1997–98 Kilmarnock F.C. season

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.

Kilmarnock
1997–98 season
ManagerBobby Williamson
StadiumRugby Park
Scottish Premier DivisionFourth place
Scottish CupFourth round, lost to Ayr United
League CupThird round, lost to Stirling Albion
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

Summary

Season

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

Kilmarnock's score comes first

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Scottish Premier Division
Main article: 1997–98 Scottish Premier Division
MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
12 August 1997AberdeenA0–014,041
223 August 1997HibernianA0–49,559
313 September 1997Dundee UnitedA2–16,883Wright 15’, 53’ (pen.)
421 September 1997DunfermlineA1–15,374Wright 89’ (pen.)
524 September 1997RangersH0–315,367
627 September 1997HeartsH0–37,875
74 October 1997CelticA0–448,165
88 October 1997MotherwellH2–16,588Vareille 31’ Burke 37’
918 October 1997St. JohnstoneH0–16,572
1025 October 1997HibernianH2–17,541Roberts 54’ Nevin 57’
111 November 1997RangersA1–449,413Mitchell 43’
128 November 1997MotherwellA1–05,346Roberts 67’ (pen.)
1315 November 1997Dundee UnitedH1–37,402Roberts 9’
1423 November 1997HeartsA3–515,500Nevin 5’ Holt 62’ Roberts 76’ (pen.)
1529 November 1997DunfermlineH2–16,667Nevin 24’, 35’
166 December 1997CelticH0–015,632
1713 December 1997St. JohnstoneA1–14,385Mitchell 71’
1820 December 1997AberdeenH1–08,452Wright 27’
1927 December 1997HibernianA1–010,543Wright 43’
203 January 1998MotherwellH4–18,724Wright 8’, 33 Mitchell 44’ Roberts 88’
2110 January 1998Dundee UnitedA1–17,541Reilly 69’
2217 January 1998HeartsH2–211,079Wright 40’ Reilly 76’
2331 January 1998DunfermlineA2–34,903Vareille 31’ Roberts 85’
247 February 1998St. JohnstoneH1–07,408Reilly 90’
2521 February 1998CelticA0–449,231
2624 February 1998RangersH1–115,412Wright 15’
2728 February 1998AberdeenA0–010,243
2814 March 1998HeartsA1–115,338Henry 34’
2921 March 1998DunfermlineH3–08,230Wright 62’ (pen.) Nevin 65’ McIntyre 69’
3028 March 1998St. JohnstoneA0–14,982
318 April 1998CelticH1–218,076Burke 40’
3211 April 1998MotherwellA1–16,209Holt 28’
3318 April 1998Dundee UnitedH1–07,246Burke 2’
3425 April 1998AberdeenH2–18,212Vareille 33’, 85’
352 May 1998RangersA1–050,116Mitchell 90’
369 May 1998HibernianH1–112,393Roberts 15’

Scottish Cup
Main article: 1997–98 Scottish Cup
MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
R324 January 1998StranraerA2–04,468Vareille, Roberts
R414 February 1998Ayr UnitedA0–29,286

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 1997–98 Scottish League Cup
MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
R320 August 1997Stirling AlbionA2–6[4]2,154Vareille, Wright

UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup
Main article: 1997–98 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
QR14 August 1997ShelbourneH2–19,041Wright 66’, 90’ (Pen.)
QR28 August 1997ShelbourneA1–18,100McIntyre 22’
R118 September 1997NiceA1–310,812Wright 78’ (Pen.)
R12 October 1997NiceH1–18,402Reilly 32’

Final league table
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
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
GroundAAAAHHAHHHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAH
ResultDLWDLLLWLWLWLLWDDWWWDDLWLDDDWLLDWWWD
Position7910866788787777775444454444444455444
Updated to match(es) played on 25 April 2020. Source: [5]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Transfers

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