-2.

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

Thomson, David C. (1991). The B&Q Scottish Football League Review 1991-91. The Scottish Football League. ISBN 0-9516433-3-9.

Specific

^ Rollin (1991), pp. 704.
^ Thomson (1991), pp. 40.
^ Ross (2001), pp. 273.
Thomson (1991), pp. 90.
Rollin (1991), pp. 740–41.
Thomson (1991), pp. 88.
Rollin (1991), pp. 746–47.
Thomson (1991), pp. 87.
Rollin (1991), pp. 749–50.
Thomson (1991), pp. 89.
Thomson (1991), pp. 41.
"Average Home League Game Attendances". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
Allan Blane (24 August 1990). "New boys can set Killie on glory trail". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 99. Retrieved 18 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Scottish Division One 1990-1991 Season Summary". statto.com. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
Alex Milligan (31 August 1990). "Shaky Start". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 88. Retrieved 11 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
Alex Milligan (7 September 1990). "Coyle springs a hat-trick surprise". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 96. Retrieved 11 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
Alex Milligan (14 September 1990). "Another Disaster". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 96. Retrieved 11 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
Alex Milligan (21 September 1990). "Hard graft for only a point". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 96. Retrieved 11 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
Alex Milligan (21 September 1990). "All right on the night as hoodoo is buried". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 96. Retrieved 11 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
Alex Milligan (28 September 1990). "Killie show Morton no mercy". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 96. Retrieved 11 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
Alex Milligan (5 October 1990). "Dundee Surprised". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 96. Retrieved 11 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
Alex Milligan (12 October 1990). "Brechin buried in a watery grave". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 96. Retrieved 11 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
Alex Milligan (12 October 1990). "Amazing pace...but Killie end with draw". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 96. Retrieved 11 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
Alex Milligan (19 October 1990). "Exceptional Elliot is derby day ace". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 88. Retrieved 11 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
Alex Milligan (26 October 1990). "A Jag Where It Hurts". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 96. Retrieved 11 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
Alex Milligan (2 November 1990). "Forfar Folly". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 96. Retrieved 11 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
Alex Milligan (9 November 1990). "Tired and weary...But Killie snatch both points". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 96. Retrieved 11 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
Alex Milligan (16 November 1990). "Double Diamonds". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 96. Retrieved 11 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
Alex Milligan (23 November 1990). "Killie stung by determined Thistle". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 96. Retrieved 11 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
Alex Milligan (30 November 1990). "Killie attack lack thrust". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 88. Retrieved 11 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
Alex Milligan (7 December 1990). "Two points-but nothing to shout about". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 88. Retrieved 11 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
Alex Milligan (14 December 1990). "One-two puts Killie back in the hunt". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 96. Retrieved 11 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
Alex Milligan (21 December 1990). "McCabe returns to haunt Kilmarnock". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 64. Retrieved 11 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
Alex Milligan (28 December 1990). "Christmas cracker is a damp squib". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 40. Retrieved 11 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
Allan Blane (11 January 1991). "Sludden Secures The Derby Double". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 79. Retrieved 12 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
Alex Milligan (11 January 1991). "Thistle's sting in the tail". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 80. Retrieved 12 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
Alex Milligan (18 January 1991). "Bobby dazzler sinks sorry Accies". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 96. Retrieved 12 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
Alex Milligan (25 January 1991). "Killie just caught in frantic finish". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 96. Retrieved 12 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
Alex Milligan (8 February 1991). "Head boy Williamson". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 96. Retrieved 12 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
Alex Milligan (22 February 1991). "Opportunity knocks". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 96. Retrieved 12 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
Alex Milligan (1 March 1991). "Missed chances may well prove costly". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 96. Retrieved 12 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
Alex Milligan (15 March 1991). "No takers for chances galore". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 96. Retrieved 12 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
Alex Milligan (22 March 1991). "Diamonds sparkle as Williamson sees red". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 107. Retrieved 12 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
Alex Milligan (29 March 1991). "Same time, same place, same outcome". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 96. Retrieved 12 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
Alex Milligan (5 April 1991). "At The Double". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 88. Retrieved 12 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
Alex Milligan (12 April 1991). "Quick strike Campbell is Killie hero". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 96. Retrieved 12 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
Jim Kean (11 April 1991). "Killer Killie". Daily Record. p. 45. Retrieved 12 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
Allan Blane (19 April 1991). "Deflated". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 88. Retrieved 12 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
Alex Milligan (26 April 1991). "Bankies not so soft". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 96. Retrieved 12 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
Alex Milligan (3 May 1991). "Firhill surface is the real winner". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 96. Retrieved 12 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
Alex Milligan (10 May 1991). "Dens men denied by carefree Killie". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 96. Retrieved 12 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
Alex Milligan (17 May 1991). "Final day blues in Somerset showdown". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 96. Retrieved 12 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
Alex Milligan (24 August 1990). "Killie through in extra-time thriller". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 96. Retrieved 12 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
Alex Milligan (31 August 1990). "Mo strike dumps gallant Killie". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 88. Retrieved 12 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
Alex Milligan (1 February 1991). "It's double tops for Sludden". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 96. Retrieved 12 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
Alex Milligan (1 March 1991). "Injury Time!". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 95. Retrieved 12 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
Alex Milligan (5 October 1990). "Sludden Does The Trick". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 96. Retrieved 12 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
Alex Milligan (19 October 1990). "Centenary stroll". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 88. Retrieved 12 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
Alex Milligan (26 October 1990). "Sludden Ace". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 96. Retrieved 12 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
Alex Milligan (2 November 1990). "Cup dream washed away". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 96. Retrieved 12 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

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

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v t e 1990–91 in Scottish football
« 1989–90 1991–92 »
Domestic leagues	Football League Premier Division First Division Second Division Highland League
Domestic cups	Scottish Cup Final League Cup Final Challenge Cup Final Junior Cup Tennent's Sixes
European competitions	European Cup European Cup Winners' Cup UEFA Cup
Related to national team	Results Euro 1992 qualifying (Group 2)
Club seasons
Premier Division	Aberdeen Celtic Dundee United Dunfermline Athletic Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Motherwell Rangers St. Johnstone St. Mirren
First Division	Airdrieonians Ayr United Brechin City Clyde Clydebank Dundee Falkirk Forfar Athletic Hamilton Academical Kilmarnock Meadowbank Thistle Morton Partick Thistle Raith Rovers
Second Division	Albion Rovers Alloa Athletic Arbroath Berwick Rangers Cowdenbeath Dumbarton East Fife East Stirlingshire Montrose Queen of the South Queen's Park Stenhousemuir Stirling Albion Stranraer

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