# 1995–96 Kilmarnock F.C. season

The 1995–96 season was Kilmarnock's third season in the Scottish Premier Division before the formation of the Scottish Premier League in 1998. Kilmarnock also competed in the Scottish Cup and the League Cup.

## Summary
### Season

Kilmarnock finished seventh in the Scottish Premier Division with 41 points. They also reached the third round of the League Cup, losing to Dundee, and the fourth round of the Scottish Cup, losing to Heart of Midlothian

## Results and fixtures
### Scottish Premier Division

| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Kilmarnock Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| 1 | 26 August 1995 | Rangers | A | 0–1 | | 44,686 |
| 2 | 9 September 1995 | Hibernian | H | 0–3 | | 7,014 |
| 3 | 16 September 1995 | Raith Rovers | A | 0–2 | | 4,441 |
| 4 | 23 September 1995 | Aberdeen | H | 1–2 | Brown 85' | 7,198 |
| 5 | 30 September 1995 | Motherwell | A | 0–3 | | 6,356 |
| 6 | 4 October 1995 | Partick Thistle | A | 1–1 | Watson(42 o.g) | 4,000 |
| 7 | 7 October 1995 | Heart of Midlothian | H | 3–1 | Brown(44), McKee(45,62) | 6,721 |
| 8 | 14 October 1995 | Falkirk | A | 2–0 | Mitchell(3), Wright(44) | 4,878 |
| 9 | 21 October 1995 | Celtic | H | 0–0 | | 14,011 |
| 10 | 28 October 1995 | Hibernian | A | 0–2 | | 10,400 |
| 11 | 4 November 1995 | Raith Rovers | H | 5–1 | Henry(9,42), Wright(54,67), Brown(62) | 6,440 |
| 12 | 8 November 1995 | Rangers | H | 0–2 | | 14,823 |
| 13 | 11 November 1995 | Heart of Midlothian | A | 1–2 | McKee(85) | 10,442 |
| 14 | 18 November 1995 | Motherwell | H | 1–1 | Mitchell(24) | 6,608 |
| 15 | 2 December 1995 | Celtic | A | 2–4 | Mitchell(11), Brown(22) | 33,812 |
| 16 | 9 December 1995 | Falkirk | H | 4–0 | Brown(24,27), Black(46 pen), MacPherson(63) | 6,017 |
| 17 | 13 December 1995 | Aberdeen | A | 1–4 | Wright(22) | 14,060 |
| 18 | 16 December 1995 | Partick Thistle | H | 2–1 | Wright(30,65) | 6,581 |
| 19 | 26 December 1995 | Rangers | A | 0–3 | | 45,173 |
| 20 | 6 January 1996 | Raith Rovers | A | 1–1 | Black(87 pen) | 4,781 |
| 21 | 13 January 1996 | Hibernian | H | 3–2 | Maskrey(57), Wright(63), Henry(90) | 6,686 |
| 22 | 16 January 1996 | Motherwell | A | 1–0 | Wright(59) | 5,781 |
| 23 | 20 January 1996 | Celtic | H | 0–0 | | 15,716 |
| 24 | 23 January 1996 | Aberdeen | H | 1–1 | Wright(82) | 6,703 |
| 25 | 3 February 1996 | Falkirk | A | 2–4 | Wright(7,10) | 8,374 |
| 26 | 10 February 1996 | Partick Thistle | A | 1–0 | Black(5 pen) | 4,800 |
| 27 | 24 February 1996 | Heart of Midlothian | H | 0–2 | | 8,022 |
| 28 | 2 March 1996 | Aberdeen | A | 0–3 | | 7,000 |
| 29 | 16 March 1996 | Motherwell | H | 0–1 | | 7,035 |
| 30 | 23 March 1996 | Raith Rovers | H | 2–0 | McKee(67), Wright(75) | 6,143 |
| 31 | 30 March 1996 | Hibernian | A | 1–1 | Wright(76) | 8,102 |
| 32 | 10 April 1996 | Celtic | A | 1–1 | McIntyre(45) | 36,372 |
| 33 | 13 April 1996 | Falkirk | H | 1–0 | McIntyre(54) | 6,505 |
| 34 | 20 April 1996 | Partick Thistle | H | 2–1 | Skilling(63), Black(84 pen) | 7,276 |
| 35 | 27 April 1996 | Heart of Midlothian | A | 0–1 | | 11,329 |
| 36 | 4 May 1996 | Rangers | H | 0–3 | | 17,056 |

### Scottish League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Kilmarnock Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| Second round | 19 August 1995 | Dumbarton | H | 1–0(AET) | Roberts(115) | 4,991 |
| Third round | 30 August 1995 | Dundee | A | 1–3 | Wright(33) | 4,130 |

### Scottish Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Kilmarnock Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| Third round | 27 January 1996 | Hibernian | A | 2–0 | Wright(54,63) | 8,350 |
| Fourth round | 17 February 1996 | Heart of Midlothian | H | 1–2 | Anderson(67) | 15,173 |

### Ayrshire Cup

| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| Final | 6 May 1996 | Ayr United | H | 1–0 | | |

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 5 | Hibernian | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 43 | 57 | −14 | 43 | |
| 6 | Raith Rovers | 36 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 41 | 57 | −16 | 43 | |
| 7 | Kilmarnock | 36 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 39 | 54 | −15 | 41 | |
| 8 | Motherwell | 36 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 28 | 39 | −11 | 39 | |
| 9 | Partick Thistle (R) | 36 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 29 | 62 | −33 | 30 | Qualification for the Play-off |