# 1977–78 Kilmarnock F.C. season

The 1977–78 season was Kilmarnock’s 76th in Scottish League Competitions.

## Scottish First Division
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 4 | Dumbarton | 39 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 65 | 48 | +17 | 49 |
| 5 | Stirling Albion | 39 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 60 | 52 | +8 | 42 |
| 6 | Kilmarnock | 39 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 52 | 46 | +6 | 40 |
| 7 | Hamilton Academical | 39 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 54 | 56 | −2 | 36 |
| 8 | St Johnstone | 39 | 15 | 6 | 18 | 52 | 64 | −12 | 36 |

### Match results

| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Kilmarnock Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| 1 | 13 August | Greenock Morton | H | 0–3 | | 3,642 |
| 2 | 20 August | Stirling Albion | A | 1–2 | Murdoch(19) | 2,100 |
| 3 | 27 August | Heart of Midlothian | H | 1–1 | McDowell(44) | 5,003 |
| 4 | 10 September | Queen of the South | A | 0–1 | | 2,563 |
| 5 | 14 September | Hamilton Academical | A | 1–2 | Arkison(88) | 1,748 |
| 6 | 17 September | Arbroath | H | 3–0 | McGilivray(13), McDowell(60,86) | 2,195 |
| 7 | 24 September | Airdrieonians | H | 0–0 | | 2,563 |
| 8 | 28 September | Montrose | A | 0–0 | | 989 |
| 9 | 1 October | Dundee | A | 1–2 | McCulloch(4) | 4,719 |
| 10 | 8 October | Dumbarton | H | 2–2 | McCulloch(4), Stein(50) | 3,186 |
| 11 | 15 October | Alloa Athletic | A | 2–1 | McCulloch(64). Murdoch(89) | 1,382 |
| 12 | 19 October | St Johnstone | H | 0–1 | | 1,905 |
| 13 | 22 October | Greenock Morton | A | 2–0 | Maxwell(30), McDowell(53) | 4,256 |
| 14 | 29 October | Stirling Albion | H | 2–3 | Stein(41), Maxwell(78 pen) | 2,896 |
| 15 | 5 November | Heart of Midlothian | A | 2–1 | McDowell(67,83) | 7,703 |
| 16 | 12 November | Queen of the South | H | 1–1 | Provan(44) | 2,494 |
| 17 | 19 November | Arbroath | A | 2–2 | McDowell(20), Maxwell(70) | 1,192 |
| 18 | 26 November | Airdrieonians | A | 2–1 | Stein(8), Provan(55) | 1,636 |
| 19 | 3 December | Dundee | H | 1–0 | McDowell(24) | 3,629 |
| 20 | 10 December | Dumbarton | A | 2–2 | McDowell(40), Maxwell(70) | 2,174 |
| 21 | 17 December | Alloa Athletic | H | 3–1 | Stein(25,64), McDowell(59) | 2,975 |
| 22 | 24 December | East Fife | A | 3–2 | Stein(2), Maxwell(25), Robertson(30) | 1,391 |
| 23 | 31 December | Heart of Midlothian | A | 0–3 | | 13,063 |
| 24 | 2 January | Queen of the South | H | 2–0 | Maxwell(43pen), Stein(80) | 5,154 |
| 25 | 7 January | Stirling Albion | A | 0–0 | | 2,137 |
| 26 | 14 January | Hamilton Academical | H | 1–1 | McDowell(30) | 3,548 |
| 27 | 21 January | Airdrieonians | H | 1–1 | Stein(64) | 3,370 |
| 28 | 11 February | Dumbarton | H | 0–1 | | 3,641 |
| 29 | 25 February | Alloa Athletic | H | 4–0 | Doherty(9), Maxwell(65), McDowell(75), Provan(81) | 2,005 |
| 30 | 4 March | Greenock Morton | A | 0–2 | | 4,036 |
| 31 | 15 March | Montrose | H | 5–1 | McCulloch(22,47,81), Jardine(62), McDowell(63) | 1,399 |
| 32 | 18 March | St Johnstone | A | 0–2 | | 1,584 |
| 33 | 22 March | Dundee | A | 2–5 | Maxwell(70), McCulloch(89) | 5,295 |
| 34 | 25 March | St Johnstone | H | 2–0 | McCulloch(21), McDowell(55) | 1,997 |
| 35 | 1 April | Arbroath | A | 0–1 | | 921 |
| 36 | 8 April | East Fife | A | 0–0 | | 741 |
| 37 | 15 April | Montrose | H | 1–0 | Maxwell(78pen) | 1,337 |
| 38 | 22 April | Hamilton Academical | A | 3–1 | Doherty(29,68), Jardine(80) | 1,337 |
| 39 | 29 April | East Fife | H | 0–0 | | 1,328 |

## Scottish League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Kilmarnock Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| R2 L1 | 31 August | St Mirren | H | 0–0 | | 5,119 |
| R2 L2 | 3 September | St Mirren | A | 1–2 | Fallis(46) | 9,458 |

## Scottish Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Kilmarnock Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| R3 | 6 February | St Mirren | A | 2–1 | Maxwell(17pen), McDowell(68) | 10,010 |
| R4 | 27 February | Celtic | A | 1–1 | McDowell(30) | 16,000 |
| R4R | 27 February | Celtic | H | 1–0 | McDicken(83) | 14,137 |
| QF | 11 March | Rangers | A | 1–4 | McCulloch(82) | 28,000 |