title: 1974–75 Kilmarnock F.C. season
text: # 1974–75 Kilmarnock F.C. season
  
  The 1974–75 season was Kilmarnock’s 73rd in Scottish League Competitions. They finished 12th and failed to qualify for the inaugural 10 team Scottish Premier League.
  
  ## Scottish First Division
  
  | Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Kilmarnock Scorer(s) | Attendance |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 31 August | Celtic | A | 0-5 | | 26,482 |
  | 2 | 7 September | Ayr United | H | 3-0 | Sheed(51,76), Fleming(64) | 7,279 |
  | 3 | 14 September | Heart of Midlothian | A | 1-1 | Fleming(13) | 7,306 |
  | 4 | 21 September | Aberdeen | H | 1-0 | McDicken(57) | 5,727 |
  | 5 | 28 September | Rangers | H | 0-6 | | 19,609 |
  | 6 | 5 October | St Johnstone | A | 2-2 | Sheed(30), Morrison(?) | 2,579 |
  | 7 | 12 October | Dundee | H | 1-1 | Smith(36) | 4,951 |
  | 8 | 19 October | Motherwell | A | 0-2 | | 3,628 |
  | 9 | 2 November | Partick Thistle | A | 2-2 | Morrison(57), Sheed(62) | 3,676 |
  | 10 | 9 November | Greenock Morton | A | 3-2 | Sheed(7), McDicken(27), Smith(85) | 2,155 |
  | 11 | 13 November | Hibernian | H | 1-1 | McDicken(5) | 5,240 |
  | 12 | 16 November | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 2-4 | Fleming(3,42) | 5,327 |
  | 13 | 23 November | Clyde | A | 2-4 | Morrison(37,50) | 1,605 |
  | 14 | 30 November | Arbroath | H | 2-2 | Sheed(66), Morrison(89) | 3,426 |
  | 15 | 14 December | Airdrieonians | H | 3-3 | Fleming(8), Maxwell(22pen, 49) | 3,931 |
  | 16 | 21 December | Dundee United | A | 4-3 | Morrison(32), Maxwell(43pen), Fleming(47), Sheed(54) | 4,415 |
  | 17 | 28 December | Celtic | H | 0-1 | | 17,646 |
  | 18 | 1 January | Ayr United | A | 2-3 | Smith(28), Fleming(33) | 9,968 |
  | 19 | 4 January | Heart of Midlothian | H | 1-1 | Fleming(38) | 7,233 |
  | 20 | 11 January | Aberdeen | A | 0-4 | | 8,462 |
  | 21 | 1 February | St Johnstone | H | 1-1 | Morrison(5) | 3,938 |
  | 22 | 8 February | Dundee | A | 1-4 | Sheed(6) | 4,835 |
  | 23 | 15 February | Rangers | A | 3-3 | Provan(30), McDicken(45), Fallis(68) | 27,157 |
  | 24 | 22 February | Motherwell | H | 3-1 | Morrison(9,70), Maxwell(21) | 6,097 |
  | 25 | 26 February | Dumbarton | A | 1-1 | Sheed(15) | 4,069 |
  | 26 | 1 March | Hibernian | A | 2-0 | Morrison(44), Fallis(59) | 7,866 |
  | 27 | 8 March | Partick Thistle | H | 1-1 | Maxwell(80pen) | 6,676 |
  | 28 | 15 March | Morton | H | 2-1 | Smith(37), Fleming(44) | 4,155 |
  | 29 | 22 March | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 1-1 | Morrison(45) | 2,594 |
  | 30 | 29 March | Clyde | H | 2-1 | Smith(68), Maxwell(83pen) | 5,054 |
  | 31 | 5 April | Arbroath | A | 0-0 | | 1,439 |
  | 32 | 12 April | Dumbarton | H | 1-2 | Fleming(85) | 5,489 |
  | 33 | 19 April | Airdrieonians | A | 2-2 | Fallis(22), McLean(33) | 3,827 |
  | 34 | 28 April | Dundee United | H | 2-4 | Fallis(30), Fleming(42) | 7,589 |
  
  ### Scottish League Cup
  
  **Group stage**
  
  | Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Kilmarnock Scorer(s) | Attendance |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | G6 | 10 August | Montrose | H | 2-0 | Fleming(40), McCulloch(65) | 3,264 |
  | G6 | 14 August | Stranraer | A | 5-0 | Fleming(1,65,77), Smith(?,?) | 1,338 |
  | G6 | 17 August | Queen's Park | A | 2-0 | Fleming(?,?) | 3,066 |
  | G6 | 21 August | Stranraer | H | 2-0 | Maxwell(12pen), Morrison(27) | 3,358 |
  | G6 | 24 August | Queen's Park | H | 6-0 | Rodman(14), Fleming(24,61), Morrison(35), Smith(50), Cook(80) | 3,300 |
  | G6 | 28 August | Montrose | A | 1-1 | Fleming(30) | 1,179 |
  
  **Group 6 final table**
  
  | P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Kilmarnock | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 17 | 11 |
  | 2 | Montrose | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 8 |
  | 3 | Queen's Park | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | –9 | 3 |
  | 4 | Stranraer | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 13 | –11 | 2 |
  
  **Knockout stage**
  
  | Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Hibernian Scorer(s) | Attendance |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | QF L1 | 11 September | Kilmarnock | H | 3–3 | Fleming(20,24), Morrison(55) | 10.022 |
  | QF L2 | 25 September | Kilmarnock | A | 1-4 | Morrison(8) | 15,694 |
  
  ### Scottish Cup
  
  | Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Kilmarnock Scorer(s) | Attendance |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | R3 | 29 January | Heart of Midlothian | A | 0-2 | | 21,054 |
  
  ### Drybrough Cup
  
  | Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Kilmarnock Scorer(s) | Attendance |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | QF | 27 July | Hibernian | A | 1-2 | Fallis(86) | 13,272 |
  