1991–92 Kilmarnock F.C. season

The 1991–92 season was Kilmarnock's 90th in Scottish League Competitions. They competed in the Scottish First division, Scottish FA Cup, League Cup and Challenge Cup.

Kilmarnock
1991-92 season
ChairmanBobby Fleeting[1]
ManagerJim Fleeting until April 1992
Tommy Burns from May 1992[2][3]
Scottish First Division4th[4][5]
Scottish Cup3R
Scottish League Cup3R
Scottish Challenge Cup2R
Top goalscorerLeague: Ally Mitchell & Calum Campbell (10)[6]
All: Ally Mitchell & Calum Campbell (11)
Highest home attendance8,380 (v Ayr United, 31 August)[7]
Lowest home attendance2,094 (v Clydebank, 7 April)[7]
Average home league attendance4,387[8] (down 547)

Season overview

Kilmarnock started their league campaign on 10 August 1991 at home against Stirling Albion where the game finished a scoreless draw.[9] Over the next eight games they only recorded one win against Meadowbank Thistle. Into September Kilmarnock form picked up with four wins on the bounce. This form continued into November with a notable 4–2 home win against Forfar Athletic, with two goals from Ross Jack and two from Ally Mitchell.[10] Wins, draws and a few losses from November into December and the start of January. On 7 January 1992 the Kils hosted Montrose where they had a comfortable 5–1 win.[11] After that game Kilmarnock then lost three games in a row. After the February break Kilmarnock won eight of their next 12 games allowing them to finish in 4th place. They narrowly missed out on promotion to the top-tier Premier Division.[12][13]

There wasn't much success in the cups this season. In the League Cup Kilmarnock won away at Cowdenbeath but lost in the next round to Hibernian. In the FA Cup they played two games against Meadowbank Thistle, the first being a draw that required a reply. The reply went to extra time and then penalties only for Kilmarnock to get kicked out of the competition 4–3 on pens.[14]

Kilmarnock were drawn away to Greenock Morton in the Challenge Cup. After extra time they were kicked out of the competition after the game finished 2–1 in Greenock Morton's favour.[15]

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
— DF Scotland SCO Ray Montgomerie
— DF Scotland SCO Calum Campbell
— DF Scotland SCO Gus MacPherson
— DF Scotland SCO Tom Black
— DF Scotland SCO Hugh Burns
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Scotland SCO Ally Mitchell
— MF Scotland SCO Tommy Burns
— MF Scotland SCO Shaun McSkimming
— FW Scotland SCO Bobby Williamson

Competitions

Scottish First Division
Main article: 1991–92 Scottish First Division

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
2 Partick Thistle (P) 44 23 11 10 62 36 +26 57 Promotion to Premier Division
3 Hamilton Academical 44 22 13 9 72 48 +24 57
4 Kilmarnock 44 21 12 11 59 37 +22 54
5 Raith Rovers 44 21 11 12 59 42 +17 53
6 Ayr United 44 18 11 15 63 55 +8 47
Source: RSSSF and statto[16]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted

Results

Sources:[7][17]

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock Scorer(s) Attendance
1 10 August Stirling Albion H 0-0[18] 4,416
2 13 August Hamilton Academical H 1-2[19] McSkimming(25) 4,347
3 17 August Partick Thistle A 0-1[20] 5,537
4 24 August Meadowbank Thistle A 3-2[21] Williamson(40,85 pen), Mitchell(73) 1,222
5 31 August Ayr United H 1-1[22] Montgomerie(76) 8,380
6 7 September Clydebank A 1-1[23] Campbell(39) 2,576
7 14 September Montrose H 0-0[24] 3,478
8 21 September Dundee A 1-2[25] Williamson(17) 1,299
9 28 September Raith Rovers H 1-0[26] Campbell(2) 3,385
10 5 October Forfar Athletic A 1-0[27] Mitchell(51) 1,019
11 8 October Greenock Morton H 1-0[28] Campbell(12) 3,677
12 12 October Stirling Albion A 3-0[29] Mitchell(40), MacPherson(43), Williamson(63) 2,065
13 19 October Partick Thistle H 2-3[30] Williamson(22), Campbell(35) 4,962
14 26 October Clydebank H 2-1[31] T.Burns(10), Campbell(57) 2,231
15 29 October Montrose A 2-2[32] Jack(13), Mitchell(66) 1,074
16 2 November Ayr United A 3-0[33] T.Burns(13), Mitchell(19), Williamson(44) 6,064
17 9 November Meadowbank Thistle H 1-0[34] MacPherson(65) 3,828
18 16 November Forfar Athletic H 4-2[35] Jack(5,57), Mitchell(39,44) 3,560
19 19 November Greenock Morton A 1-0[36] Jack(53) 2,637
20 23 November Dundee H 1-2[37] Mitchell(8) 7,137
21 30 November Hamilton Academical A 2-2[38] H.Burns(10), Williamson(46) 3,893
22 3 December Raith Rovers A 1-1[39] Williamson(88) 2,280
23 7 December Stirling Albion H 2-0[40] Williamson(69 pen), H.Burns(87) 3,796
24 14 December Clydebank A 3-0[41] H.Burns(21), Mitchell(31), Campbell(85) 2,357
25 28 December Meadowbank Thistle A 0-1[42] 1,505
26 1 January Ayr United H 1-1[43] Campbell(50)[44] 8,211
27 4 January Forfar Athletic A 0-0[45] 1,185
28 7 January Montrose H 5-1[46] Black(22 pen), Campbell(28,81), Jack(43), Jack(53), Dornan(65 o.g) 3,183
29 11 January Greenock Morton H 0-1[47] 4,988
30 18 January Hamilton Academical H 0-2[48] 4,662
31 1 February Partick Thistle A 1-2[49] Black(76) 4,483
32 8 February Dundee A 1-1[50] Jack(28) 5,988
33 26 February Raith Rovers H 1-0[51] MacPherson(65) 3,657
34 29 February Forfar Athletic H 2-0[52] H.Burns(74), Campbell(83) 3,076
35 14 March Meadowbank Thistle H 2-1[53] Tait(58), Jack(65) 2,884
36 21 March Ayr United A 2-0[54] Tait(47), T.Burns(86)[55] 5,530
37 24 March Greenock Morton A 0-0[56] 3,015
38 28 March Stirling Albion A[57] 0-1[58] 2,083
39 4 April Partick Thistle H 1-3[59] Black(46 pen) 5,640
40 7 April Clydebank H 1-0[60] Mitchell(31) 2,094
41 11 April Montrose A 1-0[61] McGachie(55 o.g) 793
42 18 April Dundee H 2-0[62] Jamieson(30 o.g), Tait(79) 4,933
43 25 April Hamilton Academical A 1-0[63] Jack(34) 3,449
44 2 May Raith Rovers A 1-1[64] Porteous(75) 1,960

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 1991-92 Scottish League Cup

[65][66]

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock Scorer(s) Attendance
R2 26 August Cowdenbeath A 1-0[67] Williamson(51) 4,777
R3 28 August Hibernian H 2-3[68] Campbell(19), McSkimming(69) 32,671

Scottish Cup
Main article: 1991-92 Scottish Cup
Results[69][70]
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock Scorer(s) Attendance
R3 25 January Meadowbank Thistle A 1-1[71] Mitchell(85) 2,301
R3R 4 February Meadowbank Thistle H 1-1(AET, lost 3–4 on pens)[14] H.Burns(75) 4,694

Scottish Challenge Cup
Main article: 1991–92 Scottish Challenge Cup
Results[72]
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock Scorer(s) Attendance
R2 15 October Greenock Morton A 1-2(AET)[15] H.Burns(40) 2,864

See also

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Works cited
  • Bateson, Bill; Sewell, Albert, eds. (1992). News of the World Football Annual 1992–93. London: Invincible Press. ISBN 978-0-85543-188-4.
  • Rollin, Jack, ed. (1992). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1992–93. London: Headline Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-74727-905-1.
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