1985–86 Kilmarnock F.C. season
Kilmarnock 1985–86 football season
Kilmarnock 1985–86 season Manager Eddie Morrison Scottish First Division 3rd Scottish Cup 4R Scottish League Cup 2R Top goalscorer League: Ian Bryson 14 All: Ian Bryson 15 Highest home attendance 4,119 (v Ayr United , 1 January) Lowest home attendance 1,260 (v Alloa Athletic , 15 March) Average home league attendance 1,985[ 5] (up 634)
The 1985–86 season was Kilmarnock's 84th in Scottish League Competitions.
Killie made a very impressive start to the league campaign in Eddie Morrison 's first full season in charge. They were top of the table after 18 matches of the back of 4 consecutive victories and only 3 defeats. However, an inexplicable collapse followed in December. The club lost the next 3 matches all by the margin of 4–1 and then a home defeat by local rivals Ayr United .
Despite a less than impressive run of 4 wins in the next 10 matches, Killie were still firmly in the hunt for promotion. However, 3 defeats in the last 7 matches meant the club missed promotion by a point.
The first of these defeats saw Killie lose 2 late goals to Brechin City and lost the game 2–1. [ 6]
Killie missed a retaken penalty seven minutes from time against Forfar Athletic and lost 1–0[ 7] then missed another penalty in the penultimate league game against Partick Thistle in the 62 minute with the score at 0–0.[ 8]
Scottish First Division
League table
Source:
RSSSF and statto
[ 9] Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions;
(P) Promoted
Match results
Match Day
Date
Opponent
H/A
Score
Kilmarnock Scorer(s)
Attendance
1
10 August
Alloa Athletic
H
3–0
McLean(50) , Millar(51) , McGivern(68)
1,439
2
17 August
Forfar Athletic
A
0–0
967
3
24 August
Hamilton Academical
H
1–0
Millar(52)
1,752
4
31 August
Ayr United
A
0–3
2,749
5
7 September
Partick Thistle
H
5–0
Bryson(6) , Cuthbertson(21) , McLean(29pen) , McGivern(44) , Clarke(78)
1,944
6
14 September
Greenock Morton
A
0–3
1,434
7
21 September
Clyde
H
1–1
Millar(2)
2,005
8
28 September
Brechin City
A
4–2
Neilson o.g(34) , Bryson(60) , Sarwar(72) , McKinna(86)
662
9
5 October
Falkirk
H
1–0
McLean(26pen)
1,937
10
12 October
Montrose
H
0–0
1,498
11
19 October
Dumbarton
A
0–1
1,559
12
26 October
Airdrieonians
A
2–1
Clarke(69,88)
1,513
13
2 November
East Fife
H
2–2
Cuthbertson(26,88)
1,425
14
9 November
Partick Thistle
A
1–1
Bryson(49pen)
2,391
15
16 November
Greenock Morton
H
3–0
Cockburn(4) , Martin(44) , Cuthbertson(62)
1,837
16
23 November
Clyde
A
3–1
McGivern(20,78) , Clarke(64)
1,102
17
30 November
Brechin City
H
3–1
Bryson(13) , Millar(48) , Cuthbertson(82)
2,787
18
7 December
Falkirk
A
1–0
McGivern(62)
2,542
19
14 December
Montrose
A
1–4
McKinna(87)
616
20
21 December
Dumbarton
H
1–4
Bryson(15)
2,311
21
28 December
Hamilton Academical
A
1–4[ 10]
Bryson(62)
3,271
22
1 January
Ayr United
H
1–2[ 11]
Bryson(88pen)
4,119
23
4 January
Forfar Athletic
H
1–0[ 12]
Millar(37)
1,296
24
11 January
Alloa Athletic
A
4–1[ 13]
McGivern(25) , Millar(74,88) , Cuthbertson(80)
672
25
18 January
Airdrieonians
H
0–2[ 14]
1,711
26
1 February
East Fife
A
2–2[ 15]
Bryson(7,58)
1,182
27
8 February
Greenock Morton
H
1–1[ 16]
Clarke(59)
2,252
28
1 March
Montrose
H
3–0[ 17]
McNab(5) , Bryson(8) , McGuire(37)
1,502
29
8 March
Hamilton Academical
A
2–3[ 18]
McGivern(17,74)
2,345
30
15 March
Alloa Athletic
H
2–0[ 19]
McCafferty(14) , McNab(54)
1,260
31
22 March
Airdrieonians
A
0–1[ 20]
1,409
32
25 March
Falkirk
A
1–1
McNab(29)
1,759
33
29 March
Brechin City
H
1–2[ 21]
Bryson(22)
1,511
34
5 April
Clyde
A
3–1[ 22]
Bryson(34) , McGivern(47,51)
820
35
9 April
East Fife
H
2–0[ 23]
McGivern(9) , McGuire(73)
1,320
36
12 April
Forfar Athletic
A
0–1[ 24]
874
37
19 April
Dumbarton
H
3–0[ 25]
Bryson(20) , Clarke(83) , McGuire(89)
2,321
38
26 April
Partick Thistle
A
0–2[ 26]
2,835
39
3 May
Ayr United
H
3–2[ 27]
Bryson(29) , McGuire(28,70)
2,369
Scottish League Cup
Round
Date
Opponent
H/A
Score
Kilmarnock Scorer(s)
Attendance
R2
20 August
St Mirren
A
1–3
Millar(26)
3,435
Scottish Cup
See also
References
General
Rollin, Jack (1986). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1986–87 . Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0-356-12334-0 .
Ross, David (2001). Everygame-The New Official History of Kilmarnock Football Club . Kilmarnock Football Club. ISBN 0-9541653-0-6 .
Specific
External links
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