1988–89 Kilmarnock F.C. season

The 1988–89 season was Kilmarnock's 87th in Scottish League Competitions. After a poor run of results, manager Eddie Morrison was sacked in November 1988.[2] Jim Clark initially took over as caretaker[3] before the club hired Jim Fleeting for the rest of the season.[4] Despite a 6-0 victory in their last game, the club was relegated to the third tier at the end of the season for the first time on a goal difference by just one goal.[5][6]

Kilmarnock
1988-89 season
ManagerEddie Morrison
until November 1988
Jim Fleeting
from November 1988
Scottish First Division13th
Scottish Cup3R
Scottish League Cup3R
Top goalscorerLeague: Willie Watters 12
All: Willie Watters 13
Highest home attendance5,387 (v Ayr United, 27 August)
Lowest home attendance1,584 (v Forfar Athletic, 18 March)
Average home league attendance2,488[1] (up 642)

Scottish First Division
Main article: 1988–89 Scottish First Division
Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock Scorer(s) Attendance
1 13 August Queen of the South A 2-2 Gilmour(51), McGuire(70) 1,587
2 20 August Partick Thistle H 0-1 2,442
3 27 August Ayr United H 2-0 McGuire(39), Marshall(60) 5,387
4 3 September Clydebank A 2-2 McGuire(5), Cuthbertson(73) 1,418
5 10 September Airdrieonians A 1-5 Cook(70) 2,016
6 17 September Clyde H 1-2 McDonald(12) 1,745
7 24 September Dunfermline Athletic A 0-3 5,379
8 1 October Greenock Morton H 3-4 Cook(4), Martin(60), McInnes(?) 1,865
9 8 October Forfar Athletic A 2-2 McGuire(22), Gilmour(50) 685
10 15 October Meadowbank Thistle A 2-0 Montgomerie(81), Cook(89) 1,185
11 22 October Raith Rovers H 1-1 Wylde(9) 1,965
12 29 October St Johnstone A 0-2 2,329
13 5 November Falkirk H 0-2 2,561
14 12 November Airdrieonians H 0-3 1,958
15 19 November Clyde A 2-0 McFarlane(31,45) 1,028
16 26 November Dunfermline Athletic H 2-2 Gilmour(57pen), Brannigan(65) 2,761
17 3 December Partick Thistle A 1-0 McFarlane(37) 2,624
18 10 December St Johnstone H 0-3 2,501
19 17 December Raith Rovers A 0-0 1,514
20 24 December Meadowbank Thistle H 1-0 Watters(28) 2,391
21 31 December Clydebank H 1-0 McLaughlin(5) 2,760
22 3 January Ayr United A 1-4 Faulds(46) 8,585
23 7 January Falkirk A 0-2 3,972
24 14 January Queen of the South H 2-1 Derek Walker(38), Watters(?) 2,264
25 21 January Forfar Athletic H 2-1 Watters(37,74) 1,813
26 18 February Clyde H 0-0 1,953
27 25 February St Johnstone A 2-2 Watters(49), Reilly(83) 2,393
28 1 March Greenock Morton A 2-2 Watters(75), Harkness(80) 1,807
29 4 March Airdrieonians H 1-1 McLaughlin(82) 2,376
30 11 March Ayr United A 1-2 Montgomerie(20) 5,476
31 18 March Forfar Athletic H 2-2 Harkness(8), Faulds(14) 1,586
32 25 March Dunfermline Athletic A 0-0 5,906
33 1 April Falkirk H 0-0 3,870
34 8 April Meadowbank Thistle A 2-1 Harkness(36), Watters(79) 866
35 15 April Raith Rovers H 1-2 Harkness(16) 2,218
36 22 April Greenock Morton A 0-3 1,623
37 29 April Partick Thistle H 0-0 2,932
38 6 May Clydebank A 2-3 Harkness(1), Stewart(21) 1,811
39 13 May Queen of the South A 6-0 Watters(39,47,54,69,87), Reilly(61) 1,570

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 1988-89 Scottish League Cup

Second round
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock Scorer(s) Attendance
R2 17 August Forfar Athletic H 1-0 Gilmour(?pen) 1,523
R3 23 August Hibernian A 0-1 10,000

Scottish Cup
Main article: 1988–89 Scottish Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock Scorer(s) Attendance
R3 28 January Queen of the South A 2-2 Watters(10), Speirs(90) 2,941
R3R 1 February Queen of the South H 0-1 5,623

See also

References
  1. "Average Home League Game Attendances". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  2. Dick Currie. "Eddie gets chop". Daily Record. p. 33. Retrieved 11 April 2023 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  3. "Jim has mammoth task on his hands". Kilmarnock Standard. 11 November 1988. p. 88. Retrieved 11 April 2023 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  4. John Docherty (25 November 1988). "King Killie!". Daily Record. p. 45. Retrieved 11 April 2023 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  5. John Docherty (15 May 1989). "Dop-Kick! Six-hit Killie sent down by penalty". Daily Record. p. 37. Retrieved 11 April 2023 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  6. Alex Milligan (19 May 1989). "Relegation is no great suprise - It's been coming for years". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 88. Retrieved 11 April 2023 – via Newspapers.com.open access

Offline sources
  • Ross, David (2001). Everygame-The New Official History of Kilmarnock Football Club.
  • Cairns, Richard (2011). Killie ‘Til I Die-The Players of Kilmarnock Football Club.
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