Kilmarnock
1982-83 season
ChairmanTom Lauchlan[1]
ManagerJim Clunie[2]
Scottish Premier Division10th[2][3]
Scottish CupR3[4][3]
Scottish League CupQF[5][3]
Top goalscorerLeague: Brian Gallacher 9[2][3]
All: Brian Gallacher 10[2][3]
Highest home attendance9,194 (v Rangers, 20 November)[2][3]
Lowest home attendance1,049 (v St Mirren, 27 April)[2][3]
Average home league attendance3,462[6] (up 819)

The 1982–83 season was Kilmarnock's 81st in Scottish League Competitions. They finished bottom of the table and were relegated at the end of the season to the First Division. They would not return to the top league for 10 years.

The season would go down as one of the worst in the club's history. They recorded just 3 wins in the league which is the lowest in the club's history and the joint worst goals against.[3] 91 goals were conceded during the campaign. 17 of these were conceded against champions Dundee United and runners-up Celtic scored 15 against the club over the course of the season.[2][3] However, they did come close to beating United, losing a late penalty equaliser in the first match between the clubs[7] and they were narrowly defeated by Celtic the following week conceding 2 goals in the last 10 minutes.[8]

Perhaps the most embarrassing result was the 8-1 hammering at the hands of Hibernian who notched only 27 goals in their other 35 league games.[9]

There was further humiliation in the quarter final of the Scottish League Cup. Opponents Rangers triumphed 12-1 on aggregate in the two legged tie.[5][3]

Scottish Premier Division

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock Scorer(s) Attendance
1 4 September Greenock Morton A 0-0 2,349
2 11 September Hibernian H 1-1[10] Clarke(65) 2,800
3 18 September Rangers A 0-5[11] 17,350
4 25 September Dundee H 0-0[12] 2,105
5 2 October St Mirren A 2-3[13] McLean(21pen), Mauchlen(28) 3,568
6 9 October Dundee United H 1-1[14] Gallacher(28) 2,446
7 16 October Celtic A 1-2[15] Clarke(52) 11,063
8 23 October Aberdeen H 0-2[16] 3,402
9 30 October Motherwell A 1-4[17] McLean(42pen) 3,016
10 6 November Greenock Morton H 3-1[18] J.Clark(23), Gallacher(55), Bourke(78) 1,854
11 13 November Hibernian A 2-2[19] Bryson(14), McDicken(75) 4,182
12 20 November Rangers H 0-0[20] 9,194
13 27 November Dundee A 2-5[21] J.Clark(83), MacLeod(85) 4,311
14 4 December St Mirren H 2-2[22] Clarke(19,68) 2,209
15 11 December Dundee United H 0-7[23] 7,259
16 18 December Celtic H 0-4[24] 9,024
17 27 December Aberdeen A 0-2[25] 14,411
18 1 January Motherwell H 0-2[26] 3,314
19 3 January Greenock Morton A 0-3[27] 2,015
20 8 January Hibernian H 0-2[28] 2,142
21 15 January Rangers A 1-1[29] McGivern(66) 11,223
22 22 January Dundee H 2-0[30] Gallacher(2), R.Clark(52pen) 1,891
23 5 February St Mirren A 0-2[31] 3,303
24 12 February Dundee United H 0-5[32] 1,834
25 26 February Celtic H 0-4[33] 10,691
26 5 March Aberdeen H 1-2[34] Gallacher(64) 2,349
27 12 March Motherwell A 1-3[35] McGivern(62) 2,895
28 19 March Greenock Morton H 4-0[36] McGivern(5), Clarke(44), Gallacher(48,82) 1,203
29 26 March Rangers H 0-1[37] 6,648
30 2 April Hibernian A 1-8[38] Gallacher(12) 4,065
31 9 April Dundee A 0-0[39] 3,376
32 23 April Dundee United A 0-4[40] 7,516
33 27 April St Mirren H 2-2 Gallacher(68,86) 1,049
34 30 April Celtic H 0-5[41] 7,560
35 7 May Aberdeen A 0-5 12,002
36 14 May Motherwell H 1-1[42] Simpson(33) 1,203

Scottish League Cup

Group stage

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock Scorer(s) Attendance
G8 14 August Berwick Rangers H 4-0[43] McCann o.g(9), McLean(11pen), Clarke(60), Mauchlen(72) 1,517
G8 18 August Hamilton Academical A 0-0 1,472
G8 21 August Queen's Park A 2-0 McLean(54pen), McGivern(89) 1,005
G8 25 August Hamilton Academical H 1-0 Bourke(57) 1,582
G8 28 August Berwick Rangers A 1-2 McLean(77pen) 672
G8 1 September Queen's Park H 5-1 Bourke(33,51), McLean(60), Gallacher(65), Mauchlen(71) 1,200

Group 8 final table

P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Kilmarnock 6 4 1 1 13 3 10 9
2 Berwick Rangers 6 3 0 3 5 8 –3 6
3 Queen's Park 6 2 1 3 6 11 –5 5
4 Hamilton Academical 6 1 2 3 3 5 –2 4

Knockout stage

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock Scorer(s) Attendance
R2 L1 6 September Cowdenbeath H 1-0[44] McLean(9pen) 1,091
R2 L2 8 September Cowdenbeath A 0-1(AET, won 4-3 on pens) 686
QF L1 22 September Rangers H 1-6[45] McLean(51) 7,903
QF L2 25 September Rangers A 0-6 5,342

Scottish Cup

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock Scorer(s) Attendance
R3 29 January Partick Thistle A 1-1[46] Bryson(75) 4,398
R3,1R 2 February Partick Thistle H 0-0(AET) 3,884
R3,2R 7 February Partick Thistle A 2-2(AET)[47] Gallacher(50), McGivern(91) 4,809
R3,3R 9 February Partick Thistle H 0-1 3,745

See also

References

General

Rollin, Jack (1983). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1983-84. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0-356-09727-7.

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

Specific

  1. ↑ Alex Milligan (17 December 1982). "Fans Can Make Or Break Club". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 1. Retrieved 14 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Rollin (1983), pp. 608.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Ross (2001), pp. 265.
  4. ↑ Rollin (1983), pp. 647–48.
  5. 1 2 Rollin (1983), pp. 654–662.
  6. ↑ "Average Home League Game Attendances". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  7. ↑ Alex Milligan (15 October 1982). "Ridiculous". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 72. Retrieved 14 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  8. ↑ Alex Milligan (22 October 1982). "Rough Justice On Kilmarnock". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 72. Retrieved 14 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  9. ↑ Rollin (1983), pp. 606.
  10. ↑ Alex Milligan (17 September 1982). "The point's well taken". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 66. Retrieved 14 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  11. ↑ Alex Milligan (24 September 1982). "It Was So Obvious". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 64. Retrieved 14 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  12. ↑ Alex Milligan (1 October 1982). "One out of four not good enough". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 64. Retrieved 14 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  13. ↑ Alex Milligan (8 October 1982). "Four booked". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 64. Retrieved 14 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  14. ↑ Alex Milligan (15 October 1982). "Ridiculous". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 72. Retrieved 14 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  15. ↑ Alex Milligan (22 October 1982). "Rough Justice On Kilmarnock". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 72. Retrieved 14 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  16. ↑ Alex Milligan (29 October 1982). "First Home Defeat". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 74. Retrieved 14 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  17. ↑ Alex Milligan (5 November 1982). "Kilmarnock Well Done". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 64. Retrieved 14 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  18. ↑ Alex Milligan (12 November 1982). "Has tide turned for Killie?". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 64. Retrieved 14 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  19. ↑ Alex Milligan (19 November 1982). "Point salvaged". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 64. Retrieved 14 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  20. ↑ Alex Milligan (26 November 1982). "No failures". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 64. Retrieved 14 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  21. ↑ Alex Milligan (3 December 1982). "Defeat at Dens Park". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 56. Retrieved 14 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
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  23. ↑ Alex Milligan (17 December 1982). "Goal after goal..." Kilmarnock Standard. p. 56. Retrieved 14 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  24. ↑ Alex Milligan (24 December 1982). "No Match". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 48. Retrieved 14 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  25. ↑ Alex Milligan (31 December 1982). "Same old fault". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 36. Retrieved 14 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  26. ↑ Alex Milligan (7 January 1983). "Killie's Stumbling Start Into 1983". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 32. Retrieved 14 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  27. ↑ Alex Milligan (7 January 1983). "... Which continued against Morton". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 32. Retrieved 14 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  28. ↑ Alex Milligan (14 January 1983). "Killie fail again". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 48. Retrieved 14 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  29. ↑ Alex Milligan (21 January 1983). "Turning Point?". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 56. Retrieved 14 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  30. ↑ Alex Milligan (28 January 1983). "Dundee tied in knots". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 56. Retrieved 14 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
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  32. ↑ Alex Milligan (18 February 1983). "Killie never in touch". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 64. Retrieved 14 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
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  41. ↑ Alex Milligan (6 May 1983). "No-mercy Celtic". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 56. Retrieved 14 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  42. ↑ Alex Milligan (20 May 1983). "End of a dismal season". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 52. Retrieved 14 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
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  45. ↑ Alex Milligan (24 September 1982). "Outclassed". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 64. Retrieved 14 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
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