1990–91_Kilmarnock_F.C._season

Kilmarnock
1990–91 season
Chairman	Bobby Fleeting
Manager	Jim Fleeting (footballer)
Scottish First Division	5th
Scottish Cup	4R
Scottish League Cup	3R
Scottish Challenge Cup	SF
Top goalscorer	League: Bobby Williamson 14; All: John Sludden 15
Highest home attendance	9,802 (v Ayr United, 13 October)
Lowest home attendance	3,224 (v Forfar Athletic, 22 December)
Average home league attendance	4,934 (up 2446)
	← 1989–90 1991–92 →

1990–91 Kilmarnock F.C. season

Kilmarnock 1990–91 football season

The 1990–91 season was Kilmarnock's 89th in Scottish League Competitions and marked their return to the Scottish First Division.^[13]

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Match Day	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Kilmarnock Scorer(s)	Attendance
1	25 August	Meadowbank Thistle	A	0–1^[15]		1,767
2	1 September	Airdrieonians	H	3–4^[16]	Burns(9), Stark(66), Sludden(83)	5,287
3	8 September	Hamilton Academical	A	1–3^[17]	Tait(6)	2,687
4	15 September	Falkirk	H	1–1^[18]	Spence(45)	4,629
5	18 September	Clydebank	A	3–1^[19]	Burns(9), Reilly(35), Sludden(36)	2,442
6	22 September	Greenock Morton	H	3–1^[20]	Stark(10), Watters(59), Sludden(86)	4,322
7	29 September	Dundee	A	1–1^[21]	Callaghan(58)	4,573
8	6 October	Brechin City	H	2–0^[22]	Callaghan(23), Sludden(61)	1,299
9	9 October	Raith Rovers	H	1–1^[23]	Watters(28)	3,953
10	13 October	Ayr United	H	3–1^[24]	Elliott (46), Callaghan(52), Burns(83)	9,802
11	20 October	Partick Thistle	A	0–2^[25]		4,600
12	27 October	Forfar Athletic	A	2–2^[26]	Sludden(25), Burns(43)	1,521
13	3 November	Clyde	H	2–1^[27]	Sludden(65), Tait(70)	3,973
14	10 November	Airdrieonians	A	0–2^[28]		4,400
15	17 November	Meadowbank Thistle	H	2–3^[29]	Reilly(25), Stark(38)	4,198
16	24 November	Raith Rovers	A	1–1^[30]	Burns(44)	2,260
17	1 December	Brechin City	H	2–1^[31]	Williamson(22), Sloan(80)	3,473
18	8 December	Dundee	H	2–1^[32]	Williamson(35), Tait(40)	4,558
19	15 December	Greenock Morton	A	0–3^[33]		2,724
20	22 December	Forfar Athletic	H	1–0^[34]	Williamson(90)	3,224
21	2 January	Ayr United	A	2–1^[35]	Burns(21), Sludden(44)	9,448
22	5 January	Partick Thistle	H	2–3^[36]	Flexney(14), Callaghan(40)	5,588
23	12 January	Hamilton Academical	H	1–0^[37]	Williamson(64)	4,767
24	19 January	Falkirk	A	1–1^[38]	Sludden(13)	6,749
25	2 February	Clydebank	H	3–0^[39]	Williamson(19,26,61)	4,169
26	16 February	Partick Thistle	H	1–0^[40]	Williamson(5)	6,073
27	26 February	Clyde	A	1–1^[41]	Williamson(16)	1,000
28	9 March	Greenock Morton	H	1–1^[42]	Williamson(41)	4,451
29	12 March	Forfar Athletic	A	1–1	Williamson(40)	977
30	16 March	Airdrieonians	A	0–2^[43]		5,000
31	23 March	Falkirk	H	1–1^[44]	Stark(12)	6,664
32	30 March	Hamilton Academical	H	1–0^[45]	Flexney(82)	4,449
33	6 April	Raith Rovers	A	2–1^[46]	Williamson(42), Campbell(58)	1,761
34	10 April	Meadowbank Thistle	A	8–1^[47]	Campbell(7,13), Stark(11), Williamson(20,26), Smith(42), Burns(52,89)	1,107
35	13 April	Brechin City	H	2–2^[48]	Stark(14), Campbell(77)	4,543
36	20 April	Clydebank	A	0–0^[49]		2,005
37	27 April	Clyde	A	1–2^[50]	Jenkins(65)	1,700
38	4 May	Dundee	H	0–0^[51]		5,712
39	11 May	Ayr United	A	0–1^[52]		5,884

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Kilmarnock Scorer(s)	Attendance
R2	21 August	Clydebank	H	3–2^[53]	Spence(30), Stark(75), Callaghan(116)	4,777
R3	28 August	Rangers	A	0–1^[54]		32,671

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Kilmarnock Scorer(s)	Attendance
R3	26 January	Arbroath	H	3–2^[55]	Sludden(20,70), Burns(61)	2,941
R4	23 February	Dundee	A	0–2^[56]		7,195

Match Day	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Kilmarnock Scorer(s)	Attendance
R1	2 October	Stirling Albion	H	4–1^[57]	Burns(16), Sludden(56,73,79)	2,612
R2	16 October	Arbroath	H	3–1^[58]	Sludden(30), Elliott (35), Stark(71)	3,437
QF	23 October	East Fife	A	2–1^[59]	Sludden(35), Watters(84)	2,102
SF	30 October	Dundee	H	0–2^[60]		7,933

1990–91_Kilmarnock_F.C._season

1990–91 Kilmarnock F.C. season

Scottish First Division

League table

Match results

Scottish League Cup

Scottish Cup

Scottish Challenge Cup

See also

References

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1990–91 season
Chairman	Bobby Fleeting^[1]^[2]
Manager	Jim Fleeting (footballer)^[1]^[2]
Scottish First Division	5th^[1]^[3]^[4]
Scottish Cup	4R^[5]^[3]^[6]
Scottish League Cup	3R^[7]^[3]^[8]
Scottish Challenge Cup	SF^[9]^[3]^[10]
Top goalscorer	League: Bobby Williamson 14^[1]^[3]^[11] All: John Sludden 15^[1]^[3]
Highest home attendance	9,802 (v Ayr United, 13 October)^[1]^[3]
Lowest home attendance	3,224 (v Forfar Athletic, 22 December)^[1]^[3]
Average home league attendance	4,934^[12] (up 2446)
← 1989–90 1991–92 →

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
3	Dundee	39	22	8	9	59	33	+26	52
4	Partick Thistle	39	16	13	10	56	53	+3	45
5	Kilmarnock	39	15	13	11	58	48	+10	43
6	Hamilton Academical	39	16	10	13	50	41	+9	42
7	Raith Rovers	39	14	9	16	54	64	−10	37