Kilmarnock 1978–79 football season
Kilmarnock 1978–79 season Chairman Tom Lauchlan Manager Davie Sneddon Scottish First Division 2nd Scottish Cup R4 Scottish League Cup R3 Top goalscorer League: John Bourke 21 All: John Bourke 23 Highest home attendance 5,946 (v Ayr United , 4 November) Lowest home attendance 1,906 (v Montrose , 20 January) Average home league attendance 3,033[ 5] (up 171)
The 1978–79 season was Kilmarnock's 77th in Scottish League Competitions. They finished in 2nd place and were promoted at the end of the season to the Premier Division.
Scottish First Division [ edit ]
Source:
RSSSF and statto
[ 6] Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions;
(P) Promoted
Match Day
Date
Opponent
H/A
Score
Kilmarnock Scorer(s)
Attendance
1
12 August
Clydebank
A
1–2[ 7]
Cairney(60)
1,854
2
19 August
Airdrieonians
H
2–0[ 8]
Maxwell(53) , Cairney(63)
2,707
3
26 August
Ayr United
A
0–0[ 9]
4,974
4
6 September
Dumbarton
H
0–0[ 10]
2,420
5
9 September
Dundee
H
1–1[ 11]
Cairney(23)
3,113
6
13 September
St Johnstone
A
0–0
1,292
7
16 September
Stirling Albion
A
4–1[ 12]
McDicken(32) , Provan(33) , Doherty(49) , Maxwell(65)
1,434
8
23 September
Montrose
H
2–2[ 13]
Maxwell(37) , Street(60)
2,447
9
27 September
Clyde
A
1–1[ 14]
McDowell(86)
1,301
10
30 September
Queen of the South
A
1–2[ 15]
Street(54)
1,423
11
7 October
Arbroath
H
3–1[ 16]
McDowell(8) , Maxwell(28pen) , Jardine(64)
2,556
12
14 October
Raith Rovers
H
3–0[ 17]
Cairney(28) , Hughes(29) , Bourke(71)
2,621
13
21 October
Hamilton Academical
A
3–2[ 18]
Cairney(55) , Maxwell(80pen) , Bourke(86)
2,601
14
28 October
Airdrieonians
A
1–4[ 19]
Bourke(84)
2,505
15
4 November
Ayr United
H
1–2[ 20]
Hughes(70)
5,946
16
11 November
Dundee
A
0–0[ 21]
5,620
17
19 November
Stirling Albion
H
5–0[ 22]
Bourke(35,89) , Gibson(52) , Doherty(76) , Maxwell(80)
2,780
18
25 November
Montrose
A
4–0[ 23]
Maxwell(8,39) , Hughes(40) , Jardine(86)
874
19
2 December
Queen of the South
H
0–0[ 24]
2,791
20
9 December
Arbroath
A
2–3[ 25]
Street(81) , Clark(85)
880
21
16 December
Raith Rovers
A
3–1[ 26]
Bourke(6,87) , Maxwell(65)
1,843
22
23 December
Hamilton Academical
H
4–0[ 27]
Bourke(19,66,76) , Gibson(59)
2,850
23
20 January
Montrose
H
4–1[ 28]
Clarke(30) , Gibson(35,84) , Bourke(39)
1,906
24
3 February
St Johnstone
H
3–2[ 29]
Bourke(14) , Hamilton o.g.(19) , Clark(42)
3,200
25
10 February
Arbroath
A
1–0[ 30]
Gibson(74)
1,284
26
24 February
Raith Rovers
H
2–1[ 31]
Maxwell(64) , Street(65)
3,267
27
3 March
Clydebank
H
0–0[ 32]
3,518
28
7 March
Ayr United
A
1–2
Clark(52)
5,693
29
13 March
Dumbarton
A
3–0[ 33]
Cairney(23) , Bourke(29) , Maxwell(49pen)
1,345
30
17 March
St Johnstone
H
3–1[ 34]
Cairney(21) , Gibson(70,77)
2,315
31
24 March
Clyde
H
2–1[ 35]
Bourke(19,24)
2,417
32
31 March
Clydebank
A
2–1[ 36]
Gibson(12) , Bourke(16)
2,519
33
4 April
Stirling Albion
A
0–0
1,352
34
7 April
Clyde
A
1–0[ 37]
Bourke(2)
2,509
35
11 April
Airdrieonians
H
1–0
Bourke(54)
2,665
36
14 April
Queen of the South
H
3–1[ 38]
Street(28) , Bourke(38) , Cairney(87)
2,978
37
21 April
Hamilton Academical
A
0–1[ 39]
2,897
38
25 April
Dundee
H
2–1
McDicken(59) , Bourke(61)
5,072
39
28 April
Dumbarton
A
3–1[ 40]
Cairney(14) , Gibson(51) , Bourke(78)
2,278
Scottish League Cup [ edit ]
General
Rollin, Jack (1979). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1979–80 . Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0-354-09083-6 .
Ross, David (2001). Everygame-The New Official History of Kilmarnock Football Club . Kilmarnock Football Club. ISBN 0-9541653-0-6 .
Specific
Domestic leagues Domestic cups European competitions Related to national team Club seasons
Premier Division First Division Second Division