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1997–98 Kilmarnock F.C. season

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Kilmarnock
1997–98 season
ManagerBobby Williamson
StadiumRugby Park
Scottish Premier DivisionFourth place
Scottish CupFourth round
League CupThird round
UEFA Cup Winners' CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Paul Wright (10)
All: Wright (12)
Highest home attendance18,076 v Celtic, Premier Division, 8 April 1998
Lowest home attendance6,588 v Motherwell, Premier Division, 8 October 1997
Average home league attendance9,125

The 1997–98 season was Kilmarnock's final season in the Scottish Premier Division before the formation of the Scottish Premier League in 1998. Kilmarnock also competed in the Scottish Cup, League Cup and the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.

Summary

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Season

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Kilmarnock finished fourth in the Scottish Premier Division with 50 points. They reached the third round of the League Cup, losing to Stirling Albion,[1] and the fourth round of the Scottish Cup, losing to rivals Ayr United.[2] Kilmarnock also competed in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, losing to Nice in first round.[3]

Results and fixtures

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Kilmarnock's score comes first

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Scottish Premier Division

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Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
1 2 August 1997 Aberdeen A 0–0 14,041
2 23 August 1997 Hibernian A 0–4 9,559
3 13 September 1997 Dundee United A 2–1 6,883 Wright 15’, 53’ (pen.)
4 21 September 1997 Dunfermline Athletic A 1–1 5,374 Wright 89’ (pen.)
5 24 September 1997 Rangers H 0–3 15,367
6 27 September 1997 Heart of Midlothian H 0–3 7,875
7 4 October 1997 Celtic A 0–4 48,165
8 8 October 1997 Motherwell H 2–1 6,588 Vareille 31’ Burke 37’
9 18 October 1997 St. Johnstone H 0–1 6,572
10 25 October 1997 Hibernian H 2–1 7,541 Roberts 54’ Nevin 57’
11 1 November 1997 Rangers A 1–4 49,413 Mitchell 43’
12 8 November 1997 Motherwell A 1–0 5,346 Roberts 67’ (pen.)
13 15 November 1997 Dundee United H 1–3 7,402 Roberts 9’
14 23 November 1997 Heart of Midlothian A 3–5 15,500 Nevin 5’ Holt 62’ Roberts 76’ (pen.)
15 29 November 1997 Dunfermline Athletic H 2–1 6,667 Nevin 24’, 35’
16 6 December 1997 Celtic H 0–0 15,632
17 13 December 1997 St. Johnstone A 1–1 4,385 Mitchell 71’
18 20 December 1997 Aberdeen H 1–0 8,452 Wright 27’
19 27 December 1997 Hibernian A 1–0 10,543 Wright 43’
20 3 January 1998 Motherwell H 4–1 8,724 Wright 8’, 33 Mitchell 44’ Roberts 88’
21 10 January 1998 Dundee United A 1–1 7,541 Reilly 69’
22 17 January 1998 Heart of Midlothian H 2–2 11,079 Wright 40’ Reilly 76’
23 31 January 1998 Dunfermline Athletic A 2–3 4,903 Vareille 31’ Roberts 85’
24 7 February 1998 St. Johnstone H 1–0 7,408 Reilly 90’
25 21 February 1998 Celtic A 0–4 49,231
26 24 February 1998 Rangers H 1–1 15,412 Wright 15’
27 28 February 1998 Aberdeen A 0–0 10,243
28 14 March 1998 Heart of Midlothian A 1–1 15,338 Henry 34’
29 21 March 1998 Dunfermline Athletic H 3–0 8,230 Wright 62’ (pen.) Nevin 65’ McIntyre 69’
30 28 March 1998 St. Johnstone A 0–1 4,982
31 8 April 1998 Celtic H 1–2 18,076 Burke 40’
32 11 April 1998 Motherwell A 1–1 6,209 Holt 28’
33 18 April 1998 Dundee United H 1–0 7,246 Burke 2’
34 25 April 1998 Aberdeen H 2–1 8,212 Vareille 33’, 85’
35 2 May 1998 Rangers A 1–0 50,116 Mitchell 90’
36 9 May 1998 Hibernian H 1–1 12,393 Roberts 15’

Scottish League Cup

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Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
Third round 20 August 1997 Stirling Albion A 2–6[4] 2,154 Vareille, Wright

Scottish Cup

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Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
Third round 24 January 1998 Stranraer A 2–0 4,468 Vareille, Roberts
Fourth round 14 February 1998 Ayr United A 0–2 9,286

UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup

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Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
Qualifying Round 1st Leg 14 August 1997 Republic of Ireland Shelbourne H 2–1 9,041 Wright 66’, 90’ (Pen.)
Qualifying Round 2nd Leg 28 August 1997 Republic of Ireland Shelbourne A 1–1 8,100 McIntyre 22’
First Round 1st Leg 18 September 1997 France Nice A 1–3 10,812 Wright 78’ (Pen.)
First Round 2nd Leg 2 October 1997 France Nice H 1–1 8,402 Reilly 32’

Ayrshire Cup

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Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
Final 13 May 1998 Ayr United H 4–2[5] 4,652 Millen o.g., Mitchell, Roberts, Kerr

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Rangers 36 21 9 6 76 38 +38 72 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round
3 Heart of Midlothian 36 19 10 7 70 46 +24 67 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round
4 Kilmarnock 36 13 11 12 40 52 −12 50 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round
5 St Johnstone 36 13 9 14 38 42 −4 48
6 Aberdeen 36 9 12 15 39 53 −14 39
Source: Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Division summary

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
GroundAAAAHHAHHHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAH
ResultDLWDLLLWLWLWLLWDDWWWDDLWLDDDWLLDWWWD
Position7910866788787777775444454444444455444
Updated to match(es) played on 25 April 2020. Source: [6]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Transfers

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References

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  1. ^ "Results for Kilmarnock for 1997–98". londonhearts.com. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Results for Kilmarnock for 1997–98". londonhearts.com. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Results for Kilmarnock for 1997–98". londonhearts.com. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Kilmarnock humiliated by first division side Stirling record historic victory". The Herald. The Herald. 21 August 1997. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Killie (0) 4 - (2) 2 Ayr Utd". KillieFC.com. 13 May 1998. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Scottish Premiership 1997/1998". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Kilmarnock finally seal Nevin signing". The Herald. The Herald. 31 July 1997. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  8. ^ Donny Muir. "Do You Remember? Tom Brown 1993–97". killiefc.com. Archived from the original on 16 October 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  9. ^ "A smart bit of keeping". wsc.co.uk. When Saturday Comes. 3 March 1998. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  10. ^ "When Royals signed seven players on transfer deadline day". BerkshireLive. Reading Post. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  11. ^ "Mark Reilly - Midfielder - Madejski Men". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
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