1986–87 Kilmarnock F.C. season

The 1986–87 season was Kilmarnock's 85th in Scottish League Competitions.

Kilmarnock
1986-87 season
ManagerEddie Morrison
Scottish First Division6th
Scottish Cup3R
Scottish League Cup2R
Top goalscorerLeague: Jim McGuire 10
All: Jim McGuire 10
Highest home attendance4,855 (v Dunfermline Athletic, 3 January)
Lowest home attendance875 (v Brechin City, 25 April)
Average home league attendance1,946[1] (down 39)

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
— MF Scotland SCO Ian Bryson
— MF Scotland SCO Ally MacLeod
— DF Scotland SCO Paul Martin
— DF Scotland SCO Stuart McLean
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Scotland SCO Robert Docherty
— MF Scotland SCO Sam McGivern
— DF Scotland SCO Robert Clark
— MF Scotland SCO John McVeigh

Scottish First Division
Main article: 1986–87 Scottish First Division

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
4 East Fife 44 15 21 8 68 55 +13 51
5 Airdrieonians 44 20 11 13 58 46 +12 51
6 Kilmarnock 44 17 11 16 62 53 +9 45
7 Forfar Athletic 44 14 15 15 61 63 −2 43
8 Partick Thistle 44 12 15 17 49 54 −5 39
Source: RSSSF and statto[2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results
Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock Scorer(s) Attendance
1 9 August East Fife A 4-1 Bryson(4,34pen), Cook(28), MacLeod(49) 949
2 13 August Greenock Morton H 2-2 McGuire(?), Cook(?) 2,468
3 16 August Forfar Athletic A 1-3 Bryson(28pen) 863
4 23 August Montrose H 3-0 Bryson(13pen), Martin(16), Cook(17) 1,447
5 30 August Queen of the South A 1-2 Cook(68) 2,588
6 6 September Dunfermline Athletic H 1-2 Cook(44) 2,662
7 13 September Airdrieonians A 2-3 Bryson(43,69) 1,577
8 16 September Dumbarton H 2-1 Bryson(?), Clougherty o.g(78) 1,664
9 20 September Brechin City A 2-2 Cook(26,90) 572
10 27 September Clyde H 0-0 1,760
11 30 September Partick Thistle A 0-1 1,799
12 4 October East Fife H 1-1 Martin(42) 1,218
13 8 October Greenock Morton A 0-2 1,859
14 11 October Montrose A 2-0 Harkness(72), McLean(86) 496
15 18 October Forfar Athletic H 3-0 Harkness(63), Docherty(65), McGivern(83) 1,440
16 25 October Airdrieonians H 2-0 Harkness(36), MacLeod(74) 2,005
17 29 October Dumbarton A 0-2 925
18 1 November Dunfermline Athletic A 0-1 4,179
19 8 November Queen of the South H 3-2 McGivern(2), McGuire(50), MacLeod(89pen) 1,904
20 15 November Brechin City H 0-1 1,600
21 22 November Clyde A 0-0 1,524
22 29 November Partick Thistle H 3-2 Cuthbertson(40), R.Clark(52), McGuire(75) 2,502
23 6 December East Fife A 1-2 R.Clark(25pen) 1,372
24 13 December Greenock Morton H 2-0 Harkness(1), McGuire(73) 1,989
25 20 December Montrose H 1-0 Harkness(1) 1,620
26 27 December Forfar Athletic A 1-1 McGuire(14) 818
27 1 January Queen of the South A 2-1 Cook(17), McVeigh(67) 2,009
28 3 January Dunfermline Athletic H 2-2 McGuire(58), Reid(90) 4,855
29 24 January Airdrieonians H 0-0 1,983
30 27 January Dumbarton H 1-2 McVeigh(28) 2,209
31 7 February Clyde H 1-1 McLean(44) 1,769
32 17 February Brechin City A 0-1 513
33 28 February East Fife H 3-1 Reid(1,30), Harkness(43) 1,434
34 3 March Partick Thistle A 2-1 Bryson(30pen), McGuire(62) 1,383
35 11 March Greenock Morton A 1-2 Cuthbertson(46) 2,420
36 14 March Montrose A 1-1 Harkness(80) 417
37 21 March Forfar Athletic H 2-0 Reid(63), Bryson(85pen) 1,059
38 28 March Queen of the South H 2-2 Bryson(19), Reid(73) 1,675
39 4 April Dunfermline Athletic A 1-0 Harkness(5) 3,704
40 11 April Dumbarton A 2-3 Reid(11,16) 1,030
41 18 April Airdrieonians A 3-4 Cuthbertson(46), Reid(54), McVeigh(87) 1,028
42 25 April Brechin City H 0-1 875
43 2 May Clyde A 1-0 Reid(86) 638
44 9 May Partick Thistle H 1-0 McVeigh(60) 1,453

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 1986-87 Scottish League Cup

Second round
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock Scorer(s) Attendance
R2 20 August Ayr United H 1-2 McCafferty(80) 3,553


Scottish Cup
Main article: 1986–87 Scottish Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock Scorer(s) Attendance
R3 31 January Heart of Midlothian A 0-0 15,227
R3R 4 February Heart of Midlothian H 1-1 Bryson(44pen) 14,932
R3,2R 9 February Heart of Midlothian H 1-3 Martin(73) 14,150

See also

References
  1. "Average Home League Game Attendances". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  2. "Scottish Division One 1986-1987 Season Summary". statto.com. Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2012.

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

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