1891–92 Kilmarnock F.C. season

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Kilmarnock
1891–92 season
StadiumRugby Park
Runners-up
Scottish CupSecond round
Ayrshire CupThird round
Winners

Season 1891–92 was the 19th season of competitive football by Kilmarnock.

Overview[]

Kilmarnock were founder members of the Scottish Football Alliance and finished second in its inaugural season. They reached the second round of the Scottish Cup after a 6–1 win away to East Stirlingshire but were eliminated after a second replay by Scottish Football League side Rangers.

The defence of Kilmarnock's Ayrshire Cup win from the previous season began with convincing wins against Lanemark - 5–1 at Rugby Park - and - 14–0 at Standalone Park. The run came to an end after a 4–3 home defeat to in the third round.

There was success in the as Kilmarnock lifted the trophy for the third time after defeating 5–0 in the semi-final and 2–1 in the final.

Scottish Alliance[]

Main article:
Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance League
position
15 August 1891 Thistle H 5–1[1]
22 August 1891 Port Glasgow Athletic A 6–3[1]
29 August 1891 East Stirlingshire A 4–3[1]
12 September 1891 Airdrieonians H 6–1[1]
19 September 1891 St Bernard's A 2–3[1]
26 September 1891 Northern H 5–2[1]
10 October 1891 Port Glasgow Athletic H 0–0[1]
24 October 1891 Linthouse H 2–0[1]
5 December 1891 Ayr H 7–0[1]
6 February 1892 Morton H 8–1[1]
13 February 1892 Partick Thistle A 2–3[1]
27 February 1892 King's Park H 4–1[1]
5 March 1892 Linthouse A 1–3[1]
19 March 1892 Northern A 0–2[1]
26 March 1892 East Stirlingshire H 5–0[A]
2 April 1892 King's Park A 3–5[1]
9 April 1892 St Bernard's H 1–0[1]
16 April 1892 Thistle A 3–2[1]
23 April 1892 Morton A 3–3[1]
16 April 1892 Partick Thistle H 5–0[1]
7 May 1892 Airdrieonains A 2–5[1]
14 May 1892 Ayr A 1–1[1]
Notes
  1. ^
    A- East Stirlingshire refused to play the second half due to sleet and Kilmarnock were awarded the match.[1]

League table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Linthouse (C) 22 14 3 5 84 49 +35 31 Champions
2 Kilmarnock 22 13 3 6 73 38 +35 29
3 Morton 22 12 3 7 65 71 −6 27
4 St Bernard's 22 11 4 7 63 45 +18 26
5 Northern 22 9 4 9 76 70 +6 22
6 Airdrieonians 22 8 5 9 65 66 −1 21
7 Port Glasgow Athletic 22 7 6 9 54 56 −2 20
8 Ayr 22 8 4 10 64 70 −6 20
9 Partick Thistle 22 8 3 11 48 66 −18 19
10 East Stirlingshire 22 7 4 11 62 82 −20 18
11 King's Park 22 7 1 14 60 84 −24 15
12 Thistle 22 5 4 13 55 84 −29 14
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) Points
(C) Champion

Scottish Cup[]

Main article: 1891–92 Scottish Cup
Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
28 November 1891 First round East Stirlingshire A 6–1[2] Campbell, Tannahill (2), McAvoy 3,000
19 December 1891 Second round Rangers A 0–0[3] 2,000
26 December 1891 Second round replay Rangers H 1–1[4] Brodie 3,000
23 January 1892 Second round second replay Rangers N 2–3[5] Kelvin, McPherson 5,000

Ayrshire Cup[]

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
31 October 1891 First round Lanemark H 5–1[6]
21 November 1891 Second round A 14–0[6]
12 December 1891 Third round H 3–4[6]

Kilmarnock Merchants' Charity Cup[]

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
26 April 1892 Semi-final H 5–0[7]
21 May 1892 Final H 2–1[7]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w "Scottish Football Alliance". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Archived from the original on 29 December 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  2. ^ "East Stirlingshire 1 - 6 Kilmarnock, Scottish Cup (28/11/1891)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Rangers 0 - 0 Kilmarnock, Scottish Cup (19/12/1891)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Kilmarnock 1 - 1 Rangers, Scottish Cup (26/12/1891)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Kilmarnock 2 - 3 Rangers, Scottish Cup (26/12/1891)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  6. ^ a b c "Ayrshire Cup". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Archived from the original on 16 September 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Kilmarnock Merchants' Charity Cup". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Archived from the original on 27 February 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
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