# 1968–69 Kilmarnock F.C. season

The 1968–69 season was Kilmarnock’s 67th in Scottish League Competitions.

## Scottish Division One
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 2 | Rangers | 34 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 81 | 32 | +49 | 49 |
| 3 | Dunfermline Athletic | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 63 | 45 | +18 | 45 |
| 4 | Kilmarnock | 34 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 50 | 32 | +18 | 44 |
| 5 | Dundee United | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 61 | 49 | +12 | 43 |
| 6 | St Johnstone | 34 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 66 | 59 | +7 | 37 |

### Match results

| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Kilmarnock Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| 1 | 7 September | St Mirren | A | 1–1 | Queen(18) | 5,204 |
| 2 | 14 September | Morton | H | 1–0 | Morrison(70) | 5,812 |
| 3 | 21 September | Rangers | A | 3–3 | Morrison(30,58), Queen(85 pen) | 39,407 |
| 4 | 28 September | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 0–1 | | 6,507 |
| 5 | 5 October | Arbroath | A | 2–1 | J.McLean(42,49) | 3,015 |
| 6 | 12 October | Dundee United | H | 3–0 | Morrison(5), T.McLean(8), J.McLean(40) | 5,151 |
| 7 | 19 October | Hibernian | A | 0–1 | | 8,653 |
| 8 | 26 October | Raith Rovers | H | 4–4 | T.McLean(58pen,89), Morrison(67), McIlroy(84) | 4,565 |
| 9 | 2 November | Heart of Midlothian | A | 1–0 | T.McLean(87) | 6,943 |
| 10 | 9 November | Falkirk | H | 5–1 | J.McLean(45), McIlroy(46,52,83), Morrison(87) | 4,340 |
| 11 | 16 November | Partick Thistle | A | 2–0 | McIlroy(53), Queen(78) | 4,400 |
| 12 | 23 November | Dundee | H | 1–0 | Morrison(20) | 6,594 |
| 13 | 30 November | Clyde | A | 1–2 | Morrison(2) | 3,824 |
| 14 | 7 December | Airdrieonians | A | 2–0 | Morrison(46), McIlroy(49) | 2,759 |
| 15 | 14 December | St Johnstone | H | 2–0 | Morrison(10), J.McLean(63) | 5,154 |
| 16 | 21 December | Celtic | A | 1–1 | McIlroy(60) | 37,321 |
| 17 | 28 December | Aberdeen | H | 2–1 | McIlroy(10), Morrison(51) | 7,128 |
| 18 | 1 January | St Mirren | H | 0–0 | | 12,082 |
| 19 | 2 January | Morton | A | 2–3 | McIlroy(45,64) | 7,300 |
| 20 | 4 January | Rangers | H | 3–3 | Dickson(15), T.McLean(45 pen), McIlroy(74) | 32,893 |
| 21 | 11 January | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 1–1 | W.Callaghan(38 o.g) | 8,662 |
| 22 | 18 January | Arbroath | H | 1–0 | J.McLean(62) | 5,544 |
| 23 | 1 February | Dundee United | A | 2–2 | Queen(3), Morrison(51) | 5,076 |
| 24 | 19 February | Hibernian | H | 2–1 | McIlroy(28), Queen(60) | 5,673 |
| 25 | 22 February | Heart of Midlothian | H | 1–0 | McIlroy(81) | 7,025 |
| 26 | 26 February | Raith Rovers | A | 0–0 | | 2,246 |
| 27 | 8 March | Partick Thistle | H | 1–1 | McFadzean(59) | 4,541 |
| 28 | 12 March | Falkirk | A | 1–1 | Dickson(34) | 2,838 |
| 29 | 15 March | Dundee | A | 0–0 | | 4,345 |
| 30 | 22 March | Clyde | H | 0–0 | | 5,042 |
| 31 | 29 March | Airdrieonians | H | 2–1 | Gilmour(2), McKellar(88) | 4,069 |
| 32 | 5 April | St Johnstone | A | 0–1 | | 3,748 |
| 33 | 19 April | Aberdeen | A | 1–0 | Cook(38) | 7,502 |
| 34 | 21 April | Celtic | H | 2–2 | Morrison(9), Queen(31) | 18,873 |

### Scottish League Cup
#### Group stage

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Kilmarnock Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| G2 | 10 August | Dundee | A | 0–4 | | 7,648 |
| G2 | 14 August | Airdrieonians | H | 0–3 | | 5,446 |
| G2 | 17 August | Heart of Midlothian | H | 3–3 | Queen(11,16 pen), Cook(35) | 7,213 |
| G2 | 24 August | Dundee | H | 2–2 | Morrison(61), T.McLean(81) | 5,435 |
| G2 | 28 August | Airdrieonians | A | 0–2 | | 3,692 |
| G2 | 31 August | Heart of Midlothian | A | 0–0 | | 6,283 |

#### Group 3 final table

| P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Dundee | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 8 |
| 2 | Airdrieonians | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Heart of Midlothian | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 6 |
| 4 | Kilmarnock | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 3 |

### Scottish Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Kilmarnock Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| R1 | 27 January | Glasgow University | H | 6–0 | Queen(1,53,85), McIlroy(33,76), Hope o.g(69) | 7,771 |
| R2 | 8 February | Montrose | A | 1–1 | Morrison(60) | 2,600 |
| R2 | 8 February | Montrose | H | 4–1 | T.McLean(16,45,90), Morrison(34) | 7,385 |
| QF | 1 March | Aberdeen | A | 0–0 | | 22,601 |
| QF | 1 March | Aberdeen | H | 0–3 | | 18,128 |