1976–77 Kilmarnock F.C. season

The 1976–77 season was Kilmarnock's 75th in Scottish League Competitions. They finished bottom of the table and were relegated at the end of the season.

Kilmarnock
1976–77 season
ManagerWillie Fernie
Scottish Football League Premier Division10th
Scottish CupR3
Scottish League CupGS
Top goalscorerLeague: Ian Fallis 10
All: Ian Fallis 14
Highest home attendance14,717 (v Rangers, 13 November)
Lowest home attendance1,543 (v Partick Thistle, 20 April)
Average home league attendance5,849[1] (up 1,559)

Scottish Premier Division
Main article: 1976–77 Scottish Premier Division
Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock Scorer(s) Attendance
1 4 September Motherwell H 1-1 Clarke(11) 5,163
2 11 September Rangers A 0-0 24,800
3 18 September Aberdeen A 0-2 9,566
4 25 September Celtic H 0-4 14,615
5 2 October Heart of Midlothian A 2-2 McCulloch(21), McDicken(26) 9,333
6 23 October Partick Thistle A 1-2 Fallis(80) 4,749
7 26 October Hibernian H 1-1 Smith(40) 4,202
8 30 October Ayr United H 6-1 Sheed(12), McDicken(14), Fallis(29,34,53), Murdoch(89) 6,422
9 3 November Dundee United A 0-3 4,886
10 6 November Motherwell A 4-5 Fallis(5,13), Maxwell(67), Smith(68) 4,754
11 13 November Rangers H 0-4 14,717
12 20 November Aberdeen H 1-2 Smith(42pen) 4,212
13 27 November Celtic A 1-2 McCulloch(5) 20,337
14 18 December Dundee United H 1-0 Fallis(75) 3,519
15 27 December Partick Thistle H 0-0 5,018
16 1 January Ayr United A 1-3 Smith(33) 7,938
17 3 January Motherwell H 2-2 Fallis(38), Maxwell(80) 6,299
18 8 January Rangers A 0-3 18,189
19 22 January Celtic H 1-3 Fallis(28) 14,363
20 5 February Heart of Midlothian A 0-4 7,226
21 7 February Aberdeen A 0-2 8,477
22 12 February Hibernian H 0-1 3,397
23 15 February Heart of Midlothian H 2-1 Robertson(12), McDicken(87) 3,812
24 19 February Dundee United A 0-4 5,096
25 5 March Partick Thistle A 1-3 Smith(27pen) 3,147
26 9 March Hibernian A 0-2 3,158
27 12 March Ayr United H 0-1 4,124
28 19 March Motherwell A 0-2 4,080
29 26 March Rangers H 1-0 Robertson(59) 8,037
30 2 April Aberdeen H 1-2 McCulloch(10) 8,037
31 9 April Celtic A 0-1 18,759
32 13 April Ayr United A 1-1 Smith(89pen) 5,046
33 16 April Heart of Midlothian H 2-2 McDicken(4), Smith(45pen) 2,471
34 20 April Partick Thistle H 1-3 Provan(80) 1,543
35 23 April Hibernian A 0-0 3,547
36 23 April Dundee United H 1-2 Fallis(27) 1,643

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 1976-77 Scottish League Cup

Group stage
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock Scorer(s) Attendance
G2 14 August Aberdeen A 0-2 11,758
G2 18 August Ayr United H 2-0 Provan(60), Murdoch(80) 6,908
G2 21 August St Mirren H 1-1 Fallis(49) 4,242
G2 25 August Ayr United A 1-3 McCulloch(25) 5,173
G2 28 August St Mirren A 0-1 3,712
G2 1 September Aberdeen H 2-1 Smith(40), Welsh(80) 2,536

Group 2 final table
P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Aberdeen 6 4 1 1 12 5 7 9
2 Ayr United 6 2 2 2 8 8 0 6
3 Kilmarnock 6 2 1 3 6 8 –2 5
4 St Mirren 6 1 2 3 7 12 –5 4

Scottish Cup
Main article: 1976–77 Scottish Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock Scorer(s) Attendance
R3 24 January Motherwell A 0-3 8,335

Anglo-Scottish Cup
Main article: 1976–77 Anglo-Scottish Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 L1 7 August Motherwell A 1-1 Smith(36) 4,706
R1 L2 11 August Motherwell H 4-0 Fallis(9), Clarke(33), McDicken(78), Stevens o.g(85) 5,216
QF L1 14 September Nottingham Forest A 1-2 Smith(60 pen) 8,911
QF L2 28 September Nottingham Forest H 2-2 Fallis(43,49) 4,503

See also

References
  1. "Average Home League Game Attendances". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  • Ross, David (2001). Everygame-The New Official History of Kilmarnock Football Club.
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