1965–66 Kilmarnock F.C. season

Kilmarnock
1965–66 season
ManagerMalky MacDonald
Scottish Division One3rd[1][2]
Scottish CupR3[1][3]
Scottish League CupSF[1][4]
European CupR2[1][3]
Top goalscorerLeague: Brien McIlroy, 20[1][2]
All: Brien McIlroy 28[1][2]
Highest home attendance25,372 (v Rangers, 19 March)[1][5]
Lowest home attendance3,773 (v Falkirk, 16 April)[1][5]
Average home league attendance8,706[6] (down 1,770)

The 1965–66 season was Kilmarnock’s 64th in Scottish League Competitions. They finished 3rd out of 18 clubs in Scottish Division One. They competed in the European Cup for the first time and were knocked out by the eventual winners Real Madrid.

Scottish Division One

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Main article: 1965–66 Scottish Division One

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Celtic 34 27 3 4 106 30 +76 57
2 Rangers 34 25 5 4 91 29 +62 55
3 Kilmarnock 34 20 5 9 73 46 +27 45
4 Dunfermline 34 19 6 9 94 55 +39 44
5 Dundee United 34 19 5 10 79 51 +28 43
Source: RSSSF

Match results

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Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock Scorer(s) Attendance
1 25 August Partick Thistle H 2–1 McIlroy 71', 74' 7,806
2 11 September Hibernian A 3–3 McIlroy 32', 33', 71' 13,385
3 18 September St Mirren H 3–1 McFadzean 25', McLean 35' (pen.), Hamilton 65' 6,536
4 25 September Dunfermline Athletic A 0–1 7,104
5 2 October Hamilton H 3–1 McIlroy 27', McLean 45' (pen.), King 63' 5,155
6 9 October Stirling Albion A 3–2 McIlroy 17', Hamilton 52', 68' 3,985
7 16 October Dundee H 5–3 Hamilton 4', 79', McFadzean 6' 65', McLean 55' (pen.) 7,829
8 23 October Morton A 4–1 McIlroy 30', 48' 82', Hamilton 43' 8,458
9 30 October Clyde H 1–2 Hamilton 52' 6,362
10 6 November Aberdeen A 0–1 8,907
11 13 November Motherwell H 5–0 McInally 23', McIlroy 66', 69', Hamilton 75', Murray 86' 6,689
12 20 November Rangers A 0–5 33,225
13 3 December Celtic A 1–2 McIlroy 57' 21,131
14 11 December Falkirk A 2–3 McLean 44' (pen.), McFadzean 89 2,617
15 18 December Dundee United A 0–0 7,170
16 25 December St Johnstone H 3–1 McLean 25' (pen.), McIlroy 35', Hamilton 57' 4,493
17 1 January St Mirren A 7–4 McIlroy 9', 64', Mason 14', McLean 29', McInally 35', 43', Murray 87' 3,906
18 3 January Hibernian H 1–0 Mason 45' 11,298
19 8 January Partick Thistle A 0–1 6,310
20 15 January Dunfermline Athletic H 1–0 McInally 86' 8,526
21 22 January Hamilton A 4–1 Mason 5', Queen 44', 52', McInally 78' 2,573
22 29 January Stirling Albion H 2–1 McGuinness 35' (o.g.), Queen 67' 5,651
23 12 February Dundee A 2–0 Black 29', 40 8,782
24 26 February Clyde A 4–1 Queen 20', Murray 49', Black 85', McLean 87' (pen.) 5,137
25 28 February Morton H 4–0 McInally 13', 63', Queen 41', Murray 70' 7,148
26 9 March Aberdeen H 1–3 McLean 60' (pen.) 5,592
27 12 March Motherwell H 3–0 McInally 1', 62', McIlroy 14' 4,383
28 19 March Rangers H 1–1 McLean 89' 25,372
29 25 March Celtic H 0–2 25,035
30 4 April Heart of Midlothian H 2–2 McInally 55', Bertelsen 80' 5,026
31 9 April Heart of Midlothian A 3–2 Bertelsen 39', McIlroy 51', 84' 6,209
32 16 April Falkirk H 1–0 McIlroy 39' 3,773
33 23 April Dundee United H 1–0 Queen 65' 5,711
34 30 April St Johnstone A 1–1 Bertelsen 75' 2,441

Scottish League Cup

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Main article: 1965–66 Scottish League Cup

Group stage

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Round Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock Scorer(s) Attendance
G3 14 August St Johnstone A 1–0 McIlroy 10' 5,810
G3 18 August Partick Thistle H 2–0 Black 29', McIlroy 88' 9,758
G3 21 August Dunfermline Athletic A 3–1 McLean 68', Sneddon 76', McIlroy 90' 9,073
G3 28 August St Johnstone H 3–0 Black 78', 88', Sneddon 83' 7,309
G3 1 September Partick Thistle A 2–1 McIlroy 38', McInally 82' 3,926
G3 4 September Dunfermline Athletic H 0–1 6,858

Group 3 final table

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P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Kilmarnock 6 5 0 1 11 3 8 10
2 Dunfermline Athletic 6 3 1 2 14 9 5 7
3 St Johnstone 6 3 0 3 7 10 −3 6
4 Partick Thistle 6 0 1 5 3 13 −10 1

Knockout stage

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Round Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock Scorer(s) Attendance
QF L1 15 September Ayr United H 2–0 McIlroy 64', Black 77' 10,728
QF L2 22 September Ayr United A 2–2 Murray 7', McIlroy 79' 8,495
SF 6 October Rangers N 4–6 McInally 36', McLean 70', 77' (pen.), 85' 54,702

Scottish Cup

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Main article: 1965–66 Scottish Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 5 February Morton A 1–1 Queen 65' 9,735
R1 R 9 February Morton H 3–0 Beattie 8', Black 29', Queen 46' 11,109
2 21 February Motherwell H 5–0 Queen 4', McIlroy 11', McInally 67', W. McCallum 82' (o.g.), Black 84 13,209
QF 5 March Dunfermline Athletic A 1–2 McInally 39' 19,363

European Cup

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Main article: 1965-66 European Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 L1 8 September Albania 17 Nentori A 0–0 26,495
R1 L2 29 September Albania 17 Nentori H 1–0 Black 77' 15,717
R2 L1 17 November Spain Real Madrid H 2–2 McLean 20' (pen.), McInally 60' 24,325
R2 L2 1 December Spain Real Madrid A 1–5 McIlroy 22' 26,879

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Ross (2001), pp. 248.
  2. ^ a b c Hadgraft (2005), pp. 159.
  3. ^ a b Hadgraft (2005), pp. 158.
  4. ^ Hadgraft (2005), pp. 157.
  5. ^ a b Hadgraft (2005), pp. 156.
  6. ^ "Average Home League Game Attendances". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 26 March 2022.

Ross, David (2001). Everygame-The New Official History of Kilmarnock Football Club. Kilmarnock Football Club. ISBN 0-9541653-0-6.

Hadgraft, Rob (2005). Kilmarnock Champions of Scotland 1964-65. Desert Island Books. ISBN 1-874287-87-2.


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