1989–90 Kilmarnock F.C. season

Kilmarnock

1989–90 season
Chairman	Bob Lauchlan until December 1989 Bobby Fleeting from December 1989[1]
Manager	Jim Fleeting[2]
Scottish Second Division	2nd[2][3]
Scottish Cup	2R[4][3]
Scottish League Cup	2R[5][3]
Top goalscorer	League: Willie Watters 23[2][3] All: Willie Watters 24[2][3]
Highest home attendance	8,526 (v Cowdenbeath, 5 May)[2][3]
Lowest home attendance	1,767 (v East Stirlingshire, 2 September)[2][3]
Average home league attendance	3,257[6] (up 769)

The 1989–90 season was Kilmarnock's 88th in Scottish League Competitions.^[7][8] They were promoted back to the Scottish First Division after one season in the bottom tier after a 2–1 win against Cowdenbeath F.C. in the last match of the season.^[9][10]

The long running takeover saga ended when the Bobby Fleeting consortium took control of the club in December. The new board included former player Ronnie Hamilton and American millionairess Laurel Chadwick.^[11]

On the field, Killie shocked Scottish football by signing Tommy Burns despite the player having offers from 4 Premier League clubs.^[12]

Scottish Second Division

Main article: 1989–90 Scottish Second Division

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Brechin City (C, P)	39	19	11	9	59	44	+15	49	Promotion to the First Division
2	Kilmarnock (P)	39	21	5	13	67	41	+26	47
3	Stirling Albion	39	20	7	12	73	50	+23	47
4	Stenhousemuir	39	18	9	12	62	53	+9	45
5	Berwick Rangers	39	18	5	16	66	57	+9	41

Source: "1989-1990 Second Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Match results

Match Day	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Kilmarnock Scorer(s)	Attendance
1	12 August	Brechin City	H	0–2[13]		2,342
2	19 August	Arbroath	A	1–1[14]	Curran(1)	1,070
3	26 August	Queen's Park	A	0–1[15]		1,946
4	2 September	East Stirlingshire	H	2–0[16]	Watters(23), Montgomerie(47)	1,755
5	9 September	Cowdenbeath	H	0–0[17]		1,804
6	16 September	Stenhousemuir	A	3–0[18]	M.Thompson(47,51), D.Thompson(75)	954
7	23 September	Berwick Rangers	H	2–0[19]	Curran(7), M.Thompson(59)	1,975
8	30 September	Stirling Albion	A	1–0[20]	Curran(3)	1,920
9	7 October	Montrose	A	1–0[21]	Watters(74)	800
10	14 October	East Fife	H	1–0[22]	Reilly(89)	2,456
11	21 October	Stranraer	A	0–1[23]		2,500
12	28 October	Dumbarton	H	3–0[24]	Watters(60,65), Tait(89)	2,867
13	4 November	Queen of the South	H	2–0[25]	Reilly(21), D.Thompson(69)	2,938
14	11 November	East Stirlingshire	A	1–2[26]	McCabe(70)	1,375
15	18 November	Stirling Albion	H	1–2[27]	Tait(89)	2,473
16	25 November	Berwick Rangers	A	2–3[28]	Curran(80), Marshall(85)	784
17	2 December	Montrose	H	1–1[29]	McFarlane(64)	2,624
18	23 December	Arbroath	H	3–0[30]	Watters(49,74,81)	3,336
19	26 December	Brechin City	A	1–3[31]	Burns(42)	1,200
20	2 January	Queen's Park	H	2–0[32]	Watters(39), Callaghan(81)	4,843
21	10 January	East Fife	A	2–4[33]	Watters(6), Burns(82)	1,109
22	13 January	Cowdenbeath	A	1–2[34]	Reilly(89)	981
23	20 January	Stenhousemuir	H	2–0[35]	Watters(7), Montgomerie(82)	2,777
24	27 January	Stranraer	H	0–1[36]		3,550
25	17 February	Arbroath	A	4–2[37]	Callaghan(30), Tait(46), Sludden(69), Watters(81)	891
26	24 February	Berwick Rangers	A	4–1[38]	Watters(28,72,82), Sludden(69)	992
27	3 March	East Stirlingshire	H	2–0[39]	Burns(32), Reilly(83)	2,747
28	6 March	Stirling Albion	H	1–0[40]	Watters(40)	3,369
29	10 March	Queen's Park	H	3–0[41]	Watters(31,90), Montgomerie(43)	3,767
30	13 March	Queen of the South	A	1–2[42]	Flexney(85)	2,058
31	17 March	Stenhousemuir	A	1–2[43]	Sludden(89)	1,717
32	24 March	Dumbarton	A	2–0[44]	Sludden(62), Tait(84)	1,609
33	31 March	Brechin City	H	2–2[45]	Tait(59), Watters(79)	4,767
34	3 April	Dumbarton	A	3–1[46]	Sludden(9), Watters(28,55)	1,475
35	7 April	East Fife	H	2–1[47]	Porteous(84), Tait(89)	3,266
36	14 April	Stranraer	A	1–2[48]	Watters(59)	2,410
37	21 April	Queen of the South	H	4–1[49]	Watters(4), Sludden(36), McArthur(66), MacKinnon(77)	3,362
38	28 April	Montrose	A	3–1[50]	Sludden(9), Watters(59), MacKay o.g(74)	1,597
39	5 May	Cowdenbeath	H	2–1[51]	Flexney(5), MacKinnon(81pen)	8,526

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 1989-90 Scottish League Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Kilmarnock Scorer(s)	Attendance
R2	15 August	Motherwell	H	1–4[52]	D.Thompson(71)	3,903

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1989–90 Scottish Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Kilmarnock Scorer(s)	Attendance
R2	30 December	Stranraer	A	1–1[53]	Watters(50)	2,941
R2R	6 January	Stranraer	H	0–0(AET, lost 3–4 on pens)[54]		5,033

See also

• List of Kilmarnock F.C. seasons

References

General

Rollin, Jack (1990). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1990–91. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0-356-17911-7.

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

Specific

1. Alex Milligan (8 December 1989). "Now there's a lady on the Killie board". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 1. Retrieved 17 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
2. Rollin (1990), pp. 728.
3. Ross (2001), pp. 272.
4. Rollin (1990), pp. 769–70.
5. Rollin (1990), pp. 765.
6. "Average Home League Game Attendances". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
7. "Killie set sights on promotion". Kilmarnock Standard. 11 August 1989. p. 72. Retrieved 11 April 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Alex Milligan (18 August 1989). "New season – and a new challenge for Killie". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 19. Retrieved 18 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Up we go! Killie clinch promotion to the First Division". Kilmarnock Standard. 11 May 1990. p. 1. Retrieved 11 April 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Rodger Baillie (7 May 1990). "Tommy Gun!". Daily Record. p. 32. Retrieved 18 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Alex Milligan (8 December 1989). "Now there's a lady on the Killie board". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 1. Retrieved 17 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
12. Alex Milligan (8 December 1989). "Burns Snubs Premiers To Join Killie". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 80. Retrieved 6 November 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
13. Alex Milligan (18 August 1989). "Disappointing Start". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 87. Retrieved 14 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
14. Alex Milligan (25 August 1989). "Arbroath 1 Kilmarnock 1". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 88. Retrieved 14 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
15. Alex Milligan (1 September 1989). "Killie left behind". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 88. Retrieved 14 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
16. Alex Milligan (8 September 1989). "Long Way To Go". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 87. Retrieved 14 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
17. Alex Milligan (15 September 1989). "It Was So Bad". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 96. Retrieved 14 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
18. Alex Milligan (22 September 1989). "Mac The General". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 88. Retrieved 14 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
19. Alex Milligan (29 September 1989). "No Threat". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 95. Retrieved 14 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
20. Alex Milligan (6 October 1989). "Left To Alan". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 86. Retrieved 14 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
21. Alex Milligan (13 October 1989). "Alan The History Man". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 80. Retrieved 14 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
22. Alex Milligan (20 October 1989). "Killie Move Ahead". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 78. Retrieved 14 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
23. Ian Russell (27 October 1989). "The Tormentor". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 86. Retrieved 14 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
24. Alex Milligan (3 November 1989). "The Tormentor". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 88. Retrieved 14 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
25. Alex Milligan (10 November 1989). "Looking Good". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 95. Retrieved 15 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
26. Alex Milligan (17 November 1989). "Killie Ran Out Of Ideas". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 88. Retrieved 15 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
27. Alex Milligan (24 November 1989). "Kilmarnock 1 Stirling Albion 2". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 88. Retrieved 15 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
28. Alex Milligan (1 December 1989). "Late rally fails to save Killie". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 88. Retrieved 15 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
29. Alex Milligan (8 December 1989). "Reilly sent packing as slump continues". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 80. Retrieved 15 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
30. Alex Milligan (29 December 1989). "Mixed fortunes but future looks bright". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 36. Retrieved 15 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
31. Alex Milligan (29 December 1989). "Mixed fortunes but future looks bright". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 36. Retrieved 15 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
32. Alex Milligan (5 January 1990). "Killie shine for biggest crowd yet". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 40. Retrieved 15 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
33. unknown (11 January 1990). "Brown in at double". Daily Record. p. 42. Retrieved 15 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
34. Alex Milligan (19 January 1990). "Fans voice disgust at latest flop". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 80. Retrieved 15 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
35. Alex Milligan (26 January 1990). "Golden double renews promotion hopes". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 80. Retrieved 16 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
36. Alex Milligan (2 February 1990). "Woeful Killie now eight points adrift". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 90. Retrieved 16 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
37. Alex Milligan (23 February 1990). "Back on course in Gayfield mudbath". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 96. Retrieved 16 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
38. Alex Milligan (2 March 1990). "Hot Watters hits second hat-trick". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 88. Retrieved 16 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
39. Alex Milligan (9 March 1990). "Tommy's magic moment". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 88. Retrieved 16 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
40. Alex Milligan (9 March 1990). "Leapfrog!". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 88. Retrieved 16 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
41. Alex Milligan (16 March 1990). "Killie "rain" supreme!". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 88. Retrieved 16 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
42. Alex Milligan (16 March 1990). "Can't win 'em all". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 88. Retrieved 16 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
43. Alex Milligan (23 March 1990). "Warriors did their homework". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 88. Retrieved 16 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
44. Alex Milligan (30 March 1990). "Skill wins the day for Killie". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 86. Retrieved 16 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
45. Alex Milligan (6 April 1990). "Point taken". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 80. Retrieved 16 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
46. Alex Milligan (6 April 1990). "Killie stroll to second top". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 80. Retrieved 16 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
47. Alex Milligan (13 April 1990). "The late late show". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 88. Retrieved 17 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
48. Alex Milligan (20 April 1990). "Leapfrog". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 88. Retrieved 17 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
49. Alex Milligan (27 April 1990). "Four-goal Killie back in the hunt". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 88. Retrieved 17 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
50. Alex Milligan (4 May 1990). "Wait for it..." Kilmarnock Standard. p. 96. Retrieved 17 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
51. Alex Milligan (11 May 1990). "A nail-biter". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 95. Retrieved 17 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
52. Alex Milligan (18 August 1989). "Kilmarnock 1 Motherwell 4". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 86. Retrieved 17 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
53. Alex Milligan (5 January 1990). "Killie shine for biggest crowd yet". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 40. Retrieved 15 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
54. Alex Milligan (12 January 1990). "Stranraer snatch penalty prize as cup jinx continues". Kilmarnock Standard. p. 82. Retrieved 17 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

• https://www.fitbastats.com/kilmarnock/team_results_season.php