1981β82 season | |
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Chairman | Tom Lauchlan [1] |
Manager | Jim Clunie [2] |
Scottish First Division | 2nd [2] [3] |
Scottish Cup | QF [4] [3] |
Scottish League Cup | GS [5] [3] |
Top goalscorer | League: John Bourke 14
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[3] All: John Bourke 19 [2] [3] |
Highest home attendance | 9,997 (v Heart of Midlothian, 8 May) [2] [3] |
Lowest home attendance | 1,308 (v Clydebank, 21 April) [2] [3] |
Average home league attendance | 2,643 [6] (down 1,864) |
The 1981β82 season was Kilmarnock's 80th in Scottish League Competitions. They finished in 2nd place after a very impressive run of only 1 defeat in the last 20 league matches(to eventual champions Motherwell) and were promoted at the end of the season to the Premier Division. [2] [3]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Motherwell (C, P) | 39 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 92 | 36 | +56 | 61 | Promotion to the Premier Division |
2 | Kilmarnock (P) | 39 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 60 | 29 | +31 | 51 | |
3 | Heart of Midlothian | 39 | 21 | 8 | 10 | 65 | 37 | +28 | 50 | |
4 | Clydebank | 39 | 19 | 8 | 12 | 61 | 53 | +8 | 46 | |
5 | St Johnstone | 39 | 17 | 8 | 14 | 69 | 60 | +9 | 42 |
Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Kilmarnock Scorer(s) | Attendance |
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G3 | 8 August | Aberdeen | A | 0β3 | 8,094 | |
G3 | 12 August | Airdrieonians | H | 1β1 | Bourke(80) | 1,901 |
G3 | 15 August | Heart of Midlothian | A | 1β1 [38] | Wilson(81pen) | 7,746 |
G3 | 19 August | Airdrieonians | A | 1β0 | Bourke(11) | 1,380 |
G3 | 22 August | Aberdeen | H | 0β3 [39] | 3,118 | |
G3 | 26 August | Heart of Midlothian | H | 2β0 | Clark(3), McLean(16pen) | 1,388 |
P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Aberdeen | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 9 |
2 | Kilmarnock | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | β3 | 6 |
3 | Heart of Midlothian | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | β4 | 5 |
4 | Airdrieonians | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | β4 | 4 |
Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Kilmarnock Scorer(s) | Attendance |
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R3 | 6 February | Montrose | H | 1β0 [40] | Bourke(85) | 1,441 |
R4 | 13 February | St Johnstone | H | 3β1 [41] | McGivern(25), Bourke(59,87) | 2,693 |
QF | 6 March | Aberdeen | A | 2β4 [42] | McGivern(1), Gallacher(36) | 9,000 |
General
Rollin, Jack (1982). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1982β83. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0-356-07888-4.
Ross, David (2001). Everygame-The New Official History of Kilmarnock Football Club.
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