# 1979–80 Kilmarnock F.C. season

The 1979–80 season was Kilmarnock’s 78th in Scottish League Competitions.

## Scottish Premier Division
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 6 | Morton | 36 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 51 | 46 | +5 | 36 | |
| 7 | Partick Thistle | 36 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 43 | 47 | −4 | 36 | |
| 8 | Kilmarnock | 36 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 36 | 52 | −16 | 33 | |
| 9 | Dundee (R) | 36 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 47 | 73 | −26 | 26 | Relegation to the 1980–81 Scottish First Division |
| 10 | Hibernian (R) | 36 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 29 | 67 | −38 | 18 | Relegation to the 1980–81 Scottish First Division |

### Match results

| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Kilmarnock Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| 1 | 11 August | St Mirren | A | 2–2 | Doherty(71), Clarke(88) | 7,449 |
| 2 | 18 August | Dundee United | H | 1–0 | Street(57) | 5,882 |
| 3 | 25 August | Celtic | A | 0–5 | | 24,584 |
| 4 | 8 September | Hibernian | H | 1–0 | Jardine(88) | 4,654 |
| 5 | 15 September | Partick Thistle | A | 0–0 | | 5,078 |
| 6 | 22 September | Greenock Morton | A | 1–3 | Gibson(44) | 6,618 |
| 7 | 29 September | Rangers | H | 2–1 | Clark(8), Cairney(79) | 15,479 |
| 8 | 6 October | Dundee | H | 3–1 | Bourke(39), Maxwell(41,53) | 4,674 |
| 9 | 13 October | Aberdeen | A | 1–3 | Houston(11) | 12,791 |
| 10 | 20 October | St Mirren | H | 1–1 | Houston(16) | 6,377 |
| 11 | 27 October | Dundee United | A | 0–4 | | 6,403 |
| 12 | 3 November | Celtic | H | 2–0 | Street(11), Gibson(59) | 16,918 |
| 13 | 10 November | Hibernian | A | 1–1 | Maxwell(78) | 5,269 |
| 14 | 17 November | Partick Thistle | H | 0–1 | | 4,951 |
| 15 | 1 December | Rangers | A | 1–2 | Houston(34) | 16,557 |
| 16 | 15 December | Dundee | A | 1–3 | Glennie o.g.(27) | 6,016 |
| 17 | 29 December | Dundee United | H | 0–0 | | 4,515 |
| 18 | 5 January | Hibernian | H | 3–1 | Street(20,25,57) | 6,092 |
| 19 | 12 January | Partick Thistle | A | 1–1 | Street(72) | 4,543 |
| 20 | 19 January | Greenock Morton | A | 2–1 | Clarke(56), Cramond(84) | 5,352 |
| 21 | 9 February | Dundee | H | 1–1 | Houston(10) | 4,432 |
| 22 | 23 February | Aberdeen | A | 2–1 | Street(4), Garner o.g.(42) | 9,567 |
| 23 | 1 March | St Mirren | H | 1–1 | Mauchlen(76) | 6,800 |
| 24 | 8 March | Dundee United | A | 0–0 | | 6,497 |
| 25 | 12 March | Greenock Morton | H | 1–1 | Mauchlen(47) | 4,905 |
| 26 | 15 March | Celtic | H | 1–1 | Street(1) | 14,965 |
| 27 | 29 March | Partick Thistle | H | 0–1 | | 3,814 |
| 28 | 1 April | Aberdeen | H | 0–4 | | 5,020 |
| 29 | 5 April | Greenock Morton | H | 0–2 | | 4,309 |
| 30 | 12 April | St Mirren | A | 1–3 | Clarke(25) | 6,740 |
| 31 | 16 April | Celtic | A | 0–2 | | 16,695 |
| 32 | 19 April | Aberdeen | H | 1–3 | Gibson(14pen) | 3,533 |
| 33 | 21 April | Hibernian | A | 2–1 | Houston(6,70) | 2,659 |
| 34 | 23 April | Rangers | H | 1–0 | Street(11) | 8,504 |
| 35 | 26 April | Dundee | A | 2–0 | McDicken(51), Cairney(60) | 2,665 |
| 36 | 30 April | Rangers | A | 0–1 | | 7,655 |

## Scottish League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Kilmarnock Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| R1 L1 | 15 August | Alloa Athletic | H | 2–0 | Jardine(32), Doherty(69) | 2,491 |
| R1 L2 | 22 August | Alloa Athletic | A | 1–1(aet) | Doherty(106) | 1,696 |
| R2 L1 | 29 August | Forfar Athletic | H | 2–0 | Clarke(47), Gibson(65) | 2,220 |
| R2 L2 | 1 September | Forfar Athletic | A | 1–1 | Maxwell(6) | 1,565 |
| R3 L1 | 26 September | Hibernian | A | 2–1 | Cairney(23), Bourke(60) | 2,659 |
| 18 | 10 October | Hibernian | H | 2–1 | Maxwell(27), Bourke(71) | 5,353 |
| QF L1 | 31 October | Greenock Morton | A | 2–3 | McLean(28), Street(70) | 7,046 |
| QF L2 | 24 November | Greenock Morton | H | 3–2(aet, lost 3–5 on penalties) | Clarke(70), Cairney(92), Gibson(115) | 8,407 |

## Scottish Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Kilmarnock Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| R3 | 30 January | Partick Thistle | H | 0–1 | | 7,677 |

## Drybrough Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Kilmarnock Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| QF | 28 July | Aberdeen | H | 1–0 | Street(66) | 4,548 |
| SF | 1 August | Rangers | H | 0–2 | | 10,035 |

## Anglo-Scottish Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Kilmarnock Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| R1 L1 | 6 August | Dundee | A | 1–1 | Clarke(41) | 3,832 |
| R1 L2 | 8 August | Dundee | H | 3–3(lost on away goals) | Street(36,67), Gibson(38) | 3,719 |