1981–82 Kilmarnock F.C. season

The 1981–82 season was Kilmarnock's 80th in Scottish League Competitions. They finished in 2nd place and were promoted at the end of the season to the Premier Division.

Kilmarnock
1981-82 season
ChairmanTom Lauchlan
ManagerJim Clunie
Scottish First Division2nd
Scottish CupQF
Scottish League CupGS
Top goalscorerLeague: John Bourke 14
All: John Bourke 19
Highest home attendance9,997 (v Heart of Midlothian, 8 May)
Lowest home attendance1,308 (v Clydebank, 21 April)
Average home league attendance2,643[1] (down 1,864)

Scottish First Division
Main article: 1981–82 Scottish First Division
Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock Scorer(s) Attendance
1 29 August Motherwell H 2-0 Carson o.g.(10), Gallacher(86) 2,694
2 5 September Heart of Midlothian A 1-0 Robertson(6) 4,796
3 8 September Clydebank A 0-0 1,012
4 12 September Ayr United H 1-1 Gallacher(76) 5,477
5 16 September Queen of the South A 1-1 Clarke(37) 1,722
6 19 September Queen's Park H 0-0 2,337
7 23 September St Johnstone A 2-0 Bourke(?), Clark(?) 1,734
8 29 September East Stirlingshire A 1-2 McCready(19) 707
9 3 October Dunfermline Athletic H 0-1 2,137
10 10 October Falkirk H 2-2 Eadie(33, ?) 1,423
11 17 October Hamilton Academical A 2-1 Gallacher(68), Bourke(?) 1,747
12 24 October Dumbarton A 2-0 Mauchlen(?), Clark(?) 799
13 31 October Raith Rovers H 1-1 Gallacher(27) 1,859
14 7 November Heart of Midlothian H 0-0 3,348
15 14 November Motherwell A 0-2 5,068
16 21 November Queen of the South H 0-0 1,591
17 28 November East Stirlingshire H 2-0 Eadie(25), Gallacher(59) 1,391
18 5 December Dunfermline Athletic A 2-1 McBride(14), McDicken(23) 1,665
19 12 December St Johnstone H 0-2 1,811
20 16 January Hamilton Academical H 2-2 Mauchlen(13), Bryson(32pen) 1,480
21 30 January Dumbarton H 0-0 1,346
22 17 February Falkirk A 2-2 Bourke(7,19) 1,115
23 20 February Queen's Park A 2-0 Clarke(44), Gallacher(71) 1,253
24 27 February Ayr United H 1-1 McGivern(49) 4,041
25 10 March Dunfermline Athletic H 2-0 Bryson(77pen), Bourke(89) 1,356
26 13 March Raith Rovers A 3-0 Mauchlen(25), Bourke(?), McDicken(89) 1,220
27 17 March Ayr United A 1-1 McDicken(90) 3,663
28 20 March Falkirk H 4-1 MacLeod(34), Bourke(52), Armstrong(54), McDicken(80) 1,905
29 27 March Motherwell A 0-1 4,816
30 30 March Queen's Park A 3-2 McDicken(?), Gallacher(67,85) 1,197
31 3 April Clydebank H 0-0 2,087
32 6 April Raith Rovers A 3-3 Bryson(1), Clarke(45), Bourke(76) 1,401
33 10 April St Johnstone A 3-1 Mauchlen(75), Clarke(76), Bourke(82) 2,209
34 17 April Hamilton Academical H 0-0 1,878
35 21 April Clydebank H 2-0 Bourke(23,52) 1,308
36 24 April Dumbarton A 2-0 McDicken(62,82) 715
37 1 May East Stirlingshire A 5-1 Bourke(?,?), Robertson(?), McLean(?pen), McGivern(?) 482
38 8 May Heart of Midlothian H 0-0 9,997
39 15 May Queen of the South H 6-0 Gallacher(6,8), Robertson o.g(26), Armstrong(38), McDicken(44), Bourke(60) 2,363

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 1981-82 Scottish League Cup

Group stage
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock Scorer(s) Attendance
G3 8 August Aberdeen A 0-3 8,094
G3 12 August Airdrieonians H 1-1 Bourke(80) 1,901
G3 15 August Heart of Midlothian A 1-1 Wilson(81pen) 7,746
G3 19 August Airdrieonians A 1-0 Bourke(11) 1,380
G3 22 August Aberdeen H 0-3 3,118
G3 26 August Heart of Midlothian H 2-0 Clark(3), McLean(16pen) 1,388

Group 3 final table
P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Aberdeen 6 4 1 1 12 1 11 9
2 Kilmarnock 6 2 2 2 5 8 –3 6
3 Heart of Midlothian 6 2 1 3 5 9 –4 5
4 Airdrieonians 6 1 2 3 4 8 –4 4

Scottish Cup
Main article: 1981–82 Scottish Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock Scorer(s) Attendance
R3 6 February Montrose H 1-0 Bourke(85) 1,441
R4 21 February St Johnstone H 3-1 McGivern(25), Bourke(59,87) 2,693
QF 6 March Aberdeen A 2-4 McGivern(1), Gallacher(36) 9,000

See also

References
  1. "Average Home League Game Attendances". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 18 September 2022.

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

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